The latest news from Ripple Labs: they have secured the services of Kahina Van Dyke, the former Facebook team leader in global financial services department. She will be Ripple's vice president of corporate and business development. Mrs. van Dyke's experience and credibility working in the global financial sector, especially in payment settlements, is nothing short of impressive. Is she the leader that can finally break XRP into the mainstream and mass adoption worldwide?
See you, Facebook! Can you please send my mail to Ripple Labs?
While Mrs. van Dyke's was at Facebook, her job was to secure alliances between the controversial social media firm and big players in the banking and financial world so that Facebook's users could use the social media platform for sending payments.
She managed to get PayPal, Citibank, Western Union, Mastercard, and Visa to join forces with Facebook. Among her most spectacular achievements was a deal in Africa that allows for small African businesses to accept Mastercard payments within the Facebook platform.
But even before joining Facebook, her expertise in payments and financial services was already quite impressive. By then she had more than two decades of working experience at places such as Citibank and Mastercard. She has the skills, the background, the expertise and the contacts.
When former Yahoo Vice-president and former Uber driver Mr. Brad Garlinghouse became Ripple's CEO, he turned Ripple Labs into a company with a single mission: to use the blockchain technology to revolutionize the international payments system. In that process, he dropped Ripple's pioneering smart-contract technology (called Codius, which is making a comeback, by the way) and every other priority to focus on a single problem and solve it better than anybody else.
Mrs. van Dyke fits perfectly with his agenda, as she already belongs in that very environment Mr. Garlinghouse wants to penetrate. She fits like a globe, and her hiring could be a breakthrough as Mr. Garlinghouse endeavors to make xRapid standard in the financial institutions' sector all over the world.
Ripple Labs' killer app is called xCurrent. It's currently in use by more than a hundred banks the world over (and a new bank joins the network every week, on average) mainly in Japan and Northeast Asia but western institutions as Banco Santander and Western Union are also in the mix.
Ripple's xCurrent creates a blockchain-based ledger that allows settling international payments quickly, safely and cheaply. It can settle payments in a variety of both fiat and digital currencies and, while it can use XRP as a currency, it's not mandatory for users to deal in XRP (except for transfer fees).
Ripple has been very successful so far but also controversial. It's being taken to the court for being a security but also because the service structure it has looks to some investors as a type of permanent ICO, especially when it comes to Ripple's policy on XRP's release and sale.
Considering how conservative most financial institutions are regarding change and how volatile cryptocurrencies still are, Ripple has had a hard time securing partnerships for xRapid and xCurrent (especially xRapid because it's more reliant on XRP). But if enough banks adopt Ripple's technology that would give Ripple the perfect case that it's not 'a security' at all under SEC rules but a technology that enables financial institutions to do international transactions cheaply, safely and in real-time.
XRP's decentralization has also been a point of contention.
XRP was fully pre-mined by Ripple Labs before the currency went live and the company is still the world's main holder so there's been the suspicion that the vast reserve it owns could allow it to manipulate the currency's price. If enough partnerships happen and XRP indeed becomes the standard currency for settling payments globally, that would both create demand for XRP and make decentralization apparent. That would solve one of Ripple's most serious credibility problems.
The international financial system works on a system called SWIFT. It was implemented during the 1970's, and it's remained the same for decades, which is to say it's stayed expensive, slow and unreliable. The digital revolution that came about with the popularization of the internet and the appearance of smartphones has not affected it at all because of two reasons. First, there's the massive inertia prevalent in financial institutions worldwide.
Second, almost no technology developer has paid any attention at all to cross-border financial settlements, remittances or micropayments because they involve a lot of red tapes and physical presence in several countries while social media, messaging apps, or gaming apps are, by comparison, very simple and profitable to do.
The result is that this market is still monopolized by SWIFT (with Western Union as an alternative) for international payments and Mastercard and Visa in control of online payments. One exception is PayPal, but in favor of Ayden, eBay dropped it (just earlier this year).
In this context, Ripple's blockchain technology and currency are set to disrupt the whole industry. But it has some competition. Stellar Lumens, backed up by IBM, is trying to enter the same market. But there's also Quorum, a blockchain startup owned by JP Morgan Chase (and Quorum has the advantage of already being a banking industry insider).
Quorum has had a hard time taking off, probably because of the strong links it has with the infamous bank, which is rumored to be considering getting rid of its blockchain project.
So what Mrs. van Dyke contribution to Ripple will be? We can't say for sure, of course, but given her history and Ripple's ambitions, it's bound to one of the most relevant moments in Ripple's short history. We will have to wait and see what she can do for Ripple, but the prospects are promising.


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Since the onset of the Syrian Civil War in March 2011, over 1.5 million Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon, and constitute nearly one-fourth of the Lebanese population today. Lebanon currently holds the largest refugee population per capita in the world.

UNHCR statistics indicate a massive influx of Syrian refugees into Lebanon between 2012 and 2014, which overwhelmed Lebanon's already crumbling infrastructure and public institutions. Between August and December 2012, the number of Syrian refugees increased from 36,000 to approximately 150,000; by May 2013, the number had increased to 463,000, and by October 2014, 1,151,057. These numbers only serve as estimates, however, given other refugees' fear of registering with what they believed to be a pro-Assad Lebanese government. The majority of Syrian refugees reside in Northern Lebanon (Akkar District) or the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon's two poorest regions. Despite cooperation between NGOs and Government Institutions to provide necessary aid to Syrian refugee populations, refugees struggle to access the aid due to legal status, resource scarcity, poverty and lack of information distribution on these resources.

Statistics
, the official distribution of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon is as follows:

Of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon, 55.3% are between the ages of 0-17.

Along with Syrians, the influx of refugees due to the Syrian civil war included 35,000 Lebanese returnees and 31,502 Palestinian refugees from Syria.

Refugee conditions in Lebanon

Employment

The Lebanese government sought to protect its domestic workers from the sudden influx of competing workers by denying Syrian refugees the possibility of legal employment. A 2013 World Bank report found that the influx of Syrian refugees doubled Lebanon's unemployment rate, particularly impacting unskilled youth.  To maintain their livelihoods, many refugees resorted to child labor and prostitution, increasing the pressure on them to return to Syria or leave Lebanon for other destinations.

Between 2011 and 2013, the International Rescue Committee estimated that wages in the service and agricultural sectors dropped as much as 50%. As a result, Syrian refugees, with significant competition from local Lebanese workers, opened informal businesses selling products below market prices. These businesses are not sufficient to impact the impoverished situation of most refugees.

In 2014, the International Labour Organization estimated that 50% of young Syrians did not have activities to generate income, and this figure was raised to 66% among young women. The majority of Syrians find work as low- to semi-skilled laborers, with an estimated 92% working without set contracts. As such, this temporary work is heavily underpaid, intermittent, and outside of Lebanese labor protections, and fails to offer financial or job security. One in ten displaced Syrian children in Lebanon is forced to complement family income through work, and is subjected to child marriage, drug and alcohol abuse, violent groups, and begging.

Housing

The Lebanese government refused to set up official refugee camps to avoid the permanent settlement of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Instead, Syrian refugees were initially sheltered in accommodation centers and any available housing as long as there was room. The majority of Syrian refugees (some 1.1 million) had to build their makeshift shelters ("informal tented settlements") of poor quality on land rented from private landowners. Refugees also sought shelter in rented rooms, apartments, and garages. A 2014 assessment indicated that 30% of Syrian households lacked sufficient water, 15% lacked hygiene items, and 40% lacked proper access to latrines. The 2013-2014 Lebanon Millennium Development Goals report indicated that many displaced Syrian families subsisted off of one cooked meal per day. Just 6% of displaced Syrian children aged 6–23 months eat the minimum sufficient diet according to UNICEF/WHO standards.

Education
Minimal collaboration between the public, private, NGO, and iNGO sectors in Lebanon has resulted in the fragmented provision of quality education to Syrian refugee children. The overwhelmed public sector remains incapable of providing education during emergencies due to inflexible curriculums, limited capacity, and heavily regulated teaching. As a result, most Syrian students are absorbed into the private sector for primary education, and the informal sector for supplemental education. The percentage of Syrian students enrolled in public schools continues to drop due to the perception of poorer quality of education offered. The 2011-2012 schoolyear posed a significant dropout rate of 70% for Syrian refugee students given a lack of supplemental resources. The failure rate among Syrian children is twice the national average of that of Lebanese children.

Public schools

Syrian refugee children face many difficulties in Lebanese public schools, such as physical and verbal abuse from teaching staff and fellow peers. Although frequent abuse has been reported, much more abuse remains unreported for fear of loss of place at schools. Lack of remedial and language support also constitutes a great challenge for Syrian students. After seventh grade, Lebanese public schools teach science and math in English or French, creating a major barrier to the integration and retention of Arabic-speaking Syrian students in the Lebanese education system.

Currently in the Lebanese public school system, the number of Syrian school-aged children is greater than the number of Lebanese children.  During the 2013-2014 schoolyear, there were approximately 58,000 Syrian children in Lebanese classrooms, and 30,000 Syrian children in Syrian-only second shifts in the afternoon. As of mid-2015, more than half of the students registered in Lebanese schools were Syrian.

A 2014 International Labor Organization report indicated that the gross enrollment rate of Syrian refugees was around 55% for primary education (6–10 years), but as low as 13% for secondary education (11–15 years). During secondary education, boys are more likely than girls to drop out of school and start working.

Evaluation
There are several advantages and risks posed by separate education systems for Syrian refugee children. Such a system facilitates Syrian children's adaptation to a new curriculum, as well as preserves their Syrian identity. Further, Arabic language proficiency in schools facilitate students' abilities to learn new material, and serves them in their eventual return to Syria.  However, separated school systems can exacerbate tensions between Syrians and Lebanese nationals by creating a perception of lower-quality education for Syrian children, as well as strengthening religious, ethnic, and national divisions.

Healthcare

Syrian refugees largely depend on international agencies and their nongovernmental partners for healthcare, in the absence and inability of the Lebanese health system to provide adequate healthcare. Health services in Lebanon have become increasingly inaccessible to refugee populations because of the high costs incurred for treatment in a largely privatized healthcare system. Furthermore, Syrian doctors in Lebanon are not allowed to treat refugee populations because of outstanding laws that protect the livelihood of local health professionals.

In addition to treating Syrian refugees, the Lebanese healthcare system is also responsible for covering vulnerable Lebanese groups (living on less than US$2.4/day), Lebanese returnees from Syria, Palestinian refugees from Syria, and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Each social group of the population has access to different services contingent upon its level of social protection. As a result, the Lebanese healthcare system is overburdened, fractured, and inefficient.

UNHCR

The UNHCR's public health approach in Lebanon prioritizes affordable and accessible primary health and emergency care with the aim of ensuring coverage for the greatest number of refugees in Lebanon. Syrian refugees registered with the UNHCR in Lebanon between the ages of five to sixty can access healthcare in centers managed by UNHCR's NGO partners for a fee of LP 3,000 to LP 5,000 per consultation (approx. US$2-$3).

The United Nations covers 75% of the cost of emergency care for registered refugees, but the remaining 25% must be covered by refugees themselves, unless they meet UNHCR's vulnerability criteria or are victims of torture, sexual violence, or gender-based violence. In these cases, 100% of costs are covered by UNHCR. UNHCR expenditure reports estimate that the average out-of-cost per Syrian patient is around $1000. In order to enforce payment of the remaining 25% of care from refugees, Lebanese hospitals have resorted to aggressive methods such as withholding corpses and newborns or confiscating personal IDs.

A 2014 UNHCR survey report found that 24% of Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR in Lebanon had returned to Syria, and 11% had returned to obtain medical care despite risks of ongoing violent conflict.

Health conditions

According to the Amel Association's 2013 assessment of 90,000 displaced Syrian patients, 47% suffered from skin diseases, 27% from digestive system diseases, 19% from respiratory diseases, 7% from malnutrition, and 2% from infectious diseases. 13% of these patients were diagnosed with mental illness. Campaigns spearheaded by Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health, UNICEF, and the WHO organized routine immunizations and vaccinations of Syrian refugees across the country, especially for salient diseases such as polio, measles, and cholera.

Women's health

Syrian refugee women's sexual and reproductive health has also been significantly affected by the lack of equitable, affordable health coverage in Lebanon. Such problems include a lack of access to emergency obstetric care, limited access to contraception, and forced cesarean sections.  An increase in gender-based violence, especially intimate partner violence, early marriage, and sexual assault, has also significantly impacted Syrian refugee women's health and has resulted in fewer antenatal care visits, delayed family planning, and poorer reproductive health.

Syrian refugee women and girls, in desperation to earn money or goods to afford cost of living in Lebanon, may also engage in a form of prostitution termed 'survival sex'. Others may be forced into the sex industry as a means to pay back smugglers. The exploitation of refugee women and girls in the sex industry holds serious short- and long-term physical and mental health consequences, including increased risk of experiencing gender-based violence.

Mental health

Efforts to meet Syrian refugees' psychological needs in Lebanon has come under particular scrutiny. The Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) task force was established after UNHCR's December 2013 report addressing Syrian refugees' psychosocial needs in Lebanon. The task force, which aimed to coordinate services provided by different agencies and organizations, has been considered ineffective given the significantly high demand for psychosocial support among Syrian refugee populations.

Barriers to Aid Access
Many factors like legal status, a lack of resources and poverty hinder Syrian refugees in Lebanon from accessing necessary aid to meet their basic needs. According to a 2019 Human Rights Watch World Report, 74% of the 1.5 million Syrian refugees residing in Lebanon do not have legal status. To avoid detainment, arrest, or deportation, illegal Syrian refugees limit their movements as much as possible. Out of fear of prosecution for their legal status, refugees' access to vital aid and services becomes more limited.

A study assessing the impacts of the Syrian refugee crisis on Lebanon found that the large influx of Syrian refugees into the country strained infrastructure including electricity, water, sanitation, municipal services, transportation and schools. A Lebanon Humanitarian Fund report determined that the strain on infrastructure increases poverty and tensions between communities and heightens socioeconomic inequalities. Due to the resource strain, the Lebanese Ministry of Education is unable to meet the needs of the 488,000-school aged Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, causing half of them to remain out of school. Food assistance provision was also determined to be insufficient, with 91% of Syrian refugees experiencing some degree of food insecurity in 2017. Inadequate access to healthcare services is also predicted to cause higher mortality rates within the Syrian refugee population.

Nine out of ten Syrian refugee families currently live under the poverty line, making it difficult to access necessary services. A Human Rights Watch report determined that severe economic strain makes school enrollment difficult for Syrian refugee families because of the necessary enrollment fees, transportation costs and school supply costs. According to the International Labour Organization for Arab States, poverty leads Syrian refugee children to work dangerous jobs to support their families instead of attending school, subjecting them to labor exploitation.

A 2016 RAND Corporation research report on the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon found that aside from illegal status, poverty and resource scarcity, the lack of information on aid resources is what prevents refugees from accessing necessary resources. The lack of access to aid resources is attributed to an information gap in understanding what resources are available and under what conditions one can or cannot be eligible for aid. Additionally, Syrian refugees in Lebanon reportedly perceived aid provision as "random, unfair, corrupt, unequal, insufficient, or unresponsive".

Response to the refugee crisis

Government response
The Lebanese government's response to the Syrian refugee crisis has been largely shaped by the long-term presence of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Following the aftermath of the Palestine War in 1948, Lebanon welcomed Palestinian refugees in the expectation that their presence would be temporary. In response to the continual settlement of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon nearly seven decades later, Lebanon decided not to grant citizenship to Syrian refugees in order to protect its own fragile sectarian balance. The influx of Syrian refugees, mostly Sunni Muslims, has increased the demographic weight of Sunnis in Lebanon. Currently, Sunnis are the third largest confessional group in Lebanon; as political power in Lebanon is distributed on a confessional basis, the demographic shift holds significant implications for Lebanese politics.

The governmental deadlock created by the failure to elect a new president, as well as tension between Sunni and Shia Lebanese communities with regards to the fragile sectarian violence, resulted in the Lebanese government's "semi-laissez faire" policy towards Syrian refugees as they entered the country unabated. Despite praise from human rights organizations and the UNHCR for its open border policy, the Lebanese government officially decided to remain neutral with regards to the Syrian conflict due to pro- and anti-Assad members in its government. Consequently, international organizations such as the UNHCR took primary responsibility for dealing with Syrian refugees.

The Lebanese government attempted to control the influx of Syrian refugees into the country after the number of refugees reached 1,000,000 in 2014. In October 2014, refugees' access to territory in Lebanon was diminished and their return to Syria was officially encouraged by policies introduced by the Council of Ministers. The government also imposed a visa requirement for Syrian refugees arriving to Lebanon, as well as new procedures for renewing residency permits. Shortly thereafter, the government declared it would take the lead role in dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis amidst claims that the UNHCR infringed upon its sovereignty. By March 2015, the number of registered refugees in the country had reached 1,200,000; on May 6, 2015, the government suspended official registration mechanisms to reduce the official number of refugees in the country.

The Lebanese government issued the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) in 2015 (which was modified and reissued in 2017) in coordination with the UNHCR. The LCRP formed part of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) that detailed response to the refugee crisis in the Levant, Turkey, Iraq, and Egypt. Notably, the LCRP reaffirmed that because Lebanon had not ratified the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, it could not officially be considered a country of asylum.

Public opinion
Resentment among the general Lebanese public toward Syrian refugees is exacerbated by rising prices and unemployment, as Lebanese families are paying directly for the Syrian crisis. This holds particularly salient in communities in the Beqaa Valley and the north of the country, which historically were economically marginalized and underdeveloped with respect to social services and infrastructure.
A 2013 poll in Lebanon found that 52% of respondents believed that Syrian refugees threatened national security and stability, and 90% of respondents believed that the Syrian conflict hindered the Lebanese government's ability to protect its citizens.

Recruitment into armed groups
Militants are often mixed in with refugee flows into Lebanon near the Lebanon-Syria border. As such, there have been reports of militant groups recruiting fighters from Lebanon's refugee populations.

Some Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon have served as bases for jihadist groups fighting in Syria. Between 2014-2015, Sunni jihadists affiliated with Jabhat al-Nusra (now Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) reportedly attacked Shi'a Lebanese groups on several occasions. Further, ISIS was believed to be recruiting Syrian youth in Lebanon, taking advantage of their anger and disillusionment.

On September 19 and 25, 2014, the Lebanese army raided several refugee camps and arrested refugees for alleged acts of terrorism.

See also
 Syrian Civil War
 Refugees of the Syrian Civil War
 Syrians in Lebanon
 Palestinians in Lebanon
 Human rights in Lebanon

References

Refugees of the Syrian civil war
Syrian civil war
Syrian emigrants to Lebanon

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For all makers and lovers of glass.
In 2019 we're celebrating 40 years of the Scottish Glass Society!
With the help of Creative Scotland's Open Project Fund we're creating a programme of exhibitions and artists talks celebrating both the rich history of glass in Scotland and the innovative contemporary glass scene.
The funding is also helping us look to the future, assessing how we can continue to support and promote both the work of its members and the wider glass sector beyond the 40th anniversary celebrations. This will involve using feedback from members and key players in the sector to create a five-year development plan for the society.
Exhibitions, talks and events
All of the SGS@40 exhibitions, talks and events are detailed on the map below. Explore locations and check back as more events get added.
Our open exhibition Celebration! and On the Edge our juried exhibition – will be at The Trades Hall, 85 Glassford St Glasgow from 18 – 25 September. Opening hours are: Monday – Friday 11am – 5pm (late opening Thursday to 7pm) Saturday & Sunday 10am – 5pm
The Art of Glass in Scotland: 40 years of the Scottish Glass Society An exhibition charting the work of the Scottish Glass Society and the history of Scottish glass over the last forty years, showcasing key artists, artworks and techniques. The exhibition tours to Dunoon Burgh Hall, 1-27 October; St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh 30 October – 18 November and The Lighthouse, Glasgow from 21 November – 22 December.
Other events and talks will be taking place until December – check out the events page or click on the map.
As part of the SGS@40 project we're refining our internal processes, listening to what members and the wider sector want, and making a plan for the future. See the results of our first members' survey now.
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Shipments of PCs, tablet, and mobile phones combined will climb by 7 percent in 2014, predicts Gartner, though PCs will be on the losing end of the deal.
PC sales will continue to nosedive this year as more consumers scoop up mobile devices, says a new report from Gartner.
Global shipments of personal computers will total 276.7 million in 2014, Gartner forecast on Thursday, a 6.6 percent drop from last year. On the flip side, tablet shipments will jump by 38.6 percent thanks in part to greater demand in regions outside North America.
But the number of people replacing their aging PCs with tablets is actually expected to decline.
Overall, around two-thirds of desktops and notebooks with be replaced with the same type of equipment. The remaining one-third will be replaced with hybrids and ultramobile PCs, while the rest won't be replaced at all, Atwal predicted.
Mobile phone shipments are forecast to reach 1.9 billion this year, up 4.9 percent from last year. Gartner expects much of the growth to be split between lower-end premium phones and higher-end feature phones.
Combined shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles, and mobile phones will hit 2.5 billion in 2014, a 6.9 percent gain from 2013, Gartner added. And Android will be the top beneficiary.
Worldwide shipments of Android devices will top 1 billion this year, leaving Windows in second place with 339 million shipments and Apple's Mac/iOS in third with 286 million.


SDUV is a non-invasive ultrasound technology that can qualify tissue stiffness and viscosity, which are sensitive indexes of pathology such as liver fibrosis. SDUV uses one long push toneburst of ultrasound followed by multiple detect pulses to generate and detect shear waves in tissue. Shear wave propagation information is used to estimate tissue stiffness and viscosity. The push-detect sequence is usually repeated several times to increase SNR. Tissue motion is weak in SDUV due to FDA limit on ultrasound intensity of the push beam. The push duration can be extended to increase tissue motion. However, push toneburst that is too long can interfere with subsequent detect pulses and introduce errors. Also measurement of motion during push cannot be done. In this disclosure, we propose a solution: multiple short push toneburst are used to emulate one long PUSH toneburst; and detect pulses are inserted between short push toneburst to enable measurement during and after PUSH.


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Q: How can I create an xml-based mrgman file using ClearCase but without any GUI interaction? I know one way to find the files that need to be merged: I could use the command cleartool findmerge -g; a GUI will then pop up and let me perform the merge. Then I can save the results as a mrgman file.
Is there a command that does not require using the GUI, and that can also generate the same file, given all the correct arguments (destination view name, etc.)?
It looks like the find merge command can only generate the list of files that need to be merged.  The output would look like:
Needs Merge ".\sft\**.cpp" [(automatic) to \main\YYY_integration\XXX_dev\9 from \main\YYY_integration\11 (base also \main\YYY_integration\XXX_dev\9)]

But I want the output file to be an .XML file like those generated by the GUI.

A: You can at least start view cleartool findmerge -print.
That will list the files and folders that need merging.
That won't be xml-formatted though, which means a bit of post-processing is required to wrap it in an xml format.
If a folder needs merging, it won't list the files from within that folder.

You can use the following procedure to guarantee that the log file produced by findmerge -print includes all the required file-level merges within the directory tree under srcdir:
Actually perform all the directory-level merges:

cleartool findmerge srcdir -type d -merge

Generate a log file that contains the findmerge commands required for files within the merged directory hierarchy:

cleartool  findmerge srcdir -type f -print

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The 67 Million Youth initiative, a pro Buhari group, which LeadersNG had Exclusively reported last week that the organizers are clandestinely working for the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari has other sponsors apart from the NNPC GMD that initially gave the group Two Hundred million Naira as take off.
LeadersNG investigation reveals, the Messrs, Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna and Nigeria's Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Barrister Babatunde Fashola are the main sponsors of the group.
You would recall that LeadersNG reported that the group, a brainchild of Red Media/Statecraft was a pro Buhari group set up to campaign for President Buhari's re-Election in 2019 and were carefully positioning themselves as a non partisan group to deceive unsuspecting Nigerians.
LeadersNG had exclusively reported that the group had been given a take off of N200m through Senior Special adviser to the president on Social Investment Programs, Ismael Ahmed, which was used to contract celebrities like Banky W as a front for the group, the report which was received with mixed reactions as some registered members quit the initiative and a subsequent deactivation of the Twitter account of the initiative after Twitter users discovered that the twitter account had been used to spread Anti -GEJ/PDP agenda in the build up to the 2015 general elections.
LeadersNG have discovered that the group is primarily being coordinated by one Luqman Edu, a son of Yomi Edu and Fatima Wali, the former Nigerian ambassador to the United States with deep ties to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai.
The second coordinator, Ms Moji Rhodes, LeadersNG can report, was a Deputy Chief of Staff to Former Lagos state Governor Fashola.
67 Million Youth Initiative is Mr Lukman Edu's brainchild, he decided to bring in Moji Rhodes and these 2 struck a partnership with Red Media / Statecraft to push a Buhari agenda or an El Rufai – Facial ticket in the rare case that Buhari fails to contest due to ill health. Lukman Edu is merely protecting his interests, being one of the major contractors in Kaduna state today. Luqman is a close associate of another one of the group's founders, Mohammad Sani Abdullahi, the commissioner for Finance and planning in Kaduna State.
A LeadersNG source in the Kaduna Government House revealed that Lukman Edu, Moji Rhodes with Debola Williams jointly presented the 67 Million Youth proposal to Mallam Nasir El Rufai . In The Proposal, the trio claimed that they control Nigeria's social media space and could influence election outcomes with proper funding.
An initial budget of N200m was approved for mobilization for the group but they were met with dissenting voices when they launched on twitter as many people saw through their motives, a hidden agenda. After series of backlash which led to the deactivation of their original twitter handle and the open disassociation of several members from the initiative, the group swung into damage control.
International Journalist, Ms Mercy Abang got wind of the group's dubious plans and called the group out in public, She instructed the leaders of the group to remove her name from the delegate list as she was not even consulted before finding her name on the list.
After Ms Abang's series of tweets, the group leaders went on the offensive against her in their WhatsApp forum accusing her of doing it for cheap fame.
LeadersNG can report from reliable source in the group that the organizers received fresh funding from the Kaduna Governor's office to fight off the negative media attacks that were trailing them. This new wave of funding led to media stories in Bella Naija, The Nation and other media outlets about the plan for the group.
It appeared that the founders of the group panicked in the condescending open letter that was published in national newspapers. The poorly written open letter read more like a rant and believing that critics are on to their game they revealed that the group was not funded by 'Northern Muslims' an accusation that wasnt even popular before this exclusive. Making it obvious that they are willing to throw in the religious card when challenged.
While several associates of the group have come forward to deny any involvement with the group, others have come out to defend the agenda of the group claiming it was to encourage youth participation in politics and not the endorsement of candidates, but beneath the "non-partisan" agenda the initiative claimed to pursue, several Nigerians have seen through the smoke screen.
As the elections get closer, the Buhari administration, the APC and associates like Mallam El Rufai will use several gimmicks to attract Nigerian youths whom they have labelled as naive in their numbers. 67millionyouth Initiative is one of the various plans they have to make Young Nigerians vote for them.
See Pictures of the organizers and Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-rufai below.


Original Kurzfassung: During this talk I will discuss two approaches for designing human-centric visualization. One approach is based on adoption of visual techniques from traditional visual crafts such as illustration, visual communication, or cinematography. The argument for adopting these techniques is based on the fact that such visual techniques have been used to convey information to humans over centuries, and its effectiveness has been proven by time. They have been developed for human viewer in mind and those techniques that became most successful, effectively utilize visual metaphors to encode underlying information. Successful adoption of these techniques can be achieved in close cooperation with experts on visual communication from traditional visual media. The approach delineated above results into effective visualization design, but it does not tell us quantitatively how effective a particular visualization design really is. The second approach for effective human-centric visualization design is therefore based on evaluation of visualization, where the outcome from the evaluation step tells us in numbers how much of intended information has been conveyed to the human correctly and how error-prone is a particular visualization design. This information can be fed back into the visualization design to improve visualization effectiveness. The outcome after several iterations of visualization evaluation and redesign is a visualization technique that conveys the intended information close to optimum and the quantitative characteristics originating from the evaluation serve as a basis for prediction of how much of the intended information will be interpreted by the humans correctly, and what error rate is to be expected during the interpretation step of the visualization pipeline.


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Q: Share a Dagger 2 component between two different flavors I have two flavors: pro and free. In each of these, I have a MainActivity, but I want the MainComponent and MainModule to be the same for both, so MainComponent and MainModule are both in src/java/main, but I get an error in my MainComponent due to not having an import of MainActivity of both flavors. Here, let me make it clear:
Here's what the MainComponent in src/java/main looks like:
import com.xxx.myapp.di.modules.MainModule;
import com.xxx.myapp.free.MainActivity;
import com.xxx.myapp.presenters.MainPresenterImpl;

import javax.inject.Singleton;

import dagger.Component;

@Singleton
@Component(modules = {MainModule.class})
public interface MainComponent {
    void inject(MainActivity mainActivity);
    void inject(MainPresenterImpl mainPresenter);
}

In the code shown above, it only imports the MainActivity from the free flavor, hence giving an error when I switch to the pro flavor.

A: When using flavors you should not have different packages for the different components.
Instead of com.xxx.myapp.free.MainActivity
Move MainActivity up a level to com.xxx.myapp.MainActivity both versions of MainActivity must have the same fully qualified named.
UPDATE
You have two classes named MainActivity but to Java they have different fully qualified names com.xxx.myapp.free.MainActivity and com.xxx.myapp.pro.MainActivity (just a guess).
What you really need is one class com.xxx.myapp.MainActivity with flavor specific implementations. YOu can add a separate implementation of MainActivity to each flavor by the flavor specific folder paths.
app/src/free/java/com/xxx/myapp/MainActivity.java
app/src/pro/java/com/xxx/myapp/MainActivity.java
Gradle will only compile the implementation for the selected flavor.

A: You can determine the flavor at runtime by using BuildConfig.FLAVOR and from there you can selectively add advertisements and what not. I would personally do it this way.


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package models

import (
	"code.cloudfoundry.org/lager"
	"fmt"
	"regexp"
	"sort"
	"strings"
)

type HAProxyConfig map[HAProxyInboundPort]HAProxyFrontend
type HAProxyFrontend map[SniHostname]HAProxyBackend
type HAProxyBackend []HAProxyServer
type HAProxyServer BackendServerKey
type HAProxyInboundPort uint16

func NewHAProxyConfig(routingTable RoutingTable, logger lager.Logger) HAProxyConfig {
	conf := HAProxyConfig{}

	for routingKey := range routingTable.Entries {
		if routingKey.Port == 0 {
			logError(logger, "frontend_configuration.port", routingKey, routingKey.Port)
			continue
		}

		if routingKey.SniHostname != "" && !isValidDNSName(string(routingKey.SniHostname)) {
			logError(logger, "frontend_configuration.sni_hostname", routingKey, routingKey.SniHostname)
			continue
		}

		entry := routingTable.Entries[routingKey]
		backends := make(HAProxyBackend, 0)

		for backendKey := range entry.Backends {
			if backendKey.Port == 0 {
				logError(logger, "backend_configuration.port", routingKey, backendKey.Port)
				continue
			}

			if backendKey.Address == "" || !isValidDNSName(backendKey.Address) {
				logError(logger, "backend_configuration.address", routingKey, backendKey.Address)
				continue
			}
			backends = append(backends, HAProxyServer(backendKey))
		}

		if len(backends) == 0 {
			logError(logger, "backend_configuration.servers", routingKey, "[]")
			continue
		}

		// Sort servers by address, then port for determinism's sake
		sort.SliceStable(backends, func(i, j int) bool {
			if backends[i].Address == backends[j].Address {
				return backends[i].Port < backends[j].Port
			}

			return backends[i].Address < backends[j].Address
		})

		frontend, frontendExists := conf[HAProxyInboundPort(routingKey.Port)]
		if !frontendExists {
			frontend = HAProxyFrontend{}
			conf[HAProxyInboundPort(routingKey.Port)] = frontend
		}

		frontend[routingKey.SniHostname] = backends
	}

	return conf
}

func (hf HAProxyFrontend) ContainsSNIRoutes() bool {
	for hostname := range hf {
		if hostname != "" {
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}

// Stolen with gratitude from https://github.com/asaskevich/govalidator/blob/v11/patterns.go#L33
var validDNSNameRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^([a-zA-Z0-9_]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{0,62}){1}(\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{0,62})*[\._]?$`)

func isValidDNSName(hostname string) bool {
	if len(strings.Replace(hostname, ".", "", -1)) > 255 {
		return false
	}

	return validDNSNameRegexp.MatchString(hostname)
}

type ErrInvalidField struct {
	Field      string
	RoutingKey RoutingKey
	Value      interface{}
}

func (err ErrInvalidField) Error() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf(
		"Skipping invalid routing table entry for port: %d/sni_hostname: \"%s\". Field: %s. Value: %s.",
		err.RoutingKey.Port,
		err.RoutingKey.SniHostname,
		err.Field,
		err.Value)
}

func logError(logger lager.Logger, field string, routingKey RoutingKey, value interface{}) {
	logger.Error("skipping-invalid-routing-table-entry", ErrInvalidField{
		Field:      field,
		RoutingKey: routingKey,
		Value:      value,
	})
}

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Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO ) Issued a Advertisement For Recruiting 34 Audiologists, P&O.All Eligible and Willing candidates Can Check Detailed Advertisement From Their Official Website And Apply Offline On Or Before 18th February 2019.Eligible and Interested Candidates Can Check Detailed Information For Each Postion Such As - Eligibility Criteria, Qualifications, Age Limit, Selection Procedure Before Applying.
Salary And Grade Pay Scale- INR Rs. 30,000/- (Post 1), Rs. 40,000/- (Post 2) Per Month .
How To Apply -All Eligible candidates Can Download application Form through official website http://www.alimco.in. After Filling The application form, candidate must send hard copy of application along with relevant testimonials (Mentioned In Detailed Advertisement) to the following Address before or on 18-02-2019.
Address -Manager (Personnel & Administration), Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India, G.T. Road, Naramau, kanpur - 209217 .
Important Dates -Last Date for Receiving of Offline Application Form Is: 18-02-2019 .
Click Here For ALIMCO Recruitment 2019 Detailed Advertisement.


In wealthier nations it is common practice to clamp the baby's umbilical cord less than a minute after birth. But a recent review of published studies suggests delaying cord clamping results in healthier blood and iron levels in babies, and this benefit outweighs the slightly higher risk of developing jaundice.
The reviewers arrived at this conclusion after analyzing data on nearly 4,000 women and their babies. They report their findings online in a July 11th issue of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
"In light of growing evidence that delayed cord clamping increases early haemoglobin concentrations and iron stores in infants, a more liberal approach to delaying clamping of the umbilical cord in healthy babies appears to be warranted."
In higher income countries, the standard practice is to clamp the umbilical cord within a minute of the baby being born.
If cord clamping is delayed, the risk that the baby will develop jaundice rises. Newborns with jaundice are treated with light therapy.
However, stopping the blood from the placenta reaching the baby before the final few pulses stop, means there is a chance the baby will not receive enough blood from the mother and will have lower iron levels.
"The benefits of delayed cord clamping need to be weighed against the small additional risk of jaundice in newborns. Later cord clamping to increase iron stores might be particularly beneficial in settings where severe anaemia is common"
The researchers reviewed 15 trials comparing early and late cord clamping covering a total of 3,911 women and their infants.
They examined results for mothers and babies separately, using haemoglobin measures as indicators of healthy blood and iron levels.
Although another reason sometimes given for early cord clamping is that it reduces the mother's risk of bleeding after birth, the reviewers found no evidence of this.
Delayed cord clamping did not change the mother's risk of haemorrhaging, losing blood or having reduced haemoglobin levels, they note.
But delaying cord clamping did make a difference to the health of the babies. Between one and two days after birth, their haemoglobin levels were higher; between three and six months after birth, they were less likely to be deficient in iron.
The reviewers also found that delayed cord clamping was linked to higher birth weight and made no difference to deaths in newborns.
They also found delayed cord clamping appears to have no effect on longer-term brain development, although only one of the trials examined this.
The reviewers conclude their findings suggest we need to adopt a "more liberal approach" to delaying cord clamping which is likely to benefit babies, "as long as access to treatment for jaundice requiring phototherapy is available".
The World Health Organization recommends cord clamping between one and three minutes after birth.
This review only included babies born full term. However, another review published in the same journal in 2012 found that delayed cord clamping also benefits preterm babies.
Two studies published in The Lancet suggest that cleansing the umbilical cord is also vital for newborn health and survival.
"Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping of term infants on maternal and neonatal outcomes"; Susan J McDonald , Philippa Middleton , Therese Dowswell and Peter S Morris; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, published online 11 July 2013; DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004074.pub3; Link to Abstract.
"Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes"; Heike Rabe, Jose Luis Diaz-Rossello, Lelia Duley, Therese Dowswell; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, published online 15 August 2012; DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003248.pub3; Link to Abstract.
Paddock, Catharine. "Delayed Cord Clamping After Birth Better For Baby's Health." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 11 Jul. 2013. Web.


Genesis Today GenEssentials™ Superfruit Oil 3-6-7-9 Blend is a perfectly balanced and empowering combination of extraordinarily unique and potent plant-based oils that are cold-pressed from organic sacha inchi, sea buckthorn, açaí, goji, hempseed, flaxseed, pumpkin seed, and coconut. With naturally occuring omegas -3, -6, -7, & -9 fatty acids, bioflavonoids, vitamins, carotenes, tocopherols, phytosterols and polyphenolic antioxidants, this organic, blend of plant-based oils synergistically works to nourish and protect. Genesis Today GenEssentials™ Superfruit Oil 3-6-7-9 Blend is driven by a therapeutic vitality that helps support healthy skin and appearance, cognitive function, cellular and reproductive health for your overall wellness!
The taste is clean with a very slight hint of flora or no taste at all for some. This oil is fish-free, pure and plant-based.
Sacha inchi, açai, and goji berries combine to deliver a perfect and powerful trio of omega-3, -6 & -9 fatty acids. Sea buckthorn is an excellent source of powerful carotenoids as well as the extremely rare omega -7 fattyacid. Flaxseed, hempseed, and pumpkin seed oils are rich in essential fatty acids and contain essential vitamins and age-fighting antioxidants to support overall health.* Coconut oil is known to support a healthy metabolism, providing an extra boost for energy and weight loss.
Genesis Today GenEssentials™ Superfruit Oil 3-6-7-9 Blend contains a high concentration of omega fatty acids, with more than 48% omega-3 fatty acid. Omega-3 (EFA) has been studied for its positive effects on LDL and triglycerides (bad cholesterol) and HDL (good cholesterol).


As of 2015, Missouri still hasn't voted to expand medicaid to cover people below the poverty line. MO Healthcare for All is actively working to change that.
Mo Healthcare for All's website didn't work. They were paying for an expensive CRM and not utilizing its power.
When MO Healthcare for All came to me, their site was dysfunctional. It wasn't possible to sign-up on the email list or donate using their CRM. Their old site only served as an outdated business card.
There was no focus on what they wanted users to accomplish or do, and their code was inconsistent and broken.
I created a responsive website that focused their users toward Action Alerts, donations, and volunteering.
We focused on allowing easily interchangeable Action Alerts to let people easily take action on urgent issues. Next, we prioritized donations and getting involved. All forms were integrated with Convio's non-profit fundraising and advocacy CRM (now owned by Blackbaud).
I took our static mock-ups and built them a responsive website, beautiful and functional on all devices. All HTML and CSS was coded with best practices at the time, which was very early on in the responsive design movement.
I didn't know enough at the time of making this website to get numbers as to how much their site improved. Their employees didn't have much knowledge of analytics or tracking donations.
I know their website was qualitatively a much better website that was accessible across all devices. This surely helped, but I can't give a specific metric as to how much it helped.


Ah-Hyun Kim Lee moved with her family to Frankfurt in 2002. She comes from Seoul, just like her conversational partner Sung-Ming Park. Both are active in a Korean free church in Kronberg. There are around 20 Korean-language Protestant churches in Frankfurt, some catholic, some reformed and some evangelical. Around a quarter of the population of Korea are Christian, 30% are Buddhist and 40% are non-religious. Christianity in Korea has been strongly characterised by missionaries from the USA. There are therefore many Pentecostal and charismatic churches there, in particular. The Christian revival movements of 100 years ago were especially popular. One characteristic is often a particularly strict way of living and a word-for-word understanding of the Bible. They often attract members of the traditional church, i.e. the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church or the reformatory churches. This means that there are countless forms of Christianity all over the world... and in Frankfurt.


With great power, comes a little extra work.
Have you ruled out the ignition switch?
Grounds are clean and solid? A load on the system with a poor ground can cause this sort of problem as the rest of the stuff would be drawing ground input and could cause a malfunction..
What about the ground connection for the ignition system?
Whatevs. The VR6 is the best engine VW has ever made.
The ground for the ICM is connected directly to the negative battery terminal?
Pretty much. The ground comes out of the ICM, goes 3" to a ring terminal and is bolted to the strut tower. A ground comes over from the battery, terminates in a ring terminal, and is on the same bolt.
What about the ground from the battery to the body? is that good?
pic of said ground? there are others?
I do not think there is a grounding problem. The car started right up when we were there the other week with a working dizzy. He just needed his own distributor which he now has and has been proven to work on Joe's truck. I do not know what is up now. Got to think it is in the wiring between the dizzy, ICM and coil but we tested it before and it all worked. Its either gremlins or shenanigans.
IS there anything connected to terminal 1 on the coil during this testing? other than the trigger wire from the ICU?
Yay!! Wonderful news! So what ended up being the problem?


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Saint Of Ecology Case Study
environment. Working as a Park Ranger might not be the most dangerous of law enforcement duties, but there is always a threat. The Associated Press (2012) covered an article wherein Margaret Anderson was gunned down on New Year's Day while conducting a traffic stop on Mount Rainier. The shooter was Benjamin Barnes, a 24-year-old who wanted a challenge of evading a manhunt in the wild. The shooting forced 125 people to stay at a lodge on the mountain while guarded by police officers. The FBI, Washington State Police and US Forest Service conducted the manhunt. Benjamin Barnes evaded SWAT teams on the mountain for one day, but was discovered by a police helicopter facedown, dead in the snow. Park Ranger Anderson's devotion to duty and sacrifice was selfless. She placed the concern of others, the mountain and her team above her own life. It is a tragedy anytime a police officer loses their life. However, her life can be celebrated and she died in a career field doing what she loved. The death of Ranger Anderson sparked a large controversy about the legality of weapons being carried onto a federal park. The common answer for weaponry in a federal park allowed for states to use their own laws in place. Hopefully, there can be legislation that can prevent this from happening ever again.…show more content…
When Francis was alive there was not an environmentalist as we know it today. Galli (2002) related that Francis was someone who would utilize nature to pray and discover more about God and himself. This contemplative prayer within nature was a instrumental role in Francis' life. Francis was believed to have spent three months each year living in the wilderness; in caves, hermitages, or on mountainsides. Francis believed that by going back and becoming intimately related to creation itself that grew him into a better
Essay on Should New York State repeal the SAFE act?
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On December 24th 2012 a few firemen in west Webster, my hometown, responded to a working house fire. When they arrived on scene a gunman opened fire with a firearm killing LT. Mike Chipperini of the Webster police department. Also killing Tomasz Kaczowka of the West Webster fire department, and injuring two other fire fighters. Webster police found the gunman William Spengler dead near the scene with a Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head (Rochester NY news). This incident hit close to home for many people because things like
Mental Illness Among Police Officers Essay
"The gunpowder was still lingering in the air as San Bernardino Police Lt. Mike Madden and three other officers approached a conference center where a mass shooting had been reported. Bodies had fallen outside the meeting room in San Bernardino, California," what these officers experienced on that Thursday evening
Jason Hendrix Case
There was a shootout that went viral recently in Maryland and the information about it is now available for us to discuss. The young lad who was killed during the shootout is identified as Jason Hendrix who is 16 years old and was from Corbin, Kentucky. The Baltimore County Police officers, Maryland have been on a hunt to find this young lad who is a suspect of his parent's and his 12 years old sisters' death. Right from there his hunt was on for the cops of Maryland.
The Death Of Tennessee V Garner
On the night of October 3rd, 1974 at approximately 10:45 p.m. Edward Garner was shot by Officer Hymon in an attempt to stop him from escaping a crime scene. Garner died on the operating table due to the gunshot wound on the back of his head. His crime was burglary and he was found with a mere ten dollars and a purse. The case was argued on October 30th, 1984 and a decision was made on March 27th, 1985. The father of Edward Garner believed his son's constitutional rights were violated by the defendants Officer Hymon, the Police Department, and the Mayor of the city of Memphis. With a 6-3 decision, the Justices' decided that Officer Hymon was acting justly under the fourth amendment that states that deadly force is constitutional as long as it is "reasonable". I believe Officer Hymon was acting in good faith and simply fulfilling his duty to protect the public and stop criminals from escaping punishment.
Taking a Look at the Zodiac Killer
On December 20, 1968, David Authur Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen were shot to death. Six months later, July 5, 1969, Darlene Elizabeth Ferrin and Michael Renault Mageau were shot in Blue Rock Springs Park in Benicia(Wark,1). When the killer approached them, they thought he was a police officer because he had a flashlight aimed towards them.Mageau was reaching for his ID when the killer started shooting. The killer shot at Mageau first, hitting him in the face and body(Wark,1). Since the killer was close to them, the bullets went through his flesh and into Darlene. Michael moved himself to the back seat and got shot in the knee. The killer then shot Darlene in both of her arms and in her back as she tried to turn away(Wark,1). A nearby resident, George Bryant, heard the gunshots and said they
Tennessee Vs Garner Case Study
FACTS: On October 3, 1974, two officers were dispatched to a burglary call. Upon arrival, one officer witnessed a person, Edward Garner, running from the scene. One officer concluded Garner was unarmed and ordered him to stop. Instead of stopping, Garner began climbing a fence. The officer fired shots at Garner, striking him in the back of the head. Garner was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The District Court held that the officer's actions were in fact constitutional; however, the Court of Appeals reversed.
The Lakota Summary
In the films Incident at Oglala and Murder on a Reservation, I learned a great deal about the 1975 FBI shooting at Pine Ridge and have developed my own opinion about the incident. I learned that on June 26, 1975 two FBI agents, Ronald Williams and Jack Coler, followed a red pick-up truck onto the Jumping Bull Ranch. They were out on the reservation to serve a warrant, but they were in unmarked cars so the Native American/American Indians feared that it was an attack and began shooting.
Charles Moose Case Study
At 3:19 in the morning on October 24, 2002 to be correct ballistic identification was instrumental in helping Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose and a group of examinations find the Washington DC territory snipers that was threatening the Washington DC zone throughout 23 long days. Tragically 10 individuals had been indiscriminately gunned down and three were critically injured while completing activities in their everyday life such as taking a casual walk, shopping at the Spotsylvania Mall, attending school, pumping gas, eating out, and going to work. A big break in the case came ironically from the sniper themselves. On October 17, 2002 an anonymous caller claiming to be the snipper boasted that he was responsible for the murder
Gun Violence: A Case Study
An article, entitled, "WDBJ journalists Alison Parker, Adam Ward shot and killed during live broadcast; suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound", informs readers about the unstable gunman, Vester Flanagan, who shot three people on live television; author Dylan Stableford persuades readers that society needs to change to reduce gun violence in the United States. Vester Flanagan, formerly known as Bryce Williams on the air, was an employee of the WDBJ news station; however, the disgruntled man was fired from the station two years ago. The victims, journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward, were killed in the on-air shooting, which occurred in Moneta, Virginia. Flanagan opened fire during an interview with Vicki Gardner, who was also shot;
Christians and The Environmental Ethics
An environmentalist is a person worships the environment and cares for nature more than people. Christians and others share the common perception that environmental ethics exist for how human beings should relate to the land, the free market perceptive and the environmental perceptive. Humans share a relationship with all creations of the earth. But as humans, they find themselves as having a role in the created order which is they have a closer relationship with the creator who has charged them with acting responsible within his creation. Even allowing a common complaint of environmental activists is that Stewardship means that the earth was made exclusively because of human beings - that having dominion upper nature is the same as
Ecology And The Catholic Church
The impact of this encyclical as a whole is going to be quite significant even outside the Catholic church, as it deals with many world issues that affect the entire human population as a whole. Chapter 4 in particular deals with environmental, economic, and social equality issues. Ecology is the study of the relationship between living organisms with one another and the nature or environment in which they live and develop. In this chapter, Pope Francis made it a point to speak on how humans and the environment in which we live in coexist. Francis wants us to understand that "the whole is greater than the part" and there is an important relationship between ecosystems and between the social interaction among humans. As a whole we, the people,
Guns And Crime And Violence Essay
Being a student in the United States, I have often heard many stories about gun violence. I always thought it was something that would never happen to me and people around me until that Friday night. I clearly remember that it was a chill and windy night. A dark sky was full of the blazing stars, and a round bright moon hanging in the sky. Everything just seemed so quiet and perfect. During the time, I was sleeping peacefully in bed, and all of a sudden I heard someone
Wildlife Club Case Study
It has been brought to my attention that you would like to reorganize the Wildlife Club. Here are some of the guidelines for organizing a student organization on campus:
Film Analysis: Police Man's Search For Meaning
"With more U.S. police officers being targeted and ambushes up 50%, I feel this film is very timely," says Glatis. "These two officers could have avoided their fate, but their collective decisions led them down an ill-fated path. In the end, my intention is not to provide a resolution or easy answers, it's to build on a theme best reflected in Harriet Beecher Stowe's quote: "The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and for deeds left undone."
Gun politics in the United States


The Metropolitan Council shall have, except as provided in this Plan of Government, all the powers and duties relating to the organization and activities of the Fire Department conferred or imposed on the City of Baton Rouge by its charter and general laws of the state. The Fire Chief shall be in direct command of the department and, subject to the provisions of Chapter 9 of The Plan of Government, shall have power to appoint and remove all other officers and employees of the department. He shall assign all members of the department to their respective posts, shifts, details and duties. He shall make rules and regulations, consistent with this Plan of Government, the ordinances of the Council and the laws of the state, concerning the operation of the Fire Department, the conduct of its officers and employees, their equipment, training and discipline, and the penalties to be imposed for the infraction of such rules and regulations, which rules and regulations, when approved by the Council, shall be binding on all members of the department.
All Regular full-time officers and employees of the Fire Department of the City of Baton Rouge and all regular full-time firemen employed by East Baton Rouge Parish on the first day of January 1949, are hereby continued as members of the City Fire Department in their present ranks and grades, and shall hold such positions until promoted, demoted, transferred or removed as provided in Chapter 9 of this Plan of Government. All regular full-time employees of Fire Protection District Number One of East Baton Rouge Parish shall also be transferred to the City Fire Department without competitive examination, provided they meet all requirements for admission to competitive examinations.
The Fire Department shall be supported by appropriations made by the Metropolitan Council.


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Personal Info

 Name :   Ka Yee Yeung

 Age :   try to keep as a secret

 Current Status :   First year graduate student
in Computer Science at
<!WA0>University of Washington

 Family status :  My parents live in Toronto and I have
a little sister in second year Pre-Optometry at
<!WA1>University of Waterloo

 Country of Birth :  Hong Kong

 Languages :  English, Cantonese (Chinese)

 Undergraduate Institution :
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 Undergraduate Degree :  Double Honours, Actuarial Science and
Computer Science, Bachelor of Mathematics

 High School :
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St. Paul's Co-educational College, Hong Kong

 Hobbies :  Shopping, reading, laughing, talking

 Favourite Chinese Author :  Cheung, Oi Ling

 Favourite English Novels :

Gone with the Wind  -- by Margaret Mitchell

Kitchen God's Wife -- by Amy Tan

Adrian Mole in his Wilderness Years (23) -- by Sue Townsend

 Favourite English Author :  Amy Tan

 Favourite Accessories :  earrings, sunglasses

 Favourite Color :  Black

 Favourite Animal:  Turtles

 Favourite Teddy Bear:  Zaza

 I love cartoon characters, especially
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Application Templates: Integration with Application Templates Community site has been introduced; now one can work with application templates (publish, download, provide feedback etc) directly from IPHost Network Monitor GUI client (see "Settings > Community" section).
Installation: IPHost Network Monitor main program and Remote Network Agent can now be installed in unattended (batch) mode. That can be convenient if IPHost should be deployed in virtual machines.
Monitoring Service: "Script over SSH" action functionality has been restored. Previously this action established SSH connection but did not run the script.
Alerting: separate recovery actions can now be specified for escalated problem state (i.e., when monitor stays in problem state considerable time.
Dependency on agent's connected state can now be added to monitors provided by the agent. That can help to reduce amount of alerts when agent gets disconnected for some reason.
This release was tested and confirmed to support alerting via popular groupware and messaging platforms: Slack, HipChat, Microsoft Teams, and Telegram. Follow instructions in corresponding KB articles to configure alerts for these platforms.
Several bugs have been fixed. You can find more information about the release in Release Notes.


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Britain's NOT Got Talent: Poor acts made Simon Cowell 'grumpy'
BRITAIN'S Got Talent chief Simon Cowell has admitted that his show lacked talent this year.
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MOODY: Cowell has admitted that this year's acts have not lived up to expectations [PA]
He said it put him in a bad mood all through last week's semi-finals.
And he has ordered a shake-up for when the show returns in 2015.
Cowell, 54, said: "I know the viewers have been saying the talent this year wasn't as good and I would agree.
"The acts were not so good. I was moody for a reason. I get frustrated.
"I am trying to judge things that aren't good and I get grumpy on the bad acts.
"When we chose the semi-finalists there were a few that I thought: 'You are a waste of my time.'
"As with all talent shows you have got to get better talent in every year."
Cowell predicts the final tomorrow night will be a race between teen rap and soul duo Bars And Melody and opera-style boyband Collabro.
The music boss said: "We are lucky in that all the finalists are good.
"I genuinely think that, having gone through their songs, the favourites to win are Bars And Melody and Collabro."
The BGT final is on ITV tomorrow at 7pm.


Synopsis: Prairie Johnson, blind as a child, comes home to the community she grew up in with her sight restored. Some hail her a miracle, others a dangerous mystery, but Prairie won't talk with the FBI or her parents about the seven years she went missing.
Watch The OA Online Putlocker : Episode List.


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Latino/a History and Culture in the Community College Classroom
On May 8, 2015 our Bridging Historias through Latino History and Culture: An NEH Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges Project concluded with a full-day conference at The Graduate Center, CUNY. More than one hundred educators from colleges, libraries, high schools, and public institutions across the region attended the panels, workshops, poster displays, and keynote speech. The conference opened with a plenary panel entitled "Infusing Latino/a Content into the Curriculum—the Big Picture" that explored the broad institutional context for implementing Latino Studies at community colleges, reviewed Latino enrollment in higher education, provided examples of innovative configurations, and discussed the impact of Latino Studies on Latino and non-Latino student populations. Following the opening panel, Bridging Historias faculty and administrators presented the curricular work they developed during the two-year program in six panel presentations, three workshops, and six poster displays/discussions. The day closed with a keynote talk, "Why Latino History Matters," by Vicki Ruiz, University of California, Irvine, professor and president of the American Historical Association, who offered an overview of the field of Latino history and connected it to larger themes, debates, and sources in U.S. history.
Mission US Receives Additional Funding
Over the summer we received news of funding that will allow ASHP to build two additional "missions" in the award-winning Mission US series of online adventure-style games in which players take on the role of young people during critical moments in U.S. history. In June, the National Park Service awarded our project partner public television station WNET-Thirteen a grant to create "Prisoner in My Homeland," which will place students in the role of a Japanese American teen-aged boy who must make choices as he and his family are forced to leave their home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, for one of the "temporary detention centers" and then to one of ten WRA incarceration sites during World War II. In July, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced funding for "No Turning Back," a mission that will take place in Mississippi during the summer of 1964 and explore the fight for voting rights undertaken by young people there.
Refreshing Our Websites: Relaunching The Lost Museum and ASHP's Main Site
In summer 2015, ASHP redesigned and updated The Lost Museum as well as our primary site. Both designs embrace modern web standards and improve browsing on mobile devices, along with general usabilty and accessibility.
Visitors to The Lost Museum are given the opportunity explore a 3D recreation of P. T. Barnum's American Museum in mid-nineteenth century New York. The redesigned site, launched to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the fire that destroyed the museum, includes larger, higher-resolution graphics and easier navigation of the museum. Visitors also have the option to seek out clues to discover who, among suspects representing social and political figures of the period, may have set the fatal 1865 fire. The site's annotated digital archive of materials from the American Museum is improved as well and is now mobile-friendly and more easily searched. The virtual museum first launched in 2000 and was produced by the American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning at the City University of New York Graduate Center and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
ASHP's primary site was relaunched with the goal of providing easier navigation, especially for mobile users, and improving communication with our varied constituencies. Improvements include a cleaner home page, integration of news and featured content across the site, easier than ever shopping for ASHP's documentaries, and a news section for updates between issues of our newsletter.


I've written about this shop a few days back, as soon as I saw their gorgeoud products and my fixations on black & white clothing! I found lovely and affordable sets and shared my style inspirations from this post: Clothingloves.com Black & White Ensemble and Winners of my 1st Blog Giveaway! And as I was shopping around, I did find more products that suit my taste and style.
Readers of this blog would know how it's pretty challenging for me to dress up at work; given the complexity of the environment, my young age in a corporate setting, and the position I hold. It's either I sacrifice style or my post. LOL. Of course, I'd love to adhere to dress code policies hehe; but I'd also love to express my fashion sense in my daily outfits. It's great to see such fab finds from clothingloves.com and I'm sure you'll find great pieces of clothing too! Check out my tips perfect for office settings!
The shop offers wholesale fashion and this makes it more shopper-friendly as we get lower pricing without sacrificing quality. I am very choosy when it comes to my clothing picks too. I go to work everyday and my outfit needs to be presentable enough without looking too-grand nor too-sluggish. I'm glad to have found this one-stop-shop for that!
During casual days which could be synonymous to smart casual or dress down "dress codes" at work; of course it doesn't necessarily mean you can just come off in sporty attire nor too-rugged. With my role at work, I have to be THAT careful! Here's a few wholesale women shirts that will suit my casual needs for work!
And on days when we really have to fully dress up as in business casual or corporate attire; these wholesale dress shipping options are perfect for the looks I want to achieve. With these discounted fashionable dresses; I can simply pop in a blazer or a suit and the look can never go wrong!
I'll share with you my review of this shop once I receive my items from them too. Do you have a review of this shop? Share them with me too! (^_^) If you're also on Polyvore - you can check out my creations and like my sets. We can also follow each other (^_^)!
Really amazing pictures gilr!! Happy Tuesday!
dress identical to the one Miranda Kerr wore!!
I didn't know the brand but I truly love your choices, cute and girly style, my favourite!!
The black wrap dress looks so gorgeous! Great tips for dressing for work.
btw followed your blog. I hope you follow back! Thanks!
I really liked this post of yours!! Thank you for stopping by!Happy Wednesday!
I am always partial t black and white outfits too, I do love those floral tops you picked out, always so creatively put together!
anyway, thank you so much ate chai!
I love Clothingloves, thanks for this post and looking forward to your review!
Thanks dear! :) My choices are stuffs I can actually wear. LOL.
hello! i just started following you via GFC :) but thanks for sharing! i just started working about 1.5 years ago and i have run into this problem as well. so its nice to see that i'm not alone. i feel like most of the bloggers that i run into are super young or still in college, but i can relate to you more! i'll have to check out clothing loves because your images of their clothes are just too cute >.<* have a good day!
Thank you for stopping by and for your great comment...have a lovely day!


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EPL Index > Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City vs Tottenham Preview | Predictions, Stats and Key Players
This week sees Manchester City host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. It will be a fascinating fixture, as both clubs lost their respective local derbies. For the home side, they are now trailing Arsenal by eight points. They need to win on Thursday. Meanwhile, Spurs are now five points off the top four. Another loss for them will put a major dent into their Champions League hopes. Neither side will have a lot of confidence, which should make for …
Tottenham vs Aston Villa Preview | Predictions, Stats and Key Players
Tottenham have their first home game since the World Cup break as they welcome Aston Villa to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It is a big game for them, as they have been inconsistent during their last few matches. Antonio Conte will be pleased that his team fought back in their first match back, but to drop points was a disappointing. All of their rivals won, which increases the importance of Spurs winning this weekend. The focus will be to finish …
Brentford vs Tottenham Preview | Predictions, Stats and Key Players
Brentford and Tottenham will be the two teams that unveil the second half of the Premier League season. They will be the early kick off on Boxing Day, one of the most celebrated days of the English football calendar. Both teams are in the top half of the table, which suggests this could be a good game to watch for the neutral. Brentford have had some good showings at home against top six teams. They will be relishing the chance …
Tottenham vs Newcastle United Preview | Predictions, Stats and Key Players
Tottenham host Newcastle United this weekend, as they attempt to bounce back from a disappointing defeat to Manchester United in the week. Their home form has been good, but they will need to show a sharp improvement from mid-week. For Newcastle, this is a great test of their European credentials. They have only lost once this season, but they will need to be at their best to get something from Spurs. Antonio Conte's approach in the big matches is proving …
Manchester United vs Tottenham Preview | Predictions, Stats and Key Players
There are only a few matches left to play before the break for the World Cup, with every team looking to finish on a high. Manchester United welcome Tottenham to Old Trafford in what is a huge game at the top of the table. The home side are currently trailing Spurs by seven points, although they have got a game in hand. A defeat would increase the gap to double figures and it would be difficult to see United managing …
Brighton vs Tottenham Preview | Predictions, Stats and Key Players
Brighton play their first home match under Roberto De Zerbi, as they welcome Tottenham to the Amex Stadium. It will be the first meeting of two Italian coaches in the Premier League this season. The two managers have different styles of play, with the new Brighton boss being less typically Italian than Antonio Conte. There will be mutual respect between the pair though and it will be fascinating to see which style triumphs this weekend. No Brighton supporter would have …
Tottenham vs Everton Preview | Predictions, Stats and Key Players
As the World Cup approaches, the Premier League table is beginning to take shape. All teams will want to finish strongly ahead of the break with six matches remaining. Tottenham welcome Everton at the weekend, with both teams competing at different ends of the table. The home side are well placed in third position, just four points behind Arsenal at the top. They will be focused on remaining in touching distance by the time the season breaks. Meanwhile, Everton are …


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Ron Darling
Ron Darling is a New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning baseball analyst for TBS, the MLB Network, SNY and WPIX-TV, and author of THE COMPLETE GAME. He was a starting pitcher for the New York Mets from 1983 to 1991 and the first Mets pitcher to be awarded a Gold Glove.
Books by Ron Darling
108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game
by Ron Darling with Daniel Paisner - Nonfiction, Sports
In 108 STITCHES, Ron Darling offers his own take on the "six degrees of separation" game and knits together a collection of wild, wise and wistful stories reflecting the full arc of a life in and around our national pastime. Darling has played with or reported on just about everybody who has put on a uniform since 1983, and they in turn have played with or reported on just about everybody who put on a uniform in a previous generation. Through relationships with baseball legends on and off the field, like Yale coach Smoky Joe Wood, Willie Mays, Bart Giamatti, Tom Seaver and Mickey Mantle, Darling's reminiscences reach all the way back to Babe Ruth and other turn-of-the-century greats.
Game 7, 1986: Failure and Triumph in the Biggest Game of My Life
by Ron Darling with Daniel Paisner - Memoir, Nonfiction, Sports
Every little kid who's ever taken the mound in Little League dreams of someday getting the ball for Game Seven of the World Series. Ron Darling got to live that dream --- only it didn't go exactly as planned. In GAME 7, 1986, the award-winning baseball analyst looks back at what might have been a signature moment in his career, and reflects on the ways professional athletes must sometimes shoulder a personal disappointment as their teams find a way to win.
The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound
by Ron Darling - History, Nonfiction, Sports
Ron Darling has been beloved by Mets fans since he helped his team win the 1986 World Series. Today he is considered one of the most articulate and insightful broadcasters in baseball, bringing the game to life in ways that few can match. Now he gives us an engaging, sophisticated, practical, and philosophical exploration of the art, strategy, and psychology of pitching.


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I felt proud while sharing this news! India has the maximum Women pilots in the World.
Written by Shivangi Chawla
I feel proud to be an Indian. Indian women have never disappointed us in any field. India tops in a number of women pilots in the world. Amongst all pilots, the percentage of women stands at 15 % in India while globally it is a meager 5 %. Not only pilots, but the Airport Authority of India's also efficiently women-ed by 507 women Air traffic controllers.
In a recent tweet, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri claimed that India had the most number of female pilots in the world. According to him, Indian airlines employ about 12.4 percent female pilots, which is more than the global average of 5 percent. "Women's power soars high! 210 women pilots including 103 captains are a part of the Air India family. AAI is efficiently women-ed by 507 women Air Traffic Controllers," he says in another tweet.
Women pilots are more than twice in number in India as they are in most Western countries, including the United States and Australia. According to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, women account for less than 5% of pilots worldwide. There are 17,726 pilots registered in India, with 2,764 of them being women.
"I am quite proud of the fact that India has one of the highest female pilot percentages in the world. And Indian aviation has embraced it wholeheartedly. Every time we run a flight to the United States or Europe, people at the airport exclaim, "Wow" seeing us. I'm proud to be a part of a company that values talent regardless of gender. Air India has a large number of female pilots, and they are taken aback when they see two female senior captains flying alongside two junior first officers. Being a woman has never made me feel discriminated against. I put in a lot of effort and have received a lot of praise and admiration for it. It's no surprise that one of our instructors on 777 right now is a senior lady," says Air India's Captain Swati Raval.


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#include <aws/apprunner/model/CreateVpcIngressConnectionRequest.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h>

#include <utility>

using namespace Aws::AppRunner::Model;
using namespace Aws::Utils::Json;
using namespace Aws::Utils;

CreateVpcIngressConnectionRequest::CreateVpcIngressConnectionRequest() :
    m_serviceArnHasBeenSet(false),
    m_vpcIngressConnectionNameHasBeenSet(false),
    m_ingressVpcConfigurationHasBeenSet(false),
    m_tagsHasBeenSet(false)
{
}

Aws::String CreateVpcIngressConnectionRequest::SerializePayload() const
{
  JsonValue payload;

  if(m_serviceArnHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("ServiceArn", m_serviceArn);

  }

  if(m_vpcIngressConnectionNameHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("VpcIngressConnectionName", m_vpcIngressConnectionName);

  }

  if(m_ingressVpcConfigurationHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithObject("IngressVpcConfiguration", m_ingressVpcConfiguration.Jsonize());

  }

  if(m_tagsHasBeenSet)
  {
   Aws::Utils::Array<JsonValue> tagsJsonList(m_tags.size());
   for(unsigned tagsIndex = 0; tagsIndex < tagsJsonList.GetLength(); ++tagsIndex)
   {
     tagsJsonList[tagsIndex].AsObject(m_tags[tagsIndex].Jsonize());
   }
   payload.WithArray("Tags", std::move(tagsJsonList));

  }

  return payload.View().WriteReadable();
}

Aws::Http::HeaderValueCollection CreateVpcIngressConnectionRequest::GetRequestSpecificHeaders() const
{
  Aws::Http::HeaderValueCollection headers;
  headers.insert(Aws::Http::HeaderValuePair("X-Amz-Target", "AppRunner.CreateVpcIngressConnection"));
  return headers;

}


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NerdWallet: January, February prime months to purchase a home
Research using realtor.com data indicates that buyers would be wise to find a deal now - BY MARIAN MCPHERSON Staff Writer for Inman
Ready to become a homeowner? Nerdwallet and Realtor.com Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke say January and February are the best months to purchase a home.
The median home sold in January sold for $7,003 less than the listing price, and home sales drop by 47 percent.
Smoke says another reason buyers should act now is an upcoming hike in mortgage rates, which are expected to reach nearly 5 percent.
New year, new home?
The NerdWallet team says January and February are the prime months to purchase a home, thanks to lessened competition, lower home prices and higher mortgage rates looming ahead.
Take advantage of savings now
According to two years of realtor.com data that includes the 50 most populous metro areas, home prices in January and February are, on average, 8.45 percent lower than prices in July and August — two of the most popular homebuying months.
This trend is expected to hold true in 2017, but realtor.com chief economist Jonathan Smoke says the savings won't be as large as seen in years before.
The fall 2016 housing market, which the National Association of Realtors dubbed the "autumn revival," was especially strong, which means sellers didn't feel the pressure to lower their sales prices in order to get their home off the market.
Despite this, Smoke still suggests homebuyers grab whatever savings they can get because spring home prices will likely increase more than normal.
Cold weather keeps competition at bay
According to NerdWallet, home sales in January are 47 percent lower than in June, which means less competition for buyers looking for the perfect home.
But there's one caveat — buyers will still have to battle with low housing inventory, although the offset in competition helps.
"You basically face almost half of the competition with almost the same amount of inventory in the market," Smoke says.
For the savvy buyer and agent, this can lead to savings through tactful negotiations with sellers. NerdWallet says the median home sold in January sold for $7,003 less than the listing price. Score!
Higher rates ahead
Out of the three reasons to buy a home now, homebuyers are most likely concerned about higher mortgage rates, which are predicted to rise to nearly 5 percent.
"As we look toward spring and later in 2017, that's another reason to buy in January and February," said Smoke. "Because rates are expected to be about 50 basis points, or half a percent, more as the year goes on."


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Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce
About mecacc
The Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce (MECACC) has established itself as the voice of American business in the vital Persian Gulf. An affiliate of the United States Chamber of Commerce, MECACC is comprised of nine American Chambers of Commerce (AmChams) operating in the region.
MECACC represents more than 950 U.S. companies doing business in the Gulf, where it fosters American business interests and actively encourages United States Government policies that promote America's commercial interests in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
In the six nations of the GCC – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq – American businessmen and businesswomen are promoting U.S. exports in the face of intense international competition. Largely as a result of their work and the special friendship that the United States shares with the GCC nations, United States sales of Goods and services have totaled more than $20 billion annually. This creates or sustains more than half a million U.S. jobs.
While some of its individual member associations have existed since the 1970s, MECACC was officially established in 1989. Since its inception, this voluntary, nonpartisan, and nonprofit organization has actively fostered improved economic relations between the United States and GCC countries through trade and investment, as well as cross cultural exchanges and mutual understanding. MECACC is widely recognized for its contributions in these areas, both in the United States and the Gulf and it continues to play an instrumental role in building economic, political and cultural bridges between the two regions.
Together with its member AmChams, MECACC has also worked hard to assist United States companies competing for a share of the region's lucrative export market. Many of America's competitors have developed sophisticated export strategies which provide strong, direct government support for their citizens and companies in overseas markets. MECACC, working closely with the United States Government, is committed to "leveling the playing field" for American companies in order to go head to head with global competition.
Americans in the Gulf represent all walks of life – educators, technicians, chief executives, service professionals, government officials, homemakers, investment bankers, consultants, attorneys, students, accountants, engineers and many more. Americans have established strong ties with their Arab counterparts in the GCC, with whom they share ideals such as family values, community service, the pursuit of knowledge, free enterprise and patriotism. Like other United States citizens around the globe, the American community in the Gulf reinforces a positive image of the United States and proudly defends America's national interests overseas.
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