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FHLBank San Francisco Matching Grant Program Delivers More Than $2 Million to Help Narrow the Black Homeownership Gap
BY GlobeNewswire | AGENCY | 10/12/22 04:32 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco announced that, in partnership with participating member financial institutions, more than $2.2 million has been donated to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies through the Bank?s Empowering Black Homeownership matching grant program. This funding has been distributed to 22 HUD-approved housing counseling agencies so that they can better serve homebuyers and homeowners in communities of color.
?The Empowering Black Homeownership matching grant program is a key component of FHLBank San Francisco?s commitment to working to narrow the Black homeownership gap and reduce racial wealth disparities,? said Teresa Bryce Bazemore, president and CEO of FHLBank San Francisco. ?We are grateful for the member financial institutions that have partnered with us to advance racial equity by providing financial support for housing counseling agencies directly serving populations that have been historically disadvantaged when it comes to building wealth through homeownership.?
The Empowering Black Homeownership grant program, which launched in March 2022, made $1 million available for the Bank?s member financial institutions to request dollar-for-dollar matching grants of up to $125,000. FHLBank San Francisco is grateful to each of the following Bank members for delivering generous donations along with our matching grant funds to 22 local housing counseling agencies for HUD-eligible activities, which include capacity building, operations, and pre-and post-purchase homeownership counseling.
Citizens Business Bank
City National Bank
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach
First Republic Bank
Luther Burbank Savings
MUFG Union Bank
Pacific Premier Bank
Pacific Western Bank
Silicon Valley Bank
Toyota Financial Savings Bank
Tri Counties Bank
Western Alliance Bank
Several FHLBank San Francisco member institutions shared their thoughts on the impact that FHLBank San Francisco?s Empowering Black Homeownership matching grant program will have on homebuyers and homeowners of color in communities where they do business:
?Thank you to our partners at FHLBank San Francisco for making this important grant matching program available via its member banks,? said Cheryl Ryman, Farmers & Merchants Bank vice president, community reinvestment act officer. ?We applaud Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles, NeighborWorks OC, and Affordable Housing Clearinghouse for the valuable work they do in our community, and we are grateful for the opportunity to assist in achieving their mission.?
?City National Bank is proud to support Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County and its mission of helping more families realize the American dream of homeownership,? said Sal Mendoza, City National Bank senior vice president, community reinvestment act manager, ?We want to also thank FHLBank San Francisco for matching our grant and helping us make a difference in the communities where we live and work.?
?The racial homeownership gap is persistent and pervasive in the Bay Area, so we thank FHLBank San Francisco for making this funding available to partners doing critical work to make homeownership more attainable for Black families,? said Bobbie Salgado, Silicon Valley Bank?s senior director, community reinvestment act and community affairs manager. ?We are proud to work with FHLBank San Francisco and our local housing services partners to put these funds to work in our communities.?
More information on FHLBank San Francisco?s Empowering Black Homeownership matching grant program and the Bank?s other Community Programs, is available at fhlbsf.com.
About F&M Bank
Founded in Long Beach in 1907 by C.J. Walker, F&M Bank provides white-glove service to clients at 25 branches from San Clemente to Santa Barbara, as well as through Online and Mobile Banking platforms. The Bank offers commercial and small business banking, business loan programs, home loans, and a robust offering of consumer retail banking products, including checking, savings and youth accounts. F&M Bank is a California state-chartered bank with deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Member FDIC) and an Equal Housing Lender. NMLS #537388. For more information about F&M, please visit the website, www.FMB.com.
About City National Bank
With $91.2 billion in assets, City National Bank provides banking, investment and trust services through 68 branches, including 22 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, New York City, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and Miami*. In addition, the company and its investment affiliates manage or administer $83.0 billion in client investment assets.
City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of the world?s leading diversified financial services companies. RBC serves more than 17 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the United States and 27 other countries. For more information about City National, visit the company?s website at cnb.com.
*City National Bank does business in Miami and the state of Florida as CN Bank.
About Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the world's most innovative companies and investors, provides commercial banking services, expertise and insights to the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity, venture capital and premium wine industries. Silicon Valley Bank operates in centers of innovation around the world and is one of SVB's core businesses with SVB Capital, SVB Private and SVB Securities. With global commercial banking services, Silicon Valley Bank helps address the unique needs of its dynamic, fast-growing, innovative clients. Learn more at www.svb.com.
About the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco is a member-driven cooperative helping local lenders in Arizona, California, and Nevada build strong communities, create opportunity, and change lives for the better. The tools and resources we provide to our member financial institutions?commercial banks, credit unions, industrial loan companies, savings institutions, insurance companies, and community development financial institutions?foster homeownership, expand access to quality housing, seed or sustain small businesses, and revitalize whole neighborhoods. Together with our members and other partners, we are making the communities we serve more vibrant, equitable, and resilient. Learn more at www.fhlbsf.com.
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Emily Ratajkowski Wears Lacy Peter Dundas Jumpsuit on Cannes Red Carpet
Red-Carpet Style
The red carpet debut for Peter Dundas' solo collection.
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Emily Ratajkowski is in Cannes for her first-ever appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, and she's, unsurprisingly, been stunning with each and every look she's been spotted in. While we couldn't get enough of her colorful sundress from Attico when she first arrived on Wednesday, and the model later dripped with effortless glamour in a custom ivory silk gown from Twinset — complete with an up-to-there slit and dramatic train — it wasn't until Thursday night's Loveless premiere that our jaws really dropped. It was then the 25-year-old stepped onto the red carpet wearing a sheer lace jumpsuit that boasted a bustle and train that tied around her waist like a thick obi belt.
As if the look wasn't head-turning enough, the jumpsuit featured a front cutout that revealed her décolletage and a sheer mesh overlay along her neckline, giving an off-the-shoulder look. Dramatic as the dress/jumpsuit was, her hair exuded casual style with a woke-up-like-this braid swinging down her back. With a catsuit and capelike train, Ratajkowski quickly became the most fashionable superhero ever.
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This edgy creation was the genius of Roberto Cavalli's former creative director Peter Dundas. It was announced that Dundas would be leaving the Italian design house in October, but no news about his next move was reported. The designer then hinted to WWD that there might be a line coming for spring 2018, though he has said little more about it since then. Could it be that this is our first taste of things to come? Beyoncé was the first to debut one of his post-Cavalli creations, wearing a custom gold gown during her epic Grammys performance in February. But Dundas's designs had yet to walk the red carpet — until now. With a little bit of sass and a lot of over-the-top glamour, Emily Ratajkowski seems the perfect first muse in his solo journey.
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KTR Promotions in Venice Beach & Los Angeles California: PICK of the WEEK, This Sat, 10th Annual Mardi Gras Parade and after party!
PICK of the WEEK, This Sat, 10th Annual Mardi Gras Parade and after party!
Yes it's still Mardi Gras time! At least it is, until FAT TUESDAY! So get your groove on and the wildest outfit you can find, or can make…and meet me on THE VENICE BOARDWALK at NOON.
My Pick of the Week is this SATURDAY, March 5th….The 10th Annual Mardi Gras Parade which happens every year on the Venice Boardwalk. Remember this is a Daytime event. This Saturday's event starts at noon at Rose Ave. We march/dance/hop/shake it up to Windward, then back we go. The after party continues at The Venice Bistro (323 Ocean Front Walk 90291) where the Gumbo Brothers and special guests will make us jump and shout… This year's theme is "Cirque De La Mer" Circus of/by the Sea. See Saturday listings below, for more info.
This is a free community event and will be a great party! I said FREE, Baby!!! Hhmmm, I wonder who actually hosts this event?… I am sworn to secrecy, even under threat of torture….ok tequila maybe. Once the parade is over, meet me at the Bistro….you are always welcome to buy me a margarita and see where it gets ya!
Every Wednesday, Join deyermond art + books, 2801 Main Street, in Santa Monica, for an evening of spoken word, music, song and dance. 8:00-11:00 PM. http://www.deyermondbooks.com/. Refreshments served.
Or you can always head down to the Venice Boardwalk to enjoy live music at The Venice Bistro (323 Ocean Front Walk 90291). Rock out with The Venice Street Legends who play every Wednesday from 5:00 pm till 10:00 pm. Happy hour specials and dancing.
For a larger food selection, go to Figtree's Café, http://www.figtreescafe.com/ to have dinner (delicious happy hour specials), only a ½ block away on the boardwalk, at Paloma Ave, then pop back in the Bistro.
Nikki's is celebrating their 5 year anniversary with some special penny drinks between 9:00 and 11:00 pm. Say what? Yes you heard me right, drinks for a Penny. Woohoo!!! Geoffrey J will be providing music from 8:00 to 10:00pm with a 3 piece Acoustic Show with percussions (James Elliot & Rob Humphreys) also Miss Bonnie Miller will be singing some songs too!! Don't forget to check out the beautiful art on the walls by Lauren Kutasi. http://www.laurenkutasi.com/; http://www.nikkivenice.com/.
UCLA presents Fowler Out Loud, a new series, featuring FREE live music every Thursday in the Fowler Museum Courtyard with a reception and refreshments. This student performance series features up and coming artists and starts at 6:00 pm most Thursday nights. Remember these students have finals too, so some weeks, there may not be a performance. Be sure to check the calendar.
Tonight's event you can hear Random Voices, a fourteen member all-female a cappella group who has been together for 11 years. You can park in lot 4 which is self parking and depending on how long you stay will cost no more than $10.00. But be sure that you are in LOT 4. So pile all your peeps into the car and share the cost. UCLA is located at Westwood Blvd and Sunset. See map for directions. http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/.
If you have not heard the singer/musician, Spring, she is terrific and has a very original take on life. Tonight she performs a one woman show Spring Alive at the Main Stage at The Santa Monica Playhouse, a Guest Production. Show begins at 8:00 but don't miss the pre-show reception which starts at 7:00 pm. Santa Monica Playhouse is located at 1211 4th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401-1391 Tickets are $10.00. RSVP info@springgroove.com.
Or, how about a book reading with renowned author T.C. Boyle? Track 16 at Bergamot (2525 Michigan Ave) hosts An Evening with T.C. Boyle reading from his new novel, "When the Killing's Done" The event runs from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
You can also stray from the Westside and head downtown to see the superb Suzy Williams, with Brad Kay on piano. There is a $10.00 cover on this one…but baby she is worth it. Suzy is a great friend of mine so I have seen her perform many times. This woman knows how to sell a song. Suzy performs from 7:30 - 8:45 pm at The Fedora Room West First St, Los Angeles CA 90012, 213-617-8555 http://www.firstandhope.com/.
And the weekend kicks off with more Mardi Gras partying!!!
Since it's Mardi Gras time, and if you like to sing, you may want to start off your weekend with E.B.'s Rajun Cajun Karaoke at The Fairax Farmers Market. Starts at 8PM on the West Patio 6333 W. Third St.; 323.933.9211; http://farmersmarketla.com/.
And don't forget, its First Friday on Abbot Kinney again. In case you have never been, the festivities start around 6:30 pm. Stores stay open till around 9:00 pm.….With the recent arrival of food trucks upon the boulevard, some stores have decided to close early. However, here is a list of some shops that have confirmed with me that they will indeed be open and participating in the event. So start with these, and I'm sure you will stumble on more.
The G2 Gallery at 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, CA 90291 will be having an opening reception with Paula Goldman during First Friday. Live music performed by Eric Kufs; 310-452-2842; http://www.theg2gallery.com.
Right next door, you have to stop into Zingara Trading 1507 Abbot Kinney for their famous S'mores…Yum! I love this store, the clothes and accessories are simply gorgeous. They always have great sales on First Fridays and this Friday you can get a FREE henna tattoo. 310 392-6424; http://www.zingaratrading.com/.
And across the street at one of my favorite furniture stores, Tumbleweed and Dandelion 1502 Abbot Kinney Blvd will be open till 8:30 pm with some refreshments, appetizers and a Furniture sale as well! 310 450-4310. http://www.tumbleweedanddandelion.com/.
Surfing Cowboys 1624 Abbot Kinney Blvd will stay open till 8:30 for sure to show off their latest arrivals. phone: 310 450-4891 http://www.surfingcowboys.com.
Bohemian Exchange 1358 Abbot Kinney Blvd will be open with some great sales. 310 396-3044; http://www.bohemianexchange.org//.
You Need a Sofa 1344 Abbot Kinney Blvd will be open as well. 310 399-3928; http://www.youneedasofa.com/.
Nitespa 1301 Abbot Kinney will be open for First Fridays and offer all kinds of little treats and specials during the evening. They always create a fun festive vibe. Enjoy rosemary water, organic teas and wine. There will also be art and jewelry for sale. Open till 10:00 pm. The entrance is on Santa Clara. 310.396.5122; http://www.nitespa.com.
Also Gumbo Kinney is having an event at 1130 Electric Ave (right behind AK Blvd.)and they just got a brand new piano a Steinway upright. It's been ringing since 1901 from Greenich Village to here. Guests are allowed to play a tune or two. However, it's BY INVITATION ONLY. Invites may be procured by emailing a request to gumbokinney@gmail.com.
Altered Space Gallery 1221 Abbot Kinney Blvd will be open and serving refreshments, as well as showing some new water drip sculptures and sconces by Tanya Clarke. Tanya works with Polaris, a Canadian water conservation project, and she donates a portion of her proceeds to them. She is a Venice resident but originally from Canada 310-452-8121; http://www.alteredspacegallery.com/.
Now this may be a great place to end the evening with some drinks and dancing. Joe's Restaurant invites you to a night of hot jazz on their heated back patio with KCRW's Tom Schnabel who headlines the evening. Show starts with the remarkable Jessica Fishot (7-8pm), followed by gypsy swing from Icy Hot Club of California (8-10pm), closing with a big finish is acclaimed DJ Tom Schnabel who keeps the world beat spinning from 10:30 to Midnight.
Reservations are suggested. RSVP at Joe's Restaurant, Call (310) 399-5811, or email joesevent@yahoo.com. Joe's Restaurant is located at 1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice CA 90291. http://ww.joesrestaurant.com.
Hey, you may as well continue the evening, by jumping in the car to Silver Lake. La Luz De Jesus Gallery presents their 14th annual juried group exhibition Everything but the Kitschen-Sync, Volume XIV. This large show is an incredible opportunity for art collectors to peruse close to 250 pieces of juried artwork by 125 artists all in one viewing, and obtain undiscovered art at undiscovered prices. The opening reception starts at 8:00 pm and will run till 11:00 pm.
PICK OF THE WEEK is the 10th Annual Venice Beach Parade with Critical Brass Band and The Mardi Gras Drum Tribe. Remember this is a Daytime event. This year's theme is "Cirque De La Mer" Circus of/by the Sea. Come line up at 11:30! We start to move at noon. Costumes are appreciated. Grab some seaweed, beads some sea shells, whatever, doesn't matter, it's all about your attitude and willingness to shake your booty!!!
Better save some energy for the after party at The Venice Bistro (323 Ocean Front Walk 90291) where the Gumbo Brothers and special guests Critical Brass and Miss Jessica will keep the party goin' on from 2:00 pm till 5:00 pm. Free, No Cover.
Now I do realize some prefer a more mellow evening. So you may want to stop into The Aboriginal Dream Time Gallery, located at 9011 Melrose Ave in West Hollywood, 90048. This gallery features a wide variety of Aboriginal Art with some of the better known artists such as Ningura Napparula, Walangkura Napanangka, Evelyn Pultara, Thomas Tjapalltjarri, Betty Mbitjana and many more!
OR support an important cause and go see the band VENICE, who is performing in the Artists for the Arts Foundation Concert at Santa Monica High School. Don't forget it's tax-deductible. This year, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Student Musicians will be performing with the Grammy award winning band, AMERICA, renowned vocalist RICHARD PAGE (Mr. Mister) and a legendary Special Guest! Hosting this event for the 5th time will be MARK STEINES of Entertainment Tonight.
How bout heading downtown to one of my favorite galleries, the Hive Gallery? Located at 729 South Spring St, this edgy gallery always has fabulous openings. Though they do charge for some of there openings to cover costs, it is always worth it. This event is called Alice in Wonderland 2 and runs from 8 pm-12:30am $8 at door/ $5 for those dressed in Alice in Wonderland costume. So get creative or just grab a tea cup or a clock…Come on people, it's not that hard to throw something together. Artists featured in this group show are Christopher Umana, Walt Hall, Amy Kollar Anderson, Alie Ward and Wellington Rawls. http://hivegallery.com/2010/.
FAT TUESDAY is the official day for Mardi Gras…..if you have not been celebrating thus far, this is the time to hop to it. Come join me at South, (3001 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403. The Gumbo Brothers will play from 8:00 pm to midnight. This place has great southern food too. They also have a happy hour from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm (3 dollar drafts, 5 dollar wells, ½ off majority of Apps). So get there early.
South will also be serving some special New Orleans grub for this special night such as Crawfish Boil (poached in court-bouillon) w/ corn and potatoes served individually, Jambalaya Skewers, Fried Oyster Shooters, Blackened Chicken Spring Rolls and Chess Pie. Drink Specials include Hurricanes, Abitas (bottle and draft), and the specialty cocktail for the evening, "The Fat Tuesday". This one may be the one for me….yum! It's gonna be a fun night they'll have beads, hats and much more.(310) 828-9988 http://southsantamonica.com/.
Eddie Baytos & The Nervis Bros perform from 6:30 till 9:00 PM on the West Patio at The Fairax Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St.; 323.933.9211; http://farmersmarketla.com/.
Then Eddie Baytos & The Nervis Bros move to a new location play at Fai Do Do for CARNI-GRAS- for their FAT TUESDAY Celebration. See pix of Eddie Baytos on right. CARNI-GRAS Is Carnival & Mardi-Gras combined event. They will be sharing the stage with Lula & Afro-Brazil Show starts at 9:00pm till whenever.
Fai Do Do recently re-opened and is located at 5257 W. Adams LA. There is a $10.00 cover for this one….but the party goes on till midnight…or later. Dress Wild--bring percussion Instruments!
Time to recoup…..whew! What a week….see ya next time!
Pick of the Week...First Fridays on Abbot Kinney!
Weekend Update....So much to do!
Keep the party going on with FAT TUESDAY!!!
Weekend Update....Mardi Gras just keeps on going!


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Sam Sokoloff (he/him/his) is an associate in the Business Law and Franchise Groups at Cassels. Sam specializes in the areas of franchising, intellectual property (including copyright and trademark), entertainment, licensing, and advertising. Sam's practice involves assisting clients with drafting commercial agreements, compliance with Canadian franchise disclosure legislation, as well as the protection, enforcement, and licensing of intellectual property rights. Through a secondment at Coca-Cola Canada's head offices, Sam gained valuable experience with advertising, trademark, and sponsorship issues.
Sam received his J.D. with an Area of Concentration in Intellectual Property, Information, and Technology from the University of Western Ontario. During his time in law school, Sam was a Managing Editor for the Western Journal of Legal Studies and was the recipient of the Global and Intercultural Engagement Honour. During his last year of law school, Sam spent a semester studying international law at ESADE Law School in Barcelona, Spain. Sam additionally received his Bachelor of Management with an Honours Specialization in Consumer Behaviour at the University of Western Ontario before attending law school.
Prior to joining Cassels as an associate, Sam was both a summer and articling student at the firm.
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Although sustainable guide value for this rare game is $185, and this example sold for $160 plus shipping, it wasn't a good deal for the buyer. As with virtually everything, condition is paramount, especially with paper items. The condition of this desirable game is decidedly below what I feel is an acceptable level in that all of the perforated windows have been undone. Making it worse, there is surface marring at too many of the windows. Fair market value for the example is well below half guide value. My motto is be ready to step up and pay a premium price for an item in premium condition, and never pay much for an item with too much damage.


I have recently purchased a VPS with Plesk control panel and I am migrating a website I have on a shared hosting with cPanel.
I have everything configured on the new VPS but now I need to transfer the files from the old server. As it is a MediaWiki website it has too many files, so downloading them to my computer using FTP and later uploading everything to the new server is causing me trouble (for example filenames too long).
Can I transfer all my files from the old server to the new one directly, without having to download everything to my computer?
I am downloading my old website in a tar.gz file. Would it be an option to upload the tar.gz to the VPS and extract the files there, once it is uploaded, so I do not have any problems with the filenames etc. on my computer?
As @Dan touches on in his comments there is a built in tool for migrating account from cPanel to Plesk.
Optional: The Plesk server uses the same path to the virtual hosts directory as the source server (see instructions on how to change the path).
Plesk and cPanel have different business models and features, requiring the conversion of migrated objects during deployment on the destination server. For example, cPanel's parked domains are converted to domain aliases in Plesk.
The step by step guide at http://kb.plesk.com/en/115612 will run you through how do do the transfer of all objects and settings from cPanel to Plesk.


Flow Screed had previously hired an agency to manage their website, their SEO and PPC.
They were advised to have two websites which cross-linked and had a substantial amount of 'doorway pages'. The complexity of running two websites resulted in poor SEO performance and lots of broken links and dead pages.
The PPC account was very poorly managed with very few conversions and, when this was previously addressed, an almost business-breaking amount of overspend.
Merged their two websites into just one.


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Scotland's Covid travel ban extended to Manchester and Salford
Nicola Sturgeon prohibits non-essential travel as Delta variant spreads through north of England
Nicola Sturgeon arrives for first minister's questions at the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday. Photograph: Reuters
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
Fri 18 Jun 2021 09.42 EDT Last modified on Fri 18 Jun 2021 09.57 EDT
Nicola Sturgeon has imposed a travel ban between Scotland and Manchester and Salford as a result of rising Covid cases.
The restrictions, which will come into force from Monday, add to travel limits put in place last month as the Delta variant spread rapidly through the north of England.
Speaking at her Covid briefing on Friday, Scotland's first minister said: "Manchester and Salford currently have high levels of Covid and so from Monday onwards non-essential travel between Scotland and those cities is not permitted. Non-essential travel is already prohibited between Scotland and Bolton and Blackburn with Darwen."
Sturgeon added: "Anyone travelling elsewhere in the Greater Manchester or the Lancashire area, I'd ask you to think carefully about whether your journey is really necessary because we do see cases rising across that region."
Challenged by reporters about Public Health England statistics, which appeared to suggest that rates in Salford and Manchester were equivalent with some Scottish cities, for which no such travel restrictions exist, Sturgeon insisted the measures were proportionate.
"Nobody wants travel restrictions. Nobody wants them to be in place longer than is necessary. We've actually lifted some today, and we continue to take these decisions on the basis of assessments of necessity and proportionality."
Restrictions were also lifted on travel to and from the Republic of Ireland – but anyone travelling there will be required to self-isolate under Ireland's rules.
Sturgeon also told reporters the link between infections and hospital admissions had been weakened as she confirmed the scheduling of appointments for all 18- to 29-year-olds was complete and that first doses for all adults were expected to be completed by 18 July.
Asked about Scottish football fans who have travelled to London for Friday's match with England, she said "the virus does not care about football" and urged supporters to remember that they were guests in the city.
"Enjoy the match, enjoy the occasion, we're all hoping for a good outcome to the match tonight, but please be careful and be safe, and follow all the rules that you've been asked to follow. Be respectful to our hosts in London, whether that's pubs or the population more generally."


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THE BEST GOAL WE HAVE SCORED- Samuel Eto
Uncle SofoMay 19, 2020No comment
posted on May. 19, 2020 at 5:37 pm May 19, 2020
Who wouldn't want to know what one of Africa's best players regards as his best goal? Samuel Etoo made a statement revealing what he believes is the best goal he scored in his entire career when he visited his country again.
According to CNN, The former Barcelona legend who played with the likes of Messi and Ronaldinho visited Douala, Cameroon where people came out in mass to welcome him. Activities in the area stopped for a while as everyone tried to catch a glimpse of the superstar.
Samuel Eto'o played 118 times for Cameroon, scoring 56 goals. He helped his country win the African Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2002. Apparently, this is a milestone achievement which is enough to pull the crowd. However, that is not the only reason.
Through a translator Eto'o said "People come out massively because I bring a feeling of happiness. I hope God Almighty still allows me to share that feeling with them"
"I grew up in the hands of people you saw," he said. "Some are my paternal uncles, and others are elders in the neighborhood who took care of me in my teens; who would advise me because they felt I had something and I could get out." He continued. This statement reveals that Etoo does not just originate from there; he belongs there.
THE BEST GOAL
Later that day, Eto'o met a woman whose premature infant was receiving treatment in a public hospital that was built and fully equipped by his foundation in 2017. There and then he announced that "I think the best goal we have scored with the foundation has been the Samuel Eto'o Pavilion at the Lacquintinie Hospital."
That is not all; Eto'o also visited Kadji Sports Academy where he attended before he was taken to Europe. The academy students are not only lucky to receive advice from their hometown hero, through the foundation that he started in 2006, Eto'o has also funded the development and training for many of Cameroon's promising young footballers.
One of the academy's students, who is a beneficiary of the foundation, Tchokote Gassi Christians said "I was not born to a wealthy family, so it was often difficult to come back from training and find a meal ready to help me recuperate … I no longer have this problem."
Samuel Eto'o, just like some African football legends like Saudio Mane, Didier Drogba and Mikel Obi also donated food, face masks and other palliatives to Cameroonians during the pandemic
He said 'I always say anything is possible. When I look at my life, I know that anything is possible.'
Uncle Sofo May 19, 2020
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In "Effect of Supplemental Oxygen on Blood Pressure in OSA: A Randomized, CPAP Withdrawal Trial," Chris D. Turnbull, BMBCh, a physician at the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine at Churchill Hospital Oxford in the U.K., and co-authors report that in patients with moderate to severe OSA, supplemental oxygen prevented the rise in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and the increase in oxygen desaturations that were seen in the control arm of the study after CPAP was withdrawn.
Dr. Turnbull said, "This is important because many patients, especially those with few symptoms, are unable to tolerate using CPAP treatment and other treatments may be needed for these individuals," given that elevated levels of blood pressure put them at greater risk for heart attack and stroke.
"The next challenge for researchers will be to see if supplemental oxygen treatment has similar effects in patients in the longer-term, along with assessing its longer-term safety," Dr. Turnbull said.
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SSRN Published Papers
Complete List of Publications
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Order of the Coif, Note and Comment Editor of the Yale Law Journal
B.A. Dartmouth College
Graduated cum laude.
California (inactive)
Charles E. Ares Professor of Law
University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, AZ
Professor of Law
University of Arizona College of Law
U.C.L.A. School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, NY
New York University School of Law, New York, NY
The Conservation Foundation, Washington, DC (research supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation)
Investor Responsibility Research Center, Washington, D.C.
Policy Planning Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Assistant Director, Regional Legal Advisor, and Attorney-Advisor
U.S. Agency for International Development, Islamabad, Pakistan and Washington, D.C.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY
Judge Walter Pope, U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
New York State Bar Association, Corporation Law Committee
Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Corporation Law Committee
American Bar Association, Committee on Securities Regulation, Sub-Committee on Proxy Solicitations and Tender Offers
Public & Institutional Service
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Objector, pro se, to award of fees to plaintiffs' attorneys in connection with settlement of Steiner v. CalMat Co., C.A. 16783, and related cases, Delaware Court of Chancery
Consultant, Office of the General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC.
Board of Advisors, Columbia University Center for Law and Economic Studies
Consultant, The Ford Foundation
Rapporteur, ALI-ABA Regional Symposium on the Structure and Governance of Corporations
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Talking to Neha Chugh, a dreamer, high on hopes, a complete rebel and a thorough feminist.
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She's a dreamer, one who has high hopes in life, a complete rebel and a thorough feminist. Neha is a Masters in Business Grad from Welingar and leads the Key Account Management team in a Creative Ad Agency.
Neha the first girl child in the family chose to build a life of her own away from the family. She hails from a Tier 2 city of Bhopal and has found her heart settle in the fast paced Mumbai. When she decided that she wants to move out of home, it was her dad who came out as a super supportive and her mom while she was emotional did stand by her decision as well. When she was making this shift, the society wasn't very supportive; but now she says things are different.
She says," It's very important for us to invest in our parents education, just as they did when we were growing up. Because parents need to know that the world is big, it's growing & it's changing. For them to feel safe about having a kid stay away from them."
She's been a source of true inspiration for her circle of friends, family and the society back in the town of Bhopal too where all the nay-sayers are now quiet and are even inspired to follow her lead.
She shouts out to all the young girls and women out there to 'Do what they want to' and not to succumb to the rules and stereotypes of the so-call society. As a strategist, she has one ready- "everything is strategy". Whether it's extending the home curfew of 7pm to 10pm or breaking any other unnecessary restriction. She says baby steps is the key. The idea is to be consistent, to make a bigger change and impact. It's true for the society too she adds. Small steps take you a long way.
She opened her heart to us when she shared that one of the biggest challenges for anyone from Tier 2 city is that they lack confidence inside. She has been able to triumph this personal devil by always being hopeful and persistent in what she does about who she is. Hope, she says- rules.
She feels that the most empowering facet in a woman is being financially independent and she believes that the yester year women have fought way too hard to help us be where we are now. This much we owe them. We can fight the good fight only when we are empowered – money being the most empowering. Whether it's living a single life, fighting domestic violence, moving out of marriage or being a single mother; fighting the good fight is important and money is a deciding factor.
She appeals to girls out there to know more, to do more, to be invested in self and to have the power of many.
And she too feels that more and more brands need to be inclusive of all – whether LGBTQIA or all-size fashion or gender equal fashion. In the image she is seen flaunting the Girl Boss Mug of O Womania, a feminist accessory because, well we should all flaunt our beliefs.
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Parul Shah says:
Thanks for sharing your inspiring journey, Neha. Kudos to you.
We need to hear more of these. There are so many girls and women out there who will get the courage to take that first step they know they want to take , they also know they can take, but just need a small push of assurance that stories like Neha's can provide.
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Europe shows that nationalised industries don't have to be 1970s-style disasters
If you want to go "back to the Seventies" you don't need to hope Jeremy Corbyn enters Downing Street on 9 June and hoists the red flag over the black door of No 10.
If you want to experience public ownership of industries you might try sending a letter in Norway, where Posten Norge (Norway Post) is a state-owned company. You might ride on a train in Switzerland, where the Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (Swiss Federal Railways) is a corporation whose shares are wholly in the hands of the Swiss cantons.
You might try boiling a kettle in Paris, with energy supplied by the state-owned Électricité de France. Or maybe do the same in Hamburg, where the energy grid is in the process of being reacquired by the city government. While you're in Germany, you might like to open an account at one of the country's hundreds of local government-owned Sparkassen, or savings banks.
It may surprise you to learn, given the hysterical reception being given to the leaked Labour manifesto and its proposals for a partial renationalisation of various British industries, that none of those above experiences in continental Europe will be a Soviet-style nightmare.
Indeed, one will find that many of those industries provide a superior service in countries with a strong element of public ownership, compared to their counterparts do here in Britain where such things are "left to the market". There are probably few Southern Rail commuters who wouldn't trade their experience with those Germans who enjoy services operated by the state-owned Deutsche Bahn.
But of course, we don't leave everything to the market here in Britain either. When you board a train here in Britain, you will step on to a privately-owned piece of rolling stock operated by a private franchise. But the tracks over which you travel are owned by the publicly-owned Network Rail, founded after the collapse of the privately-owned Railtrack. And that private rail franchise may well be part of a larger European state-owned group. Arriva is an outpost of Deutsche Bahn. The Essex-operator C2c is part of Trenitalia, the Italian state rail company.
Similarly, if you're getting domestic energy supplied by EDF, it's that same group that powers the Parisian kettle. As many have noted, we do have public ownership in UK rail and energy markets. It's just that the government ownership is by foreign governments.
The question of national versus private ownership is less important than many people imagine. What really matters is the structure of the wider industry, the incentives for managers, the quality of regulation and the political and social context in which firms operate.
The privatisations of British Airways, British Telecom and British Steel were a success not because high quality private managers were brought in to replace low-grade state bureaucrats. The management teams were often the same before and after privatisation. What changed was the introduction of competitive pressures and the imposition of credible budget constraints, forcing these same managements to compete, cut costs, work more productively, invest and innovate.
But it's harder, if not impossible, to inject competitive pressure into natural monopolies such as rail and energy generation, and utilities such as water, through privatisation. And because they are natural monopolies (with unsurmountable barriers to market entry by potential competitors) they are always going to be tightly regulated, even when they are in private ownership. It would be a brave politician who proposed to let a private water company charge households in its area whatever the market would bear.
The issue of the cost of renationalisation is also something of a red herring. When the state privatises an industry, presuming it sells the business to private investors for what it is actually worth, the state does not register a profit in a comprehensive accounting sense. What it gains in sale receipts it loses in future profits. The same is true in reverse. Assuming it doesn't overpay, the cost to the state of buying back, for instance, the Royal Mail or the National Grid will be balanced by the flow of future net revenues from those businesses.
The key question, from a public policy perspective, is whether the business assets are likely to be run more efficiently in the interests of the public in one form of ownership than the other. Will the absence of the risk of bankruptcy result in budget indiscipline from public managements? Will public managers be more attuned to the whims of ministers and employees rather than the needs of customers? Or, on the other hand, will private managers under invest to increase dividends to shareholders? How likely are civil servants to draw up franchising contracts that will provide good value for taxpayers?
These ought to be empirical questions, informed by analysis, evidence (including from abroad) and judgement. Yet for much of the British media and political classes it is, alas, a matter of ideology.
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Q: Why does cron.weekly not run? When I noticed that the backupscript I placed in /etc/cron.weekly on my Debian6 server isn't executed I placed this small script in it, to see if the weekly cronjob is executed at all:
#!/bin/bash
echo 'CRON RAN' > /var/log/cron-weekly-runcheck.log

saved it as
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 64 Jul 15 02:14 /etc/cron.weekly/runcheck.sh

When I checked today, the logfile it was supposed to create did not exist.
The crontab looks like the following (which should be the default debian6 crontab to my knowledge):
SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

# m h dom mon dow user  command
17 *    * * *   root    cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6    * * *   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
47 6    * * 1   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly )
52 6    1 * *   root    test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly )

Everything that shows up of the weekly cronjob in any logfiles is this line:
Jul 16 06:47:01 wtwrp /USR/SBIN/CRON[29272]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly ))

Side note: cron.daily seems to work since logrotate works. cron.hourly has no scripts in it.
Any ideas on what could possibly be going wrong?

A: The cron.weekly scripts are started by run-parts which skips all files with extension. Rename runcheck.sh to runcheck and it should do

A: comm1 || comm2 || comm3 || comm4
will be executed until first retval = 0 will be returned (from left to right). The rest of chained commands are optimized by interpreter and NOT executed at all
If test -x /usr/sbin/anacron return zero as retval, no other commands will be executed.


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I can still remember the first time I walked into a newsroom. I was 12 and it was early on a Sunday morning – probably one of the only times that it's quiet in a place where the insanity of putting out a daily newspaper takes place. I was meeting one of the writers I admired, a dream come true for a kid from Pittsburgh who aspired to be a writer.
It was a place where magic happened: Men and women wrote true stories about real people.
I fell in love with writing those kinds of stories and my passion for it has never changed. First as a reporter on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Courier News in Bridgewater, N.J., and later as the editor of three university magazines, writing stories about real people, places and events has been my passion. And passion is where good storytelling begins. It's never been "just the facts, ma'am."
During my career, I also worked for a large health-care network, writing stories about the people who deliver care and the patients who receive it. Later, as a content writer, I knew telling good stories – not writing ad copy – was the best way to build a brand in a compelling and memorable way.
When I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree, I considered writing poetry or plays, but the pull of the true story remained strong and I focused on creative nonfiction. I started writing about my own life – and began helping to teach others how to write their stories. I've taught writing in a hospice bereavement program, adult education workshops and in a college class called "The Power of Story."
Growing Up On The Gridiron, my first nonfiction book, gave me a new opportunity to tell a true story with the kind of detail and depth I've always brought to my work.
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She dons additional layers of clothing, coats and blankets ever since her house last had power at noon Thursday, Feb. 7.
"It's so cold inside," Rivera said.
The worst of it, though, she fears is yet to come. She leaves for Chicago over the weekend and worries she'll return home to a living space flooded with water from a burst pipe.
"That's going to be even a bigger problem," she said.
Rivera is one of thousands still without power in West Michigan after a series of ice storms and high winds wreaked havoc on the power grid.
The number of homes and businesses in West Michigan included in the power outage continues to decline Friday. Crews from Consumers Energy and out-of-state utility companies worked together in an effort to restore power to the customers.
At the start of day Friday, about 157,000 customers were without power. That number, as of 2:30 p.m. Friday, has diminished to about 126,000.
Consumers Energy officials said most customers should expect their power restored by Sunday. But some, they said, may not have power until late Monday.
Still, many left their homes and visited warming shelters. For some, their heat has been off for a two or three days. Temperatures in West Michigan also decreased well below the freezing mark.
Grand Rapids resident Sheryl Ingram said her power went out early Thursday. When the 68-year-old made the decision later that day to leave for an overnight shelter, the temperature in her apartment had dipped into the 40s.
Ingram fought back tears as she expressed her gratitude for the Red Cross and others who provided a warm place to stay.
Ingram said she was one of about a dozen people who sought overnight shelter at Union High School late Thursday. On Friday, that number swelled to more than 60 people after a nearby retirement home was evacuated after losing power, according to Red Cross officials.
Red Cross volunteer Penny Raap said the Union High School shelter, with its cots, food, coffee and heat, is ready to shelter people as long as the need remains.