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Charles Barkley: Tony Romo Should Just Date A School Teacher
Charles Barkley is loved in the sports world because of how opinionated he is, but sometimes I wonder if that characterization is a little unwarranted, and then he comes up with a gem like this. While in an airport on his way to Australia to spend some leisurely time with Russell Crowe (seriously), Barkley got on the cell phone to ramble about several topics. Enough with the intro, let the man with the opinions provide you with the entertainment. Barkley was on ESPN Radio in Dallas to discuss Tony Romo's love life, the lack of love Donovan McNabb receives, how he would handle a player who said he could guard him, why he feels sad for Michael Phelps in this 'jackass' generation, and he calls Marcin Gortat a top 10 center in the NBA.
His name for the current generation and how it affects celebrities like Michael Phelps:
"It's the jackass generation. You got every little nitwit walking around with a cell phone trying to catch you in a compromising position. I mean, my man Michael Phelps can't even smoke no dope with his friends. If you can't smoke with your friends, who the hell can you smoke with? I'm not here trying to be this or this, I'm just telling you: my man's smoking dope with his friends and one of his friends sells him out. That's the generation we live in now. It is what it is."
On who Tony Romo should be dating:
"I think it's better for him not to be going out with someone like Jessica Simpson, I said she's a nice girl, but we're in this Paparazzi age man, when everything you do with a celebrity… You got a great quarterback in Tony, a superstar in Jessica Simpson, it was just so much heat on them, every little thing they did. I think it's gonna be better for Tony in the long run – just get a regular girlfriend who's not famous."
On the suggestion that Romo should just find a school teacher to date:
"You know what's scary? I do a lot of speaking at schools, when did these teachers become hot? I gotta tell you something, when I go and speak at these schools now, I'm like: 'Oh, my God.' 'Cause where I'm from in a small town in Alabama, we only had one teacher who was under the age of 90, and we all had a crush on her. Now I go speak at these schools, there's like ten teachers that are like really hot. I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?' What the hell happened to teachers? That's what Tony should do: he should work out a deal and just go to different schools in Dallas and speak until you find him a really hot one."
On the talent level of Marcin Gortat:
"Gortat might be one of the most underrated players in the NBA. That tells you how good a player he is that they're gonna pay him that type of money to sit on the bench. I watched him play a few times but to get to watch him every day game during the playoffs; I think he's one of the ten best centers in the NBA."
Regarding Dirk Nowitzki and how he gave credit to his defenders during the second round of the playoffs versus Denver:
"If a guy was sleeping and thought he could stop me, I'd go over to his house in the middle of the night and slap the hell out of him. If he even was dreaming about the fact that he could stop me, I would go to his house, and I'd just walk in his room and slap the hell out of him, and say, 'Wake up. Don't even think you can guard me.' That's the mentality you have to have if you're gonna be a superstar in this league."
On the lack of love Donovan McNabb gets in Philadelphia:
"I don't think Donovan McNabb has ever got the credit in Philadelphia that he deserves… This guy has been nothing but great: he took them to four straight NFC Championship games, took them to one Super Bowl, he didn't win it, but he took them to four straight NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl, and this guy is not revered in Philadelphia and it pisses me off."
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In 2020, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ACH Volume Increases to 23 Billion Payments in 2014
"The ACH Network has continually added capabilities over its history to enable a host of electronic payments, such as payroll, bill payments, business payments, online and mobile payments, international payments, and a variety of others," said Janet O. Estep, president and CEO of NACHA. "New initiatives will help us continue to provide new, efficient options for ACH Network users."
Reflecting the industry's continued adoption and use of electronic payments, native electronic payments, or transactions that start and end as electronic, constituted 90 percent of ACH Network volume. In 2014, there were more than 16 billion native electronic payments, up 6.3 percent from 2013.
Specific categories of native electronic payments that saw significant growth in 2014 include online payments (WEB transactions), business-to-business (B2B) payments (CTX and CCD transactions), and recurring payments (PPD transactions), such as Direct Deposit via ACH.
WEB transactions — debit or credit payments made when authorization is provided via the Internet or a wireless network — grew 10.2 percent in 2014. A total of 3.6 billion WEB transactions were exchanged via the Network last year, including 7.4 million WEB credits that were person-to-person (P2P) payments. The implementation of new rules in March 2014 enabled the use of the WEB credit to identify and standardize P2P payments processed via the ACH Network. In total, WEB transactions accounted for almost 20 percent of ACH Network volume.
"Clearly, the trend is moving towards more and more online and mobile payments, as these types of payments, like the ACH Network, provide choice, flexibility and convenience for consumers," said Estep. "Continued development and implementation of rules that support the changing needs of the industry will help ensure financial institutions remain at the center of payments and continue to meet the needs of today's and tomorrow's consumers."
In 2014, the ACH Network processed a total of 2.7 billion CTX and CCD transactions, including 149 million healthcare payments via ACH, which are CCD transactions. This was an increase of 7.3 percent over 2013. Addenda record use associated with B2B payments grew as well, with CTX and CCD addenda use collectively increasing 7.7 percent.
Recurring payments, or PPD transactions, which account for almost half of total ACH Network volume, grew by 4.4 percent in 2014. Direct Deposit via ACH, or PPD credits, increased 3.6 percent over 2013.
Network Quality Indicators
To help maintain ACH Network quality, NACHA employs a comprehensive risk management strategy, which enables new opportunities and applications to thrive, while ensuring the safety, security and integrity of ACH payments. NACHA also utilizes the National System of Fines, which provides the means for evaluating possible Rules violations. Through a formal system of warnings and fines, it corrects infractions and helps ACH Network participants remain within the Rules' boundaries. In 2014, NACHA assessed fines in 148 cases in the amount of $369,000. Through the National System of Fines and other risk management initiatives, including Rules development and implementation, the overall Network unauthorized debit return rate was a very low 0.028 percent in 2014 (i.e., less than 3 out of every 10,000 transactions).
"The ACH Network remains a safe, secure, and high-quality payments system," said Estep. "The implementation of new rules, such as new standards and controls on resubmitting returned payments, and assessing fees on unauthorized transactions, will help further improve the quality of ACH payments and strengthen the Network overall."
Top 50 Originators and Receivers
Concurrent with the release of 2014 ACH volume information, NACHA also announced the Top 50 Originating Depository Financial Institutions (ODFIs) and Receiving Depository Financial Institutions (RDFIs) in 2014.
The Top 50 ODFIs originated 15,842,451,247 billion ACH transactions, accounting for 94.5 percent of ACH Network originated volume. The Top 50 RDFIs received 10,360,357,136 billion ACH transactions, accounting for 56.6 percent of ACH Network received volume.
[1] Includes direct-send and on-us transactions reported to NACHA. Other figures in this release do not include direct-send or on-us volumes.
Source: https://www.nacha.org/news/ach-volume-increases-23-billion-payments-2014

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I am a final year biomedical science student in England and work part-time as a waitress and barmaid. My passions are interior design, fashion, beauty and travel.
I hope this blog will transform into a creative outlet for when University and everything else in life just becomes a bit too much. Hopefully a few people might enjoy reading it too!
I am going to challenge myself to upload a blog post every week, so stay tuned for more!


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NICE Unveils Formal Code of Ethics for RPA and Intelligent Automation
By RPA Staff July 7, 2021
Hoboken, N.J.-based software provider NICE has formalized a code of ethics around RPA and intelligent automation it says is an industry first. The company's Robo-Ethical framework comprises five guiding principles companies should adhere to as intelligent automation systems continue to gain traction globally.
"A strong set of Robo-Ethics is essential in harnessing the power of AI, RPA and other intelligent automation technologies to improve our lives," Oded Karev, general manager of Robotic Automation Solutions for NICE, wrote in a corporate blog post introducing the framework. "Ethical guidelines and a clear moral compass for organizations and societies to follow, pave the way for sustainable and successful rollouts of the technology, and help to soothe societal anxiety about the impact of robots and machines on humans."
According to the framework, the principles, which the company says are embedded in its RPA platform, state that robots automating business processes must be:
Designed for positive impact
Designed to be free from biased decision-making
Designed to minimize the risk of individual harm
Trained and function on verified data sources
Designed with governance and control
Karev said NICE, which focuses its platform on attended automation, aims to hold itself and the RPA industry accountable for transparency and adherence to the principles put forth in the framework.
RPA Company Analyzes Contact Center Agent Complaints on Social Media for Ways to Reduce Their Stress
63% of Organizations Actively Deploying RPA, Says Report


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Choose a sheltered, sunny site and ground that has had manure added during the winter or just before planting the beans out. A sheltered site will attract more bees to pollinate the flowers, leading to more beans.
Sow your Runner Beans between April and June for the best results.
Runner beans are usually grown on a 'bean trench' which is prepared by digging out the soil to a spade's depth, filling the trench with farmyard manure or garden compost and back filling the soil over the top. The organic matter added to the soil will help retain moisture and cut down on the need for watering so often.
Sow Runner beans later in the season as they prefer warmer weather. Sow directly into the ground in mid to late May or sow two seeds to a 9cm pot and keep under cover until they germinate. The seedlings can then be grown outside until they are large enough to plant out on the trench towards the end of May.
Successional sowings can be made three weeks apart until the end of June but again, try to sow when the weather is warmer as plants may not crop before the first frosts.
Ensuring the soil is constantly moist and doesn't dry out will help to ensure that the flowers set and then create pods; so we recommend mulching the soil in June. It's a good idea to mist the foliage and the flowers regularly, especially in hot and dry weather, as this will increase the humidity around the flowers and help to improve the flower set.
Flower set is generally better in alkaline, chalky soils. You can consider adding lime to your soil if it is neutral or acidic.
Runner beans like plenty of water especially when they begin to flower and form young beans. They should be watered regularly and fed with a liquid feed once a week once the flowers begin to set. Hand weed around the plants to prevent competition which will take the goodness from the soil. Give the plants adequate support with tall bamboo canes and pinch out the tips of the plants when they reach the top of the canes.
Begin to pick the beans when they are on the small side and pick them regularly. Remove any oversized pods that have been missed from previous pickings and add them to the compost heap. You may want to snip the beans off with scissors to avoid damaging the rest of the flower cluster and any embryonic beans. If the beans do not snap cleanly in half, they will be 'stringy' and should be discarded.
Slugs and snails love Runner beans so use your preferred method of control as soon as the seeds germinate and continue until the plants have finished cropping. Mildew can be a problem – this is usually due to dry conditions putting the plants under stress and is often seen towards the end of the cropping time.
Aphids can be a problem too, which leads to few (or in some cases no) beans. Aphids are usually caused by lack of moisture or poor pollination by insects and can be avoided by planting in a sheltered site to attract bees for pollination as well as choosing an area that has plenty of organic matter in the soil.


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Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank Named "2019 TOP-RATED NONPROFIT" by GreatNonprofits
The Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank announced today it has been named a "2019 Top-Rated Nonprofit" by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits.
The Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank functions as a food hub in PD16, distributing 3.6 million pounds of food last year through over 250 hunger-relief programs. "We are honored to be named a 2019 Top-Rated Nonprofit," says Oya Oliver, President & CEO. "We are proud of our accomplishments this year, including expanding our senior and child hunger programs."
The Top-Rated Nonprofit Award is based on the rating and number of reviews that Fredericksburg Regional Food Banks received from volunteers, donors and aid recipients. One volunteer shared, "The Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank is our family's charity of choice. While we have worked with and contributed to multiple causes over the years, we wanted to focus on what we thought was most important for the community. The choice was easy, as food is the most basic of needs. The food bank also has many different ways to help, in addition to monetary contributions. While the Fredericksburg area is relatively affluent, the number of persons/families needing food assistance is very significant, and not well known to the general population. The Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank is the primary organization helping this "invisible population" meet their most basic needs.
"The Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank is a great example of a nonprofit making a real difference in their community," said Perla Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits, "Their award is well-deserved recognition not only of their work but the tremendous support they receive, as shown by the many outstanding reviews they have received from people who have direct experience working with the food bank."
GreatNonprofits is the leading website where people share stories about their personal experiences on more than 1.6 million charities and nonprofits. The GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Awards are the only awards for nonprofits determined by those who have direct experience with the charities – as donors, volunteers and recipients of aid.
The complete list of 2019 Top Rated Nonprofits can be found here.


Why is Layaway Becoming More Popular?
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Apparently CNBC is finding that more and more people are using layaway, and I just don't get it! I have no recollection of using layaway, but then again I am only 27, and part of the generation where everyone had a credit card! The Simpsons even had an episode where Santa's Little Helper received a Credit a Card under the name, Santos E. Yelper. Well, we all know how that is sorting itself out now.
Granted, Sears provides pretty reasonable "fine print", but that doesn't make layaway is a good idea!
I am all about ING, one of the reasons is that it allows for multiple accounts. The Wife and I have multiple accounts. Here is a screen shot of my ING Accounts.
Lets take Vacation Fund as an example. Every week the wife and I put in 20 bucks a piece, nothing too crazy (less than a couple of beers on Long Island), but it is our 'layaway' for a vacation whenever we decide to take one. My rules and fees? ZERO. My wife's ING screen is crazy! She has a car account, a baby account, a dog account, and each month she automatically puts some amount I don't know off hand, right into each "layaway" account. We do it without any fees, and are even earning interest (albeit a low interest rate).
For new accounts ING GIVES you $25 for deposits of $250 or more! Free $25 just for signing up.
$15 or 20%? HA TAKE THAT SEARS. Then you can set up your bi-weekly payment just like you would do to Sears.
Want that $25 from ING? Just Contact My Journey to Millions and I will get you a referral link.
I grew up on layaway and I am 43. My mother used it to buy our school clothes and supplies on layaway. Back then credit cards were not the norm and this was a great option to get the kids stuff and be able to have a budget and right before school started she would get our stuff out and we had brand new clothes and supplies. It's just the way it was back then.
And as for now I still think it's a great idea for families without much money or credit. Heck there are still lots of people who do not have checking or savings account so doing the ING account is not an option for them. Also, layaway requires no credit approval and is a simple process. You either pay your bill or they put your items back, simple! I however, do NOT think layaway should be for large items or items you don't really need. I see layaway for necessities.
So don't knock what you don't understand as not everyone was as fortunate as you to grow up on credit cards, internet, cell phones and such niceties.


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Der Tahiti-Sturmvogel (Pseudobulweria rostrata) ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Sturmvögel. Die Art kommt überwiegend auf der südlichen Halbkugel über dem tropischen und subtropischen Pazifik vor. Die IUCN führt den Tahiti-Sturmvogel auf ihrer Vorwarnliste near threatened und schätzt den Bestand auf 20.000 geschlechtsreife Individuen.

Erscheinungsbild
Der Tahiti-Sturmvogel erreicht eine Körperlänge von 38 bis 40 Zentimetern. Die Flügelspannweite beträgt bei der Nominatform 84 Zentimeter. Es besteht kein auffälliger Sexualdimorphismus.

Adulte Tahiti-Sturmvögel haben einen dunkelbraunen Kopf und Hals. Dagegen hebt sich scharf der weiße Bauch und die weiße untere Brust ab. Die Körperoberseite ist einfarbig dunkelbraun, lediglich die Oberschwanzdecke weist einen blassbraunen Fleck auf. Die Iris ist dunkelbraun, der Schnabel ist schwarz. Die Beine und Füße sind fleischfarben.

Verwechslungsmöglichkeiten bestehen mit dem Phönixsturmvogel, der eine ähnliche Gefiederfärbung hat. Er ist etwas kleiner; der Kopf wirkt in Relation zur Körpergröße etwas größer, die Flügel kürzer. Der Flügelschlag des Tahiti-Sturmvogels wirkt außerdem etwas ruhiger.

Verbreitungsgebiet
Der Tahiti-Sturmvogel ist ein Hochseevogel, der überwiegend über tropischen Gewässern vorkommt und gelegentlich auch über wärmeren subtropischen Gewässern zu beobachten ist. Außerhalb der Fortpflanzungszeit meidet er küstennahe Gewässer und hält sich überwiegend fernab von Landmassen auf. Der Flug ist ruhiger als bei den meisten Sturmvögeln, insbesondere verglichen mit dem von Hakensturmtauchern. Typisch sind lange Gleitflüge, die von kurzen Flugphasen mit flachen Flügelschlägen unterbrochen sind. Er ist nur selten in losen Trupps zu beobachten, vor allem an nahrungsreichen Stellen ist er gelegentlich mit anderen Seevögeln vergesellschaftet. Gewöhnlich meidet er auch die Nähe von Schiffen und folgt ihnen bestenfalls mit großem Abstand.

Zu den Brutinseln zählen die Marquesas, die Gesellschaftsinseln, Fidschi, Neukaledonien, Französisch-Polynesien und Amerikanisch-Samoa.

Lebensweise
Die Lebensweise des Tahiti-Sturmvogels ist nicht sehr gut untersucht. Er brütet in Erdbauen an steinigen Hängen oder in offenen Waldgebieten. Nach jetzigem Wissensstand gibt es keine spezifische Fortpflanzungszeit, die Vögel können ganzjährig zur Brut schreiten. Auf Tahiti brüten Tahiti-Sturmvögel jedoch überwiegend zwischen März und Juli. Neu entdeckte Brutkolonien auf Neukaledonien bestehen alle aus weniger als zehn Brutpaaren. Die einzelnen Nester liegen weit auseinander.

Die Art wird von der IUCN auf der Vorwarnstufe geführt, weil die Bestände rückläufig sind und die Art durch auf den Brutinseln eingeführte Säugetiere gefährdet sind. Auf den Marquesas und den Gesellschaftsinseln stellen Ratten eine Gefährdung der Art dar. Es ist aber sehr wahrscheinlich, dass Hausratten auf diesen Inseln schon seit mehreren Jahrzehnten vorkommen, sie scheinen daher keine wesentliche Bedrohung zu sein. Jungvögel werden während der Nacht von Lichtern angezogen, was vor allem in den größeren Siedlungsgebieten auf Tahiti und Neukaledonien ein Problem darstellt. In den Bergen von Französisch-Polynesien sind auch Überlandleitungen eine Gefahr für die auf den Inseln brütenden Tahiti-Sturmvögel. Auf Grande-Terre sind neben Ratten auch verwilderte Schweine, Katzen und Hunde eine Gefahr für die dort noch vorhandenen Brutkolonien. Auf den kleinen Inseln vor der Küstenlinie von Grand-Terre ist es jedoch gelungen, zumindest die Ratten wieder auszurotten.

Belege

Literatur
 P. J. Higgins (Hrsg.): Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds, Band 1, Ratites to Ducks, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1990, ISBN 0195530683

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IT HAS taken 12 years, an international police inquiry and a decade of legal battles to bring them back to the North West.
But, thanks to an extraordinary coincidence, the lost silver salvers of Tatton Park have finally come home.
Since they were stolen by professional thieves in 1987, there has been an empty space in the dining room of the Old Hall in Tatton Park where the two silver gilt rose water dishes once had pride of place.
The story of how the 18th-century plates were discovered is as intriguing as the history of Tatton Park itself.
The salvers, which date from 1786, were part of a £250,000 collection of silver in the dining room at Cheshire's most famous country mansion.
They were used by the Egerton family, which bought the estate 400 years ago, to entertain guests, including members of the Royal family.
In June, 1987, professional thieves raided the dining room, escaping with the entire collection.
Security was stepped up after the incident and a police investigation was launched.
But attempts to trace the missing silverware, which is owned by the National Trust, proved fruitless.
Then, in May, 1989, the wife of John Hickett-Wilson, a silverware expert at Sotheby's auction house in Chester, spotted the missing plates in the window of a jewellers' shop in Valletta, Malta.
Unaware of their origins, she had thought they might be of interest to her husband.
Upon her return, she happened to visit Tatton Park, where she learned that the plates had been stolen.
She told the room steward of her discovery in Malta and the National Trust, with the help of Interpol, Cheshire Police and the British High Commission, began tracking them down.
Detectives from Wilmslow CID made the 3,000 mile round-trip to Malta with the National Trust's Historic Buildings officer, Julian Gibbs, to identify the plates.
But attempts to reclaim the salvers failed when the shopkeeper successfully argued through the Maltese courts that he had bought them in good faith from a tall, blond Englishman who had told him they were part of his inheritance.
A succession of court cases followed.
Finally, after a 10-year legal wrangle, the Maltese courts ruled that the jeweller had purchased the plates in good faith.
The National Trust had no option but to buy them back at their original purchase price of £7,000.
Now, the deal has been completed and the striking silver salvers have been shipped back to Cheshire.
They will be on display in the dining room during the forthcoming visitors' season.
Tatton Park manager Graham Hicks said: "We are very pleased to have them back.
"We have known exactly where they were for a long time, but we could not get our hands on them.
"They are very valuable pieces in their own right."
Julian Gibbs, of the National Trust, said: "We were delighted when we discovered their whereabouts.
"The silver collection, together with all the important contents of Tatton, was left to the National Trust by Maurice Lord Egerton for the benefit of the nation and the theft was a great loss to the collection.
"The National Trust attempted to get the plates back through the legal process but when that failed, we had to find the necessary funds to purchase the items.
"Thanks to the efforts of the Maltese lawyers acting for the Trust, we have been able to return the silver to its rightful place."
The whereabouts of the remainder of the silver collection remains a mystery.
The culprits were never found but two wine coolers from the collection turned up at a Christie's auction and were later returned.
Mr Hicks said: "We have had two other pieces returned in 1991, but since then, nothing.
"The rest of the silverware could be anywhere in the world. But there is always hope that they could turn up as the market for this kind of silverware is relatively small."
A spokesman for Cheshire Police said: "This crime has never been detected but the file remains open.
"There are obvious difficulties in moving forward with a 12-year-old case but if any more information were to come to light we would certainly look into it."
The gilt rose water dishes are regarded as collectors' items by aficionados of 18th century period silver.
The dishes feature a shaped gadroon border embossed with oak leaves and acorns, while their centre features floral and leafage sprays. Made in London in 1768 by Thomas Heming, they were purchased by the Egerton family at a sale held by HRH the Duke of York in 1827.
The Egertons were a noted family of knights and gentlemen with several prosperous branches in Cheshire.
Sir Thomas Egerton was the founding father of Tatton Park and his lavish tastes set the tone for generations of fashionable and innovative additions to the house's furnishings and contents.
The plates were purchased by Maurice Egerton, the fourth Baron, who built the estate's huge Tenant's Hall to house his collection of trophies and ethnographical treasures from around the world.
The salvers are typical of the finery which reflected the growing wealth and taste of the Egertons at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries.
They were kept in the house's stunning dining room, which played host to, among others, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, who stayed at Tatton Park in 1887 during their visit to Manchester to open the Royal Jubilee Exhibition.


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Prep wrestling: Three area athletes take first at Kinyon Invite
By Joe Randleman Staff Writer
STORY CITY - Gilbert's Carson Johnson put the advice of his coach to good use, Roland-Story's Joe Hovick achieved his second milestone of the week and South Hamilton's Lane Swenson did what he needed to stay undefeated.
All three individuals won an individual championship at the Jim Kinyon Norsemen Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday.
Johnson, ranked eighth in Class 2A at 160 pounds, by The Predicament, beat Riceville's Drew Fox, the No. 8 wrestler in 1A, by a 4-1 decision in the finals on Saturday. Johnson scored a takedown 55 seconds into the match, gave up an escape then rode out Fox in the second period.
Johnson fended off Fox for most of the third period then picked up a reversal with 1 minute, 18 seconds left to wrap up the victory.
"Coming into today, I knew I'd possibly have a ranked kid," Johnson said. "I just stuck with what my coach (Scott Auderer) told me to do and just believed. He told me to stay in good position, hands out in front of you, and when you're top, make sure everything is secure so he doesn't break away."
In his first two matches of the tournament, Johnson pinned Grinnell's Max Loveall in 1:24 and defeated Knoxville's Nash Linsley by technical fall, 19-1.
"It's my third one in high school," Johnson said of bringing home a championship. "It's my last year, and it feels good to get this one and close the books for the first half of the season."
Hovick followed up earning his 100th-career victory in a quadrangular dual at Story City last Thursday by winning an individual title at the home tournament for the first time.
"It feels good to finally win a championship at home," Hovick said. "But I've got to keep rolling. Gotta put this behind me and focus on the next matches."
Hovick, ranked ninth in 2A at 113, pinned Southeast Polk's Jackson Dietzenbach in 56 seconds and defeated Hampton-Dumont's Jack Showalter by an 11-5 decision to reach the finals at 113, where he met up with Knoxville's Marco Alejo.
After a scoreless first period, Hovick scored an early reversal in the second followed by a two-point near-fall.
"That's my go-to when I'm on bottom - a switch," Hovick said. "I got a cradle, too, for two more back points."
He maintained a 4-1 lead through two periods, gave up an escape in the third then blocked a late Alejo takedown attempt for a 4-2 victory.
"It was tiring," Hovick said. "He's a good wrestler, and I look forward to seeing him later in the season."
Swenson stayed perfect on the season by pinning Grinnell's Oliver Louden in 30 seconds, East Marshall/GMG's Logan Walton in 3:02 and Boone's Jayden Angle in 47 seconds before edging Roland-Story's Eli Thorson in the finals by a 6-4 decision.
In the finals, Swenson jumped out to a 6-2 lead after one period and held off Thorson despite giving up a takedown with 45 seconds left to make things interesting.
"I was trying to get to my offense and not worry about (Thorson's) pace," Swenson said. "It's huge. Going into break undefeated and winning a championship means a lot."
In team competition, Gilbert finished third in the 12-team field with 174.5 points. Cael Ihle (126), Kruz Pierce (152) and Cayden Mesken (220) each took second and Aiden Carr (170) and Jacob Steenhoek (195) each placed third.
"We should've had seven guys in the finals - that's what I expected," Auderer said. "But we've had a great first half of the season. This tournament was a good barometer of where we're at, and it's going to give us a lot of fuel going forward."
Winterset won the team championship with 243.5 points and East Marshall/GMG took second with 197.5.
Roland-Story placed ninth with 97.5 points. Thorson picked up a fall over Knoxville's Ian Crossett and edged Carr by a 4-2 decision in his other two matches at 170, Christian Eslick placed third at 120 and Jimmy Philipsen finished fourth at 220.
"I thought we wrestled pretty well," Roland-Story head coach Leland Schwartz said. "There were a couple of matches we'd like to have back, but for the most part, we wrestled well, and I'm happy."
South Hamilton was 12th with 49 points. Brent Greenfield came in fourth at 182 and Trevor Thompson fifth at 195 as the only other Hawk wrestlers to place.
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1. Winterset 243.5, 2. East Marshall/GMG 197.5, 3. Gilbert 174.5, 4. Grinnell 163, 5. Hampton-Dumont 130, 6. Knoxville 128, 7. Boone 122, 8. Riceville 107.5, 9. Roland-Story 97.5, 10. Southeast Valley 90, 11. Southeast Polk 75.5, 12. South Hamilton 49.
106 pounds - Travis Allen (W). 113 - Joe Hovick (R-S). 120 - Dominic Ridout (EM/GMG). 126 - Brock Beck (GN). 132 - Bryce Hatten (W). 138 - Landon Kirby (GN). 145 - Lawson Losee (R), 152 - Jack West (W). 160 - Carson Johnson (G). 170 - Lane Swenson (SH). 182 - Riley Hoven (W). 195 - Conner Murty (EM/GMG). 220 - Kamrin Steveson (GN). 285 - Chris Eastman (R).


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Buhari's Next Level Agenda Provides Ray of Hope for Children, Youth – Permanent Secretary
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Deaconess Grace Isu-Gekpe, has said the Next Level Agenda of the Buhari Administration has revived the hope of the Nigerian youth in attaining their full potentials by unlocking their talents and creative abilities.
Deaconess Gekpe stated this in Abuja on Monday at the Second Edition of "Rainbow Art: Unlocking Creativity with the theme: A New NIGERIA; the Hope of the Nigerian Child and Youth."
"As the current administration has begun its journey to take Nigerians to the next level and calibrating a new Nigeria where there is opportunity for all, we believe that there is certainly hope for the Nigerian child and youth.
"The hope is hinged on tangible actions such as empowerment of the citizenry and lifting the people out of poverty. By focusing on the creative acumen of our children and youth, this laudable initiative is galvanizing them for a brighter and prosperous future," she said.
The Permanent Secretary stressed the need to focus more on children and youth by creating veritable platforms for social and economic empowerment, which will steer them away from engaging in unproductive ventures.
"Indeed, talents abound among children and youth but the institutions to harness these talents are limited. I am glad that National Gallery of Art is consistently harnessing the boundless talents of our children and youth," she said.
Secondary school students on cultural display at the event.
In his remarks, the Acting Director General of the National Gallery of Art, Dr. Simon Ikpakronyi, said the organisation commenced the Rainbow Art Creative Series in 2014 aimed at harnessing and showcasing the creativity and talents of Nigerian children and youth.
He said the organization is exploring the platform of visual arts to inculcate the idea of advocacy, democracy and nationhood in the teeming children and youth.
The event featured cultural display by school children, fashion parade, performance by students of the FCT School for Blind and Art Exhibition.


Published on Sept. 8, 2017 | Updated 2:07 p. m.
People gather in Public Square in Cleveland on Thursday to rally against the repeal of DACA.
CLEVELAND — Hundreds of people gathered in Market Square Park on Thursday where they held a candlelight vigil in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, the Dream Act and all immigrants.
Ralliers heard stories from people who are DACA recipients, or "Dreamers," and how they came to the United States as children. The Dreamers spoke of how proud they were when for the first time they stepped out of the shadows of an uncertain future to register for the program.
DACA recipients are commonly referred to as Dreamers based on the never-passed DREAM Act that would have provided similar protections for young immigrants.
Some applied for jobs and college for the first time, they told stories of how they felt protected and able to plan for their futures.
But with DACA ending in six months, they once again face uncertain futures. Despite this, they spoke out and said they fully intend to fight President Donald Trump's decision to end DACA.
Among the hundreds present were about a dozen members of the Lorain Ohio Immigrant Rights Association, which included some local DACA recipients.
At one point during the rally organizers asked Dreamers present to raise their hands. One hand that rose was that of a 17-year-old girl from Lorain who was present with the Lorain group.
Her hand rose slowly, as if she was uncertain whether to point herself out in front of hundreds of strangers. As LOIRA secretary, Javier Espitia said there have been several instances of vocal DACA recipients receiving unexpected and unwanted visits from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after they had been vocal in media reports.
Others have faced harassment from peers or people in the community who don't have compassion for undocumented immigrants, Espitia said.
Espitia urged the girl after the rally not to use her name in this report for those reasons. Although she wanted to name herself, she ultimately decided not to have it published in the newspaper.
During the rally, she took to the stage at one point to read the story of a 14-year-old boy who had planned to register for DACA when he became eligible at 15 next year.
The boy, who was going to attend the rally but decided not to out of fear, had dreams of joining the military or becoming a police officer, but for him, those dreams may not become realities.
After reading his story, the girl from Lorain unexpectedly decided to briefly address the crowd to talk about herself. She spoke of her desire not to live in fear and to fight for Dreamers.
For a moment she was overcome with emotion.
After the rally the girl told her story more fully. She came here with her mother at age 5 from Mexico to reunite with her father, who was already living here. She said she remembers crossing the border with strangers.
Both of her parents are undocumented, and she has an 11-year-old sister who was born in the United States. The family lives in fear, she said, because if she and her parents are deported, her sister would be left behind without any family.
She described the day she applied for DACA as an amazing feeling of "coming out of the shadows." She applied for a job as a hostess at a restaurant and started making plans to apply for college at Cleveland State University to study psychology.
When she heard about Trump's decision this week, she said she was shocked. Thousands will be affected, and no one knows whether they will be deported, lose jobs or be denied entry into colleges, she said.
She's not surprised Trump made such a decision, and she isn't surprised there are Americans who think people like her should be deported. She just wishes people would pay attention to what is happening and how it is affecting people like her who came to the United States as children, and others who left their home countries as adults to escape corrupt governments and dangerous situations.
The girl said after Trump was elected, a teacher at her school, who was unaware of her situation, made an inappropriate joke to her that she would be deported.


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Communication for the Future of Dressage
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An important issue arising today in the world of dressage is the lack of communication between dressage bodies. Unless judges, trainers, riders, owners and stewards can interact and express ideas openly, I wonder how the sport will be able to grow in a united and productive way?
Belarus 4-star judge Natallia Rubashko says the main thing to improve communication amongst dressage bodies, is mutual respect.
"The judges should respect the huge amount of work riders and trainers are putting in," says Natallia. "Time, effort, health and money – everything that they spend in order to achieve their goal of improving at each competition. They travel with their horses long distances to the shows, take care of the horses all the time and rely on our honest judging opinion. They expect to be rewarded for good riding and to know what is bad and how to improve on it."
Natallia adds that at the same time the riders and trainers need to keep in mind that we (judges) also put a lot of effort into becoming a good judge. It's a long way for us. We also spend time and money to continue our education throughout our judging career. Sometimes we arrive to the shows having not had enough time to rest, after a long haul flight, travelling economy class, changing time and climate zones. It's a hard job to judge feeling responsibility and pressure, under constant control and criticism. We want to be honest in our judging too, and be rewarded when it's done well even with just a simple "thank you"."
Promoting mutual respect, according to Natallia, eradicates room for people to be impolite.
"Sometimes it's very difficult to listen to criticism, to admit a mistake or to stay positive. But any criticism must be constructive," she said. "I know all my colleagues are open to discussion. We appreciate that communication because it also teaches us. We are confident and willing to discuss with riders and trainers, but discussion needs to be positive from both sides."
5-star Judge Leif Törnblad agrees that communication between riders, trainers, Judges and stewards could be better and more well organized.
"We could have evening get togethers at shows where we could discuss certain subjects such as correct form, active hind legs, swinging back, thight nosebands, and degree of difficulty, harmony etc," says Leif. "Many riders are not sure what the judges are looking for, especially when we come to shows where it is not only top riders that are competing."
Leif finds it easier to have the dialog at the shows where the judges spend most of their spare time.
"We could also organize seminars with riders, trainers, judges, stewards and maybe also horse scientists where we have enough time to discuss in depth the current issues with all involved. Facebook is not a good communication channel as it allows people to be too black and white and rude," adds Leif.
Leif strongly believes that the declining interest in our sport dressage has nothing to do with half marks or changes in the tests.
"We have to make the dressage tests more likeable and soft with better harmony between horse and rider again and focus on the good sides of our relationship with the horses. Look how easy it is to make a good partnership in the para dressage sport without tough methods," says Leif.
Alonso (centre) at the 2017 World Cup Finals
Mexican O-judge Maribel Alonso believes that If we want to improve the relationship between dressage bodies then communication is vital.
"All parties involved need to know what to expect from each other," says Alonso. "Trainers want their pupils to be successful so they need to find the best way to translate the horse´s movements into words. A rider's ultimate goal at a show is to get the best possible result and therefore need to understand what judges are looking for and understanding their markings. And judges want to be precise and clear so they effectively critique and score the riding and training of dressage horses."
Maribel feels that due to a lack of communication today there are riders and trainers that feel "cheated" at times while judges get frustrated if they are unable to put forward the right remarks.
"All parties make the sport happen so staying in touch seems like a logical response to solve the quiz," says Maribel. "These three groups are responsible for making the sport better, more understandable and more accessible to the world."
So how is better communication linked to the future of the sport?
"We all need to sell dressage at its best," says Maribel.
And for this to happen we have to work at it together.
by Sarah Warne - Photo © Astrid Appels
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Maribel Alonso, Carrying the Nation of Mexico All the Way to London


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Eino Purje (né le  à Kymi et mort le  à Tervo) est un athlète finlandais spécialiste du 1 500 mètres. Affilié au HT, il mesurait 1,74 m pour entre 66 et 68 kg.

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Athlète finlandais
Coureur de 1 500 mètres
Coureur de 5 000 mètres
Athlète (homme) aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1928
Athlète (homme) aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1932
Naissance en février 1900
Naissance à Kotka
Naissance dans le grand-duché de Finlande
Décès en septembre 1984
Décès en Finlande
Médaillé de bronze olympique finlandais
Décès à 84 ans


This Eugene Iverd painting was the hidden treasure of the appraisal booth at the Niskayuna Reformed Church's Antique Show on Friday, January 19th. The show had a wonderful selection of vendors and attendees brought a great variety of antiques for Mark to appraise.
Eugene Iverd (1893-1936), born George Melvin Erickson, was a Minnesota artist well-known in the 1920s for his paintings and illustrations. He submitted his first picture to The Saturday Evening Post in 1926 with them publishing his first artwork on the March 13th cover of the same year. During his career, Iverd produced 55 magazine covers and approximately 60 advertisements for clients including Campbell's Soup Company and Monarch Foods.
This beautiful painting, entitled 'Lighting the Pumpkin,' was published on the cover of the November 3, 1934 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. The framed painting, measuring approximately 26″ x 18″, wowed onlookers with its beauty. The young girl makes eye contact with the viewer, a bright smile on her face. Light spills from the jack-o-lantern as the young boy in costume, his face covered in glee, puts a match into it. Beyond the warm glow, pairs of spooky eyes emerge from the darkness.
The artworks of The Saturday Evening Post have always had a special place in the heart of America. There is a certain nostalgia for the jolly characters that graced the cover each week. 'Lighting the Pumpkin' is an exquisite example that is estimated at $10,000-$20,000.
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La escultura Gestación es una obra de arte ubicada junto al puente de la Resistencia Indígena que da acceso al paseo del mismo nombre en Los Caobos, hacia la pista norte (dirección oeste) de la autopista Francisco Fajardo de Caracas, forma parte del proyecto Viarte, ejecutado en el marco del Plan Soluciones Viales para Caracas.

Como parte de los trabajos de ampliación y mejora de la infraestructura vial del área metropolitana de Caracas, el Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Transporte Terrestre y Obras Públicas bajo la rectoría de Haiman El Troudi propuso ejecutar un plan de mejoramiento ornamental de las vías terrestres con la instalación de un museo al aire libre.

Esta obra es del escultor venezolano Daniel Suárez, oriundo de San Cristóbal, estado Táchira, y fue elaborada en hierro pintado. Es una estructura en forma de disco con una altura de 2,30 metros, un diámetro de 2 metros y un grosor de 1,20 metros, elaborado en hierro pintado (color rojo) sobre una base de concreto de aproximadamente 1,50 metros de altura y dos metros de ancho.

El artista define la obra como una figura abstracta geométrica que incorpora una pequeña esfera en su interior y que representa a un bebé, y su motivación fueron las madres.

La instalación de esta obra fue el 16 de octubre de 2013.

Daniel Suárez tiene una segunda obra en el marco del proyecto Viarte, llamada "Trinidad" y se encuentra ubicada en Barquisimeto, estado Lara, adyacente al BRT Transbarca

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Q: Search next (bigger) key with SQL efficiently I have a table with  tuples where timestamps (time) are not consecutive but (we can assume for simplicity) unique.
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I am faced with the problem of finding the "next tuple given some time T" ( <- next(T);), e.g. next(4) -> <5,6>, or next(5) -> <8,10>. Further, since this data is hold in a MySQL database I would prefer to realize this with SQL. However, time constraints require to find the respective tuple in O (log n).
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Thanks!

For your information:
(1) At the moment my solution caches the respective data in memory and orders it initially. This way I can then find the next tuple in O(log n) time. However, this consumes lots of memory and I would prefer to do it kind of "in-line" in the DBMS which is surely highly optimized regarding caching etc.
(2) I could imagine a solution where data is hold ordered by time in the database, but I don't know how to ensure ordering or to implement a respective search algorithm in SQL. :-/
(3) I am aware of indexing etc. and that it improves performance if I declare time as primary key but I don't know how it could help to find next in O(log n).

A: *

*You need to make sure that an index exists for the time column. You can check if an index exists by examining the results of this command:
show index from table;
If the time column is the primary key of the table, then the index almost certainly exists. The index is necessary for an efficient search in the time column. You will get O(log n) performance with the right index, if not constant time lookups (just read more about btrees).
MySQL uses B-tree indexes, which allow lookup and sequential traversing, both in logarithmic time. That means that finding the next higher time for a given time is done in logarithmic time, provided that MySQL utilizes the index correctly. This is not always the case and you have to try this. If it does not work, you have to give MySQL execution hints to make it utilizing the index correctly.

*Order the results by time and then use the limit keyword for taking only the first result from the result set:
select * from table
    where time > T
    order by time
    limit 1

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With almost a full academic year working on the GCSE and BTEC courses our Year 10 students will be working in lessons to ensure that they can respond effectively to questions in the written papers which will test their knowledge and understanding of each subject. We have our mock exams starting on Tuesday 24th April.
In our last assembly before the exams we will be talking about the importance of being fully prepared for the papers. All students must make sure that they have a full set of equipment needed for the exams.
We have also recently looked as a year group at the revision process. They should be fully aware that effective revision always involves working with the content they are revision, simply reading notes is not effective, even if they have convinced themselves of this!
The German exam will test Writing and Reading. The topics will be the first three units of the course: school, free time and family.
For Foundation students, there will be a picture to describe in four sentences, a 40-word written task and a choice of two 90 word tasks. There will also be 5 sentences to translate into German. There will then be reading passages with comprehension questions.
For Higher students, there will be a choice of two 90-word writing questions, a choice of two 150 word questions and a short paragraph to translate into German. There will then be reading passages with comprehension questions.
For all students, there will be a Speaking test after your exams are finished. Your teacher will talk to you about this in advance of the test.
You should use your exercise book and vocabulary booklet for revision.
The students have been covering a range of topics including Timber, in their theory lessons. Students will need to revise this for their exam plus use their revision guides to have a wider understanding of Product Design.
If any student would like a revision guide and question booklet, these can still be ordered through us at a reduced cost of £5.10 for both books.
We would like to remind you of the Upcycling competition, which was launched when Jon Hutchinson from ProjectUp visited our year 10 lesson. The deadline for all products is not until the start of May but there are a few things to do before this time. If your child is entering this competition, please ask them to see me for the consent letters etc.
– 6.30pm. All are welcome. If you would like to attend, then please let me know as Jon requires final numbers for the night.
The Year 10 exam is 1 hour and 45 mins in length. Students will complete 4 whole questions which are sub-divided into 1, 2, 4, 5 and 12 mark questions.
Students will need to make sure they revise everything in their yellow and purple exercise books.
Please see separate letter attached detailing our launch of the PiXL maths app.
Year 10 will be having a mini mock unseen assessment on Macbeth in their usual English lessons towards the end of next half term. (They won't have another mock for English Language).
They should make sure they have completed their GAPP packs well in advance of this to help their understanding of the text. Also, they should ensure they are up to date with the reading of Macbeth and they could watch Macbeth revision videos on you tube (Mr Bruff or Stacey Reay).
The Year 10 mock exams start the week beginning 30th April. The Science mock exams will assess all GCSE topics taught in Biology, Chemistry and Physics from all of Year 10 and the GCSE topics covered at the end of Year 9.
· Double (Combined) Science students: will sit 3 papers (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Each paper is 1 hour 15 minutes in length.
Biology Paper Biology topics 1 – 4: Cell Biology; Organisation; Infection and response; and Bioenergetics.
Paper Chemistry topics 1 – 5: Atomic structure and the periodic table; Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter; Quantitative chemistry; Chemical changes; and Energy changes.
Physics Paper Physics topics 1 – 4: Energy; Electricity; Particle model of matter; and Atomic structure.
· Mock revision: students will be given revision material to complete to help prepare for the mock exams.
Thank you, as ever, for your ongoing support. We hope that the Easter period provides a great chance for our Year 10 students to relax and also manage their time to ensure that they revise effectively.
Assistant Head Teacher – Director of Standards and Student Progress.


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Lady Gaga, Gwen Stefani & More Celebrities Wearing Fishnet Tights
Fishnet tights never go out of style — and in 2019, they're as popular among the celebrity set as ever.
Gwen Stefani has been wearing the stockings since the 1990s. Whether she's headed to church or posing the red carpet, the No Doubt singer sports the hosiery for a rocker-chic vibe.
Gwen Stefani strikes a pose in Moshino with Christian Louboutin heels on the pink carpet at the 2019 Met Gala.
Stefani even took her fishnets to this year's Met Gala, teaming them with Christian Louboutin stilettos and a Moschino outfit. But she wasn't the only one in fishnets on the red carpet. Lady Gaga wore a pair underneath a bra and panty set, completing her look with soaring platforms from Pleaser Shoes.
Lady Gaga wearing 10-inch Pleaser platforms with fishnet tights at the Met Gala.
The style is also a favorite for performances — just ask Cardi B. The "I Like It" rapper can often be spotted onstage in the tights, layered under hot pants for an extra layer of coverage.
Gwen Stefani Gets Whimsical in Black & White Checkered Dress With Stiletto Boots for Gxve Beauty
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Cardi B wearing an all-pink ensemble in Miami with fishnets underneath.
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Fishnets are no longer limited to just tights. Dior has incorporated the style in a number of unconvential ways in recent years — even applying a fishnet pattern to pair of boots for spring '20.
A detail shot of fishnet combat boots from Dior spring '20.
While fishnet dresses, shirts and even boots have risen to popularity within the past few years, fishnet stockings have a much longer history.
The style dates back to the 19th century — although the term "fishnet stockings" did not appear in the Oxford English Dictionary until the 1930s. During the '30s and '40s, fishnets were a staple of burlesque style, and they were worn in the '50s by pin-up women like Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. They've stayed popular since — getting a grungey spin in the '90s and remaining a must-have for performers today.
Click through the gallery to see more celebrities in fishnet tights.
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Iran allows Russian poultry imports
Russia's first five poultry farms have obtained permission from Iran's veterinary authorities to ship broiler meat to the country, Russian veterinary watchdog Rosselhoznadzor said in a statement.
Some of Russia's largest poultry and meat producers have gained access to the Iranian market. Rosselhoznadzor named Bryansky Broiler of Miratorg, Vasielvskaya Poultry Farm of Cherkizovo and Tokarevskaya Poultry Farm of GAP Resource among the companies approved for export.
Russian poultry companies have long had an interest in the Iranian market, Konstantin Korneyev, managing director of Russian consulting firm Rincon Management, told local news agency AgroInvestor. He also envisions that all logistical and financial issues related to poultry exports will be resolved quickly given the current geopolitical situation. The Iranian market remains closed to some of the world's leading poultry exporters, so price dynamics are less dependent on the actions of foreign firms, Korniev said, and now virtually all Russian poultry exporters are in talks to find a way into the Iranian market.
Russia's poultry exports could help Iran fill a gap in its domestic market, where demand is expected to decline in 2022 due to soaring feed prices.
Poultry production is expected to decline from 2.18 million tonnes in 2021 to 2.1 million tonnes in 2022, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization's latest food outlook. Against this background, imports are expected to increase from 70,000 tons to 105,000 tons, while exports are expected to decrease from 33,000 tons to 16,000 tons.
Meanwhile, the Iranian Statistics Center estimated that poultry production fell by 19% year-on-year last month.
The deal, meanwhile, is meant to help Russia's poultry industry, which has reportedly been hit by Western sanctions but is close to last year's levels.
Korneev forecasts that Russian poultry exports will reach 300,000 tons by the end of 2022, up from 288,000 tons last year. "Logistics and problems in (international) payment processing are still the main limiting factors (exports)," he said, noting that the high exchange rate of Russia's own currency has made it difficult for Russia's poultry meat market to grow on international markets. It added that its competitiveness is inferior to that of the United States.
In 2022, Russia still exports chicken mainly to China and post-Soviet countries. Korneev added that exporters have seen increased interest in Russian poultry in the MENA region and Africa this year.
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