My idea to stay off the interstate on my six day road trip from Orlando, Florida to Knoxville, Tennessee lasted about 50 miles to Daytona Beach, Florida. There are plenty of places off the beaten track to see, but I soon realized that my time was limited and I had destinations to reach.
Daytona Beach was a first time visit for me. My prior knowledge consisted of the Daytona 500 NASCAR race and spring break festivities.
First impression of this beach city is parking by the beach is $5 minimum and $10 to drive right on the beach and park. I parked two blocks from the beach where parking is free for two hours. There were only two other cars parked on a three block stretch of street. The neighborhood looked rather ghetto. I parked in the shade of the only small tree around in front of a house with an engineering firm inside.
Daytona Beach looks like it has seen some hard times with vacant buildings and lots all around. Wearing sandals I had to watch out for broken beer bottle glass littering the sidewalks.
Driving across the bridge to reach the Daytona Beach area revealed multimillion dollar estates and yachts on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. That was about a mile and a world away in economic lifestyle from the Daytona Beach I strolled around near the pier and the intersection of A1A and Main Street.
$10 to park on the beach means a short walk with all your gear for a day in the sand. My only gear was my camera, so I walked north along the beach into the vehicle free area toward Daytona Beach Pier.
As I learned a little while later, Daytona Beach has car history. Long before the Daytona 500 annual NASCAR 500-mile race began in 1959 with the opening of Daytona Speedway, and more than a decade before cars raced on the Bonneville Salt Flats of northwestern Utah, there were world speed records for automobiles and motorcycles set on the hard packed sands of Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach beginning in 1903.
1903 – In March, the first automobile speed meet is held on Ormond/Daytona Beaches. Alexander Winton drives his 'Bullet' to 68.198 MPH on a 1 kilometer course for first beach record.
Many people dream and plan for beach vacations. The chance to wallow in the water is a dream come true. Seeing children playing in the surf is a contagious joy.
This blonde woman, solitary in the surf with an endless sea horizon, made for a picture perfect postcard image of a Daytona Beach, Florida vacation. The reality is hundreds of people are in the water on either side of her on a sunny and warm weekday afternoon.
My only beach stop in Florida meant a dip in the water to feel the warm gulf stream sea on my skin and then a hike along Daytona Beach Pier. A sign at the beginning of the pier about saving endangered sea turtles turned out to be a recurring theme I encountered over three days of beach travel in Florida and Georgia. Sea turtle nesting season runs from May to October on the southeast coast. Sea turtles have come to these beaches for thousands of years and animal behavior research now knows electric lights on the beach disorient hatchling turtles who often emerge from their eggs and head for the lights, in the opposite direction of the sea. That wrong turn generally means death. Sea turtle survival rate is very low, with only about 1 in 1000 to 1 in 10,000 probability of reaching sexual maturity at around 20 years of age.
The boardwalk amusement park looked sparsely attended, while the bars and restaurants were generating business. The boardwalk has plaques detailing the Ormond/Daytona beach speed records from 1903 –1935.
There were people riding different kinds of cycling equipment on the hard packed sand of Daytona Beach.
Heading back to my car revealed another side of Daytona Beach. This is a biker town.
Froggy's Saloon, Main Street Daytona Beach.
Daytona Beach Bike Week celebrates its 75th anniversary March 2016.
Back to my parked car before my two hours of free parking was up and I felt like I had seen as much of Daytona Beach, Florida as I cared to see. Daytona Beach has a scene, but it is not my kind of scene.
Driving to I-95 took me right past the Daytona Speedway.
My engine was ready. I stepped on the gas without stopping again until I was out of Florida.
My next beach stop was Jekyll Island, Georgia, 150 miles north of Daytona Beach, where I stepped back in time to the 19th century gilded age of resort living in a sea turtle friendly place. This place is dark at night in a good turtle environment kind of way. The Westin Jekyll Island opened a couple months ago.
At Jekyll Island I found the kind of beach experience and solitude I desired. And more than photos on a wall, I saw live sea turtles in one of the most moving wildlife encounters I have experienced.
That is a wetlands story for another day.
Daytona is an absolute dump now. I would never vacation there. Your better off seeing new smyrna for clean beach or st augustine for nice beach and history.
I agree with Jon above, but you don't have to venture far from Daytona to find a much better (i.e. quieter) beach scene. Jeckyl Island is as good a place as any to motor to, though. Around Daytona, at best you're going to just have your basic beach bordered by houses kind of experience. Great for a day of relaxing, but not much of an experience.
I was actually supposed to go to St. Augustine Beach that day, but I was so tired after six days in Orlando and I needed to get out and walk around, which is why I ended up in Daytona. I toured St. Augustine last year, but I was there on a weekend and it was far too crowded to get anywhere near the beach.
Maybe next year. But I truly fell in love with Jekyll Island Florida and I want to take my wife there in November or next winter. Bike trails, sea turtle center, loads of birding and the beautiful sawgrass in the estuary. I think we can spend several days there and not get bored. Seemed very low key.
Meant Jekyll Island, Georgia in previous comment.
Ric, I enjoyed your commentary. Come to Florida's west coast for the best beaches. I live on Siesta Key and we have a great one. We also do have sea turtles nesting, along with the night lighting restrictions. People do respect the restrictions – the turtles were there long before us!
I greeted three bikers at the Sugarlands Visitor Center, Great Smoky Mountains National Park wearing Daytona Beach Bike Week 2015 t-shirts. There were hundreds of bikers on the roads along Blue Ridge Parkway and in the National Park. Those are great biking roads.


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Cleaning With a Vengeance Gets Results
"Our Safer Home Commitment" program allowed Covenant to make a new pledge to its residents and families that their safety is the company's No. 1 priority.
Amy Mendoza 11/1/2021
Covenant Living Communities and Services has taken a full-scale approach to infection control and prevention. With 16 communities in nine states, it is one of the largest not-for-profit retirement living organizations in the nation. Its continuing care retirement communities offer independent living plus many more levels of care, including assisted living, skilled nursing, and, often, memory care and rehabilitation.
Cleaning and disinfection of all skilled nursing rooms happens at least twice a day as a practice the company implemented at the beginning of the COVID pandemic and continues to employ amid different COVID-19 variants. Leadership took the step of reviewing all of Covenant's housekeeping policies in each level of care and released an organization-wide safety program known as Our Safer Home Commitment.
"This program focuses specifically on examining cleaning frequencies and practices and retraining our staff on how to properly clean and disinfect rooms and spaces that our residents visit frequently," says Bill Rabe, senior vice president of enterprise operations at Covenant. "It also allowed us to make a fresh, new commitment to our residents and their families that their safety is our No. 1 priority."
How Disinfection Measures Up
With Covenant's new commitment, leadership wanted to take the next step of ensuring the new practices really measured up. "We quickly realized we wanted feedback and a quantifiable way to assess our cleaning practices," says Rabe. "To do that we made an investment in ATP luminometer testing, which is a way to test the cleanliness of hard surfaces by scrubbing for a molecule."
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a molecule found in all living cells that is responsible for transferring and storing energy. The effectiveness of a cleaning process can be checked by testing surfaces for ATP levels, which act as an indicator of whether an environment has been properly cleaned.
"This is a practice used in the food service industry and acute-care setting, but we find it extraordinarily valuable given the higher risk that COVID-19 puts our residents in," says Rabe. "It helps us understand, first, how clean our facilities are overall and, second, how effective our cleaning is."
How It's Going
Staff have appreciated the clarity that Our Safer Home Commitment procedures provided, says Rabe. They also appreciate the tangible, quantifiable feedback that the ATP testing provides.
"The feedback on the results of the cleaning process is captured and tracked for accountability," says Rabe. "This helps us identify opportunity for improvement in our cleaning and disinfecting process."
As part of the program, Covenant also rolled out survey cards with access to an online survey tool to capture feedback on the program from guests staying in guest or resident rooms after cleaning and common areas such as dining. "So far, the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive," says Rabe.
Other Steps
In addition to the statewide cleaning program, Covenant has taken other steps to control for infection, including updating its Minimum Efficiency Reporting Values (MERV)-rated filters in its HVAC systems to the highest filter that the system would allow.
Covenant has also started to roll out a new telemedicine program and equip all facilities with communication technology where physician visits and visitation can be done virtually and on demand as needed. "This includes utilization of iPads for FaceTime visits with family members or utilizing Microsoft Teams," says Rabe. "In addition, we're using the iPads for virtual telehealth consults with resident physicians."
In addition, a new guest registration screening process with automated technology now allows Covenant to screen visitors with or without assistance from staff. "We use a product called VT Shield from Toshiba," says Rabe. "This product allows us to ask questions that are in line with CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] requirements and take the temperature of our guests prior to entering the building." Once passed, the system will provide a visitor pass. The data are saved within the system for auditing purposes.
Communication at the Heart
At the heart of all Covenant's modifications is communication. "We have started to roll out a resident and family communication app to improve communication with our residents and their family members," says Rabe.
The app is called myCovLife. In addition to keeping residents and families up to date on the latest company-wide infection control and prevention tactics, Covenant staff use the app's basic features to send communication to the residents for a number of purposes.
"We can provide them access to key contacts in the community, a resident directory, information about the community, what's on the menu for dining, transportation requests, and the ability to sign up for activities," says Rabe. The app is being rolled out over a period of several months, and so far the residents have been enjoying becoming familiar with it and using it, he says.
Looking Ahead
Thinking about the future conjures up images of fine-tuning modifications for continued infection control. "This would include smaller, but more dining space options in our communities to reduce capacity, longer dining hours to reduce capacity based on the needs of individual communities, and extension of outside space area," says Rabe. Enhancements in building air circulation are still in use, which are different based on each community.
Rabe says that the pandemic has reinforced the need for repetition in education and protocols. With that comes a heightened focus on training and education and more audits to ensure compliance.
Rabe's advice: "Develop a process to follow and implement state and local regulations," he says. This is even more difficult with national providers serving residents in multiple states. Requirements are different between states and local counties, and they can become very confusing.
Regular communication can help reduce that confusion, Rabe says. "Develop a robust communication plan," and along with it, identify tools to deliver consistent messaging.
"During COVID we utilized several forms of communication to ensure we were able to keep residents and families up to date," he says. "This communication came in the form of virtual town hall meetings delivered to our residents' rooms, use of kiosks and information slides through our resident channel, push notifications and content delivered via our engagement application, along with updates on our website and family letters."
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March 9 - Innsbruck 2012 chief executive Peter Bayer (pictured) has predicted that many more cities will come forward to bid for the Winter Youth Olympic Games after the Austrian city successfully staged the inaugural event in January this year at a relatively low cost.
February 18 - Ski halfpipe prospect Katie Summerhayes (pictured) has said that competing at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck this month was "the greatest experience" and something she will "never forget".
February 4 - India have claimed victory in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) World Mile video contest, a key initiative of the Culture and Education Programme featured at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck last month.
February 1 - Russia's deputy Sports Minister Yury Nagornykh has said the Youth Olympics should get wider television coverage than the competition currently receives.
January 30 - A descendant of Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Modern Olympics, believes that his illustrious relation would approve highly of the current International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Jacques Rogge, and his innovation of Summer and Winter Youth Olympics.
January 23 - Innsbruck 2012 chief executive Peter Bayer (pictured) has revealed that the financial model in place for the inaugural edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games, which closed here last night, was not based on making a profit from the event.
January 22 - An outstanding silver medal for female British bobsleighers Mica McNeill and Jazmin Sawyers ensured that Team GB finished the first Youth Winter Olympic Games here on a high.
January 22 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has paid tribute to the Organising Committee of the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games here by claiming the event "has exceeded all expectations".
January 22 - In keeping with the theme of the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games, an unspectacular yet charming and vibrant Closing Ceremony bought proceedings to a close at Innsbruck 2012 as an enthusiastic crowd of 4,000 gathered in the city centre at the Maria-Theresien-Strasse for the climax of the successful ten-day competition.
January 21 - Short track speed skaters Jack Burrows and Aydin Djemal have made history as the duo became the first ever British athletes to win medals at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.
January 21 - The sporting schedule for the Winter Youth Olympics here has been disrupted after heavy snowfall in a 24 hour period covered the region for the second time this month.
January 19 - The Winter Youth Olympics were briefly plunged into chaos here with the daily Victory Ceremony postponed and the scheduled concert cancelled after a bomb was discovered in Innsbruck city centre.
January 18 - Gilbert Felli (pictured), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive director, has claimed that there are no concerns over the future of the Winter Youth Olympic Games despite Lillehammer being awarded the 2016 competition after coming forward as the only bidder.
January 15 - Austrian starlet Elisabeth Gram made history by winning the host country's first gold medal of the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in ski halfpipe here before dedicating the victory to her late mother.
January 14 - After a monumental wait, women's ski jumping appeared for the first time ever at an Olympics as the event took place here on day one of the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games.


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Northeastern Land of Water
Hozuki Isle
Kirigakure
Mizukage Complex
The Mizukage's Office
by Toonami & Konami on Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:36 pm
Now that Nikuyo had been conveniently replaced and taken out of action, the twins had set up their own office. There's was spacious but modern with a glass desk and multiple cabinets that contained sensitive information. Konami was present but her sister was elsewhere for the time being. She was thankfully glad that her sister was distracted as this meeting would be unusually sensitive and she wanted a chance to digest the information before she let her sister in on what was happening. Konami had already been informed that Kotsubo and Yomi were coming back from an extremely sensitive mission that was assigned to them by the previous Mizukage. Konami had access to all of the classified documents that Nikuyo had left behind. This included the minutes on the historic Kage Summit that happened well over a year ago. The Kage had decided to put together an international coalition to confront a massive anomaly that was stalking the major nations. Konami knew that the mission was dangerous and she was glad that Kotsubo and Yomi were returning but the fact that Nozomi wasn't with them troubled her. Nozomi was the host of the Three Tails and if she had died or been captured it would be a tremendous blow to the village's security. Death was obviously the most preferable scenario but she steeled her nerves and would deal with what to do when she heard their report for herself. If they were alive it was testament to their skill and potential even if they managed to lose Kiri's prize in the process. She could work with what she had and there were scant Jounin she felt that she could truly rely on. At the same time she could not get a reputation for being soft in the face of failure. Nikuyo was renown for his viciousness and his inability to tolerate bullshit. It had been his greatest strength but also one of his greatest weaknesses. She would need to strike a balance. Depending on what Yomi and Kotsubo told her they would either face severe punishment or a hefty reward.
Perhaps both.... she mused.
As soon as Kotsubo and Yomi entered the room she would lean back in her chair. They would not offered the chance to even sit. She spoke only two words:
"Mission report"
Shinso Uchiha
Mizukage
Skills & Elements: Water l Taijutsu l Sensory
Ryo:
Re: The Mizukage's Office
by Shinso Uchiha on Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:05 pm
Kotsubo took a fair bit of time to relax down back at home after such a long trip, re-energising himself and going back into the daily duties of his life back in Kirigakure. A bit of news from his father had struck him with a bit of surprise however, as he heard that the old man Mizukage had gone missing and was replaced by the twins. Kotsubo had heard a few gossips about them here and there, but he didn't think they were really something if they had managed to take over the Mizukage position. After Kotsubo was energised well enough, it seems the word was spread well enough that Kotsubo and Yomi were back home, and that meant the Mizukage would've no doubt heard the same.
He didn't waste time as soon as he came to that conclusion, he didn't know if Yomi wanted to even be apart of the meeting or not but just in-case, Kotsubo summoned a shadow clone that would be sent in order to try and find Yomi, and if she indeed was found, would inform her that the real Kotsubo is on his way to the office to report about their mission in the Land of Lightning.
Regardless of Yomi coming along or not, Kotsubo wouldn't wait or waste time to go up to the office, as he's sure that the Mizukage will want to know about how the mission went as soon as possible. He found the Mizukage's office well enough, and after entering was immediately greeted by a "Mission report." which gave Kotsubo a light chuckle. "Straight to the point eh?" he could respect that well enough.
He stood tall, with hands behind his back in a soldier-like manner before finally reporting to the new Mizukage. "It's the typical combo of the bad news and the good news, I'll give you the bad news first to process the reality of our failure first." he wouldn't sugarcoat it, the mission was technically speaking, a failure. "I'll start at the beginning, we managed to touch upon the shores of the Land of Lightning just to be greeted by masked ninja which I assuming were of Kumogakure, I'm guessing they were the Anbu of their village considering their skill. I underestimated them and had gotten captured, and they ran away from Yomi and Nozomi." that was a bit embarrassing at this part, but he got the feeling if he tried to lie about that part, it would just be bad if he got found out about it later on.
"However, I got passed along to a interrogation unit and they failed in whatever they tried to do, which ended up in me going in... a berserk mode of sorts, falling into my Hoshigaki blood and slaughtering their entire unit." he still wondered about that, about what the interrogation unit did that managed to throw Kotsubo straight into his bloodrage mode. "Afterwards, that's when I came across a burning village, containing a few Konohagakure Shinobi and the person of interest, supposedly connected to the anomalies that happened a while ago. A pale woman with burn marks across her face that contained incredible jutsu and strength, against the might of Kirigakure's finest and Konohagakure's own shinobi, she stood her own." he waited for that last part to kick in, to elaborate on the Kirigakure's finest part. "Out of everyone, Yomi was the only one there to inflict injury upon the pale woman, where as everyone else failed to even get that close to her. It forced the pale woman into some transformation... or mode of sorts, after which her overall proficiency was obviously increased and she started to utilise snake jutsu, along with some invisible force that was hiding around her, and attacked anyone that even got close to her. I sent three shadow clones to attack behind her and all of them were dispersed in the same second as a result of it." he would wait a couple of seconds for her to process everything that he's said so far, to get the idea that the foe they've faced was in an entire league of her own.
"Around this time, the Kumogakure Shinobi had finally shown up, though they only watched from a distance, doing nothing while Kirigakure and Konohagakure were taking on this monstrous woman, during which... Nozomi had finally entered the battle, only for the pale woman to run towards her and instead of attacking her, made a pretty speech to butter her into joining her, to which Nozomi agreed upon. I would've attempted to wipe Nozomi out if given the chance, but she was standing right next to the woman, it was impossible so to speak. Afterwards, the pale woman created a barrier of sorts to where the Kumogakure ninja were, locking them inside and made Nozomi go in there to fight them, meanwhile outside, we were still dealing with the pale woman until her... dragon beast had come along." he had a slight pause there because of how ridiculous it might've sounded, but his calm composure would be enough to tell he isn't joking. "She told us to run away, tell about her to our villages. At this point, Yomi had been injected with a paralysing poison by the said woman and I decided it'd be best to retreat, since any further battling would just result in our obvious deaths. So I carried Yomi and went back to our transport that took us to the Land of Lightning in the first place and went back to the Land of Water." and that was it, the entirety of the mission. "Sorry if I over explained, but I felt like you needed the whole story in order to understand it." and he had hoped she hadn't forgotten about the "good news" that he hasn't talked about yet.
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Halcyon Yomi
Skills & Elements: Suiton | Taijutsu, Ijutsu, Ninjutsu, Armor Crafting, Fuuinjutsu
by Halcyon Yomi on Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:23 pm
Yomi hadn't been wandering around town for that long, given she had to drop off her stuff at her home and had decided to go and wear some proper clothes which did not reek like a mixture of salt water, sweat and blood. When that was done, she went around to have a look at the workshop, but right as she stood there, she could hear a few knocks on the front door of the house, immediately distracted by said knocking, the Chuunin made her way to the front of the house to see who was there, only to be greeted by what seemed to be Kotsubo. However, thinking about it, she decided this one to be a clone, instantly being pointed out to this fact by the clone itself as it dispersed after delivering its prudent message."That man really has picked up a nasty habit," She sighed and pulled on her signature long overcoat before leaving the house.
The walk to the Administrative building which housed thee offices of the Mizukage and the highest officials of Kirigakure wasn't long, but the closer she came, the more Yomi could feel the proverbial noose around her neck. So, when she was standing in front of the doors to the Mizukage's office, she swallowed her spit, took in a deep breath and entered alongside the real Kotsubo this time, as she was certain he wouldn't dare appear before the leader of the village hidden in the mist as some clone rather than himself.
Thinking about the mizukage though, it was quite a shock to Yomi to see that the office did not hold the brutal and rough Nikuyo, but a lean and rather mean-looking youngster, something which made the Chuunin grit her teeth as she wasn't certain how to explain everything to these people when they asked for the mission report. Yet luckily, it seemed that the Hoshigake member had decided to speak up first, recanting the events in order, with the travels, the inconvenient clash with the masked shinobi belonging to Kumogakure no doubt and the subsequent struggle against the white haired bitch. "Nozomi...excuse me, the tree-tails was not buttered up, she was promised a way to fully control the bijuu within her and to be able to fully utilize its power.," Yomi completely disregarded protocol by speaking up before the Mizukage had any way to interject Kotsubo, leaning casually against the wall, looking at her nails as she continued explaining the reality of this failed excursion into the Land of Lightning. "I am aware that village policy dictates that minimal social interaction is needed for Jinchuuriki, but to send a genin on a mission like this was a fatal clerical error on the part of the higher ups, not us."
Moving from the wall, the Chuunin walked over towards the Mizukage's desk and placed her hand upon the milky glass surface, pressing it rather hard, hard enough to make the desk's support creak and wail under the pressure. "Yes we have lost a jinchuuriki on this mission, but the lack of information, the happenstance of circumstances and the lack of communication between us and the higher ups have ended up making things as they are now., Turning her grim expression into a grin, Yomi looked at the Mizukage and stood up straight, no longer leaning upon the desk. "Yes we lost the Jinchuuriki, but we now know that this threat can be killed, that this oh so powerful being is no god and that Kumogakure should never be contemplated as a possible ally if we are to move against this foe. However, when problems occur, they must be rooted out at the stem first and that stem would be this village, Lady Mizukage. Too long have we been complacent and muddled by backdoor politics...I suggest harsh meassures are in order if we are to face the upcoming storm."
"What doesn't kill you...will just hurt like hell"
Stamina: A+
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Link to Known Techniques:Technique Registry
by Toonami & Konami on Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:33 am
Konami leaned back in her chair as Kotsubo launched into a lengthy and extremely detailed report. Kotsubo had been captured early on in their arrival to Kumogakure. Konami found this to be a curious development. The villages had agreed to a joint alliance for the purpose of dealing with this threat. If Kotsubo was arrested on his arrival then perhaps the village could not be trusted although the more likely scenario was that he had perhaps tried to scout or wrangle information about the location of the village. In either event, they had been unable to hold him. Any annoyance at Kotsubo's incompetence was soon replaced with grudging respect when he mentioned that he was able to free himself and slaughter the rest of the ANBU by entering his supposed "berserker" mode. Even so, the Mizukage made her displeasure quite obvious as she folded her arms and grunted.
The ANBU had captured him but were chased off by Yomi and Nozomi? Pathetic!
That was embarrassing and the only reason she didn't demote him on the spot was because he had single-handedly killed them all. This was not the climax of the horror story though. Apparently the threat came not in the form of a giant monstrosity (or rather there was a giant monstrosity present but it was not the central antagonist in this narrative) but from a pale woman with burn scars. The woman was in a different class altogether and was capable of fending off the combined might of all the villages. The only person to draw blood against her was one of Kiri's very own. Yomi...Hm, Nikuyo must have seen something in this woman... she decided. With Kotsubo captured, Yomi had managed to fight off a group of Kumo ANBU and then inflict damage on this S-Class Criminal. The real kicker of the story explained why Nozomi was not here and it was far worse than she had imagined. Nozomi had been persuaded to join the murderous woman which meant that Kirigakure had not only lost its Tailed Beast but that its host was now a willing and complicit enemy of theirs. Konami's blood began to boil and her earlier look of annoyance was replaced with a look of complete rage. Nozomi was not just a genin of this village as well as its Jinchuriki, she had also been Makahshi's student. She knew that while Makahshi could a very tough sensei his methods were ironclad. If Nozomi had not flushed her career down the toilet she would have been one of the strongest hand to hand fighters in the world. It was an insult to her friend's memory that his student had gone rogue. It was also an insult to the Kereko Clan writ large and she would not have it. Konami restrained herself and continued to listen, nodding her head to vent the excess hateful energy that had been welling inside her.
This mission was a complete disaster....That woman has the Three Tails....Our Three Tails...and forced our ninja to flee empty handed. She could have killed them all but she wanted to send a message...What are her motivations? Why is she doing this? What's our next play?
She considered all these questions as she listened to Kotsubo's story. The Hoshigaki was wise to have fled rather than attempt to capture Nozomi. If he and Yomi had died during the conflict then Kirigakure would have zero intelligence to work with. It was a humiliating loss but it would give them the tools they needed to fight another day. Yomi herself would soon stride into the room and interrupt Kotsubo's report to correct him. Konami raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Yomi. The girl didn't seem impressive and reading her file her accolades were not noteworthy. Konami wondered how she had managed to score a hit against such an frightful opponent as this Dragon Tamer. Yomi added value to the conversation by clarifying that Nozomi had left specifically so that she could better manipulate her Tailed Beast, she would go on to complain about bureaucracy and the administration's handling of classified intelligence. Specifically regarding the fact that they were not told that Nozomi was a Jinchurikki. Rather than taking responsibility like Kotsubo had done, Yomi bitched about the system and its handling of information leading up to the mission. Konami could not fault Yomi for being frustrated. Nikuyo was a brutish and masterful shinobi. He was by far the greatest killer to have been born on the Isles in many generations perhaps one of the greatest of all time. But unfortunately he seemed to lack intelligence management skills. It was indeed a blunder to allow a genin Jinchurikki to go on such a mission without adequately informing her superiors of the risks posed. There was no exit strategy in place for them and the girl was likely in contact with her Bijuu who had probably piqued her curiosity and had persuaded her to take the offer. When she placed her hands on Konami's desk and leaned forward to speak, Konami looked the woman right in the eyes. She was full of herself. Yomi was probably still high off of the implicit thrill and validation of her being the only person to harm the pale woman. Yomi exuded the sort of confidence that only came when one was sure of their skills as a shinobi. Konami could use a woman with talent, drive, and ideas but the disrespect would have to be "wrapped up" as the Kereko said. Nikuyo would have had Kotsubo's head for his incompetence and Yomi's tongue for her insolence. He was not one to take disrespect and he tended to retaliate lethally. Konami was not Nikuyo nor would she try to be. Where he had failed, she would succeed and she would do it without resorting to baser tactics. That being said, she did need to strike the balance between distinguishing herself from her predecessor's brutality but retaining the same intimidation factor that he had employed. When Yomi had finished her mewling, Konami rose from her seat and clasped her hands behind her back. The woman towered above both ninja given that her height was 6 feet and 5 inches. She zeroed in on Yomi and spoke her reply:
"I agree that my predecessor could have handled things more...smoothly. Lord Nikuyo, Sage rest his soul, was not known for his attention to strategic details. You should have been informed of Nozomi's status and contingency measures should have been in place before sending the three of you on such a risky mission. That being said, do not mistake my agreement for sympathy. Your excuses and yelping has caused me to reconsider what your role will be in the next step of our plan. Do not blame your failure on the administration and do not interrupt your superior when he is reporting to me. The Nidaime Mizukage has killed people for lesser offenses and while you'll find me more reasonable than him, you'll also find me to be far more thorough and creative in how I choose to discipline ninja with a penchant for acting out"
Konami looked at Kotsubo and a look of disgust crept up on her face. If Yomi was so bold as to disrespect him in front of the Mizukage she could only imagine what may have transpired while they were out in the field. It was unacceptable work on both of their parts. Their raw talent and skill were the only reason they were alive but their lack of teamwork, respect, and discipline had cost the village much and more. Kotsubo should have rung this Chuunin's ears bloody if necessary although she was beginning to think Yomi was the stronger of the two anyways.
Yomi spoke of backdoor politics and refusing Kumo's aid in dealing with the threat at hand. These were questions above her pay grade yet she had precociously thought of them and was prepared to offer suggestions. Konami pointed at Kotsubo but turned her eyes to Yomi.
"Whatever your thoughts on his abilities, you better treat him with respect in this office and in the field. Your lives and the lives of your subordinates may very well depend on it Yomi. Do you understand?"
Konami was not in the mood to entertain to debate or backtalk on this subject. If Yomi was smart she'd indicate her comprehension as concisely as possible. If this was done then Konami would continue:
"Kotsubo" she now turned to the Hoshigaki. "Do you have anything else to report?"
If he had more to say she'd listen and contemplate it before finally turning back to Yomi.
"You've suggested harsh measures...let's hear them" she said mildly curious as to what the Chuunin had cooked up.
by Shinso Uchiha on Tue Aug 14, 2018 3:34 am
Kotsubo hadn't particularly forgotten about Yomi and Nozomi's insubordination out on the field, but in his eyes were justified when Yomi had landed that hit against the Dragon Tamer. He wouldn't of mentioned it unless directly asked, but it seems that Yomi had made it obvious well enough instead of Kotsubo having to spit it out himself. He had honestly grown past it and doesn't hold any grudge over it, but fair's fair in what he believes. He's even said his piece about her behaviour back in the field, so he wasn't planning to repeat it here and would let Yomi defend herself against Konami well enough instead of ganging up on her. It's not to say that her interruption isn't irritating, but he's not that held up over it.
After given permission to speak once more, Kotsubo had decided to correct Yomi on what she said. "Like I said, buttered up. The pale woman promised her power and Nozomi fell for it, hook, line and sinker. I can only understand Nozomi taking the deal if she only accepted to learn what she can from her and run back to Kirigakure, but I doubt it." in the short time that he's seen Nozomi, she has been rather impulsive, acts on her emotions and based on her own self-interests, a testament of this is the fact that she practically abandoned her own friend from Kirigakure, who is standing right next to him, Yomi. He wouldn't mention that though, as he's not interested in stirring the fire even further, especially not acting childish in-front of the Lady Mizukage.
"Three years, the pale woman said we have three years to prepare for... whatever she's planning, she was somewhat vague about what she's really doing, but in terms of personality, she seems to be pretty religious, a fanatic about it really." Kotsubo then motioned a signal to wait a few seconds, until he went into his pocket and brought out a rusty map, with some parts of it being covered in dried blood. "I got this from one of the interrogation ninja from Kumogakure, take a good guess at what's inside?" he'd walk up to the Mizukage's desk, opening up the folded map and spread it out it's entirety. There were a few spots marked with obvious locations, and in one, untouched and unruined spot was a symbol of Kumogakure, along with an extension of buildings more so then the other spots of the map to indicate that it's a civilisation of sorts, a village. Kotsubo pointed at this spot of the map in-case the other two didn't spot it right away "I'm betting that's Kumogakure itself." it's a guess on his part, but one that's logical enough as to why he'd believe it's actually the village itself.
Kotsubo walked away from the desk, standing back in a soldier-like manner to his usual spot that he was standing at. "That's all, Lady Mizukage." he said his piece once more, and simply waited for anything else that she may ask, or if Yomi had anything to say about his assumption of Nozomi falling for the pale woman's offer.
by Halcyon Yomi on Tue Aug 14, 2018 1:27 pm
As the Mizukage stood up, apparently with the goal to assert her position among the trio of shinobi present, Yomi took a single step backwards, crossed her arms and grinned, her eyes turning slightly towards Kotsubo just to see how he reacted to the "Strongest" Shinobi's sudden change in posture and demeanor. However, to the Chuunin it was more or less an amusing situation, as though she felt at the very least impressed by the Mizukage's tall stature, she could see that if it came to it, Niyuko was leagues ahead of this one and quite frankly, the Chuunin was even more or less certain that from the anatomic indications she was given on first sight, even she herself might've granted this new woman holding office a run for her money if need be.
Yet, despite her cocky nature and arrogant demeanor, at the very least Yomi did have the decency to shut her mouth, keep grinning and simply listen to what this Mizukage had to say about the whole mission and the failures that came with it. Calmly she listened to the Mizukage's reasonings, even deciding not to interject a second time when Kotsubo was allowed to state his own opinion and his own view of the facts, yet when he spoke of the things she had not heard, all that left her throat in any form or sound was a single "Tsk," Making it obvious that as she frowned she was quite displeased with the notion of having to wait three years for this woman to reveal herself once more. "It almost sounds more like she's giving herself three years. Three years to fully convert the Three tails to her cause, three years to train the three tails in controling its power. She does not intent to face us, she intends to pit us against a former comrade to fully break our spirit, only an idiot would not gather such intent from those words."
Yomi's words were harsh, but she was certain that she was not at all far from the mark, if anything it seemed that the White haired woman's intent was not to fight the shinobi, but to convert or break them. In the Chuunin's opinion, breaking someone had more long term effects and using a village's former shinobi as a pawn to such a goal would certainly aid in said goal and have a greater chance of overall success. Having seen the displayed map just with a glance from her own position in the office, Yomi simply scoffed, tilted her head a bit forward and closed her eyes until the Mizukage suddenly turned her attention back at the Chuunin.
"If there's one thing this incident has thought us, it's that Kirigakure does no longer command the respect and fear it once did," Opening her eyes again and displaying a devious grin, Yomi pulled at her fingerless gloves and when they had been pulled tightly, she clenched her hands into fists and opened them again, repeating this a few times in silence, to let the words sink in a bit with the two other people in the room. "If Kirigakure still had its old standing, no village would've openly attacked us as part of the Mist, no shinobi would've dared betray the Mist either. However, look at us now. Openly attacked by Kumogakure, used by them as they saw fit and even betrayed by the stupidity within our own shinobi."
Slowly walking over to Kotsubo, , the woman grabbed a Kunai and tapped with the point of the small projectile weapon at a spot a few inches away from where the Jounin pointed out the Village hidden in the clouds to be located. "Just saying, but you're wrong. I'm not a sensory type shinobi, but I know a thing or two about the names of the villages, Kumogakure's name suggests it is located in a less densely populated area, probably a few miles north to your original idea, in the mountains right there...where water from the lake can vaporize to turn into thick mist and clouds when it comes high enough...hence village hidden in the clouds."
Patting the Jounin on the shoulder, she put away her kunai and smiled brightly, so seemingly innocent and unbecoming of her that it was...odd and awkward. "With harsh meassures I obviously mean the public execution of those who bear the weight of this betrayal upon them...all who are blood of the traitor. A show to the people and the world that Kirigakure does not take lightly to betrayal, it will cement the fear within and without the village," Cracking her knuckles, she looked at the Mizukage with an almost diabolical grin. "This village has grown strong on the blood of its shinobi, blood spilled in combat, trial and education. The culmination of this era was Nikuyo, but look at us now, complacent higher ups with no regard to the village's power and only caring about lining their pockets with gold and silver, shinobi that rather take the hand of a stranger in exchange for power due to that very same complacency...truly, don't you think it is better to return to the old ways?"
by Toonami & Konami on Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:54 pm
Yomi had backed off initially as Konami rose but it appeared she could not hold her tongue. Kotsubo informed her that the pale woman had given them three years to prepare. Konami assumed that this pale woman intended to bring about some sort of cataclysmic religious event. Those types tended to have a fascination with bringing about the end of the world and the destruction of those they viewed sinful. Yomi cut in with valuable insight albeit with the same disrespect that the Mizukage had warned her about. It was possible that the preparation was not merely for the village's benefit or as part of some degree of religious symbology but that it was for her own benefit. When Kotsubo delivered the single piece of good news of his report (discounting his and Yomi's survival) Yomi cut in once more to give a small speech followed by yet another snarky correction. She was throwing the Jounin's report into disarray and at this juncture Konami decided she was done listening to Yomi's arrogant prattle.
"Just saying, but you're wrong. I'm n-."
"Enough!" Konami raised her voice and stared down Yomi. The woman was either hard-headed or hard of hearing, whatever the case may be Konami decided she didn't want someone like that dictating what the village's next course of action should be. Yomi was a valuable ninja but she was a jarhead who did not respect the chain of command. She was almost as bad as Toonami in her willful disobedience and insubordination. The difference being that Konami was not related to her and had not shared a body with her for more than half her life. A necessary consequence of that fact was that she had zero tolerance for the woman's bullshit. She dismissed whatever suggestion Yomi was about to forward and interrupted her.
"I'm not sure what your malfunction is. Perhaps the venom that the pale woman injected into you is clouding your judgment and your ability to follow basic instructions. Maybe you were always this dense and I've just been fortunate to not have ever encountered you prior to today. Whatever the case may be, I can't have you making strategic decisions in your current state. You've not only disrespected your superior three times, you've done it despite my explicit warning. Consider yourself fortunate I'm not Nikuyo. "
Konami waved the woman away.
"You are dismissed. If I have need for you, I'll send for you"
At this point Yomi would be wise to leave. She had already jeopardized her future potential for greater access to responsibility, rank, and all the tools that came with it but if she did not make herself scarce she would also jeopardize her career and life. When Yomi had departed she would turn to Kotsubo and say with controlled anger.
"All things considered, you've done well Kotsubo. You have brought back valuable intelligence that we can use to launch a counter-attack on the pale woman as well as turn our loss into a future gain at Kumo's expense...."
She would have him write a more thorough and comprehensive report but for now she had the basic gist of what was going on. He had finished the oral report and now the time for strategic planning would commence. But first she would need to make a formal decision on what Yomi's role would be going forward. She could have used the woman's intuition and skill but her crass approach to hierarchy would make her unsuitable for anything more than being a body to throw at the pale woman. Maybe Toonami would find use in her, she didn't want to have to deal with two chaos elements but if Toon could handle her and channel her in a way that Konami could not then perhaps it wouldn't be a total loss.
"I want to talk about Yomi...based on this mission and any other previous interactions, what is your read on her?"
by Shinso Uchiha on Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:47 pm
Even though Kotsubo is calm and pretty tolerant, even he had started to get slightly irritated at Yomi's constant interruption. He does believe that she should have a voice in the report but she can do so when it's her turn to speak, not to constantly interrupt Kotsubo's own explanations. Once again however, he kept himself calm and didn't give into his anger, showing a supreme level of calmness despite the insults and disrespect that Yomi had thrown towards Kotsubo, before there was any chance for Kotsubo to speak up about it however, it seems that Konami was irritated by it just as well and had a go at Yomi for it. Kotsubo had remained silent the entire time, but a light, curious face could be seen on him when Konami did go that far however.
Assuming that Yomi would take Konami's orders and exit the room, Kotsubo would put his attention back to Konami once more. When he walked into the Mizukage's office today, he was expecting a punishment of some kind but he is somewhat glad that isn't the case however, though he doesn't fully believe it on that account yet and would wait for the meeting to be truly over until he can make that assumption.
When she asked for Kotsubo's thoughts on Yomi, he found it to be a fair question as he was the squad leader for the mission after all, he dealt with her insubordination firsthand. "I didn't include her... behaviour in the report because I didn't think it was that important, but she did display this type of behaviour when we landed on the shore in the Land of Lightning. Despite her... ways, she truly cares for Kirigakure from the looks of it. She wishes for it to flourish and she's loyal to the village to a fault, which was shown when she could've joined Nozomi with the pale woman, considering their relationship as friends but she remained true to Kirigakure. I think such loyalty shouldn't go unnoticed, but it's not my call to make." in his eyes, he really didn't have much against Yomi or have any reason to dislike her. She's a good ninja and with the right guiding hand, he believes that she could even surpass Nikuyo. That's more of a wild speculation on his part however but he can see it happening if her path goes the right way.
by Halcyon Yomi on Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:18 am
Being interrupted wasn't much of a concern to Yomi, unlike the Mizukage who in but a few moments time had turned the Chuunin's curiosity into plain disgust and disdain and apparently could not even handle it when someone interrupted for the betterment of both the conversation and the information being handled and given to them. In Yomi's eyes, this new mizukage had already lost all rights of even thinking of commanding her, certainly with that kind of haughty and petulant attitude, which was so unbecoming of a kage and was more fitting among the pre-academy playgrounds.
"Hmm, very well...LADY mizukage..." Turning around, she calmly left the office through the doors which made up its entrance, yet though she appeared calm, her eyes showed she was furious, with red bloodvessels visible in the white of her eyes. She refused to serve such a childish kage and as such, she reckoned perhaps Nozomi WAS right, who cared for a village if the village only cared about pointless protocol and worthless people ruling it?
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by Toonami & Konami on Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:57 am
Konami shook her head as Yomi stormed out of the room clearly upset that she had just been told to leave. It was a shame if the woman had a better temperament Konami could see her having a critical role to play in future plans. For now though perhaps it would be best to leave the Chuunin be. Much to Konami's surprise Kotsubo decided to stick up for his subordinate. He stated that she was loyal even though she was disrespectful. Konami sighed unsure of how to handle the woman. She'd give Toonami a crack at Yomi and see how that played out. If the two came to blows then she'd have her answer if Toon managed to somehow win Yomi over then she might have a path into the fold. For now it seemed though she would be working rather closely with Kotsubo. The Mizukage nodded and replied:
"Very well, I will take this into consideration. For now though it appears I will be relying on you closely in the future. I can tolerate occasional failure. Circumstances arise that are out of our control as shinobi and while your performance wasn't flawless you handled yourself well."
Konami placed a hand under her chin and considered something for a moment.
"Meet me at the Defense Coordination Center. I have something that I think will take you to the next level. We have three years to prepare a viable defense against this pale woman. In three years time I need you to be a potent weapon in the fight for this country's survival. Don't think of this as a reward but rather an investment in your potential Kotsubo"
Once she agreed to meet, she'd wave him off and dismiss him. When Kotsubo left, Konami's secretary would make an appointment for him to write down and deliver a written report of everything that has transpired in the Land of Lightning. She made her own notes on the map Kotsubo had brought her and did some paperwork before leaving for the day.
by Shinso Uchiha on Wed Aug 15, 2018 5:24 pm
Kotsubo oddly felt glad that Yomi would be given another chance, perhaps out of worry that once they go into battle against the pale woman once more, she'll need the actual woman that put the only injury on her in the first place. Kotsubo did plan to train like hell for the next three years to match up against the dragon tamer, but even then he's sure that won't be enough, all the training in the world won't always solve everything and it's good to rely on others sometimes. It's also added to the fact that Kotsubo believed he reached his potential a long while ago.
It seems that thought was twisted around when Konami mentioned about giving him something that'll take him to the next level, and an investment towards his potential. She must surely know some portion of what Kotsubo is capable of, his skill probably isn't that far off from how Toonami is if she used to be a Jounin. Kotsubo knew that most ninja would probably reached their limits in terms of power potential once they hit around the Chuunin or Jounin stage so she must be serious when she means that whatever she'll be giving him will really take him to a new level.
"Curious... alright, I'll meet you there then." and after that, she dismissed him and without much trouble, he simply walked out of the room. That was an... interesting meeting, but it was over with nonetheless, he walked in expecting a punishment by the end, but instead he's practically got a slap on the wrist. He'll take it, but now he's worried about the report he'll have to fill out once he gets back home. "That'll be annoying, but I'll do it first, just to get it out of the way... never liked the paperwork." he muttered to himself, exiting the building.
by Shinso Uchiha on Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:52 am
Kotsubo had finished everything he could from the scrolls a bit ago, placing them in a secure place in his house for the meantime until he decided he was done with them, however they would've simply gathered dust and didn't want the place to be ransacked, that'd look bad on his part and the Mizukage would have his meat for sashimi after that. Making some time, he picked up the scrolls and went out pretty fast, holding all the scrolls and running for the Mizukage Complex. Considering the sensitivity of these scrolls, he really wasn't taking any chances.
Soon enough, he'd make it. He'd remember the way from the last time he visited the Mizukage's office and simply knocked on the door, hoping that Konami is there as she requested for the scrolls to be returned to her.
by Toonami & Konami on Fri Aug 24, 2018 2:22 pm
An ANBU took the scroll and stored it away in its proper location within the office. The whole office floor had a squad of A-Rank Guards protecting it.
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IPOB hails Trump for naming Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Joe Chukindi
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has hailed President Donald Trump of the United States for recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
IPOB stated this in a press statement signed by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful and made available to DAILYPOST.
The group described Trump's decision as courageous and visionary, saying that many may be upset that he did it, but they at IPOB were very ecstatic about the new decision.
Part of IPOB's release read, "It is a thing of great joy and a refreshing reminder that our world still has the regenerative capacity to birth transformational leadership".
It said, IPOB was encouraged by that decision "because it was an eye opener to countries who were averse to self determination of indigenous people."
The group said, "We salute you, Mr. President. Thank you for recognizing Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel, and thank you most of all for the plans to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
"We believe that many more countries will emulate your courageous act, and we also hope that soon, very soon, the Republic of Biafra will be born out of wanton repression, and we will become Israel's strongest ally on the African continent with a beautiful embassy in the holy city of Jerusalem.
"By what you have done, Mr. Donald J. Trump as American President, has shown that courageous leadership is not predicated on public opinion or political correctness, but on justice, equity and fairness.
"Every right-thinking person who is not blinded by parochial ethnocentric biases will agree with you. We believe that what is right is right and what is wrong is wrong.
"And for those who have sworn to make this world a living hell for truth, justice and equity; there is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. And so we say "wait, your karma is on the way.
"Once again, Mr. President, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) say, congratulations. We stand shoulder to shoulder with you."
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TAMPA, Fla. (March 11, 2015) – University of Tampa, ranked No. 45 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II national rankings, posted an 8-1 victory over Stonehill College, ranked sixth in the ITA East Region rankings, in non-conference women's tennis action at Naimoli and Young Family Tennis Complex this afternoon.
Senior Kelsey Matthews (Indian Hill, Ohio/Indian Hill) and junior Kristen Mee (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) led Tampa to the win as double-winners on the afternoon. The duo combined for an 8-0 win at No. 1 doubles as the Spartans swept the three doubles matches on their way to victory. Mee added a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles against Stonehill freshman Victoria Barbetta (Wesley Chapel, Florida/Saddlebrook Prep), while Matthews, the 18th-ranked singles player in the South Region by the ITA, posted a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 against freshman Emma Prinos (Foxboro, Massachusetts/Foxboro).
Sophomore Lorraine Smith (Littleton, Colorado/D'Evelyn) picked up Stonehill's point when Tampa freshman Gianna Pinasco (Lima, Peru) retired to injury with the match tied 2-2 in the first set.
Stonehill (13-5, 10-2 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday, March 28, when it visits Division I College of the Holy Cross for a non-conference clash at noon. The Skyhawks have already earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Championships in May as a result of their NE-10 Championship won last fall. Tampa (5-5, 0-3 SSC) hosts Texas A&M-Kingsville on March 18 at 3p.m.


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Hildesley, a tything in Hawkesbury parish, county of Gloucester; 3 miles east-north-east of Wickwar. Pop., in 1811, 424; in 1831, 630. Houses 125. Other returns with the parish.


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Home Business Utility bills to go up February 1
Utility bills to go up February 1
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Ghana Water And Ecg
Regulator of utilities in Ghana, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), has increased water and electricity tariffs for all consumer groups for the first three months of 2023.
With effect from February 1, electricity tariff would be increased by 29.96 per cent, while that of water would be increased 8.3 per cent, PURC announced in its quarterly adjustment for first three months of 2023.
The Commission said it considered exchange rate of the Cedi against the US Dollar, inflation, generation mix and the weighted average cost of natural gas before arriving at the new tariffs, while being mindful of the current difficult economic circumstances.
It explained that there was the need for prevention of extended power outages and its adverse implications on jobs and livelihoods with minimising the impact of rate increases on consumers.
PURC also explained that there was the need to avoid the potential for "catastrophic" outages for Ghana, hence, the new rates, which would last for January to March 2023.
It noted for example that since the announcement of the major tariff in August 2022, there had been a depreciation of the Cedi against the US Dollar and other major currencies.
Additionally, the weighted average inflation figure used for the major tariff had seen a four-fold increase, which, together with exchange rate movement had negatively affected the ability of the utilities to purchase critical inputs required for their operations, PURC said.
However, the Commission approved varying rate adjustments, including some reductions for selected industrial and commercial consumers as part of the ongoing restructuring of the existing water rate structure.
Per the new rates, lifeline customers who were paying a tariff of 41.90 pesewas per kilowatt hour for electricity, would now pay 54.46 pesewas per kilowatt hour, while that of residential customers would increase from GHp/kwh89.04 to GHp/kwh115.72.
Special load customers would pay electricity tariff of between GHp/kwh96.86 to GHp/kwh343.06.
For water, the tariff for residential customers increased from GHp/m3 400.16 to 433.38; sachet water producers, GHp/m3 1504.45 to GHp/m3 1800.00, with public institutions and government departments seeing an increase from GHp/m3 873.55 to GHp/m3 946.07.
Meanwhile, the water tariffs for bottled water and drink producers were reduced from the previous GHp/m3 4595.84 to GHp/m3 3000, while that of industrial service also went down from GHp/m3 1351.45 to GHp/m32000.
The Commission increased tariffs for electricity and water by 27.15 per cent and 21.55 per cent respectively in September last year in its major tariff review.
At the time, the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) had requested for a 334 per cent tariff increment, while the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), called for a 148 per cent increment.
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2016 APrIGF will be held at NTUH International Convention Center in Taipei from July 27 to 29. With the advent of a new Internet era of hybrid spaces, 2016 APrIGF will definitely be the good platform for all these important discussions.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is charged with administrating all aspects of transportation and communications within Taiwan(R.O.C.). Its operational duties are divided among four major categories: transportation, tourism, meteorology, and communications.
In addition to its operational areas of responsibility, the MOTC is also responsible for establishing policies and formulating laws and regulations related to transportation and communications, and for overseeing the operation of agencies under it.
Founded in 1996, NIIEPA (National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association) is the first non-profit organization that promotes National Information Infrastructure (NII) in Taiwan.
Domestically, NIIEPA has served as a trendsetter as well as a bridge between the industry and government in Taiwan's ICT developments for more than a decade. Internationally, NIIEPA has actively involved in global ICT and Internet Governance policy making and research through its participation in collaborative projects and world organizations such as ICANN and APNIC.


In the Library's catalog try a keyword search for internment or Executive Order 9066, we have a few volumes that come up.
If you know them, you could also try a search on individual internment camps (e.g. Manzanar is one of better known ones). Start at Wikipedia and read the article on internment camps and find other keywords and location names with which you could search the catalog.


MdmStats is a program to monitor and display statistics available from CenturyLink ADSL/VDSL compatible modems (single line and bonded pair). Statistics include downstream and upstream Data Rate, SNR, Attenuation, Power, FEC Errors, and CRC Errors. These statistics are sampled at 3-second intervals and logged to a file (MdmStats.dat for single line modems and MdmStats1.dat/MdmStats2.dat for bonded pair modems). These statistics can then be displayed over selectable periods of time and duration in graphical form with MdmGraph. MdmStats creates an icon in the Windows taskbar system tray/notification area. Hovering the mouse pointer over this icon displays current SNR, FEC, and CRC values. Left double-clicking this icon alternately displays and hides the MdmStats program window. Right-clicking this icon gives access to all MdmStats features. Closing the MdmStats window hides the program window. To terminate MdmStats, use File -> Exit.
Before using MdmStats, the modem must have its Telnet interface enabled. Using a web browser, log into the modem and go to Advanced Setup -> Remote Console, select Telnet Enabled, and set the Telnet Password. Then configure MdmStats at Edit -> Options. To have MdmStats run automatically when Windows is booted, create a shortcut to MdmStats.exe in the Startup folder of the Windows Start menu.
MdmGraph is a program to graphically display the data files produced by MdmStats. MdmGraph displays SNR levels horizontally while FEC and CRC errors are displayed vertically. Average SNR values and FEC/CRC error totals are displayed at the top of the graph along with a legend. Times and dates are displayed at the bottom of the graph. The upper scrollbar controls the duration of the data displayed while the lower scrollbar controls the specific interval. The display is auto-scaling and the window is resizeable. View options allow displaying/masking the various modem statistics.
Thank you for that feature update.
Do you think it would be a good idea to make it compatible with MyDslWebStats?
That would be up to Tony as far as I know. In addition to this, as far as I know personally, Tony would prefer to not add any more programs to the upload system.
Thanks for creating this program.
Are you using "dumpmdm" via telnet, or something else? My work PC is a Windows PC but I don't often work from home and would like to cobble some solution to use on my Mac running OSX.
I am not sure why but mdmstats keeps giving me the error "invalid password" no matter what I set the password as. Has anyone else had this error? It doesnt matter what password whether its numbers, letters, or both. It doesnt matter the length. I have tried everything i can think of but it will not let me edit the password in the options.
Are you using "dumpmdm" via telnet, or something else?
I'm not familiar with "dumpmdm". MdmStats communicates with CenturyLink modems directly via telnet.
You can get a list of available commands by typing help after logging in with telnet.
Can you successfully log into the CenturyLink modem with a simple telnet client (for example, using 'telnet' in a Windows CMD prompt)?
Have you tried a password consisting of a at least one uppercase, at least one lowercase, and at least one digit (minimum of 6 and maximum of 20 characters)?
I'm not aware of any problems in this area.
Seems to work well enough with my C3000z, connected right up and started gathering stats. One thing I noticed is if I try to run it from my server, which has no sound device and all audio services stopped, I get an error saying 'Unable to initialize sound' and then it exits / crashes. Even if I take a cfg file with sound disabled this error keeps me from running it on my server, kind of a bummer.
At least it works fine from my desktop!
Please try the attached update on your server which has no sound device.
Worked like a charm, thank you very much!


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Toyota's Avalon sedan has long been something of a hidden treasure in the company's lineup. A luxury vehicle that sits at the very top of Toyota's model range, the Avalon often gets upstaged by Lexus at that end of the market, but the car has always had a lot of character and individuality of its own. Toyota calls it "an attainable premium" and that would be a pretty good description for the product. For 2019, Toyota is launching an all-new Avalon and from the spec sheet, it's certainly the largest and most luxurious sedan the company has ever offered in North America.
The Toyota Avalon was originally introduced back in 1994 and was built from the start in the US. The car has always been designed for the North American market and is not even sold in Japan, though I have heard of them being imported there. The first generation car, like succeeding models, was exceptionally roomy for a Japanese car. In fact, it was classed as "full size" here and remains exceptionally capacious today. The first generation model had three-person seating up front, making it a six-passenger vehicle. This feature was dropped for future cars, but it was an interesting attempt to match the US sedans of the time, which were often huge.
The new car, which was announced at the Detroit Auto Show in January, is the fifth generation Avalon and is based on new platform architecture. Not surprisingly, it combines exceptional comfort with very advanced technology. The car was developed by Toyota design operations in various parts of the US. Toyota's Georgetown, Kentucky, plant builds the Avalons and they are exported from North America to various countries around the world.
The Avalon has evolved into a very sleek and attractive car with something of a muscular, sporty look to it. The car is longer, lower and wider than its predecessor, which obviously translates to it being a little roomier inside than the 2018 car. Slim, all-LED, projector headlights are available and they add to an athletic look not often seen on cars in this class. The rear lighting is LED on all variants of the Avalon.
Power comes from an advanced 3.5-litre direct-injection V-6, which was designed from the start to offer exceptional economy for a large car. The V-6 is mated to a new 8-speed automatic transmission driving the front wheels. The increased 8th gear ratio was designed to improve high-speed cruising fuel economy. XSE variants have a manual option operated by paddles on the steering wheel. All Avalons have three driving modes – Eco, Normal and Sport.
The interior is beautifully done and certainly the best and most luxurious cabin in any Toyota to date, though less expensive cars in the automaker's model ranges can be very well done. Leather is available for all trim and everything in the cabin is made from soft-touch materials for a luxury ambiance. Real wood trim is a feature on some models and also available is perforated Ultrasuede. A 9-inch multimedia screen is featured and some very tempting sound systems are offered. Apple CarPlay is standard on all versions and there are no less than five USB ports.
Expectedly, the new Avalon features a full roster of the safety systems that add up to Toyota Safety Sense P. Underlining Toyota's goal of "zero casualties from accidents" features include a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, lane departure warning, automatic high beams, ten standard air bags, blind spot monitoring and much more. All variants come with a backup camera and a panoramic view monitor is available too. The new Avalon, which should arrive later this year, will be a tempting option for buyers shopping the luxury car market and looking for outstanding value for money. The Avalon has always deserved more attention from premium sedan buyers and perhaps with the 2019 model, it will achieve that well-merited aim.


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Bears vs. Vikings: Robinson, Jackson Listed as Doubtful on Injury Report
Three Bears players were listed as doubtful for Sunday's game
By James Neveau	• Published December 28, 2018 • Updated on December 28, 2018 at 3:08 pm
The Chicago Bears are heading into a tough game against the Minnesota Vikings to wrap up their regular season, but it would appear that they will be without a few of their best players for the contest.
For the third consecutive day, a trio of Bears did not participate in practice, as safety Eddie Jackson, linebacker Aaron Lynch, and wide receiver Allen Robinson were not on the field at Halas Hall.
Jackson, who missed last week's game against San Francisco with an ankle injury, and Lynch, who also missed the game with an elbow issue, were both listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Vikings.
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Robinson, who suffered a rib injury in that game, is also listed as doubtful and likely won't be on the field Sunday.
Defensive tackle Bilal Nichols, who has been limited as the Bears practice on the artificial turf at Halas Hall, was listed as questionable for the game.
The Vikings could also be without several key defensive players for the game, as linebacker Eric Kendricks was ruled out with a hamstring injury, and cornerback Xavier Rhodes was listed as questionable with a groin issue.
Cornerback Marcus Sherels was also ruled out with a foot injury for the Vikings.
If the Bears win the game, they could clinch the second seed in the NFC, along with a first round bye, with a Los Angeles Rams loss to the 49ers. A loss would not only guarantee the Vikings a playoff berth, but would also lock the Bears into the third seed, meaning that they would host a game on Wild Card Weekend.
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Your vote counts: what to expect at BT, British Land and Burberry AGMs
9th July 2021 09:26
Graeme Evans from interactive investor
Three of the UK's biggest and most British of companies explain themselves to shareholders, albeit remotely, over the next few days.
The fallout from a bruising AGM season has continued after the chairman of one of the companies to suffer a big shareholder revolt announced plans to step down.
Ian Barlow's departure comes three months after estate agent Foxtons saw almost 40% of shareholder votes go against its remuneration report, having given chief executive Nic Budden a big bonus despite the company receiving government support.
The move follows a lacklustre recent share price performance and pressure from one of the company's biggest shareholders for "radical boardroom level change". Barlow steps down as he approaches the final year of the usual nine for directors under governance best practice.
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Foxtons has been one of several companies on the receiving end of shareholder revolts, with others including Morrisons and Whitbread. Next week sees more blue-chips companies in the spotlight as BT Group (LSE:BT.A), British Land (LSE:BLND), Burberry Group (LSE:BRBY) and Dublin-based DCC (LSE:DCC) are due to stage AGMs.
BT (Thursday 15th)
BT boasts one of the largest ownership bases of any FTSE 100 company, with the approximate figure of 783,000 shareholders the legacy of its Buzby-branded privatisation in 1984.
This means its annual meeting is typically among the best attended of the AGM season, although for the second year running shareholders are being encouraged to attend the event remotely.
Restrictions on public gatherings will still be in place at the time of the meeting at London's Old Billingsgate, meaning the event will be broadcast live so shareholders can follow.
The tone of this year's AGM should be much more upbeat, given that shares have rallied by more than 50% to breach the 200p threshold earlier this summer. There are several reasons for the optimism, not least Ofcom's light-touch approach that will leave BT's Openreach arm free from cost-based price regulation for 10 years.
This prompted a pledge by chief executive Philip Jansen to "build like fury" to roll out ultra-fast internet speeds to 25 million buildings by December 2026.
Favourable developments regarding super-deduction tax breaks, the triennial pension deficit and 5G spectrum auctions have also helped shares, alongside intrigue over the intentions of multi-billionaire telecoms dealmaker Patrick Drahi after he built a 12% stake.
It's a far cry from November, when shares dipped below 100p after Jansen axed the dividend and rebased expectations despite the working-from-home trends created by the pandemic. Guidance for 2021/22 points to a resumption of the dividend at an annual rate of 7.7p a share.
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Basic earnings per share fell 15% to 14.8p in the year to the end of March, but Jansen will still receive a £1.3 million bonus after BT hit targets on benchmarks for adjusted earnings and normalised free cash flow, which account for 70% of the scheme's calculations.
Jansen had been in line for a higher figure, but the remuneration committee capped executive bonuses at 100% of the target compared with the actual outturn of 129%. As was the case last year, Jansen and finance boss Simon Lowth will defer their annual bonuses in full into shares for three years.
There will be no payment under the 2018 long-term incentive scheme after performance came in below thresholds, including total shareholder return and revenues growth. Jansen, who last year donated six months of his pay to health charities and small businesses in his local community, won't receive an increase in his £1.1 million base salary this year.
Pay has been frozen for all staff, but BT this year plans to award a special bonus to frontline workers of £1,000 in cash and £500 in shares to recognise their efforts during the pandemic.
Institutional Shareholder Services described this year's bonus payment for directors as "substantial", although it adds that the use of downward discretion and deferral into shares meant qualified support from shareholders for the remuneration report is warranted. Another voting advisory group, Glass Lewis, also recommends voting in favour.
The meeting will be chaired for the final time by Jan du Plessis, whose four years at the helm have been overshadowed by a consistent decline in the BT share price.
The former Rio Tinto (LSE:RIO) and SAB Miller chairman is encouraged, however, by a significant improvement in the company's relationship with Ofcom since 2017.
He told shareholders: "In a few short years, the number of premises passed by Openreach has increased more than tenfold from 420,000 premises to 4.6 million. And Openreach is now building at pace – aiming to ramp up its build rate to four million homes and businesses a year."
The search for his successor is being led by senior independent director Iain Conn, who is the former boss of Centrica.
Burberry (Wednesday 14th)
Burberry shares fell as much as 10% on the day highly regarded chief executive Marco Gobbetti surprised the City by announcing his intention to return to his native Italy.
Next year's switch to footwear brand Salvatore Ferragamo is a blow for investors as well as for fund manager Nick Train as LF Lindsell Train is Burberry's biggest shareholder through a 9.8% stake.
Gobbetti's departure is likely to overshadow the forthcoming AGM, given that Burberry recovered sufficiently from the pandemic's impact to be able to reinstate the full-year dividend at the 2019 level of 42.5p per share. Operating profits were 9% lower at £396 million.
The maximum annual bonus for executive directors is normally 200% of base salary, but this was reduced at the start of the last financial year to 50% due to the uncertainty of Covid-19.
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The remuneration committee also modified their approach to determining the bonus outcome by considering the company's response to the pandemic, as well as sustainability metrics, overall business performance and the shareholder experience.
This resulted in Gobbetti receiving the maximum amount possible of £570,000, on top of his base salary, pension entitlements and other benefits totalling £1.5 million. The vesting of a long-term incentive scheme took his total remuneration for 2020/21 to £2.2 million.
Burberry notes that executives took a voluntary reduction of 20% of their salaries between April and June, with the sum going to the Burberry Foundation Covid-19 community fund.
Voting advisory groups Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services said the remuneration report should pose no concerns for Burberry shareholders.
British Land (Tuesday 13th)
New chief executive Simon Carter and predecessor Chris Grigg voluntarily reduced their bonuses for last year to 80% of salary, a level that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said still appeared high in the context of the company's financial performance.
Former finance boss Carter took over running the office and shopping centre landlord in January after Grigg ended his 11-year tenure with the FTSE 100 company.
Carter received an annual bonus of £473,000 for 2020/21 to take his total remuneration to £1.15 million, while Grigg got a £524,000 bonus for a total figure of £1.3 million. Their bonus was scaled back from 94% to 80%, out of a maximum opportunity of 150% of salary.
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The lack of visibility on retail rental income at the start of the year prompted the remuneration committee to focus the usual profits element on costs and to delay setting profit targets for the rest of the year until September.
The awards came during a year in which earnings per share fell 42% to 18.8p and the dividend for the period reduced 6% to 15.04p.
ISS said: "Overall, the bonus raises concerns, but there appear to be enough mitigating factors to warrant qualified support in the absence of any other major concerns."
The voting advisory group added that the new CEO's lower salary relative to his predecessor, the temporary reduced fixed pay during the first months of the pandemic and a lower 2020 long-term incentive scheme should also assuage concerns.


Choose the riding tour that's best suited for you depending on where you want to go, duration, and your level of experience. Options include mountain, jungle, or beach and some combine the 2 or 3.
A local company in town offers daily rides both in the morning and at sunset for children and adults based on ability and tides. This ride lasts 2 hours and does a mix of beach and jungle.
There is a ranch 25 minutes out of town, and has more catered rides and multiple trips. The popular option is the 2 Hour Jungle Trip, but has other options including the 2 Hour Beach Tour and 3 Hour Combination of Jungle & Beach.


The image is 416 pixels, and it tries to display all 416 - however it may be displaying less, as you say, due to border toggle periods and HW effects there.
On my STE+LCD TV I seem to see the whole image but it's possible the TV is blanking a small part of it at one or both sides.
I'll try converting a testcard to see how many pixels actually make it to the TV... It may only be 408 in fact - will see.


In the unfortunate event that you lose the ability to manage your own financial affairs, it is common for a trusted relative, friend or solicitor to take over the management of your affairs. But it is important that you elect a Power of Attorney while you still have the mental capacity to understand what you are signing.
Following a review of the Powers of Attorney Act in September 2013, two new forms have been created to replace the single form that was previously used to create both General and Enduring Powers of Attorney. So we thought it was a good time to explain the difference between a general and enduring power of attorney and under what circumstances you might need to appoint someone to manage your affairs.
A Power of Attorney is an important legal document made by a person ("the Principal") allowing another person ("the Attorney") to deal with the Principal's property and financial affairs.
A Power of Attorney cannot be used for health or lifestyle decisions such as where you should live or what medical treatment you should receive. An Enduring Guardian would need to be appointed to make such personal decisions.
A General Power of Attorney may be useful for a short-term appointment such as when you are going overseas and require an Attorney to look after your legal and financial affairs while you are away. It may also be useful if you want the Attorney to act in relation to certain specific transactions, such as the sale or purchase of a property.
A General Power of Attorney automatically terminates when you lose mental capacity. If this happens, it is necessary to apply to the Guardianship Tribunal to appoint a financial manager to make decisions on your behalf.
An Enduring Power of Attorney is more applicable if the Principal wishes the Attorney to make decisions for them in the long term. It will continue to operate after the Principal has lost mental capacity, unlike a General Power of Attorney.
Making an Enduring Power of Attorney is a means for you to appoint a person of your choosing to manage your legal and financial affairs if you become unable to do so.
When should a Power of Attorney be made?
A Power of Attorney must be made while you still have the mental capacity to fully understand what you are signing. You do not lose your rights to deal with your own legal and financial affairs for as long as you have mental capacity. You may stipulate in the form when you want the Attorney to start having power to deal with your affairs.
Different formalities apply depending on whether you use a General Power of Attorney or an Enduring Power of Attorney.
someone you can trust to look after your affairs, as any lawful action they take will be binding on you.
You may appoint more than one Attorney in which event you will need to indicate whether you want them to act jointly (so that they must all agree on any particular action), or jointly and severally (so that one will be able to act independently of the others).
If you don't have an appropriate close family member or friend with the required skills, you may appoint a professional such as a solicitor or accountant or you can appoint the NSW Trustee & Guardian or a Trustee Company to act as your Attorney.
What are the Attorney's obligations?
An Attorney is under a duty to act in your best interests in accordance with the provisions of the Power of Attorney.
keep proper accounts and records of all dealings.
A Power of Attorney continues for as long as you want it to. It can be cancelled at any time provided you have the mental capacity to make the decision.
As stated before, a General Power of Attorney automatically terminates if you lose mental capacity.
Any Power of Attorney will automatically terminate when you die.
A dispute concerning a Power of Attorney that cannot be resolved by the parties involved can be referred to either the Guardianship Tribunal or the Supreme Court of New South Wales.