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Realizing a dream: The Collections Conservation Centre
By: Fernand (Fern) Proulx
Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation
Ingenium's new Collections Conservation Centre, currently under construction next to the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
Currently under construction in Ottawa, the Collections Conservation Centre is the future home for hundreds of thousands of nationally-significant science and technology artifacts. These objects represent Ingenium's three museums — the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum — but they're also emblematic of Canadian ingenuity and Canadians' everyday experience.
To reflect on this incredible milestone and what it means for the future, the Ingenium Channel sat down with Chief Operating Officer and Capital Projects Director asked Fern Proulx, who has spent nearly a quarter century working with the museums.
What does the new Collections Conservation Centre mean to you?
The realization of the Collections Conservation Centre brings me a great deal of professional and personal satisfaction.
From a personal perspective, this facility has been a long-term goal of mine. Back in 1995, when I first arrived at what was then known as the National Museum of Science and Technology, I had very little museological experience. I was immersed in the museum world for three years at the Canadian History Museum; it was all I knew of collection storage and standards until I arrived here.
The first opportunity to visit the national science and technology collection literally blew me away. The richness of the collection — the size and diversity — was amazing. There were vintage cars, paintings, locomotives, scientific equipment, rare vintage music boxes, and cameras. Warehouse upon overflowing warehouse were overfilled with treasures, some in poor environmental conditions — such as aviation artifacts sitting unprotected outside.
What struck me was that Canada's science and innovation history did not seem to have the same care as other national collections. If we're going to promote science and innovation in Canada, starting with respecting our accomplishments and showing that they are valued seemed like a good start.
I had the privilege of being a part of the team who put the Reserve Hangar together at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum; this took care, at that time, of most of the aviation artifacts that were at risk.
Since 2002, I've been involved in looking for a new home for the Canada Science and Technology Museum and its collection reserve. Now — 17 years later — after many rejections and postponements (for a lot of valid reasons), I am proud to say we've done it! I thank the Government of Canada for having funded a proper home for these treasures; Canada's national collection of science and innovation artifacts finally have the dignified space they deserve.
A view of the ground floor of the Collections Conservation Centre. Train tracks are in place to bring the locomotives into their new home.
What will the new facility mean for your team?
From a logistical perspective, my team will be thrilled to dedicate their energy to managing a state-of-the-art building, rather than finding piecemeal and band-aid solutions. The time used to troubleshoot crisis after crisis — from air quality and leaking roofs to temperature and humidity fluctuations — can now be dedicated to managing a properly-designed infrastructure. Consolidating the three leases in this one Crown-owned building will also provide some stability to the budgeting process, and offer increased efficiency from an operating standpoint.
Another important element is the amalgamation of support services. With a good portion of the Collections Conservation Centre dedicated to staff workspaces, teams ranging from information technology, marketing, production, accounting, procurement, corporate governance, conservation, and curatorial will be brought together under one roof. This will facilitate a streamlined workflow and should increase Ingenium's efficiency.
What aspect of the Collections Conservation Centre are you most excited about?
Beyond the peace of mind that comes from knowing that the collection is properly cared for, what brings me the most satisfaction is being able to share it.
We are custodians of this national collection, but it belongs to all Canadians. Allowing them to come through and see these treasures is really rewarding; the collection will be accessible for both research and guided tours.
In getting to where we are today, I had the privilege to tour the collection with donors, policy makers, and politicians on many occasions. The excitement and reaction of visitors is priceless; this is what I'm looking forward to seeing on a regular basis. Having the collection properly stored will also allow us to better document it, record it in 2D and 3D fashion, share it with the world, and get participative curation — adding stories to the artifact histories. This element will make it, in my opinion, one of the richest collections in the world.
What would you like the public to know about this national facility?
The three colours on the exterior of the Collections Conservation Centre represent Ingenium's three museums.
One of the most remarkable things about the Collections Conservation Centre is the sheer size of it. The amount of cement and rebar steel required for a container of this massive size is quite a structural engineering feat. This facility has very sophisticated mechanical systems, which meet different requirements in different zones, in order to store paper, fabric, wood, metal, and art. The building was constructed in a way that compartmentalizes and safeguards the collection, while limiting the humidity and temperature and minimizing operating costs.
Another interesting fact is the proximity of the collection to the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Rebuilding in the suburbs has facilitated this, and many of the international museums envy our position. The close proximity of our artifact storage to the museum will facilitate updating or altering our museum exhibitions.
The collection will also be able to be used as a research tool, for both scholars and enthusiasts. The collection archives and digital lab will allow us to establish a proper research institute, which is something that's been lagging in Canada for science material culture.
The Collections Conservation Centre is large enough to accommodate some growth for years to come, as well as a variety of collections. The National Gallery of Canada will be the first institution to share the site with us; it is hoped that other collections will follow in the next phase, making the site a destination for Canada's collections.
Fernand (Fern) Proulx
Fern joined Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation in 1995 as Director of Finance and Administration. COO since 2005, Fern is responsible for the operations, global finances, and strategic plan implementation of Ingenium's three national museums: Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and Canada Science and Technology Museum. Fern previously served as Interim President and CEO of Ingenium in 2008, 2013, and from 2017 to 2018.
Prior to his career in museums, Fern held a variety of positions in the private sector, which gave him a well-rounded understanding of process improvements and value engineering. He worked as a business analyst in an international chemical corporation where he assisted in the implementation of a global profitability planning model. Although a financial management specialist, Fern contributed to a number of food distribution companies in a variety of ways, such as logistics management, sales, marketing, and systems development.
Fern obtained an Honours Bachelor of Commerce in 1985 from the University of Windsor, and is an alumnus of the prestigious Getty Museum Leadership Institute program. Fern is active in the community as a volunteer and mentor. Although retired from competitive athletics, he fuels his passion for sports as an avid fan. A proud father of two daughters, Fern resides with his wife in Gatineau, Quebec.
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package org.auraframework.impl.source.file;

import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.JarURLConnection;
import java.net.URLConnection;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;

import org.auraframework.def.DefDescriptor;
import org.auraframework.def.DefDescriptor.DefType;
import org.auraframework.def.Definition;
import org.auraframework.def.DescriptorFilter;
import org.auraframework.system.BundleSource;
import org.auraframework.system.BundleSourceLoader;
import org.auraframework.system.FileBundleSourceBuilder;
import org.auraframework.system.FileSourceLocation;
import org.auraframework.system.InternalNamespaceSourceLoader;
import org.auraframework.system.Source;
import org.auraframework.throwable.AuraRuntimeException;
import org.auraframework.util.IOUtil;
import org.auraframework.util.resource.ResourceLoader;
import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
import org.springframework.core.io.support.PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver;

import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;

/**
 * Retrieves file-based {@link BundleSource}s.
 */
public class FileBundleSourceLoader implements BundleSourceLoader, InternalNamespaceSourceLoader {
    private final ReentrantReadWriteLock rwLock = new ReentrantReadWriteLock();
    private final Set<FileBundleSourceBuilder> builders;
    private final List<FileSourceLocation> sourceLocations;
    private Map<String, FileEntry> fileMap;
    private Set<String> namespaces;

    /**
     * Contains data for a bundle in a namespace.
     */
    private static final class FileEntry {
        public final FileSourceLocation sourceLocation;
        public final File bundleDirectory;
        public final String namespace;
        public final String name;
        public final String qualified;
        public BundleSource<?> source;

        public FileEntry(FileSourceLocation sourceLocation, File bundleDirectory, String namespace, String name) {
            this.sourceLocation = sourceLocation;
            this.bundleDirectory = bundleDirectory;
            this.namespace = namespace;
            this.name = name;
            this.qualified = namespace + ":" + name;
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return bundleDirectory.getPath();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Copies jar resources into file system to be used as sources from jar.
     * @param componentPackage
     *            Path to component sources in the jar.
     * @param modulePackage
     *            Path to module sources in the jar.
     * @param builders
     *            The builders for file bundles.
     */
    public FileBundleSourceLoader(ResourceLoader resourceLoader, String componentPackage,
            String modulePackage, Collection<FileBundleSourceBuilder> builders) {
        this(copyResourcesToDir(resourceLoader, componentPackage, modulePackage), builders);
    }

    /**
     * Processes sources from the file system.
     *
     * @param sourceLocations
     *            The list of source directories containing namespace directories. There may be
     *            multiple directories when there are both component and module sources (i.e.,
     *            xyz/components and xyz/modules).
     * @param builders
     *            The builders for file bundles.
     */
    public FileBundleSourceLoader(List<FileSourceLocation> sourceLocations, Collection<FileBundleSourceBuilder> builders) {
        checkNotNull(sourceLocations, "sourceLocations cannot be null");
        ImmutableList.Builder<FileSourceLocation> sourcesBuilder = ImmutableList.builder();
        for (FileSourceLocation sourceLocation : sourceLocations) {
            if (sourceLocation == null) {
                throw new AuraRuntimeException("Source locations cannot be null");
            }

            File directory = sourceLocation.getSourceDirectory();
            if (directory == null) {
                throw new AuraRuntimeException("Source directories cannot be null");
            }
            if (!directory.exists() || !directory.isDirectory()) {
                throw new AuraRuntimeException(String.format(
                        "Source directory '%s' does not exist or is not a directory",
                        directory.getAbsolutePath()));
            }

            sourcesBuilder.add(sourceLocation);
        }
        this.sourceLocations = sourcesBuilder.build();
        this.builders = builders == null ? ImmutableSet.of() : ImmutableSet.copyOf(builders);
        updateFileMap();
    }

    private void updateFileMap() {
        ImmutableSet.Builder<String> namespacesBuilder = ImmutableSet.builder();
        Set<String> namespacesCheck = new HashSet<>();
        Map<String, FileEntry> map = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();

        for (FileSourceLocation sourceLocation : sourceLocations) {
            File directory = sourceLocation.getSourceDirectory();
            for (File namespace : directory.listFiles()) {
                if (namespace.isDirectory()) {
                    String namespaceName = namespace.getName();
                    String namespaceNameLower = namespaceName.toLowerCase();
                    if (!namespacesCheck.contains(namespaceNameLower)) { // FIXME don't do this! W-5451217
                        namespacesBuilder.add(namespaceName);
                        namespacesCheck.add(namespaceNameLower);
                    }

                    for (File file : namespace.listFiles()) {
                        FileEntry entry = new FileEntry(sourceLocation, file, namespaceName, file.getName());
                        String key = entry.qualified.toLowerCase();
                        if (!map.containsKey(key)) {
                            map.put(key, entry);
                        } else {
                            FileEntry prev = map.get(key);
                            throw new AuraRuntimeException(String.format("Found duplicate bundle named '%s' in namespace '%s'. "
                                    + "Bundle names must be unique within the same namespace across component and module "
                                    + "sources, but found '%s' and '%s'",
                                    entry.name, entry.namespace, prev.bundleDirectory.getAbsolutePath(), file.getAbsolutePath()));
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        namespaces = namespacesBuilder.build();
        fileMap = map;
    }

    @Override
    public Set<String> getNamespaces() {
        rwLock.readLock().lock();
        try {
            return namespaces;
        } finally {
            rwLock.readLock().unlock();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public Set<DefType> getDefTypes() {
        return BundleSource.bundleDefTypes;
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public <D extends Definition> Source<D> getSource(DefDescriptor<D> descriptor) {
        rwLock.readLock().lock();
        try {
            BundleSource<?> provisional = getBundle(descriptor);
            Source<D> bundledProvisional;
            if (provisional == null) {
                return null;
            }
            // If the provisional source matches the descriptor, we are done.
            if (provisional.getDescriptor().equals(descriptor)) {
                return (Source<D>)provisional;
            }
            // Blindly try to get the descriptor from the parts.
            bundledProvisional = (Source<D>)provisional.getBundledParts().get(descriptor);
            if (bundledProvisional != null) {
                return bundledProvisional;
            }
            if (descriptor.getPrefix().equals(DefDescriptor.TEMPLATE_CSS_PREFIX)
                    && descriptor.getDefType() == DefType.STYLE) {
                // try harder.
                for (Source<?> part : provisional.getBundledParts().values()) {
                    // this violates a pile of rules, but then, the caller is as well.
                    if (part.getDescriptor().getDefType() == DefType.STYLE
                            && part.getDescriptor().getDescriptorName().equals(descriptor.getDescriptorName())) {
                        return (Source<D>)part;
                    }
                }
            }
            return null;
        } finally {
            rwLock.readLock().unlock();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public BundleSource<?> getBundle(DefDescriptor<?> descriptor) {
        if (descriptor == null) {
            return null;
        }
        rwLock.readLock().lock();
        try {
            String lookup = BundleSourceLoader.getBundleName(descriptor); // FIXME don't do this
            return createSource(fileMap.get(lookup));
        } finally {
            rwLock.readLock().unlock();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public Set<DefDescriptor<?>> find(DescriptorFilter matcher) {
        rwLock.readLock().lock();
        try {
            Set<DefDescriptor<?>> ret = new HashSet<>();
            if (matcher.getNamespaceMatch().isConstant() && matcher.getNameMatch().isConstant()) {
                String ns = matcher.getNamespaceMatch().toString();
                String name = matcher.getNameMatch().toString();
                String lookup = ns + ":" + name;
                DefDescriptor<?> descriptor = getDescriptor(fileMap.get(lookup.toLowerCase()));
                if (descriptor != null && matcher.matchDescriptor(descriptor)) {
                    ret.add(descriptor);
                }
            } else {
                for (FileEntry entry : fileMap.values()) {
                    if (matcher.matchNamespace(entry.namespace) && matcher.matchName(entry.name)) {
                        BundleSource<?> source = createSource(entry);
                        if (source != null) {
                            if (matcher.matchDescriptor(source.getDescriptor())) {
                                ret.add(source.getDescriptor());
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            return ret;
        } finally {
            rwLock.readLock().unlock();
        }
    }

    private BundleSource<?> createSource(FileEntry entry) {
        if (entry == null) {
            return null;
        }
        if (entry.source != null) {
            return entry.source;
        }
        if (!entry.bundleDirectory.exists() || !entry.bundleDirectory.isDirectory()) {
            return null;
        }
        for (FileBundleSourceBuilder builder : builders) {
            if (builder.isBundleMatch(entry.bundleDirectory)) {
                if (!builder.isAllowedSourceLocation(entry.sourceLocation)) {
                    throw new AuraRuntimeException(String.format(
                            "Bundles of this type are not allowed in this directory: %s",
                            entry.bundleDirectory.getPath()));
                }
                entry.source = builder.buildBundle(entry.bundleDirectory);
                return entry.source;
            }
        }
        // FIXME: error
        return null;
    }

    private DefDescriptor<?> getDescriptor(FileEntry entry) {
        if (entry == null) {
            return null;
        }
        if (entry.source == null) {
            createSource(entry);
        }
        if (entry.source != null) {
            return entry.source.getDescriptor();
        }
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isInternalNamespace(String namespace) {
        // All file based namespaces are considered internal by default
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public void reset() {
        rwLock.writeLock().lock();
        try {
            updateFileMap();
        } finally {
            rwLock.writeLock().unlock();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(getClass().getSimpleName() + 32);
        sb.append("[");
        sb.append(Joiner.on(", ").join(sourceLocations));
        sb.append("]");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    List<FileSourceLocation> getSourceLocations() {
        return sourceLocations;
    }

    /* TODO should just be one package/return one folder */
    /**
     * Copies sources from jars into file system.
     *
     * @return base folder of copied resources from jar
     */
    private static List<FileSourceLocation> copyResourcesToDir(ResourceLoader resourceLoader,
            String componentPackage, String modulePackage) {

        checkNotNull(resourceLoader, "resourceLoader cannot be null");

        ImmutableList.Builder<FileSourceLocation> builder = ImmutableList.builder();

        if (componentPackage != null && !componentPackage.isEmpty()) {
            File dir = copyResourcesToDir(resourceLoader, componentPackage);
            builder.add(FileSourceLocationImpl.components(dir));
        }

        if (modulePackage != null && !modulePackage.isEmpty()) {
            File dir = copyResourcesToDir(resourceLoader, modulePackage);
            builder.add(FileSourceLocationImpl.modules(dir));
        }

        return builder.build();
    }

    private static File copyResourcesToDir(ResourceLoader resourceLoader, String basePackage) {
        try {
            PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver p = new PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver(resourceLoader);
            File directory = new File(IOUtil.newTempDir("resources"));

            Resource[] res = p.getResources("classpath*:/" + basePackage + "/**/*.*");
            for (Resource r : res) {
                //
                // TOTAL HACK: Move this to getAllDescriptors later.
                //
                /**
                 * r.getURL().toString(); and then tokenizing it on "/" and looking for
                 * basePackage name is hacky. It depends on the location of the jar file on
                 * the file system. Changing this to use relative paths for files within
                 * jar files to remove the above mentioned vulnerability.
                 */
                String filename;
                try {
                    URLConnection conn = r.getURL().openConnection();
                    if (conn instanceof JarURLConnection) {
                        filename = ((JarURLConnection)conn).getEntryName();
                    } else {
                        filename = r.getURL().toString();
                    }
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    filename = r.getURL().toString();
                }
                List<String> names = Splitter.on('/').splitToList(filename);

                int namesSize = names.size();
                int packagePosition = names.indexOf(basePackage);

                if (namesSize < 3 || packagePosition == -1 || namesSize - 1 < packagePosition + 3) {
                    // ensure resource has at least namespace folder, bundle folder, bundle
                    // file
                    continue;
                }

                String ns = names.get(packagePosition + 1);
                File nsDir = new File(directory, ns);
                if (!nsDir.exists()) {
                    nsDir.mkdir();
                }

                File parent = nsDir;
                for (int i = packagePosition + 2; i < namesSize - 1; i++) {
                    // create nested folders
                    String folder = names.get(i);
                    File dir = new File(parent, folder);
                    if (!dir.exists()) {
                        dir.mkdir();
                    }
                    parent = dir;
                }

                String file = names.get(namesSize - 1);
                File target = new File(parent, file);
                try (
                        InputStream resourceStream = r.getInputStream();
                        FileOutputStream targetStream = new FileOutputStream(target)
                // automatically calls close() after code block
                ) {
                    IOUtil.copyStream(resourceStream, targetStream);
                }
            }
            return directory;
        } catch (IOException x) {
            throw new AuraRuntimeException(x);
        }
    }
}

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A global increase in ADHD diagnoses may be part of the reason, but a highly competitive 24-7 economy and lifestyle may also be influencing the trend to remain awake and focused longer.
14% reported using stimulants at least once in the preceding 12 months in 2017, up from 5% in 2015. The non-medical use of substances to increase memory or concentration is known as pharmacological cognitive enhancement (PCE), and it rose in all 15 nations in the survey. Medications (included) Adderall and Ritalin as well as sleep-disorder medication modafinil and cocaine. (The) US reported the highest rate of use, but the largest increases were in Europe. Cultural factors, the prevalence of ADHD diagnoses and availability influence use. (48%) obtained the drugs through friends.
The work, published in the International Journal of Drug Policy in June, is based on the Global Drug Survey—an annual, anonymous online questionnaire about drug use worldwide. The survey had 79,640 respondents in 2015 and 29,758 in 2017.
But the largest increases were in Europe: use in France rose from 3% in 2015 to 16% in 2017; and from 5% to 23% in the United Kingdom (see 'Quest for cognitive enhancement'). An informal reader survey by Naturein 2008 found that one in five respondents had used drugs to boost concentration or memory.
The latest analysis is impressive in its size, says Barbara Sahakian, a neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge, UK, who was not involved in the work. There is an increasing 'lifestyle use' of cognitive-enhancing drugs by healthy people, which raises ethical concerns, she says.
Cultural factors, the prevalence of ADHD diagnoses and availability all influence which drugs are used for PCE and the rate of use, says Larissa Maier, a psychologist at the University of California, San Francisco, who led the study.
In the United States, where ADHD diagnoses are high and medication is a common treatment, 22% of respondents said they had used amphetamine-combination drugs such as Adderall for PCE. Those drugs are not approved in the European Union, where methylphenidate—sold under various trade names, including Ritalin—is more commonly used.
The study suggests that the spread of US-style practices in ADHD treatment is driving the trend and making drugs more available: countries with higher rates of ADHD diagnoses, such as the United States, Canada and Australia, have higher rates of non-medical prescription-drug use for cognitive enhancement.
"The increased diagnoses of ADHD and their prescription drug use is creating a substantial population of young pharmacologically medicated persons whose underlying problems may very likely be located in their social world," says Steven Rose, a neuroscientist at the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK.
Nearly half (48%) of people said they obtained the drugs through friends; 10% bought them from a dealer or over the Internet; 6% obtained them from a family member; and 4% said that they had their own prescriptions.
Debate continues over whether the non-medical use of prescription drugs boosts brain performance. Data suggest that some people benefit from certain drugs in specific situations—for example, surgeons using modafinil—but larger population-wide studies report lesser gains, and conflicting results.
Maier notes that respondents to the Global Drug Survey are more likely than the general population to be interested in drug use, which could bias results. But she says that similar rates of non-medical use of smart drugs are seen in studies of the general population, suggesting that the findings are robust.


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Brexit-Support
• BREXIT • New Rules • Perspectives •
Brexit Financial Services
Financial services - EU Dossier 09.07.2020
During the transition period, the United Kingdom takes part in the EU's Single Market, including the Single Market for financial services.
Therefore, currently, financial services can be provided from the United Kingdom to the EU with a single authorisation or 'passport' per relevant financial services area, issued by the UK authorities. Union operators can use the 'passports' of their home state to provide financial services to and in the UK.
As of 1 January 2021, authorisations to provide services from the United Kingdom across the EU will stop applying. The provision of financial services from the United Kingdom to the EU will be possible subject to the relevant third country rules of the Member State concerned. Union businesses, banks or investors that currently rely on these services should be aware of this change and prepare accordingly. EU financial services providers with operations in the United Kingdom should also prepare to abide by all relevant UK rules.
Under the equivalence frameworks foreseen in certain Union legal acts, the European Union has the possibility to facilitate specific interactions between the Union and UK financial systems by recognising that the relevant UK regulatory and supervisory regimes are equivalent to the corresponding Union legislation and requirements. Only a limited number of these equivalences allow third-country firms to provide their services to EU clients. Examples include the areas of central securities depositories, and central clearing counterparties (CCPs). Specifically for investment firms, a new, improved equivalence framework will enter into force in mid-2021. In most areas, such as insurance, commercial bank lending or deposit-taking, equivalence does not allow third-country firms to provide services to the EU but provide prudential or reporting reliefs to EU firms.
Union equivalence decisions do not replicate the benefits of the Single Market for the United Kingdom as the obligations and safeguards of the EU's Single market eco-system will stop applying in the United Kingdom. Equivalence decisions can be unilaterally withdrawn at any time, in particular if third-country frameworks diverge and the conditions for equivalence are no longer fulfilled.
As the Union's equivalence frameworks are unilateral, neither the equivalence assessments, nor possible decisions for granting equivalence are part of the negotiations with the United Kingdom. The current interconnectedness between the EU and the United Kingdom market requires that the Commission, in assessing equivalence, be particularly mindful of the risks for the EU in terms of financial stability, market transparency, market integrity, investor protection and level-playing field. In addition, the United Kingdom government's stated intention to diverge from the Union's regulatory and supervisory frameworks in the area of financial services after the transition period requires that the Commission assess UK equivalence in each area on a forward-looking basis.
The Political Declaration on the future relationship[1] states that both the European Union and the United Kingdom will endeavour to conclude their respective equivalence assessments before the end of June 2020.[2] The Commission shared with the United Kingdom questionnaires covering 28 equivalence areas. By the end of June, only 4 completed questionnaires had been returned. On this basis, the Commission could not conclude its equivalence assessments by the end of June. The Commission will continue the assessments based on further replies that it is currently receiving. The assessments may lead, in each of the areas, to decisions on equivalence or to no equivalence. The Commission will take decisions based on a comprehensive assessment, including of the EU interest.
In a number of areas, the Commission has not initiated an assessment, either because equivalence decisions have already been granted[3] or because, for instance, the EU legal framework is not yet fully in place. With regard to the latter areas[4], the Commission will not adopt an equivalence decision in the short or medium term.
On the basis of an analysis conducted with the European Central Bank, the Single Resolution Board and the European Supervisory Authorities, and of the preparation undertaken by financial services firms, the Commission has identified only one area which may present financial stability risks, namely the central clearing counterparties (CCPs) of derivatives. Therefore, in the short term and in order to address the possible risks to financial stability, the
[1] See Part IV on 'Financial Services' of the Revised text of the Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom as agreed at negotiators' level on 17 October 2019, OJ C34, 31 January 2020, 1-16.
[2] COM (2019) 349 final. Communication from the Commission, Equivalence in the area of financial services
[3] Areas already granted:
- Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR), as amended; Art. 1(6) - Exemption central banks and public bodies
- Regulation (EU)2015/2365 on transparency of securities financing transactions and of reuse (SFTR); Art. 2(4) - Central bank exemption
- Regulation (EU) N° 600/2014 on markets in financial instruments (MIFIR); Art. 1(9) - Central bank exemption
- Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on insider dealing and market manipulation (MAR Market Abuse Regulation); Art .6(5) - Exemption central banks and public bodies
[4] - Directive 2004/109/EC - Transparency Directive - Accounting Standards; Art. 23(4)[first subparagraph, point (ii)] - General transparency requirements
- Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts (Statutory Audit); Art. 45(6) - Equivalence to the international auditing standards of the standards and requirements in the third country
- Regulation (EU) N° 600/2014 on markets in financial instruments (MIFIR); Art. 33(2) - Derivatives: trade execution and clearing obligations; Art. 38(3) - Access for third-country trading venues and CCPs; Art. 47(1) - Investment firms providing investment services to EU professional clients and eligible counterparties
– Directive 2014/65 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (MiFID 2 – recast; Art. 25(4)[a] - Regulated markets for the purposes of easier distribution in the EU of certain financial instruments
– Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on insider dealing and market manipulation (MAR Market Abuse Regulation); Art. 6(6) - Exemption for climate policy activities
– Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 on short selling and certain aspects of Credit Default Swaps (SSR);
Art. 17(2) - Exemption for market making activities
– Regulation (EU)2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC; Art. 29(3) - Prospectus rules
Commission is considering the adoption of a time-limited equivalence decision for the United Kingdom in this area.
Such a time-limited decision would allow EU-based CCPs to develop further their capacity to clear relevant trades in the short and medium term and EU clearing members to take and implement the necessary steps, including by reducing their systemic exposure to UK market infrastructures.
In order to enhance the supervision and regulation of clearing activities that are of systemic importance for the Union, the EU is currently implementing the EMIR 2.2 Regulation. The Commission is adopting the implementing measures that will determine the degree of systemic risk of third-country CCPs and the necessary measures to strengthen the supervision of such CCPs, as well as the possible need for further measures to mitigate those risks.
Advice to businesses and Member State administrations
Insurance operators, banks, investment firms, trading venues and other financial services providers should finalise and implement their preparatory measures by 31 December 2020 at the latest to be ready for the changes that will happen under all scenarios, including wherein their area, there is no equivalence decision taken by the European Union or the United Kingdom.
Union businesses, banks or investors that currently rely on UK service providers should consider how this may affect their operations and take all the necessary steps to prepare for all possible scenarios. EU financial services providers with operations in the United Kingdom should also prepare to abide by all relevant UK rules. EU clearing members of UK CCPs and their clients should take active steps to prepare for all scenarios, including by reducing their systemic exposure to UK market infrastructures.
EU and national supervisors and regulators will need to continue their dialogue with stakeholders with a view to ensuring that all necessary actions for readiness are taken by the end of 2020.
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Political Science - American Politics
Political Science - General
Campaign Reform
Insights and Evidence
Larry M. Bartels and Lynn Vavreck, Editors
Offers a critical but surprisingly optimistic view of the current state of American electoral politics through a focus on political campaigning
What is wrong with American political campaigns? How could the campaign process be improved? This volume brings the expertise of leading political scientists to the public debate about campaign reform. These scholars probe the reality behind the conventional wisdom that nasty, vacuous campaigns dominated by big money and cynical media coverage are perverting our political process and alienating our citizenry.
Some of their conclusions will be startling to campaigners and critics alike. For example, "attack" advertisements prove to be no more effective than self-promotional advertisements, but are more substantive. Indeed, candidates in their advertisements and speeches focus more on policy and less on strategy and process than any major news outlet, including the New York Times. The volume suggests that, as a result, prospective voters in 1996 knew more about the candidates' issue positions than in any presidential election in decades, yet turnout and public faith in the electoral process continued to decline.
For aspiring reformers, Bartels and his colleagues provide a bracing reality check. For students and scholars of electoral politics, political communication, and voting behavior, they provide an authoritative summary and interpretation of what we know about the nature and impact of political campaigns. The insights and evidence contained in this volume should be of interest to anyone concerned about the present state and future prospects of American electoral process.
Other contributors are Bruce Buchanan, Tami Buhr, Ann Crigler, John G. Geer, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marion Just, Daron R. Shaw, and John Zaller.
Larry M. Bartels is Professor of Politics and Public Affairs and Stuart Professor of Communications and Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University.
Lynn Vavreck is Assistant Professor of Government, Dartmouth College.
"Bartels and Vavreck do a fine job of highlighting conflicting standards. . . . it is a useful blue-print for both reformers and scholars."
—Paul Gronke, American Politics, December 2001
The Psychology of Political Communication
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#MusicSaves Los Angeles 2021
Save The Music hosted its second annual #MusicSaves Los Angeles event on December 8, 2021 at NeueHouse, celebrating Founder & CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, Jesse Collins. Jesse was honored for his achievements as a trailblazing executive and one of the most visible and successful producers in the industry.
Hosted by comedian Chris Spencer, the night kicked off with an amazing DJ set from D-Nice.
Chris passed it off to STM Executive Director, Henry Donahue who thanked everyone in attendance especially the sponsors: BET, Gibson Gives, Tito's Handmade Vodka, SiriusXM + Pandora, ViacomCBS, Victrola, Dionne Harmon, Jesse Collins Entertainment, MBK Entertainment, Meta, MTV Entertainment Group, Netflix, Roc Nation, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music. He then shared a video featuring shout-outs from some special friends who couldn't be there in-person to congratulate Jesse including Becky G, Busta Rhymes, Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, H.E.R., La La Anthony, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell and Swizz Beatz.
Los Angeles Unified School District teacher Dr. Dianna McConnell was welcomed on stage to speak about the impact of receiving a STM grant. She played a video highlighting Nightingale Middle School's mariachi program featuring testimonials from both students and staff.
Then came time for the award presentation portion of the evening. Surprise guest Regina Hall was introduced and delivered a funny and heartfelt speech about Jesse and his work. She then presented him with the prestigious award.
"Right now, there is a kid in L.A. walking through life feeling as if he's everyone's last choice, or that they don't have options. Music can be that option. It can give them a chance to have a sense of accomplishment. And with that confidence, they can do whatever they want in life," Collins said.
The night closed out with an amazing performance by the one and only, Erykah Badu!
Most importantly, all funds raised went towards jumpstarting music programs in LAUSD. Thank you everyone involved for your support – we'll see you next year!
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Loved this tartan top! It's long for with leggings & fits well.


First off, I apologize for the lag in submitting this post but wanted to add this featured info.
Two months ago I had the honor of participating in a monthly arts program called "Common Ground" located at the Vietnamese American Arts & Letter Association (VAALA) Center in Santa Ana, CA. I performed a live, brief shadow projection piece called "Ong 8-fold." It is an experimental moving image of an 8-fold artist's book that I created on an inkjet transparency and illuminated using an overhead projector. As an homage to my late grandfather, this piece was originally created in early 2012 and was reprised for this event.
Here is a link to an old youtube video in case you are interested in viewing the shadow projection piece. I've wavered back and forth about listing this on my "WORK" page, but figured it would be appropriate to share a piece that I find personal here in this blog post.


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Usually called Hostiensis, an Italian canonist of the thirteenth century, born at Susa (in the ancient Diocese of Turin); died at Lyons, 25 October, 1271.
He gave himself up to the study of Roman law and canon law at Bologna, where he seems to have taught, and to have taken his degree "utriusque juris". He taught canon law at Paris, and spent some time in England, whence King Henry III sent him on a mission to Innocent IV.
Later he became Provost of Antibes, and chaplain to the pope and was soon promoted to the See of Sisteron (1244), afterwards to the Archdiocese of Embrun (1250). He became Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia and Velletri, 4 December, 1261, whence his name Hostiensis. His health forced him to leave the conclave which, after the Holy See had been vacant for three years, elected Gregory X (1271-1276).
As a canonist Hostiensis had a great reputation. His works are:
Lectura in Decretales Gregorii IX (Strasburg, 1512; Paris, 1512), a work begun at Paris but continued during his whole life
Summa super titulis Decretalium (Strasburg, 1512; Cologne, 1612; Venice, 1605), also known as Summa archiepiscopi or Summa aurea; written while he was Archbishop of Embrun, a useful work on Roman and canon law, which won for its author the title "Monarcha juris, lumen lucidissimum Decretorum". One portion of this work, the Summa, sive tractatus de poenitentia et remissionibus was very popular. It was written between 1250 and 1261
Lectura in Decretales Innocentii IV, which was never edited.
A work on feudal law has also been attributed to him, but without foundation.
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'The White Door' Available Now on Mobile
Kyle Payne
Pick it up on iOS, Android, and Steam.
Will cost you $2.99.
A mature title on mental health.
Independent developer Rusty Lake, which is also the name of the mysterious and abnormal world that they've created, have released their new Rusty Lake adventure title The White Door. You can pick up The White Door on PC via Steam, Android via the Google Play Store, and on iOS via the Apple App Store for $3.99. The goal of the developers for The White Door was to create a narrative based title that featured interesting gameplay options.
In these series of stories, The White Door takes a more personal and emotional approach. You'll see the story of Robert Hill unfold, a man who wakes up in a Mental Health Facility. Robert suffers from severe memory loss, and you'll get to follow his daily routine. Players will also get insight to his dreams, and they'll have to find ways to try and recall the forgotten memories. The White Door uses traditional point and click adventure mechanics, and it comes from the same team that made Cube Escape. Other features are as follows:
Pick-up-and-play: Easy to start but hard to put down
Interactive storyline: Follow a daily routine and recollect memories in a playful way, filled with brain teasers and riddles
A unique Rusty Lake split-screen adventure: Experience Robert Hill's stay in Rusty Lake's Mental Health facility with an innovative split-screen gameplay
Absorbing atmosphere: Each day in the facility has its own atmosphere, suspense and a variety of unexpected and surrealistic events
Immersive and haunting soundtrack: Atmospheric theme songs composed by Victor Butzelaar
Special achievements: The White Door has more secrets to unravel! If you have Questions, glitches, bugs? Let us know!
Developer Rusty Lake really put themselves on the map with the release of Cube Escape. Cube Escape is an eerie and atmospheric focused point and click adventure that emulated the feeling brought on by participating in escape rooms. There are currently ten Cube Escape titles that take place within the Rusty Lake universe. The latest entry in the series is Cube Escape: Paradox, and it can be found on mobile devices as well.
Will you be picking up The White Door? Have you played a title from developer Rusty Lake? If so, which is your favorite entry? Do you enjoy titles that aim to tackle mature themes, like depression? To stay up to date on The White Door, make sure to follow the developers on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and their official website.


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I love me a good city break. So when we decided to visit Amsterdam, there was plenty of excitement. NIGHTLIFE! PRETTY CANALS! LOTS OF FOOD! Definitely plenty to get excited about. However, I totally wasn't expecting my highlight from the trip to be an experience that's about as far from an action-packed city break as you can get.
Zaanse Schans is a living heritage community that's open to the public, giving an experience of traditional Dutch craftsmanship and ways of life. As part of our weekend trip, we spent a morning visiting the centre – and I was amazed that it became one of my travel highlights of the past year. I mean, initially the idea had sounded pretty fun, I guess, but the 8am wake-up call definitely put a dampener on any excitement for it. But when I got there I just felt incredibly moved by the whole place and the incredible surroundings. I'll try and put into words how much I loved Zaanse Schans, but if they don't work, hopefully the pictures will help out too.
The centre is absolutely free to enter and explore, although there are small fees for some of the attractions. As part of our tour group, we'd already been paid onto a couple of the demonstrations, the first being clog making. I know, clogs aren't exactly the most fashionable of footwear choices – but they're sturdy, solid, and popular in the Netherlands for working outside. Also, SO traditional. In the demonstration, our guide showed the machinery used to make the basic clog shape – it's amazing how quickly the basic shape comes together. Afterwards, we were given time to wander around the 'clog shop' – and tempting as it might sound, I didn't bring any back for my next #OOTD post. Soz guys.
The next demonstration was about CHEESE (I love cheese), and even though the guy delivering the presentation was VERY new and got a bit stuck at points (it was adorable), he gave us a good idea of how Dutch cheese is made at Catherina Hoeve, a cheese farm that relocated to Zaanse Schans in the late 1980s. But the real highlight was walking through into the cheese shop, where we found more types of cheese than you could imagine – and plenty of samples. They had everything from the traditional gouda cheeses to interesting flavours such as champagne cheese for us to try.
After eating up plenty of the cheese samples we headed off for our 'free time' to explore more of the area. I think I spent most of my time with my mouth open, gazing around as it was all so stunningly beautiful. The buildings, the countryside, the little pathways and bridges over tiny rivers heading out to the huge expanse at the centre. And, of course, THE WINDMILLS. I definitely got overexcited and forgot how to adult a bit when I found out you can actually climb up inside a REAL ACTUAL WINDMILL and have a look around. It wasn't as high up as I expected (which was probably good as the ladders were quite awkward and I think a Chinese dude saw my pants), but looking out at the huge expanse of water surrounding the mill and taking in the INCREDIBLE view took my breath away a little.
After I'd tested Conor's dislike of heights with my slightly childlike desperation to climb things, we headed over to another small building, where we found LOTS AND LOTS OF CHOCOLATE. Even though we were off to Bruges the following day, we were told to try out Dutch chocolate as its very different to Belgian chocs – and our guide was right, it's definitely much more bitter compared to the creaminess of the Belgian stuff.
We'd probably had enough of the cheese samples to more or less constitute a meal, o it was totally acceptable to eat dessert, meaning we picked up some truffles to try out. Initially, we went for two dark chocolate ones we knew we'd like and an unusual Basil-coated Mango truffle to 'try out' – but, as the surprises kept coming, it was actually our wild card that was a firm favourite. I wasn't exactly drooling over the sound of the basil coating – but it worked incredibly with the dark chocolate and the mango centre. We ended up buying another bag of three, which were pretty much eaten by the time we'd left the car park.
One thing I love about travel is experiencing the culture and heritage of other countries in ways beyond meandering down dry museum corridors. Visiting somewhere that's truly alive – where people spend their days working, playing, falling in love – is such a perfect thing to do when you're travelling anyway, and even better to be actually learning about and seeing heritage in action. There were actually still things we didn't get to fit in including boat trips, a liqueur distillery and the Dutch pancake restaurant. I could probably have happily spent the whole day just chilling out there, if I'm honest. Even with the ducks and storks testing my bird fear.
Although I love city breaks and bustle, Zaanse Schans is probably one of my travel highlights so far. Yes, it's marketed to tourists – but it still has a wonderful, authentic feel. It wasn't rushed or busy, and I felt an overwhelming sense of calm while taking in its absolute and utter beauty. I felt like I could breathe. Having grown up with the countryside being a bigger part of my life than it is now, I felt young again. All of a sudden, I was a child again, with my muddy boots on, walking my grandparents' dogs through fields and down country paths. Sometimes I feel like I'm so busy trying to work out how to be a proper adult, I don't spend enough time embracing those childlike, simple ways of finding happiness.
Zaanse Schans gave me the opportunity to reflect on my own daily grind of hopping on tubes, rushing down streets – and the chance to bathe in a way of life that's probably as far from my own as you can get. And despite the fact I'm not quite ready to give up cocktail nights, pop up restaurants and Uber rides just yet, it's an absolute gem of a place to spend half a day in if you're visiting Amsterdam. An absolute travel highlight of the year.


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When Captain Hosa Okunbo's Children Honoured their Late Father
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With tears flowing like a river, birds kept mellowing dirge in a sober mood, waters rose in disbelief when the news of the shocking demise of Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, the head honcho of Ocean Marine Solutions and Wells and Carlton hotel went around the country after his long battle with cancer. His death affected many tied to him as they found it hard to believe their benefactor have embarked on a sojourn to the afterlife at the very tender age of 63.
During his lifetime, he was a dangerous giver who exemplified the teachings of the bible. Highly blessed with wealth but he is of the opinion that; God-given wealth must be used to service humanity a principle which he stood on till his very last breath.
He had so many dreams and aspirations one of which was to witness the coronation of his in-law Atuwatshe III as Olu of Warri but death didn't allow his wish to come to pass. In celebration of his 64th posthumous birthday, his children converged at his Benin city home in Edo State to celebrate him even in death. In the presence of a mammoth crowd gathered at his house, his children went to the burial cenotaph and offered prayers. In an emotional atmosphere, those who benefited from his milk of kindness wept profusely knowing how they would have been treated on his birthday if he was alive.
In continuation of their late father's legacies, the children headed by Olori Ivie Emiko Atunwatshe III announced a fully-funded scholarship for 100 indigent public primary school children. In a bid to uphold the legacies of their late father who values education by investing heavily into it through educational empowerment for students across the state. "This is just a first step and we plan on reaching out to more vulnerable children whose parents can't afford education for them to immortalize our late father and what he stands for.' Olori Ivie disclosed.
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Lagos Shut Down as Turaki Abiodun Moshood Host Superlative 45th Birthday Soiree
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For real estate mogul and consummate businessman, Chief Abiodun Moshood with the moniker Turaki Dangote, experiencing the proverbial 7th heaven typical of the woman who just got delivered of a baby; sauntering into age 45 is indeed a big deal for him. More reason he showered song of praises to his creator for the gift of life at a time most of his peers had been snatched by the dreaded grim reaper embarking on a sojourn of no return. For him to remain bubbling in good health and wealth, it's a clear indication that He is indeed loved by his creator and there is nothing else he could offer to his creator other than the offering of thanksgiving. More reason He and his pretty wife Aisha shut the city of Lagos down in celebration mood converging all sundry within the Lagos metropolis to celebrate with them at a high octane celebration with the presence of Fuji Maestro; King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal on the bandstand to serenade his guests. In all, he never failed to acknowledge the pivotal role his wife a popular fabric merchant downtown Lagos played on his way to the top.
Turaki Abiodun Moshood and Wife Aisha
For his 45th birthday, the SHARFEX OIL AND GAS boss had a dual celebration. Last December, He hosted close friends and family members at his palatial Omole Mansion to a compound soiree with Sir Shina Peters on the bandstand to serenade invited guests. On the 15th of January, The Turaki Garden Estate head honcho left no stone unrolled as He also hosted a talk-of-the-town birthday shindig at the popular Grandeur Event center in Lagos. King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall was also in top form as he never failed to display his prowess on the bandstand serenading guests with a musical rendition from his old and latest records.
It was indeed a mega birthday soiree with an array of sumptuous local and continental meals and high-cost drinks in circulation. It was a parade of allure laced with grand opulence. Over 40 vendors were present to make sure all invited guests were treated to royalty. The Olowolagba of Egbaland alongside his beautiful wife showed class as they both changed to different outfits. The celebrant never failed to show his dancing dexterity, hosting an afterparty that those who attended will never forget in a hurry. Close sources averred that; Turaki has over the years distinct himself as a man in a league of his own blessed with a quiet and respectful persona. "One thing he loathes dearly is the sight of those close to him in distress, he always renders assistance to the best of his ability. His philanthropic and dangerous giving nature made his party a talk of the town with top guests in attendance".
Dr. Zainab Gobir's Reward for Hardwork
Defining the persona of Dr. Mrs, Zainab Gobir with the sobriquet 'ZEE'; comes with different compelling adjectives, she simply fits into any description related to excellence that comes to mind. Her success story if well-scripted will make a box office sold-out movie. Her rise to success laced with stellar performance is a big motivation for those coming behind her. Since her formative years, she has dedicated it to hard work serving her father's land diligently and passionately with her repertoire of knowledge as a trained ICT expert in innovative technology from Oxford University, CITN, INEN, management consultant, banker, finance and program manager.
Despite her numerous achievements and intimidating educational resume, she loathes unnecessary media attention. She loves to allow her good works to speak volumes for her. Like the goldfish that has no hiding place in the water, her excellent antecedent in the corporate world marked with jaw-dropping performance keeps throwing her into the public consciousness as a woman who has used her highly cerebral prowess to redefine the stereotype narratives built around successful women in the country. Despite her tight travel itinerary and bogus workload, she has remained a doting mother to her children and a loving wife to her husband.
With years of experience as a financial expert serving as the e-Services and Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council Coordinator at the Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS, In 2020, she was called to Head the Initiative and Integration support desk and also serve as Coordinator for PEBEC at FIRS. Within a short while, she carved pragmatic ways to further deepen the income of FIRS by using her knowledge in finance and economics to rack in billions of Naira in terms of tax revenue generated from corporate and private individuals. For this feat, she was specially recognized by the chairman of FIRS, Muhammad Mamman Nami in March 2021, with a letter of commendation in appreciation for the upliftment of the federal agency.
In reward for hard work, consistency, resilience and fervent prayers, the Ph.D. holder in Forensic Accounting and Audit from Charisma University was recently appointed and inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari as a member of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority as Executive Director; Economic Regulations and Strategic Planning, alongside Executive Director, Hydrocarbon Processing, Francis Ogaree; Executive Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Community, Mustapha Lamorde; Executive Director, Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund; Mansur Kuliya and Executive Director, Corporate Services and Administration, Bashir Sadiq.
Sources averred that; her appointment was long overdue. "Zainab's appointment is not coming as a shock to us. She still has some hidden talents that need to be tapped for our own good. She is a round peg in a round hole. She will perform excellently well in the role she is being appointed to take charge. She has done it in the past and she will do it again".
The Kwara state born honorary Mayor-President of Burton Rough, Louisiana, USA, is also a Fellow of International Institute of Certified Forensic & Investigation Professional, Fellow of Chattered Institute of Risk and Loan management, Member of the International Federation of Accountant (IFA), Member of Association for Computer and Machinery (ACM) (2017), Member Cert International Financial Reporting (CertIFR) ACCA, Member of Association of Certified Accountant Nigeria, Fellow of Institute of Human Resource Management, Member Institute of Directors United Kingdom, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Fellow of Institute of Economists of Nigeria, Cert International Auditor ACCA Certified Public Accountant and PMO Member Since 2000.
Ex-Minister For Aviation, Dr. Kema Chikwe Still Sparkling at 75
During the tenure of former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Kemafo Nonyerem Chikwe known as 'Kema' a renounced journalist and linguist ranks high as one of the best performing ministers at the time. She was appointed the first female Minister for Transport before she was redeployed to the ministry of Aviation where she displayed her wizardry and uncommon brilliance. Prior to her appointment, she delved into active politics in the second republic.
Under her watch as the minister for Aviation, the Founder of Woman and A New Orientation for Values Initiative led the resumption of Nigeria Airways Flights to London and South Africa by Initiating a code-sharing agreement with South African Airline. She also signed dual designation between Nigeria and U.K, multiple designation agreements with foreign airlines that gave access to KLM, Lufthansa and others to more than one airport in Nigeria. She Initiated the reconstruction of Murtala Mohammed International Airport Terminal II on Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) infrastructure concession, Construction and rehabilitation of airport roads and runways, Open Skies agreement with the U.S. Government which was also signed on the Presidential level when President Bill Clinton visited Nigeria in 2002 and the expansion of the terminal building in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Owerri and other airports.
The Former Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday the 12th of January celebrated her 75th birthday without an elaborate celebration. Despite staying off the media space for so long, she hosted friends and family at her palatial Penthouse in Abuja. At age 75, Dr. Kema still looks ravishing with her ageless beauty. The celebrant was quite a graceful host fitted in lemon with flower-patterned free-flowing gown and a gold headgear as she treated all invited guests like kings. It was a very relaxed atmosphere where guests discuss political happenings in the country.
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Clearly, I'm moving into my "soup" period as winter yawns before us. Yesterday, my family tried my "lightened" Italian wedding soup; with chunks of good baguette, this was a filling lunch. Today, I'm going to use the leeks that have been sitting in my fridge since Christmas and a few potatoes, which I always have on hand (and usually roast in duck fat). A classic French leek and potato soup for lunch!
Leeks must be cleaned thoroughly by slicing up to the root and running under cold water.
For as long as I have made this soup, I have used exclusively, the recipe from "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," by Julia Child, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle (no one ever seems to remember the FRENCH ladies who co-wrote this book). The French name for this soup is potage parmentier. The recipe is easy to remember– potatoes, leeks, water, salt and a little cream or butter at the end. Yes, I wrote A LITTLE. It's not a heavy soup. What I love about this soup is that you can make other soups from this base recipe– chill it for vichyssoise, or add a handful of watercress for watercress soup.
Although it takes a while– almost an hour– for the potatoes and leeks to break down, you can just set the timer and walk away; no babysitting needed. Once the vegetables are ready, I recommend using a food mill to puree the potatoes and leeks. You can use a potato masher, but the texture will not be as smooth. Whatever you do, do NOT use an immersion blender; the blades will cut the potato cell walls too much and you'll end up with a gluey mess (trust me, I've done this on a larger scale with potatoes in a Cuisinart– total YUCK).
Lastly, you can make this soup ahead of time, up to the point of adding the cream. When you're ready to use it, reheat the soup to simmer, then continue with the remaining steps.
When it's cold and windy, this is a heart-and-body warming soup!
I didn't have a pound of leeks, so I made up the difference with yellow onion.
Place the chopped potatoes, leeks/onions and salt in a large pot and cover with the water. Simmer, partially covered, until vegetables are fork-tender, about 40 minutes.
I use a food mill with the smallest blade.
There are three pieces to a food mill- the crank, the bowl and the blade.
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Q: What does 'extends' actually mean in typescript? I am not able to fully grasp the use of extends keyword in case of union types.
Here is a code snippet explaining the confusion that I have.
class SomeClass {
    someClassProp: string;
};

class SomeExtendedClass extends SomeClass {
    someExtendedClassProp: string;
};

function someClassFunction<T extends SomeClass>(args: T): T {
    return args;
};

let someClass: SomeClass, someExtendedClass: SomeExtendedClass;

someClassFunction(someClass);
someClassFunction(someExtendedClass); // Works just fine(case 1)

type someType = 'a' | 'b';
type someExtendedType = someType | 'c';

function someTypeFunction<T extends someType>(args: T): T {
    return args;
};

let someType: someType, someExtendedType: someExtendedType;

someTypeFunction(someType);
someTypeFunction(someExtendedType); // Gives me an error(case 2)

So I was wondering why such design decisions are made and what are the implications of the same.
changing
function someTypeFunction<T extends someType>(args: T): T {return args;};
to
function someTypeFunction<T extends someExtendedType>(args: T): T {return args;};

works but I am not able to understand how this thing is actually working.
EDIT 1
type someType = 'a' | 'b';
type someOtherType = 'c';
type someUnionType = someType | someOtherType;

type someTypeCore<T extends someUnionType> = { type: T };

type someTypeObj<T extends someType> = { a: string } & someTypeCore<T>;
type someOtherTypeObj<T extends someOtherType> = { b: string, c: string } & someTypeCore<T>;

function typeAssertion<T extends someUnionType>(args: someTypeCore<T>): args is someTypeObj<T> {
    return (args as someTypeObj<T>).a !== undefined; // Gives an error
};

function someTypeFunction<T extends someUnionType>(args: someTypeCore<T>): T {
    if (typeAssertion(args)) {
        // Do something for someTypeObj
    } else {
        // Do Something for someOtherTypeObj
    };
    return args.type;
};

How do we resolve this.

A: The extends in the function constains T to be a subtype of the specified type. What a subtype means may be a bit surprising for unions.
You have to think of what a subtype relationship really means. When we say that SomeExtendedClass is a subclass of SomeClass the implication is that any instance of SomeExtendedClass is also an instance of SomeClass
So the set of all SomeClass instances contains the set of all SomeExtendedClass instances.

But if we take this view of subtypes to unions we see that the union with fewer memebers ("a" | "b") is actually  subtype of the one with more members ("a" | "b" | "c") since all instances of "a" | "b" are instances of "a" | "b" | "c".

We intuitively think the subtype is the one that "has more stuff" but when thinking about unions this intuition fails us , we need to think about the subtype relationship in terms of sets.

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In 2016, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development, the Government of India has reviewed some of the rural development programmes. The review Report under the title of "First Common Review Mission" as thematic report has been published by the Ministry and based on this Report few issues are presented here for the benefit of readers. So this article is purely based on secondary sources covered four schemes/yojanas viz., Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna –Grameen (PMAY-G), Pradhan sMantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
The review was carried out in eight states in 2016 and the states are Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tripura. Again from each state, two diverse districts were selected for the study based on the criteria of agriculturally backward, high level of poverty, tribal dominated areas vis-à-vis industrially advance or located in coastal areas. In each state four CRM members visited in two diverse districts from 5th May to 9th May 2016. Based on the study and the discussions carried out by the officials and local persons, Report was prepared under the title of "First Common Review Mission". This author based on the Report few issues pertaining to MGNREGS, DAY-NRLM, PMAY-G and PMGSY has presented for the benefit of readers and scholars.
Key words: CRM, Rural Development, Yojana/Scheme.
The rural development schemes/yojanas in India may be categorized into four main blocks viz., employment generation (self and wage), infrastructure creation, social security (pension etc.) and housing.
The Government of India has launched time to time different schemes/yojanas for the welfare of the rural inhabitants and time to time, these schemes/yojanas were reviewed/evaluated for its better implementation and in many occasions these were rechristened or merged with one another. Recently, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development, the Government of India has reviewed some of the rural development yojanas/schemes (this type of review is first in the country). The review Report under the title of "First Common Review Mission" as thematic Report has been published by the Ministry and based on this Report few issues are presented here. So this article is purely based on secondary sources. The author has highlighted Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna –Grameen (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
This 'First Common Review Mission' (CRM, henceforth CRM will be used) was conducted in eight states viz. Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tripura in 2016. Again from each state, two diverse districts were selected for the study based on the criteria of agriculturally backward, high level of poverty, tribal dominated areas etc., vis-à-vis industrially advance or located in coastal areas. In each state four CRM members visited in the two districts from 5th May to 9th May 2016. Based on the study and the discussions carried out with local the officials and local persons, Report was prepared under the title of "First Common Review Mission". It is also observed from the Report that before visiting the areas 1-day workshop was organized for orientation and after the study, again 1-day workshop was held to share the findings with senior officials of the Ministry which is undoubtedly commendable measure. One can see the entire Report in the Ministry's website, if interested. This author has penned down following issues pertaining to the schemes/yojanas based on the Report.
MGNREGS: This wage employment scheme was launched in the country under the Act known as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) as scheme it is known as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
i) Social protection for the most vulnerable people living in rural India by providing employment opportunities.
Thus, MGNREGA is a powerful instrument for ensuring inclusive growth in rural India through its impact on social protection, livelihood security and democratic empowerment (nrega.nic.in/Circular_Archive/archive/Operational_guidelines). Based on the CRM Report, following few issues are cited.
In Andhra Pradesh, MGNREGS workers were organized in groups known as Shrama Shakti Sangham. These groups facilitate to mobilize the workers vis-à-vis administration and thus monitoring is carried out smoothly indicating less corruption. The case of Maharashtra portrays different picture as drought affected district like Ahmednagar, 18 Gram Panchayats (GPs) had no work. In Rajasthan labour budget was not prepared at GP level and no minutes through register were shown to the team members. In Madhya Pradesh when the team visited tribal districts, observed no panchayats were provided with computer. In the state of Karnataka the team observed that approved shelf of projects was about 150 percent of job demand. And women participation was quite high as it was hovering around 85 percent. In Jharkhand since demand for work was quite high in the months of April, May and June so state Government has opened two or more MGNREGS works in each panchayat.
As observed by the team, in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha the demand for work was more in summer season as it is difficult to get employment in other sectors. As per the Report in terms of physical and financial achievements, Tripura is an outlier and has performed extra ordinarily well. The State achieved 5.38 crore person days (average 94 person days) spending Rs.940 crore (70%) on wage and Rs.398 crore (30%) on materials and Rs.55 crore (4.02%) on administrative expenditure.
Regarding planning for works, the Report portrays that the same was in order in Andhra Pradesh, Tripura, Jharkhand, Odisha and Karnataka and Rajasthan but critical gap was observed in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Lastly the team observed strong convergence in all the states except Maharashtra which should focus more on this issue.
The Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) is a self-employment yojana where women under the umbrella of self -help groups (SHGs) carrying out income generation activities for improving their households' economic conditions. The women under SHGs, Village Organisations (VOs) and Cluster Level Federations (CLFs) have evolved transformational social capital that is changing gender relations, access to services and participation in Gram Sabhas and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The yojana has given confidence to the women to seek bank loans for economic activity after developing skills and competencies. Of course, Community Resource Persons (CRPs) have been helping them to plan and nurture the projects for livelihood diversification. It is pertinent to mention that presently around 1.50 lakh women Community Resource Persons (CRPs), who themselves have come out of poverty, are the greatest agents of change in promoting sustainable agriculture, providing banking services, book keepers and accountants to women's collectives, and most importantly an agent for social transformation of villages. DAY-NRLM implements its yojana along with (i) Mahila Kisan Shaskatikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) as farm sector (ii) Non-Farm Livelihoods include inter alia with Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) and (iii) Self-employment through Rural Self -employment Training Institute (RSETI).
Since the inception of the Yojana in 2011, women members of SHGs have gain accessed to Rs. 1.06 lakh crore as bank credit. For example, in the year 2014-15, SHGs bank credit went up from Rs. 20,000 to more than Rs. 30,000 in 2015-16. Till February 2017, a little more than Rs. 29,000 crore have been disbursed and it is expected that Rs. 35,000 crore to Rs. 38,000 crore will be mobilized as credit in 2016-17(pib.nic.in/newsite).
As per the CRM Report, economic activities supported through SHG bank linkage were mostly in animal husbandry (milch animals and goatery) and in non-farm activities inter alia include micro enterprises, grocery, tailoring, etc. It may be mentioned that around Rs.70 crore was disbursed in 2015-16 to SHGs in Jharkhand as bank credit which is about 50 percent higher than the previous financial year indicating slowly gaining momentum. The officials pointed out that there was indeed a huge potential for bank linkages but more time is required to prepare the projects so that SHGs can avail the credit for livelihood activity in a meticulous way. It is observed from the Report that more steps are sine qua non for improving bank linkages in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura and Madhya Pradesh. However, silver lining here is that in Madhya Pradesh, many women SHG members reported that they stopped borrowing from money lenders.
As housing scheme Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) was launched by the Government of India in 1985 and was restructured as Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Grameen (PMAY-G) in 2016. The unit cost of a house at present in plain area has been fixed as Rs. 1.20 lakh and in hill states and difficult areas (including IAP districts) it will be Rs. 1.30 lakh. The beneficiary is entitled to get 90-95 days of unskilled labour from MRNREGS fund. In PMAY-G, built up area would be 25 square meters with toilet for which additional Rs. 12000 is given for construction of the same. Thus PMAY-G beneficiaries are provided with resources from various sources. When CRM study was carried out that time PMAY-G was in nascent stage so Report virtually could not focus on PMAY-G, but the team has highlighted few issues on earlier Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY).
As per the Report, since inception of the rural housing yojana, 351 lakh houses were constructed, incurring a total expenditure of Rs.105,815.80 crore. Further, six states namely Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan have their own housing scheme, where state government provides additional amount. Based on CAG report, CRM team has brought out the following issues.
a. In 22 states, 36,751 non-BPL families were given assistance of Rs.89.15 crore indicating non-eligible households have been provided with house.
b. In eight states, 1,654 beneficiaries received assistance to the tune of Rs.5.37 crore who already had pucca houses.
c. In eight states, altogether 5,824 beneficiaries were selected more than once and thus a sum of Rs.14.67 crore was paid to them.
d. The Working Group of Planning Commission had fixed the targets of construction of 170 lakh houses during 2008-13. Against this backdrop, only 128.92 lakh houses (75% of target) were constructed depriving thousands of households.
e. The yojana envisaged convergence activities with other schemes of the Government of India which inter alia include Total Sanitation Campaign for construction of sanitary latrines in the IAY houses; Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidhyutikaran Yojana for providing electricity; National Rural Water Supply Programmes for providing drinking water; Differential Rate of Interest scheme for availing loan facility; Insurance Policies for rural BPL families and rural landless families and job cards under MGNREGA. Against this background, the Audit noted that sanitary latrines were constructed only in 25.48 lakh (23.68 per cent) out of 107.58 lakh houses during the period 2009-10 to 2012-13. In 21 states, the IAY was not converged with RGGVY for providing free electric connections. And in 24 states/UTs, IAY beneficiaries were deprived of the benefits of NRWSP.
With a view to provide connectivity by way of all-weather road, Government launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana on 25th December, 2000 to provide all-weather access to eligible unconnected habitations.
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme. ` The primary objective of the yojana is to provide connectivity, by way of an all-weather road (with necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures, which is operable throughout the year), to the eligible unconnected habitations in the rural areas with a population of 500 persons and above in plain area. In the hill states (North-East, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), the Desert Areas (as identified in the Desert Development Programme), the Tribal (Schedule V) areas and selected tribal and backward Districts (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Planning Commission), the objective was to connect eligible unconnected habitations with a population of 250 persons and above (omms.nic.in/PMGSY_Guidelines).
From 2000 to march 2016, under PMGSY around 1.46 lakh habitations by constructing 4.78 lakh kilometers road have been completed. As per the Report, most of the states under CRM study tried to use green material in PMGSY roads. Karnataka has successfully implemented 23 roads (1900 kms) using uncommon items such as cold bitumen, plastic mix etc. Madhya Pradesh too has experimented using plastic waste in PMGSY roads with reasonable success. Odisha has experimented with cold bitumen as a pilot project. It is also found from the Report that few PMGSY roads had roadside plantations in case of all the eight states which was taken up in convergence with MGNREGS with the forest Department. However, the team members noted that maintenance of these plantations was neglected resulting in high mortality rate.
The Report has further stated that in general in India nine states require to increase their capability of road construction. Out of nine, three were under the CRM study team (Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Odisha). The table-1 vividly portrays the picture.
Although the table is self-explanatory but it is observed that scale up needed in nine states in the range of 10 times to 1 time and in three study states of CRM (Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Odisha), scale up ranges from 2 to 5 times.
This type of review was carried out first time by the Ministry of Rural Development and only eight states were covered with reasonable short time. It is also observed from the Report that before visiting the areas 1-day workshop was organized for orientation and after the study, again 1-day workshop was held to appraise the findings with senior officials of the Ministry which is undoubtedly praiseworthy step. In view of this it is suggested that such type of study may be carried out in rest of the states so that all the 29 states can be covered.


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Greg Stevenson was trying to refinance the mortgage on his four-bedroom home in eastern England when things started going awry. An attempt by his bank, TSB, to shift data to a new computer system had gone spectacularly wrong. For several maddening days, he could not connect to his account, transfer funds or reach anybody at the bank for help.


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37th Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
For the past several decades, one of Blaffer Art Museum's most cherished responsibilities has been partnering with the University of Houston School of Art to give graduates of the city's preeminent MFA program for artists their highly anticipated exhibition debut, introducing their work to the UH community and to an increasingly recognized global art center.
Beginning on April 3, Blaffer proudly continues that tradition with the unveiling of the 37th Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. Showcasing works across media by 2015 graduates Daniela Antelo, Laura Fletcher, Daniel Haas, Seth Lapeyrouse, Melinda Laszczynski, Evan Lee, Margaret McMillan, Sebastian Montes, Eric Ockrassa, Caroline Roberts, Caroline Sharpless and Jason Wheeler, the exhibition kicks off with an opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 3 and continues through April 18 at Blaffer Art Museum. (Blaffer members see it first from 6-7 p.m. — join today!)
From site-specific performances that leave traces of human encounters to 3-D printed sculptures derived from algorithms; from oil paintings of art galleries to speculative designs of futuristic devices for everyday use, the 2015 graduates cover a range of theoretical and practical concerns reflecting the breadth of contemporary practice.
Reflecting on the importance of artistic debuts in the exhibition catalog, School of Art Director Rex Koontz cites renowned Yale University art historian George Kubler's influential volume The Shape of Time: Remarks on the History of Things (1962).
"(Kubler) noted that every artist has only one opportunity to experience that singular, magic moment when the long initiation is over and it is time to appear on the larger stage," Koontz writes. "For the author, one was somehow defined by that moment—not that artists didn't develop, but that they always developed out of the debut."
The 37th Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition is made possible in part by the University of Houston's Student Fees Advisory Committee. The exhibition catalog was produced by Jim de Vega, a graduate student in the School of Art. Beckham Dossett, Associate Professor in Graphic Design, oversaw the design production of the exhibition graphics and catalog design.


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Finance & Financial Management in Missouri
Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri
In 2018-2019, 973 students earned their Finance degrees in MO.
In this state, Finance & Financial Management is the 5th most popular major out of a total 24 majors commonly available.
Education Levels of Finance & Financial Management Majors in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree 708
Master's Degree 257
Post-Master's Certificate 4
Award Taking Less Than 1 Year 4
Postbaccalaureate Certificate 4
View the 2021 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Missouri
In Missouri, a finance major is more popular with men than with women.
The racial distribution of finance majors in Missouri is as follows:
Non-Resident Alien: 29.9%
Other Races: 4.0%
Jobs for Finance & Financial Management Grads in Missouri
There are 118,120 people in the state and 5,710,980 people in the nation working in finance jobs.
Wages for Finance & Financial Management Jobs in Missouri
A typical salary for a finance grad in the state is $75,620, compared to a typical salary of $79,830 nationwide.
Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Programs in MO
There are 23 colleges in Missouri that offer finance degrees. Learn about the most popular 10 below:
Washington University in St Louis
291 Degrees in Major Awarded
Most students complete their degree in 4.07 years. Graduates earn an average $56,500 after graduation. This private school has an average net price of $27,427.
Missouri State University - Springfield
Roughly six years after entering college, graduates of this school earn $32,000 a year. This school boasts a lower than average student loan default rate of 5.60%. 21 to 1 is the student to faculty ratio.
9,860 Total Students
Graduates earn an average $33,700 after graduation. The student to faculty ratio is 12 to 1. Of all the students who attend this school, 98% get financial aid.
Seeking financial aid? At this school, 90% of students receive it. Students who attend this private institution pay an average net price of $24,148. Most students complete their degree in 4.04 years.
In their early career, SLU grads earn an average salary of $45,700. The student to faculty ratio is 9 to 1. The full-time teacher rate is 63%.
13 to 1 is the student to faculty ratio. Most students complete their degree in 4.46 years. Seeking financial aid? At this school, 99% of students receive it.
The student loan default rate is 9.70% which is lower than average. 96% of students are awarded financial aid at this school. The full-time teacher rate is 100%.
University of Central Missouri
Grads earn an average early-career salary of $32,500 after earning their degree at this institution. Students enjoy a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1. The full-time teacher rate is 100%.
Roughly six years after entering college, graduates of this school earn $28,600 a year. Of all the teachers who work at the school, 61% are considered full time. 16 to 1 is the student to faculty ratio.
The full-time teacher rate is 100%. Seeking financial aid? At this school, 100% of students receive it. The average student takes 4.13 years to complete their degree at Drury University.
Finance & Financial Management Careers in MO
MO Job Growth
MO Median Salary
Financial Managers 20% $121,860
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 14% $56,390
Financial Analysts 12% $81,990
Chief Executives -3% $144,070
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks -4% $34,750
Tellers -6% $26,670
Related Majors in Missouri
Annual Graduates in MO
Business & Commerce 3,781
Accounting 2,035
Human Resource Management 1,110
Management Information Systems 462
Hospitality Management 298


Windows' System Restore feature will make sure that software installations, drivers, and other updates can be rolled back. The only price to this feature is some disk usage. If you want to disable System Restore, which is a bad idea, it's really pretty simple.
Just to make sure you understand: Software has bugs. Things crash sometimes. Disabling System Restore will keep you from rolling back changes. It is not a good idea to disable it.
Click the Start button, type "restore," and then click "Create a restore point." Don't worry. This doesn't actually create a restore point; it just opens the dialog where you can get to all the System Restore options.
Now simply click the radio button to disable System Protection. (Note again that this is probably a bad idea).
That should be all you need to do. Now you've got system restore disabled. Living on the edge, eh?


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