Canonical's latest Linux distribution, Ubuntu 12.04, is now available for your home and office and it's a winner.
It's morning for the latest Ubuntu desktop Linux release.
The wait is over. The final version of Canonical's Ubuntu 12.04, Precise Pangolin is out. To download your copy of this popular Linux distribution head to the Ubuntu download page. If you're already using the last version, Ubuntu 11.10 you can now upgrade automatically upgrade to 12.04 with Update Manager. If you need more help with your upgrade see the Upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 LTS page.
LTS, you ask? That stands for long term support. This is the Ubuntu version that will be supported for five years, through April 2017. If you have a business, and you've been thinking about using Ubuntu on your desktops or servers, this is the version you want.
However, before leaping to the Ubuntu site to download the freshest bytes and bits, you may want to wait for a bit. Canonical tells me that the site is currently getting overwhelmed and some people are not being able to get into it. For me, the site and download links worked, but at speeds of about 100Kbps, they certainly aren't fast.
If you really can't stand to wait for a minute, take Jorge Castro, a Canonical staffer's suggestion, and use one of "mirrors hosted on Amazon's S3 service, which has a bunch of capacity and should be fast for users where an Amazon region is close:"
file or paste them into the custom URL field of the software sources application.
I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 in beta for two months now. I've found it to be an excellent, stable, and extremely end-user friendly desktop operating system. Note, I didn't say a really welcoming Linux desktop, I said an end-user friendly desktop operating system. I was able to get my Spanish-speaking mother-in-law on Ubuntu Linux and she was able to just use it without any fuss or muss.
A big reason why was because Ubuntu's Unity desktop is so darn easy to new-comers to you. She literally never had a single question in three weeks of using as her only computer. True, she wasn't asking it to do much-Web browsing, watching video, doing e-mail, writing documents-but is that all most people ask of their computers most days?
Yes, I know some of you really don't like Ubuntu's Unity desktop with its dash of Head Up Display (HUD). This latest update of Unity is based on GNOME 3.4.1, but the disagreeable GNOME default interface is hidden away.
I know some of you still want a more traditional GNOME 2.x style desktop. I get that. It's why my primary Linux desktop is Mint 12 with its Cinnamon GNOME 2 retake.
That said, if you haven't tried Unity for a while, give it a try. Yes, it is different, and yes it is easy--it's hard to feel like a cutting edge operating system guru when you know a semi-computer illiterate 80-year old can work the basics as well as you can--but if you put that "It's different and I don't like it!" mindset aside you may just be pleasantly surprised.
However you should also know that Unity/HUD is a "What you see is what you get" desktops. For example, the Unity launchbar, short of major tweaking beyond what most casual users can do, is permanently glued to the left of the screen. I was also somewhat puzzled by Ubuntu's new default black display. It's easy enough to put up a wallpaper--just right click on it and pick Change Desktop Background--but matte black by default? Really?
Technically speaking, the new Ubuntu is based, as always, on Debian Linux. For its Linux kernel, 12.04 uses the 3.2 Linux kernel. It also supports the full range of Linux file systems including Btfrs (aka Butter), ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, and XFS. By default, it uses ext4.
You can run Ubuntu on as little as 512MBs of RAM and with a 486 processor. Faster is better, but for practical purpose any recent system with one GB of RAM will work just fine with Ubuntu.
I have it running on a wide variety of systems and I haven't seen a single glitch on any of them. Let me add to that despite the cries of some Linux haters, I also didn't find any peripherals it wouldn't work either either. Wi-Fi cards, multi-function printers, scanners, all worked just fine with this release.
If you happen to have a system with an Intel Sandy Bridge chipset, you'll also see much better power management. Starting with this version, Ubuntu can turn the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) all the way down to zero watts if it's not being used. Canonical claims that "comparing under idle loads with machine state where RC6 is disabled, improved power usage of around 40-60% has been witnessed." I didn't see that much difference, but I did notice that my battery life on my new Lenovo ThinkPad, which uses the latest Sandy Bridge chipset, idled for much longer than I'd expected.
There have also been some desktop software changes. The default music player has is now Rhythmbox, instead of Banshee. I'm still a Banshee fan, but no worries, with the Ubuntu Software Center, Ubuntu's take on an app store, it was easy for me to bring it back.
The office suite is still LibreOffice, but it's been updated to 3.5.2. That's a pure win in my book since I think LibreOffice is the best office suite around on any platform these days.
Unfortunately, LibreOffice still isn't completely integrated with Unity. It still uses its own menu interface instead of Unity's universal menu. This doesn't get in the way of using the program at all, but by now I'd expected them to have integrated it into the interface the way they have Firefox.
Firefox remains Ubuntu's default Web browser. I could have lived without that but you can always download Chrome or get its pure open-source brother Chromium from the Ubuntu Software Center.
Another program, which hasn't been changed out, is Thunderbird for e-mail. I just don't get this. Evolution is simply the best e-mail client on any operating system and it's already a GNOME-based program so adding it to Ubuntu is trivial. Oh well, the Software Center once more came to my rescue.
There are some nice little extras. For example the video lens, a Head Up Display view for searching for videos, makes it easy to search for videos no matter whether they're on your local PC, your media server, or on YouTube.
When all is said and done, Ubuntu 12.04 is an outstanding Linux desktop distribution. I'm still going to stick with Mint myself for day-in and day-out work, but if I were going to start a new user on Linux, who wasn't interested in the technology, and just wanted a fast, easy-to-use, and secure desktop, I'd give them the new Ubuntu in a New York minute.
20-million new Ubuntu Linux PCs in 2012?


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Jigi Bola  is a free eye screening and surgical operation for Lagosians. It was introduced by former Governor of Lagos State Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu in the year 2001.

Concept
It's a blindness prevention, treatment and awareness program centered on the grass root. The program is operated under the ministry of Health in the state. The program was a statewide initiative that rotates among all the zones in the state.

The New Jigi Bola
Eleven years after Jigi Bola was launched by the administration of Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Senator Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa revived the spirit of the program by distributing eyeglasses to Lagosians.

See also
Bola Tinubu

References

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A discussion about addiction and recovery: From Bill W.'s acid insights to psychedelic healing and practice.
Join us for an evening exploring the fascinating connection between psychedelics and the origins of the Twelve Steps, contemporary indigenous ceremony using plant-medicines for addiction treatment, and the use of psychedelics by people in recovery.
People in recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction have found benefit from intentional use of psychedelics as an aid to their process of spiritual awakening through the Twelve Steps, originally brought forth by Alcoholics Anonymous.
AA is an abstinence based approach for recovery from alcoholism, where members work towards a spiritual awakening along with meetings, sponsorship, and fellowship. Yet even AA's co-Founder, Bill Wilson, personally benefited from a mystical-type experience before he later got sober, and also underwent treatment for depression using LSD-assisted psychotherapy.
Many contemporary indigenous traditions that incorporate plant-based psychedelics – such as peyote by the Native American Church, ayahuasca among the Amazonian tribes, and iboga among the Bwiti tribes of Central Africa – have applied their ceremonies to treat people struggling with alcoholism and addiction.
Join us for a lively discussion about the potential of psychedelics to treat addiction, and the use of psychedelics by people who have a history of addiction.


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The Joint Administrator of Foodora Australia Pty Limited (Administrators Appointed), Mr. Simon Cathro, confirms that at the meeting of creditors held today, creditors present voted to accept the Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) proposal.
This now means that once the DOCA has been executed, creditors including riders that have now been classified as employees, will have their claims against the Company accessed and can participate in a distribution to creditors in accordance with the terms of the DOCA. Creditors should lodge any claim they may have against the Company as soon as possible with the Administrators in this regard. If you would like to make contact with Worrells surrounding any potential claim, please send an email to patrick.skippen@worrells.net.au.


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Home > Weather News > Heavy rain in central Queensland celebrated as 'a blessing' for drought-declared areas
13 Dec 2014, 4:55 AM UTC
Heavy rain in central Queensland celebrated as 'a blessing' for drought-declared areas
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Heavy rain has brought nearly half a year's worth of rain to some parts of Central Queensland, with the Banana Shire mayor rejoicing at the grass greening for only the third time this year. Storms across the interior have swollen rivers, cut roads, and prompted a flood watch for catchments from Rockhampton to Hervey Bay. Thangool in the Banana Shire received about 300 millimetres in the last week. Mayor Ron Carige said the deluge would be a tremendous asset for the region, which was drought declared in March. "While there are a few issues with the roads, and some crops have gone under, in the long run it will be fantastic for the rural sector," he said. "It is a blessing in the long term for everyone on the land. "It looks beautiful, it's green already. It was desolate before that." Some parts of the expansive shire had received about the same amount of rain in the last week than they had all year, but the south-west of the region was still dry. North-west of the Banana Shire, Middlemount received 100 millimetres, one of the heaviest falls, in the 24 hours to 9am (AEST) Saturday. Further south, storms overnight brought 97mm to Mitchell and 59mm to Injune. Early on Saturday morning, a woman was rescued from her car after it became trapped in water at Kabra, west of Rockhampton. Swift water rescue walked the woman to safety about 3:30am (AEST) after her car became stuck. Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Michelle Berry said severe storms could also develop on Saturday afternoon across central Queensland. A moderate flood is predicted for the Dawson River and minor flood warnings have been issued for the Calliope, Boyne, Kolan, Baffle Creek and Burnett River. A severe thunderstorm was also the Gulf region on Saturday afternoon, and was due to produce damaging winds in the warning area into Saturday night.


Day 6, Yesterday after work I felt like giving up. I wanted to eat something nothing in particular just want to eat. I'm tired of the smooth Move tea and the lemonade mixture. My mouth feels like chalk. My husband is also on the master cleanse he keeps brushing his teeth because he enjoys the flavor. Lol! I'm telling you when you haven't eaten in days you really appreciate food. While on this cleanse I'm only thinking about vegetables how I can prepare them.
You are doing great!! I tried it for one day could not handle the cayenne pepper..I do not like hot or spices..I really wanted to go the full 10 days,,I will have to try it again...Question do you know another way to detox the body..???
The lemonade diet is thus in style and effective that skilled nutritionists have combined all of the natural ingredients into one pill that provided the necessary supplemental dietary needs that the body desires to operate each day.


Ya know that feeling that something is missing in your life….but ya just can't put a finger on what?
And then one day, you see it…….
……and realize that it's a 3 foot by 4 foot poster of a cow head…..
Where have you been all my life you beautiful thing?
Get this, The American Angus Association is giving these beauties away.
FOR REALZ. They even cover the shipping.
But that's not all. They have tons of literature and other posters to offer as well. Because that's what they do.
This one is just my favorite.
Now to find a cost-effective way to frame it….The thumb tacks just aren't cutting it for me.
Found this old Boy Scout Handbook from 1963 a few years ago.
Originally titled The Official Handbook for Boys, it was first published in 1910 and written by Earnest Thompson Seton. He based his version of the handbook on Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys. There have been 12 editions and 3 more authors since the first printing. Mine is the 6th edition written by William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt. He was a scouting legend.
As you can see, it belonged to Larry E. Carnaher. I Googled him. No results.
If anyone knows him, tell him that I have his book.
I had forgotten that Normal Rockwell did the cover illustration. But, who else could have? I think it's perfect.
When Norman Rockwell was 19 years old he was made the Art Editor for the Boy Scouts scouting magazine A Boy's Life. It was here that he had his first published magazine cover. He contributed annually to the Boy Scouts calendar between 1925 and 1976, and in 1939 was awarded the The Silver Buffalo Award from the Scouts; the highest adult award they offer.
The cover isn't nearly this beautiful anymore. There's a raft full of multi-racial (but still Christian) Scouts, a bald eagle head, and some of the American flag.
Inside are all the instructions to be a well-rounded young man that I remembered.
Setting up a camp site.
The most important lesson, Becoming a man……..
My brothers and I were all Scouts. We join the ranks of some pretty great men; Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Sam Walton, Bill Gates, and Neil Armstrong.
The Boy Scout's lessons of honesty, working within a group dynamic, and always striving to do your very best have followed me my entire life.
I took my copy of this book on hikes, campouts, pretty much daily to school, and it was with me anytime there was an outdoor fire involved.
I remember reading this book to the point of duct taping the spine together when I was a kid.
Larry was much more gentle with his copy. Not a single dog-ear.
Wanna know what time it is?
It's time to get a clock big enough to read from across the room.
…and isn't that – just – Awesome?
Wanna know where to find your own?
Of course we're gunna show y'all where.
Ballard Designs has a 30 inch clock with a reasonable price point.
Another fiber board clock on Etsy , but this one is 3 feet tall.
Better believe that Restoration Hardware offers a 5 foot MAMA.
Looks like it came right off an old clock tower is a small French village.
If only it were legal to marry a store.
Bandana Pillows are so easy to make.
Even with my minimal sewing skills (I specialize in Almost perfect straight lines), I can chunk out a couple of pillows in about an hour.
We found these black-ish and red bandanas at the craft store for 2 bucks each.
The print is very cool, but the cotton is so stiff from the printing process.
The best way to break in a bandana is to actually USE it. I know that may sound gross, but it's really snot.
If you can find old used ones, I highly recommend it. If not, and like us, you want both sides of the pillow to match, you can just buy new ones.
Jamie ran our bandanas through the wash a couple of times, and I ironed them flat.
I lay 2 bandanas face to face and pinned them to keep from shifting while I sewed.
This is where my unbelievable sewing skills come in handy.
A straight line around 3 edges…..
…and just a few inches in on each side of the bottom.
I turn my cases inside out and carefully squeeze a down feather insert through the opening and hand-stich it closed.
I know you will be tempted with polyester filling…but it's cheap and will look cheap too. It will just clump. Our thought is that if we only spent 4 bucks on bandanas…..we can splurge a little and buy a decent insert (maybe $16 for a 20 inch insert). It will make a world of difference.
Here's our finished bandana pillow in the living room.
Told ya they were easy.
This "awesomeness" in a magnifying glass that we wrote about last week.
Those ballsy editors at Country Living Magazine had the audacity to write about it last month.
……and somehow they manage to do it weeks before we did.


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The Broad gallery by Diller Scofidio + Renfro speeds towards completion in Los Angeles
Amy Frearson | 15 October 2014 6 comments
News: Diller Scofidio + Renfro's new art gallery is nearing completion in downtown Los Angeles – a building that architect Elizabeth Diller says doesn't "try to compete" with Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall next door (+ slideshow).
Set to open on Grand Avenue early next year, The Broad will showcase over 2,000 works of postwar and contemporary art from the collection of philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad – the couple who were also behind Zaha Hadid's Michigan museum.
Third and final stretch of New York's High Line opens
New-York-based Diller Scofidio + Renfro, who also worked on the High Line, designed the gallery for a site right beside Gehry's seminal Walt Disney Concert Hall, but Diller wanted the building to have a "different character" than its neighbour.
"We realised it was just useless to try to compete – there is no comparison to that building," she said, speaking in London earlier today.
The three-storey building will feature an elaborate concrete exoskeleton made up of 2,500 fibreglass-reinforced concrete elements, allowing daylight to gently permeate the interior.
"We just had to do something that is mindful and that knows where it is," she explained. "Compared to Disney Hall's smooth and shiny exterior, which reflects light, The Broad is porous and absorptive, channeling light into the public spaces and galleries."
Almost half of the 1,000-square-metre building is given over to archives and storage areas, which will occupy a "central mass" at the heart of the interior.
"Our goal has been to honour the responsibilities of the museum as a collecting institution by making the curatorial functions visible front and centre, rather than hiding them away as in most museums," said Diller.
"The central mass that we call the vault, housing the collection storage and staff offices, seems to hover in the middle of the building," she added.
The corners of the building will be lifted off the street to reveal glazed entrances. Once inside, visitors will ascend a 32-metre escalator through this mass to reach the main gallery space on the uppermost level, which will be top lit by 328 skylights.
"If we never put in any art it will be fine by me!" joked the architect.
The studio are also creating 2,200-square-metre public plaza, stretching from Hope Street to Grand Avenue. This space will feature a grove of 100-year-old Barouni olive trees and a large lawn.
Diller hopes this will contribute to the pedestrian-friendly environment that downtown LA has started to become. "Urban design has been a challenge in LA. One building can't change everything, but it can play a role."
The Broad will be the first major LA project for the New York firm, whose best-known buildings include the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the Brown University Creative Arts Center.
Aerial view of the Broad
Diagram showing the two main components of the building - the veil and the vault
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Broad Museum
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Q: What is the meaning of swagger and swag? I hear this word more often nowadays.
Can someone native explain what is the meaning of swag.
The dictionary says "goods or money obtained illegally." But I don't think the following sentence implies that.
Example:

It's my swag.
You Ain't Got No Swag.

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Franny's Farmacy grows quickly, teaching others to do the same
Eliza Hill
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The first female farmer to plant hemp in North Carolina, Frances Tacy, harvests life-changing success in budding hemp market, encouraging others to follow suit.
"It's just magic. Personally, professionally, mentally, emotionally and even spiritually to be able to be the one who's foraging a path instead of following the path that's laid out," Tacy said.
While her CBD empire continues to thrive, her farm in Leicester outdates the hemp industry and the popular CBD movement, she said.
"Franny's Farm was around for five years. I woke up every morning, fed the chickens every day without a vacation, doing everything I could to operate that farm and find out how to make small-scale agriculture work, not just for me but for everybody else," she said.
Frances Tacy said she originally planted hemp for food and fiber in 2017, facing opposition from authorities who associated the plant closely with marijuana. The DEA flew black choppers over the farm, patrolling her misunderstood crop.
"I could've identified them in a line-up they were so low," she said.
Frances and husband Jeff Tacy fought to federally legalize and rid the crop of negative stigma, convincing legislation of industrial hemp's physical and economic potential, she said.
"We were already farming, it had nothing to do with CBD. CBD was not even a word at the time, it was industrial hemp," she said. "We had spent years explaining to legislators to get this passed. We were telling all the legislators people could smoke a telephone pole of this, and no one's going to smoke it – it's industrial hemp. It's for fiber, clothes and food. It's what the country was founded on."
Frances Tacy converted her harvest from food and fiber to medicinal CBD when legislation deemed hemp federally legal in 2018. She said farmers raised $200,000 for the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program, enabling others to grow the crop and contribute to the industry.
Co-CEO of Franny's Farmacy Jeff Tacy said the couple launched their flagship store on Merrimon Ave. in 2018 to share their harvest and benefit the public.
"Originally, it was Franny's idea to grow hemp. Then I realized we were headed down a path of growing a new crop and figured out we didn't have a market for the harvest. It led to the creation of the retail dispensaries, distribution and manufacturing businesses," Jeff Tacy said.
Frances Tacey said they sold seven acres of Franny's Farm to fund the first dispensary on Merrimon Ave. In turn, the original store funded two more locations in Hendersonville and Greenville, SC. She and her husband plan to franchise with more stores opening.
"The product goes from the field, all the way through our hands, through processing and manufacturing," she said. "The first dispensary funded the second dispensary. Those collectively funded the distribution. We now have manufacturers, strategic partners and processing. We're vertically integrated and take it all the way."
District Manager at Franny's Farmacy Clay Alspaugh said all operations are within 10 miles of each other, contributing to the brand's vertical integration, reducing their carbon footprint and ensuring quality medicinal products.
"If you can't trace your source all the way back through the end, there's a problem. Right now with all the non-regulations in the market, you can pretty much bottle olive oil and sell it out of a cart and say it's CBD," Alspaugh said. "Consumers have to be smart and know what they're looking at when it comes to the label and look where the product comes from."
Frances and Jeff Tacy strive to uphold high product standards in an unregulated market, and both wear different hats in the business.
Jeff Tacy cites his journey through the ever-changing hemp business as one of his greatest challenges and most rewarding experiences. He manages the money and keeps up with current research to stay ahead of the game in a fresh, new industry.
"Jeff is below the belt. Money, guns 'a blazing. Because he is battling the competition, operation, setting up the businesses and finances," Frances Tacy said. "I'm the alchemist, the chemist, the vision, the higher level."
"Without me, we're just another CBD company," she said.
Frances Tacy said the CBD industry welcomes creative entrepreneurs specializing in all fields – not just farming – because no one achieves greatness alone. Teamwork ensures businesses aren't left behind in a quickly developing market.
"Be good at what you do. If you're good in sales and marketing, open a franchise or start a wholesale account. If you are good at growing, be the best grower," she said. "We're back in the era where we need people to specialize and it extends into anybody in every industry. We need attorneys that represent hemp people. We need creative tax people. We need everybody. Marketing, sales, every industry. It taps into every single industry."
She said helping others succeed feeds her passion and remains a cornerstone of her business endeavors. She will take part in the NC State Research Project, collaborating with geneticists, scientists and agronomists to disclose the first public research on hemp production since the 1900s. She also trains hemp farmers through her Women in Hemp nonprofit, helping female entrepreneurs globally.
"What we're doing is foraging a path and setting it up for others to follow. And I've been saying this for years, I'm always a great example of what to do and what not to do. I truly want people to be successful, which is the difference," she said. "There's no single human who alone in isolation can do anything of greatness."
As her success climbs, Frances Tacy said she holds her integrity close, staying far away investors hoping to capitalize off her hard-earned success.
"I've been offered millions of dollars. I say 'It's my name, it's my brand, I am not a whore for you.' I've turned down people representing millions of dollars," she said. "turn around, you're a liar, smoke and mirrors, get off my land."
Frances Tacy never rests on success, staying grounded and true to her family, farm and work ethic.
"People see me now in media and everything, but behind the scenes I'm still running a farm," she said. "I'm up before anybody else. I've done more by the time most people wake up. I've seen my land, my animals, it's pretty crazy."
Frances and Jeff Tacy invite the public to Franny's Farm for Hemp Harvest Celebration, happening every weekend through Oct. 13. They offer volunteer shifts from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Water, hemp and lunch will be provided.
She asks everyone arrive with a clear head, open heart and intent to contribute and work hard.
"Show up with a heartfelt intent to make a contribution and touch a plant that's going to touch thousands of people," she said.
Frances and Jeff Tacy look forward to sharing their discoveries, skills and passion with other entrepreneurial and creative minds, further contributing to what Frances calls a "revival."
"We're rebuilding and showing people how to revitalize," she said. "It's a revival, not a revolution. It's not a fight, it's a revival. All we're doing is bringing back the old. Hemp is the oldest medicine that was given to us by the creator – the same creator that created our bodies with 300 receptors to receive that plant as medicine and food for our body."
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2023 is set to be a banner year for solar advancements. Scientists and researchers are hard at work developing new technologies that will make solar energy more efficient and accessible than ever before. From transparent solar cells that can be used on windows and buildings to artificial photosynthesis that could make solar energy cheaper than traditional electricity generation, there is plenty of exciting news on the horizon! We will explore some of the most promising developments in this blog post. Stay tuned!
One of the most highly anticipated solar advancements is the development of transparent solar cells. These cells are made from a new type of semi-transparent material that can be used on windows and other surfaces. The material can absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity without blocking the view. This could have huge implications for how we power buildings, as solar panels would no longer need to be installed on rooftops.
Another exciting development is artificial photosynthesis. This technology uses a special catalyst to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen gases. These gases can then be used to generate electricity in a fuel cell. This process mimics how plants use sunlight to produce energy but is much more efficient. If successful, this technology could make solar energy cheaper than traditional forms of electricity generation.
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I found some photos while cleaning my office the other day, photos from a l-o-n-g time ago. They were taken during a hike through Sabino Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains on the north side of Tucson, Arizona. The canyon contains some spectacular rock formations and a dessert ecosystem where water runs freely during the rains of winter/spring. And it was a fairly secluded place when I lived there. That's an important detail.
I'd show you some of my photos, but they're not digital, they're not appropriate for a PG website, and I'm not sure they're meant for anyone's eyes but my own.
The photos were taken by a boyfriend, and they were "artistic." Skin and stone and water and light and shadow.
What could be more beautiful? And while they have meaning for me, I'm not sure they would have value for anyone else.
I'm not a photographer, and I do not have the ability to step outside myself while viewing the person I once was in the photos that I'm NOT going to show you. In other words, I cannot judge them with any objectivity, so I'm going to stop talking about them now.
But I am a writer, and when I find old work from my youth stuffed in folders or boxes, my editor steps in. Does this piece strike a chord solely with me, or will others find value in it? Is it purely for the confessional, or can it be shaped to create some sort of universal experience?
Can I now step aside and write about an event as if it had happened to someone else? By removing my ego, can I go more deeply into the story or the character and find things I wouldn't have been able to see had I not stripped my "self" from the work?
Is stripping the "self" from any work really possible? Is "self" stamped all over everything that I have ever written? Does a writer's work bear a lasting imprint that can never be washed away? Do we want to wash the imprint away? Do the best pieces of writing contain that indelible imprint?
Is the idea to strip the writing of self when writing while at the same time making sure the writing contains the self that becomes the lasting imprint? And does any of this happen consciously?
I guess I'm just one half of a pair of crows today, the question woman. The answer woman has gone missing. Maybe she flew south for the winter.
That's it for today, folks. I used up all my energy writing not-so-pithy sayings to fill 600 fortune cookies for our school's auction tomorrow. "Good fortune comes to those who support the library fund-a-need. Give generously." Uninspired, and not really a fortune, but to the point, yes? If you've got any better suggestions for fortunes—or questions, or answers to questions, I'm all ears.
When I come across some of my old writing, I am surprised to find how detached I am from the work. It's almost as if I didn't write it, so my inner editor doesn't feel the need to come out to play.
I can enjoy (or not enjoy) it, as if it was written by someone else. Because, in a way, I guess it had been.
Yes, that's a good point. Richard Ford and Amy Tan said similar things on this topic at Squaw. They both feel like they're looking back on the person they once were when they read their old work. But it was curious to hear that Ford was afraid to look at his 20-yr-old first few pages of Canada for fear it would diminish his new attempt at writing the new novel in someway. So although he'd kept the pages in a brown envelope in the freezer for 20 years, he started over from scratch. Couldn't bear to look at them.
Laurel, I think you are spot on. It's like an ongoing game of hide and seek.
And come to think of it, I'm really glad my "youthful indiscretions" were pre-Facebook.


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The Administrative Department of Security (, DAS) was the security service agency of Colombia, which was also responsible for border and immigration services. It was dissolved on 31 October 2011 as part of a wider Executive Reform, and was replaced by the Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia (DNI).

Activities
DAS was tasked with providing security to state institutions and VIPs, providing judiciary police investigative services and serving as a counter-intelligence service to both external and internal threats. At DAS, citizens and foreigners living in Colombia could obtain their background records, a common requirement for a variety of transactions and services involving both state and private institutions. In addition, DAS was responsible for immigration control and the issuance of visas.

Public law 218 of 2000, at section 38, states that all employees of DAS were intelligence agents. DAS worked with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), an agency of the US government tasked with combating the trade of illegal narcotics.

History
The events that followed Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination in 1948 provoked a violent riot in Bogotá, now known as the Bogotazo, which also started a further ten years of violence in all of Colombia known in Colombian history as La Violencia. These events also brought in a Military Government headed by General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Within the policies implemented by this Government was the creation, by means of Presidential Decree 2872 of 1953, of an administrative department known as the Colombian Administrative Department of Intelligence Services, (SIC). This department was in charge of Internal and External Intelligence and was created with the purpose of having an agency within the framework of the State to handle matters of intelligence, security and Constitutional enforcement.

President Alberto Lleras Camargo changed the course of the SIC when he issued the Decree 1717 of 18 July 1960, substituting the SIC with the Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS), or Administrative Department of Security.

The functions of the DAS were laid out by means of Decree 512 of 1989, passed during the administration of President Virgilio Barco Vargas. The DAS formally became the Security Organization of the State as an official, technical, professional and apolitical institution during the administration of President César Gaviria Trujillo, by means of Decree 2110 of 1992.

During the administration of President Andrés Pastrana Arango and in compliance with the State Reform brought on by Law 489 of 1998, the Decrees 218 of 2000, and 1272 of 2000 modified the structure of the DAS, giving the DAS the same parameters, privileges and flexibility of a State Government Ministry.

1989 Headquarters Bombing

On December 6, 1989, at 7:30 AM, the Medellín Cartel detonated a bus loaded with  of explosives directly in front of the headquarters building in downtown Bogotá. The explosion left 49 dead, 600 wounded and hundreds of retail outlets completely destroyed. It is considered to be the second worst terrorist act in the history of Colombia after the bombing of Avianca Flight 203. It was also the second time the cartel attempted to kill DAS director Miguel Maza Márquez using an explosive device; the first attack on May 30, 1989, left four dead and 37 wounded.

Scandals

Members of DAS have been previously accused of interacting with left-wing guerrillas, right-wing paramilitary, drug dealers and smugglers, among others.

In October 2005, the content of a tape arguably containing a conversation between Special Intelligence Group Director Enrique Ariza and other DAS members, apparently discussing plans to create an intelligence office with financing from illegal paramilitary groups, was published in the Colombian press. Unspecified sources accused vice-director José Miguel Narváez of allegedly leaking this tape as part of a setup in order to discredit DAS Director Jorge Noguera. Director Noguera resigned and Narváez was removed from command.

Subsequently,  was selected as the new DAS Director, together with the announcement of polygraph tests for DAS personnel and the creation of a commission tasked with proposing reforms and a restructuring of the DAS.

Between January and March 2006, new allegations came to light about DAS-paramilitary relations and former Director Noguera's potential involvement.  President Uribe publicly asked Noguera to appear before the Attorney General's office, but Noguera refused alleging economic and security reasons. Noguera was then acting Consul in Milan, Italy. He later resigned, returned to the country and appeared before judicial authorities. On February 22, 2007, Noguera was arrested, accused of having ties to paramilitaries.

On June 11, 2008, the Colombian Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of Jorge Noguera. According to the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers' Collective, Noguera was only released due to procedural defects; however the charges against him, conspiracy to commit a crime, misuse of authority through an arbitrary and unjust act, and improper use of classified or secret information, may still be prosecuted.

On October 24, 2008, the head of the DAS Maria del Pilar Hurtado stepped down from her post after allegations that the agency had conducted surveillance on Senator Gustavo Petro and other left-wing political opponents of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez. The incident has been dubbed The Colombian Watergate, in reference to the Watergate scandal in the United States involving President Richard Nixon and wiretapping. The allegations were later admitted to be true after some internal memos were anonymously received by Senator Petro. One ordered that information be gathered on Petro's "contacts with people who offer to testify against the government.". Hurtado said that she at no time had received or given any instructions linked to the incidents that were made public, and that she was stepping down to preserve the honour of the agency. She was under political asylum in the country of Panama and has been requested in extradition by the Colombian Government after having undergone Justice trial. Panama has declined the extradition to this date. She turned herself in on February 6, 2015, at the Colombian Embassy in Panama. , she is in prison and awaiting trial in Colombia.

President Uribe made Joaquín Polo Montalvo the subdirector of DAS the new acting director.

Dissolution
In late 2011, President Juan Manuel Santos announced that DAS was to be replaced by a new agency, the national intelligence agency (ANIC, in Spanish).  The purpose of the new agency would be solely to gather intelligence.  The additional functions under the purview of DAS, namely immigration and security protocols, were distributed to the Ministry of Foreign Relations and the Ministry of the Interior.

See also
 Colombian Armed Conflict
 List of intelligence agencies
 List of terrorist incidents

 Para-political scandal

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External links

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Specialist law enforcement agencies of Colombia
Administrative departments of Colombia
Immigration services
Defunct law enforcement agencies of Colombia
Government agencies established in 1960
1960 establishments in Colombia


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The Reserve can be visited every day of the year and access is free.
There is something of interest throughout the year however, it's best for ducks and Bittern from November to February.
By train: the nearest station is St Margarets, on the Liverpool Street to Hertford line. From the station, walk east along the B181 to the River Lee Navigation towpath, then walk north for 1km to the Reserve which is on the east side of the Navigation.
By car: from the A10, leave at the junction signposted A414 to Harlow. At the first roundabout, take the B181 to St Margarets and Stanstead Abbotts. On entering St Margarets and just before the railway, turn left up Amwell Lane. After 1 km look out for a sign on the left to the reserve. Park on the side of Amwell Lane. Walk east down the rough track, over the railway line, taking care to look out for trains, then over the River Lee Navigation to a viewpoint overlooking the reserve.
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Take care when visiting as the banks of the rivers may be steep.
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Posted on March 24, 2021 by Solomon Yarjoh
Fambul Tok has collaborated with school peace clubs in four districts (Moyamba, Kailahun, Koinadugu and Pujehun) to observe 30th anniversary of Sierra Leone civil conflict, which kicked off on March 23rd, 1991 in the eastern border town of Bomaru in Kailahun district
school event in progress
The main objective of working with school pupils was to facilitate dialogue between pupils and community members on the causes and effects of the war that lasted for eleven years and educate them on the benefits of peace and national cohesion.
One of the strategies for this year's commemoration was it created space for community members, parents and other stakeholders to share stories with pupils and equally create dialogue and truth telling burn fire sessions organized by some schools. School teacher coordinators in all 16 schools took the lead by working with community members to plan different events including football matches, quiz competitions, burn fire sessions and other events to mark the day.
one of the cultural displays
In Moyamba district, Kulafai secondary school teacher coordinators organized a session for pupils. Parents, local authorities and military personnel were part of the commemoration. Other schools also organized events to mark the day.
In his remarks chairman of the program, Francis Sumaila, shared his experience on the war. He said he was captured by rebels and spent nearly three months in captivity. He explained how he suffered in the hands of the rebels, calling for "#NeverAgain" for the country to go into war. He admonished pupils to be law abiding and work with their teachers and parents to promote peace and national cohesion.
Guest speaker, Dr. Isata Mahoi, said it is very important to capture young people at this stage, adding that school pupils should respect not only their parents but also other people in their communities. She touched on tribalism as it divides a country.
She went on to state that Fambul Tok hit the nail on the head by organizing school clubs to promote peace and cohesion in the country. She warned pupils not to be involved in violence, as it will not yield dividend in the country.
burn fire session
Program Officer, Fambul Tok International Sierra Leone, Solomon Yarjoh gave a brief background on the establishment of the clubs. He said it started in 2013 when school clubs in six districts were formed. He mentioned training of teacher coordinators and the hosting of inter-schools' quiz competitions in all districts.
He said due to the declaration of Ebola in the country in May 2014, activities were suspended and early this year Fambul Tok restarted the school programs. He mentioned that teacher coordinators in all 16 schools have been trained, adding that orientation of pupils have been done
During the school events parents and other stakeholders played vital roles as they shared experiences and admonished pupils to be obedient and show responsibilities in their studies.
In Pujehun, school pupils organized march pass and quiz competitions to mark the day. Kailahun schools also had events including burn fire session; whilst Moyamba schools held town hall meetings, football matches and burn fire events.
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The people of Peje West chiefdom in Kailahun district last Thursday,February 11,2021 unanimously accepted and validated their chiefdom plan. The event took place in Bunumbu,headquarter town of the chiefdom.
The validation process was to review documents of all 34 villages in the five sections that were collated on activities they had proposed in the People's Planning Process for Peje West.
In his welcome address, chief Morie Musa who represented Paramount Chief and other chiefdom stakeholders said they are very pleased for such meeting.He said in the absence of other dignitaries, participants from all sections would always work with Fambul Tok to realize peace and development in the chiefdom
Giving the purpose of the gathering, Fambul Tok Kailahun District team leader said today's event is very important as it served as a conclusive part of the Peje West chiefdom plan.Lucia Brima said Fambul Tok selected three chiefdoms in Kailahun district to launch the People's Planning Process, adding that Penguia, Yawei and Peje West were chosen.
Program Officer, Fambul Tok International-Sierra Leone, Solomon Yarjoh said the review of the documents is not new and it gives an opportunity to indigenes in the sections to closely look at what they have earlier put together to adjust or confirm activities.He said the PPP was initiated because of the experiences faced by communities after declaration of the war.He said a lot of opportunities were provided to help poor communities but most did not benefit because they were not fully involved in the planning and implementation stages.
He said the PPP is people's centred as it is inclusive of everyone in villages,sections and chiefdom levels
He emphasized that it is important because participants would have their say as the final plan belongs to the people. He explained that the plan would be handed over to Local Council for active collaboration with communities
One of the mediators,Martha Bocakarie explained that the role of mediators could not be thrown under the carpet.She said had it not been the intervention of mediators in the chiefdom,there would have been a lot of problems.
Another senior chief Alpha Swaray underscored success stories and went on to state as traditional leaders they have realized over the years that peace and unity now prevail due to the work of Fambul Tok
Participants from all five sections were divided into groups to review the plan.Adjustments and corrections were made which were captured in the final plan.The plan was unanimously accepted with thunderous applause.
At the end of the day, elections were conducted for the Chiefdom Inclusive Committee of Peje West.The CIC is co-chaired by PC Shamsu Mustapha to be assisted by Chiefdom Speaker.
Secretary General was won by Morie Mustapha.The position of Financial Secretary was won by Alpha Swaray,Treasurer is Feima Lahai.Public Relations Officers are Amie Moinina and Allieu Saffa,CIC Advisor is William Ellie and the auditor ship went to Martha Bockarie.
The first meeting of the Chiefdom Inclusive Committee will take place on February 27,2021 in Bunumbu.
The role of Peace Mothers since its establishment fourteen years ago has been tremendous in Fambul Tok operational districts in the country. Peace Mothers group was initiated due to the fact that women ,especially those that faced difficulties during the war were posing questions to Fambul Tok as to what could be done to salvage their situation.
Fambul Tok was bold to tell them that it did not have money to give anyone but will work with women so that they would work together to achieve their goals.
After the launching of the group in 2010, over 200 peace mothers groups have been formed in various sections in the country. The women have been working together to develop their communities.
In 2021, even though peace mothers are working together, there is need to create another level to link with other structures in the chiefdoms.
One of the chiefdom executive formation sessions in Kasunko, Koinadugu District
In February this year, peace mothers in the various chiefdoms have started forming chiefdom level platforms to link with other structures in the chiefdoms and districts.
In Kailahun district, the formation was held in Koindu town, Kissi Teng and brought together peace mothers from all five sections in the chiefdom. They explained what they have been doing over the years and said the establishment of the chiefdom level executive was timely, as it would create a link with other platforms in the districts.
Kasunko chiefdom also organized its own formation in Fadugu town. Women and other invited guests from different sections graced the occasion past Wednesday.
In Moyamba district, Kongbora chiefdom peace mothers converged at Bauya town and spoke on successes women continue to get for the past years.
The peace mothers had chiefdom level executives and formation exercises continue in other chiefdoms through out the month of February.
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Capacity building to improve formal and non-formal institutions in Sierra Leone and other parts of the World is very vital to development aspirations. Since the inception of Peace Mothers, about ten years ago starting from Kailahun to other Fambul Tok's operational areas, it has paid dividend to almost all communities as they help to mediate minor conflicts, detect issues that may destabilize them and think otherwise to reconcile people and communities.
Peace Mothers in Bauya town,Kongbora chiefdom
Facilitating leadership and competence building through training sessions for local Peace Mothers platform in conflict early warning identification as well as refresher training for local peace initiatives in mediation to strengthen their knowledge and resources while securing their access and ability to take part in consolidating peace processes. Promoting and facilitating mediation through dialogue activities and truth telling among conflict parties at grassroots level, will enable conflict transformation and sustainable peace using traditional approaches involving respected community members/ leaders. It will also provide necessary support for the empowerment of traditional peacemakers to re-establish non-violent forms of conflict resolution at community level.
A decade now since its establishment in the country, Peace Mothers continue to play active roles in their different communities to help salvage matters that may be impossible to keep people apart. Irrespective of the numerous role in pursuing activities, there are challenges they continue to face which have urged Fambul Tok, with support from African Transitional Justice Legacy Fund to step in and strengthen women in both Fakunya and Kongbora chiefdoms in the South of the country.
Fakunya women embraces facilitators at the end of Training in Gandorhun
Training session started off in Gandorhun town chiefdom headquarter town, a 7km road to Moyamba district town on June 19,2020.A total of sixty(60) Peace Mothers from all 11 sections in the chiefdom were present to learn from facilitators different topics including early warning signs ,mediation and reconciliation.
A staff of Fambul Tok in Kabala, Umu Hawa Conteh introduced dignitaries, including Lead Trainer, Mamusu Massaquio, who had varied experiences in conflict resolution, peace building and reconciliation. Communications Manager, Abdul Rashid and Media representative from the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, James Samba was part of the team. The Moyamba team was led by Solomon Yarjoh, followed by Joseph Benjie, Sadiatu Pessima and Mary Bundu.
In her statement, Madam Conteh said it is not possible to have peace without active participation of community members, adding that without peace there is no development and unity in any gathering. She said the objective of training Peace Mothers in those two chiefdoms was to strengthen capacity of women as they work in their various communities. She added that Fambul Tok has over 200 Peace Mothers and choosing from Fakunya and Kongbora chiefdoms must have emanated from issues that had to do with conflicts and other specifications.
Lead Trainer, Mamusu Massaquoi took the podium and introduced topics that women may benefit from during the session. She said rural women should be involved in conflict resolution, mediation and reconciliation especially in post-election era so that they can also contribute to bring peace and help raise development priorities.
She asked whether women understand conflict and if there are policies in the chiefdom to protect women, youth and children. It was a big surprise to answer and when finally it was announced almost all said it does not exist any more. Madam Massaquoi said chiefdoms should make policies to protect indigenes especially in the fight against things that may affect lives.
The trainer emphasized on how to resolve minor conflicts, how to mediate and reconcile in most simplified ways. She said mediation is the best policy to engage varied parties that rely on serious conflict which has no way to resolve issues.
As the session continued , Peace Mothers contributed immensely to topics that will contribute to conflict resolution, mediation and reconciliation. They expressed appreciation to Fambul Tok and ATJLF for providing such opportunities to women in that part of the country. They also suggested that training opportunities in future should include micro-credit gestures, financial support to women groups in small scale businesses and adult literacy for Peace Mothers.
The Peace Mothers were divided into 4 groups for role plays on things they have learnt from facilitators. Before the exercise went on Solomon Yarjoh made a quick display on mediation to help guide participants as they went into groups.
Group I dealt with conflict resolution and brought important things women should embark on in dealing with the topic. Some of the things they suggested include, level of interventions through constant engagement, siting positions, neutrality, confidentiality etc
Group 2:Early warning signs was dealt with on closure of public market places to avert Covid 19. A appropriate and timely intervention providing accurate and timely information was role played
Group 3:Mediation role play was seen as the most valued enterprise as participants emphasized that conflicting parties should remain silent while actions were going on. Neutrality was seen as key to mediation processes
Group 4: Dealtwith community reconciliation. It touched on land dispute but participants investigated and went to the scene of crime, knowing fully well the background of the conflict
Feedback on the training process was proudly accepted by all participants from the chiefdom. More facilitations are expected to be done in the whole district.
The following day, Fambul Tok District staff led the team to Bauya town in the Kongbora chiefdom to continue the training process.
Chiefdom Speaker, Solomon Samu Kangaju welcomed participants and opened the forum for the exercise to kick off. He said women in his chiefdom continue to play active roles in minimizing crimes and other forms of violence in the whole chiefdom. He urged participants to listen and share whatever they acquired to their communities.
Umu Hawa Conteh started off by asking participants to identify conflicts. Participants actively intervened and gave examples of conflicts in their various communities and how they have managed to handle issues. She introduced Fambul Tok's staff and the team from Freetown. She encouraged Peace Mothers to be steadfast in various activities and to help avert problems in their communities, including the use of face to face methods of resolving issues.
Trainer Mamusu Massaquoi took the floor and said women are great pillars of development in communities. She encouraged them not to be put behind the scenes as it used to be, but to be involved in active engagements to resolve conflicts in the chiefdom. She said women are vulnerable but very powerful when fully engaged in most community services. She explained the qualities of good mediators such as honesty, being a good role models and serve as pillars of strengthen.
The Bauya session was interactive as Peace Mothers from all ten sections participated.
Before the women were divided into four groups various topics like conflict resolution, mediation, early warning signs and reconciliation were flagged.
The Peace Mothers were divided into groups:
Group 1: Dealt with conflict resolution and settled marital problems. They were also advised to always use agreement to resolve issues
Group 2:A role play was staged to mediate between sisters on a piece of land. They were told an agreement must be sort to settle matters easily. They were told as mediators they must not be one sided and should use multiple approaches when mediation wants to fail
Group 3:Reconciliation was used as essentials to development. They were told they should listen attentatively before attempting to embark on peace building efforts
Group 4:This dealt with Early warning signs to prevent potential conflict
At the end of the whole exercise in the feedback session it came out loud that the training was good and empowered all of them
Future training highlighted included empowerment of women in business enterprises and involvement of male counterparts in training exercises
Government holds two-day confab on the Wan Fambul National Framework
The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Development and Economic Planning; Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development under the supervision of the Office of the Vice President and its partners opens a 2-day workshop in Freetown to define a focused effort in the next 6 months to put in place the structures, systems and processes that support the roll out of the Wan Fambul National Framework.
The retreat, from the 16th to 17th June 2020 at the Home Suite Hotel in Freetown, supported by Fambul Tok and Catalyst for Peace focused on two-fold objectives to define a Strategic Visioning and develop an operational plan for the rollout of the People's Planning Process (PPP) over the medium to long term; and develop a fund-raising strategy for the solicitation of funding towards the operationalization of the national rollout process.
The minister of Development Francis Kai Kai in opening the forum hailed the WANF as a model for national development and said:
"I am especially happy that we are today starting to effectively implement the post-2019 UN General Assembly's agreed actions on taking forward the roll-out of the Wan Fambul Framework across the 16 districts and 190 chiefdoms of Sierra Leone. The relevance of this model had convinced the Government of Rtd. Brigadier Julius Maada Bio to capture it in the Sierra Leone's Medium Term National Development Plan (2019-2023), under Cluster Four, "Governance and Accountability for Results".
He thanked Fambul Tok and the Catalyst for Peace, including other his colleague Minister's for the process in becoming a reality.
In her statement, the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Melrose Kargbo, said the WFNF was deeply linked to the residual Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendation around peace building and national transformation. She said Government remained committed to the process and would support and facilitate the institutionalization of the framework.
John Caulker, the Executive Director of Fambul Tok, said that the framework would facilitate an inclusive, community-centered, rural sustainable development leading to resilient and cohesive communities across Sierra Leone. He said the framework would address the critical issues of National Development, through a People's Planning Process.
Libby Hoffman, the President for the Catalyst for Peace, in her statement, through a Zoom video link, explained the global significance of the role Fambul Tok played, noting peace should be built from the inside out and creating the space for those impacted by the violence to lead in the building of peace. She said this would help the world learn from their stories.
The retreat was followed by a Technical session on governance establishments, which includes the steering, technical committees and Dr. Emmanuel Gaima, the Governance Adviser to President, moderated secretariat.
The planning workshop brought together 16 key practitioners in the fields of Governance and development as well as representatives of Government and practitioners who piloted this initiative. The facilitators, including Dr. Sheka Bangura, Director of Planning, Research and Policy, MoPED, Momoh Turay, Technical Adviser to the MoPED, and Patrick Zombo took them through the process of establishing the WFNF, WFNF Secretariat, Steering Committee, Review post-2019 UNGA conclusion/action on WFNF, Rollout, engagement of 16 district councils with a view to incorporating the WFF; and developing fundraising strategy for the WFNF rollout.
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Q: How can filter certain columns in my logfile in multitail not to output? I recently learned about awk which has the simply ability to filter or output certain columns of a logfile with the print method.
Is there also an option how to suppress the output of certain columns in multitail and if yes how to do? I need it to make my logfile better readable.

A: You can use -kc x y to strip column y as delimited by x. You can use -kc multiple times too.
e.g. a line from an apache access log
89.149.244.193 - - [26/Dec/2010:10:50:52 +0000] "GET /admin/config.php HTTP/1.1" 404 495 "-" "Python-urllib/2.4"

and the same thing once it's been through -kc " " 1 -kc " " 2 -kc " " 3 -kc " " 4
89.149.244.193 "GET /admin/config.php HTTP/1.1" 404 495 "-" "Python-urllib/2.4"

A: cat myfile | awk '{print $1 $2 ...}'
where $1 $2 are the columns you want to see, the rest will not show up
is this what you want ?


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Filip Turek (born May 24, 1972 in České Budějovice) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward. He played 11 years in Ceske Budejovice and then he went to AIK Hockey in Sweden. After less than one year in Sweden he came back to Czech Republic. He currently plays for the team HKm Zvolen in Slovak Extraliga.

External links
 Filip Turek´s  profile at hockeydb.com

1972 births
Czech ice hockey forwards
AIK IF players
Espoo Blues players
HC Dukla Jihlava players
HC Tábor players
HC Vítkovice players
HKM Zvolen players
Motor České Budějovice players
Sportspeople from České Budějovice
Living people
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia
Czechoslovak ice hockey forwards


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2-(1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-indol-2-ylidene)-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-one
Indigo was neither mutagenic nor clastogenic in respective in vitro or in vivo genotoxicity tests. Several tests with synthetic Indigo reported a positive test result with metabolic activation in frameshift Salmonella strains. However, this positive effect could clearly be attributed to mutagenic or comutagenic impurities. The study was designed to investigate the mutagenic properties of distinct known impurities of synthetic Indigo and to determine possible comutagenic effects of combinations of these impurities.These impurities' combinations are not contained in the registered substance. Hence, Indigo as registered is not mutagenic in the bacterial reverse mutation assay.
In the SIDS Initial assessment report (March 1994) on Indigo a positive in-vitro chromosomal aberration study with a commercial Indigo (purity stated: 97.2%) is cited. The study has been conducted by MHW, Japan and is cited as MHW, Japan (1993), unpublished report on mutagenicity test of Indigo blue. The study was done on CHL cells with and without metabolic activation in a concentration range of 124, 500, 1000, 2500 µg/mL and the result was positive. The same document stated in chapter 2.6 water solubility: substance of very low solubility; the solubility is cited as 0.99mg/L, i.e. 0.99 µg/mL. Hence, the concentrations tested lie well above the limit of solubility. However, there is no information on any precipitation of the test substance in the medium. As we know from our own in-vitro chromosome aberration study, macroscopic precipitation of the test compound was observed in a dose range of 327.9 µg/ml and above and microscopic precipitation of the test compound in a dose range of 20.5 µg/ml and above. Hence, this study was conducted at test substance concentrations above solubility where macroscopically visible precipitations should have occurred, which would lead to a false positive test result.
Based on the data available, the MHW study is not reliable.
The in-vitro chromosome aberration assay of DyStar was performed on a well-defined Indigo batch at concentration were only microscopic precipitation, but no macroscopic precipitation was visible.
First experiment with 3/20 h treatment/sampling time: without S9-mix: 20.5, 41.0,82.0, 164.0, 327.9, 655.7, 1311.4 and 2622.7 µg/mL; with S9-mix: 20.5, 41.0,82.0, 164.0, 327.9, 655.7, 1311.4 and 2622.7 µg/mL
Second experiment with 20/20 h treatment/sampling time: without S9-mix: 20.5,41.0, 82.0, 164.0, 327.9, 655.7, 1311.4 and 2622.7 µg/mL
Second experiment with 3/28 h treatment/sampling time: with S9-mix: 41.0,82.0, 164.0, 327.9, 655.7 and 1311.4 µg/mL
Second experiment with 28/28 h treatment/sampling time: without S9-mix: 20.5,41.0, 82.0, 164.0 and 327.9 µg/mL
bold= concentrations at which metaphase analysis was conducted
The highest concentration of 2622.7 µg/mL equals 10 mM, which is the upper limit for testing according to the OECD guideline; hence, higher concentrations were not applied. After treatment time, macroscopic precipitation of the test compound was observed in a dose range of 327.9 µg/mL and above and microscopic precipitation of the test compound in a dose range of 20.5 µg/mL and above.
The evaluated concentrations showed no lowering of the mitotic index. Cell survival was reduced below 50 % in the highest evaluated concentration groups in the absence and in the presence of S9‑mix in both experiments.
Up to the highest investigated dose the test compound induced no toxicologically relevant or dose-dependent increase in the number of aberrant metaphases.
Indigo is hence not clastogenic in a valid and reliable in-vitro chromosome aberration assay with the relevant test substance.
For the only classification relevant impurity aniline, it is well known that no clear genotoxic effects can be produced in in-vitro or in-vivo tests. As stated in the evaluation of the BAuA (October 2002) for aniline, the tests are either negative or equivocal. Clastogenic effects can only be observed at very high, cytotoxic concentrations. All genotoxic or carcinogenic effects observed for aniline were due to haemotoxic effects, which led secondary to micronuclei or spleen tumours, respectively.
Due to the fact that the registered Indigo with a specified composition was unequivocally negative in the in-vitro chromosome assay and the in-vivo micronucleus study was negative in literature, it is concluded that Indigo does not have a clastogenic effect.
Short description of key information:
Genetic toxicity negative
Endpoint Conclusion: No adverse effect observed (negative)
Indigo is not genotoxic, therefore, no classification is necessary.


Have We Hit Peak Netflix?
M Science feels that Netflix will fall 300,000 subscribers short of its earlier outlook for 300,000 net U.S. additions. It's not as scary as it sounds.
The market rallied yesterday after the Fed left rates unchanged, but a company that didn't leave its rates unchanged this summer went the other way. Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) slumped 3% lower on Wednesday, following a third-party report on problematic churn at the leading streaming video provider.
M Science is forecasting that Netflix lost as many domestic subscribers as it gained this quarter, resulting in zero net additions in its home market. M Science -- a big data analytics and research specialist -- is leaning on its data mining prowess to predict that Netflix fell roughly 300,000 subscribers short of its earlier guidance calling for 300,000 net domestic additions.
That would be a pretty big deal, naturally. Netflix has earned investors' distrust of its guidance. The dot-com darling that would routinely lowball its near-term outlooks proved mortal two months ago. It fell woefully short of its standing forecast for the second quarter, and its outlook for the current quarter at the time was also well below what the market was expecting. Wall Street pros routinely park just ahead of Netflix's subscriber historically conservative guidance. Analysts are still taking the over on this bet -- with the analyst consensus calling for 351,000 net domestic additions for the quarter ending next week -- but if M Science is right, it could be the end of Wall Street trusting Netflix.
Netflix had 47.1 million domestic subscribers at the end of June, and according to M Science that's where we will be at the end of this month. It's an ominous notion given the stock's lofty valuation and perhaps more importantly its content model. Streaming content obligations are moving higher with every passing quarter. We're at $13.2 billion today. If subscriber growth stalls or -- yikes -- starts declining, it will be the ugly side of leverage on display here.
Thankfully, it probably won't happen anytime soon. For starters, let's dig deeper into M Science's call for flat account growth. The reason for the spike it sees in churn rests on the end of grandfathered subscribers paying $7.99 a month. When Netflix pushed the rate for its most popular streaming plan to $8.99 a month two years ago it promised existing members that it would honor the original $7.99 a month rate for two years. The monthly price moved to $9.99 last year. It waited 27 months before rolling out the change to most of its longtime customer base in August, and M Science estimates that 93% of those streaming pioneers were already paying the going rate by the end of last month.
This means that this quarter's flat showing would be a one-time event. Anyone paying $7.99 a month since May of 2014 had an incentive not to cancel since it would trigger the new rate on their return. That carrot's now gone. However, if the new bill for $9.99 a month in August and September didn't push a subscriber over the edge, they're not likely to cancel in the near future.
From a financial perspective, this also means that Netflix will be making a lot more money off of these subscribers. Flat subscriber growth when average revenue per user is moving higher is still top-line growth.
We also can't dismiss that Netflix is a global company. The U.S. will always be its biggest market, but 47.1 million is less than 57% of its 83.2 million total subscribers. Overseas growth has been the driver at Netflix, and that's where 2 million of the 2.3 million net additions that it's targeting for the third quarter should be coming from.
Netflix's sloppy second quarter was already putting a lot of pressure on the media distributor's Oct. 17 announcement of its latest financial results. Yesterday's M Science findings may mean a lot of sleepless nights for Netflix shareholders between now and then, but investors should be comforted in knowing that no third-party source is gospel. Even if M Science is right, strong international growth or a spike in average revenue per subscriber could still save the day.


Last Monday, August 21 was a holiday. I spent some hours cooking the vegetables I bought in Baguio. The rest of the day was spent just relaxing aka surfing the net.
Last Wednesday, I went to the grocery to pick up some items aka more kitchen appliances and kitchenware (steamer and Pyrex baking dish and mixing bowl because these were on sale) and roasted chicken for my packed lunch and dinner this week.
This is another long weekend but I just spent it in the apartment. I did some domestic chores on Saturday. The rest of the day was spent watching movies in Netflix. I'm taking advantage of the one month free access teehee.
After mass on Sunday, I dropped by the grocery store to buy some groceries again for next week's packed lunch and dinner. I was able to steam the fish and vegetables. I have marinated the chicken and I'll bake it tomorrow. In between cooking, I was also manning the washing machine. Talk about multi-tasking haha! It worked because I was done with both chores after 4 hours whew. The rest of the day was spent watching 2 movies again haha.
I was consistent in bringing packed lunch and dinner in the past two weeks, and I plan to do so as long as I can. However, I am always shocked every time I pay my groceries. It's so expensive to buy everything in the supermarket. I wish there's a nearer wet market in my place but there's none. Therefore, I need to review and adjust my budget. I know I need to reallocate more for groceries now. I don't know how much yet. Oh, I have an idea. I think it will help me if I record all I groceries for my meals every week. This will give me an average of how much I spend each week. Ok, yes, I'll do that. This is also a practice for me in preparing a family budget in the future haha.
↑ My new kitchen appliance. I've used it earlier to steam fish and okra.
↑ This Pyrex set (baking dish and mixing bowl) was on sale at 30% off. I paid less than Php 1,300.00 for these 2 pieces.
↑ Another Pyrex set (loaf dish and pie plate) on sale at 30% off. I paid less than Php 1,200.00 for these 2 pieces. I bought this two weeks ago, together with the oven.
↑ This is the gas range that I want. It's stainless so no rusting as per sales agent. It's expensive though. And all gas. I'm not sure if I should instead buy the model where it's a combination of electric and gas. Which should I get? Need to research more.
Anyway, that's it. Have a great week ahead.


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Artur Beterbiev: 'I beat Sergey Kovalev in the amateurs. I want to put him back in his place as a professional'
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Beterbiev boxes Gabriel Campillo in a key test on April 4
SERGEY KOVALEV may be the unified WBO, WBA and IBF champion but he isn't the only Russian wrecking machine at light-heavyweight. Artur Beterbiev is seven bouts into his professional career. He's won them all inside the distance and has already knocked out Tavoris Cloud in two rounds. One of the top boxers on the Russian amateur programme for years, he excelled in major international tournaments and has even beaten Sergey Kovalev in the past.
"I have a very good memory. So, I did beat him twice in the amateur ranks, but I'm more focused on the future right now. I would like to beat him again," Beterbiev said. "Taking into consideration all his statements that he recently produced, I would like to meet with him and put him back in his place in professional."
He believes he's ready to fight for a world crown right now. "I like the way I've been led in my professional career. I'm training every day and working every day and always thinking about that. I always try to improve and improve my [weak] parts, as part of my preparation. I'm not a future teller. So, I'm ready to meet all the solid opponents. And I'm ready for the championship of the world, and I'm ready for any scenario," he said.
On Saturday (April 4) Beterbiev boxes Gabriel Campillo on the undercard of Adonis Stevenson-Sakio Bika at the Pepso Coliseum in Quebec City. "I have a lot of respect for Campillo because he's very experienced," Beterbiev said. "For sure he has more experience than I do. He has experience winning and losing, and he's a solid opponent."
For the latest news and features don't miss this week's issue of Boxing News
by John Dennen
John Dennen has been writing for Boxing News since 2010. After a brief stint as an unsuccessful amateur boxer he began working at the magazine as an editorial assistant, when he was shortlisted for the Sports Journalists' Association's prestigious Young Sportswriter of the Year award. He is now the Boxing News online editor and this year was recognised in the Boxing Writers Association of America awards. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in the sport and has covered major events across Las Vegas, New York, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Korea and Macau as well as the last two editions of the Olympic Games. His book covering the rise of Anthony Joshua is published by Yellow Jersey Press.


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Ken Jeong: Mr. Chow's naked trunk scene in 'The Hangover' was my own idea
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April 6, 2017, 2:35 PM UTC / Source: TODAY
Kathie Lee Gifford's guest co-host Ken Jeong first came to fame in "The Hangover," particularly in a memorable scene in which he emerged nude from the trunk of a car. He reveals that the nudity was his own idea – "I just kind of wanted to shock everybody" – and gratefully adds, "'The Hangover' gave me a career."


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Next, we run through assembly and safe use of budget blowers. We show how to operate the machine without dislodging stones, damaging plants or harming sheltering wildlife.
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Maybe it was something in the water, but South Kesteven was the birthplace of more than one scientist, mathematician and astronomer of note in the mid -17th to early 18th Centuries. So many in fact, it is not possible to fit them all in one post.
Isaac Newton is of course the district's most famous scientist, but had he been the sociable type, he wouldn't have been short of company. One local scientist certainly well known to Newton was Arthur Storer.
Arthur was the stepson of William Clarke, with whom Newton lodged while he was a student at Grantham Grammar School. The boys lived together at the Clarke's apothecary, and attended the school together.
William Clarke encouraged both boys, and taught them the principles of the apothecary's trade, the importance of accurate measurements, and the uses of medicinal plants.
William's Brother Joseph, and Henry Stokes, the master of the Grammar School, were also key in the development of the young scientists. Both had been educated at Cambridge University and ensured Newton and Storer received a comprehensive education.
Arguably their greatest impact was in championing the boys, even convincing Isaac Newton's mother to allow him to return to his studies, rather than become a farmer.
As children, the relationship between Isaac and Arthur was sometimes strained – Newton listed 'beating Arthur Storer' in his famous list of sins – however, they remained close throughout Arthur's life time.
Arthur immigrated to Maryland in 1672, and after a brief return to England finally settled there permanently in 1678.
Arthur studied the stars, and took detailed measurements of their movements, along with recording several significant astronomical events.
In 1682 Storer observed a comet, and using an astrolabe, he tracked its path until it disappeared from the night sky, compiling some of the most accurate data of the age. Naturally he wrote to Newton, and sent copies of his meticulous notes.
Using this information, along with his own calculations, Newton was able to determine that the comet must follow an elliptical orbit.
Newton directly referenced Arthur's work in the Principia, as part of his calculations of the paths of celestial bodies.
Storer's measurements and calculations, alongside Newton's work, led Edmund Halley to surmise that Storer's Comet was the one which had been recorded throughout history. Halley predicted the comet would return in 1759, he was right, and when the comet reappeared it was given a new name, one it retains to this day – Halley's Comet.
Storer is considered to be the first American Colonial astronomer, and he is much celebrated in his adopted home nation.
The Arthur Storer Planetarium now stands on the site where he first observed his comet, in Calvert County, Maryland.
In Grantham he is memorialised by a Blue Plaque, which can be found on the wall of his former schoolhouse.