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Nigerians to Start Receiving Remittance Inflows in Foreign Currency Today
Samed Olukoya
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday announced that all arrangements have been perfected by both the International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) and the Deposit Money Banks to start paying diaspora remittances in foreign currency (US Dollar).
In a statement issued by the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria said the institution has engaged both the commercial banks and the IMTOs to ensure that Nigerians start receiving remittance inflows in foreign currency today.
The statement reads in part, "Following the announcement of these new policy measures, the Central Bank of Nigeria, in an effort to enable smooth implementation, engaged with the commercial banks and the IMTOs to ensure that recipients of remittance inflows are able to receive their funds in the designated foreign currency of their choice.
"As a result of these engagements which took place with major IMTOs and the DMBs, today, Thursday, December 3, 2020, the stakeholders have committed that they would deploy all the necessary tools to ensure that these measures become effective from Friday, December 4, 2020."
Emefiele added that "I, therefore, seize this opportunity to announce to Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora, that the policy of recipients receiving their monies from abroad kicks off on December 4, 2020. All the IT systems of these IMTOs (Western Union, Moneygram and Ria services) and the DMBs have been properly configured to begin remittance tomorrow, Friday, December 4, 2020."
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Global Credit Rating Affirms Sovereign Trust Insurance A Rating
Global Credit Rating, an international rating agency based in South Africa, has affirmed Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc A rating in its latest report released for the month of December 2020.
In a statement released through the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Global Credit Rating noted "that the Company has shown a great deal of consistency in her claims paying obligations to her numerous customers spread all over the country.
The Report further stated that "the listing of the Rights Issue in 2019 helped in increasing the Shareholders' funds of the Company by 33.8%, to N7.8b by the end of the Financial year in 2019 as against the figure of N5.8b in 2018.
"Subsequently, by the third quarter of 2020, the Shareholders' funds had increased to N8.2b which also translated to a 31% increase in the corresponding period of 2019 with a figure of N6.3b. In the Rating Agency's opinion, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc is strong in liquidity with more than adequate claims coverage that compares well to industry averages.
"The capital adequacy of the Underwriting Firm is considered strong according to the rating report and this is underpinned by the sizeable capital base catering for the quantum of insurance and market risks assumed. In this regard, the ratio of Shareholders' funds to NEP, (Net Earned Premium) improved to 189.2% in the Q3 of 2020 as against 130.9% in the corresponding quarter of 2019.
In terms of peer-to-peer performance comparison, "Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc did very well when compared with other selected insurers in terms of Capital, Total Assets, Gross Premium Income (GPI) and Net Premium Income (NPI)."
Sub Saharan Africa Mergers and Acquisition Transactions Totalled US$ 25.7 Billion in 2020
South Africa – Refinitiv today released the 2020 investment banking analysis for the Sub-Saharan African. According to the report, an estimated US$523.7 million worth of investment banking fees were earned in Sub-Saharan Africa during 2020, down 15% from 2019 and the lowest annual total in six years.
Fee declines were recorded across M&A advisory, debt capital markets underwriting, and syndicated lending. Advisory fees earned from completed M&A transactions generated US$108.3 million, down 55% year-on-year to the lowest level since 2013. Debt capital markets underwriting fees declined 13% to US$64.9 million, a four-year low, while syndicated lending fees fell 3% to US$263.0 million. Equity capital markets underwriting fees totalled US$87.5 million, almost three-times the value recorded during 2019.
Fees generated in the energy & power sector account for 26% of total investment banking fees earned in the region during 2020, up from 10% during the same period last year, while the financial and technology sectors account for 17% and 13% respectively. South Africa generated the most fees in the region, a total of US$279.9 million accounting for 53%, followed by Mozambique with 14%. Boosted by lending fees, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group earned the most investment banking fees in the region during 2020, a total of US$57.3 million or an 11% share of the total fee pool.
The value of announced M&A transactions with any Sub-Saharan African involvement reached US$25.7 billion during 2020, 62% less than the value recorded during 2019 when Naspers' US$35.9 billion internet assets spin-off boosted merger activity to an all-time high. The value of deals recorded during 2020 is the lowest annually since 2012. The number of deals declined 5% from last year to a seven-year low.
The value of deals with a Sub-Saharan African target declined 39% to a sixteen-year low of US$12.5 billion as domestic M&A within the region declined 44% from last year and the combined value of inbound deals reached just US$7.1 billion, the lowest annual total since 2009.
Chemicals company Sasol agreed to sell a US$2.0 billion stake in LyondellBasell in October, the largest deal in the region during 2020. Boosted by this deal, materials was the most active sector for deal making during 2020, accounting for 23% of Sub-Saharan African target M&A activity, followed by energy & power (19%) and technology (17%). South Africa was the most targeted nation, followed by Uganda. Outbound M&A reached a three-year high of US$6.0 billion during 2020, 13% more than the value recorded during 2019. The value was boosted by Angolan state-owned Sonangol's purchase of PT Ventures from Africatel Holdings for US$1.0 billion and Templar Investments' US$1.0 billion offer for Jindal Steel's Oman unit. With advisory work on twenty deals worth a combined U$4.4 billion, JP Morgan holds to the top spot in the financial advisor ranking for deals with any Sub-Saharan African involvement during 2020.
Sub-Saharan African equity and equity-related issuance reached US$2.5 billion during 2020, 54% more than the value recorded during the previous year, but lower than every other annual total since 2005. The number of deals recorded increased 19% from 2019 but was lower than any other yearly tally since 2012. One initial public offering was recorded during 2020, compared to three in 2019. Malawian telecoms company, Airtel Malawi, raised US$28.7 million on the Malawi Stock Exchange in February. JP Morgan took first place in the Sub-Saharan African ECM underwriting league table during 2020.
The African Development Bank raised $3 billion in a "Fight Covid-19" social bond at the end of March to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Coronavirus pandemic will have on livelihoods and economies in the region. With this deal, and Ghana's US$3 billion Eurobond in February, Sub-Saharan African debt issuance totalled US$8.9 billion during the first quarter of 2020, the second-highest first quarter DCM total in the region of all-time. Only US$1.9 billion was raised during the second quarter, the lowest quarterly total in eight years, followed by US$4.0 billion during the third quarter. Prosus raised US$2.2 billion in December, boosting fourth quarter bond issuance in the region to US$4.3 billion. The total proceeds raised during 2020 is US$19.0 billion, down 30% from last year and a four-year low.
Deutsche Bank took the top spot in the Sub-Saharan African bond underwriter ranking during 2020 with US$2.6 billion of related proceeds, or a 13% market share.
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A majority shareholder in AIICO Insurance Plc, DF Holdings Limited, has increased its stake in the company by purchasing additional shares of 474,603,596.
In a disclosure statement published through the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and signed by Donald Kanu, the Company Secretary, AIICO, DF Holdings Limited purchased the shares on 31, December 2020 from the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos Nigeria.
The 474,603,596 shares were purchased at N1.17k per share. Meaning, DF Holdings Limited invested N555.286 million in AIICO Insurance. See the details below.
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Pacis Bana
Master of Science in Business Intelligence and Analytics
Pacis Bana has always had a fascination with data and artificial intelligence: How do online businesses suggest items you might like? How do they personalize ads or predict buying decisions? He wanted to understand the science behind artificial intelligence and how he might someday be able to use this knowledge to help companies make smarter business decisions and improve their marketing strategies.
Now he's doing just that. Bana says the Master of Science in Business Intelligence and Analytics degree that he earned from Creighton University Heider College of Business gave him both the foundation and the connections he needed to help him land a job as a data analyst at Buildertrend, the largest and fastest growing software development company for home builders and remodelers in North America, Australia and New Zealand.
"My degree gave me a solid foundation in data analytics," says Bana. "I learned the concepts and fundamentals of business analytics and now I'm applying that to the real world." As a data analyst, Bana is using company data to build dashboards and predictions to help the company make more informed decisions. He says he finds himself applying the knowledge and skills he gained from classes such as Database Management, Predictive and Prescriptive analytics, Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Ethics and Cybersecurity to many of the duties he is responsible for in his current job every day.
Bana is from Rwanda and moved to the United States in 2013 after earning a Rwandan Presidential Scholarship, a highly selective award granted to pursue higher education in the U.S. He attended William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he studied software engineering and business management. When he decided that he wanted to continue his education in analytics, he chose Creighton University because of its highly-regarded business intelligence and analytics program.
Because artificial intelligence and data analytics is a field that is in such high demand and spans multiple industries including government, banking, insurance, health care and nonprofits, Bana says he was confident that he would be able to find an analytics job after he completed the degree.
While completing the two-year degree, Bana was a graduate assistant for the Business Ethics Alliance (BEA), a nonprofit housed within the Heider College of Business that is dedicated to building a climate of ethical excellence within the Omaha business community. Bana was in charge of Salesforce and other technologies at BEA.
"It was a great learning experience," says Bana. But even more importantly, it put him in front of other business professionals, including the staff at Buildertrend, where he would later land a job. "The fact that I was able to get this job at such a leading company in Omaha is testament to the value of getting this degree," adds Bana.
One of the aspects of the degree program that Bana liked most was the different backgrounds of the students and the accessibility of the professors. "My classmates came with different work experiences, which they could interject into conversations," he says. "The faculty were always very approachable and accessible and often worked with us directly on various projects. They were very helpful and always open to providing input and feedback."
He said he also enjoyed the blend of theory with real-world application in the Heider College of Business curriculum. Various topic experts and industry professionals outside the college spoke as guest speakers to shed light on the field from a working perspective. These included an FBI forensic expert who spoke to his security class, the analytics manager at Hudl Company as well as several other Creighton graduates. He and his classmates also had the opportunity to build a database solution for an Omaha company.
"This is a field that is growing very quickly and continually changing," he says, "therefore you have to grow with it. There are so many moving pieces. What was happening five years ago is different today. Hearing how companies today are using these concepts in real world situations helps connect the dots and gives it more meaning."
During Bana's hooding ceremony, Bana was awarded the graduate student of the year award, which is voted on by faculty, and received a standing ovation. "I was very honored," says Bana.
Bana says he would like to eventually return to Rwanda and would like to use his knowledge and skills in data analytics to start his own business. "I think there is so much potential for this field in growing economies like Rwanda's and it will only continue to grow as more and more companies turn to technology and market trend analysis for decision making."

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Even as the Construction industry becomes more diverse daily, Brenda Davis strikes a unique figure on the job site: an African-American woman who's only 18 years old and barely a year out of high school. But once she puts on her hardhat, Brenda instantly becomes a member of the team. Or as she puts it, part of the family of Operating Engineers 324."They actually treat you like family.
Even when you're new on the job site, they treat you like family," she says.
Brenda's journey to becoming an operating engineer began when she took a mandatory class in 10th grade that included computer simulations of heavy machinery. Brenda found herself in the seat of forklifts and excavators, driving and operating them virtually, and she fell in love right away.
"The class was only an hour long, but I'd come back afterwards, and I just fell in love with heavy equipment," Brenda says.
Today, Brenda is part of the OE324 team at a job site in Ann Arbor, where they are constructing a building for Toyota. Her goal is to become certified in operating more than five heavy equipment before she turns 23. At 18, Brenda is already certified in two, the indoor and outdoor forklift.
Her drive to excel, her mental toughness and her readiness to stand up for herself are setting Brenda up for success, say her educators.
McKinney-King says Brenda is an exceptional role model for African-American youth and for women, showing them that they can succeed in the skilled trades. For Brenda, being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated profession isn't a factor.
She encourages students of all ages to take a serious look at the skilled trades, a career that is in high demand in Michigan today with businesses looking to fill 15,000 job openings every year. For young students wondering what being an operating engineer is like, Brenda says she would encourage them to see jobs like hers as a path to a good career. Though she's driving a big heavy piece of machinery, it's pretty similar to a video game, she says.
She encourages young students, especially those who want an alternative to college, and young black men to join the skilled trades because they're a gateway to a good-paying career that can keep them out of trouble. Operating engineers earn good wages and benefits, and many become leaders in the construction industry and even start their own businesses.
Brenda's mentors and instructors are helping her grow as an operating engineer. She credits her powerful drive to succeed to her family, especially her mom – her "favorite person" – who pushes her to do more and reach higher. She calls her dad her role model because he taught her the value of hard work and believing that she could accomplish anything if she set her mind to it.
"She showed very clearly that she has a ton of potential as an operator," says Operating Engineers 324 Instructor Krystle Schnell. "The level of motivation and dedication that was demonstrated by what she went through, just to make it to and from the training center each day, speaks volumes about her character and values. She demonstrated good natural ability, understood the concepts presented to her for safe efficient operation of equipment, and was not afraid to speak up when she had a question.
The middle of seven children, Brenda puts 100 percent into the task at hand and finds joy in everything she does.
She finds the positive in every situation – even when she is surprised, like learning that operating engineers must be on job sites well before sunrise.
Brenda's youth is no barrier. To succeed in the field, Brenda says operating engineers must have exceptional communications skills, be on time and on a mission.
Though Brenda may be a trailblazer now, she and other female skilled tradespeople are opening the door to more women in construction.
Operating Engineers 324 and the Randolph Center are promoting the need for women in the skilled trades through programs such as Ladies in Hard Hats and NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction), and showing them how they can build lucrative and rewarding careers operating heavy equipment and other specialized areas in construction.


Are The Punching Pandas available for hire?
Absolutely, we love performing private events! We've done weddings, class reunions, birthday bashes, corporate events, quinceaneras, wedding anniversaries, funerals, and every type of event in-between. (Okay, so we haven't actually played a funeral yet, but there is a first time for everything!) Please go to the "Contact" page and feel free to call or email anytime if you're interested in hiring the band for a special occasion. We do travel!
for weddings, can you play music for cocktail hour or in-between sets?
Yes, we can play any song, playlist, or audio off any device with a headphone jack. We have great playlists pre-made for dinner and cocktail hour, or you can send us any tunes you specifically want to hear and we can have those cued up and at the ready. Many folks provide their own device with music loaded onto it, or feel free to send us a copy of the playlist and we can take care of it. One less thing for you to keep track of on your big day!
We can also play any request or specialty song during our performance breaks that you might want to hear. We have pre-loaded party tunes that work great for any occasion, or you can send us specific songs to keep dancing while the band preps another stellar set!
Do you take specialty requests?
We wouldn't be a very good band if we didn't take requests! For wedding bookings that are booked far enough in advance (usually 6+ months) we do try to perform at least one special request for the happy couple. Typically we ask you send us three to four songs with a priority ranking on what you want to hear, and we then do our best to fulfill your favorite first. If for any reason your first pick doesn't gel or we can't perform it up to our standards, then we have a few backups to choose from.
Can you provide audio for the ceremony?
We certainly can! Ceremony audio is not included in the base price for the band. It's an extra service that is price dependent on individual audio needs. We have wireless mics for officiants, indoor and outdoor speakers, and all the equipment to play any pre-recorded audio for the ceremony.
I Work for a charity non-profit, are you guys open to performing for a good cause?
We would be totally thrilled to perform for a great cause! Giving back to our community is always an amazing opportunity, especially when it's helping those in need. In the past we've gotten funky with The Purple Stride for Pancreatic Cancer, The Lupus Foundation's Knock Out Lupus 5k, Camp Sunnyside for children with disabilities, and South Side Cares for numerous events supporting those individuals going through distressing times.
While we would absolutely love to support all charity events, we can only fit in a few every year. Generally we work on a first come first serve basis for all organizations no matter how big or small. We still have openings for 2018! Please see the "Contact" tab to get in touch with us!
Can you guys perform Emcee Duties as well?
100% we can! Whether it's announcing the wedding party, bouquet/garter toss, dollar dance, or any other special moment we can do it all. For non-wedding events we can promote sponsors, direct folks where they need to be and keep things going on schedule as planned. Through our trademark charisma and witty banter we can spice up any event! Just give us a detailed run down of what you need over the mic and we can handle it!


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Q: sort keys and get 10 items after a key in redis I want to use Redis as like a simple database. I will need 10 items at a time for each call like pagination. When client asks for 10 items after an object, I want to get those items from Redis and If there is no specific object just want to give the latest 10.
I want to use Redis to avoid excessive usage of db reads. I will keep the objects created in the last 24 hours in Redis and serve the clients from that cache.
For the sorting and having 10 from a point problem, I thought having a sorted set and have epochs as scores and then using "zrevrangebyscore". However I see that I can not expire elements of a sorted array (since I want to have objects created in the last 24 hours). If I use seperate keys for each object, I couldn't figure out the way to sort and get a number of items starting at some point.
Do you have suggestions how to design for my case?
Thanks in advance

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Q: Replacing glyph icons with FontAwesome icons For collapse/expand icons curretnly I have this in my Razor code:

So it has the "+" and "-" icons that my JS uses to toggle between them.
Now I want to use Up and Down arrows, how can I use FontAweosme up and down arrows?

A: I think this would work:

A: To replace "Glyph Icons" with "FontAwesome"
Visit: https://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/get-started/ and follow instructions.

Icon-font replacement and custom font glyphs
If you're looking for in depth control over custom fonts and glyph-class-names, see these answers: How to create custom font icons?


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Whereas we still have one more page of chapter 6, Jaclyn was at a convention this week, and thus unable to work on a page for today. I wanted to have this page up after Chapter 6, but I figured now was still as good a time as any. So here we are, a thank you to Jaclyn for her work on the comic this last chapter from both me and Ren. Feel free to drop your own thank you messages as well in the comments if you want to. I'm really thankful to have gotten Jaclyn to help out with the comic, even if it was for just one chapter.
Thanks Jaclyn! And thanks Emily and Ren for everything as well!
My thanks, as a fan and admirer of the effort required to keep this webcomic going, goes out to all three of you for keeping Alexis alive. But it is implied that there is so much more story to tell and draw, so I await.
Thanks for the comix :D all you are awesomes.


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Ogilbyina queenslandiae is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van dwergzeebaarzen (Pseudochromidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1893 door Saville-Kent.

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Islamic terrorism
GRAPHIC FOOTAGE OF PALESTINIAN WOMAN KNIFING ISRAELI SOLDIER AT CHECK POINT IN COLD BLOOD…….
Islamic terrorism Israel Palestinian terrorism
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this is the reason why Israei security has to be maintained to the highest level possible standards, one slip, and it might be your last. The anti-Israel nay-sayers moan about road blocks and check points violating Arab human rights etc., but fail to mention what would happen if they were to be removed. Terrorism, which translates into dead and wounded Israelis.
The original footage was uploaded to YouTube but was removed by YT for violating some rule. Thanks to Apacheclips for downloading it before it went down the memory hole. KGS
Matzav: [Astonishing video below.] A video appearing on the video-sharing Web site Youtube yesterday contains first-hand footage of a Palestinian female terrorist stabbing a civilian security guard at a West Bank checkpoint. In the video, filmed on October 25, the Palestinian, who allegedly asked to enter Israel via the Kalandiya checkpoint for medical treatment, is seen being examined by a Border Police officer.
The officer finds a knife in her purse, and while he takes the purse aside, the woman pulls another blade from her trousers and stabs the civilian security guard standing by. The security guard, working for a private firm, was still recuperating from his moderate wounds yesterday.
The video seems to not be direct footage, but footage of a closed-circuit TV surveillance camera's output. The date "10/25/2009? appears faintly at the bottom of the screen early in the clip. An investigation was launched to find the source that leaked the video to Youtube.
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Still, is there something to it? Is there a common heritage that will cover El Greco and Hume and Dostoyevsky? Is there one that can include the Jacobites and the Jacobins? There is, but it is not racial, and white supremacists reject it because it rejects them. The unifying heritage of Europe is religious and philosophical. It is Jerusalem and Athens, in one famous formulation. Christian religion and Greek philosophy, filtered through Roman law and culture, are the foundation of European culture. The tensions, agreements, developments and settlements between these have shaped the Western world, and these roots of Western civilization are not congenial to white supremacy.
Christianity is universal in its message and Jewish in its origins. For centuries after its founding, Christianity's center was the Mediterranean world, including Asia Minor and North Africa. Christianity has never been defined by race, and locally-grown racist heresies are only sustainable among those ignorant of Christianity's teachings, origins and history.
Greek philosophy is likewise ill-suited to serve as a basis for white identity. It is either too universal (addressing the human condition in general) or too local—none of us live as citizens of an ancient Greek polis. Later philosophical developments in Europe, such as the philosophies of the Enlightenment, likewise tend to be too universal for white supremacists seeking a tribal identity. As for the scientific revolution that developed within Western culture (albeit with much borrowed from outside Europe), math doesn't care what color someone is.
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"Every devout Muslim is an "Islamist". Islam is not a personal religion. It is a religion of the public space. A "moderate" Muslim would have to reject Islam as a religion of the public space, as theocracy, and that secularism would be a rejection of Islam.
Nothing in Islam exists apart from anything else. While liberals view culture and religion as a buffet that they can pick and choose from, it is a single integrated system. If you accept one part, you must accept the whole. Once you accept any aspect of Islam, you must accept its legal system and once you accept that, you must accept its governance and once you accept that, you lose your rights.''
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SECULARISM AND RELIGION: THE ONSLAUGHT AGAINST THE WEST'S MORAL CODES
War is being waged against Western culture from within which is in essence a war against Christianity and its moral origins in the Hebrew Bible. By attacking these Biblical foundations in the name of reason and human rights, the culture warriors of secularism are sawing off the branch on which they sit. The only way to defend Western civilisation is to reaffirm and restore its Biblical foundations. My argument is a development of ideas I first explored in my 2012 book The World Turned Upside Down: The Global Battle over God, Truth and Power.
We are living in an era which extols reason, science and human rights. These are said to be essential for progress, a civilised society and the betterment of humanity. Religion is said to be their antithesis, the source instead of superstitious mumbo-jumbo, oppression and backward-thinking.
Some of this hostility is being driven by the perceived threat from Islamic terrorism and the Islamisation of Western culture. However, this animus against religion has far deeper roots and can be traced back to what is considered the birthplace of Western reason, the 18th-century Enlightenment.
Actually, it goes back specifically to the French Enlightenment. In England and Scotland, the Enlightenment developed reason and political liberty within the framework of Biblical belief. In France, by contrast, anti-clericalism morphed into fundamental hostility to Christianity and to religion itself.
"Ecrasez l'infame," said Voltaire (crush infamy) — the infamy to which he referred being not just the Church but Christianity, which he wanted to replace with the religion of reason, virtue and liberty, "drawn from the bosom of nature".
Perfecting society
But this Enlightenment did not remove religion so much as pervert it. It took millenarian fantasies, the idea that the perfection of the world was at hand, and it secularised them. Instead of God producing heaven on earth, it would be mankind which would bring that about. Reason would create the perfect society and "progress" was the process by which utopia would be attained.
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No doubt most college students hunger for education, but – in part because of the cost of obtaining a degree – many also must study while hungry. According to a recent report, Hunger on Campus: The Challenge of Food Insecurity, conducted by researchers at the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness and the College and University Food Bank Alliance, many students experience what they researchers call food insecurity.
The hunger report comes on the heels of several other surveys and studies on the difficult times students face. Tuition, housing, and other fees have skyrocketed, and according to the 2016 College Affordability Diagnosis, many full-time students can't work to pay for college anymore. A survey by Wakefield Research reveals that some students cannot afford to purchase textbooks and other course materials.
Moderate food security: some level of concern or challenge in accessing quality food without significant decreases in quality, variety, or quantity.
Low food security: quality, variety, and desirability are negatively impacted, but quantity is not.
Very low food security: decreases in quality, variety, desirability, quantity, as well as disrupted eating patterns due to inability to access adequate food.
Food insecurity can take many shapes, such as buying food that doesn't last until the students are able to get more money, not being able to afford healthy meals, cutting the size of meals or skipping meals altogether because of money, and losing weight because there is not enough money.
The level of ecnomic hardship experienced by the student is directly related to the level of food insecurity. "Increased tuition has resulted in the need for stretching financial aid dollars or part-time salaries among college students, while their parents have fewer resources to help this generation of children due to the recession," Chauhan says.
Dubick believes that colleges and universities should develop programs to assist food-insecure students. "Many schools are coming up with ways to address these problems, including campus food pantries, food recovery programs, and emergency grant programs." While he's encouraged by these efforts, Dubick says more schools need to form these types of programs and also discover new ways to help students.
Chauhan adds that schools could consider setting up a campus garden, or establishing a program to help qualifying students sign up for food stamps and other benefits.


I think Matt was too trolling me, but I was playing along with some banter. I do like that term. Are you seriously suggesting we use that?
It's not an established genre or anything, but it was just the term that came to mind when I thought of what RPG *is*.
Holy. Cow. I'm excited to see the DROD RPG Steam page.
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped get the game on Steam.
Can't wait for the 12th.
I completely agree. Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were applying your usual banter, throwing out a funny-sounding classification on top of the pile of classifications we have growing here on what's the best genre to give DROD RPG. I agree the name is totally accurate.
We've fixed up a pile of issues in the latest 1.2.3 version. If you want to update your non-Steam version here on the forum, I recommend getting the latest full version installer since there are some graphical updates and fixes in the TT hold.
Okay, I'll update it. Thanks.
Dungeon-crawling strategy puzzle game? Nethack meets English Country Tune meets The Witness? Dunno. Anyway, with no randomness, I don't think it can be roguelike, and it's a puzzle game first and foremost.
EDIT: Oh, wait, we're on RPG now. DROD meets Desktop Dungeons?
As someone who no longer enjoys roguelikes mostly because of the permadeath aspect, I'd strongly suggest mentioning that permadeath is NOT part of the package (roguelike with checkpoints!) if you're going to use that in the game's description.
Makes sense. Thanks for the suggestion!
Let me just chime in and say that I agree that the best description is like "DROD meets Desktop Dungeons", or "Puzzle Adventure meets Turn-Based Strategy."
Whether you describe it as roguelike or roguelite it won't matter much. If you look at Desktop Dungeons tags you'll find both of them. Just tell them there's no permadeath and that should be sufficient.
To be honest, the description of RPG now sounds really defensive, compared to the descriptions from games like Desktop Dungeons. You're supposed to be selling your game in the description. But if you leave it as it is, it's fine too.
I know...this calls for a Poll!
I appreciate the honesty, but I don't understand what part of the description you're perceiving as defense. Would you please call out the text you have in mind?
mrimer wrote: I appreciate the honesty, but I don't understand what part of the description you're perceiving as defense. Would you please call out the text you have in mind?
What makes DROD RPG different from your typical dungeon crawl or rogue-like is that it contains no randomness or procedurally-generated areas. Enemy encounters, items, level layouts and treasures are all hand-crafted to bring you a series of engaging, well thought-out puzzles that are a joy to solve. Decide whether to fight monsters and get the reward for killing them now or come back later when you can take less damage. There is no grinding and each area is a completely unique experience. There is also no permadeath, and you can freely save game. Play this game to relax and contemplate, or take advantage of its large depth and optional elements of challenge and replayability.
Combining DROD's straight-forward interface and flexible puzzle widgets with the staples of dungeon crawling makes for a unique, genre-busting gaming experience. Along with a powerful level editor and modding capabilities, achievements, online features, and an enthusiastic player community producing novel puzzle content, this is a game you can enjoy for years.
And I personally don't think it's very interesting to tell people what the game isn't, especially on the first part of this text wall. Have you counted how many "no" and "different from" in that first paragraph? So many no's sounds very defensive to me, and there's really no need to do that. Also, would you buy a game with so many 'no's in its description? And I almost TL;DR after reading this part and missed the rest of the text.
I'd personally put the Story part and the Features part of the description above this text wall. That's much more telling what RPG has to offer instead of a text wall full of no's.
EDIT: added more sentence to explain the defensiveness.
Sorry to possibly hijack, but I noticed on the DROD: RPG Steam page, you can also purchase the soundtrack.
Where can I get that outside of Steam? I found an old thread saying you can purchase it here (if I read it correctly), but unless I'm just not seeing it. That does not seem to be the case now.
No, it's not available on the forum. I don't know of any old threads here that say it is available here.
Thanks for the feedback, Tim. I can see where you're coming from. I've revised and changed the tone of the language on the store page.
This is a little off-topic, but here's a thread from 2013 that said it would be available at some point.
Ah, yes, it was available on that IGS promotion. I can make it available here on the forum as well if there's interest.
Congrats on the imminent release! Glad to see the Steam releases coming!
Makes me want to give that game another shot - only ever made it past the first section of the game (Though I at least finished the bonus level too, so I'm proud of that!). Maybe I'll load up a stream early next week or something to try and help with promotion of it.
Go for it! I'd want to watch.
Will Linux/Mac OS versions of DROD RPG be released at the same time as Windows version?
Yes! They are ready to go.
DROD RPG is released on Steam!
Sorry, we need more information to patch up any problems. What's the problem you're experiencing?
Error: "Problem Starting DROD", Couldn't accses DROD data.
Try using the Verify Game Cache option and see if that fixes it.
Congrats on the release! I should go back and play this again! As someone who has previously purchased a copy of DROD RPG, will I need to buy a second copy to be able to play on Steam?
The phrase "The official OST of DROD RPG" is super-redundant, and at the same time, completely non-descriptive for those who don't know what an OST is. Maybe modify the phrase and product title to contain the word "soundtrack".
Or you could just lean into it: "DROD RPG: OST: The official OST soundtrack of the Deadly Rooms of Death Role Playing Game, DROD RPG."
Edit: Also, it appears that the OST is marked as needing the base content to play. That's not actually the case, is it?
RoboBob3000 wrote: Edit: Also, it appears that the OST is marked as needing the base content to play. That's not actually the case, is it?
you can't buy dlc on steam without owning the base game, and soundtracks are considered dlc over there. also, the 'o' in ost usually stands for original, so official ost is not that redundant.


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SEATTLE-TACOMA: Things Are Really Movin'
When you surprise a market and move into the #1 position, people can write it off as a fluke. When you do it a second time, it can be written off as an anomaly. However, when you top the charts three months in a row, you have to say this is a trend. That is what SANDUSKY Top 40/M KQMV (MOVIN) has done, as it posted its best book in over a year (5.2-6.0) to strengthen its hold on the top position. This was possibly one of the most competitive markets in the U.S. as the top-five spots were separated by one share point. ENTERCOM Country KKWF (THE WOLF) moved out of a tie at #3 into the #2 position with its best performance in over a year (5.0-5.6).
SANDUSKY AC KRWM (WARM) was up for the second straight survey (5.0-5.2) to remain in a tie at #3, though it was sharing the space with CBS RADIO Classic Rock KZOK, which moved up from #5 (4.8-5.2) by posting — you guessed it — the station's best book in over a year. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON N/T KUOW reversed a three-book slide to move up a notch to #5 (4.6-5.0). To prove how tight the market is, CRISTA Contemporary Christian KCMS (SPIRIT) had a slight down trend (5.1-4.9) yet fell from #2 to #6.
During the HOLIDAY book, KKWF was licking its paws as it sat at #12 25-54. Well, the station had been up in every survey since, and this month climbed from #3 to #1 to, ahem, lead the pack (we have been waiting a long time to use that line). KZOK had also been on a pretty substantial two-book run that saw the station rise from a tie at #7 to its second consecutive second-place finish. KQMV reversed a minor two-book slide to post its best number in over a year and glide from #4 to #3. The market was very compressed in this demo and ENTERCOM Active Rock KISW illustrated that point. The station had an ever-so-slight down trend yet it fell from #1 to #4. Exactly one year ago, KCMS was in a tie at #17. This station also experienced a slight down trend this go around but managed to hold on to its #5 position.
For the third straight survey, KKWF popped a huge number to remain #1 18-34. How rapid has the station's rise been? During the HOLIDAY survey it was sitting at #12 and has added over six shares to its wiry frame since then. KQMV ended a two-book slide and matched its best book of the last year to take over sole possession of #2. CCM+E Top 40/R KUBE slipped out of a tie at #2 to the #3 spot while CBS RADIO Country KMPS became the lone resident at #4. CCM+E Top 40/M KBKS (KISS) was off slightly yet managed to move up a spot to #5. ENTERCOM Alternative KNDD (THE END) was also down a bit and dropped from a tie at #4 into a tie at #6 with KISW.
KQMV ended a two-book sabbatical and returned to the top spot (from #3) 18-49 by landing its best book in over a year. This forced last month's co-leaders to take some steps back. KKWF dropped to #2 even though it, too, had its best book in over a year, and KISW dropped to #3. KZOK has been on a tear the last couple of months that has seen the station sky rocket from #14 to #6 to its latest incarnation at #4. KBKS slipped a bit and dropped from #4 to #5 while KNDD slid from #5 to #7.


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WILLIAM GAY 1812-1889
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William Gay was born in Bratton, Devonshire on 25 Feb 1812. In 1834 he joined the crew of as a carpenter and worked his way to Hobart where he arrived 21 July 1835. For the next eighteen months he stayed with the ship as it plied between Sydney and Hobart, eventually leaving the ship in Hobart on 26 January 1836. He had tried to convince his girlfriend in England to come to Australia and marry him but her father would not allow it. So William settled for a local girl and on 1 May 1838 he married Mary Ann Elizabeth Mansfield at St John's Newtown, Tasmania.
Mary Ann Elizabeth Mansfield was a daughter of William Mansfield, a convict who came out on the convict ship Calcutta which provided the settlers and convicts to establish the settlement at Sorrento, Victoria in 1803 and then Hobart in 1804. He was married to Maria, daughter of Elizabeth Cole, a First Fleeter, and James Tucker, a Second Fleeter, and hangman on Norfolk Island.
Mary gave birth to 5 sons, the last one being stillborn. Eleven months after the last birth, on 13 August 1848, Mary died having never really recovered from the birth.
William left Hobart early in 1851, taking with him his three oldest boys and leaving the youngest, Silas, with his late wife's parents in Hobart. For five months he scrounged work in Melbourne and then set sail for Portland in Red Rover. He worked there for another five months during which time he took part in a spirited political debate in the Portland Guardian. Most of the debate took was conducted in the form of poetry.
By the end of 1851 William was lured by the stories of the Gold Rush and on 2 December 1851 he set off in the company of his boys and three other men he set off for Ballarat where they arrived nine days later. They worked claims at Golden Point and other fields for some years and were present at the meeting at Bakery Hill when the diggers burnt their licenses in defiance of the authorities, an act which preceded the Eureka Rebellion. During this time William made a trip back to Hobart to collect Silas.
It would appear that the family stayed around the Ballarat area for some years. There is evidence to suggest that William spent some time in Gippsland, perhaps as a contractor for the railways. His last few years were spent in the Armidale area of NSW where he still indulged in some prospecting and plenty of political comment. His eldest son, John Wesley, appears to have settled there.
William wrote many poems during his time in the Colonies. He had opinions on politicians, the Irish, deserted wives, the clergy, education, child rearing and many other subjects. His sympathies lay with the workers and he had little time for the 'Establishment'. He never remarried and was proud of his achievement in rearing four sons single handedly.
Verse by William Gay - Relating life from 1831 - 1851
And, now, a vacancy occurs,
For very nearly sixteen years,
In which I'd not the least desire,
To strike the harp or tune the lyre.
But having left the good old "Medway:
I tried on shore to make some headway.
I first a situation got,
And not amiss I found my lot:-
My wages good, my work was various;
My living far above precarious.
I then began to look around,
And thought ere long to settle down:
And then a letter I wrote home,
And ask'd my love if she would come;
Offering at once to pay her passage:-
And in due time received this message:-
"I'll wait till many years are past,
If you'll say you'll come home at last;-
But can't consent to such removal,
Without my fathers full approval:
Which I'm afraid he'll never give;
But come home dear, we'll happy live."
And, then I thought if home I went,
I could not feel the same content,
As if I'd never come away,
But work'd for half a crown a day:-
While here, I thought I'd every chance
My future prospects to advance.
And after some more serious thought:
Another letter home I wrote;-
Which now I cannot give verbatim,
Though it contain'd my ultimatium.
From her engagement I relieved her,
And I've no doubt it sorely grieved her:-
Then, married in due time I got:-
Though not my first love, still my lot.
We had our sorrows and our joys,
And in due time we had four boys;
But on the day our fifth was born,
My heart was with sad anguish torn:-
A fearful illness seiz'd my wife,
Which nearly drain'd away her life:
It was so sudden and severe;
It fill'd me with a dreadful fear.
We lost the babe; and my poor wife
Show'd very little sign of life,
For thirteen hours; then, I went near her;
And what I could, I did to cheer her:-
And in due time again she rallied:
But oh! she look'd so deathly pallid.
Her illness shook her system so;
I felt my heart o'erwhelm'd with woe.
With tender unremitting care,
Good nourishment and change of air;
Health seem'd regain'd in eleven months:-
She then relaps'd, and sunk at once.
I, and my boys were now alone:-
My wife, their mother dead and gone:-
I felt bereft of my best friend,
And almost wish'd my life would end.
But having made to God my prayer
My all committed to his care;
I begg'd He would my mind direct,
My boys to support and protect.
My God afforded me relief,
And caus'd me to assuage my grief;
And thus he gently clear'd my way;
And gave me strength to suit each day,
but as I'd other ills sustain'd;
I thought if longer I remain'd;
They might increase and break me down,
And all my future prospects drown,
For I'd borne wrongs of every quality,
Many from sanctified rascality.
So I, within a little while,
Resolv'd to quit Tasmania's Isle
And in due time I made a start,
With Drew, "Old Hoppy" and spring-cart.
Melbourne I reach'd on that day week,
And stroll'd about some work to seek:
Though very much a job I needed;
'Twas full twelve days ere I succeeded.
Work then in Melbourne was precarious;
The jobs I got were short and various:
So when five months had just roll'd over:
Portland I reach'd in the "Red Rover"
So here I made a five months jump
And from old deck planks made a pump.
Thus near five years of sorrow past;
I and my boys were snug at last:-
I in the shop 'mong wheels and carts;
At school and home they did their parts.
Now all this while by some mischance,
My muse on me ne'er cast a glance:
But in nine months at the election
She took me under her protection.
I really felt like one inspired.
Could spin off verse when I desired;
Which made some cynics on me frown;
And then for fun I wrote them down.
Now I've gone over sixteen years
Through joys and sorrows, smiles and tears
And as I end this tale at last,
You'll guess the future by the past.
Verse by William Gay - Relating life from Portland in 1851
Portland September 1851
The following production was suggested to me by the circumstance that a few days after the election (between Mr. Moore of Melbourne and Mr Wilkinson of the Guardian), a certain lady, considering herself as belonging to the colonial aristocracy, (she being the underwriter's wife) wrote some doggrel lines, in which she gave a most sweeping denounciation of every person connected with the return of the Liberal Member, Mr. Thomas Wilkinson - stigmatising them as the "lower orders", "common herd of ragamuffins" etc. scarcely one removed from the brute creation. I felt like one inspired, and wrote the following, the first of my poetic effusions ever printed, in which I fairly astonished myself, and all my acquaintances, as well as our opponents, who were heard to declare at an assembly some days afterwards - that they had no idea that the operative classes possessed so much talent - thinking them do doubt mere brutes in human form. I, being at the time a journeyman wheelwright, working every day to support myself and motherless family of little boys. All the words in this production such as Mr. N.T. *, Byass +, Gallie, His Reverence Sandy $, have their proper meaning and can be understood in a double sense. * Henry, + Doctor Byass, Mr Gallie (Mr Henty's brother-in-law), Mr Alexander Laurie, formerly minister of the Scotch Church, but was expelled for drunkeness and adultery, but for the sake of his wife and family his friends bought him the requisite press and type and set him up as Editor of the Portland Herald consequently he was their tool, and had to be obedient to them whatever his own private opinion might have been. W.G.
NO MY FRIENDS NO! PORTLAND Vic. Sep 51
Hail foes to oppression, and lovers of freedom!
Your day has arrived, and your power you know:-
This host of timeservers, I'm sure we don't need them,
And we'll never support them! O! no, my friends, no!
Their dodges and shuffles, their threats and persuasions,
Their schemes and devices so petty and low,
Has made us determine on all such occasions,
That we'll never support them; O! no, my friends, no!
The victory they've lost, after all their endeavours,
To prop up their system, though now 'tis laid low:-
We were not to be Gallied, young Portland for ever!
We would not surrender! O! no, my friends, no!
They may try all they can with their creatures and flunkeys:-
We'll shout in derision at them as we go:-
We care not for N.T. * nor his poor abject monkeys;
And will not support them; O! no, my friends, no!
Success to our Guardian, our rights he's protected;
While his ex Reverence Sandy $ has never done so;
Being the tool of his Party, our claims he's rejected;
And shall we support him? O! no, my friends, no!
"Tag rag and bobtail" as the "Herald" may term us;
It's place among journals has always been low:-
Poor driveling rag, let it never concern us;
Neither let us be Byass'd +. O! no, ny friends, no!
Poor plate licking dog, let him follow his master,
With fawning and wagging his tail to and fro;
Through his growl or his bark we but go ahead faster;
Then let us not blame him; O! no, my friends, no!
O, let's not forget this tenth day of September;
When they thought to o'erawe us, but it was "no go";
We stood firm to our colors and secured our own Member;
And shall we repent it? O! no, my friends, no!
Send the news far and wide by every conveyance;
Let them know right and left that we've struck the death blow,
To the clique who kept all real good in abeyance;
But no Moore shall oppress us, O! no, my friends, no!
Praise Him by whom Princes and Kings hold their stations;
Who as Judge of the earth does exalt and bring low:
Who is ruler supreme over people and nations;
May we never forsake Him, O! no, my friends, no!
Long life to our Member! May blessings surround him,
In every direction, where e'er he may go,
And those of his foes who would wish to confound him;
May they never be able; O! no, my friends, no!
The following also refers to the Portland Election.
A few nights after the election some boys, having never seen an election before went round the town electioneering for amusement, but the defeated 'Influentials' being exasperated at what they termed the presumption of the tag-rag and bob-tail i.e. the working classes wrote a sort of satire in their clique's paper the Portland Herald then edited by Alexander Laurie who had been expelled from the Scotch Church pulpit for drunkenness and adultery. I, not knowing that anyone else would answer it, took the liberty to write the following to the Guardian as an introduction to another letter and song I composed for the occasion and which must have nearly described their feelings at that time; the song also being true to the letter.
To the Editor of the Portland Guardian,
As the Herald, (being deeply read in ornithology) has kindly classed us among the jack-daws, magpies, laughing jackasses etc., I beg leave to inform him through your valuable paper that we heartily respond to the epithet bestowed on us; for as the said genus of birds are more or less celebrated for their courage and sagacity in destroying reptiles; so we, I hope, will in due time be placed at the head of the list, for the surprising number of reptiles lately destroyed by us; namely Toadies, scorpions, Bloodsuckers, Croakers, and even the Chameleon, which assumes any color according to circumstances. But we find on examination, that we are not without Larks, Nightingales and others celebrated for their vocal powers, but we utterly desclaim any relation with Vultures, Cormorants etc. thinking it safe to shun their company on account of their thirst for blood, and their propensity for preying on lambs and other defenceless. In fact, we keep no company with any of the crooked bill or crooked claw tribes, such as Lawries and other members of that class. They having a habit of taking a few incoherent words occasionally without knowing right from wrong, but just as they are taught to say.
I have therefore taken the liberty to present the larks etc. with a song to indulge in, called the "Portland Election", in which all the others can join in the chorus, and as I have no gaudy train attached to my tail, being but a bird of ordinary pretentions.
I therefore subscribe myself,
Yours most respectfully,
Bob-tail.
This song is a literal description of proceedings as they occured during the election.
THE PORTLAND ELECTION Air/"The Parson and sucking pig"
1. 'Twas in the year of fifty one; the tenth day of September;
The Electors came all in a band, to vote for their first member.
Two candidates were fixed upon, a little while before,
Our worthy Guardian Wilkinson, and Melbourne, Mr Moore.
Now Portlanders a warning take, and mark what now I say.
If you should choose a Melbourne man, you'll ever rue the day.
2. An influential gentleman, and two or three of note,
Went round to several householders, to induce them all to vote.
Some said they would, but some would not, which grieved them very sore,
To think that any had the pluck , to object to Mr Moore.
Chorus - Now Portlanders etc.
3. But by the fierceness of their looks, the timid folks were gally'd,
And those whose names were in their books, around their standard rallied.
So home they went, and went to bed, and soon began to snore,
Ane one cried out while fast asleep, "I'm sure of Mr Moore".
4. "I don't know who" he * said at last, "has got my logs of cedar". (* Donahue)
This riddle will explain itself, my kind and gentle reader,
A lot of iron-bark there is within a certain store.
We'll palm it on a simpleton, he'll vote for Mr Moore.
5. Then up he got at early dawn, as fast as he could hasten.
First to his Scotch apostate friend, and then unto the Parson.
"I've not a doubt, the day is ours, the people are but poor",
Me, I am sure they'll not offend. They'll vote for Mr Moore.
6. I've had them all at my command, and still they own my sway,
"I've only to hold up my hand" this gent was heard to say.
"This dashing gallant gentleman, whose person I adore
He will be ours, I need not fear. I'm sure of Mr Moore.
7. An influential batch of clothes was sent to get a washing.
But in the end, it proved a dose. The woman got a thrashing.
Her husband got into a scot, and black'd her eye full sore,
Because that she had bias'd him to vote for Mr Moore.
8. Then to the poll both parties went, to tender in their votes.
Some clerks and gents were position'd there to take the people's notes.
The Guardian had the upper hand, and when the clock struck four,
Six votes were short, they lost the day, and lost their Mr Moore.
9. The gent was in a dreadful fix, and almost tore his hair.
While the Guardian's side gave three loud cheers enough to rend the air
And on their shoulders they did mount, and aloft the palm they bore
Crying "now we've gain'd the victory, farewell to Mr Moore.
10. The Gent went to the baker's shop, as sullen as a dog.
And just inside the door there stood a humble pedagogue.
The poor old man he did so bounce, some said he curs'd and swore,
Because his work had been in vain - he'd lost his Mr Moore.
11. "I'll starve you all" he said at last, and stamp'd and shook his head.
"I'll stop your flour, and so cut off your whole supply of bread.
And when your children cry for bread your fate you will deplore",
Saying "O that I could vote again, I'd vote for Mr Moore.
12. "That independant butcher, too, who fill'd my heart with grief.
I'll stop his gallop very soon, I will not buy his beef,
I will not patronize him, now, but keep him from my door.
His jolly face I'll think upon, whene'er I think on Moore .
13. Now Portlanders, you're in a fix, but this think you can do.
Stick fast together hand and heart, and none can injure you.
Buy land, and raise your own supplies, and so lay up in store.
Then laugh when you think on the day you would not vote for Moore.
14. So now I end my simple tale concerning this election.
No thinking man to my advice will raise the least objection.
And when you reap the abundant crops you'll find it no eyesore.
And then you'll keep in mind the day you wouldn't vote for Moore.
BOB-TAIL
Ballarat Recollections 1851 - 1854
An account by William Gay (1841-1926), son of the original William, with an account of their arrival at Ballarat in 1851 and up to the Eureka rebellion. Also included is William's obituary of 1926.
Ballarat 1851 - 1854
The following was written by William Gay who died 10th July 1926 in Ballarat (son of William Gay above).
I arrived in Ballarat on the 13th Dec. 1851 with my father, two brothers, and two other men. The road we came along was where Skipton Street now is, then down the hill, where Grant Street is now, on the West side of the Gaol hill. We stopped about half down and started to build a Bush hut, to sleep in the first night, but before we had done much to it, a man by the name Nott, that ad a store, just above where we camped, came to us, and told my father to come and stay in the store with him, till we could get a place to live in, as he was alone, and would be glad of our company, so we were very glad to accept this offer, as the next day he got the Blight, so bad, that his eyes were completely closed, or as we called it Bunged up, and could not attend to his business, for two or three weeks, so we had to attend to it for him, that was the only store on the West side of the Creek, the frame of the store consisted of sapplings, and was covered with hessing. There were two others stores on the Golden Point Hill, one was known as Adams' store and the other as Akhursts store. These two stores had weather board sides and ends, and was covered with canvas, and the Police camp was on the top of Golden Point hill in that block, now enclosed by Young St on the east, Peak St on the North, and Grant on the West & South, the first Cemetery that I can remember was where the Eastern Bowling Green is now and where Peak St crossed the North side of the Bowling Green. When we arrived on Ballarat, there were only 50 or 60 diggers on it, as it was thought that Golden Point was worked out, and the first rush was over. My father went into an abandoned clame and made about an oz a day 1 = £ 2.17.0 but soon after our arrival a party of diggers sunk a shaft in the flat, about 150 yards above where Grant Street Bridge is now. I seen the first tub they got off the bottom, & washed off. And the yield from that tub was 36 oz of nice rough gold, that started a rush again, and in about three weeks there were about 500 diggers on the field, the sinking avraged from 6ft to 15 ft and some of the clames were very rich, Dr Young had a clame, just about where the South West Corner of Grant St Bridge is now, it was about 15 ft deep and they recconed the bottom of the shaft gave a pound weight of gold to the square foot, I think Young St was named after Dr. Young. He lived on that corner east of Young St & North of Barkley St opsite where the first gold was found.
Before the rush in the Flat started, a party of diggers was leaving, and my father bought their Bark Hut, that was situated a little north of the NW corner of Grant St Bridge, on a bit of a rise, and the first flood in 52, covered all the flat, from whrere the Gas works are, to the foot of Golden Point, it washed most of the heaps of dirt into the holes, so that the diggers could not tell their own claims from other peoples. The water also surrounded our hut, there was a deprission in the ground between our hut and the gaol hill, the hut being on a slight rise. My father woke us boys up about 2 oclock in the morning and we had to wade through 3 ft of running water, to reach a store at the foot of goal hill. Where we stayed the remainder of the night. The next morning the water receded enough for us to get back to the hut, and as the water got lower to where the heaps of dirt were washed away we could see little patches of gold in the small crevices in the surface, where it has been washed clean. My brothers and I got pannicans & spoons, and gathered up what we could see. I don't remember how much we got, but I think it must have been 2 or 3 ozs. After it was proved that gold could be got in the flats and gullys. The digger prospected all the low lying ground both north south east & west, so that Black hill flat, and several gullys south of Golden Point was discovered, some of them being very rich. Some time after the flood in 52, we shifted our camp to the Northern slope of Penny Weight hill, which, in fact, is two hills, with a shallow gully between them, (which can be seen yet) the western hill, had been prospected on the west side, but only on the surface, this was not very rich, hence the name Pennyweight. We worked on this for a while, but did not get much gold, one day, I took a walk on the eastern hill, and among the trees and scrub, I came across a large quartz bolder, that being considered a good indication of gold, my brother and I went the next day, and got the bolder out, (which was about 200 cwt). We looked in the hole it came out of, and seen several rough spects of gold. The bed rock (or Pipeclay) was just under the surface at that point, but deepened to the north, to 10 & 15 ft and proved to be very rich. The hill has all been sluced off to the bed rock, most of which was done by Mr. Kirk, after he erected Kirks dam, and brought the water in by an open race, shortly after the rush was over at Pennyweight Hill. We shifted our camp further south on the flat, at the south end of Westly Hill, this flat was afterwards named Gays Gully. My father and us boys being the prospectors of that also, that was about the middle of 54. It was shortly after that, the Eureka Stockade fight occured. On the day of the last public meeting before the stockade fight, my father took some gold to the police camp, it being the practice then to deposit gold at the camp, for safety my father carried the gold and I carried a double barrel gun fully loaded, after we had left the gold at the camp, we went to the meeting, it was held on Bakery Hill. There was a platform erected, and several of the leading men spoke from it, including Peter Lalor,. There was a large crowd there, also a lot of mounted troopers arround the mob. We being in about the middle of the mob, after some wild spouting had been going on for some time, some one from the platform called for all diggers to burn their Licences, in a couple of minutes the licences were held above the heads of the Crowd, and set fire to, making a little flame all over the crowd, then there was cheering, and guns & pistols fired all round and in the crowd. I thought the riot had started, we got out of the crowd as quickly as we could, not knowing whether it was Troopers firing, or the diggers firing to show what they meant after that the press gangs came round, prissing those able to fight, to go to the stockade, and taking all firearms from those unable to fight. They took weapons enough from our hut, to fire over twenty shots, some of them being paper box revolvers, (that is revolvers with all the barrels rivolve, and all the same length) it would take a good shot to hit a haystack with them at 20 yards. It was not long after that, that the soldiers came, and the riot was fought. I think most people now know the result.
Obituary - William Gay, 13 July 1926
The death occurred on the 10th inst. Of a noted old identity, Mr William Gay of 58 Geelong Road at the advanced age of 85 years. Mr. Gay was born in Tasmania in 1841 and at an early age he was brought over with the family to Portland, arriving shortly after the Henty family settled there. On the discovery of gold at Ballarat the family joined in the rush here, and arrived here in (unreadable) and he was resided here practically ever since then. Mr. Gay had a vivid recollection of the Eureka Riot and other historical events. He was mining manager of the Victoria United, South Star, Dalzell-cum-Prince Regent, Dry Diggings and the famous Egerton Mine at Egerton and was connected with many other mines in the district. He retained all his faculties until the end and his great delight was to speak at of the earlier days of Ballarat. He was the oldest member of the Excelsior G.U.O.O.F. Lodge having been a member for 39 (?) years. He leaves a widow and a large family of children. The funeral took place on Monday as the New Cemetery and was largely attended. Two beautiful wreaths were placed on the coffin. The Coffin Bearers were his six sons, Jack, Walter, Albert, Leonard, Arthur and Hector. Mr & Mrs Robert McHutchison (brother & sister-in-law) were among the relatives present and who included a large number of grand and great grandchildren. The Reverend S A Greenham officiated at the house and the funeral arrangements were in the hands of Hugh Dyson (?) & Sons of Ballarat and Egerton.
The Ex Official's Lament
William Gay writes on the death of James Scobie, the burning of Bentley's Hotel and the demise of Police Magistrate, John d'Ewes
This next is my first on Ballarat, and is an introduction to the 'Ex Officials Lament', Dr Dewes PM, who was suspended for his complicity in the affair of the death of James Scobie. He in his capacity of coroner having held the inquest privately, refused to let the truth be told; and then used his influence to get a congratulatory address published in the Ballarat Times, signed by the principal storekeepers etc. exonerating "Mr. Bentley from any blame in connexion with the death of the unfortunate James Scobie" and then vainly thought he had set it at rest. But, shortly afterwards, a public meeting was held on the spot, at which thousands attended, when resolutions were passed condemning the proceeding, and, also to petition the Government to offer a reward sufficient to induce any one who could give sufficient evidence to convict the murderer.
The meeting had scarcely concluded and the people began to disperse, when the whole strength of government and police arrived, thinking, no doubt to intimidate the diggers; who immediately closed round them, and the Hotel; which I think intimidated them; for they instantly sent for the military (for they had soldiers there). That was the signal! Bentley slipt out at the back door took horse and rode to the camp for protection, but too late; the infuriated diggers, determining that men should not be made away with like dogs, at once set fire to the place before the authorities and burnt it to the ground; after having first removed the property of a few respectable people clear into a safe place, to prevent its destruction. They also burnt out an auctioneer at the same time, named Maurice Linquist, who was in league with horse thieves; selling stolen horses and keeping no accounts of them. When all these things became known at head quarters Mr Dewes was turn'd out of office; then I wrote the following:
P.S. About that time a league was formed to secure our legal and constitutional rights.
Alas alas! my power is gone;
I thought 'twould last for ever;
But now 'tis over, I must own,
They've done it very clever.
I could have feather'd well my nest,
If I had been permitted;
To that intent I did my best,
To have my friend acquitted.
"Congratulatory address"
I also did procure him.
Among my influential class
And thought this must secure him.
In fact, I left no means untried,
To smother up the matter,
And on my influence relied,
To stop the diggers' chatter.
But rumours soon got spread about,
Of this our camp proceeding;
And very soon we all found out,
That discontent was breeding.
At last, the diggers on the place,
Determined to assemble:-
Which, when I saw I must confess;
I inwardly did tremble.
And yet to awe the vulgar crowd,
I got the troopers round me;
When groans and hisses long and loud,
Completely did confound me.
My brethren then with all their might,
Endeavoured to allay them:-
When lo! it rose to such a height;
No speech of ours could stay them.
I, always thought the common herd
Should render blind submission:-
Should ne'er have once presumed or dared
To question our decision.
But, now they talk about their "rights",
As much as their superiors:-
Though "Gentlemen" I'm certain quite,
All view them as inferiors.
Could we but get them down once more,
We'd hold them in such fetters,
As would restrain them evermore,
From meddling with their betters.
But, now, alas! I see no way,
To gratify my wishes:-
With all our schemes we've lost the day,
For getting loaves and fishes.
Intelligence is gaining ground,
We can hold out no longer:-
Where'er I cast my eyes around,
The "league" is getting stronger.
Left to our fate, we can but grieve,
To see their ranks increasing:
Oh! could we have have a short reprieve,
The diggers to be fleecing.
Gay's Prospecting Party Report, 1860
GAY'S PROSPECTING PARTY
The following report of Gay's party, which has been prospecting under the Government regulations the country between Warrenheip and Buninyong, has been forwarded to us for publication. It will be seen that an aggregate depth of 393 feet in various shafts has been sunk by the party, and gold got in two instances, but not in paying quantities. Operations are still going on:-
Dividing Range,
Between Warrenheip and Buninyong,
10th October, 1860.
To the Hon. the Chairman of the Prospecting Board, Melbourne.
Sir-- I do myself the honor of submitting for your information my report for the month of September. On the 4th we came on the ground: from that time to the 10th we put our tents up, got our provisions under cover, got our tools in efficient order, and took a general view of the locality, in order to choose the most favourable places to commence operations. In order that the Board and the public may the better know the scene of our operations, I may here state this dividing range first appears prominent rather south-east of the Brown Hill diggings. and bears near south towards Buninyong mount, being for the most part capped with quartz--some places in large irregular blocks, some in large and small gravel, and others in large round smooth boulders, or imbedded in decomposed slate, trap rock, &c., interspersed here and there with metamorphic rock, the whole having the appearance of having at some remote period been subjected to an extreme heat.
There are numerous gullies intersecting this great range at nearly right angles, and running off for miles to the east and west, three of which open out into wide flats, with that peculiar iron-like gravel and basaltic rock protruding here and there through the surface that so unmistakably argues the existence of what is generally termed 'rock leads'.
I first divided our party into two's, in order to try four different places at once, and if one pair came to water or any other natural difficulty, to place as many at their disposal as might be required to overcome it. Since the 10th ultimo to 10th instant we have sunk, within the compass of three miles, in various gullies and hills, 29 shafts and holes, varying in depth from 2 to 45 feet and measuring in the aggregate 393 feet, through every variety of strata, from the soft sandy clay to the ? hard rock, and all these varieties distinguish the most prolific portions of older gold fields, and in only two instances have we obtained the 'color' but not payable; and yet the appearance of this part of the country.--that is, the surface indications--look as favourable to the eye of any experienced miner as our pile-producing spots in the most palmy days of gold digging.
We have two or three places to try yet, which will occupy us till the middle of next week, when, if we discover nothing, we intend to remove further to the south east, where, if we make a discovery of any importance, I shall send you immediate information.
I have the honor to be, sir,
With all due respect,
Wm Gay, Leader.
Obituaries for the sons of William Gay
John Wesley Gay
"Mr John Wesley Gay of Oban, Who died recently, was a native of Tasmania and was born in 1839. He came to NSW in 1862 and resided at Puddledock and Oban districts up to the time of his death. He was held in high respect by a large circle of friends and much sympathy has been expressed for Mrs Gay in her sorrowful bereavement. The remains were laid to rest at Puddledock beside those of his father who predeceased him a great number of years ago."
John Wesley Gay died 11 Feb 1913. He married a widow Maria Rebekah Jones in 1868/69 and did not have any children.
James Gay
"The funeral of the late Mr James Gay, of Mount Clear, mine manager, took place yesterday, and was very largely attended. A large number of the members of the Mining Managers' Association and the G.U.O.O.F. Lodge were present. The remains were interred in the New Cemetery. The pall bearers were: Messrs D Dalzell, J Sharpe, J Trethowan, J Hamer, T Clarke, J Black, T Robinson, J Sawyer and J Ritchie. The coffin bearers were: Messrs J Hull, T Aley, J Dickson and A Campbell. The services at the house and grave were conducted by J West Law. Messrs Jordan and Tippett were the undertakers."
James Gay died 23 March 1899. He married Jane Elizabeth Thompson in 1868.
Silas Gay
"The remains of the late Mr Silas Gay. of Mount Pleasant, who was accidently killed at the Red, White and Blue Mine, at Blackwood, on Thursday last, were interred in the New Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The funeral, which was very lengthy, was headed by a number of the members of the A.M.A. and G.U.O.O.F. Lodge. The Revs S T Withington, W Burridge and Mr J West Law officiated at the house and grave, and Mr K Morfew read the lodge service. The following gentlemen acted as pall-bearers: Messrs I Pearce, J S Trethowan, J Harvey, J Sharp, D Dalzell, Jas Pearce, J Kirby and O Williams; and the coffin bearers were: Messrs O Williams, W Peters, A Ritchie and N Sweet. Messrs Jordan and Tippett carried out the funeral arrangements."
Silas Gay died 16 Dec 1898. He married Mary Elizabeth Ford in 1869.
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