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Murphy Administration and Local Leaders Hold Shared Services Symposium to Support Shared Municipal Courts
TRENTON, NJ – Today, in support of shared services throughout the State, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner, Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, along with Acting Director of the Administrative Office of the New Jersey Courts (AOC), Glenn Grant, the Shared Service Czars, and other state officials held a virtual symposium to discuss the value of shared municipal courts.
The Murphy Administration's commitment to shared services is being further advanced through municipal court consolidation efforts and new legislation that authorizes a regional municipal court pilot program in counties with a population of less than 300,000. All municipal court consolidation efforts require the approval of the New Jersey Judiciary and the support of the AOC, which is critical to the success of all shared and joint ventures.
"As many New Jersey municipalities are still feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on local governmental budgets and operations, the sharing of municipal court operations is one way of overcoming these financial challenges," said Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, who serves as DCA Commissioner. "Recent legislation allowing for a pilot program of regional municipal courts will be implemented in Atlantic County in 2022 and is projecting record-breaking savings for all of the municipalities involved. We're encouraging all municipal and county leaders to explore a path to court consolidation to achieve increased fiscal responsibility and taxpayer savings."
To promote the mission of increasing the quality and quantity of shared services, today's virtual symposium is the second held virtually and the fourth that DCA has hosted in a series of regional symposiums around the state. Previous in-person symposiums were held in both Morris and Monmouth counties.
Since Governor Murphy appointed Shared Services Czars Jordan Glatt and Nicolas Platt in 2018, DCA's Division of Local Government Services (DLGS) has received more than 2,300 shared service agreements.
"Shared services are proven to be a win-win situation for local government entities with regard to taxpayer savings and open doors to collaboration by eliminating the stand-alone mindset," said Jacquelyn Suárez, Director of the Division of Local Government Services. "With these symposia, we are spreading awareness among municipal and county leaders throughout the state that cost sharing opportunities can not only save taxpayer dollars but can also help to streamline and improve the delivery of services."
The Murphy Administration awarded more than $5.3 million in 2020 and 2021 in grant funding through the Local Efficiency Achievement Program (LEAP) to support the shared services efforts and school consolidation studies of local governmental entities within their jurisdictions. In the fiscal year 2022 budget, the Murphy Administration has added another $10 million to the LEAP grant program.There are currently 23 joint municipal courts and 216 municipal courts that are part of a formal shared court experience. In total, 292 separate municipalities have established agreements to share municipal court services.
"Municipal court consolidation allows for more effective and efficient handling of court cases while providing opportunities to save taxpayers money. The Judiciary strongly supports consolidation and events like today's symposium, which offer an opportunity to collaborate with the Department of Community Affairs and others to build on the momentum created by the Supreme Court Working Group on the Municipal Courts," said Judge Glenn A. Grant, Acting Administrative Director of the Courts.
"As we continue to grow the number of shared services throughout the state, we've seen substantial cost-savings with municipal court sharing," said New Jersey Shared Services Czars Nicolas W. Platt and Jordan Glatt. "We're encouraging local leaders to step up and work with us to help alleviate property tax burdens on residents and businesses by seizing these consolidation opportunities in their jurisdictions."
To find out more about shared services, you can contact the DLGS Local Assistance Bureau (LAB) for support or assistance regarding shared services, including LEAP Grant funding, by emailing DLGS.LeapGrant@dca.nj.gov or SharedServices@nj.gov or by calling 609-292-6858.
The DLGS serves as an advocate for local government interests and provides technical and financial assistance in budgeting, financial reporting, joint services, purchasing, and management issues. They are responsible for the financial integrity of all local government units and review and approve all municipal, county, and fire district budgets. They also review many local government financial actions and govern and guide the conduct of local government officials.
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Packers VP Brandt resigns
Andrew Brandt, who was a candidate to be president of the Packers, is leaving the team to pursue other opportunities.
By OnMilwaukee Staff Writers Published Jan 28, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Packers vice president Andrew Brandt, who was a leading in-house candidate for the President / CEO job that went to Mark Murphy, is leaving the team.
Brandt, who has been the team's chief contract negotiator and salary cap manager since 1999, is going to pursue other opportunities.
"After nine years of having the privilege of working for the Green Bay Packers and its incredible fan base, I have decided it is time to move on to pursue other opportunities, goals and challenges," Brandt said in a statement issued by the teams.
"I have hopefully contributed in a small way to the success of this franchise over the years and am certain there is much more success ahead. I will cherish my time working for this unique organization and will forever have fond memories of the people, the players and the fans of Packer Nation."
Packers general manager Ted Thompson said, "With regard to contract negotiations and salary cap management, we currently have people in place internally to effectively operate in this area until we have a new person to fill this role."
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Saul "Canelo" Alvarez caused an uproar with boxing betting fans when he chose to vacate his WBC Junior Middleweight title rather than face his mandatory opponent, unified WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
Traditional types lamented Alvarez's choice as spineless and cowardly, even if it was one made with the halfhearted intention of facing Golovkin in the future, when the bout may be both even more lucrative and Alvarez in a greater position to win it. His decision to box the unproven WBO Junior Middleweight titlist Liam Smith on the weekend of Mexican Independence Day was unanimously expostulated by fight fans and casual observers alike.
Does Smith stand a chance against the evolving Mexican champion?
Alvarez, a strong puncher with a boxy frame, is good at putting his punches together and avoiding, or at least daunting the effect of, his opponent's punches. At 26-years-old, he's still improving, his character traits being his Mexican spirit and scientific-boxing skills, which mesh well to make a complete fighter. A well-fought unanimous decision win over three-division champion Miguel Cotto, sandwiched between knockouts over big name opponents Amir Khan and James Kirkland, elevated him from world champion to superstar.
Smith, 28, dominated the English scene en route to a world title fight in October 2015. His best win came against Boxcino tournament winner John Thompson, a talented American fighter whom he figured out after a slow start down and knocked out in the seventh round. He's since stopped sub-world class opponents Jimmy Kilrain Kelly, who happened to be unbeaten, and Predag Radosevic to retain. He is a good body puncher with an effective jab. His output generally increases as the rounds go on, but if he doesn't come out sharp against Alvarez, I think he'll be too tired by the middle rounds to use his legs, much less finish his man.
Shinsuke Yamanaka and Anselmo Moreno first fought for Yamanaka's WBC Bantamweight title in September of last year in Yamanaka's home nation of Japan.
Moreno, a mover known for fast hands and quick maneuvers limited Yamanaka to single punches, but didn't do enough to win on the scorecards that night. Not much has changed since then. There's still no way Moreno stops Yamanaka, a disciplined and accurate fighter who is perhaps a bit too laid back in the ring; a consequence of having fought all 27 career bouts in Japan, including ten defenses of his WBC title against international competition.
Yamanaka had a hard bout with former world champion Liborio Solis in March. Both fighters were dropped; a late surge by Yamanaka demonstrating the dangers the southpaw poses all night. I think a late knockdown against a slippery and slip-prone Moreno seals another suspicious package on the scorecards. It's hard to bank rounds when fighting a slow pace against a smooth operator like Moreno. But winning a competitive bout on the scorecards in Japan is highly improbable, if not impossible, especially with a negative style like Moreno's.
WBO Cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki burst onto the international scene with his upset over longtime champion Marco Huck in the nearly undisputed 2015 Fight of the Year, and followed it up with a methodical quadruple-knockdown victory of 200-lb division mainstay Steve Cunningham.
A 2012 London Olympics gold medalist, Oleksandr Usyk was an unstoppable force at the heights of the amateur game for over half a decade. At 29, he's had just nine pro bouts but has reached his physical peak and is thus ready for a major bout.
Usyk will hold advantages in physical conditioning and consistency over the 26-0 champion when they do battle in Gdansk, Poland. But he's still testing the waters in the pro ranks. Glowacki is smaller and rougher but by no means reckless. His jab and lateral movement enable him to set up more meaningful attacks.
Normally, I would pick the more experienced fighter. Usyk really shouldn't be in with Glowacki yet. He hasn't fought anyone professionally who'd prepare him to face a boxer like Glowacki, one who is capable of exchanging power shots or setting up to land counters. But Usyk is nonetheless one you'd expect to be harder to hurt and impose your will upon. If Glowacki spends too many rounds sitting on the outside, if he fails to work the body on the inside, Usyk will start ripping combinations one after another until he's taken the Pole's heart away. Check the sportsbook for current odds.


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SILICON VALLEY'S ENDLESS RAPES, ABUSES AND PERVERSIONS - PART SIX
By The Stanford Research Interpretive Center
A series exploring the social and cultural echo-chamber of entitlement and take-what-you-want frat-house extremism that typifies Silicon Valley venture capitalists and their tech CEO's.
Every few years a burst of revelation articles appear and reveal the latest batch of sexual abuses and misogyny horrors levied upon Stanford interns and Palo Alto young ladies by Silicon Valley "Elites". After a week of discussion, those very same venture capitalists grind out orders to Facebook, Google and their main stream media to shut all of the media coverage down. The news stories disappear and the tech oligarchs can get back to raping and pillaging.
The VC's go into recovery mode. They put pictures of their female interns and secretaries on their "Team" page on their websites in a grid of photos to make it look like "we hire girls too" and they make the pictures the same size as the old Jewish bosses who run each VC firm. They pay off the pregnant ones and send the shell-shocked ones to another city. They issue the boiler-plate "we will try harder" BS media statement (which actually means "we will try harder not to get caught"). They pull a few Twitter accounts and they continue to rape, abuse and pervert.
They can afford nearly undetectable date rape drugs, skin applied topical narcotic night club stimulants, 60 proof alcohol, pheromone and oxytocin mood manipulation vapor sprays and "I AM RICH AND I CAN TAKE CARE OF YOU" Aston Martins and Ferrari's. For $800.00 they can get any girl or guy in a sexual position that they never would have gotten into if they were in a non- compromised mental state.
They could hire a hooker but the ultimate goal of Silicon Valley Oligarchs is to control and manipulate vulnerable people. They are not into it for sexual pleasure. They do these twisted things in order to raise themselves up in their own eyes. The hookers that Google executives hire say that the executives hire them so that they can be "dismissed" after they are used for sex. Every intern says that they felt "used". The vulnerable female entrepreneurs that they extort sex from (with promises of funding) say that they feel "raped". Nobody feels good after an encounter with these men.
The men's names are famous and notorious. Their firms are Greylock, Accel, Kleiner Perkins, Intel Ventures, Google Ventures, Firelake, Khosla, Westley and other names that you see in the news every day. Here are some of these stories:
Silicon Valley's Raveesh Kumra's, Of Tesla Investments, Use of Hookers Caused Homicide: Court Docs
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Raveesh Kumra, 66, of Monte Sereno
New court documents released Friday show new details in the high profile murder in the Santa Clara County town of Monte Sereno.
On Nov. 30, 2012 Raveesh Kumra and his estranged wife were bound and gagged during a home invasion robbery. Investigators said the night ended with at least three robbers getting away with stolen goods, Kumra dead on the kitchen floor and his estranged wife injured.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the crime, and police said more arrests are possible.
Lukis Anderson, Javier Garcia, Deangelo Austin and Raven Dixon all face charges in connection to the homicide.
First of Three Monte Sereno Murder Suspects Appears in Court
There are new details in the murder of a controversial South Bay millionaire. One of the three suspects accused of killing Ravi Kumra and beating his ex-wife during a home invasion robbery made his first court appearance Wednesday. NBC Bay Area's Kris Sanchez reports.
(Published Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013)
The documents released Friday show some of the DNA evidence police gathered that lead them to the suspects and it points to the connection between the suspects and the victim. The link, according to the documents, is Kumra's well known use of prostitutes.
One of the alleged prostitutes, is one of the suspects under arrest - 22 year old Dixon.
The criminal documents state the Dixon's cell phone had many photos of Kumra's Monte Sereno mansion. The document shows she tried to get together with Kumra many times in the months before he was killed and he refused her.
Prostitute Not Connected to Monte Sereno Homicide
John Ambrosio, the attorney for Raven Chanel Dixon, says his client has nothing to do with the murder of Ravi Kumra of Monte Sereno. She is in custody on prostitution, drug and "accessory after the fact" charges.
(Published Monday, Dec. 31, 2012)
Dixon's attorney, John Ambrosio, declined comment on Friday, saying he needed to talk to his client first about the newly public documents
Investigators also said Dixon she was connected to the other suspects, who police said are members of a gang who has in the past robbed homes specifically in the Asian and Indian communities.
The "statement of facts" also shows DNA found in the Kumra home put the male suspects at the scene of the crime.


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You have a beautiful spacious home in a very nice part of the city. Socializing out in restaurants is becoming quite tedious and you would love to share an evening with friends and close industry colleagues and invite them to your home.
Because you are both into fine wines, a wine tasting coupled with an amazing menu of appetizers sounds attractive and fun to you.
How an earth are you going to pull together all the elements of the evening when you barely have time to squeeze in some work-out time in an effort to stay fit. There is always the possibility of course of one of your grown up children deciding to come and visit unannounced that will completely throw you off course.
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In Gt. Britain we say Happy Christmas. Here in the U.S. it is customary to say Happy Holidays.
As this year begins to draw to an end, so many people look to the next year with the hope of better times. They are also looking forward to spending Christmas time with family and friends that they rarely get to see throughout the year.
A time to appreciate and feel gratitude for what you have that is positive in your life, and an opportunity to reflect on the experiences that have not served you, but you have learned from.
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I went to the Huntington Library in San Marino and walked around the botanical gardens. Then I spent a few minutes listening to Medieval Christmas carols being sung outside the Huntington Art Gallery.
This has got to be one of my most favorite places to spend time in. Henry and Arabella Huntington founded this world famous establishment at the end of the 1800's. I shall always be grateful to them.
The cactus and succulent gardens displayed tall orange poker flowers soaring from giant aloe plants, and the herb garden presented several different kinds of sage and oregano. Some of the Julia Child rose bushes were still in bloom with their golden yellow colored flowers. Julia chose this particular color as it resembled butter to her. She was certainly not afraid to use this ingredient lavishly in her cook book recipes.
I am going to make a pot of the most delicious sweet potato soup this week. The recipe was given to me by a fellow traveler when I was in Thailand a few years ago which I have adapted and will post on my website to share. Sweet potatoes are packed with antioxidants and abundant this time of year. Please remember to choose organic.
The color orange is just everywhere!
I really enjoy going to Farmers Markets to buy my produce. With each season comes an abundance of produce all locally grown and mostly organic, which is as we know the way to go nowadays.
Eating fruits and vegetables in season means they are always at their best.
Autumn and Winter time bring an awry of orange and red. Oranges, persimmons, sweet potatoes. This is also a great time of the year for apples, pears and pumpkins of course!
I am a big fan of using fresh herbs to enhance flavors, as well as adding extra nutrition.
Designing a menu that incorporates fruits and vegetables in season is a must in my book. Paired with a wine from a boutique wine producer and you are all set for a meal to remember.
So you are a entrepreneur mum of two young children with a busy work schedule. Your husband travels a lot with his job. Therefore, he isn't always around as much as you would like to back you up. You hardly ever get to see your friends, and you long to have the time to be a real person again.
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Rare US Bank Bills
3 marzo 2019 / reader
Por: Nicolas Lobatón González
Incredibly rare US bank bills set to sell for $8 million at auction
Three of the rarest known US paper bills in existence, dating back to the 19th century, are expected to fetch up to $8 million when they are auctioned in Baltimore next week.The remarkable set includes two $1,000 bills -- one from 1869 and another from 1891 -- and a $500 note from 1869.The most valuable of the set, a $1,000 bill from 1891, is one of just two of its kind known to exist, auction house Stack's Bowers says.Known as the "Marcy note," the famous bill features the portrait of William L. Marcy -- a former governor of New York and Secretary of State -- and has an estimate of between $2 and $3 million.The auction house describes the piece as "a true American treasure and one of the most exotic notes in all of United States currency" -- and the bill has already broken the world record for the highest price ever paid for a piece of paper money, when it was sold for $2.6 million in 2013.
The famed 1891 $1000 note is known as the "Marcy Note" due to the portrait of William L. Marcy which appears on the right.Credit: Stack's Bowers Galleries
A $500 "rainbow" note bearing the portrait of sixth US President John Quincy Adams is also featured in the set, with a hefty estimate of up to $2.5 million.
"Notes from the 1860s have been given the 'rainbow' moniker because other notes of the time were relatively monochromatic," Vicken Yegparian, vice president of Numismatics at Stack's Bowers Galleries, told CNN."On these notes you have a little bit more color," Yegparian said. "When they made the paper, they interspersed into the note a series of fibers of blue and other colors, as an anti-counterfeiting measure."While 89,360 examples of the bill were printed, today only three are known to still exist, the auction house says, and the bill has an estimated worth of up to $2.5 million.
A $500 "Rainbow" note from 1869, featuring a portrait of President John Quincy Adams.Credit: Stack's Bowers Galleries
The same estimate has been handed to a $1,000 note (pictured top) from the same year, which completes the trio of ultra-rare bills.It features a portrait of DeWitt Clinton, who oversaw construction of the Erie Canal as New York's sixth governor after unsuccessfully challenging James Madison in the 1812 presidential election.The Clinton bill was last sold in 1946, the auction house says, when it went for $1,200 -- equivalent to around $15,500 today.The three offerings represent "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" for buyers, the auction house says.
They belong to Joel R. Anderson, a publisher renowned for his extensive collection of US paper money, who has decided to sell the set. "Part of the magic of collecting is the acquisition of the notes," Yegparian explained."(Anderson) had a goal -- he wanted to build the finest collection of US paper currency," Yegparian added. "Now, he's decided it's time to let the next generation of collectors enjoy this collection."The bills have been described as "world rarities" by Richard Beale, a valuer at UK auctioneers Warwick & Warwick, who specialize in currency."$1000 was a huge amount of money at the time and they only made relatively few," Beale told CNN, adding that the market in coins and banknotes is "buoyant.""Something like this would probably come onto the market once in a generation," Beale said.Internet bidding is already open for the set, with the live auction taking place on 28 February.
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Nicolas Lobatón González


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Arla introduces new brand and plant-based products
The Company will launch three oat drinks under the new brand, Jörd
Arla has decided to enter the market for plant-based products to meet consumer demand and to develop the category with natural products and unique flavor compositions.
Arla – one of the world's largest dairy cooperatives – is now entering the market for plant-based products. The company is ready with three oat-drinks introduced under the new brand, JÖRD, that is now on its way to European consumers to meet their demand. Arla has leveraged its knowledge and expertise within food to develop the category with new and exciting flavors. And in the future, Jörd will be the umbrella brand for an entire selection of plant-based food products. "More and more European consumers are looking towards plant-based products. And we know that consumers are enjoying dairy and plant-based drinks side by side. With our unique expertise and innovation power it is natural for us to enter this market, which is adjacent to the milk category. We aim to develop the category with a natural, Nordic range that fits into the everyday life of the European consumers and we see this as an exciting business opportunity," says Hanne Søndergaard, Executive Vice President for Global Marketing and Innovation in Arla. With Jörd Arla has created three oat drinks that combine plant ingredients in a brand-new way to create unique flavour compositions. The three oat drinks are natural and pure made with only four or five ingredients from the Nordic nature. Jörd Oat is a pure oat drink with a fresh and pure taste, Jörd Barley has a delicate sweetness from barley, and Jörd Hemp has an oat base balanced with the subtle nuttiness of organic hemp.
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Liz Spicer nominated for the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, which is celebrating its 20th year in 2020.
Liz is honour roll
by HOLLY TREGENZA
LIZ Spicer is undeniably one of a kind.
Rocking a colourful get-up, a bright smile and seemingly endless energy, Liz has made loving people her life's work.
Now, the Kyabram P-12 chaplain has been nominated for the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, which is celebrating its 20th year in 2020.
Inductees come from all walks of life and have demonstrated inspirational leadership and excellence in their field.
"I'm really honoured," said Liz.
"It's a testament to the whole community, who have raised money and supported the chaplaincy program, who expect nothing back but just want to help people doing it tough. "Very often people just come up and put money in my hand and say put it towards the people doing it hard, and I do.
"It's a job that I love and one that I take home with me, and it feels great to be recognised."
MP Peter Walsh threw his support behind the nomination and said Liz continues to go above and beyond in her work.
"She has helped many students through the challenges of school and teenage years, and I know many she has helped still stay in contact with her because of the assistance she has given them," he said.
And while Liz is certainly a public face, it's the work she does behind the scenes that continues to have a huge impact.
That includes discreetly providing school uniforms and books to struggling students, helping families pay for excursions, and dressing seniors for their deb balls.
And it extends to her work as a Justice of the Peace, which has her helping out the elderly with getting their documents witnessed without having to make a trip into town.
She has also garnered the respect of the Koori and indigenous communities of Kyabram, and has a long-standing relationship with both groups.
One year level co-ordinator from Ky P-12 College spelled it out in their letter of nomination.
"There would not be a single day when co-ordinators do not rely on Liz to help calm, council, feed or clothe our students, alongside providing a safe haven for students who are lost, alone or afraid.
"Liz takes the most difficult students in our school and makes them feel valuable and cared for."
And it is certainly not only the students who are beneficiaries of Liz's help.
As an emergency ministry chaplain, Liz is often the first port of call for any trauma or emergency event in the community.
When the horror fire season of 2009 ripped through Strathewen and Kinglake, Liz was there to make cups of tea and help pick up the pieces.
Travelling to the area most affected by Black Saturday for two years after the disaster, she became trauma counsellor, friend, cook and donation co-ordinator for people whose life had been wiped out.
Such was her impact that she was invited to the Strathewen 10-year anniversary memorial earlier this year.
"Marking the occasion is important because people matter, whether still with us or to, and it gave everyone a chance to remember and stay strong," Liz said.
And like many country towns, Kyabram has had its fair share of assaults from drought, milk prices, a struggling fruit industry and job loss.
Through it all, there has been one person that people call. And she always answers.
Successful nominees will be officially inducted early next year. #dmgsocial #johngdryden #kyfreepress #communityspirit #helpothersinneed #supportpeopleinneed
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31 Vehicles Forfeited To Lagos Govt, 43 Motorists Fined For Traffic Offences
The Lagos State Mobile Court has ordered the forfeiture of 31 vehicles to the state government.
Thirty-one vehicles have been forfeited to the Lagos State government for moving against the traffic on one-way roads.
The Lagos State Mobile Court which ordered the forfeiture ruled that the vehicles contravened the State Traffic Law.
Mr Adebayo Taofiq, who is the Head of Public Affairs Unit at the Lagos State Task Force, disclosed this in a statement obtained by Channels Television on Thursday.
The order of forfeiture was pronounced after the 31 defendants (drivers) pleaded 'guilty' to the 'one-way' traffic offence charged against them.
"These arraigned 31 drivers were charged for driving in the direction prohibited by law (one-way) punishable under Part (III) item 27 of the 'Lagos State Transport Sector Reformed Law of 2018 and have been penalised accordingly," the court held.
However, 43 other drivers arraigned for plying the BRT corridors and causing road obstructions were ordered to pay fines to the government, in accordance with the law and severity of their offence.
Reacting to the ruling, the Chairman of the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Task Force), Olayinka Egbeyemi, confirmed 160 traffic offenders were billed to be arraigned before the court.
He noted that only 74 had so far appeared before the court and urged the remaining 86 offenders to do the same immediately.
Egbeyemi explained that the agency acted in response to a series of complaints from residents, particularly motorists that activities of one-way drivers were causing serious traffic on daily basis since the #EndSARS protest.
"It is painful that with a high level of enlightenment campaigns and several warnings by the government, motorists including private car owners are still driving against traffic, knowing fully well that the penalty for such offence is outright forfeiture of the said vehicle to the government," he said.
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Lagos arrests 86 illegal squatters and food vendors
86 persons have been arrested by the Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, for not having definite residential address and means of livelihood.
The arrest, which was carried out in the Ikoyi area of Lagos between 11pm and 1am on Wednesday, was a response to complaints by residents of the area about the presence of illegal squatters in uncompleted buildings and food vendors in make-do shops.
Task Force Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman who led the arrest, said those arrested were suspected to be part of criminal gangs terrorising Ikoyi residents.
"They were arrested at Lugard Street, Bedwell Street, Glover Street and three different spots in Parkview Estate…those arrested were those selling and living in shanties and those living in uncompleted buildings." he said.
Mr. Sulaiman said the raid would continue till criminals are wiped out of the state, adding that the government would no longer tolerate people living in uncompleted buildings as a large number of them usually turn out as criminals.
The chairman futher said "Those arrested will be further investigated and charged to court."
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FinTechAutomationA globalised approach to trade finance – it's easy, right?
Despite significant technological advances in recent years, many banks are being held back by legacy technology. Estimates suggest banks spend up to 80% of their IT budgets on legacy technology maintenance.
Despite significant technological advances in recent years, many banks are being held back by legacy technology. Estimates suggest banks spend up to 80% of their IT budgets on legacy technology maintenance. But it's not just mainframe-based solutions that are causing headaches, many IT systems across lines of business such as trade finance, loan management and payments are also proving costly to update and maintain. The complexity involved represents not only a serious drain on resources and budget, but a wasted opportunity for firms to take advantage of the latest innovation that technology can offer.
The need to drive down costs and modernise is particularly acute in trade finance. This is an industry which has always been heavily paper-based – from letters of credit to bills of lading. But the world is changing. Modern technologies, like blockchain, AI and the cloud are re-setting expectations for both consumers and businesses, and the world of trade finance must adapt and evolve.
Most banks that operate in the trade finance arena have implemented bespoke IT systems to administer routine processes. But the majority are using traditional hardcoded IT systems that lack flexibility – preventing them from rolling out updates quickly and efficiently, and making it very difficult to adapt to change.
In addition, selecting IT systems that require customisation of the source code, often on a country by country basis, has proved counterproductive. It is very difficult to subsequently apply routine updates from the IT system provider, and many banks are running versions that are 8-10 years old. Having their own version of the source code makes the roll out of upgrades costly, difficult and time consuming. And, should a bank decide they wish to implement the same trade finance IT system used in their head office to a subsidiary in another country, the process may take 12 months or more, involving armies of consultants, huge costs and a risky project.
Rightly, you must be asking why is this all so difficult? Surely there is a best practise approach that banks can take?
I'd like to share some insight about the steps banks can take that will allow them to adopt a more globalised approach to trade finance. This approach will allow them to reap the rewards of increased efficiency, faster ROI on their IT solutions, and – most importantly – to deliver improved services to customers.
Can your IT system supplier offer a packaged solution with an option to run your banking operations in a single global environment with a multi-country set up?
Do they maintain one single source code per release that's rolled out consistently across all customers and countries?
Is the system rules-based, allowing products, pricing, payments and other requirements to be configured to meet both global and local requirements – with rules defined by the bank's business experts (rather than specialist programmers)?
If the answer is 'yes' to all three questions – it should allow you to create a global trade finance system environment in one central location, roll the solution out rapidly to other countries (in a matter of days, not months or years) and be able to quickly localise the solution for each market. The localisation is achieved using business rules which experts within the bank can easily configure themselves – without any changes to the source code. Because the solution is centrally managed, the net effect is that you no longer need a team of local experts in each country to support the IT system – delivering significant cost savings.
The use of one single, global source code ensures that all new developments and testing can be managed by the central team in close partnership with the IT system supplier. This in turn reduces the need for costly project resources and development risk, while ensuring high quality standards are maintained across the globe, and that no country falls behind.
By managing its entire global trade finance business, across 10 countries, in a single global environment situated in the Netherlands, ABN AMRO estimates that it has reduced the IT costs associated with running its trade finance operations by at least 50%. Frans Westdorp, business developer Trade Finance at ABN AMRO believes having good, efficient IT systems in place in a shrinking trade finance market is essential in helping reduce the bank's cost base to compete more effectively.
There's no doubt that the future of trade finance will be driven by technology. The way we interact with technology in our daily lives as consumers is already filtering through to the corporate world. It's raising expectations and driving change.
The digital exchange of documentation is key to improving customer service and driving down costs industry-wide. To deliver on its promise, digitalisation must be applied to all stages of the trade finance process end to end – enabling paperless trade, and supporting the electronic creation, checking, approval and signing of trade finance documents. Everyone from exporters and importers, to banks, shipping companies, inspection firms, ports, customs agencies and insurance companies will all stand to benefit from better services.
Banks' appetite to change the way the trade finance industry operates is demonstrated by the number of blockchain initiatives underway. But to deliver on the benefits, it's essential that banks have trade finance IT systems that can keep up and that can handle all the associated back office administrative tasks in real time. A global IT system that maintains one central data repository will be crucial to success.
To sum up, implementing a single global trade finance IT system that replaces disjointed legacy and hardcoded bespoke system is a fundamental step in helping banks prepare and adapt to future challenges. Advantages, to name a few, include: the ease with which updates can be rolled out; consistency and standardisation across a bank's global operations; a central repository for all information; and significantly reduced cost of ownership over the long term.
If you can't answer 'yes' to the questions posed earlier – think again. It's time for a new approach.


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Q: Use case classes as messages in Scala Am following sample code in the Horstman book (pages 291-292) to define and use case classes
as messages in a simple Scala actor system.
The problem is the case classes are not being recognized in the receive pattern matching and control is falling through to the case _ => statement.
The code is listed below. Everything works with non case class messages.
SENDER: In actor Rcoord the act method is:
def act() {
  alive(9000)
  register('rcoord, self)
  proc_reg.start                   // start the process register actor

  loop {
    try {
      receive {
        case 'process =>
          process_counter += 1
          process_number = process_counter
          spawn_process(process_number, sprocs)
          case class CreateTS(xxx: Int)
          proc_reg ! CreateTS(process_number)

        case 'stats =>
          Console.println("received msg from client to view statistics")
          //sender ! 'ok

        case 'stop =>
          Console.println("received msg that client is terminating")
          //sender ! 'bye
      } // end receive
    }
    catch
    {

RECEIVER: In actor proc_reg the act method is:
def act() {
  Console.println("process register started")

  case class CreateTS(process_number: Int)
  case class UpdateTS(process_number: Int)

  loop {
    receive {
      case CreateTS(process_number) =>
        Console.println("create TS msg received from process "+process_number)
        register_proc(process_number)

      case UpdateTS(process_number) =>
        Console.println("update TS msg received for process "+process_number)
        update_proc(process_number)

      case _ =>
        Console.println("sender is: "+sender.toString)
        //Console.println("full msg is: "+Msg.toString)
    }  // end receive
  }    // end loop
}      // end act()

A: You have 2 different classes with the same name CreateTS.
You are sending CreateTS defined in sender and trying to receive message of other type with the same name in receiver.
You should move declarations of case classes from method body so it will be in scope of both methods.
Note that scala actors are deprecated, you should use akka actors.

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Hi doc, I need some help please. I' m not an outspoken person and tend to get very nervous when I' m in a group of people or for example in a meeting that I have to participate in, I just cant speak, it feels like I go completely blank and can' t find the words to even ask a question.Even when someone say something not very kind to me or about me in my presence I can' t respond, I just don' t know what to say back or how to say what I' m feeling at that moment, I just want to hide somewhere.Please help as this is holding me back in my work situation as well as socially.What do I need to do, or where should I go for help.
I know where you are coming from cos I am fighting the same battle, social anxiety. Meetings, social functions, driving, walking at malls, even interviews are a problem for me. Where I used to work previous we had to work at various clients, do presentations and I must tell it was such a torture, for five years I went through this and I eventually left that profession and settled for something else,where I was less exposed. Even my best friends are like that, I guesse I can say I have been like this from chilhood. I have also tried some pills, bought them at Cliks and normally drank them before I do presentation or any other function that involves strangers or a lot of people. Other than that have not tried anything else.
Hi Fancy, CS is right, it happens with a lot of people, i have seen people in snr position, trembling when they have to speak, they get nervous ending up with them not knowing what to say. i had to face this disorder head on, because i am in a position where i have to do presentation, at first it was hard, i never thought i would be able to speak, i drank lots of water before i did that, but it did not help, somebody told me that everytime i face that situation and i have to speak, i need to get remedy blue, or some pills i forgot the name they oppress the anxiety.
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The Teapot Dome scandal of the early 1920s was all about oil—hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of petroleum. When the scandal finally broke, the consequences were tremendous. President Harding's legacy was forever tarnished, while "Oil Cabinet" member Albert Fall was forced to resign and was imprisoned for a year. Others implicated in the affair suffered prison terms, commitment to mental hospitals, suicide, and even murder.
The Republican Party and the oil-company CEOs scrambled to cover their tracks and were mostly successful. Key documents mysteriously disappeared; important witnesses suffered sudden losses of memory. Though a special investigation was authorized, the scope of the wrongdoing was contained by administration stonewalling. But newly surfaced information indicates that the scandal was even bigger than originally thought.


Planning, praying, and ultimate peace through Hurricane Irma.
On September 10th, our CGO (Center for Global Outreach) was hit by Hurricane Irma. Kara Walter (pictured above, left) shares her testimony of making the tough decision to stay in Fort Myers during the storm.
Proverbs 15:23, "A person finds joy in giving an apt reply - and how good is a timely word!"
As a Floridian, I know what hurricanes are capable of because of the aftermath. Each survivor has a story to tell along with a need -even if it is just a friend to talk to. God showed me those needs the day Irma was presented and I had a desire to be open to help the people of Fort Myers after the storm. For the first time in my life, I was able to make the decision to stay or go and even decisions on how to prepare for the storm. I chose to stay because I came to New Mission Systems International to connect with the Fort Myers community. God gave me so much peace in that decision and He used a woman of faith, Jeannette Steiner, to have my cup overflow with peace during the storm when she sent a video message to Jenny Tuggle and I. She said that God assured her that Jenny and I would be safe and her confidence behind those words was like hearing that from God Himself!
While hurricane winds are scary, I am terrified of tornados because I am ignorant of them. When we were under a tornado watch at midnight the night before the storm, I was a bit nervous, but Jeannette's sweet words kept coming into my mind. I went to bed at 10:30 and woke up in a panic at midnight because my bed was shaking violently and I seriously thought I was in a tornado! It turns out, it was just my heart beating so fast! When I took a deep breath and remembered what God told Jeannette, I shook off those thoughts and went back to sleep -GO FIGURE!
As the heaviest winds arrived on Sunday afternoon, Jenny and I were still immune to what was actually going on outside because of the shutters on every window. Immediately when a heavy wind startled us, we decided to move into the master bedroom near the bath. I found a crack through the shutters and decided to take a look. I have never been so amazed at nature before as the tree branch outside looked like spaghetti flapping around and hitting the ground over and over and the rain looked like sheets of white coming with the wind like an army marching!! I marveled and was then startled as the glass looked like rubber due to the high winds. Jenny and I made the decision to go into our "hurricane cave" in the bathroom. I was in the tub and Jenny was on the floor with her two large labs. God gave us peace and we sang praise songs so loud for and hour and a half in order to tune out the winds. And the dogs slept.
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Cupboard offers go-ahead to import of 1m tonne wheat
The federal cupboard on Tuesday gave a go-ahead to the import of 1 million tonnes of wheat to fulfill rising demand of the commodity within the nation.
Briefing the media on the choices taken by the cupboard in right now's assembly with Prime Minister Imran Khan within the chair, Info and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry stated that the approval to import extra wheat was given because of the ballooning inhabitants.
He stated the assembly authorized the appointment of Aslam Khan because the chairman of Pakistan Worldwide Airways (PIA). It deferred its determination on issuance of prohibited arms licences and appointment of the CEO of the Sukkur Electrical Energy Firm, he added.
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Larcheoparco del Basileus è un parco archeologico situato presso Baragiano (PZ), in località Toppo Sant'Antonio.

Il parco comprende un'area archeologica che ospita una tomba reale del VI secolo a.C., rinvenuta in località Santissima Concezione, la cui visita è proposta attraverso la dimensione ludica, con allestimenti scenografici, musiche di accompagnamento, enigmi e giochi, e un'area verde attrezzata.

L'antico centro abitato corrispondente all'odierna Baragiano si trovava su un pianoro tra due affluenti del fiume Platano, in posizione strategica tra i territori di diverse tribù lucane e alla confluenza di vie di traffico commerciali. Lungo le vallate fluviali si erano sviluppati i contatti con la costa ionica (Siris e Metaponto) e con le popolazioni greche ed etrusche della costa tirrenica.

Il re del locale popolo lucano dei Peuketiantes, venne seppellito con armi di tipo greco (elmo, scudo, spada e punta di lancia) e le ceramiche e il calderone del corredo funebre sono decorati con storie di Eracle, Dioniso e Teseo.

Il percorso di visita propone, accanto alle aree archeologiche, la ricostruzione di alcuni momenti della vita quotidiana lungo due secoli di storia lucana. L'allestimento si rivolge in primo luogo ai ragazzi delle scuole.

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RMG workers' wage payment system to go digital
STAFF REPORTER, Dhaka
President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Rubana Huq speaks at an event to establish the business case for digital wage payments using mobile financial services in the readymade garment (RMG) sector in the capital yesterday. photo: courtesy
President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Rubana Huq yesterday said the wage payment system of RMG workers is going to be digitised soon.
The BGMEA chief said this while speaking at a knowledge-sharing event on creating the business case of MFS-based wage digitisation in the RMG sector organised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) at a hotel in the capital.
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, organised the event yesterday to establish the business case for digital wage payments using mobile financial services in the readymade garment (RMG) sector and launched a series of resources to enable garment factories to transition from cash to mobile-based wage payments for their workers.
Rubana Huq said the association is going to sign an MoU with government and RMG workers will receive their wages under the digitised system soon.
UNB adds: "RMG workers will receive their wages under the digitised system. We're going to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the ICT Ministry on June 27 to introduce mobile banking 'e-wallet for RMG workers'," she said.
She said the aim of the digitising the payment method is to fulfill government's goal to go for a 'Cashless Bangladesh'.
Rubana urged country's all the mobile financial service providers like bKash to come forward to join the 'e-Wallet for RMG Workers' platform.
"Our main goal is to build digital Bangladesh. So, we hope our goal will be implemented overcoming all bureaucratic complexities," she said.
The BGMEA president said their main challenge is now to implement the wage digitisation process in all the garment factories.
Specialised tools will allow mobile financial services providers to expand the range of digital payments for garment workers and ensure that the RMG sector can take the initiative forward.
It is part of IFC's and Bangladesh Bank's joint initiative to include women financially through Mobile Financial Service (MFS) adoption.
"Bangladesh Bank has worked tirelessly to ensure that the financial sector expands inclusively to reach underserved segments, such as women. IFC has been a long-standing partner in supporting us to achieve this goal, and the efforts to financially empower female garment workers is commendable," said Masuma Sultana, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Bank.
IFC has been supporting Bangladesh Bank's efforts to develop a range of services, such as SME finance, long-term finance, infrastructure finance, sustainability and risk management, and financial integrity.The collaboration with the central bank has been expanded to include other areas that can have a transformative impact on the financial sector, such as digital financial services. The partnership project is supported by the World Bank Group's Umbrella Facility for Gender Equality.
Ananya Wahid Kader, senior financial sector specialist of IFC, Shwapna Bhowmick, country manager of Bangladesh and Myanmar of Marks and Spencer, Sharif Almas Rahman, director of Stylecraft Ltd, and Mid Sajjadur Rahman Mridha, chairman of ABA Group, were present.
Besides, Mizanur Rashid, chief commercial officer of bKash, and Takreem Riwan Siddiqui, consultant of IFC, spoke at the event while Nuzhat Anwar, acting country manager of Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal of IFC, gave the opening remarks.
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Best Government Universities In Bangladesh
Fazla
1 Military Institute of Science and Technology
It's the best in terms of its international recognition now-a-days
Well disciplined with modern technologies & highly enriched lab...directed by bangladesh military...one of the best engineering institution for the future quality engineers of bangladesh
It might be an institution not University but it's standard is good
It provides wonderful educational atmosphere
2 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, commonly known as BUET, is a public university in Bangladesh, which focuses on the study of engineering and architecture.
Justice for Abrar fahad...please...
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology is the best university to study Engineering in Bangladesh. It has got talented faculty to educate talented students. It always aligns itself with the latest trends in various Engineering fields. - Fazla
It helps to make future scientists
3 Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology provides student an educational friendly environment. It is one of the best research based universities of Bangladesh. Faculties as well as the students of KUET are dedicated to recent researches. Universities of all over the world are ranked based on their research activities.
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology is playing a pioneer role in the recent technological researches of Bangladesh. In 2013, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology was headlined in several newspapers due to innovative activities.
Certainly, KUET is promoting Bangladesh to world class researches. - Fazla
It's education quality & procedure is high
It has a well organised campus. It has one of the beautiful campus. Have well lab facility. Free from chaos.
Its simply the best engineering institution.
4 Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology commonly referred to as CUET, located in Chittagong, Bangladesh, is renowned as one of the public engineering universities in Bangladesh.
A great environment for research. If you haven't visited the versity yet, you should visit it. It is away from all types of chaoas of busy city life. It is free from all political obstacles. The surrounding environment is so adorable that anyone will be amazed. All you need is to just check it on your own... - Fazla
5 Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology
Obviously it is better than any university in term of discipline and punctuality. Teachers are highly qualified and the authorization is strong enough to bring out the best of the students. And the outcome, enormous success!
It was one of the prestigious university in the past. Though it had lost it's prestige in the middle, it is improving rapidly.
2nd oldest one of the best Engineering University in Bangladesh.
At present it's one of the most discipled and best environment higher studies institution in Bangladesh.
6 Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
7 University of Chittagong
Most beautiful!
8 University of Rajshahi
The City of knowledge
9 University of Dhaka
The only university of Bangladesh with a glorious past along with the reputation of being the oldest university of Bangladesh. It is the house to the most experienced teachers and has contributed to every educational field in Bangladesh since its establishment.
A University which gave a nation
Undoubtedly has some of the excellent talents teaching amd breeding other geniuses. and the place where only raw talents come across, without any references.
Has the best learning atmosphere too, with a soothing surrounding!
10 Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology
Best engineering university
One of the bests of Bangladesh
Isn't it a private university? - zxm
Good university
11 Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University (HSTU)
This is only university in our country where about 150 foreign students studying here.
Most promising university...
HSTU has one of the best business administration school in Bangladesh. I am proud to be HSTUIAN - Shuvobba1
Best campus,Superb environment
12 Ei Ranking er vaat nai University
This one is the best
True That
This name was simply included to show that these kind of rankings has no actual base or value.Anyone can control and manipulate the result.Every university mentioned here is a respected one and special in there own terms.None of them have anything to prove by being in this list.So please people,have some sense and stop sharing these meaningless stuffs.
Ranking by votes -_-
13 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University
Best university in Bangladesh - ShahinParvez
Awesome university
14 Bangladesh Agriculture University
It's the best
15 Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
16 Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
MIST is good
It's standard is good
17 Khulna University
18 Islamic University of Technology (IUT)
Only international university of Bangladesh.
Stupid people gives stupid rankings
19 Daffodil International University
Good education system
I don't think its Govt. - zxm
Main campus was awesome. except some teachers,maximum teachers are awesome... love it
20 Pabna Textile Engineering College
21 Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University
22 Farid University of Science and Technology
It is the best university in bangladesh
23 Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU)
Since 1938 SAU is upholding the spirit that founded our university and encourage each other to explore unpredicted lines of thinking to generate technology for hunger free world.
24 American International University-Bangladesh
25 Islamic University, Kushtia
It is a large public university in Bangladesh.
26 Brac University
27 Jahangirnagar University
28 University of Barisal
29 University of Asia Pacific
30 Chittagong Textile Engineering College (CTEC)
31 Begumgonj Textile Engineering College, Noakhali
32 University Of Development Alternative (UODA)
Best Private Universities In Bangladesh - ListOfAllTopTensEduOrgBD
33 Atish Dipankar University Of Science & Technology-ADUST
34 Pabna University of Science and Technology.
35 Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)
"Best research university in Bangladesh"
"Following North American Curriculum"
Best research university in Bangladesh
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Gundam is a science fiction media franchise created by Sunrise Inc. that features mecha robots - large, bipedal, humanoid vehicles controlled from a cockpit by a human pilot.
Bandai, Gundam's primary licensee, produces a variety of model kits depicting the vehicles and characters of the Gundam universe. These kits have become popular among mecha anime fans and model enthusiasts in Japan since the 1980s, spreading to North America and Europe through television, video and manga in the 1990s. A Japanese cultural icon, the Gundam franchise generated ¥80 billion in 2014, ¥18.4 billion of which was retail sales of toys and hobby items.
Single Model book series from Mike Rinaldi of Rinaldi Studio Press (RSP) is dedicated to show the modeling process from start to finish, with an emphasis on painting and weathering techniques, on a single subject. The motto of the series is "all scales – all eras – all subjects", which allows Mike to tackle a wide variety of model kits in different scales, showcasing his modeling techniques in detail.
The book follows the compact format laid with the previous Single Model volumes. Printed on glossy paper, the book features a very attractive layout: the pages are packed full of large images, with accompanying text in dual narrative format of "how & why" visually separated using "H" (how) and "W" (why). This text format is unique to RSP publications as it describes the theory behind modeling techniques, but also the reason of using the techniques for achieving a particular effect.
The book opens with a short introduction from the author in which Mike explains his idea to enter the mecha robot world and describes challenges of working in small scale. The following pages are dedicated to Mike's modeling philosophy which revolves around precision and control, two fundamental processes for improving the skills and stepping up to the next level. The best way to improve the skills is practicing, and this is the topic of the technique proficiency chapter.
The most important take home message from all Mike's books is to practice. When being away from the hobby for a while, trying new concepts or techniques, even when switching genres... the core process to gain confidence in your skills and achieve your modeling goals is practice. In this book Mike presents two Gundam kits as test subjects to refine his skill set to 1/100 scale. The models are far from perfectly built or painted in the precise anime colors, but they serve their purpose well... testing the hairspray and oil paint rendering techniques to the extreme in-scale realism. These pages are full of trial and error in achieving surface wear and tear on a small scale kit, perfectly encompassing the process of evaluation and correction, showing even the great modeling masters need to practice. Mike also offers numerous tips on the two techniques, not just how to apply them but also the rationale behind each step in the process.
The subject of this title is Sazabi Ver Ka in 1/100 scale from Bandai. After a chapter on assembling the kit and a huge praise for superb Bandai engineering, the real fun starts: painting the model. In his vision to create something unique rather than a pure anime paint scheme, Mike uses Mission Models primer and paint in imparting military tone to the color scheme. The model is further processed using hairspray technique, with the author discussing the variances of paint opacity, the amount of hairspray, chipping tools and all the other important factors that affect the final outcome of this powerful method. Windex technique is explained as well, providing a softer contrast to the paint wear and tear than the hairspray chipping. After adding the markings using paint masks and chipping them to match the paintjob, the finishing process commences. Mike uses weathering for storytelling aspects of scale modeling and his oil paint rendering is a perfect choice to achieve a realistic finish. The technique is discussed in length, stressing the vital importance of precision and control in applying tiny quantities of oil paint and thinner for obtaining the desired result. Several step-by-step guides are included in this chapter, showing in depth what oil paint rendering is all about, accompanied with tips and tricks to get the maximum from the technique, building layer after layer of effects until the weathering process is complete. The book closes with a gallery of photos showing the finished model and providing a quick reference step-by-step of the entire build, from start to finish.
When I first received the book, I honestly had no idea what Gundam is all about, and was a bit skeptic about the interest for this particular Single Model volume among the military modeling audience. However, after reading the book, I completely understand the appeal of sci-fi subjects... unlike military vehicle models where studying real examples is a must in capturing the essence of a particular vehicle, sci-fi theme allows more guesswork and personal artistic style.
Single Model 03 - Sazabi Custom is an absolutely great book. As with all the titles published in this series so far, it features an extremely attractive layout combining large images which illustrate each step in the modeling process and the dual format text providing wealth of information in simple language, the book tells a complete story of a very interesting subject, from start to finish.
A big thanks to RPS for this review sample.
Highs: A cool subject, far from mainstream for military modelers. Large high-quality photos perfectly combined with detailed description of modeling techniques. Simple yet very engaging writing style.


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