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HeadlinesPorts Management
Freight forwarders laud FIRS Apapa MSTO for dedication, loyalty to duty
Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders Importers and Exporter Coalition (SNFFIEC), yesterday honoured the Federal Inland Revenue Service Apapa, for its various efforts at improving the process of tax administration and timely issuance of tax clearance where there are no outstanding issues and other related operations in the maritime industry.The National Coordinator, SNFFIEC, Chief Osita Chukwu, who led the group in presentation of the Gold award of excellence to the agency, said that Apapa office was particularly selected following a thorough screening of the best six performing agencies in the sector.
He added that FIRS emerged winner after a careful selection process, having observed the operations of the Service in the sector over a period of time.
Chief Osita Chukwu noted that the open door policy of the Service and the extreme loyalty of the staff are some of the key indicators that made the office stand out, among other criteria.
He urged the Service to continue in its excellent performance, while stating that the performance of the staff could fetch them higher appointments in the future, if they do not relent in their efficient and timely service delivery.
Receiving the Gold award, the Tax Controller, Apapa MSTO, Mr. Pukat Shehu thanked the Association for deeming it fit to award the Service for its good work, while stating that the Service would not rest on her oars but said the award would spur the agency to do more.
Speaking further, Pukat stated that the cooperation and resolute determination of the hardworking members of staff of the office are the reason for these outstanding achievements over the years.
"On behalf of FIRS Apapa MSTO, we are happy to receive this honour and award, which will spur us to do more.
"To whom much is given, much is expected, the award is a call to do more hence we won't rest on our oars. This award is one of it's kind, as we have received series of commendations from the Executive Chairman and Management of the Service.
"Just as reiterated every player is very important and critical on the field, we see ourselves as a family and formidable team, so I dedicate this award to God Almighty and the hardworking staff for for this great feat and pray that this will spur us to do more" he said.
Reacting to questions regarding the perception of an average player in the sector to payment of taxes, the Controller informed that though some of the companies and agencies are up and doing, he however said there are still rooms for improvement, this is even as he acknowledged and commended those who pay their taxes without enforcement.
According to him, "Different people have different perceptions and attitudes towards tax payment. There are some that are ready and willing to pay as and when due without anyone asking them, nevertheless, there are those you need to pursue to make payment.
"In this sector where we operate,we have seen very huge sum of money coming into account of people but when you ask for taxes, the story changes and you begin to hear story or that story: it is not our money, it is the money someone gave us to clear goods and container for them
" Actually, if the records are speaking for themselves, we will not query anyone, but in a situation where people are hiding and cutting corners that's what calls for concerns.
"Basically there are different strokes for the different folks, although there are those that are willing to comply, there are those you must pursue to comply and there are those you must encourage to comply."
"The Maritime companies are doing well, but there is still room for improvement, because the quantum of revenue generated from this sector is enormous. Just imagine if we did not have ports anywhere or that the Lagos port is the only port that we have in Nigeria."
"The port is one of the major sources of revenue for the country and the people that are actively involved are the freight forwarders and importers so, if we can get like 80% of compliance, I think we will be happy to say we are moving the non oil sector forward," he submitted.
Ports Management
Apapa MSTO
Chief Osita Chukwu
Federal Inland Revenue Service Apapa
Mr. Pukat Shehu
Save Nigeria Freight Forwarders Importers and Exporter Coalition (SNFFIEC)
SNFFIEC
Tax Controller
NIMASA DG wins 2020 Zik prize in Public Policy
NIWA vows to enforce safety on waterways

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Framing Hanley – "Criminal": Hard Rock Daddy Review
June 18, 2014 by AW 2 Comments
Like a number of modern hard rock bands, Framing Hanley has had to overcome their fair share of challenges on their musical journey. A falling out with their original label left the band in flux as they had to work traditional jobs to pay the bills. Unable to finance their latest record, they reluctantly turned to their fans to help fund the album through a Kickstarter campaign. The goal of $40,000 to record the album and video for the first single, "Criminal," was easily reached and then some, finishing at over $60,000. With some very creative incentives, Framing Hanley had more than enough money to make the long-awaited follow-up record to 2010's, A Promise To Burn, which featured their hit song, "You Stupid Girl."
"Criminal," the first single off of their latest release, The Sum Of Who We Are, has been getting regular airplay on SiriusXM's Octane, and is likely to be featured on Octane's Big 'Uns Countdown before long. One of the catchiest, melodic hard rock songs of the year so far, "Criminal" features a tight musical backdrop that allows singer, Kenneth Nixon, to shine as he seamlessly transitions vocally from a smooth, modern-rock sound on the verses to a higher register on the powerful, anthemic choruses.
Framing Hanley never planned on having to rely upon their fans to crowdfund their album and video, but judging by the overwhelming support of their Kickstarter campaign, and songs like "Criminal," there is no doubt that it was the right decision. The long layoff between Framing Hanley's sophomore release and their latest release is certainly not how the band envisioned their career, but as the saying goes…"anything worth having is worth waiting for." With the release of "Criminal," Framing Hanley has proven that you don't need a record label to make great music in this day and age.
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'Britain lied over Syria & made situation worse,' UK's ex-ambassador says
A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands with a civilian on the rubble of the Carlton Hotel, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria December 17, 2016. © Omar Sanadiki / Reuters
The UK government has lied about Syria's civil war and its policies have "made the situation worse," according to a former British ambassador to the country.
Peter Ford said the Whitehall department led by Boris Johnson and his predecessor Philip Hammond had "gotten Syria wrong every step of the way." Ford, who was Britain's ambassador to Syria from 1999 to 2003, said Britain had misread the situation in the country since the start of the conflict.
He claimed the UK's tough talk followed by little action to back the rebels in Syria had preceded a rebellion that had "only led to hundreds of thousands of civilians being maimed and killed."
"We have made the situation worse," he added.
"It was eminently foreseeable to anyone who was not intoxicated with wishful thinking."
Speaking to the Independent, he said the government had falsely claimed Syrian President Bashar Assad could not control the country, when he was now on his way to doing just that.
"They told us at the beginning that Assad's demise was imminent. They told us he'd be gone by Christmas. They didn't say which Christmas, so they could still be proven correct.
"But then they told us that the opposition was dominated by these so-called moderates. That proved not to be the case and now they're telling us another big lie – that Assad can't control the rest of the country. Well I've got news for them – he's well on the way to doing so."
Ford says when the conflict started, the UK should have either "put everything including our own forces onto the battlefield, or if our judgment, as it would have been my judgment, that was not realistic, refrain from encouraging the opposition to mount a doomed campaign."
The Foreign Office says Britain "continues to believe in a Syrian-led political settlement."
"A political solution and transition away from Assad is the only way to end the suffering of the Syrian people. The Assad regime has the blood of hundreds of thousands on its hands. There is no way it can unite and bring stability to Syria.
"The UK has pledged more than £2.3 billion to support those affected by the Syrian conflict and sought to reduce the suffering with every diplomatic lever at our command."
The Syrian Army has reported that it has taken full control of Aleppo after weeks of heavy bombing and fighting around the city.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said "all civilians who wished to be evacuated have been, as well as the wounded and fighters."
After a meeting in Paris earlier this month, Johnson said there could be no military solution to the Syrian war, while the UK has consistently taken the line that Assad cannot be part of Syria's future.
Source: https://www.rt.com/uk/371428-britain-lied-ambassador-syria/


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Loughton Willingale Road: Police reveal details of car they are looking for as boy, 12, dies and multiple children injured in crash
Police say the car is likely to be damaged
Brad GrayMultimedia Reporter
Police are still searching for a silver Ford Ka
Essex Police are searching for a car involved in a collision with several school children, which led to the death of 12-year-old boy.
It was reported that a silver Ford Ka had been involved in the collision outside Debden High School along Willingale Road just after 3.20pm this afternoon (Monday, December 2)
Police are still looking for the car and its driver, and officers have since launched a murder investigation following the incident.
Officers from across the county are working together to try and locate the vehicle and its driver, who failed to stop at the scene.
Inspector Rob Brettell from Essex Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit urged the public to "urgently contact" Essex Police with any details of the car's whereabouts.
It's thought that the car will have significant damage to the front of the vehicle.
At least five people have been injured by the crash and a 12-year-old boy tragically died after being rushed to hospital.
(Image: Phil Harris)
Two 15-year-old boys, one 13-year-old boy, one 16-year-old girl and a 53-year-old woman were all injured in the same collision.
Their injuries aren't thought to be life-changing or life-threatening.
All teenagers injured are believed to all be pupils at Debden Park High School.
Loughton Willingale Road: Police launch murder enquiry as boy, 12, dies after multiple children hit by car
Detective Chief Inspector Rob Kirby of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate said: "This has been a truly shocking incident and my deepest sympathies are with all those involved.
"I would like to thank the many members of the public who have called us with information and spoken to our officers, as well as those who provided crucial medical assistance at the scene.
"I would urge anyone with information, dash cam footage, or who may have seen anything on social media that they think could be crucial, to call us on 101 and quote incident number 726 of 2 December."
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import binascii
import ddt
import mock
import os

import nova.privsep.libvirt
from nova import test
from nova.tests import fixtures
from oslo_utils import units

class LibvirtTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
    """Test libvirt related utility methods."""

    def setUp(self):
        super(LibvirtTestCase, self).setUp()
        self.useFixture(fixtures.PrivsepFixture())

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_dmcrypt_create_volume(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.dmcrypt_create_volume(
            '/fake/path', '/dev/nosuch', 'LUKS1', 1024, b'I am a fish')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with(
            'cryptsetup', 'create', '/fake/path', '/dev/nosuch',
           '--cipher=LUKS1', '--key-size=1024', '--key-file=-',
            process_input=binascii.hexlify(b'I am a fish').decode('utf-8'))

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_dmcrypt_delete_volume(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.dmcrypt_delete_volume('/fake/path')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with('cryptsetup', 'remove', '/fake/path')

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    @mock.patch('os.stat')
    @mock.patch('os.chmod')
    def test_ploop_init(self, mock_chmod, mock_stat, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.ploop_init(1024, 'raw', 'ext4', '/fake/path')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with(
            'ploop', 'init', '-s', 1024, '-f', 'raw', '-t',
            'ext4', '/fake/path', check_exit_code=True)
        mock_stat.assert_called_with('/fake/path')
        mock_chmod.assert_called_with('/fake/path', mock.ANY)

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_ploop_resize(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.ploop_resize(
            '/fake/path', 2048 * units.Mi)
        mock_execute.assert_called_with('prl_disk_tool', 'resize',
                                        '--size', '2048M',
                                        '--resize_partition',
                                        '--hdd', '/fake/path',
                                        check_exit_code=True)

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_ploop_restore_descriptor(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.ploop_restore_descriptor(
            '/img/dir', 'imagefile', 'raw')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with(
            'ploop', 'restore-descriptor', '-f', 'raw',
            '/img/dir', 'imagefile', check_exit_code=True)

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_plug_infiniband_vif(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.plug_infiniband_vif('fakemac', 'devid', 'fabric',
                                                 'netmodel', 'pcislot')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with(
            'ebrctl', 'add-port', 'fakemac', 'devid', 'fabric', 'netmodel',
            'pcislot')

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_unplug_infiniband_vif(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.unplug_infiniband_vif('fabric', 'fakemac')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with(
            'ebrctl', 'del-port', 'fabric', 'fakemac')

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_plug_midonet_vif(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.plug_midonet_vif('portid', 'dev')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with(
            'mm-ctl', '--bind-port', 'portid', 'dev')

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_unplug_midonet_vif(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.unplug_midonet_vif('portid')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with(
            'mm-ctl', '--unbind-port', 'portid')

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_plug_plumgrid_vif(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.plug_plumgrid_vif(
            'dev', 'iface', 'addr', 'netid', 'tenantid')
        mock_execute.assert_has_calls(
            [
                mock.call('ifc_ctl', 'gateway', 'add_port', 'dev'),
                mock.call('ifc_ctl', 'gateway', 'ifup', 'dev',
                          'access_vm', 'iface', 'addr',
                          'pgtag2=netid', 'pgtag1=tenantid')
            ])

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_unplug_plumgrid_vif(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.unplug_plumgrid_vif('dev')
        mock_execute.assert_has_calls(
            [
                mock.call('ifc_ctl', 'gateway', 'ifdown', 'dev'),
                mock.call('ifc_ctl', 'gateway', 'del_port', 'dev')
            ])

    def test_readpty(self):
        # Conditionally mock `import`
        orig_import = __import__
        mock_fcntl = mock.Mock(fcntl=mock.Mock(return_value=32769))

        def fake_import(module, *args):
            if module == 'fcntl':
                return mock_fcntl
            return orig_import(module, *args)

        with test.nested(
                mock.patch('builtins.open', new=mock.mock_open()),
                mock.patch('builtins.__import__', side_effect=fake_import),
                ) as (mock_open, mock_import):
            nova.privsep.libvirt.readpty('/fake/path')

            mock_fileno = mock_open.return_value.fileno.return_value
            # NOTE(efried): The fact that we see fcntl's mocked return value in
            # here proves that `import fcntl` was called within the method.
            mock_fcntl.fcntl.assert_has_calls(
                [mock.call(mock_fileno, mock_fcntl.F_GETFL),
                 mock.call(mock_fileno,
                           mock_fcntl.F_SETFL, 32769 | os.O_NONBLOCK)])
            self.assertIn(mock.call('/fake/path', 'r'), mock_open.mock_calls)

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_xend_probe(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.xend_probe()
        mock_execute.assert_called_with('xend', 'status',
                                        check_exit_code=True)

    def test_create_nmdev(self):
        mock_open = mock.mock_open()
        with mock.patch('builtins.open', new=mock_open) as mock_open:
            nova.privsep.libvirt.create_mdev('phys', 'mdevtype',
                                             uuid='fakeuuid')

            handle = mock_open()
            self.assertTrue(mock.call('/sys/class/mdev_bus/phys/'
                                      'mdev_supported_types/mdevtype/create',
                                      'w') in mock_open.mock_calls)
            handle.write.assert_called_with('fakeuuid')

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_umount(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.umount('/fake/path')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with('umount', '/fake/path')

    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_unprivileged_umount(self, mock_execute):
        nova.privsep.libvirt.unprivileged_umount('/fake/path')
        mock_execute.assert_called_with('umount', '/fake/path')

@ddt.ddt
class PrivsepLibvirtMountTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):

    QB_BINARY = "mount.quobyte"
    QB_FIXED_OPT_1 = "--disable-xattrs"
    FAKE_VOLUME = "fake_volume"
    FAKE_MOUNT_BASE = "/fake/mount/base"

    def setUp(self):
        super(PrivsepLibvirtMountTestCase, self).setUp()
        self.useFixture(test.nova_fixtures.PrivsepFixture())

    @ddt.data(None, "/FAKE/CFG/PATH.cfg")
    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_systemd_run_qb_mount(self, cfg_file, mock_execute):
        sysd_bin = "systemd-run"
        sysd_opt_1 = "--scope"

        nova.privsep.libvirt.systemd_run_qb_mount(
            self.FAKE_VOLUME, self.FAKE_MOUNT_BASE, cfg_file=cfg_file)

        if cfg_file:
            mock_execute.assert_called_once_with(sysd_bin, sysd_opt_1,
                                                 self.QB_BINARY,
                                                 self.QB_FIXED_OPT_1,
                                                 self.FAKE_VOLUME,
                                                 self.FAKE_MOUNT_BASE,
                                                 "-c",
                                                 cfg_file)
        else:
            mock_execute.assert_called_once_with(sysd_bin, sysd_opt_1,
                                                 self.QB_BINARY,
                                                 self.QB_FIXED_OPT_1,
                                                 self.FAKE_VOLUME,
                                                 self.FAKE_MOUNT_BASE)

    @ddt.data(None, "/FAKE/CFG/PATH.cfg")
    @mock.patch('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute')
    def test_unprivileged_qb_mount(self, cfg_file, mock_execute):

        nova.privsep.libvirt.unprivileged_qb_mount(self.FAKE_VOLUME,
                                                   self.FAKE_MOUNT_BASE,
                                                   cfg_file=cfg_file)

        if cfg_file:
            mock_execute.assert_called_once_with(self.QB_BINARY,
                                                 self.QB_FIXED_OPT_1,
                                                 self.FAKE_VOLUME,
                                                 self.FAKE_MOUNT_BASE,
                                                 "-c",
                                                 cfg_file)
        else:
            mock_execute.assert_called_once_with(self.QB_BINARY,
                                                 self.QB_FIXED_OPT_1,
                                                 self.FAKE_VOLUME,
                                                 self.FAKE_MOUNT_BASE)

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Home Elections Trey Martinez Fischer defeats Fernando Padron
Trey Martinez Fischer defeats Fernando Padron
Trey Martinez Fischer
2018 was a year of change in Texas. With 28 new members joining the Texas House of Representatives, freshmen legislators have a chance to work with the old guard. One new member, who is actually a veteran of the Texas House, is Trey Martinez Fischer who won reelection to District 116 in Bexar County on November 6th.
Martinez Fischer, a Democrat, defeated Republican Fernando Padron with an overwhelming 70 percent of the vote, earning 18,763 votes compared to Padron, who received 13,612 votes. Martinez Fischer previously represented the seat 2000 to 2017, before resigning to make an unsuccessful run for the Texas Senate.
Padron is a Cuban-born, American-raised nonprofit organization worker with a master's degree from University of Texas San Antonio.
Throughout the campaign Martinez Fischer had $438,499 in receipts and direct spending of $282,097, while his opponent raised $3,271 and spent $3,435.
Martinez Fischer was endorsed by many organizations and political action committees (PACs) including Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, Texas AFL-CIO, and United Auto Workers. Padron largely self-financed his campaign.
Mr. Martinez Fischer ran on a platform to increase state education funding, to reduce property taxes, expand coverage for health insurance, and fight for a livable wage.
While a veteran legislator, Martinez Fischer is joining a new class of representative in the 86th Legislature, and hopefully will be a member who is committed to Reforming Austin.
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William George Q is a young writer and singer. Here he tells how his first radio play, The Great Los Angeles Opportunity (LAOpp), came to be produced.
Late 1993 in Edinburgh, I wanted to write but had few ideas and little confidence. My best friend, Dallas, set me a topic: "Los Angeles? Great opportunity! Any chance you could help me out?"	In a week I had the full synopsis and the opening scenes of a film script: how would LA react if Jesus turned up now (especially an ingenuous, black female Jesus)?
Then something else came up and I put it aside. Around this time I went along to a Writers' Guild Open Radio Day. A BBC producer there was most encouraging; I soon sent him an old over-written play from my college days. 1994, now in London, I saw a leaflet for the London Radio Playwrights' Festival. Timidly I went to an open workshop, where Tim Crook, founder of Independent Radio Drama Productions (IRDP) and Goldsmiths' College Head of Radio, spoke engagingly and encouragingly, and played us some classic radio drama.
I went home and took out my LAOpp notes. It was massively visual. But couldn't I turn that to my advantage? I chose a deadline: I'd enter it for IRDP's Woolwich Young Radio Playwrights' Competition in November. I scribbled the final scenes on the train back to London after a visit home, and got it off just in time.
The leaflet also advertised script surgeries: apply with story outline and sample dialogue. I sent off my favourite scene, where an old black blues singer preaches to the young heroine, not knowing that she is Jesus. I felt unusually confident. It was the best I could do. If they didn't like this, screw them.
But I heard nothing. Disappointed, I took a train to visit my girlfriend in Edinburgh. When I arrived she looked glum: IRDP had phoned to say I'd been chosen for the workshop. I phoned back, all prepared to be angry. Marja, their administrator, politely apologised for the late notice: the workshop was for my benefit, but if I couldn't be there, they'd set up a phone link with the studio.
Elated, I decided to go back down.
I arrived just in time to hear the two actors (brought in specially) reading it through. Tim Crook joked, "Any play called The Great Los Angeles Opportunity must be good." In the studio, I was all ready to explain motivations etc. But they needed no help. A couple of comments from Tim, and the second take was even better. He taped it for me, we all had pizza together, and I went home feeling like a writer.
March 1995, I got my old script back from the BBC producer: Not Interested. He made some withering, though accurate, comments.
LAOpp came back too. This was more disappointing. But the crit from IRDP's reader was fabulous: he'd loved it, picked up all the Dylan and Tom Waits references, and made shrewd suggestions: to cut a scene and go easy on the directions. He wrote, "Actors and producers can be trusted to interpret without excessive guidance, and they can reward a writer richly when allowed to do so."
Time to rewrite! A discipline I needed to learn. With a few friends, we held an unprepared reading. They liked it, found it surreal and amusing, though one of the characters (GABE) didn't seem to work as I'd envisaged him.
I sent it off, both to IRDP's other competition, The London Radio Playwrights' Festival, and to the same BBC producer up in Edinburgh.
The IRDP result was due in June. I had nothing else in the pipeline, and I'd finished the acting course that had brought me to London; if LAOpp came to nothing, maybe I should move on. I became nervous waiting for the postman each day. It was the end of June. I'd given up hoping. Then Marja phoned: I'd won.
The presentation. Wine and cheesey biscuits. Excerpts from the five winning plays: Tim has put an LA soundscape at the start of mine. Did I write this?! It doesn't seem funny to me, but people clap. They broadcast the feature on London Radio that week, including my excerpt and a little interview with me.
I put the cheque into the bank (full payment for 46 minutes worth of radio.) Now I really feel like a writer.
In August, I meet Tim for a business lunch, clutching notes on the blues/jazz music I wanted. I'm too nervous to order anything interesting. But we hardly talk about the script, instead chatting randomly about politics, creativity, the empire, etc. Wonderful. I like Tim.
Over the next few months, I start to doubt that it'll ever happen, though IRDP drop me occasional notes saying they haven't forgotten me.
April 1996. Finally Tim has dates for the broadcast. We discuss casting over the phone. He says it's perhaps the best script he's ever worked on ... Is this just his natural enthusiasm getting the better of him? I can't tell.
I send out notes to all my friends, telling them to listen in.
June 19. Three days to record it. Not possible to do the usual read-through, because we never have all the actors together. I hadn't realised I'd created a monster: 30 characters to be played by 10 actors; myriad different settings, some only for one line. I really had envisioned it as an aural movie. And, perhaps because I knew nothing about radio recording (beyond reading the Hitch Hiker's Guide radio scripts), I've not hesitated to include complex, ambitious sequences.
Goldsmiths' College studio. Coffee with a few of the actors; everyone is very complimentary about the script . I teach a song to one actress. She learns it straight off and we record it a capella; I'll sing the doowop backing vocals behind it later.
Shelaagh Ferrell, the main actress, arrives; I know her from our script surgery last March. To my relief, her scenes with GABE seem hilarious: the actor, Rupert Degas, has the clownish timing perfected; and his Jewish-New York voice is superb.
Tim likes to do things semi-realistic: we record lots outside, often waiting for British Rail trains to pass. The most complex scene is the Jazz Bar: Shelaagh and Rupert talk in an anechoic chamber; next door, with two musician friends I've roped in (Jamie West on guitar and Stik Cook on drums), I play live backing to some performance poetry; and Peter Guinness, the devilish Maitre D', moves from one room to the next. We do this in just two takes: it's not quite how I imagined it, but it's certainly fun.
How much input is expected from me? Tim says, if I have any comments, I should address them through him; this makes sense, though I'm used to talking to actors and have to hold myself back. I'm impressed by the way he lets the scenes flow, never correcting actors, but carefully choosing a few guiding words if he thinks they're missing something. He has cast all the roles perfectly, and he now gets fantastic performances out of the actors.
I've been listening to radio plays more recently. My main problem is with actors trying too hard, explaining everything through tone of voice. When we're allowed to work things for ourselves, it often seems more powerful.
At the end of the third day, I ask if I can put the doowop backing vocals on that first song now. The studio manager says it's not possible; well, it's possible but very awkward; doesn't really need it, does it? We'd have had to multitrack it.
Ah. Without the backing it won't be a doowop chorus, and won't work in the Rocky-style montage. My heart's sinking, but maybe it isn't important; and I hate to end on a note of complaint. It's late, and we all go home. Everyone has worked hard.
London Radio is changing its name back to LBC. Tim's IRDP hour is being shifted to medium wave. We've told lots of people to listen out to the last stereo fm slot on June 30. This leaves Tim just a week to edit, for most of which he's at a radio festival in Italy. Not ideal, but he says he'll do his best.
So the broadcast is my first hearing.
My brother is visiting from Australia; my mother's down in London to see him; we're with several of his friends and his baby daughter. While tuning in, we miss some of the set-up, and it's halfway through before they catch the thread. The adverts interrupting the flow are infuriating, but by the end the pace hots up nicely. Except ... some of the end is missing! The final tie-up has been cut, and the climactic sound effects don't convey the intended impression.
Everyone is very congratulatory. But as far as I can tell, only those who've read the script actually know what's happened. One friend even says to me, "Well done. I didn't understand any of it, but well done." Oh, no: it wasn't meant to be confusing! I had been worried it was all too obvious.
There's congratulations from Tim on the answerphone, with apologies that he had to make last minute cuts to fit the slot. But he thinks it's been a great success.
I'm not convinced, but decide to leave it a couple of days. Then I listen again to the tape I made off the radio. Some bits are better than I could have imagined, but others aren't as sharp as what I wrote. Am I being being too precious? I know writers shouldn't expect scripts to be followed exactly.
I call Tim. He says people are saying it was marvellous. Problems understanding? No! He's planning to repeat it on the new LBC 6pm Sunday Playhouse slot, in a fortnight's time. This seems to make it worthwhile commenting in detail. Can I send him my notes?
The more I listen, the more I'm amazed that he managed to edit it at all in such a short time: it's hugely complex. But I send off my notes anyway. Am I overstepping my place as a writer by voicing criticisms? To hell with it: I am trying to be constructive, I still think it's good; just, it could be better.
I meet with Tim. He goes through my notes, and says he'll tidy up a few bits if there's time. Most importantly he'll play it in two episodes, so no need for any cuts.
I tune in both weeks. Tim has created a fun new slot on LBC, "interviewing" Orson Welles as he introduces the plays. This seems to set up the atmosphere much better than before. And somehow, now that the whole thing's done, I feel happier about it. I listen more dispassionately and find it rather enjoyable.
I phone Tim and thank him for all his efforts. Apparently the Evening Standard reviewer loved it, but can't fit it into the paper. That's radio drama.
And in September, that BBC producer returns my LAOpp script. I'd forgotten they still had it! He says: "I beg leave to suggest that the principal purpose of the script is to provide a vehicle to display your love of "The Blues" - and this is not the basis, I believe, for the writing of any play."


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Hit takers: 2016's best highlight-making outfields
Statcast ranks Rays, Reds tops at turning likely hits into outs
By Mike Petriello
Earlier this month, we introduced Catch Probability, our new Statcast™ defensive metric that attempts to answer a very complicated question in a relatively simple way. Given how far an outfielder has to go to catch a ball, and how much time he has to get there, how likely is it
Earlier this month, we introduced Catch Probability, our new Statcast™ defensive metric that attempts to answer a very complicated question in a relatively simple way. Given how far an outfielder has to go to catch a ball, and how much time he has to get there, how likely is it that the ball gets caught? That allows us not only to see how many total catches get made, but how difficult they were to make.
While the numbers will change slightly as we incorporate direction of travel and proximity to the wall in future releases, for now, simply going with distance and time has made for an extremely effective first step in judging catch difficulties, which allows us to do things like find Billy Hamilton's five most spectacular catches. We have also identified probability bands where we call certain plays "Five-Star Plays," which have a 0-25 percent likelihood of being caught, others "Four-Star Plays," which are 26-50 percent, and so on down the line.
You can see some preliminary leaderboards here. Feel free to check them out and have some fun, though know that they will change somewhat. (While Mark Trumbo is ill-suited in the outfield, for example, he won't look quite as poor as he does here once wall balls are accounted for.)
For our part, let's start with the simple question: Which outfields converted the highest percentage of tough plays? There's more than one way to answer this, of course. We could just go with the "highest percentage of Five-Star Plays," in which case we're looking at the Reds and Royals, or just "most Five-Star Plays made," which would be a tie between the Reds and Twins. But let's expand it a little more to "highest percentage of Four- and Five-Star Plays made," since that allows us to look at all batted balls with a Catch Probability of 50 percent and under -- that is, balls that turn into hits more often than not.
This isn't the same thing as "who had the best outfields," because not screwing up easy plays matters a lot, too. But in terms of making wonderful plays, these were the top five outfields.
4. (tie) Twins, 23 percent
Minnesota cracks the top five here, and it's a great example that explains that "doing a great job of making highlight plays" is not the same thing as "doing a great job at overall defense." Thanks to Byron Buxton doing things like this…
... and Max Kepler doing things like this:
... the Twins did a fantastic job of making the toughest plays. However, neither Buxton nor Kepler played the entire season, and Minnesota's other outfielders like Robbie Grossman and Oswaldo Arcia managed to drag down the overall average -- the Twins, as a whole, converted the sixth-fewest number of catchable balls into outs. So while they pumped out highlight plays, they also didn't convert plenty of easier batted balls.
That was last year, though. It's very easy to see that changing in 2017 with a full year of Buxton in center, Kepler in right and Miguel Sano playing third base, not outfield.
4. (tie) Rangers, 23 percent
For the most part, our Statcast™ defensive metrics have aligned reasonably well with the metrics we had before, with the names you expect to be at the top and bottom of rankings showing up exactly there. Texas may be our first interesting shift, because while Statcast™ has it as a top-five team both in getting tough plays and in getting to all balls, it was a mere 21st in DRS and ninth in UZR. That's a pretty big gap right there, so perhaps there's something specific about the Rangers that makes grading their outfield difficult, and we'll need to explore this one further.
Maybe it's just about reputation? After all, Jurickson Profar isn't really an outfielder, he's an infielder; he made a wonderful catch:
Carlos Beltran was 39 last year and best-suited to play designated hitter; he made a wonderful catch:
Shin-Soo Choo is probably going to be the team's main DH this year; he made a wonderful catch, too:
Ian Desmond was a shortstop and is now a first baseman; he made a wonderful catch, also:
It wasn't conventional, but this may have been a quietly good outfield in 2016.
3. Royals, 27 percent
Kansas City has thrived on its famous outfield defense for years, riding it (along with an annually dominant bullpen) to back-to-back American League pennants and the 2015 World Series title, so you expect to see it here. Interestingly enough, however, Alex Gordon's best play was only the Royals' 20th-best play of the year. You're not surprised to see Lorenzo Cain doing great things:
But did you realize how often Paulo Orlando was doing great things?
Or Terrance Gore?
And, of course, Jarrod Dyson contributed as well, though he's since been dealt to the Mariners. The Royals always have a great outfield, and the data backs that up.
2. Reds, 28 percent
As we noted above, this is largely about Hamilton being baseball's biggest highlight reel, so please do go enjoy our feature on how spectacular he's been. He caught 55 percent of the Four- and Five-Star opportunities he was given, the second best in baseball. But it wasn't only Hamilton, either. Adam Duvall and Scott Schebler each converted an above-average 27 percent of their tough opportunities, with Duvall standing out on this 14 percent Catch Probability dive:
Schebler got into the act, too:
1. Rays, 30 percent
Immediately you're thinking, "This is because Kevin Kiermaier is great, right?" And you're absolutely correct to think so, as he's got a strong case for the best outfielder in baseball. When we noted above that Hamilton had the second-best rate of turning these tough plays into outs, it was only because Kiermaier was first, at 65 percent.
But as with Cincinnati, to rank this well, it's got to be about more than just one great center fielder. Here, for example, is Steven Souza Jr. making a Four-Star Play, his best of the year.
Let's not kid ourselves, though. This is about Kiermaier. This is why Tampa Bay is working to finish off that six-year contract extension. We're learning that no one can haul in outfield balls like he can.
Mike Petriello is an analyst for MLB.com and the host of the Statcast podcast. He has previously written for ESPN Insider and FanGraphs.


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LORVILLE is one of the many company towns Hurston Dynamics has established for its employees on the company-owned planet "Hurston".
While the city overlooks some of the larger strip-mining operations that are currently underway, it exists in the shadow of "Central", the corporate headquarters for Hurston Dynamics.
Lorville's three main districts, connected by a mass transit system, run the gamut from the working class grit & grime to the opulence of a galactic weapons manufacturer.
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Commentary, Ace of Spades, and Breitbart have all reported on alleged malfunctions of Orca, the computer program designed by the Romney campaign to help with get out the vote efforts. In a nutshell, Orca was supposed to provide, updating throughout the day, lists of which likely Romney voters had already voted, and which hadn't, with the idea being that those who hadn't could be visited or called.
But the Romney campaign is denying that there was any "massive failure" of Orca, although the campaign acknowledges the system was down for up to 90 minutes in the morning. Other than that one long outage, they say the system worked, albeit with minor glitches. Ultimately, the campaign had voting data from 91 percent of counties, said Romney digital director Zac Moffat.


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FG To Ban Foreign Vessels From Operating In Nigeria
The Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, speaks on the activities of his agency in 2020.
The Federal Government has said there are plans to ban foreign vessels from operating on Nigerian waters in the nearest future.
Speaking through the Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside during an interview on Channels Television's Business Morning, the Nigerian government said the agency is working towards a time when foreign-owned vessels will not be allowed to trade on Nigerian waters.
"We have rolled out a five-year cabotage waiver cessation plan. That means that in the next five years, there are a number of waivers we would no longer grant," he said on Thursday.
The NIMASA boss said there is an urgent need to train Nigerians on how to properly utilize the opportunities in the maritime sector.
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According to him, vessels operating in trading activities should be owned by the citizens rather than foreigners.
"We expect that most vessels that would be trading within our waters will be built in Nigeria, we already have shipbuilding yards. Most vessels will be flagged Nigeria and most vessels must be owned by Nigerians, we are not going to allow foreign-owned vessels at some point," he stated.
On the need to have a national fleet that would be private sector-driven, Peterside explained that President Muhammadu Buhari administration is working to ensure that this is achieved soon.
He noted that once private individuals and corporate bodies operate the nation's fleet, there will be employment opportunities that will boost economic activities.
He added, "The direction of the world is that the private sector people are in a better position to run businesses. As a country, as a reason for national pride, creating employment, reasons for security consideration and other economic reasons, we pushed for the creation of a national fleet.
"The honourable minister's dream, which has the president's endorsement, is that let it be private-sector driven, the country might just have minimal equity in the national fleet. We have that plan and we have set up a team led by the executive secretary of the Shippers Council. We believe that when it comes to fruition, we will have a shipping line that will fly the national flag."
Posted on January 16, 2020 January 16, 2020 Author Ignatius IgweCategories BusinessTags Dakuku Peterside, NIMASA, ShippingLeave a comment on FG To Ban Foreign Vessels From Operating In Nigeria
PHOTOS: Magu, Sylva Lead As EFCC Walks Against Corruption Across Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday staged a walk against corruption in parts of the country.
The Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, led the walk by the anti-graft agency in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, and the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, also participated in the demonstration.
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EFCC staged the walk as part of events line up to commemorate the International Anti-Corruption Day.
The rally also held in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, as well as Uyo in Akwa Ibom and Benin City, the Edo State capital.
Posted on December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories In Pictures, LocalTags Dakuku Peterside, EFCC, Timipre SylvaLeave a comment on PHOTOS: Magu, Sylva Lead As EFCC Walks Against Corruption Across Nigeria
Senate Threatens To Issue Arrest Warrant Against Dakuku Peterside
The Senate joint committee on Navy, Maritime and Finance has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the DG NIMASA Dakuku Peterside.
During plenary on Wednesday, the Committee said the reason it might issue an arrest warrant is due to the alleged failure of Mr. Peterside to appear before the panel.
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The joint committee is issued this threat during the second day of its investigative hearing into the activities of a private security firm Ocean Marine Services Limited OMSL and some security agencies over the alleged collection of illegal fees for securing vessels vat the safe anchorage area.
Posted on December 4, 2019 December 4, 2019 Author Soonest NathanielCategories LocalTags Dakuku Peterside, SenateLeave a comment on Senate Threatens To Issue Arrest Warrant Against Dakuku Peterside
Buhari Congratulates Peterside On Election As AAMA Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dakuku Peterside, on his election as Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrators.
Peterside was elected as the AMAA chairman at the end of the Third Annual Conference of the association in Abuja on Friday.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, Buhari believes the election is positive for Nigeria.
"The President notes that Peterside's unanimous election is not only a personal honour and affirmation of confidence in his ability to lead AAMA, but also places Nigeria in a pivotal position to rally other maritime administrations in collaboration with the International Maritime Organisation towards safer global maritime activities," the statement read in part.
It added that the President was confident that the new position offered Peterside the opportunity to make the country more proud considering NIMASA's "encouraging performance" under him, especially in the fight against sea piracy.
Buhari expressed the hope that during Peterside's one-year tenure, the Federal Government's renewed focus on growing the Nigerian economy through increased maritime resources would be further enhanced.
Posted on April 22, 2017 April 22, 2017 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories environmentTags Buhari, Dakuku Peterside, NIMASALeave a comment on Buhari Congratulates Peterside On Election As AAMA Chairman
PDP Asks Dakuku, Amaechi To Explain Work Done In Rivers State
Chairman of the Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Mr Felix Obuah, has asked Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, to account for the work they have done for the people of Rivers state.
He made the confrontation in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the party, Jerry Needam.
"Chairman of the Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Mr Felix Obuah, has observed that the people of the state have benefited nothing from the All Progressives Congress, APC, led government since it came to power at the centre."
He described the development as unfortunate, the height of irresponsibility and insensitivity to the people's expectations, as well as a failure to deliver its statutory obligations to the citizenry,
The PDP chairman expressed disappointment that since the appointments of Amaechi and Peterside, who are both from the state, they have not been able to initiate any project or empowerment scheme in the state.
Obuah noted that rather than serve as a blessing to the people of Rivers state, the appointment of the APC leaders from the state, has become a source of woes and anguish, as they have only used such positions to cause crisis and division, doing everything to blackmail the government in the state in their quest to force themselves on the people undemocratically.
"It is sad", Obuah emphasized, that while APC leaders from other states of the federation are making efforts, using their positions to do something positive and developmental in their respective states, our brothers in the same party, who are even holding top positions at the centre, are only bent on destroying our state, always igniting crises and misinforming the good people of Rivers state on issues of development, policies and actions of government.
"Stop the noise and desist from causing problems in Rivers state, deliver meaningful projects and empowerment schemes to the people", the PDP urged the APC top government appointees.
"By her strategic location and economic base, Rivers state occupies a significant position as the leading live-wire of our nation's economy, which statutorily and based on the principle of derivation and federal character, ought to be benefitting greatly from the government at the centre in addition to the share due her.
"Regrettably, Rivers state today is one of the few states that has not been accorded her right place by the APC government as a result of continued and deliberate denial and suppressive actions by even those who have benefitted a lot from her treasures.
"It is on the strength of this that we charge the duo of Amaechi and Dakuku to have a rethink, by stopping the fight of attrition against the government and people of the state and join hands to develop it and to influence federal projects into the state as their lawful responsibility.
"The PDP is afraid that if about two years into the life of the APC government at the national level and its leaders have not been able to show any project on ground in the state, the remaining months ahead might be impossible for them to make any reasonable mark, as all we see them doing now is playing politics with everything, including security and development of the people.
"Time is running out." Obuah sounded as a note of warning to Amaechi and Dakuku.
"The PDP therefore, commends the Rivers state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, for committing himself and the Rivers state government to ensuring peace, security and development in the state in the face of apparent efforts to distract him by leaders of the opposition party in the state, the APC.
"Bro Obuah particularly lauded the decision and action of governor Wike in acquiring 10 gunboats for the Nigerian navy, which will be used for security patrol on the waterways."
He then expressed hope that on the day of handing over the boats, the NIMASA boss and Transportation Minister, would be invited to participate in the commissioning proceedings, "even though Amaechi wasted eight years in office without procuring a single gunboat for the navy," the statement added.
Posted on January 22, 2017 January 22, 2017 Author Rejoice EwodageCategories PoliticsTags all Nigerian newspapers, BBC, channels television.news, channelstv.com, CNN, Dakuku Peterside, latest nigerian news, local news, news across nigeria, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, PM News, premiumtimesng.com, punchng.com, Reuters, Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, Sahara Reporters, Vanguard, World NewsLeave a comment on PDP Asks Dakuku, Amaechi To Explain Work Done In Rivers State
Group In Rivers Wants More From INEC Over Alleged Fake Materials Printing
A group of youths from Rivers State under the aegis of Alliance in Defence of Democracy has staged a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, calling for the resignation of the electoral body's chairman over the alleged printing of fake electoral materials in Rivers State.
The protesting group say they are disappointed with the way the chairman of INEC has responded to the arrest of a printer who was allegedly caught printing fake electoral materials in Port Harcourt last week.
The spokesman for the group, Mr Agu Okwukwe, said that the police had arrested the suspect following a tip off.
"Officers of the Nigeria police on Saturday, November, 5 stormed 12 Isiokpo Street D-Line in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and arrested three persons including the manager of the printing press, Atonye Peterside, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a cousin to Mr Dakuku Peterside.
"We express our utter disappointment and shock at the complicity of the INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu and the INEC National Commissioner in Charge of Elections Amina Zakari in the entire saga.
"The questions begging for answer are, how did the printer get the serial number of the materials they are printing when the numbers are to be known only by INEC leadership? How did they get the polling units they were printing when INEC has not made public the units were elections will be held? How about the colour, format, font size and security features of all the materials? How did the printer get all those?" Mr Okwukwe questioned.
Meanwhile INEC's Director for Voters Education, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, told the protesters that the protest was unnecessary, as the electoral body had been working with the police in their investigations.
"When we catch people in the act, allegedly forging currency notes, do you go to blame the Central Bank because people are forging their own things that they produce.
"When a person is caught with a forged WAEC certificate do you blame WAEC or the examination body because people have decided to go and forge this things? It is ridiculous. So, on what bases are people now blaming INEC? What is the evidence?
"We will still have to wait for the police to complete their investigation and we are collaborating and cooperating with the police in ensuring that we unravel the circumstances which lead to this," he told the protesters.
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Rivers Rerun: PDP Accuses APC Of Printing Electoral Materials
The political atmosphere in Rivers state is again getting charged as political parties put themselves together ahead of the conclusion of the legislative rerun election.
There was drama at number 12 Isiokpo Street, Port Harcourt, the state capital when security operatives on a tipoff, stormed an office and found sensitive electoral materials and busy computers.
The materials, which were caught on camera include result sheets and other documents with the prints of the All Progressives Congress.
On interrogation by security operatives, the head of the printing outfit, Atonye Peterside said that he was contracted to print the materials like it is with any other printing job.
"I am a printer, somebody brought these materials and said they want to use it for tribunal matter. Honourable Emma Chinda brought them that they need more copies… And you know we serve the public, I don't work for INEC," he said.
But as far as the Rivers State Governor and the PDP in the state are concerned, there is more to this than meets the eye.
Governor Nyesom Wike accused the APC of running a syndicate for printing INEC sensitive materials to perpetuate electoral fraud ahead of the legislative polls.
"Who are those involved? We can show you that the printer is a member of the APC, the printer is the cousin of the man we defeated in the governorship election, I hear he is the DG of NIMASA, Dr Aldolphus Dakuku Peterside, we can show you his membership card and a picture of him during a campaign of the APC, we knew they were going to fabricate results," he alleged.
However, the Publicity Secretary of the APC in the state, Chris Finebone is not troubled. He believes this is a script put together by the PDP.
According to him, the persons in this matter are not known by the party.
He said: "The idea is to contrive something; maybe electoral materials and plant somewhere to take out some persons so that you will have a freeway in the election.
"We have heard confessional statements of things that never happened…and from what we know, the individuals they paraded as members of the APC are not known to us, it was contrived."
While confirming the arrest, the Commissioner of Police, CP Francis Odesanya, informed Channels Television that investigations were ongoing and an official statement would be presented soon.
Observers are hopeful that another crisis would not mar the December 10 date for the conduct of the polls
Posted on November 6, 2016 November 7, 2016 Author K AkintoyeCategories PoliticsTags Atonye Peterside, Chris Finebone, Dakuku Peterside, DG of NIMASA, electoral materials, Isiokpo Street, Nyesom Wike, PDP Accuses APC, Port Harcourt, printing outfit, Printing press, Rivers RerunLeave a comment on Rivers Rerun: PDP Accuses APC Of Printing Electoral Materials
Revenue Collection In Nigeria's Capital Causes Face-off Between Lawmakers
A disagreement over the collection of Tenement Rates in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory has led to a face-off between two members of the House of Representatives during a public hearing on the matter.
The disagreement occurred on Wednesday when officials of the Federal Capital Territory appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Capital Territory.
They had come to answer questions on the collection of revenue, especially Tenement Rates, in the city, a step the committee says is illegal.
Addressing the gathering, the Chairman of the House Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, Honourable Herman Hembe, argued that only the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service is allowed to collect any form of tax in the nation's capital.
But his position was, however, opposed by Zaphania Jisalo, a lawmaker from the Federal Capital Territory.
This situation could not be resolved, forcing the committee to enter into a closed door meeting.
At another meeting, the Chairman of the House Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, Honourable Umar Bago and the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, disagreed over the amount of debt owed to the agency.
The disagreement followed a discussion on the award of a debt recovery contract, which the committee says it is investigating.
After the disagreement on the issue, the committee fixed an investigative hearing for next month when the committee promised to look into the issues raised by petitions it received on the matter.
Posted on October 19, 2016 Author Williams OsewezinaCategories LocalTags a lawmaker from the Federal Capital Territory, Chairman of the House Committee on Maritime Safety, Chairman of the House Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, Dakuku Peterside, Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Education and Administration, Federal Capital Territory, Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service, Honourable Herman Hembe, Honourable Umar Bago, NIMASA, Tax Collection In Nigeria's Capital Causes Face-off Between Lawmakers, Tenement Rates, Zaphania JisaloLeave a comment on Revenue Collection In Nigeria's Capital Causes Face-off Between Lawmakers
Buhari Approves Governing Boards For NPA, NIMASA
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the composition of the governing board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
The approval was contained in a statement by the spokesman for the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi.
The new NPA governing board has 11 members with Mr Emmanuel Adesoye as its Chairman.
The members of the board are: Supo Shasore, Suleiman Halilu, Constance Harry Mashal, Umar Shu'aibu, Charles Sylvester, Hadiza Usman, Mohammed Koko, Dr. Sekonte Davis, Professor Idris Abubakar and Mrs I. J. Uche-Okoro.
Similarly, President Buhari approved a governing board for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
The NIMASA board also has 11 members, with Major General Jonathan India Garba as the Chairman.
The members of the board are: Asekomhe Kenneth, Mohammed Muazu, Ebele Obi, S. U. Galadanchi, Ms Nene Dike, Dakuku Peterside, Rear Admiral Adeniyi Osinowo, Bashir Jamoh, Joseph Fashakin and Gambo Ahmed.
Posted on August 27, 2016 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories LocalTags Asekomhe Kenneth, Bashir Jamoh, Bolaji Adebiyi, Charles Sylvester, Constance Harry Mashal, Dakuku Peterside, Dr. Sekonte Davis, Ebele Obi, Gambo Ahmed, Hadiza Usman, Joseph Fashakin, Major General Jonathan India Garba, Mohammed Koko, Mohammed Muazu, Mr Emmanuel Adesoye, Mrs I. J. Uche-Okoro, Ms Nene Dike, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's President, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Nigerian Ports Authority, NIMASA, NPA, Professor Idris Abubakar, Rear Admiral Adeniyi Osinowo, S. U. Galadanchi, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Suleiman Halilu, Supo Shasore, Umar Shu'aibuLeave a comment on Buhari Approves Governing Boards For NPA, NIMASA
Rivers Rerun: No APC Leader Made Inciting Statement – Peterside
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 governorship election in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside, says no leader of the party made any sort of inciting statement during the just concluded rerun election in the state.
Mr Peterside, who is the current Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),made the statement on Wednesday while giving his opinion on the violence perpetrated during parliamentary polls in the southern Nigeria oil-rich state.
"I challenge anybody to bring any evidence to show that any leader of the APC in Rivers State asked the people to come out and perpetrate violence, ask people to kill, ask people to write their will.
"No leader of the APC (All Progressives Congress) did that before, during and after the elections," he claimed while giving his opinion on Sunrise Daily.
Mr Peterside alleged that the violence that took place during the elections was caused by Rivers State Governor, stressing that he had earlier raised alarm and nothing was done.
"I have said it consistently (and nobody has challenged me) that all of these that happened in Rivers should be placed squarely on the feet of Nyesom Wike.
"He provided incentive, he provided (if I use an agricultural analogy) a manure for the violence we are witnessing in Rivers State and indeed, if nothing is done urgently, this psycho will continue and it will hurt everybody," he insisted.
In a swift response, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Felix Obuah, refuted the claims, stressing that Governor Wike did his best to uphold peace during the exercise.
"The Governor of Rivers State is a God sent messiah to the people of Rivers State (and) he has done everything possible to bring peace (and) he has supported the law enforcement agents," he said.
Mr Obuah maintained that the disruption of the polls was planned by the Minister of Transportation, Mr hibuike Amachi, and the APC members in the state.
"Yesterday (Tuesday), Amaechi and his cohort and followers did said that the election that brought Wike was manhandle by the former president (Dr. Goodluck Jonathan) who provided all sorts of security that intimidated APC," the PDP chairman said while describing the allegation as an irony.
"We want to put on record that every problem that has been happening in recent time in Rivers State is a calculated attempt by Amaechi, Dakuku, (and) Ikanya (the APC Chairman in Rivers State)," he said, stressing that the state is peaceful and the residents are going about their normal business.
Posted on March 23, 2016 March 23, 2016 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories Sunrise DailyTags All Progressives Congress, APC, APC governorship candidate in Rivers State, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Chibuike Amachi, Dakuku Peterside, Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Felix Obuah, Minister of Transportation, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Nyesom Wike, PDP, Peoples democratic Party, Rivers State, Sunrise DailyLeave a comment on Rivers Rerun: No APC Leader Made Inciting Statement – Peterside
Governor Udom Emmanuel Celebrates Election Victory
On this edition of Metrofile, we join the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, as he celebrates his victory at the Supreme Court.
It could be mistaken for a political rally with several dignitaries and supporters from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but far from it. It was a thanksgiving service and reception.
It was a gathering of the people of Ikot-Ekpene Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State.
Other prominent sons and daughters of the state like Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio were also at the grand ceremony.
The celebration followed the Supreme Court ruling that declared Governor Udom Emmanuel as the duly elected Governor of Akwa Ibom State.
Posted on February 16, 2016 February 16, 2016 Author K AkintoyeCategories LifestyleTags Akwa Ibom, Dakuku Peterside, Godswill Akpabio, Governor Udom Emmanuel, Ikot-Ekpene, metrofile, PDP, Peoples democratic Party, Supreme Court, Udom Emmanuel, wikeLeave a comment on Governor Udom Emmanuel Celebrates Election Victory
Rivers APC Members Rejoice Over Tribunal Judgement
Members of the Rivers State APC took to singing and dancing at the APC secretariat in Port Harcourt, the rivers state capital on Saturday following the election tribunal judgement that annulled the April 11 governorship election in the state.
Many of the Rivers APC members were seen carrying posters of their governorship candidate at the last elections, Dakuku Peterside, and singing solidarity songs but the PDP in the state has said that the merriment might be short lived.
In a press statement signed by the Media Adviser to the Chairman of the party, Jerry Needam, the party referred to the judgement as a travesty of justice, insisting that the party would exhaust all legal options to upturn what it called a conspiracy against Rivers people.
The Publicity Secretary of the APC in the state, Chris Finebone, however, stated that his party is not bothered by any legal move that the PDP might make.
According to him, the Rivers APC is confident that the tribunal judgement that nullified Governor Wike's election has made the job easy for both the Appeal Court and Supreme Court.
Posted on October 24, 2015 October 24, 2015 Author K AkintoyeCategories PoliticsTags Alhaji Lai Mohammed, All Progressives Congress, APC, Appeal Court, Boko Haram, Breaking news, channels television, Channels TV, channels tv news, channelstv.com, Chris Finebone, Dakuku Peterside, Jerry Needam, local news, Mr Dakuku Peterside, Naija gist, Nigerian News, Nollywood, online news, Online tv, Peoples democratic Party, PM News, premiumtimesng.com, President Muhammadu Buhari, punchng.com, Rivers APC, Rivers State, Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, saharareporters.com, Supreme Court, Vanguard newspaperLeave a comment on Rivers APC Members Rejoice Over Tribunal Judgement
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Obituary For Daniel T. Gottshall
Daniel T. "Ted" Gottshall
Mar. 29, 1942 – Sept. 14, 2020
Daniel T. "Ted" Gottshall, 78, Altoona, passed away unexpectedly on Monday at UPMC Altoona.
Ted was born in Altoona, son of the late Daniel W. and Mary E. (Anderson) Gottshall. On April 21, 1973, he married Renee Lyle who survives.
He is survived by his wife; two sisters: Gale Bagwell (Bryan) of Simpsonville, SC and Carol Davis (Mike) of Fountain Inn, SC; two grandchildren: Brady and Brooke Gottshall; daughter-in-law, Amy Gottshall Blair; and several nieces and nephews.
Ted was preceded in death by a son, Kevin Michael Lyle Gottshall.
He was a graduate of Scotland School and was a US Navy Veteran, serving for over 20 years.
Ted retired from Norfolk Southern as a welder.
He was a member of First Grace Brethren Church and The Bavarian Aid Society.
Ted enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and bowling. He loved animals, especially his dog Jake.
Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2020 at E. Merrill Smith Funeral Home, Inc., 2309 Broad Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, September 18, 2020 at First Grace Brethren Church, Altoona with Pastor John Townsend officiating. Interment will be at Alto Reste Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to First Grace Brethren Church, 2934 Maple Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601 in Ted's memory.
Condolences may be made to www.stevensfamilyfuneralhomes.com or Stevens Family Funeral Homes Facebook.


It all started with knee pain while training for a marathon. Eventually, it got so bad that one day, Ann Graham couldn't walk. At the age of 43, she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that usually afflicts children. Graham began treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where she underwent 30 rounds of chemotherapy and had most of the bones in her left leg replaced with titanium. That's also where she met little superheroes who were battling cancer alongside her in the pediatric ward.
Graham survived; many kids with the same cancer did not. To make it better for kids battling cancer, Graham founded a nonprofit called MIB (Make It Better) Agents. The organization provides support for children with cancer and their families. "Hope is the light that shines in the dark room," says Graham. That hope comes from "special agents" – pediatric cancer survivors who are paired with children still in treatment. The organization also has a network of "special ops agents" who provide funding for gifts and special experiences to help ease the suffering these little superheroes face in their battle against cancer. Whether it's tickets to a Broadway musical for a superhero dancer or a new Stratocaster for a rock star hero, Ann Graham is making it happen for kids fighting cancer.


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Washington County Courthouse on the town square. This replaced the one burned by Sherman's Army during the American Civil War.
Everyone likes to boost their home town, and I was not embarrassed to talk about hunting in Sandersville, Georgia, and Washington County on "Hovey's Outdoor Adventures" to air on November 18, 2011. It is Spring, the flowering shrubs and bulbs are blooming, and the town was freshly washed by a thunderstorm. I felt good about giving an unabashed endorsement of this area as a place to hunt, work, live and maybe even start your own business.
A variety of hunting opportunities are available within the county.
culture and the game has adapted. Largely gone now are the quail which my father hunted so avidly, but now we have deer, geese, wild turkeys, alligators and wild hogs in abundance along with some not-so-much wanted species like coyotes, armadillos and fire ants. With fewer people living in rural areas, bear are becoming more common and soon there will probably also be a state-wide bear season.
Landowners commonly lease their properties to hunting clubs as a way of obtaining income from it every year as their trees grow and some leases are now available because of the down economy. One may also purchase hunting lands within the county. With a variety of habitat including swamplands, upland tracts, hills and generally good drainage, more opportunities exist for a greater variety of game and hunting methods than are found in more coastal Georgia.
This is part of an occasional radio series that I do on "Hunting Small Town America." A previous show featured Seward, Nebraska. Similar shows will be done in other states in coming months. If you would like your small town featured, contact me at hoveysmith@yahoo.com. I do need to have my expenses covered for the trip and a hunting or bowfishing opportunity of some sort for a story segment.
Kaolin pit prior to reclamation. Reclaimed lands are often better hunting properties than they were before mining.
Kaolin, China clay, mining has been a considerable economic boost to the county in providing high-paying jobs and bringing in a highly educated work force while also financing civic improvements including a regional hospital, technical school and branch college campus.
To hear this episode of "Hovey's Outdoor Adventures" go to my website, www.hoveysmith.com and click on the live link for the show page immediately below the banner. This will bring up my page on WebTalkRadio.net. If it is not the current show, click on the "archived shows" tab on the top of the page to see a list of my past shows.


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Dai Vernon (11 June 1894 – August 21, 1992) was a Canadian magician.
His expert sleight-of-hand technique and extensive knowledge garnered him universal respect among fellow magicians and the nickname of The Professor. His influence was considerable in the magic world with his generous mentoring to a number of famous magicians. He lived out his last years at the Magic Castle.
Due to his extraordinary skill at sleight of hand, Dai Vernon is affectionately called The Professor. Harry Houdini (who in his early years billed himself as "The King of Kards") often boasted that if he saw a card trick performed three times in a row he would be able to figure it out. Vernon then showed Houdini a trick, where he removed the top card of the deck and placed it in the middle, and then turned over the top card to again reveal the original card. Houdini watched Vernon do the trick seven times, each time insisting that Vernon "do it again". Finally Houdini's wife, and Vernon's friends said, "Face it Houdini, you're fooled." For years afterward, Vernon used the title "The Man Who Fooled Houdini" in his advertisements.
Vernon first fell in love with magic when he was eight years old after his father took him to see a magic show. The first real magic book he ever owned was an early edition of perhaps the most famous card book of them all, "Expert at the Card Table", by S. W. Erdnase. By the time he was 13 he had completely memorized the contents of the book. He also had a famous encounter with another up-and-coming young magician from his town who asked Vernon, "What kind of magic do you do?" Vernon responded by asking the boy to name a card. Upon pulling a pack of cards from his pocket, Vernon turned over the top card of the deck to reveal the named card and replied to the speechless boy, "That's the kind of magic I do. What kind of magic do you do?"
Vernon made his home in the magic circle in New York, which was basically the back of an old magic shop, and had perhaps the best and most famous card magicians in the world at the time as its residents. It was here that the extremely famous incident involving Walter Scott occurred. In 1930, Walter Scott, then an unknown card hustler, was brought in to do a demonstration. After Scott was blindfolded, one of the men watching shuffled and cut a pack of cards and handed it to Scott. The blindfolded man proceeded to deal out six hands of five-card draw poker, and in his hand were four aces and a king. None of the magicians present saw how it had been done, earning Scott the nickname "The Phantom of the Card table", and many believed that his skills rivaled that of Dai Vernon. However the only magician not present that night was Dai Vernon. More information on this and other magicians can be found in The Phantoms of the Card Table by David Britland.
Dai Vernon spent most of his life traveling all over the United States of America looking for card cheats and anyone who might know anything about sleight of hand with cards. He was famously under-credited for much of the work published in Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue's Expert Card Technique, though a later edition included an extra chapter which acknowledges Dai Vernon's contributions. In fact, a huge portion of the sleight of hand had been discovered by Vernon over years of searching.
Vernon was perhaps the most skillful sleight of hand artist that ever lived and, with Ed Marlo, possibly the most influential card magician of the 20th century. Among magicians, he is credited with inventing or improving many standard close-up effects with cards, coins, and other small items. The "standard" Cups and balls routine is his, and his 6-ring "Symphony of the Rings" remains one of the most popular Chinese linking rings routines in use to this day.
Vernon spent the last thirty years of his life as Magician-in-Residence at The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, California. There he mentored numerous well-known magicians including Ricky Jay, Persi Diaconis, Doug Henning, Bruce Cervon, Larry Jennings, Chuck Fayne, Max Maven, Michael Ammar and John Carney. All mentioned have become some of the best close up magicians in the world.
$20 Manuscript (Ten Card Problems) (1932). Republished in Early Vernon.
$3 Manuscript (Five Close-up Problems) (1933). Republished in Early Vernon.
Select Secrets by Dai Vernon (1941 & 1949).
Dai Vernon Book of Magic by Lewis Ganson (1957).
Dai Vernon's Inner Secrets of Card Magic by Lewis Ganson (1959). Republished as part of the Inner Card Trilogy.
Dai Vernon's Further Secrets of Card Magic by Lewis Ganson (1961). Republished as part of the Inner Card Trilogy.
Malini and His Magic by Dai Vernon (1961).
Dai Vernon's Tribute to Nate Leipzig by Lewis Ganson (1963).
Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic by Lewis Ganson (1967).
Dai Vernon's Symphony of the Rings by Lewis Ganson (1958).
Revelations by Dai Vernon (1984).
The Vernon Chronicles: The Lost Inner Secrets by Stephen Minch (1987).
The Vernon Chronicles: More Inner Secrets by Stephen Minch (1988).
The Vernon Chronicles: Further Inner Secrets by Stephen Minch (1989).
Revelation by Dai Vernon (2008).


Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that Agricultural Bank of China (the Bank) will pay a $215 million penalty and install an independent monitor for violating New York's anti-money laundering laws. The fine is part of a consent order entered into with the Department of Financial Services (DFS) pursuant to which the Bank shall take immediate steps to correct violations, including engaging an independent monitor reporting directly to DFS to address serious deficiencies within the bank's compliance program and implement effective anti-money laundering controls. The DFS investigation discovered intentional wrongdoing, including actions by bank officials to obfuscate U.S. dollar transactions conducted through the New York Branch that might reveal violations of sanctions or anti-money laundering laws. The Bank also silenced and severely curtailed the independence of the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) at the New York Branch, who tried to raise serious concerns to Branch management and conduct internal investigations regarding suspicious activity, leading the CCO to ultimately resign.
DFS examiners found that the New York Branch of Agricultural Bank of China has conducted U.S. dollar clearing in rapidly increasing volumes since 2013 through foreign correspondent accounts, even after DFS warned the Bank not to increase its dollar clearing transactions until it significantly improved its compliance function. The Bank willfully ignored DFS's warning and dollar clearing transactions by the Bank at the New York Branch skyrocketed in 2014 and 2015, creating an untenable risk at a time when the Bank was not able to satisfy even basic compliance requirements.
The Bank also was found to employ non-transparent and evasive transaction methods, including sending coded messages through the Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) system that masked the true parties to a transaction and avoided screening by DFS. The SWIFT wire message system permits bank compliance staff to screen and monitor transactions in compliance with BSA/AML requirements, OFAC regulations, and the requirements of DFS and other regulators.
Certain invoices involving China and Russia appeared to be counterfeit or falsified, while other documents suggested U.S. dollar trades with Iranian counterparties – including documentation indicating dollar transactions were made for the benefit of a sanctioned Iranian party – information that had been omitted from the SWIFT wire messaging.
When the CCO brought the coded SWIFT messages to the attention of bank management in the Fall of 2014, the CCO was told to refrain from communicating with regulators and was effectively silenced. Having lost the ability to comply with the law and do the job required, the CCO eventually resigned from the Bank in May 2015. The CCO's departure was followed by the resignation of much of the remaining compliance staff in August 2015.
Head Office and senior management did not adequately monitor remediation of the prior examination deficiencies and did not require substantiating details or documentation.
Today's action highlights the importance of DFS's new risk-based anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering regulation that requires regulated institutions to maintain programs to monitor and filter transactions for potential BSA/AML violations and prevent transactions with sanctioned entities. The regulation, which takes effect on January 1, 2017, requires regulated institutions to submit an annual board resolution or senior officer compliance finding confirming the steps taken to ascertain compliance with the regulation.
Under the consent order, Agricultural Bank of China will retain and install an independent monitor within sixty days of its selection by DFS for two years to conduct a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of the Branch's program for compliance with the BSA/AML requirements and the state laws and regulations.
The Independent Monitor will also conduct a review of the New York Branch's U.S. dollar clearing transaction activity from May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015, to determine, among other things, whether transactions inconsistent with or in violation of the OFAC Regulations, or suspicious activity involving high risk customers or transactions or possible money laundering at, by, or through the Branch, were properly identified and reported in accordance with the OFAC Regulations and suspicious activity reporting regulations and New York law. Findings by the Independent Monitor as a result of the 18-month look-back could subject the Bank to additional enforcement action. The Independent Monitor will be selected by and report directly to DFS.
To view a copy of the DFS order regarding Agricultural Bank of China, please click here.


Below are pictures of two pins. Both are 113412.
One pin was obtained through private trade.
I have come to a conclusion that one of the pins was not offered to the public by DSSH, but thought this could be an interesting exercise for DPF members to pick out the pin they think looks [more] legit.
1) Optional: Please pick Pin A, Pin B or both in the survey at the top of the thread.
2) Optional: post reason(s) for your selection.
Survey poll will auto close on April 22th.
Can't tell you which is which. I also traded for it and then found out it had been counterfeited.
I hope I don't have a counterfeit. I hope you don't either.
I used to have the legit one but not anymore. I can check my Ariel from the same group to see what the back looks like and then I'll choose.
I picked Pin B, the biggest reason being the tail. The real pin should have the last ring of the tale a slightly different shade of pink then the prior ring. I see this occuring in pin B but not in pin A. I actually didn't see anything but the first picture when i voted so that's what i went off of.
Clue 1: ice cream pattern on back of the pin which has a better chance of being legit continues to edge with no gap.
The pin post isn't electroplated on A. Lesser quality electroplating materials.
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I agree... and there is a major issue I did not notice when obtained one via trade (this issue alone should have stopped me from trading.) Does anyone see it?
Theres no graduated depth in the fake inside the letters its a straight drop off (unfilled area) where as on the real one it is a graduated depth?
No idea, but I want to say, you take great pictures for comparisons!
No... the issue is more obvious.
But I love the observations!
Hmm, I am intrigued, or should I say, curiouser and curiouser?
fake. It was very early after the release.
Hmm, then i'm guessing it must be on the back, i've avoided those cause i can't see them to clearly. How about the strange discoloring issue on the back of the pin on pin element?
I think FAC numbers can be different, even on legit pins. It is the factory identification number. Every factory has it's own unique number and I think pins can be made in any one of the locations. I could be wrong about that, but I have heard that before.
Just curious - Are we "assuming" the one from the Trade Board is legit? What if someone put a fake on it???
I know... Crossed my mind too. Could happen. But unlikely?
If someone does know they have a legit pin... would be interesting to see it.
Hard to say, i know someone pulled a fake PTD off the normal trading board at a dssh b&b event. I couldn't understand why someone would even bother to get a fake ptd and put it on a board where they knew people were looking for real PTD's when they could have simple bought a cheap booster pin to put on the board that was real. Baffles the mind.
Me either. I've poured over the pictures and I can't see it.


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