As I write this the construction industry is facing unprecedented price increases in steel along with a corresponding shortage of steel. The reason for this is the recently announced steel tariffs which caused a lot of steel buyers to place a lot of orders thus exacerbating the problem. We are doing all we can to service our customers in a timely fashion. Please bear with us during these trying times.
Prices for steel construction products have risen steadily since last fall and President Trumps' decision to impose a 25% tariff on imported steel and 10% on aluminum effective March 23rd caused prices to skyrocket even before the tariffs took effect. Scrap steel posted up by $35/ton on March 7th. In mid-March, distributors of steel construction products and rebar fabrication shops placed orders for several months' supply with mills in hopes of beating more future price increases. This buying frenzy, coupled with already strong demand and limited supply of some steel construction products, has caused shortages of some steel construction products in the US, which may last for several months.
Resin manufacturers increased prices in March and have already announced another price increase for April. There is also a global shortage of several types of resins, which will drive resin prices even higher in the coming months The nationwide truck shortage has caused freight rates to spiral upward and lead times for orders to be delivered has been extended, especially truckload orders, as demand is far exceeding the supply of tractor trailers across the nation.
Domestic rebar mills increased prices between $40 and $50/ton within a few days after President Trump's announcement to impose a 25% tariff on imported steel. This is the fourth consecutive month than domestic mills have increased prices and domestic rebar is now 20% more than it was on January 1st. Most domestic mills' rollings are sold out through April and May. Distributors and rebar fabrication shops do not know what their costs will be for shipments in April and May, as analysts expect domestic mills to increase prices again in early April. If the mills do increase prices in early April the orders will be billed at prices in effect at time of shipment (PTOS). Brokers who owned the limited supply of imported rebar quickly raised prices after the imported steel tariff was announced. In some instances brokers were selling their inventory of imported rebar for higher prices than domestic mills as distributors and rebar fabrication shops were willing to pay just about any price so that they could fulfill orders already booked. There are severe shortages of most sizes of rebar throughout the US and with high demand and limited supply, shortages are expected for the next several months. If you have upcoming projects that require rebar, even projects that will not start for several months, you should place orders as soon as possible to try avoid your projects being delayed.
Concrete reinforcing wire mesh manufacturers, which increased prices by approximately $45/ton in late February and early March announced another price increase for April. One manufacturer announced a 13% increase while most others will increase prices by 10%. As distributors booked several months' supply after the tariffs were announced, some manufacturers are experiencing stock outs of some sizes of concrete reinforcing mesh. This coupled with the nationwide shortage of flatbed trucks have caused lead times for truckload orders to be as much as one week to two weeks. Wire rod manufacturers have already announced another hefty price increase for April, so concrete reinforcing wire mesh manufacturers are likely to increase prices again in May.
Both Wire Bond and Hohmann & Barnard announced a price increase for all steel masonry accessories effective the first week in March. Both manufacturers will increase prices by approximately 15%. All orders placed with Wire Bond prior to April 4th, the effective date of their price increase, must be shipped by April 16th to be invoiced at current prices. All orders placed with Hohmann & Barnard prior to April 2nd, the effective date of their price increase, must be shipped by April 13th to be invoiced at current prices. Both manufacturers will only honor job specific quotes for 30 days, due to the volatile steel market. As with concrete reinforcing wire mesh, expect both manufacturers to increase prices again later this spring due to the pending April wire rod price increase.
Dow Building Solutions, a division of The Dow Chemical Company, announced a price increase on February 26th of 7% on all Styrofoam extruded polystyrene insulations effective in April. All orders placed on or before April 5th must be shipped by April 12th to be invoiced at current prices. This follows Kingspan's price increase of 7% in March on their entire line of Greenguard extruded polystyrene insulations. Owens Corning will also increase prices in April by 7% on all Foamular polystyrene insulations. If you have any projects that specify extruded polystyrene insulation, we strongly advise you to buy out these jobs by the end of March to avoid paying 7% more if you place them in April.
GCP Applied Technologies, formerly Grace Construction Products, announced an across the board price increase of 4% on all commercial waterproofing and air barrier products. Current prices will be honored on all orders placed prior to March 22nd and shipped by April 1st.
Prices for all lumber products continued to rise in March and analysts expect weekly price increases to continue at least through April and even into May, due to high demand. Lead times for mill direct truckloads of some sizes of SYP dimensional lumber are now as much as four weeks due to high demand and the nationwide truck shortage. Many lumber dealers and building material distributors are experiencing stock outs due to the extended lead times. If you have projects which require these products, consider buying them out as soon as possible to avoid paying higher prices in the weeks to come and to ensure that you have the lumber on site when needed.
Several polyethylene sheeting manufacturers increased prices by approximately 6% the third week in March due to their increased costs for resins. Other manufacturers that did not increase prices in March will increase prices the first week in April. If resin manufacturers are able to get the announced $.05/LB price increase in April, polyethylene sheeting manufacturers have indicated they will increase prices again by the first of June. If you have any projects which require polyethylene sheeting, we strongly urge you to buy out these projects as soon as possible.
Pecora Corporation announced on February 27thth a 6% price increase effective April 1st on their entire line of silicone products. The global shortage of resin and other raw materials, which has caused significant price increases for resins and other raw materials over the past few months, as well as increased costs for transportation were cited by Pecora as the reasons for the price increase.
Mar Mac Wire increased prices on March 23rd on their entire line of Contractor (imported) line of concrete accessories and other steel products and on their Premium (domestic) tie wire. The percentage increase for imported items varied by product and ranged from 5% to 25%. Prices for Premium black annealed tire wire products increased by 5% and plastic coated tire wire products increased by 3.5%.
Wholesalers and brokers of imported steel concrete accessories as well as domestic manufacturers, increased prices just after the 25% tariff on imported steel was announced and have indicted to expect further price increases in the coming weeks. If you use, snapties, tie wire, bar supports, rod chairs, anchor bolts, mudsill anchors, nails, etc. on your projects, consider buying heavily now soon as prices will continue to rise over the weeks and month ahead.
The producer price index (PPI) for final demand in February, not seasonally adjusted, increased 0.3% from January and 2.8% year-over-year (y/y) from February 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on March 14. AGC posted tables and an explanation focusing on construction prices and costs.
Our Associate Profile this month is of Chris Broderick, Rebar Sales Manager, based in Columbia, SC. Chris was born in Niagara Falls, NY and graduated from Niagara University with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing. Chris and his wife, Madeline have three children, Alexis (25), Alec (21), and Max (17). In his time off Chris likes to fish, hunt, ski, golf, hike, and any other outdoor sport. Prior to joining us Chris was with Commercial Metals Corp. (CMC) for 21 years in a variety of rebar sales roles. Chris has been a great addition to our team.
Our management article this month is, Bad Leaders Will Drive Away Your Talent. In today's world where it's so hard to find good people we can't allow bad leaders to cause employees to quit. Hopefully this article will give you some tips on how to avoid this.
In closing let's all hope this chaos in steel markets gets back to normal soon. If these shortages are hurting your business feel free to call me and I'll see what we can do to help.


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You'll often here successful entrepreneurs discuss the 80/20 rule - aka Pareto's Law: Spend 80% of your time on your strengths and 20% on your weaknesses. Naturally, I'm an eternal optimist and love to put a positive twist on pretty much everything. So here's my twist - spend 80% of your time on the things you are REALLY good at (and bring in the $$$$) and 20% on the things you LOVE so much and can't live without. For me, I am thriving when I put 80% of my energy into the entrepreneurial hustle and 20% into dance. You may think that this doesn't really relate to Pareto's law but give me a chance to explain my take further.
My passion for dance was ignited at the age 5 - I would dance for anyone who would watch and felt the most myself when I could perform in front of an audience - and anyone who knew me in my youth could see that onstage! At a young age, I knew this would be my everything so I gave it ALL I could. With over 13 years of competitive dance training, it defined my youth and ultimately shaped who I am today. The discipline, work ethic and self-esteem dance gave me can never be taken away and is a big reason why I became an entrepreneur in the first place.
For those who are curious - a lot of people ask me why I didn't pursue my passion for dance at a professional level. I took a gap year between high school and university to solely focus on dancing and once I started to make it a career, the spark I valued so much from dancing started to fade.....it became something I HAD to do rather than WANTED to. This was a devastating realization for me - my whole life up to this point had been focused on becoming a professional dancer so what was next?
on the side of studying. It was there I met my soon-to-be business partners Dani Kagan and Jessica Domingo. In our years at school, we ran countless dance events, fundraisers and realized together, we could do anything we put our mind to! So why I am telling you this? Dance, my passion, indirectly gave me something I never thought I could receive - an incredible team of powerhouse women that were a force to be reckoned with, that would go on to run several events together (check out City MOGULS our baby project that has now exploded) and soon build a business together.
Now the dark part of my story.....where I lost my balance and realized how important it was to maintain it. There were a few years after university where I worked some seriously amazing jobs (e.g. teaching English in China, Project Manager to the ingenious Craig Kielburger, Founder of WE). Sadly I had to give up dancing to be able to do them. This just DIDN'T work for me. I was anxious and stressed to a point where I couldn't cope with it, and I ended up burning out....my body couldn't keep up with the 24/7 hustle without an outlet to relieve my stress.
Why do I feel this is important to share? A lot of young entrepreneurs are told that they need to spend every waking moment hustling to build their business. Of course you need to hustle, harder than you can even imagine to be successful BUT not at the expense of your happiness and well being. Find the balance in your life that makes you feel happy and fulfilled.


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Mozambique – Single Window and other Customs developments « What Happened to the Portcullis?
We hereby address the concern on exemption of duties regime applicable for investment project approvals that benefit from Benefit Code of the Investment Legislation, which investors decide to effect imports under utmost celerity of Ressano Garcia Border, through their honorable Clearing Agent as the most reputable from Mozambique for decades of years, " GARP ", and in the past, was possible to process importer invoices under regime of duties exemption with clearing dispatch in antecipation, permitting to the investors, a more importing process flexibility for that effect, in crossing the border and then Frigo-Terminal dispatch clerance will be handed by the GARP Office there, when investors will arrive, would be only required to present the memorandum of dispatch issued by Customs Authorities at the border. Nowadays, the system installation is foreseing the clearing dispatch right at the moment transporters will arrive at Frigo-Terminal and paying administraive customs charges or duties applicable under DU issuing and all documentation processed, the programming system is not prepared to provide a customs facilitiy ruled by its own legislation in respect to the customs clearing dispatch in antecipation " saida antecipada", and because of this facility not allowed by the Electronic Window system, a lot of customs clearing dispatchs became accumulated at Frigo-Terminal, or information taking too long to be inserted, so GARP, is addressing this concern to Moz Government, because their celerity of official dispatchers performance are above system facilitations allowance, and it is required to adjust the programming system to accomodate the facility of " saida antecipada " by credible official dispatchers as GARP and many others duly licensed and registered and operating in that sphere.
We hereby request MCNET jointly with Moz Government, to address adjustments to the Window system program in permitting customs facilities allowed and ruled by the Moz Customs Legislation – Regulamentos de Desembaraco Aduaneiro – Saida antecipada " only applied by credible official dispatchers, we believe that GARP may address this concern on its behalf and of their clientele to honorable Moz Government at Ministry level and DRA – Customs Regime Directorate under National Directorate of Customs.
We thank You in antecipation in placing in Your records, as private sector concerns jointly with GARP, the problematic of customs facilities allowance ruled by the Customs Legislation Regulations addressing " Customs Clearing dispatch in antecipation" which program installed might have not taken into accout such detail as observation and fundamented request addressing hereby.
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R.I.P. Gil Clancy
From Ring 8 - http://www.ring8ny.com/
It saddened us to learn that Hall of Fame boxing trainer and commentator, Gil Clancy, passed away this morning. Gil worked with Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Jerry Quarry as well as Gerry Cooney in his bout with Foreman. He was the first and only trainer of Emile Griffith, and led him to win both the welterweight and middleweight championships of the world. He was a class act and an asset to the great sport of boxing. He will surely be missed. May he rest in peace.
Gil pictured here with Emile Griffith & Howie Albert
Gil Clancy was born on May 30, 1922. Clancy is a Hall of Fame boxing trainer and one of the most noted boxing commentators of the 1980s and 1990s. Clancy is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In 1983, he won the Sam Taub Award for excellence in boxing broadcasting journalism.
He is married to Nancy Clancy, and has six children and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
After the famous No Más Fight between Roberto Durán and Sugar Ray Leonard was stopped in the 8th round when Duran quit with a "No más! No más!", it was Gil Clancy who first suggested that Duran must have quit due to stomach distress and probably had to use the bathroom. Ultimately, this turned out to be just about what Durán later said himself.
Fighters Trained
Alex Miteff
Oscar Bonavena
Gregorio Peralta
Muhammad Ali (at different times during career)
Joe Frazier (at different times during career)
Mac Foster
Johnny Persol
Jerry Quarry
Gerry Cooney (during fight with Foreman)
Jorge Victor Ahumada
Tony Anthony
Tom Bethea
Ralph Jones
Emile Griffith
Rodrigo Valdez
Harold Weston Jr.
Ken Buchanan
Juan La Porte
George Foreman (after the Ali fight, until first retirement)
Charlie Green
Manuel Alvarez
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (as a manager)
1967 & 1973 Boxing Writers Association of America Manager of the Year
1983 Sam Taub Award: Boxing Writers Association of America Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism Award
Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, "Expanded Category" (Managers & Trainers)
Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, "Non-Participant"
Took over matchmaking duties from Teddy Brenner at Madison Square Garden in late 1978. He held the position for three years.
In the early 1980s, Clancy started working as a television boxing commentator. He worked for CBS Sports, MSG Network, and HBO. In an interview with Zachary Levin, Clancy told how he got his start: "I was at a cocktail party with Angelo (Dundee). And Barry Frank was there. He was president of CBS Sports. And we always used to joke around, Angelo and I. So Barry Frank says, 'Could you guys do that on the air?' I say, 'Sure.' The next week we were on the air from Italy."

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Ablrate > Miscellaneous > P2P Lending and the Jack Russell Pub Cardiff
P2P Lending and the Jack Russell Pub Cardiff 11/02/2020
Ablrate raised £750,000 for the purchase and refurbishment of the Miss Jones pub in Cardiff. The pub was closed and work began, unfortunately, before the work could be finished the group to which the pub was to become a part of went into administration.
The refurbishment had been suspended partway through which had involved significant structural work to increase the footprint of usable space. Because of this the back of the building was not secure and remained open to the elements. This left administrators in a catch 22 situation as additional investment was needed to bring the building back to a usable state. But the property in its current state would not recoup the original investment of the lenders.
"The state of the building was poor. After the collapse of Burningnight, we had to get creative to recover our client's money. The location is very good, the bar had previously performed well and the team looking at buying it had a good track record. It made sense for us to look beyond just selling the property and crystalizing the loss for lenders." David Bradley-Ward
The original lenders faced a lengthy recovery of the funds which could end in a significant loss of capital due to the non-completion. It was therefore decided that undertaking the planned refurbishment to restore a successful trading business would be the best scenario for the current P2P lenders. Ablrate negotiated with the initial builders, capitalised the builder's debts, capitalised Ablrate fees and launched a new loan to cover the £470,000 needed to finish the work and refurbish the new Jack Russell Pub.
Thankfully the Jack Russell pub opened as expected Christmas 2019! It's now being run and loans are due to be repaid from revenue. The venue is looking fantastic and is pulling in the crowds, check out the guided tour of the Jack Russell in the video below:
This shows the benefit of having an agile organisation like Ablrate managing these loans. Many large organisations would just accept this as a loss and move on. The team here at Ablrate managed to bring different groups together to create a workable solution and see it through to completion, helping protect the investment of their members.
The venue is now a popular Irish Bar concept which has been refurbished from recycling old Irish bars and curiosities. The wooden side panels at either side of the bar are made from wood reclaimed from Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard from where RMS Titanic was launched.
There are always risks when it comes to Peer to Peer lending and this could have been a terrible outcome for everyone involved from the lenders to the builders. However, lenders' supported the concept of a new loan and the Ablrate plan for recovery.
By having a company like Ablrate supporting the loans means there are more potential solutions when a loan goes bad. Please check out the video above and if you are ever in the Cardiff area head into the Jack Russel pub and get yourself a drink!


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Help America Vote Act of 2002
On October 29, 2002, President Bush signed HR 3295, the Help America Vote Act ("HAVA"). This federal legislation was in response to the voting irregularities experienced during the 2000 federal election and created many new mandates for state and local governments. The statute authorized approximately $3.86 billion in federal funding to help states meet the mandates imposed by HAVA. The primary allegations of voting irregularities experienced during the 2000 federal election concerned votes not being properly counted and voters being erroneously omitted from voter registration rolls, which resulted in eligible voters being turned away from the polls. Texas used its HAVA grants from the Federal government for the counties to purchase compliant voting systems and for the state to purchase and maintain a compliant electronic voter registration database as well as create a voter education program, VoteTexas.
HAVA Election Security Grant Funding
On Friday, March 23, 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 into law. The Act included $380 million in grants, made available to states to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, including to enhance technology and make certain election security improvements. Texas received $23.3 million and the legislature appropriated a five percent match of just over $1.1 million. Congress specified that this election improvement money should be spent to improve the security of elections. Texas is spending two to three million at the state level to improve the security of the voter registration database and other election systems including the candidate filing and election night reporting system. The remainder of the money is allocated to the counties to improve the security of their election systems. On December 20, 2019, President Donald J. Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 into law. The Act includes $425 million in new Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds (PDF), made available to states to improve the administration of elections for Federal office, including to enhance technology and make election security improvements. Texas is slated to receive $26,064,574, which will require 20% match totaling $5,212,915.


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I Hate PDA, But I Can Never Look Away When I See It
By Sheena Sharma
It's a Monday morning in summer. You're tired AF, but you have to hop on the train for your commute to work.
As you make your way onto the train — realizing the only spot for you is conveniently sandwiched between two pairs of people — you sigh.
There's nothing worse than being stuck on this overcrowded, overheated train.
But oh, my friend, there is something worse. There is.
As you turn around, sweat dripping down your forehead (which, by the way, is also pounding from a HELLISH migraine because you haven't had your Starbucks yet), you find yourself up-close-and-personal with a couple making out, tongues wagging and all.
They're so in your face, you can practically taste the girl's lipstick. That's definitely Kat Von D, you think.
What a morning. You haven't even been awake for two hours, and you've already snagged a front-row seat to a show called, "Let's See Who Can Slobber Over Whom More."
Look, I get it. That's always a lot to take in, especially at 8 a.m. in the damn morning. It's downright unacceptable. And, no, you shouldn't have to deal with it.
Now, of course, there are different levels of PDA. An innocent hand-hold, a waist-grab, a wipe off the corner of your SO's mouth — those are all fine.
What I'm talking about is the full-on make out session you wish you could unsee, but is unfortunately permanently ingrained in your memory.
Of all the public make out sessions I've ever seen, that was one I'll never forget.
First of all, I just don't want to see that. Keep it in your pants, for Christ's sake. That's what home is for.
I often try to put myself in a couple's shoes, only to realize that, no matter who I was dating in the past or how much I liked him, I always felt squeamishly uncomfortable doing things with him in public.
Second, it's already known that couples who post lovey-dovey relationship statuses on Facebook are wildly insecure, so I can't help but wonder that two people sucking face — in my face — are ruining my train ride because they're insecure.
No, seriously. Sometimes, I notice the girl of the pair eyeing me down before she makes the executive decision to turn to her boyfriend and lick his whole face. (And no, I'm not a creep. I'm just hyperaware of my surroundings.)
Listen, homie. I don't want your man, but I guess I'm flattered you consider me a threat.
Third, I need to remind all PDA-abusing couples of the world that the public space isn't just your space to make out in. It's our space, too.
And when I say "our," I mean us single people of the world who don't have anyone to slobber all over. Our lives are hard enough.
Here's the catch, though: I can never not look at PDA.
I don't know what it is about it. It has some weird, mystical, magnetic power that makes everything in its radius gravitate toward it, but then immediately pull away.
It isn't so much the people, themselves, who draw me in. It's the making out part. It's unnatural, but captivating.
The public space isn't just your space to make out in. It's our space, too.
It's like seeing the aftermath of a car crash, watching a dog trying to walk on its hind legs, or sitting in a movie theater and covering your eyes at the scary parts (but low-key watching through the gaps between your fingers).
Whatever. It's not like I'm butt-hurt by the lives of those particular couples. I certainly do not want any part of that kissing sesh.
I'm just asking for some common courtesy here. Someone's got to stand up for the single people of the world. And, as usual, I'm willing to take the fall.
One day, when Sheena finally has a boyfriend (LOL, it feels weird to throw "Sheena" and "boyfriend" in the same sentence), she will exact sweet, sweet revenge on all the couples who made her already-sucky commute even suckier than it needed to be.
She will stick her tongue down her guy's throat. And it will be glorious.
Until then, I'll take my coffee and commute without a side of slobber. Please and thank you.


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Eugene Blaylock Jr., North College Hill School District's new superintendent, says he believes it takes a village to raise a child.
"It it is going to take all of us to help our students feel valued and understand the importance of education," he said in a greeting to staff and the community as school began. "As a staff, we will focus on building and fostering strong student relationships and implementing classroom engagement strategies to raise student achievement."
On Aug. 18,the first of several scheduled "It Takes a Village" walks took place in the district's buildings. Blaylock says the walk, which means staff members walk home with students at the end of the school day, focuses not only on building and fostering positive relationships with students, but also with parents and the community.
There are three more walks coming.
"We got a lot of positive feedback from our staff, from our students and parents, and even some of our businesses," he said.
Blaylock, who was principal at Mount Healthy South Elementary School before taking the helm in North College Hill, said he hopes the walks will increase a sense of community within the neighborhood.
"Walking through the community after school builds awareness that we're all in this together, We gain a better understanding and appreciation of the community that we serve and again, we develop a positive rapport with our students," he said.
Blaylock said he's excited to begin his tenure as superintendent.
"I have a lot of confidence in the school system and the staff that works tirelessly to ensure all students experience success," he said. "I'm looking forward to working with students, parents, teachers, and community members to make North College Hill City Schools one of the top high-performing school districts in Ohio.
"Student achievement is our number one goal, and our students continue to make gains. We have highly qualified and caring teachers who provide students with knowledge and skills to be successful lifelong learners and productive members of a global society."


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'Re:Zero Season 2' 2nd cour new key visual revealed, anime set to premiere on January 6, 2021
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The official Twitter for the TV anime adaptation of Tappei Nagatsuki's Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World has announced on Thursday that the second cour (half) of the series' 2nd season will be premiering on January 6, 2021 in Japan. A new key visual was also revealed.
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The cast and staff will reprise their roles for the second season. The series is animated and produced by animation studio White Fox. It is directed by Masaharu Watanabe and written by Masahiro Yokotani, with Kyuta Sakai is serving as both character designer and as chief animation director. Kenichiro Suehiro is composing the series' music with Jin Aketagawa handled sound direction for the anime, and sound effects were produced by Yuji Furuya. Kentaro Minegishi is the series' director of photography, and Yoshito Takamine serves as art director.
The series which is based on the Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shin'ichirō Ōtsuka was initially serialized on the website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from 2012 onwards.
The first season of the TV anime series adaptation was aired from April 4, 2016 to Sep 19, 2016 which consisted of 25 episodes. The second season was announced on March 23, 2019 and later announced to be in a split-cour. The first cour was originally announced to premiere in April 2020 but was later delayed to July due to the effects in production brought by the new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). It was aired from July 8 to September 30, 2020 with 13 episodes.
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In Uganda, national figures indicate that 33 per cent of children under the age of 5 are stunted, while the combined effects of stunting, anaemia and low birth weight cost the country an estimated USD$ 310 million every year.
At Mulago National Referral Hospital, Lake and a delegation of IPU Assembly parliamentarians toured the Mwanamugimu (Luganda for "healthy child") Child Nutrition Unit to interact with children afflicted by severe acute malnutrition and their caregivers and observe Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) services. The unit is a national child nutrition referral centre, which provided treatment to an estimated 3,000 children with severe acute malnutrition through 14 outpatient therapeutic sites and 1 in-patient centre in 2011.
Lake also toured an innovative new Mobile Vital Registration System (MobileVRS) project that registers the births of new-born babies and issues them with instant birth certificates. MobileVRS was developed through a partnership between UNICEF and Uganda Telecom Limited, working with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) to boost birth registration in Uganda from the current rate of 30 per cent of children under 5 years to 80 per cent of all children nationwide by 2014.


Here's an example of how the new hand strength ranking works. Hero defended from the Small Blind with AQo. He flopped top pair top kicker and decided to lead into the field and PokerSnowie disagrees.
In the Hand Strength, PokerSnowie evaluates how this hand is doing against other villain ranges.
The strength of a hand is on a scale from 0 (the nut low) to 2 (the nuts).
In this situation PokerSnowie gives 0.93 to the hand. It means that if villains are on the same ranges played by PokerSnowie pre flop, top pair top kicker is a slight underdog on that flop.
Therefore, in the previous versions, PokerSnowie would have labeled the bet an incorrect bluff. It is now a wrong bet with a medium strength hand. The software doesn't change its evaluation but the new labels are less confusing, since no one would call a bet a bluff in that situation.
How are the new categories defined?
Between 0 and 0.6 a hand is weak. Those hands have very little chance to win at showdown. We should bluff or give up with those hands.
Between 0.6 and 1 a hand is medium. It is often wrong to bet with those hands but with the pot odds they are often strong enough to bluff catch. This is especially true against villains who are betting too often or with an unbalanced range.
Between 1 and 2 the hand is a favorite and labeled strong. Be careful, having a strong hand does not mean betting is the best line.
Let's consider another example where the flop is less connected and hero's equity has improved. In this situation according to PokerSnowie, betting is even a bigger mistake.
Against other pre flop ranges, AQ is now a strong favorite at showdown. On the right PokerSnowie simulates how the hand would do against the ranges that would give action if hero bets.
The hand would not be a favorite anymore. This is a perfect example when not to turn a strong hand into a bluff.
Hero has now flopped the joint, but betting is still the wrong option. With a queen in the hand and two on the board he has the board crippled. Hero is very unlikely to get action on multiple streets. Of course betting will win money, on average 12.89 BB while the initial pot is 12 BB. But according to PokerSnowie simulations there is more money to be made by checking.
Since PokerSnowie would not play 22 pre flop in any of villain positions, hero has the nuts and the hand is ranked 2.00. When hero bets, the combos of AQ are a big part of a villain calling range and therefore hero's equity drops.
Since the evaluations are remaining the same the new ranking is helpful for categorizing our errors when we are reviewing sessions. Both actions are minus EV, but it is not the same kind of mistake to bet with AJ or with 65 of spades on that flop.
How to improve our game?
The three groups are useful to more accurately understand our errors. When does PokerSnowie check to slow play, to induce, to bluff catch or to give up? On which texture shall we bluff and value bet often? On which ones should we give up with the bottom of our range and check with our strong hands?
By using the betting strength analysis when reviewing our errors, we will improve in polarizing and balancing better our betting ranges post flop.


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Erin Curley, of Bellmore, N.Y., studies in Sacred Heart University's new West Campus, the former GE headquarters, in Fairfield on Wednesday.
Sacred Heart University has made a home for itself at General Electric's former headquarters.
The first day of classes brought new beginnings for students and faculty following the debut of SHU's West Campus at 3135 Easton Turnpike. The 66-acre property, once home to the global company, opened at the start of the fall semester as a modern hub for a series of departments, according to officials.
"We brought it up to 2018 standards," said Michael Kinney, senior vice president for finance and administration for the university.
Following the GE's 2016 departure for Boston, Sacred Heart purchased the three-building campus for $31.5 million.
The larger of the two office buildings, known as the west building, was the focus of SHU's summerlong redevelopment efforts which gutted the first and second floors.
"It's 100 percent more than what I expected, honestly," said senior education student Erin Curley, who added that the new facility has already become a hit among students.
The education major, along with fellow classmate Emily Singleton, cited the convenience and abundance of amenities. They had front-row seats to the building's transformation as the entire education program used a portion of the west building as temporary class space last year.
Prior to SHU's West Campus debut, the education department was located along Oakview Drive in Trumbull. The new facilities offer added convenience and better amenities, according Singleton.
A portion of the first level will also house a makerspace for the engineering program. Development of the space along with the entire second floor is ongoing.
The latter will feature more computer science courses along with most of classes for the business program.
Once completed, the campus will accommodate the schools of education, hospitality, computing, and the Jack Welch College of Business, which is expected to move out of the Frank and Marisa Martire Business & Communications Center by next summer, according to school officials.
Development of the second office building is also underway, with renovations being made to the first floor which will house the business program. The facility will include more classrooms and other facilities for faculty and students, including a finance lab and two artificial intelligence facilities.
Sacred Heart's new hospitality and management program, which started this year is expected to use the guest house property on the campus.


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Gabe McGrath is a radio creative and freelance writer. He's created thousands of successful commercials for the likes of Harvey Norman, Toyota and Planet Fitness. His writing credits include The Sydney Morning Herald, Jetstar magazine, Wired.co.uk, and Retro Gamer magazine.
In 2013, Gabe contributed a chapter to the writing book 'The Emerging Writer' alongside writing greats including Alice Pung and John Birmingham. He's also written online content for leading brands including Intel, Bupa and Huggies.
In August 2020, Gabe launched GabeMcGrath.com – a place for fans of 90s music and Melbourne's youth-run 89.9 Hitz FM. Gabe's currently writing a memoir giving an insider's view of the phenomenal rise of Hitz FM.
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And boy.. I think I'm 50% on my way to AX at this point. If I get the other 30%, then I just need to get my airfare and figure out where I'm going to stay for night 1 when I arrive and night 5 before I leave.
I am going to seriously crash after this convention season is over.
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Grammy-collecting R&B singer-songwriter Alicia Keys and her producer husband Swizz Beatz have apparently had enough of the concrete jungle where dreams are made, having just dropped about $12M on the opulent (if flinchingly over-designed) New Jersey estate of comedian Eddie Murphy. Bubble Hill, in Englewood, N.J., is a seven-bedroom estate with all the benefits of being rich and in the 'burbs; the 25,000-square-foot manse boasts a recording studio, two-lane bowling alley, indoor pool, billiards room, spa, and tennis court. Murphy had been trying to sell his 30-room mansion for nearly eight years before a mystery buyer (mystery until now, that is) made an offer in May. Keys, who was born and raised in NYC, seems to be rather fond of star-studded real estate, having picked up Lenny Kravitz's SoHo duplex penthouse more than two years ago. (She recently listed it for $17.95M.) That connection may come in handy nonetheless, as Kravitz is a known design-dabbler and Keys will need as much help as she can get expelling that "Real Housewives"-esque vibe from her new home.
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Wyoming is making its bid to be the 19th state to formally call for the 28th Amendment to overturn the notorious Citizens United v. FEC decision. In just the past week before this committee vote took place:
We asked Senator Alan Simpson (R-Wyoming), of the American Promise Advisory Council to speak up on the issue.
Our friend Ken Chestek, an associate professor at University of Wyoming law school, Jeff Clements, and local American Promise members hosted Citizen Uprising events in Wyoming to encourage Wyoming citizens to take action for the 28th Amendment.
These actions inspired dozens of calls and emails to the Wyoming Legislature in support of "Free and Fair Elections" resolution, which won with bipartisan support in committee.
Wyoming volunteers did not retreat when the resolution did not move forward in the brief legislative session. They vow to take it to the people with a statewide ballot initiative!
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Entrepreneurs who start their business prefer saving up their money rather than buying or renting an entire office for themselves. Gurgaon being the satellite city has many shared office spaces for the freelancers and entrepreneurs. It is the business hub and has most of the companies having its headquarters there.
It is a great option for people who cannot afford an entire office at the start of their business. There are many shared furnished office for rent in golf course extension road Gurgaon. Gurgaon can be a great start for the business since it's the business hub. With furnishes office spaces it makes it easier for people to move in without any hassle of furnishing the office.
Why opt for a shared office?
Shared offices are very affordable for the ones who find it difficult torent an entire office. mostly at the start, there are not may employees who work for the company since it's a startup. That time sharing an office in recommended, later when the company build or expands and there are more employees, you can rent an entire office. There are shared rental office in golf course extension road Gurgaon which are readily available for the ones searching for an office space.
The office provides the freelancer with all the necessities that an office needs.
Meeting room, to discuss with potential clients.
Conference room, with an LCD and a projector and a screen etc.
This office space is shared by multiple people but used on an individual basis. Think of it almost like a timeshare. Many different people can utilize the space at different times and for different purposes. It is an excellent option for remote workers who need to get out of the house.
Physically collaborative shared workspaces, also known as co-working spaces, are spaces that are created in an office that provides employees with the ability to collaborate together and work more closely. This workspace option is also popping up around the country, without the hassle of establishing its own from the ground up.
These spaces work well for freelancers and entrepreneurs as there is more interaction between one another and there many like-minded or individual people around. The best places for people to interact and communicate is in cafeterias and common spaces.
There are also chances for collaborations between two individual which will boost the growth of the company or the business of the individual. With open workspaces, people are motivated due to the people being very committed and enthusiastic for their work.
An individual does not have to be worried about the repairs and bills for maintenance that has to be paid. You are given many facilities when hiring an open workspace.
A person is provided with a broadband connection and twenty-four into seven electricity. There is also a security service that is provided when hiring an open workspace.


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09 Dec On Plant-Associated Microbiota in the Indoors
Posted at 12:14h in Green Architecture, Healthy Plants, Indoor Green, Innovation by moss
by Tessel Pool
You may think your home is your safe-haven but have you ever considered it to be more dangerous for your health than an outdoor environment? Although we have become obsessed with hygiene, there has been a recent understanding of the damage over-cleanliness can have on one's health and the health of that environment; sanitation when taken too far can cause a healthy and diverse environment to collapse, and by diversity we are referring to microorganisms – yes, germs!
Apparently there is no overlap between microbial communities in indoor and outdoor environments. Surprisingly, when executing a study on air quality in hospitals, Jessica Green, an engineer-turned-ecologist, found that the outdoor air is full of harmless microbes from plants and soils whereas the indoor air of the hospital contained disproportionate amounts of potential pathogens (harmful microbes), which are normally rare or absent in the outdoor world (Yong, 2018). She found simply opening a window helped.
Our complete confinement to protect ourselves from the outdoor world has replaced our exposure of outdoor pollutants and, not-so-harmful microorganisms with indoor pollutants. This realization has contributed to this article, which looks into the quality of our current, indoor environments and how they can be improved through microbial exposure specifically pertaining to a plant's diverse microbiome, an understudied topic.
What is a microorganism?
A microbe can be grouped into five major types including: Viruses, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea and Protists, which contain both helpful and harmful variants. Most microorganisms indoors come from people, pets, pests, air, water, and areas of active microbial growth indoors (EPA, 2022).
What is the Indoor Microbiome?
The indoor microbiome differs per building and various features and conditions can impact the growth of microorganisms and their resuspension indoors (ibid). Having said this, there is insufficient evidence defining the perfect indoor microbial environment but what we do know, is that a higher diversity of microbes can improve the health of the user and the building; we are inevitably sharing our artificial indoor environments with an immense diversity of microbial life: some good but most are not so good (Mahnert et al., 2015).
"There are more bacteria on earth than stars in the universe".
JACK GILBERT
The formation, dynamics, and functions of microbiomes in built environments are shaped by complex interactions of factors related to the characteristics of a building, its human occupants, and the microbial communities associated with both (National Academies of Sciences, 2017).
GENERATION-INDOORS
Our lives are predominantly inhabited by indoor environments: we are born in hospitals, raised in homes or apartments, work in office buildings, shop and exercise indoors. People in industrialized and developing countries are spending around 90% of their lives indoors (Kelley & Gilbert, 2013), which has inevitably increased as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, the amount of time that residents in The Netherlands spent indoors increased by 2% over the course of the pandemic (Our World in Data, 2022).
It started with the way buildings were designed during the energy crunch of the 1970's with the purpose of maximising energy efficiency and the spiraling energy costs (Wolverton et al., 1989), which is still very much relevant today. Our homes are not apt to be used so frequently and today, still lack adequate systems for thermal comfort, ventilation and indoor air renewal (Domínguez-Amarillo et al., 2020).
As a result, there has been an unhealthy build-up of indoor pollutants. However, there is a recent understanding that plant-associated microbiota play a role in combating such health issues mainly through the phyllosphere (see diagram below). In fact, new evidence shows that indoor plants, beyond improvement of mood and indoor air quality, are capable of increasing the quality and quantity of the indoor microbiome (ibid).
PLANT-ASSOCIATED MICROBIOME // Showing all dimensions of plant and microbe interplay
In a relevant study two indoor plant species from different built environments were analyzed using a multiphasic approach. The plants studied provide key insights into the function of naturally occurring microbes on the leaf surface of C. comosum (spider plant) and M. acuminata (cavendish banana) and their potential implications for human health (Adi Wicaksono, W. et al. (2022).
The study made several key observations of which the most relevant, recognised that phyllosphere bacteria (those above ground) can potentially act as a protective shield against opportunistic human pathogens (ibid).
HOW CAN PLANT-ASSOCIATED MICROBES ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHIER INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS?
Our post-pandemic world embraces the work-from-home-culture, further increasing our time spent indoors. So, the focus for developers, architects and designers should regard the improvement of our buildings and cater to our indoor-centric lives by changing the way we think and design around this new lifestyle.
"Almost every design choice affects the microbial ecology of buildings, which could then affect the microbial ecology of us. Or, as Winston Churchill said, we shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us" .
(Yong, 2018)
There are various ways to improve the environments in which we live, work and play. We could start for instance by by opening a window to improve ventilation, optimize our access and exposure to light by keeping the blinds open and, better regulating the thermal conditions.
More importantly, increasing the amount of greenery in the indoor environment does not only have aesthetic value but can have significant impact on human health and the built environment including, improvements in mood, mental well-being, comfort behaviour and a reduction of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) as well as the removal and improvement of indoor air quality (Sriprapat et al., 2014).
Built environment practitioners can play their part and encourage healthier indoor spaces by accommodating a more diverse range of microbes. This can partly be achieved by increasing the amount of greenery introduced in a space. We can start shaping our buildings by selecting microbes that have a beneficial effect on us. This process has also been referred to as "bioinformed design" (Yong, 2018).
How to practically devise diversity in an indoor environment is by deliberately seeding buildings with microbes. Jack Gilbert, a microbial ecologist and engineer, Ramille Shah, are designing tiny plastic, 3-D printed spheres that contain a network of microscopic nooks and crannies (ibid). These spheres will be filled with useful microbes such as "fiber-digesting and inflammation quenching Clostridia as well as nutrients that nourish these microbes" (ibid). This concept referred to as the "bio-ball" is still in development but could change the game for rapidly urbanising cities.
This idea is elevated when we consider the potential of introducing bio-balls to an already-thriving indoor garden. Essentially, we could create mini-ecosystems that are abundantly thriving in indoor environments including office spaces, hospitals or even your home.
It is imperative that we encourage microbial diversity in the indoor environment to avoid pathogen outbreaks. Having said this, an excessively clean environment impairs this kind of diversity. The seed has been planted but first it is about educating the general population on the benefits of microbial diversity and moving away from the overly-clean-and-polished mindset.
Although there is still insufficient evidence on the exact volume of greenery required to make an impact on the indoor environment, we do know that plants play a role in diversifying the indoor microbiome and help combat harmful pathogens.
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MPs have begun a parliamentary review of cyber security in the UK, with an eye on how the recently launched national strategy could be up to coping with the threats.
The Joint Committee on National Security Strategy has called for submissions on a range of issues, including learning points from the first National Cyber Security Strategy and whether the new version, released last November, is fit for purpose.
The strategy – supported by a budget of £1.9 billion for 2016-21 – involves an emphasis on building up the country's cyber security capability, expanding the collection of relevant intelligence, government working with industry and the work of the National Cyber Security Centre.
The inquiry will also look at how well the national centre and other agencies can respond to the threats, whether the country has sufficient resources in the right areas, ways in which government can work with the private sector, and the appropriate role of regulation and legislation.
She made an implied reference to the reports of cyber hacking around the US presidential election, suggesting that a similar threat to the UK could be on MPs' minds.
"Attention has recently focused on the potential exploitation of the cyber domain by other states and associated actors for political purposes, but this is just one source of threat that the Government must address through its recently launched five-year strategy," she said.
The inquiry will be open for submissions until 20 February.


We've all been rejected at one time or another, but what do you do if you have a condition that turns those feelings of rejection into an intense and overwhelming pain? Worse yet, what if it's your child that has this condition? Dr. Hallowell offers advice to one Dad whose son is struggling with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and his advice is applicable to all of us. Ned also speaks to a listener with ADHD who has struggled for years to find a sense of inner peace and satisfaction.
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Liverpool's Legacy Needs New Paint
Anfield Index > Liverpool FC Opinion > Liverpool's Legacy Needs New Paint
Legacy. Heritage. History. For an enterprise that had reached the zenith of excellence, conquering all more than once, yesteryear glories can be very heavy on its shoulders. It is almost suffocating for the same enterprise to rise above cold dark times.
The sense of entitlement endeared through our legacy, our heritage, our history, can only make us myopic in our quest for achieving the same heights of past glories. "It's bound to happen. We can win it again. We did it so well in the past, we should know how to do it in the future". Like blocks of cemented concrete chained to a dead body in a lake, the self-entitlement we so proudly suffer from, drags us further down from the reality up above.
On the other hand, our legacy, our heritage and our history can also redeem us from settling for second best or mediocrity. We demand excellence because we were drawn to the excellence in the first place. We are defined by how we project ourselves based on the memories we have of ourselves.
For Liverpool fans, we are now at the crossroads, we are now no surer on how we choose to treat our legacy. Some of us hold on dear to our past, always hoping, always expecting that the next season will be our season again. Some of us are too jaded from the long wait since we last thoroughly conquered our competitors. Too many false dawns, our very own age sucking the enthusiasm out from our bone marrows as the sands of time flows downwards.
I came from the generation of pre-Premier League. Of Rush. Of Barnes. Of Beardsley. Of Dalglish. I endured the false dawn that was French, the triple conquests reminding me of how great a giant we were only less than a decade back. I saw another generation sprout from here, happily listening to me and my generation's voice harking loudly that the good days were back. But they never did, although it sparked hopes up. Memories from the late 80s were still fresh, and we were sure of our legacy. We remained steadfast in belief that our times were back. Then the heart-attack and we lost ground again.
Istanbul happened and this time it was no false dawn. It brought us back ol' Big Ears for good. This time, the newer generation sprung forth bigger, almost bridging the gap with the old guard of the 80s, in terms of size and numbers. Memories from the late 80s now afresh again, but eclipsed by the Istanbul campaign. The generation of Gerrard, of Alonso, of Torres. Europe was our playground and we challenged Ferguson for a bit. Then the civil war, and we lost ground again. This time mirroring an utter collapse.
Istanbul was never too late but it was more an anomaly than the norm. A decade and half after the late 80s, and we were finally back on everybody's radar, we were back in the big leagues but it was a spike in a graph full of valleys. If further mystified our legacy, much to our detriment because now being in Europe is akin to auto driving on the highway way above the speed limit. Five years down the road from Istanbul, and qualifying for the tournament was in itself something to achieve let alone competing to win the damn thing. No new generation of Reds after Istanbul. The legacy had a new coat of paint and was somewhat intact.
Kenny came, and the old guard of the 80s saw some light at the end of the tunnel. Sadly, the memories didn't really refresh themselves. It doesn't work that way. Our legacy, our history again made us hope that someone time travelling from the 80s can repeat his legacy for us all over again. We lost ground again. But slowly and surely, as the rebuilding process reset itself a couple of times, the legacy began to lose its shine. Like printed photographs fading over years, the colours no more as bright as they were, our memories, and our legacy slowly ebbs away.
Another spike came in the form of a toothy swashbuckling campaign that challenged for the title, but the false dawn that followed was even harsher, as the meekly manner of our appearance back into the Champions League showed how much ground we've lost. Now the legacy has lost its shine, the false dawn that it was, typified ourselves as the giant that just can't fully wake up afresh from slumber. The self-entitlement and the Liverpool Way (whatever it means today) can be found in small pockets amongst ourselves, but the biting reality has somewhat cured our myopia of how we would project ourselves and what we would expect of the next season.
Even the German resurgence is now discussed in a very optimistically cautious way. Hushed, calculated, weighted with constraints, tinged with hopes as always but no more tarnished with high expectations that our legacy demands. The legacy is still intact, the shine still not back, but it's now kept somewhere safe and secure.
Having said all of that, I do want to see a new generation born from a fresh coat of paint, painted on our legacy by that same German resurgence. I have a feeling, very cautious now, that we might have a reason to start the painting soon.
by Jagdesh Singh
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Q: Corresponding real iDevice and iOS simulator I feel a little dummy to ask such a question but I am not sure. Can someone tell me to whichreal  device corresponds exactly each device in the simulator? I have seen here that all the devices available in the simulator are the following ones, but to what do they correspond?
iPhone Retina (3.5-inch) :iPhone 4 and 4s?

iPhone Retina (4-inch) : iPhone 5?

iPhone Retina (4-inch 64-bit) : iPhone 5s?

iPad

iPad Retina : iPad 1, 2 or 3?

iPad Retina (64-bit)

A: All of the iPhone entries you have are correct.
5th gen iPod touch would be under iPhone Retina 4".
4th gen iPod touch would be under iPhone Retina 3.5".
The 3rd gen and earlier would be under iPhone Non-retina 3.5"
The iPad would be:
iPad - iPad 1, iPad 2, 1st gen Mini
iPad Retina - iPad 3, iPad 4,
iPad Retina 64-bit - iPad Air, 2nd gen Mini
I find the Wikipedia page List of iOS devices to be very helpful.


President Maithripala Sirisena, at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London yesterday drew attention to Asia's rising economic status, and said it was inevitable Sri Lanka should benefit from this.
"It is no secret that Asia is bound to emerge as the economic powerhouse of the world. It is inevitable that Sri Lanka should capitalize on the location-specific advantages and position itself as a hub, when this economic boom happens in the Asian region," the President said.
"Sustainability is a term in the development terminology. Therefore, every Government focuses on it. Achieving a sustainable future is as in many other countries, a main concern of the Government of Sri Lanka.
Being an island nation, Sri Lanka has a special interest in upholding a sustainable future for our land, jungles, rivers and oceans, for the benefit of future generations.
There were many discussions over making Sri Lanka a maritime hub. Geographically Sri Lanka is situated in a strategic location where the busy East-West shipping route passes just about ten nautical miles south of the island.
Every year more than 60,000 ships use this route carrying two-thirds of the world's oil and half of all container shipments.
It is no secret that Asia is bound to emerge as the economic powerhouse of the world. It is inevitable that Sri Lanka should capitalize on the location-specific advantages and position itself as a hub, when this economic boom happens in the Asian region.
Our oceans should benefit our people to assist in alleviating poverty, generate employment and promote equity and sustainable development. This is the way to bring in a stable and sustainable future.
Extending our support to the Clean Ocean Alliance, proposed by the United Kingdom is part of our commitment towards this end. We have joined the international community in similar endeavors, for example Climate Change.
In this context, we welcome the adoption of the 'Commonwealth Blue Charter' in our joint efforts to ensure that the Oceans are a shared responsibility and the common heritage of mankind.
Sri Lanka is pleased to have the opportunity to serve as a 'Blue Charter Champion'. She remains firmly committed to the full implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. These are tools to promote sustainable future.
In 2016, I unveiled a Blue-Green Development Strategy for Sri Lanka. We aim to implement Blue-Green initiatives to encourage low-emission economic development.
With the aim of mitigating the environmental impact caused by the excessive use of polythene and plastic the Government banned the use and manufacture of polythene products of 20 microns or less.
My Secretariat has launched other programmes and projects to develop waterways and river basins to keep the environment from pollution.
Oceanic and marine resources will be used in a sustainable manner and organic agricultural practices and clean renewable energy will be promoted.


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