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We Ranked the Best Nigerian Albums/EPs of the Year
Conrad Johnson-Omodiagbe | Pop
This year alone, we were met with an overnight Twitter ban and also threatened with another ban that almost prevented our fave IJGBs from spoiling us with foreign currency this Christmas. Through all of these things, music has held us up together in one piece, helping us think, connect or just whine our waists. From the artists we discovered by ourselves to those we stole from other people's playlists, this has been a good year for Nigerian music. Looking back, we decided to rank some of the albums that gave us good vibes (some made us cry sha) this year.
20. SGaWD – Savage Bitch Juice EP
The rap girls are making an entry into the scene and honestly, we're here for it. Since she started popping up on our radar with features on songs with Dusten Truce and Sute Iwar, this fearless and unapologetic rapper has demanded our attention. Featuring Princess Mami and Somadina, on her debut EP, SGaWD reminds us that she's the shit and the rest of us are just playing catch-up.
19. Buju – Sorry I'm Late
Buju is everywhere these days. Providing hooks for artists like Ladipoe, Blaqbonez, and Timaya, you can hardly go through a full day and not hear Buju's voice somewhere. Buju released the EP Sorry I'm Late to a lot of anticipation. Does it match the energy we expected from the guy whose vocals carried the year? No. But we also can't deny that this was quite an interesting record.
18. Kizz Daniel – Barnabas
Kizz Daniel is a certified hitmaker at this point. Since Woju attained wedding anthem status, he has switched record labels and changed his name. But despite all these changes, Kizz Daniel has remained reliable, pushing out earworm after earworm. On Barnabas, he maintains the same relatability that has made his songs slap over the years. While we'd like for some artistic evolution, the project carries enough weight to land itself on this list.
17. Ajebo Hustlers – Kpos Lifestyle, Vol. 1
If there was one song that soundtracked the #EndSARS protest of 2020, it's Ajebo Hustler's Barawo. Highlighting most of the issues young Nigerians were talking about in their demand for better, the song immediately catapulted this group to the top of the charts. But how do you follow up a song — no, a cultural movement — like that? The result is their debut album, Kpos Lifestyle, Vol.1, which sees the duo create standout moments while maintaining the same in-your-face Port Harcourt energy that made them popular in the first place.
16. Psycho YP – Euphoria EP
Psycho YP is in a league of his own when it comes to making trap and rap in Nigeria. Breaking out of the "Abuja-based" tagline to become a formidable force in his own right, Euphoria shows the artist at his best — hyper expressive, intense and confident AF.
15. Ladipoe – Providence EP
After years of mind-blowing guest appearances and some standout solo moments, Providence EP introduces one of our favorite rappers to a new, larger audience. Songs like Love Essential and Law of Attraction are sure to make it to your bedroom playlist, but it's on the title track, Providence that Ladipoe reminds us who's boss. Is this the same Ladipoe that gave us Can't Forget and the iconic rap verse on Show Dem Camp's Victoria Island of Broken Dreams? No, but that's okay, the change here is a welcome one.
14. Prettyboy D-O – Love is War
Prettyboy D-O may just be to this generation what artists like Baba Fryo, Danfo Drivers and Daddy Showkey were to listeners during their time. Drawing from the late 1990s and early 2000s, Prettyboy's influence goes beyond his multicolored hair and fashion choices; his music is brash and convoluted in a way that keeps you hungry for more. Love is War, his third album in four years, explores love (obviously) and what it means to be a young Nigerian navigating a country that keeps moving mad.
13. Show Dem Camp – Clone Wars Vol.5 – The Algorhythm
When discussing Nigeria's rap or alternative scene, Show Dem Camp is sure to come up at some point. A decade after releasing their debut album, The Dreamer Project, Tec and Ghost have continued to remain relevant fixtures on both scenes. While their Palmwine series might bring them a lot of commercial attention, it's the Clone Wars series that binds real SDC stans together. And in this installment, they don't disappoint either.
12. Teni – Wondaland
After making a major break into the industry with the fuji-inspired Askamaya in 2019, Teni finally put out her debut album this year, and it was worth the wait. Covering afropop, trap, highlife, R&B and yes, house music, Teni gave us bop after bop with songs like For You and Injure Me. But it's songs like Hustle—which sounds a lot like Uyo Meyo—that remind us that our sugar mummy is an intentional storyteller.
11. Blaqbonez – Sex Over Love
Blaqbonez is to Nigeria what Lil Nas X is to American pop culture. Self-marketing his way into our playlists and hearts, Blaqbonez not only understands the power of the internet, he has also mastered the art of sharing authentic and relatable content. This same authenticity is evident on his album Sex Over Love. While a lot of questions have been raised about the strength of Nigeria's rap scene, this album proves that rap doesn't always have to be a monolith; it could be many things all at once.
10. Cavemen – Love and Highlife
In a year where GOATS like Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy and Davido all dropped albums, one album that stood out from the pack was Roots by The Cavemen. Continuing their two-man mission of introducing highlife to a new generation, Love and Highlife is an expansion on the story they started last year. Featuring appearances by Made Kuti and legendary producer Cobhams Asuquo, this album has "modern classic" written all over it.
9. Joeboy – Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic
You have to have been living under a rock not to have heard at least four or five songs off this album. Focus was a regular on TikTok and Instagram stories, while Show Me was playing literally every time we turned on the radio. If there's something we've learnt this year, it's that this is Joeboy's world, and the rest of us are just squatting in it.
8. Tiwa Savage – Water and Garri EP
When Tiwa Savage announced a new EP barely a year after dropping the best album of her decade-long career, we were shocked but excited. Water & Garri proves yet again that Tiwa is great at creating cohesive sounding EPs (Sugarcane, everybody?). While the album opens with Nas and features a collaboration with her vocal role model, Brandy, it's the songs with alternative acts Amaarae and Tay Iwar that carry the heavy punches on this EP.
7. Tems – If Orange was a Place
From cracking the Billboard Hot 100 to securing a Grammy nomination and hanging out with Adele and Rihanna, there's no denying that we all want to be Tems right now. If last year's For Broken Ears found Tems asking existential questions while telling madmen not to call her phone, If Orange was a Place shows a more confident artist, one who finally understands, but still doesn't buy into the hype around her.
6. Femi and Made Kuti – Legacy +
Does being a Kuti automatically translate to being super talented? We have a lot of questions about this because why did Femi and Made Kuti snap so hard on this cross-generational album? Already a Grammy contender, this album is a beautiful nod to the past and a clear sign that the Kuti clan can step into the future without losing the ethos of what made them iconic in the first place.
5. Lojay and Sarz – LV N ATTN EP
Sarz has told us time and time again that he's not our mate, and while we already believe him, every year, he drops something to make sure we don't forget. LV N ATTN finds Sarz working with Lojay to create a record that soundtracks a wild night out in the city. From the strip club on Tonongo to the dancefloor on Monalisa, this EP is filled with bangers. We can't stop listening, and to be honest, it's not like we want to.
4. Tay Iwar – Love and Isolation
Inspired by the lockdown, Tay Iwar's sixth project is an elite body of work that will make you want to give someone your mumu button, eat hot breakfast and still fall in love again like it's jazz. Minimalistic and burning with intensity, we didn't even know how much we needed this EP until we started listening to it.
3. Ayra Starr – 19 & Dangerous
This time last year, less than a handful of people outside the Mavin headquarters could identify the name "Ayra Starr". Fast-forward to today and Ayra Starr has cemented her spot as Nigeria's first teenage female pop star and one of the most in-demand artists of the moment. With confidence way beyond her years, Ayra owns every track on this album. Not all of us are 19, but we can totally relate to wanting to be a bad bitch every day. A rare no-skips project, 19 & Dangerous was one of our musical highlights of the year.
2. Olamide – UY Scuti
This is Olamide's 11th album. Yes, not one, not two, but 11 whole albums, and we're not disappointed. While Carpe Diem was filled with hits like Loading and Infinity, this album replaces crowd-pleasers to show an evolution in his lyricism and approach to story-telling. He also reminds us of the importance of fighting for our lives by avoiding broke niggas. Talk about life nuggets.
1. Wizkid – Made in Lagos (Deluxe Version)
Yes, we know the album originally came out in 2020 but was Anoti, Mood, or Steady on the old one? No. If Wiz drops deluxe plus next year, best believe it would make our end-of-the-year list again. Periodt.
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In 2012 a marine archaeologist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts was granted permission by the Greek government to once again start underwater excavations on the Antikythera wreck. Alongside other Greek archaeologists from the Greek Ephorate of Antiquities, a joint project was undertaken to set about finding out what other secrets this wreck site may be hiding. Using the very latest technology in the form of closed circuit rebreathers, the aim of this new venture was to have trained underwater archaeologists excavating on the site for the first time in its history.
As the site is at 60m, this was by no means a straightforward task. Having a team of divers working in deep depths brings about several logistical and safety considerations. The use of rebreathers as opposed to more traditional open circuit scuba gear gave the archeologists the ability to greatly extend the time they were able to be on the wreck site, but also added huge complexity to the diving. Closed circuit rebreathers work by recycling the exhaled breath of the diver and removing the carbon dioxide in the breath by the use of a 'scrubber'. Fresh oxygen is then injected, but only enough to replace that which has been metabolised. It is an incredibly efficient way of diving, minimising gas use and decompression penalties, but has some possible risks associated with low and high oxygen, as well as excess carbon dioxide. These are issues which are not normally a major consideration with open circuit diving.
The added complexity has huge benefits though.
Rebreather divers are able to spend up to an hour at depth excavating, while their open circuit team mates are limited to just twenty minutes. My work on the site as a rebreather specialist and instructor involves monitoring not only my own life support system, but also working as a 'guardian angel'. This means that I am in charge of looking after and working closely alongside my designated archeologist, allowing them to focus on the job of excavating. As a buddy pair we each bring our own expertise to the job. This system has working brilliantly over the last few years to allow the scientists to work effectively, and most of all safely, on the wreck.
The last season we worked on the Antikythera wreck we uncovered, without a doubt, the most astonishing find since the mechanism itself: the remains of a human skeleton, including an almost complete skull. To find such intact human remains that are well over 2000 years old is extremely rare. In most cases shipwreck victims sink to the ocean floor and are either swept away or eaten by marine creatures. The hope is to eventually be able to extract DNA from the skull, and then to analyse it. As well as possibly being able to tell us the gender of the individual, if DNA can be successfully taken from the bones and then sequenced, we may be able to learn about the origins of this individual, including their ancestry, as well as personal details such as hair and eye colour.
To think that we could learn so much about someone so many years distant from us is without doubt a truly fascinating aspect of this Antikythera Wreck. The next phase for the project is due to take place this coming August, and I know I can't wait to get out there again and continue to dive and uncover yet more secrets from the past.


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Q: How to detect when anchor is clicked and add extra pixels and keep URL Because I have a fixed position header, when anchor links are clicked some of the content is obscured by the header, so I want to modify the position so that the requested content is completely visible. I am presently doing this successfully with the following jQuery:
$(document).ready(function () {
    $("a[href^='#']").click(function () {
        var id = $(this).attr("href");
        var newPosition = $(id).offset();
        if (newPosition != undefined) {
            window.scrollTo(newPosition.left, newPosition.top - 50);
        }
        else {
            window.scrollTo(0, 0);
        }
        return false;
    });
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However the problem with this method is that the URL never changes to add the #anchor part so users cannot bookmark the page as I would want them to.
Is there a way of doing this where the URL will change? I need wide browser compatability so I don't think I can change the URL. I was thinking I could perhaps monitor the window scroll event and see if the URL hash has changed and if so do the 50 pixel adjustment. But is there a better way?

A: This is actually a complex problem.  There is an excellent plugin designed especially to solve this problem called BBQ.  One issue (which you might not have realized will be an issue yet) is the use of the back button.  Users expect the back button to "take" them to the last place before they clicked a link.  If you don't support that you will have very sad users.  BBQ is able to solve these issues and make the back button work correctly.

A: To possible answer my own question, I have experimented with a script that does what is needed and works when the page is opened with a hash, when you click a hash, when you click the same hash after scrolling, and also handles the back button. This seems to work in popular browsers.
        $(document).ready(function () {
            var scrollOnReady = false;
            var lastHash = window.location.hash ? window.location.hash : "";
            if (lastHash != "") {
                scrollOnReady = true;
                setTimeout(function () {
                    var newPosition = $(lastHash).offset();
                    if (newPosition != undefined) {
                        if ($(window).scrollTop() == newPosition.top) {
                            window.scrollTo(newPosition.left, newPosition.top - 50);
                        }
                    }
                    else {
                        window.scrollTo(0, 0);
                    }
                }, 50);
            }

            $(window).scroll(function () {
                if (scrollOnReady) {
                    scrollOnReady = false;
                }
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                    if ((window.location.hash ? window.location.hash : "") !== lastHash) {
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                        }, 50);
                    }
                }
            });

            $("a[href^='#']").click(function () {
                var hash = $(this).attr("href");
                if (hash === lastHash) {
                    lastHash = "";
                }
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In a sudden development, the military council and the forces of freedom turned the page of differences between them to start again on a new foundation and agreed to form a mixed council of military and civilians.
A member of the Negotiating Committee told the newspaper "Akhirlahza" that the two parties agreed on a sovereign council composed of 7 soldiers and 5 civilians will be headed by Lt.Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hemitte) as his first deputy and the second deputy will be from the forces of freedom and change's members.
The source concluded that any decision it will be made in full agreement between all sovereign council's members, and revealed the formation of a legislative council with members of the military, members of qualified youth belonging to the forces of freedom and change, university professors and other forces.
He explained that a government composed of a prime minister and 17 ministers would be formed, the three institutions of the "sovereign and legislative councils and the government" would be only for six months, followed by the signing of the peace agreement with the armed movements.
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Gene breakthrough promises 'bespoke' breast cancer treatment
"Breast cancer treatment breakthrough after 'milestone' genetic discovery," says The Independent, about widely reported research investigating genetic mutations in people with breast cancer.
The researchers took samples of cancer cells from 560 people with breast cancer (556 women and four men). They compared the DNA from the cancerous cells with DNA from normal cells.
They found 93 genes that had mutated in the cancer cells and concluded that they could have caused normal tissue to become cancerous. They also found 12 genetic patterns linked with breast cancer.
These findings have been called "groundbreaking" in the media. While they are certainly interesting, it's important to remember that, even if the gene is present, it doesn't mean the person will get cancer, just that their risk is increased.
It's hoped that the study will lead to more personalised treatments for breast cancer, similar to drugs used for other DNA mutations that are already known.
If there is a history of breast cancer in your family, you may be worried about your own risk. It's best to visit your GP, who can assess you and refer you to a genetic clinic if necessary.
The study was carried out by researchers from a number of institutions, including the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, East Anglian Medical Genetics Service, and the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Funding for the study was provided by multiple organisations, including the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme, the Wellcome Trust and the Institut National du Cancer (INCa) in France. The ICGC Asian Breast Cancer Project was funded through a grant from the Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature.
These findings have been reported accurately in the media. It's good to see explanations stating that, while this may be an important discovery, it may still be decades before targeted treatments become available. One of the researchers told the media: "Overall, I'm optimistic, but it's a tempered optimism".
This was a laboratory study, which aimed to gain a better understanding of genetic mutations that lead to breast cancer.
The researchers hope, by establishing a clear picture of the particular mutations and their causes, it may be possible to find ways to prevent them happening, or target treatment more effectively.
Professor Sir Mike Stratton, Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and one of the research team, says: "This huge study, examining in great detail the many thousands of mutations present in each of the genomes of 560 cases, brings us much closer to a complete description of the changes in DNA in breast cancer and thus to a comprehensive understanding of the causes of the disease and the opportunities for new treatments."
The research included 560 people with breast cancer, comprising 556 women and four men. Researchers took samples from the cancer itself and surrounding tissue. These samples were analysed and only those with more than 70% tumour cells were included in the study.
The research involved identifying the sequence of each gene, the impact of mutations and the variation of the mutation rate across genes.
The genes were also analysed for "mutational signatures", or genetic patterns, associated with breast cancer. These were compared to genetic patterns that have already been identified.
The genetic analysis of the breast cancer samples identified 93 genes which, if they mutate, could cause breast cancer. Five of these genes (MED23, FOXP1, MLLT4, XBP1 and ZFP36L1) were previously unknown. There were 10 genes that were particularly likely to mutate and which led to 62% of cancers.
The team identified 12 genetic patterns linked to breast cancer, and another seven related to other cancer types.
The researchers identified 12 genetic patterns relating to cancer and 93 genes. They say there may be others, but those most commonly linked with breast cancer are now known.
The team believes important questions remain and more research is needed in this area to complete our understanding.
This study looked at genetic mutations in people with breast cancer. The researchers found 93 genes that, if mutated, can make normal tissue become cancerous. They also found 12 genetic patterns or "mutational signatures" associated with the disease.
These findings have been reported in the media as a breakthrough, with one media outlet saying that this, "landmark research paves the way for new and better treatments – as well as ways of preventing the disease ever occurring".
While these findings are exciting, it's important to remember that, even if the gene is present, it doesn't mean the person will get cancer, just that their risk is increased.
More research is needed and it will take a number of years before any new treatments or guidance on how we can prevent the cancer to begin with become available. This research focused on the genetics of breast cancer and future work may look at other cancer types.
There are a number of genes that have already been identified as increasing a person's risk, but it doesn't mean that people with these genes will definitely develop cancer. You can reduce your risk of breast cancer by limiting your alcohol intake, maintaining a healthy weight and keeping physically active.
This article was originally published by NHS Choices
NICE provisionally backs combined therapy for melanoma
29 April, 2016Steve Ford
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is recommending a new drug combination for melanoma that could extend life by six months.
Daily low-dose aspirin may help combat cancer
"Aspirin could help beat cancer: Daily pill can 'cuts odds of dying of breast, bowel and prostate cancer by a fifth'," the Daily Mail reports.
End of life care facing 'meltdown', warns charity
27 April, 2016Jo Stephenson
End of life care will be placed under "an intolerable strain" in coming years, according to a new analysis by Macmillan Cancer Support.
Obesity epidemic blamed for rise in womb cancer
"Obesity 'likely culprit' behind womb cancer rise," reports BBC News.
Comment: 'All young people with cancer should receive specialist care'
Over 25 years since the first Teenage Cancer Trust unit opened in London, says Sam Smith, on a model ensuring nurses have age-specific expertise to deliver holistic care to teenagers and young people
Genetics for Health Professionals in Cancer Care: From Principles to Practice
5 October, 2015Ibadete Fetahu
'This book is relevant to doctors, clinical nurse specialists and senior health professionals working with patients with hereditary cancer or genetic risk in a variety of clinical settings including the primary, secondary and palliative care environment.'
Study offers insight into genetics of schizophrenia
"More than 100 schizophrenia genes have been pinpointed," reports the Daily Mail. In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers have gained further insights into the genetics of the condition, which it is hoped could lead to new treatments.
New genetics research could shed light on Parkinson's risk
28 July, 2014The Press Association
The results of a worldwide study into Parkinson's could help revolutionise how the degenerative disease is treated, experts have said.
What do nurses need to know about genetics?
As genomic testing becomes embedded in mainstream medicine, health professionals need to understand the role of genetics in disease
Researchers map genetics of 30 common cancers
"Cancer 'signatures' reveal origins of disease," Sky News reports, explaining how "a team of scientists discover the genetic patterns left by complex processes which mutate DNA and lead to cancer".
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Home HealthConditions and Diseases Facts about Mesothelioma Exposure!
Human beings are susceptible to diseases that make our body weak but conditions such as cancer make us emotionally low as well, due to the fear factor and loss of hope involved, which is a result of lack of proper cure. The uncertainty of life hits home hardest when any type of cancer is diagnosed.
Mesothelioma is one of the most common primary tumors involving the pleura, which is the outer covering of the lungs and the cavity of the chest. It may sometimes occur in the peritoneum too, which is the abdominal cavity lining or even the pericardium surrounding the heart. This cancer is considered to be difficult for physicians to diagnose and treat.
There are different ways in which a person can get affected by this dreaded disease.
Mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure is the most common. Who would have thought that a simple exposure to a substance that is used in many products and in workplaces can spell disaster?
Asbestos exposure has been proved to lead to serious and fatal diseases, such as mesothelioma. Unfortunately, the symptoms are slow to show up and take a long time to develop and in some cases it may take more than twenty years. Research shows that people who smoke tobacco and have been exposed to asbestos are at a far greater risk for cancer than non-smokers.
There are several factors that determine how an individual is affected by this exposure, such as the concentration of the asbestos fibers, the duration of the exposure, the shape, size and the chemical elements of the fibers. Physicians believe that the thin and long fibers are the most dangerous because they can reach the alveolar region, the lower airways of the lung, and remain in the lung for a longer period of time and are more toxic than the other short or wide fibers. The wider particles cannot reach the lung and pleura and remain in the upper respiratory tract.
Occupational exposure to asbestos has been considered as a hazard for a long time. This risk of asbestos exposure is more apparent at workplaces, such as shipyards, mines, manufacturing plants, construction sites, railroads and several other places. This exposure usually occurs when the asbestos products are damaged.
Earlier, when asbestos mining used to take place, while no deaths were reported during the first ten years of exposure, there were reports of eighty-five deaths occurring in 20 years time. Even people with a minimal exposure of breathing air through ventilation systems have been diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Secondary or bystander exposure, meaning people who get exposed to asbestos through some other family member or someone else who is directly exposed to asbestos, also are at high risk of mesothelioma. Experts believe that this could be because of the asbestos dust that the workers bring home on themselves. To ensure the family members do not get affected, usually companies make it a rule that asbestos workers shower and change their clothes before going off work.
Environmental exposure to mesothelioma refers to people who are living in areas where there are asbestos mines or manufacturing plants. There was a case at Libby Montana, where vermiculite, which is a non asbestos mineral silicate was found to be highly contaminated with asbestos and children who played in the vermiculite heaps in the town were said to have developed mesothelioma and other related diseases. Non industrial exposure may occur because of soil that is contaminated with fibers or the use of erionite, which is a fibrous rock in buildings.
Workers, who perform renovation of buildings containing asbestos materials as well as people living in the surrounding areas where the renovation is taking place, are also exposed to asbestos dust and thus are at risk of contacting mesothelioma. Previously, before asbestos was banned, asbestos was used as part of building materials for both domestic and public premises.
The main and the only known cause of mesothelioma worldwide is exposure to asbestos. It is often related to some sort of occupational exposure, even if it is for a brief duration.
Researchers have found that asbestos manufacturers knew the hazards of asbestos exposure even as long as fifty to sixty years ago; however, they chose not to reveal this as it could affect their businesses and profits. It was in the 1960s that the first warnings came out to public notice, but were never stressed enough to make people understand the implications.
Even in the present day, there are many cases where workers are not completely aware of the health hazards, leaving them at a huge risk of falling prey to the dreaded mesothelioma and other such conditions.
It is unfortunate that thousands of individuals suffer and lose their lives for no mistake of theirs and part of it is because people have become so insensitive to fellow human beings' suffering.
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no doubt! Mesothelioma is very hard to control, the researcher try to find a new treatments and better ways to use current treatments. Before any new treatment can be recommended for general use, doctors conduct clinical trials to find out whether the treatment is safe for patients and effective against the disease.


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Remember those days in December and early January when it felt more like spring and the look at the snow and ice that has covered trees and ground cover. Snow is about 6 inches deep in my front yard while I am writing this. I write this column two weeks in advance so we could all be sunbathing by the time this is read.
Our problem is praying that the electricity stays on and road crews make driving safe. We live comfortably and have plenty to eat. Wildlife fight to stay alive when the world outside is white.
Every morning on my way to the gym I watch a big coyote searching for breakfast. Recently the animal was acting unusual, running toward my pickup and zigzagging back and forth. I slowed down to watch as the predator almost ran into the side of my pickup while chasing a rabbit.
I understand that the lowly coyote has to eat. Food equals energy that in turn equals warmth through these cold winter days and nights. Pups are likely not born yet, so this was not a mother trying to feed her family, but a hungry animal chasing food. I will have to admit hoping the rabbit would escape and the coyote would find some nice, dead roadkill.
I believe that snow is much easier on wildlife than ice. Most creatures can dig through snow and some even burrow in it for warmth. Really deep snow is a different story where only the strong survive. I guess Mother Nature meant that.
FISH: Fish survival depended on amounts of oxygen that filter through the ice. Snow lying for long periods on a shallow frozen pond is disastrous. Sun penetrating through the ice helps create oxygen that is badly needed for fish survival. Fish in deeper pools have a greater chance of survival.
BOBWHITE QUAIL: Bobwhite quail spent more time near shrub-type cover with bare ground underneath or cornfields when available. They will stay in coveys around their chosen habitat until April.
March is considered the time for short-distance migrants who are generally seedeaters. Robins, field sparrows and other species that winter in the southern United States move north, eventually passing through our area. Long-distance migrants are mainly in the tropics. This might include warblers, fly catchers and orioles. Hummingbirds follow the same pattern.
Great horned owls, bluebirds, red tailed hawks and species that build nests inside tree cavities or boxes will likely start nesting in February. Some may be in open nests. Babies stay under their parents for warmth. But an extra layer of fat also insulates younger birds, especially birds that are eating well.
WILD TURKEYS: Wild turkeys fare well in the worst conditions by finding food while digging through snow, ices and mud with their sharp claws. Adult birds provide quite a fight against most predators with their strong wings and sharp spurs. Yet folks who walk through woodlots will occasionally find a pile of feathers that belonged to the turkey that lost a violent fight to a coyote, fox, bobcat and, in some areas, a mountain lion.
You can still see big flocks of hens and young birds feeding in open row crop fields. Toms occasionally join them. However, toms always roost in different locations than hens or young birds.
DEER AND PREDATORS: Larger animals like deer dug through ice and deep snow with their hooves to find meager tidbits. Coyotes, foxes and birds of prey were rewarded with small game that had few places to hide.
SMALL GAME: Rabbits, rodents and quail with the best cover and food sources probably made it. Many did not. They have a low survival percentage and generally a good reproduction rate.
INSECTS: Grasshoppers are hatched from eggs, bet you didn't know that. The eggs survive winter while grasshoppers perish from the cold or various diseases. During the fall wild turkeys devour every possible grasshopper as a source of protein and food. The poor old "hoppers" are almost paralyzed on a cold morning and the turkeys chow down.
Flies may survive in warm places during cold weather, but they only have a lifespan of about two months or less. They make their triumphant return by hatching out of eggs the last generation left before dying. This is especially good news for those that like to be aggravated at picnics.
Believe it or not, spiders are cold-blooded and have a built-in antifreeze so they will not freeze to death. Many survive under big leaf piles or other cover – like barns, your attic or basement. Mothers die after laying their eggs, generally in the fall. Babies survive in their egg sacs that help keep them warm throughout the cold months so they can hatch to freak you out.
Moths, too, survive the winter in a variety of ways. Some species eggs laid in late summer or fall do not hatch until the following spring, when there is plenty of food. Many more species spend the winter as caterpillars that remain dormant until spring.
Some insects migrate. Certain butterflies and moths fly long distances. For example, Monarch butterflies spend the summer in Canada and the northern U.S. They migrate as far south as Mexico for the winter while other migrating insects, including a variety of moths, don't fly nearly as far.
Termites and Japanese beetles move downward into the soil. Earthworms, too, move down, some as far as six feet below the ground surface.
Finally, let's discuss everyone's favorite bug, mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are cold-blooded and hibernate in temperatures less than 50 degrees. The adult females lay their eggs in freezing water and die. The eggs hatch in warm weather so another batch of mosquitoes can bite you throughout warm weather.


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Seismometer technology field-tested in Antarctica before space missions
Wednesday 9th Feb 2022, 12.16pm
Scientists from the University of Oxford are field-testing seismic sensors in the bitter conditions of Antarctica to simulate the solar system's icy moons.
The Antarctic deployment is the first in what is hoped to be a series of extreme environment tests for the short-period (SP) sensor – a seismometer that records the high-frequency (high pitched) seismic waves generated by movement in the ice sheets.
Originally developed for the NASA Insight mission to Mars, the short-period seismic sensor built by Imperial College London is being tested to see how it might perform in the hostile conditions of the Solar System's icy moons.
Dr Ben Fernando, Department of Physics at the University of Oxford (and co-lead on the project), said:
'This is an incredibly exciting opportunity to test the seismometers in one of the most extreme environments on Earth, and a valuable opportunity to explore how they might perform on one of the icy moons of Saturn or Jupiter one day.'
Setting the sensor on the Brunt Ice Shelf
Credit: British Antarctic Survey
The short-period seismic sensor is being calibrated using a network of tiny sensors installed into the ice shelf around the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Halley VI Research Station.
The research team have already begun to collect data on seismic vibrations recorded below the Brunt Ice Shelf as part of the field test – providing valuable insights into the evolution of cracks in the shelf and the ocean conditions beneath.
Dr Tarje Nissen-Meyer, Associate Professor of Geophysics at the Department of Earth Sciences (and co-lead on the project), said:
'Seismic instrumentation and data are extremely sensitive to a large range of ground motions and can therefore aid in monitoring ice dynamics, which is crucial for climate change, in such vast, remote places as Antarctica.'
If the short-period seismic sensor can withstand the harsh and icy polar conditions of the field test it could one day play a role in the search for evidence of primitive life on the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter. The seismological recordings returned by a sensor on one of the moons would be expected to monitor any volcanic activity on the ocean floor beneath the icy surface, and to study the geological composition of the moon.
Sue Horne, Head of Space Exploration at the UK Space Agency, said:
'This project will help prepare for future missions to the moons of Saturn and Jupiter while using instruments first designed for Mars to monitor the formation of cracks in the Antarctic ice. It's an excellent example of how space technology is providing benefits here on Earth.'
The project is a collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) which is managing the deployed sensors, the UK Space Agency which funded the development of the short-period seismic sensor, and the seismic node manufacturer STRYDE.
The first Antarctic deployment is expected to last two to three weeks, ahead of a potential longer deployment next year.


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An Irish-American Zionist in the Age of Anti-Zionism – By James Loeffler
James Loeffler on Gil Troy's Moynihan's Moment: America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism
Gil Troy, Moynihan's Moment: America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism, Oxford University Press, 2012, 368 pp., $29.95
Only one of the thousands of UN resolutions issued by the General Assembly has ever been formally revoked: the infamous GA Resolution 3379, passed on November 10, 1975. Voted through by a Cold War coalition of Soviet satellites and Arab and Asian states, the statement's tortuous logic led to the declaration that, "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination." By linking the Jewish national movement to the sins of colonialism, the racial supremacy of South African Apartheid, and, by implication, German Nazism, the document officially endorsed a potent new anti-Semitic myth.
Though the resolution was rescinded in 1991, the scandalous slur has lived on. It continues to surface at the UN and at protests around the world, both as part of ideological attempts to delegitimize Israel in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict and as part of naked displays of vicious anti-Semitism. Thanks in part to this resolution, the thin line between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, between philosophical opposition to Jewish nationalism and pure Jew-hatred, is dangerously blurred.
For these reasons, the story of the "Zionism is Racism" Resolution at the United Nations is typically regarded as a political tragedy: the collapse of the UN's moral authority, the dawn of a new era of global anti-Semitism, an example of the devastating and cynical politicization of human rights, and a failure of Jewish diplomacy. Historian Gil Troy offers a very different reading in his new book Moynihan's Moment: America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism. A well-known scholar of presidential history and author of a sympathetic biography of Ronald Reagan, Troy is also an increasingly vocal defender of centrist Zionism in the realm of American Jewish public affairs. But here he is less interested in Israel advocacy or the UN blame-game than in recovering a forgotten moment of American heroism by the late politician Daniel Moynihan.
Then newly appointed as US Ambassador to the UN, Moynihan excoriated the UN resolution. "The [United States] does not acknowledge, it will not abide by it, will never acquiesce in this infamous act," Moynihan thundered. "A great evil has been loosed upon the world." These words proved futile in stopping the resolution's passage. Nevertheless, Moynihan's jeremiad electrified broad segments of the American public. His words became a clarion call for those who urged America's political leadership not to capitulate to the moral compromises of realpolitik and détente. They emboldened a US foreign policy in search of a proper response to the rising current of anti-Westernism, one that equated American power with Western neo-colonialism.
Troy recovers the episode deftly, showing how logically flawed the anti-Zionist argument was then (as it is now). He reconstructs the bitter rivalry between Moynihan, the hard-boiled idealist and conservative Democrat, and Henry Kissinger, dean of Republican realism, along with the bit players at the State Department, the UN, the White House, the Israeli government, and the American Jewish establishment. Troy identifies the oft-forgotten strain of the sensible center in American foreign policy and the longing for American assertion of confidence in its values and their universal import. But his real passion seems to be for the incident's self-revealing character as a turning point in an American rejection of 1970s malaise and a move towards the optimism and assertiveness that would mark the Reagan Revolution a few years later.
This is an intriguing claim. On many levels it makes sense, despite the slight time gap involved and Moynihan's uneasy political fit with other aspects of the Reagan Revolution. Moynihan was part of the cluster of liberals who questioned the tilt towards leftist radicalism and defeatism in American domestic and foreign affairs. Though tagged by some as a neo-conservative, he rejected the label. One of the virtues of Troy's book is that he wastes little time rehashing the current debates about neo-conservatism. Instead, he wisely focuses on Moynihan's political iconoclasm, which borrowed from Left and Right but bowed to neither.
Just as Troy stresses Moynihan's political independence, he is also concerned to defeat the assertion that political opportunism dictated the showcase speech. He takes pains to show that Moynihan's response was not predicated on any particular bias in favor of Jewish political interests or Israel. In Troy's reading, it was Moynihan's ingrained political instinct for protecting liberal democracies and resisting ideological cant in diplomatic circles that drew him to Israel, not the other way around. If anything, Moynihan was skeptical of American Jewish arguments on behalf of Israel: "he did not take the UN job to woo Jews or run for office, as later critics charged … Jews were not on Moynihan's mind."
He decided to take a hard line at the UN in 1975 when he realized that the US could not remain on the defensive when it came to attacks on its foreign policy and its political allies. And he faced some of his stiffest criticism from Kissinger, a German Jewish Holocaust refugee, who nevertheless feared, to the point of absurdity, overexposing Jewish concerns in American foreign policy. Kissinger worried Moynihan would become Israel's UN lackey — and upstage him.
Troy's careful analysis of Moynihan's motivations is one of the strengths of this book, if a bit redundant at times. In an era when both critics and advocates of the American-Israeli alliance often blithely assert that domestic politics drive US foreign policy (be it Jewish lobbying or Christian Zionist votes), it is an important lesson to remember that Israel often functions as much as a symbolic proxy for American identity in foreign affairs as a strategic ally or special interest issue. "In defending Zionism," writes Troy, "Moynihan was combating what he saw as an ideological assault on Western values and American power."
At times, Troy's astute political narrative slips into a slightly breathless style of hagiography. Moynihan is half whiskey-swilling "Irish pol," half "Harvard professor." He is "the ultimate Warrior-Diplomat, elegant, intellectual, witty, charming but also blunt, blustery, explosive and aggressive." We read too many times about the nefarious motives of the Saudis and other anti-Israel forces. And the last two chapters of the book recycle earlier observations in guise of how this turning point offers lasting lessons about Moynihan's political trajectory and the larger arc of Reagan-era U.S. foreign policy.
Moynihan's Moment is nonetheless an important act of historical recovery. As Troy reminds us, it was Moynihan's unflinching "moral authority" that led to his moment at the UN and his successful rise in politics. Even as the "Zionism as Racism" charge still lingers, and even as UN leaders have themselves acknowledged the organization's anti-Israel bias (most recently in a speech by Ban Ki Moon to Israeli students), the graver problem Troy diagnoses is the weakness of American moral vision and courage in foreign affairs. Forty years after the Moynihan moment at the UN, there is no shortage of anti-Americanism, anti-Zionism, and anti-Semitism in the world. But there are fewer and fewer Moynihans rising to the challenge.
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A friend of mine went to get a new phone at AT&T. He uses a cane. Well his trip didn't last long because some genius figured out that if the customers were uncomfortable, they wouldn't stick around for long and therefore less staff was needed. So they removed everything you could sit on. Never mind that the staff has to stand all day too.
He went to a different store.
Good job! If you can drive away all your customers, maybe you won't need any staff at all. Think of all the money you will save.
"Alliances are not marriages. They work until one party sees a prettier girl." These words, emanating from a female executive of a software company I met recently, say volumes about this company's inability to develop partnerships, which, consequently, has negatively impacted their market share and revenue growth. Furthermore, this executive stated that she was searching for a new head of alliances, as if this was the crux of their issue. The problem isn't personnel, it is attitude and perspective.
By merging the capabilities of two organizations, the results can be astonishing, including better, stronger and more differentiated products, the ability to pursue new markets, or the potential to increase market share in existing markets. Ultimately the goal is to increase revenues and profitability. And, all of these objectives can be achieved, but that can't happen without the commitment of both participants.
Similar to the search for a mate, there is a considerable investment made by firms searching for partners, especially in two particular areas: first, only through careful and thorough investigation can one find a good match; second, both of the partnering firms must devote time and resources to create a new product or service, and consequently develop new sales and marketing plans. The critical point here is that both firms will have invested a considerable amount of time, effort and money in forging their relationship—enough that they won't be easily tempted by the 'pretty' girl that happens to walk by.
Norman Vincent Peale authored The Power of Positive Thinking, and I can almost guarantee that the executive quoted above has not read it. When you enter into a relationship with the expectation that your partnership can, so easily, fall apart, you set the wheels in motion for exactly that to happen. It begins with the attitude you take into meetings, but spreads to what information you share or don't share, how and when you share information, the activities you wholeheartedly undertake and those that you conveniently forget to complete, or the half-assed effort you put into any of these activities. If a firm is less than fully committed, then it's easy to see how a 'prettier girl' can catch a wandering eye.
Sometimes strategic alliances fail. Like marriages, there could be a host of reasons for the breakup, including cheating. It could also simply be that the two organizations are now moving in different directions. Active communications during the relationship is absolutely paramount to ensuring success, but it also provides the vehicle to understand the status and strength of your relationship. Shame on the company that relies on a 'prettier girl' to signal that your alliance is destined for divorce.
"in which cost-conscious seniors choose among competing insurance and delivery system options. That's how the new drug benefit works"
Yes indeed. The drug benefit increases the deficit by $1 trillion dollars with the increased profits flowing to pharma. So I guess Mike wants us taxpayers to send even more money to private insurance companies, because they deliver good healthcare so much better than the government.


Amnesty International last week submitted its response to the report of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Irelan. It welcomed a large number of the specific proposals but expressing concern about omissions and flaws which could seriously weaken, or even undermine, its potential.
The Independent Commission, set up after the Multi-Party Agreement of April 1998, reported in September 1999. The 128-page report "A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland", includes 175 recommendations.
Amnesty International considers that full implementation of the proposals would lead to a fundamental change in policing and could mark a major advance towards establishing a regime acceptable to all sections of the community and conforming to international human rights standards. The appointment of an international independent oversight commissioner to supervise the implementation of changes should ensure that the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) does not block progress.
Amnesty International has expressed concern over the years about the lack of accountability in the RUC which has undermined the rule of law in Northern Ireland and led to a pattern of impunity for human rights violations.
The proposal for the comprehensive integration of human rights in policing, including thorough training, monitoring, a new code of ethics, and a human rights oath is a welcome step. Proposals for greater accountability and transparency are also positive steps. However, Amnesty International is concerned that the report also has several omissions which may eventually undermine the proposed reforms.
The organization is concerned the report did not examine the impact of emergency legislation on policing practices or address any of the concerns regarding the special powers for the police (whether under emergency or permanent legislation). The report also failed to address (or set up mechanisms to redress) past abusive policing practices and did not go far enough in establishing measures to ensure accountability.
recommend how police attitudes towards lawyers could be changed.
Recommendations regarding the Special Branch, a police unit renowned for human rights violations, do not go far enough. Amnesty International believes those units within the RUC which are associated with patterns of human rights violations, like Special Branch and its undercover armed units, should be disbanded and their past actions should be investigated with a view to bringing those responsible to justice. The units should be reconstituted with new personnel and new leadership in order to ensure that they operate in an accountable and impartial manner.
Amnesty International believes there should be a thorough review of covert operations in Northern Ireland, including the accountability of MI5 and military intelligence units. Amnesty International also recommends the establishment of a civilian body which would oversee the operations of intelligence agencies and covert operations.
Amnesty International urges the government to ensure that all policing is in conformity with international standards. This means repealing emergency legislation powers and ensuring that all new measures are in conformity with the full range of international standards and not just the European Convention on Human Rights.


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Q: Logged in to ACR on the host, can I use that inside container? We're moving our Jenkins setup to Azure.
Once I have an Azure node, I run the following:
az login -i
az acr login -n myregistry

From there, I can pull images from the registry.
My container has the docker socket mapped inside and it interacts with docker on the host to bring up more containers. But when I try to docker pull from inside the container, I get
docker: Error response from daemon: Get https://myregistry.azurecr.io/v2/myimage/manifests/mytag:
 unauthorized: authentication required, visit https://aka.ms/acr/authorization for more information.
See 'docker run --help'.

One way to solve the issue is to have az installed in my container and invoke the same login on startup. I would like however not to modify the image.
Are there any other ways to use the fact that the host is already authorized for ACR?
Is there any folder in the host that I can map inside my container so that it would use the host's login information?
Thanks

A: When you use the Azure CLI command az acr login, then it will store the credential to your docker credential file ~/.docker/config.json. So you can mount the docker credential file to the same path of the container. Then the docker inside the container can also use the credential to pull images from your ACR.
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Why not work, docker stores the credential in the file /home/user/.docker/config.json. When you use Azure CLI command az acr login, it will use the current use that you use to login with the command az login and then stores the credential for your local docker server. Here is the example via the way I provide you:


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Thomas Krokowski (* 24. März 1957 in Wipperfürth) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Handballspieler.

In der Jugend begann Krokowski beim SV Wipperfürth. Mit 18 wechselte er zum VfL Gummersbach. Dort blieb der Abwehrspezialist 14 Jahre und erreichte mit der Mannschaft eine Vielzahl von nationalen und internationalen Titel. Im Angriff spielte Krokowski in den ersten Jahren auf der Linksaußen-Position, später nach dem Rückzug von Heiner Brand wechselte er auf die Mittel-Position. Für den VfL Gummersbach bestritt er 316 Bundesligaspiele, in denen er 679 Tore erzielte. 1989 wechselte er zu Bayer 04 Leverkusen, wo er zwei Spielzeiten aktiv war. Für Deutschland bestritt Krokowski 33 Länderspiele, in denen er 55 Tore erzielte.  Ab 1991 war er als "Hobbyspieler" bei TS Bergisch Gladbach und TV Refrath in der Landes- beziehungsweise Verbandsliga. Beim TV Refrath war Krokowski Spielertrainer.

Ab 1995 war er beim VfL Gummersbach für zwei Jahre Sportmanager.

Krokowski ist Diplom-Kaufmann und arbeitet als Geschäftsführer bei einer Agentur für Unternehmenskommunikation. Er wohnt in Herkenrath, ist verheiratet und hat zwei Kinder.

Erfolge
 Deutscher Meister 1982, 1983, 1985 und 1988
 DHB-Pokalsieger 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983 und 1985
 Europapokal der Landesmeister 1983
 Europapokal der Pokalsieger 1978 und 1979
 IHF-Pokal 1982
 Vereinseuropameister 1979 und 1989

Literatur
 D. Lange: "Das war meine schönste Zeit." In: Handballwoche 37, 2009, S. 29.

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Handballnationalspieler (Deutschland)
Handballspieler (VfL Gummersbach)
Handballspieler (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
Rückraumspieler
Deutscher Meister (Handball)
Deutscher
Geboren 1957
Mann

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