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Aero suspends operations, says unable to cope with current harsh economy •FirstNation Airline also packs up
September 1, 2016 Isaac UmunnaComment(0)
Aero Contractors Airlines yesterday suspended its scheduled service operations, citing inability to cope with the current harsh economy.
Closure of the 53-year-old airline, the second largest in the country, took effect when its Lagos headquarters was vacated around 2pm.
The airline, however, said the shutdown was temporary, adding it would return to business in the next three to six months.
The Chief Executive Officer, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, said the closure of scheduled flight services was part of strategic business realignment, to reposition the airline and return it to profitability.
Akinkuotu said the decision, a result of the current economic situation in the country, had forced some other airlines to suspend operations or pull out of Nigeria outright.
Many passengers had bought tickets to fly Abuja and Sokoto routes. Two hours later, they were seen submitting boarding passes or evidence of payment for a refund at Aero Contractors' counter at Murtala Muhammed Airport II (MMA2), Lagos.
The "bad news," as it was described in the industry yesterday, came just two weeks after FirstNation Airline quietly shut down operations.
It would be recalled that Aero had in the last couple of weeks struggled to run scheduled flight services on Abuja route, with only two 737 aircraft remaining on its fleet. And where the two developed technical faults, as was the case, last week, all scheduled flights for the day were cancelled.
At least two of its aircraft had gone for C-check maintenance but could not be retrieved due to paucity of funds.
Meanwhile, about six aircraft have been grounded because they were already due for various categories of routine maintenance.
Nigeria drafting oil reform bill "from scratch" to pass this year – Senate president
February 6, 2020 Isaac Umunna
Nigeria's legislature has begun consulting with the president to draft "from scratch" a bill overhauling the nation's petroleum sector and will aim to pass it by the end of 2020, the Senate president said on Wednesday. The government of Africa's largest oil-producing nation has been trying to pass sprawling legislation on the sector, governing everything […]
Shell Nigeria shuts Bonga oil export terminal for regular maintenance
May 27, 2020 Isaac Umunna
Nigeria's Bonga crude oil export terminal has begun routine maintenance, its operator Shell told Reuters on Tuesday, adding it aimed to have the work done in "record time". The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) said in an email that maintenance on the Bonga floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) began on May […]
Senate exposes secret recruitment by MDAs
October 23, 2019 Isaac Umunna
The Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes on Tuesday alleged that some Federal Government agencies were secretly recruiting workers to cover up for the over-bloated personnel cost. The Chairman of the committee, Senator Kwari Suleiman, made the allegation when officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) appeared before his […]
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I am busy with holiday preparations, and I know you probably are, too--wherever in the world you are today. Anyway, I don't want to get so busy that I forget what all of this is for. Is it about sparkly decorations, bells, Santa Claus, excessive eating, or gift giving? I think not.
...and a link to a great Christmas song to get you thinking about what it means for believers that we are able to celebrate Christmas!
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She had symptoms of nausea, fever and diarrhea in February 2011 and returned to the hospital later that month with the same symptoms. According to testimony during the trial this week, she was dying during one admission to the hospital and medical steps, which were taken to keep her organs going, caused a loss of blood flow to her lower extremities.
She left the hospital with dry gangrene which required further care.
She was sent home from the hospital with a plan of treatment and appointments, but records showed no indication of doctors visits after October 2011.
The child died in November 2012 and witnesses described a putrid odor in the house and flies. There were maggots on her legs, her feet were rotting off and she had a large infected ulcer on her hip in addition to other sores on her body. She was suffering and her father failed to aid her, said prosecutors Carrie Bush and Abby Wallace. The father worked long hours as a taxi driver in Memphis, but lived in the home in Millington.
The cases of two other people, the child's mother, 37-year-old Raven Ruth, and a home-health aide, 43-year-old Chasara Jones, are pending.
The Tennessee Department of Children's Services had a record of Andrea's case before her death. Records show an assessment opened June 7, 2011 and closed Aug. 3, 2011.

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Major Companies Join Amicus Brief Supporting Trans Student in SCOTUS Case
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Today, HRC announced that 53 major U.S. companies have joined a "friend of the court" brief supporting transgender student Gavin Grimm in G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board. Grimm, a transgender boy, filed suit against the school board alleging it violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 by denying him use of the boy's restroom.
The Supreme Court's decision in this case could have far-reaching consequences for transgender students across the nation.
"These companies are sending a powerful message to transgender children and their families that America's leading businesses have their backs," said HRC President Chad Griffin. "Across the country, corporate leaders are speaking out because they know attacking transgender youth isn't just shameful — it also puts the families of their employees and customers at risk. Transgender students like Gavin are entitled to the full protection of the law, and must be affirmed, respected and protected in the classroom and beyond."
Leading American businesses have long expressed a commitment to LGBTQ diversity and inclusion in their workforces as evidenced by inclusive policies, practices and benefits. Businesses realize being inclusive is not only the right thing to do — it just makes good business sense as well. Companies that are inclusive of LGBTQ people and employees with LGBTQ family members are able to attract and retain the best and brightest across a wide spectrum of diversity, reap the benefits from increased engagement and productivity, and actively participate in the vibrant LGBTQ consumer marketplace.
Having built inclusive workplaces for their transgender employees or even transgender dependents of employees, companies have a vested interest in the legal landscape in which those employees and their dependents live, work or go to school.
The 53 companies, representing over 1.3 million employees and $613 billion in revenue, signing the brief are:
Affirm, Inc., Airbnb, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple, Asana, Inc., Box, Inc., Codecademy, Credo Mobile, Inc., Dropbox, Inc., eBay Inc., Etsy, Fastly, Inc., Flipboard, Inc., Gap Inc., General Assembly, GitHub, Inc., IBM, Intel Corporation, Kickstarter, PBC, Knotel, Inc., LinkedIn, Lyft, M Booth, MAC Cosmetics Inc., Mapbox, Inc., Marin Software Incorporated, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, Microsoft Corporation, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, MongoDB Inc., NetApp, Inc., Next Fifteen Communications Corporation, Nextdoor, Pandora Media, Inc., PayPal Holdings, Inc., Postmates Inc., Replacements, Ltd., RetailMeNot, Inc., Salesforce, Shutterstock, Inc., Slack Technologies, Inc., Spotify, The OutCast Agency, The WhiteWave Foods Company, Tumblr, Inc., Twilio Inc., Twitter Inc., Udacity, Inc., Warby Parker, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Yelp Inc., Zendesk, Inc.
The brief is was authored by BakerHostetler, one of the nation's largest law firms.
In June, a federal court ordered the Gloucester County School Board to allow Grimm full access to the restroom that corresponds with his gender identity, consistent with a ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. In August, the Supreme Court of the United States halted the lower court's order, allowing the school board's discriminatory policy to remain in place while the court awaited an application by the school board to have its full appeal heard.
48 hours after Jeff Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General and a day after being sworn in, the Department of Justice moved to eliminate the Obama Administration's challenge to a nationwide injunction against enforcement of the guidance, allowing the nationwide hold to continue. Despite this action, transgender students facing discrimination can still file suit under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
Allowing transgender people to access facilities consistent with their gender identity — something compelled for years by laws in 18 states as well as embraced by hundreds of cities and school districts around the country — has not resulted in problems. On the other hand, forcing transgender students to use sex-segregated facilities contrary to their identity can impose real harm on transgender students, further compounding the discrimination and marginalization they already face.
A recent study correlated the high suicide rates of transgender students with discriminatory bathroom restrictions, and, according to the Youth Suicide Prevention Program, more than 50 percent of transgender youth will have had at least one suicide attempt by their 20th birthday.
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Taranaki region
Story: Taranaki region
Geology and climate
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Pākehā settlement
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Te Ua Haumēne
Te Ua Haumēne, seen here in the early 1860s, was the founder of Pai Mārire – a religion based on Christianity which incorporated aspects of traditional Māori priestcraft. Te Ua was born at Ōpunake in the early 1820s and was taken as a slave to Kāwhia, where he learned to read and write Māori and studied the Bible. He returned to Taranaki about 1840 and became a lay preacher at the Waimate mission station in South Taranaki.
The ceremonies of Pai Mārire – also known as Hauhau – were based around a ship's mast. Pai Mārire took military action against British forces in Taranaki in 1864. Te Ua was taken into custody by General Trevor Chute early in 1866; he died at Ōeo in October of that year.
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Taranaki Military Settlers at Kaitake redoubt
Huirangi cross
Ron Lambert, 'Taranaki region - Māori–Pākehā conflict', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/25320/te-ua-haumene (accessed 20 January 2020)
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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier: Book and Netflix Movie Reviews
Just in time for Halloween, Netflix released the latest adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1938 classic gothic book Rebecca, named as the Anthony Award's Novel of the Century. So I decided to revisit the book, the Hitchcock film, and the Netflix movie.
From the publisher: The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate that she realizes how large a shadow his late wife will cast over their lives–presenting her with a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their marriage from beyond the grave.
I listened to the audio book of Rebecca, narrated by Anna Massey, and she did a most excellent job. The only trouble I had was with her portrayal of Maxim. For me, the one and only Maxim is Sir Laurence Olivier, so it was difficult to hear a different interpretation of the man. But after a while, I did get used to it. Massey's Mrs. Danvers is just as creepy as ever, and the unnamed narrator just as naive as I remembered. The book was just as good in audio format as it was when I first read it years ago.
The Hitchcock version of Rebecca is a masterpiece. It is the only film where Hitchcock was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Director (and lost, if you can believe it). Sir Laurence Olivier's Maxim matches the book version very well. Hitchcock's staging is wonderful, retaining a lot of the original dialogue of the book. Joan Fontaine is more than adequate as the unnamed second Mrs. de Winter. Sure, the scenes in the car with the road in the background, obviously done on set, are a little cheesy now, but it was rare to make a movie on location in those days. Besides, there's a lot of nuanced acting in those car scenes that speak volumes more than having the two characters prattle on. And I don't think I need to say anything about Judith Anderson's Mrs. Danvers other than "Nailed It!"
I had issues with the Netflix version of Rebecca. First, Armie Hammer is woefully miscast as Maxim de Winter. He just doesn't have the edge needed to portray a haunted man. He just comes off as a quiet man. And Kristin Scott Thomas' Mrs. Danvers wasn't menacing enough although she's the best thing in the movie. Lilly James is continually flinching. The movie props and settings were pretty to look at (but I also found some of the costuming questionable, like the mustard yellow suits), but I found the acting lacking. And what's up with the ending? If you haven't seen it, I'm not going to spoil it for you.
If you liked the Netflix version, then you'll be gobsmacked by the other versions, because they are all so much better than the 2020 release. The book (Amazon) (AbeBooks), the audio version, the Hitchcock movie (Multi-Format) (Criterion Collection), Masterpiece Theater (Prime Video) or Masterpiece Theater (DVD). There's even a 1962 TV version of Rebecca on Amazon Prime Video that you can stream that's probably better than the Netflix version.
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I just read Rebecca for the last time last week, and have been considering the movie adaptations – great post! I've heard lots about the Netflix version coming out, but haven't heard anything other than that before this post.


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Q: value 'buster' is invalid for apt::default-release I am using: Pop!_OS 18.04 LTS,
when I issue apt I get error. please see below.
sudo apt install -f
Reading package lists... Done
E: The value 'buster' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources
sudo apt dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
E: The value 'buster' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources
sudo apt autoremove --purge
Reading package lists... Done
E: The value 'buster' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources
sudo apt install synaptic
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E: The value 'buster' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources

A: sudo rm /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/defaultrelease

sudo apt update

solved the problems.

A: From Pop!_Tech

Pop!_OS is built on Ubuntu and its repositories. We follow the Ubuntu version numbers and release cycle.

"Buster" is a Debian release name, not an Ubuntu one.

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Greenback Consolidates Losses as Yields Stabilize
March 16, 2017 $AUD, $CAD, $GBP, $TLT, $USD, China, Netherlands
The US dollar remained under pressure in Asia following the disappointment that the FOMC did not signal a more aggressive stance, even though its delivered the nearly universally expected 25 bp rate hike. News that the populist-nationalist Freedom Party did worse than expected in the Dutch elections also helped underpin the euro, which rose to nearly $1.0750 from a low close to $1.06 yesterday. European activity has seen the dollar recover a little, but the tone still seems fragile, even though US interest rates have stabilized and the 10-year Treasury yield is back above the 2.50% level.
The US premium over Germany on two-year money peaked a week ago near 2.23. After the US yield fell in response to the Fed's move, the spread finished near 2.12%, from which it has not moved far. Initial euro support has been found a little above $1.07. The first retracement target of the run-up is a little below there at $1.0690. The other retracement targets are seen near $1.0675 and $1.0655.
Few expected the Wilders in the Netherlands to have a say in the next Dutch government. He drew about 13% of the vote and will hold about 20 seats, which is five more than currently. Prime Minister Rutte's party appears to have received the most votes and 33 seats, down from 41. The other coalition partners did worse. In particular, the disastrous showing of Labor means that Dijsselbloem, the current finance minister and head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers is unlikely to hold his post. Labor may have less than 10 seats in the new parliament, down from 38. The other coalition partner, Liberals, lost eight seats.
The new parliament will sit in a week and negotiations for a new government will begin. It will take some time. The last election (2012) toook 54 days to sort out, while in 1977 in took more than 200 day to form a new government.
The Fed hike and Dutch election were not very surprising. The surprise of the day was China. The PBOC announced a 10 bp increase in its medium lending facility loans and open market operation repos. Its statement did try to temper the surprise by noting that these increases were not the same as an increase in the benchmark rates. This seems to suggest that the increase in rates is unlikely to be passed on to households or business.
Three other central banks have met today, and as expected, did not change policy. The Bank of Japan, the Swiss National Bank and Norway's Norges Bank stood pat. The focus shifts to the Bank of England. It too is widely expected to maintain its neutral stance.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars are under some pressure independent of the US dollar. Both reported poor data. Austral reported a 6.4k drop in employment. The Bloomberg survey's median forecast was for a 16k increase after 13.5k in January. The unemployment rate ticked up to 5.9% from 5.7%, while the participation rate was unchanged at 64.6%. One positive aspect of the report was the mix of full and part-time jobs. Full-time positions increased by 27.1k after a 44.1k decline previously, while there were 33.5k less part-time jobs after a 57.5k surge in January.
New Zealand reported Q4 GDP expanded by 0.4% not the 0.7% expected and Q3 growth was revised to 0.8% from 1.1%. This puts the year-over-year rate at 2.7% down from a revised 3.3% (was 3.5%) in Q3.
The Australian dollar pushed back from the nearly $0.7720 high seen in the US to a little below $0.7680 in Asia. However, it has been better supported in the European morning, perhaps helped by the reports of a large foreign acquisition in the energy space.
The drop in US yields weighed on the dollar against the yen. It fell from the upper end of its two-month range toward the middle of it. It was near JPY114.50 before the Fed announcement and was pushed a little through JPY113 in early European activity. It managed to recover to around JPY113.50 before stalling, seemingly awaiting fresh cues from the US session.
Risk appetites like the confluence of political and economic developments. European peripheral bonds are firmer, while core bonds are mostly heavier. MSCI Emerging Market equity index is extending its rally into a sixth consecutive session and the nearly 2% gain thus far today is the most since last July. The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index rose nearly 1.5%, for a five-day streak. European markets are following suit. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is up 0.6%, after a gap higher opening. It is the second advance in a row, and six of the past seven sessions. Materials are up the most, followed by energy and financials. Iron ore prices edged higher to bring this week's rise to 11%. Rebar steel eased after yesterday's rally lifted it its highest closing level since December 2013. Oil prices are up about 1%, helped by the first decline in US inventories this year and the heavier dollar tone.
The US session features February housing starts and permits, weekly jobless claims JOLTS and the March Philadelphia Fed. Given the Fed's move, we suspect the market will not be particularly sensitive to the data. Attention may shift to fiscal policy where President Trump has provided an outline for the budget for the remainder of the year. It looks to increase defense and security spending (and a little for education) and cutting other programs, some like the State Department and Environment Protection Agency deeply. The opposition from the Republican Party appears to be based more in the Senate than the House.
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Common Ground Coffeehouse: (Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Common Ground Coffeehouse concerts have been temporarily canceled.) Our monthly coffeehouse presents community concerts featuring nationally touring, local, and in-house artists from diverse musical genres. Profits support the Common Ground Microcredit Fund, which funds local, regional, national, and global charities, services, and justice organizations. Common Ground also supports the Green Sanctuary Committee by paying for fair trade organic coffee at FUSW services, and for energy efficient LED lighting in our building.
Food for Families: The FUSW food pantry bin is for canned and dry food. Donations maybe left on Sundays also.
These groceries are delivered to the Hastings on Hudson Open Food Pantry located in the basement of Harmon Community Center, 53 Main Street in Hastings on Hudson.
Midnight Run: We regularly prepare and deliver meals, clothing, and human connection to homeless men and women in Manhattan. Donations of food, clothing, toiletries, and time (from adult and youth volunteers) are greatly needed.
Share the Plate: Once a month, FUSW supports local charities by sharing donations from the collection plate, as well as educating our congregation about each charity that we sponsor. We highlight one organization or justice initiative each month. Members are invited to submit nominations to the Board. The organization must be one that the member supports with their passion, time, and talent, as well as dollars. It must have an impact locally, even if it is a national organization, and it must be a registered 501(c)(3). We see this as a way to encourage others to join us in something we think is worthwhile, a way to support each other's interests, and a way to increase our visibility in the wider community. We anticipate having the member or a representative from the organization speak briefly during a service in the month when that organization is highlighted.
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Q: How to open and close a pdf file from java?     File f  = new File("D:\\New folder\\Assignment worksheet of MS Word.docx");
    Desktop.getDesktop().open(f);

I am trying to open and close a pdf file from java. I have succeeded to open that file using above code but I am looking forward to close the same file from java.
How can I?
PS. I am looking forward for the easiest solution to this problem (there are many answers on how to open a pdf or docx file on stackoverflow but not any about closing the same file.)
Thanks

A: Opening is easy.
Closing, not so much.
Your current approach starts some other program in its own process. Your Java code has no idea what this process is. So you can't easily stop it.
You could do things like:

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*query the list of currently running processes

*start the PDF Reader via Desktop

*query the processes again, hoping to identify the one new one

But most likely, the results of doing so would not be accurate.
Beyond that: if you decide to invoke another program, how does your Java code decide "it is time to end that process"? In other words: when you decide to open a PDF using the default PDF viewer in the user's system, then you give up control!
What if that "open" request just adds another tab in a PDF viewer? Do you really think that your Java program should then later kill that whole PDF viewer instance? If I were using your software, I would not like that.
Therefore: the real answer is to either just open PDFs like this. Or to use other approaches, like: using a Java viewer library that gives you full control what gets displayed and how.


RATING: A very easy unsurfaced road but stay on the main track across Glaisdale Moor to the village of Glaisdale. The lane leading down towards Postgate Farm was too deeply rutted for our Discovery.
We have driven the old Whitby road many times in both dry and wet weather. It is a good firm track which is also very popular with walkers and cyclists and it's easy to see why as the views across the moor are wonderful.
Start from either the lower entrance where the tarmac turns towards the left and the track is marked as 'Unsuitable for Motor Vehicles' or a little further along at Stone where the road from Street forms a crossroads with the main road and the track to the right.
On a good clear day the North Sea is visible in the distance and this is a really enjoyable and easy drive across the moor which is suitable for any vehicle with suspension that can stand the odd pot hole. Watch out for sheep wandering freely across the moor all year round and especially during lambing season.
Situated at the side of this byway is the original inscribed stone marker identifying that this wonderful green lane is genuinely the Old Whitby Road used by travellers for centuries before being replaced by the surrounding metalled roads.
A short addition to this lane can be found on the map just to the left of the start of the lane at Stone and runs from NZ739046 to NZ734036. This byway leads off the tarmac from Bainley Gate to a few cottages before becoming an easily driveable 1 mile track up across the moor.
Quaint seaside town with many original fishermen's cottages and cobbled streets. Home of Captain Cook and Bram Stoker's Dracula legend.
Popular holiday destination for families. Good sandy beaches.
Free parking with lots of woodland walks and hermit's cave. Lovely child and dog friendly tea room next to the waterfall serving refreshments and lunches.


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Family Diversity In Books: A Child's View of DOMA
It's official. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5 to 4 in favor of marriage equality (see Justice Kennedy's closing paragraph summation which poignantly concludes, "it is so ordered.")
Here's hoping this "kidlit" gets revisited with fresh eyes and an empathetic lens to see how profoundly meaningful this is for children whose families have been denied this right for so long.
Nice to see a closing chapter with a happy ending!
June 29, 2013 With the repeal of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) sending whoops of joy among civil rights advocates throughout the nation and critics shouting about the upending of traditional values, it's important to shine the spotlight with unity and clarity on how noisy, polarized media rhetoric impacts children, both in and out of the family diversity conversation.
As "All Children Matter" (FamilyEquality.org) reports, roughly 2 million children are being raised by LGBT families, and it's not just the legal and social inequities that can harm kids, the media mud-slinging and incivility among adults who disagree on this topic can sear into the soul like a branding iron.
A new children's storybook Operation Marriage by Cynthia Chin-Lee, published by Reach and Teach is a true tale told through the lens of a child, capturing the essence of how discrimination lands on kids with pain and confusion.
The storyline? "Eight-year old Alex has a fight with her best friend, Zach, who says he can no longer be her friend. Why? Because "her parents (both women) aren't married."
You can see where this is going, complete with subtext and political Prop 8 lawn signs creating neighborhood tug-o-wars about banning gay marriage…It poignantly speaks to how children get caught up in the tornado spin of conflicting ideologies as innocent bystanders of sociopolitical jockeying.
Beautifully illustrated by Lea Lyon, characters Alex and Nicky urge their mothers to get married "while they can."
Operation Marriage received a Gold Medal in the annual Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, in the Spirit/Compassion category, for dedication to children's books and literacy and for inspired writing, illustrating and publishing.
I enjoyed meeting the 'real life' characters at the Kepler's book signing launch last year, and found the timeless over-arching theme of fairness and family diversity appeals to every age and stage, as the publisher aptly states:
"…Where there is love there is family; where there is family, there should be respect, dignity and support."
So here's my thinking as the DOMA deluge in media emerges this week and the Respect for Marriage Act is reintroduced to assure all married couples equal treatment for all federal programs and purposes:
Let's raise a white flag in the name of all children, everywhere, to ask political pundits to surrender harsh verbiage and be "media mindful" of how epithets land on the youngest voices in our society.
These are children's families being bumped and bruised in the political chess game.
Children have the least protection to process the negative spewage of venom and vile that's become a talk show staple for profit and ratings.
Even if kids are not exposed directly to the baiting of media outrage, much like racism, any overheard adult fodder of intolerance, stereotypes and slams often gets parroted and perpetuated by peers.
So let's 'surrender to civility' shall we? I see it as a first strike hit in the verbal arms race of media controversy…
Even if public opinion polls claim the freedom to marry is overwhelmingly positive by popular vote, there IS going to be a dust up…
Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie are hitting the cover of The New Yorker which in itself is being dissected by critics in pro and con critical thinking of why it is and isn't a good choice to represent the human rights victory…
…The 'are they or aren't they gay' cartoon conversation…
…A social media post detailing when the cover art originated, (hint: a year ago) and countless parents' rights conversations about letting kids be kids without having to explain so much, so often, so early–(separate post forthcoming on the role of media in social norming)
Then there's the news that hit TV show Modern Family is considering marriage for Mitch and Cam…
And the so-called Hollywood gay agenda conspiracy that has "come out" in the press, along with Glaad's detailed infographic "paving the way on the road to marriage equality"…You see my point, right?
This all foreshadows some serious outrage baiting media warfare which could put children smack dab in the blast zone as collateral damage…Maybe media producers will 'behave' with civil discourse instead of polarizing hateful slurs…but I'd brace for a backlash.
Whatever your personal convictions are, please fact check your tongue before engaging, put the kids first, and use positive media to instill your own family values of love and universal truths.
Full disclosure, it's no secret I'm in the "straight against hate" contingent, supporting family diversity of every race, creed and color…
I've purposely used media like the Berenstain Bears books over the years to be a springboard for socio-emotional learning, from empathy to life lessons…So in addition to resource roundups like "Modern Children's Books Help Families Explore Diversity" and specific titles gleaned from Publisher's Weekly newly launched "Openly YA Tour" here are a few facts to frame the macro lens on gay marriage and parenting from a wellness and public health perspective:
The American Academy of Pediatrics four-year study Promoting the Well-Being of Children Whose Parents Are Gay or Lesbian affirms,
"…children have similar developmental and emotional needs and receive similar parenting whether they are raised by parents of the same or different genders. If a child has 2 living and capable parents who choose to create a permanent bond by way of civil marriage, it is in the best interests of their child(ren) that legal and social institutions allow and support them to do so, irrespective of their sexual orientation."
(Here's the full AAP report from the committee on psychosocial aspects of child and family health, Mar 2013)
As I watch an entire tribe of suburban teens dress up in rainbow regalia for this weekend's Pride Parade (some gay, some not, none caring about who is/isn't, but all united in a 'freedom to marry' human rights belief system) it heartens me to realize that youth have the courage and convictions to carry forth a torch of love over hate for the next generation…
Let's hope youth get equal if not more media time than the blowhards and hate bait…"Operation Marriage" will no doubt continue to be a battleground for quite some time…
Sample book reviews from experts via the Reach and Teach.com site:
"Children need a permanent and secure nurturing family to help them thrive. Decades of research have shown that children's social, academic, and emotional development are similar whether they have two mothers or a mother and a father. Their parents' marriage gives children the security and the legitimacy they need to dispel stereotypes and to thrive in school and society." -Ellen C. Perrin, M.D., Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Children, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
"Even 3rd-graders know that commitment ceremonies are not weddings and domestic partnerships are not marriage. Operation Marriage shows how important marriage is to children and that they understand that anything less, is less than equal."– Dr. Davina Kotulski, Psychologist, Motivational Life Coach, and Author of Why You Should Give A Damn About Gay Marriage (2004) and Love Warriors: The Rise of the Marriage Equality Movement and Why it Will Prevail (2010)
Operation Marriage is a well-constructed, age-appropriate story with an appealing cast of characters. Spunky Alex doesn't let her best friend's abandonment get her down; instead, she enlists her brother in a campaign that is filled with humor-blasting wedding music throughout the house, making a fake wedding program-things that will ring true to all children who've found creative ways to beg their parents to do something for them. — Lyn Miller-Lachmann, author of Gringolandia a 2010 ALA Best Book for young adults. Click here to read the full review.
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Craig Wiesner says
As I was making sushi for a gathering at our shop this evening featuring the photographer who created Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus, my husband suddenly shouted "Five to FOUR!!!" And???? Which way?????? Love won.
We never would have believed how quickly the pendulum would swing from Proposition 8 in California to marriage equality across all 50 states.
The power of story-telling wins the day here, as so many people in these last few decades answered the call to come out, as GLBTQ, as parents, friends, colleagues, co-workers, etc.. of GLBTQ people, as ALLIES, or even just as people who saw this as a simple matter of justice, equality, fairness.
Amy Jussel says
Congrats, Craig…as so many have voiced on Twitter, it's still 'one issue' vs several in a slew of LGBTQ equality disparities, but it's an impt one especially as this book indicates so strongly from a child's eye lens!! (Thankful you still use the comment feature, you're one of the few that takes the time and your writing is always a treat)
Wish I could attend the event tonight to support but will tweet out/update that prior post too…the weekend timing has gotten away from me with sidewinders and family arriving out of the blue. (a cousin I haven't seen in 20 yrs arriving Sun. sunset?)
Meanwhile I wish you and Derrick all the 'pride' and joy you both deserve…and know you'll celebrate far beyond rainbows of love and pride platitudes. Hugs and high fives!


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New Movies Come Home - Stream Your Heart Out!
By Chris Narloch
My movie picks for home viewing this month are an eclectic quartet of titles that promise something for everyone.
Included in the mix are comedy ("Book Club"), classic blaxploitation cinema ("Super Fly"), sci-fi ("How to Talk to Girls at Parties") and a dramatic thriller ("You Were Never Really Here").
I nicknamed this one "The Horny Old Lady Movie" before I saw it and then was pleasantly surprised that the film was better than expected. If you missed it in theaters, you'll want to catch up with it digitally (on August 14) or on DVD (August 28).
Four Hollywood pros (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen) play members of a book club who get their "engines running" again after Fonda's character makes the fearsome foursome read "50 Shades of Grey."
Hilarity ensues, and the quartet's significant others (played by Craig T. Nelson, Don Johnson, Richard Dreyfuss, and Andy Garcia) don't know what hit 'em.
Super Fly
If you were alive in the '70s, you will recall that movie theaters routinely showed African-American comedies such as "Car Wash" and action flicks like "Shaft" that were dubbed "blaxploitation" films.
An inferior remake of one such movie, "Superfly," was released in theaters earlier this year, but see the original 1972 film starring Ron O'Neal and Carl Lee as, respectively, a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer and the reluctant friend he enlists for one last big score.
Featuring music by the great Curtis Mayfield, "Super Fly" was made for less than half a million dollars and grossed sixty times that. Its Blu-ray came out this summer and is available from Warner Bros. at WBshop.com.
If, like me, you are a fan of the eccentric actor Joaquin Phoenix, then you'll want to check out this intense dramatic thriller from director Lynne Ramsay that reminded me of "Taxi Driver," an iconic Martin Scorcese movie circa 1976 that starred Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster.
Phoenix plays a traumatized veteran suffering from PTSD, who tracks down missing girls for a living. His latest case spirals out of control and uncovers a conspiracy that threatens his life and the reputations of high-level political figures.
As always, Phoenix commits to his role completely, and although the story is violent and shocking, "You Were Never Really Here" is also extremely moving and worthwhile.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
This odd little movie didn't receive much of a release in theaters, but it's worth seeking out, especially for fans of the director John Cameron Mitchell, the man behind "Shortbus" and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."
Starring Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, and Nicole Kidman, Mitchell's new movie takes place in 1970's London and follows a shy, suburban, teenaged boy who sneaks out to after-hours punk clubs with his friends.
One night, our young heroes meet some other teens that seem like they're from another planet. Well – you guessed it – they are from another planet, and Sharp's character falls for a beautiful alien played by Fanning.
"How to Talk to Girls at Parties" is available on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital on August 14.


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MOL joins Blue Visby Consortium to reduce CO2 emissions from vessels
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) October 4 announced its participation in the Blue Visby Consortium, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vessels by developing a digital technology-based platform Blue Visby Solution to optimize vessels' arrival times at their destinations.
Led by NAPA, a provider of software solutions related to ship design and safe and efficient operation, and Stephenson Harwood, an international law firm, the consortium comprises over 15 organizations from industry, government, academia, and NGOs, NPOs, including Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, Lloyd's, and Marubeni Corporation.
The Blue Visby Solution aims to optimize and distribute arrival times of groups of vessels heading for the same destination port. The optimal target arrival time is provided for each vessel while maintaining the scheduled arrival order, by analyzing the performance of each vessel, conditions such as congestion at the destination, and weather conditions. The consortium also aims to reduce CO2 emissions by recommending the optimum sailing speed of each vessel for maximum efficiency.
Upon verification, enforced in the Prove of Concept process, the consortium expects an average 15% GHG emissions reduction. Hence such an innovative approach has great potential to contribute to MOL's efforts to reduce GHG emissions and boost operational efficiency.
The MOL Group sets mid- to long-term targets to reduce GHG emissions intensity in marine transport by approximately 45% by 2035 (i.e., versus 2019) and achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050 through five initiatives including boosting operational efficiency in "MOL Group Environmental Vision 2.1.".
Through its participation in the consortium, MOL will support the demonstration and practical implementation of the "Blue Visby Solution" and contribute to the realization of a low – and decarbonized society.
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Generally, employees have a duty to mitigate their damages when they have been terminated from their employment. This means that the employee must take all reasonable steps to find comparable alternative employment, meaning that they are not expected to take any offer that comes their way.
In the Peticca case, the Plaintiff was terminated because the Defendant was restructuring its Canadian operations and was moving jobs to the United States. At the time of termination, the Plaintiff was a General Sales Director, which was a mid-management position.
Approximately three weeks prior to the Plaintiff's termination, she was told that she would either be given an alternative job offer or she would be terminated and given a severance package. The Defendant made an offer of an alternative position which required the managing of three teams, two of which were in Reston, Virginia, and reporting to a Vice-President in Boston. It was not contested that the jobs duties and scope of the job were very similar to her current position.
However, the Plaintiff stated that this alternative position would require her to go to Virginia two weeks per month. She argued that she had child care responsibilities and that her husband travels for his job, therefore the change in job conditions were very significant for her. The Plaintiff rejected the Defendant's offer based on the factors that were put forward by the Defendant.
One of the main legal issues in this case was whether the Plaintiff failed to mitigate by not taking the alternative position that was offered to her.
The case references Evans v. Teamsters, Local 31, 2008 SCC 20, where the Supreme Court of Canada adopted the principle found in Mifsud v. MacMillan Bathurst Inc. (1989), 70 OR (2d) 701 (ONCA). The principle that employees are expected to take an alternative position when the salary is the same, working conditions are not substantially different and it is not demeaning. The test is a multi-factored, objective and contextual analysis. [Emphasis Added].
In her current position the Plaintiff travelled, at most, two to four times per year. After considering the facts, Justice Myers found that travelling two weeks per month, even for a few months, hundreds of kilometres into the United States is not remotely the same working conditions. Therefore, put in the terms of Evans, the conditions offered were substantially different and failing to take the job would not meet the test of failing to mitigate.
The case highlights that when an employer offers an alternative position, rejecting the offer does not amount to failing to mitigate as long as the conditions offered are substantially different. It is important to keep in mind that each situation has different facts which can lead to different outcomes.
It is important to analyze the facts of each individual situation and to apply them appropriately to the legal tests set out by the Courts, it is best to talk to a lawyer specializing in Employment Law when facing this challenging situation. Please contact Monkhouse Law today at (416) 907-9249 for a free 30 minute consultation over the phone to discuss your options.


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Men vs. Women on Pain: Who Hurts More?
A large new California study finds an unexpectedly clear difference between the genders.
By Alice Park @aliceparknyJan. 23, 2012
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Women feel pain more intensely than men, according to a new study of 11,000 men and women who were patients at the Stanford Hospital and Clinics.
Researchers analyzed electronic medical records of patients' reports of pain across a range of different diseases, and found a distinct gender-driven difference in how much discomfort patients say they felt. The study included 47 disorders — from cancer to back conditions and infectious diseases — and more than 161,000 patient-reported pain scores. The patients were all asked by nurses or other health personnel to rate their pain on an 11-point scale, with 0 representing "no pain" and 11 signifying the "worst pain imaginable."
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Not surprisingly, most responses clustered around either the two extremes of very little pain or extreme pain or the middle score of 5. But overall, women were more likely to indicate higher pain levels than men, says lead author Dr. Atul Butte, chief of systems medicine in the department of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine. And that was true across almost all of the different diseases. "That was the most surprising finding," says Butte. "We completely wouldn't have expected such a difference across almost all disorders, where women were reporting a whole pain point higher on the 0-to-10 scale than men."
Of course, self-reports can't account for the fact that people may define tolerable and intolerable pain in vastly different ways, says Butte, but the fact that a gender difference emerged from such a large number of patients suggests that the effect is real.
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What accounts for the gender gap? Hormones may explain some of the difference — studies have shown that estrogen in women can help dampen the activity of pain receptors, helping them to tolerate higher levels of pain. That means, however, that they may become more sensitive to pain during low-estrogen parts of the menstrual cycle.
There may also be explanations that have nothing to do with biology. Men, for example, may feel compelled by cultural stereotypes to be tough, and therefore report feeling less pain than they really do —especially when asked by the mostly female nursing staff.
Still, even if non-biological factors are influencing how much pain men and women report, Butte says the difference is worth noting. "The reasons may be biological or they may not be, but we should still be aware of the bias that patients have in reporting pain," he says. He is hoping to continue the research by following up these results with surveys of patients' ratings after they were treated for pain. That may help doctors to better address the real pain patients may be feeling.
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Alice Park is a writer at TIME. Find her on Twitter at @aliceparkny. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.
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Alice Park is a staff writer at TIME and covers health, medicine, nutrition and fitness.
Park's latest book is The Stem Cell Hope: How Stem Cell Medicine Can Change Our Lives.


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Defense Attorney Says Slain Father Believed in Zombies
By Associated Press	• Published January 13, 2016 • Updated on January 13, 2016 at 6:53 pm
A defense attorney says the father of Eldon Gale Samuel III believed zombies were real and would one day come after his family, and he instilled that fear in his sons.
Kootenai County Public Defender John Adams made the comments Wednesday during opening statements in the murder trial of the 16-year-old Samuel, who is charged with killing his father and younger brother.
Adams painted a picture of a dysfunctional and violent family led by Eldon Samuel Jr., a drug addict, The Spokesman-Review reported. Adams said that helped explain the Coeur d'Alene teenager's state of mind when he killed his father and brother the night of March 24, 2014.
Samuel shot his father in the stomach after his father had hit him and told him to remove his clothes and leave the house because zombies were coming, Adams said.
After the father crawled into a bedroom and died, Samuel shot him three more times in the face and head to make sure he didn't come back as a zombie, Adams told the jury. It was an act of self-defense, he said, and showed how the boy was influenced by his father's delusions.
"He trained him for the zombie apocalypse," Adams told the jury.
Samuel then went after his younger brother Jonathan, Adams said.
"He just loses it, he snaps," Adams said.
Jonathan Samuel was shot five times by a shotgun and five more times by a .45-caliber handgun, before he was stabbed and hacked with a machete scores of times, according to an autopsy.
Adams acknowledged Samuel killed his father and brother, but he questioned whether the case warrants murder charges, as opposed to manslaughter.
The jury must decide if Jonathan's death was calculated and premeditated, as the first-degree murder charge suggests, or "whether this was a rage killing," Adams said.
Kootenai County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Art Verharen described for jurors the extensive wounds to Jonathan. The 13-year-old boy was alive through all 10 gunshot wounds, Verharen said, and he bled to death.
Jonathan also was stabbed and hacked more than 100 times on the head, face, arms, hands, legs and feet, he said.
Samuel killed Jonathan "because he hated his brother, he blamed him for his family not being together," Verharen said. "He told police he just didn't want his brother around."
The trial is expected to last up to four weeks.
Samuel, who is being tried as an adult, was 14 at the time of the killings.
Samuel initially was charged with first-degree murder in both deaths, but the charge was changed to second-degree murder in the father's death after the younger Samuel said his father abused him.
Police say Samuel showed no remorse and said he'd contemplated and prepared for the killings for months.


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Imo Assembly Deputy Speaker Resigns After Speaker
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The deputy speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Ugonna Ozuruigbo, has resigned.
The lawmaker representing Nwangele state constituency tendered his resignation letter on Thursday and the letter was personally signed by him.
The letter was addressed to the Speaker and members of the state House of Assembly.
Ozuruigbo explained in the letter that he was resigning to enable him to function well as a member-elect of the national House of Representatives.
READ ALSO: 21 Lawmakers Pass Vote Of No Confidence On Assembly Speaker In Imo
"As you already know, I have been sent to another four years mission by my federal constituency in Imo state, at the federal House of Representatives, Abuja."
"This new task has come with its own challenges and expectations, especially need to play key roles in the formation of the National Assembly leadership, and time to strategically position, to pursue the greater interests of Imo state, South East and Nigeria, at the federal legislature. Currently, these will make my availability in Imo state irregular."
"Hence, I seek your undertaking as I either save the office of Imo state Deputy speaker by resigning or allow my new engagements to suffer the office of Imo state Deputy speaker by holding same tenaciously."
"Thus, for your efficiency and the good of Imo people, I hereby resign as the Rt Hon. deputy speaker of Imo state House of Assembly (8th House), effective from the date written above," the resignation letter read in parts.
The deputy speaker's resignation comes less than 24 hours after 21 out of the 27 state lawmakers served impeachment notices on the speaker, Acho Ihim and the majority leader, Lugard Osuji, after suspending them.
Posted on May 16, 2019 May 16, 2019 Author Ronke IdowuCategories PoliticsTags Imo State House of Assembly, Ugonna OzuruigboLeave a comment on Imo Assembly Deputy Speaker Resigns After Speaker
Imo Speaker, 17 Other Lawmakers Defect From APC, PDP
Eighteen members of the Imo State House of Assembly including the Speaker, Acho Ihim, have defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People's Democratic Party.
The lawmakers left their parties to join another party, Action Alliance (AA).
Speaker Ihim made the announcement while reading a letter written by the defectors on Thursday during an emergency sitting at the chamber of the State House of Assembly in Owerri, the state capital.
He explained that 15 lawmakers of the ruling APC, including himself, as well as three lawmakers of the PDP, decided to join AA to further their political life.
According to him, the APC members cited the injustice, impunity and abuse of rule of law allegedly by the leadership of the APC as their major reasons for dumping the party.
With the latest development, the Action Alliance party has the majority of the number of members in the House while the APC remains the minority.
Hours after the news of the defection broke, the APC Chairman in the state, Daniel Nwafor, as described the decision of the lawmakers as unfortunate and regrettable.
Mr Nwafor told Channels Television in a telephone interview that the defection by the lawmakers would affect the party.
He was, however, confident that the APC would remain strong and work hard to win elections in the state in 2019.
"I have received the news of the defection of some APC lawmakers to Action Alliance and I must say it's regrettable and unfortunate," the APC chairman admitted.
He added, "Their defection will surely shake our party, the All Progressives Congress, but we will not be deterred.
"We have to remain strong and restrategise to cover up for the loss, it's politics. We have to unite in our party and remain focus so we can win the general elections come 2019."
The PDP leadership has yet to react to the defection of its lawmakers in the House.
Posted on December 6, 2018 December 6, 2018 Author Ronke IdowuCategories HeadlinesTags APC, Imo State House of Assembly, PDPLeave a comment on Imo Speaker, 17 Other Lawmakers Defect From APC, PDP
Imo Legislators Promise Better Performance In 2016
The Imo State House of Assembly has promised the people of the state a robust and life impacting legislation in 2016.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary and Local Government Affairs, Honourable Arthur Igwim, made the disclosure at a constituency briefing in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, southeast Nigeria.
Igwim assured the citizens of the state that the legislators would work closely with the executive and judiciary arm of the government to deliver the dividends of democracy.
He expressed satisfaction with the legislature's good relationship with the executive and promised that the lawmakers would sustain the bond irrespective of party affiliation to ensure that Imo State citizens enjoy the benefits of electing them into legislative offices.
The legislator urged the people of the state to support the Governor Rochas Okorocha-led administration and lawmakers in their renewed drive to make Imo State an investment haven.
Posted on December 26, 2015 Author Akinola AjibolaCategories LocalTags Akokwa Ideato North local government area, Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary and Local Government Affairs, Governor Rochas Okorocha, Honourable Arthur Igwim, Imo State House of AssemblyLeave a comment on Imo Legislators Promise Better Performance In 2016
Fuel Scarcity: Imo Lawmakers Set Up Taskforce To Check Marketers
The Imo State House of Assembly has set up a joint taskforce to monitor independent oil marketers and ensure that they stop taking undue advantage of the present fuel scarcity.
While the fuel scarcity persisted, the lawmakers said it was concerned about the groaning agony faced by Imo citizens in getting fuel, as oil marketers had exploited the masses.
The taskforce is made up of some lawmakers, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Independent Petroleum Marketers, and Ministry of Petroleum in the state.
They were also mandated to see how the fuel crisis in the state could be alleviated.
At a meeting with all stakeholders in the oil sector held at the Imo state House of Assembly in Owerri, the Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum in the Imo State House of Assembly, Henry Ezediaro, expressed displeasure with the sharp practices by independent oil marketers.
The meeting pointed out that oil marketers were selling petrol at 200 Naira and above which is far above the Federal Government's approved price of 87 Naira.
They also pointed out that the DPR in the state had not lived up to expectation in sanctioning erring oil marketers who hoard fuel or sell above the government's approved price.
After the meeting, the Zonal Operations Controller of the DPR in the state, Andy Akpamgbo, told reporters that the DPR in the state would not hesitate to sanction any erring petrol station.
Posted on November 27, 2015 Author Williams OsewezinaCategories LocalTags Andy Akpamgbo, Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Henry Ezediaro, House of Assembly in Owerri, Imo State House of Assembly, independent oil marketersLeave a comment on Fuel Scarcity: Imo Lawmakers Set Up Taskforce To Check Marketers
Imo State To Create 12,000 Jobs In 2 Years Through Agriculture
The Imo State Government has promised to create over 12,000 jobs for its unemployed youths within the next two years through agriculture.
The State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, disclosed this in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, after a 4-day business trip to Turkey.
Leading a delegation of businessmen from the state and some other top government functionaries, the Governor said that cardinal in his industrialization plan for Imo State, is to develop agriculture as a viable alternative to oil.
"It is necessary at this point to think more of agriculture as the mainstay of the economy which can serve as the only alternative to oil which keeps falling in value every day", the governor said.
The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Acho Ihim, who was also part of the delegation, said lawmakers in the state have put in place relevant laws that will be suitable for investors to partner with the state government in her industrialization programmes.
Some other top government functionaries and Imo businessmen, who were also on the delegation, commended the Okorocha-led administration for the initiative of partnering with Turkey to industrialize the state and create more jobs for unemployed youths in the state, especially through the development of sustainable agricultural programme in all the communities of the state.
With a population of a little above 77 million as at December 2014, the agricultural sector of Turkey has been the largest employer of labour.
According to recent publication by IMF and the Economist, Turkey has become one of the few countries in the world that is self-sufficient in terms of food and also one of the largest producer and exporter of agricultural products in Europe and around the world.
Posted on September 17, 2015 Author Donyoh DonneyCategories BusinessTags agriculture, Agriculture in Nigeria, Channels News, Channels TV, Economist, Europe, farming in Nigeria, guardian, IMF, Imo businessmen, Imo State Government h, Imo state Governor, Imo State House of Assembly, Istanbul, Okorocha, Okorocha led administration, Premium Times, Punch, Republic of Turkey, Rochas Okorocha, Rt Honourable Acho Ihim, World NewsLeave a comment on Imo State To Create 12,000 Jobs In 2 Years Through Agriculture
Imo Assembly To Issue Bench Warrant On Defiant Oil Companies
The Imo State House of Assembly has threatened to issue a bench warrant on top officials of some oil companies doing business and operating in Imo State.
This threat is coming after the oil companies failed to honour an invitation to appear before the lawmakers in order to explain the reason for allegedly failing in their Corporate Social Responsibility to both the host communities and state government, especially in the payment of outstanding ground rents and other statutory payments amounting to N40 billion.
Before ordering the officials out of the Assembly premises in deep anger, the Speaker, Rt Honourable Acho Ihim, told the officials that a new date will be fixed for the top management officials of the oil companies to appear before the house.
Mr Ihim stated that failure to honour the invitation will be tantamount to compelling the House to invoke Section 129 (B) of the 1999 Constitution, which invokes a bench warrant on the top officials wherever they may be.
Oil companies involved includes Shell, Chevron, Addax, Agip and Waltersmith Oil.
However, efforts to speak with the officials present at the House of Assembly proved abortive, as they all turned down interviews.
In June, the Imo State House of Assembly passed a bill urging the State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, to demand the immediate payment of outstanding ground rents and other statutory payments amounting to 40 billion Naira from oil companies operating in the state since 1978.
Posted on August 30, 2015 Author Donyoh DonneyCategories LocalTags ADDAX, Agip, Channels News, Channels TV, chevron, Corporate Social Responsibility, Imo State House of Assembly, Rochas Okorocha, Rt Honourable Acho Ihim, Shell, The Speaker, Waltersmith OilLeave a comment on Imo Assembly To Issue Bench Warrant On Defiant Oil Companies
Alvan Ikoku University Status: Imo House Appeal For Reversal
Reactions have continued to trail the reversal of the University status given to the Alvan Ikoku College of Education Owerri by the Federal Government.
During a plenary session of the Imo State House of Assembly, the members appealed to the federal government not to shortchange the school's university status by the immediate past government of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan knowing well that the institution has all it takes to be a university.
Speaking on a motion moved by a member representing Ikeduru State Constituency and Chairman House Committee on Education, Hon. Uche Oguwuike, the motion rejected the move by the Federal Government to reverse the status of the University of Education to a College of Education.
The motion which was supported by majority of the State Lawmakers also mandated the Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha to lead a high powered delegation to interface with President Muhammadu Buhari-led government and the Federal Ministry of Education to see how this issue can be resolved as soon as possible and ensure that the school maintains its university status.
Posted on August 29, 2015 August 31, 2015 Author oluchiCategories LocalTags Africa, Alvan Ikoku, Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Alvan Ikoku University of Education, channels television, Channels TV, Goodluck Jonathan, Imo State House of Assembly, Nigeria, Owerri, Rochas OkorochaLeave a comment on Alvan Ikoku University Status: Imo House Appeal For Reversal
Imo Lawmakers Demand 40 Billion Naira Unpaid Oil Rates
The Imo State House of Assembly has passed a bill urging the State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, to demand the immediate payment of outstanding ground rents and other statutory payments, amounting to 40 billion Naira from Oil companies operating in the state since 1978.
As contained in the bill, the Governor is expected to direct the Chairman of the Board of Internal Revenue in the state to mandate the companies to pay up all outstanding ground rent and other statutory payments owed the since the said period.
It also directed the oil companies to comply and henceforth pay all entitlements due the state as at when due.
While deliberating on a motion moved by the member representing Oguta State Constituency, Honourable Henry Ezediaro, the House decried the continued short-changing of the state by oil companies, stating that the companies have capitalised on the peaceful disposition of the people to deny them of their rights and privileges.
The motion, which was supported by three other House members, maintained that with the present economic challenges facing the nation and its resultant effect on state governments, the House would explore all channels to assist the Executive Arm of Government in generating additional funds, to enable it render services to the people of the state.
The Lawmakers decried the actions and negligence of the plights of their host communities in the area of providing social amenities, stressing that such will no longer be tolerated.
However, a nine-man committee was set up to supervise the debt recovery, interface with the oil companies and report their findings to the House within 60 days.
Posted on June 20, 2015 Author Donyoh DonneyCategories LocalTags Chairman of the Board of Internal Revenue, Channels News, Channels TV, Executive Arm of Government, Hon Henry Ezediaro, imo igr, Imo State, Imo state Governor, Imo State House of Assembly, lawmakers, Oguta State Constituency, oil companies, Rochas Okorocha, social amenities, statutory paymentsLeave a comment on Imo Lawmakers Demand 40 Billion Naira Unpaid Oil Rates
Okorocha Presents N141.2 Billion 2015 Budget
The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has presented the sum of 141.2 billion naira to the Imo State House of Assembly as the total budget for the 2015 fiscal year.
While presenting the budget tagged "Budget of Total Rescue and Sustainability" to the Imo State House of Assembly, the governor said 43% will be allotted to recurrent expenditure, totaling 60.7 billion naira while 57% will be allotted to capital projects, totaling 80.5 billion naira.
He said the policy thrust of the 2015 budget is derived from the rescue mission agenda of the his administration which anchored on a 4 year development plan that derived its bearing from the vision of his administration which are belief in God, free education, massive infrastructural development and increased agricultural production to ensure food sufficiency and food security.
The governor added that the 2015 budget will mainly focus on delivery of social services to the people of Imo State.
Governor Okorocha said the expected revenue projections for 2015 is 119.7 billion naira for recurrent items and capital receipts of 21.5 billion naira.
The 2015 budget is just less than five percent increase from the 2014 budget which is 137.7 billion naira.
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Imo Assembly Probes Dep. Governor Over N458 Million Bribe
The Imo State House of Assembly has commenced investigation of the state Deputy Governor, Mr. Jude Agbaso, who is alleged to have solicited N458 million bribe from a road contractor.
Briefing journalists in his office at the Assembly complex in Owerri, the Imo State capital, the Speaker, Mr. Ben Uwajimogu said the investigation was instigated by a temporary report submitted by an ad-hoc committee verifying the award of road contracts in the local government areas as well as the municipals.
The Speaker claimed that during the verification exercise, a contractor handling some major road contracts in the state confessed to the ad-hoc committee that the deputy governor, who at the point of awarding the contract also doubled as the Commissioner for Works, demanded the sum of N458 million from him as gratification, with the promise of giving him more jobs.
The deputy governor has denied all the allegations, insisting that he never had any dealings with the said contractor.
The Speaker, however, maintained that investigations are still on-going by the ad-hoc committee, adding that the Assembly will get to the root of the matter.
Posted on March 6, 2013 Author Channels TelevisionCategories Current, LocalTags Channels TV Imo state, Imo State Deputy Governor, Imo State House of Assembly, N458 million bribe, Representative Ben Uwajimogu, Sir Jude Agbaso, Speaker of the House of Imo House Assembly1 Comment on Imo Assembly Probes Dep. Governor Over N458 Million Bribe


Meeting was called to order by Lynn Skolnick, President, at 5:18 PM. Present were Marvin Rappaport, Connie Keller, Marcia Raponi, Christine Cavello, Lynn Skolnick, and Mary Paige Lang-Clouse. Absent were: Steve Sharoff and Sari Rosenheck.
A motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting was made by Connie and seconded by Christine. It passed unanimously.
A proposed mural project for the wall facing the east-facing entrance to the library was presented by Mentor Tom Bosket and Monticello high school students Tyler Olivo and Angie Snowden. The mural depicts various moods and struggles facing all members of society in a very graphic way intended to provoke a conversation among viewers of the mural. The Board thought the mural was wonderfully conceived and executed by these talented and thoughtful students and praised them for their work. A motion to approve the mural project and authorize installation was made by Marvin and seconded by Marcia. It was approved unanimously.
· Letter sent to DASNY from attorney Marvin Newberg in response to DASNY letter of April 25th outlining outstanding construction issues, primarily the leak on Broadway.
· Letter indicating Bullet Aid awarded by Senator Bonacic in the amount of $3,000 for programming or equipment.
July 10 we will have an exhibit entitled New York State Women of Distinction (highlighting Judith Kaye). Exhibit will be on display in the Robert D. Norris Community Room for a month. An opening reception to be held the evening of Tuesday, July 10th.
Motion to approve the vouchers was made by Lynne and seconded by Marcia. It was approved unanimously. Motion to approve bills to be paid was made by Marvin and seconded by Christine. It passed unanimously.
Building and Grounds Committee reported that progress is being made on installing hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors, the book arch is to be repaired, excess sand from winter storms built up in the parking lot will be removed. Lot will be re-striped.
Program Committee reported that the schedule for programs for June, July and August is coming together. When complete, we will issue a schedule of all Thursday evening programs for the three months.
No IT report this month as Connor has left and we are in the process of hiring a replacement.
Youth Services Report was submitted by Cheryl Jones and referred to during the meeting.
Friends of the Library have been very busy and are planning for a Fun Day of activities on June 2.
Director Mary Paige read her report into the record and it is appended to these minutes.
No new developments on our Landscape Project. We continue to look for security guards.
Dan Hust of the Sullivan County Publicity Department is trying to obtain funds for when the power went out.


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Q: Logstash input Filebeat First of all I apologize for my English.
I'm an intern in a company and I put up a solution ELK with Filebeat to send the logs.
The problem is that once recover syslog_pri always displays Notice and severity_code 5
Here is my configuration :
Logstash input :
input {
  beats {
    port => 5044
    type => "logs"
    #ssl => true
    #ssl_certificate => "/etc/pki/tls/certs/logstash-forwarder.crt"
    #ssl_key => "/etc/pki/tls/private/logstash-forwarder.key"
  }
}

My Filter :
filter {
  if [type] == "syslog" {
    grok {
      match => { "message" => "%{SYSLOGTIMESTAMP:syslog_timestamp} %{SYSLOGHOST:syslog_hostname} %{DATA:syslog_program}(?:\[%{POSINT:syslog_pid}\])?: %{GREEDYDATA:syslog_message}" }
      add_field => [ "received_at", "%{@timestamp}" ]
      add_field => [ "received_from", "%{host}" ]
    }
    syslog_pri {
    syslog_pri_field_name => "syslog_pri"
    }
    geoip {
      source => "ip"
    }
    date {
      match => [ "syslog_timestamp", "MMM  d HH:mm:ss", "MMM dd HH:mm:ss" ]
    }
  }
}

and I receive the logs like this :
{
  "_index": "logstash-2016.01.27",
  "_type": "log",
  "_id": "AVKDkbeIo9FUMGLWSx1L",
  "_score": null,
  "_source": {
    "message": "2016-01-27T15:52:20.979+0100 WARN  [HeartbeatService RUNNING] collector.heartbeat.HeartbeatService - Unable to send heartbeat to Graylog server: ConnectException: Connection refused",
    "@version": "1",
    "@timestamp": "2016-01-27T14:52:21.896Z",
    "beat": {
      "hostname": "LABSRVITT003",
      "name": "LABSRVITT003"
    },
    "count": 1,
    "fields": null,
    "input_type": "log",
    "offset": 28494893,
    "source": "/var/log/graylog-collector/collector.log",
    "type": "log",
    "host": "LABSRVITT003",
    "tags": [
      "gpf_relp"
    ],
    "syslog_severity_code": 5,
    "syslog_facility_code": 1,
    "syslog_facility": "user-level",
    "syslog_severity": "notice"
  },
  "fields": {
    "@timestamp": [
      1453906341896
    ]
  },
  "sort": [
    1453906341896
  ]
}

I'm posting this because I am really short of ideas I toured the documentation but I find nothing .
This link :
[https://serverfault.com/questions/735230/why-cant-the-logstash-syslog-pri-filter-see-the-priority-in-syslog-messages]
This person have the same problem and he succeeded.
So if somebody have an idea share it.
Thanks

A: I have no syslog_pri experience, but it seems like the other guy had a field syslog5424_pri that had the priority value. You gave a field name syslog_pri that doesn't even exist in the record. All I see are these:
"syslog_severity_code": 5,
"syslog_facility_code": 1,
"syslog_facility": "user-level",
"syslog_severity": "notice"

So if you recognize one of these as a priority field then I would suggest changing the syslog_pri plugin config, or if none of these are priority fields, then you first need to create it.
Again, I have no syslog experience, I just looked at your problem and his solution.


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#IndyRef My Two Penneth From South of the Border
September 18, 2014 SiliconNomad
I have to say that this is a hard blog to write.
Part of it is due to how my heart feels, and part of it is how viscerally many people around the issues tend to react.
When I started Silicon Nomad I wanted to make it a positive place.
I made a decision to try and keep the blog generally free of politics, on the basis that so many political debates are a breeding ground for negativity and venom.
However, today I've decided to make an exception.
Today, some 200 miles away, millions of people will be voting on the future of my country, my home, and I don't get a say; it's a little frustrating to say the least and I can only imagine how many Scots living and working in the UK feel knowing that they too don't get to vote, and their voices won't get heard on this historic occasion.
I know many feel like writer Neil Gaiman, torn between differing emotions able to see the good and bad in both points of view.
However, today I actively encourage everyone who can vote to vote. I will admit that I am a unionist at heart and would encourage everyone to vote to keep this 300 year old family together. The United Kingdom represents something wonderful and throughout my life, wherever I have travelled being British has really MEANT something.
At the forefront of social justice around the world, the UK is the archetype for fairness and opposition to oppression. When disaster strikes it's the British who have set the standard for fast responses in humanitarian aid, have written constitutions for nations around the world and had the creativity to push ideas such as Live Aid. In the world's Top 8 economies, the UK has a long established reputation as a success story, a moderating voice and for punching far above our weight.
When it comes to journalism the BBC is the Gold Standard not only in its holding of government to account but also in its objectivity in reporting world events, especially when compared to CNN, RT and other international news platforms. In sporting terms the 2012 Olympics showed just how amazing we can be as a nation together, where as the stories of the home nations football teams have shown all to well how we struggle when apart.
Yes, we've not always got it right. We've had good and bad governments and no-one would hesitate to admit that the UK has a plentiful supply of idiots and villains. However, the UK has proved to be far more than just the sum of its parts not only as a global power, but how we have with more dignity than many, handled no longer being THE world power.
If Mr. Gaiman is right and parts of the Pro-Independence vote is a protest against a distant British Government, then by trying to create a new utopia in the the north speaks more of "I'm alright Jack, pull the ladder up" attitude than genuine social conscience, especially due to the affect that the loss of Labour support would have to the balance of power in Westminster. A plan that smacks of genuine foolishness if, in seeking to distance yourself from an unjust Westminster you rely on that same government as your key trading partner, to negotiate on your behalf for EU membership and allow them to shape your fiscal policy because you decided to continue to use a currency without currency union.
Throughout the debate there are many things said by the Pro-Independence Campaign that have left me feeling that the SNP have failed to make their case:
Away from dry figures the fact that the SNP have flipped between wanting the Euro, to demanding the Pound, to likely having to found their own currency to have a central bank in order to apply for EU membership. There are some very interesting points raised HERE in the Financial Times
The SNP, pushing their green credentials by pushing a No Fracking policy and alternative energy sources, while banking the future of an independent Scotland on the demand for fossil fuels
On Nuclear & NATO, the SNP have again flip flopped between being against joining NATO, to wanting to join NATO and as a result admitting that no nuclear weapons may not be possible.
That the British have robbed Scotland. Even if we ignore that part of the reason for the original Union was to allow Scotland to access funds to repair the damage of the Darien Scheme, which decimated over a quarter of the Scottish Economy, a Fact Check by Channel 4 News shows the truth.
SNP claims that Westminster is a threat to the Scottish NHS but again we hear from Channel 4 and the BBC
Last, is the fact that whenever the SNP have been questioned on what they will do if something doesn't go to their plan. Their reaction has consistently been, "But why would anyone want to do it another way?" or accusing the questioner of being Anti-Scotland. The simple fact is that the SNP have no alternatives should things not go as planned. A fact that genuinely scares me.
I could go on and I know there are likely those who will speak out against the things I've posted, or feel this has gone on long enough already.
So in conclusion I'll repeat what I said at the start. If you can vote today, of all days then make sure you do and make your voice heard.
If you're undecided, and to those seeking a better country and a better world, we are Better Together.
A vote for independence is precisely that, a vote to go it alone, to an uncertain, not necessarily a brighter future.
Want to sort out politics in Britain, we sort that by standing together, voting, getting involved and breaking the monopoly of the few.
Want a better world? We do that better as members of the UN permanent security council, together as a member of the G8 and by showing that a Union that created one of the most tolerant and open societies in the World can endure, prosper, thrive and genuinely make a difference.
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Deloitte Romania strengthens management team by promoting four employees to directors in the risk advisory, tax, financial advisory and audit and assurance practices
Marţi, 24 august 2021, 11:52
Deloitte Romania strengthens its management team by promoting four employees to the position of directors in the risk advisory, tax, financial advisory and audit and assurance practices, following their contribution and commitment to serving clients and to developing their teams. Andrada Tanase has been promoted to Director in the Risk Advisory practice, Monica Tariuc has been named a Global Employer Services Director within the Tax practice, Vlad Balan has been appointed Financial Advisory Director, and Ion Efros, Audit and Assurance Director, effective September 1, 2021.
"I am proud of the colleagues who are joining the leadership of the firm after having contributed distinctively to creating an impact that matters for our clients and our people. Andrada, Monica, Vlad and Ion are all outstanding professionals with a passion for serving clients and developing other talented professionals and I am convinced they will contribute to Deloitte Romania accelerating its growth and further strengthening its reputation and connectivity in the Romanian business community," said Alexandru Reff, Country Managing Partner, Deloitte Romania and Moldova.
Andrada Tanase, Risk Advisory Director, joined Deloitte in 2015 and has ten years of extensive experience in Basel III regulations, supervisory practices, risk management and financial reporting in the financial sector. She has coordinated projects on various risk and regulatory topics such as Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP), Internal Liquidity Adequacy Assessment Process (ILAAP), business plan, licensing and authorizations, recovery and resolution. Andrada has also been a trainer for the Romanian and Moldavian Banking Institute and several central banks across Europe. She is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA), the Body of Expert Accountants and Licensed Accountants in Romania (CECCAR) and holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification granted by Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).
Monica Tariuc, Global Employer Services Director, joined Deloitte in 2008 as an intern and since then has become a seasoned expert in global employer services. She is recognized by clients for her technical knowledge on mobility matters, for her ability to coordinate large global and regional accounts, for her genuine interest for improving daily processes and for her out-of-the-box thinking and innovative solutions. She focuses on raising awareness and assisting companies in rethinking their mobility policies so that the concept of remote working - work from home, workcation, working from everywhere or other - is properly understood and handled by both businesses and individuals. She was also involved in the design and the implementation of Deloitte proprietary technology tools to support tracking and compliance reporting for mobile employees cross-countries.
Vlad Balan, Financial Advisory Director, joined Deloitte as an intern in the audit department during his final year of university studies in 2008. Two years later, he transitioned to Financial Advisory and since then has worked on numerous projects, most of them consisting of due diligence and transaction services. The companies he has successfully served over the last 11 years are active in various industries, but he mainly focuses on real estate and energy and resources. Vlad has worked with leading companies in their sectors and in transactions that are considered landmarks for any professional in this field and for the Romanian mergers and acquisitions landscape, such as the sale of Romanian subsidiaries owned by CEZ Group to the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets . He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA) and has graduated from the Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest.
With more than 12 years of experience in audit and advisory services, Ion Efros, Audit and Assurance Director, began his career in Deloitte Moldova's practice in 2007, then went on to lead Deloitte's office in Timisoara up until 2019. Most of his portfolio is dual reporting, namely Romanian Accounting Standards (RAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). He worked with companies from various industries, with an emphasis on consumer business and industrial products. He is a member of the Romanian Chamber of Financial Auditors (CAFR), the Authority for Public Supervision of the Statutory Audit Activity (ASPAAS), the Body of Expert Accountants and Licensed Accountants in Romania (CECCAR) and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA). Ion holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and audit, another one in economic law and has a master's degree in business management.
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