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Massacred black G.I.'s remembered in film
By Joe Gould on	 November 9, 2010 Outside the wire
While the Tuskegee Airmen are fairly well known, few know the story of the segregated 333rd Field Artillery Battalion and the 11 artillerymen massacred during the Battle of the Bulge. A new film hopes to change all that.
On Dec. 16, 1944, the 155mm Howitzer unit was ordered to displace its position in the Schonberg area of Belgium as German infantry and armored elements rapidly advanced. One battery was ordered to stay to protect the 14th Cav. and 106th Division.
The following morning, the Germans arrived, and overwhelmed the American troops. Eleven men of different batteries within the 333rd tried to make it through deep snow to American lines. Cut off, they met in a small community of Wereth, where they were hidden by the town's mayor. They were cold, hungry and had two rifles between them.
When a four man German patrol of the 1st SS Division found the men, they quickly surrendered. Nevertheless, they were marched to a ditch where they were brutalized (as autopsies later determined) and shot dead.
The bodies lay in the snow for two months until the townspeople pointed them out to a U.S. intelligence platoon. Some of the men were buried at an American cemetery in Belgium, and others were buried in the states.
Over the last decade, the townspeople of Wereth have worked to turn a modest memorial at the site into what may be the only memorial to black G.I.'s of World War II in Europe.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently reported the story, and that there is a film to honor these soldiers in the works.
The movie, according to Philadelphia director Rob Child's web site, is due to be released in February, 2011, for Black History Month.
Although its unclear whether the men fought back, Child told the Post-Gazette he considers them heroes. To him, their injuries suggest they put up a fight.
Norman Lichtenfeld, the son of one of the soldier, is an Alabama surgeon. He has visited the memorial, he is writing a book about the 333rd and he maintains a web site dedicated to the Wereth 11. He said they are heroes because they fought for a country even though it did not consider them equal citizens.
'They believed in America when America didn't believe in them.'
(Via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.)
Joe Gould

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Nokia and Microsoft unite in smartphone wars
by Ben Rossi 23 March 2011
An internal memo to Nokia employees that was 'leaked' in February 2011 compared the Finnish mobile device maker to a man standing on a burning oil platform. The note, written by recently-appointed CEO Stephen Elop, lamented Nokia's failure to match the innovation of Apple's iPhone.
"While competitors poured flames on our market share, what happened at Nokia?" Elop wrote. "We fell behind, we missed big trends, and we lost time. At that time, we thought we were making the right decisions; but, with the benefit of hindsight, we now find ourselves years behind."
Nokia, it turned out, was willing to let its platform burn to the ground, and instead build a new one from scratch. Just days later, former Microsoft executive Elop announced that Nokia would be ditching the Symbian operating system in favour of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 software for its forthcoming smartphones.
The agreement will in effect kill off Symbian, the open source software platform that Nokia acquired in 2008.
It seems that Nokia and Microsoft see in each other the solution to their respective shortcomings in the all-important smartphone market.
Nokia, the world's largest handset manufacturer, has seen its previously domineering market share eaten up by Apple and Google's Android.
Microsoft, meanwhile, is struggling to get a foothold in this area at all. One of its more recent smartphone efforts, Kin,
did not even reach retailers before it was canned. According to the most recent data from industry researcher Gartner, Microsoft holds a meagre 3% of the smartphone market.
Tony Cripps, an analyst at Ovum, was initially surprised that Finland-based Nokia was willing to enter such a
strategic relationship with Microsoft. "Nokia tends to be quite conservative in the sorts of strategic changes that it makes," he observes.
However, Cripps believes that Nokia's hand was forced by its rapidly declining market share. According to research by Gartner, its share was 47% in 2009 but fell to 29% the following year. "[Nokia] had seen that Android devices are outshipping Symbian phones on a month-by-month basis, so I think they'd reached the point where a more dramatic solution was necessary," says Cripps.
Cripps argues that the Symbian platform had reached the end of its natural lifespan and had become "less interesting to application developers and users". "[Symbian] was a victim of some architectural decisions that were made relatively early in its creation, that meant it was no longer flexible enough to create the sorts of user and developer experiences that are expected," he adds. "It was necessary to look externally."
Shortly after the deal was made public, Nokia revealed that it had discussed with Google the possibility of licensing its Android operating system. "A decision to swing to Android would have tilted the mobile ecosystem in the direction
of a duopoly [of Apple and Google], but we wanted to create a challenger," claimed Nokia CEO Elop, who remains a shareholder in Microsoft, although he says he plans to sell his shares in future.
There are some notable obstacles facing the partnership in the short-term. For one, there is no timetable for any product releases. Ovum's Cripps says that a long delay would play into the hands of Google and Apple. "[Nokia and Microsoft] can't really afford to hang about for very long with this," he says.
But there are technological issues to be resolved, he adds. "Windows Phone 7 has not been set up to run on anything other than Qualcomm chipsets," he explains, "whereas Nokia has been working with Texas Instruments for a long time now." Both Qualcomm and Texas Instruments use chipsets based on designs from UK-based ARM, but Cripps says there are still significant architectural differences.
It is a risky partnership, then, but the risk is not shared equally. Although it needs to stake its claim in the smartphone market sooner rather than later, Microsoft at least has a giant software business to fall back on. For Nokia, whose entire business is based on leading the handset industry, failure could be disastrous.


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Dunkin' Donuts SA launch Gold PRISM Award 2017
MSLGROUP was tasked to launch Dunkin' Donuts into SA in an extremely competitive local environment, with global competing brands, Starbucks and Krispy Kreme, entering only a few months before.
To successfully launch to local audiences, drive brand awareness, sales and establish Dunkin' Donuts as the leading coffee and baked goods brand in SA, we initiated an integrated campaign with lead creative agency, 140BBDO and media agency TMI, which gave South Africans the power to influence the launch date.
Campaign concept: Give South Africans the power to get their taste of Dunkin' Donuts sooner. The campaign aimed to create an emotional connection with consumers, so that by the time they got their first taste of Dunkin' they were familiar with the brand. The launch concept created a rich platform for us to cultivate an authentic relationship with our target market. We gave South Africans the power to influence the launch date by staging a range of challenges for the public to meet. By helping to meet the set targets, South Africans could move launch date sooner. Find, share, drink, like, follow, comment – each engagement brings South Africa's #tasteofdunkin sooner.
Sales targets exceeded by 100% over launch period;
Approx 100 000 donuts & over 2500 cups of coffee sold over launch weekend.
Over the campaign period, Dunkin' Donuts was the most talked about coffee restaurant in Cape Town, generating 1700% more engagement than its nearest competitor.
Dunkin' media impressions garnered and AVE of R 5.3 Million.
Overall organic reach of 45%
Total Digital Reach: 3 882 816
Over 5000 South Africans queued to purchase product on launch day;
Fans queued for 25 hours on launch day – A new SA record!
Queues at restaurant for 3 weeks after launch day.
100% RSVP rate on launch day – 55 media / influencers.
27 media interviews secured.
R5.6 million worth of coverage secured (AVE);
Campaign ROI: 43:1 (Based on AVE values obtained).


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Here are just a few of the things going on in and around Prescott AZ this weekend July 28 – 30, 2017!
Opening Reception + Artist Talk by artist Diane Silver in her spontaneous and intuitive marks exposing, erasing and bringing back into focus the elements of balance and disorder inhabiting our inner worlds.
Gardner Elliot, the first human born on Mars, begins an online friendship with Tulsa, a teen in Colorado.
"Clay + Ink + Wax = Fresh New Art"
Please join Mary Lou ( Printmaking and Encaustic ) and Patty Heibel ( Sculpture and Mixed Media Painting ) for a visually incredible exhibit.
(Fri)Plaza Suite by Neil Simon, (Sat) Bus Stop by William Inge and (Sun) Same Time, Next Year by Bernard Slate.
Join the Prescott Area Iris Society (PAIS) for our huge Annual Iris Rhizome Sale with hundreds of Iris varieties for sale, multitudes of colors and forms.
Featuring works from local, regional and national artists and craftspeople, as well as food, drinks and entertainment for the whole family.
Classes in recent weeks have been very well attended, you might want to bring a chair or come early to be sure you get a seating.
Take a guided nature walk with the Highlands Center Naturalist and enjoy the view.
These artists are active members of PCA who love to make their own art and work to encourage all artists, volunteers and gallery visitors who participate in the gallery events. Come see their work shine as it is showcased.
Prescott International Folkdancers. We will help you learn dances from several different countries. $3 donation.
Performing the Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Prescott, Arizona, in general, is known for its high desert altitude. One of the things that are often overlooked are the cool pines and refreshing lakes. "Everyone's Hometown," Prescott AZ is just 96 miles northwest of Phoenix in the Bradshaw Mountains of central Arizona.
Summer in Prescott would not be complete without visiting the cool pines of the Prescott National Forest. The forest is located on 1.25 million acres and is divided into eight designated wilderness areas. From camping and fishing to hiking some of the hiking trails are also accessible by horseback.
When your ready to escape the city head over to Watson Lake. Watson Lake is one of two reservoirs at the Granite Dells that offers many options for outdoor enthusiasts. If horseback riding, biking, hiking or rock-climbing suite your fancy, Watson Lake offers a beautiful sanctuary and as a bonus, it's an excellent place to bird watch. In fact, did you know that Watson Lake is endorsed by the Audubon Society?
Next is Lynx Lake recreation area. Located just outside of Prescott, Lynx Lake is also a beautiful place to fish, hike, camp, and mountain bike. You can also experience the old west by panning for gold.
So you still think Prescott is just a high altitude desert? We also have Goldwater Lake. Goldwater is a reservoir formed by a dam south of Prescott on Bannon Creek. Don't forget to pack your picnic basket and hiking shoes as the small fifteen-acre lake also offers a variety of outdoor activities. From fishing for largemouth bass and sunfish to horseshoes, volleyball, kayaking, and hiking you'll forget your in Prescott, Arizona.
Prescott Realtor Kathleen Yamauchi Group Real Estate is a dynamic and creative team of highly skilled Real Estate Professionals who are also proud to call Prescott home. If you would like to learn more about what Prescott has to offer during the summer months, contact us today at (928)771-1111.
Wally Park and Associates share performances on the steel drum, accompanied by bass and drums, with a special time of discussion about this unique instrument.
A sidesplitting send up of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
(Fri) Bus Stop by William Inge, (Sat) Same Time, Next Year by Bernard Slate and (Sun) Plaza Suite by Neil Simon.
Summer photography exhibit by Prescott area artists.
Winner of the 2011 "Tribute Act of the Year", Corrie is widely considered one of the best, and best known, REBA MCENTIRE tribute artists in the country.
Enjoy old west entertainment and costume contests. Event includes vendor booths with goodies and treats for the whole family.
Expo with a selection of Readers, Chair Massage, Body Work, Energy Healing, vendors and Aura Photography; a portion of proceeds will be donated to YRMC Family Resource Center.
Here are just a few of the things going on in and around Prescott Arizona this weekend, July 14 – 16, 2017!
A comedy love story spanning a life time of yearly meetings.
Arizona's Hip Historian, Marshall Shore, will share the magic and history of Route 66 with the audience. This is a free event, and no registration is required.
Bring your blankets and lawn chairs, enjoy food and drinks available for purchase from our vendor.
Romantic comedy written by Neil Simon, hhilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza.
During this 4 hour workshop students have the opportunity to create 3 leather roses to take home with them. $45.
This year the ride will head out Lake Mary Road with the longer distances looping around Mormon Lake. Enjoy a beautiful 31, 50, 63 or 100 mile, mostly flat ride.
Natives, perennials, herbs, houseplants, garden stuff, tools, pots & books. Tool and knife sharpening. Gardening advise. Entertainment. No pets, cash only, rain or shine.
Romantic comedy written by Neil Simon, hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza.
The festival features 12 short play and monologues that range from comedies to dramas in a mix of entertaining genres.
Free outdoor Summer Concert every Friday at the Plaza, performing: Road 1 South.
Young people are encouraged to discover foraging for berries, harvesting wheat, rye and oats, making cheese and more 19th-century activities.
wide range of Native Indian art exhibited, activities aimed at engaging young people, from creating rock art symbols to acrylic painting, demonstrations and more.
The Highland Center will have a display of what the center offers. A raffle of items donated by each artist will have the proceeds given to the Highland Center.
Best Fishing Spots near Prescott!
Whether you are thinking of selling or you've just purchased a home, adding a few touches here, and there can make you the envy of the neighborhood and increase the equity in your home all at the same time.
Hardwood flooring – Refinishing or installing hardwood flooring adds both value and beauty to your home.
Updated landscaping – From flowing shrubs to flagstone walkways and fresh mulch, updating your landscaping is a sure way to add both curb appeal and equity to your home.
Patio or deck addition – Once you've updated your landscaping what better way to enjoy the scenic view than to add a patio or deck.
Roof replacement – From missing shingles to gritty bits of asphalt raining down from your downspouts to high energy bills, replacing your roof not only protects your investment, the rate of return can be as much as 105%.
Insulation – Even though Prescott has a mild 4 season climate, replacing or adding to your insulation is an excellent way to save energy and money on your cooling and heating.
Garage door replacement – Replacing your garage door adds instant curb appeal to your home at a relatively low cost.
Once your remodeling is complete sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. If of course, you decide that ready to sell your Prescott home, please consider contacting us.
At Kathleen Yamauchi Group Real Estate we utilize in-house marketing strategies that are second to none. Using the very latest real estate advertising technology and employing the services of a professional real estate photographer, your property listing will stand out from the rest.
The bottom line is that at the Kathleen Yamauchi Group, we craft and position the message of your property above all of the other noise in this market.
Contact Prescott Realtor Kathleen Yamauchi Group Real Estate to learn more or call (928)771-1111 today.


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Another Chelsea target to reject Blues for Serie A stay?
Taylor Williams | 19:00 21/09/16
Kalidou Koulibaly signed a new deal with Napoli on Monday and now fellow Chelsea transfer target Kostas Manolas could remain in Serie A with Roma, according to HITC.
Greek international centre back Manolas has been interesting the Blues for some time but his agent Ioannis Evangelopoulos has cast doubt on his client departing Serie A so soon.
"It is possible that Kostas will sign a new deal at Roma and we will see what they have got to say," said Evangelopoulos.
"There was strong interest in Kostas (below) from top clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United in the summer and I am sure those clubs are still watching him."
While Antonio Conte moved to re-sign David Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain on Deadline Day, the feeling at Stamford Bridge is that the club are still on the lookout for John Terry's true successor.
Seeing a £26 million bid for Manolas turned down in the summer, it appears the Greek international might not be on the move at all with the former Olympiakos man currently in his third season at the Stadio Olimpico.
Still yet to win any major honours for Luciano Spalletti's side, it would appear Manolas is relatively happy playing for the Europa League outfit at present.
Taylor Williams


Copyright © 2018 Chang-Wook Lee et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Sinabung volcano, located above the Sumatra subduction of the Indo-Australian plate under the Eurasian plate, became active in 2010 after about 400 years of quiescence. We use ALOS/PALSAR interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) images to measure surface deformation from February 2007 to January 2011. We model the observed preeruption inflation and coeruption deflation using Mogi and prolate spheroid sources to infer volume changes of the magma chamber. We interpret that the inflation was due to magma accumulation in a shallow reservoir beneath Mount Sinabung and attribute the deflation due to magma withdrawal from the shallow reservoir during the eruption as well as thermoelastic compaction of erupted material. The pyroclastic flow extent during the eruption is then derived from the LAHARZ model based on the coeruption volume from InSAR modeling and compared to that derived from the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) image. The pyroclastic flow inundation extents between the two different methods agree at about 86%, suggesting the capability of mapping pyroclastic flow inundation by combing radar and optical imagery as well as flow modeling.
Volcanic pyroclastic flows consist of a large amount of destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flow downslope at great speed. Volcanic pyroclastic flows pose great threats to people and property downstream from volcanoes. In order to accurately estimate the extents that are likely to be impacted by pyroclastic flows, computer models, such as LAHARZ , have been developed on the basis of statistical analyses of flow-path geometries and mathematical analyses of flow physics. LAHARZ  has been applied at many volcanoes worldwide.
Mount Sinabung is a stratovolcano in the northwestern part of the Sumatra Island, Indonesia (Figure 1). Formed during the Pleistocene to Holocene, the volcano consists of andesitic and dacitic lavas. The Sumatra Island, located on the boundary between the Australian Plate to the south and the Eurasian Plate to the north, was formed by the melting of subducted rocks under enormous pressure and its subsequent eruptions in volcanoes. Sumatra and Java, Indonesia, include a long line of volcanoes along the boundary between the two plates and have produced a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Located within 50 km southeast of Sinabung, Sumatra Island's Toba volcano had the largest eruption with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 8 in the geological record during last 25 million years .
Figure 1: Location of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia above the Sumatra subduction zone.
Mount Sinabung has a 2460 m high conical structure with four overlapping craters about 60 to 300 m in diameter from north to south, respectively, and is mostly covered with dense vegetation exclusively at the top of the volcano (Figure 2). Sinabung volcano had its last historical activity about 400 years ago, and the 2010 eruption started on August 29 and lasted to the middle of September 2010. After the first reawakened volcanic eruption in 2010, Mount Sinabung erupted again in 2013, 2014, and 2016.
Figure 2: Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery at Mount Sinabung on 19 May 2003.
SAR interferometry (InSAR) is an efficient method for measuring surface deformation over large areas [3–7], and it has been applied worldwide to study volcanoes [8–13]. Chaussard and Amelung  processed 13 L-band ALOS/PALSAR images acquired before 2010 and showed progressive inflation at a rate of 2.2 cm/yr using small-baseline subset (SBAS) InSAR technique [14–16]. They also measured the surface displacement before the eruption and during the eruption and estimated the depth of magma storage (0.9 km) using volcanic source modeling (i.e., Mogi and Yang) [17–21]. However, these previous InSAR studies did not calculate the substantive damages of the volcanic activities but merely observed the volume change of the magma chamber according to the arithmetical deformation of the surface.
In this study, we have carried out a study of pyroclastic flow mapping using satellite imagery from both radar and optical sensors as well as the LAHARZ program (Figure 3). We improve the preliminary results [22–24] by laying out details on how to derive the pyroclastic flow extent using maximum likelihood classification method based on Landsat 7 images where artifacts due to scan-line corrector have been rectified. We generate the coeruption InSAR image by stacking several interferograms in order to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the coeruption deformation map, based on which we derive the extrusion volume associated with the 2010 eruption at Sinabung from geophysical models. The goal is to generate a high-SNR deformation map for an accurate estimate of the eruption volume and improve the earlier results of time-series deformation measurements where noise was apparent in some individual InSAR images [22–24]. We derive the volume change associated with Sinabung's volcanic eruption in 2010 using mechanical modeling, and the calculated volume change of the magma chamber is then applied to a pyroclastic flow modeling algorithm based on LAHARZ [1, 25–27] to obtain the hazard zone of pyroclastic flow deposit. We describe in detail how we model the pyroclastic inundation map using the LAHARZ model and discuss quantitatively the comparison of pyroclastic flow simulation maps and pyroclastic flow map derived from the Landsat 7 ETM+ image of Sinabung volcano (Table 1). Finally, we highlight that the integration of satellite image analysis and pyroclastic flow simulation using the LAHARZ program can accomplish volcano monitoring and pyroclastic flow inundation hazard mapping of active volcanoes and discuss the limitation of the proposed method.
Figure 3: Flowchart of the radar and optical data processing.
Table 1: Characteristics of ALOS/PALSAR and Landsat data used in this study.
A pyroclastic flow inundation map can be generated by field surveys from the crater rim to the furthest extent of the pyroclastic flow after a volcanic eruption. However, a field survey in an active volcano can be dangerous due to the exposure to hazardous gases and abrupt activities. In contrast, remote sensing techniques are a useful tool for generating pyroclastic flow deposit maps, providing a safe, cost effective alternative to field mapping.
In this study, we aim to generate a pyroclastic flow deposit map using a Landsat 7 ETM+ image acquired on 30 Jul. 2012 after the 2010 Sinabung eruption (Table 1). This image represents the land cover after the 2010 eruptions with an absence of atmospheric effects (Figure 4(a)). However, the Landsat 7 ETM+ data suffer from an artifact due to the failure of the scan-line corrector (SLC) in the ETM+ instrument. The Landsat 7 data can be restored by a gap-filling and filtering technique described by Lee et al. [28, 29] (Figure 4(b)). Finally, we use the gap-filled Landsat 7 ETM+ data (Figure 4(b)) to derive land-cover types through supervised maximum likelihood classification (Figure 4(c)). We establish six classes, including farm land (orange), forest (green), city (gray), shadow (dark gray), water (blue), and pyroclastic flow deposit area (red). Based on the classification maps, the pyroclastic flow deposits from the 2010 eruption were mainly contained over the southern and eastern upper flanks of the volcano (red in Figure 4(c)). The pyroclastic flow inundation area after the 2010 eruption of Sinabung volcano is estimated as 0.872 km2 (red in Figure 4(d)).
InSAR processing is carried out to characterize the surface deformation of the Sinabung volcano. Using 20 ALOS/PALSAR images from 20 Feb. 2007 to 16 Jan. 2011 (Table 1), 40 interferograms are generated. The best coherence was constrained on the volcano summit. Outside the summit, coherence was maintained only at many scattered patches of rocky and less-vegetated areas.
The trend of surface deformation shows an uplift pattern until the end of August 2010 but a deflation pattern from the eruption event to the end of the dataset, corresponding to the changes in magma volume inside the reservoir. Therefore, we divide our results into two different periods of inflation and deflation separated by the onset of the 2010 eruption. The time-series SBAS technique is applied to measure the surface deformation of the Sinabung volcano at each period . Using this method, we can minimize artificial atmospheric effects [30, 31] and accurately measure surface deformation over a specific time period. Figure 5(a) displays the stacked image showing inflation of magma volume change until the 2010 eruption, and Figure 5(b) represents the stacked image that shows the deflation pattern of surface deformation during the 2010 eruption.
Figure 5: Stacked unwrapped interferograms for preeruption (a) and coeruption (b) of Sinabung volcano (modified from ).
The two stacked images of surface deformation (Figures 6(a) and 6(b)) have opposite fringe tendency, with a maximum 1.2 cm/yr of preeruption inflation (Figure 6(c)) and 7 cm/yr of coeruption deflation (Figure 6(d)).
Figure 6: (a) and (b) are magnified images in Figures 4(a) and 4(b) with the cross lines of A, B, C, and D. (c) and (d) represent the profile of averaged surface deformation along each cross line (modified from ).
The Mogi model, based on a point source embedded in an elastic homogeneous half-space , is applied to estimate the location and volume change of the mean surface deformation rate maps (Figures 6(a) and 6(b)) before and during the eruption. The best-fit Mogi source models of the observed interferograms (Figures 7(a) and 7(b)) are represented by synthetic interferograms in Figures 6(c) and 6(d). Residual interferograms (Figures 7(g) and 7(h)) can be calculated from the difference between the observed and synthetic interferograms. The depth of source is estimated to be ~0.3 km below sea level (BSL) before eruption and ~0.6 km BSL during the eruption (Table 2). This Mogi model estimates an increase in volume before the eruption as 1.9 × 10−6 km3/yr (Figure 7). During the deflation of the coeruption period, the volume decrease is estimated to be −2.7 × 10−5 km3/yr (Figure 7). As the Mogi model is essentially a point source, we further generate a best-fit model for using a prolate spheroid  for the preeruption and coeruption periods. The prolate spheroid source model (Figure 7(e)) is calculated to be at a depth of 1.3 km BSL beneath the center of the caldera before the eruption and ~1.1 km BSL during the eruption. The RMSE between the observations and model predictions from the prolate spheroid model is less than the corresponding one from the Mogi source (Table 2). Results from the prolate spheroid model suggest that the source of coeruption deflation is a steeply dipping elongate spheroid with major and minor axes of 2.7 km and 1.2 km, respectively, and a loss in pressure of −62.2 MPa/yr (Table 3). The preeruption source axes are estimated to be 3.0 km and 2.4 km with an increased pressure of 4.3 MPa/yr (Table 3).
Figure 7: Application of Mogi and prolate spheroid models to the observed mean surface deformation maps during the preeruption and coeruption periods.
Table 2: Source parameters obtained from the Mogi model.
Table 3: Source parameters obtained from the prolate spheroid model.
The rationale for the delineation of lahar-inundation hazard zones [33, 34] is derived from the scaling analysis of lahar paths and statistical analysis using the LAHARZ program [35–37]. These analyses generate semiempirical equations that predict the inundated valley cross-sectional area (1) and the planimetric area (2) as a function of lahar volume with proportionality coefficients c and C using volcanic event data of 27 paths of lahars at nine volcanoes. where is the cross-sectional area, is the planimetric area, and are proportionality coefficients, and is the volume of the lahar. These calibrated predictive equations involve all the information needed to calculate and plot inundation on topographic maps through an empirical formula. Statistical methods from the LAHARZ program result in experience coefficients, and , and ((3) and (4)).
PF inundation maps are generated in this study using a statistically constrained simulation model to estimate potential hazard areas  by adapting methodology from the LAHARZ program . The prediction equations for cross-sectional (5) and planimetric (6) areas of PF hazards for Sinabung volcano are calibrated using data from dozens of events at several volcanoes. The equations are expressed with empirical proportionality coefficients ( to 0.1, to 40) resulting from the adaptation of LAHARZ program statistical analyses .
The PF inundation map for the 2010 Sinabung eruption is created in this study using the PF modeling algorithm from the modified LAHARZ program with empirical coefficient values of 0.1 for C and 40 for c. Several values for the volume of the pyroclastic flow in (5) and (6) are tested, including the volume change estimate calculated using the Mogi model with deformation observed in the coeruption interferogram (Table 2).
The inundation maps for the PF (Figure 8) estimated from the LAHARZ program can be compared to the results of the supervised classification created using the posteruptive Landsat 7 ETM+ image from 30 Jul. 2012. The modified LAHARZ program estimates are calculated using the four different values for the PF volume (red, brown, orange, and yellow colors).
Figure 8: The pyroclastic flow inundation area (a) estimated from the revised LAHARZ program (PF simulation) with various volumes (20,000, 27,000, 30,000, and 40,000 m3). The black line (b) is the pyroclastic flow inundation area from the supervised classification of the Landsat image acquired on 30 Jul. 2012 (after the 2010 eruption).
Among the four different values for volume tested using the modified LAHARZ method, the volume of −2.7 × 10−5 km3 (red color) agrees relatively well with the result from the supervised classification delineation for the inundation limits of the PF deposits from the Landsat image. Region B (volume of PF simulation) in Table 4 is also included within approximately 84% of the PF inundation area delineated using the Landsat image. Region A represents a too small PF simulation area compared with the Landsat image result. Regions C and D, however, have common areas of only 78% and 67%, respectively, between the PF simulations and pyroclastic inundation extents based on the Landsat image (Figure 8).
Table 4: Comparison of the common region between the pyroclastic flow (PF) simulation and Landsat supervised classification hazard zone in Figure 7.
InSAR images over Sinabung indicate volcanic inflation before the 2010 eruption and deflation during the eruption. Modeling the observed deformation using Mogi and prolate spheroid sources has allowed us to estimate the magma source location, excessive pressure, the shape of the source, and volume changes during the preeruption and coeruption periods. The model results suggest there is a magma storage underneath Sinabung. The reservoir is located ~1 km BSL (~3 km beneath the peak of Sinabung). The magma reservoir is best characterized with a prolate spheroid with the vertical axis of ~2.7 km and horizontal axis of 1.2 km.
The location of the shallow magma reservoir matches the observations of seismicity recorded by the local seismic network. The Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) installed four seismic stations (KWR, SKN, SKM, and MRD; green stars in Figure 9(a)) around the crater area of Sinabung after the first eruption on 29 Aug. 2010. These stations recorded earthquakes that occurred on September 6 and 7 (red and blue circles in Figure 9(a)). Figure 9(b) displays hypocenters and the depths of earthquakes that occurred before and after another eruption on 7 Sept. 2010 . A magma reservoir at ~1 km BSL under the peak of Sinabung seems to be consistent with the fact that most earthquakes are located shallower than 1 km BSL (Figure 9). Such a magma reservoir is responsible for the observed inflation before the 2010 eruption and the deflation associated with the 2010 eruption.
Pyroclastic inundation hazard maps are generated in this study based on a modified LAHARZ program (PF simulation) using the volume change calculated by the Mogi model from the deformation results observed using stacked interferograms and then are compared with the inundation map from the supervised classification method with Landsat imagery. When we generate these pyroclastic inundation hazard maps, the volume change associated with the deflation of the magma chamber after the eruption was found to be the better-fit value (approximately 86% overlap) based on the comparison with the pyroclastic inundation maps from the Landsat images and the other PF simulations. This study has demonstrated that a volcano hazard inundation map can be generated using the PF model  by inputting parameters estimated from models of the magma chamber based on InSAR-derived surface deformation measurements. However, our method has some limitations. First, the eruption volume is calculated from the volume change by modeling the volcanic deflation from InSAR. Due to the vascularity, the eruption volume can be different from the deflation volume . Hence, the volume used for LAHARZ modeling represents the lower bound of the volume of eruptive material. Second, we have ignored other eruptive products such as volcanic ash, which can lower our estimate for the volume used in LAHARZ modeling. Third, we have also neglected other thermodynamic effects on the magma chamber in the derivation of a deflation volcano from InSAR-derived deformation measurements .
In this study, we firstly measure the mean surface deformation using stacked interferograms by ALOS/PALSAR data before and after the 2010 eruption of Sinabung volcano on the Island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The mean surface deformation rate maps are used in the Mogi and spheroid models to estimate the depth, volume changes, and dimensions of the magma source before and during the 2010 eruption. The estimated depth of the magma source is around 1 km BSL; the volume change during the coeruption is calculated. The change in volume estimated from the Mogi model is used to generate a PF inundation hazard map using the modified LAHARZ program. We finally have verified the pyroclastic flow inundation area using the inundation map from the supervised classification method based on Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery. The best-fit result is when the volume for the PF simulation is based on the volume change from modeling the coeruption InSAR deformation map. We conclude that the combination of satellite image analysis and PF simulation using the modified LAHARZ program can accomplish volcano monitoring and pyroclastic flow inundation hazard mapping of active volcanoes.
This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (no. 2017R1A2B4003258); the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2015M1A3A3A02013416); and the Korea Meteorological Administration Research and Development Program under Grant KMIPA (2015-3071). The SAR data used in this study are copyrighted ©JAXA/METI and were provided by Alaska Satellite Facility.
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian, http://volcano.si.edu/.
E. Chaussard and F. Amelung, "Monitoring the ups and downs of Sumatra and Java with D-Insar time-series," in American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 2010, abstract G23C-0838.
R. Furuta, "Case study of small scale surface deformation detection using ALOS PALSAR differential interferometry," in Proceedings of FRINGE 2009 Workshop, Frascati, Italy, 2009.
C.-W. Lee, M. Cho, and Y.-J. Choi, "Satellite imagery correction method and system," Korea Patent 10-1303730, 2013.


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from django.db import models
from django.core.urlresolvers import NoReverseMatch

from olympia import amo
from olympia import activity
from olympia.amo.models import ModelBase, ManagerBase
from olympia.amo.urlresolvers import reverse

class TagManager(ManagerBase):

    def not_denied(self):
        """Get allowed tags only"""
        return self.filter(denied=False)

class Tag(ModelBase):
    tag_text = models.CharField(max_length=128)
    denied = models.BooleanField(default=False)
    restricted = models.BooleanField(default=False)
    addons = models.ManyToManyField('addons.Addon', through='AddonTag',
                                    related_name='tags')
    num_addons = models.IntegerField(default=0)

    objects = TagManager()

    class Meta:
        db_table = 'tags'
        ordering = ('tag_text',)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.tag_text

    @property
    def popularity(self):
        return self.num_addons

    def can_reverse(self):
        try:
            self.get_url_path()
            return True
        except NoReverseMatch:
            return False

    def get_url_path(self):
        return reverse('tags.detail', args=[self.tag_text])

    def save_tag(self, addon):
        tag, created = Tag.objects.get_or_create(tag_text=self.tag_text)
        AddonTag.objects.get_or_create(addon=addon, tag=tag)
        activity.log_create(amo.LOG.ADD_TAG, tag, addon)
        return tag

    def remove_tag(self, addon):
        tag, created = Tag.objects.get_or_create(tag_text=self.tag_text)
        for addon_tag in AddonTag.objects.filter(addon=addon, tag=tag):
            addon_tag.delete()
        activity.log_create(amo.LOG.REMOVE_TAG, tag, addon)

    def update_stat(self):
        if self.denied:
            return
        self.num_addons = self.addons.count()
        self.save()

class AddonTag(ModelBase):
    addon = models.ForeignKey('addons.Addon', related_name='addon_tags')
    tag = models.ForeignKey(Tag, related_name='addon_tags')

    class Meta:
        db_table = 'users_tags_addons'

def update_tag_stat_signal(sender, instance, **kw):
    from .tasks import update_tag_stat
    if not kw.get('raw'):
        try:
            update_tag_stat.delay(instance.tag)
        except Tag.DoesNotExist:
            pass

models.signals.post_save.connect(update_tag_stat_signal, sender=AddonTag,
                                 dispatch_uid='update_tag_stat')
models.signals.post_delete.connect(update_tag_stat_signal, sender=AddonTag,
                                   dispatch_uid='delete_tag_stat')

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With Oil Analysis "What You Know is What Counts"
Matt Spurlock
For the well-honed reliability program, knowledge equals power and financial success. Without an appreciation of how to derive knowledge from data, it is not difficult for the poorly informed, or misinformed, to conclude that oil analysis is a waste of precious dollars.
Let's look at a case in which site management was convinced that oil analysis was wasting money and simply wanted to rely on vibration analysis with no assistance from oil sampling.
A recycle pump had been sampled regularly on 30-day intervals. Oil analysis results continuously indicated high levels of dirt and water contamination with high levels of wear expected with continuous and appreciable contamination.
The laboratory repeatedly made recommendations to check for the source of abrasives and water contamination, followed by recommendations for disassembly and inspection of components for severe wear.
In September of the next year, a replacement pump was used while the original was torn down and inspected. To the personnel's dismay, mechanical wear appeared minimal with the only notable discrepancy being minor shaft wear at the seal point. The shaft was resurfaced and placed in stock as a spare.
In the meantime, an oil sample was pulled from the new pump placed in the same operating conditions with identical contamination control measures. The results of this sample were frighteningly similar to the samples from the previous unit.
The laboratory analyst was not aware of the replacement of equipment; however, the reduction in wear debris and change in lubricant properties did prompt the analyst to assume that a lubricant change had occurred. Figure 1 shows a brief history of the previous pump results as well as samples taken from the new pump in September.
Spectroscopic Analysis
Lab No.
Phosphorous
Given the consistently high wear levels from this particular machine, from an analyst's perspective it became evident that it was time to have a long discussion with site personnel in hope of discovering the factors that lay at the root of the symptoms. By the time this discussion occurred, the site management had concluded that oil analysis was not reliable and was not worth the expense.
This reasoning grew out of two considerations: First, there was apparently contradictory "evidence" from the vibration program suggesting no sign of a problem. Second, the new pump samples indicated high wear and contamination numbers (just like the old pump). Without an obvious explanation for the results, it was concluded that these results in particular were not dependable, and by default the science was also not trustworthy.
A private conversation with the site vibration analyst revealed several thoughts, making it apparent that there was a lack of appreciation for the value of oil analysis.
The site personnel could not understand why a brand new unit could show the same type of data as a used unit. They did understand the phenomenon of break-in wear and new unit contamination; however, they also understood that the values of both pumps were too similar to be attributed solely to either condition. With regard to contamination, site personnel could not see how "all of this could be getting into the pump."
After thorough prodding of environmental conditions, this key statement was made: "I can see the possibility of silicon getting in there, but nothing else." It was also mentioned that the desiccant breather consistently became spent within a week.
Silicon is a key element in dirt. When seen on an oil analysis report, silicon in combination with aluminum, is notorious for being a strong dirt indicator. Where dirt can enter, so can other contaminants such as water (remember, water and dirt contamination were present in this component for over a year).
At this point, it is important to draw attention to a group of graphs to show the powerful results of oil analysis (Figure 2).
As can be seen, the wear levels are directly related to the dirt ingression levels. These patterns are textbook lock-step trending patterns and indicate a condition that cannot be detected through vibration analysis, as was the site's original belief.
Further conversation and photo examination of the unit in current operating conditions indicated that this pump was subjected to constant dirt and water falling from above. It was this dirt and water that consistently contaminated the pump. A cover was proposed to divert the water and debris away from this obvious ingression-sensitive machine. At the time this article went to press, wear debris and contamination were both at their lowest levels since data was first sampled in October.
The lack of knowledge of the actual operating conditions severely limited the original analyst's ability to provide adequate evaluations and recommendations. In addition, the manager's lack of knowledge of the limits and abilities of oil analysis, and a poor understanding of the meaning of the data, severely hindered site confidence level in the oil analysis data.
The Lesson for Today
Proper education and training are vital to maintaining high levels of confidence in the technology, to deriving knowledge from the data points, and ultimately to demonstrating rock-solid evidence of a return on the meager investment. This will result in improvement across the board and create an overall positive impression.


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COVID-19/MAY DAY: DON'T TOUCH WORKERS' SALARIES – NLC WARNS FG, STATE GOVERNMENTS
As the month of April moves towards the end, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned employers of labour against any moves to deduct, delay or stop workers salary over inability to come to work as a result of the pandemic.
According to a statement by the president of the union, Ayuba Wabba which was made available to SunriseNigeria, workers are asked to contact the union in the case of any deduction in their April salary.
Speaking on the May day celebration for workers, he said the event would be celebrated lowkey.
"We reassure our workers that our priority in these trying times remains the cautious, gradual, evidence-led and smart restart of the economy so that our workers can go back to work."
The theme for this year's commemoration is: "Stop the Pandemic at Work."
"We are also completely committed to the recovery of lost jobs, protection of wages, support for income and livelihood and improvement of Nigeria's social safety net," Wabba said.
"We will find innovative ways to ensure that all Nigerian workers receive our 2020 May Day Message.
"We encourage Nigerian workers not to hesitate to contact the National Secretariat of the NLC in the event of any COVID-19 related workplace infraction, injustice, negligence and gender-based violence.
"While we look ahead with hope that this pandemic will soon pass, let us remain vigilant. For now, please stay home. Please stay safe."
Subsidy: Planned protest political, NYCN counters NLC, TUC
El-Rufai talks tough, blasts FG, gives condition for negotiation with NLC
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has vowed that his administration would not honour a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress unless electricity is restored in his state.
The governor also lambasted the federal government for allowing workers of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) owned by it to disrupt electricity supply to his state.
Mr El-Rufai made the comment after the NLC announced a suspension of a five-day warning strike called to protest the Kaduna government's plans to lay off some of its civil servants due to what it blamed on a severe fiscal crisis.
The NLC suspended the industrial action after the intervention of the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, who requested parties to sheathe swords for a federal government-mediated negotiation to hold in Abuja.
But shortly after the NLC announced it was suspending the strike to enable it to honour the planned Abuja meeting, a defiant Mr El-Rufai issued a statement that said no official of his government would negotiate with the unions unless electricity is restored in the state.
The National Union of Electricity Employees is an affiliate of the NLC and its members had on Sunday switched off electricity supply in the state and joined the strike.
In his statement early Thursday morning, Mr El-Rufai said, "No official of Kaduna State will go to Abuja for any meeting with FGN (Federal Government of Nigeria) or NLC when the citizens of the State have no electricity."
"We hold the FGN responsible for (its) inability to assert its ownership rights over TCN (Transmission Company of Nigeria). No electricity, no meeting."
Hours before his latest update, the state government had said it was yet to see evidence "that the NLC is backing off from its campaign of economic and social sabotage against the people of the State."
"Electric power is yet to be restored after it was shut down at dawn on Sunday, 16th May 2021, in brazen violation of the laws protecting essential services and infrastructure," Muyiwa Adekeye, the spokesperson to Mr El-Rufai, had said in a statement sent to the media on Wednesday.
"That action removed any basis for state government officials to meet the NLC last Sunday. Denying our people electricity about 18 hours to the advertised commencement of their organised sabotage was akin to putting a gun on the government's head. Government has a lawful duty not to indulge blackmail.
"Restoring electricity is vital to relieving some of the pain that needless acts of lawlessness have inflicted on our people.
"The unimpeded provision of essential services is vital to civilised order. Those who have disrupted it should promptly reverse themselves, not expect that it will be a matter for negotiation, much less being viewed as a precondition.
"KDSG will not participate in such a negotiation or countenance one whilst our people are still being denied their right to electricity."
Governor Nasir El-Rufai latest update on Kaduna-NLC faceoff
Mr Ngige had on Wednesday afternoon announced that he had apprehended the strike and invited parties to an emergency conciliation meeting at his office in the nation's capital by 11 am on Thursday.
The minister further directed the two parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum pending the resolution of the issues in contention.
The letter Mr Ngige separately addressed to both Governor El-Rufai and the president of the NLC reads in part:
" Sequel to the strike prompted by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) one of the federations of Trade Unions in Nigeria, and the subsequent withdrawal of work and services in almost all public sector establishments and institutions in Kaduna State, including but not limited to the essential services in electricity, water and health, which has consequently resulted and inflicted huge damage and loss to the economy and well-being and even loss of lives to the people of Kaduna State in the last three days.
" I am therefore constrained in the exercise of my powers as the Minister of Labour and Employment, under the Trade Disputes Act, CAP. T8, Laws of Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004; to invite you and your top officials to the emergency trade dispute conciliation meeting."
The letter said "between the transition period for the meeting, you are please requested to maintain the status quo ante bellum before this dispute so that the enabling climate for the resolution of the issues in dispute will not be hindered by the creation of new issues."
Under the Trade Disputes Act, which is the principal law dealing with the settlement of industrial disputes in Nigeria, the Minister of Labour has powers to intervene in a trade dispute for the purpose of settling it.
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Arrest me if you can, Wabba dares el-Rufai
• FG wades into NLC/Kaduna face-off
• Governor sacks Kaduna University lecturers, nurses
• TUC, NUPENG put members on red alert for a national shutdown
• Electricity workers consider shutting power installation nationwide
• APC governors, Shehu Sani, SERAP, others urge el-Rufai to resolve the disputeThe Federal Government, yesterday, sued for peace in the industrial dispute and picketing in Kaduna State by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which has crippled economic activities in Kaduna. The government appealed to the parties to return to dialogue to end the industrial dispute.
Labour's five-day warning strike to protest the sack of workers by Governor Nasir el-Rufai entered its second day yesterday with no end in sight.
Labour and Employment Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige, appealed to El-Rufai, NLC President Ayuba Wabba, as well as President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Quadri Olaleye, to immediately cease-fire.
The minister in a statement issued by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Charles Akpan, said: "We are not unaware of what is going on in Kaduna. It is a labour issue, which has snowballed into a national strike. We hope and pray the state governor not escalate matters to such a level where it becomes uncontrollable. We also appeal to the leaders of the labour unions to step down the action to make way for discussion."
The minister also appealed to all workers on essential duties, including doctors and nurses, not to join the strike.
EL-RUFAI yesterday fired Kaduna State University's lecturers who joined the strike. A statement by his spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, said any academic staff of KASU that does not report for work will be dismissed.
It ordered the management to submit a copy of the attendance register for all categories of staff daily to the Secretary to the State Government and the Commissioner of Education. Also, all Ministries, Department and Agencies must tender daily copies of the attendance register to the Head of Service.
The El-Rufai administration vowed to reform and right-size the public service to meet the needs and resources of the state even if the strike continues indefinitely.
Organised labour, yesterday, dared the governor despite threats made to the NLC President and other members of the union. The labour leader also dared el-Rufai to come and arrest him after he was declared wanted by the governor.
"It is not about me. We are here and waiting for them," the NLC President said in a telephone chat moments after el-Rufai declared him wanted for economic sabotage.
El-Rufai, in a tweet on Tuesday, said: "Ayuba Wabba & others of @NLCHeadquarters declared wanted for economic sabotage and attacks on public infrastructure under Miscellaneous Offences Act. Anyone that knows where he is hiding should send a message to @MOJKaduna. KDSG. There will be a handsome reward!"
In another tweet, he said: "The reform of the size, cost and quality of over-bloated, inefficient and barely educated public service is at stake here. We will neither retreat nor concede to any thoughtless and corrupt political hacks ever!"
THE Nigeria Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) might shut down all power installations nationwide tomorrow (Thursday) night over the industrial crisis rocking Kaduna. General Secretary of NUEE, Joe Ajaero, said though there has been no electricity in Kaduna since Sunday, the blackout is likely going to be extended to the whole country if the governor insists on the planned mass sack of workers in the state.
This follows the directive of the NLC, which said the warning strike will be extended to the whole country if the governor does not halt the mass sack by the end of this Friday. Ajaero insisted that the organised labour would perform its function of protecting the interests of the working people.
MEANWHILE, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has called on the Federal Government to immediately call el-Rufai to order before his arrogance and power-drunk ego push the situation into the calamitous end as he has been doing in all issues relating to human life and wellbeing.
NUPENG warned that if any harm is inflicted on any of the members of organised labour, the leadership of the union would not hesitate to call on its members across the nation for a total shutdown of services in the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry.
A lawyer on labour matters, Paul Omoijiade, said the governor was displaying his limitations. He said the issue of industrial conflict was not within the ambit of the police but should be handled within the trade dispute Act.
"If the NLC president is arrested, it can result to the industrial crisis. The unions are enough to bring the state to a halt. El-Rufai needs to bring his thinking cap and go to the negotiation table," he said.
Also, the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has advised the Kaduna governor to resolve the dispute with labour leaders amicably. Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, said: "Noting all the challenges facing all our states, especially given dwindling revenue, we appeal to all patriotic Nigerians, including the NLC, to demonstrate more commitment toward engaging governments at all levels to address problems."
"This is not the time for muscle-flexing. Nigerians are already overstretched with many challenges. At this critical point of our democratic journey, there cannot be limits to engagement between all governments and citizens. We appeal to both the State Government and NLC to return to the negotiating table."
A staunch critic of the governor, Senator Shehu Sani yesterday lamented the use of armed thugs to disrupt workers peaceful protest in Kaduna, saying the action stands unreservedly condemnable. He recalled that the ruling party had enjoyed the freedom and rights to protest when they were in opposition, advising the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be tolerant of dissent and criticism.
Likewise, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged the Kaduna governor, to immediately end the growing crackdown on workers and protesters in his state.
In a statement signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said El-Rufai and Kaduna authorities must end the harassment and intimidation of NLC leaders and withdraw the illegal statement declaring Wabba and other NLC leaders 'wanted'.
(The Guardian)
Adopt Roadmaps for career success, Tarfa Advises Civil Servants
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Yerima Peter Tarfa, has advised civil servants to always adopt a roadmap to guide them in effectively discharging their duties and achieving organisational goals.
He gave the charge as he flagged off one-day induction training for new officers in the Skills Development and Certification Department of the Ministry, in Abuja.
The roadmap, he said, include equipping themselves for their responsibilities through acquiring the necessary skills and competences, as well as applying diligence, focus, creativity, innovation to their tasks, among others.
The Permanent Secretary further advised civil servants to always have set goals and work towards achieving them, and not idle their time away, in order to achieve career objectives and organisational mandate.
Tarfa said the training would serve to integrate the new employees into the Ministry, helping them understand its systems and procedures.
He added that the training would also be all encompassing to enable the officers operate effectively in all areas of the Ministry's mandate.
Tarfa charged the officers to always apply conscientiousness and determination in tackling every given task, and work diligently for the success of the ministry, and by extension helping the Federal Government achieve its goal in the Labour sector.
Earlier, Director, Skills Development and Certification, Barrister Amos Johnson, said the training would help the officers appreciate their relative importance to the socio-economic development of the nation.
He stated that the training would equip the officers with the necessary skills needed to discharge their duty of conducting skills development and training exercises for the unemployed masses.
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Less cringe than Veep or In the Loop but I'm a good way.
@britt the comedy pretty much wrote itself. I wish there were indicators going "yes, that happened".
@vgr did you ever watch Cleverman? I started it and I don't whether I like it or not. It feels like a 90s low budget sci-fi show in a lot of ways, which is really what's keeping me interested.


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WWE RAW RESULTS (4/8): WRESTLEMANIA FALLOUT!
Welcome everyone to your exclusive live coverage of WWE Raw on ProWrestling.com! It's the Raw after Mania so you know it's going to be a good one! We will provide coverage throughout the night, just be sure to refresh your page throughout for continued coverage!
We start the show with the BEAST SLAYER, the NEW Universal Champion…SETH ROLLINS! Seth comes out with the red belt around his waist. The crowd chants "YOU DESERVE IT" and Seth basks in it. Seth says "Noo…WE deserve it!" Seth says he has waited a long time to stand in the ring and hold this title above his head. All it took was beating the most dominant champion in WWE. The crowd chants "Thank You Rollins!" Seth thanks the crowd and says that he feels terrible today and it's like he got over by a truck, and if there is a human version of a truck, it's Brock Lesnar.
He says that he took everything that Brock Lesnar had to dish out and he GOT BACK UP. He says that he heard that after the match, he heard that Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman were going to Las Vegas for some meetings…but as far as he's concerned, Brock can stay in Las Vegas. Brock Lesnar is no longer the reigning, defending, undisputed Universal champion! He is. And he will do them one better…he is the reigning, defending, FIGHTING Universal Champion!
AAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW NEW YORK! DONT YOU DARE BE SOUR! CLAP FOR YOUR WORLD FAMOUS…FIVE TIME CHAMPS…..AND NEWWWWW WWE CHAMPION…..AND FEEEEEL THE POWER!
The Revival are fuming and Scott Dawson is laying it into Curt Hawkins. they bounce off the ropes and Curt hits Dawson with a drop kick. Hawkins bounces off the ropes and he runs into a knee from Dash Wilder. Wilder is tagged in and the Revival hits the Hart Attack on Hawkins.
Hawkins tags in and he tags in Ryder who is being fast and hits Wilder with the Broski Boot! Hawkins is tagged in and he jumps off the top and hits Wilder with an Axe Handle but looks to have tweaked his knee. He starts to grab it and falls and Wilder comes at him, but Hawkins was playing possum and Hawkins rolls him up but Wilder kicks out and tags in Dawson. Hawkins tags in Ryder and Dawson escapes to the outside. Hawkins follows and he gets a vertical suplex on the outside.
Back on the inside, The Revival hit Ryder with a double team move and go for the cover, but Ryder kicks out. Dawson throws Ryder off the ropes and Hawkins gets up on the apron and gets a blind tag that Dawson doesn't see. Dawson and Wilder hit the Shatter Machine on Ryder but Hawkins comes in and rolls up Dawson to pick up the victory!


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How can I type my resources.resw parameter, so that a new line shows up on the content dialog.
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The Five Love Languages of Children from Dr. Gary Chapman on Vimeo.
Once again Gary Chapman has come up with a wonderful way to look at the love languages of the people we care about. The 5 Love Languages of Children is one of the newest additions to the 5 Love Languages library of books and resources.
I loved being able to read through the stories and see how my "language" with each of my children can encourage or discourage them. I went through the suggestions at the end of each love language to see what I can do on a daily basis to show my love to each of my kids. I love this great resource and can already see an improvement in one of my three kids after only a few days! I will continue to read and utilize the wonderful ideas in this book to show my kids every day how much they are loved.
An excellent resource for all parents, grandparents and caregivers of children! Don't have children? grandchildren? nieces or nephews? Then check out the 5 Love Languages website for books specifically for: the workplace, men, teenagers, singles, couples and more. . .
* I received a free copy of this book through Propeller for this review. All reviews are my personal opinion. See my FTC Disclosure on my Policy & Disclosure page.
We could really use this book. As parents of a child with a.s it would be nice to have a few more ideas to maybe help us along the way.


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Fights that were considered controversial, but you thought weren't?
Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by EvanSullivan, May 29, 2014.
Aldo vs Edgar. Aldo easily won that fight 4-1.
Edgar vs. Bendo 1, no need for the rematch.
Rockhold vs. Jacare, I thought Luke clearly won.
Shogun won 5-4 easily, possibly won all 5 rounds.
Edit: Oh i think i understand now.
Gus jones comes to mind, I thought 2, 4, and 5 were pretty clearly jones.
GSP won clearly. Close but not controversial.
Mousasi vs King Mo, Mo clearly won. A lot of people claim Mousasi beat Mo up off of his back and deserved the win but the second round was the only round Mousasi was effective off of his back. I also remember Mo getting the better of a lot of the stand up exchanges.
Agree with Forrest-Rampage and Bendo-Edgar 1.
GSP clearly beat Hendricks IMO. Especially if you turn off Rogan's commentary, just screaming everytime Hendricks made contact.


Manchester United's club captain Antonio Valencia is top of West Ham United's summer wish list according to the Daily Star.
The 33 year-old has now spent ten years at Old Trafford, where he has won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup, two League Cups and the Europa League.
It is likely that this season will be the Ecuadorian's last in Manchester, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not expected to offer his right back an extended deal, which expires at the end of the current campaign.
The Daily Star report that West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini is looking to capitalise on the situation and bring the experienced defender to the London Stadium.
Pablo Zabaleta turned 34 in January with his West Ham future unclear.
Argentine Pablo Zabaleta currently holds the right back position in East London, but like Valencia, his current deal also expires in May. The decision to stay is down to the player, but the ex-Manchester City player could take a coaching role at the club.
With Valencia likely to leave on a free, this will make the player's £100,000 a-week wages easier for the West Ham owners to justify.
It seems the state of this deal will come down to Zabaleta's decision on his playing future, as the Hammers would be unlikely to have both players on the wage bill going into next season.


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I'll be presenting two sessions at the summit. The first is Social Computing in SharePoint 2010: People Search, My Sites, Blogs, Wikis and Tagging, which takes place on the second day from 10 to 11:15. The second session is Upgrading from MOSS and Leveraging Web Content Management in SharePoint 2010, which is on the third day from 3:30 to 4:45.
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Q: Azure WorkerRole PaaS Symantec Endpoint Protection I have azure c# WorkerRole (PaaS) where I need to check uploaded files for viruses.
And I am going to use Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) DoScan.exe utility.
I need to create deployment script which will automatically install and setup SEP on WorkerRole.
Can you advice, please, how to setup and configure SEP using installation scripts (not using SEP GUI)?
I found insturctions how to setup SEP on Azure VM here:
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-install-symantec/
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Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
The trailer, which popped up early this morning, features several popular characters played by some fairly big names:
Jax is played by actor Michael Jai White (Spawn, Undisputed II)
Sonya Blade is played by actress Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager)
Baraka is played by actor Lateef Crowder (Undisputed III)
Scorpion is played by actor Ian Anthony Dale (Tekken)
Johnny Cage is played by martial arts expert Matt Mullins
Here is the YouTube clip uploaded by Warner Bros. – it's already generating ton of buzz and interest all over the internet and by film critics:
Release date is still TBA, but, by the looks of it, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth may make it to theaters by 2011.
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