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Masses expressed confidence in PM Imran during GB elections: Firdous
People came out in extreme cold to reject anti-state narrative: Firdous Ashiq Awan
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that people have expressed confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan during general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Firdous Ashiq, in a tweet on Monday, said that people came out in extreme cold to reject anti-state narrative of Jati Umra.
She, while urging Maryam and Bilawal to accept election results, said that change has taken place in Gilgit-Baltistan ('tabdeli a gaye hy').
On the other hand, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said that people of Gilgit-Baltistan have rejected Nawaz Sharif and Maryam's narrative against state institutions.
Fawad Chaudhry, in a tweet, said that public of Gilgit-Baltistan have rejected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and company.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar also congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates over victory in Gilgit-Baltistan elections and said people expressed complete faith in the leadership and policies of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The Punjab CM said in his statement that it has been proven people are with honest rulers and PTI is the most popular party. PTI has emerged victorious in GB on the basis of its performance, he said while adding that it is a triumph of 'Naya Pakistan' and agenda of change.
Usman Buzdar said PTI's victory in Gilgit-Baltistan is in fact the success of transparent Pakistan. The negative politics of those who looted national resources in the past has ended, he added.
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Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir has been removed from power after months of protest against him and his regime.
Merely an hour ago, Military officers surrounded and entered state television and radio headquarters, merged and took control over all media channels to issue a statement.
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The man at the fish counter had a puzzled look as he wrapped my fish. Perhaps it was because I told him to give me any old fish and not to bother removing the head or tail. As explanation, I mumbled something about gardens and roses and grandmothers.
I didn't buy the fish to eat, you see; I bought it for my new David Austin rose. The idea goes back a long way. I am lucky enough to have known both my grandmothers. The hours I spent with them were learning times. I watched and asked -- as children do; and they showed me how and explained why -- as grandmothers do. Now when I approach a household task, or tend to a cut or work in the garden, I remember my grandmothers.
In this particular case, it was my paternal grandmother's rose care I remembered. She lived on the family farm and didn't use purchased fertilizers for her gardens. She had her own fertilizer sources! One of her techniques was to plant a fish beneath each new rosebush and deep in the ground beside established bushes. Of course, in those days there was always someone who would go to the creek and bring back a few suckers for grandmother's roses.
Back to my story -- my newest David Austin rose had arrived. As I planned where it would go and how I was going to plant it, I remembered my grandmother's technique. That is how I found myself at the fish counter talking about roses and grandmothers. I bought a good-sized fish and placed it into the bottom of the hole I had dug for my new rose. Following my grandmother's method, I added a bit of soil and then planted the new rose. You see, my grandmother had wonderful roses.
Geoffrey Hamilton (the Austin rose that got the fish) is a mass of blooms most of the summer. Whenever I enjoy the display, I remember grandmother and her fish. Nowadays, however, I use frozen fish.


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Pensions crisis hits LGPS in West Midlands
Seven councils 'revolt' against £100m top-up payment for West Midlands Pension Fund
The West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF) have asked the councils to pay an extra £100m this year because of the fund's £2.8bn deficit.
The fund has more than 287,000 members working for about 520 employers. Local councils have seen their budgets cut heavily in recent years. Birmingham, which has been asked to contribute £65m of the £100m, has had to reduce its spending by £500m during the past six years and expects to have to cut another £250m by 2020. "The hard-pressed citizens and taxpayers in Birmingham should not be asked to find £65m a year to bail out investment fund managers," said John Clancy, Labour council leader.
The WMPF spent £69.8m on managers in 2015/16, down from £81m the year before. It is budgeting £72.8m for 2016/17. The WMPF has returned 5.6 per cent annually during the past decade, beating the benchmark of 5 per cent. The retail price index has risen by an average of 3 per cent annually. Labour councillors for Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall are trustees of the WMPF but are poised to reject its professional advisers' request for the £100m "top-up" fee.The WMPF noted that it had cut running investment costs by £11m in 2015/16 to £69.8m, 0.6 per cent of assets.
WMPF plans to pool resources with eight other funds to create the LGPS Central, which will have £65bn in assets. It should save £200m in annual costs by 2034.
Chris Burrow, Pensions Champion for Coventry City UNISON, said
'Employer contributions to the pension scheme are deferred pay. They are not an optional part of membership of the scheme. They are part of the employees' contractual terms and conditions. Central government underfunding of councils should not be used by the employer as an excuse for undermining the pension scheme. All pension schemes have been put under pressure this year due to low investment returns caused by recent instability in the financial markets. The schemes make investments for long-term returns, and short-term fluctuations do not provide evidence of pension funds underperforming or being unsustainable.
If the employers were concerned about the efficiency of the schemes, they could have identified these savings in running costs and influenced the pension schemes to act earlier if they had been so minded. UNISON's success in getting members represented on pension boards has allowed greater transparency in the schemes' running costs. Identifying ways of reducing these costs doesn't absolve the employers' from their responsibility of paying their employees'.
Tags @coventrycc, Coventry City Council, local government pay, local government pension scheme, Local Government Pensions, pensions, Unison, UNISON pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund, WMPF
Local Government Pension Scheme Parliamentary debate now on Monday 24th October
The government has laid in Parliament a new set of LGPS investment regulations and guidance they will become law on November 1st 2016. The debate is between 4.30 and 7.30 in Westminster Hall. The regulations are instructions to the LGPS administration authorities on how to invest scheme member's pension funds.
Over 100,000 scheme members and others have signed a Parliamentary Petition requesting that the LGPS funds be invested in the scheme member's interest. Over 23,000 responses to the government consultation were received opposing the new regulations.
What is UNISON's position?
– These regulations require the LGPS funds to be invested in accordance with UK Foreign policy – this is unheard of.
– The regulations also give the Secretary of State powers to intervene in the running of the LGPS funds – again this is unprecedented.
The Legal Issues
1. The regulation is in breach of Article 18 of the EU Directive Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision or IORP (pension funds must invest in the best interest of their members).
2. The Government's proposed intervention power could bring about circumstances that would lead to a breach of Article 18(3) of the IORP Directive which says that member states shall not require institutions to invest in particular categories of assets.
Potential impact
The requirement to invest in accordance with UK foreign policy is a breach of the obligation to invest in the best interests of scheme members.
The funds have a legal duty to meet the pensions of members and selling assets without due care to this requirement would mean the funds are in breach of their obligations to members.
Powers of intervention should be a matter for regulators not of government Ministers in the field of pensions. DWP Secretary of State has no powers of intervention over the schemes under that department. The LGPS has the Scheme Advisory Board and the Pensions Regulator to ensure that the funds are operating within the regulations.
Summary of the key issues and UNISON position
– The investment regulations UNISON is clear that funds' investment policies should be guided by what is the 'best interests' of scheme members, not by government which is required under law. The UK government is denying the scheme members of the LGPS their statutory right to have their pension funds invested in their best interests.
– The government has instructed the 89 LGPS administering authorities to come up with proposals to create 'pools' of assets of no less than £25bn in size. Initial plans must be drawn up by the end of February 2016 and finalised by July 2016 the new investment regulations make this a legal requirement. UNISON supports the pooling process but with qualifications, there should trade union nominated scheme member representatives appointed to the pool governance structures.
– These pools of assets, (or Collective Investment Vehicles) will be expected to be cost transparent, reduce the costs of investing and invest more in infrastructure. UNISON supports the cost reductions and income improvements but the law requires pension funds to invest in the best interests of scheme members therefore infrastructure investing must be in scheme members interest not the governments. The requirement for a full cost analysis of all of the LGPS funds is an endorsement of UNISON's consistent demands over the last five years for transparency of costs.
– What is the remedy to prevent the government forcing the LGPS funds to invest in the interests of the UK government and not scheme members? The LGPS must become compliant with the EU 'IORP' Directive – this requires a judicial review or a complaint to the Commission so that it can take infringement proceedings against the UK government.
The pooling process has been carried out without any Parliamentary scrutiny and no involvement of the LGPS trade unions. The government must be bought to account for the seizure of unprecedented powers of intervention and instruction to invest according to UK foreign policy.
Chris Burrow
Education Convenor, Pensions Champ, Branch Welfare Officer
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Brexit and Pensions
NB This article was written on 23rd June. It does not give specific details on how the the West Midlands Pension Scheme, your works pension scheme, will be affected. Please see the financial press for the current situation
The impact on pension fund investments with a vote to leave will likely be significant. Defined Benefit funds will see deficits rise and Defined Contribution funds will fall in value and ultimately in their ability to deliver something to live on.
There will be a short-term negative impact on UK growth, and part of that could feed into lower growth in Europe. This could have huge implications for gilt yields which would impact Defined Benefit (DB) schemes.
The effect on yields will depend on how much the likelihood of Brexit is already priced into the market. Although it would appear to be priced in given the market has already adopted lower yield expectations, evidence of falling US yields suggests this may not be the case.
UK equities are widely expected to tank following a Brexit vote but again how much they fall by depends on the extent to which the risk has already been priced into the market.
The impact of the referendum on equities has probably been muted because the UK market is so international. More pressure on the riskier assets is likely.
As for sterling, which is expected to fall 10% following a Brexit vote, the impact on pension funds depends on how much they invest overseas.
If we see a sharp fall then we will see currency gains from overseas assets – so schemes could see a degree of currency benefit from those overseas assets they're holding. If overseas markets are negatively affected by Brexit, the value of those oversea assets may fall, affecting pension schemes negatively.
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Keep Osbourne's hands off our Pensions!
Tory Chancellor George Osbourne is trying to plunder the local government pension scheme (LGPS).
The government is seeking powers to direct Council pension funds to pay into their pet infrastructure investment schemes and make them only invest in accordance to the current UK Government's foreign policy. British foreign policy is questionable in regard to totalitarian regimes. Such regimes are often economically unstable and any investment would therefore be unsafe for our pensions.
Local government pension funds should be the ones making investment decisions, since they will have to carry the responsibility if it all goes wrong. There is no protection for these schemes if they make the wrong investments decisions and the schemes collapse as a result .
Since there has been no debate in Parliament on this "nationalisation" UNISON is encouraging its members to sign this Parliamentary Petition https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/125475 to get a debate in the House on this matter.
Tags coventry unison, George Osborne, pensions
Pensions event – Coventry 1 October – 10.30-3.00pm including lunch
1 October is International Day of Older People.
The Midlands TUC and Coventry British Pensioners Trade Union Action Association are holding an event at Koco Building, The Arches, Spon End.
This event is open to all, not just retired people. We will be exploring pensions issues and considering how we ensure that the older generation is not set against younger generations.
All welcome but please let Michelle Kesterton (see link) know as soon as possible for catering/access issues.
This is the link and a copy of the flyer, with more information:
https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/1st%20Oct%20Flyer_0.pdf#overlay-context=events/putting-pensions-right
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Out Now – Union Street News – Coventry Unison Branch Magazine – Get it Here
Click on the link below to download the pdf of 'Union Street News' – articles sent from #Coventry on our services, mental health in the workplace, arms trade, not liking Britain First and more.
Union Street News Issue 11
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Pensions Post – Update for Coventry Unison members
Click for our newsletter – PDCC LGPS DCLG consultation on structural reform redux
Government consultation: Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies within the Local Government Pension Scheme
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) launched a consultation on structural reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which closed on July 11th 2014.
In 2012 the government launched a call for evidence on structural change. UNISON's submission called for the merger of LGPS funds and for asset management to be bought in-house, to eliminate fees, increase income by £1bn a year and create public sector jobs.
At the end of 2013 the DCLG set up a further review. Hymans Robertson, who are investment advisors to a significant number of LGPS funds, has found that as much as £660m a year could be saved through better use of common investment vehicles.
The Government is proposing:
1. Establishing common investment vehicles to provide funds with a mechanism to access economies of scale, helping them to invest more efficiently.
2. Reducing investment fees by using passive management for listed assets.
3. Keeping asset allocation with the local pension fund authorities, and making available more data to help identify the cost of investment and drive further efficiencies.
UNISON Response
 Merged funds would provide for greater savings, more accountability and transparency.
 UNISON has a legal opinion that the governance structure of the current funds is unlawful. The governance of pooled funds would add further complexity and costs.
 The proposals require scale, compulsion and legislative change. This approach introduces additional risks and delays.
 Total passive management of funds could make them inflexible. Active management carried out in-house would not carry the high costs charged by profit making external managers.
 Governance of any pooled arrangement must have equal numbers of employee and employer representatives.
 Pooled vehicles should be run by in-house investment teams so avoiding hidden transaction costs.
 Any cost reductions should be shared by both employers and scheme members. The Treasury should not be allowed to siphon more money away from the LGPS.
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Katie Champagne has a story that will leave you both inspired and angry.
The 17-year-old was born without hands and without her left arm almost to the elbow, but she's an accomplished equestrian. And despite not having any fingers, she can navigate an iPhone as easily as the fastest thumb-typist you know. She aims to be an artist or photographer.
Katie was humiliated last week when ride attendants at SeaWorld Orlando made her get off Kraken, one of the park's most popular roller coasters. In December, Universal employees stopped the Michigan teen from going on the Harry Potter ride.
"My heart sank," she said.
Angry yet? Good. But now ask yourself how you can blame the theme parks. Today's lawsuit-happy culture forces them to come up with page after page of safety requirements.
The parks say Katie did not meet those requirements because she could not grasp the safety harness on the rides with at least one hand.
It all boils down to the difficult calculus that pits Katie's fun against risk management.
And in that equation, Katie's always going to lose.
Theme parks get sued so often that they've learned to spell out exactly what risk they will accept and what they won't.
Take this SeaWorld rule for Kraken, a floor-less roller coaster with a 151-foot lift, steep drops, sharp turns and speeds up to 65 mph: "Guests with an amputated leg(s) above the knee are not permitted to ride. A guest with a double leg amputation BELOW the knee may ride provided the guest has two functioning hands. A guest with a single leg amputation at the knee or below may ride provided the guest has one functioning hand and one functioning arm. A guest with a single arm amputation may ride provided the guest has one functioning hand and two functioning legs."
G-forces. Speed. Angles. They've all been calculated so SeaWorld can determine who it thinks will be safe on the ride and who won't.
And, as far as a theme park is concerned, more safety equals fewer lawsuits.
Back in 2009, the Sentinel took a detailed look at lawsuits filed against Central Florida theme parks, and it wasn't pretty. There were almost 500 suits filed between 2004 and 2008, and 101 of them dealt with rides or attractions.
The rest were lawsuits over everything from food poisoning to scratches from a wayward vulture during a trained-bird show.
You better believe Universal and SeaWorld are going to make sure they're covered on one of their biggest liabilities: coasters that hurtle people through the air at top speeds.
"They have to have a safe environment or they're going to face a lawsuit," said Michael Spellman, a Tallahassee attorney who specializes in the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Katie's attorney, Richard Bernstein, said she should have been able to ride because she is capable of holding onto the harness with her upper extremities even though she doesn't have hands.
But Spellman points out that safety decisions can't be left up to individual consumers.
"She could injure others if she was thrown from the ride," he said. "A company cannot be in the position of letting the patron decide if the guidelines apply. It's not just about that person's safety. It's about everybody's safety."
Katie's family said she rode Kraken on an earlier trip to SeaWorld in December without a problem. All that means is an employee didn't do his job and enforce the rules.
Orlando is in the business of making people happy.
But Katie Champagne's misery is the result of a litigious society, not heartless theme parks.


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Weekend calendar: Aug. 17-19 (thrift shop edition)
Try out one of the thrift stores below this weekend.
Today is National Thrift Store Day. In its honor, we'll remind you of some of the great bargains you can find around Arizona. Your purchases further the work of the Church.
(Catholic) Thrift stores to keep in mind next time you're in the area:
Lupe's Thrift — Supports Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery in west Phoenix, which the Sisters of St. Benedict run. The monastery offers weekly liturgy and prayer, spiritual direction, a lay oblate program and retreat space. (summer) Hours: Fri-Sat 8 a.m.-noon. (623) 868-6908. It's located along Thomas Rd. west of 83rd Ave. Lots of great clothing and household items at bargain prices.
Maggie's Thrift — Supports Maggie's Place, whose network of homes provide loving support and housing for pregnant women who would otherwise be alone. Be sure to pick up/download a calendar of near daily deals (like $1 pants today and 50 percent off drinking glasses tomorrow) while you're there or follow Maggie's Thrift on Facebook and Twitter. Its social media pages are good sources for up-to-the-minute photos of newly arrived items and raffle items. The store creates job training for its moms, revenue for its network of pregnancy support homes and an outlet for distributing excess donations. Maggie's Thrift is at 1516 E. McDowell Rd. in Phoenix. Hours: M-F 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 10 .m.-4 p.m. (602) 252-1178.
Rummage sales — Don't forget to donate items for this at your favorite parish or school. Rummage sale season will be here before we know it. I scored at a recent garage sale benefiting a parish ministry. The youth minister was willing to let me walk with several children's books, two small self-contained shelving units for $5 or $10. That seemed too unfair so I gave him $20 and left. Advertise your sale on our Sunbeams page online and in print. Contact: sunbeams@catholicsun.org.
St. Vincent de Paul — Check the list of stores throughout Arizona. There are seven in the Valley and 10 more across the state. I no longer live near one, but when I did shop there, I found great bargains.
Sustain — The tagline says it's "re-energized Children's toys and clothing." There's a lot of adult clothing. The one time I was in there, I walked out with two shirts and a business jacket for myself (plus two books) with only $1.75 less in my pocket. So to say you'll find bargains is an understatement. Hours for physical store: 8:30-12:30 p.m. M-F. There's also a separate online store with bargains too. Not a faith-based organization, but the money certainly goes toward a good cause. It supports local families with a parent overcoming drug/alcohol dependencies. A local Catholic school is helping the moms with some storage, organization and energy efficiency challenges.
536 Thrift Store — Proceeds support Life Choices Women's Clinic. Location: 9415 N. Central Ave. (north of Dunlap). More info. (602) 403-3356. Not strictly a Catholic organization, but it's definitely Catholic-minded by upholding human dignity.
Other weekend events:
Catholic women — 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 18 at Diocesan Pastoral Center, 400 E. Monroe Street in Phoenix (near 7th Street/Van Buren). If you're Catholic and an adult woman, you're invited to the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women's next meeting. Details.
With all that money you save "thrifting," feel free to treat yourself to an afternoon out this Sunday. St. Mary's High School Band and Tim Finnegan's Irish Restaurant & Pub (south of MetroCenter) are hosting a fundraiser 2-5 p.m. Aug. 19. You'll find complimentary food, a variety of Irish music and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event will help the band secure airline tickets so it can march in a St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ireland next year. Details.
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import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.ListUtils;

import static at.ac.tuwien.kr.alpha.Util.join;

public class ExternalAtom extends Atom implements VariableNormalizableAtom {

	private final List<Term> input;
	private final List<Term> output;

	protected final Predicate predicate;
	protected final PredicateInterpretation interpretation;

	public ExternalAtom(Predicate predicate, PredicateInterpretation interpretation, List<Term> input, List<Term> output) {
		if (predicate == null) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("predicate must not be null!");
		}
		if (interpretation == null) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("interpretation must not be null!");
		}
		if (input == null) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("input must not be null!");
		}
		if (output == null) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("output must not be null!");
		}
		this.predicate = predicate;
		this.interpretation = interpretation;
		this.input = input;
		this.output = output;
	}

	public boolean hasOutput() {
		return !output.isEmpty();
	}

	@Override
	public Predicate getPredicate() {
		return predicate;
	}

	public PredicateInterpretation getInterpretation() {
		return interpretation;
	}

	public List<Term> getInput() {
		return Collections.unmodifiableList(input);
	}

	public List<Term> getOutput() {
		return Collections.unmodifiableList(output);
	}

	@Override
	public List<Term> getTerms() {
		return ListUtils.union(input, output);
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isGround() {
		for (Term t : input) {
			if (!t.isGround()) {
				return false;
			}
		}
		for (Term t : output) {
			if (!t.isGround()) {
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public ExternalAtom substitute(Substitution substitution) {
		List<Term> substitutedInput = this.input.stream().map(t -> t.substitute(substitution)).collect(Collectors.toList());
		List<Term> substitutedOutput = this.output.stream().map(t -> t.substitute(substitution)).collect(Collectors.toList());
		return new ExternalAtom(predicate, interpretation, substitutedInput, substitutedOutput);
	}

	@Override
	public ExternalLiteral toLiteral(boolean positive) {
		return new ExternalLiteral(this, positive);
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		String result = "&" + predicate.getName();
		if (!input.isEmpty()) {
			result += join("[", input, "]");
		}
		if (!output.isEmpty()) {
			result += join("(", output, ")");
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link ExternalAtom} with input and output term lists set according to the given term list.
	 * Callers are responsible for making sure the given term list contains the right number of terms. For an external atom with n input and m
	 * output terms, terms[0..n-1] is interpreted as input terms for the new atom, terms[n..(n + m)-1] are taken to be output terms.
	 */
	@Override
	public ExternalAtom withTerms(List<Term> terms) {
		if (terms.size() != this.input.size() + this.output.size()) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
					"Cannot apply term list " + terms.toString() + " to external atom " + this.toString() + ", terms has invalid size!");
		}
		List<Term> newInput = terms.subList(0, this.input.size());
		List<Term> newOutput = terms.subList(this.input.size(), terms.size());
		return new ExternalAtom(this.predicate, this.interpretation, newInput, newOutput);
	}

	@Override
	public int hashCode() {
		final int prime = 31;
		int result = 1;
		result = prime * result + this.input.hashCode();
		result = prime * result + this.output.hashCode();
		result = prime * result + this.predicate.hashCode();
		return result;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
		if (this == obj) {
			return true;
		}
		if (obj == null) {
			return false;
		}
		if (!(obj instanceof ExternalAtom)) {
			return false;
		}
		ExternalAtom other = (ExternalAtom) obj;
		if (!this.input.equals(other.input)) {
			return false;
		}
		if (!this.output.equals(other.output)) {
			return false;
		}
		if (!this.predicate.equals(other.predicate)) {
			return false;
		}
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public ExternalAtom normalizeVariables(String prefix, int counterStartingValue) {
		List<Term> renamedInput = Term.renameTerms(this.input, prefix + "_IN_", counterStartingValue);
		List<Term> renamedOutput = Term.renameTerms(this.output, prefix + "_OUT_", counterStartingValue);
		return new ExternalAtom(this.predicate, this.interpretation, renamedInput, renamedOutput);
	}

}

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BREAKING: Nigerian Govt Lifts Ban On Twitter
President Muhammadu Buhari has lifted the suspension on Twitter operations in the country, effective from 12 am, January 13, 2022.
The decision was revealed by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE.
In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, Kashifu noted the approval was given following a memo written to Buhari by his Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim.
He said: "The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) directs me to inform the public that President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operation in Nigeria effective from 12am tonight, 13th January 2022.
"The approval was given following a memo written to the President by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Ali Ibrahim.
"In the Memo, the Minister updated and requested the President's approval for the lifting based on the Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement's recommendation."
Twitter operations in Nigeria were suspended in June 2021, days after Buhari's tweet was deleted.
In November last year, Information Minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said correspondence between us and Twitter had reached an advanced stage.
Mohammed noted: "We have a few more issues to resolve. Out of about 12 conditions, Twitter has been able to meet 10.
"Very soon, all issues will be resolved in a way that will be good for both our country and Twitter."
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Heavily armed security operatives have cordoned off the roads leading to the premises of Abia State High Court complex located on Ikot Ekpene Road Umuahia as the court is set to deliver judgement today on the suit filed by the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu against the federal government.
This online medium learnt that the barricade has forced motorists and pedestrians to take alternative routes.
The security operatives asked journalists and staff of the court to produce their identity cards before gaining access into the court premises.
During the last hearing, the presiding judge, Justice Benson Anya, had ordered security operatives to stop interfering with those coming to the court during Kanu's suit.
The fundamental human rights suit was filed before the court by his special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor.
Ejimakor prayed the court to declare the invasion of the residence of the IPOB leader in Abia State in 2017 as unlawful and an infringement of his constitutional right.
He prayed the court to declare Kanu's rearrest and torture in Kenya last year as unlawful.
The suit, which Ejimakor filed in August, further sought the court to stop the Nigerian government from prosecuting Kanu, mandating it to release the IPOB leader and tender an apology to Kanu, among others.
However, Ejimakor and his defence team have been sighted at the court premises.
Also on ground is the Counsel to the Chief of Army Staff, Amos Tory, among other defendant lawyers who were sighted at the courtroom.
Breaking: Supreme Court restores GTBank's appeal against Innoson Motors on N2.4bn judgment debt
The Supreme Court has reversed its earlier decision which dismissed an appeal by Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) against a N2.4 billion judgment given in favour of Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited by the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, Oyo State.
A judgment delivered on Friday by a five-member panel, led by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola held unanimously that the Supreme Court erred when, in a ruling on February 27, 2019, it erroneously dismissed the appeal marked: SC/694/2014 filed by GTB.
In the lead judgment, written by Justice Tijani Abubakar, but read on Friday by Justice Abdu Aboki, the court held that it was misled by its Registry, which failed to promptly bring to the notice of the panel that it sat on the case on February 27, 2019, and that GTB had already filed its appellant's brief of argument.
The judgment was on an application by GTB seeking the re-listing of the appeal on the grounds that it was wrongly dismissed.
The Supreme Court said had the panel that sat on the case on February 27, 2019, been notified of the existence of the appellant's brief of argument, it would not have given the ruling which dismissed GTB's appeal on grounds of lack of diligent prosecution.
Relying on Order 8 Rules 16 of the Supreme Court's Rules, Justice Abubakar, in the lead judgment, held that the apex court has the power to set aside its decision in certain circumstances, like any other court.
He added that such circumstances include where there is any reason to do so, such as where any of the parties obtained judgment by fraud, default or deceit; where such a decision is a nullity or where it is obvious that the court was misled into giving a decision.
Justice Tijani held that the circumstances of the GTB case fall into the category of the rare cases where the Supreme Court could amend or alter its own order on the grounds that the said order or judgment did not present what it intended to record.
"I am convinced that at the material time that the appellant's appeal was inadvertently dismissed by this court, there was in place, a valid and subsisting brief of argument filed by the applicant.
"It will be unjust to visit the sin of the court's Registry on an innocent, vigilant, proactive and diligent litigant.
"It is obvious from the material before us, that there were errors committed by the Registry of this court, having failed to bring to the notice of the panel of Justices that sat in chambers on the 27th February 2019 that the appellant had indeed filed its brief of argument.
"This is a case deserving of positive consideration by this court.
"Having gone through all the materials in this application, therefore, I am satisfied that the appellant/applicant's brief of argument was filed before the order of this court made on the 27th of February 2019 dismissing the applicant's appeal.
"The order dismissing the appeal was therefore made in error. It ought not to have been made if all materials were disclosed. The application is, therefore, meritorious and hereby succeeds," Justice Abubakar said.
He proceeded to set aside the court's ruling of February 27, 2019, dismissing GTB's appeal and ordered that the appeal marked 694/2014 "be relisted to constitute an integral part of the business of the court until its hearing and determination on the merit."
Other members of the panel – Justices Ariwoola, John Okoro, Helen Ogunwumiju, Aboki – agreed with the lead judgment.
BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Imo Police Division, Kill Inspector
An attack at the Mgbidi Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo State has left a police Inspector dead with another cop sustaining injuries.
The attack which happened on Friday night caused panic in the area as the hoodlums who came in a vehicle and police operatives engaged in a gun duel.
Our correspondent gathered that on arrival, the invaders opened fire but they were repelled by the policemen on duty.
A source, who pleaded not to be mentioned, said "One police Inspector was killed during the attack. The hoodlums arrived around 9pm on Friday. They were met stiff opposition by policemen who engaged them in a shootout. Unfortunately, a police officer died."
Confirming the development on Saturday, spokesperson for the police in the state, Micheal Abattam, said that the attackers were repelled by cops on duty.
He, however, disclosed that one inspector was killed while another sustained minor injury during the attack.
Abattam said, "On 14th January, 2022 at about 20:45 hours, the Command's Tactical teams at Mgbidi Police Station repelled an attack by some hoodlums who came in a white hilux vehicle shooting sporadically, attempted to gain entrance into the station but were repelled by the ever gallant Imo Command's Tactical teams and the police operatives of the division who positioned themselves professionally.
"They engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel. In the process, the attackers were suppressed almost immediately, having suffered a huge defeat, with a number of them sustaining various degrees of bullet wounds, they retreated and escaped in the Toyota Hilux vehicle they came with. And were given a hot chase by the police operatives.
"Consequently, a vigorous and aggressive manhunt of the hoodlums is ongoing with the sole aim of tracking and arresting the fleeing hoodlums since they cannot go far because of the huge damage done to them.
"However, in the course of the attack, a police Inspector lost his life, while another sustained minor bullet injury on his hand.
"Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Rabiu Hussaini, commended the officers and men for their gallantry and urged them not to relent in their efforts until all criminal elements and their partners are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law.
"He then appealed to Imolites for the continuous support and collaboration by giving security agencies especially the Police, credible and timely information and to report any person seen treating bullet wounds or hiding within the community to the nearest police station for prompt action."
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To Kill a Mockingbird. Harry Potter. The Color Purple. What do all of these books have in common? These are some of the most commonly challenged and banned books across America. In most school districts, parents and students can challenge (request an alternate choice to read) a book or request that it be banned from the library (blocking student access to the book completely)
The process of banning a book has been under scrutiny for years, with many teachers and students calling the practice an educational obstruction. There have been some challenges at Middleton High School, but a book has never been banned, so there's not much known about the topic. Whenever word spreads that another hallmark of literature has been challenged or banned, many questions about our intellectual and educational freedom arise.
According to MHS English teacher Jennifer Mathison-Ohly, "Literature has always provided challenges to the hard issues in society. If they're in powerfully written books, even though they're difficult, it's through that conversation that we learn about ourselves." Books are meant to make us think and learn about the world around us. Some aspects of that thinking and learning can be uncomfortable, but that doesn't mean it should not be done. An author rarely includes graphic or explicit content in a story for no reason. They are there to illustrate a larger point. For example, the strong, racially insensitive language used in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is used to show the realities of racism in the 1960s and how that prejudice spanned over many aspects of life.
Some might claim that we can understand the issues in the books without reading them, but that is a double-edged sword. Ohly said, "People or groups who are trying to censor material might sincerely believe that certain materials are offensive, or a bad influence, or immoral, or dangerous. What they don't often consider is that if they succeeded in suppressing the ideas they don't like today, tomorrow others may use that precedent to suppress the ideas they do like." Those who are homophobic or transphobic could be quick to suppress books about the LGBTQ+ community or gender identity and expression, but would then find that same suppression being forced upon more hateful books whose ideas they agree with. If you dislike the portrayal of racism or transphobia, chances are that you'll become blind to the signs of everyday hatred. Reading about topics that you don't understand is critical to Ohly. She explained, "Exploring complex topics through powerfully written books can be difficult, but it's through the conversation about these issues of different aspects of the human condition, that we develop as individuals, reflect on our own experiences, connect with others, build empathy for people unlike ourselves, and learn to think critically".
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I stood at the historic Darjeeling railway station looking at a board announcing the 'joy rides'—their times and costs. The choice was between the steam engine and the diesel engine, the former costs almost double. I walked up to the ticket counter to buy my ticket and was transported back to the old days of Indian Railways. I was handed over a form where I had to fill in all possible details and then a hand-written ticket was handed over to me. Read less
I stood at the historic Darjeeling railway station looking at a board announcing the 'joy rides'—their times and costs. The choice was between the steam engine and the diesel engine, the former costs almost double. I walked up to the ticket counter to buy my ticket and was transported back to the old days of Indian Railways. I was handed over a form where I had to fill in all possible details and then a hand-written ticket was handed over to me. I almost asked—don't you have the punch marked cardboard square ticket? But, the railway official was not in a mood to answer.
There was still time for the joy ride, so I walked around the railway station—one of the very few stations that service narrow gauge locomotive. The UNESCO World Heritage Site signboard never let me forget that I was at a world heritage spot. They presented the well-preserved photographs of the old version of Darjeeling station, which looked far grander than the present version. It spoke about the loops and zigzag technology used to negotiate the steep Himalayan slopes. It gave a glimpse of the life in Darjeeling in late 19th century. Across the road was the loco shed, where the steam engines were being prepared for the journey. They were a beauty to watch. When it rolled into the station, everyone had their mouths open in awe. It was like watching a piece of history walking in. It came in slowly, allowed the railway operators to fill its belly with coal, left a lot of steam and was ready to pull the three coaches attached to it. Diesel engine had fewer tantrums; it walked like a well-behaved child and was ready to take us on a joy ride.
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The narrow gauge track on which the joy ride train goes from Darjeeling to Ghum is a part of the road that connects the two cities just about 7 km apart. The road is shared by the heritage train, cars, trucks, bikes and of course, pedestrians. As my train pulled out of the station, my heart skipped a beat as I was about live one of my dreams—journey on the Toy Train. As the train took to the tracks on the road, we saw people making way for the train. People moved back into their houses or shops, cars and pedestrians stopped to let the train pass at some places while moved along with the train at other places.
There's a valley on the right, which was hardly visible due to the presence of various structures. Only at some places did the valley make an appearance. The left side of the train runs closer to the hill-slope or the buildings that exist on the face of the hill. At places, it is so close that no part of your body would dare to step even an inch out of the train. You see people stepping inside their homes or pushing their wares inside to clear the train's path. Children, as always, waved at us; they were the only ones who did not see us as an interruption in their routine activities. It is like the whole town was adjusting to let you enjoy your joy ride.
My thoughts wandered to the days when the track was laid and with engineers innovating to make a track on steep Himalayan slopes, and when local labour laid these narrow tracks that would eventually change the fate of Darjeeling for a long time to come. A few minutes later, I was to reach Ghum station, where I read about the socio-cultural changes that the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway brought when it connected the plains of Siliguri to hills of Darjeeling. I thought about the urge or will to live in the hills that led to the creation of this rail link. Way back in 1881, it wouldn't have been an easy task to conceive it or execute it.
While I was still thinking, the train made a stop at Batasia Loop—a railway track loop created to manage the steep gradient of the hill. There exists a war memorial here in the midst of manicured gardens. A railway board proudly announces the association of Darjeeling Rail with Bollywood with a display of posters of films that have been filmed here. On a clear day, you can see the mighty Kangchenjunga. On the edge, the telescope-wallahs (vendors) line up to give you a closer view of the Himalayan range. I later saw the railway tracks on Batasia Loop where a morning bazaar is held with vendors selling everything, from hand-woven gloves to sweaters.
After a 10 minute photo-op—yes, we were all busy clicking pictures and more importantly selfies with the train—we headed to Ghum where a colourful station awaited us. We roamed around the station, read another set of information for this UNESCO World Heritage Site before exploring the museum on the first floor of the station. The museum is housed in a single hall, displaying a collection of old railway mementos such as old tickets, logos of the railways over the years, paintings depicting the Darjeeling Rail and old equipment. The corridor outside the hall was covered with information stating what UNESCO listing means. I could not leave this iconic station without having a cup of railway station chai (tea). The cloud around the station provided a perfect companionship for the garam chai (hot tea).
The steam engine chugged out of Ghum station followed by the diesel engine. As soon as we were back on the road, I realised I am on the same side of the track as I was on the upward journey. It was time to sit back and enjoy the last leg of the joy ride, living a long-standing dream. Considering the fun and excitement that one encounters during the Toy Train ride, I seriously think that Darjeeling Himalayan Railway or for that matter, the mountain railways of India, including the Kalka-Shimla Railway and the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, should be on every traveller's to-do list.
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Liquidating a Limited Company
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Closing down a limited company, either with our without debts, is done via the process of liquidation.
Liquidation means that a company, typically one experiencing financial difficulties, is brought to an end, which means it will cease trading, will no longer employ people, and the company's assets will be liquidated to repay creditors.
Once the company is struck off the companies register at Companies House, it will cease to exist.
In this article, we'll explore more about the process and implications of liquidation.
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What is Insolvency?
Corporate insolvency is established by a licensed insolvency practitioner using two established tests – the cash flow test and the balance sheet test.
The cash flow test examines whether the company can pay its liabilities as and when they fall due. Here, the insolvency practitioner will take a look at the company's current financial obligations and any that will be due in the short term. If the company is unable to meet the daily costs of running the company, it is essentially insolvent, and directors must act quickly and seek professional advice on how to rescue their company before it is too late.
In contrast, the balance sheet test aims to clarify whether the company has more assets or liabilities. The test takes a closer look at the company's assets, including stock, debtor book, cash and property vehicles and machinery. These assets are placed against any company debts, such as bank loans or other finance providers, HMRC, employees, suppliers, among others to establish whether the company is solvent.
What Happens When a Company Goes into Liquidation?
The usual process is that a director, facing increasing creditor pressure, makes contact with an insolvency practitioner to consider his/her options. Once the IP (insolvency practitioner) is appointed, the company ceases trading, and the directors powers cease.
At this point, it is the IP's responsibilities include:
Make a full assessment of the company situation, including an overview of assets and liabilities.
Deal with creditors, and explain the process which is occurring
Convert what company assets there are into cash and pay creditors in order of priority
Strike the Limited Company off the Register at Companies House.
For directors, their active role in the company comes to a complete end at the point of IP appointment.
Types of Liquidation
By contacting a licensed insolvency practitioner, company directors will be informed of the options that are available to them. These may range from invoice factoring to proposing a voluntary liquidation.
There are three main types of liquidation:
A director can propose that the company stops trading and be liquidated if it is struggling to pay its debts and the majority of shareholders are in agreement.
The beleaguered company can't pay its debts and a creditor, for instance, HMRC applies to the courts via a winding up petition to liquidate it as a last resort to get paid.T
Members Voluntary Liquidation
Another form of liquidation is a members' voluntary liquidation. However, this option is only available to companies that are solvent or in other words are able to pay their debts, but directors still want to voluntarily liquidate the company or close it and move on to pastures new.
Voluntary Liquidation Offers Certain Advantages
Although liquidation may not appear to be a step forward, when company directors are under constant pressure from irate creditors and have been threatened with legal action by HMRC, voluntary liquidation offers a number of benefits compared with compulsory liquidation by the tax authority or an unsecured creditor. For instance, they will have control over the outcome, they will avoid legal action and the possibility of personal liability for company debts due to wrongful trading is also minimised.
Post Liquidation
After the company has been closed, the liquidator is required to investigate the actions taken by the company's directors while the company was trading solvent. If he or she is able to demonstrate that the directors failed to act in the best interests of creditors, they may be accused of 'wrongful trading'. Any director found guilty of this could be banned from being a director for up to 15 years after the liquidation of the company.
Once the company has been liquidated, creditors repaid and debts settled as far as possible, any remaining debts are written off. If no signs of 'wrongful trading' have emerged, directors are free to move on to another company or into employment.
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Q: Как отправлять СМС сообщения с помощью кода на C#? Есть ли способы делать это бесплатно? Нужно для своего проекта, чтобы плохие юзеры могли баниться по телефону.

A: Есть разные сервисы, которые предоставляют API. На счет бесплатно... тут не думаю, скорее всего придется заплатить(но не думаю что много, даже если проект ради интереса не думаю что цена отпугнет). Из таких сервисов знаю twillo на он с российскими номерами не работает. Есть вот такой сервис вроде бы работает с российскими номерами

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A while back I attempted to relate my advice for accountants to my hobby – magic (conjuring). I had a fanciful idea I would build a talk around the idea. I never did. But the analogies still work if you want to increase your profits.
As I often point out, you need to do more than wish or wave a magic wand if you want to make more profits.
Magicians typically look to feature a range of different magical effects during a single performance. Here are a number of such effects and my suggestions as to how each of them can be seen as an analogy for ways that you can increase the profits of your practice.
Producing something from nothing – Magicians produce objects and people from seemingly empty tubes and boxes. Accountants need to produce new clients willing to pay sufficiently high fees. It's not that simple of course. As you can't rely on magic you may need to review your lead generation activities and ensure that you are well placed to convert new leads so that they want you as their accountant.
Vanishing something so it disappears – This is the converse of a production. Accountants will end up making more money if they can encourage their worst clients to vanish – or least move their affairs elsewhere. It's a sad fact of life that some clients are a drain on resources and this reduces your ability to make more profits.
Transforming one object or person into another one – Accountants will make more profits if they transform their payment terms and then pursue the collection of outstanding fees more promptly and thus reduce the level of bad debts.
Restoring a previously broken or torn object back to its original state – How could you restore your profit margin if it's no longer what it once was? Perhaps by looking at how you deliver services and reducing the time and costs involved?
Levitation – Making objects or people seemingly rise and float in the air unaided. Can you raise your fees to existing clients, perhaps by offering different service levels?
Prediction – Magicians often appear to be able to predict in advance what spectators will do, write or say during a performance. Accountants are typically able to predict business warning signs, pitfalls and opportunities long before their clients become aware they need advice. This is one of the ways in which you can evidence the value of your service over and above the basic compliance work.
If you would like to have a chat about how you might achieve any of these feats in your practice, please fix a call for us to have a chat (no obligation). Just don't expect me to reveal an magic secrets!


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