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Grisly Procedures
November 24, 2017 | (4,346 words)
For those who may be unfamiliar with her work, Linda Greenhouse is a New York Times Contributing Op-Ed Writer who covers the Supreme Court and the law. Her November 12, 2017 effort is entitled "The Worrisome Future of Abortion Rights." In it Ms. Greenhouse describes "the deeply disturbing events of the past few weeks as the Trump administration pulled out all the stops to keep a pregnant 17 year-old, an 'unaccompanied minor' in federal custody as an undocumented immigrant, from exercising her constitutional right to an abortion."
"The administration persisted," Ms. Greenhouse writes, "even after a Texas judge ruled in September that the girl was sufficiently mature to make her own decision about her pregnancy." The story has a happy ending, at least from the perspective of The New York Times. "Known only in court papers as Jane Doe, she finally got her abortion on October 25, thanks to a 6-3 ruling by the federal appeals court in Washington."
Even so, Ms. Greenhouse bemoans how "the abortion came after weeks of delay, after Jane Doe was forced to attend a counseling session at an anti-abortion 'crisis pregnancy center,' and as the pregnancy was nearing the 20-week limit for legal abortion in Texas."
The rest of the well-written and persuasively argued essay goes on to detail the nefarious ways certain members of the current Justice Department, along with certain federal appointees to circuit courts, have taken it upon themselves to act as "an outpost of the National Right to Life Committee." Above all else, Ms. Greenhouse wants to bring our attention to the way in which "the government is claiming a right not to 'facilitate' a lawful procedure, not to become complicit in what some politicians and federal bureaucrats regard as evil… It is the government itself claiming a right not to follow the law."
… appealing to a law of recent vintage.
This appeal to law and order fails to acknowledge the specific law being referenced is relatively new, reversing centuries of consensus over what was until recently accurately described as infanticide. One is also struck by the absence of any mention that the surgery under discussion is among the most invasive medical procedures one could possibly imagine. Indeed, one is moved by the way Linda Greenhouse is able to conceptualize abortion into just another polemical issue to be furiously debated with one's ideological foe. Abortion is nothing more than a now-legal action that, due to its legality, should not only be permitted, but pursued at every opportunity, without a qualm.
While we may agree that certain young girls, along with adult women on occasion, have unfortunately been known to find themselves in difficult situations no one should have to face alone, should that really translate into, and does that really justify, the all-out promotion of a grisly procedure whose public acceptance constitutes a stain on civilized society?
Reading Father Brian Harrison's recent criticism of Pope Francis's intention to amend the Catechism of the Catholic Church in such a way that would define capital punishment as always and everywhere wrong, one is given to a similar thought. Unlike Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times, Father Harrison is referencing a very old law. While amending or developing long-held Church teaching should never be undertaken lightly, and Father Harrison's articulate presentation of the historical record is a valuable contribution to the discussion, can we not allow that the application of justice has undergone some questionable refinements over the years? In this, our vaunted modern age, isn't the death penalty a grisly procedure whose public acceptance constitutes a stain on civilized society?
… selective reference to papal teaching.
John Paul II certainly seemed to think so. In the 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae, "On The Value And Inviolability Of Human Life," he comes this close (imagine your thumb and index finger almost touching) to saying and doing the very same thing we are now criticizing Francis for saying and trying to do. In EV 56 our orthodox hero explains:
"The nature and extent of the punishment must be carefully evaluated and decided upon, and ought not to go to the extreme of executing the offender except in cases of absolute necessity; in other words when it would not be possible to otherwise defend society. Today, however, as a result of steady improvements in the organization of the penal system, such cases are very rare, if practically non-existent."
While upholding the value of every human life, Evangelium Vitae does leave room for capital punishment as a right of society to defend itself and preserve peace. But there are good reasons to limit its use, first and foremost to witness to the value of human life. So while technically affirming the validity of capital punishment as public retribution, as the Church has always done, EV unquestionably seeks to greatly restrict or abolish it where circumstances allow.
Yet we are not hearing this aspect of JPII's thought being referenced in relation to the latest assault on tradition perpetrated by the touchy-feely, anti-intellectual Francis. Instead, our attention is being directed all the way back to the year 1208, and the papacy of Innocent III. Perhaps we would all benefit by stepping away from the good-Pope, bad-Pope parlor game we have been distractedly playing the last few years. Maybe there is a different context within which these matters might be more properly evaluated.
A DIFFERENT CONTEXT
Framing that different context would start by respectfully disputing Father Harrison's contention "that Pope Francis, by his wholesale attempts to re-write Catholic moral teaching, is throwing the Church into the worst crisis of faith she has undergone since the Protestant Reformation, or perhaps even since the mid-4th century Arian crisis, when one Pope and most bishops were wavering even over the divinity of Christ."
Father Harrison is not alone in making this accusation. He is joined, for one, by the editor of Culture Wars magazine. For the record, we are not accusing serious writers like Father Brian Harrison and E. Michael Jones of engaging in a parlor game. Also for the record, we ourselves are not personally smitten with everything Pope Francis says or does.
For instance, like Harrison-Jones, we regard Francis's support for a "healthy secular state" that has no obligation to acknowledge the Catholic Church as the one, true religion as being a serious doctrinal error. Unlike Harrison-Jones, however, we do not see this as prima facie evidence that Francis has run off the rails and gone his own way. On the contrary, our current Pope is merely regurgitating the official Catholic party line since Vatican II, preached not only by his immediate predecessors but also by every leading American prelate over the last fifty years.
The new party line is nothing less than a full embrace of the pluralist democratic model, under the banner of "religious freedom." The revised rules of engagement are as follows: We will no longer try to convert anybody, and in return we will be allowed to administer the sacraments to our own people without interference. Talk about taking a position that is "contrary to the Gospel"…
It was the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on Religious Freedom, Dignitatis Humanae, which made this about-face possible. Yes, the very same document Harrison-Jones now cite as reaffirming the traditional teaching of all pre-conciliar popes. How can this be?
…an ambiguous Council document speaks with forked tongue.
In the opinion of many, DH is sort of all over the place. It does manage a sentence or two that technically reaffirms what Father Harrison and E. Michael Jones says it does. But the short document equivocates like you wouldn't believe. More to the point, it is now routinely interpreted, both inside and outside the Church, in a way that directly contradicts the claim Harrison-Jones make to buttress their subpoena against Pope Francis.
(It wasn't that long ago, before the Francis Wars, when a certain Father Brian Harrison was writing in to Culture Wars magazine on a regular basis to challenge this very same pre-conciliar principle. That person repeatedly told us how impractical is was to insist on the Unites States' recognition of Catholicism as the one, true faith, since there are now so many other denominations afoot in our land. Oh, well, maybe all that was the work of an evil twin.)
Despite the elaborate sturm und drang being generated in certain quarters by this Pope's unconventional methods, on the whole a solid case be made for Francis as acting in a continuum with Benedict XVI and John Paul II. That continuum can be seen as representing the three theological virtues. JPII represented hope, Benedict XVI represented faith, and Francis is attempting to represent charity.
If one is able to consider that Francis is taking pretty much the same positions as his immediate predecessors on the most important issues, this might incline one to consider the main difference between Francis and those predecessors is not doctrinal in nature, but rather in the emphasis being applied to the doctrine. Pope Francis, as one young thinker of our acquaintance recently put it, seems to be trying to bring the doctrine to life, to lift it from the page, if you will.
Yes, we know, this is precisely what his many critics see as a primary fault: an infuriating tendency to portray doctrine as dead and bookish, and far from the pastoral concerns of everyday life. While Francis may not hold much appeal for the scholarly set at this stage of his pontificate, perhaps the scholars should consider how they represent a small, if not an infinitesimal, percentage of the population in dire need of correction and direction and guidance.
… an infuriating tendency to portray doctrine as dead and bookish.
Following this line of reasoning, one might respectfully suggest Benedict XVI and John Paul II were perhaps a bit too scholarly and erudite for their own good. Or too erudite for us, their dumb-downed intended audience who are too easily led astray by other, less astute influences.
Behold the way successful Catholics who may look up to George Weigel and be regular consumers of periodicals such as National Review, Wall Street Journal or The Weekly Standard have been taught to politely ignore what those two good and holy prior Popes had to say about the economic question, or pre-emptive military intervention.
This has had a deleterious effect on average believers of a traditional stripe, who feel honor-bound to accept the conservative narrative put forth by the above-referenced organs of discourse, on all political/economic topics. Because they oppose abortion and gay marriage, the story goes, they must also be right in everything else they espouse.
And, according to this wooden-headed logic, since those dreaded liberals support marriage equality and reproductive choice, they therefore cannot be thought of as possessing a shred of credibility on any subject whatsoever.
Given this tendency to huddle into our own little camps of prescribed ideological thought, Francis, you might say, is taking a different tack in trying to get the Catholic message across.
He started things off in rousing fashion with the apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, "On The Proclamation Of The Gospel In Today's World" (November 2013), in which he found time to challenge the economic status quo proudly embraced by the above-referenced neo-con Republican defenders of the faith. Please refer to those eight lucid paragraphs (EV 52-60) that calmly expose the ineffectiveness of trickle-down economics. This broadside garnered the expected unfavorable reaction from the conservative establishment.
Rush Limbaugh wasted no time in declaring Francis a socialist. Kevin Williamson of National Review Online was equally quick to accuse him of intoning "some ancient Catholic criticisms of market liberalism," suggesting our new Third World Pope update his syllabus and get with the First World program.
Then just for good measure, in July 2015 the Pope returned to Latin American soil to deliver a teeth-rattling speech in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, during which he continued his strident call for real economic change, for systemic economic change, and described unbridled capitalism as "the dung of the devil."
… renewing a strident call for systemic economic change.
This appalled both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, which each ran a series of scathing editorials. Early Francis-supporter Patrick Buchanan, the last political candidate some of us were able to vote for with any enthusiasm, also turned away from the Pope at this point, and ran for cover.
Despite the nasty blowback, this colorful sobriquet served as a scarlet letter, making it difficult for those good Catholic intellectuals slaving away at the Acton Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Heritage Foundation, to dodge this papal indictment, as they have managed to dodge so many other papal indictments in years past.
The think-tank experts who have spent entire careers obfuscating whether free markets and unfettered capitalism are compatible with Catholic social teaching now have a much harder time pretending Rome agrees with them.
(Before you rise to object to such an inhospitable characterization, citing the one sentence from John Paul II's May 1991 encyclical Centesimus Annus our highly-respected and lavishly-funded think tanks are forever quoting, by way of convincing us JPII unequivocally supported free markets as "the best way," please read the remainder of that same paragraph [CA 42]. The man made no such claim. For a truly eye-opening experience, consider reading all of CA.)
Now two years after Santa Cruz, Francis seems to be taking the same let's-not-mince-words approach with the subject of capital punishment. Where John Paul II wanted to see it become "practically non-existent," Francis is just coming right out and saying "it is a mortal sin." Should altering the Catechism in this way be undertaken lightly? Absolutely it should not.
But has the time come to consider such a change? In approaching such a daunting question, we should first be able to agree this form of punishment is performed far too often on the poor and the down-trodden, who also frequently happen to be men of color. Shouldn't this disturbing fact concern us?
… punishing those who lack economic opportunity.
Anyone reading this now probably enjoys a level of material comfort most of the world's inhabitants can only dream of. We may not fully appreciate that only a few miles from where we live, no matter where we live, there are people who struggle daily to maintain the bare necessities of life. If one lives in an urban area, this distance can probably be measured in city blocks.
The writer Anne Barbeau Gardiner reminds us in the November 2017 issue of Culture Wars magazine of the ways the poor often find themselves caught up in a justice system that is anything but just for those who lack financial resources. To which we would add, the reason so many of these people are poor and down-trodden in the first place is an utter lack of economic opportunity.
The conservative narrative contends poverty in America is strictly a function of morals. 1965's famous Moynihan Report, "The Negro Family: The Case For National Action," continues to be a conservative touchstone all these years later.
The report's conclusions can be recited from memory: The deterioration of the two-parent, nuclear family. The absence of fathers in raising the next generation of males. And the growing dependence on federal welfare programs that only serve to dis-incentivize men from marrying the women who bear their children. The words "shiftless" and "lazy" may not appear in the official report, but we can all read between the lines.
WELL-INTENTIONED PROGRAMS
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan was on to something, and the standard conservative narrative is, too. The federal programs, though well-intentioned, obviously backfired. There have been successive generations of children, and black children in particular, who have grown up without a father or other male authority figure in their lives.
Shiftless and lazy, however, have been with us for a long time, and are not the special purview of any one race or ethnic group. All these things have contributed to the cycle of poverty the underclass in our country has struggled with since the start of the well-meaning War on Poverty.
But there are more pieces to this puzzle than conservatives allow onto their game board. The stories that we, the cognitively advantaged, tell ourselves about hard-working ancestors who pulled themselves up by their entrepreneurial bootstraps only serve to blind us to present-day realities. One such harsh reality is that differences in cognitive ability are real, even if they are difficult to discuss in polite company.
We are no longer the land of opportunity for those who lack a high level of mental acuity. There are too many rules created by too many know-it-alls, resulting in complexities that average folks are simply unable to decipher. Meanwhile, the avenues of life-sustaining employment once available to those with lesser cognitive skills have dried up.
If you are a 35 year-old man, and your only option is a minimum wage job at a fast food joint, you might not display a storybook work ethic, either. These minimum wage jobs may be "ladders" for our bright and ambitious teenagers, but they are "jails" for our out-of-luck adults, who are treated as nothing but cogs in a vast impersonal system that pays peanuts, and provides not one iota of dignity.
Faced with such dismal long-term prospects, you too may find yourself buying a $50 bag of grass in order to sell it for $100, in a desperate attempt to supplement your meager full-time income. And then, when you fall victim to a police "sting" operation, and you go through a surreal experience with postponed trail dates and revolving-door public defenders, you end up serving four years in prison for being caught selling a $100 bag of grass, the record of which renders you practically unemployable.
… an understandable lack of a stellar work ethic.
What a minute, you might be saying to yourself at this point in the story. Does this dicey economic climate inevitably lead to a serious life of crime that can sometimes reach the level of convicted murderers and rapists waiting on death row? That is the question I am asking you to consider. Catholics of a traditional stripe are too quick to chalk up these escalating social infractions to nothing more than bad parenting and poor choices. I am suggesting these assumptions could stand to be un-packed a bit.
The charge of less-than-stellar parenting is frequently unwarranted, as the older female guardians who raise all these fatherless children are often staunch adherents of biblical morality. But they are fighting an uphill battle trying to keep their charges on the straight and narrow.
It is a distinct lack of economic opportunity that leads so many young men from poor and disadvantaged circumstances to grow up only to abandon their children, and the women who bear them, and enter a life of crime. From my perch it's the lack of economic prospects that start these adolescents and young adults down an unfortunate path strewn with petty crimes and misdemeanors. They then find themselves in a labyrinth-like criminal justice system they cannot begin to fathom. And things have a tendency to snowball from there.
Is this a justification for criminal behavior? No, it is not. There is never a justification for breaking the law and violating the norms of civilized society. But keep in mind the poor and the disadvantaged have in many cases never been treated civilly in their entire lives, so they are simply at a loss when it comes to trying to model such positive behavior.
It should be no secret that gainful employment is what gives men meaning and purpose in their lives. Everything springs from that. Take it away, or fail to provide it in the first place, and everything else crumbles and becomes an unmitigated disaster. Those of us who have always been gainfully employed may take this circumstance for granted. For those who have not been as cognitively blessed as others, seeking gainful employment in today's world has become an unrequited life-long quest, as elusive as the Holy Grail.
If you read Culture Wars, or the New York Times, or the Wall Street Journal, you were born with smarts, and enjoy a life of unimaginable comfort, relatively speaking. This makes you the exception, not the rule.
It has been noted how Pope Francis brings a decidedly Third World perspective to issues such as economic justice and the death penalty. (Argentina may not exactly be a Third World country, but it's a long way from being firmly ensconced as a member of the First World.) He sees things differently than we do here in the States. He listens to rhythms and patterns of speech that reflect a reality that bears no resemblance whatsoever to the one you and I get to inhabit.
… being born with smarts makes you the exception, not the rule.
In a general sense, commenting on the actions of others is easy to do. Being in a position of authority that requires action teaches one the difficulty of calibrating those actions in a way that achieves the desired result, while at the same time avoiding unintended consequences.
Those of us who have pursued the vocation of married life get to experience an aspect of this difficulty in our role as parent. Anyone who is responsible to one degree or another for the well-being of others has also experienced this difficulty.
The November 2017 issue of Culture Wars magazine gives us Father Brian Harrison's warning that in focusing on the prudential question of whether modern laws should abolish the death penalty, Dr. Anne Barbeau Gardiner and others have "lost sight of the big picture which affects the Church more profoundly, that is, the doctrinal question."
"Never, prior to Francis, has there ever been a Pope who has absolutely condemned the death penalty as being morally sinful as such, and 'contrary to the Gospel.'"
NOT QUITE CLOSING THE DEAL
Of course Father Harrison is absolutely correct in this observation, even if John Paul II was on the verge of doing so in Evangelium Vitae. Though he did not quite close the deal, he sure seemed headed in that direction with EV 56. JPII – our orthodox hero – wanted to make capital punishment "practically non-existent."
But alas, nobody paid him any mind, did they? In our pluralist democratic society, where all religions are to be considered equal, and where religious formulations are not to infringe on matters of state, Catholic belief and its purported scriptural justifications no longer have any hold on the public imagination.
And so the nuanced thought of yet another profound and erudite Pope, representing what we used to be allowed to think of as the one, true faith, no longer warrants the slightest consideration by the body politic.
Father Harrison makes an important distinction between the prudential and the doctrinal. But for the innocent men we inadvertently execute, this may be a classic case of a distinction without a difference.
Is the death penalty as applied in the United States as fair and just as Professors Edward Fesser and Joseph Bessette claim it is, in their excellent new book, By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment (Ignatius, May 2017).
Dr. Anne Barbeau Gardiner certainly doesn't think so. And she is not alone in her assessment. If you were next in line to occupy the chair of Peter, and had a responsibility to see such a grisly procedure all but set aside, given the vagaries of what passes for justice, what approach would you favor, considering the ineffectiveness of the previous approach?
… a responsibility to see such a grisly procedure all but set aside.
One can't help but wonder why there is so much vitriol being directed at Francis on this and other matters. Is it simply because people with whom we vehemently disagree have embraced him as their champion? Should we really allow the misconstruing of comments such as "who am I to judge," to cite one early example, turn us away from a duly elected Pope, who as such presumably enjoys the support of the Holy Spirit?
Should we be so quick to blame him for the way people interpret everything through a liberal/conservative lens, instead of a Catholic one? Is it the liberals' misguided adoption of Pope Francis as their flag-bearer that prompts good people to get their back up, and assert, as Father Harrison does, that "this supposedly 'humble' pontiff thinks he knows better than all his predecessors?"
We can disagree over whether Francis is taking the proper angle on the many things he has decided to tackle. But he is more than just a wacky Jesuit promoting dialogue to the point of undermining definitive teaching. He is also, in his undeniably unique style, trying to bring the Church's teaching to bear on long-standing social problems that plague humanity, just as his predecessors have always tried to do.
It would help if we could begin to understand how these problems have only been exacerbated by our post-conciliar adoption of the pluralist democratic approach as superior to the pre-conciliar, "error has no rights" Catholic approach. If we can do that, if we can begin to see our problems can be traced in large measure to an indiscriminate embrace of a pluralist democratic model, we might evaluate everything else in a different light.
We might not be so quick to dismiss the efforts of our current Pope as earnest observers such as Father Harrison have chosen to do: "Thus, Francis feels competent to flatly contradict the infallible teaching of Sacred Scripture and all previous Roman pontiffs in regard to the per se legitimacy of capital punishment…"
This attentive reader does not believe for a New York minute that Pope Francis is "covering up the contradiction with the facile fig leaf of labeling it a mere 'development' of doctrine." Even while enjoying and admiring Father Brian Harrison's ready way with a turn of phrase.


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Full Biography Of Adekunle Gold & Net Worth: Songs And Facts
ByOludare Isaac April 17, 2021 January 29, 2022
Adekunle Kosoko popularly known as Adekunle Gold is a Nigerian musician, highlife singer, songwriter and graphic designer, a strong force in the Nigerian music space and has been over time giving out the best music which are captivating.
The Nigerian Music Industry is the largest music industry in Africa and has produced top musicians like Wizkid, 2Face, Davido, Burna Boy, Adekunle Gold, Simi, Waje, Tiwa Savage and so many others just to mention a few.
Adekunle Gold is no doubt one of the best musicians in Nigeria, he has been in the business of singing for years and his talent and hard work speaks volume.
For quality music lovers, you definitely know AG has always been at the top of his game. He came into the limelight after dropping his hit song Sade, a cover of One Direction's Story of My Life.
Not quite long Adekunle Gold released a single titled "Orente" this also gain prominence and got him the attention he needed for the success of his musical career.
Before we dive into the full biography and net worth of Adekunle Gold we will like to take you through a brief profile of Adekunle Gold.
Adekunle Gold Profile
Early Profile
Personal Life – (Love Life)
Adekunle Gold Songs
Full Name: Adekunle Kosoko
Nickname: Adekunle Gold
Date of Birth: 28th January, 1987
Place of Birth: Lagos State
State of Origin: Lagos State
Nationality: Nigerian (Yoruba)
Education: Lagos State Polytechnic
Marital to: Simi (Singer)
Children: Adejare Kosoko
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Sculptur & Graphic designer
Net worth: $1.8 million
After taking a quick insight on Adekunle Gold profile you definitely have the urge to read about the full biography of Adekunle Gold and net worth, to make it more interesting we have provided you with information about his early profile, career, songs, marital status, children and other facts about AG.
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Omoba Adekunle Kosoko was born into a royal family in Lagos State (Kosoko Family) on the 28th of January 1987, he is a native of Lagos and from the Yoruba ethnicity.
Adekunle Gold is also a nephew to the popular Nollywood thespian Omoba Jide Kosoko who is also a prince as the name "Omoba" implies.
Due to the fact that Adekunle Gold was born in the Ifako-Agege area, he lived part of his life there and also at the Ikotun area of Lagos State.
Adekunle Gold's parents are both teachers, they are well respected and humble family and this clearly reflects in Adekunle Kosoko's lifestyle.
Just like every other child in this part of the world, Adekunle Gold was trained in an African way to love, respect and be humble to people around him.
He had his education both primary and secondary in a public school in Lagos before proceeding to further his education at the tertiary level.
Adekunle Gold studied Arts and Industrial Design from the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) where he bagged his degree – HND (Higher National Diploma), it wasn't made known to the public if he had other certification to his CV.
Adekunle Gold is a very talented and handsome musician, his voice is unique and rich to crown it all he is very talented and crafty.
Before he became famous he worked as a sculptor and a graphics designer, things were going on fine as he was a freelance graphics designer though he hasn't achieved what he really wanted.
He has a love for music which lead him to join his church choir group where he spent 11 years, he draws his inspiration from King Sunny Ade and Evangelist Ebenezer Obey and he was able to write his first song.
Adekunle Gold got a freelancing job and became YBNL Nation official designer a record label by Olamide, he actually designed the YBNL logo and other musical graphics works.
He started his musical career in 2010 and in 2015 he officially joined YBNL and released his first studio album titled "Gold", the album recorded success and was generally accepted by Nigerians.
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Adekunle Gold contract with YBNL expired and he didn't renew it instead he launched his own record label called "The 79th Element" which is the atomic number for Gold in Chemistry. His gradual success also made him launch "The Afro Urban" which is being operated by him and other team members.
His album Gold made it to the No7 Billboard World Album Chart for the week and when you switch from one TV station to the other there are greater chances Adekunle Gold music is being played, his album was also endorsed by Adele and other prominent celebrities.
Adekunle Gold has worked with other A-list singers in Nigeria like Simi, Lil Kesh, Omah Lay, Wizkid, Kiss Daniel, Olamide and many others.
Adekunle Gold is a ladies' choice and a generally well-loved person, his fan base is huge and he stands out among other musicians due to his quality songs and beautiful music videos.
In January 2019, Adekunle Gold and his heartthrob Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye (Simi) tied the knot, the couple has been dating for over 5 years before they finally got married.
Interesting to see two great talents get married to each other, the union is blessed with a daughter named Adejare, we wish them the best in their love life.
Below is a list of selected songs by Adekunle Gold;
Sade – 2014
Temptation –2014
Orente – 2015
Uncle Suuru – 2015
Pick Up – 2015
No forget ft Simi – 2016
Ariwo Ko – 2016
Friend Zone – 2016
Nurse Alabere – 2016
Ready – 2016
My Life – 2016
Work – 2016
Beautiful Night – 2016
Fight For You – 2016
Temptation – 2016
Paradise – 2016
Sweet Me – 2016
Call on Me – 2017
Only Girl ft Moelogo – 2017
Money – 2017
Ire – 2018
Mr Foolish ft Seun Kuti – 2018
Damn Delilah – 2018
Somebody – 2018
Yoyo ft Flavour – 2018
Kelegbe Megbe – 2019
Promise ft Simi – 2019
Before You Wake Up – 2019
Young Love – 2019
Jore feat Kizz Daniel – 2020
Something Different – 2020
AG Baby feat Nailah Blackman – 2020
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Best Song 'Pick Up', Nigeria Entertainment Awards – 2016
Best New Act to Watch, Nigeria Entertainment Awards – 2016
Best Alternative Song 'Sade', The Headies – 2016
Revelation of Africa, AFRIMMA – 2016
Best Song, Beat of Lagos Award – 2016
Collabo of the Year, City People Entertainment Awards – 2017 (with Simi)
Album of the Year, City People Entertainment Awards – 2017
Alternative Artist of the Year, Nigeria Entertainment Awards – 2018
Album of the Year, IARA – 2017
Best African Music Artist, IARA – 2017
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A lot harder to keep than leopard wrasses. I think a lot of the people have had fairly good successful nowadays keeping various different leopard wrasse alive but the red tailed tarmarin wrasse are very hard to keep alive long term.


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4 Suggestions and a Question about Museums and Exhibits
By AdminApril 12, 2017News
Consider a better approach to museum design
Traditionally, the design process for a museum begins by hiring an architect who designs the building. Exhibit consultants are then brought in to develop story lines and design exhibits. In this model the architect leads the decision making process with all other museum personnel playing support roles.
However, there is a more dynamic and, from our experience, more successful approach to museum development. It bypasses the old model of one leader and instead establishes a team of compatible consultants who work on the museum together. Working as a unit from the beginning, the team shares expertise, ideas and responsibilities. In this way, all disciplines compliment and support each other and are committed to meet the same schedule. They learn from each other and set the stage for the best possible results from each discipline.
Although this latter design process is still evolving, it's beginning to gain in popularity. Hopefully, soon it will become the new norm for museum design.
Attract repeat visitors with new and relevant exhibits
Museums for many years developed permanent exhibits at considerable expense that were designed to impress, but not to change. As a result, although visitors might be intrigued and engaged on their first visit, once having viewed an exhibit, they had little reason to return.
Of course, museums still want to create permanent exhibits that are inspiring and memorable. But today they're also striving to develop additional exhibits that allow content to be changed and updated on a regular basis. In this way, a gallery can create an exciting, dramatic and remarkable environment where exhibits evolve and change to provide visitors with a new experience each time they come. Flexible, reusable exhibit structures facilitate these changes in displayed material and allow the curators to tell new and relevant stories without disposing of old display units or incurring the expense of new ones.
Enhance story telling through technology
Noting the popularity of science centers, many modern museums are putting more emphasis on interactive exhibits and programming involving demonstrations and other engaging activities. Key to all of these elements is the use of both high-tech and low-tech interactive exhibits and audio-visual presentations. With this technology, an exhibit can feature multi-layered presentations that can immeasurably enrich visitor appreciation of a given theme or story. However, it's important to note these mechanical devices should always complement and enhance the story, not exist to demonstrate the technological resources of the museum. Technology must never compete with the story less the medium become the message and the real purpose of the exhibit is lost in the process.
Develop partnerships between museum staff and visitors
In almost every endeavor, person-to-person conversation is the most effective form of communication. Yet in many museums, there has been very wide gulf between a museum's staff and the visitors they're supposed to serve. In some instances, staff members were not even aware of how visitors were experiencing the museums' public galleries.
Fortunately, this situation is changing as more and more barriers are being broken or lifted. For example, in some museums, visitors can see how exhibits were planned and created; gaining an appreciation of how much work is involved in researching, creating and maintaining exhibits. For their part, staff members can learn about the needs and expectations of visitors. In fact, the more the general public can participate in museum-related activities, the more the museum will reflect the community and the more the community will support the museum. To help encourage this process, museums might consider engaging knowledgeable facilitators and presenters to interact with the public. Such programs can be an invaluable benefit to museums and the communities they serve.
Query: Should the museum itself be an exhibit?
Some museums of late seem to be designed on the premise that a unique structure can be the answer to creating a successful cultural center. In fact, several museums with unusual building types have drawn the public's attention recently and their striking architectural features have no doubt contributed significantly to their success. Yet there are also exotically shaped buildings that have not had these desired results. We can only conclude that while uniqueness may add interest to a building, it is not in itself a guarantee of success.
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Q: Captured image can be saved to Images folder but cannot be saved to app folder I can save the captured image to Pictures folder however i cannot save it to app folder. I give permissions for camera and write permission dynamically. I write read write camera permission in manifests.xml. I checked permission at debug mode. There is no problem with permissions.
Camera activity starts and i take picture and click OK. Then in onActivityResult() i checked the image file's size.It's zero byte. Image file exists but zero length.
Here is how i retrieve image path :
public static File getImageFile(Context context, int food_id) {
    try {
        //File storageDir = new File(context.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + IMAGES_DIRECTORY);    // not works !!!!!!!!!
        File storageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES).toString() + File.separator + IMAGES_DIRECTORY); // works
        if (!storageDir.exists()) {
            storageDir.mkdirs();
        }

        File photoFile = new File(storageDir.getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + food_id + ".jpg");

       /* if(!photoFile.exists())
            photoFile.createNewFile();*/

        return photoFile;
    } catch (Exception ex) {
        ex.printStackTrace();
        return null;
    }
}

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23) {
    hasPermissionCamera = ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(FoodDetailsActivity.this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA);

    if (hasPermissionCamera != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
        if (shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(Manifest.permission.CAMERA)) {
            getErrorDialog(getString(R.string.permission_error_dialog_camera), FoodDetailsActivity.this, true).show();
        } else {
            requestPermissions(new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA}, REQUEST_CODE_ASK_PERMISSIONS_CAMERA);
        }
    } else { // open camera
        Intent cameraIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
        if (cameraIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null)  // intent düzgün mü diye kontrol eder.
        {

            File photoFile = AppUtil.getImageFile(FoodDetailsActivity.this,food_id);

            if (photoFile != null) {
                cameraIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(photoFile));
                StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder builder = new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder();
                StrictMode.setVmPolicy(builder.build());
                startActivityForResult(cameraIntent, REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
            }
        } else {

        }
}

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intentx) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, intentx);
   if (requestCode == REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
        File imageFile = AppUtil.getImageFile(this,food_id);
        try {
            mImageBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(imageFile.getAbsolutePath());  // mImageBitmap is null here. imageFile exists.
            Log.d("eeffs","size : " + imageFile.length() + " - exists() : " + imageFile.exists()); exists return true. length is zero

            int widthBitmap = mImageBitmap.getWidth();  // exception here because bitmap is null
            ...
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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i cannot save it to app folder

I am going to guess that you mean:
File storageDir = new File(context.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath() + File.separator + IMAGES_DIRECTORY);    // not works !!!!!!!!!

Third party apps have no ability to write to your app's portion of internal storage, and you are invoking a third-party camera app via ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE.
You can use FileProvider and its getUriForFile() method to provide selective access to your app's portion of internal storage. This sample app demonstrates the technique, where I also write to a location inside of getFilesDir().
As a bonus, using FileProvider will allow you to get rid of that ugly StrictMode hack that you are using to try to get past the ban on file Uri schemes.

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Q: What is the bes practice when moving from multiple virtual directories on iis into a single one? We have an application that duplicate itself into seperate virtual directories so we can differ between our customers.(example: mySite/customer1)
Now, we need to change the way the system works.
We want all of the customers to use the same site.
So we need a single url but with some query string or other token for their organization.
(example: mySite?id=customer1)
What is the best way to make this change to an existing software?
maybe url re-writing or re-routing?
We trying to find a way to this with minimum refactoring to the code.
Any ideas?
Cheers.

A: you can have multiple domains, or host names, all mapped to the same IIS Application/Site, in your code you should check the Request.Headers["HOST"] and not the query string.
Imagine if a customer changes the query string parameter to access his concurrent's web site!
you should have security in place and database handling everything correctly, meaning that you still connect to different databases probably, one per customer.
Read this one, should explain you enough to start: Multiple domains, same web application on IIS 6


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Three Roundup Cancer Cases Headed to Trial this Week
As the number of lawsuits filed against Bayer over its controversial weed killer continues to grow, reports indicate that cases involving at least six individuals diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after being exposed to Roundup are scheduled to go to trial this week. Bayer currently faces more than 43,000 Roundup lawsuits filed in courts across the country, each raising similar allegations that the company's Monsanto subsidiary withheld information about the link between Roundup and cancer from the public for decades, ignoring evidence that exposure to the weed killer increases the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among users. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or another type of cancer and you believe Roundup exposure to be the cause, contact an experienced Roundup cancer attorney today to discuss your options for legal recourse.
Roundup Exposure Linked to Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Roundup is an extremely widely used weed killer developed and sold by Monsanto beginning in 1974. Roundup contains glyphosate as its active ingredient, a chemical that has been classified by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer as a probable human carcinogen, meaning exposure to glyphosate may cause cancer in humans. A great deal of research has been done on the potential link between Roundup and cancer over the years, which has only increased concerns about the safety of the weed killer and the risk of users developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 2008, the International Journal of Cancer found that "Glyphosate was associated with a statistically significant increased [overall risk] for lymphoma." In 2015, experts in Denmark warned that "when we see that other mammals get cancer from glyphosate, we must assume that people who are exposed to the substance can also develop cancer." Among the different types of cancer that have been linked to Roundup exposure are:
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B-cell lymphoma
Small lymphocytic lymphoma
Marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
Burkitt lymphoma
Plaintiff Verdicts in Roundup Cancer Cases
The first three Roundup cancer cases to go to trial in the United States resulted in massive jury awards for plaintiffs who alleged that exposure to Monsanto's best-selling weed killer caused them to develop non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The plaintiffs also claimed that Monsanto covered up evidence that linked Roundup exposure to cancer, thereby causing users to be unnecessarily and unknowingly exposed to a probable human carcinogen. The following are the results of the first three Roundup cancer cases to go to before juries:
In August 2018, a jury in San Francisco found that Monsanto had failed to issue adequate warnings about the potential for its popular Roundup product to cause cancer and awarded the plaintiff, a school groundskeeper who regularly sprayed Roundup as pat of his job, $289 million, an award that was later reduced to $78 million.
In March 2019, a federal jury in San Francisco awarded $80 million in damages to a man who claimed that being exposed to Roundup while spraying the weed killer on his residential properties caused him to develop non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The $75 million in punitive damages awarded to the plaintiff in that trial was later reduced to $20 million.
In May 2019, a jury in Oakland, California ordered Monsanto to pay more than $2 billion in damages to a couple who sprayed Roundup on their property for decades. Both husband and wife were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma within a few years of one another.
Bayer Under Pressure to Negotiate a Settlement
Considering these significant losses and the fact that there are still tens of thousands of Roundup lawsuits pending against the company, Bayer has faced considerable pressure to negotiate a Roundup settlement and avoid additional verdicts in future trials. Since last May, representatives for both sides have been working with a court-appointed mediator to try to resolve the litigation. In the meantime, though, it appears that at least three separate trials will begin over the next week, involving a total of six plaintiffs who claim that regular exposure to Roundup resulted in a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. One such trial set to begin tomorrow in St. Louis Circuit Court involves four plaintiffs who are separately pursuing compensation from Monsanto and Bayer for their injuries. This will mark the first trial to consist of multiple plaintiffs representing their individual claims together against Bayer.
Roundup Cancer Lawsuits Continue to Mount
Although the outcome of these upcoming Roundup cases will not necessarily have any impact on future claims, if Bayer suffers additional losses at trial, the company may be more likely to agree to a Roundup settlement. In the meantime, Bayer is expected to face ongoing claims as consumers nationwide continue to be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other types of cancer following exposure to Roundup. If you have been regularly exposed to Bayer's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer and you believe your exposure caused or contributed to your cancer diagnosis, do not wait to seek legal help. With a knowledgeable Roundup cancer lawyer on your side, you can significantly increase your chances of recovering the compensation you deserve from Bayer and Monsanto.


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Articles by Renuka Viswanathan
Efficient Transfer of Funds for Centrally-Sponsored Schemes
The ongoing dispute between the union and state governments and among the states themselves regarding funds for centrally-sponsored schemes has severely affected the adoption of sound accounting and monitoring practices. It is essential to restore them in an amicable and acceptable manner. This article examines various issues concerning the accounting mechanism and attempts to develop a comprehensive systemic solution to the problems.
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An Essential Handbook on VAT
on VAT The Economic of Value Added Tax (Theory and Practice) by Sukumar Mukhopadhyay; Centax Publications, New Delhi, 2005; RENUKA VISWANATHAN The most significant tax reform at the state level since independence is clearly the introduction of value added tax (VAT). Movement towards a more rational and economically neutral system of consumption taxation in a federal country in which sub-national governments are constitutionally empowered to levy taxes on goods and some services calls for consultation and compromise, consensus and conflict resolution among states as a group as well as between federal and provincial governments. This explains the delay of more than a decade between conceptualisation of the idea of a dual VAT for the country and formal enactment of state VAT laws and rules.
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'Mr and Mrs Iyer'
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'Mr and Mrs Iyer' successfully depicts stereotyping and prejudice by playing up a stereotyped environment and the use of typecast characters. Equally important, it is a growing-up tale. It traces the movement of a woman's consciousness in the course of a single journey, the consequences of one decisive and unexpected action.
Taxation and Poverty Eradication
Development, Poverty and Fiscal Policy: Decentralisation of Institutions edited by M Govinda Rao; Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2002; pp xvi+358, Rs 595 .
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Finance Commissions
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State HDRs
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Are We Heading Towards a Destination-Based VAT?
There will be, it has been announced, a shift from the current system of commodity taxation at the state level to value added taxation from April this year. This paper considers whether what is planned for implementation is in consonance with the core concepts of (destination-based) value added taxation and assesses the extent to which the present intiatives will lay a sound foundation for eventual modernisation of the indirect tax structure at the state level. The study has been made from the perspective of the existing commodity tax structure of Karnataka.
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Development, Empowerment and Domestic Violence
The systematic underestimation of women's work and its value remains a core developmental issue. Despite the attempt by leading women economists to develop an alternate set of indicators that would focus on women's economic, political and professional participation, such measures remain inadequate in countries where class differentials remain acute and women remain mute victims to a subverted social system.
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Human Development Report Human Development Report
The Madhya Pradesh government has published a second human development report, the first was published in 1995. While it publishes data, the report does not analyse the data to draw any conclusions. The data tell us that higher incomes do not always yield human development, and that higher human development does not always mean equal benefit to men and women.
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NINTH FINANCE COMMISSION S AWARD V-Enforcing Fiscal Discipline
Enforcing Fiscal Discipline Renuka Viswanathan The Second Report of the Ninth Finance Commission is generously peppered with ominous allusions to prudence, tax effort, discipline, etc. Without saying so directly, the commission appears to have accepted the undeniable fact that its predecessors had not paid sufficient attention to encouraging fiscal restraint, despite professions to the contrary It is, therefore, useful to examine the commissions's report from this specific viewpoint and determine to what extent the commission has lived up to its own objectives of promoting fiscal discipline and discouraging excesses.
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Financial Management in States-Role of Finance Commission
This paper compares the actual fiscal behaviour of the states as against that envisaged for them by the Finance Commission. It looks at deviations from the commission's projections of revenue receipts of 14 non-special category states. Deficits/surpluses that actually emerged as against those that were expected are analysed, A closer look is taken of tax revenue by comparing the actual growth rates of four major state taxes with the rates adopted by the Eighth Finance Commission. The methodology adopted by the Ninth Finance Commission is evaluated from the point of view of its responsibility of promoting resource mobilisation and economy in expenditure. Some approaches to building up an incentive/disincentive structure that would reward financial discipline and penalise profligacy are examined.
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Q: Installing Laravel just gives me a blank page I'm trying to install Laravel locally on my computer by following the instructions given on their website. I used the command laravel new blog in my /var/www folder, but when I try to access localhost/blog/public, I get nothing but a blank page. I've tried using a different .htaccess file and changing the permissions of storage to 777, but nothing has worked.

A: Have your webserver serve the public folder for your document root.  If you serve this folder then you would just access http://localhost
If you are creating multiple projects (or working with different frameworks) your better off creating virtual hosts for all your projects.

A: You should be able to reach your site through:
http://localhost/blog
If this doesn't solve your problem I would advice setting up your server the Laravel recommended way using Homestead. Also check out some free Laracast-episodes to help you getting started on homestead.


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He spent most of his life in baseball as a player, coach and manager, but later became an attorney and was on the board of directors of a bank. Died from meningitis.


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Proton é uma camada de compatibilidade para que jogos de Microsoft Windows rodem em sistemas operacionais baseados em Linux. Proton é desenvolvido pela Valve em cooperação com desenvolvedores da CodeWeavers sob contrato. É baseado em uma bifurcação do Wine e inclui vários patches e bibliotecas para melhorar o desempenho e a compatibilidade com os jogos do Windows. O Proton é projetado para integração com o cliente Steam como "Steam Play".

Visão geral
Proton foi lançado inicialmente em 21 de agosto de 2018. Após o lançamento, a Valve anunciou uma lista de 27 jogos que foram testados e certificados para funcionar como suas contrapartes nativas do Windows, sem exigir ajustes pelo usuário final. Isso inclui Doom (2016), Quake e Final Fantasy VI.<ref>{{Citar web |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3299641/steam-adds-proton-making-windows-games-playable-on-linux.html |titulo=Steam adds Proton, making Windows games playable on Linux (at least in theory) |data=2018-08-21 |acessodata=2019-08-12 |website=PCWorld |lingua=en}}</ref>

Proton incorpora várias bibliotecas que melhoram o desempenho 3D. Isso inclui camadas de tradução de Direct3D para Vulkan, como DXVK para Direct3D 9, 10 e 11 e VKD3D-Proton para Direct3D 12. Uma biblioteca separada conhecida como D9VK lidou com o suporte Direct3D 9 até que ele foi incorporado ao DXVK em dezembro de 2019.

 Compatibilidade
Sendo um fork do Wine, o Proton mantém uma compatibilidade muito semelhante com os aplicativos do Windows como sua contraparte upstream. Além da lista oficial, muitos outros jogos do Windows são supostamente compatíveis, embora não oficialmente, com o Proton. O usuário pode, opcionalmente, forçar o uso do Proton para um título específico, mesmo que já exista uma versão do Linux.

 ProtonDB
ProtonDB é um site de comunidade não oficial que coleta e exibe dados de crowdsourcing que descrevem a compatibilidade de um determinado título com o Proton, em uma escala de classificação de "Borked" a "Platinum". O site é inspirado no WineHQ AppDB, que também coleta e exibe relatórios de compatibilidade de crowdsourcing'' e usa um sistema de classificação semelhante.

Histórico de lançamento
A Valve lançou sete versões principais do Proton. O esquema de controle de versão se refere à versão do Wine em que ele se baseia, com um número de revisão anexado.

Proton geralmente fica atrás de sua base Wine upstream em vários lançamentos. Forks não oficiais, como Proton GE, foram criados para re-basear o Proton em versões recentes do Wine, o que pode melhorar a compatibilidade com jogos em relação ao lançamento oficial e, às vezes, prejudicá-la.

Em dezembro de 2020, a Valve lançou o Proton Experimental, uma ramificação beta perpétua do Proton que incorpora novos recursos e correções de problemas mais rápidos do que os lançamentos regulares, que são eventualmente incluídos em um lançamento regular.

O Steam Deck usa Proton.

Ligações externas
 ProtonDB - banco de dados da comunidade para dados de compatibilidade de jogos
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Moonpie Dragon by Kaycee Bears is a stunning 27 inch long collectible dragon who is made from a black and ream mottled plush fur. His eyes are made of glass and hand-crafted in the UK. Handmade with love and care in England! Comes from a worldwide limited edition of only 30 pieces.
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Der Yovkov Point (englisch; ) ist eine Landspitze an der Südwestküste von Greenwich Island im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Sie liegt 3,6 km südöstlich des Kersebleptes-Nunataks, 2,2 km südsüdwestlich des Lloyd Hill, 2,8 km südwestlich des Tile Ridge und 2,1 km westnordwestlich des Hebrizelm Hill. Die Landspitze markiert die nordwestliche Begrenzung der Einfahrt zur Kramolin Cove.

Bulgarische Wissenschaftler kartierten sie zwischen 2004 und 2005 im Zuge der Vermessung der Tangra Mountains auf der benachbarten Livingston-Insel. Die bulgarische Kommission für Antarktische Geographische Namen benannte sie 2006 nach dem bulgarischen Schriftsteller Jordan Jowkow (1880–1937).

Weblinks
 Yovkov Point im Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (englisch)

Kap (Antarktika)
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The Company, which began in 1989, specializes in the distribution, re-manufacturing, and installation / relocation of storage systems: pallet racks, cantilever racks, stack racks, mezzanine and other warehouse equipment. It has the capability to deliver, install, and design custom systems for end users. In addition, it assists customers that are relocating to different facilities with breakdown and rebuilding of their rack systems. Fabrication and onsite rack repair services are also offered. Company is housed in a 10,000SF facility on 2.67 acres with well trained employees in place. Average three year revenues were $3.12 million with average three year of $441,005 SDE. Real estate is available separately for $900k.
10,000SF facility on 2.67 acres. Building consists of 2,500SF of office space.
Owner is willing to provide 30 days of support for transition and entertain an employment contract.


A new bladeless wind turbine that promises to be more efficient, less visually intrusive, and safer for birdlife than conventional turbines has been welcomed by two of the UK wind energy industry's most vocal critics.
The RSPB and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), which have both expressed concerns over the impacts of industrial-scale windfarms on the landscape and wildlife, said the new turbine was encouraging news for birds and had the potential to open up more urban environments to the sector.
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\section{Introduction.}

In a recent article \cite{Bea}, Beauville used Galois cohomology to find all finite subgroups (up to conjugacy)
of $\PGL(2, K)$ for certain fields $K$.
In this paper, we use elementary methods to do the same for
the group
$\overline\Gamma = \PGL(2, \Z)$, often called the
{\em extended modular group}.
 Although this result can be derived from earlier work (both
 Klemm \cite[Satz 7.9]{Kle} and Newman \cite[Chapter IX, \S 14]{New}
classify the finite  subgroups of
 $\GL(2,\Z)$, from which we can obtain our result on $\PGL(2,\Z)$),
 we feel it deserves more exposure. Klemm's work was in the context of
 classifying the wallpaper groups, and Newman used theory from linear algebra. Our paper, in contrast,
 calls upon two recent results (one on free groups using a theorem of Kurosh, the other on symmetry groups) to do the ``heavy lifting", and we
 combine them to get our main result on $\PGL(2,\Z)$ using just basic algebra and direct computation.

We define the group
$\overline\Gamma = \PGL(2, \Z) = \rm{GL}(2, \Z)/{\{\pm I\}}$
as the set of all
matrices
$ \left(
\begin{array}{cc} a & b \\ c & d \\
\end{array} \right)
$
with integer coefficients $a,b,c,d$ and $ad-bc = \pm1$ with the understanding
that
$ \left(
\begin{array}{cc} a & b \\ c & d \\
\end{array} \right)
=
 \left(
\begin{array}{cc} -a & -b \\ -c & -d \\
\end{array} \right)
$.
One nice feature of this group $\overline\Gamma$ is that there is an isomorphism from
 $\overline\Gamma$ to a group of functions (called {\em linear fractional transforms}) under composition, as follows:
\[
 \left(
\begin{array}{cc} a & b \\ c & d \\
\end{array} \right)
\ \  \longmapsto \ \
\frac{ ax+b}{cx+d}
\]
Thanks to this isomorphism, we can re-write the product of matrices
as a composition of linear fractional transforms, and vice-versa.

In what follows, we will use
matrix notation and function notation interchangeably. For example, we will
use
the matrix
$ \left(
\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 \\
\end{array} \right)
$,
the matrix
$ \left(
\begin{array}{cc} 0 & -1 \\ -1 & 0 \\
\end{array} \right)
$,
and the corresponding function $\displaystyle \frac{1}{x}$ to refer to the same object in $\overline\Gamma = \PGL(2, \Z)$
as convenient. Because of this correspondence, we can define
the ``determinant" of the function $(ax+b)/(cx+d)$ to be
the determinant $ad-bc$ of the corresponding matrix
$ \left(
\begin{array}{cc} a & b \\ c & d \\
\end{array} \right)
$.
For more on the extended modular group $\overline\Gamma$,
see for example
\cite{JT, Kul, SIK, Sin}.

\section{Statement of Main Result.}

To find all
finite subgroups of $\overline\Gamma = \PGL(2, \mathbb{Z})$ up to conjugacy,
we need to carefully stitch together two previous results from 2003 and 2004.

This first theorem, by Y{\i}lmaz \"Ozg\"ur and {\c S}ahin \cite[Theorem 2.3]{OS}, comes from considering the  presentation of
$\overline\Gamma$ as a free group with three generators, and it gives us
{\em elements} in $\overline\Gamma$ of finite order, up to {\em conjugacy}.

\begin{theorem}[Y{\i}lmaz \"Ozg\"ur, {\c S}ahin] \label{ozg}
There are exactly four conjugacy classes for non-trivial elements of finite order in
$\overline\Gamma$. Every element of order two is
conjugate to either $1/x$ or $-x$ or $-1/x$,
and  every element of order three is conjugate to
$-1/(x+1)$.
\end{theorem}
This second result, derived from a paper by Dresden \cite{Dre1},
comes from considering the finite symmetry groups of the sphere, and it gives us
{\em subgroups} in $\overline\Gamma$ of finite order, up to {\em isomorphism}.

\begin{theorem}\label{dre}
There are exactly four  isomorphism classes for non-trivial subgroups of finite
order in
$\overline\Gamma$. Every such subgroup is isomorphic to either one of the
 cyclic groups $C_2, C_3$, or one of the dihedral
groups $D_2, D_3$, of
sizes 2, 3, 4, and 6 respectively. \end{theorem}
(We will prove this theorem in a moment.)
We will be able to combine these two theorems to prove our main result, which
we state here.

\begin{theorem}\label{main}
Any finite non-trivial subgroup of $\overline\Gamma = \PGL(2, \mathbb{Z})$ is of size
two, three, four, or six.
The groups of size two are conjugate in $\overline\Gamma$
to either $\{ x, -x \}$ or
$\{ x, 1/x \}$  or
$\{ x, -1/x \}$.
All groups of size three in $\overline\Gamma = \PGL(2, \mathbb{Z})$
are conjugate
in $\overline\Gamma$ to
\[
G_3 = \left\{ x, \ \frac{-1}{x+1},\  \frac{-x-1}{x} \right\}.
\]
Likewise, all groups of size four are conjugate to
\[
G_4 = \left\{ x,\  \frac{1}{x}, \  -x, \  \frac{-1}{x} \right\}.
\]
and all groups of size six are conjugate to
\[
G_6 = \left\{ x, \ \frac{-1}{x+1},\  \frac{-x-1}{x},
\ \  \frac{1}{x},\  \frac{-x}{x+1}, \
-x-1 \right\}.
\]
\end{theorem}

\section{Proofs.}

\begin{proof}[Proof of Theorem \ref{dre}]
Thanks to the isomorphism mentioned earlier,
we can think of  $\overline\Gamma = \PGL(2, \mathbb{Z})$
as the group of
linear fractional transforms $(ax+b)/(cx+d)$ with integer coefficients
and determinant $ad - bc = \pm1$.
This group $\overline\Gamma$ sits inside the larger group
of such linear fractional transforms with {\em non-zero} determinant
$ad-bc$, and
we call upon Theorem 1 of \cite{Dre1}
to see that all non-trivial finite subgroups
of this larger group (and hence of our group $\pz$)
are isomorphic to either $C_2$, $C_3$, $C_4$, $C_6$,
$D_2$, $D_3$, $D_4$, or $D_6$. By Theorem \ref{ozg} of this paper we see that
$\PGL(2, \Z)$ does not have elements of order 4 or 6, thus eliminating
from consideration the groups $C_4$, $C_6$, $D_4$, and $D_6$.
It remains to show that the other finite groups are realizable in
$\pz$, but this follows from the explicit examples given in the statement of our
Theorem \ref{main}.
\end{proof}

The following proposition is essential to our proof of Theorem \ref{main},
and will allow us to
combine together our Theorems \ref{ozg} and \ref{dre}, above.
\begin{proposition}\label{single4}
If a subgroup of  $\overline\Gamma = \PGL(2, \mathbb{Z})$
contains $-1/x$ and is of size 4, then it must equal $G_4$.
Likewise, if a subgroup of  $\overline\Gamma = \PGL(2, \mathbb{Z})$
contains $-1/(x+1)$ and is of size 6, then it must equal $G_6$.
\end{proposition}

\begin{proof}
We begin by noting that any element in
$\pz$ of order 2 must have matrix form
$ \left(
\begin{array}{cc} a & b \\ c & -a \\
\end{array} \right)
$.
This is easy to see if we note that
\[
\left(
\begin{array}{cc} a & b \\ c & d \\
\end{array} \right)\cdot
\left(
\begin{array}{cc} a & b \\ c & d \\
\end{array} \right)   =
\left(
\begin{array}{cc} a^2 + bc & b(a+d) \\ c(a+d) & d^2+bc \\
\end{array} \right),
\]
and for this to equal the identity in $\pz$
either we have $d = -a$ as desired, or we have $b=c=0$ (which
forces $a^2$ and $d^2$ to be 1, and combined with our
matrix being of order 2 and not order 1, this forces
$d = -a$ as desired). We also recall that our definition of $\pz$
requires that $a^2 + bc = \pm 1$.

We turn now to subgroups of $\pz$ of size 4.
Let  $F_4$ be such a subgroup, and suppose
$F_4$ contains $-1/x$. We know
from Theorem \ref{dre} that $F_4$ is dihedral,
so it contains another element (call it $p(x)$) also of
order 2. From our discussion above, we
can write $p(x)$ in function form as $p(x) = (ax+b)/(cx-a)$ with
$a^2+bc = \pm 1$, and since
a dihedral group of size 4 is abelian then
$p(-1/x) = -1/p(x)$. In matrix form, this becomes
$ \left(
\begin{array}{cc}
	b & -a \\
	-a & -c
\end{array} \right) =
 \pm \left(
\begin{array}{cc}
	c & -a \\
	-a & -b
\end{array} \right)$,
and by examining the various cases (and recalling that $a^2 + bc = \pm 1$)
we conclude that either $p(x) = -x$ or $p(x) = 1/x$, thus giving us $F_4$
equal to our group $G_4$.

Finally, we consider
a subgroup (call it $F_6$) of size 6 in $\pz$ which contains
$m(x) = -1/(x+1)$ and thus also $m^2(x) = (-x-1)/x$.
From Theorem \ref{dre} we know $F_6$ is dihedral,
so it contains another element (call it $p(x)$) also of
order 2 such that
$m^2(p(x)) = p(m(x))$. As seen earlier, we
can write $p(x) = (ax+b)/(cx-a)$ with
$a^2+bc = \pm 1$, and
our equality
$m^2(p(x)) = p(m(x))$
in matrix form becomes
$ \left(
\begin{array}{cc}
	-a-c & a-b \\
	a & b
\end{array} \right) =
 \pm \left(
\begin{array}{cc}
	b & b-a \\
	-a & -a-c
\end{array} \right)$.
If we first consider the ``$+$" in the ``$\pm$" above, we quickly arrive at
$a=0$ and thus $b=c=0$, a contradiction. If we now
consider the  ``$-$" in the ``$\pm$" above, we get $b=a+c$, and substituting
this into $a^2 + bc = \pm 1$ gives us $a^2 + ac + c^2 = \pm 1$. By looking at the
possible values of $a$ and $c$ (namely, $-1, 0$, and $1$) we arrive at
$p(x) = -x-1$ or $p(x) = 1/x$ or $p(x) = -1/(x+1)$, and so our
group $F_6$ equals $G_6$ as desired.
\end{proof}

It is now an easy matter to prove our main result.

\begin{proof}[Proof of Theorem \ref{main}]
The case for groups of size two and three follows immediately from Theorem \ref{ozg}.
If $G$ is a group of size 6, then by Theorem \ref{dre}
it is dihedral with an element of order three; by Theorem \ref{ozg} we
can conjugate it
to get a new group $G'$ containing
$-1/(x+1)$, and by Proposition \ref{single4} this new group $G'$ must equal $G_6$.

The remaining case where
 $G$ is
a group
of size four is a bit more challenging.
By Theorem \ref{dre} we know $G$ is dihedral with three elements of order two;
we can thus write $G = \{I, A, B, AB\}$ for $A, B$, and $AB$ matrices with
determinants $\pm 1$. At least one
of these three matrices in $G$ must have determinant
$1$. Now, determinants are preserved under conjugacy in $\pz$, and
by Theorem \ref{ozg} anything of order 2 in $\pz$ must be
conjugate
to either $1/x$ (with associated determinant $-1$)
or $-x$ (with associated determinant $-1$) or $-1/x$ (with
associated determinant $1$).
Thus, our group $G$ must have an element conjugate to $-1/x$, and
so we can conjugate our group $G$ to get a new group $G'$ containing
$-1/x$ and then apply Proposition \ref{single4} to state that this new group $G'$ must equal $G_4$.
\end{proof}

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