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Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood's divorce from his wife, Lynn Frankel, has been finalized. The 68-year-old musician filed for legal separation from Frankel in 2013, but the two remained legally married until the finalization of their divorce on November 20, 2015, according to court records. Frankel was Fleetwood's third wife. The two were married for twenty years and have 13-year-old twin daughters.
Fleetwood cited "irreconcilable differences" on his separation claim two years ago before the petition turned into a divorce case. There were no details given on the couple's child and spousal support arrangements, but it has been confirmed that Fleetwood is seeking joint legal custody.
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I don't particularly care for the English title of this anime. Dog & Scissors. How very unimaginative. Every Dog Has His Day is a much better title. More accurate, too.
Anyway, I don't particularly care for this anime as much as I wish I did. I am not saying I didn't reasonably enjoy this show, but there were other turns the plot could have taken that could have made the story much more interesting.
I'm very particular about the comedies I watch. I love off the wall zany stuff as long as there's a story there somewhere. Unless the comedy is just so outrageous and mind-boggling (much like a Monty Python skit) that it simply defies logic and explanation. In which case anything that resembles a story would actually be a distraction.
But I typically prefer shows that are less comedy and more story. I'm the same with movies and books, too. If you were to look at the ratio of dramas to comedies in my movie collection or the ratio of suspense/horror to comedies in my book collection then you would think I had almost no sense of humor at all.
I do have a sense of humor, though. Honest. And no, I don't laugh at pictures of dead babies on the internet. I may be evil, but I'm not that evil. I prefer deadpan humor that's so dry and sarcastic that it could make a desert grateful for its amount of rainfall. Add just a little bit of zaniness and legitimate drama and there's a comedy I could relish over and over again.
That being said, Dog & Scissors (or InuHasa, as it is also called) didn't really tickle my funny bone as much I would have liked. It's certainly zany, but the way the show is delivered just doesn't quite live up to the initial premise.
Harumi Kazuhito is a fanatic book reader and one day he is killed in a robbery while trying to protect a total stranger.
However, his love of books and his yearning to read the next book by his favorite author brings him back to life. (Why can't this be same for all of us?) The only problem is that he has come back as a dachshund dog and not an ordinary human. (Okay, now I don't want it to be the same... Can you imagine having to lick your own balls?)
Once back to life he is adopted by a girl in black leather named Natsuno Kirihime. Kirihime happens to be the person he tried to save from getting shot during the robbery, but she is also Kazuhito's favorite author. Talk about your coincidences! But she's also a sadist who loves to use scissors as a form of torture and someone who can read Kazuhito's thoughts.
Living together now and master and pet, Kirihime soon develops a crush on Kazuhito and this only makes things more interesting because Kazuhito is a dog. Kazuhito is naturally a smartass and his quips about Kirihime's small breasts often resulted Kirihime taking a pair of scissors after him and cutting his hair off.
I kind of wish Kazuhito could have been transformed back into a human at some point because then Kazuhito wouldn't have been so blatantly reliant on someone who is obviously a bit twisted. It would certainly make for a much more interesting twist if Kirihime could no longer abuse him or read his mind.
As it is this show doesn't really need a lot of explaining or even reasoning. It's just goofball randomness once you get beyond the first two episode where Kazuhito's killer is confronted with help from Kirihime. It gets old after a while and if there's another season I would like to see a different direction taken (maybe make it into a harem!), but at twelve episodes this isn't too bad.
Please remember that I watched each episode as it premiered so that means it took three months to watch all twelve episodes of this show. Maybe if I watch it all in two days I'll like it more. Who knows. But I don't feel like doing that right now. I've got too much stuff on my plate already.
Either way, InuHasa is still a better love story than Twilight or InuYasha.
P.S. - This show is based off a series of light novels by Sarai Shunsuke and these novels only started being released in 2011. The light novel series is currently ongoing, too. So this might not be all for the anime series. We'll see.
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Last week, a section of Christian leaders in the state, under the auspices of Christian Leaders Forum, led by Bishop Josef Bassey declared that Governor Ayade does not deserve a second term, because of his poor performance.But in a sharp reaction, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Victor Ekpo, said: "What the Christian leaders said can be described as lack of information. Bishop Josef Bassey is a renown Bishop we respect. But I wonder why a cleric would step into political arena to start judging government.


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A grant programme that celebrates international associations for making inspiring, lasting impacts to their meeting destinations is calling out for final submissions for 2018 - with a chance to secure US $7,500 towards creating a legacy with future events.
The Incredible Impacts Grants Programme - run by BestCities Global Alliance, the network of 12 premier meeting destinations, and ICCA, the global meetings industry network - urges associations to submit entries featuring innovative legacy examples before the deadline on Wednesday 1st of August.
More than simply an industry buzzword, legacy has become an intregal part of event planning within the meetings world and is the foundation for the programme being developed by BestCities Global Alliance and ICCA since 2017.
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"We created the Incredible Impacts Grants Programme along with ICCA to help those in the industry make their own mark on the assocations industry and consider ways they can leave a lasting impact in the early stages of planning. Throughout the last year we've seen some incredible events delivered, so with only a few weeks to go, we want to give assocations one final opportunity to submit their legacy project, and reward those who are leading the way in the industry with a grant to deliver further positive change", says Paul Vallee, Managing Director of BestCities.
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"This is the second edition of the Incredible Impacts Programme, and last year's entries provided some amazing cases that helped us to communicate the vast quantities of knowledge that are created and shared, the inward investment and business connections that are stimulated, and the societal, healthcare and economic challenges that are addressed and solved at international association meetings", says ICCA Acting CEO Dennis Speet.
We're grateful for BestCities' generous support, and look forward to hearing some amazing new stories about the power of meetings. We strongly encourage our industry peers to join this select group of associations, and celebrate some of the best examples of projects that showcase the wider impact of these meetings, and more importantly, to encourage greater awareness and new projects.
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Associations interested in applying can nominate themselves or candidate associations can be nominated by any ICCA member.
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So who is doing this to us? Why won't they just let us live our boring lives? It's clearly the Aliens who control the Galactic Beer Industrial Complex. Who else would care about the Oscars? This smells to us like someone got a little buzzed on strong beer and said, WTF, that opening song and dance sequence in La La Land wasn't that good. The movie was good, but not Best Picture good. So let's mess with them and give it to another film. LOL!
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The cities in the sky would be havens of a sort. The cities would be where the races of the planet were gathered, safe from the enemies below. There would be order and safety.. for a while, but that doesn't mean a lack of conflict.
The idea would be that there are stores of food and some way to conjure water.. this was not supposed to be a survival horror game! A lack of supplies would force people against one another. But this doesn't mean that everyone is happy; they might want to hunt birds for some variety in food, or trade for items. The idea is that you'd have a city full of NPCs going about their lives, with players being part of that population. The NPCs would have wants, desires, needs, motivations, everything that make them feel more alive. Players could make friends, start rivalries, find out secrets, get involved in love triangles… all sorts of things with other players and NPCs alike.
The closed off environment would allow us to have a high concentration of characters to interact, and give us a lot of data to let us refine the behaviors. As time progressed, the cities would develop and you'd start seeing groups of people forming, the start of the social organizations that would become important later.
One big question was how developed the cities would be. Would the game start just as they rose to the sky? Or would it be some time after, when the cities had developed and adapted to the skies somewhat?
The next layer is the surface, which would be more like a normal PvE MMO environment. As the cities developed, they'd expand and maybe reach out to each other. I had the idea that each city might initially be a "server" for the game, but as the world expanded the cities would all be revealed to be part of a larger world, the many cities of the world that were raised.
But eventually the unified cities would turn toward taking back the surface and gaining resources that may be running low. Different factions developed in the cities would have different approaches, and players could support the groups and help them accomplish their goals. Everyone would still be working together for a common goal of taking back the surface, but individual groups would have their own motivations. The social interaction would continue and be an organic faction system built up from the time when the cities were the focus.
I'd see the struggle to reclaim the surface as an ever-changing map. Players could reclaim locations, only for portals to spew out elementals in certain areas. The players would never be able to completely defeat the enemies, but they could create some stable locations on the surface; more cities to expand the influence of the original inhabitants of the world.
I wasn't ready to abandon PvP entirely. As I said in the prior post, you need to control the Killer population and channel it. Giving a PvP area would help keep the Killers from griefing everyone else.
Unfortunately, details here were scant because it hadn't been developed out that far. But I expect this would have been something like WoW's battlegrounds with players trying to control spots on a map. Maybe if we got real fancy there might be a control map like the Planetside games. Could be some interesting things that tie back to the social side in the cities.
So, what do you think about all this? Sound interesting? Got questions? Thoughts? I'd love to hear them!
This sounds pretty cool. My brain is trying to combine it with a now ancient idea I was working on over 15 years ago. I'll admit I'm not very familiar with the workings of Storybricks. I wouldn't even know it existed if I hadn't heard about it on Massively OP.
It's also triggering memories of PSO on GameCube. Having a city on a station in orbit and doing adventures/missions on the surface of the planet below.


Does anyone drink coffee in the morning while taking Wellbutrin SR?
I take it around noon right now, but have the option to take it twice a day, once in the morning then in the afternoon 8 hours apart. I want to have my morning cup of coffee but I heard that caffeine can increase the side effects of Wellbutrin. So, my question is: do you drink coffee while taking Wellbutrin SR and what side effects (if any) do you have?
I ran an iteraction check between caffeine and Wellbutrin sr, and no interacrtions were found.
Now bare in mind that wellbutrin can cause anxiety and so can caffeine, there are no specific warnings about drinking coffee while on this medication, but my personal opinion is that you do not drink coffee at the start of your treatment , just to see how your organism reacts to the medication. After a while you may be able to have a cup of coffee a day.
So in conclusion you started a medication which may cause anxiety, and so does caffeine in large amounts for some peolple and in smaller amounts for others, it all depends on each individual´s organism. I suggest you wait a couple of days and see how you feel and then try a small cup of coffee.
It would also be good to discuss this further with you doctor.
Thank you for your advice, I haven't tried it in the morning yet, too scared to see how it will make me feel and I still want a cup of coffee in the morning. Maybe I'll get the guts to do it soon... or try it one day without the coffee.
I agree with you, safety always comes first.
Take care and you are welcome.
I have been taking Wellbutrin for 3 months now. As advised at first, I did stop consuming my daily 2 cups of caffeinated coffee and my 1-2 glasses of merlot in the evenings. For the last 3 weeks now I have been back to my daily doses of 2 cups of caffeinated coffee and 1-2 glasses of merlot in the evening with absolutely no side effects at all... Yippee!
I do now drink caffeinated coffee and merlot with no problems, but at first I did not because I was advised not to until my body got use to the daily wellabutrin dosage.
I love caffeine and Wellbutrin together it seems to be pretty effective. The only problem is that if I watch Fox News while taking Wellbutrin and drinking caffeine I seem to have a freak out LOL!
I just started taking this but everything says dont drink alcohol... im scared to drink with it. Also i had a lot of energy last night and then quite drinking coffee today and im crazy tired. Hoping this passes quickly.. but maybe i dont have a migraine from the crash cause im on the wellbutrin. Thoughts?
Has anyone been able to drink coffee after taking pantoprazole? I miss a cup of coffee in the?
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Russia successfully launches 'brightest star in the night sky' - but astronomers are seeing red
Mayak's giant reflective sheet will be unfurled in the next few days
Sophie CurtisTechnology and Science Editor
If you look up into the night sky later this month, you may see a new "star" shooting across the heavens.
That's because Russia has successfully launched its Mayak satellite - the result of a $30,000 (£23,000) crowdfunding campaign by the Moscow State Mechanical Engineering University.
Mayak was launched aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan at 9:36am local time on July 14. The satellite entered orbit a few hours later, at 12:10pm.
Although Mayak is only the size of a rugby ball, it contains a giant pyramid-shaped solar reflector, which once unfurled measures 16 metres squared.
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The goal is to bounce the sun's light back towards Earth and make it the second brightest object in the night sky, behind the Moon.
Scientists hope to use it to obtain new information about the density of air at high altitude, and as a reference point to measure the magnitude and brightness of other space objects.
Mayak is currently undergoing checks and preparations, before deploying its reflective mylar sheet - which is one twentieth of the thickness of a human hair - in the next few days.
Understandably, not everyone is happy about the Russians adding a giant speck of light to the night sky.
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"We fight so hard for dark skies in and around our planet," Nick Howes, an astronomer and former deputy director of the Kielder Observatory in Northumberland, told IFLScience earlier this month.
"To see this being potentially ruined by some ridiculous crowdfunded nonsense makes my heart simply despair."
However, the team behind Mayak claims the project will help to popularise astronautics and space research in Russia, and also increase the attractiveness of science and technology education among young people.
To help stargazers spot Mayak, the team has released an Android app that tracks its progress across the sky.
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Unfortunately, there's no English version, so if you want to check Mayak's location, you'll have to either brush up on your Russian or use another satellite tracking service, like N2YO .
Mayak will stay in orbit for one month, before it begins its descent.
On the way back down, the team will test a new space-braking system, designed to help Mayak deorbit more slowly and burn up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere.
If the system works, it could be used as a disposal method for other satellites, to help declutter low-Earth orbit, which is currently full of old space junk that poses an increasing hazard.
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High technology has infiltrated the sewers of America. It comes in the form of biological treatment systems that use microbes to neutralize wastes. But the delicate waste-treatment process can be disrupted by toxic chemicals that destroy the helpful microbes.
That is what is happening in Boston and is causing problems for treatment facilities elsewhere in the United States, says the New England chapter of Greenpeace.
Moreover, Greenpeace charges in a recent report, a major treatment plant to be built here will not be able to fulfill its purpose of keeping raw sewage out of Boston Harbor unless local manufacturers are required to quit releasing toxic chemicals into the sewage system.
In recent years, Greenpeace has persistently called attention to the presence of raw sewage in Boston Harbor, a condition caused by the inefficiency of existing waste treatment facilities. Ordered to correct the situation by a US District Court judge earlier this year, the state legislature established the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to carry out the cleanup dictum.
Central to the plan is construction of a new treatment facility on Deer Island in the harbor. But the Greenpeace report says that unless industries that are putting toxic chemical byproducts into the sewage system are curbed, the new $1 billion plant could be rendered useless. The report says, in effect, that industries are not adhering to limits on toxic waste discharges set by the MWRA.
The companies which the Greenpeace report said were discharging excessive amounts of toxic chemicals into the sewer system have denied the charge.
Specialists in sewage treatment and the handling of toxic wastes say the existing regulations work for the most part and will be improved in the next two years.
``We have good rapport with our industrial customers, but they know that if they don't comply [with regulations] we'll fine them or take them to court,'' Borgatti explains. ``We have a very advanced industrial monitoring structure, with approved EPA pretreatment systems.'' He adds that he is ``very pleased'' with the quality of water the plant releases into New York Harbor.
Explaining that an ``upset'' may occur when a source releases more than the expected quantity of a certain chemical, Borgatti says that in a modern facility such as Passaic, the situation usually can be quickly corrected.
Clifford Randall, a waste-water treatment specialist at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, gives a somewhat different perspective. Monitoring the discharge of toxic chemical wastes into sewer systems is ``definitely a problem of national scope,'' he says, and disruptions of municipal sewer systems are frequent -- although they usually adjust fairly quickly. The killing of bacteria used to alter the waste is the problem, he explains.
Jane Bloom, a specialist on toxic wastes for the Natural Resources Defense Council, says that when Congress amended the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act earlier, it included a requirement that the EPA provide information by February 1986 on the kinds and quantities of toxic wastes being released into local systems. The amended act also instructs the agency to recommend new laws 18 months after it reports (by about August 1987) and follow up by promulgating new regulations.


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Device allows evaluation of the efficacy, toxicity of drugs metabolized through the liver
IMAGE: A microfabricated device developed by the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine is able to analyze the effects of pro-drugs -- substances transformed within the liver into therapeutic... view more
Credit: Courtesy of Shyam Sundhar Bale, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) has developed a novel approach that dramatically simplifies the evaluation of the liver's drug-metabolizing activity and the potential toxic effects of the products of that activity on other organs. Their report appears in the June issue of the journal Technology.
'The liver plays a central role in drug metabolism, a process that has been exploited in the development of pro-drugs that are transformed by the liver into the ultimate therapeutic agent,' says Martin Yarmush, M.D., Ph.D., director of the MGH-CEM and the paper's senior author. 'Currently, there is a large effort underway to create systems that enable evaluation of organ-to-organ interaction in the context of drug efficacy and toxicity. Most investigators in this field use approaches that rely on the flow of fluids between organs to achieve this interaction. But these systems can be cumbersome, with limitations in speed and undesirable excessive dilution. Our approach relies on capturing organ-to-organ interactions in a simple, static system that overcomes these limitations.'
The authors describe development of a microfabricated device that enables the separate culture of primary liver cells and cancer cells. The device contains two microchambers separated by a tissue-culture membrane allowing very small amounts of the two different cell types to be cultured within the same device. The team demonstrated the efficacy of the system by analyzing the metabolic conversion in liver cells of Tegafur, a chemotherapeutic pro-drug, into the toxic metabolite 5-fluorouracil and its subsequent effect on cancer cells. The simplified platform eliminates the need for pumping and tubing connections and provides a novel, easy-to-use platform for studying drug metabolism, toxicity and interactions between multi-tissue systems, serving as a robust, valuable tool for screening drugs for toxic effects.
'This work is significant because many commercially available 'organ-on-a-chip' devices are not truly microscale, and therefore can totally miss important biological and toxicological phenomena simply because sample volumes and dimensions are too large. This paper clearly demonstrates that critical, subtle interactions can be detected if the device is designed and fabricated properly,' says Shyam Sundhar Bale, Ph.D., a research fellow in the MGH-CEM and lead author of the paper. 'Our method takes advantage of a microenvironment in which the cells can be cultured in much smaller quantities of supportive media than in traditional culture methods, enabling the accumulation of higher concentrations of the metabolized product. This methodology is particularly attractive in cases where in the toxic metabolite that is formed is either short lived or is processed further into other, non-toxic components.'
Co-senior author Rohit Jindal, Ph.D., of MGH-CEM, adds, 'The microfabrication methods applied in this study are readily amenable to designing a device in which multiple two-chamber wells could be operated at the same time, dramatically increasing processing speed, that would be no larger than a standard, 96-well culture plate.' Jindal is an instructor in Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Additional co-authors of the Technology paper are Gautham Vivek Sridharan, Ph.D., Inna Golberg, M.S., Ljupcho Prodanov, Ph.D., William J McCarty, Ph.D., and Osman Berk Usta, Ph.D., all of the MGH Center for Engineering in Medicine. The work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants 5UH2TR000503, F32DK098905, and F32DK103500. The MGH has filed a patent application for the device described in this paper.
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6 Players Who Were Exiled From Their Clubs in Bizarre Circumstances
It's a hard life being a footballer. Sure, the fame, adulation, and millions upon millions of pounds are all well and good, but sometimes people are downright rude, or want you to justify their expenditure with consistent performances, the cheek!
That's if you're not iced out by a new manager looking to stamp his authority upon a new dressing room…
Following reports that Diego Costa remains at home in Brazil having not been named in Chelsea's Champions League squad, here are at some of the stranger instances of players being exiled from their clubs.
6. Carlos Tevez – Man City
A striker as well known for his unerring instincts in front of goal as his combative personality, Carlos Tevez was iced out of Roberto Mancini's Man City side in 2011.
The former Man Utd forward refused to come on as a sub against Bayern Munich during the Sky Blues' Champions League campaign, and left for Argentina after Mancini demanded that he apologise to his teammates for his lack of professionalism.
Tevez eventually returned for the Citizens after Mancini reluctantly recalled the Argentinian months later, under pressure from the club's hierarchy. A decidedly plumper Tevez than the one that left was allowed back into the first team squad and his goals powered City to their first Premier League title the following year.
5. Mario Balotelli – Liverpool
Balo never makes it easy for himself and after being offered a second chance in the Premier League at Liverpool, the Italian almost inevitably showed promise, fell out spectacularly with the staff, spent an extended period out of the first team and was then told to leave the club.
Brendan Rodgers took a punt on the Italy international in 2014, splashing £16m on the eccentric forward. Deemed by Jose Mourinho to be 'unmanageable', Balo proved to be just that at Anfield, scoring just once in 16 domestic games for the Reds.
4. Joe Hart – Man City
Following Pep Guardiola's arrival at the Etihad, Joe Hart's career took a dramatic turn. Having been Man City's first choice keeper since 2010, winning two league titles, an FA Cup and four Golden Glove awards, Guardiola promptly announced that the England international was not part of his plans.
Hart joined Torino on a season long loan in an unexpected last-minute deal as Man City struggled with error prone replacement Claudio Bravo. Hart returned to Manchester at the end of last season only to be loaned out to Premier League rivals West Ham.
3. Bastian Schweinsteiger – Man Utd
Upon his arrival at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho's first order of business was exiling World Cup winning midfielder Bastien Schweinsteiger to the Under-21s with little explanation.
Though the decision seemed difficult to understand given the German's stature in the game, Mourinho deployed a similar tactic during his time at Real Madrid, inexplicably dropping veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas, apparently in order to stamp his authority in the dressing room.
The Portuguese may have wanted to eradicate traces of former United boss Louis van Gaal's influence, who brought the German to Old Trafford in 2015. The Bayern legend made just 18 appearances for the Red Devils over two seasons at the club and was allowed to join MLS side Chicago Fire in March 2017.
2. Winston Bogarde – Chelsea
Bogarde arrived at Stamford Bridge with a reputation as one of the Netherlands' classiest defenders. The former Ajax, AC Milan and Barcelona defender arrived in West London in 2000 with a considerable reputation, but never quite managed to live up to the hype.
The Dutchman made just nine Premier League appearances during his four years at Stamford Bridge, on a reported £40,000-per-week wage. With the club in poor financial health at the time the Blues sought to cut their wage bill by dropping Bogarde to the reserves and forcing him to find another club.
However, as Bogarde explained in his autobiography; "Why should I throw €15m away when it is already mine?"
Despite the absence of game-time, the defender saw out his contract until 2004 and promptly retired from football.
1. Joey Barton – Rangers
Signing Joey Barton is always a risk, as Rangers discovered when they signed the combative midfielder in May 2016.
The former QPR midfielder started promisingly for the Gers, but was suspended by the club for three weeks following a training ground fracas with team-mate Andy Halliday.
By 10 November 2016, Barton had had his contract at Rangers terminated with immediate effect. Barton joined Premier League new-boys Burnley in January 2017 only to be banned from football for 18 months after Football Association charges relating to betting and was released once again.
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From edge-vertex connectivty to face-vertex connectivity?
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Wednesday, March 10th 2021
Marley Watkins marked his return from injury with an assist and a goal as City's Under-23s beat QPR 2-0 at the Optima Stadium.
The Welsh international, who injured his hamstring while on loan at Aberdeen at the end of October, assisted Sam Bell for a goal after four minutes and then smacked home a half volley 14 minutes later.
Watkins, along with Callum O'Dowda and Nathan Baker, completed 66 minutes while Liam Walsh played the full game in front of watching first team manager Nigel Pearson and his coaching team.
Talking to Robins TV, Watkins said:"It was great to brush off the cobwebs and great to see some of the other lads like Bakes, Walshy and Cal out there. It was good to be back out there playing and get some minutes in the legs.
Robins TV: Watkins on his comeback
"It's never nice being injured but we all go through it so there's no point moaning about it - we've just got to get on with it, do the work, which is what we have done and we are ready and raring to go.
"It's great to show and set an example for the younger lads and put the effort in. The tempo's always a bit slower in an Under-23s game but you can only play what's in front of him. I felt fit and it was just a case of going out there and enjoying it," added Watkins.
"But also, the Under-23s are top of the league and they want to keep up their winning record so we have to be on board with the tactics and be professional and be an example for the young lads."
With 11 Sky Bet Championship matches to go, Watkins wants to put himself in the frame for selection, adding: "We are not here to make up the numbers – we want to get into the team and stay in there."
The development squad's next game is at Millwall on Monday, March 15th (2pm KO).
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The Friends Graduate
On Monday May 7, Zach, Megan, Amanda, Dan, Rob, and Seth walked across the stage at Dimnent Chapel to graduate as Founding Friends of the Ralph and Cheryl Schregardus Friendship House.
As the Friends took their seats, President Tim Brown's voice cracked with emotion. "You have no idea how satisfying that was," he said.
Former roommates are recognized at the Friendship House 10 Year Celebration.
Amanda's family at the Friendship House 10 Year Celebration.
The following evening, WTS held a banquet to honor the Friends alongside their families, former roommates, and donors that made the Friendship House a reality. Professor John Swinton of University of Aberdeen, a leading theologian in disability and ministry, gave an address titled "Growing into Interdependence." He shared his own university's plan to launch a Friendship House in six month's time.
In 2007, the Friendship House was created out of a need for housing options for young adults with cognitive disabilities and a desire for seminary students to learn from an often-marginalized population.
Dr. Jane Finn, professor of Education at Hope College, has been part of the conversation since the beginning. She and a team of experts helped to assess the Friends on their independent living skills before moving in. Over the past ten years, she has been studying the growth of the Friends using a measure called the Transition Planning Inventory (TPI).
According to Dr. Finn, many young adults with intellectual disabilities end up sitting in their rooms and watching television rather than developing the same social skills and friendships as their peers.
For the Friends at Friendship House, this has not been the case. Finn's studies showed huge growth in the independence of the Friends, especially during the first 5 years. They were getting on the bus themselves, getting to their jobs, cleaning their own apartments, and enjoying social activities with others.
The Friends present along with Dr. Jane Finn (left) and Hope College students at the Michigan CEC Conference.
The Friends have proudly helped to present the findings both at Hope and at the Michigan CEC (Council for Exceptional Children) conference. There is significant interest because there are such limited housing options for young adults with disabilities.
"The Friends just steal the show," says Finn, smiling.
INSPIRING OTHERS, OPENING HEARTS
Western's Friendship House has inspired at least five similar but contextualized Friendship Houses, including one in Fayetteville, NC and others at Duke, Vanderbilt, George Fox University, and soon, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.
"It's unusual and original, and people from all over the world are watching," says Professor Swinton. "The Spirit is at work in the midst of this, and there's something really quite revolutionary beginning."
The Friendship House has had a profound effect on WTS students, as well.
Rev. Dan DeVries lived in FH from 2012-2015 and was the Resident Advisor for two of those years.
"I learned a lot about what it means to be present and to love," he says. "The Friends would stop by my room just to say hi and see how my day was going. At first I found myself trying to hurry them along, but as I spent more time in the Friendship House, I realized that my homework could wait a bit. I learned that to love well required me to be present to the situation in front of me."
Now the lead pastor at Glen Lake Community Reformed Church, Dan feels as though he can be a stronger advocate for those on the margins.
"The Gospels tell us that one day Jesus ended up in a group of adults who wanted to argue about who was the greatest. While all this was going on, Jesus noticed a child," he says. "To those arguing, the child was not even on the radar, but to Jesus that child was at the center of his mind in that moment. As ministry leaders we have the chance bring people with disabilities who are often off the radar and bring them to the center."
Recent graduate Abigail DeZeeuw says that her time at Friendship House encouraged her to do the Graduate Certificate in Disability and Ministry (GCDM) program alongside her M.Div.
"My time in the FH and in the GCDM program has given me a new lens for doing ministry," she explains. "I'm always looking at ministry strategies or theologies and asking the questions: 'who's being left out by this way of doing/thinking?' and 'what would need to change for everyone to belong here?'"
A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON ALL
Deb Sterken addresses former roommates, friends, family, and donors at the Friendship House 10 Year Celebration.
The Friends' parents love seeing how relationships with their children have inspired future ministry leaders. They also love seeing the ways their children have grown in ways they never thought possible.
"At graduation when the president said 'you have no idea how satisfying that was to me,' I was thinking—you're the one who has no idea!" says Rob's dad, Dr. Robert Sterken.
"All parents worry about their kids' future…but when your child has a disability, that worry intensifies a thousand-fold," Deb Sterken shares. "There's a dark cloud of fear for what may lie ahead. Will there be happiness? Friendships? Love? Laughter? And of course, where will they live? The Friendship House has answered most of those questions."
Beth Kragt's daughter, Amanda, has learned to take responsibility for herself and has become "her own person." When Amanda's dad passed away a few years ago, her mom was incredibly touched by the way her roommates and the other Friends embraced her.
Dan's mom, Laurie Mutschler, explains that their children now plan things for themselves rather than having everything programmed for them. Their communication skills, vocabularies, and articulation have greatly improved as well. Friendship House Resident Advisor Scott Van Ravenswaay shares this story:
"I accidentally scheduled another meeting during our weekly Friend time…and then later I found out that the Friends went ahead and ran it without me!"
The Friends have learned to live with different personalities and navigate conflict with roommates. They've also become engrained in the Holland community, through jobs and other activities. Seth and Megan attend Pillar Church, where Seth was baptized this year. Dan attends "lunch bunch" with some of the elderly members at his Methodist church every Sunday. Rob is so busy that his parents have a hard time nailing down dinner plans with him.
The Friendship House has allowed a sense of freedom for each of the Friends' families. They don't have to be worried about their child not being happy or having things to do. It makes their siblings proud of them too, shares Zach's mom, Linda Aalderink.
At the beginning, the parents felt that all the Friends were "pulled up" by their non-disabled roommates. Now, they pull each other up.
Seth's mom, Kathy Vander Broek, is acutely aware of what life is like for individuals with cognitive impairments who don't live at Friendship House. "It's just a void of life for so many, and our kids have normalcy."
"It allows us to be normal," adds Deb Sterken.
The original 6 Friends with their parents at the 10 Year Celebration.
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE 2.0
The future for the original six Friends is bright. Dan and Rob will move in together to the Redbricks across the street, and Megan and Amanda will do the same. Seth and Zach will remain in the FH for one more year before transitioning.
While the first transition was scary for parents—going from childhood home to the Friendship House—there is more excitement the second time around.
"Rob is maturing like our other children, just at a really delayed rate," Deb shares. "Just as our other kids wanted to have their own apartment or just be with one roommate, now the Friends want that, and it's a normal progression."
Their advice to the next group of Friendship House parents? "Breathe deep." "it's ok to let go," and "don't be afraid."
The next iteration of Friendship House (which some are affectionately calling "Friendship House 2.0") will have some major changes. The first change is that new FH Director Carlos Thompson will be living at Friendship House and serving on the faculty of WTS as a Nouwen Fellow for the next two years.
According to Dr. Ben Conner, who directs the Graduate Certificate in Disability and Ministry, the new house will be more programmatic—Friends will now be called "Friendship House Fellows." The program will run for six years (two cycles of M.Div. students) and the Fellows will receive a certificate upon their completion of the program.
The Fellows will have the opportunity to take one class at WTS every year, which will challenge WTS faculty to think about classroom design, accessibility, and pedagogy. Carlos Thompson will teach a seminary class called, "Living into Community: Friendship House," so that every student, regardless of whether they live in the house or not, can get to know the Fellows and learn about their lives.
WTS will begin processing applications for Friendship House Fellows in the fall of 2018, with the expectation to announce new Fellows in the spring of 2019. Interested parties can contact Rayetta Perez at 616.392.8555, x103 to be notified when the application opens. Dr. Finn and her team will once again assess candidates on a one-on-one basis.
The Friendship House has been Western's grand experiment, and we are excited to carry the vision forward with fresh energy as we deepen our commitment and partnership to the Friends old and new.
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Q: Unity NetworkTransform, force update every Frame? On a purposed LAN setup, I want Unity's NetworkTransform to simply send every single frame.  (Mode is "Sync Transform", not rigidbody, etc.)
I'm wondering how to do this .. if you just set the send rate to 0.00001 will it in fact do it every frame that the object is moving?
(The Inspector interface only allows up to 29Hz, simply set it in code if you want smaller values.)
I was also thinking something like on a script......
 void Update() { .. SetDirtyBit( ? ); }

would that do it?
(And, what do you use as a bitmask there?)
It really takes forever to determine this sort of thing experimentally.  Obviously Unity's doco is a joke.  And I couldn't google anyone who'd already figured it. Any experience in this?

Secondly...
Further information.  We did some experiments and indeed if you set it to a very small value, it does seem to sync the NetworkTransform every single frame.
(Of course, it doesn't bother sending if it has not moved, as @Programmer points out below.)
H O W E V E R this does not produce smooth results for kinematic objects or camera positions. I don't know why; it has to do with the Update loop and exactly when the change takes place.  But what you get is a "very fine jitter".

Thirdly...
I did an experiment, simply using Commands and Rpcs, to send some information every frame (actually from one client to another).
I specifically used a purpose solo ethernet network and the apps do little or nothing other than send the info every frame (ie "manually" just using Command/Rpc), ie on Update().
In fact, it still drops many frames, it's often not sent. (Let's say, it misses 10 or 20 in 10 seconds worth.)
Good grief!
Do not bother doing this if you need some info sent "every frame", say on a LAN system.

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if you just set the send rate to 0.00001 will it in fact do it every
  frame that the object is moving?

Yes, but when the Object's transform is not moving or rotating, it's not updated over the network regardless of the value of NetworkTransform.sendInterval.

I was also thinking something like on a script......
void Update() { .. SetDirtyBit( ? ); }

Yes. You need to call SetDirtyBit every frame if you need the network update to be sent for the object.

And, what do you use as a bitmask there?

The SetDirtyBit function is technically the function version of the SyncVar attribute. The argument is not really documented that much but if SyncVar marked variable is changed, its dirty mask is changed to 1. This also means that you should pass 1 to the SetDirtyBit function if you want network update to be sent for the object.
You should also use it from a function marked with the [Command] attribute instead of directly from the Update function. Something like below:
void Update()
{
    if (isLocalPlayer)
    {
        CmdUpdateTransform();
    }
}

[Command]
void CmdUpdateTransform()
{
    SetDirtyBit(1u);
}

While Unity claims you can update the transform by simply using the SetDirtyBit function. I don't think this is true. The statement is missing lots of information. You will need OnSerialize to serialize and send the data and OnDeserialize to receive and de-serialize it. The SetDirtyBit function is simply used to determine which data to send. It's used to reduce bandwidth issues that comes from using uNET.
The code below shows what the use of SetDirtyBit should look like. It might need few changes to work on your side.
public class Example : NetworkBehaviour
{
    private const uint SEND_POSITION = 1u;
    private const uint SEND_ROTATION = 2u;
    private const uint SEND_SCALE = 3u;

    void Update()
    {
        uint dirtyBit = syncVarDirtyBits;

        dirtyBit |= SEND_POSITION;
        dirtyBit |= SEND_ROTATION;
        dirtyBit |= SEND_SCALE;

        if (isLocalPlayer)
        {
            CmdUpdateTransform(dirtyBit);
        }
    }

    [Command]
    void CmdUpdateTransform(uint dirtyBit)
    {
        SetDirtyBit(dirtyBit);
    }

    public override bool OnSerialize(NetworkWriter writer, bool initialState)
    {
        if ((this.syncVarDirtyBits & SEND_POSITION) != 0u)
        {
            writer.Write(this.transform.position);
        }

        if ((this.syncVarDirtyBits & SEND_ROTATION) != 0u)
        {
            writer.Write(this.transform.rotation);
        }

        if ((this.syncVarDirtyBits & SEND_SCALE) != 0u)
        {
            writer.Write(this.transform.localScale);
        }
        return true;
    }

    public override void OnDeserialize(NetworkReader reader, bool initialState)
    {

        if ((this.syncVarDirtyBits & SEND_POSITION) != 0u)
        {
            Vector3 pos = reader.ReadVector3();
        }

        if ((this.syncVarDirtyBits & SEND_ROTATION) != 0u)
        {
            Quaternion rot = reader.ReadQuaternion();
        }

        if ((this.syncVarDirtyBits & SEND_SCALE) != 0u)
        {
            Vector3 scale = reader.ReadVector3();
        }
    }
}

A: In the Unity Docs It says

If sendInterval is zero, updates will be sent at the end of the frame when dirty bits are set for that script. Note that setting the value of a SyncVar will automatically set dirty bits.

So you could use your own script using NetworkSettings
using UnityEngine.Networking;

[NetworkSettings(channel = 1, sendInterval = 0.0f)]
class MyScript : NetworkBehaviour
{
    [SyncVar]
    int value;
}

However SyncVar only works Server -> Client.
But you can use SetDirtyBit to manually set the behaviour dirty.

Or you probably could also use InvokeSyncEvent to synchronize some values directly.

Here I found a bit more information on Dirty bits.


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Just a quick hit today - Among other projects on the painting table of late is some reinforcements for my House Cawdor gang in the form of Brother Hameln and his coterie of bomb rats!
These little critters are from Anvil Industries, and includes a little detonator hand for their erstwhile controller. Tons of character to the sculpts, I'll almost feel bad running them into harm's way!
Anvil also does some great rat swarm models, so I figured I couldn't go wrong with a few bases full for special scenarios. Hoping to get some games in over the upcoming weekend in preparation for a Necromunda event at Adepticon this year, pics to follow!
Looks great! I love those bomb rat Models, been thinking of picking some up myself for a while. I can't help but notice that detonator bit is also sufficiently nondescript to pass for some sort of futuristic whistle, flute, or, well, pipe, and also that you've got him painted in a pied colour scheme ;) I probably would have called him Maurice tho.
Indeed! Really pleased with the sculpts, definitely worth picking up a set or two!
What a great idea hose swarms are. I shall pick some up.
Cheers! I highly recommend Anvil Industries, I've loved everything I've ordered from 'em!
These look great, very characterful as you say! And I'm sure these were actually deployed in WW1 or WW2, so based in the realms of fact.
Incidentally: received my copy of Dave Taylor's book - I see you contributed a great article too.
That is just too cool!!
Indeed! As soon as I saw 'em I knew I had to order some!
OMG! The bomb rats, LOVE 'em!!!!!
Totally - They're just too good to pass up!
Very cool sculpts. Good work bringing them to life!
Indeed - They were a must-have as soon as I saw 'em!
Hilarious! (well, for you, maybe not for the rats). He needs a pan pipe on his belt though!
Hah! An excellent suggestion! I'm thinking of building a second handler and will definitely see what I can do!
Great stuff, the paint servitor is getting no rest these days.
Indeed! Been good to be back in the zone!
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There's an impressive list of guitarists paying tribute, including Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom), Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake, Dio), Bruce Kulick (Kiss), George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob), Dweezil Zappa, Gus G. (Firewind, Ozzy) and Brad Gillis (Night Ranger, Ozzy), among others. Most of them do an admirable job with the guitar parts, but few of them take any chances with the songs.
Of course, maybe that's a good thing. The one song on Immortal Randy Rhoads: The Ultimate Tribute that does take a bit of a chance, album opener "Crazy Train" featuring vocalist Serj Tankian (System of a Down) and guitarist Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) is, well, a train wreck. Granted, Morello is really the only one that does anything interesting with the guitar parts, using his trademark electronic squalls, but man, this version of the song is just kind of spastic and difficult to listen to.
The Quiet Riot tunes fare better because, coming from the pre-Metal Health era of the band when Randy Rhoads was a member, they'll be a little less familiar to most people. "Back to the Coast" is a Kiss-influenced hard rocker. Kelle Rhoads' vocals aren't quite as distinctive as Kevin Dubrow's, but it's still a fun, simple tune. "Killer Girls," featuring Quiet Riot alum Rudy Sarzo on bass, Owens on vocals and Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake) on guitar is actually one of the stronger pieces on the record. Hoekstra's guitar work is stellar, and Owens hits just the right tone for that one.
Among the Ozzy tracks on Immortal Randy Rhoads: The Ultimate Tribute, "Mr. Crowley" – featuring Laiho, Testament vocalist Chuck Billy, Sarzo, drummer Vinny Appice and Kelle Rhoads on keys – is one of the most interesting takes. It's still very faithful, but slightly heavier, as you'd expect with Billy and Laiho involved. Unlike Owens, Billy doesn't try to mimic Ozzy's vocal delivery, but instead belts the tune out in a guttural growl. Some Ozzy fans likely won't enjoy it, but it seems to me one of the more genuine covers on the record.
Other highlights include one of my favorite Ozzy tunes, the soaring "Over the Mountain," which is probably Owens' best performance on an Ozzy tune. Shadows Fall guitarist Jon Donais handles my favorite Randy Rhoads solo ably, but it lacks a little of the character and definition of the original. Owens actually finds a little of that Ozzy voice character on "S.A.T.O.," and "Goodbye to Romance," featuring Gus G. is quite a pleasant surprise, even though Owens' vocals seem a bit sharp and overenunciated in places.
The mix on the record is, at times, muddy and muffled, so much so that the guitar – which should be the focal point of a tribute to Randy Rhoads – gets a little buried. That's particularly noticeable on "Believer," "Suicide Solution" and "Flying High Again." It feels, perhaps, as if producer Bob Kulick tried a little too hard to capture the sound and feel of the original recordings.
The biggest issue, though, is that often the songs on this record sound like each musician recorded his piece independent of the others, and then they were patched together, which may have actually been what happened. But the lack of flow on several of the tunes is jarring. And even the songs that flow best, like album closer "Flying High Again," have a hitchy beat here or there.
The accompanying DVD for Immortal Randy Rhoads: The Ultimate Tribute gives fans a tour of Musonia Studio, the converted house where Randy taught and learned, which is still run by his brother and mother. There are also a series of interviews with producer Bob Kulick, the artists involved and those that knew Randy Rhoads. It would have been nice to have some footage from Randy's life interspersed with the videos of guys sitting and talking, but I understand there is not a lot available, and the rights were probably cost-prohibitive. There are some cool and interesting stories that come out through the interviews, though, that make it worth a watch.
I'm guessing that most of the guys involved in Immortal Randy Rhoads: The Ultimate Tribute were fans or friends of Randy, and the thought came from the right place. To be fair, there are some strong performances, though nothing stellar. By and large, though, Immortal Randy Rhoads: The Ultimate Tribute is pretty much a karaoke record that really doesn't add anything to Rhoads' legacy.


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Organ Recipients Attend Swiss Ski Camp
A delegation of four youngsters who underwent organ transplantations at Schneider Children's recently flew to the Tackers Ski Camp in the Swiss Alps
Date: 07.04.19 | Update: 18.04.19
A delegation of four youngsters who underwent organ transplantations at Schneider Children's recently flew to the Tackers Ski Camp in the Swiss Alps. The children were accompanied by liver transplant coordinator Michal Shafir and 20-year-old Dennis Chachansky, who underwent a liver transplant at Schneider Children's when he was 9 years old. Organ recipients from Schneider Children's have participated in the ski camp for the past several years due to the generous and ongoing contribution from The Association of Friends of Schneider Children's. This year, El Al Airlines donated 3 of the 6 airline tickets for the flight from Tel Aviv to Geneva.
The delegation included 4 youngsters aged 10 to 15, who had undergone a liver, kidney or heart transplant at Schneider Children's countries also participated in. About 25 other organ recipients from different countries also attended, among them England, Australia, France, Hungary, Belgium and more.
The Tackers Ski Camp was founded by Ms. Liz Schick from Switzerland, who loves skiing and who underwent a liver transplant herself. Every year, she raises funds for the week-long camp where organ recipients from all over the world gather. The week has great importance to the lives of the youngsters. For most of them, this is the first time in their lives that they are on their own and in fact this is their first opportunity to enjoy a change in their regular routine of home and hospital. The communal experience of being among other children and adolescents who have been through similar life trials allows them to find a common language and understanding surrounding the pre- and post-transplant process, while bridging the gaps of language and culture.
Dennis said that "there is a different atmosphere in the camp to what the children are used to. They learn a healthy way of life that integrates physical activity, have the most amazing experience and manage to cope without their parents, all while with the emphasis on independence and responsibility. Mostly, they learn that they are not alone, and that there are many others in the world like themselves."
Schneider Children's conducts the majority of organ transplants in children in Israel and among the few able to conduct several transplants at the same time. Since its inception, more than 600 transplants of heart, lung, liver and kidneys have been conducted at a rate of success on a par with other leading medical centers in the world.
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The Beach Boys BBC documentary "Wouldn't It Be Nice" aired on BBC1 on January 9th and was considered a ratings success.
"It was a real thrill to be involved in the creation of these two television programs. Although there are many creative limitations when it comes to getting a network program to air, just the fact that these productions used some of my input was quite satisfying. I truly hope to be involved in more TV and film production in the near future."
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Joining the wild dots between ska, reggae, folk, indie, funk, soul, hip hop, drum and bass, psytrance, theatrics, comedy and family fun across ten stages and areas, Nozstock is nestled in the rolling hills of a beautiful working farm. This year's festival theme is 'Keepin' it Surreal,' so expect mind-bending strangeness and memories of cartoons of yesteryear. From seasoned festival goers to newbies setting out for their first time there is something for everyone.


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We recently bought some new appliances. Good sales experience. Then we had to deal with delivery.
First problem: Two rather rude individuals arrive, and say they know nothing about a stove, but have a refrigerator.
Then they try to move the fridge in without taking the front door off.
After they leave, we have several bangs in the wall and moulding to touch up. Then we discover a few things that have been knocked off the back of the fridge, little bolts, and plastic thingy, that sort of thing. No idea where they belong.
Very poor response from customer service when we phone to try to locate the missing stove.
Stove arrives, and these delivery guys are at least civilized.
The somewhat better delivery experience does not quite wipe out the unhappy memory.
Our sales guy has apologized, and makes vague noises about "doing something" for us. But nothing happens.
So. We now join legions of others who hate the whole appliance purchasing thing.
Depsite a pretty great sales experience, I'm not sure if we would choose this retailer again.
Profit pressures have pushed things like delivery service down to the cheapest possible option for most companies. The net result is that you get what you pay for -- people who are ill-equipped to represent your brand, and who may actually damage the total customer experience. And they are often the last people to see the customer.
Is anyone doing this better? What have your recent experiences been like?


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Renewable Energy: Nigeria Requires $4bn Annually To Deepen Access – FG
The Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy Agba has said that Nigeria requires $4bn to deepen access to renewable energy.
The Minister who spoke at a virtual global power sector conference, on Tuesday said an annual investment of $4bn is needed to deepen universal access to clean and renewable energy.
He said, "Our ambition is demonstrated by the recent removal of the fuel subsidy in Nigeria which now makes the off-grid sector more competitive."
The Minister, who urged the global partners to support the Economic Sustainability Plan, said it is important to give access to the 85 million people using renewable sources to maintain Nigeria and Africa's low contribution to carbon emission.
He stated that clean and renewable energy is the way to go for a sustained power sector reforms in the country.
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in his remarks noted that clean and renewable energy has become the global trend for power sector development.
Gluternes, stressed on the need for African countries to unbundle the usual grid supply which has been insufficient over the years, considering the amount needed to fund sustained supply of power.
According to him, the United Nations is prepared to give necessary support to stabilise the Nigerian power sector.
Also speaking at the conference, the President of African Development Bank, Dr Akunwumi Adesina, stated that the Bank will continue to support the power sector public private initiatives to ensure that there is stability in the power sector across African countries.
He said the bank has continued to formulate and implement power sector friendly policies in order to boost manufacturing, industrialization and the informal sector for sustainable growth and development.
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