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Friday round-up: World news in brief 17/12/21
Welcome to IQ's weekly round-up of news from around the world. Here, in bite-sized chunks, we present a selection of international stories you may have missed from the last seven days…
TEG, the Sydney-based live entertainment, ticketing, and technology company, has appointed impresario Randy Phillips to the board of directors. The live music veteran most recently served as president and CEO of LiveStyle. Prior to that, Phillips was CEO at AEG Live for 13 years, where he promoted world tours for artists such as Bon Jovi, Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber. Phillips, whose role will be both advisory and operational, will contribute to the expansion of the TEG footprint in live entertainment, including the creation of unique, owned, or co-owned, and financed intellectual property.
Semmel Concerts has set up its own booking department under the name SCE Artists & Events. "Of course, the booking area has always been an important part of our company DNA, which we are now professionalising and making more visible with the Artists & Events department," says MD Dieter Semmelmann. "We act as a partner and networker between artist/production and customer. Due to our experience and our diverse portfolio, we are able to offer and implement individual and tailor-made concepts for our partners."
Midem, a music industry conference and festival in Cannes, has been officially axed after 55 years. The impact of Covid-19 forced the organisers to stage events online in 2020 and 2021. An in-person event was scheduled for June 2022 but has now been pulled. The event launched in January 1967 with the promise that execs could "do all your business in six sunny days in Cannes," and it became a crucial fixture of the music industry calendar.
The organisers of marquee Spanish festival Primavera Sound have warned that they may have to find a new host city in 2023 due to a "lack of interest and agreement" from Barcelona city council. Primavera Sound has taken place in Barcelona for 20 years and has recently expanded internationally with sister events in Los Angeles, Chile , Argentina and Brazil. The flagship event will mark its 20th-anniversary next year with an expanded edition.
The 10 people who died in a crowd crush during Travis Scott's concert at the Astroworld Festival in Houston last month accidentally suffocated, according to the Harris County medical examiner. The victims, aged 9 to 27 years old, died of compression asphyxia, the examiner's report concluded. Another 300 people were injured among the audience of 50,000 people. Travis Scott has requested to be dismissed from multiple lawsuits he is named in relating to the Astroworld disaster.
More than 160 music festivals across the country are to benefit from the latest round of compensation from the Norwegian government's scheme for organisers and subcontractors in the cultural sector. Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Oslo World, Vossa Jazz, Night Jazz, Trondheim Jazz Festival, Oslo Jazz Festival, Beyond the Gates, Midgardsblot Metal Festival, Nordland Music Festival and Risør Chamber Music Festival are among the festivals that will receive a share in 2022. It was recently announced that the scheme, which has been running since 2020, will be continued until the summer of 2022.
Opry Entertainment Group (OEG) has announced AXS as its official and exclusive ticketing partner. Under the partnership, AXS will provide its full suite of solutions for all OEG properties on a single platform, streamlining tour and show ticketing operations. OEG properties include the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, its Ole Red venues in Orlando, Gatlinburg, Nashville, Tishomingo and the recently announced Ole Red in Las Vegas (expected 2023). The partnership also creates new opportunities to align with AXS's parent company AEG and its live event business, AEG Presents.


When I think of those words describing a "terminator" it makes me think of the types of men who are real life terminators. The men you read about every day online or in the newspaper who will stop at nothing to kill their former wives or girlfriends. And like a terminator they have no remorse, no emotion and can't be reasoned with. They have no empathy, or guilt for what they are trying to do. They just want her removed from the face of the earth. While the ex-wives and girlfriends just want to get on with their lives in peace and safety, free from the threat of abuse or death from their ex.
Newspapers are filled with the stories of these, "terminators" snuffing out the lives of vibrant women daily. And just like the fictional "terminator" these terminators are difficult if almost impossible to stop.
What can be done now. First, you must file a report with the police, get it on paper and on file that he is harassing you or threatening you. Second, tell as many people as you can, so that others can be on alert too. Third, get an order of protection, I know many of these men won't abide by it. But, sometimes it can help. Now some good news. A national law has been passed, the Violence Against Women Act. It gives police and judges more leeway in helping women. It gives them more training on the various aspects to look for in a domestic violence situation and take action. It also prevents convicted abusers of having the ability to get a gun or firearm, And, it will inform women when an abuser is out of jail, some abusers are also made to wear ankle bracelets so their whereabouts are known.
Some will still slip through the cracks and do what they do regardless. It must be up to the woman to protect herself and stay safe. Sometimes you must do what you need to do to stay safe, it's legal now in all 50 states.
My Thoughts…. What is a safe haven? A safe haven is anyone, anything, anywhere you can find relief from the pressure, anxiety, and fear of your abusive relationship–if only for a few minutes, or a few hours. A safe haven would be; visiting a family member, or a friend, sitting in the park, going for a walk or run, even finding the time to read a funny joke, or a few pages in a good book. Whatever you think a safe haven can be for you, will be your safe haven. The demands on a woman's physical and emotional health when in an abusive relationship takes a heavy toll. Women can become susceptible to lower immune systems, depression, anxiety and many other ailments. Finding a safe haven is imperative to realize a sense of safety and peace for even a short time. It can help to break the cycle of chaos and violence, and give you a time to begin to think of a way out.
My safe haven was my mother's apartment. Once a week I would do a wellness check on her. And the few hours I was there became a godsend for me. When I was at her house I felt totally safe, relieved, at peace–like a weight was lifted, and most of all, I felt-FREE. I often look back on those days and see how checking on my mother, was really a wellness check for me. Going from the stress of my house, into my mother's, always felt like I had just stepped into a parallel universe. Where birds were chirping, the sun was shining, flowers were blooming, and I could be myself. I could laugh, and dance,( I couldn't do that in front of him). I savored those few hours each week. And, while I was there, I also worked on devising a plan that would eventually take me to my permanent safe haven.
As a woman who has been where you are, I know how badly you need a safe haven. I want you to see what you can do to find your own safe haven this week. Don't wait! And write to me, let me know what your safe haven is.
My Thoughts….. Any success guru will tell you to visualize what you want, and what you want to happen in your life. When the vision feels real enough you will be pressed to find a way to make it happen. Many people will do it if they want more money in their bank accounts. People do it to visualize better homes and good relationships too.
I say you can do it to visualize your way out of an abusive relationship. It's almost like running through the steps right before a race. You see in your mind the starting point and the distance you need to go. You see the path you have to take and the obstacles along the way you must get around. You then can see clearly in to distance the huge sign saying "finish line." Your mind can visualize anything you want, if you want it badly enough.
Even if you've been in a situation you feel there is no way out. You can imagine yourself in a better place. I know it's true because I did it. When I was in my abusive marriage, the greatest weapon I had at my disposal was my hope of a better life and my imagining it.
When the chaos of the last incident died down, and he left the house, I would sit and imagine myself in a peaceful place, a happy place, a safe place. I would imagine the things and people I would have in my new life. I wouldn't see too far ahead, a day at a time was fine for me. I would just imagine what a day would be like. When I closed my eyes I saw a movie screen in front of me. I saw myself in my new apartment with all the things I love surrounding me. The smell of fragrant food cooking in the kitchen. I look in the mirror as I pass and see my complexion is clear and smooth, my face tranquil, content and relaxed. My body moves freely. I'm safe now.
I imagined that day and my new life every day for a long time, until the day finally came and I found myself in that exact life. Free from abuse, doing the things I love with the people who mean the most to me. And knowing that holding the seed of hope and imagination in my mind and heart, helped me to "see" my future and act on it.
My Thoughts…. If, at this moment you're in a hospital room recovering from abuse, or you're in a shelter fearful, and wondering what your next step should be. Or, you could be at home, your apartment or house, and cleaning up again, the after effects of another round of blow-up from your husband or boyfriend. Just know that you ARE NOT ALONE. There are thousands of women who are going through very similar circumstances. But, because of the shame and isolation women feel who are in abusive relationships, they believe no one would believe them, or help them.
The majority of Battered women are looking for a way out. Again, I say, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I understand you, how you feel, what you're going through, and why you may be staying. But, I need to tell you, regardless of why you're staying, you need to know there is a better way. You must know you deserve a better life, a happy life, a safe and peaceful life.
There are organizations and people who will listen to you, who will help you find your way out of your abusive relationship. These people are trained, non-judgmental, caring and compassionate. You don't have to know this minute what and how your next step will be. You just need to take that step and call. The information and guidance will be there.


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Borno gov raises the alarm over recruitment of IDPs into Boko Haram
Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has raised the concern that Bokoharam terrorists are currently recruiting the internally displaced persons after penetrating many communities in the North-East.
Zulum, who was speaking with BBC Hausa Service, disclosed that the Boko Haram terrorists have penetrated the camps where the Internally Displaced Persons are being kept and are allegedly recruiting the helpless people for their sinister activities.
"Yes, it is true Boko Haram are recruiting people into their fold. And this is frightening," he told BBC. Zulum, who expressed his fear that the situation might worsen if the government failed to act quickly as many of the IDPs might end up becoming Boko haram recruits said urgent action needed to be taken.
"My fear is about those at the IDPs camps. If they don't go back to their villages to farm and do other things, they will end up becoming members of the Boko Haram," he said.
According to him, "The people are tired of staying at IDPs camps because they are not getting what they want. They must go back to their villages. So that they can go to the farms, as well as continue with their livestock business."
He also spoke about the IDPs who have been successfully resettled in their villages and towns.
On the number of IDPs that have returned to their villages or towns, he noted, "So far we have been able to return some people to their areas. We have [resettled] those who are from kukawa and Mafa local governments".
The Borno governor said many of the IDPs like those from Kawuri, would soon be returned to their homes. "We will return some people to Kawuri," he said. "We are praying that the security personnel will put in more efforts in ensuring that the people of Baga and Marte are returned back to their areas."
Sigh of relief for commuters as military destroys 'Darusallam' camp on Kogi, Nasarawa border
Police rescues 6 year old minor after 12 months in solitary confinement in Kano
The Nigerian police Kogi State command has described as fake news reports that eighteen (18) traders from Kano travelling to Aba were kidnapped in Kogi State.
This was coming against the backdrop that the Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) had appealed to the Federal Government and security operatives to rescue its members, kidnapped along Okene-Auchi road in Kogi.
The President of the association, Alhaji Jamilu Abbas made the appeal in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
He indicated that 27 traders of Kantin Kwari Textiles Market in Kano were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen on their way to Aba town in Abia State.
Abbas explained that the traders left Kano for Aba for their legitimate businesses before they were kindnapped after Okene town in Kogi state.
He said the kidnapped traders, were from Kofar Wambai, Sabongari markets and some from Zamfara who joined those from Kantinkwari for the trip.
In a swift reaction the Kogi State Police Command indicated that no such incident occurred any where in Kogi State.
In a press statement that was signed by the command public relations officer DSP William Ovye Aya said the news of the purported kidnap of the 18 Kano traders in Kogi State is fake and capable of misleading the public on the Security situation in the State.
"It is pertinent to let the public know that, the Kogi State Police Command in collaboration with other Security agencies is determined to guarantee the protection of lives and property in the State.
"The Commissioner of Police Ede Ayuba Ekpeji urges members of the Press as well as social media handlers to always find out the true nature of incident and its location before publishing the story so as not to misinform the general public and create mistrust among the good people of Kogi State and Nigeria in general."
Association appeals to FG, security operatives to rescue kidnapped traders in Kogi
By Mustapha Sumaila
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has appealed to the Federal Government and security operatives to rescue its members, kidnapped along Okene-Auchi road in Kogi.
No fewer than 27 traders of Kantin Kwari Textiles Market in Kano were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen on their way to Aba town in Abia State.
He said the kidnapped traders, were from from Kofar Wambai, Sabongari markets and some from Zamfara who joined those from Kantinkwari for the trip.
"I am appealing to the government and security operatives to do everything possible to rescue our members unharmed.
"Though, the kidnappers have reached out to the families of the abductees demanding for N50 million ransom and they later came down to N27 million before they free all of them" he said (NAN)
Anambra ex-commissioner's family raises the alarm over his safety in kidnappers' custody
The family of the former commissioner for Diaspora Affairs in Anambra State, Dr Christan Madubko, has raised the alarm over an alleged attack against him and his subsequent abduction by agents of the State Government.
They also called on the Federal Government and the international community to help save his life that is at the mercy of his abductors.
They alleged that he had become a soft target for attack and abduction over his disagreement with the state government on corruption related matters in the state.
This was contained in a statement that was signed by a member of the family, Dr. Justin Madubuko and issued in Abuja yesterday.
Dr. Madubuko indicated that his brother was kidnapped in the evening on 13/1/2020 in Awka by a team of gunmen suspected to be agents of the Anambra State Government.
He claimed that the ex-Commissioner had tendered his resignation letter to the Governor alleging massive corruption in government just as he advised the Governor to rise up to the challenges of leadership and take charge of his government.
"The news of his resignation and information contained in the resignation document did not go down well with the Governor as the document tends to negate the integrity mantra of the state Governor and his party, APGA.
"Although Dr Madubuko refused to speak to the media since the incidence of his resignation, information available to the media indicated that the Commissioner was whisked away to an unknown destination by unknown gunmen.
"We are using this medium to draw the attention of Nigerians and the international community to the ill treatment being meted out to the former commissioner.
"We are also asking the international community and well meaning individuals to prevail on the Anambra State Government to leave an innocent man that has served them sincerely," " Justin said.
"He served Governor Obiano government meritoriously and in no small measure worked for the significant increase in the State Internally Generated Revenue.
"Madubuko had ran an internal battle with the agents of those very close to the seat of power in Awka on who controls the State revenue – the State Government or individuals
"A sitting Commissioner in Obiano's cabinet who would not want his name in print revealed that Governor Obiano had on the 1st of June 2020 during an Executive Council Meeting at the Governor's lodge, Amawbia warned Dr Madubuko to be careful because some men were already in search of him to be killed.
"Few days later, the Governor redeployed Dr Madubuko to the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs claiming he acted to save the life of the Commissioner.
"As we pray for his release unharmed, we ask the Federal Government of Nigeria and the international community to intervene to save him,"Justin said.
He said it is the second time the former commissioner is being attacked, adding that he was first attacked in December last year in the state.

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Liga Preview: Sporting – Barça, Saturday 2pm EST, GolTV.
As several of you have written to me personally, it's hard to adjust to life without Our Beloved playing more than once every 7 days. Of course I want more Barça, but that's because I'm an addict, like many of you and I've grown accustomed to my fix every three or four days; I realize full well that the rest the players are getting now by not being in the Copa del Rey is likely to help them in the Champions League when they would otherwise be playing on tired legs, but no matter, I just want to remain spoiled. Most of you have not been dutifully recording your second-half predictions, but you still can! Do it! Do it now!
We have arrived at the midway point of our season, a moment when we can look forward to teams we have already played, that we know a little bit about. Last season it was revenge time for the opening round loss to Numancia, but this season we defeated Sporting Gijon at the Camp Nou 3-0. So it's not revenge, it's merely pedal to the metal, heel on the throat kind of stuff. Merely. That match wasn't particularly memorable except as the day that Ibrahimovic broke through and as the beginning of Keita's fairly wonderful run of form that saw him scoring almost at will. And kinda also the time when I was like, "Bojan is going to score like 30 goals this year!" Ahem, well then. We ran out an awkward lineup of Valdes, Alves, Pique, Puyol, Maxwell, Keita, Busi, Xavi, Pedro!, Bojan, Ibrahimovic, which ensured a rather rusty affair, but Sporting never looked up for the scrum and so we basically sauntered through our season opener.
That will not be the case this time around, as we travel to Gijon, to play in the Molinón. It is not as fearsome a stadium as, say, Athletic Bilbao's San Mames, but it is certainly worth nothing that it is a very venerable ground, being the oldest remaining stadium in Spain. It was built in 1908, which, if you need any sort of history lesson to tell you how old that is–other than to say it is 102 years old–means it was built four years before the Titanic sank (and 99 years before the movie about that boat came out), 37 years before the first nuclear bomb was tested (the same year Sporting Gijon first made it to La Liga–coincidence? I think not!), 65 years before Pinochet took over Chile in a coup, and most notably 75 years before yours truly first saw the light of day. It has outlasted the Soviet Union, seen the rise of computers, and probably cringed at the popularity of boy bands. Just to name a few of the things that happened during that time. It's old, okay?
And we're going there to stamp out any thought of us relaxing simply because we're ahead in the table by five points. Those points are, of course, a nice buffer, but they are meaningless if we don't put ourselves out there to win each and every match. So we're traveling to the badlands of Asturias, to where David Villa cut his footballing chops, to the northern coast of Spain; and we are going to kick some serious tail while we're there. Guardiola knows the value of these three small points, worth only 1/38 of all the points available, and he will have the squad ready.
We're facing a team who lost midfielders Míchel and Andreu to the clutches of Birmingham City and Polonia Warszawa, respectively, but also gained Espanyol's Lola on loan for the rest of the season. Milan "Lola" Smiljanić isn't much of a catch, in my opinion, but he's certainly capable of kicking you in the shins and that, perhaps, is what Sporting is looking for these days. Sporting also have Alberto Botia in their squad, who, if he plays as he did in the first match, we need to watch out for because not only is he ours and on loan to Sporting, but he's kinda freakin' good. Whether or not he'll ever make it at the highest level of club football is a question I'm not prepared to answer, but he's certainly a strong prospect and capable of being both strong at the back and strong at the front on set pieces. A young Gerard Pique, if you will, seeing as how our Piquenbauer is really getting up there in age (they were born almost exactly 2 years apart).
Their leading scorer is Diego Castro with 6, followed by Miguel de las Cuevas with 4. They're not goal-scoring behemoths, by any stretch of the imagination, but they're dangerous enough. The team as a whole has scored 20 goals, or just barely over 1 per match while they have allowed 21. They drew 0-0 at home against RM, 2-2 away to Valencia, 1-1 at home against Depor, defeated Villarreal 1-0 and Mallorca 4-1, and lost 0-1 to Sevilla. That's not a bad record against the top batch of La Liga, though the 3-0 loss at the Camp Nou does change that a bit.
It's hard to think that Barça will lose this match, but that is always a distinct possibility. The more likely "negative" outcome is a draw, which, given RM's pending match at Depor, where they've failed to win for something like 400 years, could actually be a lost opportunity to gain more ground on second place. Not that that should be something the team should be focusing on, but it is certainly something I as a commentator consider noteworthy. And I assume all of you out there in Radioland Internetville have your own opinions about this subject too. It's only fair and democratic (within the confines of this kleptocracy**, of course) to open up the floor to all of you so that I may pilfer your thoughts for future previews.
Anyway, our squad is almost entirely back to form, with Busi recovering from his kidney bruise–does that make anyone else wince everytime they read it?–and, ahem, drum corps, please prepare the fanfare…yes, this will do nicely…ahem! Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Dogs and Cats, I present the triumphant return of the great, the almighty, the magnificent, the beneficent, the terrifying, YAYA TOURE! Sure, he was booted unceremoniously from the ACN along with his Cote d'Ivoire teammates, but that's only cause it let it happen. Oh and also Alves looks like he won't take any part of the match because of a leg/groin injury. Yeah blah blah…The Yaya is back!
Two choices: get out of the way or be vaporized. Choose wisely.
Right, so, yeah, anyway. Busi looks set to be able to play thanks to having returned to normal practice, Alves is out, and even The Yaya looks unlikely to start because of the short turnaround time between his return and the match. He practiced for the first time on Friday and while we in this forum understand that he can play a 90 minute match every 89 minutes for the rest of time, he apparently wants to give everyone else a chance at success. Did you know that Buddy from the Incredibles at first tried to become Incrediyaya, but found it too difficult and turned his attentions to the more mortal members of the world? True story.
Our squad list: Valdés, Pinto, Henry, Márquez, Xavi, Piqué, Iniesta, Busi, Puyol, Pedro!, Ibrahimovic, Bojan, Maxwell, Messi, Chygrynskiy, Abidal, Milito, The Yaya.
So, then, who will we see at right back? My first guess, which seems to be fairly unanimous around the blogosphere is that Puyol will start there, leaving Pique and Milito as the CB pairing and Abidal on the left. Then I'm guessing that we'll see Busi in the DM role, with Xavi and Iniesta in midfield, fronted by Henry, Messi, and Ibrahimovic. Guardiola has set his starting eleven in stone, it would appear, and only injuries and suspensions will affect it. Remember that Busi is entering with 4 yellow cards and the possibility of a suspension if he makes a mistake. Not that he ever makes mistakes or anything. I kind of doubt that we'll see The Yaya starting, but I hope I'm wrong. Here, I suppose, is where we start to discover Guardiola's designs for the future: does he or does he not value The Yaya's services as much as I do? Not that my opinion is important since I can barely go undefeated in FIFA10 when I set it to Professional, but it is still my opinion that The Yaya is a better and more versatile player than Busi. It's just that he's not a canterano that reminds the manager of himself.
Well anyway, I guess I've got to predict a score, right? Official Prediction: 1-3. Goals by Xavi, Messi, and Ibra. Puyol hits the crossbar with a header.
Don't forget the Liga Prediction Challenge! Gimme gimme your predictions, postmarked by tomorrow! Send them to info[at]barcelonafootballblog[dot]com. I will post my predictions on Tuesday when I'm back in the States. I will also be updating everyone on the Fantasy league, which I've neglected much to my own personal detriment and also to the detriment of the league as a whole. My bad.
*I'm writing this preview over a series of days because of limited internet access and lack of time even when I do get online. So if some of this information is a bit outdated or nonsensical, please forgive me and my vacation-status brain. I am currently experiencing the mental equivalent of a voice mail message: We're sorry, the party you have reached, ISAIAH , is unavailable at the moment. Please leave your message after the beep….BEEP.
***Neither Democracy nor Proletariat Commune were options.
you know that my brother is now playing for Man city youth ranks. before that he had a tryouts in Greece at Olympiacos when Yaya Toure was a player there. he actually played with him live in a game between the first team and the second. he's totally Ginormous and totally fun guy.
can't wait for this match. I feel like a zombie that has gone far too long without feasting on brains. Also worth noting, Sevilla and Valencia play each other on Sunday on GolTV which should be a fun match to watch.
First of all, all credit has to go to amal for being first. Well done man you deserve it Christ knows it's not easy I take my hat off to you. I know what your saying watching Barca on Saturday is great until Sunday when your wishing they didn't play yesterday. Is there any way they can arrange to play Saturday and Sunday ?
also crynaldo's appeal was turned down, meaning he therefore will play no part against depor. pipita is also injured, leaving just kaka and benzema and that other guy whose name i cant remember, some old dude, no not horsey face, they let him go already, oh yes raul.
I thought they had some 2307 players for the striker's stop. Weird.
Glad they fast-tracked that appeal of the appeal. I just don't like the endless appealing, in the hope of having a player available for the next match.
in england, if you appeal and it is turned down, then your punishment is made worse to discourage endless appealing. for example, rio ferdinand appealed a 3 match ban due to elbowing (maybe this is a manyoo trick?) and he lost the appeal and now has a 4 match ban.
Man I feel like I'm going to watch a Barca match after some 936'379 light years! Wait light years is a distance! Damnit!
Is it bad that Ive been replying matches??? This 6 day wait is awful! but worth it if we win both liga and champions !!
oh also… never had I had more fun reading blogs haha that rant about how old the stadium is, that was funny. thanks.
Do you really think that Guardiola starts Busi because he is "a canterano that reminds the manager of himself." And not because he has some deviously insane/ingenious plan for the future. A plan so brilliant that, should any of us even begin to think about or understand it, our brains would immediately explode? Because if you're right, that's awfully biased and arbitrary….
i Believe Chygrynskiy is definitely going to get a start 2moro. Gijon is the perfect team for him to get kick-started again..
I don't know… I have a feeling Milito will get the nod. Marquez and Chygy are too close in style of play to Pique for me, although last season Marquez and Pique had a solid partnership for awhile when Puyol was filling in for Abidal at left back. It's sad, but I have more confidence in Milito than I do in either Marquez or Chygy.
With Alves not making the trip, I'm looking at a back line of Puyol, Pique, Milito and Abidal. Busquets starts, unless Guardiola was so impressed with the Keita experience that he wants to give it another go.
Keita's suspended. Now this is were it gets interesting. Yaya is back and ready and fit. Busi is back, not so ready, and kinda fit. Will Yaya or Busi start? Before we had the theory of the ACN preventing Yaya from starting. It's over now.
Yeah, I'm with you Kari… it will be interesting to see who Pep chooses, because it is not like Yaya has been sitting at home for the past 3 weeks. He is probably the fitter of the two considering Busi is just coming of injury, so this should be really interesting. I haven't seen Yaya play in so long, so naturally, I'm pulling for him to get the start.
It'll be interesting to see if Pep does start Keita as DM. I wouldn't but that would probably mean leaving him out so it will be an indication of whether or not he sees a future for him there.
Blue skies thinking – would Maxwell be a possibility? Tackles well, quick over a short distance, left footed (is he?) so might bring our left side in more as he'd naturally turn that way, Brazilian so his close control should be reasonable.
I think we should try Maxwell on the right, he is an alves type player and I believe he has playing on the right before.
yea dude thats not a bad idea.
Just hope Ibra gets over his drought! Really excited bout today's game. Get the feeling it's going to be a tennis score line. Hope I didn't jinx it.
I think it will be a very close match, Sporting Gijon has improved massively compared to last season. Especially at home, they are really strong this season, as you can see by Isaiah's lovely stats. I don't know if they changed half the team, but somehow they succeeded to reduce goals against them from 39 to 21.
I'd like to see Maxwell at left back. Indeed, it seems like this situation (Alves out, facing a good defensive team) is why he was brought in last summer.
Sporting are very good defensively (6 goals conceded in 10 games) and it won't be easy to score against them. Having an attacking full back to give extra width and send in crosses for Henry and Ibra to head might make difference. If you'll recall all three goals Barca scored in September were from headers.
on a side note, Togo has just been banned from competing in the next 2 ACN for pulling out of this one. FIFA claimed it is too much government interference.
WTF?! Are they stupid or what?! 3 persons dead and all they get is a ban from the next to cups!?
By god this is crazy, has anyone here been in this situation ever?
No Yaya and a banged up Busi? Maaaaaaaaaaan!
Out of every 3 matches YaYa starts 2 out of the 3 and comes in as a sub in the 3rd one. As for me any other way might not be acceptable.


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8 June 2010 - 1:46pm — News
Imperas Releases Fast Models of PowerPC Processors Through Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) Initiative
Open Source Models Available Now for Free on OVP Website
THAME, United Kingdom, June 8, 2010 – Imperas, which through the Open Virtual Platforms (OVP) initiative (www.OVPworld.org) has become the de facto source for instruction accurate processor modeling and simulation, today announced the release of fast models of PowerPC processors. These models work with the OVP simulator, OVPsim, where they have shown exceptionally fast performance reaching over one thousand million instructions per second (MIPS). The models are free and available as open source from the OVP website.
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"The Power Architecture is an important embedded processor family," said Simon Davidmann, president and CEO, Imperas and founding director of the OVP initiative. "Users have been asking for fast models of the PowerPC processor cores, and we're now able to deliver these models, open source and free, through Open Virtual Platforms. This is just a continuation of the momentum in the OVP initiative."
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Noel Kenneth Reen
February 20, 1933 - May 30, 2021
In loving memory: Noel Kenneth Reen, who Passed away on May 30, 2021. Noel was born February 20, 1933 to Bernard Reen and Ruth Richardson Reen in Syracuse, New York. The family moved to Contoocook, New Hampshire where he spent his formative years. He played baseball in Middle School and High school. He graduated from Contoocook High School in 1952. He entered the Navy where he trained in Electronics. He attained the Rank of 2nd Class Petty Officer; his rating was Training Devices. He served during the Korean War at Millington Naval Base in Tennessee where one of his assignments was maintaining and operating the Flight Simulator on the Navy's first operational jet (the Panther). He met the Love of his Life Peggy Sample at a young adult group at a Methodist Church in Memphis. She was attending Nursing School in Memphis. Noel and Peggy married on September 23, 1956 and Noel left the Navy in October of that year. They moved to New Hampshire to live and then to West Lafayette, Indiana so Noel could attend Purdue University. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education in 1964. He got a job at Purdue, first working for the Physical Plant and then for Purchasing. He was very proud of being the Purchasing Agent on Purdue's first Supercomputer. He retired from Purdue in 1995 with 30 plus years of service. Noel was a lover of Baseball, Classical Music, Reading, Photography, Videography, Singing and Genealogy. He sang in the Navy Choir and the church choir. He also loved to whistle. He was a Distinguished Member of the Henry Harrison Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, serving as both Registrar and President of the chapter. He was also a longstanding member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Lafayette. He supported the church with his talents, time and passion. Noel was a loving Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather. He is survived by his wife Peggy, 4 children Cathy, Linda, Sherry and Mark, 10 Grandchildren and 3 Great Grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by all. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things, Love Never Ends. I Corinthians 13:7-8 Visitation will be at 2:30 pm with a Memorial Service to follow at 3 pm on June 19th at Trinity United Methodist Church 509 North St in Lafayette. In Liu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lafayette Symphony and Trinity United Methodist Church. Share memories and condolences online at www.hippensteelfuneralservice.com
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Prof. Robert R. VoslooProfessor of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology (Church History)
Prof Robert Vosloo's research interests include Reformed theology; South African church and theological history; philosopical and theological discourses on memory, hospitality, and recognition; the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Teaching includes courses on Reformation History, 19th and 20th century Church History, Systematic Ecclesiology, Reformed Confessions and South African Church History.
Reading Bonhoeffer in South Africa after the Transition to Democracy: Selected Essays (co-authored with Nico Koopman). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2020.
"Touch Gives Rise to Thought: Paul Ricoeur and Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela on Mutual Recognition and Carnal Hermeneutics." In: Daniël P. Veldsman & Yolande Steenkamp, Debating Otherness with Richard Kearney: Perspectives from South Africa. Durbanville: AOSIS, 2018:273-285.
"Time, Memory and the Search for a Responsible Engagement with the Past." In: Lars Charbonnier, Johan Cilliers, Matthias Mader, Cas Wepener, Birgit Weyel (eds.), Pluralisation and Social Change: Dynamics of Lived Religion in South Africa and in Germany. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2018.
Reforming Memory: Essays on South African Reformed Church and Theological History. Stellenbosch: Sun Press, 2017.
Reformed Churches in South Africa and the Struggle for Justice: Remembering 1960-1990 (co-edited with Mary-Anne Plaatjies-Van Huffel). Stellenbosch: Sun Press, 2013
"Hospitality and Truth-Telling: Revisiting the Legacy of Beyers Naudé," in L. Hansen/R. Vosloo, ed. Oom Bey for the Future: Engagements with the Witness of Beyers Naudé. Stellenbosch: Sun Media, 2006: 129-136.
"Body and Health in the Light of the Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer," Religion and Theology 13 (2006): 23-37.
"Archiving Otherwise: Some Remarks on Memory and Historical Responsibility," Studia Historiae Ecclesiastica 30 (2005): 379-399.
"Identity, Otherness and the Triune God: Theological Groundwork for an Ethic of Hospitality," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa (2004): 69-89.
"Public Morality and the Need for an Ethos of Hospitality," Scriptura (2003): 63-71.
"The Gift of Participation: On the Triune God and the Moral Life," Scriptura (2002): 93-103.
"Reconciliation as the Embodiment of Memory and Hope," Journal of Theology of Southern Africa 109 (2001): 25-40.
"The Promise of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Theological Anthropology for Reconfiguring Holiness," in: C. Gremmels/W. Huber, ed. Religion im Erbe: Dietrich Bonhoeffer und die Zukunftsfähigkeit des Christentums. Güterloh: Kaiser, 2002: 125-143.
Email: rrvosloo@sun.ac.za
Homepage: http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/theology/Pages/Academic%20CV's/ProfRVosloo.aspx
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What a fabulous time I've had up in Glasgow sparring with two weight WBO world champion, Ricky Burns. He is one of Scotland's finest fighters and I've had the honour and privilege of working with him.
Ken Buchanan and Jim Watt are seen as Scottish boxing greats and Ricky is set to join that special group of fighters.
I got my 32nd professional win in North Carolina on a 'World of champions' promotion on Friday 24th August, and by Monday 27th August, I was in Glasgow trading blows with Ricky Burns.
To say I am dedicated is an understatement.
Ricky has a reputation of going through sparring partners. Many only last a couple days. Obviously I'm made of sterner stuff, and have sparred some of the best fighters in the world on both sides of the Atlantic.
My quality services were needed over two weeks. Ricky and I had competitive sparring, and even though Ricky wants the fight to happen now. He will be ready when the bell sounds in just over a week.
I've beaten DeMarcus Corley, Delvin Rodriguez and Lenny Daws. WBC world champion Danny Garcia beat me by the slimmest of margins.
Kevin Mitchell has beaten Breidis Prescott and John Murray. Michael Katsidis made easy work of Kevin, whereas Ricky out boxed and out worked him for twelve rounds.
Kevin's record on the world scene doesn't compare to Ricky Burns. Ricky wanted the best sparring possible and that is why I was hired.
I always thought that Ricky would win through a point's decision, but I would not be shocked if he stopped Kevin.
In British dust ups, sometimes you have to throw out the form book, especially when it comes to a Scottish versus English battle. Absolutely anything can happen.
I would love to see Ricky Burns vs Adrian Broner. That would be a great fight. They are on a collision course.
I completed 48 intensive rounds, over 6 sessions with Ricky and I loved every minute of it.
I'm closing in on my 40th professional fight and I've run out of British fighters to face. In 38 fights I've only dropped a decision to one British fighter, and that was just about as dubious as it gets.
Amir Khan and Lenny Daws are the only attractive fights for me in the British 140lb division. Amir and I have a mutual opponent in Garcia. Lenny and I had a great battle in 2010 which saw me triumphant.
Lenny is due to fight for the European Union title, and if he were to win, which he should, I would be interested in giving him a rematch.
Amir and I seem destined to fight as we are the top two 140lb fighters in Britain.
Ricky Hatton is back!
Ricky Hatton has had a great career, only losing to the best of our generation; Floyd Mayweather Junior and Manny Pacquiao.
He has made a small fortune and never needs to fight again. Obviously a fire still burns inside him, and he needs to come back for himself. It is his career, his life and his choice whether to step into those ropes again. I feel he still has more in him.
Sometimes we have to please ourselves, rather than what our friends and family want us to do. Ricky will still draw the crowds he used to.
David Haye, Amir Khan and Carl Froch haven't gripped the public's imagination like Ricky did. I look forward to being on the Hitman's undercard at the Manchester Arena.
I was lucky enough to be at ringside when Ricky beat Kostya Tyszu. I was a ten fight professional, and Ricky was the number one British 140lb fighter at the time. So I bought ringside tickets and took my girlfriend to Manchester for the weekend. I also wanted to be in those big fights, so to soak up the atmosphere was worth every penny.
Ricky put on an amazing display that night, showing grit and determination.
Seven years later, who would think I would be signed to Ricky Hatton's promotional company.
November 24th at the Manchester Arena will be an amazing event and to be on that show would be something special and inspiring.


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Q: calculating core in a quotient group Let $G$ be a finite group with $N\trianglelefteq G$ and $H\le G$. I would like to know if $core_{G/N}(HN)=core_G(H)N$.
My 'proof' is that $core_{G/N}(HN)=\cap_{g\in G}NgHNNg^{-1}=\cap_{g\in G}gHg^{-1}N=core_G(H)N$, but I'm finding in some (long-winded so I won't include them here) calculations that this doesn't seem to hold.
Obviously my calculations could be wrong, but to save me searching through the is there a problem in the above proof?

A: $\newcommand{\Set}[1]{\left\{ #1 \right\}}$$\newcommand{\Span}[1]{\left\langle #1 \right\rangle}$$\newcommand{core}{\mathrm{core}}$I think the correct way of writing it is $\core_{G/N}(HN/N) = \core_{G}(H) N / N$.
But it does not hold true anyway.
Think of $G = S_{3}$, $N = \Span{(1 2 3)}$, $H = \Span{(1 2)}$.
We have $\core_{G}(H) = \Set{1}$, but $H N /N = G / N$, so $$\core_{G/N}(H N/ N) = G / N \ne \core_{G}(H) N / N = N / N.$$
The point being that in general
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\bigcap_{g\in G} (gHg^{-1}N) \supsetneq (\bigcap_{g\in G} gHg^{-1}) N.
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Study material Ligges, U. (2009) Programmieren mit R, Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg, 3. Auflage.


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December. The Sea has cooled, a bit. The sand feels like chilled velvet 'neath my stumbling toes. Rubigenous seawrack trickles in. The seethe crackles and I suddenly catch a wee glisk of my delitescent Self abiding there in the reflection on the glass sand. It is the meek, quiet one within, the one that harbours all the pain and grief I have ever known.
An intangible being created long ago, and like a gentle chum, has ever-remained. It is there when I go sprawling, overturned, writhing in the spitting sand, rabid wind flinging shards of broken sea glass and shattered scallop shells into my eyes. It flits in and swallows every splinter of chaos, calmly, silently, so I may clamber back to my feet and stagger on. And then, I am reminded, Chaos is a Choice.
This service performed without complaint, little shamrock-infused Soul. Nothing spoken, lurking reticent and Daphnean- alone, without yearning. But I can feel it, ever-present, and am zapped with its vital energy- how can something dormant feel so ardently alive? Is this where Passion is derived? Attitude and Perception? Is this what converts Grief into Peace? Agony into Understanding? Despair into Art?
sheets, is an oil-painting-flashback, a sad observation. Her vitative laugh, unique and impossible to replicate, is no cultellated recollection, but evokes joy recalling having known such a gorgeous Soul.
There is damage, but no distortion, feeling pain, but no torment; stumbling crippled, but not suffering. The wounded and mangled inner being that smiles coyly through the detritus of childhood abuse, of loss, and pain- I see it in the flicker of a blue shadow, the crunch of a dead leaf, and I know, I can feel it all, euphorically.
It provides Peace. It reveals fragile humanity, even in those others have named Monsters. Understanding comes, fear being vanquished. Is it the breath of Forgiveness? How could it be, if I first do not feel wronged? Compassion and Love, the Beast with Gentle Eyes?
I wander on into the now dark, December night, Sea a distant hum behind me. Christmas lights and stars illuminate the way. I think about my brother, his addiction, our differences. I wonder if he has a hidden Self within to absorb the blows. I have seen him staggering in obscurity- searching for Beauty and relief in drugs, self-esteem in crime, atonement in masochism. I see him for what he is- a beautiful human being, worthy of forgiving himself. Aye, I think of him, as I ooze along, deeper and deeper into the lovely December night.
Slowly masticates the land, this little, rippled trickle of Sea; so similar to the furtive Ambition that patiently gnaws away at me.


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Liu Qiao (; born c. 1970) is a Chinese economist. He is the dean of the Guanghua School of Management of Peking University, where he is also a professor of finance.

Early life
Liu was born circa 1970. He graduated from the Renmin University of China, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics in 1991. He earned a master's degree in international finance and economics from the Tsinghua University in 1994, and a PhD in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2000.

Career
Liu worked for McKinsey & Company from 2001 to 2003.

Liu was an assistant professor of economics at the University of Hong Kong from 2003 to 2010. He became a professor of finance at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management in 2011. He serves as its dean.

Liu serves on the boards of directors of ZH International Holdings and Hexie Health Insurance.

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Meet Lee Zeidman, President of STAPLES Center, Microsoft Theater, and L.A. LIVE
This sports business titan has orchestrated venue operations for seven NBA Finals, two Stanley Cup Finals, and three WNBA Finals. He's also hosted a multitude of sold-out concerts, award shows, and conventions. You name it, he's done it.
Few events exist within arenas, theaters, or any other venue that Lee Zeidman has not been involved with during his illustrious career.
To celebrate his innumerable accomplishments, the ALSD is set honor Zeidman as its 2020 Visionary Award recipient, the sole individual honor recognized annually at the ALSD Conference and Tradeshow, an event where we hope the only heavy lifting Zeidman will do is of the crystal trophy.
"In another life, he might have been a professional juggler. A lot of balls in the air at all times. And he never lets one drop."
– Bill Dorsey, ALSD
"Lee Zeidman is a legend in the business – one of the busiest people in sports," says Bill Dorsey, ALSD Founder and Chairman. "L.A. LIVE was really the first of the true entertainment districts, and Lee has been the operational expert behind this. A big job, with four teams playing at STAPLES Center, Microsoft Theater, hosting multiple celebrity events, including the Grammys and more. Something is going on there every day, and Lee is the man who makes it all work. In another life, he might have been a professional juggler. A lot of balls in the air at all times. And he never lets one drop."
Zeidman's legacy and fit for this lifetime achievement award speaks for itself. As the current President of STAPLES Center, Microsoft Theater, and L.A. LIVE, Zeidman is in charge of managing all event services and operations at each venue and in the downtown Los Angeles sports and entertainment district. These responsibilities include event production, changeovers, broadcast and telecommunications, housekeeping, environmental services, booking, box office operations, marketing and communications, event security, event staffing, guest relations, facility presentations, hospitality, and F&B services.
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The New Star Wars Teaser Has a Luke Skywalker Moment Fans Have Been Waiting 30 Years For
By Megan McCluskey
November 2, 2017 12:41 PM EDT
With just six weeks to go until The Last Jedi finally hits theaters, Disney has released an exciting new teaser for the forthcoming eighth episode in the Star Wars saga.
The brief TV spot debuted during Game 7 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers and began with Luke Skywalker taking a walk down memory lane as he boarded the Millennium Falcon.
The preview then segued into a montage of battle and training scenes overlaid with some ominous voiceovers. "Darkness rises…and light to meet it," the voice of Supreme Leader Snoke says as Rey is shown learning the ways of the lightsaber with Luke on the planet Anch-To.
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Q: I need a virus scanner to scan files for windows that i am going to send/receive from other users who will also be using windows as their os I am running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on My system and i want to scan the files on my external storage devices before passing them to others. I read the page at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus and tried

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*Bitdefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices which gave me an error during automatic updating which an error code, so i tied to manually update Bitdefender Scanner for Unices by downloading the cumulative zip archive from there site but that failed too.So i gave up on it.

*Avast was the brand i trust the most, But it looks like Avast! Linux Home Edition appears to be old and no longer maintained,more like dropped by the dev team.

*Comodo Anti-Virus for Linux - I have had a really bad experience with Comodo Anti-Virus for Windows a few years ago So I prefer not to use this now,I maybe wrong now because i dont know how its now like.So correct me if i am wrong.

*AVG Antivirus- similar story as Comodo Anti-Virus.

*Avira Antivirus and Panda Antivirus - no longer maintained/terminated

*F-PROT Antivirus for Workstations (home users) - Looks outdated too,Correct me if i am wrong.
and Finally the Open Source Antivirus

*ClamAV Antivirus- First i installed ClamAV( from terminal because i could not find it on the ubuntu software center(Why?) then ClamTK from the ubuntu software center But ClamTK was freezing/Failing while it was running.

So I am asking the community here for an appropriate solution for this issue of mine. Thank you.

A: There's a downside when you permanently install Antivirus on Linux - it installs antivirus live-scan daemon (service), that eats your computer resources, while obviously you don't need it on Linux, you only need to have an anti-virus scanner.
I used ClamAV on my ubuntu server to find malicious scripts on my websites.
But here I want to recommend you to try free Dr.Web CureIt Live-USB scanner. You can't install it into your Ubuntu, there are only live CD and USB options. Its Live USB is based on Linux. But it works great and they update it everyday. They also have free scanner for Windows, you could try to open it in ubuntu with Wine.
http://www.freedrweb.com/livedisk/ - Live CD/USB
https://www.freedrweb.com/download+cureit+free/?lng=en - Windows scanner

A: I've tested ESET Nod32 for Linux and it's very good if you want a desktop solution. It's not free though. If you're going to try it, don't install libc6-i386 as prompted, install libc6:i386 instead or you're going to experience freezing problems.
At the end I've settled on Sophos (being it free). It's command line driven, very light on resources and unintrusive.
They have both performed very well in indipendent anti-virus tests.


CPI 4.9% vs 5.2%, rates on hold?
Naspers (JSE code: NPN) unbundling Multichoice. About R5.5billion profit so market cap some R55billion on 10x PE. That puts them into the Top40. The theory that Multichoice is dead is very misplaced.
Aspen (JSE code: APN) gives another update to the market trying to help investors make sense of their results, and the stock is off +9% at just over R170.
Those once unstoppable high flying stocks that have come back to earth with a thud, now what?
We have a lot in our market right now; Aspen (JSE code: APN), Steinhoff (JSE code: SNH), MTN (JSE code: MTN), EOH (JSE code: EOH) and many more.
Firstly understand the difference between cyclical and non-cyclical stocks. The former is resources, construction – those sectors that will always experience boom and bust and here we should really be long-term trading them rather then bottom draw investing in them.
Secondly is to be careful when buying our high flying, unstoppable non-cyclical stocks. I may love a stock but if it's above my idea of a fair rice I simple won't pay the price. I wait, sometimes waiting years, for prices to be at my levels and then I'll buy. Sometimes like with Richemont* (JSE code: CFR) this works well when I was buying in the 80's some two years back. Other times like Woolies* (JSE code: CFR) I was buying from around 8850c all the way down to 6250c odd and then I stopped as I had full weighting and yet the stock went still lower. So manage the price you pay, you do not want to be the person who paid +R440 for Aspen and if you were ideally you want that to be one of many price points you paid with an overall much lower average price.
But that all said these unstoppable angels do sometimes fall from grace, so lets delve into that.
The first question is if this is naked fraud or horrid business that we (the market) had missed. With Steinhoff the answer was an easy yes to fraud. With MTN the answer is more complicated but my view at the time of the first Nigerian issues was that this was a massive failure on the part of management and that markedly changed the investment case – so I exited.
Woolies the issue is over paying for David Jones and again messing up on women's fashion. Both repairable and not likely to be terminally damaging, albeit most definitely expensive.
But what of Aspen? I think that the stock had got well ahead of itself with a PE of almost 40x just two years ago, wildly expensive but supposedly justified by HEPS growth that was around 30% a year. However nothing grows at 30% a year and this is the error I think the market has made. Aspen is maturing, all successful companies mature and when they do they rerate in terms of valuations (PE) but with Aspen the market seems to have been caught by surprise.
Cyclical stocks are for trading.
Buying price is very important. Don't overpay and ultimately stagger buying over many years (decades) to ensure a decent average price.
Also stagger buying across many stocks, you don't want all your investment concentrated in a few stocks or sectors.
Ask if this is as a result of a management error that is not terminal? If yes stay the course and maybe use the sell off to pick up some more – but again be carefull of being way over weight a single stock.
Ask yourself if the fall off just a rerating / maturing of the business or as a result of real damage to the company (fraud, horrid management, etc.).
Go back and check you initial notes from when you first bought the stock. What's changed and does that change make for a better (albeit different) investment or worse?
Lastly, never just shrug and say "how much worse can it get?". It can get a lot worse, Steinhoff offered a +2000c exit last December when the news broke. Now it sub 300c.
Last last point. Within a diverse portfolio not everything is always going up – unless it's a stonking bull market.
* I hold ungeared positions.