If you run, the dropdown list has a issue, two options are selected.
If you comment code line removeItem(dropdownlist, "Oranges"); works well, I think that Remove method of dataSource is the problem.
I tested in DOJO with all versions but the problem is no solved.
Could are you tell me why does that occur ? and How could I solved this problem?
After an item is removed you could refresh the DropDownList. Thus, the data will be rebound and the correct value will be selected.
Another option is instead of refresh() method, to trigger the 'change' event.
Here is a Dojo example where refresh method is called and the DropDownList is populated correctly.


For Pope Francis, the appreciation of our everyday lives is a spiritual undertaking. Joy is a divine attribute and creating joy around us an essential part of faith. Happiness in This Life delivers, in warm, engaging language accessible to believers and nonbelievers alike, key lessons instructing readers on how to find love and happiness in a chaotic world.
Along the way, Pope Francis discusses the sanctity of women's rights, the challenges that face today's young people, and why fighting discrimination is the essence of loving thy neighbour. He shares personal stories and anecdotes from his life and provides comforting messages of hope. The core ideas of his Holiness' papacy – mercy, support for marginalized people, and diplomacy – shine through.
Full of inspiration and guidance for personal growth, this life-affirming book will help readers find the path towards spiritual well-being and living a happy life.


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Free Fiction Monday: Heroics
Posted: May 27, 2013/Under: free fiction, Free Fiction Mondays, On Writing/By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Maxwell Scobel writes about heroes for a living. He studies them, imagines them, imagines being them. But when a routine drive turns into a fight for his life—and the life of his soon-to-be-adopted three-year-
old daughter—he must rise to the occasion. Or lose everything he never knew he held dear. Voted One of the Top Ten stories of the year by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine readers.
"Heroics," written by Edgar-award nominee Kristine Kathryn Rusch is free on this website for one week only. The story is also available for $2.99 on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, and in other e-bookstores.
The free story will be available for one week only. If you missed this one, click on the links above. There's another free story lurking somewhere around the site. Track the story down, read, and enjoy!
6 responses to "Free Fiction Monday: Heroics"
Synova says:
Great story. Makes me think of my current pet peeve I keep running into when I read Romances… kids/babies are involved and the heroine wants to assert herself by haring off after the bad guys. Makes me nuts. I have nothing against women taking off after the bad guys… or men taking off after the bad guys… but you only do it when someone has the initial, most important job, of keeping the children safe.
It's one thing when I'm reading an old Bourne novel and his wife leaves the babies and I think (possibly unfairly) that it's because a man wrote it, and another when it's a romance. You'd think that these people never had children and had those nightmares where you head off to battle the alien invasion and get back to the underground bunkers and CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE YOU LEFT YOUR KIDS. Well, okay, the first part of that is probably my unique nightmare, but I'm pretty sure that all parents dream that they've lost their children.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch says:
I'm the same way, Synova. I yell at the TV screen "What about the kids???" sometimes. I also yell at the screen, "There's someone behind you!!!" so maybe the yelling isn't indicative of anything except my own insanity. 🙂
Thank you for the nice comment.
Edmund de Wight says:
One word: riveting. I realized I wasn't even breathing for a good portion of the story. I see how you got voted one of the top 10 stories.
Thank you for sharing, that is one hell of a good tale. Now I gotta go tell people to come read.
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it, Edmund.
Tonyb says:
I'm glad it's a short story, I would have stayed up half the night to see how it ended.
And a little strange to read it on the same day that there was a story in the paper about a Burger King employee who drove off with a pair of robber's car while they were in the restaurant.
Thanks, Tony. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙂 I hadn't seen that news story. How bizarre.

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The best way to get rid of the wife so you can have a little "Man Time" is the easiest but most expensive way to do it. For her birthday you arrange for her and one of her friends to take a trip to a weekend spa place.
The next way is a little complicated and will only give you 4 or 5 hours of time at best, but it is much less expensive then a trip for 2. It may seem a little childish -- and yes I also have seen it on TV -- but a scavenger hunt scam can work.
The end of the game is the most important. Make the last stop a restaurant and make sure to be there before she does. A good idea is to try to think of something meaningful in the area of where you live so you do not have far to drive -- this will leave you the maximum amount of time to play poker with your pals.
I have to admit this is not the ideal way to play poker, but getting away with even an hour of poker without her knowing is more excitement than any regular poker game could ever be!
If you send your wife on the trip I do not recommend using a cleaning service right before she comes back. If the house is too clean she will know something funny is going on.
The last two tips I have is to make sure that you have a really nice gift around at all times just in case she finds out, and the other is that if your wife and your friends' wives are friends, do not invite those friends. If one guy gets caught, you will all get caught.
Good Luck (with the wife and the game).


Are Bodybuilders More Prone to Arthritis?
But in fact, a lack of exercise leads to the onset of arthritis much more than exercising.7 The problems with weightlifting lie in lifting weights that are too heavy and practicing improper form.1,2,3 When lifting within a body's means building up weight gradually, close attention needs to be paid to form and bodily responses. When done correctly, weightlifting is a healthy and beneficial exercise for joints.
Although some people fear that repetitive movements, like weightlifting, actually cause arthritis, many types of resistance training and lifting weights promote joint health.8 One of many studies that investigated the joint health of competitive weightlifters found that a vast majority of people who lift weights have healthier joints that people their age who don't.
If new to weightlifting, don't' be intimidated by all the big weights and heavy machines. Instead, start with everyday items around the house, like cans of soup, bags of flour, and even a body's own weight.
As with any type of exercise, it's important to stretch before and after weightlifting to prevent injury, soreness, and joint pain after working out.9 Decide which muscle group the work out is going to focus on and stretch those muscles in particular for five to 10 minutes before lifting. It's a smart idea to do static stretches, which involve holding a stretch for 15 to 30 seconds, instead of doing ballistic stretches that can wear on joints.
Before diving into reps and sets, a five to 10-minute warm up will get joints prepped, blood pumping, and heart rate up.10 Experienced bodybuilders often lift heavy weight for fewer reps, but this technique should only be practice with experience. For an occasional or moderate lifter, it's better on joints to lower the weight and do more reps – say 10 to 15 repetitions per set to build strength and muscle.
To prepare your joints for lifting, rub JointFlex into your issue areas before you hit the gym and soothe pain away once your workout is over. Mobility exercises, like using a foam roller and doing yoga, are important for bodybuilders to increase range of motion and prevent bodybuilding knee pain.
Rest days are important to incorporate into your weightlifting schedule to give your joints a break, and ice and heat may help with issues of inflammation and blood flow.11 Massages can also help soothe sore joints and muscles after training without relying on pain medications, which can cause unwanted side effects and drug interactions.
1. Lavallee, M. E. & Balam, T. (2010 September-October). An overview of strength training injuries: acute and chronic. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 9, 307-313. Retrieved October 20, 2018 from https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Fulltext/2010/09000/An_Overview_of_Strength_Training_Injuries__Acute.14.aspx.
2. Mazur, L. J., Yetman, R. J., & Risser, W. L. (1993 July). Weight-training injuries. Common injuries and preventative methods. Sports Medicine, 16, 57-63. Retrieved October 17, 2018 from National Center of Biotechnology Information https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8356377.
3. Brink, W. (2018 July 26). Joint troubles? Bodybuilding.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018 https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/joint-troubles.html.
4. Strength training builds more than muscles. Harvard Health Publishing. Retrieved October 18, 2018 from https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/strength-training-builds-more-than-muscles.
5. Melone, L. 3 Simple Weightlifting Moves. Arthritis Foundation. Retrieved October 18, 2018 from https://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/exercise/workouts/simple-routines/weight-lifting-exercises.php.
6. Arthritis: Risk factors. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved October 17, 2018 from https://www.cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/risk-factors.htm.
7. Bartlett, S. (2018 January 18). Role of exercise in arthritis management. Arthritis Center at Johns Hopkins. Retrieved October 18, 2018 https://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/patient-corner/disease-management/role-of-exercise-in-arthritis-management/.
8. Does exercise contribute to arthritis? Research says no. Harvard Health Publishing. Retrieved October 18, 2018 from https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/does-exercise-contribute-to-arthritis-cinnamon-treatment-for-diabetes.
9. Kokkonen, J., Nelson, A., Tarawhiti, T., Buckingham, P., & Winchester, J. (2010 February). Early-Phase resistance training strength gains in novice lifters are enhanced by doing static stretching. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24, 502-506. Retrieved October 18, 2018 from https://www.rheumatology.org/I-Am-A/Patient-Caregiver/Diseases-Conditions/Carpal-Tunnel-Syndrome.
10. Barroso, R., Silva-Batista, C., Tricoli, V., Roschel, H., & Ugrinowitsch, C. (2013 April). The effects of different intensities and durations of the general warm-up on leg press 1RM. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 27, 1109-1113 Retrieved October 20, 2018 from https://journals.lww.com/nscajscr/Fulltext/2013/04000/The_Effects_of_Different_Intensities_and_Durations.19.aspx11.
11. Kuhland, J. 7 essential elements of Rest and recovery. Breakingmuscle.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018 from https://breakingmuscle.com/fitness/7-essential-elements-of-rest-and-recovery.


Use the Access Task Management Database template to track a group of work items that you or your team need to complete. You can also search and filter task details, show or hide columns, send e-mail messages, and map task owners' addresses.
Want to watch a video about using this template? See this article, Use the Task Management Database Template.
Note: The Task Management database template has been updated over the last few years. These instructions refer to the latest version of the template available for download. If the steps below don't match what you're seeing, you're probably using an older version of the template.
In this article, we cover the basic steps of using the Task Management Database template.
When you first open the database, Access displays the Welcome form. To prevent this form from displaying the next time you open the database, clear the Show Welcome when this database is opened check box.
Close the Welcome form to begin using the database.
To make sure all the database content is enabled, in the Message Bar, click Enable this content.
For more information about enabling database content, see the article Decide whether to trust a database.
The Quick Search box lets you quickly find a task on the Task List form, or a contact on the Contact List form.
Type the text you want to search for in the Quick Search box, and then press ENTER.
On the Task List form, you can filter the list of tasks, and save your favorite filters for future use.
Apply filters by right-clicking the form and selecting the filters you want.
On the Filter Details form, enter a filter name and description, and then click Close.
Use the Filter Favorites box to apply a saved filter, or click (Clear Filter) to remove the filter.
In the Unhide Columns dialog box, select the check box beside each column that you want to show. Clear the check box to hide the column.
On the Task Details form or the Contact Details form, click Open next to the item that you want to see.
On the Task Details form and the Contact Details form, you can add pictures and other attachments.
Under the picture frame on the Task Details form, click Add or Remove Attachments.
Under the picture frame on the Contact Details form, click Edit Picture.
In the Attachments dialog box, click Add.
In the Choose File dialog box, browse to the folder that contains the file.
Select the file you want to add, and then click Open.
In the Attachments dialog box, click OK.
Note: You can attach multiple files for each item, including different file types such as documents or spreadsheets.
If you use Microsoft Outlook, you can add contacts or tasks owners from that program without having to re-type the information.
On the Contact List form, click Add From Outlook.
In the Select Names to Add dialog box, select the names that you want to add to the database.
Click Add, and then click OK.
In the Navigation Pane, under Reports, double-click the report you want to display.
You can create your own custom reports. For more information, see the article Create a simple report.
Customize the Tasks database by adding a new field to the Tasks table, and then adding that field to the Task List form, the Task Details form, and the Task Details report.
In the Navigation Pane, double-click the Tasks table.
Scroll to the right until you see the column named Add New Field. Double-click the column heading, and then type in the field name.
The first time you enter data in the column, Access sets the data type for you.
Once a field has been added to a table, you can then add it to a form or report.
Right-click the form or report in the Navigation Pane and then click Layout View.
On the Format tab, in the Controls group, click Add Existing Fields.
Drag the field you want from the Field List to the form or report.


There are moments when buyers simply just need to borrow money. As most men and women know, there are a lot of unique means to borrow money. Two of the most prevalent means are through either an installment personal loan or through a line of credit rating.
Figuring out the distinction between the two can be significant. One particular of the best means to make your alternative is to know which sort of personal loan will best fit your requirements.
A line of credit rating presents most buyers a far more flexibility sort of personal loan than a installment personal loan. With a line of credit rating the borrower can choose out money each time they are required. There is no need to choose the money out in one lump sum, which is what happens with an installment personal loan. A line of credit rating, the moment it is accredited, does not demand the borrower to apply more than and more than again, except if the total personal loan amount of money is withdrawn.
Another significant distinction between the two varieties of loans is that with an installment personal loan your payments will be set and they will not fluctuate as the personal loan time period moves through time. With a line of credit rating, the monthly payment will count on the amount of money of the total that has been withdrawn. In other terms, the far more you choose out, the far more you pay every single month.
A really exclusive profit to a line of credit rating is that it can also be revolving credit rating. What that means is that when you choose a selected amount of money from the total and then pay that amount of money back, the total goes back up to in which it was. For some buyers, this can be a far more inexpensive way to make purchases than working with installment loans.
A line of credit rating is normally reserved for individuals who have some superior-dollar asset that can be borrowed versus. For the most element, this is a home. Customers should understand that any assets that they set up for collateral can be seized by the loan company if the conditions of the personal loan are retained.
For a one-time borrowing need, with uncomplicated reimbursement alternatives, an installment personal loan is probably the greater alternative. With an installment personal loan, you get a lump sum verify and the payments are worked out in advance so that you know exactly what you owe every single month.
Typically speaking, installment loans are a lot easier to get than line of credit rating loans. With an installment personal loan, you might or might not be questioned to set collateral. When collateral is used for an installment personal loan, the same problems apply, in that if the personal loan conditions are not honored, the collateral can be seized by the loan company.
As described over, with an installment personal loan you obtain a lump sum. With the line of credit rating personal loan you will typically obtain a verify e-book that you can use to withdraw money. This can be specifically beneficial for issues like home improvement initiatives in which you might have to pay various unique men and women and various unique moments. It also makes it possible for you to keep your personal loan money separate from your personalized money if you would like to do so. This can make bookkeeping much a lot easier.


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If there is one thing i have learned after almost 73 years on this planet is most of the people in the US can't handle the truth. We are a nation full of deniers and procrastinators.
Great article. I can see why JFK hated the CIA.
Now that the US Congress is cracking the door of "governmental immunity" via the lawsuits against Saudi Arabia —– ALL of the above crimes can be brought up for lawsuits by the injured …………….
Great info., thanks for sharing.


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Falcons at Work
Offseason Events
Matt Ryan in Monochrome
We take a look back over Matt Ryan's best snaps with the Falcons—in monochrome.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 prepares to take the field prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Atlanta Falcons)
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 warms up prior to a game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday, December 12, 2021. (Photo by Shanna Lockwood/Atlanta Falcons)
Shanna Lockwood/© 2021 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 takes the field during AT&T Atlanta Falcons Training Camp Dirty Birds Open Practice at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday August 7, 2021. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Atlanta Falcons)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) prepares to take the field before the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 warms up prior to a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Sunday, December 19, 2021. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Atlanta Falcons)
Donald Miralle/© 2021 Atlanta Falcons
Behind-the-scenes images from Atlanta Falcons content capture days on June 7, 2021.
Kara Durrette/© 2021 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 prior to the game against the New Orleans Saints on November 22, 2020.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 poses for a portrait during 2021 AF Creative Days at CW Davis Middle School in Flowery Branch, Georgia, on Monday, June 7, 2021. (Photo by Dakota Williams/Atlanta Falcons)
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 warms up prior to a game against the Cleveland Browns at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, August 29, 2021. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Atlanta Falcons)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 warms up prior to a game against the Cleveland Browns at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, August 29, 2021. (Photo by Kyle Hess/Atlanta Falcons)
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 runs out before the game against the Washington Football Team at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, October 3, 2021. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Atlanta Falcons)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 warms up before the game against the Washington Football Team at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, October 3, 2021. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Atlanta Falcons)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 takes the field prior to a game against the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, October 31, 2021. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Atlanta Falcons)
Atlanta Falcons helmet of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 rests on the field prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Sunday, October 24, 2021. (Photo by Mark Brown/Atlanta Falcons)
Mark Brown/© 2021 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the third quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, November 7, 2021. (Photo by Brandon Gallego/Atlanta Falcons)
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 looks to pass against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York on Sunday, January 2, 2022. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Atlanta Falcons)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 stands for the national anthem before the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Kyle Hess/Atlanta Falcons)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 walks out for warm ups before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Atlanta Falcons)
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan #2 prepares to take the field prior to a game against the New England Patriots at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, November 18, 2021. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Atlanta Falcons)
Matt Ryan: A Closer Look
A closer look at some of our favorite Matt Ryan moments.
Timeline of Matt Ryan's Falcons Career
We take a look back over Matt Ryan's career with the Falcons.
Top Touchdowns of the 2021 Season
Score! Check out our top touchdowns of the 2021 season.
Making an Entrance | Best of Player Introductions
We don't just make an entrance, we make a statement; here are some of the best photos from player introductions this season.
Sights from the 2022 NFL Combine
We take a look at the action in Indy at the 2022 NFL Combine.
Just for Kicks | Best of Custom Cleats in 2021
Let's take a look at the creative cleats of this season!
Best of Road Games in 2021
We take a look back at our favorite travel snaps from this season.
Rookie Year in Review: Kyle Pitts' 2021 Season
Kyle Pitts broke records during his rookie year, so we're breaking out our favorite photos.
Looking back at AJ Terrell's breakout 2021 season
AJ Terrell showed out during the 2021 season, and we were there to capture every moment.
In Focus | 2021 Wide Receivers
We take a look at some of the top action shots of our wide receivers from the 2021 season.
Terry Fontenot's First Year in Atlanta
General manager Terry Fontenot arrived in Atlanta on January 21, 2021, and has been hard at work ever since. Here, we take a look back at his first year with the Falcons.
Building a legacy: Matt Ryan's 14th season
Matt Ryan continued to build up his legacy with his 14th season, and we were there for every highlight along the way.
Top Photos of the 2022 Season | Rookies
Top Photos of the 2022 Season | Defense
Top Photos of the 2022 Season | Offense
Top 100 Photos of the 2022 Season


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Wales lockdown rules: What are the latest level 4 restrictions?
Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP
The Rt. Hon Margaret Hodge MBE was elected Member of Parliament for Barking in 1994. She is also the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
She carried out the following roles in the Labour Government between 1998 and 2010: She was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment and Equal Opportunities, Department for Education and Employment (1998 - 2001); Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Department for Education and Skills (2001 - 2003); Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families, Department for Education and Skills (2003 - 2005); Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform in the Department for Work and Pensions (2005 - 2006); Minister of State for Industry and the Regions in the Department for Trade and Industry (2006 – 2007); and Minister for Culture, the Creative industries and Tourism in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (2007 – 2010).
In the 2010 General Election Margaret fought off the challenge from Nick Griffin and the British National Party in her constituency, doubling her majority to 16,555. Also in 2010 Margaret Hodge became the first ever female Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. She was elected by fellow MPs in the first elections to be held for select committee Chairs.
Margaret Hodge entered politics in 1973 as a councillor for the London Borough of Islington where she was Chair of the Housing Committee from 1975 to 1979 and Deputy Leader from 1981 to 1982, before becoming Leader from 1982 to 1992. She spent two years as a consultant for Price Waterhouse from 1992 to 1994.
Prior to her appointment to the DfEE she was Joint Chairman of the House of Commons Education and Employment Select Committee.
Margaret was educated at Bromley High School and Oxford High School before obtaining a BSc at the London School of Economics.


The global Infinity property is a numeric value representing infinity.
Infinity is a property of the global object, or in other words, a variable in global scope.
The initial value of Infinity is Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY. The value Infinity (positive infinity) is greater than any other number. Mathematically, this value behaves the same as infinity; for example, any positive number multiplied by Infinity equals Infinity, and any number divided by Infinity equals 0.


Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Mourvedre. Shows aromas of incense, plums and chocolate. Palate repeats nose along with black currant and vanilla on a full bodied frame. 89 Points.
7 years ago by Ethan E.
Very good earthy wine. Start of 2014 xmas activities 4 years ago by Ryan K.
With Andrea after getting Christmas Brooks Brothers accessories for annual Christmas photo, at Capital Grill. 5 years ago by David T.
Very light and sweet. Orange marmalade flavors. Finish is very bright. 86 points.


Crystal Caves or Geodes are geological secondary structures which occur in volcanic rocks. They are essentially hollow, and vaguely spheroid.Geodes commonly have a chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) shell lined internally by various minerals, often as crystals.
Each one holds special energy. They can hold just about anything. They are more about reminding one of a feeling or a way than about healing other things, such as assisting you in remembering to do something, or to exercise, or getting the rest you need, or something as simple as remembering to smile. It is important that you find the one that connects to you and holds a feeling you connect to when choosing to work with geodes.


This video training takes you through the entire process of organizing, modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, and compositing a scene in Blender, the popular open source and free 3D-creation suite.
This course shows different techniques and explains not only how to use them, but why they can be useful in different situations. Step-by-step screencast videos guide the viewer through the entire process.
After watching this course, artists will know how to take a scene from a concept or idea to its finished result and use different modeling and texturing methods, each of which can be useful for the creation of different types of objects. They'll also know how to light and render a scene to achieve realistic looking images. On top of that, viewers will be able to use techniques to work in teams, like scene and objects linking, so various people can simultaneously work on the same scene.
Oliver Villar is a Spanish digital artist with more than 10 years of experience. In 2010, he discovered his passion for teaching, and he's funded blendtuts.com and blendtuts.es, which are sibling websites where he teaches 3D design online for English and Spanish audiences. He's a Blender Foundation Certified Trainer and author of the book Learning Blender: A Hands-On Guide for Creating 3D Animated Characters. After years working as a freelancer and for companies, Oliver is now fully dedicated to the creation of educational content, currently working as the co-director of Luke's Escape, a 3D animated short film, created with Blender in collaboration with an international team.
People who are familiar with the basics of Blender, but want to learn the full 3D-creation process and improve their skills.
This lesson explains the preproduction process, shows how to plan the project, and covers the different stages that the viewer goes through during the creation of the scene.
In this lesson, you learn how to create the base for the scene and understand what you need to get started.
This lesson helps you learn different modeling workflows to generate the 3D meshes of a set of objects that make up a scene.
This lesson covers the process of linking objects between scenes to show an efficient workflow and the benefits of working in separate files, as opposed to creating everything within a single file. It also teaches interesting linking techniques, such as a customized levels of detail method.
This lesson shows the process of unwrapping needed to direct the projections of textures on 3D models.
This lesson shows you how to set up a basic lighting that will set the mood and general look of the scene, which will also influence the coming stages of the creation process.
In this lesson, you learn how to create materials to give objects a realistic and believable look, controlling all visual aspects of the surface objects.
This lesson covers how textures can be used to control the look of materials and give variation and more realism to objects.
Now you can explore the process of adding last-minute retouches and final lighting to the scene, which is possible after all the materials are in place.
This lesson includes the tips to set up the final render so you can get good quality/speed balance.
After the render is done, all the parts of the scene can be mixed and adjusted to get a definitive look. To do that, you use Blender node compositing.


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BP sues Halliburton over $42 billion gulf oil spill bill
By: admin | 3:07pm EST January 3, 2012
HOUSTON ― BP has called on contractor Halliburton to pay all costs and expenses it incurred to clean up the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which the oil major previously put at around $42 billion.
Halliburton cemented the failed well that caused the United State's biggest offshore oil spill.
In a U.S. court filing, BP said it was suing to recover costs and expenses from cleaning up the oil spill, lost profits, and "all other costs and damages incurred by BP related to the Deepwater Horizon incident and resulting oil spill."
It did not specify an amount and it was not clear how the latest suit differed from a previous one brought last year. A BP spokesman declined to put a figure on the costs sought in the latest filing, but said the "documents speak for themselves."
In April 2011, BP asked a court to award it damages "equal to, or in the alternative proportional to Halliburton's fault," to cover clean up costs and government fines BP might faces.
The company previously said it expected the costs of sealing the blown-out well, cleaning up the damage, compensating those affected and government fines to reach $42 billion.
BP has spent $14 billion in the Gulf Coast region in its response to the spill and set aside $20 billion for economic claims and natural resource restoration, according to its website.
Halliburton officials were not immediately available for comment.
The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in April 2010, which killed 11 workers and spewed more than 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf, has sparked a slew of lawsuits and federal citations against the companies involved.
BP has already cut deals with its two partners in the doomed Macondo well, Anadarko and Mitsui, which at first refuted their responsibility to contribute to oil spill bill, citing BP's negligence.
Last month, Cameron International Corp. agreed a $250 million settlement with BP to help pay for costs associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, raising hopes that deals between the British oil firm and two other contractors could follow.
Yet settlement agreements with two remaining parties, Halliburton and Transocean, have to date proved elusive.
Transocean, the owner and operator of the Deepwater Horizon rig, and Halliburton, which supplied cement to cap the well, are both being sued by BP to share the cost of the spill and cleanup, while the two have launched lawsuits of their own.
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glasses also can sell medicine? City human resources and Social Security Office of health insurance center employees said that the practice in the glasses store has surpassed the scope of health care insurance card, alleged violation.
the smiling deal with up and say: "are you need glasses? Let's have a look at the world famous brand! " The particular reporter saw, the go shopping counter placed "ports", "Lei Peng" and the world famous company glasses, these glasses mostly are in the 600 yuan -1500 yuan, but also in the end area of the frame of 300-400 yuan.
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3 Reasons Why Eminem Is a Master of Earned Media
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Eminem released the music video for his song "Headlights" yesterday.
While Sunday is not traditionally a day for releasing anything (that is, except your inner faith, if you're into that), this particular project launch was special.
Photo Courtesy/ Instagram @eminem
He may have historically been cast as a miscreant rapper, but Marshall Mathers is a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to business. You don't have to like him, but if you're smart, you'll read on for tangible lessons on why Eminem's approach can help your earned media strategies.
One of the biggest challenges often cited by businesses or marketers is that their product or service offerings are difficult to message. And I hear the pain. So does Eminem, believe it or not. While Eminem is an entertainer, and people "like" music, his product does not appeal to everyone. In fact, he's been the focal point of many naysayers in his career, despite his positioning as the second best selling male artist of the Nielsen Soundscan era.
"Headlights", the fifth single off The Marshall Mathers LP 2, is an apology song to his mother, Debbie Mathers. That's right, after all these years of dissing and missing, it's all coming back together in a heartwarming track penned from Em's heart. The song also features Fun. front man Nate Reuss, who lends his vocals to add heart to the chorus. As a longtime Eminem fan, it's truly inspiring and warming to hear "his plea for a united, or at least less dysfunctional, family" on this bare naked track:
"I'm mad I didn't get the chance to thank you for being my mom and my dad/
So mom, please accept this as a tribute I wrote this on the jet/ I guess I had to get this off my chest/
I hope I get the chance to lay it 'fore I'm dead/
The stewardess said to fasten my seatbelt/ I guess we're crashing
So if I'm not dreaming/ I hope you get this message
That I'll always love you from afar cause you're my momma."
Watch the video for "Headlights" here.
It's easy for fans to support launches, but getting the media to talk about you, and do so positively, isn't always as seamless. Trust Eminem. He knows this. But by taking a few strategic measures, the launch is a huge success. Here's why:
1. Eminem harnessed the power of influencers. One of the slick ways that Eminem has found a way to onto radio waves (which, let's be real, cannot always be trusted to bring us "the best in music") by tapping influential and top 40 artists. It is a conscious formula, he notes brilliantly in his song "Rap God":
"Oh, he's too mainstream/Well, that's what they do
When they get jealous, they confuse it/
It's not hip hop, it's pop. 'Cause I found a hella way to fuse it."
In this case, Nate Reuss adds value and reach to additional audiences as the front man of another popular act. Eminem also tapped Spike Lee to direct the video. Other than the sheer genius of his direction, the added influence is in New York news coverage. The angle is that Spike Lee is a Brooklyn native. Boom: Wider, additional media coverage.
2. Eminem keeps principles of journalism top of mind. The "5 Ws" (Who, What, Where, When, Why) are important in your messaging. To have a successful launch that impacts your brand and effectively supports the messaging points you're conveying, you have to keep things contextual. Eminem launched the video on Mother's Day to add value to the theme of the song, which is a nice sentiment and an added bonus for press coverage.
3. Eminem knows how to tell a story. So not everybody can be a "Rap God", or an impeccably wonderful storyteller, but taking your audience along a journey is a great way to connect meaningfully with them. Eminem came out of the gate with his story about the relationship rifts shared with his mom. He's been incredibly vocal about it through song, and it's helped his fans connect with him. His relationship with his mom actually has become part of his brand. This release brings the story full circle, and fans can revel in that. It's also been a focal point of news coverage.
Congrats to Eminem on another successful launch.
"Why be a King when you can be a God?" -Marshall Mathers
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 2020
Question: What does PTAD stand for?
Answer: PTAD is an acronym for Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate. PTAD is a wholly Treasury Funded Extra-Ministerial Department under the Federal Ministry of Finance. PTAD is responsible for the management of pensions under the old pension scheme, (Defined Benefit Scheme) for pensioners who did not transit to the new Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) which is currently in effect in Nigeria.
Question: What is the difference between the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) and the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS)
Answer: The Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) is the pension scheme that was in effect in Nigeria until June, 2007 when it was replaced with the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) as stipulated in the Pension Reform Act (PRA) 2014. Under the DBS, the total pension obligation is borne by government whereas under the CPS, the accumulated pension at retirement is based on a pension plan wherein the employer and employee contributed in varying percentages to build a retirement fund for the employee. In addition, with the CPS, the pension fund exists from the onset and payments can be made as at when due unlike the DBS which is wholly dependent on government treasury for funding.
Question: Who are the Pensioners under PTAD management? Answer: Federal Public Sector employees eligible to retirement benefits, and who retired on or before the 30th June, 2007, and have worked in any of the pension groups listed below, are under PTAD management in accordance with section 43 (3) of the PRA, 2014 –
The Civil Service Pension Department (CSPD)
The Police Pension Department (PPD)
The Custom, Immigration and Prisons Pension Department (CIPPD)
The Treasury Funded Parastatals Pension Department (PaPD)
Question: What of State Pensioners?
Answer: There also some state Pensioners who are entitled to Federal Share of Pensions. To be a State Pensioner with Federal Share, a retiree must have been in the employment of one of the regions of Nigeria before 3rd day of March, 1976 and retired before the 3rd day of March, 2011.
The following public sector employees irrespective of when they retired are however NOT under PTAD's jurisdiction:
Judicial Officers of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
The Intelligence and Secret Services of the Federation
Question: What is retirement age?
Answer: The Federal Government approved the 35 years of pensionable service or 60 years of age for retirement whichever that comes earlier.
Question: What is the qualifying length of service for Pension and Gratuity?
Answer: The qualifying length of service for gratuity is now five (5) years, while pension is ten (10) years with effect from 1st June, 1992. Before then, the qualifying length of service for gratuity and pension was 10 and 15 years respectively. An officer who retires voluntarily after qualifying years of service cannot draw pension until he attains the age of forty five (45).
Question: What are the circumstances under which Pension and Gratuity may be granted?
Answer: Section 3 (1) and (2) of the Pension Decree No. 102 of 1979 stipulates the circumstances under which pension and gratuity may be granted as follows –
on voluntary retirement or withdrawal after qualifying years of service;
Statutory retirement. This is where the officer attains the statutory age of 60 years or has worked for 35 years on a pensionable appointment;
compulsory retirement;
on the advice of a properly constituted Medical Board certifying that the officer is no longer mentally or physically capable of carrying out the functions of his office;
on total permanent disability while in service; or
on abolition of office under section 7 of Pension Decree No. 102 of 1979
Question: What is the guaranteed period for pension?
Answer: Five (5) years is the guaranteed period for pension under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). A pensioner who retires and he is qualified for pension is to earn pension for life but where the pensioner dies less than five (5) years after his retirement, the balance of five (5) year guaranteed pension will be paid to his Next of Kin (NOK)
Question: Why is Verification necessary?
Answer: It is necessary for PTAD to carry out Verification Exercise to ascertain the proof of life and create a credible database of all pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). PTAD did not inherit a credible pensioners' database. Consequently, there is the need to verify all pensioners under the DBS to enable PTAD respond to and resolve pensioners' complaints promptly, accurately and conclusively. The verification of pensioners is therefore aimed at –
the establishment of an accurate, credible, and digitized database of pensioners under the DBS;
for the purpose of achieving prompt complaint resolutions;
eliminating duplicate payments and ghost pensioners;
regularizing anomalies such as over payments and under payments;
obtaining relevant service records to ensure accurate computation of pension payments; and
updating the records of the Next of Kin (NOK) for payment of death benefits.
Question: What are the required documents for the verification of a Pensioner?
Answer: The requirements for pensioner's verification are –
Letter/Gazette of First Appointment;
Letter/Gazette of Confirmation of Appointment;
Letter of Last Promotion;
Letter of Retirement;
Computation Sheet (for State pensioners with Federal Share);
Severance payslip (for downsized pensioners);
Statement of Account signed and stamped by the Bank;
BVN print out with picture;
Birth Certificate or Age Declaration; and
Means of identification
Question: What are the required documents for the verification of the Next of Kin of a deceased pensioner?
Answer: The requirements for the verification of Next of Kin are –
Letter/Gazette of First Appointment of the deceased;
Letter/Gazette of Confirmation of Appointment of the deceased;
Letter Last Promotion of the deceased;
Letter of Retirement of the deceased;
Death certificate (from Government Hospital/National Population Commission);
Bank Statement of the diseased from date of retirement to date.
Letters of Administration issued by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction;
Computation Sheet of the deceased (for State pensioners with Federal share);
Severance payslip of the deceased (for downsized pensioners);
Joint account Statement of account of the Next of Kin;
BVN print out of the Next of Kin;
Recognizable means of identification;
Affidavit of Next of Kin;
Marriage certificate if it is the wife
Question: I'm the Next of Kin (NOK) of a deceased pensioner and I have not received any death benefit payment. When will I be paid?Answer: You are required to submit a complaint to PTAD together with the necessary documents listed above. Please note that the files of the Civil Servant who died while in service were sent to the Civil Service Pension Office which PTAD inherited. The deceased Departmental file is likely to be in our archive.
Question: What should I do since I have missed the general verification exercise and I have never received pension?
Answer: You can walk into any of the Directorate's offices in Abuja or Lagos with all the relevant documents for your verification. The verification is scheduled as follows:
Customs, Immigration and Prisons, as well as Parastatal pensioners are treated every Tuesday.
Civil Service Pensioners are treated every Wednesday
Police pensioners and Parastatal pensioners are treated every Thursday
However, in light of the COVID 19 pandemic, verification is strictly by invitation. Pensioners must send their documents to verification@ptad.gov.ng for review before they are invited for verification
Question: I am not in Nigeria at the moment and I missed the verification exercise that was previously conducted. My monthly pension has been stopped. What do I do?
Answer: You can go to the nearest Nigerian Embassy or High Commission to you, obtain an "I am alive" Certificate, attach your resident permit and data page of your international passport. Also attach all relevant career progression documents and forward to the Directorate through a third party or email to info@ptad.gov.ng or complaints@ptad.gov.ng. Consequent upon a successful validation, your monthly pension will be restored pending when you make effort to come into the country for verification.
Question: Do I have to submit all my documents when I have a complaint even after I have been verified?
Answer: Once a pensioner is verified, the submission of documents are no longer a requirement for forwarding of complaints. It is only the verification slip and statement of account (six months) before the period of complaint that will be required.
Question: I worked in one of the Defunct Parastatals. When is your office coming to verify us?
Answer: Verification for all the Pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme has been concluded by PTAD. Any Pensioner that has not been verified will have to follow the guidance specified in Question 13 towards being verified and subsequently enrolled for Mobile Verification.
Question: I am not living close to any of your Zonal offices. I am frail and do not have the means to travel. How do I get verified? Is there any other medium that I can use to send in my complaints?Answer: The pensioner can still be verified. He/she should send in the required documents with a full sized photograph, complete contact details, career documents and a medical report ascertaining conditions which are against travels to confirm inability to travel to any of our Zonal offices that is close to him/her through a third party, with a request for Mobile Verification. Once the documents are reviewed and found acceptable, a team of mobile verification officers will be sent to verify him/her.
Question: My spouse is bedridden and cannot attend the verification exercise. How can he/she be verified?
Answer: You shall be required to follow the guidance specified in Question 17 above, towards being verified and subsequent enrolment for Monthly Pension (MP). You should arrange all the documents as stated in Question 17 above and go to the nearest Zonal Office close to you and inform the Team Lead. He will make arrangement for your husband or wife to be verified at home.
Question: My husband is your Pensioner, and he has just passed away. The Bank has refused to allow me withdraw money from his account. How can I access his pension and outstanding benefits, if any?
Answer: The Next of Kin is to write and forward notification of death to the office addressed to the Executive Secretary and attention the Director of the relevant Department. The notification should be accompanied by all the relevant documents listed under Question 11 above. The Directorate will write the bank if need be, to release any money accrued to the deceased pensioner(if he is statutorily entitled to same) and outstanding benefit to the deceased Next of Kin will be computed and paid.
Question: When are you going to start the 'In-House' verification in the Zonal offices?
Answer: Plans are under way to extend the in-house verification to other zonal offices but you can be verified in our Abuja and Lagos offices at the moment.
Question: What is the period of bank statement needed for verification?
Answer: Duly stamped and signed NUBAN Bank statement on the Bank letterhead from period of retirement or date from which complaint was made till date. Where there is no complaint, bank statement for the last six months should be provided.
Question: Can a sick or bed ridden pensioner be verified?
Answer: Yes. PTAD undertakes mobile verification to homes and hospitals to verify sick and bedridden pensioners who are unable to physically come to our verification centres. To qualify for mobile verification, the pensioner should send proof of incapacity either through a medical report from a recognized government hospital or a picture showing the state or condition of the pensioner. The following categories of pensioners qualify for mobile verification –
Technically ill Pensioners
Very old and weak Pensioners
Infirmed Pensioners
Question: When will your office organise another verification? Some of us were last verified since 2015.
Answer: The Directorate has completed field verification for all pension Departments which is a one – off exercise. The plan is to conduct "I AM ALIVE" verification in the nearest future. Pensioners will be communicated when this will be conducted and the procedure that it will take.
Question: What are the likely reasons why a pensioner can be taken off the payroll?
Answer: The reasons why a pensioner will be removed from the payroll are –
Inconsistent or incomplete employment records;
Inconsistent or incomplete bank details;
Consistent failure of person's payment for three months;
An over payment of Monthly Pension is discovered;
Non verification during the verification exercise because the pensioner is not eligible;
Lack of BVN number;
Receipt of Death Notification;
NOK attain the age of 18 years (Death in active Service in line with the provisions of section 6 of Pension Decree 102 of 1979)
Question: When will I receive my monthly pension arrears?Answer: The Directorate is treasury funded. We wait for releases from the Government and the arrears is paid in batches subject to availability of fund. Once a pensioner is sure that he has submitted all relevant documents, arrears will be paid on completion of the processes and fund is available.
Question: When am I hoping to be paid my Gratuity?
Answer: PTAD must first establish that the pensioner is eligible to receive gratuity. Payment is subsequently batched and made based on the availability of funds for this purpose.
Question: When are we going to be paid our balance of 33%?
Answer: The balance of 33% has been paid to all category of Pensioners in PTAD except those pensioners that were not on the payroll at the time of payment.
Question: I was informed that my pension was stopped because I am operating Joint Account. What is the reason behind that?
Answer: It is because the payment of pension should only be made directly to individual pensioners. A second or third party is not allowed to have access to your pension. Secondly, in the event that a pensioner dies, the pension should be stopped and having a joint account will mean continuous payment and withdrawal of the pension.
Question: I am a downsized Pensioner and my Gratuity was short paid. Where can I lay my complaint?
Answer: Downsized pensioners who were short paid should direct their complaint to the Bureau of Public Service Reform (BPSR) or the Account General's Office
Question: I have been verified since 2015, I have never received pension, when will I be paid?
Answer: If you have been verified since 2015 and have not been enrolled into the monthly pension payroll, you may contact us through any of our various channels so we can find out the reason for your non – enrolment.
Question: I was employed same year with a colleague and retired same year but he earns more than I am earning, why?
Answer: There are several variables that determines what a pensioner earns at retirement, e.g. length of service, step at retirement, rank at retirement, date of retirement. If a pensioner feels he is being short paid, he/she should fill out our complaint form in any of our Zonal offices.
Question: I have Federal Share of pension in my computation sheet but, your office said because I started work in Primary School I am therefore not entitled to Federal Share. How do I get my Federal Share?
Answer: Primary School Teachers who began work with local authorities are referred to the Local Government Pension Board for their federal share of pension. However primary school teachers that began working with missions are entitled to receive their federal share of pension from PTAD
Question: Some people do call that we should pay money into their Account before they can process our file. Are they really from your office?
Answer: No. No staff of the Directorate will demand for payment before processing your retirement benefit. Such request should be reported immediately to the office.
Question: What are the cut off dates for Pure Federal Pensioners and State with Federal Share pensioners?
Answer: The cut-off date for the pure federal pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme is 30th June, 2007 while the cut of date for the State pensioners with Federal share is 31st March, 2011. Also the State Pensioners with Federal Share must have started work on or before 31st March, 1976.
Question: When are you paying our pension increase since the Salaries of workers have been increased?
Answer: The Federal Government has not approved any increase in pension. Once it is approved and funds are released for the payment, the Directorate will implement the increase for the Pensioners without delay.
Question: Can spouses who are pensioners use the same or joint account to receive their pension?
Answer: No. Pension is individually based and so cannot be paid into a joint account. See the answer to Question Number 28 above.
Question: Can a Corporate or a business account be used to receive pension?
Answer: No. Pension payment can only be made to the individual's personal account.
Question: As offices are partially open because of COVID 19, are Pensioners allowed to come to the Directorate for submission of complaint?
Answer: Pensioners can submit their complaints in a Drop Box that has been provided at the entrance of all the Directorate's offices. Alternatively, they can send their complaints by email to complaints@ptad.gov.ng or by regular mail to the Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), 22 Katsina-Ala Crescent, Maitama, Abuja. Pensioners are dissuaded from visiting PTAD at the moment for their own health and safety. Pensioners that are invited for verification are required to wear a face mask at all time while in PATD, wash their hands, maintain social distance and other protocols as appropriate.
Question: Is it possible for a Pensioner to earn pension from two sources under PTAD at same time?
Answer: Pensioners are not supposed to have two pay points under the same Government under the Define Benefit Scheme (DBS). They are required to provide letter of transfer of service or merger of service. Those without merger of service or transfer of service will be dropped from one payroll unless they provide any of the two documents mentioned above. This is so because a person cannot be on pension and take up another pensionable appointment.
Question: When can a break in service be accepted?
Answer: A break in service for the purpose of pursuing a course of study can be condoned (see Circular No. B. 21600/326). The officer seeking condonation of his break in service must submit the application for condonation within three (3) years after he/she returned to Service and the condonation must be approved by the relevant authority before it can take effect.
Question: What is merger of service?
Answer: An officer's service can be said to have been merged when the officer leaves a pensionable appointment for another pensionable appointment and applies for the previous service to be merged with the new service. This is done to increase the length of service of the officer for the purpose of computation of pension benefits. It is not enough that the pensioner applied for merger, the application must be approved before the service can be merged or recognized.
Question: How do I correct an error in my verification slip after I have been verified?
Answer: Send a notification to PTAD attaching a photocopy of the verification print out and the supporting document(s) for the change to be effected.
Question: Why are Monthly Pension sometimes delayed?
Answer: A number of reasons may cause delay in receiving Monthly Pension, such as –
Non – availability of funds
Change in bank records or account numbering system
Failed payments due to technical glitches on the government's e-payment platform
Operational delays by banks (PTAD ensures follow up)
Question: Is change of date of Birth possible?
Answer: Yes. Only the date of birth recorded at the time of entry into the service is acceptable for processing pension. There is no room for change of information on date of birth as such change does not translate to any possible pension benefit. Requests for change of name should be done in line with the answers under Question Number 47 below.
Question: How do I correct an error on my verification slip after verification?
Answer: Send a notification to PTAD attaching a photocopy of the verification print out and the supporting documents for the change. See the answer to Question Number 42 above.
Question: What are the procedures for change of Account or Bank by a Pensioner?
Answer: The pensioner should forward a formal application letter addressed to the Executive Secretary explaining the reason for the change of account. He should attach the following documents to the application-
Statement of account of the old account,
Statement of account of the new account,
BVN slip, and
Letter of non-indebtedness from the old bank
Thereafter, he will be required to complete a certificate of indemnity in a prescribed form to indemnify the Directorate from any form of liability that may arise from the change of Account or Bank.
Question: What are the procedures for change of name?
Answer: The Pensioner should forward a formal application letter addressed to the Executive Secretary explaining the reason for the change of name. The application should be accompanied with the following documents-
Birth certificate or Affidavit of Declaration of age,
National Identity Card issued by National Identity Management Commission (NIMC),
Identity card,
Newspaper publication,
BVN slip ,
Statement of Account,
Marriage Certificate for married women,
Certificate of indemnity in a prescribed form to indemnify the Directorate from any liability arising from the change of name.
Question: What are the likely reasons for change of name by a pensioner?
Answer: The main reasons why people change their name are reflect change in-
Marital status such as marriage, divorce, etc;
Change of Family name
Question: What is the relevance of BVN in processing retirement and death benefits?
Answer: The BVN is relevant because it serves as-
A direct link between a person and his/her account;
The best form of identification
A guide to ensure the right beneficiary is being paid.
Question: Can a Pensioner occupy Government house and pay rent or the purchase price with his pension?
Answer: No. Not at the moment. Government does not provide accommodation for its pensioners. Once a public servant occupying government house exits from service, he will be given certain period of time to relocate so that the accommodation will be transferred to those in service.
Question: What are the features of a valid Letters of Administration?
Answer: Letters of Administration are usually granted by a probate registry of a High Court to appoint appropriate person(s) or institution to administer the estate of a deceased person in line with applicable laws and regulation such as the Administration of Estate Laws, 2005
A valid Letters of Administration must contain the following features-
Name of the Court(High Court);
Name of Deceased;
Date Granted;
Place of Death;
Name and addresses of the beneficiaries;
Value of property;
Seal of the Court; and
Registration Number of the Letters.
Question: Which of the Courts is saddled with the responsibility of issuing Letters of Administration?
Answer: The High Court of a State or FCT High Court. Letters of Administration purportedly issued by Magistrates or Customary Courts are not admissible.
Question: What is the difference between a valid Letters of Administration and Enrolment of Order? Do we accept Enrolment orders? If we don't then I think this would be complex
Answer: Enrolment of Order is a summary of the judgment of a Court for enforcement, while Letters of Administration are granted by a probate registry of the High Court to appoint appropriate person(s) that would administer the estate of the deceased.
Question: What is the importance of a SEAL in Letters of Administration? Can Letters of Administration be authentic without it?
Answer: Red seal or the seal of the Court as the case may be, must be affixed to a Letter of Administration to authenticate the document.
Question: Can an Enrolment of Order by a Magistrate or Customary Court be used to access a deceased Pensioner's benefit?
Answer: No, please refer to the answer to Question No.52 above. This is because the issuance of a Letter of Administration is a judicial function performed by the Probate Division of the High Court pursuant to the Rules of the Court. The grant of Letters of Administration requires public Notice.
Question: Where one of the Beneficiaries in the Letters of Administration is out of the Country, how can the other beneficiaries access the death benefit of the Pensioner?
Answer: The beneficiary that is in diaspora (outside the Country) may donate a Power of Attorney duly authenticated by a Notary Public or a Commissioner for Oaths in favour of the beneficiaries that are domiciled in Nigeria. (See section 110 of the Evidence Act, 2011)
Question: Where there is a conflict between the names in the Record of Service and Letters of Administration, which one takes precedent?
Answer: The Letters of Administration will take precedence if issued by a Court of competent jurisdiction considering that it is a later time.
Where there are conflicting Letters of Administration, the Directorate may have no other option than to rely on the Records of Service.
Question: What is the relevance of Affidavit in processing retirement benefit or death benefit?
Answer: An Affidavit is used to attest the identity of the Deponent, to provide support to the Police Extract in the case of loss of documents and attest to change of name.
Question: What are the features and contents of an Affidavit?
Answer: an affidavit must contain the following features-
the Heading of the Court,
Deponents full name,
Trade, Profession, Residence and Nationality,
the purpose for which the deponent is deposing to the affidavit,
the paragraph showing that the affidavit in tune with the Oaths Act in force,
the signature of the Deponent,
stamp and signature of the Commissioner for Oaths or Notary Public; and
the passport photograph of the Deponent.
Question: Does PTAD accept an Affidavits that is obtained from Magistrate Courts?
Answer: Yes. Affidavits are acceptable provided it is endorsed by a Magistrate, Commissioner for Oath or Notary Public.
Question: I had fire incident and all my original document were burnt. I have an Affidavit without Police Extract. Can you accept it?
Answer: No. You will need the Police Extract to get valid Affidavit. In addition, you will require to submit a letter of introduction from the Ministry, Department or Agency (MDA) you retired from duly signed by the authorised Head of the MDA.
Question: The documents with me are photocopies and have not been certified. Do you think that PTAD will accept them? They are photocopies. If not, what do I do to certify the photocopied documents?
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Prabhupada > Books > Srimad-Bhagavatam > Canto 3: "The Status Quo" > SB 3.32 > SB 3.32.28
jnanam ekam paracinair
indriyair brahma nirgunam
avabhaty artha-rupena
bhrantya sabdadi-dharmina
jnanam—knowledge; ekam—one; paracinaih—averse; indriyaih—by the senses; brahma—the Supreme Absolute Truth; nirgunam—beyond the material modes; avabhati—appears; artha-rupena—in the form of various objects; bhrantya—mistakenly; sabda-adi—sound and so on; dharmina—endowed with.
Those who are averse to the Transcendence realize the Supreme Absolute Truth differently through speculative sense perception, and therefore, because of mistaken speculation, everything appears to them to be relative.
The Supreme Absolute Truth, the personality of Godhead, is one, and He is spread everywhere by His impersonal feature. This is clearly expressed in Bhagavad-gita. Lord Krsna says, �Everything that is experienced is but an expansion of My energy.� Everything is sustained by Him, but that does not mean that He is in everything. Sense perceptions, such as aural perception of the sound of a drum, visual perception of a beautiful woman, or perception of the delicious taste of a milk preparation by the tongue, all come through different senses and are therefore differently understood. Therefore sensory knowledge is divided in different categories, although actually everything is one as a manifestation of the energy of the Supreme Lord. Similarly, the energies of fire are heat and illumination, and by these two energies fire can display itself in many varieties, or in diversified sense perception. Mayavadi philosophers declare this diversity to be false. But Vaisnava philosophers do not accept the different manifestations as false; they accept them as nondifferent from the Supreme Personality of Godhead because they are a display of His diverse energies.
The philosophy that the Absolute is true and this creation is false (brahma satyam jagan mithya) is not accepted by Vaisnava philosophers. The example is given that although all that glitters is not gold, this does not mean that a glittering object is false. For example, an oyster shell appears to be golden. This appearance of golden hue is due only to the perception of the eyes, but that does not mean that the oyster shell is false. Similarly, by seeing the form of Lord Krsna one cannot understand what He actually is, but this does not mean that He is false. The form of Krsna has to be understood as it is described in the books of knowledge such as Brahma-samhita. Isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah [Bs. 5.1]: Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has an eternal, blissful spiritual body. By our imperfect sense perception we cannot understand the form of the Lord. We have to acquire knowledge about Him. Therefore it is said here, jnanam ekam. Bhagavad-gita confirms that they are fools who, simply upon seeing Krsna, consider Him a common man. They do not know the unlimited knowledge, power and opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Material sense speculation leads to the conclusion that the Supreme is formless. It is because of such mental speculation that the conditioned soul remains in ignorance under the spell of illusory energy. The Supreme Person has to be understood by the transcendental sound vibrated by Him in Bhagavad-gita, wherein He says that there is nothing superior to Himself; the impersonal Brahman effulgence is resting on His personality. The purified, absolute vision of Bhagavad-gita is compared to the River Ganges. Ganges water is so pure that it can purify even the asses and cows. But anyone who, disregarding the pure Ganges, wishes to be purified instead by the filthy water flowing in a drain, cannot be successful. Similarly, one can successfully attain pure knowledge of the Absolute only by hearing from the pure Absolute Himself.
In this verse it is clearly said that those who are averse to the Supreme Personality of Godhead speculate with their imperfect senses about the nature of the Absolute Truth. The formless Brahman conception, however, can be received only by aural reception and not by personal experience. Knowledge is therefore acquired by aural reception. It is confirmed in the Vedanta-sutra, sastra-yonitvat: one has to acquire pure knowledge from the authorized scriptures. So-called speculative arguments about the Absolute Truth are therefore useless. The actual identity of the living entity is his consciousness, which is always present while the living entity is awake, dreaming or in deep sleep. Even in deep sleep, he can perceive by consciousness whether he is happy or distressed. Thus when consciousness is displayed through the medium of the subtle and gross material bodies, it is covered, but when the consciousness is purified, in Krsna consciousness, one becomes free from the entanglement of repeated birth and death.
When uncontaminated pure knowledge is uncovered from the modes of material nature, the actual identity of the living entity is discovered: he is eternally a servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The process of uncovering is like this: the rays of sunshine are luminous, and the sun itself is also luminous. In the presence of the sun, the rays illuminate just like the sun, but when the sunshine is covered by the spell of a cloud, or by maya, then darkness, the imperfection of perception, begins. Therefore, to get out of the entanglement of the spell of nescience, one has to awaken his spiritual consciousness, or Krsna consciousness, in terms of the authorized scriptures.
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The shape gets duplicated but the scenario is flagged as changed.
This is annoying; if a user wants to duplicate several shapes the scenario needs to be saved between every step. Instead, shape duplication should be an atomic action that does not trigger the scenario to become dirty.
Yes, that was the intention. Now the scenario is no longer flagged as dirty when the duplication is done.
I also changed the way new shape names are created. When a shape was copied too many times, and it's name contained too may 'copy of copy' iterations, the name would be rejected by the database.
I added 5 shapes, and was prompted between every shape to save, I clicked yes but the model is still flagged as dirty I believe: In the lower right hand corner the model reads modified ( I believe that is dirty).
Personally I dont think it is a huge hassle, but you do still have to save between steps.