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MTN steps up COVID fight with new campaign promoting mask-wearing
Posted on August 31, 2020 January 14, 2021 by amogelangmaluleka
MTN is adding its voice to global efforts to raise awareness about the importance of wearing masks to fight the spread of COVID-19 with today's launch of the #WearItForMe campaign across its markets.
As society navigates the "new normal" brought about by the pandemic, wearing face coverings remains one of the most effective measures to slow its spread. However, many people refuse to wear them, wear them incorrectly, or still underestimate their importance.
"COVID-19 has had profound health and socioeconomic impacts across the world. We empathise and mourn the lives lost to the pandemic. And even though the outbreak appears to be slowing in Africa, now is not the time to be complacent," says MTN's incoming group president and CEO Ralph Mupita.
"With increasing evidence that masks can limit the spread of COVID-19, and eventually eliminate the disease if worn by 80-90% of the population, we need to do what we can to make a meaningful difference. Wearing a mask is not only about protecting oneself, but about respecting and protecting others," says Mupita.
To help drive this behaviour, MTN is committing its September 2020 marketing resources to encourage everyone to do more to save lives. #WearItForMe is the second phase of MTN's Y'ello Hope COVID-19 response initiative. It is a powerful call-to-action using the voices of some of the most influential people in our communities: mothers and mother-figures. They will send heartfelt messages to all the children of Africa to wear a mask and "wear it for me''.
The campaign will build on MTN's work carried out under Y'ello Hope to brighten lives and limit the impact of the pandemic, including through providing free data lifelines, zero-rated access to educational sites and using technology for contact tracing and information dissemination through the Africa COVID Communications and Information Platform.
"Wearing a mask is, of course, not the only thing we all need to do to slow the spread of the virus: regular handwashing and strict social distancing are just as important," concludes Mupita.
#WearItForMe will run throughout September. Visit www.wearitfor.me to send a message to someone to encourage them to do the right thing. #WearItForMe: Because when we all wear masks, we protect each other.
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MTN announces the appointment of Ralph Mupita as the new group president and CEO
Posted on August 19, 2020 August 19, 2020 by amogelangmaluleka
MTN Group today announced that the current group CFO of MTN Group, Ralph Mupita, has been appointed as the new group president and CEO with effect from 1 September 2020. Ralph has served as the MTN Group CFO since April 2017 and has played a critical role in the development and execution of the group's strategy, capital allocation processes, financial performance as well as in the resolution of a number of complex regulatory matters.
MTN Group chairman Mr Mcebisi Jonas said: "After a rigorous and extensive search process, we are pleased to have appointed someone of Ralph's calibre, experience and ability to fill the group president and CEO position. Ralph's experience as the group CFO, strong knowledge of our businesses and markets, as well as successful background in financial services, M&A and emerging markets, place him in an excellent position to lead the growth and sustainability of the business going forward."
Ralph is a graduate of the University of Cape Town with a degree in Engineering and an MBA. Prior to joining MTN Group, Ralph was the CEO of Old Mutual Emerging Markets for five years, a business that provided financial services to individuals and corporates across 19 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia, managing over R1 trillion of customer assets under management at the time.
Commenting on his appointment, Ralph said: "Leading a business with MTN Group's history, scale and socio-economic impact is a privilege and honour, and I look forward to working with the group board and executive committee in driving growth and unlocking value for shareholders and broader stakeholders."
"MTN Group is well positioned to take advantage of the digital acceleration shifts and opportunities across our markets, and we are well placed to play an important and leading role in digital and financial inclusion of the African continent, working with our stakeholders and partners."
The current group president and CEO, Rob Shuter, will step down from his executive responsibilities on 31 August 2020 and will thereafter support Ralph as required until the end of his fixed-term contract early next year.
An update regarding the GCFO position will be made on or before 1 September 2020.
MTN Group and MTN Irancell confirm that there are no plans for an imminent exit by the group
MTN Group and MTN Irancell said on 10 August that there were no immediate plans for the exit of MTN from Iran and the 51.7 million customers in the republic could rely on continuing to receive the great service they have come to expect from the operator.
MTN Group, which is headquartered in South Africa, announced last week that its board of directors had decided that MTN would be best served in the future by focusing on its pan-African strategy.
As a result, it would look to dispose of its operations in the Middle East in an orderly manner over the medium term, which is over the next three to five years.
The group is in advanced talks to divest of its stake in MTN Syria. Next, it will look to reach agreement to dispose of its operations in Afghanistan and Yemen.
The close collaboration between MTN Group and MTN Irancell – in which the group has a minority 49% investment shareholding – will continue as it is, and business will be run as usual. We would also like to assure all our stakeholders of our best attention.
MTN delivers strong first half results amid COVID-19 challenges, announces it will focus on Africa
Posted on August 6, 2020 August 6, 2020 by amogelangmaluleka
MTN Group today reported encouraging results for the first half of 2020, navigating well through the economic crisis brought on by COVID-19.
MTN reported service revenue growth of 9,4% to R80 billion and EBITDA growth of 10,9% to R42 billion as efficiency initiatives saw its profit margins continue to improve. Headline earnings per share after non-operational impacts grew by 54%, operating free cash flow increased by 117,8% and ROE improved further to 14,1%.
"MTN's first half performance affirmed the resilience of our people and business model as we delivered strong results against the backdrop of unprecedented socio- and macroeconomic uncertainty and challenges," said MTN Group president and chief executive officer Rob Shuter.
"As we navigate the pandemic and its effects, we have prioritised looking after our people, customers and networks while focusing on efficiencies," he said, adding that work-from-home programmes continue for MTN staff; Y'ello Hope Packages are helping ease customers' financial pressures; and MTN's support for various other initiatives aims to limit the impact of COVID-19 on society.
MTN also announced it was focusing its strategy in future on the African markets: "As part of our ongoing portfolio review, we believe the group is best served to focus in the future on our pan-African strategy. We will therefore be exiting the Middle East in an orderly manner over the medium term. As a first step we are in advanced discussions to sell our 75% stake in MTN Syria," said Shuter.
Inspired by the group's belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life, MTN added 11 million subscribers in the first six months of the year to reach a total base of 262 million. By end June 2020, MTN had 102 million active data users and 38 million active Mobile Money users.
Despite lockdown restrictions impacting network rollout, MTN Group invested R10 billion in capital expenditure across our markets and brought a further 54 million people into 3G and 4G coverage. The focus on affordability of data saw the average rate per megabyte reduced by 34%.
The group made progress on the asset realisation programme, concluding the disposal of the tower company investments in Ghana and Uganda for R8,8 billion.
MTN did not declare an interim dividend given the continued uncertain impact of COVID-19 on the operating environment but will consider a final dividend should conditions warrant.
"While we expect the remainder of the year to be shaped by the ongoing challenges presented by the pandemic, we believe that MTN will remain comparatively resilient and is poised to sustain its growth over the medium term," said Shuter.
MTN unveils African API marketplace to unlock the continent's fast-growing API industry
MTN is extending its digital strategy with the launch of a new pan-African API marketplace called Chenosis that will enable developers and businesses to discover and subscribe to what will become the largest library of open APIs published on the continent.
Chenosis will enable developers to tap into a broad spectrum of API products and services from across the continent, ranging from telecommunications, e-health, e-government, IoT, fintech, e-commerce, identity and authentication, payments and collections, location and more, from a single marketplace.
"Chenosis is a separate brand and entity, and will have an arms-length relationship with MTN so that it remains open to all mobile network operators, fintech start-ups, payment service providers, mobile wallet operators, financial service providers, and more," says Charles Molapisi, MTN Group Chief Technology and Information Officer.
The Chenosis Marketplace allows businesses and developers to publish their APIs so that other developers can discover and consume them. The marketplace also provides the tools for publishers to monetise and promote their APIs, by creating subscription plans and product bundles that developers and businesses can purchase. The Chenosis Marketplace portal has dashboards for publishers and consumers to track revenue and credit balances, view consumption analytics and API performance and lots more.
The power of the platform will be in the creation of mashup APIs which will connect cross-industry APIs and facilitate innovation and the ability to build new services and new business models. Mashups are new product and service orchestrations created by developers from two or more existing APIs.
"We have exciting pan-African and international partnerships lined up to publish and monetize their APIs in the marketplace over the coming months," says Molapisi. "These partnerships will enable Chenosis to become the largest and most diverse developer ecosystem on the African continent."
"This is one of the ways in which MTN is investing in the emergence of an open African API ecosystem that is powered by African ingenuity and innovation," he adds.
The Chenosis Marketplace will be open to the public from 10th August 2020. Developers can get started by exploring the Chenosis Marketplace at www.Chenosis.io
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HOSPITALITY KNIGHT 2020
6:00 -8:30 p.m.
Rosen College of Hospitality Management-Disney Dining Room
9907 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL 32819
Cost: $15 Alumni/Faculty/Students; $20 Industry Friends (Early Bird Rate thru 3/31)
Registration includes (2) tickets for beer/wine or signature Tito's cocktail, heavy hors d'oeuvres and coffee & dessert.
For questions or more information, please email Susan Boucher, Asst. Director of Alumni Engagement. Susan.boucher@ucf.edu
The Rosen College Alumni Chapter Board is pleased to announce that Ms. Salli Setta '87 will be the Keynote speaker for Hospitality Knight 2020, a Rosen College Alumni Board Signature Event.
Salli Setta was named President of Red Lobster in July 2013 and added the role of Chief Concept Officer to her responsibilities in March 2018. In this role, Salli is responsible for leading all brand, menu and experience innovation and for marketing and communicating the brand through both traditional media and new channels. Her responsibilities also include Public Relations and Seafood with Standards as well as Human Resources Administration and Restaurant Support Center Human Resources.
As President, Salli was part of the leadership team that helped Red Lobster become an independent, privately-held company, leading the organization through significant change. She developed and aligned the company to a simple strategy — Great Seafood, Great People and Great Results – that seeks to play to Red Lobster's strengths, helps the company build on its strong foundation and ultimately grow the company long-term. Under Salli's leadership, Red Lobster introduced a new, simpler, seafood-centric menu, introduced bigger, better shrimp and implemented numerous operations initiatives and simplifications.
Prior to being named President, Salli served as the brand's Executive Vice President of Marketing for eight years, where she led a comprehensive brand refresh and made extensive culinary changes.
Salli is the recipient of multiple industry awards. She has been recognized as one of Orlando Business Journal's "Women Who Mean Business" and is a 2017 inductee to the Rosen College of Hospitality Management's Hall of Fame. She is also a three-time Menu Masters Award winner, and in 2003, she was named Restaurant Business' "Menu Strategist of the Year" and one of Nation's Restaurant News' "Top 50 R&D Culinarians." And, she is the recipient of a Silver Effie for Olive Garden's "Hospitaliano" advertising campaign.
Salli holds a bachelor's degree in Organizational Communication from the University of Central Florida and an MBA from Florida Institute of Technology. She also completed the Women's Senior Leadership Program at the Kellogg School of Management. Salli currently serves as Chair of the Women's Foodservice Forum, the foodservice industry's premier Leadership Development resource, and she is a member of the Restaurant Industry Executive Council.
Join us for an evening of networking, learning and information sharing.

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Last major update issued on May 7, 2004 at 04:00 UTC.
The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled on May 6. Solar wind speed ranged between 443 and 621 km/sec under the influence of a fairly benign high speed stream from coronal hole CH94.
Solar flux measured at 20h UTC on 2.8 GHz was 86.4. The planetary A index was 8 (STAR Ap - based on the mean of three hour interval ap indices: 9.3).
Three hour interval K indices: 22322232 (planetary), 23323322 (Boulder).
Region 10604 decayed slowly and quietly and could become spotless in a day or two.
Region 10605 decayed significantly losing most of its spots and about half of the penumbral area.
[S399] This region emerged in the southwest quadrant near the central meridian on May 6. There is only one small spot and the region could soon become spotless again. Location at midnight: S16W12.
May 4-6: No fully or partly Earth directed CME observed.
A trans equatorial coronal hole (CH94) was in a geoeffective position on May 1-4.
Processed SOHO/EIT 284 image at 19:05 UTC on May 6. The darkest areas on the solar disk are likely coronal holes.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to active on May 7 due to a high speed stream from coronal hole CH94. Mostly quiet is likely on May 8-11.
Long distance low and medium frequency (below 2 MHz) propagation along east-west paths over high and upper middle latitudes is very poor. Propagation along long distance north-south paths is fair. Trans Atlantic propagation conditions are monitored every night on 1470 kHz. Dominant stations tonight: Radio Vibración (Venezuela) and CPN Radio (Perú), both with fairly strong signals. An interesting unidentified Spanish talking station was noted on 1439.87 kHz until Luxembourg on 1440 kHz signed on just before 03h UTC].


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Mukul is an Indian/South-Asian given name, which means "blossoming".

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Mukul Chowdhury, Bangladeshi lyricist and musical artist
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Mukul Dev, Indian artist, actor in films, TV serials and in music albums
Mukul Deva, Indian English author
Mukul Dey, Bengali-Indian artist and pioneer of drypoint-etching in India
Mukul Kesavan, Indian writer and essayist
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Mukul Sangma, Indian politician
Mukul Shivputra, Indian classical vocalist
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Muriel Walls is a solicitor specialising in family law with over thirty years experience. Muriel has been involved in many leading cases and is a recognised expert. She was a partner in one of Ireland's leading law firms, McCann FitzGerald, for twenty years and is now a partner in Walls and Toomey, a niche family law practice.
Muriel understands the emotional turmoil of relationship breakdown and the impact this can have on the clients themselves, their children, extended family, colleagues and work life. Muriel has dealt with all kinds of family law cases over the years, giving her deep insight into the dynamics at play in a wide variety of situations.
Separating couples need good legal advice but they do not always need to litigate matters in Court. Solutions can be found in most cases and they are usually the best for the family. Because Muriel is solution driven in her day to day practice, this led her to exploring alternative dispute resolutions procedures. Muriel championed Collaborative Practice in Ireland, being the first lawyer in Ireland to have trained in this area in 2004.
As a practising family lawyer, Muriel understands that trust and confidence between solicitor and client are essential and, in her mediation practice, she works with the clients themselves and, if agreed, their lawyers to help them achieve a result that suits their particular circumstances. The process, while challenging, offers separating couples a confidential, flexible, effective and efficient way to agree what is best for them and their family.
Muriel is a graduate of UCD (1975) and was admitted as a solicitor in 1977. She is a CEDR accredited mediator and also a family mediator. She is a keen golfer and Munster rugby supporter.


Hungary's most successful rock band, Omega, will give two concerts in Slovakia during its European tour, in Bratislava and Košice. The band was one of those rare entities known outside the Eastern bloc during Communism. Its releases in multiple languages won it international success and the 1969 song Gyöngyhajú lány became a worldwide hit that was later covered by the Scorpions on their 1995 live release, with new lyrics and the title White Dove. The two shows in Slovakia will also feature renowned Slovak keyboardist Marián Varga. The Bratislava concert will take place at the National Tennis Centre at Príkopova 6 on May 23 at 19:30. Omega will play in Košice in the amphitheatre at Festivalové námestie 2 on May 24 at 19:30. Tickets range between Sk550 and Sk1,300. For more information, call 031/5516-342.
CLASSICAL MUSIC: Organ Concert - Austrian organist Ludwig Lusser plays works by Mozart and Franz Schmidt, as well as some of his own compositions, in a concert dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the Mozart's birth.
Start: May 28 at 16:30. Admission: Sk80, Sk50. Veľký evanjelický kostol (Great Evangelical Church), Panenská. Tel: 02/5932-7716.
LIVE MUSIC: Radůza - This young, fragile-looking woman with a raw and deep voice, one of the popular Czech singers, stops in Bratislava during her Slovak tour.
LIVE MUSIC: Čechomor and Guests - The Czech band that plays rock versions of folk songs, Čechomor introduces tunes from its latest CD and hosts the popular Czech band Divokej Bill.
Starts: May 28 at 20:00. Admission: Sk249, Sk299. Incheba Open Air, Viedenská cesta 7. Tel: 02/6727-1111.
EXHIBITION: Slovakia - Students of the School of Photography at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, led by Ľubo Stacho, present their documentary project.
Open: Mon-Fri 13:00-18:00 until June 4. Admission: free. Open Gallery, Baštová 5. Tel: 02/5441-3316.
EXHIBITION: The Way There and Back Again - This display is subtitled Or How Not to Lose One's Way and teaches children the principle of labyrinths.
Open: Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00 until September 30. Admission: Sk10. Bibiana, the International House of Art for Children, Panská 41. Tel: 02/5443-1308.
EXHIBITION: The Earth is Singing - Legendary photos by Karol Plicka depicting life in Slovakia before World War Two.
Open: 10:00-15:30 until May 31. Admission: free. Galéria Jána Plesníka Galéria VÚŽV (Slovenské centrum poľnohospodárskeho výskumu), Hlohovská 2, Nitra-Lužianky. Tel: 037/161-86.
LIVE MUSIC: Pendragon - The Prog-art-rock band from Great Britain gives a concert.
Starts: May 23 at 18:00. Admission: Sk449. Stará pekáreň (Old Bakery), Rázusova 2. Tel: 037/161-86.
FOLKLORE: International Children's Folk Festival - Children's ensembles Bobocelul from Moldova, Grandinélé from Lithuania, Zoračka from Belarus, Hořenáček from the Czech Republic and Turiec, Radosť and Zornička from Slovakia highlight the festival.
Starts: May 26 at 18:00. Admission: Sk60. Divadlo JG Tajovského (JG Tajovského Theatre), Divadelná 3. Tel: 045/5332-191.
FESTIVAL: The Day of Dance - Almost 200 children from the Orava region perform modern, country and traditional dance.
Starts: May 28 at 14:00. Admission: Sk20. Kultúrny dom (House of Culture), Rabča. Tel: 043/5864-978.
EXHIBITION: Homeland is Just Around the Corner - Photos by 14 artists including Erwin Wurm, Muntean/Rosemblum, Lois Renner and Elke Krystufek, show today's Austria.
Open: Tue-Sun 09:00-17:00 until June 18. Admission: Sk15. The House of Photography at Galéria PM Bohúňa (PM Bohúň Gallery), Tranovského 3. Tel: 044/5624-454.
CLASSICAL MUSIC: Final Concert of the Košice Music Spring Festival - The Slovak State Philharmonic Košice and Nemzeti Filharmonikus Énekkar perform Lieutenant Kijé by Sergei Prokofiev and Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.
Starts: May 25 at 19:00. Admission: Sk250-Sk350. Dom Umenia (The House of Arts), Moyzesova 66. Tel: 055/16-186.
EXHIBITION: Emotions of Gothic Style - Vladimír Linder shows his photos.
Open: Mon-Sun 9:00-17:00 until August 11. Admission: Sk50. Spišské múzeum (Spiš museum), Historická radnica (Historical City Hall), Nám. Majstra Pavla 40. Tel: 053/4512-449.
Prominent Slovak film director Dušan Hanák (Pictures of Old Word, 322, Rose Dreams and Paper Heads) introduces a lesser known facet of his work - photography - in an exhibition entitled Records and Messages, which takes place in the northwestern town of Dolný Kubín. Hanák draws inspiration from urban settlements, town folklore and street galleries on the outskirts. The Records cycle depicts objects, still-lives and people living beyond the generally accepted norms. The Messages are the photos of original and unusual texts. The exhibition is open daily, except Monday, between 10:00 and 17:00 until June 18. Tickets cost Sk20. The Oravská galéria (Orava Gallery) sits at Hviezdoslavovo námestie 11 in Dolný Kubín. For more information, call 043/5863-212.


What is A + B? Apple's third-generation iPad mini is here, but how does it compare with its predecessor? Here, we put the two 7.9in Apple tablets head-to-head in our iPad mini 3 vs iPad mini 2 comparison, so you can find out how the iPad mini 3's specs, price and features compare with the iPad mini 2 .
Size - Familiar, But Fatter. The most obvious point of comparison for the new iPad is the iPad Air 2 which is being discontinued with the launch of the new 9.7-inch 'iPad': Erlebe die Welt des iPad. Mit dem iPad Pro in zwei Größen, dem iPad Air, dem iPad und iPad mini. Infos, Einkaufen und Support auf der Apple Website. Alle Pro Modelle, das (6. Generation), das (5. Generation), das Air (3. Generation), das Air , das 4, das 3 und das (5. Apple iPad Mini 5 Vs. If you've been holding out for a refresh to the line, you'll be delighted to hear that Apple has finally gotten around to it. The 4 was released in 015, so Tags: apple, ipad, mini, ipad, Models Compared. The lineup is made up of three families: the Pro, the and the regular, 9.7-inch . But as you drill down to the individual models, you'll find plenty Almost four years after the release of the 4, Apple released its successor — the 5. While the market for small tablets has relatively died down, the more powerful How does the 019 compare to the 4? It's in a different league thanks to the processor update and the improved FaceTime camera.


I am trying to make my first game. I started using Construct 2 release 95. Everything was ok, but then, with the new realease, my sprite isn't work like before.
Well, in my game, I have a sprite that comes from the right side of the layout to the left side. The system creates it and I use the Set Angle to 180 degrees.
And now, the Set Angle just turn the side of my sprite but not the side of its movement.
If somebody know how to fix it, please, let me know.
I'm not sure what kind of movement you are using for this Sprite (Bullet, Custom Movement, etc) but it sounds like you need to use the "Set Angle of Motion" event, not "Set Angle" which only rotates the image.
I'm using Bullet and Rotate movement.


Hello everyone, please note there has been some changes to dates for this exhibition.
NOTE: The following Exhibit at Whyte's Museum showing is now Oct. 21st. 2016 – Nov. 20th. 2016.
In regards to the reception, the date will be on Fri Oct 21, Museum Members at 6PM and General Opening at 7PM.


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Born May 25, 1927
Kiagbodo, in Ijaw area of Delta State
CLARK.
Kiagbodo
Edwin Clark is a Nigerian nationalist, Ijaw leader and politician from Delta State who worked with the administrations of Military Governor Samuel Ogbemudia and Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon between 1966 and 1975. In 1966, he was a member of an advisory committee to the Military Governor of the Mid-Western State, David Ejoor and was appointed Federal Commissioner of Information in 1975. Clark was an unofficial advisor to President Goodluck Jonathan.[1] He is a philanthropist who founded the Edwin Clark Foundation and established a university in his hometown.
Name of Spouse Marinatu O. Yusuf , Dr. Abisola Sodipo-Clark
State of Origin: Delta
Father's Name Chief Bekederemo Clark
Father's Status Deceased
Mother's Status N/A
Number of Male Children 7
Number of Female Children 5
Profession Legal Practitioner , Educationist , Public Servant , Elder Statesman
Working Experience Headmaster, Local Authority School, Ofoni, Western Ijaw, Head master, Local Authority School, Bomadi, 1954; Headmaster, Secondary Modern School, Bomadi, 1955-57; appointed Assistant Community Development Officer, 1957-61; Director, Asaba Textile Mill, 1967;
Founder, Edwin Clark Foundation; Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo
Previous Appointments:
Commissioner for Education, Mid-Western State (now Delta 1968-71; Commissioner for Finance and Establishment, Bendel State, 1972-75; Federal Commissioner for Information, January-July, 1975; Chairman of Council and Pro-Chancellor, University of Benin, 1970-75; Director, Bendel Brewery, 1972-74; Chairman, Bendel Line, 1973-74; Chairman, Bendel Delta Boatyard, 1973-74; Pro-Chancellor, University of Technology, Minna, 1983; Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1979-83;
African Church School, Effurun, 1939, Native Authority School, Okrika, 1940, Native Authority School, Akugbene, 1940-45, Government Teachers Training College, Abraka, 1949-53, Holborn College of Law, London, 1961-64
member of National Executive Committee, banned National Party of Nigeria (NPN); Traditional
Ebi-Ebekekere, Owei of Western Ijaw; Iyalaje of Oke-Ona Egba
reading, swimming, tennis
Clark's involvement in the political process began during the pre-independence period when he was elected a Councillor for Bomadi in 1953. Clark later joined NCNC. While a student at Holborn College, he was active in the West African Student Union.
After the military coup of January 1966, Clark was among a group of delegates from the Mid-West who opposed any ideas of confederation that were raised at an ad-hoc constitutional conference constituted by Gowon in 1966. The delegation's mandate was Nigerian unity and when proposals of a loose federation were tabled the regions delegates asked for adjournment. He was later appointed Midwestern commissioner of Education and later Finance. As commissioner for education, he was active in the establishment of a Mid-west College of Technology that became the foundation of University of Benin.
During the second republic, he was a member of the national executive committee of NPN and was the Bendel State treasurer of the party. In 1983, he was an elected senator for three months at the twilight of the Shagari administration
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BRAY/Printed Books These items were intended to be used for religious guidance. The majority of these texts were published between the mid-seventeeth century and the early eighteenth century. Of particular relevance is Bray's 'Bibliotheca Parochialis...' which outlines, in a treatise addressed to 'Henry, Lord Bishop of London', why Dr Bray thought it was neccessary to establish parochial libraries in the colonies.
A commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles / by John Lightfoot. 1645.
An help...to worthy communicating,...the Holy Sacrament / by John Kettlewell (2nd ed.). 1686.
Bibliotheca parochialis, or, A scheme of such theological heads...by Thomas Bray. 1697.
Bibliotheca parochialis, or, A scheme of such theological heads...by Thomas Bray (2nd ed.). 1707.
A short discourse upon the doctrine of our baptismal covenant / by Thomas Bray (2nd ed.). 1700.
The whole course of catechetical institution ... / by Thomas Bray. 1704-1707.
For God or for Satan : a sermon / preached [?] by Thomas Bray. 1708.
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From left to right – Shri D.P.Singh, Counsellor (Consular) High Commission of India, London, Bhai Saheb Dr Mohinder Singh , Chairman - Nishkam Guru Nanak Sewa Jatha, Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of India, Birmingham, Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India, Ms Mandeep Kaur, Sikh Chaplain to the British Armed Forces, Dr. Andrew Davies, Director, Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, University of Birmingham
The Consulate General of India, Birmingham, in association with the University of Birmingham co-hosted a grand concluding event of the year-long celebrations of the 350th Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji at the historic Great Hall of the University of Birmingham….reports Asian Lite News
Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India delivering the key-note address at the Seminar on the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji at the University of Birmingham
The highlight of the event was the Key-Note Address by Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, former Chief Justice of India, who had travelled from India to Birmingham, especially for this event. The event consisted of a Seminar on the 'Life & Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji'. Justice Khehar spoke on the current relevance of the revered tenth Sikh Guru's message for the world.
Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of India, Birmingham welcomed the dignitaries & distinguished guests mentioning about the various projects and events celebrated all over the world during this year-long Prakash Parv celebrations.
The event also featured a Photo Exhibition on the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. During the Seminar, in addition to other speakers, Bhai Saheb Dr. Mohinder Singh, OBE KSG, Chairman Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewa Jatha (GNNSJ) and Nishkarm Charity, also addressed the august audience.
Consul General of India Dr. Aman Puri welcoming the Chief Guest and Key note speaker of the event, Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India
The Seminar began with a video montage, showcasing the year-long celebrations of the 350th Birth Anniversary of the revered tenth Sikh Guru which began in January, 2017 at the Patna Sahib, the birthplace of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, attended these celebrations hosted by the Government of Bihar under the leadership of Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar. Prime Minister's vision of celebrating the 350th Birth Anniversary, not only in India, but all over the world enabled these commemorations being organised by Indian Missions abroad with the active support and participation of the Indian diaspora and, in particular, the Sikh diaspora.
High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, H.E. Mr. Y.K. Sinha, in his special address, mentioned that the largest celebrations outside India took place in the United Kingdom.
Justice J.S. Khehar, former Chief Justice of India, was the Chief Guest at the concluding event on March 16, 2018 at Birmingham. He was extremely pleased to interact with the members of the Indian diaspora based in the United Kingdom, especially in the Midlands and North England region. Justice Khehar, in his Key-note address, focussed on the description of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji as a warrior. After explaining the historical contexts, he explained how the Guru's warrior was limited to and aimed at the capacity of living virtuous life with dignity and dying with courage. 'The warrior of the Guru was not for land or territory, not for valuables and riches, not for glory of conquests but simply for truthful righteousness'. Justice Khehar remarked that all faiths understand and accept that 'Truth is the Ultimate' but the Guru wanted the Sikhs to understand it slightly differently and in Guru's words (Sabbe Uppar Sach) highest of all is truth (Uppar Sach Aachaar) but higher than truth is truthful living. Truthful living, righteous living and truthful righteousness. This was the philosophy of the Guru – of Khalsa – the pure. Justice Khehar shared his understanding that the warrior in the Guru was limited to fighting for truthful righteousness. He further mentioned that even (Chandi di Vaar) is a demonstration of the fact that Guru's warrior capacity was never aimed at anything else but for truthful righteousness.
Justice J. S. Khehar (Former Chief Justice of India) and Consul General of India, Birmingham Dr. Aman Puri presenting a token of appreciation to Dr. Andrew Davies (Director, Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, University of Birmingham) on the occasion of the concluding event – 'Seminar on the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji' held at The Great Hall, University of Birmingham
Justice Khehar concluded by the following:
"It is this description which is timeless. It was relevant before the birth of the Guru, it was relevant during the time of his life, it remained relevant after his death, it is relevant now and it shall remain relevant in future as well. If we follow the footsteps of the Guru and try to be truthfully righteous, all disparity between man and man, between religion and religion will be over. That is the future that we need to look at. That is why the teachings of the Guru are as relevant today as they were when he wrote about them, when he experienced them and when he demonstrated them."
Bhai Saheb Dr. Mohinder Singh, OBE KSG, Chairman, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha, another illustrious speaker, spoke eloquently, quoting extensively from Guru Granth Sahib ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji's own compositions and other texts/ authors about the virtues of the Sikh religion & the Universal message of Sikhism. He further said "the historic occasion of 350th Anniversary of Guruji's Prakash Parv on 5th January 2017 inspires us to further reflect upon the Guru Granth Sahibji and Guru Maharaj's own writings including his autobiography and instructions to the Sangat. Guru Gobind Singh Ji remains the epitome of love, sacrifice, courage, truth, humility and positive energy – 'Chardi Kala'. In fact all that is good and virtuous and more, the Sikh Panth and the world at large will remain eternally grateful to the Guru for his enduring and awe inspiring message.
Dignitaries / guests attending the 'Seminar of the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji' at The Great Hall, University of Birmingham on the occasion of the concluding event as part of the year-long celebrations of the 350th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Mr. D.P. Singh, Counsellor (Consular), High Commission of India, London, in his address, mentioned about the various projects organized to celebrate the 350th Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji throughout the UK.
The evening continued with a Panel discussion moderated by Dr Andrew Davies, FRSA, Director Edward Cadbury Centre and Reader, Public Understanding of Religion, School of Philosophy, Theology & Religion, University of Birmingham, with Ms. Mandeep Kaur, Sikh Chaplain to the British Armed Forces who answered relevant questions on the topic based on 'The Life & Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji'. Responding to a question from the moderator, Ms Madeep Kaur quoted from the '52 Hukams' (a set of instruction in Sikhism set by Guru Gobind Singh sum up the ideal way of life of the Khalsa, and serve as a code of conduct for the Khalsa Panth). She said that even if one follows only a few of the simple tenets of the Hukams or instructions, it will make a big difference in the world.
The event concluded with the presentation of a memento with the picture of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) Amritsar by Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Hon'ble former Chief Justice of India, to Dr Andrew Davies, FRSA, Director Edward Cadbury Centre and Reader, Public Understanding of Religion, School of Philosophy, Theology & Religion, University of Birmingham, as a token of appreciation. Justice Khehar also presented, Bhai Saheb Dr. Mohinder Singh, OBE KSG, Chairman, Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha, with a souvenir for his immense contributions towards community cohesion and altruistic charity work.
Justice J. S. Khehar Former Chief Justice of India and Consul General of India, Birmingham Dr. Aman Puri viewing the exhibition at The Great Hall of University of Birmingham
Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of India, in his welcome remarks also mentioned that the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, supported various projects and events all over the world during these year-long celebrations. Notable among these are the Bahu Uddeshiya Prakash Kendra and Udyan at Patna Saheb, setting up of a Chair in the name of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and one at Punjabi University, Patiala. Various other projects were supported as part of this Rs. 100 crore grant. As was exhibited in the video montage, Indian Mission in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada organised various events during these year-long celebrations.
A commemorative stamp issued on the occasion of the 350th Prakash Utsav of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, specially obtained from the National Philatelic Museum, New Delhi, India was distributed to the attendees along with specially printed booklets which replicated all panels of the original photo-exhibition.
The event was attended by nearly 400 guests. Dr David Cheetham, Reader in Philosophical Theology, Head of School of Philosophy, represented the University of Birmingham. Other attendees included prominent members of the Sikh community, other religious communities / representative of religious studies from different Universities, Vice Lord Lieutenant, Dr. Beverly Lindsay, Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh Mr. Md. Zulqar Nain, Ms. Preet Gill, Member of Parliament, Deputy Lieutenants, and people from a wide array of sectors, academics and students. With an aim to spread the message of the revered tenth Sikh Guru to the youth- children from local schools were invited and more than 50 young school students along with their parents formed a part of the nearly 400 strong audience.
Consul General, Dr. Aman Puri presenting his introductory speech on the occasion of the concluding event 'Seminar on the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji' as part of the year
•	Dignitaries / guests attending the 'Seminar of the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji' at The Great Hall, University of Birmingham on the occasion of the concluding event as part of the year-long celebrations of the 350th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
From left to right – Shri D.P.Singh, Counsellor (Consular) High Commission of India, London, Bhai Saheb Dr Mohinder Singh , Chairman – Nishkam Guru Nanak Sewa Jatha, Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of India, Birmingham, Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India, Ms Mandeep Kaur, Sikh Chaplain to the British Armed Forces, Dr. Andrew Davies, Director, Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, University of Birmingham
•	From Left to Right: Mrs Meenu Puri, Dr. Beverly Lindsay, Vice Lord-Lieutenant, OBE OD, Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India, Bhai Saheb Dr Mohinder Singh , Chairman – Nishkam Guru Nanak Sewa Jatha, Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of India, Birmingham, Mr Paul Sabapathy, Former Lord Lieutenant, CBE CVO
•	His Excellency Y.K.Sinha, High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom giving a special video message on the occasion of the concluding event of the 350th Birth anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji – 'Seminar on the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji'
•	From left to right: Shri S.M.Chakraborty, Consul and Head of Chancery, Consulate General of India, Birmingham, Dr. Beverly Lindsay, Vice Lord-Lieutanant, OBE OD, Bhai Saheb Dr. Mohinder Singh, Chairman Nishkam Guru Nanak Sewa Jatha, Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of India, Birmingham and Mr Martin Levermore
Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India and Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General, Consulate General of India, Birmingham presenting a memento to Bhai Saheb Dr. Mohinder Singh, Chairman – Nishkam Guru Nanak Sewa Jatha as a gesture of appreciation.
•	Dr. Andrew Davies, Director, Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion on his panel discussion with Ms Mandeep Kaur, Sikh Chaplain to the British Armed Forces, regarding aspects of the Life and Philosophy of 'Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji'
•	Esteemed speakers of the event from L-R: Shri D.P.Singh, Counsellor (Consular) High Commission of India, London, Bhai Saheb Dr. Mohinder Singh Chairman – Nishkam Guru Nanak Sewa Jatha, Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India and Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of India, Birmingham
Esteemed speakers of the event from L-R: Shri D.P.Singh, Counsellor (Consular) High Commission of India, London, Bhai Saheb Dr. Mohinder Singh Chairman – Nishkam Guru Nanak Sewa Jatha, Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India and Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of India, Birmingham
Chief Guest and Key-note speaker, Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India along with Dr. Aman Puri, Consul General of India, Birmingham watching the sitar ensemble presented by Nishkam Primary School students
•	Dr Aman Puri, Consul General of India, Birmingham with Nishkam School students
•	Justice J. S. Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India, viewing the exhibition at The Great Hall of University of Birmingham
•	Justice J. S. Khehar (Former Chief Justice of India) presenting a memento to Dr. Andrew Davies (Director, Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, University of Birmingham)
Exhibition on the Life and Philosophy of the revered tenth Sikh Guru 'Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji' being shown at The Great Hall of University of Birmingham
Students of Nishkam Primary and High School participating in the 'Seminar of the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji' at The Great Hall, University of Birmingham on the occasion of the concluding event as part of the year-long celebrations of the 350th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
•	Justice J. S. Khehar (Former Chief Justice of India) presenting a souvenir to Dr. Andrew Davies (Director, Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, University of Birmingham) for co-hosting the concluding event 'Seminar on the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji' held at The Great Hall, University of Birmingham
•	Justice J. S. Khehar (Former Chief Justice of India) and Consul General of India, Birmingham Dr. Aman Puri presenting a token of appreciation to Dr. Andrew Davies (Director, Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, University of Birmingham) on the occasion of the concluding event – 'Seminar on the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji' held at The Great Hall, University of Birmingham
•	Justice J.S.Khehar, Former Chief Justice of India delivering the key-note address at the Seminar on the Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji at the University of Birmingham
•	Bhai Saheb Dr Mohinder Singh , Chairman – Nishkam Guru Nanak Sewa Jatha, making the address at the Seminar on the 'Life and Philosophy of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji'
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Geometry classes, Problem 958. Isosceles Triangle, Altitude, 45 Degrees, Perpendicular, Angle Bisector, Metric Relations. Math teacher Master Degree. College, SAT Prep. Elearning, Online math tutor, LMS.
In the figure below, ABC is an isosceles triangle, the measure of angle BAD is 45 degrees (D on BC extended), DE is perpendicular to AB (E on AB extended). Altitude BF extended and bisector of angle BDE meet at G. If GH is perpendicular to AE, prove that CD = 2GH.


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'Where we're going, we don't need roads'; And other ideas for a green future
By Natasha O'Neill
Oct 10, 2021 - Brampton, Mississauga
Janet Kuzniar is a landlord, whose tenants are a bit more on the wild side.
She houses 12 beehives on her three-acre property that sits along the still rural west side of Brampton. Kuzniar never anticipated she would house thousands of pollinators, until she was introduced to a European beekeeper who lives in urban Mississauga.
Unable to house his insects in the city, the beekeeper made a deal with Kuzniar. In exchange for keeping her property full of luscious flowers and allowing the bees to stay, she gets paid in honey.
Quite literally, a sweet deal!
While some may believe the process of taking care of wild spaces is easy. Kuzniar says the job is not for everyone.
(Janet Kuzniar)
Ontario is home to the endangered rusty-patched bumble bee, which was once found in thriving open fields, mixed farmland and abundant woodlands. The Environment Ontario website says the reason for the decline in the bee's population is unknown. It's been on the species at risk list since 2010. It's likely that the loss of native floral species it thrives on, is at least partly to blame.
In the past few decades expansion into the province's natural world has been unstoppable, with roads connecting subdivisions and highways to create a kingdom of concrete for the area's dominant species. Few rural woods and open fields are left untouched as population, especially in Peel, continues to explode outward.
The pollinators and woodland animals are either disappearing or adapting to our urban lifestyle. Some predators can be dangerous to city dwellers. Coyotes seem to have found the chipmunks and rabbits they once ate in forests, now roaming in built-out Mississauga and parts of Brampton.
With rapid urbanization, many wildlife species are left with limited areas to feed and breed.
(Photo by Joel Wittnebel/The Pointer)
By ravishing their natural habitat, we destroy the ecosystems of prey and predators. Without food sources many animals such as foxes, now a common sight in many urban parts of the GTA, will make the treacherous journey into the heart of cities where animals can easily be found, including cats and small dogs.
Roads built for our non-stop urban lives extend to the Greenbelt and beyond, as a spider web of connecting routes spreads across former forests, grasslands, even wetlands now routinely under siege by development.
Kuzniar's efforts to push back against the impacts of urbanization and hyper-growth are part of a more common approach to revitalizing the decimated bee population across North America.
But it's not just the animal world that's been dramatically impacted, and some of the ideas to confront our addiction to sprawl are much more out of the ordinary.
Like the good Doctor Emmett Brown said on his way to the future, in the famous 1985 film, maybe there won't be any roads where we're going.
In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) pointed the finger squarely at asphalt covered urban areas like Peel as a huge contributor to global temperature increase. A report by the group said sprawling cities that bake car-centric assumptions into every element of their planning have driven up people's reliance on fossil fuels.
Not only do concrete jungles create more demand for carbon to heat and cool residential and commercial sprawl, air pollution and a heat-island effect, they cost people their precious time.
According to the provincial government, congestion in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) costs Ontario $11 billion in productivity annually. The total number of hours lost to congestion could triple by 2051 if drastic changes aren't made.
Our dependence on asphalt is what has left few trees to clean the air and many animals without a natural habitat or on the brink of extinction. Peel alone has more than 1,500 kilometres of roadways, it used to house rolling fields and numerous wooded areas, and is still home to a giant corridor of Greenbelt that developers are desperate to bulldoze, if the GTA West Highway is not scrapped by the federal government, which is currently reviewing the environmentally disastrous plan.
(Top): A deer is seen in Mississauga's Rattray Marsh, a green space almost completely surrounded by urban development and roadways, making any wildlife journey in or out of the critical habitat a dangerous one.
(Photo by Joel Wittnebel/The Pointer, Map from Google Maps)
The laying down of roadways cannot be undone, but the opportunity to better construct future networks and responsibly utilize existing ones still presents itself.
Miranda Baksh, co-founder of Community Climate Council, a youth focussed, Peel-based organization, wants the Region to start looking for options to replace tarmac. She pointed to an idea to use solar panels on roads to maximize their use, that she didn't know existed until recently.
"I was just dreaming big and I was thinking about how great it would be if all the tarmac on roads, especially ones that are unoccupied, were covered in some sort of solar cells," she said.
While the thought at first might seem odd, the idea is already in use across the world. On one of China's busiest roads, a 1,080 metre-long stretch is made of solar panels. According to Bloomberg, this length of road generates enough electricity to power 800 homes. If Peel were able to implement this technology in all its roads, 1.2 million homes could be powered.
Photo from Solar Roadways, showcasing their LED panels and how they can create messages.
(Solar Roadways)
"It just tells us that these things are possible even if they do seem crazy or wild or just like we're painting a fake utopia," Baksh told The Pointer. "It shows us that this utopia is possible, and we can get there, we have that technology."
Solar Roadways, an Idaho-based company in the U.S. creates these special solar panels for highly trafficked roads. They allow for heavy commercial trucks to continue using highways, and can withstand up to 250,000 pounds of weight. The top layer is glass, and on the MOHS hardness scale scores higher than asphalt. The company embeds LED lights underneath to use as road lines and signs to convey information to motorists.
The MOHS scale measures hardness along with the resistance of a smooth or rough surface.
The flat surface provides similar traction to vehicles as asphalt and is just as durable in the long run. One fall back is that the glass would not allow any sort of water to seep underneath, while the formation of potholes like regular roads would increase pooling and the risk of flooding. Solar Roadways address this issue on the company website, explaining an improved stormwater management system on the sides of highways and roads would mitigate the problem.
Canada's weather, with a range of extreme heat and cold, could be another barrier, and it's unclear how the glass would perform when icy conditions arrive. The panels are costly, as are most new technologies, which can be a financial barrier for governments.
But this type of innovative thinking is inevitable. Humans have little choice but to save our own habitat before it's too late for Earth.
Another idea to help slow down climate change is to paint roads white, to redirect the sunlight and mitigate the heat island effect.
Los Angeles started painting some of its roads with CoolSeal, a coating of asphalt. Black absorbs the sun, which is the reason why urban areas are hotter than their rural counterparts. The sealant is made by GuardTop, and is a mostly water-based asphalt emulsion.
The company's website says its product can reduce surface temperatures by 10 to 30 degrees fahrenheit and it is environmentally friendly without causing glare at night from streetlights.
As such technologies advance, and provide some mitigation to the impact of already built roadways, avoiding the unnecessary construction of new ones should also be a priority.
Bryan Smith, president of Gravel Watch, an organization that focuses on aggregate-related operations in Ontario, sees the 407 Highway as a missed opportunity. The toll route runs almost parallel to the provincially approved GTA West Highway, or 413, and is largely underused.
"One of the things you would ask first before building a road would be, is there a need for it?" Smith told The Pointer. "Does the need outweigh the advantages and disadvantages?"
The Ministry of Transportation has not said if it will be a toll road. The highway plan has been highly criticized by environmental groups for its intrusion into the Greenbelt area, the loss of species it will lead to, and the attendant sprawl that will develop alongside the corridor, which, according to an extensive study by the previous provincial government, will not help solve the GTA's congestion problem—one of the many reasons it was cancelled, before the Doug Ford majority PC government rushed it back and pushed through its approval.
The previous Liberal government scrapped the 413 in 2018, when an expert panel reviewed all of the studies and information that had been gathered on the project and came to the conclusion it would do almost nothing to save time for commuters. Transportation design experts have shown it would have the opposite effect, with "induced demand" guaranteeing more vehicles would simply be attracted to the new 400-series roadway and its surrounding network, leading to even longer drive times, farther travel distances and stretched-out sprawl. The Ford government has not provided any new statistics that show how the GTA West Highway would reduce congestion in the long run.
It may reduce congestion temporarily, but as more cars are added on the road, disincentivizing transit and other smart transportation, even more greenhouse gas emissions will be pumped into the atmosphere.
Smith believes to reduce traffic on highways the Province needs to reconsider the use of railways to transport goods. Across many parts of Brampton and Mississauga, large trucks are seen on runway-sized three-and-four-lane suburban thoroughfares. Not only are they loud and bad for the local air shed, they can be dangerous to cyclists, pedestrians and other vehicles in close quarters. Smith's idea is to take all these trucks off the roads.
"Why is it advantageous to put trucks full of merchandise on a highway that's crawling, when you could probably do it by short-haul railway," he said.
Canada already uses a rail system to transport many goods across the country every day. Smith suggests investing in more rail tracks to make trains accessible for smaller merchandise deliveries that are not as far apart, with last-mile delivery handled by much smaller vehicles.
"The more freight you move off the roads, the less freight trucks are on the road, and you get more capacity for short-haul freight," Smith said.
Pushing forward with the ways of the past, roads and highways will continue the pattern of expansion toward greenspaces. While the Province can create mega-highways without municipal approval, Peel can try adapting its highways and roads to be more environmentally friendly, taking a stance against the continuous cycle of sprawl that has pushed our planet to the point of no return.
A 'Back to the Future' approach is what's needed instead.


The company is giving an additional $500,000 will be going to Chicago Public Schools.
Google announced a donation of $1.5 million to bring computer science to students at Chicago Public Schools. $1 million will go to Chance the Rapper's SocialWorks nonprofit, while $500,000 will go to Chicago Public Schools' CS4All Initiative.
"Our grant with Google.org helps SocialWorks provide programming that sheds light on another pathway to success for young Chicagoans," Justin Cunningham, executive director of SocialWorks, said in a statement on Wednesday. "While every student doesn't need to become a computer scientist, understanding the basics empowers them to understand the world they live in. The opportunity to help kids code to share their music, artwork, and distinct point of view is at the core of our mission and an experience we look forward to providing in classrooms across the city."
In March, Chance announced that he would be donating $1 million to CPS. SocialWorks then raised $2.2 million for the school system with donations coming from the Chicago Bulls, Lyft, and others.


Mao (downy haired) Feng (Summit) indicates young tea leaves plucked early in the season and grown at a high elevation. While being an affordable tea, you can easily discern some of the difference of not having a second drying/ baking, especially compared to other tea in this price range. There is welcomed freshness to the brew as well as a light and sweet taste.


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Just in time for Christmas, we're excited to announce our new take on a holiday classic: O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Find it on iTunes, Apple Music, or anywhere you seek digital music.
Our single, Other Lives won GRAND PRIZE in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest taking the Country category out of tens of thousands of submissions. Stream it on our MUSIC page.
"We hope this recognition will help further advance your career and your status as one of the world's most talented contemporary songwriters. Demonstrated by your remarkable work, this is recognition that you richly deserve." - The ASA judges panel in regards to , Other Lives. Cowritten by Jenn and Michael.
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After a long wait – nearly two years after Baahubali : The Beginning was released (July 10, 2015), the makers have unveiled the trailer of the second part – Baahubali: The Conclusion. The answer for "Why Kattappa Killed Baahubali?" will be known soon. If you ask anyone which movie is the most awaited, then everyone will say Baahubali. The second part which is Baahubali – The Conclusion has heavy expectations and will be the most awaited movie. Baahubali: The Conclusion Trailer released in a press meet and will also be screened in theaters.
Baahubali: The Conclusion is an Indian epic historical fiction film directed by S. S. Rajamouli. It is the continuation of Baahubali: The Beginning. Initially, both parts were jointly produced on a budget of ₹2.5 billion (US$37 million), however the budget of the second part was increased later. Baahubali: The Conclusion has made a business of ₹5 billion (US$74 million) before release. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on 28 April 2017.
The two-minute twenty four-second trailer is visually mind-blowing, emotionally tugging at heartstrings and gives goosebumps. The action episodes are going to be bigger than the first part. Especially, the face-offs between Prabhas and Rana Daggubati are among the most-demanded and watch out for in the film.
Anushka Shetty looks easy on eyes as well as Veera Vanitha. When it's needed, she single-handedly takes on rivals with sword. Love scenes between Devasena (Anushka) and Amarendra Baahubali (Prabhas) are eye-candy. Anushka looks glamourous. The second part of the epic tracks their love story. Bhallaladeva (Rana Daggubati) is at it again. He looks like a beast. The war scenes of Amarendra Baahubali and Bhallaladeva take center stage.


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Other stops include Inversion Coffee, Southside Espresso, and concludes at Siphon Coffee. This route ends at 7:00pm. You provide your own transportation shop-to-shop.


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The siphon
Application of atmospheric and liquid pressure / By Physics Assignment
Most people are familiar with the use of a siphon for removing water from fish aquaria or other receptacles which cannot otherwise be emptied conveniently. The siphon is a bent tube made of glass, rubber, or plastic tubing with its short arm dipping into the tank of liquid and its longer arm outside (Fig. 11.9). To start the siphon it must first be filled with liquid. After this the liquid will continue to run out so long as the end E is below the level of the liquid in the tank. At one time it was generally accepted that a siphon worked by atmospheric pressure. But there is now strong evidence to support the view that cohesion between the liquid molecules plays an important part.
Older explanation
The pressures at A and D in the two limbs of the tube are both equal to atmospheric pressure, since they are at the same horizontal level as the surface of the liquid in the tank. The pressure at the outlet E is equal to atmospheric pressure plus the pressure hpg due to the column DE. The excess pressure, hpg, therefore causes the liquid to flow out of the tube at E. Also, since the liquid has to rise a distance AB up the tube, it follows that the siphon will fail to work if AB is greater than the barometric height in terms of the liquid being used.
Newer explanation
Experiment shows that siphons can be made to work in a vacuum and that, in certain cases, the flow will continue even if AB is somewhat greater than the appropriate barometric height. The presence of atmospheric pressure, therefore, does not appear to be essential. It would seem that the flow of liquid occurs owing to the greater force of gravity on the column CE, which pulls the shorter column AB through the cohesion (attractive force) between the liquid molecules. The action can be likened to that of a chain passing over a freely running pulley which will run off in the direction of the longer
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Only pure liquids will siphon satisfactorily in a vacuum. If dissolved gases are present the cohesive force between the molecules is greatly lowered and bubbles readily form under reduced pressure. Hence, atmospheric pressure is a necessary condition in the case of impure liquids as it compresses the liquids in the tubes and prevents breakage of the liquid columns through the formation of bubbles from dissolved gases. A more detailed discussion of the action of the siphon will be found in an article written by M. C. Nokes in the School Science Review, Vol. 29, p. 233. Anyone who is really interested in the subject may read Hydraulic design of syphons"; A. G. Kelly B.Eng. (Proc. Inst. Mech. Engrs., 1965-6) vol. 180, p. 981. They may come to the conclusion that the last word on the siphon has yet to be written.
To compare the densities of two liquids by means of Hare's apparatus
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Christian Vannequé (20 August 1949 – 9 January 2015) was a French sommelier and restaurateur.

Career
In 1967, he began at the three star Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris as an assistant cellar man. He rose to become the restaurant's head sommelier, at 20 years old the youngest head sommelier in France. He served as an expert wine taster at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, and also participated in The Judgment of Paris 30th Anniversary.

In later years, Vannequé opened restaurants of his own in France, the United States, and Bali.

1811 Chateau d'Yquem purchase
On July 26, 2011, Vannequé set a record for the highest price paid for a bottle of white wine,   purchasing a bottle of Chateau d'Yquem, vintage 1811, for £75,000 (US$123,000) from The Antique Wine Company.

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1946 births
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This webinar is aimed at practicing anaesthesiologists of all levels of experience working in the perioperative and ICU setting.
Residual paralysis affects up to 40 % (in Europe) of patients undergoing general anaesthesia leading to major POPC like pneumonia, atelectasis, desaturation, increased risk of aspiration and reintubation, prolonged LOS.
The current anaesthesia management to avoid residual paralysis has not yet achieved the optimal practice and often the problem is underestimated or not at all considered.
Timely, optimal Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Antagonist delivery, quantitatively monitored block level and solid step by step guidelines may reduce the rate and severity of residual paralysis and its implications.


The Fraternity of the Athenian Hydriots (established in 1890, aya.com.gr) is organizing the 6th Hydra Shipping Conference. The them this year is: "Piraeus and the Greek Crisis" and it will take place at the Historic Archives – Museum of Hydra, on Saturday, the 3rd of October 2015.
Featuring keynote presentations and interactive panel discussions, the conference will focus on the following topics for discussion: Can Piraeus maintain its world status as a major shipping hub? What are the pros and cons for shipping companies moving out of Greece to other capitals offering tax free status? How will the maritime servicing industry cope? (i.e. Banking, Insurance, Legal, Chartering/S+P Brokerage, Crewing, etc.) What effect will the withdrawal of international banks from Piraeus have?
Panayiotis Michalos, Secretary General for International Economic Relations and Development Cooperation at Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Sun Liwei, Commercial Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Greece; Michael Bodouroglou, President & CEO, Paragon Shipping; John Coustas, President & CEO, Danaos Corp.; Polys V. Hadjioannou, President and Managing Director, Safety Management Overseas S.A.; Gelina Harlaftis, Professor, Ionian University, Dept of History; Panos Laskaridis, Secretary General of the Greek Ship Owners Association; Nathanael Mauclair, Deputy Director- International Listings, NYSE Euronext, Inc.; Martin Stopford, President, Clarkson Research Services Ltd.; Ion Varouxakis, President and Managing Director, FreeSeas Inc.; Emmanouil Vordonis, ex General Manager of Thenamaris; Haisheng Zhou, General Manager, China Classification Society.
Exclusive networking opportunities will be offered during the main conference program, as well as in the friendly and relaxed atmosphere of side events over the weekend, such as lunches, dinners, cocktail parties on private yachts and a unique treasure hunt in the streets of Hydra Town and the island's footpaths.
Conference Communication Manager is Ms. Dimitra Chronopoulou, of the AMUSE CONCEPT EVENTS. For more info their phone number is +30 210 6444751 (ext. 116).


The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the first Residency Awards at the Toronto International Film Festival. The program, which builds on last year's Canada Shorts Award, was aimed at TIFF's Film Makers Lab, and the twenty-two film makers who participated in the festival's mentorship program directed by Jane Shoettle. A jury of HFPA members selected three young directors based on their submitted work. The winners, announced by HFPA president Meher Tatna at an informal ceremony at TIFF's Varda Lounge on September 8, are: Georgia Fu, Cynthia Kao and Rati Tsiteladze. They will be invited to the Golden Globes viewing party at the Beverly Hilton on January 6, 2019 and will remain in Los Angeles for an intensive residency of talks, clinics and workshops with industry professionals and administered by Film Independent on Behalf of the HFPA. Also joining the TIFF winners in Los Angeles for the residency will be three winners of the "Orizzonti" section from the Venice Film Festival as part of the new HFPA mentorship partnership announced at this year's festival.


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Bake Sales, Telethons and DonorsChoose...Oh My!
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Recently, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the 4 major networks and DonorsChoose.org, a crowd funding website that targets schools and teachers, announced "Think It Up," a nationally-televised "edu-telethon" to be aired live on Friday, Sep. 11 by ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox at 8pm. According to the EIF, the purpose of this strongly STEM-slanted program is to "invite public middle and high school students to work with their teachers to develop projects that draw on their passions and help pursue their educational goals...In collaboration with DonorsChoose.org, the student-powered, teacher-led projects will be crowdfunded by citizen donors beginning September 2015. The projects will entail rigorous skill development that prepares American youth for post-high school life, helping pave the way for career success, regardless of the path."
Careful readers will notice a few "trigger words" here ("educational goals," "rigor," "career success") that suggest a strong corporate reform agenda may be lurking beneath the surface of this telethon. Indeed, major funders of DonorsChoose.org include the Gates Foundation (the major financial support behind the development and implementation of the Common Core and a host of other education reform initiatives), the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (a strong supporter of charter schools in the Pacific Northwest), and the Morgridge Family Foundation (a supporter of KIPP).
So, what's the problem? Isn't it a good thing when foundations show their support for education and student learning? What's so wrong with "crowd-sourcing" funds for educational projects and materials during a time of declining school budgets and shrinking resources? Why turn down offers of "assistance" when money is so desperately needed for public education?
Here's the problem: Every time that a foundation "steps up" to make a donation to a public school, the school district is then relieved of its social, legal, moral and ethical responsibilities to provide materials and equipment necessary for the education of our children. Public support for education has long been a given in our country, and we generally have not questioned the need to adequately support our public institutions.
However, in education, we are now seeing public education subverted in many communities on a daily basis, from community programs that send uncertified "teaching artists" into schools that have eliminated their music and art programs, to TeachersPayTeachers.com, a website that provides a portal for teachers to use their own personal resources to purchase teaching materials from other teachers, to increasingly onerous "pay to play" requirements for participation in athletics, music and other school programs. For example, some California high schools have been investigated by the ACLU after charging participation fees ranging from $500 to play in marching band to nearly $1700 for cheerleading fees.
In each instance, these actions serve to redirect sources of school support from public revenues (i.e., tax support) to private donations (from parents and fellow teachers). This shift mirrors the trend in higher education nationally, where public funding for universities has decreased from roughly 70% in 1990 to less than 30% in 2014. According to a report from Demos, "The decreasing affordability of higher education is eroding the last relatively secure path into the middle class, as more students take on larger amounts of debt to finance their higher educations, or forego it altogether. With $1.2 trillion in outstanding student loan debt and climbing, student loan debt is now substantial enough to affect our overall economy as indebted graduates find it harder to buy a home or a car. Not surprisingly, the corporate reform agenda would appear to be propelling K-12 education down a similar path.
So, while I know this "made for TV special" is going to make folks feel all warm and fuzzy as they watch school projects get funded via DonorsChoose donations, it worries me that we seem to be sliding down a slippery slope to a time in which the public doesn't even question the premise of education being funded by telethons instead of our tax dollars.
Let's be clear here: Education is a public trust, not a charity. It deserves to be funded adequately and appropriately, not by bake sales, paper drives and telethons.
Let's also stop forcing students, teachers and schools to beg for funding by performing like trained seals on TV specials, as though education was some sort of televised Hunger Games, and start supporting our schools adequately, and without making teachers and kids grovel.
"Think It Up" is a spectacle that just illuminates what we as a society value, and what we don't—and that reflection in the mirror isn't pretty.