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By Patrick Johnston
Marijuana now legal in Montana, including Hill, Blaine counties
Last updated 1/3/2022 at 12:11pm
Havre Daily News/Colin Thompson
A sign announces that recreational sale of marijuana became legal Saturday.
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Montana, and Hill and Blaine counties are two in which the drug is now purchasable for anyone 21 years or older.
Montanans approved the legalization in a ballot initiative in 2020, but the Legislature passed more regulations, including that it only could be sold in counties that voted to approve Initiative 190 in November 2020.
Hill and Blaine counties did approve the initiative, while Liberty and Chouteau counties did not.
Despite the legalization of the drug for recreational use, there are a number of rules and regulations set out in Montana state law, and local governments are afforded the right to put in certain restrictions themselves.
City of Havre and Hill County
Hill County Commissioner Jake Strissel said there are no restrictions in Hill County beyond what is set out in state law.
Strissel said the county intends to add a 3 percent tax on the drug, in addition to the state's tax of 20 percent, which is allowed for under the state law.
He said the county does want to use the drug to raise some revenue, but otherwise they have no plans to implement any other local restrictions.
He said while Hill County clearly wanted the legalization, having voted for it 59 percent compared to the state's 56.9 percent, he does encourage people to be aware, both of the state laws about consumption and possession, and of the fact that marijuana is still a drug and must be used responsibly.
"It's a big change," he said. "The state voted for it 56.9 percent, and in Hill County it passed with 59 percent, so I know people in Hill County are more excited for this. I just hope we have a smooth transition, and I hope people do use this responsibly."
While Hill County doesn't have any particular restriction on marijuana consumption or sales, the city of Havre still prohibits dispensaries within city limits.
Beyond this restriction, however, the city has no local restrictions on consumption and possession.
Rules and regulations in Montana
The county and city are largely following the state's lead on legalization, and representatives from both are encouraging people to get aquatinted with the state's rules, both for sake of following the law, and for their own safety.
People are not permited to possess more than one ounce of marijuana, Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said, and it is still illegal for people to drive under the influence of marijuana, just like it is for alcohol or any other drug.
Law enforcement is permitted to stop anyone driving erratically and if they have probable cause to believe the driver is under the influence of marijuana they can have a DUI test administered.
Refusing a blood test can result in a temporary suspension of a driver's license.
Transporting marijuana in a vehicle is legal, but it cannot be kept in the passenger area, so it must be locked in a compartment or in the trunk and must be in its original unopened package, similar to open container laws for alcohol.
It is also illegal to consume or smoke marijuana in public or in public places.
Anyone 21 or older with identification can purchase the drug, including residents of other states and U.S. territories, as well as international travelers. However, it is illegal to cross state lines with the substance.
Businesses can scan customers' identification but are not permitted to keep those records for more than 180 days, and they are prohibited from offering it to the state or any third-party.
Residents are also permitted to possess up to two mature marijuana plants and two seedlings at home, as long as they are not publicly visible.
The drug is prohibited on national parks, and whether it's permitted on any given Indian reservation is largely dependent on how the tribe or tribes on the reservation handle legalization and how federal and state law interact with tribal law.
A trend nationally has been, due to marijuana being illegal under federal law, transactions for marijuana and related products tend to be done in cash, so most consumers should expect to pay for products that way.
Matosich said there are also restrictions on how dispensaries can operate.
In addition to not being allowed in city limits they cannot be open before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m.
A variety of marijuana and marijuana-related products are displayed Thursday. Recreational marijuana became legal in Montana Saturday, including sales in Hill County outside of Havre city limits.
Strissel said all medical marijuana dispensaries, as long as they have been in operation since before the 2020 General Election, can begin selling marijuana recreationally but must get a new license at their first annual license renewal date after Jan. 1, 2022, and show compliance with statutory requirements as well as any local regulations in effect on or before Jan. 1, 2022.
He said all former medical dispensaries which continue to sell, cultivate, or manufacture exclusively to or for registered medical marijuana card holders are grandfathered from local regulations adopted after July 1, 2021, until their first license renewal date after Jan. 1, 2022.
Those that engaged in outdoor cultivation before Nov. 3, 2020, are grandfathered for outdoor cultivation in all jurisdictions as well.
Starting July 1, 2023, all recreational and medical marijuana business applicants must show compliance with local regulations to obtain a new license or renew existing license, and new providers, including existing medical marijuana providers that applied for a license on or after Nov. 4, 2020, may apply for a license to sell adult use recreational marijuana as well.
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'New York Public Library Under Snow 1940s' by Finley, after Guy Carleton Wiggins (circa 1960s)
'New York Public Library Under Snow 1940s', oil on board, by Finley, after Guy Carleton Wiggins (circa 1960s). The unknown artist that created this work clearly was paying homage to the famous painter of New York City winterscapes, Guy Carleton Wiggins. Finley created this likeness to Wiggins' artwork of the New York Public Library under a blanket of snow. There are some stylistic differences from the original work. The French flag flies next to the Stars and Stripes for reasons unknown. In those days, the double decker buses depicted in the artwork were operated by the 5th Avenue Coach Company. In view down the street are the spires of St. Patrick's cathedral. Discovered in the South of France, our gallery estimates this work was created circa 1960s. Unfortunately, the artist remains unknown but the quality of the work is unquestionable. In fair vintage condition showing light blemishing in the artwork's skyline above the spires. The frame presents minor nicks, scratches and blemishes both in the wood and the linen slip commensurate with age. There are many photos to view which accompany the listing. Upon request a video may be provided.
About the (Original) Artist: Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883 - 1962), was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1883 and then travelled to England with his family as a boy where he received his early education. He was the son of Carleton Wiggins, an American painter in the Barbizon style who studied with George Inness and admired Anton Mauve and Dwight Tryon. His son, Guy Wiggins, studied with artists in the Old Lyme Colony who were developing their own style of Impressionism, combining both French traditions and emerging American techniques. He became strongly attracted to Impressionism and stayed with it long after it was considered outmoded and in 1920, he and his family also decided to settle in Lyme. Wiggins became extremely successful early in his career. At the age of twenty, he was the youngest artist to have a work in the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. By 1920 Wiggins had decided to make his home on an old farm in Hamburg Cove, a charming area in Lyme Township, however, he still spent time in New York. Wiggins died while on vacation in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1962 and is buried in Old Lyme, Connecticut. His artistic reputation surpasses both that of his father and of his son.
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The Advocate • February 7, 2017 • https://cccadvocate.com/5959/sports/streak-continues-for-struggling-comets/
Streak continues for struggling Comets
Team loses sixth in a row as BVC play nears end
By Jaleel Perry, Staff Writer
The men's basketball team extended its losing streak to six games after falling to Yuba College (22-2 overall and 12-0 in the Bay Valley Conference) 63-43 Friday night at the Gymnasium.
Despite trailing by only three points at halftime, the size and depth of the Yuba lineup eventually wore on the Comets allowing the 49ers to put the game away in the second half.
"Their size just wore us down over the course of the game. They pound the ball inside and got guys in foul trouble," Comet assistant coach Jason Maples said. "Six-foot-9-inches, 6-foot-10-inches, 6-foot-9 coming off of the bench — things you don't usually see at this level."
The Comets get another chance to break their losing streak Friday against the College of Marin in Kentfield.
The Comets (7-17 overall, 5-8 in the BVC) kept pace with the first place 49ers from the tip. Freshman guard Demar Dunn knotted the game at two after drawing a foul on a spinning layup into the lane and netting both free throws.
Although the Comets scored both foul shots, the tone was set by the 49ers that driving for points in the paint would be no easy task.
For CCC to be successful against Yuba, some outside shots would have to be made to soften the interior defense.
The Comets only shot 4-23 from the 3-point line in the contest.
Despite holding a 12-7 lead midway through first half, small mistakes like missing a block out assignment to allow an easy score, would be the easy buckets the 49ers took advantage of to claw back into the lead.
"We're a young team. We just didn't play hard for the whole 40 minutes," sophomore guard Jalen Walton said. "We're still fighting. Our coaches haven't given up on us, so we aren't either."
For CCC, the loss is the third in a row at home after winning its previous four at home before that.
Holding on to a 12-9 lead, CCC continued to fight back Yuba attempts to assert its presence inside. The 49ers finally pulled ahead with under 10 minutes to play in the first half on a simple jump hook in the paint by one of Yuba's many towering frontcourt players.
A Comet turnover followed by another Yuba 3-pointer gave the visiting team the momentum it needed to take control of the half.
At halftime, Yuba led the Comets 26-23.
Out of the break, a missed floater by the Comets translated quickly into a 49er layup followed by another foul in the paint.
The momentum stayed with Yuba for the rest of the game.
"We go into every game with the intention of playing hard, but some things just don't fall into place," freshman guard Kolman Kelly said.
"Playing at this level the speed is a little quicker and the players are a little stronger. I had to get used to that."
The freshman-heavy squad has just three conference games left on its schedule.
"You (freshman players) have to show this coaching staff something in these next few games," Maples said.
"The last team that finished like this had only three players return the following year," he said.


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Q: How to plot the derivative of NDSolve interpolation function? So I got a question. Everytime I use a derivative of a function during plotting or ongoing evaluation, it seems Mathematica misunderstands me, and just derives a value (a constant) which always results in a 0. What could be the problem? I demonstrate this with the solution of the Blassius boundary layer equation:
sol1 = NDSolve[{
    D[f1[ξ], ξ] == g1[ξ], D[g1[ξ], ξ] == h1[ξ],
    D[h1[ξ], ξ] + f1[ξ]*h1[ξ] == 0,
    f1[0] == 0, g1[0] == 1, g1[10] == 0},
   {f1, g1, h1},
   {ξ, 0, 10}];

f1rand = f1[10] /. sol1;
g1rand = g1[10] /. sol1;
h1rand = h1[10] /. sol1;

Plot[D[g1[ξ], ξ] /. sol1, {ξ, 0, 10}, PlotRange -> All]
Plot[h1[ξ] /. sol1, {ξ, 0, 10}, PlotRange -> All]

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A: The correct way to do it is to use g1'[ξ]
 Plot[g1'[ξ] /. sol1, {ξ, 0, 10}, PlotRange -> All]

Plotting f1'[ξ], g1'[ξ] and h1'[ξ] in one plot,
Plot[Evaluate[{f1'[ξ], g1'[ξ], h1'[ξ]} /. sol1], {ξ,0, 10}, PlotRange -> All,
PlotStyle -> {Red, Green, Blue},Frame -> True, PlotLegends -> {"f1'", "g1'", "h1'"}]

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Choose a specific commodity, idea, or institution and evaluate its impact on history at any point prior to 1815
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Considered to be the first invention in chemical explosives in the world, Gunpowder was invented by Chinese Alchemy in 9th century during the Tang Dynasty ruling. Historians also argue that it was invented in the 11th century during Song Dynasty ruling. Gunpowder invention is…
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Download file to see previous pages It gives brief information about the impact of gunpowder on history and also explains how it created gunpowder empires. This paper also focuses on the most famous Gunpowder Empires in the early modern period. The creation of gunpowder empires was considered to be a giant leap for Islamic countries towards stabilizing the politics and identifying themselves as territories. All these empires impacted politics and cultures of various parts of the world.
Invention of Fireworks, which is led by Gunpowder in the 9th century by Chinese Alchemists as an elixir of immortality has largely impacted the entire world (Sivin, Nathan, 1994). Initially gunpowder was used in fireworks and pill-making process in the 9th century. When the formulae of gunpowder came to the strategists, they made it as a substance, which was explosive in nature. According to the Chinese formulae in the 10th and 11th centuries, Gunpowder was made with 27 to 50 percent of nitrate. But as time passed, the nitrate levels in Gunpowder was increased to large extent so that it could become an explosive bomb such as grenade bomb. When you read the book "Huolongjing" written by Jiao Yu, you can clearly understand that the nitrate levels in the 14th century were increased to 90 percent (Needham, Joseph, 1986)
Most of the Islamic countries were also impacted due to the Gunpowder. By the mid of the 12th century most of the Arab scientists also acquired the knowledge on gunpowder. During the wars against Transoxania in 1219 and 1240, Genghis Khan used a Chinese catapult unit to invade Caucasus. It is not a surprise to say that the invention or introduction of Gunpowder had changed the destiny of many wars in the world (Khan, Iqtidar Alam, 1994). With the introduction of Gunpowder to Medieval Army, the facets of medieval warfare have been changed. The use of Gunpowder had been continued in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries in ...Download file to see next pagesRead More
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Months ago I backed the kickstarter project GoPiGo and last week the package finally arrived. On www.dexterindustries.com there is a 10 minute video showing the assembly of the little robot.
While assembling I got some good and some bad surprises. Anyway at the end everything worked so far and he robot is up and running!
Let's start with the good surprises. Originally the pack should contain a Raspberry Pi this is still the case but I was surprised I even got the newest model Raspberry Pi B+ in the box.
You start with attaching the parts that should hold the motor. If you put in the first motor and later try to add the screw for the second motor – it's hard to impossible to do so. At the end I first added all screws and put in the motors last. A bit fiddly but its working without destroying have of the plastic.
Speaking of motors the cables have different colors then in the video. From left to right its, white, black, black, white – so white on the outside. If you connect them differently they you might get a surprise when driving the first time.
I am sure it works with other power banks too but that one is very light. I have no idea how long the power runs but I am working with it now at least 1,5 hours already.
Where it says "iface wlan0 inet manual" I wrote "iface wlan0 inete dhcp" – easy but without Linux knowledge not so easy anymore. Also I added an "auto wlan0" before the "allow-hotplug wlan0". That made it work.
Last one for the VNC connection. Also this one very easy but as a non VNC user, well you know. Do not enter just the IP-Adress of your Pi but also add a :1 at the end for "first server" otherwise you will get an error message (e.g. 222.111.2.123:1).
As soon as I have added the camera and done something meaningful with the servo – I'll do another post.
Aber klingen tun sie dann doch unterschiedlich.


No one likes to think about their own death or dismemberment, but since these unfortunate accidents do happen, it is best to plan ahead and ensure your loved ones are financially protected if the worst happens. To ensure financial stability in the event of an accidental death, many people choose to purchase accidental death and dismemberment insurance governed by ERISA.
As its name suggests, this type of policy provides financial benefits to a beneficiary if a policyholder is killed or dismembered in an accident and, if it is provided through your employer, likely reinforced by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Despite the allure of such policies, many individuals find they are unable to obtain the benefits they are entitled to. If this has happened to you or your family, it may be in your—or their—best interest to contact an accidental death and dismemberment insurance lawyer. A compassionate ERISA attorney could advocate for you or your loved ones.
Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance policies provide policyholders and their beneficiaries with a lump sum of money in the event the policyholder dies of an accident or loses their hearing, vision, or limbs. These types of insurance policies are usually purchased in addition to regular life insurance, and they are relatively low-cost when compared to other types of insurance.
Unlike regular life insurance, which provides coverage for all types of deaths, AD&D only provides coverage for certain types of death. AD&D insurance sometimes allows for a scenario known as "double indemnity," meaning it often pays out up to twice—or sometimes three times—the amount of a normal life insurance policy.
It may be necessary to hire an ERISA accidental death and dismemberment insurance attorney if the insurance company attempts to claim a policyholder caused their own accident or death. This is a common practice meant to deter policyholders from taking legal action.
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When a claim is denied due to insufficient information or errors, an ERISA accidental death and dismemberment insurance lawyer may be able to claim incontestability, especially if the insurer continued to collect premiums even after the erroneous information was submitted and processed. This is also a common practice employed by insurers.
Receiving a denial from an insurance company can be devastating, and many policyholders and beneficiaries feel helpless and confused. Such feelings are normal in the wake of a denial, but it is important to remember you may be able to take legal action against an insurer and obtain the benefits you need to survive. Call an accidental death and dismemberment insurance lawyer today to learn more.


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Biden to restart Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy as soon as next week
The main difference between the Trump-era version of the policy and Biden's will be the offering of the COVID vaccine to those seeking to cross the US border.
Hannah Nightingale Washington DC
Nov 25, 2021 minute read
President Joe Biden will be reimplementing the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy of turning migrants back to the country while they await their court hearings, but will offer migrants the option to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The main difference between the Trump-era version of the policy and Biden's will be the offering of the vaccine, according to Axios.
The vaccine will not be required though, and it is unclear when exactly those that choose to get it would receive their doses, whether it be before turning back to Mexico, when returning to the US for their court date, or another time.
The Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) will be reimplemented in El Paso and Brownsville, Texas as well as San Diego, California first, one Department of Homeland Security official told Axios.
The effectiveness of this policy will hinge on Mexico's willingness to accept the migrants back into their country for a time.
"In compliance with the court order, we are working to reimplement MPP as promptly as possible," DHS spokesperson Marsha Espinosa told Axios. "We cannot do so until we have the independent agreement from the Government of Mexico to accept those we seek to enroll in MPP. We will communicate to the court, and to the public, the timing of reimplementation when we are prepared to do so."
Vulnerable populations are expected to be exempt from the policy, though it's unclear just who would be considered in that category.
However, in May, the Biden administration broadened the category of vulnerable persons from migrant children crossing the border alone, to include families with young children and people who identify as transgender. Vice President Kamala Harris has called violence against LGBT persons a "root cause" of migration.
Additionally, in July, the administration instructed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to neither hold or deport illegal migrants who are pregnant, women who have had a child within the past year, or those who are nursing.
"Two sources familiar with internal discussions also highlighted concerns about migrants who would be forced to travel through Mexico in the middle of the night, so they can be on time for early morning court hearings," Axios wrote.


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Abrupt executive departures cause communication problems
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Leadership and managerial communication
Abrupt departures by senior executives can be a real headache for communicators because the rumor mill will often go into a frenzy about the event. And rumors are usually worse than the truth.
Fill the vacuum of information
When a sudden departure has occurred, the CEO should act immediately to fill the vacuum of information. If they don't act quickly, the rumors will start flying. It is your job as communicator to advise the CEO or equivalent to fill the gap.
Most of the time, the reason for leaving is a major disagreement with policy decisions or disappointment with an executive appointment that threatens their own career path.
I was once involved in this type of situation. I joined a power utility which had a management restructure shortly after I arrived. As Public Affairs Manager I had the good fortune to be promoted to the executive committee, reporting directly to the CEO. But the HR Manager, who fondly thought he would be promoted to the executive committee with me reporting to him, suddenly found he had been left out in the cold – he would now report to a general manager, not the CEO, and was not on the executive committee. The result? The HR Manager was furious and resigned immediately after a shouting match with the CEO.
Act to minimize rumors
The rumor mill usually goes for the juiciest speculation – of an affair, hand in the till or some other spectacular misdeed. To minimize the rumors, the CEO should issue a short statement announcing the departure – an honest and straightforward statement.
To avoid any possible legal implications, most employers talk about the executive leaving to "pursue their own interests" or to "spend more time with their family." This is usually a dishonest statement. If possible, the truth should be told, eg the executive disagreed with the direction or policies of the organization and had decided to move on by mutual agreement.
Executives seldom leave because of their dishonesty or through an affair with a staff member. A bland statement could be issued in these cases, unless they are famous, such as the problem at Boeing a few years ago when the CEO, who claimed to live by the firm's values, was found to be having an affair with a staff member. Boeing featured in the news again when the company's CEO was fired in December 2019 after mishandling an apology and matters relating to two Boeing 737 Max jet aircraft crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed a total of 346 passengers and crew.
Announce new appointments fast
When a bland statement is issued, the rumor mill will certainly get going, and so management should act as quickly as possible to announce a new appointment or restructure or new responsibilities for existing executives.
The announcement will put focus back on the organization rather than on the individual who has left. Most employees are not personally affected by the sudden departure of an executive, but they are certainly interested in how it might affect them. Therefore, quick action to fill a gap will minimize the nasty rumors that invariably circulate about a sudden executive departure.
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Fibonacci's Three Wishes 2
Article by NRICH team
Published March 2003,February 2011.
A story from the past continued....
The story of Fibonacci's three wishes continues. If you didn't read the first part last month, you will find it here .
Well.... Fibonacci (say it Fib-o-narchee) still had two wishes to go: a sailing boat of his own, and to be clever and famous enough for the Emperor to want to meet him. The same girl that had taught Fibonacci to do arithmetic also suggested that he could breed rabbits, then sell their fur until he had enough money to buy his boat. So Fibonacci bought a pair of rabbits.
He had to calculate how long it would take to save enough money for his boat and from this came a famous problem: If a pair of rabbits gives birth to another pair every month, then after two months each new pair gives birth to another pair, and so on, how many pairs of rabbits would there be after a year? (Think about it - it's tricky. Remember the original pair keeps breeding too).
When Fibonacci solved this problem he discovered a special number pattern:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21....
This means that in January there was one pair of rabbits, in February there was still one pair, in March there were two pairs, April three pairs and so on. (Can you see how to get the next number?) But what about the boat? Fibonacci's father became annoyed about all the smelly rabbits and bought him a boat so he would get rid of them. That left one wish to go.
Fibonacci became a merchant like his father. He wrote a book about trading and commerce, and explained how the Hindu-Arabic number system was a much better way do mathematics than Roman Numerals. This book made Fibonacci so famous that in 1225 the Emperor, who was also a mathematician, came to visit Fibonacci. So all of Fibonacci's wishes had come true.
(And he was right about the Tower of Pisa too. Not bad for a `blockhead'!)
The Fibonacci number pattern has fascinated people ever since. These numbers keep appearing in unexpected places, like the numbers of petals on flowers, and the spirals of seed cases on pine cones. Have a look at the Fibonacci website for lots more!


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How SoftBank's Vision Fund Lost its Vision
Sanuj Bhatia
SoftBank's Vision Fund has been making the news recently, and not in a good way. The massive corporation – led by Masayoshi Son, Japan's richest man, initially started as a software distribution platform in 1981, and over the course of 39 years, the company ventured into broadband, telecom, e-commerce, finance, venture capital, and other areas. SoftBank's investment in Alibaba, $20M in 2000, turned into $60B when Alibaba went public in September 2014.
Since then, Son has been trying to turn, or at least venture, SoftBank into an investment firm.
The Visionary 'Vision Fund'
In May of 2017, SoftBank announced its partnership with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) (along with other investors) to create the Softbank Vision Fund, the world's largest private equity fund with a capital of about $93B. Through Softbank Vision Fund, CEO Masayoshi Son explained his intent to invest in tech companies working in artificial intelligence, robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Son convinced Saudi Arabia's then-Deputy Crown Prince, Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud, to inject $45B into the Vision Fund over 5 years, making PIF of Saudi Arabia the main investor. SoftBank contributed about $28B to the investment fund. Other investors included Apple, Qualcomm, ARM, Foxconn, Sharp, Larry Ellison, and Mubadala that, together, contributed about $20B to the fund.
Son was quick in spending the money. By the end of 2018, Son had already invested an upwards of $50B in companies like Uber, Nvidia, WeWork, Ola, Paytm, and Flipkart. Currently, SoftBank has invested in about 90 companies, from regions around the world and in different sectors. A major chunk of this money has been invested in Didi Chuxing, a ride-hailing service in China.
The Vision Fund was working for Son. SoftBank reported a 62% return in the mid of 2019, after making 71 investments for a total of $64.2B, and the ride was supposed to be smooth from this point.
Even though SoftBank was making money, there were some high profile investments that lost them tons of money — WeWork being the prime example. Charmed by Adam Neumann (WeWork's founder) SoftBank in August 2017, finalized a $4.4 billion investment in WeWork.
But the company failed to impress financial analysts. People couldn't understand the business model of WeWork and were reluctant to invest in it. Even after these speculations, the company decided to go public and as a result of this, their valuation came down to ~$3B from $47B in just a year. Eventually, SoftBank had to step in and buy the company. SoftBank came up with a $9.5B 'Rescue Package' for WeWork and took over 80 percent of WeWork's share.
WeWork, alone, wasn't responsible for this bloodbath. Overestimation of a company's future and continuous over-valued investments cost SoftBank a lot of dollars. Zume, a company set to revolutionize the Pizza making, lost SoftBank $375M.
Our homegrown Oyo, of which SoftBank owns a whopping 42%, received its $10B valuation late last year in a $1.5B funding round whose sole participants were Agarwal and the Vision Fund. But recently, Oyo has also been called 'The Next WeWork', since it has been losing money at an unprecedented rate.
Despite these high profile losses, SoftBank seemed to be doing alright. After hitting its low in March, the company's share value surged 138%, making its market value to $125B. But then 2020 happened.
SoftBank reported a record operating loss of about $13B in April 2020, as it wrote down the valuations of companies like WeWork and Uber Technologies Inc. In just one year, the Vision Fund went from the main source of profits at SoftBank to the biggest contributor to that loss. The Vision Fund invested in a lot of companies that have been, particularly, hit so hard by the pandemic that it seems like it's difficult to recover.
Ola, Uber, and Oyo have all laid-off people in the hope to cope with the virus. Son has lost faith in WeWork and may sell his stakes in the company, even though he publicly acclaims to support them.
The real takeaway from this can be money can not buy success. Son realized his mistake the hard way and apologized publicly for all the fiasco he's created.
Even though he's lost so much of money and created trouble, for himself and others, Son's still determined. He's still vouching for The Vision Fund 2, a similar project as The Vision Fund but with a valuation of $108B. But, now, it seems next-to-impossible due to pandemic.
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Sineira July 12, 2020 At 12:57 am
It never had a vision, just lots of money.
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Washtenaw Community College's submission to have a local chapter of the American Association of Men in Nursing (AAMN) has been accepted by the organization's national board of directors.
The AAMN is an association dedicated to shaping the practice, education, research and leadership for men in nursing and the advancement of men's health. The organization provides a framework for nurses to meet, discuss and influence factors which affect men as nurses. WCC's chapter is the first community college chapter in Michigan.


JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's defence minister said on Sunday a Palestinian scientist shot dead in Malaysia was a rocket expert and "no saint", but dismissed suggestions by Hamas that Israel's Mossad spy agency assassinated him.
Two men on a motorcycle fired 10 shots at Fadi al-Batsh, an engineering lecturer, in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, killing him on the spot, the city's police chief, Mazlan Lazim said.
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said it was likely that Batsh was killed as part of an internal Palestinian dispute.
"We heard about it in the news. The terrorist organisations blame every assassination on Israel - we're used to that," Lieberman told Israel Radio.
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Saturday the suspects in the killing, who fled the scene, were believed to be Europeans with links to a foreign intelligence agency, state news agency Bernama reported.
He added that Batsh was active in pro-Palestinian non-governmental organisations, describing him as an expert in electrical engineering and rocket-building.
He could have been seen as "a liability for a country that is an enemy of Palestine," Zahid was quoted as saying by Bernama.
Malaysian police chief Mohamad Fuzi Bin Harun said on Sunday that no arrests had been made.
Batsh was a lecturer at Universiti Kuala Lumpur, specialising in power engineering, according to the university.
Batsh's uncle Jamal al-Batsh, speaking to Reuters in the Gaza Strip, said he believed Mossad was behind the killing because "Israel knows Palestine will be liberated by scientists".
Hamas, which advocates Israel's destruction, fired thousands of rockets at Israel, most of them intercepted by an anti-missile system, during a 2014 Gaza war that included devastating Israeli attacks in the enclave of two million Palestinians.
In recent weeks, tensions have been running high at the Gaza-Israel border as Palestinians have ramped up protests demanding the right to return to homes that are now in Israel.
Israel's use of live fire, killing at least 35 Palestinians, has drawn international criticism. Israel says it is protecting its borders and takes such action when protesters come too close to the border fence.


If you use the water in these two Louisiana parishes, take precautions, health officials say.
OUACHITA PARISH, Louisiana -- Brain-eating amoebas have been detected in two water systems in Louisiana, the state's health department said Thursday.
Health officials reassured residents that drinking tap water is still safe and that taking precautions in pools and showers can reduce their risk of infection.
Health officials confirmed the presence of Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba, in Ouachita Parish's North Monroe water system and Terrebonne Parish's Schriever water system during routine testing. The Louisiana Department of Health said it notified public health officials and the administrators of the water systems on Thursday afternoon.
The health department urged residents to avoid getting water in their noses, which is how the organism can infect the brain. The department also advised the public to run baths, shower taps and hoses for at least five minutes before use to flush the pipes.
A list of other precautionary measures for families was posted on the health department's website.
Residents should follow these precautions until health officials notify them that the amoebas are no longer in the water systems, the health department said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Naegleria fowleri can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a brain infection that is almost always fatal. People are particularly at risk for contracting PAM if the amoebas enter through the nose, which can happen when people swim or dive in freshwater contaminated with Naegleria fowleri.
The Louisiana Department of Health has routinely tested for Naegleria fowleri since 2015, with officials sampling public drinking water systems each summer when temperatures rise. Officials have collected 540 samples for this ameoba since 2013.
The health department asked the water systems to switch to the free chlorine disinfection method for 60 days to ensure that any remaining amoebas in the systems are eliminated.
Northbrook High School graduate dies of brain eating amoeba, Steve Campion reports.


This case involved a mortgagor by the name of Ramirez. Ramirez brought a summary judgment motion seeking a dismissal of the residential foreclosure lawsuit against him. He also sought cancellation and discharge of the mortgage.
CitiMortgage, the mortgage holder, cross-moved for summary judgment. They sought to strike Ramirez's answer and counterclaims. They also sought an Order of Reference to allow them to sell Ramirez's home.
Ramirez had defaulted in making payments on his note and mortgage. An initial foreclosure lawsuit was commenced in 2010. However, it was dismissed by the court as being abandoned. CitiMortgage took no action to appeal the motion dismissing the initial 2010 lawsuit.
In 2017 CitiMortgage filed a new foreclosure lawsuit against Ramirez. Ramirez argued this lawsuit should be dismissed because the 6 year statute of limitations to bring a foreclosure action had expired before the commencement of this lawsuit. CitiMortgage claimed they unequivocally revoked the acceleration of the mortgage.
Justice Vincent Versad sitting in Supreme Court part in Schenectady County ruled CitiMortgage had failed to meet a five prong test that would reset the statute of limitations clock on Ramirez's mortgage. Judge Versad found Ramirez suffered substantial prejudice while relying on the acceleration of the mortgage. The Judge found he would be further prejudiced if CitiMortgage was permitted to benefit from its own neglect in timely pursuing its claim. Ramirez's motion was granted, the foreclosure lawsuit was dismissed and the mortgage was discharged.
Elliot S. Schillsel is the managing partner of Schlissel DeCorpo LLP. He has been representing clients with regard to foreclosure defense cases for more than 30 years. He can be reached for a free consultation at: 800-344-6431 or e-mailed at: Elliot@sdnylaw.com.


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by Skope • February 20, 2020
Up-and-coming songwriter Gracie Abrams has released her mesmerizing new single "21." Showcasing the 20-year-old artist's magnetic vocal presence, "21" centers on the poetic yet plainspoken lyricism that's earned lavish praise from tastemakers like The FADER and Pigeons & Planes. Written by Abrams and Sarah Aarons, and produced by Joel Little, "21" is available at all digital retailers now.
"Writing '21' felt like a therapy session," says Abrams. "It was everything I needed to say but couldn't really, before being in that room. Working with Joel and Sarah, all I really wanted to do was sit back and watch them as I think they're two actual geniuses, but after ten minutes of talking it became apparent to me that they're such geniuses because of how comfortable and open they make you feel. Once we started writing it just felt like every sentence we spoke made its way into the song."
With its graceful guitar work and dreamy beats, "21" reveals Abrams's ability to capture a whole spectrum of emotion in her subtle delivery. Achieving a powerful intensity in its pounding rhythms and layered vocals, the track channels profound longing in its candid and confessional lyrics (e.g., "I'll be the love of your life inside your head").
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Nashville Season 4 Episode 12 Review: How Does It Feel to Be Free
Jay Ruymann at March 24, 2016 2:09 am . Updated at March 24, 2016 5:37 am .
Newcomer Vita shakes things up for Rayna and Deacon on Nashville Season 4 Episode 12. A unique singer with a seemingly good heart and a haunting past, including a criminal record, who oddly reminds me of Sadie Stone.
Vita seems to be headed down the right path with Rayna, but she's been arrested for a felony.
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With Rayna's luck, it was probably for murder. She's living in her car and used her voice to get herself a job at Deacon's bar. But Frankie accuses her of stealing $500 from the till.
Is he lying because of his obvious dislike of her? What is she hiding?
Maddie's journey during Juliette's absence has been very fulfilling to watch. Now that she's past her whiny, childish crying over being signed with her sister, she's gone down a difficult path with Colt.
After they went all the way, Colt left for his grandfather's, which I was hoping would eliminate him from the show, but I'm just not that lucky.
Now, Maddie's friend, Cash, is helping her channel her inner Taylor Swift and dig deeper for her own music. Maddie really needed this type of role model: someone who tells her that she deserves respect and she deserves to be her own person. Rayna won't like this. At all.
You know what sucks about guys that date girls like us? We get to write songs about them.
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But this is obviously creating some problems with Daphne. She overheard Cash and Maddie harmonizing and dreamed of smashing those guitars over their heads and demand that she be treated with respect, too.
Will's coming out story has been something to watch.
On this episode, Will finally broke free and became himself. The man at the bar that so rudely threw a bottle at him and broke his nose, Will didn't press charges and came back and confronted him at the bar again, but with compassion.
Will sent the man a beer and explained that he's done letting other people stop him from performing.
This Will is worth watching. Three seasons later and he's finally ok with being gay and done explaining himself to the business.
The Will, Scarlett, and Gunnar friendship is one worth exploring more.
Gunnar and Scarlett's defensive behavior as Will tried to perform, but was rudely interrupted, then their rush to the bar when the thought Will was going to beat the man's face in is a bond that has been endured amidst all the chaos and drama of Nashville.
Meanwhile, Luke is reeling after the 40 million in debt to the IRS and his fans are turning on him. Has he paid this back yet? Is he ever going to? He seems to be searching for options to make more money, and now that Juliette is out for the time being, what does he have left?
What is next for Luke, now that his business has all but crumbled?
It's really sad to see him trying so hard with Colt, yet Colt has the audacity to ignore the 85 messages that he scrolled through on his phone. At least let your father know that you're alive, and stop treating your girlfriend like dirt, man. Not cool.
And then there's Avery, who is finally free of Juliette. For probably a week and then she'll return and ruin his life, again.
His demand of Juliette that she announce their separation was completely justified, and it's interesting to see that she actually went through with it. I can't wait for Juliette to come back and rile things up with Avery, Layla, and Rayna.
Plus, what is Layla's endgame? She's getting closer to Avery, but does she want to be with him, or just make Juliette suffer? They're already divorced, what more could she want? Is Layla just pulling an Emily Thorne and not stopping until she has her revenge?
Juliette is confirmed to be back in episode 14, so we just have one more episode before the wait is finally over! Are you excited? How will she shake things up in Nashville? What do you think Vita is hiding, and do you think she's innocent?
Don't forget, you can watch Nashville online to remember what drove Juliette to rehab and how she left things with her fellow Nashville citizens before her return!
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Waiting outside my college tutor's room was very long. I could hear sounds from inside the door but couldn't quite make out the words (maybe being able to listen to the conversation could have helped me prepare some answers haha) I was a little relieved when one of the interviewers came out of the room to welcome me with a very friendly smile.
Going inside I saw two more interviewers who would later be my tutors. So yeah I was seated in front of three interviewers all looking at me. The first question i asked was on 'tell us about stem cell research', something I mentioned in my personal statement. That was ok because I prepared an answer for that. I think this was a question designed to relax me because from the next question onwards, they started to ask me on things I have never seen before.
I remember this really interesting question: "Given that the selectivity filter is lined with carbonyl oxygens, how might K+ channel allow K+ through but not Na+ when Na+ is smaller?" Obviously, I started to desperately go through all my biology knowledge to see if any of the them could explain this but at the same time I was genuinely curious why this was the case. Unfortunately I couldn't and I said "I'm not quite sure but I know that Na and K are in Group 1 with 1 electron on their outer shell and form ionic-dipole bond with carbonyl oxygens in ionic state" because I had nothing else to say. But then, my interviewer said "good". I later found out this was because I was sharing my thoughts process and this was the first logical part of the answer. Not knowing where to go next, I asked for some hint and had this sudden eureka moment by "Think if there are some molecules interacting with the ions outside the channel" I can still remember that I was VERY VERY excited and was practically shouting my answer. I think this looked quite good to the interviewers because I deduced the answer through discussion and have demonstrated my passion (perhaps too much). This has been the hardest question for me as the next questions were on some equilibrium questions tweaked to be slightly harder than A-Levels.
It would be a lie to say that I wasn't nervous at all during interviews but the nervousness during the pre-interview waiting period was instantly switched to excitement to impress the interviewers with what I had been preparing through hard work.
What would you say was best done by you during your interview?
I prepared (more like tried to prepare) A LOT for my interviews. To the extent that my teacher told me not to look at biology and chemistry topics not covered yet in class but I still looked at them. My cheeky plan was to say this topic wasn't done in class which is technically true and hope to appear more 'quick-absorbing' new concepts. But don't there's more time-worthy preparation.
I personally think what I did alright in was at keeping up with the tutors' during discussion of deep level biochemistry. But then all applicants are expected to do this. Hmm, I actually asked in the interview 'Why is this?'. I'm guessing me questioning the tutors showed that I was genuinely interested in learning what's going on in the topic instead of just trying to impress the tutors.
Finally, I planned that if any questions for which I knew the answers (or similar), I would take 3 seconds to think without saying anything. To be honest, in my first interview, I failed because I was too happy that my predicted question came up and jumped straight into the answer. But in the second one, I did keep hold of myself and 'pretended' to be working out the answer. It's very important to show that you are able to deliver a thorough and logical explanation and not a impulsive answer with breaks in the middle. But you also want your answer to reflect some excitement as well. So balance needed here.
What was your motivation in studying Biochemistry?
What I wanted to study was actually about human body. And the best subject that offers study of body at the moment would be Biomedical Sciences (besides Medicine). But when I was applying, Biomedical Sciences wasn't available. I wanted to study about the human body because that's what I was interested in from the very first time I learnt about digestion.
Back then, based on my experiences of being charged in hospital and later volunteer working, I wanted to work in the biopharmaceutical industry after graduation. But now thinking back after graduation, I now know I wanted to study Biochemistry because I liked Biology and Chemistry. And from my 4 years of Oxford Biochemistry, I can for sure say that purely liking Biology and Chemistry is the best motivation for studying Biochemistry.
Advice for prospective biochemistry applicants?
I would say the most challenging part was trying to explain my thought process in logical and concise words and looking back it was definitely worth practicing describing and explaining biological processes like transcription and translation in spoken words. I do hope that this review of my interview experience will be useful to prospective applicants and do feel free to post comments and ask questions.
Also just a few things to point out would be that there might be a question like "What is a recent development in biochemistry that you have read?" The answer to this doesn't have to be about a very complicated biochemistry but one that can show you have interests in biochemistry. So have an answer for this!
Also organic chemistry is something not to neglect (we attend the same organic chemistry course and I think we take the same organic chemistry exam as the chemists in our first year!) I remember receiving questions on dynamic equilibrium and resonance.
Finally, this point is about importance of maths in biochemistry interviews. We study statistics as one of the 6 'modules' in first year. But then hardly any except the data analysis paper in 3rd year. So it is fair to say maths related questions are very unlikely to come up in the interviews. I've seen biochemistry friends that haven't done AS mathematics. But a maths related question may well come up that may catch you off guard. Shouldn't be that difficult but just wanted to say there's a chance of such question so that you are aware of this and don't panic!
How to prepare for Oxford Biochemistry interviews?
1. Practice speaking out loud in English biology and chemistry topic explanations. What I used to do is I drew up a long list of chemistry topics like 'Electrophilic addition', 'nucleophiles', 'VSEPR', randomly pick out one topic and practice explaining out loud for 1-2 minutes.
The mission is not to say 'uhm' or stop in the middle of the explanation to think of what to say next. This was to deliver more logical and coherent oral answers in the interviews. I've done this for a month, not necessarily everyday but good 8 topics a week.
2.Mock interviews. Find yourself your biology and chemistry teachers to give you a few 30 minute mock interviews to model the real condition. Putting yourself in a mock interview that models the real one is definitely an effective way to improve your performance.
3.Have an idea of the kind of questions that come up.
Do comment here if you have any questions for me!
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Microsteris es un género con 14 especies de plantas con flores de la familia Polemoniaceae.

Especies seleccionadas

Sinonimia
Hoitzia

Polemoniaceae

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4 Spooky Tours for Families
Learn about the metro area's haunted history on these family-friendly ghost tours.
By Courtney Johnson
Colorado Parent October 2017
Ghosts in the Gardens
Listen to tales of haunted happenings as you stroll through Denver Botanic Gardens after dark. Learn about the 100-year-old history of the gardens" grounds and hear chilling tales of what used to be called "The Boneyard." No ghouls will jump out at you on this tour, but you"ll hear stories of real-life ghost encounters from staff members. This tour is best for older children (age 12 and up), with longer attention spans that don't get spooked easily. You may even be treated to a visit from some of the resident bats, especially around dusk. Tours held Oct. 20-21 and 27-29; $27 member, $30 nonmember.
1007 York St., Denver
botanicgardens.org
Banjo Billy's Ghost Tours
Some very unusual things have been known to happen within the old buildings around Denver and Boulder. From spirits who ride with guests in the elevator at Hotel Boulderado to the mystery of the moving pictures at Denver Firefighters Museum, these are just a few of the legends you will learn on Banjo Billy's Ghost Tours. The 90-minute bus tours take passengers on a spine-tingling ride around the city, telling stories of some of the most haunted places in the area. Although the intention is not to frighten guests, tours are best for children age seven and up. Tours held Friday to Sunday, beginning Oct. 1; $22-$27 adult, $20 age 12 and under.
Colorado Convention Center (by the big blue bear),
700 14th St., Denver
Hotel Boulderado,
2115 13th St., Boulder
banjobilly.com/ghost-tours
Haunts of Littleton
Join South Metro Denver Chamber and the families, friends, and volunteers of Boy Scout Troop 444 on a hair-raising tour through the streets of historic downtown Littleton after dark. Guides dress in costume and lead brave visitors on an hour-long walking tour, sharing century-old tales of the area's frightful history. Some stories will make you laugh, while others may make you feel like you aren't alone. Haunts of Littleton tours are recommended for kids age seven and up. Tickets are first come first serve and sold the evening of the event. Tours depart from the RTD Littleton Downtown station every 10 minutes. Oct. 21, 27, and 28; $13 adult, $5 child.
RTD Littleton Downtown Station
5777 S Prince St., Littleton
hauntsoflittleton.org
Colorado Haunted History
Two ghostly tours are available through Colorado Haunted History on select nights in October. The Ghosts and Legends Tour in Morrison takes you on an hour-and-a-half-long walk through the historic town. Hear chilling stories about the legend of the Hatchet Lady of Red Rocks, the Lecherous Indian Chief, and more haunted inhabitants. Frightening and fun for the entire family, this tour is best for children age seven and up. Older children (age 13 and up, recommended due to language and content) are welcome to join you on the Murder, Mayhem, and Madness Tour, which brings the Wild West to light with tales of lynching, murder, and the gruesome details of Golden's Night of Terror. Friday to Sunday; $15 adult, $10 age 13 and under.
Veteran's Memorial,
505 Bear Creek Rd., Morrison
Golden Visitor's Center,
1010 Washington St., Golden
coloradohauntedhistory.com
This article appeared in the October 2017 issue of Colorado Parent.
Courtney Johnson
Courtney Johnson is a Colorado-based freelance writer, sports photographer, and mom to a young daughter.


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Qualzow ist ein Ortsteil der Stadt Mirow im Süden des Landkreises Mecklenburgische Seenplatte in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Geografie und Verkehrsanbindung
Qualzow liegt nordöstlich des Kernortes Mirow. Die Landesstraße L 25 verläuft östlich und die B 198 südlich vom Ort. Südwestlich erstreckt sich das 32 ha große Naturschutzgebiet Zerrinsee bei Qualzow, ein Versumpfungsmoor. Verborgen im Waldgebiet zwischen den Dörfern Qualzow und Granzow liegt das Arboretum Erbsland.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
In früheren Zeiten existierte in Qualzow eine Kirche, die aber aufgrund der Zwangsumsiedlung von Qualzow wegen der Erprobungsstelle Rechlin 1934 zerstört wurde. Von ihr ist lediglich der Altar erhalten geblieben, der 1934 gerettet wurde und sich heute in der Dorfkirche Schillersdorf befindet. Die Kirche wurde nicht wieder aufgebaut.

Einzelnachweise

Geographie (Mirow)
Ort im Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte)


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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a Constitutional Republic in West Africa. Since it was founded in 1792, the women in Sierra Leone have been a major influence in the political and economic development of the nation.

Sierra Leonean women face extreme gender inequality. They experience high levels of poverty, violence, and exclusion. Nevertheless, they have also played an important role in the education system, founding schools and colleges, with some such as Hannah Benka-Coker being honoured with the erection of a statue for her contributions and Lati Hyde-Forster, first woman to graduate from Fourah Bay College being honored with a doctor of civil laws degree by the University of Sierra Leone.

Early history (1787–1900)

With the establishment of the Province of Freedom in 1787, a Sherbro known as Queen Yamacouba was a signatory to the treaty of 1787 which ceded the land to the British.

After the destruction of the Province of Freedom in 1789 and the establishment of Freetown and the Colony of Sierra Leone in 1792, all heads of Nova Scotian Settler households were eligible to vote in the upcoming elections in Freetown and one-third were ethnic African women.

The majority of the ancestors of the Sierra Leone Creole people were repatriated  African American, Jamaican Maroon and Liberated African women principally of Akan, Igbo and Yoruba extraction.  Creole households in Freetown were different from traditional African ethnic groups in Sierra Leone in that women had property rights and economic freedom and qualified as professionals such as lawyers and doctors in the early twentieth century. This independence gave women the freedom to travel. As they were financially independent, they were able to divorce to improve their lives economically.

From 1830, the women in Sierra Leone were well known for their trading of non-slave-related items. A notable  woman trader of the period was Liberated African Betsy Carew who had married a butcher, James Thomas, and sold meat to the army.

The Creole female traders were Christian. Creole women traded along the entirety of the West Coast expanding both their trade and spreading the Christian religion. However, by 1900 European companies began to dominate trade and the Creoles moved to other professions such as medicine and teaching.

In 1878, Madam Yoko became the Queen of Kpaa Mende Seneghum, which had become one of the largest political alliances within the interior. She also went to war against smaller tribes to increase her holdings. In 1898 she supported the British during a rebellion, which also allowed her to expand her holdings. At the time of her death in 1906, her confederacy had become so large it had to be divided into 15 chiefdoms.

T J. Alldridge the first commissioner of Sierra Leone reported signing peace treaties with two women chiefs in 1889.

1900–1970

In the city of Freetown, before World War I a woman's position was decided on either class or ethnicity. The Creole people were the dominant ethnic group, with some having access to a better education, the wealthier families had their daughters sent to British finishing schools. The majority of Creole women however fell into the lower classes and their education usually did not go beyond elementary school level in a similar vein to their male counterparts of the same class.

In 1915, Adelaide Casely-Hayford played an important part regarding women's rights in Freetown giving a lecture on "The rights of Women and Christian Marriage". In 1923 she founded the "Girls Industrial and Technical Training School" with the aim to make women self-sufficient economically. In 1930 women were given the right to vote, according to local lawyer J. C. Zizer this could be attributed to the numbers of women who now worked in the civil service where their employment terms were equal to their male counterparts.

In 1938, Constance Cummings-John was the first woman in Africa to be elected to a municipal council and she was the first woman to be elected Mayor of Freetown. Her actions led to the formation of the Sierra Leone Market Women's Union and the Washerwoman's Union. In 1952 she founded the Sierra Leone Women's Movement as well as a newspaper. She founded the Eleanor Roosevelt Preparatory School for Girls and funded it from the proceeds of her quarrying business.

In 1943, Frances Wright was called to the bar, becoming the first female lawyer in Sierra Leone, she was also given an appointment by the government as a magistrate. She was a legal adviser to the British High Commission in Freetown and was considered a champion of women's rights.

In 1957, four women ran for parliament: Patience Richards, Constance Cummings-John, Ellen G.A. Caulker and Mrs. C.T. Williams. Cummings-John and Richards both won their bids but their party filed electoral petitions against them, preventing them from taking their seats.

In 1960 the National Congress of Sierra Leone Women (NCSLW), led by Nancy Steele was founded as a women's wing of the All People's Congress (APC).

Two female candidates stood for parliamentary seats in 1967: Yema Catherine Williams and Julie Keturah Kayode.

In the 1973 general election Nancy Steele and Ester Lily Coker  stood for election as independent candidates. By now Sierra Leone had become a one-party state and their campaigns were unsuccessful.

1978 saw Nancy Steele as the sole woman to stand for parliament in the general election.

1970 - 1990
In 1970, out of the 81 chiefdoms in Sierra Leone, 10 were led by women.

In 1989, UNICEF reported that on average a woman in Sierra Leone worked up to 16 hours a day and that the majority were surviving on just one meal per day. There was a maternal mortality rate of 70% primarily from infections and malnutrition.

1990 - 2000

During the civil war(1991–2002), it is estimated that 33% of human rights violations were perpetrated against women.

A report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission stated that thousands of women and girls were abducted from their homes and suffered physical-, sexual- and psychological abuse, including rape and forced pregnancy. Many of them were subject to servitude, slavery and forced cannibalism while others were drugged, tortured and murdered.

Sierra Leonean women and girls who endured forced pregnancies and gave birth to children by their abusers faced severe social consequences, including social isolation.

A number of women and girls became soldiers with the Revelutionary United Front (RUF) during the Civil War.

During the war, a group women organized founded the Sierra Leone Women's Movement for Peace, and using peaceful protests attempted to mediate peace between the warring factions.

2000 - present
On June 14, 2007, the Parliament of Sierra Leone passed three laws which made wife-beating illegal, allowed women to inherit property and protected women from forced marriage. However, in 2014, 63% of women aged 15–49 still held the belief that male partners were justified in hitting and beating their female partners under certain circumstances.

The 2007 Domestic Violence Act is rarely enforced as survivors are required to submit a medical report to the police. The majority of women in Sierra Leone cannot afford to pay the medical examination fee nor can they afford the cost of a lawyer to represent them. Many women in the rural areas of Sierra Leone still are not aware that domestic violence is a crime or of their rights.

In 2012, 10,000 Sierra Leonean men participated in a project called Husband School where they learned about gender equality, domestic violence, reproductive health, female genital mutilation and family planning. Husband School is organized by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Fambul Initiative Network for Equality Sierra Leone (FINE-SL). Attendance is enforced by local Paramount Chiefs.

The adoption of Registration of Customary Marriages and Divorce Act made 18 the legal age for marriage. Prior to this, there was no minimum age for marriage nor was consent from both parties a prerequisite. In rural Sierra Leone, it was not uncommon for girls under the age of 13 to be given in marriage to elderly men. The law aims to protect women and girls from forced marriage as well as physical, sexual and financial abuse.

In January 2023 the Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Act (GEWE) was signed into law in Sierra Leone. It mandates 30% of public and private positions be reserved for women (including in parliament), provides for increased workplace training opportunities for women, allows women fourteen weeks of maternity leave, punishes discrimination against women who seek access to financial services or resources, requires equal pay for women and men working in the same job, and requires yearly reviews of the GEWE's implementation in public and private institutions.

Reproductive rights in Sierra Leone
Women in Sierra Leone have extremely limited reproductive rights. Until 2007, women and girls could still be given in marriage by their families without their consent.

Sierra Leone has one of the world's highest maternal and infant mortality rates.

Contraception is used by 16% of adult women in Sierra Leone and 7.8% of teenage girls.

In 2013, Sierra Leone had the 7th highest teen pregnancy rate in the world. 38% of Sierra Leonean women aged 20–24 had given birth to their first baby before the age of 18. Teenage pregnancy is a major contributing factor to Sierra Leone's high maternal mortality rate as teenage mothers have a 40%-60% risk of dying in childbed. Babies born to teenage mothers have a 50% higher risk of being stillborn or dying shortly after birth than babies born to mothers over the age of 20.

Abortion
Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone under any circumstances. The law banning abortion was passed in 1861, under the British colonial government. In 2015, President Ernest Bai Koroma refused to sign the Safe Abortion Act, due to opposition from religious leaders, and said that the issue should be put to a referendum. Unsafe abortions account for 10% of maternal deaths.

In 2022, the government backed a "risk-free motherhood" bill to legalise abortion. The cabinet of President Julius Maada Bio unanimously supported the bill, which is slated to be submitted to Parliament.

Female genital mutilation
Excluding Sierra Leone Creole women who do not practice or engage in female genital mutilation, 9 out of 10 girls and women in Sierra Leone have undergone female genital mutilation, often as part of the traditional Bundu or Bondu initiation ceremony into the Sande society. Generally in Sierra Leone, where literacy levels among women is less than forty percent, there is still a positive view of female genital mutilation.   Two-thirds of girls and women undergo the practice between ages 5 and 14.

Women Pioneers of Sierra Leone
The names are placed in chronological order:

Academics
First Sierra Leonean woman to earn a PhD: Enid Rosamund Ayodele Forde.
First West African to earn a diploma from the Royal College of Arts: Kathleen Mary Easmon Simango.
First West African woman to complete a BA degree  in the Liberal Arts: Edna Elliott-Horton.
 First woman to graduate Fourah Bay College Lati Hyde-Forster.
First African woman to be awarded a Fellowship of the Institute of Civil Engineers: Trudy Morgan.

 First woman graduate of the Evangelical College of Theology (Sierra Leone Bible College): Rev. Victoria Gladys Coker 1995.
 First woman to head the English Department at Fourah Bay College: Dr. Kadi Sesay.

Politics
 First woman to become queen Queen of Kpaa Mende Seneghum: Madam Yoko, 1878.
 First woman elected to a municipal council: Constance Cummings-John, 1938.
 First woman member of the Moyamba District Council, Ella Koblo Gulama, 1957.
 First woman member of the House of Representatives of Sierra Leone: Ella Koblo Gulama, 1957.
 First women to win seats in parliament: Constance Cummings-John and Patience Richards, 1957.
 First woman to run as an independent candidate for parliament: Mrs. C.T.Williams, 1957.
 First woman member Cabinet Minister: Ella Koblo Gulama, 1962.
 First woman mayor of Freetown: Constance Cummings-John, 1966.
 First woman ambassador to  Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia: Shirley Gbujama, 1976.
 First woman ambassador to  the United Nations: Shirley Gbujama, 1978.
 First woman to be Minister of Development and Economic Planning: Dr. Kadi Sesay, 1999.
 Gender equality advocacy organization 50/50 Group of Sierra Leone is established: Dr. Nemata Majeks-Walker, 2001.
 First woman to be Minister of Sierra Leone Minister of Trade and Industry: Dr. Kadi Sesay, 2002.
 First woman to head the National Commission for Democracy and Human Rights: Dr. Kadi Sesay.
 First female Minister of Health: Agnes Taylor-Lewis
 First woman Chief Electoral Commissioner of Sierra Leone: Christiana Ayoka Mary Thorpe.
 First woman to run for vice-president Dr. Kadi Sesay, 2012.
 First woman head regional operations for the All Peoples Congress (APC): Diana Finda Konomanyi, 2010.
 First woman Minister of Local Government and Rural Development: Diana Finda Konomanyi, 2012.
 First woman Minister of Lands, Country Planning, and the Environment: Diana Finda Konomanyi, 2015.
 First woman head regional operations for Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP): Emma Kowa-Jalloh, 2018
 First woman to run for president: Femi Claudius Cole, 2018.
 Second women to run for vice-president: Isata Dora Bangura, 2018.
 First woman attorney general and minister Dr. Priscilla Schwartz, 2018.

Professions
First non-white person to be appointed to the senior judiciary of England and Wales: Dame Linda Penelope Dobbs.
First Sierra Leonean woman to qualify as a medical doctor: Irene Ighodaro (Irene Wellesley-Cole), c. 1942.
First woman in Africa appointed as Permanent Secretary in the Civil Service: Murietta Olu-Williams, 1962.
 First woman to qualify as a lawyer in Sierra Leone and West Africa: Stella Thomas, circa 1940.
 First Sierra Leonean woman to be called to the Bar in Great Britain and second woman to practice law in Sierra Leone, Frances Claudia Wright OBE, 1943.
First Sierra Leonean jurist sworn in as Commissioner of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights: Jamesina Essie Leonora King.
 First woman judge: Agnes Macaulay, circa 1970.
 First woman Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone: Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh, circa 1970.
 First woman appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone: Patricia Macaulay, 1994.
 First woman of African descent to study drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Jeillo Edwards.
 First Sierra Leonean woman CNN anchor: Isha Sesay, 2005.
First black singer to feature on BBC Radio: Evelyn Mary Dove, 1939.
First Sierra Leonean to win an Emmy award: Nzinga Christine Blake.

Athletics
First woman to represent Sierra Leone at the Olympics: Eugenia Osho-Williams, 1980.
 First women to win gold in the Heptathlon at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics: Eunice Barber, 1999.
 First women to win gold in the long jump at the All Africa Games: Eunice Barber, 1995.
 First women to win gold in the long jump at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics: Eunice Barber, 2003.
 First woman founder of a football club: Isha Johansen, 2004.
 First woman president of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA): Isha Johansen 2013.

Timeline of women's rights in Sierra Leone
1938
 Constance Cummings-John becomes the first woman in Sierra Leone and all of Africa to be elected to a municipal council.
 1957
 Patience Richards (SLPP), Constance Cummings-John (SLPP), Ellen G.A. Caulker of the United Sierra Leone People's Party (UPP) and Mrs. C.T. Williams are the first women in Sierra Leone to run for parliament.
 2007
On June 14, 2007, the Parliament of Sierra Leone passed three laws which made wife-beating illegal, allowed women to inherit property and protected women from forced marriage.
 2012
 The 30% Gender Party Quota Bill is drafted by women's rights activists Nemata Majeks-Walker,  Barbara Bangura and Salamatu Kamara and submitted to parliament but it does not pass into law.
2015
 The 2015 Safe Abortion Act is submitted to parliament by Isata Kabia on 8 December 2015.
2023
 In January 2023 the Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Act (GEWE) was signed into law in Sierra Leone. It mandates 30% of public and private positions be reserved for women (including in parliament), provides for increased workplace training opportunities for women, allows women fourteen weeks of maternity leave, punishes discrimination against women who seek access to financial services or resources, requires equal pay for women and men working in the same job, and requires yearly reviews of the GEWE's implementation in public and private institutions.

See also
 Female genital cutting in Sierra Leone

References

External links

Society of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone


Three lawyers were among 90 appointments to the Order of Canada yesterday including a former Supreme Court of Canada justice.
J.J. Michel Robert of Montréal, was named an Officer of the Order of Canada.
As well, retired chief justice of Québec, J.J. Michel Robert of Montréal, was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for his "achievements in the field of law as a lawyer and jurist, and for his commitment to advancing his profession." He is now a consulting partner with law firm BCF in Montreal.
Retired Supreme Court of Canada justice Marie Deschamps, also of Montréal received the Companion Order for her "numerous contributions as a jurist and for her dedication to youth development." Deschamps was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in March 1990, to the Quebec Court of Appeal on May 6, 1992 and to the SCC on Aug. 7, 2002 from which she retired in August 2012. She has also been an adjunct professor in the law faculty of the Université de Sherbrooke since 2006 and in that of McGill University since 2012.
Governor General David Johnston announced the new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include four Companions, 25 Officers and 61 Members. These appointments were made on the recommendation of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada.
The Order of Canada, one of Canada's highest civilian honours, was established in 1967, during Canada's centennial year, to recognize outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Over the last 45 years, more than 6,000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order.


My research focuses on close relationships and their underlying mechanisms. In the past few years I've investigated the psychological aspect of behavioral systems, especially the attachment, care giving, and sexual mating systems.
I'm expanding this work by using neuroimaging techniques, physiological measures, and endocrine markers to examine a diverse range of correlates and underpinnings of socially significant behavioral systems. In my work I explore the associations between a person's attachment style (relationship style) and goals and behaviors in the caregiving and sexual domains (e.g., ability to provide and receive compassionate care; interest in short- vs. long-term mating strategies).
I'm also exploring the effects of increasing people's sense of attachment security on their tendency to engage in pro-social behavior, their altruistic and sexual attitudes, and their goals, as well as their attentional strategies.