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Title Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021
Database Explanatory Memoranda
Date 18-11-2021 04:58 PM
Source House of Reps
System Id legislation/ems/r6786_ems_f2a74b67-98a2-447a-95bf-ea6eee6da6a1
Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021
THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021
(Circulated by authority of the
Treasurer, the Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP)
General outline and financial impact............................................................. 1
Chapter 1........... Laminaria and Corallina cost recovery levy.................... 3
Chapter 2........... Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights........... 11
General outline and financial impact
Laminaria Corallina cost recovery levy
The Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 and the Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 introduce a temporary levy on offshore petroleum production to recover the Commonwealth's costs of decommissioning the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields and associated infrastructure.
Date of effect: The levy applies to petroleum produced on or after 1 July 2021.
Proposal announced: These Bills fully implement the measure, Decommissioning Costs — Laminaria-Corallina oil fields and associated infrastructure, from the 2021-22 Budget.
Financial impact: The impact on receipts of this measure is not for publication reflecting commercial sensitivities.
Human rights implications: These Bills do not raise any human rights issues. See Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights — Chapter 2, paragraphs 2.1 to 2.5.
Compliance cost impact: Minimal.
Laminaria and Corallina cost recovery levy
Outline of chapter
1.1 The Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 introduces a temporary levy on offshore petroleum production to recover the Commonwealth's costs of decommissioning the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields and associated infrastructure.
1.2 The Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria And Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 and the Tax Administration Act 1953 to specify certain administrative features relating to the Laminaria and Corallina cost recovery levy, including the requirement that the levy is payable to the Commissioner of Taxation annually.
Context of amendments
1.3 The Bills provide for a temporary levy on offshore petroleum production which will recover the costs of the Australian Government decommissioning and remediating the Laminaria and Corallina oilfields and associated infrastructure.
1.4 The levy ensures that taxpayers are not left to pay for the decommissioning and remediation of production facilities and associated infrastructure in the Laminaria and Corallina oilfields.
1.5 The measure was announced as part of the 2021-22 Budget.
Summary of new law
1.6 The Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 creates a new, temporary levy on offshore petroleum production to recover the Commonwealth's costs of decommissioning the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields and associated infrastructure.
1.7 The levy will apply to registered holders of petroleum production licences under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.
1.8 The levy will be at a standard rate of 48 cents per barrel of oil equivalent produced in each levy year.
1.9 To prevent over collection, the rate of levy for a year may be reduced where imposition of the levy at the standard rate would result in the collection of more levy than the Commonwealth's unrecovered costs as determined by the Resources Minister.
1.10 The Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 provides that the levy is imposed for financial years beginning between 1 July 2021 and 1 July 2029. This period has been chosen to ensure that the levy can be imposed for the duration of the decommissioning of the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields and associated infrastructure.
1.11 The Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 includes the power for the Resources Minister to terminate the levy once the Resources Minister is satisfied the Commonwealth's costs have been recovered.
1.12 The Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 amends various taxation Acts to specify certain administrative features relating to the Laminaria and Corallina cost recovery levy. In particular, the amendments:
• modify the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to specify that the levy is non-deductible; and
• modify the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 to add payments of levy to the list of excluded expenditure. This ensures, amongst other things, that the levy is an excluded cost for the purposes of calculating upstream and downstream costs under the residual pricing method; and
• modify the Tax Administration Act 1953 to:
- limit the objection period and the period of review for the levy;
- specify that the levy is payable to the Commissioner of Taxation; and
- ensure that ordinary taxation collection and recovery provisions apply in relation to the levy.
Comparison of key features of new law and current law
New law
Current law
A new, temporary levy is imposed on the production of offshore petroleum to allow the Commonwealth to recover the costs of the Commonwealth Government decommissioning and remediating the Laminaria and Corallina oilfields and associated infrastructure.
No equivalent.
Detailed explanation of new law
1.13 The Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 will introduce the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021. [section 1 to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
Who is liable to pay the levy
1.14 The levy will apply to all registered holders of a petroleum production licence at any time during the levy year. [definition of 'leviable entity' in section 6 and section 10 to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
1.15 The levy will be payable on all petroleum recovered at the wellhead in a levy year. Petroleum for the purposes of the levy has the same meaning as defined in the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 [definition of 'petroleum' in section 6 to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
1.16 A levy year is each of the financial year beginning between 1 July 2021 and 1 July 2029.[subsection 7(1) to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
The rate of the levy
1.17 The amount of levy payable is calculated by applying the levy rate to the amount of petroleum recovered by the holder of petroleum production licences in relation to all licences held during a levy year.
1.18 The petroleum amount for the levy year is the total quantity of all petroleum measured at the wellhead, in barrels of oil equivalent. [definition of 'petroleum amount' in section 6 to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
1.19 The rate of the levy for a levy year is the lesser of:
• 48 cents per barrel of oil equivalent recovered in offshore licence areas in the licence period; and
• the Commonwealth's unrecovered costs at the end of the levy year divided by the total barrels of oil equivalent produced under all licences in the levy year (the distributed levy rate). [section 11(1) and (2) to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
1.20 Barrel of oil equivalent is not defined in legislation but is a well understood term in the gas and petroleum industries. It is a unit of energy approximately equal to the energy of one barrel (158.9873 litres) of crude oil. The barrel of oil equivalent is a way of combining oil and natural gas productions into a single measurement.
1.21 Calculating barrel of oil equivalent is a common industry practice. The Society of Petroleum Engineers is an authoritative source referred to by industry. Their calculation formula is included in their Guidelines for Application of the Petroleum Resources Management System (November 2011) and is an example of a way that entities may choose to calculate barrel of oil equivalent.
1.22 Their commonly used calculation method for gas conversion for intercompany comparison purposes is:1 bbl of oil equivalent = 5.8 thousand standard cubic feet (Mscf) or 164.24 cubic metres (cu.m) of gas at STP (15°C and 1 atm).
1.23 The Commonwealth's unrecovered costs is the amount by which the total amount of levy assessed for previous levy years falls short of the total decommissioning cost. This amount is calculated within six months after the end of the levy year for which the determination is made. [section (8) to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
1.24 Total decommissioning costs means the total amount in dollars of net costs reasonably incurred by the Commonwealth in relation to the decommissioning‑related activities. [definition of 'total decommissioning cost' in section (6) to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
1.25 This provides a mechanism to lower the levy rate for a levy year to avoid the Commonwealth collecting more levy than it costs to undertake decommissioning activities.
1.26 It is not anticipated that the Resources Minister will issue a determination in relation to the Commonwealth's unrecovered costs in respect of the first few levy years.
1.27 Instead, it is expected that such a determination would only be made during the tail end of the levy to provide that the amount of levy assessed over the life of the levy approximately equates to the decommissioning costs incurred by the Commonwealth.
1.28 The power for the Resources Minister to make this determination is limited in scope and does not allow the levy to be increased above the 48 cents per barrel of oil equivalent set by Parliament.
1.29 The volume of petroleum recovered is measured at the wellhead. Wellhead is not defined in the legislation but is a well understood term in the gas and petroleum industries. It is the point at which the petroleum product reaches the surface and enters storage facilities or pipes for transfer elsewhere. The wellhead typically incorporates equipment for controlling pressure in, and regulating the flow from, the well.
Termination of the levy
1.30 Once the Commonwealth's costs are recovered, the levy may be terminated early.
1.31 The levy will terminate on the 30 June following the Resources Minister making a determination, by legislative instrument, that the Commonwealth's unrecovered costs related to all activities associated with or connected to the decommissioning and remediation of the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields and associated infrastructure are nil and the Minister is satisfied no further recoverable costs are likely to be incurred by the Commonwealth. [subsections 7(2)-(4) to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
1.32 This limited power for the Resources Minister to terminate the levy early by way of a legislative instrument is both limited in its application and necessary and appropriate in these circumstances to ensure the design of the levy gives effect to the Government's intention that the levy is only in place until the Commonwealth has recovered its costs.
1.33 Due to the uncertain nature of the decommissioning and remediation activities, it is not possible to provide for an early termination mechanism on the face of the law because doing so would add significant complexity and risk the legislation not achieving its core purpose.
Returns, assessment and payment
1.34 A registered holder of a petroleum production licence must give annual returns within six months of the end of the levy year (31 December), in the approved form, to the Commissioner of Taxation. [item 11, subsection 125-5 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953]
1.35 This delay between the end of the levy year and when annual returns are provided to the Commissioner of Taxation will ensure that entities have sufficient time to accurately report their production for the levy year, including relying on the 'true up' that is customarily undertaken by licence holders at the end of the financial year.
1.36 In practice, the assessment will work as follows:
• entities will report in the approved form their total barrel of oil equivalent recovered during the levy year to the Commissioner of Taxation by December 31 each year; and
• if no determination has been made by the Resources Minister in relation to the Commonwealth's unrecovered costs, the standard rate of $0.48 per barrel of oil equivalent will apply by default; or
• if the Resources Minister has made a determination in the levy year in relation to the Commonwealth's unrecovered costs as at the end of that levy year, the Commissioner of Taxation will use that information to determine whether a lower reduction rate applies for the levy year based on the total amount of petroleum that has been reported by all entities; and
• the Commissioner of Taxation will issue notices of assessment to the entities.
1.37 The amount payable under the levy is due and payable 21 days after the time the Commissioner of Taxation provides an entity with a notice of assessment for the levy year.
1.38 The Commissioner of Taxation has general administration of these provisions. The effect of this is:
• that people who acquire information under these provisions are subject to the confidentiality obligations and exceptions in Division 355 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953; and
• Part IVC to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 applies to decisions made by the Commissioner of Taxation under these provisions; and
• it provides for the use of the Commissioner of Taxation's enforcement and penalty powers for misleading or false information and fraudulent applications.
1.39 The period of review and the time limit for which a taxpayer must lodge an objection to an assessment of levy is limited to 60 days after the levy assessment is given to the entity. This will provide certainty to both Government and industry about the amount of levy required to be paid and will minimise the risk of over or under collection.
Consequential amendments
1.40 Consequential amendments ensure that:
• a liability to pay this levy will be a tax-related liability;
• general interest charge applies to outstanding payments of this levy;
• the approved form is used, allowing the Commissioner of Taxation to properly administer the levy; and
• define the term 'Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Levy'.
[Item 8, subsection 8AAB(4), table item 45B, to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 and Subsection 995-1(1) to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 ]
Application and transitional provisions
1.41 The Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021 commences on the day after Royal Assent. [section 2 to the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
1.42 The amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 commence at the same time as the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021 and apply in relation to financial years starting on or after 1 July 2021. [item 2(1) and 21 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Act 2021]
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011
2.1 The Bills are compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.
2.3 The Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987 and the Taxation Administration Act 1953 to specify certain administrative features relating to the levy, including the requirement that the levy is payable to the Commissioner of Taxation annually.
Human rights implications
2.4 The Bills do not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.
2.5 The Bills are compatible with human rights as it does not raise any human rights issues.


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Angel's Bits – Genre Fiction by the Numbers
August 21, 2015 by Angel Martinez
(chart from authorearnings.com)
It's not a big trade secret. Genre fiction outstrips all other book categories in sales, and not by a small margin. It's the monster in the room. Woohoo for us! In one form or another, that's what we all write.
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(From publishingtechnology.com – Neilson data)
Again – this isn't news. You're going to see different comparison data with different percentages depending on how the chart chooses to divide up fiction. But romance outsells everything else, no matter whose chart you check. People have different explanations for why romance sales increase every year, but we won't go into that. Romance sells. But we all knew that.
I find it interesting that many of these surveys of sales data will break out Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, but tend to lump all speculative fiction into Fantasy. What's with that, number crunchers? As with any data, though, there are so many ways to slice and dice the numbers, often to show what you want the data to show.
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What's the point to this little romp through statistics? Just this – genre fiction is big business, and we're part of that. No, I'm not advocating trend following, or trying to say you should be writing something else. Unless you want to be a frustrated, flash in the pan writer, you have to be true to yourself, your voice and your vision.
But we have market share – it's out there waiting. Spec fic has a consistent audience from year to year, one that has more organic growth than fad growth. Your readers are out there. Go find them.
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Erica Pike
The Sci-Fi and Fantasy has grown too big to be lumped together. Science Fiction and Fantasy need to be separated, because they're so different. High fantasy has more to do with historic elements while science fiction is usually more toward the future. Then there's all the paranormal romances that don't have anything to do with science fiction. I've been saying this for years! *Whine*

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A: Other than using a newer container version, there isn't a way to make it faster.
Zookeeper starts fairly quickly, but Kafka relies on Zookeeper and needs to coordinate extra tasks to elect a leader, load some other metadata, etc. (Update: No longer needed)
If you're adding the schema registry on top of that, it requires Kafka to start, then create it's _schemas topic, which requires a round-trip to Zookeeper.
All-in-all, there is a lot of pre-initialization steps happening, of which all are required and cannot be skipped to reduce the start-time.

Assuming you're running this as part of a JVM testing framework, the "faster" way would be to use embedded versions of each of the services.

A: You can now start Kafka without Zookeeper:
git clone https://github.com/confluentinc/cp-all-in-one
cd cp-all-in-one/cp-all-in-one-kraft
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. Sometimes, when I begin writing, I'm not even sure where I'm headed, not sure the right thing to say. So at times, I just start anyway.
Then, when it comes to living, I guess, I often do the same. No one knows—really—where she's headed when she throws a leg over the edge of the bed in the morning. There's usually a plan, but plans just don't always play out the way we think. Sometimes, that's good, and sometimes it isn't.
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Was it cold, with wind whipping through the tunnels created by flat roofed abodes butted up against the path of a street? This whole incarnation thing happened so long ago. It happened in a culture and century so incredibly removed from ours. Sometimes it's hard to bridge it.
Yet, when the sparkle of conception happened in the womb of a virgin—there were no scribbles, no cross outs—not even one wrong word. Then, wonderously, God created His own bridge—one to span heaven's perfection to human blight—from a lowly stable to the warm house I sit in, right here on another wintery day.
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After twenty-month-old William left, the Fisher Price Nativity Set lay strewn over the living room floor with Baby Jesus nowhere in sight.
It reminded me of how Christmas often happens—finals to write, the last essays to grade, packages to send, holiday plans finalized—decorating, baking, programs, and on and on. And how often are lives strung out over the month without Jesus in sight?
Then, I question: Do we want it any other way? Do we really?
Or, do we get self-satisfaction from lack of sleep, adrenaline surges, and plastering "super mom" over our faces? Maybe we don't really want it to stop.
If I stop long enough to ponder, just where would those reflections take me?
To a place of regret and sadness?
Our house is all decorated. The tree is draped with ornaments special to us. Garland decks the stairs and cabinet tops. Candy canes line the drive. We sure look good.
But, in all that glitz and sparkle, where is that Baby?
I found the Fisher Price Jesus tipped over and under the coffee table?
Have I left the real Lord there as well?
"They didn't find out?" I questioned. Tina shook her head, eyes twinkling. "How fun!" I whispered, leaned back into my seat, and thought: Well, that's why the nursery's green and there wasn't a hint of a gender on the invitation.
And I have to admit: I was amazed.
These days it seems like there are to be no surprises! Seemingly, gone are the days where you had to arrive at the hospital with two names—one for whichever. Our worlds are ones of control, and control means no surprises…we hope.
Some surprises, like a positive pregnancy test, can be joyful—or unsettling. (I've experienced both.) Yet, in all our preparation, all our minute planning, there are surprises from the sovereign hand of God that await us. There were very few who were looking for a Savior when God sled into time. And who would have dreamed that He'd arrive as He did and where He did?
Sovereign surprises often come when we least expect them—when we think we're in control. It's true that some surprises are painful—far, far from what we desired.
Does she have my blue eyes or Jay's deep brown?
Red hair, blonde, or brown?
There are wonderful surprises when God slides into our world. We may not know what they'll be or when, but we can anticipate them just the same.
It can be fun living in a world painted green, waiting to see what will be.
Hannah, in the Bible, prayed for a child. And after being long barren and daily tormented by her enemy, God gave her her heart's desire, and in turn she gave the child back to God—leaving him as a young child in the hands of Eli the old priest.
Now, Eli had anything except a stellar track record in the parenting category. As a matter of fact, when the child Samuel was left with Eli in verse 10 of 1 Sam. 1, the very next verse tells us that Eli's sons were wicked. They weren't just a little naughty; they were down right bad.
Shortly after the birth of each of our children, we publically took them before the church and dedicated them to God—a giving back, so to speak, of the most precious and valued gifts we'd been given. It was a common practice among our circles in those days, and in our youth, we were very serious, presenting a tiny one to God. But, unlike Hannah, when we returned home, we took the child with us. And they grew and grew—and we did what seemed best for each of them. Then there came a day when each departed out from our care—but never—not ever—from the hand of God.
These days, I'm often reminded of those dedications. When fears for them grip my soul, I am reminded that I did not keep them. We returned them to their Creator, and I must trust His sovereign plan for each day they walk—sometimes in joy, sometimes in pain.
I recall the voice of Hannah and it ministers to me: "I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD." There are many things that I do not understand. But, I do know that come what may, they do not walk alone.
Often, life just throws stuff at you, but seriously…when I thought about it, I just really wasn't prepared very well for this week. I have a friend who periodically quotes his teacher mother saying, "If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail." There's a lot of truth to that. And I could have done a better job at that this week.
Then, sometimes things happen that there's no preparation for. Never, never—in our craziest imaginations could we have ever guessed. Situations change; people change. And there we are, staring into space and wondering: How in the world did I end of here?
There are common answers for that: "We live in a fallen world." "People make choices." But, sometimes those just don't seem to work for me. So, there we are, dealing with where we are.
So, we pray and we keep walking. We lean on friends and we keep walking. We read our Bibles and we pray and we pray and we pray. And we keep walking.
We walk, we pray because we trust in the One who is never caught off guard. God, very God, is always prepared. And that's how we walk through the mess, through years, and eventually right into eternity—where a place is prepared for us.
"Mah moo?" "mah moo" (my moon).
Between pizza, cars, books, and cookies, little William periodically took my hand and guided me to the kitchen window, raising his arms for me to lift him up to see the sliver of moon in the cold, black autumn sky.
At this point he still shares readily and isn't too possessive—except that he believes the moon belongs to him. And beyond our reflections in the window, he points and repeats, "mah moo" in his soft, little voice.
According to Genesis God did give us the moon as a light in the night. And isn't it amazing how it can reflect the sun's rays from behind the earth, and brighten a shadowy world?
The moon may seem a little thing, but it is not. Though we've seen it from our earliest days, it's a light in the darkness where there is no light; it guides the tides of the seas; it helps keep our world in place, and it piques the wonder of a small child.
The Elizabethans believed that the world was only fallen from the moon to the earth. Beyond the moon lay perfection, the realm of God and angels—as pure as the first breath of Creation's moment.
But, God does not just reside beyond the moon. His omnipresence enfolds us, indwells us. It is a mystery. And His Spirit brings comfort and light—even if only a sliver—in the dark days—for days, too, can be as black as a moonless sky.
Do you see? Do you see Him?
Lift your eyes tonight. Lift them to the night sky and remember, remember it's a signature of his love in the dark. Look up and behold mah moo.
Sometimes, it seems we pray to a deaf ear. In the Old Testament, God often set Himself apart from the false gods of old—gods carved by the hands of man—with eyes that could not see, having ears that could not hear. Yet, I would venture to say we all have felt we've knelt before a mute statue—not of gold, but of our imagination. For each life must suffer our dark days if we live long enough. We desire to escape them, but it cannot be.
In my darkest moments, I've found myself sucking in the words of Scripture. I've walked through the leaves of fall and winter's blasts—right into spring's colorful burst. I've pondered questions of man's choice and God's control. I've wept through music and have doubted the very words I've spoken forth.
But, in the end I've always—eventually—turned my face upward.
I've walked a path that felt unsure. I've reached for hope in a clouded view.
Pastor Mark said to me one day, "There is always purpose in His sovereignty." He neither dismissed our choices nor weakened God's control.
There is purpose in God's sovereignty, and so it is—that there is purpose in every dark night, in every twisted form. And because there is purpose, there is hope. And when we reach for hope in the darkness, we experience faith. In many ways, I guess, that's when we experience faith the most.
I love my wood floor in the kitchen. It suits me well. It can be mighty dirty, but with a quick once over or just a swipe here and there—it disguises a lot of crud.
But, there comes a day when I just have to get up close—on hands and knees—and give it a good scrub.
1. This floor is a lot dirtier than I thought.
2. I really should have done this sooner.
I guess this old floor really isn't much different from the spiritual floor of my heart. When I'm just a foot or so from the floor, instead of the typical 5-foot distance, I can clearly see and feel the grease caked around the corners—the nicks and dings this old floor has taken by being the most used room in the house.
Perhaps, that's when we need to tend to the dirt in our heart most—when we've been walked upon by dirty feet, smeared with sticky hands— Having been banged and dented, it's good to be washed right down to the shine.
But, it's sometimes hard to kneel.
No matter how good we look from a distance, we all could use a thorough scrubbing. And I wonder if when I think myself best, I'm really most dirty. Then sometimes, I know I'm dirty; I just don't do anything about it.
And I know that I cannot clean myself anymore than this kitchen floor could wash itself.
I need the Word and the Holy Spirit to pour fresh water over me.
Today's a good day to get cleaned.
And, I sure do love walking barefoot across a clean wood floor.


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Happy New Year! I know we are a couple of weeks into 2018 but I still feel obligated to say it. I hope you all are having a great fresh new start to the new year. How are you making out with your list of new year resolutions? I personally have been pushing away from making resolutions for some years now. I have instead adopted the method of being intentional. Doing things that feed my mind, body and soul is what I focus on. One intention that I set for myself for 2018 is to indulge in more self care. I want to do more things that will that catered to my own needs. When you feel good from the inside out, life just seems a bit sweeter.
Massages, foot baths, mani/pedi's have been some components to my self care regimen. Sometimes I just light a good fragrant candle, take out my pen, a notebook and just start writing. Getting my thoughts out on paper is also therapeutic for me. Whether you already have a routine going or you're looking to start one for self care this year, please be sure to add these to your repertoire.


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White House Office of American Innovation Lays Out Priorities
The White House Office of American Innovation announced in March has been an object of fascination among the government community. Led by President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, the collection of White House talent has been described as a "SWAT team of internal consultants" and a liaison between federal bureaucracies and Silicon Valley innovation. Save for a few public appearances by its chief officials and praise from those who've worked behind the scenes with the
Trump announces push to speed up 'desperately-needed infrastructure'
President Donald Trump on Friday pledged new efforts to speed approvals for highways and other projects as part of his proposal for a $1 trillion boost to fix aging U.S. infrastructure. At the U.S. Transportation Department, Trump said his goal was to solve "one of the biggest obstacles to creating this new and desperately-needed infrastructure – and that is the painfully slow, costly and time-consuming process for getting permits and approvals to build." Trump said the White
Trump's deregulation order stalls federal high-speed rail rules
Dive Brief: President Donald Trump's efforts at streamlining the country's regulatory process have delayed the issuance of new high-speed safety rules, according to Bloomberg BNA. The problem lies with Trump's executive order that requires federal agencies to eliminate two regulations for every new one that they issue. Industry experts told Bloomberg BNA that a lack of safety rules creates an environment of uncertainty in an industry that is trying to gain traction in the U.S
How cities can help supply chains perfect the last mile
Urban freight is expected to increase 40% by 2050, going hand-in-hand with the slew of retail stores closing due to e-commerce growth. That means more trucks on the road, clogging precious residential and downtown street space while making deliveries. "Where you now see UPS and FedEx trucks in neighborhood once a day, you will see them four to five times a day, plus the smaller players," says Andre Pharand, Accenture's global management consulting lead for the postal and parc
Here's How Much Trump Wants to Spend Annually on His Proposed Infrastructure Program
WASHINGTON — There are annual spending figures for President Trump's promised $1 trillion infrastructure plan in the budget proposal the White House will issue on Tuesday. Documents the Trump administration released Monday to reporters show the White House wants $5 billion of spending on the program in the upcoming 2018 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. That amount would rise in the following years, cresting at $50 billion in 2021, before gradually sinking back to $5 billion
Chao: Infrastructure Plan 'Principles' Coming This Month
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the Trump administration will release "principles" of its infrastructure investment plan late this month, and that the White House Office of Management and Budget is looking for spending offsets to help make up for $200 million of direct federal funding in the plan. Chao made the remarks over several days in a television interview, a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and in a hearing before the Senate Environment and Public
White House tells Congress it will renegotiate NAFTA
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer notified Congress on Thursday that President Trump intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Lighthizer said the United States will rework the 23-year-old trade agreement to support higher-paying jobs here and grow the U.S. economy by improving trading opportunities with Canada and Mexico. "USTR will now continue consultations with Congress and American stakeholders to create an agreement that advances
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While many expected Mitch McGary's Michigan career to end early, no one expected this.
McGary is headed to the NBA but not because of his talent alone. He was left with little choice after failing a drug test during the NCAA tournament. Yahoo.com reported that he was facing a one-year NCAA suspension for recreational drug use.
U-M basketball coach John Beilein said the incident surprised him.
U-M is not allowed to reveal drug-test details without student consent.
McGary was a sensation as a freshman in the 2013 NCAA tournament and could have been an NBA lottery pick, according to many analysts last year. But he returned to school and injured his back in August. That limited him to just eight games this season, before he had season-ending back surgery in January.
The 6-foot-10 sophomore from Chesterton, Ind., will be 22 years old at the time of this year's draft.
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Jacquelyn Connor joined the PSA team in 2014 as part of the merger with Armada Employer Services. She leads the client management team within Employee Benefits, whose role is to oversee and direct all aspects of the client experience at PSA. As a Client Manger, Jackie acts as the day-to-day point of contact for our clients and as an extension of their HR team.
Prior to joining PSA, Jackie worked for Armada Employer Services beginning in 2012. She held multiple client management positions at a division of UnitedHealthcare Global, named FrontierMEDEX, where she worked for eight years.
Jackie attended Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, and graduated in 2004 with a BA in Communications.
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ARC Review--Dreamless by Josephine Angelini
As the only Scion that can enter Hades at will, Helen descends to the Underworld in search of a way to overcome the Furies and end the cycle of revenge that has cursed the Scions. But she's running out of time. Each descent weakens her both in mind and spirit. A mysterious stranger might be her only salvation, but the price may be her love for Lucas Delos.
As an unforgettable love triangle emerges, Josephine Angelini's compelling saga becomes ever more intricate and spellbinding. The eagerly awaited sequel to the internationally bestselling Starcrossed, Dreamless delivers with a huge emotional impact that will leave readers satisfied—and longing for more.
I received this ARC at the Romantic Times Booklover's Convention via the Goody Room
Josephine Angelini's Dreamless pretty much picks up where we left off in Starcrossed, which is a little bit of chaos. I haven't read Starcrossed in a very loooong time, so it took me awhile to get reoriented with this world. I remembered some of the big details, but not all the steps that it took to get there.
So after my disorientation, I finally got sucked back into the book! Helen is quickly adjusting to being the Descender, every night she descends into the Underworld looking for a way to stop the Furies and their power over the Scions. If the Furies were at peace or overcome, then that might put an end to the feuds they have with one another. But it's a long shot. Helen wanders aimlessly through the Underworld trying to just find the three sisters. When one night she happens across someone else wandering through the Underworld. Someone who isn't dead either.
The plot in these books always stretches so far! At nearly 500 pages, it's hard to sum everything up, but we do see a lot of people. New enemies, old friends, they're all there and most of them tell their portion of the story too, in third person of course. So we can kind of get the idea of what's happening everywhere. But the big plan, the main scheme of things that all these events in Dreamless lead to, is not revealed until the very end! And it was kind of shocking, yet not. You kind of know that this might be on the horizon, but still its outcome is rather surprising!
I'm still antsy with the whole Lucas and Helen thing. They still have deep feelings for one another, even though they shouldn't (if you've read Starcrossed, you might remember why they shouldn't have these feelings, but I won't spoil it for you if you haven't). It just weirds me out a little still, even though none of us knew this at the time in Starcrossed.
Hence the intro of Orion, the new guy on the block! Not really, but you'll find out why later! Orion was definitely a breath of fresh air. He's definitely hero potential! I liked him, but I didn't really feel too many sparks between him and Helen. A few do spritz in the air between them, but I just wasn't "feeling" it with them.
This book definitely has a bit more action, as there's danger looming on the horizon and we don't know when it's coming. Helen and her friends are always doing something that ignites little things to happen, but again, there's a bigger threat in their futures.
The ending was, as I said, shocking! There's definitely a few more unanswered questions that came along the way, that will hopefully be answered in the next book. While these books are long, I find the length fitting for the genre--which has a twist in Greek mythology and even The Illaid was uber long. All epic Greek myths usually are!
Cannot wait to read the next one, which might be the last. I cannot remember if this one is to be a trilogy, might be since a good percentage of YA books are! Dreamless is the perfect sequel to Starcrossed and continues Helen's journey of being a Scion and a teenage girl! A lovely read!
Dreamless releases May 29, 2012
TheReadingPenguin May 21, 2012 at 12:50 PM
It makes me so sad that I really wasn't able to get into Starcrossed, because this sounds so good. Maybe I'll try again later. Great review!
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There is a countdown towards the much-awaited Ghana Beverage Awards (GBA) set to come off next Friday at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold-Coast City, Accra with over 30 entries coming in from various beverage companies in the country. The question is 'Who wins what'.
The Ghana Beverage Awards, in its third year, aims at recognising outstanding beverage companies excelling in their various specialties.
Throughout the month of February, event organisers invited public nominations for the awards. At the end of the period, the public has been asked to vote for their choice of Product of the Year Award from a list of the top 7 brands who were successful in the screening process.
"As organisers we are looking forward to a spectacular night and good interaction, great fun and a celebration of good work done," he added.
Last year, Guinness Ghana Limited emerged top winner when they walked away with the Product of the Year and Beer of the Year awards.
Ghana Beverage Awards is in partnership with the Consumer Protection Agency, Food Research Institute, Food and Beverage Association of Ghana, Ghana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture, Ghana Drinking Bar Operators Association.


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At The Shop, we have about 250 wedding dresses that you can fit on to your heart's desires. You can fit on wedding dresses without making an appointment, but for individual attention we suggest that you call the Bridal Shop to make an appointment. (Fitting fee: R150 for each hour) If you cannot find a dress that tickles your fancy, a unique new wedding dress can be designed for you at The Studio.
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Last week we completed our first Carlisle Cabin of 2013 in Lower Ascot.
A petite but beautifully formed 3.5m x 3m garden office. The Carlisle is new to our 2.5m high log cabin range.
The base is laid out - a little under 3 tons of concrete needed here.
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Auchincloss Wins 4th District Primary, Calls on Dems to Unify Ahead of Nov. Election
Jake Auchincloss edged out six fellow Democrats in a race for the 4th Congressional District
By Mary Markos, Jeff Saperstone, Michael Rosenfield and Alison King	• Published September 4, 2020 • Updated on September 4, 2020 at 7:53 pm
After more than two days of counting votes, ex-Marine Jake Auchincloss was declared the winner early Friday in a tight Democratic primary race to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Joe Kennedy III.
The Associated Press called the race around 2 a.m. Friday for Massachusetts' Fourth Congressional District, which had been too close to call since Tuesday's primary. The top two in the crowd of candidates -- Auchincloss and Jesse Mermell -- were separated by about 1.2% of the vote, with Auchincloss taking just over a 2,000-vote advantage.
Auchincloss pushed back against characterizations that he is a centrist candidate, saying he is a "pragmatic progressive."
"I'm honored that the people of the Massachusetts Fourth District have chosen me as the Democratic nominee for Congress," Auchincloss said. "My deepest gratitude goes out to the voters who placed their confidence in my capacity to drive progress."
On Friday morning, Mermell announced she had conceded the race to Auchincloss and congratulated him on the victory.
While she said she wouldn't be filing for a recount, she added she had "serious concerns" about "gaps" in the vote-counting process.
Mermell was gracious in defeat, but issued a warning that while she's supportive of mail-in voting, the state needs to do better.
"There are some strong signals here that despite everyone's best efforts, we might not be ready for November," Mermell said.
Mermell also gave a nod to ranked-choice voting, a referendum question on the ballot in November. Some have suggested that if the system were in place now, it would have resulted in Mermell winning the election.
Auchincloss says he was an early supporter of ranked-choice voting, but he would not speculate on how it would have affected this race.
"I think trying to get inside of voters' heads and calculations is an unfortunate practice," he said.
In a press conference Friday afternoon, Auchincloss praised Mermell for her campaign.
"I have enormous respect for the passion and purpose that Jesse brought to this race," he said.
Auchincloss pushed back against characterizations that he is a centrist candidate, saying his positions on energy, gun control, immirgant rights and racial justice made him a "pragmatic progressive."
Auchincloss urged Democrats to unite to defeat President Donald Trump in November.
"This is the most consequential election in American history," he said.
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The votes are still being counted in the Democratic primary for the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts.
The contest took until early Friday to decide after a deluge of mid-pandemic votes overwhelmed several cities and towns during Tuesday's primary.
Nearly 1 million voters, skittish over the coronavirus pandemic, used the mail option for Tuesday's primary. A state judge late Wednesday had approved a petition from Secretary of State William Galvin asking for more time for cities and towns to complete their vote tallies.
The final votes were counted late night in Franklin, where 3,000 mail-in ballots that were supposed to be sent from the Franklin town clerk's office to the polls to be counted on Election Day were never dropped off in what state election officials called an "oversight."
"It's a bit concerning," said Alex Psilakis, a policy manager with MassVOTE, a non-partisan group that has been monitoring the primary. "The state implemented a whole new vote-by-mail system, so there are some kinks that need worked out. I don't think there's any ill will or ill intention in missing these ballots, I think folks were just a little overwhelmed with everything going on."
Seven Democratic candidates sought to replace Kennedy, who opted not to seek reelection and instead challenge Sen. Ed Markey in the U.S. Senate primary. In addition to Auchincloss and Mermell, the group of candidates included Newton City Councilor Becky Grossman, City Year co-founder Alan Khazei, epidemiologist Natalia Linos, former Wall Street regulator Isshane Lecky and Ben Sigel, who worked for the Democratic National Campaign Committee.
Markey defeated Kennedy, setting the stage for another possible six-year term and marking the first time a Kennedy has lost a race for Congress in Massachusetts.
Neither Auchincloss, a Newton City Councilor, nor Mermell, a progressive former business group leader, spoke Tuesday night. Instead, they both issued statements urging that all the votes be counted.
Republican Julie Hall, a veteran, defeated David Rosa on the GOP side of the ballot.
State House News Service contributed to this report.
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Trilateral Patrols in Sulu Sea Won't Deter Terrorism, Kidnapping: Think Tank
Ahmad Syamsudin
Indonesia's military chief Gatot Nurmantyo, Malaysia's military chief Raja Mohamed Affandi, and Philippines' chief of staff of the armed forces Eduardo Ano sign agreements for trilateral maritime patrols as their respective defense ministers Ryamizard Ryacudu, Hishammuddin Hussein and Delfin Lorenzana look on, Tarakan, Indonesia, June 19, 2017.
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Trilateral sea patrols are not likely to stop kidnapping by the southern Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf or reduce the risk of terrorism, a conflict resolution think tank said in a new report released Wednesday.
The Trilateral Maritime Patrol (TMP), a regional defense initiative launched in June 2017 by the defense ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, has been hailed as a success by officials.
The initiative was in response to a spate of kidnappings targeting fishing trawlers and tugboats in Sulu and Sulawesi seas by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) gunmen in 2016.
The kidnappings prompted Indonesia to unilaterally suspend the export of coal to the Philippines, valued at an estimated $700 million a year.
But abductions by Abu Sayyaf resumed in September 2018 after a 20-month lull, the Jakarta-based Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) said. A Malaysian and four Indonesian fishermen were abducted in two operations in late 2018, while a Malaysian tugboat crew was able to thwart a third attack.
"The move toward improved security cooperation between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines is useful to the extent that it can help overcome distrust and improve communication among militaries in the region," the IPAC report said.
"But policy-makers in the region need to be realistic. None of these measures will stop terrorism or kidnapping in the Sulu-Sulawesi sea," it said. "They may marginally improve security for commercial shipping when combined with the national coastal patrols, but they are all trying to provide a military answer to a problem that is not fundamentally military in nature."
Non-military measures such as strengthening law enforcement, information sharing among police forces and more effort to capture and debrief suspects rather than kill them could prove to be more effective in tackling the threat posed by Abu Sayyaf, the report said.
"Analysis of those debriefings is critical to understanding ASG networks and identifying possible policy interventions. In the long term, deterring both kidnapping and terrorism involves addressing deeply entrenched political and economic issues in the Sulu archipelago," IPAC said.
The patrols were first envisioned in 2016 but the siege of the Marawi city in the southern Philippines by pro-Islamic State militants in May 2017 provided the final impetus.
Maritime patrols were launched the following months and joint air patrols followed in October 2017 – the same month the Marawi siege was finally ended.
Five months of heavy fighting killed at least 1,200 people, mostly militants, including the acknowledged Philippine IS leader Isnilon Hapilon.
The report further argues that trilateral patrols were not effective in preventing foreign militants from entering Mindanao in the southern Philippines to fight alongside local rebels.
"Even if the TMP contributed to the lull in kidnapping, it does not follow that coordinated patrols have been or would be effective in interdicting foreign fighters coming to join the jihad in Mindanao," it said.
"At the height of the Marawi siege, many would-be combatants traveled by air to Mindanao or were stopped by vigilant police and immigration authorities before they could make contact with Philippine extremists."
The IPAC report attributed the nearly two-year hiatus to the killing of the ASG's leading sub-commanders by Philippine and Malaysian security forces, among other factors.
"The question is why suddenly kidnapping resumed and the most logical answer is a pressing need for money – to help local politicians, provide support to fugitives from Marawi, gain the upper hand in clan or family rivalries or simply as a way to survive," IPAC said.
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Philippine Military: Abu Sayyaf Executed Indonesian Hostage
Indonesian Captive of Abu Sayyaf Militants Killed in Southern Philippine Clash
Abu Sayyaf Group Lieutenant Slain in Clash in Southern Philippines
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Brief Bio My Backgrounds – I am not a transportation modeler – I write software for data systems and GIS systems and work frequently in the transportation planning field – I have written a number of applications which attempt to scour data from various models: FSUTMS, Synchro, Art. Plan/Highplan, various spreadsheets. – I have been involved with Level of Service and Concurrency Management with FDOT and a number of Florida Counties. – DTS has written and GIS based Concurrency Management System.
Concurrency Background Generally two types of Transportation Concurrency Strategies – Growth Based • Use existing trends and long range planning to determine concurrency compliance – Reservation Based (Checkbook) • Determine trips generated by development and track reservations of trips. • Reservation based seems to be the most common implementation.
Relationship with Modeling Data – My organization markets GIS Based checkbook style concurrency solutions. – We partner with Land Management System Vendors. – We have seen multiple projects, in implementation and in consideration that will involve Concurrency Management, Land Management, and Transportation Models.
For Example – A consulting firm was hired to take a regional FSUTMS model and adapt it to better reflect the specific characteristics of a single county within the region. – Another consulting firm was being hired to develop a Synchro model for a significant part of the same county. – A concurrency management system is planned for implementation, and the intent is to seamlessly incorporate model data and model output.
A Second Example – My organization implemented a concurrency management system in Southwest Florida. – To deploy quickly, we initially imported existing concurrency information which was derived from models (Synchro). – County is now migrating to new Land Management System, and we will then connect concurrency to this process. Concurrency will be fully integrated into the Land Management System workflow.
Rationale For Better Integration Initially transportation concurrency was simply part of the Engineering/Planning Community It is now becoming a core component of "Enterprise" Land Management Systems.
Rationale Contd. In the "Enterprise" world, automation and consistency are king. To support automation, data must be readily accessible and available for use in any of the participating applications. Concurrency Management and Transportation Models share many similar datasets, and might even be dependant on each other.
Build Out Status Build Out (i. e. Percentage Complete) – Extremely important dataset – Allows for the "release" of trips back onto the network – Highly subjective and might require field investigation. – Can be objectified by utilizing Certificate of Occupancy data that exists within Land Management Systems.
Key Points for Synchronization Data Standards – As professionals, create standards bodies and develop standards. – Push vendors to implement these standards. UTDF is example of existing standard. Move beyond flat file storage. Transportation modeling incorporates and generates a tremendous amount of data, much of which is useful to others.
Key Points for Synchronization Aggregation of Results: – When networks to not precisely match, is there a strategy/understanding for the migration of data from one network structure to the other.
In Summary There is a trend towards formalization of concurrency processes and incorporation of these in Enterprise Municipal Workflows. – Many administrators believe – Many practitioners see the issues… Transportation Models are a critical component in management of concurrency. Begin thinking now about implementing standards such as node/link identifications and their ability to relate data between other networks.


Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FSARS at Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island, Lagos have arrested a fleeing robbery suspect who allegedly connived with an accomplice now at large to rob and kill a Taxify (Bolt) driver before absconding with the victim's Toyota Camry Car.
According to PM Express, the suspect, Ikechukwu Ozorumba, 29, and a native of Obolo Uku, Delta State but resident of 16, Yaro Street, Okokomaiko, a suburb of Lagos, allegedly conspired with his friend simply called Nkelechi, aka Sunshine to rob the driver, Ebenezer Olotu, a native of Akoko in Ondo State of his Toyota Camry Car with number plate, SMK 980 FM at Okokomaiko area of Lagos and allegedly kill him and drove the car to Imo State to look for a buyer for it.
Police also arrested alongside the suspect one Chima Chukwuemeka, 38, a palm oil farmer in Oguta, Imo State for allegedly harboring the robbery suspect in his farm to evade Police arrest.
Nemesis caught up with the robbery suspect when the family of the late driver petitioned the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP in charge of FSARS, Lagos, Mr. Kola Kamaldeen that their breadwinner who worked as a Taxify (Bolt) driver in Lagos left home for work on 26 December, 2018 and had yet to return home since.
Following the report, Kamaldeen directed his crack team led by SP Olaniyi Festus to do everything to locate the missing driver.
A Police source alleged that after days of intelligence gathering in Lagos metropolis, the Police team following a tip off found the corpse of the late driver dumped at Jimoh Street, Okokomaiko, Ojo, Lagos.
The source further alleged that the Police team later tracked the robbery suspect through the phone number of the victim to Imo State where they arrested the oil farmer who led the Police to his farm in Oguta, where the suspect was arrested.
The suspect then led the Police to recover the stolen Car at a hideout in Imo State and they brought the two suspects and the recovered car to FSARS office in Lagos.
During investigation, the robbery suspect allegedly confessed to the crime and said he and his accomplice, Nkelechi now on the run did not intend to kill the driver, but just to rob him of his car and that the driver's stubbornness led to his death.
In his alleged confessions to the Police, Ikechukwu allegedly stated: "On 26 December, 2018, we chartered the driver as passengers in Surulere area of Lagos and told him to take us to Okolomaiko area of Lagos.
In his own narrations, Chukwuemeka allegedly stated that if he had known that Ikechukwu robbed a driver of his car and killed him, he would not have harbored him in his farm till the Police came from Lagos to arrest him over matter he knew nothing about.
A Police source said that the suspects would be charged to Court after completion of investigations.
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YEOVIL TOWN raised the stakes of signing announcements after a groundbreaking unveiling this weekend.
This year seems to have thrown up just about every different type of social media unveiling.
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And despite the transfer window not even open yet, this is definitely the most ridiculous one to date after the use of Tinder.
The Glovers used the dating app to swipe left on the likes of Neymar, Lionel Messi, Lee Trundle and Robbie Savage before they eventually matched with Gobern.
It really is a piece of work - and you can check it out below.
The 26-year-old former England youth international has been training with Yeovil for the past three weeks before agreeing a non-contract agreement with the South West outfit.
Gobern, who left Ross County in the summer, arrives as a free agent and takes the No.20 shirt.
Speaking to the club's website, Yeovil boss Darren Way said: "Oscar has been with us for three weeks now and from speaking to his previous managers and coaches he's a very determined and committed player.
"They're all the ingredients we need to improve our squad."
It is not the first time that Yeovil have come up with an innovative way of announcing a player's arrival.
Back in June they used Snapchat's location feature to confirm the addition of Jake Gray from Luton Town.
Now the countdown is on for next month's transfer window to re-open so we can see what their social media team can come up with next.