Police Department in Freehold Township, N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007.
sent to the scene said it was not from an aircraft. (AP Photo/ Det. R.
trying to figure out what it was.
crashed into the home and embedded itself in a wall Tuesday night.
by police. "There's some great interest in what we have here," said Lt.
declined to name the other agencies whose help he said he had enlisted.
tiles on a bathroom floor below and then bounced, sticking into a wall.
Brightman, who added that no radioactivity was detected.
something had crashed through the roof a few hours before.
that as to what it might be."
planet, said Carlton Pryor, a professor of astronomy at Rutgers University.
Pryor, who had not seen the object that struck the Monmouth County home.
"These are usually rocky or a mixture of rock and metal."
the object were a meteorite.
It was not from the neighborhood.
found in 1829, in the seaside town of Deal.
that they had asked not to be identified.
to have caught pieces of molten metal.
the core of an asteroid."
And the scientists are hoping that the owners of the "Freehold Township"
Ahnighito, a 34-ton chunk of the Cape York meteorite found in Greenland.
Or, they could sell it.
that crashed into a parked Chevrolet in Peekskill, N.Y., in 1992.


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Gophers' Ibrahim named Big Ten Running Back of the Year
Playing only six games, Ibrahim leads the conference in rushing yards, touchdowns and yards from scrimmage.
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Gophers running back Mohamed Ibrahim carries the ball at TCF Bank Stadium on Friday, Nov. 13. The Gophers fell to the University of Iowa Hawkeyes 35-7.
Nolan O'Hara, Sports Editor
Gophers' running back Mohomed Ibrahim was named the Big Ten Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year, the athletics department announced Tuesday.
🚨 A HUGE #B1GFootball 👏🏻 for the 2020 Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year 🏆@_MoIbrahim was the heart and soul of @GopherFootball's ground attack this year 🔥
Congratulations on a great season! 🏈pic.twitter.com/XkDi2CLp2O
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) December 15, 2020
Ibrahim is the first Gopher to ever receive this award, after rushing for 925 yards and 15 touchdowns in only six games. Those numbers are first in the conference and he also leads the conference in yards from scrimmage.
In addition to winning Big Ten Running Back of the Year, Ibrahim was the only player to be unanimously named to the All-Big Ten first team. He was also the only Gopher to be named to the first team, but three Minnesota players earned third team honors in Rashod Bateman, Connor Olson and Blaise Andries.
Ibrahim is tied for the most consecutive 100 plus yard rushing performances with Laurence Maroney at seven games. He'll look to set the school record on Saturday, when the Gophers take on Wisconsin in Madison in the battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe.


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Jerusalem Residency
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Networks We are Part of
To share our expertise, to exchange our experiences and to combine our forces we work together with other organizations in different coalitions:
1. The Legal Task Force
St. Yves co-chairs the Legal Task Force (LTF); a sub-group of the United Nations Protection Cluster Working Group. The LTF meets on a monthly basis to discuss updates on legal issues and trends in the Occupied Territories. St. Yves co-chairs the monthly meetings along with the Norwegian Refugee Council.
2. The Coordinating Catholic Aid Organizations in the Holy Land
St. Yves is a member of the Coordinating Catholic Aid Organizations in the Holy Land (CCAO) which was established in 2000 in accordance with the Pastoral Plan of the Diocesan Synod of the catholic Churches in the Holy Land. The CCAO, which meets on a monthly basis, works on enhancing support, communication and coordination between the members.
This consultative coalition of Catholic aid organizations of the Holy Land and is made up of:
Apostolic Delegation, Secretariat of Solidarity (SecSol)
Bethlehem University (BU) Caritas Baby Hospital - Kinderhilfe Bethlehem (KHB)
Caritas Jerusalem (CJ)
Catholic Relief Service (CRS)
Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. (Custos)
Deutscher Verein vom Heiligen Lande (DVHL)
Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF)
Latin Patriarchate, General Administration (LP)
Pontifical Mission for Palestine (PMP)
Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP)
Secours Catholique (SC)
Society of St. Yves (SoSY)
3- Justice and Peace Commission
Founded on April 20, 1971, the Commission for Justice and Peace functions under the auspices of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land as a Catholic resource, liaison, and animation center to further the social mission of the Church, as is presided by H.B Patriach Emiritus Michel Sabbah, founder of St. Yves.
4- Displacement Work Group
The DWG is an initiative of Badil and OCHA and is a loose association of the following organisations that monitor human rights violations (evictions, home demolitions, land confiscations) resulting in the displacement of people from their lands and communities:
Addameer, Action Against Hunger Spain, Al Haq, Al Mezan, AIC, ARIJ, Al, Quds Law Clinic, Austcare, Badil, BIMKOM, Btselem, CARE Intnl., CPT, CISP, Civic Coalition re Jerusalem, COOPI, DCI – Palestine section, Diakonia, EAPPI, Ensan Centre, German Dev. Centre, ICS, ICTJ, IDMC/NRC, IWPS, Ir Amim, ICAHD, Japan Intnl. Volunteer Ctr, Maan Development Ctr, MAP UK, Oxfam UK, Oxfam Solidarite – Belgium, PA Govt. Spokesperson, PCBS, PCHR, RHR, ICRC, Relief Intnl., Society of St. Yves, Save the Children UK, Shatil, UNFPA, Stop the Wall, ACRI, UNFPA, UNDP, UNODC, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNOCHA, UNRWA, UN OHCHR, UNSCO, UN WHO, WCLAC, WCLAC, World Vision, Yesh Din, ActiveStills, PICCR.
5- Jerusalem Coalition
The Civic Coalition for Defending the Palestinians' Rights in Jerusalem (CCDPRJ) is a nongovernmental nonprofit coalition of institutions, societies, associations and individuals with experience and mandate of working in the different fields of human rights. CCDPRJ was established in 2005 and currently has a membership of 18 institutions.
6- Jerusalem House Demolition Learning Alliance
St. Yves has entered into a new programme with the Jerusalem Legal Aid Centre (JLAC) in order to jointly prosecute home demolitions in Jerusalem. What has now begun in November 2009 is a tripartite approach whereby St. Yves and JLAC will litigate some 10 cases each under the tutelage and with the support of other lawyers with extensive experience in the field, who will take a similar number of cases. The object is to brainstorm on best practices for success and to achieve this goal weekly seminar sessions have been and are being held to discuss new cases and select the most likely to yield new and innovative legal arguments which hopefully will set new precedents and break the Jerusalem Municipality's stranglehold on the Municipal Court.
7- Land Committee
The Land Committee is a committee which has offices in Ramallah, Nablus, Bethlehem and Hebron. It receives complaints from farmers mainly about demolitions of homes and agricultural infrastructure as well as about land confiscations. The committee then asks as well as other partner lawyers in the Southern West Bank to take the cases for litigation.
8- The Coalition for Jerusalem
The Coalition for Jerusalem is a league of religious dignitaries, political factions, civil society organizations, and individuals based in occupied East Jerusalem. It is a non violent, direct action group formed in 2004 to oppose Israeli Government arbitrary measures to alter the Status of East Jerusalem in violation of International Legitimacy and Human Rights Conventions, and to reaffirm that East Jerusalem is the capital of the future Palestinian state.
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"Only One" is a song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter BoA for her 2012 eponymous seventh studio album. Written and composed by BoA herself with additional arrangement by Kim Yong-shin and Kim Tae-seong, the pop and R&B track was released as the second single from Only One on July 22, 2012, to coincide with its parental album release. It was later re-recorded in Japanese, and released on February 27, 2013, as her 32nd Japanese single, before eventually included in Who's Back? (2014), her first Japanese full-length release in over four years.

On August 7, 2012, BoA stated in a fan meeting that she would be releasing the Japanese version of "Only One" in the winter of 2012–2013. She also announced that she would be translating the lyrics from Korean to Japanese herself, as she had written the original in Korean and composed the track herself. Official confirmation came on December 10, 2012, via Avex, that BoA would be releasing a new Japanese single. Reports also alluded to a new music video for the Japanese version of "Only One". A month later, the jackets for both the CD and CD+DVD versions were revealed via her official website.

Music video
The Japanese version of "Only One" has a different music video from the original Korean version, although the choreography is the same. It also includes a scene with BoA singing on the set featured on the cover.

For the Korean version, two versions of the music video are released. The Dance version was released on July 22, 2012 while the Drama version was released 3 days later.

Versions
There are five different versions of this release:
 CD only
 CD+DVD
 USB Version A
 USB Version B
 iTunes

The CD+DVD version comes in a larger package () and includes music videos and a "making of" video for both songs.

The USB versions use two different designs, and are limited to SOUL (BoA's fanbase in Japan). The USB contains the audio track in 48 kHz 24bit .wav file format and has 4GB capacity.

Additional products
There were additional products available:
 "Only One: Dance Version" DVD: Available for those who purchased both the first edition of the CD and the CD+DVD in one purchase.
 "Only One" letter set: Available to SOUL members who bought the CD+DVD, USB version A, and USB version B in one purchase. The letter set included clear files (all 3 types), writing paper, and a ball-point pen.
 Clear file: Available to SOUL members who bought one of four available formats (excluding the iTunes version).

Promotion
On the day of the jacket release, a preview of the Japanese version of "Only One" was released via QR code. The code was distributed floating on the surface of a coffee or a cocktail, redirecting the scanner to BoA featuring the Only One Cocktail website. Incorporating a QR code onto a drink's surface was an international first. The QR code was made of natural food. The website also hosted astrological predictions and a contest. According to Oricon, the campaign commenced in November 2012 with trials in five Tokyo cafes, but only the instrumental version of the song was available prior to January 2013. Two more cafes later ran the promotion in February 2013.

The seven cafes were:
 ライオンのいるサーカス (Ebisu)
 ビッフィ カフェ (Shibuya)
 café LUCE (Azabujuban)
 76CAFE omotesando (Omotesando)
 knot (Omotesando)
 Sign 代官山 (Daikanyama)
 Sign 外苑前 (Gaienmae)

BoA also left a promotional message video on the Only One Cocktail website: "Hi everyone I'm BoA. The song that's streaming on this site is actually my new song 'Only One.' This song is a song about separation, as though you are visualizing scenes of separation in more  as the lyrics progress. As I think people who have experienced such separation even only for once before will certainly be able to sympathize with the contents of the lyrics and the tune is really easy to remember, everybody please listen to it repeatedly."

"Only One" was used as the ending theme song for the TV program Takeshi no Nippon no Mikata and as the commercial song for music.jp.

Accolades

Media promotions

TV appearances
 February 15, 2013: Space Shower TV: Space Shower Countdown
 February 24: NHK: Music Japan
 February 27: NTV: No.1 Song Show
 February 27: NTV: Hirunan!
 March 1: NTV: Happy Music
 March 1: NTV: Hot@Asia
 March 1: Fuji TV: Mezamashi TV

Radio
 February 26: J-Wave: Groove Line Z
 March 3: J Wave: Happiness

Magazines
 February 28: MacPeople
 March 12: Frau
 March 28: Vogue Japan

Websites
 February 27: Natalie
 February 27: Excite Women
 February 27: Model Press
 February 28: Model Press
 February 28: Oricon Style
 February 28: Excite

Track listing

CD
 Only One (Japanese Version)
 The Shadow (Japanese version)
 Only One (Instrumental)
 The Shadow (Instrumental)

DVD
 Only One
 The Shadow
 Only One (making)
 The Shadow (making)

Chart performance

Credits
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.

Studio
 SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording, mixing, digital editing
 Ingrid Studio – recording
 Studio-T – strings recording
 Sonic Korea – mastering

Personnel

 SM Entertainment – executive producer
 Lee Soo-man – producer
 BoA – vocals, background vocals, producer, lyrics, composition
 Tesung Kim – arrangement, vocal directing
 Kim Yong-shin – arrangement, strings conducting and arrangement
 Yong – strings performing
 Gu Jong-pil – recording, mixing, digital editing
 Jung Eui-seok – recording
 Jung Eun-kyung – recording
 Oh Seong-geun – strings recording
 Song Joo-yong – assistant strings recording
 Jeon Hoon – mastering

References

BoA songs
2013 singles
Pop ballads
2013 songs

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Few product sectors in the floor covering industry are as stable as the vinyl segment, according to three years of data compiled through exclusive research commissioned by National Floor Trends. Our just-released 2003 Vinyl Flooring Market Study confirms many of the projections and findings that emerged in the last two annual surveys of flooring retailers who handle the products.
Measured against the benchmarks set in the 2001 and 2002 editions of the study, little has changed in the U.S. vinyl flooring marketplace. The vast majority of dealers still consider vinyl floor covering a profitable alternative to ceramic, wood and laminate products. Seventy-four percent of this year's respondents characterized vinyl as such -- an incremental increase over the 72 percent and 71 percent who said vinyl was a profitable alternative in the 2002 and 2001 studies, respectively.
Likewise, dealers' reported vinyl sales volume has remained virtually unchanged over the past three years. In 2002, our survey determined that participating dealers logged a median 11 vinyl floor sales per month. This year, that median dropped slightly to 10 sales on a monthly basis, a figure identical to the results of our first vinyl survey in 2001.
In terms of the overall flooring pie, sheet vinyl, with a 14 percent market share, remains the No. 2 seller behind the 50 percent share commanded by carpet/area rugs (chart 1). According to all three of our annual surveys, vinyl tile has steadfastly maintained a 5 percent market share.
One survey category that did show interesting change was that of top-selling brand. As in our previous two surveys, 2003's three best sellers, in descending order, remain Mannington, Armstrong and Congoleum (chart 2).
However, Congoleum has steadily gained on the leaders and this year was identified as top seller by 23 percent of respondents. In 2002 and 2001, respectively, Congoleum was named best seller by 16 percent and 12 percent of respondents. Though not directly addressed in the survey, it might be reasonable to assume that Congoleum's gains have been fueled by the success of its Ultima product line and strategic partnership with Mohawk Industries.
As for the future, most dealers expect 2003 vinyl floor sales to remain the same but fewer than ever before expect decreased vinyl sales. In 2001, 53 percent projected that sales would remain the same and 23 percent expected a decrease. In 2002, 55 percent thought sales would remain static and 20 percent anticipated a decrease. This year, only 17 percent projected decreased vinyl sales and 61 percent felt sales would remain the same.
When questioned about how their customers respond to vinyl flooring, dealer responses indicated that fewer consumers than ever before view the product in a negative light and more consumers than indicated in previous surveys now react to vinyl flooring in a very positive way (chart 3).
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Overall, dealers participating in our 2003 survey said their customers perceive vinyl's characteristics as rather average. Sixty-three percent said their customers rate vinyl's durability as average, 56 percent characterized its maintenance needs as average, 58 percent viewed its pricing as average, 70 percent felt the product is of average quality, and 55 percent said its selection/styling is average.
Improving consumer perceptions of vinyl may require a multi-pronged approach. When asked to identify the biggest challenges facing vinyl flooring manufacturers over the next two years, 70 percent of dealers indicated the popularity of alternative hard-surface floor coverings must be addressed. Fifty percent felt that product innovation is vinyl producers' top challenge, while 29 percent felt that installation services are in need of greater attention.
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Our 2003 Vinyl Flooring Market Study is based on responses from a representative cross-section of flooring retailers and distributors. The study was conducted by the market research department of Business News Publishing Co. in conjunction with the NFT editorial staff. A sample of 1,500 active, qualified floor covering dealers/contractors was selected on an Nth name basis from the domestic circulation list of NFT subscribers. The study had a 22 percent response rate.
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The facial expressions of Saoirse Ronan, Jessica Chastain and Margot Robbie said a lot about how they feel about Woody Allen in this video.
Kate Winslet spoke about working with filmmaker Woody Allen on a new movie whilst everyone listened with uncomfortable faces during The Envelope web series with the Los Angeles Times.
Kate, who worked with the director on Wonder Wheel, gushed about the great roles he writes for women in film.
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This episode is dedicated to Ben, featured above, who recently passed away.
Please enjoy my conversation with Canadian photographer Mark Reierson who just completed a 100 Stranger Portrait project. We discuss the highlights and challenges of taking on such a project as well as the ways it can change your life.
Photographer Mark Reierson
Born and raised in Calgary, Canada, Mark has gained some notoriety with his photography project, 100 Strangers. His insights into the private worlds of the strangers bustling about in Calgary are engaging and well presented. How many of us have looked around us and wondered what goes on in the lives of the others around us? Mark dives in, fighting his own introverted tendencies, and finds out. He presents his growing collection, well beyond the initial 100 strangers here at www.CanadianPortraitist.com.
Mark's project fulfills the creative side of his personality. He also enjoys crafting through the medium of woodworking, learning this fine art through a master craftsman-his very own grandfather. Whether building furniture or relationships with strangers, Mark's first priority is his most important creation-his family. Alongside the love of his life, Lois, Mark is the proud parent of two energetic boys, Ethan and Owen, and a beautiful little girl Olivia, who has him wrapped around her little finger.
Photography entered into Mark's life in 1998 and he began concentrating on perfecting this craft in 2011. He continues to explore his creative side with street photography and portraiture, and has been involved in many projects, including Humans of Calgary and the educational venture, The Arcanum. Mark has been featured in podcasts, including Photography: "Live and Uncut", Shutter Time with Sid and Mac, and now Street Focus.
Relationships are vital in understanding the world around us and our place in it. Mark Reierson's work is an invitation into the world he sees and presents a challenge to explore our own environments and get to know those with whom we share it. Mark's future endeavors are sure to be filled with just as much hope and intrigue as his current work brings to us.
To keep up with what is happening in Valerie's world, find all links through her website at www.valeriejardinphotography.com.
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Levi Shand says:
Wonderful episode, so full of heart and meaning. Street photography isn't about touting your talent on the Internet, it's about connecting with people, building community as Mark has done here. Great work, the both of you.
Valerie Jardin says:
Thank you Levi, I've known Mark for a few months and I really enjoyed our conversation. I'm glad it resonated with you as well. Hopefully many others will be inspired by it.
As I wrote on FB earlier this week: Click the shutter to move and inspire, never to impress.
Jany says:
Very nice interview with Mark Reierson who shares a lot of personal secrets.
I have a question: using street portraits to make exhibitions and books, does he need model release ?
This question applies to you also and every street photographers who publish their work, specially if they make money with them.
Jany, thank you! It depends on the country. In the US, editorial and fine art don't require a model release. But you're in luck, I will have the Greenberg/Reznicki team on the show soon to answer this type of questions. Stay tuned!
Thanks Valerie, I will!


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I want to change the picture from/to visibility or hidden by using C# ONLY.
Please remember that I want to use less xaml code.
I also tried making the picture to be hidden/visible in the textbox txtSearch's event method ( private void txtSearch_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)) with this code:
picXmark.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
picEnlarger.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;

Unfortunately, I retrieve this message "Object reference not set to an instance of an object".
<TextBox Name="txtSearch" Width="143.243" TextChanged="txtSearch_TextChanged" Text="Search article" PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown="txtSearch_PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown" />
    <Image x:Name="picEnlarger" Height="14" Width="14" Source="/MediaStore;component/Bilder/search_enlarger2.gif" />
    <Image x:Name="picXmark" Height="8" Width="8" Source="/MediaStore;component/Bilder/search_xmark.gif" />
</TextBox>

A: The TextChanged event will work fine, the problem is that it's being raised before all your controls are initialized.
Try something like this
private void txtSearch_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
    if (picEnlarger != null && picXmark != null)
    {
        if (txtSearch.Text == "")
        {
            picXmark.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
            picEnlarger.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
        }
        else
        {
            picXmark.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
            picEnlarger.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
        }
    }
}

A: Place the Images before the Textbox like this
<Image x:Name="picEnlarger" Height="14" Width="14" Source="/MediaStore;component/Bilder/search_enlarger2.gif" />
<Image x:Name="picXmark" Height="8" Width="8" Source="/MediaStore;component/Bilder/search_xmark.gif" />
<TextBox Name="txtSearch" Width="143.243" TextChanged="txtSearch_TextChanged" Text="Search article" PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown="txtSearch_PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown" />


A quick sketch of another character from the same Dark Heresy group as Diziette. Meet Jek'la; a socialite assassin born in the low levels of a Hive world who has grafted hard to mingle with the elite, posing as one of their own party-loving well-to-dos. Jek'la is a functioning drug addict, whose use of drugs stems from his profession, for want of enhancing performance. For the purposes of the campaign, the drugs that Jek'la take work much the same way as drugs in Fallout 3 . They would bestow a short duration effect/ability/stat bonus, after which would see the onset of stat penalities as withdrawl symtoms set in, which could then be temporarily curtailed by further drug use/abuse.


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Ghana's Upstream Sector offers Attractive Alternative to East Africa Dominion
in Extractives/Energy, Sub Top Stories, Sub Top Stories2
An offshore oil rig
Over a few decades ago, Africa has been a destination for major international oil companies (IOCs), and East Africa dominates with huge development in oil and gas infrastructure. However, Ghana has emerged as an alternative destination for oil.
"The country is looking for ways to diversify their portfolio of assets… [although] the East African powerhouse [including] Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania have since seen massive development in their oil and gas infrastructure".
Africa Oil Week
Tullow Oil, one of the earliest companies in Ghana's upstream sector, recently announced its 'Value Maximization Plan'. The company's intention is to invest over US$4 billion over the next decade to deliver over 50 wells and consistent revenue to Tullow and the Government of Ghana.
In April 2021, Tullow began a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign, and will drill four wells in total in 2021. This consists of two Jubilee production wells, one Jubilee water injector well, and one TEN gas injector well. The J56 production well came on stream in July 2021 and is slightly ahead of pre-drill expectations.
Energy Ministry Cancels Oil Block Negotiations with Eni and Three Others
BoG Discloses A Decline In Banks Profitability By 18.9% To GH¢3.9 billion In 2022
BoG Measures Ghana's Economy As Moderate, Suggest Fiscal Measures To Aid In Debt Sustainability
Tullow Oil's FPSO Kwame Nkrumah
Recently, it was reported that the Italian oil and gas company Eni has made a significant oil find offshore Ghana, which would allow it to fast-track production in the region. This adds to another successful discovery at Akoma in May 2019, with the two wells predicted to contain between 500 and 700 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Also, Heritage Oil is doubling down on their investment in the country, with the acquisition of interest in both the Offshore South West Tano Block and the East Keta Block. The company has indicated plans to secure a partner to drill two exploration wells offshore Ghana, targeting the extraction of more than 400 million barrels of oil in the area.
Eni's FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor
Impact of Energy Transition on Ghana's Oil and Gas Market
This notwithstanding, Ghana's burgeoning oil and gas market is not immune from external pressures. "A shift in focus for oil majors from fossil fuels to renewable energy in recent years has seen some abandon their assets in Ghana altogether."
For example, ExxonMobil exited the country without drilling a single well. China, as well as other strong investor in African infrastructure programs, have begun looking elsewhere.
"Where there is uncertainty, there is also opportunity". The Ministry of Energy is seeking parliamentary approval to borrow as much as $1.65 billion to accelerate oil and gas exploration by acquiring and developing stranded assets, with the hope to incorporate these assets into the Ghana National Petroleum Corp's (GNPC) portfolio.
In the mid-year budget reading, Ghana's Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta noted that legal amendments may be required to allow GNPC enter into reserve-based lending transactions.
Some Details on the Africa Oil Week Event
The Africa Oil Week notes that a panel of speakers will be discussing how the energy transition will impact the national economic growth of traditional hydrocarbon producers at Africa Oil Week and will include esteemed guests such as Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Energy for Ghana.
Also, the renewed pressure put on fossil-fuel dependent African governments to improve their fiscal and regulatory terms and explore new industries or policies to diversify their economies, will be considered.
"This includes fiscal policies such as tax incentives, oil subsidies, investor protection and price setting mechanisms; navigating the risk of stranded assets; transparency initiatives and stakeholder dialogue; and flexibility and resilience to respond to fluctuating market conditions and operating environments."
Egbert Faibille Jnr., CEO at the Ghana Petroleum Commission, and Dr. K.K. Sarpong, CEO at Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, will also be joining the Ghanaian delegation and presenting a dedicated showcase on Ghana's upstream prospectivity.
The event is expected to take off from November 8-11, to be held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai.
READ ALSO: Ghana: Energy Infrastructure Gains $64.7 million Facelift, Other Sector Challenges Persist
Tags: Africa Oil WeekEast AfricainfrastructureInternational oil companiesUpstream
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Dish Network Corp has rolled out an advertising campaign suggesting a deal by a Japanese company to acquire Sprint Nextel Corp could threaten U.S. national security, hoping to sway lawmakers and win support for its rival offer.
The campaign, which so far appears on the Internet and in Washington-area newspapers, is Dish's most public lobbying effort yet against Japan-based SoftBank Corp.
Dish has been pushing the national security angle hard in Washington. Since April, it has filed several documents raising alleged national security risks tied to SoftBank, while also promoting its own $25.5 billion bid for Sprint.
A full-page color ad ran on A5 of the Washington Post on Wednesday comparing SoftBank's proposed acquisition of Sprint to the 2006 Dubai Ports World controversy. In that case, legislators helped block a deal to buy several U.S. ports by stressing the national security concerns.
"In an ever advancing world, 'ports' may change," the newspaper ad says, "but keeping them in American hands never should. Don't outsource our national security."
The ad has a photo of shipping ports sitting above a photo of networking equipment. Dish's accompanying website, Nationalsecuritymatters.com, claims SoftBank spends "significant amounts with Chinese equipment manufacturers for its wireless network in Japan."
Dish also said on the website that China is the leading source of cybersecurity breaches. Dish's online ads link to that webpage, which was set up earlier this week.
In response, SoftBank says on its own website about the deal that it is "committed to using only network equipment that is acceptable to the U.S. government." SoftBank also made a pledge at the end of March that it would not use equipment from China's Huawei in Sprint's network.
Jeff Blum, Dish's Washington-based deputy general counsel, said the newspaper ads also appeared in Washington trade publications such as Politico, The Hill, Roll Call and the National Journal. Digital ads appear online in the National Journal and Politico, as well as news sites such as Reuters.com.
James Burger, an attorney who focuses on lobbying and policy at Thompson & Coburn in Washington, is skeptical the ads will be effective, especially because Japan is a U.S. ally and not viewed as a threat.
"I'm not convinced that the ads will convince the decision makers," he said.
Burger, who lobbied for Apple in the 1990s, but does not do work for SoftBank, Sprint or Dish, added that the ads will fall on deaf ears if SoftBank follows its pledge to use no Chinese equipment in its U.S. network.
"It seems to me that Dish is harping on the China bashing," he said. "But if SoftBank swears not use Chinese equipment, I wonder how well this will work."
Yet Dish has said its lobbying effort in Washington appears to be working. At a congressional cybersecurity hearing on Tuesday, the SoftBank deal made its way into the debate.
When asked by Virginia Representative Morgan Griffith if he had concerns about the deal, Mike McConnell, former director of national intelligence, said he would not be in favor of a U.S. communications company controlled by a foreign entity.
The ad campaign comes one day after SoftBank said it would grant a waiver to Sprint to allow it to consider Dish's bid.
On Tuesday, Sprint said its recommendation in favor of the SoftBank agreement had not changed. But some major Sprint shareholders, including Paulson & Co and Omega Advisors, have said the Dish offer looks better than SoftBank's deal.


Scandalous Women: Happy Anniversary Scandalous Women!
Okay, I'm actually a month late on the anniversary front but that's because I've been hard at work researching my next few posts for Scandalous Women. It's hard for me to believe that it was a year ago that I first started this blog to share the stories of these remarkable and, in some cases, notorious women. It's truly been a labor of love for me.
As you can see Scandalous Women has a new look in honor of the blog's first year in existence. In addition, starting November 2nd (my birthday), I'll be running a new contest all month.
Anyone who leaves a comment will be entered in a raffle to win a bottle of Ralph Lauren's new fragrance Notorious. After all what else would a Scandalous Woman wear?
The winner will be announced on November 30th.
Happy blogaversary and happy birthday too! I always enjoy reading your wonderful posts.
Thanks for the compliment. I enjoy popping over to Virtual Dime myself.
What a lovely way to celebrate your anniversary! Your posts are fabulous-- thanks for reminding us of all those wonderfully scandalous women.
I'm so glad that you like the design.
Happy anniversary and happy (in advance) birthday! The new design looks wonderful!
Happy Birthday, from one scorpio to another! Love the new digs!
Happy Anniversary! May there be many more scandalous ladies to come!
Happy Aniversary! I love the new look. The type is much easier to read. Did you design it? Great job.
Thanks everyone. The lovely Haven Rich created the new design for the blog and I'm simply over the moon about it. Haven also did the redesign for the Risky Regencies blog, and the design for Romantic Inks as well.
And believe me, there will be more Scandalous Women in the next year. I have some real treats for you all.
This is my favorite history blog. Thank you for entertaining and educating me.
Happy Anniversary! Love the new look. As always, you're blog is the best.
Congratulations, I love the blog. Keep up the good work.
Thanks everyone. I'm working on my next posts as I type this.
Congrats on the anniversary -- I look forward to many more posts!
Happy Blogiversary! I love the new look!
Happy Anniversary!!! Cheers for all your hard and awesome work! I adore the new look!!!
Please don't include me in your raffle (I am allergic to perfume), but congratulations on the anniversary of your wonderful blog!!
Love the new look, and not allergic to perfume!
No problem, Cinderella. Sorry that you are allergic.
I just found this blog and have fallen in love with it! Thank you for providing me with hours of my favorite subject! Heres to many years to come!
Your welcome. I hope that you come back soon. I have more Scandalous Women planned for 2009!


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After five teenagers defaced a historic black schoolhouse in Virginia with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti last year, a judge handed down an unusual sentence. She endorsed a prosecutor's order that they read one book each month for the next 12 months and write a report about it.
But not just any books: They must address some of history's most divisive and tragic periods... (from the New York Times, Feb. 9, 2017)
You can read the whole story here.
The Color Purple (Paperback)
By Alice Walker
Published: Mariner Books - May 28th, 2003
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize * Winner of the National Book Award
Published to unprecedented acclaim, The Color Purple established Alice Walker as a major voice in modern fiction.
Native Son (Abridged / Paperback, Abridged)
By Richard Wright, Arnold Rampersad (Introduction by)
Published: Harper Perennial - December 1st, 2003
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic.
Exodus: A Novel of Israel (Mass Market)
By Leon Uris
Published: Bantam - October 1st, 1983
"Passionate summary of the inhuman treatment of the Jewish people in Europe, of the exodus in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to Palestine, and of the triumphant founding of the new Israel."—The New York Times
Mila 18: A Novel (Mass Market)
Published: Bantam - November 1st, 1983
From the brilliant storyteller who gave us Exodus, QB VII, The Haj, and Mitla Pass
Trinity (Mass Market)
Published: Avon - July 25th, 2006
Leon Uris's beloved Irish classic, available in Avon mass market.
My Name Is Asher Lev (Paperback)
By Chaim Potok
Published: Anchor - March 11th, 2003
"A novel of finely articulated tragic power. . . . Little short of a work of genius."—The New York Times Book Review
The Chosen: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Ballantine Books - August 27th, 1996
"Anyone who finds it is finding a jewel. Its themes are profound and universal."—The Wall Street Journal
The Sun Also Rises (Paperback)
Published: Scribner - October 17th, 2006
The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style.
A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley.
Night (Paperback)
By Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel (Translated by), Elie Wiesel (Preface by)
Published: Hill and Wang - January 16th, 2006
A New Translation From The French By Marion Wiesel
The Crucible (Paperback)
By Arthur Miller, Christopher W. E. Bigsby (Introduction by)
Published: Penguin Classics - March 25th, 2003
A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
Published: Riverhead Books - March 5th, 2013
The #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel that introduced Khaled Hosseini to millions of readers the world over.
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Paperback)
Published: Riverhead Books - November 25th, 2008
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.
Things Fall Apart: A Novel (Paperback)
By Chinua Achebe
Published: Penguin Books - September 1st, 1994
"A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world." —Barack Obama
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read
The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel (Paperback)
By Margaret Atwood
Look for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, available now.
To Kill a Mockingbird (Mass Market Paperbound)
By Harper Lee
Availability: Hard to Find - Please call for more information
Published: Grand Central Publishing - October 11th, 1988
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Mass Market)
By Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by)
Published: Ballantine Books - April 21st, 2009
Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Paperback)
By Rebecca Skloot
Published: Broadway Books - March 8th, 2011
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly."—Entertainment Weekly
Caleb's Crossing: A Novel (Paperback)
By Geraldine Brooks
Published: Penguin Books - April 24th, 2012
A bestselling tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure from the author of The Secret Chord and of March, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
The Tortilla Curtain (Paperback)
By T.C. Boyle
T.C. Boyle's tragicomic, award-winning novel about assimilation, immigration, and the price of the American dream
The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) (Paperback)
By Toni Morrison
Published: Vintage - May 8th, 2007
A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League (Paperback)
Published: Broadway Books - May 4th, 1999
The inspiring, true coming-of-age story of a ferociously determined young man who, armed only with his intellect and his willpower, fights his way out of despair.
Down These Mean Streets (Paperback)
By Piri Thomas
Published: Vintage - November 25th, 1997
Thirty years ago Piri Thomas made literary history with this lacerating, lyrical memoir of his coming of age on the streets of Spanish Harlem. Here was the testament of a born outsider: a Puerto Rican in English-speaking America; a dark-skinned morenito in a family that refused to acknowledge its African blood.
Black Boy (Paperback)
By Richard Wright, John Edgar Wideman (Foreword by), Malcolm Wright (Afterword by)
Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - March 27th, 2007
Richard Wright's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment--a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.
The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir (Paperback)
By Ta-Nehisi Coates
Published: Spiegel & Grau - January 6th, 2009
An exceptional father-son story from the National Book Award–winning author of Between the World and Me about the reality that tests us, the myths that sustain us, and the love that saves us.
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Paperback)
By Hannah Arendt, Amos Elon (Introduction by)
Published: Penguin Classics - September 22nd, 2006
The controversial journalistic analysis of the mentality that fostered the Holocaust, from the author of The Origins of Totalitarianism
The Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel (Hardcover)
By Colson Whitehead
Published: Doubleday - August 2nd, 2016
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, the #1 New York Times bestseller from Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
By Azar Nafisi
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - November 4th, 2008
Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azar Nafisi, a bold and inspired teacher, secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive and secular; some had spent time in jail.
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
By Iris Chang
Published: Basic Books - January 10th, 2012
The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal -- and forgotten -- massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II
Infidel (Paperback)
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Published: Atria Books - April 1st, 2008
One of today's most admired and controversial political figures, Ayaan Hirsi Ali burst into international headlines following the murder of Theo van Gogh by an Islamist who threatened that she would be next. She made headlines again when she was stripped of her citizenship and resigned from the Dutch Parliament.
The Orphan Master's Son: A Novel (Paperback)
By Adam Johnson
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - August 7th, 2012
The Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling novel of North Korea: an epic journey into the heart of the world's most mysterious dictatorship.
"Imagine Charles Dickens paying a visit to Pyongyang, and you see the canvas on which [Adam] Johnson is painting here."—The Washington Post
The Help (Paperback)
By Kathryn Stockett
Published: Berkley - April 5th, 2011
The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film—a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't—nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.
Cry, the Beloved Country (Paperback)
By Alan Paton
Published: Scribner - November 1st, 2003
"The greatest novel to emerge out of the tragedy of South Africa, and one of the best novels of our time." —The New Republic
"A beautiful novel…its writing is so fresh, its projection of character so immediate and full, its events so compelling, and its understanding so compassionate that to read the book is to share intimately, even to the p
Too Late The Phalarope (Paperback)
Published: Scribner - January 3rd, 1996
From the author of Cry, The Beloved Country comes a powerful novel of terror and remorse "written in exquisitely balanced prose" (Chicago Sun-Times) about a white policeman who has an affair with a native girl in South Africa.
After violating his country's ironclad law governing relationships between the races, a young white South African police lieutenant mu
A Dry White Season (Paperback)
By Andre Brink
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - September 19th, 2006
As startling and powerful as when first published more than two decades ago, André Brink's classic novel, A Dry White Season, is an unflinching and unforgettable look at racial intolerance, the human condition, and the heavy price of morality.
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission (Paperback)
By Hampton Sides
Published: Anchor - May 7th, 2002
"The greatest World War II story never told" (Esquire)—an enthralling account of the heroic mission to rescue the last survivors of the Bataan Death March.


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The advancement of sequencing technology has had the singe biggest effect on genomics research. As it develops further, so does the scope of genomic research and applications.
Congenica's Sapientia Platform Chosen for NHS Genomic Medicine Service
Genomics England has chosen Congenica to provide clinical decision support services for the NHS Genomic Medicine Service, which is seeking to make genetic testing routing in healthcare.
Congenica earns major role in supporting world's first routine national genomic medicine service
Genomics England names Congenica as its Clinical Decision Support Service partner for the delivery of the NHS Genomic Medicine Service.
Police Can Identify 'Anonymous' Genetic Sequencing Consumers Through Their DNA
Consumer genetic sequencing, used to provide individuals with data about their ancestry and health, could identify more than half of Americans of European descent from anonymous samples, a new study has found.
Illumina Sued By Investors for Fraud
Braden van der Wall and Steven Romanoff, allege that Illumina artificially inflated their stock price through misreporting the company's earnings in Q3 2016.
UK To Sequence 5 Million Genomes in 5 Years
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the UK, the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, has announced plans for the NHS to sequence 5 million genomes over 5 years.
How Safe is the Sharing of Our Genetic Information?
Founder and CEO of Repositive, Fiona Nielsen ushers in the 10th anniversary of the US Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
Rady Children's Hospital Launches Project Baby Bear
Rady Children's Hospital has launched a new, California State-funded initiative called Project Baby Bear to cover rWGS for critically ill newborns across the state.
Human genome sequencing on PromethION: characterization of structural variants and repetitive regions
At the VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology, we apply sequencing technologies to elucidate the genetic etiology of neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia. Structural variation and repetitive regions are insufficiently characterized using currently dominant short-read sequencing technologies. Long-read sequencing on the Oxford Nanopore PromethION has the potential for a comprehensive […]
Sequencing Buyers' Guide
The development of the first automated DNA sequencers completely revolutionized the field of DNA sequencing and, eventually, made it possible to publish the first draft sequences of the human genome. Since then, a whole host of companies have developed their own approaches to DNA sequencing, resulting in a market that is filled with different possibilities […]
Pioneering Survey of Clinical NGS QC Practices Proves Need for Purpose-Built QC Solutions to Standardise Industry
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Precision Medicine: A Global Initiative
Despite representing over 40% of the global population, Asians are vastly underrepresented in genetic databases contributing around 1%. We take a look at how FDNA, and other key players are changing this.
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The best miami vice mocktail popsicles! Half strawberry daiquiri half pina colada! These are tropical, lava flow popsicles that everyone can enjoy since they are non-alcoholic.
Yes, they can be very messy, melt within minutes, and you must work fast, but they are gorgeous!
And I also love eating popsicles. I'll let you know that I am a sucker for bomb pops, those are my favorite store bought ones. I wish they made a full popsicle from just the white part of the bomb pop – that's the best layer!!
I can't believe I haven't shared a popsicle recipe since I shared these rainbow popsicles. I decided to do a popsicle take on these miami vice mocktails I shared in 2016.
If you're not familiar with a miami vice (also referred to as a lava flow), it's a drink – a strawberry daiquiri and a pina colada layered in one glass! It can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic. It's basically the best of both worlds in terms of an "fru fru girly" beverage.
In order to make popsicles, you'll need a popsicle mold. This mold from amazon is the one I used to make these popsicles.
Want a tip of how to get your popsicles out of the mold?
Allow the mold to sit in the water for 60 seconds.
Begin to wiggle a popsicle free. If it feels tough, allow them to sit in the water longer, checking every 30 seconds or so. You don't want the popsicles to become too melty. You just want to warm them up enough to release them from the mold.
Once all of the popsicles are removed from the mold, enjoy them or wrap them in plastic wrap and return to the freezer to eat later!
If you don't like the texture of pineapple, opt to use pineapple juice in place of the crushed pineapple in the recipe.
The best miami vice mocktail popsicles! Half strawberry daiquiri half pina colada layered in one glass. These are tropical, lava flow popsicles that everyone can enjoy since they are non-alcoholic.
In a blender combine the crushed pineapple (you can substitute pineapple juice), coconut milk and the optional coconut extract. Blend on high until smooth. Transfer this mixture to a bowl and rinse the blender.
In a blender combine the strawberries, sugar and water. Blend on high until smooth.
One at a time, gently pour the 2 mixtures into the popsicle mold. Use a knife or popsicle stick to slightly blend the layers. Place the cover on the popsicle mold and add popsicle sticks.
Allow the popsicles to freeze overnight.
To get the miami vice/lava flow popsicles to release from the mold, fill your kitchen sink with room temperature water. Place the mold in the water, making sure the water does not go above the top of the mold.


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Cornwall's drivers had more than a little patience when it came to the A30 Temple roadworks.
Improvements to dual the 3-mile section of road began in June 2015 and was completed earlier this year "ahead of schedule".
Contractor Kier admitted at the time there was some finishing works to bridges that would be ongoing.
Now, in what will feel like déjà-vu for motorists in Cornwall, the A30 is set to go back down to one lane in both directions during the daytime as further roadworks get under way.
There will be eastbound and westbound daytime lane closures in place for Cornwall Council verge and central reservation works.
Single lane closures are expected from 6am to 6pm from now until Thursday, December 21.
A spokesman said: "The work is taking place in sections at a time and so lane closures are where the work is, rather than along the whole Temple to Higher Carblake stretch.
"We apologise for any inconvenience caused during these essential works."
No speed restrictions are necessary so delays will depend on the volume of traffic and how well it manages to flow in and out of the lane closures.


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UNR Med Student Is Part Of COVID-19 Workforce
KUNR Public Radio | By Anh Gray
Brin Reynolds
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
UNR Med fourth-year medical student Lauran Evans assists with drive-through COVID-19 testing at both the Washoe County Health District and University Health Internal Medicine appointment-only drive-through locations.
Coverage of novel coronavirus is supported by the Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D., Project for Visualizing Science, a science reporting project from the Reynolds School of Journalism.
In mid-march, The American Association of Medical Colleges recommended that medical schools suspend clinical rotations because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Lauran Evans is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine. She was in the middle of a vascular surgery rotation.
"I think all of the medical students were pretty bummed to be dismissed from clinical rotations," Evans said," because that's like our favorite part of medical school."
Evans was months away from graduation when regular classes were also suspended. But after graduation, she has plans to start her residency at UCLA in June. She's training to be an ear, nose and throat doctor.
In early April, Governor Steve Sisolak announced he was cutting red tape to help bolster Nevada's health care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sisolak's directive waives certain licensing requirements and allows providers like doctors, nurses and medical students to assist with the response.
UNR's medical school sent out a notice about volunteer opportunities.
"I thought, 'perfect, this is a great opportunity for me to get involved and hopefully be able to relieve some of the other healthcare workers.'"
Evans wears personal protective equipment and volunteers several times a week at COVID-19 testing sites in Washoe County. More than 70 students are assisting with COVID-19 response efforts.
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Fazl lashes out at PPP on eve of PDM rally in Karachi
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published August 29, 2021
KARACHI: After a months-long lull, the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance on Saturday announced that it would relaunch its anti-government campaign by organising rallies and caravans across the country next month after a public meeting in Karachi on Sunday (today).
After an hours-long meeting of the PDM, its chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the alliance had decided to go with "full force" against the government and make every effort for restoration of a "true, democratic and strong parliamentary system" in the country.
In a strong message, the PDM chief accused the Pakistan Peoples Party, once part of the alliance, of "backstabbing" but vowed to avoid direct confrontation with any opposition party.
"Right now we have our focus on the struggle for true democracy in the country," Mr Fazl said in reply to a question on the role of PPP while talking to the media after the meeting at a local hotel.
"I believe that PPP has tried its best to backstab the PDM but we don't want to indulge in such issues. We focus on our efforts (against the government) and for that we have decided to relaunch our campaign next month. The PDM would not only organise rallies across the country but also take out a caravan in every district and city engaging with the people for strong democratic system."
He said the PDM leaders would meet again in September to decide the venues and dates of the rallies and the caravans.
He said that the PDM would issue a "white paper" on three-year performance of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government which had "set records of incompetence, inflation and unemployment".
He admitted that the opposition alliance remained inactive for past several months but cited "unavoidable reasons" behind its inactiveness.
"There was a wave of Covid-19 and then hot and humid weather conditions prevailed in the country," said Maulana Fazl. "These reasons made their impact but the impression was created that the PDM has become ineffective. Let me tell you that there is nothing like that and you would see the PDM more active and energised in the coming rallies and caravans."
He cited a list of areas where the PTI government had "failed miserably" during its three-year government and said it had only made records of unemployment, poverty and inflation. Only recently, he said, some 17,000 people were laid off from different public sector organisations which was self- explanatory of the government performance.
"We will soon issue a white paper on three years of the PTI in power, revealing its financial irregularities and siphoning of funds," said the PDM chief. "If you talk about three-year performance you would only find inflation, poverty, mismanagement, bad governance and unemployment as the only areas to discuss. We believe that this government has caused Pakistan irreparable losses and it is high time that true, democratic forces of this country struggle together against injustice and fast deteriorating democratic system."
Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz accompanied Maulana Fazl but mostly opted to stay silent. However, to a direct question to him about differences within his party, he categorically ruled out any such possibility and called it just a "speculation".
Earlier, Maulana Fazl described the details of the discussion held at the alliance meeting, which was also attended by former prime minister and PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif and PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz through video link.
"The country's current political situation was reviewed and the PDM's future roadmap was deliberated upon," the Maulana said. "It was unanimously observed that the most pressing issue is the country's current economic situation which has deprived the common man of peace of mind and made it difficult for him to survive. The PDM meeting also discussed the schedule of its rallies. In September, the steering committee of the alliance will hold a meeting where all parties will give their recommendations for a mutual agreement."
To a question about any ban on participation of women in Sunday's rally in Karachi, he said there was no such curb on participation of any segment of the society and creating such impression was deliberate move from the opponents to undermine the PDM's name and its activities.
Later, Shehbaz Sharif while addressing a dinner hosted by the business community said that PTI had not only erased the economic gains made under PML-N government but had actually dragged the county back into an economic crisis.
Today, after three years of PTI rule 33 per cent of Pakistanis were below the poverty line and 40pc were food-insecure, he claimed.
He said inflation was constantly increasing every week with the cost of fuel, essential commodities and food items moving further and further out of the reach of the hardworking Pakistanis.
He said the per capital income was reduced by 13pc over the PTI's three years as the volume of national economy shrunk to $296 billion from $315bn which was a reduction of a whopping $19bn.
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Cervical cancer screening can greatly reduce risk of women dying from disease, say experts
"Cervical cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in India, can be checked with effective screening and access to timely treatment," the study noted.
IANS | New Delhi | December 11, 2018 4:01 pm
A report by Global Burden of Disease also suggested that cervical cancer in less developed countries entails four times higher risk compared to women in developed countries. (Representational Image: iStock)
Nearly 74,000 women, a fifth of the global cases, die every year in India from cervical cancer, a largely preventable malady. With intensified screening, developed countries have considerably reduced the deaths from cervical cancer; a leading expert has offered India help to benefit from the global experience in terms of prioritizing screening and prevention.
"The story of cervical cancer screening has considerably reduced the risk of women dying from cervical cancer in the developed countries. The situation in less developed countries where women are dying each year because of cervical cancer is scandalous, according to Professor Ian Jacobs, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney and an acknowledged global expert on the subject.
Jacobs, who has worked in the field for over 30 years, said this while delivering the inaugural evidence policy lecture organised by The George Institute for Global Health India on Monday.
UNSW, a top-50 global university, has set up an Institute for Global Development to drive collaborations and partnerships in areas like public health, education, photovoltaics, and sustainability.
According to a study by The George Institute for Global Health India, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) prevalence in India is 88 to 97 per cent among women with cervical cancer.
A report by Global Burden of Disease (GBD) also suggested that cervical cancer in less developed countries entails four times higher risk compared to women in developed countries. Jacobs said intensified screening in developed countries has considerably reduced the risk of women dying from cervical cancer.
Australian High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu, said that her country's High Commission in India had launched a social media campaign to clear much of the misinformation prevalent on the issue, particularly in rural India. Talking about the Australia-India health partnership, she said health has been identified as one of the key areas of co-operation in Australia's new economic strategy towards India.
Professor Vivekanand Jha, Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health, India, also pointed that if India is to achieve universal health coverage as envisaged under the Sustainable Development Goals, it needs to make women's cancer an integral part of its health policy.
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Millennial Europe: the Referendum Era – Ralph Aerts
by Libel Blog @@libelblogPublished: 1st March 2016 Updated: 31st August 2018
"Show them that you're boss - not the grandees in The Hague or Brussels. Correct them. It's possible now." Geert Wilders (Freedom Party)
In the past decade, Europe has seen it's citizens become more vocal about the institutional nature of the EU. Next April a consultative referendum will be held in the Netherlands about the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement. Ruling political parties and mainstream media in both The Hague and Brussels have been quick to label the initiative as a populist measure. Doing away with it in this manner is not only unfounded, it also risks harming the positive aspects European integration has brought us. Those who dump unfounded skepticism & constructive criticism on one pile are neglecting the long-term effects such behaviour can have on the electorate.
Decision-makers would be wise to identify it as part of an ongoing development throughout the landscape of the EU's member states. If doing so one can only come to one conclusion: unless Europe's decision-makers actively addresses the voiced concerns and substantial reform takes place, the ideal of a prosperous European community may come in jeopardy in the years to come.
past & future referendums
In 2005 both Dutch & French voters blocked the implementation of a supranational constitution, despite the fact that all major parties and most major news outlets in these countries campaigned for a positive outcome. In both cases, voter turnouts were almost 40% higher than for the regular EU parliamentary elections a year before. Two years later European legislators passed most of the constitutions' content in what is now known as the Lisbon Treaty.
In 2013 David Cameron promised to hold a referendum on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, which will now be held in 2017 at the latest. In the mean time the British Government is negotiating alternative bi-lateral arrangements, such as handbrakes & opt-outs for individual issues. Interestingly Switzerland has a stake in the British outcome as well. Their referendum to reintroduce immigration quotas was accepted in 2014, while Swiss law gives the government up to 2017 to proceed with implementation.
Although the alpine state is not an EU member, it is a signatory to the Schengen Agreement allowing for free movement of persons. Brussels announced it would use legal force if implemented, but if Britain receives a handbrake on immigration the Swiss could demand the same. The issue is further complicated by another referendum to be held at the end of February, that would have the Swiss government deport foreigners when convicted of crimes.
Most recently the Icelandic parliament is considering a referendum on EU accession. This after the Icelandic government pulled out of negotiations 2015, favouring to remain EFTA member. The EU does not consider the countries' application dissolved, as it does not legally recognize Iceland's political termination as a formal procedural withdrawal.
Status-quoists continue to portray referendums that challenge the EU both directly and indirectly as a nuisance. Political hindrances propagated by the stereotypical 'ignorant & illiterate masses'. This couldn't however be further from the truth. A significant majority of European society, whether in EU countries or those closely intertwined by them, are asking themselves these questions. They are represented regardless of age group, each educational level or social standing.
trials, tribulations & public opinion
In the last half century the EU has always been irreproachable in it's founding goal: harmonizing European trade. It is impossible to refute that the European countries, whether EU member states or not, have benefitted socioeconomically from this progress. The system regulating commerce has been tried, tested and has stood the test of time. The system that should be managing all the other new competences that Brussels has taken on, not so much.
The debate around the EU constitutional referendum was one of principle, questioning the newly minted powers of Europe and possible hints toward federalism. The economic crisis and it's subsequent fallout however, was the first tangible insight on the effectiveness of a political union. Greece was saved from bankruptcy, but not after months of debating & negotiating. How was such a fragile economy able to join the eurozone in the first place? How could Europe guard itself from devaluation if this were to happen again in the future?
If it took such a long time to come to an agreement, what could the effectiveness of other consent-based measures be? Having an EU rapid reaction force for example. Battalion-sized military units provided by member states, on standby, deployable within 10 days. All well and good, but it would probably take months to come to a decision to deploy them. National governments might as well just take the initiatives on their own, as France did recently sending peacekeepers to Mali or the UK sending trainers to Ukraine.
As if the economic consequences were not enough on Athens' plate, the current migrant crisis presented itself. Aside from the responsibility national governments have to facilitate asylum procedures, maintaining external border security is a a self-evident example of a Schengen problem. The inherent failure of the European Commission to take responsibility for it has only helped to further weaken the public's trust of EU leadership.
the Dutch referendum on the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement
In order to understand the motivations behind & societal support for the Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, one must remove a vital element in the debate: the subject matter itself. Many see the referendum as a chance to voice the aforementioned discontents toward the EU as an institution, rather than a resentment against Ukraine directly. The underlying question is why the EU would negotiate a treaty that could impose far-reaching geopolitical consequences, without consulting the member states.
An analysis of public perception in the Netherlands shows a whole different dynamic than what can be distilled from written or televised media. From the latter one would conclude the debate is between stereotypes: 'the educated cosmopolitans' vs. the 'illiterate underbelly'. The reality is that these groups are just trivial minorities in terms of the larger electorate.
The majority of the Dutch population could be described as cautiously progressive: supporting further EU integration on issues if that will yield a socioeconomic benefit to society, if they be managed competently & transparently and if based on the recognition of national sovereignty. What use is it to vote for a European Parliament, if 'your' EP representatives don't hold ultimate legislative power?
Dutch voter turnout for the last national elections was 74.57%; the last European Parliamentary elections a mere 37.32%. Now consider from the total amount of votes, 6.12% went to parties that did not manage to win a seat due to the EP election threshold. Theoretically our parliamentarians derived their democratic mandate from under 1/3rd of the electorate. (Not bad considering other countries: 21.02% of the Slovakian votes didn't get a seat and with a voter turnout of 13.05% that means their parliamentarians derived their mandate from just over 1/10th of the electorate.)
The Netherlands is one of the six founding members of what is now the European Union. It relies heavily on trade, predominantly with European countries, and is therefore intrinsically interwoven in the Community fabric. On the other hand there is a growing feeling of alienation from what the supranational organization has become. How else can one explain that Geenpeil (a collective of two pro-democracy think tanks and political satire blog 'Geenstijl') managed to get enough signatures within a matter of weeks to hold a referendum?
It may sound strange at first instance, but a 'Geenstijler' could sarcastically argue that faraway Kiev is closer to Amsterdam than Brussels is. Sure, you would be pointed out that Ukraine is a 'corrupt oligarchy' involved in a 'raging civil war' and 'teetering on the brink of bankruptcy'. But at least decision-making occurs in the Ukrainian parliament. At least one can amuse oneself with Youtube videos of parliamentarians' shouting matches and fistfights in the Rada. Failed state or not, at least the leadership has a tangible human factor. Unlike the 'Brussels Institution', the 'Kiev Oligarchy' one can identify the key players and their financial backers. Unlike Junker, Poroschenko let's you know what you get: transparency, but probably not the kind you wanted.
The Dutch government, in face of both the sensitive issue regarding the MH17 aftermath and it's presidency of the EU in 2016, decided not take an active public stance on the Association Agreement legislation at the start of the campaign. By limiting coverage of it in the national parliamentary debates, one could argue the referendum process was essentially facilitated by the government.
Doing away with negative public perceptions on the way 'Brussels' runs the EU as a mere 'rise of populism' or a 'virus of euroscepticism' is both misguided & dangerous. This reaction simply fuels the fires for populist fringe parties traditionally relying on the underbelly of society as their electorate. They are handed transformation into the mainstream on a silver platter, simply because the political establishment fail to pick up the issues at hand. Many average middle class citizens who may even support the idea of a transparent EU with independent legislative powers, who would never come out as supporters of right-wing flag-waving nationalist movements in public, are now more likely than ever to anonymously mark those boxes on their voting card in the many elections to come. Or simply stop showing up for EP elections all together.
To sum up, executive decision-makers in the EU should use the current European crises to their advantage, initiating bona fide proposals for change. Legitimizing Commission authority through direct elections, making it possible for citizens to vote for EP candidates from other countries, creating a rigid outline of national competences, holding fraudulent civil servants accountable for budgetary waste & intentional faulty expenses in national criminal courts rather than the EU's internal administrative organs. All are just examples that could put an instantaneous halt to the growing discontent. More importantly it would regenerate societal commitment to the inspiring principles that the European Union set forth so many years ago. Down the road we might even see the Ukraine become a full fledged member of that Union. For the moment however, the outlook seems to remain status quo.
Ralph Aerts (1990) is a member of the Youth Organization Freedom & Democracy in the Netherlands. He is an Amsterdam-based legal scholar who liberally writes about current issues affecting the world around us.
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That jar have been on our window sill for a long time. It has small flower or something stuck inside and I have wondered if that could be an image. This morning I took my macro lens and took a picture of it and found one of my old self portraits which I blurred to get a human shape. It looks like heavily textured image but this time the texture was the actual image.


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We're back in Wigwam on Thursday night with a new guest DJ, Washington Cabalin and a brand new intermediate class with Marcelo Nogueiro. Marcelo has been teaching forró in Montevideo and has recently arrived in Dublin.
The Forró Fundamentals class on Wednesdays will be open-level as usual, with two groups to suit all levels, but the Thursday class in Wigwam will be strictly intermediate.
Note: This week the party will finish at 11pm due to a separate booking.
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Q: How would you define 'equations of motion' (in context of symmetries and Noether's theorem) I'm studying variational principles and my notes say (while introducing Noether's theorem) that if a transformation q(t)->Q(t) is a "symmetry" then the equations of motion for Q will be identical to those for q. I'm not entirely sure what this means as I would have thought equation of motion was something like q(t)=vt but then obviously the symmetrical transformation Q(t)=q(t)+s would have equation Q(t)=s+vt, which is not identical...does this just mean that the laws of motion (e.g. F=ma) are identical in both frames?
Thanks :)

A: The equations of motion for $q$ are the second-order ordinary differental equations that you have to solve in order to find $q(t)$.


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