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UKRAINE TRIP REPORT: POLITICAL OUTLOOK, RUSSIA, GAS,
IMF, BUDGET/DEBT FINANCING, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS,
EXCHANGE RATE, BANKING SECTOR REFORM
Ukraine Trip Report: By Timothy Ash, RBS GBM
Royal Bank of Scotland, London, UK, Monday, July 20, 2009
LONDON - We visited Kiev on July 16-17, meeting with government officials, representatives of local banks, diplomats and IFIs.
POLITICAL OUTLOOK
The focus is increasingly turning to presidential elections due in January 2010. Opinion polls put the leader of the opposition Regions of Ukraine party, Viktor Yanukovych, as heading the field with a 25-30% rating. The prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has dropped back in the polls, partly due to a backlash over the impact of the on-going economic crisis. She does, however, still poll second with a rating of 15-20%.
The incumbent President Viktor Yushchenko is lagging in the polls with support in the very low single digits, and appears to have recognised that he has little chance of winning a second term. His focus has thus moved to positioning to perhaps secure the election of a proxy candidate.
Herein, the former speaker of parliament (and a former foreign minister and minister of economy, appointed by Yushchenko), Arsenyi Yatseniuk is emerging as a potential alternative "proxy"candidate for the Yushchenko camp; indeed we noticed election campaign posters already around Kiev backing a fresh-faced "Arsenyi" for the presidency.
Yatseniuk's candidature is being backed, allegedly, by various oligarchs, in addition to Yushchenko, including Pinchuk, and Firtash. Firtash has in the past been close to Regions, and his support for Yatseniuk may be more of an effort to undermine support (splitting the Orange vote) for Tymoshenko (currently his nemesis), as the two remain at loggerheads over the ousting of RosUkrEnergo (to which Firtash was a key shareholder) from Ukraine's lucrative gas transit business.
Yatseniuk is regarded as a fresh face, albeit he has gained an impressive CV in government office in recent years. He speaks good English and is seen as very investor friendly; he was instrumental in getting parliament to finally approve key reforms central to securing an IMF programme last autumn.
Yatseniuk's weakness remains his lack of a grass roots political movement, which is expected to put him at a major disadvantage in the run up to the presidential elections. Unlike Tymoshenko he also lacks pan-Ukrainian appeal; also a weakness for Yanukovych. The consensus is thus still that Yanukovych and Tymoshenko will be the top two candidates come January, contesting the final presidential run-off vote.
It is a close call as to who will emerge victorious from these two. Our sense still is that Tymoshenko's remarkable campaigning prowess, pan-Ukrainian appeal, new-found backing from Moscow, and her ability still to coral the rump Orange vote, will see her elected as president.
Whether Tymoshenko or Yanukovych emerge as president a key question will remain as to the respective balance of power between the presidency, the executive and parliament. At the moment Ukraine is something of a hybrid presidential-parliamentary democracy with lines of demarcation still not that clearly defined, and hence conflicts all too often end up in the Constitutional Court, and typically thereafter in stalemate.
Tymoshenko is promising constitutional reform, albeit whether this will ultimately end up in Ukraine emerging as a parliamentary democracy as is the West European norm, or a presidential style system, as is now dominant in the CIS, is open to question. Ultimately this is likely to depend on who ends up in the presidential palace.
President Yushchenko is promising early parliamentary elections, perhaps in a last gasp effort to secure for himself a more secure power base in parliament, ready for his departure from office. Early parliamentary elections are however thought unlikely, indeed perhaps even constitutionally a non-runner. However, either the Block Yulia Tymoshenko, or indeed Regions might seek early parliamentary elections to try and overcome the current "hung" nature of parliament, but only after the presidential elections.
The prospect of "cohabitation" between Tymoshenko and Yanukovych in the post presidential election period appears high. Both have appeared close to agreeing coalition agreements on numerous occasions in recent years; at least four times in our reckoning.
Perhaps the prospect of alternative coalitions being formed (e.g. with Yushchenko's Our Ukraine) and in Tymoshenko's case, fear of undermining her support amongst the Orange constituency ultimately saw hopes of such coalitions dashed.
This time around, with presidential elections out of the way and with Yushchenko perhaps exiting the political scene, the Tymoshenko and Yanukovych camps may finally be forced to work together, albeit the process of dividing out the political spoils of office might prove painstakingly slow, suggesting that a new government may emerge only slowly after the parliamentary elections, perhaps in the Spring of 2010, suggesting still an extended period of weak/ineffective government.
RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, GAS AND ALL THAT JAZZ
Note that we visited Kiev directly from an earlier week trip to Moscow, and hence were able to get a bigger picture view of relations between Russia and Ukraine, and the regional/geopolitical setting. In many respects after the January and April gas price/supply agreements, there has been something of a lull in battles over gas supply/pricing.
Moscow appears happy with the gas price agreement secured, which in effect moves Ukraine to market prices for gas by the end of 2009, fixes gas transit prices at US$1.7 per 1,000 cu metres (tcm) of gas per 100km, and also obliges Ukraine to purchase 42 billion cu metres (bcm) of gas annually from Russia.
On this latter note, Russia has not kept Ukraine to the contract in 2009, allowing Ukraine to import lower quantities of gas, reflective of a marked reduction in consumption of gas in Ukraine as the economy has slowed (consumption has likely reduced to 55 bcm, from ~ 72 bcm annually in recent years).
It was suggested to us by observers in Moscow that Russia's own current economic problems mean that it is eager to avoid a repeat of the European gas crisis which hit at the turn of the last year, but rather assure supply of gas and hence gas export receipts.
Gazprom itself is working on the assumption that gas export volumes slow to around 142 bcm in 2009, from 156 bcm earlier planned; some two thirds of these were planned to be transited through Ukraine albeit in the year to date gas transit through Ukraine is down by around 60%.
All the above said, Moscow still has the ability to destabilise Ukraine via its right to demand that Ukraine sticks to the requirement to purchase 42 bcm of gas in 2009, as contracted. Given Ukraine's, and indeed Naftogaz' (Ukraine's gas transit company) parlous financial state, the demand to buy an additional 10-12 bcm of gas in 2009, could potentially provide the straw that broke the camels' back, requiring Naftogaz to find an additional US$2-2.5bn in gas import finance to year end in 2009.
Obviously gas supply is linked to the broader issue of Russia-Ukraine relations. Russia, by general recognition, is willing to use the gas supply issue to exert leverage over the domestic political process in Ukraine itself, and perhaps more widely to extract political capital from a regional/global context of energy security.
Russia clearly has an interest in bringing Ukraine more closely within its sphere of influence, both for business and geopolitical reasons, and herein weakening Ukraine's driver for greater Euro-Atlantic integration. This policy has thus far proved relatively successful, with PM Tymoshenko taking a noticeably more pragmatic approach towards Russia during her second term in office than during her first stint as prime minister which ended in September 2005; the January/April gas price agreements were clear evidence herein.
Russia's drive to bring Ukraine back more within its fold has certainly been helped by the West's lack of real and meaningful engagement with Ukraine. The EU has, for example, consistently failed to give Ukraine a clear perspective to EU membership and prefers to keep Ukraine in something of a twilight zone, which itself has undoubtedly resulted/contributed to policy drift/inertia itself in Ukraine; note herein we would argue that it was only the clear timetable towards EU membership, with benchmarked decision dates which drove forward reform in Central and Eastern Europe after the Copenhagen summit set the date of the first wave of enlargement as May 2004.
Ukraine simply lacks this perspective and hence lacks the key reform anchor which its Central and East European peers benefited from in the decade to 2004. Explanations for this real lack of engagement of Ukraine by the EU probably come down to Russia's own success in driving divisions within the EU over strategy to Ukraine; key EU powers such as Germany, Italy and France thus appear to value the relationship with Moscow far more highly than that with Ukraine, and herein have exercised an effective veto on deepening Ukraine's EU perspective.
In any event this lack of EU perspective for Ukraine has served to disillusion/undermine the position of Europhiles within successive Ukrainian administrations. The bottom line is that Russia continues to show much more interest in Ukraine than either the EU or US, and this is beginning to sway politicians such as Tymoshenko.
In summary to the above, while Russia's rough-edged strategy towards Ukraine in the run-up to the Orange revolution proved entirely counter-productive, since then its much more nuanced strategy, alongside the indecision of the EU and apparent disinterest of the US in Ukraine (the new Obama administration in the US appears to have set a low priority in terms of relations with Ukraine; Obama went to Moscow, Biden to Kiev), is bearing fruit.
This is evidenced by the January/April gas price agreements, and also by the fact that the two key contenders in the 2010 presidential elections, Tymoshenko and Yanukovych, are both now minded to look East, rather than West. As a result, in terms of Russia's willingness to use the gas card again before the 2010 presidential elections, we sense that it will probably prefer to keep its powder dry, pending a better showing by a candidate such as Yatseniuk, deemed more inclined to the Western/Yushchenko camp.
Notwithstanding the state of relations with Moscow, there are concerns that Ukraine's current parlous financial state could still provoke a repeat of last year's European gas crisis, if it is unable to buy sufficient gas into storage prior to the October - May heating season this year. Herein there have been warnings that Ukraine needs to buy 30 bcm of gas into storage in preparation for the beginning of the heating season and that it will require US$5-6bn in financing to do this.
As of writing though, Ukraine had already bought 19 bcm of gas into storage, and our understanding is that to maintain normal supply of gas to Europe through the winter it needs to have accumulated only 24-25 bcm of gas into storage by the autumn. This hence suggests a need for only an additional 5-6 bcm of gas, which at current market prices suggests a cost of only around US$1.1bn. This seems manageable, given Ukraine's access to official multilateral financing channels, and could likely be financed over the period August - September.
RELATIONS WITH THE IMF
An IMF mission visited in July for the second review under the SBA, and indeed left with a recommendation for the release of the next tranche of US$3.3bn in IMF funding (two tranches were in fact combined). The Fund noted the need for certain prior actions, but indicated progress on key issues such as the recapitalisation of the banking sector.
The Fund agreed to hike the budget deficit target to 6% of GDP, reflective of a recognition that the impact of the global financial crisis has been much more severe than initially expected and hence the impact on budget finances has been very severe. The IMF is also placing a high emphasis on the need to consolidate the deficit of Naftogaz (targeted at 2.6% of GDP) with that of the general government. The consolidated budget deficit target, including Naftogaz, is thus 8.6% of GDP.
There is a big debate, amongst investors particularly, that the IMF has been much more understanding/generous to Ukraine than perhaps some of its regional peers (e.g. perhaps Latvia and Serbia) reflective of Ukraine's geopolitical importance to some of the IMF's larger shareholders. Obviously this might well be disputed by the Fund; albeit we would argue that the IMF has to adopt a case by case approach, recognising different political settings and understanding best how to deliver on its goals of improving the policy environment over perhaps a longer time frame.
The speed/ease by which Ukraine secured disbursement of the latest credit would certainly be used as evidence by those plying the IMF-soft hands approach to Ukraine. Notwithstanding the debate over the IMF's broader strategy towards Ukraine, it is difficult to see the Fund being in a position to disburse the next tranche due by November.
By that time Ukraine will be in election mode, and we doubt that the government will be able to deliver sufficiently on the IMF agenda by then to enable the fund to lend into the elections. The Fund will also probably want to defend itself from accusations of potentially bank-rolling the government in the run-up to elections.
BUDGET/DEBT FINANCING
The significant widening in the budget deficit, and the fact that international capital markets are effectively closed to Ukraine (5Y CDS is still north of 1,500bps) has left the country dependent on official financing. The general budget deficit to June is estimated at around UAH17bn.
Annual debt redemptions due in 2009 are estimated at UAH29bn, which obviously creates a huge budget financing gap, assuming little scope for budget tightening in H2 2009 in the midst of an election campaign. The Treasury has managed to re-launch domestic debt auctions, issuing UAH11bn in the year to date albeit at the price of yields on government paper in the 15-25% range.
Privatisation receipts had been targeted at UAH8bn for the year, but are unlikely to reach even UAH1bn partly due to legislative blocks to sales and to the global crisis. The gap in budget financing is thus expected to be covered by draw down of World Bank Funding (US$1.9bn) and also IMF funding; around half of IMF disbursements are in fact earmarked for budget support. With the disbursement of the next IMF tranche in late July/early August the government will perhaps have secured around US$5bn in budget financing from multilateral sources this year.
Essentially this should enable the government to close the budget gap to October/November. Importantly for foreign investors this will also get Ukraine through the August/September period when gas imports/external debt redemptions peak (around US$1.5bn in sovereign/quasi sovereign debt potentially matures in August/September, including the US$500m Naftogaz 09's). Ukraine's sovereign external debt schedule is then light until 2011. The threat of a sovereign default will thus have been put back until after the presidential elections (at least).
From the IMF's perspective they will have bought Ukraine time, until the new administration emerges after the election. The government in the run up to the 2010 presidential elections will also face a budget financing constraint of lacking the funds to go on a pre-election spending spree (we doubt the NBU, which is in Yushchenko's sphere of influence will bank-roll pork barrelling by the government controlled by his arch rival Tymoshenko), albeit it will be interesting to see what spending promises are made in the run up to the election, and how these will be reigned in, with the help of the IMF anchor after the elections.
Over the slightly longer term, reform of Naftogaz is central to broader fiscal reform and this has been clearly stated by the IMF in recent communiqués. The Fund recognises the critical importance of the company to the economy, and we do not expect the Fund to object to the government supporting the company in meeting its external liabilities in the year ahead, especially when the company has broader regional significance in terms of regional energy security.
Reform of Naftogaz though essentially means reform of domestic gas pricing, an acutely difficult political issue. Herein gas prices to industrial users have been raised to market prices, and the government is committed to raising household gas prices; the issue is not as politically sensitive as this mostly relates to the supply of gas for cooking and to rural users and hence typically comprises a smaller share of household budgets.
The key battleground though is gas pricing at the municipal level. The problem is that the government does not have the power to set/enforce gas price hikes on municipal heating companies.
These are controlled by municipalities. They currently charge UAH878 per 1,000 per tcm, versus cost prices of over UAH2,025. Municipal heating companies not only fail to charge consumers prices to cover costs, but their collection rates are only around 50%, creating huge arrears to Naftogaz. This subsequently undermines Naftogaz's cash flow position and its own ability to pay for imported gas.
The government is hence forced to step in by providing subsidies to Naftogaz, a situation which is clearly destabilising for Naftogaz, and creates uncertainty over the companies' ability to hold to its gas supply agreement with Gazprom which requires payment for gas supplied over the previous month by the 7th day of the following month.
Resolution of the problem above obviously rests on hiking domestic gas prices, which is universally acknowledged by the political establishment, albeit, obviously given the political cost, has been slow to deliver on. The government says it is committed to hiking gas prices by 20% this year, and gradually raising them to cost prices, and then targeting subsidies at the poor.
In terms of the problem of municipal gas pricing the plan is to move the right to price gas to the national agency for energy price regulation, albeit this is proving to be a judicial nightmare. Legally at present it takes at least 3 months to enforce gas price hikes, albeit the hope is that the process can be streamlined; but this may need to await the conclusion of elections, especially as parliament is currently on its summer recess.
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND EXCHANGE RATE
The good news is that gas consumption has reduced considerably which does reduce the draw on the balance of payments from energy imports; assuming that Russia does not enforce its right to keep hold Ukraine to the agreement to import 42 bcm of gas annually. Industrial consumption of gas has fallen by around one half to 20 bcm, household consumption is down more modestly at 18 bcm, with municipal heating companies consuming 10 bcm, and transmission costs of 4-5 bcm, this suggests use of only 55 bcm, down from around 72 bcm in recent years.
Even given the hike in gas import prices in 2009 to an expected average of US$228 per 1,000 cu metres, from US$179.5 one year earlier, this still suggests a saving in gas import costs of around US$1-1.5bn annually. As the economy recovers in 2010 gas consumption by industry is expected to recover somewhat, but is now never expected to return to pre-crisis levels; largely due to extensive energy conservation/efforts at diversification away from gas (e.g. to coal).
As elsewhere in the region the combination of deflation in domestic demand, and a currency adjustment, has brought a marked narrowing in the current account deficit from around 7% of GDP in 2008, to an expected out-turn of close to balance in 2009. Concerns over high debt roll-overs have eased thru a combination of high roll-overs by foreign-owned banks (~ 90%), plus some debt restructuring by domestic borrowers. The provision of IMF/WB financing has also helped to stabilise the exchange rate.
The IMF appears generally happy with the NBU's management of exchange rate policy, reducing interventions more generally. IMF government efforts to resolve problems in the banking sector through a recapitalisation process has also helped reduce/stem capital flight. Whether the exchange rate will remain stable in the run up to the presidential elections is debatable though; typically the UAH weakens in the run up to elections as dollarization increases on the back of concern over political risk.
Add to this the likely stalling in IMF disbursements, and the continued need to fund gas imports, and the UAH will likely have an easing bias to year-end; albeit this is likely to be contained in the UAH8-9 per US$1 range. From a balance of payments perspective the UAH does not appear over-valued at present, but political risk could still fuel yet more capital flight/concern over banking sector stability; arguably though those that wanted to remove deposits from banks/convert to FX have already done this.
There are also suggestions that Ukrainian FX holdings (under the mattress) may already be around US$90bn; this does not seem unreasonable given the size of the country and its recent track record of crisis.
BANKING SECTOR REFORM
In general, and has been the case in Russia and Kazakhstan, NPLs have risen rapidly, and are likely in the range of 25-35% of loan books. The shear extent of NPLs reflects the depth of the recession. Official forecasts suggests a real GDP decline of 10-12% in 2009, and even this may appear optimistic given data for the first few months of the year; the NBU has suggested that real GDP may have declined by 25-30%. And as has proven the case in developed market economies (e.g. the Madoff case) recession has revealed numerous fraudulent borrowing practices.
Difficulties in attaching collateral through the courts also appears to have made banks relatively pro-active in pushing debtors to renegotiate terms; quickly seeking to capitalise overdue debt service payments, often and predictably at a very high premium. A culture of restructuring has ensued. The high level of NPLs and doubts over the quality of existing bank capital, alongside a deletion of 35-40% of banks' deposit bases through the crisis thus far, left many banks on the brink/in need of recapitalisation.
Banking sector restructuring was a key plank of the IMF programme and herein progress does seem to have been made. The diagnostic test on banks, as per the programme, has been completed. Banks needs for recapitalisation have been assessed, and the bank recapitalisation process is under way.
Foreign banks which assume a 40-50% market share by assets, have generally already been recapitalised by their parents - thus the burden of recapitalisation has been shared. Seven domestically owned banks have been identified as in need of government support as existing owners proved unable to provide the required level of additional capital.
Three of these banks have already received UAH10bn in capital injections with government bonds being placed on their balance sheets in exchange for the state taking equity stakes and leading roles in their corporate governance structures. A further four banks are being prepared for recapitalisation, with the cost of this latter operation put at UAH16bn.
Thus the cost of bank recapitalisation to be borne by the state coming in around UAH26bn, which is below the UAH44bn planned in the original IMF programme, and does not appear to jeopardise the sovereign's debt sustainability position; we estimate that the public sector debt/GDP ratio will rise from less than 20% in 2008 to still only around 40-45% of GDP as of the end of 2009, still low by regional standards.
There appears still to be concern over state control/oversight of banks to which it has been forced to recapitalise; herein existing owners still appear not to have got the message that the state is now the majority owner and they need to take a backseat.
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The tennis season has started so tennis wall art is in the frame! With Wimbledon Tennis upon us our Tennis Pecage Art – Racquet and Balls is being snapped up by keen players as a unique piece of tennis artwork for their homes.
And what's more our unique and exclusive tennis pecage artwork has furry balls, now not many can say that can they? Other fabric choices are of course available!


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Acronis Acquires Dutch Cloud Backup Provider BackupAgent
Acronis, a global company co-founded by serial entrepreneur Serguei Beloussov – founder of Parallels, has announced the acquisition of BackupAgent, a cloud backup provider in the Netherlands. Over time, BackupAgent's solution will be powered by Acronis AnyData Engine technology.
BackupAgent, founded in 2005 and named by Deloitte as one of the fastest growing technology companies, brings on board years of cloud backup expertise, an existing network of over 900 active service provider partners and over 50 thousand small and medium business customers across the world.
"I am happy to hear that BackupAgent and Acronis are joining forces," said Jason Frisch, CEO of Tsukaeru.net, a Japanese cloud provider with thousands of users and a BackupAgent partner since 2010. "We're excited to see what happens next, with the additional support, resources and technologies that Acronis can provide."
With the acquisition of BackupAgent, Acronis would enable service providers to offer a very complete cloud backup solution to customers of any size.
"We are excited to join forces with Acronis; this acquisition fits perfectly within our expansion plans," said Roland Sars and Robbert van Geldrop, founders of BackupAgent. "Becoming part of Acronis supports BackupAgent's vision to become the world's leading cloud backup player. This acquisition will bring only good to our service providers, as they become part of a worldwide ecosystem of thousands of channel partners."
Over time, BackupAgent's solution will be powered by Acronis AnyData Engine technology, allowing service providers to deliver new generation data protection technologies via a cloud backup solution to their customers, including:
File-level and full-system backup for desktops and servers, for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms;
Backup of physical and virtual servers, supporting all popular hypervisors: Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware vSphere, Citrix XenServer, RHEV/KVM, Oracle VM;
Context-aware backup for business applications: Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, SQL Server;
Support of multiple-destination for data storage: on-premises, in a service provider's cloud, in the Acronis Cloud, in a public cloud, as well as any mix of those destinations based on customer preference and sensitivity of data;
Wide variety of backup and storage policies for data to ensure the required level of protection and compliance with local government requirements;
Ability to do disaster recovery in the cloud, avoiding downtime.
Service providers will also benefit from the long-standing partnership between Acronis and Parallels, leveraging the full integration of BackupAgent solutions with Parallels Automation, empowering Parallels-enabled service providers to quickly deploy a cloud backup offering to their customers at a very low cost of entry.
"According to Parallels SMB Cloud Insights research, data backup and recovery is one of the top three most demanded services," said Birger Steen, CEO of Parallels. "With this acquisition, service providers using Parallels Automation for cloud service delivery will now have the most complete and reliable backup solution to offer their customers."
Founded in 2002, Acronis is a fast-growing company with more than 650 employees in 18 countries and partners in almost every country in the world. The company provides backup solutions for desktop, server, virtual and cloud environments as well as file sharing and sync solutions for mobile devices.
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This session covered ways to create and design a flipped lesson from start to finish. What is a flipped lesson plan? Flipping means you reverse the way you design the learning environment so students engage in activities, apply course concepts and focus on higher-level learning outcomes during class time.
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Q: Is it possible to make an association between a Table and View in Entity Framework? I have 2 databases (sql server 2005) in my system, one for configuration data and the other one for Application Data, but there are some tables that are needed in both databases. We've solved that using Synonyms but the problem is when we map the tables in Entity Framework.
We have a Language table in the config database, used for localization purposes. But in the application we have a table called "Countries", and it has a child table to contain the country's fields translated.
My Entity Framework Context maps tables in the Application database and the only way to map the Languages table from the other database is including a View created in the Application Database. Everything works fine, but when I try to make an Association between the CountryTranslation entity and the Language entity I get this exception:
Problem in Mapping Fragments starting at lines 733, 855: Non-Primary-Key column(s) [pai_codlan] are being mapped in both fragments to different conceptual side properties - data inconsistency is possible because the corresponding conceptual side properties can be independently modified.

Do you know if this is a possible scenario? How do I resolve this?
Thx!

A: Solved!
All I had to do was delete the column that was mapped as a Entity Property and just keep the Navigational Property..

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Victory for adults with autism as new care system changes to recognise hidden needs
The National Autistic Society (NAS) announced a victory for adults with autism as changes to the new care system have recognised their hidden needs.
The NAS's social reform campaign, Careless, has won vital improvements to the Government rules accompanying the new Care Act which identify who will and won't receive help.
Careless, which was launched in June 2014, highlighted that the rules did not take in to account the basic needs of people with autism. This risked creating a system that failed to protect them against abuse, neglect and loneliness. The NAS urged the Government to make changes so that the new rules recognised the needs of this vulnerable group:
to stay safe from abuse or neglect
for guidance or prompting to carry out essential activities
to form and develop relationships
Over 10,000 supporters backed the campaign, which has also reinforced the requirement on local authorities to ensure that needs assessments for an adult with autism are carried out by a community care assessor with autism expertise.
The new statutory guidance for the Care Act will also benefit adults with autism because it also requires local authorities to take action to assure the future safety of a person who has already experienced abuse or is considered at risk of harm in the future.
Mark Lever, Chief Executive of the National Autistic Society (NAS), said: "The NAS is pleased to see that the Government has listened to people with autism by recognising their specific care needs. We hope that the new rules will ensure that some of society's most vulnerable members are now protected from a life of abuse or neglect.
"The NAS and our supporters will be alert to how this plays out in practice at a time when local authority budgets are under pressure and, overall, the new national eligibility threshold has been set at a level that means only those considered to have more substantial needs will receive care. This risks undermining the welcome emphasis the Care Act places on prevention and wellbeing.
"Going forward, it is vital that the Government commits to greater funding if the new care system is to give adults with autism the support they need to live healthy and fulfilling lives."


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Online Boxing 2D forum
Online Boxing Timeline
This timeline was made by Salvador-Sanchez so big credit to him.
2001(OBv1)(Sal) - Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Salvador Sanchez, Street Bully, Ashton. I remember discovering this game through MAB (Unified Champion X2) in late 2001. When I first logged on, the champ was Muhammad Ali. He was dominating the opposition with a ping of about 300-500 on a regular basis. Anyways, he dominated for awhile until I finally defeated him. It took me a good two months to find a groove. After, I got the title from him, all the good connection fighters began fighting each other and most of us chose not to face Ali again. haha This is the period when I first discovered ring rivalries with Mike Tyson, Ashton, Larry Holmes, Greg Haugen, and MAB.
2002 (OBv1)(Sal) - Larry Holmes (Unified Champion X1), Ashton, Mike Tyson, Salvador Sanchez (Unified Champion X4). Greg Haugen and Street Bully were also elite fighters, but not as consistent as the top 4. During this time, we had a ton of players, very likely the most we've ever had. I don't think I'm exagerrating when I say I believe we had a good 30-50 different players on at peak times. Cassius Clay (hailing from England) promoted several successful tournaments on behalf of the company he worked for, Lonsdale if I'm not mistaken. The top 4 were very evenly matched with many of us having dominant stretches. At one point, I went on a very long run with the one title. This was very difficult to do considering the opposition at the top. Other fighters who shared good success were MAB and Greg Haugen. After that, the competition dropped off. No one could really touch us.
2003 (OBv1)(Sal) - Labratory (Unified Champion X1), Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Salvador Sanchez, MAB. This was the rise of Labratory. He completely began owning all the competition. He had some combinations never seen before. The kid was just on another level. Playing him was like playing someone using turbo. He became nearly unbeatable at one point. What's most impressive is that he started off as a total punching bag for a good year or so. It was unbelievable when a fighter many of us owned for so long all of a sudden morphed into a freak prodigy before our very eyes.
2004 (OBv2)(Sal) - HTF (Unified Champion X4), Larry Holmes, Labratory, Jermain Taylor, Salvador Sanchez aka Happy Killmore, MAB, Unstoppable (Unified Champion X2). Many of OBv1s stars did not like the new OBv2 version so they stopped playing. I was one of the players that decided to take a break. I don't quite recall if there was a dominant player this year, but that wouldn't shock me considering the switch to OBv2. Perhaps Larry or HTF can clarify if there was a dominant force this year. I wasn't around long enough this particular year to know for sure. I vaguely recall that the titles were passed around a lot between myself (Happy Killmore), Larry Holmes, HTF, Labratory, MAB, Unstoppable, and Jermain Taylor. HTF slowly began separating himself from the pack towards the end of the year.
2005 (OBv2)(Sal) - HTF, Larry Holmes, Unstoppable, MAB, Jermain Taylor, sugarray (Unified Champion X1), Salvador Sanchez aka Happy Killmore. I tried to dabble a bit this year and managed to unify all the titles although it was hardly easy. HTF was the clear cut dominant champ for most of the year.
2006 (OBv2)(Sal) - HTF, Larry Holmes, Unstoppable, Labratory, MAB, Salvador Sanchez aka Happy Killmore, Tyrant, sugarray, Jermain Taylor, USA, Vargas (Unified Champion X1), Mike Tyson, Fatny (Unified Champion X1). Fatny rose towards the end of the last few months. I didn't play too much this year, but when I did, I discovered HTF was still The Man.
2007 (OBv2)(Sal) - Fatny, HTF, Larry Holmes, Nigel Benn (Unified Champion X1), Vargas, Black Bear, One Dope Mexican, Squeezed Head, Fernando Vargas, Boxa, USA, Rocky Marciano, Tigeruppercut, Flash, Tyrant, Red Viper, Mike Tyson, X-treme Skillz, Sugar Ray Robinson (aka Salvador Sanchez), Reaper. I played for a few months this year, and was extremely impressed with the competition. Sure, I was rusty, but many of these guys proved themselves to be excellent boxers. There was a lot of back and forth battling with skills displayed at a very high level. I didn't play long enough this year to be considered a consistent top 5er for the year. A few guys (Black Bear, Nigel Benn, Vargas, Rocky Marciano, Squeezed Head, One Dope Mexican, X-treme Skillz) displayed great potential this year. I regret not having played more this year. A handful of very talented players, but how many of them were multiple alts?
2008 (OBv2)(Sal) - Fatny, Salvador Sanchez, Fernando Vargas, Rocky Marciano, Nigel Benn, Red Viper, X-treme Skillz, Captain America, Dirk Diggler, Boxa, Chopper81, Goldenboy, John). It's weird. If you go through the forum, you'll see that not many top 10 lists were posted this year. There were also many posts regarding OB being down a lot. Perhaps this is the reason a lot of players stop playing. Well that and the fact that no one could touch Fatny. I made a comeback in late 2008 and took over after Fatny took off on his trip. Before I left, I could see who had the potential to take over, and little John and Red Viper were two of the main fighters I saw with great potential.
2009 (OBv2)(Sal) - Fatny, John, Nigel Benn, Fernando Vargas, Red Viper. Apparently, after I retired again, Fatny returned and ruled the majority of 2009 until John took over in late 2009 after Mikkel updated the game once again. This is basically where we are at now. I can't believe I was away the entire year. The year went by so damn quick. I turned all my free time to boxing and poker. Perhaps a comeback is in order for 2010? We shall see.
2010 (OBv2)(John) - John, Fatny, Fernando Vargas, Dick E. Boon, Captain America, TRPCHE, Unstoppable. During this time I had pretty much dominated this year. Facing mostly Boon, CA, Sniper, Popeye, Vargas. Near the end of my domination Fatny came back and he gave me some of the hardest fights ever. Fighting Fatny was like fighting myself but with better D. Unstoppable came back shortly after Fatny and we had some tough fights as well. January 2010 OB was discontinued for a good 4 months intil Mikkel decided to bring it back in May. I was inducted into the HOF on July 17.
2011 (OBv2)(John) - Fatny, Unstoppable, John, Dick E. Boon, A Punching Bag, TRPCHE, The Sniper, Yacoob. Online Boxing's 10th year anniversary. I haven't played a whole lot this year but All I have seen was Unstop and Fatny dominating this whole time. I did see Boon and A Punching bag have the title for a brief moment. Mikkel brought back the OBC and OBA titles in October. The year is almost over and some things can happen. Maybe Singleplayer will make a come back. Maybe the OBW title will be brought back for the ones who wanted to become superchamp. Maybe someone will be inducted to the HOF. Who knows what can happen.
2012 (OBv2)(John) - Dick E. Boon, The Crank 2, Pink Avenger, Yacoob, Chopper81. I havent been fighting much but I have been spectating and Boon was kicking some anus for a while. The Crank 2 and Pink Avenger has been winning the title was well. Chopper81 came back to fight and hopefully win some more titles. Spammers and freeze problems have been messing up the game and keeping players from coming back again. Hopefully all of these annoyances will be solved so then the fights can continue.
2013 (OBv2)(John) - John, Nigel Benn, Fatny, Black Bear, Rocky Marciano Jr, Phenom(CA), The Crank 2, Popeye, NVTT, Reaper. Mikkel fixed the game but it was too late, the original daily fighters left, but new daily fighters came in and stepped to the plate. Nigel Benn, Reaper, Edder, The Crank 2, Black Bear, and I came back to fight some more and get this game going again. The more people that came back the better. I had a feeling that something big would happen in this game. And it turns out I was right. Nigel Benn was inducted into the HOF on July 18th. I became the Undisputed Champion twice making that 4 times in my career. And I became one of the few fighters to go over 100 win streak twice.
Total Record: Wins- 6581 Loss- 2207
Fighting Style: "The John Style"
Accounts: john / James A. Braddock
Class: Hall of Fame
All-Time Winning Streak: 198
1x Superchamp
5x Undisputed champ
211x Title Wins- 1156 Title Defenses
Oh god John. Give it a break mate lol. "John, Fatny, Fernando Vargas, Dick E. Boon, Captain America, TRPCHE, Unstoppable. During this time I had pretty much dominated this year. Facing mostly Boon, CA, Sniper, Popeye, Vargas." You cant put dominated this year and put players like boon, vargas , popeye in the same sentence. They were below average players dude.
2007 was probably one of the best years anything above that is hit or miss.
Not sure what the point is of this timeline?
Shut up, i'm tired of reading you're bullshit. You always got something to say about the shit that i've done in the past, and i'm tired of it. Stop living in the past. 07 was a great fun time when i was 12, but you act like my skill level is still the same from 07, so get the fuck out of here with that shit. You act like people don't get better over time. Hell you and several others are the reason nobody comes back to this game you narcissistic fuck. You got something to say over the internet then say it.
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Hehe nice to see the forum returning to its old form
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@admin Oh Mikkel lol. We'll see in time.
nice post- the usernames written there bring back some fun memories. 2007 was a fun year indeed. A tough year too, as I couldn't quite get my playing to the next level.
I remember the top standard of 2007 as;
Top level - Fatny and Larry Holmes
Second Level - Mike Tyson, Nigel Benn, Rocky Marciano, Squeezed Head, Skillz, Salvador Sanchez, Vargas
Third Level- Black bear, Boxa, Red Viper, Tigeruppercut, USA
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@King-John Just called you out king john lets fight! time to settle this
@kingJohn you must defend or get stripped.
@admin Yeah its been over a month. Does he have to defend all titles? OBA,OBC and OBF?
@admin I agree mikkel strip him!
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Seniors Honored
The Woodstock Academy honored the four seniors on the girls' basketball team prior to their Senior Night game with Killingly. From left: Alexa Pechie, Peyton Saracina, Sara Cotillo Soria and Kaitlin Birlin. Photo by Mike Susi/Woodstock Academy.
The four seniors on the Woodstock Academy girls' basketball team were honored prior to the contest with Killingly, the final regular season girls' game.
It was a different kind of night. In the past, Senior Night was the time for seniors to be honored with parents and friends in attendance. The pandemic changed that with no spectators allowed at games. But the four seniors took it in stride, knowing their parents and friends were watching the game which was being livestreamed.
The coaching staff served as the escorts for the senior players, stepping in for parents.
The seniors were just grateful to be able to have a Senior Night at all. "It's been a really great experience that I could be here, especially this season. It's been a little tough, but I love my teammates and I'm just happy to be here," said Woodstock Academy senior Kaitlin Birlin.
Alexa Pechie has been a member of the Centaurs for the last three seasons.
While the home games, with the exception of a possible regional tournament game, may be over, the season is not.
The Centaurs will be on the road all of this week, travelling to Killingly, Plainfield and Griswold to finish off the regular season.
Sara Cotillo Soria came to Woodstock Academy from Madrid, Spain, last year and after a year at the JV level was able to play varsity ball this season. While Madrid may be a much larger area, Cotillo Soria said she appreciates how eastern Connecticut celebrates its high school athletes.
Unfortunately, Senior Night didn't end with a win. Killingly remained undefeated with a 51-40 win over the Centaurs but it was close through the first half.
Birlin, who came in averaging two points a game, had three times that amount by the end of the first quarter as the Centaurs trailed by only four. She finished with a season-high 12 points.
The Centaurs pulled within one in the second quarter, 16-15, on a 3-pointer by Sadie Susi but Killingly rallied to scored nine of the next 11 points and built a 29-21 lead at the half.
The lead grew for Killingly (6-0) in the second half as freshman Hannah Grudzien dominated.
The 6-foot forward scored eight of her 13 points in the third quarter which enabled Killingly to extend its advantage to 15 points, 47-32.
The Centaurs never got closer than the final margin.
Junior Aurissa Boardman also scored 12 for the Centaurs to tie for team-scoring honors; she hit a pair of second half 3-pointers.
The Centaurs went into the final week of the regular season with a 3-3 record as they also fell to Putnam, 48-30, last week.
Woodstock Academy kept it close in the first quarter, trailing by just two, but the Clippers outscored them 8-2 in the second to take an 18-10 halftime lead.
Putnam center Abby St. Martin took over in the second half when she scored 13 of her game-high 23 points. St. Martin scored eight in the fourth quarter when the Clippers outscored Woodstock Academy 18-12.
Boardman scored 10 of her team-high 14 points in the final quarter for the Centaurs. Saracina and Birlin had four points each.
Centaurs tied atop ECC North
In the scheme of things in the 2021 high school boys' basketball season, this week looms pretty large for the Woodstock Academy Centaurs.
The Centaurs went into the week tied with both Killingly and Plainfield atop the ECC North Region. All sported 5-1 records coming into the week.
The Centaurs could have been a game ahead in the win column, but their game with Wheeler scheduled for March 4 was cancelled.
"It's very nice," said Woodstock Academy coach Marty Hart after a 42-37 win over Killingly March 2. "The win over Killingly was kind of a two-fer because it ties us up but it also puts us ahead in the head-to-head. To win on their court in a game decided in the last 20 seconds is pretty exciting."
What's even better for the Centaurs is that they welcomed both of the teams that they are currently tied with at home this week.
Woodstock Academy hosted Killingly March 8 (the game ended too late for this edition) and play Plainfield at 7 p.m. March 10, at home.
There was plenty of strategy March 2 as the two teams locked into a low-scoring affair.
The game, according to Hart, was very methodical on both sides of the ball with every possession eating a lot of clock on both sides.
The Woodstock Academy coach said that was the game plan as the Centaurs wanted to keep Killingly in front of the defense and win the rebound battle.
Junior Ethan Davis made that happen as he pulled down 12 rebounds while Logan Talbot added seven caroms and Dmitrii Zinchenko had six boards.
The defense was spurred by senior forward Liam Blanchflower (7 points).
Baribeau scored 15 points but, importantly, all of those came in the first three quarters.
Jacob Hernandez and Andrew Johnson also did their part defensively, holding Killingly guard Jason Grzysiewicz to 11 points.
The Centaurs led by one in a low-scoring first half, 21-20, but fell behind 34-30 going into the final quarter.
Woodstock Academy was able to string together a couple of good possessions, getting the shots it wanted in the final quarter and some key offensive boards helped the Centaurs take a 39-37 lead with 38 seconds left.
The Centaurs then executed a bit of a trick play after a made basket by Killingly as Davis passed to Parker Anderson out of bounds and Anderson found Davis streaking down the floor by himself for the open layup and the four-point lead.
Johnson (10 points) made one of two free throws in the final seconds to account for the final. Talbot led the Centaurs with 18 points.
"Logan's points were spread out (he scored 7 in the first, 2 in the second, 4 in the third and 5 in the fourth quarter) but they were important. I thought he did a nice job of hunting for his shot and not forcing it. He took what they allowed him and made them pay for it," Hart said.
Centaurs Gold split two
It was a 50-50 weekend for the Woodstock Academy Gold prep basketball team.
The Centaurs hung on for a 57-56 win over Canterbury School March 5 but fell short on the road to the Saints in New Milford March 6, 79-73.
It has been the tale for the Centaurs this season.
Play two games on the weekend and then hope that everyone remains healthy so that more games can be played the following weekend.
It doesn't lend to teams having much in the way of consistency.
"Everyone has the same challenges. Some schools are playing more than others and that's to their credit. Good job for them. We have had a great plan up to this point. To have six or seven days between each of your games is a challenge because the things you are working on, you have to wait until the next week to see if they work in a game," said Woodstock Academy prep basketball coach Jacque Rivera.
Canterbury School was a typical opponent for the Centaurs. The Saints, while not as big as the Centaurs inside, were very good shooters from the floor.
As a result, they opened a nine-point lead early in the first half, 23-14, before the Centaurs rallied. An 8-0 run, keyed by four points from Pipe Ajayi (10 points), cut that lead to a point with 6 ½ minutes left in the half.
The Centaurs tied it with 1:16 to play and a couple of free throws by Julian Soumaoro (12 points) and an inside follow for Isha Mohammade put Woodstock Academy ahead, 30-27, at the half.
One tough situation developed for the Centaurs in the first half as point guard Abdias Carcamo went down with an injury.
Woodstock Academy overcame that and were able to build as much as a 15-point lead thanks in part to the effort of Dashon Gittens who scored seven of his team-high 14 in the second half.
The Saints came back, however, and scored 11 of the last 14 points, just falling short.
Gittens scored 33 points March 7 but the Centaurs fell short out in New Milford to fall to 2-3 on the season. Soumaoro added 14 in the loss.
Cheshire Academy prevailed in both games against the Centaurs Blue prep team this past weekend.
The Centaurs had some troubles at the free throw line March 5. They missed 10 from the charity stripe and had those gone in, the outcome would have been different, as the Centaurs fell to the Cats 64-55.
Jayden Beloti scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the second half for the Centaurs. D'Amonte Johnson was the only other player in double figures with 10.
The Cats' defense also held up on their home floor March 6 where they prevailed over the Centaurs 63-54.
Beloti again led Woodstock Academy with 19 points and was the only player in double figures. =Levi King added nine in the loss.


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Hoping for a New DACA Deal, Illegals Increasingly Smuggle Whole Families North into US
By Will Racke January 9, 2018 at 3:09pm
The number of family units and unaccompanied children attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border spiked again in December, the eighth consecutive month of rising illegal immigration by those categories of migrants.
Just over 5,000 unaccompanied children (UACs) either presented themselves for entry at the border or were detained by border patrol agents in December, a seven percent jump over November's total.
The rise in family units attempting to cross the border was even sharper: About 13,000 people in family units tried to illegally immigrate in December, a 21 percent jump from the previous month.
Border officers arrested or turned away a total of 28,996 people along the southwest border in December, a shade fewer than the 29,082 detained or denied in November, according to Customs and Border Protection data released Tuesday.
Border arrests are used as a proxy for overall levels of illegal immigration. The idea is that assuming a given standard of border security, more apprehensions mean that more illegal aliens are slipping undetected into the U.S., and vice versa.
The overall number of arrests and inadmissables remained roughly constant, however, the CBP data confirms a worrisome development: more families and children are trying to illegally immigrate to the U.S. now than at any time during President Donald Trump's administration.
The UAC and family cases are particularly troublesome for immigration authorities because they trigger special processes or complex appeals in immigration courts.
Illegal immigrant children must be turned over to the Department of Health and Human Services for temporary resettlement, and families often petition for asylum after being apprehended, obligating the government to defer to deportation while asylum officers assess their claims of "credible fear" of persecution.
The surge in UACs and families showing up at the southwest border coincides with negotiations between the White House and Congress over a replacement for the now-canceled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a former President Barack Obama administration order that shielded younger illegal immigrants from deportation.
DACA applied only to a certain subset of illegal immigrants, but immigration activists and their Democratic allies are seeking a bill that would cover a much larger group of people.
One bill favored by Democrats, the Dream Act, would provide a path to citizenship for as many as three million illegal immigrants, compared to the 790,000 who received protection under DACA.
Immigration hawks say discussions of a broader DACA amnesty are enticing families to try to cross the border in hopes their children will also be covered by the bill.
The Trump administration has also pointed to laws governing the asylum process, arguing they contain loopholes that incentivize fraudulent claims.
Acting Homeland Security (DHS) Press Secretary Tyler Houlton said Tuesday that Congress should change immigration laws to deter illegal border crossings by children and families.
Democrat Governor to Bus Illegal Immigrants Out of State - Calls It 'Humane'
"The significant increase over the last month in the number of family units and unaccompanied children coming across the border illegally highlights the dire need for Congress to immediately adopt responsible pro-American immigration reforms," he said in a statement. "Current loopholes in our immigration laws have created an incentive for illegal immigrants who knowingly exploit these same loopholes to take advantage of our generosity."
Houlton added that DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen would demand stricter screening of UACs and family units as a part of any future immigration reform package.
A version of this article previously appeared on The Daily Caller News Foundation website.
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Treasury sets sights on smart-card, PKI use
By GCN Staff
The Treasury Department is reviewing strategies for using smart-card and public-key infrastructure technologies for electronic-commerce and e-government efforts.
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The chief information officer's staff is working with the Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to conduct a series of pilots, said Patricia A. Haverstick, assistant director of information technology information and program management in the CIO Office.
The pilots will examine the return on investment from using smart cards and a PKI, as well as biometrics for physical and logical access control, notebook PC security and inventory management, she said.
Besides the group working on the pilots, Treasury has brought together a team of security and technical representatives from all department bureaus to form the Smart Card and PKI Managers Forum. The Secret Service oversees the forum.
The forum assures information exchange across Treasury's bureaus and with other agencies, such as the Defense Department and the General Services Administration, Haverstick said. The forum members also will develop specifications and standards for using PKI and smart-card technologies across Treasury.
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Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala (l.) has confirmed he will accept the call from Joachim Löw (r.) to play for Germany instead of England. - © DFL/ getty images
Jamal Musiala opts to play for Germany over England
Bayern Munich's teenage sensation Jamal Musiala has confirmed that he has chosen to represent Germany at international level over England.
Musiala, who turns 18 on 26 February, has been at the centre of a tug of war between Germany and England after a breakthrough campaign in the Bayern first team.
The midfielder grew up in England from the age of seven and represented the Three Lions at U15, U16, U17 and U21 level. He did, though, make two appearances for Germany's U16s in 2018 and has now made the decision to pledge his allegiance to the country of his birth, having been born in Stuttgart in 2003.
Watch: Musiala's three Bundesliga goals to date
He confirmed the decision in an interview with German sports programme Sportschau.
"I have a heart for Germany and a heart for England. Both hearts will continue to beat. I've thought a lot about this question," Musiala explained. "In the end, I listened to my feelings saying it's the right decision to play for Germany. But it wasn't an easy decision for me.
"I had a very good and honest discussion with [Germany head coach] Joachim Löw. He showed me a clear route into the national team. Mr Löw had clearly worked out and analysed by strengths and weaknesses. He also sees my future in my strongest position of attacking midfield and appreciates my qualities there."
Musiala joined Bayern from youth club Chelsea as a 16-year-old in summer 2019, and his rise has been meteoric. Only weeks after making his debut for the reserves, he was handed his senior debut on the penultimate matchday of the 2019/20 season against Freiburg. Aged 17 years and 115 days, he was the youngest player to ever represent the Munich club in the Bundesliga.
Watch: Thomas Müller: "I'm very happy with Jamal Musiala"
His first Bundesliga goal came in the opening game of 2020/21 as Bayern thrashed Schalke 8-0, making him the club's youngest-ever scorer in the league at 17 years and 205 days.
The teenager has so far made 26 appearances for the first team. His latest saw him break yet another record as Bayern's greenest goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League when he fired home their second goal in the 4-1 win away at Lazio in the round of 16. That historic mark now stands at 17 years and 363 days.
While his performances caught the attention of England manager Gareth Southgate, it's now Löw who has the right to call up the prodigious teenager when the March international break comes around. Germany have three qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Iceland, Romania and North Macedonia.
He could then get his first taste of an international tournament at the summer's UEFA European Championship where the four-time world champions take on France, Portugal and Hungary at his home ground of the Allianz Arena in Munich.
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At first glance, She and the Light Bearer is pretty much a fairytale: lighthearted, poetic and so very colorful. Unfortunately for Little Firefly, its protagonist, the forest that lies ahead is not void of horrors, riddles, challenging puzzles or even... well, let's just call them 'interesting characters'. But hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?
If you're in the mood for more RPG fun in the style of classics like the original Fallout, UnderRail certainly has ya covered. Even more so next year, the sizeable Expedition expansion adding a huge new region known as the Black Sea and all. A region full of not only vicious fauna, but also wicked pirates, and... something far more dangerous. Oh my.
Christmas is about to knock on doors everywhere. Doesn't matter if you plan on being part of in this particular holiday or not - it's coming! Same goes for video games as seasonal content aplenty awaits, including the one recently added to Frostpunk. An update which, among other things, adds brand new dilemmas (much like the holiday itself, depending on who you ask).
Feels like forever ago when I reviewed the initial adventures of Gunman Clive (remember?), and I suppose it kinda is, seeing how that article was published back in 2012. Since then, the mighty fearsome gunslinger has seen not only a sequel, but also several ports: Wii U, 3DS and even a GameBoy release! Quite the groovy Nintendo trend there, and one that's about to continue with Gunman Clive HD Collection on Switch.
Monkeys & Dragons. Two things that really should be in point 'n click adventures more often than they are, ya know? But seriously, what awaits here is... a tropical island full of monsters! Oh, and a honeymoon woefully interrupted by a kidnapping - of the groom, for once.
New prefab workflows! Unified settings window! No more .NET 3.5 support! All that and much more in the recent release of Unity 2018.3! Oh, and bug fixes, because there will always be bugs. Always. Also, something about HDRP and LWRP. Because... yay, acronyms?
Straying from the norm, Miasma Caves - in spite of being billed as a roguelike - isn't about combat so much as exploration. Danger does still loom however, in the form a lethal substance known as Miasma. A substance that the game's protagonist, Lesath, is somewhat more resistant to than your average Radiant Ridge resident. Oh right, that's the village you'll be working to upgrade... through treasure hunting! Groovy.
Moving can be a scary - at times, even risky - endeavour. There's a lot to keep track of, and above all else, you'll want to use a reputable company for all the heavy lifting (or all the lifting, period). Unless of course you're playing Moving Out, in which case, speed is the only thing that matters! Oh, but do watch out for traffic, saw blades and other hazards as you attempt to transport objects... well, over lava.
What's better than a lone farmer making a living off the land in Stardew Valley, going on adventures, taking in the sights, delving deeply and greedily into the mines, and many other things? FOUR players picking up a hoe, axe, watering can or any of the game's other tools to then do all that... in the same game! Oh, and it'll be possible in the Switch version, from tomorrow.
With the amount of wars in the year 30XX and - as is the case with Super Crome: Bullet Purgatory - 40XX, it's almost a relief to think how I will be long gone by then. But only almost, as I do like me some fast-paced old-school bullet hell, and this one certainly seems like a worthwhile genre entry, ship leveling and all.
Wielding the powers of a god, in charge of an entire world, creating and shaping everything, can be an amazing experience - in a video game that is. You know, like Populous let us experience back in the day? But that was then, this is now, and on top of looking incredibly stylish, recently released Equilinox lets you micromanage entire ecosystems, planting, (re)shaping and evolving however you see fit.
Something supernatural is going on. Something involving ghosts. It's scaring the crap out of a poor sloth, who decides to call none other but The Detective! Who? Why, the protagonist in The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game of course, and you better believe this guy is serious about his job. Well, more or less. Oh and he's a frog.
Hot and cold. Ember and Rime. The two could not be more different, and yet, these poor contrasting souls... are going to work together somehow. Degrees of Separation is full of environmental obstacles after all, all of which require one or the other to overcome - once the puzzle of figuring out how to even reach said roadblock has been dealt with. Truly a tale of fire and ice.
Manipulate Body Fluids With Surgical Precision in 'Spitkiss' to Convey… Emoji?
Show of hands, who loves the craziness of emojis? Yeah, that's what I thought. Now, how about the art of spitting? Oh. Decidely fewer. That's a shame, because Spitkiss is all about combining the two. Kinda. I mean, there's a love story somewhere too, but the main thing is that... you travel by way of spitball. An intriguingly strange concept, to say the least.
Survival games are a dime a dozen these days, and while I do have a personal favorite, 7 Days to Die is kinda missing something (not zombies, that's for sure). Something another genre entry by the name of Astroneer has in spades: the ability to visit other planets and... do space stuff! Oh, and it's almost ready to ditch Early Access, bringing with it even more planets. Groovy.
Early 2019, the likes of La Quinta and Rosewood are going to get some serious competition. Wait, no. That'd only be the case if they were virtual golf clubs, and somehow set in the same world as Resort Boss: Golf. Which they aren't. Right. Anyway, my point still stands, as this upcoming resort builder is already looking mighty spiffy with its accessible interface and lovely art style.
Hunting is supposed to be a simple affair, if a brutal one: pick a weapon, an area, decide on your prey, and... well, go for the kill(s). Barbaric? In our world, without a doubt; but for the protagonist in HellSign, it's how the bills get paid. That and, you know, hopefully it'll help in figuring out why remembering anything is so darn difficult. But while no one likes being amnesia-struck, going up against unspeakable horrors on a daily basis is arguably worse.
It's not often I cover bundles these days, and there's honestly a proper good reason for that: they simply aren't overly interesting anymore. There are exceptions though... like Queer Games Bundle 2, as curated by Midboss.
It's one thing to try and hit other players in a first-person shooter craze, but... what if everyone's actually invisible? As in, completely hidden from sight, no silly gadgets or vague outline to discern your target from the environment. Yeah. Crazy? Probably, and yet that's the core component in upcoming Switch title, Screencheat: Unplugged, a multiplayer shooter which requires players to screencheat (get it?) to spot their adversaries and blast them. Before they do the same, preferably.
Here we go! No less than four Adult Swim titles have found their way into the ever-growing Discord Nitro library, joining Super House of Dead Ninjas, a fairly recent addition. Good stuff all-round, and games I've been itching to play for quite some time now.


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WeChat Leapfrogs Chanel To Become Top China Brand
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It's a new dawn for luxury, with WeChat overtaking the storied French luxury label Chanel atop Campaign Asia-Pacific's list of top-100 brands in China. Photo: Shutterstock
What Happened: This year, WeChat has overtaken the storied French luxury label Chanel atop Campaign Asia-Pacific's list of top-100 brands in China. The list, which features heavyweights like Nike, Huawei, and Nestle shows how the global pandemic has impacted brand positioning in China.
In 2020, WeChat held the very last position on Campaign Asia-Pacific's top-10 ranking. But now, the Chinese super-app has become the leader, bumping Chanel from its top position.
The Jing Take: WeChat knows how to maximize brand value and connect with its 1.24 billion monthly active users worldwide (2020). As a global disruptor and an engine for innovation, WeChat has inspired a myriad of smaller competitors and even Western rivals, pushing them to upgrade their services and foster more innovative cultures. Consequently, the power ranking in Campaign Asia-Pacific's list does not come as a surprise.
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Sure enough, being named the world's strongest brand in the Brand Finance Global 500 ranking in 2021 is a clear indication WeChat is one of the globe's leading companies. The fact that WeChat has overtaken brands like Chanel and Ferrari in 2021 reveals how, post-pandemic, consumers expect more from brands than aspirational qualities, heritage, craftsmanship, and traditional luxury. In fact, characterized by modernity and technological advances, WeChat wholly defines today's digital culture.
The Chinese app also developed a critical "purpose," having been used as a "source of information" during COVID-19. "During the pandemic, WeChat ran several government-mandated health code apps to keep track of those traveling or in quarantine, providing access to real-time data on COVID-19, online consultations, and self-diagnosis services powered by artificial intelligence to over 300 million users," said Kate Birch in an editorial for Business Chief Asia.
Soon enough, homegrown D2C brands that use digital-first sales models will dominate global rankings. As such, luxury labels will need to upgrade their offerings if they hope to survive in a highly competitive market like China.
The Jing Take reports on a piece of the leading news and presents our editorial team's analysis of the key implications for the luxury industry. In the recurring column, we analyze everything from product drops and mergers to heated debate sprouting on Chinese social media.
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Home Health News OSSAP-SDGs Delivers 120 BED Mother & Child Hospital in Kaduna
OSSAP-SDGs Delivers 120 BED Mother & Child Hospital in Kaduna
at January 17, 2023 Health, News,
The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, OSSAP-SDGs, has handed over a fully equipped 120-Bed Mother and Child Hospital to Kaduna State Government.
The 120 Bed Mother and Child Hospital is equipped with state-or-the-art facilities including operating theatres, recovery rooms, private and general Wards, scanning Room, consultation rooms and laboratory, ultra-scan machine, vacuum extractor delivery set and an Emergency Cart with full compliments.
The facility which is one of the over 25 of such advanced medical facilities being established across the country also has quarters for doctors in addition to an intensive care ambulance and another well-equipped ambulance.
Speaking during the commissioning and handover ceremony of the facility at DANDAURA Community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday 13th January, 2023, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire noted that the project is a strategic intervention directly linked to the achievement of SDG-3 on 'Quality Health and Well-being for all' as well as other cross-cutting SDGs.
She added that interventions like the Mother and Child Centres are necessary to stop the primary and secondary effects of COVID-19 pandemic from reversing decades of human development gained through the SDGs.
The Presidential Adviser commended President Muhammadu Buhari for providing the needed resources for delivery of key interventions to governments at subnational levels to fast-track the achievement of SDGs.
She also commended the Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufa'i, for his unwavering commitment and support to our collective desire to implement the SDGs in Nigeria.
"OSSAP-SDGs and Kaduna state government have worked closely and tirelessly to construct and furnished this state-of-the-art facility as a strategic tool for healthcare service provisioning in the state.
"It is therefore expected that the Kaduna state government, and indeed other state governments, benefitting from such interventions, will make judicious use of the facilities in a sustainable way for the benefit of our mothers and children.
"We will continue to prioritize interventions with potential impacts on the lives of the poor and vulnerable members of our society, so that no 'Nigerian is left behind,'" Princess Orelope-Adefulire promised.
While commissioning the facility, Governor Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai, who was represented by his commissioner for Budget and Planning Commission, Umma Yusuf Aboki, expressed his sincere appreciation to President Buhari and OSSAP-SDGs for the hospital project.
He also reiterated the commitment of his government to the achievement of SDGs and on human development as well as expressed his appreciation to OSSAP-SDGs for the interventions and other ongoing projects in the state.
"I must thank the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs (OSSAP-SDGs) for choosing Kaduna State to execute this laudable project, as well as the one they are building in Zaria and also appreciate the SSAP's commitment to build an additional one in Lere Local Government Area. We look forward to more developmental partnerships in the future in our commitment to leaving no one behind," he said.
The Governor also urged the beneficiary to access, use and protect the facility.
"To the community, this is a huge investment, and thus I urge you to take responsibility and ownership of this hospital, make judicious use in a sustainable manner and ensure you protect it and serves the purpose for which it was built for the benefit of all.
"With the commissioning of this hospital, we again reaffirm our resolve and commitment of building a resilient and sustainable community one of which is to provide healthcare to residents of Kaduna State through the commissioning of this 120-Bed Mother and Child Centre named after His Excellency, The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) today for the benefit of all and humanity," the Commissioner added.
While justifying the citing of the facility in Dandaura, the member representing Kauru Federal Constituency, Mukhtar Zakari Chawai, said the community and Kauru Local Government Area in general had always come last in every need assessment study carried out since the commencement of the implementation of the SDGs.
He therefore noted that the facility will give succor to the people of the area.
Traditional rulers and distinguished guests who attended the inauguration of the health facility also expressed appreciation to the OSSAP-SDGs.
A top traditional ruler in the area, Emir of Kauru, HRH. Zakari Ya'u Shehu Usman II particularly urged the community to take ownership, use and protect the facility in a bid to ensure sustainability.


In comparison to all the other months, May went by so slowly and I'm not entirely sure why. That's not to say that I enjoyed it any less, but the days just seemed to drag on and on. By the end of the month, I was just ready to say hello to June, and now I can! While May did drag on, it still feels like Christmas was only a couple of weeks ago, so to say that it's June is crazy! But because we're officially in a new month, it's time for me to tell you all what was great about May.
Having my time filled - May was such a busy month for me. It felt like I barely had time to stop and I'll admit, I found myself getting tired quite a lot, but I am someone that loves to be on the go. Having my schedule filled with lots of work, bloggy bits, family events and more made me really happy. I get antsy and grumpy if I don't have enough things to do, so being a busy bee is something that I aim for.
The sunny weather - we had about a week's worth of glorious sunshine here in the UK, and while I couldn't venture into it too much for fear of burning to a crisp, it certainly lifted my mood. I'm not sure what the highest temperature was, but it was definitely over 27c. I know that to many of my blog friends from across the pond, this is like winter, but honestly, that's a scorcher over here! It's cooled down to a much more comfortable temperature now (or at least it has at the time I'm writing this), but I did enjoy the brief heatwave that we had.
Rediscovering Waterloo Road - Waterloo Road was a TV show that was big when I was in my teens and this might sound a bit stupid, but I'm so grateful for my sister digging out our old boxsets. I absolutely loved the programme, so watching it from the very beginning has been bringing back some good memories. It's so lovely to see all of the old characters and say 'they're in such-and-such now!' and to have a bit of a giggle at the cringe-worthy acting.
Having more responsibilities at work - I've been trying my absolute hardest at work lately and it's really starting to pay off. I've started doing full day shifts, which means that I start before any of the other kitchen workers and close on my own. It's meant that I've been given more responsibilities, like checking fridge and freezer temperatures, getting all the equipment ready for the day, and maintaining stock. I've started gaining a heck of a lot more confidence because of all this, and it just feels great! I think I'm doing pretty darn well.
Doing a bunch of collaborations - I realise that a lot of my latest posts have been collaborations, but I've absolutely loved every minute of creating that content and working with those people to get the posts up. Not only does it feel great to have content that I'm ridiculously happy with, but it also feels fab to have my blog seen. It's not always about numbers, but these collaborations have really helped my stats and grown my readership, so I'm extremely grateful to have been involved in them all!
While May just wasn't a patch on April, it was still a great month. I've got high hopes for June, so let's see what's in store!