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Nigerian President Vows to Activate Army Aviation in Sustained Modernization
Former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd) (left) receives the Nigerian Army Recognition Award from President Muhammadu Buhari (right). Monday, 5 December 2022.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to activate the Nigerian Army (NA) Aviation as part of the effort to ensure the sustenance of the ongoing modernization of the Army to effectively address contemporary security challenges that are perennially bedeviling the country. But the Army does not operate in isolation from the Air Force.
President Buhari made this declaration at the opening ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference 2022 with the theme: "Building a Professional Nigerian Army for the 21st Century Security Environment" held at the International Conference Centre, Kasarawa, Sokoto State.
He noted that deliberate efforts have been put in place to fast track the take off of NA Aviation through the acquisition of requisite platforms, as proposed in the 2023 budget. The President reiterated his confidence in the NA and other services to defend Nigeria through the implementation of presidential directives.
The Nigerian President asserted that as an element of national power, the NA will continue to be the catalyst of national development through provision of support to civil authority. He further affirmed that the Federal Government will continue to maintain robust policies towards modernization of the NA and the Armed Forces of Nigeria in general.
Buhari noted that the ongoing process of modernization of the Armed Forces has tremendously improved its capacity and combat efficiency to discharge its constitutional roles.
He commended the Service Chiefs and heads of other security agencies for improved synergy in accomplishing his directives, adding that the renewed vigour in operations and improved Civil Military co-operation will enable the nation achieve the desired national security objectives.
He urged the NA to consolidate on its achievements through the sustenance of offensive against terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria.
President Buhari assured that government will continue to cater for the families of deceased personnel who paid the supreme price in defence of Nigeria, through provision of welfare schemes and educational scholarship programmes.
Earlier in his goodwill message, the Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Rt Hon Aminu Tambuwal extolled the tireless efforts of the NA and other security agencies towards ensuring peace and security in Sokoto state. He commended their resolve and collective contribution to the improved security in North West Nigeria and other regions.
In his remarks during the Conference, the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi(rtd) stated that the NA has contributed immensely towards combating insecurity in the country.
The ex-general urged commanders to take advantage of the conference to profer practicable solutions to the security challenges confronting the country.
Delivering his welcome address, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya said the conference is taking place at a time the NA received tremendous support from Mr President, which has boosted the capability of the NA and the Armed Forces in general.
He pointed out that year 2022 has been eventful for the NA, particularly in all theatres of operations, where successes have been progressively recorded.
Highlight of the event was the presentation of Nigerian Army Recognition Award to some eminent Nigerians, who have been supportive to the NA in the areas of health care, education, infrastructure and economic empowerment of widows and orphans.
Those who received the NA Recognition Award are Alh Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu Chairman BUA Group, Aliko Dangote Chairman Dangote Group, Col Hameed Ali (Rtd) Comptroller General Nigerian Customs Service, Dr Jim Ovia Chairman Zenith Bank, Tony Elumelu Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation and Lt Gen Tukur Buratai former Chief of Army Staff.
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FG's East/West Road Failure Making Us Create Alternative Routes to Advance Rivers Economy


SOUTH PORTLAND —The City Council unanimously passed a first reading on regulating medical marijuana retail businesses, and also postponed action on short-term rentals.
There was no discussion by councilors Aug. 21 on the short-term rental issue, which was pushed until Sept. 4, following a successful local petition to overturn the law.
Earlier this month, the Planning Board recommended the City Council move ahead with regulations that would welcome medical marijuana growers and retailers in sections of the city. The second reading and a public hearing is scheduled for Sept. 18.
Councilor Claude Morgan said voters spoke when they approved legalizing marijuana in 2016, and said regardless councilors' personal feelings, the council decided to "get out ahead" of the issues and not "be scrambling" when Augusta gives the all-clear signal for towns to draft local law when state law is finalized.
The ordinance would also update zoning policy related to dispensaries, allowing them in all of the same zones that now allow adult-use marijuana stores and cultivation, and would increase the limit of one.
Site plan review by the Planning Board would be required to start an adult use and medical marijuana business, and applicants would also be required to submit a security plan, according to the proposal.
Sixty-seven pages with signatures of registered city voters were submitted and certified earlier this month by Michael Frabotta of Preble Street, who has twice petitioned to overturn the short-term rental ordinance.
The council must either comply with the intent of the petition and scrap the rules, or put the question out to referendum in November. The decision will be made Sept. 4 following a public hearing.
Earlier this month, all councilors, with the exception of Eben Rose, said they supported bringing the issue to referendum. Rose said he did not support a decision by the voters because the city's existing code restrictions are sufficient to bar non-homeowner-occupied rentals in residential sections of the city. He said what is needed is a more structured, consistent approach to enforcement.
Councilor Kate Lewis said Aug. 22 after the meeting that she is leaning toward the referendum, and said she is comfortable sending the ordinance to a vote.
On July 17, the council voted 5-2 in favor of a re-crafted short-term rental ordinance, with Rose and Adrian Dowling opposed.
Under the rules, unhosted stays were banned in strictly residential neighborhoods. Hosted stays, such as renting out a room in a home where the owners are present, would be allowed in residential sections.
Unhosted stays are allowed in mixed-use and commercial neighborhoods.
Short-lived rental restrictions were first adopted in February, then repealed in April after opponents collected enough signatures to force the council to revisit the decision.


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We are delighted that the Rt Rev. Sarah Mulally, Bishop of London, will celebrate this year's service. If you are considering the Temple Church for your own or your child's Baptism or Confirmation, we hope that the following points will be helpful.
Baptism and Confirmation at the Temple Church is available to all Benchers and members of the Inner and Middle Temple and their children, and to members of our regular congregation and their children.
If you would like to discuss this further please contact Catherine in the Church Office, 020 7353 8559 or catherine@templechurch.com.
We are glad that a good proportion of our baptism and confirmation families are able to return occasionally or regularly to the Temple Church and so become part of our community here.


There's more StarCraft on the way from Dark Horse, once again expanding the video game series' lore. Survivors #1 lands in stores this July.
Whether you're looking for stuff to give or get this Holiday, you might find something you dig in this list of fresh releases from Activision/Blizzard.
If you're in the market for some good Blizzard merch, then you might like this news. The company announced a slew of cool stuff this weekend.
Withe one bundle already announced, Nintendo has taken the wraps off of another that's heading to stores. This one playing off of Diablo III.
What exactly Diablo Reign of Terror is, we're not sure. It's definitely something though, as merchandise has emerged bearing the name.
Publisher Dark Horse Comics is digging ever deeper into Blizzard's StarCraft video game universe. A second series, StarCraft: Soldiers has been announced for 2019.
Action RPG gamers are having a great year on the Switch, and it just got even better. Blizzard's excellent Diablo III is on the way.
Dark Horse's third volume of Warcraft lore brings fans a comprehensive history of Blizzard's fantasy universe. It's deep, it's loaded with detail, and it's got some of the coolest Warcraft artwork you're likely to see anywhere.
Starcraft fans have something to look forward to this year, as Dark Horse readies a mini-series based on the beloved strategy game series.
Comic Con can be tough on a person. So why not chill at Blizzard's Ice Cream Citadel, or relax in the Hearthstone Tavern?


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French Lawmakers Pass Bill to Cover 100 Percent of Cost of Abortions
Oct 29, 2012 01:10 PM By Makini Brice
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Lawmakers in France passed a bill that would require the government to reimburse women in full for abortions.
The bill was passed by the National Assembly. It also covered contraception, which would be free for all minors between the ages of 15 and 18.
The move was made by France's newly-elected Socialist government. It was one of the French president Francois Hollande's campaign promises made before his election in June.
The country's national medical insurance currently covers abortions in full for minors under the age of 18 and for poor women. Other women have the medical procedure covered for up to 80 percent of the cost. But the out-of-pocket costs can still be substantial, for a procedure that can cost $580 or 450 euros.
"Women who want to stop an unwanted pregnancy have the right to be covered: The enactment of the right to choose to halt a pregnancy is an obligatory state service," the bill says, according to the Associated Press.
Some portions of French society oppose the right to abortion, but the issue rarely makes headlines. Critics of the bill appreciate its progress, but say that cost is only one impediment to receiving the procedure. They say that too few doctors provide abortions, and that there is very little information available for those who do.
President Francois Hollande also said on the campaign trail that he wanted abortions to be available at every major hospital in the country.
The move was included in the 2013 social security budget. It would cost taxpayers 31.7 million euros in the first year.
About 225,000 abortions were performed in France in 2010, the last year for which such data is available.
The government's move to make contraception free for minors at the start of 2013 came out of the administration's perceived need to protect teenagers from families where sexuality is a taboo subject.
That reform will save teenagers 60 euros a year, as well as the 23 euros it would cost teenagers to see a doctor without claiming the visit under the national health insurance.
Martine Hatchuel, the president of ANCIC, a French organization that counsels women on abortions and contraception, welcomed the bill's success, but said to France 24 that she wished to see the move expanded to women under the age of 25.
By cutting costs for abortion and contraception, France hopes to cut down the number of unwanted pregnancies and abortions.

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This receiver is waterproof and has a LIFETIME warranty provided it was not damaged or abused.Dog Chews are covered under the LIFETIME warranty.
The DG 9 XT receiver has the highest pulsating stimulus in the industry.
This DG 5000 receiver is designed to handle "medium sized pets with more energy and determination" dogs.
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This DG Micro receiver is designed to contain "smaller and more timid" pets.
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The time has come for us to move into our new building! We were so excited to visit the new school before everything was packed up and moved in. We did a tour of the whole school and couldn't believe what a beautiful building we have! We also got to have a look at our new classroom and playground!
Our classroom has a beautiful view of the indoor courtyard!
Look at all of this space!!


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SHARKNADO 6 Will Be That Last Film in The SYFY Channel Franchise
Movie Sharknado 6SyFy Channel about a year ago by Joey Paur
After six incredibly ridiculous movies, SYFY Channel's Sharknado franchise is finally coming to an end. According to TVLine, Sharknado 6 will be the final chapter in the battle against the shark-filled tornadoes.
In Sharknado 5: Global Swarming the lead character Finn (Ian Ziering) is wandering the Earth alone after it was destroyed. In this sixth film, he will travel back in time to stop the Sharknado that started it all. Here's the synopsis that was previously released:
All is lost, or is it? Fin unlocks the time-traveling power of the SHARKNADOS in order to save the world and resurrect his family. In his quest, Fin fights Nazis, dinosaurs, knights, and even takes a ride on Noah's Ark. This time, it's not how to stop the sharknados, it's when.
Sharknado 6 will also bring back franchise vets Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo and Vivica A. Fox. You can also expect the movie to be filled with all kinds of crazy cameos.
The final installment will be directed by Anthony C. Ferrante, who is the same guy that directed the first five films.
Are you happy to hear that Sharknado 6 will be the final film in the franchise? I bet they end up rebooting with a whole new cast within a year or two.
SHARKNADO 5 Has Been Announced and Is Currently in Production
SHARKNADO 6 Will Unlock The Time-Traveling Power of The Sharknados
First Teaser Trailer For SHARKNADO 6 and Official Title Revealed
Series of Poster Art For THE LAST SHARKNADO: IT'S ABOUT TIME
Dragon and Robot Sharks Are Revealed in Full Trailer For THE LAST SHARKNADO: IT'S ABOUT TIME
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Web presence of you new EAGLE students is online. Our new 2018 EAGLE students created their own webspace in order to present the group and each student individually.
Have a look who started EAGLE this year, read about their background and interests – and especially have a look at their funny "on hover" picture animations!


In what is to be his 3rd year as a full-time Sprint Cup driver, Alex Bowman is now without a ride for 2016 after Tommy Baldwin Racing announced Thursday that the two have decided to part ways. TBR had previously picked up Bowman's 2016 contract option, but felt another direction was in order.
As of Thursday afternoon, no announcements have been made regarding a replacement driver for the #7 Nikko Chevrolet SS.


It's kind when Italians translate menus and signs into English for the benefit of us Anglos, but the result is sometimes hilarious. We've gathered a collection of photos of the most amusing translations.
Ever been to a restaurant and ordered the fish "in crazy water"? Or been accusing of "molesting" animals at a castle?
If so then you've likely come across some of Italy's weirdest translations of English.
English translations are increasingly seen in Italy, but the occasional mistranslation inevitably slips through and is snapped by a visitor.
We've collected some of the funniest ones in the gallery below; feel free to email us at italy.news@thelocal.com with any additional photos you'd like to see published by The Local.


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package volumes

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
)

// CreateOptsBuilder allows extensions to add additional parameters to the
// Create request.
type CreateOptsBuilder interface {
	ToVolumeCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error)
}

// CreateOpts contains options for creating a Volume. This object is passed to
// the volumes.Create function. For more information about these parameters,
// see the Volume object.
type CreateOpts struct {
	// The availability zone [OPTIONAL]
	AvailabilityZone string
	// ConsistencyGroupID is the ID of a consistency group [OPTINAL]
	ConsistencyGroupID string
	// The volume description [OPTIONAL]
	Description string
	// One or more metadata key and value pairs to associate with the volume [OPTIONAL]
	Metadata map[string]string
	// The volume name [OPTIONAL]
	Name string
	// The size of the volume, in gibibytes (GiB) [REQUIRED]
	Size int
	// the ID of the existing volume snapshot [OPTIONAL]
	SnapshotID string
	// SourceReplica is a UUID of an existing volume to replicate with [OPTIONAL]
	SourceReplica string
	// the ID of the existing volume [OPTIONAL]
	SourceVolID string
	// The ID of the image from which you want to create the volume.
	// Required to create a bootable volume.
	ImageID string
	// The associated volume type [OPTIONAL]
	VolumeType string
}

// ToVolumeCreateMap assembles a request body based on the contents of a
// CreateOpts.
func (opts CreateOpts) ToVolumeCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
	v := make(map[string]interface{})

	if opts.Size == 0 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Required CreateOpts field 'Size' not set.")
	}
	v["size"] = opts.Size

	if opts.AvailabilityZone != "" {
		v["availability_zone"] = opts.AvailabilityZone
	}
	if opts.ConsistencyGroupID != "" {
		v["consistencygroup_id"] = opts.ConsistencyGroupID
	}
	if opts.Description != "" {
		v["description"] = opts.Description
	}
	if opts.ImageID != "" {
		v["imageRef"] = opts.ImageID
	}
	if opts.Metadata != nil {
		v["metadata"] = opts.Metadata
	}
	if opts.Name != "" {
		v["name"] = opts.Name
	}
	if opts.SourceReplica != "" {
		v["source_replica"] = opts.SourceReplica
	}
	if opts.SourceVolID != "" {
		v["source_volid"] = opts.SourceVolID
	}
	if opts.SnapshotID != "" {
		v["snapshot_id"] = opts.SnapshotID
	}
	if opts.VolumeType != "" {
		v["volume_type"] = opts.VolumeType
	}

	return map[string]interface{}{"volume": v}, nil
}

// Create will create a new Volume based on the values in CreateOpts. To extract
// the Volume object from the response, call the Extract method on the
// CreateResult.
func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOptsBuilder) CreateResult {
	var res CreateResult

	reqBody, err := opts.ToVolumeCreateMap()
	if err != nil {
		res.Err = err
		return res
	}

	_, res.Err = client.Post(createURL(client), reqBody, &res.Body, &gophercloud.RequestOpts{
		OkCodes: []int{202},
	})
	return res
}

// Delete will delete the existing Volume with the provided ID.
func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) DeleteResult {
	var res DeleteResult
	_, res.Err = client.Delete(deleteURL(client, id), nil)
	return res
}

// Get retrieves the Volume with the provided ID. To extract the Volume object
// from the response, call the Extract method on the GetResult.
func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) GetResult {
	var res GetResult
	_, res.Err = client.Get(getURL(client, id), &res.Body, nil)
	return res
}

// ListOptsBuilder allows extensions to add additional parameters to the List
// request.
type ListOptsBuilder interface {
	ToVolumeListQuery() (string, error)
}

// ListOpts holds options for listing Volumes. It is passed to the volumes.List
// function.
type ListOpts struct {
	// admin-only option. Set it to true to see all tenant volumes.
	AllTenants bool `q:"all_tenants"`
	// List only volumes that contain Metadata.
	Metadata map[string]string `q:"metadata"`
	// List only volumes that have Name as the display name.
	Name string `q:"name"`
	// List only volumes that have a status of Status.
	Status string `q:"status"`
}

// ToVolumeListQuery formats a ListOpts into a query string.
func (opts ListOpts) ToVolumeListQuery() (string, error) {
	q, err := gophercloud.BuildQueryString(opts)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	return q.String(), nil
}

// List returns Volumes optionally limited by the conditions provided in ListOpts.
func List(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts ListOptsBuilder) pagination.Pager {
	url := listURL(client)
	if opts != nil {
		query, err := opts.ToVolumeListQuery()
		if err != nil {
			return pagination.Pager{Err: err}
		}
		url += query
	}
	createPage := func(r pagination.PageResult) pagination.Page {
		return ListResult{pagination.SinglePageBase(r)}
	}

	return pagination.NewPager(client, url, createPage)
}

// UpdateOptsBuilder allows extensions to add additional parameters to the
// Update request.
type UpdateOptsBuilder interface {
	ToVolumeUpdateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error)
}

// UpdateOpts contain options for updating an existing Volume. This object is passed
// to the volumes.Update function. For more information about the parameters, see
// the Volume object.
type UpdateOpts struct {
	// OPTIONAL
	Name string
	// OPTIONAL
	Description string
	// OPTIONAL
	Metadata map[string]string
}

// ToVolumeUpdateMap assembles a request body based on the contents of an
// UpdateOpts.
func (opts UpdateOpts) ToVolumeUpdateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
	v := make(map[string]interface{})

	if opts.Description != "" {
		v["description"] = opts.Description
	}
	if opts.Metadata != nil {
		v["metadata"] = opts.Metadata
	}
	if opts.Name != "" {
		v["name"] = opts.Name
	}

	return map[string]interface{}{"volume": v}, nil
}

// Update will update the Volume with provided information. To extract the updated
// Volume from the response, call the Extract method on the UpdateResult.
func Update(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string, opts UpdateOptsBuilder) UpdateResult {
	var res UpdateResult

	reqBody, err := opts.ToVolumeUpdateMap()
	if err != nil {
		res.Err = err
		return res
	}

	_, res.Err = client.Put(updateURL(client, id), reqBody, &res.Body, &gophercloud.RequestOpts{
		OkCodes: []int{200},
	})
	return res
}

// IDFromName is a convienience function that returns a server's ID given its name.
func IDFromName(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, name string) (string, error) {
	volumeCount := 0
	volumeID := ""
	if name == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("A volume name must be provided.")
	}
	pager := List(client, nil)
	pager.EachPage(func(page pagination.Page) (bool, error) {
		volumeList, err := ExtractVolumes(page)
		if err != nil {
			return false, err
		}

		for _, s := range volumeList {
			if s.Name == name {
				volumeCount++
				volumeID = s.ID
			}
		}
		return true, nil
	})

	switch volumeCount {
	case 0:
		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to find volume: %s", name)
	case 1:
		return volumeID, nil
	default:
		return "", fmt.Errorf("Found %d volumes matching %s", volumeCount, name)
	}
}

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6 Lessons on Sustainable Development from the High-Level Political Forum
by Mathilde Bouyé - August 02, 2016
The 2016 High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development convened at the United Nations in July. Photo by John Gillespie/Compfight cc
Nearly a year ago at the United Nations, world leaders endorsed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at putting the world economy on a sustainable track. In July, much more quietly, the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development convened at the UN to help make this promise a reality by reviewing countries' efforts so and offering a place for policymakers from around the world to exchange ideas on how to accelerate this transition.
While the forum did not assess progress on the SDGs, it did launch a key discussion on enabling policy frameworks to implement the goals, focusing on this year's theme of "leaving no one behind," based on 22 countries' voluntary national reports.
WRI's SDG Delivery Team emphasized the need for policy coherence, joining with the governments of Sweden and Mexico, the OECD and a coalition of think tanks to organize a discussion based on country experiences on policy and institutional shifts that can help advance this far-reaching agenda in a consistent, effective manner. Findings from the country case studies and a synthesis report on policy coherence were presented to frame and feed this debate.
Six main lessons emerged:
The universal dimension of the SDGs is fairly well understood. Reporting countries from the OECD showcased their commitment to implement the SDGs at home. Echoing a phrase that crystalizes the difference between SDGs and previous international development goals, Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg affirmed that "SDGs have made us all developing countries," meaning that all countries have work to do to make their societies more equitable and environmentally responsible. Germany highlighted three "closely interwoven" levels of action in this context: with regard to domestic impacts, to transboundary impacts in other countries and on global public goods, and to supporting other countries through development policies.
Countries are starting to quite methodically engage in "localization processes" to integrate the global SDGs into their national policies, through a mapping of existing plans and gap analysis. For instance, Finland identified a urgent need to focus on climate change and jobs. Uganda, Togo, Switzerland and other countries reported ensuring this alignment with the SDGs have then required not only adjusting existing frameworks but defining new national development plans and sustainable development strategies. Egypt even enshrined sustainable development objectives in its constitution. More effort is needed, though, to assess synergies and trade-offs between national priorities to effectively ensure policy coherence across the national agenda.
Countries recognize the need for whole-of-government approaches. Overarching strategies, like Egypt Vision 2030 or Madagascar's National Development Plan, were designed to enable integrated approaches to planning across the policy spectrum. Although coordination mechanisms vary widely among countries in terms of leadership and organization, most aim at involving institutions throughout the government. Lead ministries have been identified for each SDG in Samoa and Norway. Vertical coordination with local authorities has also been strengthened, especially in Colombia, Switzerland and the Philippines, which has set up a subnational coordination mechanism for SDGs. Interviews with policymakers show, though, that involving all ministries remains challenging and coordinating bodies need political clout to get things done. In France, for example, while the head of the environment ministry for the implementation of the energy transition act, the sustainable development strategy and the low-carbon strategy helps enhance consistency across these intertwined agendas, the inter-ministerial representative in charge of the coordination with all the other ministries for the SDGs may lack of the power to achieve this objective.
There's a strong emphasis on being inclusive. Consultations on national priorities have been conducted in most reporting countries with representatives from the whole civil society in Morocco and Madagascar, the latter having given particular attention to include disabled people and poor communities. But a few countries went a step further to empower civil society. For instance, Finland's coalition, entitled Society's Commitment to Sustainable Development, is composed of hundreds of non-state actors, including 60 businesses, which endorsed their own targets to contribute to the SDGs.
Forward-looking initiatives aim to build robust and inclusive monitoring and accountability frameworks. Indicators that are used to track development have been renewed to cover all the SDGs in Samoa and Estonia. Parliamentary scrutiny was underscored by Norway, where ministries will report on their action for the SDGs in their budget proposal to parliament, and South Korea, which has set up a dedicated consultative group of congressional leaders. As a member of the Open Government Partnership -- an international initiative for domestic reformers committed to making governments more open and responsive to citizens -- Mexico established a specialized committee coordinating 25 institutions and a platform offering all citizens updated and geo-referenced data on state and municipal activities.
Capacity building is essential to address gaps in knowledge, institutional coordination and data management, through financial and technical support, best-practice exchanges and research. Stronger communications strategies and training are also needed to empower people in government and civil society to advance the agenda.
Building on these first experiences, WRI and its partners are developing a broader project aimed at providing in-country support and global analysis on how to practically enhance policy coherence for sustainable development. Beyond tracking specific SDGs, future High-Level Political Forums should continue to review countries' efforts to build consistent and inclusive governance frameworks, which are a precondition for long-term progress on the whole agenda.
Tags: sustainable development, sustainable development goals
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As expensive as it is to replace a bad hire, the money isn't what concerns employers most.
Canadian organizations are planning moderate base salary increases for 2015 in response to Canada's sluggish economic growth.
World-class HR organizations outperform at lower costs - how are they doing it?
A study conducted by the Morneau Shepell research group found that every $1 invested in an employee and family assistance program (EFAP) translates into a return on investment of $8.70 through a combination of improved productivity at work and less time away from work.
Are CHRO Qualities Key to the Corner Office?
As an HR professional, do you ever aspire to head up an organization as CEO?
When does an employee's private life become an employer's business?
While opportunities exist for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies consistently show few women in STEM careers.
GRIT builds on Stoltz's earlier research on adversity where he developed the Adversity Quotient® (AQ) which measures how effectively we respond to adversity.
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Thu 22 Apr 2021
Everton Boss Gives Team News Update
Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Everton top goalscorer Dominic Calvert-Lewin is fit to return for the Blues in Friday night's clash at Arsenal (8pm BST).
Yerry Mina, Andre Gomes, Fabian Delph and Bernard are also in contention for the game at Emirates Stadium.
Abdoulaye Doucoure (foot) and Jean-Phillipe Gbamin (knee) are Everton's only absentees.
Calvert-Lewin has missed Everton's past two matches with an abductor problem, while Mina was unable to feature in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur last time out after sustaining a similar injury. A hamstring niggle, meanwhile, meant Gomes was forced to sit out the Blues' games against Brighton & Hove Albion and Spurs.
Delph and Bernard have returned to full training after longer-term layoffs – and Ancelotti believes the increased strength of his squad means Everton are well placed to deliver a strong finish to the season.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon, he said: "We have a lot of players available – almost all the squad, apart from Doucoure and Gbamin who are out.
"The others are in good condition.
"We are ready to fight for this final part of the season.
"The squad is now much, much better and I have a lot of options, so I am pleased and confident."
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Ray Harryhausen: the father of fantasy film-making
Phelim O'Neill
Special effects king Ray Harryhausen revolutionised cinema with skeletal armies and man-eating dinosaurs
Thu 1 Nov 2012 13.44 EDT First published on Thu 1 Nov 2012 13.44 EDT
Harryhausen's creations have influenced some of the biggest-grossing films of all time. Photograph: The Kobal Collection
Ownership of films is usually the preserve of directors and actors. You will hear of the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, or the new Tom Cruise vehicle. But such films as The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, (1958), Jason and the Argonauts (1963)and Clash of the Titans (1981) are Ray Harryhausen films, regardless of who directed and acted in them. One Million Years BC, a film for which, unusually in his career, he was brought in as a hired hand, (1966) isn't even regarded as a Hammer or Raquel Welch movie. No other technician or artist working in film can make such a claim.
"Everyone has their own right way of doing things," explains Harryhausen, now aged 92. "I'd probably call myself a film-maker rather than just a special effects man. I'd often come up with the story, advise on the script, scout locations, design and sculpt the models. I'd have to be on the set to make sure the effects sequences were shot properly which was a problem for some directors – that never really got easier. And I'd do all the animation myself. It was just simpler to do all that myself than try to delgate."
As a result, all Harryhausen films have his personality, and his incredible craftsmanship, showing through them. I meet him in the Kensington house he and his wife Diana have shared since he moved his base of operations from Hollywood to Europe almost half a century ago. "I dread to think what it would cost now," he says. "We found out from some neighbours many years later that Michael Powell used to own this house. He had a pair of red shoes hanging in one of the windows."
Harryhausen's home has no such external signs of its inhabitant's career. Inside there are few clues among the antique furniture. Until, that is, you take a closer look at the bronze sculptures on display. There is the Hindu goddess Kali, an allosaurus, some sword-wielding skeletons (a dead giveaway), Perseus and Medusa locked in deadly combat. "That one was used to show to studios when we were getting Clash of the Titans going," Harryhausen explains. It is common for artwork and even test footage to be used to generate interest in a film, but this is the first time I have heard of a piece of bronze being used to sell a project.
Harryhausen with a life-size replica of Medusa from Clash of the Titans at the London Film Museum. Photograph: Matt LLoyd / Rex Features
One of the most dramatic of his self-made ornaments is of a T-rex and King Kong. For Harryhausen it was Kong that started it all, back in 1933. "I had an aunt who took me to see a new movie she'd heard had gorillas and dinosaurs in, two things I was very much interested in." She took the 13-year-old Harryhausen to Grauman's Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard to see King Kong on its opening week in LA, a night filled with the sort of showmanship typical of the venue's owner Sid Grauman. The foyer was decorated in jungle style, and music and dance acts performed before the curtain went up for the film. With that set up followed by a film unlike any seen before the evening delivered the kind of sensory overload that beats things like 3-D and IMAX into a cocked hat. Harryhausen left the cinema with no idea how this lost world had been created, but he knew that he had to find out.
"I wasn't even looking to get into movies. I was a diorama kid at school, always making these little prehistoric scenes. Well, here was a way to make my dioramas move. I knew it wasn't a man in a suit. There was a magazine article that even had a picture of a life-size Kong with electrical leads running out of it. Even at that age I knew that couldn't be true. It wasn't like today: information was almost impossible to find." He pieced together what few facts he could and started making his own crude attempts with a home-movie camera.
Harryhausen took evening classes to learn and refine the skills he felt he would need, such as sculpture, engineering and photography. "I took some acting classes, but that wasn't really me, although I did learn about movement and building character." Character is the key to why his creations endure: often they give better, or at least more memorable, performances than the human actors. It's clear where Harryhausen's sympathies lie in this regard. "The Cyclops (from 7th Voyage Of Sinbad) wasn't bad, he was just trying to get back what was his from these people who came and stole from him." He even used his drafting into the army to further his craft. "I thought I could be a combat photographer, but quickly found out that they were getting sent to the front lines in places like Iwo Jima and getting killed along with everyone else. I'd made a short animated film showing the construction of a military bridge so I ended up making training films for the Signal Corps." This also enabled him to get access to more professional equipment: "The Hollywood studios contributed a lot of their resources to the war effort."
He'd also managed to track down the man behind the magic of King Kong, Willis O'Brien. "Obie was very critical of my little dinosaur puppets, but very helpful, he taught me so much," Harryhausen says. "He got me to study anatomy. When it came time for him to do Mighty Joe Young I was his assistant and ended up doing about 90% of the actual animation."
He soon met a producing partner with whom he enjoyed a long working relationship career, Charles H Schneer. "Charlie was very important in all this. He made these projects in a way that let me do all these things no other producer would or could," Harryhausen says. Their partnership lasted 30 years and 11 films, including 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957), Mysterious Island (1961), The Valley of Gwangi (1969) and three Sinbad films. During this time Harryhausen developed his Dynamation technique, involving split-screens and rear-projection, for inserting his models into live-action footage. They soon found Hollywood too restrictive ("The unions wouldn't let me even move the camera or lights, that would be other people's jobs. And there are only so many films you can make in the desert around California.") In moving to London, Harryhausen had access to locations in Spain, Malta and Greece as well as "the wonderful British film studios and technicians, easily as good as anything in Hollywood."
The importance of these films cannot be overstated. The new documentary Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan features contributions from film-makers such as James Cameron, George Lucas, Terry Gilliam, Henry Selick, Tim Burton, Peter Jackson, John Landis and Nick Park, all with a common story of how these films inspired them. Harryhausen's work kept fantasy film-making alive through tough times. His legacy is seen in some of the biggest-grossing films of all time, made by people who were just kids when they first saw his work. "We are all children of the Hydra's teeth," as seven-time Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker put it at Harryhausen's 90th birthday bash at the BFI two years ago, an event where dozens of key names in film-making flew over to the UK on their own dime, this is the level of regard and adoration the man is held in.
Harryhausen still displays an enthusiasm for the fantasy genre that people a quarter of his age seldom match as he talks about film-makers he's admired such as George Pal and Karel Zeman, as well as animators who've impressed him like Randy Cook, Jim Danforth and, of course, Willis O'Brien. Animation is still a tool widely used today. Movies such as Frankenweenie, ParaNorman and Pirates! all do big business and charm audiences worldwide. With huge networks of fantasy and science fiction fans and massive conventions prevalent today, it is humbling to think where all this started, back in 1940s California: "In those days it'd just be me, [lifelong friend] Ray Bradbury and Forrest J Ackerman (later editor of Famous Monster of Filmland magazine) huddled together in a diner discussing things like space platforms and dinosaurs. We each did, and usually accomplished, what we set out to do. Though people thought we were very strange."
• Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan is released in the UK on 9 November
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interview with susannah day of the blue room theatre
Colosouleditor - May 25, 2014 May 25, 2014
By Samuel J. Cox
The late John Peel (the English DJ, radio presenter, record producer and journalist) once bemoaned; 'I just want to hear something that I haven't heard before!' This year, the Blue Room is offering just that. After the success of their Summer Nights program at Fringe (being awarded the Best Independent Program), their eclectic vision for 2014 is reason enough to tear yourself away from your 'Gossip Girl' box set and that YouTube comment thread you enjoy trolling. We spoke with Producer Susannah Day.
1. How is the program selected?
The Blue Room seasons have been around since 1994, and for a long time have been selected by an independent panel. All the Blue Room does is make sure that the applicants have the best chance of getting their show selected. We send all of the applications to three people, selected by our Executive Director [Kerry O'Sullivan] and myself, and they make the decision. They have a month to read everything given to them, and then they fight it out for their favourites, discussing the merits of each show. Ultimately we're looking for a diverse program, with a mix of existing scripts and new work.
2. What are the criteria for selecting the independent committee?
They must be professional theatre makers or industry administrators, managers, artists, and people that have a strong sense of what the Blue Room could, or should, be. They're a mix of ages, gender and backgrounds, and we always have someone under twenty-six on the panel. This ensures a mix of subjective bias and tastes that can clash and battle.
3. What can Perth theatregoers expect? Is there a theme uniting all the plays?
A really interesting and risky mix of shows! This season we've got quite a few musicals, which is really odd for us, but also exciting! You would think that would make the season light hearted, but it's gritty and 'noir-ish'. The shows are darker than usual, but there are still some real comedic elements.
We will never pick a season based on a core theme that the shows must fit to. The interesting consistencies are always noticed post-programming. This year we did decide to acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I by performing a show based on the personal account of a relationship with a veteran. That premiered on ANZAC day. We're also doing an independent Aboriginal theatre show called 'Confessions of a Pyromaniac' which will launch as part of NAIDOC week in July. We do like tie-ins with what else is going on around Perth, but generally it's a disparate season that defies connections.
4. What steps, if any, has the Blue Room taken to make the program appeal to as many people as possible, especially those who may be reluctant to go to the theatre?
We don't take steps. We exist to support independent theatre, and we ensure that the producers of each show attract and develop their own audience. They are asked to identify a target audience that they think their show will appeal to, and they are responsible for getting them there.
In recent times, the Blue Room has been doing incredibly well, which can be put down to a very strong umbrella marketing strategy that we've been employing over the last two years. However, I also think it's due to the quality shows we present. We've had so many different producers from so many different communities our audience base has developed.
This was evident in this season's campaign shoot, which is themed 'One Night, In Perth.' We decided to photograph each artist in front of his or her individual home, to convey each person's connection to Australia. I was expecting locations in Northbridge and Mount Lawley, which is where you think your stereotypical hipster theatre maker lives. In reality, we went from Caversham to Brentwood to Dianella and back again. It was really interesting to see the incredibly different communities each show was coming from.
The photography is dark and gothic, with hyper-real lighting, as inspired by Gregory Crewdson. It's the kind of photography where you're intrigued and baffled about the moment it has captured.
5. What do you think the power of theatre is over other mediums of expression?
Theatre's fallibility is also its strength. It affects every single sense, which gives it this power to change individuals.
It is also a moment experienced solely by you. Forget that you're sitting in an auditorium. Where you've been placed in that space, partnered with your own background context, means that you're enjoying a moment that no one else is getting. The other people in the auditorium are going to have a totally separate experience. An entire audience can walk away from a film with the exact same experience, which is why it doesn't possess the magic theatre holds for me.
6. The actors, writers, and directors often receive a lot of praise after a successful production. Who do you think are the unsung heroes?
I like to think that the Blue Room supports the whole gamut of cast and crew, but design does go unpraised, because if done really well you shouldn't even see it. It supports the work implicitly without being showy. The set, lighting and sound designers should work so incredibly well together that it supports everything that's going on and you don't even recognise it. Ultimately bad designs will get noticed, but great designs aren't always at the forefront of your mind.
7. If you feel the Blue Room has successfully done its job, what would you want to hear people saying about the season?
I would want to hear that a show had been invited to do a season elsewhere off the strength of its showing at the Blue Room. I want the works to have a life beyond our walls and have paid opportunities. The Blue Room is about development, and about not needing us anymore. We don't want to keep our artists on a leash for the rest of their lives, but to get them Full-Time, fulfilling artistic careers.
8. What is the role of the Producer?
I support the artistic program, which includes professional development opportunities, the seasons, Summer Nights, and advocating for our artists and our members. As a member organisation I want to ensure they're getting the best experiences.
I also do a lot of logistical work creating contracts and making sure people get paid. I work in collaboration with others, but I'm the first point of call. I'm a sounding board for a lot of Perth's independent theatre sector. People contact me, without fear of being turned away, to ask me questions or get my opinion. I love being able to support people beyond the season. This is what we're really known for and what we do incredibly well.
Follow this link to familiarise yourself with the Blue Room's 2014 program: http://blueroom.org.au
This interview is an extended edit of that published in Colosoul's 11th print edition.
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Jacqueline Jossa
Jacqueline Jossa's fight against the odds - jailbird dad, tragic sibling deaths and teen breadwinner
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here star Jacqueline Jossa has faced a string of heartbreaks in her 27 years
Jacqueline Jossa visibly shook throughout her I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here exit interview on Sunday, making it clear just how much a win meant to her.
Sobbing as she was crowned Queen of the Jungle, the 27-year-old mother-of-two said the show had changed her life and given her courage and confidence after years of being perceived as a "doormat".
But the former EastEnders star is anything but, having supported her family both financially and emotionally since she was a young girl.
Her birth in itself was considered a "miracle" after her mum Selena, 63, lost two baby boys to cot death.
Jacqueline Jossa was crowned Queen of the Jungle on Sunday (Image: ITV/REX)
Pictured with older sister Katrina, her family suffered two shocking tragedies before she was born (Image: Collect)
Seeing how the grief tore her mother apart, when Jacqueline fell pregnant she was terrified - especially when she couldn't feel second daughter Mia moving.
"It makes me more nervous about everything," she previously told The Mirror.
"There's no reason to think that would ever happen to me as there's no hereditary link.
"But it's such an awful thing to go through and I've seen how it has affected my mum.
"It's hard not to worry when you have a baby. It's a nerve-racking time."
Jacqueline, pictured with her dad, mum and sister, was fearful during her own pregnancy with Mia (Image: Collect)
Her older sister Katrina ran the London Marathon in memory of their brothers last year and a source said the tragedy is largely responsible for Jacqueline's brave attitude.
A source said: "The tragedy of what happened with her brothers was a few years before she was born.
"Her parents Selina and John went through this huge loss and somehow found the strength to try again and Jac was born.
"In many ways she is seen as a miracle child. Of course the family have never forgotten what happened and it makes Jacqueline even more grateful for her own children and also the need to seize the day and appreciate life.
She has apparently supported her family since she was 17 (Image: Collect Unknown)
"She has been working hard and earning money for her family since she was 17."
Born in Bexley, Kent, Jacqueline apparently didn't expect to be a star before landing the role of troubled teen Lauren Branning on EastEnders in 2010.
But she was awarded Best Soap Newcomer at the TV Choice Awards in 2011 and won Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards in 2013.
Thought to have been earning a six-figure salary, she reportedly used that to support her family after her dad was jailed for fraud in 2012.
John Jossa was sentenced to four years for stealing almost £500,000 of tax payers' money when he was head of finance at Enfield Council in north London.
Jacqueline played Lauren Branning until 2017 (Image: BBC)
The court heard how he created false invoices, lied about his wife working at the council so he could make payments to her and stole a total of £491,088.35 between 2006 and 2010.
He also received a £170,000 payout when he was made redundant in 2010 and lost all but £25,000 of cash in dodgy investments.
Jacqueline, then 19, sat in the public gallery and cried as he was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of obtaining money by deception and two counts of fraud.
His defence barrister Avtar Bhatoa had argued that the "genesis of this offending goes back to April 2006" when Mr Jossa's "salary was failing to service his debts."
Jacqueline is extremely close to her parents (Image: Instagram)
Sentencing Judge Nicholas Cooke QC told the Old Bailey: "In addition to being fully dishonest, he's a fool.
"Your offending will have real consequences to local residents in terms of reduced services or a decline in payments for those that live in the area."
With no real money coming in, Jacqueline is said to have bought her parent their home in south east London and even lived there at one point with husband Dan Osborne and their daughters Ella, four, and Mia, one.
According to reports, she was also desperate for stability, which is why she became a mum at 23 and married young.
But her world was torn apart in 2017 when she was written out of her beloved soap along with her on-screen sister Lorna Fitzgerald.
Jacqueline and Lorna were devastated when they were written out of the soap (Image: handout)
In one interview she said: "I cried so much. I have not stopped crying have I Lorna? Tell the truth. I have not stopped crying. I will cry today.
"It wasn't our decision but we kind of knew ages ago. We had a feeling."
Meanwhile, her private life has been plagued with allegations about her husband Dan Osborne's infidelity.
Dan has repeatedly denied being unfaithful (Image: James Gourley/ITV/REX)
During their six-year relationship he's denied cheating with Love Island stars Gabby Allen and Alexandra Cane and having a threesome with his Big Brother co-stars Natalie Nunn and Chloe Ayling .
Jacqueline has stayed firmly by her husband's side but fans are now hoping her newfound confidence will herald a happier chapter for the star.
"I genuinely hope that Jacqueline Jossa realises her worth as a mother and woman when she comes out. Stunning woman with loads of potential," commented one fan on Twitter .
Another added: "What a queen of the jungle you are Jacqueline Jossa! You've been on an incredible journey, truly relatable, a fantastic role model to us women."
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I have a hidden field with string value as "col1,col2,col3,col4". I want to split and loop that hidden string with create asp.net mvc webgrid as below with Razor. Could you please help me on that.
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1. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: I. Andante dolce
2. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: II. Andante sognando
3. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, Op. 84: III. Vivace
4. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 1, Lentamente
5. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 2, Andante
6. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 3, Allegretto
7. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 4, Animato
8. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 5, Molto giocoso
9. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 6, Con eleganza
10. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 7, Pittoresco
11. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 8, Commodo
12. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 9, Allegro tranquillo
13. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 10, Ridicolosamente
14. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 11, Con vivacitÃ
15. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 12, Assai moderato
17. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 13, Allegretto
18. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 14, Feroce
19. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 15, Inquieto
20. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 16, Dolente
21. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 17, Poetico
22. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 18, Con una dolce lentezza
23. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 19, Presto agitatissimo e molto accentuato
24. Visions fugitives, Op. 22: No. 20, Lento irrealmente
25. 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: No. 2, Scene. The Street Awakens
26. 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: No. 4, Juliet as a Young Girl
27. 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75: No. 6, Montagues and Capulets
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First, What is a Notice of Commencement?
Must notice of commencement be filed?
Who files a notice of commencement?
When must notice of commencement be filed?
How is the notice of commencement filed?
Can the property owner appoint a designee?
Must the notice of commencement be provided upon request?
How does notice of commencement affect me?
Where do I find notice of commencement?
Does the notice of commencement affect my notice to owner requirements?
Does the notice of commencement affect my deadlines?
A Notice of Commencement is a legal document available to property owners and general contractors that signifies the date of the formal start of construction on the project. The Notice of Commencement may also include other pertinent project information* including the property owner's name and address, and the project address. Notice of Commencement is required in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio. It is optional (though still available) in South Carolina, South Dakota, and Texas.
This article is going to focus on the requirements of 2 southeastern states with a lot of construction activity, Florida and Georgia. The requirements are slightly different in each state, and we've listed a breakdown of some of the main points for each state below.
*Both Florida and Georgia require that subcontractors and suppliers send preliminary notices, and so the additional project information the property owner or GC provides in the Notice of Commencement will help parties farther down the payment chain find all of the project information needed to complete their preliminary notices.
Florida: The property owner or the owner's agent is required to file the notice of commencement.
Georgia: The property owner, the owner's agent, or the general contractor is required to file notice of commencement.
Florida: Before the start of the project.
Georgia: No later than 15 days from the commencement of work.
Florida: The notice of commencement must be recorded in the county clerk's office and posted on the job site.
Georgia: The notice of commencement must be filed with the clerk of the superior court and posted on the job site.
Florida: Yes. If the owner appoints a designee, the designee will receive all notices to owner.
Florida: The Florida lien statute does not specify whether the notice of commencement must be provided upon request.
Georgia: Yes. The notice of commencement must be provided to any subcontractor, materialman, or person who makes a written request to the party that filed the notice.
Florida: Florida requires that almost all parties furnishing labor or materials on a construction project send a Notice to Owner. The information needed to accurately fill out a valid notice to owner (or NTO) can be found in the notice of commencement. Therefore, the notice of commencement makes your life a little bit easier.
Georgia: The filing of notice of commencement affects preliminary notice (aka Notice to Contractor) requirements. Additionally, Georgia contractors, suppliers, and other parties can use the information provided in the notice of commencement to accurately fill out a valid notice to contractor.
Florida: Florida requires that the property owner or the owner's agent post the notice of commencement conspicuously on the job site before the project begins. If you cannot find the notice of commencement, check with the county recorder's office.
Georgia: Georgia requires that the notice of commencement is posted on the job site. If you cannot find the notice of commencement, check with the clerk of the superior court.
Florida: No. All parties furnishing labor or materials on a project are required to send notice to owner. The filing of a notice of commencement does not affect this requirement.
Georgia: Yes. If notice of commencement is filed, all potential lien claimants not in direct contractual relation with the general contractor must send a Notice to Contractor to the property owner and the general contractor. Note that notice of commencement is required to be sent in Georgia, so the only time a Notice to Contractor would not be required is if the property owner (or the owner's agent or the general contractor) fails to send notice of commencement or sends one defectively.
Florida: No. In Florida, deadlines for notices and liens are not measured from the date notice of commencement is filed. Instead, they are typically measured from the date you begin work. For more on Florida deadlines, check out zlien's Florida resource page.
Georgia: Yes. If notice of commencement is filed, Notice to Contractor must be sent within 30 days of the filing of the notice of commencement, or within 30 days of first furnishing labor or materials, whichever is later.
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Learn more about the milestones of Southern Baptist missions in North America.
A Brief History of Southern Baptist Missions in North America
Baptists have, historically, partnered for the sake of mission and the Great Commission. They do so out of a zeal to see people reached for the gospel, recognizing that local churches can do more by cooperating together than any one church can do on its own.
Newly formed Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) meeting at First Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, establishes the Board of Domestic Missions to be based in Marion, Alabama.
First Southern Baptist involvement in chaplaincy begins at the University of Virginia.
The Board of Domestic Missions becomes the Home Mission Board (HMB) of the SBC.
HMB relocates to Atlanta, Georgia.
Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) is established as an auxiliary to the SBC. Annie Armstrong becomes the first corresponding secretary, rallying Baptist women to engage in domestic missions.
The first home mission offering is taken by WMU during a "Week of Self-denial for Home Missions," raising more than $5,000.
HMB approves first loan of $300 from a newly established church loan fund of $4,000.
The Laymen's Missionary Movement begins, which becomes the catalyst for the creation of the Brotherhood Commission.
The Laymen's Missionary Movement calls for a "Brotherhood" to be founded in each Southern Baptist church.
HMB benefits from the Cooperative Program, established as the primary channel for supporting missions and ministries of the SBC.
Southern Baptists involved in the Laymen's Missionary Movement create the Baptist Brotherhood of the South.
The HMB incurs a $2.5 million debt during the Great Depression and missionary forces plunge from 1,600 to 106.
The annual missions offering taken to benefit home missions is named in honor of Annie Armstrong.
SBC creates a Radio Committee to explore using radio in broadcasting "the Baptist message."
"The Baptist Hour" radio program launches and is broadcast for 13 weeks in 11 states. SBC begins endorsement of chaplains.
Student summer missions, one of HMB's first volunteer endeavors, begins with 11 summer missionaries.
The Radio Committee is designated an agency of the SBC and renamed Radio Commission to be located in Atlanta, Georgia.
SBC requests Radio Commission to serve as central agency in producing audio-visual materials.
Baptist Brotherhood of the South becomes the Brotherhood Commission of the SBC, with offices in Memphis, Tennessee.
Radio Commission expands into television.
The Royal Ambassador movement, which had been sponsored and promoted by WMU since its birth as an organization, is moved from WMU to the Brotherhood Commission.
Radio Commission changes name to Radio and Television Commission (RTVC) and moves to Fort Worth, Texas.
Work with ethnic/language-culture groups becomes HMB's largest program in budget and number of missionaries.
The HMB appoints the first US-2 missionaries (college graduates who volunteer for two years of missionary service).
Texas Baptist Men respond to victims of Hurricane Beulah in the Rio Grande Valley. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is born.
"Jot" series begins. Distributed by the RTVC, this syndicated four and one-half minute insert on local children's programs seeks to teach children moral and ethical lessons.
"Powerline" launches as a major radio thrust to reach teenagers through top 40 music. "Country Crossroads," a country and western music radio program, also launches.
Mission Service Corps is created to coordinate and promote self-funded missionary volunteers.
The HMB supports more than 3,000 missionaries.
The RTVC enters the satellite communications arena and expands its television ministry through the launch of American Christian Television System (ACTS), a cable television network. The Brotherhood Commission begins coordination of disaster relief ministry with state Baptist conventions.
The Brotherhood Commission starts a youth coed missions project called "World Changers," to involve youth in missions.
RTVC acquires FamilyNet television network to meet the demand for quality, family program service for broadcast TV stations.
The HMB celebrates its 150th anniversary and moves to new office building in Alpharetta, Georgia.
As part of the Covenant for a New Century, the SBC creates the North American Mission Board (NAMB), which combines the HMB, RTVC and Brotherhood Commission. The new board is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, coordinated nationally by NAMB, has its greatest response to date as a result of Hurricane Katrina. From August 2005 through March 2006, disaster relief volunteers serve 14.5 million meals and collectively give 1.5 million hours toward relief efforts.
NAMB introduces God's Plan for Sharing (GPS) at the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 10-year evangelism initiative, to be launched in 2010, urges Southern Baptists to fulfill the challenge of "Every Believer Sharing, Every Person Hearing, by 2020."
Meeting in Orlando, Florida, in June, Southern Baptist Convention messengers ask NAMB to focus more resources on church planting. In September, NAMB trustees elect Kevin Ezell as NAMB president.
The Send Network strategy of evangelistic church planting and church planter development launches with five focus regions and 32 Send Cities, specifically aligned to address unique opportunities and challenges across the continent.
In a landmark event for Southern Baptist missions, 13,000 people gathered at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee., for the Send Conference—a two-day event encouraging each Christian to live life on mission.
At the Southern Baptist Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, Send Relief—a compassion ministry focusing on bringing help with lasting hope—launches with four initiatives: hunger relief, international learning centers, fire prevention and mobile medical/dental care.
The launch of Who's Your One, an evangelism effort that encourages believers to focus on reaching one lost friend or family member, was well received, with thousands upon thousands of church members personally committing to personal evangelism.
NAMB and the International Mission Board announced a collaboration to bring Southern Baptist compassion ministry efforts under one umbrella: Send Relief. Now, Southern Baptists have a single pathway to utilize when serving through and donating to national and international compassion ministry.
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Q: Вывести родителей в рекурсии написал вывод дерева:
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для такой структуры
как вывести родителей, у которых нет дочек либо одна?

A: Может есть смысл хранить в базе NestedSet?
$sqlResult = [
    ['user_id' => 2, 'parent_id' => 1],
    ['user_id' => 1, 'parent_id' => null],
    ['user_id' => 3, 'parent_id' => 1],
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A scene from "The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden" examines President Donald Trump's early handling of the coronavirus crisis.
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President Trump's approach to the coronavirus is among the issues scrutinized in "The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden," a two-hour FRONTLINE documentary special that examines how he and former Vice President Joe Biden have each handled moments of crisis throughout their lives and careers.
In this excerpt from the film, President Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, who was dismissed by Trump last year, criticizes the president's initial handling of the virus.
"There's no question that, in the first several months of 2020, staff on the [National Security Council] and the Centers for Disease Control were raising red flags about what was happening in China," Bolton says in the above scene. "But the president was determined not to hear any bad news."
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G2 SwitchWorks & ITA Software Discuss 'The Next Big Thing' in Airline Distribution at CASMA Conference; Will Lower Cost and More Technology Be the Model?
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ — CASMA (Computerized Airline Sales & Marketing Association) will explore the challenges of the new emerging business model in the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) space with two companies that claim they have a better plan that costs less. Join Jeremy Wertheimer, president and CEO, ITA Software; Michael Harbin, vice president, G2 SwitchWorks; and, Steve Jarvis, staff vice president, Alaska Airlines; and, Derek Lewitton, director, Distribution Strategy, United Airlines at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 21 for the opening session of the Spring 2005 Conference at the Marriott Financial District, New York.
This interactive Town-Hall may need FDNY support as the sparks are guaranteed to fly between the "New GDS" and the traditional GDS's, who dominate today's airline distribution market. The Town Hall format will enable conference attendees to ask questions of the panelists to help them separate fact from fiction and business marketing from business modeling.
ITA Software and G2Switchworks claim to be building systems to enable airlines to distribute their products through travel agencies at a fraction of the cost of a legacy GDS. Airlines distribute airline seats through fare schedules and ticket prices listed in various GDS's most of which were created by the airlines in the mid-1970′s. Travel agencies continue to produce more than half of airline bookings through corporate business travel in the US and a greater percentage worldwide.
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This industry critical discussion will take place in front of more than 30 airlines including American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) , British Airways (NYSE:BAB) , Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ:NWAC) , America West (NYSE:AWA) United Airlines (BULLETIN BOARD: UALAQ) , Air Canada, Korean Air, and Alitalia.
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Talis and YBP Library Services partner to provide more choice to academic libraries in the UK
talis October 13, 2016
YBP Library Services (YBP), a division of EBSCO Information Services, has partnered with Talis to bring more choice, and increased efficiencies, for course reading list driven library acquisitions and collection development.
This partnership makes the integration between YBP and Talis Aspire, already in use at many Australasian universities, available now to our shared customers in the UK. Customers who use Talis Aspire workflows and data to inform their acquisitions strategy can now seamlessly, and at scale, acquire the right content in the right format, directly from YBP.
"YBP's biggest strength has always been choice, and as a division of EBSCO, we have further strengthened our offerings especially in the e-book space," said Paul Donovan, Senior Vice President of Sales for Europe, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa & Latin America. "Our integration with Talis Aspire has already been delivering value to many of our mutual customers in Australia and New Zealand. Through our partnership with Talis, we can now bring these benefits to the UK, and explore more ways to extend how we work together."
YBP and Talis will explore further enhancements and integration to support the greater choice, efficiencies and value that customers seek, as they ensure students can access the right course materials from Talis Aspire.
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To learn more about YBP Library Services, visit the YBP website.