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Advances in Aging Research > Vol.2 No.1, February 2013
Assessing symptoms profile and correlates of very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) ()
Maryam Sehatpour, Ali Javadpour
Department of Psychiatry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Research Centre for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
DOI: 10.4236/aar.2013.21003 PDF HTML XML 5,589 Downloads 10,425 Views Citations
Objective: While the most common causes of late life psychosis are factors other than primary psychosis, but the nosology and clinical features of late life, primary psychotic is a matter of controversy. The goal of this study was to define some correlates and symptoms profile of very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis among an Iranian elderly population presenting with psychosis. Method: From 201 psychotic elderly patients, 39 (19.4%) subjects with the most possible diagnosis of very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis were selected. Socio demographic characteristics, past psychiatric history, family history of psychiatric problems, personality traits, cognitive status, history of stressful life events, and burden of medical problems assessed and compared between patients and 39 age and sex mathed controls. Results: The mean age of study sample was 76.9 years. Of 39 patients with VLOSLP, 13 (33.3%) were male and 26 (66.6%) were female. In 32 patients (82.05%) some sorts of hallucinatory experiences were detected. Visual hallucinations were the most common types of hallucinations (69.2%) followed by auditory hallucinations (51.35%) and tactile hallucinations (4%). Persecutory delusions (59%); delusions of references (20.5%); and partition delusions (15.4%) were the most common types of delusions. Significant proportion suffered from some sort of sensory deficit like visual or auditory deficits. There was no significant difference in terms of history of traumatic life events, cognitive function; cumulative burden of medical conditions and personality traits between patients and healthy controls (P > 0.05) Conclusions: Female involved two times more than male. The most common types of psychotic symptoms were visual hallucinations and persecutory delusions. Except sex, exploring other demographics, psychological and physical correlates for VLSOLP patients was not conclusive. More controlled studies using neuroimaging and biomarkers are needed in this issue.
Late Life Psychosis; VLOSLP; Symptoms; Correlates
Sehatpour, M. and Javadpour, A. (2013) Assessing symptoms profile and correlates of very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP). Advances in Aging Research, 2, 21-26. doi: 10.4236/aar.2013.21003.
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Marlene Creates, Excerpt from Larch, Spruce, Fir, Birch, Blast Hole Pond Road, Newfoundland 2007, An ongoing sequence of eighty-one black and white, silver photographic prints, (2007-2015), photo courtesy of the artist.
Marlene Creates: Places, Paths and Pauses
June 11th - November 17th, 2019
artist: Marlene Creates
curator: Susan Gibson Garvey and Andrea Kunard
Presenting the work of prominent Newfoundland-based environmental artist and poet Marlene Creates, this exhibition offers viewers a comprehensive experience of nearly four decades of her unique activities. Since the mid-1970s, Creates' work has been presented in over 350 solo and group exhibitions and screenings across Canada and around the world, and it is also represented in numerous public collections.
Throughout her career, Marlene Creates has sensitively probed the relationship between human experience and the natural world, choosing a path that privileges the act over the artifact, the moment over the monument. From her earliest ephemeral gestures in the land to her latest immersion in the boreal forest that surrounds her home, her photo-based, multi-disciplinary practice has explored, as she puts it, "the idea of place — not as a geographical location but as a process that involves memory, multiple narratives, ecology, language, and both scientific and vernacular knowledge." Her lifelong engagement offers a timely occasion for re-envisioning our own places with attentive environmental and cultural consciousness.
Organized and circulated by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in partnership with Dalhousie Art Gallery with the support of the Museum Assistance Program, Canadian Heritage.

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Brigitte Allegonda Maria Kaandorp (Haarlem, 10 maart 1962) is een Nederlandse cabaretière.

Biografie
Kaandorp groeide op in Haarlem in een rooms-katholiek gezin als derde van vier kinderen. Ze doorliep de lagere Sint Willibrordusschool in Haarlem. Haar middelbareschooltijd bracht ze door op het Triniteitslyceum aldaar. Ze begon op de middelbare school met gymnasium bèta maar deed eindexamen atheneum A. Ze studeerde gedurende tweeënhalf jaar Nederlands aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam maar rondde deze studie niet af. In deze periode trad ze met zelf geschreven nummers al regelmatig op in cafés, jongerencentra en voor studenten. Een week nadat ze met haar studie gestopt was, won ze het Camerettenfestival.

Loopbaan, stijl en prijzen
Nadat ze in 1983 het Camerettenfestival won, brak ze vervolgens met Kouwe drukte in 1990 definitief door. In het najaar scoorde ze een hit met Herman Finkers, getiteld Duet dat een parodie op het nummer Together we're strong van Patrick Duffy en Mireille Mathieu is. Kaandorp maakte haar eerste shows in nauwe samenwerking met haar oudste broer Peter, later nam Bert Klunder die rol over. Met Klunder stond ze in Miss Kaandorp - Brigitte de musical. Klunder regisseerde ook diverse shows van Kaandorp. Na zijn dood in 2006 kwam de regie van de shows in handen van Jessica Borst. Haar solovoorstelling Eh... werd geregisseerd door Wimie Wilhelm. Laatstgenoemde was eveneens regisseur van de voorstelling Gedeelde smart, die Kaandorp ten tonele bracht samen met Jenny Arean.

Kaandorps populariteit is voor een groot deel te danken aan haar absurdistische stijl. Ze wisselt hilarische stunts af met gevoelige liedjes. Dikwijls gebruikt ze het overslaan van haar stem in haar zangtechniek. Zij vindt het niet haar missie de wereld te verbeteren, maar wel te entertainen, met hier en daar het raken van een gevoelige snaar.

Persoonlijk
Kaandorp is getrouwd en heeft twee kinderen, beiden uit een eerdere relatie.

Onderscheidingen

Kaandorp won vele prijzen, waaronder de Gouden Harp (2006). Op 28 maart 2009 is zij benoemd tot Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau. In haar show Eh ging Kaandorp zeer uitvoerig in op een uitnodiging die zij en haar man kregen om in het Paleis op de Dam aan te zitten aan een Koninklijk staatsbanket.

Voorstellingen

Discografie

Albums

Dvd
 Ik ben een vakvrouw (2008, 9-delige boxset met alle voorstellingen op dvd)
 Zó (2010)

Blu-Ray

 Zó (2010)

Hitnoteringen

Albums

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|align="left"|Brigitte Kaandorp 2||1990||29-09-1990||30||9||
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Singles

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Radio 2 Top 2000

Instrumenten
Kaandorp zingt en begeleidt zichzelf op diverse muziekinstrumenten waaronder de piano, accordeon en de ukelele.

Filmografie
 Babs (2000)
 Thuis voor de Buis (2014, voice-over)
Max & Moritz (2020, voice-over Frau Schmetterling)

Boek
In 2012 verscheen het boek Dit is een meezinger : groot lees- en liedboek : (om mee mee te zingen), met daarin een aantal van haar liedteksten met bijbehorende bladmuziek. En vooral veel "nuttige" andere informatie.

Externe links
 Officiële website
 Website met discografie van Brigitte Kaandorp
 Profiel Brigitte Kaandorp op theater.nl

Noten

Nederlands cabaretier
Nederlands komiek
Nederlands zanger

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Which volunteer option is the right choice for you? Are you a born leader with fierce decision making skills? Consider a position on the Board of Directors. Do you have a green thumb? Then the garden club, yard of the month or beautification committee is for you! Are you known for throwing outstanding parties? The Social Committee is a perfect fit for your talent.


Milford, Pa., - Altec Lansing introduced on Tuesday the new Octiv 650 docking speaker system for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which delivers audio and displays full-screen video from the Apple device onto a TV screen.
Consumers can also use the company's free Music Mood app for preloaded sounds and videos, such as a fireplace or a river stream. The app also has a seven-band graphic equalizer.
Features include wedge shape with flat front panel, two 3-inch full-range drivers, and a nested 4-inch subwoofer for deep bass.
Users can watch videos with the Octiv 650 by using the component and composite video-out jacks. A second audio device can be also added through the auxiliary input, and a remote lets users control the audio and navigate their device from across the room. The Octiv 650 automatically pauses when a call is received on an iPhone, the company said.
It will be available in black and slate in May for $199.


In the following posts I'll publish some of the concepts I got to explain in the explaining phase. Before I start with the first concept I would like to share with the readers that my project innovation focus was on the front office operations. The hotel I did the project for proposes the position of offering arabic-culture driven hospitality. And this will explain the focus on the culture-driven hospitality as one of the concepts.
The concept is about delivering an authentic, original and traditional hospitality experience in the hotel. The concept will feature painting the hotel with the different aspects of the culture. The concept delivers this value to customer even if he's staying only for few hours in the hotel. The concept also helps the guest take the experience home with him through the "take it home" concept of being able to buy certain items of the hotel equipments. The hotel utilizes different role-playing and scenarios to help customers live the experience.
The following is an imaginary magazine ad of the service.
Someone saw it and said "Wow, your hotel doesn't have a logo" and he's right. The ad missed a hotel logo.
What do you think about this concept? Did you like it? Would you like to live this experience? What would bother you about it and you'd want improved?
I like the concept, the guest is always well welcomed and accompanied during it's experience. The final gift is a big plus.
I thought about giving the choice to the guest in the room, to wear or not (as wish), a typical local dress that could help himself escape for a while from his work and have some exotic adventure. I don't know that much what could be the cultural meaning and it's acceptance.
Thanks Adrien for your nice and valuable comment.
Yeah we can extend the concept to include other service moments. the bathroom, spa, dining all can be painted with culture as well. My wide-scope of innovation focus was only on the front desk operations (reservation, checkin, problem solving and checkout) so this is why I kept it at this level.
I applied this concept on the Arabian culture but I think it could easily be applied on other cultures as well. Think of it chinese, japanese, indian, scandinavian, russian, african ..etc. I think intercontinental as a hotel is focused on delivering authentic experiences and so I would think that this concept is very close from their value offering.


The root of the chicory plant (Cichorium intybus) is one of the most famous sources of inulin. Many supplement manufacturers use chicory root as the main ingredient in their inulin supplements. Besides being used by these manufacturers, chicory root is used as a coffee substitute and as a natural food additive. In some countries, it is also grown as a forage crop for livestock.
Jerusalem artichokes are packed with inulin.
The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), sometimes referred to as the earth apple, sunchoke, sunroot, or topinambur, is also among the best food sources of inulin. It is also an excellent source of many other health promoting nutrients. Just 100 grams of Jerusalem artichoke provides 13% of the recommended daily value for vitamin B1 and nearly a fifth of the recommended daily intake for iron. Jerusalem artichokes also deliver plenty of potassium and a decent amount of copper and vitamin C.
Like chicory root, dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale) can be roasted, ground, and used as a coffee substitute. But that's not the only feature these two roots have in common: like chicory root, dandelion root contains inulin. Dandelion root contains less inulin than chicory root, but it is still a good source compared to other sources of inulin in the modern diet.
Like chicory and Jerusalem arthichoke, burdock (Arctium lappa) belongs to the Asteraceae family of flowering plants. Therefore, it is not surprising that also burdock root contains large amounts of inulin. In Japan, great burdock (known as 'gobo') is cultivated in gardens and its root is commonly used in Japanese cuisine. The slender roots of great burdock have a flavor similar to salsify, and they make a delicious addition to salads, soups, and stir fries.
Purple salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) belongs to the same Asteraceae family of plants as chicory, Jerusalem artichoke, dandelion, and burdock. Like the tuberous roots of the other Asteraceae plants, the root of purple salsify is a good natural source of inulin. The root of purple salsify is mildly-flavored, with flavor descpriptions ranging from artichokes to oysters, and it can be used as an ingredient in soups and stews. Young roots can also be consumed raw and grated for use in salads. Also the root of meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis), sometimes referred to as yellow goat's beard or Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, is edible and a good source of inulin. Meadow salsify grows in meadows, fields, and roadsides across continental Europe and North America. It is also found in most of England, in parts of eastern and southern Scotland, and in central Ireland.
Despite its name, black or Spanish salsify (Scorzonera hispanica) is not a member of the salsify genus 'Tragopogon'; however, it is closely related. Black salsify, which is also called Scorzonera, is commercially cultivated in some European countries such as Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands. If the harvested roots of black salsify are stored in a cool, dark place, they will keep fresh all winter, making black salsify a very good winter vegetable. Peeled and cooked black salsify is often served like asparagus, together with bechamel or mustard sauce, but it can also be used as an ingredient in soups and stews.
Yacon (originally spelled yacón; in Latin: Smallanthus sonchifolius) is yet another perennial plant in the Asteraceae family that is mainly cultivated for its sweet-flavored, inulin containing roots. Also known as Peruvian ground apple, yacon is mainly grown in the northern and central Andes. Yacon has also been introduced in countries like Australia and New Zealand where the climate is mild and the growing season long. Today, it is also grown in home gardens in some parts of the United States and the United Kingdom, and you may find it at farmers' markets, too. Raw yacon has a somewhat crunchy texture, and it is good simply peeled, diced and eaten as a snack. Peeled and sliced yacon can also be added to salads.
Tip: If you are planning to use yacon root (or any other Asteraceae root, for that matter) as a salad ingredient, dip the peeled and sliced roots in water that contains a bit of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. Acidulated water helps prevent the light flesh of tuberous root vegetables from discoloring.
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Jim: No word from NSF regarding our request for a second NCE for FP, and no word from Petra (Field Museum) regarding when we should upload budget, etc., for InvertEBase proposal.
Demo integration with Yale's application.
Formalizing configuration schema: With more options (that are incompatible), I can't just point at one example and say that's how it works. DTD helps a little, but I think I need a real schema.
Paul: In my court, drafts not done yet.
Maureen: We mainly discussed which combination of Solr and Mongo to use now that we have the additional use case of Chuck's data entry tool. Build Solar indexes for data entry tool, leave everything else as is using MongoDB. Jim: Request: Add text to FP Wiki describing use in the wild, and pointing to SCAN/NEVP instances as appropriate.
David: On both, Node infrascructure is deployed. SCAN symbiota (symbiota4 pointed to FP2, currently working to insert, view, respond to annotations). NEVP on symbiota 4 configuring to use FP3, not done yet.
Maureen: Snapshot of NEVP data, harvesting occurrence data. Expect to have that and the occurrence data for NEVP done this afternoon. Harvesting to files on workstation, can move to ingest to mongo/mulgara/solar Need script to ingest into solar, needs to include removing endagered species data. Paul: Target deployment is FP3.
David: Working on client integration in morphbank, expect to have new determination form running by end of week. Working on client helper route to link NEVP and SCAN, allowing view of annotations in either network from Morphbank, and submission to both. Production morphbank will need to do client helper installation and domain configuration. Check in to trunk or a branch? Paul: Coordinate checkin and client helper/config with Deb Paul.
Maureen: Annotation processor taking account of Camel integration in progress.
New client helper/camel integration (done).
UI working with new network changes (maureen, in progress).
UI working with new driver (to do).
David: Not running yet. Working on local machine. Working through some maven issues. Tianhong: Maven issues in working with local repository. Index.m2? Not looking at local repository for the files. Maureen: Maven ofline with mvn -o David: Has yet to build successfully, so transitive dependencies aren't there. FP-Core has dependency on Fedora FC-repo, which has a dependency on sesame, which repository is no longer on line. Thus need to get these either into local repository or into archiva, and overriding the fedora pom calls. Chuck: Best to put into archiva installation on firuta.
David: Rewriting the query so that Tianhong doesn't need to rewrite the actors. Which ID will we be using. Maureen: "oaiid" is going into mongo. Paul: So long as we have an ID we agree on, present in harvested data MongoDB, loaded into workflow, and passed through into workflow results, then we can write that ID into the query to get the data plus results. "oaiid" works for this. Tianhong: New results to check on FP1 are: ASU1905: and ASU1950: Tianhong: Do we need results other than summary? David: Three collections: Validated records with summary, and provenance trace and exceptions. Summary is what we need to display the desired result. Tianhong: Provenance trace isn't present in Akka workflow results.
David: Working, but some issues with query - seeing too many results and duplicates. Need to work on query. Also need to test against new harvested taxon records. Also need to deploy these changes for NEVP.
Tianhong: Working on learning how to use Solr. Chuck: Can you use the same schema that I sent around in the email? Example has solr demonstration, can you work with that? Best to use a single schema and add indexes as needed. Tianhong: Will review. Only need a very few fields.
Chuck: Defined schema and index types for herbarium duplicate search. With embedded solar, multiples for a particular field are going in as lists in json, into solr, one field to one field working, indexing tuples is more complex. Thus latitude and longitude aren't linked - linking them would take more solr configuration, unclear how much work. Some value for this case (lat/long) and for geographic/taxonomic heirarchies. Paul: Path: Backend, then test integration with Patrick's yale application, then look at integration with Specify workbench/Specify web (working with fields in demo).
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La A-348 o también llamada Carretera de La Alpujarra es una carretera autonómica andaluza que discurre por las comarcas de la Alpujarra Granadina y la Almeriense, comunica Lanjarón y Almería por Ugíjar. Se empezó a construir en los años 1930.

Antecedentes
En gran parte de su trazado a lo largo de la provincia de Almería, la ruta que nos ocupa discurre por el valle del río Andarax. Se tiene constancia de que, hasta bien entrado el , la única vía de comunicación en la comarca era el lecho seco del río en sí, siempre y cuando la climatología lo permitiera, y de la que se bifurcaban múltiples caminos para personas o animales, pero pocos de ellos transitables para carros. La situación se mantuvo en algunos lugares incluso hasta el . El primer esfuerzo por construir una ruta rápida y que permitiera un cierto volumen de transporte de mercancías acaeció a finales del . Por entonces se crearon dos fundiciones de plomo en Alcora, hoy parte del municipio de Canjáyar y en Presidio de Andarax para hacer uso de la galena extraída en las proximidades, lo que creaba la necesidad de dar salida al metal. Se estuvo construyendo hasta principios del  una carretera desde estas fundiciones hasta Benahadux, con un coste por entonces de dos millones y medio de reales, con el fin de exportar el producto por el puerto de Almería, principalmente a Marsella, siendo almacenado antes en los cercanos almacenes que la Renta del Plomo construyó en el barrio de La Chanca.

Términos municipales que cruza

 Béznar
 Lanjarón
 Órgiva
 Torvizcón
 Almegíjar
 Cástaras
 Lobras
 Cádiar
 Ugíjar
 Cherín
 Acolea
 Laujar de Andarax
 Fondón
 Almócita
 Padules
 Canjáyar
 Rágol
 Instinción
 Íllar
 Huécija
 Alicún
 Alhama de Almería
 Gádor
 Benahadux

Libro: Ruta A-348, la Carretera de la Alpujarra== Referencias ==

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Red de carreteras de la Junta de Andalucía
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Стеуйнь () — село в Румунії, у повіті Хунедоара. Входить до складу комуни Балша.
 Стеуйнь () — село в Румунії, у повіті Алба. Входить до складу комуни Вінцу-де-Жос.


Contemporary artist Ann Porter will display her artwork at the "Saints and Stuffies" exhibit in the Boswell Hall Corner Gallery at North Idaho College from Sept. 6 to Nov. 4.
Porter will host a gallery walk of her work at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, followed by a slide lecture at 1 p.m. in Boswell Hall Room 146, and an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Boswell Hall Corner Gallery.
Porter divides her time between North Idaho and western South Dakota, where she is a professor in the Art Department at Black Hills State University. She began teaching at BHSU in the fall of 2003. She has taught a broad range of classes, from Art History to Sculpture to Drawing to Art and Technology.


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using IFramework.Infrastructure.Mvc;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Http.Formatting;
using System.Web.Http;

namespace Sample.CommandService
{
    public static class WebApiConfig
    {
        public static void Register(HttpConfiguration config)
        {
            config.Formatters.JsonFormatter
                            .MediaTypeMappings
                            .Add(new QueryStringMapping("json", "true", "application/json"));

            config.Formatters.XmlFormatter
                .MediaTypeMappings
                .Add(new QueryStringMapping("xml", "true", "application/xml"));

            config.Formatters.Insert(0, new MultipartMediaTypeFormatter());
            config.Formatters.Insert(0, new CommandMediaTypeFormatter());
            config.Routes.MapHttpRoute(
               name: "DefaultApi",
               routeTemplate: "api/{controller}/{command}",
               defaults: new { command = RouteParameter.Optional }
            );
            // Uncomment the following line of code to enable query support for actions with an IQueryable or IQueryable<T> return type.
            // To avoid processing unexpected or malicious queries, use the validation settings on QueryableAttribute to validate incoming queries.
            // For more information, visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=279712.
            //config.EnableQuerySupport();

            // To disable tracing in your application, please comment out or remove the following line of code
            // For more information, refer to: http://www.asp.net/web-api
            config.EnableSystemDiagnosticsTracing();
        }
    }
}

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This is a workshop-oriented class that teaches the practical skills of a human rights investigator and advocate: how to design a project, conduct research, present the findings, and build pressure for change. Modules include techniques for interviewing survivors of human rights violations and government officials, pitching human rights stories to the media, and conceptualizing advocacy campaigns. Students will learn to present human rights findings in a clear, concise and compelling manner, whether in internal memos, press releases or public reports. Guest speakers from diverse parts of the global human rights movement will share their experiences and advice. This course is by permission only. There are no course pre-requisites, but prospective students should submit one to two paragraphs to the instructor explaining their interest in the subject, including any relevant coursework, volunteer experience, or work experience and how the class feeds into their course of study and/or future goals. This will assist the instructor in tailoring the class to meet the needs of enrolled students .Send a single email to Marianne Mollmann (mollmanm@newschool.edu) and Nisha Varia (varian@newschool.edu).


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The Other Key Leadership Question
Lots of influence but the wrong direction
Corbyn - A charismatic leader and great influencer. But is he going the right way?
by Harry Saxon (article) and Parasshuram Shalgar (video)
While this last UK General Election has answered many questions, it has also raised much more.
Few would argue Prime Minister Theresa May is a diligent worker, always on top of her brief, full of courage and determination. Most people from her side of the political argument would also admire her beliefs, experience and desire to bring the best to the UK.
The election, however, exposed her shocking weaknesses
She is not a natural communicator, every time she spoke she seemed like she was trying to remember, word for word, the script she had written in her head. She is not good at thinking on her feet, leading her to avoid taking part in debates.
She showed no outrage when accused of underfunding the police. She is not good with people and looked stilted in every instance of human interaction.
Corbyn, on The Other hand, excels at the above. It was Mr Corbyn's undeniable ability to enthuse people in the run-up to June 8th that turned the outcome of this election on its head. He appears relaxed in his skin and could present the nonsense about unfunded billion pound giveaways or his long-term support for the police and security services with the ease and confidence which comes from long term practice and a lack of a conscience. Jeremy Corbyn has been involved in peace campaigns throughout his political career
He tells people what they want to hear
He has also proven to be excellent at rabble rousing.
He tells people who want to believe how hard done by they are, what they want to hear. Young people who enjoy the lowest unemployment figures and the opportunities of one of the fastest growing, developed economies in the world are told that they are exploited. Let them live in Spain or Greece for a while to learn the truth.
The Health Service, according to Corbyn, has sustained huge cuts; even though the total spent in 2016 was £141 billion compared to just £122 billion in 2011 just after the last Labour government.
This is justified by saying it's down per person, though without any reference to the third of a million extra people every year, year on year, who use it; all of them allowed in by schemes devised and supported by Corbyn's Labour. He uses (as does Nichola Sturgeon) the word "austerity" The Labour Party fought this general election on a clear ticket of anti-austerity, socialist, pro-worker ideals.
to smear the Conservative government. Yet the country is still living far beyond its means, leaving a horrendous debt to be paid in the future by the same short sighted people who most loudly cheer him.
All of the above and more confirm JC is a charismatic leader and a great influencer. But what about the other question; Is he leading towards the right place? He despises the UK, every problem in the world is apparently caused by the UK, Israel or the USA. He has been a self-confessed friend to both Islamist (Hezbollah and Hamas) as well as Irish terrorists. He detests big business, even though it pays directly or indirectly (by paying staff) for much of the social support that he loudly demands.
The three most important issues
On the three most important issues of the day, he is not competent.
If he ran the nation's finances he would increase borrowing and the national debt. This stands at well over £1.5 trillion, already a figure too huge to imagine. The credit rating agencies would have to downgrade the UK's ratings because they would not believe we could repay, especially as many more of the despised rich would leave and the cycle of debt and austerity would be increased. Look at Greece or Venezuela as examples, (the latter has an inflation rate in the thousands yet was held up a few years ago, as a beacon of socialism by Corbyn himself).
On security, his record speaks for itself. He says he is going to increase police numbers and funding as well as doctors, nurses, teachers, train drivers, prison officers, council workers - and heaven knows who else.
The famous magic money tree will have to be very bountiful for the next many years. It's nonsense! What is true is that he has always opposed the nuclear deterrent and has voted against each piece of legislation designed to keep us safe proposed by both his own party and the Conservatives for decades.
On Brexit, the demand for a second referendum is hard for Corbyn to ignore, his negotiating strategy mirrors the SNP and Liberal Democrats. Let us be on your trading block and you can have whatever you want. £100 billion exit fee, the UK not doing trade deals with anyone else, unfettered immigration, oversight by the despised European Courts. Craven, stupid and a betrayal of the over 17 million people who voted to leave.
A very dangerous leader
So, in the end, you have to have both elements to be a leader.
You must be charismatic and able to influence people to follow you. But, even more importantly you must be travelling in the right direction. Remember the huge crowds of ordinary Germans following a madman who had charisma and a huge influence in the 1930's. Then think about the hideous consequences that followed.
Harry Saxon
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Bristol selected
Bristol Rovers ditch UWE stadium plan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-40811022
Image copyright Bristol Rovers FC
Image caption Bristol Rovers said it "would be exploring other opportunities" for a new stadium
Bristol Rovers has abandoned plans to build a new stadium at the University of West of England (UWE).
The club had hoped to build a 21,000-seater venue at Stoke Gifford on the outskirts of the city.
It said it was "disappointed" that discussions with UWE had "come to a close as the parties were unable to agree acceptable terms".
The university insisted it had "not given up on this hugely important project".
In 2011, the football club reached a deal with UWE and Sainsbury's to build a new stadium on university land.
Further plans included the supermarket building a store and redeveloping the club's Memorial Stadium in Horfield.
'Whole deal jinxed'
However, the chain pulled out following delays and petitions by campaigners for and against the plans. A High Court battle ensued which Rovers lost in 2015. The club was bought the following year by the Al-Qadi family.
In a statement, Rovers said it would "now have to go back to the drawing board" and explore options for a new stadium, redevelopment of its current ground and improvements to its Colony training ground.
Club manager Darrell Clarke said the news was "very disappointing for everybody".
Rovers chairman Steve Hamer, added: "I can't see this position being retrieved.
"I just think this whole deal has been jinxed, it just never seems to have been running in the right direction."
'Door remains open'
A UWE spokeswoman said the university "remained committed" to a new stadium, which would bring "great benefits" to the institution, community and regional economy.
She added: "Although we have been disappointed by the slow pace of negotiations, we are still willing and open to continue negotiations.
"This has been an initiative the university has been working on for over eight years and we still believe is deliverable.
"Planning consent does not expire until January 2018 and the door remains open for a deal to be struck, and the university will continue to work on this project."
Analysis - Richard Hoskin, BBC Radio Bristol sports editor
With so much positivity at Bristol Rovers going into the 2017-18 season, with a number of signings and manager Darrell Clarke signing a five-year contract, this news will come as a blow - especially given the time and money spent on the project.
Supporters have waited patiently for progress since the plans to build a new stadium at UWE were first released in 2011. Indeed, you could go back even further, to over three decades ago when they left Eastville.
Now fans will want to know what happens next and they'll want reassurances that the Al-Qadi family remain committed to the football club.
University of the West of England
Bristol Rovers: Al-Qadi family complete takeover of League Two club
Timeline: Bristol Rovers' stadium supermarket campaign
Nick Higgs: Bristol Rovers stadium decision a 'kick in teeth'
Bristol live reporting
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Q: base.AuthorizeCore(httpContext) is allways false - how to find the reason Hi I'm trying to use a custom authorize attribute but base.AuthorizeCore allways return false. I have no idea where I've done mistake. Could you tell me where is the problem please. My AuthorizeAttribute:
public class AuthorizeUserAttribute : AuthorizeAttribute
{
    protected override bool AuthorizeCore(HttpContextBase httpContext)
    {
        var isAuthorized = base.AuthorizeCore(httpContext);
        if (!isAuthorized)
        {
            return false;
        }
        string roles = string.Join("", httpContext.Session["UserRole"]);
       // string roles = string.Join("", HttpContext.Current.Session["UserRole"]);
        if (Roles.Contains(roles))
        {
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

My LogIn method:
 public ActionResult LogIn()
 {
        var model = new UserModel();
        return View(model);
 }

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        if (!ModelState.IsValid)
        {
            return View("LogIn", model);
        }
        else
            {
            var usermodelDB = _UserAccountService.GetUser(model.Password);
            if (model.userName == usermodelDB.userName && model.Password==usermodelDB.Password)
            {

                model.userRole = usermodelDB.userRole;
                FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(model.userRole, true);
                System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Session["UserRole"] = usermodelDB.userRole;
                var ia =System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated;
            }
            return View("LogIn", model);
        }
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and the method with limited access:
[AuthorizeUser(Roles="User")]
public ActionResult Index(int page=0)
{
    return View();
}

A: Most probably the user is not in that role. AuthorizeCore look at the user's identity and test which roles the user is in. So it returns true if the user is authorized. (+)

A: For me, I deleted the cookies of website then it worked. Seems that two applications where using the same db table for storing users. Chaning the cookie name helped to to solve the error: https://stackoverflow.com/a/25039278/7429464

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Leadership is critical to a financial recovery. A leader articulates a vision of what will be achieved through financial recovery. In addition, a leader demonstrates and embodies the behaviors and attitudes that are necessary to regain financial sustainability. He or she engages stakeholders in the recovery process and enables them to make meaningful contributions. A leader also makes tough decisions and keeps the recovery process on track and moving forward.
Who is the leader? This section discusses who fills the role of leader during the recovery.
General leadership behaviors for recovery. The common traits of effective recovery leaders are discussed here.
Leadership credibility. During financial recovery, followers asked to take on difficult challenges will require credible leaders.
Recovery leader and elected officials. This section describes how the recovery leader can work successfully with elected officials.
Communication. Communication is a vital task for the recovery leader at all stages of the recovery process.
Leadership tasks in the three phases of recovery. Different tasks are required of the leader in the Bridge, Reform, and Transform Phases.
The leader of the recovery process must catalyze the organization into action. Therefore, the primary leader must be sufficiently highly placed in the organization to influence others to change. Ideally, the organization's CEO will be the primary leader (i.e., a city or county manager, a school superintendent, or a mayor).
People will naturally look to the finance officer for leadership as well. Consequently, the finance officer should be prepared to exercise leadership to help build the case for action, to get other people behind the recovery effort, and ultimately to lead the organization to financial resiliency.
Ideally, leadership should come from people across the organization. Champions of the recovery process can be created by engaging those with a positive disposition towards the recovery process. For example, include those people on work teams that are charged with diagnosing the causes of financial distress or developing financial strategies.
Widespread leadership will result in a faster recovery and better institutionalization of the improvements made. It will also help take finance out of a policing role good financial management practices will take root because many people want them to, not because of the threat of sanction from the finance department.
At a minimum, there should be a central recovery team that is comprised of senior management. This team can work together to complete the leadership tasks described on this site.
There is no single best style of leadership for a recovery process, but effective leaders of financial recovery do have some commonalities. Below is a checklist of important leadership qualities and behaviors for recovery. Remember that leadership is a skill, so if your team is missing a trait it can be learned.
Leaders should be mindful of how their words and actions impact credibility. Credibility is essential during financial recovery. As leadership guru Jim Kouzes puts it, "When you have to act quickly and decisively under adverse circumstances, and at the same time maintain the highest levels of follower commitment, you need lots of credit stored up with your constituents." Here is a checklist for creating credible leadership.
Be direct, honest, accessible, and forthright and be respectful in the process. If the leader is perceived as autocratic or unwilling to listen, he or she will lose credibility. If you want to influence people, be willing to be influenced.
Acknowledge the concerns of employees and the public. This is essential so that stakeholders believe the recovery plan addresses the important issues.
Don't make unrealistic commitments. Be realistic, but still be willing to take some risks.
Find and convert key influencers to your cause. The amount of influence someone has may not always correspond with their position on the organizational chart. Hearing from key influencers will encourage others to make difficult choices and take difficult actions.
Repeat, repeat, repeat. It may take a few times before a message sinks in.
The popular image of a private-sector turnaround leader is one of a dashing, high-powered, highly visible executive. Such a person would run into trouble in most local governments because, as democratic institutions, local governments have a less centralized power structure. In a financial recovery, it is possible to have a behind the scenes leadership style - however, it is better and often necessary to have a hands-on and visible style. Below is a checklist for how the leader can be visible and hands-on while working cooperatively with elected officials.
Recognizing that financial distress exists and convincing a critical mass of stakeholders of the same is crucial. Briding involves getting through the immediate crisis and creating breathing room to make more sustainable reforms.


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Qatar National Library extends its role as Regional IFLA Preservation and Conservation Center
Qatar National Library has renewed an agreement with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), which extends its role as the IFLA Regional Center for Preservation...
QNL officially announced as the Regional Arabic Speaking Preservation and Conservation Centre
The International Federation of Library Association and Institutions (IFLA) has officially selected Qatar National Library (QNL), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community...


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CBP says seizures last year reached $1.35bn
Phil Taylor, 20-Apr-2016
Seizures of products infringing intellectual property rights rose nearly 25 per cent last year, according to US customs.
There were 28,865 seizures of shipments in fiscal 2015, an increase from 23,140 the prior year, and the value of these goods at manufacturers' suggested retail prices (MSRP) would have been over $1.35bn, a 10 per cent rise.
The annual report by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) team, found that once again China was the country of origin for the bulk of seizures, accounting for 49 per cent of the total.
Hong Kong came second with 34 per cent, while Singapore accounted for 5 per cent. Romania and Turkey were the only other countries cited in the report - accounting for 1 per cent apiece - while all other countries accounted for the remaining 11 per cent.
The top product categories in fiscal 2015 by number of seizures were:
Apparel/accessories (6,232 seizures - 22 per cent)
Consumer electronics (5,326 seizures - 18 per cent)
Footwear (2,818 seizures - 10%)
Watches/jewelry (2,754 seizures - 10 per cent)
Pharma and personal care (2,301 seizures - 8 per cent)
Handbags/wallets (2,149 seizures - 7 per cent)
Optical media (1,442 seizures - 5 per cent)
Computers/accessories (846 seizures - 3 per cent)
Labels/tags (550 seizures - 2 per cent)
Toys (391 seizures - 1 per cent)
All other products (4,056 seizures - 14 per cent)
The top product categories in fiscal 2015 by total seized value were:
Watches/Jewelry ($581m - 43 per cent)
Handbags/Wallets ($208m - 15 per cent)
Wearing Apparel/Accessories ($157m - 12 per cent)
Consumer Electronics ($132m - 10 per cent)
Pharmaceuticals/Personal Care ($75m - 6 per cent)
Footwear ($65m - 5 per cent)
Computers/Accessories ($38m 3 per cent)
Labels/Tags ($33m - 2 per cent)
Optical Media ($33m - 2 per cent)
Toys ($10m - <1 per cent)
All Other Products ($20m - 1 per cent)
"CBP's frontline interdictions, steadfast targeting, and close collaboration with ICE and other law enforcement agencies produced a record number of seizures of counterfeit and pirated goods," said the agency's Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske.
"The large increase in the number of IPR seizures reflects the hard work and dedication of our people across the country every day."
Tactical interagency collaboration with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) resulted in 538 arrests, with 339 indictments, and 357 convictions, according to the report.
US bill on IP heads to President Obama for signature
CBP operation intercepts $1.6m in counterfeit products
CBP seizes fake FitBit devices in Philadelphia
US customs updates information sharing procedures
String of fake fashion goods seizures by CBP


The lesson provides students with four steps to multiplying decimals. These steps are: ignore the decimal point(s), multiply the numbers, count all places to the right of the decimal point in both numbers, and count to the left the same number of places in the product to insert the decimal. Several practice and activity sheets are included with the lesson so students have ample opportunity to practice this skill.There are four steps to multiplying decimals.
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The lesson provides students with four steps to multiplying decimals. These steps are: ignore the decimal point(s), multiply the numbers, count all places to the right of the decimal point in both numbers, and count to the left the same number of places in the product to insert the decimal. Several practice and activity sheets are included with the lesson so students have ample opportunity to practice this skill.
Begin by explaining to students that multiplying decimals is a very important skill to have especially when going to the grocery store, figuring out a budget, and having a job.
While reading the content pages, reinforce the movement of the decimal, using zero as a place holder, and give students additional examples of multiplying decimals problems in order to help them practice. Use the additional resources to enhance understanding.
Introduce the notes on multiplying decimals. Have students practice problems. Use the additional resources to enhance understanding.
Have students practice problems individually or with a partner.
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Arguments That Google's Motorola Move Was Defensive (Amid Bidding War)
Posted in Google, Patents at 5:43 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: How Microsoft proponents use Motorola to daemonise Google and how patent trolls with Microsoft ties continue to hammer it on Google
THE PATENTS situation appears to be improving as the attacks on Linux become ever more feeble. Microsoft's booster Matt Rosoff, whom we last mentioned some days ago for his Linux FUD, is trying to make Google seem unreasonable as part of the campaign Microsoft runs to portray Google as a patents zealot. The SD Times, often an apologist for Microsoft, pushes the Microsoft party line along with these big lies The poll from Red Hat's Open Source Web site seeks to find out how people perceive the Google-Motorola deal. The comments may not surprise anyone.
Wired has this new piece which says: "We've already seen this play out once with Motorola. It's easy to forget now that just a few weeks before Google stepped in to buy the company, investor Carl Icahn publicly and privately urged Motorola to sell off its patents, either for cash or by (again) splitting up the company.
"This put both Motorola and Google in an awkward spot: If Motorola couldn't find a buyer, the company could be torn apart; if Google didn't step in, they risked losing another patent bidding war. In the end, Motorola was able to negotiate a premium price, and Icahn now stands to pocket millions of dollars."
It was arguably defensive.
Well, Icahn the bully was part of the problem and it is alleged that Google overpaid for the deal so as to prevent Microsoft and Apple, for example, from getting Motorola's mobile patents. We might never know the full story, but there was mostly likely a bidding war.
Speaking of bullies, Niro the bully is said to be back as well, but he is hiding behind a new name. "Patent Troll' is Back After Long Hiatus, With a New Name and New Patents," says this headline of an article which states: "The Litigation Daily [a CorpCounsel sibling publication] can attest from hours of mostly-wasted research that "non-practicing entities," or patent trolls, like to stay in the shadows—at least until they emerge to file an infringement suit. NPEs never have Web sites linking to critical articles about the origins of their business model. Their founders never pick up the phone and chat with reporters.
"Make that almost never.
"For Anthony Brown, CEO of a new NPE on the block called Cascades Ventures, notoriety may be an asset. The one-time Jenner & Block partner inspired former Intel in-house lawyer Peter Detkin to coin the term "patent troll" a decade ago, referring to Brown, his company TechSearch, and their lawyer, Raymond Niro of Niro, Haller & Niro. From the late 1990s until about six years ago, TechSearch helped to pioneer the art of buying up patents and using infringement litigation as a club to win licensing deals. In 2006, IP Law & Business dubbed TechSearch and Niro "the original patent troll.""
Detkin is now himself a patent troll (part of the world's biggest patent troll) and the problem with these entities is that they are like terrorists (also a term used sometimes in this context) in the sense that they have no home state and there is no obvious way to counter them geographically.
The world's largest patent troll is said to be the company behind Lodsys and Google deals a blow to it. Quoting Groklaw:
On Friday, August 12, Google filed inter partes reexamination requests with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on the two patents asserted in patent infringement claims by Lodsys against, among others, several Android developers. The patents subject to these requests are U.S. Patent Nos. 7,222,078 and 7,620,565.
We have had a chance to review the reexamination requests, and after that review we believe Lodsys is in for a rough time. We have seen reexam requests before, but when we saw these, the above quote came to mind. Lodsys, you shouldn't have brought a knife to a gunfight.
And for all of those naysayers who have shouted Google is not doing enough to protect Android app developers and that Android app developers should cave to the Lodsys demands, you need to reconsider your position.
Lodsys is attacking Android developers while Google is trying to abolish Lodsys' patents. It was a pro-Microsoft lobbyist who not so long ago used the Lodsys lawsuits to daemonise Google, the victim. How typical. █
Patents Roundup: Europe Under Pressure, Microsoft Moles in the Press, and More Patent Trolls
twitter said,
Microsoft boosters are losing their cool as Microsoft disintegrates.
It is claimed that Microsoft was trying to buy Motorola's patents. The author does not reveal the source and also believes:
My view is that while Google might have won the battle, in the long run it has put the Android ecosystem at risk. Mobile industry insiders view this as a ray of hope for Windows Mobile Phone 7 to sign-up the disillusioned handset makers who at this point must be reworking their mobile OS strategies.
I'd like to know what planet that guy is living on. Android is selling like hotcakes, so it's doubtful that there are any disillusioned makers. Each and every one of them is probably furious about paying Microsoft's extortion to not be sued rather than looking to become dependent on Windows Phoney version d'jour. If you want to see disillusionment watch HP exit the PC business. Moving to Microsoft's vapor ware is not an option for handset makers because no carrier wants such poor quality software. What OEMs see from this deal is that Google is making a $10 billion dollar effort to eliminate Microsoft's patent menace without any "bet the company" drama typical from Redmond. A more realistic question is where Microsoft would have gotten the money to do the deal. I still think the Skype purchase price was nonsense because Silver Lake is a Microsoft proxy and the transaction was more of an internal transfer than a purchase. Ichan would have wanted something more solid than a crate of Windows 7 coupons. Next thing you know, Dell will move on from Microsoft's low margin business.
Dell is trying a lot of Linux outside of desktops (tablets and phones for instance).
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They have little choice but their relationship with Microsoft will tie their hands.


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DAYTON, Ohio -- The Dawn Patrol Rendezvous World War I Fly-In takes place every other year at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) Photo: HANDOUT
Air Force Museum named one of the best museums for travelers
By Sarah Franks
One of the most reputable travel and booking websites just gave Dayton's U.S. Air Force Museum sky-high kudos.
>>2 Ohio museums, including Air Force Museum, near the top of best U.S. museums list
Today, TripAdvisor announced the official 2018 Travelers' Choice Awards for Museums, and Dayton's pride and joy that is the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force was ranked No. 19 this year. This museum of flight is a "must visit for aircraft enthusiasts," according to the museum's most recent TripAdvisor review.
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It is the only Ohio museum to make the top 25. The No. 1 pick is The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
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Participants will enjoy a number of hands-on activities during Family Day on July 21 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken LaRock)
The top-ranked museums include "some of the world's finest collections of art, science, culture and history," according to a TripAdvisor press release.
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This announcement comes just days after Dayton History unveiled the news that Dayton is now anchored as the home of the Wright Brothers National Museum.
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Information and Communications Technology (ICT) stakeholders have called on Federal Government to put in place basic infrastructures that will drive Digital Transformation in the country.
They made this call at the 9th edition of the eWorld Forum 2018, held at Oriental Hotel, Lagos.
Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) said that there cannot be meaningful digital transformation when basic infrastructure to drive the revolution are not in place.
He state that for Digital Transformation to be efficient there is need for deployment of infrastructure to enable speed of broadband delivery and quality of service while urging on government to provide legal framework that will enable businesses thrive.
According to him, "to aid digitization there is need for deployment of infrastructure to enable speed of broadband delivery and quality of service.
Adebayo who represented at the event by Eno Udoma-Eniang, Regulatory & Legal Committee Chairperson at ALTON, called on Government at each level to support the massive deployment of telecom infrastructure in their domain for efficient digital transformation of their day to day activities by looking at the long-term benefits of all the infrastructure in place for better service delivery to the citizen.
Adebayo noted that ALTON is committed to the smart cities initiative by which the States in Nigeria can all be transformed to digital operating States.
Muhammed Rudman, Chief Executive Officer, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria, in his presentation titled "Nigeria's Readiness for Digital Transformation" said that digital transformation is hitting the world in a big way and no government or business can thrive without incorporating technology in its core strategy.
He noted that since the invention of computers and later the Internet, the world has been on the march towards total digital transformation, adding that every aspect of our lives is affected by this transformation.
He stated that Nigeria's journey to digital transformation began with the liberalization of the telecom sector which ushered in the first Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) operator and the award of the first Digital Mobile License (DML) in 2001.
He also urged government at all level to develop strategic roadmap towards digital transformation, which should be developed with input from all stakeholders.
Muyiwa Ogungboye, chief executive officer, Estream Networks, explained that the readiness of Nigeria as a country for Digital Transformation rest largely with all tiers of government and relevant government agencies be it at federal, state and local government.
He noted that although the country has concretized its readiness for Digital Transformation with the works of Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) a lot still needs to be done in the drive to digitally transform the country.
Ogungboye also commended the government on the successes already recorded over the years in entrenching Digital Transformation in the country.


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Poipet's Border Casino Workers Are Out of Work, Out of Options
Tran Techseng
| Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:51 am
Authorities blocked sidewalk in front of Poipet's Diamond City Casino after it closed due to Covid-19 in a photo posted to the Banteay Meanchey provincial police Facebook page on April 27, 2021.
Leng Sreyneth, 25, says she doesn't know if she's capable of doing much more than serving food and drinks at a casino.
Her knowledge is limited, she says, and anyway, with Covid-19 there are few opportunities.
Poipet city's casino industry, on the border with Thailand, has been hit hard by the pandemic. All casinos there were shuttered in late April as they became Covid-19 hotspots, and it's been more than three months of scraping by for many of the thousands of casino workers who found themselves out of work.
Sreyneth says there's a stigma attached to those Poipet casino workers. "When we leave and we go somewhere else, they won't hire us easily, because they are afraid we will infect them," she says.
Choeum Dat, a cashier at the Golden Planet Casino, says he gave up waiting for the industry to reopen late last month.
The 27-year-old returned to his hometown in Siem Reap province carrying a $6,000 debt. He says he doesn't have a big plot of land to farm or raise livestock, and he has no idea what kind of new job he can find to do.
"Now, at home, we are watching over our mother — she's sick. And we are taking some time to plant crops at home, do household chores, raise chickens and so on. We have not yet thought of where to go to find a job because Covid is infecting many people," Dat says.
Bun Sothy, provincial coordinator for the Collective Union of Movement of Workers, estimates that 90 percent of a 20,000-strong workforce lost their jobs. A few remain working secretly at casinos illegally operating online, he says.
The industry generally does not receive the attention that other major sectors like garments manufacturing do, he says.
"On the factory side, it's a bit better that they still have jobs, though they face challenges. But the casinos are completely closed. It has been closed for nearly two years and without charitable help from the government or from the employers. None at all, even $10, $20. They live and depend on their own fates. Some return home to rice fields, some just live for survival from day to day. So it's very difficult," Sothy says.
Labor rights group Central's director, Moeun Tola, agrees that casino workers — as well as entertainment workers and those in informal sectors — have been left out of government safety nets amid the pandemic, in contrast to tourism and garment workers.
"As a suggestion, I think, this state's social aid program should respond to every corner, meaning not forgetting any group that was affected by the Covid-19 crisis," Tola says.
Officials say the reopening of casinos simply depends on the health situation.
Poipet deputy governor says community infections have been dropping, but the border city continues to be at risk of imported cases from Thailand.
"Reopening is not the right of the city administration, it's the right of the national level," he says.
Labor Ministry spokesperson Heng Sour says only the Health Ministry will be able to decide when it's safe for casinos to reopen. Health Ministry spokesperson Or Vandine could not be reached.
Nhean Phirun, a supervisor at the Grand Diamond casino, says he's been out of work for three months now, leaving him without the income to pay for debts and daily expenses.
Phirun says he planned to return to his hometown in Battambang province to farm, but recent restrictions on travel and unfavorable weather have made him decide to try to wait for the industry to reopen.
"The boss called to say: Don't worry! Wait until many clients return," the 35-year-old says. "But I still don't see what the day, the month will be."
banteay meanchey, casinos, covid-19, poipet city


In the recently published decision of Colby v. Stopforth, 2011 BCSC 1560, Madam Justice Dardi considered an application to have various independent medical examinations to be audio recorded. In this particular case, the court had previously ordered that the plaintiff's litigation guardian attend her independent medical examinations and answer questions respecting the plaintiff's medical history.
(f) the likelihood that an audio tape recording would contribute to the fairness of the trial.
(c) insufficient evidence of difficulty in understanding or remembering information.
 As I mentioned in my earlier ruling, I am not persuaded that the potential for an evidentiary conflict between Mr. Rogers and the examiners is, in itself, a cogent reason for ordering an audio recording. Plaintiff's routinely answer questions at independent medical examinations, as they are required to do under the Rule, when their credibility is at issue.


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English Master's Theses
Toska: Stories
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Conaughty, Ryan
English Thesis
This creative thesis of short stories focuses upon the theme of people searching for something they cannot find. Each story centers around characters who cannot obtain the thing they long for, be it a voice, an answer to a question, or some sort of redemptive relationship. As a collection, the intent of this thesis is to present particular stories of characters who are on the verge of coming to a realization about themselves but who are unable to become who they want to be. In the story "Rocks", a child who isn't speaking is sent to summer camp so that he may make friends but learns more than he is supposed to. "Waiting" is about a man who cannot find the words he must say to make his relationship with his girlfriend work, so escapes to a bar and meets a man with a story to tell. "I'm Not Hurting Anyone" is the story of a man who has made a terrible mistake he cannot move on from, even when the demon he keeps at bay tries to help him recover. Lastly, in "The Swimmer", a young artist in search of an answer to where he is going in life finds his hero in the unlikeliest of places with unwanted results. The author seeks to present these stories to showcase various tales of loss, despair, anger, acceptance, and ultimately, the collapse of each character's ability to acknowledge who they were and the failure to accept who they have become. The characters of Toska are unable to find themselves when they look for who they are. These individuals remain as silent and lost at the end of their stories as we often find ourselves.