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Study: Post-vaccinations, coronavirus will be 'no more of a threat than the common cold'
"So really, the name of the game is getting everyone exposed for the first time to the vaccine as quickly as possible."
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As millions are inoculated against the coronavirus, and the pandemic's end finally seems to glimmer into view, scientists are envisioning what a post-vaccine world might look like — and what they see is comforting.
The coronavirus is here to stay, but once most adults are immune — following natural infection or vaccination — the virus will be no more of a threat than the common cold, according to a study published in the journal Science on Tuesday.
The virus is a grim menace now because it is an unfamiliar pathogen that can overwhelm the adult immune system, which has not been trained to fight it. That will no longer be the case once everyone has been exposed to either the virus or vaccine.
Children, on the other hand, are constantly challenged by pathogens that are new to their bodies, and that is one reason they are more adept than adults at fending off the coronavirus. Eventually, the study suggests, the virus will be of concern only in children younger than 5, subjecting even them to mere sniffles — or no symptoms at all.
In other words, the coronavirus will become "endemic," a pathogen that circulates at low levels and only rarely causes serious illness.
"The timing of how long it takes to get to this sort of endemic state depends on how quickly the disease is spreading, and how quickly vaccination is rolled out," said Jennie Lavine, a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University in Atlanta, who led the study.
Lavine and her colleagues looked to the six other human coronaviruses — four that cause the common cold, plus the SARS and MERS viruses — for clues to the fate of the new pathogen.
The four common cold coronaviruses are endemic, and produce only mild symptoms. Severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome, which surfaced in 2003 and 2012, respectively, made people severely ill, but they did not spread widely.
While all of these coronaviruses produce a similar immune response, the new virus is most similar to the endemic common cold coronaviruses, Lavine and her colleagues hypothesized.
Re-analyzing data from a previous study, they found that the first infection with common cold coronaviruses occurs on average at 3 to 5 years of age. After that age, people may become infected again and again, boosting their immunity and keeping the viruses circulating. But they don't become ill.
The researchers foresee a similar future for the new coronavirus.
Depending on how fast the virus spreads, and on the strength and longevity of the immune response, it would take a few years to decades of natural infections for the coronavirus to become endemic, Lavine said.
Without a vaccine, the fastest path to endemic status is also the worst. The price for population immunity would be widespread illness and death along the way.
Vaccines completely alter that calculus. The faster people can be immunized, the better. An efficient vaccination rollout could shorten the timeline to a year, or even just six months, for the coronavirus to become an endemic infection.
Still, the vaccines are unlikely to eradicate the coronavirus, Lavine predicted. The virus will become a permanent, albeit more benign, inhabitant in our environment.
Other experts said this scenario was not just plausible but likely.
"The overall intellectual construct of the paper I fully agree with," said Shane Crotty, a virus expert at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in San Diego.
If the vaccines prevent people from transmitting the virus, "then it becomes a lot more like the measles scenario, where you vaccinate everybody, including kids, and you really don't see the virus infecting people anymore," Crotty said.
It is more plausible that the vaccines will prevent illness — but not necessarily infection and transmission, he added. And that means the coronavirus will continue to circulate.
"It's unlikely that the vaccines we have right now are going to provide sterilizing immunity," the kind needed to prevent infection, said Jennifer Gommerman, an immunologist at the University of Toronto.
Natural infection with the coronavirus produces a strong immune response in the nose and throat. But with the current vaccines, Gommerman said, "you're not getting a natural immune response in the actual upper respiratory tract, you're getting an injection in the arm." That raises the likelihood that infections will still occur, even after vaccination.
Ultimately, Lavine's model rests on the assumption that the new coronavirus is similar to the common cold coronaviruses. But that assumption may not hold up, cautioned Marc Lipsitch, a public health researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.
"Other coronavirus infections may or may not be applicable, because we haven't seen what those coronaviruses can do to an older, naive person," Lipsitch said. (Naive refers to an adult whose immune system has not been exposed to the virus.)
Another plausible scenario, he said, is that the virus may come to resemble the seasonal flu, which is mild some years and more lethal in others. New variants of the coronavirus that evade the immune response may also complicate the picture.
"Their prediction of it's becoming like common cold coronaviruses is where I'd put a lot of my money," Lipsitch said. "But I don't think it's absolutely guaranteed."
When and how the common cold coronaviruses first appeared is a mystery, but since the emergence of the new coronavirus, some scientists have revisited a theory that a pandemic in 1890, which killed about 1 million people worldwide, may have been caused by OC-43, one of the four common cold coronaviruses.
"People have suggested that the human population developed a low-grade, broad immunity to OC-43 that terminated the pandemic," said Andre Veillette, an immunologist at Montreal Clinical Research Institute in Canada. "This coronavirus currently broadly circulates in the community in a rather peaceful way."
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Leicester City Favourites To Sign Arjen Robben This Summer
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Last updated 2:34 PM, Thursday May 23 2019 GMT+1
Leicester City are favourites to sign Arjen Robben this summer.
The Premier League club have been installed as the favourites to snap up the talented free agent.
Leicester are the shock favourites to sign Robben
Can the Foxes pull it off? pic.twitter.com/1OxGFNQEVr
- ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) May 23, 2019
Bookmakers have priced Robben to Leicester at 2/1 with PSV Eindhoven the next favourite at 3/1.
'Any MLS club' and 'any Chinese club' are also listed not to mention Benfica and Everton.
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The Foxes boast some exiting wingers in the shape of Demarai Gray and Harvey Barnes, among others.
And the addition of Robben would add a vast amount of experience to Brendan Rodgers' youthful team.
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Of course, the left-footed maestro enjoyed three years in England with Chelsea. He transferred to the West London outfit in 2004 and won the league title twice as well as the FA Cup during his spell.
Robben then swapped Chelsea for Real Madrid before spending a huge portion of his professional career at Bayern Munich.
Though he's set to leave Germany after 10 trophy-laden seasons. He won the lot including the coveted Champions League in 2013.
He scored a late winner at Wembley Stadium to seal European silverware.
Forever Mr. Wembley. :heart:@ArjenRobben pic.twitter.com/qg1V7DckA3
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"Of course, one thinks a lot about the future. That was already the case last year when I extended for another year. Ten years has been an incredibly nice and long period," Robben said about his decision to leave Bayern Munich.
"I'm 35 in the summer and I think it's good for everyone, including myself and the club. I'm still very happy at the club, but the point is also coming where you say, now it's okay."
Will the Dutchman return to England's top flight? Watch this space.
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United States Congress elects Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker
Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives amid heated exchanges which almost saw fellow Republicans come to blows.
Mr McCarthy finally won the job after 15 rounds of voting, despite his party holding a majority in the chamber.
It came after a dramatic pressure campaign played out live on the House floor as party rebel Matt Gaetz was urged to vote for Mr McCarthy.
The Florida Congressman was among six holdouts who relented late on Friday.
Earlier, amid heated scenes in the chamber, Mr Gaetz had almost come to blows with Rep Mike Rogers – a supporter of Mr McCarthy. The Alabama congressman had to be physically restrained by colleagues as he bellowed and jabbed his finger at Mr Gaetz.
The Speaker sets the House agenda and oversees the legislative business. The post is second in line to the presidency after the US vice-president.
Speaking after his confirmation, Mr McCarthy wrote on Twitter: "I hope one thing is clear after this week: I will never give up. And I will never give up on you, the American people."
US President Joe Biden congratulated Mr McCarthy for his win and said he looked forward to cooperating with the Republican Party.
"The American people expect their leaders to govern in a way that puts their needs above all else, and that is what we need to do now," he said.
Republicans have already pledged to launch investigations into Mr Biden's family business dealings and administration.
After the 13th ballot was adjourned, Mr McCarthy insisted to reporters that he would "have the votes" to take the speakership in the next round.
In a remarkable turnaround in the 12th round of voting, Mr McCarthy was able to persuade 14 Republican holdouts to cast their vote for him. A 15th rebel followed suit for the 13th ballot.
But the California congressman was still three votes short of the 217 he needed to take the prized gavel, and in chaotic and dramatic scenes, he again failed to win on the 14th ballot.
The dissidents included members of the House Freedom Caucus, who argue that Mr McCarthy is not conservative enough to lead them as they work to stymie Democratic President Joe Biden's agenda.
Mr McCarthy has offered various concessions to the rebels, including a seat on the influential rules committee, which sets the terms for debate on legislation in the chamber.
He also agreed to lower the threshold for triggering a vote on whether to unseat the Speaker, to only one House member, leading to the possibility that the Republican coalition could easily fracture again even after Mr McCarthy's victory.
Senior Democratic Party lawmakers accused Mr McCarthy of ceding power to an extreme wing of his party and likened the stand-off to the riot exactly two years ago on Capitol Hill by Trump supporters who disrupted Mr Biden's certification as president.
"Two years ago insurrectionists failed to take over the Capitol," Congressman Eric Swalwell wrote on Twitter. "Tonight Kevin McCarthy let them take over the Republican Party."
And Virginia Congressman Don Beyer referred to the angry scenes among Republicans that followed the 14th count.
"Unsettling that this process ends in threats of violence in the House Chamber, on this of all days," he said. "Maybe it didn't determine the outcome, but that is no way to conduct the people's business. A dark and sobering moment will probably be remembered long after this session ends."
The minority Democrats had continued to vote in unison for their leader, New York's Hakeem Jeffries, the first black person ever to lead a party in Congress.
Friday was the first day that Mr McCarthy's vote count actually surpassed that of Mr Jeffries.
Not since 1860 in the build-up to the American Civil War has the lower chamber of Congress voted this many times to pick a speaker. Back then it took 44 rounds of ballots.
In November's midterm elections, Republicans won the House by a weaker-than-expected margin of 222 to 212. Democrats retained control of the Senate.


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Total Drama Review Week 6: Phobia Factor
May 3, 2016 / Articles
You know now that I have actually listened to Celine Dion, this episode takes on a whole new meaning. The way the episode is structured here is absolutely brilliant. It starts straight from the end of episode six, which is exactly what Survivor does; considering that this show is a send up to Survivor it makes sense they would do that in at least one episode. We see so much character development in just a few minutes which would usually be bad, but here it just feels organic. It truly feels like just a bunch of teenagers talking around a campfire being honest with each other. It's real, it's informative, it's entertaining, it's great.
Moving past that scene, what makes this so unique is the way the whole episode is the challenge. Everyone is doing their own challenge, and as such they keep cutting back and forth all over the island, meaning this episode is just a grab bag of slapstick and fun. A couple of recurring bits begin in this episode too, including the spider costume, the jelly high dive, and the terribly cruddy plane. In addition, I doubt I need to say this, but the episode is a parody of Fear Factor. It's rare for the show to parody a specific show outside of Survivor, but here it worked pretty well.
Moving past the episode's format and place in the franchise we dive into the character interactions. This is the first time we really see the three amigos of the Killer Bass unified. Geoff, DJ, and Duncan are all friends, and the way Duncan goes soft here in his support of DJ while Courtney barks orders is a complete subversion of their normal behavior, and an important one. Last week I said that the Courtney and Duncan relationship was very problematic, but here it begins to redeem itself. The pair is shown to be very supportive of each other in this episode, and it seems genuine. Geoff and Bridgette meanwhile take a backseat and Gwen and Trent hit a bit of a snag. Usually leaving your crush buried alive is a bad idea, and trust me, she won't forget it. Izzy and Owen don't have anything specifically romantic here, but boy are they cute together. This episode is mostly focused on slapstick after those opening moments, but major props to Beth. In this season her character gets downplayed so much, but she's grown so much since that cliff dive. I didn't notice until just now, but she really is admirable in these first few episodes.
For my closing thoughts on this episode, how about that closing scene? Is Lindsey secretly evil? Clueless? Mean? I still don't know what to make of her tone in this confessional. I've seen this episode so many times, but still I have no clue what was going on her head here. If anyone has a guess please, please let me know. We're down to just sixteen contestants now, and the show just keeps chopping away at them. We're really getting into the thick of things now, and I'm stoked to watch it with y'all. See you next week for "Up the Creek".
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Django Django announce new album 'Glowing In The Dark'
The band's fourth full-length will arrive in February
by Chris Bound: November 13, 2020
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Having already returned earlier this year to share the singles 'The Ark' and 'Spirals', Django Django are back once again to announce the details behind their new studio album, arriving early next year.
The new full-length 'Glowing In The Dark' is being previewed by the record's title-track, which comes accompanied by a brilliant Braulio Amadio-illustrated video, and is set to arrive on the 12th February via Because Music.
Speaking about the new video, the band's Vincent Neff said, "He gave me some loose directions of what he wanted me to do via email. Then me and my brother in law got a tripod, my phone and a speaker and went to a deserted industrial estate around the back of my house and shot a bunch of stuff then turned the footage over to Braulio. We love what he's done with it and how the energy and vibe of the visuals really lock with the track."
While Amadio added, "I didn't want to be literal and do something *glowing in the dark*, so in my head the video is somewhat an abstract representation of the song title without being too obvious. I wanted it to feel organic, I wanted to feel trippy, vibrant and colorful. This was done during the pandemic, with Vinny shooting himself on a greenscreen at home with his iPhone, so I just wanted to take him out of the weird world and time we are all living through right now and transport him to a more fun place far away from here."
Check out the new video for 'Glowing In The Dark' in the player and see the album's full tracklisting below.
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Right The Wrongs
Got Me Worried
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Night Of The Buffalo
The World Will Turn
Kick The Devil Out
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Indonesia closes low-cost airline
March 18, 2008, 1:04 PM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
Indonesia's low-cost carrier Adam Air, which has had a string of accidents over the past two years, has been grounded for at least three months over safety concerns, the head of the government's air transportation agency said Tuesday.
Adam Air began operations in 2003 and at its peak had 22 aircraft that flew across Indonesia and to Singapore and Malaysia. It recently sliced its number of routes from 52 to 12.
Last year, one of its jetliners plunged into the sea from 10,000 feet, killing all 102 people on board. Another plane broke in half on a hard landing, with no reports of serious injury. Last week, a Boeing 737 skidded off a runway, slightly injuring five people.
Budhi Mulyawan Suyitno, director general for air transportation, said the airline would stop flying as of Wednesday. The Transport Ministry had found the airline's operating and maintenance standards inadequate and training of personnel substandard, he said.
Adam Air's operating license will initially be suspended for three months, he said, and will be withdrawn for good if there are no improvements by then.
Dozens of airlines emerged after Indonesia deregulated its aviation industry in the 1990s, raising concerns that growth outpaced the supply of trained aviation professionals, regulatory oversight and ground infrastructure.


Learn what's in an Early Warning Services report.
Early Warning Services is a consumer reporting agency, similar to a credit bureau. Instead of providing reports on credit card and loan payments, however, EWS collects and reports information on checking and savings account histories. Read on to find out everything you need to know about this consumer-reporting system.
EWS was created jointly by major banks including Chase, Capital One, Bank of America and Wells Fargo to prevent fraud and reduce detection risk. Whereas companies such as ChexSystems and TeleCheck focus on keeping records of people who mismanage bank accounts with overdrafts or writing checks on closed accounts, EWS focuses on fraudulent activity. Its database tracks consumers' negative interactions with banks, as well as activities such as bank fraud, forgery, check kiting, check alteration and counterfeiting.
What's In Your Early Warning Services Report?
When you apply for a bank account, banks that use Early Warning Services might deny the application if they find negative information in your EWS records.
Similar to the credit bureaus, EWS is subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, an important consumer law enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, a government consumer protection agency. The FCRA protects consumer rights by allowing you to review your report and dispute incorrect items.
Fill out the form, sign it and mail it with a copy of a government-issued ID.
When you receive your report, check it for inaccuracies. Typical errors include incorrect personal information and amounts owed. Your report might even show accounts that you never opened if you're an unwitting victim of identity theft. If your EWS report doesn't have much detail, you might need to dig deeper to find out why something led to a denial of opening a new bank account.
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CAFAC - Assisting Canadian Families with the International Adoption Process.
Let's begin by talking about what a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LIMA) is. An Immigration lawyer Toronto will tell that it is a requirement if a Canadian Employers wants to bring in a foreign worker temporarily to Canada. But there have been exceptions where the need for LIMA has been waived. But a work permit is still required to work in Canada legally.
Employers can use this to help them navigate through the process of hiring foreign workers.
An official academic record showing a degree, diploma, certificate or something similar from a recognized educational institution.
Record from current or former employers which show significant full-time experience.
Recognition for significant achievements and contributions to the related field.
Playing a notable role in an organization which holds a distinguished reputation.
Private entrepreneurs who want to temporarily stay in Canada to operate or start a business.
Entrepreneurs who have applied for Canadian Permanent residence.
Intra-Company Transfers who are taking a temporary transfer. But they must hold a significant position in the organization.
French-Speaking Skilled Workers recruited through francophone immigration promotional event can work through Mobilité Francophone.
Academics like guest lecturers, researches and visiting processors.
Immigration lawyer Toronto also says that Workers who have been nominated by a province for a permanent residence.
This agreement allows foreign workers to get employment in Canada, but only when Canadians have equal reciprocal work opportunities abroad.
Introduction of foreign workers under international agreements which are considered as a benefit to Canada does not require a LIMA, like NAFTA.
Programs for International Youth Exchange like the IEC, teacher exchange programs and more don't need a LIMA.
Charitable workers who are registered with CRA as a charity is a good indicator of being engaged with charitable work. But other foreign workers can work that is not registered with CRA, but it is advisable to keep additional information from the employer ready.
It involves the requirement to share the beliefs of a religious community where the foreign national intends to work (as required by the employer). For getting LIMA exemption, the duties should reflect a religious objective and should involve advancing, maintaining and observing the spiritual teachings of that faith. Read more latest Canadian immigration news here!


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Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, June 1994
Credit: © Dietrich Haeseler
The original UR-500 two stage configuration was designed as a monster ICBM. It was flown four times from 1965, but never deployed as an operational missile. The design was succeeded by three and four stage versions for launching of large payloads into space.
AKA: 8K82;Atlantis;D;Gerkules;Proton 2;SL-9;Ural. Status: Retired 1966. First Launch: 1965-07-16. Last Launch: 1966-07-06. Number: 4 . Payload: 8,400 kg (18,500 lb). Thrust: 8,847.00 kN (1,988,884 lbf). Gross mass: 595,490 kg (1,312,830 lb). Height: 46.28 m (151.83 ft). Diameter: 4.15 m (13.61 ft). Span: 7.40 m (24.20 ft). Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
Data is accurate. Tsniimash has 1:10 model.
LEO Payload: 8,400 kg (18,500 lb) to a 200 km orbit at 65.00 degrees. Standard warhead: 12,200 kg (26,800 lb). Maximum range: 10,000 km (6,000 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Warhead yield: 100,000 KT.
Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: Russia. Engines: RD-0210, RD-253-11D48. Spacecraft: Kosmoplan, N-4. Launch Vehicles: Proton. Launch Sites: Baikonur, Baikonur LC81/23. Stages: UR-500-2, Proton K-1. Agency: Chelomei bureau.
1965 July 16 - . 11:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC81/23. LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: UR-500.
Proton 1 - . Payload: N-4 s/n 1. Mass: 8,300 kg (18,200 lb). Nation: Russia. Related Persons: Chelomei. Agency: MOM. Program: Proton. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: N-4 . Decay Date: 1965-10-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 1466 . COSPAR: 1965-054A. Apogee: 578 km (359 mi). Perigee: 181 km (112 mi). Inclination: 63.40 deg. Period: 92.20 min.
The first launch of the Proton launch vehicle was not without problems. A leak in the oxidiser pipeline resulted in nitrogen tetroxide spilling on electrical wires. The question was: proceed with the launch or abort? Chelomei decided to go ahead, and on 16 July 1965 the first UR-500 successfully launched the Proton 1 satellite. In the first hours after launch specialists from OKB-52 could only receive signals in the first hours that indicated the satellite was 'alive'. However it later functioned normally and provided physics data on ultra-high-energy cosmic particles for 45 days.
At the first launch the rocket was called 'Gerkules' (other sources say 'Atlantis'), as indicated by the large symbol on the second stage skin. This name was however was not taken up.
1965 November 2 - . 12:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC81/23. LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: UR-500.
Proton 2 - . Payload: N-4 s/n 2. Mass: 8,300 kg (18,200 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Proton. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: N-4 . Decay Date: 1966-02-06 . USAF Sat Cat: 1701 . COSPAR: 1965-087A. Apogee: 608 km (377 mi). Perigee: 189 km (117 mi). Inclination: 63.50 deg. Period: 92.50 min. High energy physics laboratory. Investigation of ultra-high-energy cosmic particles. .
1966 March 24 - . 21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC81/23. LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: UR-500. FAILURE: Second stage malfunction.. Failed Stage: 2.
N-4 s/n 3 - . Payload: N-4. Mass: 8,300 kg (18,200 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: RVSN. Program: Proton. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: N-4. Decay Date: 1966-03-24 .
1966 July 6 - . 12:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC81/23. LV Family: Proton. Launch Vehicle: UR-500.
Proton 3 - . Payload: N-4 s/n 4. Mass: 8,300 kg (18,200 lb). Nation: Russia. Agency: MOM. Program: Proton. Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: N-4 . Decay Date: 1966-09-16 . USAF Sat Cat: 2290 . COSPAR: 1966-060A. Apogee: 594 km (369 mi). Perigee: 185 km (114 mi). Inclination: 63.50 deg. Period: 92.30 min. Space station 'Proton 3'. Investigation of ultra high energy cosmic particles .


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SUPPORT "NO LIGHT; NO PAYMENT CAMPAIGN" IN YOUR COMMUNITIES
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FOR A REGULAR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE BACK THE POWER SECTOR FROM PRIVATE PROFITEERS AND PUT UNDER REAL DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
Organize and Mobilise to Join Protests/Rallies
Form Action Committee on Your Street
Peacefully Resist any Disconnection!
At present the electricity generation is 1,327 megawatts for a population of over 170 million while South Africa with less than 50 million generates 44, 000 megawatts. You cannot but ask yourself why the ruling elites with all of the billions of dollars that have been earned from oil wealth these past decades have not generated sufficient megawatts of electricity for Nigeria. The short answer is that the majority of the ruling class have no confidence to develop the country but loot instead. This is the very basis of the present state of darkness in the country. Incapable of taking the problem head long, the ruling elites have resorted to the approach of name change from NEPA to PHCN and now full scale privatization that has landed us all with the current Electricity Generation Companies (GENCO) and Distribution Companies (DISCO) like IKEDC and EKEDC whose sole task and expertise is distributing darkness. Yet these DISCO's are still billing us to pay for the darkness!
Estimated and indiscriminate bills ranging from a minimum of N7,000 to as much as N30,000 are charged in a country where the official minimum wage is N18,000, and many families still spend an average of N15,000 to N20,000 monthly for fuel and maintenance of generating set. This is aside small shop owners and artisans whose businesses have completely become dependent on generators.
According to Mr. Abiodun Ajifowobaje, the Managing Director of IKEDC to supply customers 24/7 power supply, the company requires 1,250MW, but it gets 150MW as of May 25, 2015. The situation is not any different for EKEDC and other DISCO'S. So we beg to ask, why still go ahead and charge us for 1,250 MW, when 150MW is being distributed? What is the logic of not supplying the needed power and yet demand the maximum of fees from consumers and a compulsory N750, all for disbursing darkness? It is clear that this arrangement is aimed at guaranteeing super profit for the profiteers at the expense of consumers. This further explains why privatization is nothing but a daylight robbery.
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) calls on workers, professionals, artisans, traders, social organizations, youth groups, drivers and okada riders, Keke Marwa Riders, Landlords/Tenants in communities to join this struggle to reverse this growing ugly trend.
It is clear that we cannot rely on anti-poor politicians and elected public officers, who have the treasury of the country at their mercy, from which they can budget at public expense for fuel, generators and their maintenance. This is even when we know that they earn more than their counterparts in countries like the USA, and UK, and yet do not pay for the electricity they use in their private capacity. This explains why they can never know what we are all going through.
The impact of this epileptic power supply is that many businesses have collapsed, residents cannot sleep comfortably at night after the day's work, iron clothes or pump water. We have always argued that privatization of the sector is not the solution to the power problem. The private companies are only interested in making profit and not to provide a stable power supply that we can afford and which meets our power needs.
Despite selling the sector to the private companies at rock bottom price of about N400 billion for a sector that is worth over N5 trillion, the point must be made that the private profiteers have not added an extra one megawatts into the national grid. To make the matter worse the government has approved a bail out of N216 billion out of which N50 billion has been allocated to them already. This is not mentioning that governments in the past 10 years have spent over $20 billion and yet we are still in darkness!
Power generation, transmission and distribution are capital intensive and thereby require massive investment, adequate workforce and expertise in order to guarantee efficient and affordable service in the interest of the general public. The private companies that bought PHCN lack these ingredients and they are in business just for profit. While they may plan to profit by making electricity a luxury item for a few, they are clearly incapable of electrifying the country. This explains the monumental failure of the electricity privatization and the concomitant growing call in communities for its reversal as the power supply gets worse while the private firms charge for service not rendered. Given the dismal performance of PHCN when also under the government, the call for the reversal of the electricity privatisation must be matched with the demand for the renationalised electricity industry to be placed under a democratic control of representatives of workers, communities/consumers and relevant professionals. That is the best way transparency, accountability and effective management can be guaranteed.
We support 'NO LIGHT NO PAYMENT CAMPAIGN' that has broken out in many communities. We however urge that the struggle should be peaceful in its method and conduct. The PHCN/DISCO workers are not directly responsible for the situation and on no account must they be the target of attack, our enemy is the ruling class holding the country to ransom. We must rather resort to mass mobilization and sensitization to achieve our demands. Residents should mobilize themselves collectively to prevent disconnection until all of our demands are met. We appeal to officials of DISCO not to provoke members of communities by distributing bills or attempting to come and disconnect residents for refusing to pay for darkness. We also call on the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) to support the struggle in communities against poor power supply and payment for service not enjoyed. The Union should also demand the return of electricity sector to public ownership under democratic control of workers and consumers.
It is our take that the resources of the country are enormous and adequate to meet the needs of all of us. The new Buhari regime is promising 'change", but real change will only come by sweeping aside the whole corrupt system, not just hitting a few of the most openly corrupt. We have to reject the exploitation by the private profiteers. Support for demand for renationalisation and democratic control of the electricity sector must be built among working people who must take action themselves. Only democratic control of renationalized power sector by workers and consumers along with open accounting and a tight cap on exorbitant salaries and expenses can ensure that we don't return to the era of corruption and inefficiency that characterized the defunct NEPA/ PHCN
Organise street and neighborhood meetings to deepen the mobilization. Call or send email for more information and enquiries.
WE SUPPORT THE DEMANDS FOR:
NO LIGHT; NO PAYMENT!
FOR 24 HOURS LIGHT SUPPLY AT AFFORDABLE RATE
NO TO ESTIMATED/CRAZY BILLING. CANCEL ALL DEBTS FROM ESTIMATED/CRAZY BILLS
ALLOCATION OF PRE-PAID METERS TO ALL CONSUMERS!
CANCELLATION OF COMPULSORY N750 FIXED CHARGE
PROMPT REPAIR OF ALL FAULTY TRANSFORMERS AND UPGRADE OF ALL FACILITIES AT NO COST TO THE COMMUNITIES
IMPROVED PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR ELECTRICITY WORKERS. NO TO CASUALISATION OF STAFF
FOR EMERGENCY ELECTRIFICATION PLAN TO END LOAD SHEDDING AND PROVIDE ELECTRICITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
RENATIONALISATION OF THE POWER SECTOR AND MASSIVE INVESTMENT UNDER DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF WORKERS AND CONSUMERS
This Leaflet is Issued By: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST MOVEMENT (DSM)
162, Ipaja Rd, Agbotikuyo B/stop, Agege, Lagos State. Tel: 08098284000, 08053045953. E-mail: dsmcentre@yahoo.com.


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Here's a nice article that settles down the debate about stem cell research. The salient point is - It is NOT necessary to use embryonic stem cells! Adult cells can work just fine!
This is really cool... It's known as 'The Power of Ten', and takes us on a journey from 10 million light years away from earth, down to the sub-atomic levels. It reminds us how HUGE the universe is, how much stuff is in it, and how complex it is. Once we get down to the sub-atomic level, it reminds us how little we know about it.
Inherent in this consideration is the awesome fact that God loves us individually! Sometimes that is hard to imagine when we think of the size of the universe (because it seems so big, and we seem so small), yet it makes great sense when we see how amazingly complex our design is. Remember, the world He created for us to explore and to seek Him is the 'best possible world' and therefore the 'best possible design'. In order for us to live in a world with the appropriate gravity etc. etc., (all the other 'anthropic principle' facts of life), it HAS to be as big as it is.
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Only with Christianity do we see the purpose of man coincide with the facts of science! Only with Christianity do we find that man has special value in the universe, designed to explore and in doing so, find God pointing us toward Him and toward His special revelation! Praise God for His plan and His universe!
You may have heard of this commercial for the Honda Accord. It shows many different sequences of chain reactions occurring, all from parts from the Accord.
It's wonderful to watch, and is an example of a very SIMPLE set of things that had to be 'just right' for the whole to work. It apparently took over 600 tries to get it to work!
Absolutely Fascinating. A German man, who had his lower jaw cut out some years ago had a new jaw bone grown in his back, then removed and replaced into his jaw. This is an example of what stem cells can do. A 'form' is created, then the stem cells are added, and they grow into the mold. Stem cells are essentially immature body cells that can grow into any form (skin, bone, blood, etc) because they contain much of the human genome and its information. This is an example of how powerful this science can become - just imagine the possibilites!
And of course, these were ADULT stem cells, taken from the donors own bone marrow - no one had to die for this jawbone!
"The biblical condemnation of homosexual acts is not a violation of its real teaching of love and inclusiveness, but in part a sign of what sin is and does, and how it so disorders and corrupts human desire that we do not want the created nature through which God will bring us true love and true inclusivity."
Friends - homosexuality is a sin as any other sin. But it is not what keeps us out of heaven. The primary sin of replacing God at the throne of our hearts while rejecting the grace of God that provides faith keeps us separated from him...all the resulting sins (including homosexuality) come about out of our selfish pursuits. They are an indicator of our falleness, not the cause of it. So approach our homosexual friends with love and compassion, as you would with someone who is suffering the effects of any other kind of sin.
Robert Reich, a prominent democrat who served as Labor Secretary under Bill Clinton, recently wrote an article for his ultra-liberal 'magazine' called PROSPECT, entitled "Bush's God".
In this rant, he says that: "The great conflict of the 21st century may be between the West and terrorism. But terrorism is a tactic, not a belief. The underlying battle will be between modern civilization and anti-modernist fanatics; between those who believe in the primacy of the individual and those who believe that human beings owe blind allegiance to a higher authority; between those who give priority to life in this world and those who believe that human life is no more than preparation for an existence beyond life; between those who believe that truth is revealed solely through scripture and religious dogma, and those who rely primarily on science, reason, and logic. Terrorism will disrupt and destroy lives. But terrorism is not the only danger we face."
Did you catch that? Here's an influential democrat who believes that all believers are worse than terrorists! At first glance, you may think he's referring only to 'radical Islamists', but you won't find that language here - he's referring to anyone who believes in a God and who believes that God deserves our allegiance.
It seems clear to me - the Democratic party is NOT the party for Christians!
Greg Koukl at Stand To Reason has done it again - he's listed the pertinent issues surrounding the debate, and contributed clear, concise and biblical responses to them.
I gotta tell you this one surprises me. It just seems 'prudent' for a political party to be the proverbial open tent and invite all to join, and perhaps carry on internal debates once your party is elected. But the Democratic Party has now, just this year, closed the internal debate on abortion rights, and thereby expects all democrats to follow the party line.
According to a World Magazine article in the August 7, 2004 edition, the party has changed the language from "We respect the individual conscience of each American on this difficult issue, and we welcome all our members to participate at every level of our party", to "We stand firmly against Republican efforts to undermine [current abortion laws]."
With this kind of language in the platform, the conclusion of the article seems inevitable. It appears that the party is being 'driven' by NARAL and Planned Parenthood. Many people view this issue as the 'driving issue'; the issue that demands their votes - apparently the Democratic Party no longer cares for these voters.
It just doesnt seem politically 'prudent'. This is a clear indicator, in my mind, why Senator Kerry will be trounced this year in the election.
Check out the web-site of Feminists For Life. I love their slogan: 'Refuse to choose between women and children'.
This is another GREAT example of how the conventional wisdom can be challenged and people on the fence can see that there are indeed choices - specifically that 'Not all feminists must be pro-abortion.' Use this example every chance you get.
Here's a book (The End Of Faith, by Sam Harris) that is likely to get your blood boiling. The thesis of the book is that 'religious tolerance...the notion that every human being should be free to believe whatever he wants about God - is one of the principal forces driving us toward the abyss" (pg 15).
The book was brought to my attention in a great review by Dr Albert Mohler (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President).
This book is a perfect example of a response by people who don't understand the true nature of Christianity. He still apparently thinks that Christians must follow Levitical laws (such as the stoning of children), and if we don't, then we're just accommodating a little reason (not that he gives us much credit for using reason!) He clearly has no idea of the purpose of the Levitical laws, or the nature of Christian love and community, or of the holiness of God and its method of expression. Nor does he give us a reasonable alternative except for the presumed Naturalistic worldview, which is itself quite a blind leap of faith.
It may just be this kind of thinking that leads to religious persecution. THis should be a wake-up call for all Christians to live out the live of love as modeled by Christ, and to present the gospel in a winsome, reasonable and loving way.
Dear God, give us strength and wisdom to endure the hardships coming on account of your name.


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