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Written by Jess Shepherd/ Public Relations Specialist on Wednesday, 25 November 2020 07:50
STATESVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 25, 2020) – Raphael Lessard Racing announced today that the young Quebec driver will race in select races in the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).
He will drive a Silverado prepared by the dominant GMS Racing organization that finished in the top three places in the championship in 2020. The agreement with GMS Racing covers 12 races to be determined over the season. In parallel, Raphael Lessard Racing team members are working to find the necessary financing to participate in all 22 events on the 2021 calendar.
The first race of the 2021 NCWTS season will be part of the traditional "Daytona Speed Week," and will be held on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.
"We are very excited to have Raphael join GMS Racing for part of the 2021 season," said Mike Beam, President of GMS Racing. "I believe Raphael will be a great addition to our GMS stable and I look forward to seeing him wheel one of our Chevrolets."
Review of the 2020 season and outlook for 2021
Raphael Lessard ended his 2020 season on a high note, accumulating in the second half of the season one win, four top-five and six top-10 finishes. In addition, he managed to improve from his starting to his finishing position in the incident-free races by 67 places, compared to 14 places in the first eight races of the season.
Q: Raphael, are you satisfied with the progress you made 2020?
"I learned an incredible amount in all aspects of racing during the 2020 season, about pure driving skills, race strategies, aerodynamics, passing and legally making it difficult for others to pass me, adapting my driving to compensate for any handling issues and helping the team understand any issues to fix them at the next stop, focusing better on my driving despite any adversity. The win at Talladega certainly helped the team and myself gain confidence, and also convinced us that we were able to race with the best and win."
Q: What does it mean to you to be at GMS Racing for 2021?
"Finding myself with the best team of the 2020 season is unbelievable. They won the championship! I can't wait to show what we can do aboard such great machines. The team knows how to bring potential winners at every race, a key to a great season. Our team will be great, and I can't wait to be back on track."
Q: What is your first goal for the 2021 season?
"To do as many races as possible. I would like to win races and above all finish in the top five in every race, as well as continue to improve my driving."
About GMS Racing - GMS Racing competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with drivers Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith, Tyler Ankrum and Chase Purdy. The team also competes in the ARCA Racing Series with Jack Wood. Since the team began in 2014, GMS Racing won the 2016 and 2020 Camping World Trucks Championship, the 2015 ARCA Racing Series championship as well as the 2019 & 2020 ARCA East championship. GMS has grown to occupy several buildings located in Statesville, N.C. The campus also includes operations for GMS Fabrication. More information can be found at https:/gmsracing.net
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Виллен — фамилия.

Известные носители
 Виллен, Никлас (; род. 1961) — шведский дирижёр.
 Виллен, Франсуа-Ксавье (род. 1950) — французский политик, вице-президент правой партии «Подъем Республики».
 Виллен, Франсуаза-Элеонора (1761—1783) — льежская актриса.

Иное
Виллен — имя, сокращённое от Владимир ИЛьич ЛЕНин, более распространённый вариант — Вилен (В. И. ЛЕНин).

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John Lennon wouldn't let Phil Spector treat him 'like garbage' during Imagine LP recording - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
JOHN LENNON created legendary album Imagine in 1971, but fans may not know it was produced by convicted murderer Phil Spector, who died this week. It has been revealed Lennon battled with Spector to prevent him from being treated badly during the album's recording, despite the pair being "good friends".
A year after John Lennon's second solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, the star began working on Imagine, the legendary 1971 album which featured such hits as Imagine, and How Do You Sleep? Years later, in Lennon's book about the album's production - Imagine John Yoko - Lennon spoke out on why he brought famed music producer Phil Spector into the album's production in the first place. Spector, who recently died whilst in prison for murder, was infamous for being ruthlessly cruel to his pop acts - but Lennon explained how he "didn't allow" Spector to treat him that way.
Speaking in his book, Lennon candidly wrote about the arrival of Spector into the album's creation.
Source: Callum Crumlish/express.co.uk
Ringo Starr reveals George Harrison's final words to him was a bittersweet joke on his deathbed - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Ringo Starr revealed the incredible last thing George Harrison said to him on his deathbed in a 2011 documentary. Picture: Grove Street/Spitfire Pictures
Ringo Starr recalled the last ever words his great friend and fellow-Beatle George Harrison said to him in his final days at his home in Switzerland, before his death on November 30, 2001.
Ringo Starr revealed the last thing Beatles' star George Harrison said to him on his deathbed, and it's incredibly moving.
In footage taken from the Martin Scorsese documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Ringo Starr reveals what was said on his last visit to the Beatle star's home in Switzerland.
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The Beatles' contrasting opinions on Phil Spector's controversial Let It Be album mixing - Monday, January 18, 2021
Just over 50 years ago, The Beatles released their final studio album in Let It Be. While mainly loved by fans alongside much of the Fab Four's work, the final mixing by producer Phil Spector – who died in prison today while serving a 2003 murder conviction – proved particularly controversial. Originally, the Let It Be album was going to be called Get Back after the record's final song before Spector assembled an album in early 1970 under the title of Paul McCartney's iconic track.
In Spector's final mixing, he removed Don't Let Me Down, the B-side of the Get Back single and instead included a 1968 version of Across the Universe.
The late producer also famously put in background studio chatter by The Beatles and included orchestral and choir overdubs on four of the songs.
McCartney was not pleased with Spector's take on the album and in 2003 initiated the release of an alternative mix in Let It Be…Naked, which omitted The Beatles' comments plus Spector's embellishments.
Source: George Simpson/express.co.uk
The Beatles: John Lennon reflected on 'taking control' of the band in 1965 - Monday, January 18, 2021
Over the course of the 1960s it seemed like The Beatles went through quite a metamorphosis. Starting off as a plucky quartet from Liverpool, England, the band transitioned from all-out pop band to transcendent hippies. A lot of discussion has been had over when these changes occurred, but John Lennon himself once spoke out about what album spurred it all on.
After the band's fifth album, Help!, The Beatles were keen to change things up.
During the summer of 1965 each of the members opened their eyes to new creative avenues, mostly because they were allegedly smoking a lot more cannabis than ever before.
December of 1965 saw the release of the band's sixth album, Rubber Soul.
The iconic LP included a number of legendary hits, including Nowhere Man, Girl, Run for your Life, and Drive My Car.
Did Any of The Beatles Play Piano on 'You Really Got a Hold on Me'? - Sunday, January 17, 2021
While The Beatles has their set roles in the band, you couldn't be certain you were hearing, say, George Harrison play a guitar solo even though he was the Fab Four's lead guitarist. Over the group's recording run, both John Lennon and Paul McCartney stepped in with the occasional guitar solo.
The instrumental switches didn't end there. On "She Said She Said," you get an example of Harrison taking over on bass after McCartney left the studio following a "barney" of sorts. And on "Back in the U.S.S.R.," you had multiple Beatles on drums after Ringo Starr walked out on the band.
But it can be even trickier to figure out who's playing piano on Beatles songs. Later on, McCartney would be pounding the keys on tracks such as "Lady Madonna" and "Martha My Dear." Yet you don't hear him tackling the piano solo on "Lovely Rita," recorded the previous year.
George Martin, the Parlophone Records chief who produced The Beatles, took the "Lovely Rita" solo, just as he'd done on Lennon's "In My Life" in '65. When the band recorded "You Really Got a Hold on Me" details
Beatles members: Why George Harrison threatened to quit 'for good' - Friday, January 15, 2021
The Beatles all came from similar areas in Liverpool, but their backgrounds were not as closely linked. Nevertheless, they were able to make waves in the music industry ultimately even further afield than their hometown. Those relationships eventually fractured to the point where The Beatles broke up - by why did George Harrison threaten to quit the band at one point?
On January 15, 1969, The Beatles had a very important meeting.
John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr and George Harrison sat together for five hours, and George made it clear he was prepared to quit the band for good.
At this time, John had begun seeing his soon to be wife, Yoko Ono, who was placed at the centre of the band's break-up.
It turns out George was pretty furious about Yoko's presence with the band as well.
Source: Jenny Desborough/express.co.uk
The Beatles receiving new documentary telling 'untold secrets' of Abbey Road - Thursday, January 14, 2021
The Beatles only worked together for just over a decade, from around 1960 to around 1970. In that time the Fab Four changed the way music and bands functioned, creating timeless albums and music along the way. Over the course of the last 50 years, a number of documentaries have been produced about the band, and their work.
It has now been announced that a brand new documentary is being produced to tell the story of the iconic recording studio which was used to mix the band's 11th album, Abbey Road.
The documentary is titled If These Walls Could Sing, and will supposedly tell the "untold secrets" of the iconic location.
Abbey Road Studios is famed for recording one of the most iconic albums of all time, and now its story is going to be told for the first time.
Even more exciting, the feature-length doc is due to be shot by Paul McCartney's daughter, Mary McCartney.
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Paul McCartney Revealed Why He Doesn't Play His Deeper Cuts Live - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Paul McCartney has a musical career that's spanned more than 60 years, and he's still producing new music. With that many years of songs to choose from, it's understandable that he can't play all of them at every performance. But some fans wish he would dig a little deeper and bring back some old favorites.
They told him so recently, and he explained what's holding him back.
When you start your music career in an iconic band it's a pretty tall order to establish a significant solo career later on. But according to NPR, McCartney was up to that challenge.
After spending the '60s changing the world of music as a member of The Beatles, he didn't let their breakup in 1970 slow him down. The same year, he released a solo album, McCartney.
He then went on to form a new band, Wings. After several successful years, Wings disbanded in 1980, and he released another self-titled solo album, McCartney II.
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Ringo Starr says he and Paul McCartney are pals, but "don't hang out with each other a lot" - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
"We're still pals," Ringo notes. "We don't hang out with each other a lot. But if we're in the same country, and if we're in the same town, we always have a dinner, and we say hi or he comes over here or I go over to his house."
Starr also says he enjoys getting the chance to perform live with McCartney occasionally.
"I love that, getting up with him," says the 80-year-old drummer. "We did it at the O2 [arena] in England [in 2018]. And then he called me [in 2019] and he said, 'I'm doing Dodger Stadium, if you want to do a few numbers.' 'Sure.' So he picked three numbers, and I got up and went down there."
Adds Ringo, "[I]t's magic for the audience as well as us. I love playing with him. The audience is like, 'Oh, there's two of them! Wow.' It lifts everything, in a joyous way."
Source: wxhc.com
Why Paul McCartney 'loves' wearing a face mask - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Sir Paul McCartney is one of the most known people on the planet, but for the majority of 2020 it seems that no one can recognize him.
The face mask he wears amid the COVID-19 pandemic is giving him anonymity, and the former Beatle loves it because he can "go anywhere and do anything."
"We love the mask," he told Howard Stern. "I walked into work today wearing a mask, you know, looking at everyone. Looking them right in the eye. 'Hello. You don't know who this is. Do you know who I think I am?'"
While the obscurity is nice, Sir Paul knows that the year has been trying for far too many people.
"Even though it's been probably the most frightening year of our lives … 'cause you know, when there were other big crises like AIDS, the bird flu or SARS or whatever, they tended to happen to other people, but this thing's happening to us, no matter who you are or what you've been doing," he said. "In this most frightening year of our lives, I think we've got to kind of take some lessons from it, like, it's quite good to slow down, it's very good to be with your family, have time for people instead of just rushing around, and to me that was the silver lining."
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Everyone knows someone who has Alzheimer's or dementia, whether a family member, a friend or a co-worker. Over 26 million people have Alzheimer's worldwide and that number is growing. Alzheimer's effects us all in some way because it's hard to watch someone you love forget who you are. The hardest part about Alzheimer's is it has no cure, no quick fix, and no miracle pill…until now that is. The spice turmeric maybe the answer we have been looking for to cure Alzheimer's. What is turmeric? Turmeric is a spice most commonly found in Indian cuisine. It has a pepper, bitter flavor and smells similar to ginger with orange. Turmeric comes from the curcuma root and looks similar to a yam with a brown skin and orange flesh inside. Last year a study was published in the journal Ayu called "Effects of turmeric on Alzheimer's disease with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia." The study examined three patients, each of the patients at the beginning of the study were irritable, agitated and had anxiety. Each patient was given 100 milligrams of turmeric a day and after three months their behavioral symptoms had greatly improved. Furthermore two of the patients came to recognize their families within one year of treatment. Not only does turmeric help fight Alzheimer's but it also helps stop the growth of cancer cells and metastases. In a study done in 2005 by the University of Texas, published in Biochemical Pharmacology, human breast cancer cells were injected into mice which became tumors and then removed to simulate a mastectomy. The mice were then divided into four groups, one group was the control group and left alone. Another group was given a common cancer drug called Taxol. The third group was given curcumin (turmeric) and the fourth group was given curcumin (turmeric) and Taxol. After five weeks, they found that 75% of the group that was given only Taxol developed lung tumors and 95% of the control group developed lung tumors as well. However the group that took only curcumin (turmeric) only 50% of the mice developed lung tumors. And the group that took both Taxol and curcumin (turmeric) found only 22% developed lung tumors. What does this mean? The lead researcher of the study Bharat Aggarwal said "Curcumin acts against transcription factors, which are like a master switch, transcription factors regulate all the genes needed for tumors to form. When we turn them off, we shut down some of the genes that are involved in the growth and invasion of cancer cells." These are just a few of the amazing things turmeric can do for us. If you know someone with Alzheimer's or cancer make them start taking turmeric or start taking turmeric yourself as a form of prevention.


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According to a story out today in itnewsonline.com Famous Four Media (FFM) is now selling premium domain names in some of their new gTLD extensions through the registrar channel. Since launching the premium domain program three months ago FFM has sold 320 domains ranging in 8 pricing levels.
Famous Four has an interesting marketing concept.
They are selling a huge volume of domain names through the domain name registrar Alpnames.com at very low sub $1 pricing putting three of their new gTLD extensions in the top 10 in terms of numbers of registered domains.
According to nTLDstats.com .Science is number 4, .Party is number 7 and .Win is the 10th new gTLD domain name in terms of registrations.
However the held back the premiums and are now selling them Donuts style through the registrar channel for premium registration and renewal prices.
I like FFM's marketing concept.
Some of the registries have such high pricing that it will require a sizable corporate initiative to justify the purchase. .news is moving pretty decent volume, but the premium geos in that extension are priced well into 5 figures. Curious to see how local news organizations respond. Many were guilty of looking the other way when the internet hit and lost their opportunity to secure the local city.com. City.news could be a digital game changer for some.
Clever business model for driving higher usage vs. an unrealistic marketing spend. Key to see splits between actual usage / parking as a later metric for success based on this model. Smart mgt decision.


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Digital composite operating room construction is going to standardization, Huijian Group takes the lead in preparing the first i
On November 23, 2018, the China Digital Composite Operating Room Industry Standards Preparation and Start-up Meeting was successfully held in Beijing. This meeting discussed the necessity, preliminary research, main content boundaries and preparation methods of the "Digital Composite Operating Room Construction Standards" (hereinafter referred to as "Standards").
Just five months ago, the "China Digital Composite Operating Room Knowledge Management Alliance" jointly initiated by Huijian Group and jointly launched by China Medical Equipment Association and Zhuji Medical Platform was just established. It can be seen that the construction of digital compound operating room in Chinese hospitals The need for standards and specifications is urgent, and the benchmarking companies in this segment are moving fast!
Participants took a group photo at the first meeting of China's digital compound operating room
"Standard" is ready to go
Li Baoshan, vice president and secretary general of the Hospital Building and Equipment Branch of China Medical Equipment Association, presided over the meeting and announced that the "Standard" was guided by the China Medical Equipment Association Hospital Building and Equipment Branch, with Shenzhen Huijian Group Co., Ltd. and Zhuji Medical Taiwan is the main unit.
Zhao Zilin, chairman of the China Medical Equipment Association, attended the meeting and said that since the construction of the first composite operating room at the Fuwai Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in 2007, 200 composite operating rooms have been successfully constructed during the 11-year period, accounting for 15 of the global compound operating rooms. %about. The rapid development of the compound operating room is in sharp contrast to the lack of uniform standards in the industry. Therefore, the birth of this "standard" is of great significance to the construction of composite operating rooms in China and the world.
Liu Diankui, president of the China Medical Equipment Association Hospital Building and Equipment Branch, highly praised the forward-looking awareness and responsibility of the editors of the Standards, and placed great expectations on the preparation and promulgation of the Standard.
Zhang Huizhen, President of Huijian Group
As the leader of the preparation of the "Standard", Zhang Huizhen, President of Shenzhen Huijian Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Huijian Group"), told the Taiwan Medical News reporter: The transformation from the engineering construction of the operating room to the intelligent medical innovation solution Merchants, Hui Jian wants to do more things for this industry.
If the operating room is a pagoda, the digital composite operating room is the pearl on the pagoda. The vision of the Huijian Group is to occupy the highest point of the "Pearl" of the digital compound operating room. This requires enterprises to have a broad mind, forward-looking awareness and strong strength. Huijian is willing to combine with its valuable experience accumulated over the years to discuss with the industry colleagues, clear direction and requirements, demarcate the boundary, and explore a leading digital Standardized road for the construction of a composite operating room.
"The fifth generation operating room" was praised by many top three hospitals
A thousand miles begins with a single step. Over the years, Huijian has devoted himself to research and proposed the "fifth-generation operating room"—Huijian digital compound operating room, which is designed, designed, organized, and supported by a highly professional team. A number of clinical departments and a number of cross-functional departments provide a platform for technical exchange and integration for multiple disciplines such as surgery, interventional, and imaging.
Huijian's fifth-generation operating room has been used in many hospitals for vascular surgery, cardiac surgery, and neurosurgery, and is increasingly used in other surgical disciplines such as brain surgery and orthopedics.
Digital Compound Operating Room of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
It is reported that the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University is the first hospital in Guangdong Province to introduce a digital compound operating room. The compound operating room of the hospital was built in 2013 by Huijian's Shenzhen Huijian Medical Engineering Co., Ltd. and was put into use in August 2014.
From the perspective of operational efficiency, the first hospital affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University currently has 5 to 10 cases of digital composite operating room, which is also at a high level in China. The cycle is much shorter than that of the ordinary operating room. In the long run, it will help the hospital to save operating costs and greatly enhance the hospital's social influence.
Participants took a group photo in the compound operating room of the Seventh Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital
At the end of the meeting, the delegates visited the operating room of the Seventh Medical Center of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital (formerly the Army General Hospital). In 2017, Huijian's Shenzhen Huijian Medical Engineering Co., Ltd., as the general contractor, led the construction of more than 30 operating rooms (including 3 digital compound operating rooms), with an investment budget of more than 50 million. The head of the operating room of the hospital said that since the operation, the operation of the compound operating room has been good. Huijian's colleagues in charge of the project have been stationed in the hospital for a long time, and they are available 24 hours a day, in order to use the fastest speed. The most professional service solves problems related to operation and maintenance management of the operating room, and constantly upgrades the quality of medical services.
Digital Compound Operating Room of the Seventh Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital
Digital Compound Operating Room of Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Shenzhen Second People's Hospital Digital Compound Operating Room
Medtronic Global Training Center Digital Compound Operating Room
The first three affiliated hospitals of Sun Yat-sen University, the Seventh Medical Center of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital (formerly the Army General Hospital), the Wuhan Union Hospital of the Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, and the Medtronic Global Training Center. Hospitals and medical institutions, after receiving a comprehensive digital composite operating room overall solution, the quality of hospital medical services has been improved, and the period of returning investment funds for operating rooms has been greatly shortened.
Patient-centered smart healthcare innovation solution provider
With the advancement of grading medical treatment and telemedicine, not only the tertiary hospitals of large hospitals need digital composite operating rooms, but also the top three hospitals at the municipal level. If the prefecture-level top three hospitals can achieve standardization in terms of architectural design, medical technology, and medical treatment procedures, they can truly enjoy the standardized medical services equivalent to the provincial top three hospitals. Huijian's position as a service provider of smart medical innovation solutions is not about how to integrate engineering in the operating room. Instead, it is patient-centered and provides patients with an efficient digital composite operating room solution.
"In the future, Huijian Group will set up a compound operating room business unit to build a nationwide "digital composite operating room center" with engineering + equipment + technology + service + finance. Only in this way can the traditional operating room industry be promoted. The development of medical equipment and other related industries has also become the first in the field of digital composite operating room segmentation." Zhang Huizhen, president of Huijian Group, said with great heartfelt words.
Huijian Group is an innovative enterprise integrating medical construction, medical equipment, medical finance, medical consultation and smart medical care. After nearly two decades of development and accumulation, it has become one of the most valuable and respected medical industry groups in China. Shenzhen Huijian Medical Engineering Co., Ltd. is one of the core members of Huijian Group, focusing on the construction of clean system engineering, medical system, logistics transmission system engineering, central pure water system engineering, radiation protection system engineering, etc. high-tech enterprises.
Since its establishment, Huijian has always adhered to the mission of "Industry Benchmarking Leader". Since its establishment, it has been the governing unit of the Health and Safety Construction Committee of the China Health Economics Association, the executive director unit of the Clean Technology Branch of the China Electronics Society, and the top 100 national mechanical and electrical installation engineering enterprises. China's industry benchmarking enterprises, Guangdong Provincial Hospital Society Unit, Guangdong Province Honesty Demonstration Enterprise (2012-2018), Guangdong Provincial Clean Association Association and other honors. At the same time, it has more than 30 national patents and software copyrights such as clean operating room central intelligent control system and ICU weak current integrated control system. It has also been funded by the Shenzhen Municipal Government's digital compound operating room research project and won 2018 "Top Ten Suppliers of Chinese Hospital Construction". title.
life is long so add oil. In the future, Huijian will drive the brand to a higher level with innovation, technology and service triple drive, leading the standardization and standardization of the digital composite operating room construction, and promoting the overall upgrading of the clean industry with quality.
Congratulations to Ms Zhang huizheng,the CEO of Huijiang medical engineering co., LTD. On entering the 8th "shenzhen top 10 outs


If you heard west coast Florida "red tides" come from Lake Okeechobee discharges, you aren't alone. You're wrong -- but not alone. It's time to flush that misinformation down the hopper.
University of South Florida researchers now confirm what they have long known but so few of us have accepted: Red tides aren't born in the big lake, they start in oligotrophic offshore waters and are pushed into coastal waters by winds and tides.
After years of study, researchers and colleagues at the university's College of Marine Science have identified reasons why some years are worse than others for the harmful alga bloom (HAB) Karenia brevis, called "red tide," when it occurs off the west coast of Florida.
In a recently completed study comparing data collected on the 2012 red tide season, which was particularly robust compared to the quiet 2013 season, scientists found that the coastal ocean circulation on the West Florida Continental Shelf -- highly dependent on the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current -- was a determining factor in the greatly differing red tide occurrences.
Their paper describing this research was recently published in the journal Continental Shelf Research.
K. brevis creates a toxin that is threatening to organism health. In years of the worst outbreaks, red tide is responsible for millions of dollars in losses in the shellfish, finfish, recreation and tourism industries.
The university tells us, red tide toxins that end up in the food web can be transferred to other forms of life, from tiny zooplankton to birds, fish, aquatic mammals and humans. Toxins may also be inhaled, causing respiratory distress.
USF researchers confirm that red tide occurs naturally in the Gulf of Mexico -- certainly not close to shore and never in lake water.
Perhaps the first official to point this out loudly and publicly was Kevin Ruane, mayor of the City of Sanibel. Writing an op-ed for the Feb. 5, 2016 Fort Myers News-Press, Ruane said, "While it may be tempting to blame all adverse water conditions on Lake Okeechobee releases, it is not accurate to do so. Red tide blooms are initiated offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and are not the result of Lake releases."
In fact, Ruane went further. "Water that appears brown in color is also not necessarily the result of Lake Okeechobee releases," he said. "Despite the initiation of increased Lake Okeechobee regulatory releases, over the last four days approximately 70 percent of the current water flow is runoff from the Caloosahatchee watershed."
USF researchers say the trick is knowing when and where a red tide threat may emerge and how it may evolve along the coast. A number of predictive tools are in development to investigate this natural phenomenon, which has both biological and physical dimensions.
The study's lead-author Robert Weisberg, distinguished university professor of physical oceanography at USF, and his co-authors and colleagues have developed tools for observing, tracking and forecasting red tides using a combination of moored instrumentation, robotic gliders, satellite imagery and computer models.
While biology and chemistry control the growth of the blooms, they say, it is ocean circulation that unites the nutrients with sunlight to make photosynthesis happen. Ocean circulation also transports offshore blooms to the coast, Weisberg says. If the circulation conditions are not right, then a red tide will neither bloom, nor manifest along the coastline.
In this study, the simplifying factor was identified to be the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current. When the Loop Current interacts with the shelf slope near the Dry Tortugas, it can set the entire shelf in motion, bringing new nutrients onto the shelf from the deeper ocean. This sequence of events suppresses red tide by favoring other, faster growing phytoplankton (microscopic sea plants). By and large, the position of the Loop Current in spring and early summer provides a predictor of fall red tide conditions.
As documented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the 2012 bloom resulted in the mortality of 293 endangered Florida manatees, the greatest number of red tide-related manatee deaths recorded from a single bloom.
If you want more information, check out the USF College of Marine Science Ocean Circulation Group website.
Wow~ excellent subterfuge and dis-information campaign ! You know how to work a canard in your favor! You and Glen Bradshaw like to talk about the poor 'farmers' South of the Lake. What's the matter? afraid to say what this is really about? The Fanjuls and the Sugar cartel who run Tallahassee? nice peice of reporting; now clock-out and cry your Big Sugar pay check.
Only when Okeechobee cattle farm run-off into Kissimmee Canal- partial restored river is Discharged to Republican majority coastal areas... ... does "Florida Forever" get the doc stamp money $ 250 million Florida Voters established by Ballot... which Scott had blocked get Signed !
So let the Lake O discharges flow, right? No harm to the St. Lucie and Caloosahatchee River from it at all, right? That's a guarantee, right?
Cruise ships dump a billion tons of human waste into the Ocean, makes sense to us, here lies a problem.


The European Space Agency's (ESA's) Ministerial Council approved ESA participation in NASA's program to build the Orion spacecraft system to take astronauts beyond low Earth orbit. ESA will provide the service module for the Orion system as an in-kind contribution to offset its share of operating costs for the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017-2020.
ESA and NASA have a long history of cooperation in human spaceflight, from the Spacelab module that flew in the cargo bay of the space shuttle providing a shirt-sleeve environment for research to the Columbus module and the cupola on the ISS. They also have engaged in decades of cooperation on earth and space science programs. NASA's decision earlier this year to withdraw from the ExoMars program, which envisioned close cooperation between the two on robotic Mars exploration, cast a chill on the relationship, but apparently not for long. Russia has now replaced the United States as ESA's ExoMars partner, another agreement formally reached this week.
That decision was one of many made in the past two days by the relevant ministers for each of ESA's 20 member states. Collectively they agreed to provide 10 billion euros "for the years ahead." ESA's science programs are part of its mandatory activities to which each member state must contribute. They will be flat funded for 2013-2017, which should permit implementation of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 program. Among the science programs that will proceed are Gaia, LISA Pathfinder, BepiColombo, Solar Orbiter, Euclid and JUICE. A proposal for a lunar lander will not.
A contentious issue within the optional program — where each country decides whether or not to participate — is whether to build an improved version of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, an Ariane 5 ME (for Mid-life Evolution), or design a new Ariane 6 that might better fit future market needs. The ministers punted on that issue, approving two years of funding for both and scheduling another ministerial meeting two years from now to further debate the topic. During a press conference today, a reporter pointed out to ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain that Elon Musk, founder and CEO/CTO of SpaceX, had said in a recent interview that ESA could not compete with SpaceX's Falcon rocket if it chose Ariane 5 ME over Ariane 6. Dordain jokingly asked whether that meant Musk wanted to contribute to Ariane 6, but on a serious note said that the design of Ariane 6 would respond to customer requirements — reliability, lower cost, and payload mass to orbit.
ESA is a European space agency whose ties to the European Union are increasingly close. Eighteen of ESA's 20 members also are members of the EU and two-thirds of the EU members belong to ESA, Dordain said. ESA and the EU are working together on developing a navigation satellite system, Galileo, and the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) system using Sentinel satellites. The ESA ministers approved an extension to ESA's navigation satellite effort for 2013-2015, which includes Galileo and another system, EGNOS, as well as to the GMES Space Component program for 2013-2014. Member states started subscribing for the next time period for GMES, 2015-2020, too. Other space applications programs in earth observation and meteorology were continued.
Specifics on funding for any of these programs were not released today, only the top line figure of 10 billion Euros. Dordain said during the press conference this level of commitment was a "big success" considering the economic conditions in Europe and is a recognition of the role that space activities play in competitiveness and economic growth.


Happy 88th Anniversary ! Dragon Scout Group !
That is the theme of the 88th Anniversary Celebrations of Gan Eng Seng School Dragon Scout Group (DSG), a family that I had been with for many years since my Secondary One school days , spanning 20 years and still going strong. With such a rich, long and strong tradition and family roots in both Gan Eng Seng School (founded 1885) and Dragon Scout Group (founded 1922), not many schools or scout groups in Singapore can stand up, tall and proud of such a rich and long heritage !
Coming back for the 88th Anniversary Celebrations Dinner, it was a homecoming for me, having been out of touch with the Dragon Scout Group due to my freakish accident 9 months ago and wasn't able to keep in touch with their activities and events. A simple buffet dinner for the young boys and girls, ventures, rovers, leaders, teachers and old boys (a.k.a Dragon Chapter) coming back together, for the gathering, catch up and connecting many generations of the Dragon Scout Group family.


Last year, the United States graduated 42,969 computer sciences graduates into the workforce while there were a whopping 523,222 open computer science jobs nationwide. Obviously there is an urgent need for schools to teach computer science courses starting in kindergarten and through graduation. According to Code.org, "Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but it remains marginalized throughout K-12 education. Only 32 states allow students to count computer science courses toward high school graduation." At this rate, students in states that do not have computer science courses or do not count the computer science toward graduation will likely be unprepared to major in computer science in college. Further, the diversity in computer science is poor, with notable underrepresentation of women, racial and ethnic minorities, and students from economically challenged homes. If we wait for others to do what is obviously needed, our students may never get the chance to be part of this emerging and exciting field. How can K-12 schools implement computer science into their curriculum? How can schools use the CES Common Principles to encourage and support the computer science in our schools?


This May, a long-standing dream of Hitchy came due and purely due to his hard work I have to say. We did a bloggers meet at Kufri, Himachal Pradesh. We met, we clicked pictures, we chatted endless hours. And we visited the famous Soni Da Dhaba that everyone around recommended, and boy, did we eat!
We soaked in the rainy beauty of the place, I wanted to really bring back the whole experience and treasure it forever. Everytime I have met bloggers it's surprised me that how well we seem to connect to each other. There is no hesitation, no awkwardness of meeting people for the first time, it feels like we are long lost friends who are just starting from where we left ages ago, I am sure you are all aware of the feeling. We even made jokes many times about Sak's obsession with err butts and even shared a whole album sharing butts with her but truth be told, we missed you Saks, and you pixie and you Ritu and many more who couldn't make it. Next time bigger and better.
Hitchy this post is dedicated to you my dear friend, may the smiles and the camera discussions last forever.
So while we were in Kufri, one day we drove to Chail for lunch especially because someone had told us about Soni Da Dhaba like I said before, and the foodies that we all are (oh you thought its only me, he he) we had decided that we will go and eat there only and I am glad we did because the place gave me a feel of a typical eating joint in a small hill town. Nothing fancy just but basic dal, sabji and roti but so yumm that you will be licking your fingers, I assure you.
After a wait for about 15 minutes the food starting coming, our smiles got wider and the plates got fuller. I also got a little mouthfuls from the other folks for not letting them eat till I finish clicking the pics, unfortunately a food bloggers life isn't so easy I tell you. The ordering was simple that day there was a thali which had – aloo jeera, punjabi dal, matter paneer, chole, kadhi and raita, served with hot phulkas and rice with some green salad on side.
one of the best aloo jeera's I have had in some time. Rightly spiced and wasn't floating in oil the way you usually find it in indian joints mostly.
they say save the best for the last and I agree with them, Kadhi one of my most fav vegetarian foods and this was yumm, we all finished many many bowls that day. Cracker of a kadhi 100% marks given.
And how can I leave you without showing you the full thali, tell me ?
This pahari pizza as they call it, made me so nostalgic, made me miss my granny who used to make this for us every week while we were growing up specially in winters and in the winter vacation time, if you were a good child you might even get it everyday.
So when I came back from kufri I asked mom for a recipe and made it for Ojas and delightfully he loved it as much as I used to while growing up.
This May a long-standing dream of Hitchy came due and purely due to his hard work I have to say. We did a bloggers meet at Kufri, Himachal Pradesh. We met, we clicked pictures, we chatted endless hours.
Spread gur and shakkar on the cooked rotis.
I would pig out on the alu and dal with the roti..


Flashfire 28 Water 60 Basic Gx2 1 Common [W] Water Gun (10) [1W] Quick Attack (10+) Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage.
OP Series 9 6 Water 60 Basic L+10 1 Uncommon [W] Whirlpool - Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokemon. [WW] Super Fast (30) If you have Pachirisu in play, flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Buizel during your opponent's next turn.
Mysterious Treasures 75 Water 60 Basic L+10 1 Common Chesto Berry - If Buizel is Asleep, remove the Special Condition Asleep from Buizel at the end of each player's turn. (Poke-ITEM)  Quick Attack (10+) Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 30 more damage.
Diamond and Pearl 72 Water 60 Basic L+10 1 Common [W] Splash About (10+) If Buizel has less Energy attached to it than the Defending Pokemon, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage.
Diamond and Pearl Promos 13 Water 60 Basic L+10 1 Promo [W] Splash About (10+) If Buizel has less Energy attached to it than the Defending Pokemon, this attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage.
Flashfire 29 Water 90 Stage 1 Gx2 1 Rare  Rescue - Shuffle 3 Pokemon from your discard pile into your deck. [WW] Screw Tail (30) Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokemon.
Supreme Victors 58 Water 70 Stage 1 L+20 1 Uncommon  Razor Fin (20) [2W] Jet Screw (30+) Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage.
Diamond and Pearl 26 Water 90 Stage 1 L+20 1 Rare [1W] Screw Tail (30) Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokemon. [WW] Water Gun (40+) Does 40 damage plus 20 more damage for each W Energy attached to Floatzel but not used to pay for this attack's Energy cost. You can't add more than 40 damage in this way.


Actor-producer Brad Pitt offered to pay $120,000 to watch an episode of "Game of Thrones" with Emilia Clarke, but he was outbid. Pitt bid six figures on Saturday night during a silent auction at Sean Penn's annual gala for Haiti, held at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, reports variety.com. During the charity gala, the auctioneer announced the opportunity to watch an episode with Clarke, who was in attendance at the event, along with her "Game of Thrones" co-star Kit Harington.
The auction to watch the episode with Clarke started at $20,000. Pitt bid $80,000. Then he outbid himself to $90,000. Later, Pitt raised his own bid to $120,000. In the end, Pitt was outbid by a gala-goer who ended the auction at $160,000. Also in attendance were Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Segel and Leonardo DiCaprio, who was honoured for his work in combating climate change.


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Richmond celebrates first softball title
RICHMOND - They exchanged laughs, hugs and shared plenty of stories.
Richmond celebrates first softball title RICHMOND - They exchanged laughs, hugs and shared plenty of stories. Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://bwne.ws/29dT4xq
Joseph Hayes, Times Herald Published 8:28 p.m. ET June 29, 2016
Howard Stuart talks to his team Wednesday at his home, as they celebrate Richmond High School's first softball title(Photo: Joseph Hayes, Times Herald)Buy Photo
The Richmond High School softball team celebrated its Division 2 state title Wednesday over head coach Howard Stuart's house. Stuart has had a lot of end of the season celebrations. But the veteran coach had never hosted one after winning the final game of the season.
"It's special," Stuart said. "This team accomplished a lot. They have all spent three months working hard for six days a week. That still doesn't guarantee success. You have to be lucky and you have to be good. I'm a firm believer that you need to get some breaks.
"There are a ton of teams sitting at home that could have won the state title. You just have to get some breaks."
Richmond defeated Vicksburg 2-0 on June 18 to claim the Division 2 state title. It was the first title for Richmond and for its long-time coach.
Richmond's Ally Swantek hugs Rachel Leach after winning a district softball game Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Richmond High School. (Photo: JEFFREY M. SMITH, TIMES HERALD)
"It still hasn't settled in that we won," Richmond graduate Ally Swantek said. "It's a lot different this year at our end of the year party. It's a lot more excitement here this year.
"Team chemistry was key. We all grew up together and we all knew each other and how we handle things."
For Richmond's six seniors, Wednesday proved to be bittersweet. But they can rest in knowing they helped the program reach new heights.
"I think when my ring comes in and I have it on my finger I will think it's real," Schweiger said. "Usually at this party we are talking about one bad game and the mistakes we made.
Richmond's Lindsay Schweiger looks to throw the ball during a state quarterfinal softball game Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Novi High School. (Photo: JEFFREY M. SMITH, TIMES HERALD)
"It still hasn't hit me that I won't come back next year for tryouts. I'm going to (Michigan State University) tomorrow for (freshman) orientation. This is the last time I will see a bunch of these people until a grad party comes around. It's sad."
After winning the first state softball title in school history, Richmond is eager to defend its championship. That process will begin soon with plenty of hard work this summer and fall.
"We had so many good times together, it was great," Richmond's Carley Barjaktarovich said. "We have to keep the team chemistry and keep everyone together.
"We have to go in with confidence. Don't doubt yourself. You can do it."
Contact Joseph Hayes at (810) 989-6268 or at jahayes@gannett.com. Follow him on twitter @Joseph_Hayes11. Listen to him every weekday from 4-8 p.m. on 88.3 M.
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NUT Plans Strike In 18 States
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The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) will on June 1 embark on strike in 18 states yet to implement the 27.5 per cent, Teachers Enhanced Allowance.
This is contained in a communiqué jointly signed by the National President, Mr Michael Olukoya, the Secretary General, Obong Obong and the National Publicity Secretary, Suleiman Gambari.
The states are Benue, Cross River, Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, Ekiti, Osun, Ogun, Oyo, Edo, Nassarawa, Zamfara, Plateau, Taraba, Borno, Kogi, Niger and Sokoto.
It stated that the decision was taken at the end of the union's National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Asaba.
The union expressed concern on the reluctance of some state governments to pay the 27.5 per cent allowance and the non-implementation of the N18, 000 minimum wage.
It stated that the action was discriminating against teachers, and called on state wings of the union to embark on a stay-at-home strike.
The NEC called on the Federal Government not to implement the recommendation of the Orosanye-led panel to scrap JAMB and National Examination Council (NECO).
It said that NECO represents Nigeria and the patriotic interest of the teachers, pupils and parents under the exclusive control and determination of Nigerian government and people.
The union said that NECO should remain as an alternative and competing examination body in Nigeria.
It reminded the Federal Government of its agreement to pay the shortfall in the payment of the 2011 Millennium Development Goals/Nigeria Teachers Institute training allowance to teachers.
The NEC said that it was committed toward the provisions of the National Policy on Education, which prescribe National Certificate in Education as the minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria.
President Goodluck Jonathan (left), welcoming President Jacob Zuma of South Africa in Abuja last Tuesday
JTF Uncovers 23 Illegal Refineries …As Shell Shuts Bonny Terminal Over Oil Theft
'Ruling On Rivers PDP, A Travesty Of Justice'
Again, RSG Begins Unveiling, Flag-Off Of Nine Key Projects, 'Morrow
The Rivers State Government has rolled out the drums to herald another phase of official commissioning of key projects embarked upon by the Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration in the state.
A statement by the state government said that the process is in continuation of the commissioning and flag-off of projects by Governor Nyesom Wike.
It indicated that Rumuola flyover would be commissioned tomorrow, while the GRA flyover would be commissioned on Saturday.
The also stated that the government would commission the Ezimgbu Road on Monday, December 13, 2021; with another commissioning of Tombia Road Extension scheduled for Tuesday, December 14, 2021.
The statement said that the governor would commission the Safe Home, Borikiri, Port Harcourt on Wednesday, December 15; while on Thursday, December 16, 2021, the governor would commission the Odokwu internal roads.
Also, the governor would continue the flag-off of key infrastructure projects with Chokocho-Igbodo Road slated for Monday, December 20, 2021; Oyigbo-Okoloma Road on Wednesday, December 22, 2021; and Magistrates' Court Complex, Port Harcourt on Thursday, December 23, 2021.
Wike Justifies N7bn Libel Suit Against THISDAY
Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, yesterday, appeared before the state High Court in Port Harcourt, to testify as a witness in an N7billion libel suit against THISDAY Newspaper.
Wike said he was in court to seek justice and clear his name as a person from the malicious publication by THISDAY Newspaper, which portrayed him as deceitful, untrustworthy person, who exerts subterranean influences on judicial matters and over court sittings in Port Harcourt.
It would be recalled that Wike had in August, 2020, slammed a N7billion suit being damages for libel written and published in THISDAY's Tuesday, June 23, 2020 edition captioned, "With Wike, Obaseki Meets His PDP's Waterloo; Almost."
The defendants in the suit are THISDAY Newspapers Limited, Leaders and Company Limited, Davidson Iriekpan, Chuks Okocha and Adibe Emenyonu.
Wike, while testifying as witness in suit No. PHC/1505/CS/2020 before the court presided over by Justice A. Enebeli, asserted that the defendants maliciously and falsely portrayed him as an unreliable friend/person.
"When you say somebody cannot be trusted; that cannot be a fair comment. When you say somebody is influencing the Judiciary, that cannot be a fair comment", the governor said.
In his written statement on oath, Wike had stated that the defendants had accused him of influencing the decision of the court sitting in Port Harcourt that granted an injunction restraining Godwin Obaseki from participating in the primaries of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State in 2020.
He stated that the defendants maliciously accused him of undemocratically exerting influence on the primaries process of PDP in Edo State in aid of his ally, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, who was the beneficiary of the court order restraining Obaseki from participating in the PDP primaries.
The governor, who told the court that he was not even aware of the aforementioned suit by Ogbeide-Ihama against Obaseki, said the publication was reckless, false and without regards for the truth.
According to him, contrary to well-known journalistic tradition and practices, the defendants did not investigate properly to ensure the information they relied on was accurate.
"They did not seek to verify the facts from me or in any manner oblige me with the opportunity to state my own side of the story before proceeding to make the false publication" the governor argued.
Wike stated that the defendants further denigrated him before the entire world as a fake democrat, who engages in meddling in the internal affairs of All Progressives Congress (APC) in order to get at his political foe, Chibuike Amaechi.
The governor explained that he was not a member of the APC and has had no hand in the internal crisis which has bedevilled the party both in Rivers State and all over Nigeria.
"By the letter of Messrs E.C. Ukala and Co., Solicitors, under the hand of Emmanuel C. Ukala, SAN, dated 23rd June, 2020, the defendants were given opportunity to retract, and recant the publication as well as to offer apology for the false publication but the defendants spurned the opportunity and ignored the letter completely."
The governor, while responding to claim by lawyer to the defendants, Turudu Ede, SAN, that the essence of the lawsuit was to intimidate and harass his clients, said the whole essence of the suit was to get justice and clear his name as a man of substantial character, honour and repute.
"The essence of the suit is to get justice since they (defendants) refused to retract the publication or apologise. So, I sued them to clear my name."
Speaking to journalists outside the court, one of the lawyers to Wike, Mr. Mark Agwu said his client was in court to seek legal redress.
"To challenge him as a person, it means you have made him untrustworthy, a deceit, a cheat, an influencer of the court, because the publication they made was that he had a role to play in influencing the outcome of that Federal High Court case. Nobody will take that lightly, and especially for a man who believes in the rule of law", Agwu added.
The court adjourned the matter for further hearing to 12th, 13th and 14th of January, 2022.
$130m Fraud: Rivers Sues Saipem SPA, Saipem Contracting Firm, Others
The Rivers State Government has charged two construction firms, Saipem SPA and Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd, to court over an alleged conspiracy to cheat and with intent to defraud the state of the sum of $130million, being advanced payment for the construction of the OCGT power plant in Port Harcourt.
In a 16-count criminal charge filed by the Director of Public Prosecution, C.F. Amadi for the Rivers State Attorney General, the state alleged that after collecting the said sum as advanced payment between 2011 and 2018, the defendants have not kept their obligation under the contract.
Others charged alongside the companies were Walter Peviana; Kelechi Sinteh Chinakwe; Giandomenico Zingali; Vitto Testaguzza and Davide Anelli, who are directors and officers of the companies.
The defendants are charged with various offences ranging from conspiracy, cheating and obtaining credit by false pretence, contrary to Section 518 (6) and (7) and punishable under Section 518 of the Criminal Code, Cap 37 Vol. 2 Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria, 1999, section 419A and punishable under Section 419 (A) (1) (b) of the Criminal Code, Cap 37 Vol. 2 Laws of Rivers State, amongst others.
Already, the Rivers State Government has issued a fiat to the law firm of Godwin Obla (SAN) to prosecute the matter before the state High court.
The defendants are equally charged for the offence of false Statements by Officials of Companies contrary to and punishable under Section 436 (b).
The prosecution specifically accused the defendants of obtaining credit of $130million by false pretences or other fraud contrary to Section 419A and punishable under Section 419 (A) (1) (b); obtaining credit of $20,467,942.00 by false pretences or other fraud contrary to Section 419A and punishable under Section 419 (A) (1) (b), obtaining credit of N7,000,000,000.00 only by false pretences or other fraud contrary to Section 419A and punishable under Section 419 (A) (1) (b).
They are charged for obtaining credit of N318,640,173.54, by false pretences or other fraud contrary to Section 419A and punishable under Section 419 (A) (1) (b); attempt to cheat $97million contrary to Section 508 and punishable under Section 509; attempt to cheat $15million contrary to Section 508 and punishable under Section 509; conspiracy to receive a credit of $97million by false pretences contrary to Section 518 (6) and punishable under Section 518; cheating $11million contrary to Section 421 and punishable under Section 421; cheating contrary to Section 421 and punishable under Section 421; cheating N110, 097, 416.51 contrary to Section 421 and punishable under Section 421; cheating by collecting sums attributable to shared facilities already paid for in AFAM Phase I in AFAM Phase II contrary to Section 421 and punishable under Section 421.
Obtaining N20, 467, 942 contrary to Section 421 and punishable under Section 421; obtaining credit of $60,168,936.00 by false pretences or other fraud, contrary to Section 419A and punishable under Section 419 (A) (1) (b); obtaining credit of $1,512,034.00 by false pretences or other fraud contrary to Section 419A and punishable under Section 419 (A) (1) (b) all of the Criminal Code Law of Rivers State, Cap 37 Vol. 2 Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria 1999.
According to the Proof of Evidence attached to the charge and the statement made by the Head, Power Generation/Mechanical of the Rivers State Ministry of Power, one Mr Temple Azunda M., the facts constituting the case in hand are as follows:
Saipem SPA and Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited and other officers of the duo, herein the Defendants, are Italian companies which services have been retained by the Rivers State Government, herein RSG, in several projects, prominent amongst which is the AFAM Phase II Power Plant Project.
By an initial tripartite agreement made on the January 20, 2010, the RSG under the auspices of the Rivers State Ministry of Power entered a contract with Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited, Saipem SPA for the construction of the OGCT power plant in Port Harcourt at a total cost of $119million consequent upon which the Rivers State Government made advance payments, in instalments, to Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd and Saipem SPA amounting in total to a sum of $130million in all which the Defendants have acknowledged receipt of.
The Defendants were to be given an initial mobilization of 20per cent of the total contract sum which the RSG paid.
It was part of the initial agreement – and indeed a condition sine qua non – that, to access the 2nd tranche of payment of 25per cent from the Rivers State Government, the Defendants would mandatorily have installed the Gas Turbine into the foundations as referenced in ATTACHMENT 1 to VO 007 which states that:
CONTRACTOR shall be entitled to a payment corresponding to 20per cent of the VO No. 007 LS PRICE upon mobilisation to site and commencement of bush clearing activities at SITE.
Upon commencement of bush clearing activities at the site, the contractor shall issue the invoice relevant to the above payment and the owner shall pay such invoice within 14 days from its issuance.
The parties agree that no deduction for recovery of advance payment shall apply on the payment due to the contractor for invoices issued by the contractor in accordance with this paragraph.
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The Differences Between Popular Songs And Art Songs
A song is a music composition intended to be played by the entire human voice. This can be done in varying and constant pitches with varying patterns of silence and sound. A song should never repeat itself; it should build upon itself subtly and in a way that listeners will find pleasing. Songs also include different types, including those incorporating the repetitive and change of musical sections. The lyrics of a song can convey a message or show a story.
In order to categorize music as well as songs, artists and composers have used different styles of writing. Many types of music, including folk, blues, rock, classical, rap, hip hop, ballad, and even jazz, are categorized into songs that express specific feelings or talk about a general topic. When making a song, whether it is for personal enjoyment or as a composition for someone else's entertainment, it is important to understand the basics of song writing.
Songwriting is an ensemble activity that involves all members of a band or group. There are four basic elements to song writing: the melody, the harmony, the main line, and the accompaniment. The melody is what makes the song appealing to the listener. The harmony is the language of the song, which can be either smooth and mellow or rough and fast. The main line is the topic or main point of the song, while the accompaniment is any additional instruments that enhance or complement the main line or refrain.
Music has many faces and, depending on the type of genre, there are different ways of categorizing and presenting music. Classical music is characterized by a slow tempo and strong rhythmic and melodic lines. As you may not know, many classical songs were written to illustrate certain philosophical or scientific theories. These songs are known as being "epic."
On the other hand, folk songs are popular because they have been around for generations and, more importantly, because their melodies and lines have resonated with the listener for decades. Many older songs are known as "folk classics." They often share a central theme, a subject or even a cast of characters. Examples include" Molly Blue" by Johnny Cash, "Don't Take Me Alive" by Eric Clapton, "Goodbye, Goodbye" by Eric Clapton, and" suitcase full of dreams" by The Who. Today, folk songs are as much an influence on modern music as the more conventional "classical" songs.
Art songs are popular because the listeners usually understand the message that the artist wishes to convey. Unlike popular songs, art songs deal with emotions, thoughts, and concepts. For instance, a song about the death of a parent would probably fall under the category of art song. On the flip side, an antibacterial song about a sore throat most likely would not. Most artists who write or perform any type of art song usually write from the heart and base the piece on real experiences or themes.
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Home » Soccer » Bohemians defender Ian Morris emerges as favourite to take over at Shelbourne
Bohemians defender Ian Morris emerges as favourite to take over at Shelbourne
Ian Morris has emerged as the new front-runner to become the next manager of Shelbourne.
The Bohemians player is also working as a youth development officer with his current club and has been heavily involved in their link-up with St Kevin's Boys.
But it's understood that Shels have identified Morris (31) as a suitable candidate to lead the First Division club forward.
The new Shels hierarchy want a young boss to replace Owen Heary with an emphasis on youth part of the Reds' vision.
Drogheda supremo Tim Clancy was offered the job but turned it down over the weekend.
Morris has since entered the equation. He went to Leeds as a teenager and played with a variety of clubs across the water before coming home three years ago following an injury interrupted spell.
Last month he scored a stunning goal in the FAI Cup semi final loss to Cork City that was subsequently viewed around the world.
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Home All issues Volume 622 (February 2019) A&A, 622 (2019) A103 Abstract
Volume 622, February 2019
Numerical methods and codes
CIGALE: a python Code Investigating GALaxy Emission⋆
M. Boquien1, D. Burgarella2, Y. Roehlly2, V. Buat2, L. Ciesla2, D. Corre2, A. K. Inoue (井上昭雄)3 and H. Salas1
1 Centro de Astronomía (CITEVA), Universidad de Antofagasta, Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
e-mail: mederic.boquien@uantof.cl
2 Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, LAM (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) UMR 7326, 13388 Marseille, France
3 Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Faculty of Design Technology, College of General Education, Osaka Sangyo University, 3-1-1 Nakagaito, Daito, Osaka 574-8530, Japan
Context. Measuring how the physical properties of galaxies change across cosmic times is essential to understand galaxy formation and evolution. With the advent of numerous ground-based and space-borne instruments launched over the past few decades we now have exquisite multi-wavelength observations of galaxies from the far-ultraviolet (FUV) to the radio domain. To tap into this mine of data and obtain new insight into the formation and evolution of galaxies, it is essential that we are able to extract information from their spectral energy distribution (SED).
Aims. We present a completely new implementation of Code Investigating GALaxy Emission (CIGALE). Written in python, its main aims are to easily and efficiently model the FUV to radio spectrum of galaxies and estimate their physical properties such as star formation rate, attenuation, dust luminosity, stellar mass, and many other physical quantities.
Methods. To compute the spectral models, CIGALE builds composite stellar populations from simple stellar populations combined with highly flexible star formation histories, calculates the emission from gas ionised by massive stars, and attenuates both the stars and the ionised gas with a highly flexible attenuation curve. Based on an energy balance principle, the absorbed energy is then re-emitted by the dust in the mid- and far-infrared domains while thermal and non-thermal components are also included, extending the spectrum far into the radio range. A large grid of models is then fitted to the data and the physical properties are estimated through the analysis of the likelihood distribution.
Results. CIGALE is a versatile and easy-to-use tool that makes full use of the architecture of multi-core computers, building grids of millions of models and analysing samples of thousands of galaxies, both at high speed. Beyond fitting the SEDs of galaxies and parameter estimations, it can also be used as a model-generation tool or serve as a library to build new applications.
Key words: methods: data analysis / methods: numerical / methods: statistical / galaxies: general
A copy of the code is only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/622/A103
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Dust attenuation and Hα emission in a sample of galaxies observed with Herschel at 0.6 < z < 1.6
Comprehensive comparison of models for spectral energy distributions from 0.1 μm to 1 mm of nearby star-forming galaxies
HELP: modelling the spectral energy distributions of Herschel detected galaxies in the ELAIS N1 field
Properties of LBGs with [OIII] detection at z ∼ 3.5 — The importance of including nebular emission data in SED fitting
Rest-frame far-ultraviolet to far-infrared view of Lyman break galaxies at z = 3: Templates and dust attenuation


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Here's how blockchains could be ruined by personal data
It's called privacy poisoning and it's a big problem for blockchains
Matthew Beedham
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Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world.
You might not have heard of "privacy poisoning" but it is stated to become a big problem for public blockchains (a.k.a permissionless blockchains) in coming years.
This article will explain what you need to know about privacy poisoning. To understand why it's as scary as it sounds, we'll need to start with some background.
It starts with GDPR
Unless you've had your head under a rock this year, you've probably heard about the EU's General Data Protection Regulations – or GDPR as most call it.
GDPR states that users should have the right to control their data, and that companies that process this data should be held accountable if this is prevented in some way.
However, this creates a paradox as public blockchains are supposed to be immutable. The unchangeable nature of data stored "on chain" and the right to control our own data under GDPR simply appear to be irreconcilable.
In the eyes of the law, it's perfectly fine for a blockchain to store encrypted personally identifiable data, so long as the owner can control, amend, and delete it as they see fit. Sadly, as most public blockchains rely on a decentralized and immutable history of records most of them won't be compliant with GDPR and they risk being "privacy poisoned."
So, what is it?
Privacy poisoning sounds kind of scary, and it is, but the concept is simple.
Privacy poisoning is when personal data is added to a public blockchain that makes the blockchain in question contravene privacy laws, such as GDPR.
If personal information on a blockchain cannot be altered, is no longer needed, or is no longer accurate, then that blockchain is breaking the law. If the blockchain in question reveals the identity of individuals, it is also breaking the law.
The most obvious problem is that permissionless blockchains – like Bitcoin's or Ethereum's – are immutable. One of the key regulations of GDPR is the right to be forgotten; the right to have your data deleted. You can see how that could lead to a problem for a blockchain.
If someone were to add personal data – such as addresses, names, dates of birth, credit card numbers, and so on – to an open, immutable permissionless blockchain it could be considered "privacy poisoned."
That said, the distinction should be made between permissioned (private) and permissionless blockchains. Recent research from academics in the UK has found that private blockchains would be compliant with GDPR as they offer much greater control and privatization of the data they store.
Who should be held accountable?
But how can a decentralized system be held accountable? Who should be sanctioned if a blockchain is privacy poisoned? Well, that's a very difficult question to answer, and that's the really scary part.
It seems that the EU didn't fully account for how blockchains work when drawing up its GDPR. There's a distinct lack of clarity over how GDPR should apply to blockchain, and that opens the system to potential abuse.
If we consider blockchains as data processors or controllers, it is their responsibility to be compliant, but no one owns public blockchains. As the name suggests they are, for the most part, run by the public. They are also not companies made up of people that can be held accountable, but a series of nodes spread across the entire globe.
If governments and regulators do find a way to hold blockchains accountable, they could use the very characteristics that make a blockchain what it is, against them. That said, regulators will have a very hard time deciding who to fine when a blockchain has been "privacy poisoned."
So far, there haven't been any documented cases of blockchains being privacy poisoned, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.
Whatever action European governments and regulators take against a blockchain that contravenes GDPR laws will undoubtedly set a precedent. That is assuming governments can find someone or something to take action against.
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