All over the world today, the concept of the informal sector has been applied to analyze the employment situation and policy option in most developing countries including Nigeria. Formal and informal sector features characterize the nature of the labour markets in West Africa. Particularly characterized by this dichotomy is the urban labour market. The cardinal differences between the formal and informal sectors can be seen in the light of the segmentation between the different parts of labour market in Nigeria. In Nigeria, as in other parts of Africa, segmentation relates mainly to economic phenomenon. Workers/employees in the formal sector have higher levels of education/specialization than those in the informal sector, and since these firms are likely to have technologies requiring more skills and on-the-job training, the workers are likely to be more skilled and enlightened (Engelbrecht, 1987). The sophistication in operations and skilled requirement for labour in the formal sector attract higher remuneration than their informal sector counterparts, that covers all semi-organized and unregulated small scale activities largely undertaken by self-employed or those employing only a few workers, excluding farming and pastoral activities (Odekunle, 2000). The reducing employment ability of the formal sector was also occasioned by the reduction in economic activities in the main sectors of agricultural and manufacturing due to prolong neglect. The recent restructuring of the public sector and the privatization of some government institutions in the country resulted into a restrictive government employment policy, which further reduced the sector's potentials for employment generation. The small size of the formal labour market also reflects the constraints facing the sector, such as high risks, poor infrastructure and lack of social capital (Engelbrecht, 1987). As a result, the formal sector has become increasing unable to generate employment and this has highlighted the informal sector's importance in absorbing the increasing labour force in the country. At the policy level, deliberate government policies directed at employment generation has been totally successful. Example of such policies are the NEEDS strategy, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which was later domesticated in the 7-point agenda of President Yar'Adua in 2007 and President Goodluck's Transformation Agenda involving YouWin, Sure-P, and so on, have not holistically addressed unemployment in the country. The dimension of unemployment in Nigeria transcends the normal inadequate job opportunities and resource underutilization; it includes the gross mismatch between job expectation and the actual job availability. The problem has become severe to the extent while many household members don't have any stable source of income; others are merely striving for survival. Research has shown that about 70% of the people live below the poverty line (NBS, 2012); it is no doubt that unemployment is a major contributor to this. Thus many stakeholders in employment issues are worried about this development and have sought for alternative sector with high labour carrying capacity, ostensibly like the informal sector. These trends have resulted to the rapid expansion in the informal sector employment. An increasing number of people are becoming dependent on the informal sector activities as a source of income and employment in both rural and urban areas. However, certain characteristics of the sector still raise questions about this sector's potentials for effective income and employment generation. Studies on the informal sector have shown that despite the proliferation of informal sector activities, many of them are not viable (Akerele, 2002). Informal sector activities are normally characterized by small size of activities, few workers (often less than six) and working in make shift structures. All these hamper the potential growth and contribution of the sector's potential in raising incomes for its participants. One significant characteristics of the sector is that it has grown; it has also become an employer of labour force in the country. Since the informal sector is the next place people can go to earn some income, many researchers have therefore become increasingly interested in the informal sector.
To examine the major causes of unemployment in Nigeria.
To assess the level of unemployment in Nigeria.
To determine the relationship between informal sector and unemployment reduction in Nigeria.
To recommend ways of reducing unemployment through the informal sector.
What are the roles of the informal sector in unemployment reduction in Nigeria?
What are the major causes of unemployment in Nigeria?
What is the level of unemployment in Nigeria?
What is the relationship between informal sector and unemployment reduction in Nigeria?
What are the ways of reducing unemployment through the informal sector?
The study would be of immense importance to government as it highlights the roles of the informal sector in reducing unemployment in Nigeria. The study would also benefit students, researchers and scholars who are interested in developing further studies on the subject matter.
The study is restricted to the role of informal sector in unemployment reduction in Nigeria from 1980-2015 using Kano state as the case study.


Denali was created by husband and wife team, Shane and Jennifer Bowen. Having spent most of their careers working for some of the biggest names in technology and retail it became increasingly obvious that something was missing for most people - relaxation and connection.
In January of 2018 they looked at each other and realized something in their lives had to change. So they decided to build a company that brought them closer to each other and to their community. Jennifer and Shane settled on candles because of a personal connection with them from a big role they played early on in their relationship. Everyone needs a few moments to just relax, connect and escape each day and candles can help set that mood.
One thing many people don't realize is that we didn't make candles as a hobby and then decide to make a business out of it. We walked away from our former careers and jumped into this 100%.
So, they dove in and set the launch date of Denali Home Fragrance for April 18, their anniversary. Shane and Jennifer worked night and day to craft the perfect candle, create their brand, and figure out all the backend operations and marketing necessary to get started. April came and went. It took them until September 6th to feel like they had a product they could be proud of and that truly delivered on the simple elegance that they were after. But, with the support of their family and friends as well as a big leap of faith, they opened Denali Home Fragrance and have never looked back.
Momentum breeds momentum. When you get complacent, business slows down. When you keep grinding, business keeps flowing. But we're weird, we love to work.
That love is reflected in the candles they create. Denali reflects their passions and values: simple design, appreciation of well made things and a belief that we all deserve a little luxury and relaxation in our lives. They've designed Denali products to go deeper than just great scents that fill your home, their hope is that they bring a little extra beauty into your space and a whole lot of meaning into the memories you create there. Because home is where we relax and recharge our batteries, connect with loved ones and create memories.
Denali candles are hand-crafted, using a premium quality, proprietary coconut wax blend formulated to burn cleaner and produce superior scent throw versus its soy and paraffin counterparts. Only high quality, phthalate free fragrance oils are used with natural cotton wicks, designed to fill your space with the true notes of the scent.
Simple elegance is the cornerstone of the Denali brand. Everything they create is guided by this, from their white coconut wax to their crystal clear vessels with minimal labeling. They have set out to create a candle that can fit any decor.
Their boxes are a large part of their aesthetic and set them apart from the typical jar candles on the market. Being new to manufacturing, they wanted as many local suppliers as possible so that they could visit in person and develop a relationship. After researching online, they started calling down the list, asking questions and requesting samples.
Guided stood out from the crowd because they weren't trying to sell us on how great they were, they were trying to help us have a great product. David was patient with us, gave a tour of the factory, helped us make informed decisions about paper weight, quantities etc based on our business goals and budget - not his own bottom line. From start to finish the straight talk and guidance has been invaluable to us.
Denali has been a customer since last June, ordering two different sizes of custom candle boxes that fit into their vision of simple elegance.
Sometimes you just have to dream big and go for it. Take a moment with a Denali candle to find inspiration and get started on your dream. Then, give us a call so we can get you the right print and packaging for your business.
Yes indeed, we are talking about toothpaste made from Chocolate . . . Hallelujah!!
The toothpaste is called Theodent and it contains no fluoride.


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Study reveals dramatic rise in the prevalence of internet-based child sexual exploitation in the Philippines
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Within three years, the estimated prevalence rate of internet-based child sexual exploitation in the Philippines more than tripled – from 43 out of every 10,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used for child sexual exploitation in 2014 to 149 out of every 10,000 in 2017.
That is one of the highlights of a ground-breaking study released today, May 21, titled "Online Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Philippines: Analysis and Recommendations for Governments, Industry and Civil Society."
The study also confirmed the Philippines as a global hotspot for OSEC with data from participating law enforcement agencies globally showing that the country received more than eight times as many referrals as any other country during the 2010-2017 baseline period.
The study was led by IJM, in partnership with the Philippine Government, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), and a variety of stakeholders, under the U.S. - Philippines Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership between the U.S. Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Government of the Philippines.
It brought together global and local experts to better understand the nature and scale of online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) in the Philippines. Fourteen partners representing governments, law enforcement, researchers, and non-governmental organizations collaborated on this project, with eight of them sharing casework data or case histories.
The study was not able to measure the prevalence of OSEC due to inconsistencies in the quality of reporting by electronic service providers (ESPs) and because ESPs are not currently detecting livestreamed abuse. This lack of detection of livestreamed abuse results in lack of reporting to clearinghouses such as NCMEC which makes CyberTipline reports available to relevant law enforcement agencies.
Because technology is yet to be developed or deployed by ESPs to detect livestreamed abuse, it is often uncovered only when a foreign law enforcement agency identifies an offender for a different but related offence, like possession or sharing of child sexual exploitation materials (CSEM). The study revealed that 64 percent of Philippine OSEC cases were initiated by referrals from foreign authorities.
"The tech industry should prioritize detection of all child sexual exploitation materials—especially newly created CSEM and live-streaming—because of the gravity of harm that repeated sexual exploitation causes victims," said IJM Philippines Director Samson Inocencio Jr. "There are children who need rescue now, but rescue starts with timely detection and robust reporting."
The study examined 90 OSEC cases investigated between 2011 and 2017, involving 381 victims. Among the 43 victims for whom the exact length of abuse was known, the average length of abuse was two years, ranging in length from two months to four years.
An analysis of victim profiles further showed that the median age was only 11 years old, with the youngest less than one year old. Another unsettling finding is that 41 percent of victims' abuse was facilitated by biological parents and 42 percent by other relatives.
Data from NCMEC's CyberTipline reports showed that the estimated number of IP addresses used for internet-based child sexual exploitation in the Philippines sharply rose, from around 23,333 in 2014 to 81,723 in 2017, or a 250-percent increase.
This corresponds to a growth of estimated prevalence rate from 43 out of every 10,000 IP addresses used for child sexual exploitation in 2014 to 149 out of every 10,000 in 2017.
"The results of the study show that OSEC is a growing and heinous crime," said Philippine Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar, who is in charge of the Philippine Department of Justice's Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking. "We need to act as a global community – ending impunity in both source countries like the Philippines and demand countries. The Philippine government is committed to sustaining our collaboration with international law enforcement agencies in combatting this threat against our children."
Ambassador John Richmond of the State Department's Trafficking in Persons Office said, "The U.S. government has dedicated significant resources toward ending the online sexual exploitation of children. We are encouraged by the success of our partnership with the Philippines. Together we are working to ensure traffickers are prosecuted, victims and survivors are protected, and this crime is prevented for future generations."
Apart from tech and financial industry proactively detecting and reporting OSEC livestreaming and newly produced CSEM, the study also recommends government legislation expanding ESP reporting requirements to make CyberTipline reports more useful to law enforcement; greater international law enforcement collaboration by placing foreign police liaisons in source countries, among others; implementing child-protective measures and trauma-informed care from rescue to reintegration; increasing OSEC-dedicated staffing, budget and collaboration among law enforcement agencies; and improving collaboration in information and intelligence-sharing, measurement and data collection, and research on OSEC.
Download the full report here and summary report here.
International Justice Mission is a global organization that protects people in poverty from violence. IJM partners with local authorities in 19 program offices in 11 countries to combat slavery, violence against women and children, and other forms of abuse against people who are poor. IJM works to rescue and restore victims, hold perpetrators accountable, and help strengthen public justice systems. Learn more at IJM.ca.

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Олександр Петрович Реєнт ( 10 травня 1949, село Дяківці Літинського району Вінницької області) — український історик, доктор історичних наук, професор, член-кореспондент Національної академії наук України, заступник директора з наукової роботи, завідувач відділу історії України XIX — початку XX ст. Інституту історії України НАН України, голова Національної спілки краєзнавців України. Заслужений діяч науки й техніки України, лауреат премії НАН України ім. М. І. Костомарова, лауреат Державної премії України в галузі науки й техніки, лауреат премії ім. Дмитра Яворницького, член Національної спілки журналістів України.

Життєпис
Народився 10 травня 1949 року у селі Дяківці Літинського району Вінницької області.

1975 року з відзнакою закінчив Київський державний педагогічний інститут імені О. М. Горького.

1974—1977 рр. — провів на комсомольській роботі, очолював студентський будівельний загін «Славутич», що виконував роботи в Казахстані.

У 1977 році вступив до аспірантури Інституту історії Академії Наук УРСР.

Наукова кар'єра
З 1980 — молодший науковий співробітник Інституту історії АН УРСР.

У 1981  захистив кандидатську дисертації на тему «Робітничий клас радянської України на завершальному етапі громадянської війни (1920 р.)» (наук. кер. — акад. АН УРСР М. І. Супруненко).

З травня 1984 — старший науковий співробітник відділу Великої Жовтневої соціалістичної революції та громадянської війни Інституту історії АН УРСР. Цього ж року вийшла і перша монографія «Рабочий класс советской Украины на завершающем этапе гражданской войны (1920)».

У 1990—1991 — проходив стажування в Москві.

У 1994 році в Інституті історії України НАН України відбувся захист докторської дисертації на тему «Робітники України в 1917—1920 рр.: соціально-політичні та економічні зміни».

У 1994 — призначений виконувачем обов'язків заступника директора Інституту історії України з наукової роботи. 10 липня 1996 Президія НАН України затвердила на цій посаді. З 1994 став заступником головного редактора «Українського історичного журналу».

У 1998 році надано вчене звання професора зі спеціальності «Історія України».

З 19 травня 1999 — завідувач відділу історії України XIX — початку XX ст. Інституту історії України НАН України.

З 2000 року член-кореспондент Національної академії наук України.

Олександр Петрович Реєнт — член Спеціалізованих вчених рад із захисту дисертацій Інституту історії України НАН України та Донецького національного університету, Голова Експертної ради ВАК України з історичних наук (1997—2001 рр.), член Державної атестаційної колегії Міністерства освіти та науки України (2004—2009), член президії ВАК України (2009–2011).

Член редакційних рад і редколегій наукових періодичних видань і збірників «Український історичний журнал», «Проблеми історії України XIX—поч. XX ст.», «Історичний журнал», «Ucrainica Polonica», «Історія України: маловідомі імена, події, факти», «Спеціальні історичні дисципліни: питання теорії та методики», «Український історичний збірник», кількох міждисциплінарних журналів.

Веде викладацьку і методологічну роботу. Ініціатор науково-методологічного проєкту «Україна Соборна» і голова однойменного збірника наукових статей.

З 1999 — почесний професор Ізмаїльського державного педагогічного університету, з 2005 року — завідувач кафедри загальної історії, методологій і методики навчання Університету Григорія Сковороди в Переяславі, з 2011 — почесний доктор Університету Григорія Сковороди в Переяславі та почесний професор Кам'янець-Подільського національного університету, систематично читає лекції в інших вишах.

Громадська діяльність
Заступник голови, з вересня 2011 — виконувач обов'язків, а з 23 січня 2012 — голова Національної спілки краєзнавців України.

Голова Асоціації випускників Національного педагогічного університету ім. М. П. Драгоманова.

Наукова діяльність

Автор понад 800 наукових публікацій, у тому числі близька 45 індивідуальних і колективних монографій, енциклопедично-довідкових видань, 15 підручників та посібників.

Велику наукову цінність мають його монографії та розвідки з історії України:
 Рабочий класс Советской Украины на завершающем этапе гражданской войны (1920 г.). — К., 1984;
 Бесстрашный бронепоезд. — Харьков, 1989 (у співавт.);
 Робітничий клас України. 1917—1920 рр. (Соціально-економічні зміни). — К., 1992;
 Робітництво України і Центральна Рада. — К., 1993;
 Більшовизм і українська революція 1917—1920 рр.: Спроба визначення характеру і динаміка соціальних процесів. — К., 1994;
 З'їзд поневолених народів (8–15 вересня 1917 р.) (21–28 вересня н. ст.). — К., 1994 (у співавт.);
 Україна на межі цивілізацій: Іст.-політол. розвідки. — К., 1995 (у співавт.)
 Українська революція і робітництво (Соціально-політичні та економічні зміни 1917—1920 рр.). — К., 1996;
 Українська національна ідея і християнство. — К., 1997 (у співавт.);
 Українське наукове товариство. 1907—1921 роки. — К., 1998 (у співавт.);
 Українські визвольні змагання (поч. XX ст. — 1921 рік). — К., 1999 (у співавт.);
 У робітнях історичної науки. — К., 1999;
 Нариси з історії української революції. — К., 2000;
 Павло Скоропадський. — К., 2003;
 Україна в імперську добу (XIX — початок XX ст.). — К., 2003;
 Перша світова війна і Україна. — К., 2004 (у співавт.);
 Перечитуючи написане. — К., 2005;
 Україна соборна: Наук. розвідки і рец. (до 15-річчя незалежності України). — К., 2006;
 Промислове виробництво в містах і містечках Подільської губернії кінця XVIII — початку XX ст. — К., 2008 (у співавт.);
 Україна XIX-XX століть. Роздуми та студії історика. — Корсунь-Шевченківський, 2009;
 Сільське господарство України і світовий продовольчий ринок (1861—1914 рр.) / НАН України. Інститут історії України. — К., 2011 (у співавт.);
 Війна 1812 року: український контекст / НАН України. Інститут історії України. — К.: Інститут історії України, 2012 (у співавт.);
 Славетні битви на теренах України: від князівської доби до початку XX століття. — К.: Арій, 2012 (у співавт.);
 Велика війна 1914—1918 рр. і Україна. У 2-х кн. — Кн. 1: Історичні нариси. — К.: ТОВ «Видавництво "КЛІО"», 2014. — (упорядник та автор декількох розділів)
 Реєнт О., Гуржій О., Шапошнікова Н. Нариси з історії розвитку виробничих відносин і торгівлі в Україні (друга половина XVII–початок ХХ ст.). Київ: Інститут історії України НАН України, 2018. 365 с.
 Від мурів до бульварів: творення модерного міста в Україні (кінець XVIII –початок XX ст.) / Ред. кол.: В. А. Смолій (голова), О. П. Реєнт (відп. ред.), В. С. Шандра (наук. ред.), В. В. Шевченко (заст. відп. ред.), О. І. Гуржій, В. І. Милько (відп. секретар), та інші
 Соціально-економічні та політичні трансформації в Україні (кінець XVIII — перші десятиліття XX століття): нариси. У 2-х кн. Кн.1. К., 2021.Кн. 1. Інститут історії України НАН України. 845 с.
 Соціально-економічні та політичні трансформації в Україні (кінець XVIII — перші десятиліття XX століття): нариси. У 2-х кн. Кн.2. К., 2021.Кн. 2. Інститут історії України НАН України. 818 с.

Брав учать у підготовці колективних праць:
 «Історія Української РСР» (т.5, 1977),
 «Реабілітовані історією» (з 1992),
 «Малий словник історії України» (1997),
 «Україна крізь віки» (1999),
 «Безсмертя: Книга Пам'яті України: 1941—1945» (2000),
 «Військове будівництво в Україні у XX ст.» (2001),
 «Нариси з історії дипломатії України» (2001),
 «Україна утвердження незалежної держави (1991—2001)» (2001),
 «Уряди України у XX ст.» (2001),
 «Нариси історії професійних спілок України» (2002),
 «Енциклопедія історії України» (із 2003),
 «Історія українського селянства» (2006),
 «Економічна історія України» (2011) та інших.

Під науковим керівництвом Олександра Петровича Реєнта захистили кандидатські та докторські дисертації понад 100 науковців

Диплом кандидата історичних наук отримали:

 Янишин Богдан Михайлович (2003)

Диплом доктора історичних наук отримали:

 Савченко Віктор Анатолійович (2017)
 Скрипник Анатолій Юрійович (2017)

Нагороди та відзнаки

Має почесні звання:
 відмінника освіти України (1996),
 заслуженого діяча науки й техніки України (1997),
 «Зірка української журналістики» (присвоєне секретаріатом Національної спілки журналістів України, 2006),
 «Почесний краєзнавець України» (присвоєне рішенням Правління Національної спілки краєзнавців України, 2016)
Є лауреатом:
 премії ім. М. І. Костомарова НАН України (1997),
 державної премії України в галузі науки й техніки (2001),
 премії Національної спілки краєзнавців України імені Дмитра Яворницького (2008)

Нагороди:
 Грамота Верховної Ради України «За заслуги перед українським народом» (2005),
 Орден «За заслуги» III ступеня (2006),
 Орден Святого Рівноапостольного князя Володимира Великого ІІІ (2006), ІІ (2011), І (2014) ступенів,
 Орден Христа Спасителя (2006),
 Почесна Грамота Верховної Ради України «За особливі заслуги перед Українським народом» (2008),
 Орден «За заслуги» II ступеня (2013),
 Орден «За заслуги» І ступеня (2019).

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Джерела
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One of the stand out weekends of the obstacle course race calendar, I had been looking forward to this event for months. It was also my first proper OCR after my knee operation 7 months ago, so I was eager to take on the challenge of 20 miles and 200 obstacles again.
I absolutely loved this event last year (Rat Race Dirty Weekend 2016 review), so it definitely had a lot to live up to.
I decided to leave my GoPro at home for this one, so no race video :( With it being my first proper OCR after my knee op, and having filmed the race the year before anyway, didn't really seem worthwhile. However, I have included my video from the 2016 RRDW at the bottom.
The biggest contrast with the previous year was unfortunately the weather. The 2016 Rat Race Dirty Weekend (RRDW) was absolutely scorching, with beautiful sunshine and temperatures reaching mid 20s (Celcius). Whereas this year it was cold, drab, and later in the day raining.
Everyone was still in high spirits at the start, though the cold weather would play a factor for many later in the race, with several people dropping out with symptoms of hypothermia.
With the usual pre-race talk and warm-up from Keith and Mike, the race was quickly underway. My goal for the day was to finish in under 4 hours, so I set off at a reasonable pace but not too quick as to burn myself out too early.
The first few miles flew by. I was having a great time, chatting with some of the double muckers and some familar faces, and my legs and lungs felt great.
The obstacles came thick and fast: hay bales, tyre carry, walls, traffic cone carry, cargo nets, sternum checker, sandbag carry, mud crawls. After predominantly doing running-only races for the past few months, it felt great to be tackling all the staple OCR obstacles again.
One of the first themed zones was the "School's Out" zone, which featured fun (and a bit wacky) obstacles like a giant ball pit, the space hoppers returning from last year, and then a large pretend washing machine full of foam which you climbed into.
Before long it was time for the water zone. I was actually quite looking forward to the 20ft+ water jump, after getting quite a buzz from it the year before. I was hyped and all ready to jump off the top of the platform, then the marshal asked me stop and wait briefly for another 3 people to fill the other 3 jumping spots. I'm assuming this is so that they don't have people jumping off at random intervals, which makes sense. However, it meant that I had plenty time to look down and think about the massive drop to the water below haha.
With the water jump over with, the water zone continued with a short slide back into the water, and then various water based obstacles across the lake.
This section included my least favourite obstacle: a balance beam over the water. I felt it was too wet and slidey to run over, so resorted to the technique that most were using of straddling the beam and shimmying over to the other side. Why is this my least favourite obstacle I hear you ask? Well, let's just say that it was fairly painful on ye olde gentleman's area.
The water was pretty cold to say the least, and the mandatory life jacket made it difficult to swim at any kind of speed. So for many this was the start of the hypothermia issues. After ditching the life jacket, I started to feel a bit funny myself; I couldn't really feel my limbs and started to find it difficult to concentrate. I knew I had to warm up quickly, so tried to up my running pace quite a bit.
Thankfully there was a decent stretch of running after the water zone, so I was able to generate enough heat to be back to a functioning state by the time the Ewok Village came around.
The obstacles in this zone were even bigger and better than the year before, with additional climbing sections added on to existing obstacles, as well as the new super high balance beams called the "Rollercoaster".
At about the halfway stage, I started getting cramp in my quads and hamstrings. Probably partly due to the cold, and partly due to making a mess of my nutrition prior to the race.
I battled on telling myself I would be able to get something salty at the next aid station, to then find they only had Haribo and flapjacks. The flapjacks admittedly tasted awesome, though there was a distinct lack of anything salty to help with cramp. (I'm sure last year they had salted nuts among other things at each station).
With me crossing the 10mile mark in 2hrs 2mins, and with my legs cramping, the goals of finishing under 4hrs was starting to look pretty doubtful.
I knew at that point the next 10 miles was going to be pretty painful. The stretches of running were not too bad, but at each obstacle, whether it was climbing the giant hay bale pyramid or the seemingly never ending cargo net crawl, my hamstring or quad would seize up with cramp.
The next zone was the "Men's Health" section, featuring various obstacles from the Men's Health Survival of the Fittest race series. A fun section including a couple rigs, walls, and jumping off a high platform on to an airbag.
One gripe with this section is that the rig attachments (hang tough rings, ropes, and barrels) were way too low. Even with my legs bent, my feet were skimming off the ground. Granted I'm 6ft 2, but still these were way too low and took away some of the enjoyment.
Once over the Wall of Fame (a 10ft wall), it was on to the World's Longest Monkey Bars.
The world's longest monkey bars - now 150 metres!
My hands were still covered in fairy liquid from an early obstacle, so I didn't fancy my chances making it the full length. In any case, there was a bit of a queue to attempt the full distance lane, so I opted for one of the shorter monkey bars lanes followed by the penalty metal fence hurdles. Despite the slippy hands, I completed the shorter monkey bars section with ease, so I do regret not waiting to attempt the full distance.
After the monkey bars, the obstacles were a lot more sporadic, giving a good opportunity to open up the legs and make up some time. Unfortunately, my cramping had only gotten worse, and by the time I got to miles 17-18 I had pretty much lost control of my legs. I've never felt anything like it before, I could feel the individual quadriceps muscles spasming independently from each other.
For my sub 4hr goal, I had 30mins to complete the final 3.5miles. Definitely sounded fairly doable in my head, but my legs had other ideas. I imagine I must've looked a bit of a state, as a lot of the marshals in the last couple miles asked me if I was alright haha.
Climbing the final obstacle - "The Big One".
I was a bit apprehensive about the travellator near the end of the race, due to the state of my legs. However, I mustered up the strength for a short burst of speed, fueled by the cheering and support from the spectators, and made it to the top on the first attempt.
The final obstacle was then "The Big One" - a series of cargo containers to climb, followed by a giant slide. The slide was huge, even bigger than the year before, and was great fun to fly down. A brilliant way to end the race.
I crossed the line in 4hrs 6mins, feeling pretty broken and my entire body cramping uncontrollably. Although I failed my target of sub 4hrs, I ran the entire 2nd half of the race with badly cramping legs, and was still 14mins quicker than the year before. So all things considered, I was still reasonably happy with my attempt.
Definitely lesson learnt about not paying enough attention to my pre-race nutrition.
As always, Rat Race put on a well organised professional event. The Dirty Weekend remains one of the stand out OCR weekends of the year, and I already can't wait for next year.


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Renault Twingo GT
Good: zippy engine, cheeky good looks
Bad: small boot, needs a rev counter
There are those who'll tell you that the Volkswagen Up is the best small car you can buy. I can see their point – it's very neatly designed and bolted together to Germanic standards (in Slovakia) and clings onto residual value like a monkey to its mother. But in other respects it's about as enticing as a bowl of porridge. Wholesome, sensible, but severely lacking in spice.
That will probably change early next year when VW launches an Up GTI but for now I'd much rather drive a Renault Twingo. You'll smile just looking at it. After spending a week with an entry-level model a while ago I really didn't want to give it back.
Now, a year ahead of the Up GTI, there's a more lively version of the Twingo to consider. Tweaked by Renault Sport engineers, the Twingo GT is the most powerful model in the range, providing up to 110bhp from its little 898cc three-cylinder turbo petrol engine. And with standard stop-start technology it still manages to score a reasonable 115g/km in CO2 terms.
The GT is also, sadly, the heaviest Twingo you can buy. At just over a tonne the Twingo GT is a disappointing 137kg more lardy than the lightest in the line-up. To put that in context, 140kg is twice the weight of the average British woman.
I'm not sure where the two ladies are hiding but if they'd get out the Twingo GT might feel a little more athletic. A 9.6-second dash to 62mph is pretty quick for a city car but not good enough to keep up with some competitors. An Abarth version of Fiat's 500, for example, takes 7.9 seconds.
Away from paper comparisons the Twingo GT feels entertainingly brisk, with an engine that seems extremely eager to rev. Oddly, the extras added by the Renault Sport team didn't include a rev counter, so you will need to keep your ears open as you shift through the five ratios in the slightly stiff manual box.
Renault has given the GT electronically variable steering, which can add a little extra twist to the steering column so that, for example, a quarter turn at high road speeds moves the front wheels by a smaller amount than the same quarter turn applied at lower speeds. This arrangement sounds unnerving but is intended to offer quicker steering for twisty roads combined with a more stable wheel on motorways.
It evidently works because the steering never feels peculiar or unpredictable, while the Twingo always seems keen to turn into corners despite lacking the weight of an engine over the front wheels.
The Twingo is, of course, unusual among modern hatchbacks by putting both the driven wheels and the engine at the back. The boot carpet is backed by an inch-thick layer of insulating foam, below which you'll find a painted steel cover, bolted shut. The engine is under that, tilted back at an angle and fitting roughly within the circumference of the rear wheels.
One of the changes made to the GT edition is the addition of an intake scoop, on the nearside rear wing, to help the more powerful engine with its breathing.
The car also sits 2cm lower than an ordinary Twingo and has a stiffer rear anti-roll bar. Those changes combine to provide a more planted feel, though the GT is thankfully not bone-jarring over bumps. It's rather that the standard Twingo is on the soft and pillowy side.
Eye-catching 17-inch alloy wheels add quite a big dash of attitude to the GT. They come shod with tailor made Yokohama BluEarth tyres – surprisingly that's an eco-biased, low rolling resistance brand rather than a grippy, sporty variety of rubber.
Noticeably wider at the rear, the tyres provide more grip at the back than at the front of the car, helping to ensure that the GT's tail never gets a chance to wag the dog. A safety conscious ESP system will also step in promptly to ensure that the Twingo behaves more like a front-drive hatchback than a rear-drive sports car if you overdo things in the corners.
On days when pace is less of an issue, you can follow the gearshift hints that pop up on the digital inner section of the instrument panel, or even hit the Eco button lurking by the gearstick to dial back the GT's eager throttle response.
The GT edition starts at £14,085 and comes reasonably well equipped, as you'd expect of a car at the top of its range. It shares its striped, part-leather upholstery with the less powerful Dynamique S trim level. The GT also offers the same range of exterior colour options – including the arresting metallic orange pictured, which costs £625 over the standard white finish. Metallic black or grey paint costs £495.
Roof stripes are a £200 option, including an odd little squiggle on the bonnet. And spend £65 on the premium delivery pack and you'll find cheeky little Twingos stitched into the carpet mats, which I think I like more than the stripes. I could also be tempted by the £850 electric canvas roof option, which suits the character of the car.
Overall, the Twingo GT is an entertaining small car offering a fair bit of pep, even if it's not really hot-hatch quick.
It looks good and thankfully the bigger wheels and stiffer suspension haven't removed all softness from the car's ride. Just like the cheaper, less powerful versions of the Twingo, the GT is an appealing little car that should put a smile on anyone's face.
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B2C: bach cello suites to choir
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An album of Bach's Solo Cello Suites Nos.1 & 3 arranged for Cello with Choir
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I am over the moon to announce that B2C has reached its goal, with an incredible 113 backers (and 84 minutes to go!)... Martin and I are so excited to be able to move forward and record this music with the St. Paul's choristers. And it is YOU who has... (Read More)
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I had the opportunity to catch up with the lovely Jon Jacob of the British classical music blog and podcast series, "Thoroughly Good" first thing this morning... here is the result, enjoy :) AWESOME MINI 9AM PODCAST WITHOUT COFFEE (Read More)
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Ex-airport worker, ex-Guyana parliamentarian allegedly plotted to attack JFK.
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June 2, 2007 — -- Authorities have arrested a former member of Guyana's parliament and a former cargo worker at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City who allegedly recruited an FBI informant to help blow up jet fuel lines at the airport, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
Investigators said the plotters intended to cause catastrophic event. Roslynn Mauskopf, U.S. attorney for the eastern disctrict of New York, called the plan to blow up the airport's main fuel supply line "one of the most chilling plots imaginable."
Chilling, maybe, but investigators said the plan was thwarted early and was not yet in an operational stage.
In all, three individuals, including the former Guyana parliament member, Abdul Kadir, and Russell Defreitas, a U.S. citizen and native of Guyana who worked as an airport cargo worker, have been charged with conspiring to attack JFK. Also in custody was Kareem Ibrahim, a citizen of Trinidad being held in Trinidad.
Authorities were seeking Abdel Nur, a citizen of Guyana. The United States is planning to seek extradition of suspects seized abroad.
According to the criminal complaint, the defendants performed physical surveillance, made video recordings of JFK and its buildings and facilities, located satellite photographs of JFK on the Internet and sought expert advice, financing and explosives.
The complaint added that an informant and Defreitas discussed the war in Lebanon in August 2006 and agreed, "Muslims always incur the wrath of the world while the Jews get a pass."
It was at that point, court records said, Defreitas shared with the informant "that he had a vision that would make the WTC attack seem small."
Officials viewed the alleged plotters as a credible threat, but sources said they apparently did not have the technical savvy to carry out the plot.
One official said the plan "was not technically feasible." Officials added that the alleged plotters had no explosives and had not yet figured out a way to get some.
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said in some ways the plot was different than others.
"It's different in that it has ties to the Caribbean," he said, "and this is an area where we have growing concern and, I think, requires a lot more focus."
Authorities said the terrorist cell conspired to blow up terminal buildings, fuel tanks and the network of fuel pipelines that run beneath the airport complex and connect three states.
Jack Cloonan, an ABC News terrorism expert, said pipelines have been viewed as a vunerability for years.
"The Department of Homeland Security has taken a very serious look at it," he said. "Now, when you look at JFK for example, there is literally a spider web of pipelines that you see above ground, certainly on the periphery. And then there is an equally, if not more so, [complicated network of pipelines] underneath the ground."
The pipelines snake from Pennsylvania through New Jersey to JFK. Once they learned of the plot, authorities investigated at what points the pipeline could be accessed and found that even if those points were bombed, there would be little to no impact -- and no ignition -- and that the only way to wreak havoc at JFK would be to detonate bombs at the airport itself.
Defreitas had been under surveillance and allegedly met with a radical group in Trinidad, sources said.
Sources added that the plotters several times mentioned the name "Adnan," as well as Trinidad and Guyana.
The "Adnan" reference could suggest a link with Adnan Shukrijumah, the son of the imam at the mosque where some of the 9/11 plotters worshipped, although authorities were never able to prove or disprove a link to him. Shukrijumah, a Saudi, left the United States shortly before 9/11. He is considered extremely dangerous by the FBI and has a $5 million bounty on his head. He's known to travel on a Guyanese passport and a Trinidadian one as well.
However, an FBI spokesperson in Miami said the squad assigned to Shukrijumah was aware of the case but found "no connection" to the wanted al Qaeda figure. He is believed to be with top al Qaeda leaders along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the FBI spokesperson said.
The JFK investigation was made public and an arrest was made when one suspect was about to leave jurisdictions where U.S. authorities had the ability to monitor his activities, a source said.
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Albany, New York (WSYR-TV)-On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued new restrictions in New York State as the state's positive infection rate rose to more than 2%.
Starting at 10 pm on Friday and Friday, business premises regulated by the SLA and licensed for liquor will be closed at 10 pm, including the bowling alley (if alcoholic beverages are served). The restaurant can only provide roadside food retrieval service after 10pm. The gym must also close at 10pm from Friday.
Cuomo also imposes restrictions on the number of people who can gather in private houses. Unless the family has more than 10 people, a private family can only accommodate up to 10 people.
Cuomo issued these restrictions because gatherings related to all these events have proven to be so-called "super communicator"
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Company cross-border re-structuring in Europe
a first success for workers and the fight against letter-box companies
The European Parliament and the Council finally reached an agreement on the mobility aspect of the new legislative package on company law including measures for protecting and reinforcing worker's rights in Europe. The deal reached will support honest companies moving within the EU, but will also provide tools to catch dishonest companies looking for the loopholes to profit from the differences between Member States in financial, social and employment rules.
In spring 2018, the European Commission has published a new proposal for harmonised company law rules applicable to companies wanting to merge, split or relocate from one Member State to another.
Today, when companies want to move their registered offices cross-border, they need to rely on national law while more than a half of Member States do not provide specific rules on cross-borders conversions, leading most of the time to companies being obliged to dissolve or wind up. It also implies a lake of clarity regarding the rules applicable to protect employees, creditors and minority shareholders.
For the Greens / EFA group the European Union is not only about facilitating the freedom of establishment for companies but also about protecting workers and about preventing abusive constructions that are set up to circumvent or evade fiscal and social obligations. This is a step forward in the construction of a fair and social Europe.
Concretely, we pushed for strengthening the information, consultation and participation of workers in the process of cross-border company operations from the start of the legislative process during the negotiations in the European Parliament and continued to do so during the negotiations with the Council. They are, indeed, the first ones affected by such operations, and therefore need to be given all necessary information and consulted beforehand and their opinions have to be taken into account.
Moreover, the adopted text gives good tools to fight against letterbox companies, social and fiscal evasion. For this to be fully achieved, Member States have to put the anti-abuse clause into practice and, for this purpose, ensure transparency in the procedures and cooperation with all relevant authorities within their Member State and in other Member States.
But the work does not stop here. We regret that the Council and the European Commission did not support the European Parliament in pushing for an ambitious European horizontal approach on workers' participation in company boards. The Commission has made the commitment that they will look into putting forward a specific legislative proposal on such harmonised rules beyond cross-border operation in Europe. We will closely follow up on this and will not hesitate to take action if the Commission omits to do so.
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Further to announcements made yesterday and the lack of quorum in the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina today, High Representative Valentin Inzko gave the following statement:
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Any action that would paralyze the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and prevent the Parliament from functioning is unconstructive and unacceptable. Such actions represent a significant step in the wrong direction.
There have been such instances in the past, and the OHR's view remains unchanged: the House of Peoples – a Dayton institution – must be able to fulfil its mandate in full capacity as prescribed in the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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With fingerprinting commonly required in child and health care, financial services and transportation careers, job candidates have often been required to visit another physical location or wait for a scheduled appointment with a "mobile" unit. First Advantage says that with low unemployment in the U.S., elongated hiring cycles are costing prospective employers candidates.
Tascent MX, which supports multimodal mobile biometrics, was launched in April, and Tascent VP of Sales for MEA/CIS Nidal Mallouhi told Biometric Update at ID4Africa 2018 that the technology is part of the company's move "to change the concept of enrollment" to one leveraging the familiar capabilities and small size of current consumer mobile devices.


This piece puts Trump's recent "Muslim Ban" (and the exceptional responses to it) in context by focusing on the everyday dynamics of in/security and im/mobility that have long framed the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa, including refugees from Syria. It draws in particular on the approaches taken by the Refugee Hosts project, which aims to explore the viability of developing sustainable communities of welcome – specifically local communities – whose members offer support and solidarity to refugees and asylum seekers at the non-state level. By centralising refugees' lived experiences of different forms of displacement and immobility within and from the Middle East, and by recognising the extent to which fears of exclusion and expulsion may travel with refugees across time and space – even after they have become European or American citizens – the particular urgency of developing these communities of welcome becomes evident. We argue that it is in this way that we can seek to expand opportunities for solidarity with and protection for refugees not just in response to state-level xenophobia, but also to the realities of local-level hostility and hospitality alike.
The shock that greeted President Trump's travel ban ruling was seismic, inspiring massive demonstrations in opposition to the Executive Order barring individuals from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the USA. Observers repeatedly asked: How could a President block Muslim refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants – and even US green card holders – from entering the United States? While Judges found the original ban to be unconstitutional, Trump's administration has vocally asserted that alternative policies to block the entry of refugees and migrants from these countries will soon be implemented as a priority. This highlights the precarity and insecurity that individuals, families and entire communities will continue to face throughout the foreseeable future.
As is the case within the ever-expanding public and academic critiques of the 'Muslim ban', within the context of the Refugee Hosts project we also believe it is important to reflect carefully on these recent, and ongoing, events. From the perspective of our project, of course, this is a pivotal issue for many members of the refugee and host communities we are working with in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. Many of our current and future interlocutors and research participants have been directly and indirectly affected by the ban and related policies: long-awaited resettlement plans (necessary for refugees' protection) have been put on hold; student and business visas have been cancelled; relatives visiting from the US have been left 'stuck' in the region's camps and cities unable to return 'home'.
In addition to these impacts on refugees' and hosts' lives, we also find it important to consider what can be gleaned from developing a more grounded analysis of 'the ban' that centralises refugees' lived experiences of different forms of displacement and immobility – past, on-going, overlapping – within and from the Middle East.
Indeed, a largely implicit element of the collective shock towards the ban has been the recognition that the policy has not only prevented refugees', migrants' and citizens' arrival in the US, but also blocked people from leaving different spaces: their place of first asylum in the Middle East and Africa, and their diverse places of residence, vacation, settlement and/or transit, even when they held valid visas, residence permits and even US passports. While international forced migration has long been hypervisible in media and political rhetoric, the ban also forces us to meaningfully acknowledge "the realities of involuntary immobility – people who are "internally stuck" – and those who are physically prevented from crossing… borders" both to seek protection as refugees or to live 'normal' lives as citizens. It is thus essential to identify the travel ban as one of many processes that restrict both the entry and exit of people, as simultaneously preventing movement and enforcing immobility.
Such processes have a long history, and, as has now been widely acknowledged, it is evident that Trump's actions are neither new nor exceptional: in effect, the travel ban has many commonalities with other exclusionary policies, such as the recent decision by the UK government to cease its obligations to child refugees under the 'Dubs' agreement, thereby leaving them stranded in precarious camps in France, or the infamous EU-Turkey deal which has seen Syrian refugees pushed back to Turkey from Greece, breaching long-standing norms of non-refoulement.
This assessment, written by Fiddian-Qasmiyeh and Qasmiyeh in 2010, corroborates the rhetoric surrounding Trump's travel ban: meeting the protection needs of refugees is overruled by 'national security' concerns, and the need for 'extreme vetting' which – in this instance – calls for heightened scrutiny not of the validity of a refugee's claim to asylum, but of the extent to which their 'Muslim-ness' (real and imagined) makes them a security risk.
The forcible unveiling and inscription of identity markers – 'as' a 'Muslim', a 'Middle Easterner', a 'refugee', an 'Other' – that have played out in the queues for passport control both at Arrivals in US airports and in Departures (and runways) across the Middle East and Europe – are reminiscent of the processes long-experienced by refugees and asylum-seekers in airports and immigration reporting centres, but also in seemingly innocuous spaces such as post-offices across the UK.
Following Trump's travel ban, this everyday in/security came to a head for US Green Card holders, including those self-identifying as, and/or inscribed as, Muslim or Middle Eastern. Many are now afraid to leave the country for fear that they will be barred from re-entering the US, demonstrating how – even with the granting of permanent residence – insecurity can continue to define refugees' and immigrants' experiences in their new host countries.
Importantly, this insecurity characterises life across a range of geographies and temporalities. For example, within the Middle East, Palestinian refugees who hold Jordanian citizenship have repeatedly been stripped of their nationality and rendered stateless once again. Indeed, as Elena has argued in 'On the Threshold of Statelessness,' we might think of this in relation to what she refers to as the concept of 'travelling fear' (drawing on Said's 'travelling theory'). In this context, this can be understood as relating to the fear that a refugee may have of being stripped of their seemingly 'stable' legal status, and of their rights.
Importantly, well before the 'Muslim Ban', refugees and 'former' refugees have framed this fear in relation to the ambiguities of democratic politics, which in theory allows a newly elected president to call for the deportation of a certain group of refugees and asylum seekers, even after they have ostensibly 'become' new citizens of the state.
As Elena has argued (here), this resonates clearly with the concept hostipitality astutely theorised by Derrida (2000), highlighting that "hospitality" is always "parasitized by its opposite, 'hostility', the undesirable guest which it harbours as the self-contradiction within its own body" (ibid: 3). As such, hospitality itself inherently bears "its opposite" but also its own opposition, the ever-present possibility of hostility towards the Other who has, at one time, been welcomed at the threshold, and yet, "Perhaps no one welcomed is ever completely welcome" (ibid: 6; also see Fiddian-Qasmiyeh and Qasmiyeh, 2016).
As such, Trump's travel ban, and the insecurity that it has brought to thousands of Muslim refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants and citizens, is far from unique. It may be particularly conspicuous both in its declarative nature and in the massive mobilisation of resistance and solidarity it has prompted, but its implications will be familiar to many (currently and formerly) displaced people, and to many Muslims (and many people perceived to be Muslims) whose daily lives are characterized by exclusion and/or insecurity around the world.
Importantly, this is of course also true for refugees and asylum seekers in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey (our Refugee Host project's key 'research sites'). Confronted by the EU's 'pathology' of historical denial and increasingly securitised borders, refugees in the Middle East are also "internally stuck", forced into a situation of intense uncertainty. Indeed, while often justified through other discourses and politicised rhetoric than those presented by Trump, nationality-based restrictions of movement are widespread around the world, including in the Middle East.
For instance,¹ in spite of the widespread conflict in Syria at that time, Jordan barred the entry of all Palestinian refugees who had been living in Syria as early as 2012, and effectively closed its borders to all refugees from Syria in June 2016. This has left over 75,000 people stranded in border camps along the Jordanian-Syrian border. In turn, by January 2017, Turkey had closed 17 of its 19 border crossings with Syria, and has for years regularly prevented Syrian refugees from entering its territory, including by using physical force. These people's inability to cross international borders, and the ongoing precarity refugees face both within Syria and in neighbouring countries, often remains invisible to the international community, including to the crowds that are so vocally protesting the US travel ban.
It is important to recognise that in/securities and exclusions have played out – and continue to play out – across different contexts: far from starting with Trump or in the US, these processes find their roots in deep-seated inequalities that have for decades characterised both experiences of and responses to displacement.
In light of this, it seems imperative that we develop a more nuanced understanding of the local encounters that frame the everyday experiences of refugees and migrants, whether in the Middle East or internationally. Some of these discussions are already underway through the Refugee Hosts blog, and will continue to develop throughout (and beyond) the life of this project. Indeed, a key aim of our research is to explore the viability of developing sustainable communities of welcome – specifically local communities – whose members often engage in everyday dynamics of hosting refugees at the non-state level, offering an antidote to the international policies of exclusion that continue to frame state-level responses to displacement. This is vital if we are to ensure that solidarity and protection can be expanded for – rather than withdrawn from – those fleeing from conflict and widespread violations of human rights and dignity around the world.
1 This paragraph draws on Fiddian-Qasmiyeh's article in The Conversation, 'Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon face an uncertain 2017'.
Derrida, J. (2000) 'Hostipitality,' Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities, 5(3): 3-8.
Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E. (2017) 'Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon face an uncertain 2017', The Conversation, 3 January 2017.
Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E. (2016) 'On the Threshold of Statelessness: Palestinian narratives of loss and erasure,' Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies, 39(2): 301-321.
Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E. (2016) 'Refugees Hosting Refugees,' Forced Migration Review, September 2016.
Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E. and Qasmiyeh, Y.M. (2010) 'Muslim Asylum-Seekers and Refugees from the Middle East and North Africa: Negotiating politics, religion and identity in the UK,' Journal of Refugee Studies, 23(3): 294-314.
Fröhlich, C. (2016) 'The European Response to the Syrian Crisis: Pathologies Uncovered,' E-International Relations 8 July 2016.
Greatrick, A. (2016) 'Externalising the 'Refugee Crisis': A Consequence of Historical Denial?', Refugee Hosts, 27 November 2016.
Loris-Rodionoff, C. (2017) 'Loss and Everyday Life on the Syrian-Turkish Border', Refugee Hosts, 30 January 2017.


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Éléonore de Portugal (en ), née le  à Torres Vedras et morte le  à Wiener Neustadt, est une princesse de la maison d'Aviz, fille du roi Édouard  de Portugal et d'Éléonore d'Aragon. Elle fut impératrice du Saint-Empire, reine de Germanie et archiduchesse consort d'Autriche de 1452 jusqu'à sa mort, par son mariage avec l'empereur Frédéric III. Elle est la mère de l'empereur Maximilien .

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Éléonore est une fille cadette d'Édouard  (1391-1438), roi de Portugal depuis 1433, et de son épouse Éléonore (1402-1445), fille du roi Ferdinand  d'Aragon. Un souverain infortuné, son père meurt de la peste lorsque Éléonore n'avait pas quatre ans. Son frère aîné, le prince héritier Alphonse V n'a que six ans à la mort de son père qui avait désigné sa femme, Éléonore, comme régente.

Ce choix, toutefois, est très impopulaire car la reine est étrangère et, après diverses péripéties, dont une tentative de corégence, la municipalité de Lisbonne lui préfère Pierre, duc de Coimbra, frère du défunt. Les autres assemblées du pays confirment ce choix, et Pierre obtient définitivement la régence. Éléonore continua de conspirer ; elle quitta sa résidence à Almeirim en se réfugiant au château de Crato avec sa fille cadette Jeanne. Éléonore, à son tour, tomba malade et resta à Almeirim.

Après que sa mère fut contrainte à l'exil en 1440, elle sera élevée par son oncle, Pierre, et passera son adolescence à la cour brillante et austère de Lisbonne. En 1448, le jeune roi Alphonse V atteint la majorité. L'année suivante, il déclare rebelle Pierre, provoquant un début de guerre civile. Le , l'armée royale défait les troupes de l'ancien régent lors de la bataille d'Alfarrobeira. Au début des combats déjà, Peter est mortellement blessé par une flèche. Alphonse V continuera à s'occuper de l'avenir de ses frères et sœurs.

Mariage et descendance

C'était la tante d'Alphonse, Isabelle, l'épouse du duc Philippe III de Bourgogne, qui a initié les négociations relatives au mariage d'Éléonore et de Frédéric de Habsbourg, élu roi des Romains en 1440. Le duc Philippe espérait valoriser l'État bourguignon en le transformant en royaume. Néanmoins, la poursuite des pourparlers, à partir de 1448, s'est déroulée à la cour d'Alphonse V d'Aragon, oncle maternel d'Éléonore, à Naples. Frédéric s'est montré très emballé par sa fiancée, lorsque son conseiller l'évêque Enea Silvio Piccolomini (le futur pape Pie II) assure la réussite des négociations.

Avec une dot de  florins, Éléonore en 1452 s'embarque à destination de Talamone en Toscane. Après une traversée tumultueuse en bateau, elle rencontre pour la première fois son mari Frédéric à Sienne. Le mariage est célébré par le pape Nicolas V le  à Rome. Trois jours plus tard, elle est sacrée impératrice du Saint-Empire sous le nom de Hélène ; c'était le dernier couronnement d'une impériatrice à Rome. Son oncle Alphonse V d'Aragon a accueilli les festivités de mariage à Naples.

Éléonore eut dix enfants de Frédéric III, mais seulement deux survivaient :
 Maximilien  (1459-1519), duc de Bourgogne de iure uxoris en 1477, élu roi des Romains en 1486, seigneur des territoires héréditaires des Habsbourg à partir de 1493 et empereur du Saint-Empire de 1508 jusqu'à sa mort ;
 Cunégonde (1465-1520), épouse du duc Albert IV de Bavière.

Elle est morte à l'âge de 33 ans à peine et est enterrée dans l'abbaye cistercienne de Neukloster à Wiener Neustadt.

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ÅF has signed a contract with DalsSpira Mejeri for the delivery of a new dairy plant. The contract is worth about SEK 12 million with the new dairy being completed in June 2016.
DalsSpira needs to increase its production of goat's and cow's milk products and ÅF has been contracted to deliver the dairy plant as an end-to-end solution in Dalsland, Sweden. The contract covers project planning and management along with installation of processing equipment including electricity and automation.
ÅF is also responsible for relocating the current goat's milk dairy to the new plant, which will have the capacity to produce up to 14,000 litres of milk per day.


Why China is keen to facilitate peace in the Korean peninsula.
World leaders continue to pay lip service to climate protection as the poorest, in poor and rich nations, continue to pay the price for inaction.
India's desperate attempts to woo Saudi Arabia away from Pakistan are doomed to fail.
The International Criminal Court is weakened by failed prosecutions and high-profile acquittals as well as refusal of countries to abide by its rulings.
In various global studies, South Asia, home to nearly two billion people, continues to top air pollution-related deaths, with little signs of improvement.
The Pulwama terror attack shows up a series of failures and bad judgments by the Indian government and points to a tumultuous time ahead for Kashmir.
The region's 1.7 billion people face rapidly dwindling water resources, pushing South Asia on top of water stressed regions in the world.


My journey with yoga began 10 years ago when I was pregnant with my first child.
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A Moorside Suite (H.173) is a work for brass band by the English composer Gustav Holst. It was commissioned by the BBC and the National Brass Band Festival Committee in 1927 for the final of the 1928 National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain at Crystal Palace. The suite comprises three movements - Scherzo, Nocturne and March.

Holst's biographer Michael Short notes that the suite features many of the hallmarks of the mature composer "from the skipping 6/8 of the opening Scherzo, to the vigorous melodic fourths of the concluding March, the intervening Nocturne bearing a family resemblance to the slow-moving procession of Saturn" [from The Planets suite].

Holst was himself a trombone player, and had already written works for military band, but this was his first and only work for brass band. The composer attended the competition and heard all 15 performances.  The competition was won by the Black Dyke Mills Band conducted by William Halliwell, who also conducted several of the other bands that day. The composer was said to be delighted and wrote to the magazine The British Bandsman "Last Saturday I listened to musicians conducted by musicians". Holst also arranged the "Nocturne" for string orchestra and in 1952 composer Gordon Jacob also arranged the entire suite for strings.

The success of the commission led to a number of new works for brass band by leading British composers of the day being commissioned for the Championship Section Final, many of them now staples of the genre, including Sir Edward Elgar's The Severn Suite (1930), John Ireland's A Downland Suite (1932) and Comedy Overture (1934), Granville Bantock's Prometheus Unbound (1933), Sir Arthur Bliss's suite Kenilworth (1936) and Herbert Howells' suite Pageantry (1937).

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"These soft skills need to be both learned and applied," he said.
While the tool was in the development stage, Mr Egger worked with young planners to identify specific needs and uncover gaps in how they relate their technical knowledge to the needs of the client.
Stephan Strategic CFP and director Joe Stephan said the AstuteWheel has helped him make the most both of the client's time and his own.
"One of the things that has been inherent in the financial planning industry is taking down facts and figures in meetings, which does my head in," he said. "Collecting facts and figures doesn't help us engage our clients and doesn't build trust.
"One of the things AstuteWheel has really helped us with is the collection of data prior to the meeting.


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In the event you're organizing a sizable commercial job, then you'll most likely need a 40-yard dumpster or bigger. Big home renovations may demand a 30-yard dumpster, but most smaller home repairs just need 20-yard or even 10-yard dumpsters. Speak to an expert should you need more guidance on picking a dumpster size that matches your project.
As with any service, it is almost always an excellent plan to allow your dumpster as far ahead as you possibly can in order to make sure that the dumpster will be available when you require it. If you wait until the last minute, there's no promise that the organization will have the ability to fill your order.
Two or three days notice is generally adequate to ensure your dumpster delivery punctually. Keep in mind that the most active days are usually on Mondays and Fridays (encompassing the weekend), thus if you can organize your project for the middle of the week, you have a increased chance of finding the dumpster you'll need.
Should you find out you want a dumpster the next day or even the same day, please go right ahead and call the firm. If they have what you need, they will surely make arrangements to get it to you as soon as possible.
Front-load dumpsters have mechanical arms that may lift heavy things. It is a convenient alternative for projects that include a lot of heavy things like appliances and concrete. They are also good for emptying commercial dumpsters like the kind eateries use.
Rolloff dumpsters are usually the right alternative for commercial and residential projects like repairing a roof, remodeling a basement, or adding a room to your house. They have doors that swing open, letting you walk into the dumpster. They also have open tops that allow you to throw debris into the container. Rental companies will typically leave a roll-off dumpster at your project location for a number of days or weeks. It is a convenient alternative for both little and big projects.
Choosing a dumpster size requires some educated guesswork. It's often difficult for people to estimate the sizes that they need for roofing jobs because, realistically, they have no idea just how much material their roofs include.
There are, however, some basic guidelines you can follow to make an excellent option. If you're removing a commercial roof, then you will likely need a dumpster that provides you at least 40 square yards.
Many folks order one size bigger than they believe their endeavors will require since they want to avoid the additional expense and hassle of replacing complete dumpsters which weren't large enough.
Most dumpster rental firms in Martville normally rent containers for a regular speed for 7 days, although most one-time customers end up keeping their container an average of three and a half days. When you call to allow the container, talk with all the customer service representative about the length of time you think you'll need.
If it turns out that your project takes longer than you expected, merely call the dumpster company to explain. Most firms will charge you on a per-day basis after your initial seven days. It is vital that you convey this added need when you understand you've it since most dumpster companies have a limited variety of bins that could already be allowed. Most firms will work together with you to adapt your additional rental time. Should you think you'll need the dumpster for an additional week or more, make sure to mention that; rates may change based on a longer time frame.
You can fill your dumpster as full as you like, as long as you do not load it higher in relation to the sides of the container. Overfilling the dumpster could cause the waste or debris to slide off as the dumpster is loaded onto the truck or as the truck is driving. Overloaded or big-boned dumpsters are just not safe, and firms WOn't take unsafe loads as a way to safeguard drivers and passengers on the road.
In some areas, dumpster loads must be tarped for safety. If your load is too high, it will not be able to be tarped so you will have to remove some of the debris before it can be hauled away. This might lead to additional charges if it demands you to keep the dumpster for a longer period of time. Don't forget to keep your load no higher in relation to the sides of the dumpster, and you will be fine.
It's hard to conquer a roll off dumpster when you have a big project that'll create plenty of debris. Most rental companies include dropping off and picking up the dumpster in the costs, in order to avoid additional fees. Roll off dumpsters generally have time constraints because companies have to get them back for other customers. This really is a potential drawback if you aren't good at meeting deadlines.
Dumpster totes in many cases are suitable for small jobs with free deadlines. If you do not need lots of room for debris, then the bags could work well for you. Many businesses are also happy to allow you to keep the totes for as long as you need. That makes them useful for longer jobs.
8. Be sure you have lots of lighting when transferring debris to the dumpster. Should you plan to work at twilight, get a light that provides enough illumination.
One of the biggest concerns you probably have when renting a dumpster in Martville is how much it will cost. Among the greatest ways to negate this anxiety is to have accurate info. When you phone to get a price quote, have recommended of how much waste you will need to eliminate so you may get the top recommendation on dumpster size. In the event you're unsure on the quantity of waste, renting a size larger will save you the extra expense of renting a second dumpster if the first proves overly little.
Provide any info you believe is important to ensure you do not end up paying for services that you do not really need. Some companies charge by the container size, while others charge by weight. Be sure you understand which is which so you've a clear quote. Likewise, make sure to ask whether the quote you get includes landfill fees; this is going to keep you from being surprised by an additional fee later.
The smallest size roll off dumpster usually accessible is 10 yards. This container will carry about 10 cubic yards of waste and debris, which is approximately equal to 3 to 5 pickup truck loads of waste. This dumpster is an excellent option for small projects, including little dwelling cleanouts.
Other examples of projects that a 10 yard container would work well for include: A garage, shed or attic cleanout A 250 square foot deck removal 2,000 to 2,500 square feet of single layer roofing shingles A modest kitchen or bathroom remodeling job Concrete or soil removal Getting rid of garbage Be constantly aware that weight constraints for the containers are imposed, so exceeding the weight limit will incur additional charges. The normal weight limit for a 10 yard bin is 1 to 3 tons (2,000 to 6,000 pounds).
A 10 yard bin will allow you to take good care of small projects round the house. If you have a larger job coming up, have a look at some larger containers also.
All major credit cards accepted for dumpster rentals in Martville.