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India Tests Indigenous Surface-to-Air Missiles
Masao Dahlgren
On November 13 and 17, India conducted its first flight tests of an operationally-configured Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) in Chandipur on the country's east coast. In a release, India's Ministry of Defence stated that both missile tests successfully neutralized an aircraft-like unmanned target. The QRSAM is a medium-range air defense system comprising of a missile, launch vehicle, radar, and command vehicles developed in India.
Second Successful Flight Test of QRSAM System, India Ministry of Defence
DRDO surface-to-air missile shoots down aerial target in latest test, The Hindustan Times
India successfully test-fires QRSAM for second time in 4 days, The Economic Times
Masao Dahlgren is an associate fellow with the CSIS Missile Defense Project, where he focuses on deterrence and emerging technologies.
Masao Dahlgren, "India Tests Indigenous Surface-to-Air Missiles," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 19, 2020, last modified November 19, 2020, https://missilethreat.csis.org/india-tests-indigenous-surface-to-air-missiles/.
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India Flight Tests Indigenous Antiship Missile
Matt Gluck
On May 18, the Indian Navy and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully executed the first flight test of an indigenously-developed naval antiship missile. The Naval Anti-Ship Missile (Short Range), or NASM-SR, is the first antiship missile developed by the Indian Navy. An Indian Navy Sea King helicopter released the missile, which followed a...
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On March 9, India mistakenly launched an unarmed missile into eastern Pakistan. The Indian Defense Ministry said the accidental fire resulted from a "technical malfunction" in the course of regular maintenance. The projectile was reportedly a BrahMos cruise missile, which was jointly developed with Russia and can travel approximately 300-500 km. The missile damaged civilian...
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Anichebe: I've found my feet
Striker targets positive end to season
VICTOR Anichebe feels he has now found his feet at The Hawthorns and says he is ready to be selfish in front of goal as Albion close in on Barclays Premier League survival.
The 6ft3in striker netted vital equalisers in February's 1-1 home draws with Liverpool and Chelsea – but missed the Baggies' games against Cardiff and Norwich after suffering a hamstring injury in last month's trip to Hull.
The Nigeria international, who expects to be fit for Saturday's Hawthorns clash with Tottenham (ko 3.07pm), believes he has made more of an impact for Albion since Christmas after a summer move from boyhood club Everton.
"I feel like since Christmas I have found my feet," said Anichebe.
"I feel like I've offered something to the team when I've played, whether that be scoring or assisting goals.
"As I get fitter, and as I understand the team more and more, hopefully I can improve and get a few more goals.
"I'm working on getting into better scoring positions.
"I'm not the finished article and I still have lots of work to do.
"I feel like I've got pretty good at holding the ball up and linking play but maybe I need to be a bit more selfish.
"People always tell me I should shoot more but it's picking the right time to do that.
"I'm hoping to end this season how I ended last season at Everton.
"I feel like I'm having more of an influence on the team now.
"If I can get into more scoring positions then it should benefit me and the team.
"The team has done well over the last few games and hopefully we can build on that on Saturday."
But Anichebe admits there is no guarantee he will return to the starting XI against Spurs.
"I'm feeling better and I just pulled my hamstring towards the end of the Hull game," he added.
"I have tried to be involved in the last two games but it wasn't quite right.
"It was probably quite sensible for me to not be involved in the Norwich game.
"I should be a lot better come Saturday.
"But [Matej] Vydra has come in and done really well.
"We've also got Saido [Berahino] and Thievy has played a big part as well.
"Hopefully we can also get the likes of Claudio, Billy and Brunty back available and we can pick up the points we need to stay up."

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Q: Laravel: Prevent Illuminate\Support\Arr::dot() from creating keys for one-dimension array items When converting an array to dot notation with Illuminate\Support\Arr::dot() like this:
$foo = [
  "bar" => [
    "name" => "Bob",
    "age" => 60,
    "colors" => ["red", "green", "blue"]
  ]
];
Arr::dot($foo);

I'm getting:
[
  "bar.name" => "Bob",
  "bar.age" => 60,
  "bar.colors.0" => "red",
  "bar.colors.1" => "blue",
  "bar.colors.2" => "green",
]

How can I get this instead ?
[
  "bar.name" => "Bob",
  "bar.age" => 60,
  "bar.colors" => ["red", "green", "blue"]
]

A: Try this
$foo = [
  "bar" => [
    "name" => "Bob",
    "age" => 60,
    "colors" => ["red", "green", "blue"]
  ]
];

$temp = data_get($foo, 'bar.colors');

unset($foo['bar']['colors']);

$result = Arr::dot($foo) + ['colors' => $temp];

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I enjoyed Hal's advice on improving your morning routine. He goes through each practice, explaining why it's important and giving tips on how to get started. My biggest takeaway from it was the courage to start meditating when I get up; it doesn't matter if I'm not doing it perfectly—getting started is the important thing. You can always improve once you're started.
There are a couple of specifics that I don't agree with, like Hal's assertion that any amount of sleep is enough if you just think it will be enough. If you're interested in getting better sleep so you can get up and have a great morning, check out Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson.


Behind every successful result lies a dense network of elements which, combined together, create something unique: commitment, organization, coordination, precision. But what are the 10 basic rules to organize the perfect event?
First of all, there is the starting idea: each event must be treated as a separate case, with its particular needs and requirements, and must be offered original and personalized services. The perfect event conveys, even in its smallest details, the chosen mood and atmosphere to the guests: to do so, you must not put any limit in the services offered to the customers, giving the event an absolutely personal mark.
Second, a constant budget control allows to rationalize and allocate costs in the best way at each stage of the organization of the event.
Another important element to implement the starting idea is the location scouting: this must, of course, fully represent the idea and the concept conveyed by the event, and must be selected according to specific criteria. First of all one must evaluate the area, or the geographic territory in which the location is situated; later, you need to choose what kind of landscape you prefer: if urban, for an elegant and essential reception, rural, for a traditional location that also provides the ability of taking advantage of large spaces, or more.
It is also important to decide on the style of the location, if a country house, a palace, a castle or a modern industrial space; finally, one must take into account the capacity of the location and its logistical storage, based on the number of guests and the characteristics of the event.
With an appropriate knowledge of the area, a locally well-rooted event production service can suggest the most suitable location for every need, ensuring appropriate spaces to the occasion both as regards the capacity and the tone of the event, and, of course, systems and structures necessary to its development.
Once the starting idea is established it's time for the vendors scouting. If you choose the right vendors you will be sure that every aspect of the event will be accurate to the smallest detail: food, design and decorations, entertainment and any kind of additional service. Closely related to the vendors scouting is the meeting management, organized so as to achieve the best possible results in the shortest time, optimizing time and still getting the maximum quality.
The vendors booking is only approved when the two previous phases are successfully concluded. The artistic coordination of the event is essential, to the extent that it is able to address all of its details to a single chosen style that defines its personality, taking care of every aesthetic element of the event. Next to the artistic coordination, you must not forget meticulous logistic coordination, in order to avoid unexpected problems during the realization of the event and to coordinate each vendor to the chosen location. Thanks to these last two stages the event takes shape, and the precise role of all the participants in its organization and realization is established.
The event timeline allows its accurate management, ensuring a successful outcome: every moment of the event is planned and summarized according to a fixed schedule, in a harmonic organization that allows every vendor and every participant in the event to act in complete coordination with each other.
After careful planning and organization, it's time to start the event itself: careful on-site coordination will ensure the perfect management of an unexpected accident, following every moment of the event with great care to guarantee a perfect result.
As we have seen, the organization of the perfect event results from the combination of a large number of elements, characterized by an efficient overall view, a strong sense of aesthetics and a rigorous schedule. Beginning from the preliminary phases of the starting idea, budget control, location, and vendors scouting, through artistic and logistic coordination, ending with the coordination of the event itself, these 10 rules are sure to make your event a real success.


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 Curt Bejach (1890–1944), Stadtarzt von Berlin-Kreuzberg
 Peter Bejach (1916–2004), deutscher Hörspiel-, Fernseh- und Theater-Autor und -Regisseur

 Landhaus Bejach, ein Wohnhaus in Berlin-Babelsberg, das 1926–28 nach Plänen von Erich Mendelsohn gebaut wurde

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People of Toronto, I know you have been awaiting this moment: the great Marc Bell has landed in your city and he has a show opening T-O-N-I-G-H-T(!!!) at Weird Things Gallery and curio shoppe. The show is entitled "Leftovers Again AKA The War on Paper" and promises to be filled with all sorts of Marc Bell collaged-and-redrawn palimpsesty goodness. According to the Facebooks, Marc will have about a hundred pieces of paper on display, some on the walls and some in a raffle drum (if Rick comes through with it).
I know I say all the time how jelly I am of you folks in all these glamorous other cities, but honestly! No excuses Tronno, this is just a whole lotta bee-yew-tee-full paper for sale in one place. Get down to Weird Things Gallery (998 Bathurst between Bloor and Dupont) tonight, Thursday November 12th. The opening is at 7 pm and the show will be up until mid-December. Weird Things is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 12 to 7 pm.
Submitted by Julia Pohl-Miranda on Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 11:42am.


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Decadent chocolate chunk cookies with dried cherries and sliced almonds. A rich chocolate cherry chunk cookie! This is for all of the chocolate cherry lovers out there!
We are diehard chocolate fans in our home! Wherever we travel, checking out artisan chocolate shops is always a priority. When we visited Seattle, a trip to the famous Theo Chocolate Factory was on the top of my list. We learned how chocolate was made, ate it in its raw form, then devoured every single variety of chocolate they make. I was literally in heaven!
One of my favorite chocolate bars is their Chocolate Cherry Almond Bar. Of course, since I am such a cookie and chocolate fan, I wanted to combine the two and create a special Chocolate Cherry Cookie. I chopped up a Theo chocolate cherry almond bar and placed it on the top of the double chocolate cookie dough and it tastes sinfully delicious!
Start by creaming butter (cut into cubes) and sugar for at least 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy. This is an important step as it helps to create a smooth texture. Add eggs one at a time.
Use good quality cocoa powder, if possible. Some of the highest rated are Guittard, Callebaut, Valrhona, and Droste. Hershey's Dark also gets pretty good reviews.
Add dried cherries and chopped up chocolate bars. The chocolate bars melt so beautifully as they don't have the same properties as chocolate chips. Chocolate chips are meant to hold their shape while chocolate bars can get more melty. After you roll the cookies into balls, strategically place the chocolate bars on the top of the cookies.
The almonds can be added to the dough or sprinkled on just coming out of the oven. The almonds will toast in the oven if added to the cookie dough or if you want them to be completely blonde, sprinkle the almonds over the cookies right after baking.
Decadent chocolate chunk cookies with dried cherries and sliced almonds. A rich chocolate cherry chunk cookie!
Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Stir in chocolate chips, dried cherries, and almonds. If using a chopped up chocolate bar, strategically place it on the top of cookie dough balls.
I used a mix of semi-sweet chocolate chips and two Theo dark chocolate cherry almond bars.


Last decade has been the era where most of the Bollywood actors have been performing the risky stunts without the help of body doubles. Here are some of the most risky stunts that were performed by our superstars.
Hrithik Roshan has performed some sensational stunts in Dhoom 2 without using body doubles. Among them the best one is the first robbery scene where Abhishek Bhachchan chases Hrithik in a helicopter while conman Hrithik uses his acrobatic stunts to escape successfully.
Movie Krrish is the first ever Indian Superhero movie. It has lot of stunts performed by Hrithik Roshan who almost got killed by falling from the height of 100 feet. The best stunt was the scene where Hrithik Roshan saves people from a burning circus tents for which he used no body doubles.
The stunt performed by Aamir Khanin Ghulam where he has to go against a speeding train and has to jump aside right before the train hits him. Aamir did the stunt on his own and just missed the train accident by 1.3 seconds which won him lot of awards but he himself feels the risk taken by him was needless.
Another risky stunt was done by Shahrukh Khan while shooting the movie Don 2. The internationally reknown stunt master Wolfgang Stegemann trained Shahrukh and delivered a spectacular stunt where Shahrukh has to jump from the height of 300 feet with safety ropes supporting him.
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$10,000 will grow to $12,098 in 10 years.
Is your tracker able to pull SSB? How can we work around to include SSB purchases into the tracker?
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Richard Bélisle (né le ) fut un conseiller en réadaptation, directeur de santé et sécurité au travail et homme politique fédéral du Québec.

Biographie
Né à Montréal, il entama sa carrière politique en devenant échevin dans le conseil municipal de Saint-Lambert de 1982 à 1993. Il avait précédemment été commissaire dans le conseil scolaire de Saint-Exupéry de 1981 à 1984.

Élu député du Bloc québécois dans la circonscription fédérale de La Prairie en 1993, il fut défait par la libérale Yolande Thibeault dans la nouvelle circonscription de Saint-Lambert en 1997. Candidat de l'Alliance canadienne, il fut à nouveau défait dans Brossard—La Prairie par le libéral Jacques Saada en 2000. En 2004, il fut candidat du Parti conservateur du Canada défait dans Longueuil par la bloquiste Caroline St-Hilaire.

En 2007, M. Bélisle est nommé membre et vice-président du conseil de direction de l'Administration de Pilotage des Grands Lacs.

Lors des élections québécoises de 2008, il fut candidat du Parti libéral du Québec dans la circonscription longueuilloise de Taillon, mais défait par la péquiste Marie Malavoy.

Richard Bélisle portera à nouveau les couleurs du Parti conservateur dans Longueuil-Pierre-Boucher en 2011.

En 2011, Richard Bélisle de Longueuil, Québec, est nommé comme membre à temps partiel à la Commission des libérations conditionnelles du Canada.

Voir aussi

Député fédéral canadien provenant du Québec
Député du Bloc québécois
Naissance à Montréal
Naissance en juillet 1946


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Home NewsCompanies Corporate Environmental Water Issues North America California State Water Board warns Nestlé over illegal water abstractions
California State Water Board warns Nestlé over illegal water abstractions
Category:	Companies, Corporate, Environmental, Water Issues, North America
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The California State Water Resources Control Board has issued a revised Report of Investigation and a draft Cease and Desist Order directing Nestlé to stop unlawful water extraction activities in the San Bernardino National Forest.
The move follows numerous complaints and a multi-year investigation into unauthorized spring water diversions in the San Bernardino National Forest by Nestlé Waters North America.
Nestlé has 20 days to respond to the draft order and request a hearing or the State Water Board may issue a final order.
The action comes as state agencies are ramping up their efforts to build California's water resilience amid a second consecutive dry year. At the direction of Governor Gavin Newsom, state agencies are coordinating closely with local partners to track and actively respond to changing conditions and issues that impact public health, safety and the environment.
During the state's historic drought, the State Water Board's Division of Water Rights said it has received multiple complaints alleging that Nestlé 's continual water diversions depleted Strawberry Creek, resulting in reduced downstream drinking water supply and impacts on sensitive environmental resources.
The division conducted a field investigation and issued an initial report in 2017 with recommendations that Nestlé only take amounts within its established water rights. Afterward, the State Water Board received an additional 4,000 comments and thousands of pages of information from the public alleging continued excessive water diversions, which significantly expanded the investigation that culminated with the proposed enforcement action.
Jule Rizzardo, Assistant Deputy Director for the Division of Water Rights commented:
"It is concerning that these diversions are continuing despite recommendations from the initial report, and while the state is heading into a second dry year.
"The state will use its enforcement authority to protect water and other natural resources as we step up our efforts to further build California's drought resilience."
Besides prohibiting the unauthorized diversions, the order, if adopted, would instruct the company to:
limit diversions from surface streams to its pre-1914 water right of 7.26 acre-feet per year;
submit annual monitoring reports that contain diversion amounts for the previous year, and include information regarding the nature of diversions that could be subject to the Board's permitting authority;
establish a basis of right for diversions found within the board's permitting authority;
submit a compliance plan within 180 days after a final order is adopted.
Nestlé operates facilities in the Strawberry Creek watershed, a tributary of the Santa Ana River that provides municipal water to an estimated 750,000 customers. The operation involves 13 sites where spring water is taken and redirected for bottling at numerous plants, including one in downtown Los Angeles.
The board has acknowledged what it describes as "the extraordinary public input it received in this matter and its powerful impact on the investigation."
"This investigation provides a clear example of the vital role Californians play in protecting our water resources," said Victor Vasquez, senior engineer with the Division of Water Rights. "We cannot overemphasize the importance of public engagement on water enforcement issues, especially given current conditions."
The State Water Board and its nine regional water boards have the regulatory responsibility to ensure the proper allocation of water resources and protection of the water quality for approximately 1.6 million acres of lakes, 1.3 million acres of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles of rivers and streams and 1,100 miles of coastline.
California abstraction. California State Water Resources Control Board


How it works in general – I compare EUM teams based on the level of the teams against they win or lose every playday. Each team has a score similar to a elo. The full explanation is at the end of the post.
Bonus on previous EUM editions final rank.
Feedback or ideas for some new kind of graph or stat are appreciated.
NEW – Power ranking will be also for every group based on the average PR of the group.
To Note – Some scores sometimes aren't the exact sum of their addends cause of rounding not showed in the graphs.
Every feedback to improve this power ranking and how it should be shown will be appreciated.
I normalized the average score in a range from a minimum of 750 points for the lowest score to a maximum of a 1.000 score for the highest one.
The ranking is updated on each match.
This is an analytical power ranking because it expresses the value of the teams through a score. The score changes during the tournament according to the match results between the teams: it is not based on the victories and the defeats itself but on how these come through, like in other traditional sports. This power ranking is based on the level of the teams against which you win or lose in that week. Winning against a lower level team scores less than winning against a superior team. Likewise, losing against a lower level team will lose more points than losing against a superior team.
The sum is not zero cause the losing team loses half of the amount of the winning one.
I will also introduce the best team of the week or the roster that will achieve the most points differential compared to the previous week, and the worst: Best Performing Teams of the Week and Worst Performing Teams of the Week. Last, but not least, the team that it has obtained the best positive score in a single match: Biggest Score Wins of the Week. There won't be the Worst Defeat of the week because it clearly is the team who lost to the Best Win one. I will also add the best Group.
© Post "EU Masters Power Ranking post Day1 – 2019 Spring" for game League of Legends.


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Gustav Adolf Meklenburský (26. února 1633, Güstrow – 6. října 1695, Güstrow) byl od roku 1636 posledním vládcem Maklenburska-Güstrow a v letech 1636 až 1648 luteránským administrátorem a diecézním knížetem z Ratzeburgu.

Život
Gustav Adolf se narodil ve vévodském sídle v Güstrow jako nejmladší syn vévody Jana Albrechta II. a jeho třetí manželky Eleonory Marie, dcery Kristiána I. Anhaltsko-Bernburského.

Když jeho otec v roce 1636 zemřel, byl Gustav nezletilý, a tak se stal regentem vévodství nejdříve jeho strýc Adolf Fridrich I. Meklenbursko-Zvěřínský. Proti tomu se tvrdě postavila Gustavova matka. V roce 1654 dosáhl Gustav v jednadvaceti letech plnoletosti a oženil se s o dva roky starší Magdalenou Sibylou, dcerou vévody Fridricha III. Holštýnsko-Gottorpského. Z jednačtyřicetiletého manželství se narodilo jedenáct potomků:

 Jan Meklenburský (2. prosince 1655 – 6. února 1660)
 Eleonora Meklenburská (1. června 1657 – 24. února 1672)
 Marie Meklenburská (19. června 1659 – 6. února 1701), ⚭ 1684 Adolf Fridrich II. Meklenbursko-Střelický (19. října 1658 – 12. května 1708), vévoda meklenbursko-střelický
 Magdaléna Meklenburská (5. července 1660 – 19. února 1702)
 Žofie Meklenburská (21. června 1662 – 1. června 1738), ⚭ 1700 Kristián Oldřich I. Württemberský (9. dubna 1652 – 5. dubna 1704),
 Kristýna Meklenburská (14. srpna 1663 – 3. srpna 1749), ⚭ 1683 Ludvík Kristián Stolbersko-Gedernský (1652–1710)
 Karel Meklenburský (18. listopadu 1664 – 15. března 1688), ⚭ 1687 Marie Amálie Braniborská (26. listopadu 1670 – 17. listopadu 1739)
 Hedvika Meklenburská (12. ledna 1666 – 9. srpna 1735), ⚭ 1686 August Sasko-Mersebursko-Zörbiský (15. února 1655 – 27. března 1715)
 Luisa Meklenburská (28. srpna 1667 – 15. března 1721), ⚭ 1695 Frederik IV. Dánský (11. října 1671 – 12. října 1730), král dánský a norský od roku 1699 až do své smrti
 Alžběta Meklenburská (3. září 1668 – 25. srpna 1738), ⚭ 1692 Jindřich Sasko-Merseburský (2. září 1661 – 28. července 1738)
 Augusta Meklenburská (27. prosince 1674 – 19. května 1756)

Smrt jediného přeživšího syna, dědičného prince Karla v roce 1688 ve věku 23 let, způsobila v Meklenbursku-Güstrow následnickou krizi. Gustavova dcera Marie se provdala za Adolfa Fridricha II. Meklenburského, který si po tchánově smrti nárokoval güstrowské dědictví, proti vládnoucímu meklenbursko-zvěřínskému vévodovi však nemohl zvítězit. Mladší dcera Luisa se v roce 1695 za dánského korunního prince Frederika, budoucího krále Frederika IV., a v roce 1699 se stala dánskou královnou.

Gustav Adolf zemřel 6. října 1695 ve věku 62 let v Güstrow.

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Idaho Springs, Colorado is located approximately 30 minutes west of Denver off interstate 70 at exit #240.
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What was Jesus like? Why the question? To know what Jesus was like or is like shows us how we are to act toward one another.
When Jesus went ashore he moved with compassion and healed the people. So we see Jesus was very compassionate.
Jesus said I feel compassion for the people because they are hungry and he fed the multitudes with seven loaves and a few fishes.
Jesus shows mercy and forgiveness to the woman caught in the act of adultery. Where are your accusers? They are none, he said neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more.
If you want to really see the personality of Christ his true divine nature look at the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
But the fruit of the Holy Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
This is God's nature. This is our nature now that we are new creatures in Christ Jesus. Our old nature has passed away. We now have the nature of God.
Make allowance for each others faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
The nature of God is forgiveness, even has Christ forgave us we are to forgive one another. We are to take on His nature.
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." What is a disciple? A disciple is a learner someone that copies his life after someone. We are to image Christ. To walk and speak His words that bring life to others.
Let your words be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
Let your words be with grace (unmerited favor) seasoned with salt. Always remember to say only the things that you believe Jesus would say. Let the Lord be lifted up through you that the world will know that God really does love them. Be a bright light a beacon for the Lord.


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A bipartisan Ohio House bill seeks to repeal tax on women's hygiene products
Ohio Statehouse. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia.
For the first time, the bill will be co-sponsored by Republican and Democrat representatives of the Ohio House
State Reps. Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) and Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) announced a bipartisan bill to repeal state sales taxes on feminine hygiene products.
The Ohio House passed the last version of this bill, titled HB-61 last December. It was not reviewed before the end of the legislative session.
The purpose of the bill is to repeal the tax on feminine hygiene products such as tampons, pads and menstrual cups. These items are currently regarded as luxury products that are taxed as non-essential. The tax is otherwise regarded as the "Pink Tax," a type of charge tacked on to women's products.
"As a conservative Republican, I am strongly in favor of tax cuts that will help Ohioans keep more of their paychecks," Anatani said at a press conference.
The bill is part of an effort to combat the taxation of feminine products, which can make items cost up to seven percent more than the male version of the product, according to a 2015 study by the New York Department of Consumer Affairs.
Maddie Sloat, founder of the Period Project here in Athens and president of Student Senate, thinks the legislation is a vital step in the right direction.
"I continue to emphasize menstrual products are the equivalent to hygiene products for the people who menstruate, these products need to be tax-exempt because I think it's unfair to punish women for something that is natural and is a necessity for them," Sloat said.
The Period Project is a campus organization devoted to promoting menstrual health. The organization places tampons in Alden Library and piloted the "take a tampon, leave a tampon" program last year.
The statehouse bill is on its third introduction to the house committee. The only new distinction on the third introduction of the bill is the joint sponsorship between Kelly and Antani.
"We're hopeful because this time we have a Republican joint sponsor, Rep. Antani," Hope Lane, legislative aide to Kelly said. "It's very bi-partisan this time with the most cosponsors that I think I've ever seen on a bill, so I think that between the media and the number of co-sponsors it has, it will get reviewed sooner rather than later."
Nine states have passed bills exempting menstrual products from taxes. Five states, including Ohio, have had similar pending legislation over the past three years, according to a 2017 Tax Foundation survey. Ohio currently taxes menstrual products at a 5.75 percent rate.
"It's about putting more money into people's pockets, it's not just for women, because men have wives and daughters," Lane said. "Often people say it's just a couple cents but it adds up if you live in a household with many daughters."
The reintroduced bill has yet to be assigned a number or a committee but is expected to be reviewed within the next weeks or months, Lane said.
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The revolution will not be televised on Spectrum-Time Warner Cable after 1,700 of its workers in New York and New Jersey went on strike Tuesday.
The technicians with Local Union No. 3 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers service Spectrum-TWC field equipment — keeping customers' internet and cable service up and running.
"There's a lot of old equipment out in the field itself and if that goes down it will impact customers," said Derek Jordan, business agent with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3.
"If there are outages, troubles with modems, things like that, our workers are usually the ones who fix things," he added.
Charter Communications Inc., which owns Spectrum-TWC, has approximately 2.5 million subscribers across New York. The striking workers also service Bergen County in New Jersey.
The workers on strike range from warehouse and service technicians to the members of the engineering department, whom Jordan described as "the brains" of the Spectrum system.
The dispute between the union and Time Warner Cable — which was recently bought out by Spectrum — goes back to 2013, the last time IBEW Local 3 workers had a contract with the company.
The two sides have tried for nearly four years to come to an accord after the last deal fell through at the final moment — but Jordan said the company won't budge on the main sticking points.
"They want to stop all contributions into the workers' pension and medical plans. They want to eliminate their contributions," he said.
The union also accused Spectrum of punishing workers for its own outdated equipment in the field.
"They've been disciplining the workers over repeat service calls to customers, when the problem is their faulty equipment and unrealistic promises to customers," said Jordan.
A spokesman for the company denied the IBEW's allegation that Charter didn't want to pay into the existing pension fund — but said the company thought greater compensation for the workers was better than shoring up the "failing" union-managed benefits program.
"Spectrum's primary objective is to provide great service to our customers and we believe fairly compensated field technicians are critical to that objective," said Charter spokesman John Bonomo.
"This is why Spectrum is offering our field technicians an even larger pay increase than the union has demanded along with competitive and robust health care and retirement benefits. Spectrum made this offer on Feb. 12 and didn't receive a counterproposal from Local 3 until March 26," he added.
As for possible disruptions in repairs to customers, Bonomo said the company had a "solid contingency plan in place."
This February, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against Charter Communications and its subsidiary Spectrum-TWC for allegedly defrauding and misleading New Yorkers by promising internet service the company knew it could not deliver.
The complaint alleged that Spectrum-TWC's marketing promised subscribers who signed up for its internet service that they would get a "fast, reliable connection."
A 16-month investigation by the AG found Spectrum-TWC subscribers were getting short-changed on speed and reliability.


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Johnson Supervisor Carberry to seek re-election
Jan. 24, 2018 7:03 pm
IOWA CITY - Democrat Mike Carberry of Iowa City announced Wednesday he's running for re-election to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.
Carberry, 57, is wrapping up his first term on the board. His seat, along with Supervisor Janelle Rettig's, will be on the ballot this fall.
'There's just a lot of issues that need to be addressed. We're not done yet," Carberry said. 'You want to continue to make Johnson County the best in the Midwest, and one of the ways to do that is to keep fighting and that's what I'm going to do."
Carberry said he would focus on improving issues related to poverty and the environment. That includes the cost of living, lack of affordable housing and low wages, and support for local foods and solar power.
'I want to do everything I can to help fight the war in poverty on Johnson County and hopefully across the state. Hopefully, we can be a leader," Carberry said.
Carberry, who is the board chairman this year, pointed his work on the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm improvements and his votes on raising the county's minimum wage and crating the Community ID program that helps people obtain identification cards.
Carberry said he's lived in the county for 32 years and previously served as an environmental advocate and lobbyist. He studied business administration at the University of Iowa.
A campaign kickoff event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday at The Mill in Iowa City.
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In the words of Inigo Montoya, "Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up." Eleanor Rigby is a concept film, or more exactly, a concept set of films. In 2013, Benson released two movies that he wrote & directed himself: Eleanor Rigby: Him and Eleanor Rigby: Her. They were films based on one fictitious relationship, but seen from two separate points of view. Interesting idea, but a large investment from the audience. Then, in 2014, he released Eleanor Rigby: Them, the combination of the two viewpoints, or really, just a drama in which we see the situation from the eyes of the different people involved. Not spectacularly original, but paired with the first movies, the series plays out in a fascinating fashion. The problem is, the trick will only take you so far and the films themselves have to pick up the plot.
Connor & Eleanor are a young married couple who have just gone through a tragic event. In the beginning, the event itself is unclear, as is the status of the main characters' relationship, but this much is clear; something terrible has happened and their lives will most likely never be the same. Eleanor disappears, hence the title, and Connor becomes desperate to reclaim the happiness that the couple once shared. Eleanor is a student at a downtown New York university, Connor is the owner of a small restaurant. And while they both attempt to put the pieces of the lives back together again, they do so in different ways, driving their love further away instead of closer.
The gimmick is just that, not a groundbreaking new idea. This isn't Boyhood by a long shot, and always feels overworked as opposed to organic the way that film came across. And really, the trick only works if you watch all three films, which I admittedly did not do. I don't want to watch three movies about the same depressing storyline, and I'm not sure who would. And wow was is depressing. This is the type of movie that your average Joe-movie-watcher hates because it feels so incredibly heavy for heavy's sake. And it makes other, better, dark artsy movies less popular because people get so tired of being made to feel sad for what amounts to no purpose. Eleanor Rigby is slow, laden, over-dramatic, and never enjoyable. Chastain is not my favorite actress and I don't like the way she comes off here. McAvoy I like, but his accent is terrible and he comes across as very fake. Whether you're a critical or unassuming movie fan, I can't imagine this film striking you as excellent, so you're better off steering clear.


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Introduction.--The onrush of war.--The United States of Europe.--The United States as a world power.--Patriotism.--The changed outlook.--Higher preparedness.--The building of the nation.--Nationality and beyond.--The present crisis.--Is America drifting?--Looking forward.--The Russian revolution.--The call to service.--The envoys at the university.--The international mind: how to develop it.--A world in ferment
White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918. fmo
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Kingsport teen set to release first CD
Juliana Soto is a New Vision Youth Kid; both she and her 2 sisters and brother have been members of the New Vision Youth the past 2 years
A release party for Juliana Soto will be hosted today at 313 E. Sullivan St. beginning at 7 p.m.
THIS STORY COURTESY THE KINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS
By KEVIN CASTLE
kcastle@timesnews.net
KINGSPORT — In elementary school, Juliana Soto would stop gym class by taking a spot on a small hill on the playground where she would sing. The audience is about to be a little bigger.
Soto, a home-schooled 15-year-old from Kingsport, is having her first collection of songs released on CD today on Open Gate Records, a project she has been recording since October in a studio located in West Virginia.
"It's been a lot of work, but this is fun to me," the teen said in a soft voice, the result of being put on vocal rest after overactive rehearsals left her almost speechless.
Her parents, Luis and Toryina, said she began writing song lyrics at age 3 and did three things — cry, play and sing.
JULIANA SOTO PERFORMING AT THE "GENTS TO GENTLEMEN" PAGEANT IN OCTOBER, 2011
"I don't know if it was a blessing or a curse, but we knew from how much she enjoyed it, just enjoyed just singing out — we knew that it was going somewhere. She won a spelling bee a few years back and sung the winning word," Toryina said.
"We would be in church, and they would have a group of children on stage. (Juliana) would go ahead and go to the front and start singing," said Luis.
Juliana admits that church is where she probably sings the best, but it is not a performance.
"This is not a place to show off. It is to use the talent that God has given you," she said. "You use it and display it whenever you can because he can take it away in an instant, and I realize that. I am singing for him, and it is comforting. I come forward to sing for him."
The practice in the pulpit is similar to the path one of Juliana's inspirations, the late Whitney Houston, took in her course to stardom.
"She would watch Whitney perform and would watch the way she formed her words, projected into the microphone and formed her lips. It was funny to see her mimic that, then it was amazing to hear the voice," said Toryina.
Juliana says she has had to make sacrifices — not getting to hang out with friends, skipping parties and dances — in order to get where she is, but she is happy with her decision.
"My parents support me, but this is what I hope to do the rest of my life, and I've had to forgo some things kids my age get to enjoy," said Juliana.
"Some kids want the party and not the consequences. I really take to heart of making choices wisely. You never know what could happen tomorrow. It isn't promised. I've learned to handle things, and I think I've learned from parents that you have to work for things."
A release party for Juliana will be hosted today at 313 E. Sullivan St. beginning at 7 p.m. featuring performers from New Vision Youth of Kingsport, and she will perform at Rascals Teen Center at 125 Cumberland St. on Saturday.
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Q: Appropriate location for daemons and launch agents We're developing a system that consists of a daemon, a server and a gui launch agent. As each of these components are not launched by the user, I'd rather keep them out of the /Applications folder.
We will not be distributing via the App Store.
Apple's documentation for Daemons and Launch Agents states: -

The appropriate location for executables that you launch from your job is /usr/local/libexec.

I was considering using the location /usr/local/libexec, but it is not present on OS X 10.8, 10.9 and 10.0.
I also considered /Library/Application Support, but the docs clearly state that this location is meant for support files to applications, which an application can still run without their presence.
So, should I be creating /usr/local/libexec and using that location, or is there a better location for these executables to be installed?


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UNFPA, Gates Seek National Emergency On Family Planning
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have called for a national emergency on family planning and birth control in the country.
According to the UNFPA, over 20 million women of childbearing age in Nigeria lack access to safe family planning methods, thereby exposing them to the dangers of unwanted pregnancy and its associated complications.
The assistant country representative of UNFPA, Osaretin Adonri, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at an event to mark the 2017 World Population Day.
He recommended family planning and birth spacing as means of reducing maternal mortality and the population of street children in Nigeria.
The country representative of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mairo Mandara also explained that the declaration of a national emergency on family planning would help to reduce crime in the society.
On his part, the Chairman of the National Population Commission, Eze Duruiheoma argued that the country's population does not matter anymore, but its quality.
The 2017 World Population with the theme: 'Family Planning, Birth Spacing, Empowering People and Developing Nations', is targeted at creating awareness on population issues, including the health of women.
Experts at the event noted that as a country with about 3.2% annual growth rate, there is a greater need to deepen the campaign in Nigeria.
Posted on July 11, 2017 July 11, 2017 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories HealthTags Family Planning, Gates Foundation, UNFPALeave a comment on UNFPA, Gates Seek National Emergency On Family Planning
UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin Dies At 68
A former minister of health and the Executive Director of the United Nations Populations Fund, Babatunde Osotimehin, is dead.
The former health minister died in the early hours of Monday, Premium Times reported, citing sources close to him.
Born on February 6, 1949, Osotimehin attended Igbobi College from 1966 to 71 and proceeded from there to the University of Ibadan for his medical studies after which he received a doctorate in medicine from the University of Birmingham in 1979.
He was Nigeria's Minister of Health from 2008 to 2010.
He was appointed the UNFPA Executive Director in November 2010 for a four-year term, which was renewed in 2014.
He was also until his death an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Prior to becoming the health minister, Osotimehim held various roles in health agencies in the country.
For instance, he was once the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS and Chairman of the National Action Committee on AIDS.
Posted on June 5, 2017 June 5, 2017 Author SimonCategories HeadlinesTags Babatunde Osotimehin, Death, UNFPALeave a comment on UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin Dies At 68
U.S. Withdraws Funding For UN Population Fund
The United States says it has withdrawn its funding for the United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNFPA), an agency which promotes family planning in more than 150 countries.
According to the State Department, the agency supports and participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilisation.
Earlier this year, President Trump had reinstated a ban on U.S. funding of any international organization that provided any kind of abortion service or advice.
Meanwhile, the agency has called the claims "Erroneous", saying that all of its work promotes the rights of individuals and couples to make their own decisions, free of coercion or discrimination.
The U.S. State Department further stated that the money allocated to the agency will be "Transferred and reprogrammed to the Global Health Programs account, which will be used by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support family planning, maternal and reproductive health activities in developing countries.
This is the first of the promised cuts to U.S. financial contributions to the UN by the Trump administration.
Posted on April 4, 2017 April 4, 2017 Author oluchiCategories World NewsTags BBC, Channels News, Channels TV, CNN, Global Health Programs, linda ikeji's blog, NTA, premium times newspaper, Punch Newspaper, RadioContinental, Reuters, sunonline.com, Trump, TVContinental, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), UNFPA, United Nations (UN)Leave a comment on U.S. Withdraws Funding For UN Population Fund
UNFPA Promises More Humanitarian Support In Borno
Governor Kashim Shettima on Wednesday commended the United Nations Fund for Population for sustaining its humanitarian support towards rehabilitating Internally Displaced Persons in the Northeast.
Shettima made the commendation when the Executive Director of the UNFPA, Prof. Babatunde Oshotimehin, visited him in Maiduguri.
The Governor said: "We want to thank you for your support on health care, reproductive health, population growth and your humanitarian concern for the people of Borno state."
Professor Oshotimehin, in his remark, said: "A recent World Bank peace building assessment showed that about 9 billion U.S. dollars' worth of properties was destroyed by Boko Haram and Borno suffered about 6.7 billion dollars' worth of destruction.
"About 201 primary and secondary healthcare facilities were completely destroyed by the Boko Haram insurgents, while about 665 municipal buildings, including police stations and offices across the 17 local government areas were also destroyed by Boko Haram.
"Your Excellency, I am sure one of your concerns is the girl child education; the girl child education is one area of great concern to us too.
"We are passionate about the girl child education because presently about 62 million girls are out of school.
"So we want you to assist us in the area of girl child empowerment."
He had earlier pledged to sustain the humanitarian support to the government of Nigeria in order to restore normalcy and security to the North East.
"We are the only agency, UNFPA that is actively taking deliveries in the IDPs; we are taking care of women already and we are going to continue doing what we are supposed to do.
"Of course, now that we are building resilience for the communities, we have to ensure that indigenes have facilities like the antenatal care.
"On the issue of empowerment, we will ensure that we work with the state government to ensure that the people get back to their livelihood.
"One thing that is very critical is the issue of girl child education; it is so critical because that is when we can actually achieve the needed change," Oshotimehin said.
However, he advised the governor to intensify efforts to educate the girl child in order to build societies and communities.
The UNFPA boss pledged that the organisation would work with the Borno government to assist women to space their births.
"We must work with governments and we must respect governments; we as the United Nations must have that synergy and work with other colleagues so that we can achieve effective response in Borno State.
"We will stand solidly by you and we will support you in every possible way because we are determined to give optimal services to the IDPs," Oshotimehin emphasized.
Posted on January 11, 2017 Author K AkintoyeCategories LocalTags 9ja News, channelstv.com, girl child, Governor Kashim Shettima, Naija gist, Nigerian News, Nollywood, PM News, premiumtimesng.com, Prof. Babatunde Oshotimehin, punchng.com, saharareporters.com, UNFPA, Vanguard newspaperLeave a comment on UNFPA Promises More Humanitarian Support In Borno
UNFPA Urges Nigeria To Invest In Girl Child Education
The future of nations by the year 2030 may be determined by investment and support of 10-year-old girls today, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
To this end, the UNFPA is asking Nigeria to invest in girl child education to end issues of poverty, unemployment and attain the sustainable development goals.
For the UN body, all the ten-year-old girls living in developing countries, who do not currently attend school have the potential to add 21 billion dollars per year to the economies.
The Deputy Regional Director, UNFPA, Beatrice Mutali, underlined the dangers of giving out girls early in marriage without giving them the necessary education or skills.
The United Nations has continued its advocacy against early child marriage and child abuse across the globe.
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We're Making Up For Shortage Of Resources, Buhari says
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is doing its best to manage the nation's resources in a prudent manner.
He said that the government was committed to transparency and accountability, which is serving the government in good stead, despite severe shortage of resources.
The President spoke on Thursday at the State House in Abuja while receiving the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director and Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin.
"It has been a very difficult year for Nigeria.
"Before we came to office, petroleum sold for about $100 per barrel. Then it crashed to $37, and now oscillates between $40 and $45 per barrel. Suddenly, we're a poor country, but commitment to transparency and accountability is not making people know that there is severe shortage," the President said.
Saving Lives In Nigeria
Asking UNFPA to bear with Nigeria in whichever area the country could not live up to its responsibilities for now, President Buhari said exploding population and different cultural practices in the country provide fertile ground for research to organizations like UNFPA.
The President thanked the UN agency for its commitment to saving lives in Nigeria, particularly of women and children.
On food security, President Buhari said reports from the northeast of the country were encouraging, as people were returning to their farmlands, with the guarantee of relative security.
A statement by a spokesman for the President, Mr Femi Adesina, said Professor Osotimehin, who was a former Minister of Health in Nigeria, told President Buhari that the UNFPA was determined to promote health care facilities across Nigeria.
He said that reduction of maternal mortality was doable, if the country paid more attention to access to health facilities, and human resources to run them.
He also encouraged Nigeria to commit to providing resources for health care, on a rollover basis, pledging that the UN would work with the country to provide humanitarian assistance not only in the North-East, "but even extended to the Lake Chad basin."
Posted on August 11, 2016 August 11, 2016 Author Williams OsewezinaCategories HeadlinesTags Mr Femi Adesina, okesman for the President, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, UN agency, UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director and Under Secretary General of the United NationsLeave a comment on We're Making Up For Shortage Of Resources, Buhari says
UNFPA Challenges Nigeria On Youth Development
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged the Federal Government to invest more in young people for national development.
The Executive Director of UNFPA, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, made the appeal on Wednesday during a news conference in Abuja, Nigeria's capital.
He asked government to involve young people in policy formulation, rather than making policies and ideas for them, "does not work most times".
Professor Osotimehin explained that young people need to be properly directed for positive contribution to national development.
Posted on August 10, 2016 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories LocalTags Abuja, Executive Director of UNFPA, Federal Government, Nigeria, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA, United Nations Population FundLeave a comment on UNFPA Challenges Nigeria On Youth Development
UNICEF Says Aid Continues In Northeast Nigeria Despite Attack On Staff
UNICEF says it will continue to provide assistance to millions of conflict-affected children in northeast Nigeria, despite Thursday's attack on a humanitarian convoy.
As a result of the attack, in which one UNICEF staff member was injured, travel by UN staff to high risk areas has been temporarily suspended.
However, UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Jean Gough, said that the organization continues "working at full strength in the Borno state capital Maiduguri".
"We continue to call for increased efforts to reach people in desperate need across the state. We cannot let this heartless attack divert any of us from reaching the more than two million people who are in dire need of immediate humanitarian assistance."
UNICEF has also called on donors and humanitarian organizations to scale-up the response to the emerging disaster in Borno State, which is the most affected by the conflict with Boko Haram.
Before the attack, security conditions had been improving in several areas. "Our teams were finding people living on the brink of disaster," said Jean Gough,
"The violence has disrupted farming and markets, destroyed food stocks, and damaged or destroyed health and water facilities. We absolutely have to reach more of these communities," she added.
UNICEF estimates that 244,000 children will suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2016 in Borno State alone and if they are not reached with treatment, one in five of them will die.
It says it has provided two million people with health services and treated 56,000 children for malnutrition in the three conflict-affected states of northeast Nigeria.
A quarter of a million people have improved access to clean water, and over 200,000 children have been able to go back to school.
At the beginning of the year, UNICEF appealed for US$55 million for its emergency work, of which US$23 million has so far been received.
Despite the temporary suspension of travel to high risk areas, UNICEF plans to scale-up its response in Borno State substantially.
Posted on July 30, 2016 July 30, 2016 Author K AkintoyeCategories HeadlinesTags 9ja News, acute malnutrition, Boko Haram, Borno State, channelstv.com, Doune Porter, humanitarian convoy, IOM, Jean Gough, malnutrition., Naija gist, Nigerian News, Northeast Nigeria, PM News, premiumtimesng.com, punchng.com, saharareporters.com, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNICEF Staff, United Nations, Vanguard newspaperLeave a comment on UNICEF Says Aid Continues In Northeast Nigeria Despite Attack On Staff
244,000 Children May Suffer Acute Malnutrition – UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has called on all international agencies and the Nigerian government to help assist children in at risk of malnutrition.
In an interview with Channels Television, UNICEF's Communications Officer in Nigeria, Doune Porter, said part of the assistance is to provide medical help for close to 250,000 children whom it says will suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year if not treated.
Meanwhile, UNICEF has said that it plans to scale-up its response in Borno State substantially, despite the temporary suspension of humanitarian aid in the state.
UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Jean Gough said in a statement that the fund cannot let a "heartless attack" divert it from reaching the more than two million people who are in dire need of immediate humanitarian assistance.
According to Ms. Gough , the temporary suspension will affect only high risk areas.
On Friday, the International humanitarian aid was suspended in northeast Nigeria after militants ambushed the convoy of aid personnel working with UNICEF, UNFPA and IOM.
The United Nations says the aid mission to Bama, in Borno State is temporarily suspended until a review of the security situation is complete.
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Saraki Urges UN To Lift Suspension On Aid Deliveries
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has appealed to the United Nations to lift its suspension on aid deliveries in Nigeria.
UN made the announcement after a humanitarian aid convoy from the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) was attacked while travelling from Bama to Maiduguri in Borno State.
In a statement by his spokesman, Senator Saraki condemned the attack, stating that it was unacceptable to endanger the lives of aid workers who were only trying to assuage the situation in Nigeria's Northeast.
He further called for an immediate review of the security situation in the region by the relevant authorities.
The Senate President stressed that it was necessary to alleviate the concerns of international partners who are set to help rebuild the crisis-torn areas.
With the temporary suspension of UN's activities in the region, Dr. Saraki called on the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other relevant agencies to immediately address the shortfall that could arise from the cessation of donations of food and medicines.
He appealed to the UN to resume its activities in Northeast as soon as possible, while reassuring Nigerians and the international community that the Senate would fast-track the passage of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill.
The NEDC Bill aims to create a legislative framework and multi-state platform for the coordination of relief and donations to the northeast zone.
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UN Suspends Aid Work In Northeast Nigeria
International humanitarian aid has been suspended in northeast Nigeria after militants ambushed the convoy of aid personnel working with UNICEF, UNFPA and IOM.
The convoy was said to be travelling from Bama to Maiduguri in Borno State, returning from delivering desperately needed humanitarian assistance in the area.
A statement from the military confirming the incident says troops on humanitarian escort duty, were ambushed en route Maiduguri by suspected remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hiding in Meleri village.
According to the acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman, the insurgents were successfully cleared but two soldiers and three civilians were injured.
He added that the wounded had been evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri and were in stable condition.
Posted on July 29, 2016 July 29, 2016 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories HeadlinesTags Bama, Boko Haram, boko haram terrorists, Borno State, Colonel Sani Usman, International humanitarian aid, IOM, Maiduguri, Meleri village, Northeast Nigeria, rmy Public Relations, UNFPA, UNICEF, United Nations, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital2 Comments on UN Suspends Aid Work In Northeast Nigeria
UN Advocates More Government Support For 2.2 Million IDPs
The United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) has asked the Federal Government to give more attention to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria.
The call was made by the Country Representative of UNFPA, Mrs Ratidzai Ndlovu, at the 2015 State of World Population held in Abuja, Nigeria's capital.
Estimating that Nigeria has 2.2 million displaced persons, Mrs Ndlovu indicated that the attention on the IDPs camps might be fading as well as the funding.
She urged the Federal Government to place emphasis on improving better health services for the growing number of IDPs in the troubled northern Nigeria.
In his speech, the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Eze Duruiheoma, pointed out that the number of victims suffering from attacks by the Boko Haram sect was increasing as Nigeria's population grow steadily.
Although, the UNFPA had so far assisted thousands of women give birth and work independently on acquired skills, the NPC boss appealed to the government for more help to close the support gap for the growing number of IDPs.
The number of displacement in the country which was previously more than one million as at December 2014 had increased owing to recent attacks by the insurgents in the north-east.
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I was Ordained into the ministry of word and sacraments on Friday 9th June and inducted to serve as minister of St Ninian's Stonehouse.
So, after three years o f study my diploma arrived in the post today. I kew I had passed but I didn't know I had passed with merit! I'm not altogether sure what that means. Probably an average of over 60%.
To say I'm pleased would be an understatement. I'm delighted. I loved my time studying with the Scottish Episcopal Institute. I have made some wonderful friends and learned so much.
I finish studying with the URC at the end of this academic year. I've been on placement with fantastic people of Shawlands URC for a year and will start a new placement with the East Kilbride and Hamilton churches in the new year.
In the meantime I'm exploring a call to a church so hopefully I'll have some news about what happens next in the adventure of ministry very soon!
It's amazing how quickly time passes. I've been so busy studying and working that I've neglected this blog. I'm hoping to have much more time soon. I finish my course in a few weeks! In the meantime, have a dig about the archive. You never know what you might find!!!


In case you missed it, today I have been playing through the first episode of Doom 3: Phobos, the new mod for Doom 3 by Team Future. The project has been in development for many years but the result is truly incredible! Please note that you will need both Doom 3 and its official expansion, Resurrection of Evil, to play this mod.
The story in Doom 3: Phobos is deeper than what you find in the original Doom 3 game with more focus on the history and personality of your character. The time period is set around the same time as the original invasion in Doom 3 takes place. The mod starts off pretty slow but that doesn't make it less interesting. They've stepped away from the silent protagonist this time, which suits the story very well. You experience a couple of flashbacks throughout the game but they are spread out perfectly so that it never gets tedious or takes you out of the action.
Speaking of action, it will take quite some time to reach the moment when you acquire your first gun but when you do, oh boy, adrenaline starts flowing! Once the game is on and the invasion takes place, the mod throws monsters at you that all seem to be on steroids. They clearly put in some effort to make your enemies smarter, faster, stronger and better. If you come from standard Doom 3, you will definitely need a moment to adjust to the faster paced action. Thankfully, your arsenal got an upgrade as well and with all these elements combined, it almost feels like a totally different experience. Team Future absolutely nailed this part.
The levels, models, textures and basically all custom content are top-notch and up there with the original Doom 3, which is quite an achievement. When playing through this mod, you will definitely have your nostalgic moments where you can clearly see that they took inspiration from other classic shooters, which is great. You even have some references to Wolfenstein 3D and PacMan! There's also an excellent but nasty surprise at the end, which I'm not going to spoil here.
One thing I noticed from the beginning is the high level of quality of the voice acting. This is something that's often a bit overlooked, especially in fan made projects. It shows that there are a lot of talented individuals over at Team Future. Throw everything together and your have a product that is well worth paying for – but it's free! I congratulate Team Future for putting together such a beautiful and well-crafted piece of art and I am eager to continue the story when episode 2 is released!
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Poster Paper: Associations Between School Connection and Non-Cognitive Skills: Moderation By Family Income
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Anna J. Markowitz, Georgetown University
Ample evidence suggests that social and emotional (SE) skills, such as self-regulation, self-esteem, and emotion regulation, are important to long-term educational, social, and health outcomes. Moreover, evidence suggests that low-income children show early and persistent deficits in SE skills crucial for short- and long-term success. Although educational policy aimed at helping low-income youth thrive has focused primarily on academic skills, schools may also play an important role in the development of SE skills. This project explores whether school connection, or a students' sense of belonging in and relatedness to school, predicts SE skill-based outcomes, and whether these relationships are stronger for low-income children.
While a broad literature suggests that school connection positively influences SE skills, much of the extant research relies on cross-sectional samples of unrelated youth, resulting in several threats to causal inference, including reverse causality and omitted variable bias. This project, therefore, examines the relationship between school connection and SE outcomes in a longitudinal, national dataset using various estimation strategies to address causal threats. Specifically, it uses a lagged dependent variable (DV) model, a sibling fixed effects model, and a first difference model to explore whether the association between school connection and delinquency, depressive symptoms, and self-worth is robust to rigorous specifications, and whether these associations vary by family income.
Data are drawn from the Maternal and Child Supplement to the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, the children of female respondents of a national sample of youth aged 14-21 in 1979. The sample consists of a repeated cross section of children aged 10-15 during 1988-2012. School connection is measured with 9 items assessing youths' subjective feelings of belongingness in school, including whether teachers are responsive to students' personal problems and academic interests. Socio-emotional outcomes include delinquent behavior, a sum of 5 items assessing theft, violence, and truancy; depressive symptoms, 9 items assessing sadness, listlessness, and melancholy; and self-esteem. A three-level income variable is drawn from mother's report on family income across childhood. A robust set of child and family covariates are included in all models.
Preliminary findings suggest that there is a moderate, beneficial association between school connection and all SE outcomes tested. Effect sizes range from 0.20 SDs in lagged DV and family fixed effects models to 0.10-0.15 SDs in first difference models. This relationship was largely equal among income groups, with the exception of some evidence for a slightly more beneficial relationship between connection and depressive symptoms for upper-income youth. Importantly, however, low-income youth in these data report levels of school connection that are 0.25 SDs lower than their high-income peers (90/10 gap, e.g. Reardon, 2011). To the extent that school connection may be an important avenue for raising students' SE skills– thus influencing long term educational, labor market, and health outcomes– educational policies and school practices must consider this important construct, particularly policies designed to narrow income-based gaps in academic achievement. To continue to assess this relationship, next steps include replicating these analyses in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, and exploring long-run outcomes.
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