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2007-016 Michelle Wickham
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North Haywood Project Heritage Survey
Michelle Wickham (NWT Archaeologist's Permit 2007-016)
In August of 2007, on behalf of Husky Energy Inc., at the request of Northern EnviroSearch Ltd., Bison Historical Services Ltd. carried out a survey for heritage sites southeast of the village of Tulita in the Northwest Territories. Investigations were aimed at satisfying a single objective: a pre‐impact examination of all areas that may be impacted by the 2007/2008 development activities to ensure any unrecorded heritage resource locations will be avoided.
Michelle Wickham and Robert Steinhauser of Bison Historical Services Ltd., Calgary, AB, assisted by Joe Horassi and Beatrice Kosh of Tulita, NT, who acted as wildlife monitors and local advisors, carried out the field investigations. Fieldwork was based out of Tulita and was carried out by helicopter and on foot. Investigations followed the access road, focusing around the Mackenzie River, inland toward Cloverleaf Lake; around the Redstone River and inland toward the B‐20 and L‐52 lease areas.
The proposed Husky Energy Inc. B‐20 and L‐52 exploratory wells will be drilled during the winter of 2007‐2008. Disturbances will include the well sites, associated camp, airstrip, barge landing, storage areas and an access road linking the well sites to the existing winter road to Tulita. The access road follows an existing road that was briefly used in the 1960's and has since been decommissioned.
Pre‐field investigations consisted of a review of known site data to ensure that no previously recorded sites were jeopardized by the planned development. No known sites lie within 150 metres of the revised access road. The access road and associated activity areas were repeatedly overflown at low elevation and slow speed to facilitate the identification of any possible heritage concerns. The area was also examined on foot and high potential areas were repeatedly shovel tested. No previously unidentified heritage sites were found within the North Haywood Project development area.
(Edited by Shelley Crouch, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre)
B‐20 lease area
Cloverleaf Lake
2007, Archaeological Reports
2007-019 Grant Clarke
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2007-017 Tom Andrews
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2007-015 Sean Webster
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2007-013 Alan Youell
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2007-012 Glen MacKay
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2007-010 Jean Bussey
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2007-006 Kristi Benson
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2007-002 Charles Arnold
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Woman shot multiple times Friday night in Mount Washington section of Pittsburgh
By Ryan Dickinson
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PITTSBURGH, PA – On Friday night, a woman was shot multiple times on the 70 block of Wyoming Street in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh. According to police, around 10 p.m., officers responded to are you home on Wyoming Street, where they found a single female victim with multiple gunshot wounds.
Police applied a tourniquet and provided the woman with basic Medical Services until EMS units arrived on the scene. She was taken to the hospital, where she is listed in stable condition.
At approximately 10:00 p.m. on September 30, Zone 3 officers responded to a residence in the 70 block of Wyoming Street in the Mount Washington neighborhood.
Pittsburgh Police Officers took two people into custody. Their identities were not released. At this time, no formal charges have been announced.
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Television Prioritization
I need more TV time.
My workday begins with Howard, then Wrap Up with Gary, and concludes talking sports with Chris Carlin on Loud Mouths on SNY.
I leave my house before 5am and walk back in the door after 8pm. (I know, "waah")
I'm lucky to do what I do for a living. But it comes at a price.
I miss the early evening hours with Debbie, but my wife loves how I'm living the dream. Now I get home, eat dinner, watch TV for maybe an hour, and then hit the sack. Exciting, no?
If you're reading this, you know how much I love TV. My schedule is crunched, and catching the Penguins on their quest for the Cup makes it even tighter (Go Pens!).
I've had to prioritize. So here's what has made my recent TV cut:
Easily the best show on TV. Every episode has been better than the next. Howard and Robin say they're lost, well they need to pay closer attention. If not, just leave Westeros. My only disappointment is the map not changing all that much. Every subplot has gotten more intense, and thankfully they've moved away from Dorne. I catch this one live every Sunday at 9pm. If you're not watching - shame!
Silicon Valley (HBO)
I record this and watch it later in the week. Love that it's only 30 minutes, and man is it funny. The geek in me loves following the troubled saga of Pied Piper. It was the most improved comedy last season, and this season has not let up at all.
Veep (HBO)
Another half-hour show I record and watch during the week. It's slipped a bit, but still worth some belly laughs. Julia is excellent, and the supporting cast is arguably the best on TV. And just when you think they've gone too far, our "real" election reminds you that they haven't gone far enough.
Last Week Tonight (HBO)
I've professed my love for this show before. Always biting, informative and a quick half hour (see a pattern here?). John Oliver never lets up or varies his format. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I save this one for the weekend.
The Americans (FX)
Oh the places Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys will go. The disguises are still comical, but this show isn't afraid to take out anyone at anytime. The intensity has racheted up since Paige learned about what her parents "really" do and confiding in Pastor Tim. The 80's references are always a plus. This is a "catch up when I can" show.
Orphan Black (BBC America)
Didn't love last season, and the new season is building up on my DVR. I will get back to Tatiana, who deserves an Emmy for every season she does. Last season's male clones definitely slowed me down.
That's all I have room for. Before you tell me what I'm missing, some goodbyes:
The Good Wife (CBS)
I choose to remember the Florrick saga from its earlier spectacular seasons. This last one was a rush to wrap up everything, and it left out all of the little things that made The Good Wife work. Great to see Will at the end, but it reminded me of how weak Alicia's other romances were. The workplace dynamic desperately needed Kalinda, or more Cary, or something besides Diane's struggle. I loved this show early on, but when Will was gone and Kalinda soon followed, they might have had the right idea.
Banshee (Cinemax)
The best part of Banshee is how it never pretended to be anything more than what it was. Lots of action, violence, sex and a very slight degree of plausibility. Loved the opening credits and the bonus scenes at the end of each episode. Few shows had better fight scenes. Lucas Hood and crew made sure each trip to Banshee was going to be entertaining. I'll miss that Pennsylvania town.
I'm out of time to write. Back to work. Let me know what TV I'm missing!
STLAdam May 29, 2016 at 1:41 PM
You should really watch 11.22.63. It's amazing. And only 8 episodes.
Agreed!! But I loved the book too.
Wentworth its on Netflix and IMHO is one of the best shows ever made and sad thing is not to many people heard of it
My grandfather likes to watch professional figure skating. He's also extremely handsome.
If you trademark "hit em with the hein!" Jason will lose his mind and you will win and it will end. He is obviously still butthurt over not being included in the fast food book and is doing whatever he can to get under your skin. If you own it he will stop and seethe even more.


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BC's Hadwin May Be On The Verge Of Greatness
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by Kelly Murray
The peace and comfort with which Adam Hadwin is playing on the PGA TOUR these days is extraordinary… at least for his first 68 holes.
What has taken place over the last four holes of his last two events, however, proved to be somewhat gut-wrenching to watch. Allow me to explain.
You see, recently at the Valspar Championship he pulled out a win, his first on the PGA TOUR, despite suffering a double-bogey when he plunked his drive into the water on the 16th hole during that final four hole stretch. Hadwin settled down and his par-par finish with a world class up and down on the 18th was enough for the victory.
Fast forward to the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he was knocking on the door in search of the red cardigan and $1.5 million but again suffered a double-bogey during those last four holes.
It was heartbreaking to see him being perhaps a little indecisive on the 15th hole at Bay Hill after walloping a 321-yard drive into the gnarly left rough and then going through some deliberation before switching clubs. He then struck the 141-yard second shot to 52-feet short of the green and right of the pin, leaving himself a difficult chip to a precarious pin position.
He first got over his chip shot and was going to hit more of a bump and run with a less lofted club. His multiple practice strokes looked great. However, appearing perplexed by the difficulty in deciding between the options that lay in front of him, he went back to his caddy Joe Cruz and eventually switched clubs.
He ultimately opted for a more lofted shot, perhaps going against his initial instinct and also after having already rehearsed the lower, skipping, less lofted pitch. Canadian golf fans likely held their collective breath knowing the predicament he was in and the importance of this shot at this particular juncture of the tournament. Finally, Adam opted for a more lofted pitch to the small plateau.
It was struck a little too aggressively and, moving quickly, it then dramatically picked up speed down-grain to a false left side of the green, eventually leaving himself 46-feet coming back and facing almost the same precarious situation. He had to man-up and hit his fourth shot, and he did that to 27 feet, again going past the flag.
Having witnessed the previous group suffer through a very similar predicament, it wasn't all that surprising, albeit troubling to watch, when the hole ultimately ended with a double-bogey for Adam and, more importantly, quashed his chance at back-to-back wins on the PGA TOUR.
With his chance at winning now gone he 'suffered' a par 5 at the imminently 'birdieable' 16th after a massive drive. However, he did rebound on 17 when his 215-yard tee shot struck the pin finishing five inches right of the cup. He was extremely unlucky not to have made a hole-in-one, the shot was that good.
That tee shot was very reminiscent of his play the previous weekend at the Valspar were he was knocking the par-3 flagsticks down. One could say he easily might have, or should have, had three aces. However three wonderful deuces including two flag sticks hit and one near miss on the 'The Back Nine on Sunday' on the PGA TOUR in consecutive weeks isn't too shabby.
One has to say his iron play has been extraordinary. When asked about it Rory McIlroy offered that both Hadwin and fellow Canadian Graham DeLaet were great iron players, and it's just a belief system for these guys, a comfort level to stay here (on Tour) and be at the top of the pile.
After hitting the flagstick on the Par 3 17th Hadwin had one last opportunity on the 72nd hole, which starts off with a very demanding tee shot. He majestically placed it 281 yards down the left side, threading the needle between the high rough with water right and OB left, leaving himself the perfect angle.
He struck a power-fade at the flag using a little hopeful body language as the ball took two hops slipping past the cup. The fact that he missed the birdie putt was okay, he went down fighting, with the par at the last putting him in sixth place.
A short recess in his new adopted hometown of Phoenix followed by his wedding prefaces Hadwin's next event at Augusta where Canada will be able to see him on the world stage as he plays The Masters. If this hot streak continues Canada may just be witnessing the arrival of one of its finest players of all time. Hadwin's poise, his demeanor, his ball striking... are all first class.
A sense of belonging and finding comfort on the PGA TOUR is something that Adam Hadwin is embracing for sure, but it isn't without its hiccups along the way.


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Author: sakshiaravind
I am a lecturer in Law and Social Justice at Newcastle Law School. I completed my PhD at the University of Cambridge. My thesis was a comparative study of Indigenous Environmental Justice through courts in Australia, Brazil, and Canada. Previously, I graduated from the University of Oxford, where I studied for the Bachelor of Civil Law (2014-15), specialising in criminal law and evidence. My research areas include legal and indigenous geographies, comparative environmental law, multispecies justice, and political ecology.
A People's Green New Deal – An Exercise in Just Knowledge Production
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In his speech before the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1984, Thomas Sankara makes the following astute observation regarding the African petite bourgeoisie and its public intellectuals:
"Our professors, engineers and economists are content simply to add a little colouring, because they have brought from the European universities of which they are the products only their diplomas and the surface smoothness of adjectives and superlatives. It is urgently necessary that our qualified personnel and those who work with ideas learn that there is no innocent writing. In these tempestuous times, we cannot leave it to our enemies of the past and of the present to think and to imagine and to create. We also must do so."
In the same speech, Sankara continues to caution against planning for the uplifting of a nation if such plans are ignorant of, or are wilfully erasing, the disinherited masses and the wretchedness inherited by them. Sankara's postulation, emerging from the socio-political contexts of the African continent, provides a sound theoretical foundation for knowledge production in the contemporary worlds we inhabit. The popular narratives around climate change have strived to communicate the gravity of planetary collapse and measures required to avert ecological and environmental crises worldwide. Nevertheless, the urgency of envisioning a new world shows little self-reflection as to its epistemic positions and privileges. Climate change discourses in the Global North, academic or otherwise, have largely been constrained by the desire to brave the planetary crises with limited disruption to existing race and class privileges. In terms of how the problems of climate change are identified and defined and the range of solutions to address them, the western epistemologies remain rudimentary.
Consequently, the range of green new deals or the visions for just-transition and sustainable utopias remain agnostic to the everyday realities and struggles of the Global South against imperialism and colonialism. It is unclear if Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour are better placed to partake in these futures than they are now. Max Ajl's A People's Green New Deal provides a refreshing and rich scholarly alternative to how an ideal green new deal should be imagined.
How To Write About Pipelines
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Writing about Indigenous rights or climate and environmental justice movements as a non-Indigenous person is difficult and complex. The magnitude of difficulty becomes manifold if the authorial voice falls somewhere on the white, western knowledge spectrum. What we have to say matters less than what we have learned in thinking with the Indigenous people and their knowledge forms. For non-Indigenous scholars, there is a constant need to be alert to the possibilities of reproducing colonial power structures and epistemic frameworks while engaged in knowledge production. The only way out of this conundrum is to constantly learn from Indigenous voices and epistemologies and be sensitive to structural inequities and epistemic injustices that have marred the academe. It is not adequate to merely provide nodding acknowledgement to the idea of environmental justice. Interrogating the colonial and settler colonial structures within environmental movements must be a continuous process. Particularly, the idea of Indigenous environmental justice is yet to assume the place it deserves in the literature on environmentalisms, environmental activism, or even Marxist ecology. While Black-Green solidarity and alliance is an indispensable condition for the flourishing of the environmental movements, the work towards achieving it has been disappointingly slow. These concerns resurfaced as I read Andreas Malm's new work How to Blow Up a Pipeline.


A spokesman for Dhaka-based US-Bangla Airlines says a flight that crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, was carrying 67 passengers: 32 from Bangladesh, 33 from Nepal and one each from China and the Maldives.
Airline spokesman Kamrul Islam says there were four crewmembers on board but did not provide their nationalities.
The plane, a twin-propeller Bombardier Dash 8 flying from Bangladesh, swerved repeatedly before it crashed, landing near the runway and bursting into flames.
A police official says at least 38 people were killed and 23 injured when a plane crashed as it landed at the Kathmandu airport in Nepal.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media, said 10 people remained unaccounted for in Monday's crash.
The plane, a twin-propeller Bombardier Dash 8 flying from Bangladesh, swerved repeatedly before it crashed, landing near the runway.
A passenger plane from Bangladesh crashed and burst into flames as it landed Monday at the Kathmandu airport in Nepal, killing at least a dozen people, officials and witnesses said.
The twin-propeller plane, a Bombardier Dash 8, can carry about 70 passengers, though it was not immediately clear how many people were on board.
At least 12 bodies have been recovered, according to an AP journalist who arrived at the scene soon after the crash and saw the US-Bangla Airlines plane broken into several large pieces, with dozens of firefighters and rescue workers clustered around the wreckage.
An airline official said some injured passengers had been taken away by ambulance.


Week 2 came around as quick as you could say "Pole Fitness". The bonus was that my upper body had recovered well; the bad news…I pulled a muscle in my neck which was really REALLY sore! That and a sore finger which I have had for the past 2 weeks! It seems to me that an athlete never has a well week!
1. Nothing was easy. I asked my teacher Christina if we were expected to pull off a flawless dance routine at the end of the 5 weeks. I felt reassured when she informed me that everyone repeats the course 2 or 3 times before they move onto Intermediate 2. Phew!
4. Hard work = sweat. Sweat = no grip on the pole. No grip on the pole = hard to do anything! I'm an avid user of hand cream which I think does not help. I have been told that my hands will sweat less as time goes on, and I try very hard not to rely on grip products.
I have a copy of the routine so I can practice in between classes and I see that next week we will be moving onto the next part of the routine which includes handstands!


Prof. Vladimir Popov, Research Director at the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC) participated in the 10th Forum of Economists, organised by the Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The Forum was, attended by a large number of Uzbek officials, among them the Minister of Economy of Uzbekistan Botir Xoʻjayev, who opened proceedings with the presentation about current economic reforms in Uzbekistan. Vladimir Popov made a presentation at the opening panel along with Kiyoshi Taniguchi, senior economist of the Asian Development Bank, and Prof. Bakhodir Khodiyev, Rector of the Tashkent State Economic University. He argued that in the case of post war economic miracles –were all based on the export of manufactured goods, not on export of resources, services or agricultural products. The question is whether Central Asia and Uzbekistan in particular will follow the traditional pattern or will adopt a new model of catch up growth.
Papers for the Forum were published in the volume "The 10th Forum of Economists. Mechanisms and ways to create an innovative economy in the light of the implementation of the Strategy of actions in the five priority areas for development of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2017-2021".
The Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research, a division of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the main think tank for economic issues in Uzbekistan and this year it is celebrating its 50-th anniversary. Professor Popov has been collaborating with the Institute for over 10 years. In 2014-15 he gave a short course on macro and industrial policy issues in Tashkent and organized workshops in Bhutan and China for the researchers of the Institute.
Farewell to agriculture? Productivity trends and the competitiveness of agriculture in Central Asia. – DOC-RI Expert Comment, October 11, 2018 (co-authored with Behrooz Gharleghi).
Сохранит ли экономика Узбекистана высокие темпы роста? Сценарии развития в 2015-2030 гг. – PONARS Eurasia Working paper. Декабрь 2014 г.
Сценарии экономического развития Узбекистана в 2015-30 гг. – Эффективное использование социально-экономического потенциала и привлечение новых источников экономического роста. Ташкент, IFMR, 2014.
An Economic Miracle in the Post-Soviet Space: How Uzbekistan Managed to Achieve What No Other Post-SovietState Has. MPRA Paper No. 48723, posted 31 July 2013.
Самая полная версия: "Журнал Новой экономической ассоциации", № 1 (21), 2014.
The Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute is among other themes working intensively on matters and issues relating to Central Asia. Most recently it has prepared a study of structural shifts in the economies of SPECA countries and is currently involved in doing a study for FAO.


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Seaweed wave: Health, sustainability spur algae's popularity
Seaweed has been gaining popularity on menus and store shelves over the past few years, but this year could bring a tidal wave of new products and culinary applications as food companies look to cash in on algae's health and sustainability benefits.
By Tricia Contreras
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Kelp and other types of sea greens floated to the top of many 2023 food and beverage trend lists, from Whole Foods to Pinterest. Seaweed has been gaining popularity on menus and store shelves over the past few years, but this year could bring a tidal wave of new products and culinary applications as food companies look to cash in on algae's health and sustainability benefits.
More than a quarter (28%) of consumers surveyed by the International Food Information Council in December 2021 said they would be interested in trying "sea green-based products (e.g., algae- or kelp-based foods)." The algae category – which comprises microscopic algae known as phytoplankton as well as larger seaweed varieties including kelp – has been steadily growing to offer consumers more foods and beverages that make use of algae's flavor and nutritional benefits. The commercial seaweed market is projected to grow from $40 billion in 2020 to $95 billion by 2027, according to Global Market Insights.
"We have noticed more food brands using seaweed and kelp in products ranging from seasonings to pasta sauces to entrees," said Denise Purcell, vice president of resource development for the Specialty Foods Association.
"Seaweed and kelp are at the intersection of several trends: better-for-you options with added nutrients, sustainability and upcycled ingredients. Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of what they are putting into their bodies and they seek to make good choices for their own health and for the health of the environment," Purcell said.
Algae offers a sea of culinary possibilities
Algae is showing up on store shelves in all sorts of products, from dried seaweeds to sprinkle on salads to packaged snacks and even dog treats, according to Kantha Shelke, founder of food science research company Corvus Blue.
"Product developers love that kelp and seaweed are sustainable, gluten-free, fat-free, fiber-rich, nutrient-dense sources of magnesium, calcium, potassium and iodine," said Shelke, who works with the Specialty Foods Association as a trendspotter.
In addition to its nutritional benefits, many food companies are leaning on algae's distinct flavor profile when developing products. Its savory, umami quality lends itself to plant-based snacks that aim to emulate meaty flavors. Seattle-based Blue Dot Kitchen's Seacharrones are a riff on chicharrones made with seaweed, sorghum, spirulina and spices, and San Francisco-based Umaro Foods is using seaweed to make a plant-based bacon.
Algae is also an obvious choice when looking to imbue foods with the flavor of the sea. "Phytoplankton has a distinct and unique seafood flavor, but with the advantage that it is vegan," said David Hunter, founder and CEO of Canada-based phytoplankton company Blugenics Innovations. The company markets its Plankton Marino product to high-end restaurants, and Hunter said they are also working on "products to elevate the nutritional value [of] commodity-based products."
As the plant-based seafood category continues to grow, more food companies are likely to turnt to algae as a source of flavor that also brings other benefits.
"The bulk of retail products so far have used legumes and vegetables as the base ingredient to mimic seafood/fish. However, new companies have started to consider more novel ingredients – like algae – that could help get the flavor and nutrition right, while also being more sustainable," food and beverage analytics company Spoonshot wrote in its 2023 food trends report.
Sustainability factor drives growth for seaweed
Algae's reputation as a sustainable food is a key driver of its growing popularity. Unlike other crops, algae doesn't require land, fertilizer or fresh water to grow – just ocean water and light.
"Under the right conditions it can grow very fast," Blugenics' Hunter said. "Phytoplankton is the number one oxygen producer and absorber of CO2, so the growing process is beneficial to the [planet] itself."
The mounting attention on the merits of algae is driving investment in seaweed farming, which is the fastest growing segment of the aquaculture industry, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
With demand rising, farmers are working to scale up production. A cooperative of New England seaweed farmers called the Sugar Kelp Cooperative formed last year to support the industry, Modern Farmer reported. These types of farming cooperatives assist with marketing and help producers scale up output and get necessary tests to qualify seaweed for food consumption – important tasks for an industry supplying one of the year's most buzzed-about ingredients.
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The Turkana county government has failed to confirm Sh93.7 million emergency fund for three water projects, an audit report says.
The county's emergency fund had no budget allocation for 2016-2017. However, it had Sh152,832,520 as actual expenditure and Sh2,006.50 bank charges.
Auditor General Edward Ouko shows that Turkana had irregular procurement for the year which reflects the acquisition of assets expenditure of Sh93,665,884.94.
Out of this, Sh15,166,117 was in respect to the construction of Nadunga water supply, Sh34,603,525.96 for the construction of Nakalale water supply and Sh43,896,242 to equip two boreholes at Nakamkwei trading centre.
Consequently, the propriety of the expenditure of the money meant for water projects cannot be confirmed.
"Governor Josphat Nanok failed to put the interests of residents by providing water to them. It has been hard hit by devastating drought which has caused more starvation to residents."
"The water, irrigation and agriculture ministries on September 10, 2016, had requested Sh33.6million emergency fund to equip Nakalale water supply with a solar plumbing system, install rising mains, distribution lines, storage facilities and water points due to insufficient funds in their budget," Ouko says.
The report indicates that the tender committee advertised and awarded the tender for the construction of water supply for Sh34.6 million instead of equipping the existing water supply systems as indicated by the Ministry of Water.
The audit shows the payment was effected through payment of voucher No. 013 on November 11, 2016, but no evidence was provided to confirm that retention money was deducted from the amount paid to the contractor.
It was also observed that the contract sum was Sh1 million more than the ministry's requested amount.
He said the items were purchased to equip Nakalale but were in the bill quantity.
"Sh1.632 million was spent to buy 68 solar modules, 190W, 12V polycrystalline and Sh1,000,000 on relocating 68 existing solar panels," Ouko says.
He says there were irregular procurement and payment to equip two boreholes in Nakamkwei trading centre.
"The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Agriculture requested for an emergency fund of Sh52.6 million to equip two boreholes at Nakamkwei trading centre with a solar plumbing system, install rising mains, distribution lines, storage facilities and water points, due to insufficient funds in its budget," the report says.
The tender was awarded to a company at a contract price of Sh43,896,242 and payment effected through voucher No 012 and cheque number 038 without deducting retention money.
However, available information indicates that the county executive had awarded the same company a tender to equip and fence Nakamkwei water boreholes through a restricted tender of Sh20,744,483, leading to double payment of the contractor.
"The criteria set for determining qualification and responsiveness of bidders was proof of works of similar magnitude and complexity undertaken in the last five years. Adequate equipment and key personnel for the specified types of work and sound financial standing and adequate access to the bank credit."
The report adds, "Sh15,166,117 was in respect to the construction of Nadunga water supply. However, no evidence was provided for audit review to confirm that procurement of the works was subjected to a competitive bidding story process."
Consequently, the propriety of the expenditure Sh15,166,117 for 2016-17 cannot be confirmed.
The county assembly's Public Investment Committee and Public Accounts Committee chaired by Nicholas Ewoi last week grilled former Finance executive Paul Nabauin and other county officials over the Sh93.7 million.
He said PIC and PAC are interrogating officials who were involved in the misuse of public funds and will deal with them according to the law.


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How Henkel develops ideas for new products
Observing, combining, thinking differently
Powders, oils and gels with rose scents or lemon aromas – drug store shelves seem to let every wish come true. The manufacturers have creative thinkers and professional innovation processes to thank for the fact that these products capture the spirit of the times and reach the market at the right moment to chime with new trends.
Lifestyle experts will know that the Hygge trend has come and gone. In the last few years, the Danish idea of comfort defined the design of small cafés and propelled casual clothing made from natural fibres to international popularity. Since 2017, a new way of living has been emanating out of Sweden: "Lagom" means as much as "just right" and describes a well-balanced life focused on what is really important. It also applies to fashion, diet and beauty products. In the fall of 2017, Henkel completely relaunched the Swedish cosmetics brand Barnängen and introduced it on various European markets. The cosmetics line reflects this balanced philosophy of not too much, and not too little. The Beauty Care specialists at Henkel were among the first to recognize that Lagom would be adopted beyond Swedish borders this season..
When companies carry trends over to their brands, they don't just hop on board of a moving train. Henkel develops new products, not for the next season, but for the one after that. Coming out with the right concept at the right time requires comprehensive market research, a great deal of planning, inspiration and sometimes a little bit of luck.
Between opportunity and risk
"There are rules when it comes to trends, too," says Jens Bode, Trend Explorer & Innovation Game Changer for Henkel's Laundry & Home Care business unit. Each trend has its countertrend, and they are all associated with both opportunities and risks. "We imagine various scenarios, think them through and assess how they relate to our business," he says. Bode has been accompanying innovation processes within the Group for more than 15 years: "It's about identifying patterns, rules and paradigms – and then consequently breaking them to develop new ideas. For example, why should liquid detergent always be sold in bottles?" Bode half-jokingly describes himself as "a combination of internal consultant, creative and agency". It's his task to discover new things and to keep his colleagues inspired.
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For a long time, innovation was mainly technology-driven. Impulses were primarily set by the research and development units. However, Henkel decided early on to put the consumer at the heart of the innovation process. Henkel employees watch people wash their dishes, go shopping with them, observe their daily routines and ask them questions while they dye their hair. "A strong sense of curiosity is crucial. It's all about finding a perfect balance between impulses based on observing consumers and technological developments, as well as trends and future scenarios", explains Bode. In addition to being guided by what is technically possible and focusing on the customer, innovation managers have also turned their attention to what is still to come: the big trends and societal developments. Diverse teams explore the question of what the world will look like five, 10 or 20 years from now. What will people care about? How will they live? What could be the consequences for the company?
Tapping every available source
It is important to Henkel to pick up as many different impulses as possible. "We leave almost no source untapped," goes the mantra. The teams attend trade fairs, for instance, and frequently choose events that are seemingly unrelated to their own industry – but which influence it nonetheless. "If more and more vegan products or convenience foods are coming on the market, if matte furniture is becoming popular, or if Millennials are expressing new and different needs compared to baby boomers, we want to know about it. All of these things are signals and building blocks from which we can develop ideas together with our experts and specialized departments," says Bode.
In the Beauty Care business, employees carefully observe how people dress – both on the international runways and on the streets of Tokyo, Berlin and London. "Fashion trends give us inspiration: not just for new hair dyeing and styling products, but also for packaging design," says Ines Hambsch, Marketing Manager International at Henkel Beauty Care. Among other things, she and her colleagues work closely with trend agencies. They also put the customer's lifestyle and interests at the heart of the innovation process. This requires working with rigorously selected target groups: for example, in so-called "Meet your target group" workshops, where employees put themselves in the customer's shoes using their five senses. Whether the customer is a man, a Millennial or a Silver Ager, employees "then slip into character to experience the products in the same way," explains Hambsch. "In addition to this, digital tools offer multiple ways for us to improve our understanding of our customers and their behavior. Which topics are being discussed online? What trends are gripping the Web? Of course, we are interested in finding out."
Getting involved, sharing, providing inspiration
At Henkel, everyone should feel responsible for innovation. "Every employee is called on to keep their eyes and ears open and to share their ideas. That's part of our culture," says Hambsch. Many employees are responding to this and getting involved via a digital innovation database. They can submit their ideas and impressions worldwide. Experts then study the contributions, develop the most promising ones further, and begin testing them.
It is important to Bode that all colleagues, if possible, develop a sensitivity and a flair for trends and train their "curiosity gene". What characterizes a particular trend? What are its drivers? How are other sectors reacting to it? Employees learn different methods of creativity, work with ideas in a structured but also playful way, create ideas, mutually inspire each other, draft concepts and build prototypes. "To put it provocatively, innovation is really very simple," says Bode. "It's all out there – you just have to see it, pick it up, and create new combinations and associations out of it."
When an idea is deemed to have the potential for market success, a structured process begins. "The idea becomes a concept that we develop further in an interdisciplinary team. This also involves product formulations, packaging designs and calculations," Hambsch explains. "And, of course, a series of tests." The shelf test, for example, is conducted to find out whether the customer perceives a product or completely overlooks it. Consumers also try product samples out at home and then rate their effects and performance. "The finished business case goes through an internal approval process that ends with the implementation and the market launch preparation," says Hambsch. Even once a new product has hit the shelves, the innovation experts don't let it out of their sight: They track sales and measure its success. If necessary, individual features can then be reworked.
By the time the customer sees a new product on the shelf, a couple of months – or even years – may have gone by. For example, a new production plant may have to be built for a special product format. Additions to or expansions of existing lines are usually completed faster. Some trends can even be implemented by the teams within a few months' time: This summer, Henkel brought a flamingo shower gel on the market under the Fa brand. The team identified the flamingo as a trend and reacted fast. This is not disruptive as such, but more a matter of marketing and scent. "It does, however, illustrate how we observe trends and implement them quickly," Hambsch reports.
Looking across national borders is also important. "The topic of innovation should be approached with a global perspective, because trends and customer needs differ regionally," explains the manager. The creative team regularly examines products in different markets to identify which trends can be derived from them for other regions, and where they could become relevant. The employees in Research and Development are also in frequent contact with their colleagues around the globe. Finally, Henkel runs its own innovation and development centers all over the world. These serve as turntables for local trends and customers' needs in the region.
In spite of the internal platforms, a well-structured innovation process, intensive scouting, and creative talents brimming with ideas, there are a few questions to which Ines Hambsch and Jens Bode don't have the answers yet: "The fascinating thing about our work is that consumers' needs and wishes are constantly changing. This motivates us to start thinking today about what will be important tomorrow," they agree.
"There is no secret recipe for innovation"
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Pursuing innovation is like being strapped into a pitch-black rollercoaster. Once someone grabs onto an idea, they are in it through every twist and turn – without knowing when the next one is going to hit. Sometimes the ride comes to a jerking halt and ends with the innovator feeling a major headache. But sometimes the ride ends, and the innovator feels invigorated and ready to go around a second time.


This version of the popular X4 camera quadcopter is fitted with a 2 Mega Pixel HD video camera producing superior video quality of 1280x720 at 30 fps for those users who demand the best.
Incorporating all the latest features of the LED version, the X4C is a best seller! The front and rear different colour LED's can be controlled directly from the transmitter. Flying at dusk or at night is great fun!
With bigger, more powerful motors and a larger capacity 380 mAH battery pack the Hubsan X4C will continue to out perform the competition.
It may be small, but Hubsan's X4 micro quadcopter's performance capabilities belies it's size with it even being able to fly outdoors, wind dependant.
The X4 comes ready-to-fly with a 4-channel LCD display 2.4gHz transmitter that features adjustable sensitivity modes for normal or expert flight. Charging for the 380mAH LiPo battery is handled via a USB charge cable.
This new H107C version includes a front mounted 2MP HD camera with a video recording function. Just insert a Micro SDHC (not included) and experience the birds-eye views from your Hubsan quadcopter.
Featuring a neat moulded fully enclosed fuselage to protect the main electronics, the stylish design looks and performs amazing in flight. Turning cycles, figure of eights, banking are simple. Super stable indoors or even outside on a calm day. The supplied power system provides more than enough power to allow for flip somersaults and rolls.
The battery pack can be changed in a few seconds (no screws) for those who are having too much fun and don't want to wait for charging!
Note: There are currently three body colours available as shown in the images. Please see our other listings for those colours.


The PBE has been updated! As the 6.7 PBE cycle starts to wind down, today's update includes splash art for the upcoing Program Soraka skin, a small Lux W change, and more!
While we saw splash art for Mecha Zero Sion and Program Lissandra earlier in the cycle, today's update includes the Program Soraka splash art!
Check out the 6.7 PBE megapost for more on this and other new skins currently on the PBE!
Today's update includes a change for the Hextech Galio splash art.
In addition to that, several of the global splash unification assets that had mismatched or missing sub assets (such as center or tile) have been fixed/added.
Check out the 6.7 PBE cycle megapost for more on these, including context and a look at the over 50 other splash art changes we've seen in previous updates this cycle.
[ICYMI] As part of the Rotating Game Mode queue testing, the ASCENSION gamemode is back on the PBE! Check out the 3/29 PBE update coverage for more information, including a look at the updated Crystal Scar textures!


Summary A boy poses on horseback near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Other boys stand nearby. The Alameda Avenue bridge is in the distance.
Subject Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.


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Top 20 lesser known photo spots in Bergen
If you already have all the most iconic photo spots in Bergen on file, the following list will provide you with new photo goals. Get inspired, and head out on a photo safari to these alternative (but still amazing) landmarks in Bergen.
Tubakuba
Designed to inspire Norwegian kids to play in the forest, this truly unique cabin is begging to be explored. The bent timber is meant to mimic the horn of a tuba, and functions as the cabin's only entrance.
In front, the cabin has a large window going from floor to ceiling, resulting in great views overlooking the city.
Solheimsviken
If you're searching for cool skylines, Solheimsviken is the place to go. This is one of the newest residential areas in Bergen, booming with modern architecture. Paying tribute to its industrial roots, the buildings have a mix of new and old. One of the cranes from the old shipyard has been kept, and is now rebuilt as a bar and restaurant.
Fun fact: Solheimsviken held the record of having the world's tallest modern wooden house until 2018. The 4,5-meter-tall (15 ft) structure named "The Tree" has become a landmark in Bergen.
Nordnes Park
From the park located on the tip of Nordnes you get beautiful views of the city and Byfjorden. The park is a popular recreational area, with lots of big trees perfect for putting up a hammock. The park is also a great place to go for a swim on hot days.
Fun fact: Seattle giftet a totem pole to celebrate Bergen's 900th anniversary that's been placed in the middle of the park.
Fjellveien
Fjellveien stretches along the mountainside of Mount Fløyen, from Munkebotn to Bellevue. There are lots of great places to capture city photographs along the 4,6 km (28 mi) rural pedestrian road.
Fjellveien is also a great starting point for hiking on some of the iconic mountains surrounding Bergen including Stoltzen and Sandviksfjellet.
Bench near Fløyen funicular
Most tourists have their picture taken at the viewpoint at the top of Fløyen. If you want to capture a slightly different angle, walk up to the bench overlooking the viewpoint. It's only a 2 minute walk from the funicular on the left hand side.
Skuteviken Pier
If you're looking for colorful boat houses, then visit Skuteviken. It's not far from the iconic Bryggen Wharf, and they are equally beautiful and colorful. From the small pier you get beautiful views of Byfjorden.
On a warm and sunny day, students and sunbathers from all over town will gather here. Behind the row of boat houses, is a charming neighborhood with white painted wooden houses and narrow cobbled stone streets.
Møhlenpris
The old industrial area of Møhlenpris has an urban look unlike any other place in Bergen. In the 1600s, this area housed a salt cookery, soap cookery, oil mill and barrel making. This led to a small suburb growing.
In recent years, the shipbuilding industry has put their mark on Møhlenpris, but now the area has a new resurgence. Today, it is a prime location for anyone who loves urban living.
Små Pudden bridge
If you spot a sailboat lurking next to the odd looking bridge, make sure to have your camera ready! This morphing bridge opens its arms only 15 minutes a time. It is designed to let cyclists and pedestrians cross the narrow strait of Puddefjorden.
At night, the bridge is lit with blue lights, giving the impression that the bridge is hovering above the water.
Marineholmen Beach
Next to Små Pudden bridge, is Bergen's newest (and coolest) public beach. The industrial surroundings, combined with the white sand, is very instagrammable.
The area used to be a shipyard, but after a thorough cleanup, it's now one of the hippest places in town.
If you're looking for something exotic, the University of Bergen (UiB) has an unique garden with over 3,000 species, collected from all over the world. The garden is in constant bloom from spring through summer, and has several ponds with water lilies and koi swimming around.
During the school year, students use the Museum Garden to relax in between classes and for study groups.
Painted Ladies
Right next to the Museum Garden, is Bergen's version of the Painted Ladies found in San Francisco. The pastel colored buildings are lovingly preserved and have charming balconies and lush front gardens. This street is a must on your Instagram wall!
Sydnes
With similar features as the more known areas like Nordnes and Sandviken, the narrow streets and alleys at Sydnes is worth a visit. The neighborhood is well cared for, with beautiful wooden houses. The Faculty of Law and St. John's Church is located on the very tip of Sydnes.
Fun fact: Every summer, the neighborhood organizes their own music festival with local artists, food stalls and face painting for children.
Bergenhus Fortress
The historical grounds of Bergenhus Fortress have lots of Instagrammable spots, whether you're into medieval stuff or more timeless motives. The fortress is one of the oldest and best preserved fortifications in Norway.
The Norwegian Armed Forces still have soldiers stationed, but the fortress grounds are open to the public.
Skansedammen
If you're looking for some awesome reflections, go up to Skansedammen pond. The water level is only 20 cm deep ( 8 inches), making it possible to wade into the water and get truly unique perspectives. During the winter time, the frozen pond becomes a paradise for urban ice skating.
Fun fact: Hidden under the pond, is a parking garage for nearby neighborhoods.
Verftet
The old dockyard is boasting with creativity and ambitious artists, as most of Bergen's film industry is housed here. The brick building houses a theater, a gallery and concert halls.
The restaurant has outdoor seating right on the quayside, with waves splashing under you. Verftet is also one of the most popular places in the city centre for swimming and sunbathing.
Nygårdsparken
After a recent cleanup, Nygådsparken has resurrected as a cardinal park. Nygårdsparken is the largest green lung in Bergen located right in town.
It first opened in 1885, as a place where city residents could stroll and recuperate. The original wrought iron gates and fences have been restored, and are still protecting the park during the night. To see the pink cherry trees, visit the park in May.
The goats on Fløyen
Five lucky cashmere goats spend their summers on Fløyen, making a great effort in clearing the mountain of scrub and weeds. They love attention, and happily pose for a photo if you give them some cuddles.
Gamlehaugen
This Disney-like castle is the Norwegian Royal Family's personal residence in Bergen. The castle is set beautifully next to Lake Nordås, surrounded by a large park that is unique in Norwegian standards.
The park is open to the public, and strolling around you can find some unique perspectives of the castle.
Skostredet
This street is the city's new central food scene, with a good mix of pubs, restaurants, ice cream parlours and cocktail bars. String lights and flags create a warm and inclusive atmosphere.
Tip: When you stop by Skostredet, you have to try the Neapolitan style pizzas made by Villani. They make their pizzas in a wood fired oven.
Togstasjonen i Bergen (Bergen Railway Station)
The National Romantic-style railway station was completed in 1913, and is centrally located in the heart of Bergen. If you find similarities between the station's design and the Castle at Gamlehaugen, that's because they were both designed by Jens Kielland.
The train tracks and the platform create long symmetric lines, giving great depth in images.
The Sculpture Trail - Store Lungegårdsvann
The sculpture "Re-Sources" is one of the latest additions to a sculpture trail that goes around the Store Lungegårdsvann. The sculptures and monuments are made by both Norwegian and international artists, and the trail is in constant development.
Some of the sculptures interact with the weather, and make sounds from drumming raindrops and wind.
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"Syria is fine"… or is it?
The UN says more than 2,200 people have been killed in Syria in the six-month-long crackdown on anti-government protesters. And despite growing calls by the Western leaders for Bashar Assad to step down, he says his regime is not in danger.
The city of Hama is around 200 kilometers north of the capital Damascus. A religiously-conservative, Sunni-dominated city, it has been one of the centers of religious tensions in Syria for years. In 1982, during the current President Bashar Assad's father rule, this city saw a bloody massacre. Amnesty International says over 10,000 people were killed in the regime's crackdown on the city's Sunni population.
During the present conflict, Hama has been among the last to join the national uprising. The army was sent here in July and withdrew 10 days later. So what does the situation on the ground there look like since the troops have left?
On the first part of RT's journey the road looked surprisingly normal for a war-torn country. But the road to Hama goes through Homs, the city where activists have been reporting dozens of civilian deaths over the last few months of violence. And the closer to the city, the more dramatic the scenery becomes, with checkpoints appearing along the highway.
A while later, RT's bus catches up with a military convoy – the troops apparently returning to a nearby base after the operation in Homs was officially over. They stop the bus, but not for long.
At the entrance to Hama all cars are subjected to checks. So far, it is the only reminder of the recent unrest.
There is a bridge in Hama that became infamous after it appeared in an amateur video posted on YouTube showing dead bodies being thrown into the Assy River. Comment accompanying this video said that they were the bodies of Hama residents killed by security forces, while Syrian TV reported they were policemen.
Despite the president's vow to end all military operations against anti-government protestors, recent reports suggested the army is still being deployed in several cities across the Syria, including Hama.
RT's crew mistakes a man at the checkpoint for one of the soldiers, but he is just a police officer wearing armored protection – a measure introduced following the dramatic events in the area.
The Officers' Club in the center of Hama is a sorry sight. Officials are saying it had been attacked by an extremist group shortly before the army entered the city. They say the militants set the building on fire and killed at least 20 officers who were inside the building.
"The army came to remove barricades, and behind these barricades there were armed people, not peaceful demonstrations, and there were clashes between them and the troops," says Anas Naem, the Hama governor.
While the governor is sharing his views on the events, a crowd gathers outside his residence.
What people start saying gives a completely different picture. "We've been living for a month-and-a-half in peaceful demonstrations, but when the army entered the city all the killings started," a local resident told RT.
"This night I may not be sleeping at home, I may be sleeping in prison," says another.
Officials though put all responsibility on the people themselves.
"They have the right but these people just don't want to give the government time to do reforms. The reforms cannot go through in such an atmosphere," Naem explains.
RT's journey to Hama has been a part of a so-called "Syria is fine" tour – as the country's government attempts to portray the situation – but no matter what the initial goal was, it all appeared to be quite different.


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Charlie Cox says Daredevil: Born Again will film for 11 months
Daredevil: Born Again is arguably one of the most anticipated Disney+ series in the coming years. In a recent interview, Charlie Cox talked about making the various episodes and how they will be dark, but at the same time less gory than what was shown on Netflix.
One of the elements that the actor settled on the most was the filming length of the series he would be starring in.
"They told me, 'We'll be filming in 2023.' I said, 'Great, when?' They said, 'All of 2023.' I start filming in February and finish in December," the actor said cheerfully.
Recently, Charlie Cox spoke about not being interested in the role of 007, but rather focusing primarily on his role in Daredevil and the character's appearance in the MCU. During the interview, he spoke about his desire to shoot as many as 18 episodes. Born Again is likely to be the MCU series with the most episodes and the longest running time. "I believe there will be an element similar to the previous legal drama. Not necessarily the deal of the week, but something where we delve into Matt Murdock's lawyer and see what his life is like," the actor said.
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Italy thump Wales 32-16 in RLWC
Sun 27 Oct 2013, 11:30 AM
Wales coach Iestyn Harris offered no excuses after his men were outgunned 32-16 by Italy in their opening Rugby League World Cup game on home soil at the Millennium Stadium.
Wales led 16-14 early in the second period, but then conceded 18 unanswered points to a strong Italian side captained by former Australia fullback Anthony Minichiello and inspired by two-try centre Aidan Guerra.
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Wales, boasting a totally home-grown squad, must now beat the USA and Cook Islands in their remaining two group games to have any realistic chance of reaching the quarter-finals.
"I thought the best side won, I think it's fair to say that," Harris said of the Azzurri, boasting Australians of Italian heritage.
"They had a bit more class in a few little key areas, but we've got a great spirit in the Welsh side. My players gave everything they got, and I won't say anything against them.
"I thought we had an opportunity when we put our noses in front, but we dropped a couple of balls when we had a bit of momentum. When you have got momentum in games you have got to take advantage, and we didn't do that."
Elliot Kear, Rhodri Lloyd and Ben Evans scored tries for Wales, while Lloyd White kicked two goals, but it was not to be for Harris' team as Italy powered clear during the second half.
Man-of-the-match Josh Mantellato scored a hat-trick of tries for Italy, Aiden Guerra a brace, and Chris Centrone and Mark Minichiello bagged one apiece in the cross-pool fixture.
Italy coach Carlo Napolitano paid tribute to his NRL-experienced side.
"Playing in our opening game of the World Cup, it is very important to get off to a good start. I am very proud of my players," he said .
"All we are thinking about now is next week and concentrating on Scotland. Then we will work towards Tonga.
"You can't get ahead of yourself. You have to take it one step at a time.
"It wasn't a perfect game of rugby league, but what is? We have got things we know we can improve on throughout the week, and that is what we will do. We will fix what we need to fix."


Ssgt. Nick Gibson phoned in his latest update from Everest Base Camp (via satellite phone) to give us an idea of what will occur over the next couple of days as he pushes to summit Mt Everest with his team.
Ssgt. Nick Update: From the top of the world to Las Vegas!
Meet Ssgt. Nick Gibson in Las Vegas at the Annual Rainmaker Event!
Three weeks ago, we introduced you to Staff Sergeant Nick Gibson of the US Air Force Reserve. Data.com is sponsoring Nick as he works his way to the summit of Mt. Everest, in hopes of bringing awareness to the mountains that veterans climb every day with their healthcare issues, like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and suicide.
Learn more about Nick's journey by reading his previous blog posts, tracking him on our Quest for Everest page, and reading his latest update below.
3 weeks ago, we introduced you to Staff Sergeant Nick Gibson of the US Air Force Reserve. Data.com is sponsoring Nick as he works is way to the summit of Mt. Everest, in hopes of bringing awareness to the mountains that veterans climb every day with their healthcare issues, like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and suicide. Learn more about Nick's journey by reading his blog posts, tracking him on our Quest for Everest page, and reading his latest update below.
SSgt Nick has been a little under the weather and hasn't been able to send a full blog, so we wanted to update you on what we know of his journey so far.
Here are some of the updates that Nick and his team have shared over the last week-from touring Hong Kong to their first glimpse of Mt. Everest!
As a community, we have accomplished amazing things together. From raising $15K for a homeless shelter network, to granting Breezy's wish to swim with dolphins, and putting together art therapy kits for siblings of sick children, we have really made a difference in people's lives. Today, we are honored to announce our sponsorship of a remarkable cause, and an individual who is embarking on a journey to accomplish something really special.


A Snake Awareness and bite mitigation workshop was conducted for Police Training Centre, Indore. More than 2000 police trainees and officers were educated on snakes, snake bite protocol, wildlife protection act with respect to snakes, and anti poaching.
ARPF would like to thank entire management team of PTC for having us at the centre for second consecutive year and helping us make a difference.


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Cincinnati weather: Thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Tristate
Sunday's sunshine is expected to give way to evening storms with a chance to bring flash flooding and damaging winds.
Cincinnati weather: Thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Tristate Sunday's sunshine is expected to give way to evening storms with a chance to bring flash flooding and damaging winds. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/weather/2019/06/23/cincinnati-weather-sunny-day-evening-storms-flooding/1540389001/
Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 11:40 a.m. ET June 23, 2019 | Updated 5:46 p.m. ET June 23, 2019
Here are tips from the Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency about what to do after home flooding. Sarah Brookbank, sbrookbank@enquirer.com
Update 5:30 p.m.: The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a thunderstorm warning for Hamilton, Fairfield and Forest Park Ohio until 6 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Hamilton OH, Fairfield OH, Forest Park OH until 6:00 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/1zQPowwuUw
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) June 23, 2019
Original reporting: Sunday's sunshine will end with a 100 percent chance of rain and storms tonight.
The day's balmy high temperature will be around 85 degrees with winds blowing less than 10 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service forecasters in Wilmington, Ohio.
Thunderstorms will move into the region late this afternoon.
Flash flooding from rain falling on already saturated ground is possible, according to an NWS hazardous weather outlook.
Damaging winds are possible and an isolated chance of a tornado cannot be ruled out, according to the advisory.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to arrive in Cincinnati before midnight.
New rainfall totals are expected to be between a quarter of an inch up to one-half inch.
The overnight low will be near 68 degrees.
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Raindrops, seen here reflecting on the Roebling Suspension Bridge in a file photo, are forecast to be back with a chance of storms and flash flooding after 5 p.m. Sunday, June 23. (Photo: Albert Cesare)
Monday: Thunderstorms expected to move across into Cincinnati around 2 p.m. Monday will continue to bring a chance of flash flooding because of the ground still being so wet. Storms on Monday will have the ability to create damaging winds. Wind gusts may get as high as 26 miles per hour.
The chance of rain is 80 percent with rainfall totals of less than a one-tenth of an inch across the region. Rainfall from thunderstorms may see higher totals in some areas.
The high temperature will be about 83 degrees. Monday's overnight low will be around 65 degrees.
Tuesday: The sun will be back with a high near 84 degrees. Tuesday night is expected to be partly cloudy for a low near 66 degrees.
Wednesday: The day will be mostly sunny with a high near 87 degrees. After 5 p.m., there will be a 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms until around 7 p.m. The low temperature will be around 67 degrees.
Thursday and Friday: Both days will be full of sun. The temperatures for both days are expected to be at or above 88 degrees with lows below 70 degrees.
Saturday: The weekend brings a chance of rain and thunderstorms. The forecast high will be near 89 degrees.
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Is your business protected against fraud?
When Patisserie Valerie went into administration with a £40m black hole in its finances, the company said it was "a direct result of significant fraud".
And they are not the only business to suffer at the hands of alleged fraudsters. Fraud costs the UK an estimated £190bn per annum, with businesses bearing the brunt of that.
How do you protect yourself and your business, especially when Cifas, the anti-fraud body who produced the Fraudscape report, found that employees play a large part in this. The report reads: "Dishonest action by staff to obtain a benefit by theft or deception was the most common type of internal fraud in 2018, accounting for 46%. The most prevalent form of dishonest action during the year was theft of cash from the employer.
The second most common fraud type was theft of cash from a customer, which rose to 22% in 2018 compared to 17% in 2017."
Fraud can have a catastrophic effect on a business, especially a smaller business, and here at Jacobs Allen our Chartered Accountants and Chartered Tax Advisors can help you analyse areas of potential risk and mitigate the dangers.
Fraud is a theft that involves deception, and a fraudster can fly under the radar for months or even years as they quietly manipulate the system.
There are several ways an employee could defraud a company:
Inventory skimming – where items are taken from stock either for personal use or for resale
Expenses fraud – one example of this may be falsely claiming for taxis using blank receipts or submitting a meal receipt from a previous event
Fake invoices – submitting invoices with the name of a supplier, or of a completely fabricated one, but with the fraudster's own bank details, or those of an accomplice
Procurement – awarding contracts to a friend or relative, or someone who will ensure you receive a cut of the profits
Misusing the company credit card – buying personal items with the company card.
By ensuring controls are in place, and that employees are supervised appropriately, you can protect yourself against this type of fraud.
How to reduce the risk of fraud
One of the simplest ways to protect yourself, and your business, is to ensure there is a 'separation of duties' which prevents anyone from being able to raise a purchase order, sign off an invoice and authorise payment.
Insisting that second person is always involved in that chain adds a level of scrutiny to the process and should mean that any irregularities are spotted. Empowering staff at all levels to challenge anything that seems out of the ordinary can be your best weapon in detecting fraud, but it means instilling a culture whereby nobody is beyond questioning and senior members of staff have to be prepared to provide evidence when requested to do so.
Documentation is another important consideration; insisting on receipts for each and every expense claimed, invoices for every payment and evidence of any decision concerning contracts will reduce the opportunity an employee has to act in a fraudulent manner.
Finally, careful and constant monitoring of cashflow, frequent account reconciliation and sound financial reporting will give you the best possible chance of spotting anything amiss at the earliest opportunity.
And if you do spot anything untoward then you need to be asking hard questions and demanding to see evidence to uncover the truth.
Cifas claimed that the majority (54%) of cases of fraudulent conduct by employees was detected by internal controls and audit.
Think about your own business, where could an opportunity arise and how could you detect?
In terms of inventory fraud, a regular stock take by an experienced manager or expert freelancer should allow you to detect patterns such as batteries being down but never any larger items, or packaging being discarded.
Expenses fraud can be trickier to detect but an automated system could highlight if additional miles are being claimed for a regular route, or if entries have been duplicated.
At policy level, you can also make it compulsory for expenses to have detailed and specific descriptions – claims for 'miscellaneous' should always be eyed with suspicion.
Payments made over the weekend or during holiday periods are a particular red flag. Fake invoices can be detected through separation of duties, while insisting postal addresses, a phone number, and details of any services supplied are included on invoices can make it harder for fraudsters.
You might also consider automatically reviewing invoices over a certain threshold value, which is not only a way of detecting fraud but might also act as a deterrent – and could identify excessive spending, therefore making your business more profitable.
The most important thing is to mitigate the risk of fraud in a systematic way – carry out a risk assessment of your business, talk to senior colleagues about the threats and how to minimise them, and feed policy changes down to all levels so everyone is aware that fraudulent behaviour will be identified.
Threats from outside
Over the past 12 months, cybercriminals have targeted businesses in various ways, leading to concerns about the damage they can do at all levels.
There could be a fairly innocuous email from HMRC, which looks official and even appears to come from a government email address. The email could offer tempting tax rebates, or suggest that your payment is overdue, or that your details need updating on the Government Gateway.
But these sinister scams could be phishing for bank details, or be attempting to infect your business's computers with spyware, malware or ransomware.
If you have concerns, check the HMRC website for advice before clicking on any links or opening attachments.
Another external threat is that of phoney invoice, sent on spec, in the hope that some businesses are too busy to check details before paying invoices.
Scams like this are best countered through awareness, staff training and IT policies – research the latest scams, discuss them with your team and make sure your system has up-to-date malware and virus protection.
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WARSAW — People in Poland are eating apples these days. Lots of apples. Here in Warsaw, they're pressed into your hands at a street festival, or baked into piles of pies and cakes. You see them everywhere.
It's an act of defiance. Moscow has banned the importing of fruits and vegetables to Russia, in retaliation for the West's sanctions against the country for supporting the separatists in Ukraine. Last year, Poland sold more than $400 million worth of produce to Russia, 90 percent of it apples. Now that market has disappeared.
So Poles are being urged to eat apples and then eat some more. It's their patriotic duty. Cider sales have skyrocketed. Janusz Palikot, a controversial Polish businessman and politician declared to a local magazine, "Russia doesn't want our apples? Then let's make jam and booze!" The Polish ambassador to the US has even pronounced them "Freedom Apples," in the dubious tradition of "Freedom Fries," urging Yanks to take up the slack and buy more from Poland.
We were in Warsaw for the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds and the third World Conference of Screenwriters, part of the group representing the United States at several days of panels, meetings and receptions. Throughout, the conversation was lively and informative. Andrzej Wajda was there, the grand old man of Polish cinema. So was Andrew Davies, creator of the original TV version of "House of Cards" and countless other British adaptations; and so were several Scandinavian writers, flush with the success of such innovative television series as "The Killing," "The Bridge," and "Borgen," the story of a woman Danish prime minister.
It's a sobering thought but not likely, most of those with whom we spoke claimed. Maybe their optimism is partly the ongoing euphoria of a nation that has largely escaped the economic meltdown of 2008 and that seems for the most part to have embraced democracy – Poland just celebrated the 25th anniversary of its first post-World War II, non-Communist government, not to mention the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Poland is now a member of NATO and the European Union – in fact, the new president of the European Council is Donald Tusk, the Polish prime minister whose successor in Warsaw is Ewa Kopacz, a chain-smoking physician who used to carry a stethoscope in her purse and wrote prescriptions for fellow members of parliament. She recently took some heat when she told a press conference that "Poland should act like a reasonable Polish woman," protecting her children first instead of heedlessly jumping into a fight – like a man.
Nonetheless, in some places, there is definitely a low hum of anxiety. But Article V of NATO's founding treaty says that "an attack on one is an attack of all," meaning, in theory at least, that the armed forces of Britain, France, Germany and the US, among others, would come to Poland's defense. And a new NATO rapid response force is being headquartered here. Vladimir Putin may be boastful, many Poles think, but not foolhardy. Besides, he has his hands full with Ukraine, not to mention Chechnya and a host of other problems within. Then again, given Putin's past actions in Georgia and Crimea, would Poland's allies stand strong in the face of further, greater aggression?
Over the centuries, after all, Poland has experienced otherwise. For one, after Neville Chamberlain's "peace in our time" deal with Hitler collapsed in 1939, Britain and France pledged to protect the integrity of the Polish state but the promise evaporated when Germany invaded on September 1 of that year. World War II began. And the Holocaust exploded, especially here in Poland, where virulent anti-Semitism already ran deep. We spent a dark and rainy day walking through the mud of the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps, the rows of barracks, cells, gas chambers and crematoria where 1.1 million Jews were exterminated as well as thousands of Polish political prisoners, Soviet POW's, Romani, homosexuals and even Jehovah's Witnesses.
In 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began, Polish Jews fighting back against their forced removal to the death camps. Several hundred held off the Germans for a month but their resistance was crushed. A new Jewish museum, opening in Warsaw at the end of the month and located in what once was the ghetto's center, tells that story and chronicles 1000 years of Jewish history in Poland. But today the government estimates there are only 15,000 Jews in the country. Before the war, there were as many as 3.5 million.
A year after the ghetto battles, another Warsaw uprising, led by the Polish Home Army in 1944, hoping to take the city from the Nazis as the Soviet army approached from the east. Two months of fierce fighting were futile. Another defeat and 200,000 more were killed.
By the time World War II ended, 85 percent of Warsaw was in rubble. That so much of it has been restored so magnificently is a miracle, especially in the Old Town where we stayed and where so much of the street-to-street fighting during the 1944 uprising took place. Plaques and monuments are everywhere.
The last night we were in Warsaw was the 70th anniversary of the end of the '44 uprising. Boy Scouts – who all those decades before had risked their lives as a sort of postal service for the resistance, stealthily delivering messages around the city – lit thousands of candles. They were carefully placed all along streets that paralleled from above the routes of the underground sewers through which soldiers and citizens had been forced to flee.
The candles, like the apples, are symbols of resilience in the face of adversity. The tenacity and desire for freedom they represent are why so many of the Poles, despite their history of enmity from within and without, and the fear of future conflict, seem determined to live in hope.


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Lawmakers at Friday's legislative budget committee discussed Medicaid statistics and new forms of transit. (Rachel Mipro/Kansas Reflector)
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Trains, mass transit for most-populated counties should be looked into, Kansas lawmakers say
During a legislative budget committee, lawmakers talked about mass transit options, Medicaid usage
TOPEKA — Lawmakers say it may be time to get on board with trains and other mass transit options as ways of attracting young professionals to the state.
During a Friday legislative budget committee meeting, the last before the start of the legislative session next week, Rep. Troy Waymaster, R-Bunker Hill, recommended that the Kansas Department of Transportation conduct a study looking into mass transit systems for Johnson and Sedgwick Counties. Waymaster also recommended the department look into potential federal funding.
With more jobs coming into the state through the Panasonic deal, Waymaster said, new forms of mass transit would be a significant draw for young professionals.
"If you look at the demographics and how we're growing in regards to the city and the states, you're having the younger generation not really being attached to automobiles as previous generations have been," Waymaster said. "And actually if they're looking at moving to a particular metropolitan area, they're looking for the avenues of mass transit and what the availability is, without the access of having a vehicle at their disposal to get to work at other places."
Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, D-Kansas City, supported the idea and asked that Wyandotte County be included in the study, due to the county's large medical center and proximity to highly populated areas.
During the meeting, lawmakers were also given updates about statewide Medicaid use. Officials reported a significant increase in Kansans enrolled in the program over the past few years.
In February of 2020, 405,716 Kansans were enrolled in medical assistance programs across the state. As of Nov. 1, 2022, 530,482 Kansans were enrolled in medical assistance programs, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Christine Osterlund, deputy director of KDHE Medicaid Operations, said the increase in users during this time period came from pandemic-era federal protections that ensured constant coverage. Current COVID-19 public emergency law stipulates that KanCare can't end Medicaid eligibility unless the person in question moves away, dies or asks to end coverage.
"It's common in Medicaid for folks to be on for a period of time, their family circumstances will change, they may fall off, they may come back on, you see that a lot in our family and children's population," Osterlund said. "Obviously, our elderly and disabled and long term care, they're a pretty steady population."
Osterlund said numbers for Medicaid were likely to decrease after federal protections end. After that, everyone currently covered will undergo a renewal process.
About 150,000 Kansans fall into a health coverage gap, according to an Alliance for a Health Kansas report. Thirty-eight states have implemented Medicaid expansion or passed expansion measures, including Missouri, Colorado and Nebraska.
Fixing the Kansas health care system has been a rallying point for Democrats across the state. Gov. Laura Kelly ran for reelection on a platform of expanding access to KanCare, as Medicaid is known in Kansas, and has said she will introduce a fifth expansion proposal to the Legislature once the session begins.
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HOME › FEATURES › High-tech homes sell quicker
High-tech homes sell quicker
by Stuart Wilson, Tuesday 25 March 2008
A sceptic might question the fortuitous timing of a survey from one of the UK's leading electrical retailers claiming that the latest household technology can help you sell your house quicker and for a lot more cash. However, against a backdrop of an uncertain global economic outlook, depressed consumer confidence and a jittery housing market – in the UK at least – anything that encourages people to splash the cash on high-tech kit is surely good news.
The survey, conducted by electronics retail powerhouse Currys (part of the Dixons Group empire), concluded that investing just US$5,000 on household technology and entertainment kit can add as much as 15% to the value of a UK property and reduce selling time by three months.
Curry's questioned more than 2,000 estate agents and customers to examine the impact of technology in the home. A whopping 75% of estate agents reckoned that spending US$5,000 on installing technology such as TVs and wireless internet networks, can add more than US$60,000 to the value of a property – a pretty good return on investment (ROI) when all is said and done. Some 54% of the estate agents reckoned that installing these products could cut selling times by three months as buyers look for high-tech homes that meet their lifestyle needs.
Phil Tennant from Hamptons International, one of the UK's leading estate agents said: "The savvy homeowner would be wise to make their property as appealing to potential purchasers as possible, given the possibility of fewer viewings. For the right property, installing technology features can enhance the saleability of a home significantly, potentially attracting those buyers who would otherwise have continued their search elsewhere.
"Undoubtedly, there is a growing acceptance of technology in the home and it is now often expected as part of the modern 'lifestyle', with some buyers willing to pay a premium to secure a property fitted with the additional features that they desire," Tennant added.
So what should you spend your US$5,000 on? Well, according to the survey a home cinema and surround sound system, typically comprising of a wall-mounted living room TV and wall or ceiling-mounted speakers connected to a wireless internet network, was identified as having the greatest impact by 80% of estate agents.
Installing an HD-TV receiver and a satellite or digital TV connection to provide access to premium HD content was revealed as adding further appeal and ROI by 50% of respondents. And 45% reckoned that installing a wireless home internet network added appeal and value to a property – especially if accompanied by a home server PC and a shared high capacity hard drive. According to the Currys survey the average Brit now spends more than three hours a day online and more than 12 million homes in the UK have a broadband connection.
The top five most effective home technologies:
Amanda Clift, head of brand at Currys, said: "You no longer need to have the salary of a Premiership footballer to enjoy the latest and greatest technology. However, taking the time to fully integrate this technology into the home is often one of those jobs that most homeowners never quite get around to doing. Not only that, but many people wouldn't know how, why or where to begin with installing something like a home server. Take the initiative for them, however, and they're quick to get excited by the possibilities. Homeowners can really capitalise on this by installing state-of-the-art systems that look and sound incredible but actually require relatively little outlay."
1. WiFi internet connection.
2. Large screen flat panel TV in the lounge, wall mounted for impact.
3. Home theatre surround sound system. No large screen TV can be
4. HD - TV receiver. (Either Sky HD or Virgin Media HD in the UK)
5. Home Server PC. WiFi networked to enable access from any PC or laptop anywhere in the house.
CE ANALYSIS: Convinced? If so, we are sure that Curry's would be more than happy to relieve consumers of US$5,000 apiece. Joking aside, there are clearly some important takeaways from this survey. Just like plumbing and electrics, the digital infrastructure that exists within a home is becoming more important. With the emergence of wireless technology, it has become easier to set up a sophisticated home infrastructure. Never mind the fact that most homeowners will take the bulk of the snazzy kit with them when they leave a home, just showing potential buyers what is possible within a property appears to be enough in itself, according to the Currys survey.
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The Communist League of Struggle (CLS) was a small communist organization active in the United States during the 1930s. Founded by Albert Weisbord and his wife, , who were veterans of the Left Socialist movement and the Communist Party USA, the CLS briefly affiliated with Leon Trotsky independently of the Communist League of America. It was affiliated to the International Bureau of Revolutionary Youth Organizations until 1935. The small group dwindled and quietly was terminated in the spring of 1937.
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