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The past years were marked with the growing interest towards the history of the international relations field. One of the central questions facing professionals in the twenty-first century is whether at all the international relations field can be regarded as a discipline. The 1954 Conference on International Policies uncovered the profound disagreement among international relations scholars on what constituted the IR discipline and how the overall inadequacy of the IR theory was related to the quality and morality of international political decisions. The present-day field of international relations still lacks any single theoretical framework, and the essence of IR as a discipline can still be considered from more than one perspective.
It would be fair to say that the word "invention" has become a centerpiece in the analysis of the international relations field and its history. According to Kahler, "inventing implies the subjection of scholarly endeavors to the microscope of skepticism: Knowledge is neither cumulative nor defined by accepted methods that align it even more closely with an external and objective truth" (20). Kahler is confident that, like many other fields, international relations are a human invention, because knowledge is always a human creation that is greatly influenced by numerous external factors (20).
The need for this "invention" is justified by the lack of a single theoretical and conceptual basis that would give birth to the international relations field. Actually, one of the most common themes in the invention of international relations is the paucity, or poverty, of the theory that would serve as a foundation for the subsequent evolution of the discipline (Butterfield & Wight 11). The science of politics relies on the body of knowledge derived from the prominent works of Rousseau, Hobbes, Mill and Locke, but the international relations field does not have any theoretical equivalents (Butterfield & Wight 11). For decades, western scholars have been focused on evaluating the role of the state in politics, rather than on investigating the nature and roles of the international communities and nations. With time, the lack of a single coherent theoretical field became a serious impairment to the development of international relations as a system, a body of knowledge, and a science. The growing emphasis on 'inventing' the international relations field did not help to advance its theoretical message, as even the greatest debates did not lead to effective theoretical outcomes. The process of inventing international relations was constantly interrupted by the shifts from theory to practice and backward, depending on the socioeconomic conditions of the time.
Scholars in international relations displayed different approaches to the field, depending on their theoretical stance. For instance, the 1954 debate between realists and idealists uncovered a deepening divide between the professional understanding of morality and IR theory. Realists insisted on IR theory is a matter of reason, prudence, and wisdom (Guilhot). Realism was found to be ill-suited for the political conditions of postwar America, but the development of IR as a field separated from politics promised to discard the naïve beliefs of liberalism (Guilhot). The great debates created a strong foundation for the emergence of new theoretical frameworks in IR, but the differences in the way theorists viewed the field of international relations were never resolved. Like many years ago, the present-day field of international relations lacks any system-field theories, while new postmodern questions emerge as to the essence and future of the entire international relations field.
In conclusion, the most prevalent theme in the discussion of the IR field is the lack of any single theory of international relations. This lack of theory justifies the need to consider international relations as a field that is separated from politics. At the same time, the ways in which scholars perceive the essence of international relations varies considerably, depending on their theoretical stance. Due to these differences, no single system-field theory of international relations has been developed so far.
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Dalhousie Hosts NASA Space Apps Challenge for the First Time
Posted by Theresa Anne Salah on October 24, 2019 in News
Students participating in NASA Space Apps Challenge at Dalhousie
Dylan Ormiston and Emran Billah have a complicated challenge on their hands. They've been tasked with developing a device that will allow NASA scientists to collect data from Venus over extended periods of time.
The issue: with its sulfuric acid clouds, temperatures over 450 degrees Celsius, and extremely high surface pressures, Venus is one of the most hostile planetary environments in the solar system. That means prior missions to the planet have only survived for two hours.
Dylan and Emran's project is part of the International NASA Space Apps Challenge. A 48-hour hackathon event that simultaneously took place in over 200 cities around the world this past weekend.
Co-hosted by the Dalhousie Emera ideaHUB, Dalhousie Space Systems Labs, SuperNova and Shiftkeys Labs, the event marked the first time Dalhousie University has competed in the NASA Space Apps Challenge.
With its unique appeal to the Atlantic region, the event drew in a number of key sponsors including Intertalk Critical Information Systems, MDA, and Lixar IT.
Sixty participants from across the Maritimes gathered at Shiftkeys Labs in the Faculty of Computer Science to take part in the coding fest.
The hackathon brought programmers, scientists, designers, storytellers, builders, and technologists together to solve real-world problems with innovative solutions.
Teams of five were assigned challenges developed by NASA or the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Many centered around data analysis and finding solutions to problems related to space and earth.
While some may associate hackathon events with computer programming, a number of participants from Dalhousie's Faculty of Engineering were instantly drawn to this weekend's competition.
Dylan, a 4th year mechanical engineering student, and Emran, a recent graduate of Dalhousie's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, are also members of the Dalhousie Space Systems team: a group dedicated to space exploration.
A Star Wars junkie growing up, Dylan says the chance to work with NASA and CSA was an opportunity he couldn't miss.
"Space is so mysterious, so foreign, so alien. From an engineering standpoint, when it comes to space, you only have one shot at solving a problem and there are so many different factors you have to consider when designing something," he says.
Combining Interdisciplinary Research
Finding an innovative way to collect and return valuable long-term science data from Venus wasn't an easy task, especially on a tight deadline.
Collaborating their efforts and diverse backgrounds, Dylan and Emran teamed up with two students from the Faculty of Computer Science and one from the Faculty of Management.
"When we were working together we could really see how many different ideas came together just because of that. We weren't limited or cornered to thinking one way," says Emran.
In conducting their research, they discovered that given Venus' high pressure and temperatures, conventional rovers would melt within minutes of landing on the planet. That, combined with electromagnetic disturbances of waves with frequencies of more than 700 Hz, makes the use of traditional electromagnetic devices redundant in the environment.
"That gave us an idea of the type of approach we needed to take. We knew we had to go back to old school style memory systems made of majorly mechanical parts and simple analog electronics, and that's where the ideation process started," says Emran.
With a number of industry members on hand to judge and mentor participants at the event, the team was able to engage with CSA scientists to get advice and feedback on the validity of their design.
What they came up with was a project inspired by a Rubik's cube in which different components of the cube could be manipulated mechanically to store a different data value.
"What that means is that the number of input combinations that can be achieved with this design could meet and surpass the 1MB of storage that was required in the challenge," says Dylan. "That objective was the big selling point for the challenge."
The second part of the challenge was designing a power reversing system.
"Using conventional electronics, the polarity of a motor can be reversed, to change the direction of power transfer," says Dylan. "However, based on the hostile environment on Venus, a mechanical system with as few parts as possible was desired to make the system more reliable."
Dylan says the design of the mechanical reverser was inspired by a traditional reverse gear shift similar to an automobile transmission.
He adds that the opportunity to showcase his engineering skills in the hackathon, and to learn from participants in other disciplines was a driving force in competing in the competition.
Exploring Entrepreneurial Opportunities
Across the room, Reza Rahimi and his sister Fatemeh Rahimi huddled around a Surface Pro contemplating how to assist Canadian scientists in protecting the population from solar flares. The siblings hoped to find a way to improve geomagnetic data sets that are essential for monitoring the earth's magnetic field.
For Reza, the chance to compete in this weekend's event was an opportunity to showcase the versatility of his engineering degree and explore his entrepreneurial spirit.
A 4th year PhD student in Dal's department of Civil Engineering, his recent thesis research helped prepare him for the hackathon.
"My thesis was about accelerating an engineering software and included a lot of coding and programming," he says.
He's also in the process of launching his own business venture, developing a unique engineering software product that he hopes to soon commercialize in Canada.
Having already taken part in Dalhousie's Collide Program and Launchpad Accelerator, courses geared towards students interested in hatching entrepreneurial opportunities, Reza says this weekend he was able to put the skills he's learned to the test.
"I want to show a part of the product I'm creating in this hackathon. I want to use what I've learned building software for engineers," he says. "That was my goal, to see if I can incorporate what I've learned during my PhD into this hackathon."
Partnering with his sister, a 2nd year Master's student in Dal's Computer Science program, and three other students also from the Faculty of Computer Science, Reza says each participant had a vital role to play in solving their space apps challenge. For Reza, that meant tackling the software optimization of their application.
He says he wishes more hackathons such as the NASA Space Apps challenges would take place in Halifax, exposing participants to not only the mysteries of space, but the world of entrepreneurial opportunities.
"We need entrepreneurs in Canada; we need people who take risks and start big things. I believe that Canada is the new Silicon Valley. I think we have the potential and we just need to teach people how to be entrepreneurs and help them go down this path," he says.
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Riyadh-Based FinTech Startup Lean Technologies Raises a $3.5 Million Seed Round
Tabby, the UAE's First Buy Now, Pay Later Solution Secures $7m Funding to Launch in KSA
Sary, Saudi digital B2B Marketplace, Raises $6.6m to reinvent MENA's Wholesale Market
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Mrsool, Saudi's Leading On-Demand Delivery Service, Completes A Multimillion-Dollar Series A Funding Led by Raed Ventures and STV
Raed Ventures Top Picks for Q3 and Q4 2018
Raed Ventures (RV) second half of 2018 was full of investment and ecosystem building activity.
RV welcomed new portfolio companies, "AqarMap" and "Unifonic". AqarMap is a real estate marketplace operating in Egypt. Unifonic is the leading cloud communication platform for global emerging markets.
In addition, RV continued its follow-on rounds in portfolio companies with investments in Trukker, Swvl, and Bayzat. These companies have demonstrated exponential growth toward being the dominant players in their respective industries.
Besides investing, RV launched the RAED Plus Platform, an unprecedented initiative in the Arab world. "RAED Plus" is a unique set of programs that provide entrepreneurs with value-adding services from its partners, critical to facilitate startups' growth and expansion. Additionally, it promises savings of up to $400,000 for each portfolio startup.
RV also worked to support the external ecosystem and increase awareness about the
venture space. Key activities included:
1. #Meet_Raed event showcasing portfolio company Tamatem's CEO and providing
him with a platform to raise awareness about his business and industry.
2. Participating in Fintech Saudi's program, Fintech Summer Work Experience Program,
which entailed hosting a summer intern keen on gaining valuable work experience
during their break.
3. Participating in several conferences and forums including speaking at Venture Capital Forum in Dammam Chamber of Commerce and Asbar World Forum, ecosystem partnership at Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival, participating in the jury panel of TechStars Startup Weekend 2018 and speaking on key panels at Gitex 2018.
With all this activity, RV is proud to be named one of the MENA's most active investors in 2018 by both Forbes and Magnitt. In 2019 and beyond, RV wishes to continue to be at the forefront of venture investment activity through its active support for entrepreneurs and the wider startup ecosystem.
Raed Plus, the New Platform Supporting the Region's Top Entrepreneurs
In an initiative unprecedented in the Arab world, Raed Ventures announces the launch of Raed Plus, a unique set of programs that provide entrepreneurs with value-adding services critical to early-stage startups' operations. Raed Plus is piloting with a strategic partnerships program delivered hand-in-hand with some of the best regional and international technology providers.
Agreements between Raed Ventures and more than 25 firms will deliver to Raed Venture's portfolio companies free or heavily discounted services in addition to access to specialized international advisory expertise. Not only does the program facilitate startups' growth and expansion but also promises savings of up to $400,000.
Omar Almajdouie, Founding Partner at Raed Ventures, says, "This program's mission is to give all our portfolio companies equal opportunity to receive regular value-add services."
Since 2015, Raed Ventures has been a pioneer venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups from Saudi Arabia and the MENA region. Raed Ventures is proud to have made investments in some of the regions most promising and fast-growing startups. To-date, their portfolio includes 20 startups from various sectors including logistics, F&B, insurance and data analytics.
Raed Ventures Picks for Q2 2018
SWVL Co-Founders
At Raed Ventures, we have had an eventful second quarter this year.
We expanded on our exceptional logistics portfolio by participating in Swvl's series A round, one of the largest of its kind in Egypt. Established in April 2017, Swvl is an Egypt-based mobile technology startup providing a private
premium alternative to public transportation. Swvl connects commuters with shared rides in a network of high-quality buses. We are proud to join the journey of the three young entrepreneurs – Mostafa Kandil, Ahmed Sabbah
and Mahmoud Nouh, who have built a strong team with experience from Careem, Google, Instabug, Uber, Quora, MENA Commerce, Rocket Internet and Delivery Hero.
We were also very proud to lead Salla's seed investment round last May. As e-commerce in the GCC continues its exponential growth, Salla is making it super simple for small merchants to set up shop online with a variety of
integrations to payment, delivery and fulfillment services. We are excited to support the Salla team in their acceleration phase as they grow in Saudi and the GCC in addition to expanding on their offerings for merchants and
As our portfolio is growing, so is our footprint in the GCC region. We have now set up an office in the UAE, in partnership with Area 2071. Area 2071 is an initiative aiming to build an ecosystem of startups, investors, the youth, corporates, governments, and the public in order to co-create the future. Raed is proud to be part of this thriving ecosystem and excited to support more startups out of the UAE.
To support Raed's continuous growth we have welcomed 2 new associates to
Mohammed Bakhsh joined the Saudi office. Mohammed has 8 years of experience in accounting and internal audit at Ernst & Young and Mawared Food Supplies Company. He has BA in Accounting from KFUPM and MBA from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK.
Nermine Chatila joined the UAE office. Nermine has 8 years of experience in innovative finance, management consulting and venture capital at NetGuarantee (New York), PwC and Womena. She received her BA in Economics from the American University of Beirut and MA in Economic Policy and Education at Columbia University.
Stay tuned to more updates on exciting new investments and initiatives for the next quarter.
Raed Ventures Picks in the First Quarter of 2018
CrowdAnalyzer Team
Raed Ventures continued its rapid and disciplined performance in the first quarter of 2018. Its five investments showed a qualitative picks for leading companies in several major regional industries such as logistics, real estate, automotive, and big data analytics.
The outstanding performance of Syarah, CrowdAnalyzer, and SocialDice led Raed Ventures to invest in the three companies for a second time. This second investment aims at accelerating the regional growth of the companies mentioned on the one hand and developing advanced technologies on the other.
Syarah is the fastest growing automotive classifieds in Saudi Arabia. Its highly advanced technology offers customers creative services such as; direct purchase from the site through cash or financiers.
When it comes to big data analysis from social media and the press, CrowdAnalyzer is the leading platform in the region. The advanced technology developed by CrowdAnalyzer, which specializes in analyzing the Arabic language with most its local dialects, makes the company a pioneer in their field.
Last but not least, SocialDice is a big data analytics engine specializing in automated recruitment. It's destined to companies that aim at increasing the effectiveness of the recruitment process at a reduced cost. The company has succeeded at developing a unique algorithm that can automatically aggregate details about the potential candidates to filter them and organize the recruitment steps.
In a visionary approach to the technology of logistics and real estate sectors, Raed Ventures has invested in two promising companies whose names will be announced in coming months depending on the founders' plans.
Lecture: e-Commerce; The promising investments
Talal Al-Asmari, The managing partner at Raed Ventures, presented a lecture entitled "E-Commerce, The Promising Investment." The lecture was hosted by the e-commerce committee at Riyadh Chamber. The target segment was the e-commerce owners and the entrepreneurs who would like to know more about the practical steps to present startups to investors in venture capital funds.
The lecture included four main sections:
Determine the real objective of your startup
The actual and promising investments in our region
How the investor will assess your startup
Preparing the investment round and its stages
This lecture is one of the educational initiatives offered by Raed Ventures for the community.
The presentation of the lecture is attached here for the benefit of all.
التجارة الإلكترونية، الاستثمار الواعد from Talal AlAsmari
Beauty ecommece startup closed Series A funding round
GoldenScent is a Saudi-based beauty ecommerce platform, announced today closing a Series A round led by Saudi Aramco, Entrepreneur Venture and Equitrust along with Wamda Capital and Raed Ventures.
This funding accentuates and reflects the increasing growth of the online beauty market in the GCC region, as Golden Scent mentioned in their statement. The new fund will be used to grow Golden Scent, and allow it to introduce new product categories, along with marketing their new app.
Founded by end 2014, Golden Scent has been growing to become one of the leading beauty online e-shopping platforms in the Kingdom.
"The company has already broken even, achieving a double digit million dollar in revenues. The strong growth as well as the vision and excellence of the founders who built Golden Scent to the number one beauty online destination in the GCC, has led us to invest in this excellent opportunity," said Omar Almajdouie, managing partner and founder of Raed Ventures.
Raed Ventures led the $1.4m seed investment round of Trukker
Trukker is an on-demand truck aggregator network with a focus on connecting smaller operators with shipping firms. It is relying on technology as a key to growth. The company has grown rapidly in 2017 and is preparing to expand its operations in 2018 to the GCC.
Raed Ventures led the Trukker's first investment round of $1.4m with the participation of RTF, 500Startups and Alshareef Group Holding. The round aims to enhance and expand the company's business in the region.
"The trucking industry has remained traditional for a very long time, relying on brokers to connect trucking companies and shippers, an uneven process, which is ready for technology-based transformation," said founder and CEO Gaurav Biswas.
"Our services and products are designed to fill the gap between what the industry requires from an organized transportation company and what services are received from the unorganized small and individual owner-drivers."
Raed Ventures led the seed investment round of Malaeb
Malaeb, a Bahrain-based startup that lets people book sports venues has raised seed investment led by Raed Ventures with participation from two other Saudi-based VCs, Vision Ventures and Inspire Ventures, and 500 Startups.
Malaeb co-founded by Ahmed AlRawi and Yasser Hadi, Malaeb through its mobile applications help people find and book sports venues near them. The startup currently allows booking of football fields only but has plans to introduce other sports as well. Users can also create teams and challenge others using Malaeb's mobile applications.
Malaeb that has hundreds of fields registered with them, has helped more than 100,000 players play their favorite sport until now. "I'm very happy to see the progress we reached to so far which led to this investment. Malaeb has grown rapidly in less than a year and a half. We are operating in 4 countries and we helped over 100,000 players play their favorite sport. You can find and book your football field from the app, as it is very difficult to find the suitable field and go through the booking process. We offer hundreds of sports fields to solve that issue," said Ahmed AlRawi, the Co-Founder & CEO of Malaeb.
Currently available in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi, Malab has plans to expand into other countries of the region.
Malaeb will use the investment to accelerate its growth in GCC and build smart technologies to create unique experience for football players. "This is only the beginning for Malaeb, and we have a long way ahead with plenty of challenges that we're looking forward to as we reach to our vision to create an unconventional social experience to the way sports are played. We are focusing on further expansion in Saudi and other GCC countries, and other surrounding countries soon after. Introducing other sports is also something in our plans where you can book and play almost any sport." he added.
Saudi cloud-based POS startup Foodics closed a $4M funding round
Saudi Arabia's Foodics has closed a SAR 15 million ($4 million) investment round, led by Raed Ventures and Riyad Taqnia Fund (RTF) with the participation of Neseel Holding and 500 Startups Fund. This is the first raise done by Foodics.
Ahmed Alzaini, the cofounder of Foodics, attributed the success of this round to the startup's fast growth enabled by a high demand for the company's cloud-based point of sale system, which allows seamless operations management of restaurants and retail stores.
Foodics was founded in 2013 in Khobar by two young entrepreneurs, Alzaini and Musab Alothmani. It provides products that are characterized by their ability to integrate with Internet-based services such as accounting and inventory management systems.
In addition, Foodic's products can be integrated with the widely available fast growing on-demand food delivery platforms. Foodics systems are offered in competitive packages for retailers and restaurants, said Alzaini.
Omar Almajdouie, Raed Ventures founding partner, said: "We are pleased to see the success of this round and the contribution of highly sophisticated and strategic investors to the company." The investors will support the company to accelerate the its growth in the two current markets (Saudi Arabia and the UAE) and open new markets in the Gulf and the Middle East.
He added that Foodics success in its industry shows that Saudi companies are able to enter into the complex technological fields that were exclusive to foreign companies.
Hani Enaya, Taqnia's Investment Head, said that this investment is part of RTF's efforts to and scale startups in the Kingdom and the region, adding that RTF has a strong conviction that Foodics will become one of the leading companies in the digital transformation of the region.
in 2015, Foodics participated in Badir Program for Technology Incubators in Riyadh then graduated in Q4 2016. Currently it employs 52 employees in 4 cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar, and Dubai.
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Verizon Wireless today announced the Unlimited Together - World calling plan. The monthly add-on provides unlimited minutes to landlines in over 70 countries, unlimited minutes to cell phones in nearly 40 countries, and discounted calling to an additional 160 countries. The Unlimited Together - World calling plan costs $15 per month and can be added to any of Verizon's post-paid service plans.
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The forest offers experiences for the whole family. For example, the youngest can take a ride in "Den Røde Baron" (The Red Baron) where the little pilots control their aeroplanes themselves. Another of the children's favourites in Fårup is the "Egerntårnet" (Squirrel Tower) where you are elevated up to the tree tops and with a free-fall, you rush back to the ground. For the older and speed crazy guests, there are fast and furious roller coasters with plenty of speed. As the only one in the Nordic region - the Hurricane roller coaster - runs both above and BELOW the water! It is also possible to try Denmark's wildest acceleration in the roller coaster "Lynet" (Lightening), which shoots off from 0 to 80 km/h in just two seconds. Or how about a ride in "Falken" (Falcon), Denmark's fastest wooden roller coaster or "Hvirvelvinden" (Whirlwind) where you are tossed up and down from a 19-metre height while rotating. Fårup is much more than fun roller coasters. You can also romp about on bouncy castles, numerous trampolines, horse riding, canoeing, shooting, climbing frames or try all the elements in the huge playground. And, most of all, Fårup is all about happy times and real forest atmosphere!
In 2018, Fårup will be opening a brand new adventure mini golf course with 12 holes. The golf course will have its very own island and is intended for both children and adults with various degrees of difficulty so the whole family can play - regardless of age and experience.
In Fårup you will also find Denmark's biggest heated Aqua Park - and as something entirely new, the water in the Wave Pool is now heated to 27 degrees. In the Aqua Park, the whole family can race each other on Surfhill, splash about in the wild waves in the Wave Pool or ride together in a huge swim ring in the "Vandslangen" (Water Snake). You could also try the "Vandkanon" (Water Canon), which is the world's first outdoor water roller coaster with a free fall and two loops.
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In 2015, 2016 and 2017, Fårup was elected as the second best amusement park in Europe (less than 1 million guests). In 2015, Fårup's personnel were also given an international award for providing the world's third best service. Moreover, in 2012, 2013 and 2018 Fårup was elected as the Nordic region's best amusement park and in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Fårup was elected as the world's third best family park by the American magazine, Amusement Today.


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As part of the Ask SplitSuit a question series, a bunch of people asked hand history questions and this one actually came privately via Facebook. Rhys prefaces the hand by saying:
"Hi James! I've been religiously watching your videos and found all of them fantastic for rounding out my game. Until now, I've never had a situation where I couldn't look back and go, 'Ahh, I messed up here or I could have played better here.' But this one kind of stumped me."
Before we jump into the hand, Rhys, I just want to say two quick things. One, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and hopefully you'll enjoy this one, too.
Two is that it's awesome that you're doing the work off the table, going back, studying hands, looking at situations and actually reviewing your lines very objectively. That's excellent, excellent work, everyone watching this should be doing the exact same thing, just want to give you props for doing that.
With all that said, let's look at the spot itself.
This is at 5 no limit on Full Tilt, so there's an open limp from seat three, Hero obviously decides to attack it, totally happy with the size, totally happy with the hand selection, get called by seat eight, get called by the limper, go three-way to it, and end up flopping the nuts, which always makes life really, really easy. Check, donk bet from seat three, and Hero decides to call.
Okay, my general rule of thumb is not to slow play. I just find that players, especially in limits like these, tend to make such massive, massive errors that you can just play really aggressively, play your big hands quickly, and make a lot more money.
It's just one of those where if we think about what kind of hand seat three is going to be donk betting here, I'm expecting it's going to be like some draws, maybe like 9X or 8X is trying to figure out what the heck is going on. Maybe the occasional bit of error, but ultimately from someone who open-limped and then limped called pre-flop and then decides to donk, I assume they link their hand to some extent.
Exactly how much they like their hand, I'm not sure, but I assume that something like top pair is going to make a lot of mistakes, something like the naked king of spades is going to make a lot of mistakes. I'd really like to raise and start getting a lot of value in right this moment.
I don't think that call is necessary terrible, I just really like raising because if you think about it, if you call, there's going to be a lot of turned cards that don't necessarily allow seat three to make huge mistakes. What if it's the queen and this person has the naked king of spades? Are they going to make huge errors? Maybe, maybe not. If they have something like 8X though and the queen peels off, are they going to make a lot of errors? Eh, I don't really think they're going to make as many mistakes at that point.
Because of that, I just raise right this moment and see how much this person wants to make a big pot. Again, this could be like my last easy chance to get value from like 9X. There's going to be a lot of turn cards that peel off that also 9X doesn't want to take very far, be it a spade, be it an over-card, whatever it is.
Because of that, I'd like to see a raise here up to something like 1.50. I don't hate the call, especially if you think that seat eight is kind of fishy and you could call, induce their call, and then go forward. Other than that, at least consider a raise in a situation like this.
Seat eight folds, go to the turn, which is eight/jack, he checks, and Hero decides to bet.
Okay, I feel like I say this in way too many of my videos, but unfortunately I'm going to have to say it again. I assume that seat three probably isn't very good. Open limp pre-flop, limp called, donk the flop, not necessarily things, at least all of those things that a good player would do in a particular hand.
Because of that, I assume they're not particularly good, which means I don't need to give them 5:1 to make an incorrect call. I could give them 3:1, I could give them maybe 2:1. I could give them a much worse price and they'll still make a lot of mistakes. I don't think we need to go to 45 cents here to induce 9X or the naked king of spades to make a mistake. I think we could fire this out for 1.25 and get the same amount of mistakes at a pretty high frequency.
Now, maybe we don't always get action from 8X or 9X and whatever, that again, goes back to why we should've considered or much more heavily done it, raise that flop.
As we got here, just bet larger. Betting is great, obviously we want to be doing that, but we're leaving so much money on the table and giving good prices to things like two pair, weird sets, whatever. I'm not super worried about those kind of things, I'm more worried about missing value from draws that draw incorrectly or a single pair that this is really our last chance to make value from before, God forbid again, the fiver pulls off a four to a straight or four flush or whatever and now all of a sudden we make no money ever.
Again, larger here for sure, get called, board pairs on the eight, on the river, check, Hero decides to bet (but too small).
Stop leaving money on the table with my premium video on poker aggression and making overbets.
Now, you're not going to get action a ton of the time, because if he has something like the naked king of spades or naked queen of spades, you're never getting action here. It's not like we can bet 95 cents and induce a check raise. We have no raise and I think that seat three is capable of making that light.
Because of that, I think this just needs to be something closer to two bucks and recognizing that you're not going to get action a ton of the time, but also recognizing that we left a lot of money on the table on previous streaks.
In this actual hand, we actually end up getting check-raise by seat three, who leaves themselves a whopping 9 cents back. Hero decides to get after it, go for the whole thing, and I don't really even want to talk too much about this, because it shouldn't happen. There should've been so much more money in the pot by the time we got to this river that if seat three did improve on something like nine/eight or pocket fours or pocket eights and blink quads, whatever it is—good for him. I mean, the issue is that we gave them a great price on the turn, that we let him off at the price that he wanted to dictate on the flop, and ultimately I just think we left some money on the table. Again, there were baby flushes that would've continued, there were second-best everything that would've continued had we just put more money in earlier in the hand.
In this exact situation, unfortunately we do end up running into the boat, but whatever, again, results don't really matter all that much. What matters is that the line we took was best.I think the line we took here definitely needed some work, if nothing else, the bet sizes needed a lot of work.
Again, the turn bet needs to be so, so, so much larger. As played, the river bet needs to be so, so, so much larger. We're just leaving money on the table by taking this kind of line.
This is one of those where again, I think it all heavily boils back to the flop, a flop raise (Learn "How To Abuse Pre-Flop Limpers") makes a tremendous amount of sense, I really would've liked to have seen one right there, but as played, bet sizing is going to be the name of the game on the turn at river.
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The Convention on Cluster Munitions
Edited by Gro Nystuen and Stuart Casey-Maslen
Systematic analysis of each article of the Convention, drawing on the negotiating history provides the reader with a detailed analysis of the treaty
Introduction provides an in-depth overview of the development and use of cluster munitions and their legal regulation
Written by a set of experts with first-hand experience of the negotiation of the Convention
This Commentary on the Convention on Cluster Munitions is a detailed assessment of the negotiation, content, and implications of the Convention, which is the latest treaty to ban a conventional weapon.
The treaty, which will enter into force as binding international law on August 1, 2010, bans the production, stockpiling, transfer, and use of all cluster munitions. The book describes what cluster munitions are, when and where they have been used, and what steps States Parties will need to consider in order to implement the treaty's provisions. The Commentary goes systematically through the Convention article by article, explaining the purpose of each provision, its background and negotiation, and the meaning of each paragraph and sub-paragraph.
1. Introduction, John Borrie, Declan Smyth, Stuart Maslen, and Gro Nystuen
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Gro Nystuen is dr. juris Associate Professor of International Humanitarian Law at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Defense Staff University College. She worked in the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) from 1991 to 2005, except from 2000-2003 when she wrote her doctoral thesis at the Law Faculty of the University of Oslo. She was appointed to chair the Council on Ethics for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund in 2004, and has held this office sine 2005, in addition to her teaching positions. As from 2008, she is managing partner of International Law and Policy Institute (ILP) in Oslo.
Dr Stuart Casey-Maslen is a Senior Researcher at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, and the Mine Action Editor of the Landmine Monitor, working for Norwegian People's Aid. He drafted the commentary of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, published by OUP in 2004.
Torfinn Arntsen, Norwegian Ministery of Foreign Affairs
John Borrie, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Théo Boutruche, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Andrew Clapham, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Bonnie Docherty, Arms Division, Human Rights Watch
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The Arms Trade Treaty: a major achievement
By Stuart Casey-Maslen On Tuesday, 2 April 2013, after seven years of discussions and negotiations, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Arms Trade Treaty by an overwhelming margin ' the first ever global agreement governing the transfer of conventional arms. A total of 154 States voted in favor of the resolution, three voted against, and 23 abstained. The treaty will now be opened for signature on 3 June 2013.
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This week, a fascinating article was published by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society about the floe edge. Writer, Susan Nerberg, travelled with Arctic Kingdom and describes her experience on this unique adventure.
Nerberg identifies the Inuit, who were guides on this grip and how their patience and knowledge, reflected in their long history of living on the land, adds insight and understanding to the trip. Something that comes from a long inspiring life in the Arctic.
The floe edge is a dynamic ecosystem that is famously one of the major wildlife gathering places for marine mammals. The floe edge is the place where land-anchored ice meets the open ocean. The long days and the sun rays reach parts of the sea-ice that hasn't been touched by the sun's energy all winter. This creates a photosynthesis cycle that begins the amazing chain of events that bring life to the floe edge.
Whales might be found swimming right up to the floe edge and even under the ice as they feed and socialize. It also brings predators like polar bear to the area to hunt for their favourite meal, the seals. To say the least, the floe edge is the return of not just another season, but one of the most important seasons to everything, every animal and even every man that lives in the arctic.
Nerberg captures this exciting natural wonder so well as she describes the thousands of migratory birds and scores of whales passing by as they head to their summer feeding and calving territories. She also demonstrates what the floe edge means for local Inuit, which rely on the floe edge for food and business. She describes the regulation of Total Allowable Harvest, which limits the amount of hunting each year. And what harvesting practices mean to the community and their way of life.
It's important to hear from locals like Steven Karnasak, who describes growing up around the floe edge. He describes the right-of-passage that comes from learning to hunt at the floe edge from uncles or fathers.
She paints a beautiful picture of this expansive world. Where flying over the landscape before standing among it helps emphasize the scale, but also notes the fact that it is so unblemished by the scars of modern humans. There are no paved highways that line the land, just giant ice pans breaking off into icebergs.
Arctic Kingdom's camps are now set on the shoreline rather than on the ice. This offers a longer season and ensures that shifting ice does not affect the comfort of guests. We are the only tour company to offer this style of floe edge camp and we now operate in a location that we have exclusive access to.
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By Alan, on September 20th, 2019
Stentrode implant (Synchron Inc.)
20 Sept. 2019. The first participant in a clinical trial received an experimental minimally-invasive brain implant to record brain signals, testing the implant's feasibility for assistive technology. The trial is conducted in Australia by Synchon Inc., based in Melbourne and Campbell, California, developer of the Stentrode device being assessed.
The Stentrode is a small metallic wire mesh tube, similar to a stent. The device has electrodes on tiny disks inside the tube, placed in a blood vessel adjacent to the primary motor cortex that controls voluntary muscular movements in the body. However, instead of drilling a hole in the skull to implant the device, the electrode travels from a vein in the neck into the selected brain blood vessel. When the Stentrode reaches its destination, it expands to fill the blood vessel.
Once implanted, the Stentrode captures electric signals directed to the motor cortex to stimulate specific muscles in the body. Those same signals are sent from the Stentrode to a device implanted in the person's chest called the brainPort that relays the signals to a nearby receiver. From the receiver, says Synchron, the signals are translated into computer-readable commands by another system component called brainOS for communication and to restore limb functions.
"By using veins as a naturally-existing highway into the brain," says Thomas Oxley, Synchon's founder and CEO in a company statement, "we have been able to reach the clinical stage significantly earlier than other more invasive approaches." Oxley is also a neurology professor at University of Melbourne.
Synchron tested the system in preclinical studies with colleagues at University of Melbourne. Science & Enterprise reported on one of those studies in December 2018, published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering. In that report, researchers inserted Stentrodes in brains of sheep and directed the electrodes to stimulate facial and limb muscles in the animals. The results show the appropriate sheep muscles responded on demand, similar to electrodes implanted surgically.
The early-stage clinical trial is recruiting five individuals in Melbourne with loss of motor function due to limb loss or paralysis from spinal cord injury, motor neuron diseases such as ALS, stroke, or muscular dystrophy. Participants will be followed for 12 months, looking primarily for signs of adverse effects. However, the study is also tracking the quality and stability of the signals transmitted from the Stentrodes.
"What we learn from the first-in-human clinical trial will be highly valuable in guiding our device design and clinical protocol for a pivotal trial in the U.S.," notes Oxley.
Synchron is developing brainOS into a collection of apps to help patients restore lost speech and limb functions, strictly by channeling their thoughts captured on Stentrodes to direct movement of specific muscles, without a mouse or keyboard. "By reimagining the concept of the operating system," adds Oxley, "we have designed our technology platform to enable a completely hands-free user experience."
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The applications can be in any subject – games, UI/UX, market prediction, decentralised autonomous organisations, supply chains, smart contracts, financial technology – whatever you can think of.
The competition judges are Omri Cohen of Bancor, and Or Wilder of Consensys.
The event is hosted by Dapp Works, from the city of Hefei in eastern China. Dapp Works is a blockchain research company which focuses on decentralised applications for the internet-of-things.
It has organised the event in conjunction with Eden Block, a Ramat Gan-based research, investment, and incubation project dedicated to enriching the DLT industry.
Speakers include Vanessa Grellet and Dror Avieli from ConsenSys, Lior Messika and Noam Levenson from Eden Block, and and Eliezer Steinbock and Amir Hagafny from DappWorks – with many more still to be announced.


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Eileen Moskowitz-Palma is the author of School Squad, a new middle grade novel for kids. It's the second in her Popularity Pact series, which began with Camp Clique. A former elementary school teacher, she teaches at Sarah Lawrence College's The Writing Institute. She lives in Westchester, New York.
Q: This is the second book in your series about Bea and Maisy--do you think the characters have changed from one book to the next?
A: Definitely! I wouldn't feel like I did my job as an author if the girls had stayed the same.
Maisy changes in Camp Clique after she experiences authentic friendship with her bunkmates at Camp Amelia. Spending time with girls who lift each other up inspires Maisy to finally be honest with Bea about the problem waiting for her back home, which helps her understand the importance of real friends.
When School Squad opens, hanging out with the popular group, the M & Ms, isn't so important to Maisy anymore.
Meanwhile, Bea's obsession with popularity seeps into every interaction Maisy has with her. Bea spends the entirety of School Squad changing everything about herself to fit in, not just with the popular group at school, but with her father's new blended family. Bea makes mistake after mistake before she finally learns the message that authentic friendship is more important than fitting in.
Both girls change throughout the series in the ways that they view the world, and with their actions while on their journey to learn about authentic friendship.
Q: Did you know how this second book would end before you started writing it, or did you make many changes along the way?
A: My agent sold The Popularity Pact to Running Press Kids as a two book series, with Camp Clique fully written and School Squad outlined. That outline served as a road map while I wrote School Squad. The beginning and the ending stayed the same, and I made a couple of detours along the way as the story started to take shape.
I am a firm believer in figuring out who your characters are and outlining the novel before beginning. But I also allow the magic to take place once I start writing, and I fully embrace the detours along the way to the finish.
Q: What do your books say about cliques--whether at school or camp?
A: The message of both books is that authentic friendship is more important than fitting in. I make it clear that it is better to spend time with one real friend, or a small group of authentic friends than to surround yourself with a clique of fake friends.
Q: Can you say more about what you hope kids take away from School Squad?
A: You should never have to change who you are for someone to love you. It takes Bea both books and several big mistakes before she finally learns that lesson.
Q: What are you working on now? Will there be a third book in the series?
A: I intended for The Popularity Pact to be a two-book series, so it is complete…for now. You never know if I will get the spark of an idea that will bring Maisy and Bea back.
I recently started outlining and writing a new book called Sixth Grade Switch, which is a Freaky Friday and Back to the Future mashup, including body swapping and time travel.
--Interview with Deborah Kalb. Here's a previous Q&A with Eileen Moskowitz-Palma.


Britain's biggest grocer has buried its old profit-margin ambitions. Though it will cut capex, Tesco now promises to "sharpen" prices. Scale and operational efficiency might see it maintain profitability advantages over peers. The risk is that the price war now gets bloody.
The grocer also said it would reduce capital expenditure on new store openings. It promised to spend no more than 2.5 billion pounds a year for at least the next three years, a reduction of about one-third on sums spent in 2011-12.
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Police body cameras: Law enforcement say they help; some studies say otherwise
Police body cameras are proliferating at law enforcement agencies across the country despite some studies which show they are not having the intended effect.
More law enforcement agencies are using police body cameras - including Hattiesburg and Jackson
Authorities say the cameras improve police-community interactions and keep officers accountable
But several studies show the intended effects of body cameras are not being realized - in some instances - not at all.
Police body cameras are coming into use more and more by law enforcement agencies after instances of police officers shooting unarmed suspects and allegations of police brutality.
Cases where body cameras might have been helpful include Freddie Gray's, who was injured and then died after an arrest in Baltimore in 2015, or unarmed teenager Michael Brown's fatal shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.
Both incidents led to public outrage and concluded with acquittals or no charges filed against the officers.
What are the advantages of police body cameras?
"Having body cameras holds everyone accountable — the officers and the public," Hattiesburg Police Chief Anthony Parker said in an email interview. "It is a vital tool in today's society in law enforcement, as well as helpful in gathering evidence for an investigation."
It's not clear how many law enforcement agencies in Mississippi use police body cameras, but in 2017, the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi collected body camera policies from 65 out of 147 agencies in the state.
The Hattiesburg Police Department has used the cameras for all its officers since 2016.
The department's policy requires officers to wear the cameras whenever performing a law enforcement duty. There are guidelines for when an officer may deactivate his camera.
The Jackson Police Department has had police body cameras for about four months. Department officials did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the use of their cameras.
Studies on the devices are mixed — with some showing benefits, others showing disadvantages and one major study showing no effect at all. But Parker said the police body cameras have been a boon to his department.
"The advantages are tremendous," he said. "They range from evidence collection to accountability.
"They also help all parties involved in the event of a complaint."
When announcing the acquisition of police body cameras at the Jackson Police Department at the end of June, spokesman Sam Brown said they would improve accountability and transparency, increase productivity, serve to clear officers of alleged misconduct and reduce the number of unnecessary excessive force complaints against the department.
The Jackson Police Department has cameras for every patrol officer. They are required to turn on the camera when alerted to a call and keep recording until the call is considered complete. Officers who don't record calls face disciplinary measures.
Has the use of police body cameras increased?
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice distributed surveys to 500 police departments nationwide. About half responded and less than 25 percent were using police body cameras.
In a 2015 survey by the Major Cities Chiefs Association and Major County Sheriffs Association, 96% of law enforcement agencies either had police body cameras or were moving forward with them.
Wesley Jennings, professor of legal studies at the University of Mississippi, said he is surprised by the proliferation of body-worn cameras.
"People knew about it in the public before Ferguson and that brought the conversation to the forefront," he said. "At the time — pre-Ferguson — I was thinking (the use of body cameras) would be within the next 10 years, but as these more tragic events have been occurring the sentiment was turning to one direction — having body-worn cameras."
How do the police body cameras work?
Body cameras are:
Small and worn by officers to record interactions with the public
Can be attached to clothing, sunglasses or a helmet and go where the officer goes
Produce video and audio recordings that can be saved on a storage device or uploaded to a web-based storage platform
Some can even upload video while the officer is in the field
The Biloxi Police Department has used some type of body camera for its officers since 2013. Its body camera policy states officers are required to wear the cameras except when law enforcement actions are not required — like court and training.
Officers must record all contacts made as part of their official duties except when it is in the best interest of the department to stop recording and the officer can justify the action in writing. Instances such as officer safety or protecting the identity of a confidential informant would justify terminating the recording.
"It's very difficult for an officer to go out without their body camera," said Biloxi Police Chief John Miller. "They all love them.
"They go out with them roughly 9 out of 10 times."
Why do police like the body cameras?
Miller said the video recorded by the cameras is good for resolving citizen complaints.
"It's a big deal to get pulled over by a policeman," he said. "(The citizen) can get lost in the perception.
"I had a lady who said an officer used a profanity and when we received the video — that didn't happen. I don't believe that lady was deceptive, she just got lost in the perception."
Hattiesburg Capt. Branden McLemore said the use of body cameras by his department has dramatically decreased the number of citizen complaints:
2016: 91 citizen complaints
2017: 49 complaints
The Biloxi Police Department did not respond to a question about the number of complaints it's had since implementing police body cameras.
"Body cameras may help officers behave more professionally and they may discourage community members from being unnecessarily rude or assaulting an officer," said Seth Stoughton, a former police officer and now an associate professor at University of South Carolina School of Law.
What are the positives and negatives of police body cameras?
Stoughton said there are pros and cons to body cameras.
"I think anyone who is entirely positive about them is selling something and anyone who is entirely negative hasn't thought enough about them," he said.
Stoughton said there are three primary benefits of police body cameras:
They build public trust and help police to be transparent and accountable
They provide better information for internal investigations, court and training purposes
They may improve police-community interactions
But Stoughton said the negative aspects depend on how law enforcement uses the video.
"If an agency wants to build public trust and then it refuses to share the video with anyone — then you're going to undermine the public trust," he said.
The Hattiesburg Police Department only discloses recordings in accordance with law enforcement needs or to comply with a public records request.
At the Biloxi Police Department, release of recordings may come through a public records request or — at the Director of Police's approval — to outside law enforcement agencies, the District Attorney's office or any legal entity representing the department.
Are police body cameras doing all they should?
A study by the federal Office of Justice Programs, involving more than 400 police officers in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, found officers wearing police body cameras generated significantly fewer complaints and use of force reports relative to control officers without cameras.
The police camera wearing officers also made more arrests and issued more citations than their non-wearing counterparts.
But a study for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department — one of the largest departments in the country — found no statistically significant differences in police use of force, number of citizen complaints or number of arrests for disorderly conduct for police officers who wore cameras compared to those who did not.
"We randomly assigned over 2,200 officers to wear body cameras," said one of the study's authors Anita Ravishankar in an email. "Essentially we found no detectable effect of the cameras."
One conclusion of the study's authors was that the D.C. force was so well-trained there was little for the police body cameras to improve upon. Even so, Ravishankar said it may be time to temper beliefs about body-worn cameras.
"Law enforcement agencies, (particularly in contexts similar to Washington, D.C.) that are considering adopting (the cameras) should not expect dramatic reductions in use of force or complaints, or other large-scale shifts in police behavior, solely from the deployment of this technology," she said.
But Alan Thompson, University of Southern Mississippi associate professor of criminal justice, said police body cameras have their place and use.
"The video doesn't lie," he said. "It can be used to clear officers and for officers who are not well-intentioned — it can serve as a deterrent.
"This is a piece of equipment, not unlike a handgun, that could end up saving you a lot of headaches."
Another study, cited by the National Institute of Justice, involved eight police departments in the United Kingdom and the United States. It found police body cameras resulted in no effect on police use of force and were associated with a statistically significant increase in assaults against officers.
How can agencies best take advantage of police body cameras?
Regardless of what the studies say, Stoughton predicts police body cameras are here to stay. He said departments need:
Policies governing their use
Training of officers on them
Authorities who know how to interpret the videos
"In many places now — and in more places in the future — body cameras are going to be a standard piece of (police) equipment," he said. "If an agency has body cameras and is not using them correctly, at best — they're not helping themselves, and at worst — they're hurting themselves and the community they serve."
The Clarion Ledger contributed to this report.
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In 2017, the ACLU of Mississippi contacted all 147 law enforcement agencies in the state and collected police body camera policies from 65
0: Required notification of individuals they were being recorded
0: Gave alleged domestic violence victims the authority to require deactivation during an interview
0: Explicitly provided that video from officer-involved shootings be released to the public
1: Allowed recorded individuals the right to review footage
The organization is calling for a state-wide police body camera policy because departmental policies vary widely


Routed systems specialists Virtual Interconnect have been selected to present at the prestigious PlanetPTC Live international conference taking place in Orlando, USA from 3-6 June 2012.
PlanetPTC Live is an annual conference and exhibition that enables engineers and designers to find out about the latest advances in Computer Aided Design software, as well as allowing them to gain insight into industry best practice and to learn from specialists and experts. This will be the sixth year that Virtual Interconnect has presented at this major event.
Utilising Virtual Interconnect's routed systems and electrical simulation expertise, Alexander Walker, Senior Software Developer at Virtual Interconnect, will be presenting a very topical business case study. Alex will look at how Virtual Interconnect is working closely with Aggreko, the global leaders in specialist temporary energy solutions, to model the power requirements of the upcoming Games in London. In particular, Alex will demonstrate how Aggreko is working with Virtual Interconnect and utilising our eSimulate electrical simulation software and PTC®'s Creo® Schematics electrical 2D design software to simulate and predict the temporary power consumption needs of each of the 28 sports venues.
This will be a fascinating session; with 205 nations taking part in 300 events over two weeks of competition, this is an event with numbers on a huge scale, as Alex will reveal in his presentation. Alex will also show the huge potential of electrical simulation and how it can be used to carefully predict the functionality of very complex circuits.
Alex will be presenting at PlanetPTC Live on Tuesday 5 June at 11am and you can visit Virtual Interconnect at booth #223.
PlanetPTC Live is PTC's premier annual conference and exhibition featuring more than 200 hours of education and training as well as over 20 hours of structured and informal networking, allowing attendees to exchange ideas, get questions answered and work together to solve problems.


BUCYRUS — OhioHealth is opening a new OhioHealth Anticoagulation Clinic at the OhioHealth Bucyrus Specialty Clinic. It will provide comprehensive patient management, monitoring and instruction related to anticoagulation therapy.
Services offered will include: patient education on anticoagulation needs and goals; clinical evaluation and anticoagulation assessment; close patient monitoring and follow-up; identification and resolution of therapy problems; uniform quality of care.
OhioHealth Bucyrus Specialty Clinic is at 725 N. Sandusky Ave. Call 419-617-7748 for information or visit OhioHealth.com.
Outpatient anticoagulation programs provide more precise control on anticoagulation medications, which results in improved outcomes with fewer problems from either inadequate or excessive anticoagulation.
The clinic in Bucyrus that will be open Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic is now accepting referrals and currently making appointments for March 1.


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UPDATE: Organised Labour Rejects N27,000 Minimum Wage
Tuesday, 22 January 2019 / Published in News
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N27,000 new National Minimum Wage adopted by the National Council of State on Tuesday. Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, the NLC General Secretary, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to him, the council has no jurisdiction determining another amount after a Tripartite Committee has submitted its report.
"It is abysmal of government to be delaying the submission of an Executive Bill to the National Assembly and by wrongfully adopting N27,000 through the council of states," he said.
Ozo-Eson, however, said the NLC has called an emergency National Executive Council meeting for Friday to weigh on the deadline given to government within which to submit an executive bill to the National Assembly.
The NLC general scribe added that the Federal Government was only projecting a shutdown of the economy with its latest action.
"This is because workers should not be held responsible for any development after its NEC meeting on Friday,'' he said.
Meanwhile, the United Labour Congress (ULC) called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to unfailingly transmit a bill containing N30, 000 minimum wage; which is the product of collective bargaining in the Tripartite Committee report to the National Assembly on Wednesday.
Following the approval of N27,000 by the National Council of State as the new national minimum wage on Tuesday, the ULC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), swiftly rejected the figure, saying that the Council of State lacks the constitutional power to approve or recommend minimum wage.
To the ULC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, the Council of State might have been playing their advisory role, thus only advising President Buhari and not recommending a minimum wage.
Comrade Ajaero said the Council of state has no legal power to approve or recommend minimum wage. In an interview with TribuneOnline, the ULC President said: "The Council of State does not have any constitutional power to approve or recommend minimum wage.
"So, if the Council of State is talking about N27,000 or N30,000, they are just being advisory. The Council of State cannot recommend minimum wage. So, we are still expecting Mr President to transmit the product of the collective bargaining in the Tripartite Committee report to the National Assembly tomorrow."
He added: "There is nothing to be done to deny Nigerian workers any kobo from the N30,000 agreed by the Tripartite group. Maybe the Council of State advised him. That should be advisory."
Also, in a statement issued by the ULC, the Congress said the unilateral N27,000 national minimum wage is unacceptable, saying, "The emerging news of the unfortunate decision of the Federal Government through the National Council of State to unilaterally propose N27,000 as the new National Minimum Wage is shocking and goes against the grain of all known traditions and practices of Industrial Relations especially as it concerns National Minimum Wage setting framework.
Rising from its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Tuesday in Lagos, the statement said the ULC "Rejects in its entirety the proposed N27,000 which is contrary to the N30,000 agreed by the National Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee and which has since been submitted to the President."
The statement, also signed by Comrade Ajaero said: "We state that the National Council of State in a National Minimum Wage setting mechanism is an aberration. It is also important that we make it clear that the National Council of State does not have powers to approve, confirm, affirm or accept any figure as the new National Minimum Wage.
"What they have pretended to have done is therefore without any force of Law, standards or other known practices of Industrial Relations the world over."
He added: "It is a mockery of the essence and principle behind the setting of a National Minimum Wage to attempt to segregate it between Federal Workers and State Workers.
"We want to state that workers are workers everywhere whether at the Federal Level or at the State Level. They all have the same challenges; go to the same market, same schools and much more they suffer the same fate. You cannot, therefore, pay them differently."
The ULC warned: "We will however in the next few days in consultation with other Labour Centres if they are still in the struggle for a just national minimum wage take steps to ensure that the interests of Nigerian workers as it concerns the National Minimum Wage are protected.
"We urge the President to disregard the pronouncement of the National Council of State as it ridicules the statutes and principles governing the nation. The only honourable path he should tread is to transmit the N30,000 figure as agreed by the Tripartite Committee and even the President on the day of submission of the Committee's report.
"We will not accept the use of any cover of state to jettison the collective will of Nigerian workers and the trade union movement."
In its own reaction, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) also rejected outrightly the new National Minimum wage of N27, 000 as recommended by the National Council of State.
The congress pointed out that the fact that the federal government agrees to pay N30, 000 notwithstanding; it would not accept it.
In a statement signed by the TUC President, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama and the Secretary-General, Comrade Musa Lawal, the Congress said the Council of State decision, though advisory in nature, "is weighty and may give the semblance of authority to the decision.
"This decision must not be allowed to stand because it will set the wrong precedent for the future: i.e, after statutory bodies have done their jobs, Council of State will now sit to review it."
The statement added: "Let it be known that N30,000 minimum wage is a product of negotiation, not legislation, not advise and not a decree.
"Minimum wage issue, therefore, is moving to a new theatre, the National Assembly. We expect the representative of the people if really they are to do the needful during the public hearing."
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