Frank Markward was born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, October 19, 1869, but as his parents moved to Warrensburg, Mo., in 1870, he is really a Missouri product. Mr. Markwood received his education in the schools of Warrensburg, and at the age of sixteen came to Kansas City.
Always fond of literary work, his fancy turned inevitably to journalism, and in 1888 he secured a position with the Kansas City Times, where he remained until 1898, when, in company with Will T. Stricklette, he founded the Kansas City Manufacturer, a paper devoted to the manufacturing interests of Kansas City. Mr. Stricklette took charge of the business end, and Mr. Markward assumed the editorship, and his work has not only been responsible for the paper's success, but has also given impetus to local manufacturing interests.
In 1901 the business was incorporated, and the name of the paper changed to the Manufacturer and Merchant, with a consequent broadening of its field of work.
Mr. Markward belongs to the Manufacturers' Association, and has been a prominent figure in the movement tending to the erection of a club-house.
Whatever became of Frank Markward?


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The Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement (CETAP) has progressively become the largest educational testing department in South Africa and uses the most up-to-date test processes, practices and measurement theories. CETAP has developed numerous testing instruments and is continuously engaged with the post school sector to develop further tests which will serve particular niche purposes. For example, CETAP is currently engaged in the development of tests for the recognition of prior learning and for postgraduate studies.
Develop tests in Academic Literacy, Quantitative Literacy, Scientific Reasoning and Mathematics that are valid predictors of performance in educational contexts – especially for students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. These tests are developed nationally by discipline experts and tap competencies that are required by these educational contexts.
Do research into the reliability and validity of these tests; explore different methodologies investigating this capacity; look into the factors that predict student success; build extensive databases on student throughput; and to subject the tests to scrutiny (reliability; validity; bias; coherence and internal consistency).
Provide excellent client services; to organize, arrange, develop and create tests and testing infrastructure (national and international); to provide resulting and reporting information in the areas of access, placement, diagnosis and prediction; and to be efficient, professional, and reliable and offer quick turnarounds.
To identify talented but educationally disadvantaged students whose schooling might not have allowed them to demonstrate their full ability.
To contribute to ensuring that students who are identified as having potential in terms of the tests also receive offers of academic places and support (such as academic development opportunities, financial aid, residence places, and so on).
To contribute to the diagnosis of all incoming students' academic strengths and weaknesses, in order to feed into the design of learning and teaching support and curriculum development.
To act as a complementary assessment measure to the school-leaving examination – especially given that the school-leaving certificates, such as that provided through the National Senior Certificate (NSC) and other such bodies, are made up of different school leaving subjects and that scores on these subjects are norm-referenced and often difficult to interpret by the post school education systems.


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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday told an Abuja High Court that the former leadership of the National Assembly awarded contracts worth about N9 billion to contractors without known addresses.
The commission disclosed this at the resumed of the former Speaker of the House of Representative, Dimeji Bankole. According to a press statement by the spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, Mr Bankole is being tried on a 16 count contract scam charge.
"In his testimony before the court, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Mallam Ibrahim Ahmed, said while investigating, attempts to physical verify the companies that were awarded the contract, was unsuccessful", Mr Uwujaren said.
"He further added that since physical verification was not possible, they resorted to writing letters inviting the managing directors of the companies for questioning," he added.
"Owing to the fact that we could not trace the addresses of the companies, we decided to write the MD's of the Companies. We wrote the letters and sent them through UPS courier service but the letters were returned three weeks later because UPS said they couldn't trace the address".
The Prosecution Counsel, Festus Keyamo sought to tender a document obtained from the former speaker by the EFCC in the court as an evidence but the defence counsel, O. Akanni SAN, objected on the grounds that the document have not been certified.
Mr Keyamo thereafter to withdrew the document and asked the court for time to get all the documents certified. The judge, Justice Donatus Okorowa adjourned the case to April 3rd, 2012, for continuation of trial.
It would be recalled that the former Speaker was arraigned on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011, on a 16 count of contract inflation and fraudulent embezzlement of public fund.


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$600 Mln Budget Approved for Four Flood Recovery Projects
The Cabinet, during its meeting on November 15, approved a budget of more than 17.9 billion baht for four major projects to support flood recovery and the rehabilitation of infrastructure that has been damaged by the flooding.
Thailand to Allocate $1.7 Bln Budget for Water Management
Zhong Li
The decision came after a joint meeting of the Flood Recovery and Restoration Committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Yongyoot Wichaidit, and the Flood Recovery and Restoration Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by Transport Minister Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat.
The first project, involving an amount of 489.20 million baht, seeks to restore the runways, the taxiways, and other facilities at Don Mueang Airport. The restoration work, to be carried out by Airports of Thailand Public Company, will be completed within 60 days. The second project, to be carried out by the Department of Highways, seeks to urgently repair 708 highways. This project involves an amount of almost 11.9 billion baht.
The third project, involving a budget of 4.59 billion baht, calls for the rehabilitation of 549 rural roads. It will be carried out by the Department of Rural Roads. The fourth project, which involves 956.29 million baht, seeks to restore 790 flood-hit educational institutions and offices under the supervision of the Ministry of Education.
The Cabinet heard a report, submitted by the Ministry of Industry, on the protection and rehabilitation of flood-hit industrial estates, industrial zones, and industrial parks. According to the report, seven industrial estates, industrial zones, and industrial parks in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani provinces have suffered from the flooding since early October 2011. They include Saha Rattana Nakorn, Hi-Tech, Bang Pa-in, Rojana, Factory Land, Nava Nakorn, and Bangkadi. It is expected that flood waters will be drained from all these workplaces during the month of December.
The report also said that the Ministry of Industry had mobilized forces from various agencies to protect eight industrial estates from floods. The eight industrial estates include Bangchan, Lat Krabang, Gemopolis, Bang Phli, Bangpu, Wellgrow, Sinsakorn, and Samut Sakhon. They are now considered safe from inundation.
The Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and the Ministry of Public Health are working in an integrated manner to ensure that water drained from various affected industrial estates, industrial zones, and industrial parks will not cause health and environmental hazards.
In the same Cabinet meeting, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives submitted a report on the impact of floods on the country's agriculture. It said that 11.2 million rai, or about 4.5 million acres, of farmland was likely to be damaged. The Bureau of the Budget has allocated almost 4.4 billion baht for the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to assist affected farmers.
via Inside Thailand — Almost 18 Billion Baht Approved for Four Flood Recovery Projects.
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I need a disc tray for a CLD-3080. Can anyone help me out? Part no VXX1360.
Yes, I believe most of us know what a disc tray is.
As for the tray, is yours broken or missing?? May be best off with some epoxy and metal or wooden splints to fix.
I think it will be really hard to source one unless you luck out and someone has an extra or parts out a player.
The teeth are broken and the pieces are many and small. I thought about piecing them together with some abs cement, but as I started pulling tiny pieces of plastic out of the player, I realized that was out of the question.
Teeth are a major issue, could you source a strip of teeth and put the whole bar of teeth in somehow??


It's official! All of the paperwork for a one-year working holiday trip to New Zealand is now complete. Melissa and I will be leaving September 1st, and returning August 2010.
I'll be continuing to operate my web development company – Syllogistic Software Inc. – while I'm there. We have invested a huge amount of time and effort into "virtualizing" the company.
With clients in Toronto, London (Ontario), Vancouver, and Waterloo, plus employees in Kitchener, Montreal, and elsewhere, communication is paramount.
Our infrastructure spans the Internet, including a full virtual PBX phone system with multiple extensions and IVR via Trixbox. All company email, shared calendars, and documents are hosted on Google Apps. Source code is managed by Subversion.
The heart and soul of the operation is handled by an internal application we wrote, called simply the "Project Management System" (Update 2011-07-13: This is now called PMRobot). This allows precise, simple collaboration between clients and programmers and ensures that no request ever falls through the cracks.
It is now finally possible for someone with a laptop and Internet connection to collaborate and run a software development business as effectively in one place, as just about anywhere in the world.
Side note: Much thanks to Tim Ferriss for helping to inspire this vision.


These certainly aren't boring healthy snacks. These are actually interesting! My favorite of the bunch are the Blueberry Almond Bites. I want to hoard these in an unhealthy manner. I forced my friends to try these out, and several of my friends became obsessed with the Seaweed Rice Pops (it kinda tastes like sushi minus the fishiness).
Anyway, with this link (bit.ly/PopSugarMHNB) you can score this box for 50% off for a limited time only. Definitely get it for the Blueberry Almond Bites. They are straight up delicious.
Disclosure: POPSUGAR and NatureBox provided me with a complimentary POPSUGAR Must Have Snacks by NatureBox box. The opinions I have shared about the box are my own, and POPSUGAR and NatureBox did not tell me what to say or how to say it.


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Cedar bead necklace made from pine nuts. Hand-gathered from the Cedar Pines. Products branded with "Ringing Cedars of Russia".
Cedar pendant is made from very old Siberian cedar. To become a Ringing Cedar pendant, in the words of author Vladimir Megre, the pendant must be worn over time and gather the energy from your body to become a true Ringing Cedar Pendant. The length of twine is intended to fit all. You can also substitute the twine to any other.


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Defending the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
A view of spectacular Hobart Bluff in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is one of 27 monuments across the U.S. under "review" by the Trump Administration. They hope to shrink the Monument and eliminating protections. The review is being led by Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. Secretary Zinke came to Southern Oregon to see the Cascade-Siskiyou first hand in mid-July and was met by hundreds of Monument supporters with a simple but resounding message. Leave our Monument alone!
A Biological Wonderland
At the spectacular collision of the Cascade and Siskiyou Mountains lies a region of transition, contrast and renowned biodiversity. The region provides vital connectivity between the Cascade Mountains, the Siskiyou Mountains, the Coast Ranges of Oregon and California, the high deserts of eastern Oregon, and the interior valleys of southern Oregon and northern California. In essence, the Cascade-Siskiyou region ties together the major plant communities and ecoregions of the west. The mountains are an intriguing mosaic of grasslands, oak woodlands, juniper scrub, chaparral, dry pine forests, moist fir forests, meadows, glades, wetlands, springs and volcanic rock outcrops.
Learn More at www.defendcascadesiskiyou.org
Sixteen years ago, President Clinton used his authority under the Antiquities Act to establish the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument – the first and only monument designated for the primary purpose of protecting biodiversity. In January 2016, President Obama expanded the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument to its present 113,000 acres. The expansion is comprised entirely of existing federal lands and allows for public access, including hunting and fishing.
113,000 Acres of Unparalleled Biodiversity
The most iconic landmark in the monument is Pilot Rock, but the expansion adds areas to the south, including Scotch Creek in California. To the west are the Rogue Valley foothills. In the north are impressive stands of old growth forest at Moon Prairie and Hoxie Creek along with upper Jenny Creek and the highly visited Grizzly Peak area visible just north of Ashland. To the east is Surveyor Mountain and the beautiful Tunnel Creek wetlands. Together, the expansion represents 48,000 acres of public lands.
Recognized as one of the most significant biological crossroads in western North American, protection of the Cascade-Siskiyou helps ensure a future for plants and wildlife far beyond the monument boundaries. Pygmy Nuthatches and kangaroo rats, typically found east of the Cascades, share habitat with western species such as rough-skinned newts and Northern Spotted Owls. Bigleaf Maple and Eastern Juniper grow on the same bluff, as do Manzanita and White Fir. All of these species coexist in the Cascade-Siskiyou, along with one of the highest diversities of butterflies in North America.
KS Wild continues to work with allies like the Soda Mountain Wilderness Council, local businesses and community members throughout the region to defend the Cascade-Siskiyou against efforts to roll back any protections.
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Alert: Trump Administration Seeks to Gut Protections for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
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We begin with an overtly romantic score, set back in the early 20th century, and are introduced to Chloë Grace Moretz's Frances McCullen serving as a waitress in an upper-class restaurant.
I know I began to wonder whether or not it was set in the present day – it is. Without getting to know much about Frances, other than that she lives with her friend, Erica (Maika Monroe) in an unrealistic, expensive and spacious loft overlooking Manhattan. We follow her as she hops on the subway where she finds a handbag, perfectly placed on the centre of a seat and immediately picks it up without asking if it is anyone's. Even more conveniently, there are no staff at lost property and the address of the person the bag belongs to is written on a post-it. Fearlessly, she goes to return it to the woman known as Greta Hideg (Isabelle Huppert). An annoyingly obvious formula, but we're excited to see what happens next.
Greta is an older, sweet and lonely French woman, who enjoys classical piano and a pot of tea. The pair form a relationship that sometimes verges on romantic. However, the robotic portrayal of a mother-daughter bond, limited by the lack of prior character development, is destroyed as Frances finds a cupboard full of replica handbags prepped for Greta's next culprit.
From this point onwards, the film becomes farcical, but cleverly so.
Frances's attempts to avoid Greta from this point onwards falls flat as she is stalked by the older woman. The intense orchestral music emphasising each lacklustre stare from Greta across the road to the restaurant, all to then be downplayed by the lack of support from the police. Then she follows her friend, Erica, whilst she's on a night out, snapping pictures along the way.
The noose tightens and Greta is no longer keen to play nice, causing a scene at the restaurant at which Frances works until she is arrested, comically carried out in a straightjacket to only be released the following day and for things to dark an even darker turn. The performance from Moretz in pivotal scenes is strong and we as the audience feel for her despite her deplorable naivety throughout the beginning of the film.
Frances's father (Colm Feore), who for some unclear reason has a difficult relationship with his daughter, hires a friend, Brian (Stephen Rea), to find her. This one attempt to locate the off the grid Frances was clearly added in to allow for the madness which was soon to follow.
The cinematography adds a glossy yet sinister feel to the story, allowing the audience to see action in the foreground but important subtle movements in the background, further emphasising the dynamic between the two leads.
At this point, we become lapped up in the sheer obscurity of behaviours exhibited by Greta, played superbly by Isabelle Huppert, which includes spitting gum into a more and more tormented Frances's hair. The plot loses its way in a rabbit hole of dream awakening sequences until finally, we reach a climax to the game of cat and mouse.
A vigorous score paired with strong visuals and performances marries up to the bold ideas implemented by director Neil Jordan. The film has reflections of the mother-daughter struggles from Brian De Palma's Carrie, with Moretz ironically playing the lead in the 2013 remake. Enjoyable to say the least, but would benefit from further story and character development so we are not only relying on odd gags that come in the second half of the film.
Louisa is a London based content creator with a huge passion for all things film, television and prosecco flavoured.


Over the years I have explored many art forms and ways of getting ideas out of my head. Here in the Gallery are some of my favorite completed art pieces.
After working with dolls and altering them to form divine images, I began to feel limited by the rigid plastic forms and the fact that I was starting from someone else s work. I found myself incorporating more an more augmented elements, often from air drying paper clay so it wasn't too far to leap into actual kiln fired stone-wear. None of these pieces are for sale at this time.
Ceramic commissions are closed at this time.
These dolls are part art piece, part sacred art, part upcycling. They are all built upon existing dolls from the Robert Tonner Doll Company and modified with paint, fabric, paper clay, fabric, beads, any anything else needed to accomplish the final icon. With the exception of the first four: Demter Lady of the Grain, Star Goddess, Antlared God, and Steampunk Gaia who are still for sale, these dolls are in private collections.
I am no longer taking commission for altar dolls.


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'Our democracy is wounded.' How will we heal it? – National Geographic
A new president promises a fresh start but the country's racial wounds go back centuries.
The inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden and Vice-President Kamala D. Harris went off without a hitch Wednesday, but the United States can never again take for granted its revered tradition of a peaceful transfer of power. When Biden took the oath of office as America's 46th president, an estimated 25,000 National Guard troops were mobilized to guard the Capitol.
"We have learned again that democracy is precious," said the new president, looking out over a National Mall filled with 200,000 American flags in lieu of people. "Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed."
In America, a peaceful transfer of power is considered a national birthright, an article of uncontested faith. Or at least it was. But George Washington, father of the nation, knew better. He warned that sedition could at some point overcome tradition. In his farewell address to the nation in 1796, he forecast that cunning political factions might seek to subvert the rule of law. He foresaw the potential for dangerous partisanship and domestic mobs to threaten the republic's stability as much as hostile foreign adversaries.
Washington's worst domestic fear materialized January 6th. A national audience watched in horror as legislators—and Vice-President Mike Pence—were forced to flee for their lives as a mob stormed and ransacked the Capitol. Five people were left dead in the wake of the attack, including a Capitol police officer.
Before the insurrection was brought under control, a Confederate flag was paraded through the Capitol and President-elect Joe Biden went on national television demanding that President Trump call off the mob. In his denunciation of the violence and institutional desecration to which the nation bore witness, Biden offered a brief statement that will reverberate in American history.
"Let me be very clear," Biden said. "The scenes of chaos in the Capitol do not reflect a true America, do not represent who we are." It was a moment of profoundly wishful thinking that spoke our values but not our national reality.
Historians, civil rights leaders, and social justice activists instantly challenged Biden's statement about the country's character. Some found that his words failed to convey a clear-eyed understanding of the American temperament.
"Incoming presidents don't have many moments to define the nation," said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of FactCheck.org. I spoke with Jamieson several days before the inauguration.
"They enter office having some capital to tell us who we are. One of the challenges for the Biden presidency is helping a deeply divided nation better understand and heal itself. His message must be aspirational but not based in the recovery of a mythical lost soul," said Jamieson.
By the time Biden took the oath of office, he clearly understood the tone that the nation needed to hear. He offered a message of unity that directed an unflinching gaze to the past in order to illuminate the necessary future for a nation split by dangerous fault lines.
"I know speaking of unity can sound to some like a foolish fantasy," said the President. "I know the forces that divide us are deep and they are real. But I also know that they are not new. Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we are all created equal and the harsh, ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear, and demonization have long torn us apart."
In many ways, the seditious mob that stormed the Capitol reflects a sweeping cross-section of America. The brazen assault on America's constitutional process also reflects a nation that has long been fractured at its core by an unrelenting and polarizing factor: race.
"This country was founded as a slave owners' republic," said Kevin K. Gaines, Julian Bond Professor of Civil Rights and Social Justice at the University of Virginia.
"There have been powerful movements to attempt to address the entrenched racism in our social and political cultures," he continued. "Whether you're talking about the crusading efforts of the abolitionists, a civil war, reconstruction, and the modern civil rights movement, powerful steps have been taken to empower Black people. But the idea that African-Americans should have a share of political power has repeatedly led to a backlash and the stark reminder of our troubled and immoral history."
Even before the broken glass had been swept from the Capitol complex and the number of fatal and non-fatal casualties declared, a defense of the siege began in earnest. Before his social media privileges were suspended, then-President Trump tweeted sympathetic commentary about the people who descended on Congress. He tweeted of his love for the protestors. He opined that the rioters who protested in his name were no different than the millions of demonstrators who spent much of 2020 united in protest against police violence directed at Black Americans.
The Trump-inspired protestors who stormed the Capitol called themselves patriots. The term is used quite loosely these days. Who exactly were they? From the nearly one hundred arrests already made and several hundred more investigations opened, we have a pretty good idea of who populated the uprising. It was a loose collection of white supremacists, anti-Semites, neo-Nazis, and far-right conspiracy theorists.
But the demographics of the crowd cannot and must not be overly simplified. The insurrectionists who invaded the Capitol, and those who merely massed outside, included schoolteachers, construction workers, off-duty police officers, firefighters, elected officials. Your next-door neighbor may have well been present at the insurrection.
These Americans largely bought into the lie that the election had been stolen. Trump repeatedly told his supporters that he lost the presidency as a result of massive fraudulent voter turnout—mostly in urban districts. Numerous election officials and state and federal courts rejected that false claim so Trump turned to the mob as his last line of defense. It heeded his call.
"I don't think we have a word to describe what happened at the Capitol earlier this month," said Jamieson. "The language that we use doesn't really capture the reality that a mob stormed the Capitol at the behest of a sitting President with intent to interrupt a peaceful transfer of power. It wasn't a riot and it was more than an insurrection. It was a seditious attempt to overturn the Democratic process. This occurrence is what Madison may have feared most and wrote about in the Federalist Papers: a fear of populist passions, demagogues, and mobs."
Some of the protestors may have gathered in good faith believing that they were performing a necessary public service and defending American democracy. A Pew survey taken after the November election reveals that Americans believe their political differences are widely misconstrued and routinely mischaracterized by those of opposing parties. Only 2 percent of both Biden and Trump voters said that those who voted for the opposing candidate understand them "very well."
Many of the sweeping divisions that divide us as a country were on full display during the Capitol siege. A dangerous and volatile racial animus was also visible. A noose was erected on the Capitol grounds. Some of the protestors carried the battle flag of the Confederacy. These unmistakable symbols of America's long and enduring history of oppression and violence against African Americans were quite deliberate.
The plight of Black Americans has bedeviled this nation from its inception. When the Constitution of the United States was adopted in November 1787, African Americans weren't mentioned in the final document. However, their status as slaves was hotly debated. How would these "other persons" be counted for purposes of representation and taxation?
Slavery wouldn't be officially overturned until 1865, when the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was adopted seven months after the end of America's Civil War. Throughout that horrendous war, which claimed the lives of at least 620,000 people, the Confederate battle flag was never brandished on the Capitol grounds.
Now as monuments to confederate leaders continue to topple throughout the nation, the United States engages in yet another soul-searching conversation about the lasting scourge of slavery, savage Jim Crow racism, and systemic racial inequalities. The nation's repeatedly cauterized racial wound has continued to fester and is now dangerously erupting.
"Our democracy is wounded," said Sen. Cory Booker, one of three African-American senators, in an interview with NBC News. "I saw the flag of the Confederacy there. What will we do? How will we confront this shame? How will we confront this dark second time in American history?"
Donald Trump's complicated legacy will be examined by historians for as long as the country remains. His final unabashed dog whistle to summon a mob in a desperate attempt to overturn an election he lost was an assault on democracy. The uprising was a poignant reminder of an America that some would rather forget or pretend doesn't exist.
But there's no turning away. For better or worse, the riotous scenes in America's capital city offers an unvarnished reflection of our nation and the racial undercurrents that roil it. It's who we are below the surface. The need for continued vigilance in the pursuit of a more perfect and just union remains among our greatest challenges.
George Washington's prophetic final farewell to the nation has rarely seemed more relevant. America's promise is great. So is its peril.
But Biden and Harris, assuming the leadership of a nation sorely battered by multiple crises, seem to know that. As Biden said in his inaugural address, "We look ahead in our uniquely American way–restless, bold, optimistic—and set our sights on the nation we know we can be and we must be."


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Aliyu Akwe-Doma
Former Nasarawa Governor, Aliyu Akwe-Doma, is dead
byNasir Ayitogo
The immediate past governor of Nasarawa State, Aliyu Akwe-Doma, is dead.
He died after a brief illness at a foreign hospital in Israel, a nephew Ahmed Bako, told PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday evening.
Already, sympathisers have gathered at Mr. Akwe-Doma's house in Orozo, Karshi district of Abuja.
He governed Nasarawa State between 2007 to 2011 when he was defeated by incumbent governor Umaru Al-makura.
More details later…
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Nasir Ayitogo is a graduate of Theatre and Media Arts from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, where he also obtained a Masters's degree in Public Relations and Advertising. Twitter: @nastogo
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From My Mountain View: My Pregnancy Journal #28 & What Is Clean Eating?
My Pregnancy Journal #28 & What Is Clean Eating?
How far along are you? 28 weeks today!
Best Moment This Week? Beginning praying with my husband the prayers and scriptures over our growing womb baby from the book "Blessing Your Spirit" by Sylvia Gunter & Arthur Burk.
Praises & Prayer Requests? My back is improving by leaps and bounds! :) Also praying for the financial provision for everything we still need to obtain prior to her birth, and energy/stamina/TIME to complete the remainder of home projects we've begun.
Medical Stuff: Glucose tolerance test down with no complications. :) In addition, I have now entered into the every two week appointment schedule. This both excites me knowing it's getting closer to her arrival, and annoys the crud out of me to drive so far for a "check-up."
Am I trying to control my weight? No. I feel no worry or concern about my weight gain as long as I know I am eating healthfully and getting what my baby and I need to flourish during this pregnancy.
So what am I eating? I am eating "cleanly." In a nutshell, eating clean is the practice of eating whole, natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and complex carbohydrates. It also means staying away from the junk that typically makes up the Standard American Diet (S.A.D) These types of food include man-made sugar, bad fats (hydrogenated, trans-fat), preservatives, white bread, and any other ingredients that are unnecessary. An easy way to remember if a food is clean is: "if man manufactured it, don't eat it."
Plus 2-Liters of water and 3-4 cups of green tea every day, and the very occasional cup of black coffee.
Thoughts from the family? My belly continues to be a hand magnet. :) Plus they think it's hysterical to watch my belly jump and pop. They are getting really excited for the last trimester to hurry along.
Discussion Question: This week's question is for supporting, encouraging, and sharing wisdom with the first-time moms.
1.) Sleep when your baby sleeps! 2.) In everyone's excitement to come visit to see your new baby, don't "entertain," you'll wear yourself OUT. 3.) You can do this. 4.) If nursing, keep at it. I can sometimes take a few days, up to a couple weeks even, for you and baby to get the hang of it. Then it's a breeze. :) Also on breastfeeding, do not hesitate to ask for help! Lactation Consultants are extroidinarily helpful and can help get you both over a hump if you're experiencing one.
you look great! :) love reading these updates!!!
You have an amazing pregnancy, Rebecca. I love that you acknowledge that the baby is God's gift to you and your family. I am so excited to hear more from you in the coming months. You can also include walking in your daily exercise and don't open your mouth when you push the baby. Have long pushes and the baby will arrive in no time. I pray for your pregnancy and may your baby be blessed with a good soul.


"But, if the pace continues the way it's been going -- there will be a very limited number of single-game tickets available for the home opener (against the Bruins)."
This was in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in an article on ticket sales for the Penguins this year. This does not look very promising to me. I was really hoping to go to this game with some friends. We may be forced to buy scalped tickets if we are dying to go.


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President Obama is sending 500 more agents to the southwestern border to fight Mexican drug cartels. And to even the playing field, they're all going in one car.
Hillary Clinton wants to reassure Mexico that the U.S. will help fight their drug war. I see . . . now it's Americans doing jobs that Mexicans won't do.
Lance Armstrong said his injured shoulder may keep him from competing in France. Ironically, being a quitter will officially make him a citizen there.
Blockbuster will sell and rent movies through TiVo. The announcement was made when Vin Diesel scratched out the words "straight to video" on his bio and replaced it with the words "straight to TiVo".
Scientists found a new species of frog in New Guinea. It's just like the amphibians we have here in America, only it's never been photographed smoking a bong.
Alaskan volcano Mount Redoubt has sent loads of ash into the atmosphere. So much so, the air in Alaska is almost as dim as Sarah Palin.
Barack Obama insists that he won't make decisions out of anger. Because you have to keep a level head when picking your Final Four.
Billionaire Charles Simonyi wants to spend another 35 million dollars to return to space. Because the Earth's orbit is the only place where that kind of money is safe from the President.
Participants in this year's Video Game Conference expressed concerns about the recession. Specifically, will these hard times force their moms to finally charge rent?
Phillies ace Cole Hammels is set to pitch this season. In fact, he's so ready to play in Philadelphia, he's already bad-mouthing the Mets.
Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said that Jay Cutler is still their quarterback. This was confirmed by the wailing coming from Cutler's locker.
Japan has now won the World Baseball Classic twice. Giving them one trophy for every person in America who watched them do it.
Most of the above are now a part of the National Lampoon Sports Minute and The Complete Sheet.
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Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield protect rare owls for The Amazing Spider-Man 2's 'Be Amazing' campaign
The cast of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was out on Earth Day (Apr. 22), but they weren't ridding the world of villains.
Spider-Man Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, who reprises her role as Gwen Stacy, joined director Marc Webb, Jamie Foxx (Electro) and Dane Dehaan (Green Goblin) to protect rare, burrowing owls in Mountain View, California.
Photo: Steve Jennings/Wireimage/Getty Images
The trip to Shoreline Park was part of the film's Be Amazing campaign, through which the film's stars explore communities that need help and lend a hand, whether it's for local conservation missions or to assist at children's hospitals.
Emma said, "there are so many opportunities in each city, so it's been the best part of travelling with a movie like this." The fiery Spice Girls super-fan joked with interviewers, noting that she had "irrigated the area and helped save owls with her bare hands."
Emma's boyfriend, Andrew, proclaimed that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 "goes beyond making a movie…doing something to help the Earth. That's the message of Spider-Man."
Emma, 25, and Andrew, 30, have used their work in the film as a platform to raise awareness in the past - most recently, the duo became the first super hero ambassadors for Earth Hour, backing two separate projects on 'Earth Hour Blue,' a new Earth-friendly crowdsourcing and crowdfunding platform.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is slated to debut in theatres on May 2.
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Watch Darios Crawley-Reid break off a 60-yard TD ... after the defense was calling out the play
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Dominican knew exactly what was coming.
On the second play from scrimmage between Martin Luther and Dominican on Friday night, both the Knights sideline and defense were calling out the play that the Spartans were about to run.
They still couldn't stop it.
That is the story of the first three games of the season for opponents of Martin Luther and running back Darios Crawley-Reid, the state's leading rusher, who this time took the handoff 60 yards for the first of his six touchdowns on the evening.
"They knew exactly what we were going to run, and we just executed," Crawley-Reid said. "I'm thinking when they're calling out the play that my quarterback (Nik Mueller) is smart enough that if he needs to pull the ball and go, he will. I know my line's going to do their job."
It wasn't the first time a defense has known what was coming and still couldn't stop it against the Spartans, who won 53-7 to improve to 3-0.
"A lot of teams are going to see the alignment and say that they know what we're going to do," Crawley-Reid said. "I think we're just so confident in our ability to execute as a team that we can still score on the play."
RELATED: Friday's box scores
More:Milwaukee-area scores for Friday, Aug. 31
Calling Crawley-Reid's stats through three games—although he has yet to play a full game in any of them—video game numbers would be an understatement.
The senior's 746 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns are both tops in the state, and he has done so on 21.3 yards per carry. Crawley-Reid also has 137 yards and another score receiving.
He has 883 yards on 38 touches and gives all the credit to his offensive line, a group that includes his brother, Nate.
"Our tackles, Collin Zielinski and Chris Marshel, they're our taller guys on the line and they're really just getting to the spot on every play," Crawley-Reid said. "Our two guards, Nate (Crawley) and Michael Fiest, when they pull, they're looking to hit someone. They've been doing that every on single play. Alex Gauthier, our center as a sophomore, he's just really done miraculous things, from snapping the ball high in practice all week to being perfect in games to not missing any blocks."


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Мидори — один из 18 административных районов города Иокогама. Население — 176038 человек.

География
Расположен в восточной части префектуры Канагава и в центрально-западном районе города Иокогама. Район в основном равнинный, с разбросанными небольшими холмами.

Экономика
Это в основном региональный коммерческий центр и спальный район в центре Иокогамы. Основные отрасли промышленности включают пищевую промышленность, электронику и точное производство.

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This 3D-printed part is a direct replacement for the Tamiya kit's signal deck part so that the modeler can convert the kit to HMS Anson as she appeared after her June, 1944 to March, 1945 refit. This Signal Deck features extended "wings" which, on the real ship, initially supported twin 20mm Oerlikons. These were later replaced with much more powerful quadruple "PomPom" Mk.VII anti-aircraft mounts, one on each side. Although HMS Duke of York also received an enlarged signal deck (available separately), HMS Anson's is shaped differently.
The ships of the UK's World War II-era King George V class are handsome and among the last Royal Navy battleships. Like many warships, each ship of the class is slightly different in appearance. All had terrific service records.
From Wikipedia: "Anson saw service in the Second World War, escorting nine Russian convoys in the Arctic by December 1943. She took part in diversionary moves to draw attention away from Operation Husky in July 1943. In February 1944 she provided cover for Operation Tungsten, the successful air strike against the German battleship Tirpitz. Anson was decommissioned for a refit in June 1944 and did not return to the fleet until March 1945, when she sailed with Duke of York to join the British Pacific Fleet. By the time she arrived in the theatre, hostilities were all but over. She left Sydney on 15 August for Hong Kong with Duke of York, and along with a task force of other ships from Britain and the Commonwealth, accepted the surrender of the Japanese forces occupying Hong Kong. She was also present in Tokyo Bay during the official Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri. Following the war Anson was the flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron of the British Pacific Fleet and helped to re-occupy Hong Kong. After a brief refit, Anson sailed from Sydney to Hobart in February 1946 to collect the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and return them to Sydney. Anson arrived back in British waters on 29 July 1946 and after a short refit was returned to peacetime duties. In November 1949, Anson was placed in reserve and in 1951 she was towed to Gare Loch. On 17 December 1957 she was purchased for scrap by Shipbreaking Industries, Faslane."


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Home›LA design trends›How Flour Shop founder Amirah Kassem built an empire out of sprinkles and birthday cakes
How Flour Shop founder Amirah Kassem built an empire out of sprinkles and birthday cakes
But then I realized after a lot of hiring and training that what I want from a boss is someone to teach me, but that's also what I want from my employees in the kitchen. Every person I brought did it better or knows what they do [more] than me, because I also learn. I want the best. So if someone is better than me, I say 'I'm hiring you'. I don't know what I would do without my chef in New York. I was able to come to LA because Stephanie is running [the New York store]. Hope the production and quality and everything is up to standard. Good people become family in a company, and that's how I feel for most of my employees.
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The financial advice I swear by
Save money and invest in your future. Whenever we have extra money, I hand it over myself. I invest in myself and Flour Shop so that it can grow. Investing in yourself is important.
How I deal with anxiety
I am more anxious when I have nothing to do. The busier I am, the more I am focused on each individual task because I come from have to do it. There is no choice. But when I'm anxious, I usually manage it by cooking. During COVID, I cooked more than I had ever cooked in my entire life because I had the time. I had to find things to occupy myself, like, "What's the longest salsa recipe I've ever made because it takes forever?" »And puzzles. Oh my God, I love, I love, I love jigsaw puzzles. I have as many puzzles as I have sequined clothes.
How I reward myself after a good day's work
If I'm in New York, it's Prince Street Pizza. If I'm in LA, it's a frozen SK Donuts donut. I'm a sprinkled donut or glazed donut type girl. Before COVID, I used to go to New York twice a month. And then now, not that much, but I hope to come back. I mean, I miss the pizza.
How I reward myself after a stressful day
I'm going to see my daughter instantly because her laughter and her joy at not knowing what's going on just reminds me of what's important, and family is that to me. And ice cream never hurts. Unless you get a brain freeze.
My must-have office snack
I store mini KitKats in my freezer. I love cold chocolate. I have this crazy pantry, and it usually has kettle jalapeño chips or sesame sticks or cashews or whatever salty in it. But I still need something sweet in between. I am constantly tasting a new chocolate cake, a new chocolate, a new ice cream, a new something. I feel like this is part of my job. But at my office, I love Hot Cheetos.
My essential thank you gift
Cake or flowers. In New York I use Popupflorist and in Los Angeles I use Empty Vase for flowers. But generally it's a piece of cake.
My referral signature email
"Drops and smiles. »Each e-mail. And everyone in my business is doing it now, too. I never even told anyone to do it. It just happened naturally.
my mantra
I have a quote in my book on a giant page that says, "Make the mess. It just means, let go, be creative, make a mess. I know it's specific to a kitchen, but I also believe in it in life. Its good. Try things. Dark. Make the mess, and you can clean it up. As long as you're still working towards a goal, I think it's just a really cool thing. And on the back of my book is my favorite quote that says, "A woman's place is in the kitchen… of a business she built from scratch.
Jessica Radloff is the Charm West Coast Editor. You can follow her and see what happened the first time she opened a Flour Shop cake – which is now her favorite – on her Instagram. @ jessicaradloff14.
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Would you like to sport the Halo Diehards tag on your Emblem in Halo 5? Travel to new gametypes, meet new people, and kill them? (It's ok, they respawn!) Or even just help us get up and running so we can recruit? Halo Diehards has a Spartan Company at Halo Waypoint and we're just getting started. We could use your help!
"Hello, my name is CHa0s. AddiCt3d 2CHa0s. I am the owner and admin of HaloDiehards.net. We haven't been very active on our site lately, but Halo Diehards and friends are a diverse group of adults, spanning the ranges of skill, gametype preference and forging.
Yukon is back hosting customs as the leader of Halo DIehards' MMHC (MatchMaking Haters Club)! We used to have some of the best custom parties in Halo:REACH with maps and gametypes of his design. Halo Diehards members join friends from 2old2play in customs and BTB often. Many of our Destiny DIehards members are migrating to Halo with a preference for War Zone. Forger friends are eagerly awaiting when they can create the designs they've had in mind since Halo 5's Forge announcement.
Currently, I personally am playing Arena in Halo 5, and preferably only Arena. This morning, I log in on a Saturday to find that I don't have one person on my friends list playing Halo 5, much less Arena. This is unacceptable! Especially considering that the night Halo:REACH came out, 98 friends on my Xbox 360 with 100 friend cap were online checking out the new Halo game. This must be remedied!
Me: Casual-competitive player leaning towards the competitive. Likes Arena. Wants to game regularly with a team that develops loose strats. Uses comms to relay enemy positions and my intent to my team. Hates to lose when everyone is running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
You: Not a hothead. Can hold your own. Uses comms or is good enough to make up for it. Watches your teammate's backs.
Anyone can join the Halo Diehards' Community and Spartan Company. We're all adults, so no squeaky mcsqueakersons (not that there's anything wrong with squeakers, kids, just sometimes big people need to be with big people).
← Big Team Battle Included in Halo 5 After All!
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When supervisors fail to delegate work and give others an opportunity develop, they limit themselves and others.
Managers who saddle themselves with technician work and recurring tasks leave no time to develop for personal development of higher level strategic skills. Further, the time they spend on work that could be delegated is time that isn't spent on coaching, mentoring, training or supporting the development of their direct reports.
Why Should Managers Learn How to Delegate Effectively?
Of course, a manager's failure to delegate also deprives direct reports of growth opportunities. This impairs long-term growth of team capacity and reduces employee satisfaction and engagement.
Delegating is not something you do TO people. It's meant to be something you do FOR people. That's why shifting your paradigm so you will delegate for development is so important.
Recently, we've been posting about why managers don't delegate. We covered the 5 lame excuses managers offer most often and then we surfaced the real reason managers aren't delegating more work more effectively.
The next logical step is to talk about HOW to delegate effectively. Including these 8 essential steps will ensure successful delegation that helps everyone develop.
1. Select a delegate for the assignment.
Select based on delegate readiness, interest and stretch-ability. Here are six questions you can ask to narrow down your choices. You can also return for our next CONNECT2Lead post about how to select the right delegate for the task(s) you will be delegating.
2. Grant your delegate sufficient authority.
Micro-management is a symptom of poor delegating. Those behaviors also suggest that you don't trust the person you've delegated a task to. If you didn't delegate authority and autonomy along with the task, you didn't really delegate at all.
3. Set clear and specific goals along with any non-negotiable protocols for how the work is to be done.
You dignify people when you give them a clear framework without prescribing or monitoring every single action. For example, let your delegate know the goal, the specific timeline and deadlines, when you'll check in and what's expected when you do, plus any work practices that are absolutely fixed (because, for example, they affect handoffs to other departments).
Then step back and allow your delegate to modify (and improve!) processes, to try alternate ways of doing things (and to learn while doing so!).
4. Enable your delegate to achieve the goals.
Be fair and reasonable. You can't expect people to accomplish goals if they are lacking time, budget or access needed to get the job done.
5. Be a resource to support your delegate.
Without hovering, be available. Check in occasionally and make sure your delegate knows it is safe and expected to bring questions and updates to you. Handing off a task doesn't mean abandoning your delegate.
6. Assess your delegate's performance.
This is particularly important the third or fourth time the delegate is independently completing a recurring task.
Allowing for a learning curve means you are more involved on the front end as a mentor and teacher. As you gradually pull back, you will still check in and give feedback. Make it constructive and focused on continual development.
7. Give recognition for contributions made.
Recognize effort to learn and grow. Acknowledge the risk taken to tackle a new task. Celebrate success, including the little wins along the way that represent learning and growth. Encourage your delegate often so the new assignment won't feel like a thankless dump of undesirable tasks.
8. Maintain responsibility for outcomes.
You don't get to check out. As the manager, you are the one who is accountable for outcomes. Harry S. Truman's "the buck stops here" philosophy applies. If your delegate is not delivering on the desired outcomes, you bear some of that responsibility. Go back through steps 1-7 above to improve the outcomes.
Once you've delegated work, it's a bad idea to take it back. Planning for the delegation, effectively staging it and supporting your delegates will prevent you from ping-ponging the work in a way that causes others to feel your handoffs are merely self-serving.
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Thinking Critically About a New Missional Community
At The Austin Stone, the process of connection to multiplication follows a general pattern that usually takes approximately two years. It generally goes something like this:
The First Four Weeks
Processing a Preferred Future
Establishing Healthy Rhythms
Thinking Critically about the MC
Considering Multiplication
This series of posts will explore what comes after the initial efforts to connect individuals into community.
Thinking Critically About a New MC
As our new missional communities continue to form and have gotten into a rhythm over the course of a few months, often a sense of both satisfaction and dissatisfaction begins to emerge. There is a satisfaction that the group has cultivated some healthy relationships, but also a dissatisfaction that more isn't happening.
Often times, conflict begins to emerge within the community during this season as the shininess of something new begins to wear off. This is a great time to capitalize on addressing the heart issues and recasting vision if you are coaching missional communities. Where conflict exists, an opportunity for grace and intimacy also exists. Where dissatisfaction emerges, an opportunity for a renewed sense of purpose and mission also hides.
In our church culture, we have found that people tend to leave conflict unresolved, or they simply leave a community altogether when conflict arises. At the first sign of conflict, I strongly encourage you to help the leader take ownership of the issue and work through it with the individuals. Sometimes family fights become the best stories we tell with one another down the road!
Coaching plays an integral role in this season of life, but we have also found that we can facilitate some reflection through assessments. The assessment does a great job of two things – revealing weaknesses in the missional community and recasting vision for the purpose of the group.
In my experience with assessments, people are often overly critical of their weaknesses and don't feel like they are very successful. However, when you talk about some of the stories from their community, the opposite is the case. Most leaders tend to think that success stories will happen very quickly. Sometimes they do, but most often it's going to be a long obedience in the same direction. Disciples are rarely microwaved!
Regardless of whether it is conflict or assessment, the critical component after a few months is to foster some critical thought about the missional community. Shaping this value for reflection fosters a sense of ownership of the missional community, rather than people simply doing a rote set of activities. A friend once told me "the unexamined life is not worth living, and the unexamined faith is not worth believing." I'd add that an unexamined community is not worth participating."
What have you found helpful to foster a sense of ownership and accountability early in the life of a community?
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Now @jtimberlake and his "Can't Stop the Feeling" was probably the best part of the #HalftimeShow. A decent ending, though still not well sound engineered.
Would good sound engineering for the televising of the #SuperBowl #halftimeshow be so much to ask? Not to mention the fact that I find this performance to be completely unimpressive.
I don't always rush in like this / 20 seconds after saying hello / Telling strangers I'm too good to miss / If I'm wrong I hope you'll tell me so / But I think you should know / I'd be good for you / I'd be surprisingly good for you.
Well, I'll just say the rest is history because I don't want to get too intimate here. And speaking of history, here are a few fun facts about the coffee house where we met, the song that inspired the woman who opened it, and the poem that inspired the song. I Googled it this morning and found out that the correct spelling of the bittersweet song by Debussy is Clair de Lune, which means moonlight, and the song was based on the poem "Clair de Lune" written by another Frenchman, the poet Paul Verlaine (who, coincidentally, had a scandalous love affair with the then seventeen-year-old French poet, Arthur Rimbaud). The reason the coffee house had an e at the end of Clair was that the owner's name was Claire. I also learned that, sadly, Claire closed her coffee house in February of last year.
There is a bittersweetness to all of this, but as the French say, c'est la vie! At some point, if one of us loses the other, that will be bittersweet too, but the bitterness of the future doesn't diminish the sweetness of the present. For today, and for the fourteen years we have loved each other, I am blessed.
I love many things about Mozart in the Jungle , but especially how each animated opening sequence is unique.


How do keyword match types work in Google Ads?
Keyword match types determine what search queries can trigger your ads in Google. There are 4 keyword match types in Google Ads: broad match, broad match modifier, phrase match and exact match. Broad match will trigger your ads for the widest range of searches while exact will only trigger searches that match the keyword you input. We put together the graphic below as a quick reference point for differentiating between match types while setting up your campaigns.
Close variations include misspellings, singular forms, plural forms, acronyms, stemmings (such as floor and flooring), abbreviations, and accents. So there's no need to separately add close variations as keywords.
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An old client recently called to have a few corporate photos taken. I was, of course, delighted to have a returning customer – but this one was different. Three years ago, I took her family portrait to specially commemorate her husband's 69th birthday. The job required a great deal of sensitivity because he'd been diagnosed with terminal cancer. He passed away within three months of the session.
Looking back, I always wondered what became of her. Despite putting on a cheerful public face, I sensed she wasn't particularly close to the extended family who took part in the photo session. I was pretty sure they didn't have children. My instincts told me she faced a lonely future. I rationalised that I was just assuming the worst; that my interactions with her were too limited to draw such a conclusion. I had to settle for not knowing and move on.
What do we do when we know the end is nigh? What becomes of the people left to carry on? These questions are, sadly, increasingly relevant to my life.
It turns out, after some extensive travel, she has taken up a job at a major not-for-profit organisation. She looked the same as the last time I saw her: happy, brave, very well groomed.
She told me that, of the photos we took three years ago, there is one in particular she treasures – a photo of just her with her late husband. I have a feeling I know the one she's talking about. It was one of those stolen fly-on-the-wall moments between just the two of them. She told me he had it printed and framed to a very large size, which he gifted to her for her birthday – one month before he passed away. It was his last play, as it were. She said the photo now takes pride of place above her dresser, filling her with memories of joy and warmth with each look.
It was bittersweet; a partial confirmation of the fears I held for her, but also a realisation that I had a hand in creating a source of happiness that she holds on to. I was happy to see that she was, by all accounts, doing okay.
As a photographer who is reminded on an almost-daily basis of just how worthless his work is perceived, and that it would be cheaper/easier/just as effective to use a student with a mobile phone, I take a great deal of pride in knowing there is value in what I've done here.
This is beautiful.<3 Thank you for sharing your client's story and the helping hand you provided.
It's really very rare, when the photographer is able to, step from behind the camera, and get her/himself involved in the stories of the photos that s/he is taking, and it sounded that that is, what you're doing here, in this particular client's life, reconnecting with her, and it's a good thing!


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This article is about the metropolitan county. For its former council, see West Yorkshire County Council. For the historic subdivision of Yorkshire, see West Riding of Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire in England
Coordinates: 53°45′N 1°40′W / 53.750°N 1.667°W / 53.750; -1.667Coordinates: 53°45′N 1°40′W / 53.750°N 1.667°W / 53.750; -1.667
West Riding of Yorkshire
Local Government Act 1972
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant
Ingrid Roscoe
High Sheriff
Ed Anderson
2,029 km2 (783 sq mi)
• Ranked
29th of 48
Population (mid-2014 est.)
4th of 48
1,098/km2 (2,840/sq mi)
81.8% White
11.6% S. Asian
2.1% Mixed
2.1% Black
2.4% Other
Metropolitan county
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Admin HQ
ONS code
GSS code
UKE4
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Districts of West Yorkshire
Metropolitan districts
City of Leeds
City of Wakefield
Calderdale
City of Bradford
List of MPs
GMT (UTC)
BST (UTC+1)
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. It is an inland and in relative terms upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in moors of the Pennines and has a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.[1]
West Yorkshire consists of five metropolitan boroughs (City of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, City of Leeds and City of Wakefield) and shares borders with the counties of Derbyshire (briefly to the south), Greater Manchester (to the south-west), Lancashire (to the north-west), North Yorkshire (to the north and east) and South Yorkshire (to the south and south-east). Seams of coal and iron ore abound in the county which attracted people over the centuries – the greatest hub in the area is Leeds which may become a terminus for a north-east limb of High Speed 2, major railways and three major motorways traverse the county. In the heart of the county is Leeds Bradford International Airport.
West Yorkshire County Council was abolished in 1986 so its five districts became effectively unitary authorities. However, the metropolitan county, which covers an area of 2,029 square kilometres (783 sq mi), continues to exist in law, and as a geographic frame of reference.[2][3][4] Since 1 April 2014 West Yorkshire has been a combined authority area, with the local authorities pooling together some functions over transport and regeneration as the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
West Yorkshire includes the West Yorkshire Urban Area, which is the most built-up and biggest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Yorkshire.
See also: History of Leeds and History of Yorkshire
Kirkstall Abbey, Kirkstall, Leeds
Titus Salt's mill in Saltaire, Shipley is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Leeds Town Hall
West Yorkshire was formed as a metropolitan county in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, and corresponds roughly to the core of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire and the county boroughs of Bradford, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, and Wakefield.
West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council inherited the use of West Riding County Hall at Wakefield, opened in 1898, from the West Riding County Council in 1974. Since 1987 it has been the headquarters of Wakefield City Council.[5]
The county initially had a two-tier structure of local government with a strategic-level county council and five districts providing most services.[6] In 1986, throughout England the metropolitan county councils were abolished. The functions of the county council were devolved to the boroughs; joint-boards covering fire, police and public transport; and to other special joint arrangements.[7] Organisations such as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (governed by the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner) continue to operate on this basis.
Although the county council was abolished, West Yorkshire continues to form a metropolitan and ceremonial county with a Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire and a High Sheriff.
Wakefield's Parish Church was raised to cathedral status in 1888 and after the elevation of Wakefield to diocese, Wakefield Council immediately sought city status and this was granted in July 1888.[8] However the industrial revolution, which changed West and South Yorkshire significantly, led to the growth of Leeds and Bradford, which became the area's two largest cities (Leeds being the largest in Yorkshire). Leeds was granted city status in 1893 and Bradford in 1897. The name of Leeds Town Hall reflects the fact that at its opening in 1858 Leeds was not yet a city, while Bradford renamed its Town Hall as City Hall in 1965.[9]
Metropolitan borough
County boroughs
Non-county boroughs
Urban districts
Rural districts
West Yorkshire is an amalgamation of 53 former local government districts, including six county boroughs and ten municipal boroughs. Bradford Bradford Keighley Baildon • Bingley • Denholme • Ilkley • Queensbury and Shelf[10] •Silsden • Shipley Skipton
Calderdale Halifax Brighouse • Todmorden Elland • Hebden Royd • Queensbury and Shelf[10] • Ripponden • Sowerby Bridge
Kirklees Huddersfield • Dewsbury Batley • Spenborough Colne Valley • Denby Dale • Heckmondwike • Holmfirth • Kirkburton • Meltham • Mirfield
Leeds Leeds Morley • Pudsey Aireborough • Garforth • Horsforth • Otley • Rothwell Tadcaster • Wharfedale • Wetherby
Wakefield Wakefield Castleford • Ossett • Pontefract Featherstone • Hemsworth • Horbury • Knottingley • Normanton • Stanley Hemsworth • Osgoldcross • Wakefield
Geology of Yorkshire
The county borders, going anticlockwise from the west: Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and North Yorkshire. It lies almost entirely on rocks of carboniferous age which form the southern Pennine fringes in the west[11] and the Yorkshire coalfield further eastwards.[12] In the extreme east of the metropolitan county there are younger deposits of magnesian limestone.[13] The Bradford and Calderdale areas are dominated by the scenery of the eastern slopes of the Pennines, dropping from upland in the west down to the east, and dissected by numerous steep-sided valleys. There is a close conjunction of large scale industry, urban areas and transport routes with open countryside. The dense network of roads, canals and railways and urban development, confined by valleys creates dramatic interplay of views between settlements and the surrounding hillsides.
The carboniferous rocks of the Yorkshire coalfield further east have produced a rolling landscape with hills, escarpments and broad valleys. In this landscape there is widespread evidence of both current and former industrial activity. There are numerous derelict or converted mine buildings and recently landscaped former spoil heaps. The scenery is a mixture of built up areas, industrial land with some dereliction, and farmed open country. Ribbon developments along transport routes including canal, road and rail are prominent features of the area although some remnants of the pre industrial landscape and semi-natural vegetation still survive. However, many areas are affected by urban fringe pressures creating fragmented and downgraded landscapes and ever present are urban influences from major cities, smaller industrial towns and former mining villages.
In the magnesian limestone belt to the east of the Leeds and Wakefield areas is an elevated ridge with smoothly rolling scenery, dissected by dry valleys. Here, there is a large number of country houses and estates with parkland, estate woodlands, plantations and game coverts.
The rivers Aire and Calder drain the area, flowing from west to east.
The table below outlines many of the county's settlements, and is formatted according to their metropolitan borough.
Centre of administration
West Yorkshire City of Bradford Bradford Addingham, Baildon, Bingley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Cottingley, Crossflatts, Cullingworth, Denholme, East and West Morton, Eccleshill, Eldwick, Esholt, Gilstead, Harden, Haworth, Ilkley, Keighley, Menston, Oakworth, Oxenhope, Queensbury, Riddlesden, Saltaire, Sandy Lane, Shipley, Silsden, Stanbury, Steeton, Thornbury, Thornton, Tong, Undercliffe, Wilsden
Calderdale Halifax Bailiff Bridge, Boothtown, Brighouse, Copley, Cragg Vale, Elland, Greetland, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Hipperholme, Holywell Green, Luddendenfoot, Mytholmroyd, Norwood Green, Rastrick, Ripponden, Shelf, Shibden, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden
Kirklees Huddersfield Almondbury, Batley, Birkby, Birkenshaw, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Dalton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Emley, Golcar, Gomersal, Hartshead, Hartshead Moor, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Honley, Kirkburton, Kirkheaton, Linthwaite, Liversedge, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield, New Mill, Norristhorpe, Roberttown, Scammonden, Shelley, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe, Slaithwaite, Thornhill
City of Leeds Leeds Allerton Bywater, Beeston, Boston Spa, Collingham, Garforth, Guiseley, Harewood, Headingley, Holbeck, Horsforth, Kippax, Kirkstall, Ledsham, Ledston, Methley, Middleton, Morley, New Farnley, Otley, Oulton, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Pudsey, Rothwell, Rawdon, Scarcroft, Scholes, Stourton, Swillington, Walton (Leeds), Wetherby, Yeadon
City of Wakefield Wakefield Ackworth, Alverthorpe, Castleford, Crigglestone, Crofton, Durkar, Fairburn Ings, Featherstone, Ferrybridge, Fitzwilliam, Hemsworth, Horbury, Knottingley, Newmillerdam, Normanton, Nostell, Ossett, Outwood, Pontefract, Ryhill, Sandal, Sharlston, Stanley, Walton (Wakefield), West Bretton
West Yorkshire has an Oceanic climate, similar to almost all the United Kingdom. West Yorkshire tends to be cooler than counties further south, due to the inland location and high elevation (especially in the west of the county), and snow is common, as are sub-zero temperatures. In December 2010, many rivers in West Yorkshire froze over, such as the River Wharfe and River Aire.
Temperatures vary throughout the year, often sometimes reaching 30 °C (86 °F), and in winter temperatures have been reported to fall as low as −16 °C (3 °F) (as in December 2010), but in general they remain between −1 °C (30 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) all year.
Climate data for West Yorkshire
Average high °C (°F)
(41) 5
Average low °C (°F)
Average rainfall mm (inches)
(2.4) 45
(2.4) 660
Source #1: www.worldtravels.com[14]
Source #2: www.wunderground.com[15]
See also: List of civil parishes in West Yorkshire
The coat of arms of the former West Yorkshire County Council
In Parliament, 15 out of 23 of West Yorkshire's M.P.s are Labour, 6 are Conservative and 2 are Liberal Democrats. At local level, the councils are generally divided, apart from the Wakefield district, which has long been one of the safest Labour councils in the country.
Certain services are provided across the county by West Yorkshire Joint Services, and the West Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service are also county-wide.
See also: List of settlements in West Yorkshire by population
Area km2
Bradford !City of Bradford 366.42 523,100 1,346
Calderdale 363.92 200,100 545
Kirklees 408.61 401,000 975
Leeds !City of Leeds 551.72 761,100 1,360
Wakefield !City of Wakefield 338.61 321,600 949
Population density in the 2011 census in West Yorkshire.
Distribution of ethnic groups in West Yorkshire according to the 2011 census.
White-British
White-Irish
White-Other
Asian-Indian
Asian-Pakistani
Asian-Bangladeshi
Asian-Chinese
Black-African
Black-Caribbean
Other-Arab
Distribution of religions in West Yorkshire according to the 2011 census.
Other religion
No religion
See also: List of ceremonial counties in England by gross value added
Bridgewater Place, a symbol of Leeds' growing financial importance.
This is a chart of regional gross value added for West Yorkshire at current basic prices with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.[16]
Regional Gross Value Added[17]
Agriculture[18]
Industry[19]
Services[20]
1995 21,302 132 7,740 13,429
2000 27,679 80 8,284 19,314
West Yorkshire grew up around several industries. Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield were grown through the development of woollen mills, Leeds' traditional industry was the manufacturing of cloth, while heavier engineering industries facilitated growth in South Leeds. Wakefield, Castleford, Pontefract and South and East Leeds were traditional coal mining areas. The woollen and cloth industries declined throughout the twentieth century, while mining in West Yorkshire declined through the late 1980s and 1990s, leaving only Kellingley Colliery and a few open cast mines today.
Leeds has since attracted investment from financial institutions, to become a recognised financial centre, with many banks, building societies and insurance companies having offices in the city. Wakefield has also attracted many service based industries, inparticularly call centres. Two of the big four supermarkets are from West Yorkshire. Morrisons is based in Bradford, while Asda is based in Leeds. Netto have their British headquarters in South Elmsall.
The Rhubarb Triangle is wholly in West Yorkshire and still produces the vegetable in considerable quantities. Twelve farmers who farm within the Rhubarb Triangle applied to have the name "Yorkshire forced rhubarb" added to the list of foods and drinks that have their names legally protected by the European Commission's Protected Food Name scheme.[21] The application was successful and the farmers in the Rhubarb Triangle were awarded Protected Designation of Origin status (PDO) in February 2010. Food protected status accesses European funding to promote the product and legal backing against other products made outside the area using the name. Other protected names include Stilton cheese, Champagne and Parma Ham.
See also: § Places of interest
Urban tourism features football and rugby league stadia, museums and galleries such as the Royal Armouries which is Leeds, theatre and music. Signposted walks follow rivers and the escarpment of the Pennines, which is scaled in meandering stages and tunnels by the recreational Leeds-Liverpool Canal and Rochdale Canal, navigable by barge, canoe or kayak. Other tourism includes abbeys, castles, landscape gardens and stately homes, tea rooms, real ale breweries, farmer's markets, restaurants and hiking in villages including Hebden Bridge, Ilkley with its scenic riversides, cherry blossoms and suspension bridge and equally in Wharfedale, Otley.
Leeds Bradford International Airport
West Yorkshire lies in arguably the most strategic part of Yorkshire: the M62, M1 and the A1(M) pass through the county, as well as the internal urban motorways in Leeds and Bradford. West Yorkshire has two mainline railway stations, Leeds and Wakefield Westgate. Leeds railway station is the only Network Rail principal station in Yorkshire and North East England, and one of only three in the North of England along with Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street. Other important railway stations in West Yorkshire include Bradford Interchange, Bradford Forster Square, Huddersfield, Halifax, Dewsbury, Keighley and Shipley. West Yorkshire also has Yorkshire's largest airport, Leeds Bradford International Airport.
Unlike South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire has no light transit system; the Leeds Supertram was proposed, but was later cancelled after the withdrawal of government funding; the Leeds Trolleybus is the current proposed scheme. Public transport is run under the authority of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Metro).
The four major football clubs in West Yorkshire are Bradford City, Huddersfield Town, FC Halifax Town and Leeds United. Rugby league is also big in West Yorkshire, where the major teams are Bradford Bulls, Huddersfield Giants, Leeds Rhinos. Matches between them are called a West Yorkshire derby.
Other rugby league clubs in West Yorkshire are Castleford Tigers, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Featherstone Rovers, Batley Bulldogs, Dewsbury Rams, Keighley Cougars, Hunslet Hawks and Halifax. The main rugby union club in the county is Yorkshire Carnegie.
The Headingley Stadium is home of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie, whereas the John Smith's Stadium is home of Huddersfield Town and Huddersfield Giants. Valley Parade is home of Bradford City, whereas the Odsal Stadium is home of the Bradford Bulls.
Historic environment
See also: List of Museums in West Yorkshire, List of historic houses in West Yorkshire, and List of castles in West Yorkshire
Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
Accessible open space
Amusement/Theme Park
Forestry Commission
Heritage railway
Museum (free/not free)
Bretton Hall
Cartwright Hall
Cliffe Hall, also known as Cliffe Castle, Keighley
East Riddlesden Hall
Esholt Hall, Esholt
Firsby Hall
Harewood House
Kershaw House
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Kirklees Hall/Priory
Roman Lagentium (Castleford)
Ledston Hall, Ledston
Linthwaite Hall, Linthwaite
Lister Park, Bradford
Middleton Railway, the world's oldest steam railway
Oakwell Hall
Oulton Hall, Oulton
Piece Hall, Halifax
Pontefract Castle
Pontefract Priory, Pontefract
Queen's Park, Castleford
Roundhay Park Leeds
Saltaire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sandal Castle
Scarcroft Watermill, Scarcroft
Shelley Hall, Shelley
Shipley Glen Tramway
Tong Hall, Tong
Wetherby Castle, Wetherby
Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds: Looking up the main stairwell
Abbey House Museum, Leeds
Armley Mills Industrial Museum, Leeds
Bankfield Museum, Halifax
Bradford Industrial Museum, Eccleshill/Fagley, Bradford
Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth
Colne Valley Museum, Golcar, Huddersfield
Eureka, Halifax
Leeds City Museum, Leeds
National Coal Mining Museum for England Overton, Wakefield
National Media Museum, Bradford
Pennine Farm Museum, Ripponden, Halifax
Pontefract Museum
Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
Thackray Museum, Leeds
The Hepworth Wakefield
Thwaite Mills, Leeds
Tolson Museum, Dalton, Huddersfield
Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
West Yorkshire Folk Museum, Shibden Hall, Halifax
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield
Emley Moor Mast
Emley Moor, site of the tallest self-supporting structure in the UK (a TV mast)
Harewood Estate – Leeds Country Way public footpath runs through the estate, beautiful landscaped gardens and home to Red Kites amongst many other birds
Ilkley Moor, part of Rombalds Moor
New Swillington Ings Nature Reserve
Otley Chevin – extensive wooded parkland on high ground with extensive views North over Wharfedale and South as far as the Peak District
RSPB Fairburn Ings – wetland centre for birds
Seckar Woods LNR, a Local Nature Reserve
Walton Hall, West Yorkshire, home of naturalist Charles Waterton and the world's first nature reserve
Clarence Dock in Leeds
Scammonden Reservoir, Deanhead Reservoir – both in the moors near Ripponden
River Aire, River Calder, River Hebble, River Spen, River Worth
Calder and Hebble Navigation
Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Standedge Tunnel
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Rochdale Canal
List of Lord Lieutenants of West Yorkshire
List of High Sheriffs of West Yorkshire
The Kingdom of Elmet
West Yorkshire Urban Area
West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service
West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)
List of ceremonial counties in England by gross value added
↑ Arnold-Baker, C., Local Government Act 1972, (1973)
↑ Office for National Statistics – Gazetteer of the old and new geographies of the United Kingdom, p. 48. Retrieved 14 December 2006.
↑ Metropolitan Counties and Districts, Beginners' Guide to UK Geography, Office for National Statistics, 17 September 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
↑ Yorkshire and Humber Counties, The Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
↑ Wakefield City Council (20 November 2004). "County Hall".
↑ Redcliffe-Maud and Wood, B., English Local Government Reformed, (1974)
↑ Kingdom, J., Local Government and Politics in Britain, (1991)
↑ Beckett 2005, pp. 39,40
↑ "History of City Hall". City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
1 2 The urban district of Queensbury and Shelf was split between Bradford and Calderdale in 1974: Queensbury civil parish was amalgamated into Bradford; Shelf civil parish was amalgamated into Calderdale.
↑ "Yorkshire Southern Pennine Fringe". www.countryside.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
↑ "Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield". www.countryside.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
↑ "Southern Magnesian Limestone". www.countryside.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
↑ "Leeds average weather data.". www.worldtravels.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
↑ "Leeds average weather data.". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
↑ "Regional Gross Value Added" (PDF). Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2005. pp. 240–253. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
↑ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
↑ includes hunting and forestry
↑ includes energy and construction
↑ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
↑ Application to register Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb (PDF), DEFRA, retrieved 25 February 2010
Beckett, J. V. (2005), City status in the British Isles,1830–2002, Ashgate Publishing, ISBN 0-7546-5067-7
West Yorkshire Joint Services
Images of West Yorkshire at the English Heritage Archive
West Yorkshire at DMOZ
Ceremonial county of West Yorkshire
Yorkshire Portal
Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale
Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees
Denholme
Hemsworth
Knottingley
Liversedge
Meltham
Mytholmroyd
Silsden
South Elmsall
Sowerby Bridge
Warley Town
Population of major settlements
SSSIs
Grade I listed buildings
Grade II* listed buildings
Lord Lieutenants
High Sheriffs
Monastic houses
Ceremonial counties
Historic divisions
Wapentakes
Topographical areas of Yorkshire
Cities, towns and villages
Parisiorum
Elmet
Ebrauc
Jórvík
Dogger Bank Earthquake
On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at
Flags and symbols
Yorkshire Day
God's Own County/Country
Districts of Yorkshire and the Humber
Richmondshire
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