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Psychology Article
This is my own editorial about the subjects of Stereotyping, Prejudice, Empathy, Discrimination and the Authoritarian Personality - which I wrote in regard to my psychology qualification I was taking at the time.
Firstly, let's begin on 'Stereotyping'. This term is defined as views being held by people about certain groups of other people according to their physical shape, their religious beliefs and their ethnic background. It can be generalised as an oversimplified opinion of others.
As a crude example, you could give a negative stereotype to a group of football supporters congregating outside a pub - they being classed as boisterous, intimidating, rude and aggressive.
But on the other hand - you could have a positive stereotype of another set of people. A case in point being the medical profession - with nurses at its head. You'd have a positive opinion of them, as generally they're seen as being compassionate, kind and helpful.
A Stereotyping Study
Rubin et al. 1977. This study was done in an attempt to see if parents stereotyped their babies.
The study found that the parents' view of their baby girls was - they were seen as being soft and fragile. While the baby boys were seen as being highly responsive, tough and durable.
So as a pretext, parents seem to stereotype their babies due to the 'sex' of their offspring. They buy applicable clothes, toys and prepare living space according to their stereotypical views of their babies' sex.
Nevertheless, we need to get into the practical implications of stereotyping. And what influences, say from the media and society values - and how they can have an impact.
For instance, the way the media portrays celebrities these days has changed radically from sixty years ago. The term 'Celebrity', in the middle and early 20th century, was defined as someone having a creative and important role - say being an actor, writer, a director or a rock musician. You had to have had a talent which singled you out as being intelligent and important. Nowadays, with the concept of the 'Reality 'Celebrity', children are exposed to a fake optimism.
These so-called people in the entertainment profession with no specified talent; apart from being in a real life situation - sadly, are the norm these days. And accordingly, TV producers and executives have leapt onto this twisted idea and made countless television shows: an example being the 'Big Brother' show – which unfortunately has spawned a whole generation of other reality shows to follow in its wake.
With this in mind, it's a disturbing aspect to our society, as children look up to these shallow reality show individuals as stereotypes and want to be famous just like them, but without the concept of the hard work that was once needed. You could reason that this is the throwaway concept of the 'soulless role model' which exists in our society today.
This viewpoint brings us neatly onto using the negative effects of stereotyping - and to go against the flow, using the positive aspects of stereotyping in our lives
Stereotyping can help with making quick decisions, which is important for our safety. If you are walking along a road at night and see a group of 'Teenage Hoodies', because of the stereotyping associated with them: recklessness, criminality, thievery, you probably would avoid them. On the other hand, to counter this, because of this 'negative stereotype' your opinion is biased and you would not appreciate any positive attributes, like say if you were to lose your way. You could've approached this group and asked for directions, and they may have been perfectly amicable in helping you.
So stereotyping is like a pendulum, which can swing our viewpoint from one set of values, and back to a new set of values according to a generalised view. Moreover, the long lasting effects on future generations: say for example the fear of 'Teenage Hoodies', and the shallowness of the reality celebrity could be hard to eradicate. And this may have serious consequences to how all of us interact in our society - which is already fractured and disorganised.
Prejudice is a rigid set of beliefs attributed to certain groups of people and discrimination is a prejudiced view of individuals.
As an example, age is being used these days in the television industry in regard to female presenters. After the age of 45 they are deemed unworthy to the viewers' eye. This is a ridiculous male executive prejudice and is without basis.
Margaret Thatcher was well into her middle fifties when she became Prime Minister, and she was deemed pleasing to the eye by her contemporaries - mind you this was only relevant when she first entered Downing Street.
The view of her changed dramatically while into her premiership. She was later classed as being uncompromising. This had a knock on affect in the way older women are perceived - and how older women are positioned in the political and television arenas by 'The Powers That Be' today. Nevertheless, we do have laws in place about discrimination and there have been a number of high profile Court Cases: one involved the female presenter of a BBC show.
That being said, more older women have taken television and other industry bosses to court and won - against the prejudice and discrimination they faced.
A Prejudice Study
A study by Barrett And Shore (1992), decided to investigate how prejudice occurred amongst young children, and if any influences may have been behind their views.
216 children were interviewed about their opinions and views about people from other European countries.
The study found that the children, even at the age of ten, had already developed prejudiced views. The children deduced that people from France were the most pleasing - while people from Germany were the most disliked.
This is an interesting study as the children may not of had any background information about these countries' peoples.
So we have to ask, why did these children hold such views? Well there are the parental influences for example - they could have biased their children's view about Germans by the way they were viewed as tourists in Europe.
German tourists always seem to grab the sun beds, beside many European hotels' swimming pools. Also, there are the children's grandparents influences to take into account. The German atrocities in World War II would of made unpalatable listening to any children's ears.
And with World War II, we can bring in the argument about why the French had a positive aspect on the children. One reason could have been the stories about the 'French Resistance' and its bravery against the German Nazi occupation. This would have given the children a constructive view about the French.
Authoritarian Personality: The Adorno Study (1950)
People with an Authoritarian Personality are susceptible to being prejudiced.
Adorno wanted to see if a person's personality could have prejudiced beliefs. He used a questionnaire called the 'F-Scale' to measure this. He found after interviewing hundreds of people using the 'F-scale questionnaire, that people with an 'Authoritarian Personality' were predisposed to being prejudiced and have unpleasant personality traits.
Adorno did this research to find out, for instance, why during World War II, Nazi soldiers became so sadistic and fetid in their treatment of the Jews, the mentally ill, and the disabled. The Adorno study found that someone with an 'Authoritarian Personality' trait stuck rigidly to traditional beliefs and values, were susceptible to those in higher authority - and were stubborn to any change. In addition, their parents were critical and cruel.
I myself, have criticisms of Adorno's research'. After investigation I found the 'F-Scale' questionnaire was easier to answer 'yes to' rather than 'no to.' Also, the 'Authoritarian Personality' has a flaw. Not all people born into an inflexible, stern parental structure would develop an 'Authoritarian Personality'. And vice versa - some people who are brought up in a loving, considerate and ideal family unit may develop an 'Authoritarian Personality'.
Prejudice and Discrimination Between Groups
Sherif (1961) And the Robbers' Cave Experiment.
This study was done in an effort to see how groups would react if they had to compete over scarce resources. Sherif used an American Summer Camp situation in Oklahoma.
The boys were split into two groups, and the two groups gradually attained their own identity. Next a competition was introduced, where both groups had to battle for a prize. Rapidly, and due to their own group identity – both groups of boys became hostile to each other. Sherif concluded that competition caused prejudice.
Loosely we could attribute 'Sherif's study' to the current 2010 to 2015, British Conservative and Liberal Democrat collation government, which is collapsing amongst bitter recriminations. Many times cabinet staff bicker over funding for their different departments. And this leads to prejudice against each other – with briefings to different press organizations.
Nevertheless, with that point aside there are flaws in Adorno's experiment.
Adorno only used boys in the study; would the results be replicated with females? Also, the boys were from middle-class families, consequently the poverty aspects were not taken into account. Ethnic minorities were also not used in the study. Would they have behaved differently?
Moreover, because the boys were American, different nationalities may of reacted and behaved in another way. For example, the poor in India seem to integrate and are more inclined to work together – rather than compete aggressively. This may be down to the extreme poverty and that resources in India are indeed limited.
Because of the 'Adorno experiment', and since it defines between different groups - we come to another factor: The 'In-group' and 'Out-group phenomena'.
'In-groups' are people you consider to have something familiar with, and 'Out-groups' are people who you consider irrelevant and unpalatable.
Tajfel (1970)
Tajfel conducted a study to show how people in 'In-groups' discriminate against 'Out-groups'. He used boys, aged between 14 and 15, and indiscriminately positioned them in two groups. The boys were each given an activity to perform. Consequently, due to the nature of the experiment - a game which involving numbered cards - the boys in the 'In-groups' gave themselves a higher score, regardless if this was the goal of the game's outcome.
Thus, they discriminated against the other boys in the 'Out-group' just to spite and antagonise them.
Even so, in my estimate, Tajfel's study was conducted in an artificial set-up and therefore the ecological-validity aspect could not be taken into account because it was not a real life situation. Also, the age of the boys were 14 and 15, and there were no females. Would the same results have been replicated if the opposite sex was used?
How can we reduce Prejudice and Discrimination?
With the evidence from Sherif's experiments about prejudice and discrimination we can examine and study the results from 'Aronson (2000)'. He achieved positive results with his own research. The technique given to his experiment was the 'Jigsaw Method', which main aim was to reduce prejudice amongst ethnic groups.
Individual ethnic students were given a topic in which they became knowledgeable. They then gave an educated talk on their topic to the other students within the group. After the experiment had taken place, 'Aronson' found that prejudice, discrimination, and the perception of the racial minorities amongst the white-members of the group had been improved.
However, under closer inspection, when the 'white members' of the group finished 'Aronson's' experiment and departed from the classroom environment - the racial prejudice seemed to re-enter back into the fray and also discrimination occurred. As a result, only under the controlled 'Aronson environment' of the classroom was his research valid.
Evidence From the Elliot and Harwood Studies
Both of these experiments were used to create empathy, using psychological understanding as the tool. Its aim was to make people appreciate and empathize about how discriminated groups feel - and how they would react if subjected to the same bigotry.
After Martin Luther King was assaaninted, Elliot (1970), wanted to see how her young pupils felt to be the victims of discrimination.
She told her blue-eyed pupils in the experiment that they were clever and more important than the pupils with brown-eyes.
Also, that her blue-eyed children were superior in physical aspects. She told the brown-eyed children in the group that they could not interact with the blue-eyed children because they were inferior.
This experiment caused an immediate effect on the blue-eyed children; they became aggressive, happy and felt significant. But the brown-eyed children became depressed, withdrawn, and uncertain.
The next day the roles were reversed in the experiment. And the same results occurred, but this time it was the brown-eyed children who experienced the same emotions that the blue-eyed children had experienced the previous day.
Elliot concluded that getting children to experience at first hand the 'effects' of discrimination – would make them, when they progressed into adulthood, more sympathetic to those groups who experienced prejudice and inequality.
In a summing up of 'Elliot's study', I found her research had an ethical aspect to it. It was unacceptable to practice this on young children. There could have been a conflict of interests with the parents, who may not of allowed this procedure to take place. Nevertheless, in spite of this point, when the pupils were contacted later on into their lives - they had developed significant empathy towards other people who suffer discrimination. While other pupils who had not taken part Elliot's study - did not have the same levels of empathy.
Copyright (c) Nathan Toulane 2017
Consciousness And Creation
This is a little essay I wrote a few years ago in regard to the scientific aspect of time, consciousness, and the how the universe may have come into being.
The study of Religion, Evolution, The Big Bang, God, Intelligence and Aliens has raised countless fundamental questions about what happened at the beginning of time, and ultimately, what will happen when time ceases to exist in its present form.
Nevertheless, through all investigations and scrutiny have we learned or gained a concrete view on our existence and what ultimately created us?
Consciousness or intelligence, is an energy-life-force that resides in all of us. Where it comes from, or where it goes to after our demise is still frustratingly elusive.
So, unless a way can be found to capture Consciousness or intelligence, or isolate Consciousness or intelligence from our biological bodies – and begin a study into what kind of energy it is structured from, we will never actually know how it could have been formed, and how it could have been created by some 'Third force'.
As a case in point, the spectre of modern day physics should not be used like a crutch by the scientific community for generalizations and assertions on all manner of theories and climaxes about Creation. Their explanations, however well meaning, are by no way a substitute for the facts; and the only facts that would resonate with me – would only be realized if they were actually documented from the eyes and the ears of a 'human witness' giving specific testament at the definite moment of our Universe's creation.
There is no way that anyone could have possibly witnessed the creation of our own planet Earth, because nobody existed at the moment of its conception, except for God that is, but that's only on condition that HE exists.
It all leaves me with such frustrations, as we seem to be still grappling at straws. The situation is not helped when on our television screens most nights we are subjected to numerous intellectual characters, all wheeled out like decaying exhibits with qualifications and credentials squeezed against their names – all making entertainment out of the Creation process and the fabric of our Universe. To me, some of these characters' remonstrations, answers and theories are inconclusive and banal. And they are on a par, with say a World Leader, attempting to defend the use of Nuclear weapons in warfare: nobody can win!
Also, I do wish a few of these scientists would stick to being scientists and not take on the persona of outlandish celebrities.
Nevertheless, if we can't find conclusive facts about Creation, maybe the human brain is our 'knight in shining amour'. It is undoubtedly the clue on how intelligence and Consciousness is formed.
The human brain is awash with billions of neurons and atoms sparking with energy and power. And these atoms are the 'cosmological make up' of our universe. Now, as well as atoms being biological, they are in everything around us that we can possibly see – and cannot possibly see. Atoms are electrical; they have energy inside, breaking down and reforming countless times, similar to how 'Mother Nature' breaks down and reforms matter on our Planet Earth.
Now, if only a way could be found to harness all of these astonishing building blocks of life and actually create our own world of Consciousness, or intelligence, without the aid of a God or a Third force.
A doctor could remove tissue samples from a human brain. Transfer it to a laboratory, and under intense manipulation we could attempt to facilitate the neuron cells: that sparking nervous activity of the brain – and help IT to multiply and grow and ultimately combine together, creating a thinking process. This could be then stored in one of our own kinds of manufactured brains, be it on a computer or inside an organic substance.
Could IT then become self-aware, and next what is to say, that after a period of study an artificial intelligence may well make the leap into a thinking-type-Consciousness.
It is a prospect to be deeply considered. And I'm sure some gifted person will be able to crack this code one day in the future. This then could finally unlock the secrets of our Universe and our Being. And would lead on to the final answer on 'why' or 'how' the Human Race formed – and why our remarkable Universe exploded from out of space and from out of matter.
Text (c) Nathan Toulane 2017


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I read at the end of your article: "All content is copyrighted by the Ancestry Insider unless designated otherwise. See http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com for other important legal notices." I know this sounds dumb, but does this mean that I can't copy and use it as a handout in my Sunday School Class on genealogy? I have to admit that over the last 40 years I have copied articles on genealogy and used them as handouts in my Sunday School Class. I always write on the top where I got it from so they could go and read it for themselves.
Now I read and hear that copying anything is a no no. The trouble at Find A Grave sure stirred up a lot of trouble for us. I thought that because I was not making any money on it, It would be OK to copy. Now I think my thinking was wrong and I would like you to tell me that I can not copy anything. Or can I?
The bad news is that there is no easy answer to your question. Some mistakenly believe that fair use allows anyone to copy anything for non-profit, educational use. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Circular 21, "Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians," from the U.S. Copyright Office discusses this very complex issue.
It may be easier to contact authors than it is to understand the circular. I suggest that you ask authors for general permission to use their articles as handouts. If they are not comfortable with general permission, seek permission for individual articles.
Especially useful in Circular 21 is the Agreement on Guidelines for Classroom Copying found on pages 6 and 7. No normal person could understand most of the publication, but these Guidelines in a Committee Report make it clear that the legislators and representatives of the publishing industry agreed on the written language allowing individual teachers on their own initiative to copy such materials as described in the quantities described as part of their teaching process. Thanks for sharing the copy of Circular 21!


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FLO | AddEnergie® appoints Chris Thorson as Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer
Chris Thorson, CMO, FLO | AddÉnergie
QUEBEC CITY, QC – January 25, 2022 – AddEnergie Technologies Inc., operator of the EV charging network FLO®, announces the appointment of Chris Thorson as the newest member of its executive team in the role of Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer.
"It is my great pleasure to welcome Chris Thorson, a seasoned marketing expert who joins the company as we kick off this new year and look to fulfill our ambitious growth strategy," said Louis Tremblay, President and CEO of FLO | AddEnergie. "With more than 20 years of experience leading marketing efforts within multiple firms in the US, Chris will undoubtedly be a key asset to FLO | AddEnergie's success and bring precious insights on how to make a brand stand out in our rapidly evolving and highly competitive technology market."
Based in Colorado, Thorson holds an MBA from Santa Clara University in California and has built a rich experience over the years at companies such as Spectra Link, Polycom, Poly and Nortel. In addition to leading FLO | AddEnergie's talented marketing team, Thorson is responsible for the development and oversight of the company's marketing strategy and vision for all of North America, generating demand for FLO products and services and boosting brand recognition to support the company's wider goals.
FLO is a leading North American electric vehicle charging network operator and a major provider of smart charging software and equipment. Every month, FLO enables hundreds of thousands charging events thanks to over 50,000 high-quality stations deployed on public networks, commercial and residential installations. FLO's headquarters and network operations centre are based in Quebec City, and its assembly plant is located in Shawinigan (Quebec). The company also has an office in Montreal and regional teams located in Ontario, British Columbia, California, New York, and Texas. For more information, visit flo.com.
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Q: Why isn't Android Studio recognizing that I have created a 'menu' file? I am trying to create an options menu in Android Studio. I created the menu in res/ directory the normal way and named it main_menu.xml.
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Here is my code for the main_menu file:
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<menu xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
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However, in MainActivity.java, I am not able to get Android to recognize its presence, in the onCreateOptions method. An error pops up saying: Cannot resolve symbol 'menu'.
 Here is the code for that:
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
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*Check the import statement of R.
It should be import .R NOT android.R

*Clean & Rebuild.

*Invalidate caches & restart.

*Sometimes, the lint error might be wrong. Try installing & running the app on a device.

*Check if both the file & its usage are in same module. Can cause issues if both files are in different modules.

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Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal — a relentless, agonising battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Home » Family Health » Eddie Murphy Reveals How People React When They Learn He Has 10 Kids
Eddie Murphy Reveals How People React When They Learn He Has 10 Kids
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Eddie Murphy is used to getting split reactions when fans learn he has 10 kids.
"It's funny," he told Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday's episode of her talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, while discussion his offspring — whose ages range from 30, being the oldest, to the youngest who just turned 1.
The actor and comedian, 58, went on to explain that he typically sees two types of reactions from people, based on their gender.
"Men kind of look at me like, 'He's crazy. How much did that s— cost?'" the comedian teased. "And women, it's kind of like, something sexy about it I think. 'Eddie Murphy must be doing this thing. Eddie Murphy be getting it in.'"
But despite various reactions, Murphy told DeGeneres that he's happy having 10 kids.
"It seems okay," he said, adding that he even recently became a grandfather for the first time. "I like it, I'm happy with it."
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The actor and his fianceé, Paige Butcher, welcomed their second child together last December.
Son Max Charles Murphy was born weighing 6 lbs., 11 oz., and measured 19 inches long.
"Both mother and son are doing well," Murphy's rep said at the time.
Murphy, 58, and Butcher, 40, are already parents to daughter Izzy Oona, 3. He is also dad to his oldest son, Eric, 30, with Paulette McNeely. His other children, including daughters Bella Zahra, 17, Zola Ivy, 19, Shayne Audra, 24, and Bria, 29, plus 26-year-old son Miles Mitchell, are with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy.
Murphy appeared on Ellen to promote his new movie, Dolemite Is My Name — which is earning the actor serious Oscar buzz.
The film, directed by Hustle & Flow's Craig Brewer, stars Murphy as comedian Rudy Ray Moore, who used the character of Dolemite to become a Blaxploitation icon in the '70s.
"[He] was this underground comic who bulldogged his way into show business," Murphy said. "He wanted to be in movies, he wanted to make records, so he did it all himself out of his pocket and sold this stuff out of his trunk and made these these movies. And he got this cult following."
"I've always been a big fan of his and I'm just over-the-moon to be telling this story and get people to know about him because he was extraordinary," Murphy added. "It's so funny. It's an inspirational story."
Aside from Dolemite Is My Name (out now on Netflix), Murphy is also starring in the upcoming Coming to America sequel.
"I couldn't be happier with how it turned out," he said. "That movie more than any picture that I've done, I don't know what it is in the culture — like, on Halloween, some people get dressed up as characters from the movie — so a lot of people had this exception. People would say to me when they found out I was doing it, 'Don't f— that movie up. Don't mess with it.' So we've gone above and beyond about what anybody would thing. I'm really, really happy with it."
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Enko-football: Juventus refused 55 million for Pogba!
Juventus refused 55 million for Pogba!
Paul Pogba is currently one of the most expensive player in the world. Juve got it for less than a million euros, he has arrived as a free agent, but the compensation paid to United by FIFA regulations.
Two and a half years later, the Frenchman is officially the best young player in the world, and as it stands now will not even stay long at Juventus.
He wants to stay, but the club will be hard to refuse indecent offer. One already are, "Gazzetta dello Sport" reveals that Paris Saint Germain, the club from Pogbas hometown sent a bid of 55 million, which was rejected.
The reason is of course that Juventus did not want to give it up on the winter, and have notice that will in the race for Pogba enter Bayern and Real. It implies a new rising prices, it is estimated that in the summer of Parisians offer 70 million euros for so many would Juventus reportedly let fantastic midfielder.
Meanwhile, Pogba will sign a new contract with Juventus until 2017th year, which would have brought 4 million per season. He was not particularly motivated to go, believes that Juventus excellent develops, but if the club asks wants to earn and with that money goes to the reconstruction of the team.
The Juventus inclined to from Paris St Germain asks Marko Verati as the "change", and the imperative to attack _ football players per side, because the aim of Antonio Conte to try to change the formation, because he believes that the club passed more successful in Europe.


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Many of our residents still remember crossing the North Saskatchewan River by ferry. This method of crossing the river ended in 1950 ‑ our first bridge replaced the ferry that year. Our earliest settlers crossed the river on the Hopkins Ferry which was built in 1908. It was situated three and a half miles west of our bridge site. A second ferry was put into operation in 1913 just about where our bridge is located. This ferry was in operation for 37 years. A few years after this ferry was built, the one at Hopkins was relocated about nine miles west. It was then known as the Spencer ferry.
Crossing the river by ferry was often a frustrating experience. Often you arrived just as the ferry had left for the south shore. This meant a long wait. At the best of times, it proved to be a slow method, but unfortunately it was the only available way and we had to accept it. Ferries generally operated from 8 a.m. to about midnight. You had to plan your trips according to this schedule.
Our first ferries relied on the river current when crossing the river. A heavy cable was strung across the river and the ferry had another sliding cable attached to it so it wouldn't take off up the river. In later years a motor was installed on the ferry making it more maneuverable.
There was always an interruption during spring breakup and again during freeze up. During this period the ferry could not be used. People crossed the river in a cage connected to the overhead cable. Many people did not like this method of travel and switched their business to other towns south of the river. It always meant a decided drop‑off in business to our local businessmen.
Our first bridge was built in 1950. In 1981 an oil tanker went out of control and burned on the north end of the bridge, making it unsafe. A temporary ferry was installed while bridge repairs were being made. Once more, we had to cross the river by ferry. Today there are very few ferries still operating in Alberta. Due to a large increase in traffic, the Province has replaced the ferries with bridges.


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New Directions Conference by the Community Media Association
by Liz 0 Comments on Jul 11, 2011
On 11th June 2011 Liz attended the Community Media Association's AGM and conference on behalf of Prescap/Preston FM, to network and find out the latest news and info from around the UK. There are now hundreds of community radio, tv stations and other content producing channels, which goes hand in hand with literally thousands of volunteers being involved at every stage in these processes. The CMA support these organisations and charities in many different ways (most of them going un-noticed by most of their members), including lobbying government, talking to large organisations such as the BBC on behalf of the sector, and trying to make sure community media and it's members are getting a fair deal. Community media is a relatively new sector, and is still building it's trust in the communities it serves and the wider picture of national focus and funding.
Liz said, "Community media is, and should be all about social gain and what people get out of being involved" a statement and belief that was discussed and questioned today.
The keynote speaker, Kevin Carey, the Chair of the Community Radio Fund Panel gave a fantastic speech about what he thought was the best and worst about community media. He was of the opinion that it was better to be edgy, thought provoking and different rather than "just all neat and tidy". The Radio Fund is a very sought after pot of money for most of the community radio stations around the UK and Kevin pointed out that "funding is there to sift out the passion from the @?!%", and yes, you really only get into hosting, supporting or running a community media project if you truly love the job and have the right ethos and reasons for wanting to be involved, "otherwise you don't last long at the job".
One session close to Liz's heart was the Arts and Community Media workshop, where we were introduced to one of the poetry projects, a collaboration between All FM in Manchester and the Manchester Literary Festival. Tamar Millen from the CMA explained the details of the project and Liz liked the sound of the "creative producers" that were trained up and "creative responses to the environment" that would be asked of the listeners in response to the project.
Some of Liz's favourite quotes from the pieces included "the meditation of a solitary swan" and "manuscripts of beer cans and crisp packets".
Tamar talked of promoting ourselves as not only a radio station but as a "platform, producer and partner" to appeal to a wider more creative participatory backgrounded audience and funders.
Next up, MonTV talked about their part in the YourLocal.TVNetwork and the advantages of being an online, streaming on-demand service to share content, especially to those in rural areas. They also enable the local community to upload their own content and have a clever system in play to suss-out producers. They say that if someone has uploaded 10 separate videos with no need for editorial intervention, they can them become auto-publishing. This enables not only the producers to feel empowered to know their content is going straight onto the web for people to watch, but also helps with an element of time checking and administration for every posted video.
Then the final presentation of the day came from Gari Sullivan, on the Australian model of community radio. A very interesting look at a way the other side of the pond is doing things, but not something Liz would really agree with. "It's fantastic that in Australia there are apparently more community radio stations that commercial ones, but they are produced 'for the people' rather than 'by the people' which is the model community radio is striving to be in the UK (if they have the correct CMA based ethos)." Australia seems to focus on a station for everything 'a bit specialist' across a wide broadcast area, rather than focussing on geographical remits. This seemed to cause a lot of debate about what community radio should be – should a person with speech problems be allowed to broadcast? Or should they be told they just won't sound 'professional' enough? Very much the ethos and feeling in the room was that this was the totally wrong way to look at it, and for a community radio station in the UK with a full time licence, it was all about social gain… and yes the person who can hardly get out a sentence should be allowed on the radio, because it wasn't the point of if it sounded good or not, it was the fact that said person would be getting an amazing amount of things from it – confidence, feeling of achievement, having the opportunity to do something they would probably never get to do elsewhere commercially. There are ways around reducing the time between each word if the space is enormous and this just takes a little editing. "This should be done on the preference of the individual though, but we have found if we have pre-recorded someone with speech impediments and then edit them to sound more 'normal' (for want of a much better word), they have really enjoyed listening to themselves back sounding similar to the people they talk to daily who have regular speech patterns, however on other occasions the buzz they get from doing a live show is much greater. To see someone in this situation, have an amazing experience, outweighs anyone saying that it shouldn't happen. I ask them to come in and see the smiles on people faces when they come out of the studio after their programme and say that it isn't worth it to potentially loose a few listeners. If listeners never come back because they are offended that this type of programming and volunteer is broadcasting, then community radio just isn't for them.
The rest of the conference consisted of a representative of the BBC talking about the Community Media and BBC Memorandum of Understanding and the future it potentially holds; shared sponsorship and advertising on a national level; and introductions from the Community Media Forum of Europe, which the CMA is a member of – www.cmfe.eu
All in all, a very thought provoking, inspiring and productive day for not only Liz, but the community media sector locally, nationally and internationally. "Bringing like-minded people together in a room, always sparks ideas and I'm sure there are some seedlings growing right now that we will see as fully fledge projects in future. "
Update - And here's the link to the youtube video of Kevin's Keynote speech from Somerset Film - http://t.co/zhzyILw


TALLADEGA, Ala. – Fairhope's Grant Enfinger has raced at Talladega on several occasions, all in the ARCA Racing Series. But, while he was always competitive when the series ran at Talladega, he was never able to seal the deal and find his way to Victory Lane.
Earlier this year Enfinger was signed by GMS Racing to drive its No. 24 Chevrolet Silverado truck in the Camping World Truck Series, which seemed like his big break. But, when the team made him a part-time driver, some of the petals fell off the rose.
Now that rose is in full bloom as Enfinger accomplished on Saturday what he could never do on Friday evenings with his ARCA entry: get the win at Talladega.
The truck was strong all day, leading a race-high 45 laps, and getting a timely push from his teammate, Ben Kennedy, on a late restart to claim the win.
This marked his first ever win in the Camping World Truck Series in only his thirteenth start.
"It's unbelievable! It's my home track. It's just so special. We came here as fans, that's how this whole thing started. It hasn't sunk in yet, it won't for a while," said Enfinger.
The top five was filled out with Spencer Gallagher, Timothy Peters, Rico Abreu and Ben Kennedy.
It was also an elimination race for the Camping World Truck Series Chase for the Championship, and both John Hunter Nemechek and Daniel Hemric needed good days in order to get off the hot seat as the field was paired down from eight drivers to six.
However, Nemechek suffered a blown engine early in the race and Hemric was caught up in two on-track accidents, the second one marring the truck so badly that his hopes ended then.
The final six leading up to the last four races of the truck season are Ben Kennedy, Matt Crafton, Timothy Peters, Johnny Sauter and rookies Christopher Bell and the top seed, William Byron.
The truck series continues their march to "Ford Championship Weekend" at Homestead-Miami Speedway by going to Martinsville Speedway this weekend.
Steve West for SylacaugaNews.com | © 2016, SylacaugaNews.com/Marble City Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.


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After much to-do about each of the kids' Weekly Progress Reports -aka: "Smiley Face Chart"- it's Friday and they each come home empty handed. After all the discussions, supportive questions and encouraging reminders etc., it's finally Friday. I'm literally baking cake to celebrate what I'm confident has been a solid week of successful effort on their parts and… nada.
"I forgot to use it this week," says my daughter.
"Every day?" I ask incredulously. Like, even all the days we actively discussed it?
I don't want to listen to excuses. I make her write me a statement instead.
Gracious. Obvs I can't stay mad. Fortunately I'm stay calm anyway. (Used noise canceling headphones to avoid interacting instead of listening to excuses or yelling at them.) But it's time for the lecture I've been cultivating for a while.
"Can I go on the computer Mom?" asks my son after another impressive afternoon of assertively busting out his chores (ask me about "Duty Discs").
Man I love these kids.
So what do you know.
Looks like there's time for cake after all.
Imma let 'em eat cake.
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That is an excellent lecture. Every kid should get that lecture.
Well, not much joy in baking a cake if nobody's allowed to eat it! So good on you for sharing it with the knuckleheads.
And, BTW, taking the "nah" option off the table is an excellent move!
Thank you Mom that means a lot. Love you.


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I wrote a couple children poems tonight.
When it comes to people sharing things that they like it stops with them if their not interested. No one ever takes time to share things with their friends that are into what they are not.
Here's a perfect example: If you're an Atheist and you have a friend that's a Christian would you share something written about God they might enjoy even though you don't believe in one your self?
I wonder how much say we have?
Lets see if we can have a different holiday or tradition day created. Lets see if they'll put on the calenders "Buy a friend a lottery ticket day"
Just an idea but could you imagine the joy if they win something!
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The Price of Venezuela's Blood Oil
Opposition in Oblivion, Abandoned by Biden Administration
April 27, 2022 Andrés Sebastián Díaz Ponce Analysis, Grid
US officials sought to replace the supply of US-sanctioned Russian oil with Venezuelan oil. (Wikimedia)
Lea en español.
After the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the United States appeared resolute in isolating Vladimir Putin's criminal regime from the global economy. However, US officials have turned their backs on democratic allies by begging the Venezuelan dictatorship for oil.
On March 5, the United States sent its largest diplomatic delegation to Venezuela in over two decades. They met with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to offer a concessions package in exchange for Venezuela ending its decades-long relationship with Russia.
US officials also sought to replace the supply of US-sanctioned Russian oil with Venezuelan oil. In 2019, the United States sanctioned Venezuelan oil, which led to a significant drop in Venezuela's oil exports to North America.
Changing his stance toward the United States, Maduro shared on national television his excitement about the meeting. He described the talks as cordial and respectful.
Moreover, on March 9, the dictatorship released two US-citizen prisoners. The Chavista regime arrested CITGO executive Gustavo Cárdenas in 2017, accusing him of planning to steal company funds. The regime also arrested Jorge Fernández after he brought a drone into Venezuela in 2021, although he said it was for personal entertainment.
🇻🇪🇺🇲 | Maduro habló por cadena nacional de la reunión que tuvo con la delegación del gobierno de Biden: "Vinieron aquí, al despacho presidencial. Ahí estaban las banderas de Venezuela y Estados Unidos, se veían muy bonitas. Unidas, como deben estar". pic.twitter.com/g9OkUler1b
— La Derecha Diario (@laderechadiario) March 9, 2022
Biden Feeling the Pinch Politically
To impede US dollars financing Putin's war, US President Joe Biden prohibited Russian oil imports. However, this has resulted in fuel shortages and rising oil prices stateside. After the Russo-Ukrainian war started, the oil price swiftly rose to $123 per barrel, up from $92.
Biden has implicitly acknowledged soaring fuel prices and inflation are weakening his popularity and that of the Democratic Party. In the light of November's midterm congressional elections, Biden has—at least publicly—committed to halting the oil price increase.
First, on March 8, he condemned what he characterized as oil-company price speculation. Then, on March 31, he ordered the daily release of up to 1 million barrels from the strategic petroleum reserve for the next six months.
Although this is the largest amount of oil released from reserves in US history, it is political chicanery and can only nudge the price. US residents consume around 20 million barrels per day, so the release can only account for up to 5 percent of the daily supply. Further, subsequent restocking of the reserve will lead to higher oil prices down the track.
US sanctions on the Russian economy, including the oil industry, show that the United States continues to rely on fossil fuels. Petroleum accounts for over 30 percent of the country's primary energy consumption, ahead of natural gas and triple all renewables combined.
Before COVID-19 restrictions hit the global economy, the US oil industry reached record-high production of nearly 13 million barrels per day. After a partial recovery, current production is at about 11.6 million barrels per day.
The United States has the potential to increase production and supply. US authorities, however, must withdraw hostile policies such as restrictions on new pipelines and drilling on federal lands.
In 2021, the Biden administration blocked the Keystone XL pipeline that connected the Canadian province of Alberta to Nebraska. The pipeline would have supplied the United States with fuel amid decreasing imports from Mexico and Venezuela.
Instead of going ahead with the pipeline, the Biden administration is flirting with Maduro's dictatorial regime under the argument of energy security. The Venezuelan oil industry, devastated after years of corruption, lacks the capacity and resources to supply US oil demand in the short term.
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The United States acknowledged Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's legitimate interim president in 2019 after concluding Maduro committed fraud in the 2018 presidential election. Against all odds, US officials did not meet Guaidó on their latest visit.
Although the US government continues to give aid via the Venezuelan opposition—led by Guaidó—the talks with Maduro sent the message to the world that he has the power in Venezuela.
Democrat and Republican senators reacted immediately. Democrat Senator Bob Menéndez exhorted Biden not to alleviate sanctions on Venezuela: "The democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people, much like the resolve and courage of the people of Ukraine, are worth much more than a few thousand barrels of oil."
Republican Senator Marco Rubio described the concessions package as "embarrassing and ridiculous." He promised he would bend over backward to impede such a sanction alleviation.
Biden envió a su equipo a una reunión secreta con #Maduro en #Venezuela
Y le hicieron una vergonzosa oferta al narco-dictador pic.twitter.com/M2oIC1kkEj
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) March 8, 2022
After visiting Venezuela, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tried to evade the media. Journalists were asking her about the evident contradiction between supporting Guaidó's leadership and meeting with Maduro, but that is not all.
In 2020, the United States indicted Maduro on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. The Drug Enforcement Agency has offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his capture.
After the unexpected visit from US officials to Venezuela, the parties did not reach an agreement. However, US officials agreed to a follow-up meeting without a specific date.
The Venezuelan opposition anxiously longs for an end to the dictatorship, a far-away aspiration due to the latest events. If Biden arrives at an agreement with Maduro, it would be a slap in the face for millions of Venezuelans that have been victims of the dictatorship.
It will prove that Venezuela's freedom is negotiable for a few thousand barrels of oil. It will also show US officials do not respect the Venezuelan opposition, which advocates for democracy and free markets.
What is the point of not financing the Russian criminal regime but financing the narco-dictatorship in Venezuela? The Biden administration appears to be suffering from cognitive dissonance.
Andrés Sebastián Díaz Ponce
Andrés Sebastián holds a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations from the University of the Americas, Ecuador. He founded Libertario, a Spanish-speaking community that promotes the ideas of liberty in Latin America, and he collaborates with the Ecuadorian liberal think tank Libre Razón. Follow @asdp250.
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Q: how to extract only the enabled repository from a repo file? Im trying to extract only the enabled repos from the file below using awk or grep.
i know there are the native tool for this such as "yum repolist enabled" but i still want to do this using grep awk or even sed.
the output should result with the string inside the [].
for example: "red-hat-enterprise-linux-scalable-file-system-for-rhel-6-entitlement-rpms" which is the only enabled repo in this file.
# cat /etc/yum.repos.d/redhat.repo
[red-hat-enterprise-linux-scalable-file-system-for-rhel-6-entitlement-rpms]
name = Red Hat Enterprise Linux Scalable File System (for RHEL 6 Entitlement) (RPMs)
baseurl = https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/entitlement-6/releases/$releasever/$basearch/scalablefilesystem/os
enabled = 1
gpgcheck = 1
gpgkey = file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
sslverify = 1
sslcacert = /etc/rhsm/ca/redhat-uep.pem
sslclientkey = /etc/pki/entitlement/key.pem
sslclientcert = /etc/pki/entitlement/11300387955690106.pem

[red-hat-enterprise-linux-scalable-file-system-for-rhel-6-entitlement-source-rpms]
name = Red Hat Enterprise Linux Scalable File System (for RHEL 6 Entitlement) (Source RPMs)
baseurl = https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/entitlement-6/releases/$releasever/$basearch/scalablefilesystem/source/SRPMS
enabled = 0
gpgcheck = 1
gpgkey = file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
sslverify = 1
sslcacert = /etc/rhsm/ca/redhat-uep.pem
sslclientkey = /etc/pki/entitlement/key.pem
sslclientcert = /etc/pki/entitlement/11300387955690106.pem

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name = Red Hat Enterprise Linux Scalable File System (for RHEL 6 Entitlement) (Debug RPMs)
baseurl = https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/entitlement-6/releases/$releasever/$basearch/scalablefilesystem/debug
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There are winners. There are losers. And sometimes the losers can be winners, too. It happened on the Thames in London on Easter Sunday when a coxed rowing eight lost a race in which only winning counts, yet appear to have emerged as winners in some broader sense. How did that happen?
So, were the Cambridge girls simply fulfilling the British stereotype of plucky losers, or could they perhaps be inspiring us to look more broadly at how we evaluate success, and reminding us not to cut out everything that happens in sport that doesn't result in a gold medal?
The annual University Race is a brutal duel, win or lose. There is no consolation for the runners-up, no silver medal. As I still starkly remember from my own losing experience back in the 1990s, a Boat Race loss is as desolate a sporting experience as any young student can encounter. It took me well over a year to (over)analyse what the loss meant on a personal and team level, how it had happened and how I could prevent it ever happening again. I think that loss in a perverse way sealed my love for the sport. It rooted within me a deep determination to fight back that helped me through the turbulent ups and downs of three Olympic Games and imbued me with a useful resilience for everything that life has thrown at me since.
In a world where success seems defined purely by winning, the 71st Women's Boat Race has opened up that hidden yet deep-seated desire in us to find a richer meaning in what we do and what we see others do. It showed how sport can reflect the fuller experiences and values in life beyond 'just winning'. Books about 'winning' abound on Amazon, whether it's Clive Woodward's 'Winning' or Alistair Campbell's recent book on 'Winners: And How They Succeed'. They are trying to uncover that magic formula for which there is a never-ending audience, as hungry as those in search of that perfect weight-loss solution and latest diet breakthrough. To be a winner: it's what everyone wants from an early age, desperation exudes already in the playground as children long to be labelled a 'winner' and not a 'loser', a crude binary use of language that discriminates and excludes so many so painfully early in life.
Yet I suddenly have hope for a more balanced and inclusive way forward for kids playing school sport, for our Olympians who normally face an overly simplistic 'win-loss' summation of their efforts, and for all of us who fail again and again in our lives: the flood of responses that heralded the grit, courage, tenacity and fortitude displayed by nine exceptional students.
I am not saying we don't want to win the Boat Race next year with more determination than ever at Cambridge, or that as a country we don't desperately want a good position in the medals table at Rio – but let's not cut out the real and valuable sporting experiences of those who fought valiantly but lost on the Thames on Easter Sunday or those who may not make it on to the podium this summer. They may learn crucial lessons to make it in Tokyo in 2020, or may simply give their courageous best and learn some crucial lessons to apply to their lives after sport. Let's not airbrush out the 'losers' – the response from the rowing community and the wider public over the last 10 days has suggested that would be the biggest loss.
The Cambridge women's team had trained with ferocious intensity 12 times a week since September. Each day was gruelling, with regular 5am starts and late finishes after a full day of lectures and tutorials. Yet every day was about developing an indefatigable team spirit that would steel them to face the unpredictable forces that the Tideway, from Putney to Chiswick, can throw at the Boat Race crews every March. Cambridge were underdogs going into the race with fewer years of rowing than the Oxford boat, and knew that a loss would be unbearable. It would also continue the ever more painful run of defeats, and that victory was essential in order to restore pride to themselves and the boat club.
Yet somehow, and I am still trying to work out exactly how, they have managed to restore greater pride than the club has ever known.
Cath Bishop is chair of the Cambridge University Women's Boat Club. She was a Cambridge Blue in 1991 and 1993, losing the first and victorious in the second. With Kath Grainger she was world champion in the coxless pairs in 2003, and won a silver medallist in the same pairing at the 2004 Olympic Games. She was a commentator during the BBC's coverage of the 2016 Boat Race. Cath's latest articles.
Kath This is a fantastic article and I could not agree more. Somehow they restored faith in human nature by how they behaved. 🙂 I think we are all a little fed up with the 'Go for Gold' and the media attitude of as you said in your article 'winning' is the only important thing. In fact they are missing the whole point of the team spirit. Lovely to read your articles and I will subscribe from now onwards.
I hope you are well. I worked with GB Rowing when you were there but it is along time ago and you probably will not remember me . Anyway , great article. 🙂 Kind regards, Jacqueline Knox Physiotherapist.
Good article. Yes they did show great fortitude carrying on even though they knew they were beaten. Reminds me of my little boy who at the tender age of six took part in the school 'cross country' (once round the school field) . He tripped and fell at the first corner and by the time he got up again he was a whole side of the field behind. My heart sank for him. But….he carried on, and when he got to the little ones, who were all sitting on the bank and watching, he waved the whole way past them! They all clapped and cheered, having had their afternoon made. He was a bit upset at having come so badly last but when I told him how proud of him I was for not giving up and how much other people had said the same he perked up no end. The following year a parent I was talking to remembered him, and told me how lovely it had been. No one could remember who won….
This is what we need to be teaching our children. Not that it's all about winning. Not that we need to protect them from failure. But that failure is part of life for everyone and how we handle it is what defines us. That if we truly gave our all but still didn't beat the opposition, then the opposition were just better and there is no shame in that, someone has to be.


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Vaccine production involves high investment, serious research and development
By Chukwu Muanya
30 April 2017 | 1:58 am
Toyosi Y. Raheem, National President, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN).
Toyosi Y Raheem is the National President, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists Nigeria (AMLSN). He told Chukwu Muanya how to exit the challenges.
Why is local vaccine production a problem in a country that plays host to deadly diseases?
There are a few vaccine manufacturers globally, and this is because vaccine production involves high investment, serious research and development. Unfortunately, Nigeria is one of the countries, where almost all infectious agents causing vaccine preventable diseases are endemic. That is also true for most of the sub-Sahara African countries. Interestingly too, Nigeria is well endowed with resources for local vaccine production. That was why the Federal Vaccine Laboratory in Yaba, Lagos was established in the 60s/early70s. The laboratory was doing very well, as it was producing bacterial vaccines for local use and for export to neighboring countries.
In our opinion as medical laboratory scientists, some of the reasons responsible for Nigeria's inability to produce vaccines locally are:
• Gross mismanagement and corruption in all sectors of the Nigerian economy- health, financial, construction and manufacturing sector, among others.
• Inappropriate leadership, due to appointment of round pegs in square holes and relegation to the background of relevant stakeholders, such as medical laboratory scientists, etc.
• Lack of teamwork and collaborations among health professionals and relevant health researchers, leading to every one working in a 'silos.'
• Lack of commitment to the Nigerian Project. Recently, President Donald Trump of United States signed an Executive Order directing Americans to recruit Americans and Buy Americans. There was a time in China, when bringing foreign items into that country was made a criminal act. All these were to ensure industrial development in their countries.
Today, Nigerians do not have such commitment to the Nigerian Project. We believe in imported things as a demonstration of affluence and significance in the society– a show-off mentality and destructive colonial mentality. Yes, we may start poorly, but with time and expertise, the quality of our made-in-Nigeria products will surely improve.
What is the problem with research systems in our tertiary institutions that make local vaccine production unattainable?
There are several problems with research in Nigeria, which include:
• Poor funding: In advanced countries, research is seen as the engine that drives national development. Huge amount of funding is committed into research in those countries by government, private institutions and philanthropists. Unfortunately in Nigeria, research gets little or no attention from government, private investors and philanthropists.
Nigerians are merely interested in investments that could bring quick financial returns; whereas, research takes a long time of serious investments, which usually involved wastages as a result of initial errors that would require corrections, reviews, etc. before returns begin to trickle in. Imagine the number of years it took to invent aircraft before everybody started flying without thinking about all the huge investments that had gone into it at the research stage.
• Mismanagement and corruption: Even the meagre or scanty funding budgeted and appropriated by government and or International Partners, were reported not to have been properly managed; probably due to corruption or lack of commitment to prudent management of available resources.
• Insufficient or dearth of collaboration and cooperation among health professionals and research scientists: Nigeria is endowed with a number of research Institutes and universities with highly experienced human resources. But there is dearth of the needed collaboration and cooperation among the critical stakeholders, resulting in little or no impact on the people. Lack of cooperation among health professionals and among all relevant health researchers; Nigerians should be committed to the Nigerian Project. We should shun acts and practices that promote only imported items and by extension, weaken our potential for national growth and development. Yes, we may start poorly, but with time and expertise, the quality of our made in Nigeria products will sure get better and better.
A company, Biovaccine, was set up by previous administration to ensure local vaccine production, and even a National Task Force on Sustainable Immunisation Funding is in place. How far with these measures?
Biovaccines Nigeria Limited is a partnership business with the Federal Government. Available information shows that 51 per cent of the company is owned by May & Baker Nigeria Plc., while the Federal Government owns the remaining 49 per cent.
It was said to have been incorporated in 2005. The objective of Biovaccines Nigeria Ltd. is to produce safe and affordable human vaccines against Hepatitis B, polio, Yellow fever, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (DTP), tetanus toxoid (TT) and other bacterial/viral vaccines for Nigeria and reverse the situation of high mortality from immunisable diseases.
It also plans to create a regional centre for vaccine production in West Africa and position Nigeria as a global player in vaccine business. Whether the company is achieving this or not is left for all of us to determine. 2005 till date is about 12 years ago. By now, if the objective had been met, Nigerians ought to know the quantity of locally produced vaccines from the company, the revenue generated from the investment and other benefits accrued to the country.
Toyosi Y. Raheem


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Simon McNamara
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Date Appointed: September 2013
Simon McNamara was appointed Group Chief Administrative Officer, RBS Group in September 2013. Prior to joining RBS Simon was Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Standard Chartered Bank Consumer Bank in August 2008 based in Singapore. Simon was responsible for developing and implementing the Group Technology and Operations strategy which supports the Consumer Bank's strategy.
Simon has held a number of senior Information Technology and Operations positions in the global financial services industry; Westpac Banking Corporation in Sydney (CIO), Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, and Midland Bank. He was also a founding partner in a successful software start-up company, CATS INC, in Silicon Valley.
Simon holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Economics and Statistics from University College Swansea and a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science from the University of Hertfordshire. He has also completed the Executive Programme at Stanford University.
Simon is married with two daughters and one son. His interests include football, skiing and mountain biking.
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Supporters of Marketplace Fairness Act remain undeterred by delay of vote to May 6
Updated: Jan. 12, 2019, 7:34 a.m. | Published: Apr. 26, 2013, 8:04 p.m.
By Janet H. Cho, The Plain Dealer
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The Senate vote on the Marketplace Fairness Act has been pushed to May 6, but proponents of the e-fairness bill say the outcome is fairly certain.
(Ted Crow, The Plain Dealer)
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Supporters of a bipartisan proposal to collect billions in unpaid Internet sales tax remain optimistic, even though the Senate vote has been pushed to May 6.
"It's not a matter of if it's going to pass, it's a matter of when," said Michael Kercheval, president and chief executive of the International Council of Shopping Centers, the global trade association for the shopping center industry.
The Marketplace Fairness Act is designed to enable bricks-and-mortar stores to better compete with online sellers like Amazon.com and Zappos that don't charge sales tax, and therefore get a price break of 6 percent to 10 percent over local stores.
The measure would enable states to charge and collect an estimated $23.3 billion in taxes that now go unpaid, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
That includes an estimated $628.6 million that would have gone to the State of Ohio and local governments. Although consumers who buy from out-of-state sellers are supposed to keep track of their sales tax and pay them on their state income tax forms, less than 1 percent of taxpayers actually do.
That's because a 1992 Supreme Court ruling, Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, exempts online retailers from having to charge sales tax in states where they doesn't have a physical store or warehouse.
But supporters of the Marketplace Fairness Act say that 21-year-old decision was issued long before Internet retailing became such a force and no longer applies to today's cut-throat retail scene. They point out that the challenge of computing sales tax in what was then 7,600 local taxing districts isn't as much of a problem for today's online software programs.
Critics of the bill have called it a tax hike, saying it will increase costs for smaller businesses who sell online. And some consumers who shop almost exclusively online object to having to pay more for things they now buy "tax-free."
Although earlier versions of e-fairness bills have died on the floor, proponents have insisted from the beginning that the 2013 version was destined to pass.
That's because this one irons out some of the differences between previous House and Senate versions, by providing exemptions for small online-only businesses that raked in less than $1 million the previous calendar year.
Amazon.com, the world's largest online store, supports the bill, says it would prefer a federal law that applies to everyone rather than having to comply with different rules in every state. But eBay Inc., opposes the proposal because it says the $1 million threshold is too low; it thinks the bill should exempt businesses with up to $30 million in annual sales.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Democrat of Ohio, voted on Thursday with the majority, 63-30, to end debate on the bill. Sen. Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, did not vote. The Senate is set to vote on the bill on May 6.
A symbolic vote the Senate took on the measure last month passed by a 75-24 vote, including support from both Ohio senators.
"Anytime in today's Senate that you can get people all across the political spectrum coming together and agreeing on something," especially by such clear margins, its chances are very good, said Betsy Laird, senior staff vice president of global public policy for ICSC.
"The timing is difficult to predict, but the outcome is fairly certain," she added.
If approved by the Senate, the measure would still need to be approved in the House before being sent to the White House, whose spokesmen have said President Barack Obama supports the bill.
Two Ohio Congressmen, David Joyce, Republican of Russell Township, and Steve Stivers, Republican of Columbus, are cosponsors of the House bill.
Proponents point out that states that don't like the bill, perhaps because they don't charge their residents state sales taxes, could opt out.
"The argument that we and all the other supporters of this legislation made is that this is really a state's rights bill," Laird said. "It empowers the states to do what they want, and if the state doesn't want to do this, it doesn't have to."
Kercheval said that the fact that three-fourths of the Senate supports this helped give it greater credibility among members of the House.
"In talking to a number of congressman two weeks ago, many of them said to me . . . on both sides of the aisle, 'If the Senate thought this was a good idea, we should take a look at this, too,'" he said. "The Congress members who've read this said, 'This actually makes sense.' "
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