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In Co-op Month Proclamation, Vilsack Calls Cooperatives "Essential" To U.S. Economy and Rural America
In a statement applauding the contributions of co-ops to the U.S. economy and urging all Americans to learn more about the benefits of cooperative development, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declared October 2015 National Cooperative Month.
A message from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service, introducing the proclamation, cited the critical role co-ops play in rural communities with limited capacity for economic growth.
"Sharing resources and forming a cooperative can greatly magnify the power of individual action—co-ops are often the best option to meet a common need," the message said.
Secretary Vilsack's full statement follows:
WHEREAS producer- and user-owned cooperatives are essential to the U.S. economy and to rural America, delivering supplies to farmers and ranchers and helping them market their products, supplying telecommunications and energy to rural communities and providing financial and other important services; and
WHEREAS cooperatives unite their member-owners, thus improving their bargaining power, increasing their marketing clout and reducing costs based on volume purchasing of production supplies while adding value through pooled product marketing; and
WHEREAS cooperatives fill market voids by providing high-quality services and products that otherwise my be unavailable; and
WHEREAS member-owners manage their cooperatives through democratic governance processes, serving as a voice for their members on legislative issues and enhancing the viability of their communities by generating jobs and paying taxes;
NOW, THEREFORE, in recognition of the vital role that cooperatives play in improving economic opportunity and the quality of life in rural America, I, Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, do hereby proclaim October 2015 as National Cooperative Month. I encourage all Americans to learn more about cooperatives and to celebrate cooperatives' accomplishments with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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A river of northeast China flowing through Liaoning province to the northern arm of the Bohai Sea. From its longest tributary it is about 1,300 km (800 mi) long.
"Liao." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 09 April 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/liao>.
But it excludes Manchuria, with the Liao-tung peninsula and Port Arthur, upon which Russia only placed her grasp in 1898-99, a grasp which she was compelled by Japan to release after the war of 1904-5.
On Manchurian territory, and from Kharbin sends off a branch to Dalny near Port Arthur on the Liao-tung peninsula.
By the Gulf of Liao-tung, the Yellow Sea and Korea, and W.


Welcome back fellow speculative fiction fans.
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day holiday.
I really hope you enjoyed the guest posts by Grammarly's Nikolas Baron, award-winning author Bobby Nash and the interview two weeks ago with the award-winning author Genese Davis.
Starting next week, I am switching things up a bit.
I am working on a story which I plan to publish as an eBook next year. I had intended to post the story in scenes here so all of the readers and visitors could have first crack at it–sort of an opportunity for each of you to be the Beta Readers. However, there has been a change in the plan. The story decided that it had a completely different path than I had intended for it.
For one, it decided it didn't want to be a short story. Then, the characters got in on the rebellion, deciding that they were going to be different than the dream upon which this story is based. After that, the star systems got jealous and started fighting about which one would be prominent. Everything snowballed from there.
That said, I will be continuing to work on the story and allow it to develop as it chooses. In the meantime, I will post plot and character synopsis, flash fiction generated from the backstory, and research information that I find fascinating. Sort of a behind-the-scenes-making-of series of posts.
There's also a bonus. Fellow writer and friend, John Holleman, has graciously agreed to come up with a flash fiction piece based on characters and backstory. He will eventually post the story on his awesome website Exactly 1000 Words. This website is a collaborative project to collect stories only 1000 words long which are inspired by, or pertaining to an original photo. If you're interested in more information about the project, or joining in on the fun, click here for more information.
Sound like fun? I hope so.
Here is the potential blurb for the back cover of the story.
For 250 years, Mankind has spread throughout the neighboring star systems. A scientific outpost in the system of Epsilon Eridani B has yielded an unusual find which could benefit all of humanity.
Dr. Melody Grayson, a biogenetics specialist, warned her superiors about the inhumanity of the experiments. Dr. Johann Schaak, having a desperate need for the aliens' healing properties, refused to listen.
The aliens just want to be left in peace. With only Dr. Grayson as their champion against the experimentation, her words go unheeded.
Humanity is about to find out just how big a mistake they have made.
Join me next week as I share with you the bio on Dr. Johann Schaak. I'm hoping he'll be the bad guy people will love to hate.


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Santiago prosecutor arrested who impregnated a minor
The inspector Mauricio Francisco Osoria Castillo, accused of making a minor pregnant, was arrested on Tuesday.
Osori Castillo is accused by the Public Ministry of the crime of child abduction, for making a 17-year-old girl pregnant.
The inspector is arrested in the preventive prison of the Palace of Justice of Santiago waiting for the measure of coercion to be known.
The attorney general, Miriam Germán Brito, had empowered the attorney for the Santiago Court of Appeal, Víctor González, of an investigation against the examiner Osoria Castillo.
Germán Brito ordered the investigation of the case in response to a request from the deputy attorney general Juan Medina de los Santos, inspector general of the Public Ministry, who seized ex officio a disciplinary investigation against the inspector Osoria Castillo.
Inspector Medina de los Santos investigates the case after a woman filed a complaint with a peace court on December 28, 2020, claiming alimony to the inspector Osoria Castillo, by virtue of the fact that she was pregnant at 23 weeks.
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"Much more than just a race". The Arctic Race of Norway seeks to connect with all inhabitants of Northern Norway. The speakers have a prominent role in the animation of the finish area, however, this could exclude people who are hearing impaired. In Norway, sign language has been recognized as an official language since 2009, so it was necessary to go along with this dynamic.
To make the race more inclusive, the Arctic Race of Norway has decided to use the giant screen in the finish area to translate every sentence of the speaker into sign language. In order to make it possible, two people are installed in the bus where the speaker is located and take turns to transcribe him. The camera filming them is then connected directly to the giant screen so that each person can follow the race regardless of their level of hearing.
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Phil Leigh interviews lead WordPress developer Matt Mullenweg in a short podcast. Leigh for the most part asks the usual questions: how Mullenweg got started with WordPress, Automattic's funding, etc. However, the response to one question stood out to me: asked about the future of blogging, Mullenweg said he thought that the nature of blog "posts" would become more flexible. Leigh took this to mean that "video and audio blogging will gain significance along with podcasting," but I think Mullenweg's answer suggested more that he sees blogs as—and this is my terminology, not his—nodes in an distributed social network. Hopefully this will mean that Mullenweg and Automattic will support social networking projects that integrate WordPress.
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After reading your comment I replayed the relevant portion of Matt's interview and see your point. While he did agree that posts would become more multimedia, he also commented that our blogs shall become the ultimate representation of ourselves, more-so than FaceBook or MySpace. So I can see your point about them becoming nodes in a social network.


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Arianna Huffington recipient of the 2018 International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award
June 14, 2018 —
Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post, founder and CEO of Thrive Global is the recipient of the 2018 International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award (IDEA).
Ms. Huffington received the award at the gala dinner held in Winnipeg's RBC Convention Centre on June 12, 2018.
Ms. Heather Reisman, Chief Executive Officer of Indigo, 2003 IDEA honouree and a University of Manitoba Honorary Degree recipient, presented Ms. Huffington with the gold IDEA medallion, which is custom designed and cast by the Royal Canadian Mint.
Huffington also spoke to University of Manitoba students at the Asper School of Business the morning of June 12 in Drake Centre, Fort Garry campus, giving them advice on how to be successful in business without burning out.
"The University of Manitoba is honoured to recognize the vision and achievements of Arianna Huffington," says University of Manitoba President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard. "She is an inspiration to all of us who seek to balance professional success and happiness with societal impact."
President and Vice-Chancellor, David Barnard with Arianna Huffington at IDEA Dinner
Since 1984, the University of Manitoba and its Associates of the Asper School of Business have presented the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award to outstanding entrepreneurs who have made an exemplary contribution to global economic life.
"Arianna is an accomplished author, entrepreneur, and innovator whose insights and advice are sought by governments and corporations around the world. We are excited that she will be sharing her experiences and global outlook with the students, faculty, and supporters of the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba." says Arni Thorsteinson, Chair of the IDEA Committee and President of Shelter Canadian Properties Limited.
Arianna Huffington launched The Huffington Post in 2005. The news site quickly became one of the most widely read, linked to, and frequently cited media brands on the Internet, and was subsequently acquired by a media conglomerate. Last year, she launched Thrive Global, the behaviour change media and technology company with the mission of changing the way we work and live by ending the collective delusion that "burnout" is the price we must pay for success. Some of the 15 books she has authored have dealt with this issue, including one of her latest bestsellers, Wonder and The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night At A Time.
Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with a master's in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union. Later, Time magazine declared her one of the world's 100 most influential people and Forbes placed her on its Most Powerful Women list.
"We at RBC partner with the University of Manitoba Business School Foundation and the Asper School of Business year after year because of the tremendous role they play in our province in inspiring and facilitating business education excellence," shares Kim Ulmer, RBC Regional President. "We also support the IDEA Gala year after year because it honours those who choose to lead a life that is both extraordinary and meaningful while lighting the way for others to follow. Arianna Huffington is such an inspiring example of female empowerment and as someone who time and again uses her voice to influence the conversation while demonstrating the entrepreneurial spirit through action."
Arianna Huffington joins past distinguished IDEA recipients including, last year's recipient David Foster, Albert D. Cohen, Israel H. Asper, Richard Branson, Paul Desmarais, Akio Morita, Ross Perot, Heather Reisman, Dame Anita Roddick, Gerald Schwartz, Stu Clark, David Thomson, Linda Hasenfratz and Prem Watsa.
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Zygmunt Henryk Górski (ur. 18 stycznia 1944 w Nawarzycach, zm. 21 października 2022) – polski działacz partyjny i państwowy, w latach 1984–1988 prezydent Dąbrowy Górniczej.

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Syn Józefa i Zofii. W 1968 wstąpił do Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej. Od 1973 był instruktorem w Komitecie Miejskim PZPR w Dąbrowie Górniczej, następnie sekretarzem ds. organizacyjnych i od 1978 do 1981 I sekretarzem Komitetu Zakładowego Huty im. Feliksa Dzierżyńskiego. W 1981 objął fotel wiceprezydenta Dąbrowy Górniczej, następnie był prezydentem miasta w okresie od 1 stycznia 1984 do 1 kwietnia 1988. Pracował również jako zastępca naczelnika Wydziału Promocji, Kultury i Sportu Urzędu Miejskiego w Dąbrowie Górniczej oraz dyrektor Domu Kultury w Ząbkowicach. W 2003 ponownie został wiceprezydentem miasta, zajmował stanowisko do lata 2005. Zasiadał także w organach instytucji komunalnych oraz MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza.

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ICC Plays Critical Role - Dutch Ambassador to Botswana
The new Ambassador of Netherlands to Botswana, H.E. Ms Marisa Gerards says Botswana and her country have similar views with regard to the importance of the role played by the International Criminal Court (ICC). She said this in an interview after presenting credentials to President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama yesterday (photo). "ICC is a very important organisation and many African countries are state party to it," she said.
Ms Gerards further said Netherlands and Botswana have close cooperation on issues of peace, justice and human rights. She said the two countries share similar views on fighting impunity as a deterrent to justice and have a close cooperation in that field.
The Netherlands Ambassador said she has had "excellent" discussion with President Khama on political and international issues with regard to peace and justice.
Ms Gerards said she would further explore other areas of cooperation on economic field as well as tri-lateral cooperation between Netherlands, Botswana and other countries in the African region - Source, Botswana Government
The Barotse Royal Establishment and Self Determination - Wena Wahesu
Self determination is no respecter of persons. It leaves no stone unturned. Royal or commoner, it comes with a challenge, and this is the challenge that the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) and all of us are meeting face to face today. By the way, whose face is it putting on?
Therefore, BRE has no option other than making itself relevant to this unstoppable process of self determination. Doing otherwise will mean BRE will join other royal foundations who never liberated their territories. This happened when the African freedom fighters realized early that their kings / chiefs were turned into colonialist agents, and so they opted to move on to independence without them. Thus today there are very few countries headed by kings or queens, instead the commoners rule these states, and kings/chiefs are now monumental citizens needing governments to recognize and gazette them.
Similarly, Barotseland's self determination is not wholly dependent on BRE, but rather we the people. However, this process can be accelerated exponentially with the full participation of the BRE and the Litungaship. BUT it will not stop (without them.) It may just be delayed by key stake holders. Otherwise the process thus far is impressive. The mood in the people of Barotseland is a key indicator that we are going home.
It may not be today or tomorrow but believe me, we as a people, even in our commonness, will get there.
This period, therefore, gives an opportunity for BRE to provide their age old leadership and launch another constitutional monarchy in Africa like Lesotho. I have no doubt in my mind that BRE is definitely in touch with the realities on the ground and are definitely doing the best for Barotseland. They may not beat their own drums of praise but suffice to say that this activism we are enjoying today is evidence of their able patriotic leadership.
Long Live HRM Litunga Lubosi Imwiko II, Long Live Royal Establishment, Long Live Royal Barotseland Government. Long Live all Activist movements, Long Live you and me, Barotseland nationals.
Its common knowledge around Barotseland that everyone wants to leave this treacherous union - Mwanangombe Lubinda in a letter to the Editor
The Editor,
Please publish this on our popular front, the Barotseland Post.
As usual I periodically take time to remind each one of us most importantly we the youths. We need to take part in making sure we are not enslaved by Zambia. We need new tactics, new ideas and new thinking! This can only be done by us, Fresh thinkers.
I read in the media that President Lungu wants to engage BRE to chat Barotseland Agreement,
This is wrong and unacceptable. BRE should redeem itself by engaging the Barotse populace, I am reminding you that Zambia do have a standing Army aimed at annihilation; this Army is stationed in the entire Barotseland with many in our Nations' Capital, Mongu. They want to wipe us out should we voice out, again you have a chance and you want to waste it! We must tell President Lungu that everyone wants out!
To the youths of Barotseland, secession is our hope. Some Zambians say we can't secede, Isn't that like telling your wife she can't divorce you? We are not equal partners. Our neighbors have an agenda of perpetual enslaving us. 'We are equal before the Creator and it's so insulting to be downtrodden by fellow individuals.' Arise Barotse! Barotseland is our Land and we know, no other, lets brave on. Aluta!
To the BRE, Its common knowledge around Barotseland that everyone wants to leave this treacherous union. Since 1969 we have cried foul to have the BA 64 recognized. My plea is be true to yourselves and to your children, we together with you the BRE have been going down this road for far too long; we are grown ups and you the BRE can no longer fix this, your people (including Nkoyas and Mbundas) want to leave this treacherous union no one wants to stay with Zambia. Of course I know some would want to cash in on us but please, look at the bigger picture.
My advice is to include all the activist organizations: Moreba, the Linyungandambo - Government In-Waiting, Mr. Sinyinda and his BNFA, The Barotse Patriotic Front under Mr. Mutangelwa, and other senior Citizens. I myself support the numerous organizations because I fear that because of the love of money, a few will compromise our resolve of leaving Zambia for a few pieces of silver. I know some people are getting wealthy by falsely representing us and getting resources from the colonizer! This is shameful. We do not want to be in misery at your expense. Itaba maswabisa kuli munge kapene nikusinya taba nikulibala bana bamba bao batamilwe ni bao seba pumuzi kataba ye!!!
To the Zambian Government, I am ashamed that you forcibly want us to stay when you are the same people through your Nyasa brother, Mr. Kaunda that abrogated our Union Treaty. You say the treaty doesn't provide for secession. Does it provide for abrogation you? We are not claiming any land outside our borders; we are claiming our land not claiming peoples. If there are people who are dissatisfied then better they move to those areas considered friendly because as far as me and others are concerned Barotseland is a Lozi Nation to which all these peoples fall and are equally LOZIs as long as they are within the borders of Barotseland.
To President Lungu, kindly release all our Political detainees, call back your standing army currently in Barotseland and then sit at the table, and chat the way forward. Barotseland shall be free.
Mwanangombe Lubinda.
The author is an Agriculture Consultant in Huambo, Angola. Holds a Bsc in Agriculture from the Wageningen University, The Royal Netherlands.
Kenneth Kaunda's "I Wish to Inform the Nation...." speech of 1969 – An Act of Deception in His Quest to Fix Barotseland - Saleya Kwalombota
I would like to dwell on Kaunda's speech of 26th August 1969 to the nation dubbed "I WISH TO INFORM THE NATION", where his unquenchable desire to "fix" the people of Barotseland was manifested two years after the independence. It is disheartening to note the level of visible hatred the Kaunda regime made against the people of Barotseland as a whole. The incidences of hatred are traced way back before independence of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) in 1964 and continued to date.
IN REFERENCE TO 1969 BAROTSELAND REFERENDUM
The people of Barotseland had utterly rejected the maneuvers under the referendum as indicated below but Kaunda's deceptive manners could not honor the true figures but instead opted to manipulation of the outcome
"All these reforms which have had been announced affecting the political, economic and social fields are possible now, thanks to the referendum, thanks to the support which the people in this nation gave me, the party and government." END OF QUOTE.
It was an aberration in the act of referendum for Kaunda to have cheated that the people of Barotseland had voted in favor of government reforms to have control over Barotseland natural resources and possessions, when in fact the results indicated that they had given an unequivocal NO vote representing 62.08 percent against a paltry YES vote representing 37.92 percent.
UNDER CUSTOM AND WILDLIFE
"Hitherto, under custom, wildlife and indeed fish, in certain areas have belonged to individuals, Indunas and other traditional leaders." END OF QUOTE.
It must be emphasized that these insinuations were directed at the leadership and the people of Barotseland because this is the only area where people own natural resources such as "Masa" (Weirs), "Mishitu" (thickness of forests), "Likuma" (thickness of papyrus), "Masimu" (gardens) etc, etc. This position was acknowledged by Professor Max Gluckman (commonly known as Makapweka) who had stated that the Lozis are the only people, in the world, who own and know the extent of their land without the aid of beacons.
IN REFERENCE TO BAROTSE NATIONAL SCHOOL
In his, insatiable, appetite to destroy the property of the people of Barotseland by removing all the known vestiges and in reference to the Barotse National School this is what he said;
"The Barotse National School is to assume another name, for we cannot have a nation within a nation." END OF QUOTE.
Let it be explained that this school (now known as Kambule secondary school) was built from the money arising out of 10 percent of the collections which was committed to the development of education in Barotseland at the signing of treaties in the 1880s.
IN REFERENCE TO BAROTSELAND NAME
In his misguided outbursts and in reference to Barotseland he had this to say;
"Barotse province is now to become Western province. The present western province, which bears no relationship to the direction, will become copperbelt province." END OF QUOTE.
Let it be explained that the purpose of renaming Barotseland and changing her status was intended to down grade her to levels of other provinces in order to justify the denial of her proper share of entitlement which was accruable as a result of being a "territory" like her equal partner, the "territory" of Northern Rhodesia.
UNDER CHIEFS
In his endeavors to disturb the affairs of Barotseland, had this to say with respect to "chiefs",
"I know, for example, that certain chiefs in the Western province have been performing the functions of chiefs without Government recognition. I wish to announce that I am making investigations ..." END OF QUOTE.
It is surprising that former dictator president Kenneth Kaunda could infer that there were only six chiefs in Barotseland when they are more than 100 silalo indunas or "chiefs" as they are referred to within Zambian terminology. These are responsible for certification of documents for the purpose of obtaining national registration cards. Personalities such as the Litunga, royal highnesses the Litunga la- mboela, Mboanjikana, Prince Inyambo, prince Anananga, Amukena and Lukama are not chiefs in Barotseland context but are sitting princes and princesses while His Royal Majesty, the Litunga is King heading the kingdom. This is why you will never see the aforementioned reflected on the national registration cards as required under the Zambian National Registration Act because they are princes and princesses under the Kingdom and territory of Barotseland, and not chiefs in Zambia. So, while you may find a Zambian national registration card (NRC) holder with chief Mpezeni, chief Mwatakazembe or Chief Chitimukulu, for example, you will never find any Zambian NRC holder with Chief Inyambo, Amukena, Anangana, Lukama (let alone 'Chief' Litunga).
The Barotseland equivalent to the Zambian chiefs are the Silalo Indunas, who equally perform the functions which other "chiefs" do in parts of Zambia, although, unfortunately, they are not catered for in terms of benefits such as enumerations, houses (palaces), motor vehicles etc, like the chiefs in other provinces of Zambia.
In conclusion, the people of Barotseland should come to the realization that this discriminatory tendency of the Zambian government against Barotse nation was the backbone of Kenneth Kaunda's (Zambia's first president) treacherous acts that led to the abrogation of BA64 (an honorary and binding treaty), and his atrocities, arrests and detentions of over 200 Barotzish that were to follow from 1969 to this day!
This, therefore, calls for serious consideration to redeem ourselves from these conditions of slavery, servitude and bondage that we find ourselves in today. The people of Barotseland should accept the reality that the Zambian government hold the worst consideration of Barotseland as a country and worse still, considers the Lozi nationals as subservient citizens of Zambia.
The struggle to liberate Barotseland is the only valuable spirit that encompasses all, therefore, a journey started is a journey completed, Barotseland must be free.
Barotseland National Youth League (BNYL) outline their own reasons for rejecting President Lungu's Barotseland referendum talk
MR. EDGAR C. LUNGU
PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA
Re: DIALOGUE OVER BA'64 A MOCKERY AND NOT WELCOME
Reference is here made to the statement captioned above that indeed if you want to continue mocking people (Zambians), by promising or giving them false hope that there can be a form of dialogue over the defunct Barotseland Agreement 1964, we, the Barotseland National Youth League (BNYL), as an organization representing the voices and views of the youth all over Barotseland and also those in the Diaspora, and the people of Barotseland, do wish to caution you that you are not welcome in Royal Barotseland with such a mission and several reasons can be attributed to our stance.
1. Royal Barotseland Kingdom signed this agreement and went into partnership with Northern Rhodesia in good faith but your side had evil intentions of reaping us of our resources. But before the signing took place, The Barotseland National Council was called upon to decide whether to go ahead into this partnership or not. And the people voted to join into a unitary state of Zambia not as a province but as a state. This means Zambia was made by and out of two states namely Barotseland and Northern Rhodesia
2. The BA'64 is no longer a document of any form of interest, neither is it a document that exists in our language as Barotzish. This document was not observed by you Zambians or should we refer to you as Northern Rhodesia. A few months after the agreement was signed, your part embarked on a series of activities that the beginning of breaches, repudiation and finally the abrogation in 1969.
3. This agreement was abrogated by one part without consulting the other parties which took part in the signing of this agreement or treaty. This means that, one felt uncomfortable to continue being in this agreement and ultimately, they wanted out. Your government in the Kaunda regime decided to opt out by breaking the law of contracts and also the international law, out of which your constitution is born.
4. In international law, there is an act which is referred to as the Vienna Convention of 1969, article 27 which talks about how internal laws must not interfere or infringe on the international treaties. It states, "that a party may not invoke the provision of the internal law to justify its failure to perform a treaty." Therefore, Zambia did just exactly what this principle is against few months after signing it. This is evident enough of how Zambia totally disregard principles of law
5. In all fairness and also by the Law of contracts, if one part breaches the contract, agreement or treaty, then both parties will revert to their original status. In this case, Barotseland made several attempts to try and resolve this issue but Zambia chose to either arrest, intimidate and kill who ever came forward. We wish, therefore, to tell you that finally, Barotseland has taken the right path of law, to accept the abrogation of the agreement. This is evident in the Barotseland National Council of 26 – 27 March, 2012. Just like we alluded to earlier on that it was by BNC that we accepted to sign the agreement, so it has happened that by the same BNC, we have accepted the abrogation of the agreement by your side, and reverted back to our original status. Each one for himself and God for us all.
6. It does not make sense for anyone to talk about the defunct BA'64 now instead of talking about the peaceful disengagement. In your own words, when you were in Ethiopia, made mention that you will give the people of Barotseland a referendum. But, sir, who told you that we need a referendum to actualize our independence? We never went into Zambia by a referendum and will certainly come out of it without one.
7. We are made to believe that you being a lawyer by profession, you do understand that it is not the oppressor who imposes a referendum but the oppressed, if they so chose to.
8. Fortunately, we don't claim tribes but we claim a territory; in this case, as you sited the Nkoyas or should we rightly say 'some' Nkoyas, or indeed anyone else, who feel they can't stay in Barotseland are at liberty to pack up and go to a country of their own choice. Barotseland will still remain Barotseland. Barotseland has existed ever since the 1300s with diverse ethnic groupings which lived in harmony under the governance of the Monarch, and she shall continue to do so with or without those few opposed to her independence.
9. The resolutions of popular 2012 BNC did give overall authority and powers to the Government of Barotseland to actualize the peaceful disengagement with Zambia, not BRE or some few individuals. But the will of the people is for the Transitional government to take up the mantle and deliver on their aspirations. Therefore, be advised and warned at the same time that there is no any other institution, organisation or individual who can speak on behalf of the people of Barotseland except those in the Barotseland government.
10. We are very much well informed that you made a call to one Clement W. Sinyinda for him to come over to Lusaka and a few others so that you can chart a way forward. Not just that but you also invited two Indunas to come to state house for the same cause and these Indunas are:
Kufuna Siisi – Induna Kalonga and Acting Ngambela
Lubasi Nalishua – Induna Katema
11. Even though their trip was done discretely, everything was brought to our attention. We wish to tell you that, you are just wasting your time, energy and national resources because none of these you invited can change the resolution made by the supreme law making organ of our land. If Zambians were accountable enough, they will question over their resources.
12. We wish to also advise you to release all the people arrested over this issue. These are His Excellence Rt. Hon. Afumba Mombotwa, Administrator General of the Royal Barotseland Government and the other four members of His cabinet namely; Likando Pelekelo, Silvester Kalima, Mubita Waluka and Masiye Masiyaleti. The Executive members of BNYL namely; Muziba Borris, Nayoto Mwenda and Sikwibele Wasilota. These gallant men have committed no crime at all but you have kept mute from your inauguration to date. We hope you are not going to follow what your predecessor did because you are a Lawyer by profession, and we expect you to respect the rule of law in totality.
13. Finally be aware that if there is anything you want to do with regard to Barotseland, remember to go through our lawyers. We are aware that you have received a letter from them, which is a notice of intent to sue, and that the case is being taken to the ICJ for further seeking of natural justice. We expect you to follow, as they advised you to, on any matters pertaining to Barotseland.
BAROTSELAND NATIONAL YOUTH LEAGUE EXECUTIVE
Cc: His Majesty King Lubosi Imwiko II
Cc: Office of the Administrator General
Cc: United Nations
Cc: Common Wealth
Cc: African Union
Cc: SADC
Cc: UNPO
Cc: All Embassies Accredited to Zambia
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What Barotseland Independence Does not mean – Sibeta Mundia
Barotseland Independence Does not mean LOSS OF YOUR LEGALLY ACQUIRED WIFE, HUSBAND, CHILDREN or FAMILY, whether they be Zambian, Barotzish or any other nationality
Barotseland Independence Does not mean LOSS OF YOUR LEGALLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY in Zambia, Barotseland or anywhere else in the world
Barotseland Independence Does not mean LOSS OF YOUR LEGALLY ACQUIRED JOB in Zambia, Barotseland or anywhere else in the world
Barotseland Independence Does not mean YOU WILL BE CHASED from Zambia, Barotseland or any other country of the world
Barotseland Independence Does not mean LOSS OF YOUR TRIBE or ETHNICITY whether that tribe is Zambian or Barotzish and regardless of where you chose to live
Barotseland Independence Does not mean YOU WILL BE FORCED TO CHOOSE to be Zambian or Barotzish. CITIZENSHIP will be by choice and in accordance with prevailing Citizenship Laws. A Lozi can choose to be or remain Zambian and a Zambian can choose to apply for Barotseland citizenship and be a LOZI or BAROTZISH. In case of DUAL NATIONALITY, one will be able to choose to be a citizen of both Barotseland and Zambia
Barotseland Independence Does not mean WAR and BLOODSHED between Zambia and Barotseland
Barotseland Independence Does not mean LOSS OF FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT between Barotseland and Zambia
Barotseland Independence Does not mean LOSS of TRADE and COMMERCE between Barotseland and Zambia
Barotseland Independence Does not mean No more MUNGU or NAKONDE rice
Barotseland Independence Does not mean...Please, add to this list all your fears?
There are LAWS that govern and will continue to govern Barotseland just like there are LAWS that govern Zambia. THIS CHANGE WILL BE GRADUAL rather than INSTANTANEOUS. Time will be given for everyone to make decisions about what to do with their life, families, businesses and property.
So RELAX as we look forward to a HEALTHY and HARMONIOUS bilateral relationship between Barotseland and Zambia. After all Barotseland and Zambia will be neighbors forever, hopefully.


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There is no question that life is full of all kinds of unexpected things that can happen in a moment's notice. Regardless of the types of plans that you make, you may find yourself having to quickly shift your plans around. The truth is that life will be full of all kinds of positive and negative events that happen.
One of the most common issues that people will have to work through without any sort of warning will be a sudden medical emergency. You're going to come across all sorts of situations where you'll find yourself with injuries or illnesses that can put your life at risk. Fortunately, there are quite a number of great urgent care centers in all areas of the country, and this means you can get the help you need in no time at all. To learn more about how to pick the best possible 24-hour urgent care center around, make sure to check out the guide below.
The first thing you'll have to consider when you're looking around for the right sort of urgent care center will be what sorts of medical services they offer. Because many of these clinics are going to have certain types of limitations on what their doctors and nurses are qualified to do, you can see how only some clinics will be right. You'll often find that simply choosing a clinic with some of the most qualified and experienced people working there will be more than enough to ensure that you can be treated for all of the health problems that you are worried about.
You may also want to find out if the doctors at these urgent care centers will perform house calls. These can be useful when you have some sort of injury or illness that will prevent you from being able to head to the clinic directly to get the treatment you need. You'll want to talk with someone at the clinic so that you can find out now whether you can get an emergency house call in a tough situation or whether you will always need to make an appointment with someone to get the best care.


Fifteen members of the first graduating class from Pennsylvania College of Technology's physical therapist assistant major have taken the national physical therapy exam for physical therapist assistants, and all 15 passed on their first try.
The 2017 national pass rate for the NPTE physical therapist assistant exam is 87 percent.
Pennsylvania College of Technology welcomed the first class of students into its new Physical Therapist Assistant Program this spring, following a semester of prerequisite coursework.
The two-year degree program culminates in an Associate of Applied Science degree; students wishing to continue their studies to the bachelor's level may continue in the applied health studies major.


The advent of cloud computing and mobile devices has changed the security landscape forever, allowing individuals to gain remote access to surveillance cameras and other solutions. A new report by IMS Research confirmed this trend, noting that the market for remote monitoring services generated more than $29 billion in revenue for 2011.
The report noted that 54 million customer locations were provided with alarm, surveillance and physical access control system monitoring in 2011. The United States represented the majority of this market, accounting for 45 percent of global revenues, while other regions, such as the U.K., Spain and Japan, also represented significant portions.
"The penetration of remote monitoring services varies significantly between different countries and regions," said Niall Jenkins, report author and analyst at IMS Research. "For example, the U.S. residential alarm monitoring market has a penetration of between 20 and 25 percent of all residential buildings, while the residential market in Germany was estimated to be less than 200,000 accounts."
The research firm noted that there are many reasons for such drastic differences between countries, including economic constraints and the overall perception of crime. Service provider pricing variations and building locations also drive executive decisions whether to implement remote monitoring technologies.
"In less developed countries, the lower cost of manned guarding can also act to limit uptake," Jenkins said. "In extreme examples, a lack of trust in the police force can drive customers to include manned guard response in their service agreement, hence increasing the RMR generated on the account."
A separate report by Memoori Research revealed that the market for physical security solutions is on the rise, as it generated more than $19 billion in revenue in 2011 and is expected to continue to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 3.7 percent during the next five years. Despite the ongoing economic crisis, decision-makers across sectors see the benefit of implementing integrated security systems that protect assets from malicious individuals.
The prospect of theft and destruction of property continues to drive spending in the security market, while IP and mobile solutions allow for more advanced capabilities, like remote monitoring. As decision-makers around the world embrace strategies to counteract potential security issues, the ability to remotely monitor surveillance cameras and other technologies will become increasingly important.


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NFL superstar Pat Mahomes tweets in support of Arland Bruce IV, asks IHSAA to let him play
Matthew Bain
A superstar NFL quarterback is throwing his support behind Arland Bruce IV.
After the Iowa High School Athletic Association ruled the Iowa recruit ineligible for the second time Thursday, Kansas City quarterback Pat Mahomes sent out a tweet in support of Bruce and his attempts to gain eligibility to play at Ankeny.
"Let my man @abruceiv play!" Mahomes tweeted. "Kid wants to play his senior year of football why stop him?!? @IHSAA"
Earlier Thursday, the IHSAA sent Bruce a letter denying his eligibility appeal. One of his attorneys, Brad Obermeier, told the Register the IHSAA is basing its decision on how it believes the Bruce family to have dual residences.
Bruce and his attorneys had an injunction hearing at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. There was no immediate verdict.
"While disappointed, we are not at all surprised," Obermeier said told the Register. "This is why we filed the injunction this week. If we waited on the ruling, we'd now be filing the injunction and wouldn't get a hearing until next week."
Bruce's attorneys filed on Tuesday a motion for an injunction that would both allow Bruce to play if he hadn't received the IHSAA's ruling by Friday and — if the IHSAA did rule him ineligible again — allow Bruce to play while he appeals his eligibility in the Polk County District Court.
Bruce's IHSAA eligibility appeal hearing was held last Thursday in Boone. Bruce and his attorneys hoped for a ruling to be emailed by last Friday, following their appeal hearing in front of the IHSAA Executive Committee. The committee said it would make a decision within five days and, once that decision was made, it would mail the ruling to Bruce, who has watched Ankeny's first three games from the sidelines.
Both IHSAA Executive Director Tom Keating and communications director Chris Cuellar have told the Register the IHSAA cannot comment on ongoing eligibility issues.
Bruce transferred to Ankeny from Olathe (Kansas) North in late August after his home county voted to postpone fall high school football because of the area's volume of COVID-19 cases. Ankeny approved Bruce's transfer Aug. 21.
On the morning of Aug. 28, however, the IHSAA informed Bruce and his mother, Linda Bruce, that Bruce did not meet eligibility requirements to play football this fall.
Attorneys representing Bruce filed a motion for an injunction the following Monday that would allow Bruce to play for Ankeny while he appealed the IHSAA's ruling. Later that week, Polk County District Court denied that injunction. In his ruling, however, Judge Robert Hanson recommended the association deem Bruce eligible.
Bruce and his attorneys have told the Register they believe the association based its ineligibility ruling on Bruce's family's living situation — specifically, that Bruce's two younger brothers still live with an uncle in Olathe.
Part of the IHSAA's transfer rules reads: "Interpreting the term 'residence' to allow for multiple residences would render the General Transfer Rule meaningless and this is not permitted as a tenant of statutory construction. ... Because there can only be one residence, the IHSAA must determine that the family in fact has only one residence."
Bruce's two younger brothers currently live with their legal guardian uncle in Olathe.
In a sworn affidavit filed as part of her family's first injunction motion, Linda Bruce said she'd planned on moving closer to Iowa City after this year because Arland is set to play his next four seasons for the University of Iowa. She also said she does not currently own a house in Kansas and that, although she travels back to Olathe to see her younger sons on occasion, she will spend the majority of her time in Ankeny.
Also attached to the motion was a document showing Linda Bruce gave guardianship of her two younger sons to her brother before she moved to Ankeny, as well as a copy of the lease she signed when she and Arland moved to Ankeny. (According to the lease, rent is $100 per month. They live in part of another family's house in Ankeny.)
Bruce's hometown of Olathe is about 30 minutes from Arrowhead Stadium, where Mahomes and the Chiefs play their home games. Mahomes was the NFL's MVP in 2018 and the Super Bowl MVP earlier this year.
Matthew Bain covers recruiting and pretty much anything else under the sports sun for the Des Moines Register and USA TODAY Network. Contact him at mbain@dmreg.com and follow him on Twitter @MatthewBain_.
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There are very few performance enhancers who buy Halotestin compared to other anabolic steroids but those who buy Halotestin will find they have one of the most powerful anabolic steroids on the market; in-fact, by the primary trait in-which it displays there is none more powerful. While this is a popular steroid among some performance enhancers it is not one of the more popular out there; in-fact, many steroid suppliers do not sell it. There are truly only two benefits to this steroid; increasing strength and hardening a physique that is already shredded to the bone but those who buy Halotestin will find it is a very harsh steroid and that's why it's not as popular as it would otherwise be. Even so, with proper use this can be a very useful anabolic hormone yet it remains one many do not know how to take advantage of and as is often the case that's a shame.
Halotestin is an anabolic androgenic steroid comprised of the active steroidal hormone Fluoxymesterone derived from testosterone; however, its traits are more similar to popular Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) steroids except to a far more powerful degree. By its nature, those who buy Halotestin will have in-fact purchased an anabolic androgenic steroid with some of the highest anabolic and androgenic ratings of any steroid. All anabolic and androgenic ratings are measured against testosterone, which carries a rating of 100 in both categories. In the case of Halo, as it is commonly known, we have a steroid with an anabolic rating of 1,900 and an androgenic rating of 850. As you understand testosterone is already a very powerful hormone in its own right and when you look at the ratings of Halo you can start to understand this steroids raw power.
While both highly anabolic and androgenic in nature these ratings can be a bit deceiving as while highly androgenic it will display absolutely no androgenic traits giving it a zero ranking in-terms of muscle tissue building; if there ever were a true and pure "anabolic" steroid this would be the one. As a wildly powerful anabolic steroid those who buy Halotestin have a steroid that dramatically increases hemoglobin levels and dramatically increases both the structure and mass of red blood cells by the manner in-which the hormone interacts with erythropoietin. This is the primary trait by-which Halo exerts itself and the very reason it will provide massive increases in strength unlike any steroid and it will further do it in record time each and every time. As by its nature Halo also correlates with our metabolic function by the oxidizing of fatty acids but it remains the former is the trait by-which the hormone lives and breathes by.
There are two specific points in-which we can buy Halotestin and receive the proper benefits from the steroid. As this steroid dramatically increases strength the best time to buy Halotestin is when prepping for a competition that involves strength such as powerlifting or strongman. Power lifters supplement with this steroid more so than anyone else but many athletes who also may benefit from a big boost in strength are no strangers to Halo. Most who supplement for this purpose will find 4 weeks of use to be sufficient and the 4 weeks to supplement should be the 4 weeks prior to competition. While this takes care of the primary reason to supplement there are many bodybuilders who buy Halotestin for their cutting cycles when prepping for competition. If used for this purpose it is always used the few weeks before the contest as it will harden a physique tremendously well; no, it will not make a fat physique hard. To see any hardening benefit you'll need to be at least 8% body-fat and even then you shouldn't expect much. To truly see the magic you're going to need to be below 6%, preferably somewhere in the 4% range or at least close. Bodybuilders who buy Halotestin for this purpose will normally supplement no more than for 4 weeks, sometimes only two.
While increasing strength and hardening the physique are the primary reasons to buy Halotestin there is one more benefit of a secondary nature worth mentioning. Halotestin can greatly increase aggression; this can be useful to any athlete who is prepping for any competition but bodybuilders find this very useful as the end of a contest diet can be one of the most brutal periods of time in any man's life. No, Halo will not alter your mind; it will not chemically change your brain or personality and will not take away your free will; there is no anabolic steroid on earth that can do these things. Yes, it will make you more aggressive but what you do with that aggression will still be up to you; you will still be you just as you were before Halo use. If you act aggressively in a negative manner you cannot blame the Halotestin; you can only blame yourself for being a jackass just as you would if no anabolic steroids were involved. The point, and it's a shame we have to explain this, aggression is not a bad thing as it's often portrayed; what one does with aggression is what makes it a positive or negative attribute.
On its surface Halo sounds like a remarkable steroid and by its attributes it truly is but it also has a major problem. Like most all oral steroids Halotestin belongs to the C17-Alpha Alkylated (C17-aa) class of anabolic steroids making it toxic to the liver. All C17-aa steroids are toxic to the liver due to the structural change that makes it a C17-aa steroid. The C17-aa nature simply refers to the hormone being altered at the 17th carbon position in-order for it to survive the first pass through the liver; without the structural change the hormone would largely be destroyed by the body. Unfortunately this structural change causes the hormone to have a hepatic nature and in the case of Halo, those who buy Halotestin will have the most liver toxic anabolic steroid of all popular anabolic steroids. So toxic to the liver this is one of the few that actively presents danger.
For this reason, if you supplement doses cannot exceed 40mg per day and total use cannot exceed 4 weeks. Failure to hold to these principles may very well result in permanent liver damage. While liver enzyme values will increase dramatically with use even in the maximal recommended ranges, if no other stress is added to the liver the levels will return to normal once use is discontinued as the liver regenerates more efficiently than almost any organ in the body. Nevertheless, as it is so toxic this is simply not a steroid for most and if you buy Halotestin you need to be aware of the possible consequences and only supplement when it is most beneficial and for short periods of time.
The truth is simple; those who buy Halotestin have in their hands one of the most powerful anabolic steroids of all time but the truth is simple; most do not need this steroid, as it can be very dangerous to our health. For veteran performance enhancers who know how to supplement properly, know how to and are disciplined enough to keep other stresses away from the liver this steroid can have a place of use but most people do not fall into this category. Even so, for the few that do, for increasing strength, providing a harder physique and enabling one to push through brutal training, those who buy Halotestin have a tool that can do just these things and that's the bottom line.


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Alabama Judge Overturns Law That Protected Confederate Monuments
The city of Birmingham was sued when it erected plywood around a Confederate memorial in a downtown park
Brigit Katz
A man walks past the covered Confederate monument in Linn Park on August 18, 2017.
In 2017, amid a nationwide push to take down controversial Confederate statues, the city of Birmingham, Alabama decided to erect plywood around the base of a towering monument to Confederate soldiers and sailors. The state's attorney general swiftly sued the city, citing a 2017 law prohibiting the removal or alteration of historic monuments. But this week, as Brian Lyman of the Montgomery Advertiser reports, an Alabama judge overturned the law, ruling it unconstitutional.
First filed in 2015, the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act bans the "relocation, removal, alteration, renaming or other disturbance" of memorials and monuments that have been in place for 40 years or more. Supporters of the bill maintained it was intended to preserve the state's history—both positive and negative chapters—but critics argued that the bill's true purpose was to protect monuments to the Confederacy.
The Birmingham monument, a 52-foot-tall obelisk, was erected in a downtown park in 1905, according to Jay Reeves of the Associated Press. In court, the city argued that the wooden walls that had been set up around the monument did not technically constitute an alteration, and therefore did not violate the Memorial Preservation Act. The attorney general's office disagreed, and said the state should be fined $25,000 a day for flouting the law.
But the state's argument failed to sway Jefferson County Circuit Judge Michael Graffeo, who voided the law on the grounds that it violated Birmingham residents' right to free speech and denied them due process.
"The state has placed a thumb on the scale for a pro-confederacy message," Graffeo wrote in a 10-page ruling.
"A city has a right to speak for itself, to say what it wishes, and to select the views that it wants to express," Graffeo said. He also noted that Birmingham "has had for many years an overwhelmingly African American population," and said it it is "undisputed that an overwhelming majority of the body politic of the city is repulsed by the monument."
Graffeo also struck down the state law because, he wrote, it did not provide Birmingham with any recourse to decide what it can and cannot do with its own property. "There is no provision in the act for the city or its citizens to be heard concerning the use … of the monument," he explained.
A similar law in North Carolina has also bound the hands of those who want to remove controversial Civil War memorials. After "Silent Sam," a Confederate monument at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was toppled by protesters last August, the school's chancellor and several trustees said they wanted to remove the statue and its base from campus. But a 2015 state law that prohibits the removal of historic monuments, unless relocation is necessary for preservation purposes or due to construction projects, stopped them from doing so.
This week, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt nevertheless ordered the statue's base to be taken off campus, citing unspecified threats that put the community "at serious risk," according to the Associated Press. The UNC Board of Governors subsequently pushed up Folt's departure from the school, previously scheduled to happen in May, to the end of this month. The board's chairman Harry Smith said a change in leadership was necessary to "move to a healing process."
In Alabama, the office of Attorney General Steve Marshall has said it believes the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act is constitutional and will appeal Graffeo's ruling, according to NPR's Ian Stewart. Given the state's plan to appeal, the city cannot immediately take down the monument, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin told the AP. But he added that he was happy with the ruling.
"We were not even a city during the Civil War," he said.
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Brigit Katz is a freelance writer based in Toronto. Her work has appeared in a number of publications, including NYmag.com, Flavorwire and Tina Brown Media's Women in the World.
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Following Apple's acquisition of Beddit back in 2017, the company has now launched a new Beddit Sleep Monitor (Model 3.5) that automatically tracks your sleep and works with the Beddit app on your iPhone to help measure, manage, and improve your sleep.
The new design includes a sensor strip that is extremely thin, flat, and soft and only 2 mm thin and according to Apple, you won't even notice it's there. So, based on the new design, it should not interfere with your sleep, which is the point really.
According to Apple, the new Beddit V3.5 will include automatic and accurate tracking, you get a full picture of your night by measuring sleep time, heart rate, breathing, snoring, and bedroom temperature and humidity.
You can also set daily bedtime and sleep time goals, Beddit motivates you to achieve them with tip notifications like morning results, bedtime reminders, and weekly reports.
Receive sleep report notifications, bedtime reminders, and nudges on your Apple Watch.
You can purchase the Beddit sleep monitor from the online Apple Store for $149.95 in the US store or £149.99 in the UK store You can download the Beddit app for free.
As always keep checking back for the full Apple Beddit 3.5 review coming in the next couple of weeks.


Situated in the picturesque village of Tayvallich on the shores of Loch Sween, the Inn overlooks the beautiful natural harbour of Tayvallich bay. At the heart of this small and vibrant community, the Tayvallich Inn has always been a popular meeting place for sailors, holidaymakers, more recently kayakers and all who enjoy our warm hospitality and good food.
Established over 30 years ago, the Tayvallich Inn specialises in fresh, locally caught seafood, much of which is landed on our doorstep from the cold, pristine waters of the sound of Jura. Along with seafood we serve other fresh produce, sourcing locally where ever possible.
The Inn can accommodate up to 80 people in our restaurant, bar and outside decking area. Under new ownership since October 2009, the Inn employs dedicated local staff , ensuring you have a warm, welcoming experience whenever you visit.


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Allendale is een civil parish in het bestuurlijke gebied Northumberland, in het Engelse graafschap Northumberland met 2021 inwoners.

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Stranger Things adds Game of Thrones star to Season 4 cast
Harry FletcherThursday 26 Nov 2020 4:10 pm
Tom Wlaschiha played Jaqn H'ghar on Game of Thrones (Picture HBO/Netflix)
Two of the biggest shows of recent times are colliding next year, with Game of Thrones star Tom Wlaschiha set to appear in Stranger Things.
The actor, known for his performance as the mysterious Jaqen H'Ghar on the HBO drama, is one of the new faces lined up for a starring role in the upcoming fourth season.
He's one of a host of new names on Stranger Things alongside horror icon Robert Englund, who is best known for portraying Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
As Variety reports, Sweeney Todd's Jamie Campbell Bower, Booksmart's Eduardo Franco and Catherine the Great's Joseph Quinn have also joined the drama.
They'll star in the new run alongside the returning Millie Bobby Brown, who is set to reprise her role as Eleven. Finn Wolfhard is also back as Mike and David Harbour will back as Jim Hopper.
Tom Wlaschiha will be familiar to fans of Game of Thrones, having appeared as one of the Faceless Men of Braavos. He trained Arya Stark to be 'no one' during one of the most prominent story arcs of season five.
Stranger Things is back in 2021 (Picture: Netflix)
Meanwhile, producer Shawn Levy has revealed that while coronavirus massively pushed back filming, Stranger Things is 'better than ever' in season four as a result of the pandemic.
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Art & Design | In Conversation with Olivia Brouwer
This article was originally published in the 2021 Winter Issue of Invest In Style Magazine
Hamilton-based artist Olivia Brouwer's work examines themes of seeing and misperception. As a partially blind artist, Brouwer's inkblot series began as a way to explore her own limitations of vision through abstract painting. When we speak, she's in the midst of back-to-back residencies, working not only in painting and printmaking, but also fabricating art for all the senses, sometimes mixing her media by sewing strips of silkscreen on top of a canvas or drawing beneath to add dimension. From braille passages exploring questions of self-inquiry, to printmaking and sound installation, Brouwer's work is all-encompassing, tactile at times to resonate with those who are non-sighted, and rendered all the more powerful within the context of a global pandemic.
Photo by JD Howell www.jdhowell.ca
As a visually impaired person, how does the theme of misperception get filtered through your work?
It started with being self conscious about my blindness. People can see that my eye is foggy and discoloured, so I wanted a way to talk about it and become more confident. I can't change that about me so I chose to embrace it. The inkblot series is mostly abstracted from close up images of fungus so I use this idea of decay but it's also alive–kind of like my eye, where it's not working but I'm still able to see some areas with my peripheral vision.
How would you describe the philosophy behind your art?
I've always been interested in perception but the themes have changed over time. I moved on to a spiritual interpretation of blindness. I went to parables about people who are blind and then healed from it. I'm Christian and I wanted to put that into my work somehow without being super evangelistic. There are two ideas in the Bible about being physically blind and spiritually blind so I wanted to create a series based on those interpretations. The stitched braille verses remind me of what I need to work on to become more spiritually aware–it's a way of bringing that to light.
"Inkblot No.1" Oil, charcoal, and thread on canvas, 48" x 48", 2015
Hebrews 11:1, thread on Dura-lar film, 14" x 11", 2018
I started this idea about a year ago, and was accepted into two residencies right when Covid hit. In my proposals, I talked about touching a lot–obviously, Covid does not encourage this and the shows will be delayed. I'm working on different ways of using our senses, bringing in the inkblot imagery but using it in a tactile way, and also working on audio, what people hear from abstract sounds. I'm embossing so people can feel the paper, and working on a book series on learning braille.
Where do you find inspiration?
I go into art books; artists like David Milne and Adam Lee. I like picking out little details and going out into nature to walk around and clear my mind. This connection to nature frees your mind somehow when you go to this space.
What is the intention behind your work?
It's important to give a voice to people who are blind or somehow disabled. I feel like I have this responsibility to bring awareness in a way that those people can experience the artwork.
"Pine II" Silkscreen and wood print with acetate, Japanese paper, and thread, 20" x 20", 2015
What's coming up for you in 2021?
I'm about to start a six-month residency at the Cotton Factory in Hamilton so I'll be continuing my series there. I will be working on larger paintings, and I'm using conductive ink that creates sound through its connection to a speaker. I'm experimenting with different ways of touch and using senses that can be fun for everybody.
"Weeds and Seeds" Oil, Dura-lar film, and thread on canvas, 48" x 36", 2019
Follow Olivia Online:
@olivetreeonthemount
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Market leader in the area of Green Wine, Aveleda is one of the largest wine producers in Portugal, and annually exports more than half of its production to 70 countries worldwide.
Preserving until today its family character, Aveleda has evolved over time combining dedication, tradition and innovation, and conducting a careful management that allows you to fully satisfy the market requirements and enhance product quality and services.
Since 1870, Aveleda has been managed and maintained by the same family, keeping the same since then manly name: Guedes. The history of the Guedes family always went by Quinta da Aveleda, which now forms part of the identity of the family.
Aveleda is a name with multiple generations.The earliest records of selling bottled wine from 1870, with the help of Manuel Pedro Guedes (1837-1899), known for its entrepreneurial spirit and considered the founder of the business, as we know it today. His work paid off, and the quality of wines Aveleda began to be recognized, as shown by the gold medals in international competitions in Berlin (1888) and Paris (1889).
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This is undoubtedly the biggest Kindle Daily Deals offer this year – the list includes several bestselling titles!
We maintain a huge list of Cyber Monday 2015 Kindle deals, but this sale is so attractive that it deserves a separate post.
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The big news is that for the first time in the history of Kindle Daily Deals, you'll see here the bestselling title from a major publisher.
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Other bestsellers included in the Kindle Daily Deals for Cyber Monday 2015 are: The Crossing by Michael Connelly ($4.99), Mary Kubica's The Good Girl ($1.99), and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah ($1.99).
Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman was the novel Harper Lee written before To Kill a Mockingbird. Assumed to have been lost, the manuscript was discovered in late 2014.


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Tinubu Reacts To Reports That He's Excepting A Second Child From Baby Mama
Nigeria Entertainment News
Chukwuani Victoria
Son of former Lagos state governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Seyi has denied the rumours that his baby mama Freda Francis is expecting a second child.
Naija News understands that a blogger alleged that the businessman's wife Layal moved out of the house when she discovered her husband is expecting a second child with his baby mama, Freda Francis.
The blogger also alleged that Layal had blocked and unfollowed her husband, Seyi Tinubu, on Instagram.
Freda and Seyi Tinubu already have a four-year-old son together, Alexander.
Reacting to the development via his Instagram story, Seyi Tinubu stated that the report is false and should be ignored.
He wrote: My attention has been brought to a story on Tattle Roomng, Instagram page. I would like to state categorically that the basis is false and should be discountenanced. Thank you
See post below;
Meanwhile, Seyi Tinubu, a serial entrepreneur, was amongst personalities who urged popular Nigerian singer, Davido to hold a free concert for his 30bg fans.
Tinubu made the request after the singer accumulated over two hundred million from his friends and well-wishers.
Recall that Davido asked his friends to send him a million each to show that they are truly his friends. A lot of people took up the challenge and came through for the singer who has gotten over 160m.
Reacting to this, Tinubu has asked the singer to do a free concert for his fans to show his appreciation for the show of love.
But Davido added an extra 50 million and gave all the money to charity across Nigeria.
Chukwuani Victoria is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist who's passionate about storytelling. She holds a BSC in Biology and is also a certified Radio presenter with BRMC. She likes to read, research, hang out with her friends and play scrabbles.
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London VI.5 - OS London Town Plan
Middlesex XVI.2 (includes: Willesden) - 25 Inch Map
London (Edition of 1894-96) XXXV (includes: Willesden) - 25 Inch Map
London VI.NW - OS Six-Inch Map
An exact survey of the city's of London Westminster , XII
1 Blatt : 53 x 72 cm John Rocque
London Sheet J - OS Six-Inch Map
Middlesex XVI - OS Six-Inch Map
TQ28 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map
Detail from OSD 152 (Hampstead)
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Stanford's Map of London, shewing the Areas granted to the Electric Light Supply Companies
Edward STANFORD
LONDON Drawn and engraved expressly for the POST OFFICE DIRECTORY
Map of London published by Benjamin Rees Davies for the Post Office Directory with title and scale bar in table at top right. The London post codes W, N, N.E., E, S.E., S and S.W. are indicated. Davies, Benjamin Rees
London : guide to the International Exhibition, 1862
1 : 15840 Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846? Illustrated London News
LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS LEVELS TAKEN BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS
The cholera outbreaks of the 1830s and 1840s forced the government to make drastic improvements to the methods of drainage and sewage disposal in London. A Metropolitan Commission of Sewers was charged with the central task of unifying the existing piecemeal drainage system and forming a plan for a completely new one. A new map showing the levels of the land to be drained was needed for this. In March 1848, officers of the Royal Engineers began to prepare stations for triangulation. Observation posts were set up on one of the towers of Westminster Abbey and over the cross of St Paul's. This map is the result of the survey, showing the relative altitude of the land, a necessary preamble to planning drainage systems, as sewage can only be washed away downhill. Wyld, James
JURISDICTION OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE
This map illustrates plans for the reform of the jurisdiction of Metropolitan Police. Based on Dawson's map of 1832, the map's title appear along the top, with compass star at top right, explanatory note at bottom left, and a scale bar at bottom right. District boundaries are highlighted in colour, with the old limits of London, Westminster and Southwark shaded. Formed in 1829, the Metropolitan Police had its jurisdiction extended in 1839to Greater London - an area taken to mean all parishes partly within twelve miles of Charing Cross or wholly within fifteen miles of Charing Cross. In the same year, the City of London formed its own police force. Dawson, Lieut. Robert K.
Plan of a Proposed TURNPIKE ROAD From St. JOHN'S CHAPEL, ST. MARYLEBONE into the Great North Road Near the 8 Mile Stone at Finchley
1 : 31680 Plan of the proposed turnpike road from Regent's Park to Finchley, today's Finchley Road. The plan features title at top right, scale bars at lower right and sections of the road in elevation at the foot of the plate, with the new road represented by a double dotted line coloured red. Down the left of the plate a table gives distances between stations along the road and shows the savings in milage generated by the new road. Phillips, Henry
Map of the County of Middlesex in which parishes are bounded with red to be distinguished from the others
The title is missing from this copy of the map. The gives a list of parishes within the Bill of Mortality in scroll at top right with parish boundaries outlined in colour. Land use and reliefs are expressed by symbols, with the built-up area within the City of London represented by stippling. Rocque, John
The Lancet Map of Medical London
Map of London [showing] work of the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, November, 1882, to December, 1900. Scale of miles, 1 1/2[ = 2 1/4 inches]
A Map of London showing the proportion of the inhabitants of each registration sub-district in 1881, born in other parts of the United Kingdom
North London (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series
North London (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series
Stanford's new two inch map of London and its environs
1 : 31680 Londýn (Anglie) Edward Stanford
LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS 241
This is a later edition of the map of London and the suburbs first issued by Davies in 1840. The map features title in top border, scale bar at bottom centre and key to symbols below the map. A note below the map states that the map contains "the boundaries of the Metropolitan Boroughs, the different railroads and stations, the new cemeteries and roads, docks, canals and all the modern improvements. The map is chiefly drawn from the Ordnance Survey, the railroads and the other improvements from the official copies and the Borough of Marylebone from the survey published by Mr Britton. The whole corrected from personal observations and measurements." Davies, Benjamin Rees
A New and Accurate Survey of the Country about the Cities of LONDON, and WESTMINSTER and the Borough of Southwark for 15 miles in Length & 12 in Depth
In the second half of the18th century, the introduction of turnpike roads and the increased coach-traffic in and out of London contributed to the popularity of the maps of the countryside around the capital. The title of this plan appears in cartouche at bottom centre, with a scale bar near bottom left and its border divided in degrees of latitude and longitude. Bennost
This is a later edition of the map of London and the suburbs first issued by Davies in 1840. The map features title in top border, scale bar at bottom centre and key to symbols below the map. A note below the map states that the map contains "the boundaries of the Metropolitan Boroughs, the different railroads and stations, the new cemeteries and roads, docks, canals and all the modern improvements. The map is chiefly drawn from the Ordnance Survey, the railroads and the other improvements from the official copies and the Borough of Marylebone from the survey published by Mr Britton. The whole corrected from personal observations and measurements. "Borough and county boundaries are highlighted in colour, with principal roads represented in yellow. Davies, Benjamin, Rees
A PLAN of LONDON on the Same Scale as that of PARIS: In Order to ascertain the Difference of the extent of these two Rivals
The title of this plan appears in English and French along the top of the plate, along with the scale bars. The publisher's imprint and dedication to John, Duke of Montague, feature below the plan. Allegorical figures are depicted at bottom centre holding the Duke's coat of arms. The border of the map is divided in degrees of longitude from the old meridian at St Paul's. Rocque, John
A plan of London
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 44 x 62 cm Rocque; Parr John Rocque
An Exact Survey of the Citys of London, Westminster, ye Borough of Southwark, and the Country near Ten Miles round
This map was first published by Rocque in 1746, and several editions appeared before his death in 1762. His widow Mary Ann carried on the business for a few years, until, in the late 1760s, she transferred the plates of the map to the publishers Carrington Bowles and Robert Sayer, under whose imprints this edition appeared in 1769. Printed in 16 sheets, the map is set within a decorative border. Its title features in English, Latin and French along the top, with emblematic figures below the City arms at top centre, and the compass star at top left. The map is dedicated to Lord Burlington at bottom centre. Scales are given at the foot of the map in versts, leagues, toises, yards and miles. A key to symbols distinguishing orchards, arable land, formal parkland and gardens, pasture, and woodland is included at bottom right. The "New Road" (Marylebone Road), Blackfriars Bridge and the roads across St George's Fields are also shown. Rocque, John


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Q: How to increase space between facet_wrap labels and panels in R ggplot2? I want to increase the vertical space between the labels (setoda, versicolor and virginica) and their respective panels. How can I do this? The regular options like panelspacing and margins don't seem to have an effect.
library(ggplot2)
library(grid)

ggplot(data = iris, aes(x = Sepal.Length, y = Sepal.Width, color = Species)) +
             geom_point()  +
facet_wrap( ~ Species) +
theme(strip.text.x = element_text(face = "italic")) +
theme(strip.background = element_blank())

A: One option would be to increase the margin around the strip.text:
library(ggplot2)

p <- ggplot(data = iris, aes(x = Sepal.Length, y = Sepal.Width, color = Species)) +
  geom_point() +
  facet_wrap(~Species) +
  theme(strip.background = element_blank())

p +
  theme(strip.text.x = element_text(
    face = "italic",
    margin = unit(rep(50, 4), "pt")
  ))

Or using margin() and increasing only the bottom margin:
p +
  theme(strip.text.x = element_text(
    face = "italic",
    margin = margin(4.4, 4.4, 50, 4.4, "pt")
  ))

A: Using panel.spacing() within theme() function increases space between panels. Here as example I set the unit= 3:
ggplot(data = iris, aes(x = Sepal.Length, y = Sepal.Width, color = Species)) +
  geom_point()  +
  facet_wrap( ~ Species) +
  theme(strip.text.x = element_text(face = "italic")) +
  theme(strip.background = element_blank()) +
  theme(panel.spacing = unit(3, "lines"))# panel spacing

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namespace google {
namespace protobuf {
namespace compiler {
namespace objectivec {

// MapFieldGenerator uses RepeatedFieldGenerator as the parent because it
// provides a bunch of things (no has* methods, comments for contained type,
// etc.).

namespace {

const char* MapEntryTypeName(const FieldDescriptor* descriptor, bool isKey) {
  ObjectiveCType type = GetObjectiveCType(descriptor);
  switch (type) {
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_INT32:
      return "Int32";
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_UINT32:
      return "UInt32";
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_INT64:
      return "Int64";
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_UINT64:
      return "UInt64";
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_FLOAT:
      return "Float";
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_DOUBLE:
      return "Double";
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_BOOLEAN:
      return "Bool";
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_STRING:
      return (isKey ? "String" : "Object");
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_DATA:
      return "Object";
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_ENUM:
      return "Enum";
    case OBJECTIVECTYPE_MESSAGE:
      return "Object";
  }

  // Some compilers report reaching end of function even though all cases of
  // the enum are handed in the switch.
  GOOGLE_LOG(FATAL) << "Can't get here.";
  return NULL;
}

}  // namespace

MapFieldGenerator::MapFieldGenerator(const FieldDescriptor* descriptor,
                                     const Options& options)
    : RepeatedFieldGenerator(descriptor, options) {
  const FieldDescriptor* key_descriptor =
      descriptor->message_type()->map_key();
  const FieldDescriptor* value_descriptor =
      descriptor->message_type()->map_value();
  value_field_generator_.reset(FieldGenerator::Make(value_descriptor, options));

  // Pull over some variables_ from the value.
  variables_["field_type"] = value_field_generator_->variable("field_type");
  variables_["default"] = value_field_generator_->variable("default");
  variables_["default_name"] = value_field_generator_->variable("default_name");

  // Build custom field flags.
  std::vector<std::string> field_flags;
  field_flags.push_back("GPBFieldMapKey" + GetCapitalizedType(key_descriptor));
  // Pull over the current text format custom name values that was calculated.
  if (variables_["fieldflags"].find("GPBFieldTextFormatNameCustom") !=
      std::string::npos) {
    field_flags.push_back("GPBFieldTextFormatNameCustom");
  }
  // Pull over some info from the value's flags.
  const std::string& value_field_flags =
      value_field_generator_->variable("fieldflags");
  if (value_field_flags.find("GPBFieldHasDefaultValue") != std::string::npos) {
    field_flags.push_back("GPBFieldHasDefaultValue");
  }
  if (value_field_flags.find("GPBFieldHasEnumDescriptor") !=
      std::string::npos) {
    field_flags.push_back("GPBFieldHasEnumDescriptor");
  }

  variables_["fieldflags"] = BuildFlagsString(FLAGTYPE_FIELD, field_flags);

  ObjectiveCType value_objc_type = GetObjectiveCType(value_descriptor);
  const bool value_is_object_type =
      ((value_objc_type == OBJECTIVECTYPE_STRING) ||
       (value_objc_type == OBJECTIVECTYPE_DATA) ||
       (value_objc_type == OBJECTIVECTYPE_MESSAGE));
  if ((GetObjectiveCType(key_descriptor) == OBJECTIVECTYPE_STRING) &&
      value_is_object_type) {
    variables_["array_storage_type"] = "NSMutableDictionary";
    variables_["array_property_type"] =
        "NSMutableDictionary<NSString*, " +
        value_field_generator_->variable("storage_type") + "*>";
  } else {
    std::string class_name("GPB");
    class_name += MapEntryTypeName(key_descriptor, true);
    class_name += MapEntryTypeName(value_descriptor, false);
    class_name += "Dictionary";
    variables_["array_storage_type"] = class_name;
    if (value_is_object_type) {
      variables_["array_property_type"] =
          class_name + "<" +
          value_field_generator_->variable("storage_type") + "*>";
    }
  }

  variables_["dataTypeSpecific_name"] =
      value_field_generator_->variable("dataTypeSpecific_name");
  variables_["dataTypeSpecific_value"] =
      value_field_generator_->variable("dataTypeSpecific_value");
}

MapFieldGenerator::~MapFieldGenerator() {}

void MapFieldGenerator::FinishInitialization(void) {
  RepeatedFieldGenerator::FinishInitialization();
  // Use the array_comment support in RepeatedFieldGenerator to output what the
  // values in the map are.
  const FieldDescriptor* value_descriptor =
      descriptor_->message_type()->map_value();
  if (GetObjectiveCType(value_descriptor) == OBJECTIVECTYPE_ENUM) {
    variables_["array_comment"] =
        "// |" + variables_["name"] + "| values are |" + value_field_generator_->variable("storage_type") + "|\n";
  }
}

void MapFieldGenerator::DetermineForwardDeclarations(
    std::set<std::string>* fwd_decls) const {
  RepeatedFieldGenerator::DetermineForwardDeclarations(fwd_decls);
  const FieldDescriptor* value_descriptor =
      descriptor_->message_type()->map_value();
  if (GetObjectiveCType(value_descriptor) == OBJECTIVECTYPE_MESSAGE) {
    const std::string& value_storage_type =
        value_field_generator_->variable("storage_type");
    fwd_decls->insert("@class " + value_storage_type);
  }
}

void MapFieldGenerator::DetermineObjectiveCClassDefinitions(
    std::set<std::string>* fwd_decls) const {
  // Class name is already in "storage_type".
  const FieldDescriptor* value_descriptor =
      descriptor_->message_type()->map_value();
  if (GetObjectiveCType(value_descriptor) == OBJECTIVECTYPE_MESSAGE) {
    fwd_decls->insert(ObjCClassDeclaration(
        value_field_generator_->variable("storage_type")));
  }
}

}  // namespace objectivec
}  // namespace compiler
}  // namespace protobuf
}  // namespace google

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