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Ethiopia: OPM – Government Support to Displaced Gedeo (16.03.2019)
Author nilspeacePosted on March 16, 2019 March 16, 2019 Categories Africa, Army, Development, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, PoliticsTags Abdela Kadir, Abdikarim Igali, Abiy Ahmed, Abune Dioskoros, Addis Ababa, Addisu Serebe, Amhara, Amhara National Democratic Movement, ANDM, Asasa, Atalay Zafe, Ato Gedu Andargachew, Bekele Gerba, CDO Debretsion, Dejene Turfa, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, Demonstration, Dr. Abiy Ali, ENDF, EPRDF, Eritrea, Esikinder Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Government, Ethiopian National Defence Force, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Fikadu Mirkana, Getachew Ademe, Getachew Shiferaw, Girum Chala, Government of Eritrea, H.E. Isias Afewerki, Horn of Africa, HRCO, Human Rights Couuncil of Ethiopia, IGAD, Illey, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, International Service for Human Rights, Isias Afeweki, Isias Afewerki, Jawar Mohammed, Lemma Megersa, Liyu Police Militia, Marathon, Maykadra, Mebratu Getahun, Mendi, Michael-Gerbe Debretson, Mohammed Jawar, Nekemte, OFC, OPDO, Oromia, Oromia Region, Oromiyaa, Oromo, Oromo Federal Congress, Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization, PM Abiy, President Isias Afeweki, President Isias Afewerki, Seyoum Mesfin, Shalla Districts, Shashamene, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, Welkait CommitteeLeave a comment on Ethiopia: OPM – Government Support to Displaced Gedeo (16.03.2019)
Ethiopia: ONLF Press Release (23.01.2019)
The Somali people in the Somali regional state(Ogaden) have a legal right to manage their political affairs and full self-rule upheld both by the Ethiopian constitution and international law. The most fundamental tenet of these entitlements is the right to choose their own leaders. Furthermore, Premier Abiy has promised to all peoples in Ethiopia to respect their democratic rights and open the political space.
ONLF calls for both the ruling party and the federal government to respect the wishes and dignity of the Somali people and desist from any acts that could jeopardise the stability and the wellbeing of the Somali regional state and the people.
Any political differences shall be resolved in a transparent manners where all stakeholders are consulted.
ONLF is committed to peace and democratic governance in the Somali state and Ethiopia in general and calls upon all stakeholders to adhere to the same principles.
Finally, ONLF calls upon the ruling party in the Somali state to resolve any difference internally in an amicable and transparent manner.
ONLF
Author nilspeacePosted on January 23, 2019 January 23, 2019 Categories Africa, Army, Development, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, PoliticsTags Abdela Kadir, Abdikarim Igali, Abiy Ahmed, Abune Dioskoros, Addis Ababa, Addisu Serebe, Amhara, Amhara National Democratic Movement, ANDM, Asasa, Atalay Zafe, Ato Gedu Andargachew, Bekele Gerba, CDO Debretsion, Dejene Turfa, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, Demonstration, Dr. Abiy Ali, ENDF, EPRDF, Eritrea, Esikinder Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Government, Ethiopian National Defence Force, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Fikadu Mirkana, Getachew Ademe, Getachew Shiferaw, Girum Chala, Government of Eritrea, H.E. Isias Afewerki, Horn of Africa, HRCO, Human Rights Couuncil of Ethiopia, IGAD, Illey, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, International Service for Human Rights, Isias Afeweki, Isias Afewerki, Jawar Mohammed, Lemma Megersa, Liyu Police Militia, Marathon, Maykadra, Mebratu Getahun, Mendi, Michael-Gerbe Debretson, Mohammed Jawar, Nekemte, OFC, OPDO, Oromia, Oromia Region, Oromiyaa, Oromo, Oromo Federal Congress, Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization, PM Abiy, President Isias Afeweki, President Isias Afewerki, Seyoum Mesfin, Shalla Districts, Shashamene, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, Welkait CommitteeLeave a comment on Ethiopia: ONLF Press Release (23.01.2019)
Ethiopia congratulates the people and the Government of the State of Eritrea on the lifting of the sanctions (14.11.2018)
Author nilspeacePosted on November 14, 2018 November 14, 2018 Categories Africa, Development, Diplomacy, Ethics, Governance, Government, Leadership, Politics, TransparencyTags Abdela Kadir, Abdikarim Igali, Abiy Ahmed, Abune Dioskoros, Addis Ababa, Addisu Serebe, Amhara, Amhara National Democratic Movement, ANDM, Asasa, Atalay Zafe, Ato Gedu Andargachew, Bekele Gerba, CDO Debretsion, Dejene Turfa, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, Demonstration, Dr. Abiy Ali, ENDF, EPRDF, Eritrea, Esikinder Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Government, Ethiopian National Defence Force, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Fikadu Mirkana, Getachew Ademe, Getachew Shiferaw, Girum Chala, Government of Eritrea, H.E. Isias Afewerki, Horn of Africa, HRCO, Human Rights Couuncil of Ethiopia, IGAD, Illey, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, International Service for Human Rights, Isias Afeweki, Isias Afewerki, Jawar Mohammed, Lemma Megersa, Liyu Police Militia, Marathon, Maykadra, Mebratu Getahun, Mendi, Michael-Gerbe Debretson, Mohammed Jawar, Nekemte, OFC, OPDO, Oromia, Oromia Region, Oromiyaa, Oromo, Oromo Federal Congress, Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization, PM Abiy, President Isias Afeweki, President Isias Afewerki, Seyoum Mesfin, Shalla Districts, Shashamene, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, Welkait CommitteeLeave a comment on Ethiopia congratulates the people and the Government of the State of Eritrea on the lifting of the sanctions (14.11.2018)
Joint Declaration between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (21.10.2018)
Author nilspeacePosted on October 21, 2018 October 21, 2018 Format ImageCategories Africa, Army, Development, Diplomacy, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics, TransparencyTags Abdela Kadir, Abdi Iley, Abune Dioskoros, Addis Ababa, Addisu Serebe, Adisu Getaneh, African Union, Alene Shama, Amba Giorgis, Amhara, Amhara National Democratic Movement, Amnesty International, ANDM, Andualem Aragie, Asasa, Atalay Zafe, Ato Gedu Andargachew, Befeqadu Hailu, Bekele Gerba, CDO Debretsion, Colonel Demeke Zewdu, Dejene Turfa, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, Demonstration, ENDF, EPRDF, Erecha, Esikinder Nega, Eskinder Nega, Esmeralda Farms, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Government, Ethiopian National Defence Force, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Fekadu Mahtemework, Fikadu Mirkana, FireChat, Getachew Ademe, Getachew Shiferaw, Girum Chala, Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect. Human Rights Watch, Gondar, Gonder, GoR, Haile Asfha, Hamaraessa, Heego, Hon. Ato Gedu Andargachew, Jigjiga, Lemma Megersa, Liyu Police Militia, Mahlet Fantahun, Maykadra, Mebratu Getahun, Meskel Celebration, Michael-Gerbe Debretson, Mohammed Jawar, Negash Kebre Botoa, Nekemte, OFC, Ogaden, Ogaden Region, OPDO, Oromia, Oromia Region, Oromiyaa, Oromo, Oromo Federal Congress, Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization, Samora Yunis, Seyoum Mesfin, Shalla Districts, Shashamene, Somali Region, Tefera Tesfaye, Temesgen Desalegn, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, Welkait Committee, West Arsi, Western Tigray Zone, Woynishet Molla, Yechibo, Yidnekachew Addis, Yonathan Teressa, Zelalem WorkagegnehuLeave a comment on Joint Declaration between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (21.10.2018)
Joint Press Statement following the visit by the Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and Ethiopia to Mogadishu Somalia, October 2018 (17.10.2018)
Author nilspeacePosted on October 17, 2018 October 17, 2018 Format ImageCategories Africa, Development, Diplomacy, Election, Ethics, Governance, Government, Law, Leadership, Politics, TransparencyTags Abdela Kadir, Abdikarim Igali, Abiy Ahmed, Abune Dioskoros, Addis Ababa, Addisu Serebe, Amhara, Amhara National Democratic Movement, ANDM, Asasa, Atalay Zafe, Ato Gedu Andargachew, Bekele Gerba, CDO Debretsion, Dejene Turfa, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, Demonstration, Dr. Abiy Ali, ENDF, EPRDF, Eritrea, Esikinder Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Government, Ethiopian National Defence Force, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Fikadu Mirkana, Getachew Ademe, Getachew Shiferaw, Girum Chala, Government of Eritrea, H.E. Isias Afewerki, Horn of Africa, HRCO, Human Rights Couuncil of Ethiopia, IGAD, Illey, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, International Service for Human Rights, Isias Afeweki, Isias Afewerki, Jawar Mohammed, Lemma Megersa, Liyu Police Militia, Marathon, Maykadra, Mebratu Getahun, Mendi, Michael-Gerbe Debretson, Mohammed Jawar, Nekemte, OFC, OPDO, Oromia, Oromia Region, Oromiyaa, Oromo, Oromo Federal Congress, Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization, PM Abiy, President Isias Afeweki, President Isias Afewerki, Seyoum Mesfin, Shalla Districts, Shashamene, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, Welkait CommitteeLeave a comment on Joint Press Statement following the visit by the Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and Ethiopia to Mogadishu Somalia, October 2018 (17.10.2018)
Eritrea: Peace deal prompts hope of internal reforms, to improve fundamental human rights (19.09.2018)
The peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia has raised hopes that improving human rights will be front and centre on Eritrea's path forward, according to a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Tuesday.
DAKAR, Senegal, September 19, 2018 -On 9 July, leaders of both countries signed a Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship, raising expectations that the end of the "no war, no peace" stalemate between them, would positively impact Eritrea's internal human rights situation.
The thaw in relations between the neighbouring countries, who fought a bloody, unresolved war in the late 1990s, began earnestly in June, when Ethiopia's newly-elected leader, Abiy Ahmed, made peace overtures to his counterpart.
Eritrean authorities must urgently embrace and implement bold measures to strengthen protection of and respect for human rights, justice and accountability – UN Rapporteur
Yet, repression reportedly continues within Eritrea.
"During the past 17 years, the Government of Eritrea has maintained tight control over the country, stifling any form of public debate and participation," said Sheila B. Keetharuth, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea.
Eleven government officials who had criticised the President in an open letter, along with 10 independent journalists, were arrested in 2001 – silencing public political discourse an
"I have received reports that the former Minister of Finance," Ms. Keetharuth continued, "who recently wrote two books on the current state of affairs in the country, including the rule of law, has been arrested in Asmara during the morning of 17 September."
If confirmed, the arrest, on the eve of the 2001 clampdown anniversary, would question the will for genuine reform, "especially regarding respect for fundamental rights and freedoms," the expert asserted.
According to Ms. Keetharuth, while comprehensive domestic reforms would be required for a free, fair, democratic society with all human rights entitlements, the Government can take immediate action towards that end in three concrete, urgent areas.
Firstly, the families of prisoners who have disappeared in Eritrean jails should be informed about the fate of their loved ones. Secondly, implementing the 1997 Constitution would provide a natural basis for a national legal framework and a society governed by the rule of law. And thirdly, the Government could inform new military conscripts that they would not have to serve beyond the 18 months stipulated by Eritrean law.
"The achievement of peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia must be duly celebrated," stated Ms. Keetharuth. "However, Eritrean authorities must urgently embrace and implement bold measures to strengthen protection of and respect for human rights, justice and accountability," she concluded.
Special Rapporteurs are appointed by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a specific human rights theme or a country situation. The unpaid positions are honorary, and independent from any government or organization.
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'Wind of hope' blowing through Horn of Africa says UN chief, as Ethiopia and Eritrea sign historic peace accord (17.09.2018)
NEW YORK, USA, September 17, 2018 – There is a powerful wind of hope blowing across the Horn of Africa region, said UN chief António Guterres on Sunday, in Saudi Arabia to witness the signing of a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, ending decades of simmering conflict.
Saudi Arabia facilitated the agreement, and in a message on Twitter, the Foreign Ministry said that the accord, signed in Jeddah "is a historic milestone for the peoples of Ethiopia and Eritrea, and will contribute to strengthening security and stability in the region at large".
"The signature of the peace agreement between the President of Eritrea and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia is indeed a historic event," said the Secretary-General, speaking at a press conference following the signing in Saudi Arabia's second-largest city, on the Red Sea coast, with Foreign Minister Adel Aljubeir.
"We have seen a conflict that has lasted for decades, ending, and that has a very important meaning in a world where we see, unfortunately, so many conflicts multiplying, and lasting forever," added Mr. Guterres.
He expressed his "deep appreciation" for the role played by Saudi Arabia, before paying tribute "on one hand to the courage, the vision, the wisdom of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia – who has had the capacity to overcome enormous resistance from the past and open a new chapter in the history of his country – and also the way the President of Eritrea has promptly responded to his peace initiatives."
The thaw in relations between the neighbouring countries, who fought a bloody, unresolved war in the late 1990s, began in earnest in June, when Ethiopia's newly-elected leader, Abiy Ahmed, made peace overtures to his counterpart, which have now come to fruition.
Seizing on the implications for the whole region, Mr. Guterres said that the agreement meant that "there is a wind of hope blowing in the Horn of Africa. It is not only the peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea – it is the fact that tomorrow and the day after tomorrow we will have, here in Saudi Arabia, the President of Djibouti and the President of Eritrea – two countries that have also been at odds with each other."
According to news reports, Eritrea and Djibouti announced on Friday that they would also normalize diplomatic relations with each other following a falling out on the border, in 2008, which left several dead and resulted in prisoners being taken on both sides.
The UN chief also noted the peace agreement between the President and his former Vice President in South Sudan, that was signed on Thursday – in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa – as another indicator of real diplomatic movement across the Horn of Africa and its borders.
"I want to say that this window of hope is enormously important in a world where, unfortunately, hope has been very scarce," added the Secretary-General.
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Somalia's destiny lies in the hands of the people, highlights outgoing UN envoy (14.09.2018)
Despite remarkable achievements in Somalia in the recent past, structural challenges remain and continue to undermine the country's security and political stability, the United Nations envoy for the country has warned.
DAKAR, Senegal, September 14, 2018 – Briefing the Security Council for the last time in his capacity as UN Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating called on all Somalis to draw strength from the positive transformations going on inside the country and work collectively for the common good.
"The future of Somalia is in the hands of the Somalis," he declared.
In particular, Mr. Keating – who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) – urged unity among political leaders.
"The more [they] show unity, the greater the opportunity, and the responsibility, of international partners to invest in all parts of the country and its leadership," he said.
In his remarks, Mr. Keating highlighted four key concerns the country's leaders need to address, and issues that the international community should keep focusing on.
These include the threat posed by the Al Shabaab and other extremist groups; the risk of political differences overshadowing progress in legislative, reform and security areas; fragmentation within the international community; and the danger of a humanitarian "catastrophe", especially with most of the population already living in precarious circumstances due to climate change and other vulnerabilities.
"Future crises will result from the combination of climate related shocks; armed conflict provoked by Al Shabaab and unresolved grievances; competition over natural resources; and systemic marginalization of certain groups," warned Mr. Keating. He underscored the need to reduce the vulnerability faced by ordinary Somalis, through job creation and smart investments that safeguard natural resources and help unlock the enormous economic potential of the country.
Besides political will, Mr. Keating underscored, success will depend on leaders from the political, business and traditional spheres "working together for the common good, leveraging the country's potential wealth to transform prospects for people – especially the young."
On 1 October, Nicholas Haysom will replace Mr. Keating as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and the head of UNSOM. Mr. Keating was appointed the top UN official in the Horn of Africa nation in November 2015.
Women have brought 'important voices' to Somali politics
Alongside Mr. Keating, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of the UN gender equality and empowerment agency for women and girls (UN Women) highlighted the "once-in-a-generation opportunity" that Somalia currently has to establish lasting peace, and gender equality.
She commended the nation for improving representation of women in public office, illustrated by the "jump" in women's representation in parliamentary elections from 14 to nearly 25 per cent of seats in the most recent elections.
This progress, she underscored, has brought many "important voices" to Somali politics.
She said it had brought to the centre "the fight to end child marriage, end female genital mutilation (FGM), and change laws that discriminate against women," noting that the participation of women will be further boosted if more leaders, especially clan leaders, embrace gender equality and support women.
She also called on the international community and the Security Council to support Somalia's federal and provincial authorities, advance gender equality, act strongly against sexual and gender-based violence, advocate for meaningful participation and recognition of women in all sectors, and support women's groups in the country.
"Women's organizations in Somalia are organized. They are dedicated to their country: they are activists, advocates, entrepreneurs, professionals, and patriots," said Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka, noting that as the country prepares to confront the challenges in the days ahead, "women will make the difference."
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Somalia: Food security improving but recovery remains fragile (02.09.2018)
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Djibouti: President Ismail Omar Guelleh letter to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on the killings in Dire Dawa (09.08.2018)
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The international journal Industry and Higher Education, in association with the ISBE, will be publishing a special issue in 2018. Submissions are invited. The invitation is open to all ISBE 2017 participants, but other submissions will also be welcome.
Reflecting both the journal's position at the interface between scholarship and practice and the conference's concern with effective entrepreneurship education and development, the special issue will be concerned with the application and effectiveness of entrepreneurship education. The ISBE Conference Tracks 'Enterprise education' and 'Entrepreneurial practitioner learning' will therefore be especially relevant.
Papers should focus on the relationship between business/industry and universities (as, for example, in the evaluation of entrepreneurship education programmes, the practical application of entrepreneurship theory, or enterprise development through education). They should be between 4,000 and 8,000 words long and based on original research. An abstract of 150-200 words and 3 to 6 keywords should be included.
For further information about Industry and Higher Education, please click here.
Submitting your paper: In the first instance, please submit your paper by email to lg1 @ ebs.hw.ac.uk (Laura Galloway); dhiggins @ liv.ac.uk (David Higgins); and p.mcgowan @ ulster.ac.uk (Pauric McGowan). In the subject box of your email, please state: 'Submission to IHE special issue'.


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Contact Whitman County Human Resources for further details.
1. Do you have to live in Whitman County to work for the County?
No you do not need to reside in Whitman County to work for the County.
2. When do health benefits start after hire?
Typically benefits start the first day of the following calendar month. If you start on the first day of the month, benefits begin that day. Start dates regarding bargaining unit benefits may differ.
3. Is there a Union?
Whitman County has five unions representing the majority of County employees. Participation in the union is mandatory for specific positions and is indicated in the job posting. Courthouse Bargaining Unit Contract, Road Bargaining Unit Contract, Solid Waste Bargaining Unit Contract, Corrections Officers and Support Staff Bargaining Unit Contract, Deputy Sheriffs' Association.
4. Are there cost of living adjustments (COLAs)?
COLAs are negotiated and defined in union contracts. Non-represented (non-union) employees typically receive COLAs in January at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners.
5. Where are open positions posted?
Openings are always posted on the Whitman County Courthouse first floor. Positions are frequently advertised in the local and regional newspapers, as well as our County website. Occasionally they are listed in other newspapers and regional university websites.
6. How do I obtain an application?
Applications are only accepted for open positions. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of applications but may be included in your application packet. Application requirements vary. Please read carefully any specific requirements for the opening in which you are interested. Applications may be obtained at http://www.whitmancounty.org/ OR at our office: Human Resources, Whitman County Courthouse; 400 N. Main, Colfax, WA 99111, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.
7. How do I submit an application?
General positions: Whitman County requires an original signed application. Applications must be completed in accordance with directions on the job announcement. Please read the announcement carefully for specific mailing requirements and deadlines. All applications must be received by Human Resources by the published closing date. Misrepresentation and incomplete or inaccurate information may be cause for application rejection, removal from the employment list, or discharge from County employment. Please read the "Minimum Qualifications" listed on the announcement.
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8. How long does Whitman County keep my application?
It can take several weeks for the department to review applications. The hiring department will make interview arrangements with applicants. After the position is filled your application is no longer considered, and a written notice will be mailed to the address provided.
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Whitman County requires an original signed application. If you submit an application by email or fax, the original application must be postmarked and mailed by the closing date.
10. I mailed my application on the closing date. Will Whitman County accept it?
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Q: Location doesn't work in my mobile with Android I'm developing an app for Android which generates a SMS obtaining the current location of the user. I have done this but the app can't detect the location and it appears the Toast I have created "Fallo2"
I'm testing the app in a real mobile phone.
What is the problem?
Class Main
@Override
    public void onClick(View view) {
    switch (view.getId()) {
    case R.id.enviarMensajeButton:
        if(obtenerTelefonos()){
            if(obtenerLocalizacion()){
                generarMensaje();
            }
            else{
                Toast.makeText(this, "Fallo2", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            }
        }
        else{
            Toast.makeText(this, "Fallo", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
        }

        break;
    case R.id.menuButton:
        Intent configuracionIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, Configuracion.class);
        startActivity(configuracionIntent);
        break;
    }
}

private boolean obtenerTelefonos(){
    return true;
}

private boolean obtenerLocalizacion() {
    GPS gps = new GPS(this);
    int i = 0;
    while(!gps.obtenerLocation()){
        i++;
        if(i > 100){
            return false;
        }
    }
    if(gps.obtenerDireccion()){
        codigoPostal = gps.codigoPostal;
        direccion = gps.direccion;
        ciudad = gps.ciudad;
        pais = gps.pais;
        latitude = String.valueOf(gps.latitude);
        longitude = String.valueOf(gps.longitude);
        return true;
    }
    else{
        return false;
    }
}

private void generarMensaje(){
    tv.setText(codigoPostal+"  "+direccion+"  "+ciudad+"  "+pais+"  "+latitude+"  "+longitude);
}

Class GPS
public class GPS implements LocationListener {
private Context context;
public double latitude, longitude;
public String codigoPostal, direccion, ciudad, pais;
private LocationManager locationManager;
public Location bestLocation;
private List<String> providers;
public List<Address> direcciones;

public GPS(Context context) {
    this.context = context;
    locationManager = (LocationManager) context
            .getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
}

public boolean obtenerLocation() {
    try {
        providers = locationManager.getAllProviders();
        bestLocation = null;
        for (String provider : providers) {
            Location location = locationManager.getLastKnownLocation(provider);
            if(location == null) continue;
            if(bestLocation == null || location.getAccuracy() < bestLocation.getAccuracy()){
                bestLocation = location;
            }
        }
        if(bestLocation != null){
            return true;
        }
        else{
            return false;
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        return false;
    }
}

public boolean obtenerDireccion() {
    try {
        // Obtenemos la longitud y la latitud del objeto location

        latitude = bestLocation.getLatitude();
        longitude = bestLocation.getLongitude();

        // Creamos un objeto Geocoder indicando nuestro lenguaje
        //Locale spanish = new Locale("es", "ES");
        Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(this.context, Locale.ENGLISH);

        // A partir de Geocoder obtenemos una lista de direcciones
        direcciones = geocoder.getFromLocation(latitude,
                longitude, 1);

        // Obtenemos todos los datos que necesitamos
        codigoPostal = direcciones.get(0).getPostalCode();
        direccion = direcciones.get(0).getAddressLine(0);
        ciudad = direcciones.get(0).getAddressLine(1);
        pais = direcciones.get(0).getAddressLine(2);

        return true;
    } catch (Exception e) {
        return false;
    }
}

@Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location arg0) {

}

@Override
public void onProviderDisabled(String arg0) {

}

@Override
public void onProviderEnabled(String arg0) {

}

@Override
public void onStatusChanged(String arg0, int arg1, Bundle arg2) {

}}

I have added the permissions in the manifest file and I need obtaining only one location.

A: Did you add the correct permissions in the manifest file?
you need to post some more code in order to get help
generally your
@Override
public void onLocationChanged(Location arg0) {

}

method is empty - that means after the gps signal has been recieved you do nothing with the information - you should use the new location you got to update the user's location, try and use this guid for more guidance you can also get more guidance as for your GPS class from this thread

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Prof. Ibram X. Kendi promotes intersectional totalitarianism with a human face (Michael A. McCoy/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Andrew Sullivan today writes about Ibram X. Kendi's bestselling book How To Be An Antiracist, praising what he considers its strong parts — the award-winning black author and professor's life story, and painful reckoning with some of his own racist ideas — but ultimately seeing it as "a glimpse at the intersectional left's political endgame." Excerpts:
Everything in the world, he argues, is either racist or antiracist: "There is no such thing as a nonracist or race-neutral policy … If discrimination is creating equity, then it is antiracist. If discrimination is creating inequity, then it is racist." Inequity is defined as any difference between any ethnic groups in their average outcomes in any field of life or work. Any policy that leads to any racial differentials in anything that doesn't roughly reflect the racial demographics of the society is ipso facto racist.
Liberal values are therefore tossed out almost immediately. Kendi, a star professor at American University and a recent Guggenheim Fellowship winner, has no time for color-blindness, or for any kind of freedom which might have some inequality as its outcome. In fact, "the most threatening racist movement is not the alt-right's unlikely drive for a White ethno-state, but the regular American's drive for a 'race-neutral' one." He has no time for persuasion or dialogue either: "An activist produces power and policy change, not mental change." All there is is power. You either wield it or are controlled by it. And power is simply the ability to implement racist or antiracist policy.
The book therefore is not an attempt to persuade anyone. It's a life story interspersed with a litany of pronouncements about what you have to do to be good rather than evil.
Sullivan goes on to talk about Kendi's jaw-dropping proposal for government bureaucrats ("formally trained experts on racism") to police all public and private life, and coerce everyone into obeying their dictates on antiracism. I urge you to read Sullivan's column to see the details, but imagine your Fox News-aholic Uncle Morty at Thanksgiving dinner, describing a left-wing book about antiracism. He could not outdo the actual things that Ibram X. Kendi believes!
Sullivan continues:
Every now and again, it's worth thinking about what the intersectional left's ultimate endgame really is — and here it strikes me as both useful and fair to extrapolate from Kendi's project. They seem not to genuinely believe in liberalism, liberal democracy, or persuasion. They have no clear foundational devotion to individual rights or freedom of speech. Rather, the ultimate aim seems to be running the entire country by fiat to purge it of racism (and every other intersectional "-ism" and "phobia", while they're at it). And they demand "disciplinary tools" by unelected bodies to enforce "a radical reorientation of our consciousness." There is a word for this kind of politics and this kind of theory when it is fully and completely realized, and it is totalitarian.
Of course Sullivan is right. I call it "soft totalitarianism," because it's not going to have gulags, or interrogations at the Lubyanka. They'll just cancel you, and you won't work again. They'll teach your children to hate you, and to hate themselves. And so forth. People who grew up under Soviet and Soviet-bloc communism keep telling us that we are welcoming this totalitarianism into our own society, and we don't even see it. Did you hear about the acclaimed Romanian-born theatrical director who quit Columbia University's faculty recently? Read on:
During [director Andrei] Serban's [Romanian] television interview, the host seemed shocked to find out that the American higher education system is headed towards communism.
The professor recounted in the interview that after a professor had retired, he and the other professors in the department were called into a meeting with the dean of the arts school. During this meeting, the dean told them there were "too many white professors, too many heterosexual men." The group was told it would be best to hire a minority, a woman, or a gay man.
Serban was the director of the hiring committee. He was told the new hire could not be someone like him because he is "married, a heterosexual man who has children."
The professor said when he asked if the most qualified candidate happened to be a straight white male, could this person be hired? No, came the swift reply.
"I felt like I was living under communism again," he said.
And then Prof. Serban, who is a big international deal in theater circles, was chastised by colleagues for saying that he would not find a male-to-female transgender credible playing Juliet in Romeo And Juliet.
You can watch the four-minute interview segment on YouTube here. Click the "CC" button to get English subtitles. Here's a screenshot from the subtitled version:
Libby Emmons, who studied under Serban at Columbia, writes:
During my study in the theater division at Columbia University's School of the Arts, Romanian emigree [sic] acting professor Andrei Serban was legend. Beloved by acting students, lauded by faculty, he was tenured, established, and had seemingly free reign over his department. Imagine, she said, what it is like for a man who grew up under communism, and rose to the top of his profession in the arts, to find himself forced to hire and cast not according to artistic excellence, but according to political correctness. Emmons goes on:
It's no secret that Columbia is a left-leaning university, and the School of the Arts might be the most woke college within the ivy-covered walls. While heterodox political views are a given in theater arts, this push to center identity over the creation of good work will lead to the decline both of the School of the Arts and the expression of theater arts itself. In fact, it's already happening.
Columbia is where I learned that contemporary artists need to stay in their lane and only create work about their own personal experience. I learned about white women's complicity, and the problem with 'heteronormativity'. But it's also where I was taught to drive my work as hard as I could, without regard for my feelings or anyone else's. The work was paramount, as it should be. If the arts are to be taught, they need professors like Andrei Serban who fight against the nonsensical view that anything in the rehearsal room is more essential than creating the most honest, truthful, compassionate work possible.
Well, under Ibram X. Kendi's utopian scheme, the state would come in and smash people like Andrei Serban. But you know, it doesn't really have to; the woke faculty at the Ivy League university is doing it already.
Regular readers know the book I'm working on now is about this kind of thing. People like Andrei Serban are the canaries in our cultural coal mine. They see what's coming, and they're warning us.
Again, reading Yuri Slezkine's stunning history of the Bolshevik Revolution, The House Of Government, has been quite an education for me. I wrote here about what its description of the revolutionary generation of Bolsheviks taught me about our own cult of Social Justice, and its prophets now leading many American institutions (like the theater school at Columbia). Imagine utopian radicals like Ibram X. Kendi gaining full control of the state, and the police and armed forces. Now imagine they had the vision, the will, and the power to do whatever it took to eliminate the Bad People.
You think it can't happen here? When a man of Andrei Serban's talent and accomplishment is driven out of one of our top universities, because he refuses to compromise his artistic standards to fit utopian left-wing politics, that is a sign. These signs are coming to us every day. Ibram X. Kendi's book is a bestseller, and he is widely quoted in prestige media (e.g., in an essay in The Atlantic, where he delivered this pronouncement: "To oppose reparations is to be racist. To support reparations is to be anti-racist. The middle ground is racist ground.")
This. Is. Totalitarian. And we are getting used to this kind of thing. Andrew Sullivan is right: these people have no interest in free speech, free inquiry, freedom of association, or any of the classical liberal virtues. It's all coercive virtue, and the destruction of lives and careers. This is the ultimate endgame of the intersectional left. Wake up!
Rod Dreher is a senior editor at The American Conservative. He has written and edited for the New York Post, The Dallas Morning News, National Review, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Washington Times, and the Baton Rouge Advocate. Rod's commentary has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, the Weekly Standard, Beliefnet, and Real Simple, among other publications, and he has appeared on NPR, ABC News, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and the BBC. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with his wife Julie and their three children. He has also written four books, The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, Crunchy Cons, How Dante Can Save Your Life, and The Benedict Option.
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A New Jersey judge on Thursday issued a criminal summons for Gov. Chris Christie in connection to his role in the George Washington Bridge scandal.
"Judge Roy McGeady issued a probable cause summons for Christie, saying there's evidence to show he might have known aides were up to political shenanigans and did nothing to stop it.
"Defendant Christopher J. Christie knowingly refrained from ordering that his subordinates take all necessary action to reopen local access lanes to the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, New Jersey, that had been closed with purpose to injure Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich, along with Fort Lee residents who were deprived of the benefit and enjoyment of their community as a consequence of this intentional evil minded act taken by public officials acting on the authority vested in them by the Office of the Governor of the State of New Jersey," according to Brennan's complaint.
Two of Christie's top aides are now on trial for allegedly hatching the plot to close entry lanes to the GWB in Fort Lee — as political payback for that city's mayor, who didn't endorse the governor's re-election bid.
"Official misconduct is considered a second-degree offense in New Jersey and carries a possible sentence of five to 10 years.
McGeady's ruling now puts the ball squarely in the court of Gurbir Grewal, the acting prosecutor of Bergen County.
See the full article at NYPost.com.


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Obama's Security Detail Cost Oahu Taxpayers $248,000 This Holiday Season-The cost of the 2008 and 2009 visits totaling $355,000 will not be reimbursed by the federal government.
Hawaii Reporter
The Honolulu Police Department spent $248,000 in overtime for the recent visit of President Barack Obama, according to Michelle Yu, spokesperson for the department.
Obama, his family and friends, vacationed in three private rented homes in Kailua, Oahu, for several days over the holidays from Christmas to early January.
The Honolulu Police Department would not release the details of the police detail or the number of officers working for security reasons.
Last year, Obama's police escorts cost the Hawaii taxpayers $107,000, because when he visited in 2008, he was the president elect and not the president.
The cost of the 2008 and 2009 visits totaling $355,000 has not been reimbursed by the federal government.
The Honolulu Police Department has no plans to ask the county council for emergency funding to cover either this visit or the past visit, both unexpected expenses. Since Obama has expressed interest in returning to Hawaii during future holidays, a police spokesperson says they may budget for his visits in future budget requests.
While Obama was here, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vacationed on another main Hawaiian island – the Big Island of Hawaii in what West Hawaii Today reports as the Presidential Suite at the Hualalai resort for $10,000 nightly.
As with the president's visit, Pelosi was escorted by local police officers.
According to a letter from the Hawaii County Police Department sent in response to an inquiry from 'Hawaii Reporter', Pelosi's visit cost Hawaii county taxpayers more than $21,000.
The county of Hawaii would not release the number of police officers escorting Pelosi, how many hours they were on Pelosi's security detail, or whether they were being pulled from other duties.
The visits by both Pelosi and Obama are coming at a time when county mayors and their departments are looking for ways to cut back on expenses and considering tax hikes because of shrinking tax revenues and the proposed plan by Gov. Linda Lingle to take all four counties' share of the visitor tax to balance the state budget.
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Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History
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National Identity and the Anglo-Scottish Borderlands, 1552-1652
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Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History
by Jenna M. Schultz
A detailed examination of the March system - the special administrative arrangements which applied on both sides of the border - how it was applied and how it evolved as national political circumstances changed.
The Anglo-Scottish borderlands of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries provide an excellent window into early modern state formation, diplomacy, and cross-border interactions during a key moment in history. In the early modernperiod, the Anglo-Scottish border was transformed from an established line of demarcation between two independent kingdoms into a political obstacle. The people and administrators of the borderlands faced intense pressure after the Union of the Crowns in 1603, as King James VI/I sought to eliminate the borderline and turn the region into the "Middle Shires" of a united Great Britain. This book shows that, though the official borderline disappeared after union, the unique administrative arrangements, social and economic bonds of kinship, and built landscape served to uphold the notion of continued separation between the kingdoms. It highlights the movement of peoples across the borderline, collaboration attempts between local officials, and the formation of temporary cross-border alliances but also the assertion of national differences through periodic lawlessness, conflict, and outright war. The book thus demonstrates the complexities of the common border zone and the significance of the border in shaping distinct national identities.
JENNA M. SCHULTZ teaches in the Department of History at the University of St Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota.
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Border Towns and Fortifications
Moments of Crisis
Appendix 1: List of Wardens
Appendix 2: List of Lords Lieutenants
"Schultz provides us with a well-researched and engaging and detailed account of the events surrounding the Union of the Crowns and how that merger affected the people and policies on the border between England and Scotland. This book is an important contribution to this part of the scholarly conversation about politics and identity along this long disputed region of Great Britain." Emily Herff, Scotia
The Navy and Anglo-Scottish Union, 1603-1707
by Colin Helling
Painting for a Living in Tudor and Early Stuart England
by Robert Tittler
Urban Government and the Early Stuart State
by Catherine Patterson
The National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant, 1660-1696
by James Walters
The Restraint of the Press in England, 1660-1715
by Alex W. Barber
Africans in East Anglia, 1467-1833
by Richard C. Maguire
Royalism, Religion and Revolution: Wales, 1640-1688
by Sarah Ward Clavier
The State Trials and the Politics of Justice in Later Stuart England
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Founded in 1979, Sun Youth Organization (Sun Youth) operates a food bank that helps poor people with food and other basic household goods in Montreal. It is the second oldest food bank in Canada that is still operating. The charity also runs crime prevention programs, sports and activities for youth and a summer camp.
Sun Youth spent $5.5m (88% of program costs) on its emergency service programs in F2017. Most of this is its food bank program: Sun Youth provided 27,467 food baskets worth $2.4m to over 15,430 individuals in F2017. Each food basket has an average value of $86, a 17% increase compared to F2016. As is typically with Canadian food banks, 37% of people using Sun Youth's food bank are under 18 years old. This is children in poor families. In F2017, Sun Youth delivered an additional 2,853 food baskets to individuals who face mobility and social isolation issues.
A smaller part of Sun Youth's emergency service programs are through partnerships with the Montreal Fire Department and the Quebec division of the Canadian Red Cross, to help disaster victims. In F2017, its emergency teams were called in for 188 disasters and helped 319 families. The charity also provided money to families and individuals who could not pay their bills. In F2017, it paid over $173k in bills, of which 39% were housing related, 30% transport related and 23% health related. Sun Youth operates other emergency service program which include medication reimbursements, family and children assistance, food delivery, clothing and bicycle giveaways, and school supplies distribution.
The charity spent $568k (9% of program costs) on its youth sports and recreation programs in F2017. It offers football and basketball teams to children of low-income families. Equipment is supplied to players and membership fees depend on the family's income. A hockey development program is offer to children aged 5 to 13 years old from low-income. New in 2017, Sun Youth offered a baseball training program to youth. In F2017, 224 children participated in the sports and recreational programs - a cost of $2,535 per youth.
Sun Youth also runs a day camp for children aged 5 to 12 years old. In F2017 it spent $173k (3% of program costs) on its camp operations that had 125 youth participate - a cost of $1,384 per youth.
Results and Impact: Sun Youth facilitates donations that can be offered by the police as rewards for individuals providing information that lead to the solving of criminal investigations. Since the program was created in 1991, it has helped solve 26 criminal investigations and cases of missing persons. This represents a success rate of 26% of all investigations for which a cash reward was offered.
In F2018, Sun Youth changed its fiscal year end from September to March. The following financial analysis for F2018 represents a "stub" 6-month period ending March 2018. This may throw off comparisons with earlier years.
Sun Youth is a Large charity with donations, goods in kind and special events revenue of $3.2m in F2018. It collected donations, goods in kind and special events revenue of $5.8m in F2017 over a 12-month period. Administrative costs are 8% of total revenues and fundraising costs are 1% of total donations. For every dollar donated, $0.91 goes to its programs. This is cost-efficient and within Ci's reasonable range for overhead spending. Sun Youth's cash and funding reserves are equal its debts; cash reserves of $812k and debt of $809k. The charity's net funding reserves of $3k cover less than 1 month of annual program costs, showing a need for donations.
This is a new charity profile that has been sent to Sun Youth Organization for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.
This charity report and analysis is generously paid for by The PepsiCo Canada Foundation to share with other Canadian donors interested in supporting health and sports, especially for children.
Note: The above F2018 analysis represents a 6-month period ending March 2018. Ci reports food donations as donated goods in kind. Ci reports amortization on tangible capital assets in non-cash expenses, increasing total expenses by $102k in F2017, $226k in F2016 and $247k in F2015.


b. c.1708, 1st s. of Thomas Dundas of Fingask and bro. of Sir Lawrence Dundas. educ. ?Edinburgh h.s. m. (i) 1737, Anne, da. of James Graham of Airth, judge of the Scottish court of Admiralty, s.p.; (2) 1744, Lady Janet Maitland, da. of Charles, 6th Earl of Lauderdale [S], 2s. 5da. suc. fa. 1762.
Burgess of Edinburgh 1734; dep. Lyon king of arms 1744-54; commr. of police Dec. 1770.
His father, merchant and bailie of Edinburgh, kept a woollen-draper's shop in the Luckenbooths, where Thomas and his brother Lawrence began their business careers selling cloth and stockings. Bailie Dundas was the representative of the family of Fingask, whose Perthshire lands had been alienated in the seventeenth century. He purchased estates in Stirlingshire, which in 1730 were by charter erected into a barony under the name of Fingask.1 Thereafter the bailie's fortunes suffered a reverse but were restored in part through the successful financial career of Lawrence, on whose advice Thomas left the business to act as his brother's agent. Appointed deputy Lord Lyon in 1744, married to an earl's daughter, the proprietor of Carronhall estate (purchased in 1749), Thomas increased his pretensions. It was probably at his instigation that his father in 1757 instituted proceedings before the court of session challenging the title of George Dundas of Dundas to be served heir as chief of the 'name'. During the hearing it was stated that Thomas the younger of Fingask was 'well known to have made an idol of this headship of the family' and that while he was deputy Lyon king of arms he had fraudulently entered the arms of Dundas of Dundas in the Lyon books under his own family name.2 The Fingask claim was dismissed in 1758 and Thomas later applied in 1769 to the Lyon office to have his arms differenced from those of Dundas of Dundas.
I began life by marrying early. My parents could not spare me a separate subsistence for my family. I followed business and was happy and independent by your mother's frugal attention to our situation. Your uncle my brother's engagements with public business involved my time and engaged my attention too much for my own situation. From 1744 to 1761 I was his agent and correspondent. After he had acquired his large fortune I was made to believe my family would benefit. I had at his desire given up my own business in town and retired to the country.
In 1768 Thomas was returned, apparently unopposed, on his brother's interest for Orkney and Shetland. He supported Administration until, on his appointment in December 1770 as a commissioner of police,4 he vacated his seat in favour of his son.
1. Collins, Peerage, viii. 384; Anderson, Scottish Nation, ii. 95.
2. M. I. Dundas, Dundas of Fingask, 43-49, 236.
4. Cal. Home Office Pprs. 1770-2, 179.
5. Dundas of Fingask, 58.
6. Ibid. 58, 62-63, 72.


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Charles Leroy "Roy" (Bob) Mackert (February 2, 1894 – February 12, 1942) was an American football player. He played professional football for the Rochester Jeffersons for one season in 1925. Mackert played college football for Maryland, and returned there in 1935 as the line coach.

Mackert was born on February 2, 1894, in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He attended Lebanon Valley College and then the University of Maryland. He played as a fullback on the Maryland football team during the 1919 and 1920 seasons.

Mackert played for the Rochester Jeffersons in the National Football League (NFL) for the 1925 season. Mackert saw action in two games, including one start, as a center and a tackle. By November 1925, George Mulligan of the Hartford Blues signed Mackert to play for the team alongside Obie Bristow, Steve Owen and Don Miller of Notre Dame's Four Horsemen. The Blues would become an NFL franchise a year later in 1926.

In 1926, Mackert returned to his alma mater as an assistant alongside Burton Shipley under head coach Curley Byrd. In 1935, he served as the line coach under Jack Faber. During World War II, Mackert enlisted in the United States military. Although several sources, including the Pro Football Hall of Fame claim that he was killed during the war, he died at a hospital in Washington D.C. after a lengthy illness unrelated to the conflict.

The Charles Leroy Mackert Award was named in his honor and acknowledged the most outstanding wrestlers at the University of Maryland. He was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.

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Rolf Schulmeister (* 16. Mai 1943 in Hamburg) ist ein deutscher Pädagoge und Professor für Pädagogik an der Universität Hamburg.

Rolf Schulmeister studierte von 1963 bis 1969 Germanistik, Anglistik und Philosophie. Sein Studium schloss er 1969 mit einer Promotion zum Dr. phil. ab. Er engagierte sich führend in der Bundesassistentenkonferenz und gründete 1970 das Interdisziplinäre Zentrum für Hochschuldidaktik (IZHD), das heute als Zentrum für Hochschul- und Weiterbildung firmiert. Seit 1976 ist er als Professor an der Universität Hamburg tätig. Zunächst als Professor für Hochschuldidaktik mit dem Schwerpunkt Unterrichtstechnologie (Lehr- und Lernmethoden), anschließend mit dem Schwerpunkt Multimedia-Entwicklung und Multimedia-Didaktik.

Seit 1987 engagierte er sich auch für das von Siegmund Prillwitz gegründete Institut für Gebärdensprache und Kommunikation Gehörloser im Fachbereich Sprachwissenschaften, seitdem ist er Doppelmitglied in der Fakultät Sprache, Literatur und Medien. Seit 1990 steht er seinem Institut, dem damaligen IZHD und heutigen Zentrum für Hochschul- und Weiterbildung, als Geschäftsführender Direktor vor.

Seit 1993 beteiligt er sich am Studiengang Medienwissenschaft der Fakultät Sprache, Literatur und Medien und seit 2005 ist er für den Studiengang Master of Higher Education an der Universität Hamburg verantwortlich.

Schulmeister war von 2006 bis 2012 Mitherausgeber der Zeitschrift für E-Learning.

Er leitet das Projekt ZEITLast, in dem das Zeitmanagement von Studierenden in BA-/BSc und MA-/MSc-Studiengängen untersucht wird.

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 Grundlagen hypermedialer Lernsysteme : Theorie – Didaktik – Design. 4. überarbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage,  Oldenbourg, München/Wien 2007, ISBN 978-3-486-27395-3
 eLearning : Einsichten und Aussichten . Oldenbourg, München/Wien  2006, ISBN 978-3-486-58003-7
 Handbuch für Orientierungseinheiten : Grundlegung, didakt.-method. Planung u. Durchführung von Studieneinführungsveranstaltungen. unter der Mitarbeit von Ilse Goldschmidt, Beltz, Weinheim/Basel 1982, ISBN 3-407-54129-5

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Blueprint interview: Mr Diversity
Joe Azelby, a one-time professional American football player, has built JPMorgan's core US real estate platform into a global real assets business with $60 billion under management. In an interview with PERE, he explains why he is a fan of diversity, why investors need to change their attitude towards allocation and why he ultimately is glad that his football career was short. By Robin Marriott. PERE Magazine June 2012 issue.
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Azelby: business builder
Joseph Azelby, the head of global real assets at JPMorgan Asset Management, runs a business with $60 billion in assets and about 400 dedicated professionals for the largest bank in America. In American football-speak, he is the quarterback of a big-time team that manages real estate, infrastructure and other real asset strategies on behalf of a huge number of institutional investors in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
The football analogy is particularly relevant because Azelby's career began not in the financial services sector, rather in the unlikely world of professional American football.
In an interview with PERE about JPMorgan's platform, Azelby first talks about how he was born in the northern Manhattan neighbourhood of Inwood, raised in New Jersey and turned out to be both academically and athletically gifted. His hardworking father, incidentally, was a New York City police officer who sometimes moonlighted as a stage hand, taking down sets at famous theatres such as the Metropolitan Opera. When his father retired from the police force, he went to work full time in the theatre business. His mother, meanwhile, had been working as a substitute teacher at the nearby St. Mary's elementary school that Azelby attended, and he says that as a kid he was academic. Indeed, he was strong enough with the books to make it to Harvard University to earn a bachelor's degree in economics and to New York University's Stern School of Business for an MBA.
At first, however, Azelby's heart lay not in financial services, but in the world of sport. Harvard and the Ivy League universities in general produce relatively few professional American football players, but Azelby's boyhood dream was nevertheless to make it in professional football. And, at the end of his time at Harvard, he got the chance to realise that dream.
That was a pivotal time for Azelby because he made a decision which he says shows through in the fundamental approach one can see at JPMorgan's global real assets business today – the benefits of diversification.
As a player, Azelby had caught the eye of scouts and was invited to the NFL Scouting Combine to undergo the rigorous tests of physical and mental strengths required by the professional teams. He ended up drafted by the Buffalo Bills as a linebacker in the 10th round. [Azelby jokes that the 10th round doesn't even exist anymore, as the league reduced the draft down to seven rounds in 2010.]
Nevertheless, Azelby made it to Buffalo in 1984 for a full season at the beginning of what was to become a brief career in the game. At Buffalo, he jokes that he had a "big disagreement" with the coach. "The disagreement was that I thought I was good, and he didn't!" he says.
After leaving Buffalo, Azelby signed with the San Francisco 49ers. However, because he had broken his foot in Buffalo, the 49ers released him. He then was picked up by the Indianapolis Colts, where he agreed to sign a waiver regarding a shoulder injury.
Hedging his bets
Before he was signed by Indianapolis, Azelby had started to 'diversify' his life by putting to use his Harvard education. He had started working for Manufacturers Hanover Trust, but he "still had the itch" for American football and left for training camp with the Colts, he explains. He ended up back at the bank though.
Azelby notes that he wasn't happy about having a short professional football career. Still, it is something he is happy about in retrospect given that he doesn't suffer the chronic pains that go with a lengthy football career. "Also, I probably wouldn't have the job I have today," he says.
Joseph Azelby
Firm: JPMorgan Asset
Year joined: 1986
Current title: Head of global real assets
Previous occupation: professional American football playe
Moreover, Azelby's previous decision to go to college showed the benefits of diversity. "I am a big believer in diversification," he says. "I wanted to play professional football since I was a little boy, but when I got the opportunity to go to Harvard, that was a great hedge. Even in the off-season, other guys were probably lifting more weights and running more sprints, but I was working an internship at Manufacturers Hanover Trust (now part of JPMorgan)."
Azelby next spent a couple of months at Drexel Burnham Lambert, the Wall Street investment bank that was to go bankrupt in 1990. However, apart from a short spell at Drexel, he has spent almost his entire career at JPMorgan, having joined the bank in 1986. He spent nearly the first half of his career in fixed income and later got the chance to run the real estate group in 1998. Nowadays, he is responsible for the real assets group's global business vision, strategy and execution and chairs the group's global management committee. He also is a member of the bank's asset management investment and operating committee.
When Azelby began running JPMorgan's real estate business in 1998, it was focused primarily on core real estate and almost exclusively in the US. "As I said, I am a big believer in diversification. So when I came to the business, I saw that we only had one product, real estate, and one client base, US pension funds. If something happened to either of them, it's game over," he says. "If you look at our business now, we are running it as we think our clients should, which is to continue to increase the diversification in their portfolios."
The first thing JPMorgan needed to do, according to Azelby, was to broaden the client mix. As a result, the business created products that investors could participate in from different parts of the world – an effort that began around 2001. That's when opportunities began to open up.
One of those opportunities was Pete Reilly, who was working at Peabody Global Real Estate Partners. He joined Azelby's group, providing JPMorgan with an immediate European platform. Over the last few years, the European side of the business has completed something in the neighbourhood of $4 billion in deals, including a 2009 deal to sell HSBC tower in London's Canary Wharf to the National Pension Service of Korea, Azelby points out.
Next, the global real assets business added major India and China real estate platforms, as well as different asset classes for investors, including infrastructure, maritime and other strategies. It now manages funds and other vehicles for a varied client base in the US, Asia and Europe. For example, it counts Asian sovereign wealth funds alongside more than 250 pension funds as clients.
The dawn of Junius
Despite all of that diversification, it wasn't until last year that the world of real estate opportunity funds really sat up and took notice. That is when JPMorgan hired John Fraser, the former co-head of real estate at Investcorp, to launch an opportunistic investment platform called Junius Real Estate Partners, which is named after John Pierpont Morgan's father.
Asked why JPMorgan made the decision to start an opportunistic platform, Azelby points to the 20 percent to 30 percent decline in US real estate prices that it saw at the time and the volume of overleveraged real estate in need of recapitalisation. "Never before had we seen the spread between the best core assets and all other real estate this wide," he says. "So the opportunity is to buy properties with issues and turn them into core." He argues that one doesn't need to believe in a rapid rebound in the economy in order to make that strategy successful.
Still, Azelby agrees that, in the US, the platform has a "branding challenge." That is because, when people think of JPMorgan's US real estate business, they associate it with the largest open-ended core fund in the industry, JPMorgan Strategic Property Fund. As a result, the firm made a decision to create a separate platform and give it a separate brand in order to treat it as a new venture, with a separate and distinct investment team, but supported by the global real assets platform.
Despite such deliberate measures, things haven't been all that easy for Junius. In March, the Wall Street Journal erroneously – according to JPMorgan – reported that the platform ceased efforts to raise a $750 million commingled fund, Junius Real Estate Partners I. Sources familiar with the platform report that, instead of just raising a blind fund, Junius is doing single deals and offering them directly to clients who prefer that format. This is the kind of strategy that many firms are adopting in order to show potential investors what a team is capable of.
The decision seems to suggest that potential investors are viewing the Junius platform as being new and, as yet, untested. It also shows that some investors do not want to commit to blind-pool opportunistic real estate funds, let alone first-time funds. Either way, it implies that JPMorgan came to the market too early with its opportunistic fund.
While Azelby wouldn't comment on the Wall Street Journal article or Junius' change in strategy, he notes that investors are still trying to get over the events of 2008 and 2009. "They are de-risking and taking in core, and we are living proof of that," he says, insisting "this team is going to be very successful whatever its format is."
The 25 percent target
For Azelby, the issue of strategic focus is just part of the big picture that he wants to hammer home. Indeed, he doesn't think investors have enough real estate, and they don't own enough infrastructure or other real assets either. It is all about diversification, which is why JPMorgan Global Real Assets offers all these different asset classes and is looking at adding others.
Infrastructure debt is one of the latest units to be added, Azelby notes, and he thinks his business will become more active in US mezzanine real estate debt as well. The argument continues, however, that investors will begin to see things differently than in recent years.
"I say it, and other people say it – diversification really is the only free lunch in investing," Azelby says. "The world has changed, with interest rates are at unbelievably low levels and equity volatility quite high. The 60:40 stock and bond mix and the 50:35:15 alternatives mix are no longer enough. We are referring to it as the 'realisation', which is a play on real assets and also that people need to be aware that the way they used to organise and allocate their portfolio is not going to get it done anymore. We are saying; 'You will not hit the returns that your actuaries have set out for you, whether that is 7 percent or 8 percent'."
Azelby continues: "Our message is to go out and show that the types of things we do can deliver more income than bonds, deliver equity-like returns and provide inflation protection – all the things you once could do with the equities market. We need to move investors from thinking 5 percent real estate and 3 percent infrastructure to 25 percent in real assets. Therefore, we are going to make that collection of assets as broad as possible to deliver it."
Azelby says the 25 percent figure is not fantasy. He also believes that the days of labelling property and infrastructure investments as 'alternatives' are numbered. That is because long-term investors are going to move from 5 percent or 10 percent today to a 25 percent allocation with more asset types, he says.
Of course, not every investor is thinking like this, but Azelby insists that some investors have had the 'realisation'. He says the investors that have had the realisations are most notably Canadians and Australians, given the emphasis they put upon infrastructure and real estate. "They are going out assembling large portfolios in real estate, infrastructure, timber, agriculture and long-life transportation assets," he adds.
Azelby agrees that private equity firms adding various asset classes to their business are also part of the same story of diversification. Indeed, such firms can be seen as competitors to JPMorgan. In every different segment the bank operates, it will have a competitor, Azelby explains, adding that the firm that his business has been watching most closely is Brookfield Asset Management.
The burdens of being a bank
Currently, JPMorgan is the largest bank in the US and, save for a recent embarrassing episode in which it lost more than $2 billion of bank capital in the credit markets, it has fared as one of the strongest banks, if not the strongest, to emerge from the carnage of 2008. It also finds itself operating at a time when many of the real estate investment management businesses of other financial institutions have closed up shop or seem to be winding down.
"I think we are unique in that we have a huge commitment to the asset class," Azelby says. "Our real estate business has always been part of the fiduciary side to the organisation – that is where its roots are – and I think the fiduciary nature of the business is what gives it the staying power. It is part of a much wider commitment to manage assets on behalf of other parties."
Of course, some other banks have felt the same way about their real estate offering but seemingly have been persuaded by the likes of the Volcker rule to offload businesses. Deutsche Bank said last year its decision to sell RREEF Real Estate, as well as other parts of its global asset management group, was linked to the regulatory environment.
Apparently, when it comes to the Volcker rule in particular, JPMorgan does not see the need to make such a drastic decision. Azelby puts his finger on the issue of fund sponsors being limited to 3 percent co-investment in the funds they manage. "For the clients we have spoken to so far, they understand it's because we are regulated," he says.
With that, Azelby is off, soon to be travelling from London to Asia and elsewhere to meet clients and potential clients. Professional football may have been his first love, but he certainly would never have travelled so much if he had stayed in that career. For now, he is happy to clock up air miles in the name of diversification.
JPMorgan Asset Management – Global Real Assets
Headquarters: New York
Offices: 13 cities in the US, Europe and Asia
Key figures: Joseph Azelby (head), Kevin Faxon (Americas real estate), Peter Reilly (European real estate), David Chen (Asia real assets), Mark Weisdorf (infrastructure), Andrian Dacy (global maritime) and John Fraser (Junius Real Estate Partners)
Real assets professionals: 400
Asset classes: US real estate, European real estate, China real estate, India real estate, OECD infrastructure, Asia infrastructure, maritime, special opportunities
Total assets under management: $60 billion
Previous occupation: professional American football player
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American Mining Operations Honored for Outstanding Environmental Performance
Department of the Interior Annual Environment, Reclamation Awards Pay Tribute to Seven U.S. Coal, Mineral Mines
Washington, D.C. – Three U.S. coal mines and four mineral mines today won annual awards from the U.S. Department of the Interior for their outstanding environmental performance, mine reclamation accomplishments and community outreach programs.
The awards were presented by officials from the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) during ceremonies hosted by the National Mining Association (NMA). The annual awards, selected by the agencies, recognize the best environmental and reclamation practices throughout the year for coal and mineral mining.
"NMA is proud of these award winners for the commitment they have shown to sustainable mining techniques, to best practices and to the communities in which they operate," said NMA President and CEO Hal Quinn. "Their work has contributed to millions of acres of land successfully reclaimed by America's mining companies over the past quarter century. This is sustainable mining that represents modern mining in America and we're grateful to the Department of the Interior for recognizing modern mining at its best."
The department's award winners were selected by judges from the respective awarding agencies. BLM Associate Director Energy, Minerals and Realty Management Michael Nedd presented the awards to the winning mineral operations and OSMRE Deputy Director Glenda Owens presented her agency's awards to the winning coal mine operations.
National Mining Association members received four of the environmental awards. They are: North American Coal Corp., Cloud Peak Energy, Alpha Natural Resources and Stillwater Mining Company.
The Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards are presented by the BLM in recognition of outstanding reclamation activities that restore land to other productive uses following mining operations and recognize community outreach programs that provide valuable infrastructure and conservation services to local communities. The Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Awards are presented by the OSMRE to coal companies that achieve the most exemplary mining and reclamation in the country, typically by demonstrating sound mining practices and executing effective reclamation plans designed to enhance post-mining land use.
The Department of the Interior began the environmental awards program for mining in 1986 with the OSMRE's "Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation" award. In 2002, BLM inaugurated a parallel program for reclamation of mineral mines, presenting its first awards the following year for sustainable development practices.
The winners of the Department of the Interior's Awards are:
BLM AWARD WINNERS:
Hardrock Mineral Director's Award
Intrepid Potash Wendover (Wendover, Utah)
Hardrock Mineral Small Operator Award
NYAC Mining, Inc. (Anchorage, Alaska)
BLM Hardrock Mineral Community Outreach & Economic Security Award
Stillwater Mining Company (Sweet Grass County, Mont.)
"Fix A Shaft Today!" (FAST) Award
Harding Pegmatite Mine Safeguard Project (Dixon, N.M.)
OSM AWARD WINNERS:
North American Coal Corp., Mississippi Lignite Mining Company, Red Hills Mine (Ackerman, Miss.)
Cloud Peak Energy, Antelope Coal Mine (Gillette, Wyo.)
Good Neighbor Award
Alpha Natural Resources, Elk Run Company, Inc. (Boone County, W.Va.)
For more information on the DOI environment and reclamation awards, see www.doi.gov or www.nma.org.


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Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:RHS) Shares Bought by Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:RHS – Get Rating) by 18.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 29,114 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,540 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. owned about 0.77% of Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF worth $4,477,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. lifted its position in Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF by 725.8% during the third quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 14,815 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,279,000 after purchasing an additional 13,021 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement & Preservation of GA LLC acquired a new position in Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter valued at $401,000. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF by 51.2% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 4,393 shares of the company's stock valued at $676,000 after purchasing an additional 1,488 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group lifted its position in Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF by 8.5% during the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group now owns 2,526 shares of the company's stock valued at $388,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the period. Finally, LVZ Inc. lifted its position in Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF by 12.8% during the third quarter. LVZ Inc. now owns 7,066 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,087,000 after purchasing an additional 804 shares during the period.
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Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance
NYSEARCA RHS opened at $172.33 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $171.63 and a 200 day moving average of $168.01. Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $153.20 and a 1 year high of $182.29.
About Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF
Rydex S&P Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (the Fund) seeks replicate as closely as possible the performance of the S&P Equal Weight Index Consumer Staples (the Index). The Index is an unmanaged equal-weighted version of the S&P 500 Consumer Staples Index that consists of the common stocks of industries, such as food and drug retailing, beverages, food products, tobacco, household products and personal products that comprise the consumer staples sector of the S&P 500 Index.
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Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held in May 1980. 1980 was the second year of local elections on the new boundaries. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council. Labour taking 8 seats from the Conservatives.

After the election, the composition of the council was
Conservative (28-8=20)
Labour (19+8=27)

Ward Results

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1980 English local elections
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1980s in Lancashire