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Montreal - a French city with a Middle Eastern twist!
After a 6-week excursion to NJ, upstate NY, and Montreal, we're finally back in Florida. I'm relieved to report our home – and surroundings in general - escaped the worst of Hurricane Irma. Other parts of the state, however, were not as fortunate.
Our hearts go out to areas which have suffered severely from recent storms, wild fires, earthquakes, and whatever else Mother Nature has 'dished out'.
We are truly feeling blessed.
Doug and I stayed a week longer in the Catskills than we'd planned, due to Irma. When we learned our home had no electricity, we felt no need to rush back, since the house was standing and the roof was intact.
I'm happy I agreed to go this time.
It took us 10-hours by train from Hudson, NY – many stops along the way, plus a 2-hour delay at the border. We chose to stay at the Best Western Ville - Marie Hotel and Suites, located near McGill University, museums, loads of restaurants and things to do.
Most travelers visit Montreal to experience French dining, language, visitor highlights such at Notre Dame, and the decidedly French ambiance of Old Montreal. We did all of that with the 2-day Hop-on/Hop-off tour, but were also intrigued by the fact that there were so many Middle Eastern establishments in the area.
Needless to say, many of the hotel staff are Lebanese, but we did find one Armenian, Garo, manning the front desk on the late shift. We were treated very well by all.
Elie, one of our dining room servers (and trained chef), Mary - also dining room staff, Brahim and Mike, both at the concierge desk, tipped us off to many sights including an amazing Middle Eastern market, Adonis, and to a couple of good lahmajoun spots – all an easy walk from our hotel.
Our visit to Adonis was an eye-opener! The store is huge and stocked with cases filled with the most incredible prepared foods – kibbe (kufte); meat, spinach, and cheese turnovers –(boregs); mini, medium, and large-sized lahmajoun – regular or spicy; an array of olives, cheeses, nuts, labne, - and the desserts – Holy Cow!
Kibbe and boreg display at Adonis.
Desserts to die for at Adonis!
We bought a package of mini lahmajoun, ready-to-eat stuffed vine leaves (yalanchi), and a few kibbe to have for lunch. An assortment of cookies – mamoul, kourabia, and bird's nests – were enjoyed for several days with our afternoon tea or coffee.
Having a refrigerator and microwave in our mini-suite made dining-in possible and comfortable.
Another outing brought us to Arouch, an Armenian-owned 'fast-food' lahmajoun eatery.
Our lunch of lahmajoun and ayran.
The wall behind the counter bears a large sign depicting the menu options. Customers may purchase single items or, in the case of lahmajoun (regular or spicy), a half-dozen or whole dozen to-go - and - the staff will happily heat your choice for dining in. The lahmajoun was fresh and mighty tasty, and Ayran (a yogurt drink) helped wash it down.
Would we return to Montreal? You bet. And we'd choose the Best Western Ville-Marie again - during their café's lahmajoun season!
Crush garlic in a mortar and pestle with a generous pinch of salt. Mix in oil a teaspoon at a time until the mixture will absorb no more oil. Stir in the lemon juice.
Serve at room temperature as a dip with Shish Taouk (chicken kebab), Lebanese breads, hummus or Tabbouleh.
Small world, Dawn! I'm so happy we got to experience Adonis!


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Indonesia is an intercontinental country having 17,508 islands. Its population reaches more or less 237 millions and is estimated to continue growing and reaching to 315 millions in 2035. With area of 1,919,440 kilometer square, Indonesia is the 16th world's vastest country. Indonesia is also known as having the largest Moslem population in the world.
There are five big islands in Indonesia. They are Sumatera, Sulawesi, Java, Kalimantan and Papua. Java is the most populated island of the country. Many kinds of race, ethnic, language and religion live and grow in Indonesia, including faith in supernatural beings and relics, as well as syncretism between local beliefs and one of five religions, such as Islam Kejawen, which is an assimilation of Islam and local belief.
Biological diversity in Indonesia is the world's second largest after Brazil. Some endangered endemic fauna live in Indonesia, such as Anoa (Sulawesi), Orang Utan (Kalimantan), One-horned Rhinoceros (Java) and Sumatran Tiger (Sumatra). Now these fauna are in the brink of extinction for the destructive hunting, black market and deforestation.
Indonesia has 33 provinces. Each province is autonomous and has its own laws and regional head or governor. By the issuance of Law no.22/1999 on local autonomy, most of national government's authorities are transferred to autonom regional heads.
Indonesia is still categorized developing country. In March 2008, there were 34.96 millions or 15.42% of Indonesian population who live under poverty line. Most of these poor population live in rural areas, i.e, 63.47%, and 70% of them work in agriculture sector.
Another thing to note about Indonesia is the political dynamics. One of important moments in Indonesian history is the fall of New Order in May 1998 that led Indonesia to reform era. It brought significant changes to Indonesia. One of them is the open opportunity for democratization strengthening in Indonesia. This is particularly evident in general election events, in which Indonesians directly vote their representatives for legislative body, as well as president as vice president.
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Le  est un temple bouddhiste situé dans l'arrondissement Sakai-ku de la ville de Sakai, dans la préfecture d'Osaka, au Japon. Il appartient à la branche Daitoku-ji du courant Rinzai du zen japonais. Sa divinité principale est Shaka Sanzon. Son jardin, dessiné par Furuta Shigenari en 1619, est classé comme monument national. Ce temple est le bodaiji du clan Miyoshi, ainsi que celui de nombreuses écoles de cérémonie du thé.

Histoire
Le temple a été fondé en  sous le nom de , et était un petit ermitage zen. En 1557, Miyoshi Nagayoshi, châtelain du château d'Iimoriyama dans la province de Kawachi, devient le chef de guerre le plus puissant de la région. Il agrandit l'ermitage en temple pour pouvoir prier pour son père décédé, Miyoshi Motonaga. Le temple était à l'origine situé dans une autre partie de Sakai, appelée Shukuin-chō. En 1573, le shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki en fait un des cinq grands temples parmi les temples officiels de son shogunat. Le temple est détruit en 1574 lors de la lutte de Matsunaga Hisahide contre Oda Nobunaga. Il est reconstruit, pour être à nouveau détruit en 1615 lors de la campagne d'été d'Osaka, une des guerres entre Toyotomi Hidenaga et Tokugawa Ieyasu. Il est reconstruit une fois de plus sous le patronage du shogunat Tokugawa par le célèbre prélat Takuan Sōhō en 1619. Il est déplacé à son emplacement actuel à cette époque.

Le temple subit de nouveau une catastrophe lors du bombardement d'Osaka le 10 juillet 1945 pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le Kaisan-dō, le Hōjō, le Tōshō-gū et de nombreuses autres structures disparaissent, mais le hall principal (construit en 1654), le Sanmon (construit en 1647) et le Karamon survivent et sont maintenant désignés comme biens culturels nationaux importants (ICP).

Le temple se trouve à cinq minutes à pied de la station Goryomae du tramway Hankai .

"Vraie tombe" de Tokugawa Ieyasu
Le temple a en son sein un monument censé être la "vraie" tombe de Tokugawa Ieyasu . Selon la légende du temple, Tokugawa Ieyasu a été forcé par Sanada Yukimura de battre en retraite pendant le siège d'Osaka, et il a été blessé dans son palanquin par une lance brandie par Gotō Mototsugu, partisan de Toyotomi Hideyori et allié de Sanada, et il en est mort. Son corps a été caché par ses serviteurs sous le plancher du Kaisan-dō à Nanshū-ji et a été secrètement enterré. Cette légende a contre elle un certain nombre de problèmes historiques, notamment que le Nanshū-ji avait alors été incendié et que Gōtō Matabe a été tué au combat avant que les événements présumés ne se produisent. Cependant, la légende a une longévité considérable, et en 1967, Keijirō Miki, un maître réputé de l'école d'escrime japonaise Hokushin Ittō-ryū (et lui-même descendant du clan Mito Tokugawa), a construit un monument portant l'inscription "Tombe Tōshō-gū de Tokugawa Ieyasu" sur le site du sanctuaire Tōshō-gū, qui était autrefois situé dans le temple.

Jardin du Nanshū-ji
Le jardin sec situé à l'extérieur de la chambre de l'abbé date, pense-t-on, de la reconstruction du temple par Takuan Sōhō. Il utilise le relief ascendant pour incorporer une cascade sèche avec un pont de pierre «en amont» et un lit de pierres blanches au premier plan pour souligner l'agencement des pierres au centre. C'est un lieu national désigné de beauté scénique.

Cimetière
Nanshū-ji est le bodaiji du clan Miyoshi, d'éminents seigneurs de guerre de la période Sengoku . Cependant, le temple est surtout connu pour ses liens avec la cérémonie du thé. Bien que la tombe officielle de Sen no Rikyū se trouve au temple Jukōin dans l'enceinte du Daitoku-ji à Kyoto, il a une autre tombe à Nanshū-jii, car Rikyū a vécu de nombreuses années à Sakai. Les tombes des autres maîtres du thé et marchands de Sakai Takeno Jōō et Tsuda Sōgyū se trouvent également à Nanshū-ji. D'autres écoles de la cérémonie du thé, dont les Omotesenke, Urasenke et Mushakōjisenke, ont également des tombes dans ce cimetière.

La tombe d' Utagawa Yoshitaki, un artiste ukiyo-e réputé pour ses représentations d'acteurs de kabuki, est également située à Nanshū-ji.

Notes et références

Liens externes

 Guide du visiteur de Sakai (en japonais)
 Page d' accueil de la ville de Sakai (en japonais)

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Temple bouddhiste dans la préfecture d'Osaka

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Russell (Russi) Taylor (Cambridge (Massachusetts), 4 mei 1944 – Glendale (Californië), 26 juli 2019) was een Amerikaans stemactrice. Ze was de stem van Disneys beroemde personage Minnie Mouse. Taylor sprak haar stem in van 1986 tot haar dood in 2019 en was daarmee de langstzittende stemactrice van dit personage.

Andere bekende personages die Russi Taylor van hun stem heeft voorzien, waren onder meer Martin Prince, de tweeling Sherri en Terri en de Duitse uitwisselingsstudent Üter in The Simpsons, Smoegel in De Smurfen, Baby Gonzo in Muppet Babies, Pebbles in The Flintstone Comedy Show en de neefjes Kwik, Kwek en Kwak en Lizzy in DuckTales. In tekenfilms waarin de drie neefjes ouder zijn, worden hun stemmen veelal van haar overgenomen door collega Tony Anselmo, de vaste stemacteur van Donald Duck.

In 2006 was Taylor genomineerd voor een Emmy Award voor haar stemacteerwerk in de PBS-serie Jakers!

Van 1991 tot zijn dood in mei 2009 was Russi Taylor getrouwd met collega Wayne Allwine, de derde stemacteur van Mickey Mouse.

Taylor overleed aan darmkanker in 2019 op 75-jarige leeftijd.

De stem van Minnie werd sindsdien gedaan door actrice Kaitlyn Robrock.

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In the mornings, there are times when a passing bee, attracted to the glow of the fluorescent bulb, has flown into my window. As I watch this bee as it revolves around a strong, but artificial and man-made luminescence, I am prompted to think about how there are moments that I am exactly like this bee.
The bee has a task to fulfil and it is guided home and to find nectar by the natural ebbs and flows of the sun's rays. I too have a mission and a purpose to fulfil in my life. This course of action, or, this vocation and life-purpose, is guided by the True Light who is Christ and by the teachings of Holy Church. Yet, there will be many times when the delusory, artificial light will lure me away from the actual path I need to take; that there will be times when I may forget my true light, and knowingly or unknowingly, drawn to this false light, happily spend my days in revolution around this worldly light.
Growing up, I was an ardent altar server, and was involved in many Church ministries, nevertheless, the lack of formation, prayer, a faith life, and a faith community, meant that while I was fervently attending these ministries and functioning in them, I lacked true understanding of the purpose of ministry, and failed to have a genuine relationship with God. God was not central in my life despite being involved with so many ministries. My formative years were also clouded in darkness. My father was addicted to gambling and my parents argued every day about money. There were also half-cousins who treated me cruelly when I was a toddler. I was subject to their constant lies, and pinches as they carried me in their arms, under the guise of being loving. I believed in the lie that I was not loved or wanted, and tried hard to be independent so as not to be a burden to anyone. These things led me to seek the false lights of instant gratification, of lustful pursuits, of disco lights when I came of age, of drugged drunkenness, and also the seduction of the new age, like tarot cards, spells, and zodiac astrology.
God in His mercy, never abandoned me and constantly sent reminders of His Love and True Light. I am thus completely redeemed, healed, and ransomed by God. The turning point came when I attended the Conversion Experience Retreat #52 in 2016. Archbishop William said to me as he was praying over me, "Jesus loves you" and I rested immediately in the Spirit, for a long time. While there are struggles with temptations even after the mountain experience. God is faithful and Grace is never wasted. My light had almost died, but God rekindled it.


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"Listen, I'm Not Drunk. I'll Show You Drunk"
by Daniel Luzer July 12, 2012 January 9, 2022
Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin (right) apparently got drunk, in public. This is getting a little, well, awkward for the school.
According to an article by Kellie Woodhouse at AnnArbor.com:
The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents has formally reprimanded President Susan Martin for behavior at a recent event in Washington D.C. when she allegedly got into an argument with an alumnus after consuming alcohol.
In a May 17 letter, the board's executive committee threatened to fire Martin if she did not control her drinking."We have become aware of a recent incident in Washington, D.C. in which you conducted yourself in a way that was inappropriate for your position and reflected poorly on the university," a letter from the Board of Regents states. "The incident involved the consumption of alcohol."
One wonders how much alcohol was involved here. The board also indicated that it was "concerned about you as a person" and recommended that Martin go to counseling. Martin apparently also has a DWI conviction from 2005. The board worried about the university's reputation (and liability issues) if these types of incidents continued to occur.
Martin subsequently apologized, sort of, writing in an email to campus that, "I had a disagreement with an alumni member following an alumni reception in Washington, D.C. about Eastern's past. I lost my temper and made inappropriate remarks for which I apologized."
The disagreement, however, was not about finances or governance, academic reputation, or any of the other things about which university administrators are generally concerned.
The disagreement was about the school's former mascot, the Huron Indians. EMU has had a different mascot, the Eagles, since 1991.
According to the article:
In another communication, Martin said she leads a "very intense and highly visible life" and "could not perform these duties and handle the rigors of this position if I had a serious health issue of any type as suggested" by the board in its letter.
Right, because no alcoholic has ever been able to successfully manage a public position of significant responsibility.
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Running on Empathy
by W. James Antle III
President Obama has unveiled his first pick for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. While we are all caught up in the empathy, let us try a thought experiment. Perhaps it will raise our consciousness and add to our understanding.
Imagine the president nominated someone who helped bury the racial discrimination claims of 20 firefighters who say their city government tossed aside their promotional exam test results solely because they had the wrong color of skin. Imagine that a colleague of this judge — a Hispanic jurist appointed by Bill Clinton — found this decision a little mystifying.
Arguing for en banc and Supreme Court review of the above case, Jose Cabranes wrote, "this case presents a straight-forward question: May a municipal employer disregard the results of a qualifying examination, which was carefully constructed to ensure race-neutrality, on the ground that the results of that examination yielded too many qualified applicants of one race and not enough of another?"
Imagine further that the nominee in question had suggested that Hispanic women are hardwired, due to "inherent physiological or cultural differences," to perform differently as judges than white men. In fact, the nominee expected people of one race and gender to "more often than not reach a better conclusion" than people of the other race and gender.
National Journal legal columnist Stuart Taylor imagined a nominee like Samuel Alito going on about how "our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging" and ultimately reached a conclusion that doesn't require much imagination: "Any prominent white male would be instantly and properly banished from polite society as a racist and a sexist for making an analogous claim of ethnic and gender superiority or inferiority."
That is the only part of our little thought experiment that was hypothetical. The rest we don't have to imagine: it actually applies to Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's choice for the highest court in the land. Unlike the "more often than not" inferior judges and a majority of the passed-over firefighters, Sotomayor is not a white male, prominent or otherwise. That's where Taylor's analogy breaks down.
Fortunately for Sotomayor, she did not share her thoughts about what kind of people have the "inherent physiological or cultural" advantages to be better judges with an audience of avowed racists and sexists. Instead she did so at a "cultural diversity lecture" on the campus of Berkeley.
Even better for Sotomayor, she did not fail to show empathy for the alleged victims of a racial discrimination claim supported by the civil-rights lobby. She gave a cold shoulder to people who advance the kind of discrimination claim that lobby usually opposes.
That means Sotomayor can probably get away with saying,"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life." In fact, the president empathizes with such claims at least to this extent: he chose Sotomayor because he wanted to diversify the Court and reach better conclusions, from his perspective, on the issues of the day.
Although she says she is not "promoting it" or "advocating it," Sotomayor believes the Court of Appeals on which she serves — and the Supreme Court — is "where policy is made." She promised to remember the "real-world consequences" of her decisions if confirmed. This is a confusion about the role of the judicial and legislative branches of government that is shared by President Obama, who believes "what is in a judge's heart" should be a major concern and complained that Chief Justice John Roberts "has far more often used his formidable skills on behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak."
Notice that protecting the weak from the strong does not extend to the New Haven firefighter who is protesting the promotion decisions of his own employer and government. Or the small business owner threatened by eminent domain or burdened by high taxes. Or the child in the womb in opposition to the abortionist. Obama does mean using raw judicial power to pick winners and losers, however. Empathy is simply a code word for liberalism, diversity an excuse for identity politics, and the courts are just engaged in policymaking by other means.
Sonia Sotomayor is likely to be confirmed. She has an impressive biography. She has won support — and her first federal judicial nomination — from Republicans in the past. Despite her high reversal rate, her rhetorical assaults on judicial impartiality do not reflect the entirety of her record as a judge. Unless the unexpected occurs, Senate Republicans lack the means and probably the will to oppose her effectively.
But how about a little empathy for the rule of law?


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Speke's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys spekii), also known commonly as Speke's hingeback tortoise, is a species of turtle in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Etymology
The specific name, spekii, is in honor of English explorer John Hanning Speke.

Description
K. spekii has an elongated carapace, up to  in straight length, which is distinctly flattened, allowing it to seek refuge in rock crevices and under logs (the co-occurring pancake tortoise is even more flattened). Its carapace has a weak, disrupted medial keel, and posterior marginals that are neither strongly serrated nor reverted.  This species has a well-developed hinge at the rear end of the upper part of its shell, permitting the protection of its rear legs after they have been retracted. The male has a notably longer tail than the female of this species, and the tails end in a spine. Females possess a flat plastron, yet males have a more concave one.

Geographic range
Speke's hinge-back tortoise is found in East Africa from Uganda and Kenya south to Eswatini, next to Mozambique and Zululand. Its range extends westwards as far as the coast of Angola.

Habitat
K. spekii inhabits savannahs and dry bush with rocky areas. It tends to inhabit more wooded areas during the dry season, and to move out into the savannahs when the summer rains come.

Diet
K. spekii feeds on small flowers, leaves, grass, herbs, succulents and fungi. It also eats snails and other small invertebrates, having a special preference for millipedes.

Reproduction
Females of K. spekii lay a small clutch of two to four eggs in the summer.

References

Further reading
Gray JE (1863). "Notice of a new Species of Kinixys and other Tortoises from Central Africa". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 12: 381-382. (Kinixys spekii, new species).

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Photo of Kinixys spekii

Kinixys
Reptiles described in 1863
Taxa named by John Edward Gray


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Fox News's Shep Smith fact-checks Trump saying Obama separated children from families at the border
By Owen Daugherty - 04/09/19 04:40 PM EDT
Fox News host Shepard Smith on Tuesday fact-checked President Trump Donald John TrumpCould Donald Trump and Boris Johnson be this generation's Reagan-Thatcher? Merkel backs Democratic congresswomen over Trump How China's currency manipulation cheats America on trade MORE after Trump claimed former President Obama separated children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Smith said on his show that he was "separating rhetoric from reality when it comes to immigration in America" before outlining the history of family separations at the border.
During a scrum with reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump claimed that "Obama separated the children, by the way."
"Those cages that were shown — I think they were very inappropriate. They were built by President Obama's administration, not by Trump," Trump said. "President Obama had child separation."
Trump previously criticized pictures from 2014, under the Obama administration, of unaccompanied migrant children detained at the border that were widely shared on social media shortly after the Trump administration began separating children from their parents.
Trump's previous policy separated children from their families even if they crossed the border together.
Smith pointed out inaccuracies in Trump's comments, saying, "President Trump has made similar claims before. Following are the facts."
Smith said while former presidents had policies to apprehend and deport migrants who were in the country illegally, officials from the George W. Bush and Obama administrations "gave children a pass."
He said while there were exceptions under the Obama administration, "it was not the policy to separate."
"After President Trump issued the zero tolerance order, officials did separate children from their parents," Smith said. "Some families have not yet been reunited."
He added that "the Trump administration did separate families. The Trump Department of Homeland Security estimates more than 2,300 children had been separated from their families by last spring. The Trump administration did detain children in cages."
Trump said Tuesday he will not reinstate a plan to separate children from their families at the border.
Smith's fact check echoed that of CNN anchor John King, who said Tuesday afternoon his network is "going to need a backup generator for the fact check machine" following President Trump's comments regarding family separation policy and blaming Democrats for the current impasse on a comprehensive immigration solutions.
"We're going to need a backup generator for the fact check machine for part of what the president said there, including his bit about blaming the Democrats," King said to his panel on "Inside Politics."
"The Democrats now control the House. The Democrats disagree with a lot of what he wants in immigration policy, but this president walked away from a deal when the Republicans controlled the Congress that would have given him a lot more funding for his border wall than he has now, would have given some of the enforcement mechanisms that he wants now and could never get through a Democratic-controlled house," the anchor continued.
"So when he keeps blaming the Democrats — they have policy disagreements — but he walked away from a deal because he didn't want to give the 'Dreamers' status that was just about done."
"That was one thing there. Yes, President Obama did have some family separation policies, and, yes, some of those early images were from the Obama administration. But the Trump administration accelerated the family separation policy. [Trump] said, 'I stopped it.'"
Joe Concha contributed to this report.
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Paula Fichtl (* 2. März 1902 in Gnigl; † 8. August 1989 in Oberalm) war Haushälterin der Familie von Sigmund Freud.

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Paula Fichtls Großvater besitzt die Kirchtagsmühle in Gnigl, ihr Vater ist Schaffner bei der k.k. Eisenbahn; die Mutter verstirbt an einer Lungenkrankheit als Paula sechs Jahre alt ist. Mit zwölf Jahren kommt sie als Aushilfskraft in den Krämerladen des Kaufmanns Oberreiter in Nußdorf am Haunsberg. Mit 17 Jahren wird sie Kindermädchen im Hauhalt der Gräfin Blome. Als 24-Jährige bekommt sie eine Stellung als Kindermädchen bei Dorothy Burlingham-Tiffany, die wie die Familie Freud in der Berggasse 19 in Wien wohnt.

Paula Fichtl ging mit 27 Jahren als Dienstmädchen in die Wohnung der Familie Sigmund Freuds einen Stock höher in der Berggasse 19. Sigmund Freud ist damals durch seine Krebserkrankung bereits schwer beeinträchtigt, aber Paulas Gemüsesuppe und das im Sommer selbstgemachte Vanilleeis liebt er über alles. Freuds väterliche Zuneigung zu ihr führt zu Konflikten mit Minna Bernay, der Schwägerin Freuds. 1938 emigrierte sie mit der Familie Freud nach London. Hier bezieht die Familie die Villa Maresfield Gardens Nr. 20. In England ist Paula nach Kriegsbeginn ein enemy alien und wird am 12. Mai 1940 in das Frauengefängnis Holloway und später auf die Isle of Man in das Camp Rushen verfrachtet. Nach einem Jahr kann sie wieder nach  Maresfield Gardens zurückkehren. Im April 1947 konnte sie wieder ihre Heimat in Gnigl besuchen, fühle sich hier aber als Fremde und kehrt wieder nach England zu Anna Freud zurück. Hier empfängt sie die Patientinnen Anna Freuds, z. B. die erkranke Marilyn Monroe. Ein großes Erlebnis war für sie die Einladung nach New York am 15. Dezember 1955 zu dem aus Saalfelden stammenden Architekten Simon Schmiderer, der eine Tiffany-Enkelin geheiratet hatte. 1980 verfügt Anna Freud, dass Maresfield Gardens nach ihrem Tod zu einem Freud-Museum umgewandelt werden soll, aber Paula dürfe in dem Haus weiter wohnen. Zudem sollten die Tantiemen aus Freuds deutschsprachigen Büchern an sie gehen.

Nach dem Tod Anna Freuds 1982 kehrte sie nach Österreich zurück und lebt hier im Altenheim Schloss Kahlsperg in Oberalm. Sie ist im Gnigler Friedhof begraben.

Ehrungen
Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich (1952), verliehen 1980 durch Bruno Kreisky

Literatur

 Detlef Berthelsen: Alltag bei Familie Freud. Die Erinnerungen der Paula Fichtl. Hoffman & Campe Verlag, Hamburg 1987. ISBN 3-455-08653-5.
 Walter Thaler: Paula Fichtl. Das Gnigler Dienstmädchen ist "eingegangen in die Weltgeschichtl". In: ders.: Erinnerungswürdig. Prägende Persönlichkeiten der Salzburger Geschichte. Verlag Anton Pustet, Salzburg 2022, ISBN 978-3-7025-1033-6, S. 204–208.

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Einzelnachweise

Emigrant aus dem Deutschen Reich zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus
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Note - The number of pages noted in a manual always includes the covers.
Note *1 - Three versions of the UK 1914/15 Prize Models book have been identified. See the 'Changes' pages for details of the differences.
Note *2 - Three editions of the Meccano Motor manual have so far been identified. The front cover of the 1912 edition does not mention New York and the French address is "17, Rue Bleue, Paris". The front cover of the first 1913 edition now mentions New York and the French address changes to "5, Rue Ambroise Thomas". The front cover of the second 1913 edition removes mention the German 'Meccano G.m.b.H.' company and its address under the German name of the manual.
The New Model manuals are all 'Large Format' - 11" x 8 1/8"
The post-war USA edition of the Standard Mechanisms Manual was 9½" x 6 5/8"
Note *1 - The print code - 13/1134/15 is that which is on the front cover. It also has a print code on the rear cover which is slightly different - 13/1034/15.
Note *2 - The 1928 'Overseas' edition (728/5) is actually the standard UK edition with an 'Overseas' stamp on the front cover, half of pages 45/6 cut out and page 48 and inside rear cover stuck together.
Note *3 - The 1929 Australian edition has also been seen with the words 'Australian Edition' in the bottom right hand edge of the front cover blacked out, and a revised price sticker for 1/- on the front cover. Pages 49 and the inside rear cover are stuck together to remove any references to prices. As the price of 1/- was the same as the UK editions, these were probably surplus manuals that were pressed into use for the UK market.
Note *4 - Three editions of this manual have been seen. The only difference is the address at the bottom of the front cover - Binns Road - Elizabeth NJ - Kenilworth NJ.
Note *5 - This 1928 American edition appears to be the same as ref 28.4 except that the cover and the outer pages (1/2 & 47/48) have been replaced. These additional pages were almost certainly printed in America (unlike the rest of the manual) and appear as though they might be identical to those on earlier American editions of this manual as they mention the E3 motor which otherwise has only been seen on late 1926 or early 1927 manuals/price lists.
Note *6 - 1926/7 American editions of the Standard Mechanisms manual are expected to exist as it was advertised in the American manuals from 1926. Confirmation required.
It is thought that these are those leaflets that were issued free with the December 1934 Meccano Magazine.
They would have been cut down so that they could be inserted inside the MM (8¼" x 11") without hanging out.
Note *1 - An overprinted version of SML 32 has been reported with a note about using Ring Frames instead of Channel Segments. Confirmation required.
Note *2 - Cut down versions of these leaflets have also been seen - see top of table for details.
Note 3 - NR -> No reference number. The year against these leaflets, is when they were thought to be printed.
Note *1 - This early Motor Chassis leaflet was a reprint from the July 7th 1915 edition of "The Light Car". A date of around 1915/6 is assumed. There is no other date or print reference on the leaflet.
Note *2 - Only the Motor Chassis leaflet has been seen so far. It is likely that American versions of the other model leaflets do not exist as the No.7 outfit was not sold in America. Confirmation required.
Note 3 - With the exception of *1 - these model leaflets were all associated with 1922-7 Outfit 7 models.
Note 1 - Only those which have downloads have been examined so far. Confirmation and scans of the others required.
Note 2 - Many of the American SMLs are seen with the American 'Elizabeth' address scored out and the Liverpool address stamped on instead. Most of these are also stamped 'Complementary Copy'. An example of one of these can be seen on the download of leaflet 7 above.
Note - The above are those that are currently known about - were there any others?
Note 1 - Worthy of note is that model S30 (Steam-driven Stiff Leg Derrick) refered out to SML 6a. However this leaflet was never printed.
Note 2 - The 1929 manual did not contain a price list of the Steam Engine and its components.
Note *1 - In the 1928 edition (728/5) with the 'Overseas' stamp on the front cover, the prices of parts are cut off from pages 46/7 to form a half page. Also pages 48 and the inside rear cover are stuck together. Almost certainly any other 'Overseas' editions of the 1926-8 manuals will also be the same.
Note *2 - The copy of the edition of this manual which was examined was missing its rear cover.
Note 1 - There was also a High Speed Ship Coaler (model 734) in the 1922-4 manuals. This had no instructions but referred out to separate instructions. The model featured was however the same as in the 1918-21 Book 2 manuals which had instructions. It was however different from the leaflet first published in 1925 and in the 1925-7 manuals. Was a leaflet ever actually issued for this model?
Note 2 - The Clock leaflet has a 1924 print code. However it does not appear to have been included in a manual until 1927.


With our four teens scattered across the country, our visit to Charlie Moreland Campground was a chance for them all to get outdoors, reconnect with each other – and be spoilt with home baking and camp cooking. Our share-housing eldest was so grateful to see a bursting fridge and cupboard – not to mention the Engle! When we drove through Kenilworth, we stopped into the bakery and picked up even more sustenance. We didn't try the mega sized donuts, but did add an impressive looking high top loaf to the supplies.
The campground was chosen for the maiden trip for our new caravan. It does include 5km of dirt road, and a causeway through water, to reach the campgrounds, but it is still accessible to conventional vehicles. Set in Imbil State Forest, part of the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland, thankfully it was only 12km back into Kenilworth, for the many things you realise you don't have on that first trip away! Unimportant things like gas and an axe … thankfully one of those teens was a P driver, she enjoyed the novelty of driving through fresh water, as opposed to our salty washouts on the coast.
There were ample grassy, shaded campsites, all an easy walk to the facilities (toilets, BBQS, picnic tables) and better still, Little Yabba Creek winds around the clearing. We found two main waterholes, one with a sandy "beach" and the other a waterpark after the rains we'd had. The track led to a small bridge, and our crew had loads of fun letting go of the bridge and fighting the current to return. You could easily paddle between the two.
Another reason we would definitely return (besides the wonderful fact there was no mobile reception), is that it is also home to cute Rufous Bettongs. Nocturnal creatures, these kangaroo mini-lookalikes were plentiful.
You can also camp here at No.4 Campground for 4WD caravans and motorhomes, another gorgeous creek and water holes plus a bit more of a 4WD track (or hike) took us to beautiful Booloumba Falls.
With its quirky bakery, friendly library, informative visitor centre, op shop and boutiques, this village deserves a stop. Our family had fun on the flying fox and pedaling in the air at the playground, but love the tastings at the Cheese Factory across the road even more. Especially the chocolate mousse, which they just took out grand prize for at the Ekka.
Stop here on the way to Kenilworth, park at Little Yabba Picnic Area – another camping spot! Cross the bridge, the walk is wheelchair accessible, and won't wear anyone out as it is less then 1km return. You'll see an immense Moreton Bay fig – and signs say it is a great for bird watching.
Drive up the Obi Obi Road to Mapleton Falls lookout, there is a picnic area and walks, we stopped to admire the valley and waterfall. Driving a bit further along the range to Montville brought us to our family favourite, Kondalilla Falls. After a brisk trek, we were ready for another swim under a waterfall. And where there are jumping rocks, our kids are happy – even better with water added in. On return you have an option to visit the lookout – via a daunting set of stairs – one glimpse and you know that what goes down must come up! But the stair workout was worth it, to see the full majesty of Kondalilla. A magical spot, rated by the kids as their pick of the week.
Add in another op shop at Mapleton (we bought too many books). After a picnic and play at Russell Family Park in Montville, and collecting some fresh produce from the roadside stalls, we returned back to our cosy caravan and BBQ dinner, campfire, marshmellows…. bliss!
We'd give this place a big thumbs up. Oh, we did learn something on this trip – don't leave the bread on the tablecloth while you walk to the creek! There wasn't much left after the birds were at it. Oh well, another trip over the causeway….


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Through a series of events held from July 25th to August 2nd including the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame Awards Gala, Hockey Alberta Foundation Golf Classic, and the ATB Financial Golf Classic, over $105,000 was raised for Hockey Alberta Foundation's Every Kid Every Community fund.
The nine day fundraising spree began with the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame (AHHF) Awards Gala on July 25th at the Coast Hotel in Canmore, Alberta. Thanks to the following donors and sponsors, over $13,000 was raised through a wine pull and silent and live auctions; Hockey Alberta, Calgary Flames, Elite Sportswear, Driving Force, Edmonton Oilers, Western Hockey League, Quinn's Energy, Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, Dairy Queen, Western Wallprinting, Can-Pro Training Centre, The Liquor Crossing Wine Depot, and over twenty other auction item donors. Click here for a full recap of the AHHF Gala.
Following the AHHF Gala, 19 Hockey celebrities joined together with 125 golfers for the 10th Annual Hockey Alberta Foundation Golf Classic. Celebrity guests in attendance ranged from current NHL stars such as Jordan Eberle and Adam Cracknell, to Olympic icons such as Mel Davidson, to NHL alumni legends including Lanny McDonald and Jamie Macoun. A private reception on Sunday, July 26th prior to the Monday golf tournament was held at the beautiful Stewart Creek Golf Club in Canmore, featuring entertainment provided by a few of the celebrity guests with a Hockey Hot Stove, followed by a live and silent auction. The evening totaled a very generous donation of over $65,000 for Every Kid Every Community, thanks to major sponsors and donors including ATB Investor Services, HyTech Production Ltd., Quinn's Energy, Hockey Alberta, Vada Capital, Western Hockey League, ATB Financial, and several other team sponsors and auction donors. View photos from the 2015 Hockey Alberta Foundation Golf Classic.
The series of events wrapped up with a donation from the ATB Financial Golf Classic and PGA Canada Mackenzie Tour at The Links of GlenEagles in Cochrane. During the Sunday, August 2nd closing ceremonies ATB Financial Vice President of Community Initiatives presented the Hockey Alberta Foundation Board of Director's member Rob Kerr, with a $27,000 donation to Every Kid Every Community as the official charity of the 2015 ATB Financial Classic. Since 2007 the tournament has donated $350,000 to local charities in Alberta.
Thanks to all those who contributed to these events through sponsorship, donations, and participation, more kids in Alberta will be able to enjoy our game through the Every Kid Every Community fund.
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How the VA's 'Stand Down' Resolved 56,000-Plus Urgent-Care Consults
Case Study · April 14, 2016
David J. Shulkin, MD
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently addressed a national crisis of prolonged wait times by successfully executing a nationwide, single-day "Stand Down" event to ensure that veterans who were at greatest risk were seen first. As a result of this effort, almost all of the 56,000-plus urgent-care consults that were originally identified have now been reviewed and successfully resolved.
When access to care becomes a systemic problem, it is critical to identify and address the highest-priority needs of patients first.
Communicating expectations and objectives to leadership and staff is essential to success, and every staff member must understand his or her role in achieving it.
Systemic problems require the development and implementation of new processes that will sustain success and prevent problems from recurring in the future.
Stand Downs, which address significant organizational needs, followed by system improvements, should be considered as tools to address both short-term and long-term objectives.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates the largest integrated health care system in the country, with over 1,700 sites of care that serve almost 9 million veterans. Systemic challenges resulting from veterans' demand for services that exceeded the capacity of the VA to deliver timely care led to a national crisis in 2014. Media reports on the VA's access crisis suggested that hundreds of thousands of veterans may have been in immediate jeopardy due to long wait times for clinical services.
In addition, because of the way that the data on wait times had been maintained, it was not clear how many veterans were truly at risk for harm due to a delay in accessing care. This lack of data prevented us from effectively determining which action steps were most important in order to effectively address the access crisis. The VA had not previously analyzed its wait-time data on the basis of clinical urgency because of a number of data-limiting factors (for example, the electronic medical record allowed clinicians to order consults with 31 different prioritization categories).
To accelerate efforts to improve these access issues, we planned and successfully executed a one-day "Stand Down" event simultaneously in all 168 VA medical centers throughout the country. The goal of our Stand Down event was to meet the urgent-care needs of our patients and to ensure that veterans who were at greatest risk were seen first.
In military terms, stand down means to take a break from combat duties. The VA has previously utilized Stand Down events in our efforts to address veteran homelessness. These efforts bring together the VA and community-based resources during a single event to provide a comprehensive set of services to assist those who are in significant need. Our Stand Down event called on staff to take a break from regular duties and come to work on a Saturday to address the urgent-care needs of veterans.
The Execution
Identifying Patients at Greatest Risk
We sought to focus our attention first on veterans who had been waiting the longest to be seen for primary care or other clinical services and were at the greatest risk for potential harm. The VA keeps data on wait times in a number of formats, but the measure that we found to be most reflective of the veteran experience was the number of veterans who had been waiting for care for more than 30 days beyond their preferred date for a consult or their clinically indicated date, as determined by a VA health care professional.
Following the Stand Down, we continued our efforts to contact these veterans, and currently all but a few hundred have been reached and their urgent-care needs resolved."
Since not all consults have the same urgency, we needed to identify veterans with the highest-priority needs first. We started by reclassifying our data on requests for consults into Urgent and Routine consults. We then sorted our data by the type of clinical service for which the veteran was waiting. A group of VA clinical leaders categorized all clinical services into clinical tiers. Tier 1 consults included all services for conditions that could have potentially serious medical consequences if there was a delay in care. For example, a consult for cardiology would be categorized as Tier 1, while a consult for audiology or a dietician would be categorized as a lower tier. Services that were determined to be Tier 1 and those that were classified as Urgent (as determined by the clinician who ordered the consult) were specifically targeted for the Stand Down.
A Coordinated System-Wide Approach
Once we had narrowed the scope of our challenge to the population of veterans whose urgent-care needs had either not been addressed at all or had not been addressed to their satisfaction, we set out to resolve these consults. Instead of having each of our 168 medical centers address their urgent consults in a different way and time frame, we decided to take a coordinated system-wide approach.
First, we organized a team of VA clinicians, administrators, practice management staff, and data analysts to plan the events across the country. The planning team was given two weeks to organize the national Stand Down. The team developed and distributed guidance for each VA site on how to conduct and locally staff its Stand Down.
On November 16, 2015, we determined that 55,794 of the consults had been reviewed for clinical urgency and, of those, 46,046 patients had had their consult appropriately dispositioned."
Next, all 168 sites were provided with data on the wait time for each veteran with an urgent-care need. Many VA centers began contacting veterans the week before the Stand Down to offer appointments on the day of the event. These sites reached out to assess the clinical needs of the veterans who had been waiting longest for care. If veterans remained in need of care, they were offered the option of being seen by staff on the day of the Stand Down event. If veterans were not able to be seen that day or chose to wait, they were offered appointments at earlier dates whenever possible to decrease their wait.
Once the list showing the names and locations of veterans who had been waiting the longest for urgent care became available to the VA, there was a real sense of urgency to take action. As planned, the Stand Down occurred within two weeks after we obtained the data on urgent-care needs.
The National Stand Down Event
The national Stand Down took place on November 14, 2015. Each site contacted the targeted veterans on the wait lists, performed a clinical assessment of their current needs, and resolved the status of their consult with an updated plan of action. This plan of action could include asking a patient to come immediately to the VA medical center or a closer medical facility, scheduling a more timely appointment by creating additional time slots for seeing patients, or documenting that the veteran had already been seen or no longer required the consultation.
We recognize that every patient's sense of what constitutes an urgent-care need and what constitutes successful resolution may be different."
To assist the thousands of VA clinicians and many other staff and volunteers who participated in the Stand Down, we invited many of the VA's partners to the Stand Down for on-site support during the event. These groups included third-party administrators, veterans service organizations, labor unions, volunteer organizations, academic partners, and the U.S. Department of Defense. We also sent executives from Washington, D.C., to sites across the country to augment our field staff. A command center at VA headquarters monitored the event as it unfolded at all of the sites that day.
The Metrics
We originally identified 56,527 urgent-care consults as needing to be reviewed. On November 16, 2015, we determined that 55,794 of the consults had been reviewed for clinical urgency and, of those, 46,046 patients had had their consult appropriately dispositioned (i.e., the veteran's consult was closed, the veteran was seen but the clinical reports were not complete so the consult could not be closed at that time, or the veteran was scheduled for an upcoming appointment).
The remaining veterans — in the range of 10,000 or so — were unable to be contacted on the day of the Stand Down due to our inability to reach them (for example, because of a wrong phone number). Following the Stand Down, we continued our efforts to contact these veterans, and currently all but a few hundred have been reached and their urgent-care needs resolved.
Following the Stand Down, we requested that all 168 sites participate in an "After Action" review of the event and respond to questions about what went well, what could be improved, and what the VA can do to sustain the timeliness of care and prevent future delays.
The Stand Down taught us that, during a crisis, it is important to first ask the right question in order to prioritize efforts. In addressing the access crisis at the VA, this question was: Which veterans are at greatest risk from a delay in care? Once we were able to identify the highest-priority veterans, it was important to use those data to achieve and track measurable results.
As a result of data analytics developed for the Stand Down, all VA medical centers now have a real-time dashboard that shows all urgent consults and their wait times on a real-time basis.
VA Medical Center Real-Time Dashboard. Click To Enlarge.
In addition, we recognize that every patient's sense of what constitutes an urgent-care need and what constitutes successful resolution may be different. VA clinicians now have only two levels of urgency to choose from when ordering consults (down from 31), and, as we redesign our systems for access, we recognize the need to educate veterans in how to work together to match their needs and VA resources.
Following the Stand Down, the VA committed to implementing same-day access for primary care and "First Contact Resolution" for mental health by the end of 2016. This goal is part of the overall transformation plan that seeks to bring human-centered redesign principles to the VA.
Our goal is to sustain the success of our first Stand Down and to not allow the backlog of urgent consults to rebuild. We are now implementing systemic approaches for improving access and sharing best practices across the system. Following the success of the first event, a second national Stand Down event was held on February 27, 2016. The use of Stand Downs, followed by systems redesign, is a new way of thinking that will help us in our quest to meet the health needs of veterans who require our help the most.
Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Donald Steinmuller MD
It appears that the major disposition was referring to the Choice Program which provides care at community non-VA providers. This has been available without the "Stand Down" events. Apparently the contractor (probably a for-profit company - Health Net Federal Services) was incompetent in implementing the new law passed by Congress 9n 2014. See link: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/choice-words-for-va-choice-program/article_e91f636b-4624-5565-842a-b52435817ea6.html. So it appears the tremendous success of the "Stand Down" was to make sure the veterans who qualified for the program were identified, contacted, and taken care of. Finally the VA has implemented an effective, admirable, efficient system to handle their backlog of patients. Bravo!!!!
Ginger Rogers, MD
I would like to see the data regarding wait times for initial care at the VA after requesting primary care assignment, and the time between clinically indicated date for follow up appointment in primary care and the date of the follow up appointment.
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This article was created to critically examine the problem of bad leadership in Nigeria. It will clearly highlight the causes, effects and solutions to bad leadership in Nigeria. I enjoin you to read carefully, as i will pen down everything you need to know about bad leadership in Nigeria.
Research has shown that Nigeria is one of the least developed countries in the world. Though it is apparent that Nigeria is blessed with abundance of human and natural resources, development can not take place when there is no good leader to instigate it. This is why it is absolutely right to say that leadership plays a very significant roll in the development of every country.
Having known this, it is wise; as citizens of Nigeria, to be conscious of the factors that causes bad leadership in Nigeria, the effects of bad leadership in Nigeria, and more importantly, solutions to the problem of bad leadership in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, before we go into details, i would like to clearly explain what bad leadership really mean. This will help you to clearly understand other parts of this article as we continue.
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Leadership has been defined by Wikipedia as the ability of a person to lead, instruct or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. It is the process by which agent induces a subordinate to behave in a desired manner – Bennis.
From the above definition, bad leadership can be defined as the act of leading in a wrong way. It can also be defined as the act of leading without having the essential qualities of a good leaders. Some of these qualities are: accountability, honesty, integrity, positivity, passion & commitment.
Now that you have known what bad leadership really means, we will discuss some of the major causes of bad leadership in Nigeria.
See the reason why lawyers are called liars.
Lack of the sense of judgement.
When you lead people who are very submissive and gullible, i will definitely want to cash in on their ignorance one day. The docile nature of Nigerians has made even the supposed good leaders of Nigeria, to turn bad. It is because Nigerians are gullible and always silent when leaders do what pleases them, that bad leadership has continued to grow in Nigeria.
Let me give you an example, in 2019 the ruling part of Nigeria (APC), went round the country, sharing some amount of money to citizens in other to win their votes. At that time, nobody spoke against this. Nobody even cared to know how the money they shared to thousands of people in Nigeria came about. The only thing people struggled for, was to get their own share of the money.
Another apparent cause of bad leadership in Nigeria, is lack of the sense of judgement. Nigerians have failed to acknowledge the fact that the manifestos, wealth or political party of a politician, does not make him/her the best candidate in an election. This is why we (Nigerians) are always cowled by the sweet tooth of politicians. Nigerians are always get perplexed when they are asked to elect a leader, and that is why they always vote a bad leader into power.
Nevertheless, i have created an article that clearly explains the right things to consider before voting in Nigeria. You may want to read it here.
Political apathy is also a cause of bad leadership in Nigeria. You will agree with me that most citizens of Nigeria don't care much about politics in their country. This is really a problem because, whenever the leaders in power, finds out that the people they are leading; don't have interest in political affairs, they will lead wrongly for their own personal interest.
This is why i always recommend citizens to vote in every election. The truth is that, before any leader will do something wrong for his benefit, he must consider the kind of citizens he is leading, and the level of "checks" on his activities. If his followers are always vociferous, his level of irregularities will be low because, he knows that his followers are watching him closely.
There is no doubt that greed is the major and most evidential cause of bad leadership in Nigeria. It is basically on the side of our leaders. When people are elected to lead Nigeria, most of them use that opportunity to loot all the money they can, instead of doing what they were elected into power for.
This has been a custom in Nigeria over the years. It has gotten to the extent that even the so called anti corruption agencies that were given the power to fight corruption and stop looting in the country, did nothing to bad leaders that were reported to have committed a crime.
Another reason why Nigeria always have bad leaders, is the lack of patriotism on the side of almost every citizen. Nigerians don't care about anything that will contribute to the development of their country. They are only concerned about the satisfaction that they will derive from whatever they do. This is the mindset of every Nigerian, and that is why bad leaders always surface in our political system.
To clearly explain this, I will tell you my experience in a voting center at Lagos. In the recent 2015 general elections, my friend and I went out to vote for the president candidate we supported. On getting there, one of the popular political party in Nigeria, started given out money to influence voters. To my greatest surprise, all the people who came to vote there, instantaneous changed their minds. They quickly joined the next queue, so that they will be in the pay roll. After that incident, I clearly understood why Nigeria is not developing.
This effect is already obvious in Nigeria. One of the most contributing causes of corruption in Nigeria, is bad leadership. It transfers corruption to every sector of the country. Take for instance, when there is bad leadership, there will definitely be low salary for workers. When teachers and lecturers are not paid very well, they tend to foster examination malpractice in Nigeria.
So you see, that is how it will increase corruption in Nigeria. If nothing effective is done, it will even get to an extent when corruption will be indomitable in the country.
If we keep on having bad leaders in Nigeria, an increase in the poverty rate of the country will be inevitable. This fact is uncontestable, as it has been confirmed that Nigeria is one of the poorest countries in the world. Funnily enough, we are also one of the top countries with the richest soil for agriculture. This should tell you that bad leadership is one of the problems of Nigeria indeed. More so, an increase in poverty rate will lead to more damages to the citizens of the country and even to their unborn children.
Last week, i wrote an article about the causes, effects and solutions to brain drain in Nigeria. In that article, I clearly explained the damages that Nigeria will face if there is an increase in the rate of brain drain. Well, drain drain will also be inevitable if bad leadership continues in Nigeria.
Obviously, bad leadership facilitates poor education and lack of the social amenities in the country. This will inversely make the country unbearable for highly educated, skilled and talented people in Nigeria. Thus, they will be left with no choice, than to migrate to other countries for a better life. No doubt, this is the most destructive effect of bad leadership in Nigeria. It will incessantly continue if nothing is done by Nigerians to stop bad leadership in Nigeria.
One of the possible effects of bad leadership in Nigeria again, is military coup. In Nigeria, the military always interfere with the activities of a civilian government, when the government supports dictatorship and corrupt activities. Thus, bad leadership to a very large extent, can cause a military coup in Nigeria (Just like it was done in the past).
The only shortcoming of this intervention is that, even when the military intervenes; there is always no peace because, even the military government will be autocratic and undemocratic. This has taken place in Nigeria several times. Notable among them is the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état which overthrew Prime Minister Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
Last on the effects of bad leadership in Nigeria, is an increase in death rate. An increase in death rate of the country cannot be circumvented, if bad leaders continue to run Nigeria's political affairs. This is so because, bad leadership leads to poor facilities in hospitals and Medical Centers around the country. Therefore, there will be little or no place for citizens who need medical attention in the country. This is one of the most dangerous effects of bad leadership in Nigeria.
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Like i have stated already, lack of the sense of judgement is one of the causes of bad leadership in Nigeria. In light of that, if Nigerians should strive to always vote the right Leader, both in the federal, state or local level of government, the problem of bad leadership will be greatly reduced. This is the most effective and cogent solution to the problem of bad leadership in Nigeria.
If Nigerians have been speaking out whenever they sense corruption, leadership in Nigeria would have been marked by accountability. The reason why Nigeria is flooded with so many bad leaders is because, citizens are always silent to corruption. Trust me; this will go a long way to curb this problem of bad leadership and corruption in Nigeria.
Previously, I mentioned "Unpatriotic citizens" as one of the people who cause bad leadership in Nigeria. A patriotic citizen is a citizen who has his/her country at heart. In other words, a patriotic citizen will always want to the progress and development of his/her country.
This may be very difficult to achieve in Nigeria, since Nigeria is more driven by unpatriotic nature. That notwithstanding, if you can change your mindset about your country, and I also change mine, we will can help save this country from bad leadership together.
Leaders should also try to keep to whatever they promised before elected into power. As a leader, even if you see other leaders leading wrongly, looting money and engaging in other corrupt activities, you should be exception. Truly, that is what makes a good leader. Nigeria is said to be so corrupt because, it is apparent that almost all the political positions in the country, are occupied by corrupt officials. Personally, I doubt if any is not corrupt.
those who build teams to get across a variety of situations". I strongly believe that the solutions proffered above will go a long way to curb the problem of bad leadership in Nigeria. It will inversely bring about development in Nigeria.


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British Food: Desserts
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Guide to British Desserts
Traditional British desserts are all about comfort eating. You certainly can't worry about calories when you have any of the following desserts, but for a treat every now and then, they can't be beaten. Whilst the British people still love these old classics, we certainly don't have them every day, and loads of modern, international desserts are now also very popular.
Bread and Butter Pudding:
One of the most quintessentially (that's a very English word by the way) English desserts is bread and butter pudding (left). As you may be able to guess, it contains bread and butter, as well as an egg and milk mixture. After baking in the oven it is often served with ice cream, cream or custard (or all three if that's what you're into).
Spotted Dick:
A funny name for a dessert that isn't that funny, just delicious. It is a steamed spongey pudding with dried fruit in it- most often raisins, which is then usually served with custard. Though a traditional British dessert, it is not as popular as it once was and is often now just seen as something to laugh at because of its name. It still tastes delicious though so give it a try.
Mince pies:
These are served around Christmas and are hugely popular in Britain. They are little pastry pies that are filled with mincemeat, which is not actually made from meat (thankfully), but is an preserve usually containing apple, dried fruit and spices. Come Christmas, mince pies and mulled wine together is a must.
Scones:
Little bready cakes that are usually smothered in jam and clotted cream and served with tea, to make the most clichéd of all British meals- the Cream Tea. Come mid afternoon it is assumed that the British all stop for 'a spot of tea'. This actually doesn't happen very often any more, though you can still get cream teas in the afternoon at many pubs, hotels and restaurants.
Custard:
You may have noticed that many of the desserts in the UK are served with custard. If you have no idea what it is, you soon will after living in Britain for a while. It is basically a dessert sauce made from milk, egg yolks and sugar. If that doesn't sound very exciting to you, firstly never mention that to your average Brit, and secondly try it and then make your mind up.
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The European elite teams have returned to our screens this week in the Champions League over the last 16 years, but did not go as planned for Manchester United.
Tottenham Hotspur have a foot in the last eight after a 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night, while the English teammates, Manchester City and Liverpool are hoping for better luck when their matches kick off quarter-finals.
Here's everything you need to know about who will interpret who and the key dates for the coming months.
The draw for the quarter-finals of the competition will take place on Friday 15 March at 11:00 (UK time) in Nyon, Switzerland.
There are no seeding teams before the draw, which means that every team that reaches the stage can face anyone.
At this point, there are also no regional restrictions, which means that the clubs of the same countries could be attracted to one another.
When will the next projectors be played?
And the remaining 16 ties?
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) technology was introduced for the first time in the Champions League this week and is making its way.
It works on a three-stage accident, review / advice, and decision process in all four football jurisdictions deemed to be "game changes" by FIFA.
The IFAB says that VAR should be used "to correct clear errors and major missed incidents" in those situations that change matches.
VARs and other match officials are able to recommend reviews, but the only person who can start one is the umpire, who will then have the final say on whether their original decision should or not be modified.
They have the ability to review the footage themselves on a pitch-side monitor before making a final decision.
VARs are used here to help the referee determine whether an infraction was committed that would result in failure to achieve the goal.
Here, VAR will try to ensure that the correct decision on the award or the non-award of a sanction has been made.
Much like sanctions, VAR will try to ensure that the correct decision has been made.
VAR will clarify which players must be warned or expelled, or correct the referee in case of an incorrect identity.
Who are the favorites to win it?
Kepa Arrizabalaga watches after failing a shot by Ilkay Gundogan to force Manchester City 4-0 to Chelsea.