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Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie Limited
Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance
The Law Firm of AlSalloum and AlToaimi in association with White & Case LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in association with the Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan
Khoshaim & Associates in cooperation with Allen & Overy LLP
King & Spalding in affiliation with the Law Office of Mohammad Al-Ammar
Law Office of Salman M. Al-Sudairi in association with Latham & Watkins LLP
Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co.
Hammad Al-Mehdar & Co in alliance with Simmons & Simmons LLP
Law Firm of Hassan Mahassni In association with Dechert LLP
Shearman & Sterling LLP in association with Dr Sultan Almasoud & Partners
Asad Abedi - Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co.
Sami E. Al-Louzi - The Law Firm of AlSalloum and AlToaimi in association with White & Case LLP
Bilal Kahlon - Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie Limited
Zeyad Khoshaim - Khoshaim & Associates in cooperation with Allen & Overy LLP
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Legal Advisors, Abdulaziz I. Al-Ajlan & Partners in association with Baker & McKenzie Limited is especially active in the equity capital markets space, where it advises issuers and underwriters and is regularly instructed in major regional IPOs. Karim Nassar and Robert Eastwood are acting for Samba Capital, as underwriter, in relation to Leejam Sports Company's IPO of 30% share capital. On the issuer side, Bilal Kahlon assisted Saudi Investment Bank with the establishment of its capital sukuk programme and subsequently advised the client on a SAR1bn sukuk issuance. Ian Siddell is another key figure in the team.
Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance advises a variety of deal participants in debt and equity transactions, and also has experience acting for market infrastructure bodies. Practice head Mansoor Alhagbani is advising Bank Al-Jazira on a capital increase by way of a rights issue. Daniel Royle was promoted to partner in May 2018 and counsel Christian Both joined the firm from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in association with the Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan.
The Law Firm of AlSalloum and AlToaimi in association with White & Case LLP has noted expertise in structured finance transactions, and has been involved in some of the market's largest Islamic and conventional capital markets deals as issuer's and underwriter's counsel. Indeed, having advised the bank syndicate on the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's 144A GMTN programme in 2016, Dubai-based Debashis Dey and London-based Ian Clark recently acted for a bank consortium in relation to an update of the programme and a further $12.5bn issuance. Other key figures include Zeyad Al Salloum, Robert Vydra and Doug Peel.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in association with the Law Firm of Salah Al-Hejailan has considerable experience of domestic IPOs, though the team is perhaps most notable for having assisted a number of global investment banks with the the expansion of their activities in Saudi Arabia. In one stand-out matter, practice head Fares Al-Hejailan advised Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia on its application for dealing and custody licences in preparation for Saudi Aramco's IPO. On the issuer side, Al-Hejailan is involved in proposed IPO transactions for Al Habib Medical Group Services Holding Company and Saudi Airlines Cargo Company.
The 'highly motivated and driven team' at Khoshaim & Associates in cooperation with Allen & Overy LLP provides 'high-quality legal service' in relation to Islamic and conventional capital markets transactions and capital markets regulations. The 'extremely knowledgeable' name partner, Zeyad Khoshaim, advised a consortium including Alinma Investment Company and HSBC, as arrangers and dealers, on the establishment by Saudi Aramco of a domestic sukuk programme. Khoshaim also advised the Saudi Ministry of Finance on an $11bn bond issuance under its global medium term note programme.
The team at King & Spalding in affiliation with the Law Office of Mohammad Al-Ammar acts across the group's Dubai and Riyadh network and has particular expertise in the establishment of sukuk programmes and publicly traded REITs. Department head Rizwan H. Kanji advised Al Bilad Capital, as arranger and initial dealer, on the establishment by Morabaha Marina Financing of a SAR400m sukuk programme. Further, James R. Stull, who has particular expertise in Saudi REIT structuring, acted for Jadwa Investment Company in relation to its establishment of a shari'ah-compliant REIT, which is the first REIT in the country that will be permitted to invest in Mecca and Medina. Also recommended is Nabil A. Issa, who is advising a Saudi healthcare company on its proposed IPO and listing on the Saudi stock exchange.
Law Office of Salman M. Al-Sudairi in association with Latham & Watkins LLP advises on a range of domestic debt and equity issuances, and also handles sukuk issuances on foreign exchanges acting in conjunction with Latham & Watkins' global network. The department is headed by Salman Al-Sudairi and recently assisted the Saudi government on the issuance of government bonds worth $12.5bn. Additionally, Dubai-based Harj Rai acted for NCB Capital in relation to Ma'aden Phosphate Company's SAR3.5bn sukuk issuance.
Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co. has experience of domestic and international sukuk issuances, and is also active in banking and securities litigation. The key figure in the transactional space is Asad Abedi, who advised National Commercial Bank on a private placement sukuk, and also acted as domestic counsel to ACWA Power in relation to a USD-denominated bond issuance.
Hammad Al-Mehdar & Co in alliance with Simmons & Simmons LLP's capital markets capabilities were strengthened in 2018 by the arrival of Dubai-based Lee Irvine from Latham & Watkins LLP. Irvine specialises in debt capital markets deals and handles Saudi-facing capital markets transactions alongside Ahmed Butt, who practices across the firm's Riyadh and Jeddah offices.
Law Firm of Hassan Mahassni In association with Dechert LLP is jointly led by legal adviser Rahul Goswami and counsel Husum El Khatib, who have experience advising international financial institutions on the Saudi regulatory aspects of establishing Saudi investment and trading activities. Further, the team has advised on conventional and Islamic debt issuances and has acted for public companies and corporates contemplating IPOs.
Shearman & Sterling LLP in association with Dr Sultan Almasoud & Partners is particularly active in the equity capital markets space, where it advises clients in the insurance and industrial sectors on private and public offerings and employee share option plans. The practice is jointly headed by Sanjarbek Abdukhalilov and Sultan Almasoud, who advised Al Baha Investment and Development Company on a capital reduction exercise, and also assisted the client with its acquisition of Elegant Centers, which was funded by new equity issuances. The team also advised clients including L'Oréal and Thales on the implementation of new employee share option plans in Saudi Arabia.
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A biker named 'Stray Dog' postpones Granik's Ozarks exit
Jul 1, 2015 at 12:01 AM Jul 1, 2015 at 11:15 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Debra Granik met Ron "Stray Dog" Hall at a biker church in the Ozarks.
NEW YORK (AP) � Debra Granik met Ron "Stray Dog" Hall at a biker church in the Ozarks.
Granik, a 52-year-old filmmaker from New York, was in the Missouri mountains to make "Winter's Bone," the 2010 indie drama that catapulted Jennifer Lawrence to stardom and earned four Oscar nominations, including best picture. The man seated next to Granik � burly, bearded, tattooed and kind-eyed � caught her attention.
"His tattoo struck me really hard. I hadn't seen that word on someone's body in a really long time: the word 'Vietnam,'" Granik says. "A dump truck of questions just cascaded on me in that pew."
Granik, looking for local authenticity to her film, ran after Hall and cast him as Thump Milton, the backwoods patriarch of "Winter's Bone." Hall, a Vietnam veteran in his 60s, was skeptical but resolved it would be "pretty neat" for his kids to see him in a movie.
"I didn't know she was looking for a drug dealer at the time," he chuckles, "but it worked out."
It's a good story that could have easily ended there, with Granik returning to East Coast moviemaking and Hall back to the RV park he ran. But it didn't. When shooting wrapped, Granik stopped by Hall's home and was taken by the scrappy, neighborly existence he and others in the park were eking out.
"He also left this cliffhanger. He was like, 'I think I've just fell in love with this Mexican woman,'" says Granik. "We got back to New York and I'm like, 'Gosh, all I really want to know right now is what's happening with Ron and his girlfriend.'"
Granik resolved to make a documentary about Hall. The movie, titled "Stray Dog," opens Friday in limited release. It's an exquisitely understated, patiently observational film about a so-called "ordinary" person � far from the follow-up project most seek after an Oscar-nominated hit.
"A lot of things my truest soul is attracted to have no commercial value," says Granik, whose other projects (an HBO pilot, a Baltimore urban drama) didn't materialize. "What do you do with a filmmaker like me in terms of the business world?"
The profound simplicity of "Stray Dog" lies in Hall's rough-hewn compassion and an open-mindedness that would surprise many, were they to motor past him on the highway. In a country that has already begun forgetting more recent wars, Hall is still haunted by Vietnam and bound in brotherhood to fellow veterans.
His sensitivity comes through in scenes with friends and strangers, alike, at home and on the road with other bikers visiting the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. But he's also engaged in the present, learning Spanish to better communicate with his wife, Alicia, tearing up while talking to a therapist or dolling out Viagra to his pals.
"He was someone who had felt a lot of fierce things throughout his lifetime and his willingness to consider another perspective or point of view � it wasn't that that was endearing to me, it was extremely attractive to me and also hopeful," says Granik. "Ron was going to be this complicated ball of themes."
Granik and Hall, who spoke individually by phone, are, as Granik says, "canyons apart" culturally. But Hall came to trust her: "She's real people," he says. Granik spent more than two years shooting the movie. "You ever see the movie 'The Never Ending Story'?" says Hall. "That kind of comes to mind."
Hall's vouching was also necessary for Granik (who's currently making a documentary about life after incarceration) to win over a community extremely wary of outsiders.
"I ain't trying to knock nobody, but I'll tell you, brother, folks with cameras in Vietnam were not our friends," says Hall. "They filmed a lot of bad stuff about us. The news was very slanted to one side. We did a lot of humanitarian things over there, but these were never filmed or talked about, just the blood and the guts."
Yet Hall loves the movie Granik made. "It's real. It's just the way it is," he says. "There's no mask on it."
There's sadness and pain in "Stray Dog," a raw portrait of American heartland poverty. But, for all his demons and struggle, there's nothing impoverished about Hall's life.
"All these things that people worry about .... it don't mean nothin'" says Hall. "My uncle used to say, 'You got a bad case of "I-wants.'" I'll tell you, man, the luckiest people in the world are the folks who learn to be happy with what they got."
The assumption-shattering anthropology went both ways, too, as Hall and his friends learned about Granik, the Jewish Cambridge, Mass.-native in their midst. Hall also came to New York last fall when "Stray Dog" premiered at the New York Film Festival, and was surprised to like the place and the people. He even got a foot massage in Chinatown.

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By Devee February 7, 2020 March 7, 2021 Portrait, Weddings
Emily & Shaun's Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Park Wedding
On a sunny September day, Emily and Shaun celebrated their marriage with a large, outdoor wedding at Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Park in Colwood, BC. These two are big ocean lovers, and they knew they wanted to marry with views of the sea in clear site. Shaun is a bit of a history buff and has interests in the military and all that they have done for Canada. If friends and family knock on their door and they aren't home, chances are they are hanging out at the Esquimalt Lagoon. This beautiful beach is very near their home and is a three minute drive from Fisgard Lighthouse. It seems very suitable that they chose Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse, a National Historic Site of Canada that was once a west coast artillery fortress as their ceremony wedding venue. They kept things real local and held their reception at the Juan de Fuca Recreation Center nearby.
Their Love Story
Emily has raised four beautiful children, aged fifteen to four, while pursuing a career in nursing. NURSING! That is a solid four year commitment and she managed to do it all. When you meet her, you feel safe around her. She has a strong presence and makes friends that last a lifetime. Family is everything to her. What was missing though, was the love of her life. When she met Shaun, she remembers him being a neighbor when she was younger. She didn't expect it, but when they reconnected years later, it was like he was the fuel to her fire. His sense of humor, laid back approach to life, and strong sense of family and friendship matched her drive perfectly. If they aren't at the beach, they are either camping, hiking or hanging out with their family and friends. They are always up to something fun, and it's obvious in their connection that these two are perfect together. Check out our awesome west coast engagement session at Sombrio Beach here!
Wedding Day Details
Emily and Shaun kept things traditional by not seeing each other until the ceremony. The ladies rented out the Bear Mountain Chalet through AirBnB, and the guys got ready at a friends place. The AirBnB was stunning and enormous. It fit all of the kids, the bridesmaids and parents too. The bride and groom saw each other for the first time on the high hill at Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Park overlooking the ocean and Esquimalt Lagoon. It was a brilliant bright day with a slight breeze that allowed guests to enjoy the wedding in comfort. We took formal photographs at the lighthouse built in 1860- the oldest lighthouse on the West Coast in fact! After a mini tailgate party, guests drove a few minutes up the road to Juan de Fuca Recreation Center for cocktail hour and reception. With 110 guests, the reception room was spacious and entertaining with a dance floor, photobooth, kids games, and a candy bar. Emily's uncle hadn't seen any of his family here on the West Coast for a very long time, I'm talking at least a decade. He didn't tell everybody that he was coming, and so his presence was a great and emotional surprise. Hey Mr. DJ played excellent tunes well into the night, as usual doing an incredible job both as emcee and DJ for the wedding. It was a amazing day for them, a great way to start their lives as husband and wife.
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Burt Rhodes (17 April 1923 – 21 June 2003) was born in Guiseley, West Yorkshire. He was one of Britain's most successful light entertainment musical directors and composers. His career covered radio and TV, West End and Broadway musicals and he worked with many famous stars including Judy Garland, Pearl Bailey, Sammy Davis Jr, Vic Damone, Cliff Richard, Johnny Mathis, Frankie Vaughan, Lovelace Watkins, the Supremes, Eartha Kitt, Howard Keel and Bruce Forsyth. In his childhood he had learned to play the piano and the organ, and later became a BBC radio band leader.

Rhodes also worked on many television productions including The Benny Hill Show, The Nixon Line with the magician David Nixon, and the BBC's annual pantomime. He worked on the television shows of Paul Daniels and Beryl Reid.

From 1966 he was musical director at The Talk of the Town in London, leading the orchestra there to accompany such artists as Pearl Bailey, Mel Tormé, Judy Garland, Johnny Mathis, the Supremes and Frankie Vaughan. He also orchestrated films, including the theme tune for the first James Bond film Dr No (1962).

He was also a prolific composer and among his memorable credits was the theme tune for the critically acclaimed television sitcom The Good Life. Much appreciated by his peers for his professionalism and intelligence, he was often referred to as "the musicians' musician". He numbered among his many friends musicians such as Ronnie Hazlehurst, Monty Norman and Phil Phillips. In 1958 he was the musical director for Wolf Mankowitz's Expresso Bongo which starred Paul Scofield and Millicent Martin. He followed this with Anthony Newley's Stop the World – I Want to Get Off and Lionel Bart's Blitz! of which Noël Coward said it was "noisier and longer than the real thing".

In September 1958 Robert Nesbitt, impresario Bernard Delfont and restaurateur Charles Forte opened the Talk of the Town on the site of the old London Hippodrome and converted it into a restaurant and cabaret venue. Rhodes had provided the music for Nesbitt's glamorous floorshows, and by 1961 he had become musical director with his own large orchestra for more than 20 years. He directed the music at several Royal Variety Performances at the London Palladium.  He also served on committees for the Musicians' Union and the Performing Right Society.

Rhodes was a life-long cricket fan and a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club. He was married to Rosalyn Wilder who was Judy Garland's assistant during her season at the Talk of the Town. He died in 2003, aged 80. He is survived by his daughter Alison and his partner Rosalyn.

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Poland's government on Wednesday decided to move forward with a bill aiming to speed up the construction of new homes amid a housing shortage.
The new rules are expected to shorten the time it takes for a housing construction project to get administrative clearance and get off the ground from five years to just one year, Poland's PAP news agency reported.
Under the planned legislation, new urban planning standards will be introduced to enable builders to start their projects faster and with less paperwork, according to PAP.
The new law would also enable developers to carry out projects on land that was previously off-limits for housing construction, including farmland within city limits and former industrial and military sites, PAP reported.
It quoted Poland's Ministry of Investment and Economic Development as saying that the new rules would lead to an increased number of new housing starts and lower prices of apartments.
A first batch of low-cost apartments for rental were in December handed over to tenants in a town in western Poland as part of the government's Home-plus affordable housing programme.
The country's environment minister said in April that some 5,000 low-cost wooden homes would be built in Poland next year as part of the Home-plus programme.
According to real estate experts, there is still a shortage of around 3 million housing units in Poland.


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José Avelino Bettencourt, né le  à Velas (Portugal), est un prêtre et diplomate luso-canadien, chef du protocole de la secrétairerie d'État du Saint-Siège à partir du  avant d'être nommé nonce apostolique le .

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Né à Velas (Açores) en 1962, il part très jeune avec sa famille pour le Canada. Ordonné prêtre le , il commence son ministère à l'archidiocèse d'Ottawa. Il obtient deux diplômes, en littérature puis en théologie, à l'Université d'Ottawa.

Il entre au service diplomatique du Saint-Siège en 1999 et obtient un doctorat en droit canonique de l'Université pontificale grégorienne. Il commence à exercer son ministère diplomatique auprès de la nonciature apostolique en République démocratique du Congo, puis il est transféré à la secrétairerie d'État du Saint-Siège. Depuis 2003, il est prélat d'honneur de Sa Sainteté.

Le , Benoît XVI le nomme chef du protocole de la secrétairerie d'État. Il est ainsi responsable des contacts entre les ambassades accréditées près le Saint-Siège et les autorités du Saint-Siège et du Vatican.

En , le vaticaniste Andrea Tornielli annonce qu'il est pressenti pour devenir nonce apostolique en Géorgie et être ainsi élevé à la dignité épiscopale. L'information est, en partie, confirmée le  avec l'annonce, par la Salle de presse du Saint-Siège de son élévation à la dignité d'archevêque avec le titre de Citanova et de sa nomination comme nonce apostolique. Il est nommé nonce apostolique en Arménie le  suivant et nonce apostolique en Géorgie une semaine plus tard. Il est ordonné évêque en la basilique Saint-Pierre par le pape François le   en même temps qu'Alfred Xuereb et Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag, également nonces apostoliques. Il est remplacé au poste de chef de protocole par  Joseph Murphy.

Rang ecclésiastique
  : Prêtre de l'Église catholique -
  : Chapelain de Sa Sainteté - 2003

Décorations

Décorations portugaises
  Commandeur de l, Palais national de Belém,
  Grand Officier de lordre de l'Infant Dom Henri,

Décorations étrangères
  Officier de l'ordre de l'Étoile de Roumanie (décret du  du président Klaus Iohannis)
  Grand officier de lordre du Mérite de la République italienne, sur proposition du Conseil des ministres, Rome,

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Nigerians may have a hard time meeting new SIM registration requirements in 2020
Oluwanifemi Kolawole February 11, 2020 0 0
Last week, a review of the policy by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on SIM card registration as ordered by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, gave network operators a December 2020 ultimatum to ensure proper registration of all SIM cards. The order also specified that subscribers must register with their National Identification Numbers (NINs).
Following this, it is suspected that the four major network providers in Nigeria — MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9Mobile — would have to conduct yet another nationwide registration exercise before the year runs out. Even so, they have to do the whole procedure without the help of unaccredited partners to avoid a flawed outcome or recurring cases of pre-registered SIM cards.
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For now, while some network service centres have received directives from their headquarters about this development, others haven't.
"We got a mail last week about that. But we're still carrying out registration the usual way. But since it's the government's issue, if they want to implement it, they will," an Airtel service centre official says.
Now, if telcos' are ready for the procedure, are Nigerians also primed to meet the requirements considering the number of bottlenecks that have restricted them in the past?
Is there a centralised subscribers' database with the NCC?
During Techpoint Africa's visit to an MTN service centre in Lagos, we gathered that this directive has probably not received the needed publicity across board as far as telcos are concerned.
However, a customer representative raised the salient point of a non-existing centralised database that could confirm citizen's information and quickly detect a case of duplicated details.
"For instance, I used different middle names when I registered my voter's card and driver's license. What if I use both to register different SIM cards, I think it might be difficult to trace these identities to the same person in this present Nigeria."
Also expressing his doubts, a customer explained how he registered three SIM cards of different networks with different biodata. "I used a different first name and middle name for the three. How will they find out?"
All attempts to get the NCC's take on this proved futile. However, we found an assurance by Pantami to find a lasting solution to issues that may result from not having a synchronised database for subscribers' records in due time.
Also, in the statement requesting this policy review, the minister revealed that the move was intended to block the loopholes in the current policy.
As it stands, it appears subscribers' information from the telcos is yet to have a central database with the NCC that would be enough to verify the actual identity of each subscriber.
Furthermore, taking a cue from NCC's subscriber data, it was noticed that subscribers from each operator are considered separately which gives room for miscalculation in the actual total number of network users in the country.
It is therefore not clear how operators would be able to know if a subscriber has reached the SIM card limit during a registration process.
What about the government?
Apparently, the enforcement of NIN use by Nigerians in the conduct of certain transactions has been in the works. In 2015, there was a mandate that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) should ensure the harmonisation of NIN with all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). These MDAs include, but are not limited to, CBN, FRSC, FIRS, INEC, NHIS, and PenCom.
At the time, it turned out to be an unsuccessful effort and, thus, had to be postponed to the following year. Even up until mid-2019, it appeared complete adoption was still five years away.
How far has NIMC gone?
Perhaps, the question of how long it takes to get a NIN in Nigeria is no longer the subject of debates. According to the FAQs page on the commission's official website, "it usually takes between 1-5 working days for your NIN to be ready after registration."
Some respondents that spoke with Techpoint affirmed that they got the NIN in less than a week after registering.
But considering the coverage, NIMC has only enrolled about 36 million Nigerians even though the process started in 2012. And this number is a far cry from the over 180 million network subscribers recorded by NCC. This is said to have resulted from the few centres and partners available.
Nigerians share their thoughts
A user explained why anyone would want to have more than a SIM card in the first place.
"If all the networks have reliable coverage everywhere, it won't be necessary to have more than one SIM card. Especially for people traveling to their village and want to remain connected, they will have to use a network that is good in that area."
Having a contrary opinion, another user who claims to have only one SIM card says, "having more than three SIM cards sometimes spells the person has a shady deal. I think this is a nice step because it will curb corruption."
It, however, turned out to be a different story with the other requirement. Techpoint gathered that on average, only two of ten people have the NIN.
"I don't have it because the process was frustrating when I tried to get it," one user reacts.
"I don't know if I will go there again because I've wasted many days trying to without getting it."
"My friend had to tip one of the officials before she could get it done after spending a whole day at the centre."
Regardless, most of the subscribers are willing to get the NIN if the process is hassle-free, but some won't mind having their SIM cards blocked if it continues to be difficult.
"I'll do it before the year ends but I just wish there is a way to avoid the crowd at the centres."
"As it is, it seems they have pushed me to the wall. Since it's going to affect my basic needs, then I have to find a way to get it."
"If I can't find a way to get it, then let them block the SIM. I will find an alternative."
A recommendation common to all respondents is for the concerned agency to have more registration centres which will make the process easier.
In a nutshell, full compliance may be hard to achieve if users can't be held responsible during the registration process. There has to be a structure through which any anomaly can be detected. Similarly, a directive of this magnitude may not be easily enforced if subscribers continue to find a basic prerequisite — NIN registration — difficult to access.
Nonetheless, we will all be on the lookout for how this will pan out since the deadline is still ten months away.
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How to Draw a Butterfly (Painted Lady) VIDEO & Step-by-Step Pictures
In this free art lesson, you'll learn how to draw a Painted Lady Butterfly step-by-step.
To draw this Painted Lady Butterfly step by step, follow along with the video tutorial below and pause the video after each step to draw at your own pace. You may find it easier to follow the step-by-step drawings below the video. The new lines in each step are shown in red, so you'll know exactly what to draw next. You may want to open the video in a new tab and use both drawing methods. Take your time and draw at your own pace.
Below you can watch a Narrated step-by-step video tutorial:
Step 1: Start by drawing an oval as a guide for the top part of the painted lady butterfly's body also called the thorax. To draw the oval, first make four marks to determine its height and width and then connect the marks using curved lines. Sketch lightly at first so that it's easy to erase if you make a mistake. Under the oval draw a thin, curved shape for the lower section of the body called the abdomen. This section should be similar to a long letter U.
Step 2: On the top part of the thorax, on either side, draw a long, curved horizontal line as guides for the top part of the butterfly's forewings. Pay attention to the lengths of the lines in relation to the body.
Step 3: Under each long line, draw an angled line as guides for the bottom edges of the butterfly's forewings. The bottom tip of each angled line should be directly below the middle of the top curved line. Each of these lines should be similar to a giant letter V. Draw these lines so that each side is similar to each other but it's okay if they're not perfectly symmetrical.
Step 4: Under each forewing, draw a curved line as guides for the bottom edges of the painted lady butterfly's hindwings. The inner edges of these lines should be vertical and they should end at the abdomen.
That's it for the guidelines! From this point on, press down harder with your pencil for a more defined drawing.
Step 5: On top of the first oval, draw a short, curved line for the top part of the butterfly's head. On either side of this line, draw a shorter line for the eyes. Inside the oval draw the back of the head using short strokes to create a furry texture. On top of the head, draw two angled lines for the feelers called palps. Behind the eyes, draw two long diagonal lines for the antennae.


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Christopher Barcelo writes:
"The libertarian movement has coasted far too long on the intellectually lazy path of failing to make distinctions, or failing to discriminate, of failing to make a rigorous search to distinguish truth from error in the views of those who claim to be its members or allies. It is almost as if any passing joker who mumbles a few words about "freedom" is automatically clasped to our bosom as a member of the one, big, libertarian family. As our movement grows in influence, we can no longer afford the luxury of this intellectual sloth. It is high time to identify Milton Friedman [substitute Rand Paul Here] for what he really is. It is high time to call a spade a spade, and a statist a statist."
-From Economic Controversies; Section 7, Chapter 48: Milton Friedman Unraveled
Murray N. Rothbard
I read this last night and thought of EPJ. Then I logged on this morning to see the Rand resources, I think this would be a good libertarian 'locker room' speech in this time.
I find this odd. Rand has NEVER called himself a libertarian. He identifies himself as a Constitutional Conservative. Why do libertarians continue to dog the guy and expect him to be something that he's not? Understand, libertarianism isn't a gene trait. You have to be willing to call yourself one. Let's stop this dream that Rand is his father. Ron is gone from congress and nobody is left to replace him.
What is Constitutional, or Conservative, about foreign aid, drones, the TSA...
Rand is sellout poseur.
Christopher March 24, 2013 at 5:51 PM
The Paul family is showing the Friedman family movies. backwards. Ron Paul was (and though retired still is) the genuine article, like David Friedman. Milton was subject to this sort of critique, as is Rand.
Dave Narby March 24, 2013 at 5:57 PM
Why do we (Libertarians) "dog" Rand?
Because he's trying like blazes to get us to support him.
Schuey March 24, 2013 at 6:23 PM
Think McKeown has it right, give the guy credit for some of his positions which help libertarian goals, but he is not and does not claim to be one. Why Bob continues to expose his non libertarian message when he isn't one, is akin to beating a dead horse. Emphasize what he's good for, look to others for what he is not. Ron is likely the only politician that would give the movement everything it desired.
Chris March 24, 2013 at 6:55 PM
I give Rand Paul credit for the ground he does make. I don't think Rand is evil. I don't think Bob does, though I can't speak for him. But as Dave Narby points out; Rand is seeking us out - not the other way around.
Problem is, government can never give the movement all it desires, it's an impossibility.
The movement should be interested, and participate in politics in some cases; but never with the notion that it will be the solution. Government is not the solution to government.
Libertarians should use politics to shout from the roof tops the message and ideology that defines liberty; they should not seek votes but opinions and ideas.
No Ron Paul, Rand Paul, or "x" elected official will ever satisfy the necessities of freedom. The very implication of freedom is absent coercion; thus absent government.
Ideas change the world, not a single nations legislators.
People who associate Rand with genuine liberty need a resource where all his Statist positions are exposed. Rand is NOT good for liberty!
voltara March 24, 2013 at 6:45 PM
.....or is it "intellectually lazy" to reject a candidate with whom you agree on most issues and keep waiting for a "libertarian superman" to magically appear. To me that's a cop-out. Rand Paul is the best chance we've got to at least begin a process of reform.
What should a libertarian do at the next election? Reject Rand Paul because he is a "statist" (like most Americans) and sit on the sidelines as usual, thumbing through a copy of "The Road to Serfdom"?
I am a Libertarian and I will be voting for Rand Paul if the opportunity arises. We have to start somewhere and I believe Rand Paul would be a major step in the right direction.
Didn't we just finish an election cycle where, by and large, we told would be Romney voters not to simply vote for the 'lesser of two evils' on the sole basis of one being 'less evil'.
Not saying Rand Paul is satan, evil, etc. Just pointing out the inconsistency in logic. A vote is an endorsement. We should only endorse what we can really believe in. Ron Paul proclaimed what he believed in, supported, etc. as well as what he did not. Rand Paul can't seem to muster such a defining statement.
I believe Rand Paul's compromises are based on the practical requirements of US democracy. He has spent his whole life watching his Dad run into brick walls. He's seen that it's impossible to translate that into enough votes to challenge the status quo. Compromise is the only way he can achieve the power to begin a process of change.
We should never go into battle or deny ourselves for "principles". These exist in a theoretical realm. Our focus should be on practical outcomes and I believe that is exactly what Rand Paul is doing.
Serious question, if Ron endorses Rand, would you vote for him?
Chris March 24, 2013 at 10:37 PM
I don't think Ron Paul ran into any brick walls. I think he's breaking them down. Ron Paul is, and has, made some of the biggest contributions to liberty and freedom without having to hold office. Office is contrary to these things. Like I said above, change will not change with government. This government, like all others before it will devour itself.
I'm not going into 'battle' with anyone. I go into battle with ideas. Doing so I could not compromise to get ahead, to do so would be to destroy the very foundation of the idea. My idea is for individual liberty, free markets, and a better humanity. The state is contrary to all of these and can only survive through their domination and destruction of them.
If Ron Paul would endorse Rand, I would understand; it's his son. Ron Paul is not an infallible human being, neither am I. The answer is, however, no. This is because my vote for Ron (one of my only votes ever) was not for Ron Paul as president or a man but to show the ideas behind him my respect and support. If anyone really thought Ron was gonna win with the current state of affairs they had another thing coming.
Even if Ron had won in a landslide I don't think the rights would be wronged nor do I believe the state would change. His hands would be tied more than any other president in history. People's minds and hearts have to change. That's something that will get my vote.
Chris March 25, 2013 at 1:00 AM
Lol, I said rights wronged ... swap that round.
I would like to clarify. It is not Rand Paul. The name in the above statement may be exchanged with any and all who believe that government can grant freedom or protect liberty. One of the greatest contributions of people such as Bastiat, Rothbard, Hoppe etc. has been the separation of government and law. Law protects freedom, government takes it away.
This is why Rand, Friedman, etc. should never gain the full support of any true believer in liberty. Government cannot be used to bring about a satisfactory state of liberty for it's subjects. The very nature of the social arrangement is built on a destruction and invasion of liberty.
While it is good for libertarians to support any effectual reduction in government, it is frightful to think that some will compromise pointing out the inadequacy of the whole picture as not to 'hurt' their desired candidate. Rand Paul, in seeking the libertarian vote should welcome, and acknowledge their criticism.
There is no perfect person, that is why it is important that we never support people or 'candidates'. They should only support what they believe to be the proper ideas and abhor compromise or contradiction in these.
That being said I don't attack Rand Paul per se, I attack the compromising mentality that he seems to display. There is no vagueness in the definition of liberty. You either believe in freedom, or you believe in slavery.
racketmensch March 24, 2013 at 7:21 PM
It's an awkward and imprecise label (I wish whoever started it had come up with something less dorky, oh well) that has come to be defined by it's enemies, right and left as an insult meaning someone who lacks compassion, intelligence and/or experience. We're heartless, naive retards, racist anti-semitic male chauvinists that want to starve the poor, kill the environment and let mexicans and rag-heads overrun the country and kill us all, after making everyone download porn and stolen "I.P." and turn their kids into gay junkies that hate Jesus and Israel. Also we're anti-American and against World Peace and support giving crazy people machine guns (domestically) but oppose giving crazy people unlimited money and weapons overseas. Fake libertarians like Beck and Andrew Sullivan are generally easy to spot because they were neo-cons when it counted and will certainly revert as soon as they start passing water through their bloomers after the next fake scare. I'm inclined to label them Incontinent Conservatives and Opportunistic Barebackers except that juvenile name calling is practically the signature and only anti-libertarian argument. "Did you see the schmuck on that camel?"
Curiously, this works well for me because if someone says or implies they aren't Libertarian I can, and usually do, since I'm not a masochist, stop paying attention right there. I also identify as a CC, but since both the Constitution and "conservatism" are virtually dead, that isn't very useful. I remain a Rothbardian, a Rockwellian and a Paultard. "Randian"? No way, although I wish him and (some) of his allies well. So far...
Dave March 25, 2013 at 12:58 AM
That was the best post ever.
Rand Paul's media director Jack Hunter, and other prominent 'liberty' bloggers and tweeters are hard at work pushing the 'you can be a social conservative and be a libertarian mantra.' They use the word 'libertarian' constantly. Its quite evident what is going on if one looks around, including here at EPJ. Rand Paul is saying what the moment dictates while his backers push the libertarian angle. This is meant to corral those who became politically involved through the messages spoken by Ron Paul.
Bob Roddis March 25, 2013 at 8:57 AM
You could certainly be a "social conservative" by purchasing and arranging contractually to live in a "socially conservative" private neighbor that, if the participants so chose, banned all of the people and behaviors that "social conservative" folks claim to dislike and abhor. However, they would not be able to physically attack the lesbian/atheist farm down the road. It has bothered me since that libertarians fail to explain how Ancap might work to rescue "social conservatives" from the "progressives". Their view of us is that we want crack heads to be able to live next door to them where their kids would be forced to go to government school with the crack heads' kids.
Typo.
The first sentence above should read:
You could certainly be a "social conservative" by purchasing and arranging contractually to live in a "socially conservative" private NEIGHBORHOOD......


WAIST HIGH: A Master Class With Gary Kemp.
A Master Class With Gary Kemp.
Gary Kemp has been invited to host his own songwriting Master Class event at the British Music Experience at The O2 on March 28.
A limited amount of tickets are available for this very special, intimate event which will see Gary talking about his career, performing a few classic songs acoustically and reading from his 2009 autobiography I Know This Much: From Soho to Spandau.
This event is in support of the British Music Experience's charitable mission to advance the education and appreciation of the art, history and science of music in Britain.
Says Gary: "Songwriting in the UK is something we should be proud of. To get the chance to talk at the BME amongst the years of history gathered there will be a very proud moment. The exhibition shows the history of British music, something that I am very honoured to have been a part of for well over thirty years."
(Waist High side note: Gary wrote every song on Spandau Ballet's albums True, Journeys To Glory, Diamond, and Through the Barricades).
Tickets for A Master Class with Gary Kemp go on sale tomorrow.


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Home for Colored Children apology: N.S. says sorry to ex-residents
The province has formally apologized to former residents who faced years of abuse at the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, a former Halifax orphanage.
Premier says apology is '1st step' to continue the healing process
for CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2014 7:19 AM AT | Last Updated: October 10, 2014
Premier Stephen McNeil's apology
Former residents of a Halifax orphanage who faced years of abuse receive a formal apology from the province of Nova Scotia 28:02
Political leaders join with former residents of the Home for Colored Children on Friday, the day the Nova Scotia government apologized to former residents for years of abuse at the Halifax orphanage. (Jean Laroche/CBC)
Then residents of the orphanage suffered physical, psychological and sexual abuse by staff over a 50-year period, until the 1980s.
I am very proud today that I am a former resident of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, that is something that I used to be ashamed of. - Tony Smith, former resident
Premier Stephen McNeil issued the apology at the provincial legislature Friday afternoon.
"It is one of the great tragedies in our province's history that your cries for help were greeted with silence for so long," said McNeil.
"Some of you faced horrific abuse that no child should ever experience. You deserved a better standard of care. For the trauma and neglect you endured, and their lingering effects on you and your loved ones, we are truly sorry."
McNeil went on to thank former residents for their "courage and perseverance in telling your stories. Your strength, your resilience, and your desire for healing and reconciliation should be an inspiration to all Nova Scotians."
Tony Smith, one of the former residents, thanked those who worked for many years to shed light on the abuses.
"There's so much time, effort and energy by a lot of great people that got us to this point today. I'm very proud today that I am a former resident of the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children, that is something that I used to be ashamed of. I'm very proud that my peers and colleagues asked me to be a voice for them," he said.
The premier called the abuses at the home "only one chapter in a history of systemic racism and inequality that has scarred our province for generations."
McNeil called on Nova Scotians to "do better."
"An apology is not a closing of the books, but a recognition that we must cast an unflinching eye on the past as we strive toward a better future. We are sorry for your suffering, we are grateful for your courage, and we welcome your help in building a healthier future for all of us."
Payments to come
Premier Stephen McNeil shakes hands with former home resident Harriet Johnson. (Shaina Luck/CBC)
A $29-million class-action settlement with the Nova Scotia government was finalized in July.
The judge who approved the settlement is still deciding how much lawyers representing the 300 former residents should receive in legal fees.
Ray Wagner is lead counsel for the former residents. He and his team are seeking $6.6 million in legal fees for their over 16 years of work.
Mike Dull, speaking for Wagner's team, said a decision from the judge on the legal fees is expected next week. He said there's no reason that payments to former residents should be held up by the legal fees decision.
Friday marks the first day former residents can start submitting claims to an Ottawa assessment company.
It's expected that the company will assess claims and start to send out the first payments this year.
The payments will come in two parts:
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For an "independent assessment process" that looks at more severe claims of abuse. That second step is expected to take place through next year.
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With the largest concentration of mammals (over 60 species) in the lower 48 states and over 150 species of birds nesting in the park, you will be treated to an incredible diversity of wildlife when you visit Yellowstone National Park. Other species you may spot during your time in Yellowstone include trumpeter swans, red fox, otters, badgers, golden eagles, loons, and countless numbers of amphibians, reptiles, and fish. The list can continue on too!
Where to find wildlife in Yellowstone?
Some examples of wildlife you'll find in Yellowstone National Park include bison, wolves, moose, elk, pronghorn sheep, bighorn sheep, and the elusive black and grizzly bears. While most of these animals can be found in Lamar Valley (when the timing is right), if you don't have much luck there you can head a bit farther south in the park to Hayden Valley. Here you will can be treated to huge herds of bison and rolling hills, making for some delightful photo opportunities.
So how close do the animals get?
Often times huge traffic backups will occur when a large male moose or a family of bears is spotted along the road. If you find yourself in one of these situations please find a safe place to pull over and don't block traffic. Remember that the animals are wild, so staying in your vehicle is always the best idea. You never know when an animal may decide to head in your direction. No one needs to be in the path of a Bison!
To best way to enjoy all this wildlife is definitely by bringing a pair of binoculars. Even better if you have a spotting scope, this will allow you to often see wildlife that few others can see. Rest assure, if you join a guided hiking tour of Yellowstone National Park your guide(s) will always come equipped with the proper equipment. Being on a guided experience is all about making sure you have the best wildlife experience while travel details are completely taken care of for you.
How much wildlife can be found in the park?
Keep in mind that sometimes you just won't see many animals though. There are a number of factors at play here like time of day, time of year, noise from other curious on-lookers, and your patience level. Who can think of a more relaxing day than walking around Yellowstone on the look-out for a herd of bison though?!
Black Sheep Adventures has the experience and knowledge to guide you through an exceptional tour experience in Yellowstone National Park. Our passion for our U.S. National Parks is unmatched. Our attention to detail is second to none. Join us on a guided Yellowstone National Park wildlife hiking experience.
While both Hayden and Lamar Valleys are typically the hot spots for wildlife viewing, you certainly have other opportunities all around the park. Yellowstone National Park has so many thermal features, rivers, forests, and vast backcountry areas. There is ample space for wildlife to be found throughout the park.
Written by Black Sheep Adventure's National Parks Guru, Ben Sander. Ben has been to the majority of the big National Parks in the U.S. and will eventually make to all of them (and so many more). Ben loves hiking with his dog Vita and finding waterfalls anywhere he can.


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There are assorted forms of corruption — and some can go absolutely disregarded by accompany and family. Unlike concrete abuse, Verywell reminds us that affecting corruption is one of the hardest to admit from the outside. And because it works in cycles (like best forms of corruption do), it can additionally be difficult for the victim to absolutely see what's activity on as well.
Though those who accept been through affecting corruption may not accept concrete affirmation of the wrongdoings committed adjoin them, what they've endured can accept abiding furnishings on their brainy health. Here's how to ascertain the abuse, how it hurts at the time it's occurring, and its abiding impact.
Plainly put, Verywell explains the ambition aback addition emotionally abuses addition is to accretion ascendancy by "discrediting, isolating, and silencing" them. While affecting corruption in relationships may be the best accessible situation, you can additionally be abandoned in this way by friends, family, and anyone abroad who's aing to you.
As declared before, affecting corruption is about attenuate — and if you're in a accord with a lot of battle from added sides, this doesn't necessarily beggarly you're actuality abused, contributor Andrea Mathews addendum to Psychology Today. If you do feel criticized, controlled, and threatened, however, this could announce you're actuality abused. If you're in a accord that's calumniating in this way, you may acquisition aggregate you're doing, saying, or cutting is up for appraisal — and this is all an attack at added authoritative your behavior.
It's additionally important to agenda abounding abusers don't apprehend what they're accomplishing is so insidious. They may argue themselves that they appetite what's best for you and they're artlessly acting on their own insecurities for the acceptable of the relationship. Aback they feel as if their of the accord is out of their control, the corruption is acceptable to get worse.
Though it may be attenuate at first, it's accepted to feel as admitting article may be off already the corruption begins. HealthyPlace explains you ability initially feel abashed and abashed by the accusations fabricated adjoin you. You ability additionally alpha to catechism your own memory, as it's accepted for abusers to acquaint the abused that they're "crazy" or abandoning advice falsely.
In the absolute after-effects of the abuse, you may acquisition you're about added affronted and anxious, you feel powerless, you abstain eye contact, you feel absolutely causeless by others, and you feel accusable of wrongdoings you didn't commit. You may additionally acquisition that the corruption is isolating you from added ancestors associates and friends, which can again advance to alike added all-overs or depression.
Leaving an calumniating bearings is actual difficult, abnormally aback you feel like the blow of those aing to you accept no abstraction what's absolutely demography place. And unfortunately, for abounding corruption survivors, the brainy bloom furnishings don't abandon already they're out of the alarming circumstances. Instead, the furnishings can absolutely accent and account added issues bottomward the line.
Many corruption survivors acquisition that their self-esteem suffers for years from the trauma. Admitting they may be told that what their abuser did was alarming and unfair, they may accept agitation assertive in their own self-worth. This can again advance to abiding issues with depression, withdrawal, anger, an disability to assurance in the future, disturbances in sleep, or alike baleful ideation, HealthyPlace notes. And brainy bloom furnishings aside, added concrete ailments, like affliction after a accepted cause, can additionally action from the stress.
Post-abuse, you may acquisition yourself replaying scenarios in your arch on repeat. Conceivably you're attractive aback on the way others should have helped the scenario, or conceivably what you could have done to leave sooner. You may additionally acquisition yourself accommodating in people-pleasing behaviors to win approval from those about you. But it's important to agenda that healing from corruption takes time, patience, and affection against yourself — and it's never a beeline path.
Mindbodygreen reminds us we charge to amusement ourselves with benevolence aback we're healing. Sit with the animosity you accept and acquiesce yourself to feel them. You charge accept the admeasurement of your adversity in adjustment to assignment through it with yourself or a therapist and absolutely absolution yourself from the abuse.
Additionally, accomplish a point to absolution resentment. While absolution may be able for some, at atomic acquiesce yourself to alive presently. Surround yourself with bodies who lift you up and accumulate you in the moment so you don't alluvion aback into the "shoulds" of the past.
Remember: You don't accept to go at it alone. Seek able advice if you charge it, and ask aing accompany and ancestors for a alert ear.


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Selous Asks About Pension Penalties Causing GPs To Leave the Profession
Andrew Selous Conservative, South West Bedfordshire
"Our GPs are a very special group of public servants, and it is good news that we have recruited them in record numbers over the last two years. Will the Prime Minister do everything she can to make sure that we look after their job satisfaction, and specifically to help them with the pensions penalty that some of them face in their mid-50s, which is driving some of them out of the profession?"
Theresa May The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party
"I thank my hon. Friend for his comments about GPs. They are indeed a vital part of our NHS—they are the bedrock of our NHS—and that is why, as I indicated earlier in response to the Leader of the Opposition, I think it is so important that the long-term plan includes extra investment in primary and community care. The new, historic five-year contract for general practice announced in January was developed in partnership with the BMA, and it will provide greater certainty for GPs to plan ahead.
Another way in which we can help GPs is by providing funding, which we will see, towards up to 20,000 extra staff in GP practices, helping to free up doctors to spend more time with the patients who need them. As my hon. Friend has indicated, we are committed to recruiting more GPs—an extra 5,000—as soon as possible, and to ensuring that they can maintain their careers and continue to provide services to their patients as they do, day in and day out."
(Citation: HC Deb, 8 May 2019, c556)
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Throughout April the symptoms and early signs of bowel cancer, along with the importance of early diagnosis, were highlighted in a national campaign.
"Unfortunately, this disease involves two things that people don't like talking about – cancer and poo," says Dr Saheli Chaudhury, GP and cancer lead for Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Guingamp really isn't the largest town – indeed the population is just a tad over 8000! As such there isn't too much to do in this sleepy town but there are some things to see if you have a weekend to fill!
The locals take a lot of pride in their grand church – the Basilique Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours. The beautiful architecture and striking spires make it something to see!
If you have a sweet tooth then you can't miss out on Chocolaterie Guingamp. They have a delicious range of coffee and tea – accompanied with all the chocolate you could imagine.
Otherwise it might be a good idea to rent out a car and see the picturesque surrounding areas of Pontrieux and Paimpol.
You can visit Guingamp, which is a small city of 7000 inhabitants with not much to do. Still, there are some local monuments worth seeing, such as the Basilique Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, the Fontaine de la Plomée and the old prison.


I work full-time as an emergency dispatcher, so the Airlife app story got me super excited! There needs to be more out-of-the-box thinking when it comes to technology and emergency services. If only there was some sort of event where creative minds got together to try to improve government services in Colorado…. OH WAIT! Hack4Colorado is this weekend!
If you are planning on participating in Hack4Colorado and you want some cool public safety ideas, let me know. I'll give you all sorts of ideas. Unfortunately I can't be there. I'll be staying up all night waiting for 911 calls instead.
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Home > Tajikistan > China Ratifies Border Agreement with Tajikistan and Afghanistan
China Ratifies Border Agreement with Tajikistan and Afghanistan
BEIJING (Xinhua) – The China-Tajikistan-Afghanistan agreement on the definition of the tri-junction point for national boundaries was ratified on Friday by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.
The zone of disputed territories in Pamir Mountains
Historically, the Pamir Mountains were considered a strategic trade route between Kashgar and Kokand on the Northern Silk Road and have been subject to numerous territorial conquests. The Northern Silk Road (about 2,600 km in length) connected the ancient Chinese capital of Xian to the west over the Pamir Mountains to emerge in Kashgar before linking to ancient Parthia. In the 20th century, they have been the setting for Tajikistan Civil War, border disputes between China and Soviet Union, establishment of US, Russian, and Indian military bases, and renewed interest in trade development and resource exploration.
The settlement is based on relevant border pacts with Tajikistan and Afghanistan, and it was obtained through negotiations between the three nations, said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, who was appointed by the State Council to defend the agreement to the NPC Standing Committee. "The ratification of the agreement is of great significance to maintain peace along the border areas, and will further promote friendship among the three countries," he said.
In 2010, China held border negotiations and signed a draft agreement with Tajikistan and Afghanistan. In June 2012, the foreign ministers from the three countries signed the agreement in Beijing.
At the time of independence, portions of the Tajik boundary with the People's Republic of China were not defined. Since 1991, China signed several border treaties with Russia and the newly independent states, demarcating the borders between China and all the post-Soviet successor states: Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
However, in the past years, China sought to get better from these treaties by reclaiming from Central Asian states previously conceded territory. The most recent instance of this practice is the Sino-Tajik agreement that was ratified in January 2011 which cedes to China 1,158 km² (0,8% of Tajikistan) in the sparsely populated Pamir Mountains.
The territorial concessions China made to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in order to reach border agreements with them was prompted by a sharp surge in separatist violence in Xinjiang province in the early 1990s.
The disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as independent states put fuel on long- flaming Uighur nationalism in Xinjiang and encouraged Uighurs to ask their independence. This yielded fear in Beijing that Xinjiang would secede. China's strategy to deal with Uighur separatism involved to obtain support from countries bordering Xinjiang – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Their cooperation was essential to get them to crack down on Uighur separatists taking sanctuary on their soil as well as to build robust trade ties that were needed for economic development in Xinjiang. Beijing thus traded territorial concessions for support from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in its strategy to quell Uighur separatism.
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Liverpool Match Previews
Liverpool vs. AC Milan: Preview, Team News, and Ways to Watch
European nights return to Anfield with a rare clash between football royalty.
By Audun Manum Sep 14, 2021, 7:00pm BST
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Liverpool vs AC Milan
| Wednesday, September 15th |
Champions League | Anfield
8PM BST /3PM EST
The Champions League is back! Technically, of course, there was Champions League last year as well, but now that crowds are allowed back in, REAL Champions League is back at Anfield, and we are extremely excited.
First up in Liverpool's customarily difficult group is AC Milan, one of the game's other genuine giants, and one that the Reds have, incredibly, only faced twice in official competition, with both sides winning a European Cup final against the other, in 2005 and 2007.
The rossoneri partake in Group B following a second place finish in last year's Serie A, 12 points behind local rivals and title winners Inter. Most fans who watched the Italian league last year would agree that constituted somewhat of an overperformance relative to their play on a weekly basis, but despite a few years in the wilderness, Milan remain a talented side, and although they lost Gianluigi Donnarumma and Hakan Çalhanoğlu on free transfers this summer, they've done a good job bringing in replacements, adding Mike Maignan and Sandro Tonali to their numbers.
Stefano Pioli's men currently sit second in Serie A, having started the season with three straight wins, and although last season's star performer Zlatan Ibrahimovic won't be travelling with the squad courtesy of an injury, top scorers Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leão should be good to go.
Projected Liverpool Lineup (4-3-3)
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Thiago, Henderson; Mané, Jota, Salah
With this being the first European fixture of the season and Klopp wanting to get off to the best possible start, it is unlikely that Liverpool will be making significant alterations to their squad. Harvey Elliott will miss out the next several months after undergoing ankle surgery today, and Roberto Firmino has yet to return to full team training, but Takumi Minamino is back, and Jürgen Klopp should otherwise have a relatively complete squad to choose from.
Virgil van Dijk and Joël Matip have struck up an impressive partnership that one hopes against hope won't be interrupted by injury any time soon and are likely to start yet again, as are the Reds' superstar fullbacks.
In midfield, Jordan Henderson joining Thiago and Fabinho should offer plenty of control, while the front line of Sadio Mané, Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah picks itself given the situation.
What the Managers Said
Jürgen Klopp: "They played a brilliant last season, ended up second [in Serie A] and started this season really good as well. It will be for sure a very tough game for both sides."
Stefano Pioli: "We need to be intelligent on the pitch and understand where the space is. Liverpool want to push and won't want to sit back and wait."
The Officials (POL)
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
Assistant referees: Paweł Sokolnicki, Tomasz Listkiewicz
Fourth official: Tomasz Musiał
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Bastian Dankert (GER)
Kickoff is set for 8PM GMT/3PM EST tomorrow, and television listings for the match can be found on LiveSoccerTV.
In the meantime, and as always, we'll be keeping you updated with all the buildup to the game, including team news as it's released, our live matchday thread, and post-match recaps from The Liverpool Offside staff. If you want to join the discussion, sign up for an SB Nation account to have your say on the action as it happens.
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Q: MySQLdb.cursors.Cursor.execute returns different values in case of different cursors why? See these two python code snippets,
conn = MySQLdb.connect(c['host'], c['user'], c['password'], c['db'])
cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute("select * from geo_weathers;)   ->  **1147L**

and
conn = MySQLdb.connect(c['host'], c['user'], c['password'], c['db'], cursorclass=MySQLdb.cursors.SSCursor)
cur = conn.cursor()
cur.execute("select * from geo_weathers")   ->  **18446744073709551615L**

Why the returned number of rows are different in above two cases ?
And just FYI there are 1147 rows in a table.
SSCursor is used for saving result at servers side. Is it the reason ?
What all rows are affected by this select query ?
Does anyone know ?

A: The standard cursor used by MySQLdb is a stored result cursor.  This means that the entire result set is transferred from the server and cached in the client's memory as a result of the execute() call.
A SSCursor is a server side cursor will only return results to the client as they are requested.
The cursor execute() call will return the result of the MySql C API function mysql_affected_rows() which in turn returns the result of mysql_num_rows() for SELECT queries.
Because results are stored server side, the client does not know how many rows have been affected until it iterates over the results.
The documentation for mysql_num_rows() says this:

The use of mysql_num_rows() depends on whether you use
  mysql_store_result() or mysql_use_result() to return the result set.
  If you use mysql_store_result(), mysql_num_rows() may be called
  immediately. If you use mysql_use_result(), mysql_num_rows() does not
  return the correct value until all the rows in the result set have
  been retrieved.

If you want to obtain a count of the number of rows, use SELECT COUNT(*) from geo_weathers rather than rely on the result of the execute() call.

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There seems to be a sudden surge of ICOs in the gambling space, and Zero Edge is one that may have caught your attention. It aims to create a cryptocurrency for the online gambling space and they have an ICO coming up. Zero Edge is a decentralized online casino and an open protocol which aims to offer players 0% house edge casino games, feeless sports betting and an open source platform for building online games.
The Zero Edge Casino model is based on Metcalfe's law and factual Bitcoin price growth. Casino players, i.e. Zerocoin holders will not only be able to play 0% house edge games, which offer a truly equal odds of winning against the house but will also see their Zerocoin value increase as a result of increased demand and adoption of the token.
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