Governor Nyesom Wike (3rd right) , with his Deputy, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo (2nd left), Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ikuinyi-Owaji Ibani (3rd left), the Governor's wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike and others, during the budget presentation.
Being a text of the speech delivered by His Excellency, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, Governor, Rivers State on the occasion of the presentation of the 2018 Budget Estimates to the Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Excerpts.
members, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honourto stand,once again, before this August Assembly, to present our Budget for fiscal year 2018. Before I proceed with my presentation, let me take a moment to appreciate you all for your trust and thank you in return for your commitment to the success of both our administration and the progress of our State.
After 50 years of existence, Rivers State should by now be a prosperous land where everyone has access to the good life, where our people can find good jobs or do profitable businesses, and where economic opportunities are available for everyone.
But no matter the limitations that have held us back, I have always believed in the boundless potential of our State,and with our human and material resources, a brighter future is possible for everyone. I am sure; all of you also share in this optimism .
As an elected government, the electorates that voted us into power want to see progress rather than excuses. That was why when I became Governor, I promised that it would never be business as usual because we cannot be seen to be doing things the same way and expect different results.
Two and a half years after receiving the people's mandate, I feel greatly elated at the achievements we have recorded and the progress we have made as a people despite the many and serious challenges we faced from the very beginning.
Over the last two and half years, we have rebuilt and expanded our road infrastructure to an extent never before witnessed in the history of the State. Indeed, we are clearly on our way to realizing our objectives on reducing the existing gap on the provision of road infrastructure for the State.
For us, there can be no greater interest than safeguarding the future of our children with quality education.Today, we have stopped our kids from learning in dilapidated school buildings and expanded access to tertiary education.
We have made targeted interventions in the various sectors of our economic and social life, including security and healthcare with stimulating outcomes. Today, our State is back to economic stability and reckoned as the most fiscally responsibly State in the country. We achieved this by eliminating wastages and bringing transparency and accountability to the management of public resources.
Yes, we cannot achieve every thing we set out to achieve but we are quite satisfied with the responsible and practical steps we have taken in the last few years to achieve our development goals for the State.
However, aggregate revenue receipts as at 31stDecember 2017 were N278, 232,272,381.28 only, representing only 69 per cent of total projected revenue. This left us with a shortfall of over N192 billion.
Despite the sharp shortfalls in revenue receipts, we resisted the temptations of funding the budget through borrowing because it would make no economic sense to spend more than what we earned and plunge the State into unnecessary debts.
In stead, we were able to efficiently utilize available resources to successfully deliver on most of our projects and expenditure targets for the year.On the aggregate, the 2017 budget recorded about 74 per cent performance, which was a significant improvement over that of 2016.
Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, although we are making steady, focused and verifiable progress, there are still a lot of work to be done to make Rivers State work better and profitable for everybody. And it is in furtherance of this purpose that I have come to present the budget of our State for this Fiscal Year.
Mr. Speaker, honourable members, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen; the projected revenue for Rivers State for the 2018 Fiscal Year is N510, 000,000,000.00 (Five Hundred and Ten Billion Naira) only.
To this end, the priorities of this budget are aimed at achieving four major goals. First, is to grow and expand the economy to attract investments and create jobs for our people.Second, to strengthen and advance educational opportunities for our children and deliver quality healthcare to all residents.Third, to improve the safety, security and general wellbeing of all Rivers people, including residents and visitors; and finally, to ensure the completion of all ongoing projects that have reached advanced stages of completion.
This gives a capital to recurrent expenditure ratio of 75 to 25 percent respectively.The substantial increase in capital over recurrent expenditure, once again, underscores our commitment to direct substantial resources to the critical growth sectors of our economy.
It is important to note that we have prepared the budget with conservative revenue projections and assumptions, although we still choose to be bullish with our projections for IGR despite our failure to meet the anticipated targets in 2017.
Notwithstanding, what we have is a balanced budget that is geared towards eliminating our structural deficits and put our economy on a sustainable growth path by effectively funding the State's basic priorities.
We are worried about the fact that, for now, our IGR can only fund about 30 per cent of the budget. This shows that our economy and rate of development is still too dependent on revenue receipts from the Federation account, which to say the least, is quite unhealthy and unacceptable.
Therefore, besides addressing the challenges associated with poor fiscal performance and aggregated budget deficits, we have set for ourselves the task of diversifying our economy, attracting investments and ensuring that IGR forms not less than 60 per cent of the State's tzotal budgetary purse in the next three years.
To this end, we have given the matching orders to the Ministry of Finance, the State's Internal Revenue Service and all revenue generating ministries, departments and agencies to seal all leakages, improve efficiency and ensure timely collection of all State revenues from all legitimate sources as authorized by State and Federal Laws.
With this approach and effective monitoring, we believe that the State's IGR will greatly improve from this year and onwards and we would sooner than later become a self-reliant, vibrant and self-sustaining economy.
Mr. Speaker, and honourable members, the provision of first-class infrastructure remains the cardinal identity of our administration. The fact that we have done a lot in this area is incontestable. In the last two and half years, we have completed over 380 kilometers of roads, while work on other roads measuring approximately 350 kilometers is ongoing throughout the State.
· Internal road network in Abonnema in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, AmadiAma in Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Okochiri in Okrika Local Government AreaElele, and isiokpo in Ikwerre Local Government Area, among others.
In addition, we shall also start some new projects, including the Women Development Centre the new world-class international conference centre, and roads.
A total portfolio of N90 billion and N35 billion has been allocated to the Ministry of Works and the Special Projects Bureau respectively to fund the delivery of capital projects in this year's budget.
For us, all children deserve quality education that will prepare them for a better future. Our plan therefore is to ensure that every public school is of high quality and we have since started to take the necessary steps to achieve this objective. For instance, last year, we invested significant sums of money to revamp and reposition the education sector.
As a result, record number of 180 primary schools was comprehensively rehabilitated to provide our kids with quality education in our public schools. Work on the upgrade, remodeling and furnishing of Government Girls Secondary School, Rumuokwuta in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Birabi Memorial Grammar School, Bori in Khana Local Government Area, Nyemoni Grammar School, Abonnema in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, and Government Secondary School, Ogu in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area are almost completed. Renovation and reconstruction work are also ongoing in Bonny National Grammar School, Bonny in Bonny Local Government Area, Government Secondary School, Okarki in Ahoada West Local Government Area, Community Secondary School, Ubima in Ikwerre Local Government Area, WesternAhoada Central High School, Ahoada in Ahoada East Local Government Area, Government Secondary School, Abua in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Community Secondary School, Bille in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, Model Primary School, Emillighan in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Model primary School, Mgbosimini, Rumueme in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Model Primary School, Ebara in Etche Local Government Area, Community Primary School, Oroworokwo, as well as Government Secondary School, Onne in Eleme Local Government Area and Government Secondary School, Obuama in Degema Local Government Area.
35. Also, besides paying WAEC fees and underwriting the administration charges of NECO to enable our children to easily register for these examinations,some of the upgraded schools have started receiving supplies of new science equipment.
36. In the same vein, we have done a lot to improve access and quality in the tertiary education sector. Some of our achievements in this regard include, strengthening the legal and regulatory framework of for the Rivers State University, the Ignatius AjuruUniverstiy of Education, the ElechiAmadi Polytechnic and the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, providing academic infrastructures and ensuring full accreditation for their programmes.
At the Rivers State University we completed and commissioned new faculty buildings for the faculty of Management Sciences and Faculty of Environmental Sciences and released funds for the completion of the Faculty of Science and Technical Education and Faculty of Medical Sciences buildings.
This year, we will continue with our push to restore the education system at all levels with new investments. We shall also continue to take steps to identify and address the constraints of the system, including the quality of private schools, teacher-students ratios, examination malpractices, teacher quality, indiscipline and poor work attitude by school heads and administrators.
Accordingly, we are devoting N50 billion to fund the education sector for the 2018 fiscal year. This sum is N20 billion more than that of 2017. In addition, we have proposed a capital grant of N500 million to each of our tertiary institutions to bolster infrastructural development and improve quality.
Apart from proposing the sum of N2 billion for the provision of scholarships for critical areas of the State's manpower needs, we have also proposed to set aside another N2 billion to partner, encourage and support the development of private universities and improve access to tertiary education for Rivers indigenes in the State.
Mr. Speaker and Honourable Members, the ongoing restoration efforts of our administration in the health sector have started having the desired impact. The recently reconstructed and re-equipped Abua General Hospital in Abua/Odual Local Government Area is now serving the health needs of our people around that axis of the State.
Also, we have almost completed the reconstruction work and awarded contracts to re-equip the 12 other general hospitals in Nchia in Eleme Local Government Area, Isiokpor in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Abonnema in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, Bodo in Gokana Local Government Area, Opobo in Opobo/Nkoro Local Local Government Area, Eberi in Omuma Local Government Area, Buguma in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Okrika in Okrika Local Government Local Government Area, and the Psychiatric hospital, Rumuigbo in in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
Furthermore, construction work on the Mother and Child hospital as well as the regional referral hospitals in Bori in Khana Local Government Area, Ahoada in Ahoada-East Local Government Area, Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Okehi in EtcheLocal Government Area and Degemain Degema Local Government Area as well as the doctors' quarters at Old GRA Port Harcourt have reached advanced stages of completion. The same is true of the upgrading and re-equipping of the orthopaedic ward at the Braithwaite Memorial Hospital, which has been designated to serve as teaching hospital for the medical students at the Rivers State University.
This fiscal year, our plan is to complete all ongoing projects in the health sector to boost the provision of health services in the State. We also intend to reconstruct, equip and ensure the full accreditation of programmes in the Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology as well as the School of Nursing.
All things being equal, we shall also finalize the legal framework for the introduction of the contributory health insurance scheme to enhance access to health services for all residents who subscribes to the proposed scheme.
Consequently, we are providing the sum of N30 billion to enhance all aspects of the healthcare delivery system in the State, including the provision of health infrastructure for health institutions, recruitment and training of medical doctors and other healthcare personnel, refurbishing and equipping our primary healthcare centres, providing vaccines for routine immunization against child killer diseases, as well as in carrying out education and sensitization programmes on reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child healthcare.
Mr. Speaker and honourable members, our commitment towards keeping Rivers State peaceful, safe and secure for all residents remains very strong. To this end, we will continue to prioritize the provision of security and confront those who dare to undermine our resolve and efforts in this regard.
Consequently, we shall continue to invest in providing material and logistical support, including purchasing additional patrol vehicles and other equipment, for the security agencies to enforce the law and secure the State. We have therefore made significant provisions in the 2018 budget to enable us discharge our security responsibilities to the law enforcement agencies and the people of Rivers State.
We have also approved the establishment of the Rivers State Neighbourhood Safety Corps to further enhance the security in the State. When fully established and operational, the corps will have the responsibility to collaborate with the security agencies to combat crime and cultism in our communities and neighbourhoods. The State Executive Council has already approved the bill to give effect to this initiative, which we shall soon transmit for the consideration of the House of Assembly and passing into law. The N22 billion we have proposed in the 2018 budget for security operations will also take care of the setting-up and operationalization of this agency.
Mr, Speaker, Honourable Members, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen; we are highly worried about the high level of youth unemployment and poverty among our people. We have accordingly decided to prioritize empowerment and poverty reduction in the State through multi-dimensional approach.
First of all, we consider technical education as an important tool to empower and occupy our youths in productive ventures. Therefore, we shall encourage our youth to embrace technical and vocational education to acquire the skills they need to help themselves economically.
We are also introducing a programme that will require all companies handling major government projects to engage a certain number of unemployed youths on every project site to enable them to get hands-on training and experience to become qualified artisans to support the delivery of our numerous infrastructure projects while earning income during the construction period.
As you know, the economic prosperity of the State depends on the development of small and medium scale enterprises. Therefore, in addition to the opportunity of accessing credit facilities from the State's Microfinance Agency at low interest rates for small-scale enterprises, we are going to introduce various economic stimulus packages to create wealth and a lift our people out of poverty.
We also intend to start the development of the proposed Women Development Centre to advance the empowerment and economic growth of our women.
We shall also encourage, attract and support investors to establish businesses in the various sectors of our economy, including agriculture, energy, oil and gas, real estate and manufacturing to create jobs and other economic opportunities for our people.
Accordingly, we have proposed N6 billion for employment generation, N7 billion for women development and N2 billion to support youth development. In additional we will inject N1 billion into the State's Microfinance Agency to provide loans and support the development of small-scale enterprises in the State.
Rivers State is an acknowledged home of culture. In the past there was the annual cultural festival, also known as CarniRiv, which was rested few years ago. However, our cultural heritage was on display during the State's golden jubilee celebration. It is therefore our intention to revive and advance the State's social economy through culture and tourism going forward.
This we will do by reviving the annual cultural festival as well as hosting national and international cultural events. Already, the State has been granted the right to host this year's national cultural festival in October 2018. We shall also endeavor to complete the abandoned State's centre for arts and culture in Port Harcourt to enhance the development of arts, entertainment and culture in the State.
From the diversity of our landscape to tropical beaches, wildlife, cultures and historical monuments, Rivers State is also blessed with great tourists attraction sites. However, not much of this potential is exploited to enhance the economy of the State. Fortunately, our investments in hosting conferences and social events have turned Port Harcourt into becoming one of the most attractive and mots visited cities in the country for conferences, leisure and recreation.
Last year, we built the ultra modern Port Harcourt Pleasure Park to satisfy the recreational appetite of residents and visitors. Presently, we are expanding the recreation facilities to include a cinema and public restaurant.This, we believe will add more value and attract more patronage to that recreational facility.
We have made significant provisions in the 2018 budget to finance these and other projects to boost culture and tourism in the State.
The role of sports in engaging and empowering youths cannot be over-emphasized. We recognized this fact and have from inception endeavoured to provide the necessary infrastructure for sports development. Thus, within this period, we ensured that the football pitch in AdokieAmiesemaka Stadium was ready for hosting international matches.
We are also renovating the Diete Spiff Sports (Civic) Centre. When completed, this facility will, once again, become useful for training our athletes for local and international competitions.
Late last year, the facility hosted the All Nigerian Wrestling completion. It has also been earmarked to host the African Wrestling Championships in February 2018.
In 2018, we will step up efforts to establish the Real Madrid Football Academy in the State to cultivate and develop football talents among our youths from the State and improve their economic wellbeing.
We will also continue to fund the State's football teams and support them to win laurels at national and continental for the State. For these and other activities for a comprehensive development of sports in the State, we propose to spend N2.5 billion for fiscal year 2018.
The judicial sector is so dear to our administration because of its importance to the advancement of peace and security as well as the socio-economic development of the State.
Last year, we built a new High Court building, completed another one for the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court, started the multi-story courthouse for the Port Harcourt Division of the National Industrial Court, provided vehicles to all our judicial officers and started the construction of judicial quarters for judges.
This year we intend to complete all ongoing judicial projects and initiate fresh ones to advance our vision to make our judiciary one of the well resourced and productive in the country. We have accordingly provided N4.350 billion for the law and justice sector of the 2018 budget to further enhance the administration of justice in the State.
Rivers State is a Christian State and the Church remains our source of strength, support and protection as a Government and as a people. We must therefore continue to venerate and partner with the Church of God to advance God's progressive purposes for our State, because without Him, we all labourin vain.
Accordingly, we have decided to renew and strengthen our partnership with the Church of God in the State by proposing to establish a Trust Fund for the Church to administer to its needs. The sum of N1 billion has been proposed under this budget for this purpose.
Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen; we all know what and how it was with Rivers State and our people prior to this administration. For years, lack of good governance prevented our economy from growing and stifled our collective progress.
However, we have in the past two and a half years demonstrated what is possible when a government is committed to solving the problems it inherited and advance the overall wellbeing of the people.
For us, our State deserves meaningful development and we must, as a Government, continue to do our best to deliver to our people. That is why we are offering a realistic budget for 2018, which takes a balanced and pragmatic approach towards solving the developmental challenges of our State and take it to the next level of transformation.
Moreover, at this time of national economic stagnation and uncertainties, the call of duty impels us to set aside our differences and work hard as a team to advance the priorities of our State and build a brighter future for all Rivers people.
It is in this positive spirit that I invite the Honourable Members of this Assembly, irrespective of party affiliation to dispassionately consider this budget and join forces with me in moving our State forward with the 2018 budget. Together, we can make Rivers State the land of our dreams where everyone who is willing to work hard can achieve their potential.
While thanking you for your unflinching cooperation and support, may I with the kind permission of Mr. Speaker,lay before this highly respected Assembly, the 2018 Budget proposal for your consideration and further action.
Thank you. God bless you all, God bless Rivers State.


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How Humans Are Causing Deadly Earthquakes
Earthquakes are often thought of as largely unpredictable, wholly natural forces of nature—but that may be changing.
A study published in the journal Seismological Research Letters this week identified 730 sites where human activity caused earthquakes over the past 150 years. And while we've long known that people can influence seismic activity, researchers were surprised to find that human activity has induced earthquakes with magnitudes as high as 7.9—and that the number of earthquakes is clearly rising in some regions of the world.
Just like earthquakes caused by nature, human-induced earthquakes have the potential to be dangerous, even deadly. And geologists are only just beginning to understand the repercussions these quakes could have on people and the environment.
Here's what we know:
What kind of human activity causes earthquakes?
The effects of human-induced earthquakes may be similar to those created by nature, but are often seen in regions with little or no previous seismic activity. Most natural earthquakes happen along fault lines, which are commonly (but not exclusively) found where tectonic plates converge. But earthquakes triggered by human activity can occur far from the edges of tectonic plates.
Exactly what causes each induced earthquake depends on the type of human activity.
According to the report's data, found on a publicly accessible database, mining accounted for the highest number of human-induced earthquakes worldwide (many earthquakes clustered around 271 sites). The removal of material from the earth can cause instability, leading to sudden collapses that trigger earthquakes.
Multiple earthquakes at 167 sites—and by far the deadliest ones—were triggered by what the report calls water reservoir impoundment, or dam building. (See the power of dams and dam removal.)
In 2008, an estimated 80,000 people died or went missing following a 7.9 earthquake in China's Sichuan province. Scientists believe it was triggered by the weight of 320 million tons of water that had been collected in the Zipingpu Reservoir—over a well-known fault line.
In the U.S., the conversation around human-induced earthquakes has largely centered around fracking for oil and natural gas, given the rapid spread of the technology in many states. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, fracking can induce seismic activity, both directly and from disposing of wastewater used in the process—the byproduct of water, sand, and chemicals used to hydraulically fracture hydrocarbons from rock. That high-pressure wastewater can crack rocks and lubricate faults.
In the study, the authors found 29 project sites where earthquakes were induced by fracking itself, 36 sites where quakes were induced by post-fracking wastewater disposal, and 12 sites with temblors induced by unspecific oil and gas wastewater disposal. In the case of Oklahoma, which has experienced heavy fracking activity, hundreds of small earthquakes have been observed annually in a region that was previously more geologically quiet.
Earthquake triggers were also identified from nuclear explosions in 22 locations and two construction sites.
"All anthropogenic projects influence forces acting in the Earth's crust," said Miles Wilson, a University of Durham geophysicist who collected the study's data. "For example, by adding or removing mass, so we shouldn't be surprised that the Earth responds to these changes and that in some cases earthquakes are the response."
Why are they growing?
Wilson's compiled records of human-induced earthquakes date back a century and a half. The website allows visitors to search quakes by date or region or drill down into data like magnitude, location, and cause.
Users can also submit additional cases they believe should be added to the database.
The database includes 108 sites that have experienced human-induced earthquakes over the past decade, ranging in magnitude from relatively small events to as strong as 5.8. The majority of those quakes were in the U.S. and Canada and were caused by disposal of fracking waste into the ground.
"In the long term," Wilson said, "we may start to see more cases of induced seismicity across the world as we increase the number and scale of anthropogenic projects that influence the Earth."
Mining, too, is expected to increase in scale. Today's mines are bigger than ever and reach miles underground. All this activity could lead to more instability in the Earth, and more or larger earthquakes, Wilson warns.
Sometimes, "anthropogenic activity is the final straw that releases built-up stress," said the geophysicist.
What can we expect?
Wilson's work at the University of Durham was in part commissioned by a Dutch oil and gas company called Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV, which was interested in the potential impacts of its work. By better understanding earthquakes, engineers could work to minimize them, Wilson suggests.
It's unlikely people will stop digging into the Earth, or injecting wastewater, any time soon. But Wilson says we may be better prepared to avoid the worst disasters, like China's 2008 earthquake.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/human-induced-earthquakes-fracking-mining-video-spd/

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It was in early 2012 when my son, Manikya, then 3 years old, and I became very sick and when my attention focused on looking at our diet. Since we were already following several other natural lifestyle practices, I was sure about this intuitive insight. Our previous knowledge of conventional nutrition was not working for us at all. Immediately upon shifting him to organic produce, Manikya was relieved of his severe detox processes of cough, cold, infections and fevers. This brought a lot of peace and rest for all of us. Next, with the recommendations of doctors and our holistic nutritionist, we went sugar- and gluten-free vegan. We were still having several supplements, and I felt that we were still doing symptomatic treatment. The cause had still not been addressed.
It was a wonderful morning that year when my overall being could no longer accept cooked foods that I transitioned to a fruit based, salt-free, fully raw vegan natural lifestyle overnight. I became pain-free and was up and running on my feet the very same day. Within two-and-a-half days, all my other symptoms went away. I immediately became free of the severely low blood pressure problem that I had since my teenage years. It had now even started to increase to very high blood pressure levels. My blood pressure has since normalized. As my body became pure from inside out, I also became free of aching varicose veins; sciatica pain; tennis elbow; polycystic ovary syndrome; PMS and unbearable pains; weakness, fatigue and inability to digest cooked food; body and mouth odor; severe gas, bloating and acidity; excessive weight; high cholesterol; bleeding gums and deeply yellowed teeth; regular cough, cold and infections; Un-diagnosed regular low-grade fever for months; thinning and missing eyelashes, continuously recurring alopecia; and more.
It also helped me understand and accept the chemical sensitivity I had been experiencing. I strongly believe and have experienced that sensitivity is one the greatest gifts anyone can have. My mind became clearer as if the darkness had been lifted away. The following days brought deep insight into the impact of this simple and nutritious natural lifestyle on the environment, all other species of our planet and how becoming a part of nature's cycle could easily restore balance in nature. It made me observe how we could feed, parent, educate and raise our wonderful children who are to lead the Earth in times to come.
I also feel fortunate to have directly started on a fruit-based raw vegan lifestyle with the initial support of books like The 80/10/10 Diet by Dr. Douglas Graham and Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko. Several other books by doctors and authors followed and served as answered prayers, showing me the way into this new lifestyle. After much research, detailed study and observation, I understood that our earlier vegan lifestyle was very high in fat, resulting in complexities at various levels compared with our present high-fruit raw vegan lifestyle. I thus continue to follow a nonrestrictive, low-fat, high-fruit, fresh and fully organic raw vegan diet where the fat gets naturally maintained for me over the period of the whole month or year. I do not consume any dried nuts and seeds after discovering my sensitivity to them.
Manikya's transition was an obvious choice. At the age of 4 while living in a joint family, Manikya easily transitioned to a high-raw vegan lifestyle as organic fruit just seemed to be a natural choice once it was available in abundance in our home. His one cooked vegan meal was at school, and we sent this from home. We also researched a lot about transitioning children to a raw lifestyle. After receiving advice from Karen Ranzi, Manikya started to have several days of fully raw food. I could see that he had amazing energy, was expressive, more social, smiling often and was deeply peaceful on the days that he was fully raw. Karen's book Creating Healthy Children became a treasure trove for us. Manikya continued to be a healthy and successful fully raw vegan. I remember her words clearly as she mentioned this: "A 99 percent raw vegan lifestyle is very different from a 100 percent raw vegan lifestyle." This has been true in our experience also.
We also started trusting our instincts more deeply and continued with natural attachment parenting, natural lifestyle choices, energy healing practices and forest-based natural education inspired by works of great visionaries of education such as Dr. Rudolf Steiner, Mahatama Gandhi, Shri Rabindra Nath Tagore, Shri Aurobindo and many more. Following all these protocols, Manikya became free of severe immunity issues, which had led to very strong antibiotic medicines and steroid-based nebulizers three times a month. He also became free of several side effects of Hirschsprung's disease, for which he had also undergone intestinal surgeries at the young age of 1 year. His daily issues—including mood swings, lack of energy and interest in daily activities, addiction to junk food and excessive TV viewing—also got resolved by themselves in time.
We had not found, however, a solution to the pain in his legs, which was suggested as a Vitamin D3 deficiency. A search for a natural environment to live and receive Vitamin D from the sun led us to many beautiful places across India, but finally his pains went away the next day after removing salt from his diet. Manikya's transition to this beautiful lifestyle also led us to create gourmet Indian dishes into low-fat, allergen-free, whole, fresh Indian raw vegan delicacies, which we are sharing with everyone through our upcoming recipe books.
Life is wonderful. Support or no support, life has always opened new possibilities for us. The high-fruit raw vegan conscious and natural lifestyle has been one of the greatest blessings for us.
A large green smoothie for Anjali and Manikya Sanghi.
Here is a glimpse at our daily lifestyle: We wake up about 4:30 a.m. with the songs of the birds and proceed to do a whole house cleanup. After lots of water and some fruit for Manikya, we proceed to sing, dance and do yoga. Looking after our plants is next followed by a morning outing for coconut water for our whole family. This is generally followed by buying fresh organic produce and returning to create a morning green smoothie for all of us. Lots of play alternated with meaningful work and activities fill our education time, alternating indoors and outdoors in the naturally forested areas. Our evenings are spent mostly outside playing and interacting with a lot of children and families. Gratitude and reverence for everyone irrespective of what lifestyle they follow is an essential part of our life. Our sleeping time is after the sun goes to rest and we have met the moon and the stars for a while. Meditation, energy healing, acupressure and other processes to support our inner selves and our bodies' natural healing abilities are also an essential part of our lives. Now, we also enjoy doing all our household work ourselves with our own hands.
Our week also sees us visiting the beach, forests and several craftsmen creating wonders with their hands. My food choices and timing are very different from Manikya's and his father's food choices, so we maintain our own preferences and timings by listening to our own bodies. I prefer sweet fruits such as bananas, sapotes, custard apples and also sweet and sour fruits such as mangos, peaches and more. Manikya prefers sweet fruits more and nonsweet fruits such as tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini, okra, brinjal and the like. Still, we all love to eat mostly monomeals of locally available fruits and vegetables resulting in rainbow feasts for us combined with lots of greens. Our progress is also monitored by our medical doctors, who support us happily. They are also supporting Manikya in naturally increasing and maintaining Vitamin D3 and B12 levels and resolving past dental issues.
Along with many raw vegans in India, we now share our experiences through Indian Raw Vegan Foundation, a registered public charitable trust. Many leading newspapers and magazines have shown deep interest in our activities and given us wide coverage, spreading information about this wonderful lifestyle to many across India and the world.
Over the years, not just Manikya, me and our family but several common men, women, elderly, children, farmers, disabled and malnourished living across India in big cities, small towns and villages have greatly benefited by choosing to make changes in their lives along nature's path with the foundation's support. Some people choose to write back to us, and their testimonials can be read on the website. The foundation is empowering families to become self-sufficient in taking their responsibility in all spheres of life, step by step as per their own choice and pace, thus serving all other species and the environment as a whole. Indian Raw Vegan Foundation seeks to create better health, happiness and success for all by creating awareness about the benefits of a high- or fully raw vegan fruit-based natural lifestyle, conscious living practices, education and parenting. The welfare of all species, natural food forestry, indigenous food conservation, along with restoring purity and balance on Earth is an essential part of the Indian Raw Vegan Foundation's vision and work.
Discover Anjali and Manikya Sanghi's Top 10 Tips for getting family interested in raw vegan foods.
Hungry for more? Check out Anjali and Manikya's Indian Porridge and Instant Vitamin Infused Lemonade recipes.
Anjali, the founder trustee of Indian Raw Vegan Foundation, is a blessed soul, strong spirit, raw vegan mother and wife. She is also an internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist-painter, renowned natural healer and author and speaker for the new generation kids and parents. Anjali has chosen a well-balanced fruit-based raw vegan lifestyle since 2012. Anjali and her fully raw vegan son, Manikya, have together published several books. Learn more about them and their work on ManikyasNest.com and IndianRawVeganFoundation.com.


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M.o.U between IOC and CEYPETCO not valid:COPE
Written by Tharushan Fernando
05 Feb, 2017 | 8:46 pm
Written by Tharushan Fernando 05 Feb, 2017	| 8:46 pm
The Committee on Public Enterprises has informed the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation to acquire the oil tanks situated in the Trincomalee Harbour as the Memorandum of Understanding between the IOC and CEYPETCO is not valid.
The Chairman of COPE stated that reports have been called at ministerial level in this regard.
The Trincomalee Harbour is the fifth largest natural port in the world. Its importance is further highlighted as a result of the oil tanks that were constructed within close proximity to China Bay during the second world war. There are 102 tanks with a capacity of 12,500 cubic metres at the location.
With only 100 tanks that are in a usable state, the area has been divided into two sections – with 17 tanks in the lower Tank Farm and 83 tanks in the Upper Tank Farm. The upper section is capable of filling locomotive oil tanks as well. Several tanks are being used by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and 84 of them were leased to the Indian Oil Corporation in the year 2003 based on a Memorandum of Understanding between CEYPETCO and IOC.
The MoU states that the legal documents in this regard will be finalised within six months of the MoU being signed.
The Chairman of COPE says that ownership of all tanks in the areas, has reverted to the Government, as the legal documents had not been finalised as stated in the MoU.
A cabinet paper has been forwarded and a contract to provide a business plan has been given out to find out how this can be used in a manner that would benefit the country, according to the Minister of Petroleum Resources Development,Chandima Weerakkody
However, a group of IOC employees had interfered and caused hardships for employees of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation including a Deputy Manager when they arrived at the location on December 29, last year. The police had to intervene and extricate the CEYPETCO employees.
Chairman of Inter Company Employees' Union,Wasantha Samarasinghe charged that the government is in fear of companies.
He explained that this belongs to the government and if there is oil that is stored there, it can be supplied to the whole region – and if used oil can be distributed to the north and the east – and in the case of a drought in the future, oil needs to be supplied to the power stations to generate electricity and that is why the CEYPETCO employees went there.
According to the chairman, the government has taken a policy decision and has given this to India as a ransom payment and that is why the IOC is doing this or else the minister is not implementing what is decided in the cabinet.
"They are saying to come there to take it with permission from India. The Trincomalee oil tanks, which are the property of our country. should be acquired by our country immediately", he said.
The Auditor General's department says that a report will be provided on the matter of leasing these oil tanks to India.
When News 1st made inquiries, Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe said that the necessary steps will be taken soon.
The unions charge that CEYPETCO has lost a large portion of its income due to the agreement.
The Inter Company Employees' Union say that two other companies have asked for this location to store their oil and the monthly charge that was agreed at that time was $1 Mn per month, and the amount will be larger as of recent.
"There are 100 tanks that can be used. They should not be waiting for COPE to say it. There is a policy in our country, there is an economic policy and this needs to be done. But the the government does not have a policy to develop the country. The only policy this government has is to sell. These oil tanks being given free of charge to India is an example to paying ransom to all those who helped Ranil Wickremesinghe to create the government", it was stated.
OVER 150 MM OF RAIN PREDICTED TODAY (12)
OVER 150 MM OF RAIN PREDICTED
COPE TO SUMMON 05 GOVT. BODIES IN JANUARY
SCHOOLS IN TRINCOMALEE CLOSED INDEFINITELY
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Gen. Anthony Tata: Deployment of strike group to Iran is necessary to protect US servicemen and women
By Anthony Tata | Fox News
US sends warships to Mideast as warning to Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Iran could be planning a possible attack on US forces in the Middle East; national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon.
The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group's mission in the Persian Gulf is not only to deter burgeoning Iranian influence in the region but to also act on specific intelligence relating to Iranian plans to attack U.S. personnel and interests in Iraq and Israel.
In the last three years, Iran has solidified its control over much of Iraq, threatening the balance of power in the region and building a land bridge to Jordan. The United States facilitated this dangerous combination by first removing Iran's key opponent in 2003, Saddam Hussein – of which now-National Security Advisor John Bolton was one of the key neocon architects – and then in 2015 eliminating sanctions on Iran in order to facilitate the ill-advised Iran Nuclear Deal, named the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
President George W. Bush's neocons who sought democracy in Iraq failed to strategically wargame the second-order impacts of removing the other criminal on the street corner with Iran, Hussein. The obvious result of a weakened Iraqi military coupled with a Shi'a government has manifested itself in strengthened Iranian influence and presence throughout Iraq and Syria.
USS LINCOLN STRIKE GROUP DEPLOYED TO SEND IRAN 'CLEAR AND UNMISTAKABLE' MESSAGE, BOLTON SAYS
Instead of countering the growing threat and reading the strategic miscalculation in Iraq for what it was, the Obama administration exacerbated the situation by normalizing Iran's terror ties and regional ambitions, as well as their hatred of the U.S. and Israel. Obama and Secretary of State Kerry peddled Iran's terrorist appendages of Hamas and Hezbollah as social groups and ignored Iran's longstanding designation as a state sponsor of terror. Obama's naivete coupled with that of sycophants in then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former CIA Director John Brennan, led to the disastrous Iran nuclear deal that pumped the brutal Persian regime flush with cash.
Today, Iran is poised for hegemony in the Middle East and especially armed to spread its wings. However, the Trump administration's new sanctions and powerful approach to Iran has the country feeling the economic pinch. Iran realizes that its time to act is now. U.S. designation of the Iranian Republican Guards Corps as a terrorist organization highlights the country's confluence with Hamas and Hezbollah. Moreover, Hamas' recent attacks from Gaza on Israel civilians are part of the Iranian grand strategy to eliminate Israel and drive the United States from the region.
President Trump is responding to specific threats against our 5,000 military personnel in Iraq and against our allies in the region, such as Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Having recently spent a week with the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza, Galilee, and the Golan Heights, it is clear to me that this week's attacks by Hamas are a harbinger of more violence to come and as is obvious, are a part of a larger Iranian plot in the Middle East.
Politicians in the United States such as Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib who support Hamas and Hezbollah need to either visit Israel to witness the precarious geopolitical position of our chief ally in the region, or they should leave Congress to support our enemies and those of our allies. Until then, they should not as representatives of the United States Congress be supporting terrorists.
The deployment of the Lincoln Strike Group is necessary to protect U.S. vital interests and our servicemen and women should have the full support of Congress behind them in their efforts to defend our liberties.
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A new semester is starting next week, and this means that soon a new batch of ITU startups will be selected to join our incubator programme! While students had a few months to kick back and enjoy the summer break, we've been busy preparing for a new batch together with new partners and new lessons learned.
We have been busy reaching out to the some of the best researchers and teachers at the university, who also have experience with developing new technologies. Now, we have a full deck of advisors who can help you figure out what value can your create with new technology and how can this help your startup become a scalable solution. Based on the needs of the student startup, we can also help setting up introductions and matchmaking with other relevant mentors and advisors, as needed.
See our current mentors and advisors here and let us know if you might need some help!
This semester we are announcing the opening of our incubator offices, where the ITU startups that have been active in our previous batch, will advance to the next stage of Proof of Concept. Students who are offered a seat in the Proof of Concept stage, have been successful in creating a company with a solid vision, and a good handle over both the problem and the market.
ps: Make sure you join our Official Launch Event at ITU, on the 29th of Sept – where we will both announce the new Proof of Idea startups, and introduce our Proof of Concept companies.
Another exciting news is our partnership with SDTI, focused on extending the support we offer to Proof of Concept startups. SDTI is experienced in working with early stage companies, and will contribute their expertise to bridge the gap between the student teams and established industry partners.
Selected startups will be offered up to DKK 225.ooo in early funding which can also be used for salaries, to ensure the team can focus full-time on the startup and studies in ITU. We're glad to receive validation from a large stakeholder in the danish investment community, and support regarding the contents and efforts in our programme. Currently some of our new Proof of Concept startups are in talks to benefit from this opportunity, which we hope will lead to our companies to bring new products and services to market.
Apply before 18th of September!
Apply for our Proof of Idea stage to get help and support in order to grow your startup idea! If you are unsure if an idea is feasible, or if you are looking for help to develop your idea into a valuable tech startup, we think there is no time like the present! We've planned a few events to support starting entrepreneurs, in partnership with ITU Innovators and some of our guests. If you'd like to be notified when a new event is taking place, make sure to follow our new facebook page (and why not, share amongst your classmates and friends).


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I am an independent Ethereum developer and I am currently building a blockchain project Ptbc.
Ptbc is a private torrent blockchain project written in Go. This project has been designed to improve the experience of PT community.
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La Plaza; CONVERSATION with FRIEDA GARCIA, A
CONVERSATION with FRIEDA GARCIA, A
Premiered January 10, 1979- Officially La Plaza as a separate series title ended after season 28 (2006). It was replaced by the interview series: Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One which premiered in 2007.
Producer Raquel Ortiz anticipates that the bilingual series will serve as a plaza for the entire local Latino community. Ortiz also served as the host during the first season along with guest hosts. The program format varied from week to week, between musical specials, documentaries, in-studio debates, both locally produced and acquired. Spanish language programs were subtitled in English and English language programs were captioned in Spanish.
See January 1979 Prime Time Program Guide for cover story. Series release date: 1/10/1979
One of the most respected members of the Hispanic community tells of her experience as an immigrant, a woman and a political worker.
Ortiz, Raquel (Series Producer)
Chicago: "La Plaza; CONVERSATION with FRIEDA GARCIA, A," 02/10/1981, GBH Archives, accessed January 20, 2022, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E64DCA4809E94DA287D5BFA8D9491E45.
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When it comes to wearables, Samsung's smartwatches are popular contenders behind the Apple Watch. While Samsung's Galaxy Watch and Gear S3 series of smartwatches offer great functionality, they all come with Bixby as the preloaded virtual assistant. This, in turn, has disappointed many users who are not happy with Bixby's performance compared to other digital assistants.
If you are looking to try out Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant on your Samsung smartwatch, you can try out XDA Member dmehers's Voice in a Can app. This app works on Samsung watches that run on Tizen 4 and above, meaning that you can run it on the Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung Gear S3 Classic, Samsung Gear S3 Frontier, and Samsung Gear Sport.
The app is a standalone Alexa app that just requires an Amazon account, so you do not need a phone or even a physical Echo device to use it. You can assign the Home Key double tap action to Voice in a Can to quickly fire up Alexa on your watch.


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Emanuel: Recent slaying gives urgency to report's recommendations
By Stefano Esposito Dec 16, 2014, 5:04am CST
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As city leaders Tuesday unveiled a new "road map" to combat violence, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said last weekend's slaying of Johnson College Prep student Demario Bailey highlights the importance of not letting the new report "gather dust."
"This weekend, all of us were reminded of the urgency of this work," Emanuel said, speaking at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Emanuel frequently talked about the need to support women like Delores Bailey, Demario's grieving mother.
The Report, entitled "Mayor's Commission for a Safer Chicago," was a collaborative effort involving city staff, religious leaders, parents and youth — among others.
The commission's task was to make recommendations to tackle city violence "that build on current investments and leverage existing city and community resources."
Some of the recommendations include: creating a "training bridge" for kids to build on skills they learned during city summer jobs programs; enlisting "high-profile ambassadors" to help promote city youth programs; create a pilot "homicide crisis response" model that helps surviving victims deal with the emotional trauma of violence.