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Insecurity May Affect Apc's Chances In 2023 –matthew Emiohe
The raging crisis in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has become worrisome to many party faithful. In this interview with TONY OSAUZO in Benin, one of the party chieftains and member, Ambrose Alli University Governing Council, Elder Matthew Emiohe, bared his mind on the issue. He also warned that insecurity may affect APC's chances in 2023.
Edo State chapter of the APC, is presently enmeshed in crisis. As a party leader, what are your thoughts?
If I tell you that I am not disturbed about this crisis I am telling a lie. What is happening in the state is a very big distraction, the problem is that the principal actors, Obaseki and Oshiomhole have not really declared that they have problem with each other. What I see is that supporters of the two leaders are either coming out to defend or promote either of them or highlighting this crisis. I know that a lot of lies are told on both sides. Yes, we know that there are problems because things are not the way they should be. The major problem is the lies and people are benefiting hugely from it.
They will go to Oshiomhole and lie to him to get money and then they go to Obaseki and tell him what he wants to hear. These two individuals must sit down and put the interest of the party first above any other interest. The party must move on, otherwise we stand the chances of losing.
If you want to believe those saying Oshiomhole is unhappy or angry with the governor, I want to ask is it not the same Oshiomhole that brought Obaseki to power? He has not come out to tell us why he is angry with Obaseki. Today, you cannot say that Obaseki is not performing, if not I will be the first to go against him. If there are personal issues we expect Oshiomhole to come out and tell us because we all know how he helped Obaseki to become governor. If it is because of performance, the governor has done well because in my constituency he is delivering on his promises.
In my local government through the council chairman, a lot is going on there. Not too long ago we had a senatorial meeting where we addressed a lot of issues and of course, one of the major problems we discussed was his relationship with Oshiomhiole. I suggested that if there is a problem the governor should look for a mutual friend and I did mentioned Aliko Dangote. In fact, a week after, I understand that a meeting was held with Oshiomhole, Obaseki and Dangote but few days after we heard that their meeting didn't yield the expected outcome. I don't really know what is going on.
Leaders are the ones causing this problem; they are the ones who go to Abuja to complain that Obaseki is not taking care of them. Maybe they want the governor to share money with them. But I know that from my local government most leaders have been empowered whether from local government or state. In my ward, we have two major markets where construction is going on. For example, work is on-going in Eguare and Egbodi market, maternity hospital is being upgraded, reconstruction of Ewuare primary school and roads construction are handled by party leaders. The contracts in my ward are shared among five leaders and that is empowerment to me, not necessarily sharing money. It is the leaders now that will now reach out to other people.
Are you not worried that the lingering crisis is creating a fertile ground for the opposition to take over the state and the tendency that some people will move to other party?
I am very worried. For the sake of our national chairman, I don't think he wants this kind of problem in his own state. I think Oshiomhole is concerned about that. Today, people are talking about how we lost some APC states, it will be disastrous for us to lose Edo and that is why I said whatever the problem, we need to know now so that we can begin to address the issue. We all know that Oshiomhole brought Obaseki and he must have known that he will perform and continue with his legacies. I am sure Obaseki must have done something that convinced Oshiomhiole that he will perform as governor and he supported him.
We all know that Obaseki too must have helped Oshiomhole as well through his contacts to raise money. I also expect Obaseki to be loyal to Oshiomhole too.
What is your advice to Obaseki and Oshiomhole on how to end the political crisis in Edo State?
My advice to them is for Obaseki and Oshiomhole to sit down and put their personal interest aside to resolve the issue. Oshiomhole needs to resolve the matter because of his national integrity. For Obaseki, he wants the state to move forward and I don't think he wants anything to derail that. He must make some concrete and genuine steps to reach out to Oshiomhole too. For the meeting they have held not yielding results there must be a reason not known to any of us. All we are interested in is peace and stability in the party.
Looking at the state of the APC generally, what is your suggestion on how to resolve pockets of problems in the states' chapters of the party?
You see I am very concerned about Edo State. The national chairman of our party Adams Oshiomhole needs all our support for him to be focussed. He must come home to first of all put his house in order. When you have problem in your home state you can't go to other states and say you want to solve their problem, they will always point to your home. That is why we are praying that Obaseki and Oshiomhole must come to terms and reason together for the sake of APC.
The new federal executive council will be inaugurated soon. As a member of the APC, what should they do differently to move the country forward?
I think President Buhari should give them a clear guideline on what they need to do. I was not too impressed with many of the ministers, look at the road in Ekpoma, my domain, it's a write off and we had to travel through Delta State to get to my village in Edo. There has to be a clear guideline and direction that they have to work on so that Nigerians can begin to see some real positive change.
One of the greatest talking points today is the insecurity in the country. Do you think your party can still maintain power if this trend continues in 2023?
This question worries me. I am disturbed about killings in the land. Just like I said earlier, the President must set the tone, the bulk stops on his table; he must be firm and take bold steps that will send strong messages to these people behind the insecurity. But if he is silent, it means consent. People need to know what he intends to do. In the United States, people are reacting to the President's body language and statement. People want to see that what he is saying is matched with actions. Buhari must come out and be decisive if not it will impact negatively on our party. But I hope we are able to find a solution.
What is your take on the call for revolution?
Yes, people may not be happy with the state of affairs in the country but that doesn't warrant a call for revolution. If there are problems we must all sit down and tackle them, revolution is a serious thing to toy with. If anybody wants a change of government there are constitutional ways to go about it and we must come together to dialogue to achieve what we want.
Source: https://www.sunnewsonline.com/insecurity-may-affect-apcs-chances-in-2023-matthew-emiohe/
How to score high in JAMB 2020
Preparing for the next JAMB exam? Discover JAMB secret to help you score high in the next JAMB UTME exam.
Discover how to score 300 and above in the JAMB exam. This guideline is a must-read for any JAMB candidate who wishes to know how to prepare for JAMB the right way and perform really well in the next UTME exam.
There is no magic to a high JAMB score but just a simple JAMB secret. Believe me, there are candidates like you who scored above 350 in JAMB.
Even in this coming JAMB CBT exam, some candidates will come out with scores of up to 350. So, if you are one of those who have been made to believe that JAMB is hard or that you can't go beyond 220, stop believing those lies!
In this post, I will share with you some secrets that will help you to score high not only in JAMB but in your subsequent exams.
Remember, after JAMB and post UTME, you will gain admission and depending on the school, you may begin to face "bigger" exams.
As a "Super Lion" (a UNN graduate), I can tell you that JAMB is not where the big work is. Therefore, if you really are the kind of person who looks beyond JAMB and tries to plan for the feature, the tips I'll share here will benefit you a lot.
Why am I in a position to give this guide?
Sat for O'Level in 2010, JAMB in 2011, UNN Post UTME in 2011, five years course (Mechanical Engineering) with many examinations, and graduated in 2016. Also, being a blogger makes me follow the trends both in JAMB and other examinations.
Hence, I believe a have a lot to share about examinations.
JAMB Exam Secret #1: Start preparing early!
Start early! We all know the tradition for many JAMB students. "Guy, what's up about this JAMB?" "O boy JAMB still far na!" Lies! JAMB is closer than you think.
The number one mistake most JAMBites make is not starting to prepare for JAMB on time.
Many candidates tend to relax and wait for two months to JAMB before they start getting ready.
Some have concluded that 2 months JAMB lesson is all they need to prepare for JAMB.
But, can this really work for you even if it works for the next person?
JAMB CBT Secret #2: Study with JAMB past questions!
This is among the most important secret to JAMB's success! JAMB past questions give you the idea of the type of questions to expect in your UTME exam. No serious JAMB student will neglect the importance of JAMB past questions.
Interestingly, we have thousands of JAMB past questions and answers in all the subjects and you can study them offline with EduNgr JAMB App: Download JAMB CBT app
JAMB CBT Secret #3: Have your own study timetable
A study timetable will help you organize your studies the way it will suit you best. In your timetable you indicate all the topics you need to cover (according to JAMB syllabuses) and allocate different times per week or days for each subject.
A personal timetable will also help you track your progress along the way: you know how far you have gone in each subject and what is left to be covered.
Also, having a timetable of your own will help you distribute your study time to each subject according to how challenging you find them. That is, there may be one subject you find challenging than other subjects; what you want to do is allocate some extra time for that particular subject.
Finally, a study timetable can serve as a good reminder of what you need to do. Whenever you look at your timetable you know you have a very important task to accomplish.
JAMB Secret #4: Minimize cramming, focus on understanding
"La crammer la pour" is how we describe those students who only cram and go into exam hall to "pour" the things they have crammed into their books. But, is cramming the best way to go? No!
Cramming takes a lot of repetitive efforts. In fact, cramming is more difficult than trying to understand something so you can easily remember it later. At the beginning cramming may seem easier as you can quickly pack a couple of things into your memory.
But, the problem is that as quickly it enters the head is as quickly it also disappears. In order words, many (usually not all) of the things you crammed will disappear within a short period of time.
Hence, you need to repeat the cramming over and over again! What a waste of time.
On the other hand, when you learn to understand, the things you learn will stay so much longer in your memory.
Also, even when you forget you can easily remember because you understood the topic thoroughly when you studied it.
Have you ever been in an exam hall where you are trying to remember a particular solution but couldn't; all of a sudden a little thing popped into your brain and you were like "aha! that is it!"
When you know it, it is easier to remember every other detail with just a little clue. But, for a student who crams and pours, if one word is missing, he is totally lost!
The bottom line here is this: put much more effort into trying to understand what you study. A few cramming may be necessary of course, but, always lay emphasis on understanding because that is the best way to learn.
JAMB UTME Secret #5: Study with other JAMBites
You are a bright student, that's okay. But, you need to study with other students. Why? You can learn more or master what you already know simply by teaching others.
Also, you will surely learn a couple of things from other students. Nobody knows it all.
Even a question another student will ask you on a topic you think you have mastered can throw you off-balance.
There are many benefits of studying with other students apart from the ones mentioned above. Also, you'll have opportunities to connect with other JAMBites, stay up to date with information about JAMB, post UTME screening, schools, etc.
JAMB CBT Secret #6: Enter JAMB exam hall in your best possible conditions
Some people are "dying minute" students. Their JAMB exam will hold the next morning and you see them "jack" all night: no sleep, no night rest. Some will be so busy that in addition to the sleepless night, they won't put something into their stomach and run to the exam venue.
Personally, I think this is wrong, dangerous and counterproductive! Part of my preparation before any exam is a good night's sleep – it is something I never like to miss.
Do to stress yourself before your exam; be in your best condition. Sleep well the night before your exam; eat the kind of food that makes you feel comfortable and "awake"; simply be okay, calm and collected. This will help you stay "together" and focused on your exam.
Additional JAMB UTME Secrets: accuracy and speed
They often say speed and accuracy but, I prefer to say accuracy before speed. Exams are usually an attempt to test your knowledge of the subjects and, you are always subjected to a limited amount of time for every exam – JAMB is no different. Hence, for you to pass the JAMB CBT exam, you need to be fast enough in answering all the questions you can answer.
However, of more importance than speed is accuracy: of what benefit is it if you answer all the questions wrongly and submit 30 mins before time? Therefore, try to maintain both speed and accuracy in every exam you sit for.
Finally, never leave any JAMB CBT question unanswered: It is not encouraging when some JAMBites come out of the exam hall and say they didn't answer a number of questions; are you kidding me? JAMB CBT is an objective questions exam.
If you see that you are almost running out of time, what you have to do is select any option for the questioned you don't know the answer and questions you have not even read.
With random picking of answers like that you may get one or two correct answers correctly. Remember, 1 point/mark can make someone miss admission!
University of Minnesota #YouAreWelcomeHere funding for International Students 2020-2021
If you are waiting for an opportunity to study in the US, then must take a look at the #YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarship which is a valuable study program to start education journey in the United States.
The bursary is available for freshman international candidates of all academic majors and field of study in order to pursue an undergraduate degree program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
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Very good opportunity for those international candidates who want to study in the US
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The University of Minnesota is one of America's public lvy universities, which refers to top public universities in the US. It is a public research university which has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States.
Why at the University of Minnesota? At this university, the students will have World-renowned professors, so that they will learn from the best as they carve out a path of their future along with many research opportunities and 140+ majors to pick from.
University or Organization: University of Minnesota
Department: NA
Course Level: Undergraduate degree
Access Mode: Email
Number of Awards: Two grants are available
Nationality: International
The program can be taken in the United States
Application Deadline: November 15, 2019
Eligible Countries: Applicants from outside the US are eligible to join
Acceptable Course or Subjects: The grant is for undertaking an undergraduate degree program in any field offered by the university
Admissible Criteria: An interested candidate must maintain F-1 immigration status while enrolled at the University of Minnesota.
Demonstrate interest and initiative in leadership and intercultural learning.
How to Apply: The university would like to inform candidates that they need to take admission in an undergraduate degree program at the university by November 1.
After that, they can complete the fund application form and return it to intlstudy@umn.edu With completing a 500-1000-word essay or a two-to-five-minute video*?answering the following prompt,
"Tell us about your leadership skills in your school or community, and how you plan to continue applying your leadership skills at the school you are applying to?"
Information Regarding Admission
Admission Requirements: An applicant must be a high school candidate while applying to a bachelor degree program at the university.
Language Requirement: Foreign candidates are required to satisfy the English language requirements of the university for studying in the US.
The university will award two annual, renewable financial aids covering $16,000 per year for four years which is applied to the cost of tuition fees.
University of Minnesota #YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarship for International Students 2020-2021
University of Bridgeport General academic programs for International Students in the USA
The University of Bridgeport is providing the General academic programs for International Students to help them pay for their studies in the United States.
The awards are available to first-year incoming international undergraduate applicants and transfer students seeking an associate or a bachelor degree achieve an educational goal at UB.
A valuable option to get an academic education in the USA with study funding.
Founded in 1927, the University of Bridgeport offers career-oriented undergraduate, graduate, professional degrees and learning environment to prepare students for personal and professional growth.
Why at the University of Bridgeport? The University of Bridgeport offers multiple students services, study opportunities, and also prepare students for the modern workplace and a global working environment.
Application Deadline: Spring: 1 December and Fall: 15 July
University or Organization: University of Bridgeport
Course Level: Undergraduate
Award: $11,000 to $17,000 per academic year
Access Mode: Online
The award can be taken in the USA
Eligible Countries: Application form all nationalities are accepted
Acceptable Course or Subjects: The program is available for undergraduate study in any subject offered by the university
Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the candidate must be an incoming undergraduate international students
How to Apply: No separate application required for the award. Applicants will automatically consider when they will apply for admission at the university.
Supporting Documents: To be considered for admission, an applicant must submit: Official copy of all high school transcripts, standardized test scores, either SAT or ACT, a TOEFL / IELTS score and a GRE or GMAT score, a personal statement, letter of recommendation, and a resume.
Admission Requirements: Applicants are required to check all the entry requirements before entering the university program.
Language Requirement: Applicants must check the SUB's English language requirements before applying for the degree program.
The university will provide academic awards range from $11,000 to $17,000 per academic year, and are based on academic excellence and English proficiency.
All awards are renewable yearly based on satisfactory academic achievement and good standing at the University of Bridgeport.
September 18 Express Entry draw issues 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence
A new Express Entry draw held Wednesday, September 18, has invited 3,600 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence.
The minimum required Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today's draw was 462. This is one point lower than the previous draw, which was held September 4 and had a cut-off score of 463.
The Express Entry system manages the pool of candidates for Canada's three Federal High Skilled economic immigration categories — the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, and Canadian Experience Class.
Eligible candidates are ranked in the pool according to their CRS score, which is based on factors such as age, education, skilled work experience and proficiency in English or French, among other factors.
A set number of the highest-ranked candidates are invited to apply through regular draws from the pool, which are typically held every two weeks.
Find out if you are eligible for the Express Entry pool
The September 18 invitation round brings the total number of invitations to apply (ITAs) issued this year to 63,400.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) had issued 58,600 ITAs by this same point in 2018 and finished that year with the current ITA record of 89,800.
Canada's admissions targets for the three Federal High Skilled categories are 81,400 for 2019 and 85,800 for 2020 through the three Federal High Skilled economic immigration categories.
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The tie-break used in the September 18 draw was August 29, 2019, at 07:57:13 UTC. This means that all candidates with a score above 462 received an ITA, as did those with a score of 462 whose Express Entry profiles were created before the tie-break date and time.
The fact the minimum score dropped one point may be due to IRCC maintaining a two-week interval between today's draw and the previous invitation round on September 4.
The time between draws can influence the cut-off CRS score, as this graph shows:
Candidates with scores below today's cut-off who want to improve their ranking have a number of potential options, the most valuable being a provincial nomination through an enhanced nomination stream.
A provincial nomination through one of these Express Entry-aligned streams results in an additional 600 CRS points and effectively guarantees an ITA in a subsequent Express Entry draw.
Several of these nomination streams do not require a minimum CRS score in order to be eligible, while others have CRS requirements that are well below today's cut-off score.
The Alberta Express Entry Stream is a leading example of this latter type. In its most recent selection round held August 28, it invited Express Entry candidates with scores as low as 400.
The province of Saskatchewan also has an Express Entry-aligned sub-category that requires work experience in an occupation that's deemed in-demand, among other criteria, but does not require a job offer in the province or a minimum CRS score.
In a new development Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program dramatically expanded the list of eligible in-demand occupations, from 19 to hundreds.
Here are two hypothetical examples of Express Entry candidates who would have received an ITA in today's draw:
Jasmine is 32, hold a master's degree and has been working as a financial analyst for four years. She wrote her IELTS and scored an 8 in each category. While Jasmine has never worked or studied in Canada, her CRS score of 462 would have been high enough to obtain an ITA during the September 18 Express Entry draw.
Ihsan and Lina are married and are 29 and 32 years old, respectively. They have each been working as advertising consultants for three years. They each wrote the IELTS and scored an 8 in listening and 7 in each of the other three abilities. Ihsan holds two Bachelor's degrees and Lina holds one. Neither has ever worked or studied in Canada. They entered the Express Entry pool with Ihsan as the principal applicant. Ihsan's CRS score of 463 would have been high enough to obtain an ITA during the September 18 draw.
"It's good to see IRCC maintaining a steady interval of two weeks between draws, which is helping bring the cut-off score down little by little," said David Cohen, senior partner with the Campbell Cohen Canadian immigration law firm in Montreal.
"It's also great to see ongoing innovation in Canada's Express Entry-aligned provincial nominee programs like the complete overhaul of Saskatchewan's in-demand occupations list, which has expanded the number of eligible occupations dramatically."
https://www.cicnews.com/2019/09/september-18-express-entry-draw-issues-3600-invitations-to-apply-for-canadian-permanent-residence-0912801.html/amp
UK post-study work visa: What we know so far
The biggest news for international students last week was the UK government's announcement that it will be bringing back the two-year post-study student work visa.
Reversing Theresa May's abolition of the visa seven years ago, the new immigration route will be open to "international students who have successfully completed a course in any subject at undergraduate level or higher at a higher education provider with a track record of compliance, and have Tier 4 [student visa] leave at the point the route is introduced". It's a significant extension from the current four-month limit for bachelor or master's graduates to look for work.
Here's what we know of the new "graduate route" so far:
1. It's limited to certain levels of study
A new graduate immigration route will allow international students to stay in the UK for two years after they graduate to work, or look for work, ensuring the UK continues to attract the best and brightest.
The announcement on September 10 by the Department of Education said the new work visa would apply to those who "start courses in 2020-21 at undergraduate level or above".
2. It'll likely be launched in 2021
According to The PIE News, the Home Office expects the new rule to take effect in the first half of 2021. Due to the wide-ranging immigration changes that will take place during Brexit, Home Office Head of Student Migration Policy, Paul Jeffrey said during a Universities UK conference last week that they are "not able to say categorically when this route will be introduced".
3. It's unclear who will be eligible
The initial announcement said the new work visa will be available to those who start courses in 2020/21 and after. This confused many students in various stages of their studies. Sanam Arora, Chair of the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK, told Times Higher Education that three groups of students are "very concerned at present": those starting courses this month, those in the UK with valid student visas when the change is in place and students "who are currently graduating".
The PIE News reported that Home Office Head of Student Migration Policy, Paul Jeffrey, said during the Universities UK conference last week that the government can say "with absolute certainty" that any student enrolling in 2020/21 will benefit. As for those graduating from the summer of 2021 onwards, Jeffrey said: "I think we can very very confidently say that anyone who graduates from the summer of 2021 onwards will also benefit, that includes those who are currently in the UK now starting their [undergraduate] degrees."
However, according to a THE article published yesterday, a spokesman from the Home Office said students "graduating in the summer of 2020-21 and after will be eligible".
4. No restrictions on the type of jobs
The new work visa will apply to any level of job in any sector, according to Jeffrey, who called the rights "unrestricted".
In a news story published on the UK government website, the new work visa is aimed not just at retaining the "best and brightest" in the UK, but to facilitate "future breakthroughs in science, technology and research and other world-leading work that international talent brings to the UK". This includes the £200 million genetics project, a whole genome sequencing volunteer project in the UK Biobank which launched last week.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that crucial scientific breakthroughs "wouldn't be possible without being open to the brightest and the best from across the globe to study and work in the UK." He continued, "That's why we're unveiling a new route for international students to unlock their potential and start their careers in the UK."
5. No need for sponsorship
International students require their higher education provider to sponsor their study visas, but the new work visa would offer an "unsponsored route" where universities would not need to maintain responsibility for their graduates while they try to access the jobs market.
6. No cap
Like the recent removal of a cap on the number of PhD students moving on to the skilled work visa route, there will be no cap on how many students can switch to the new work visa under this graduate route. As The Guardian explained, "Under the new policy, the visas would have no cap on numbers and would allow graduates to apply for jobs regardless of their skills or the subject they studied. The government said part of the aim was to recruit talented graduates in disciplines such as maths, engineering and technology."
7. A work period longer than two years is possible
After the two years, the Department of Education states that international students "on the [graduate] route will be able to switch on to the skilled work route if they find a job which meets the skill requirement of the route."
Source: https://www.studyinternational.com/news/uk-post-study-work-visa-2019/
Work visa changes: the devil is in the detail
By June Ranson*
Opinion – Changes to the work visa system announced by the Minister of Immigration are not all positive for employers or migrants.
By 2021 all employers wanting to sponsor the recruitment of migrants – even if it is only one – must become accredited. Photo: RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly
The existing six different temporary work visa pathways are being replaced with one. The industry is reserving comment on the effectiveness of this and awaits the policy details.
The devil is in the detail in this announcement; while there are some benefits, there are also negatives.
Employers who are currently known as Accredited Employers should know that from next month all job offers made to immigrants who wish to transition to residence through their Work to Residence (Talent visas), a salary of $79,560 or greater must be offered for a 40 hour week – an increase from $55,000 per annum.
Anyone holding the Work to Residence visa or have applied for this visa before 7 October 2019 based on a salary of $55,000 will not be affected and can still apply for residence after holding this visa for 24 months with an accredited employer.
It is a tragedy that they are curbing the Work to Residence pathway in 2021.
After 2020, Immigration NZ will assess job offers based on pay rates. Jobs paying less than $52,000 per annum for a 40 hour week will be regarded as low skilled work.
The new high skill rate of $104,000 will be based on paying 200 percent above the new median wage.
This is central to the government's plan of reducing residence numbers while increasing temporary visas.
They will have to reach the 160-point threshold in the skilled migrant category for a residence visa.
How many will give up and go home?
This is too difficult to determine. One can only speculate that residence numbers will reduce through the inability of migrants to qualify for residence.
By 2021 all employers wanting to sponsor the recruitment of migrants – even if it is only one – must become accredited.
The government has been reviewing how it can reduce exploitation of migrants, through the payment of low rates of pay and not the genuine rate for the job; to ensure migrants are only recruited for genuine jobs; employers being encouraged to employ and train New Zealanders.
Work that New Zealanders do not wish to do
The issue overlooked is that a number of employers need their migrant staff now and to train in all instances is not possible. The employer needs the skilled people to train the New Zealanders.
Low skilled workers – classed as jobs earning less than $52,000 for a 40-hour week – will receive 12-month work visas and would still need to renew them up to a maximum of three years. High skilled – jobs above the median wage – could receive up to a three-year visa.
This will impact on rest homes, restaurants, hospitality and all trades people. This work that New Zealanders do not wish to undertake is a growing requirement with our ageing population.
Employers will train immigrants up to the point that they are well-skilled and experienced, but have to let them go after three years. The government has decided not to reverse the previous government's decision to limit certain visas to three years with a one-year stand down period abroad.
But it is good that Anzsco – the classification of jobs on which visa decisions were made – is being removed from criteria for judging whether a job is skilled. This has been far too complex with many inconsistencies in the interpretation by both employers and Immigration case officers.
While a lower skilled worker earning below the medium threshold of $52,000 will now be permitted to bring their partner and children to New Zealand, the partner will only be issued a visitor visa, which will make that financially impossible for some.
The partner would be able to apply for a work visa providing they meet the criteria for such a work visa based on skills, experience relative to the job offer.
A Labour Market Test already exists for most work visas to ensure there are no New Zealanders available to do a job, before it is offered to an immigrant.
That test will be tightened under the changes outlined this week, for example employers except those advertising highly skilled jobs in the regions will have to state the wage or salary in a job advert. That can have adverse consequences for the employer eg employers revealing their pay rates to competitors.
What has not been made public at this stage is that for the positions requiring Labour Market Testing, employers will be expected to accept the people the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) puts forward unless the candidate fails to attend an interview or drug testing.
While we have been informed that training and equipping MSD staff will take approximately 18 months to come into force, it is very hard on New Zealand employers who may be forced to employ staff they do not believe will fit their organisation.
Every company is different, and what we are being told is an indication that the government is trying to run private businesses by forcing them to take on staff who do not fit the organisation.
The latest changes may make administration easier for Immigration New Zealand, but it will not do so for the employers.
Meanwhile, Immigration New Zealand could really benefit from a large investment of money to sort out its visa processing delays and to fight fraud.
Instead of spending $25m on the Maritime Mass Arrival Prevention initiative which was outlined in the Budget, the government needs to urgently sort out the service issues at Immigration New Zealand.
I believe the government has offered this sum to appease Australia over border security funding. However, our government knows full well they may not need to use it. Where is the solid action plan on how these funds will be used?
I suggest giving extra funding to Navy and Fishery Inspectors who are on patrol at sea. They are at the coal face and they can identify people smugglers and stop them.
The idea of having people dotted around Asia is a waste of money. While we definitely want to protect our borders surely a percentage of the sum could be put to better use to sort out Immigration New Zealand issues.
It is too early to say if the changes outlined this week on work visas will benefit New Zealand. But if migrants cannot get the opportunity to gain residence here it is a big ask to expect them to stay on temporary work visas, with an outlook of no permanent future.
*June Ranson is an immigration consultant and chairwoman of the NZ Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI), which represents immigration advisers and lawyers.
Source: https://amp.rnz.co.nz/article/ae2ac7e9-d2d5-455f-86f6-479ac2182abb
DAAD Postgraduate Studies in the Field of Music for International Students in Germany
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is offering scholarship opportunities for international graduates to continue their education in Germany.
The program is designed to promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues. With the program, foreign students have the chance to pursue a postgraduate or continuing course of study.
An admirable opportunity to get higher education in the field of music with some financial support in Germany.
In the field of international academic co-operation, DAAD is the most prominent German funding organisation. It provides a range of graduate and research scholarships to support German and international students to study in Germany.
Application Deadline: 15 October 2019
University or Organization: DAAD
Course Level: Master's or postgraduate degree programme
Award: A monthly payment of 850 euros, insurance, study allowance, and travel allowance
The award can be taken in Germany
Eligible Countries: Applicant from all nationalities are eligible to apply
Acceptable Course or Subjects: The award will be awarded for a postgraduate or continuing course of study in the field of music
Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following:
Foreign applicants who have gained a first university degree in the field of music at the latest by the time they commence their scholarship-supported study programme; if this is not possible, they should have at least exhausted all the training options available for their instrument in their country of origin.
Applicants who have been resident in Germany for longer than 15 months at the application deadline cannot be considered.
Applicants in the field of music should have knowledge of the language of instruction that corresponds to the requirements of the chosen university at the latest by the time they start their scholarship.
In this study program, candidates can complete a Master's degree/postgraduate degree leading to a final qualification, or a complementary course that does not lead to a final qualification (not an undergraduate course)
How to Apply: The application procedure occurs online through the DAAD portal. Note: portal will open about 6 weeks before the application deadline
Supporting Documents: Applicants are required to submit the following documents by post to the specified application address (some documents need to upload with the online application):
Documents to Upload: A curriculum vitae, letter of motivation, degree certificate, proof of knowledge of the language of instruction (German or English), an overview of recorded pieces: http://www.daad.de/extrainfo, and letter of acceptance from the host university (If available).
Documents to Post: Send work samples together with the printed "Cover sheet to application" of the "Application summary" generated online and the reference.
Admission Requirements: Applicants should have taken their final examinations no longer than six years before the application deadline.
Language Requirement: Applicants must have proficiency in English and German language.
DAAD will provide all the following:
Monthly payment of 850 euros
Travel allowance
One-off study allowance
Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
Under certain circumstances, scholarship holders may receive the following additional benefits:
Monthly rent subsidy
Monthly allowance for accompanying members of the family
Source: https://scholarship-positions.com/daad-postgraduate-studies-in-the-field-of-music-for-international-students-in-germany/2019/09/18/
Senator petitions JAMB over withheld result
Senator Uche Ekwunife has raised a petition on behalf of a member of her constituency, Anambra Central District, on the refusal of Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) to release his result based on his excellent result which is alleged to be suspicious.
The senator made the petition on the floor, on Tuesday, seeking an intervention from the senate.
JAMB registered about 1.8 million candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME). 76.2 per cent of the 1,792,719 candidates who sat for 2019 examination scored below 200 out of 400.
JAMB registrar Professor Ishaq Oloyede said in May, "34,120 candidates had their result withheld for examination malpractice also 15,145 results were withheld for further clarification."
He mentioned that some of the irregularities that marred the 2019 UTME include; multiple registrations, manipulation of biometrics, impersonation and deliberate destruction of power sources during the examination.
Ekwunife, who made a vow to fight for the right of all the people of Anambra during her campaign, issued the petition based on protecting every citizen's right.
In 2018, JAMB recorded 280 cases of examination malpractice across the country, while in 2017, it recorded 2,508 cases.
The senator, Uche Ekwufeni awaits the senate decision to intervene in the candidate result.
51% of young Americans support tuition-free public college
Graduating students attend New York University's commencement ceremony at Yankee Stadium.
College graduates consistently outearn workers with a high school diploma. According to the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, 65% of all jobs in the U.S. economy will require education beyond high school by 2020.
But college is also more expensive than ever. According to the College Board's 2018 Trends in College Pricing Report, prices at public two-year and private non-profit four-year schools doubled from 1988 to 2018, and in-state tuition and fees at public four-year schools tripled.
It makes sense, then, that more than half of young Americans today are in favor of free public college.
A survey from the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics found that 51% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 support eliminating tuition and fees at public colleges and universities for students from families that make up to $125,000, and making community college tuition-free for all income levels for an estimated cost of $47 billion.
That's a slight decrease from when Harvard conducted the biannual poll in the fall of 2018, when 56% supported free college. But support for such a policy is higher among likely Democratic primary voters (69%) and among likely 2020 general election voters (56%).
With significant support among young voters, many believe it is time to start making free college a reality. Here's how it might work:
Candidate proposals
The issue of free college has become a common talking point among Democratic presidential candidates.
In April, Sen. Elizabeth Warren released an ambitious $1.25 trillion education proposal that would eliminate tuition and fees at all two-year and four-year public universities using funds from her proposed Ultra-Millionaire Wealth Tax, which would tax the estimated 0.1% of Americans with over $50 million in assets.
But the idea of low-cost college predates the 2020 election. In fact in some states it's already available.
In 2015, President Barack Obama proposed making two-year community college free for qualifying students, which former Vice President Joe Biden says he supports. Free college was central to Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign platform. In 2017, he introduced the College for All Act with Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
Senator Kamala Harris supported Sanders' bill in 2017 and also co-sponsored the Debt-Free College Act of 2018, which proposed creating a federal-state partnership to incentivize states to reduce or eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities.
Not all Democratic candidates have embraced the idea of free college. Mayor Pete Buttigieg says he opposes free college and instead prefers dramatically expanding Pell Grants. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has maintained a similar stance, saying, "If I was a magic genie and could give that to everyone and we could afford it, I would." Klobuchar also supports expanding Pell Grants.
Free and low-cost college is already available in some places
Eleven states — Oregon, Nevada, Arkansas, New Jersey, Maryland, Tennessee, New York, Rhode Island, Delaware, Kentucky and Indiana — have programs that offer select college students two years of free tuition at participating state community colleges or other associate-degree programs and vocational schools. Several other states are working on similar legislation.
These programs are typically "last dollar" scholarships, meaning the program pays for whatever tuition is owed after financial aid and grants.
In 2017, San Francisco became the city first in the U.S. to make free community college available to all residents, regardless of income. The city approved a transfer tax on properties selling for more than $5 million to fund an education program that allows all city residents to attend the City College of San Francisco tuition-free. In order to take advantage of the initiative, students need to have lived in the city of San Francisco for at least one year.
In the same year, New York announced the Excelsior Scholarship Program and was recognized as the first state in the country to offer free four-year public college. "Today, college is what high school was," said Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement. "It should always be an option, even if you can't afford it."
As of the 2019-2020 school year, students from families that make up to $125,000 will be eligible to attend the State University of New York and City University of New York colleges free of charge, as long as they are enrolled full-time, maintain a passing grade point average and work in the state of New York for the amount of time that they attended college.
The true meaning of "free"
When the Excelsior Scholarship was announced, New York's state government estimated that some 940,000 middle-class families in the state qualify for the program, but a significantly fewer number students have taken advantage of it so far.
One frequent critique of programs like Excelsior is that the word "free" is misleading. Programs don't always cover living expenses and they're not always open to students from wealthy families. Also, some programs are tax-funded.
In states like New York and Michigan, explicitly labeling academic programs "free" has been found to increase applications and matriculation among low-income students. "We all understand that you pay taxes in order to have free tuition for K-12," Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor at Temple University, tells CNBC Make It. "We all understand that you still have to buy school supplies and feed our children. Free does not have to mean all free in order for the word to be truthful and effective."
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/01/56percent-of-young-americans-support-free-public-college-how-it-might-work.html
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Catholic parishioners revolt against sexual predators but will it kill the Church?
Tom Deignan
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Archbishop John J Myers
Daniel O'Toole had enough.
O'Toole, and other parishioners at St. Joseph's Church in Oradell, New Jersey, part of the Archdiocese of Newark, have spent the past week up in arms. They have been handing out leaflets before and after Mass.
And on Wednesday, July 31, St. Joseph's pastor, Reverend Thomas Iwanowski, will step down, following what Iwanowski has described as a series of disagreements over his leadership style.
However, O'Toole told the Bergen Record that there is just one reason it became necessary for Iwanowski to step down.
"The reason he was removed, as best as I can understand it, was because he was harboring a priest with a known history for sexual predation," O'Toole said.
Even prior to this latest allegation, their had been calls for the resignation of Newark Archbishop John J. Myers. Earlier this month, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan also came under fire, accused of shielding church finances even as known abusers remained in the priesthood for years.
And so, it seems as if parishioners have realized that they must take action into their own hands. This has been part of a quiet revolution across the Catholic Church, especially since the extent of abuse allegations has become painfully clear in the past decade.
Or painfully clear to the people in the pews, anyway.
Parish and diocesan officials, on the other hand, have proven time and time again that they still don't grasp the depth and seriousness of the sexual abuse crisis plaguing the Catholic Church. It has left thousands of sex abuse victims scarred for life. It has sickened parishioners to such a great extent that many have abandoned the church completely.
This crisis has also, it should be noted, taken attention away from the charitable works the church still admirably performs, and the many dedicated priests who are a source of comfort to their parishioners.
The latest bit of abhorrent news on this front came from the leafy, north Jersey borough of Oradell.
Attorney Daniel O'Toole is among the more active parishioners at St. Joseph's, even funding scholarships for local students.
But late last year, parishioners noticed a new priest who was spending nights in the St. Joseph's rectory. It turned out to have been Reverend Robert Chabak, whose home in Toms River, New Jersey, had been damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
It also turns out that in 2004, Chabak had been removed from the ministry, when church officials discovered that there was evidence that Chabak had molested a teenaged boy decades earlier. A second allegation has also since come to light, according to the Star Ledger newspaper.
Despite this, the Newark Archdiocese approved of Chabak staying at the St. Joseph's rectory, which is located right near St. Joseph's grammar school.
Iwanowski has said offering shelter to Chabak was an act of compassion and that the archdiocese approved the move solely because Chabak was instructed to do no priestly work whatsoever.
Furthermore, they note that once allegations about Chabak's sordid past came to light, he was promptly relocated.
Nevertheless, Chabak was spotted once again at St. Joseph's.
This is also the same archdiocese that has been under fire over its handling of another priest, Reverend Michael J. Fugee, who had been accused of touching a 13-year-old while at another Jersey church.
And yet, earlier this year, Fugee still managed to attend youth retreats and interact with children, in a case that led to the demotion of the Newark Archdiocese's vicar general John Doran, and spurred calls for Archbishop Meyers' resignation.
Once again, this week, parishioners had to hear about how Newark Archdiocese officials approved the placement of a priest with a dark past in a local parish. Church higher-ups better listen to the calls for change coming from the pews.
If they continue to ignore them, sure, those calls for change might eventually go away.
But that's only because the pews will be empty.
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Q: Javascript class creating HTML elements Im trying to write class that adds HTML elements.
Here is my code:
class element{
    constructor(text){
        this.text = text;
    }
    get div(){
        return this.addElementDiv
    }
    addElementDiv(text){
        this.element = document.createElement("div");
        this.element.innerHTML = this.text;
        document.body.appendChild(this.element);
    }
    get p(){
        return this.addElementP
    }
    addElementP(text){
        this.element = document.createElement("p");
        this.element.innerHTML = this.text;
        document.body.appendChild(this.element);
    }
}

const myForm = new element();

myForm.div("myowntext")
myForm.p("myowntext2")

My problems:

*

*It creates those elements but it doesnt display my text inside of element.

*I can create div or p separately, what if i would like to create p in div like that:
myForm.div.p("my text inside of p")

or even like that:
   myForm.div.p("my text from div","my text from p")

A: You need to bind the methods you're returning like this.  I deleted the this.text field because you apparently want to use the supplied text parameter on your methods instead (which wasn't being used in your example).
class element{
    constructor(){
    }
    get div(){
        return this.addElementDiv.bind(this);
    }
    addElementDiv(text){
        this.element = document.createElement("div");
        this.element.innerHTML = text;
        document.body.appendChild(this.element);
    }
    get p(){
        return this.addElementP.bind(this);
    }
    addElementP(text){
        this.element = document.createElement("p");
        this.element.innerHTML = text;
        document.body.appendChild(this.element);
    }
}

It might make more sense to avoid the unnecessary redirection though.  You could just do this:
    div(text){
        this.element = document.createElement("div");
        this.element.innerHTML = text;
        document.body.appendChild(this.element);
    }
    // No need for addElementDiv function.

A: you example won't create text inside div/p tags, as you don't pass any text to them. for this to work, you have to pass text to the constructor as you're setting inner html to be the result of this.text and not text as passed argument.
I don't understand why you're using the getters in such way, you can directly call addElementDiv/addElementP and pass your text as argument, otherwise if you want them to be private and use getters as your public API, maybe you assign a public properties to have the created DOM elements instead.
Cheers

A: *

*Change to this.element.innerHTML = text;

*You can't do that since you're appending new elements to body. You can pass a CSS selector to the constructor, and instead of using document.body.appendChild, select that element to append the new element.

class element{
    constructor(text, selector){
        this.text = text;
        this.selector = selector;
    }
    get div(){
        return this.addElementDiv
    }
    addElementDiv(text, selector){
        this.element = document.createElement("div");
        this.element.innerHTML = text;
        let parent = document.querySelector(selector);
        parent.appendChild(this.element);
    }
    get p(){
        return this.addElementP
    }
    addElementP(text, selector){
        this.element = document.createElement("p");
        this.element.innerHTML = text;
        let parent = document.querySelector(selector);
        parent.appendChild(this.element);
    }
}

const myForm = new element();

myForm.div("myowntext", ".lets-select-this")
myForm.p("myowntext2", ".lets-select-this div")

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Current and historical debt to equity ratio values for Douglas Emmett (DEI) over the last 10 years. The debt/equity ratio can be defined as a measure of a company's financial leverage calculated by dividing its long-term debt by stockholders' equity. Douglas Emmett debt/equity for the three months ending December 31, 2018 was 1.07.
Douglas Emmett, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), and one of the largest owners and operators of high-quality office and multifamily properties located in the premier coastal submarkets of Los Angeles and Honolulu. Douglas Emmett focuses on owning and acquiring a substantial share of top-tier office properties and premier multifamily communities in neighborhoods that possess significant supply constraints, high-end executive housing and key lifestyle amenities.


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Frank Gillette Evolving Catalogue Raisonne & Selected Archives
Pratt Symposia
From this perch, the agenda before us this evening concerns the inter-relations, conflicts and confluences of two distinct ways of knowing the world, and by extension, effecting and altering the natural world by means of their respective mind-sets, lexical and sign structures, and reigning paradigms; namely, the way of Art and the way of Science. Philosophy, it could be argued, is yet another distinct way of knowing the world. Thus we have not only art and science but also philosophies of art and philosophies of science and philosophies of nature. Hence, philosophy has a paralogical relation to both art and science. While sorting out the triadic correspondences prevailing among them as they address nature (and each other) is a matter fecund with potential disputation.
The initial obligation here is to establish terms for description; to determine what art and science have in common (if anything), how philosophy may serve to mediate interpretive conflicts between the two; and what significance it has to the fate of the world's ecological and moral health if a breach between the perspectives, methods, attitudes and practices of art and science as it is perpetuated and continually magnified.
Some of the pivotal key descriptive terms employed and examined are: information...perception...fact...theory... certainty...doubt. While consensus, subjective and objective, knowledge, progress and finally, truth.
Information is—so to speak--the straw that stirs the drink...how is information generated and manipulated in both art and Science? What consequences (including unintended ones) flow from their respective applications. That is, what kind of information does art provide and what kind does science (and thus technology) provide.
Information (understood and defined here as a difference that makes the difference) shapes our techno-culture as it is established and filtered through separate domains of mind, or epistemes, or ways of knowing the world. Information is thus shaped data...as words are shaped breath...why employ the term shape?...Here we'll digress a bit to briefly review the Platonic conception of ignorance as slavery, and thus philosophy as the way to freedom (most cogently expressed in the allegory of the cave)...With a slight twist, I would submit that the world's techno-culture is enslaved or addicted to a controlling and data-shaping process of information that is justified and maintained by the scientific mind-set and its instrumental apparatus, and that the consequences are the equivalent of Platonic ignorance...the manifest, palpable proof being the degraded condition of the earth's biosphere, apparently bordering on ecocide.
Art, specifically the visual art, therefor has recently acquired the existential duty to function (at least in part) as science's foil; by way of reshaping information vis-a-vis the biosphere's precarious state...In a sense, by way of introducing an aesthetic epistemology and/or by revivifying a sense of the sacred in the overall scheme of things.
That much said, the next turn of the screw would address how art and science may co-operate in this reshaping...Emphatically without art being co-opted by lip service, and winding up as a mere patina for the techno-apparatus as it goes about business as usual. According to Gombrich, it is in perception that art and Science meet.
Now, the longest standing tradition in philosophy has been that perception--especially touch and vision, the Greek Visio-Tactile method of verification—provides undeniably true knowledge. Philosophers have generally sought certainty and have often enough claimed it...whereas scientists, who as accustomed to their theories being modified and upset by new data (or shifts in the rules of evidence), generally settle for today's best bet. Philosophers have a heavy investment in perception...staking their all on the certainty of knowledge from the senses because they require secure premisses for their arguments from experience. Scientists, on the other hand, who are used to errors in measurement and observation by instruments and have consequently found it necessary to check, recheck, compare, recompare and repeat experiments (Popper's rules of refutability come into play here)...do not so readily expect reliability from the senses...Indeed, many if not most scientific instruments have been developed precisely because of the limitations of the senses and the unreliability of perception...for its quite simple to produce and demonstrate all manner of dramatic illusions which could hardly occur if perception were constituted by direct and reliable knowledge...although illusions of object-perception have been discussed by philosophers from Aristotle (e.g. the optically "bent" branch in the water) to Berkeley (e.g. the tree falling in the uninhabited forrest), and recently as well, philosophy generally has given more attention to errors of logic and ambiguities of expression (exemplified by the work of Carnap, et al) than to the fallibilities of perception...Thus art and its agencies acquires the additional existential duty of re-positioning the roll of perception...of the cleansing of the doors of perception...to paraphrase Blake.
Now to the issue of Facts:
Beginning in the early 17th century, science displaced religion and classical texts, and works of art as the authority on most issues of fact. If one wishes to know something about the facts of the world one does not consult the Bible (a sacred text of any kind for that matter) or their respective institutions, or works of art...One consults what science says about the matter. Thus we usually assume that whatever natural science claims about some issue is objectively true, or, at a minimum, virtually true. Nevertheless, "the heart has its reasons, which reason knows nothing of" (Pascal). Thus, there are numberless issues in which the authority of science is questionable, even dubious.
Hence, art's essential function is not to necessarily generate facts (exactitude is not truth, said Matisse)...it is instead to invent and / or uncover truths in and about the world that are independent of the facts...that transcend the factual...truths that are imagined, co-equal with those that are observed.
With respect to the notion of progress, the conceptual lynchpin in science and technology's monopolistic grip on the on the modern (or post-modern, if you prefer) zeitgeist...or ethos, shaping this juncture in history.
Along with Karl Popper and Paul Fyerabend, Thomas Khun is one of the most persuasive and influential philosophers of Science...Khun has distinguished normally practiced Science from abnormally practiced science...the former being the hacks and cogs in the techno-apparatus's wheel...the later being the rara avis, the heretic, the counter statement...I would borrow from Khun and apply the same to art and artists...Thus, there is normally practiced art and abnormally practiced art with the same aspects & attributes as stated above; and it is here that we come upon two constants that the scientist and artist share in common...the abnormal ones, that is. The first is ambition...which generally begins in frustration with prevailing orthodoxy and is goaded by the spirit of hierarchy, or the spirit of Agon...and the second is curiosity, which fuels intuition and the imagination; thereby evolving novel propositions, paradigms and forms.
Finally, to conclude...This from Mary Midgley's recent book Can't We Make Moral Judgements?
"There is...a vast spread of essential knowledge that forms no part of "science" even in the broadest sense and cannot be supported by it. Among that spread of non-scientific thought, moral judgments, and other value-judgments such as aesthetic ones, certainly do take their place somewhere...To say that is not to locate them in irrationality. It is simply to say that they are not part of science...This...is not a disaster. It simply shows that we should get rid of some unreal expectations. There is no single, infallible form of knowledge, forming a standard against which all others must be measured and by whose help they will finally be made impregnable. Instead, there are many different ways of knowing, each with their own standards and their own suitable kinds of evidence. The pattern of our knowledge is much more like that of a forest of different interdependent plants, or a city of different interconnected buildings, than of a single enormous building piled on a single foundation stone."
1975 / NYC / Lecture delivered at Pratt Institute


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This 5 bedroom villa with swimming pool is located in Tambon Kammala and sleeps 10 people. It has WiFi, a garden and barbeque facilities.
Kyerra Villa has five bedrooms, on the upper level all are en-suites and have private balconies, one bedroom is in the lower level. A fully equipped western kitchen, outdoor gas BBQ, breakfast bar, separate lounge, dining room, a fifth bathroom and laundry facilities are all located on the main level.
The villa's climate control, lighting, Wi-Fi and sound system is all controlled by a state-of-the-art central computer system – including a docking station so guests can enjoy their favourite tunes while lounging poolside. Smart TV's and unlimited Netflix are available in most bedrooms and living areas. Guests may choose to dine in one of three different locations including the formal dining room, breakfast nook or outside patio.
This charming and spacious villa encompasses nearly 600 sqm of living space on a 2100 sqm private estate. Rooms on both levels all open to the expansive outdoors which includes one of the largest private pools in Kamala, a Jacuzzi, outdoor sala and a generous, extensive garden for children to run around. The glass doors running the length of the main level all open directly to the pool terrace. All guests of Kyerra Villa will have the space and privacy they need.
It also has a games room for the children and a 8ft Pool Table for the adults as well as a ping pong table.
Located along the beautiful west coast of Phuket in Kamala, Kyerra Villa offers the perfect luxurious getaway for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of daily life. Tailor-made for the discerning family or a group of friends, this luxury villa is located just a short 10-minute walk to Kamala Beach and a short drive to Bangtao and Layan beaches.
Nearby 7/11 chain store for basics. Oasis Spa nearby (very upper end, c.3000BHT+ treatments!), other massage/therapy further down street for 300BHT per treatment. On the main street about 100 metres from the entrance there are several restaurants. There is a larger Big C supermarket on the main road in Kamala.
Electric usage 100 kw/day is included, extra will be charged at cost 7 baht per unit. Water usage is included. Cleaning is not included, price is THB 3,000 per cleaning. Please book your cleaning 48 hours in advance.


I grew up in Northern Tassie fishing the Tamar River and east coast with my Dad. Upon seeing dolphins for the first time in a Kate Winslet moment on the front of the boat, I decided all things fishy were "cool" and off to University of TAS I went, to study marine and freshwater ecology. Meeting a boy took me to Mildura, where I of course ended up at the Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre with Listy, Rex, Clayto and others, working on the various The Living Murray, Menindee Lakes, and Lindsay River projects for a couple years. After travelling OS for 2 years I ended up in SA, where I now work on Murray hardyhead conservation and various wetland and anabranch monitoring projects across Chowilla and the Katfish Reach Demonstration Reach. A recent highlight being the 10/11/12 flood events and catching heaps of cool and not so cool stuff such as Spangled perch and Oriental weatherloach, some firsts for SA; and I still think fish are "cool".
This entry was posted in Faces on September 12, 2014 by Brendan Ebner.
Beats enjoys all things water having grown up harvesting the Swan River for crabs and fish at every opportunity. His overall interest is conducting research that helps conserve aquatic ecosystems. Particular areas of research interest include the impacts of climate change, water abstractions, introduced species, and salinisation. He has a soft spot for a hard carapace having played with plenty of crayfish in his time; an interest that probably stems from his family's farms. Aside from fishing (for work and play), other passions include Trine, Coen and Hannah, cricket and the Dockers.
This entry was posted in Faces on August 22, 2014 by Brendan Ebner.
Helen is an experienced ichthyologist, specialising in goby taxonomy. She is apparently retired, but remains more active in the field than most. An interview with Helen here on the Lair, reveals all.
This entry was posted in Faces on August 18, 2014 by Brendan Ebner.
I completed a Bachelor of Marine Science with honours at the University of Tasmania / Institute for Marine and Antarctic studies, where I studied the feeding and niche interactions of small coastal water elasmobranchs (gummy sharks, dogfish, banded stingarees, and Tasmanian numbfish). My passion was always with marine biology and shortly after my honours I worked casually as a field assistant on a seven gilled shark PHD project. However my interest in all things fishy brought me to the Inland Fisheries Service where I began work as a technical officer on the Carp Management Program. Four years later, I am now working as a fisheries biologist still trying to remove the remaining population of carp from Tasmania. I enjoy keeping a range of native Tasmanian freshwater fish in aquaria. I am a game fishing fanatic, and when I'm not offshore I am wishing I was. I attended my first conference this year at the ASFB & ASL Congress which was a great experience and I hope to make it to the next one.
This entry was posted in Faces on July 23, 2014 by Brendan Ebner.
After studying biology at Deakin University in Geelong, I moved to Mildura to work at the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre where I have been for the past 5 years. Over that time I have hugged a lot of trees (obtaining tree diameter) but have found my niche working on all things fish under the guidance of Listy. I find that one of working life's little pleasures is hanging off the front of an e-fishing boat on a nice day with your mates pulling in native fish. When not working I spend my time training for various sporting events.
This entry was posted in Faces on July 10, 2014 by Brendan Ebner.
I grew up exploring the rivers of far north Queensland and the Northern Territory, during which time I developed a passion for fish and their environments. Moving to Mildura, Victoria in my final years of school, I soon realised that my love for the environment was where life needed to be and soon after (2008) landed a job at the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre in Mildura. Whilst being a self-confessed generalist who loves to explore the 'big picture' of a system, (all be it in my brain, as no one has deep enough pockets) I occasionally get excited about vegetation and community engagement, especially with farmers. After years of running the logistics for monitoring projects at Euston Lakes and on the Great Darling Anabranch, I've started to actually ask some questions of my own relating to 'Golden perch recruitment during the 2010 flood' where hundreds of young of year golden perch were recorded flooding the breaking banks of the Darling Anabranch. I also started to dive into the world of acoustic tracking and otolith aging. At which point I had a baby girl, named her after a Northern Australia freshwater fish, Saratoga, and have just returned to work. Questions still unanswered and with no time to answer them.
This entry was posted in Faces on July 8, 2014 by Brendan Ebner.
My burning passion is the cod species (Maccullochella), and native fish generally. I managed to never become a fish ecologist, despite strenuous effort and study. Instead, I wander the Commonwealth environment department like a displaced percichthyid and contribute to good policy outcomes, big and small, for native fish. I am a passionate fisherman, strictly catch-and-release with native fish, and love keeping native fish in aquaria too. Curious facts: I had a (tiny) meteorite burn up a few metres above my head one fine night; my favourite meal is the hearty French dish cassoulet.
This entry was posted in Faces on June 25, 2014 by Brendan Ebner.
Adam Kerezsy is an ecologist interested in conserving Australian native fishes. He primarily works in western Queensland and is responsible for looking out for the threatened Redfinned blue-eye. Adam's interests include fish, family and music.
Ebb is a passionate freshwater fish ecologist living on the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland. He has eclectic tastes and is especially fond of percichthyids, cling gobies, the Freshwater moray, and freshwater elasmobranchs. Currently, he is pursuing an interest in the connections between people and freshwater fauna.
Ben Broadhurst is a scientist at the University of Canberra. He specialises in studying the ecology of inland freshwater fishes and is a keen angler. Ben could have been drafted to the AFL but chose fish ecology for this lifetime.


Summer Glow Makeup Tutorial- all cruelty-free & natural products!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of iHerb. All opinions are my own.
In the past I followed a healthy diet but I never gave much thought to the products I was putting on my face and body. After doing some research I decided to make the switch to organic/vegan/cruelty-free products whenever possible. Shopping for natural products can sometimes be time consuming. I've spent a lot of time standing in front of a row of makeup reading the backs of all the labels. Luckily, iHerb is here to solve that problem! iHerb is your one stop shopping destination for natural products at great prices! They have a huge selection of over 35,000 products and they carry everything from beauty to baby to grocery. (For my international friends- they also ship to over 160 countries!) iHerb is also Google trusted and their customer service team supports 10 languages.
I'm really excited to team up with iHerb today to share this Summer Glow Makeup Tutorial. All the products I used for this look are cruelty-free and natural.
First I'll show you a few of the extras I got. iHerb isn't just limited to beauty and skincare products. They have a huge selection for guys too! The men in my family are notoriously hard to shop for, so I'll definitely keep iHerb in mind for the holidays! In the meantime I bought my brother this iHerb Goods, Blender Bottle with Blender Ball.
At first glance this looks like a pain water bottle but it's actually a great multi tasker! It can be used as a regular water bottle or a blender bottle (thanks to a little hidden wisk) It's perfect for mixing nutrition drinks. This Blender Bottle can also be used to make salad dressings, marinades and omelets. My brother loves to cook so this is the perfect little gift!
Next is the Madre Labs Thickening B-Complex + Biotin Shampoo and Conditioner. This stuff smells amazing!!! The citrus smell just screams summer. It's sulfate free and contains organic and non-GMO ingredients.
In the "before" pic I started off with tinted moisturizer, eyeliner and mascara. This whole look took under 10 minutes!
This Pixi Beauty, 2-In-1 Natural Brow Duo Pencil & Gel (Natural Brown) has a really clever design. On one end in a tinted brow gel and on the other is an angled pencil. I have such a hard time finding brow pencils that match my coloring so I was amazed by how natural this looked. Bonus? It's waterproof!
I apply the pencil using short strokes. Then, I use the brow gel to hold the hairs in place.
I'm totally smitten with this Pacifica Solar Complete Mineral Palette! It contains several eyeshadow shades as well as blush and bronzer and cream highlighters. The eyeshadows are infused with coconut and they have a wonderful, silky feel. The colors are also all wearable which I can't say for many of the other palettes I own.
This Pacifica Palette is Vegan, Cruelty-free, made in the USA and a portion of the proceeds support clean water.
I applied the "Treasure" shade (dark taupe) to the crease and blended it downward. These eyeshadows have great pigment so it's easy to layer them to get the intensity you desire.
Next I applied "Neptune" the eyeshadow brush. This is a great, gold shade with subtle highlights.
I applied "Neptune" to the middle of my lid.
through the day and makes my skin less oily. This palette had a range of shades that even worked on a pale girl like me! I applied the middle contour shade on the bottom to my jawbone.
Next, I combined the two lightest shades and applied them to my browbone and the inside corners of my eyes. Goodbye dark circles! I was impressed with the coverage this contour palette provided and hours later, the powder was still perfectly in place.
I used the same dark contour shade on the sides of my nose and added a highlight down the bridge.
Next, I switched back to the Pacifica Solar Complete Mineral Palette and applied the "Flushed" blush using a big brush.
Finally, I finished off the look with Colorganics, Inc. Hemp Organics Lip Gloss in Calm. This shade looks pretty intense in the tube, but it goes on slightly sheer with a terra cotta tint. It's really natural and perfect for the daytime. Also, the formula isn't too shiny and it's not sticky or heavy.
I really loved these natural products and I'm definitely going to incorporate them into my everyday routine. I'm looking forward to experimenting with some different looks!
Do you make an effort to buy natural products? I'd love to hear your favorites!


Spring in Minnesota brings excitement. While it might be brown and a little messy, our world is no longer white. Finally, the Earth is thawing and so are we.
Spring in Minnesota brings cruelty as well. One day, it will be sunny with a high of 75 (Get it? Anyone?), the next it will be literally freezing. One day, you will be photographing your toddler outdoors running in the sprinkler, and 48 hours later he will be "shoveling" snow.
Thankfully, I had the pleasure of meeting this darling couple during our April heat wave! Our Minnesota spring brought chilling wind and rain the very next day. Meeting Morgan and Anthony at a local Monticello park made for the perfect photo shoot. Lifestyle photography tells a story, and their engagement photography session did just that. Below are just a few photos from park adventure, where these almost-marrieds were quite the troopers. I loved hearing a little of their story and all kinds of wedding details!
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Downtown in Los Angeles
Since the late lamented Bullock's department store closed in 1993 (its Art Deco masterpiece salons were rescued to house the Southwestern Law School's library), Downtown has become less of a shopping destination than ever. Although many of the once-splendid streets are lined with cut-rate luggage and electronics stores, shopping here can be a rewarding -- albeit gritty -- experience for the adventuresome.
Savvy Angelenos still go for bargains in the garment and fabric districts; florists and bargain hunters arrive at the vast Los Angeles Flower District, 766 Wall St. (btw. E. 8th and E. 7th sts.; tel. 213/622-1966; www.laflowerdistrict.com), before dawn for the city's best selection of fresh blooms; and families of all ethnicities stroll the Grand Central Market, 317 S. Broadway (btw. 3rd and 4th sts.; tel. 213/624-2378; www.grandcentralsquare.com). Opened in 1917, this bustling market has watched the face of Downtown L.A. change while changing little. Today its sawdust-covered aisles serve Latino families, enterprising restaurateurs, and cooks in search of unusual ingredients -- stuffed goat heads, mole, plantains, deep-fried smelt, Mexican cane alcohol -- and bargain-priced produce. On weekends you'll be greeted by a mariachi band at the Hill Street entrance, near my favorite market feature, the fruit-juice counter, which dispenses 20 fresh varieties from wall spigots and blends the tastiest, healthiest "shakes" in town. Farther into the market you'll find produce and prepared foods, spice vendors who seem straight out of a Turkish bazaar, and a grain-and-bean seller who'll scoop out dozens of exotic rices and dried legumes. It's open 9am to 6pm daily.
Another of my favorite Downtown shopping zones is Olvera Street (tel. 213/680-2525; www.olvera-street.com), a lively brick pedestrian lane near Union Station that's been lined with stalls selling Mexican wares since the 1930s. Everything that's sold south of the border is available here, including custom leather accessories, huarache sandals, maracas, and -- but of course -- freshly baked churros. On weekends, you're bound to see strolling bolero musicians, mariachis, folk dancers, and performances by Aztec Indians. It's open daily from 10am to about 8pm.
If you're looking to find the best shopping deals in handbags, luggage, shoes, costume jewelry, and trendy fashions, then find a parking meter or park in one of the parking structures from Olympic Boulevard to 12th Street and explore Santee Alley, located in the alley between Santee Street and Maple Avenue. Often referred to as the heart of the fashion district, this is where you'll find everything you've ever wanted at bargain prices. Go early on Saturday mornings if you want to blend in with the locals.
Okay, so you have to wake up a little early to experience the Southern California Flower Market, 742 Maple Ave. between 7th and 8th streets (tel. 213/627-2482; www.laflowerdistrict.com), but if you do it right -- wear comfortable shoes, bring cash, and pick up a cup o' joe -- you'll find walking through the myriad of flower stalls a very tranquil experience. Besides the usual buds and stems that you see in Sunset Magazine, you'll be surprised to find tropicals such as torch ginger, protea, and bird of paradise. You can purchase flowers by the bundles at amazingly low prices.
Downtown Deals -- At the base of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising's Downtown campus, you'll find the FIDM Scholarship Store, where donated new merchandise is sold at bargain prices. All sales go toward scholarships for FIDM students, so you can shop with the karmic awareness that you're helping the fashion industry's next generation of designers with their tuition. It's located at 919 S. Grand Ave., at W. 9th St. (tel. 213/624-1200; www.fidm.edu).
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What says romantic interlude better than a February 14 webinar? Probably only if it deals with the NLRB, the recent tax reform law, independent contractors and the European Union, right?
Spend a cozy hour in front of your computer with our author Jean Back from Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, as she walks you through the changes and how they can impact you and your employees.
Does the European Union General Data Protection Regulations affect your company?
will the DOL issue a new white collar exemption rule?
will Congress ban arbitration of sexual harassment claims?
Bonus – send any questions you would like answered to webinar@accr.biz. Jean will most likely not answer questions concerning dating, romance, Valentine's Day gift etiquette and what the candy you give/get says about your relationship, but we might give it a shot.


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There are essentially three main areas to support at the University of Tasmania: people, research and infrastructure. Donations may also be directed to the area of greatest need within the University and can be made online, or by several alternative methods, such as by mail or funds transfer.
As the only university in the state, the University of Tasmania has a unique and distinctive position, nationally and internationally. It is the closeness of this relationship with Tasmania, in all senses, that defines us as an institution.
Most notably, the University of Tasmania is centred around people – students, staff and the wider community. Included here is an ongoing commitment to allow students from a wide spectrum of backgrounds access to a tertiary education, including those who may not have traditionally considered it in the past.
Increased tertiary participation across all age and social groups, assisted by targeted support to those in need, will greatly advantage Tasmania. We must therefore identify those experiences which will draw students to us as a destination of choice.
Donations to people can be made either through our scholarships program, or by supporting an academic position. Find out more.
The University of Tasmania has a long and distinguished history of innovation and research excellence. Our research cuts across a broad range of fields, from ocean and Antarctic studies, marine biodiversity, agriculture, creative digital industries and basic, clinical and population health.
Building on our distinctive island environment and intellectual capacity to solve global challenges, the University of Tasmania has cemented a position within the top 2% of research institutions worldwide.
Research donations can be directed to a general research fund within one of the institutes, study areas, or to a specific research project. Find out more.
The University of Tasmania is constantly seeking to improve and revitalise our campuses and learning environments for the benefits of our students, our staff and the broader Tasmanian community.
We are currently seeking benefactors for the The Hedberg, a creative industry and performing arts development in the Hobart CBD and The University of Tasmania Sports Fund. Find out more.


Titles - Breaking Free: W5 produced by CTV, CTV769 | McIntyre Media Inc.
Breaking Free is a compelling investigation into a decades long fight by a Manitoba man, Brian Anderson who continues to maintain his innocence following a 1974 murder conviction. W5's Avery Haines investigates the brutal murder case that may have led the Canadian justice system to convict an innocent man. Well before Indigenous rights and Truth and Reconciliation were a part of the national dialogue, correspondent Jim Reed exposed what, at the time, must have been shocking concepts: that police may lie, that the courts sometimes gets it wrong, and that Indigenous people may be more vulnerable to the failures of Canada's justice system.


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