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ADAMAWA APC: STOP ENDANGERING OUR LIVE'S TO COVID-19 BECAUSE OF YOUR DESPERATION.
The Adamawa APC has shown an outrageous act of civil disobedience to the measures put in place to curtail the spread of COVID-19 by wilful breaching and ignoring the state restrictions.
We condemn this act in its totality considering the efforts the State Government has and is still making to secure the freedom of the citizens as they implement successful public health policies in response to the COVID—19 pandemic.
To be clear: we all know in modern day politics in this part of the world, most crowds around desperate politicians are rented. But it should not be at the detriment of our lives and safety.
The truth is that only few politicians excite crowds to such a point where many would brave the odds and flock to rallies to listen to them. Gone are the days of speakers like Nnamdi Azikiwe, Bola Ige and maybe Tafawa Balewa. Gone are the myths that surrounded men like Awolowo and J.S. Tarka that made many troop out to come and see if it was true that they grew so tall while speaking that their heads reached into the sky.
Gone are the entertainers like Adegoke Adelabu who once drove his Volkswagen car to a political rally and allow crowds to enter in through one door and out the other to spite Awolowo whom he claimed was too elitist to permit such a thing. Politicians these days are too predictable, rhetoric too common and the only person I can think of who still draws huge crowds without mobilisation is Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.
Now, crowds do not necessarily translate into acceptability or votes. Uncle Bola Ige in his book People, Politics And Politicians Of Nigeria: 1940-1979 said in relation to crowds that spectators will always be drawn to spectacles – people come to political rallies for different reasons and crowds are not always an indication of acceptance so I think the APC might be counting its chicks before they are hatched with the celebration of the carefully taken pictures of crowds they see at their political rallies. The desperation to make APC appear to many as an acceptable party in Adamawa may not be an exact reflection of what is actually on ground.
Now, crowds work in curious ways but usually in tandem with crowd mentality – a coinage from herd mentality where one goat jumps over a cliff and the rest follow – crowds tend to think in a particular dimension and here, I have a small concern for APC's image in the mind of the crowds. They see the fanfare, they see the carefully sewn clothing and adornment but they also notice the fact that when they were in power, APC could not pay workers salaries, students couldn't seat for WAEC and NECO, Hospitals were dilapidated, insecurity rising, gratuities increasing, education only for the rich, communal clashes always on the news, to mention but a few.
The crowds would notice that APC has nothing to tell them in respect to development because Governor Fintiri has now defined development in a way they can see, feel and touch.
A long shot to the way crowds think of course but then again: it's called crowd mentality and it can work for or against a politician.
We hold that Adamawa APC should apologise to the government and people of Adamawa State for breaching and ignoring the state restrictions.
VANDI ZIRA (PRO)
Concern Northern Zone Forum
ADSU Schedules 2nd Feb. 2021 for School Resumption -Tells The Public to Disregard Fake News on Academic Calendar
The Adamawa state university, has fixed 2nd of February, 2021 as the tentative date for school resumption.
The date was scheduled following an emergency Senate meeting held 14 January, 2021.
This is contained in a press statement issued by the university information and protocol officer, Belmond Benson, and made available to newsmen, Thursday, in Yola, Adamawa state.
The statement reads, "The Adamawa State University Senate has approved Tuesday, 2nd February, 2021 as the tentative date for reopening of the Institution for resumption of Academic activities.
"The date was approved by the Senate at an emergency meeting held today 14th January, 2021."
The statement adds that, "It should be noted that all non-pharmaceutical COVID-19 protocols would be strictly observed everywhere on campus and every student must undertake to abide by all the COVID-19 protocols both within and outside the campus.
"Students are expected to make arrangements to provide themselves with face masks and hand sanitizers to compliment the effort of Management.
"The general public is urged to disregard any information in circulation with regards to academic calendar or resumption date."
Buba Sinks Over 300 Boreholes in His Constituency -Calls on Other Elected Officials to Deliver on Promises
News Rendezvous The Adamawa lawmaker representing Gombi/Hong at the federal house of representatives, Yusuf Buba Yakub, had called for wider participation of political stakeholders towards deepening the gains of democracy across the country.Buba said wilder participation by all stakeholders to address the developmental needs in his constituency, has become critical and paramount.Buba Yakub Said, "I' have sunk over 300 hundred boreholes across my onstituency."Speaking against the backdrop of pictures making the rounds on the social media depicting acute water shortages in Kulda, a village in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Yusuf Buba Yakub says, "Have personally sunk over 300 boreholes in the entire Federal Constituency and calls on other stakeholders to contribute their quota."Buba in a statement issued by his media aide, Nkem Anyata-Lafia, "As at the last count, I have sunk over 300 boreholes personally in the whole of the Constituency."This represents one borehole for each of the 254 Polling Units of the Constituency."If the Local Government Area whose primary responsibility is to provide such basic needs of the people like water, primary health care and rural roads can do half of what I have done, such villages like Kulda and the reported lack of water will not be existing in Hong LGA or in any part of the Constituency today."I am proactive and developmentally minded that was why I set up the Captain Buba Industrial Village to train and empower Constituents in various skills."But this is a clarion call by all principal stakeholders in the State, Local and National leadership spectra to do more to develop their land and offer a new lease of life to the people."Some few weeks ago, the Member representing the area had flagged off a number of projects and commissioned some completed ones; one of which was at the behest of President Muhammadu Buhari."Some of these projects, included a hospital project at Gombi North, a flood and an erosion- control project, a road project, a water project at Gombi, Garkida, Hong, Pella, Uba, among other areas."It was important to highlight some of the above realities in the light of the prevailing circumstances in some areas of the Constituency and as part of efforts towards addressing part of the infrastructural deficits in the area and more commitment was required by all to achieve comprehensive results."
Covid-19: Fintiri to Shutdown Business, Groups, Not Obeying Containment Rules
The Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has warned that though the earlier rules imposed by the state to contain the spread of Covid-19 remains in effect, several organisations, business, have continued to flaunt the protocols.
The governor of warns that gatherings of more than fifty people are still banned, individuals are expected to wear Facemask in public gatherings and washing of hands and hand sanitiser must be observed and that any group found not to be in compliance to these rules would be shutdown.
This is contained in a statement issued by the press secretary to the, Humwashi Wonosikou, ane made available to newsmen, Monday, in Yola, Adamawa state.
The statement reads, "The Adamawa State Government has appealed for cooperation and support from the general public in its efforts to contain the new spike in COVID-19 pandemic.
"Governor Fintiri is worried with the lack of compliance to COVID-19 restrictions as Coronavirus Pandemic has emerged as a truly global health crisis.
"I am disappointment that mandated measures to reduce transmission which include advocacy of behaviours like wearing of face masks, social distancing, washing of hands, and restrictions on public gatherings have not been adhered to by the people as guidelines on Restriction Of Movement and Matters Incidental Thereto issued in March, 2020 that is still in force and advise the public to adhere to the provisions.
"Social gatherings of more than 50 people at a time is also still in force."
Outlining the protocols for the containment of coronavirus in the state the statement reads, "The general public is hereby called upon to adhere strictly to the provisions of the guidelines namely;
"1. Compulsory use of face masks in any public gathering or public transport.
"2. Social distancing in any gathering.
"3. Ensure washing of hands and use of sanitizers.
"4. Hospitality businesses such as Clubs, Cinema halls, Event centres, Conferences and Congresses and other similar gatherings with population beyond 100 remain banned.
"5. Movement between 10 pm and 5 am is also not allowed.
"6. Leaders at Worship centres are therein advised to ensure use of face mask by all, while ensuring social distancing.
"Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has also pointed out that this is done following identification of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus and directives in line with safety measures by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and what Adamawa State Government can do to intensify things to help bring the rate of infections down.
"The Governor has therefore warned that Any Club, Event centre or business premises so directed found contravening this rule will be closed down.
"While security agencies have been directed to ensure strict adherence to these protocols and any other protocol imposed by the Federal Government.
"I am of the view that we should not wait, as happened earlier, for this virus to again spiral out of control before taking action.
"The world is facing a surge in Coronavirus cases and hospital admissions, We want people to follow the rules in order to avoid stricter measures which looks increasingly likely, meanwhile, Government will ensure that all health facilities are prepared and ready to handle any eventualities."
Sen. Binos Launches 3rd Medical Outreach in Guyuk. -Addressing Constituents Medical Need A Tops Priority
Senator Representing Adamawa South, Reverend Binos Dauda Yareo says the health need of the people is his priority hence the free medical outreach to people of the constituency.
The Senator stated this at the commencement of three day free medical outreach at Cottage Hospital Guyuk.
He said the people voted for him to provide dividends of democracy pointing out that the medical outreach would impact on the most vulnerable in the society adding that medical personnel in the team came from Abuja, Benue and Plateau states.
While reiterating his commitment towards reaching out to more people in the nine local government areas in the zone, the senator appreciated the gesture of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Chairman and Kwande Nuguraiya, as well as, the state Ministry of Health for providing the enabling environment for the exercise.
Leader of the Medical Team, Doctor Dah, said the senator began the outreach in Demsa and then Numan to provide health at no cost and appreciated the local government, as well as, traditional councils for the warm reception accorded them.
He stressed the importance of health and said all services and medication to be rendered have been paid for by the senator and enjoined the beneficiaries not to give out any money for any treatment during the exercise.
He said those who would undergo surgery would have their relatives donate blood while areas to be covered included dental and eyecare among others and expressed the hope that more people would be attended to.
Epidemiologist from the state Ministry of Health in a remark announced that testing for Corona Virus would be available and noted that preventive protocol would be observed during the three-day free health outreach.
Deacon Ephraimu Donkol, who represented the Chairman of the local government described the even as the real dividend of democracy pointing out that health is wealth.
He commended the effort of the senator and called on the people to take advantage of the exercise.
Representative of Kwande Nuguraiya, Mr. Domiti expressed delight over the commencement of the free medical outreach in Guyuk and urged people of the area to take advantage of the exercise.
He urged them to be patient as more people would be attended to and tasked them to adhere to prescription by the medical personnel.
At the palace of Kwande Nuguraiya, Dishon Dansanda commended Senator Binos for the medical outreach.
He said the senator is giving the people adequate representation at the Senate pointing out that the bill for the establishment of school of mining in Guyuk, which has passed second reading at the floor of the Senate will give the people a sense of belonging.
Christmas: Gov. Fintiri Calls For Peace And Love Among Citizens
The Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has called on Christians and citizens in the country, to celebrate the Christmas season bringing into mind the legacy of peace, harmony and love that Jesus preached.
Fintiri said, the yelutide should be used as a moment for prayers for love, unity and prosperity of the state and the nation at large.
This is contained in a press statement issued by his press secretary, Ahamadu Umaru Fintiri, and made available to Newsmen, Friday.
The statement said, "Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has extended his heartiest felicitations to the people of Adamawa State and to all Christians as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
"While wishing Christians a successful Yuletide celebration, Governor Fintiri urged them to use the festive season to pray for unity, peace and prosperity of the State."
"The Yuletide season presents us an opportunity once more to love, share and forgive.
"I urge all to utilise the period to pray for unity, peace and prosperity of Adamawa State.
"We must also rededicate ourselves to the true virtues of faith in God, love for one another, honesty and peaceful-coexistence." it added.
Gov. Fintiri use the occasion to challenge Nigerians and the people of Adamawa state to make the virtues of Christ more evident and practical in their daily dealings through spreading love to their neighbours and remember the underprivileged as they celebrate Christmas.
He described Jesus Christ as, "An embodiment of sacrificial love and advised Adamawa residents to exhibit unconditional love to one another, saying the impact will bring about a positive change that will lead to unity and development towards moving Adamawa and the Nation forward.
Saying, "We must therefore rededicate ourselves to the service of humanity in line with the true teachings of Jesus Christ which emphasises tolerance, patience, brotherly kindness, care for the needy and love for one another.
"Over the years, the teachings of Jesus, an apostle of peace, compassion and brotherhood, had guided human beings on the path of righteousness and perhaps more relevant today than ever before, when the world is facing increasing hatred, intolerance and violence.
"I hope the celebration of this joyous occasion will strengthen the bonds of communal harmony, brotherhood and reinvigorate the secular and pluralistic traditions for which our people were known for in the past."
While wishing, "All Christians and the entire people of Adamawa State a bright and merry Christmas urging for prayers for peace and prosperity in the state.
"Such occasion reminds us to rekindle the spirit of harmony, brotherhood and lead a virtuous life."
Bloody Christmas Eve: Boko Haram Attack Adamawa Community on Christmas Eve
Reports just reaching us suggests that some members of the Boko Haram insurgents have once again attacked Adamawa Community of Garkida, shooting randomly as residents scamper into nearby bushes for safety.
A local from Garkida told News Rendezvous that the insurgents stormed the community around 5 pm Thursday evening, shooting randomly.
The local contact said, "Right now, I cannot say how the village is because we are all hiding in the bush.
Details emerging from the Christmas Eve attack suggests that the insurgents stormed the town in the evening around 5 pm driving in twelve trucks and have currently setting so many of the houses on fire, locals told Rendezvous.
Details shortly…
Breaking: 36 States N-POWER Beneficiaries to Go on Strike Over Failed Promises
5 DAYS COUNTDOWN TO N-POWER PEACEFUL PROTEST ACROSS THE 36 STATES AND FCT
On the 1st of December, 2020, the 36 States and FCT N-Power Representatives Forum have declared a National Peaceful Protest across all the 36 States and FCT through a Facebook Live Chat.
@NGRPresident
BELOW IS OUR REQUEST:
1. The 36 States and FCT N-Power Representatives request that they should be brought and shown the template of the purported Transition.
2.The Transition ( whether absorption into Government agencies or meaningful grants of 600,000 or above for@MBuhari entrepreneurship) must be ready.
3. Payments of over 14, 000 Unpaid Volunteers from the Month of March to July, 2020 must begin immediately as all documents needed for this has been supplied by the volunteers 2 months ago.
4. Payments of Backlogs to Volunteers being owed different months must be paid immediately.
5. All Batch B devices and some batch A devices must be delivered immediately as this forms part of the agreement of engagement.
Nothing short of the above request will be accepted.
PROTEST DATE: Tuesday,8th December, 2020.
TIME: 10AM Prompt.
VENUE: Governor's Office of the 36 States and Federal Capital Territory Administration for FCT
Aluta Continua…Victoria Ascerta
(National Media Team)
For: 36 STATES AND FCT N-POWER REPRESENTATIVES FORUM
#NpowerNationWideProtest
Buba Lauds Buhari for Approving N5 Billion to Reposition Foreign Affairs Ministry (Full Text at Budget Defense)
Every end of the year, the Legislature mobilises itself to carry out one of the fundamental duties entrusted on us by the electorate and the Constitution. Contrary to perceptions in certain quarters,the Annual Budget Defence process is not just a yearly ritual,but a serious mandate given to us , Parliamentarians, by the good people of this country ,whose very interests we represent, in the well- calculated bid to hold in check the commonwealth of this nation and to ensure proper utilisation of all funds and resources allocated to various Sub- heads in Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government. This is the reason we have gathered here today. This kind of sessions provides us the opportunity to meet with these MDAs to pore through the budget proposals of the coming year.
This year's exercise, coming at a time that even our nation's youth are beginning to interrogate governance and question all that are deployed into the security and general well-being of the people, calls for the total commitment of all of us on both the side of lawmakers and on the side of the operators of these budget estimates.
I, therefore, welcome our Honourable colleagues who in the past few weeks have been saddled with the arduous task of ensuring that the hope of the Executive, particularly that of Mr President, who believes that the January-December target for our budget circle is best for our system, is achieved. I thank you for, once again,, rising to this clarion call to duty to carry out this important mandate and duty of the legislator. I urge you, Honourable colleagues, to give today's task your best shot, knowing full well that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, alongside its Missions abroad, remains the window and mirror through which the global community sees our country, Nigeria,and that the Ministry as it is today needs more than just the efforts of those directly saddled with handling its affairs to make any desired impacts.
I welcome the Honourable Ministers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Secretary, the entire management and staff of the Ministry and salute you all as the veritable gate- keepers and purveyors of our foreign policy goals and ideals. Much as you have on your own done your bit to offer your services where you have found yourselves these past years since overseeing the Ministry,the truth remains that there has not been any marked departure from the poor value that Nigerians have continued to receive across the world.
Nigeria, as a nation, remains the weeping child of the world; we are buffeted on all sides and our nationals still suffer the very poor fate of carrying the green passport that much part of the world hates to see. The problem may not be about you directly,but there is,in the face of yearly allocations and concomitant spendings,a lacklustre performance in all areas where different indices are seen as parameters for scoring. We feel concerned and worried as a nation that we cannot get our international image to fit into the acceptable model of the international community.
We feel concerned that we do not hear of any programmes from the Ministry targetted at changing these narratives. All we continue to witness daily from Ghana to Gabon, South Africa to Libya is that Nigerians remain at the receiving end of, most times, state-supported violence and all forms of ill-treatment in foreign jurisdictions, including Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Today, as we gather to deliberate upon the figures that will determine the outcome of your efforts for the fiscal year 2021, it is only appropriate for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under your able leadership and our kind partnership to look back at the dying year to assess how we have fared, especially amidst the challenges we confronted with what was allocated to us for the year 2020.
An honest self-assessment, Hon. Ministers, very distinguished colleagues, will offer us the opportunity to see what we can do better in the year ahead. For me, there is no gainsaying the fact that the Foreign Affairs Ministry the way it appears and operates today is hardly the contemplation of its founding fathers.
And in the past few weeks since we have had the opportunity for interaction between the Ministry and us, parliamentarians, we have not hidden our disdain for the level of decay in the system and have also professed the hope that things can get better if we all choose to cooperate to re-enact and re-vitalise the ideals of the founding fathers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.For instance,we are not happy at the things we saw when we undertook our oversight visit to the headquarters.
We must appreciate the concern of Mr. President for approving and making releases of over USD18 Million, over 1 Million Pounds and over N5 Billion to clear off all the existing liabilities in our Foreign Missions and give a new face to the headquarters in order to start ahead on a clean slate in the new year. This is all part of a wider reform approved by Mr. President.
Yet,all we hear and see is that some are said not to be comfortable with the reform and,in fact,are resistant to it. Let us , therefore,warn that we do not want to see business as usual in the coming year. As a Committee,we emphasise that the oversight function of the Ministry will be strengthened in the coming year in order to ensure that the purpose for which every penny is earmarked is achieved. Any group or individual, therefore,that thinks they should tinker with any parts of the reforms,to us,must be making a huge joke of what Mr. President has approved.
We must appreciate his good intentions. And as a Parliament,we will stand and ensure that the Missions are cleaned up to, at least, represent our country' s image outside the shores of this nation. Our concern is that no single individual or group should be given the opportunity to feel that they are greater than this country.
In the last few years since we took over this Committee of the House, I have had the opportunity to undertake visits to some of our Missions abroad. In spite of what is ,usually, allocated to these Missions, it is worrying that what we have as Embassies and High Commissions are places whose activities are far from what the nation requires of such places. In principle, every Nigerian Embassy should be a mini-Nigeria; a place where information on our country, our economy and our nationals in such a country should be on the fingertips of those who manage such Embassies' or High Commissions' Economic, Information and Cultural Desks.
That is the standard practice everywhere you go in other countries, but again, sadly for us, our Foreign Missions have not seen this to be worth the attention.
In the neighbouring Ghana here,for instance, where there have been constant altercations with Nigerian traders, during the visit with the Rt. Hon. Speaker Gbajabiamila I was taken aback at the level of disconnect between Nigerians and the High Commission.
The High Commission neither has the record of the number of Nigerians in Ghana nor any such important data. This is not right and this Committee expects to see a change in the new year.
Distinguished Members, Honourable Ministers, ladies and gentlemen, it is my honest belief and conviction that this year's budget should be a game-changer in the activities and programmes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The reason for the above is not farfetched. At a time that this budget defence has been preceded by the many interactions that the Committee and the Ministry have had in recent weeks, and coupled with the approval of Mr President of reforms that are aimed at moving the Ministry and the Foreign Missions forward, one expects nothing less than a huge success in the activities and programmes of the Ministry in 2021.
Let me, therefore, on a special note convey the appreciation of this Committee to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for his uncommon magnanimity at approving that set of reforms in the Foreign Affairs Ministry and backing that action with the necessary finances. Our candid expectation from the Ministry is to ensure a wholesome actualisation of Mr President's kind directive and action.
I cannot end this address without making some copious observations in your budget proposals. But, as our traditions as lawmakers demand, Honourable colleagues, I believe we will have the opportunity to do justice to your findings when the line-by-line consideration of what we have before us comes up.
While we may have pointed out some gross disparities between expenditures and work actually done in the 2020 budget during our oversight visit to the Ministry's headquarters, our intentions are that,iin line with the vision of the Buhari Administration, assist ourselves and our nation to ensure that every kobo in the budget estimates is judiciously applied in order to achieve the highest intended benefits and utility for our people.
Once again, Honourable colleagues, Ministers, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I thank you all for coming and invite you to make the best of this session.
Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub , MHR
Committee Chairman.


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BBC teams with Weinstein on Les Misérables adaptation
Thu Jul 21, 2016 at 5:17pm ET Sat Jul 04, 2020 at 5:17 pm EDT
By James Wray
A painting of the character Fantine, who is is forced to sell her body, her hair and even her teeth
The BBC have teamed up with Weinstein Television to adapt Victor Hugo's 19th century epic Les Misérables.
Scriptwriter Andrew Davies (War & Peace, House of Cards, Mr Sefridge) is adapting the novel and the same team who worked on War and Peace will be taking charge of the French classic.
The story is set against a France rife with civil unrest and highlights the plight of the underclass and their fight to survive against the odds.
Speaking to the BBC Davies said: "Les Misérables is a huge, iconic title. Most of us are familiar with the musical version, which only offers a fragmentary outline of its story. I am thrilled to have the opportunity of doing real justice."
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Bungee Jumping is an activity which involves jumping from a tall structure or from a high mountain, and you are attached to an elastic rope. Thrill comes from free falling and rebound. Bungee Jumping at Rishikesh has been one of the best upcoming activity for adventure lovers. The international standard set up and experts make this activity more thrilling yet 100% safe.
Have a briefing session in the reception area, where the crew will assist you in understanding the Bungy and safety procedures. Get weighed in andDay 1: fill out the waiver form, stating that you have read our terms and conditions and informed the crew of any medical conditions, and meet our set requirements for bungy. You will need to empty your pockets and store your valuables at the reception at this point. Then walk to the jump zone, about 400 mtrs. away, and get harnessed: A minimum of 3 safety checks are done before you jump. Please note that entry to the bridge is allowed ONLY to jumpers.
Then, Jump with rubber chords tied to your ankles and feel the adrenaline rush like never before. After the Jump, the Jumpers are lowered down to a drop zone in the river which has only 2 ft of water, and an'I'VE GOT GUTS' badge is pinned onto your T-shirt to honor your feat! Walk up to the cafeteria, cool off with drinks and snacks while watching your Bungee video.You can buy your DVD and purchase some souvenirs to remember your experience, and you may even gift this experience to a close friend, in store, with all expenses paid in advance! Don't forget to collect your Dare to Jump Certificate, and claim your virtual certificate on Facebook later (tag yourself/share the image), from our page, as a memento from us to celebrate your achievement!
Trek Up : The gorgeous hilly terrains are an intrinsic part of Uttarakhand, and cannot be extricated out of the Rishikesh experience. Please note, that the 15-20 minute walk up from the Recovery point, after your Bungy, to the Cafeteria, maybe strenuous for some, considering this is a hilly area, butwe urge you to take this in the spirit of adventure, and come prepared with sports shoes. This is a beautiful walk up nonetheless, amidst the wilderness of Rishikesh, and rest assured that we have made arrangements to make this as comfortable as possible, by providing 1 complementary bottle of water for the walk up, along with benches for a short rest, at regular intervals of the route. Jump is done from the same Bungy Platform. You are fitted with a seat & chest harness which is connected to the fixed wire ropes. On jump, after an initial free fall, the ropes smoothly swing you like a pendulum. Due to the different process of the Jump from the Bungy, the Giant Swing allows you the enjoy double the free-fall of the Bungee, with considerably more speed, and almost as much fear.
This exhilarating adventure can be done by 2 people in Tandem too ~ Swing with a friend or your partner, and make this a day you'll never forget !You are harnessed to the wire and released by gravity; Roll down the wire to up to 7 mtrs above the river level and then fly back up, finally returning & settling down at the lowest point. Accelerate up to speeds of 160 Kmph. Feel the air gushing past. You are pulled back to the launch platform by a retrieval mechanism.
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Tanzania lowers casino tax in Gaming Act amendment
29th July 2021 | By Marese O'Hagan
The Tanzanian government has amended the country's Gaming Act to reduce casino tax from 20% to 15%.
The amendment was announced today (29 July) and pertains to Part 5, Section 31A of the Tanzanian Gaming Act. There was no reason given for the change.
In addition, the government brought in an amendment to the sports betting tax section set out in the Act relating to how betting tax revenue may be spend. The Act now includes a condition that 5% of the tax must be deposited into the Sports Development Fund, where it will go toward supporting local sporting organisations.
The Gaming Board of Tanzania previously introduced a 10% tax on virtual games' GGR in February, after the Gambling Act had been amended in October 2019 to allow operators to offer virtual sports games.
Also in the October 2019 changes, section 51 of the Gaming Act was amended to allow the Tanzania Gaming Board to authorize companies to promote their products, a change from the blanket ban on gambling advertising that had previously been in place.
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Social Connectedness Index Methodology
Methodology Data Release - August 2020 How to Access the Social Connectedness Index
We use an anonymized snapshot of all active Facebook users and their friendship networks to measure the intensity of connectedness between locations. Locations are assigned to users based on their information and activity on Facebook, including the stated city on their Facebook profile, and device and connection information. Our primary measure of Social Connectedness between two locations i and j is:
Here, FB_Usersi and FB_Usersj are the number of Facebook users in locations i and j, and FB_Connectionsi,j is the number of Facebook friendship connections between the two.
Social Connectednessi,j, therefore, measures the relative probability of a Facebook friendship link between a given Facebook user in location i and a user in location j. Put differently, if this measure is twice as large, a Facebook user in i is about twice as likely to be connected with a given Facebook user in j.
In each dataset, we scale the measure to have a fixed maximum value (by dividing the original measure by the maximum and multiplying by 1,000,000,000) and the lowest possible value of 1. We also round the measure to the nearest integer.
We also take several steps to preserve user privacy:
We remove all locations with fewer than 100 active users, except for countries, which are only included if they have more than 50,000 active users.
We add random N(0,1) noise (rounded to the nearest integer) to the number of friendships between each pair of locations. The number of friendships after this noise is added cannot be less than 0.
The SCI presented here is the average SCI across 10 draws of 99% of the population of active Facebook users.
We exclude the following areas: Afghanistan, Western Sahara, China, Cuba, Iraq, Israel, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Venezuela, Yemen, Crimea, Jammu and Kashmir, Donetsk, Luhansk, Sevastopol, West Bank, and Gaza.
You can find a more detailed methodology in the Journal of Economic Perspectives here.
Data Release – August 2020
The data within this folder include this measure calculated for different geographical areas as of August 2020. Each dataset has three columns: user_loc, fr_loc, and scaled_sci. They include every (symmetric) i to j and j to i location pair. It also includes a number of potentially relevant academic papers.
The August 2020 version of the datasets included are:
International Countries. Each row is a country – country pair. Countries are denoted by their ISO2 code.
US Counties. Each row is a US county – US county pair. Counties are denoted by their 5-digit FIPS code.
US Counties to Country. Each row is a US county –country pair. Counties are denoted by their 5-digit FIPS code, countries are denoted by their ISO2 code.
There are two files built on the Database of Global Administrative Areas (GADM) and the European Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) areas. These data use GADM version 2.8 and NUTS 2016.
GADM1_NUTS2: Countries outside of Europe are broken into their GADM level 1 boundaries (e.g. states in USA) if their population > 1 million. Otherwise the area is the full country. European countries are broken into their NUTS2 regions (e.g. 12 provinces in the Netherlands). Each row is a pair of these areas.
GADM1_NUTS3_Counties: Countries with population < 1 million are not broken up. European countries are broken into NUTS3 regions (e.g. 40 regions in the Netherlands). The US, Canada, and the countries of the Indian Subcontinent with population > 1 million (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) are broken into their GADM2 regions (e.g. US counties). All other countries are broken into their GADM1 regions. Each row is a pair of these areas.
How to Access the Social Connectedness Index
Download the Facebook Social Connectedness Index here on the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)'s Humanitarian Data Exchange.
To reference this data, please use the following citation:
Bailey, R. Cao, T. Kuchler, J. Stroebel, and A. Wong. Social connectedness: Measurements, determinants, and effects. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 32(3):259–80, 2018b. and the Facebook Data for Good Program, Social Connectedness Index (SCI). https://dataforgood.fb.com/, Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR."


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My interest in the system of Reiki began in 2004 after the death of my Mother. Reiki helped me to come to terms with my loss by bringing peace and calm into my life. It wasn't a magical cure for bereavement but it did allow me to start my healing process because it made me realise that healing will never come from an outside source, it has to come from within, and with that realisation came the knowledge that we all have an innate ability to heal ourselves if we are willing to allow ourselves the time and self love that we all need to help us to recover and become whole. Since that time I have had the pleasure and privilege to train and work with some amazing teachers and students who have helped expand my mind and open me up to the wonderful opportunities that Reiki offers.
So out of something heart wrenchingly sad, came a new beginning and something enormously positive.
I have studied many types and styles of Reiki and although every experience taught me something new and exciting, I didn't feel quite "complete". This all changed when I met a Reiki Teacher, Joyce, who had studied with Frans Stiene (International House of Reiki) co-author of the "Japanese Art of Reiki" and "The Reiki Sourcebook" and "The Inner Heart of Reiki" It was an awakening, and I later went on to study with Frans, and continue to do so once a year either at workshops or by repeating my Shinpiden training so that I am always up to date with my spiritual practice.
The International House of Reiki teaches the more traditional system of Reiki; Usui Reiki Ryoho. We may call ourselves Reiki Masters, but I am constantly learning and developing my understanding of reiki, so rather than call myself a master, I prefer to call myself a teacher. It's a bit of a cliche but I really do feel that I have "come home". Usui Reiki Ryoho is pure and simple; no frills, no "add-ons" - just the channelling of Spiritual Energy in its simplest and purest form.
I now teach the Usui Reiki Ryoho system to all my new students and offer all my past students the opportunity to update their training if they so wish.
As a Reiki Master/Teacher I take great pleasure in teaching Reiki courses and undertaking attunements to all levels.


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Samsung slashes Galaxy Gear smartwatch price to Rs. 14,990
- Last Updated: June 27, 2021
Samsung has slashed prices in India of its first wearable device, the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, to Rs. 14,990. While there are conflicting reports, TTi Gadgets has learnt the price drop will be effective within this week.
Samsung had launched the Galaxy Gear in the country on September 25, at Rs. 22,990, alongside the Galaxy Note 3. Earlier in January, the Korean giant had dropped the smartwatch's price to Rs. 19,075.
The Galaxy Gear smartwatch was launched alongside the Galaxy Note 3 at IFA 2013. The smartwatch features a 1.63-inch (4.14 cm) OLED display. It can make calls, display messages, record videos and snap photos with its 1.9-megapixel camera. The Galaxy Gear smartwatch also features S Voice and at launch only worked with the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, a tablet which was also launched at IFA 2013.
With the Android 4.3 update for its range of higher-end devices
however, Samsung has brought Galaxy Gear compatibility to smartphones such as Galaxy S4, Galaxy SIII and Galaxy Note II. Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch had launched with 70 apps initially, as per the company, which include apps for basic fitness such as a step-counting passometer. The battery life, a key challenge for most wearable devices, is said to be around 27 hours under Samsung's normal-use tests.
Refuting reports that the Galaxy Gear's sales had been disappointing, Samsung had in November said it had sold more than 800,000 units of the smartwatch since its debut in September. The South Korean firm said Gear sales have been better than its own expectations and it would expand sales promotions for the wearable device for the crucial year-end holiday sales.
Samsung has since poured marketing resources into the Gear with heavy advertisements and collaborations with fashion shows to seize leadership in the wearable computer market after the device got off to a rocky start after being critically panned by reviewers.
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Did Edward Snowden really ask for clemency?
November 04, 2013 · 10:00 PM EST
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The signature on the letter of fugitive former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is pictured during a news conference in Berlin, Nov. 1, 2013. "Speaking the truth is not a crime," read the letter.
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Give a quick glance at the headlines this weekend and you'd think Edward Snowden, the man accused of leaking thousands of pages of National Security Agency documents, had asked for a pardon. All used the word "Clemency."
NPR: No Clemency For Snowden, US Officials Say The Hill: Intelligence leaders: No Snowden clemency Amnesty International: Threats to deny Snowden clemency smack of persecution Voice of America: Snowden Clemency Appeal Rejected
The list goes on. And using the word clemency seemed a deliberate choice. It's not a word commonly used in say, a bar conversation. And it was used by influential people, including Senate intelligence committee chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, and her House counterpart, Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican.
But, did Snowden even ask for clemency?
The source of all these clemency claims can be traced, quite easily, to a letter, and a separate Op-Ed, written by Snowden. In the letter, given to Hans-Christian Ströbele, a member of the Green Party in the German Parliament, Snowden stated:
"Though the outcome of my efforts has been demonstrably positive, my government continues to treat dissent as defection, and seeks to criminalize political speech with felony charges that provide no defense. However, speaking the truth is not a crime. I am confident that with the support of the international community, the government of the United States will abandon this harmful behavior. I hope that when the difficulties of this humanitarian situation have been resolved, I will be able to cooperate in the responsible finding of fact regarding reports in the media, particularly in regard to the truth and authenticity of documents, as appropriate and in accordance with the law."
Bruce Fein, a deputy assistant attorney general under President Ronald Reagan, thinks calling this letter a request for clemency is a stretch.
Fein was, until recently, the legal counsel to Lon Snowden, Edward's father. He says, in legal terms, just saying you didn't do anything wrong isn't a request for a pardon.
"The whole idea of issuing clemency, or a pardon, is acknowledging that you have done something wrong," he says. "Namely, violated the law."
Snowden didn't appear to do that in his letter. But Fein cautions the whole thing is murky given the lack of direct access to Snowden. Did he even write the letter? Did somebody else write the letter? You just can't be certain.
But you can be certain of one thing. Whether he asked for clemency or not, US officials don't seem ready to offer it.
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Treebank Statistics: UD_Kaapor-TuDeT: Relations: case

This relation is universal.

7 nodes (2%) are attached to their parents as case.

7 instances of case (100%) are left-to-right (parent precedes child).
Average distance between parent and child is 1.71428571428571.

The following 5 pairs of parts of speech are connected with case: <tt>NOUN</tt>-<tt>ADP</tt> (3; 43% instances), <tt>ADV</tt>-<tt>ADP</tt> (1; 14% instances), <tt>PRON</tt>-<tt>ADP</tt> (1; 14% instances), <tt>PROPN</tt>-<tt>ADP</tt> (1; 14% instances), <tt>VERB</tt>-<tt>ADP</tt> (1; 14% instances).

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1	pāsɪkwer	pāsɪkwer	NOUN	n	_	3	obj	_	_
2	riki	riki	ADV	adv	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	matɪr	atɪr	VERB	vt	Person=3	0	root	_	_
4	uhu	uhu	ADV	adv	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	ngā	gā	PRON	pro	Number=Plur|Person=3	3	nsubj	_	_
6	ipe	pe	ADP	pp	_	1	case	_	_

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2	riki	riki	ADP	pp	_	1	case	_	_
3	ihē	ihē	PRON	pro	_	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ahɪk	hɪk	VERB	vt	Number=Sing|Person=1	0	root	_	_
5	ajur	jur	VERB	vi	Number=Sing|Person=1	4	csubj	_	_
6	jarupa	jarupa	NOUN	n	_	4	obl	_	_
7	rehe	rehe	ADP	pp	_	6	case	_	_

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1	ko	ko	ADV	adv	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	ihē	ihē	PRON	pro	_	5	nsubj	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	n	_	5	obj	_	_
4	pinim	pinim	NOUN	n	_	3	amod	_	_
5	amuwɪr	wɪr	VERB	vi	Number=Sing|Person=1|Voice=Cau	0	root	_	_
6	nde	nde	PRON	pro	_	5	iobj	_	_
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At Royal York Dental, we can use air abrasion as a technique in place of a dental drill for tooth repairs such as cracks, fractures or to replace old fillings.
Air abrasion is used to strengthen bonding materials to teeth. It allows the dentist to conserve the surface of your natural teeth.
Air abrasion uses a high-pressure stream of tiny particles on your teeth. As these particles make contact with the tooth's surface, they create a surface for bonding materials to adhere.
What can air abrasion be used for?
Air abrasion is commonly used to prepare your teeth for composites, also known as white fillings. It can also help repair discoloured teeth by removing old stains. Air abrasion can also be used to fix cracks. chips or fractures that are currently existing in teeth.
In the case of old fillings, bridges and broken crowns, your dentist may use air abrasion to help repair those areas. Your dentist may also use air abrasion to prepare your teeth for any cosmetic services.


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After repair and overhaul of the crane AFOM performed the complete installation and testing offshore with assistance from Odfjell.
The crane was dismantled offshore, and shipped onshore for inspection. Based on the inspection report AFOM and Statoil crane department decided what scope of work to be executed.
AFOM conducted an offshore conversion of the BOP crane on Statfjord C. The crane was converted from manual pilot control to radio remote control. The job consisted of engineering, procurement, pre-fabrication and split testing onshore. Offshore work consisted of dismantling the old equipment, installation of new, MC and commissioning.
AFOM has had a lot of overhaul projects of many different types of pipe handling machines.


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Akana (also known as Akna)  is a village of Nalbari district in Western Assam under 14 No Pub Banbhag Gram Panchayat.

See also
 Villages of Nalbari District

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Villages in Nalbari district


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Ethnic Karen have suffered decades of violence and repression at the hands of the Burmese military. Although there is currently a ceasefire agreement in Karen State, there is no political settlement that guarantees genuine peace and it's still not safe for refugees to return home. Huge business projects threaten local people's livelihoods and the environment. KESAN is a community-based organisation that works to protect the environment and indigenous people's rights in Karen State.
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The Ta'ang is an ethnic group located mostly in Northern Shan State. Conflict in this region has escalated dramatically over the past few years with the Burmese army committing terrible human rights abuses. TWO works with the local community to provide support to villagers displaced by violence, runs programmes to tackle human trafficking and domestic violence, runs primary schools in local areas where there are a lack of schools, and documents human rights abuses, mainly committed by the Burmese Army.
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Misprograming is a 13 letter long Word starting with M and ending with G. Below are Total 628 words made out of this word.
Note There are 4 vowel letters and 9 consonant letters in the word misprograming. M is 13th, I is 9th, S is 19th, P is 16th, R is 18th, O is 15th, G is 7th, A is 1st, N is 14th, Letter of Alphabet series.


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Q&A with Warren Buffett. The following were taken from various postings by Rice student, John S. Reuwer 2010. These were not posted with permission, yet they are all over the net. I thank John for the notes.
Any advice for Obama going into 2010?
Obama has the toughest job in the world. It will be hard to rejuvenate the economy without "ignitinginflation." I wouldn't want to be President. Inflation expectations can cause people to do weird things.
Possible economic impact of healthcare reform?
We're spending $2.2 trillion on healthcare. It's a push and pull between interested parties. Argument has devolved into means of payment instead of changing the system. Incentives are misguided. Consumers don't pay for services; third party usually pays. Health care should be fundamental. We should give that peace of mind. We won't end up with legislation that makes any meaningful change. The general public doesn't lobby.
Oil Price? Peak Oil? Alternatives?
What tools to value a business? What methodology?
All investment valuation is the same whether it be a company, a farm, a restaurant, etc. When Aesop said that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, he eliminated the need for finance professors. At Rates of one percent, you can wait awhile to grab birds. At Rates of 20 percent, you have to grab them fast. No need for spreadsheets. If you have to know within three decimal places, then probably a bad deal.
Most important lesson you learned from Charlie?
Graham was my first big lesson. He created the framework. Ch. 8 and 20 from Intelligent Investor are most important. Parenting is often the most important job of a person because someone young and growing is learning from you. Associate with great people. Have good heros. Your spouse is most important, but marrying up isn't possible for the whole world. It's a mathematical contradiction. What's a spouse's most important attribute? Low Expectations.
I don't know the limit but doesn't want to test it. We're not close to it now though. I'll be worried when others aren't worried. Stealing from our children? Baloney. USA is bankrupt? Baloney. You can't steal the future; you can only promise it to different groups. We won't pay off debt anyway, only roll it over. We didn't use taxpayer money for bailouts. We used Chinese money.
Why are you bullish on the USA?
If we met each other for a talk in 1776, you would have gone back to a farm afterwards with the same brainpower as today and the same work ethic as today, but your productivity output would have been a joke compared to today. What changed? The system. The technology. USA unleashes potential like no other. Don't bet against the USA. I'm optimistic about the future. People in the future will laugh at people in 2009 who thought USA was tapped out. You live the same as me and much better than Rockefeller. Computer has done wonders for equality. The biggest change to my life in the last 25 years has been the computer. And it only costs me $95/year. All these geniuses with high IQs in the computer industry and they can only get $95/year out of me.
Would you hire Ken Lewis (BoA)?
I can't kick a guy when he is down … but no. BoA got money at 60bps. They should have been able to make money at 60bps. To pay anything for Merrill was silly. Everyone knew Merrill would be basically free one day. It's not smart to pay a premium when you didn't have to. The Fairness Opinion from Chris Flowers was a joke. I want to write a Fairness Opinion about the Fairness Opinion. But the purchase may have been good socially. WaMu was different. I give credit to Sheila Bair, who moved nine percent of deposits with a dime of taxpayer money. Everyone got out of control in the housing boom. The biggest cause was the universal belief that home prices must always go up.
What consequences of bailouts? Another Bubble?
I'm not worried about moral hazard. When you lose 90 percent of your money, you don't moral hazard. Even Lehman bonds are selling at 15c on the dollar. Owners got killed, but executives need more skin the game. I wouldn't shoot them, but would do something close to it. We will continue to have too big to fail, but shareholders will be wiped out. But the best time to get rich is a crisis. You just need independent thinking, financial preparation, and mental preparation.
You start investing young. What two industries are first for Circle of Competence?
Look for simple businesses. If I gave you $10M to invest right now and you only had three weeks to spend it and you could only spend it in Omaha, you'd look for simple, understandable, strong businesses. You look at the Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM). You wouldn't look at the third best fast food chain. You might look at McDonald's, because it is number one and will probably always been number one. They have share of mind. What about Oracle? Too hard. GM? Too hard. You can't predict the future for these two companies. Too many variables. Investment knowledge is cumulative, and things you learn will make you better in the future. Stick to things you understand. Mrs. B at NFM wouldn't get paid in Berkshire stock. Why? She doesn't know stocks, but she knows furniture down cold. How do you beat Bobby Fisher? Play him in anything except chess. Even young people have a circle of competence even if they don't have [their thoughts] perfectly organized.
When most nervous during a deal?
I never get nervous during deals. I love them. That's my game. If you are nervous, you probably shouldn't be doing it anyway. If you need consultants, don't do the deal. Advisors are a joke.
Stock split? Attracting non‐value investors? AGM too big?
I felt forced to split stock so the deal was fair to smaller investors. I wouldn't like it if I were a small investor and could only get cash. So he made the choice not to do it to others. AGM has grown from 12 in 1981 to more than 30,000 last year. Qwest Center is already close to capacity. It sells out the entire city and most of Lincoln during the AGM. My dream is to have the AGM in Memorial Stadium for a Nebraska football‐style AGM. I would have the managers of Berkshire's companies to run through clouds of smoke while I shouted their names over the intercom. But this might not be a good idea when shareholders see all these managers limping through the smoke coughing.
Newspaper industry in trouble? Thoughts?
Newspapers used to have a moat. It was the only or best source of information. Eighty percent of the cost was paid by the advertisers so it was cheap for the consumer. It was a natural monopoly. But the internet changed everything. If Gutenberg had invented the internet first, newspapers would have never existed. Internet can put newspapers out of business, but the opposite isn't true.
CRE is a mess. Five‐year bullet mortgages are due soon from the bubble era. Not as big as residential but still big. I once bought a farm from the FDIC in the 80s when farm market collapsed. Residential? There are too many homes. We built more houses than households were being created. We can increase home prices by destroying current homes or asking teenagers to cohabitate earlier. There'd be a lot of young men who would take that deal. But we are more likely to just build less houses, and that's a good thing. Excess inventory is being eaten up.
When CEOs call? Most surprising call?
How to improve independent thinking?
Stocks are volatile so precious metals better? RE?
Volatility is great for an investor. If stocks only went up over time at a constant rate, you'd be buying a bond anyway. Investing is the most advantageous game you can play. Why? You can use Mr. Market to your advantage. Exception: if you borrow money. Borrowed money can ruin you. If market knows more than you, then you shouldn't be in the game.
Berkshire knows who is taking over. This is extremely important to me. I measure my success after I am gone too. Age of successor is important. I want someone to be in place a long time. It's not a problem because Berkshire has a lot of talent. Succession not a problem because, unlike a company like GE where everyone is gunning for Immelt's job, managers at Berkshire already have the job they want.
Wealth and Happiness? Correlation? Causation?
Do what you love to do. Get great people around you. Would they hide you? Many very successful people can't find anyone who would hide them. Some would even be sold out by their own children. If a lot of people would hide you, you will be happy. Munger once stated that his dad would help him bury a body, but he'd get hell for it the next day.
I will be working for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway after graduation. Any advice?
Work hard and work for free. Work where you love with someone you admire.
Advice for getting into investing?
I love the treasure hunt. Learn as much as you can. Just jump right into the pool.
I admire Buffett far more after I met him (I didn't even think that was possible.) He made everyone feel like he was their pal. He comes across like a boy in an 80 year old man's body (with the wisdom of a man that has lived 200 years.) He was fist pumping, cracking jokes constantly. He had more energy than most of the students there. The guy was beaming.
I got a re-creation of the pick-pocket photo that he did with his fraternity brothers at Wharton. Some guy wanted a pic with Warren putting the guy in a head lock. Warren just laughed and said, "Sure." The guy goes over to him and Warren just grabs the guy like a pit bull on a t-bone. He was tossing the guy like a rag doll. The look on his the guy's face was priceless. Everyone was dying laughing.
Our school gave Warren a gift and he told us to put it in his car. We asked, "Just go into your car and put it in there?" Warren says, "Yup. It's over there. The door is open. Just go ahead and put it in there." Said it like he's known us for years.
He quipped about Wells Fargo, "Their buyback at $30 was a good idea." Might give some insight into his valuation of WFC.
Ate at Piccolo's and Gorats. I wasn't impressed with either. But I could understand why Buffett likes them (cheap, decent, calm atmosphere.) I liked Omaha. Very quaint city. Comfy. Cozy.
Went to University of Nebraska at Omaha library (it used to be the Municipal University of Omaha – where Buffett taught finance) but couldn't find any old lecture notes or anything. They had a surprisingly small Buffett collection considering the best investor in the world once taught there.
I apologize for any spelling, grammatical or formatting errors. I wrote this on someone else's computer as quickly as possible. Cheers!


Chromium carbide is really a compound that is made up of various combinations of carbon and chromium. Its outstanding strength, its capability to retain that power under high - temperature exposure even, and its capability to resist corrosion render it a perfect additive materials in the steel business. When metal plating (or any metal alloy) will be overlaid with it, it becomes hard and durable extremely.
These advantages soon add up to chromium carbide enjoying an array of uses and applications, including the surface therapy of steel components. Metal plates which are overlaid with it "are usually meant to be welded onto present plate structures or machinery to be able to improve overall performance," Wikipedia explains.
Wear Resistant Coatings - The hardness of chromium carbide assists it to safeguard parts which are coated with it. Two of the benefits of these coatings are usually that they are affordable and easily used via welding or thermal spraying. Cutting tools are simply one of the items which are created with chromium carbide overlay.
Welding Electrodes - More often chromium carbide welding electrodes are usually taking the area of outdated carbon - made up of electrodes. That is since they produce better and much more consistent results. They provide a wear - resistant layer to the electrode also, up to 250% more advanced than the sooner carbon - made up of electrode, and bring about much less variation between welds. The application form where the electrodes are almost all seen may be the "hardfacing of conveyor screws frequently, gas mixer blades, pump impellers." Also, they are within more general programs where "erosive abrasion resistance is required."
Thermal Spray Programs. - Thermal spraying may be the procedure whereby chromium carbide will be applied as a covering to another metal like steel. Much like other applications, the higher corrosion resistance that outcomes from this bonding is the foremost advantage. In the metal industry, this coating eliminates rusting. Based on what substance it really is mixed with before it really is bonded to the metal, it can also become a barrier against higher temperatures as high as 700 to 800 degrees Celsius. For this good reason, steel that's thermal sprayed with it is found in the aerospace industry. Other typical uses are usually "as coatings for rod mandrels, sizzling forming dies, hydraulic valves, machine parts, and wear protection of aluminum components."
Chrome Plating Alternative - A lot more wear resistant than hard chrome plating, steel that's overlaid with chromium carbide outcomes in an identical surface finish at a lower price point. Furthermore, disposal of chrome plated with the overlay is a lot more friendly environmentally.
Cutting Equipment - durability plus Toughness are clear must - haves with regards to cutting tools. Chromium carbide enhances both these qualities. Its main advantage being an additive will be that it prevents "grain development during sintering (a kind of grain refinement), rendering the cutting tool ultra difficult thereby.
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Martin Luther King Jr. remembered in weekend events
Adrian Hedden
All Americans are born equal, but not all are treated equal.
Many must fight, sometimes for decades, for the equality enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
Some activists take the path of violence, fighting fire with fire, and responding to inequality with the same violence that forced it upon the country for generations.
Other choose a different philosophy: that of non-violence. It is the idea that viciousness need not beget itself, that peaceful disobedience can be the true catalyst for change.
In India, Mahatma Ghandi fought this way for years to rid his country of British colonialism.
In America, there was Martin Luther King Jr.
The preacher from Georgia was a championed leader of the Civil Rights Era, which began in the 1950s as African Americans began to demonstrate and demand the same rights as whites.
Each year, Americans of all ages, across the nation, pay homage to the iconic civil rights leader.
This year, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated on Jan. 15.
In Carlsbad, a weekend of events of church service and public gatherings will continue the tradition of honoring King's contributions to today's society.
Hosted by the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Foundation, the theme of this year's celebration is "Winning with Love for Humanity," read a news release from the organization.
"If you look at the words equality and justice, it's something America has been working toward," said Bernita Smith-Payne, community liaison for the foundation. "We have changed some things to work toward those goals, but we're not there yet."
Smith-Payne said remembering King is especially important as America continues to work toward racial and ethnic equality, decades after King was assassinated in 1968.
"Ethnic nationalities have more of a voice in our social economic strata, and the way things work," she said. "Keeping with the attempts at equality and justice is what it's all about."
Choir practices in preparation for the Sunday service will begin at 6 p.m., Friday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 513 South Alameda St., and 10 a.m., Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 309 W. Shaw St.
The public is free to attend the practices.
The annual scholarship banquet begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Pecos River Village Conference Center's Carousel House.
Tickets for the banquet at $30 per person, or $250 for a table of eight.
Sales from the event will support the scholarship program, which provides scholarships to local students, and assists with college tuition and fees.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship provides $500 per year, $250 per semester, to high school seniors who successfully apply and intend to go to college.
Applicants are evaluated by a committee who consider the students' grades, leadership abilities, and volunteerism.
"Educational excellence for everybody was a big thing (King) pushed," Smith-Payne said.
On Sunday, church services are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, with the choir performing and the Rev. Anthony Mahan of Clovis serving as guest speaker.
On Monday, King's birthday, and the official day of the holiday, the annual "Freedom March" will begin lining up at 10:30 a.m. outside the Carlsbad District Courthouse.
Marchers will walk down Canyon Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Park for a ceremony and picnic lunch.
Other events in Carlsbad
Milton's Brewing is hosting Thinkers and Drinkers trivia night, 6 to 8 p.m., Jan. 17 at the taproom, 108 E. Mermod St.
Acoustic singer-songwriter Melissa Jones Auld will perform at 7 p.m., Jan. 12 at Lucky Bull Grill.
Preschool story time is at 10 a.m., Jan. 16 at the Carlsbad Public Library.
The Western Frontier gun show is planned for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 20 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Jan. 21 at the Walter Gerrells Event Center.
To commemorate the birthday of Maggie the Black Bear, activities such as face painting and crafts, are available from 1 to 3 p.m., Jan. 29 at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park. Attendees can guess Maggie's wait for the chance to win a painting by the bear herself, and enjoy a keeper talk at 3:30 p.m. Activities in the visitor center are free, but normal entrance fees apply to enter the zoo and see Maggie in person.
Adrian Hedden can be reached at 575-628-5516, achedden@currentargus.com or @AdrianHedden on Twitter.