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__label__cc	0.670912	0.329088	SignalError Articles Projects Journal Lists Thoughts on pricing for MailCoach (standalone app + laravel package) Spatie is about to release a new product named MailCoach. It's a self-hosted app to send newsletter: it takes your email template, and sends it to all your subscribers via Amazon SES or Mailgun. In this category, Sendy is probably the oldest and most known software out there. The point of self-hosting this type of app instead of using Mailchimp is to own the software and send your newsletter for much cheaper. Today, Freek announced that they're going to release the pricing model soon and opened a conversation about what it could be. It got me thinking, and unfortunately, I couldn't fit my thought in 280 characters. First, it's important to understand that MailCoach will be 2 main things: a full-fledged app and a Laravel package. If I had to describe a persona for who's going to buy this, I'd say: it's me. 🙋‍♂️ I hate subscribtions and I don't mind spending some time maintaining a technical stack. I considered many times buying Sendy, but since don't have a newsletter, I never did. But MailCoach is also a Laravel package, and I've bought packages before: Laravel Nova and Laravel Spark. Full-fledged app or simple package Which one should cost more? My first thought was that the app has more value, because the app includes the package. But after thinking it through, I'm convinced there is more value in the package. I can see my self reusing this package for many projects. It will become a tool I use for my Laravel projects that's why being able to use composer to install or update it is very important. I remember when Nova was installed with a Zip ball. It was painful. On the other hand, I think the app is something you install once, and use it for your newsletter. Buy once but come back and buy again The main advantage of self-hosted software is that you own the software. The pricing is not going to change and nobody can decide which on of your subcriber gets to see your content (newsletter). Think about what happened recently with Mailchimp, Patreon, Medium, YouTube and so on. With a self-hosted app, you're in control. The next big advantage, is that you're not required to get a subscription. As a buyer it's great, but for Spatie, it might not be. MailCoach will require some maintenance (Laravel upgrade, API changes), there will most likely be some other features to add and for sure, there will be bugs to fix. So we need a way to incentive maintenance, and it's hard if you pay only once. I have seen primarily two ways to price non-SaaS software: The classic way: get upgrades included until next major version The Sketch way: get one year of upgrade, regardless of version numbers Historically, everything worked like that. If you buy Alfred 3 for instance, you'll get all upgrades until Alfred 4. This forces the editor to find way to bundle big things into one major version, like a redesign. They will hold on feature, to make sure they ship in the next major, not in a minor. Here, major version isn't used in the semver sense, it's a marketing major version. Recenlty, Sketch came along with an better pricing strategy. The published an excellent post, so I'm not going into the details but you get: on year of upgrade, regardless of the versioning numbers forever licence on the latest version of this year of updates perpetual bug fixes for this latest version I think it's a great idea for a package pricing but I'm not sure it's technically feasable. I have never setup private composer repository. Per project license Another way to make you pay again, is to sell a license per project. It makes sense for agencies, because buying a license for each of their client is only fair but it's very off-putting for solo dev (people starting many projects but not completing any). Also, it's pratically impossible to enforce. My proposition Here is how I think I would price MailCoach if I did it, or at least, how I'd like to see it priced as a potential buyer. Full app only $59 One year of updates included. It can be upgraded via zip and is totally unrelated to the package life cycle. This is Sendy's price, so I think this makes it a no-brainer decision for potential buyers. The price can always be raised later. Package only $99 Available via composer, unlimited project and some upgrades included. Maybe one year, maybe until next major, I can't make up my mind. Full app + Package $99 Yes, it's the same price. I believe this will drive more people to 99 euros, even if they only need the app. Copyright © Sigerr 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12481
__label__cc	0.562979	0.437021	Stafford County Branch NAACP NAACP Standing Committee Interest Greetings Stafford County Branch NAACP Members. I am honored to serve as your President for the next two years, and as I start to build my Executive Team, I am reaching out to each of you for help with filling critical committee positions within the Branch. I am looking for dedicated, hard-working and committed individuals such as yourself to join me in bringing my vision to life. As I shared with you, some of my goals for our Branch are to build coalitions with all faith-based organizations in the area; increase our membership (across all ages); advocate for economic development, education, health and the elimination of social and racial disparities against peoples of color. Within this survey are a list of standing committees and other positions that need to be filled in the short term. I am asking that you let me know which committee(s)/positions you are interested in serving on/in by taking take a few minutes to complete this survey. Once I have the results, I will be better able to place individuals where their interests lie. I would like to see at least 3 members on each standing committee, and encourage you to sign up for several of the committees. Please keep in mind that these are standing committees and do not include any special committees that may be formed later. I have included a short description of the duties of the standing committees, as well as the duties for certain positions. For the full description of the committee duties, I would encourage you to review the NAACP Bylaws and Constitution at https://www.naacp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2014_Bylaws_for_Units.pdf. Thank you in advance for your support. Date: 02/28/2020 (Fri.) Created by: Millisa Gary Armed Services & Veteran's Affairs Ensures national, state and local programs for members of the Armed Services and Veterans are administered justly and fairly to members of the minority community. 8 slots filled - more available Bill Johnson-Miles Jim Minor Willard Williams Pamela Lightfoot Robin Carr Rolanda Bailey Leonardo Manning Would like to help. What does this date mean? Responsible for leading invocation, and providing spiritual and emotional support to members during meetings. Performs other duties as directed by the President or as may be incident to this position. Communications, Press & Publicity Ensures and promotes media content consistent with the fundamental goals of the NAACP. Steve Aycock Metria Singleton Responsible for enlisting the support of other community organizations on issues affecting A/A and other comms. of color. Millisa Gary Charilene Lucas Crystal Harmon Douglas Taylor Kimberly Viarella Hazel Bailey Travis King Preserves and expands economic empowerment among African-Americans and other communities of color. Kim Cummings Karen Griffin Dexter Cummings Aliyah Isaac Works to eliminate segregation and other discriminatory practices in public education. Joshua Cole Yolanda Roussell Maya Guy Christie Jones Janine Williams Works closely with the President and Treasurer to study the financial needs of the Branch and is responsible for drafting an adequate annual budget. All slots filled Milton Bratton Responsible for planning and leading fund-raising activities within the scope of the NAACP program. Works closely with Finance Committee. Loreia Johnson-Flemister Works to promote, protect and maintain the health of African-Americans. Fitima Cox Historian/Archivist (4) Responsible for maintaining the historical events/activities pertinent to the branch in narrative and pictorial form, preparing displays and exhibits for special occasions of the branch. Eunice Haiger Peggy Hill Frank White Legal Redress Investigates cases reported to the Branch, supervises litigation in which the Branch is interested. Does not give legal advice. Melvin Allen Patricia Tomasello Doug Taylor Do you need a background in law to be on the committee? Member-at-Large Responsible for serving as an extension of the Officers in making contact with an assigned number of members, assisting and working with various committees, and functioning as “worker bees” to help lessen the burden on committees, including setting up an Membership & Life Membership Works to consistently increase membership of the NAACP. Parliamentarian Responsible for interpreting the Bylaws to the President. Chair of Bylaws committee. Seated near the President at all meetings, and performs other duties as directed by the branch, or as may be incident to this position. Works to increase registration and voting, nonpartisan, does not endorse candidates for public office. Religious Affairs (4) Promotes educational programs that give moral and ethical interpretation to the civil rights struggle. Includes ministerial and lay religious leaders of the Branch. Responsible for setting up the venue before the meeting starts and checking that everything is in order before members arrive. Greets and welcomes guests and briefs them on protocol and procedures; administers sign-in documentation, ensures that the meet Special Committee -- Bylaws (6) Responsible for developing Unit Bylaws in alignment with National Bylaws; propose needed changes to the existing Unit Bylaws; and review all proposed amendments and evaluate submitted proposals for soundness. The Parliamentarian serves as Chair. 5 of 6 slots filled Youth Works Advisor (3) Works with youth president to monitor youth membership, and develop and coordinate programs of the Branch and Youth Unit. Elena Epps	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12482
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__label__wiki	0.8151	0.8151	Find out more about this award Editors Choice Award for Channel Achievement Softcat award overview At the biggest IT channel awards of the year, taking place at Evolution London in Battersea Park, and hosted by comedian Justin Moorhouse, Softcat took home two awards, including an Editor’s Choice award for Softcat CEO Graeme Watt. Softcat CEO Graeme Watt was handed an Editor’s Choice Award for Channel Achievement, overseeing the recent stellar financial results and continuing a 13-year long run of continuous double-digit growth. Collecting the award, chosen by the Editorial team within CRN, Watt said: “This was a big surprise - a lovely surprise and I am chuffed to be recognised by an industry that I love so much.” Read news articleReturn to awards Public Sector Reseller of the Year Collecting the Public Sector Reseller of the Year Award, Public Sector Director Ant Cowen said: “We are delighted to take home this award, recognising the great progress we’ve made within our public sector business in building a strong portfolio for our public sector customers. This award is a fantastic achievement and a reflection of all the hard work put in, not just from the public sector teams, but across the entire business by everyone at Softcat and our supporting partners.” EMEA Partner of the Year Manager of the Year Women in Channels Award In the second year of the awards, taking place at The Brewery, London, Carola Van Der Sommen, Head of Programme and Project Management, picked up the Manager of the Year Awards. Softcat were shortlisted in 10 categories. Colin Brown, Softcat Managing Director, commented on the win: “A huge congratulations to all our finalists and especially to Carola. She is passionate about delivering an outstanding service experience for our customers, achieving this through the development of talent within Softcat. She is driven by results, with a strong focus on bringing her teams with her on the journey to success.” EMEA Growth Partner of the Year At a glitzy ceremony in Barcelona yesterday, Canalys announced the winners of the Candefero Channel Partner of the Year Awards for EMEA. The awards recognize high achievement by partners in a range of areas, with Softcat picking up the EMEA growth award for the second year running in front of over 1,000 attendees from nearly 25 countries across EMEA. Collecting the award on behalf of Softcat, Operations Director Alastair Wynn: “Softcat has once again continued to grow exceptionally well, both organically and profitably, while maintaining a strong people culture and taking pride and care in everything we do. To receive this growth award at an EMEA level is a fantastic achievement for everyone within Softcat.” Customer Acquisition Partner of the Year Leading IT infrastructure and service provider Softcat has been named Customer Acquisition Partner of the year by top cybersecurity experts, Palo Alto Networks, at their annual Nextwave PartnerUp Awards in London last week. Tim Jeans, Head of the Specialist Sales team at Softcat, praised the hard work of the Softcat team, saying, “I am delighted that the dedication and effort of the team has been recognised in this award. We are always striving to engage with new customers, providing them with the best solutions, and our partnership with Palo Alto Networks gives us the opportunity to do just that. A huge well done to all those involved.” Global Disruptor Partner of the Year award AUSTIN, TX – September 17, 2019 — Softcat announced it was a recipient of the Pure Storage Global Disruptor Partner of the Year award, which was awarded to the company during Pure’s Global Partner Forum at Pure//Accelerate 2019. The award represents the commitment of Softcat to deliver on hybrid-cloud solutions from Pure Storage and the ability to provide a modern data experience to their customers. Tim Jeans, Head of Solutions Sales at Softcat, commented, “Softcat is privileged to receive this global partner of the year award from Pure, and we are grateful to the many customers who have placed their trust in our partnership. At the heart of our partnership with Pure is a focus on exceptional long-term customer service. Both organisations make sure we understand the detail that is unique to each customer so that the solutions we design and deliver meet or exceed the outcomes expected.” Partner Innovation Award for EMEA Solutions Partner of the Year Softcat announced that it has received the EMEA 2018 VMware Partner Innovation Award for EMEA Solutions Partner of the Year. Softcat was recognised at the VMware Partner Leadership Summit 2019, held in Carlsbad, CA. “We congratulate Softcat on winning Partner Innovation Award for EMEA Solutions Partner of the Year, and look forward to our continued collaboration and innovation,” said Jenni Flinders, vice president, Worldwide Channel Chief, VMware. “VMware and our partners will continue to empower organizations of all sizes with technologies that enable digital transformation.” InsightVM Partner of the Year Rapid7, a leading provider of security visibility, analytics, and automation capabilities, recently announced Softcat as the Largest Growth Partner in UKIE and InsightVM Partner of the Year. The second award, InsightVM Partner of the Year, was presented by Senior VP of International Growth, Richard Moseley: “Softcat’s invested knowledge of Rapid7's InsightCloud solutions and close partnership with local teams resulted in creating and closing the highest number of InsightVM deals in the last 12 months with the largest revenue across EMEA. This is truly outstanding. A well-deserved win.” Largest Growth Partner in UKIE Presenting the first of the two wins, Largest Growth Partner in UKIE, UKIE Sales Director Chris Hartley said: “Softcat have a fantastic understanding of Rapid7's platform solutions in addition to utilising their resources efficiently and effectively which has undoubtably contributed towards their outstanding performance and growth of over 100% in the last 12 months.” Best Commercial Sector Partner UK&I Closely followed by two award wins at the CRN event, it was another award-winning day for Softcat last week when Fujitsu recognised the IT infrastructure provider as their Best Commercial Sector Partner UK&I 2019. Taking place at the annual World Tour event in London, the awards recognise achievement with Fujitsu across a number of areas including Commercial & Public Sector, Specialist Project, Distributor etc. Softcat picked up the award off the back of a record-breaking year for Fujitsu within Softcat which is great recognition of how far their relationship has come over the past couple of years. Best Marketing Campaign At a glittering summer event, Softcat were presented with a duo of awards at the CRN Sales and Marketing Awards event: the Best Graduate/Apprentice Scheme award and the Best Marketing Campaign award for our series of ExplainIT podcasts. With the sales and marketing teams often sitting at the heart of many successful channel businesses, the annual CRN awards recognises the achievements of those individuals and teams that are responsible for making the UK IT channel truly great. The event focuses on innovation, evolution, and development, qualities that all vendors, distributors and resellers strive for. Best Graduate/Apprentice Scheme Go Big Win Big New Business Partner of the Year At a glamorous awards ceremony at Ascot Racecourse, the Softcat Dell Technologies team collected the Dell UK: Go Big Win Big New Business Partner of the Year award. Hosted by Rob Tomlin, the Vice President Channel UK&I at Dell Technologies, the annual partner summit awards brings together some of the industry’s finest experts alongside Dell business leaders to deliver a series of executive keynote sessions, whilst also recognising and rewarding outstanding business results. Megabuyte Best Performing UK Public Company for Infrastructure Services For the second year running, Softcat has been recognised as the best performing UK public company in the category of Infrastructure Services. Taking place at the Silicon Valley Bank, the awards evening also saw Softcat being placed 16th on the 2019 Megabuyte Quoted25 rankings, gaining three places on the rankings from last year. The Megabuyte Quoted25 Awards is an annual event and an independent ranking of the UK’s best-performing public technology companies. The awards provide a unique independent measure of public company performance, looking beyond share price. Softcat was commended for strong revenue and gross profit growth over the year, and the role that its culture played in retaining talent which has led to more cross-selling opportunities with existing accounts. UK&I Enterprise Partner of the Year At a glamorous awards ceremony last night, Sophos announced their Partner of the Year awards, with Softcat being awarded the 2019 UKI Enterprise Partner of the Year award. The Partner Conference is an opportunity for Sophos to recognise all their partners who continue to offer customers award-winning, next-generation network and endpoint protection. At the conference, members of the Sophos executive leadership team delivered keynote sessions on Sophos strategy, its partner commitments and the broader future of the IT security industry. Top UK&I performer At a glamorous awards ceremony last night, Sophos announced their Partner of the Year awards, with Softcat being awarded the 2019 Top UKI Performer Charitable Partner of the Year Taking place during the UK’s largest cloud ecosystem event, the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit, the award is presented to the partner who has added the most value outside of their corporate agenda, and whose philanthropy has created real change in society. Softcat has raised over £2m for charities, and recently raised over £330,000 though the annual May Ball charity event. UK&I Partner of the Year Leading email and data security company Mimecast, has named Softcat its Reseller Partner of the Year 2019 – the twelfth year in a row Softcat has received the top partner award in recognition of outstanding performance and business growth throughout the financial year. Receiving the Mimecast Premier Partner of the Year 2019 award this year was Softcat's Managing Director Colin Brown. Commenting on the event and the award win, Colin said: “Credit for this award goes to our specialist solutions sales team who, in the last year, have continued to drive the growth and our relationship with Mimecast from an already strong position. To take home the top award for the twelfth year running is an unbelievable achievement.” Return to awards UK&I Regional Partner of the Year Barracuda, the company that aims to protect customers, data and applications from today’s advanced threats by providing the most comprehensive and easy-to-use IT security platform, have now announced their award winners at their EMEA partner awards evening, with Softcat being awarded UK&I Regional Partner of the Year. The awards ceremony, otherwise known as Discover19, was held in Spain this year, as Softcat headed to Marbella to receive their award. In recognition of the role that partners will play in helping Barracuda, they rewarded partners who have surpassed business expectations and shown meticulous dedication throughout the year. Ambassador of the Year This comes shortly after the announcement that Softcat won the EMEA 2018 VMware Partner Innovation Award for EMEA Solutions Partner of the Year. Jacques Tibbels also commented, “I am thrilled to be given the Ambassador of the Year Award from VMware. I would personally like to thank Catherine Robertson, Stuart Davis, James Baker, Nick Bailey and the rest of the Softcat and VMware team for their support over the last four years. It would not have been possible without them.” The Partner Recognition dinner is one of the many ways that VMware like to recognise the vital work their partners do for them, work that is critical to both VMware and their partners’ success. Each of the winners were chosen from strong shortlists, which in turn were picked from a variety of businesses that have all had sparkling results in the past year. Transformational partner of the Year The annual Dell Technologies Global Partner Summit has been taking place this week in Las Vegas, including keynote speakers from senior executives, hands-on technology workshops, networking events and a gala awards dinner. The 15,000+ attendees can discover Dell Technologies’ vision for the future, learn new capabilities, innovate faster and create new value. Collecting the award on behalf of Softcat, Graeme Watt, Softcat CEO, said: “Our success at combining our VMware and Dell expertise to win with Dell Technologies has been key to our growth over the last year, and I’m accepting this award with great pleasure on behalf of the team at Softcat.” Varonis, a pioneer in data security and analytics, have now announced their ‘Partners in Excellence’ channel award winners, with Softcat scooping the prestigious Partner of the Year award. The programme honours the Varonis channel partners that have excelled at delivering data-centric solutions to customers throughout 2018. They also wanted to reward partners for their successful relationships enabling both organisations to continually grow and achieve their business goals. On 21 March 2019, at a black-tie event at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, Softcat was presented with the Company of the Year Award in the 33rd annual PLC Awards ceremony. The award has already been safely placed in the trophy cabinet at the company’s head office in Marlow. When Softcat was established 25 years ago, the founders never imagined that there would be a need for a trophy cabinet. The business was set up to give people a fun and challenging working environment that would bring some shared success. To be recognised as the Company of the Year—from among all Main Market, FTSE 100, FTSE 250, FTSE Small Cap and Fledgling businesses, is a true indicator of how far Softcat has come in a quarter of a century. DAAS partner of the Year At HP Reinvent, HP’s World Partner forum, HP recently announced Softcat as the HP DaaS Partner of the Year 2019 Presenting the award, Neil Sawyer, HPi Commercial Channel Director (UK&I) said: “HP is delighted to recognise Softcat’s performance as our lead DaaS partner in the UK. HP and Softcat have worked together to develop a compelling, progressive and scalable Device as a Service offering for workplace technology/end-user client. HP’s TechPulse proactive management software coupled with Softcat’s device maintenance capabilities makes for a compelling proposition for any enterprise in the UK&I looking to embrace a more predictable operating model for end user computing. HP look forward to continuing and enhancing our relationship with Softcat.” EMEA Security Partner of the Year Ivanti, the company that unifies IT to better manage and secure the digital workplace, last week announced recipients of its 2019 Partners of the Year Awards. The awards, presented during Ivanti Interchange 2019 in Madrid, honor high performing partners throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions as they work to build thriving Ivanti practices. Accepting the Security Partner of the Year award, Matt Ward, ITAM Enterprise Account Director at Softcat, said: “The whole team here at Softcat is over the moon at winning Ivanti EMEA Security Partner of the Year. It just reinforces to us that we are making huge strides in our strong security portfolio and leading the way in our market, which is a great feeling.” Check-Point New Customer Acquisition Partner of the Year Softcat has been awarded EMEA New Customer Acquisition Partner of the year for Check Point Software Technologies, recognising 12 months of new customer growth. Awarded during CPX 360 - the vendor’s annual cyber security summit in Vienna – Softcat took home the honours ahead of a competitive field of resellers spanning the entire region. The award is in recognition of Softcat bringing both the highest number of, and highest revenue, from new customers to Check Point in 2018. Ivanti, the company that unifies IT to better manage and secure the digital workplace, announced this week the recipients of its 2018 Partner of the Year Awards, EMEA, at a ceremony held during Ivanti Interchange18 in Madrid. Accepting the award on behalf of Softcat James Baker, Alliances Director at Softcat, said: “Softcat is delighted to be named the Ivanti EMEA Security Partner of the Year. Ivanti is delivering the products our customers need to help unify their IT and security operations for the improved management and security they need for their digital workplace.” 50 Best Managed IT Companies UK Top 50 Best Managed IT Companies Following an inaugural appearance last year, Softcat were pleased to once again be included in the 2018 list of top 50 Best Managed IT Companies. The award, which celebrates best business practice by MSPs and VARS, sees companies evaluated in 12 key areas of business through around 200 questions designed to measure best practices, and follows a day of presentations and interactive sessions based around the value that the channel brings – even in a world where Cloud-based technology is prevalent. Social Responsibility Partner of the Year This month at Cisco’s annual partner conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Softcat received the Social Responsibility Partner of the Year Award for its innovation, leadership and best practice as a Cisco business partner across the UK and Ireland. The award is given to a partner that embodies a commitment to making a positive impact on the world. Softcat have always led with a strong Corporate Social Responsibility at the core of our culture and we continuously support and encourage our employees to involve themselves both at a personal level and through company-wide initiatives. Thames Valley Business Awards During a glittering gala at the Madejski stadium in Reading, hosted by award-winning broadcaster Rachel Burden and guest speaker Sir Trevor McDonald OBE, Softcat picked up the award for ‘Best Company to Work For.’ The Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards is open to every company in the Thames Valley area and recognises not only profitability, innovation and employment but also the contribution made to the local economic community and the provision of support to culture and charities in the region. Reseller of the Year Award At a glitzy event in Battersea Park Evolution, London, hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan, Softcat scooped the top prize, walking away with the award for Reseller of the year (£51m+ Revenue). The annual awards, now in its 25th year, sees 1,600 industry execs celebrate the latest technology innovations and advancements, recognising the ingenuity and exceptional achievements of the UK channel industry over the previous 12 months. Jabra Reseller of the Year Award Softcat has been recognised as Reseller of the Year by leading sound solutions specialists, Jabra. Picking up the award at Jabra’s annual UK&I Partner conference, Softcat was commended for its outstanding performance in supporting the company as well as its collaborative approach. Jabra create integrated headsets and communications tools that help professionals work more productively; and wireless headphones and earbuds that let people better enjoy calls, music and media. Softcat is a trusted reseller of Jabra products, demonstrating its confidence in the brand with an impressive 38% year-on-year growth. These results placed Softcat at the top of Jabra’s reseller list, and the company praised Softcat’s openness to collaboration and willingness to drive projects. Candefero Growth Partner of the Year Canalys recently announced the winners of the Candefero Channel Partner of the Year Awards for EMEA. These awards recognize high achievement by partners in a range of areas. The winners were honoured in the lively Spanish city on Thursday, 11 October at the eleventh Canalys Channels Forum EMEA, which attracted around 1,000 leading channel partners, distributors and vendors from nearly 25 countries across EMEA. Sennheiser Partner of the Year Softcat has been announced as ‘Sennheiser Partner of the Year’ for 2018. Presented with the award at the recent Nimans Elite conference in Croatia, this title recognises the strong partnership that has been forged over many years. Delivering the best in audio through their headphones, microphones and all-round conferencing and audio solutions, Sennheiser and Softcat share a commitment to providing the highest quality products, and Softcat has seen significant growth in demand for Sennheiser equipment. Snow Software Innovation Partner of the Year Leading the way with innovation, Softcat picked up an industry award at the Snow Partner Forum in Birmingham this month. Software Asset Management (SAM) solution developer Snow recognised Softcat’s true innovation in delivering products and services based around Snow technology, creating tailored solutions to provide cost effective and efficient IT asset management (ITAM). Working in unity with Snow, Softcat has demonstrated a range of innovations for organisations, developing offerings to fit with individual strategies and ensuring multi-million-pound savings and further efficiencies for many organisations. This included right-sizing a SAP estate, saving £29million, as well as providing a Snow Automation Platform and optimising licensing rights to increase business capacity. Softcat also delivered a range of innovative marketing initiatives, bringing SAM into the focus of the wider business and raising its profile. WEP Partner of the Year Providing intelligent performance for a range of applications; workstations are purpose built with high performance and heavy workloads in mind. The workstation market has been growing at a significant pace, with systems designed to be flexible, matching your requirements and budget. Workstations are fast, reliable, have huge memory and large hard drives for optimum performance. They have proved an excellent choice across many industries where demanding applications are required, increasing productivity, improving reliability and encouraging creativity. We’ve seen particular benefits in the following markets. CRN Sales and Marketing Awards Best Company to Work For - £51m+ turnover Taking place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last week, the CRN Sales & Marketing Awards were hosted by stand-up comedian and actor Tiff Stevenson. Softcat scooped the award for Best Company to Work For - £51m+ turnover, also picking up a highly commended for Best Marketing Campaign for our work educating and assisting businesses to meet GDPR requirements. The CRN Sales & Marketing Awards focus on innovation, evolution and development, recognising and rewarding the achievements of those individuals and teams responsible for making the UK IT channel truly great. Global VMware Partner Innovation Award Leading IT infrastructure provider, Softcat, have done the double at VMware's annual Partnership Leadership Summit, scooping not only the Regional, but also the Global VMware Partner Innovation award for having the ability to Transform Network and Security. These accolades recognise the sharp focus and huge effort that Softcat have placed on incorporating VMware's technologies into highly innovative solutions, transforming networking and security offerings to organisations across the country. Megabuyte Quoted25 Best Performing UK Public Company in Infrastructure Services The Megabuyte Quoted25 Awards are an annual event and an independent ranking of the UK’s best-performing public technology companies. The awards provide a unique independent measure of public company performance, looking beyond share price. Softcat was commended for strong revenue and gross profit growth over the year, and the role that its culture played in retaining talent which has led to more cross-selling opportunities with existing accounts. Stock Market Awards Best Technology Plc Celebrating the best of the UK’s PLCs, the annual Stock Market Awards have seen Softcat announced as the ‘Best Technology Plc.’ With nominees whittled down to a final selection of six organisations based on a range of factors including share price performance, management acumen and growth of revenue, Softcat were voted winners of the award in a public vote. The Stock Market Awards recognise and reward all that is great about publicly-listed British firms, the equity market in which they operate and their enormous contribution to the United Kingdom's economy. The awards celebrate companies creating shareholder value, and Softcat’s award specifically acknowledges their success and development in the Technology sector. Financial Services Partner of the Year Softcat scooped two awards this week as Hewlett Packard Enterprise recognised channel partners across the globe, celebrating their outstanding performance and significant accomplishments at HPE’s annual Global Partner Summit in Las Vegas. Claiming the titles of UK & Ireland Hybrid IT Partner of the Year and Financial Services Partner of the Year, Softcat was commended for excellent financial performance, innovative solutions and for driving meaningful business results for their shared customers. UK & Ireland Hybrid IT Partner of the Year Ivanti®, the company that unifies IT to better manage and secure the digital workplace, announced this week the recipients of its 2018 Partner of the Year Awards, EMEA, at a ceremony held during Ivanti Interchange18 in Madrid. The awards recognise partners for outstanding performance and significant contributions in helping customers better manage and secure their digital workspaces. Premier Partner of the Year Leading email and data security company Mimecast, has named Softcat its Premier Partner of the Year 2018 – the eleventh year in a row Softcat has received the award in recognition of outstanding performance and business growth throughout the financial year. Mimecast Vice President UK and Northern Europe John Ansell hosted the annual awards at The Brewery in London last Thursday. Receiving the Mimecast Premier Partner of the Year 2018 award this year was Softcat's Head of IT Security and Networking Matthew Helling, Networking and Security Northern Sales Manager Trevor Highly, and Networking and Security Southern Sales Manager Patrick Armson. Regional VMware Partner Innovation Award The School Leaver Awards Top Employer for School Leavers in the IT and Technology Sector Continually striving to prove that we are one of the Best Workplaces in IT, Softcat have now officially been named Top Employer for School Leavers in the IT and Technology sector, at the School Leaver Awards. The event was hosted at the glamorous Sheraton Grand, Park Lane with comedian Josh Widdicombe, presenting the awards. We were also shortlisted for the Best Training Provider and Best Training awards. Recognised as one of the biggest and best awards ceremony of its kind for school and college leavers, this event rewards those employers who offer the best UK apprenticeships and school leaver programmes, as well as those who excel in areas such as job satisfaction, career progression, training and company culture. The award was based on feedback from surveys of our apprentices and school leavers. Nutanix EMEA Partner of the Year Winning the title for the second year in a row, leading IT infrastructure provider Softcat has been named EMEA Partner of the Year by Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing. The team’s outstanding efforts and collaboration with Nutanix led to their success and Softcat was praised for demonstrating a passion that produces results, challenging the status quo and delivering a top-quality service to its customers. Top UK and Ireland Performer For the third year running, Softcat has been awarded the title of Top UK and Ireland performer, in recognition of their outstanding performance in the past year and their commitment and dedication to selling Sophos. The Sophos Discover Partner Conference, held yesterday at 8 Northumberland in London, celebrates those partners who demonstrate commitment to offering award-winning next-generation network and endpoint protection. Best SMB Project Award Kaspersky Lab, a multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, have awarded Softcat the award for Best SMB Project 2017, showcasing Softcat’s increased success in driving business sales in the B2B market. The Kaspersky 2018 UK Partner Awards, held this year at the prestigious British Library in London, was a great opportunity to not only announce the award winners, but to bring together industry partners to discuss the latest cybersecurity trends and market opportunities for channel partners. Customer Story of the Year VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software, announced last week that Softcat, the leading IT infrastructure provider, has been awarded the ‘Customer Story of the Year’ award for their work with a major healthcare organisation. The ceremony, taking place at Amba Hotel Charing Cross, in London, was hosted by Alanzo Blackstock, Director of the VMware Partner Organisation, UK&I, while the award was presented by Michael Watkins, Sales Director of the Commercial Team. Most Significant Project of the Year Veeam Software, the Availability for the Always-On EnterpriseTM innovator, announced at their 2018 Partner Summit that Softcat have completed the Most Significant Project of the Year, for their work with a major healthcare provider. Taking place at Mercedes Benz World in Surrey, these third annual awards recognize Veeam ProPartners and Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partners who have not only demonstrated success in providing Veeam Availability solutions to their customers, but who have also provided first-class support, expert knowledge, continued product education, and a true Veeam strategy incorporated into their business. UK & Ireland Partner of the Year Global cybersecurity leader Forcepoint announced at their annual EMEA Partner Conference last night that they have named Softcat as the UK & Ireland Partner of the Year, recognising the continued business success of Softcat. Welcomed by Matt Moynahan, Forcepoint CEO, and Tom Flink, vice president of Global Channel Sales, the three-day event has been taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, featuring keynotes and panel discussions with subject matter experts and local sales leadership, and culminating in the EMEA awards announcements. The PCR Awards Corporate VAR of the Year At a prestigious event celebrating and recognising achievements across the UK PC and tech industry last night, Softcat picked up the award for Corporate VAR of the Year 2018. Hosted at The Brewery in London by fast-rising standup star Phil Wang, Softcat was judged by a panel of independent experts to be the leading Corporate VAR in the UK market. EMEA Partner of the Year by AlienVault Softcat, a leading infrastructure provider, announced today that they have been named as the EMEA Partner of the Year by AlienVault®, a leading provider of Unified Security Management® and crowd-sourced threat intelligence. The Awards program recognizes AlienVault partners – both global and regional – that achieved phenomenal business growth during 2017. The AlienVault Partner Program enables leading VARs, system integrators, MSSPs and corporate resellers to sell and support AlienVault solutions and deliver compelling services powered by AlienVault USM in the global marketplace. With a strong focus on partner enablement, it is designed to help partners create new opportunities for business growth, expansion and profitability. The European Business Awards UK National Winner at European Business Awards Softcat was named one of 12 National Winners from 196 businesses representing the Ones to Watch in the United Kingdom at an exclusive event held at the London Stock Exchange for The European Business Awards, Europe's largest business competition. Softcat was chosen by a panel of independent judges including senior business leaders, politicians and academics as the best in their country in the Awards' category of 'Business of the Year Award With Turnover of €150m or Higher', and will now go on to represent their country in this category in the final stage of the competition. EMEA Rising Star by Puppet Softcat, a leading provider of IT infrastructure products and services, today announced it has been named the recipient of Puppet’s Channel Partner of the Year Awards for the Rising Star, EMEA category. In receiving this award, Softcat was recognised for contributions made to driving customer success with automation. Highlighting the importance of the award, Sam Routledge, CTO at Softcat, said: “We appreciate the opportunity to work with new & innovative vendors, and I’m delighted to accept the award on behalf of the team at Softcat that have worked so hard in building this relationship and securing new mutual business.” Most Significant Partner of the Year Top Performing BE Partner Veritas Top Performing BE Partner 2017 Softcat are delighted to have been named Veritas Top Performing Backup Exec Partner 2017. 50 Best Managed IT Companies Britain's 50 Best Managed IT Companies At a glitzy reception dinner at the Institute of Directors on Thursday, Softcat were pleased to be named one of Britain’s 50 Best Managed IT Companies. UK&I Cisco Capital Partner of the Year At the 2017 Cisco Partner Summit, held in Dallas, Texas this week, Softcat picked up two awards, UK&I Services Partner of the Year and UK&I Cisco Capital Partner of the Year. The 3-day event was hosted by Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Senior VP for Global Partners, Wendy Bahr, supported by other senior figures within Cisco, and attended by senior partners from around the world to share insight, network with channel partners and reflect on successes throughout the Cisco worldwide channel. Cisco UK&I Services Partner of the Year Nutanix European Partner of the Year Softcat, a leading provider of IT infrastructure to the corporate and public sectors, was named European Partner of the Year by Nutanix, at its .NEXT partner event, which took place at the Acropolis Conference Center in Nice, France. Accepting the award on behalf of Softcat, CTO Sam Routledge said, "I'm absolutely delighted to accept this award on behalf of the team at Softcat. We work closely with Nutanix to maximise their disruptive technology and the ability to drive datacentre simplicity and agility. Our role is to help customers deliver a positive user experience and spend more time differentiating their business, technologies like Nutanix are critical to that." Cyclance Emerald Partner of the Year Cylance, the fastest growing Cybersecurity vendor ever, announced at their recent EMEA partner forum held in Marbella, Spain that they have named Softcat its Emerald Partner of the Year 2017 in recognition of their commitment to partnership, along with excellent engagement across sales and technical teams. Announcing the award, EMEA Channel Director Stuart Quinsey said, “Nothing pleased me more this year than to announce Softcat as the UK’s Emerald Partner of The Year! The word partnership could indeed be defined by the engagement and relationship we have in place with this outstanding partner.” Softcat scooped the award for Best Apprenticeship Scheme, coming hot on the heels of several other apprentice and learning awards this year. During a glitzy ceremony at The Brewery in London hosted by comedian and freestyle rapper Chris Turner last night, Softcat scooped the award for Best Apprenticeship Scheme, coming hot on the heels of several other apprentice and learning awards this year. Red Hat Partner of the Year The 3-day Red Hat Partner Conference took place in Frankfurt last week, culminating in an award ceremony where Softcat was announced as Red Hat’s EMEA Partner of the Year in front of some 600+ Partners of various types. The agenda of the EMEA conference focused on providing partners with the knowledge needed to truly profit from their partnership with Red Hat, today and in the future. The event is open to independent software vendors, systems integrators and (cloud) service providers and included a mix of keynotes, breakout sessions and social meetings. Client Partner of the Year Softcat were named Client Partner of the Year from Dell EMC last night at their 2017 Channel Gala Dinner held at The Pavilion, Tower of London. The award was collected by Richard Wyn Griffith, Softcat's Solutions Sales Director. This award recognises Softcat's commitment, knowledge and expertise in the client solutions arena and demonstrates the high level of engagement that Softcat has with Dell EMC's sales teams. It cements Softcat’s in-depth knowledge of Dell EMC solutions and we continue to see success and growth in the Dell EMC client business. No1 UK Total Revenue Contributor Softcat has been awarded an unprecedented four awards at this year's Snowstorm UK event, held at St. Paul's in London on 8th June. The event, part of the largest Snow Community World Tour, outlines the importance of having an effective Software Asset Management (SAM) program in place. The awards reflect the value of the Softcat Software Asset Management (SAM) service and the successful working partnership between Softcat and Snow Software. No1 UK New Business Contributor Softcat has been awarded an unprecedented four awards at this year's Snowstorm UK event, held at St. Pauls in London on 8th June. Best Training Provider Softcat is one of the top employers for young people at the beginning of their careers. Announced at the 2017 School Leaver Awards last week, the leading IT infrastructure provider claimed the title of Best Training Provider in partnership with apprenticeship training provider PDS, as well as placing third in the Top Advanced Apprenticeship category. Leading email and data security company Mimecast has named Softcat its Premier Partner of the Year 2017 – the tenth year in a row Softcat has received the award in recognition of outstanding performance and business growth throughout the financial year. Mimecast General Manager Alan Kenny and Senior Channel Sales Director Gillian Crewdson co-hosted the annual awards at The Brewery in London last Thursday. Northern Europe Partner of the Year Proving their commitment to offering world-class customer service, leading IT infrastructure provider Softcat collected two awards from IT solutions giants, Ivanti, at their London Partner Interchange event. Softcat has been named 'Northern Europe Partner of the Year' for their outstanding contribution and engagement with Ivanti's customer base, recognising their ability in adopting and embracing Ivanti's vision and efficiently guiding customers through a range of IT challenges. ITAM Partner of the Year Credited with proactively and proficiently engaging with Ivanti's IT asset management (ITAM) solutions, Softcat has been awarded 'ITAM 2017 Partner of the Year'. This honour recognises their unparalleled understanding of Ivanti's asset management services and their forward-thinking approach to helping customers get the best out of their products. ScanSource Imago Cloud Partner of the Year Leading the way with delivering cloud technologies, top IT infrastructure provider Softcat has been named Cloud Partner of the Year by ScanSource Imago, an award sponsored by video communications experts, BlueJeans. Softcat's Collaboration Team collected the award at ScanSource Imago's Business Breakthrough event at The Brewery in London, early in May. Enterprise Partner of the Year UK and Ireland Gaining top notch results and holding a wealth of network security expertise, leading IT infrastructure provider Softcat has been awarded three major awards by security pioneers, Sophos. At the Sophos EMEA Partner Conference in Lisbon this week, Softcat were awarded the 2017 Top Performer of the Year for UK and Ireland, the Complete Security Partner of the Year EMEA, and the Enterprise Partner of the Year UK and Ireland award. Complete Security Partner of the Year EMEA Top Performer of the Year for UK & Ireland Gaining top notch results and holding a wealth of network security expertise, leading IT infrastructure provider Softcat has been awarded three major awards by security pioneers, Sophos UK's Best Large Workplaces Softcat has once again been named by Great Place to Work® as one of the UK's Best Workplaces. The UK's leading IT infrastructure provider ranked 5th in the large category (organisations with 500+ employees). Great Place to Work presented the award to Softcat at its annual Best Workplaces awards gala last night at the Park Plaza Hotel in Westminster. The Learning Awards Apprenticeship Programme of the Year Just weeks after being Highly Commended by judges at the National Apprenticeship Awards, Softcat has won the coveted Apprenticeship Programme of the Year award at the 2017 Learning Awards. Softcat’s head of training and development Anushka Davies and Apprentice Programme Lead Laura Sneath attended the awards, held at the Dorchester Hotel, London. SMB Partner of the Year Software manufacturer Veeam has named Softcat its 2016 SMB Partner of the Year. Softcat’s Data Management Business Manager, Katie Bain collected the award while attending Veeam’s inaugural partner summit, held at Penny Hill Park in Berkshire. Apprenticeships National Awards Newcomer Large Employer of the Year Softcat has been highly commended by judges for the Rolls-Royce Newcomer Large Employer of the Year award. The IT reseller received the accolade while attending the National Apprenticeship Awards at Grosvenor House in London on Friday 20 January 2017. The National Apprenticeship Awards, now in its 13th year, looks for standout companies that demonstrate the positive impact apprenticeship schemes have on organisations and careers. President's award for outstanding recognition Global security provider, Symantec, has awarded Softcat its 'President's award for outstanding recognition'. Softcat's Alliances Director, James Baker, and Symantec Business Manager, Lina Mughal, collected the award at Symantec's annual EMEA Partner Engage event, held earlier this week at the Hilton Metropole, London. The award follows a strong year for Softcat and recognises both the reseller's significant growth with Symantec and its ongoing commitment to developing technical accreditations in key Symantec technologies. Softcat is one of three Symantec Platinum Partners in the UK. Software giant Adobe has named Softcat their 2016 EMEA Partner of the Year. Adobe's VP Global Consumer and Business Sales, Rob Giglio, announced Softcat as the winner of the award at the company's annual worldwide sales conference in Las Vegas. Softcat CEO, Martin Hellawell, added: "We're delighted with this award and would like to thank Adobe for its continued investment in our joint partnership. Adobe's solutions are critically important to our customers so I'm thrilled that our employees have been recognised for their ability to offer sound and informed advice and support." Reseller of the Year Softcat won CRN's 'Reseller of the Year' at the CRN Awards last night at the Battersea Events Arena, London. The awards follow a momentous year for Softcat which has continued to grow in its first 12 months as a public company. Martin Hellawell, Softcat CEO said, "There are hundreds of resellers in the UK market and many of them are fabulous companies. To be recognised as the best of the best is a tremendous accolade and testament to the tremendous work the fabulous Softcat team put in day in, day out." EMEAR Partner of the Year At its November 2016 Global Partner Summit, worldwide technology leader Cisco presented Softcat with its prestigious EMEAR Partner of the Year award, one of a total of five awards received for outstanding channel performance. At two separate ceremonies held at Terra Gallery and St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, Cisco named Softcat as its EMEAR Partner of the Year, Partner of the Year UK and Ireland, Commercial Partner of the Year UK and Ireland, Enterprise Networking Partner of the Year UK and Ireland and Data Centre Partner of the Year UK and Ireland. Kevin Rama, Cisco Business Manager and I collected the awards on Softcat’s behalf. UK and Ireland Partner of the Year Commercial Partner of the Year UK and Ireland Enterprise Networking Partner of the Year UK and Ireland Data Centre Partner of the Year UK and Ireland Overall EMEA Channel Partner of the Year Leading technology market analyst Canalys has named Softcat its ‘2016 Overall Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Channel Partner of the Year.’ Softcat’s CEO Martin Hellawell collected the award while attending the Canalys Channels Forum held at the Hotel Arts, Barcelona. This is the second time Softcat has won the award which distinguishes the solutions provider for its consistently high volume of sales, outstanding levels of customer satisfaction and ongoing growth. UKI Partner of the Year Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has awarded Softcat its United Kingdom and Ireland (UKI) Partner of the Year 2016 award. Softcat's CEO Martin Hellawell and solutions sales director Richard Wyn Griffith were in Boston at HPE's Global Partner Conference to collect the award. VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has honoured Softcat with its UKI Partner of the Year for 2016. Softcat's solutions director, Sam Routledge and Softcat's VMware business managers Ashley West and Kat Milton, collected the award at VMware's awards ceremony, held at the Mayfair Hotel in London. Email management and cloud services provider Mimecast has named Softcat its premier partner of the year 2016 for the ninth year in a row, following outstanding performance and business growth throughout the financial year. Mimecast's CPO Alan Kenny and channel director Gillian Crewdson co-hosted the annual awards at The Brewery in London ahead of CRN's charity fight night. Softcat's Peter Ollerenshaw, Microsoft Azure Sales Specialist, was one of eighteen contenders who battled it out in the ring, boxing his way to victory with a first round stoppage. UK's Best Large Workplaces: 1st Softcat, the leading IT infrastructure provider, was named by Great Place to Work® as first overall on the UK's Best Workplaces ranking in the large category (organisations with 500+ employees). Great Place to Work presented the award to Softcat at its annual Best Workplaces awards gala dinner on 27th April. As well as being officially named as the UK's best workplace, Great Place to Work gave Softcat it's 'most trusted leadership' award and also named Softcat as one of its Laureates, which recognises the company's consistent ranking as a Best Workplace for five consecutive years. During the 16 years that the awards have been running, only 47 companies have achieved this status. Laureate Award Great Place to Work named Softcat as one of its Laureates, which recognises the company's consistent ranking as a Best Workplace for five consecutive years. During the 16 years that the awards have been running, only 47 companies have achieved this status. Most Trusted Leadership Great Place to Work gave Softcat it's 'most trusted leadership' award Thames Valley Deals Awards Management Team of the Year Softcat has won the 'Management Team of the Year' award, at the Thames Valley Deals Awards, held at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Madejski Stadium. The Thames Valley Deals Awards bring together professionals from the finance community to recognise outstanding deals as well as top-performing banks, law firms and private equity houses. Nominations are drawn from across the Thames Valley, which incorporates one of the largest concentrations of businesses in the UK Partner of the Year UK & Ireland Data security leader Sophos has presented Softcat with its prestigious 'Partner of the Year UK & Ireland' award, following a record-breaking year of continued sales growth. The award ceremony was held in Cannes, where Sophos hosted its sales kick-off meeting at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrés de Cannes. Award for exceptional UCS growth Cisco, the worldwide technology leader has presented Softcat with its award for achieving the greatest EMEA year-on-year sales growth for its Unified Computing System (UCS) product line. The award ceremony took place at Cisco's 'Platform for Success' data centre conference held recently in Rome. European Solution Provider Partner of the Year VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has honoured Softcat with its Solution Provider Partner of the Year award for 2016 for the European region. Sam Routledge, Softcat's solutions director, collected the award on the company's behalf at VMware's invitation-only Partner Leadership Summit, held in Scottsdale, Arizona. Commercial Partner of the Year UK&I Cisco, the worldwide technology leader, presented Softcat with its Commercial Partner of the Year award for UK and Ireland (UK&I) at its 2016 Cisco Partner Summit, earlier this week. The Cisco Partner Summit, held this year in San Diego, California, is an invitation-only event for top partners from around the world. It offers opportunities for executive networking, strategy discussions and technology updates. Most Innovative Deployment At the 2016 Bett Awards, SMART Technologies’ president and chief executive Neil Gaydon presented Softcat with the ‘Most Innovative Deployment’ accolade in recognition of a substantial 71-screen SMART Technologies implementation in a UK independent school. Representatives from Softcat joined a stream of educational professionals from across the UK attending the 32nd annual occurrence of the four-day Bett show. Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan and Sir David Attenborough were also in attendance. Most significant project 2015 Data protection solution provider Veeam has honoured Softcat with its Most Significant Project award for 2015. Rising Star Award Europe, Middle East and Africa Tableau (NYSE: DATA) a global leader in easy-to-use business analytics software, awarded Softcat its 'Rising Star' accolade at the company's recent 2016 EMEA Tableau Partner Summit. Tableau's awards recognise excellent growth and notable achievements from its global partners. This new award, which was one of just eight categories, acknowledges significant contributions to business growth. Growth Reseller of the Year Softcat wins Forcepoint's 2015 'Growth Reseller of the Year' No1 UK Snow New Business Contributor Softcat has been awarded New Business Partner, Revenue Partner and Managed Services Partner awards at this year's Snow Software Awards Ceremony, held at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield on 29 April. The Snow Software Awards are held annually to promote and celebrate the achievements of their one hundred partners. A panel of Snow Software employees selected Softcat to win three awards this year. They reflect the value of the Software Asset Management (SAM) service and the successful working partnership between Softcat and Snow Software. No1 UK Snow Total Revenue Contributor No1 UK Snow Service Provider Partner 2015 GlobalCapital Equity Capital Markets IPO of the Year GlobalCapital, a leading news, opinion and data service for the international capital markets, has presented Softcat with its Equity Capital Markets 'Best IPO under $300m' award for 2016. Rory Watts, Softcat's marketing manager, collected the award on the company's behalf at a black tie ceremony hosted yesterday evening at The Banking Hall, London. The award recognises Softcat's successful initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange during November of 2015. Southern UK Partner Earlier this week at IGEL Technology's partner roadshow, Softcat picked up its 'Southern UK Partner 2015' award in recognition of another year of strong sales, large deals and increased revenues. IGEL, one of the world's leading thin-client providers, is one of Softcat's go-to partners for end user computing (EUC) solutions. LANDESK has named Softcat its EMEA partner of the year as a result of its commitment to the partnership and joint business growth. Vice-president of worldwide sales Mitch Rowe presented the awards last Thursday at LANDESK’s annual partner conference at Prince Philip House in London. The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 Placed 23rd Softcat has ranked 23rd in The Sunday Times’ 11th annual Grant Thornton Top Track ranking of the UK’s mid-market growth private companies with the biggest sales – a jump of 29 places from its ranking in 2014. The league table ranks companies according to their growth, with businesses needing to achieve either sales or profit growth of at least 10% to enter. Becrypt Best Emerging Partner Softcat has won the ‘Best Emerging Partner’ award from security solution provider Becrypt, in recognition of its commitment, customer service and overall sales performance this year. Softcat’s Grant Davey accepted the award from Becrypt CEO Dr Bernard Parsons at a drinks reception at InfoSec last week. UK and Ireland Mid-Market Partner of the Year award Softcat has won Sophos’ UK & Ireland Mid-Market Partner of the Year award at the data security provider’s annual partner conference in Rome. Sophos’ Regional Vice President UKI James Vyvyan presented the award to Softcat’s alliances director James Baker. Since it became Sophos’ UK Partner of the Year last year, Softcat has continued to demonstrate its commitment through continued sales growth – last financial year growing Sophos business by 26%. 6th best European workplace Just weeks after reaching second place in the UK 'Great Place To Work' rankings, Softcat has been ranked 6th best European workplace at a prestigious awards ceremony in Rome last night, having entered the large company category for the first time. As with the UK awards, the European rankings are determined by reviewing employee satisfaction levels. 2,330 companies participated in the ranking. Last year Softcat achieved 10th place in the same ranking in the medium category. Email management and cloud email services provider Mimecast has named Softcat its premier partner of the year 2015 for the eighth year in a row, following outstanding performance and business growth throughout the financial year. Mimecast’s CPO Alan Kenny presented the award at the company’s annual partner awards at The Brewery in London last night. Top UK Performing Solutions Provider Softcat has been awarded the Top UK Performing Solutions Provider award from Qlik at Qonnections 2015, Qlik’s tenth annual Global Partner Summit in Dallas. Lissa Jackson, Softcat’s business development manager for business intelligence (BI) and analytics, accepted the award in front of Qlik’s UK partners in recognition of Softcat’s partner performance and commitment in 2014. Softcat won CRN's 'Best Company to Work For' at the CRN Sales and Marketing Awards last night at the Brewery in London. The award comes just a month after the IT infrastructure provider came 2nd and 8th in the 'Great Place To Work' UK and European rankings respectively. Martin Hellawell, Softcat CEO said, "We are delighted to win this award from CRN. Softcat's fortunate to have been recognised a number of times for its commitment to employee satisfaction however these awards have always come from outside our industry. To be recognised by CRN and chosen from a prestigious list of candidates and employers who we hold in high regard, is humbling and a great start to the weekend." Second Best UK Workplace Softcat has ranked second in the prestigious Great Place to Work ‘Best Workplaces’ awards for the second year running. The award, announced at a gala dinner on 13th May, is testament to Softcat’s ability to maintain outstanding levels of employee satisfaction as it has grown by 28% over the past year while recruiting hundreds of new staff. Delivering Excellence in Leadership Great Place to Work honoured Softcat with the 'Delivering Excellence in Leadership' special award, in the large business category, also for the second year in a row. "Workplace satisfaction comes from your employees being well led and well managed. This creates strong followership, and achieving the Great Place To Work leadership award at the same time as coming second again in the Best Workplaces large category listing underlines that this is definitely true for us," said Colin Brown, Softcat's managing director. "We tend to promote people internally rather than hire outside the company, which enables managers to relate well to their team, and it also inspires employees to work hard and move on up. Our managers and directors sit amongst teams 100% of the time, and this approachability is key to good employee engagement Enterprise Networking Partner of the Year UK&I Last night Softcat accepted the Enterprise Networking Partner of the Year UK&I award at Cisco’s global Partner Summit in Canada. Colin Brown, managing director at Softcat, accepted the award from Cisco’s Phil Smith, senior vice president, UKI and Richard Roberts, MD partner and commercial organisation, in recognition of partner excellence in the provision of switching, routing and wireless solutions. For the second year running, Softcat has been named as ESET Partner of the Year. The award follows a booming financial year for Softcat which saw 25% growth and revenues of £504m. Softcat accepted the ESET ‘UK Channel Partner of the Year’ award during a ceremony held by the antivirus software, internet security and virus protection provider in Hinkley. Appsense Last week Softcat’s End User Computing (EUC) team enjoyed a bumper few days of success, achieving the AppSense EMEA Partner of the Year accolade at a two-day AppSense partner and reseller event held in London. The award followed hot on the heels of Softcat’s recent elevation to VMware’s Elite Business Mobility Partner status, making it one of the UK’s best partners for customers seeking higher-level expertise in user environment management. Value Added Reseller for H2 FY2015 Last week Softcat picked up the Value Added Reseller for H2 FY2015 award from growing data storage provider Pure Storage at the Eight Members Club in Bank, London. Peter Gadd, Pure Storage’s Northern EMEA director, presented the award. The award recognises Softcat’s performance in the delivery of Pure Storage’s revolutionary FlashArray storage and applications to its 8,000-strong customer base in the UK. Global HP Financial Services Partner of the Year HP has awarded longstanding partner Softcat its Financial Services Partner of the Year award. It's the first year that HP has offered this worldwide award to a company in Europe. HP granted Softcat the award at its Global Partner Conference in Las Vegas last night, on the basis of its strong performance, business growth and collaboration as a partner over the past year. 23rd in the Megabuyte top 50 ranking Last week at the inaugural Megabuyte50 awards Softcat came 23rd in the Megabuyte top 50 ranking. Softcat was the second largest in revenues, 6th in the owner-managed segment, and one of just three VARs on the list. The awards celebrate the top 50 best performing privately-owned technology companies in the UK mid-market. Stronger Together Award Softcat wins Redhat's 2015 'Stronger Together Award' Rising Star of the Year Softcat has been named Nimble Storage 2015 'Rising Star of the Year' EMEA Reseller of the Year Softcat has had a strong start to 2015 with the award of its latest accolade, Adobe EMEA Reseller of the Year – the first time the platinum partner has achieved it. Most Softcat customers use Adobe’s software or licensing in some capacity, and over the past year Softcat has been supporting customers through Adobe’s transition from perpetual licensing to cloud subscription. The talk of Manchester Best IT Management Company' Last night Softcat took home the 'Best IT Management Company' accolade at the Talk of Manchester Awards. Over 400 guests from 112 local businesses attended the glittering ceremony, which was sponsored by Natwest in aid of The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and held at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel. Platinum, UK and EMEA Partner of the Year Last night Softcat scored a hat-trick in Brussels as it took Platinum Partner of the Year, UK Partner of the Year and EMEA Partner of the year at Dell’s annual EMEA partner conference and awards ceremony. Michael Dell, Cheryl Cook (VP Global Channels) and Laurent Binetti (GM Emea Channels) presented the awards to Softcat’s Dell Business Manager Mike Cosby and Alliance Manager Vanessa Barkaway. Partner of the Year for Storage and HP Financial Services Yesterday Softcat collected two prestigious awards at the annual HP Partner Forum in Twickenham: Partner of the Year for Storage and Partner of the Year for HP Financial Services. The awards follow a year that has seen Softcat grow HP financial services business 300%, reflecting the increasing number of customers demanding flexible pay as you go ‘as a service’ solutions, which in turn drives demand for more advanced financing options. European Growth Partner of the Year Softcat’s awards cabinet is bulging this month with the addition of yet another partner of the year award. The Check Point ‘European Growth Partner of the Year’ award follows similar recent accolades from Sophos, Barracuda and ESET. Softcat security specialist Paul Solomon accepted the award from Check Point’s vice-president of sales Bruno Darmon, CEO and founder Gil Shwed, and president Amnon Bar-Lev, at the ceremony in Barcelona. Softcat has been announced as Premier Partner of the Year for the seventh year running by Mimecast, a leader in enterprise cloud services for the protection and management of corporate human generated data. The award was presented to Softcat at Mimecast’s annual Partner Awards ceremony held in London recently. Mimecast’s Partner Awards recognise and reward the achievements of channel partners in areas such as revenue, growth, channel advocacy, technical skills and customer excellence. Worldwide SAM Partner of the Year Softcat’s software asset management (SAM) team was thrilled yesterday when Microsoft singled out the reseller with its Worldwide SAM Partner of the Year award in recognition of a surge in Microsoft SAM business this year. Softcat’s SAM manager Matt Ward will officially accept the award at Microsoft’s global partner awards in Washington, July 13-17. Softcat was also a finalist for Worldwide Volume Licensing Partner of the Year. Entered in the large company category for the first time, Softcat was delighted to be announced a remarkable 2nd in the UK Great Place to Work rankings, at a prestigious awards ceremony in London last night. The rankings are determined by reviewing employee satisfaction levels in companies across the UK. Softcat’s Executive chairman Martin Hellawell and Managing Director Colin Brown also jointly accepted a specialist award, ‘Delivering Excellence in Leadership’, in recognition of Softcat’s leadership efforts. Partner of the Year UK & Ireland and Mid-market Partner of the Year Data security leader Sophos has awarded Softcat its prestigious ‘Partner of the Year UK & Ireland’ and ‘Mid-market Partner of the Year’ awards following a year of flourishing growth, which saw Softcat become Sophos’ largest revenue partner in the UK. Sophos presented the awards to Softcat’s Sophos team, led by account manager Adam Price, at its partner awards at the Hilton London Metropole last Thursday. Softcat’s award cabinet is filling up quickly this month, with the recent additions of two ‘partner of the year’ awards from Barracuda and ESET. The awards follow a booming financial year, which saw 30% growth and revenues of £398m. Softcat’s sales director David Ridgeway accepted the ESET ‘UK Channel Partner of the Year’ award in Hinkley. Alan Thake, head of sales at ESET, praised the proactiveness of Softcat’s account managers and added that Softcat had and continue to be a pleasure to work with. Best Partner Experience Softcat has won the ‘Best Partner Experience’ award from Becrypt at its third annual partner awards held at a reception at InfoSec Europe. Becrypt presents these awards each year to its top performing and most innovative channel partners that have demonstrated success by delivering great customer service. Hosting Partner of the Year Softcat has pipped the competition to the post to win Snow Software’s ‘Hosting Partner of the Year’ award. Matt Ward, Softcat’s Software Asset Manager, accepted the award at Snow Software’s Headquarters in Bracknell. The award follows a year that saw Softcat, one of three Gold partners, become Snow’s highest grossing revenue partner in the UK for its Snow hosted service. Service Provider (CSP) Partner Program Distributor Award Last night Citrix awarded Softcat the Citrix Service Provider (CSP) Partner Program Distributor Award at the Citrix Summit in Orlando, Florida, in recognition of ‘demonstrating excellence in the overall desktop as a service (DaaS) approach’. Scott Swanburg, Citrix’s senior director of service provider and cloud computing, presented Softcat’s solutions director Sam Routledge with the award. Vision Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of data protection and migration software and services, has announced Softcat as the first Vision Solutions Diamond Partner in the UK. The new partner status has been awarded in recognition of Softcat’s outstanding expertise around the use of Vision Solutions technology to help customers deliver IT transformation and achieve new levels of cost-efficiency. Lanamark Lanamark Inc., a global provider of collaborative analytics and design automation tools for IT sales and services organisations delivering cloud, storage and virtualisation solutions, today announced that VAR Softcat has won the 2013 Lanamark Partner of the Year Award. Softcat uses Lanamark Suite to deliver world-class desktop and datacentre solutions for corporate and public sector organisations. Top Performing ProPartner in Northern EMEA Data protection solution provider Veeam has named Softcat its top performing ProPartner in Northern EMEA following a year of sustained high revenues. Softcat will accept the award formally at Veeam’s 2013 EMEA Partner Awards ceremony in Istanbul on May 15 and 16th. Softcat provides Veeam’s solutions to UK businesses seeking to protect and back up their data and ensure smooth business continuity. Softcat Marlow, Softcat plc, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1LW.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12494
__label__wiki	0.991441	0.991441	John Aldridge by import One of British footballs all-time great goalscorers, former Kop fan John Aldridge bore an uncanny resemblance to Ian Rush and, after his £750,000 signing from Oxford in January 1987, he took over the great Welsh star´s role when Rush moved to Juventus at the end of that season. He made his Liverpool debut at Villa Park as a substitute in a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa in February 1987. Then in true Roy of the Rovers style, John marked his Anfield debut with a goal, his fantastic header flying past Southampton´s Peter Shilton at the Anfield Road end. ‘Aldo’, as he was nicknamed, proved a huge success, linking up with other new captures John Barnes and Peter Beardsley in Kenny Dalglish’s re-shaped team for the 1987-88 season. He scored in every one of the first nine games of that unforgettable campaign and his 26 goals in 36 outings fuelled Liverpool’s drive to the title and a record equalling 29-matches unbeaten from the start of the season. But John and Liverpool missed out on the double when Wimbledon´s Dave Beasant saved his FA Cup Final penalty. However, the Merseyside-born Republic of Ireland striker, who launched his career with South Liverpool and Newport, resumed normal scoring business the following season, even though Rush had by now returned after only one season in Italy. He returned to Wembley to collect a FA Cup winners medal in 1989 and scored the first goal in a 3-2 win over Everton. The next season Aldo prepared to leave Anfield in a £1.1 million move to Spanish club Real Sociedad, but before he packed his bags for Spain there was the matter of leaving Anfield with a goal. In true Aldo style he bid his adoring fans a fond farewell, coming off the bench to score a penalty in front of the Kop in the 9-0 destruction of Crystal Palace in September 1989. At the final whistle an emotional Aldridge repaid the supporters for their support by throwing his boots and shirt into the crowd. After a successful time in Spain, where he became a big favourite with the Sociedad fans, the lure of home and Merseyside proved too irresistible to turn down. He joined Tranmere Rovers for £250,000 in 1991 and equalled the club scoring record by hitting 40 goals in his first season, becoming player boss five years later. John finally hung up his boots in 1998, shortly before his 40th birthday. In a club and country career spanning 882 appearances and 474 goals, he overtook Jimmy Greaves as British Football’s record goalscorer and was honoured with a benefit match against the Liverpool side of 1987-88. As manager at Prenton Park, he guided Tranmere to Wembley in the 2000 Worthington Cup Final and his team gave an excellent account of themselves before narrowly losing 2-1 to Leicester City. The following season with Tranmere struggling at the bottom of Division One, he resigned as manager of the Wirral club and now works in a variety of media roles, plays for the Liverpool old boys team in the Masters series and is a regular speaker on the after dinner circuit. Are you interested in this speaker? Then send us an email! Are you interested in this speaker? Then send us an email! What Speaker(s) are you interested in Your Event Details Football Speakers 9th November 2012 6th December 2016 Speakers by Category After Dinner Speakers Athletics Speakers Boxing Speakers Business and Management Speakers Comedians and Comedy Entertainers Conference and Awards Hosts Cricket Speakers Female Speakers Golf Speakers Horse Racing Speakers Motivational and Teambuilding Speakers Motorsport Speakers Musical Soloists, Duos and Bands Represented By Our Agency Rowing Speakers Rugby Speakers Sailing Speakers Ski-ing Speakers Snooker Speakers Speciality Entertainment Sports Presenters and Commentators Swimming Speakers Tennis Speakers Tribute Artistes and Tribute Bands © Select Sporting & Celebrity Speakers Limited 2015 \| Website by runtime: Telford Web Design XML Sitemap \| Image Sitemap	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12495
__label__wiki	0.8909	0.8909	NWPrepsNow Gonzaga Women's Basketball Sports > International sports Mario Andretti savoring golden anniversary of only Indy 500 win Tue., May 21, 2019 In this May 8, 1969 photo, Mario Andretti sits calmly in his car as his crew works to put out a fire that blistered some paint, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Mario Andretti sees the reminders of 1969 everywhere he turns these days. His face, his race-car number, even that familiar STP logo appear on an endless array of memorabilia at this year’s Indianapolis 500. He has own street, his own badge and even his own store. It’s all part of the golden anniversary of the first and only 500 win for one of the greatest drivers in racing history. (Associated Press) By Michael Marot Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – Mario Andretti sees the reminders of 1969 everywhere these days. His face, his race car number, that familiar STP logo, they all appear on an endless array of shirts and jackets, clocks and flags, posters and coasters. Mario Andretti Drive has temporarily replaced the Washington Street sign in downtown Indianapolis. Fans driving through the main gate to Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s infield will pass large banners commemorating the 50th anniversary of Andretti’s first and only Indianapolis 500 win. Anyone who strolls through Gasoline Alley needs a metal badge with Andretti’s image to get inside. There’s even a Mario Andretti Store, right next to the track’s famous pagoda. When he’s not busy signing autographs, posing for photos or taking fans for a ride in IndyCar’s two-seater, there are countless interview requests. At age 79, one of the greatest drivers in racing history is revered as much today as he was all those years ago. “I know it’s special to him,” said Michael Andretti, the oldest of Mario’s three children. “I think it’s so cool he appreciates it, to see him get honored like this. You know it was the most popular win he ever had.” Super Mario celebrated many victories during a career that first began as a secret from the parents who moved the family from Italy to the United States in 1955. Eventually, he made 407 IndyCar starts, won 67 poles and led 7,595 laps – all series records. His 52 career wins are second all-time. Andretti won the 1967 Daytona 500, the 1972 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1978 world championship. He captured four USAC titles, the IROC championship in 1979, even a national dirt track crown in 1974. Twenty years ago, Andretti and A.J. Foyt were named co-Drivers of the Century by The Associated Press. But his career has largely been defined by what happened in his 29 Indy 500 starts – and that unlikely trip to victory lane. “What this race brings to you career wise, it’s worth it,” the elder Andretti said. “It’s just euphoria when you cross that finish line first because it means so much for your career. It’s very unfair, trust me, but it’s a fact.” Andretti learned the significance of winning this race quickly. He finished third as a rookie in 1965 then won Indy’s pole each of the next two years. After a piston problem forced him out just two laps into the 1968 race, he returned to the Brickyard in 1969 as the favorite. The expectations suddenly changed when a horrific crash in practice left Andretti with facial burns and forced him into a backup car without the Lotus engine he brought to the track. He started second alongside pole-sitter A.J. Foyt and next to another former race winner, Bobby Unser. On race day, there more problems. Andretti’s oil temperature hit 270 degrees after less than 10 laps. Crew members couldn’t get the right rear tire loose and he ran the entire race without making a single change. “I didn’t want to waste time in the pits because it would have put me a lap behind easily, and I was competitive, I didn’t want to risk it,” Andretti recalled. “So I just kept saying, ‘Just keep going, just keep going, just keep going’ the whole race.” Inside the cockpit, Andretti was in extreme pain from his burns and a blistering back. Somehow, through that, the badly worn tire, and a degrading gearbox, Andretti was able to nurse the car across the bricks before anyone else. His finish time of 3:11:14.71 was the fastest in race history by nearly five minutes and car owner Andy Granatelli planted a kiss on Andretti’s cheek in victory lane. The prize money back then was just shy of $207,000. “It was never like ‘Oh, we’ve got this, we’ve got this,’” Andretti said. “I didn’t feel like we had anything until we crossed the finish line.” The family’s fortunes since have become an enduring part of the race. There has never been another Andretti victory. Andretti made 24 more Indy starts and never again reached victory lane though he still owns a 1981 winner’s ring; Unser crossed the finish line first then was docked a position the next day for passing cars coming out of the pits and Andretti was declared the winner. Five months later, Unser won his appeal and was declared the winner. Michael Andretti qualified for 16 Indy 500s and still holds the title of most laps led by a non-winner. Mario’s other son, Jeff, never finished higher than 15th in his three Indy starts. Michael’s son, Marco, the 2006 runner-up, will make his 14th Indy start Sunday from the No. 10 position. Michael’s cousin, John, started 12 times at Indy and never finished higher than fifth. That’s 0 for 68 since 1969, though Michael Andretti has won the race five times as a team owner. “I don’t know what it is, I don’t know if I believe in curses, but there’s something weird going on when you have 73 Andretti starts and one win,” Michael Andretti said. Like pretty much every May since 1965, the Andretti family is gathering in Indianapolis and there is fresh attention for Mario’s win amid some tough times. Mario’s wife, Dee Ann, died from a heart attack in July. They were married in 1961. His nephew, John Andretti, is going through a second battle with colon cancer. Inside the Andretti Autosport hospitality tent and amid all the banter between crew members and drivers, Mario Andretti had a quiet moment to realize just how golden this anniversary is for himself and his family. “I’m enjoying the heck out of everything for all the obvious reasons,” Mario Andretti said. “It’s fun. I’ve had a lot of fun with it. I’m still living the dream.” Wordcount: 991 Published: May 21, 2019, 1:37 p.m. Tags: auto racing, indianapolis 500, indianapolis motor speedway, indycar series, international sports, mario andretti, sports Subscribe to the sports newsletter Get the day’s top sports headlines and breaking news delivered to your inbox by subscribing here. You have been successfully subscribed! There was a problem subscribing you to the newsletter. Double check your email and try again, or email webteam@spokesman.com Top stories in International sports Novak Djokovic leads Serbia to win over Spain in ATP Cup final Rafael Nadal urges tennis organizers to compromise on one World Cup … Salt Lake City, Barcelona among Winter Olympic host options … XFL to unveil rules innovations when it kicks off next month … World juniors: Canada routs defending champion Finland 5-0 … Finland beats US at junior worlds to set up semi vs Canada … Analysis: Gonzaga loses Filip Petrusev to ankle injury, still rolls past BYU 92-69 … Idaho miner helps rediscover lawless Bitterroot boomtown seemingly lost to history … Dan Thompson: Gonzaga again refuses to shrink in the big moment, even when its number of healthy players does … Spokane County asks for patience after man challenges snowplow driver to fisticuffs … January Trip of the Month: The Mica Peak traverse offers plenty of adventure close to home …	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12498
__label__wiki	0.723307	0.723307	From all sides, Miami case is textbook embarrassment Written By Matt Hayes (AP Photo) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/35/57/nevin-shapiro-102213-ap-widejpg_1n37nt6i6dpqg1kncvxvj0y0wi.jpg?t=-497335991&w=500&quality=80 Strippers and handfuls of sweaty cash. Illegal interviews and the rantings of a convicted felon. Parties on a yacht and a fat, fifty-large, hand-delivered check to the president of a university that “lacked institutional control.” Rogue NCAA investigators running amok, and a clueless president standing in mud. MORE: Miami receives penalty \| Which players were mentioned? DECOURCY: Scholarship cuts are foolish punishment Yeah, this looks good for all involved. It only took three years and embarrassing and humbling hide-in-the-corner moments for both the NCAA and Miami for us to come to this conclusion: if you cheat, you better cooperate when you get caught. Those who cooperate get a slap on the wrist when they pay a street agent $25,000 for useless recruiting information (see: Oregon), or when their players accept cash in envelopes from a booster four months after a major, separate investigation took down their football coach (Ohio State). Meanwhile, in the land of non-compliance, you lose 30 scholarships over three years because the NCAA declares you knew or should have known a player was receiving illegal benefits (USC)—and after your athletic director declares the NCAA was envious of your program. “Miami helped itself tremendously with self-imposed sanctions,” Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowsky said Tuesday when announcing the final corrective sanctions for Miami essentially handing over its football and basketball programs to booster/jock sniffer Nevin Shapiro. Read the report. The depth and breadth of Shapiro’s access—with many in the administration’s knowledge—is shocking. If that’s not enough, read this from former Miami player Randy Phillips, who refused to be interviewed by the NCAA but—on the day the NCAA sanctions were released—decided to talk to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. THE 10 SPOT: Top quarterbacks \| Best BCS moments \| The rivalries “(Miami) couldn’t recruit without Nevin,” Phillips said. “It got to the point where Nevin was the recruiter. Every top star player came through Nevin’s house.” This critical component gets lost in the salacious and sexy details of Shapiro doling out cash like Halloween candy: football programs live and die by their ability to recruit. If what Phillips is saying is true—and why do we have any reason not to believe the man who admits he was Shapiro’s No. 2 on campus?—every significant recruit who signed with Miami had been soiled by Shapiro’s illegal benefits before they ever signed a letter of intent to play for the Canes. Before they ever practiced or played in a game at Miami; before the university NCAA compliance department could explain to them the dos and don’ts of big time football, Shapiro taught them rules are for fools and cash is for kings. For this, the NCAA decided to tack on nine scholarship losses over three years (three per season) to the already self-imposed two-year bowl ban. Imagine that; those penalties for a man who had free run of the Miami program for seven years. Imagine that; the NCAA had this information, got greedy and tried to get more information illegally, then had to backtrack and essentially kneecap itself after the public outcry when it was revealed the NCAA hired the attorney of the man they were investigating (Shapiro) to help investigate the very institution they were investigating (Miami). This is textbook embarrassment all the way around. Embarrassing that NCAA president Mark Emmert, the big, bad cop on the Penn State case, was Barney Fife in Coral Gables. Embarrassing that Miami president Donna Shalala, who for more than a year has publicly ripped the NCAA for the pace of the case and for the investigative process, is standing in a bowling alley with Shapiro and accepting a $50,000 check as a donation to the men’s basketball team. But, hey, she cooperated with the NCAA. So did Oregon and Ohio State. Go ahead and cheat, everyone. The reward is much greater than the risk. As long as you eventually own up to it.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12499
__label__wiki	0.870365	0.870365	https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/crime/article/Jury-returns-mixed-verdict-in-stray-bullet-14980949.php Jury returns mixed verdict in stray bullet slaying of girl BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) — A jury returned a mixed verdict Thursday for the first of four defendants to stand trial in the death of a 9-year-old girl hit by a stray bullet as she slept in her bed in her home. The Cumberland County jury found Leroy Frazier III, 21, not guilty of murder in the July 2018 death of Jennifer Trejo., but did convict him on counts of aggravated manslaughter, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault. The Bridgeton man now faces a potential life term when he's sentenced Feb. 21. Prosecutors said Frazier and three other Bridgeton men opened fire on some people outside a city home. No one in the targeted group was struck, but a stray round went through the rear wall of a nearby home and hit the child. Investigators found 19 bullet casings and said they believe three guns were used. Defense attorney Emily Bell had called the evidence against her client circumstantial in her closing argument on Wednesday. She also challenged the reliability of ballistics evidence and argued that surveillance footage didn't conclusively prove her client was one of the men shown. Frazier said he was at home with his daughter at the time of the shooting, but prosecutors cited Facebook messages they said contradicted his story. The other three defendants are scheduled for trial later this month. Argument leads Stamford police to illegal assault rifle, bedroom bunker	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12503
__label__wiki	0.640931	0.640931	The Islands Region James Island State Park Campfire and Hotdogs © stateparks.com Roasting hot dogs over an open fire. c/o San Juan Marine Area Olga, Washington 98279 James Island State Park is a 113-acre marine camping and moorage park with 12, 335 feet of saltwater shoreline on Rosario Strait. The park features a beautiful western view of the San Juan islands from a high bluff along the loop trail. Much of James Island has been designated a Natural Forest Area and is closed to public access, except for designated recreational areas and trails. Loop trails around the central and southwest portions of the island offer 1.5 miles of hiking trails. The informal trail around the north part of the island is not open for use. Please do not hike in the northern half of the island." The park is open year round to camping and day use.Summer hours: 6:30 a.m. to dusk.Winter hours: 8 a.m. to dusk.Quiet hours: 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. No generators in operation from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. Mammals? Deer or Elk? Raccoons The Wilkes Expedition named the island in 1841 to honor the earlier heroism of an American sailor, Reuben James. The federal government acquired the island and transferred it to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission in 1964. James Island has 13 campsites at three locations on the island.The Water Trail Site is on a hill above a pocket cove of the West Cove and has three campsites (sites 11-13) and a pit toilet. These campsites are part of the Cascadia Marine Trail and are strictly reserved for use by boats arriving by human- or wind-powered watercraft. The Saddle area spans from the West Cove shoreline across the island to the East Cove. There are six campsites (sites 5-10), a picnic shelter and two picnic sites, composting toilet facilities, pay station and moorage dock. A trail leads to the East Cove where there are four offshore mooring buoys. The loop trail system starts and ends here. The bottom structure at the West Cove is rocky and steeply sloped. It is not a good anchorage site. The East Cove campground is a short walk from the Saddle area and has four campsites (sites 1-4), one pit toilet, bulletin board and pay station. From here, the loop trail leads southwest to the Water Trail campsites on the southwest side of the West Cove. Boaters moored in the East Cove are exposed to wakes from boat traffic in Rosario Strait. There is no potable water on the island and no garbage service. Visitors need to pack-out what they pack-in. Boats may not use dinghies to reserve moorage space on the dock or buoys. Campers and boaters must self register and pay fees at the bulletin board/pay station. The nearest fuel and groceries are at Anacortes. The park has five mooring buoys (four in East Cove and one in West Cove). Mooring buoys remain in place year round. Moorage fees are charged year round from 1 p.m. to 8 a.m. West Cove has a dock with a 44-foot moorage float (88 linear feet). The float is removed from October through March, to protect it from winter storm damage. No boats more than 45 feet are permitted on buoys. Please observe rafting limits posted on each buoy. Salmon and bottom fishing is a good in waters adjacent to James Island State Park. Dot Rock State Park Spencer Spit State Park Doe Island Marine State Park Upright Channel State Park Olga Marine State Park Cone Islands State Park Moran State Park Clark Island State Park Turn Island State Park Blind Island State Park Day Use Area West Cove has a composting toilet, while East Cove has one pit toilet. Trails Water Activities Other? 1.5 mi. Hiking Trails? Boating (saltwater)? Diving? Fishing (saltwater)? Crabbing? Oysters James Island offers great short hikes with dramatic views from high bluffs. Hikers with children should be aware of fall hazards due to rocky high banks and cliffs and surrounding waters that are deep and swift. Fidalgo Bay Resort 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road Pioneer Trails RV Resort & Campground James Island is located three miles west of Anacortes and half-mile east of Decatur Island on Rosario Strait in San Juan County. James Island State Park is reachable only by boat. The nearest access is Washington Park and Skyline Marina in Anacortes.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12505
__label__wiki	0.872103	0.872103	Craftsman Farms Gustav Stickley About Craftsman Farms The Log House Living Room Objects Dining Room Objects Girls Bedroom Objects Other Buildings Stickley and A&C Watch Lectures Crafts-mas Holiday Programs Original Exhibition Newcomb Exhibition Farms Afield Boston Farms Afield Princeton Live, Play, Eat Stone Piers Dedication Glesmann Walkway Membership Page The Craftsman Gala 2019 Auction Guide GPI Reception Pathway to Education Visiting the Log House Accessibility Museum Admission Visiting with Children Admission Discounts Grounds / Town Park Museum Shop Hours Area Restaurants Museum is open: Tours depart at: The museum is viewed on guided tours which depart from the Museum Shop, located in the original kitchen of Gustav Stickley's Log House. Museum Shop doors open at noon, and tour tickets are purchased from the Shopkeeper. The tour lasts approximately 75 minutes. CLOSED: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In Mr. Stickley's Home: The Essential Tour Explore the Log House at Craftsman Farms, Gustav Stickley’s rustic country estate and a National Historic Landmark. Largely restored to its 1910 - 1917 appearance, the Log House at Craftsman Farms is the only home Stickley designed and built for his own use. This basic tour lasts approximately 1-¼ hour, and includes a brief walk outdoors. Visitors are taken through the two main floors of Stickley's dream home, the Log House, offering an in-depth look at Stickley's life and work. Our knowledgeable docents afford every visitor the opportunity to ask questions and discuss areas of interest. Tours depart from the Museum Shop. Advance registration is not required for this tour. Remember to check out our other upcoming programs and special tours. Museum Admission: $7 Seniors and Students $4 Children (up to age 12) Free for Members, and children age two and under. For groups of eight or more, please see Group Visits. Museum Shop Hours: Thursday through Sunday Noon to 4:00 p.m. The Museum Shop is housed in the original kitchen of the Log House. Purchases made in the Shop directly support the operations of the Stickley Museum and the care of this National Historic Landmark. Our Museum Shop is mission-driven, and features a selection of Arts-and-Crafts style home décor, textiles, art prints, pottery and tiles, books, and Stickley-branded merchandise. We feature many products from local artists and small and family-owned companies, and items made in the USA. There is no admission fee to enter the Museum Shop, and visitors are welcome to drop in during open hours to browse and to shop. Tours begin and end in the Museum Shop. See Visiting the Log House section for information on how to view the Log House museum. The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms is committed to assuring that all individuals can participate in our programs. If you require the use of assistive listening devices or other special assistance please call 973.540.0311 at least two weeks in advance. We are a Parsippany-Troy Hills Town Park: Even on days when the Log House museum is not open, our grounds are open to the public from dawn to dusk. We invite you to take a stroll, have lunch at one of our picnic tables, and take in the sights and sounds of nature. Bring our Grounds Map with you and explore the history and architecture of Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Farms. Visiting with Children: Download our children's activity sheet Mr. Stickley's Treasure Hunt to make your visit to the museum even more fun! Admission Discounts: GROUP/PROGRAM NAME DISCOUNT Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms Members Free Admission; 10% off in Museum Shop Stickley Museum Library Pass Free Admission North American Reciprocal Museum Members Free Admission; 10% off in Museum Shop American Alliance of Museums Members Free Admission National Trust for Historic Preservation Members 50% off Admission; 10% off in Museum Shop THIRTEEN Members 50% off Admission; 10% off in Museum Shop Active Duty Military Families (Armed Forces to Labor Day) Free Admission; see details below Parsippany-Troy Hills Residents (Summer Thursdays) $1 Admission; see details below Families First Discovery Pass (WIC) Free Admission for up to 4. See program descriptions below for more details on eligibility and membership. These discounts apply to standard admission fees, which cover the In Mr. Stickley's Home: The Essential Tour. These discounts do not apply to other tours, programs, or special events. Become a Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms Member Join today and become part of a vibrant, growing cultural center. Members provide critical support and enjoy exclusive privileges, including invitations to special programs and trips, a year's subscription to our quarterly newsletter, Notes from the Farms, free admission for our standard tour, and discounts on merchandise at the Museum Shop and on the web, and on many programs. Member of another museum? Are you a NARM Member? The North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association is one of the largest reciprocal membership programs in the world! NARM has over 750 arts and cultural institutions across North American who offer their individual NARM qualified members free admissions and shop discounts and more. To receive NARM benefits you simply join your favorite arts/cultural institution at the NARM level. You can find a list of participating NARM institutions here, and check your membership card for a NARM sticker. We are a Blue Star Museum! The Stickley Museum is proud to once again join with other museums across the country in honoring our nation’s service men and women. Along with the other 2,000 Blue Star Museums we are offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Armed Forces Day through Labor Day. This free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active duty U.S. military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps – and up to five family members. For more information about the Blue Star Museums program, visit their FAQ. 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__label__cc	0.747846	0.252154	Organic Search – SEO Paid Search Advertising ( PPC ) Copywriting & Content Marketing SEO For Nonprofits and Charities Stikky Media Blog Victoria’s Best Social Businesses–What They Do Right And What You Can Learn internet, victoria business, Victoria social media \| Marketing, Social Media As a digital marketing professional, I’m lucky to live in one of the most social (media) cities in Canada. Many of our social media influencers were among the first to take up Twitter as a community-building tool, and we have some of the foremost social media professionals this side of the Rockies doing their work in our beautiful city. It might be because social media work is rather flexible and can be done from anywhere; where else but in Victoria would you want to live if you had the chance? Our marketing pros are definitely at the forefront of using social media for business. Whether it’s for the tourism and hospitality industry (a big piece of the business pie around here), the tech startups (a growing piece of the pie) or even higher education, our businesses and institutions have set best practices for social media for years. We’ve been inspired by–and learned from–many of them here at Stikky Media. Here are some of the businesses in Victoria who do a great job at being social. 1. Cabin 12 Local restaurant Cabin 12 has hosted the Victoria tweetup for years, at least ever since I started going, sometime in 2011. Their Twitter feed is a prime example of great social engagement, with a mix of food photos (all right, let’s be honest: food porn), funny quips, sports encouragement (go Habs go indeed!) and chats with customers. Through this great engagement, Cabin 12 has become a local haunt for local social media enthusiasts. I mean, you can even pay your bill in Bitcoins! The owners have always believed in the power of social media and use it really well too. 2. Butchart Gardens Among the premium tourist attractions in Victoria sits the world-famous Butchart Gardens. I’ve had the chance to interview the social media manager for an article I wrote, and I really admire the way he approaches his work strategically. Among other things, he mentioned how his particular destination is really good for an Instagram account. Having followed it for a while, I must say I agree; when your business deals in beautiful things (fashion, flowers, home decor), a visual network like Instragram or Pinterest is the perfect way to promote your business online. 3. Monk Office For something boring like office supplies, you’d expect that social media engagement wouldn’t be the most effective way to use your marketing time. However, Monk Office, a Victoria-based office supplies company, shows that the opposite is true. From an engaged Facebook page with business information, contests and funny stories to a Twitter account that promotes local events, environmental sustainability and excellent content, Monk stays connected to the companies (and employees) who use its products on a daily basis. Monk also takes advantage of Pinterest to showcase its office designs and furniture, along with a bunch of boards related to office and art supplies. I love Monk’s integrated strategy and how it uses every channel differently. It’s a prime example of a successful local company leveraging social media for B2B purposes. 4. Smiths Pub After a friend of mine complained on Twitter that she was served a shaken instead of a stirred martini, Smiths Pub told her she was put on the “stirred only” list. According to my friend, they’ve been as good as their word. Listening to your customers on social media is an essential skill that all businesses should master. People are talking about you; if you’re not listening, your voice can’t be included in the conversation. Also, they’re the local Habs bar, which means that they’re awesome. But that’s just the Montrealer in me. 5. Victoria Police Department Although the Victoria Police Department isn’t a business per se, its engagement on social media has been an example that every public organization should follow. Along with a fascinating blog that tells the stories of the Victoria beat, VicPD uses Facebook and Twitter to share stories, alert citizens of accidents or ongoing operations, and ask the public for help in locating missing people or providing information on wanted criminals. VicPD knows that the success of many of its investigations and operations rely on the public’s trust and cooperation; joining them on social media is a smart move to be a more integral and trusthworthy part of the everyday life of Victorians. Through these examples of successful social media engagement from businesses (and organizations) to the Victoria community, we learn that finding the right channel, social listening, an integrated strategy and some great stories are key elements. Not every channel is right for your brand, and not every channel should be used the same way. Moreover, your efforts and time will be better spent if you have a strategy informing your interactions and if you have interesting stories to share. Who’s your favourite social business in Victoria or in your city? Did we miss anyone you like? Tell us who we should feature in a future post! Like this post? Share and Like us on Social Media! 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__label__wiki	0.572127	0.572127	Nokia E6-00 leaks in full: Video, Specs, More Chris Davies - Mar 29, 2011, 9:59 am CDT We’ve been gradually building a picture of the Nokia E6-00 over the past few months, but the unannounced Symbian smartphone has just seen its biggest leak to-date. A prototype has apparently found its way to the NokioTeca forums and been thoroughly snapped, tested and detailed. On the confirmed list, a VGA resolution capacitive touchscreen, paired with a physical keyboard, and an 8-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording. Videos after the cut There’s also a new version of Symbian^3, tweaked to suit the landscape-orientation display, and a microUSB port, along with a 3.5mm headphone socket. No HDMI that we can spot, unlike the N8, and the E6-00 appears to follow the E7 in dropping the traditional 2mm charging socket. A new Symbian device is perhaps not what we’re really waiting for from Nokia, but the company has built a loyal following of portrait-QWERTY lovers and the E6-00 will likely find a niche among those. Short’n’blurry video demo below. [via My Nokia Blog] Topics leaksNokiaQWERTY KeyboardSymbianVideos	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12519
__label__wiki	0.715614	0.715614	September GA Quiz 30 September GA Quiz 9 Home » Current Affairs » 2019 » September 2019 Current Affairs Quiz » CLAT » September GA Quiz 12 Current Affairs for RRB Office Assistant Mains \| 12th September 2019 Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Smartkeeda Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below. CGLTier 1 CLAT IBPS RRB IBPSPO SBIPO The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has signed a statement of intent to roll-out 'Build for Digital India' programme with which company? Hints to Remember Who: MeitY and Google What: tie up to Build for Digital India When: published on 31st August 2019 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Google on Saturday signed a statement of intent to roll-out 'Build for Digital India', a programme that will give engineering students a platform to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions that address key social problems. As part of the programme, engineering students across the country will be invited to apply and join in a learning journey that will help them transform their bright ideas into real-world solutions. Applicants will take part in online and offline learning opportunities on key technologies such as machine learning, cloud and android. These will be offered through Google’s Developer Student Club network and other Google Developer networks. Google will also offer mentorship sessions in product design, strategy and technology to the most promising products and prototypes. Hence, the correct answer is option B. For the complete information kindly visit given link: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/meity-and-google-tie-up-to-build-for-digital-india-1567249514749.html Bandaru Dattatreya was appointed as the governor of ____________ by President Ram Nath Kovind. Who: Bandaru Dattatreya What: appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh When: published on 1st September 2019 The Central government on Sunday was appointed Bandaru Dattatreya as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. "I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for showing confidence in me and giving this responsibility. I will do my work as per the constitution," he told ANI. Dattatreya has replaced Kalraj Mishra, who has now been appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan. Hence, the correct answer is option A. https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/bandaru-dattatreya-appointed-as-governor-of-himachal-pradesh-119090100271_1.html Oleksiy Honcharuk was recently elected as the 17th Prime Minister of which country? Correct Option: C Who: Oleksiy Honcharuk What: named prime minister of Ukraine When: published on 29th August 2019 Former lawyer Oleksiy Honcharuk is the new prime minister of Ukraine. The parliament voted for his candidacy on Aug. 29. He was supported by 290 out of 424 lawmakers. Volunteer Andriy Zahorodniuk, 44, was voted in as Ukraine’s new defense minister, career diplomat Vadym Prystaiko, 49, was voted in as new foreign minister, while president’s childhood friend Ivan Bakanov, 45, became head of Ukraine’s Security Service, or SBU. Hence, the correct answer is option C. https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/oleksiy-honcharuk-named-ukraines-new-prime-minister.html सही विकल्प : C The world bank has recently funded $57 million for the pro-poor tourism (PPT) development projects in __________. Who: World Bank What: will fund ‘pro-poor tourism’ (PPT) development projects worth more than $57 million When: published on 2nd September 2019 World Bank will fund ‘pro-poor tourism’ (PPT) development projects worth more than $57 million in top tourist hotspots of Agra and Braj-Mathura regions in Uttar Pradesh. While the World Bank will incur 70% of the project cost, the remaining 30% will be borne by the UP government. According to UP tourism directorate, the World Bank and the union finance ministry have already signed loan and project agreements for the proposed PPT projects. Pro-poor tourism is a holistic tourism concept aimed at poverty alleviation in the periphery of selected tourism hubs through interventions pertaining to the economic, social and cultural aspects of the area. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/world-bank-to-fund-pro-poor-tourism-development-projects-worth-57-mn-119090200405_1.html Who among the following was recently appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Norway? B. Bala Bhaskar Vikram Misri Tsewang Namgyal Who: Dr. B. Bala Bhaskar What: appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Norway When: published on 6th September 2019 Dr. B. Bala Bhaskar (IFS: 1993) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Norway. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. https://mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/31803/Dr+B+Bala+Bhaskar+appointed+as+the+next+Ambassador+of+India+to+the+Kingdom+of+Norway You may also like to study Free Mock Test for RRB Scale I Mains Click Here Free Mock Test for CGL Tier 1 Click Here Free Mock Test for RRB Office Asst. Mains Click Here Free Mock Test for IBPS PO Mains Click Here Free Mock Test for IBPS Clerk Mains Click Here Important Current Affairs Questions and Answers: 12th September 2019 1. Rishabh Pant is fastest Indian keeper to 50 dismissals, surpasses Mahendra Singh Dhoni. (12th September 2019 Current Affairs Quiz) Young Rishabh Pant became the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket, surpassing former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The 21-year-old wicket-keeper batsman on Sunday claimed his 50th victim in his 11th Test while Dhoni had taken 15 Tests to touch the milestone. Pant took an easy catch to dismiss West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite off an Ishant Sharma delivery in the second innings of the hosts in the second Test. 2. Railway Station in Nankana to be Named after Guru Nanak. (Current Affairs Questions and Answers of 12th September 2019) The Nankana Sahib railway station in Pakistan's Punjab province will be named after Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed has said. The minister, who inspected the railway station, said it will be one of the best stations in Pakistan and will play a vital role in promoting religious tourism in the country. 3. India announces contribution of 22 mn USD to GFTAM for 6th replenishment cycle. (Top 10 Objective Current Affairs Quiz of 12th September 2019) “Under the visionary and dynamic leadership of the Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi ji, India has announced a contribution of 22 million US Dollars to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFTAM) for the 6th replenishment cycle (2020-22), an increase of 10% over the amount contributed by us in the 5th cycle. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare stated that “India stands firm to its long-standing partnership with the Global Fund and its commitment to eliminate AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria”. India’s pledge for the Global Fund strongly demonstratesitsstrong political leadership to achieve the universal health for all and its equallystrong commitment to work across borders to join hands in fighting the epidemics of these three diseases”. 4. Mumbai ranked 45th, Delhi 52nd on world's safe cities list. (Top 10 MSQs on Current Affairs of 12th September 2019) Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th safest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI), while Delhi stood at the 52nd position, a report by Economist Intelligence Unit said. Cities in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region made up six of the top-10 safest cities with Tokyo taking the top spot. Along with Tokyo, Apac cities dominated the SCI 2019. Singapore and Osaka came second and third, while Sydney and Melbourne also made it to the top-10 cities list. 5. Visakhapatnam railway station sets up ‘fun zone’ for kids. (Latest Current Affairs Quiz of 12th September 2019) With an aim to cut down the monotony of prolonged waiting periods on railway stations and to make it an enjoyable experience, particularly for children, a fun zone has been set up by the Railways at the Visakhapatnam railway station. The gaming zone has various sets of interesting games to enthral children as well as adults. The games ranging from video shooting to other indoor games aim to keep children engaged during long waiting hours at platforms. The fun zone will have all the high-tech gaming activities at par with game parlours. 6. Dr. B. Bala Bhaskar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Norway. (Important Current Affairs Quiz of 12th September 2019) 7. World Bank will fund ‘pro-poor tourism’ (PPT) development projects worth more than $57 million. (Most Important Current Affairs Quiz of 12th September 2019) 8. Oleksiy Honcharuk named prime minister of Ukraine. (Today’s Current Affairs Capsule of 12th September 2019) 9. Bandaru Dattatreya appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh. (Current Affairs In Short of 12th September 2019) 10. MeitY and Google tie up to Build for Digital India. (Current Affairs and GK Questions of 12th September 2019)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12522
__label__wiki	0.839386	0.839386	SS Lazio Tickets Mark Guthrel SSC Napoli vs SS Lazio - Coppa Italia - Quarter-Final 20:45 - Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy From USD43.87 Php2,235.84 AS Roma vs SS Lazio 18:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy Sun Feb 2 SS Lazio vs SPAL 15:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy SS Lazio vs Hellas Verona FC 20:45 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy Parma FC vs SS Lazio 15:00 - Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy SS Lazio vs Inter Milan 15:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy Genoa CFC vs SS Lazio 15:00 - Stadio L. Ferraris, Genova, Italy SS Lazio vs Bologna FC 15:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy Atalanta FC vs SS Lazio 15:00 - Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo, Italy SS Lazio vs Fiorentina FC 15:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy Torino FC vs SS Lazio 15:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Torino, Italy Sun Apr 5 SS Lazio vs AC Milan 15:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy U.S. Lecce vs SS Lazio 15:00 - Stadio Via del Mare, Lecce, Italy SS Lazio vs US Sassuolo Calcio 15:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy Udinese Calcio vs SS Lazio 15:00 - Dacia Arena - Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy Juventus FC vs SS Lazio 20:45 - Allianz Stadium, Torino, Italy From USD159.52 Php8,130.59 Sun May 3 SS Lazio vs Cagliari Calcio 15:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy Hellas Verona FC vs SS Lazio 15:00 - Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy SS Lazio vs Brescia 15:00 - Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy SSC Napoli vs SS Lazio 15:00 - Stadio San Paolo, Napoli, Italy Watch SS Lazio for the best of Italian football When thinking of Italian football the chances are that SS Lazio springs to mind. During the club’s long history it has mainly always played among the best clubs in the Serie A. Get your SS Lazio tickets from StubHub and see how one of the most-supported Italian clubs fares in the stadium. SS Lazio – a long history of wins Founded in 1900, Lazio is the largest sports club in Europe; covering more than 40 sports, it is primarily known for its presence in the football world. The SS Lazio football team is a multiple winner of various championships like the Coppa Italia and Suppercoppa Italiana, and it has won the Serie A twice. As one of the two capital-based clubs, SS Lazio competes with AS Roma in the Rome derby each year – an event which always attracts big crowds and staunch supporters of both teams. Although the club was quite successful on the football field even in the early decades of its history, its first great success came in 1958 when it became the country’s champion. The first Serie A win happened for the team in 1974 and was repeated for the second time in 2000. For the majority of its long presence, the club has been playing at the top level of Italian football and is these days one of the national favourites. In 2015 and 2017 the team failed to win the Coppa Italia when faced with Juventus FC, but they managed to get back at the Turin-based club during subsequent Supercoppa Italiana matches. Grab the chance to see this team live on the field The record of most official appearances for Lazio belongs to its former player Giuseppe Favalli, who wore the club’s colours for 16 years, while in the 2017-18 season Lazio’s player Ciro Immobile became the top scorer in the Serie A with 29 goals in 33 games. As one of the major clubs in Italy and the second largest in the capital city, SS Lazio has many fans who love to cheer on the team during matches and wear white and sky blue colours to demonstrate their support. Matches between SS Lazio and other teams, especially AS Roma, are usually popular affairs and SS Lazio tickets disappear very quickly – don’t waste your time waiting as you might lose your chance of seeing the club in action. When Lazio is scheduled to play at Stadio Olimpico you can be sure that the stadium will be packed and the atmosphere electric. Buy or sell SS Lazio tickets on StubHub and witness the best of Italian and European football. You are accessing StubHub Philippines Buy tickets for SS Lazio at StubHub US Continue on StubHub Philippines	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12524
__label__cc	0.552201	0.447799	Cars We Remember: Surprise: 1971 Plymouth Hemi GTX goes for $253K Greg Zyla More Content Now I’ve had several letters recently from readers about collector car values, good and bad investments, how the collector car hobby has changed and especially the auto auctions, where some of the most pristine of muscle cars go for hundreds of thousands of dollars each and every auction. One recent car that deserves special note is a 1971 Plymouth GTX, complete with the ”Elephant” 426 Hemi engine that sold for $253,000 at the recent Mecum Auction in Dallas. This GTX proves that even cars made after 1970 that are restored by a professional can produce results that would envy the more popular 1967 to 1970 GTX line of special muscle cars. In 1971, Plymouth underwent a style change that differed greatly from the earlier GTX models. They made great looking funny cars on the drag strip, but on the street the larger ’71 GTX model was starting to take a major dip in sales. Government clean air mandates were starting to kick in and MOPAR’s pony cars, ala the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda, were responsible for taking sales away from the full-size GTX style Plymouths. However, the popularity of the Chrysler pony cars made the 1971 GTX even more rare, especially when a 426/425 horsepower Hemi sat in waiting under the hood. Overall, there were only 19 of the ’71 Hemi GTX models with the automatic ever built, making this specific GTX trim a rare piece of MOPAR muscle car history. Enter Dave Dudek, of Dave Dudek Muscle Cars in Warren, Michigan. Dudek is a noted collector of some of the world’s most desirable, rare and elusive classic MOPAR cars. He tells this story of the 1971 GTX owner Peter Swainson, from Alberta, Canada, whose collection of cars centered on his lifelong adoration for the vehicles that furnished the dealership his father purchased in 1971; the same one he himself would eventually come to own and operate. Swainson is the president and general manager of Southside Dodge Chrysler Jeep in Alberta. In communications with this scribe, it is explained that the Swainson GTX underwent a complete ground-up restoration at Dudek’s auto restoration shop. The GTX, along with a 1969 Dodge Daytona, were two of 10 rare MOPARS restored by Dudek and offered for sale by private owner Swainson. When the gavel hit the auction block at the Mecum Auction, the Dudek restored and Swainson-owned ’71 GTX brought the aforementioned $253,000, resulting in bragging rights for the duo. In particular, their GTX muscle car was the highest-selling vehicle of 1,000 American muscle cars, classics, exotics, and hot rods made available over the four-day Mecum Auction. The 425 Hemi GTX features a bright Citron Yella exterior paint, a popular Chrysler color in 1971. Further, a black interior, Rallye wheels, Goodyear G60-15 Polyglass GT tires, factory N96 Air Grabber hood with hold-down pins, and TorqueFlite automatic make this GTX a special breed. Swainson is quick to commend Dudek on his professionalism when it comes to restoring cars to 100% accuracy. “Dave has a great sense of quality workmanship, a knowledge and quick study of factory correct finish and appearance,” said Swainson. “Along with a drive to get it right the first time, Dave’s attention to detail made my vehicles stand out above others. His work far exceeded my expectations.” Dudek, 48, resides in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, and has been restoring classic cars for more than 20 years. Specializing in MOPAR vehicles, his attention to detail, life-time experiences and passion for the hobby/business make it all possible. Cars like the ’71 Plymouth GTX are not noted for the best in Plymouth styling when compared to the 1963 to 1970 Max Wedges, 440 Six Packs and 426 Hemis that roamed the boulevards back then. Still, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and this saga proves that any rare, low production number muscle car can be the surprise sales car of the entire auction. Dave Dudek and Peter Swainson know this first hand. Thanks for sharing what a professionally restored 1971 GTX Hemi can bring big at today’s major auctions. Greg Zyla writes weekly for More Content Now and GateHouse Media. Contact him at greg@gregzyla.com or at 303 Roosevelt St., Sayre, PA 18840.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12525
__label__wiki	0.54906	0.54906	Go to: Biblioteket Centra Centrum för universitetslärarutbildning Driftinformation Infocenter i Studenthuset Innovationskontoret Kris- och stödinformation för studenter Lärarutbildningsportalen Medarbetarwebben Miljöwebben Mitt universitet Mondo Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten Press och redaktion Rektors blogg SU-butiken Universitetsförvaltningen Utbildningskatalogen Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre Where does the carbon go - a meagre future for benthic fauna? 2020-01-10 In order to understand carbon flows in the Baltic Sea, mechanistic models need to take benthic macrofauna into consideration. This is concluded in new studies from the Baltic Bridge initiative. Benthic communities and water movement 2019-12-19 With the eye-catching title "Nematodes from Space?", Baltic Seminar was back on December 3. Fernando Jaramillo (NatGeo) and Francisco Nascimento (DEEP) presented their research areas, and joined in a discussion on possible research collaborations between departments. Researcher position in large-scale watershed nutrient dynamics 2019-11-29 Baltic Sea Centre is announcing a new position. We are looking for a researcher with a genuine interest in large scale nutrient budgets and links to food production patterns. Virtual tools to manage the Baltic Sea 2019-11-04 A new policy brief from BONUS DESTONY project gives an overview of the existing decision support tools developed for the Baltic Sea and discusses how well they support an ecosystem-based management. New research vessel at TZS 2019-10-18 Helsinki University has received a new research vessel. The arrival of the vessel is welcomed not only by Helsinki based researchers, as it will also come to use for the Baltic Bridge collaboration between the Universities of Helsinki and Stockholm. Policy Brief about the cod 2019-10-08 EU Member States could take a number of important decisions to address the cod crisis, such as major reductions in quotas for catches of flatfish, herring and sprat in the southern Baltic. Scientists challenged – What do we really need to know about the Baltic Sea? 2019-09-12 Nearly 400 Baltic Sea researchers gathered in Aula Magna for the Baltic Sea Science Congress, to share knowledge about the Baltic Sea and unite and prepare for the future. The congress was opened in an innovative way with five important Baltic Sea scientists being questioned by another five environmental journalists. Mock press conference kickstarts the congress 2019-08-27 The Baltic Sea Science Congress 2019 will be opened in an innovative way. Supported by the joint Baltic Sea research and development programme BONUS, a panel of distinguished scientists and journalists will kick off the conference through a fast-paced discussion of key topics in the form of a mock press conference. The press conference as well as the rest of the opening will also be broadcasted on the web. Renowned keynote speakers 2019-08-15 Thomas Bianchi, Simon Trush and Katja Fennel are keynote speakers at the Baltic Sea Science Congress. They are international experts and here to speak about coastal ecosystems, global carbon fluxes and the role of the ocean in the climate system. Unique workshop for young scientists 2019-08-12 Baltic Sea Science Congress and BONUS welcome young scientists to take part in a unique training session with communication trainer Nancy Baron. Policy Brief: European chemicals regulation needs more transparency 2019-06-25 To meet the challenges of chemical risks in everyday life, risk assessments under the REACH registration process must be improved. One key element in that transformation is to introduce more transparency. Report 2/2018: Limitations of using blue mussel farms as a nutrient reduction measure 2019-05-14 Blue mussel farming has been suggested as a cost effective nutrient mitigation tool in the Baltic Sea, to complement land-based measures. However, the environmental conditions of the Baltic proper, particularly the low salinity, affect the nutrient uptake efficiency of the blue mussels. Policy Brief: Phosphorus in the catchment 2019-04-29 A new study shows that almost half of the phosphorus currently entering the Baltic Sea could derive from accumulate phosphorus on land, so called legacy phosphorus. The amount of phosphorus that leaks to the Baltic Sea has decreased over the last 20 years but the future reduction will depend on continued actions to reduce the accumulation of phosphorus on land. Web survey about Decision Support Tools 2019-03-18 Do you have experience of Decision Support Tools? Or do you need tools to support your decision making when it comes to the Baltic Sea? Please help us out by answering the BONUS DESTONY web survey! EXTENDED Abstract submission deadline 2019-03-15 Extended deadline for abstract submission! Do not miss the opportunity to present your research during the nest Baltic Sea Science Congress. We offer slots for oral presentations or poster presentations within five different themes. Symposium on The Expansion of Low Oxygen Zones 2019-03-15 The symposium on the the expansion of low oxygen zones in the global ocean and coastal waters can now be watched online. More negative side effects of capping 2018-11-27 Sediment capping with activated carbon might affect, among other things, essential benthic ecosystem functions. Policy Brief: Why we need a list of ingredients on consumer articles 2018-10-19 Today, information on the chemical composition of articles is very scarce, making it difficult to understand which potentially hazardous chemicals are being released to the Baltic Sea. There is an urgent need for standardized methods and legal incentives to increase the transparency. Electra returns from successful SWE-FIN research cruise 2018-10-05 During Electras 2nd multi-disciplinary research trip in the Finnish archipelago, a range of environmental questions were investigated. One of the projects involved exploring the carbon cycling in the sea using state-of-the-art-systems. Fish habitats degraded by recreational boating 2018-10-03 In a new scientific article, researchers show that small boat marinas have a clear impact on the vegetation on the seabed. The study also shows that this vegetation is very important for recruitment of several coastal fish species, including perch and pike. About the project Plant-Fish 2018-10-03 The Baltic Sea Centre has been part of the project Plant-Fish since 2014, which has examined the functional role of vegetation and predatory fish in shallow Baltic Sea bays. Now results are coming in. Baltic Eye evaluated in new study 2018-09-27 The Baltic Eye Project has been evaluated in an international study. The results show that the project has achieved impacts on a range of levels. Apply for Baltic Earth Summer School 2018 2018-03-20 University of Rostock invites students from the entire Baltic Sea region to the 4th Baltic Earth Summer School on “Climate of the Baltic Sea region”. The course will be held at Askö, in the Swedish archipelago. Symposium on N2 fixation 2018-03-07 All colleagues and students interested in the topic of aquatic biological nitrogen fixation are cordially invited to take part in the Symposium of Aquatic N2 Fixation on 19th August 2018. We don’t know enough to fix the Baltic Sea with geo-engineering 2018-02-27 Geo-engineering measures have been proposed to mitigate the internal load of phosphorus and speed recovery of the Baltic Sea. But there are still uncertainties about the fluxes and dynamics of phosphorus and their contribution to eutrophication, which was discussed at the HELCOM-EUSBSR workshop where the Baltic Sea Centre participated. Strong interest in study of recovery from eutrophication 2018-02-08 Lakes and coastal areas can recover from eutrophication, but it takes time and we need patience. This was the conclusion of one of the most downloaded articles from the scientific journal Limnology & Oceanography in 2017. Michelle McCrackin, researcher at the Baltic Sea Centre, led this study. 3rd BONUS Symposium - Sustainable Ecosystem Governance 2017-12-20 The Symposium "Sustainable ecosystem governance under changing climate and land use in the Baltic Sea region" takes place on 14-16 March 2018 in Gdansk, Poland. Marine Modelling Group - a new resource for the University 2017-12-19 The Marine Modelling Group (MMG) is now taking form at the Baltic Sea Centre with the explicit aim of creating a resource and focal point for marine modelling at the University! During 2017's final Baltic Seminar, researchers from different departments were invited to learn more about collaborative alternatives within the MMG. Apply for course organisation at Askö 2018 2017-12-13 It is time for course leaders to book their stay for returning and known courses during spring- and fall semester 2018. Policy Brief: Improving manure recycling in agriculture 2017-11-21 Phosphorus is a finite resource. Efficient usage and recycling are essential. Recycling human sewage can help close the phosphorus cycle, but only partially meets circular economy goals. Popular seminar about the Baltic Sea underwater soundscape 2017-10-25 The research on underwater sounds and what impacts human induced sounds have on marine ecosystems is a new and unexplored field. Yet it is an important dimension that affects the marine life. Fastest speciation event of a marine vertebrate, reported in the Baltic Sea 2017-07-04 In a new paper from University of Helsinki, Baltic Sea Centre and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences the fastest event of speciation for any marine vertebrate is reported. The European flounders in the Baltic Sea exhibiting different breeding behaviors are, in fact, a species pair arising from a recent event of ecological speciation. New Ph.D. position in the FunkVeg project 2017-06-07 The FunkVeg project is currently looking for a motivated Ph.D. student for a project investigating free-living populations of the bladder wrack, Fucus vesiculosus. New action plan for nature conservation efforts 2017-05-21 Today, 21 May, the European Natura 2000 Day is celebrated for the first time. But up to now the member states have not fulfilled their nature conservation efforts. The European Commission has adopted a new action plan to help them speed up the work. Researcher Sofia Wikström at Baltic Sea Centre urges the Commission to develop sustainable measures for fishing in protected areas. Policy Brief: The cosmetics clean-up 2017-05-05 Hygiene products are a small but important point source for microplastics to the environment. In a Policy Brief, Baltic Eye has summarized a number of recommendations on how to limit the release of microplastics from hygiene products. Apply for unique Baltic Sea field course 2017-04-28 Want to gain knowledge on Finnish aquatic ecosystems from headwaters to coastal waters of the Baltic Sea while truly enjoying the Finnish nature? Apply for PhD course Climate of the Baltic Sea Region 2017-04-20 Summer PhD/master-course organized by the Baltic Earth programme, Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre and Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde. This summer, the course i held at Askö 28 Aug - 4 Sept. Application deadline: 1 May Policy Brief: Advanced wastewater treatment 2017-03-22 New times call for new measures. Advanced wastewater treatment can be part of meeting the challenges of society’s ongoing chemical intensification. New water treatment techniques have the potential to significantly reduce emissions of both known and unknown substances to the aquatic environment and reduce the risk of marine pollution. Prestigious award for studies on effects of climate change on Baltic Sea fauna 2017-03-14 BEAM-associated researcher Agnes Karlson has been awarded a grant of 85000 SEK by the King Carl XVI Gustaf 50-year Foundation for Science, Technology and Environment for her work on a important sediment-living amphipod in the Baltic Sea and how it adapts to climate change. New paper on nitrogen cycling in the sediments of the Gulf of Bothnia 2017-02-04 Funded by the recently finished Baltic Ecosystem Adaptive Management project, Stefano Bonaglia et.al., just published their new results on the fate of fixed nitrogen in marine sediments. Formal end of BEAM and future handling of the strategic marine environmental research funds 2017-01-16 The BEAM program ceases at the end of 2015, and the area committee for natural sciences has now decided how future marine strategic funds will be handled. Baltic Seminar: Linking human and natural sciences 2016-12-16 The fourth Baltic Seminar focused on how to link human and natural sciences to improve the state and management of the Baltic Sea. A cooperation very much needed, all speakers agreed, and also pointed out the challenges in this task. High-tech moss animal to help us understand the Baltic Sea 2016-10-18 At 24 metres long and packed with high-tech equipment, Stockholm University’s new research vessel R/V Electra af Askö has been carefully adapted to research in the Baltic Sea. The vessel will give researchers across an array of disciplines a more complete picture of the Baltic Sea. Grow dense, make sense? 2016-10-14 A Baltic Bridge project to investigate the role of drift algae, aquatic plant density and traits for secondary production and shelter from predation. Policy Brief: The internal phosphorus load 2016-10-11 The accumulated pool of phosphorus on land receives much less attention than the pool in the Baltic Sea, despite being substantially larger and the ultimate source to the sea. Actions taken to reduce the internal load will not address the causes of eutrophication. Instead, actions must focus on improving both nutrient use efficiency in agriculture and sewage treatment. Policy Brief: Nutrient recycling in agriculture 2016-10-11 Agriculture is a large source of nutrients to the Baltic Sea. Only about half of the nutrients in fertiliser and manure are converted to harvested crops. Nutrient use efficiency must improve. Alf Norkko honoured with Royal Baltic Sea professorship 2016-09-27 It is now decided that Alf Norkko will receive the visiting professorship in Baltic Sea research which Stockholm University gave the King as a 70-year-gift. Professor Alf Norkko from the University of Helsinki is an internationally renowned scientist in the field of ecological Baltic Sea research. Climate change in the Baltic Sea region 2016-09-08 What are the fundamental processes of the atmosphere, ocean, sea-ice and land surface that have relevance for the climate system in the Baltic Sea? During Baltic Earth's advanced weeklong summer course at Askö Laboratory, 20 students from all over the Baltic Sea learned more about that. The breathing seascape 2016-06-09 Funding has been granted for a new Baltic Bridge project on resolving ecosystem metabolism and habitat-function relationships across coastal habitats. Many unknown chemicals in the Baltic Sea 2016-05-25 New chemicals are often not recognized in analyses of fish in the Baltic Sea, shows a study from Stockholm University. The reason is that one chooses to search for chemicals that are already known, and much of those who are already regulated by law. Our professor Fredrik Wulff has passed away 2016-05-20 We have to bring you the sad news that our long-term colleague and friend Professor Fredrik Wulff passed away on May 20, 2016. R/V Oceania at Askö for important satellite overpass 2016-05-16 Last week several european research groups gathered at Askö Laboratory to take part in an intercalibration workshop to secure data quality of remote sensing reflectance over the Baltic Sea. Baltic Seminar on fish in human hands 2016-05-16 Our third Baltic Seminar had the focus on effects on fish: from key processes in coastal habitats to the influence by global actors. Two keynotes, Johan Eklöf (DEEP) and Henrik Österblom (SRC), gave inspirational presentations and then a panel talk with discussions ended the seminar before our customary Baltic Bar started. Baltic Bridge - bridging gaps in Baltic Sea science 2016-04-21 Last week researchers from Stockholm University and the University of Helsinki met to discuss concrete collaboration on Baltic Sea research and education. This initiative is part of the strategic collaboration between the two universities. The meeting was held in perfect spring weather at beautiful Askö. BNI research key in special report 2016-04-13 The new audit report on the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea region builds on research by key experts and institutions around the Baltic, including the Baltic Nest Institute. ClimeFish - not a prank! 2016-04-01 Climate changes are not an April Fool’s Day prank. They are real, they are happening right now and they are threatening the sustainable growth of aquaculture and fisheries worldwide. Stockholm university Baltic Sea Centre is one of 21 partners of the Horizon 2020 funded project ClimeFish that focus on forecasting and anticipating effects of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture. Regime shifts in the Northern Benguela ecosystem 2016-03-14 A new article written by BNI researcher Maciej T. Tomczak and Johanna J. Heymans from the Scottish Marine Institute explains how increased fishing and climate drivers during the last 50 years have led to regime shifts, with reorganized ecosystem structure and changes in the main demersal species. Successful launch of Sentinel-3 - the ocean satellite 2016-02-17 ESA:s third satellite within the Copernicus mission was successfully launched from Siberia on the 16th of February. A series of satellites will be carried into orbit over the coming two decades to provide a ‘bigger picture' for the environment programme. Bolin Centre and Baltic Sea Centre meeting 2016-02-01 30 experts from the Bolin centre for climate research and the Baltic Sea Centre met for two days in late January to discuss possible synergies, infrastructure use and on-going research. Changing seasonality of the Baltic Sea 2015-12-15 Summer season in the Baltic Sea starts earlier. The number of days with sea water warmer than 17°C have almost doubled over the past 30 years. The productive season has also been prolonged. These findings are based on satellite data and the results demonstrate how such indicators of seasonality can be used to detect long-term changes. How will current research strengthen ecosystem-based management of our sea? 2015-12-08 LATEST RESEARCH NEWS FROM BEAM. After BEAM was prolonged through 2015 over 4 MSEK were used for projects in BEAM's sphere of interest. The funded researchers have now summarized their work. University Baltic Sea research in short 2015-11-24 What are the effects of brominated substances on marine wildlife? How does regulation to decrease eutrophication look in Baltic Sea countries? Why can trawling lead to toxic pollution? These are some of the issues that scientists in a large research program at Stockholm University work with. Trends and Changes in the Gulf of Gdańsk Ecosystem 2015-10-30 New publication: Evaluation of Trends and Changes in the Gulf of Gdańsk Ecosystem—an Integrated Approach Researcher in environmental toxins 2015-10-15 Vacancy: Researcher in Environmental Toxins with special focus on Chemical Pollution in the Baltic Sea at Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Ref. No. SU FV-3180-15. Closing date: 22 November 2015. How is a changing climate linked to my Baltic Sea research? 2015-09-07 During a one-week course 16 well-renowned experts connected climate change to our most studied Baltic Sea issues, such as; biogeochemical processes, the carbon cycle and food web structures. It resulted in equipping 20 young researchers from all around the Baltic Sea with new problem-solving skills and knowledge that might help develop strategies for a sustainable Baltic Sea management. Successful SWE-GER Baltic Sea course 2015-08-24 The returning international Baltic Sea course that Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde, IOW, and Stockholm University jointly organize has just ended. During one week 20 Swedish and German students have learned and practised research methods for studying the Baltic Sea, from the seascape to the nearest coastal zone. Postdoctoral Fellow in Baltic Sea Research 2015-08-24 Vacancy: Postdoctoral Fellow in Baltic Sea Research Ref. No. SU FV-2503-15 at Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Closing date: September 20, 2015. Temporal development of coastal Baltic ecosystems 2015-08-19 Coastal areas are among the most biologically productive aquatic systems worldwide, but face strong and variable anthropogenic pressures. Few studies have, however, addressed the temporal development of coastal ecosystems in an integrated context. Researchers at the Baltic Sea Centre have contributed to a newly published article (Olsson et al, 2015) on the temporal development of coastal ecosystems in the Baltic Sea over the past two decades. Environmental conditions at Askö measured in real-time 2015-07-07 At station B1 right outside the Askö Laboratory an automatic measuring buoy records oceanographic data in real-time. It is part of a network of similar measuring buoys along Sweden’s coast. Manure management in the Baltic Sea region 2015-06-22 Baltic Eye researchers Annika Svanbäck and Michelle McCrackin hosted a workshop 8 – 9 June at Kolskjulet in Stockolm to discuss manure management practices in the Baltic Sea region. New project on ecosystem services of the Baltic Sea 2015-06-11 Well-being from the Baltic Sea – applications combining natural science and economics. BalticAPP is a BONUS project that will study both the supply and demand of marine ecosystem services across the entire Baltic Sea region in a spatially and temporally detailed manner. Take a stand for the Baltic Sea 2015-06-04 On the fourth of June, the two Swedish adventurers Oskar Kihlborg and Sören Kjellkvist, have scheduled to start a two weeks long paddle adventure on the Baltic Sea. By collecting microplastics while paddling they want to raise awareness about problems connected to microplastics, especially the unnecessary plastic pollution by personal care products. Scientific Programmer and Data Base Manager 2015-05-27 Vacancy: Scientific Programmer and Data Base Manager with focus on Environmental Sciences at Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Closing date: 30 June 2015. Swedish Radio about oxygen depletion 2015-04-29 A recent episode of the scientific radio program SR Klotet focused on oxygen depletion on the Baltic Sea seafloor. Three of our experts contributed with their knowledge. Excellent marine and Baltic Sea research 2015-04-29 Stockholm University has long had a leading role in research about the Baltic Sea. A review of 10 years of published articles shows that the University is an important contributor to marine research in the Baltic, as well as globally. Environmental Impacts of Catchment from Headwaters to the Sea 2015-04-01 Apply to this exceptional course about the environmental impacts on the Baltic of 5 ECTS arranged at the Helsinki Summer School between the 4th-20th of August. Two postdoctoral positions in Baltic Sea Research 2015-03-05 Two postdoctoral positions in Baltic Sea Research – one at University of Helsinki and one at Stockholm University. The last one is at Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Reference number SU FV-0682-15. Deadline for applications: March 30, 2015. More millions from BEAM to Baltic Sea research 2015-03-05 Baltic Ecosystem Adaptive Management (BEAM) is one of the strategic research initiatives at Stockholm University. Recently BEAM was prolonged for one year and 24 new projects, all university-based and about research linked to the Baltic Sea management, were granted funding. Policy Brief: Multiannual plan 2015-02-24 The cod stocks should be a top priority in the Baltic Sea says the Baltic Eye as a comment on the proposal for EU’s new multiannual management plan for Baltic cod, herring and sprat. Postdoctoral Fellow in Spatial Marine Ecosystem Modelling 2015-02-20 Postdoctoral Fellow in Spatial Marine Ecosystem Modelling at Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Reference number SU FV-0430-15. Deadline for applications: March 20, 2015. Stockholm-Helsinki Baltic Sea collaboration 2015-02-04 The universities of Helsinki and Stockholm have initiated a collaboration with focus on Baltic Sea research, including researcher training and infrastructure development. Bacteria in the Baltic Sea reduce acidification 2014-12-15 Alkalinity production in the Baltic Sea is much larger than previously known. Researchers at Stockholm University determined the alkalinity delivered by rivers to the Baltic Sea and concluded that there are large internal sources in the sea that generate alkalinity. New ways to understand the life of the cod 2014-12-15 Halfway through the DEMO-project, scientists now study how environmental factors and food availability affect the cod and its body growth in different life stages. BEAM gets an extra year 2014-12-12 On December 10, BEAM arranged an open meeting to inform about the research program with emphasis on possibilities for 2015. It gathered about 35 Baltic Sea experts from various fields. First Askö Day gathered many 2014-11-25 On November 20th 2014 the first Askö Day was organized with the aim to present the excellent research that is carried out at the Askö Laboratory. Scientists address commissioner in open letter 2014-11-14 The scientists at Baltic eye adresses the European Environmental Commissioner Mr. Karmenu Vella in an open letter. The purpose is to highlight what measures could lead to healthier Baltic Sea based on scientific knowledge. Seafloor animals play a bigger role in nutrient cycling than expected 2014-10-22 Biogeochemical processes in Baltic Sea sediments provide essential ecosystem services, such as reducing eutrophication by removing nutrients or converting them to useful food sources for marine organisms. New research from Stockholm University shows that small animals in the sediment affect the cycling of nitrogen – an essential nutrient, much more than expected. Are the regulations that steer Baltic Sea management ecosystem-based? 2014-10-20 Using an ecosystem approach in managing for example fisheries and eutrophication seems to be something that most Baltic Sea countries strive for, but how is that implemented in the binding laws and regulations? To illuminate that was the purpose of the conference Towards an ecosystem-based legal framework for the Baltic Sea held at Stockholm University on October 7th 2014. Science for ecosystem-based adaptive management of the Baltic Sea 2014-10-17 Since 2010 science within the strategic research programme Baltic Ecosystem Adaptive Management, BEAM, has been conducted with the common aim to support ecosystem-based management of the Baltic Sea environment. Recently 25 BEAM-researchers gathered for 1,5 day’s scientific workshop to present new results and discuss potential future developments. Towards more ecosystem based fishery 2014-09-01 Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre takes action in developing a more ecosystem based fishery management. During a week in late August, twenty marine scientists from most of the Baltic countries met to outline the first steps towards a future system for ecosystem based management and advice for assessing the Baltic Sea fish stock. Expert meeting on fisheries management 2014-08-22 An international group of leading fish scientists will gather at the fieldstation Askö Laboratory August 25-29. It is the first in a series of workshops in the research project DEMO – DEMOnstration exercise for Integrated Ecosystem Assessment and Advice of Baltic Sea fish stocks. What research is conducted on Askö? 2014-07-11 Even though our field station is open throughout the year, summer is high season for research in the Baltic Sea Proper and thus important for sampling, experiments and monitoring. This summary gives a good overview of the activities during peak season 2014. Baltic Eye - puts the Baltic Sea on the agenda 2014-07-09 New research about the Baltic Sea is published on a regular basis and Stockholm University has long had a leading role in the field, with both comprehensive and in-depth science. So why does it take so long to solve problems connected to the Baltic Sea environment? Baltic Eye at Stockholm University's Baltic Sea Centre will provide decision makers with the knowledge about the Baltic Sea they need. Cyanobacterial summer blooms progressively earlier in the Baltic Sea 2014-07-08 The cyanobacterial summer bloom in the Baltic is now almost three weeks earlier than 35 years ago, according to a study published in Biogeosciences. The blooms had been predicted to become earlier in the future, as a result of climate change, but now it appears that the future is already here. Focus on the Baltic Sea in Almedalen 2014-06-26 Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre is once again participating in the political week in Almedalen on Gotland. This year, the Baltic Sea is in focus, and we will participate at various events during 30 June - 4 July. We also welcome you to our 'Open ship' on the research vessel R/V Aurelia. Researcher position in fisheries 2014-05-21 Baltic Sea Centre announces a researcher position in Fisheries with focus on Baltic Sea fisheries policy and ecosystem approach to fishery management. Reference number SU FV-1589-14. Deadline for applications: July 20, 2014. 100 years of Baltic Sea changes 2014-04-16 Baltic Sea food web expert, Maciej T. Tomczak at the Baltic Nest Institute, was recently granted support from the ICES Science Fund for a project that will reconstruct the Baltic flounder stock biomass since 1906 up to today. The aim is to understand the collapse of the stock and explain factors influencing its dynamics. Preserving the Baltic Sea - popular scientific article based on BEAM research 2014-04-07 BEAM researchers, active within the ‘Microbial Metagenomics in the Baltic Sea’ (MiMeBS)-programme, have contributed to a popular scientific article for the 134st issue of International Innovations. 10-fold increase of 'dead zones' in the Baltic Sea 2014-04-02 Baltic Nest Institute researchers and their international colleagues report that the dead zones in the Baltic Sea have increased 10-fold over the last 115 years, growing from approximately 5 000 km² in 1900 to more than 60 000 km² in recent years. The study is published 2014 in PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Doctoral studentship in Sustainability Science 2014-03-31 Doctoral studentship in Sustainability Science at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Reference number SU FV-0892-14. Deadline for applications: May 2, 2014. Researcher in Agriculture-Environment Interactions 2014-03-25 Researcher in Agriculture-Environment Interactions at Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre. Reference number SU FV-0717-14. Deadline for applications: May 10, 2014. Baltic Bar - gathered marine researchers from many Departments 2014-03-06 Stockholm University's Baltic Sea Centre invited everyone active in marine issues at Stockholm University to Baltic Bar on the 12th of February 2014. It gathered about 60 scientists from ten organisations at the University. PhD student position in Applied Environmental Science 2014-01-21 The Department of Applied Environmental Science announces a PhD student position in Applied Environmental Science focusing on Risk assessment of contaminated soil and sediment Landscape-scale effect of wetlands in reducing nutrient loads to the Baltic Sea 2013-12-06 The Baltic Sea is heavily impacted by eutrophication due to excessive nitrogen and phosphorus loading from various anthropogenic sources. Protection, restoration and creation of wetlands are often proposed as a solution, but scientists at Stockholm University now warn that the effect of wetlands on nutrient retention is undetectable at landscape-scales. New estimates of the Baltic Sea biological pump 2013-12-06 Blooms of phytoplankton in the Baltic Sea leads to sedimentation of organic material. This cycling of carbon, nutrients and pollutants have huge impact on the overall Baltic system. Researchers at Stockholm University are now investigating the extent of this vertical flux in order to improve Baltic Sea models and help the marine management. Aspects of law on ecosystem based management 2013-12-05 Ecosystem-based management is a word commonly used to guide the marine ecosystem- and resource management into becoming sustainable and holistic. But how does it work from a legal perspective? A group of legal scientists have been studying national laws in different Baltic Sea countries in order to understand how they adapt to the “ecosystem approach”. Seven Baltic Sea Research Positions 2013-11-12 Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre is in an expansive phase and new positions, both communicators and researchers, will be advertised the coming months. At the moment a recruiting process is under way, and no new positions are available. PhD position in Marine Ecology 2013-11-01 PhD position in Marine Ecology at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences. Reference number SU FV-3092-13. Deadline for applications: December 6, 2013. PhD student position in Marine Ecotoxicology 2013-10-23 PhD student position in Marine Ecotoxicology at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences. Deadline for applications: November 20, 2013. Baltic Sea countries adopt the Helcom Copenhagen ministral declaration 2013-10-08 Baltic Sea countries reconfirm their commitment to the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan. Baltic Nest Institute at the Stockholm University Baltic Sea centre continues to play an important role, providing the best available scientific knowledge. Assessment of Baltic Sea environmental research 2013-10-01 Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre has been requested by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management to produce a review identifying the current state of scientific knowledge regarding environmental research in the Baltic Sea. International Baltic Sea course in Askö archipelago 2013-09-17 Outside the Askö Laboratory bay a German research vessel has anchored. Time has come for the returning high-level international Baltic Sea course that Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde, IOW, and Stockholm University jointly organize. Hydroacoustic equipment for University researchers 2013-09-11 A scientific hydroacoustic equipment is now available for researchers at Stockholm University. It is to be used under supervision of Sture Hansson, Department Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences. Baltic Sea modeling course 2013-04-26 In March BEAM arranged a PhD course about modeling the Baltic Sea Ecosystem. 20 students and over 10 international experts were gathered at Askö Laboratory. Marine resource management - an explanation 2013-04-08 To find out we asked a long-time expert a few questions: How are marine resources managed in Sweden? What are some important decisions that have been made? What is needed in the future? Saving the Baltic Sea will pay off 2013-03-14 Benefits of saving the Baltic Sea exceeds costs by 1500 million Euros annually, according to a report by the BalticSTERN Secretariat. 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__label__wiki	0.590577	0.590577	R.E.M. / Out of Time / 25th anniversary deluxe edition to be issued in Nov August 25, 2016 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, 1990s, R.E.M. Four-disc package with demos, live set & surround sound blu-ray R.E.M.‘s classic 1991 album Out Of Time will be reissued as a special 25th Anniversary Edition in November, across a number of formats. The ‘top of the range’ four-disc deluxe set combines the remastered album with a CD of 19 demo recordings (including every album track), a CD of the band’s performance at Mountain Stage (an important document, since the band famously didn’t tour the album) and a blu-ray disc which features the album in 5.1 surround sound and hi-res stereo. The blu-ray adds videos and ‘Time Piece’ an 18-minute Electronic Press Kit (EPK) which features in-studio footage, exclusive performances and more. The EPK and the 5.1 and hi-res stereo were first issued on the CD+DVD-A combo back in 2005, but this content is extremely welcome on blu-ray in this new edition. The demos were recorded at John Keane Studio in early 1990 and should be a fascinating listen. They include versions of Losing My Religion and Texarkana with different lyrics. A 3LP vinyl set will include all the demos, as will a cut-down two-CD edition of this 25th anniversary reissue. All versions will feature extensive liner notes by Annie Zaleski featuring interviews from all four band members and producers Scott Litt and John Keane. The Out of Time 25th anniversary editions will be issued on 18 November 2016, via Concord Bicycle Music. Compare prices and pre-order Out of Time 3CD+Blu-ray Price gbp Amazon uk 26.99 Order Amazon de 29.99 Order Amazon usa 39.42 Order Amazon fr 27.99 Order Amazon it 35.04 Order Amazon es 18.99 Order Amazon ca 41.02 Order Amazon jp 4402.00 Order JPC de 29.99 Order Currency: GBP USD EUR CAD AUD JPY Out of Time 3LP Edition Out of Time 2CD OUT OF TIME – 25th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION (4 DISC SET): DISC 1 (CD) OUT OF TIME 1. Radio Song 2. Losing My Religion 3. Low 4. Near Wild Heaven 5. Endgame 6. Shiny Happy People 7. Belong 8. Half A World Away 9. Texarkana 10. Country Feedback 11. Me In Honey DISC 2 (CD) OUT OF TIME DEMOS 1. Losing My Religion 1 (demo) 2. Near Wild Heaven 1 (demo) 3. Shiny Happy People 1 (demo) 4. Texarkana 1 (demo) 5. Untitled Demo 2 6. Radio – Acoustic (Radio Song 1 demo) 9. Slow Sad Rocker (Endgame demo) 10. Radio – Band (Radio Song 3 demo) 11. Losing My Religion 2 (demo) 12. Belong (demo) 13. Blackbirds (Half A World Away demo) 14. Texarkana (demo) 15. Country Feedback (demo) 16. Me On Keyboard (Me In Honey demo) 17. Low (demo) 18. 40 Sec. (40 Second Song demo) 19. Fretless 1 (demo) DISC 3 (CD) LIVE AT MOUNTAIN STAGE 2. World Leader Pretend 4. Fall On Me 4. It’s the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 7. Love Is All Around 9. Dallas 10. Radio Song 11. Disturbance At The Heron House 12. Low 13. Sawn Swan H 14. Pop Song 89 DISC 4 (Blu-ray) OUT OF TIME Out Of Time – Hi-Res Stereo Out Of Time – Hi-Res 5.1 Surround Sound Radio Song (music video) Losing My Religion (music video) Low (music video) Near Wild Heaven (music video) Shiny Happy People (music video) Belong (music video) Half A World Away (music video) Country Feedback (music video) Time Piece (18-min EPK) ‘OUT OF TIME’ – 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (3 LP SET): ‘OUT OF TIME’ Time Side • Radio Song • Losing My Religion • Low • Near Wild Heaven Memory Side • Shiny Happy People • Belong • Half A World Away • Texarkana • Country Feedback • Me In Honey LP 2 OUT OF TIME DEMOS • Losing My Religion 1 (demo) • Near Wild Heaven 1 (demo) • Shiny Happy People 1 (demo) • Texarkana 1 (demo) • Untitled Demo 2 • Radio – Acoustic (Radio Song 1 demo) • Slow Sad Rocker (Endgame demo) • Radio – Band (Radio Song 3 demo) • Belong (demo) • Blackbirds (Half A World Away demo) • Texarkana (demo) • Country Feedback (demo) • Me On Keyboard (Me In Honey demo) • Low (demo) • 40 Sec. (40 Second Song demo) • Fretless 1 (demo) 104 responses to R.E.M. / Out of Time / 25th anniversary deluxe edition to be issued in Nov Pingback:R.E.M. / Automatic For The People / four-disc super deluxe edition \| superdeluxeedition Pingback:R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People reissue confirmed for 2017 on new label \| superdeluxeedition Greg Roman says: Does the remastered CD contain an unhealthy dose of compression? I thought the Murmur and Reckoning remasters sounded good, but everything else afterwards was just too loud and fatiguing, especially LRP and the Document reissues. I don’t have high hopes for this release given their recent track record. You would think they would put a bit more care into the sound quality, especially for albums like Out of Time and especially a future Automatic for the People reissue, given how important they were to the band’s success. In my opinion not really interesting. I have those demos etc for years andyears on bootlegs. They were widely available back in 1991/2 Same for Mountain Stage. The b-sides are not interesting either. Don,t get me wrong, I’ve been a fan/collector for years but dislike those cash-in re-issues. Also, great new packaging images on Amazon US as well. The Pre-Order price on Amazon US has (mercifully and FINALLY) come down to $51.29. Was worried there for a while. Around $45 for 3CD/1 Blu-Ray would be perfectly reasonable. You can make it US Amazon price!! Pingback:Saturday Deluxe / 8 October 2016 \| superdeluxeedition Andy MacKinnon says: i see the deluxe has finally come down to a more realistic £43.02 on amazon uk now, fingers crossed for further reductions… Pingback:R.E.M. reveal Radio Song demo \| superdeluxeedition http://www.recordstore.co.uk have got the box set at £44.99, nice to see a reasonable price for this in the UK Anyone know if cars are coming with Blu-ray players in them? Or if u can add it on? Would love to listen to Blu-ray audio in my car. Scouring the net for an image of the deluxe box set to no avail..Has anyone seen the packaging? Steve Burke says: In reference to an earlier comment: A Blu-ray is not “useless”, they have these amazing things that have been out now for 10 years called Blu-ray Disc players that give you access to 24/192 @ 5.1 and up to 24/96 @ 7.1 and can do this all while displaying 1080i60 video at up to 40 Mbps using newer video codecs. Terrific to see Concord including Scheiner’s 5.1 mix, Belong sounds great opened up in surround. Pre-ordered this one already along with the single LP configuration. The blu-ray includes most of the music videos that were previously released on “This Film Is On”. Since we’re talking about an HD video format, is there any chance to see those videos remastered in HD here ? An awful lot of whinging and moaning here…As somebody mentioned,the b-sides of this era are utterly inessential,barring two great songs.These are freely available along with 129 others from the Warners era for less than a tenner on I-tunes. Looking forward to hearing the demo versions to get a new take on songs so familiar to me.Just hope the box set design matches the quality of the music. I fear like their recent remasters this will be brickwalled to hell. It seems that artists don’t care what gets reissued when it comes to compiling stuff and the mastering are concerned. I’m not surprised that the set doesn’t contain B sides as they haven’t been part of the band’s reissue strategy so far. I can’t get upset at the lack of Radio Song or Shiny Happy People remixes either, because they are bloody awful. I’ll pass. Nothing interesting here for me. How do these bands all keep making the same mistake? I think it’s just laziness on the band/label’s part. So much easier to throw some demos(boring) on or a live show(better, but it not what we want). I want “new” or Bsides or important remixes released when the album came out. But that means someone would need to make a effort. Do some research. Track down the music. It’s no mystery what they are pedaling us music fans. Oh…and then take the original album and hake the compression so it’s LOUD and give us the worse possible version of the album. It’s clear to me. So I’ll pass. So much stuff I want to purchase that gets it right. See the Everything but the Girl reissues. Not perfect but very well done. Love the Super Deluxe updates! Shawn. henry watson says: …artists are never going to please everyone. For every person who want B-sides on here, there will be someone who would complain. For everyone who wants demos…..repeat as required. Not sure anyone would complain about including B-sides. The point is with not much added this could have indeed pleased everyone. Also some digital bundle being available doesn’t mean it’s okay not to include physically. Ronen says: Good to see that the REM website also offers a standard vinyl option. Hopefully a this will also be available in Europe. The triple vinyl looks great but may be a bit of an overkill for the casual fan. Steven C says: Tried to see if in the comments anyone mentioned the REM website. They have a great bundle with an awesome replica of the official tour shirt back then… I’m very disappointed. Was looking forward to this release but the lack of the b-sides and remixes is such a shame. God, don’t they know already that is so essential after all the comments we gave on previous boxes? What’s going on, really? movement says: Say what you want about not including the outtakes. It means no-sale for me. I would have bought it if it were complete. I also declined to buy the Led Zeppelin III box for the same reason. I suppose they really really wanted to have a Coda box. That’s great, but I didn’t buy that either. Maybe if the prices drop off a cliff like they did for the Peter Gabriel So box… The 2CD version is in a clamshell box to match the earlier reissues so I’m opting for that and hoping Mountain Stage appears separately at some point to slip inside the box. Don’t have a blu ray player so not bothered about that, also other albums I have in the ‘book bound’ format tend to get played less anyway for some reason – I guess it’s a lot easier to grab the smaller sets and get the discs out. The prices for this are a total joke even on udiscovermusic.com they are asking £20 for the double CD. Demos? Live set? Thanks, but no, thanks. B-sides, outtakes or radio sessions would be nice to get, but I couldn’t care less about demos or live stuff. I’ll give this one a miss. Dave T says: Think the format will be more like a high-quality book with spaces for cds/blu-rays like the Nirvana In Utero set. Both the UK and US REMHQ web stores are offering special exclusive bundles with the regular 3cd/blu-ray only £50 (although I did not check shipping cost) – http://r-e-m.firebrandstores.com/ The US site gives more details and images of the set with an immediate mp3 of Radio Song demo with your order Alan Blevin says: Hoping they are saving up all the Warner b sides/remixes for a physical version of the digital box.The boxes by Wilco and The Cure of these extras are fantastic. john T says: Available to pre-order from UK now from recordstore.co.uk Steven Campbell says: Was just wondering if Amazon UK are getting the 3CD/Blu Ray set? I priced the Canadian amazon and it wasn’t much cheaper despite being listed as the cheapest once you factor in shipping to the UK and the fact it was going to take 6-8 weeks to get here. Disappointed at the lack of b-sides/remixes as some of them are quite rare like the Tower of luv bug remix of radio song or indeed the shiny happy people remixes but am hoping that Amazon UK gets it soon and that they’re not charging hideously over the odds for it as I have the original release and the release that was packaged with the DVD Audio also. It’s live on Amazon UK now, although not cheap, but I’m fairly sure it will come down… Wayne Klein says: The remasters of REM’s stuff has largely been pretty awful. They need to offer these up in decently remastered sets. Michael Fortin says: I just noticed that ‘Green’ is being reissued tomorrow (8/26) on the Concord label. Looks like the same set that was issued a couple years ago on the previous label. Sean Lawler says: 2008-2011 B-sides for all single released in that period ( well the ones I know anyway ) on iTunes for £8.99…131 tracks, I know it’s digital but it’s got to be a bargain at that price surely ? Without a doubt – thanks. Can you imagine the price if this was a physical singles box set? Andrew Mogford says: MFG says: Disappointed about the lack of b-sides. Especially Fretless. Could easily have fit the best non-album songs on the end of Disc 1. Also worried about the remastering. The 2005 DVD-A version sounds excellent (ripped from the DVD-Audio disc, re-sampled to 24-bit/96kHz, and burned onto a DVD). The reissues of the ’80s albums are far too loud and compressed. I’d prefer to have the Mountain Stage concert on a separate album, maybe combined with other live performances from their “no touring” years of 1991-93. Saving my money for the Automatic For The People anniversary release. SimonP says: So much complaining about B sides and remixes. Surely if you’re all such big fans you’ll already have all the singles? chrrr says: As a casual fan, I’d call most of their b-sides good enough to include in a deluxe set but rarely worth tracking down the individual singles. But that’s just me. And I just find listening to live recordings (save maybe acoustic sets) rather displeasing. So I am a weirdo anyway. noyoucmon says: I wonder what the 2-disc version’s packaging will look like. I’d love if it were a continuation of the last few–the little boxes that Fables, Lifes Rich Pageant, Document, and Green all came in. Isn’t it being released in the UK ? JWL says: The problem for me is that the “remaster” will almost certainly follow the other REM remasters to date and mean the bass is cranked and the guitars are compressed. As already said, there was a nice DVD audio of this one a decade ago. I wonder if the 2-cd set will be packaged in a lift top box like the other sets? I don’t mean to be a wet blanket, nor do I doubt that everyone speaking here are big fans. But in the overall scheme of things – it’s 2016. REM? Honestly? They were THE most traded-in artist, without question, when I was working in a store that dealt in used CDs – and that, I might add, was in 1997. So….I don’t get it. More than Dave Matthews band? Wow. In my indie shops, so Many Dave Matthews CDs spilled from the bins that they topped their “Do not buy” lists.. They were up there, but nowhere near as much as REM. Other main challengers were Green Day and Hootie & The Blowfish. Keep in mind I’m also just talking about what was walking in the door, and not necessarily even making it to the bins. Why can’t we get separate 5.1 releases or at least an option? I hate it when the only way to get the surround mix is to buy the big set – ugh! Since I already have all of the DVD-A releases these will be a pass Rik Skyline says: Will these be released in the U.K. ? Yes. Expect UK links to be up in the next day or two… memoryboy says: “Out Of Time” is my Favorite R.E.M. album. Glad to see it’s being Remastered, but disappointed about the B-Sides and cant believe the remixes for Shiny Happy People’ aren’t included. Ugh I’m not fussed about the lack of b-sides – demos and live is fine. If you’re eyeing this release surely you have the singles anyway or can pick them up for pennies on the secondhand market if not. I suppose to have a complete era set including b-sides would be a neat package but I personally prefer this approach. I’d still like a release of the digital rarities sets so the material that’s never had a physical release can do so. A fanclub compilation is surely on the cards at some point as they’re avoiding them on the reissues. Cosby Sweater says: Amazon Italy-links are not working. They will be soon… Correct, they are working now. Thanks for that. Alan Wilson says: There’s a fair few bundle options available from the official REM firebrand store as well, which includes things like, wait for it….. Jigsaws, T-Shirts, Slip-mats etc. I don’t see any mention of marbles though I’m afraid :) http://r-e-m.firebrandstores.com/ Tim-meh says: Its a little disappointing that the B sides aren’t included as I seem to recall Peter Buck proposing an alternative tracklist in the sleeve notes from In Time. There are also some great radio sessions from this period too – the Nicky Campbell Into The Night performances are particularly great. The Bingo Handjob show would have been a good inclusion too. Nick Spencer says: The Bingo Hand Job gigs were definitely recorded, or at least the night I was at was. A couple of tracks appeared on the CD singles. I thought this would have been the ideal opportunity to use them Matt Eastwood says: Very happy to see the 5.1 mix coming back into print! This set looks interesting, especially since I’ve been keeping the DVD-A on my wish list. I’m not too hot on the other content, but would welcome it. Will need to see if the used DVD-A is cheaper than the 4-disc set, but if not, I’ll be springing for this one! The 5.1 mix is superb. You have a treat coming :) Mike the Fish says: I disagree about the 5.1, I wasn’t impressed with it. Plenty going on in the rears, but the feel of the album is altered to its detriment. Better than the Green 5.1 mix though. Why on earth would you do an anniversary edition and not include b-sides and remixes?! Ugh! patjoller says: If b-sides are part of the set most of you will say “milking the cow, already released in many forms” and as they are not included people are complaining. None of the b.sides were part of the previous re-releases so why should it be different now ? As said, it’s already available everywhere… I’m happy with demos and an unreleased live performance Runicen says: Much as I’m slightly bummed that the B-Sides and remixes aren’t included, this set is very enticing. Fingers crossed the big version comes down in price before release. I have all the previous 5:1 mix releases but I have to admit the temptation to purchase this is unbearable. @Mike there are three different digital services I use and Complete Rarities isn’t available on any of them. One had the set for a little while but it disappeared before I could grab it. You can get the Complete Rarities on Qobuz on flac for £64. Not bad for 131 tracks. A-ghost says: Interesting re-issue since they are releasing a lot of demo-recordings. But I’m really missing the B-sides (in remastered form) from the 4 singles here and the era-material they released on other cd’s (like ‘I Walked with A Zombie’) in that period. B-sides that they recorded a shitload of material in 1990-1991, a lot of it was used for Automatic and as b-sides in those singles. But the songs (Fretless & It’s a Free World Baby for instance) are from the OoT sessions. missed oppertunity… The b-sides would be nice and all that but none of the previous 25th anniversary editions have included them so it would seem odd to start now. We’ve had either a live album or demos. This time we get both. Everybody’s happy. What would be nice would be for the rarities downloads to get a proper release. I’m not. Happy, I mean. And a lot seem to agree. Rock and a hard place for the band. The b-sides are freely available as part of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Rarities:_Warner_Bros._1988%E2%80%932011 Graham Ricket says: …but’s thats download only. Agree with others that disappointed that b-sides not included. Freely available for £54 for a bunch of mp3s. You are surely having a laugh. Charles K. says: This site is not Digitaldeluxeedition.com, know your audience. ;-) Okay, so it’s not a physical release but it’s still worth knowing about as you never know if record companies will ever release this as a CD collection. I’m happy it’s been mentioned as there’s some mixes I’ve never heard. Not really. They started releasing deluxe sets well before this compilation was released and they never included b-sides on them. In addition, this thing is digital only and, as your wiki link explains, incomplete. Digital only! Doesn’t count… Would have been nice to see all the regional remixes added, even if just on the blu ray. I’m still so baffled as to why they have always shied away from including b-sides in these sets. And then when they did release them, it was digital only. What a bunch of bullshit. The original DVD-A of this sounds excellent. I’m not sure if this needs a remastering to be honest. I’ll pick it up for the demos…maybe just get the 2CD set. I’d rather they did a compilation of the old fanclub singles rather than go back and revisit the likes of Out of Time. Typical of the REM half arsed release programme and £54 for 3x vinyl – Jokers Daveyman19 says: Common theme here… no B-sides and remixes again! Granted the demos & live are welcome, but surely there was room for the b-sides and remixes from the era? Why is it getting that these items that fans & collectors crave are now seemingly forgotten about by artists/record companies – really pee’s me off sometimes, apologies! Otherwise a great album that deserves the deluxe treatment, but no book either to illustrate how this album came together – were R.E.M even involved in this? No doubt it will be reissued again in another couple of years and will include the B-sides and remixes. Record companies have been doing it for years and they aren’t got to stop now if they can get more money out of people. RJSWinchester says: “no B-sides and remixes again” In all seriousness, they’ll be holding them back for a 3oth/35th/40th* Anniversary Ultimate Deluxe Edition (Delete as applicable). Their back catalogue is basically their equivalent of a pension pot and when they want to release bit of equity they re-re-re-release their music! Personally, I’d prefer the option of buying a one disc set of the demos. Remasters of music I already own holds no interest for me. Bruce Nicholson says: This is a very welcome release. The demos have been in circulation as bootlegs [often called ‘Outtakes of Time’] for almost as long as the album itself, and yes there are very interesting demos. REM’s demos are always interesting to hear – often the music itself is very close to arrangement of the final album cut [of course not produced] but the vocals are often very much a work in progress. Texarkana is a great example. The Mountain Stage performance will be very interesting [shame there is no visual material of this] – here in the UK we got maybe half a dozen tracks on a radio 1 [?] transmission but I dont think the whole show ever got transmitted, so these other songs will be interesting. Its true that the band didnt tour the album though they did these acoustic performances – I think there was one in Milan, they maybe did some TV appearances while in the UK doing their Bingo Hand Job gigs, and of course famously the MTV performance. Looking forward to this a lot…. Looks like a great set with a useless Blu-ray. Why no 3cd set? The usual reason, if nothing in the big set is exclusive, it won’t get bought. I had a bootleg of the demos years ago…loaned it to someone, never saw it again. Might actually buy this one. Chris Lancaster says: That sounds excellent. I’m sure there will be moans from some, but I’ll be very interested to see which demo versions are included. I’ve got various bootleg tapes that I picked up from record fairs in the 1990s that include hundreds (and I mean hundreds) of different demos from the album sessions. I’m looking forward to hearing (some of) these in (hopefully) good quality. Oh dear. Very disappointing indeed. This is completely half assed as a release. Where’s all the B sides and remixes that were released at the time? What about the outtakes? Fretless only appears in a demo version and It’s A Free World Baby doesn’t appear at all? I was hoping to get these in high resolution. Since I already have the DVD-A this is a marginal upgrade. Nevermind, thought the two disc only included the live disc. I’m an idiot. Still want to buy the Blu ray separate though. Pretty bloated set if you ask me. Honestly, I love live albums but REM has used them endlessly on the previous boxed remasters to justify higher prices, in most cases it was the only extra along with silly post cards. A two disc set with the demos would be perfect here with a Blu ray 5.1 and vinyl available separately. Complaining aside, I’m still going to get it. Just needed to vent. There is a 2CD set with just the demos. Thanks Paul, I realized as soon as I posted and immediately called myself out. Yeah, sorry – noticed that after I’d posted my comment. Good news, despite no remastered B-sides. grumble* This was something I was never crazy about with The Cure deluxes. Cure demos are not that interesting. I will admit the R.E.M. demos might be better, but I was never crazy about the Athens demos with the previous I.R.S. deluxes. The live shows were much better. Jurgen says: Is it a new remastering? If it follow the same mastering of the previously 6 reedited albums, run from it — run to the hills. They were not proper remasters, but brickwalling. $81.48, with shipping and import fees to the UK for the BluRay edition. I was going to order but not now!!! What country are you in? 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__label__wiki	0.825112	0.825112	Product Categories>Seafood PCC Scores Highest With Seafood Sustainability Matthew Enis 1 \| May 30, 2011 SEATTLE — When Greenpeace published its first “Carting Away the Oceans” report in 2008, the organization gave failing grades to all of the 20 U.S. food retailers it analyzed. This year, 15 chains passed — one indication of the significant progress that the supermarket industry has made with regard to the sustainable seafood movement during the past three years. Still, no company on the list got a score higher than Safeway's 6.5. To get a sense of what the future may hold for sustainable seafood policies, SN spoke with PCC Natural Markets in Seattle. Although the nine-unit cooperative wasn't large enough to be included in the CATO report, Greenpeace, using the same grading system, gave PCC's seafood program the single highest score in the country — a 9.4. Not an easy feat. PCC has been working on the issue a little longer than most companies. It became the first official retail partner of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program in 2004, and it has since discontinued all seafood items that Monterey Bay considers red-listed, including farmed salmon and imported shrimp, according to Eli Penberthy, PCC's public affairs specialist and sustainable seafood expert. All salmon sold at PCC is now wild caught, and all shrimp is purchased from U.S. sources. “We've extended that to every department in our store where you would find seafood,” Penberthy said, including sushi cases and the frozen food aisle. “Canned seafood was a huge challenge, because tuna is such a problem. We went thorough, SKU by SKU, and made sure that we're carrying only the most sustainable tuna.” Traceability remains a major challenge in the seafood industry, she noted. A yellowfin tuna, for example, could be one of the better sustainable options available, provided that it was pole or troll-caught in a well-managed fishery. Or, it could be among the worst offenders, if fishermen were using a tuna purse-seine — a method which often injures or kills dolphins, juvenile tuna and other bycatch. PCC has been talking more closely with its seafood distributors, demanding paperwork that explains where fish came from and how it was caught. “We work with four or five distributors here in Seattle, and I think we're raising the bar on what they're sourcing, because we're asking very detailed questions,” Penberthy said. “We're pushing them to find answers. … It's new for them, but they're coming around to it.” Consumer awareness of the sustainable seafood issue seems to be increasing at a rapid pace, both with PCC's members and the larger public, she said, and store-level education efforts have played a key role. In addition to the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch pocket guides that are always available for shoppers, “we make sure that the people who work at our seafood counters are knowledgeable about where the fish are coming from and can answer questions and help on that front,” Penberthy said. “And on our website we have all types of information on sustainable seafood.” TAGS: News Sustainability Top 10 gallery: H-E-B store tour slideshow; foodservice initiatives Education, transparency led meat & seafood trends in 2019 Sustainable seafood stays in the spotlight Top 10 gallery: Changing of the guard at Walmart U.S.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12537
__label__wiki	0.744181	0.744181	Rescue teams find 8 bodies in burning potash mine in Russia In this video grab provided by RU-RTR Russian television via AP television, Russian rescue team wait for a elevator to go down into the mine potash mi... In this video grab provided by RU-RTR Russian television via AP television, Russian rescue team wait for a elevator to go down into the mine potash mine in Solikamsk, the Perm region near the Ural Mountains, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Russian emergency teams struggled Saturday to reach nine construction workers trapped inside a burning potash mine in the Perm region near the Ural Mountains. (RU-RTR Russian Television via AP) MOSCOW (AP) — Rescue teams in Russia's Ural Mountains are still looking for a construction worker trapped inside a burning potash mine after the bodies of eight of his colleagues were found. A fire erupted Saturday at a potash mine in the Perm region. Officials say 17 workers were inside the mine at the time in Solikamsk, 1,200 kilometers (740 miles) east of Moscow, and eight were quickly evacuated. The blaze cut off access to nine other workers in a different section. The Investigative Committee in the Perm region said Sunday that rescue teams have found the bodies of eight workers but not recovered them yet. Authorities said the ninth person is also believed to be dead.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12538
__label__wiki	0.523949	0.523949	Bamboo Bike Cyclists Create Cities Mayors on bikes Why & How? Citizens talk Crossover Graz Extract from the interview with Kent Andersson, Vice Mayor of Malmö, Sweden and Film Director Fredrik Gertten, director of the film „Bikes vs. cars“, who represented the citizens of Malmö. Kloss: How do you get people on bikes in Malmö? Andersson: In very many ways. There is an international competition for bike-friendly cities and in the last 4 years Malmö won the first prize. We have 400km of separated cycle paths and we have a concept for park and ride which means good facilities to put your bike at the stations of public transport. We also have a bike rental system „Malmö by bike“. And we are doing campaigns. For instance we had a competition in which people should tell us the most stupid car ride ever done. The first prize was a bike and was won by a guy who went out in the winter to warm up an ice cold car to go 50m to buy cigarettes and then drive home – so he got a bike! Kloss: How high is the share of cyclists? Andersson: It’s about 30%, and the number is growing. Kloss: The share of cyclists is already very high and the infrastructure very good, but do you still have quantitative goals? Andersson: Yes we have an investment plan for bicycle roads. We are further improving the bicycle parking places. And we are now building the first parking house only for bikes, there is not any place for a car. Kloss: How can or should eastern European cities or cities in general learn from Malmö to become a bike-friendly city? Andersson: You can see that the City of Malmö built new big areas and there it is easy to find new solutions, the tough thing is to change old residential areas, because it’s hard to find space, it’s always the discussion around traffic, people moving through the city, so I think the most important thing is to make place in the master plan. Kloss: What do you think why so many people are riding the bike in Sweden? Is it for environmental reasons, or just a different mentality? Andersson: Tradition means a lot. There is also a generation shift and change of habits. If we change the mindset nothing is impossible. It takes time and it takes some efforts. Gertten: I have been to many eastern European cities showing the film (Bikes vs. cars), I met many mayors and everywhere people say „this is impossible here, we are special, it’s like that in Zagreb, Prague or Belgrade…“, and it’s not like that, you can change any city, and you can get more people on bikes if you give priority to bikes and give safety. Of course in cities like Malmö biking never stopped, it has a long tradition. In every city in the world the working class was on bikes a hundred years ago, and in Malmö this never stopped. Andersson: The harbour is very important for the identity of Malmö as industrial city. And the most visible sign was when at 4 o’clock 5.000 workers went by bike through the city to their homes, it was a critical mass. Biking is a part of the identity of Malmö. Kloss: Was Malmö never a car-dominated city? Andersson: In the 50s and 60s we were planning as everybody else wide alleys made for cars. But cycling never stopped. Gertten: And there were protests of bicycle guerrillas in the 70s with critical mass rides. They managed to change the politics. When they were building the suburbs then, they always included separate bike lanes. The problem was that they didn’t consider it so much in the centre of the city. And this is coming up now. Andersson: Issues around the car are always political and there is always a debate in the council about new plans and new streets. We have some big roads that were changed now with bicycle roads. Gertten: One interesting thing: in the last election 3 years ago, the conservative party campaigned: Stop the war on cars! And it’s normally a vote-winning concept, because there are so many men in big cars who want to be there. But actually they lost by 5%. So it’s not a winning concept in Malmö. If you go to the smaller cities around Malmö it is still a winning concept. Andersson: We have a generation shift in the mobility behaviour. Half of the city of Malmö is younger than 45 years, which is a different demographic situation than most western cities. Kloss: Do you like to ride the bike? Andersson: I like to ride the bike. This is the old city hall, the new city hall is a kilometre down that road, and going there by car would be stupid. In the city I go by bike. All right reserved © Copyright 2015 - tandem-crossover.eu	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12540
__label__cc	0.515078	0.484922	Pan Tilts Elevation Columns Tracks and Roving Pedestals Posted by Telemetrics Marketing \| January 14, 2019 January 14, 2019 \| Case Study When the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ was opened on March 20, 2010, it was the crowning achievement of Major League Soccer and local government officials to bring professional soccer to the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. With a seating capacity of 25,000 fans, the soccer-specific stadium includes lots of amenities for fans to enjoy, including a wide variety of food and drinks, great sight lines for most fans in attendance and a state-of-the-art video system that displays images on a large video scoreboard. The goal was to enhance the fan experience for those in attendance. “Raising the bar of the experience that people receive when they come to Red Bull Arena is something that we focus on every single day to ensure that the experience taken in and consumed during a live event is a memorable one,” said Clint Wulfekotte, Sr. Director for Partnership Sales in Marketing for the New York Red Bulls. Veteran systems integrator KMH Audio-Video Integration (based in Holbrook, New York) was called in earlier this spring to add new robotically controlled cameras and related gear to give fans unique views of the team tunnel where players emerge and exit from the pitch, and in-game replays that can are sometimes incorporated into the live broadcast by the production trucks on site. Another PTZ camera is mounted halfway on the stadium’s circle façade that overlooks the entire stadium, giving fans a captivating bird’s eye view. At the heart of that video system is new video production equipment (production switchers, audio board, etc.) and an in-house CCTV system made up of six Sony robotic PTZ cameras controlled by a Telemetrics RCCP-1 Remote Camera Control Panel with Studio (STS) software—that provides a number of operationally intuitive features. That video system is also supported by a Telemetrics DS-4 Device Server, which enables the RCCP-1 serial-control panels and the PTZ cameras to accurately (and quickly) communicate with each other through an in-stadium Ethernet-based IP network. We’ve found the Telemetrics control panel and device server to be absolutely reliable. Freelance operator training for the RCCP-1 was very easy and the guys really picked it up within a matter of minutes after sitting down to it. “We’ve found the Telemetrics control panel and device server to be absolutely reliable,” said Kevin Henneman, president of KMH Integration. His company now serves as Red Bull technical advisor and systems integrator for all of the stadium’s media operations and productions systems. “Freelance operator training for the RCCP-1 was very easy and the guys really picked it up within a matter of minutes after sitting down to it.” The operators all make extensive use of the RCCP-1 panel’s internal storage capability, allowing different operators to store their own camera settings for later recall. “Giving them the ability to run their own show they way they like to really adds another dimension to the fan experience; both those seated in the stadium and those watching the broadcast at home,” Henneman said. “Each operator gives us a different game-day presentation.” He added that in order to network all of the PTZ cameras, they installed a Telemetrics Fiber system to facilitate unlimited control of the PTZ camera throughout the stadium. The Telemetrics Fiber Transmission System offers power, control and flexibility in a 1RU rack-mounted fiber-optic base station that is now located with the DS-4 server in the stadium’s video control room. “We anticipate installing more camera locations for next season, so we needed fiber due to the long distances some of the signals must travel. Most of the stadium is now wired with fiber-optic cabling throughout.” For Henneman, working with Telemetrics was a positive experience, calling the on-site engineering team “a pleasure to work with.” However, at the end of the day, it’s all about the fans and making them want to come to Red Bull Arena to watch games. “We’re always trying to keep up with the best of the best here in New York and we feel, from a fan experience, we are number one not only in New York, but also around North America,” the Red Bulls’ Wulfekotte said. “Having the latest advances in technology and continuing to identify opportunities in the technology space is only going to allow us to get better and keep up in a competitive market.” About Telemetrics, Inc. Telemetrics, founded in 1973, revolutionized the robotic camera control industry with the introduction of robotic camera control over Triax. Today, Telemetrics is a pioneer of innovative solutions used in Studio, Legislative, Military, and Education. Telemetrics offers the S5 line of Pan/Tilt heads, motorized columns with the Televator, ceiling or floor mounted TeleGlide track systems and expansive software control packages with the RCCP-1 platform. Telemetrics is committed to making the most reliable, durable, and dependable broadcast ecosystem in the world…products that can be built on for decades not just years. Editorial Contact Mel Medina Product Marketing / Management MMedina@telemetricsinc.com Telemetrics Robotics And Camera Control Technology Helps The National Assembly of Azerbaijan Get Its Message Out Telemetrics Founded Categories Select Category Case Study Press Release User Report Telemetrics Inc.Follow402158 Delivering the highest levels of performance, value and cost-efficiency. Telemetrics Inc.@TelemetricsRobo· Come see @Telemetrics at the @HamburgOpen2020 (in the @GrassValley booth #324) and get demonstrations of the RCCP-2A Camera Control Panel, Televator pedestal and the PT-HP-S5 P/T head. It’s at the Hamburg Messe Exhibition Centre, January 22-23, 2020. Sales@telemetricsinc.com Come See Us At The Hamburg Open - The @IcelandicNationalBroadcastingService @Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) is on the air with a robotic camera control system from @Telemetrics. The set up includes a control panel, pan/tilts, elevating pedestals and a TeleGlide camera track. The shows have never looked better. #studio ©TELEMETRICS INC. 2018 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12544
__label__cc	0.555242	0.444758	2019 Audi e-tron Review Overview Of Car Way back in 2015 Audi unveiled a concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show that would eventually become their first fully-electric production vehicle. In September last year, they unveiled its final form in San Francisco and the first orders are due to arrive in Ireland soon. Though it’s a first for Audi, they’re not alone in their aspirations. Comparisons are going to be drawn between other electric mid-sized SUVs also recently launched. The e-tron’s two main competitors being the Jaguar I-PACE and the Tesla Model X. So how does Audi’s first foray into the fully electric vehicle world hold up? An SUV that can actually go off-road Interior build quality is excellent More tech than a starship (this might be an exaggeration) Some of the coolest features are optional extras Not quite as much range as its all-electric competitors So, starting with the basics. From the outside, you’d be forgiven for not realising there’s anything overly special about the e-tron. The Audi family resemblance is pretty apparent. The e-tron sits comfortably into the slot between a Q5 and a Q7. A bit bigger than the Q5 and a bit smaller than the Q7. Other than a few, not unattractive, strips of metallic detailing the only real giveaway that this is a different beast is the wing mirrors. Or should I say, lack of wing mirrors. Opinions are divided on the look of these camera nacelles. But, the technology is likely to become more common in the near future. Rather than traditional mirrors, you can opt for virtual exterior mirrors. These consist of two cameras mounted on stalks that communicate with two internal touch screens, giving you a live feed of the part of the road you’ve angled the cameras at. Audi say, these virtual mirrors are more aerodynamic than traditional mirrors and so improve the overall efficiency of the car. Opting for the cameras over traditional mirrors does shave about 6 inches off the overall width. The cameras can also apparently do a better job showing you what’s going on when it’s raining. The cameras are protected from the elements, meaning the live feed should be clear of streaks of water. No more leaning out the window with a cloth you’ve found in the bottom of your glovebox. Audi are the first manufacturer to include this option on a production car. Though we don’t think they’ll be the last. There have been a few concept cars with this technology, and we’ve seen the VW Group use Audi as a test case for entering new technology into the marketplace before. The virtual cockpit they rolled out in top-end Audis first is now becoming standard across the group for example. The feed from the external cameras is fed directly through to interior screens which are touch screen controlled. Realistically, these won’t be for everyone and, as is not unusual for Audi, if you want them you’ll be getting your wallet out. Virtual mirrors will set you back a further €1600 and change. Mirror-less side mirrors aside, as standard the e-tron is a good looking creature. If you do opt for the virtual mirrors, the dashboard will come with a total of four touch screen displays. The infotainment system has its 10-inch centre-console display. There’s a separate screen underneath that for the climate controls. And, with the virtual mirrors come two more 7-inch touch screens to display the interpreted content from the wing side cameras. Behind the steering column there’s another digital display, the virtual cockpit that the VW Group are rolling out in pretty much all of their newer models these days. A lot of the touch-screen and digital displays will be familiar to Audi drivers. For anyone who’s driven a newer Audi before the interface will be somewhat familiar. The virtual cockpit and controls on the touchscreens aren’t specific to the e-tron, apart from a few menu items dealing specifically with the charging functions. But for anyone new to Audi’s modern digital interfaces they can be somewhat overwhelming at first. And, it’s not always immediately intuitive where to find specific menu entries. Overall, the build quality in the interior is impressive. Everything is great to the touch and feels very high-end. 5.7 seconds to arrive at 100km/h in boost mode and a not too shabby 6.6 seconds in normal mode. Top speed is regulated to 200 km/h, or around 124 mph. SUVs are designed, on the whole, for going slowly around cities. Leisurely bumper to bumper journeys in rush hour with a gaggle of screaming children in the back whilst you’re shaving or doing your make up in the rear view mirror. The e-tron will definitely let you do this, it handles very solidly on your average city road and will comfortably get you and the sprogs to wherever you’re going. This isn’t remarkable though. Other large family SUVs are available and will also do this, other electric vehicles are available and will also do this. Where the e-tron really comes into its own is how well it can adapt to other environments. Now, I always thought SUVs should be for off-roading. Over the years I’ve come to realise that most SUV manufacturers don’t agree with me. It seems like someone in Audi has been thinking along the same lines as me. Audi claim the e-tron should handle perfectly no matter the conditions. They state these conditions include wind, rain and snow, off-road and on. It’s not surprising for car manufacturers to make grand claims about their new vehicles. What is surprising is that Audi seem to be telling the truth with the e-tron. It excels over its electric competition (the I-PACE or the Model X) when it comes to ground clearance and it can actually comfortably handle pretty extreme terrain. The all wheel drive provided by the electric motors allows the e-tron to handle rough terrain remarkably well. The e-tron has a 95 kWh battery compared to the I-PACE’s 90 kWh but in almost all the tests, the Audi has been shown to have a bit less range between charges. Real world conditions will never compare to what researchers and car manufacturers find in their experiments, but it seems likely that Jaguar have Audi beat on this one. American tests gave the e-tron a range of 204 miles compared to the I-PACE’s 234 miles. The WLTP (worldwide harmonised light vehicle test procedure) scores for both are better. The I-PACE scored a range of 291 miles on these tests with the e-tron falling a little shorter with 259 miles. Charging time is about 8 1/2 hours for a normal, at-home charge. But if you use one of the public 150w charge points you can bring the battery up to 80% in a speedy 30 mins. From the outside, the e-tron looks quite like the rest of the Audi SUV range. As is usual with Audi, there are a host of costed optional extras. These range from the very cool, to the definitely optional. So depending on your choices, you could end up adding a large chunk on top of the starting price of €99,750. From the outside, Audi's first all-electric offering doesn't look wildly different from anything else currently in its stable. On the inside, they've done a lot of work to make sure you won't lose out on the amount of car you get just because you've opted for a greener model. On the road, the e-tron handles like any other large Audi, with pretty impressive specs considering its size. Off road it handles better than most other SUVs, let alone other current generation electric cars. In recent trade shows, Audi have been showing more and more electric vehicles, they have another few in the pipeline that they say will be reaching production soon. All going according to plan, they will have 5 all-electric production vehicles by 2021. If the quality of the etron is anything to go by, we're looking forward with anticipation to the next one off the line. 2020 All New Hyundai i10 Review 2020 Jeep Wrangler Review 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport Review Reviews By Categories Road Test (10) First Drive (7) Reviews By Top Brands Audi (2) BMW (2) Citroen (1) Cupra (1) Fiat (1) Ford (2) Hyundai (3) Jaguar (1) Jeep (1) Kia (2) Land Rover (2) Lexus (1) Mazda (1) Mercedes-Benz (1) Nissan (1) Peugeot (1) Porsche (1) SEAT (2) Skoda (2) Tesla (1)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12545
__label__wiki	0.642404	0.642404	A real life weekend at Bernie’s It was one of the worst reviewed comedies in memory, but Weekend at Bernie’s, where Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman lug a dead guy around and pretend he’s still alive, became a cult classic. To this day, people still parody it, and one of the funniest Bernie goofs I saw on the ‘Net was Hugh Hefner wearing a captain’s hat and mirrored shades surrounded by his Steford bimbos with the caption, “Weekend at Hef’s.” So in a case of life imitating art, two guys in Denver recently found one of their friends dead, and took him out for a night on the town. As ABC News reports, they took him around for “diners, bar hopping, burritos and a strip club,” with their dead friend paying for everything with his ATM card, by taking $400 out of his bank account. The official charges? “Identity theft, criminal impersonation and abuse of a corpse.” I had no idea that this went under identity theft, and as a spokesperson for the Denver Police said, “This is a bizarre and unfortunate crime.” Finding Siskel and Ebert’s review of the first Bernie’s on YouTube, the late Gene Siskel brought up a good point that “Many movies have scenes involving the attempt to hide a corpse, but you have to be very clever where that is the whole movie itself.” And when Siskel mentioned this, several good examples popped to mind. Of course, the last quarter of Pulp Fiction, there was a hilarious scene in Used Cars where a dead Jack Warden was put behind the wheel of a car that subsequently crashed and burned. There was also the Blake Edwards comedy S.O.B. (an acronym for Standard Operating Bullsh*t) where a director is taken out of the morgue by his buddies and is given a viking’s funeral. They’re almost caught when they’re pulled over by the cops, and like Bernie, the corpse has sunglasses on, just lays back sayin’ nothing, and nobody’s the wiser. This was also allegedly based on a real incident where John Barrymore, was taken out of the morgue, and his acting buddies had a party with him. And as if all this weren’t enough, just in time for Halloween, The HuffPo included three guys going around at a party doing Weekend at Bernie’s on their Funny and Quirky Halloween Costumes From Our Readers story. The guy doing Bernie’s pretty spot on, he’s even got an unlit cigarette in his mouth, but you wonder how much talent it really takes to play a convincing dead guy, and the two guys carrying him around at the party had to have gotten tired after a while, although there had to be some funny moments at this party where they leave him on the couch for a while, they could also prop him up on the toilet, etc. As Siskel smartly pointed out, you can’t just focus on the dead guy for the whole film, which these examples wisely didn’t do. Thank God Weekend at Bernie’s 2 didn’t do well enough to launch a Part 3, although I expect to read there’s gonna be a reboot or “reimagining” with McG directing any day now. Past a certain point, the whole thing’s gonna smell pretty bad and he’ll look like something out of a George Romero flick, which may be today’s spin on Bernie, considering we’re still living in zombie times in pop culture. Jesus, I hope I didn’t just give some idiot Hollywood executive a brilliant idea. David Konow - How to download YouTube videos & music with Airy 7 Smart Ways to Boost Your Credit Score Gary Horner 4 Ways to Sanitize a Greenhouse Karthik Krishnan PrevPreviousBMW Active5 Hybrid rolls out in March 2012 NextUnplugging: Garbage is back, and so are the Beach BoysNext How to Choose the Right Trading Platform When Trading Cryptocurrencies	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12547
__label__cc	0.526564	0.473436	Go up a section Criminology and Sociology BA History and Sociology BA International Relations and Sociology BA Philosophy and Sociology BA Politics and Sociology BA Social Sciences (with a foundation year) BA Sociology BA Sociology and International Development BA Sociology with a Language BA Sociology with Cultural Studies BA Sociology with Media Studies BA Current location: Sociology BA This course starts in 2020 Sociology BA (Hons) Find out how to apply Back to Course menu Typical A-level offer: ABB-BBB 96% of Department of Sociology students were in work or further study six months after graduating (Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey 2017) Studying Sociology will help you to understand and think critically about the social worlds we live in. At Sussex, we are particularly interested in power, justice and equality. You’re taught by experts in topics such as social justice, gender inequalities, identity, health care and migration. 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British Columbia Certificate of Graduation AABBB to BBBBB from 5 grade 12 courses. We also recognise the High School Diploma from other provinces -including Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick- where we look for strong performance in grade 12 subjects, and the Diplome d'Etudes Collegiales (DEC) from Quebec. We usually do not accept Senior High School Graduation for direct entry to our undergraduate courses. However, we may consider you if you have studied one year or more of Higher Education in China at a recognised degree awarding institution, or if you are following a recognised International Foundation Year. If you have the Senior High School Graduation, you may be eligible to apply for our International Foundation Year. If you successfully complete an International Foundation Year, you can progress on to a relevant undergraduate course at Sussex. Check which qualifications the International Study Centre accepts for the International Foundation Year. 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Standard XII results 75% - 80% from ISC Indian School certificate of Education (CISCE) 80% from SSC All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE) 80% HSC higher Secondary Certificate ( Maharashtra ) High School Diploma and Pre-University Certificate. Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher Level) at H1 H2 H2 H3 H3 to H2 H2 H2 H3 H3. Bagrut, with at least 8/10 in at least six subjects, including one five-unit subject. Italian Diploma di Maturità or Diploma Pass di Esame di Stato with a Final Diploma mark of at least 78/100 to 81/100. Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate is suitable for entry to our Foundation Years. Find out more about Foundation Years. Atestats par Visparejo videjo Izglitibu with very good grades in state exams. Brandos Atestatas including scores of 80-90% in at least three state examinations (other than English). Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires. 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Pass Matura with least 3 Extended level subjects in the 75th percentile. Diploma de Ensino Secundario normally with an overall mark of between 17/20 and 16/20. Diploma de Bacalaureat with an overall average of 8.0 A-levels, as well as certain certificates and diplomas. Pass Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške (Maturita) with an average grade of 2.0 from 4 subjects Please note: Our entry requirements are guidelines and we assess all applications on a case-by-case basis. Secondary School Leaving Diploma or Matura with at least 23 points overall. National Senior Certificate with very good grades. Spanish Título de Bachillerato (LOGSE) with an overall average result of between 7.5 and 8. Sri Lankan A-levels. Fullstandigt Slutbetyg/Högskoleförberedande Examen with a total of 2,500 credits to include B grades in the majority of subjects. Federal Maturity Certificate. We'll consider students who have taken the Lise Diplomasi or Lise Bitirme, with a score of at least 4/5 or 80/100 in their final year, on a case by case basis for direct entry to year 1. Where direct entry is unsuitable, we'll automatically consider you for one of our Foundation Years. Or you might want to apply to one of our International Foundation Years at the international Study Centre on Campus. Visit isc.sussex.ac.uk/our-courses/international-foundation-year or www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/foundation-years We look at your full profile taking into account everything you are studying, including the high school graduation diploma, Grade 12 GPA, SAT tests and subject tests and/or ACT grades We are particularly interested in AP tests and would ideally like to see 3 good AP scores. Advanced Placement Tests with scores of between 5,4,4 to 4,4,4 in 3 AP subjects. If you have taken the SAT reasoning tests we'd normally expect a combined score of at least 1300 and will look for around 600 in relevant subject tests. If you've taken the ACT we'd expect to see a composite score of at least 26. My country is not listed If your qualifications aren’t listed or you have a question about entry requirements, contact us IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. If you are applying for degree-level study we can consider your IELTS test from any test centre, but if you require a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for an English language or pre-sessional English course (not combined with a degree) the test must be taken at a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)-approved IELTS test centre. Find out more about IELTS Other English language requirements Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (CAE) 176 overall, including at least 169 in each skill We would normally expect the CAE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Advanced. Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) We would normally expect the CPE test to have been taken within two years before the start of your course. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Cambridge English: Proficiency. Pearson (PTE Academic) 62 overall, including at least 56 in all four skills. PTE (Academic) scores are valid for two years from the test date. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Find out more about Pearson (PTE Academic). 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If the qualification was obtained earlier than this we would expect you to be able to demonstrate that you have maintained a good level of English, for example by living in an English-speaking country or working in an occupation that required you to use English regularly and to a high level. Please note that this list is determined by the UK’s Home Office, not by the University of Sussex. List of exempt countries ** Canada: you must be a national of Canada; other nationals not on this list who have a degree from a Canadian institution will not normally be exempt from needing to provide evidence of English. Admissions information for applicants Transfers into Year 2 Yes. Find out more about transferring into Year 2 of this course. We don’t accept transfers into the third or final year. Don’t meet our entry requirements? If you don't meet our entry requirements, we recommend our in-house Foundation Year course to prepare you for Year 1 of your chosen degree: Social Sciences (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) If you don't have the required language skills for this course you could consider the International Study Centre. The ISC offers a range of foundation courses in combination with English language teaching. Find out about our types of undergraduate degrees, their structure, modules and credits Year 1 at Sussex Study abroad or Placement These modules are running in the academic year 2020/21. However, there may be changes to these modules due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of changes to modules at the earliest opportunity. 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Meet Sussex student, Abigail Berhane, who alongside studying her degree, set up an equality group to help women feel more comfortable in engineering. Abigail’s story "When I did my Physics A level there were few girls in the class, and it was the same when I started at my degree. But I realised that it wasn’t just my experience, it’s a problem in engineering as a whole (89% of engineers are male). So, I decided to set up the Equality in Engineering group. "I didn’t just want to make women feel more comfortable in an engineering environment. I also wanted to address the issue of diversity. A lack of diversity leads to a lack of creativity in problem solving. You really need a variety of people who can look at things differently. If you come to Sussex be proactive. 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__label__cc	0.711529	0.288471	Our Risk Policy Our Hiring Policy R&D Eligibility Assessments R&D Tax Incentive Claim Preparation Assurance and Advisory Audit Advisory Documentation Management Consulting R&D Tax Refund Financing R&D Tax Incentives Around The World ATO Guidance and Materials AusIndustry Guidance and Materials Government Policy and Treasury Legislation and Parliamentary Matters R&D in Australia Online R&D Tax Workshop Series Home » News » Are Children the Key to Our Innovative Future? Are Children the Key to Our Innovative Future? The youth of today, according to a renowned South Australian academic, should be trained in developing a more creative mindset to assist them in taking advantage of job opportunities in our increasingly innovative economy. Dr David Cropley, the University of South Australia associate professor in engineering innovation, pitched the idea and said that governments were realising changes were needed to create success. With the Prime Minister Turnbull focusing on innovation at the heart of his job-creation agenda, evidence has arisen lately that Australia needs to have a culture that is more open to innovation. Could targeting children be the start of creating this culture shift? Dr Cropley elaborates by stating, “Part of the innovative mindset starts right back in schools. We’ve got to be educating kids to have a more creative and innovative mindset, to be open to new ideas and open to experiences — that begins at school.” Moreover, Dr Cropley said parts of Australia were already profiting from the increased job opportunities due to innovation in the global economy, predominantly through technology. “Thirty years ago in South Australia you left school, you worked for a bank or for a car manufacturer, that was pretty much your horizon,” he said. “Nowadays, particularly with this shift to innovation, I think there’s a realisation that you can do anything you like and the opportunities are far less constrained.” However, how does one teach a ‘creative’ or ‘innovative’ mind to children? Queensland has taken the first steps in embracing a more technological economy, by making coding and robotics compulsory in schools from prep to Year 10. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has implemented this change as part of the ‘advancing education’ plan and believes this will help ensure students are the digital creators and innovators of Queensland’s future. Drawing up similarities to learning a new language like Mandarin or Japanese, Palaszczuk believes it is imperative for students to learn the language of coding. The aim of including the new literacy of coding is so that children can look at problems in new and creative ways and to create a technically skilled economy. Certainly, agenda’s such as these may assist in swaying more young Australians to enter the technological or scientific fields. However, is an innovative mind something you can teach at such a young age? Will swapping our Barbie’s and Ken’s for robotics and code help us achieve a more innovative society? Only time will tell, incentives such as this is definitely a step in the right direction though, considering a recent NAB Innovation Report Summary revealed just 13% of all firms rate Australia as “highly innovative”. Nonetheless, innovation doesn’t just encompass teaching our youth how to code – companies can already partake in an increasingly global environment by investing in research and development to drive innovation. The Australian government encourages businesses to do this by allowing business owners to offset research and development with R&D Tax Credits. Posing the question, could you be claiming cash back for research and development projects you’ve invested in? Have a chat with us today to see if you’re eligible. R&D Audit Checklist or have Swanson Reed call you. 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Their committee voiced concerns regarding the Government’s plan to cut $1.35B from the R&D Tax Incentive and stated that the current definition of […] XPED Limited Announce Successful Appeal Of AusIndustry Finding For Disputed Software Activities XPED Limited had previously announced to the ASX in July 2019 that the company had received notice from AusIndustry of a finding assessing registered activities as ineligible under the requirements of the R&D Tax Incentive for the 2017/18 period, totalling […] Copyright Notice ©	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12553
__label__wiki	0.717581	0.717581	Dining Out: Azteca Mexican Grill in Camillus Updated Mar 22, 2019; Posted Apr 18, 2013 By Jacqueline M. Domin \| jdomin@syracuse.com Azteca1.JPG Azteca Mexican Grill, 3783 Milton Ave., Camilus, NY (Jacqueline Domin / The Post-Standard) The cheese that came on top of our nachos at Azteca Mexican Grill in Camillus was so tasty that we took our chips and eagerly scooped up every last bit that had melted on to the plate. It was Oaxaca, a Mexican white cheese, our waiter said. It appeared in several dishes throughout our meal, a touch that helped elevate Azteca beyond a run-of-the-mill Mexican place for the masses. We enjoyed a flavorful and filling meal at prices that won't break the bank. Our party of four visited Azteca, in the Elm Hill Town Centre Plaza on Milton Avenue, on a Thursday night. Mariachi music and bright yellow walls greeted us, and the host took us past the bar to a table in the smaller of two dining rooms. Both were about half full, with 40 or so people talking and eating. Combined with the music, it was a little noisy, but we were able to carry on a conversation at normal volume. The menu was four packed pages, although one was devoted to lunch options. We were surprised at how little space the appetizer section took up, with only about a dozen selections, including chips and salsa (first order free, refills $2), jalapeno poppers ($4.50) and chori-papas (french fries topped with chorizo and melted cheese, $6.75). We ordered guacamole dip for $2.75. Bright and creamy, it had dime-sized chunks of tomato and avocado and definitely outshone the watery salsa. We also got an order of nachos with cheese ($4) and added chicken for another dollar. The chicken was fine, but it was the stringy and slightly salty cheese that captured our attention. Our appetizers were served just moments after we ordered them, and dinner wasn’t far behind. Fajitas Jalisco at Azteca Mexican Grill in Camillus. The waiter said Azteca is known for its fajitas, and we scored with the fajitas Jalisco ($13.50), a sizzling plate of chicken, shrimp, peppers and onions bathed in a tomato-based sauce served with rice, beans, lettuce and sour cream on the side. The sauce brought everything together, but each element was also strong on its own: juicy chicken, robust shrimp and crisp vegetables. An enchilada trio was a good deal for $8, featuring three enchiladas, a mountain of rice and a salad topped with guacamole. We made quick work of the cheese enchilada. The beef enchilada earned points for its tomato-based sauce, which gave it a bit of an Italian flavor. The meat in the chicken enchilada was good, but the tang of the green tomatillo sauce wasn't as big a hit as the red sauce. The Pollo Loco Special ($10.50) is a favorite of the restaurant’s workers, and it was a favorite with our group. It resembled what a lot of restaurants would call smothered chicken: a boneless breast topped with cheese and pico de gallo, a mix of tomatoes, onions and jalapenos. But the Oaxaca cheese truly made this dish special, particularly when each bite mingled with the juices on the plate. It came with tortillas, but we found they just weighed the dish down, so we abandoned them after a few bites. A Burrito California ($10.50) was standard, filled with meat, rice and pico de gallo. Chicken and beef tacos ($2 apiece) were also what you'd expect, noteworthy only in the slightly dry and chalky taste of the ground beef, which was much better in the sauce-covered enchilada. Desserts are a mix of homemade and store-bought selections. The Chimi-cheesecake ($4.95), made off-site, was a deep fried pastry stuffed with cheesecake and sprinkled with sugar, cinnamon, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. It was good but very heavy, particularly compared to the in-house Sopapillas ($4.25). Four light and flaky pastry pieces were dusted with cinnamon, condensed milk, chocolate and a scoop of ice cream for a sweet and savory finishing note. The flan ($4.25), also made at the restaurant, was every bit as good, a silky mound of custard served in a pool of syrup that would delight any caramel lover. Our waiter was friendly and efficient, although he didn't mention the special chicken and pineapple fajitas that the menu board in the front of the restaurant advertised. Had we been reminded, we probably would have ordered it. He was more than happy to answer our questions, and a half-page on the menu is devoted to explaining Mexican dishes, with definitions for everything from tacos to quesadillas to tamales. The back page of the menu is the beverage list, which includes nine Mexican beers ($3.75) and nine domestic beers ($3.25). There are also a number of tequila shots, Mexican sodas and margaritas, along with sodas, juices and wines. The restaurant: Azteca Mexican Grill, 3783 Milton Ave, Camillus. Credit cards: Yes Accessible to the disabled: Yes Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Saturday The cost: Dinner for four was $108.36 with drinks,dessert, tax and a 20 percent tip (about $27.10 per person).	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12558
__label__wiki	0.506629	0.506629	Photos: True Detective Episodes 2-6 Screen Captures I’ve just added screen captures from episodes 2-6 of True Detective into the gallery. Movies/TV Shows and other projects > True Detective (2015) > Episode Screencaptures > 2.02 Night Finds You Movies/TV Shows and other projects > True Detective (2015) > Episode Screencaptures > 2.03 Maybe Tomorrow Movies/TV Shows and other projects > True Detective (2015) > Episode Screencaptures > 2.04 Down Will Come Movies/TV Shows and other projects > True Detective (2015) > Episode Screencaptures > 2.05 Other Lives Movies/TV Shows and other projects > True Detective (2015) > Episode Screencaptures > 2.06 Church in Ruins 'True Detective' Gallery Taylor Kitsch Wishes Channing Tatum Nothing But The Best for Gambit In an interview with The Daily Beast regarding True Detective, actor Taylor Kitsch spoke about Gambit, a role he originated in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and which Channing Tatum will take over in an upcoming solo film in 2016. When asked if he had been given a chance to reprise the role before Tatum was cast, Kitsch had this to say. “Um…no, I didn’t have a go. Ever since we finished the movie, it’s never really been an option. But no, I wish [Channing] nothing but the best. It was a fun character to play, and I learned a lot working with Hugh [Jackman] and had an amazing time in Australia. I’m sure they’re doing their own thing with it, and I’m sure Channing will be great.” Rachel McAdams Addresses Taylor Kitsch Romance Rumors June 22nd, 2015 June 22nd, 2015 True Detective Season 2 Episode 1 HD Captures Thanks to Lindsey, I have added captures of the premiere episode of season 2 to the image gallery. Gallery Link: Movies/TV Shows and other projects > True Detective (2015) > Episode Screencaptures > 2.01 The Western Book of the Dead Taylor Kitsch Lives Up To Our Fantasies Friday Night Lights turned Taylor Kitsch (aka Tim Riggins) into Hollywood’s Next Big Thing, but then he had a couple of high-profile movie fumbles. Now, True Detective is giving him another chance to be a hero. “I hope the restaurant’s close because he’s taking his bike,” Taylor Kitsch’s manager says to me. A bike-bike or a motorcycle-bike? I want to ask. But before I have a chance to, she hangs up. An hour later, I’m sitting at a table on the outside patio of the Hungry Cat, located between John Wayne’s star and Jack Benny’s on Vine Street in Hollywood, and exactly .9 miles—close, but is it close enough?—from Milk Studios, where Kitsch has just completed his ELLE photo shoot. I’m scanning the sidewalk traffic. I’m hypervigilant because the Hungry Cat is nestled up against a larger building, and I’m worried he’ll pass it. Only, suddenly, there he is, turning down the little alleyway. That Taylor Kitsch shouldn’t need an introduction at this point in his career, yet still does, is the central preoccupation of this profile, so let me provide one: Kitsch played running back Tim Riggins on NBC’s 2006–2011 series Friday Night Lights, a show about a Texas high school and its football team, though really about coming of age and family, the one you’re born into and the one you make, and racism and classism and America. It’s an anti–soap opera, a frank, uncondescending look at lives and loves in a small town. That everybody in the small town happens to resemble a movie star, and nobody more so than Kitsch—cheekbones as high as goalposts! eyes as green as Astroturf! nose as straight and true as a 50-yard line!—was the only thing Hollywood about it. FNL was a critical smash. (Lorrie Moore, yes, that Lorrie Moore, devoted 3,000 rapturous words to it in the hoity-toity New York Review of Books.) But it didn’t quite connect with a large enough audience. And if NBC hadn’t cut a deal with the subscription television service DirecTV to subsidize production costs in exchange for the right to air episodes first, it never would have lasted five seasons and likely would have been canceled after two. As he walks toward me, I stand, my heart kicking in my chest. I’m nervous. This is a high-stakes game for me: FNL is my favorite show, Riggins my favorite character. I’m afraid that Kitsch is going to be a world apart from Riggins—that he’ll talk in actorspeak, use the word process a lot and tell me about the benefits of a gluten-free diet, gaze into every reflective surface, and fluff his hair. I’m afraid that meeting him will kill the fantasy, basically. The sun is slanting into my eyes, so while I can see that he’s got something on his head, I can’t see what. It’s only once he gets near that I realize it’s a motorcycle helmet, but worn like a backward baseball cap, pushed off his face and up on his crown. Immediately I start to relax, because it’s such a Riggins maneuver. FNL fans: Remember Riggins’s brief—blink and you missed it—foray into higher education, when he sat in a lecture hall taking notes with a never-been-sharpened pencil? It’s that kind of thing. What a person who’s less trying to amuse others than amuse himself would do. Now, I’m not going to go on any more about his looks except to say that he appears in the flesh just as he does on the screen. Okay, I’ll go on a little more: He has a physical grace to him, moves with athletic authority, has a smile that’s closer to a grin, and is wearing the clothes of someone who doesn’t think about them much—jeans, T-shirt, scuffed leather jacket. We shake hands, say hello, and listen as the waiter recites the specials. Kitsch, who has just turned 34, points to his menu. “What’s this guy? The Maine lobster roll. It good?” The waiter attests to the roll’s deliciousness, but reveals that it’s sizable. “Oh, okay,” says Kitsch. “No bueno.” (It’s three o’clock, snack time, not lunch.) He asks what I’m ordering. I tell him the cheese plate. He says he’ll pick at that. We get started. Head over to Elle.com to read the full article, that will also be featured in the July 2015 issue! Articles Magazine Alert Photos: True Detective Press Conference With thanks to Lindsey, I have added 13 images of Taylor from the True Detective Press Conference to our gallery. Public Appearances > 2015 > June 5: “True Detective” Press Conference Two New True Detective Promos: Chaos and Stand 'True Detective' Page 4 of 28 « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 … 28 Next »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12559
__label__wiki	0.599102	0.599102	Android / Applications / google / YouTube Google begins to display the thumbnails inside the YouTube application for Android to full screen view We published days ago a report that the company Google choose to display the thumbnails in the mixer of the video within the YouTube app at full screen width, making it the largest one writes about the content of the video better. Now the company started the launch of the new feature to all users, so that the thumbnail appears between the edges of the screen bottom to find the name of the video and the channel Publisher and the number of views, in addition to the date of publication. It is believed that this change, which does not seem significant, but it may be useful to see better the content of the videos Private to the application in a way to make the thumbnails operable automatic, but the sound in the main screen. Recall that to apply the YouTube for Android system five TAB key inside it, include these tabs: main, which contains the videos recommended based on your viewing history and subscriptions. The second tab is Video common in the state in which you reside, tab the second is subscriptions, there is a tab set which includes notifications and messages, and finally the tab library. This, can download the latest version of the YouTube application from the Play Store, and you can also download it as APK standalone of here. Did you get new water? Share your opinion in the comments. The post Google begins to display the thumbnails inside the YouTube application for android the full screen view was published first in are. TaggedAndroidApplicationsGoogleYouTube Previous Article Tablet the New iPad appear in the website of the Economic Commission said Next Article Facebook and twitter have subject hearing new	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12562
__label__cc	0.743568	0.256432	Cloud is the biggest security risk facing businesses today By Anthony Spadafora 2018-11-28T19:02:10Z Migrating to the cloud comes with its own security concerns Cloud adoption is at an all time high but continued pressure to migrate 100 per cent to the cloud is raising security concerns and new research from Kaspersky Lab has revealed that more than half (58 percent) of CISOs cite uncontrolled cloud expansion as their top security concern. The security firm surveyed over 250 IT security leaders to learn more on the views of CISOs regarding cybersecurity. Through the use of multiple cloud platforms within a hybrid cloud infrastructure, businesses can deliver their products and services faster though cloud computing also brings its own security challenges. This is especially true when the cloud infrastructure is hosted by a third-party. The skills shortage has also made it more difficult to manage complex IT environments as hybrid cloud adoption requires specialists with the necessary skills to configure and manage security for a business' IT infrastructure. Of those surveyed, 38 per cent claimed that it has become increasingly difficult to recruit the specialists needed to deal with this 'cloud zoo'. Safeguarding cloud data Vice President of Global Sales at Kaspersky Lab Maxim Frolov provided further insight on the company's findings, saying: “There’s no denying that with the business benefits it brings, cloud is a key part of the strategic digital transformation journey for many enterprises. The use of cloud is growing fast, and businesses are not going to be put off adoption because of security concerns. It’s therefore vital that resilient security is also quickly and effectively implemented, to support this rapid adoption. “Safeguarding data and workloads in the cloud environment, in addition to supporting the native security capabilities of a cloud platform is crucial. Protection layers should therefore include: the capability to monitor application behavior and ban any suspicious activity; prevent exploits by using the latest threat intelligence; and find and automatically patch vulnerabilities, to safeguard data and workloads moving across cloud infrastructure, from threats. The best solutions also provide orchestration capabilities, so that IT teams can control what workloads are being accessed and processed, on and off-premise.” As is the case when adopting any new technology, security must be a first priority and hopefully Kaspersky Lab's research encourages businesses to think twice before migrating to the cloud without a well-thought out plan in place. Also check out the best antivirus to improve your security online See more Cloud services news Can we stop with these non-gaming gaming laptops?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12563
__label__wiki	0.841061	0.841061	PlayStation Now open beta on PS4 starts July 31 in US and Canada By Matt Swider 2014-06-10T02:17:00.16Z Coming to PS Vita, PS4 and Bravia TVs eventually Still mum about a worldwide launch The PlayStation Now open beta for PS4 begins on July 31 in the US and Canada, Sony announced at its E3 2014 press conference today. This Gaikai-based video game streaming service will enable gamers to play some of the classic games in PlayStation's library for the first time on Sony's new console. Yes, just because PS4 isn't officially "backward compatible" doesn't mean you won't be able to enjoy your old games. In fact, the open beta won't stop at the next-gen machine. Last-generation PS3 and portable PS Vita gamers will share in the PlayStation Now experience "soon after" the open beta comes to PS4. Eventually, select Bravia TVs will get the same treatment. PS Now support for games is growing Games at the ready Gamers will be able to access to more than 100 PS3 games published by Sony, its partners and indie developers. At Sony's E3 booth, the company will demo oldies but goodies Dead Space 3, God of War Ascension, Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes, Ratchet and Clank Into The Nexus and Ultra Street Fighter 4. We'll have more from the E3 showfloor and give you our updates impressions on PlayStation Now this week in our continuing coverage in Los Angeles. Have you seen the Uncharted 4 release date? See more Consoles news	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12564
__label__wiki	0.976064	0.976064	This West Point Alum Wants to Start a Conversation About Diversity at Her School #ITooAmWestPoint. MICHEL MOUTOT/AFP/Getty It is time for West Point — and the military — to have honest dialogue about racism, and an intense social media campaign is sparking that conversation. Recently, the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York [cleared] (http://www.usma.edu/news/Shared%20Documents/WEST%20POINT%20PHOTO%20INQUIRY%20CLEARS%20CADETS.pdf) 16 black female cadets accused of violating Department of Defense regulations by allegedly raising [Black Power fists] (http://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-female-west-point-cadets-photo-under-investigation) in their “Old Corps” photos. Now, West Point alums are calling the school out as they prepare to graduate over 900 cadets. [Jozlyn McCaw,] (https://mic.com/articles/143693/these-alums-want-west-point-to-have-an-honest-conversation-about-race?utm_source=Mic+Check&utm_campaign=34ee455ac2-Wednesday_May_185_18_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51f2320b33-34ee455ac2-286884885#.ctkjmEozd) a 2014 West Point graduate, launched #ITooAmWestPoint with 50 other cadets of color when she was a senior, and is finally publicly sharing the project. "I love my alma mater," Jozlyn told [Mic] (https://mic.com/articles/143693/these-alums-want-west-point-to-have-an-honest-conversation-about-race?utm_source=Mic+Check&utm_campaign=34ee455ac2-Wednesday_May_185_18_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51f2320b33-34ee455ac2-286884885#.ctkjmEozd). "West Point was the best place I could have gone. What these photos say to West Point is, 'Let's have this conversation, if we're going to learn and grow from this experience.'" For Jozlyn and her fellow alums, that conversation’s really about racial experiences they’ve had on the small campus. They wrote on whiteboards instances of micro-aggressions — or racial slights that people of color are constantly bombarded with — like being called articulate as a backhanded compliment or being teased for being unable to swim. West Point’s population is only 13.2% African American, according to the [Army Times] (http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/careers/army/officer/2015/04/02/us-military-academy-diversity-west-point-army-robert-caslen/70701978/), which makes the #ITooAmWestPoint campaign even more important. Even as West Point becomes more diverse, it is critical that they make the academy more inclusive, so African-American students are comfortable there. That’s really all Jozlyn wants. “We can't be afraid to have these conversations as leaders," she told Mic. "We have to lead from the front. Why would we act like this is a taboo topic, when the Army deems it important? We are mandated to do this." Related: You Won't Believe Why This Senior Photo Caused an Investigation by the U.S. Military Keywordsracemilitarystudents	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12565
__label__cc	0.515584	0.484416	Luxury Watch News Here and elsewhere By timepbadmin November 19, 2019 Dual Time by Arnold & Son Knowing the time determines your location. This fact has been proven throughout the history of high-sea navigation thanks to its close ties to watchmaking. Dual time zones are central to Arnold & Son’s history, with the marine chronometers of yesterday and today’s two iconic models, the DTE and DBG Skeleton. Before the advent of marine chronometers in the 18th century, a captain was able to determine the position of his ship on the north-south axis, i.e. its latitude. However, as the Earth turns on an east-west axis, the traditional points of reference (the sun and stars) could not be used to determine its longitude. The problem was solved with watchmaking. A highly accurate clock was taken on board and kept at the time at the starting point. As the ship advanced, the captain measured the time specific to its position by looking for noon. The difference between the local and original times allowed him to assess progress across the seas. The marine chronometer was born. In the wake of these inventions, John Arnold (1736-1799) proved himself to be one of the most inventive watchmakers of his generation and of the golden age of timekeeping. Indeed, Arnold worked ceaselessly to perfect, miniaturise and enhance the reliability of his marine chronometers. By helping to popularise chronometer technology, his name became indissociable from the history of maritime navigation and the conquests made possible by the very concept of dual time. To pay homage to its founder, Arnold & Son has always treated dual time with a particular degree of sophistication and accuracy. Instead of the traditional GMT system where an hour hand in the centre indicates the secondary hour, Arnold & Son chose to give each of the two time zones a dedicated regulating organ to recall the duality of the measurement methods – one horological, the other astronomical – used aboard English frigates. Luxury Watch NewsJanuary 17, 2020 HUBLOT CAPTURES THE EPHEMERAL RAINBOW SPIRIT OF BIG BANG MECA-10 BIG BANG MP-11 RED MAGIC H. MOSER & CIE. PRESENTS THE STREAMLINER FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH AUTOMATIC, A NEW COLLECTION WITH STEEL INTEGRATED BRACELET Introducing the new Parmigiani Fleurier Double Rainbow Tourbillon Luxury Watch NewsJanuary 7, 2020 Introducing the Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 Stainless Steel Luxury Watch NewsDecember 27, 2019 Grand Seiko SBGA415 Four Seasons “Winter” Review Oris Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date Hijri Perpetual Calendar Introducing Quai des Bergues More in Luxury Watch News Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronograph Watch Review 2019 Timepieces Blog is your complete guide for luxury watch news, reviews, press releases and resources. Copyright © 2018 Timepieces Blog. All rights reserved. Website by Yapaweb Armin Strong Luxury Watch News (327) Watch Reviews (37)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12568
__label__wiki	0.602946	0.602946	Published On: Sat, Jun 29th, 2019 Hometown News \| By The Dispatch Brooklyn Man, Jeriel Slay Pleads Guilty for His Role in Identity Theft Scam U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeriel Slay, 29, of Brooklyn, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 22 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan P. Cantil, who is handling the case, stated that on December 14, 2016, the defendant devised a sophisticated scheme to fraudulently obtain the personal identifying information (PII) of multiple victims from the internet. Slay then opened Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) that were named in such a way as to indicate ownership by the victim. photo/ar130405 For example, the defendant fraudulently obtained Victim 1’s PII, including name, address, birthdate, social security number, and other information, and then opened an LLC named “Victim 1 Remodeling LLC.” Slay then, unbeknownst to Victim 1, placed a mail hold on Victim 1’s actual address which prevented Victim 1 from obtaining mail that indicated an LLC was opened in his name. The defendant then posed as Victim 1 to open a bank account in the name of the fraudulent LLC. Slay then contacted Victim 1’s legitimate financial institution and transferred money, via a wire transfer, from Victim 1’s legitimate account to the fraudulent LLC bank account. Slay, using device-making equipment, then created fraudulent driver’s licenses, fraudulent utility bills, and other identification documents in the name of Victim 1. Using these fraudulent documents, Slay then ordered a co-conspirator to go to the bank that serviced the fraudulent LLC bank account to withdraw and deplete the funds from the fraudulent account. The defendant executed this scheme against more than 10 victims, one of whom resides in the Western District of New York. The total loss was $978,793.87. Slay was charged along with his sister Angela Slay, Michael Wright and Sirr Wright. Michael Wright was also convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, and is awaiting sentencing. Charges remain pending against Angela Slay and Sirr Wright. The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert. Sentencing is scheduled for October 18, 2019, at 12:30 p.m. before Judge Arcara. Brooklynconspiracycrimecrime newsCriminalcriminal chargesFBIFBI investigationfraudIdentity ThiefNew Yorksocial securitysocial security fraud Fallacy of Census Job Creation Brooklyn Man, Jeriel Slay Pleads Guilty for His Role in Identity Theft Scam – InfoPult News says: […] post Brooklyn Man, Jeriel Slay Pleads Guilty for His Role in Identity Theft Scam appeared first on […]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12573
__label__wiki	0.876044	0.876044	THE GRT GROUP Shows & Productions Cast of Sun Records, The Concert © 2018 Created by The GRT Group Legal Info. - Click here info@thegrtgroup.com The Kenny Lynch Rat Pack Revue Singer, songwriter, comedian and entertainer Kenny Lynch presents a brand-new stage show reviving the music of great friends - Frank, Dean and Sammy - in superbly-realistic style. Much like their famed Vegas reunions, the gags flow as freely as the deft vocal performances as three of the West End’s finest performers join Kenny on stage to portray the infamous Rat Pack. Big band sound from true masters of swing features on Fly Me to the Moon, Volare, My Kind of Town, Me and My Shadow, The Lady is a Tramp, Mambo Italiano, Luck Be a Lady. . .While Kenny performs his own favourites You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You, The Way You Look Tonight, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square and his big hit single Up on the Roof. It's swing time with Kenny Lynch and the Rat Pack, come and join The Clan.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12576
__label__wiki	0.661626	0.661626	The Indian Wire » Startups » List of top 10 Indian college dropouts who became successful entrepreneurs List of top 10 Indian college dropouts who became successful entrepreneurs Across the globe, a number of entrepreneurs from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, have defied the odds and build global ventures, without completing their college degrees. While most of us find it safer to get a college degree, before venturing out on our own journeys, there are some gems, who prefer to take the road less travelled to success. Indian startup ecosystem is beaming with some of the most innovative startups, we will look at some of the Indian entrepreneurs, who decided to drop out of college in pursuit of their ventures. Here is a list of top 10 Indian entrepreneurs, who made it big, even after dropping out of college: Ritesh Agarwal, OYO Gurugram-based Indian hotel chain OYO was founded by Ritesh Agarwal in 2013. In the last five years, OYO has grown to become India’s leading budget hotel provider and has also forayed into the international markets, further strengthening its global presence. In September 2018, OYO raised ₹7,285 crores led by Softbank, along with participation from other investors, propelling it into the elite unicorn club, with a valuation of $5 billion. The hotel chain also counts Sequoia Capital India, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Greenoaks Capital, among its investors. Kunal Shah, FreeCharge Mumbai-based digital payments startup FreeCharge was founded by Kunal Shah and Sandeep Tandon in 2010. The startup provides a platform to enable users to perform mobile, DTH, and metro recharges, along with bill payment options. In May 2017, FreeCharge raised ₹22 crore in a funding round from Snapdeal. It also counts Sequoia Capital India, Valiant Capital Partners, Tybourne, Sofina, and RTP Global, among its investors. In July 2017, Axis Bank acquired FreeCharge for ₹385 crore. Earlier this month, it was reported that Kunal Shah unveiled his new venture ‘Cred’, marking his comeback in the Indian startup ecosystem. Kailash Katkar, Quick Heal Technologies Pune-based IT security solutions company Quick Heal Technologies was founded by Kailash Katkar in 1995. The company provides various security solutions for both individuals and businesses, simplifying IT security management for its customers. In August 2010, NSE-listed Quick Heal Technologies last raised $13 million in funding from Sequoia Capital India. Deepak Ravichandran, Innoz Technologies Bengaluru-based mobile technology startup Innoz Technologies was founded by Deepak Ravichandran, along with Abhinav Sree in 2008. The startup provides solutions for mobile search applications and wireless market. It is committed to connecting individuals and communities to the Internet using SMS enables wide access to information at an affordable price. In May 2014, Innoz raised an undisclosed amount of funds from 500 Startups. Earlier in 2012, it also raised an undisclosed amount of funds from Seedfund. Rahul Yadav, Housing.com Mumbai-based online real-estate search portal Housing.com was founded by Rahul Yadav, along with other friends from IIT Bombay in 2012. It provides a platform to help its customers find a house of their choice based on their parameters like cost range, location, and the number of rooms, among others. In January 2017, Housing.com was acquired by Elara Technologies‘ real-estate company PropTiger. The startup also counts SoftBank, Helion Venture Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, and Nexus Venture Partners, among its investors. Azhar Iqubal, InShorts Noida-based content discovery startup InShorts was founded by Azhar Iqubal, along with Anunay Pandey and Deepit Purkayastha in 2013. The startup offers short 60-word fact-based news stories for busy and uninspired readers. In December 2017, InShorts raised ₹32 crore in a round from Tiger Global Management. According to Crunchbase, till date, InShorts has raised $29 million and counts Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, and Rebright Partners, among its investors. Varun Shoor, Kayako London-based customer service startup Kayako was founded by Varun Shoor in 2001. The startup provides a complete suite of customer service software, which includes live chat software, shared inbox, ticketing software, internal help desk, and e-commerce support. In March 2018, Kayako was acquired by ESW Capital. Bhavin Turakhia, Directi Mumbai-based Directi founded in 1998, comprises of a group of tech businesses owned, operated or invested in by Bhavin Turakhia and/or Divyank Turakhia. The various tech businesses under Directi include Radix, Ringo, Flock, Zeta and Codechef. The company has a diverse web presence across domains including online advertising, web hosting and infrastructure, and communication. Directi employs over 1,600 people across 8 offices including India, with over millions of customers and a group enterprise value of over $1.4 Billion. Pallav Nadhani, FusionCharts Kolkata-based FusionCharts was founded by Pallav Nadhani in 2002. The startup provides easy JavaScript charting libraries for web and mobile. It enables organizations to make data in their dashboards, internal reporting systems and presentations look stunning and easy-to-understand. The startup has over 28,000 customers, spanning across 118 countries. Some of its most prominent customers are Facebook, Apple, Google, IBM, and Oracle, among many others. Ankit Oberoi and Atul Agarwal, AdPushup New Delhi-based revenue optimization startup AdPushup was founded by Ankit Oberoi and Atul Agarwal in 2013. The startup provides a revenue optimization platform that helps publishers increase their ad revenue using ad layout optimization, header bidding, innovative ad formats, ad mediation, adblock recovery, and accelerated mobiles pages In August 2016, AdPushup raised an undisclosed amount of funds from Geniee and Purvi Capital. The startup also counts Microsoft, Zishaan Hayath, Founder and CEO of Toppr, Sunil Kalra, Vikram Kapur of McKinsey & Company, Shubham Gupta, Co-Founder of iFlyLabs, Sameer Parwani, Co-Founder and CEO of TopHire, and Sachin Gupta, Co-Founder of Chqbook.com, among its investors. Venture Highway raises ₹560 crores for second fund from a clutch of Silicon Valley investors CCI launches investigation against Flipkart, Amazon’s deep discounting Former Pepsico & Cadbury exec Rajeev Bakshi joins Ola’s food business Omidyar Network leads ₹78 crore series B round in edtech startup Vedantu Fitness startup GOQii raises ₹212 crore in a round led by Japan’s Mitsui	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12577
__label__wiki	0.805104	0.805104	Home » Author Archive Bowling Portfolio Management LLC Sells 23,032 Shares of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc (NYSE:KW) Posted by Caroline Horne on Jan 19th, 2020 // Comments off Bowling Portfolio Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc (NYSE:KW) by 38.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent... Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA) Shares Sold by Bowling Portfolio Management LLC Bowling Portfolio Management LLC lessened its stake in Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:KELYA) by 26.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities... Orrstown Financial Services Inc. Buys 140 Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) Orrstown Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities... 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__label__wiki	0.984199	0.984199	Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Elise Amendola For 1st time, Biden declares that Trump must be impeached By Bill Barrow and Hunter Woodall The Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.H.>> Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday for the first time that President Donald Trump must be impeached for abusing the powers of his office to help his own reelection. Biden made the remarks as part of a blistering 25-minute speech in New Hampshire, departing from his usual campaign pitch and signaling that he will aggressively confront Trump as the president faces an impeachment inquiry rooted in his unfounded accusations that the former vice president and his son had nefarious dealings in Ukraine. Trump is "shooting holes in the Constitution," Biden said, by asking foreign powers to find dirt on the Bidens and then refusing to cooperate with the resulting House impeachment inquiry. "This is a president who has decided this nation doesn't have the tools, the power, the political will" to punish bad behavior, Biden said, cataloging a litany of Trump's actions that the former vice president said warrant impeachment. The speech comes after two weeks of uneven responses from Biden as he and his advisers debated internally the best way to handle Trump's broadsides. Biden had alternated between muted dismissals at a series of fundraisers and more aggressive public displays, urging reporters to "ask the right questions," promising he'd beat Trump "like a drum" and using a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, to hammer the president. His New Hampshire speech, though, was his most thorough, visible retort to date, with his impeachment call timed at midday to ensure that it carries the news cycle. "He's not just testing us," Biden said. "He's laughing at us." Before Biden had concluded in New Hampshire, Trump retorted via Twitter. "So pathetic," he wrote, to see Biden calling for his impeachment. The president maintained that he had done nothing wrong. In a July 25 phone call to Ukraine's president, Trump asked for "a favor" of investigating Biden and his son Hunter, who previously served on the board of a Ukrainian energy firm that had drawn scrutiny in that country. A rough White House transcript of that call and a related whistleblower complaint prompted House Democrats to begin impeachment proceedings. Without evidence, Trump insists Biden used his role as vice president to protect his son from corruption investigations when Biden pressed for the firing of the top Ukrainian prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, during President Barack Obama's second term. Ukrainian officials, including one Shokin successor, have disputed Trump's theories; the Obama administration's position was supported by many other Western governments, who saw Shokin as incompetent or corrupt. Since the disclosure of Trump's Ukrainian telephone call, the president has publicly suggested China should investigate Hunter Biden's business dealings there, comments that Biden noted came with Trump "standing in front of reporters and cameras like I am at this moment." U.S. election law forbids soliciting or accepting foreign aid in American elections. "It's stunning and it's dangerous because it directly threatens our democracy," Biden said of Trump's requests. Biden on Wednesday again blasted Trump's "lies and smears and distortions," saying the president peddles them because he fears facing Biden in a general election. "He's trying to create a campaign where truth and facts are irrelevant," Biden said, adding that the spectacle covers the president's "manifest incompetence." But Trump advisers believe impeachment could help him politically, energizing his base and leaving some independents disenchanted with Democrats. The administration, however, has made clear it will not cooperate with Democrats on Capitol Hill and has been resisting requests for documents and testimony from administration officials — all while keeping up the verbal assault on Biden. "We're not going to let Donald Trump pick the Democratic nominee for president," Biden declared. "I'm not going to let him get away with it. He's picked a fight with the wrong guy." But even with Biden's more assertive posture, questions remain about how Trump's tactics and the impeachment proceedings affect the Democratic primary. Some Biden aides see the episode as underscoring his fundamental arguments about Trump, a point Biden himself nodded toward in New Hampshire. "When I announced my candidacy," he recalled, "I said I was running in order to restore the soul of America. That wasn't hyperbole." Yet his advisers point to the 2016 presidential campaign, when Trump dominated media narratives of the Republican primary and the general election against Democrat Hillary Clinton with a barrage of attacks on his opponents that forced them to campaign on his terms. And they know the impeachment inquiry could last months — and potentially never result in the Republican-led Senate removing Trump from office even if the Democratic-led House impeaches him. In his speech, Biden noticeably did not mention the Senate or its potential role in deciding Trump's fate. But he did pledge not to campaign exclusively on Trump's turf, saying he wouldn't be distracted. "None of these attacks are true, and I'm going to stay focused on your lives. That's what this election is about," he said, adding that the country "can't wait" for action on health care, education, gun regulations and the climate crisis. "The world can't wait for America once again to lead a stable, peaceful international order." Biden got an enthusiastic reception, including from some New Hampshire voters who hadn't considered him their top choice in the nation's first presidential primary state. "He spoke with conviction. He answered some of Trump's charges, and he got some good shots in at Trump," said Bill Hurley, a 71-year-old Democrat who named Biden his second choice behind Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar. One undecided voter, Virginia Schonwald, a 63-year-old retired school librarian, said she Biden was "very fact-based and that he was forceful." She said she's now considering voting for Biden in the Democratic primary. "I don't think I was when I got here," she said. "His speech made me more confident about him as a candidate." Winter weather: Snow, sleet, and freezing rain	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12582
__label__wiki	0.814593	0.814593	Lanes narrowed on M-20 as MDOT project enters second week By Eric Baerren ebaerren@medianewsgroup.com; @ebaerren on Twitter Eric Baerren Multimedia journalist Two Michigan Department of Transportation projects expected to cost a total of $3.4 million to resurface major local highways are entering their second week with lane closures that could cause some short-term headaches for motorists. MDOT is resurfacing 7.9 miles of M-20 west of Mt. Pleasant. The project, which runs west from Mt. Pleasant starting at Gilmore Road and ending at the Mecosta/Isabella county line, started July 15 and is expected to go into September. The end result is expected to be a smoother driving surface and an extended lifespan of the road itself. Traffic is being maintained by traffic regulators. Monday, the eastbound lane was closed for work, creating backups in both directions. The work is projected to cost $1.7 million. A second project will resurface 8.4 miles of US-10 west of Clare, from the Osceola/Clare county line east to Ludington Drive. This project is also expected to cause lane closures and traffic congestion. East of the M-115 interchange, road workers will merge traffic into one lane on westbound U.S. 10. Work on this $1.7 million project will be suspended on weekends, however, allowing the normal flow of traffic starting at noon on Fridays. The project is also expected to produce a smoother driving surface and lengthen the service life of the road. It is expected to conclude sometime in August. Meanwhile, work continues on US-10 east of Clare, with a single lane closure on the eastbound side and intermittent lane closures on the westbound. Work on the eastbound side started July 8 and is expected to conclude Aug. 28. Work on the westbound side started June 7 and is expected to conclude Nov. 1. In the same area, there are two full closures on a secondary road and an on-ramp. Westbound Saginaw Road, also known as Pere Marquette, is closed from Leaton to Summerton roads in northeast Isabella County. Motorists are advised to go north on Leaton Road to County Line/Clarabella Road, and to travel west on that until it intersects with Saginaw Road. Work on this project started April 1 and is expected to end Aug. 28. Finally, the US-10 off-ramp to US-10 BR/Saginaw Road was closed July 8 for work expected to last until Aug. 28. That is also in northeast Isabella County. Motorists are advised to follow US-10 to northbound US-127 and take Exit 160, turn left on Colonville Road, and turn left on US-10 BR, which at this point is McEwan Street. Jail committee expected to talk project manager, location It's been a fair minute since Isabella County's ad hoc jail committee has met, but Monday's get together is expected to be quite a doozy. Beal City grad takes grand champion in showmanship competition Kelsey Pasch has been around dairy cattle her whole life. Community celebrates rural heritage at Rural Urban Day The Gratiot Area Chamber of Commerce held the 44th Annual Rural Urban Day at the Gratiot County Fair for Youth Fairgrounds in Alma on July 18. Maxfield's to close after 60 years in business In 1959, the Maxfield family took a small rural tavern and built it into a renowned local restaurant. That run will end in September when Maxf… County commission rejects Blanchard rezoning request linked to Dollar General Had the request before the Isabella County Commission Tuesday been about fixing what appears to be a ghost in the machine of the county's zoni… Mdot Eric Baerren is a multimedia journalist for The Morning Sun. Terrified woman followed by man led to safety by police	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12583
__label__wiki	0.897871	0.897871	Russia's HIV Epidemic is Growing, Affecting Older Citizens — Watchdog Moskva News Agency HIV infections are on the rise and are increasingly affecting Russia’s older population, according to a consumer watchdog report cited by the RBC news website. More than 1.2 million people live with HIV in Russia, a figure experts say is likely underreported and that the World Health Organization warns is at risk of spinning out of control. The crisis has led to the deaths of some 318,000 Russians since the first HIV case was registered three decades ago, with almost 37,000 of these deaths happening last year. 318K HIV-Positive Russians Have Died Since 1987 – Watchdog Over 1 percent of the general population in 13 Russian regions was living with HIV in 2018, said a Federal Consumer Protection Service, or Rospotrebnadzor, report cited by RBC Wednesday. That’s up from nine regions with 1 percent or more HIV-infected Russians the last time data was published in 2015. “The population doesn’t use condoms, their sales are falling,” Vadim Pokrovsky, the head of Rospotrebnadzor’s AIDS prevention research center, told RBC. While new HIV cases are declining, with 87,700 infections registered in 2018, the reported share of those infected through heterosexual contact has grown to more than half in the past two years. Russia Risks HIV Epidemic as Cases Rise, Experts Warn Moreover, seven out of 10 new HIV cases are among economically active Russians aged between 30 and 50, Rospotrebnadzor’s report cited by RBC said. “People aged 50 and over practice many forms of risky behavior typically prevalent among young people,” Pokrovsky told RBC. The Health Ministry argued that the rise in HIV infections shouldn’t be viewed as a negative thing, as it indicates that fewer people die from complications linked with the disease, Interfax quoted the ministry as saying. Read more about: HIV , Health HIV-Related Deaths on the Rise in Russia – Health Ministry More than three-quarters of Russia’s HIV-related deaths (76.7%) happened in the 25-44 age group. Mounting tolls Rospotrebnadzor said 57.5 percent of all HIV-positive cases were transmitted sexually and 39 percent through drug use. Russian Retirees Increasingly at Risk of HIV Due to Unprotected Sex and Drug Parties, Expert Warns “In general, this population group leads a very active sexual lifestyle,” the head of a regional AIDS center was cited as saying. Most new cases in the former Soviet Union in 2017 were from heterosexual sex as the disease spreads beyond high-risk groups.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12584
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Your call is confidential, and there's no pressure to commit to treatment until you're ready. As a voluntary facility, we're here to help you heal -- on your terms. Our sole focus is getting you back to the healthy, sober life you deserve, and we are ready and waiting to answer your questions or concerns. Home Mental Health Mental Health First Aid Mental Health First Aid for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Mental Health First Aid for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Non-suicidal self-injury can be dangerous. Mental health first aid provides a way for everyday people to help others who are experiencing mental health crises, such as non-suicidal self-injury. By The Recovery Village Editor Megan Hull Reviewer Denise-Marie Griswold Updated on12/27/19 Self-injury — also referred to as self-harm or self-mutilation — is the act of intentionally inflicting injury to one’s body. Currently, it’s thought that approximately 1 in 100 people engage in self-harm. While often related to suicidal thoughts, self-injury commonly occurs without suicidal intentions. Many people who engage in non-suicidal self-injury have reported that they engage in this behavior in response to overwhelming negative emotions. Other common reasons people self-injure include: Feeling a lack of control over one’s body or mind Difficulty expressing feelings or needs Distraction from life’s problems Reenact trauma Release emotional pain or tension Mental health first aid is a type of immediate assistance provided by everyday people to individuals experiencing mental health crises. While mental health first aid does not replace treatment and should not be the only approach used, it does provide the opportunity to help someone in crisis as they take steps toward seeking professional care. For more information or to take a first aid course in your area, visit Mental Health First Aid USA. Types of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Self-injury consists of a variety of behaviors. Any action that is intended to deliberately harm oneself without any other purpose can be defined as self-injury. Activities like getting a tattoo are not considered self-injury because while the person is choosing to do something that will cause harm, self-injury is not the primary intent of the action. Some common forms of self-injury include: Pulling at the skin or hair Risk Factors and Warning Signs Self-injury has been linked to many disorders including eating disorders, substance use disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression and anxiety disorders. Having one or more of these conditions may put a person at higher risk of self-injury. Most people who engage in non-suicidal self-injury are teenagers. The prevalence for this age group is as high as 2 in 10 adolescents engaging in self-harm. While many people who engage in self-injury attempt to hide their actions, there are several warning signs to look for, including: Injury to arm opposite of the dominant hand Suddenly dressing more modestly or inconsistently with the season, such as wearing long sleeves in the summer Avoidance of activities that require less modest clothing, such as swimming Seeming depressed or withdrawn The earlier someone who engages in non-suicidal self-injury seeks help, the better — treatment is more effective the earlier it is sought. However, treatment can be helpful at any stage. If someone appears to be struggling with non-suicidal self-injury, receiving mental health first aid can be the first step in connecting them to appropriate treatment. How to Provide Mental Health First Aid for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Mental health first aid is administered using the five-step ALGEE approach. Each letter in ALGEE stands for a step to take while providing first aid: Assess for risk of suicide or harm Listen non-judgmentally Give reassurance and information Encourage appropriate professional help Encourage self-help and other support strategies ALGEE should be implemented to help someone remain stable until professional help arrives or the crisis has passed. Non-suicidal self-injury is commonly associated with feelings of depression and low self-worth. While someone may not typically experience suicidal thoughts related to self-injury, the emotions associated with self-injury can result in suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Even if someone has reported not having suicidal thoughts in the past, it is crucial to address suicide risk in anyone who engages in self-injury. If someone is at risk for hurting themselves, implement first aid for suicidal thoughts and behaviors. If they have the means to hurt themselves or someone else, such as a weapon, call 911 for immediate emergency assistance. If there is not an immediate risk of harm, you may continue with the next four steps in the ALGEE plan. Compassionate listening is beneficial for anyone — especially people experiencing a mental health crisis. Let the person know that you are willing to talk and ensure that your body language matches what you are saying. There are many ways to show active listening skills, including: Keep body language open and inviting Make eye contact Nod to indicate understanding Allow natural pauses if they occur Stay focused without distractions If possible, it may be helpful to approach the person in a private setting, especially if they have not previously disclosed self-injuring. Asking open-ended questions will help elicit a more natural response compared to asking close-ended “yes” or “no” questions. For example, asking “How have you been feeling lately?” is likely to get a more meaningful response than asking “Have you been feeling down lately?” Once a person opens up and starts talking it is important to be patient and compassionate. Approach the person with respectful curiosity, a technique of genuinely asking for help understanding while remaining respectful. Before asking questions about self-injury ask permission. One way to start this conversation would be to express concerns and then ask “Do you mind if I some questions to help me better understand what’s going on for you?” Once you begin asking questions, be prepared to listen quietly and respectfully while the other person talks. Be careful to avoid judgmental or cliché statements. Other respectfully curious questions to consider as follow-up include: “What do you feel before you self-injure?” “How do you feel after?” “What reasons do you have to continue self-injuring?” “Do you have any reasons to stop self-injuring?” “What would make it hard to stop self-injuring?” Someone who engages in non-suicidal self-injury may feel the need to conceal their self-injurious behaviors. This secrecy is often related to feelings of low self-worth. Avoid furthering someone’s negative thoughts about themselves. Practice compassion and do not invalidate someone else’s feelings. Remember that mental health disorders, such as those that may lead to non-suicidal self-injury, are medical conditions that can be treated and recovery is possible. Reassure the person of this and be available if they need to speak in the future. It may be helpful to provide someone with additional information about self-injury and what treatment is available. The Recovery Village offers different types of educational blogs and resources about -harm, including: Self-harm and substance abuse Debunking myths about self-injury Self-harm treatment A person who engages in non-suicidal self-injury may not realize how damaging the disorder can be or how severely it impacts their day to day lives. Professional help is available for self-injury and can be very effective. Always provide references to professionals who can provide treatment including: Mental health counseling, including cognitive behavioral therapy Certified peer specialists Substance abuse counseling, if necessary The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration can provide guidance in finding treatment professionals and specialists across the country using their treatment locator tool. What if the Person Doesn’t Want Help? Many people feel apprehensive about treatment. This is normal. Do not be surprised if someone states they do not want help or do not want to seek treatment. Again, practice respectful curiosity and ask what concerns a person has about treatment. It may help to assist with finding information about treatment. Even if someone is adamant about not engaging in treatment, provide information on where to go if they change their mind. Providing support and encouraging a person to seek treatment is usually all someone else can do. Whether or not someone wishes to engage in a treatment program, suggest self-help methods. Some coping skills and other beneficial ways to take care of oneself and improve mental health include: Attend a support group Talk to supportive friends Engage in a hobby Begin a spiritual practice Avoid substance use Get sufficient sleep Helpful Hotlines for Mental Health First Aiders There are several free, confidential national helplines available. These are great resources to provide to someone in crisis. These helplines can provide support and assist in finding treatment. National Suicide Helpline: 1-800-273-8255 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 American Psychiatric Association Answer Center: 1-888-357-7924 American Psychological Association Public Education Line: 1-800-964-2000 The National Mental Health Association: 1-800-969-6642 The National Poison Control Center: 1-800-222-1222 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline: 1-800-821-4357 National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline: 1-800-729-6686 The Recovery Village provides treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions including non-suicidal self-injury. If providing mental health first aid to someone with a substance use disorder who also engages in non-suicidal self-injury, reach out to a representative today to learn more about treatment options available. Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery. “What Is Self-Injury?” 2010. Accessed on April 24, 2019. Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery. “Respectful Curiosity.” 2013. Accessed on April 24, 2019. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. “How much is enough? Examining frequency criteria for NSSI disorder in adolescent inpatients.” April 17, 2017. Accessed on April 24, 2019. MentalHealth.gov. “Self-Harm.” August 22, 2017. Accessed on April 24, 2019. National Institutes of Health. “Hurtful Emotions: Understanding Self-Harm.” September 2017. Accessed on April 24, 2019. Speak to an Intake Coordinator now. 352.771.2700What to expect when I call? Your call is confidential, and there's no pressure to commit to treatment until you're ready. As a voluntary facility, we're here to help you heal -- on your terms. Our sole focus is getting you back to the healthy, sober life you deserve, and we are ready and waiting to answer your questions or concerns 24/7. 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__label__wiki	0.781756	0.781756	Peer calls for UK cyber-crime portal Is e-crime treated seriously by police? By John Leyden 26 Apr 2007 at 12:49 A parliamentary committee set up to look at trends in cybercrime is considering the establishment of a website allowing people to report electronic crime. Lord Broers, chairman of the science and technology select committee, said the idea is one of several his committee is considering in its study on e-crime, which is due to report in the summer. The committee will also consider whether changes in UK legislation might be needed in order to fight against hackers, VXers, phishers, and other cyber crooks. US citizens can report cybercrime through the Internet Crime Complaint Centre, which acts as a single clearing house. Something similar in the UK would aid the fight against cybercrime. As well as providing more accurate statistics, a UK-based cybercrime reporting website might encourage more people to come forward. Since April, people attempting to report incidents of e-crime to the police have been told to go to their banks instead. Credit card fraud is no longer a reportable offence. Some security experts we spoke to reckon the move makes it easier to aggregate data about fraud, but Lord Broers expressed reservations about whether the change sent the wrong signals. "In the UK, people are being told to go to their bank first. We are not sure that is right. These are crimes and the police should be equipped to deal with them," Lord Broers said, the BBC reports. Reporting electronic crime should be as simple as reporting ordinary crime. "People who, for example, have been the victim of an eBay scam tend to think how stupid they were and that there is no point in going to police. If you were mugged you would be sure to go straight to the police," he said. Lord Broers also expressed concern that Britain no longer has a dedicated cybercrime agency since the National High Tech Crime Unit was merged with of National Crime Squad and the National Criminal Intelligence Service to form the Serious Organised Crime Agency last year. ® Money laundering and crypto-coin legislation could hurt open-source ecosystem – activists Rights groups slam UK.gov's customer due diligence plans Backpage.com cops to human trafficking, money laundering Texas to jail CEO for at least five years, Feds' case still to come Brit cops cuff 14 in £11m money-laundering malware ring sting Alleged crooks said to have used Dridex and Dyre software nasties Commonwealth Bank: Buggy software made us miss money laundering Mandatory reports stopped flowing, suits don't notice for 3 YEARS... but bank throws devs under bus Recycling tech biz bosses get years for VAT fraud, money laundering Didn't realise IT was only thing were supposed to refurbish Wah, encryption makes policing hard, cries UK's National Crime Agency Ever since Snowden it's been the default – report Florida Man laundered money for Reveton ransomware. Then Microsoft hired him Former network engineer gets 18 months in the clink Russian suspected of $4bn Bitcoin laundering op to be extradited to US 38-year-old said to be appealing Greek court's decision	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12590
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__label__cc	0.627882	0.372118	About Transworld Business Advisors In today's economy, there are more people looking to buy and sell businesses than ever before. When a company owner needs to sell their business, they can't just stick a for sale sign in the window. They need the assistance of a business broker to locate and vet potential buyers. On the other side, buyers rely on the broker to help facilitate the process of evaluating potential businesses and franchises for sale. A Transworld Business Advisor is the solution for both scenarios. Transworld Business Advisors focus on three core concepts: business brokerage, franchise consulting and franchise development. The History Of Transworld Business Advisors Established in 1979, Transworld Business Advisors was originally founded in South Florida by Don (a 30 year IBM executive) and his wife Bonnie Parrish. It quickly grew to the largest business brokerage in the U.S. Although the company was thriving, CEO Andrew Cagnetta envisioned even more growth. It wasn't long before United Franchise Group CEO Ray Titus and Cagnetta teamed up to form a partnership and offer Transworld Business Advisors as a franchise. With over 25 years in franchising, Ray provided the leadership under United Franchise Group, which is home to award winning franchises such as Signarama, Fully Promoted (formally EmbroidMe), Experimac, SuperGreen Solutions, VentureX, and Jon Smith Subs. Andy provided the business brokerage industry experience. Their symbiotic relationship helped grow the Transworld franchise into more than 100 franchisees around the world. Transworld Business Advisors is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Our state of the art training facility has helped thousands of entrepreneurs achieve their dream of business ownership. Transworld Business Advisors Today For over thirty-five years, Transworld has specialized in the sale of businesses and commercial real estate. Today Transworld Business Advisors is a global network of brokers offering a turnkey solution for those that want to build a solid business and future for themselves while maintaining a balanced quality of life. With our comprehensive training programs, full marketing support, and local field support, you won't have to start from scratch. Our trained experts and mentors will help you every step of the way. Transworld Business Advisors has been awarded several accolades including: Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 2014 and their special categories for top home-based and fastest growing franchise systems Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Entrepreneur Magazine's 2013 Fastest Growing Franchise Franchise Times 200 Transworld Allegiances Orange County South 16460 Bake Parkway, Second Floor Laguna Hills, California 92618 Email: nbayat@tworld.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12595
__label__wiki	0.762099	0.762099	Luke Johnson: Reporting on the New Orleans Saints with 'passion, dedication and curiosity' I fell in love with Louisiana because of the passion people have for everything here, but especially their sports teams. Luke Johnson: Reporting on the New Orleans Saints with 'passion, dedication and curiosity' I fell in love with Louisiana because of the passion people have for everything here, but especially their sports teams. Check out this story on theadvertiser.com: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2019/08/09/luke-johnson-new-orleans-saints-reporter/1965634001/ Luke Johnson, Lafayette Daily Advertiser Published 10:46 a.m. CT Aug. 9, 2019 \| Updated 11:35 a.m. CT Aug. 9, 2019 USA Today Network reporter Luke Johnson during a New Orleans Saints training camp practice at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center. (Photo: Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY Sports) I am here because I experienced a deafening silence at a place legendary for its roar. It was the final weekend of the 2007 college football regular season. I was 21 years old, fresh off a seven-month deployment to Iraq, and I was in Louisiana with a few of my closest friends from the Marine Corps looking for the clime and place to continue our journey. LSU was at the top of our list, but before we could commit we needed to get a sense of the place. My buddy from Metairie knew how to close the sale: Three tickets in the Death Valley nosebleeds, top-ranked LSU trying to keep its championship hopes alive against Darren McFadden and the Arkansas Razorbacks. All the usual reasons made me lose myself in love. The entire campus was a party, and everyone there wanted you to have a taste of their particular corner of paradise. Tiger Stadium lived up to its rowdy reputation, making my chest thump when everyone joined in on those famous four notes. The game itself was an absolute thrill until the very end, a 50-48 barnburner that required three overtimes. But it was the bitter ending that sealed the deal. LSU needed a two-point conversion to tie the game in the third overtime, and Matt Flynn’s pass was intercepted. The wind simultaneously left some 90,000 people who knew in their heart LSU’s championship hopes were just dashed. That didn’t happen, of course. Some remarkable (dumb?) luck allowed LSU to play for and win its second championship of the decade. But the thing I kept coming back to when deciding where I would go to school was the silence that for a few seconds covered Death Valley like a shroud. That’s the power of a couple beats of quiet amid the clamor: You can feel the hearts sinking. Life, to me, is all about those experiences you can recall in high definition when you close your eyes and think about them. It’s emotional resonance. My mind kept coming back to that moment Tiger Stadium went still and I knew I wanted to feel what those people did. That is how a Wisconsin native lands here in Louisiana despite having almost no connections to the place. What kept me here (beyond, duh, marrying a Louisiana girl) was that I kept experiencing moments like that hush in Tiger Stadium. LSU made me a journalist. My journalism career has taken me to just about every nook and cranny this state has to offer, each new place challenging me with finding the best way to describe the sights, smells and sounds that lingered long after I left the press box. In me, you have someone who felt goosebumps when the capacity crowd at Lamson Park in Lafayette began, in unison, singing the National Anthem before the start of an NCAA tournament softball game (the stadium management played it for an earlier game, but were not planning to before the start of the second). Never seen or heard anything like that before or since. In me, you have someone who believes there might not be a better backdrop in sports than the blazing oranges and reds that paint the western horizon behind Alex Box Stadium in June. It makes me stop and stare every time to appreciate where I am. In me, you have someone who watched New Orleans revolt in the way only it can, turning its anger over the beloved Saints being robbed of a Super Bowl berth into a reason to throw a cheeky Boycott Bowl party. It was, without doubt, more fun than the Patriots’ umpteenth Super Bowl parade a few weeks later. I fell in love with Louisiana because of the passion people have for everything here, but especially their sports teams. I am thrilled to stay in this place that has become home, and to try and capture those moments that linger here in a way they don’t in other places. I hope you will join me. CONSIDER SUBSCRIBING TODAY: Help support local journalists like Luke Johnson USA Today Network reporter Luke Johnson interviews New Orleans Saints long snapper Zach Wood following a training camp practice at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center. (Photo: Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY Sports) Why did you go into journalism? My interest in journalism probably had its most basic roots in wanting to find a way to be around the sports I was obsessed with. But the real truth is that I’m a storyteller by nature, and sports provide an inexhaustible well of stories to tell. Doing this job well requires passion, dedication and curiosity. I’d like to think my work is representative of those three qualities. What is the most satisfying part of your job? So much of this job requires trust. The readers must trust the reporter to get to the heart of the person, place or issue they are writing about. The subjects of the stories must trust the reporter with intimate details about themselves. So, the most satisfying part of the job is when someone opens up to tell you about the beautiful or tragic aspects of their lives, because that means they trust you to deliver the message in a fitting way. What do you love most about Acadiana? I’m coming up with the answer, so I get to make the rules: It’s a tie. I don’t think I could choose between the people of Acadiana, who are gregarious and genuine, and the cuisine. I can’t think of a much better way to spend a day than to be surrounded by these people while going to French Press for breakfast, Pop’s Poboys for lunch and Bread and Circus Provisions for dinner. What would you be doing if you weren’t in journalism? I would probably be working on my 15th year of service in the United States Marine Corps (I got out after four years to go to journalism school). Life is so much better when driven by a purpose you believe in. How to follow Luke: Twitter:@ByLukeJohnson Read more from Luke: Saints side with NFL in 'no-call' lawsuit Here's why the Saints got a steal by making Michael Thomas a $100 million man Saints' Teddy Bridgewater looking forward to 'have some fun playing football again' Read or Share this story: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2019/08/09/luke-johnson-new-orleans-saints-reporter/1965634001/ Lafayette native Lauren Daigle to sing Anthem at College National Championship Lafayette plane crash victim Carley McCord mourned Pilot killed in Lafayette plane crash hailed as hero Hundreds mourn mother, son killed in Lafayette plane crash Lafayette plane crash victim Robert Vaughn Crisp mourned Heading to New Orleans to watch LSU face Clemson?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12598
__label__cc	0.720365	0.279635	The Absolute Delight of Love Have you ever had the opportunity to surrender in every sense of the word to the absolute delight of love? Have you ever lost your breath into the breath of another? Have you ever gazed out upon a perfect scene and knew yourself to be truly at home on this precious blue Planet? Have you ever with no need of thought knew yourself to be One with the Infinite? Have you ever experienced a moment one moment as everlasting -- and fully realized that it perfectly summarized your every possibility for Love? Five questions: each requiring your answer: your honest answer. If you have answered five times with a definitive "Yes!" -- you may consider your life as radiant with blessing, meaning, and purpose! If your five times answer has a gap, or two, or three or more: you are not a failure -- but you must consider yourself a seeker (and it is very good to be a seeker...) But that seeking begs one more question: how is it, exactly, that you are seeking? This question is perhaps the most important of all! All genuine seeking begins and ends in the good of another: nothing is about "you": when "you" find your joy in serving, lifting, and loving another: your soul will be served, your heart will be lifted, and your love will be set loose to love without limits! Then your days will simply circle back in so many creative ways to answer those first five questions: with an everyday radiance and the absolute delight of love... So, as a seeker, strategize with your possibilities! Seek out opportunities to give without receiving anything obvious in return. Seek those living on the margins -- invisible to you and to nearly everyone else -- become a friend to at least one of these persons (without trying to change, rescue, or save him / her). Seek out places of refuge, of quiet, and of peace: become a refuge: cultivate an interior garden of quiet: become a witness for and a builder of peace. Seek elders who have turned gray with a calm courage and yet have not lost their ability to play: listen to them. Seek space for a garden, a work of art, and a song or a poem. These five essential, core, "seekings" are oftentimes overlooked: yet in finding them, you will have found answers to your every question, and each of those answers will point to the One Love before / beyond / within both question and answer... and then you can simply relax into the endless giving... for that is what everything is all about... Where Are The Christians? This is not a rhetorical question, but one that comes simply and directly from the heart. If the Poet of Nazareth is alive as a force of transformation and liberation, where is the evidence? Where are the Christians who carry the lambs of this world to safety? Where are the Christians when societies debate economics, culture, politics, war and peace, agriculture and care for the Earth, gender and LGBT equality, and every issue intimate with our human meaning and purpose? Where are the Christians in the debate on violence, its justifications, and its looming-presence in every life? Where are the Christians who have thoroughly washed their ears so as to hear -- as if for the first time -- the stunning Beauty of Vision proposed by the Poet of Nazareth? Read again, a few words of the Poet (selections from The Ragged-Man's Gospel): "Welcome home you who have learned the poverty of justice -- Paradise is yours! "Welcome home you who follow the path of harmlessness -- the entire earth will one day revere you! "Welcome home all who have entered the whirlwind of history to build justice, peace, community, and equality amongst all people and all creation -- yours is the surety of a joyous Homecoming! "Your minds are radiant reflections of the Holy One -- be radiant, even when life is a burden and troubles multiply like rabbits. Seeing your radiance, others who are also carrying heavy burdens will have reason to hope. Be their hope! "The rulers and powers of this world have no lasting part in the destiny of this beloved Earth home -- nor in the Paradise to come! "You must learn to trust in and to practice the Way of Love -- all action rooted in Love will bear fruit, while all other actions must needs be pulled out by the roots! "Holy One, I hold your Name in my heart! I hunger so for Paradise! May Love be known on Earth as it is in your Heart! May the most wretched life on Earth be fed this day! May we each discover the power and beauty of mutual forgiveness! May we each be helped to carry the burdens of life, and save us from bad attitudes and worse humor!" There are implications in the words of Yeshua! And those implications are neither implied nor proposed by tea parties, right-wing propagandists, or the power-centers of the "religiously correct". So, where are the Christians who imply, propose, and most importantly, act in the living spirit of Yeshua? My suggestion would be to look to the margins: look to folks like Dorothy Day, Oscar Romero, the Nuns on the Bus, the Berrigan brothers, Cesar Chavez, in Catholic Worker Soup Kitchens, in the Nevada Desert, in alternative schools, communities, and churches: wherever Love and Justice and Peace and Equality and Harmlessness are practiced as the means to the Hope of Yeshua: wherever the Poor and Marginalized are brought back into the center of both faith and politics: wherever the whole person -- every person -- is honored and exalted equal to that of the unborn: wherever this precious blue Planet is revered as befitting one's Mother: and wherever the Sacred Image of Yeshua can just as likely be that of a young girl, an undocumented immigrant, or a black youth in a hoodie, as a man with long hair and a beard... ah, but then again, I always used to see him walking around among the hippies... With This Breath... We have each been gifted with breath... for only awhile... When all is said and done, there is only the "great equality": we are as rich as our next breath, and as poor as our last... Our lives are lived in the years, months, days, minutes, and moments in between that great equality... and wisdom is an awakening into each moment as a conscious gift: flowing from the One Love into all being and creation: flowing into you as gift and flowing from you as another gift: to your family and friends, to everyone you ever encounter, and to every person on this precious blue Planet, and then returning into the Wild Unlimited Consciousness of Being... Wisdom is every breath -- received and given: as a One Love Blessing... Wisdom is the moment-by-moment practice of kindness , service, and beauty... Wisdom is the moment-by-moment struggle for equality, justice, and peace... Wisdom is the moment-by-moment touch, kiss, and love-making... Wisdom is the moment-by-moment awakening into the endless creation / re-creation of the Divine Mother birthing Love and Consciousness for Love and Consciousness to become Love and Consciousness... endlessly, endlessly... With this breath: peace... With this breath: touch... With this breath: kiss... With this breath: wash the dishes... With this breath: smile greetings... With this breath: every daily work... With this breath: meditation... With this breath: volunteer in a soup kitchen... With this breath: organize a demonstration... With this breath: construct alternatives... With this breath: affirm the good... With this breath: singing... With this breath: laughing... With this breath: playing... With this breath: adoring... With this breath: unclothing... With this breath: loving... With this breath: surrendering... With this breath: sleeping... With this breath: waking... With this breath: a rose, a life, free for the giving... The Divine Subversion Do you hear the drum of our greatest human possibilities? Are you inching closer and closer to joining your voice, drum, and life to the "Magical Mystery Divine Subversion Symphony" in your corner of the world? (You didn't think that you could sit this one out, did you?) The dominator paradigm: manifesting in predatory corporatism, religious literalism / fundamentalism, the oppression of women, the inequality of opportunity, the concentration of wealth and power into fewer and fewer hands, the exploitation of the Earth, and the marginalization of children and the poor, will not be "overthrown" -- but it will have to surrender to the "Divine Subversion" organizing and rising all around the world: manifesting as a loving passion for this precious blue Planet, a deep respect for our Elders among the Indigenous Peoples of the world, a sincere appreciation for cultural diversity, a belief in equality between women and men and the extention of equality to every race and sexual orientation, a deep spirituality of mysticism and action, a reverence for the divine feminine, a practice of nonviolence, simple living, cooperative economics, and intentional community, and a conviction that full development and liberation are rooted in the personal, the human, and the gentle. This Divine Subversion is, above all, the revelation of Beauty and Kindness as the two hands of Sacred Imagination: a new world is possible through the ecstasy of practice and struggle! So, whom will you serve: the dominator paradigm or the Divine Subversion? To which are you most profoundly attracted? Are you still not ready to commit? Well, then consider this: Boil everything down to a fine clear broth... and what is the fundamental choice? Isn't it between "ugly" and "beautiful"? Can anything "ugly" be made "beautiful" by an unlimited increase of "ugly"? Don't you see that "beauty" is our rEvolution? The beauty of a Planet saved, the beauty of humans justly adored and liberated, the beauty of illumination in love, the beauty of mutual aid and service, the beauty of solidarity and justice, the beauty of wonder and cultivated imaginations, the beauty of craft, cultivation, and culture, and the great beauty of Spirit unlimited in mercy, forgiveness, compassion, and harmless- ness: this is the Divine Subversion actively present -- alive and transforming -- at work from within our hearts and with our very own hands! This Divine Subversion is about the inch-by-inch creation of alternative realities, fueled by sacred imagination: when you take off the "hat of fear", "One Love" will come and settle upon you: then all that matters will be your response: "Yes! I'm ready! Let's go!" being the choice of budding ecstatics... So, now what do you think? Are you ready?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12600
__label__cc	0.749287	0.250713	Cricketer Cup Final 2013 TONBRIDGE WIN The 18th of August 2013 saw Wimbledon Cricket Club host the Cricketer Cup Final for the first time in its history on a beautiful late summer's day. The ground looked resplendent and throughout the course of the day the buzz was palpable as fans unwaveringly registered their appreciation of the cricket. Those watching were treated to complimentary champagne from the kind sponsors Lanson whilst children could enjoy the bouncy castle next door to the champagne stand. The competition sponsors Herbal Life were also on hand to give healthy advice to those who need to do a little more than a few bounces on the bouncy castle to shed those pounds! The Final has only been held at seven different venues, so it was an important day in the life of the competition and the cricket between the Old Tonbridgians and Old Cranleighans did not disappoint. This was perhaps no surprise given the talent on show with seven players having played or currently playing first class cricket and a number with county 2nd team caps. The only oddity was the 80 or so extras conceded between the two sides; perhaps a sign of nerves getting the better of some. The Cranleighans won the toss and elected to bat. Seren Waters and Brad Scriven started the innings hastily and with aplomb, but progress stuttered somewhat when Waters was caught for 17 and the middle order wobbled around Brad Scriven. Tom Crump's score of 23 was the only contribution of any significance from the remaining batsmen and wickets tumbled consistently throughout the innings. The Cranleighans could only amass 218 for 9 after their quota of overs, but if Brad Scriven had not been run out for a very respectable 82 the story could well have been different. The pick of the Tonbridgians bowlers was Howick who returned figures of 3 for 51 from his 9 overs. The Tonbridgians will have settled down for lunch pleased with their efforts and confident of their chances of lifting the trophy for the fifteenth time. This feeling is likely to have been strengthened on discovering that Seren Waters, who had flown in especially for the final, was too unwell to take the field and therefore could not bowl his quota of leg spin. Although throughout their innings the Tonbridgians were never behind the run rate, wickets did continue to fall almost equally to all bowlers. This kept the Cranleighans in with enough of a chance to make it exciting viewing for the 400 or so spectators at the ground. However Fabian Cowdrey remained steadfast until the end and his innings of 84* proved to be the difference between the two teams. He saw the Old Tonbridgians home with two wickets in hand in the 48th over. It was therefore Anthony Shales, as captain, who raised the Cup with his team on the occasion of the 46th Cricketer Cup Final. Old Cranleighans 218-9* Old Tonbridgians 221-8 *denotes side batting first. Thanks to Herbalife for sponsoring the competition and Lanson Champagne for providing the spectators with complimentary bubbly. A wonderful day and something to add to next year’s diary.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12602
__label__wiki	0.949947	0.949947	Daily Rundown Seminole Saturday Summary: Noles Rally Twice to Run Win Streak to 9, FSU Women’s Tennis Opens Season with Pair of Wins in Hawaii 15-Year Nole Anniversary: Career-Nights for Wafer, Galloway Propel FSU Past No. 3 Wake in OT Fun Fact Friday: FSU’s Semrau Now Among Four Coaches With 200 ACC Wins What to Watch For Wednesday: FSU Women’s Hoops Prepares for Top-15 Match-up, Men Host National Champs Hot Take Tuesday: Mike Martin Jr. Will Be Under More Pressure Than Most First-Year Head Coaches On My Mind Monday: When Do Seasons Start for All Other FSU Programs? Sunday Centerpiece: Breaking Down Each Member of FSU’s Offensive Staff Seminole Saturday Summary: Norvell Completes Noles’ Staff, FSU Hoops Soars Into Top 10 Fun Fact Friday: FSU Hoops is 17-3 in Last 20 Games vs. ACC Opponents What to Watch For Wednesday: FSU Track and Field, Men’s Tennis Officially Begin Seasons Home / Baseball / How’d We Do Wednesday? Revisiting Projections for FSU’s Three Biggest Sports How’d We Do Wednesday? Revisiting Projections for FSU’s Three Biggest Sports By Mike Ferguson Jeremy Esbrandt/D'Vel Photography/FSU athletics With the start of the 2019-20 athletic year still more than a month away, there’s not much to offer for “What to Watch For Wednesday”. Instead, we decided to switch it up this week to see how we did with prognostication articles for Florida State football, men’s basketball and baseball. Examined will be a pair of joint pieces between Mike Ferguson and Clint Eiland with preview and predictions for FSU football and hoops and one piece by yours truly on FSU baseball players bound for a breakout season. Without further ado: On Aug. 17, 2018, we gave our 2018 football preview and predictions. It’s safe to say that both of us overestimated the Seminoles as we predicted a 9-3 record with losses to Miami, Clemson and Notre Dame. While FSU did lose to those three schools, it also fell to Virginia Tech, Syracuse, NC State and Florida for its worst season in 42 years. For “Offensive MVP”, we both selected running back Cam Akers. Akers did lead the Seminoles with 851 yards from scrimmage, but undoubtedly, the MVP for the Seminoles on that side of the football was wide receiver Tamorrion Terry. For “Defensive MVP”, Clint nailed it with the selection of defensive end Brian Burns. Burns led the Seminoles 10 sacks, 15.5 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles en route to being a first-round NFL Draft pick. My choice, cornerback Levonta Taylor, took a significant step back from his sophomore season while missing four games with a stress fracture. For “Offensive Breakout” player, both of us selected running back Khalan Laborn. Laborn gained 37 yards on his only touch of the season before watching his 2018 campaign end in Week 2 with a kneecap injury. For the “Defensive Breakout” category, Clint selected defensive end Joshua Kaindoh. Kaindoh finished with just three sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss. My selection, Dontavious Jackson, ranked second on the team with a career-high 75 tackles, seven for loss and one interception. Hamsah Nasirildeen and Stanford Samuels III would have probably been better answers. For “Most Glaring Question”, Clint and I were both spot on when we questioned the competency of the offensive line. That unit was one of the worst among Power 5 units. Offensive line coach Greg Frey, who had a lot on his plate, was relieved of his duties after just one season. For “Bold Prediction”, Clint predicted that at least two freshman wide receivers would finish with at least 400 yards receiving. He was half-right, given that Terry was a redshirt freshman, who finished with a team-high tying 744 yards. The next best season for a freshman receiver was 176 yards for Keyshawn Helton. I predicted that Terry and D.J. Matthews would be FSU’s top two receivers. Terry and Nyqwan Murray ended up tying for the team-lead with 744 yards receiving. Matthews was fourth with 382 yards receiving, but was second with 42 receptions behind only Murray. For “Playoff Predictions”, both Clint and I were correct with Alabama and Clemson. Admittedly, I had the Crimson Tide topping the Tigers for the title. My other two playoff selections were Georgia and Penn State. Clint went with Washington and Michigan. The final two spots were ultimately occupied by Notre Dame and Oklahoma. On Nov. 4, Clint and I collaborated to give our FSU basketball projections. Both of us correctly had FSU reaching the Sweet 16, but we weren’t optimistic enough. We each had the Seminoles finishing 25-11 overall and 11-7 in conference with one ACC Tournament win. FSU ended up setting new school-records with 29 total victories, 13 ACC wins and reached the ACC Championship for the third time in program history. When it comes to “Offensive MVP”, Clint tabbed guard Trent Forrest while I went with Terance Mann. Mfiondu Kabengele was probably the best answer, but Mann ranked second in scoring, first in rebounding and second in assists. Forrest, battling turf toe, finished third in scoring for the Seminoles and led the team in assists. For “Defensive MVP”, our selections were switched. Forrest led the team in steals by a wide margin, but Mann was a very good on-the-ball defender and the team’s top rebounder. Mann ranked fourth on the team in steals and third in blocks. FSU’s Mfiondu Kabengele led the Seminoles in scoring and was the ACC’s Sixth Man of the Year. (Jeremy Esbrandt/FSU athletics) For “Breakout Player”, I nailed this one with the selection of Kabengele. Kabengele led the Seminoles in scoring with 13.2 points per game on better than 50 percent shooting and a team-high 56 blocks. Clint went with forward RaiQuan Gray, who averaged 3.9 points and 2.3 rebounds after a redshirt season. Gray was tied for second on the squad with 29 total steals. For our “Most Glaring Question”, Clint pondered if FSU could keep its focus and it did for the most part, although a 1-4 start to ACC play with losses to Pittsburgh and Boston College left much to be desired. I wanted to know if FSU could play elite defense as it did during its run to the Elite Eight the year prior. According to Ken Pomeroy, the Seminoles ranked 10th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency. When it came to “Bold Prediction”, Clint pegged Kabengele as a top-3 scorer for the Seminoles. Kabengele wound up leading the team in that category. I predicted that Mann would be a first-team All-ACC performer. Not a single FSU player made an All-ACC team. Kabengele was named the conference’s Sixth Man of the Year. Our only preseason baseball prognostication piece came from yours truly on Jan. 24 when I named five returning players in for a breakout season. The results for this one was pretty good as the list consisted of Reese Albert, J.C. Flowers, Conor Grady, Austin Pollock and Mike Salvatore. The lone miss was probably Pollock, who posted a 10.22 ERA in 16 appearances. Although a shoulder injury certainly complicated things, Albert’s improvements statistically were moderate. He raised his average by 15 points from .268 to .283 while hitting nine home runs compared to seven the year prior. He increased his RBI total by one from 34 to 35. While he did struggle in Omaha, the Seminoles may not reach the College World Series without his two home runs in the first game of the Baton Rouge Super Regional. Flowers went from a sub-.230 hitter for his career to an All-American in 2019. Flowers set new career-highs with a .266 average, 13 home runs and 53 RBIs. Flowers had an even better season on the mound with a 1.69 ERA and ACC-best 13 saves after not pitching in either of his first two seasons. Flowers became the first FSU player in nine years with at least 10 homers and 10 saves in the same season. Oh, he also led the club with 11 stolen bases. Mike Salvatore’s .340 average led FSU in 2019. (Ken Lanese/FSU athletics) The other obvious hit on this list was infielder Mike Salvatore, who raised his average by nearly 100 points from .244 to a team-high .340. Salvatore led the ACC in hits with 90. He also finished with seven home runs, 55 runs scored and led the Seminoles with 23 doubles and four triples. Conor Grady was the final selection. By the time all was said and done, Grady gave the Seminoles a solid Sunday starter and was outstanding in the NCAA Tournament. Among starters, Grady’s 3.64 ERA was the best for FSU. Grady struck out 71 hitters in 64.1 innings and his nine victories was second only to ace Drew Parrish. Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson. Like The Daily Nole on Facebook. To pitch an idea, author a post or to learn more about The Daily Nole, email Mike Ferguson at Mike@TheDailyNole.com. ← Previous Story Hot Take Tuesday: FSU Football Will Double Rushing Yardage Total from 2018 Next Story → Your Thoughts Thursday: Akeem Dent Will Make Biggest Impact Among FSU True Freshmen in 2019 Pingback: How'd We Do Wednesday? Revisiting Projections for FSU's Three Biggest Sports - The Daily Nole - SportNews.com.ng About Mike Ferguson Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole and former editor of Noled Out. Mike has more than seven years experience as a sports writer including the last four in print and online media. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a Bachelors in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike provided press coverage of Florida State's run to the 2013 BCS National Championship. Mike is also a news reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger in Lakeland, Florida. and contributes to Athlon Sports and ACCSports.com. Mike has been featured on sites as prominent as Yahoo Sports, FoxSports.com, Associated Press and the front page of SI.com while interviewing athletes as high profile as 2013 National League MVP, Andrew McCutchen. Email Mike at Mike@TheDailyNole.com. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson. Copyright Â© 2014 www.TheDailyNole.com - All Rights Reserved. This website is an independently operated source of news and information not affiliated with any school or team.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12604
__label__cc	0.558021	0.441979	Indonesia's Q3 GDP growth seen up slightly from Q2 Indonesia’s central bank expects economic growth to slightly improve in the third quarter and reach a range of 5.1-5.2 per cent, a senior official told reporters on Friday. The acceleration from the 5.01 per cent growth in the second quarter may come from improving private consumption, said Dody Budi Waluyo, Bank Indonesia’s executive director of economic and monetary policy, pointing to the result of August survey of retail sales. Waluyo said the impact of BI’s benchmark rate cut last month to credit growth would take 2-3 quarters to materialise. Thus, it would affect 2018 GDP growth more than this year, he added. BI last month cut the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 4.50 per cent. The central bank’s GDP growth outlook for 2017 is 5.2 per cent and 5.26 per cent for 2018. BI is due to review its policy and announce a decision on Sept. 22, according to Reuters.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12608
__label__wiki	0.523012	0.523012	Gold medal at Bloom for concept garden created by UCD academics Gold medal at Bloom Festival for concept garden created by UCD academics Horticulture Week Project demonstrates evolution of plants over 500 million years Garden will be relocated to UCD and used as teaching resource An educational garden project that was created by academics at University College Dublin has won the Gold Medal for Best in Concept category at the Bloom Festival. The winning ‘UCD Evolution of Land Plants Garden’ project represents the evolution of plants over the 500 million years since they first appeared on earth. The conceptual design of the project allows visitors to walk through a garden that incorporates a range of plant groups – with almost 2,000 individual species – that represent distinct evolutionary periods. The garden demonstrates land colonisation by plants that began about half a billion years ago, beginning with algae that moved out of freshwater, followed later by mosses and ferns, and finally flowering plants. It shows how the evolution of plant life from water to land eventually made land habitable for animals and humans. Pictured top: Dr Caroline Elliott-Kingston, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, and Professor Paul McCabe, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, who created the ‘UCD Evolution of Land Plants Garden’ that won the Gold Medal for Best in Concept category at the Bloom Festival at the Phoenix Park, Dublin Professor Paul McCabe, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, originally came up with the concept for the garden. He is also Bloom project leader for the gold-medal-winning garden. The garden itself was designed by Dr Caroline Elliott-Kingston, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, and architect and horticulturist Nicola Haines. UCD sponsored the project. Initially conceived of as an outdoor classroom, the garden also illustrates how plant evolution coincided with and survived various climate change and mass extinction events of the past. It aims to drive awareness of the negative consequences of climate change for the global food industry. Congratulations on beautiful UCD garden at Bloom 2016 looking forward to seeing it again when it come to campus pic.twitter.com/e9pHP2KpUt — Tara Cusack (@t_tcusack) June 2, 2016 After Bloom, the garden will be relocated to the UCD campus and will be used as a resource to teach secondary school students during the UCD Annual Plant Biology Workshop. The resource will also be used to teach undergraduate courses to demonstrate plant evolution in several science, horticulture and agriculture undergraduate modules at UCD. “What I’m really excited about is us bringing the garden back on to campus,” said Professor Paul McCabe. “I want to use it to inspire first-year students to study plant science and try to solve some of these global problems that we have, such as feeding the global population. “The plants are going to struggle with climate change, so we are doing research in that area to see can we breed better, stronger crops to deal with this.” “To understand how those crops work you need to understand plant evolution – how did we get to that point?” While walking along the internal garden path, key evolutionary developments are explained through the words and images inscribed on a wooden frame, and through representative plants in ponds and on land. The garden is divided into five sections, beginning with ‘Before Land Plants’, followed by four key innovations in land plant evolution; development of plant cuticle, vascular system, seed and flower. Bloom, which took place at the Phoenix Park in Dublin, is Ireland’s largest garden festival showcases gardens from the best of Ireland’s landscape gardeners and designers, as well as Irish food producers.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12610
__label__cc	0.659361	0.340639	Calling All Startups - Free Microsoft Software Available Now! As an exclusive Microsoft Partner, UKFast is inviting Startups to join Microsoft's New BizSpark program. With Microsoft BizSpark, you gain fast and easy access to its current, full-featured development tools and platform technologies with no upfront costs and benefit from hosting your services on the UK's most resilient network with UKFast. What exactly is BizSpark? Via the BizSpark programme, a start-up can download free Microsoft software for development, test and demonstration purposes and use Microsoft software hosted "production licences" free of charge for up to three years, without any the upfront costs. What is UKFast's role in the program? As a BizSpark network hosting partner UKFast provides hosted servers onto which BizSpark SPLA software licences are installed. What's included for free? The production licence rights perfect for SaaS hosting include: Office SharePoint Portal Server Systems Center In addition to the BizSpark SPLA software licences, start-ups can download Complete Visual Studio Team System Suite (VSTS) with MSDN Premium subscription and VSTS Team Foundation Server (Standard Edition) and Expression Studio (Version 2). To be eligible for BizSpark, as a Startup you must: Be in the business of software development Be privately held Have been in business for less than 3 years Have less than US $1 million in annual revenue. Startups can participate in the program for three years (renewed annually), unless they goes public, are acquired by a company that does not itself qualify for Microsoft BizSpark, or fail to abide by program terms and conditions. For full details please refer to the BizSpark site. What do you do next? You must enrol via the Microsoft BizSpark Startup Enrolment site, and during the enrolment process choose UKFast as your Network Partner, it's that easy!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12611
__label__wiki	0.698769	0.698769	Boris Johnson (Pic: NewsThump) Keeping the gammon fresh DESCRIBING someone as a 'gammon' may be a bit of modern slang that has passed our readers by, but is worthy of explanation following Boris Johnson's apparent retreat into a refrigerated room to escape persistent TV reporters on his General Election campaign trail earlier this week. In this context, a 'gammon' is a middle-to-old-aged white man, prone to turning a ruddy pink with outrage at the mention of any political views he does not agree with – an insult that took root during David Cameron's premiership, and has since flourished wherever the younger generation gather to discuss the failings of their seniors. So it was that the internet lit up with merriment when, during a pre-dawn visit to a food business in the Tory-held constituency of Pudsey, in Yorkshire, Mr Johnson was ushered into a chiller to escape the attentions of the Good Morning Britain TV crew, not least because the crew were there as representative of a man widely regarded as prime gammon himself, Piers Morgan. And on that bombshell... Staying with opinionated old chaps, former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been discussing his new life as a farmer, and typically, is showing signs of making it all about himself. "I am now a farmer and utterly exhausted as a result. It’s a full-on farm. At any given moment I know a bit of machinery is gonna cut one of my arms off. Have you ever tried to round up a field of sheep? They’re vindictive. I got up the other morning and they’d escaped. They always escape." Welcome to the real world Jeremy. What have the Americans got against sheep? With Scottish hill farmers still nervously checking their farm roads for US celebrity huntress, Larysa Switlyk, following her highly-publicised stalking and despatch of a Blackface tup, accusations have emerged that Donald Trump Junior illegally shot an endangered 'argali' sheep during a seven-day hunting trip to Mongolia. Online critics of the President's son's behaviour also allege that his kill was made legal by the retrospective granting of a hunting permit to spare his blushes. News outlet ProPublica interviewed the hunting guide the Trump party used, who reported that he shot his argali at night using a rifle with a laser sight. When Irish ewes are smiling Drug manufacturer Pfizer has vociferously denied a report which claimed that hundreds of sheep in Southern Ireland went on a week-long sex spree after drinking water from Ringaskiddy harbour accidentally contaminated by a spillage of 'tonnes of Viagra'. The company stated: "Pfizer manufacturing facilities operate to high environmental standards and are regulated and licensed by health authorities and environmental agencies to protect human health and the environment." Local shepherds were unavailable for comment, presumably because they'd had a sip of the water themselves. Show your support for the Farmers Choir A different kind of Buckie Putting Vegans off their dinner Salmo Galore! Flying high for safety All welcome... if you can get to the door alive	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12617
__label__cc	0.57653	0.42347	WRC1st AutoWRC Agency News Secure Email Agent/Mutual Login Reinsurance Contracts Mutual Assistance Mutual Clients Secure Email News WRC Named a Best Place to Work in Insurance POSTED ON 9/19/2019 Announcements Best Places to Work in Insurance, Culture Wisconsin Reinsurance Corporation (The WRC Group) has been named in the annual Best Places to Work in Insurance program, which recognizes employers for their outstanding performance in establishing workplaces where employees can thrive, enjoy their work and help their companies grow. WRC leads the way in supporting and protecting the mutual industry across the Midwest. The company partners with mutual clients, offering products and services that mutuals need to remain competitive, providing professional guidance when requested, and advancing funds quickly to assist with large-scale losses. The WRC Group includes Wisconsin Reinsurance, 1st Auto Casualty Insurance Company, WRC Agency and Wisconsin Adjusting Service, Inc. “The WRC Group is incredibly proud to be designated one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance,” says Jason Fogg, WRC Executive Vice President. “Our greatest asset has always been our incredible team of dedicated professionals who take great pride in helping our customers, and each other, whenever needed. You could not ask for a better group of people to work with.” “Being named to Business Insurance’s list of the Best Places to Work in Insurance for 2019 demonstrates that Wisconsin Reinsurance Corporation has built a culture in which employees are supported and engaged, which benefits their customers and the employers’ financial performance,” says Business Insurance Publisher Peter Oxner. WRC rates high with employees in benefits and culture. The strong wellness program features a 35-hour work week, and designated weekly wellness time to exercise in onsite fitness facilities, take walks, help in the company garden or have chair massages. The retirement program offers a lofty company match. WRC also promotes a community focus by supporting events such as Earth Day and Race for the Cure, and annually giving financial gifts to charities selected by each employee. Those donations reached $5,000 in 2019. Best Places to Work in Insurance is an annual sponsored content feature presented by the Custom Publishing unit of Business Insurance and Best Companies Group that lists the agents, brokers, insurance companies and other providers with the highest levels of employee engagement and satisfaction. Harrisburg, Pa.-based Best Companies Group identifies the leading employers in the insurance industry by conducting a free two-part assessment of each company. The first part is a questionnaire completed by the employer about company policies, practices and demographics. The second part is a confidential employee survey on engagement and satisfaction. The program divides employers into the categories of small, 25-249 employees; medium, 250-999 employees; and large, 1,000 or more employees. This year’s report features 100 companies of various sizes, from 25 employees to more than 4,000. The ranking and profiles of the winning companies will be unveiled as a sponsored content supplement in the November issue of Business Insurance and online at BusinessInsurance.com. Business Insurance is the authoritative news and information source for executives concerned about risk and the impact on their business. With information for risk managers, insurers, brokers and other providers of insurance products and services, Business Insurance delivers in-depth analysis on new and emerging risks, case studies of successful programs, market intelligence on trends, and guidance on how to capitalize on opportunities and overcome challenges. In addition to a monthly print magazine, Business Insurance provides essential news via its website, BusinessInsurance.com; daily and weekly e-newsletters; and breaking news via email news alerts. To subscribe, please contact Business Insurance at info@businessinsurance.com. Best Companies Group works with partners to establish “Best Places to Work,” “Best Companies,” and “Best Employers” programs on a national, state-wide and regional basis. Through its thorough workplace assessment using employer questionnaires and employee satisfaction surveys, Best Companies Group identifies and recognizes companies that have been successful in creating and maintaining workplace excellence. Mutual Manager Messenger Contact WRC About The WRC Group © 2020 The WRC Group. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12622
__label__cc	0.718631	0.281369	100 Year Celebration of Wireless in Australia Saturday 22nd September, 1918 was the first transmission to Australia - the message was received on the cnr of Cleveland Street & Stuart ST, Wahroonga - the home of Sir Ernest Fisk . 100 years on There was a re-enactment - the Ku-ring-gai Historical Society, the Hornsby & District Amateur Radio Club, Triple H 100.1FM and a number of associations gathered at St Andrews church to celebrate the historical event. Fisk family members were there to be apart of the festivities as was Dick Smith. Triple H ran an outside broadcast from 10am with the Show Us Your Motor team running their program in the St Andrews hall, then Pasquale did some interviews and the actual festivities of the morse code being played at 1.15pm signifying the 100 years of wireless in Australia. Triple H recorded the event and will be replaying on the 6th October. Thanks to everyone involved on the day - it was a huge undertaking by Triple H - the outside Broadcast was headed up by Jason (Noddy) Velleley who did an amazing job! The highlights of the day will be played in full on Saturday October 6 from 1.00pm. Triple H cooks up a BBQ at the Thornleigh Bunnings ! As another way for Triple H to raise funds, we regularly help out at the Bunnings BBQ at Thornleigh. It was a nice sunny day and the community were out and about at Bunnings getting their supplies for the garden and house stopping along the way to get a sausage sizzle. Bunnings are a fabulous supporter of community organisations and this initiative helps with community engagement, raising awareness of Triple H and bringing in some funds to pay the bills! Members are encouraged to assist, it is a great way to connect and meet other Triple H members, as well as, speaking with the public. Thanks to all our members who helped at the 6th September Bunnings BBQ. Triple H - Trivia Night - With a touch of Music - What a night!! Triple H Members and the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community got dressed up as their favourite music artist and had a fabulous night enjoying Trivia, some fabulous live music and celebrating the night! A huge "Thank You" to Jason "Noddy" Vellely and Trevor Richardson for being the Masters of Ceremonies for the evening, preparing all the questions and ensuring the night went smoothly. Also, a BIG "Thank you" to the Triple H Station Manager, Rick Dunlop, for his help with the music and sound so the night went so well. A "Thank You" to our Triple H event committee for putting in their time to organise this event and bring a great night to our Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community. A very important "Thank You" to our sponsors - Triple H really appreciated the variety of donations, gifts and prizes that helped make the night so special. There were around 200 attendees at the Asquith Bowling club enjoying the Trivia, the prizes and having a meal together. There were a huge number of prizes, silent auction items and some special Live auction items too - this all went together to make a great night. Triple H is the community radio bring a voice to the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai community - this Trivia night was a fundraiser to help Triple H to bring this valuable service to our community. The support and enthusiasm was so appreciated and this event really helps Triple H to be able to connect with our community. Triple H 100.1FM is in the CBAA 2018 Awards! The CBAA awards will recognise excellence across 30+ categories in 2018. This includes 12 new categories, expanded to reflect success across more aspects of outstanding community broadcasting. New categories include Best New Radio Program, Best Online Content, Excellence in Creative Audio, Excellence in Innovative Programming & Content, Excellence in Journalism, a Station Leadership award and more. The CBAA’s Chief Executive Officer Jon Bisset says the CBAA Community Radio Awards now have even more opportunities to recognise the achievements of stations with programs, initiatives or practices that have increased their capability and improved the services offered to their communities. Triple H 100.1FM is thrilled to announce that two Triple H members are finalists in the CBAA Community Radio Awards 2018. Best Radio Program – Talks Vietnam Veterans of Hornsby Ku-ring-gai (Triple H 100.1 FM, Waitara, NSW) - Neil Ashworth Contribution to Australian Music – Initiative HomeGrown Battle of the Bands (Triple H 100.1 FM, Waitara, NSW) - Jason Milner The 2018 CBAA Conference will take place 8-10 November at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Earlybird registrations are open until 11.59pm AEST Sunday, 9 September! It's the largest annual community radio gathering - a chance to network, be inspired and develop your knowledge and skills. The CBAA conference is your opportunity to: Hear from experts and leaders from within and outside the community radio sector. Attend informative and hands-on sessions covering everything from leadership and management, to station tech and content programming, finances and community engagement. Connect with other broadcasters from all over Australia, as well as sector organisations like the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF), Community Media Training Organisation (CMTO), and the CBAA's board and staff. Celebrate some of the year's best work with old friends and new at the CBAA Community Radio Awards. Stay up to date with all the info on the conference by signing up here, becoming a fan on Facebook and following the CBAA on Twitterand Instagram. 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__label__wiki	0.739359	0.739359	Free subscription Get the news that matters from one of the leading news sites in Kenya Latest Local Politics Entertainment Sports News In Swahili Education This section is generously provided for you by our sponsor Main EPL News EPL NewsFacts and Life HacksSports English Premier League 2019/20 matchday 14: Betting odds, predictions and picks a month ago 2070 views by Gladys Mokeira Obiero English Premier League is midway into the 2019/20 season, but normalcy has not been the order of the day this time. Liverpool has made their intentions known and will undoubtedly finish the year at the summit of the league table. It has dawned on some of the underperforming clubs that the season is not young anymore, and the sacking has started. Tottenham parted ways with Mauricio Pochettino after a string of poor performances, and now Unai Emery and Ole Gunnar have to bring the best out of their teams to avoid being sacked themselves. Image: wikimedia.com Source: UGC The title race will be fierce to the last day of the competition with the likes of Leicester City and Chelsea emerging as possible contenders alongside Liverpool and Manchester City. English Premier League fixtures involving those teams are expected to be exciting because they will not be seeking to drop any points. English Premier League predictions 2019/20 matchday 14 There are clear favourites in most of the matchday 14 fixtures based on the form in which those teams are currently. Such clubs include Wolves, Sheffield United, Leicester and Liverpool. Liverpool is still unbeaten and very deserving to be the league leaders. For the prediction purposes, recent form, team news, and head to head statistics will be used to determine the possible Premier League results this weekend. 1. Newcastle vs. Manchester City The defending champions travel to Newcastle this weekend to face a rejuvenated side in what will be the first of the English Premier League predictions for Saturday. Despite being second, Manchester City has not been as fluid as they were last season and for that they find themselves chasing after Liverpool in the league table. Last weekend the champions won 2-1 against Chelsea, but they were unable to control the game in terms of ball possession. Newcastle will, however, be a smaller challenge and so the visitors are not likely to experience a lot of problems. Newcastle was once a team known for packing the bus especially under Rafa Benitez, but they have been playing some progressive football this season. After a shaky start in the campaign the Magpies have found their footing and defeated the likes of Bournemouth, and West Ham thus should not be taken lightly by the visitors. Guardiola will probably be reacting to the recent drop in performances and may rotate some players since he has the depth to shake things up a little bit. Match prediction: Manchester City wins Score prediction: 1-2 READ ALSO: 15 best football streaming sites 2. Burnley vs. Crystal Palace The Turf Moor will witness the clash between Burnley and Crystal Palace in what could be one of the most exciting encounters of the weekend. The hosts go into these fixtures in the backdrop of consecutive wins against Watford and West Ham. To put things into perspective, Burnley is 7th in the table with 18 points while Crystal palace is at number 13 with 15 points. Crystal Palace has been struggling for form this season and is yet to produce convincing performances. The visitors seem to be dropping further and further into the bottom half of the league. This fixture will be an opportunity for them to turn things around and get back to winning ways. However, a draw will be the most likely outcome given what is at stake for the visitors. Match prediction: Draw 3. Chelsea vs. West Ham United The work being done by Frank Lampard at Chelsea has been admired by many with the young coach bagging the manager of the month award. Their season may have been shaky in the beginning, but Lampard’s youngsters are becoming better and better with time. The Blues may have lost against Manchester City, but the young players played the game of their life and anything near that performance will grant them a win this weekend. The woes at West Ham United have no answers as the Hammers seem to have done everything right but are not getting the desired results. They brought in new players and even a coach to help steer the club forward, but results have not been coming their way. A home win for Chelsea should be considered. Match prediction: Chelsea wins 4. Liverpool vs. Brighton The current League leaders will welcome Brighton at Anfield this weekend as they seek to extend their lead on top of the table. Last year Liverpool were in a similar position but let their lead slip, and eventually, they were overtaken by Manchester City and thus lost the trophy. Klopp’s men will not make the same mistake again as they have shown consistency this time around. Brighton will be warry of Liverpool’s attacking arsenal with the likes of Mane and Salah being in splendid form. Anfield is quite the fortress where even big teams such as Barcelona have fallen in recent times. Therefore, we do not expect any threat from the visitors whose last performances were losses to Leicester and Manchester United. Match prediction: Liverpool wins 5. Tottenham vs. Bournemouth Jose Mourinho is back on the touchline, and the Portuguese manager already has two wins out of two as Tottenham’s manager. His tactics may be questioned by many, but the new coach has always been concerned about one thing only, and that is winning. With a renewed confidence and change of strategies, we may not see the free-flowing football that was under Pochettino, but we should expect the hosts to win by tooth and nail. Bournemouth is just a point below Tottenham and will be desperate for a win just like their rivals. The visitors have suffered back-to-back losses in the hands of Newcastle United and Wolves. That said, the Cherries are very capable of spoiling Spurs’ party on a good day, but a draw will also be an acceptable result on this occasion. 6. Southampton vs. Watford One of the biggest surprises of the season so far is Southampton having just 9 points after 13 fixtures and sitting at second last position in the league table. The Saints have had their struggles, but even in their best performances, results have failed to go their way. Watford has the same woes as the Saints, and the two teams are separated by just one point. The team has not shown any signs of improving and is a possible candidate for relegation. Given that the Saints have been showing better displays, they have the upper hand in winning this fixture. Match prediction: Southampton wins 7. Norwich vs. Arsenal Norwich began their season quite well as their striker Pukki was scoring goals for leisure but as soon as his form dipped the team also started a downward trajectory that has not stopped since. A win against Arsenal will be a big boost in terms of the confidence and morale of the players going forward. Unai Emery was supposed to usher in new dawn at Arsenal after the departure of Arsene Wenger, but it is the same old story and worse. The Gunners manager has fallen off with some of his key players, and a string of poor performances have forced fans to start booing the manager. Since Arsenal will be on the road, it won’t be surprising to see them fall behind which will be emery’s undoing. Match prediction: Norwich wins READ ALSO: How to stream live football matches online 8. Wolves vs. Sheffield united The Wolves have been in splendid form with a successful campaign both in the Europa League and Premier League. In the domestic league, Wolves registered back-to-back wins against Aston Villa and Bournemouth. The hosts will be seeking to extend the excellent form, but facing Sheffield United will be an uphill task. Sheffield United have stepped up in the top-flight division and are playing above expectation. In their last fixture, they had to play against their key keeper Dean Henderson who was ineligible to face his parent club Manchester United, yet they managed to draw 3-3 with the Red Devils. Blades will probably claim a result against the Wolves, which is why a draw should not be ruled out. 9. Leicester vs. Everton Leicester vs Everton was always going to be an exciting encounter, but Leicester’s resurgence makes it even better. The hosts have transformed under Brendan Rogers and are posing a massive threat to Manchester City and Liverpool. The Foxes are likely to finish in the top four come the end of the season and Everton will have problems keeping Jamie Vardy and James Madison at bay. Everton is 16th in the league table but have been showing better displays lately. Their last fixture was a surprising 2-0 loss to Norwich as luck was not on their side. What is at stake aside, the hosts will ease past Everton as they aim to bridge the gap with Liverpool. Match prediction: Leicester wins 10. Manchester United vs. Aston Villa Manchester United have been struggling with consistency and somehow seem to be having mixed performances. The hosts have performed relatively well against bigger opponents but have fallen to smaller ones such as Bournemouth and Newcastle United. Since Ole Gunnar rested his men in readiness for this fixture, they should produce a better result than the 3-3 draw against Sheffield last weekend. Aston Villa’s performances have been below average, and they are at number 15 in the table. The visitors have lost all their last three fixtures and don’t look like they will cause united any problems. A man to watch in the home team will be Anthony Martial who has been phenomenal since he returned from injury. Match prediction: Manchester United wins Fans should brace themselves for some fireworks from English Premier League 2019/20 matchday 14. All eyes will be on Liverpool to see whether the league leaders will drop any points or they will maintain their extending lead. There will also be a focus on managers whose jobs could be on the line if their teams do not improve. In that respect, Arsenal and Manchester United will probably go into their fixtures with all their guns blazing as an attempt to save their managers from the sack as per the Premier League predictions 2019/20. READ ALSO: 15 best free football prediction sites Source: Kenyan Breaking News Betis table Lorie Campbell and Paul Campbell Kenyan Latest news Kajiado: Thieves force residents to take mobile loans for them 18 minutes ago 2509 views Ex Spurs boss breaks silence one week after being sacked Submit your story news@tuko.co.ke Advertise with us Tags Feedback to TUKO Categories Privacy policy DMCA removal About Us Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter News In Swahili Tuko.co.ke, 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12627
__label__wiki	0.882694	0.882694	Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani spotted at White House amid House Judiciary impeachment vote John Fritze WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was seen entering the White House Friday, just as the House Judiciary Committee was taking a historic series of votes to approve articles of impeachment against the president. Giuliani, a central figure in the events driving the Democratic impeachment push, has said he wants to brief U.S. officials on the findings of his recent trip to Ukraine. It was not immediately clear if Giuliani was meeting with Trump. The former New York City mayor and an ardent Trump supporter has been involved in pushing an unfounded theory that Ukraine was involved in the 2016 election on behalf of Democrat Hillary Clinton. That theory partly explains why Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to look into Kyiv's interactions in the election. More:Five presidential conspiracy theories debunked The House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against Trump minutes earlier. The first alleges the president abused his power in his interactions with Ukraine and the other accuses him of obstruction of Congress during the impeachment inquiry because he blocked members of his administration from testifying and blocked executive agencies and departments from providing documents to Congress. More:Trump's stonewalling becomes basis for impeachment The articles now go to the full House of Representatives, where Democrats are expected to approve them as soon as next week. If the articles are adopted, the Senate could hold a trial in January to decide whether to remove him from office. Giuliani's dealings with two of his clients, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, have drawn the scrutiny of federal investigators. USA TODAY reported in October that federal counterintelligence investigators have been looking into the former New York City mayor's business with the two men since at least early 2019. Contributing: David Jackson	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12630
__label__cc	0.713683	0.286317	January Picks for Schools With simple rhyming text, phonic repetition and parents' notes on phonics at the back of the book, Usborne's Phonics Readers are specially designed to develop essential language skills and early reading. This month's new title is Poodle Draws Doodles which tells the story of a naughty poodle who loves to doodle everywhere! But could her al fresco drawing skills actually come in useful...? English and Dictionaries From our illustrated dictionaries and thesauruses series, our First Illustrated Grammar and Punctuation is an easy-to-use introduction to grammar and punctuation for young children. With simple explanations, colourful illustrations and lots of examples throughout - with added quizzes, writing tips and links to specially selected websites with puzzles and videos! - this is the perfect addition to any primary school classroom. Travel back to Ancient China and discover traders on the Silk Road, soldiers guarding the Great Wall and emperors in their palaces. With dozens of flaps that reveal fascinating facts about everything from the earliest civilisation to the Ming Dynasty, See Inside Ancient China is a lively account of China's amazing history and incredible inventions that is ideal for KS2 history lessons. Delve behind the scenes to look inside bridges, tunnels and towers around the world. Lift the flaps to reveal the mechanics and engineering of constructions including the Channel Tunnel connecting England and France, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and many more. With beautiful full-colour illustrations and fascinating details to discover on every page, See Inside Bridges, Towers and Tunnels is a brilliant way to engage students in the world of science and technology. Wipe-Clean Learning Our Wipe-Clean Learning series is an excellent way for young children to practise the skills they are developing at school. With laminated pages and a special pen, the activities can be done again and again - brilliant for young children to learn pen control and basic writing skills without fear of making mistakes. This month's new title is Adding. Usborne Key Skills Written to support the English National Curriculum, our Key Skills series is ideal for helping children to gain confidence in the skills they are learning at school in providing that little bit of extra support at home. This month's two new titles are Geometry 8-9, which helps children understand the properties of a wide variety of 2d shapes, and Time 8-9, which builds confidence in telling the time on a digital clock, using a calendar and understanding the 24-hour day. Tags:schools	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12632
__label__wiki	0.53768	0.53768	Digital Agency Velir Wins 6 Sitecore MVPs, Topping the Country & its Previous 4 Years Elite distinction of 2016 Sitecore MVP was awarded for exceptional contributions to the Sitecore community. Velir, a platinum Sitecore partner, today announced that 6 of its developers have been named a “Most Valuable Professional (MVP)” by Sitecore, the global leader in experience management software. Corey Caplette, Daniel DeLay, and Mark Stiles renewed their MVP status while Chris Sulham was newly recognized as an MVP this year. In addition, Velir recently hired 2 more MVPs, Dan Solovay and Mark Servais, who will be joining its development team at the end of this month. Together, this group formed six of only 177 people worldwide to be named a Sitecore Technology MVP this year, making Velir the only North American Sitecore partner to have 6 Technology MVPs. There are more than 10,000 certified developers and hundreds of partners in Sitecore’s global network. Less than 4% of Sitecore partners worldwide received an MVP designation, making Velir one of the leading Sitecore partners globally. Now in its tenth year, Sitecore’s MVP program recognizes individual technology, digital strategy, and commerce advocates who share their Sitecore passion and expertise to offer positive customer experiences that drive business results. The Sitecore Technology MVP Award recognizes the most active Sitecore experts from around the world who participate in online and offline communities to share their knowledge with other Sitecore partners and customers. "As one of Sitecore’s earliest North American partners in the mid-2000s, we saw the tremendous value the platform could provide to our clients and are honored to have been a part of its growth over the past 10 years. We are proud of Corey, Chris, Dan, Daniel, Mark Servais and Mark Stiles for their contributions to the Sitecore Community. They are representative of the passion and excellence we bring to our work on a daily basis. We look forward to our continued partnership with Sitecore to create impactful digital experiences for some of the biggest organizations and brands around the world." — Dave Valliere, CEO Velir has grown with Sitecore to become one of the largest Sitecore certified solution partners in North America with more than 50 Sitecore certified developers on staff. Velir has performed over 90 enterprise-level Sitecore implementations and completed hundreds of Sitecore-related projects. “We are grateful for the leadership, expertise, and ongoing contributions that Corey, Chris, Dan, Daniel, Mark Servais and Mark Stiles have made to the Sitecore community,” said Pieter Brinkman, Director of Developer and Platform Evangelism, Sitecore. They have demonstrated a mastery of our technology and exemplify the spirit of Sitecore.” Sitecore’s experience platform combines web content management, omnichannel digital delivery, customer insight and engagement, and strategic digital marketing tools into a single, unified platform. The platform is incredibly easy to use, capturing every minute interaction—and intention—that customers and prospects have with a brand, both on a website and across other digital channels. The end-to-end experience technology works behind the scenes to deliver context marketing to individual customers, so that they engage in relevant brand experiences that earn loyalty and achieve results. ABOUT VELIR Velir is a digital agency based in Somerville, MA, just outside of Boston. With a team of 150 digital professionals, they are passionate about connecting organizations and their audiences through the creation of immersive experiences across digital channels. Their core competencies in digital strategy, user experience design, content management, marketing platform integrations and data visualization have helped shaped the digital presence for some of the world's most influential and inspiring brands and have made Velir one of the largest Sitecore-certified Solution Partners in North America. For more information, please visit www.velir.com. Most Valuable Professional	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12633
__label__cc	0.619039	0.380961	Cultural Writings (Danieli) Poetry For Choral Reading Analysis I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud By William Wordsworth Harry Potter Audiobooks Read By Stephen Fry Download Ee Cummings Yours Is The Light Poem Fourth Grade Reading Books The Hobbit The Battle Of The Five Armies Cast Lord Of The Rings Should Have Ended Charles Dickens Costumes Christmas Mothers Day Poems To My Sister Jobs Involving Reading Books Francine Prose Reading Like A Writer It’s A Mystery Shakespeare In Love Gif Ancient Indian Art Pictures 16.historical Books Of The Old Testament College Essay About Reading Books Music Hall Portsmouth Calendar Lord Of The Rings Elvish Translator Aqa English Literature Paper 2 Past Papers Billy Elliot Stage Show Cast Modern Art Deco Fashion Actor Beatty And Author Buntline The Essential James Joyce Best High School Reading Books No Volveremos A Vagar Lord Byron Photosynthesis Poem That Rhymes Home Arts How To Judge A Poetry Slam How To Judge A Poetry Slam May Sarton Poems Now I Become Myself "There is part of every single session where I’d take myself out of the room, go into the bathroom. He’s happy to have won. Jun 04, 2011 · The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor: ‘Now I Become Myself’ by May Sarton, and the literary and historical notes for Saturday, June 4, 2011. For a mother, a child may outgrow her lap but never. I have created an independent identity for myself, that I run a house. “Now I Become Myself”: A The Thomas Ford Library, in association with the Western Springs Writers’ Society, is hosting a Poetry Slam on Saturday. There won’t be any judging, and the only feedback will be applause. Time. Slam poetry evolved in the 1980s in Chicago. "We cut heads!") If you disagree with a judge’s evaluation of a team, booing is permitted. Engaging with our readers is essential to Westword’s mission. he or she can judge. “The poems you use for competition don’t need to be memorized; they just need to be powerful,” said Stacey Waite, the faculty advisor and co-coach of the Slam Poetry Club. Becca. Poetry Slam! Santa Barbara is a monthly poetry competition that invites. We will ask 3-5 audience members to be judges and score each poet Zero through ten. Judges are to judge 50% on the poem and. As a leader in curating the National Poetry Slam, he finds that competition and. and one or two-handed claps and in slam poetry style, audience members were selected to judge the poems by raising a. This poetry slam is organized by Jacob Winterstein, Kai Davis and Jasmine Combs. Come watch, perform, or judge. All ages welcome. Adult content expected. **ALL RESERVED SEATS MUST BE CLAIMED BY 8:55PM. The Coolum resident recently created his own poetry slam business, Liquid Lyrics. Mr Grivas said the first open-mic style event he held at Foxy on Coolum was "really successful”. "Starting something. This story was updated at 11:40 a.m. Monday to say how much money the poetry slam team has raised. The Mid-Missouri chapter of Louder Than a Bomb held a fundraiser event from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at. 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The listener’s response should evolve as they learn new information.” While a host at this poetry slam is not involved in judging, Gates performs at slams across Arizona and has attended the National. "In a poetry slam because you’ve got judges – and because you don’t know what those judges are judging the poems on and you don’t know what their criteria is for what they enjoy, it’s very subjective. 54 Coles St., hosts a poetry slam competition in which random members of the audience judge eight poets on how well they recite their own work. In March, Benedicto Figueroa and Victor Armooh founded. Poems About Traveling The World 5 Jan 2013. D.H. Lawrence also wrote poems, plays, essays, travel books and. of the most highly acclaimed novels of all time, Brave New World (1932), “To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.” – Frantz Fanon. 2. “ Nothing develops intelligence like travel.” – Emile Zola. 3. “One must travel to learn. 15 Dec 2019. 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__label__cc	0.702805	0.297195	You are on Vibia International website. Pease select your language This will enable you to see correct product catalogue and technical information Remember: You selected the international site. This choice is important because it will enable you to see correct product catalogue, and technical information. Home / The Edit Creating ambiences. That’s really what we do The Swedish studio Note Design were invited to Barcelona to present the Musa lamp by Vibia. Charlotte Ackemar and Sanna Wahlin of Note Design Studio present Musa by Vibia at the RI-Culture Space by Francesc Rifé, in Barcelona. Just having arrived in Barcelona from Stockholm, where Note Design Studio is based, Charlotte Ackemar and Sanna Wahlin gave a talk about their work, highlighting the importance for both them and their team of “Creativity consists of the search of that which is missing, in constantly realigning the thought process and expression in order to achieve that moment of lucidity when everything falls into place.” When this finally happens, then the project is complete. Note Design is a multidisciplinary studio whose work includes product design, interior design, architecture, graphic design and art direction. To such an extent that when asked to explain their work they prefer to point out what Note Design really does is to create ambiences. Their work methodology involves multiple layers: material, texture, colour, object and the interior that accommodates it all…., and take into consideration every detail down to the most minimal. “The projects that work best,” they explain “are those that we have invested the greatest number of layers.” According to Charlotte and Sanna at the outset of the Musa collection, “We were simply thinking about, in a very free way, what we wanted to express: a delicate lamp, elegant, feminine … that would also provide a contrast with other Vibia lamp collections with a more architectural quality about them.” When we thought about the light source we wanted to transmit the sensation of carrying light from one place to another in a more abstract way. That was why we were so enthusiastic about the portable version of Musa. Based on these premises we delved into colour, textures, materials and in parallel started looking at technical considerations together with the Vibia team. With the Musa collection for Note Design the solution was once again focused on the ambience that a lamp is capable of generating. Its magic lies in the mix of a diffuse warm lighting given off by the hand-blown glass sphere and its reflection from the surrounding dish. Light, material and effect coming together. During the presentation, the designers also spoke about some of their more recent interior design projects and furniture created for residential, office and restaurant use. The work clearly reveals their great sensitivity in terms of combining chromatic colour palettes, appealing to the sense of touch through the choice of materials and textures and evoking these qualities with tones and patterns. The projects themselves only come about after a long and detailed design process creating unique ambiences that are both surprising and captivating. “We always want to engage the eye with something interesting,” they point out. “We work with passion and we need clients who are themselves passionate in order to move forward with a project. Just like our experience with Vibia.” “When designing we like to think that there are no limits and that everything is possible,” they underline. In fact, the commission from Vibia was also an open-ended one. One that elicited the creation of a warm and friendly lamp, that would provide a tactile light, that would evoke memory and refinement, adds Pere Lloch, the director of Vibia, when describing how the project started out. After the presentation, the attendees were invited to talk to Charlotte and Sanna while enjoying a cocktail. Many thanks to Francesc Rifé for providing the magnificent RI-CULTURE Space located right beside his interior design studio in Barcelona. And to everyone who attended this lively talk after the summer holidays. Region and language Office Snapshots Vibia is a global architectural lighting company based in Barcelona Light is at the foundation of space design. Alongside architects, interior designers, lighting designers, engineers and dealers, we aim to improve the world through a single aspiration: creating better spaces to live. © Vibia 2019. All rights reserved. Legal warning - Privacy policy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12639
__label__wiki	0.521289	0.521289	iPhone XR users on O2 hit with network issues Ray Ali - 07 January 2020 Customers can’t make calls or get online. Apple iPhone XR users on O2 have been hit with a wave of problems including signal outage and no internet connection. The iPhone XR is one of the most popular handsets on the market, and customers on O2 have reported a complete loss of signal numerous times throughout the day so they can’t make and receive phone calls or texts. O2 customers with the popular iPhone have even found themselves without 4G, meaning connecting to the internet is not possible without nearby wifi access. It’s not known how many customers have been affected, but many have taken to Twitter to voice their complaints, and both Apple and O2 have confirmed there is a fault being investigated. A spokesperson for O2 said: “We're working closely with our partners to resolve an intermittent issue affecting some of our customers using iPhone XR. In the meantime we thank any customers affected for their patience.” The BBC have reported that some users may have been told that the issue has been caused by a recent Apple iOS update. However this has yet to be confirmed and a spokesperson for Apple has said that the problem will be fixed in an incoming update. The Apple spokesperson said “We are aware of an issue causing intermittent network connectivity affecting some O2 customers, and we will have a fix in an upcoming software release." The iPhone XR was released as a cheaper alternative to the flagship iPhones and has proven to be wildly popular with its striking colour options, big screen and excellent camera. Check out our best iPhone XR deals. iPhone 11 vs iPhone XR: What’s the difference? Is the new iPhone worth an upgrade? iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max: buyer’s guide to the best deals The best places to buy an iPhone 11 today. O2 offer huge flexibility in their latest iPhone 11 deals Flexible data, contract length and upfront cost Ray Ali Tagged: o2, iphone iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus group review Four reviewers. Four different takes on the iPhone 8. reviews - 19 December 2019 iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus camera review uSwitch zooms in for a close look. 5G iPhone could be delayed Rocky relationship with Intel could see Apple hold back next–gen iPhone. news - 19 December 2019 AirPods 2 set to be delayed until late 2019 Wireless charging case set to go on sale soon, however. AirPower wireless iPhone charger set for release in first half of 2019 Analyst claims AirPods 2 will also surface before summer.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12651
__label__wiki	0.577805	0.577805	Little Walsingham VillagePicturesque medieval village, a famous pilgrimage centre since 1061 - when the Lady of the Manor had a vision of the Virgin Mary. The subsequent shrine became one of the most important in Europe (the present one built in 1931). Timber-framed buildings and fine Georgian facades. Octagonal pump-house. Ruins of 12th C. priory.Village CentreLittle WalsinghamNorfolkNR22 6United Kingdom52.8910425288000.877415010300http://www.visitnorthnorfolk.com Little Walsingham Picturesque medieval village, a famous pilgrimage centre since 1061 - when the Lady of the Manor had a vision of the Virgin Mary. The subsequent shrine became one of the most important in Europe (the present one built in 1931). Timber-framed buildings and fine Georgian facades. Octagonal pump-house. Ruins of 12th C. priory. www.visitnorthnorfolk.com Village Centre, Little Walsingham, NR22 6	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12655
__label__wiki	0.596248	0.596248	The official travel site of the USA. Destinations Trips Experiences USA Territories Oakhurst and Bass Lake St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra Brooksville and Weeki Wachee Florida Keys and Key West New Port Richey and Dade City Punta Gorda and Englewood Beach St. Petersburg and Clearwater Chicago's North Shore Kansas City and Overland Park Chautauqua and Jamestown Cooperstown and Utica Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park Tinian and San Jose Brandywine and Valley Forge Hershey and Harrisburg Culebra and Vieques Dorado and Arecibo Fajardo and Rio Grande Mayaguez and Rincon Orocovis and Utuado Gillette and Wright Green River and Rock Springs Canyon de Chelly National Monument Shasta-Trinity National Forest Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks San Juan National Historic Site San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge Southwest Landscapes Northern Atlantic Coast Explore Northeast Beaches Your Guide to 3 Big Cities: New York-Philadelphia-Washington, D.C. The Yellowstone Loop: 9 Stops You Must Make on an Epic Western Road Trip Boston: Urban Buzz and Historic Charm By: Victoria Shepherd Amon Focus/Anton Fresco As I flew into land at Boston Logan International Airport, I could see kayaks, sailing boats and dinghies in the harbour below. Catching a taxi was a breeze, and after a 15-minute drive, I checked into my hotel in Copley Square. Boston is a beautiful, compact and exciting waterfront city, and with its gorgeous brownstone buildings and picture-perfect parks, this is truly a jewel in the crown. During my stay, I took the opportunity to get out of the city by ferry and headed out to the Boston Harbor Islands National Park, which is made up of 34 islands and peninsulas. As the boat cut through the waters, I was glad for the summer breeze. Within just 30 minutes, I was surrounded by nature. Two of the most popular islands to visit are Georges Island, which was used as a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War, and Spectacle Island, which has some of best views of the Boston skyline. Formerly the city dump, Spectacle Island, which used to look like a pair of glasses, has been transformed from an eyesore into something beautiful. You’d be short-sighted to miss a visit. Official Boston Travel Site Boston: Shopping, Dining and Entertainment After returning to the city, I made the easy walk over to Faneuil Hall Marketplace, an indoor-outdoor shopping center close to the waterfront. The marketplace is as alive today as it was in 1742. This iconic mixed-use venue includes an array of shops, restaurants, bars, internationally known street performers and historic Faneuil Hall, also known as “The Cradle of Liberty.” Taking a walk through Quincy Market, I salivated over the variety of food available. But since the weather was so warm, I opted for one of the many air-conditioned restaurants found in Faneuil Hall Marketplace. A yummy prosciutto, rocket and fig pizza refueled me for the rest of the day. Shop Till You Drop at Assembly Row During the afternoon, I made the short drive over the magnificent Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge to the Outlets at Assembly Row. Although beautifully modern and sleek in design, the bridge is Boston’s equivalent to Tower Bridge in London, England, or the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. You’ll know the city when you see it. Once at the outdoor mall, I browsed the many shops offering bargains, and picked up gifts to take back home. My favorite place, and a great photo spot, was the Legoland Discovery Center and its life-size giraffe made of Lego blocks. Assembly Row Kenmore Square Back in the city, I walked to Kenmore Square, the gateway to Fenway Park, which is the home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team. Interestingly enough, the owner of the Red Sox, John William Henry II, also owns the Liverpool Football Club. On the day I was there, the Liverpool players were in town for a friendly rematch against AS Roma. The English fans donned their red football shirts and were everywhere. As you can tell, with a variety of things to do and see, this multicultural and multidimensional city has plenty to offer everyone. Be sure to include Boston on your next U.S.-bound holiday. 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__label__cc	0.617833	0.382167	2020 water sports boat buyers guide learnwake pro wakeboard tour wake-awards The Dream: The Boarding School By Garrett Cortese Travis Moye From pro contest driver to owner/operator of TBS, Travis’ history in wake runs deep.Bryan Soderlind What’s your philosophy at The Boarding School? I want to give people the experience they want. Not everybody is going to come and learn everything they want, but they can have the experience they want and still leave with a ton of stuff to work on and a ton of great memories. Our goal is to have people be able to leave with a new understanding of their riding so they can continue to progress after they leave. No matter what level you are, we want you to keep having fun because once you stop having fun, you’re going to stop riding. What’s it like having three private lakes at your disposal every day? It’s a lifelong dream come true. The first day we were there and riding, I honestly could have cried. It felt like I’d officially made it. I’ve been working in coaching for a long time. I’ve had a lot of coaches help me over the years and influence the way I do things. I love doing it and really feel like I’m living a dream. I had a guy a couple weeks ago that was a total beginner with a ton of bad habits. We spent the entire week trying to fix his fundamentals just so he could jump the wake properly. On the last set of his last day he wanted to go for a full wake jump, and he made it. I was probably more excited than he was. It was awesome. I live for that feeling. It doesn’t matter what level a rider is, it’s awesome helping people learn new things and grow. What kind of riders and riding do you cater to at TBS? I’d say 70 percent of what we do is on the beginner or intermediate level, but we get advanced riders too. There is a kid from Israel right now — Guy Firer — who’s staying for three months. He’s really good at the park but hasn’t ridden a boat much. It’s going to be really fun working with him. And you’d be surprised how many 40-year-old-plus rippers there are that are coming to learn a 7 or their first mobe. It’s awesome. TBS is now located at what used to be the Projects, which has a ton of history for wake. Rumor has it you’re bringing some of the old rails back? Yeah, we have two that are up and running now. We’ve got some of the other old rails stripped down and ready to be rebuilt. It’s really fun for us to bring them back to life. People come to camp and recognize them from old photos or videos and ask to have their picture taken with them. The Projects was one of the most important places for the progression of wakeboarding and wakeskating. It’s cool to pay homage by rebuilding some of that history. Your history and relation to the sports give you a unique perspective. Where do you see them going in the future? I think there is a lot of room for growth still. I think we’re going to see more things where companies and groups are offering experiences to people — different types of demo days or camps, etc. The level of riding is so crazy right now, it can be hard to relate to, but the fun of being on the water cuts across all lines. I think we will continue to see people coming into the sport that way with those kinds of experiences and then falling in love and becoming bigger and bigger fans. The Ten Most Influential Riders of the Decade 2020 MasterCraft NXT22 2020 Moomba Kaiyen Sessions - Bear Day at Valdosta Wake Compound 2019 Wake Awards - Wakeskate Trick of the Year 2020 Supra SA 550 Danny Harf Wins The Legend Award 2019 Wake Awards - Mens Trick of the Year 2020 Axis A20 2020 Malibu Wakesetter 23 MXZ Tidal Wake Water Weights – Pumpless Portable Ballast Bags Tidal Wake Seat Step Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. Wakeboarding Magazine may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site. Copyright © 2020 Wakeboarding Magazine. A Bonnier Corporation Company. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12666
__label__wiki	0.985833	0.985833	Desktop notifications are on \| Turn off Get breaking news alerts from The Washington Post Duran Duran and the bitter politics of the Olympics On my list By Suzi Parker The Olympics often bring out the worst in people. Or it did on Tuesday, anyway, when it was announced that British pop band Duran Duran would perform at a Hyde Park concert this summer to kick off the 2012 summer games in London. Olympic officials admire a large set of Olympic Rings, created with at least 20,000 flowers and plants in Kew Gardens on April 18, 2012 in London. The event at Kew gardens was held to mark 100 days to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 27 and to announce the official motto of the London Olympics as "Inspire a generation." (Oli Scarff/Getty Images) But it’s Duran Duran, which has sold upward of 100 millions records worldwide with hits like “Hungry Like The Wolf” and “Rio,” that took the brunt of insults on Tuesday. Lucy Jones, a blogger for The Telegraph, called Duran Duran “a bunch of irrelevant rockers who got together in 1978.” She adds, “It makes the closing ceremony with Blur, New Order and The Specials look like Woodstock ‘69.” I’m a music fan, but I have to ask how many average Americans even know those last three bands? Everyone of a certain age has at least bopped along to a Duran Duran song while driving or drinking, hopefully not at the same time. In the drab 1980s Thatcher era, Duran Duran made England, and British men, look glamorous with their designer suits and glitzy videos of exotic places and beautiful models. Even the late Princess Diana loved the band. Most people forget that Duran Duran is one of the biggest-selling pop bands from England. This year, they’re on a world tour with their latest album. And the band has the ultimate imprimatur of English cool to their credit: A James Bond theme song with “A View To A Kill.” Duranies — as the band’s fans are known — went into full defensive mode on Tuesday, tweeting their support for their idols. And Duran Duran bassist John Taylor, who wrote a song in 2008 supporting President Obama, joined in. From rock stars to politicians, the Olympics, which once strived for international harmony even during wartime, have now become a petty battleground. Take Mitt Romney. He would probably rather be feeling the heat on the campaign trail than dealing with the monumental task of organizing the Olympics again. Romney was brought in as the CEO to help the struggling Salt Lake City winter games after a bribery scandal nearly derailed the event. Debate — especially in this election year — still lingers about Romney’s claim that he saved the 2002 Olympics. Critics, calling him an opportunist, said he blatantly used his high profile role in the games to launch a political career. Three weeks after the Olympics’s closing ceremonies, he announced his run Massachusetts governor. Still, the Salt Lake games were a success for a country still reeling from the Sept. 11 terror attacks. In 2009, Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama faced criticism when they traveled to Copenhagen to make a push for the 2016 Olympic Games in Chicago. His foes thought he should stay in the United States and focus on a number of issues including Iran’s nuclear ambitions rather than sports. “I think it’s baffling that the president has time to travel to Copenhagen,” former Republican Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri said at the time. “[Obama’s] got a lot of responsibilities. His number one responsibility is to keep our country safe.” The Obamas’ efforts failed. Rio de Janeiro, coincidentally where Duran Duran played this week, was selected for the 2016 games. No doubt, Michelle Obama’s critics will lob insults as she leads the American delegation to London this summer. But maybe a truce can be called in the spirit of the Olympics. After all, the games were designed to be a time when countries put politics aside in the name of sports. Duran Duran’s lead singer Simon Le Bon often says, “We are Duran Duran, the band designed to make you party.” Isn’t that the attitude we should adopt going into the summer games and, perhaps, even occasionally during the bitter election season here in the United States? Suzi Parker is an Arkansas-based political and cultural journalist and author of “Sex in the South: Unbuckling the Bible Belt.” Follow her on Twitter at @SuziParker. Try 1 month for $10 $1 Send me this offer By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 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__label__cc	0.603638	0.396362	Business, Finance & Law > Finance Principles of Financial Economics (Hardback) Stephen F. LeRoy (author), Jan Werner (author) This second edition provides a rigorous yet accessible graduate-level introduction to financial economics. Since students often find the link between financial economics and equilibrium theory hard to grasp, less attention is given to purely financial topics, such as valuation of derivatives, and more emphasis is placed on making the connection with equilibrium theory explicit and clear. This book also provides a detailed study of two-date models because almost all of the key ideas in financial economics can be developed in the two-date setting. Substantial discussions and examples are included to make the ideas readily understandable. Several chapters in this new edition have been reordered and revised to deal with portfolio restrictions sequentially and more clearly, and an extended discussion on portfolio choice and optimal allocation of risk is available. The most important additions are new chapters on infinite-time security markets, exploring, among other topics, the possibility of price bubbles. Edition: 2nd Revised edition 'With this new edition, LeRoy and Werner have solidified the standing of their Principles of Financial Economics as the ideal introduction to neoclassical asset pricing models. The coverage is authoritative, rigorous, elegant, and now even more comprehensive.' Darrell Duffie, Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, California 'This remains the best textbook that marries general equilibrium foundations to the insights and tools of finance, with the addition of a wonderfully lucid analysis of infinite horizon models - with bubbles or au naturel. This is a required text for my introductory graduate finance course.' Stephen A. Ross, Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics, Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 'A tour de force of rigor, readability, and clarity. The book seamlessly introduces the beginning doctoral student to financial economics as a natural extension of microeconomic and general equilibrium theory. The book, written by two of the profession's leading experts, is unique.' Rajnish Mehra, Arizona State University "With this new edition, LeRoy and Werner have solidified the standing of their Principles of Financial Economics as the ideal introduction to neoclassical asset pricing models. The coverage is authoritative, rigorous, elegant, and now even more comprehensive." Darrell Duffie, Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, California "This remains the best textbook that marries general equilibrium foundations to the insights and tools of finance, with the addition of a wonderfully lucid analysis of infinite horizon models - with bubbles or au naturel. This is a required text for my introductory graduate finance course." Stephen A. Ross, Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics, Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "A tour de force of rigor, readability, and clarity. The book seamlessly introduces the beginning doctoral student to financial economics as a natural extension of microeconomic and general equilibrium theory. The book, written by two of the profession's leading experts, is unique." Rajnish Mehra, Arizona State University Market Wizards Jack D. Schwager How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad, Fourth Edition William J. O'Neil Liar's Poker Get Started in Shares The Snowball One Up On Wall Street Taxation: A Very Short Introduction Rich Dad's Guide to Investing Kathleen Brooks The Financial Times Guide to Selecting Shares that Perform Richard Koch More Money Than God The Essays of Warren Buffett Lawrence A. Cunningham The Financial Times Guide to Investing Fooled by Randomness	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12670
__label__wiki	0.866967	0.866967	Wausau police say daughter found victim dead The man's daughter called police Tuesday when she found her father's body in his garage on Kickbusch Street. Wausau police say daughter found victim dead The man's daughter called police Tuesday when she found her father's body in his garage on Kickbusch Street. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: http://wdhne.ws/2ooOwIP Mark Treinen and Laura Schulte, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 12:33 p.m. CT Feb. 20, 2018 \| Updated 11:56 a.m. CT Feb. 21, 2018 Scene of a homicide investigation Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 at 10th and Kickbusch streets in Wausau.(Photo: Laura Schulte/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)Buy Photo WAUSAU - Police have not issued any new information as of Wednesday morning about a 77-year-old man's death on the east side Tuesday that is being investigated as a homicide. The Wausau Police Department posted to Facebook on Wednesday morning, which said the department plans a statement with more information Wednesday afternoon, and that investigators had worked through the night on the case. The man's daughter called police at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday when she found her father's body in the 1000 block of Kickbusch Street, according to Wausau Police Lt. Bill Kolb. The daughter, who doesn't live there, found him dead in the garage, Kolb said. "Initial observations from the scene indicate suspicious circumstances and we will be treating the investigation as a homicide," said a statement from the Wausau Police Department. Kolb said that there does not appear to be a reason for members of the public to be concerned about their safety, but declined further comment pending the investigation. Police are asking people to avoid the area of 10th and Kickbusch streets while they investigate the scene. Anyone with information about the death is asked to call the Police Department at 715-261-7800. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of this community member," the department said. Read or Share this story: http://wdhne.ws/2ooOwIP La Crosse diocese names 25 former priests who abused children State says Wausau police shot vehicle thief who shot at them, bystander Facebook video of police shooting in Wausau doesn't show whole story, official says One dead following officer-involved shooting on Wausau's west side Thursday night Rib Mountain man re-creates his first day skiing, 60 years later Merrill becomes 'Second Amendment sanctuary,' opposes gun limits	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12673
__label__wiki	0.651942	0.651942	Antiquities of Samarkand. Madrasah of Bibi Khanym. Minaret on the Northwest Corner This photograph of the northwest minaret at the Bibi Khanym Mosque ensemble in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) is from the archeological part of Turkestan Album. The six-volume photographic survey was produced in 1871-72, under the patronage of General Konstantin P. von Kaufman, the first governor-general (1867-82) of Turkestan, as the Russian Empire's Central Asian territories were called. The album devotes special attention to Samarkand’s Islamic architecture, such as 14th- and 15th-century monuments from the reign of Timur (Tamerlane) and his successors. Built in 1399-1405 with the spoils of Timur’s victorious campaign in India (fall of 1398 to January 1399), the ensemble was designated the city’s main mosque. It is also traditionally named in homage to Timur’s senior wife, Sarai Mulk Khanym (bibi meaning “lady” or “mother”). Intended to be one of the largest mosques in the Islamic world, the ensemble contained a madrasah, a mausoleum, and an entrance structure to the courtyard, all of which suffered major damage from seismic activity over the centuries. The complex also included four minarets (only one of which survived at the time of the Russian conquest). The northwest minaret shown here is missing its uppermost structure, but its monumental design is still evident, with a decoration of tiles forming block Kufic letters that signify words such as “Allah.” Bogaevskii, Nikolai V., 1843-1912 Kun, Aleksandr L., 1840-1888 Kaufman, Konstantin Petrovich von, 1818-1882 Around 1865 - 1872 Title in Original Language Самаркандския древности. Медресэ Биби-Ханым. Минарет на северозападном угле Samarqand Viloyati Buildings for education & research History of Asia; Far East Archaeological sites Islamic architecture Library of Congress Afghanistan Project Madrasahs Minarets Photographic surveys 1 photographic print : albumen Illustration in: Turkestan Album, Archaeological Part, 1871-1872, part 1, volume 1, plate 71. Images from the Turkestan Album Images from the Turkestan Album: Archaeological Part http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.13871	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12674
__label__cc	0.735115	0.264885	Robins Nursery of Chepstow is undergoing a huge transformation NURTURING NURSERY Robins Nursery of Chepstow is excited to announce that it’s undergoing a refurbishment to offer its children so much more, making it Voice Education Establishment of the Month. The main building is being extended, to make room for a 24 place, purpose-built baby suite, which is due to open next year. Robins is part of the Dean Close Nurseries group that has five nurseries in total, with a sister nursery, Teddies in Newport. New manager, Hayley, was previously the manager of Teddies, but transferred in January of this year. Hayley’s years of experience and motivation has led to enhanced staff training and expectation, focusing on child interaction and engagement. Throughout the course of the past 12 months, Hayley has employed new experienced room leaders who share her vision to make Robins the very best that it can be. Staff attend regular training provided by Monmouthshire EAS and have recently been recognised for all of their hard work and by implementing everything that they have learnt on the courses, especially observations and planning in the pre-school room. Its popular sensory garden has also been awarded £10,000 from the capital funding grant, where the money will be spent on eco-friendly furniture and new playing apparatus, as all the children who attend Robins enjoy spending time outdoors, no matter the weather! A firm favourite is the outdoor classroom and growing veg in the self-contained allotment. The children also enjoy watching the horse-racing at Chepstow racecourse from the garden. As well as the outside having a bit of a make-over, Robins has recently invested in new resources and natural furniture throughout the nursery too, recognising the importance of natural resources, sensory play, loose parts and block play, with the aim to be a plastic-free nursery in the not too distant future. If that wasn’t enough great news, the nursery is proud to announce that they have been awarded the Healthy and Sustainable Preschool Scheme national award, with its three-week menu offering a healthy and balanced diet to meet the children’s needs. To monitor your child’s progress of their time spent at the nursery, Robins use an online system where weekly uploads of observation of what the children have been up to are made available to parents. Not only is this a wonderful nursery for the children, Robins additionally has strong links with the community, helping at the local playgroup and recently taking part in the village Scarecrow trail. The Preschool visits a local care home each week, and manager Hayley and her team are hoping to start swimming lessons and forest school clubs in the near future as a result of utilising one of its other schools, Dean Close St John’s on the Hill. Call for more information, and don’t forget, Robins is part of the Childcare offer and educational hours for children aged three for up to 30 hours. Visit the website for more information. Robins Nursery, St Arvans, Chepstow, NP16 6DN www.robins.deanclosenurseries.co.uk robins@deanclosenurseries.co.uk Kingsway Centre is gearing up for a new year full of excitement Urban Circle Productions is looking forward to another successful year Patient has MRI scan due to having abnormal heart palpitations when fitness training Highly specialist scan shows incredibly detailed images PUT A HEALTHY FOOT FORWARD THIS JANUARY Plenty of opportunities to Win Big Money and Prizes! Year after year, it's only getting worse... Starling murmurations are a spectacular sight at Newport Wetlands	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12675
__label__wiki	0.631524	0.631524	Women at risk but continuing to fight Posted on: 10th September, 2019 Contributor: West Cork People By Mary Grover on behalf of Clonakilty Amnesty Group Perhaps not many of us have heard of Women Human Rights Defenders. Amnesty International is a partner. This organisation is made up of many groups worldwide who combat too many deeply concerning Human Rights abuses focusing on women. Why do women need a separate organisation? The answer is complex. Instead of being applauded, encouraged and recognised as key agents of change, WHRDs more often than not are attacked, threatened, intimidated, imprisoned, harassed and even killed. The women who put themselves on the line to improve their human rights are targeted to gender-specific threats – you can imagine what that entails. They are seen as challenging traditional notions of family/culture/honour. Their families become targets to discourage them. Women defenders are more at risk of being subject to certain forms of violations, prejudice and exclusion than their male counterparts. It is therefore important to recognise the specific challenges this group face, in order to strengthen protection mechanisms for them and also for the men who also work to improve the lot for women. We are only able to give a few examples of some of the women around the world who are fighting for rights, fearing for their safety. We take these basic rights for granted, without which we cannot imagine our own lives. This time we focus on groups of women but there are many who go it solo that we have already highlighted and to whom we will return. On August 2, Saudi Arabia has introduced the right for women, over 21, to have their own passports, to have other limited freedoms, including the right to drive. This we welcome. However, 14 women who bravely fought for these improvements have been arrested and branded ‘traitors’. Some of these women have been provisionally released, showing the authorities are listening. You could email Saudi Arabia demanding that the rest are also returned home, and all charges are dropped. In Iran three women have been detained since April 2019 with no access to a lawyer. They are Monireh Arabshahi, Yasaman Aryani and Mojgan Keshavar. They have been charged with ‘gathering and colluding to commit crimes against national security’, ‘spreading propaganda against the system’ and ‘inciting and facilitating corruption and prostitution’ in connection to their campaigning against abusive forced veiling laws. What did they do? A video shows them without their headscarves, distributing flowers to female passengers on a metro train in Tehran and discussing their hopes for women’s rights in Iran. They were denied access to a lawyer and were told by the judge that they could only have a lawyer when appealing the verdict. They have said that the judge was abusive to them and said ‘I will make you all suffer’. Indigenous groups have banded together all over the world to protect their lands. One typical example of several alarming attacks against members of a collective occurred in Ecuador last year, A blaze destroyed Margoth Escobar’s home and more than $50,000 worth of artisanry that she and other women planned to sell over Christmas. The local fire department said it was an act of arson against Escobar, who belongs to Mujeres Amazonicas, a collective of mostly indigenous women who have banded together to defend their land and the environment against oil extraction and mining. This is amid a broader trend of threats, smear campaigns and physical violence against women human rights defenders across South America. If you wish to support these women and their vital struggles join us every second Monday 3.30pm at O’Donovan’s Hotel. And/or go to the website of Women Human Rights Defenders to learn more and sign the on-line petitions. Phone Sue 023 8845056 or Mary 086 855 9199. Latest News Articles: Wonderful community spirit in Bantry A new chapter for the Foley family with opening of funeral home in Clonakilty Hurleys at The Pike – 100 Years and more… Success for Courtmacsherry & Seven Heads Peninsula New Lisheens House Furniture Store West Cork Girl Guides Ambitious tree planting campaign West Cork paramedics honoured Angels in November 24th annual West Cork Garda Youth Awards launched Error: Error validating access token: Session has expired on Sunday, 09-Jun-19 02:15:37 PDT. The current time is Sunday, 19-Jan-20 05:37:36 PST. Jump to: Select Category A Flavour of West Cork A West Cork Life Arts & Entertainment Environment Farming Features Food & Drinks Headlines Health Health & Lifestyle Highlights History Home & Garden Image Inside Out Beauty Mental Health & Mindfulness Motoring Music Box News Podcasts Sport & Fitness Sports Life – Interviews Star Signs The History Corner The Wine Buff Trash Talk	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12682
__label__wiki	0.829375	0.829375	Police and Crime Commissioner meets government Minister to make the case for fairer funding for West Midlands Police West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has met with government Minister and Solihull MP Lorely Burt. The Police and Crime Commissioner called on the newly promoted Government Minister to join the cross party campaign to give the West Midlands a fairer deal on policing. The meeting follows a Government intervention in Parliament in which the Policing Minister said ‘a fundamental review’ was needed into the funding formula. West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said: “I was pleased to have the opportunity to personally congratulate Lorely Burt on her promotion in person. With her promotion I hope she will be able to use her bigger voice to convince her government colleagues of the need to give the West Midlands a fairer deal on policing. “During a meeting with the Minister I had the opportunity to discuss the unfair funding deal that West Midlands Police gets from her government. I hope that Lorely will be making the case for the West Midlands when she is meeting fellow Ministers in Westminster. “Following the deepest Government cuts to policing ever, in the West Midlands we have lost £126million over the last five years and further cuts of £100million are expected in next few years. “We are hit doubly hard because the part of council tax that goes to policing in the West Midlands is low. Our low precept, the second lowest in the country, means we are more reliant on central grant funding, and so a flat rate cut to the central grant hurts us more than places with higher precepts. While central government provides 86% of the West Midlands Police budget, for some forces this is as low as 49%. For example, while Surrey Police will see their total income fall by about 12%, West Midlands Police will lose about 22%. Given that our crime rates are higher, with more serious threats to the community, this simply isn’t fair. “Even after the cuts, the Government’s own formula says that West Midlands Police needs £43million more than West Midlands Police received last year. This is mainly due to the caps and ceilings in the formula which gives more money to the rural forces with lower need.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12683
__label__cc	0.590933	0.409067	Bubble Blaster A Popular Android Game Smartphones have become essential part of life and provide ease to work and source to get entertained. Android smartphones provide a good gaming platform, as wide range of Android games is available these days. This collection is growing by leaps and bounds with introduction of latest Android games. New generation has great affection for these games. Bubble Blaster is one of the Android games that has got global popularity and following by the users of different age. It can be said a sequel of bubble shooter, as it has the same steps to play as bubble shooter has. This game has a simple set of instructions to play with that has made it more popular. Elimination of bubbles from play area is the main target of player. As the game started, bubbles of different colors are boosted in the play area and the user has to blast them to complete the level. Only the groups of same color bubbles can be destroyed. When the bubbles of same color are grouped together, these clusters start going down quickly and if the player is failed to blast them, he or she has to play the game level again. For continuation of the game, the player has to eliminate the bubbles efficiently and vigilantly. Computer mouse can be used to set the blasting sting for aiming at the target bubble. Modes of game This interesting game has two modes including Marathon and Puzzle. Marathon mode is good for expert players, as the number of missed bubbles make a row that limits the target stick movement and enhance the hurdle for player. Thus, it needs more attention and level of expertise for playing. Puzzle mode is excellent for beginners. It presents specifically fashioned bubble patterns, which cannot be repeated if once vanished from the screen. It provides the ease to the player, as the row of the missed bubble will not cluster in this mode so the player can play the game more easily. While playing, if you find that your target bubble groups are not in front line then you can hit the walls of play area to set the target. Try to hit the bigger groups of bubbles, as they can earn more points for you. In Marathon mode, play strategically and control the row drops of the game. Furthermore, notice the next bubble to shot in order to plan your game wisely. In puzzle mode, try be wise and tricky, as these patterns are also not so easy to play.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12686
__label__wiki	0.801884	0.801884	If you missed it, you can catch up on this recording of the event. Photo: Madeline Whitehead Wednesday 24 May 2017, 6.15pm-7.15pm at Northcote Town Hall There is only one living writer whose work has traversed the subjects of slavery, poker, commercial nomenclature and zombies. Colson Whitehead is audacious, inventive and utterly unpredictable. No matter the subject, the acclaimed New York-based novelist always delivers strange and striking slants – often speculative or satirical in nature. His latest book, The Underground Railroad, won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and was chosen by one Barack Obama for his summer reading list. (Oh – and it also just won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction). The Underground Railroad takes a real-life historical phenomenon – the secret network of subterranean routes used by African-American slaves to escape to free states in the 1800s – and adorns it with fantastical elements: locomotives and boxcars delivering the fleeing slave protagonist, Cora, to various surreal and nightmarish scenarios. It’s a novel about the hijacking of black narratives and the crimes at the foundation of the United States. This singular voice in American literature joins host Michael Williams for a conversation about race and resistance in fiction. Race & multiculturalism @colsonwhitehead colsonwhitehead.com Colson Whitehead is the New York Times bestselling author of The Noble Hustle, Zone One, Sag Harbor, The Intuitionist, John Henry Days, Apex Hides the Hurt, and one collection of essays, The Colossus of New York. His most recent novel, The Underground Railroad, won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and was a #1 New York Times Bestseller, #1 Time Magazine Book of the Year, and the #1 Amazon Book of the Year. A recipient of MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, he lives in New York City. Michael Williams is the Director of the Wheeler Centre. More about this venue, including large map, parking, public transport and accessibility. Tell Me a Story: Mem Fox on Reading Aloud / Children’s books With Mem Fox and Michael Williams Paula Saunders: The Distance Home / Fiction With Paula Saunders and Michael Williams Eric Idle: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life / Comedy & humour With Michael Williams and Eric Idle Our City of Literature Parliament: Melbourne, 2030 / Books, reading & writing With Adolfo Aranjuez, Leah Jing McIntosh, Nevo Zisin and 17 others Parliament: Future Melbourne / Books, reading & writing Jennifer Egan / Books, reading & writing With Jennifer Egan and Michael Williams	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12688
__label__wiki	0.931801	0.931801	BC Transit said seniors and school age children were the priority when considering the new routes that will take effect Jan. 2 in the James Bay neighbourhood. Kristyn Anthony/VICTORIA NEWS BC Transit improves James Bay bus routes New Victoria plan takes effect Jan. 2 with more direct crosstown trips and less transfers Kristyn Anthony James Bay is getting more than just a new library. BC Transit is announcing new bus routes to the neighbourhood, enabling riders to make more efficient crosstown journeys with less transfers. Effective Jan. 2, transit users in the seaside community will see less routes – down to three from six – but a more streamlined service with direct routes to Royal Jubilee Hospital, Vic High, Central middle school and Oak Bay. “We’re trying to simplify the situation,” said BC Transit planning manager James Wadsworth. “It’s important to give the kids preference here.” Currently, six bus routes operate in James Bay, where the preferred mode of transit is walking, cycling or taking the bus. Routes 2, 3, and 10 will continue to serve the neighbourhood with slight alterations. Route 2 will provide service throughout James Bay, before travelling through downtown and continuing to Oak Bay with zero transfers needed. Route 3 will provide service to the hospital and continue as the No. 10 toward Vic West, providing a direct trip for riders in James Bay and Fairfield, connecting to Cook Street Village as well. Route 10 will also travel south from Vic West, through downtown and into James Bay and create a new circular village connector. BC Transit is the second-largest transit system in the province, carrying 100,000 passengers daily. In Victoria, 55 routes take 3,200 trips per day and in James Bay that’s roughly 1,700 people riding buses every day. “It’s important to improve the bus routes,” Wadsworth said referring to the regional Transit Future Action Plan. “A lot of people ride transit.” He said BC Transit is approaching each Victoria community – starting with James Bay – in a similar fashion to the City’s approach to its neighbourhood plans. In 2018, new plans for Tillicum-Burnside and the Jubilee area, encompassing Oak Bay, will take effect. “Quite often when we’re doing them, we’re talking to the City about their plans and the transit plan is intended to support where the community is going,” Wadsworth explained. With the new James Bay public library branch opening early next year, one of two new stops added to the neighbourhood will be built at the Capital Park development at Menzie and Superior streets. When BC Transit’s expansion takes effect, it will also include extended service into the Tsawout First Nation neighbourhood in Central Saanich on the new Route 82. To support the changes and help alleviate confusion, transit ambassadors will be out in the communities at bus stops during the first week of January to help explain the new routes. Information sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the James Bay New Horizons Activity Centre from 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 8 at Cook Street Village Activity Centre from 3:30-6 p.m. On Dec. 7, BC Transit will broadcast live from Facebook to answer any questions the public may have. For more info on the changes, check out BCTransit.com. kristyn.anthony@vicnews.com Health and safety are issues for trans youth: University of B.C. survey BC MLA wants to abolish Daylight Saving Time New Oak Bay bylaw supports planting 5,000 new trees Residents can share thoughts on new tree protection bylaw at Jan. 29 open house	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12690
__label__wiki	0.897238	0.897238	Hirscher takes big 1st-run lead in Olympic giant slalom Posted: Feb 17, 2018 / 10:23 PM EST / Updated: Feb 17, 2018 / 10:23 PM EST France’s Alexis Pinturault competes in the men’s giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) Marcel Hirscher of Austria took a big first-run lead in the men’s giant slalom on Sunday and was well positioned in his pursuit of a second gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Hirscher was 0.63 seconds faster than Alexis Pinturault of France. The pair finished 1-2 in Alpine combined on Tuesday. A Norwegian racer was in third position, though it wasn’t Henrik Kristoffersen, who has been Hirscher’s main rival this season in the World Cup. Instead it was Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen, who had 0.66 to make up in the second run later in the afternoon. Nestvold-Haugen took bronze in giant slalom at the 2017 world championships, which Hirscher won. ”He’s been on a different level all year,” Nestvold-Haugen said of Hirscher’s run. ”He’s in good balance. He skis clean. Good tactics.” Kristoffersen, a three-time runner-up behind Hirscher in World Cup giant slaloms this season, was 1.31 back in 10th place. Defending champion Ted Ligety is struggling in his bid to defend the title he won at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Ligety was out of the top 15, trailing 2.44 behind Hirscher’s target of 1 minute, 8.27 seconds, and said he skied himself out of medal contention being too cautious. ”If something funky happens, then maybe I have a hope and a prayer,” Ligety said. ”But if it’s a normal, fair race, then this is way too big of a detriment to climb out of.” The event started under blue skies on a clear, cold day at Yongpyong Alpine Center. Despite that, two top racers had crashing falls though the finish line. Both Luca de Aliprandini of Italy and Manuel Feller of Austria lost balance approaching the next-to-last gate and were disqualified. De Aliprandini had been running with the second-fastest time. Other racers to take tumbling falls included the only Russian in a 110-man lineup, Ivan Kuznetsov, and the highest-ranked South Korean, Jung Dong-hyun. North Koreans Choe Myong Gwang and Kang Song Il were scheduled to start later, wearing bib Nos. 109 and 110. More AP Olympics: https://wintergames.ap.org Man arrested for public indecency in ShopRite parking lot	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12693
__label__wiki	0.774781	0.774781	Main Navigation - Menu - access key [0] Sub Navigation - access key [1] Main content - access key [2] Footer - access key [3] WolvesTV Wolves Women Wolves Help Wolves eSports Worldwide Wolves Goalden Gate Lottery Molineux #MUNWOL #WolvesAcademy #WolvesWomen #WOLNEW #OldGoldClub #WolvesTrivia #WolvesInternationals #WolveseSports Scoring first goal key to victory, says Doherty Matt Doherty felt Wolves were well deserving of their first victory of the Premier League season after his goal set his side on their way to a 2-0 win against Watford at Molineux. The wing-back broke the deadlock with 18 minutes on the clock, tapping in Pedro Neto’s low cross from six-yards out to put Wolves in front in a league match for the first time this season. Doherty believes scoring first was all important, as his side are difficult to beat once they’ve taken the lead. On first league win of the season “It was a good win. I felt they had a lot of possession at times but didn’t really penetrate us that much, we defended really well and then went ahead. “The back three were immense today, all of them, especially Boly aside me, he just wins absolutely everything and takes it off people one-v-ones, nobody can get round him. It’s good that we were able to keep the clean sheet. “It was great to get the first league win, especially at home in front of another packed out crowd. It’s nice to get the first win on the board, even though it’s taken a bit longer than we would have expected. “This result has brought us a bit of relief, obviously we would’ve wanted it to come earlier than it has, because the longer that it doesn’t happen you start to get itchy. But I felt we played well today and thoroughly deserved to win.” On taking the lead for the first time “When we go ahead in games, we’re pretty good. That’s kind of what we do, we like to get ahead in the game and our record when we go ahead is pretty exceptional. “That’s been the problem so far this season – we’ve not gone ahead in games, so when we do, we’re clinical and we’ve done it again today.” On putting Wolves ahead “Just breaking into the box like that is something I like to do, that’s what I’m encouraged to do by the manager and the staff, so I guess that type of goal is the type I normally score. “Adama was out wide and the way we kind of play is break inside, anticipate something happening on the left and get across the box. Fortunately enough, it’s kind of worked out. “Playing in this position you kind of have to do both sides of it, you’ve got to defend the back post, but get in at the back post the other end. The way we played today allowed me to get into the box, and Pedro picked out a great little cross and I couldn’t miss.” On building on the three points “It’s obviously not been the start we would have liked, but it’s only the start and there’s a long way to go. If you’re going to have a dip in results, it’s probably better to get it at the start. “I hope it can be the springboard we need. We want to finish as high as we can, we want to try and improve on last season. “The games we’ve got coming up this week are what you play football for – to play in these big games in Europe for the first time, we’re all experiencing something new, and then we’ve got the big game against Man City next week. “This result will give us a bit more confidence going into Thursday, and then let’s see how we get on before the weekend.” #WOLWAT Nuno: "This is why we love football" First-Team 19hrs ago Nuno: "Por esto amamos el futbol" Southampton 2-3 Wolves \| Match report We are like a wolf pack. We are like a very big family. Get all the latest on wolves Subscribe to opt in to emails from Wolves ManBetX Coindeal WolvesTV FAQs Copyright© 2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers By continuing, you agree to the use of cookies. To change this and find out more follow this link Accept cookies	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12702
__label__wiki	0.823786	0.823786	Lu Bin RUSHED TO HOSPITAL, hurt when fighting for world title in JUST SECOND PRO FIGHT Pacquiao v Matthysse 15/07/2018 Carlos ‘CCC’ Canizales halted Lu Bin in the final round to retain his WBA light flyweight title in dramatic fashion to worrying scenes in Kuala Lumpur. Getting into difficulty when the fight was halted with just seconds remaining, Bin looked in a bad way when stretchered from the ring in Malaysia. Fighting in just his second pro fight despite competing in numerous pro-amateur tournaments around the world, Bin was outclassed by champion Canizales The Venezuelan was seemingly on his way to a points win anyway against the Chinese challenger when things turned in the final few moments. Canizales connected with two straight right hands to drop and stop Bin, retaining his belt before the fledgling pro was rushed to the hospital. WBN Note (11:18pm ET / 03:18am UK ): Early indications are that Lu Bin was taken to a medical facility for precautionary reasons. On the undercard, and claiming the vacant IBF flyweight title for his efforts, Moruti Mthalane defeated Muhammad Waseem via a unanimous decision after dominating the early going. Waseem was too late to the party as the Pakistan star dropped and pressured Mthalane in the final two rounds but by then the damage had been done by the South African. Using intelligent and measured boxing, Mthalane racked up the early sessions to regain the red strap he previously held between 2009 and 2012 with scores of 116-110 and 114-113 twice on the cards. Earlier, Juan Elorde kicked off proceedings with a third round knockout of Ratchanon Sawangsoda in the super-bantamweight division, whilst at welterweight, Theena Thayalan and Siddharth Varma fought out a four-round draw.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12704
__label__wiki	0.869506	0.869506	Home saudi arabia Yemen Civilians Keep Dying, But Pompeo Says Saudis Are Doing Enough Yemen Civilians Keep Dying, But Pompeo Says Saudis Are Doing Enough Yemen-Press Despite attacks that have killed dozens of civilians at a time, the Trump administration on Wednesday certified that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are doing enough to minimize the deadly impact of their military campaign in Yemen. The certification, announced by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, was legally required to allow American military aircraft to continue refueling warplanes belonging to the two Gulf nations, the dominant members of an Arab coalition fighting a brutal war in Yemen that has helped create the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Mr. Pompeo’s move came amid rising concern in Washington about the coalition’s prosecution of the war and worries among some lawmakers that American weapons were being used to commit war crimes and that American officials could be held liable. Last month, the coalition launched an airstrike near a bus full of students on a religious outing, killing dozens in an attack that Human Rights Watch called “an apparent war crime.” Al-Houthi Calls On Pompeo To Bind Coalition To Sweden Agreement In response to similar assaults, Congress included in a defense bill signed by Mr. Trump last month a clause that required Mr. Pompeo to certify that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were doing enough to avoid harming civilians. Without that certification, they would lose the aerial refueling services provided by the United States. In his statement on Wednesday, Mr. Pompeo said they were doing enough. “The governments of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are undertaking demonstrable actions to reduce the risk of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure resulting from military operations of these governments,” Mr. Pompeo said. Source: New Your Times Previous article4 Missiles hits gatherings of mercenaries in Taiz Next articleFM meets UNDP official Yemeni Air Defenses Shoot down US Drone MQ-1 Predator in Sanaa {Video+Images} 2 views	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12706
__label__cc	0.631886	0.368114	The Greenery Garden Centre thegreenery.ca The Greenery Garden Centre Kelowna 2015 The Greenery Garden Centre is located in Kelowna, BC. We are a family owned and operated business that is open to the public for the four Spring months each year. For over 25 years we have grown one of the largest selections of garden plants at our Okanagan nursery. In over 2.5 acres of greenhouses, we are growing crops all year in preparation for the following season. We offer an abundance of exciting plant choices, including over 19,000 hanging baskets, wallbags & planters, thousands of different annuals, basket stuffers, vegetables, herbs, berries, perennials, and grasses. You will also find potting soil, soil amendments, peatmoss, fertilizers, seeds, lawn care, garden supplies, pots, garden tools, and much more! Visit us at: http://www.thegreenery.ca/ Join our Facebook Gardening Fan Club: https://www.facebook.com/gr... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/gree... Find us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+gr... Show less The Greenery Open House 2016 - Duration: 2 minutes, 28 seconds. Tender Succulents: Part 7 - Mixed Succulent Bowls & Planters - Duration: 3 minutes, 17 seconds. Tender Succulents: Part 5 - Crassula Plants - Duration: 8 minutes, 47 seconds. Tender Succulents: Part 6 - Unique Plants - Duration: 5 minutes, 23 seconds. The Greenery Garden Centre Kelowna 2015 - Duration: 31 seconds. Praying Mantis Loves The Greenery! - Duration: 113 seconds. Standout Performers of 2014: Part 5 (Summary) - Duration: 3 minutes, 56 seconds. Standout Performers of 2014: Part 4 - Duration: 7 minutes, 19 seconds. Standout Performers of 2014: Part 3 - Duration: 6 minutes, 5 seconds. Standout Performers of 2014: Part 1 - Hanging Baskets - Duration: 9 minutes, 23 seconds. Foliage Plants: Part 2 (Shade Plants) - Duration: 5 minutes, 16 seconds. Trailing Petunia: Part 1 - Duration: 4 minutes, 32 seconds. Plants and Flowers - 2012 Standout Performers: Part 2 - Duration: 9 minutes, 42 seconds. Outdoor Tropical Plants: Part 1 - Duration: 13 minutes. Vegetable Series: Tomato Hanging Baskets and Trailing Tomato Arrangements - Duration: 3 minutes. Foliage Plants: Part 1 - Duration: 4 minutes, 50 seconds. End of Season Tomato Update: Part 1 (Grape and Cherry Tomatoes) - Duration: 10 minutes. Early Spring Plants Series: Primulas and Ranunculus - Duration: 4 minutes, 21 seconds. Tender Succulents: Part 1 - Duration: 4 minutes, 35 seconds. Created playlists Plants and Flowers - 2014 Standout Performers - Playlist Ornamental Grasses - Playlist Trailing Begonias - Playlist Tender Succulents - Playlist Trailing Petunias - Playlist Foliage Plants for Sun and Shade - Playlist Tropical Plants - Playlist Vegetable Series - Playlist Spring Perennials Series - Playlist Early Spring Plants Series - Playlist On September 16, 2016, our Kelowna garden centre hosted our first Open House! Visitors were able to explore our parking lot, filled with almost 1,000 different plants! We also had 60 tomato varieti... Friends of The Greenery Twin Creek Media - Channel	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12711
__label__cc	0.718458	0.281542	Kinder Morgan (KMI) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know In the latest trading session, Kinder Morgan (KMI - Free Report) closed at $21.16, marking a -0.8% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.49%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.57%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.67%. Coming into today, shares of the oil and natural gas pipeline and storage company had gained 6.01% in the past month. In that same time, the Oils-Energy sector gained 7.29%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.03%. Wall Street will be looking for positivity from KMI as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, KMI is projected to report earnings of $0.27 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 8%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $3.72 billion, down 1.51% from the year-ago period. Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for KMI. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook. Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system. The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.33% higher. KMI is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). Investors should also note KMI's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 21.33. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 19.83, which means KMI is trading at a premium to the group. Investors should also note that KMI has a PEG ratio of 4.27 right now. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. KMI's industry had an average PEG ratio of 4.27 as of yesterday's close. The Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 109, putting it in the top 43% of all 250+ industries. The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1. Make sure to utilize Zacks. Com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) - free report >> daily-movers popular-stocks stocks-moving-today trending-companies trending-stocks trending-tickers Waste Management (WM) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12713
__label__wiki	0.762034	0.762034	E-Commerce Focus: Don't do DIY - Datamonitor While SMEs scramble to install e-commerce software systems, industry analyst Datamonitor warns against DIY solutions. By Richard Barry \| July 8, 1998 -- 09:16 GMT (02:16 PDT) \| Topic: Tech Industry In its report, e-commerce software, Datamonitor suggests the UK will continue to appease its ravenous appetite for Internet connectivity and concedes that for many larger organisations setting up an e-commerce system is a relatively small expense - particularly if the hardware infrastructure is already in place. But Martin Gollogly - Senior Analyst at Datamonitor warns SMEs to avoid trying to set up systems on their own. "SMEs generally have low IT skill levels and should therefor look to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to host a server," he says. "If they do it themselves they have to tackle a very steep learning curve and unless they're doing software publishing or similar, where expertise is already present, they'll require massive skill levels." He adds: "Even if they did try to catch up using their own staff they may miss the boat." Gollogly believes smaller organisations should look to ISPs to set up e-commerce systems to avoid complex relationships between designers, trusted third parties and banks. "If a small company wants to try and set up its own e-commerce system it can expect to spend a lot of time and money getting it right." Getting it right, says Gollogly. Is also the responsibility of the organisations that promote the use of the Internet as a place to spend money. He says it is imperative that organisations planning marketing campaigns to promote the Internet concentrate on dispelling consumers' security fears which could seriously affect the growth of e-commerce. "The larger companies will innevitably take on that responsibility," he says "and as a result it will be much more difficult for the smaller software firms to make themselves known. They simply don't have the marketing budget." More from Richard Barry Chatroom Danger: Opinion - when online chat leads to the Crying Rooms Blair considers new paedophile laws U.K. considers anti-pedophile law Government : UK Wonderland Club paedophiles to be sentenced	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12714
__label__wiki	0.802801	0.802801	Home » Governance » Grace Mugabe Has Road Named After Her Grace Mugabe Has Road Named After Her AFTER being controversially awarded a PhD degree, allegedly after two months of registration, Grace Mugabe is going places. The country’s inimitable First Lady has now had a pathway to the venue of this week’s Zanu PF congress was named after her. In Zimbabwe, besides President Robert Mugabe no one has had a street named after them while they were still alive, hence Grace has broken yet new ground. However, political analysts said organisers of the crucial “elective” congress were trying to set the tone for the congress which has been described as a sham after Mugabe, the husband, was given powers to appoint members of the presidium and the poitburo. Bulawayo-based political analyst Godwin Phiri said the naming of the road was a deliberate attempt to entrench dictatorship. “As rightly named ‘Dr Grace Mugabe Way’, it sends a clear message that whatever will happen at this congress is Grace Mugabe’s way and nothing else,” Phiri said. Since her entrance into mainstream politics, Grace has launched systematic and scathing attacks on vice president Joice Mujuru, accusing her of corruption, extortion and trying to topple the President. The First Lady vowed that Mujuru does not resign, she would suffer the humiliation of being “baby-dumped” at this week’ congress. Consequent to Grace’s anti-Mujuru ramblings, Zanu PF bigwigs aligned to the vice president have been purged, with nine provincial chairpersons booted out. National secretary for administration, Dydimus Mutasa, energy minister Dzikamai Mavhaire and several other politburo members and cabinet ministers have seen their campaigns to make it into the party’s central committee blocked for allegedly backing Mujuru. “This congress is all about what Grace wants and how she wants the party to be run. It will be about more of her and Mugabe than the good if this country,” said Phiri. Source : New Zimbabwe December 2, 2014 User1 Governance No Comment «Toyota Hybrid Technology Takes World Endurance Championship – Toyota Thanks Fans for Support La technologie hybride de Toyota remporte le World Endurance Championship – Toyota remercie ses fans pour leur soutien»	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12715
__label__wiki	0.829945	0.829945	Working At Etsy Etsy overview Founded in 2005, Etsy is an established company that loves to hire graduates from University of Phoenix, with 8.8% of its employees having attended University of Phoenix. Etsy has established itself as a great place to work in New York, and it is number 1 on Zippia's list of Best Companies to Work for in Adams, NY. The average employee at Etsy makes $108,883 per year, which is competitive for its industry and location. Some of its highest paying competitors, Box, Pinterest, and eBay, pay $115,114, $110,712, and $108,457, respectively. Based in New York, Etsy is a medium-sized internet company with 877 employees and a revenue of $396.4M. To reimagine commerce in ways that build a more fulfilling and lasting world. Adams, NY The team at Etsy James Breyer (Director) Caterina Fake (Director) Michele Burns (Director) Jeffrey Dickerson (Executive Officer, Director) Daniel Rimer (Director) Jonathan Klein (Director) Fred Wilson (Director) Kristina Salen (Executive Officer) What do people say about Etsy Do you work at Etsy ? Anonymously review Etsy as an Employer. What Do You Like About Working For Etsy? Etsy Rankings Etsy is ranked #94 on the Best Internet Companies to Work For in America list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity. #94 in Best Internet Companies to Work For in America #80 in Best Companies to Work For in New York #7 in Best Internet Companies to Work For in New York Etsy Salaries How much does Etsy pay? The national average salary for an Etsy employee in the United States is $108,883 per year. Employees in the top 10 percent can make over $167,000 per year, while employees at the bottom 10 percent earn less than $70,000 per year. Product Manager, Engineering Manager Etsy Salaries By Job Title While the average employee salary at Etsy is $108,883, there is a big variation in pay depending on the role. The higher paying positions at Etsy include Product Manager, Engineering Manager, Manager, Network & Security, and Self-Employed. A typical Product Manager salary at Etsy is $145,324 per year. Some of the other roles at Etsy are Hand Picker and Advertising Sales Assistant. A worker with the title Hand Picker at Etsy earns an average salary of $22,815 per year. Manager, Network & Security Etsy careers On average, employees at Etsy stay with the company for 1.9 years. Employees most commonly join Etsy after leaving Walmart. When they leave Etsy, they most frequently get their next job at Target. Yellowpages.com1.7 years Zazzle1.1 years Birchbox1.1 years Top Employers Before Etsy Anthropologie7.6 % Kohl's6.3 % Top Employers After Etsy Target12.5 % Accenture Federal Services8.3 % Michaels Stores8.3 % Citi6.3 % Do you Work At Etsy? Etsy Employee Political Affiliation Chad DickersonChief Executive Officer Chad Dickerson Caterina FakeBoard Member Caterina Fake Hilary ParkerData Analyst Hilary Parker Matthew StinchcombSocial Impact Matthew Stinchcomb Adam FreedChief Operating Officer Adam Freed Jeffrey DickersonChief Executive Officer Jeffrey Dickerson Alexander WrightResearch Director Alexander Wright Vanessa BertozziTechnology Vanessa Bertozzi David BernalSoftware Engineer David Bernal Kevin MurphyOperations Engineer $850Democratic Party Etsy Financial Performance Etsy Financing Rounds May 14, 2014Equity How Would You Rate The Company Culture Of Etsy? Have you worked at Etsy? Help other job seekers by rating Etsy. Etsy Competitors Competitors of Etsy include Box, Pinterest, and eBay. Employees at Box earn more than most of the competition, with an average yearly salary of $115,114. The employees at Pinterest earn an average yearly salary of $110,712 per year, and the salaries at eBay average $108,457 per year. BoxInternet Software & Services Avg: $115,114 PinterestInternet Software & Services eBayInternet Software & Services MoveInternet Software & Services Yellowpages.comOnline Advertising Frequently Asked Questions about Etsy When was Etsy founded? Etsy was founded in 2005. How many Employees does Etsy have? Etsy has 877 employees. How much money does Etsy make? Etsy generates $396.4M in revenue. What industry is Etsy in? Etsy is in the internet software & services industry. What is Etsy's mission? Etsy's mission statement is "To reimagine commerce in ways that build a more fulfilling and lasting world." What type of company is Etsy? Etsy is a public company. Who are Etsy's competitors? Etsy competitors include Zazzle, Birchbox, Yellowpages.com, Fab.com, Storenvy, eBay, Square, Pinterest, Box, Creative Memories, The Knot, Amazon, InterNET Services, Volusion, InCharge Debt Solutions, Move, Musictoday, GCI Promos, Exponential, Public Savings Bank. Who works at Etsy? Are you an executive, HR leader, or brand manager at Etsy? You can find out what it is like to work at Etsy, also known as ETSY INC, Etsy, Etsy Inc, Etsy Inc. and Etsy, Inc.. Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of Etsy, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about Etsy. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Etsy. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information. 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__label__cc	0.61953	0.38047	Whitley Bay High School TEL: (0191) 731 7070 RDS Office 365 Search LOWER SCHOOL Headteacher's Welcome Admissions and Appeals Curriculum Ethos and Strategic Objectives Parent View Policies Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Pupil Premium Trust Fund Safeguarding Year 8 Options School Day and Term Dates School Meals Governance KS4 Results Parent Letters and Key Publications GDPR Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Exams Information Summer 2020 I left a job in industry to complete my teacher training at Whitley Bay High School. It is the best decision I have ever made. It has been a pleasure to learn from such high calibre and inspirational teachers. Michael Yarde School Direct cohort 2019 SIXTH FORM Student Life 16-19 Bursary Scheme Apply Now Continuous Academic Support Entry Requirements Important Sixth Form Dates and Documents KS5 Results School Day and Key Dates Trust Fund Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Exam Information Summer 2020 Prospectus and Subject Information Whitley Bay High School is in the top 10 schools in the North East of England Evening Chronicle 2019 OFSTED School Contact Details Admission Arrangements Ofsted Reports KS4 Results KS5 Results DFE Performance Tables Curriculum Pupil Premium Ofsted Relevant Policies Special Education Needs and Disability Information Equality Objectives Governors Information and Duties Ethos and Mission Statement Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Whitley Bay High School provides an outstanding education for its students. It seeks to help students develop into confident, sensitive and reflective adults, and it is successful in this aim INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING School Direct Primary Initial Teacher Training (School Direct) Secondary Initial Teacher Training (School Direct) TEACHING SCHOOL School Improvement CPD Research and Teacher Workload We provide the broadest curriculum and consistently achieve outstanding results Ethos and Strategic Objectives School Day and Term Dates Parent Letters and Key Publications Exams Information Summer 2020 Whitley Bay High School’s aim is to develop: Happy, self-confident, life-long learners Learners ready to embrace change Learners who make a positive difference to the local and global community This will be achieved through our innovative and inclusive approach to Teaching and Learning alongside our supportive pastoral system. Consequently, our curriculum enriches our ethos and vision by supporting students to become committed, articulate, curious and happy learners who have the core knowledge and essential skills required for the evolving world they will live in. Our curriculum has been deliberately academic for over 20 years, with students studying the core of Maths, English and Science for the majority of their timetable. Although compulsory at Key Stage 3, we advise most students to opt for a humanities subject at Key Stage 4 to facilitate and enhance their knowledge and academic skills. Our leadership, staff and governors are passionate about a broad and balanced curriculum and we have protected the vast range we deliver to our students across all key stages at the school. At Key Stage 3, we have worked collaboratively with our transition schools to ensure there is progression and crucially no regression in students’ performance in their final year of study. We have deliberately decided against starting GCSE content at the beginning of Year 9, to continue to offer students the breadth they require at this age. In Year 9 we do choose to focus on developing the subject specific skills students will need to be successful at GCSE, whilst also providing challenging content to help inform and educate pupils of their potential option choices. Students will study up to two foreign languages, whilst also embracing the Arts, PE and technology subjects. This is further supplemented by our LEV (Learning, Enquiry, Values) lessons which include Personal, Social, Relationships and Sexual Health Education, Computing and Religious Studies. Our departments have also worked together to develop cross curricular links which have shaped our decisions regarding when we deliver appropriate content; facilitating students’ learning. At Key Stage 4, we guide students to select four options (at least one of which will usually include a Humanities subject or Modern Foreign Language). This allows us to offer a curriculum to students that is personalised and builds upon their strengths, whilst providing breadth and depth. Indeed, students can select subjects that will have a large content of knowledge such as Business Studies, Computer Science or Religious Studies. Alternatively, students can choose subjects that develop performance skills such as Technology, Drama, Art, PE or Music. Our Key Stage 5 curriculum continues to offer a large number of subjects that students can opt to study, which they can continue after achieving success in Year 11. However, there is the opportunity to study new and different courses after Key Stage 4. Most of our subjects that we offer are Academic Qualifications, however we offer an increasing number of Applied General or Vocational Qualifications. Supplementing our curriculum is our unrivalled and vast range of extracurricular opportunities. We have a large number of international trips which include visits to Iceland, Russia, San Fransisco and New York. We also offer residential outdoor visits to Northumberland and the Lake District. Furthermore, there are opportunities for external accreditation in courses such as Duke of Edinburgh. Alongside this we have weekly sports, STEM, Art, Music, Drama (including several school productions) and Technology clubs. Whatever the interest, we cater for it at Whitley Bay High School and we firmly believe that our most successful students are our busiest. We deliver our curriculum through the most recent and up to date evidence-informed teaching strategies. Our staff training focuses on our quality of delivery and includes methods from educationalists such as Barak Rosenshine and the Education Endowment Foundation. As well as enhancing students’ knowledge, we believe in developing confidence, collaboration and communication through emotionally intelligent methods which include Spencer Kagan’s Co-operative Learning and Mike Hughes’ Magenta Principles. We have led research projects on behalf of the Department for Education and as a result have implemented planning and assessment strategies that are impactful and manageable for our superb teaching staff. As a result, students will experience innovative and expert teaching, whilst receiving regular feedback in a variety of different forms, allowing progress to be made which frequently occurs through tasks designed to practise essential skills or to limit knowledge gaps. Our Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance programme ensures outstanding information, advice and guidance to our students throughout their time at the school. This also ensures they can make an informed decision on suitable pathways once they leave school. Students have 48 lessons per fortnight, each lesson lasting for one hour. Please download the basic structure of our curriculum (below) for the relevant Key Stage, but more information can be found in the school and Sixth Form prospectuses. Key Stage 3 (Year 9) Download Key Stage 4 (Year 10-11) Download Contact Us Find Us Call Us Headteacher: Steve Wilson Deputy Headteachers: Linda Buckle & Andrew Sherlaw	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12729
__label__wiki	0.831499	0.831499	ClassicalHQR ClassicalHQR Program Guide Classical Music with Bob Workmon Classical Music with Jemila Ericson Classical Music with Pat Marriott Evening Concert with Pat Marriott Bob Workmon Bio Pat Marriott Bio WHQR Features Inside WHQR Blog Soup to Nuts Live! NPR Classical Live The MC Erny Gallery A Little Lunch Music StoryCorps Wilmington WHQR Commentaries Original Programs About WHQR About the Station My Top Five WHQR Financial Documents WHQR Strategic Plan 2017 - 2020 Donate to WHQR Join our Leadership Circle WHQR Underwriters 'Better Than Super': Russia Reacts To Trump-Putin Summit In Helsinki By Lucian Kim • Jul 17, 2018 The front pages of Russia's July 17 newspapers feature pictures of the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. Mladen Antonov / AFP/Getty Images Originally published on July 17, 2018 6:19 pm Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, a master of diplomatic verbosity and sardonic barbs, summed up the results of the Helsinki summit in just three exuberant words: "better than super." After four years of getting short shrift by his American counterparts, Russian President Vladimir Putin was standing side by side with President Trump, who lavished him with the words of praise, respect and awe normally only heard on Russian state television. When Putin militarily intervened in Ukraine in 2014, President Barack Obama called Russia a "regional power" that threatened its neighbors out of weakness, not strength. Russia's annexation of Crimea set off a precipitous decline in relations with the United States. When he took office, Trump could not reverse the trend because of accusations that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election. And then, without any change in Kremlin policy, Trump agreed to sit down one-on-one with Putin. "The summit was yet another small miracle created by Trump," columnist Edward Lozansky wrote in the newspaper Izvestia. "As much as they tried to humiliate Trump or give him unsolicited advice, the American president disdainfully brushed aside his enemies and confidently strode to his goal." The official government paper headlined its lead story on Tuesday with the words "Ball in play" over a photograph of Putin giving a soccer ball to Trump during the post-summit news conference. State TV focused on the imagery of the two men meeting in the picturesque Finnish capital and used the words "substantive" and "productive" to describe a meeting that had produced no formal agreements — not even a final communiqué. The business daily Vedomosti was more cautious, using the headline "Dialogue without guarantees." "They're not cracking open the champagne in the Kremlin but are getting ready for long, hard work," said Tatiana Stanovaya, a Russian political analyst. "They didn't plan to close any deals or move ahead on any issues. They wanted to legitimize dialogue — to bring it back." There is relief in the Kremlin that Trump didn't do anything unpredictable, make any demands on which further cooperation would depend or just appear ambivalent, according to Stanovaya. But despite the friendly atmosphere, she said, the Kremlin is aware Trump could still end up taking them by surprise. Alexander Gabuev, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Moscow Center, says that in the short term, the Kremlin can be happy about Putin's burnished image as a statesman who holds his own with the U.S. president. "The long-term impact can still be pretty nasty, because both presidents missed the chance to move forward on really tough issues like strategic stability involving nuclear arms," said Gabuev. What's more, Trump's conciliatory, almost apologetic tone toward Putin — he blamed U.S. "foolishness and stupidity" for bad relations — may have played well on Russian television, but in the United States, it's causing outcry from Democrats and Republicans alike. "Judging by the reaction in the U.S., the whole press conference will create a stinky mess that will not easily go away," said Gabuev. Kremlin loyalists have been rushing to Trump's defense on social media. "Hysteria has begun in U.S. over Putin-Trump meeting in Helsinki," tweeted Alexey Pushkov, a Russian senator. "Mainstream media are gleefully attacking Trump. Enormous resistance to normalization of relations with Russia." "Freedom in America has clearly become the main victim of the establishment's fight against Trump the revolutionary," commentator Sergey Markov posted on Facebook. The arrest in the United States of Russian student Maria Butina shows that "millions can now be quietly arrested for their views," Markov wrote. Butina was charged with secretly working as a Russian agent just hours after the Helsinki meeting ended. "Putin will be cautious and observe what happens with the fallout from this summit," said analyst Gabuev. "If he discovers that Trump can absorb the damage, he will move very carefully toward a next meeting, but probably not in the U.S." The summit came about after a phone call in March, when Trump congratulated Putin on his re-election to a fourth term and invited him to the White House. Putin's Washington visit may still be a ways off and depends on the political situation in the United States. If the Republicans have a strong showing in the November midterm elections and Trump gets a mandate to stay the course, Gabuev said, the two presidents will be able to start planning their next summit. © 2018 WHQR 254 N. 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__label__wiki	0.58959	0.58959	Next Children's Books Next Books By Genre Next Family & Home Stories Family & Home Stories 9781474782241-01-000 9781474782241-01-000 9781474782241 https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/katie-blows-her-top-katie-woo/fran-manushkin/tammie-lyon/paperback/9781474782241-01-000.html Katie Blows Her Top: (Katie Woo) By Fran Manushkin (Author), Tammie Lyon (Illustrator) https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/katie-blows-her-top-katie-woo/fran-manushkin/tammie-lyon/paperback/9781474782241-01-000.html £4.79 rrp £5.99 Save £1.20 (20%) Katie Woo has science on her mind. She's doing a science experiment and building her own volcano. But when her project gets out of control, Katie gets mad. Can Katie keep from blowing her top? Fran Manushkin is the author of many popular picture books, including Baby, Come Out!; Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story; The Tushy Book; The Belly Book; and Big Girl Panties. There is a real Katie Woo - she's Fran's great-niece - but she never gets in half the trouble of the Katie Woo in the books. Fran writes on her beloved Mac computer in New York City, without the help of her two naughty cats, Chaim and Goldy. Tammie Lyon began her love for drawing at a young age while sitting at the kitchen table with her dad. She continued her love of art and eventually attended The Columbus College of Art and Design, where she earned a Bachelors degree in Fine Art. After a brief career as a professional ballet dancer, she decided to devote herself full time to illustration. Today she lives with her husband, Lee, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her dogs, Gus and Dudley, keep her company as she works in her studio. Contributor: Fran Manushkin Imprint: Raintree Publisher: Capstone Global Library Ltd Series: Katie Woo Biography: Fran Manushkin is the author of many popular picture books, including Baby, Come Out!; Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story; The Tushy Book; The Belly Book; and Big Girl Panties. There is a real Katie Woo - she's Fran's great-niece - but she never gets in half the trouble of the Katie Woo in the books. Fran writes on her beloved Mac computer in New York City, without the help of her two naughty cats, Chaim and Goldy. Tammie Lyon began her love for drawing at a young age while sitting at the kitchen table with her dad. She continued her love of art and eventually attended The Columbus College of Art and Design, where she earned a Bachelors degree in Fine Art. After a brief career as a professional ballet dancer, she decided to devote herself full time to illustration. Today she lives with her husband, Lee, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her dogs, Gus and Dudley, keep her company as she works in her studio. Fran Manushkin https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/katie-blows-her-top-katie-woo/fran-manushkin/tammie-lyon/paperback/9781474782241.html £4.79 rrp £5.99 Save £1.20 (20%)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12731
__label__cc	0.645605	0.354395	PROXY BID FORM Live Lot #1 DUKE VS. UNC SUPER LOT: 2019 VINTNER GRANT HONOREES HONG KONG SEVENS MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WITH JOHN AND MICHELE TRUCHARD WINES FOR THE WORLD AUSTRALIAN TENNIS & WINE ON TRACK FOR A CURE: AUTONATION INDYCAR CLASSIC IN AUSTIN, TEXAS Live Lot #10 ROBIN ROBERTS AND JIMMY V IN NYC, CHECKERBOARD IN NAPA EAGLES VIP CONCERT IN LAS VEGAS THE NAPA-SPAIN CONNECTION LIVE IN THE VINEYARD GOES COUNTRY BEST OF BASKETBALL SCARECROW: 12 X 12 VIP SUPERBOWL LIV SONGWRITERS IN PARADISE (SIP) MUSIC FESTIVAL IN NAPA VALLEY DOMAINE DE CROMEY COOKING WITH THE ADMIRAL BLACKBIRD VINEYARDS AND THE KENTUCKY DERBY TAKE FLIGHT A BEDAZZLING WASHINGTON D.C. EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME VIP BOTTLEROCK EXPERIENCE WITH MICHAEL FRANTI ICONIC EXPERIENCE—NFL, NASHVILLE & NAPA SPORTS’ BIGGEST NIGHT AT THE ESPYS AND A PRIVATE NAPA GETAWAY EMERIL LAGASSE’S CARNIVALE DU VIN WEEKEND FUND-A-NEED NAPLESNEXT IDEAS FESTIVAL SAILGP, WILLIAMS SELYEM AND SINGLETHREAD Showcase Lot #50 ITALIAN COUNTRYSIDE GUESTHOUSE THE ESPY COLLECTION: 40 SIGNED, MATTED & FRAMED PRINTS SURF RANCH: LEMOORE CALIFORNIA AVA AND NONNO PRINT BY LOWELL HERRERO THE NAPA VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL SENTIENT JET MEADOWOOD DINNER FOR 12 SOUL OF A TUSCAN LIVE IN THE VINEYARD SPECIAL FLEURY ESTATE 18-LITER WITH ETCHED JIM VALVANO SPEECH 2020 RED, WHITE & SNOW: PARK CITY, UTAH STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE AT WALT DISNEY WORLD® RESORT AMAZING ACKERMAN JOSEPH PHELPS BOUNTIFUL TABLE FOOD & WINE EXPERIENCE FOR 8 INVIGORATE YOUR SENSES WITH JCB: MIAMI, FLORIDA Tensions will be high and tournament seedings will be at stake when you join Coach K for his season 40, final home game at Cameron Indoor stadium. Be there for all of the action as Duke meets UNC at in Durham, NC on March 14, 2020, for the Tobacco Road basketball rivalry! Among those in attendance at last year’s game were Barack Obama, Evander Holyfield and Spike Lee. It’s always a top bucket-list experience! Rest up in accommodations for two couples for three nights, March 12-15, in Durham at the luxurious Washington Duke Inn on the Duke campus. Tour the historic Cameron Indoor Stadium and attend practice the day before the game. Enjoy a dinner for four the night before the game hosted by Don’t Ever Give Up and V Wine Celebration Board member and Duke alum Todd Zapolski and his wife, Diana featuring the Zapolski Family 2016 barrel select Beckstoffer G3 Senegal produced cabernet. Then paint your face blue in support of the Blue Devils as you cheer from four coveted seats near the home bench, courtesy of Coach Krzyzewski and Duke Basketball. Keep the party going as you celebrate Coach K with a very special, one-of-a-kind barrel of Napa Cabernet blend wine, “Coach’s Kuvee”! Made by acclaimed generational Napa winemakers and two of Coach’s favorite winemakers and friends, Mark Beringer and Rob Lawson, this is the ultimate futures lot. Be involved every step of the way, from harvest to blending and bottling. Get video updates from the winemakers as they walk the vines and discuss their strategy for harvest. Join the winemakers for a blending session, and even take home the personalized, laser-branded Boutes Grand Reserve barrel. The resulting signed and etched bottle series goes all the way from 750ml to a 15-liter Nebuchadnezzar! For more information on this lot, and to preview our 2019 Auction Catalog, click here. Tuscany is known for casting a spell on all who visit and two lucky couples will experience the intoxicating effects of Italian country living for five nights! A luxury vehicle will pick you up from the Rome airport and transport you to Monteverdi Tuscany, where an arrival reception awaits. Once you step into the elegant two-bedroom home at Villa San Pietro, you may never want to leave. The master suite downstairs is a true haven for the senses where you can lounge in lavish, hand-sewn leather recliners or unwind with an Umberto Eco novel on a bed made of hand-dyed linens. One additional bedroom and bath provide a welcome sanctuary for friends and family, who will feel equally at home as they bask in the same comforts. Enjoy breakfast each morning in Oreade, the fine-dining restaurant at Monteverdi, and sommelier-led wine tastings each evening in the Enoteca, an inviting wine bar where casual menus are the perfect complement to the variety of carefully selected wines. During your stay, join Executive Chef Giancarla Bodoni for an intimate, private cooking lesson in Monteverdi’s new state-of the-art culinary academy. Using the freshest ingredients from the Tuscan countryside, you will learn to prepare classic Tuscan dishes like pici pasta, boar ragu, and many other regional specialties. One evening, make time to enjoy your “Chef’s Table” dining experience for four at the culinary academy. Enjoy a full-day, luxury private driving tour of the Val d’Orcia, including a private tour and cheese making demonstration at Podere Il Casale, led by the owner. While at Podere Il Casale, enjoy a multi-course lunch with wine pairings and a breathtaking view of the Val d’Orcia, compliments of Podere Il Casale. Following your experience and lunch at Podere Il Casale, complete your day with a private tour and wine tasting at a famed winery in either Montalcino or Montepulciano, and take a private tour and wine tasting at Francesco Illy’s architecturally stunning Podere Le Ripi in Montalcino, one of Tuscany’s most beautiful villages. Take a private tour of Nicola Bulgari’s famed vintage American car collection in Sarteano, Italy—only four miles away from Monteverdi—conducted by the curator of Mr. Bulgari’s vintage car collections. Following your tour, be escorted through the Tuscan countryside in specially selected vintage cars (and perhaps even drive them!), arriving at Giovanni Bulgari’s winery, Podernuovo a Palazzone di Giovanni Bulgari, for an exclusive, private, multi-course lunch with wine pairings. And finally, RomaSi Europe will return for your luxury, round-trip, private transfer from Monteverdi Tuscany to Florence where you will enjoy a 3-hour, private walking tour of this city’s many Renaissance treasures with a professional guide. Head back to Rome for a private cocktail reception in the Bulgari retail store in Rome, including the DOMUS experience: a private tour of the Bulgari heritage jewels not normally seen by the public. Before your departure or upon your return to the U.S., visit Jessup Cellar’s Tasting Studio and Art Gallery in Yountville for a premium wine tasting for four. Begin your journey as a member of the Jessup Cellars family with a complimentary one-year membership in Jessup Cellars’ wine club. Then enjoy an exclusive wine tasting experience for four at Handwritten Cellars’ cottage in Yountville, and take home three three-liter bottles of extraordinary Handwritten Cellars’ artisan wines. Experience the best in hospitality as three lucky couples join Pat and Joe Harbison for a gourmet lunch at their gorgeous Oakville home, whose five-acre jewel of a property sits adjacent to Screaming Eagle, Phelps Backus and Dalla Valle. Begin with an educational tasting of all three of their exquisite 2016 Cabernet Sauvignons: The Trail, Pony Express, and Horseshoe, rated 99, 98 and 98, respectively, by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. An etched three-liter of 2009 Harbison Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, one of only three made annually and the last to be a blend of all three vineyard blocks, will be yours as a reminder of this very special day. The bottle will be signed by Pat and Joe Harbison and their winemaker, Russell Bevan, who has received more 100-point scores for his wines in the past seven years than any other winemaker. Then head to Vineyard 29 for a tour of their state-of-the art winemaking facility before enjoying a lavish winery dinner for six. Since Chuck and Anne McMinn acquired Vineyard 29 in 2000, they have overseen its evolution from a single vineyard to a full-scale winery where every detail has been thoughtfully considered. Take home two extraordinary three-liters, one of each 2008 Vineyard 29 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon and 2009 Vineyard 29 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Wines are from their 3-acre vineyard planted by lauded vineyard manager, David Abreu, and crafted by esteemed winemaker Philippe Melka. Over the past 40 years, Pat and Joe Harbison have spent all their non-professional time giving back by founding, chairing, and participating in charities that benefit children with life threatening diseases, particularly cancer. They initiated the Harbison Family Foundation that, for 25 years, put on the marquee fundraising event in Sacramento, the Winter Wine and Food Fest, to benefit Make-A-Wish of Sacramento, Northeast (now Northern) California, Central California and Western Nevada. The V Foundation is grateful for the support they have shown the Wine Celebration since day one! Former Silicon Valley entrepreneur Chuck McMinn and his wife, Anne, settled in Napa Valley in 2000 as the new owners of Vineyard 29. Since then, he’s spearheaded a countywide transformation of public education; launched a 47-mile bike trail which, when finished, will be a cyclist’s dream come true; turned his Vineyard 29 into an elegant, high-tech winery with an entirely self-sufficient energy supply; and, as a sideline, created companies offering conveniences and technologies in the wine and grape-growing business. The V Foundation is honored to partner with Chuck and Anne! If you love travel, sports & good times, this is your lot—grab a friend and prepare for fun! 2020 marks the 45th year of the World Rugby Sevens Tournament in Hong Kong, Asia’s most vibrant city. But “the Sevens” isn’t just the crown jewel of rugby, it also happens to be one of Hong Kong’s most exciting, and eclectic, long weekends. For three days every spring, the entire city turns its attention to Hong Kong Stadium as 40,000 people get their fill of the world’s finest, fast-paced rugby action (and beer, lots of beer). Costume clad revelers claim the “South Stands” as family and friends of all ages convene East and West. No matter from where you cheer on your favorite teams, the Sevens is guaranteed fun for everyone. The winning bidders will enjoy three days of rugby action from the most desirable seats in the stadium, but this will be just the beginning of this once-in-a-lifetime, “only in Hong Kong” experience! Wine Celebration board member Frank X. Lonergan will serve as your local host, and customize your experience in advance—choose from the following or take your chances… Dinner at the world-famous Tung Po Wet Market, one of the late Anthony Bourdain’s favorite spots in Hong Kong (a LOT of fun) Dim Sum at the China Club, a member’s-only, private club in the Old Bank of China Building Cocktail cruise on the Victoria Harbour aboard a classic Hong Kong junk Hike Victoria Peak, The Twins or Dragon’s Back, followed by a seaside lunch Custom, specialized tour led by world-renowned Hong Kong historian Jason Wordie While in Hong Kong, stay in a 5-star hotel for five nights. Come back to Napa to enjoy an array of luxurious winery experiences for six! Tickle your taste buds with Sterling’s Platinum Experience, indulge during a special Beringer Library Lunch, savor a customized flight of your favorite iconic vintages and take a private tour at BV, beef up your knowledge with a Penfolds Master Class, and experience a Stags’ Leap Winery private library tasting. Take home magnums from Sterling, Beringer, BV and Stags’ Leap for your personal collection. The football watch party to end all football watch parties is HERE! This is your chance to watch Monday Night Football with John and Michele Truchard, Heisman Winner and Super Bowl Champion Charles Woodson, Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, and friends. Your party of eight will join the gang at the Archer in Downtown Napa for the surreal thrill of second-guessing the referees’ calls along with football legends. Just as important as the football is the food—celebrity chefs Michael Mina and Charlie Palmer will be creating an exceptional private dinner for the occasion. Michael Mina is an award-winning chef, restaurateur and cookbook author whose name has been synonymous with bold food and memorable dining for more than two decades.. Since the beginning of his celebrated career, master chef, hospitality entrepreneur and hotelier Charlie Palmer has received critical acclaim for his signature Progressive American cooking, a style built on rambunctious flavors and unexpected combinations with a deep and lasting infusion of classical French cuisine. Pair this exceptional adventure with a mixed case of superb current releases from John Anthony Family of Wines and take home some ESPN swag to remember this once-in-a-lifetime experience! Imagine the ultimate lifestyle that comes from combining a private yacht with a luxury vacation home, taking you all around the globe, spending extensive time in the most exotic and well-traveled ports, and allowing you to wake up to new scenery outside your private veranda every few days. You’ve just imagined The World, Residences at Sea, the largest private residential ship on the planet and home to only 165 residences. Now imagine you and a guest on a 10-night voyage aboard The World in a luxurious one-bedroom studio residence, exploring bustling cities, remote islands, diving meccas or World Heritage sites, all before returning on board to your private home and a lifestyle that exists nowhere else on earth! Your stay includes all meals, non-alcoholic beverages, and select wines, spirits and champagnes from around the globe. While on board, enjoy two spa treatments at The World Spa, one for each guest. And then look at the wine! This exceptional lot deserves an abundance of exceptional wine: take home three 3-liters of Fleury Estate Winery Ten 10 Cabernet Sauvignon, named for the 1010 foot elevation of their St. Helena Ranch. Four lucky guests will catch all of the excitement at 2020’s Australian Open with tickets to the semi-finals and finals, January 30-February 2, 2020! Chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year, The Australian Open is held annually over the last week of January in Melbourne. While in Melbourne, enjoy a 14-course degustation dinner with matching wines at Vue de Monde, one of Melbourne’s most exclusive restaurants, with welcome from Head Sommelier. Experience five nights of impeccable hospitality and timeless elegance at the five-star, luxury hotel The Langham in a superb location on the Southbank promenade. Then travel to Adelaide and unravel a wine experience of grand proportions at Penfolds Magill Estate. Expand your palette with celebrated wine and food at a luxury seven-course degustation dinner, and explore the spiritual birthplace of some of the most famous Australian winemaking stories dating back to 1844 with a twilight tour. Stay for three nights at the Mayfair hotel in Adelaide, where style, elegance and a touch of glamour can be found at the city’s newest five-star boutique hotel located right in the heart of Adalaide at the corner of King William and Hindley Streets in the heritage-listed, beautifully renovated Colonial Mutual Life building. Take home an extraordinary Vintec wine cabinet with a modern borderless black glass finish, designed to hold 300 bottles at the perfect temperature and humidity, provide natural ventilation, and limit vibration, light and UV rays. And you’ll need plenty of storage for the 36 bottles of premium Australian wine that go along with this lot. Be a part of the glamorous 62nd Annual Grammy Week in Los Angeles, featuring the most exciting events surrounding music’s biggest night! First, on Friday, January 24, you will enjoy dinner at Matsuhisa, the infamous Japanese-Peruvian first restaurant from Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, with an appearance by the chef himself during your dinner, to be enjoyed with an older vintage Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon selected from the proprietor’s private cellar. On Saturday, January 25, you and a guest will attend the invite-only MusiCares Person of the Year tribute ceremony, one of the most prestigious events held during Grammy Week. Then on Sunday, January 26, take your seats on the floor at Staples Center for the Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony. See music’s biggest names perform and make history! Following the show, rub shoulders with music’s elite at the invitation-only Universal Music after-party. Your accommodations will whisk you to Beverly Hills in a luxurious room at the hottest new hotel, the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, for three nights. A private chauffeur from Bentley Motors will be your personal driver for the weekend. Take a private tour of the Grammy museum at your leisure during the weekend. Then return to Napa Valley for a private tasting and lunch at Gemstone Vineyard. Take home a magnum vertical of 2014, 2015, and 2016 Gemstone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! Experience IndyCar at its finest at the first AutoNation IndyCar Classic, hosted by Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. See the sleek, low-profile race cars with exposed wheels and open driver cockpits race faster and closer than any other form of motorsports, approaching top speeds near 230 mph. Feel the thrill of the race while Indy cars circle around the track as fans look on in anticipation for that checkered flag to drop. You can be there for all of the incredible action at the inaugural AutoNation IndyCar Classic, which directly benefits the V Foundation! This very special insider’s adventure grants you and a friend control room privileges during the timed trials and gives you special access to pit areas. Meet Team Owner, Michael Shanks, and Coach Bob Perona during the Saturday qualifying, including being on the timing stand, and enjoy a Sunday paddock visit with the drivers. View all of the racing action from the comfort of a luxury suite. Enjoy an exclusive, invitation-only, first-of-its-kind dinner on Saturday night with drivers—including Jack Harvey, Ryan Hunter-Reay and more—CEOs and other high-level executives. The lot includes two nights’ accommodations at a luxurious local hotel, all meals and transfers, and special photos and gear. Experience basketball in New York City—Jimmy V-style! Four lucky guests will get to be part of the action, starting with a very special V Foundation dinner hosted by Robin Roberts on Monday, December 9, at Danny Meyer’s Bay Room, featuring panoramic views of Manhattan and its surrounding waterways. Join a small group of auction winners for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to play basketball on the world-famous main court at Madison Square Garden on December 10! After your game, stick around for the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader. The 25th annual event will air on ESPN, pitting UCONN against Indiana and Louisville against Texas Tech. On December 11, enjoy an intimate, special V Foundation lunch at the world-famous Tavern On The Green. Relax between events in a luxurious New York City hotel for three nights. In Napa, join owners Dennis O’Neil and Steph Martin of Checkerboard Vineyards for an intimate dinner for four at their stunning estate, located on Diamond Mountain in Calistoga. Their critically-acclaimed, limited production wines have been sought after by collectors around the world since the release of their first vintage in 2007. Take home a rarely-offered vertical of magnums, one each 2012 Checkerboard Aurora Vineyard, 2013 Checkerboard Aurora Vineyard, and 2014 Checkerboard Aurora Vineyard. You will definitely want in on this! For the first time ever, the Eagles—Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill—will perform their iconic album “Hotel California” in its entirety on October 5, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This will be the third and final of only three North American performances in 2019 and will include a set of the band’s greatest hits. The night before the concert, October 4, let Beth Nickel and friends host you for a sumptuous, private dinner at a top Las Vegas restaurant. Then on October 5, you’ll have four terrific, fourth row seats to enjoy the sold-out show! Access to the VIP lounge is included, with food and wine by celebrity chefs and vintners, including Far Niente. Stay in Las Vegas for two nights at the MGM or comparable hotel. Then fill your cellar with an exceptional collection of ten magnums from Far Niente Partners’ brands! Take home two magnums of each: 2016 Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville; 2016 John C. Sullenger Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville; 2016 EnRoute Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, “Les Pommiers”; 2016 Bella Union Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley; and 2013 Dolce, Napa Valley. No need to be a Desperado—keep bidding until this lot is yours! Exploring exceptional wine, from Napa to the Priorat region of Spain, has never been so fun! You’ll start your dream wine adventure in Napa, where Alpha Omega welcomes you and three friends to a private library tasting with the winemakers or vintners. See why famed wine critic Robert Parker wrote that Alpha Omega “continues to turn out impressive wines that merit attention from consumers.” After the tasting, meander over to the Vineyard Terrace for an intimate al fresco luncheon. Can’t bear the thought of leaving the winery? Savor the wines of Alpha Omega in your own home by virtue of your one-year Wine Club membership. Create your own wine country experience with the two specially-selected bottles you will receive every other month for a year, as well as a magnum of Alpha Omega’s flagship wine, ERA. Enjoy the tranquility and luxury for two nights at the five-room Poetry Inn. Set in the eastern hills of Yountville, the views from your private balcony will take your breath away. The perfect place to take in the scenery and the serenity! Cliff Lede Vineyards is your next destination—a remarkable estate in the Stag’s Leap District, combining vineyards, winemaking, art, and architecture into one of Napa Valley’s most modern and diversified estates—for a VIP tour and tasting with the winemaker. Take home two sets of their Platinum Wines, Poetry, Songbook and Beckstoffer To Kalon. Next stop Barcelona and the beginning of your Spain escapade! Take an adventure-filled evening sidecar tour and enjoy a tapas tasting of both traditional and contemporary culinary styles. You’ll enjoy two nights at the historic Majestic Hotel in the heart of Barcelona, a bastion of hospitality excellence for over 100 years. Located on Paseo de Gracia means an effortless jaunt for guests to visit the buildings of the renowned Catalan modernist architect Antoni Gaudi, as well as the most exclusive shops and the financial and business districts of the city. Spanish wine country awaits your arrival! A picturesque two hour drive from Barcelona, the Priorat wine region is a hidden gem filled with exceptional wineries, medieval architecture and incredible cuisine. Arriving at Perinet winery, you’ll embark on a private jeep tour of the vineyards, an exploration of the winery and a private tasting with the winemaker. Learn to appreciate the nuances of Garnatxa, Carinyena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah in this unique terroir. Following your tasting, linger over a luncheon prepared by a local chef. Stunning views of the Montsant Mountains await you at this must-visit destination for serious wine lovers! Take home two bottles each of Perinet’s premium wines: Perinet 1194 2016, Mas Vell Garnatxa 2016 and Pendents Carinyena 2016. Perinet is approximately 90 minutes from Barcelona. You’ll also be treated to one night at the refined, five-star Terra Dominicata hotel, including breakfast for two guests. Just a short drive from Perinet, visit Mas Doix. Tour and taste their exceptional wines that recently scored a remarkable 98 points from world-famous wine critic, Robert Parker. Drink in the history of the Doix family while you enjoy lunch or tapas paired with the wines. Take home two sets of their top selections: Doix, 1902 and 1903. Jim & Laura Regusci and Cyril & Blakesley Chappellet invite two couples to join them in Napa Valley in May of 2020 for three days of intimate private concerts with some of the world’s top country music recording artists. You’ll receive VIP access to Live In The Vineyard Goes Country, featuring A-list recording artists, top-tier vintners and world-renowned chefs during this once-in-a-lifetime event. Held in partnership with CMT, Live In The Vineyard Goes Country has become one of the most exclusive and sought- after tickets in the country. You’ll see artists who typically play sold out arena shows for thousands perform in intimate Napa Valley settings. Past featured recording artists include Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Brothers Osborne, Old Dominion, Hunter Hayes, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi and more. To provide you with the ultimate in exclusivity, the Reguscis and Chappellets will each host you for an unforgettable experience: a private acoustic concert featuring one of the Live In The Vineyard Goes Country artists. You’ll hang your hat and boots at Napa Valley’s incomparable Meadowood resort for three nights and find out why Meadowood is one of the only properties in the United States to be awarded the Forbes 5-Star recognition at the spa, restaurant and hotel level. Being a country music VIP would not be complete without the right wheels, so each couple will travel from airport to concert to meal to concert—and anything in between—in a luxurious, chauffeur-driven Bentley Motors vehicle. Memorialize this bucket-list event with a guitar signed by artists from Live In The Vineyard Goes Country plus magnums of incomparable wine! The Reguscis and Chappellets will add a magnum to each couple’s cellar. The 2016 Regusci Patriarch is a proprietary red blend made from the best Bordeaux fruit their property has to offer, and the 2016 inaugural vintage of Chappellet Hideaway Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a vineyard-designated wine crafted from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Pritchard Hill. Can we get an amen and a paddle raise for this once in a lifetime musical experience? This lot is for the true basketball fan! For the first time since 1988, the NBA All-Star game is headed to the Windy City! Chicago will play host to the best of the basketball world at the home of six-time NBA Champions the Chicago Bulls for the 69th annual game on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Don’t miss this chance to be part of all the weekend fun! On Saturday, February 15, you and three friends will cheer the most talented players in the world as they compete in the Three-Point Contest, the Slam Dunk Contest, and the Skills Challenge. Then get caught up in the action-packed All-Star Game on Sunday! While in Chicago, stay for three nights in a nearby 4-star hotel. For part two of your basketball extravaganza, travel to Dallas for a Mavericks’ 2019-2020 regular season home game. Four lucky guests will start off the evening with a pre-game meet and greet with Maverick’s owner and star of ABC’s “Shark Tank”, Mark Cuban! See the pre-game warm-ups from courtside before taking in the game up-close-and- personal from your lower level seats. Stay at a 4-star Dallas-area hotel for two nights. 12+ Liters of 2012 Scarecrow. Do the math. A celebration of Scarecrow’s 10th vintage: multiple formats of the inimitable 2012 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon. “It boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious notes of spring flowers, blackberries, black raspberries and wet rocks. The wine’s gravelly minerality and spectacular opulence and density make it an instant classic. This massive, full-bodied 2012 should drink beautifully for 15-20+ years. It showed incredibly well last year, and it still reveals the potential to possibly merit a 3-digit score – it’s that special. 98 points” – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate In 1942, J.J. Cohn purchased a 195-acre property of Rutherford-bench land, adjacent to Inglenook Winery. Upon Cohn’s passing in 1996, his grandson, Bret Lopez, an internationally acclaimed photographer, acquired a portion of the property: the original house, and 25 acres of planted vineyards. Two of those acres were the original 1945 Cabernet vines planted by Inglenook’s John Daniels. Fondly known as “The Old Men Vines”, these two esteemed acres are acknowledged as some of the oldest cabernet vines in the country, and are the backbone of Scarecrow Wine. Bret, and his partner Mimi DeBlasio engaged the brilliant winemaker, Celia Welch, to shepherd this exceptional fruit into the world class wine that it is recognized as today. Success followed swiftly, and, coupled with very small production, Scarecrow wine became one of the most coveted bottles to come out of the valley. This incredibly rare and exceptionally rich wine is available exclusively to those fortunate souls on their wine list— and those fortunate enough to secure this lot! Don’t miss this priceless, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend Super Bowl LIV at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on February 2, 2020, as a true VIP! This Super Bowl extravaganza package features four premier tickets to the biggest event in sports—the Super Bowl! You and three very lucky guests will arrive in Miami Gardens on January 30, 2020, for a four-night stay at an ESPN designated hotel. Looking to attend a super-exclusive party before the big game? We have you covered! Michael Mina, Charlie Palmer and Charles Woodson will host the 6th Annual Culinary Kickoff dinner on January 30. The revered chefs and friends will prepare a four-course meal for an intimate group of football, food and wine enthusiasts. The dinner will be preceded by a cocktail party where guests can sample wine from vintners with ties to the NFL and will be followed by a not-to be-missed afterparty with a musical performance by a surprise artist! Experience the very best ESPN VIP adventures! Select from a menu of extraordinary events while you’re there. And finally, bring home the wine! Start with two luscious three-liter bottles of Charles Woodson Wines Cabernet Franc and finish with an etched three-liter of Perfect Season Cabernet Sauvignon, from the winery of Norma Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs. Songwriters in Paradise (SIP) began in 2013 to great acclaim and a desire to broaden its reach by holding the festival in multiple locations. Each SIP music festival is uniquely crafted to showcase the beauty and style of each location—in our case, our Napa Valley paradise. But what never changes is the focus that sparked Songwriters In Paradise: to bring together the world’s top songwriting and performing talent with the world’s most exclusive and awe-inspiring destinations for a unique, night-after-night musical experience over the course of a long weekend. SIP Napa began in 2019 to sold out performances and grand acclaim. At SIP Napa 2020, two couples will enjoy an exclusive and intimate experience of music and wine at four of Napa Valley’s most unique, beautiful and world-class wineries and vineyards: Gargiulo Vineyards, Silver Oak, Alpha Omega and Frank Family Vineyards. Take advantage of special pre-performance wine tasting with Alpha Omega proprietors Michelle and Robin Baggett, meet-and-greet opportunities with musicians and songwriters, and enjoy front row, prime viewing seats at all performances. Each SIP Napa show will be held at one of these magnificent destinations securing your access to some of the world’s greatest music, and an opportunity to enjoy some of the planet’s greatest wine (with a driver to and from all shows included)! Relax during your stay in a two-bedroom condo for four nights at The Calistoga Ranch, an Auberge Resort, where freestanding guest lodges embrace the natural surroundings of their peaceful forested canyon, blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor with clean lines and natural materials. When you’re not enjoying the wine and the music, enjoy the first-rate spa and surround yourself in a soothing, relaxing environment. Enjoy lunches and tours at Jones Family Vineyards and Chappellet on Pritchard Hill, weather permitting, and be sure to make time for tastings at Frank Family Vineyards in Calistoga and Silver Oak Cellars in Oakville. For the best wine experience, this lot includes 24 elegant, handmade Sophienwald glasses, 12 Burgundy and 12 Bordeaux. And finally, to fill your wine glasses, take home an extensive array of ultra-premium magnums and 750s from each of the St. Helena Hospital Foundation board’s wine-producing members. If, as some say, Burgundy is “the wine capital of the world,” then this trip must surely qualify as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, and the Arc de Triomphe! Can we tempt you with a stay for three couples in a beautifully restored, centuries old house with a 300-year-old wine cellar, nestled amongst vineyards, surrounded by a vast park? Enjoy all the while being pampered by your host couple— he, a wine connoisseur and friend of small Burgundian winegrowers whose wines he exports, and she, one of the best cooks you’ll ever get to know. Did we have you at wine cellar? Here’s your chance. For six days and nights, Ellie and Dennis Sherman will be at your service with their friendly staff pouring fine Burgundy and serving delectable fare in luxurious settings. Dennis and Ellie have been residents of France for 35 years and are deeply involved in the food, wine, and hospitality business for over 25 years. They know how to make their guests feel at home from the minute they arrive until they reluctantly bid adieu. Domaine de Cromey is the crown jewel of their lifetime pursuit of wine and food hospitality. Dennis will happily take you on tours of Burgundy, including visits with some of his winemaker friends for tastings in their cellars. You can explore with him through the ancient walled city of Beaune or visit some of the other splendid attractions of this magical part of France. Ellie may even allow you to accompany her on a trip to the market, and it’s a marvelous experience for anyone interested in food. If you prefer, you can just relax by the pool while the others go off exploring. Ellie will prepare lunches and dinners you will never forget. She may even allow those interested to participate in or observe her preparation. You’ll need to get to the local train station on a Sunday, where Dennis will collect you (and return you on Saturday), and bring you to Domaine de Cromey for a champagne welcome. Then, your only responsibility is to relax and enjoy! You’ll have all breakfasts, two lunches (others on your own while on tour), four dinners by Ellie and two as Dennis’s treat at his local favorite dineries. Those who have enjoyed trips with Ellie and Dennis tell us that it is impossible to be too flamboyant with praise for the food, wines, accommodations and gracious hospitality. Welcome to the lap of luxury! David Robinson. You know the man can play basketball and win Championships, but did you know he can cook, too? This 10-time NBA All Star, 1995 NBA MVP, two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner and two-time Basketball Hall of Fame inductee will command the stove and help create a culinary experience beyond your wildest dreams. Two couples will join David and his family for this cooking class unlike any other at the world-famous Culinary Institute of America campus in San Antonio! Helping David teach the class will be Chef Max Duley. He has been fortunate enough to cook for two Presidents, led two James Beard House dinners, and was a personal chef for Joe and Jennifer Montana, a Chef Instructor and Education Operations Director for the Culinary Institute of America at the Greystone campus, the Culinary Director of Peju Winery, and is a certified pastry chef. This culinary dream team evening will also feature Wesley Steffens and his incredible wines from Vineyard 7 & 8. Wes is also a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and completed his externship at the French Laundry in Napa Valley. He will be sharpening his knives as well as pouring his delicious vintages. While in San Antonio, stay for three nights at a four-star hotel and take in a San Antonio Spurs game as a true VIP with prime seats and a meet & greet with Coach Gregg Popovich. Finally, take home a rare, never-for-sale magnum of Rock and Hammer, Coach’s own tiny production private label Pinot Noir. Since 1875, the first Saturday in May has drawn the world to Churchill Downs for exciting races, celebrity sightings, and the display of hats not seen anywhere else. The Kentucky Derby, along with the Kentucky Oaks run the day before, are truly history in the making! Two special guests will begin their 2020 Derby adventure with exclusive invitations to the Kentucky Bluegrass Wine Auction Vintner Dinner and the Kentucky Bluegrass Wine Auction & Derby Gala benefiting the Lexington Cancer Foundation, the nation’s only charity wine event integrating fine wines and equestrian culture. Enjoy a private tour of Ashford Stud and a VIP tour of a Kentucky Bourbon distillery. Head to downtown Lexington where you’ll be a VIP for the private President’s and Patron’s dinner at the Apiary. Attend the Trifecta Gala, the Premier Kentucky Derby Eve event of the year, on the eve of the Derby. This red carpet, black tie event invites you to mix and mingle with celebrities and some of the biggest names in the history of entertainment & music, while giving back to charity. Then experience the most exciting horse racing events in the country with two finish-line tickets for the Kentucky Derby! Rest up between events at the 21C Museum hotel and enjoy ground transportation to all of the events. Return to Napa for a two nights’ stay for two couples at Blackbird Vineyards beautiful Oak Knoll House property. Dine at the Harvest Table in St. Helena, where menus highlight locally sourced ingredients and the very best of the Napa Valley in a welcoming atmosphere for relaxed Wine Country dining. During your stay, enjoy a Blackbird Vineyards portfolio wine tasting experience for four people at Bespoke Collection’s RiverHouse tasting salon and art & design gallery, located on the riverfront in downtown Napa. Take control of your wine collection with a BlackMail wine membership. As a “Confidant” member for one year, you will gain access to wines from the acclaimed Blackbird portfolio—crafted by winemaker Aaron Pott. Experience two wine shipments: one consisting of the coveted members-only BlackMail wines (one each of BlackMail Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, shipping in November) and a second of the entire Blackbird Vineyards portfolio of wines (one each of Arriviste, Dissonance, Arise, Illustration, Contrarian and Paramour, shipped in February). Once you’ve tasted the entire selection you can then customize your membership to fit your preferred wines and shipment schedule. Once You’re in, You’re in Control. A horizontal of three-liters, one each of Blackbird Vineyards Illustration, Paramour, and Contrarian Napa Valley Red Wines, makes this one-of-a-kind lot too good to miss! Two lucky couples will join the Silver and Dornbusch families on a Washington D.C. trip of a lifetime. The Silvers have arranged for the extraordinary opportunity to experience a special curator-guided tour of the “Crown Jewels” of the United States of America, the Gem & Mineral Collection at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. The collection now consists of over 350,000 mineral specimens and 10,000 gems, including the iconic Hope Diamond. In attendance will be Amy and Adam Dornbusch, proprietors of Gemstone Vineyard, and Jared and Stephen Silver. In 2008, Stephen donated the Cullinan Blue Diamond Necklace to the Smithsonian, considered to be one of the collections most treasured items, and recently donated the balance of Lady Cullinan’s estate in 2018. Gemstone Vineyard has graciously included a one-time-only, custom-etched, nine-liter bottling of 2017 Gemstone Ruby Barrel Selection Cabernet Sauvignon. Only four barrels were hand-selected by winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown. The trip includes two rooms at the luxurious, five-star Rosewood Washington, D.C. in the heart of Georgetown, and a privately hosted dinner at Johnny’s Half Shell with owner John Fulchino. The meal will be prepared by Chef Ann Cashion, winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic, and paired with a library wine tasting of Gemstone wines by Amy and Adam Dornbusch. Situated in the epicenter of America’s wine and food playground, BottleRock Napa Valley delivers a lineup of chefs, restaurateurs, winemakers, sommeliers, and craft brewers that is unparalleled in the music festival world. Michelin starred chefs fly among the musical stars at the three-day festival full of sun, music, wine and beer in historic downtown. Your 2020 BottleRock adventure begins with two invitations to the Vines and Vibe event on the eve of BottleRock, May 21, 2020! This private concert and dinner with Michael Franti and friends benefits the Do It For The Love Foundation, a nonprofit wish-granting foundation that brings people living with life-threatening illnesses, children with severe challenges, and wounded veterans to live concerts. Then head to BottleRock with VIP Passes for the weekend that include amazing access and exclusive viewing areas! Keep cool in the shade on the VIP covered platform with great views of the main stage. Rub shoulders with chefs and musicians with two extremely limited culinary backstage passes that give you weekend access to the pre-post waiting area for the Williams Sonoma Culinary stage. Some of the past chefs and musicians from the culinary stage include Trisha Yearwood, Morimoto, Snoop Dog, Alice Cooper, Big Boi, Andrew Zimmern, Antoni Porowski, Jerry Rice, Ken Griffey, Jr., the Bella Twins, Tre Cool, Michael Franti, Jose Andres, Ayesha Curry, and Imagine Dragons. Stay for four nights at the Archer Hotel in Napa, a boutique five-story hotel in the heart of a wonderfully walkable downtown complete with world-class dining, 20+ tasting rooms and live music venues. Then head to beautiful Ubud, Bali, for a week-long yoga retreat at Soulshine Bali hosted by Michael and Sara Franti in February 2020! This fun and transformative life experience includes yoga for all levels, live acoustic music with Michael Franti, incredible food, lots of adventuring through Bali, and impromptu dancing by the pool at night. And finally, take home a bottle that really rocks—a six-liter of 2015 Kathryn Hall Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon! Four couples are invited to join an intimate celebration at Gargiulo Vineyards on May 15, 2020! Football icons, Nashville music icons and Napa Valley vintner icons join forces to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the NFL and the 15th Anniversary of the Steelers victory in Super Bowl XL under the leadership of coaching legend and CBS star Bill Cowher! Master Officiant of the evening will be NFL and Napa Valley legend Carmen Policy, along with legendary music authority and vintner, Jeff Gargiulo. These partners in crime will be joined by John Esposito, Chairman of Warner Music Nashville, who will bring a top country music star to entertain along with singer/songwriter Queen V, Veronica Cowher. Grammy Award-winning performers Billy Dean and James Otto will help raise the roof at this fun-filled event. Get ready for the unexpected as Carmen, Jeff, and Coach Cowher provide a few surprise sports and music icons to make this evening over the top. This amazing dinner on the Gargiulo terrace overlooking the vineyard, paired with wines from Casa Piena and Gargiulo Vineyards, promises to be a night to remember as the special guests tell stories and make music magic happen! Four lucky guests will experience sports’ biggest night at the 28th Annual ESPYS—ESPN style! Join top celebrities from sports and entertainment to commemorate the past year’s best sports stories by recognizing major achievements, reliving unforgettable moments and saluting leading performers and performances. The ESPYS are held in July at the Microsoft Theatre in the LA Live complex in Los Angeles. Get a behind-the-scenes tour on Tuesday before the show and attend rehearsals. Tuesday evening, join with sports luminaries at the exclusive, invitation-only The Sports Humanitarian Awards, presented by ESPN, to celebrate and honor leagues, teams, individuals and members of the sporting community that are using the power of sport to make a positive impact on society. The next day, attend the ESPYS with red carpet passes and coveted orchestra-level seats. After the show, attend the official post-ESPYS party where athletes and celebrities are scheduled to appear. Stay in two rooms for three nights at the ESPN host hotel. Then come back to Napa for a three-night, private Wine Country getaway for three couples at Eleven Eleven Winery’s Laki’s Vineyard guest house, a stunning, gated French-inspired country home nestled in the heart of California’s Napa Valley. Surrounded by acres of rich Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard, ultimate elegance is present in every room of the 2500 square-foot home that boasts 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. The lower level features a fully equipped kitchen, an inviting dining area, cozy den space and living room adorned with two sets of French doors for spectacular views of the spacious backyard, which contains a heated outdoor pool, hot tub and barbecue grill. While enjoying your stay in the guest house, join Eleven Eleven at their winery for the Copper Experience, which includes a private tour, cheeses and charcuterie, paired with their current signature wines. Join the Emeril Lagasse Foundation as they celebrate their 15th anniversary fundraising weekend in New Orleans! Two couples start their adventure with a multi-course wine dinner on Thursday, November 7. Guests will dine with winemakers who will share their finest pours with each course in an intimate setting at Emeril’ flagship restaurant. Kick it up a notch at the Beneficiary Luncheon, hosted by Alden Lagasse, where you will meet some of the youth benefiting from the Foundation and hear their inspiring stories of gratitude for brighter futures. That evening, you have VIP tickets to the Boudin, Bourbon and Beer festival hosted by chefs Emeril Lagasse, Donald Link, Stephen Stryjewski and Aarón Sánchez. Join over 70 of the nation’s best chefs as they cook up their take on the Cajun sausage, boudin. Don’t miss this incredible evening known as one of the best outdoor food and music festivals in Louisiana. Saturday is the main event! Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s Carnivale du Vin takes place at the New Orleans Convention Center for 600 guests in black tie. The night begins with a G.H.Mumm Champagne reception with premier winemakers and guest chefs. Following is a five-course wine-paired dinner prepared by Chef Emeril and his culinary team, accompanied by culinary students of New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA.) The evening ends with a live auction and private performance by a special musical guest. This party is not to be missed! While in New Orleans, stay for three nights at the 4-star, 4-diamond Windsor Court Hotel. And finally, take home two exceptional three-liter bottles of 2014 AldenAlli Pinot Noir! This sumptuous wine is a collaboration between winemaker Dan Kosta, Alli Kosta, and Emeril and Alden Lagasse. AldenAlli is the culmination to two families’ expertise in combining superior food, wine, and hospitality to create a sense of place and tradition. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation creates opportunity to inspire, mentor and enable youth through culinary nutrition and arts education. This year’s Fund-A-Need is dedicated to Canine Comparative Oncology Research. This innovative, grant-making program will help accelerate research in this evolving field of study, enabling researchers from human and veterinary medicine to explore new cancer therapies anticipating better efficacy and less toxicity for humans and man’s best friend and beloved pet. This program will not only provide benefits to the millions of canine and human patients each year that get cancer, it will make the challenging process of identifying new approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment more efficient and effective. Because certain cancers are very common in dogs, and because a dog’s life is much shorter than a human’s, we have an incredible opportunity to find new treatments while helping both humans and animals. To preview our 2019 Auction Catalog, click here. Big thinking and big fun is promised for the 500-plus guests attending the three-day NaplesNEXT Ideas Festival at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in March 2020! Two couples will join leading innovators, cultural icons, and policy experts in engaging discussions of thought-provoking ideas designed to broaden understanding and build a better future. Panels, roundtables and Q&A sessions will address subjects of global and national importance, and will integrate with culinary experiences directed by the James Beard Foundation. All meals and sessions are included, as well as James Beard Foundation dinners, evening cocktails and entertainment. The NaplesNEXT Ideas Festival is produced by the Thought Leadership Division of Intersport, a 20-time Emmy Awardwinning innovator and event producer. The Festival is partly inspired by the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Nantucket Project, Ted Talks, and likeminded conferences. Stay for three nights at the NaplesNEXT host hotel. And to look your best, this lot includes a $1000 gift certificate for Joseph Wendt Custom Clothiers in Naples, who has been designing and providing custom wardrobes for men for over 20 years. With a combination of the finest fabrics, impeccable tailoring, and the highest level of personalized service, Joseph’s offers a superior service for the distinguished gentlemen’s wardrobe. SailGP is sailing redefined. Established in 2018 and headquartered in London and San Francisco, SailGP is an annual, global sports league featuring bold, cutting-edge technology and awe-inspiring athleticism. The fan-centric, inshore racing takes place in some of the most iconic harbors around the globe and culminates with a $1 million, winner-takes-all match race. Rival national teams battle it out in identical supercharged F50 catamarans, engineered for intense racing at electrifying speeds exceeding 50 knots (nearly 60 mph). This is your chance to experience the thrill of sailing with SailGP in San Francisco, May 2020! Two lucky guests will have seats on the chase boat during a race and take a base tour with Team USA in the San Francisco Bay. Two VIP passes to the luxurious viewing area make this a lot to remember! While in San Francisco, enjoy passes to the SF MoMA and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Then head to Healdsburg for a food and wine experience. Four guests will enjoy an illuminating, 11-course wine dinner with Mark Malpiede of Williams Selyem winery at Kyle Connaughton’s exquisite SingleThread restaurant in Healdsburg, which Michael Bauer of the San Francsico Chronicle described as “a flawless four stars.” Williams Selyem’s extraordinary wines will be served with dinner. Stay for two nights in the Williams Selyem guesthouse in Healdsburg and enjoy a tasting and tour of Williams Selyem Estate. Ten magnums of Williams Selyem wine, two of each served with dinner, will be yours to take home. And finally, two spots on the Williams Selyem mailing list will be yours. Halfway between Florence and Siena, near the village of Panzano, sits a beautiful guesthouse overlooking many of the most perfectly situated vineyards (Fontodi, Castello dei Rampolla, La Massa, and Villa Cafaggio) in the Chianti region—the area known as the Conca D’Oro (the Golden Shell). Make this guesthouse yours for one magical week as you tour the Tuscan countryside and visit local wineries. Steeped in history and architecture, Chianti has much to share. This rustic guesthouse is perfect for one couple or a small family: the bedroom has a queen bed; the high-tech, comfortable living room couch opens into two single beds; and the loft also has two single beds. A kitchen, bathroom and stunning new infinity pool overlooking the Italian countryside complete the modern accommodations. This exceptional collection of original, limited-edition photographs, signed by the athlete and photographer, features sports’ biggest stars. San Francisco photographer Rick Chapman traveled across the country to capture these athletes in a natural environment of their choosing. These images are in the permanent collection of Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery as well as a handful of prominent photography collections including that of the LA County Museum and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. A set of The ESPY Collection hangs permanently in ESPN’s main lobby at their headquarters in Bristol, CT. SHAUN ALEXANDER BILLY JEAN KING MARIO LEMIEUX DAVE MIRRA SAMY SOSA UCONN WOMEN BASKETBALL PLAYERS VINCE YOUNG “There are beautiful waves in Lemoore, California. The best surfing in California right now is right here.” – Fred Hemmings, 1968 Surfing World Champion Summer’s surfing showdown is headed back to World Surf League’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California, on the World Surf League Championship Tour for the Freshwater Pro. Join them for an epic weekend of the world’s best surfing capped off by a live performance by The Raconteurs! Two lucky guests will enjoy the VIP treatment—including food, drinks, premiere seating, and parking—while watching the world’s best surfers navigate the 700-yard wave that can run in two directions, creating both right and left-hand waves. Throughout a dynamic life that spanned the Great Depression, the Second World War, the rise of Silicon Valley, and the dawn of the 21st Century, Lowell Herrero turned his passion for living into art. From his home in California, he traveled to Tuscany, Provence, and Spain, absorbing the lessons of their sensuous landscapes. The colors of horizons and rich earth, the sensations of sunlight, and the fragrance of flower-covered hillsides mingle in his imagination and flow through his paintbrush onto his canvases. This gorgeous printed giclée on canvas is 50” x 50”. The ultimate celebration of film, food and wine, the Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) lights up the picturesque towns of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena, and Calistoga at the most colorful time of the year. NVFF features over 100 new independent films screening in twelve eclectic venues throughout four walkable villages, as 300 visiting filmmakers interact with audiences at screenings, film and culinary panels, wine tasting pavilions and an array of parties and special events. Two lucky winners will be NVFF Patrons and enjoy exclusive “beyond the velvet rope VIP access” to the festival. Patron perks include: • No waiting in lines • Unlimited Film Screenings • Afternoon Wine Tastings • Culinary Demonstrations • Parties and Special Events • Access to VIP Only Events A Sentient Jet Card offers the ultimate in travel, luxury and convenience on private flights aboard a certified fleet of over 1,000 aircraft. Take flight on your schedule, with as little as 10 hours’ notice for guaranteed availability. You’ll enjoy direct access to a 24/7 concierge-style service team, available to assist with all aspects of your trip. Sentient Jet’s service area includes the continental United States, the Caribbean, Mexico and Intra-Europe. Experience the best in private air travel with a $10,000 Sentient Jet Flight Card for a two-hour flight, or feel free to apply credit toward a longer flight of your choosing. Bring a luxurious piece of Napa Valley to your Bay Area home with a dinner for twelve catered by Meadowood! Meadowood’s commitment to exceptional wine and culinary experiences is evident in the caliber and longevity of the members of their culinary team under the direction of Estate Chef Alejandro Ayala, a 27-year veteran of the Meadowood kitchen and James Beard Award Honoree. Chef Ayala will work with you to design a personalized menu utilizing best-of-the-season ingredients from their gardens. The menu will be paired with exceptional wines curated by Meadowood’s Estate Sommelier. The Antinori Family has been making wine since Giovanni di Piero Antinori became part of the Florence vintner’s guild, the Arte Fiorentina dei Vinattieri, in 1385. Throughout its long history, which now spans 26 generations, the family has always personally managed the business from its offices in Florence, making innovative, sometimes daring choices—but always with unwavering respect for tradition and the land. As well as the family’s traditional heritage of estates in Tuscany (Tignanello) and Umbria (Cervaro), investments (Townsend) have been made over time in other areas (Napa Valley) highly suited to quality wine production in a quest to promote new terriors, rich in winegrowing potential. The winning bidder and a guest will spend a day exploring the Marchesi Antinori – Antica Estate located in the celebrated Napa Valley, including a Tuscan-inspired lunch with Antica wines. The accommodations for your 3-day, 2-night stay will be at the Hotel Villagio, located in the heart of Yountville, whose newly renovated property boasts a sophisticated and passionate vibe, while providing the highest levels of service in an environment of casual glamour. One evening you will be guests of Bottega Napa Valley where Michael Chiarello’s cuisine brings together the best of Italy and California which will be complemented with a selection of Marchesi Antinori Tuscan wines. Lot also includes a Piero Antinori-autographed book, Marchesi Antinori, written to reflect on both the impressive tradition of the family and the important history of the House of Antinori wine business. And finally, don’t forget the WINE! Immerse yourself in the Antinori experience with three magnums, one from each 2015 Marchesi Antinori – Tenuta Tignanello – Tignanello, 2016 Marchesi Antinori – Castello della Sala Estate – Cervaro, and 2015 Marchesi Antinori – Antica Estate – Townsend Cabernet. “I’ve been to many live music events in my lifetime, but “Live In The Vineyard” stands out as an unforgettable one. If you happen to love music, wine and food as much as I do, there’s hardly a better event to be embraced by all three in ways that are relaxing and transcendent.” – Robert Parker, Wine Journal Two lucky guests will receive tickets to attend Live In The Vineyard 2019! These tickets are so exclusive, they cannot be purchased anywhere. Live In The Vineyard (LITV) has become one of the country’s most successful private music, food and wine festivals. It takes place in the heart of scenic Napa Valley and has featured over 400 A-list artists, vintners and chefs since they held their first event in 2008. LITV is also featured on 350+ radio station and TV outlets through partnerships with iHeart Media, Entercom, Townsquare Media, Cumulus Broadcasting, and Ryan Seacrest, along with multiple yearly concert specials on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. “Don’t Give Up…Don’t Ever Give Up!”® Jim Valvano’s words at the 1993 ESPY Awards have inspired thousands. Now they adorn a very special 18-liter, the equivalent of two cases of wine, filled with Fleury Estate flagship “Passionne,” a Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petite Verdot, and Malbec. Brian Fleury turned his passion for collecting fine wine into a passion for making it. Fleury Estate Winery owns 50 acres spanning three vineyards in three appellations and at three elevations: Rutherford, St. Helena, and Howell Mountain. Their small Rutherford facility produces 4,000 cases a year. You can nibble at Red, White & Snow, cherry-picking a few events, or you can immerse yourself in the experience. We prefer the latter—what we call the “premium package.” What this means, of course, is luxury accommodations, world-class skiing, and tickets to every event offered during this spectacular weekend. Experience everything Red, White & Snow has to offer for 2020 with this all-inclusive ticket package to our premier event. You’ll be a part of all the action, which combines the nation’s finest vintners, Utah’s top chefs, and world-class skiing to raise funds for adaptive, recreational programs for individuals of all abilities. Enjoy your stay at the fabulous Montage Deer Valley. Relax in the luxurious surroundings, experience true ski-in-ski-out access, or, if you prefer, retreat to your spacious guest room and enjoy stunning vistas by the warmth of the fireplace. Step into a galaxy far, far away at an all-new land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Explore the planet of Batuu and fly in the Millennium Falcon, at Disney’s new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge! In addition, you’ll receive admission to four theme parks and two water parks at Walt Disney World® Resort, air fare and ground transportation, lodging at a Disney Resort Hotel for 5 nights/6 days, character dining, a private character meet and greet, and VIP tour services for a day. Adventure into the heart of Coombsville and experience Ackerman’s scenic hillside vineyard first-hand. This walking tour for six reveals the unique terrioir of their estate and appellation that has created world-famous wines for the past 25 years. Learn about the history of their organic vineyard, explore the gardens and take in the breathtaking views from the 16-acre estate. Afterwards, experience The Ackerman Heritage House, their 1888 Queen Anne Victorian home. Guests will join one of Ackerman Heritage House’s exclusive gourmet chefs for an eye-opening sensory experience of paired ingredients with Ackerman Family Vineyards wines. Seated in the well-appointed gourmet kitchen of our restored Victorian, your dining encounter features locally sourced seasonal ingredients and Chef’s personal insights on creating exceptional cuisine flavors and wine pairings. Enjoy three courses in the Chef’s kitchen along with the world class wines of Ackerman Family Vineyards. Savor the bounty of our region through a “Bountiful Table” wine and food journey for eight at Joseph Phelps Vineyards Guest Center. Join us in our picturesque dining room for an unforgettable experience of pairing seasonal ingredients with the extraordinary wines of Joseph Phelps Vineyards. Begin your visit with passed canapés on our Redwood Terrace overlooking estate vineyards, followed by a remarkable wine and food pairing to delight your senses. Each course will be thoughtfully paired with Joseph Phelps Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast wines, including the latest vintage of Insignia. Take home a luscious magnum of 2015 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Insignia, Napa Valley. A “Last Supper” culinary journey through your senses, all inspired by visionary vintner Jean-Charles Boisset and his latest literary creation, The Alchemy of the Senses. Your evening will take place in a stunning private estate in Miami, hosted by Jean-Charles himself. You will be treated to a gastronomical experience like no other – a multi-course meal centered on the “Last Supper” of Jean-Charles’ dreams, paired with his favorite Boisset Collection French and California wines. The Alchemy of the Senses book will be brought to life through the art of the table as you enjoy the meal to end all meals, in a defining moment of life, sharing stories among friends long into the evening.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12736
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__label__cc	0.55988	0.44012	Opinion: Why the HK extradition bill is a great idea Discontent about the now-withdrawn extradition bill escalated into a wider anti-government movement. Protesters have five core demands, including full amnesty for arrested demonstrators, and the setting up of an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality. Entertainment - Tech & Games Asia’s biggest e-sports complex opens in Hong Kong; features VR gaming, girls-only zone and an arena for competitions Hong Kong protests: Closed-door talks between university students and police cancelled Hong Kong protests: Police defuse homemade pipe bomb and arrest three men 6 essential technologies that didn’t exist 10 years ago Anti-China sentiment seems to be very much in fashion but let's not forget the purpose of the proposed bill is to help bring criminals to justice By Anirudh Kannan, University of British Columbia, Canada June 20, 2019 d1618e4a-923f-11e9-a6c8-8445313d8edeimagehires120546.jpg The government should take time to engage the public. Photo: Dickson Lee/SCMP Anirudh Kannan My interests include economics, entrepreneurship, and the environment - I'm also an avid reader, with a taste for both business and philosophy books. Opinion: Social media's dark side, from anxiety to sleep deprivation and depression Wonder why millennials don’t want children? The climate emergency is a huge part of it Automation is coming, whether we like it or not; we need to reap the benefits of robots We need to take responsibility for our consumerism and how that impacts wildlife The US needs more of the scientific elite in positions of power if it wants to get out of the hole it dug for itself How legalising drugs can benefit HK, from lowering the crime rate to starting conversations about addiction and stigma Open dialogue about mental health issues is essential and important The Cambridge Analytica scandal proves that our online security is our responsibility Donald Trump’s trade war rhetoric with China could become a reality Cape Town’s Day Zero water scarcity crisis should be a wake up call for us all More than 30 per cent of the city’s population pounded the pavements over the past week to protest against a controversial extradition bill, with tensions running high and police engaging – at times – violently with protesters. First and foremost, there are some misconceptions about the bill which must be cleared up. It’s commonly called the “China extradition bill”, but such a label misses the point. It’s not a law that will allow Beijing to kidnap Hongkongers any time it wants to. It will actually allow Hong Kong to extradite criminals to any country with which it doesn’t have an agreement. The main objective of the bill is to ensure that Hong Kong doesn’t end up as a haven for international criminals; therefore, opposing the bill is, by definition, a pro-criminal stance. Millions of Hongkongers would rather thumb their noses at Beijing than purge their city of criminals such as Chan Tong-kai, who allegedly murdered his pregnant girlfriend in Taiwan and then fled to Hong Kong. What’s more, the bill doesn’t affect the overwhelming majority of people in Hong Kong – only criminals, regardless of their nationality. Under the current process, the Hong Kong government needs to pass amendments on an individual basis to extradite criminals. The proposed bill will make Hong Kong a safer, better place. The bill also doesn’t apply to political crimes; it won’t allow Beijing to extradite those who speak out against the mainland in Hong Kong. By trying to pass the bill through proper judicial channels, Beijing is showing its respect for Hong Kong – it could act outside the law if it wishes to. Under the proposed extradition law, if a person commits a crime and flees to Hong Kong, authorities from the country in which the crime was committed have to apply to Hong Kong courts seeking the person’s extradition. Hong Kong courts then have to decide whether they should proceed with the extradition, ensuring that the city’s rule of law is maintained. Most Hongkongers do not support independence, not to mention the impracticality of such an idea, considering that Beijing controls some of Hong Kong’s water, food, electricity supplies. The government should use the postponement of the extradition bill to engage in some positive public relations, for example, promoting what the new legislation will actually mean and how it will benefit Hongkongers. Edited by M. J. Premaratne Hong Kong extradition law: Controversial fugitive bill explained Hong Kong extradition law: the murder behind the bill Hong Kong extradition law: A timeline of events that led to the current mass protests Should we be pro-HK or pro-criminal? Chan Tong-kai, Poon Hiu-wing, extradition bill, extradition law Hong Kong, extradition law, extradition, Beijing, Rule of law, Anirudh Kannan, University of British Columbia,	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12742
__label__cc	0.670461	0.329539	Zainab Usman Working, thinking, writing and exchanging ideas on development A People in Terminal Decline Posted on February 17, 2012 February 18, 2012 by zainabusman For a while now, I’ve had reason to believe that the people of Northern Nigeria, especially the (in)famous “dominant” group, the Hausa-Fulanis seem to be in terminal decline. Could this conviction have stemmed out of the aftermath of the 2011 Nigerian general elections and the rampage of the Northern youths against the so-called Northern leaders or the recent spate of Boko Haram attacks in the northern cities of Kano and Kaduna? Perhaps it is the intensification of the unfair media bias and the recent vitriolic, virulent and hateful diatribes against the mostly Muslim Hausa-Fulani Northerners in the mainstream and social media or the serial decline and retardation of the economy in the north and/or the region’s growing political irrelevance in the scheme of things in Nigeria. This conviction is coupled with a growing realization that little or nothing is being done by us, the victims, of our mostly self inflicted problems to salvage our future which is in dire jeopardy. The most obvious problem is the serious leadership deficit in the North which became magnified before and after the 2011 general elections. There is almost a general consensus that Northerners who were at the helms of affairs in the country for several decades did little to better the life of ordinary people in the region in terms of provision of healthcare, education and other infrastructure, direction of useful investments and creation of economic opportunities for the population. The leaders are seen to have enriched themselves and their cronies while using an adept mixture of religion and ethnicity to keep people subjugated in the shackles of illiteracy, ignorance, poverty, and misery. Few leaders have utilized accumulated wealth towards establishing profitable enterprises that employ people, philanthropic organizations that empower others or other productive ends. Rather accumulated wealth is squandered in consumerist behaviour, in opulence in the midst of absolute and abject poverty. Interesting exposés on the leadership deficit have been written by analysts such as Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed and the columnist Adamu Adamu amongst several others. While the deficit of transformational leadership is not exclusively a Northern phenomenon, it is more magnified in the North. It is these leaders who are perceived by many to have “sold out” the north during the 2011 elections hence the rampage of the youths against various emirs, a former speaker of the House of Representatives amongst others. Consequently traditional, religious and political leaders who used to command tremendous respect from people have lost their credibility, and to an extent legitimacy to speak on behalf of the people. Certain enigmatic “geniuses” have been de-robed of their toga of mystique. The people in turn are plagued by frustration, helplessness and hopelessness in the wake of un-inspiring leadership. The newbreeds like Nuhu Ribadu and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi who are viewed with suspicion or seem more interested in embroiling themselves in political controversy provide virtually little solace. Closely following the heels of the leadership deficit is the economic decline and retardation of the region. This economic decline has been accelerated by the Boko Haram insurgency, thanks to which the holy grail of foreign investments will now become ever so elusive. Once the basket of the nation on account of its agricultural productivity – the legendary, towering groundnut pyramids of Kano come to mind – and its budding industrial activity, the north is now plagued by rapid de-industrialization. Buildings housing hitherto bustling factories lay derelict and abandoned in ominous gloom in Kano, Kaduna and Zaria. Poor incentives to farmers, lack of storage facilities and access to credit has led to a decline in agricultural productivity as state governments are embroiled in one fertilizer corruption scandal or the other. With the exception of Kano and to a lesser extent Kaduna, few businesses, and enterprises especially SMEs are owned and managed by Northerners. In many state capitals, the bulk of the labour force engaged in the formal sector are civil servants. The neglect of agriculture, manufacturing and other economic activity for easy oil money coming from the federal government by the state governments has aggravated this situation as the allocation is hardly directed towards reviving infrastructure, capital projects, empowering the populace or investment in non-oil sectors of the economy. The CBN governor recently stated that many states, especially in the North are economically unviable without such allocations. Instead, monthly allocations which run into billions of naira each month are expended towards recurrent expenditure and unproductive ventures such as subsidies on annual Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage trips mainly to reward cronyism. This dependence on oil revenues which has done little to benefit the ordinary Northerner has created an impression of the North as an unproductive region, a “liability” which contributes virtually nothing to the nation’s kitty but consumes so much because of its population and its size. Though a cursory look at history deflates this impression since the proceeds from agricultural produce of the North virtually sustained the nation before the discovery of oil. A socio-cultural aspect of our numerous problems and which lies at the heart of it is our mind set as a people, especially amongst the Hausa-Fulanis . We have developed a mind-set that paradoxically makes us feel culturally superior when infact we are progressively retrogressing in many aspects. We look down on fellow Northerners of a different religion and ethnicity, we feel our own brand of Islam is better than the Islam practiced by a Yoruba man, an Igala or a Tiv such that you’d forgive anyone for thinking the Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Hausa language somewhere in Kano. We feel many career choices especially those which involve working our way to the top are demeaning; our educated youths have been brought up with the mind set to only aim for the ultimate “secure government job” or bust, and as a result many an enterprising and creative youth’s dreams have died at stillbirth by the patriarch’s final fiat. This paradoxical superiority complex has pitched us against other “minority” groups in the north who used to be our brothers but now regard us with contempt and derision and has been played upon by mischievous people to ferment ethno-religious tensions. Many are quick to blame Islam or the mixture of religion and politics, but a comparison of predominantly Muslim societies who are doing relatively well-off such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Malaysia and Indonesia for instance shows Islam is not the problem, rather a crude cocktail of ignorance, and the perversion of religious teachings and cultural prescriptions. While in Iran, women outnumber men in Universities as many are highly educated and articulate, female literacy in Northern Nigeria by contrast remains abysmally low, one of the lowest in the world and ditto women empowerment though attitudes are positively changing at snail pace. The problem appears as a friend once stated that we haven’t found the right interface between culture and religion in the North. Lastly is the all-out media war and propaganda against the North. From the mainstream media to social networks, online forums to blogs, it is hunting season for anything Northern (in this context, synonymous with the Northerner of Hausa-Fulani extraction but also any of the predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the north: Kanuri, Nupe etc). At most you need an advertorial on the pages of the numerous dailies, at the very least, you need an internet connected mobile phone and you are set to begin unleashing your full arsenal against “Northerners”. The activities of Boko Haram which have claimed more Muslim lives, wreaked more havoc to Northern cities than anywhere else are attributed to desperate Northern politicians who lost out in the political chess game, a view peddled around even by erstwhile respected intellectuals; sectarian crises and conflict which abound in every part of the country, but more frequently in the North are mostly attributed to the Hausa-Fulani Muslims who are seen to be the culprits even in situations where they are victims; even the lacklustre performance of the Jonathan administration is attributed to the “evil Northerners”. The problems highlighted above: leadership, economic decline and socio-cultural challenges have rendered us a voiceless people in this media war and propaganda, we are unable to tell our stories strongly from our own perspective while others do it for us, and they paint their version of the truth in whatever colour hue they deem fit. Alleged Boko Haram Members Arrested in 2009 We are a people bedevilled by so many challenges which of course, this writer has barely scratched the surface of. The leadership deficit has aggravated our economic decline and retardation, and threatens not only our social cohesion but our very identity as a people. In times like these, a strong and transformational leadership is what is required to mobilize our abundant human and natural resources for us to realize our full potentials, but this deficit forms the bane of our problems. Paradoxically, while we acknowledge the failure of leadership, and the incapacity or inability of the present crop of leaders to do much to salvage our pathetic situation, we are still waiting on them. Obviously our leaders cannot do much because they are constrained, because they are not interested or because it is a Frankestein’s monster has turned on Dr. Frankestein situation. While we “wait”, Boko Haram seems to be the only force filling this leadership vacuum in a very destructive and warped sense by co-opting the vast number of idle, unemployed and frustrated youths as willing recruits to its campaign of death and terror. Gradually, Boko Haram could become the only thing that defines us as a people, if this leadership vacuum persists and by then we WOULD BE DOOMED! Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau To further buttress my point, when I googled “Northern Nigeria” and “Arewa Nigeria”, at least 50% of the images that came up in the search results were of Boko Haram, scenes of its attacks or images of its victims. That speaks volumes. Whatever the case, it is our generation which will suffer most because the present crop of leaders have little to lose; we will live with the consequences of their actions while our children’s future becomes increasingly uncertain. Perhaps the tone here is a tad too pessimistic when this writer concludes that the numerous problems we face in the North crowned no less by Boko Haram’s deadly insurgency gives a gloomy premonition of a bleak future . We are in a terminal decline, the question is are we doing enough to address this? What can we or should we do to reverse this certain reality? Posted in African Affairs, General, Nigerian Affairs, Northern NigeriaTagged Arewa, Boko Haram, CBN Governor, Hausa-Fulani, Kano, Kano Groundnut Pyramids, Northern Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Our Silent and Unsung Heroes African Leaders and Free Lunches 247 thoughts on “A People in Terminal Decline” Abdulnasir says: ” We look down on fellow Northerners of a different religion and ethnicity, we feel our own brand of Islam is better than the Islam practiced by a Yoruba man, an Igala or a Tiv such that you’d forgive anyone for thinking the Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Hausa language somewhere in Kano. We feel many career choices especially those which involve working our way to the top are demeaning; our educated youths have been brought up with the mind set to only aim for the ultimate “secure government job” or bust, and as a result many an enterprising and creative youth’s dreams have died at stillbirth by the patriarch’s final fiat.” This is what I’ve been trying to tell people, we Northerners think we are superior and even amongst ourselves we think we are even more superior if we are Hausa-Muslim. It’s so sad! Emraj says: Exactly my thoughts! Funny thing is.. that same Islam preaches the exact opposite. Onyemaechi Dike says: A very thoughtful attempt at self-criticism. Indeed, substitute ‘north’ for any other region in Nigeria and the situation is not so much different. Where in Nigeria are people not suffering from the effects of terrible and irresponsible leadership? In virtually every community in Nigeria we are still yet to address basic issues like water, electricity etc. The people have been so deprived of the basics of life that any leader who tries sincerely to provide them as we witness in a few places becomes a cult hero. They become celebrated for performing their basic responsibilities. As you pointed out, endemic poverty is indeed a major challenge in the north. Some people equate the argument to ‘justifying’ BH but it’s commonsense that a poor, unemployed, unemployable, uneducated and disillusioned young man (or woman) with virtually nothing to lose is much more likely to make himself available for recruitment into militant groups like BH and their warped politico-religious ideologies. Poverty reduction is no doubt the long term solution to such problems. Poverty and deprivation always fuel social tension as we are seeing even in parts of Europe where life is getting harder for the people. And Nigerians must learn to practice whatever religion they profess responsibly. It doesn’t have to, but religion complicates many of the problems we facing in the country at large. Again, a very thoughtful piece. At the rate you going, I won’t be surprised if I pick up a Newspaper one of these days and see your column. hehe. In fact I think have seen some of your articles elsewhere online. More power to you. Kudos to you Mr. Dike Please get his point. We understand u r tryin 2 b understanding or supportive or de-tribalized, but u shoulda just kept quiet, afterall, silence is assent. He isn’t talking about the demerits of religion or the problems of Nigeria or bad leadership, he is talking about THE DECLINE OF HAUSA-FULANIs. He is mourning, and u should let him mourn before u come with your useless sorrys! Tel him instead that u have noticed the same about your people and whether or not you share his pessimism.. I do. But to come with your obviously non-hausa fulani name & pretend like you understand d VERY RARE view of a hausa-fulani is.. Hypocrisy to say the least. By the way, to the writer, u need to run for political office. U have identified the problem. Fidel Agunf says: You de vex? Truth is bitter. You don’t believe that a northerner could be this objective right? Ask El-Rufai. He knows her or doesn’t he?. Uzor says: Funny and insultingly direct though, you are a typical example of people the writer wishes to change or even eliminate. What makes you feel an outsider (non hausa-fulani) cannot understand the pains of the north and even interprete it better? Sorry to say but your outward pride is fueled by a deep rooted inferiority complex and as a brother, a fellow nigerian and a co-human I urge you to purge out and try to see things objectively. To the writer, I wish you well brother and do hope that things would get on the right footings soonest. To Dike, I love your response and to this receiver,….I am silent. Mr I, I’m not sure I get you. I don’t understand how pointing out the fact that poor leadership is a national problem amounts to ‘hypocrisy’ on my path. I understand the article focusses on the problems of the north. But do I have to have a ‘Hausa-Fulani name’ to comment on issues facing the north? I don’t get it. However be assured that my comment was made with the best of intentions. uncle pee says: Nice talk,let them carry their cross and if possible isolate themselves from Nigeria if they cnt cope Ummi Bukar says: Yes Northern Nigeria is obviously facing tough times, slighty more so than the rest of Nigeria. Yes i do agree with you on most of the issues raised however i am of the opinion that one of the greatest short comings of of our former leaders was that they did not invest in the mass media, hence the outrageous exaggerations in the potrayal of Northern Nigeria in the madia . Daily Trust and a few others are lone voices in the wilderness. Bashir Baba says: Zee, a critical piece. The North at the moment is at a crossroad. I used to think our challenges are surmountable but the realities in our Northern Nigeria have long deflated that hope. However, your piece has given me the impetus for a rethink. Enough of the lamentations, as you rightly pointed out it is time to start seeking for a way out of the cul-de-sac we have walked ourselves into. Individuals with genuine intention to transform the region should be identified; we give them our support to acquire political power. Realistically, political power and will are necessary ingredients to getting out of the woods. more political power ehn? good luck to you in your quest. zainabusman says: Unfortunately Bashir, I disagree with you on the point that “political power” is a necessary ingredient to get out of the woods. To acquire political power, the contending party needs to have resources, economic power or some leverage to compete favourable with others. At the moment, the North has none of these, and is lagging far behind. I believe we need to get our house in order first, because even if we get the political power (at the center) it would not make any difference to the lives of the ordinary people on the street. We need to re-build our economic base, embark on massive awareness campaigns and programmes for the much needed attitudinal change and give priority to educating and empowering the people. When we achieve that (or start somewhere) then we can think about political power. Zainab, Bashir is thinking like a Nigerian while you are not. Bashir appreciate the fact that there are alternative means of acquiring power in Nigeria. He still belives in the maxim ‘seek ye first political power and all other things shall be added unto you’. You can agree with me that this has been and still is the attitude of the Northern political elite. The problem however, is that experience has shown that this is a fallacy. Still, old habits die hard……. I think you guys really need to stay out of power for a long time to make you think of other ways of to build your economy. I think this has been the secret behind the Igbos and their economic prowess. They are rated to have the highest per capital income in Nigeria. I met a Pakistani doctor in London last year and when I asked him why they are always in the news for the wrong reasons he stated that the major reason is that Pakistan is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Corruption, he continued, has made millions desparately poor that many would happily go on suicide missions than face another day of hunger. He swore that he knew of cases where a distraught father would kill his entire family than go through the agony of watching them starve. Having said that I think Zainab has made a brilliant submission here. The north needs more people like here. When I was living in Nigeria, I had a lot of friends who were Northern Muslims. Truth be told, they were not bad at all. They were as ambitious as anyone else. They were as friendly as anyone else. I think Northerners need more quality education. Education is a leveller. When you have good education primordial sentiments like religion and ethnicity become irrelevant. I respect Zainab’s level of reasoning. I’m a Yoruba youth that so much love Notherners that I was even dancing arround when I was deployed by NYSC to the North. Though the love reduced the way I was treated as a Corper there. Betterstill, the way forward to Northern growth are: (a) Increase in literacy – western education – religious literacy withou sentiment – social-cultural value. (b) cincere poverty eradication programs. (c) population control. (d) good leadership. if these four key factors are critically addressed internaly instead of clamouring for central power, great things will come out of Northern state of Nigeria. Ibrahim Ali Shira says: I must say i like your style of writing,the boldness and simplicity with which you address burning issues.you always go down to the bottom of the problems.The bitter truth is,as you pointed out, the north is by far left behind in all spheres of life.This is mainly attributable to first of all to the selfish and currupt attitude of our so called northern leaders.Secondly, the north’s overreliance on easy oil money and hence the neglect of the agricultural sector,which used to be the main stay of the Nigerian economy.Thirdly and sadly,we the northern youths are to be blamed for our misfortunes.Why, because an average northern youth is lazy.It is only in the north you see energetic, able bodied young men wasting valuable productive hours just sitting in joints(popularly known as Majalisas)and dicussing rubbish,while they are actually supposed to be engaged in one productive activity or the other. I believe the current challenges facing the north are simply wake up calls to, as you pointed out, “put our house in order”.We must change our attitudes from heavily relying on federal allocation to reving agriculture,our leaders must put the fear of God into their hearts,the youths must channel their time into productive use.Unless and until we do these,we will keep on lavishing in abject poverty. Xeex says: Nice piece Zainab. The north have bad orientation about herself in recent time unlike the past. Until the north re-evaluate her orientation about religion, politic, economy and nation building in a more humane and responsible way, her effort would be elusive. ochlab says: What did you do with your political power of almost 50years? The critical issue is how can the north be made productive and less dependent on others who are themselves poor. The solution which most northerners shy away from is loosening up the stranglehold the central government holds on the nation. Until this is done, the north is not just terminally ill, but Nigeria will give way. This is a tragedy that we can avoid and empower the ordinary Nigeria of which ever tribe and not cliques. Femboss says: My question is where has this superior complex derived from? And why has it been allowed to manifest for so long without there being something tangible behind it? Look at the Anglo-Saxon, they have long had a superior complex over the world because of the domination of their language, culture, music, arts, military etc. What have the Hausa-Fulani achieved to justify the air of superiority? baniyaz says: One of the reasons for this “superiority complex” is the adoption of the hausa language as lingua franca in all of northern nigerian. Okwulu williams andrew says: Hausa is spoken in all northern states excluding Benue & kogi I will not claim to be a historian, sociologist or anthropologist, but the little I know of each vis-a-vis the Hausa Fulani was that there was a great Hausa-Fulani empire built from the conquests of Uthman Dan Fodio, the culture of the Hausa-Fulanis became dominant and even many minorities adopted not just Hausa language as the lingua franca, as Baniyaz above noted, but also many aspects of the culture. This cuts across Kaduna state, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi etc. You see, this dominance itself is not really the problem because all around the world, some groups are in the majority while some are in the minority but are able to live peacefully and in mutual respect. Now that is not the case here: and I actually don’t have an answer to that. Perhaps we got too comfortable and complacent… I can’t but agree with this home truth that Zainab has expoused in this piece. The so-called Northern leaders have done so much damage to our generation and the next, yet they are still clinging to old sentiments for them to remain relevant. Thank God, reality has dawned on us fuelled by life’s hardship that stares us in our daily lives. Its about time we define how we want to be led and the qualities that our leaders must have. We can’t afford to leave our destiny in the hands of selfish and myopic people. What we require at the moment are selfless, futuristic and development orientes leaders. Thumbs up Zainab. Hussain Zandam says: This expose I think reflected all our problems from sociocultural, economic and religious dimensions. However, I think all other problems are tied to political ineptitude which gave rise to our economic doom. It was political decision that made our govts neglected the agricultural sector. This disenfranchise the northern masses from the govt but for few elites that have western education. The majority of masses were left to depend on those few elites for almost everything and that made them susceptible for manipulations. Mr.Nasir says: awesome piece! This is like hiting the nail directly on the head. The north is about to fall, we all need to provide pillars to prevent it frm going down. Maduka says: I don’t usually agree with Zainab, but I agree 100% with this article. However, I have a few points. 1. The Northern (Hausa-Fulani) people should follow the example of the Igbo people (not Igbo leadership). After the Civil War, the South East was more devastated than Northern cities like Kano, Kaduna or Maiduguri will ever be. The Igbo people took it upon themselves to build themselves up economically (no job was too demeaning) and seized every opportunity on offer to improve themselves. People went to Lagos, Kano or anywhere else they could sense economic opportunities – today these efforts are bearing fruit.(73% of the houses in Abuja are owned by Igbos). 2. Ahmadu Bello had his faults, but at least he had the good sense to successfully manage diversity. This simple fact is lost on many Northern leaders – from Yerima to Gumi to even Buhari. It is one thing to throw the red meat of Sharia to the Muslim majority, but it is another thing to carefully consider the impact on the non-Muslim minority. The North really needs demarcate between Mosque and State. It is not possible to build a Saudi-like society in Northern Nigeria and it is time to stop the pretense. While certain elements in the North were busy thumping their chests, practicing the worst kind of exclusionary politics based on a perverted understanding of political Islam, the Christian minorities in the Middle Belt (e.g. Tiv, Idoma, Southern Kaduna) discovered that (a) they were not wanted by the far North and (b) they actually had more in common with Southerners than the Taliban wannabees in the far North. So the slow drift of Northern Christian minorities from the Muslim majority accelerated and Jonathan’s election victory was built on this. 3. All said, there are certain things that the North needs to do for itself that nobody – neither Federal Government nor the international aid agencies can do this for them. First, they have to seriously deal with the polygamy and its impact on infant nutrition and development. Secondly, fathers must be encouraged to send their daughters to school – I cannot count the number of Northerners I’ve come across who don’t take female education seriously. Thirdly, the Almajiri system needs to be abolished as soon as possible. People cite Iran as an example of an Islamic society with a love of learning. What people don’t appreciate is the historical context; it took the mullahs to tell fathers it was okay to send their daughters to school. The North should learn from this; instead of dissipating resources in useless outward shows of piety, invest energy in getting the religious scholars to preach the importance of female education! Sada Danmusa says: Thnk you Maduka for your objectivity. However I need to point out that those northern leaders you referred to are not interested in creating any Saudi-type supportive leadership in northern Nigeria. Far from it, they are only interested in accumulation without end, for themselves & their immediate family. Any allusion to religion is pretentious & intended to deceive. It is my opinion that the same reason why the Mid-Belt is drifting away from the north is the same reason why northern youth are becoming disenchanted & becoming more militant, targetting govt & political leaders. And that reason is the greedy political leadership in the country. So what is the Igbo man’s contribution in all these that will make him the primary target of Boko Haram? aminuishaq says: Ask the boko haram yourself I don’t usually agree with Maduka, but I agree 99% with the points you read. The part I don’t agree with, I believe Sada Danmusa has done a better job of critiquing it. Thank you very much for your constructive and objective comment. Education and a massive awareness campaign is what is needed as you rightly pointed out. And like I stated in the article, we just need to wake up and think of how best to go about attaining this. It will be difficult, but it can be done. Oladipupo Folarin says: It is not difficult and should not be difficult in the right sense of it. Established female scholars,doctors,enterpreneurs of Northern extraction should be projected to limelight as role-models.This will have a trickle down effect on the coming generation and will definitely go a long way in reducing child-marriages as the girl-child will see a better future with qualitative education. Ironically,most Northern female students,co-workers or co-passengers i have ever met are extremely brilliant.Right from my days in a public school in Yaba,Lagos.Investing in the girl-child education,empowerment and emancipation will go along way in rightly shaping the lives of Northern children.Because an educated woman will have no other choice than to ensure than her siblings are also well educated. If you fix female education in Northern Nigeria, within a generation you would have fixed the human capital development problems of Northern Nigeria. My father has a PhD, but what really made him what he is today was his elder sister. She was one of the few women in the 1950’s that was privileged to have an education (she was a primary school teacher), she fought tooth and nail to ensure that he had an education, she coached him and at the end of the day he excelled. A woman who has the benefit of secondary school education will fight like a wounded lion to ensure that her children go to school and exceed her academically. She will understand basic sanitation and nutrition and bring up healthier children. She won’t allow her sons to become Almajiris. Northern Nigeria has all the resources to make this happen, what is lacking is the will. It has been done elsewhere – as recently as the sixties, literacy rates in Eastern Nigeria were as low as 19%. Today, they are as high as 96% in certain states – the changes occurred within one generation. If need be, form community development associations like we do in the South. Hold town-hall meetings, raise money and build schools (the secondary school in my village and the girls school in my mum’s village were built by the local community and handed over to the government). Contribute money and send people to school. Don’t wait for the government. As I said earlier, the importance of education needs to be preached from the Mosques. If Islamic Civilization could give rise to concepts like Algebra, if Islamic scholars could translate the works of Aristotle and save them from European barbarians during the dark ages, where does this concept of “Western education is sacrilege” come from? Is it really Islamic? I look forward to living with a Northern Nigeria that looks up to Turkey and Malaysia (where thousands of Nigerians of both faiths go to study. I have cousins studying there), not one moving on the road to Afghanistan and Somalia. Maduka well done! You are very erudite. The problem is that the road to Malaysia is the road less traveled while the road to Afghanistan is the path of least resistance. Another problem is that there seems to be a deliberate conspiracy by the Northern elite to keep their people illiterate while they give their own children the best of the same western education that is evil. What better way to perpetuate their generations in positions of leadership? Selfishness is at work here and the sooner the youths take their destinies into their own hands, the better for the Northern masses. Sadiq ibrahim says: I alwys dance wit ur pen zainab & dat of mal.nasir elrufai..d media has been totaly cntrol by d govt..diseminating wat favour them only! B4 d mariage of north &d south by lugard..d nrthern 9ja wit her agricultural prduce feed d entre nation and serve as frge exchge..since d dscvery of oil in d suth paved way 4d isolation of agric.prdct!.mst informed u dat d decline of northerns in term of evrytin in 9ja is cose of power strgle amge d elders of d north..atiku,ibb.buhari sambo &co unite 4 beter 9ja Guy, please re-learn how to write correct english. It is really annoying the way you have chosen to express your valid opinion. Much of the impact is lost!!! Indeed a great & critical article from Zainab. Thank you again. This is exactly what we have saying. The Hausa-Fulani civilization, like every agrarian civilization is falling because it has suffered what all such civilizations suffer from when they fail to adapt to modernity. Take a look at these facts: 1. We had an education system well before the coming of the white colonial men but up. To this moment we have failed to adapt it to the modern system even when we now know that it is not working, its counter productive and has been used to undernine the future of many young ones sent to be almajirai in the cities. Our leaders cannot legislate against it, our elites cannot talk against it, our Mallams have refused to educate people against it, our academics have researched on its ill effects so that activists have no grasp of the issues etc. Yet the best you hear from our leaders about it that the government should take over the system. This same govt that cannot even maitain the formal ones it owns. At a time when missionaries are fighting to regain control of their mission schools, we are begging the govt, this govt to take over our own. 2. Having developed full spectrum of occupations & professions necessary for sustainance of civilization, we became complacent & were unable to adapt it to modernity or even the modern form of such vocatios. We were unable to, for instance, see the obvious connection between our dukanci system to modern lrssther work, our sassaqa of turmi for instance to capentsry & modern woodwork, or even the maiqira system & weilder and modern ironwork. The list is endless. Remember. That, as Prof Maishanu once said, there I’d a whole library Very true, very apt. I totally agree!! We had a great empire, we simply refused to adapt to changing times; we stubbornly stuck to some of our old ways when these things are clearly fetters to our progress, development and cohesiveness; we became complacent and now the foundations of our very being are crumbling away. We need a new approach, but this can only come when we accept that we have a problem and we all come together to agree on solutions (education and literacy, economic self-sufficiency, empowerment and attitudinal change) and how best to go about them. Thank you for your contribution. 2. Having developed full spectrum of occupations & professions necessary for sustainance of civilization, we became complacent & were unable to adapt it to modernity or even the modern form of such vocatios. We were unable to, for instance, see the obvious connection between our dukanci system to modern lrssther work, our sassaqa of turmi for instance to capentsry & modern woodwork, or even the maiqira system & weilder and modern ironwork. The list is endless. Remember. That, as Prof Maishanu once said, there I’d a whole library with several books on such occupations written by the scholars of Jihad period, yet when you go to any village in the north & u require a weilder or plumber, you may likely referred to Sunday, or Emeka to do it for you. As you said we looked down on the same things that made us a great civilization in the first place. 3. Our leadership, traditionally based on promoting cummunal sense of belonging andderiving its legitimacy from trust & justice has been replaced by a greedy lot, interested only in showing up & their aility to maintain a level of consumption that we the followers cannot match. 4. While we look down on other peoples, we tend to adapt only those bad habits that We take only the bad habits of others such as excessive spending of the yoruba wedding with its asoebi, calenders & souveniers without the necessary linkages that makes them culturally beneficial Zainab, its all so pinfull that we have become so unbearably complacent such that the decline is inevitable unless something like drastic leadership but also widespread attitudinal changevis initiated. Akeem Olatunji says: When people like Sada talk like this,I feel sorry for d pple of Northern Nigeria.is it d bad habit of yoruba spending imitating by d hausas dat make BH to start killing igbos,yoruba and even northerns?I am a muslim myself in d north,I can not lead a typical Hausa- fulani in prayer bcos of their mindset.When northern say,agricultural earning was used in developin oda areas b4 oil,I feel ashame that d more is not used judiciously to develop d critical sector of human development,which is education.In south u hear of community schools.this kind of things dnt happen in d north and govtn can not do everything.d present crop of leaders in d north shld invest imore in human development instead of accumulatinting wealth dat can not b bury wit them when they die.we all know d damage polical sharia caused to d economy and social development in d north.give d pple real education and they will know dat their leaders had been deceiving them for a long time.Yoruba’s way of spending during weddings had no relationship with d anger in d north.it is self inflicted.I rest my case. Akeem, Am sorry for making you feel sorry for the north because øf what I said but you confused my message & missed my points. I wish you had given me a reason to undestand that excessive spending is not a problem ør a bad habit, ør that Hausaas ære not imbibing it ør anything to challenge my assumptions. The point is BH is a symptom øf failure øf a region. It is not the original illness, its just a symptom and many more ære there for you to see. The fact that your friend does not allow you to lead hik in prayers has something to do with the way you people see each other at that level. Remember AbdlLateef Adegbite is the Sec Gen øf the Supreme Council on Islamic Affairs. Pls forgive me. mahmoud says: Agreed 100% with the writer’s opinion, the north has lost every pride we used to have. The writer should have recommended the way forward out of this mess! You are right Mahmoud, the writer should have recommended the way forward, but I alone do not have all the answers, I doubt any one person has the answers. Our problems are multifaceted which require a wholistic approach, where all of us need to come together to tackle them head on. The one thing though that I strongly believe and as I have pointed out is that we need to do SOMETHING! There is a very slow re-awakening taking place but it is just that, slow. Bashir says: If I may add here, the writer is only trying to open a new vista in the way in which we view our current situation. The onus of suggesting a way forward should be our next assignment. There is a need for us to brainstorm on how we intend to solve our problems. Think Yan Arewa! Think! Ishaq says: Well done Zainad. Not only is this expose well written, articulate, & indeed thought provoking, there could not have been a better time to write it. For obvious reasons howevr, I find it difficult to accept this part: “We have developed a mind-set that paradoxically makes us feel culturally superior….” For someone that leaves a reasonable period in different parts of the Country especially South-West & South-South will hardly accept this claim. “We look down on fellow Northerners of a different religion and ethnicity….” I rather you say ‘mistrust’ than ‘look down on’ here. And it is axiomatic that mistrust is an upshot of betrayal. A jorney into the Northern history from Sardauna’s time to the late 1980s when dots crisis like the Kafancan & Zangon-Kataf began will be quite revealing. “…we feel our own brand of Islam is better than the Islam practiced by a Yoruba man, an Igala or a Tiv such that you’d forgive anyone for thinking the Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Hausa language somewhere in Kano.” Hhmmm! This the most tricky, time & space consuming of all. My mind unbiddingly raced to the Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations, which is proven wrong by this assertion. Anyway, Islam has its creeds, one of which is the surbodination/colapse of tribal or racial boundaries for the Islamic identity. Hence, a closer look at the situation on a scale will reveal a contrary view. All the same keep it up! Ishaq, what is your alternative opinion to the first assertion you highlighted. Living for a reasonable period in different parts of the country is hardly an explanation. I agree 100% with Zainab’s assertion. This is what I refer as the ‘Born to Rule’ mindset of the average Hausa-Fulani. You’ve merely pointed out that you find it difficult to accept certain assertions in the article but you’ve not shed sufficient light on what your take is on these points rather you simply scratched the surface by giving a few rather vague clues as to what you really feel they should be. I’d like you to be more elaborate on the points which you highlighted above. Pls. Sani Sagagi says: It is the same old story of “North bashing”. Now even one of its own is doing it. Yet not a single solution or suggestion of a way out could be offered. Just too bad. I regret wasting my time reading….. Nas says: well u just wasted OUR own time by not offering ur solution. pls park well!!! Far from “North bashing”, Sani Sagagi, I think we need to be honest with ourselves and tell ourselves the truth. I am a Northerner through and through, I see the problems we have in our society. We need to acknowledge these so that we can work towards a solution. The first step towards a “solution” is identifying the problem and in our own case, we all need to accept that we have a problem and then come together to work out solutions. I personally don’t have all the answers, I doubt if I have any answer come to think of it, but one thing I know is that I want my kids to have a future in Arewa. At the moment, that looks very uncertain. Chukwuma Okeke says: I agree with most part of your article but I must disagree with you on the aspect of the media tirade emanating from the South. You don’t weep a child and still expect the child not to cry. uchman says: Nas , accept my sympathy and stop living in regrets over good articles like this olafolarin says: It is not “North-bashing” as you think. It is a well-articulated piece on how things went wrong. I’ll praise Zainab for “looking inward” before writing this piece. isah abbas says: This is by far the best attempt at self-critique by any person in recent times; Arewa is indeed in disarray and mostly attributed to self-inflicted problems. The Boko Haram insurgency is today an open sore as well as an embarrassment to the people of northern Nigeria, especially the muslims. The once powerful and closely-knitted Arewa is today politically unstable , economically stagnant and socially disintegrated; its people have turned against each other while hate, intolerance and bigotry have taken centre stage. Its main problem as you rightly pointed out are its current crop of leaders, characterised by an arrogant thieving elite, a corrupt traditional institution and a compromised religious establishment. Hajara says: An interesting piece!!!’ Hausa Fulani Policre and soldiers still terrorize people in south nigeria, this has to stop There are so many things wrong with that statement, and being BS is one of them! Najib says: Until now, some of us from North seems to believe Nigeria belong to Hausa/Fulani because of the way their leaders act. 2011 election was a pointer to my point. But the election result proved that Hausa/Fulani must dump the arrogancy tendency in them and face the reality. Nigeria of today is far than Nigeria of 1999. As it is today, they must forget Nigeria presidecy in the nearest future and put their house in order that is if Nigeria will remain one. Through qualitative education, no region can stand the cos of the numerical strength endowed on them by God almighty. So far no any Governor of the Hausa speaking state seems to b ready for that instead they are busy lotting their various state treasury and their pple are glorifying them. I am also of the opinion that we need to forget about any political ambition for now (Presidency) and concentrate on putting our house in order. Without an attitudinal change or renaissance of sorts, the political power would be meaningless and would not generate the change we need. Besides, we are not in a good bargaining position: we have little economic resources and little bargaining leverage in the political equation… let’s just put that aside for now. adamuadda4 says: All what is happening in this our arewa region or nigeria as a whole is as a result of the greediness of our so-called leaders,i am not a pessimist i am an optimist if the equation of leadership followership is not balanced i am afraid this just the beginning of insecurity in this poor nation. Nafiu tanimu says: I think i aggree partly and disaggree partly with this opinion. Reason being that the crisis of development isn’t only a ‘North’ phenomena but a Nigerian reality generally! The root of the crisis is largely the collapse of the social justice system which resulted from the decay of our moral system from it root! Halliru Abdullahi says: All these challenges come as a result of our bad attitudes towards Allah(SWT). If we change, we will definitely see the difference. Halliru, wake up and smell the roses man!!! Aren’t you tired of using the religion excuse to cover for obvious inadequacies and incompetencies???!!! mechi says: Wonderfully objective babs iwalewa says: Critical and dispassionate analysis oduna Arisi says: I think this is a thought provoking analysis but it must nevertheless be pointed out that the resources of the north or the much talked about groundnut pyramid alone never sustained the nation as mischieviously conceived by many a northerner,there was cocoa from the west ,palm oil from the east and the truth if my faculties serve me right is that 50 percent of the resources goes to the resource owners and of course agricultural production does not degrade the environment as much as oil production does.i think you guys need to hide your face in shame and accept the obvious fact that nigeria is a fraud ,the resources from oil is the only reason the hausa fulani still co inhabibits with the rest of us and the basis of our togetherness has to be renegotiated to stop the carnage that has become a recurring decimal in the life of this contraption kamaal aldeeny lawal says: what an insightful thought….what impressed me the most is the writer’s unbiasness, i always says this fact that our north, more especially our muslim hausa-fulani communities have been religiously and socio-culturally misguided by our so called scholars. The teaching that we r religiously superior compared to other northern muslims has been the genesis of our ill-mental perception to the outside world which in essence damage our social co-existance as well as unity and cohesion which @ long run doomed our development. We need to look back and do a deep-rooted pinpointing to clearly fish out the problem and correct it..it is possible but will take a long time but it worth paying thr price. We have to be optimist and enlight and educate our upcoming generation for a brighter future… Kunvala Kaka says: Am a christian from the northeast or I can say middle belt with fulani blood flowing in me. Nobody has to tell me I can feel it. The only lessons we can learn from this the youths is to be our brothers keeper. Our parents have failed us we should not shy away from the truth. We should be bold enough to stand for the truth cos at the end of the day we are still the ones this so called politicians are using. Nsikan Ntuk says: @K9, on point there! Enebeli Jonas says: I salute the courage and wits with which you have delivered this truth, I don’t believe northern Nigerians are lazy, but the northern politicians are myopic and very selfish, even I though I think nigerian political leaders of other regions are also that way. I used to love the photos of the groundnut pyramid. the fact that nigerians of every region are really pointing out our short comings means we can still afford the opportunity to do more, and by God’s grace we have better days ahead inspite as a nation inspite of our uninspiring present situation; I don’t think we need any SNC, we only need our governors to be responsible and creative and Nigerians will go back to work. Thanks for your comment. I agree, our governors simply need to sit up, be more responsible and alive to their duties. As it is right now, they act as they please simply because they have no incentives to do otherwise. With a better educated and informed citizenry however, and with a more vibrant civil society, people via organizations, NGOS etc we can put pressure on these governors and ensure that they perform their duties. That’s why we need a reawakening of sorts, we need to realize these are our problems and that the way out is to be less complacent and more proactive in demanding for better leadership: service delivery, transparency and accountability in governance Abdullahi says: Nothing to add but prayers for a well articulated write up. Heart warming Well,well said.Articulate.Some thn can and should be done abt it.But dats for our Northern brothers.All d rest of us can do is wait & watch,nd hope dis message is spread,nd wish our brothers well,nd keep running for our lives as Bok Haram rages on. One of the best piece I have read about our social and economic demise in the north. Thanks for this view. Muhammad Saddiq says: Way forward please You should know that there should be short term and long term solutions based on the complexity of the problems. Kabir Yahaya says: Mallam Ahmed.For way forward, please see below my comments in answer to Bashir: Thanks Bashir. Like I said, the starting point shall be the establishment of political parties that are rooted in the people of this country. Once we have this, and getting it is no rocket science, then we can be assured that some 60 to 70% of the people these parties would field for elections are those that come through the mill. Next is mass mobilization of the electorate to peacefully protect their votes at all levels; this has happened in a way in a number of states during the botched April 2nd 2011 National Assembly elections. Any leadership that emerge as a result of credible elections wil not be as contemptous to the electorate as a majority of the current crop of “elected” leaders are. Once you have credible leadership with patriotic commitment at all levels you can cut down the waste and corruption in government by about 20% in the first four years, give that leadership a second term by which time suffiecient safe guards are enshrined in the system through legislation, convention, rules and regulations etc., as has been done in Singapore, and it will be next to impossible to reverse their concrete achievements by any set of crooks that may subsequently take over. Shaibu Abubakar Ademu says: God shall revail all. Mohammad Yaman says: A fair assesment of the north. As a muslim northerner I believe the decline can only be halted when we become true to the tenets of the religion we follow and the nation we love. A good muslim is an asset to any community. Aliyu A. says: A good write up,we need to behave as Nigerians and shared our problems as Nigerians not as a different entities. This is the first time I have seen my Muslim brothers openly agreeing to and discussing progressively that there is indeed a problem, particularly that of a superiority complex amongst others. This is a sign of hope for my generation. I wish more people can embrace these views. The author did a great job considering the complex and complicated nature of the problem. Reading through comments above, I would suggest that for a way forward. We take the authors views and that of “Maduka above” and we have a number of concrete solutions to work with. The “Imam’s” and “Mullahs” must be made to contribute to the education of the girl child by preaching that it is okay for girls to be educated ( and boys as well). This article actually forms the basis for honest dialogue with the world. It is a realization of the self-inflicting nature of the plaguing problems in the North of Nigeria. Thank you. I agree with you, Maduka’s contributions are really practical, pragmatic and progressive. Education and attitudinal change enabled by mass awareness campaigns are the way forward clearly. For this to happen, there needs to be a dialogue as you noted, and dialogues just don’t materialize out of thin air. This is where the educated ones amongst us, youth groups, former public office holders, CSOs etc need to step in to ensure pressure is put in the right places that matter (those leaders again unfortunately!) so that we can have this proper dialogue of sorts, and then agree on the best means of implementing these solutions. nazif says: @zainabusman, no doubt education and factors outlined are key to solving the problem. However, whose responsibility is it? we all seem to shift it squarely on government as if we have no responsibly, especially when most of us are products of public schools and now take our children to private schools (nothing is wrong with that) If we can all consistently do little things a lot would no doubt be achieved, a simple effort we all can do is- whenever we are paying for private sch fee let us find time to contribute just a pencil and an exercise book ( N100 only) to those public schools, which today have alot more ex students than existing ones. Not only would no student in our public school buy a book or pencil all through his schooling life but teachers will be more serous and student will learn from early that drops of water indeed make the ocean. 1. Improve on Education: Gradually abolish the quota system of entry into Universities. It encourages indolence and fosters medicority. Gradually icrease the cut-off points of entry into Universities and encourage more Northerners to move out of the North in search of Education. 2. Try abolishing the almajiri syndrome. Let the children go to normal schools under their parents’ care and then get a community paid mallam who can teach them the tenets of Islam after school hours. the Southern Muslims do so. 3. Proper Doctrination. Not everything Western, American is bad!!! Not everything Arab originated is Islam or Good!!! 4. Demand more accountability from leaders. 5. Encourage familial ties. Let each family take care of its own 6. Not every non Muslim will be a bad leader and not every muslim will be a good leader. vote not based on etnicity but based on individual quality Thank you Bola!! The only thing I would like to add to your pragmatic solutions is that the almajiri system might not need to be abolished completely at one go. It could be a gradual process where it is either phased-out (as a friend suggested) or where the system is completely reformed and overhauled. The problem is not really the Almajiri system itself, but the fact that it hasn’t been reformed to adapt to changing situations and present times. Once long ago, it was this system that many went through to become scholars. I have heard of proposals for such submitted to state governors but there has obviously been little political will to implement them. ishak says: thanks to you bola. these are some of the way forward esp solutions 1-3 Congratulations to the young educated northerns who have the courage to analyse their present position in the scheme of affairs of our great nation. It is indeed true that the first pointer to change is an awareness of where you are and an inspirational dissatisfaction. Having got here I think you should form a forum to address the evils that have befallen the north. This is the right time to let ur voices and ideas be heard. As you say there is a leadership vacuum pls don’t allow Boko Haram to fill this vacuum. Let your voiced be heard thru the length and breadth of our great nation, form alliances in the other regions who will help to broadcast your views and use all d mediums available to sell ur stories including the newspapers. BBC africa has a huge followership in the north use it to your advantage. Expose ur leaders for who they are, you must also be willing to meet the physical needs of your pple thru soup kitchens etc for that’s what these pple do to win them over. Good luck or shld I rather say best wishes LOTOSTEVE says: In fact the objectivity of this write-up is highly commendable, it shows a wealth of professionalism. IT is a fact that illiteracy in northern Nigeria is at the high side; it is a fact that the song of superiority complex(religion) is sung there in the north; it is a fact that vibrant industries are continually passing on to their eternal glories; it is clearly evident that northern leaders are all ‘cheats’ – what exactly have they left as legacy for their followers? its time to rise up and re-start. zuhairdeconstructed says: I was going to hit on this same issue on my blog; as a non-muslim however, I thought to respect myself and allow a hausa/fulani and a muslim @ that to come to this realisation. I will say this though, you are wrong about the Boko Haram attacks. More Christians have lost their lives to these attacks than muslims. And as we speak,more christians are dying. I remember when the issue of Al-mustapha’s death sentence hit the news… My hausa/fulani-muslim friends were all over facebook and blackberry. One of them even proclaimed that “there will be war”. What was most ridiculous was that 99.9% of them in true hausa tradition,didn’t know what court tried almustapha and what he was on trial for. This is the hausa north I have grown up with. Surely,while u all turned a blind eye to the killings in Jos, did u think it won’t come back to bite? In my own village, a hausa girl (whom I’m sure is a settler) spat @ me and called me an infidel. In the time of my parents, a christian with all the qualifications will be put below a muslim with a secondary school leaving certificate. The world can no longer accept mediocrity and that,my dear is what the north has been delivering even before independence. RESEARCH IT!!! I’m a muslim my brother and i agree with u 100%, it is sad and when i read abt such attitudes i feel sad and ashamed, our system and values have been eroded by hatred for our neighbours, i once got into a fight with friends cuz i said our major problem in the North was tht we looked down on other tribes in the north, had a big fight in the middle of the night but it is a fact. i look at my christian northern friends and wonder if they’ll ever believe tht i truly care abt them. Reading this i’m trying to hold my tears, cuz i’m angry, sad and also very ashamed. suleiman says: An extensive write-up that needs no sequel. Zainab has covered all aspects of contention relating to the wide range of issues troubling this region. A very good piece, articulate and un-biased, well done. As the problems have been clearly spelt out and brought to light, the next step and most important at that is to seek our ‘Turning point’ of sorts. As the review has prescribed, the leadership in the North has failed, the people despise them n a wide bridge of mistrust between the people and this ruling class has been wedged firm. My suggestion would be that the youth groups and civil coalitions must rise above the stance of distant critics into core pressure groups and progressive institutions to empower a new generation of vibrant intellectuals and career professionals within the region to drive this part of Nigeria back to its celebrated level. And, as the young generation vastly affected by the situation of today we all must come together and give our own quota. Ponfa Ndam says: On point Bulls eye Authentic says: A beautiful peace. I so much agree with the writer on almost all the points raised. I strongly believe investing in quality education…education and education should be the first step in getting the North back on track. Followed by Agriculture.We need to get our Agriculture back to the glory days. It is not going to be easy but there are sacrifices worth making. I hope we wont just t read this peace and live it right there without appreciating the points raised and work towards changing the North for the better. May God help us. Zainab keep it up. Chygoz05 says: If i were to score this piece as an examiner, i would rather prefer to design the page(s) with big question marks for obvious reasons. Firstly, the writer failed to strike the necessary balance in such a way that an enemy of the Nothern Protectorate can borrow this same piece (hook, line and sinker) to launch a heavy attack on the North. It is simply about changing the topic to ‘THE RISE AND FALL OF NORTHERN NIGERIA’ and this supposedly well articulated piece will automatically assume a negative inclination. Put differently, religion, over the years, has been the bane of the entirety of happenings around the north. Boko Haram members and their co-travellers are all muslims. They are sensitized in Islamic Schools; but i’m compelled to believe the Islamic teachings they receive are full of murdered truths such that they attritube their victory of every successful bombardment to Allah (SWT), {in the parlance of Muslims}. Against this backdrop, solutions are not far fetched. Concentration should be on awareness of campaigns and rigorous propagation of Islam to be the religion of peace as professed. I’m concerned about the Nigerian state but the writer was biased and concentrated on the North alone. Zainab, with all due respect, you should equally have the interest of other Nigerians at heart. This challenge in the North is all encompassing. I rest my case. This is a truthful piece.its been long that the true diminishing position of the north has been put in print.Leadership gap cuts across the country but the only saving grace the South-West especially Yoruba’s has is education which has eluded the northern part of the country.Education is a priority in the South west,while it is not so in the North.Only an educated youthful populace can challenge the status quo of a malfunctional,mal-administration government in power through positive criticism and not harms as in the case of BH.The dent that BH has painted on the north is huge and will take a long time to wipe out in the near future.Northern leaders intentionally refuse to educate their citizens so as to avoid challenge owing to self awareness.Religion is another factor that is militating such development through unscripted superiority belief over another religion.During my NYSC in Sokoto State,as much as we pray the afternoon prayer together daily before close of work,i was still regarded as an outcast because am a Yoruba muslim.The need to continually raise new crop of leaders that will redefine the Northern future and bring about the peace we all yearn for can not be overemphasised.There is need to change the social belief of the northern youth.Only the educated literate can liberate the uneducated illiterate. Mr Felix says: Reading through this piece clearly shows that the problem bedeviling the nation is one and the same regardless of the region- bad leadership. The only part(s) of the article I don’t particularly agree with is the issue of sourcing for a new set of leaders that will get all these problems solved – the solution lies in all of us. The same bad leaders that have run this nation aground abound in every region and they have become so powerful and immovable that it will require the effort of all to kick them out. For the northern Nigeria though, quality education remains one area it has to continuously invest in to be able to meet up with the rest of the country. abdulkatung says: What is good for the goose,they say,is likewise good for the gander! Y complain about the western media when the muslim north also takes uses of its control of d media in the north against the christian north. Don’t complain o! We aint seen nothing! He who wants justice…………..! Ali ne ya gan Ali! Allah ya taimake mu yaraba Nigeria da munafuncin bahaushe, bayarabe da nyamari! So much has been said abt the beauty and objectivity of this right up, Kudos Zainab. One solution by comment 44, yes there is need for massive reeducation of d youth abt religion, governance and productivity. While that is going on, d need for credible and honest leadership comes in. i have been opportuned to be part of a group of young northerners both christian and muslim during d recent occupynigeria protest and cuz of tht we are really trying hard to bridge that gap btwn christians and muslims in Kaduna, also National Youth Forum is also organising a seminar on peace initiative, it is not an impossible task but a difficult one. years of hatred, killings and discrimination will take some time to eradicate, but we will not give up. this has to be replicated across the whole north, yes it is biased but with d north in flames we really can’t help d rest of Nigeria, and if we try it will still be recieved with suspicion and derision. everytime i read an article, comment, tweet or see an insult abt the north, i blame it solely on our present and past leadership, which includes religious and secular leaders. our emirs and district heads r among d biggest culprits not cuz of anything they hav done but cuz they r closest to d pple, if we want to solve our problems we need to leave these pages and go to d pple and show them we r honest, sincere and ready to build a society that is one, tht does not discriminate nd does not kill just cuz u come from a dif tribe, religion, or sect, and our religious leaders should be held responsible for their wild and unproven allegations, as well as harmful and destructive sermons!!! We hav cowards and greedy pple in our leadership who would rather keep quiet and steal than do what is right and stand up for justice, equity, fairness and tolerance!!! Its me says: If we do not stert killing these politicians northen blood sucker including some old militries and chiefs we will continue end up killing ourslves they cant change ever. Jalingo Abdullahi Yakubu says: I weep for the Hausa Fulani races. It’s a pitty, I don’t think we will ever forgive our so called leaders. Allah ya isa. yusuf Lawal says: Allah Ya isa BARAU says: ONE POINT STRUCK ME IN YOUR WELL-WRITTEN ARTICLE. THE HITHERTO, PEACEFUL AND UNITED NORTH THAT SEEMS TO BE GONE. TRULY, A LOT OF MINORITIES IN THE NORTH (ESPECIALLY CHRISTIANS) SEE THEMSELVES MORE AS THE “SOUTHERNERS” OF THE NORTH-A KINSHIP WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS FROM OTHER GEO-POLITICAL ZONES. Are the Christians in the so-called North as Minority as we present them? I would rather prefer the usage of other ethnic groups in the Mid-Belt. But there are Christians in the North-East and North-West, and that is certainly not the Middle Belt. As you can see, I used the word “minority” in quote for obvious reasons. Habimus says: Your point proved. Just wanted to draw the attention of some of the respondents to your article. Cheers Zainab! chinedu says: If we tell ourselves the truth surely we shall survive, but when lie even ourselve then fall we must, heavily shall we wale says: Nice write up, though am quite challenged by the superiority complex bit. Contrary to what you wrote, i know the Yorubas dont see northerners as being superior, i have never known a superior northern era. I have always wondered about the nomads in the north and felt they needed help. Anyways, back to the real issue, the leadership deficiencies; i wonder why nobody has yet proferred any meaningful solution to the lack of uneducation in the north. Why cant we just send them to school and feed the almajiris three times daily for 20 years. THAT WILL SOLVE 60% ALL THE PROBLEMS. Lets stop speaking grammar and just do something. Wale, Very typical for you to try to impose Yoruba superiority. I did not see anything in Zainab’s write-up to suggest that Yorubas consider Northerners as superior. What I understand from the write-up is that Northerners consider themselves as superior. These are two different things and your attempt at putting words into her mouth is just a ploy to start a useless argument here. Unless of course you mean to tell us that you do not understand English. Am sure he dint understand the write-up, or he is pointless person and yet he cant keep his mouth short. Very useless post Wale, this is a very useless comment from you. Olufunso Omodele says: You are right on top with your analysis xyneon says: This is a very nice write-up, the contributions are wonderful…..i believe we can go further by publishing this in the nigerian newspapers, where there is more publicity, from there orgarnise a conference for the youths from all tribes, it can develop to something great…one of d contributors talked about bbc africa[hausa] thats a great channel to communicate this issue to the youths, even some of these mallams have radio and listen to news. It shows they have interest in knowing the right information. The media may be the best tool we can use to turn things around. I still believe its possible! Comrade Sheriff E.E.Zadok says: I salute d courage of d writer of dis wonderful e-pin background of d northern leaders viz those who had ruled d country in d past from d region.D truth is dat they ve failed their people from d north via how uncaring they ve subjected their people into so as to continue to use dem as a result,d emergence of dis so called Boko Haram Sect dat is causing serious economic retardness of d region in d recent past.How I wish our youths from dis part of d country could wake up and ve a re-think vis-a-vis how best to re-position and take their destiny in their hands while ensuring they do away with dis monster called Boko Haram which if left,would unmake,doom and return d region to a perpectual poverty zone.God bless us. Thks.From D Country Rep,All West Africa Students’ Union(AWASU)08036907273. Thank you Zainab May Allah bless you amen Nehe says: The earlier we start telling ourselves the truth, the better. A very nice piece well articulated I must confess am indeed very happy bcos nigeria has a future and even the North for a Northerner to say something like this speaks volume. The way forward 1. Compulsory and free Education for all northerners I.e Akwa Ibom and Imo State 2.Abolishment of Almajiris scheme 3.Northern Govs to invest massively in Agriculture 4.Preaching peace to the Northern Youth not to law into hands at slightest provocation and should not deceived by 7 seven virgin thing. We need to keep this country this our own country. God bless Nigeria!!! Zee, your article is critism of the northern elites like the southern counterpart is highly commendable. However the southern elites tactically encouraged their people to work harder and independent minded the northern believed in ‘a big tree in a forest’ encouraging beggarly and docile citizenry. Besides, they also believed ‘yamiri’ people of southern nigeria are inferior and they must provide leadership for even when such had been tested and found wanting. Such feeling of superiorty complex of one ethnic group over others is not taking kindly by any group in the 21st century. Nigeria is experiencing leadership problem. Opeyemi Agbaje says: A candid self critique here. We need more of this not just in the North, but everywhere in Nigeria. chukwunonye says: I beg to differ on the point that more muslims have lost their lives in this bombings. This is a point that you should push to those that did not grow up in the North. As to the fact that its under-development might have been caused by ‘ITS PAST LEADERS’ why bomb and kill ordinary church gowers? I have good muslim friends that I grew up with and learned how to keep the PEACE, from them. So looking @ the spate of recent happenings, I can deduce to you that the problem of the North, came up through infiltration of the North by neighbouring countries whom now claim to be Nigerian and go along confusing you Northerners and setting up the Northern muslim for a duel against his christian country man. Let me make this clear to Northern muslims- if ever Nigeria disintegrate, then will you seek to purge out the settlers amongst you, then will you encounter a bigger problem and wished you were wiser. Zainab, thank you so much, I had posted something similar on FB, but not as comprehensive and well written. Acknowledging a problem is solving it half way. I’m from Borno, and have seen up close the destruction, chaos and mayhem caused by illiteracy, extremism, poverty,greed and corruption. What a great job here! I just feel this is a timely piece for the entire country although, I share your view that northern Nigeria is more at the edge/ precipice of the terminal decline of transformational leadership. I wish the north well in the quest to address this urgent situation while I hope the rest of us will take a cue from this. Thumbs up Zainab I grew up in the north. So I understand the psyche of the people. Wonderful to be with. The truth is the have had their chances but it was poorly utilized. There is too much allegiance to religion and their leaders have used it negatively. It has always being a dooms day in the waiting. I recall fifteen years ago I told my friends in kaduna that the sufferings of people in recent years will eventually get to the north. For several reasons. Viz: bigotry, parochial approach to nationalism. Too believe in wealth that is not accounted for.(Allah ya ba shi ) blind worship of self leaders. Ignorance. Perpetuated by the leaders. And the erronous believe that holding on to poor is the eldorado. And the refusal of the rich to invest in education, human capital or companies. In place of charities for future electoral votes. Bunmi Idowu-Kuola says: What an awesome article. Painfully true and pragmatic. I think the problems you have outlined do not only affect the norh but the whole of Nigeria. As a fellow Nigerian from the south-west with mixed yoruba / Ibo blood, i see the same problems everywhere in the country. We need a complete social re-engineering in Nigeria so that politics can be seen as a way of serving the people and bringing the fruits of democracy to the common man instead of a means of amassing illicit fortunes. We need to educate to heavily invest in educating our people so that poor leaderhip can be heavily challenged and held accountable through the democratc process. Then and only then can we have the credible and competent calibre of leadership that we need to be able to move forward socio-economically. oluwatoyin vincent adepoju says: Wonderful-both essay and comments adly says: ”that the people of Northern Nigeria, especially the (in)famous “dominant” group, the Hausa-Fulanis seem to be in terminal decline.” Thank you for being bold to own up, and this is your own personal salvation. Only truth can save you, a nation and civilization. Religion can not do these. And substitute all your analysis in one word: ”hate” and you know that not only has the north reached ”terminal decline”, but has also become a Frankenstein to itself and to other groups, as it has been, principally due to its vitriolic ”hate” to others. It was its hate and contempt to others, backed up with past utterances and speeches that everyone of other regions will eternally hate the northerners as long as the time Nigeria remains as ONE…and even in disintegration, this will continue….people can forgive, but not forget..especially manifest hate backed up with certain speeches and utterances of the past ”leaders”….If there is any lesson Nigeria teaches me, it is only about the beauty of nature presented to man, of which man has inflicted damage to and destroyed by ”hate”, hiding under religion to do evil and this stigma will eternally follow the northerners, as they have proven to not only Nigerians but to the outside world that there is structural deficiency in Islam – the psychology of every other groups in Nigeria about the northerners has wrapped up as a society that will self-destruct, due to arrows it throws to others who are peaceful and blameless, and nature has a way of throwing back these kinds of arrows to their origins…. ”While the deficit of transformational leadership is not exclusively a Northern phenomenon, it is more magnified in the North.” I think northern culture sustain this and it will remain forever, because the culture sustain idleness and lack of self-responsibility….in which parents abandon their children…youths believe in government patronage than self-reliance, people sleep in Mosques than think/do business… ”This economic decline has been accelerated by the Boko Haram insurgency, thanks to which the holy grail of foreign investments will now become ever so elusive.” As someone cobwebbed in Nigeria, I had plans to visit Kano before, but the reality of today has placed a mental chasm around my psychology that there are certain no-go areas in ONE NIGERIA…I think I’m not alone in this thinking….I think some of the friends of the north from Saudi Arabia can ”invest” in the north…treachery is not sustainable…not matter how many years it is projected….it will collapse and affect those who project it.. ”Lastly is the all-out media war and propaganda against the North.” Perhaps because you found yourself born in the north, you will perceive issues as like this. Is there any media war and propaganda? These are real and these are things sustained over the years through treachery, but like things done this way, they continued to slip off the hands of those who ”build” them, but fear would not allow them to own up and acknowledge wrong doing or seek redress…. Chuka says: A very good article I must say. You simply said it all. The problem now is how to get an average notherner understand this b’cos most of the people that can read this already have an idea of these facts…. Somebody is using his/her money to sponsor the BH, why not use that money to start up a business that can employ people? Arms and ammunitions and drugs are not cheap and can’t be purchased by ordinary man. The BH activities, if not checked, will draw back our region to a very large extent which will take decade of recovery. I recommend that we start re-orientating our youths. We can start by organising seminars in the universities, secondary schools and other higher institutions. These crop of leaders are interested in themselves only and not our well fair. Let’s tell them the truth which is that the leaders from the north are our problems and not the southerners living in the north as they have always made us believe. Chuka When you say, an average northerner, what do you mean? If i may ask. who is a northerner? Alhaji Abdulhakeem Abiola says: I wish concerned elites will put heads together to examine this critical espouse. But even as d sell out of 2011 has done incalculable damage to d collective physique of d North, all other sections had their share of neglect from our heartless leaders! Kamal says: Zainab i have agreed to some of d things u said but not all. I strongly disagree with u when u said d hausa/fulani look down on oda tribes n ethnics in d same region. Tribalism n ethnicity is not our problem in d north bcoz u will not see a hausa man fightin with kanuri or kanuri fightin wit nupe etc like it happens in d south. D hausa and fulani pple naturally have hospitality n dey r never tribalist may be u can say dey are extremist when it comes to religion. And there is need for u to explain to d southerners dat its not every muslim in north dat is hausa/fulani. Our main problem in d north is corruption n bad leadership our past leaders have failed us. Dere is a serious need to solve d case of boko haram now which is destroyin our region dats our immediate problem now coz we are d once sufferin but d media is not being faithfull like u said. Nasir Badamasi says: This is sad bt true. I weep 4 my country, n I weep 4 my region. Aliyu Muhammad Saifuddeen says: Succintly and aptly put. adugh orduen says: Amina, your write up was very great, my contribution is though I am from the middle belt but I schooled and have lived in the North. Until the Northerm Politician and business men go back to telling the truth many have join others in telling lies to accomulate wealth. My father use to tell me the most trusted person to do bisiness with is Hausa ~ Fulani man but most of those things have changed, until we go back to the basis, truth and standing by the truth, many nations will keep playing over our inteligence. But its a good and truth you have written. Niechai says: You are right Zainab, at the rate the North is going , we will become an ancient civilisation if we don’t tell ourselves the truth. No Tribe is born to rule. The way to economic prosperity is through hard work. We cannot continue to depend on crude oil fuelled government allocations to survive. Truth be told, what has the North contributed to the nation in terms of resources in the past 20yrs? Have you ever wondered what will happen if/when the oil dries up? I am a Northerner and I have experienced the animosity southerners feel towards everything Northern. If our parents have failed, we have no excuse to carry that failure to the next generation. Thought provoking piece Zainab. JANUS says: I dove my hat for this piece; zainab your explicit and simplistic presentation of the quagmire that seem to overwhelm the “North” (Other parts of the country are not immune either) deserves commendation. Nevertheless, my mind is drawn to the recent Northern Conference and the passion with which our “Leaders” (Selected and not Elected) eloquently outlayed the problem of the region; I must have being naïve to have thought it would have provoked a blueprint for the region to lift us from the doldrums of bedeviling socio-political rot; Indeed we are bereaft of Good Leaders. My gaze is thus cast to the foreseeable future and the gloom that looms on the horizon if we fail to nip these problems soon: 1. We need to urgently re-orient the entire populace on the need for proper education; this task is the responsibity of all stakeholders (religious, political etc ). 2. The era of the anointed candidate by our traditional leaders should stop; we the people should choose our leaders; then accountability and transparency will begin to count. 3. A state of emergency should be declared on agriculture; to revive our pride and reposition us economically as a people. 4. We should have a total overhaul of our value system whose core should be towards unbiased integration. The fire has being kindled, let’s not watch it wane. U talk about hatred in d north but ur comment here proves more hatred arrogance n ignorance. Wat do u know about d northern culture? Wat do u mean islam have structural deficiency? Am very sure ur an IGBO man coz u pple never like nigeria and have been shoutin division since 1967. Why are u talkin as if u dont have more problems to solve in ur own region? U said d hatred will continue even after division ryt? But am very sure even if nigeria is divided u pple will continue killing each oda over land and petroleum resources dat u think it was planted by ur ancestors. Get a life chinade says: An excellent piece . The issue of Almajiri is the bane of our problems in the north. Our politicians use them to try to achieve their selfish motives.The boko haram also capitalize on their (almajiris) ignorance to brain wash them into committing all sorts of crimes in the name islam. In my opinion, it is the greatest problem we have. Just as one of the commentators quite rightly said,” the issue of polygamy in the north should be addressed”. It is NOT allowed in islam for a man to marry more than one wife if he cannot shoulder their responsibilities, contrary to the belief that marrying more than one wife brings one out of his poverty stricken life; absolute ignorance! Our people especially those from the rural areas need to be properly educated on such delicate issues, perhaps fewer almajiris will be seen on our streets. bamikola adjaryieso says: ]]- @Zainabusman]- This write-up in your “mirror-reflection” hath said it to all…! And some of the truth hath thus been spoken…as regards the situation in the “North”..! Let for once say: the “North” has NOT problem; IT is Problem that SEEMs to have the North in Its “BAG” stored in a CAGE. And until the “North” Gets OUT of that “BAG” and the Cage; Nothing is going to CHANGE…! The Former NORTHERN NIGERIA as still defined by the old British colonial boundaries, now has over 30 universities; Primary Education has been FREE in the North as is in the rest of the country since Pres Shagari Administration 30years ago…! And the schools products of that free-education-opportunity must be in millions in the North; 20years in public service after university. My point is: What have they been doing in the North since graduation…?? My point is: It is the “EDUCATED NORTHERNERS” that MUST be held respossible for the Problems[if any] in the “Hypothetical North”..! Nice write-up.I pray more like mind pple like u crops up,d north will regain it’s lost glory where nothing like religious intolerance exist.I wish u well in ur quest. Nice write-up Zainab, this is splendid. I also agree with some of the comments that explains that this concern is a general thing and can be seem in other regions with varying degrees. I will suggest a few recommendation. 1. All public office holders must have their children using public institutions like public schools(pry, sec and university), public (general) hospitals etc. 2. Representatives (senators & reps) must have there offices in their zones and commute for meeting from there except on occasions where they need to spend more days at the capital for sessions. 3. Remove constituency allowance from senators and reps. They have no business running projects in their zones. Their job is to make enabling laws. 4. All public office holders shd be made to visit ICPC or EFCC after service for review of their resources and stewardship. 5. Engage the traditional rulers and influential religious leaders in communities to achieve educational and local health initiative using independent and credible organisations. Hope this adds well to the discussion. olalekan olowu says: This writter has hit the Bulls eye it is left for the Northern oligarcy to do what right. To delay is dangerous. Adamu Adamu says: It seemed all are mere centripetal or centrifugal out pours ; why going round and round without proffering a single solution to the menace? it will just end up for the records that an articulated article was written to sensitize or conscientized the Northern elements. But as you opined that Northern people are but in a terminal decline….then who will bail the cat? Thanks for your comment and observation. You are right, I didn’t proffer a single solution to our problems and indeed, I didn’t set out to do that at all. The article is just an expression of my frustration and despair over what I perceive to be a crumbling of the very foundation of my identity. I don’t have the answers, I alone do not have the solutions. But one thing I know that would serve as a step forward, and as I noted in the article is the need for a massive re-awakening, a need for us to tackle our problems head on. That can only happen when there is a collective acknowledgement of these problems and a collective, concerted and wholistic approach towards addressing them. For one thing, I am tremendously happy with people’s reactions to this piece which I didn’t at all expect for what I consider to be my personal lamentation on the sorry state of things. I am also glad that apparently, many people overwhelmingly share the same sentiments. That’s a start. And people here have been making wonderful contributions and suggestions on the way forward. The onus now lies on whether we would be able to galvanize ourselves and apply pressure in the right places in order to have a meaningful and collective dialogue which would fashion out the steps to be taken and how they would be adopted. Zanaib I appreciate your truthful writeup. However, in finding solution, massive investment into both Islamic and western education by northern govs should be your ( I mean the youths) agitation, even if you need to form a pressure group for this purpose. Western education must be made compulsory, particularly at the primary level. Western education or appropriate education? Uchman, you hit on a very sensitive and controversial point : “Western education or appropriate education?”. Could you elaborate, please? as I settle to read this impressive article from a small but concentrated Hausa community somewhere in an abuja suburb, my attention was attracted by a hausa young man who reliefed his nostrils of congestion by noisily blowing it, I was perplexed to see him freely bending down to pick a litter from the ground to wipe his nose. My mind immediately went to the inapproprite education that has become a house hold name for northern citizens of this country. The question now is, how many of our past northern leaders who enriched their pockets with stolen govt funds have that innitiative of establishing private education facilities for their people like their fellow compatriots of the south, east and west? Amongst privately owned universities in Nigeria, how many do we have in the north? Where are these past leaders? Will they hear my voice so they can retrace their steps if possible? The problem as I percieve it is inappropriate education which must hit the ground now and run. In whatever we do or say however, let us not forget to preach peace. One Nigeria. God Bless Augustine Ogaba says: An objective self examination. Hope “Born to rules” share your dispassionate view. Allah ya taimake mu, Amin. Joseph john says: Let us pray, the main player had harding there heart……no access to…. Nanawealth says: Wow!!! Honestly I keep on seeing it as the resposibility of our religious leader to carry upon themselves bcos the so called “northern” doesn’t respect his leader again as he respects d clergy men!!! Reason why I said so is bcos most of d clergy men say things dey don’t suppose to say but if they say words of encouragement dat will build up the society then we will be better people!!!! Igbotic says: I for one wondered why my Hausa friends where silent on the issues. The silence made the perception of the north worse. Thank u for breaking the silence. Idris says: A well thought out peice zainab. But this superiority complex thing. Might be about Hausa-Fulani on a national scale but others major ethnic groups also have it. As a minority from Kwara State, we live under oppression and so called fake superiority complex of the Yorubas. This is the case in all parts of Nigeria. A wonderful piece though. Thanks for this observation “The leaders are seen to have enriched themselves and their cronies while using an adept mixture of religion and ethnicity to keep people subjugated in the shackles of illiteracy, ignorance, poverty, and misery.” My thumbs are up for Zainab because the above is as true as sincerity. Religion, is uncontestably used as a vehicle to unjustly convey the innocent northerners to a seeming unreturned journey so that the minority Monarchs/Leaders would keep sitting on a personally and selfishly made unreachable seat by the poor majority masses. How I wish that this objective and from the heart piece of a concerned through and through Northerner (Zainab), will be read by the few priviledged educated Northerners who have objective (positive) intention not only for the North but Nigeria? God, please save the future of the innocent young northerners that we may progress in place of retrogression. Ibrahim Uba says: I never thought anyone could read my thoughts untill I read this article. Thank you so much Zainab $ May God bless you. Please $ Please try and publish this article on a wider coverage media so that the awareness which is most important @ dis stage could reach as many audience as possible! May Gold help us. Thank you once again Zainab. Thank you so much Zainab $ God bless u. I neaver thought sum1 could read my thoughts untill I read this article. Please pass it on 2 more braoder channels so that the awareness which is critical @ dis stage can get 2 as many audience as possible. Thanks 1ce again. This is the first time I am reading this blog. I find the discussion interesting, as well as the replies. Agreed, we have a problem in the north. How do we solve it? The seed of these problems was sown by the colonial govt which de-emphasized western education for the north because it may turn out to be a detriment to indirect rule. In fact our problem was created by indirect rule!! How do we solve it? We should abolish the almajiri system entirely. The politicians ruling us should be made accountable or else they face mass action (post election violence is an example). Quality education to all men or women must be enthrone. Our govts should provide basic amenities such water and electricity (we have not seen electricity in my hotoro area of kano for sumtime now, imagine!). Irrigation is very important, etc Suraj Oyewale says: Second article I’m reading from you, Zainab. First one last year in Daily Trust, after which I sent you an email but you didn’t reply. A feel your pain, your lamentation, your concern. A lot is wrong in the North today, and northerners of our generation don’t appear to see it. All the concerns you raised are very valid. I have always said it, let northerners invest in education and reform their religious institutions(I’m not saying you should drift from Islam) – that will automatically reflect in mindset and attitude, and with proper mindset, a lot of good will follow. But this is not to say others regions don’t have its problems. This is perhaps the most intellect-driven platform for home-truth by young northerners I have ever come across. Who knows, the transformation can start from here. Thank you for your comment. Please accept my apologies for not responding to your email, I thought I did. Zainab, Thank you very much for this piece. One of the most under-estimated steps is the fundamental basic of the society which is the family. Most families are in a state of despair, thanks to poverty. Parents need to be more responsible so that kids could have a meaningful upbringing. You don’t expect a kid exposed at age 6 begging around the streets not to fall into some bad company later in life. A system should be in place to check family activities where parents/guardian are fully responsible for their young ones. Education is a vital point and the north that claim to be Islamic is nothing without education, In fact they can’t be seen in the light of Islam if they don’t have education because even in the quran, (1) The first world reveal to the prophet (may peace be upon him) was Iqra which means read/recite. (2) The word “Allah” appeared most in the quran followed by the word “ilm” which means knowledge, these should be motivation for people who claim to be Muslims. To achieve sound education, good schools should be made available/affordable if possible free to all kids at-least till the end of secondary schools and most importantly all schools should be monitored to know what students are being taught too so that they wont come out soiling name of Islam. Another point is development, agriculture is something Nigerians have underestimated these days because of oil. the lands are still there and it is a high employer of labor. I believe that if agriculture is taken very seriously, its just a matter of time, the business men will come calling. You have to lure them with potentials and I believe the profit makers will come rushing and everyone will eventually laugh last. Once again, Thank you very much for this piece, I believe self criticism is a way to better ourselves. May Allah bless you. In a long long while, i have not seen a well thought out, frank and straight to point article on the predicaments of the north. power is hurting and hunting the north at the moment and we don’t know where this road leads to except self destruction; however i am still of the opinion that northern elites particularly the ex military leaders and their other high profiled ex service men are not doing enough to curtail the activities of boko haram which their inactions or actions in the past help create in one way or the other. Does it mean that they cannot work out a modality to salvage the situation? i am at a great loss here. I remember Chief Awoniyi who lived and died for northern interest always spoke of a day like this while defending his ‘rabid’ defence of the Arewa. It is a pity we allowed ourselves into this. Emmanuel Usman Bassi says: Fantastic and analytical piece. Akefo MA says: Zainab, Excellent piece. I can not thank you so much. If only I had the technology to clone some of the beautiful minds on here and elixirate the rest of Nigeria. However we will keep educating our generation so as not to live in total jeopardy.” Allah ja zamani” and God bless you. isiguzo E A says: Good analysis,but biased coclusion that the North is being victimized by the rest of Nigeria. One of the problems with the North is that they are not used to following but leading.but Nigeria is no longer 10yrs old or 25 yrs old she has grown old.it belongs to all of us and not the North alone.the North should learn to accept this fact and embrace the rest as BROTHERS,and wish the Nation the best at all times irrespective of its source abubakar says: The solution is education, education and education, The word Boko originated from the name Book, During colonialism, the white man came to Emir of Kano and told him that the colonial administration will open school to teach the natives, the whiteman gave the Emir a book, Emir said is it from this (book) you will teach our children? the white man said yes, then the Emir said if you called this Book in your Language, we will call what you will teach our children BOKO. During those days, we are taught islam on a piece of smooth wood which we call ALLO ( ). We memorise the Holy Quran on this soft wood, one will never have access to the HolyQuran (the book is available but to only highly learned Scholars). Gradually we start calling islamic studies as Karatun Allo( those who read from the soft wood), while those who are studying in the school run by the colonial administrators are those reading Boko. The colonial administrators are christians, while we are muslims, in some cases they try to convert muslims to christianity, this made many parents to be suspicous of taking thier children to colonial schools. The mistake we made was separating the two, since Quran is a Book, we shouldnt have named them differently. This differentiation made us to embrace one and reject the other.In the western Nigeria, the yorubas where less cautious in contact with whitemen, many yoruba muslims revert to chriatianity, such cases are very very rare or doesnt exist among Hausa/Fulani. However because of ignorance of the islamic Knowledge, some Fulani herdmen revert to christianity. Let me refer back to issue of education, the average Hausa man despite his modern education doesnt care if his children attempt to emulate him, he only pamper them with luxuries, and we do not give scholarships to children from poor families. If you compare Barewa College Zaria and Kings College Lagos, you will cry for the northen child, Barewa College has been totally neglected by the old boys and Kaduna State Government, is it the same thing with Kings College Lagos? As I said at the begining, the solutions lies in educating the northener, certainly, we are in decline but definitely NOT TERMINAL DECLINE. El-rufai what is your comment? dage says: Brilliant write up! You spoke my mind. We northerners either reform or perish (I couldn’t think of a nicer word to convey a similar meaning). Its open season on us northerners. We must resist the temptation of being overtly defensive and ultimately misread the situation. But that should only make us more determined to rise from the ashes of our past. Its in our interest and Nigeria’s that we change our circumstances. The time is short. akpos ebinum says: Beautiful piece,well thought out!I hope people like Sanusi Lamido Sanusi whom you made reference to in the article get to read this and compare with his interview in the Financial Times.I spent most of my early life in Northern Nigeria,and I feel sad that the region is being defined by the Boko haram scourge at the moment.That being said,I also look foward to my generation defining ourselves first as Nigerians before Northerners or easterners or whatever.Honestly,I’m scared that I’m being too optimistic. First and foremost, I am a Nigerian, a true Nigerian at that. By emphasising on being a true Nigerian, stems from the fact that I have lived on almost every part of the major ethnic groups and I have taken my time to understand a bit of the people’s mentality. This was possible because I tried to view issues from their viewpoint. No view is wrong, the view point might be wrong but what’s seen can’t be wrong. I am from the Eastern part of Nigeria and that makes me an Igbo man who’s secondary education was in the Middle Belt Kogi State to be precise (FGCU). My NYSC was in Katsina (I’ve lived in more places), in order to ensure I do not sacrifice brevity for clarity, I’d go ahead to make my point as not many have the time and patience to swim through a verbose comment. I am impressed at the way Zainab has chosen her premise to present a seemingly unbiased truth about the North. To that I do applaud you. This is a well thought piece of a write up that would give the Northerners a good kick on their backside. Now, my diagnosis of your piece. Am I write to believe that you are presenting the North as the victim? Would I still be right to believe you are distancing the North from the activities of Boko Haram? Your piece seems to be mourning that the North is losing it’s superiority instead of rejoicing in the fact that the North is now waking up to the reality that what they had been clinging unto is a dead and dried straw. If my assumptions are wrong, then it might be my wrong assimilation and digestion of your piece. You made mention of the groundnut pyramids and how the North fed the nation before the discovery of oil. Did you try saying how much resource control on the groundnut pyramids the North had at that time and how much the oil states are begging for now? I am pretty sure that would have meant digression from the route of your piece. You were right to draw analogy from other Islamic countries to come to the conclusion that it’s not religion which I can’t agree more with, but the average Hausa-Fulani Muslim youth have not read and understood the Holy Book in the way it was meant to be understood. This is the avenue the greedy rich politicians explore to cause ruthless and heinous inhuman criminal acts. They buy whoever to misinterpret the situation and find a way of concatenating it to religion which would now attract reaction. I can not say for precision if it’s religious or cultural teaching that the shedding of blood of one who’s not of the same religious belief or cultural extract is not a crime. Maybe you can help me out on this little confusion. Someone advised the North to learn from the Igbos, it might come off as derogatory, but in all honesty, the North should learn from the Igbos. After the civil war, no matter how much any Igbo man had, all was taken away from him and each man was given N20 (twenty naira) to start life with, and this was after changing the currency. So the richest Igbo man after the war started with N20. Today not much difference would be seen between the Igbos and other ethnic groups who had the financial strength. The Igbo man wrestled his destiny with shear determination. I guess it was this that leads people to make comments about Igbos and money. You can not blame the Igbo man in his pursuit of money, it was the only way we have the seemingly little relevance we seem to have at present. Today, every trouble in Nigeria always demands the blood of the Igbos for appeasement. Igbos are not the best, we have our own problems too. I only used the survival instinct as an analogy not that every other ethnic group should accept nudity and follow the Igbos in toto. Finally, if the North (or Hausa-Fulani whichever suits) has really woken up to the fact that they are just stakeholders like every other sect or section of Nigeria, then, I’d suggest the following; 1) a proper interpretation of the Holy Book and if possible a reorientation on religious demands; 2) education of the youth, and that education does not start and end at Arabic studies; 3) that God Almighty help those who help themselves and not that the rich would always be rich needless trying kind of mentality; 4) that being Hausa, Fulani, or Hausa-Fulani and being of the Islamic sect does not make you anyone’s superior; 5) male or female in education each gender has equal opportunity of survival. Chris, this is a beautiful piece. Very thought provoking. Thanks for your comment Chris. The following statement you made is a complete misinterpretation/misunderstanding of the message I tried to pass across: “Am I write to believe that you are presenting the North as the victim? Would I still be right to believe you are distancing the North from the activities of Boko Haram? Your piece seems to be mourning that the North is losing it’s superiority instead of rejoicing in the fact that the North is now waking up to the reality that what they had been clinging unto is a dead and dried straw.” Yes the North I believe is a victim, but a victim of its self-inflicted injuries, problems and predicament. Please you can refer back to the article and verify. It is interesting you think I am distancing the North from Boko Haram when I am clearly lamenting that there is a risk of Boko Haram becoming the most prominent feature of the North in recent times. I am not mourning the “North losing it’s superiority”, rather, I am mourning the North’s loss of its dignity. There’s a world of difference between the two. Thanks Dan Arewa says: If you really need a solution, then we need to be independent and face our own problems ourself. How would you expect an Igbo or Ijaw or Yoruba to come and solve the problems we are facing? They will only come and spoil everything we have and leave. Sorry for being rude, but the truth must be told. Sardauna, in a video I watched, said, Igbos should not be allowed to penetrate the Arewa, they will do more harm than good. Secondly, Christianity came and further divide Arewa, which this same Igbos brought to the Pagans that we left unattended (our fault here). Now Christians in Arewa feel more closer to their counterparts in the other regions, and truly, they don’t like us, they see us all as animals. Finally, when I say Independent, I mean to separate from Nigeria and face our own problems. We have all it takes to be independent, we can solve our own problems. What we need is patience, structure, and honesty. If oil wealth is what makes a Nation survive, then I don’t see why Nigeria wouldn’t be like UAE or Malaysia as you mentioned, all of which are Muslims, but independent. We can still accommodate non-Muslims in Arewa but we will only give them a Permanent Resident card, not a Passport. The dream is truly independent, economically viable, muslim country, this is how it was, and this is how it should continue to be. Idan kunne yaji, jiki ya tsira. The issue of illiteracy in Arewa is something that will be almost automatically wiped out. Because what most people thought of being illiterate is the inability to speak English language which is completely wrong. Imagine educating people in their own mother-tongues. Arewa will be highly literate when we translate most scientific, social sciences, technology books into Hausa language. Idan ba dan da harshen turanci kika yi rubutunki ba, da sai nayi maki filla filla akan yadda kasashen Iran, China, da kuma kasashen da suka balle daga Soviet union suka cigaba. Gabadayansu da yarensu suka cigaba. Indai muka cigaba da cewa turanci shine literacy to kuwa cigaban mu zai dade bai zo ba, watakil kuma kafin yazo irinsu Boko Haram 100 have emerged, and we will be finished by then, subhanallah. As a Muslim from Arewa, I prefer us to peacefully find our way out from these forced and incompatible marriage. Nigeria is not one, period. @ Dan Arewa, how can you mussed such statements: ‘How would you expect an Igbo or Ijaw or Yoruba to come and solve the problems we are facing? They will only come and spoil everything we have and leave. Sorry for being rude, but the truth must be told. Sardauna, in a video I watched, said, Igbos should not be allowed to penetrate the Arewa, they will do more harm than good. We southerners thought we are one Nigeria and working to make it better but with recent happenings in some parts of the north have almost destroyed the thought. We believed that Boko Haram and others trouble makers are just criminals among the good people but if your highly honored and reverend past leader made that statement many years ago as you said was really unfortunate. And you a young man equally harboured such animosity against the christians, I’m afraid, we are in trouble in Nigeria.I beg of you to change your mindset and let education you got has meaning in your life. Wadni says: You will “only give the christiam residence permit not passport” are the MARGHI,ANGAS BIROM, ZURU,GWARI christians not northerner? They will not be citizens in your dream country.Your types are North’s problem the writer is talking of. Dan Arewa, you must be a Boko Haram sponsor. Your ideals are their ideals. Dan Arewa! To, ni da masu neman zaman lafiya da kuma bunkasa dangantaka tsakanin al’ummai, ga Allah muka dogara. Domin a ainihin gaskiya, ba wani mahaluki da yayi shawara da Allah Mahalicci domin ya halicce shi a matsayin Kirista ko Musulmi ko kuma wata Kabila wadda ba Fulani, Hausa ko Hausa-Fulani ba. Ko kasan cewa Allah shi ne makiyayin kowa da kowa? Bari in shawarce ka da ka fadi alheri ko kayi shiru. Idan nufin Mahilicci ne kowa ya zama Hausa-Fulani ko musulmi, baka isa ka canza ba. I can see and hear a seeming well learned personality but… I wish they share the same ideals with me about separating Nigeria and creating a viable Muslim countrry where the requirement of being a citizen is be a Muslim first, then stay in Arewa for at least 10 years without causing any trouble, or be born there. They don’t have any ideal apart from killing and maiming innoccent people. I wouldn’t hesitate to join though, if they will adopt my ideals, and so will millions of Muslims of Arewa. Their ideals are theirs and yours and yours and all of you have a very stiff and self-centered ideals that I try to imagine your creator whom I think you are even yet to understand. Is a muslim a human being? Is a christian a human being? who is their creator? Why did He create them muslims and christians alike? Why not all Muslims or all Christians? Please read clearly what Zainab Usman has written. Femi says: This is an excellent write-up. However I have to disagree that massive investment in education is priority number one. I think cultural superiority complex is much more to blame than lack of education for the North’s ills. Lets be frank – the only reason the Nigerian intelligentsia is starting to see the North as on the edge of a precipice is because of Boko Haram, not exclusion from political power (the North is still very relevant politically). Boko Haram did not just come into existence in one day, or even one year. The attitude that led even decent Northerners to look away while their fellow Nigerians were being murdered in cold blood is the fertile soil on which BH has sown. Its how they have been able to recruit so quickly, and overwhelm security agencies. Every time a northerner accused of beheading a christian (Northern or Southern) walks free from a jail, that view was strengthened. The North is now reaping the seeds of its complacence (some would say complicity) in the wanton deaths of other Nigerians. Education is not going to be the primary solution – it just empowers you to do more of what you already believe (see Sanusi Lamido’s write-ups). I think its going to require a change of heart in how Northerners see themselves in relation to others in the Nigerian socio-political space. I am not too sure the older generation have the capacity to do this (or want to) – the younger ones like Zainab may get the chance, if there is still a Nigeria when they finally get to the levers of power. Well spoken Femi. But my take is that education is still the surest way of achieving this cultural re-orientation. To that extent, education is the key to solving the problem of the North. interesting but honestly nothing new and as some have pointed out: what is the solution? Unless…the hype around this article is that someone named Zainab Usman wrote the article…if Temitayo Ibikunle wrote it would it be as interesting? People have written ad nauseaum about this… see http://www.leadership.ng/nga/columns/15533/2012/02/07/legacies_and_failed_north.html http://www.leadership.ng/nga/columns/16261/2012/02/14/fixing_north_one_state_time.html Thanks for your comment. You are right, I pointed out “nothing new” or nothing that hasn’t been said before. Infact more seasoned and experienced writers have encapsulated our many challenges and outlined solutions more articulately. However, my intention was neither, this is simply my own expression of my frustration and lamentation over the sorry state of affairs in the North. Its very interesting that people keep asking me for solutions, I don’t have them. And I strongly believe the solution will not, cannot and should not come from one person only, no matter who it is, because our problems are multifaceted and complex that require a collective approach by all stakeholders. That’s the very crux of our problem, don’t you see? We are waiting for someone to proffer the solutions. Why don’t you, the reader suggest what you think might be a possible solution, no matter how inconsequential it might seem to you? Jock says: The problem of the north all started when the muslims rolled out the campaign of ‘ISLAMISE THEM ALL’ using all forms of evil against Christians. The earlier we start using LOVE instead of WAR to display the SUPERIORITY of our RELIGIONS the better for us. Abdulnasir,i am sad more than you are, i think,because though i am not hausa-fulani nor moslem. But i am a northerner and proudly so, but can hardly be understood by my fellow brother from the north who is a moslem;While the down-troden masses of the north continue to drown into more poverty by the day, whether they are hausa-fulani or not, moslems or not. The more powerful hausa-fulani elite continue to use every mean including the internationational media houses of VOA,BBC,DW and RFI to divide the northern masses along religious and ethinic line the more.I am the more saddened because i come from a town where the effects of this problem will make the soul of our dear grandfather, the first and only prime minister mourn because of what is happening there. This writer can go a step futher to help her people. Translate it into their local dialect,get it printed and distributed. For those who cant read,get airtime on local radio stations and read it out. The north can only be liberated by the notherners. Time will tell…. As she rightly send, you hardly see them in private sector jobs or other form of employment tht involves being competitive, they dwell more on “Quota system” and govt jobs Abubakar Malam says: Very apt analysis, know that the sun is begining to set on the so called Northern leaders. Our prayer is for the dismemberment of Nigeria peacefully so we can cleans the system in the North. jaafar sanusi says: U said it all, but in my view we have only one or two ways out of this mess. Give back to society as well as re orientation and going back to develop the Agriculture through provision of seedlings,pesticide,fertilizer and other farm implements, establishing cottage industries,processing plants, re establishing of marketing board n cooperatives, developing solid minerals that are bound all over the north. Discourage blind followership and instituting scholarship to support those that cannot pay there fees to complete there studies. Adamu Adamu you are a long standing critic and a colomnist.Use your avenue to change the mindset of the hausa-fulani moslem instead of defending the mistakes made, for the north to revive and grow. This is certainly the obvious!!! Good work Zee! Good write up! Auwal Mohammad Bello says: What I suggest for this country called Nigeria is separation. The Southerners, especially the Yorubas consider us backward people. When we have our North, I believe we will settle our differences between our major religions and ethnic groups. So let’s go and manage our poverty and let the rich south manage their endowed wealth. Donnel says: This is obviously one of the best piece I’ve read of late! To even imagine that the piece was written by a northerner elates my heart! It tells me that all is not lost by the north! Their are just a few things I disagree with the writer. First is the impression that the problem of leadership is a Northern problem. Nigeria as a whole has a Leadership problem. Nigeria has left the era of competitive “regionalism” to an inate individualistic and selfish desires of a few political power seekers and office holders. The era when we have the likes of the pan-african and extremely unselfish Zik and that of a die hard ethno-centric and regionalistic Awolowo have all gone. What we do have now is political pedllers and cronies that are after their indivdual pockets! Politics is now the easiest way to make money from the Oil resources of course! I quite disagree with you that prior the oil boom, that its the North that lays the golden eggs for the country. Its absolutely untrue! All regions have something they were offering. The South were Producing and Exporting Red Oil, Cocoa, Rubber and a good number of other cash crops! The Igbo speaking southerners are bedvilled with bad leadership as the North have been as well! Why they tend to be economically viable relatively is because they are survivalists by nature! A people that woke up from shakles of a civil war with nothing whatsoever, even their houses outside their domain and savings in Bank accounts were denied them by the Nigeria that wanted them to be part of it and that claimed “No Victor, No Vanquised”. They started from scratch! They were determined to survive. I still can remeber paying for the construction of the airport in the region, paying for the construction of the state schools etc etc in the region during the early 80s. Malysia came to this region to be educated on Red Oil pruduction and they took the seedlings with them while going. On record they are the worlds largest producer of palm oil and its products! My state is a crude oil producing state with all its environmental hazards and have absolutely nothing economoically to show for it! The North have been in Leadership for the better part of this country and especially during a period were accountability of what ever type is not asked for! Still nothing to show for it! The North obviously marginalised the North! With all sence of humillity I do think that the problem with the North do not in any way come from the fact that they do think they are superior. What on earth will make them think that. I plead not to be taken out of contest but I must ask- What have come out of the region in terms of Human and/or Material resource that will make them think that way. History can enlighten us better! The problem I believe is that they(some part of course) think that they are “Born to Rule”. And obviously it sounds ludicrous! The political elites in the North thus uses ethnicity and religion to embelish this idea just for personal and selfish interest. And a great part of the North keep falling for it! The simple truth is that Nigeria can only move foward only when public office is made less enticing and, when we do create soverignties amidst the present state of what is called “Nigeria”. That will obviously breed competition and better the lot of “Nigeria” . uzairu Umar says: I am really amazed and this is a profound call on us northerners particularly Muslim to wake up from our slumber. However what amazes me most is that in all our comments both in print media and social networks and other forums we only relive what everyone knows. This perpertaul blame on leadership will not take us anywhere unless we come up with coherent and consistent ideology for the north nay Nigeria. So long there is no ideology which will be used to judge performance and compliance we will continue and in fact fall into abyss. Tajongs says: This is true no body created by God is superior to anoda,talkless of religion the northerners should integrate n see all people as thesame ,work toward enhancing themselves , advocate for peaceful co existance ,educate n equipped their young ones ,join hands to discourage the so call boko haram cos this group whether fighting a just course or not will soon terminate young vibrant generation that would have made a difference, may allah help us in his name Sholay says: All said on this piece…………… I think the bottomline is that the write up is an eye opener to the direction the region and the nation at large is heading to. We should not allow this wake up call to be drawn into the voices of arguments and buried just like that. We should wear our thinking cap and start searching for solutions and start it right now. For a start why don’t we consider supporting the NGOs that are fighting social problems like the almajirci, begging, early marriages and decay of family values. surely by this article n comments, I have the believed that Nigerians are divided, God come to the aid of our country people. .I disagree that the people are in decline, the Oligarchy, their sick parasitic ideology IS IN TERMINAL DECLINE, and good. After 200 years of sustained and progressively insidious parasitism, the North, the true sleeping giant of Nigeria is finally rising up, albeit a bit chaotically. Their eyes are opening, they are seeing the rest of the country, the world and they will not accept this rubbish status quo indefinitely. If Boko Haram is the best they can do, then they have been outmaneuvered because this is not 1966. In 1966, they played the same game, unfortunately a series of strategic miscalculations by the South East extended the life of this cancer and financed the extension of its influence southward for 50 more years. However, as more locals are killed and all the religious and ethnicity justifications are betrayed for the lies they are, the true scope of this power grab will become apparent, the illusion will be broken and the oligarchy will lie isolated. This Boko Haram death spasm, history will record as their final act of madness. In the last election, 12 million people spoke and discerning minds did not miss it. Zainab, serious people see what is happening up north and the emergence organically of a new generation in search of new leadership. It is not only most welcome it is in the interest of all of Africa. Clearly, no one wants extremism to replace decadence but oligarchy, kingship, empire is an ideology of moral degenerates, it fosters mental slavery and it must die, wherever it exists. Biafra proved that there is only one revolution that matters in Nigeria, the Northern Peoples Revolution, everything else is prelude, opening act. As long as the majority of people living in the North are subservient and can be easily incited via religious and ethnic sentiments, can then be deployed and wielded as weapons by the Oligarchy for the benefit of special interests, be they foreign or domestic, we will ever remain far from Uhuru. Wao Micheal Nwoboshi says: Its a big shame, North use to be a paradaise. Now what do we have, Anarchy. igmaryam says: This a great challenge to our so-called political leaders. To be I believe those who advocates the teaching of Sardaunan Sokoto is nothing to write about than favouritism in our society. If we will differentiate between religiom and economic development and learn from islamic countries like IRan and Asians Muslim dominance. We know our leaders cannot do anything because most of them are not clean. Self reliance or entrepreneurship is d best way Zainab, Maduka, Danmusa etc have caught the essence of it all. Please note however that Nigeria’s (whether North, South, West, East, Middle Belt or whatever’s) problems are those of leadership. More often than not we tend to be caught in the web of trivialities and parochial analyses. In essence, all these north and south is just a way of evading the real issues, reducing a vertical problem into a horizontal one. From 1990 to date, I have either lived in, or visited virtually every state in Nigeria and poverty, the wanton destruction of our educational system, desecration of the healthcare system, negative materialism, parasitic affluence of a tiny minority, exploitation of man by man etc.seems to be a common denominator everywhere I went. So its really a problem between the leadership and people of this country. How do we move forward? We surely have to start somewhere and I believe the starting point of addressing these problems is the emergence of a leadership at all levels through a process that ensures peoples’ wishes, expressed through their votes, are respected. In essence, we have to start with truly free and fair elections.To do this we have to start with the political parties. We must have political parties that are rooted in the people of this country, not the present contraptions, by whatever name they are called. Thank you Kabir, I am of the same opinion, our problems are all with how leaders are selected. You don’t expect some one that ascent to a throne by corrupt means to sanitize a corrupt system. we all need a good leadership, how? I don’t know. Zainab Usman, could you please expain what you have in your mind to Dan Arewa? Though I know, I believe and I am convinced that you mean good but still, explain to him. Thanks Zee. Abbas Musa says: I agree with dan arewa, a raba kasar. Divide the country and lets face reality. 50 years without any progress apart from looming into another civil war. We can solve our problems. Because even the rest of the country will develop faster if divided. After becoming self reliant, we can form a union like that of EU. But our difference is crystal clear. Ishaya Ibrahim says: I have not read anything that neatly analyzed the problem of the north as rendered by Zainab Usman. In fact, i am about to google more about her. I’m impressed with that critique. I hope our leaders are listening. They set us against ourselves with religious and ethnic vanities. They have succeeded in planting deep cut amongst northerners who ordinarily should be political and economic allies to one another. How can the economy grow if we don’t believe in the region and its people. Thank you Zainab IK says: This specifically to Zainab. I wanted to reply this error of yours but somebody had already done so as the quote below shows. Otherwise a very good piece. My fiancee is a nothern Hausa and I have nothing against a developed north. Zainab Said: “Though a cursory look at history deflates this impression since the proceeds from agricultural produce of the North virtually sustained the nation before the discovery of oil” oduna Arisi said Thanks for the observation. As you and quite a number of others have pointed out, along with groundnuts, cotton etc from the North, there was cocoa and rubber from the West, palm oil from the East and so on. I guess I meant to say “…proceeds from agricultural produce which was the mainstay of the North sustained the nation before the discovery of oil”. Abubakar Suleman says: A fantastic piece from zaynab. Hwever, it is practically near impossible to change the situation in the north at the moment giving the high level of poverty and ignorance bedeviling the region. What we actually need to change things here is good leadership with strong mind & focus like Nasir el-rufa’i & co. God save Nigeria. myudara dot com says: Well articulated fact Well articulated fact. Can I tell http://www.myudara.com admin to re-publish this? Well articulated fact. Can I ask http://www.myudara.com to re-publish this? Blame the discovery of crude oil for the collapse of the agricultural sector which was the nerve of the north in the 60’s and 70’s? yahya aleeu says: There”s nothing spectacular on this write up..to me the writer is just one and part of the problems of the north…”The Elites” they think they can just write anything…and get applauded for so called radical exposure of bitter truth. So what if u cannot raise ur kids in Arewa? take them to Okrika or Ajegunle..We will remain as true northerners in the north and salvage her. I don’t believe in Boko Haram wen u find educated(?) Christians bombing churches..attributing it to so called Boko Haram Pingback: [News] 19 Northern Governors.....The Real Certified Parasites Nasiru Daudawa Bala says: The North shall know no peace untill we all stand agaist the so called elites and force them to do the right thing. Education is the one most important thing we need to guarantee for all our teeming youths otherwise BH is just the beginning Education is the one most important herritage the future generation of the North needs. This is seemingly very much acceptable by a good number. How do we please go about it? Is it possible to catch up with the west in terms of this vital asset? It is no longer news that the BH sect has resorted to attacking schools. What a disaster! Ideas, more ideas please. dauda auta says: it is really a thing to sleep over in order to profer a possible. Pls keep me updated. Pingback: Debenhams’ Adverts Signs in Hausa: Worth Celebrating or Shameful? « Zainab's Musings Pingback: Nigerian’s perspective on affluence \| Rowland Adewumi Design agencies atlanta says: I for all time emailed this web site post page to all my friends, as if like to read it next my contacts will too. Pingback: Managing The “Youth Bulge” In Nigeria By Zainab Usman –Intro By Nasir El- Rufai – Newsdiaryonline Pingback: “YOUNG VOICES” introduced by NASIR EL-RUFAI ON FRIDAY \| Nasir El-Rufai What is the problem? Why is the North the center of so much poverty, illiteracy and self-inflicted violence? One problem is the dependence on revenue from the Center. (Just like a lot of countries in the Southern hemisphere is dependent on foreign aid from the North and it continues without any proper development growth in the south-this is a whole other issue needed to be addressed properly!) If state governors do not have to do anything but sit in their state government houses and collect and spend their allocations every month- then there is no incentive to work hard. This coupled with the culture of fadanci has created a great disincentive to work hard – so no one from the governors to the illiterate and uneducated care to do anything than collect money from those who have or beg for money from those who have. Also, if the system of dependency on the center for revenue did not exist, then maybe there would be more stringent requirements for being a Governor – so that States would be looking for the most competent not the most compromised to run affairs. This problem is not only in the North but also in the south. This is just one of many problems but what we need is solutions to our problems, please!! Salisu Daura says: “A stitch in time saves nine” well done Zainab M. Jalal says: Well done Zainab! I’m proud of you and other people like you. Ibrahim Ismail says: I agree that the current system needs to be crashed down and rebuilt with honesty, integrity, model, love and respect for all various groups that represent Nigeria at home and in diaspora. Our people are spread across the world, great minds had been disposed by the current system, people with the intellectualism and morality that convey positive wind in the society had been suppressed one way or the other from being sincerely represented and as such remain on the struggle for their voice to be heard. I agree that the One Nation Bound In Freedom, Peace and Unity needs to go back to it foundation. Apparently you will find it almost impossible for a nation with so much diversity in people, ethnicity, culture and religion existing in one entity “Nigeria”! I believe in a change that will rebuild the constitution to represent various parts of the country irregardless of their language and religion differences. Its true that Nigeria as an Institution of a State has failed and on the verge of collapse. We the youth owns the future of this great country call Nigeria and the work of shaping this future of ours that is on a verge of collapse is in our hands. If there must be a revolution then let it be a meaningful one. Social media revolution can be used among us like using investigating journalism with trusted news media houses across the world, video recording of some atrocities displayed by our abused leaders can be placed on youtube. News media that are known for taking bribes from the corrupt leaders and publishing news of deceits should be collectively attacked by us the youth using the power of the internet and also proves of their atrocities can be streamed via the internet. Now with the internet technology we the youth can fight a bloodless revolution by the use of character assassination of some corrupt Nigerian. These can start the bloodless revolution and changes we want in our socio-politico norms. The current leaders are far from giving up their positions to we the youth, they have rule us with their same philosophy and political party ideology for many years and nothing meaningful had been achieved except leading us into chaos. We the youth need to start creating an environment which will discontinue further damage that can be more worse than a Somalia by these wicked and selfish leaders of ours. Though a bloodless revolution seems unrealistic, nevertheless lets make a difference and start changing the trend at which Nigeria is growing in destruction, anger, frustration and hatred that will emerge war, hunger and confusion. Your Positive Youth Wind ISMAIL. From Malaysia. makeri says: May Allah bless you dear. Only Allah can save us from Media propaganda and attrocities of Northern leaders who have nothing to offer. Kabiru GARBA says: An excellent summary of northern Nigerian problems, in fact the best article of its kind i ever stumbled on! May God Bless you. Kabiru you are very ignorant of the North. You need to go back to school., Let me advise you, pl read a book called the Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon, specifically read the chapter The PitFalls of National Conssciouness. Abubakar Sadiq Mahmud says: Salaam Zainab, this is truly inspiring and a realistic disclosure of a catastrophic pandemic that is significantly wiping our (northerners) reputation from the face of the earth. In the course of my current job, I travel to so many parts of this continent which gives me an opportunity to keep meeting people from different parts of africa and the entire world. One most annoying fact is that today, most foreigners do not see the northern part of Nigeria as a place for Safe-Investment at all due to the ongoing crisiin the region This is really a Wake-up-Call on all northerners indeed. Together we are Better, Faster and Stronger Jazaa kumullaahu bilkhair Wassalaamu Alaikum Hey there! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you if that would be ok. I’m definitely enjoying Thanks for reading and following my blog. My twitter handle is @MssZeeUsman. You can subscribe to the blog, so that you get notified via email, of new posts. The subscribe/follow button is at the top right corner of the page. Thanks Doh! I was domain name searching at namecheap.com and went to type in the domain name: http://zainabusman. wordpress.com/2012/02/17/a-people-in-terminal-decline/ and guess who already had it? You did! lol j/k. I was about to shop for this domain name but realized it had been taken so I decided I’d come check it out. Nice blog! gabrielle moore free ebook says: Do you mind if I quote a couple of your articles as long as I provide credit and sources back to your blog? My website is in the exact same area of interest as yours and my visitors would really benefit from a lot of the information you present here. Please let me know if this alright with you. examples of Text the romance back says: What’s up it’s me, I am also visiting this site on a regular basis, this website is really nice and the visitors are in fact sharing good thoughts. tips to attract women online dating says: With that stated….I really like how you pointed out how orgasms and pleasures can be experienced beyond the body. .. it really is not only experienced through the personalized personal parts. It could be experienced via spiritual and mental stimulation as nicely.? A lot of scientists agree that the strongest and largest sexual organ on and in our bodies is the brain. My greatest orgasms are done via individuals whom I used to be deeply in enjoy…whom I’m mentally and spiritually connected. Media does not cover that. Umar Hadejia says: Slm Zainab,, you are superb, anytime I analyse your response and read over and over again I become more convinced. It is naked truth that North is a victim of Boko Haram unfortunately most of our counter parts in the South believed we are culprit. Your piece is an eye opener for sensible Northerners to rethink and act and behave rightly. Thank my sister GOD bless. Pingback: Terminal Legacy (2012) \| Blog Pingback: Watch Terminal Legacy (2012) Online \| Blogs hostgator vouchers says: Good day! I know this is kind of off topic but I was wondering which blog platform are you using for this site? I’m getting fed up of WordPress because I’ve had issues with hackers and I’m looking at options for another platform. 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__label__wiki	0.746633	0.746633	Pour affecter un drapeau à ce courriel. sorcha march24th -- -bird flu...and microchiping...... lundi 24 mars 2008 14 h 58 "béate" <vbeate@yahoo.ca> Afficher les détails du contact À: sott@signs-of-the-times.org, bellringer@fourwinds10.com, Ken6@Ken-Welch.Com, help@garth.ca, nenki@conspiration.cc, c.asselin@noos.fr, richard.latendresse@tva.ca, sophie.thibault@tva.ca, ilvayavoirdusport@telequebec.tv, coulissesdupouvoir@radio-canada.ca US And Allies To Microchip All Citizens To Prevent Bird Flu Pandemic Russian infectious disease specialists are reporting in the Kremlin today that the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to approve an ‘emergency measure’ mandating that all human beings on our planet have implanted within their bodies a newly invented microchip said to be able to prevent the deaths of over a billion people from the dreaded avian flu virus H5N1. Prompting this horrific WHO actions, these reports continue, is Europe's top semiconductor maker, STMicroelectronics, announcement of its development of this new microchip, and as we can read as reported by the Reuters News Service, and as we can read: "Europe's top semiconductor maker, STMicroelectronics, said it has developed a portable chip to detect influenza viruses including bird flu in humans. The device, which functions as a mini laboratory on a chip, can screen and identify multiple classes of pathogens and genes in a single diagnostic test within two hours, unlike other tests available on the market that can detect only one strain at a time and require days or weeks to obtain results. The chip can differentiate human strains of the Influenza A and B viruses, drug-resistant strains and mutated variants, including the Avian Flu or H5N1 strain." Though rarely reported on in the West, the avian flu virus is, once again, exploding across Asia and the Middle East, with a further warning from Chinese expert, Zhong Nanshan, as he stated to the Ming Pao newspaper, that the H5N1 avian flu virus is showing signs of mutating, "When avian flu is around and human flu appears, this will raise the chances of avian flu turning into a human flu. We have to be very alert and careful in March." Indonesia, the World’s largest Muslim Nation, however, and which the United Nations has stated is ‘losing the battle against the bird flu’, has accused the United States of using the avian flu virus to produce biological weapons, and as we can read as reported by China’s Xinhua News Service, and as we can read: "The United States has flatly denied allegations it was producing biological weapons from bird flu samples sent by Indonesia to the World Health Organization, the English daily The Jakarta Post reported Monday. Michael H. Anderson, counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia, has explained the U.S. has undertaken "not to develop, produce, stockpile, or otherwise acquire or retain microbial or other biological agents or toxins of types and in quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective, and other peaceful purposes, as well as weapons and means of delivery." Indonesia today rejected the denials of the United States and announced it would cease sending avian flu samples to the World Heath Organization until ‘new global mechanisms were put into place.’ Russian Military Analysts further state in these reports that the United States , and its Western Allies, have long sought to microchip their population, indeed the entire World, to further their goal of establishing a New World Order through the establishment of a One World Government, and Religion, under their complete control. But, these madmen in the West have been constantly thwarted in their efforts to have mass public acceptance for the microchiping of human beings by their Christian believers, and who say that such a scheme would introduce into our World their prophecies of the Anti-Christ, and who, according to these Christians, would seek to have all of humanity accept the Mark of the Beast. The Christian’s prophetic book of Revelations says about this ‘mark’ that, "He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead.", and further warns of ‘eternal destruction’ for any human being accepting it. It is, without doubt, clearly apparent that the United States, and its allies, have embarked upon a course of terrorizing their citizens into the accepting of some of the most draconian laws meant to deny them their freedoms and liberties, and one can, also, clearly see these people accepting these new microchips under the belief that it will further protect them from the dangers they face. But, one cannot help but wonder what catastrophes lie ahead for these people when forced to accept these microchips for ‘their own good’ and threats to their very lives should they trade their religious beliefs for those of their new Earth masters. © March 24, 2008 EU and US all rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12747
__label__cc	0.585608	0.414392	Meridian Brick employs approx. 164 people at three clay brick plants and four quarries in Burlington. Local economic investment of more than $150 million. Meridian Brick has been operating within Burlington for nearly 60 years. Meridian’s Burlington plant produced its first brick in 1957. Meridian Brick strives to be a good corporate citizen - for example, supplied brick to clad approx. 140 Habitat for Humanity homes in the GTA. The Aldershot Quarry is fully compliant with the Aggregate Resources Act and the Greenbelt Plan. The entire site will be continually rehabilitated and forested as the site is excavated. When the plant opened in 2000, about 38% of the shale reserves were in the Quarry's east cell. The Aldershot East Quarry site will ensure approximately 20 - 30 more years of valuable shale. The northeast corner of the site will not be excavated until late in the site's lifespan, approximately 15 - 20 years from now. The setback will ensure approx. 165m between fencelines and the quarry, an increase from 30m. Quarrying has been conducted at the Aldershot location since 1904, licensed since 1972. 45% of Canadian clay brick production is undertaken by Meridian Brick in Burlington. In 2010, a revised site plan was approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to meet provincial standards, and to account for the Tyandaga subdivision, which was registered in 1999. Approx. 29,000 trees will be planted to rehabilitate the Aldershot East and Centre quarries. INFO@ALDERSHOTQUARRY.CA The Aldershot East project won’t have to wait for the end of its life to be rehabilitated: It along with … Meridian Brick has made plans to ensure that all work at the Aldershot East site complies with Ontario’s tough, stringent … ALDERSHOT QUARRY: The Aldershot East site is the last remaining unexcavated area of the Aldershot Quarry. When excavated, it will provide up to thirty more years of useful shale for Meridian’s Aldershot and Burlington 2 brick plants. © 2017 Meridian™ Brick.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12754
__label__cc	0.684488	0.315512	6 september 2012, 36ste jaargang, nr. 01 Lees online Download Mare Daydreams of the future Opening of the academic year offers scope for both elation and worries By Vincent Bongers Rector Magnificus Paul van der Heijden was able to present some healthy figures in the Pieterskerk last Monday at the opening of the academic year, but in the end, it is all a matter of money. The university is expanding rapidly and a market share of ten per cent – the Executive Board’s dream for so long - is finally becoming a reality. Van der Heijden presented the most recent figures for the preliminary applications and they are looking good: in 2012, 4900 Bachelor students applied to the university compared to 3,900 in 2009, raising the market share from 7.5 to nine per cent. Well, that’s the good news. In the meantime, the government’s contribution per student has dropped sixteen per cent since 2002. “We’re sorry to say regret that the consecutive governments of the last decade have not paid promptly”, said Van der Heijden. “And scientific research can’t count on any special treatment from the government either, financially speaking.” Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation and Leiden alumnus Maxime Verhagen, who also held a speech, did his best to show that the government does indeed invest heavily in research, listing new forms of alliance between the government, trade and industry and science that are to boost the knowledge economy. “The “polder model” doesn’t work anymore”, claimed the Minister. “The government can’t do everything better, but the same goes for businesses and scientists. This means that we need each other to come up with some new solutions, develop them and to introduce them to the market. We need to reinvent the polder.” Verhagen maintains that he had already started up the renaissance of the polder by introducing his top sector policy. “I asked all the top teams of scientists and entrepreneurs: what do you need to become more innovative and more competitive?” According to the Minister, trade and industry, the government and the universities annually invest 2.5 billion Euros in this policy. The research is done by top consortiums. “If businesses invest their money in research done by a consortium, starting on 1 October, the government will add another 25 per cent to it. The bonus is 40 per cent of the first 20,000 Euros.” The government has reserved 90 million for this measure. Obviously, that is not going to be enough to make the Dutch knowledge economy blossom over night, as Paul Schnabel, university lecturer at Utrecht and the Director of Central Social Planning Office, one of government’s most important advisory bodies, pointed out in his speech. He discussed the Dutch ambition to belong to the global top five of knowledge economies. (The Netherlands became fifth last Wednesday, ed.)Schnabel’s analysis was full of witticisms and gibes, particularly aimed at The Hague. “It’s hard to tell, but most politicians have been to university. Even so, the relationship between science and politics has always been somewhat laborious and strained.” He also had the distinct impression that politicians do not always know what they are talking about. “Take this top five”, said Schnabel. “Many politicians do not even actually know who the competition is for this prominent position. China, for instance, is not in the top ten, but is often mentioned in debates between the leading candidates, and would-be leading candidates and would-be, would-be leading candidates.” So, which nations are in the top five? Surprisingly, it contains many small countries such as Sweden, Switzerland (number one) and Singapore. The Netherlands is not doing badly in seventh place. We are actually doing quite well, but if we want to maintain or even improve this position, we need lots of money, according to Schnabel. Investments in research and development are most badly needed. In addition, the labour market is too rigid and there are too many regulations that obstruct businesses. The government needs to be more flexible, and labour productivity needs to increase.But money is the most important issue. Take Germany, for example: they invest far more in innovation than we do, and that applies both to the government and to trade and industry. And don’t forget: “The Germans adopt a course and stick to it – the policy in the Netherlands is always changing, ruining everything we have just achieved.”If we want to keep up with Germany, we will need to eventually double the expenditure for R&D in the Netherlands to twenty billion.” The ceremony also meant it was time for awards: Anton Akhmerov received the Gratama Science Award for young talent for his research on graphene, a super thin layer of carbon with special physical powers.Maartje van den Heuvel, curator of the university’s special collections and specialist in photography and photographics, was awarded the 2012 K.J. Cath Prize. This prize is presented to employees who put a favourable focus on the university’s name. VB En dan ligt opeens 'het gedrocht' op de mat De politiek ziet het al lang niet meer zitten. Universiteiten balen er van. Maar de boete … Meer studenten, weinig financi Alles moet.... (a) anders (b) zo blijven Stress bij spoed Spiegeltje, spiegeltje? ?Er zijn overal regeltjes voor? De rondvaart We worden vast heel hecht Hoe zeg je 'gratis' in het Nederlands? Brede bachelor blijft onzeker Augustinus populair Buikloop bij nieuwe Augustijnen Nieuwe decaan Ikea-flats Studentenhuisvesters fuseren Vast tarief voor meewegen studieschuld Strenger personeelbeleid bij b Meer eerstejaars naar Leiden Te Beest: 'We hebben niets fout gedaan' 'Tentamenboete is absurd' Brief: Onverklaarbare blunder Brief: Nuttige preparaten Opinie: Afschaffen, die universiteitsraad! Column: Haantjes en broedkippen Geen commentaar: Dobbelen Treacle waffles and chopsticks	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12760
__label__wiki	0.970969	0.970969	My Tribute to Adam Sandler Adam Sandler - The Begining Various Talk Shows & Other Items of Interest Movies & Interviews Assorted Photos Welcome to my website. I hope you find “My Tribute to Adam Sandler” as interesting and enjoyable as I did in preparing this homage to a wonderful person, comedian, actor, and producer. Each of these offerings can easily be accessed by using the navigation bar near the top of this page. But before you begin your tour of “My Tribute to Adam Sandler”, I think it only fitting and proper that I first offer you a song that Adam had written and performed in honor of his late father, Stanley Sandler. It is very touching. Please simply click on the audio bar below the “Happy Madison Production” logo, which, of course, includes a picture of his dad. This browser cannot play the embedded audio file. Adam sang this song for the first time on The David Letterman Show 02-11-04. He said he wrote it the night before. Please click on the Facebook Badge below and "Like" my page. All notices of updates will be announced on this FB page. If you want to be notified by email when updates are made, please contact me via “Contact Me” on the menu bar on the top. All email addresses will be kept confidential. Adam Sandler Interviews RECENT ADDITIONS AND UPDATES Use the Navigation Bar Near the Top of This Page to Access the various sections Click on the Links below to access the recent updates *= Recently added ADDED to - “The Week Of” - Added interview with Chris Rock and Adam Sandler **ADDED to - "The Meyerowitz Stories” - Adam won a GOTHAM Award, added filming locations and some articles ADDED to - “The Week Of” - Added lots of Nassau County NY locations & articles ADDED to - "Sandy Wexler” - Added lots of videos New movie added - “The Week Of" ADDED to "News & Upcoming Events" New movie added - "Sandy Wexler" ADDED to "Various Talk Shows & Other Items of Interest" - The Top 15 Adam Sandler Films At The North American Box Office ADDED to "Various Talk Shows & Other Items of Interest" - Adam Sandler Performs Wedding Ceremony Onstage During Comedy Performance ADDED to "Various Talk Shows & Other Items of Interest" - 24 Surprising Stories With Adam Sandler That Make Him The Coolest. He Did That For A Fan? New movie added - "Yeh Din Ka Kissa" also known as "The Meyerowitz Stories" New movie added - "The Do-Over" New movie added - "The Ridiculous 6" ADDED to "Various Talk Shows & Other Items of Interest" - SNL 40th Anniversary, The Sandlerverse ADDED to "News & Upcomings Events" - Frank Coraci, a film director who has worked extensively with Adam Sandler Updated - "Pixels" - Add article and interview with Jane Krakowski Adam thanks his 40 million Facebook friends May 2013 Updated: 08-10-18 © 2012-2020 AdamSandlerInterviews.com All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12762
__label__wiki	0.789368	0.789368	Martina Gedeck Follow Martina Gedeck Martina Gedeck Quick Links News Pictures Video Film RSS Martina Gedeck Quick Links News Pictures Video Film RSS Martina Gedeck - Deutscher Filmpreis 2016 at Messe Berlin - Arrivals at Messe Berlin - Berlin, Germany - Friday 27th May 2016 Martina Gedeck - Roncalli Weihnachtscircus at Tempodrom in Mitte at Tempodrom in Mitte - Berlin, Germany - Saturday 19th December 2015 Martina Gedeck - Shots of a host of stars as they arrive for the annual German Goldene Kamera Awards 2015 which were held at Messehallen in Hamburg, Germany - Saturday 28th February 2015 Martina Gedeck and Markus Imboden - Shots of a host of stars as they arrive for the annual German Goldene Kamera Awards 2015 which were held at Messehallen in Hamburg, Germany - Friday 27th February 2015 Martina Gedeck - 65th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) - Medienboard Reception (Empfang) at The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin at Hotel The Ritz Carlton at Potsdamer Platz square - Berlin, Germany - Saturday 7th February 2015 Night Train To Lisbon Trailer When a Latin professor, Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons), sees a young Portuguese woman in a red coat about to throw herself from a bridge, he is compelled to save her. She wrestles her way out of the coat and runs off into the rain, leaving the bemused and mystified professor pondering what it all means. When he discovers a small book in the pocket of her coat, he begins to embark on an odyssey to find her, yet very soon he becomes more interested in the novel's author, Amadeu do Prado (Jack Huston). After discovering tickets for a train to Lisbon stuffed inside the book, Gregorius hastily boards the train himself, throwing caution to the wind, along with his normal, boring life. Continue: Night Train To Lisbon Trailer The Lives Of Others Review By Matt McKillop The Lives of Others is a rare film. It's a solemn work of art, a thrilling piece of entertainment, and a heart-wrenching portrait of both compassion and oppression. Set in East Berlin in 1984, the film starkly dramatizes the atmosphere of secrecy and paranoia enshrouding the totalitarian German Democratic Republic, and in so doing it betrays a strange German cultural taboo: The Lives of Others speaks ill of the living. As writer-director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has noted in several interviews publicizing The Lives of Others, most German films made since the reunification portray East Germany comically, even nostalgically. Exemplifying this trend is 2003's casually ironic Goodbye, Lenin, whose plot centers on a young man's attempt to keep the fall of the Berlin Wall a secret from his mother after she wakes from a lengthy coma. It's a sweet, quirky movie, and many of its pleasures are derived from the bizarreness of its premise -- that a sane and decent person might rue the demise of the G.D.R. However, in Germany today, the prevalence of this curious, backward-seeming attitude extends far beyond film. Germans even have a name for it. They call it ostalgie (ost is the German word for east). Hip Berliners throw G.D.R. parties where they smoke notoriously awful East German cigarettes and drink East German rotgut while singing along to socialist party songs. One reason for these complicated feelings has to do with the present existence of the "villains" of the former government. Military officers, government officials, and members of the Stasi, the East German secret police, are still alive today, living normal lives among the rest of the German population, and as the years pass it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain the bitterness and scorn that these people once deserved. Continue reading: The Lives Of Others Review Mostly Martha Review By Athan Bezaitis If you're like me, a sucker for a good old fashion romance and someone who shamelessly loves to eat, then Mostly Martha offers all the perfect ingredients to more than satisfy your appetite. With a succulent array of gourmet meals constantly paraded across the screen, the film teases the taste buds with humor as tender as sautéed veal and romance as flavorful as aged wine, making for a hearty but appropriately low calorie love story. First-time director Sandra Nettlebeck introduces Martha (Martina Gedeck) as an obsessive-compulsive chef at a chic restaurant in Hamburg, Germany, with no friends, no love interest, and no life other than an unparalleled knowledge of cuisine and the ability to cook any gourmet meal to perfection. As expected from an against-all-odds love story, Martha embodies the typically cinematic diamond-in-the-rough protagonist combining talent and beauty yet faced with a fatal flaw that plunges her into misery. Touted by her boss as "the second best chef in the city," she appears haughty and overly obsessed with "cooking by the book." In fact, in all her culinary glory she forgets that despite her impressive skills, the customer is always right. It becomes clear that Martha's manic tendencies must be overcome in order for her to gain personal fulfillment. Continue reading: Mostly Martha Review Weekly Music Highlights: Billie Eilish, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Eminem What's new in the music world this week? Album of the Week: Appreciating Sounds of Silence with Simon and Garfunkel 'Sounds of Silence' was released on this day (January 17th) in 1966. Alex Bayly addresses the wild side of humanity on 'Animal' Listen to Alex Bayly performing 'Animal'. Dry Cleaning - Ramsgate Music Hall 12.01.2020 Live Review Two weeks ahead of Independent Venue Week, Dry Cleaning made 'Britain's Best Small Venue 2015' (NME) the second port of call on their 2020 tour. Album of the Week: The Ramones' often overlooked sophomore release 'Leave Home' 'Leave Home' was released on this day (January 10th) in 1977. The Libertines - The Winter Gardens, Margate, Kent 22.12.2019 Live Review For their last gig of the year, The Libertines came back to their adopted hometown of Margate to finish off their latest tour. The Legend of David Bowie: The Birthday Playlist Celebrating the birthday of David Bowie with his most legendary songs. Martina Gedeck Movies When a Latin professor, Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons), sees a young Portuguese woman in a...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12763
__label__wiki	0.790532	0.790532	Born in Ramat Gan in 1967, Etgar Keret’s books were published in more than 40 languages. His writing has been published in The New York Times, Le Monde, The New Yorker, The Guardian, The Paris Review and Zoetrope. Over 60 short movies have been based on his stories. Keret resides in Tel Aviv and lectures at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He has received the Book Publishers Association’s Platinum Prize several times, the Prime Minister’s Prize (1996), the Ministry of Culture’s Cinema Prize, the Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize (UK, 2008), the St Petersburg Public Library’s Foreign Favorite Award (2010), the Newman Prize (2012), the Charles Bronfman Prize in recognition of his work imparting an inspiring Jewish humanitarian vision (2017) and the Sapir Prize (2018), Israel’s most prestigious literary award. In 2007, Keret and Shira Geffen won the Cannes Film Festival’s “Camera d’Or” Award for their movie Jellyfish, and Best Director Award of the French Artists and Writers’ Guild. In 2010, Keret was honored in France with the decoration of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Keret’s book, The Seven Good Years, was chosen by The Guardian as one of the best biographies and memoirs of 2015. In November 2018 a Dutch documentary film Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story won the Arts Programming category at the International Emmy awards and in December 2018 Keret finished filming in Paris and Brussels a mini-series for ARTE, The Middleman starring Mathieu Amalric, which was co-written and co-directed with Shira Geffen. Photo: Jonathan Goor In conversation with Ira Glass at the Charles Bronfman Prize, May 2017 Photo: Stephan Roehl Taipei Book Fair It’s astonishing what he can do in just two pages: go from funny to bizarre to touching to satiric to meta to surprising and surreal… [A] master storyteller, creating deep, tragic, funny, painful tales with scarcely more words than you’ve read in this review. Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times The Seven Good Years \| English, UK The Seven Good Years \| Portuguese The Bus Driver who Wanted to be God \| Malay Suddenly a Knock on the Door \| German Suddenly a Knock on the Door \| Turkish The Seven Good Years \| English, USA Suddenly a Knock on the Door \| Hebrew Suddenly a Knock on the Door \| Japaneese Missing Kissinger \| Lithuanian The Seven Good Years \| Persian Suddenly a Knock on the Door \| French Suddenly a Knock on the Door \| Slovak Suddenly a Knock on the Door \| Norwegian Mossing Kissinger \| Thai Missing Kissinger \| Italian Missing Kissinger \| Polish Suddenly a Knock on the Door \| Portuguese Pipelines \| Hebrew Etgar Keret is a genius… Joseph Weisberg, May 2008, New York Times [Keret’s writing] testifies to the power of the surreal, the concise and the fantastic… [O]blique, breezy, seriocomic fantasies that defy encapsulation, categorization and even summary Michael Lindgren, April 2012, Washington Post A brilliant writer…completely unlike any writer I know. The voice of the next generation. Other contacts: For international literary rights: lingram@wylieagency.co.uk For film and television rights in North America: brooke@anonymouscontent.com For booking of speaking engagements in North America: ofer@lionhouseagency.com For booking of speaking engagements in Israel: Noa Gana: noagana.story@gmail.com as is presenting arts Address: 10 Nehama St., Tel-Aviv, Israel Tel: +972.3.5375313 F +972.153.3.5375313 Mail: office@as-is-arts.com facebook: as is presenting arts Web fonts: Alef by HaGilda and Mushon Zer Aviv Nexa Light by Fontfabric Design: Naama Tobias as is logo: Studio Nerubay Code: Eli Krupitsky Website Editor: Adi Chawin	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12770
__label__cc	0.554012	0.445988	AstroSage Kundli App Download Now Today's Rahu Kaal Rashifal Horoscope Compatibility Grahan 2020 विवाह मुहूर्त 2020 Love Horoscope 2020 Yearly Horoscopes Mobile Kundli Varahamihira MyKundali.com Internet / Web Software My Kundali For Nokia / Symbian Phones Astrology Magazine On Nokia Symbian My Kundali Chrome Extension ASTROWAP - WAP / GPRS Astrology Software GPSHorary.Com Online Horary Astrology Software AstroSage Kundli for Android Free Astrology Astrology Tools Birth Chart (Kundli) Kundali Kundali Milan Thirumana Porutham Daily Hora Calculator Rahukalam Choghadiya Today Panchang Ramshalaka Rising Sign Calculator Sade Sati Report Kalsarpa Yoga Report Mangal Dosha Report Personalized Horoscope Transit Today Find Moon Sign Nakshatra Finder Online Kundali Software Stock Market Astrology Celebrity Horoscope Astrology Tutorials Astro Shop Bihu 2020 Personalized Horoscope 2020 CogniAstro Career Counselling Dhruv Astro Software AstroSage Cloud (Gold) Moonrise & Moonset Time Moonrise and Moonset timings of a particular day are the primary concern of every native on the day of festivals and fasts which are associated with the Moon. An individual wakes up wondering the timings of the Moon and remains preoccupied with this thought for the entire day. As per the Hindu religious beliefs, the Moonrise occurring in our solar system is of special importance. Though Moonrise is a natural phenomenon, but according to Hindu convictions, it has a special role to play in the observation of some festivals and fasts. The term Moonrise stands for the process of the Moon's emergence in the sky during every night. Of all the planets and over all these years, the Moon has been the topic of discussion in many fields like scriptures, music, cinema and astrology. The importance of the Moon can also be gauged from the fact that when it does not appear in the sky, darkness prevails all over the earth. Through this article on AstroCamp, we will unravel some interesting trivia about the planet Moon, its importance, and also provide you with you detailed information stating the significance of Moonrise, major festivals and the timings of Moonrise: » Moonrise & Moonset for Tomorrow » Moonrise & Moonset for Yesterday » Check Moonrise & Moonset in your city, click here Panchang for Sirhind Today's Sirhind Panchang Today's Hora in Sirhind Today's Choghadiya in Sirhind Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Sirhind Today's Moonrise & Moonset in Sirhind Today's Rahukaal's in Sirhind Moonrise Importance The followers of Hindu religion keep the planet Moon on a special pedestal and give it the status of a Lord while worshipping it at the same time. Many fasts and festivals find a place in Hinduism, which can be commemorated successfully only after venerating Chandra Dev. On the day of such a fast or festival, natives are especially keen in knowing the right time of Moonrise on that particular day. The festival or fast associated with this luminary planet gets concluded only after the Moon Lord is worshipped. Every religion and community has its own beliefs which are quite diverse in nature. Apart from Hinduism, the timing of the Moonrise has special significance in the Islamic religion too. In Islam, especially during Ramadan and Eid, the timing of Moonrise is specially taken into account, and the fast is broken accordingly during the days of Ramadan. In the same vein, the Eid celebrations also take place after the appearance of the Moon takes place. Moonrise: Associated Festivals and Fasts Since ancient times, the Moon has been worshiped as a deity in the realm of Hinduism. Considering its importance, many such fasts have been mentioned in the religious texts and scriptures, in which the Moonrise timings have a special importance. Some of the likely events are Karvachauth, Trayodashi etc. During these festivals, the devotees break their fast only after Moonrise and worshipping Chandrama by observing the proper rites and rituals. Generally the Moonrise timings are different for each and every city. Thus, it is advised to break particular fast according to the geographical status of your particular city. Other than this there are certain other festivals and fasts and in order to observe them the Tithis and Yogas during Moonrise, as mentioned in the Hindu Panchang are given prime importance. Thus, Moonrise helps in the successful commemoration of such festivals. Let us now have a look at some of the festivals which are observed according to the Moonrise. Karvachauth: As per the Hindu religion, the fast of Karva Chauth is kept by married female natives seeking the longevity of their respective husbands. On this day, all women wake up early in the morning before sunrise and take a holy bath. After dressing up by adorning various accessories and make up, they initiate the fast. They avoid the consumption of any food or liquid item on this day and only after spectating the Moon, they go on to break the fast. People all over the nation very eagerly wait for the Moonrise to commemorate the necessary rituals on this day. Sankashti Chaturthi: The festival of Sankashti Chaturthi is especially celebrated during the month of Phalgun. On this day, along with offering Arghya to the moon, Lord Ganesha is worshiped so that he can overthrow all the distress and sorrow present in one's life. The fast of Sankashti Chaturthi begin after one takes a bath before sunrise. Afterwards, the Puja is commenced and the Lord is offered water which is mixed with sesame seeds. After fasting for the entire day, the fast is opened only after offering Arghya to the Moon. In order to break the Vrat, sweets made of sesame seeds(til ke ladoo) offered to the Lord are only offered. Poush Purnima: As per the Hindu religion, each and every Purnima or full Moon is of supreme importance. But the Full of Moon of the Paush month is the most significant one. It is so because the due observation of this Purnima fast by adhering to all the necessary rites and rituals helps an individual to attain salvation. Along with offering Arghya to the Sun on this day, Lord Sun is also worshipped. After waking up early in the morning during Paush Purnima, an oath is taken to observe the fast and donations are made after completing all the necessary Puja rituals. Sharad Purnima: The night of Sharad Purnima has special significance in Hinduism. It is believed that on this day, all sixteen phases of the Moon are visible in the sky. There is a ritual of worshipping Goddess Lakshmi especially on the night of Sharad Purnima. Beliefs state that on this day Lakshmi ji comes down from heaven and sets foot on the earth and showers special blessings upon her devotees. Thus, worshipping Goddess Lakshmi ji is considered on this day. Devotees also light four faced lamps in front of Lord Hanuman on the same day. Kartik Purnima: The day of Kartik Purnima is also very much hailed in the realm of Hinduism. It is believed that Lord Shiva killed a demon named Tripurasura on this day. After this incident, Shiva also came to be known as 'Tripurari'. Taking a bath in holy rivers like Ganga, Yamuna and Godavari is considered very important on this day. Natives who believe in Sikhism celebrate the day of Kartik Purnima as Prakash Parv. During Kartik Purnima, on oath is taken to observe the fast after taking a bath in the holy rivers. Afterwards, food is offered to Brahmins along with carrying out donation activities. Moon's Importance Other than religious considerations, if we talk about astrological facts, then it is seen that the Moon is the significator of mind and thus has the capacity to control it. Scientists are of the belief that the Moon is the only satellite which revolves around the Earth once in 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 11.6 seconds. Astrological scriptures state that if the mind's significator is placed negatively or unfavourably in one's birth chart, then the person may have to suffer from mental difficulties as its result. Therefore it has been said that if the Moon's position worsens in your birth chart, an astrological phenomenon called Chandra Dosha gets formed and consequently you will feel surrounded by various mental worries. The state of full moonrise in Hinduism is known as Purnima. On this day, the moon appears in the sky in its full size from the earth compared to the rest of the days. It is quite a view to spectate. Also on this day, people observe fasts and worship the Moon by adhering to all the necessary rituals and desire to get the desired fruits by pleasing Chandra Dev. The Moon's Genesis as per Mythology Science states that the Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth. Meanwhile, if we take Hindu mythological legends into account, then they have a different narrative to offer about the inception of Chandra Dev. in today's world, you will come across many such people who worship Chandrama and consider it a deity, but in reality they are not even aware of its true selfhood. Let us now have a look at the Moon's Genesis as per mythological conventions. According to the story which finds place in Bhagwat Purana, when the maker of this Universe , Brahma Ji authored this world, he first created the Manas Putras. Among these sons of Lord Brahma, sage Atri was married to Anasuya, who was the daughter of a hermit named Kardan. Sage Atri and Anasuya had three sons, Rishi Dattatreya, Rishi Durvasha and Rishi Som. Som came to be known as Chandra Dev later. Along with his apparels, his chariot is also white in colour. A total of 27 wives of Chandrama are mentioned in Hinduism, which are known as the 27 Nakshatras. In the realm of astrology, the Moon is mainly considered to be the ruling lord of the Cancer zodiac sign and occupies the second position among all the Navagrahas. We hope that this article on Moonrise proves to be insightful for you. We wish all the very best for your future!! 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__label__cc	0.635293	0.364707	Academies Blockchain Crowdfunding Research and Developement A whole series of new solar projects in Moldova, Georgia, Serbia and Tajikistan are going to be financed through crowdfunding campaigns. Citizens from these countries, but also from all round the world will have the opportunity to participate in solarization of this region! We will start with the youngest in Serbia. The future belongs to them and must be renewable so the city of Kragujevac will crowdfund for a PV installation on the roof of a kindergarten. Energy independence of the building will be done with the assistance of the first Serbian energy cooperative from the city of Šabac, under the Solar Mayors' Club Initiative. Education of children is an extra benefit of this kind of projects, and another one is that renewable energy doesn't pollute the air and is much better for our health. Since cities manage not only kindergartens and schools, but also health institutions, in Moldova we are going larger and plan to crowdfund a solar power plant on a hospital worth USD 1 million. It is going to be done through the Sun Exchange, a marketplace that finances solar power with national currency or in cryptocurrency like Solar Coin introduced by blockchain start-up ElectriCChain. Another project in Tajikistan will go further and connect food with solar energy. Dushanbe Solar City crowdfunding campaign that just started and already collected 79% of end goal – Dushanbe Solar city, Space Hive. It will use the power of crowdfunding platform Spacehive and aims to reach an initial goal of USD 12,000 to procure and install a 4,3 kW array of solar panels on the roof of the first electric food truck in Dushanbe city. This is the first time Spacehive plans to work outside of the UK and with UNDP! And we are also excited to see what happens when individuals propose and implement initiatives for social change. This is what city of Rustavi in Georgia is going to enable its citizens while testing micro- funding via "Orbeliani" Platform. Crowdfunding initiative is aimed at raising awareness and funds for photovoltaic installation having additional features for electronic voting for citizen initiatives accessible to every resident in the city in public spaces and further contributing to fulfilling commitments to reducing their GHGs emissions by 20%. All the countries included all have high to very high potential to produce energy from the sun, but until now this opportunity has not been captured due to the lack of cooperation and coordination among municipalities that are in many cases the 'drivers' of the energy transition. This is why - within the Solar Cities initiative - UNDP offices in RBEC region connected to make this campaigns happen. These projects have been prepared after the mayors from Moldova, Georgia, Serbia and Tajikistan signed the Solar Mayors Charter - an international declaration of Mayors pushing for the adoption of solar powers in cities. The initiative was launched in March 2019 and supported by UNDP as a part of the Solar Cities project, aiming to boost solar energy projects and citizen involvement in the energy transition. The initiatives are managed by UNDP Moldova and UNDP AltFinLab in partnership with the Citizenergy, and with a support from Go Parity impact Investing platform and Energy Cities Europe's largest Association of local authorities for energy transition. More developments to follow from all countries, be sure to follow the campaigns and donate!! Authors: Marina Petrović, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub Robert Pašičko, UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub Ana Seke, UNDP Serbia Miroslav Tadic, UNDP Serbia Dumitru Vasilescu, UNDP Moldova Otilia Vlasov, UNDP Moldova #TheOtherWay – Taking a bite out of poverty with r... UNDP and IsDB strengthen partnership to support Su...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0087.json.gz/line12776
__label__cc	0.513586	0.486414	hilary's desk out of the mould “Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould, but let God re-mould your minds from within...” Part 2: Unanswered questions about the Hepatitis B vaccine. Hilary Butler - Tuesday, June 28, 2011 The presentation to the American Institute of medicine (IOM) about the Hepatitis B programme in New Zealand was a full folder, which included Professor Ralph Edward's findings of the catch-up campaign, and further documentation of the events relating to the memos which preceded the removal of Hepatitis B from the "at birth" schedule in New Zealand. There was clear, unequivocal evidence of anaphylaxis of many degrees, resulting from the Hepatitis B vaccine. Dr Morris went with the folder, to give an oral submission. The findings of this group, were then published in a book in 1994. A copy duly dropped out the sky onto my desk with a thunk, and a personally signed letter Dr Katherine Stratton about how wonderful the book was. She said amongst other drivel: "The Vaccine Safety Committee worked hard to produce a report that is both scientifically sound and readable" Imagine my surprise, on reading the Hepatitis B chapter, to find this statement on page 229: "Anaphylaxis was not observed in the 166,757 children vaccinated with a plasma-derived vaccine in New Zealand (Morris and Butler, 1992)"... Dr Morris was similarly unimpressed and a letter was sent to Dr Stratton, and the other editors who were on the committee. No-one answered it. I faxed it to her office, receiving confirmation of receipt, and that wasn't answered either. Continue Reading Part 1 of 3. Unanswered questions about the Hepatitis B vaccine Hilary Butler - Monday, June 27, 2011 In the early 1990s, the American National Institute of Medicine (IOM) was mandated to enquire into the safety of childhood vaccines. At the time, my concern was Hepatitis B, because New Zealand was one of the few countries in the world implementing Hepatitis B vaccination at birth, as well as doing "catch-up" campaigns in children, adolescents and various adult groups. It seemed logical that what had been learned here, should be presented to the National Institute of Medicine. Dr J. Anthony Morris co-wrote the presentation, which will be the subject of Part 2. The neonatal Hepatitis B vaccine was removed from the schedule and placed with the 6 week shots because "minor side effects could be confused with more serious Ill health." A study of the language is instructive... On 9th April, 1992, a New Zealand doctor also wrote a presentation to the IOM. The doctor said that in the decades before Hep B was given at birth, their medical practice had never had to use antibiotics in any babies in their care, before the six week check, and first vaccinations. Neither had they seen serious and abnormally prolonged neonatal jaundice, accompanied by blood tests showing significant, abnormal liver enzyme profiles. After Hepatitis B vaccine at birth was introduced, the practice had more health difficulties with babies, and was prescribing antibiotics in an age group not previously prescribed for. After the Hepatitis B vaccine was removed from the birth schedule, their practice returned to the "pre-hepatitis B" non treatment normal mode, and neonatal jaundice returned to normal limits. The doctor then went on to say that after the Hepatitis B vaccine was added to the DPT and Polio at six weeks, the practice then experienced a significant rise in intercurrent infections with some babies going on to be caught in a cycle of recurring ear infections, and sometimes bronchitis, which progressed to asthma. The submission commented on the rise of the numbers fo babies constantly coming to the practice with some infection or other, and the doctor offered the opinion that somehow, the Hepatitis B vaccine appeared to cause some form of immune suppression, and therefore the practice had concerns about it's long term safety. Continue Reading Everyone knows who dunnit... Hilary Butler - Sunday, June 26, 2011 Did you know that the Kahui twins were actually triplets? Funny how so few media get that point. It's a very important one, but perhaps the 'why' of that, is for another blog. You know, the easiest thing for Macsyna to do would have been to stay silent, and walk away. It's interesting to me how so much key information is being "left out" of the media reporting. If the police had evidence implicating Macsyna, she would have been on trial, not Chris. If Macsyna was found guilty, she would be in prison by now, not on the outside. Why do people consider it their "right” to start a hate-mail/facebook campaign against Macsyna King and Ian Wishart? Democracy in action, means people can talk to who they like, and write a book if they want. Like David Bain. There's plenty of Bain-haters out there, too. Democracy in action means that people who have already made their mind up and decided David and Macsyna are guilty, because they "know"... don't have to buy the books Trial by public assumption is more than the first step towards mob rule. It's gang warfare of another kind. Just without the colours and the patches. But it's own "initiation" relies on emotional and social bullying, which if seen in children in school, would result in the psychologists being brought in. Not long ago, I was contacted by a father, who had been (wrongly) accused of SBS of one of their twins. Continue Reading Cognitive dissonance or "being deceived". Are you a sucker for being hoodwinked? The problem with deception is that the deceived have no idea they are deceived.... Are you "disposed to be critical"? Or are you simply a conformed This is an important question, because lot of people think they can spot illogic, and lies a mile off. This weekend, the Sunday Star Times published an article dealing with the blog about Amina Arraf - that wasn't. A comment in the article said, "People want to believe the best in those they choose to follow online,' writes Davey Winder, a tech writer and author of Being Virtual. "To do otherwise would be a reflection of their own poor judgement. Everyone likes to think they're a good judge of character." (emphasis mine) Continue Reading Insight Documentary 19 June 2011 Did everyone listening to the Insight immunisation documentary (podcast URL) on Sunday 19th June, put on their "thinking" cap? How many listeners do you think, just "believed" all the comments made by the paediatricians or doctors? After all, they went to medical school, so they must know everything? I've decided to upload the podcast, in case it mysteriously disappears: MP3 streaming file. Where I have something to say, I will mentioned the "time" on the podcast in this format: 1.52 (Tim Blackmore) To me, this documentary was astonishing. Firstly, because Phillipa Tolley's background research was palpably absent. But then, to know that she plainly didn't know much..., a person would have to "know" a long term history of vaccination, and immunable diseases in New Zealand. A real investigative journalist would have asked much more searching questions. There were comments by an Infectious Diseases Specialist, Tim Blackmore, that measles is a terrible disease (1.52) which caused chronic lung disease, blindness and deafness. In all the NZ literature for decades, such emotive language has not been used before. Perhaps if Tim Blackmore had seen measles in the days when parents actually knew how to look after their children, he'd have a different picture of it. His description, "measles is breathtakingly contagious" is ... breathtaking. He said, "You only have to walk past the room of somebody with measles in it, so it can spread literally like wildfire.... the only thing that protects us from infections like measles is people vaccinated under the age of 40 or so." Continue Reading Influenza vaccines, KOPS, and the truth. Hilary Butler - Wednesday, June 01, 2011 It's that time of year again, when the annual magical crystal ball from Lance Jennings predicts that Swine Flu will swarm back to mop up, hospitalise and possibly kill some of those not-previously-whacked-by-the-pigs-that-flew last time. He's obviously missed the fact that others have moved on, and are demanding that everyone be vaccinated for the next pandemic, H2N2, NOW!... The first question you need to ask about Dr Jenning's crystal ball is, "What are we not being told?". The first thing is that the Swine flu vaccine produces non-functional antibodies in most people. Just a mere inconvenient detail, that... Did you know that Poland doesn't use seasonal or pandemic flu vaccines, and they had a far lower rate of Swine Flu than countries which do use them, as well as fewer serious cases? Why might that be? A December 2010 letter by Monsalvo, to Nature Medicine, detailed that serious cases of Swine Flu were those who had had "prior" exposure to influenza viruses, BUT had not made protective antibodies against them. Continue Reading No mumps jab? Stay home: school Chickenpox: A new, dreaded disease? Fake bait on a plate. Why so much hot air, Dr Lush?. 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