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ATAF re-elects Fowler as African tax chief
The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler, has been re-elected as Council Chairman of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) for a fresh two-year term.
This was disclosed in a press release signed by Wahab Gbadamosi, FIRS' Head of Communications and Servicom Department.
According to the release, Fowler was returned unopposed by all ATAF Council members at the Forum's 5th General Assembly meeting, on Wednesday in Gaborone, Botswana.
He led the organisation in the last two years, with commendable applause from members of the organisation. His candidature was not opposed by any of the 26 countries that participated in the elections.
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Burundi, Burkina Faso and Mauritius contested the position of the Vice-Chairman, which Mauritius won.
Established in 2009, ATAF, the continental association of tax authorities, has 38 members.
Fowler succeeded Mr Gershem T. Pasi, the Commissioner- General of Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, in 2016. Under Fowler, ATAF has made tremendous strides.
Last year in Abuja, ATAF launched the landmark ATAF Transfer Pricing Toolkit, which is assisting African countries to prevent huge financial losses through new Transfer Pricing Rules.
Many African Tax Authorities are leveraging the toolkit to contain financial leakages from their economy.
Also, ATAF under Fowler has given Africa a global voice in global tax matters.
ATAF is leading the world in African position on Tax Affairs, with its representation on High Level Talks on stemming Illicit Financial Flows (IFF). Under Fowler, the Forum has also launched the African Tax Outlook, through which African Tax administrations are sharing data.
It has equally strengthened the capacities of African Tax Administration Authorities, with its organisation of quality technical training on the continent
While declaring the conference open on Monday, Fowler noted that attendance of 35 countries at the event (out of 38 members) reflect the value and appreciation attached to the role ATAF continues to play in leading and shaping tax matters on the African Continent, adding that the attendance reinforces members support for and participation in the ATAF agenda.
The ATAF Chairman stated that the ATAF Council considers the General Assembly as pivotal in ATAF's journey.
"We take cognisance of the fact that this is the tenth year of its operations and as such, we are delighted that for the last two years, as the Council, we have been deeply engaged in providing the organisation with the direction required to meet its mandate to support the forging of effective and efficient tax systems in Africa," he said.
Fowler similarly noted that the foundation and current health of the organisation is robust and ready to propel the work of ATAF into the next 10 years that can be productive, focused and support Africa as articulated in its Agenda 2063.
"The work of the organisation is at the peak of its visibility, both at the continental level and globally. The recent recognition of ATAF's work by the African Union during the July Assembly of its Heads of State and Government in Mauritania as well as the most recent acceptance of ATAF as a member to two sub committees, of the UN
Experts on Mutual Tax Matters (ODA and Tax Treaties) that took place last week in Geneva-Switzerland, is a clear manifestation of the global and continental recognition and endorsement of ATAF as the leading voice on African taxation.
This is a vision that we, as Council, have steadily promoted, in our tenure, and that we have no doubt the new Council will strengthen and advance this vision," he stated.
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The ATAF Chairman, who is also the first Vice Chairman of the United Nations International Experts on Tax Matters, noted that the theme of the 5th General Assembly is "Moving Africa Beyond Aid through Tax Revenue Mobilisation" is key to sustainable developments in Africa.
While acknowledging the importance of aid to Africa's self-sustainability and to development when well utilised, he urged African countries to look inward, modernise their tax systems and generate revenue through increased effectiveness in tax mobilisation.
"This is indeed more sustainable and reliable for development and since it happened elsewhere, there is no reason why it cannot happen in Africa.
It is critical that we deepen our engagement with development partners to ensure that their promised support is efficiently delivered and effectively used and that we tap into their experience as we shape the tax agenda for our continent," he emphasised.
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Tony La Russa says he'd order walk to Turner again
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa brings out the line-up card before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Friday, June 3, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
CHICAGO – A day after ordering a two-strike intentional walk that backfired, Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa said he'd do it all over again.
In the sixth inning of Thursday's 11-9 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, La Russa walked right-handed hitting speedster Trea Turner with a 1-2 count. Left-handed hitting Max Muncy followed with a three-run homer off lefty Bennett Sousa that opened the Los Angeles lead to 10-5.
Muncy had five RBIs in his return after missing 11 games with left elbow inflammation. He entered hitting .150 to Turner's .303.
Before Friday's home game against Texas, the 77-year-old La Russa referred to a line he said was passed on to him by former White Sox and Baltimore manager Paul Richards.
"Trust your gut. Don't cover your butt," La Russa said.
Freddie Freeman was at second in the sixth on Thursday after Sousa bounced an 0-2 slider for a wild pitch. With first-base open, La Russa ordered the intentional walk to Turner, whom he believed represented a bigger threat.
"Pssssh, 24 hours later, I'm even more surprised," La Russa said of the reaction. "That's not even a close call. I mean do you know what Muncy was hitting from the left-hand side this season? .125."
The move was all about Turner, who had already driven in a run when he legged out an infield single.
"Turner is a tough hitter with no strikes, one strike, two strikes," La Russa said. "He shortens up and he's got all kinds of ways to put the ball in play and hurt you.
"Now, if it had been a right-handed pitcher, yeah, I probably would have tried to make a pitch."
Turner said he was astonished when he was sent to first. Muncy admitted he was riled, then lofted a 2-2 pitch from Sousa just over the left-center wall for his fourth homer.
"Since then, somebody sent me some stats about what Turner hits with 1-2 counts," La Russa said. "He's like the third- or fourth-best hitter in baseball over the past three years. I mean, we all know that."

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Downregulation of KLF6 is an early event in hepatocarcinogenesis, and stimulates proliferation while reducing differentiation
Sigal Kremer-Tal, Goutham Narla, Yingbei Chen, Eldad Hod, Analisa DiFeo, Steven Yea, Ju Seog Lee, Myron Schwartz, Swan N. Thung, Isabel M. Fiel, Michaela Banck, Eran Zimran, Snorri S. Thorgeirsson, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Jordi Bruix, John A. Martignetti, Josep M. Llovet, Scott L. Friedman
Background/Aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has the most rapidly rising cancer incidence in the US and Europe. The KLF6 tumor suppressor is frequently inactivated in HCC by loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH) and/or mutation. Methods: Here we have analyzed 33 HBV- and 40 HCV-related HCCs for mRNA expression of wildtype KLF6 (wtKLF6) as well as the KLF6 variant 1 (SV1), a truncated, growth-promoting variant that antagonizes wtKLF6 function. The HCV-related tumors analyzed represented the full histologic spectrum from cirrhosis and dysplasia to metastatic cancer. Results: Expression of KLF6 mRNA is decreased in 73% of HBV-associated HCCs compared to matched surrounding tissue (ST), with reductions of ∼80% in one-third of the patients. KLF6 mRNA expression is also reduced in dysplastic nodules from patients with HCV compared to cirrhotic livers (p < 0.005), with an additional, marked decrease in the very advanced, metastatic stage (p < 0.05). An increased ratio of KLF6SV1/wt KLF6 is present in a subset (6/33, 18%) of the HBV-related HCCs compared to matched ST. Reconstituting KLF6 in HepG2 cells by retroviral infection decreased proliferation and related markers including cyclin D1 and beta-catenin, increased cellular differentiation based on induction of albumin, E-cadherin, and decreased alpha fetoprotein. Conclusions: We conclude that reduced KLF6 expression is common in both HBV- and HCV-related HCCs and occurs at critical stages during cancer progression. Effects of KLF6 are attributable to regulation of genes controlling hepatocyte growth and differentiation.
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Down-Regulation Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Messenger RNA Medicine & Life Sciences 48%
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Medicine & Life Sciences 45%
Loss of Heterozygosity Medicine & Life Sciences 32%
alpha-Fetoproteins Medicine & Life Sciences 31%
Cyclin D1 Medicine & Life Sciences 30%
Hep G2 Cells Medicine & Life Sciences 30%
Kremer-Tal, S., Narla, G., Chen, Y., Hod, E., DiFeo, A., Yea, S., Lee, J. S., Schwartz, M., Thung, S. N., Fiel, I. M., Banck, M., Zimran, E., Thorgeirsson, S. S., Mazzaferro, V., Bruix, J., Martignetti, J. A., Llovet, J. M., & Friedman, S. L. (2007). Downregulation of KLF6 is an early event in hepatocarcinogenesis, and stimulates proliferation while reducing differentiation. Journal of hepatology, 46(4), 645-654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2006.10.012
Downregulation of KLF6 is an early event in hepatocarcinogenesis, and stimulates proliferation while reducing differentiation. / Kremer-Tal, Sigal; Narla, Goutham; Chen, Yingbei et al.
In: Journal of hepatology, Vol. 46, No. 4, 04.2007, p. 645-654.
Kremer-Tal, S, Narla, G, Chen, Y, Hod, E, DiFeo, A, Yea, S, Lee, JS, Schwartz, M, Thung, SN, Fiel, IM, Banck, M, Zimran, E, Thorgeirsson, SS, Mazzaferro, V, Bruix, J, Martignetti, JA, Llovet, JM & Friedman, SL 2007, 'Downregulation of KLF6 is an early event in hepatocarcinogenesis, and stimulates proliferation while reducing differentiation', Journal of hepatology, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 645-654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2006.10.012
Kremer-Tal S, Narla G, Chen Y, Hod E, DiFeo A, Yea S et al. Downregulation of KLF6 is an early event in hepatocarcinogenesis, and stimulates proliferation while reducing differentiation. Journal of hepatology. 2007 Apr;46(4):645-654. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2006.10.012
Kremer-Tal, Sigal ; Narla, Goutham ; Chen, Yingbei et al. / Downregulation of KLF6 is an early event in hepatocarcinogenesis, and stimulates proliferation while reducing differentiation. In: Journal of hepatology. 2007 ; Vol. 46, No. 4. pp. 645-654.
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Well, it's been a while since I blogged about low-carb. I've been cruising, but I did have a little slip, I confess. I ate too much of my low-ered carb cheesecake and probably too much of some other low carb fare and gained four pounds in about a 5-day span. One hard-core workout and a day of eating right, however, got me back in line. It's so easy to creep into complacency. I wonder if there is any science to the idea that our bodies 'wait' for any morsel or scrap to come in that it can use to gain weight, under the assumption that we surely shall starve if the current low-carb diet continues. It's silly, it's just that it seems to happen so quickly.
On the topic of food, if you follow low-carb and are past the induction phase, you owe it to yourself to go to Viva Low Carb online and order their Carb Kruncher's bagels, if nothing else. These are SO good. I have not been able to tell the difference between them and the 'real thing'. The best part is that they are chock full of fiber, and some protein, and come in at 5 net gram of carbohydrate. Exciting, right??
In addition to making a great breakfast or snack, I discovered a new fabulous way to use them tonight at dinner. I love meatloaf, but with the breadcrumbs providing the binding that eggs alone can't provide, I have missed out on meatloaf for a long time. Mine is good. No, not all dried out and covered with too-tart, dried-out tomato sauce. Anyway, I put a plain bagel in the food processor and added it to 1 1/2 lb of lean ground beef, 2 eggs, garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper to taste, and ….get ready….salsa and Mexican cheese. I decided it would be Mexican meatloaf. I could have added Tobasco, too, but I am out. Anyway- another note is that the cheese basically cooked out of it, but I thought I could still taste it. I added a bit more salsa and sour cream on top, but it was actually delicious without it. So there you go. You may notice that I am really bad at listing amounts on my recipes. That's because I experiment a lot and eyeball everything. My measurements are generally "a handful of this" and a 'smidge' of that. Not very helpful for very careful cooks. But too many people I know are way too careful with recipes, and I feel this stifles creativity and flexibility. Having said that, a tried and true classic recipe that has to be exact should be followed- you don't want to go and mess it up. But for me, discovery is the true joy of cooking. Some of the best foods I have had have some strange 'secret ingredient' that doesn't seem to make any sense, and yet is the key to the whole recipe. Like putting vinegar in a chocolate cake recipe. Strange…yet amazing.
Had I been a rigid thinker, I would not have thought to food process my low-carb bagel and add it to my meatloaf. I might have thought of it but not tried it for 'fear' that it would be weird, or gross. But- logic won out. If I liked it as a bagel, and it very closely resembled the texture and flavor of bread, why wouldn't it be good in the meatloaf?
Other experiments in the kitchen don't always go so well. Some low-carb pre-made foods I have tried have been abominable. The crazy thing about those is that someone who is trying to actually make money approved the sale of these items. Did they taste it? Did they actually think it was good?
Anyway, the point is to try something new. Experiment. Get creative. Use what you have and be resourceful.
Carbs these days: I don't always count every day, and that can sometimes get me into trouble. I still eat plenty of Atkin's bars for my sweet tooth, the fiber, the protein, and mostly- the convenience. I do tire of their cost, however.
I have discovered plain, Greek yogurt and have been enjoying it in a myriad of ways. I make easy fro yo with it, frozen fruit, stevia and vanilla. Sometimes I just use vanilla, and pop it into the freezer, stirring it up multiple times. I really want a home fro yo soft serve maker for Christmas, if anyone who gives me gifts is reading this… Greek yogurt is great just refrigerated, too. I add fruit, or just vanilla. It makes a wonderful salad dressing base, and is a good, creamy ingredient in low-carb baked goods. I just really enjoy it .
I suppose I am getting 25-35 grams of carbs most days. Yes, even after ten months and an active life including workouts, I still can't go above this range without seeing a weight gain. I do wonder how much a part plain old calories play into this, though.
My weight varies between 124- 126. I hit 129 this week and was back at 125 the next day. I have noticed when I drop below 123, my face looks too droopy and tired, and so I might not endeavor to go any lower at my age. This weight seems to suit me. I just want to continue to work out. I still am more sporadic than regular with it, but I am getting better. I refuse to blow off family or household obligations to work on my body. I have to fit it in.
My birthday looms in just 3 short days, and I am pondering my birthday treats ideas…I really don't think I will want to consume 3000 calories in a day, so consider the following list to be just ideas that I might pursue. I won't be eating everything on the list!
Snack (tee hee!) Tortilla chips and nacho cheese sauce. Add guacamole, maybe salsa, too.
Dinner: Steak and lobster, wine. HOT ROLLS with butter.
Dessert: A large piece of Birthday cake- of high quality!
Late Night Snack- Pizza or cheesesticks with sauce. Maybe even…CHOCOLATE CANDY??
Next Day- back to normal low-carb life on the strict. It might be awhile at five pounds gain, so I have to be ready for that very real potential reality.
That's all the news in low-carb lifestyles for today, and maybe the week. Retail employment gets pretty busy this time of year. Please comment now and again, and thank you to everyone who follows and reads my blog!
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How tall are you, Lee? I get the impression that you are at your ideal weight now and am maintaining. I was just reading last night that a major study showed that a BMI OVER 'ideal' (actually has a lower risk of mortality than people at an ideal weight. The premise of the book – 'The Obesity Myth' – states that our culture operates under an 'anorexic mindset' and our notions of 'ideal weight' are simply wrong.
weight 123.6. Dimensions today: 34/27.5 /35. I wear small tops, and size 5 pants.
One Year ago: weight 142. 34/31/38.7 with a small/medium top and size 10-13 pants, depending on maker and cut. I gain most of my weight in the hips and THIGHS first, which we, as women, don't list in our measurements very often. My thigh at it's largest spot is 21″. I don't remember this with 100% accuracy, but I think the last time I measured it when I was still trying to lose, it was about 23.5.
Remember how the 'perfect' dimensions are supposed to be 36-24-36 ? Well, my waist just doesn't want to be that small, and my top half doesn't want to be that big! When I was 18, and under severe stress/starving, I was at 31/23/32. So I can run too thin, and I was at 118 then. I don't need to be that little. I am OK with where I am. I have also found that at age 43 (44 tomorrow) too much weight lost leaves my face looking haggard and gaunt. This makes me look older, and tired all the time. Not my ideal look. So no worries. Just remember that I have to be careful, since I have found that it is very easy to gain. It wasn't too hard to lose again, though. That is a new feeling. Thanks for your concern.


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GM to co-develop EVs for Honda
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GM introduced an all-new modular EV platform and battery system, dubbed Ultium, on March 4 in Warren, Mich.
General Motors will help develop two new electric vehicles for Honda that will be powered by GM's upcoming Ultium batteries, the automakers said Thursday.
Honda will design the interior and exterior of the vehicles. They will ride on GM's global EV platform, which "will be engineered to support Honda's driving character," the companies said in a joint statement.
GM will build the EVs at its North American plants, and sales are expected to begin in the 2024 model year in Honda's U.S. and Canadian markets.
The vehicles will offer GM's hands-free advanced driver-assist technology. The technology mirrors GM's Super Cruise system but will have Honda-specific branding, a spokeswoman said.
"This collaboration will put together the strength of both companies, while combined scale and manufacturing efficiencies will ultimately provide greater value to customers," Rick Schostek, executive vice president of American Honda, said in the statement. "This expanded partnership will unlock economies of scale to accelerate our electrification road map and advance our industry-leading efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
GM and Honda's electrification partnership goes back to 2013, when the automakers jointly developed hydrogen fuel cell technology. The companies also worked together on the Cruise Origin, a self-driving, shared electric van unveiled in January. Honda invested $2.75 billion into GM's Cruise subsidiary last year and became involved in GM's battery module development efforts starting in 2018.
The companies continue to evaluate the possibility of extending the partnership further, Schostek said.
As part of the agreement, Honda will incorporate GM's OnStar safety and security services into the vehicles, integrating them with HondaLink.
The agreement "further validates the technical advancements and capabilities of our Ultium batteries and our all-new EV platform," Doug Parks, GM executive vice president of global product development, said in the statement. "It is another step on our journey to an all-electric future and delivering a profitable EV business through increased scale and capacity utilization. We have a terrific history of working closely with Honda, and this new collaboration builds on our relationship and like-minded objectives."
Honda has long resisted jumping on the EV bandwagon, insisting that hybrids are more appropriate for the North American market. At the same time, the company has stressed its partnerships with GM on hydrogen fuel cell development and autonomous driving.
Honda debuted its Honda e small EV in Europe in January but said there were no plans for the city car with limited EV range to come to the U.S. Honda also discontinued its Clarity EV in the U.S. The Clarity had only 89 miles of range and was considered a "compliance car" to meet zero-emissions vehicle regulations in California and other states.
GM, meanwhile, has pledged $20 billion toward electric and autonomous vehicle programs through 2025. It plans to build 20 EVs globally by 2023 and is converting its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant into an EV manufacturing hub with a $3 billion investment.
GM's proprietary Ultium battery, which it will manufacture through a $2.3 billion joint venture with LG Chem in Ohio, will allow for a range of up to 400 miles on a full charge — about 50 percent more than the 259-mile range for the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt.
The batteries have large-format, stackable pouch-style cells for more flexibility and optimal battery energy storage. They are made of a traditional nickel-cobalt-manganese combination, but GM also added aluminum to reduce the amount of costly cobalt by 70 percent.
GM last month said the Ultium technology would allow its battery costs to drop below $100 per kilowatt-hour, the threshold widely seen as making EVs competitive with internal-combustion vehicles. The company projects its EV sales in North America and China combined will reach 1 million a year by the middle of the decade.
Laurence Iliff contributed to this report.
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Ixia's Ixgreen is used to verify power efficiency of network devices.
One challenge in testing networking products is measuring vendors' claims of how green their products can be. Most of the time, during the course of reviewing, I just have to take vendors at their word. But it seems this might change in the near future.
On Tuesday, Ixia, a global provider of IP performance test systems, announced that its IxGreen solution and iSimCity facility will be used to measure the energy efficiency of Juniper Network's T1600 core router, a massive router used to handle huge corporate networks.
In addition, Ixia and Juniper Networks announced the formation of the ECR Initiative in conjunction with Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. The initiative is a framework for measuring the energy efficiency of network and telecom devices.
IxGreen is the industry's first "green" test and measurement solution that's actually integrated into the networking system, allowing for measurement of a device's power consumption at various load conditions utilizing real-world applications and traffic.
While the IxGreen tests are currently used only for networks of large scale, it's hoped that someday they can be used to rate regular home wireless routers, as well as other network devices. I'll let you know when I actually start implementing this in reviewing wireless routers here at CNET.


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Q: Why doesn't the limit exist after changing the epsilon-delta definition? Theres an example following a proof on the limit of a composite function in my book where the author tries to justify their use of $|x-x_0|<\delta$ rather than $0<|x-x_0|<\delta$ in the standard epsilon-delta definition;
Consider the functions $f,g:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R}$
$$f(x)=\begin{cases} x\sin(\frac{1}{x}) &\text{if}\;x\neq0 \\0 &\text{if}\;x=0 \end{cases} \\ g(y)=\begin{cases}1  &\text{if}\;y\neq0 \\0  &\text{if}\;y=0 \end{cases}$$
Then with $|x-x_0|<\delta$ definition, $\lim_{y\to0}g(y)$ does not exist and the theorem of limit of composite function is vacuously true since the hypotheses (which includes that the above limit needs to exist) are not fulfilled. This part I understood.
But when we have $0<|x-x_0|<\delta$, the above limit (=1) and $\lim_{x\to0}f(x)=0$ exists but the author states that $\lim_{x\to0}(g\circ f)(x)$ does not exist. How? Informally, if $x$ gets close to $0$, then $f(x)$ gets close to zero, so this "close to zero" value gets fed into $g$ which will hover around the value 1. So where do things go wrong?

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The Israeli army invaded Al Far'a refugee camp south of Tubass city in the northern part of the West Bank on Thursday morning.
During the invasion, Israeli troops attacked and searched residents' homes. Soldiers fired sound and tear gas bombs into residents' homes and injured four, all were moved to hospitals in Nablus city. No names of casualties were issued.
Ahmad Sawalmah and his brother Firas were abducted when Israeli soldiers searched and ransacked their family home, the family reported.
In the meantime, heavily armored Israeli vehicles are still in the refugee camp, enforcing a strict curfew and confining scores of Palestinian families to their homes.


The MITRE Corporation will have a presentation on Monday, October 3rd from 4:30 – 5:40 pm, Wheatley Atrium. MITRE Corporation is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, supporting over seven defense and civil agencies (including the National Institute of Standards for Cybersecurity and healthcare). Dr. Susan Tisdale will provide an overview of MITRE, its work, opportunities for summer internships, and how to apply for those internships. The presenter, a 20-year military veteran and 10 year MITRE employee will also discuss government opportunities as a federal employee, military member and contractor.
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March 2017 – present: Professor of Psychology and Behaviour Analysis, Swansea University
August 2015 – present: Visiting Professor, Reykjavik University, Iceland
October 2012 – February 2017: Reader, Swansea University.
June 2007 – September 2012: Senior Lecturer, Swansea University.
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During World War II the U.S. Navy used sports to condition recruits both mentally and physically for combat. The Naval Aviation Physical Training (V-5) Program compiled specific manuals outlining the instruction in each sport. Boxing is the essence of the fighting man, and from time immemorial it has been used to train, harden and discipline military personnel. Plus, army trainers have always considered boxing the best training possible for bayonet fighting. It is only natural, then, that boxing was central to the V-5 training program.
Boxing, originally published in 1943, was compiled by boxing champions and coaches to teach World War II cadets how to take a punch and fight back viciously, calmly and with deadly intent. The manual was so successful that the U.S. Naval Institute reissued it several times, and copies of the original manual are still in high demand.
Get yourself into top fighting shape by following the combat-proven boxing drills used by generations of naval recruits. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, 296 pp.


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Alicia Angela Tromp-Yarzagaray, known as Ella Tromp-Yarzagaray, is an Aruban former politician of the People's Electoral Movement party. She was the first woman to hold the positions of Minister of Finance and Minister Plenipotentiary in the country.

Biography
After graduating from Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs, comparable to junior high school, Ella obtained diplomas in bookkeeping, modern business administration, and introductory trade. Initially, she worked in business, but moved into education in 1976. She first worked as an Economic, Tourism, and Administrative Education teacher, then as an Economics teacher, and finally as a Secondary Administrative Education teacher.

Ella Tromp's political career began in 1989. She worked as an employee in the cabinet of the Prime Minister. On 9 March 1991 she was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary in the first cabinet of Nelson Oduber, a position which she held until 1 March 1993. She was the first woman in the history of the country to hold this position. She was also the first woman to be appointed as Minister of Finance, which she served as during Oduber's second cabinet. During her tenure as Minister of Finance, from 1993 to 1994, there was a quarrel between coalition members of the ruling government, which led to early elections and a shortened term. Despite this, she maintained firm control over government spending and for the first time in Aruba's status aparte period the country had a budget surplus.

From 1994 to 2001, Tromp was a Member of the Parliament of Aruba and sat on the People's Electoral Movement party board. From 30 October 2001 to 1 December 2005, she again served as Minister Plenipotentiary in Oduber's third cabinet. Upon the resignation of Christina van den Berg-de Freitas on 1 September 2008, she was appointed as acting Governor of Aruba. She resigned on November 1, 2016, and was succeeded by Yvonne Lacle-Dirksz.

Awards
In 1992, Tromp was awarded the Order of Francisco de Miranda (1st Class) by Venezuela for her services as a representative of Aruba to the Kingdom Body, a consultative mechanism between Venezuela, the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba, from 1989 to 1991.

She is also a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, the highest Dutch civil order.

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January 7, 2021 0Comments by Alex Sword
Four new stocks make our Dividend Growth Stocks Model Portfolio this month, which was made available to members on December 30, 2020.
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Featured Stock From December: Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC: $297/share)
Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC) is the featured stock from December's Dividend Growth Stocks Model Portfolio.
Northrop Grumman has grown net operating profit after-tax (NOPAT) by 13% compounded annually and NOPAT margin from 3% to 10% over the past 20 years. The firm's return on invested capital (ROIC) has increased from 5% in 1999 to 10% over the trailing twelve months (TTM), while its economic earnings, or the true cash flows of the business, have grown from -$176 million to $2 billion over the same time.
Figure 1: Northrop Grumman NOPAT Since 1999
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More importantly, Northrop Grumman's strong free cash flow (FCF) supports the firm's dividend payment. Northrop Grumman generated a cumulative $5 billion (10% of current market cap) in FCF while paying $3.6 billion in dividends from 2015 to 2019, per Figure 2. Over the TTM, Northrop Grumman generated $4.2 billion in free cash flow and paid $933 million in dividends.
Figure 2: Cumulative Free Cash Flow (FCF) vs. Regular Dividend Payments
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At its current price of $297/share NOC has a price-to-economic book value (PEBV) ratio of 0.7. This ratio means the market expects Northrop Grumman's NOPAT to permanently decline by 30%. This expectation seems overly pessimistic for a firm that has grown NOPAT by 13% compounded annually over the past two decades and 12% compounded annually over the past five years.
Even if Northrop Grumman's NOPAT margin falls to 8% (vs. TTM margin of 10%), and the firm grows NOPAT by just 2% compounded annually for the next 10 years, the stock is worth $407/share today – a 37% upside. See the math behind this reverse DCF scenario. Add in Northrop Grumman's 2.0% dividend yield and history of dividend growth, and it's clear why this stock is in December's Dividend Growth Stocks Model Portfolio.
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Les Tristes
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LES TRISTES | Lucas Ajemian and Julien Bismuth
February 26- March 28, 2010
Friday, February 26: 6-8pm
INVISIBLE-EXPORTS is pleased to present, Les Tristes: Invisible-Exports, a collaboration between Lucas Ajemian and Julien Bismuth.
Collaboration is a way of working. It is also a genre, founded on an idea or ideal of authorship.
Dialogue, on the other hand, is a form of interaction, one that has its own ethos and discipline of engagement, in which each protagonist is constantly asked to shift between listening and speaking, proposing and understanding, deciding and complying.
For their first exhibition at Invisible-Exports, Lucas Ajemian and Julien Bismuth are staging a dialogue of or out of sorts. By means of a series of objects, performances, the filming of scenes for a long-standing film project, and a publication, they will engage in an exchange across a frail and blurred divide of authorship. The materials used for this exhibition will be newspaper, glue, water, wire mesh, a mime, newsprint and ink, a printing press, computers and cell phones, and other, miscellaneous and as of yet more or less unknown items. Scenes for the "Les Tristes" film will be staged and shot every week at or within proximity to the gallery. Anyone interested in participating or auditioning for these scenes may contact the gallery for dates and times.
The exhibition ventures to address such topics as: (a.) the immateriality of concepts as an ideal rendered unattainable by the materiality of language, (b.) the ideal of furniture as objects rendered immaterial by our familiar and unconscious relation to them, (c.) the material and yet seemingly immaterial nature of the filmic illusion, (d.) the fallacy of commerce as an end to a means rather than a means to an end, (e.) the irascibility of the avant-gardes, (f.) the difficulty of breaking down language into analyzable units, (g.) the morning papers, (h.) distraction, (i.) manholes, and – perhaps most importantly (j.) the consequences of having an absence of motives being counteracted by a plenitude of impulses.
Julien Bismuth (1972) holds an MA from Goldsmith's College, London and is a PhD candidate in literature at Princeton University. He has had solo exhibitions at the Box, Los Angeles; Layr Wuestenhagen Contemporary, Vienna; Institut d'Art Contemporain, Lyon, France; Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt; and Galerie Georges-Phillipe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris. His work has been reviewed in the New Yorker, The New York Times, and Flash Art.
Lucas Ajemian and Julien Bismuth have collaborated on a series of projects since 2005. They have exhibited together at the Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris (2008); Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt (2006), the Orange County Museum, Newport Beach, CA (2008) and Foxy Productions, New York (2008).


A 29-year-old woman presented to our clinic with symptoms of allergic rhinitis for 2 years associated with nasal obstruction for 5 months. On examination, there was broadening of the root of nose (Figure 1) with multiple pale polyps in the left nasal cavity. A computed tomography scan revealed a heterogenous lesion in the left ethmoid, maxillary, sphenoid, and frontal sinuses with thinning of the bony walls (Figure 2). A provisional diagnosis of allergic fungal sinusitis was made, and the fungal debris (Figure 3) and polyps were removed completely.
Postoperative histopathology confirmed the diagnosis, and the culture from the specimen grew Aspergillus niger (Figure 4). The patient was started on a steroid nasal spray for three months postoperatively and recovered completely; she was asymptomatic at eight-month follow-up. The patient provided informed consent for inclusion in this report.
The term "allergic fungal sinusitis" was introduced by Robson et al1 in 1989. Incidence depends on geographic location; most cases are in temperate regions and regions with high humidity.2 This condition is most commonly seen in immunocompetent adolescents and young adults. The causative fungi are usually dematiaceous fungi, consisting of the genera Alternaria, Bipolaris, Curvularia, Drechslera, Fusarium, and Aspergillus.3 Theories on pathogenesis include hypersensitivity and T-cell-mediated reactions as well as a humoral immune response.2 Patients usually present with symptoms of allergic rhinitis, bilateral nasal obstruction, or chronic sinusitis like nasal congestion, purulent rhinorrhea, or headaches. Examination findings vary from intranasal edema and polyposis to facial disfigurement and orbital abnormalities.2,4 The bony remodeling and/or erosion, expansion of soft tissues, and mass-like appearance of the fungus may initially create the impression of an aggressive cancer. Maintaining an appropriate level of suspicion may help clinicians recognize this entity promptly and counsel patients better.
1. Robson JM, Hogan PG, Benn RA, Gatenby PA. Allergic fungal sinusitis presenting as a paranasal sinus tumour. Aust N Z J Med 1989 Aug;19(4):351-3.
2. Marglani O. Update in the management of allergic fungal sinusitis. Saudi Med J 2014 Aug;35(8):791-5.
3. Correll DP, Luzi SA, Nelson BL. Allergic fungal sinusitis. Head Neck Pathol 2015 Dec;9(4):488-91. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-014-0598-5.
4. White LC, Jang DW, Yelvertan JC, Kountakis SE. Bony erosion patterns in patients with allergic fungal sinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2015 Jul-Aug;29(4):243-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4186.
5. Bent JP 3rd, Kuhn FA. Diagnosis of allergic fungal sinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994 Nov;111(5):580-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/019459989411100508.


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How to Get a Pro Discount on Prana Apparel
By Stephanie Faris Updated June 29, 2019
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If you've ever packed for a vacation, you're probably all too aware how tough it can be. PrAna specializes in leisure wear built for comfort, whether you're hitting the road or hanging out around the house. Pro discounts are available to influencers, employees and their friends as well as qualifying members of professional organizations that have partnered with prAna to provide additional perks.
Getting PrAna Pro Deals
Brands like prAna specialize in marketing experiences rather than items. Sure, they sell clothing, but nothing can promote those items more than showing them in action. The ideal prAna influencer not only has a large online following, but also gets out of the house, traveling and participating in adventurous activities. The company also specializes in yoga wear, so certain fitness professionals may also be approved for the company's influencer program.
As with any influencer program, to get prAna pro deals, you'll need to have a strong online following. PrAna doesn't specify a number, but obviously the stronger the following, the better. A nano influencer is defined as someone with at least 1,000 followers, but those most likely to be accepted will have many more. A nano influencer may have fewer followers, but those followers are heavily engaged rather than merely casual fans.
Becoming a PrAna Influencer
If you qualify for the prAna pro deal, you'll get special pricing and sneak peeks of new items. This discount is good on the prAna website, as well as in the company's brick-and-mortar outlets in Boulder and Denver, Colorado; Edina, Minnesota; Manhattan Beach, Palo Alto and San Francisco, California; and Portland, Oregon. In exchange for these discounts, you'll be expected to regularly promote the brand messaging, which is live fully, play long and travel well.
PrAna has information on its influencer program available on the Influencer site page. There you'll find a link to the application, as well as a connection to the online portal for influencers that you can use once you're selected. The application doesn't ask for your social media account information, so make sure you have a single website URL you can direct them to that makes your influencer status clear.
Discounts Through Professional Partnerships
You don't have to be a prAna influencer to get a discount, though. If you're part of the Yoga Alliance, you can qualify for 50 percent off full-priced products. Yoga Alliance membership is only available to registered yoga teachers, which means you need at least 200 hours of accredited training.
Another great alternative to prAna pro deals is the discount you'll get as a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. Members get 50 percent off, as long as you're a certified professional. ACSM membership is available to degreed medical professionals, but there's also a professional-in-training membership available to physicians in residency programs or postdoctoral fellowships.
PrAna Friends and Family Discount
Another option for those who don't qualify for prAna's influencer program is the friends and family discount. If you work for prAna's parent company, Columbia Sportswear, you can get special discount codes that will give you extra savings on the prAna website. In addition to prAna, you can also save on Columbia, Mountain Hard Wear and Sorel products on their respective websites.
The good news is that you don't have to directly work for Columbia to get the discount. If you have a friend or family member who works there, the company extends the deal to you too. Unfortunately, prAna influencers aren't considered employees, but it might be worth checking with all your social media friends to see if anyone works for the company. Each code only works for one order, though, so you'll need to request a new code each time you want to shop.
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Though it doesn't have full membership in global institutions like the World Health Organization (WHO) and initiatives such as the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), Taiwan has found ways to incorporate the priorities and principles of these efforts into its preparedness work. On October 19, 2016, Taiwan published a complete multi-sectoral Global Health Security Assessment, conducted by a six-person External Assessment Team from the UPMC Center for Health Security (the "Center") in June 2016. The assessment used the WHO's new International Health Regulations (IHR) Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool. The JEE Tool provides a standard metric by which countries and regions can assess their current baseline capacities and measure future progress toward full development of IHR capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats, whether they are naturally occurring, deliberate, or accidental.
As a member of the Taiwan JEE assessment team, I can attest to the value of the whole process. First, in a world that seems to be in a continual state of emergency, JEE assessments afford participants a rare opportunity to step back and receive from their peers an honest accounting of their strengths and weaknesses for preventing, detecting, and responding to a range of health security threats, such as human and zoonotic disease outbreaks, radiation and chemical emergencies, and food safety events. Second, since the assessments take a multi-sectoral approach, participants must bring together different stakeholders, which can be an important first step towards building strong, working relationships between agencies.
These benefits are not unique to our experiences in Taiwan. At a symposium that the Center organized, individuals involved in JEE assessments in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Pakistan, and the US spoke to the perceived value of the process and reported similar benefits to what my colleagues and I observed in Taiwan.
Word of the JEE's value is spreading. Reportedly, WHO now has a backlog of countries and regions that have requested JEE assessments. This is a welcome development. After more than 10 years of stalled progress on the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR), it is encouraging to see a new wave of enthusiasm for global health security. Now we must sustain this momentum to ensure that all countries are able to assess their capacities and make the necessary improvements to ensure that epidemics no longer pose significant threats to society.


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U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan plans to run for minority leader
by: CNN, NBC4 Staff
Posted: Nov 7, 2018 / 05:06 PM EST / Updated: Nov 7, 2018 / 05:18 PM EST
Conservative Rep. Jim Jordan announced plans today to run for House Minority Leader.
Jordan's bid comes hours after he won re-election in Ohio's 4th Congressional District and Democrats regained control of the lower chamber.
Jordan, R-Urbana, will challenge fellow Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of California, for the Republican spot in the House. McCarthy is currently the House's Majority Leader.
Jordan is considered a long shot for the leadership post. Under House rules, McCarthy would only need a simple majority vote in the conference to win the minority leader slot.
Jordan was re-elected despite recent accusations by ex-OSU wrestlers who have accused him of turning a blind eye to alleged sexual abuse at Ohio State.
The wrestlers have said they are victims of a now-dead Ohio State team doctor who's been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 100 former students.


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«Угроза обществу» () — американский фильм 1993 года, режиссёрский дебют братьев-близнецов Аллена и Альберта Хьюзов, рассказывающий о тяжёлой жизни в гетто, и известный обилием сцен с графическим насилием, нецензурной речью (слово «fuck» употребляется около 300 раз) и наркотиками.

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Сюжет фильма вращается вокруг Кейна «Кейди» Лоусона, приторговывающего наркотиками чёрного подростка, живущего в лос-анджелесском негритянском районе, и только что окончившего школу. Несмотря на получение диплома о среднем образовании, Кейна постепенно засасывает криминальный образ жизни его приятелей. Он становится соучастником в убийстве, автоугоне и других преступлениях. Тем не менее, он начинает осознавать необходимость изменить свою жизнь, во многом благодаря растущему чувству к Рони, матери-одиночке, растящей сына от его двоюродного брата и наставника Пернелла, приговорённого к пожизненному сроку. У Кейна появляется возможность изменить свою жизнь и уехать из гетто, но он совершил слишком много ошибок, и это в конце концов приводит к трагической развязке.

В 1993 году фильм получил приз MTV Movie Awards как лучший фильм года. При бюджете в 3,5 миллиона долларов кассовые сборы фильма составили 27,9 млн. Большинство сцен в комедии «Не грози южному централу, попивая сок у себя в квартале» являются пародией на сцены в «Угрозе обществу».

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IPS to highlight schooling options during virtual 'Showcase of Schools'
by: Alexa Green
Posted: Jan 13, 2021 / 05:26 AM EST / Updated: Jan 13, 2021 / 08:36 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS — The 7th annual IPS Showcase of Schools kicks off Wednesday.
The event typically takes place in person. But this year, it will be virtual to allow families and students to explore all the educational options available.
Starting at 9 a.m., families will be able to log online to the IPS Showcase of Schools' website to find out more about the academic and extracurricular offerings at more than 70 district wide schools.
There will be virtual booths where you can discover what clubs, programs and athletics schools offer.
There are even schools based on your child's interests, like environmental sciences, as well as based on your child's learning style.
Officials say it's all about finding the school that will be the best fit for your student.
"There's a little bit of something for everyone and really a lot to see and dig into and digest and that's why we're excited about showcase of schools being virtual and being a 12-hour event from 9 a.m. to 9 pm," explained IPS Communications Manager Carrie Cline Black.
Families will be able participate in live chats with school representatives during two different sessions.
The first will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the other will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
If families find a school that best fits their student, they can enroll or apply for the 2021-22 school year. Representatives from IPS and Enroll Indy will be available throughout the day to answer questions and to help with the district's choice application lottery.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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