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"""Implementation of compile_html based on asciidoc.

You will need, of course, to install asciidoc

"""

import io
import os
import shlex
import subprocess

from nikola.plugin_categories import PageCompiler
from nikola.utils import makedirs, write_metadata

try:
    from collections import OrderedDict
except ImportError:
    OrderedDict = dict  # NOQA

class CompileAsciiDoc(PageCompiler):
    """Compile asciidoc into HTML."""

    name = "asciidoc"
    demote_headers = True

    def compile_string(self, data, source_path=None, is_two_file=True, post=None, lang=None):
        """Compile asciidoc into HTML strings."""
        binary = self.site.config.get('ASCIIDOC_BINARY', 'asciidoc')
        options = self.site.config.get('ASCIIDOC_OPTIONS', '')
        options = shlex.split(options)
        command = [binary, '-b', 'html5', '-s'] + options + ['-']
        if not is_two_file:
            m_data, data = self.split_metadata(data, post, lang)

        from nikola import shortcodes as sc
        new_data, shortcodes = sc.extract_shortcodes(data)
        p = subprocess.Popen(command, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
        output = p.communicate(input=new_data.encode('utf8'))[0].decode('utf8')
        output, shortcode_deps = self.site.apply_shortcodes_uuid(output, shortcodes, filename=source_path, extra_context={'post': post})
        return output, p.returncode, [], shortcode_deps

    def compile(self, source, dest, is_two_file=True, post=None, lang=None):
        """Compile the source file into HTML and save as dest."""
        makedirs(os.path.dirname(dest))
        with io.open(dest, "w+", encoding="utf8") as out_file:
            with io.open(source, "r", encoding="utf8") as in_file:
                data = in_file.read()
                output, error_level, deps, shortcode_deps = self.compile_string(data, source, is_two_file, post, lang)
                out_file.write(output)
            if post is None:
                if deps.list:
                    self.logger.error(
                        "Cannot save dependencies for post {0} (post unknown)",
                        source)
            else:
                post._depfile[dest] += shortcode_deps
        if error_level == 0:
            return True
        else:
            return False

    def create_post(self, path, **kw):
        """Create a new post."""
        content = kw.pop('content', None)
        onefile = kw.pop('onefile', False)
        # is_page is not used by create_post as of now.
        kw.pop('is_page', False)
        metadata = {}
        metadata.update(self.default_metadata)
        metadata.update(kw)
        makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
        if not content.endswith('\n'):
            content += '\n'
        with io.open(path, "w+", encoding="utf8") as fd:
            if onefile:
                fd.write(write_metadata(metadata, comment_wrap=('///', '///'), site=self.site, compiler=self))
            fd.write(content)

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Dr Olivia Lwabukuna
LLB (Swaziland) LLM (Cape Town) PhD. (Pretoria) Advocate (Tanzania)
Centre for the study of Colonialism, Empire and International Law
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Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies
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Olivia is a Tanzanian lawyer and advocate of the High Court of Tanzania. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Swaziland, Master of Laws from the University of Cape Town and a Doctor of Laws from the University of Pretoria. She has worked for over a decade within professional and academic roles in South Africa, Tanzania, Swaziland, Kenya, Nigeria and the United Kingdom.
Olivia is currently a lecturer in the department of Law, SOAS, University of London where she has convened and taught on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules including International Law, Foundations of Human Rights, Legal Systems of Asia and Africa and Law and Development in Africa. She is also an associate editor of the Journal of African Law (Cambridge).
Under auspices of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung's Rule of Law Program for Sub-Saharan Africa, Olivia has convened the Annual Regional Workshops on the Rule of Law and Inclusive Development in Africa since 2017. Her research interests lie in the area of law's interaction with development and migration, specifically within an African regional context. In this respect, she has worked particularly on issues of law, governance and economic development in Africa, internal displacement in Africa, and the wider subject of migration governance in Africa. These research areas straddle fields of human rights law, migration law, international economic law and international development law.
Extra-Ordinary Lecturer-Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Modules Taught
Law and Development in Africa
Legal Systems of Asia and Africa II
PhD Students supervised
Aruna Bundu-Conteh, The Costs, Myths and Realities of International Investment Treaty Arbitration in the Extractives Sectors and West African States.
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Jump to: Articles | Edited Books or Journals | Book Chapters | Monographs and Working Papers |
Durojaye, Ebenezer and Lwabukuna, Olivia and Oette, Lutz and Williams-Elegbe, Sope (2021) 'Introduction: COVID-19 and the Law in Africa'. Journal of African Law, (65) S2, pp 173-180.
Adeola, Romola and Lwabukuna, Olivia and Oette, Lutz and Viljoen, Frans (2021) 'Introduction: Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa'. Journal of African Law, (65) S1, pp 5-8.
Lwabukuna, Olivia K (2021) 'The Responsibility to Protect Internally Displaced Persons in Africa'. Journal of African Law, (65) S1, pp 73-100.
Lwabukuna, Olivia Kokushubila (2016) 'International Rule of Law and Development: Underpinnings of the MDGs and the Post-2015 SDGs Agenda'. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, (11) 2, pp 89-94.
Lwabukuna, Olivia Kokushubila (2015) 'Natural Resources for Socio- Economic Development in Africa: Legal Governance of Extractive Industries in Ghana'. Africa Insight, (44) 4, pp 47-60.
Lwabukuna, Olivia K (2012) 'Internal displacement in South Africa : Reflections on law, memory and contemporary forced removals'. Southern Africa Public Law, (27) 1, pp 210-230.
Edited Books or Journals
Durojaye, Ebenezer and Lwabukuna, Olivia and Oette, Lutz and Williams-Elegbe, Sope, (eds.), (2021) COVID-19 and the Law in Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Journal of African Law Special Issue Volume 65 - Supplement S2).
Adeola, Romola and Lwabukuna, Olivia and Oette, Lutz and Viljoen, Frans, (eds.), (2021) Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa. Journal of African Law, vol. 65, supplt 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Lwabukuna, Olivia Kokushubila (2017) 'Power, Prejudice and Transitional Constitution-Making in Kenya: The Gender of Law and Religious Politics in Reproductive Choice'. In: Lahai, John Idriss and Moyo, Khanyisela, (eds.), Gender in Human Rights and Transitional Justice. Cham: Springer, pp 45-72.
Lwabukuna, Olivia Kokushubila (2016) 'Interrogating and reviewing legal and policy frameworks governing acid mine drainage in South Africa'. In: Mujuru, Munyaradzi and Mutanga, Shingirirai S., (eds.), Management and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa: Input for Mineral Beneficiation in Africa. Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa, pp 123-148.
Lwabukuna, Olivia, Kokushubila (2015) 'Fragility, Trade and Inclusive Development in Resource-Rich African Countries'. In: Ewusi, Samuel, Kale, (ed.), Managing Fragile and Security Challenges in Africa. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: United Nations University for Peace-Africa Programme, pp 42-53.
Monographs and Working Papers
Lwabukuna, Olivia (2016) Lwabukuna, O. (2016) Governing African extractives for development: lessons from Ghana's petroleum revenue management law. (AISA Policy Brief, no. 122, July).. Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa.
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1500 Around John Islip Street, Pimlico, London, 30 November 2011. Notes written on Finnair.
I arrived in London on the day of the national general strike, the scale of which no-one could seem to agree on: it was somehow both the largest strike since the 1970s "winter of discontent" as well being as "a damp squib", according to the Prime Minster. Even this disagreement is a manifestation of the deep schisms running through Britain at the moment.
I'm in town for 24 hours, for a meeting of neuroscientists and urbanists (notes on that here), at Lord North's offices in the shadow of Westminster, and so I'm heading for a hotel in adjacent Pimlico. Despite gruesome warnings (media in disaster junky-mode) the strike certainly had no effect on Heathrow border control. I've never been through there so quickly; there were more staff on duty than usual (overtime increases in real terms in an age of austerity), and they were more or less waiving people through. A good day to be an illegal immigrant, not that I was. Anyway, it was a surprisingly efficient journey from plane to train to cab to hotel.
Moving outside of Central London, you'd see more breakdown, of course (as was all too horribly clear in August's unprecedented urban and suburban riots) but overall the capital is performing as it has done for centuries. 'Tis but a scratch, a flesh wound. The rest of the UK—where most people live, after all—is not so fortunate, and so it is often bleak up north. And east and west. And south-west.
But London steamrollers along. I lived here for a decade or so, and it retains a pull on me. Even somewhere like Millbank and Pimlico—two dormitory suburbs in microcosm, caught in the gravitational pull of Westminster's political capital—feel charming. This despite the blankness of the permacast sky overhead, the cold and damp of light mizzle (that's a Northern sub-genre of drizzle, just so you know), monochrome avenues of pollarded trees, and the relative lack of activity on these perfectly scaled streets at the heart of the 10m+ person city.
The problem is how these things hit the ground plane, or the street in layman's terms. The early 20th century stuff has no room for services, amenities and shops. Round the back there is a fascinating sunken gully for washing lines—you can imagine kids doing a BMX-based re-enactment in miniature of the Terminator truck race along the LA River down here—but little else.
The latter 20th century stuff has some built-in, which is good (although you get those awkward faux-English ye-olde-pub trappings screwed into the modernist brickwork that you see all over the country eg Park Hill), but no real critical mass.
So Pimlico lacks an obvious sense of activity—it may also suffer from the largely-empty-second-home renting pattern common to many areas surrounding parliaments and similar institutions—and so it fails to present an identity, at least obviously. There will be fascinating histories within all these spaces and places—this is London, after all—but strolling through you struggle to identify any there, there.Yet it still appeals. Save for the horrific bypass surgery imposed by things like Vauxhall Bridge Road, the streets are nice and tight, and easily claimable by people and bikes, and there is life around—just not quite enough of it, given the possibility the fabric affords.
From a fiscal policy point-of-view, I'm sure preventing second-home-ownership on any scale wouldn't be a strong proposal; but again, any good urban policy is essentially a fiscal policy, and the increased business and capital of all kinds generated by people actually inhabiting areas like this in the numbers the built infrastructure affords, means this urban policy scores as fiscal policy too. Just not one based on property value.
London throws all this at you, even when you're just wandering around largely empty streets. The devaluing of genuine value that the city (and City) has often stood for can't be ignored on its empty streets (it's why they're empty) or its busy streets (it's why they're full.) The streets that are full today, here and now at 1600, are full because of the strike, and in particular, an entertaining little skirmish on Panton Street ostensibly between the CEO of Xstrata (which in actuality turns out to manifest itself as police) and what are reported as various Occupy offshoots.
The idea of austerity underpins and drives all this at the moment, as the government attempts to drive through radical reform with little mandate (arguably). I've been reading the late historian Tony Judt's memoirs recently—'The Memory Chalet, (2010)—which are a wonderful read in many ways. With the perspective of a long life well-lived (albeit one tragically cut short by Lou Gehrig's disease, which he also writes about movingly), I found Judt particularly interesting on austerity, in comparing what it used to mean, in those years following the end of World War II (remember Ballard saying it was as if Britain lost the war), to what it means now. A taxi driver I spoke with earlier reminds me how it feels when "the benefits of austerity" are being extolled by Old Etonians.
But note that Judt's austerity is very different to that on offer now. By the way, Judt is also good on the merits of meritocracy, what he describes as "the incoherence of meritocracy: giving everyone a chance and then privileging the talented", as well as his comfort with his own socially-informed and socially democratic 'elitism'.
Note the idea that an elite can be remade anew through elitism, albeit one diversifying through a productive "incoherence", and also the idea that education cannot be a sticking plaster over an increasingly unequal market-based organisation of society.
His warning as to meritocracy was that it just doesn't work in practice; the ladder is drawn up behind those who benefit, through systematised testing and selection at too early an age, in too heavy-handed a way, which intrinsically reproduces and reinforces the existing distribution of power, rather than build in the diversity and broader representation that Judt sees the possibility of.
Pimlico's proximity to Westminster is felt even when those gilded palaces slide out of sight due to the deceptive curves of the River Thames. With the sight of police on street corners all around, and the sound of police and media helicopters beating out their incessant drumming overhead, it's difficult to stop thinking about Young's warnings over meritocracy reproducing the same elites over again, or Judt's understanding of the importance of morality and ethics underpinning austerity. For all the value in Occupy Everywhere (which is significant) and in reforming public service (which is also significant, if it was done another way), the deeper, essentially English cultural systems still pervading Pimlico's empty and darkening streets are not being addressed in either these skirmishes or these reforms.


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Сучасний Герб Сомалі був прийнятий 10 жовтня 1956 року, коли країна ще не була незалежною державою. Після проголошення незалежності британського та італійського Сомалі і об'єднання їх в єдину державу, символізм п'ятикутної зірки в гербі Сомалі набув нового значення — об'єднання всіх сомалійців, які живуть в п'яти різних державах (Джибуті, Кенія, Сомалі, Сомаліленд, Ефіопія), в єдину державу — Велике Сомалі.

Поки не вдалося виявити ранній опис герба, але Конституція Сомалійської Демакратичної Республіки, (утверджена 25 серпня 1979 року й набрала чинності в 1984 році) містить такий опис гербу Сомалі:

Див. також
 Гімн Сомалі
 Прапор Сомалі

Примітки

Література
 Все про світ. Країни. Прапори. Герби: енциклопедичний довідник / [відповідальний за випуск М. Ілляш]. —  : Школа, 2001. — 622 с. ISBN 966-7657-79-5.

Посилання

Сомалі
Сомалі
Національні символи Сомалі

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Etsy seller CuteStorm is riding the grumpy trend with these handcrafted Grumpy Cat hats made from warm fleece fabric. The prissy kitty's face was made using a combination of embroidery and applique, and the overall result looks pretty good.
Get grumpy: each of these hats are available online at CuteStorm's Etsy shop for $26.50.


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package in.twizmwaz.cardinal.module.modules.scorebox;

import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.match.Match;
import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.module.ModuleBuilder;
import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.module.ModuleCollection;
import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.module.modules.filter.FilterModule;
import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.module.modules.filter.FilterModuleBuilder;
import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.module.modules.regions.RegionModule;
import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.module.modules.regions.RegionModuleBuilder;
import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.module.modules.regions.type.combinations.UnionRegion;
import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.util.NumUtils;
import in.twizmwaz.cardinal.util.ParseUtils;
import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
import org.jdom2.Element;

import java.util.HashMap;

public class ScoreboxBuilder implements ModuleBuilder {

    @Override
    public ModuleCollection load(Match match) {
        ModuleCollection<Scorebox> results = new ModuleCollection<>();
        for (Element score : match.getDocument().getRootElement().getChildren("score")) {
            for (Element box : score.getChildren("box")) {
                RegionModule region = null;
                if (box.getAttributeValue("region") != null) {
                    region = RegionModuleBuilder.getRegion(box);
                } else {
                    ModuleCollection<RegionModule> queued = new ModuleCollection<>();
                    for (Element child : box.getChildren()) {
                        queued.add(RegionModuleBuilder.getRegion(child));
                    }
                    region = new UnionRegion(null, queued);
                }
                int points = 0;
                if (box.getAttributeValue("points") != null) {
                    points = NumUtils.parseInt(box.getAttributeValue("points"));
                } else if (box.getAttributeValue("value") != null) {
                    points = NumUtils.parseInt(box.getAttributeValue("value"));
                }
                FilterModule filter = null;
                if (box.getAttributeValue("filter") != null) {
                    filter = FilterModuleBuilder.getFilter(box.getAttributeValue("filter"));
                } else {
                    for (Element child : box.getChildren("filter")) {
                        filter = FilterModuleBuilder.getFilter(child);
                    }
                }
                HashMap<ItemStack, Integer> redeemables = new HashMap<>();
                for (Element child : box.getChildren("redeemables")) {
                    for (Element item : child.getChildren("item")) {
                        redeemables.put(ParseUtils.getItem(item), (item.getAttributeValue("points") != null ? NumUtils.parseInt(item.getAttributeValue("points")) : (item.getAttributeValue("value") != null ? NumUtils.parseInt(item.getAttributeValue("value")) : 0)));
                    }
                }
                results.add(new Scorebox(region, points, filter, redeemables));
            }
        }
        return results;
    }

}


These are two companies and/or products for sale. One company offers tile and stone for swimming pools and exteriors. The other offers marble and tile primarily for the interiors. Most products are sold to the trade, being swimming pool builders, pool contractors, landscape architects as well as homeowners. Approximately 97% of sales comprise of swimming pool tile and 10% from interior marble & tile.
Owner has 35 years' experience and will stay on as sales and design consultant. Her design expertise along with an extensive size, finish & color product offerings making a smooth transition from interiors to exteriors have been making customers have an excited/joyful experience. She makes the selection process a smooth transition from interiors to exteriors.
World renowned Premier Pool Glass Mosaics & master distributor for a major interior glass, stone & porcelain tile manufacturer.
2 Premier and 5 total Glass Tile Manufacturers catering to both residential & Commercial.
2 European Porcelain Mosaic Manufacturers from France and Germany.
Large format of Porcelain Deck Tiles and Coping. Complete offering to finish all areas in a pool or exterior application.
2 premium lime stone manufacturers for coping and decking.
Opportunity to tap into residential & commercial markets doing exterior pool decks, driveways and landscaping.


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Dit artikel vat het tweede seizoen van The Bridge samen. Dit seizoen liep van 22 september 2013 tot 24 november 2013 en bevatte tien afleveringen.

Rolverdeling

Hoofdrollen
 Sofia Helin - Saga Norén (rechercheur in Malmö)
 Kim Bodnia - Martin Rohde (rechercheur in Kopenhagen)
 Dag Malmberg - Hans Petterson (commissaris in Malmö)
 Sarah Boberg - als Lillian (commissaris in Kopenhagen)

Terugkerende rollen
 Puk Scharbau - Mette Rohde (vrouw van politie-inspecteur Martin Rohde)
 Rafael Pettersson - John Lundqvist (medewerker politieteam)
 Lars Simonsen - Jens (de brugmoordenaar)
 Lotte Munk - Caroline Brandstrup
 Lotte Andersen - Bodil Brandstrup
 Julia Ragnarsson - Laura Mössberg
 Johan Hedenberg - Axel Mössberg
 Klas Karterud - paramedicus
 Henrik Lundström - Rasmus
 Vickie Bak Laursen - Pernille
 Daniel Adolfsson - Jacob
 Elliot Metzdorff - Nikolaj
 Özlem Saglanmak - Dharma
 Tova Magnusson - Viktoria Nordengren

Seizoen 2 (2013)

Zweedse misdaadserie
Deense misdaadserie
Zweedse dramaserie
Deense dramaserie


Today, BMC Software /quotes/zigman/69106/quotes/nls/bmc BMC +0.03% announced a self-service mobile app and business intelligence enhancements for its powerful workload automation solution, Control-M.
In addition, as organizations continue to realize the importance of having one enterprise-wide workload automation solution, BMC is also introducing a new wizard conversion toolset that makes it simple and fast for companies to consolidate on Control-M and achieve improved productivity and efficiency.
BMC's recent Q2 FY12 earnings announcement recognized the continued strength in workload automation, with the addition of 13 new BMC Control-M customers and the expansion of its existing relationships with 55 new product placements.
-- SuperPartners, Australia's largest superannuation administration firm.
One of the important findings in the 2011 BMC Workload Automation Survey was that 31 percent of respondents said they use mobile apps to manage their business applications, while 70 percent use mobile devices for their business communications such as email. To address this increasing demand for mobile access, BMC now provides Control-M users with the ability to manage their automated workload activity, in a role-based, self-service view on their iPad tablet device or iPhone. Available for free download in the Apple iTunes store, the Control-M Self Service mobile app enables users to monitor and manage scheduled processing and complex event workloads from anywhere via their mobile device. To date, the mobile app has a constant download of about 100 users per month.
"The BMC Control-M Self Service App for the iPad and iPhone is the perfect pairing of mobile technology and simplicity," said Brad Scott, president and CEO of Cetan Corp, an Elite BMC Software Partner. "It gives our customers a portable and intuitive interface that enables them to access and manage their complex scheduled workloads regardless of whether they are in the data center running between meetings or in the shopping center running between errands."
Customers are continuing to see the value of the Control-M Self Service mobile app.
"As the largest U.S. options and exchange and creator of listed options, we continue to set the bar for options trading through trading technology," said John Strege, director, capacity and enterprise software, Chicago Board Options Exchange. "Being current users of Control-M, we are continually looking for ways to increase productivity and efficiencies in an effort to deliver the best service possible to our customers and end-users. BMC Control-M Self-Service is a tool we are reviewing and we see potential benefits related to key users taking control of their applications and workloads without IT intervention. We continue to weigh our options and plan to look at opportunities to further evaluate the self-service solution in the future."
In addition to providing current Control-M customers with new mobile tools, BMC and IBM have teamed up to integrate the powerful Cognos Business Intelligence tool with the Control-M application. As a result, both business and IT Control-M users have the ability to interact with their workload automation tasks and understand if work will be completed on time to satisfy their business needs. Business leaders and IT organizations need to work together in today's very fluid business environment, making sure processing priorities are adjusted and set as needed to support the important business needs.
The Control-M solution's ability to work across multiple technology platforms like mainframes, distributed systems, virtual machines and the cloud enables companies to access data, process scheduled workloads and keep applications running no matter where they run. Because of this, BMC has seen tremendous growth and continued adoption of its Control-M workload automation product.
With newly-integrated capabilities to support clouds running on the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management solution, Amazon EC2 or on VMware infrastructure, BMC's Control-M workload automation solution provides businesses the elasticity needed to support the known and unknown spikes in workload processing. This allows businesses to more cost-effectively manage their capacity needs and ensure business service levels are met when processing scheduled work in the cloud, including business transactions and business processes.
"As the most trusted provider of vehicle history information, CARFAX is used by millions of consumers each year, and our ability to process workloads has a direct impact on how and when we deliver our business services," said Robert Stinnett, senior automation analyst at CARFAX. "Utilizing Control-M's unique capabilities, we are able to dynamically move workloads to the cloud to free up and reallocate capacity during peak times to help successfully process critical workloads to meet customer and business demands. Receiving information from more than 34,000 data sources, we are constantly processing workloads. BMC Control-M's cloud capabilities allow us to reduce costs, increase availability and get the scalability we need to meet our service delivery needs."
Another customer who has turned to BMC's Control-M Workload Automation solution to help their IT departments save resources and expenditures while keeping a diverse IT environment working together is Cetelem Bank in Spain. To see a case study outlining the full benefits that they are receiving click here.
For more information about BMC's Control-M solutions, go to BMC Control-M.
Business thrives when IT runs smarter, faster and stronger. That's why the most demanding IT organizations in the world rely on BMC Software across distributed, mainframe, virtual and cloud environments. Recognized as the leader in Business Service Management, BMC offers a comprehensive approach and unified platform that helps IT organizations cut cost, reduce risk and drive business profit. For the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2011, BMC revenue was approximately $2.2 billion. Visit www.bmc.com for more information.
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Home Business Rwanda-Qatar further consolidate economic ties
BusinessNewsRwanda
Rwanda-Qatar further consolidate economic ties
by Grace Kisembo February 12, 2021
written by Grace Kisembo February 12, 2021
Rwanda is further developing economic relations with Qatar, this development has been bolstered by the two countries signing a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) recently. The agreement aims to deepen economic cooperation between the two countries.
The Agreement shall specify the taxation rights of the Contracting States in respect of all types of revenue flows resulting from business activities and shall prevent double taxation of such revenue.
The treaty refers to citizens in the contracting states who are residents.
Speaking to media about what the country will benefit from the pact, Francois Nkulikiyimfura, Ambassador of Rwanda to the State of Qatar said that it is a stepping stone to existing economic cooperation between the two countries.
"The DTA Agreement will allow to further develop an economic relationship with Qatar, boost trade and investment flows between the two countries, and facilitate outbound investment by residents of both countries," he told the media.
Besides the transfer of skills and technology between two countries that is likely to increase due to the latest development, according to Nkulikiyimfura, going forward, the treaty will also cement cooperation in tax matters.
"The agreement will ensure an effective and appropriate collection of taxes on income and prevent any fiscal evasion by sharing tax information with Qatar," he noted.
So far, Rwanda has signed double tax avoidance treaties with 12 countries around the world, and there are five others under negotiations.
The latest DTAA with the Gulf State will become effective once ratified by both countries.
Following Monday's signing ceremony, concerned ministries of both countries will present a detailed document of the agreement to their cabinet for approval and then to the parliament for review, a step after which the agreement will come into force.
The two countries currently cooperate in matters related to diplomacy, aviation, politics, agriculture, technology, mining, transport, and tourism among others.
The relations between Rwanda and Qatar has been among others enhanced by the exchange of visits between President Paul Kagame and His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad.
Following Kagame's visit to the Gulf State in 2018, the Emir of Qatar visited Rwanda in April 2019, and the two countries signed four bilateral agreements covering culture, sports, tourism, and business events.
Months later, Rwanda opened its Embassy in Qatar and so did the latter
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Tobias Larsen (* 2. Januar 2000) ist ein dänischer Leichtathlet, der sich auf den Sprint spezialisiert hat.

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Erste internationale Erfahrungen sammelte Tobias Larsen bei den 2016 erstmals in Tiflis ausgetragenen Jugendeuropameisterschaften, bei denen er mit 11,13 s im Halbfinale im 100-Meter-Lauf ausschied. Im Jahr darauf schied er dann bei den U18-Weltmeisterschaften in Nairobi mit 10,74 s und 21,85 s jeweils im Halbfinale über 100 und 200 Meter aus. 2019 schied er bei den U20-Europameisterschaften in Borås mit 10,84 s im Semifinale über 100 Meter aus und 2021 kam er bei den U23-Europameisterschaften in Tallinn mit der dänischen 4-mal-100-Meter-Staffel im Vorlauf nicht ins Ziel. Im Jahr darauf erreichte er bei den Weltmeisterschaften in Eugene in der Vorrunde im Staffellauf ebenfalls nicht das Ziel, wie auch bei den anschließend in München stattfindenden Europameisterschaften.

In den Jahren 2017 und 2019 wurde Larsen dänischer Hallenmeister in der 4-mal-200-Meter-Staffel.

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 100 Meter: 10,27 s (+1,5 m/s), 31. Juli 2022 in Sestriere
 60 Meter (Halle): 6,79 s, 30. Januar 2022 in Randers
 200 Meter: 21,35 s (0,0 m/s), 14. Juli 2017 in Nairobi

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Пітер Крейг Даттон  — австралійський політик, лідер Ліберальної партії з 2022 року.

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В 2001 Даттон вперше обраний в Палату представників Австралії.

В 2018 році брав активну участь у знятті з посади очільника Ліберальної партії поміркованого Малкольма Тернбулла, але через репутацію занадто правого політика не зміг обійняти цю посаду й лише консолідував повноваження Міністра внутрішніх справ, у віданні якого в Австралії знаходяться кілька структур національної безпеки: федеральна поліція, прикордонна охорона та зовнішня розвідка.

18 травня 2019 року правоцентристська коаліція здобула перемогу на парламентських виборах, і 29 травня було сформовано , в якому Даттон зберіг посаду міністра внутрішніх справ.

30 березня 2021 року в результаті серії кадрових переміщень в уряді Даттон здобув портфелі міністра оборони та лідера більшості у Палаті представників.

30 травня 2022 року після поразки лібералів на парламентських виборах Даттон був на безальтернативній основі обраний новим лідером партії після Скотта Моррісона.

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WILTON, CT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 27, 2007 -- Drinks Americas Holdings, Ltd. (OTCBB: DKAM), a leading developer and marketer of premium beverages associated with renowned icons, today announced that distributors in various parts of the country, having filled their pipelines based upon anticipated retail and consumer demand, are now consistently placing re-orders to satisfy the increased demands of their customers for Trump Super Premium Vodka.
The brand was launched by the Company in New York in October, followed by a launch in Florida in November. Since that time, Trump Super Premium Vodka has been introduced into many markets, with the brand now being sold in 28 states. It is anticipated that the vodka will be distributed nationally within the next month.
J. Patrick Kenny, CEO of Drinks Americas, stated, "The multiple re-orders of Trump Super Premium Vodka by our distributors in New York, California, Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Florida are very satisfying and exciting, and confirm our initial market analysis of anticipated market acceptance and demand for this luxury and high quality product by retailers and consumers. The recent re-orders for Trump Super Premium Vodka in the Chicago, Illinois and Indiana markets are particularly noteworthy since these markets were late in our roll-out schedule."
The Company sells Trump Super Premium Vodka in 750 ml, 1 liter, and 50 ml sizes, and has recently announced that it will soon introduce Trump Super Premium 24K, the same imported, high quality and flavorful vodka packaged with a gold label containing real 24 karat gold. The glistening 24K, with already 1000 cases of pre-orders, is designed and targeted for the premium club and luxury account market.
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MELBOURNE DOG CAFÉ A PAW-FECT CHANCE TO ADOPT
Doggie donuts and puppuchinos will be on offer at Melbourne's newest dog-friendly café to promote the adoption of retired racing greyhounds.
The Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) Café – officially opened in West Melbourne today – aims to improve animal welfare in the racing industry by driving up the number of rehomed dogs.
The Andrews Labor Government has provided almost $133,000 towards the cafe through the Victorian Racing Industry Fund, which is sourced from unclaimed wagering dividends and on-course wagering taxes.
Greyhound Racing Victoria is also contributing $133,000 towards the animal welfare initiative.
Patrons will be encouraged to interact with the greyhounds at the café and learn more about the adoption program, with greyhound food and rugs available for purchase.
The café also has electronic tablets so people can view other greyhounds up for adoption around the state. Owners are also welcome to BYO pet pooches, regardless of the breed, to visit the café.
Previously, those wanting to adopt a greyhound had to travel to one of Greyhound Racing Victoria's regional facilities, such as GAP headquarters at Seymour.
There were a record number of adopted greyhounds in the last financial year, with 1,314 dogs rehomed in 2016-17 compared to 809 in 2015-16. In total, about 9,000 dogs have been rehomed since the Greyhound Adoption Program started in 1996.
The new GAP Cafe is located at 477 King Street, West Melbourne, and will be open from 7am–3pm Monday to Friday and 8am–3pm on weekends.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Racing Martin Pakula
"The Greyhound Adoption Program café will help to improve animal welfare by making adoption even easier and driving up the number of rehomed racing dogs."
"We're supporting the greyhound racing industry because it employs thousands of Victorians and injects hundreds of millions in the economy."
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"GAP has combined two of Melbourne's favourite things; our love of animals and our love of coffee."
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"We have seen record numbers of greyhound adoptions in the past two years and word is getting out about the appeal of these beautiful dogs as pets."
"There is a real community of greyhound owners and the GAP Cafe is a great meeting place for this community as well as other dog owners."
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Robert De Niro's Ex-Employee Asks Court to Toss $6M Suit Alleging 'Friends' Binge-Watching at Work
An ex-employee of Robert De Niro's Canal Productions is asking a New York court to toss a "retaliatory, abusive and deficient" complaint filed against her — claiming it's nothing more than unlawful retaliation because she had threatened a suit before this one was filed.
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Robert De Niro's former employee is asking a New York court to toss a complaint filed against her by her ex-boss — claiming it's nothing more than unlawful retaliation because she had threatened a suit before his was filed.
De Niro's Canal Productions in August filed a $6 million lawsuit against former vp production and finance Graham Chase Robinson and alleged that she not only abused company credit cards, but also binge-watched Netflix (including 55 episodes of Friends) while on the clock.
Robinson fired back with a gender discrimination and retaliation suit alleging that De Niro doesn't believe "men should treat women as equals" and that she was subjected to sexually charged comments and underpaid. De Niro's lawyer Tom Harvey called her allegations "beyond absurd."
Now, Robinson is asking the court to either pause De Niro's "retaliatory, abusive and deficient" suit or throw it out in favor of the one she filed in New York federal court. Alternatively, Robinson wants the court to strike the requested damages as excessive and toss the claims related to binge-watching.
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"These inflammatory accusations are scandalous and prejudicial — so much so that they 'went viral,'" writes Alexandra Harwin in the filing, which is posted in full below. "The allegations are also irrelevant to Canal's claims: there is no case law holding that purportedly watching television during work gives rise to liability under any of the legal theories Canal advances."
Harwin also argues that the fraud claim should be dismissed because its "inherently implausible" that Robinson took almost half a year off "on the sly" because De Niro insisted that she be available around the clock and Canal was "keenly aware" of her schedule.
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Mario's been around for a long time. Almost 40 years, in fact. He's been a plumber for so long that he's since retired from the profession to become a full-time hero of the Mushroom Kingdom. With so much experience rescuing Peach from Bowser's grasp, there's no mascot better-known in the world of gaming than Mario. However, which of his many adventures ranks above the rest?
Mario's most classic adventures are side-scrolling platformers that see the player progress through levels of increasing difficulty across a number of themed worlds. It wasn't until the release of "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" that people could get their friends involved in the action, though. Simultaneous multiplayer gameplay allowed four people to play together to complete the level, although whether that was a help or hindrance depended on who you were playing with. No matter how many times your friend tried to throw you into enemies or steal the best items, having people by your side always made the experience more fun. Plus, they made those dreaded boss fights a lot easier to handle.
Of course, as platformers go, they don't get much better than "Super Mario 3D World." Utilizing the multiplayer aspect but in a 3D environment, the game takes everything that "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" did and makes it more fun. It prompts you to work with your friends rather than against them thanks to the shared lives function, but that doesn't lessen the experience in any way. If anything, it diminishes some of the difficulty which can really test your skills at times. However, you'll probably still end up playing with someone who wants to spend the whole time scaling walls in the new catsuit.
We were skeptical when we heard about this release. Mario might not be the most serious franchise out there, but compared to the Rabbids, it's like a David Attenborough documentary. However, this combination worked. We don't know how, but it did. Not only did the Rabbid's bizarre sense of humor compliment the storytelling, but the characters fit perfectly alongside the roster of Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi. If you're not a fan of turn-based fighting games, then you might struggle to adapt to "Kingdom Battle's" gameplay, but it's a welcome departure from the usual platforming format.
Believe you have what it takes to design the best Mario level? That's what Nintendo was asking of its fanbase when they released "Super Mario Maker," a title designed to put the control in your hands. The option to use whatever combination of items and enemies you want, in whichever style you desire, is a true celebration of the mascot's long and successful history. The games encouragement to be as creative as you want is precisely what we need more of in the industry, even if people have taken it to the extreme. We're not sure how many times we've passed away attempting one of those 0.1% completion rate levels.
Just when you thought Mario had done everything there was to do in the Mushroom Kingdom, he went and launched himself off into space. Who needs gravity and oxygen when the universe is in danger? "Super Mario Galaxy" reinvigorated the franchise and gave players the opportunity to explore so many incredible new worlds, all the to the tune of one of Nintendo's greatest soundtracks. While the game doesn't shy away from being difficult at times, the added challenge shows that the franchise isn't only for kids. This 24-year-old plumber is suitable for all ages.
Not only has Mario become synonymous with platforming, but he's also proved he knows his way around a racetrack too. There have been 13 "Mario Kart" games released over the year, but it was the 2017 enhanced port "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe" that rises above the others. It combines everything the developers have learned over the years with almost 50 different courses, both old and new. The added mechanic of anti-gravity adds a new layer of excitement to the mix, along with several unique features from past games too. Plus, with the revamped battle mode, you always have a reason to put your friendships to the test.
It's Mario's newest adventure, but it's also one of his best. With an aggregate score of 97 on Metacritic, "Super Mario Odyssey" isn't only one of Mario's best-rated adventures, but it's also one of the strongest games that Nintendo has ever produced. It takes the sandbox format that's worked so well in the past and combines it with stunning visuals, diverse environments, and a whole lot of collectibles. After 40 years of gaming, you'd think the team behind Mario would run out of new ideas, but then they dropped Cappy, and it became clear they've always got something up their sleeve. Now, excuse us while we go and find those 999 power moons.
It fared slightly worse in review scores – and we do mean slightly – compared to "Super Mario Odyssey," but we wouldn't have had this latest offering if it wasn't for the groundbreaking release that was "Super Mario 64." The graphics might not rank up now, but back in the '90s, they were as close to HD as you were going to get. The 3D design and varied camera angles didn't only make for an exciting experience but also ensured that "Super Mario 64" was a revolutionary entry in the '90s gaming market. While Mario's newer releases might boast smoother controls (and less frustrating gameplay), you can't beat a classic.
We relied on our super knowledgeable, experienced and highly-skilled game writer to bring you this post, although even he can't help but be influenced by his own opinions. However, he definitely knows what he's talking about. We don't want to say that this is the definitive ranking of all the best Mario games out there, but, well, it is. Would you disagree?


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The Biodiversity of the Bvumba Mountains
These notes are intended to increase an awareness of the beauty and biodiversity of the Bvumba and hopefully a desire to conserve our natural heritage.
What is Biodiversity?
Biodiversity literally means " diversity of life", but it is much more than just the number of species: it is also the interaction of the various species and their environment. A diverse ecosystem is more resilient to extreme conditions such as drought, flood, intense fires, pests and diseases. For this reason and for the health of the planet, restoring and maintaining biodiversity is one of the UN Global Sustainability Goals and focus of the international Convention on Biodiversity, of which Zimbabwe is a signatory.
Why is the Bvumba important for Biodiversity?
The Bvumba mountains form an important link in the chain of highlands along Zimbabwe's eastern border with Mozambique. The highlands extend from Nyanga in the north to Chipinge in the south, with Bvumba centred in between. These highlands in turn form part of the African Eastern Arc mountains, extending from Ethiopia and Tanzania all the way down to the Drakensberg in South Africa and Lesotho and onto the Cape.
Figure 1: Topographical map of a section of Africa showing the mountain chain (marked with a red line) from the Ethiopian Highlands along the edge of the Great Rift Valley and south along eastern border of Zimbabwe to the Drakensberg mountains in South African and Lesotho. The position of the Bvumba is indicated.
The mountains are like stepping stones in a "sea" of savanna and lowland woodlands and because of their isolation, the montane habitats support many vertebrate and invertebrate species that have restricted ranges, or are endemic to particular mountain ranges. For this reason alone, conservation of biodiversity along the mountain chain is of primary importance. If the habitats in one section of the chain are destroyed or greatly modified, the long term survival of associated species will be limited as the opportunities for gene flow between the isolated patches become reduced even further. So as the montane habitats shrink, the chances of species' extinctions increase.
Since the mountains are also the sources of rivers feeding lower lying areas, any destruction of the montane habitats will also have a major impact in the water quality and availability to communities living downstream. Conservation of montane biodiversity can be directly linked to human welfare. This is particularly true of the Bvumba mountains: they are the headwaters for several rivers, the largest being the Revue river that supplies water for the Chicamba Real Dam in Mozambique.
The biodiversity of the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe is generally not well documented and poorly understood. There are a considerable number of invertebrate and fungi species still to be collected and undoubtedly some will be new to science. The flora is fairly well known but only in general species checklists and vegetation descriptions. Empirical data is lacking, although we do know that the moist evergreen forests contain the highest number of threatened plant species in the country (Mapaura & Timberlake, 2002). The vertebrates are slightly better known, particularly mammals and birds, but again specific information on distribution, populations, and species' particular requirements is missing.
Vegetation: Forests, Grasslands, Woodlands
The complex patterns of Bvumba's forests, grasslands and woodlands are a combination of climate, altitude, aspect and soil type. The montane climate is moderate with maximum temperatures rarely reaching 28◦C in October and winter temperatures only occasionally dropping to 0◦C in July. The altitude ranges from 1890 metres above sea level on the top of Nyamheni Rock (Castle Beacon) to 642 metres above sea level in the Burma Valley below. The mountains form a barrier to the easterly rain-bearing winds from the Mozambique Channel, forcing the winds upwards so they condense and form mist and rain, creating ideal conditions for evergreen moist forests such as the Bunga Forest.Effect of aspect
In contrast, the western sides of the mountains are in rain shadow and vegetation is drier and typical miombo (Brachystegia) woodland. The Bvumba soils are well leached, fairly low in nutrients, acidic and the thick layers of humus in the forests are a critical source of nutrients for the trees. The forests give way to grasslands in places where the underlying granite/gneiss rock is close to the surface and trees cannot easily root and establish themselves. The core/essence of the Bvumba biodiversity lies in the unique combination of vegetation types that occur next to each other. The rolling grassy hills are in sharp contrast to the evergreen forests of the Bunga Forest Botanical Reserve, and areas around Leopard Rock and Lion's Head (Zohwe Mountain). There are small patches of Mist belt Brachystegia woodland where the Msasa (Brachystegia spiciformis) trees are draped with lichens, orchids, mosses, ferns and succulents that are sustained by the frequent cool, damp mists. Chinyakwaremba, the mountain above Leopard Rock Hotel, is a good example of medium altitude montane grassland – a habitat type that is extremely restricted in the Bvumba through the encroachment of agriculture, and the invasion of alien trees such as wattle, blackwood and eucalyptus. The cool moist climate provides ideal conditions for a wide variety of mosses, ferns and orchids. Of the approximately 1433 species of plants recorded in the Bvumba montane area (Timberlake, et al., work in progress) there are 137 species of ferns and 145 species of orchids. Many of these have highly specific habitat requirements: some only grow in the top canopy of the forest, others in the damp leaf litter of the forest floor, and others have close associations with another species. An example of this is the beautifully delicate fern Asplenium hypomelas which occurs as an epiphyte on the Spiny Tree Fern (Cyathea manniana). Because of the specific habitat requirements of many montane plants, any changes such as the loss of tree cover or invasion of alien plant species such as the ginger lily (Hedychium gardnerianum) into the shrub understorey can drastically alter the forest ecology.
Fungi (Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puff balls)
The moist Bvumba forests also have a wide variety of fungi from tiny little mushrooms that are phosphorescent and glow in the dark, to the larger more robust bracket fungi and intriguing puff balls. Cathy Sharp has been studying the Bvumba fungi and is discovering species that are new to science. She is in the process of developing a checklist of fungi for the Bvumba. Many of the Bvumba fungi are saprophytic meaning they use dead material as their source of nutrition. They therefore form a vital role in the decomposition of plant and animal materials and the recycling of nutrients. Destruction of the forests leads to the loss of these fungi and the loss of soil nutrients.
Insects and other Invertebrates
As stated earlier, the invertebrate fauna of the whole Eastern Highlands is poorly known. What we do know is that there are several species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) that are of biodiversity significance in the Bvumba area (Pringle, Henning & Ball, 1994). These include the five rare species of butterflies:
· Vumba Glider (Cymothoe vumbui)
· Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio ophidicephalus chirinda)
· Highland Dotted Border (Mylothris sagala umtaliana)
· Conrad's Acraea (Acraea conradti vumbui)
· Short Tailed Admiral (Vanessa dimorphica)
As with plants, many invertebrates have specific habitat requirements and in the case of butterflies and moths, specific host plants for the caterpillar stage of their life cycle. Burning and felling the forests and modifying the shrub under-storey through invasion of weeds and alien plants, has a direct impact on the insect populations. Since insects are a food source for many other species e.g. spiders, birds, frogs, reptiles, mammals, the impact of the loss is multiplied all the way up the food chain.
Of the 16 endemic reptiles and amphibians found in the Eastern Highlands, the following six species have been recorded or are likely to occur in the Bvumba (Broadley, 2002):
· Marshall's Leaf Chameleon (Rhampholeon marshalli) Habitat: Montane and submontane forest. Fairly common in Bvumba forests and Seldomseen.
· Arnold's Slender Skink (Proscelotes arnoldi) Habitat: Montane grassland and forest edge (Bvumba).
· Manica Blind Limbless Skink (Typhlosaurus bicolor) Habitat: Under rocks in montane grassland and miombo woodland. Mutare is the type locality and it is common on Murahwa's Hill.
· Zimbabwean Girdled Lizard (Cordylus rhodesianus) Habitat: Rock outcrops in montane grassland. Type locality is Vumba Mountain.
· Forest Rain Frog (Probreviceps rhodesianus) Habitat: Montane forest but not known if it occurs in the Bvumba.
· Hewitt's Long-toed Frog (Strongylopus rhodesianus) Habitat: Montane grassland and riparian forest. Not known if it occurs in Bvumba.
Using the Bird Life International classification system, the Bvumba Highlands are listed as a globally Important Bird Area (IBA) (Childes and Mundy, 2001), and this has since been expanded in classification to an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBBA).
The Bvumba avifauna was well studied for over 20 years, particularly by A.J. Manson, C. Manson and P. Mwadziwana who lived at Seldomseen (Harwin, et al.,1994). A total of 242 species are recorded on the checklist, ranging from Globally Threatened and Restricted Range species, Afrotropical Highlands, East African Coast and Zambezian species. A full list of these species can be found in Childes and Mundy (loc cit.), however of particular conservation concern are:
Globally Threatened species
· Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea) – were recorded breeding at Partridge Hill dam and were regularly seen feeding along the Chinamata river below Seldomseen, but much of their grassland feeding area has been invaded by wattle and blackwood.
Restricted Range Species.
· Swynnerton's Robin (Swynnertonia swynnertoni ) – very localized and low populations in medium altitude forests of Bvumba and Chirinda.
· Chirinda Apalis (Apalis chirindensis) – common in forests and gardens
· Robert's Prinia / Warbler (Oreophilais robersti) – very common on forest edges and clearings
· Bronzy Sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis) are common visitors to the Aloes at Seldomseen
· Gurney's Sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi) move through the grasslands in search of flowering proteas that are a source of nectar, hence their name sugarbird.
The Bvumba is also the type locality for the following Eastern Highlands endemic subspecies and species (M.P.S. Irwin, pers. comm.):
· Orange Thrush (Turdus gurneyi disruptans )
· Barratt's Warbler (Bradypterus barrattii priesti)
· Chirinda Apalis (Apalis chirindensis vumbae)
Of great interest and importance is the presence of Crowned Eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus) that can be seen cruising above canopy of the forest below Bunga View. These magnificent raptors are threatened in the whole region through the loss of their forest habitat. Other raptors of note are Peregrine and Lanner Falcons that cruise the thermals rising from the cliffs in search of their prey in the forests down below. Augur Buzzards and Rock Kestrels are a common sight cruising above the grasslands and along the edge of the mountains.
The Blue Duiker (Cephalophus monticola) are tiny shy antelope found in the Bvumba forests, feeding on fallen leaves and flowers.
The larger but equally shy Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) occurs on the forest margins and dense undergrowth. Both are threatened by snaring and hunting by dogs.
Samango Monkeys (Cercopithecus albogularis) are entertaining creatures that have a delightful series of chirruping calls as they move through the forest canopy in search of tender leaves and nectar filled flowers. In the evenings and early mornings the deep booming call of the dominant male defines his territory across the forest.
Sun Squirrels (Heliosciurus mutabilis) are sometimes seen flicking their lovely bushy red tails in the canopy of the trees. They feed on a variety of fruits, nuts and tree sap, but also raid bird's nests.
The rare and little known Tree Civet (Nandinia binotata) has been recorded in the Bunga Forest (C. Saunders, pers. comm.) and at Seldomseen (own obs.) but is very nocturnal and hard to find.
Arend's Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa arendsi) is restricted to the montane grasslands and forest ecotone in the Bvumba and Nyangani mountains. This little velvet coated creature has been found several times on Seldomseen, leaving a series of shallow burrows across our lawns and into the forest.
Common Molerats (Cryptomys hottentotus) also occur here and it would be interesting to find out if the two species compete for food or not.
Troops of Baboons move up and down the mountain slopes, breaking the stems of our aloes in order to eat the soft sweet inner core.
Other mammals that can be seen are African Civet and White tailed, Banded and Slender Mongoose.
Threats to Biodiversity
The Bvumba forests are threatened by felling of trees and clearing for agriculture with little regard to the critical role they play in trapping rainwater, preventing soil erosion and flooding.
The forests are also threatened by the invasion of alien plants such as the ginger lily which outcompete the indigenous plants for space and nutrients. The ginger lily does not appear to be eaten by any animal and does not have any natural controlling factor.
The Bvumba grasslands are threatened with overgrazing by cattle, and invasion by alien trees such as blackwood, wattle, eucalyptus and to a lesser extent, pine. The trees also have no natural predators and controlling factors so are capable of changing an open grassland into a dense thicket within a few years. This change has an impact on the soils and the grassland flora and fauna.
Fire is a natural process but too frequent hot fires damage the grass roots, expose the soil and stimulate the germination of blackwood and wattle.
We hope that this has given you an introduction to the wealth of natural beauty of the Bvumba and that you are encouraged to find out more and enjoy it yourself. These notes are part of Seldomseen's contribution to the Friends of the Vumba (FoTV) awareness programme. We compiled the information from our own knowledge and observations and any errors are ours. We welcome any comments and feedback.
– Susan Childes and Ken Worsley –
Seldomseen, Nyamheni Road, Bvumba.
Website: www.seldomseen.co.zw
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Timberlake, J.R. et al. (2019) Checklist of Plants of the Bvumba Highlands. In prep.
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The Georgia Interscholastic Cycling League is committed to making sure every student-athlete and coach have the opportunity to participate in all events, regardless of their financial situation. Thank you to the many league donors for contributing to the league's scholarship fund.
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PP/GC/CA/296 Copy of a letter from Henry John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston, to Sir S.Canning, concerning the return of the Turkish ambassador from London and the need for reform in Turkish administration and army; and the Hungarian refugee problem, 24 September 1850: contemporary copy
Copy, in the hand of a secretary, of a letter from Henry John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston, Broadlands, Hampshire, to Sir Stratford Canning, British ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Constantinople:<P> [Transcript]<P> "I have received your despatches and letters of the 5th [September] and 6th [September] and have just taken leave of the Turkish ambassador who starts on Thursday for Constantinople. I took the opportunity of requesting him to impress upon his government the necessity of improvement and reforms and of putting an end to the prevalent system of corruption and injustice, and I begged him to recommend strongly to the attention of his government the memorandum which you had given to the Sultan. There is obviously a great deal wanting to be done in every way and in every branch of * the * administration to bring Turkey into line with other powers, and to put her into a [f.1v] condition to defend herself; but much has already been accomplished, perhaps more than yet ever was done in the same space of time in any country in which there was so much room for improvement, and I am not discouraged, therefore, by the apparent slowness of progress but only encouraged to urge them on to further advance. It may be true that much of what has hitherto been done exists more in regulations and orders than in actual execution; but one ought not to undervalue the worth of rules, and laws and institutions even when they are not practically acted upon to the extent of their letter and spirit. As long as forms remain they are a fixed point to refer to, and as men improve [f.2r] and opinion grows more powerful, those forms become more and more the guide for conduct and events; and that which at first is only theory, in course of time is converted into practice.<P> Rose's report seems to me to be ably drawn up, and gives in a condensed form many useful suggestions. It may be true, as he says, that foreigners, introduced into the army as officers, have not as much influence for good as they might have, unless they are backed by the authority of some government, but still it is impossible not to think that much improvement might arise from infusing a good number of Poles and Hungarians and Italians into the Turkish service.<P> Such men would necessarily [f.2v] impart to the Turkish officers notions and knowledge that would be very useful; and the mere fact of Christians serving in this way in the Turkish army would have its effect in breaking down that exclusive and fanatical feeling which is represented as a bar to admission of Christian subjects of the Porte to situations of military command.<P> I am very glad that you have such a good arrangement for Slade and his subordinate. They will be able render useful service to the Turkish navy.<P> Why does the Turkish government not get some Prussian instructors for their cavalry ? The Prussian cavalry is excellent; and indeed the Turkish infantry could not be drilled and organised upon a better model than that of the Prussian service.<P> [f.3r] I remember at the reviews in 1817 or [18]18 of the armies of occupation in France, the Duke of Wellington being asked which he thought the best army, the Austrian, the Russian or the Prussian; his reply was, 'To say which are the best troops is to say a great deal more than I will take on myself to affirm; but I will tell you which of these I should like best to command in action; I should actually prefer the Prussians. They are the handiest, the best organised, and the most intelligent.'<P> [Postscript]<P> I earnestly hope the Turkish government is going to set free Kossuth and his [f.3v] companions. The Sultan ought not to degrade himself into being the gaoler of Prince Schwarzenburg's vengeance and suspicions."<P> 24 Sep 1850: contemporary copy <P> The postscript has been crossed through in pencil
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Mehemed Pasha, alias Mehemet Pasha, Turkish ambassador at London, later seraskier and Minister for War
Tanzimat, Turkish reform movement, westernisation
Abdul Mejid, alias Abd al-Majid, Ottoman Sultan
Colonel Hugh Henry Rose, later first Baron Strathnairn, consul general for Syria, later secretary of the British embassy at Constantinople
Hungary: invasion by Russia: refugees, exiles
Adolphus Slade later Vice Admiral Sir Adolphus Slade, attached to the Turkish navy Mushaver Pasha
Austria, Russia, Prussia: merits of their army
Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington
Felix, Prince Schwarzenberg, President of the Austrian Council of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs


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Join us on April 6th for our Ayurvedic Cooking Workshop. Includes a vegan and gluten free Ayurvedic meal at the end.
In this workshop you will participate in cooking with Ayurvedic principles. You will learn how the use of herbs and spices can be used to enhance digestion and assimilation.
In order to understand how to choose food according to your needs and body type and to learn the basic Ayurvedic ways of cooking, it is essential to perceive the central working principles of Ayurveda.
Ever go into a grocery store (especially the spices and herbs sections) and feel overwhelmed and lost? You know something might be good for you but you don't know why or how? In this workshop we will break down the Ayurvedic principles of common kitchen spices and herbs and introduce traditional Ayurvedic Herbs. You'll learn how to best use and cook them and then be able to eat them with our Ayurvedic Lunch! This will also include an introduction to Ayurveda.


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Help millions by allowing over-the-counter hearing aids
Posted: Aug 3, 2017 9:07 PM EST
By Barbara Kelley
(CNN) -- This month, the Senate has an opportunity to dramatically improve the lives of millions of Americans who suffer from mild and moderate hearing loss.
Forty eight million Americans who suffer from hearing loss currently face a stark choice: purchase a hearing aid in a market where the cost of a single device averages more than $2,300 (and most people require two) or endure the health risks and social isolation caused by hearing loss.
Far too many are forced to make the latter choice -- Medicare and most private insurance plans do not cover the cost of these critical devices; and most people with hearing loss need two, one for each ear. One study indicates that only 14% of those who could benefit from a hearing aid actually use one.
My organization, the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), receives hundreds of letters and calls each month from Americans desperate for help but unable to afford the high cost of hearing aids.
From Nevada, Mary wrote of her husband's struggle and the impact it has on their lives: "Just wondering if you can help my husband, Mike. He's 75 and very hard of hearing and using his old uncle's hearing aids and now they have to be taped to hold them together, they are falling apart all the time.
"We cannot afford new ones as we are on Social Security and on a very tight budget. Do you know of a way he can get hearing aids, otherwise, he can't hear me."
"I've read the (President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) report and the study by the National Academies, and everyone says that hearing aids should be affordable and offered over the counter but when will that happen?" wrote Francis from Florida, "I am 88 and I know I need a hearing aid. I have been given all kinds of price quotes, up to $7,500!"
Roy from Nebraska outlined his monthly income and expenses and declared that there is simply "(n)othing left for hearing aids!"
These stories are heartbreaking -- Americans just want to hear ... but cannot afford these life-changing devices.
For Francis and Roy and 48 million other Americans, untreated hearing loss is a major health concern that leads to increase risk of falls, isolation, anxiety, depression. Research demonstrates a clear link between untreated hearing loss and cognitive decline. Yet 85% of people who could benefit from hearing aids are not using one.
Two years ago, PCAST released a report identifying several steps the government could take to "decrease the cost of hearing aids, spur technology innovation, and increase consumer choice," most notably recommending that hearing aids designed to address mild to moderate hearing loss be made available over the counter (OTC). In 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine made a similar recommendation, urging the creation of an over-the-counter category for hearing devices.
Last month the House of Representatives passed legislation as part of the FDA User Fee Reauthorization Act to implement these expert recommendations and allow the sale of OTC hearing aids. The Senate now has an opportunity to do the same, which will dramatically impact consumers by expanding access to innovative, lower-cost hearing technology.
We know price is not the only factor delaying adoption of life-changing hearing technology; social stigma and access to care are also factors. But if good and safe technology is offered at affordable prices over the counter, people who might not venture into the clinic of an audiologist or hearing instrument specialist can take that critical first step to a better life with an OTC hearing aid.
PCAST noted that allowing the sale of hearing aids over the counter will likely "disrupt the current business practices of hearing aid manufacturers and dispensers." So it is unsurprising that the same manufacturers profiting from the sale of $2,000 hearing aids are lobbying against the bill to preserve the status quo. However, organizations like the Consumer Technology Association, which HLAA has received minor sponsorships from in the past, are lobbying for the bill in hopes that it will provide more affordable choices for consumers suffering from hearing loss.
Every day, HLAA interacts with Americans who just want to hear well enough to stay on the job, participate in their community, or enjoy their retirement years. It would be wonderful if we could tell them they have affordable choices so they can live well with hearing loss.


In my previous blog post we examined the idea that God's love is expressed through His Personhood (i.e. intellect, sensibility, and volition). This week, we will examine His love expressed through His nature. A person's nature is their basic or inherent features.
God's nature is divine. In contrast, we have a human nature (God is not human). There are many ways to describe God's divine nature. For our purposes, we will focus on three attributes of His divine nature that He alone possesses. (1) God is omnipresent. God is present everywhere at the same time. We see God's love expressed through His omnipresence in Psalm 139:7-10. "Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me" (Ps. 139:7-10). Because God is present everywhere, He is close to His created world. (2) God is omnipotent. God has the power to do anything He wills to do. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. ... For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse" (Rom. 1:16, 20). It is by God's power that we have salvation! What great love is shown through His omnipotence. (3) God is omniscient. God possesses perfect knowledge of all things. God knows all things without effort. Because God is eternal and He is not bound by time and space, He knows all things of the past and future without the need to recall or speculate. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love" (Eph. 1:3-4). God knew we would sin and yet because of His love for us, it was His plan from the beginning for us to be saved through Jesus Christ.
God's nature is holy and perfect. In contrast, we have a sinful nature (God cannot sin). God's holiness means that He is separated from sin and devoted to seeking His own honor. God is a holy being before He wills holiness into action. This means God did not will Himself to be pure, He is pure (cf. Rev. 4:8; Isa. 6:3; Lev. 18:2). Man's holiness is not within self, but through identification with God who shares His nature with His children.
God's nature is spirit. In contrast, we have a physical nature (God is not composed of matter). The term "spirit" when used to define God means that He is not "composed of matter" and invisible. As Spirit, God is not limited by a physical body. "Spirit" means incorporeal being, God is a real Being who does not exist in or through a physical body (cf. Jn. 4:24; Deut. 4:15, 16, 19; Ps. 147:5; Lk. 24:39; Jn. 1:18; Col. 1:15). Jesus told the Samaritan woman, "God is Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth" (Jn. 4:24).
When we consider the essence of God's nature is love, we are suggesting that God is Spirit and is intimately close to His creation (omnipresent), He has the power to provide salvation (omnipotence), and He knew from the foundation of the world that He would express His love for us through sending His Son to bring salvation (omniscience). His nature is perfect and therefore He can express His love for us perfectly.
God is love. Love is not just a virtue of God, but it is God Himself. Love is the essence of His person, nature, and character.
When I make a statement such as "Love is the essence of His person, nature, and character," it is important to understand what is meant by those terms. Over the next few blog posts, I hope to explain what is meant by "person, nature, and character." Today's blog post will focus on "God is Person." There are three essential qualities of personhood: intellect (i.e. mind), sensibility (i.e. emotion), and volition (i.e. will).
As a person, God has the power of understanding. God is aware of Himself. A basic characteristic of personality is self-awareness, the ability to know oneself. When God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM" (Ex. 3:14), God was describing Himself according to His own perception. He exists in Himself and is aware of who He is. God is said to know and have known (cf. Gen. 18:19; Ex. 3:7; Acts 15:18). The infinite wisdom and knowledge of God are clearly taught in the Bible (cf. Jer. 39:19). The Bible also pictures God remembering (cf. Gen. 8:1; Ex. 2:24), which implies classifying that which He knows because He is a rational and orderly God (cf. 1 Cor. 14:40).
As a person, God has the capacity for and ability to express emotion (cf. Gen. 6:6; Jn. 3:16; Ps. 103:8-13; Ex. 3:7-8; Jn. 11:35; Ps. 7:11). Since God is perfect, His feelings are pure in their source and perfect in their expression.
As a person, God has the power and freedom to do as He chooses (self-determination). Personhood is associated with freedom. There is nothing that makes God do or be anything. God is free to follow the direction of His nature (cf. Rom. 9:11; Heb. 6:17; Job 23:13). Animals do not have personhood; they act out of instinct. Persons make rational or volitional choices. The ultimate act of personality is the power to make rational decisions that give self-direction to one's life.
When we consider the essence of God's personhood is love, we are suggesting that God is fully aware of who He is (i.e. love), He can express His love perfectly, and He freely chose you as the object of His love!


A Plan For Senior Care was founded after I had spent many years in the senior placement industry helping families locate care and housing. It was not until I went through the process myself that I realized how stressful and overwhelming the journey was. During my experience, I discovered an important element was missing when a family searches for care and housing.
I was a full time working mother with three sons and had the sole responsibility of my mother and grandmother to care for. As my sons grew, so did my mother and grandmother's care and life needs. The stress of work, family, and caregiving became overwhelming.
It was time to find senior care and housing for them. I had provided lists of senior care and housing options for hundreds of families, and I thought that their placement would be quick and easy. I never imagined that it would be so difficult.
I soon discovered the placement into care was not going to be so easy for them. Along with their care and housing needs, they had legal, financial, insurance, real estate and medical concerns that needed to be sorted out before I could move them into a safe environment.
I did not know all of what they would need, where to start or what to prioritize first. I needed a compassionate person to understand their unique situation, sort out their needs, provide me with resources and walk me through the entire process of moving a senior into care and housing.
After experiencing the journey with my loved ones, I became passionate about opening a placement agency that educated and helped families on all of the needs and aspects of a seniors' life. I wanted to help families sort through the chaos, educate them and let them know what step to take next. With guidance and a complete care plan, they could successfully place their loved one into senior care and housing with all of their senior's needs being met.
It is my personal goal to listen to family's unique stories, understand all that they are experiencing, and apply my extensive knowledge of the senior care industry to create a complete care plan.
As the founder of A Plan For Senior Care, I feel it is an honor and a privilege to work with seniors and their families. I will ensure that every family receives the personalized attention they deserve, as they search for senior living options for their loved one.
It is my goal for families to leave A Plan For Senior Care, feeling relieved, confident and empowered.


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By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on October 24, 2020
Embarcadero Capital Partners is making progress on its plans to expand 1035 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project has received approval from the city's Historic Preservation Commission. This comes two years after the firm took out a $34.2 million loan for the development. This adaptive reuse of the currently-vacant Art-Deco office building will help retain a charming facade for subsequent decades.
1035 Howard Street courtyard between reused and new building, courtesy ECP
The development will clear and redesign the 61,550 square feet interior facilities of the 1930-built structure. Two storage buildings on the south side of the lot will be demolished to make way for the five floors of new office space, adding nearly 25,000 square feet of new commercial real estate. Once completed, the 86,550 square foot project will include 37,650 square feet for office space, 44,000 square feet for Production Distribution and Repair (PDR) use, and 5,900 square feet for a laboratory. 8,740 square feet of the ground floor will be dedicated to parking for fifteen bicycles and twenty vehicles using car stackers. The development will include 1,210 square feet of open space, much of which makes the rooftop terrace.
1035 Howard Street rooftop deck, courtesy ECP
Lundberg Design is responsible for the project's architecture. While the existing industrial Art-Deco project will remain untouched, some concrete walls along Russ Street will receive new skin. As well, the new structure will feature steel frame windows similar to that on the historic facade, a portion of floor-to-ceiling curtainwall, and semi-transparent angled walls on the street level along Russ Street.
1035 Howard Street new building along Russ Street, courtesy ECP
The address is a twelve-minute walk from the Powell Street BART station and just around the corner from the Victoria Manalo Draves Park.
The lot was purchased in September of 2018 for $25.3 million, while the projected cost for new construction permits is not yet released.
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- Under the regional TC Project RLA5064 on Strengthening Soil and Water Conservation Strategies at the Landscape Level by Using Innovative Radio and Stable Isotope and Related Techniques, and with the guidance of the Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Mexico, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil, and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand, a new software, called CSSIAR, was developed to assess soil erosion apportionment using data obtained from CSSI analysis, a technique that allows assessing soil redistribution in agricultural landscapes and forest plantations, as well as identifying hotspots of soil erosion. This will help researchers and policy makers to enhance and improve soil conservation measures at the catchment level. This technique is based on the measurement of 13C isotope signatures of specific organic compounds in the soil profile (e.g. fatty acids derived from a specific land use).
CSSIAR v1.0 is based on SIAR (Stable Isotope Analysis in R) by Andrew Parnell, but with a more user friendly programme interface, and has been created to assess soil apportionment and to identify hot spots of land degradation. CSSIAR v1.0 enables the analysis of larger sets of data and gives more detailed statistical information (including uncertainty) about the proportion of sediment contribution from different land uses in a catchment. This software runs on R, which is free and can be downloaded on the R website (http://www.r-project.org/). CSSIAR v1.0 is available on the following link provided below.
The software has been presented and tested during the Interregional Training Course on the Use of Fallout Radionuclides (FRNs) and CSSI Techniques for Precision Soil Conservation, held in October 2014 at Seibersdorf, Austria. Download software from Dropbox.
Roots for Productivity - Prof. Jonathan Lynch's website on methodologies and protocols for studying plant roots. Prof. Lynch is one of the participants of IAEA's CRP D1.50.10.
- Models [zip] whereby radionuclide inventories can be converted to soil redistribution rates have been developed by scientists from the Department of Geography, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK led by Prof. Des Walling (http://sogaer.exeter.ac.uk/geography) in collaboration with IAEA's CRP D1.50.08.
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Little of interest, overpriced and not worth a detour. Parking nearby -where other shops offer better and more realistically priced fare. - The Drifter 22.08.13.
Small, low ceilinged and a challenge if over 5'10". Linked to normal Oxfam next door. Pretty market town with some non chain stores and a huge Waterstones. The shop itself has limited stock and silly prices. Two interesting books on the SOE would have been bought if realistically priced (i.e. not what they had seen on Amazon or ABE) and will probably be on the shelves if I were to return in 12 months time. At least one of the volunteers could have benefited from a shower (or two). NWAD. Some other charity shops in town nearby but none of any great interest. - Jon Morgan 24.09.16.
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