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Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia > Baltics > Latvia > Russian ministry: transition to education only in Latvian will impact Latvian-Russian relations
Russian ministry: transition to education only in Latvian will impact Latvian-Russian relations
Amendments approved by the Saeima to perform a full transition to education in Latvian language in the country's schools will have a negative impact on mutual relations between Latvia and Russia, and Latvia will be the one responsible, as announced by Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry.
«Latvia's capital should understand that by making unfriendly steps it is only making mutual relations more complicated. All the responsibility for that lies on Latvia's shoulders,» as mentioned in Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry's information and press department's commentary published on its official website.
«Massive protests, the decision by Russian-speaking residents to the country's president and leading global human rights institutions, Latvian Russian language support associations against the approved amendments get no attention from state institutions,» as mentioned in the statement.
«Such odious steps realized under pretentious slogans are claimed to be realized 'for the benefit of children and their parents', and supposedly following their own request, in truth have nothing in common with respecting the interests of national minorities living in the country. It is exactly the opposite – this represents the continuation of Latvia's 25 years' worth of discriminatory policy aimed at forced assimilation of Russian-speaking residents,» as mentioned in the statement.
The ministry also mentions that «once again under the slogans of integration and strengthening state language's position the internationally recognized rights of more than one-third of this Baltic republic's residents are tossed aside».
«Amendments approved by Latvia's Saeima in a nationalistic majority go against the declaration adopted by this country's government regarding high trust in democratic standards and values, as well as a number of international laws,» the statement from the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry mentions.
«Hopefully this act will receive a just response from international institutions,» the ministry adds.
Amendments to the Education Law provide that education of school subjects from 1st to 6th grade is to be performed at least 50% in Latvian. School subjects from 7th to 9th grade are to be taught in Latvian language in no less than 80% (this includes foreign languages). Youngsters in 10th, 11th and 12th grade are to be taught all subjects excluding foreign language in Latvian starting from 2021/2022. Children undergoing education in national minority schools will still have the right to learn their respective language, literature, culture and history in their native language.
1st-6th graders will be able to pick one of three national minority education programme examples starting from 2019/2020 school year.
By ensuring a gradual transition to education only in state language, the Education and Science Ministry will perform its international commitment to sustain and develop national minority schools. This includes provision of funding for institutions that perform national minority education programmes in accordance with international agreements. Representatives of national minorities will still have the option to receive quality education, ensuring their involvement in the labour market and preserving their native language and culture.
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"I kept looking at the clock because I wanted to have her in my arms already and didn't want to wait any longer."
As a first time mother I wasn't quite sure what to expect from my own body during pregnancy, but surprisingly I was spared the morning sickness, heart burn, and swelling. Even in retrospect, I feel very fortunate to have had a relatively smooth pregnancy.
being induced was becoming more real the closer we got to 42 weeks. I would wake up each morning hopeful that she would come soon and that those Braxton Hicks would finally evolve into the "real thing." Sure enough, what felt like the real thing started that evening of my appointment, but after many conversations with my doula, I learned that it was only prodromal labor. I remember feeling so disappointed because all I wanted was to have our baby safely in my arms.
what the cramps felt like and how they had been intensifying for several hours.
contractions. I called my doula around 3 a.m. Tuesday even though I wasn't quite convinced that this was the "real thing" yet.
She told me she would start making her way over to our home, but since she lived out of town it would take her about an hour or so to arrive. I kept trying to conserve energy by taking short naps in between the rushes while Michael kept trying to make me feel comfortable. When both doulas, Nicole and Laura, arrived they checked the baby's heart tones before and after a contraction just to make sure everything was okay. At sunrise, Laura suggested we go for a walk down the street to help things along. I remember just pulling on a pair of maternity shorts and zipping on my husband's heavy coat that was in the closet. The morning was unusually cold for South Texas, but it felt so good to breathe some fresh air. As we walked, I kept visualizing what my baby would look like and what she would feel like in my arms. The rushes got stronger and we went back in to get ready for our departure to the hospital.
At the hospital, all my worst fears came true. The contractions had slowed dramatically and I had only dilated to 5 cm. The nurse called Dr. Lee to let him know about my progress and I expected him to only call-in a response. I was pleasantly surprised to see him in person about an hour later. We talked about my early labor and the concern about my fluid levels. At this point I was 41 weeks and 4 days along and waiting any longer just didn't seem sensible. I remember sitting there alone after he left and crying at the thought of induction. I had wanted to have this natural experience and at this point it was falling apart in front of me. Even though I was disappointed, I was more concerned about my baby's safety. At 5 p.m. that afternoon, they started my IV with fluids and Pitocin. I still had every intention to go through with the delivery without any other interventions like pain medication. My contractions started to come back, but weren't as consistent as they had been at home. Around 7 p.m. my doula planned on heading back home for dinner with her family, and we all agreed that it'd be best if she came back around midnight.
However, I was quickly learning that things don't always go as planned. At 9 p.m. things really got going and my husband called Nicole to come back sooner. By then the pain had intensified to what it had been at home. The Pitocin made the pain much stronger and I really needed her there. She let us know that she'd be coming back with an intern, Hannah, because it was getting late and she was tired. I told her that was fine and when they arrived I had progressed to 8 cm. Hannah went straight to work on my back with a massage and counter-pressure. Nicole kept telling me to visualize my baby and kept encouraging me. My wonderful husband kept holding me and kissing me in between contractions. As I went into transition, my body started to tremble with cold, so he covered me with a blanket. I was so tired from labor that I fell asleep for minutes at a time before I was awakened by another wave of contractions. I asked Nicole how I could push when I was already so exhausted. She reassured me that when the time came, the adrenaline rush would guide me through it. I remembered at that point that she'd always tell me to trust my body and the birth process.
in my arms already and didn't want to wait any longer. It was closing in on 11 p.m., and I kept visualizing that she would be there soon.
to my husband who placed her on my bare chest. I told her I loved her and that she was beautiful. I had never felt so much love in my life as I did in that moment that I looked into my daughter's dark eyes.
She was so perfect, so frighteningly wonderful, and so ours. A healthy little girl that overwhelmed both her mother and her father with incomparable love. I felt so empowered and strong holding her—knowing that every second of labor had been worth it. Holding her, all memory of any pain I had seemed like a distant memory.
Auden Isabela Reed was born on January 14, 2014 at 11:18 p.m. She weighed 9 lbs.


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Plans submitted to partially demolish fire-hit Claremont hotel
07 January 2020 by Katherine Price
Plans have been submitted to partially demolish the fire-ravaged and unstable Claremont hotel in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
The Grade II*-listed property was hit by a fire in November last year, which destroyed much of the hotel, leaving the remaining structure unstable and surrounding roads closed for safety. Parts of the building have continued to collapse, and site debris is now known to be contaminated with asbestos.
The plans are in the process of public consultation until the end of the month with the council's decision expected next month.
The cause of the fire, which spread rapidly through the Victorian building, is being investigated. All guests and staff at the 72-bedroom hotel were evacuated, with six people treated for minor injuries. At the height of the fire 12 fire crews were battling the blaze, believed to have started in the basement.
The hotel is owned by Jeanne Wilson who, according to the Daish's Holidays group website, acquired the hotel in 2013. The group comprises 10 hotels and 24 luxury coaches.
Tags Hotels and Claremont hotel fire

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Q: How do I set an image's resolution? I am using Seesaw to interact with Swing.
I have some icons defined thus:
(def label :icon
           (clojure.java.io/resource "some_image.png"))

I want to render "some_image.png" in a different resolution. If I simply set the bounds, I'll only get part of the image.
How do I achieve this?

A: you could do it by dropping down into Swing. basically, manipulate the file as a Swing Image. once you have it at the size you want, Seesaw's icon facilities are flexible in terms of what can be passed in (see https://daveray.github.io/seesaw/seesaw.icon-api.html); you can pass the Swing Image into the label function.
(defn imagetest []
  (let [w (frame :title "Image Test" :width 400 :height 400)
        img (.getScaledInstance
              (javax.imageio.ImageIO/read
                (io/resource "racecar.gif")) 400 400 1)
        lbl (label :icon img)
        pnl (horizontal-panel :items [lbl])]
    (config! w :content pnl)
    (show! w)))

Note: the 1 that i'm passing as the final arg to .getScaledInstance is for the SCALE_DEFAULT flag; more info here: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/constant-values.html#java.awt.Image.SCALE_DEFAULT

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European Prospect Report: Alexander Gordin shows off his skill in the MHL playoffs
The Russian prospect kicks off the European post-season schedule.
By Patrik Bexell@Zeb_Habs Mar 22, 2021, 6:00am EDT
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Alexander Gordin, SKA-1946, MHL, Russia
The MHL playoffs have started and Gordin started them off with a bang, scoring a goal and setting up another.
He started off with a good chance, twisting and turning to create his own space, even if the goalie probably did the most on this save:
In the second period, Gordin handled the two-on-one rush perfectly. He drew the defender in close in order to be able to get his stick around the defender and set up his teammate for a rush towards the goal. It was a great assist from Gordin.
He finished off the game with a goal as the defence made a counting error and left him alone with the goalie.
It was an easy game for SKA-1946, and tougher games will follow, but it was a good showing from Gordin in a game where he saw limited usage. SKA-1946 will face Loko in the second round, in what will be a true test for the team that has suffered some tough injuries in the last games of the regular season.
Mattias Norlinder, Frölunda, SHL, Sweden
Frölunda, Norlinder's Swedish club, only played one game this week and managed to earn a hard-fought win against Oskarshamn who needs every point they can get to not be dragged into the relegation series.
Norlinder was on the ice for the lone goal from Oskarshamn that came after a neutral zone turnover where Norlinder's attacker came with speed and Norlinder had to track back as he had been going the opposite way. The defender did well to keep up with his opponent and keep him on the outside. Unfortunately for Norlinder his defensive partner, Jonathan Sigalet, lost his battle and his attacker scored via a re-direct.
The faster Norlinder has been paired with an offence-minded defender who is on his last legs in the top competitions in hockey and, personally, I think it has hampered Norlinder's performance these last weeks. Norlinder was much more comfortable with Jens Olsson earlier in the season but Frölunda has had to move players around due to injuries and players leaving for the NHL midseason.
Frölunda won't play a game until the last two games of the regular season, March 29 and 31, a back-to-back meeting with Växjö. The regular season is on hold for some teams as the teams that have had to postpone games due to Covid related reasons are playing catch up. The final game day will have all teams playing as no team should be able to know the outcome in regards to the relegation and playoff situations before hand.
Knowing Frölunda quite well, I would say there are some tough practices coming up in order to strengthen the team both tactically and physically for the playoffs.
Joni Ikonen, Ilves, Liiga, Finland
Ilves is four points ahead of the Pelicans for the last direct spot into the quarter-finals. Ikonen's contribution hasn't been what Montreal fans, and even myself, had hoped for. The centre with an injury history that is comparable to the Black Knight in the Holy Grail, has gotten three points in 20 games and has seen his time on ice declined throughout the season, playing just nine-and-a-half minutes in the last game of the week against Lukko.
As with Jacob Olofsson, the evaluation will really come down to the playoffs where everything is on the line and it will be easier to see where the Ilves coaching staff thinks that Ikonen will benefit the team the most.
Jacob Olofsson, Timrå, HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden
Timrå will face AIK in their first challenge to reach the SHL, with the series starting more or less as you read this. It will be important for Jacob to show himself in these playoffs and I will follow him closely.


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Death in Custody Raises Questions About New Anti-Graft Oversight
By Cui Xiankang and Li Rongde
China this year introduced the National Supervisory Commission, with national and local-level offices, including one (pictured) in Taiyuan in the northern northern province of Shanxi, to bring anti-corruption operations more in line with the law. Photo: VCG
The death of a man who was detained by a branch of China's new anti-corruption regulator is raising questions about transparency and oversight at local levels.
Chen Yong, a former government contract worker, had been held by authorities in Fujian province who were seeking information into a corruption investigation.
But when his family arrived last week to visit him, they were taken to a dimly lit funeral parlor, where, in a morgue refrigerator, they found him dead and "with a disfigured face," Chen's sister told Caixin.
Chen's is the first reported death since the new National Supervisory Commission (NSC), with national and local-level offices, was set up in March to oversee China's myriad cases of suspected government corruption.
But the public has been given little information on how the powerful new agency handles investigations and suspects — including peripheral figures such as Chen.
Chen was a driver hired by the Jianyang district government in Fujian's Nanping city from 2006 to 2016. He was detained last month so authorities could gather information into Lin Qiang, a vice director of the district, who was suspected of corruption, according to Chen's sister.
On Saturday, Chen's family received a phone call from the district branch of the commission to hastily arrange a visit with him — the first in the month that he had been held.
They did not expect to be visiting his lifeless body.
"I pulled his shirt up and saw a cave-in in his chest and black and blue bruises on his waist, but was stopped when I tried to check his lower body," his sister said.
Chen's wife, who arrived at the funeral parlor late in the night after she learned of her husband's death, said she also found bruises on other parts of his body, including his cheeks.
Both Chen's sister and wife asked not to be named over fear they would anger authorities.
China's ruling Communist Party already has an anti-corruption system for party matters known as the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. The NSC was introduced in March to bring anti-graft operations more in line with the law and increase transparency, according to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.
But the new agency has been dogged by a lack of accountability, particularly relating to the detention and interrogation of corruption suspects, according to critics.
It is unclear how legislatures at local levels, which are tasked with overseeing branches of the commission, keep checks on their daily operations. And suspects detained by the commission are denied access to lawyers under the current law, making them vulnerable to mistreatment and even torture, critics said.
The Nanping branch of the commission did not respond to Caixin's questions of whether Chen was tortured, saying that the case is still under investigation.
Local commission officials told his wife that he collapsed while being interrogated around 4 p.m. on Saturday and was later rushed to hospital, but died around 8 p.m. that evening.
Chen's family said he regularly took medication to control his blood pressure and had problems with his stomach that predated his detention, but had no other illnesses.
When confronted by Chen's family, the local branch of the commission admitted to certain negligence, but rejected request for access to video recorded during his interrogation, despite such requests being guaranteed by law, Chen's sister said.
Contact reporter Li Rongde (rongdeli@caixin.com)
China's New Anti-Corruption Watchdog Gets First Chief
Yang Xiaodu to head national supervisory commission, extending President Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign
Approval of Sweeping Government Overhaul to Address Nation's Issues
Move will boost coordination among State Council, Communist Party, military, experts say
New Anti-Graft Bodies Might Not Be Able to Throw Away Key After Detaining Suspects
Supervision commissions will detain corruption suspects for six months at most, draft law says


The business manager will manage the team OPEX budget, working with the finance controllership team and budget stakeholders to have a deep understanding of program and discretionary spend and drive to quarterly and FY financial targets/accountabilities. The candidate will act as the connection point with business planning and lead the team through all of the major annual SMSG milestones and rhythm of the business (rob) such as FastStart, MYR, PRISM, WWSMM, MGX including work back schedules and tracking/driving to completion. S/he managed the team specific rhythm, including all-hands, staff meetings, LT meetings, etc. and be a sounding board on key organizational topics and a consultant on key business decisions. Act as a triage point for a worldwide team where input needed from the NTO leads, WW CSA, tech strategy, or other senior leaders on the WWPS team. Drive a weekly sync with the managers for NTO, CSA and technical sales as well as frequent syncs with the direct reports on the technology office team. Manage the creation of presentations for both internal and external audiences, including content creation and orchestration across the team. Manage ad hoc special projects. Participate in monthly rob calls with the 13 areas to understand the pulse of the business. This position will provide clear communication and help facilitate collaboration across a team that dispersed worldwide.
An ideal candidate should have excellent skills in all aspects of planning, cross-group collaboration, communications, analytical capabilities, and attention to detail. S/he should have a passion and proven record for execution with measurable results. The incumbent should have 7+ years of business management, marketing or consulting experience. S/he should have strong program and project management skills and experience leading and driving complex projects with multiple work streams spanning different business and disciplines. Applicant should have demonstrated virtual team leadership capabilities and ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization. This position should have adaptability, flexibility and creativity, excellence in managing OPEX and all aspects of budget planning, and ability to work cross-functionally without authority and embraces a degree of ambiguity.
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10 Actors Who Almost Turned Down Iconic Movie Roles
Claire Epting Published: October 18, 2020
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There's a lot that goes into making a movie, but the stars are front and center. Hollywood's most beloved movies would be a lot different if their lead actors decided to pass on their roles. Can you imagine Titanic with Matthew McConaughey and Gwyneth Paltrow? Believe it or not, that was a possibility.
While the success of a blockbuster isn't solely in the hands of its stars, the right combination of actors can turn a movie into a box office sensation. But before that happens, the actors must agree to accept their roles. And sometimes, that's a difficult process.
Here are 10 actors who almost passed on their iconic movie roles.
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Q: Take the contents of the tag I have a next structure in my button
<button>
  Name
  <svg>
<button>

The name changes dynamically. How can I get the contents of the button, without <svg>
If I use the innerHTML i get all structure

A: If that's the structure of the button, you can use .firstChild to get at the text node containing the text, then access its .textContent.
That is,
const button = document.getElementById('button'); // or however you reference the button.
console.log(button.firstChild.textContent);

A: Like this:

const text = document.querySelector('button').innerText;

console.log(text);
<button>
  Name
  <svg>svgtext</svg>
<button>

A: You could probably use the .innerText property by the looks of it, but it might be easier if you included this information in a data- attribute instead of pulling it from the text.

A: I would suggest you put Name in a span with a specified id and then get that.

var Name = document.getElementById("btnTxt").innerText;
console.log(Name);
<button>
  Name
  <svg>
<button>


This resource is designed to help users find the right form and method to conduct electronic business transactions with AMS. Users that prefer to use paper forms may continue to obtain them through normal channels or download the forms from this site for printing.
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Intelsat20 is the most highly sort after Ku-band distribution satellite for TV and Radio in Africa for both Free-to-Air and Paid Entertainment and Religious TV Channels. Also over 200 Church Channels are broadcasted across Sub-Sahara Africa on the Intelsat-20 platform. Often miss spelt as Intelsat 20 or Intelsat 20, Intelsat-20 plays host to top DTH platforms across Africa such as MyTV, Infinity TV and others. Most often Intelsat20 is referred to as MyTV because the DTH was the foremost paid TV provider in Africa that offered Free-to-Air channels offering the biggest known alternative to Multichoice's DSTV.
Intelsat 20 is known for its retinue of Church TV channels and has continued to be the premium satellite distribution platform for Church Television broadcast in Africa, Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Intelsat 20 is a geostationary communications satellite which is operated by Intelsat. It was constructed by Space Systems Loral and is based on the LS-1300 satellite bus. It was launched on 2 August 2012 and replaces the Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 10 spacecraft at 68.5º East longitude.
ABS3 is presently viewed using Free to Air (FTA) Decoders and any other unlocked DVB-S, DVB-S2, Mpeg2/Mpeg4 decoders across the following countries: Algeria (North), Angola, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African republic, Chad (South), Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt (North), Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali (South), Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco (North), Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger (South), Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia (North), Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan (South), Sweden, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Western Russia, Zambia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.


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All classes are one-on-one and are open to everyone: amateurs, professional singers and actors, students, etc.
For those who seek to deepen their knowledge of music, Vanessa Millán offers a method of solfège which adjusts itself to the personal needs of each student, in which the enjoyment of written music at all levels is the key element. All classes are one-on-one and are open to everyone.
This is a workshop designed for choruses and vocal groups in which José Galván—creator and director of Voz en Punto—shares his experiences and know-how in order to improve and provide impetus towards the technical and artistic growth of the groups involved.
The activities in this workshop are designed in accordance with each group's needs and range from conversations about singing in a vocal ensemble and Voz en Punto's particular experiences, to the staging of one of this singular group's own arrangements. Special arrangements for the commission of a musical number designed for your group can also be made.
Anyone is invited, whether amateur or professional. Anyone is invited if he or she wants to discover the joy of singing, improve his or her technique, master the art of solfège, or improve the level of his or her vocal ensemble.


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Q: Google Apps Script Move Event From One Calendar To Another I looked at Mogsdad's answer to a sort-of-similar question here, but it's not incredibly specific to my problem. I've also looked at the documentation for the Calendar class and its subclasses, but there is no method (which should be implemented in my opinion; there is a pending feature request) for copying a single event from Calendar X to Calendar Y.
What I want to do is as follows:

*

*Have the ID for the calendar event to be moved stored somewhere.

*When Event Z is completed (external criteria, not time-based), give the function the calendar event ID.

*The function will move Event Z from Calendar X to Calendar Y.

The only way I could think of how to do it is sloppy (semi-pseudo below):
// y is Calendar Y, z is the ID of Event Z
function moveToNewCalendar(y, z) {

var eventToMove = getEventByID(z);

// eventDetails is an Object
var eventDetails = getAllEventDetails(eventToMove); // This is not fun!

y.createEvent(eventDetails);
eventToMove.deleteEvent();
}

function getAllEventDetails(e) {

var details = {};

details["title"] = e.getTitle();
details["startTime"] = e.getStartTime();
// ... etc

return details;

}

function createEvent(eventDetails) {
// Create event using the information pulled from eventDetails
}

This functionality is available through the Google Calendar API v3 - move function, but not through GAS.
I suppose that the main problem is copying the details of the event. There is no function to createEvent(Event e) in the Calendar prototype. Is there an easier way to do this that I'm just missing?

A: This new library written by Romain Vialard will give you a complete solution... I had the pleasure to be a beta tester and all my tests were successful :-)


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Home Crime Menace Of Drug Garnished Pepper Soup
CrimeOpinion
Menace Of Drug Garnished Pepper Soup
By OpinionNov 28, 2022, 14:47 pm0
By Emmanuel Onwubiko
In the early 80s when we were in the college, some deviants amongst the boarding students used to play around with the idea of garnishing their Jollof rice with Cannabis and they do spread the idea that this practice was one of the fastest ways for them to get high.
The 1980's Nigeria was however not known for the notoriety in which we now see millions of youngsters abuse all sorts of illicit drugs with many now in the bad habit of garnishing all kinds of soups and foods with illicit drugs.
Few days back the Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig-General Buba Marwa lamented the rising cases of drug abuse among Nigerian youths.
General Marwa said a lot of young people who engage in the consumption of the illicit and dangerous drugs now infuse cannabis in cookies and brownies, pepper soup and drinks.
He added that NDLEA's activities since January 2021 had further reinforced the facts of Nigeria being an important hub in the global illicit drug network, and that the country was not only a transit pipeline but also a market.
Marwa made the assertions yesterday, in Lagos, while delivering a keynote paper at the Realnews Magazine's 10th Anniversary Lecture and Hall of Fame Investiture.
He spoke on the theme: "Drug Abuse among Youths in Africa: Implication for Nigerian Economy and 2023 General Elections.
"So what do we have today? We have young people vaping, inhaling cannabis-infused shisha and experimenting with synthetic cannabis and other potent variants such as Loud and Colorado.
"Alarmingly, some of them started using the substance between ages 13 and 17, with the largest pool of users in their early 30s.
"Still, the activities of the past 22 months in NDLEA have given us further insights and we now know that aside from smoking, they use it for cookies and brownies, pepper soup and also infuse it in drinks," Marwa said.
Noting that drug abuse had been on the rise globally and poses serious danger to the world, he said Nigeria in particular cannot afford to trivialise the menace in light of the country's illicit drug statistics.
The widely acclaimed charismatic head of the NDLEA however, said every opportunity for public discourse on the subject matter was highly appreciated because keeping drug issues on the front burner in society was one way of catalysing solutions to the scourge.
To start with, Marwa stated that Nigerians were not ignorant about drug trafficking and drug abuse issues.
He pointed out the activities of the NDLEA in the past 22 months had given the Nigerian society a clear picture, certainty and the severity of the drug problem in the country.
Marwa said during the period under review, the agency arrested 19,341 drug offenders and subsequent convicted 3,111 in addition to the seizure of 5.5 million kilograms of assorted drugs, adding that the 22 months had shown incontrovertible facts of a deeply entrenched illicit drug subculture.
He said NDLEA's activities since January 2021 further reinforced the facts of Nigeria being an important hub in the global illicit drug network, and that the country was not only a transit pipeline but also a market.
"It is disturbing that abusing marijuana and alcohol is the new normal for youths, especially the Gen Z and even the Millennials. For parents who are adept at using social media, Snapchat offers graphic details of what our young people are doing with alcohol and psychotropic drugs.
"The empirical facts around us speak volumes about how young people are abusing dangerous substances. However, we may not have a grasp of the depth of this decadence until we begin to see statistics and other data," Marwa stated.
According to him, the society was also partly to blame for the rise in drug abuse among youths, even as he argued that there was no gainsaying that the incident of more youths abusing cannabis was fuelled by society sending wrong messages to young people.
He said, "today, there are all sorts of pro-cannabis groups, movements and activists all over the place, who make it seem as if smoking cannabis was innocuous and not dangerous to health, and, therefore, should be an inalienable right of the smoker.
"Even some politicians and institutions, focused on the economic gains of the cultivation of cannabis, are ready to liberalise the commercialisation of the plant. All of these send mixed messages to young people.
"Knowing that young people abuse drugs is alarming, but knowing the kind of consequences such action will bring on them and the country, will leave us all in a perpetual state of anxiety", the NDLEA boss said.However, Marwa said the economic cost of drug abuse by youths was not easily calculable for the country, explaining that the economic cost of the menace in Nigeria would be grossly underestimated.
He advised that all stakeholders should take the issue of drug abuse serious and ensure that young people are kept away from dangerous substances.
Just as a quick reminder, the NDLEA is a federal law enforcement Agency established by Decree No. 48 of 29th December 1989. The promulgation of the decree was chiefly in response to the rising trend in the demand for and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances which adversely affected the international image of Nigerians and Nigeria in the 1980s. Since then the trafficking of illicit substances has become an organised criminal activity that undermines the security and development of the country and therefore demands urgent attention and priority from the government.
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NDLEA is in charge of drug policy and control in Nigeria. Within this purview, the Agency has the mandate to curtail illicit production, importation, exportation, sale and trafficking of psychoactive substances. Employees of NDLEA carry out interdiction and destruction of narcotic drugs and other illicit substances. They also engage in preventive drug abuse activities such as advocacy and counselling, and rehabilitation of drug users.
In fulfilling the mandate of the Agency, thousands of expert narcotic operatives and well-trained support staff of NDLEA work across Nigeria with a visible presence at international airports, seaports, border crossing and major highways. Committed to keeping society safe from the dangers of illicit substances and their purveyors, NDLEA operatives are actively engaged in the tracking, arrest and prosecution of traffickers of dangerous substances under the various relevant drug laws of Nigeria.
The reason for this reminder is not unconnected to what the Chairman of NDLEA said that the society and most especially the older members of the Nigerian society owe the youngsters the obligation of ensuring that drug habits are seriously frowned at. Few days after the NDLEA's head gave this general charge, a ranking Senator made the most shocking statement urging the NDLEA to spare the entertainment industry of the war against hard drugs.
The civil rights group that this writer coordinates known as the Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) immediately tackled that Senator as the following paragraphs will show.
As aforementioned, the Prominent civil rights Advocacy Group, HURIWAu8 said that the alleged call by Senator Francis Fadahunsi for the National Drugs Law enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to allow entertainers do drugs if they choose to, has been described as the 'greatest disservice' to the youth of Nigeria even as the Rights group rejected the proposal.
HURIWA has also cautioned against voting into political offices persons with links to hard drugs trafficking or addiction even as the Rights group said Nigeria will become like Columbia or Mexico and be termed a pariah state should anyone with even the remotest link to a harddrug related court conviction in any part of the World and especially in the United States of America is declared the winner of the next year's Presidential poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
HURIWA recalled that news report citing an interview grabtedto a natiknal daily, has it that a senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, had urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency not to take the drug war to the entertainment industry.
HURIWA recalled that the news report quoted Fadahunsi sas saying that entertainment was the only viable sector in Nigeria that had been a source of inspiration to the youth which had kept them busy amidst the depressing economy.
HURIWA also recalled that while lamenting that the youth were not willing to do anything productive, Fadahunsi said the government must continue to let them drive the economy through what they had chosen just as the senator was quoted by thecmedia report to have affirmed as follows: "The elite must encourage the youth to return to farms so they can start somewhere. Many youths already mismanaged the COVID-19 stimulus package shared because they thought it was free money. We don't want our youths to embrace banditry and kidnappings because it is not a 'booming' business for those in it.
"The only area that youths are doing well is in the entertainment industry. That's why I'm pleading with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency not to go to their side. Nollywood and the entertainment industry generally is the largest recruiter of labour at the moment.
"The NDLEA puts fire to the industry, the youth will revolt and it will be too dangerous for our country. Many people will run away because we have millions of youths in the entertainment industry."
Reacting, HURIWA through the National Coordinator Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko said the alleged sympathetic posture to addiction to hard drugs by some entertainers in Nigeria, has shown that the time has come for a legislation to be made compelling all would- be political office holders to undergo drug tests periodically especially before they go for election.
HURIWA reminded the Senator that even international USA which is the global epicentre of the entertainment industry, anti hard drugs regulations and strict laws are followed.
HURIWA therefore encouraged the NDLEA to use law based mechanisms to sanitise the Nigeria's entertainment industry of any addiction to hard drugs and illicit substances by any practitioner just as the Rights group said the setting up of rehabilitation centres by the NDLEA if carried through and the national toll free call centres if adequately administered will go a long way to help any entertainer who is mistakenly gets hooked to hard drugs.
The commitments towards assisting NDLEA wage war against hard drug abuses by the youths was recently reinforced by HURIWA with support from the management of the NDLEA.
The foremost Civil Rights Advocacy Group as aforementioned, had recently embarked on school-to-school sensitization/educational programmes on dangers of hard drugs in South East of Nigeria just as the Rights group found out that some of the Students are not aware of the negative implications of engaging in hard drug habits.
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A team of officials of HURIWA led by Barrister Izuagba Chidinma Onyekachi were at the Owerri City Secondary School Wetheral Road Owerri, the Imo State Capital even as another team headed by the South East Focal Person for HURIWA Miss. Obilor Gracecliffs EbubeChukwu headed to Ndiegoro Community Secondary School Ulasi Road Aba, Abia State South East of Nigeria whereby hundreds of students enthusiastically participated in the programme just as the students requested that HURIWA sets up a Students club to campaign against Hard drugs.
At those lectures, the Students were told thus: "Let us talk about the Hard Drugs habit, Drug Abuse, and the implications they have for your future as a student.
"Doing drugs is the worst thing that can happen to any student. Some drugs may not be bad in themselves if properly used. It is the abuse, especially the abuse of hard drugs or even alcohol that can ruin the life and future of any student.
"More importantly, you shall learn how to avoid getting hooked on any drug, and what you can do if you indulge in drug habits already.
"We are here to prove to you how your life and future can be taken away before your very eyes by hard drug habits.
"If you pay attention just for a few minutes you will learn what drug is, what hard drugs are, what drug and substance abuse and addiction is, drug dependence, and how they develop in the individual regardless of age.
"You may not know, but a child can be born with drug addiction for the reason that the mother was a drug addict while pregnant.
"Hard drug habit is that bad and that serious. Drug abuse can have many short- and long-term negative effects including physical and mental health problems, legal consequences, and impairment in many areas of a person's life, from school to work and interpersonal functioning and physical wellbeing."
HURIWA has taken up drug education among students because young people, particularly students, are faced with many influences to use both licit and illicit drugs.
HURIWA believes that drug education can play a counterbalancing role in shaping a normative culture of safety, moderation, and informed decision-making. The knowledge they say is power.
Drugs change how the brain is wired and people with a drug use disorder continue using despite the harm caused to their health, relationships, and careers.
Drug use affects the prefrontal cortex of the brain. This part of your brain gives you the power to think, plan, solve problems, make decisions, and utilize self-control over impulses. This part of your brain is the last part of the brain to mature, making teens most vulnerable. The student population is in danger and is here to help you.
There are two main types of substance use disorders: alcohol use disorder and drug use disorder. Some people abuse both substances, while others are addicted to one or the other.
People with alcohol use disorder, or alcoholism, exhibit compulsive alcohol use, loss of control over how much alcohol they consume, and experience withdrawal symptoms when they are not drinking. Binge drinking (consuming a high amount of alcohol in a single day) and heavy drinking (consuming high amounts of alcohol several times per month) are two types of problem drinking that often lead to alcohol addiction.
Also referred to as a drug addiction, drug use disorder can include illegal drugs, prescription medications, or a combination.
Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, benzodiazepines, steroids, and inhalants are all highly addictive and can lead to a substance use disorder very quickly.
Personality traits such as impulsive behavior, a desire to seek sensation, and difficulty delaying gratification can contribute to an addiction. This category of students is particularly vulnerable and needs help.
Students free of hard drug habits can influence others to avoid getting involved in drugs by being good role models and staying drug-free yourself. Such students shall be HURIWA Drug Education Ambassadors and we have plans to set them up as School Clubs to help others understand the negative consequences of using drugs.
Students beware!
Drug and Hard Drugs
Let us begin by understanding what drugs are before delving into the understanding of hard drug habits and their consequences. The drug is any substance (other than food) that is used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or relieve symptoms of a disease or abnormal condition.
A hard or soft drug is as per classification from country to country but generally, a hard drug is a psychotropic or psychoactive substance that acts on both the brain and body; for example heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, ecstasy, and GHB.
Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Drug abuse is known to lead to social, physical, emotional, and job-related problems.
The World Health Organisation, WHO, also describes substance abuse as the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs.
Drugs often abused in Nigeria
Heroin, Crystal methamphetamine (what is called Nkpurumiri in the Eastern part of Nigeria), Cocaine and crack, Opioids, Ecstasy, Ketamine, Hallucinogens, such as LSD, Cannabis products (hash and marijuana), and Central Nervous System Depressants (Benzos), amphetamine-type stimulants and inhalants and solvents such as glue
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Note also that even some beneficial soft drugs can create the same effects as hard drugs when deliberately abused as we see in the case of cough syrups and even sleeping pills and sedatives such as Valium and Seresta.
Effects of Hard Drugs on Students
Generally speaking, Drugs affect how the brain and the rest of the body work and cause changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behavior. Going by this general effect, hard drugs can affect reality and our perception (how we see things).
Drugs affect a part of the brain known as the limbic system. This is the area responsible for processing our emotions. Drug-related changes in this area can cause depressed mood, mood swings, emotional outbursts, and persistent irritability. This is what usually leads to quarrels and fights among people abusing drugs and substances, especially among younger and immature folks.
The importance of drug and alcohol prevention cannot be overemphasized. The harms associated with drugs and alcohol, including accidents, injury, and violence, particularly among students.
Other side effects of hard drug habit and addiction may also include increased strain on the liver, which puts the person at risk of significant liver damage or liver failure.
Seizures, stroke, mental confusion, brain damage, and lung disease. For a student, there are also big problems with memory, attention, and decision-making, which make daily living more difficult.
For a student, this can mean the end of her academic pursuit, and ultimately dropping out of school may result from the consequence of not being able to cope with the academic requirements.
Worse still, drug abusers are a high suicide risk. Drug users are at risk for suicide because most drugs are depressants and amplify negative emotions such as bizarre and suicidal ideations. The depressing effects of these drugs often lead to poor judgment and depression.
Hard drugs are super destroyers and students must understand this fact and run away from drugs. As students, you are mostly adolescents. What that means is you are still mentally and physically growing but research has proved that Drugs and alcohol abuse can also interfere with the developing adolescent brain permanently and negatively.
Each drug causes different physical reactions, depending on the type of drug. Some will make you feel more awake, alert, and energetic. Others will give you a calm, relaxed feeling.
However, hard drugs alter perceptions and can cause delusions and hallucinations (seeing or hearing what is not out there.) Drug users see dangerous things and dangerous situations differently.
These situations can be altered by hard drugs. For example, over-speeding or confronting somebody holding a gun or a dangerous weapon may no longer appear as a danger to one under the influence of hard drugs.
Characteristics of Risk for Drug Addiction
If you have touched any drug including alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana you are at risk of addiction if you are experiencing the following:
1: The numero uno (no1) red flag indicating you are heading to addiction, if you are not addicted already is: Inability to stop despite the negative effect on your health and social well-being.
2: If you are preoccupied with substance use and prioritize it over daily needs such as food. This is called drug use dependence.
3: If it has changed your normal behaviour. This change can be seen in the ways you talk and act and reliance on the drug to keep acting the same way maybe because it makes you feel high, bold, and more sociable.
4: If your use of the drug or substance is increasing and you are craving it.
6: If experiencing withdrawal symptoms like irritability and itching.
Behavioral Signs of Drug Abuse
If you see these signs in people using any drugs, then drug abuse is very likely:
• Increased aggression or irritability and Changes in attitude/personality
• Lethargy and Depression
• Sudden changes in a social network and Dramatic changes in habits and/or priorities
• Involvement in criminal activity like stealing.
How You Can Avoid Getting Involved in Hard Drugs Habit
There are ways a student can say no to drugs: Make an excuse to students trying to invite you;
Use a little humor to avoid bad blood; Change the subject to something more productive; Act like you're too busy; Explain the dangers of drugs and alcohol
Keep saying no to the suggestions and insist you do not have to use drugs to be a big boy or a big girl; Students Say No to Drug…
Use these Slogans:
Choose Life, not Drugs; Don't do drugs, and don't be a slave to chemicals. Finally, Nigerians need to give unconditional support to the NDLEA under the current activist leadership so the menace of addiction to hard drugs is fundamentally minimised and eventually eradicated.
Also, voters must never elect persons known or convicted as drug traffickers to lead Nigeria in the coming election.
*Emmanuel Onwubiko is head of the Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria and was National Commissioner Of the National Human Rights Commission Of Nigeria.
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Flash Makers to Slash Capex
Article By : Dylan McGrath
Memory chip makers are expected to shell out about $26 billion on flash memory capex in 2019.
SAN FRANCISCO — Memory chip makers are expected to shell out about $26 billion on flash memory capex in 2019, a decline of about 18% from an estimated $31.9 billion last year, according to market research firm IC Insights.
Despite a decline in spending as the expansion of capacity for 3D NAND takes a breather, flash is expected to lead all other semiconductor sectors in capital spending en route to a third consecutive year north of $25 billion, the firm said.
Flash memory spending trailed foundry spending in 2016. But flash capex jumped by 92% in 2017 to reach $27.6 billion, IC Insights said.
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Samsung, the leader in flash memory, spent about $9 billion on flash capex in 2018, down from about $13 billion in 2017, according to IC Insights. The total was still good enough to account for about 28% of the industry's total of flash capex, the firm added. IC Insights forecasts that Samsung's flash capex will further decline to about $7 billion this year.
According to IC Insights, Samsung and fellow flash stalwarts Micron Technology, SK Hynix and Toshiba Memory will continue spending heavily on flash capex in an effort to stay ahead of upstart Chinese vendors gearing up to enter the 3D NAND market.
Last year, XMC/Yangtze River Storage Technology (YMTC), which is owned by Tsinghua Unigroup, completed construction of its new fab, installed equipment, and began small-volume production of 32-layer 3D NAND flash, IC Insights said.
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A Pale View of Hills
A Pale View of Hills (1982) is Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel. Its narrator, Etsuko, lives in England, and her second daughter, Niki, is visiting from London. We learn early on that Etsuko's first daughter, Keiko, was so unhappy in life she committed suicide. During Niki's visit, Etsuko remembers a time not long after the war, when she was a young woman, pregnant with Keiko and living in Nagasaki. There she met Sachiko, whose daughter, Mariko, was also very unhappy as a little girl.
There's something eerily evocative about this story. I wanted somebody to rescue Mariko, but from whom or what she could've been rescued, I wasn't sure. Through ostensibly banal conversations and accounts of everyday experiences, the tension swells slowly and moderately before gradually receding, again and again and again, which made me expect the absolute worst. Ishiguro is a master of subtlety, and it shows in this early work as it does in The Remains of the Day (1989), and likely in his other novels which I have yet to read. A Pale View of Hills has been described as macabre and mysterious. A review in The New York Review of Books calls it a ghost story, adding the narrator doesn't realize that it is. For me, the book itself feels haunted, and the writing is pure, with each word carefully chosen. It's a novel I'll remember and recommend.
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I know that the game FAQ will open soon, but our teams are trying to strategise now. If the Control or Possession limit on Minerals does not apply to Minerals In the Crater, can teams shoot into the Depot while In the Crater without this action being considered "herding or directing multiple Minerals beyond the allotted maximum to gain a strategic advantage"?
I have no idea how I missed this. Thank you so much!
This should be confirmed in official forum, but in theory, as long as you don't have entanglement issues or are not blocking access; if you have a part of your robot IN the landing zone and the minerals are launched from a mechanism that is apart of your robot and IN the crater, you should be able to launch from the crater. This makes for a very long robot or a long extension piece that would be susceptible to being moved by other robots, possible entanglement, possible interference/blocking, possible to launch without actual being in landing zone (penalty), etc. But in theory this is doable.


Cancer Care For Your Pet. Quality of Life is Important.
Basking Ridge Animal Hospital is proud to offer specialist oncology services for our patients. Sadly, dogs and cats get many of the same cancers as people. Just like in people, cancer is a treatable disease in pets. However, the approach is slightly different allowing for a higher quality of life in some pets. Here we will introduce you to some important points on pet cancer care.
Veterinary medical oncology tends to take a palliative approach to treatment. Patients are typically treated with lower doses of chemotherapy to allow them to feel better from their disease yet not usually feel sick from the chemotherapy. Chemotherapy side effects are noted in 10-17% of animal patients receiving chemotherapy. This is a relief to most owners as chemotherapy side effects tend to be the most common concern owners have about their pet during treatment.
The trade-off for lower side-effects is lower cure rates. Many of the cancers treated in pets are not cured but rather slowed down to allow us to extend and maintain a patients quality of life. Less cancer in the body can allow pets to eat better, have more energy and less pain. With each visit, we aim to address owner concerns so we can alleviate any cancer symptoms the pet may have. Most owners enjoy taking this palliative approach, as they too prefer a high quality of life for their pet.
Pet owner feedback matters. With each oncology visit, we assess patients to make sure they are not in pain and that their cancer is responding to treatment. Another important factor in patients assessment is the owner's report from home. Feedback regarding appetite, activity and daily pet habits helps us in our evaluation. During the course of cancer care, we aim to keep patient's quality of life as high as possible.
If you are concerned about cancer in your pet, please let us know. Our oncologist M.J.Hamilton, DVM, DACVIM (O) will be happy to discuss your pet's condition and outline the treatment options available.
J Small Anim Pract. 2012 Nov;53(11):627-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2012.01269.x. Epub 2012 Sep 8.Questionnaire-based assessment of owner concerns and doctor responsiveness: 107 canine chemotherapy patients. Hamilton MJ1, Sarcornrattana O, Illiopoulou M, Xie Y, Kitchell B.


It's that time a year when it just may be a good idea to bring your paving stone driveway, pool deck, or patio back to life. We offer a cleaning and sealing service that you just might benefit from. We have a few different options with our services. We can essentially clean and seal in one day or depending on the type of sealer two days.
Often times people ask what can be done with all the weeds or moss growing in between the pavers. We typically suggest using a special sand that hardens like grout, which will prevent the dirt from settling in between the paving stone joints and thus keeping the unattractive weeds or moss from growing.
Depending on the condition of your project we can use an industrial strength hot water pressure to really clean the paving stones that have been there for years. If the paving stones are not that old and just need a surface cleaning and cleaning between the joints of the pavers, a normal pressure washer often does the job just fine.
Day one: Using a pressure washer and special brush, we clean the pavers and strip out the old sand, dirt, weeds, etc. from in between the paving stones.
Day two: Depending on the weather, we can come back the next day or wait a couple days. Option one would be apply the special sand (polymeric sand) or apply sealer.
Day three: If you choose to use a polymeric sand on day two we would apply a sealer on day three.
We typically recommend staying off of the paving stones for a day or two – especially with driveways.
There are several types of sealers that compliment paving stones. There's a matted look, a semi-glossy, and a wet look – all of which look amazing. We have plenty of pictures and plenty of actual samples to show you.
Give us a call and let us show you what we can achieve for you.


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Body Calm Meditations is a powerful way to meditate that uses the mind-body connection to help your body heal and stay healthy. Using these enjoyable guided meditations, you can clear the main mind-based causes of inner 'dis-ease' by developing key mental beliefs that enable you to engage with daily life in a much more relaxed and stress-free way. This ultimately gives your body the rest it needs to recover and the holistic harmony that is the foundation of lifelong health and happiness.
Welcome to the amazing self-healing meditation technique that your body has been waiting for. Body Calm introduces you to a powerful way to use the mind-body connection to help your body heal and stay healthy. From the creator of the widely used Mind Calm, Sandy C. Newbigging, this transformative technique gives your body the rest it needs to recover and remain healthy while bringing about greater harmony within your heart, mind, body, and soul.
Do you have health, money, relationship, or career problems that just won't go away? In Calm Cure, best-selling author Sandy C. Newbigging explains that most of us are so preoccupied with trying to deal with the symptoms of our issues that we never get around to discovering and resolving their underlying causes.
Sandy Newbigging's Mind Calm technique is the modern-day meditation technique that you've been looking for. With Mind Calm you will learn how to let go of the constant chatter in your mind, gain clarity, perform at your best, worry less, heal faster, sleep better, improve relationships and feel more calm, confident and content in daily life. This collection of meditations is perfect for first time and experienced meditators, and those who have previously benefited from Sandy's original Mind Calm book.
Welcome to the meditation technique that you've been looking for. With Mind Calm you will learn how to let go of the constant chatter in your mind, gain clarity, perform at your best, worry less, heal faster, sleep better, improve relationships, and feel more calm, confident and content - whenever you want. In this remarkable book, Sandy C. Newbigging gives you a master class in the mind and how to meditate using his highly effective and enjoyable Mind Calm meditation.
Sandy Newbigging bringt frischen Wind in ein altes Thema! Denn er hat eine Lösung entwickelt für das Problem, seinen Geist beim Meditieren nicht zum Schweigen bringen zu können: Mit einfachen und effektiven Techniken und einem praktischen Zehn-Tage-Plan zeigt Newbigging, wie man es schafft, sich nicht mehr von seinen Gedanken terrorisieren zu lassen und in stressigen Situationen innere Ruhe zu bewahren. Modern, frisch, anders - und wirksam! Die Methode für alle, die mit Meditation eigentlich nichts anfangen können.


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Iran, Russia to form joint energy venture
TEHRAN – Iran and Russia have agreed to establish a joint investment company in a bid to facilitate the cooperation in the field of energy.
Russian Energy Minister, Sergei Shmatko and Iranian Oil Minister, Masoud Mirkazemi reached the agreement in Tehran on Sunday, SHANA news agency reported.
The two sides also agreed on the implementation of 15 new oil and gas projects, the construction of an oil refinery near the Caspian Sea, and gas swap as well.
According to Shmatko, Russia's largest petrochemical holding SIBUR is negotiating with Iran's National Petrochemical Company over the construction of major petrochemical plants in Iran.
SIBUR has been negotiating with Iran's National Petrochemical Company over this issue for about a year, the company's President Dmitry Konov stated.
According to him, the bilateral cooperation resulted in establishing a joint venture, which will build a petrochemical plant producing bulk polyolefin, Itar-Tass reported.
The Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko arrived in Tehran on Sunday to attend the eighth meeting of Iran-Russian Joint Economic Commission.
--------- All done to complete Bushehr NPP: Shmatko
Everything possible has been done to complete the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran, the Russian energy minister said Sunday, RIA Novosti reported.
"The Bushehr plant is a symbol of cooperation between Russia and Iran. We have done everything possible to complete the project," Shmatko told journalists after talks with Iranian officials shortly before a meeting of an intergovernmental commission in Tehran.
Shmatko said in mid-November that the launch of Bushehr NPP may not take place before the end of this year, as earlier planned. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday the launch will take place by the end of March 2010.
The construction of the plant was started in 1975 by German companies. However, the firms stopped work after a U.S. embargo was imposed on high-technology supplies to Iran following the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the subsequent U.S. embassy siege in Tehran.
Russia signed a contract with Iran in February 1998 to complete the plant.
The launch date has been postponed many times over financial problems and Iranian claims that Russia was reluctant to finish the facility due to UN sanctions.
Iran has been under international pressure to halt uranium enrichment, used in both electricity generation and weapons production. Tehran has repeatedly rejected the demand, insisting it is pursuing a purely civilian program.
Iran's state television reported Sunday that the Islamic Republic plans to build ten new uranium enrichment facilities. It said Iran's government instructed the country's nuclear organization to start building five new plants and outline locations for another five within two months.


DIOS MIOS is a modification to your Wii's system software that After those have been installed, install the DIOSMIOS_vwad and Also, when I download the first option, I never get a DMToolBox, just DIOS MIOS So, how should I go about my WAD's then? I have the original Miosv10 and DiosMios Should I uninstall so neither one is on the system. As of usual DM / DML is provided as a WAD file that overwrites the original mIOS the Wii (IOS ensuring backward compatibility Gamecube) OR. DIOS-MIOS is a modified MIOS that allows you to run GameCube games from a Place the WAD file you downloaded in the wad folder on your SD card (or.
Remember Me? Page 1 of 2 1 2 Last Jump to page: Results 1 to 10 of The links are herebut uploaded. Ok, I downloaded it. That file storage service is being dumb.
Look here - http: Don't worry, I've got it: And I haven't dios mios 2.10 wad able to test any modifications on my own because the compiled ELF binary needs to be injected to the WAD binary, and apparently, the tool made by conanac doesn't work in this case.
Makes sense, I also had to do that with a few old hard drives in the past. But it's not the case here. Everything goes smoothly until DIOS-MIOS is launched from the loader; no matter which game or setting I try which I have plenty of experience with, by the waythe result is always the same: It might be a space issue.
There isn't much room. Originally Posted by JoostinOnline. I'm saying there might not have been room to add all the additional USB code. Besides, it relies on IOS58, so it's not the same. Tags for this Thread 2. Bookmarks Bookmarks Digg del. All times are GMT The time dios mios 2.10 wad is All rights reserved.
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Do the research yourself and know the risks involved. If you choose to follow advice from this subreddit and damage your system, it's your fault.
Don't complain here. Please limit your posts and responses to modding your Wii. You won't receive a warning. The post or comment, if seen by a mod, will simply be removed. Do it more than once and we'll remove your ability to post. Again, you will receive no warning, and ignorance is no excuse.
Pirating intellectual property is not the same as violating a company's terms of service. The former has a chance of landing you in jail, the latter could at most result in a civil suit with a fine in the USA anyway. Piracy goes directly against the forum rules. Violating a TOS does not. Luckily this greatly simplifies what you as a poster needs to remember about piracy and this forum. Piracy is simply theft. Don't talk about stealing something, whether you've done it, or are going to do it.
If you have obtained what you're talking about in a way the law would consider stealing, you're violating the piracy rule. Talking about violating a company's TOS with your legally obtained equipment and software does not violate this rule.
If it did, there'd be no reason for this forum to exist. This shouldn't need to be said, but No abuse and no spam. And don't make us have to define either. Have you botched the modding process? To answer a common question on botched installs; NO you do not have to undo anything.
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Yeah. But Does God So Love…Me?
Her vulnerability echoed a statement I'd mulled over not too long ago. I know God so loved the world. But does He "so love" me? Strangely—humbly—I now felt like I had unshakably come upon the answer to that question. But how had I gotten there? My thoughts drew me back along my own meandering spiritual path.
In college, friends and I had remained ever cautious of the postmodern, individualistic, "God-is-love-and-that's-all-you-need-to-know" theology, and the curious supremacy of the individual in so many modern churches. We'd seen "God wants me to be happy" employed as the reasoning behind far too many counter-Scriptural decisions. So it seemed necessary to wrestle through the Bible's treatment of God's love for the individual.
But more than that, the question waged war in my own gut. A deep-seated insecurity made me highly suspicious of love in general, let alone any theology with reports of such vast love aimed specifically at yours truly—though outwardly I'd be the first to affirm that truth. Inside, however, my impression of God's "approval" had become subtly, inextricably plaited with what others saw, with their approval…which silent, ingrown scar tissue reminded me I didn't always have. Far from operating out of my deep satisfaction from the Living Water, I was a perpetually unsatisfied well-digger. I was certain no one else would accept the raw version of my soul. So I wasn't about to buy into any "you are special!" mumbo-jumbo without solid Scriptural backing.
Thankfully, the Bible bears a rich lode to the seeker in this category. Paul exclaims over Jesus, "who loved me and gave Himself for me" (Galatians 2:20, emphasis added). Paul's primary proof of God's love of him as an individual? The Cross: I have a strong, a perfect plea; a great high Priest whose Name is Love.
Winding myself even further through the stories of ancient seekers, I'm quietly astonished by God's responses to these strugglers. Questions of calm intention and omnipotence expose God's compassion for their own most sacredly held wonderings. From an abandoned, pregnant Hagar ("Where have you come from and where are you going?") to the blind Bartimaeus ("What do you want me to do for you?") to the disciples ("What are you looking for?" and, "Who do you say that I am?"), God's gentle, all-seeing, arresting questions reveal His careful knowledge of and nurture for our souls.
Likewise, Jesus wasn't simply concerned for mass quantities of people coming to Him. He took the time to answer Nicodemus' burning question under cloak of night; to swivel his gaze toward Zacchaeus' tree; to reply to a troubled John the Baptist locked in a slimy cell. He shielded Mary Magdalene's weathered, tender soul when He might have been winning the approval of scads of Pharisees. He set a tortured, lone demoniac free at last.
We'd all likely agree that each person matters to God. But when it comes to us, in our own moments alone, we can allow fear, doubt, and darkness to trump the gifts piling up to our left and right, evidences of a Father: My name is graven on His hands. My name is written on His heart.
Truth is, as I've looked back at how God's brought me from my jaded, skeptical, highbrow position of holding His love at arm's length, my delicately veiled ingratitude has been revealed. Most of us would be appalled by a well-loved child—a teenager, perhaps?—insisting, "My parents don't love me. They love all their kids, and I happen to be lumped in to that category." Any mother who's meticulously guarded her diet when she only suspected the double pink lines on that stick, who's forfeited countless REM cycles to middle-of-the-night feedings, or who's scrubbed vomit from the carpet would counter (at least mentally), where were you when I took such pains to care for you?
This week, may the arms of your own heart unfold to embrace this waterfall of God's care: a reality that it's everywhere, as He constantly pleads your case before God's throne.


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"18 of my 22 Tests have been on flat pitches in Asia yet people still criticise me" : Junaid Khan
Left-arm pace bowler Junaid Khan was a regular member of the national squad until June 2015, but since then has faced an uphill struggle to re-establish himself, mostly due to injuries and what many describe as questionable selection policies. Since 2011 when he made his debut in all three formats, the 30-year-old has played 22 Test matches, 76 ODIs and also represented Pakistan in nine T20Is.
In an exclusive interview with PakPassion.net, Junaid spoke about his views on the health safety aspects of the players involved in Pakistan's proposed tour of England, why it's wrong to rush young fast-bowlers to the Pakistan Test side, the retirements of Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz from Test cricket, how bowlers' performances could be affected by ICC restrictions on the use of saliva and his plans for the future should he fail to make a comeback for Pakistan.
By Amir Husain (5th June, 2020)
PakPassion.net: How have you kept yourself fit during this break from cricket brought on by the Coronavirus Pandemic?
Junaid Khan: Of course, the effect of the Coronavirus Pandemic has been felt around the world but the lockdown has not affected me so much as I am fortunate enough to have a gym at home. Since I live in a village and the traffic is minimal, I have been able to run on nearby roads and keep myself fit. I also have the added advantage of having my own academy in the village where I've been going to do some bowling practice which has helped me stay focussed and in shape.
PakPassion.net: Do you have any concerns about the safety of the players during the proposed tours of England by the West Indies and Pakistan?
Junaid Khan: People want cricket to happen again as everyone is feeling depressed due to the lack of international sport so I am sure that tours like these will be a welcome relief for many. However, as the likes of Rahul Dravid have suggested, arranging matches in even a bio-secure environment may not be that easy. For example, let's say West Indies squad travel and train together and during a Test match, one of those players is tested positive for Covid-19, then what would be the result of that? The player may have shared the dressing room with his team-mates so all of them would be in danger of being infected, so what happens then to the match and to the tour? These are the points that need to be taken into account and it's not simply a case of keeping the team isolated. If it was an issue of something like security, then it could be easily resolved but this is a totally different challenge and needs careful thought.
PakPassion.net: Do you feel that Pakistani players will be concerned about travelling to England for the upcoming tour?
Junaid Khan: This will not be a problem for our players. This is because our people are used to hardship and tough challenges so we will manage fine. If you look at our recent history, we have been playing domestic cricket even during times when the security situation wasn't good in Pakistan, so we have been toughened up to face any challenge. In contrast, players from places like Australia and New Zealand are more than likely to think many times about their well-being before making a trip to England during these times.
PakPassion.net: Do you feel that the Pakistani selectors are fast-tracking youngsters to the national team too soon?
Junaid Khan: There is a huge difference between exposing an untried young bowler to a T20I compared to a Test match. The reason is that in a T20 game, bowlers are expected to be hit about so if they do go for runs, the mental impact isn't that great. However, in a Test match, the situation is different for a young bowler and he will struggle if he doesn't have enough First-Class experience under his belt. If we take the example of Musa Khan who debuted for Pakistan in Australia, he had hardly played any domestic games and his performance on that tour wasn't that great, so that could affect him going forward and damage his confidence.
On top of that, a young bowler also needs guidance when he is new. If I look back at my own career, I was initially part of an experienced squad which had the likes of Umar Gul and Mohammad Sami and these bowlers were able to guide and help me when and if I was making any mistakes. In contrast, today's Pakistan Test side, we struggle to find bowlers who have played even 30 Tests so who can a young bowler bank upon for advice? Mohammad Abbas is the senior-most bowler in the Pakistan Test side and he has just 18 matches to his name which shows the extent of the problem we are facing today.
PakPassion.net: What are your views on the retirements from Test cricket of Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz?
Junaid Khan: Every player knows in his own mind about how much ability he has to play in a specific format of the game and whether he is capable of performing in that type of cricket. In Amir and Wahab's case only they know if their bodies are up to the task of playing Tests, or not. Many of us may well think that Amir took that decision to earn more money, but the fact is that only the Almighty and the player knows what he is best capable of. Amir's performances in Tests seemed to be in decline recently so it's possible he listened to his body and decided to give up Tests for good, so he could do better in other formats.
PakPassion.net: Shouldn't the selectors have opted for an experienced option like you in the Pakistan side after the retirements of Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz from Tests?
Junaid Khan: I am unable to understand why the selectors will not pick experienced players like myself when that is the need of the hour. I am not claiming that I destroyed batting line-ups or took many 5fers during the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, but my bowling was good. Several players during the last domestic season praised me about the quality of my bowling. I have to admit that this has been a disheartening situation, as has been the case on many occasions during my international career, where others have been given preference, despite my experience and performances.
PakPassion.net: What are your impressions of Naseem Shah?
Junaid Khan: Naseem Shah is a wonderful bowler who is blessed with the ability to bowl with good pace. I have spoken to him in detail on many occasions and I have found him to be mentally strong and someone who understands how to bowl to different batsmen. However, I do feel that it's too early to judge Naseem at the moment, as he is still new on the international scene and learning his trade. The same applies to Shaheen Shah Afridi who has outstanding talent. But we know that Shaheen like Naseem hasn't spent a lot of time in international cricket and needs more time to prove himself. In the past, we have had Hassan Ali who performed well for a short period of time and is now nowhere to be seen. A good bowler is one that performs consistently for 3-4 years and only then can we judge their utility and quality. Unfortunately, this happens a lot in Pakistan where almost every year some new bowlers appear and then disappear soon afterwards. Recently we've had Mohammad Hasnain who was brought into the Pakistan side due to his extreme pace, but he has gradually declined as has the form of Mohammad Musa which further proves my point.
PakPassion.net: Can you explain the reason for the rapid decline of Pakistani fast-bowlers in recent times?
Junaid Khan: There are a few reasons for the issues we have with the newer bowlers and foremost is their lack of experience to help them get through the initial phases of their career. This happens because the moment a youngster shows any promise, the selectors push away experienced bowlers in the false hope that they have found new stars. Understandably, youngsters become overconfident and start believing that they know whatever is needed to succeed and stop learning which is the beginning of the end for them. The other issue with the promotion of youngsters to the national side too quickly is that they seem to be fine when they are performing well and taking wickets, but the problems come when they are out of form. Without the experience of First-class cricket to bank upon which they could have drawn upon to lift themselves in tough times, they feel lost and that leads to their demise. We have youngsters in the Pakistan side who haven't even played 50 First-class games and it's understandable that such players fall by the wayside when confronted with a loss of form.
PakPassion.net: How will the new ICC ruling that forbids the use of saliva to shine the ball effect bowlers?
Junaid Khan: Whilst I have read reports that not using saliva will have little or no effect on how well the bowler can perform with the ball, I do not agree with this assessment. This is because in Asian conditions, after 6 or 7 overs, the condition of the ball deteriorates so quickly that one cannot tell which is the shiny side of the ball so extra effort is needed to maintain the shine. With spinners bowling in tandem with the fast bowlers, it's important to shine the ball constantly as the ball quickly loses its shine due to the way the spinners hold the ball in their palms, especially in Asian conditions. I do not see how without the application of saliva a bowler can perform well or get the ball to swing. This is definitely the case when bowlers like me want to reverse swing the ball in the later overs and not being able to shine one side will be a huge blow for pace-bowlers.
PakPassion.net: Do you feel aggrieved at your treatment by the national selectors?
Junaid Khan: I have played 22 Test matches and 18 of those were in Asia mostly on very flat pitches in Sri Lanka, UAE and Bangladesh, taking 5 wickets in an innings five times, yet people still criticise me. Of the recent pace-bowlers to represent Pakistan excluding Mohammad Abbas, I had one of the lowest strike-rates and averages as well. On top of that, people tell me that I haven't done so well past 2015 but then why not look at the fact that I played one game in the Asia Cup and picked 4 wickets in it against Bangladesh. Or how I was just given 2 matches on the 2017 tour of the West Indies, or why they just gave me 3 matches to play in the Champions Trophy 2017 even though I got a 5fer in a side game. So, I hardly got any matches after 2015/16 when I used to be a regular member of the side, and obviously it was tough to put in good performances without consistent chances. This isn't just about me, it's a wider problem. If you give a bowler enough chances and he is not able to perform then he will be the first one to admit failure. But if you give sporadic chances to a bowler, one match here or one match there, then he forgets his basics and gets desperate for wickets and loses his rhythm and consistency in the process.
PakPassion.net: Do you feel that the door is still open for your return to international cricket?
Junaid Khan: I would hope that is the case. I may have been disheartened by the current situation but not to the extent that I have stopped putting in the hard yards. In fact, I'm training harder than ever, to keep myself in contention and fit, so that I can compete with younger players for any spot in the national side, in any format.
PakPassion.net: The presence of Waqar Younis as Pakistan bowling coach must be an encouraging sign for you?
Junaid Khan: Yes, Waqar Younis knows my skills very well but If we look at many of the matches we won during Misbah-ul-Haq's captaincy, it should be clear to him that I had a key role in those victories amongst the fast-bowlers. If we just go by personal relationships, then one would expect Waqar and Misbah who is the Head Coach-Chief Selector, to back me as well. However, it all depends on how well I perform in domestic cricket and how well both Waqar and Misbah support me. I suppose they will be happy to support me if I perform well and will probably not even consider me if I don't come up to their standards.
PakPassion.net: There have been continuing rumours that you might settle down and play cricket in England?
Junaid Khan: I had some offers back in 2015 to go and play cricket in England on a permanent basis and even met selectors for some teams as well. However, I declined those offers at that point. But, in 2019 when I was discarded from the Pakistan World Cup squad, I was advised by friends to formally apply for residency in England. Whilst I have acquired the necessary paperwork for settling in England, the fact is my focus is still towards making a comeback for Pakistan.
My target is not simply to sign for an English County side and continue my life there, instead, my aim is to make a comeback for my national team. I feel that I have about 4-5 years of cricket left in me and God Forbid, if I am not able to make a comeback in the Pakistan side, then I might look for a career in politics as my family is involved in this line of work. In the last election, my father was offered a seat in the National Assembly but he declined. I would like to pursue a career in politics if I am unable to get into the national side and my interest in politics is to try and do something good for sports in the country.


ELY, JOAN Joan was a Gift from God to her loving parents, Louis and Evelyn Cameron on September 3, 1934 in Detroit, MI. She had a happy childhood and graduated from Redford High School in 1952. Along came her handsome husband, Marion Ely Jr., who captivated her and on May 25, 1957 they wed in the Eyes of The Lord. Three years later, Joan and Marion were Blessed with a bouncing baby boy of their own, their only child, Donald Cameron Ely on October 10, 1960. Joan was born into love and gave the same unconditional Love to her family and friends and Kindness to everyone she met. Joan loved children and worked as a teacher's aide for both Pontiac and Rochester Schools. Many wonderful summers were spent along the shores of Grand Traverse Bay, which provided many lasting memories. Marion preceded her Ascent into Heaven on January 13, 1989. Joan was afforded a gracious Second Act when she met her companion, Norman Eckert. Together they spent many peaceful hours on Lakes Huron and St. Clair in his boat, admiring stunning sunsets as well as exploring Michigan Lighthouses. Now, the beautiful Sun has set on the earthbound Angel, Joan and the Lighthouse has guided her way into Ascension into Heaven. Visitation will take place Wednesday, April 10, 2019 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Pixley Funeral Home, 322 W. University Drive, Rochester, MI 48307. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. In Lieu of Flowers, donations can be made to Leader Dogs for the Blind.
Sorry to hear the news of your mothers passing, she was such a nice lady. We had a lot of good times at get togethers with her and you and family. Hope you are doing ok.
Would like to be there for the funeral, but i am still in Texas.


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