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With Leeds' eyes fixed on a multitude of supposed summer transfer targets, it was Lewis Baker who actually became new manager Marcelo Bielsa's first signing since taking over at Elland Road.
The Chelsea midfielder completed his season-long loan move at the weekend that will see him compete for the Whites for the duration of the 2018-19 season. This will be Baker's fifth loan move since joining Chelsea, and an important one to kickstart his burgeoning career following a frustrating loan spell at Middlesbrough last season.
Leeds United and Bielsa have cherry-picked a goalscoring midfielder with over 100 senior appearances to his name, and is very much held in high regard by Chelsea's coaching staff, the club he joined back in 2005.
Baker arrives with a very good reputation in the game, and has represented England at Under-16, Under-17, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels. The Whites' first summer addition admitted he is determined prove his worth at Leeds: "If you've watched my games before you'll know what kind of player I am, but from coming off the back of last season I've definitely got a point to prove."
How will the Chelsea player fit in at Elland Road
His first challenge will be to acclimatize to the intensive pre-season training sessions set by Bielsa at Thorp Arch, and to stake his claim for a place in the Argentine's lean first team squad for their summer friendlies against Forest Green Rovers, York City, Oxford United, Guiseley and Las Palmas.
Lewis Baker is a central midfielder who started out at Luton's Centre of Excellence and joined Chelsea's academy ranks as a nine-year-old in 2005. His big break came in January 2014 when Jose Mourinho awarded him with a senior Chelsea debut in a 2-0 FA Cup win against Derby.
Baker has an impressive footballing CV at the age of just 23
The 2013/14 season would see Baker enjoy a phenomenal year, so much so that he was named Chelsea's Young Player of the Year. He also won the club's Goal of the Season award after scoring a delightful back-heel strike for the Under-21s against Arsenal at the Emirates. He topped off an incredible campaign by netting the winning goal to clinch the Barclays Under-21 Premier League title against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was so sure of Lewis Baker's ability in 2014 that he staked his reputation on the young prospect: "If, in a few years, Baker, Brown and Solanke are not national team players, I should blame myself." The promising midfielder signed a new five-year contract in August 2014 and was included in Jose Mourinho's first team squad for the start of the 2014/15 campaign.
In October 2014, Baker was called up to the England Under-21 squad for the first time for their European Championship qualifier play-off against Croatia. Chelsea sent Baker out on his first loan move to gain experience at Championship side Sheffield Wednesday in January 2015, but returned to Chelsea a month later before joining MK Dons until the end of the season.
Baker's talent started to blossom and played his role in helping The Dons secure automatic promotion to the Championship by scoring three goals in eight starts. The emerging midfield prospect represented England Under-20s as they finished fourth at the 2015 Toulon Tournament, and captained the Three Lions in all of the games in which he started.
Chelsea agreed to send Baker out to partner club Vitesse Arnhem in June 2015, and it would become the most important move in his career to date. He enjoyed plenty of gametime in Holland and scored five goals in 25 starts. He also was plenty of plaudits by winning Vitesse's Goal of the Season award with a beautiful right-footed strike from range against De Graafschaap. His eye for audacious goals began to gain recognition.
The 2016 Toulon Tournament was a landmark moment in Baker's career. It was here where he thrived and hit peak goalscoring form including netting the opener in the final as England Under- 21s beat hosts France to win the competition. It was the first time England had won the competition for 22 years. Baker scored four of England's fifteen goals and finished as the top goalscorer to win the Toulon Tournament Golden Boot. He also became the first Englishman to finish as the Toulon Tournament's top goalscorer since Emile Heskey in 1998.
Lewis Baker won the Toulon Tournament Golden Boot for the England Under-21s in 2016
It came as little surprise when Vitesse agreed to sign Baker on loan for a further season in June 2016, and he continued to excel in midfield, this time scoring 15 times in 39 appearances. Baker also started to catch the eye with a series of trademark free-kicks, despatching set-pieces with clinical precision from a variety of distances.
Baker also scored twice in the KNVB semi-final and defeated Alkmaar 2-0 in the final to secure Vitesse's first ever piece of major silverware in the club's 125-year history. Baker left Holland with a cup winners' medal and with a very respectable record of 15 goals and 8 assists in 64 Eredivisie appearances.
The England Under-21 star started all three group games at the 2017 European Under-21 Championships, and scored his first goal of the tournament with a penalty in a 3-0 victory over Poland.
The Chelsea midfielder signed a new five-year contract at Stamford Bridge in August 2017, and would go on to join Middlesbrough on a season-long loan for the 2017/18 season. At the time, the move was seen as something of a coup for Boro given the amount of interest in the creative midfielder.
It didn't all go Baker's way at Boro
Baker had to be patient for his first start at the Riverside, and it was only when Garry Monk decided to switch from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1 did he pick Baker for their Carabao Cup tie against Scunthorpe. The Chelsea loanee was finally handed an opportunity to prove himself. He played as a number 10 and scored from 18-yards out to earn a man of the match display in Boro's 3-0 victory.
Six consecutive starts followed suit, but he was then tasked with pushing out wide to fill an unfamiliar right wing role following Adama Traore's red card at Aston Villa. Baker enjoyed one final first half as a number 10 against QPR, but it was to prove his final game in his favoured role. Baker went on to make two brief substitute appearances under new manager Tony Pulis in March.
He was effectively frozen out following Pulis' arrival and left the Riverside this summer having scored 2 goals in 14 appearances. Baker never made the impact he, Middlesbrough or Chelsea had hoped for, and there was an overall sense of a wasted opportunity after such a disappointing campaign.
Where does he play?
Lewis Baker is creative central midfield player who can play as a holding midfielder, a box-to-box player or a number 10 playmaker. As part of the Chelsea Academy, Baker learned how to play all three roles in midfield and in various formations.
At Vitesse, he spent two seasons as a number 8 or box-to-box midfielder, but at Middlesbrough he started as a number 10 before Garry Monk switched him out to the right wing. Baker admitted his most favoured role is that in central midfield, occupying pockets of space, influencing game from the front or at the back, and driving teams forward and creating openings.
Lewis Baker's versatility could see him playing in a number of midfield positions at Leeds
Baker has a brilliant ability to link all the key components of a team together, working in tandem with the full-backs, the defensive midfielder, the wide players, playmaker and forwards. The Chelsea loanee possesses an incredible level of fitness and stamina, covering vast distances on the pitch. He is a bright footballer too, possessing tactical astuteness along with an abundance of technical skill.
Baker isn't often seen beating an opponent in a direct one-on-one take-on, but his passing, movement, link-up play and creative output are key assets to any side he plays in. An incredibly athletic midfielder, Baker displays a superb work ethic, constantly pushing himself and his physical boundaries during training scenarios and matches. During his spell with MK Dons in 2015, former manager Karl Robinson said he was "one of the hardest working players I've ever worked with."
How will he fit in at Leeds?
It is an interesting question. What we do know is that Baker will feature for Leeds this season, but we don't know how regularly he is likely to play. Marcelo Bielsa stated in his first Leeds press conference that he "will only keep players that we will be using and getting plenty of game time."
Baker certainly has plenty of competition within the current Leeds' squad, with Samu Saiz and Pablo Hernandez the club's current number 10 options from last season. The Whites are also actively pursuing a deal for Derby's Matej Vydra, the Championship's top goalscorer last season with 21 goals. He was successfully deployed as a number 10 for the Rams and averaged a goal every 134 minutes of league action.
If Baker was to play as a number 8 or box-to-box player, he will have to compete with Adam Forshaw, Kalvin Phillips, Ronaldo Vieira, Mateusz Klich, Yosuke Ideguchi and Eunan O'Kane for a starting place. There is inevitably going to be movement made here with Leeds overloaded with central midfield options, and Bielsa eager to trim his squad down.
Baker has worked with some outstanding coaches during his career already, with Jose Mourinho and Gareth Southgate to name just two, and referenced how excited he was at the prospect of working with Bielsa at Leeds: "If you know your football you know he's a massive manager, he's managed some of the best players in the world, he's got good aspirations for this season - I spoke to the director of football for a long time, so it seemed like a good move for me."
Baker's versatility in midfield will be a huge asset to Bielsa. Perhaps Baker's introduction was brought about having seen just how fragile Leeds' attacking phases broke down in the middle and final third last season. Too often fans saw their side needlessly surrender possession cheaply. In that respect, Baker's pinpoint distribution and composure will no doubt be an ace in Leeds' promotion-chasing pack.
Baker has the technical ability, intelligence, composure and versatility to adapt to playing in several positions, and perfectly fits Bielsa's profile for the type of player he wants to bring to Elland Road.
At Vitesse, Baker moved into advanced positions in and around the penalty area, something Christiansen was trying to do with Kalvin Phillips in his first three months in the hot seat. Baker can also play on the right wing like he did at Middlesbrough, though it is not his best or favoured role, but his deliveries are a genuine asset. Baker will need to take on more opponents and drive towards the byline more to be more successful out wide.
Baker can also play behind the centre forward as an advanced number 10, but should the club sign Matej Vydra, I would expect him to be guaranteed a first team place as Bielsa's Enganche. With Samu Saiz and Pablo Hernandez as the club's number 10s last season, it will be interesting to see whether both players will push out into wider advanced positions in Bielsa's famous 3-3-1-3 formation.
Wherever Bielsa has take the reins, he has moulded his squad of players to play his preferred system and style of play, as opposed to fitting his players into a system that may naturally suit them better. So it remains too early to say whether Baker would slot into a 4-3-3 or 4-2-1-3 system rather than a typical Bielsa 3-3-1-3. Whatever the Argentine has planned, he will know his latest addition can play as a deep-lying playmaker, a box-to-box midfielder, a number 10 Enganche or even out wide.
Style of Play
Lewis Baker modelled himself on Frank Lampard, and aspired to play the way the former England midfielder played for Chelsea. Baker's technical ability allows him to move the ball quickly, transition phases of play at pace, and interchange passes and positions at speed. Like Lampard, he is often seen arriving late on the edge of the penalty area, primed for a shooting opportunity or recycling a loose ball.
The 2016 Toulon Golden Boot winner possesses quality and composure that is desperately required at Leeds. He is best when sitting in the middle, pulling the strings and acting as the catalyst fin advancing phases of play. Baker's ability to find pockets of space and lose markers catches the eye, and he likes to switch play and stretch opponents. It'll be interesting to see where Bielsa wants to play him across the line.
The 17-times capped England Under-21 international has tremendous vision, a neat and tidy passing game, physical strength and athleticism. His work rate without the ball to track back and get back into position is admirable. Lampard-esque Baker also loves to score from distance, whether it is picking his spot from range with either foot or arriving late in and around the edge of the box. He also has a tendency to chip the ball over goalkeepers while making it look effortless.
Lewis Baker's impressive stats from his second season at Vitesse Arnhem in 2016/17
During Baker's second spell at Vitesse Arnhem in the 2016/17 season, the young midfield maestro showcased his raw ability, shining in a box-to-box number eight role. He managed to register more shots than any other player at the club (85), he also created more chances than any other Vitesse teammate (60) in the Eredivisie. Add 10 goals (second-highest goal scorer at the club) and 1166 successful short passes (second-most passes by a midfielder at the club) to the list and you can start to build a vivid picture of just what this talented midfielder is capable of.
One of Baker's best attributes is his technical ability to use both feet with equal quality. He is the archetypical ambidextrous modern footballer. Believe it or not, it still remains an incredibly rare phenomenon for a footballer to be equally as good with this left and right foot. Baker is able to execute of moves with the ball at rapid speeds, which no doubt fits Bielsa's intensity. His passing too, is exceptional, and has averaged an impressive 82.5% pass accuracy over the past four league seasons.
Leeds have added a technically gifted player to their ranks with an abundance of talent. Baker's passing ability is a delight to watch, and Leeds fans will soon identify his quality and finesse on the ball. He possesses a superb first touch and close control, and is well built at 6 feet tall, able to shield the ball with his body and muscle in on opponents to try and win possession back.
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The club have also signed a genuine set-piece specialist. Baker has a history of scoring stunning strikes from dead ball situations with both feet. His deliveries from free-kicks and corners will be a major asset to the club, with a remarkable ability to pick out a teammate from vast distances.
Yet Baker has plenty more in his locker. The 23-year-old is also a superb finisher and has been a consistent source of goals and assists from central areas. Baker managed to register 15 goals and 14 assists in 36 games for Chelsea's Under-23s, and scored eight goals in 17 matches for England's Under-21 side. The former Vitesse midfielder also scored 10 goals in the Eredivisie in 2016/17, only Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored more for the club (20).
Baker is an intelligent footballer who showcases a tremendous spatial awareness, constantly demanding the ball even in areas of tight space. The former Boro midfielder's movement will be one of many reasons that attracted Leeds to bid for his services this season. He executes intricate passes and link-up play at speed, and can dictate play from various areas of the pitch.
Lewis Baker's touch map in a man of the match display at home to QPR last season.
Lewis Baker's man of the match display in a 3-2 victory over QPR in September 2017 saw the Chelsea loanee make 66 touches (more than any other Middlesbrough midfielder) score 1 goal, create 3 chances and complete 87% of his 45 passes. He took up the number 10 role and covered a vast amount of ground, dropping deep to pick up possession and taking up wide positions in the middle and final third.
Leeds fans should expect more efforts on goal with Baker in their side in the new season. The White only managed to average 11.9 shots per game in the Championship last season, the seventh-lowest tally in the division. Something Bielsa will no doubt know he needs to address.
If there was one area of his game Baker needed to work on, it is his defensive contribution. His numbers for tackles won and interceptions remain relatively low, and this will undoubtedly have to improve under the stewardship of Bielsa, unless he is given the freedom of the Enganche role (which has very few defensive responsibilities).
Former MK Dons manager Karl Robinson was full of praise for Baker after taking him on loan in 2015: "English players get a lot of criticism for having a lack of technical ability but look at Lewis Baker. He's someone who plays with both feet, plays forward, square and back, and he scores goals. He's an unbelievable talent."
Another former manager, Borussia Dortmund chief Peter Bosz, who managed Baker at Vitesse Arnhem during the 2015/16 season also holds Baker in high regard: "He exchanges both feet effortlessly. Not that his one foot is much better than the other. He can shoot great with both feet. Corners, free-kicks, penalties. "It's unprecedented, even at the highest level in Europe, you rarely get that."
These are just two superb references for a talented footballer who will be well known to every Championship manager next season.
Last season Baker spent the 2017-18 Championship season on loan at Middlesbrough, but failed to make much of an impact and featured just 14 times. Baker is first person to admit things did not go to plan at the Riverside, but there are some positives to take from it. He registered 17 shots and made 33 ball recoveries in just 12 league appearances (6 starts). He also created 15 chances and completed 80.5% of his 257 passes. There is no doubting Baker is far better than his stats from last season show, and will relish this opportunity of a fresh start at Elland Road.
Lewis Baker's performance stats in the Championship for Middlesbrough from last season
The signing of Lewis Baker is an intriguing one, but a transfer that could make a significant impact in Marcelo Bielsa's first season in English football. While his loan spell at Middlesbrough may have proved unsuccessful, Leeds have decided that Baker provides the club with an option they do not currently possess.
He is a player with a significant amount of experience for a player of just twenty-three, and has played in a number of divisions and formations. Baker possesses a profound amount of ability, and is clearly determined to prove a point and showcase the fact he is good enough to warrant his glowing reputation. Driven and determined, he is exactly the type of character the club needs to drive their promotion challenge.
Though I understand the sceptics following his Boro spell, and the fact the club have too many central midfield options already at their disposal, the club must have a plan in place for Baker to have signed him earlier than any of their other summer targets.
Baker is excited about challenging for promotion with Leeds, and the fans finally have a reason to be too. It is clear the club needs to push and make further additions in order to possess a squad capable of mounting a top-six finish. If Baker can rekindle the type of form he displayed at Vitesse and the England Under-21s, Leeds will have made a very shrewd signing indeed.
Lewis Baker's career
Joins Chelsea as a nine-year-old after having previously attended Luton's centre of excellence.
Wins the FA Youth Cup with Chelsea, scoring in the first leg of the final against Blackburn.
Claims his second consecutive FA Youth Cup winner's medal when Chelsea see off Norwich.
Makes his professional debut when he comes on as a substitute for Chelsea in an FA Cup third round win over Derby County.
Then-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says he will be to blame if Baker does not become a full England international.
Baker sent out on loan to Sheffield Wednesday for the rest of the season.
Baker's Owls' loan ends early and he is dispatched to MK Dons, where he helps to club win promotion to the Championship.
Joins Vitesse on a season-long loan. Nets five times in 34 appearances for the Dutch side.
Helps England Under-21s to win the Toulon Tournament, ending the competition as the top goalscorer with four goals .
Baker's Vitesse loan is extended for another season. Scores 15 times in 39 appearances, helping the club win the KNVB Cup for the first time in their 125-year history.
Signs a new five-year contract at Chelsea before being sent on loan to Middlesbrough. Struggles to win regular gametime, first under Garry Monk and then Tony Pulis, as he makes only 14 appearances.
Signs for Leeds United on a season-long loan.
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Representatives of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureates accumulate the awards at Oslo Metropolis Corridor on December 10. (Markus Schreiber/AP)
Human rights teams from Russia and Ukraine – Memorial and the Middle for Civil Liberties – have formally been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022, together with the jailed Belarusian advocate Ales Bialiatski, at a ceremony in Oslo on Saturday.
Bialiatski's spouse obtained his award on his behalf. The three winners will share the prize cash of 10,000,000 Swedish krona ($900,000).
The brand new laureates have been honored for "an impressive effort to doc conflict crimes, human proper abuses and the abuse of energy" of their respective international locations.
"They've for a few years promoted the best to criticize energy and defend the basic rights of residents," the Norwegian Nobel Committee stated in a press release in October when the winners have been introduced.
Russian laureate blasts Moscow's conflict: Russian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yan Rachinsky blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin's "insane and legal" conflict on Ukraine in his acceptance speech.
Rachinsky, from Russia's human rights group Memorial, claimed resistance to Russia is named "fascism" beneath Putin, including this has turn into "the ideological justification for the insane and legal conflict of aggression towards Ukraine."
Memorial, certainly one of Russia's most well-known and revered human rights teams, labored to show the abuses and atrocities of the Stalinist period for greater than three a long time earlier than it was ordered to shut by the nation's Supreme Court docket late final 12 months.
Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on Saturday known as for a global tribunal to convey Putin and Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko to justice over "conflict crimes."
The Middle for Civil Liberties in Ukraine's Matviichuk stated this might be a technique to "guarantee justice for these affected by the conflict."
In her acceptance speech, Matviichuk warned conflict criminals mustn't solely be convicted after the autumn of authoritarian regimes, including that "justice can not wait."
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So what would YOU say to ET?
Thread: So what would YOU say to ET?
Over the years, there have been many explanations for why alien life forms – if they exist – have failed to make contact with the Earth. But after extensive research, The Daily Telegraph can unveil the real reason: they have far too much good sense.
A month ago, we helped launch a competition to find the best messages to be sent hurtling into space, in order to mark the 50th anniversary of the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) programme and the publication of The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone in the Universe?, a new book by the astrophysicist, Paul Davies. The winning entries will be announced this Friday (the first day of National Science and Engineering Week), and then beamed out into the stars from BT's Goonhilly Earth Station in Cornwall.
We were vaguely expecting the entries to be uplifting and spiritual – messages of interstellar peace and love, that sort of thing. But how wrong we were! Almost 1,000 suggestions came flooding in from all over the globe, but they painted a picture of a planet that is such a miserable place to be that you wouldn't blame ET for legging it back to his distant star.
And throughout all of the entries there was a yearning for an answer to the great questions of life and the universe. "Is this the only universe?" asked one entry. "Did you think YOU were alone in the universe?" queried Mrs Munro from Nottingham.
Re: So what would YOU say to ET?
ET. You an borrow my phone to call home.
Sorry that number has been disconnected or is no longer working.
Or a "Press 1 for English."
I'm sorry but this number has been disconnected or is no longer working. Please hang up and try again.


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A conversation with Bruce Feiler about the ongoing relevance of Adam and Eve
Candice Dyer March 31, 2017
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Like countless pilgrims before him, Bruce Feiler experienced a revelation at the Sistine Chapel.
He had his two daughters in tow, and they wanted to know why the focus was on Adam, with Eve relegated to less prominent status in Michelangelo's fresco. In that moment, Feiler, a Savannah native who has made a career of making the Bible more accessible and relevant to modern life, decided to explore the love story between Adam and Eve, with a special emphasis on Eve, who today and historically, gets blamed for everything from menstrual cramps to the drudgery of work.
He writes, "Because of all the things we're told were present in that garden – man, woman, serpent, sex, temptation, deception, sin, death – the thing that's most important usually doesn't make the list. . . . It's love. . . . That's the real story of the Garden of Eden, yet it's the story we somehow neglect to hear. This book is the story of how we forgot that message and the story of how we can reclaim it again. This is the story of Adam and Eve. The first love story. The story we never tell."
ArtsATL caught up with Feiler before his upcoming talks about his book, The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, And Us (Penguin Press), at Holy Trinity Parish with Georgia Center for the Book and the Marcus Jewish Community Center.
ArtsATL: Why did you become especially fascinated with Eve?
Bruce Feiler: Because I am surrounded by women. I have a wife, two daughters, a mother, a sister and a mother-in-law. We have these conversations around the dinner table about everything from equal pay to having it all to work-life balance, and it all can be traced in some way back to that first story. Those are conversations we've had for thousands of years.
For women, nothing has been more discriminatory than organized religion. We are keenly aware of that. Also, we tend to emphasize Jesus and Abraham as role models while Adam and Eve, particularly Eve, are the forgotten figures of the Bible.
ArtsATL: What fresh insights can we glean from Adam and Eve?
Feiler: I have the belief that sometimes we can get answers for today's questions from the past. I tweet, but I Talmud, too! So I decided to dig through all of the layers of blame, sexism and criticism, and I concluded that their story is in many ways very modern.
Loneliness is a huge problem in contemporary life. They got kicked out of the garden, but they stuck together rather than splitting up. They lost a son, but they had a commitment to working through their pain that is very relevant today, a careful balance between independence and interdependence.
ArtsATL: What were some of the surprising discoveries you made in the course of your research?
Feiler: Who could blame women for running away from religion? Yet they have been propping it up and rewriting and retelling the story, often transforming Eve into a heroine rather than a victim. I was also surprised at how many people have found meaning in the story of Adam and Eve, in everything from Michelangelo to Milton to Twain to Hemingway to Frankenstein to Beyonce – who knew? And Mae West, of course. I tried to cover ground from Mesopotamia to Hollywood in my research.
ArtsATL: Among my favorite lines from your unusual and sprightly book is the opening of chapter five: "I waited as long as I could before sticking my hand in Mae West's corset. I would be lying if I didn't admit that it wasn't something of a thrill. The item was also, I should confess, a little smaller than I expected." What does Mae West have to do with Genesis?
Feiler: She performed in a skit that became one of the most infamous incidents in the long-running standoff between Hollywood and religion. The two-act play was set in the Garden of Eden and featured Don Ameche as Adam, West as Eve and Charlie McCarthy (Edgar Bergen's dummy) as the snake. As soon as it aired, the skit ignited a scandal that engulfed NBC, enraged the federal government and generated a backlash severe enough that it resulted in Hollywood's biggest female star being banned from radio. It also served as an awkward introduction of Adam and Eve into the media age and showed that despite the rapid changes that love, sex and relationships were undergoing in the modern world, the first couple still stood at center stage.
ArtsATL: How should we apply the lessons of Adam and Eve to our relationships today?
Feiler: If you're in a relationship with another person, you are in a relationship with Adam and Eve, who are the ultimate meme, the big bang of humanity. And that's true even if we don't happen to believe they existed exactly as the Bible says. I think the ultimate lesson is that togetherness can be a key to happiness, that we need to find other people who bring us comfort, who share our joys and sorrows. Their story is a tribute to togetherness.
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__Self contained automated update management.__

This cron container automatically clones this repository and runs [update.sh](https://github.com/aspendigital/docker-octobercms/blob/master/update.sh). It is intended to run indefinitely in detached mode to poll the [October CMS](https://octobercms.com/) API for updates.

When an update is found, the changed __version__ and __Dockerfiles__ are pushed back to the origin repository. The commit triggers an automated build process for the  [Docker Hub image aspendigital/octobercms](https://hub.docker.com/r/aspendigital/octobercms/).

## Getting Started

Build the automat image

```shell
$ cd automat
$ docker build -t docker-octobercms-automat .
```

Run the container (detached mode)

> Timezone (optional), git user info, repository key and Slack webhook (optional) are passed as environment variables when the container is created. Notice `GIT_REPO_KEY` is read in dynamically.

```shell
$ docker run \
  --name docker-octobercms-automat \
  -d --restart always \
  -e TZ="America/Denver" \
  -e GIT_USER_EMAIL="automat@domain.tld" \
  -e GIT_USER_NAME="Automat" \
  -e GIT_REPO_KEY="$(cat automat.id_rsa)" \
  -e SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL="https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" \
  docker-octobercms-automat
```

The script will output process information to the container logs which can be review by running:

```shell
$ docker logs -f docker-octobercms-automat
```

If you've passed along a Slack webhook, you'll get pinged when a stable update has been pushed.

## More information

 - [Managing deploy keys on GitHub](https://developer.github.com/guides/managing-deploy-keys/#deploy-keys)
 - [Setting up Slack notifications via webhooks](https://api.slack.com/incoming-webhooks)

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using System;
using System.Linq;
using Xamarin.Forms;

namespace CustomControlsSamples
{
    public partial class RepeaterViewPage : ContentPage
    {
        private readonly CustomSampleViewModel _viewModel;

        public RepeaterViewPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            _viewModel = new CustomSampleViewModel();

            BindingContext = _viewModel;

            MainRepeater.OnDataUpdate += (sender, e) =>
            {

            };
        }

        protected override async void OnAppearing()
        {
            base.OnAppearing();

            await _viewModel.LoadData();
        }

        private void Handle_Tapped(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var control = (Image)sender;

            _viewModel.LeftPanelSelectCommand.Execute(((TapGestureRecognizer)control.GestureRecognizers.Single()).CommandParameter);
        }
    }
}


1 National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Center for Research in Biological Systems, Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
3 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Center for Research in Biological Systems, Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Center for Research in Biological Systems, Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Advances in molecular biology, organic chemistry, and materials science have recently created several new classes of fluorescent probes for imaging in cell biology. Here we review the characteristic benefits and limitations of fluorescent probes to study proteins. The focus is on protein detection in live versus fixed cells: determination of protein expression, localization, activity state, and the possibility for combination of fluorescent light microscopy with electron microscopy. Small organic fluorescent dyes, nanocrystals ("quantum dots"), autofluorescent proteins, small genetic encoded tags that can be complexed with fluorochromes, and combinations of these probes are highlighted.


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CBN releases N756bn to over 3m farmers to boost food security
Onyebuchi Aniekeyi
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has released the sum of N756.51 billion to 3,734,938 smallholder farmers, cultivating 4.6 million hectares of land, to boost the Federal Government's food security initiative.
Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor, made this known while presenting a communiqué from the bank's recently held, 280th meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee.
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Emefiele said that N120.24 billion of the sum was extended for the 2021 wet season to 627,051 farmers for 847,484 hectares of land, under the Anchor Borrowers' Programme.
He said the sum of N121.57 billion was disbursed to 32,617 beneficiaries while for the Targeted Credit Facility, N318.17 billion was released to 679,422 beneficiaries, comprising 572,189 households and 107,233 Small and Medium Scale Enterprises.
The CBN Governor also revealed that the apex bank had invested close to N1trillion to boost the real sector of the economy, covering 251 real sector projects.
He said that the bank's intervention also spanned health sector support initiatives and electricity distribution.
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Author: Cynthia Idowu; Lagos.
It's indeed an era of change for the Nigeria Customs Service as the newly elevated senior Customs Officers have been transferred to various Commands as Customs Area Controllers.
The Murtala Muhammed Airport Cargo Command on the 27th of January welcomed the former Coordinator of the Comptroller-General of Customs Strikeforce Team 'A', Sani Yusuf to the Command as the new CAC, while the outgoing, Sambo Dangaladima bade farewell to the Command.
Comptroller M I Yusuf receiving the Staff of Office from Comptroller Sambo Dangaladima, the outgoing Comptroller
Ag. CAC Comptroller SD Adamu of the Western Marine, handing over baton to the new CAC Comptroller Salefu
In his remark, Sani Yusuf charged the Officers and Men to sustain their level of discipline and improve the revenue collection of the Command. He sought their maximum cooperation to achieve the set objectives in the area of revenue, export, and anti-smuggling.
"I salute the exceptional achievements of the outgoing CAC and I will always refer to him whenever the need arises," he said.
Comptroller Suleiman Jaji Bomoi delivering a farewell speech after handing over to the new FCT CAC, Comptroller Florence N. OGAR-MODEY
Similarly, Comptroller Salefu took over the realms of affairs of Western Marine Command from the Acting Customs Area Controller, SD Adamu at the Command's headquarters in Ibafon, Apapa. Lagos.
Salefu who has worked in various Customs formations and most recently at the Department of Strategy, Research and Policy (SR&P) at Customs Headquarters, Abuja beaconed on the Operatives of the Western Marine to see "Leadership" as a constant phenomenon, hence their cooperation to suppress smuggling on the waterways to the barest minimum.
Ag. ACG Hamisu Albashir and Comptroller MI Jalo holding the official handing-over Note.
The Federal Capital Territory Area Command, was not an exception as Comptroller FN Ogar -Modey applauded the excellent records set by the predecessor, Comptroller Suleiman Jaji Bomoi, and expressed willingness to also, always consult him whenever the need arises, as she takes over the mantle of leadership of the FCT Area Command.
Comptroller Musa Jalo also got his name imprinted as the 22nd Comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) "B" Kaduna.
While handing over the mantle of leadership to Jalo, the outgoing CAC now Ag. ACG Hamisu Albashir charged the Officers/Men of the Unit to be civil and polite while on patrol duties all the time.
"Do not compare leaders because every human has his inherent strength and weakness, always work together as a team and accord the new CAC, all necessary support to move the Command forward" he emphasized.
Author: Cynthia Idowu; Lagos
The Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced revenue collection of N574,290,210,599.38 from January to December 2022, indicating an increase of N80bn (16.33%) from the N493,682,369,264.35 collected in 2021.
In the area of export, the Command recorded a significant increase in the FOB of Exports in the period under review to the tune of $589,696,648 (N242,365,322,333.00) as against the $496,075,796 (141,985,109,159.00) recorded in the year 2021, which shows a decrease in Tonnage of Export from 1,723,986.8 in 2021 to 336,179.5 in 2022.
The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Adekunle Oloyede made this known during a press briefing
on Friday at the Command Headquarters in Lagos.
He further disclosed that the increase in revenue was due to the modalities put in place such as the identification of areas of revenue leakages, blocking same, and leveraged on available facilities on the NICIS II Platform for enhanced Risk Management which further enhanced accelerated Customs Clearance Processes, Trade Facilitation and ensured collection of appropriate duties and taxes.
The Command made a total of 38 seizures including 763pkgs of cannabis Sativa weighing 345.1kg with a street value of N714,600,000, 2594 pieces of ammunition, and other prohibited items, with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1,846,372,083.50.
A total of 60 suspects were detained during the period under review and were granted administrative bail while the Command has 8 cases pending in court.
The CAC acknowledged the prominent roles played by the Customs Intelligence Unit, Valuation Unit, Federal Operations Unit, CGC Strike Force, and Customs Police as well as interventions of Sister Regulatory Agencies like the NDLEA, NAFDAC, DSS, SON, the Nigeria Police, and others in ensuring the seizures and detentions were made.
Compt. Oloyede pointed out that the Command also ensured robust and continuous stakeholder engagements and collaboration with all sister government agencies and maritime associations, which led to timely intelligence sharing, utilization, and voluntary compliance with the government's extant laws by the trading public.
"The Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) which is a structure put in place by the Command for prompt resolution of Trade Disputes led to a reduction in average clearance time of such issue laden imports".
Speaking further on the VIN valuation and automation of 846 procedure, he said: "The VIN Valuation has simplified and facilitated the Customs Clearance Process of imported vehicles by providing a uniform, fair and neutral value across the board on vehicles with identical brands, model and year of manufacture in line with the provisions of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) of 1994.
"Regardless, the Command is poised to continue building on the Automation, Simplification, Standardization, and Harmonization of all Customs Processes in line with the Revised Kyoto Convention and international best practices".
The CAC thanked the
Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Ibrahim Hameed Ali (rtd), and his management, officers and men of the Command, stakeholders, and the media for their support.
He also appreciated sister agencies involved in the export chain with special commendation to the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) for their seamless collaboration in facilitating the clearance process of export-related cargo at the Tincan Island Port Command.
Compt. Oloyede's 2023 projection for the Command includes an improved revenue profile, facilitation of legitimate trade, and enhanced capacity and skills of officers and men of the Command.
Authorw: Lucy Ulugbe; Lagos.
Newly Promoted Acting, Assistant Comptroller General of Customs Yusuf Malanta has handed over the mantle of leadership of Apapa Command to Comptroller Auwal Mohammed.
Speaking at the handover ceremony which took place at the Command on Friday, the elated out-going Area Controller, Ag. ACG Yusuf Malanta encouraged officers at the Command to extend his successor, Comptroller Mohammed, the same level of support he received while heading the Command.
He described him as a dedicated officer who believes strongly in due process.
"We are now in the era of due process. I know Comptroller Auwal can do it better, he has a much more midas touch"
"I urge the stakeholders to continue to be compliant, the era of cutting corners should stop, go straight and you would be there earlier than you think. Trade can only be predicted when you are compliant" he added.
In response, the new Area Controller, Auwal Mohammed appreciated the outgoing CAC for inheriting a well-structured Command, while also noting that he is ready for the job and prepared to surpass the N1 Trillion revenue generated by the Command in 2022.
"I will make sure we continue to conduct 100% physical examination so that we can account for all cargoes in every container, by so doing, the revenue will be sustained, and when we make the port user-friendly, more volume of trade will come in, and more revenue will be collected and we will surpass the N1 Trillion already achieved". He said.
As part of efforts to reward excellence, Acg. Malanta presented awards to deserving officers for excellent performance.
"The Service is rewarding those who have played a good role in ensuring that the Customs system is enhanced and compliance is strictly adhered to. However, the fact that your name isn't called doesn't mean that your work isn't recognized. You should continue to blow your trumpets by yourself with exemplary conduct and professionalism". He said.
One of the recipients of the awards was the public relations officer of the Command, Usman Abubakar.
The awards extended to excellent officers of sister agencies from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
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Q: Compile Error "Expected: =" when calling another procedure I try to call a procedure giving to arguments, it throws a compile error stating "Expected: =".
...

Dim isWorkaround As Boolean
isWorkaround = False
If Check101.Value = True Then
     isWorkaround = True
End If

...

'Procedure I try to call
ElseIf Combo_Report_Selection = "Adjusted Report" And Combo_someOther= "Other" Then
   Call_01_Adj_Report(div, isWorkaround)
ElseIf Combo_Report_Selection = "Upload Log" Then
   Call_03_Upload_Log
ElseIf Combo_Report_Selection = "Gather Summary" Then
   Call_04_Adj_Summary
End If

Combo_Report_Selection.Value = Null
Combo_Statement.Value = Null

End Sub
__________________________________________

Private Sub Call_01_Adj_Report(ByRef calldiv As Long, ByRef isWorkaround As Boolean)

...

End Sub
__________________________________________

It fails when I insert the call " Call_01_Adj_Report(div, isWorkaround)".
It works when giving only one Parameter, but not for two. But in my understanding, the procedure call with arguments syntax is right. What might be the problem?

A: Your procedure call syntax is not right.
This: Call_01_Adj_Report(div, isWorkaround)
Needs to be: Call_01_Adj_Report div, isWorkaround
Or, with the obsolete explicit call syntax: Call Call_01_Adj_Report(div, isWorkaround)
I normally dislike explicit call syntax quite much, but here I like how it highlights how weird the procedure name is. Avoid underscores in public members (should be PascalCase), and start procedure names with a verb, e.g. CreateAdjustmentsReport:
CreateAdjustmentsReport div, isWorkaround

A: If you want to maintain parenthesis for calling a sub:
use Call keyword
Call Call_01_Adj_Report(div, isWorkaround)

Similarly if you declare a function that returns value (not sub), you can call the function with parenthesis without using "Call"
example:
Public Function func(ByVal variable As Integer)
  variable = variable + 100
End Function

Public Sub test()
    func (10)
End Sub

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A man was killed yesterday night while riding a bicycle near the Aqueduct Racetrack, police said.
Ramon Russel, 37, was struck in the head by a tractor trailer in the parking lot of the racetrack on 114th Street and 150th Avenue about 5:20 p.m., cops said. A police source said he died immediately.
The 53-year-old driver was making a wide turn in the parking lot and didn't initially realize he had hit Russel, police sources said. He was at the racetrack to pick up horses and bring them to Belmont Park.
The cyclist lived in a dormitory nearby at the racetrack and worked assisting a horse trainer.
No criminality is suspected, and the driver had a valid license, authorities said. He passed a breathalyzer after the accident, and inspectors did not find any violations on his truck.


It's hard to overstate the significance of the book of Acts within the story of the Bible. Acts narrates the great transition into the Church-age. It is the story of Christ's continual work, now through the Holy Spirit.


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Agency / Source: VINCI
VINCI Signs A Strategic Partnership Agreement Covering Motorway Development in Vietnam
PRZOOM - /newswire/ - Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine, France, 2016/09/06 - VINCI Concessions has signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC), the Vietnamese highways agency - Vinci-Concessions.com. CAC 40; Euronext 100
• A cooperation agreement with Vietnam Expressway Corporation;
• An ambitious motorway development programme.
The signing at Government Guest House in Hanoi was followed by a ceremony attended by President Trần Đại Quang of Vietnam and President François Hollande of France.
The VEC-VINCI Concessions partnership covers joint development of concession schemes for road infrastructures currently operated by VEC as well as technology exchange. The cooperation agreement also focuses on construction, financing and operation by VEC and VINCI of new greenfield motorway projects involving the VINCI Group's concessions and contracting businesses.
As part of the strategic partnership, VINCI Concessions, via its subsidiary VINCI Highways, will take part in Vietnam's ambitious infrastructure development programme. The country plans to build a national expressway network, including the 1,800 km North-South expressway, the country's backbone, notably on the basis of the public private partnership model.
This is a demonstration of VINCI Concessions' dynamic expansion in high-growth countries. VINCI Concessions is already present in Asia via its subsidiary VINCI Airports, which operates the airports in Cambodia and Osaka, Japan.
Lastly, this operation bears witness to VINCI's ambitious expansion strategy outside Europe.
About VINCI Concessions
VINCI Concessions (vinci-concessions.com) designs, finances, builds and operates transport infrastructure and public facilities under public-private partnership arrangements. The Group's integrated concession-construction approach enables VINCI Concessions to develop solutions that optimise the performance of the projects entrusted to it while providing a high level of service to customers and end users. VINCI Concessions is Europe's leading operator of transport infrastructure concessions (VINCI Highways, VINCI Airports and VINCI Railways).
About VINCI
VINCI is a global player in concessions and construction, employing more than 185,000 people in some 100 countries. We design, finance, build and operate infrastructure and facilities that help improve daily life and mobility for all. Because we believe in all-round performance, above and beyond economic and financial results, we are committed to operating in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. And because our projects are in the public interest, we consider that reaching out to all our stakeholders and engaging in dialogue with them is essential in the conduct of our business activities.
VINCI Concessions | Vietnam Expressway Corp.
Contact: Paul-Alexis Bouquet - VINCI.com
+33(0)1 47 16 31 82 paul-alexis.bouquet[.]vinci.com
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