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Folarin Balogun issues seven-word message after leaving Arsenal for Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough have finally clinched the signing of Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun on a deal until the end of the season – and the forward has already taken to Twitter to deliver a message to the club's fans.
The striker has been a man in-demand for quite some time now, after putting in a string of impressive showings for the Gunners' academy team. With 14 goals in just 11 games for that team so far this season, he has shown he certainly knows where the back of the net is and has been eyed up by a plethora of teams.
It's Chris Wilder and Middlesbrough though who have won the race for his signature and they'll be hoping that he can carry on that kind of form in competitive action and help lead them to a play-off spot.
Quiz: Can you name which club Middlesbrough signed these 28 midfielders from?
Martín Payero?
This loan deal to the Riverside Stadium represents the first time that the youngster has left the Emirates Stadium too and should be his first real run of regular action in the EFL and in competitive football. The player himself is certainly looking forward to the challenge, as he has now taken to Twitter to post a message to Boro fans.
Can't wait to get started. Let's go! #UTB pic.twitter.com/B2IJZj8nF1
— Balogun (@balogun) January 12, 2022
The youngster has claimed that he is ready to 'get started' at the club and now that the deal has been confirmed, he should be available for selection in Boro's next game. That means he could be thrown straight into the team for their next Championship tie against Reading.
If he can manage even half of the contribution that he got for Arsenal's academy, then Middlesbrough will certainly be firing in the goals in no time.
Folarin Balogun is a really intriguing and exciting signing for Middlesbrough to make. With no prior experience of both regular action or gametime in the EFL, it will be interesting to see how he gets on at the Riverside Stadium.
All signs point to him being a shrewd addition, with his goalscoring record at reserve level making for impressive reading. He has proven already that he can be a handful in attack and if he can continue to bag the goals in the Championship, then he could really set the league alight in the second half of the campaign.
Middlesbrough fans will no doubt be excited to see him thrown into the action, although he may not be placed straight into the first-team. He might be eased in instead and if anyone knows how to handle players at this level, it is Chris Wilder.
Either way, we are bound to get a look at Balogun sooner rather than later – and Boro fans will be hoping he can be as electric for them as he has been for the Gunners' academy team.
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Article title: Folarin Balogun issues seven-word message after leaving Arsenal for Middlesbrough


I recently had a conversation with a business owner and asked him what he felt his most important asset in his business was. He replied his brand new Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) System. It would take his business to the next level.
I replied and what about your employees are they not possibly your companies most important and valuable asset. A great discussion about employee wellbeing followed. In my opinion a driven, healthy and productive employee is the heart beat of any company.
Daily life is becoming more sedentary. Stop for a moment and work out how many hours a day you spend sitting, driving or on public transport and multiply by 365. They are some scary numbers indeed. Of course we cant constantly be active but this is not good for our bodies.
Modern work environments are not normally conducive to mobilising with many workers stationed at a desk with their computer.
Sitting for longer periods leads to tightness of the muscles especially around the hip and low back pain. Prolonged shortening of muscles means that they reduce in length and subsequently place extra stress on the joints over which they run.
Have you ever had neck or back pain yourself?
Indeed research has been completed on the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle from a greater health perspective also. When we are on the move, the discs between the vertebras of our backs are receiving fresh blood supply and nutrition. However, when we sit down for long periods, these disks are compressed, causing muscles and ligaments to become strained and weak.
Consider Standing Desks: The option to move between sitting to standing at the workplace can help to reduce incidences of low back pain.
Review the potential for exercise rooms. We often teach our corporate clients how to foam roll, which is a great way to reduce tension especially in the back area. It can also improve mood and increase productivity.
Set some office targets. Tracking activity on simple free apps like those automatically installed in your I phone will indicate your activity levels during the day. Perhaps a stand up and a walk every 60 minutes would suffice to start.
Encourage employees to eat away from their desk to break that static cycle of sitting postures.
Sitting for prolonged periods of time is not good for your muscles and for your overall physical and mental health. Thus, avoid sitting for too long and try to promote a culture of prevention rather than curative approach to issues such as back pain.


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Parole case example*
*NOTE: The following case example is a fictitious person. It does not depict any actual person or event. For the purpose of this example, the individual has been named John*.
The Arrest and Conviction of John
John was 21 when he was arrested for entering an apartment without consent and attacking his victim. John was convicted of burglary and aggravated assault. He was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months to 10 years. His minimum (MIN) sentence date was November 28, 2013, and his maximum (MAX) sentence date is May 25, 2019. He was not eligible for RRRI sentencing.
John arrives at state prison
John arrived at state prison and was admitted to the Diagnostic and Classification Center. For male inmates, this is SCI Camp Hill. (For females, it is SCI Muncy). The Department of Corrections (DOC) conducted a number of assessments and also provides cognitive behavioral programming to address treatment needs.
The results of John's assessment were:
• No mental health needs
• Low CSSM – criminal attitudes
• High RST- risk; Low TCU - drug screen
• High LSI-R – risk and needs
• Did not attain 12th grade education
• Prior parole failure
The DOC and parole institutional staff created a correctional plan that would best meet the rehabilitative needs for John.
His correctional plan was:
1. Participate in violence prevention programming that was to include Thinking for a Change;
2. Become employed as barber in prison; and,
3. Obtain his GED.
After his classification ended, John was transferred from SCI Camp Hill to another state correctional facility to begin to serve his sentence.
John was transferred to SCI Coal Township to serve his 4 years and 6 months to 10-year sentence. His MIN was November 28, 2013.
8 months prior to John's MIN Date…
Eight months before his MIN date, DOC and parole institutional staff began to gather information for his parole interview with the decision makers with the Parole Board.
After all of his assessments were completed, John was a violence category 2 (violent offense with no violent history; LSI-R 27 (high risk). He received no misconducts while incarcerated. As he prepared for his first parole interview, he was participating in his programming, but it was not completed.
4 months prior to John's MIN date, the parole interview is held…
John was interviewed in prison in August 2013. Board Members prepared for the interview by reviewing his file. John was interviewed by two Board Members – one in person at the correctional facility and one via video conference.
John's case was a violent case requiring two decision makers to interview him. If the vote was a split decision, the case would go to a third Board Member. Certain violent cases require a vote by a majority of the Board.
John was Granted Parole
According to John's Board Action, he was to be paroled on or after November 28, 2013, his MIN date. In his Board Action, the primary reasons for the decision were:
• Accepted responsibility
• Recommendation of DOC
• Involved in programming
• Placement in a Community Corrections Center (CCC)
John's Board Action stated the following:
• Paroled on or after November 28, 2013, to a CCC. (While incarcerated, John submitted a home plan, but his request by the landlord was denied. John is to be paroled on or after November 28 to a CCC as he continues to work on another home plan.)
• Maintain employment/
training/schooling
• No contact with persons who sell or use drugs outside of a treatment setting
• Subject to drug testing and must pay for tests
• Cannot enter establishments that sell alcohol
• No contact with victim or victim's family in any manner
• No contact with associates or co-defendants
• Wage attachment for court-ordered financial obligations
Before John was released from the SCI, he completed the required items, such as the urinalysis, needed before he left prison.
John signed his release orders and conditions of parole and left the SCI. He must report to a parole office or CCC within 24 hours. John met with his assigned agent within 5 days.
Parole supervision staff in the field office reviewed his initial supervision plan. The supervision plan addressed John's risks for reoffending and his needs to help him be successful on parole.
This supervision plan is re-assessed every year. When he submits a home plan, a visit to the site will occur within 10 days.
John's Supervision and Violation Status
While still at the CCC, John committed several center violations by signing out for work but failing to report to work. John's parole agent worked collaboratively with CCC staff.
On his first violation John received a written warning. John later committed a second violation and his parole agent placed him on GPS.
A week later, John had a positive urine for synthetic drugs. On February 6, 2014, John was unsuccessfully discharged from the CCC by the DOC Bureau of Community Corrections (BCC) staff. John's parole agent submitted a referral to BCC and he is placed in in-patient drug and alcohol treatment.
John was transported to an in-patient drug and alcohol program. Within 3 days, John was found with K2 (synthetic marijuana) in his pocket and refused to be searched by staff.
An expedited removal of John was requested by in-patient staff to his parole agent to remove him to a Parole Violator Center (PVC). John was informed of his rights. He was given a Notice of Charges against him, which included being unsuccessfully discharged from the CCC and in-patient treatment. A preliminary hearing on John's case needed to be held within 14 days.
John chose to waive his rights to a preliminary hearing. While at the PVC, John was noncompliant with programming and had aggressive behavior toward staff.
At John's technical violation hearing, the parole agent provided the evidence. The CCC discharge summary was provided.
The Parole Board's Hearing Examiner found John in violation based on this evidence: John's own admission of signing out for work but not going to work and also the CCC records that showed the dates, times and John's signatures.
The Hearing Examiner recommitted John to state prison because of the violation, early parole failure and his previous parole failure from a separate sentence.
The Hearing Examiner also considered that John was an identifiable threat because of his unmanageable behavior when the Board diverted him to parole violator center. John was recommitted to state prison for up to 6 months. The parole agent then transported John to the designated SCI.
While at the SCI, John followed the rules and remained eligible for automatic reparole. John was automatically reparoled in 6 months. He signed his release orders and left prison.
John reported to his designated parole district office within 24 hours of his release. The Parole Board's prior conditions of parole still applied to John. John served the remainder of his court-imposed sentence and was on parole until May 25, 2019.
John successfully completed his court-mandated sentence while on parole in the community. He has not returned to incarceration.

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Sew Can Do: Craftastic Monday Link Party + A BIG Week of Sewing Stuff!!
Craftastic Monday Link Party + A BIG Week of Sewing Stuff!!
Are you ready to be Craftastic? Show us what you've got & link up your super projects below. Leave me a comment & add the party button and you could be next week's Craftastic Blog of the Week!
This week I've got loads of sewing goodies for you. New projects news, a special review and a really great giveaway, so stop by all week for some super sewing stuff.
Congratulations Mary Beth! And thanks to Blissful Sewing for providing such a sweet sewing prize.
How cute is this embroidery by My Girlish Whims? Perfect decoration for a craft room!
Pecks Pieces shared a great tutorial for this cute beach ball pincushion - perfect for summer sewing!!
House Revivals is the the amazing blog of Amanda, a mom of 3 and interior design guru. She takes cast-off items, transforms them into amazing things and shows how a real person, with a real budget and busy schedule, can make them too. She's got some incredible tutorials like a woven star from book pages, faux tin lettering and tips for teaching the rest of us how to do a little designing. Last week shared linked up this mirror tutorial made from recycled magazines. That's right - all that gold is magazine! How cool is that?!?!
Thanks for the lovely party each week! I linked up the Gypsy Dance quilt all finished up! Have a great week!
I'm in love with that beach ball pincushion that you featured! So cute! Thank you so much for hosting every week!
I love House Revivals and that starburst mirror is amazing! Thanks for the party!!!
Thanks for hosting! Hope you have a good week.
Have a great & crafty week Stephanie!
Thanks for hosting, Cheryl. Have a great week..
Good morning! Today, I linked up a simple recipe for Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes( # 84 ). I have way too many and need to find more uses for them. These come out of the oven ready to top a pizza, a salad, sandwich or crackers with cream cheese. They are so very tasty! Hope you have a great week and thanks for hosting the party!
I love link up parties. Thanks for having one. (I linked #96, Mini Ewok plush--I made them for a charity sale and hope they sell well).
I linked up with the Cambodian Kung Pao Chicken and Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. Thank you so much for hosting this!
Thanks for linking up such a great project Rebecca - grab a Featured On button to toot your craft horn!
Loving the fun links here! I linked up Kids Chef Hat Tutorial, and Creamy Orange Dream Pie. They were both tons of fun (although only the pie was delicious) Have a splendid week!
I linked up a banner I made for my daughters 3rd birthday. Mermaid themed! Check it out!
Hi. Today I linked up a tutorial called How to Use a Quilting Bar - one of those machine accessories that you look at and say 'what is that for?'. It has been a popular post on my blog - it seems alot of people don't know what it is or have never considered using it to make their quilting easy. Cheers, Karen.
I'm your newest follower. Hope you'll return the favor and follow my blog and/or FB fan page! Love your blog hop. I posted homemade pizza (#172).
Thank you so much for featuring my blog! What an honor!
Thanks for hosting the party! I've linked up a new tutorial for how to make faux starfish.
Thanks for the party, Cheryl! Hope you have a great week!


Wells, Joan (Hotchkiss), of Westwood, died November 18th, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of Harry E. "Skip" Wellsfor 54 years. Loving mother of Harry E. "Chip" Wells IV and his wife May of Wareham and Jill Mondrush and her husband Eric of Milford, MI. Devoted grandmother of Harry E. Wells V and Bradley and Benjamin Mondrush. Sister of Jill Basherian and her husband Paul of Plymouth, MI.
Joan was an outstanding wife, mother, grandmother, sister, listener, friend, and a master volunteer. A partial list of her volunteer efforts would include: a lay chaplain at the Brigham, prison ministry, Sunday School teacher and superintendent, Hale Reservation, Meals on Wheels, feeding the hungry at various places, driving for Fish, tutoring reading, teaching English as a Second Language, and showing indigent mothers how to read to their children. Joan was able to do all of this with a high degree of optimism and a great sense of humor.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours in the Holden, Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home, 55 High Rock St., WESTWOOD, on Wednesday Nov. 29th from 4-8pm. A Funeral Service will be celebrated on Thursday morning Nov. 30th at 11am in St. John's Episcopal Church, 95 Deerfield Ave., Westwood, MA 02090. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joan's memory to The Home for Little Wanderers, Attn: Development, 10 Guest St., Boston, MA 02135 or at give@thehome.org or to St. John's Episcopal Church at the address indicated above.
Skip accept our sincere condolences with the passing of Joanie. She was one terrific person! She will always be remembered fondly! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!
Dear Skip...Here's to Joan,a lovely and caring classmate,who touched the lives of so many.And we ,are all the better for knowing her.
God bless her and peace be with you and family.
So sorry, Skip. Sending you heartfelt sympathy on the sad news about Joan. I remember how wonderful it was visiting with both of you at our 50th RHS Reunion. Always loved her sweet personality and wonderful smile. You were so blessed to have each other far beyond your Golden Anniversary. Hugs across the miles from AZ.
Jeff and I share in the sadness you feel on Joanie's passing.
She and I went to Episcopal church camp together when we were in high school, and it was apparent then her life would be one of service to those less fortunate. She was a lovely person who lived her faith.
Our Love and Peace to you and your family.
So sad to learn of Joan's passing. She was a wonderful person on so many levels. Prayers of love and strength to you, Skip, and your family.
I believe Joan was loved by all of us, not just a few plus Skip and their families. She was a delight to be with, honest, sincere and fun with her great sense-of-humor.
The change in Joan between our visit in 2009 to 2014 was obvious and clearly demanding of my prayers to begin. Skip was good about updates, and I knew our healing Lord was hearing the prayers being said by the many who loved her (and Skip), until her mansion was ready. Joan is fully healed, well and happily satisfied now, and I look forward to seeing her sweet smile again.
Skip please accept our sincere conolencenes. Joan was a very special friend to everyone. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and you family.


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Q: Mac OS battery cycle count Im under Yosemite OS X I got a new battery for my mac model a1398 mid 2012 retina, I charged the battery first time to 100% and drained it till it went to sleep mode to calibrate the battery, now I never let it go under 80% and plug the charger, most of time I use the charger but the thing is, I saw that my cycle count is 3 and it was 1 before, I don't understand how this happened? any idea?

A: From Apple's support note on battery cycles:

A charge cycle means using all of the battery's power, but that doesn't necessarily mean a single charge. For instance, you could use your notebook for an hour or more one day, using half its charge, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so it may take several days to complete a cycle.

So essentially, as long as you ever run the laptop unplugged at all, your cycle count will slowly increase.

A: For example, if you discharge your battery halfway one day, then halfway again the next day, this counts as one cycle, not two.
In your case discharging to 80% it will take 5 times before a cycle is counted. (5x20% =100%) = 1 cycle.
Fully drained = 1 cycle.
Draining is not recommended.

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"I love the diversity of ACG Yoobee courses. You gain exposure to a number of different professions, so you can figure out what direction you want to head in. Unlike many other design schools and universities, classes are very hands-on rather than theoretical. I found this very enticing – in fact it was the first time I'd actually enjoyed learning!
"When I first started at ACG Yoobee I didn't have a clear idea of what I wanted to do, so the Diploma in Animation and Digital Video was the perfect choice. It covered a wide variety of topics that fit into a number of different professions in the film and VFX industries. Everything we covered was extremely valuable as it's applicable no matter what area you eventually chose to specialise in.
"From there I went into the Animation Advanced course to further specialise in the CG/VFX side of the film industry. This was a fantastic experience. It took my skills to the next level and I started working on proper projects in a team environment. For my final year of study I did the Advanced 3D Graphics course. This enabled me to take on ever higher quality projects at industry standard, or higher in some cases. Thanks to the monumental efforts of my class, we won Best Animated Film at Tropfest 2015. On top of that I gained valuable industry experience and further honed my skills. Without a doubt this has helped me become the artist I am today.
"ACG Yoobee taught me it's not just important what you work on, but also who you work for and who you work with. I learned how to network – debatably one of the most important things in this industry. I also learned how to learn. The CG industry is constantly evolving, with new tools and techniques coming out all the time. On top of this, many studios have their own proprietary software which you will need to learn. It's important to always be open to learning and actively look for ways to increase your knowledge.
"During my ACG Yoobee studies I got the opportunity to do work experience at Yukfoo, a small but acclaimed studio in Auckland. It took me out of my comfort zone and enabled me to experience the daily duties of a texture artist in a professional environment. This helped demystify the industry for me and made me realise that even the professionals are humans like me!


If you want to see, read, hear, play it, so will others. If something disappoints you, make it better.
I've been moving to and from digital work for a while; on the one hand, the cheapness, speed and ease of setup and teardown is fantastic but, on the other, I feel less involved and less fulfilled by digital work. Working standing up helps, but I miss the smell of paint and the feel of stylus on glass is nothing like as pleasant as pencil on paper.
Kleon talks about analogue work engaging all the senses and they're not wrong.


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Regulators October 12, 2019 Daily Hodl Staff
Emergency Crypto Action: U.S Securities and Exchange Commission Files Restraining Order Against Telegram
Filing an emergency action, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained temporary restraining orders against Telegram and its subsidiary, the Telegram Open Network (TON).
The order accuses the two offshore companies of conducting an unregistered token sale starting in January of 2018.
"Defendants sold approximately 2.9 billion digital tokens called 'Grams' at discounted prices to 171 initial purchasers worldwide, including more than 1 billion Grams to 39 U.S. purchasers.
Telegram promised to deliver the Grams to the initial purchasers upon the launch of its blockchain by no later than October 31, 2019, at which time the purchasers and Telegram will be able to sell billions of Grams into U.S. markets.
The complaint alleges that defendants failed to register their offers and sales of Grams, which are securities, in violation of the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933."
Co-director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, Stephanie Avakian, says the move is designed to stop Telegram from distributing its tokens to US citizens that invested in the token sale.
"Our emergency action today is intended to prevent Telegram from flooding the U.S. markets with digital tokens that we allege were unlawfully sold.
We allege that the defendants have failed to provide investors with information regarding Grams and Telegram's business operations, financial condition, risk factors, and management that the securities laws require."
So far, Telegram has not responded to the SEC's accusations.
The SEC recently hit Block.one, the creator of the cryptocurrency EOS, with a $24 million fine for holding an unregistered token sale.
Block.one has agreed to the settlement, and does not have to admit whether the company engaged in any wrongdoing.
Tags: Crypto initial coin offering SEC telegram token


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Both the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings have brought the Stanley Cup to Tinseltown in recent years and the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers also show significant Stanley Cup potential. The Vancouver Canucks have come ever so close on a few occasions, the San Jose Sharks are always hovering around and the Arizona Coyotes are a club assembling a horde of young stars that could soon see them on the horizon of achieving great things.
The Pacific Division offers such a wide variety of styles of hockey among its teams, from physical clubs that take away the ice from the opposition, to hard-skating, high-end skill squads and young, budding superstars who lack nothing in confidence and are willing to play a run-and-gun style, that intriguing matchups are never difficult to locate.
The grueling travel schedule and differing time zones are always an issue when this division's teams are in action. In can work in their favor when they are prone to catch an Eastern team at the end of a long West Coast road trip, or on the opposite end of the spectrum, these Pacific Division clubs can be on the East Coast and worn down and tired from a long, grinding stretch of road travel.
That's no longer the case, so there's no excuse for any bettor not to be on top of who is where in the standings.
With the demanding travel schedule that these teams face and the varying time zones they deal with, teams can trend upward or downward in quick fashion, so if you take a few days off from studying the Pacific Division standings, you will regret it. It may require some late nights in order to stay up and get the latest injury updates, but it will be worth it when that homework pays off in successful wagering.
As hard as it may be to believe, pro hockey has been part of the West Coast in both Canada and the United States since shortly after the turn of the 20th century. The Portland Rosebuds were the first Western U.S.team to play for the Stanley Cup in 1915-16 and the following season, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first American team to lift Lord Stanley's mug. Vancouver (1914-15) also won the league prior to the formation of the NHL in 1917-18.
Edmonton and Calgary have played in some of the most bitterly competitive series in the history of the NHL, the first minor pro league was formed in California, with many Canadian players headed to the warmer climates to play their trade. That staple of hockey, the Zamboni, was also invented in California in the 1940s.
When the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams in 1967, the Los Angeles Kings and California Seals were among the new franchises. While the Seals never really got it going and eventually relocated to Cleveland in 1976, the Kings would find a foothold on the busy L.A. sporting scene and in the 1990s, when they acquired Wayne Gretzky, hockey's best player, they became the talk of the town and in 1993, became the first California-based NHL team to play in the Stanley Cup final.


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Erlang utility. Reads price text (in various notations) and returns this as a data proplist.

The proplist contains the elements keys:

* ``currency``: (binary string) Currency symbols are returned as [ISO 4217 Currency Codes](http://www.xe.com/iso4217.php). Note that coverage of currency codes is incomplete.
* ``whole``: (integer) The amount before the fraction.
* ``fraction``: (integer) The fraction.
* ``text``: (binary string) Price without currency. The "." (FULL STOP) indicates the decimal point.

## Examples

~~~erlang
parse_price:parse(<<"$ 1,222.9">>).
[{currency,<<"USD">>},{whole,1222},{fraction,90},{text, <<"1222.90">>}]
~~~

~~~erlang
parse_price:parse(<<"EUR 108.75">>).
[{currency,<<"EUR">>},{whole,108},{fraction,75},{text, <<"108.75">>}]
~~~

~~~erlang
parse_price:parse(<<"11,- €"/utf8>>).
[{currency,<<"EUR">>},{whole,11},{fraction,0},{text, <<"11.00">>}]
~~~

See the test file for full coverage.

## Requirements

* Erlang 17 or higher

## Build

    $ rebar3 compile

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Home Business Vessels avoid Eastern ports because of insecurity – Usman
Vessels avoid Eastern ports because of insecurity – Usman
Bala Usman
Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that the reasons vessels avoid using Eastern ports is due to the level of insecurity on the waterways, the shallow draft of the channels which, according to her, hinders the movement of big vessels, as well as problems of poor access roads and rail linkages to the ports in the areas.
Usman who spoke at a meeting with members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Ports and Harbour, said, however, that Onne Ports currently function at full capacity.
She disclosed that the management of the NPA was working with relevant stakeholders towards tackling the challenges that hamper patronage of the Eastern Ports.
According to her, following the approval of dredging contract by the Federal Executive Council last year, dredging works have been completed on deepening the Warri channel draught to 7.5 meters while consultants have been engaged to advise on level of investments needed to improve the infrastructure capacity of the Port Harcourt port.
She also said the NPA has granted all requisite approvals for the construction of the Lekki Deep Sea Port for which development has started, noting further that the body was awaiting a response from the promoters of the Badagry Deep Sea Port to enable conclusion on the final outline business case for the project.
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Did U.S. Sanctions on Iran Help Coronavirus Spread Undetected?
February 28, 2020 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: Middle East Watch Tags: IranCoronavirusForeign PolicyHuman RightsU.S. Treasury
The U.S. Treasury is now allowing some humanitarian trade but it may not be enough—and the damage is already done.
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The Trump administration is partially reversing course on economic sanctions that have slowed down Iran from importing coronavirus test kits as the country faces down the most deadly COVID-19 outbreak outside of East Asia.
Iranian authorities have confirmed 388 cases of the new coronavirus disease as of Friday afternoon. U.S. sanctions, the Iranian government's record of dishonesty, and the elusive nature of the virus itself have made it difficult to understand the true extent of the epidemic.
The U.S. Treasury announced on Thursday morning that it was lifting some terrorism-related sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran, which re-opens a channel for humanitarian trade that had been closed since September 2019. The announcement does not lift the restrictions on humanitarian trade with other Iranian banks under terrorism-related sanctions.
Iran's healthcare sector has blamed the banking sanctions for a lack of testing equipment to diagnose COVID-19. Thirty-four people have reportedly died from the virus in Iran, suggesting a large number of undiagnosed cases of COVID-19, which scientists believe has a two percent mortality rate. In fact, independent researchers estimate that eighteen thousand Iranians may have been infected already.
"Several international companies are ready to ship the coronavirus diagnosis kit to Iran, but we cannot pay them," said Ramin Fallah, vice president of the Iranian Union of Importers of Medical Equipment, in a Monday interview with Iranian media. "They also insist that the money should only be sent through banks. Although there are ways to get around [sanctions], it is time-consuming."
COVID-2019 first emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Patients may take up to two weeks to show symptoms, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
China, Turkey, and the World Health Organization (WHO) had promised to provide virus test kits to make up for any shortages. So far, the WHO has delivered two thousand test kits, and China will be delivering five thousand more by Friday. It is unclear if this is enough to cope with the growing number of possible cases.
"We've had very forty-year difficult history [sic] with the regime, but the United States, because we've always stood with the Iranian people, look for ways to help where we can, but people need to understand that the regime has the first responsibility to its own people, and they have failed in that responsibility," Brian Hook, the U.S. State Department official overseeing Iranian affairs, told the National Interest at a Friday morning briefing hosted by Al Monitor.
U.S. sanctions on Iran technically exclude "humanitarian items" like food, medicine, and medical devices but the Trump administration had used counterterrorism laws to severely restrict this trade.
President Donald Trump declared part of the Iranian military a terrorist organization in April 2019 as part of a campaign of maximum pressure against Iran's economy. His administration used this declaration to list several public and private Iranian banks as terrorist entities, which removed the exemptions allowing them to pay for humanitarian goods.
The U.S. Treasury announced guidelines for foreign banks to set up their own "humanitarian channels" with Iran in September 2019. The guidelines require banks to report extensive details on every transaction, and the first humanitarian channel through Switzerland did not make a single delivery to Iran until January 2020.
Even the humanitarian exemptions may not allow Iran to import all the goods that it needs to deal with the growing epidemic. Indeed, the U.S. Treasury requires licenses to export several different medical and laboratory devices to Iran, including full face mask respirators and certain decontamination systems, and sanctions ban any sale of medical devices to the Iranian military and police.
"You can imagine that for something like medication it's fairly straightforward what the end use is, but let's think about hazmat suits. These are not goods that are as easily definable as humanitarian," explained Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of Bourse & Bazaar, an organization that tracks developments in Iran's economy.
"Wherever there is a lack of really explicit clarity—and unfortunately there is a lot of gray area in terms of how the Trump administration does fail to provide clarity in terms of what is and what isn't humanitarian trade—that means that it will be difficult for Iran to ultimately get its hands on those products," Batmanghelidj told the National Interest.
Fallah said in the Monday interview that he was planning to travel personally to Turkey to pay for thousands of protective masks in cash.
But he did not entirely point the finger at the United States. He added that Iran's "officials should have been thinking about supplying the kits earlier" because sanctions were a foreseeable problem, and blamed the international Financial Action Task Force blacklist, which Iran joined after failing to pass anti-money laundering legislation in February 2020, for making banking more difficult.
Iranian authorities have not inspired confidence in their current ability to deal with the outbreak transparently, either. Last month, the Iranian military covered up its own accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner, lying about the cause of the deadly plane crash to even the civilian authorities for days.
Officials have downplayed the extent of the outbreak even as the virus spreads within the government itself.
Member of Parliament Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani claimed on Monday that fifty people had died in his home district of Qom alone, but Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi denied accusations of a coverup.
On Tuesday, Harirchi announced that he had contracted COVID-19.
Another lawmaker, Mahmoud Sadeghi, tested positive for the virus the same day.
But President Hassan Rouhani continued to claim that the viral panic was worse than the virus itself, denouncing "foreign propaganda," refusing to quarantine cities, and promising a return to normalcy.
By Wednesday, the tone in the Rouhani administration turned to panic as cabinet member Ma'soumeh Ebtekar was diagnosed with COVID-19 and retired Amb. Hadi Khosrowshahi suddenly died of the disease.
The government proceeded to ban Chinese nationals from entering the country, canceled flights to India, halted religious pilgrimage groups, and canceled Friday prayers in major cities. Presidential advisor Hesameddin Ashena called for "taking the situation seriously" and "not politicizing the issue."
Esfandyar speculated that officials have been reluctant to take more widespread quarantine measures "because they know that it will deepen the economic hardship that the country has been dealing with" under maximum pressure. "The economic impact of quarantining a city is very dramatic, and it's going to be a significant ask of the Iranian people to go through those kinds of measures."
"The sanctions we have imposed are the toughest ever. They are making an enormous difference," Hook bragged at a State Department press briefing in January. "The Iranian economy this year could contract by as much as 14 percent."
Matthew Petti is a national security reporter at the National Interest and a former Foreign Language Area Studies Fellow at Columbia University. His work has appeared in The Armenian Weekly, Reason and America Magazine.


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Canadian economy resilient
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Bank of Canada deputy governor Timothy Lane
The Canadian economy remains resilient despite the global uncertainty caused by the trade war between the United States and China, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday.
In a speech to the Ottawa Board of Trade, deputy governor Timothy Lane said inflation in Canada remains on target and a strong job market points to sources of growth.
"It is because of this strength amid the turmoil that we say Canada is resilient, although not immune," Lane said, according to a prepared text of his speech.
Lane made the comments a day after the Bank of Canada announced it would keep its key interest rate target on hold at 1.75 per cent, where it has been set since October last year.
The Bank of Canada has stood out from many of its international peers who have moved to cut rates and loosen monetary policy in response to weakness in the global economy. The U.S. Federal Reserve has cut its rate three times this year.
However, Lane said there is no reason for the Bank of Canada to move in step with the U.S. Federal Reserve.
"On the contrary, the experience of the past decade shows that Canada and the United States have followed different roads, reflecting differences in our economic conditions," he said.
Lane said the resilience in the economy here at home has allowed the central bank to chart its own course.
In making its rate decision in October, the Bank of Canada said it considered the possibility of cutting its key interest rate target as insurance against an economic slowdown, but decided it wasn't worth the cost.
Lane said Thursday that the bank did not reopen that discussion when making its most recent decision.
"This time we'd already had that conversation so it was more a question of has anything material changed and our assessment was that the outlook still remained on track, so we didn't really reopen that question," he told reporters in a news conference.
TD Bank senior economist Brian DePratto said the Bank of Canada sounds like it does not want to cut rates unless absolutely needed.
"It is hard to imagine more clear a way to communicate this than a speech focused in large part on how Canada has diverged from its international peers in the past," he wrote in a report.
"The bank remains clear in the barometers it will be watching to assess the resilience of the Canadian economy: consumer spending and housing activity remain front and centre."
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import { GraphQLString, GraphQLBoolean } from "graphql"
import { mutationWithClientMutationId } from "graphql-relay"
import { ArtistType } from "schema/artist/index"

export default mutationWithClientMutationId({
  name: "FollowArtist",
  decription: "Follow (or unfollow) an artist",
  inputFields: {
    artist_id: {
      type: GraphQLString,
    },
    unfollow: {
      type: GraphQLBoolean,
      defaultValue: false,
    },
  },
  outputFields: {
    artist: {
      type: ArtistType,
      resolve: ({ artist_id }) => {
        return gravity(`artist/${artist_id}`).then(artist => {
          return artist
        })
      },
    },
  },
  mutateAndGetPayload: ({ artist_id, unfollow }, request, { rootValue: { accessToken } }) => {
    if (!accessToken) return new Error("You need to be signed in to perform this action")
    const saveMethod = unfollow ? "DELETE" : "POST"
    const options = unfollow ? {} : { artist_id }
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})


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Road closes when bee boxes fall off university truck
Posted: May 26, 2019 / 12:22 PM PDT / Updated: May 29, 2019 / 12:20 PM PDT
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Traffic was disrupted in a Washington state city when boxes holding thousands of bees fell off a truck.
The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports the boxes fell off a Washington State University truck on Thursday morning in Pullman.
Pullman police took a call on the accident shortly after 7:30 a.m.
Police Chief Gary Jenkins says an officer at the scene described thousands of bees buzzing through the air while university employees put on protective gear and picked up the boxes.
A road was closed until just before 10 a.m.
The WSU Department of Entomology has a breeding program and research lab to study and protect bee populations.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois woman who recently got a 1993 postcard in her mailbox has tracked down the man who sent it to his children more than two decades ago.
Kim Draper's story about the mysterious Hong Kong postcard was published in The State Journal-Register in Springfield and picked up by The Associated Press.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — A curious visitor to a Maine train museum that resembled a white throw pillow or perhaps a lost toupee turned out to be a rare albino porcupine.
The young rodent turned up Tuesday at Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, perplexing the staff, who sought help identifying it via social media. The consensus was it's an albino porcupine.
by MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press / Jul 18, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has warned people against participating in an internet joke suggesting a large crowd of people "storm Area 51," the top-secret Cold War test site in the Nevada desert.
A prank event on Facebook that's attracted more than 1 million interested people suggests that a mass of people attempt to run into the mysterious site at 3 a.m. on Sept. 20.


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Governor: Schedler should resign over sex scandal
Greg Hilburn
The News Star
Gov. John Bel Edwards said Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler should resign in the wake of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Schedler.
"I've consistently said that any instances of sexual harassment in the workplace should not be tolerated," Edwards, a Democrat, said when asked by a reporter. "Elected officials must live by an even higher standard.
"Because of the number of specific and serious allegations in the lawsuit and the fact that he has admitted to conduct that by definition is sexual harassment, he should immediately resign his position. I believe this would be the best path forward for Tom and the state of Louisiana."
Schedler, a Republican, has been accused of sexual harassment by an employee who said in a lawsuit the harassment has been ongoing for almost a decade.
The female employee, who continues to work for the department, said Schedler provided unsolicited gifts like flowers and sex tapes in her lawsuit filed last week in 19th District Court.
Schedler has conceded he had a sexual relationship with the employee, but insisted it was consensual.
"On countless occasions, Schedler showed up at Petitioner's doorstep with unwanted gifts, including wine, love letters and cards, clothing articles, and even sex tapes which Schedler pronounced would encourage Petitioner to want him," the lawsuit alleges.
Following is an earlier statement from Schedler, who is married but separated.
"We take any allegation of sexual harassment very seriously here at the Secretary of State's Office," Schedler said in the written statement. "I have not seen the suit or the specific details but as the father of three grown daughters and three granddaughters, I can assure the public that I believe in a safe workplace, free from harassment, and will continue my record of transparency with my constituents."
Schedler's spokeswoman said the secretary of state would have no comment on the governor's statement.
Earlier Tuesday, state Sen. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, also called on Schedler to resign, as did Rep. Helena Moreno, D-New Orleans, leader of the Legislative Women's Caucus.
The employee was once Schedler's executive secretary, according to the lawsuit.
She alleges Schedler moved her to less desirable jobs within the department after she rebuffed his sexual advances.
The lawsuit clams Schedler bought a townhouse directly across from the employee so that he could spy on her.
She claims in the lawsuit whenever she played host to friends, "... particularly male friends, over at her house, went out with friends, refused to go to dinner or an event with Schedler, and/or refused his sexual advances, he retaliated by punishing her at work, transferring her to another work site with nothing to do, or embarrassing her at work and in front of her colleagues."
The lawsuit alleges Schedler referred to her as "My Dearest Sunshine" in cards.
The plaintiff is represented by attorney Jill Craft of Baton Rouge.
Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1


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China virus outbreak linked to seafood market
by Valerie Santiago
One person has died from a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the first death that's been linked to a new coronavirus.
Forty-one people with pneumonia-like symptoms have so far been diagnosed with the new virus in Wuhan, with one of the victims dying on Thursday, the central Chinese city's health commission said on its website on Saturday.
The rest were in stable condition, among which two have been discharged from the hospital, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was closed indefinitely on January 1 for disinfection and investigation. Also, some people in the affected population include dealers and vendors who work in the market which eventually led to shutting down of market on January 1. "At this stage, there is no infection among health care workers, and no clear evidence of human to human transmission".
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During the past week, we reported that there's a new virus freaking people out in China. He apparently had other health issues, with the statement from the Wuhan Municipal Health Committee noting he had abdominal tumors and chronic liver disease.
Coronaviruses are a specific family of viruses, with some of them causing less-severe damage, such as the common cold, and others causing respiratory and intestinal diseases.
Chinese authorities used gene sequencing to identify the virus after isolating the pathogen from a patient who tested positive for the disease.
While no infection has been recorded to date in Vietnam, Vietnamese health authorities have begun to check those coming in from China through the border gates. Unknown to science when it first emerged on the scene, the coronavirus has hit Wuhan hardest, where it rapidly spread to at least confirmed 59 patients, seven of whom are now in critical condition.
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"We still do not know the host or possible intermediary host of this virus", it said.
While that particular virus isn't known to infect humans, coronaviruses cause illness in people more frequently than previously thought, said Wang.
Coronaviruses are a large family of respiratory viruses that can cause diseases ranging from the common cold to SARS or the Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS-COV, the World Health Organization said.
Miravite has advised residents to immediately inform them of any relatives who visited China recently and is sick.
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Actress Rosario Dawson Teases End Of Stint With Netflix' Marvel TV Shows
Cropped still of Rosario Dawson from Daredevil poster/ Netflix
Megha Kedia
It seems actress Rosario Dawson, who played Claire Temple aka The Night Nurse throughout most of the Netflix's Marvel series, is finally done with the Marvel TV universe. Dawson has appeared in every series including Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Defenders with the exception of The Punisher and the second season of Iron Fist.
Addressing the crowd during a panel at the 2018 Tribeca TV fest on Saturday, Dawson opened up about her emotional final scene on Luke Cage and revealed that the scene was sort of intended to act as a culmination of her character's three-year stint in the MCU.
"I felt really grateful," the actress said according to IndieWire, "because Cheo Hodari Coker was the showrunner, and it was kind of looking like, at least for that season, who knows if I'll come back again? This was looking like it was going to be a big final scene for Claire, and it was really as a culmination of three years and being on five different shows."
Talking about Claire and Luke Cage's (Mike Colter) break up scene in the episode titled, "Wig Out," Dawson said that it was originally tipped more towards Luke's side of things and she pushed to make it more balanced.
"When the scene was first written, to be honest, it was a little bit more written on his side and his storyline and that kind of stuff," she said. "And I approached Cheo and had the audacity of adding some lines and rewriting some stuff and asked him if that could work."
Notably, this isn't the first time that Rosario Dawson has teased her exit from the Marvel franchise. Back in May at MCM Comic Con in London, the actress said that she didn't know if she would be back after the second season of Luke Cage. Marvel is yet to confirm the news.
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Colorado Rapids News
Rapids send Kei Kamara to Minnesota & sign free agent Steven Beitashour
Good luck to Kei and welcome, Steven!
By abbiemood@AbbieMood Sep 19, 2020, 5:00pm MDT
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On Friday, September 18, Ives Galarcep broke the news that the Colorado Rapids were sending Kei Kamara to Minnesota United FC. Jeff Carlisle of ESPN added that the Rapids will get $150,000 in general allocation money and a 2022 second-round pick in return.
Rapids Head Coach Robin Fraser confirmed the move in the media availability later that day, saying that they wished Kei well and that this would give Andre Shinyashiki and Diego Rubio more opportunities. Pádraig Smith, Colorado Rapids Executive VP & General Manager agreed, saying that "the Rapids would like to thank Kei for his contributions to the club and wish him all the best in the next step of his career."
Ahead of the Rapids' match vs. LA Galaxy on Saturday afternoon, the Rapids officially announced that the veteran forward was heading to the Loons, his 8th club in his MLS career. Kamara was with Colorado for the entire 2019 season, scoring 14 goals and adding one assist in 29 games. In 2020, Kamara has put in three goals with one assist, but was getting less playing time overall and did not feature at all in the last two matches.
We all wish Kei nothing but the best with MNUFC.
Bolstering the Defense
The other roster news that came out on Friday was that Colorado were signing free agent defender Steven Beitashour (credit to Tom Bogert). According to Bogert, Beitashour would be depth for the left back position behind Sam Vines.
Beitashour has been a right back for most of his career and was with LAFC for the previous two seasons. The 33-year-old has won Supporters' Shields with three different teams and was with Toronto FC when they were the MLS Cup runner-ups in 2016 and won in 2017 (along with Clint Irwin, Drew Moor, and Robin Fraser). Beitashour also has six caps for the Iran Men's National Team and was on the 2014 FIFA World Cup roster. (He was born in California to Iranian parents, therefore does not require an international spot.)
He became a free agent at the end of the 2019 season but made it very clear in an interview with MLSSoccer.com that he still wanted to play soccer.
"As our season enters a congested period with multiple games per week, we're delighted to be able to reinforce our roster with an experienced and decorated player like Steven," said Smith. "Steven not only provides depth to our left back and right back positions, he also brings championship-winning experience that will be immensely valuable as our team continues to make a push for the playoffs."
He was signed to a one-year contract with a club option.
Welcome to Colorado, Steven!


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Bal Seal Engineering (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) recently announced that it has achieved USP Class VI compliance for its SP-191 and SP-23 seal materials.
The maker of custom-engineered sealing solutions for medical applications also announced ISO 10993-5 compliance for its SP-191, SP-23, and UPC-15 materials.
Compliance with the standards validates Bal Seal's earlier internal testing and highlights the company's ability to solve tough challenges requiring seals that can safely interact with the human body, according to David Wang, global market manager for Bal Seal Engineering's medical products,
"These materials have supported some of the world's most advanced medical applications, and they're proven performers for our customers, who subject them to their own rigorous testing. But these latest results give us an unbiased, accurate means to represent their performance and safety," Wang said in a March news release.
Bal Seal Engineering went on to explain:
"The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) tests, which were administered by an independent testing authority, evaluated the potential biological effects of the polymer materials. Bal Seal Engineering's SP-191 and SP-23 materials passed the Class VI test, which is the most stringent. During the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 10993-5 test, which measured adverse biological effects of extractibles from medical device materials, SP-191, SP-23, and UPC-15 were tested for biological and cytotoxicity responses. They produced no reaction, confirming they are safe for both direct and indirect contact with the human body.
"SP-191 is a filled polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) compound, and SP-23 is a high-performance blended polymer with a PTFE base. UPC-15 is an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) material. All three of the materials are frequently employed in the design of the company's Bal Seal spring-energized seals, which prevent leakage and protect critical components in powered surgical tools, pumps, catheters, and other medical equipment."
Bal Seal Engineering provides custom-engineered sealing, connecting, conducting, and EMI/RFI shielding components and services for medical device companies around the world. The company touts its Bal Spring canted coil spring technology for enhanced performance and reliability.
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Pension age rise 'punishing Scots'
Opposition members have lashed out at the pension age increase stating that the changes will hit Scots the hardest.
Claims have been made that Scots will be hit disproportionately hard by the UK Government's decision to raise the state pension age from 67 to 68 for six million men and women.
Anyone aged 39-47 will be affected by the change which is to be introduced as early as 2037.
Derek Mackay, the Scottish Finance Secretary said that the change would force millions of people to wait longer to access their state entitlement saying: "This is particularly worrying given some parts of Scotland have low life expectancy due to historic and deeply-ingrained public health challenges.
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The TUC also condemned the move saying that the increase in the the state pension age "risks creating second-class citizens" as parts of the UK have a "higher than healthy life expectancy" with the SNP calling the move "Tory trickery" b David Gauke, the Work and Pensions Secretary said however that the move worked for everyone in the UK.
He said: "As it makes clear, the increases in life expectancy are to be celebrated and I want to make clear that, even[with] the timetable for the rise that I'm announcing today, future pensioners can still expect on average more than 22 years in receipt of the state pension," explained Mr Gauke.
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"But increasing longevity also presents challenges to the Government.
"There is a balance to be struck between funding of the state pension in years to come whilst also ensuring fairness for future generations of taxpayers."
As a result, the Treasury will save £74 billion by 2045/46 compared with the previous proposals.
Official forecasts say that the number of people over state pension age is expected to grow from 12.4 million in 2017 to 16.9m in 2042.
Kirsty Blackman of the SNP deemed that the move was "utterly shameful" stating that she believed the government had delayed publication until after the General Election to avoid losing "even more seats".
She said: "What we have witnessed today is an example of Tory trickery at its very worst."
"The last-minute announcement raises serious concerns over the detrimental impact this change to the state pension age will have on people in different parts of the UK. The UK Government must make clear whether there will be measures brought forward that will address the potentially severe impact this will have on people in Scotland."
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Careland has successively been the number one in market share of vehicle navigation maps for years, with a market share of more than 70%. As a mobile Internet-orientated company, Careland provides drivers with consumer electronics, mobile internet and Internet of vehicles services, big data and cloud services. Careland, with the expectation to capitalize on LKKER SCM's top design ability and Careland's leading cloud navigation technology, entrusted LKKER SCM with the design of this vehicle cloud navigation product, which becomes the fresh blood of the domestic vehicle navigation market and enhances its brand influence and differentiation.
The LKKER SCM team conducted depth analysis of the user's use of vehicle navigation products in a mobile space such as a car and gave the product a new and unique look in the user-centered principle, by simulating the specific process of the user in the use of car navigation products via slice analysis, by combining with the cloud navigation technology provided by Careland and through in-depth functional definition and aesthetic design.
The first generation of vehicle navigation product using the cloud navigation technology designed by the LKKER SCM team for Careland has been launched and available on all major online e-commerce platforms and offline 4S stores. The vehicle navigation using Careland's latest cloud navigation technology has become the benchmark in the industry immediately after release, marking the beginning of the era of cloud navigation for vehicle navigation products.


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Tulane University School of Social Work and Send Me a Friend partner to survey musicians' behavioral health
Carrie Moulder cmoulder@tulane.edu
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Anders Osborne, musician and co-founder of Send Me a Friend (pictured left), Patrick Bordnick, PhD, School of Social Work dean (pictured right), Bill Taylor, Send Me a Friend director, and other behavioral health clinicians have partnered to conduct to examine the behavioral health challenges that musicians face. (Photo provided by Patrick Bordnick)
To examine the behavioral health challenges that musicians face, Tulane University School of Social Work and Send Me a Friend are partnering on a nationwide survey.
The idea evolved from conversations with Patrick Bordnick, PhD, School of Social Work dean, Anders Osborne, musician and co-founder of Send Me a Friend, Bill Taylor, Send Me a Friend's director, and other behavioral health clinicians. Tonya Hansel, PhD, at the School of Social Work as well as musicians and industry experts added their insight to develop clarity into the ways performers experience and manage their unique lifestyles.
"We've worked with and have tragically lost so many musicians who have struggled with substance abuse, anxiety, depression and many other issues, but gathering data will both elevate the conversation and help identify and implement interventions that work for this particular community," says Taylor. "While some support systems exist, more could definitely be available."
To gain feedback from musicians and industry professionals, the study presents a series of just over 30 questions to determine the lifestyle challenges they regularly face in their profession.
"The survey has been well-vetted, done with musician input, and employs best practices and ethical considerations," says Bordnick. With 20 years of experience in clinical and laboratory research on addiction, he translates this knowledge into convenient, common-sense interventions.
Bordnick and Send Me A Friend envision a world where people who are in recovery interact seamlessly with those who are not.
"Our hope is that we can use the information to create inclusivity for all people making music or attending performances, regardless of their recovery status or behavioral health challenges," Bordnick says.
"We (Send Me A Friend) realized that we were operating a little bit in the dark when it came down to further help with recovery and mental health issues in the music industry," says Osborne. "So, we partnered up with Dean Patrick Bordnick here in New Orleans to gain world class expertise in putting together a comprehensive study to get the exact data we need. The sheer volume of knowledge will be invaluable and influential when implementing actual boots on the ground help around the country."
Having this survey initiate from New Orleans makes sense within the music industry. "Our city has informed the music of the nation for hundreds of years," says Taylor. "This endeavor helps preserve the musical heritage of the country by discovering and addressing musicians' behavioral health needs here and around the world."
Send Me a Friend will aid in getting the word out to musicians to participate in the survey, as well as helping those in crisis, which it has done since its inception in 2016. Inspired by Osborne's early days of his own recovery, Send Me a Friend is the support network of "sober friends" he wished he had when he was getting out on the road and back to performing after finding sobriety.
"Being sober can be particularly challenging as a touring musician, and we want to pay close attention into exactly what that looks like and how to best address and support those who need the help," Taylor says.
Osborne's music and his willingness to tell his own story about addiction has provided a powerful voice in helping to reduce the stigma that surrounds these issues. That openness and authenticity has made him an ambassador for musicians but also for anyone in recovery. "When we started Send Me a Friend, hundreds of people signed up overnight," says Taylor. "We hope to get the same sort of response with this survey."
The survey is anonymous, and professional/touring musicians can begin providing their input on Jan. 6, 2020 at musiciansurvey.org. The survey will be open through at least June 2020.
Anyone needing free and confidential support can contact one of the following numbers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
National Helpline for substance abuse and mental health treatment referral: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
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Toronto Star and Toronto Public Library Launch 2013 Short Story Contest
Wed., Jan. 2, 2013
Effective Saturday, January 5, aspiring authors aged 16 and older living in Ontario are invited to enter the Toronto Star 2013 Short Story Contest, which is the largest contest of its kind in Canada and one of the biggest in North America. The contest is co-sponsored by the Toronto Public Library and the Humber School for Writers.
The winners will be selected by a panel of distinguished judges and will have their stories published in the Toronto Star, Canada's largest newspaper.
The contest, which is now in its 35th year, carries the most lucrative prize in Canada, with a grand prize of $5,000 plus the tuition fee for the 30-week creative writing correspondence program at the Humber School for Writers, valued at approximately $3,000.
In addition to the first prize, there will be a $2,000 second prize and a $1,000 third prize.
This is the fourth consecutive year that the Toronto Public Library has been a partner with the Star in presenting the contest, which attracted more than 2,000 entries last year.
The judges for the 2013 contest will be Jessica Westhead, author of a short story collection and a novelist; Jane Pyper, city librarian of the Toronto Public Library; Dianne Rinehart, books and visual arts editor for the Toronto Star; and Richard Ouzounian, theatre critic for the Toronto Star and author of six books.
Winners will be announced in April during the Toronto Public Library's annual reading festival, Keep Toronto Reading. Their stories will be published in the Toronto Star.
The deadline for submitting entries is Sunday, February 24. For full contest rules, please visit www.thestar.com/contests.
About the Toronto Star
The Toronto Star, founded in 1892, is read in print and online (thestar.com) by 3.0 million readers every week. The Toronto Star is a division of Star Media Group, which includes Toronto.com, Torstar Syndication Services, The Grid city magazine and Star Content Studios. Star Media Group also includes the majority-owned Metro free daily newspapers in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon and London, and the Chinese language newspaper Sing Tao. Star Media Group is a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, which is a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation.
About Toronto Public Library:
Toronto Public Library is the world's busiest urban public library system. Every year, more than 19 million people visit our branches in neighbourhoods across the city borrow over 33 million items. To learn more about Toronto Public Library, visit our website at torontopubliclibrary.ca or call Answerline at 416-393-7131. To get the most current updates on what's happening at the library, follow us on Twitter@torontolibrary.
Bob Hepburn
Director, Community Relations and Communications
bhepburn@thestar.ca
Tina Srebotnjak
Manager, Cultural and Special Event Programming
Toronto Public Library
tsrebotnjak@torontopubliclibrary.ca
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Last time I was in New York City my life changed. We had been looking forward to eating at the highly acclaimed seafood mecca known as Le Bernadin. We had an amazing 12 course tasting menu. Every single course was solidly executed and never over thought. We even managed to get the Maitre D' to take us into the kitchen for a quick tour after our meal. It was the kitchen every cook dreams of. Everything put away nothing but pristine lexans. The most beautiful produce and proteins I had ever seen. All the equipment was immaculate and perfectly polished. But that was not the best meal of our trip. Our best meal came at about 2 in the morning after a few cocktails with a culinary school friend from way back. He took us to Momofoku Ssam. My life was forever changed. This is why.
David Chang is a cook we can all relate to. Not many of us have the dedication of Thomas Keller or Ferran Adria. We haven't had the opportunities to travel the world and cook in the finest restaurants. We cook simply because we like to. Chef Chang seems like most guys that we have worked next to on a busy Saturday night. He is humble, passionate and doesn't really care what people think of him. He is insanely talented and successful, but at the same time he is not afraid to go out after service and get plastered. He is doing what we all aspire to eventually do. Have a restaurant cooking the food we want to and not conform to the masses.
Some day, when I grow up I want to be just like David Chang.
This entry was posted on May 18, 2010 by codylucchesi. It was filed under Uncategorized and was tagged with chef, culinary school, david chang, eric ripert, le bernadin, momofuku, respect.
I hate/love you so much!!! Cody, you are every expletive ever uttered in a kitchen for posting this! Me want NOW!!
Seriously, Momofuku just shows what happens when a chef with a lot talent and ideas has no one saying "no".
Hit the nail on the head once again Father Penn. He is a great example of talent with no restraints. He is my current obsession. Glad I had the chance to eat there, serious mind blowing experience!


Nark (a.k.a. Kevin Kauer, Editor in Chief of Nark Magazine and Creative Director and Saturday resident of Q Nightclub in Seattle) has been exposing himself at parties around the nation, hip to hip with the finest musicians and record selectors around such as In Flagranti, Jacques Renault, Honey Soundsystem, Tim Sweeney, Victor Rodriguez, Hunee, Sleazy McQueen, Juanita More, DJ Assault, House of Stank and many more as well . His constant drive to send a dance floor through space keeps a flowing stream of classic club and post-modern disco at your feet, just waiting to tango.


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Maryland To Be Third State To Phase Out Confederate Flag License Plates
By Laura Wagner
Published October 16, 2015 at 2:52 PM PDT
Maryland will no longer offer Sons of Confederate Veterans license plates, starting next month.
Joining Texas and Virginia, Maryland will phase out the sale of license plates featuring the Confederate battle flag, following a ruling by a federal judge.
Reuters reports that "U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis issued the order on Thursday, lifting a 1997 injunction at Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh's request." It adds that the order will go into effect on Nov. 17.
"I look forward to the day when these plates are no longer on the road," Frosh said in a statement. "This flag is a painful symbol that divides us, conjuring images of hate and subjugation. It has no place in any contemporary government use."
After a legal battle that rose all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas became the first state to end the sale of "Sons of Confederate Veterans" license plates in June. As we reported at the time, the 5-4 decision meant "that the state of Texas was legally justified in refusing to issue a proposed specialty license plate for members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans."
"The court ruled in Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. that the license plate design constitutes government speech and therefore Texas is entitled to choose which messages it approves. Texas had rejected the proposed plate, which includes a Confederate battle flag, arguing that it was offensive to a 'significant portion' of the public."
Virginia followed suit in July, with a judge's OK. Then in August, the state went one step further and ordered a recall of some 1,700 specialty license plates depicting the Confederate battle flag.
However, according to The Christian Science Monitor, few people have turned in their license plates.
"In September, the Virginia DMV sent out 1600 new plates, asking owners of Confederate-flag plates to turn in their old license plates within 30 days. However, only 163 people have complied. According to the Virginia DMV, it is a Class 2 misdemeanor to drive with inactive plates."
The decisions in Maryland and Virginia were handed down after a white man, apparently influenced by racist doctrine, killed nine black churchgoers in South Carolina in June. The shooter posted a racist manuscript online along with photos of himself posing with guns and a Confederate flag.
Six other states — Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Georgia — still sell Sons of Confederate Veterans plates.
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