Patricia Virc is a litigation lawyer with a Master's degree in securities law and formal accreditation as a corporate director. Ms. Virc practises with the civil litigation group at Steinberg Title Hope & Israel LLP in Toronto with a focus on corporate governance, investor disputes, fiduciary duties, oppression and other shareholder remedies, negligence, misrepresentation, defamation, contracts and estates litigation.
Ms. Virc was called to the Ontario Bar in 1991 after receiving her Doctor of Law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1989. She earned her Master of Laws with a securities law specialty in 2001, and graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a B.A. in Economics in 1986. She received her C. Dir, Corporate Governance in 2009 from McMaster University.
Acting for investors, corporate executives and public and private companies, Ms. Virc has argued some of the leading cases on corporate law and governance in Canada and has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and in the Supreme Court of Canada.
Ms. Virc has a particular interest in legal technology and innovation.


T'line is on the somewhat taller end for a woman, though her build is otherwise fairly average. She's neither especially scrawny nor especially curvy, though her legs are a bit on the long side even for her height. She has dark, copper-tinted skin, an oval-shaped face with a high forehead, low, somewhat prominent cheekbones, and wide lips. Her nose is somewhat down-pointing, and her eyes are an extremely dark brown with heavy eyelids. Her black hair is curly, usually worn loose to the wind, and just past her shoulders.
She favors plain, relatively simple clothing, often rather rumpled from being shoved into a chest rather than folded properly. She's not fond of bright colors, but does enjoy pastel colors, so long as she doesn't have to be the one to wash them.
T'line is a sweet, rather naive woman. She's cheerful, friendly and talkative, and utterly devoid of ambition. She doesn't want to lead, or even to be successful: she just wants to have friends. Chores, drills, those things don't matter to her, so long as she can be the social butterfly she wants to be. She's not especially altruistic, and can be a bit self-centered; she has what she wants, so why should she be concerned? On this point, she argues rather frequently with Hamith.
She hates the cold, and isn't especially happy with the decision to move to High Reaches. If they had to go somewhere, why couldn't it have been somewhere warm, like Ista or Igen?
Despite her desires to be a social butterfly, she's also ruthlessly practical. She calls it that, at least; most would call it lazy. She wears clothing that's suited for both work and socializing, being a little too fine for one and a little shabby for the other, so that she doesn't have to change if plans are altered. She leaves her curly hair loose, and never seems to learn that not putting it up means significantly more time detangling later. Her things are jammed into a chest, rarely folded, though she keeps her room mostly neat just for the sake of the impression it might make on visitors. In short, she does the bare minimum to get what she wants.
Taline was born to be a daddy's girl. Even as she was raised in the creche, she escaped as often as she could to chase after her father and his blue, who she regarded as just about the best creature in the world. It was also an escape from chores, and she'd do just about anything to avoid those. She would often drag her friends into her expeditions, in an effort to surround herself with people.
For the most part though, she avoided trouble. She was polite and respectful, well-behaved save for her tendency to shirk work. She got along well with many of the other children, and grew up with few expectations on her. The daughter of a bluerider at a traditional-minded Weyr in the middle of war, she wasn't considered especially important, and so when she stood as a Candidate with little care as to whether or not she Impressed, that was hardly noticed as anything out of the ordinary.
It took only a couple of Turns though, and a very small blue hatched and, without seeming to even pause to consider anyone else, he beelined straight for her. My T'line! We're going to do wonderful things together!
Taline, now T'line, was dismayed to learn that being a Weyrling was a lot of work, and chasing after a dragon who was determined to change the world was a lot of work. She frequently had to reign him in before he could mouth off to the Weyrleader, for his wits and tongue were often running far ahead of his sense. They were trained as soldiers, but from the very start Hamith wanted more. More recognition, more power to change the world, more greens to chase, more other intellectually-minded dragons to discuss philosophy with. He was never satisfied with anything.
They graduated to the fighting wings with fewer incidents than might have been expected of such a pair, and Hamith was devastated to learn that he would not be immediately assigned a position of command. He thought he had done enough to prove he was worthy! He wanted to rise above his station, to be something more than the scrawny blue others saw him as, but he was only overlooked again and again. And again. And again. Even when he finally had his moment of glory, managing to single-handedly kill a Fortian bronze, he was recognized only by his own wing. Still, he thought that might be enough to get his own command.
And then the war ended, and once again Hamith and T'line might as well have been invisible. She was perfectly all right with that; he was not. But without a war in which to prove himself, and without a position of power to enact changes he was certain would work, he had nothing. He was just a blue at a Weyr that valued metallic dragons alone. For Turns things were much the same. With the return of Thread the pair had more to do, but still he couldn't do enough to rise above his station.
Eventually, troubles came at High Reaches, a faraway place that none of the clutchmates, many of whom had always been close, had ever really considered. But some of them, like Hamith, saw ambition. They saw a place they could make a difference, and they got together and planned and, as a group, decided to transfer.
Hamith is a dark, near-uniform navy blue; the only exception to this is a lighter, pale blue crescent on his right shoulder. T'line often refers to it as the physical manifestation of the chip he so clearly has on his shoulder. At first glance, or from a distance, he looks pretty much like an average blue. A little thin, no matter how much he eats, but otherwise of average proportions. And he is of average proportions.... For a smallish green. As much as he hates it, Hamith is definitely undersized for a blue, having to look up even at many greens.
Ambitious and passionate! If any being can be summed up in two words, it is those two words which describe Hamith. Nothing is ever enough for this blue; he will never be satisfied. He wants to be recognized, to change the world, to be remembered in the annals of history! Everything and everyone else falls second to his pursuit of his goals, even those he loves. There's a massive chip on his shoulder, and no amount of encouragement or success will ever lessen it. He has a bit of a temper, and will probably fight anyone who tries to tell him that due to his color or size he's not good enough. However, he is also capable of tremendous love. Everything he feels, he feels strongly. Everything he does, he throws himself into entirely.
He's intelligent, but also arrogant. He thinks he knows everything and isn't afraid to let everyone know it. He'll debate with everyone, but doesn't always know when to just stop talking. His every view is out in the open. He finds secrets abhorrent, and demands that everyone be as opinionated as he is. This means that he comes into frequent conflict with Bursirth, who is far more restrained.
He's close with many of his siblings, but especially Lizalth and Anelith, along with Lafeyth and Illiganth who he will forever call his best friends. Despite them being siblings in fact, he sees Ashintoth as something of a father figure, even if the two of them don't always see eye to eye.


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James "Jimmy" M. Manolakis, Jr.
November 16, 1963 ~ November 27, 2021 (age 58)
James Michael Manolakis, Jr., age 58, of Munising and formerly of Seney, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Munising Memorial Hospital following a five month battle with cancer. Jimmy was born on November 16, 1963 in Kincheloe, Michigan to James and Iris (McClellan) Manolakis, Sr. He grew up in Seney and graduated from Newberry High School in 1982. Jimmy entered into the U.S. Navy and served aboard many submarines including the USS Tinosa (SSN-606). He was honorably discharged as a Submarine Sonar Maintenance Tech. in 1988. Jimmy worked all over the U.S. as a computer technician working for the U.S. Government as a contractor, U.S. Mint, and FAA at airports in Minneapolis and Green Bay. After returning to the U.P., he worked in maintenance at Hampton Inn in Marquette and then Medilodge and the Manor in Munising. Jimmy was an avid stamp and coin collector and enjoyed working on computers.
He is survived by his father - James "Sam" (Joan) Manolakis, Sr. of Sun City West, AZ; sister – Michele "Shelly" Hayward of Munising; step-sister – Boyann (Alfred) Bonjean of Crown Point IN.; nephew – Nathan Hayward; niece – Angela McNeely; great-niece – Madison Hayward; aunts and uncles – Terry (Randy) Vanderaa Tom (Katie) Moore, Tim Moore, Betty Moore, Karen Moore, Connie (Mike) Zaharias, R. Michael Manolakis; special friend – Kathleen and her children and grandkids – Leslie "Wuffie" (Brian), Richard (Marissa), Alexandria, and Winston and Richard Jr., Arlo, Raymond, Olivia, Emerale, Xaviera, and Tytus; and numerous nieces and nephews. Jimmy was preceded in death by his grandparents; mother – Iris (Roger) Gager; aunts and uncles – Neil "Spike" and Jim "Gordon" Moore, Fern, Wayne, Ed, and Bill McClellen.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Jimmy's burial will take place at the Limestone Township Cemetery.
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For anyone who has ever had a toothache, Shaw's picturesque metaphor is easily understood. Hurting teeth are painful, obviously, but, apart from an accident, painful teeth don't just happen. Neglect is the cause of many human pains, and that may be a clear diagnosis of the moral problem in today's society. How much more important are good morals than good teeth?
When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily. But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability (Proverbs 28:2).


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The Lange Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1993 in West Los Angeles, California, by Gillian Lange.  The organization is a no-kill shelter committed to rescuing stray and abandoned animals and facilitating adoptions.  Animals that are not adopted may remain at the kennel indefinitely without consequence.

Founder Gillian Lange is a recipient of the City of Los Angeles St. Francis of Assisi Award in recognition of her work on behalf of abandoned and neglected animals since 1974.  To date, she has helped rescue and place over 20,000 cats and dogs that would have otherwise been destroyed in shelters.  The staff at the Lange Foundation have spent the majority of their lives working with animals in a rescue or veterinary setting.

The animals at Lange Foundation are housed in open enclosures, with room to walk, stretch, jump, and play.  The cat enclosures include an FIV enclosure for cats that test positive for the virus, a "Weight Watchers" room for overweight cats, and a "Teenville" room for young cats and kittens.  There is also an isolation area for newly acquired animals and a kitchen area where sick and injured animals are housed while they recover.

Every animal at Lange Foundation is given a name, microchipped, vaccinated, and sterilized.  If an animal is not yet sterilized at the time of adoption, the organization requires proof of sterilization from the adopter at a later date.  Funding is provided for those who cannot afford the procedure.  The foundation's ultimate goal is to eliminate the need for animal rescue shelters like itself through sterilization.  To further this aim, Lange Foundation supports the trap–neuter–return policy, an effort to reduce the number of feral cats in LA county through sterilization.

Kennel policies

Kennel Hours
The West Los Angeles kennel is open to the public 7 days a week, from 11 am to 5 pm.

Adopting
Visitors must be 16 years of age to enter the kennel and 21 years old to adopt a pet.  The adoption fee for adult cats is $125, kittens are $150. Adult dogs are $250, and puppies are $350. All potential adopters must fill out an application and provide permission from their landlord if living in an apartment.  A home check by a Lange representative is required prior to the adoption of a dog.  Cats are adopted into indoor homes only.  Adopters must reside in LA county.

Courtesy listings
In addition to the animals up for adoption at Lange foundation, the foundation's website features adoptable animals from other shelters or individuals.  These animals are not affiliated with Lange Foundation but are in need of a home nonetheless.

Fostering
The kennel is often in need of foster homes for animals that do not thrive in a shelter environment and have not yet been adopted.  Candidates for foster care include animals that require a special diet due to illnesses like diabetes, FIV+ cats, kittens that must be bottle fed, and old or injured animals that need special attention.  Foster care be short-term or long-term, depending on the animal's particular situation.

Volunteering
Lange foundation accepts volunteers aged 16 and up.  A mandatory orientation and volunteer application are required prior to becoming a volunteer.  Duties of volunteers include walking dogs, socializing cats, attending adoption events, and helping with the general upkeep of the kennel.

Myths addressed

FIV+ cats

The FIV+ cats at Lange Foundation are notoriously overlooked by potential adopters.  FIV is the acronym for feline immunodeficiency virus and is the feline form of HIV.  While many people mistakenly believe FIV is a death sentence, many FIV+ cats actually live long, healthy lives.  Lange Foundation tries to dispel the myth that a positive FIV status makes a cat unworthy of adoption.

Black cats

Often the target of negative superstition, black cats are another group that is frequently overlooked by adopters. In an effort to counter this unfounded discrimination, the Lange Foundation website explains how black cats have often been viewed as sources of good luck throughout history.

St. Bonnie's sanctuary
In addition to the kennel on Sepulveda Boulevard, Lange Foundation has established St. Bonnie's sanctuary, a  property located in the community of Canyon Country in Santa Clarita, California.  Construction of the sanctuary began on July 30, 2009, and is now complete.  While the Lange Foundation kennel only houses dogs and cats, St. Bonnie's sanctuary is home to a cat, several dogs and horses, a donkey, and a pony.  Many of the animals at St. Bonnie's sanctuary are up for adoption.  Others reside there permanently after many years of being overlooked by potential adopters.

Television appearances
The Lange Foundation has appeared on several television shows:
On the January 1, 2006 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, entitled "Investigating Puppy Mills", the Lange Foundation was praised as an alternative to puppy mills.  Winfrey became aware of the organization after her neighbor adopted a dog in Winfrey's name from the Lange Foundation as a Christmas gift.  In response, Winfrey donated $10,000 to the foundation.
On season 1, episode 9 of the Animal Planet show Groomer Has It, contestants groomed dogs from Lange.
The Lange Foundation was featured in a December 2009 episode of The Bonnie Hunt Show.

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Charities based in California
Animal charities based in the United States
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Musk's various ventures -electric cars, solar energy, and energy storage – are a testament to his personal investment in sustainable energy sources.
In an appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast on Thursday, Musk called the ongoing use of fossil fuels "an insane experiment" and called for humanity to speed up the adoption of sustainable energy sources to replace them.
However earnest Musk's plea might have been, it was largely ignored afterward. His interview with Joe Rogan has become notorious because during it he smoked pot on camera – a single puff, taken in California where recreational cannabis use is legal under state law. Following Musk's appearance – and the departure of two executives at Tesla on Friday – Tesla's stock plunged 7%.
Musk's marijuana moment overshadowed other important discussions in the interview also. He and Rogan spoke about everything from artificial intelligence to electric planes to the damaging effects of social media. Instead of the interview sparking larger conversations about those topics, Musk's pot smoking during it quickly turned into a meme.
Musk's marijuana use was quite a moment.
But the biggest loss in all the focus on Musk's marijuana use was the ignoring of his talk about fossil fuels. During the conversation, he gave an important explanation of why he's concentrated on electric cars, solar energy, and battery technology instead of other things, such as electric planes.
It was only when he dug into the logical underpinnings of fossil-fuel use – or the lack thereof – that he seemed to shake his emotions.
Musk isn't solely focused on sustainable energy. He also runs SpaceX, a rocket company that aims to make space travel far less expensive; The Boring Company, a tunnel digging company that's attempting to dig tunnels underneath Los Angeles for high-speed travel; and Neuralink, a technology company that's trying to create an interface between brains and computers.
"I have a lot on my plate," is how he put it to Rogan.
But it's clear from Musk's emotional response to the issue of human energy consumption that he takes the threat of carbon-induced climate change personally.
Unfortunately, that side didn't come across in all the headlines about pot smoking and stock-price fluctuations.


Charlotte senior sprinter Darius Law was named the Atlantic 10's track and field scholar-athlete of the year for a third consecutive season on Thursday.
Law, who had a perfect, 4.0 GPA, is getting ready for the NCAA Regionals next week in Bloomington, Ind. Charlotte's Aaron Kauffman and Laura McCary also made the A-10's academic all-conference team.
4 wonderful years on the run! You did great for the Niners D-Law! Here's hoping you make the Olympics.


RAMALLAH, May 30 (JMCC) - An Israeli parliamentarian is proposing a bill that would require all Jerusalem neighborhoods to be called by Hebrew names in signs and official media reports, reports the Jerusalem Post.
In the West Bank, Palestinian villages and towns have largely disappeared from official sign-posts, with the names of Israeli settlements taking their place. The new bill would carry out a similar transformation in Jerusalem's Arab neighborhoods, such as Silwan, Ras al-Amoud and Sheikh Jarrah.
Citing the Jewish people's historic connection to east Jerusalem, Hotovely said, "People say we can give up parts of Jerusalem because we didn't pray to return to Sheikh Jarrah or to Silwan, but we did pray to return to Shimon Hatzadik and to the City of David," referring to the east Jerusalem neighborhoods' Hebrew names.
"When a neighborhood is called by its correct name, it gives it significance. It's important," she said.
"Names are part of the national struggle," Hotovely said.


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Television writer who began with The Office, and sold a spec script for a new show, all in the same year; Creator and Co-Executive Producer of Miss Guided on ABC
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AFTRA-SAG Split; A 'Miss Guided' Novice Writer
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In Memory of Joan Didion: 'Blue Nights'
After the deaths of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and her daughter, Quintana, Joan Didion wrote "Blue Nights," the most personal and poetic book of her career.
Jan. 13 from Bookworm
Oscar winner Mahershala Ali on 'Swan Song'
Mahershala Ali has worked for 20 years, earning Oscars for "Moonlight" and "Green Book." But the new drama "Swan Song" is his first leading film role.
Dec. 17 from The Business
Megabanter 2021: Streaming wars get real, legacy studios at risk
It's time for the 2021 Megabanter! The streaming wars ramped up. Scarlett Johansson sued Disney. And Netflix was the envy of all with "Squid Game."
Dave Eggers further discusses his new book, "The Every."
Dec. 16 from Bookworm


Canelo Álvarez has signed the largest contract in the history of sport, agreeing a five-year, 11-fight deal worth at least $365m (€317m) with streaming service DAZN.
The move comes after DAZN, which only launched in the US in September, looks to exploit a gap in the market after HBO announced it will end its 45-year history of broadcasting boxing at the end of 2018. Álvarez has a huge following in Mexico and the United States and his fights have pulled in hundreds of millions of dollars on pay-per-view. However, his fights on DAZN will not be part of a pay-per-view deal but will instead be accessible to viewers who pay $9.99 a month for a streaming service showing a package of combat sports. The Mexican fighter can also earn money on top of his deal if he helps bring in a certain number of subscriptions during his contract.
Álvarez's next fight is against Britain's Rocky Fielding on December 15th at New York's Madison Square Garden. "The most important thing to me was being able to give the fans the opportunity to see me fight without having to pay the $70 or $80 for my fights on pay-per-view," the 28-year-old Álvarez told ESPN on Wednesday. "That was the most important thing, more important than what I am making.
Álvarez earned around $50m from his last fight, a defeat of Gennady Golovkin in September. The previous richest contract in sport was the 13-year, $325m deal Giancarlo Stanton signed with the Miami Marlins in 2014. Stanton now plays for the New York Yankees.


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The Tsemperou () is a mountain located in southern Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece. The elevation of its summit is 1,254 m. It is situated southeast of the plain of Megalopoli, 12 km from the town centre. Villages on the Tsemperou include Anavryto and Paparis. The river Alfeios flows north of the mountain.

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Landforms of Arcadia, Peloponnese
Mountains of Greece
Mountains of Peloponnese (region)


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When Do Religious Leaders Support Faith-Based Violence? Evidence from a Survey Poll in South Sudan
Basedau, Matthias & Carlo Koos (2015) When Do Religious Leaders Support Faith-Based Violence? Evidence from a Survey Poll in South Sudan, Political Research Quarterly 68(4): 760–772.
Religion has increasingly become important in conflicts worldwide. Religious leaders may play a key role in mobilizing believers as they can call for peace or instigate violence. But what makes religious leaders support peace or promote violence? Drawing on a survey poll of 102 religious leaders in Juba, South Sudan, this paper represents virtually the first attempt to study the correlates of pro-violence opinions of religious elites in a more quantitative manner in a developing country. The paper analyzes when and why some religious leaders support faith-based violence while others do not. Employing a unique combination of innovative measures, our results have many implications for mobilization processes. We find that leaders' support for faith-based violence is largely independent of individual demographic or personal determinants but is closely related to religious attitudes. Tolerance toward other faiths and secularism reduce pro-violence attitudes. Muslims seem to be more ready to support faith-based violence, probably given their minority status and other peculiarities of Islam in (South) Sudan. Surprisingly, interreligious activities do not reduce support for violence but increase appreciation for peaceful protest. Generally, determinants of peaceful protest substantially differ, suggesting that any support for violence follows its own distinct logic.
Carlo Koos


A large parts of the genome has evolved to deal with the ecological interactions of an organism with its environment. Most of the traits or processes that have evolved for these interactions are complex, with many genes involved, and often the ability to respond to variation in the environmental conditions. For the analysis of such a complex genetic architecture of traits and processes, the genomic toolbox is required. These tools allows us, for the first time, to trace the impact of the ecological interactions on the evolution of the genome. We aim to elucidate the genomic variation and genetic networks underlying the evolution of complex traits in ecological interactions, using a combination of experimentation, genomic approaches and bioinformatics.
We study the evolutionary genomics of ecological interactions in Drosophila fruitflies, where we can combine our extensive understanding of their ecology with the formidable molecular toolbox and knowledge on mechanistic processes for various life history traits. In my group, we investigate the changes in the genome that occur during 1) host-parasite co-evolution, 2) competitive turf wars for food, 3) sexual conflicts, and 4) the composition of the microbiome.
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Recording of weapons in Burkina Faso
UNOWAS and partners conducts efforts to raise awareness of the threat to peace and stability posed by drug trafficking and organized crime in West Africa and the Sahel
UNOWAS and partners conducts efforts to raise awareness of the threat to peace and stability posed by drug trafficking and organized crime in West Africa and the Sahel, including the terrorism threat — especially in the Sahel band.
The continuing scourge of drug trafficking in West Africa and the Sahel and the increasingly sophisticated operations launched by drug cartels is an issue of great concerns
The continuing scourge of drug trafficking in West Africa and the Sahel and the increasingly sophisticated operations launched by drug cartels is an issue of great concerns. The use of the Sahara desert as transit route for narcotics, in particular cocaine and cannabis, heightens insecurity in an already volatile region, which mostly remains outside the control of national security and defense forces. Terrorist networks and rebel groups could derive significant economic benefit from criminal activities, including drug and arms trafficking. The frequent instances of the kidnapping of foreigners in the Sahel band in exchange for ransom payments are a reflection of this worrying trend.
Moreover, increasing trends in the local consumption of cocaine indicate that the sub region is also becoming a consumption area. In places where unemployment is massive and the political situation is volatile, drug consumption among youths could serve as a trigger for violence.
The ongoing efforts to implement the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Action Plan to Address the Growing Problem of Illicit Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Drug Abuse in West Africa and the Sahel, with the strong backing of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UNOWAS, have gained momentum with the donor conference held in Vienna on 3 December 2009. As an initial step in international support for the Regional Action Plan, the West Africa Coast Initiative (WACI) project has been implemented in the four countries in West Africa through the UN Peace Keeping operations.
Responding to the need for a comprehensive and multi-stakeholder approach, UNODC, UNOWAS/DPA, DPKO and INTERPOL set up the West Africa Coast Initiative (WACI) to work in synergy to support the implementation of the "ECOWAS Regional Action Plan to Address the Growing Problem of Illicit Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, and Drug Abuse in West Africa and the Sahel".
WACI is a joint programme that entails a comprehensive set of activities targeting capacity building, at both national and regional level, in the areas of law enforcement, forensics, border management, anti-money-laundering and the strengthening of criminal justice institutions, contributing to peacebuilding initiatives and security sector reforms.
WACI is a direct response to the priority interventions identified by the ECOWAS Regional Action Plan, and seeks to ensure synergies with other initiatives in support to its implementation.
WACI strategy is to strengthen human and institutional capacity of law enforcement officials, initially in selected West African countries to combat organized crime and drug trafficking more effectively. Therefore, it provides advisory, equipment, technical assistance and specialized training. National efforts will also be enhanced through increased and efficient regional and international cooperation building on existing law enforcement networks and structures.
UNOWAS plays an important role in promoting cohesion and mobilizing support at all levels, in liaison with other stakeholders, so that that the Initiative can achieve its ultimate goals. UNOWAS is the United Nations entity charged with mentoring and monitoring the implementation of the WACI project on behalf of the UN Organization.
The UN Resolutions 2018 (2011) and 2039 (2012) encourage States of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), through concerted action, to counter piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea in conducting bilateral or regional maritime patrols consistent with relevant international law and to develop and implement national and regional maritime security strategies. UNOWAS, in partnership with UNOCA, has been supporting ECOWAS, ECCAS and the GGC's efforts toward the development and the adoption of a comprehensive Joint Regional maritime Strategy to effectively fight piracy and related transnational criminal activities in the Gulf of Guinea. The mechanisms includes the Annual meetings of the Chiefs of Institutions of ECCAS, ECOWAS and GGC and the Inter-regional Coordination Centre (ICC) to be located in Cameroon.
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Working with women's groups in Nigeria is a challenging process on many fronts. While women the world over continue to fight against gender oppression and discrimination while they struggle for recognition of their human rights and for spaces to occupy politically, socially and economically, Nigerian women do this in a context of marginalization caused by traditional institutions and cultural practices, gender parity, and recently the fear of insurgency that has led to migration from certain areas among others.
Disadvantaged people and or groups can obtain fair representation only if they are present in elected assemblies. Based on the above therefore, women and men should be represented at decision making-bodies levels locally, regionally and nationally particularly where crucial resources are distributed and are allocated.
They also suffer from work stereotype and gender distribution of labor, more are occupy in economically invisible work. Women experience lower socioeconomic status in general and hence is marginalized from making decisions at all levels. Nonetheless, women are poor in terms of access to resources, services and employment.
The African Charter on Human and People Rights, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Ethiopian constitution guarantees the rights of women as equal to those of men in all spheres including equality in marriage, the right to equal employment, and rights to maternity leave with pay, the right to acquire, administer, control, use and transfer property, with emphasis on land and inheritance issues and the right to access family planning and education.
The strengthening of women's participation in all spheres of life has become a major issue in the development discourses and hence, socioeconomic development cannot be fully achieved without the active involvements of women in the decision making level in the family vis a vis the society. On the other hand political participation refers the active involvement and engagement by individuals both women and men with political process that affect their lives. The act of active engagements includes voting, standing for office, joining of political party or to take part the political campaigns of the political parties and to exert influence in the decision making process through public debate, and dialogue with the representatives they elected or through their capacity to organize themselves; or exercise public power by holding public office at different levels of administrations- local, regional, national and international. Therefore, political participation is understood as a prerequisite for political development hence, by improving women's political participation, given that they constitute over a half of the world's population may help to advance of political development and improve the quality of women's lives.
Swoge is working with women politicians both at grassroots and state levels to assist them to increase their participation in politics.


What Material is Right for Your Warehouse Floor Coatings?
As a painting and coatings professional since 1983, I have been approached many times concerning the proper floor coating for warehouse floors. Trade journals are loaded with advertisements for different coatings that all promise optimal performance under virtually any conditions, and every one claims to be the best bargain in the business.
The sales success of many coatings relies heavily on the fact that most warehouse managers are not coatings experts. Promises of terrific wear and outstanding appearance often prove sufficient to generate more than a few purchase orders, especially if the advertising also promises professional application and provides a performance warranty.
Without a clear idea of the precise requirements of an application, it is extremely easy to select the wrong coating for the job at hand.
The nature of the materials stored in the warehouse; corrosive liquids, solvents, reagent chemicals, and specialty chemicals often demand a floor finish that can withstand potential spills as well as the abuse dished out by the handling equipment typically used to maneuver containers that hold these kinds of materials.
The aesthetic expectations of the facility; a warehouse that is routinely part of corporate "dog and pony" shows must sparkle for every new visitor, and the floor finish must return to its initial luster upon regular cleaning. The coating must also be able to withstand the rigors of that frequent cleaning without chipping, undo wear, or discoloration.
Finally, the floor coating must retain its essential properties in the face of routine maintenance. Cleaning and scrubbing, power-sweeping, automated buffing, and similar procedures designed to keep the operation in top shape can damage the floor finish unless it is specifically formulated to endure such treatment. Using a different cleaning solution or floor polish can wreck an otherwise perfect finish.
Epoxy: extremely durable coatings composed of two components; a vehicle that contains resin, pigment, and performance modifiers, and a hardener that causes the finish to crosslink to achieve maximum performance. Open to some discoloration, these finishes are typically used where wear resistance, chemical resistance, and impact resistance are important.
Polyurethane: very durable, aesthetically pleasing finish often modified with acrylic resin to achieve superior shine and color retention. More costly than epoxy and almost always requires a primer coat to provide adhesion, but perfect for warehouses perpetually in the corporate spotlight.
Polyester: a virtually indestructible resin system with many variants; provides outstanding performance in every respect, but can prove extremely expensive. This resin family demands complete and exact surface preparation prior to application. In every case, the supplier should provide exact specifications for proper application in order to achieve total performance. Surface preparation is always crucial to coating performance and must be part of any professional application service.
While it is certainly possible to apply any coating using in-house personnel, this is not recommended unless they have extensive experience using the selected resin system. In the end, the premium spent on professional application will pay for itself in terms of coating longevity and performance.
At last, consult other businesses in your area to find out who has provided the best coatings and service in applications similar to yours. There is no better way to determine the level of quality and workmanship that you can expect from a coatings supplier. There are more than a few firms that will have you paying for their beginners' mistakes, so be certain you are dealing with an experienced company with a long reputation for success.


When you run the air conditioner, all you want is to enjoy nice, cool air entering your home. If a nasty smell is laced with the cool air though, it tends to ruin the refreshing sensation. Needless to say, you want to get rid of the odor as soon as possible. Learn the reasons behind different A/C smells and how to fix them.
As the most common smell accompanying cold air from an A/C unit, a moldy odor undoubtedly means mildew or fungus is growing in or around the air conditioner. It's really not that surprising. After all, in addition to cooling the air in your home, air conditioners also remove excess moisture. If it's not drained away properly, mold may begin to grow on areas with lingering moisture. Even a dirty filter can cause the smell of mildew to waft from supply registers. Hire a professional to clean your air conditioner, replace the filter, and get rid of the mildew smell.
Why Does My Air Conditioner Smell Like Rotten Eggs?
A dead animal is the most common cause of a rotten, spoiled egg smell coming from the air vents. An injured or sick bird or rodent may have climbed inside an air duct during the winter where it died and began decomposing. Then, when you turn on your A/C for the first time in the summer, a pungent odor ruins the effect of cool air entering your home. You need to have your ducts professionally cleaned to wipe out any rodent remains.
Why Does My Air Conditioner Smell Like Sewage?
This odor may be emanating from a backed up sewer line or ruptured sewer vent pipe near the duct system. All it takes is a little methane gas from the sewage leak to get into the ductwork and your entire home may smell like a sewer. Methane gas is dangerous, so if you smell a sewage odor, contact an HVAC technician without delay to look into the problem.
Why Does My Air Conditioner Smell Like Feet?
A dirty, clogged air conditioner may emit a stinky feet smell. This is caused by stagnant water that collects in the system and isn't drained away properly. A thorough cleaning by a professional should be enough to remedy the problem.
Why Does My Air Conditioner Smell Like Skunk?
This smell could be caused by a dead skunk in or around the ductwork, but that's not very probable. What's much more likely is that gas is leaking from somewhere. Methyl mercaptan from the gas leak, which smells very similar to skunk spray, may be entering the ductwork and circulating around your home. If this happens, it could endanger your family. Get out of the house and call an HVAC technician and your gas company immediately.
Why Does My Air Conditioner Smell Like Gun Powder?
A shorted out circuit board or fan motor may send a gun powder smell out of the supply registers when the air conditioner initially cycles on. A professional can take a look at your system and recommend replacing aging parts if necessary.
Why Does My Air Conditioner Smell Like Exhaust Fumes?
Your air conditioner is powered by electricity, not gas, but the engine and a few other components have fluids inside that can leak out. If this happens, the smell of exhaust fumes may permeate your home. To prevent a harmful situation from developing, have the A/C fixed as soon as possible.
If your air conditioner smells like mildew, rotten eggs, sewage, feet, skunk, gun powder, or exhaust fumes, you clearly need air conditioning repair. To schedule an appointment, please contact GAC Cooling & Heating, proudly serving Maryland residents since 1970.


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South Africa first country globally to launch automatic on the Mahindra Pik Up
The highly popular Mahindra Pik Up range has a new flagship and its automatic!
The all-new Mahindra Pik Up S11 Automatic arrives on dealership floors a couple of months after completing a year of arduous testing in South African conditions, including extended durability testing at the tough Gerotek test track outside Pretoria.
"South Africa is the first country in the world to officially launch the all-new Pik Up Automatic, which is only fitting, since it was the test bed for this model. There has been an overwhelming demand for an automatic transmission in our bakkie range, and we believe we have the perfect answer with the S11 and S11 Karoo AT," says Rajesh Gupta, CEO of Mahindra South Africa.
Smooth-shifting six-speed flagship
The all-new six speed automatic transmission fitted to the Pik Up is a next-generation transmission used for the first time on this model. It features a sequential self-shifting option and is mated, in 4×4 models, to a new Hill Descent Control (HDC) system that utilises engine and vehicle braking for slow descents on tough, off-road terrain and that can be controlled with the in-built cruise control system.
The transmission has been designed to offer near-imperceptible shifts and to best utilise the 320 Nm of torque delivered by Mahindra's mHawk turbodiesel engine, while the engine mapping has been finetuned
to work perfectly with the standard cruise control system, for effortless long-distance cruising.
At first, the new automatic gearbox will only be available in the double cab Pik Up body style. It will be launched with a new, luxury S11 specification level that includes all the luxuries of the S10 and more.
"Our market research shows that customers often prefer an automatic transmission in the double cab lifestyle segment of the bakkie market. We have therefore combined the new automatic transmission
with a very high level of luxury equipment so that the customer's every need is taken care of," says Rajesh.
S11 – Eye-catching design
The new automatic transmission is not the only change to the Pik Up flagship. The new S11 specification level boasts a new grille and bumper, upgraded headlamps and other subtle luxury changes to the design to make sure that it immediately stands out as the top-of-the-range model.
The main design change is the bold and stylish new grille, which replaces the narrower chrome inlays of the S10 model with wider chromed vents that are reminiscent of the range-topping Mahindra Scorpio
S11 models.
The grille is flanked by new headlamps, with chrome inserts housed in and behind clear screens. New, chromed fog lamp surrounds in the wide, lower air intake round off the front design changes.
In addition to the new front design, the S11 Automatic Pik Up has colour-coded side mirrors with integrated indicators. At the rear of the new model, there are S11 and Automatic decals as well as the addition of a new reverse camera that has to date not been available on any Pik Up model.
Luxury abounds
To further boost the premium appeal of the all-new S11 Automatic Pik Up, Mahindra has added a host of new luxury features as standard on all models.
Taking centre stage is a brand-new 7″ touch screen infotainment system with a capacitive interface. This new system offers Bluetooth connectivity, a multitude of entertainment and vehicle information screens and full turn-by-turn navigation as standard. The infotainment screen also displays the image of the inbuilt reverse camera in full colour.
All S11 models will further offer an automatic climate control system in place of the standard manual air conditioning system, and all models have an adjustable multi-function steering wheel that controls the
infotainment, phone and cruise-control systems.
As the most luxurious model in the range, the S11 carries over all the luxury and safety features of the manual S10 models. This includes two airbags, 12V power points for the front and rear occupants, traction control, electric windows with an automatic up/down mode on the front windows and
automatically locking doors.
Trusted mHawk power
All S11 models will be fitted with Mahindra's much-loved mHawk turbodiesel engine of 2.2 litres.
This four-cylinder engine has common rail injection and turbocharging to deliver 103 kW at 3 750 r/min and 320 Nm at a flat band between 1 500 r/min and 2 800 r/min.
The mHawk turbodiesel was designed with a high 16.5:1 compression ratio to offer exceptional performance, while only using 7.9 litres of fuel every 100 km in a combined testing cycle.
The King of Pik Up models – S11 Karoo AT Mahindra first launched the Karoo Special Edition late in 2018 to celebrate the successful opening of its
local assembly facility in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
Since its launch, the Karoo has proven to be extremely popular – in both S6 and S10 specification levels – and it has prompted Mahindra to design a special S11 Karoo model with a refreshed design theme and even more equipment as standard. This model will offer all the luxury equipment of the S11 range and add additional styling features and specifications for a truly stand-out special edition model.
Viewed from outside, the all-new S11 Karoo Automatic will feature a unique decal design on the side panels and nudge and styling bars. This model also has a custom-designed and lockable roller deck
system for the load box as standard, while all S11 Karoo models will have a rubberised load bay.
Rounding off the new design are special custom designed off-road ready alloy wheels that feature a blacked-out design with chrome detailing.
At the same time, Mahindra has made subtle changes to other Karoo models.
On the S6 Karoo, Mahindra has upgraded the decal package to align it more closely with the new design on the S11 Karoo. It has also created new designs for the roll bar, featuring a steel-stamped Karoo decal.
The S10 Karoo will also get updated decals and branding on the steel roll bar, but it will further treat owners with a new tonneau cover and upgraded stylish alloy, all included in the standard selling price.
Built on the Pik Up DNA
While the Pik Up S11 Automatic and S11 Automatic Karoo are the most luxurious models in the range, they share the same tough and durable DNA of their siblings.
All Pik Up Double Cab models feature a standard ground clearance of 210 mm, an approach angle of 34 degrees and a departure angle of 15 degrees. The high standard ground clearance and narrow-fitting side rails mean that the Pik Up has a very impressive breakover angle of 18 degrees.
Among the many benefits of owning a Pik Up are its heavy-duty Cushion suspension system, which allows the 4×2 double cab models to load up to 1 095 kg, while 4×4 models can easily transport up to 995 kg. As on other models, the S11 also offers a double walled load bay for extra durability.
The Mahindra Pik Up double cab range is certified to tow a braked trailer of up to 2 500 kg, and all double cab models are fitted with Mahindra's mechanical differential lock (MLD), which it developed in partnership with Eaton and which offers complete lock-up between the rear wheels when there is a loss of traction, such as in challenging off-road conditions.
Lastly, the Pik Up has a comprehensive range of accessories, including approach and recovery bumpers and rock sliders that can be fitted under warranty by any Mahindra dealership or at Mahindra's newly inaugurated Special Fitment Centre in Gauteng.
Warranty, service plan and pricing
The all-new S11 Automatic and S11 Automatic Karoo will be available with a standard 4-year / 120 000 km technical warranty and free Roadside Assistance plan. It also has a comprehensive service plan for 5 years or 100 000 km. The first lubrication service is at 10 000 km and every service thereafter will be done at intervals of 20 000 km.
The double cab pricing is as follows:
Mahindra Pik Up S6 4×2 R312 499
Mahindra Pik Up S6 4×2 Karoo R322 499
Mahindra Pik Up S10 4×2 R347 499
Mahindra Pik Up S10 4×2 Karoo R352 499
Mahindra Pik Up S11 AT 4×2 R384 999
Mahindra Pik Up S11 4×2 Karoo AT R399 999
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Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Ltd. (NYSE Amex: LPH) ("Longwei" or the "Company"), an energy company engaged in the storage and distribution of finished petroleum products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that during the month of January it has renewed annual contracts with fifteen customers for 186,000 metric tons ("mt") of diesel, gasoline, and solvents. The estimated value of these contracts based on current pricing is in excess of $186 million, which is in line with the Company's annual sales forecast of $500 million for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
"We are very happy to renew these contracts with our customers prior to the Chinese New Year, and it reinforces that our customers view Longwei as a trusted supply partner," said Cai Yongjun, President and CEO of Longwei. "The value of our customer contracts adjusts to reflect the current pricing level at the time of delivery, and we anticipate that these contracts may be worth even more if oil hits $100 per barrel as forecasted by Goldman Sachs."
The National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC"), China's top economic planner, adjusted both gasoline and diesel prices up approximately 3% in October 2010 and 4% in December 2010. The Company anticipates a similar price increase from the NDRC after the Chinese New Year to reflect the global price increases over the past quarter.
"The demand for petroleum products continues to grow," said Michael Toups, CFO of Longwei. "We want to be well-positioned to take advantage of opportunities in our region to expand our capacity and reach. Our last acquisition has proven to be very successful, and we want to further expand our distribution base to support this growing demand."
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited is an energy company engaged in the storage and distribution of finished petroleum products in the People's Republic of China. The Company's oil and gas operations consist of transporting, storage and selling finished petroleum products, entirely in the PRC. The Company's headquarters are located in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. The Company has a storage capacity for its products of 120,000 metric tons located at storage facilities in Taiyuan and Gujiao, Shanxi. The Company's Taiyuan and Gujiao facilities can store 50,000 metric tons and 70,000 metric tons, respectively. The Company is 1 of 3 licensed intermediaries in Taiyuan and the sole licensed intermediary in Gujiao that operates its own large scale storage tanks. The Company has the necessary licenses to operate and sell petroleum products not only in Shanxi but throughout the entire PRC. The Company's storage tanks have the largest storage capacity of any non-government operated entity in Shanxi.
The Company seeks to earn profits by selling its products at competitive prices with timely delivery to coal mining operations, power supply customers, large-scale gas stations and small, independent gas stations. The Company also earns revenue under an agency fee by acting as a purchasing agent for other intermediaries in Shanxi, and through limited sales of diesel and gasoline at two retail gas stations, each located at the Company's facilities. The Company seeks to continue to expand its customer base and distribution platform through the utilization of its large storage capacity, which allows the Company the flexibility to take advantage of pricing, supply and demand fluctuations in the marketplace.
For further information on Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited, please visit http://www.longweipetroleum.com. You may register to receive Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited's future press releases or request to be added to the Company's distribution list by contacting Dave Gentry at info@redchip.com.


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> it in the sky which appeared to be from a nearby Iridium > satellite that was not predicted by Heavens-above.
This must have been a very pleasant surprise.
> spread out evenly in one orbital plane?
Indeed, the operational satellites are evenly spaced around each plane, and the next would not be along for around another 9 minutes.
> Could the second have been a spare?
Correct.  Iridium 82, in fact, with a flare predicted to peak at mag. -4.1 within a second or so of Iridium 42 flaring to mag. -1.8.  Heavens-Above unfortunately omits predictions for some of the spare satellites.
The spares are maintained in correct orientation, though possibly not with quite the same accuracy as the operational satellites.
But most of the spares are in orbits around 68km. below the operational sateliites, and thus "lap" the operational satellites roughly every 11 days.  So what you witnessed was a lucky coincidence.


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"1 and 2 Nephi: An Inspiring Whole," by Frederick W. Axelgard, from BYU Studies, Volume 26, no. 4
As readers draw to the end of 2 Nephi, Frederick W. Axelgard's article is well worth reading. It offers a holistic approach to studying 1 and 2 Nephi, "which seeks to integrate rather than fragment the meaning of scriptural passages." He reasons that a deeper conviction of scriptural truth is gained when one considers how sections fit together as a whole, recognizing thematic developments and organizational structure.
"Understanding Christian Baptism through the Book of Mormon," by Noel B. Reynolds, from BYU Studies, Volume 51, no. 2
In 2 Nephi 31, Nephi beholds the baptism of Jesus Christ and understands it to be a model for all baptism. Noel Reynolds proposes that through this story, one can learn that baptism can be seen as a witness to God of one's repentance. Baptism has also been viewed through the lens of being a cleansing, and being a burial. Taking baptism as a witness to God of repentance, however, further illuminates how Nephi views the role of baptism.
"The Doctrine of Christ in 2 Nephi 31-32 as an Approach to the Vision of the Tree of Life," by Jared T. Parker, from The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision
The vision of the tree of life in 1 Nephi 8 and 11-14 and the doctrine of Christ in 2 Nephi 31-32 are two familiar subjects in the Book of Mormon. What may not be well recognized is that Nephi apparently drew upon elements of the vision of the tree of life to teach the doctrine of Christ. Recognition of this connection sets the stage for us to appreciate how the vision of the tree of life portrays the fundamental doctrine of Christ--the way to return to God's presence and partake of eternal life as described in 2 Nephi 31-32.
"Nephi's Later Reflections on the Tree of Life Vision," by Michael B. Parker, from Insights
Even though Nephi's Vision of the Tree of Life happens at the beginning of Nephi's account, this vision affects Nephi's preaching at the end of 2 Nephi. Parker notes marked similarities between the two accounts and shows how Nephi's testimony at the end of 2 Nephi is bolstered by Nephi's powerful vision of the Tree of Life.
"Parellelism, Merismus, and Difrasismo," by Allen J. Christensen, John L. Sorenson, and Angela M. Crowell, from Reexploring the Book of Mormon
Nephi teaches that the Lord speaks to men "according to their language." We find that the Lord uses literary devices and techniques that are familiar to people so that they can better communicate the message of the Lord. For example, the Book of Mormon utilizes both Hebrew and Mesoamerican literary devices to communicate more effectively and artfully the message of the Lord.
"The Divine Council in the Hebrew Bible and the Book fo Mormon," by Stephen O. Smoot, from Studia Antiqua
When Nephi declares that he speaks with the tongue of angels, it is thought that Nephi is alluding to admittance into the divine council, or admittance into the heavenly court of God. Stephen Smoot explores the concept of the divine council in the Hebrew Bible and Book of Mormon in order to provide greater context for theophanic experiences.
"Deification: The Content of Athanasian Soteriology," by Keith E. Norman, from Occasional Papers
In a sense, the idea of deification has for centuries been somewhat of a "lost doctrine" outside of Greek Orthodox circles. But in the past few decades there has been resurgence of interest in the idea in the broader Christian and scholarly communities. Norman examines the significance of the idea of deification in early Christianity, focusing on Athanasius's interpretation of that ancient Christian doctrine and the important role it played in the Christological controversies of the early fourth century.
"The Sôd of YHWH and the Endowment," by William J. Hamblin, from Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture
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"How Did Nephi Read Isaiah as a Witness of Christ's Coming?" from Book of Mormon Central
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"Nephi's Farewell," from H. Dean Garrett, from Second Nephi, The Doctrinal Structure
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Rust, in the third annual FARMS Book of Mormon lecture delivered on 27 February 1990, examined literary aspects of the book that develop the primary purposes set out on the title page. He discussed the elements characteristic of an epic that will allow modern-day Lamanites to trust in the Lord's deliverance and detailed literary (especially poetic) presentations of covenants in the Book of Mormon. Literary elements combine with the influence of the Spirit to testify of the purposes of the Book of Mormon.
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How to remove last five characters in Excel
Excel deals with both numbers and texts. You may need to remove some parts of the texts or digits from the number at some point. It is generally called " digit check," It can be a very tedious task when dealing with long strings of values.
But don't worry, excel got you covered. You can remove the last number of digits from Excel using a formula. To trigger the result, simply type the formula into the cell, and the result will be the number/text minus the last five digits. You can fill the rest of the cell by copying it down.
Stated below is the excel function for removing the last characters from a string of numbers/texts.
"LEFT(text,num_chars)"
Here is the formula in a more generalized format:
"=LEFT(A1,LEN(A1)-[number of characters to remove])"
Remove the last five digits from a number in excel
Now, let's take a very quick formula to remove the last five digits from a number in excel. This means that a cell containing "12345678" will be trimmed to "123."
1. Firstly, open your excel spreadsheet and identify the cell you wish to work on
2. Now, identify the cell that you wish to display your result. Click the inside of the cell.
Here is the formula for removing the last digits.
=LEFT(A1, LEN(A1)-1)
A1 is the cell that contains the numbers.
The last value, i.e -1 represents the number of values that you want to remove. You can change it according to the number of values you want to trim.
3. Now, type the formula into the cell and press enter. The result will display in the next column. You can copy the cells with the formula into another cell.
I hope you've seen how to remove the last digit from a number. To remove the last five digits, simply replace '1' with "5."
Type this formula and press enter. The last five digits will be removed from the number.
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City Council Endorses Sales Tax Plan
By Damien Newton
Despite opposition from several key members, the Los Angeles City Council endorsed Metro's sales tax proposal and expenditure plan. An earlier motion called on Metro to fund certain projects, such as a streetcar for the downtown and a Green Line extension to the airport, but an amendment offered by Council Transportation Committee Chair Wendy Greuel removed those stipulations in favor of blanket support for the resolution which could increase LA City's coffers by $40 million a year in Local Return funds.
Councilman Tony Cardenas challenged the support for the sales tax plan noting that many of those Local Return funds would most likely be used by the city to fill its funding gap caused by cost overruns. When they finally showed up to the meeting, a half hour after Cardenas first wondered where LADOT was, LADOT executive John Fisher admitted that the city has a projected yearly shortfall of $12 million in transportation projects funded by previous ballot propositions and could use Local Return funds to fill that gap. In other words, the City of Los Angeles could be using 30% of its Local Return on projects that are already nearly funded; further reducing the potential pool of funds for bicycle and pedestrian projects. As recently as yesterday, Metro officials have tried to assure advocates for non-motorized transportation that there will be plenty of funds for sidewalks and bicycle projects in the Local Return set aside.
Most of the Council supported the proposition, especially Bill
Rosendahl. The longtime advocate for a Green Line extension was promised by Metro CEO Roger Snoble that the plans for a Green
Line extension to LAX would be accelerated and could begin construction
within the next two years. Councilman Parks, who sits on the Metro
Board of Directors, also enthusiastically endorsed the sales tax and
took great pains to defend it from Cardenas and others who attacked it.
Cardenas was joined in opposition to the sales tax by fellow San Fernando Valley Councilman Richard Alarcón who is still angered that a redirection of funds he allocated for a busway in his former Senate District were reallocated for the Orange Line. Alarcón, who has repeatedly said that he doesn't trust Metro, vowed to fight the sales tax in his district without 100% guarantees that funds would be spent on the projects as promised to voters. Metro's spokespeople were unable to offer an absolute guarantee because the authorizing legislation allows the Metro Board to change priorities by a two-thirds vote.
The resolution eventually passed by a vote of 11 to 3.
Without Rosendahl's repeated request for a re-opened public comment, public comment was closed in a committee meeting that occurred the same time as the Transportation Committee's big bike meeting, advocates for cyclists and pedestrians would have again been shut out of the process. As it was both myself and LACBC's Dorothy Le testified asking for the Council to back a 1% set aside for bicycle projects and another 1% for pedestrian projects. Le's testimony must have hit home as staff for Wendy Greuel engaged in a spirited debate after her time as a public speaker expired.
Meanwhile, the petition asking Metro to allocate some of the sales tax proceeds to bicycle and pedestrian projects crossed the 100 signature line.
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10% Set Aside Passes, LADOT Makes the Case That It Needs Reform
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Transpo. Not a Key Issue for Cardenas or Challengers in the Sixth
By Damien Newton	| Feb 8, 2011
Voters in Los Angeles' 6th Councilmanic District face a choice between Councilman Tony Cardenas, and a trio of lesser known neophytes all banking that Cardenas's record has turned off enough voters to allow one of them to slip past the well-funded incumbent. Thus, Jaime Cordaro, David Barron, and Rich Goodman haven't focused much on transportation […]
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By Damien Newton	| Jun 8, 2009
Photo of a pedestrian packed Broadway via DLIU Photography/Flickr Let's rewind to about a year ago. We still weren't sure whether or not the sales tax measure now known as Measure R would make it to the fall ballot, and activists of all ilk were rallying to try and make certain their favored mode of […]
Mayor's Office Rescues 10% Set-Aside for Bicycling and Pedestrian Projects in Measure R Local Return
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Would You Vote for a Measure R2.1 with No Dedicated Walk/Bike Funding?
Metro has five rail lines under construction today, with new Gold and Expo Lines set to open this year. Metro's recent rail infrastructure expansion was fueled by countywide sales taxes. On top of existing Prop A and Prop C sales taxes, in 2008 voters approved the roughly $40 billion Measure R. Forty percent of Measure R goes to […]


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Preparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights (2017)
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Suggested Citation:"Summary." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Preparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24880.
Summary Sick people travel by air every day. They board with common colds, mild cases of influenza, and sometimes more serious illnesses. This requires that airports and their public health partners be pre- pared to respond when a sick passenger is on an arriving flight, particularly when a passenger has a highly contagious illness. An effective response requires an established partnership among airport and public health authorities and a well-conceived and practiced communicable disease response plan. Ebola, influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (often called swine flu), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (sometimes called Asian avian influenza), influenza virus A subtype H7N9 (an avian influenza), tuberculosis, and Zika—this is only a partial list of the myriad communicable diseases that have threatened global public health in the past decade. Disease outbreaks have become more visible in an era of mass travel, with air travel serving as a power ful means of transmission. The primary strategy of the public health sector—from the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and state, provincial, county, and local health partners—is to mitigate the risks from a communicable disease to contain its spread within the outbreak area. This involves heighten- ing awareness among the public, mobilizing risk-mitigation efforts, promoting social distancing, and applying the use of prophylactic medicines and vaccines. To strengthen these efforts, the aviation sector can provide support by helping to reduce the likelihood of sick individuals traveling outside the outbreak area and transmitting illness to others. This synthesis examines current disease preparedness and response practices among U.S. and Canadian airports and their public health partners. Recent outbreaks, including those listed previously, have caused airports and public health agencies and departments to forge strong relationships and engage in joint planning to protect community health and well-being and ensure business continuity. In short, the aviation and public health sectors need each other; neither sector can act effectively alone, and both require the detailed knowledge and expertise of the other as well as numerous additional stakeholders. Although larger airports that receive international flights are most likely to experience the challenges associated with these events, the preparedness and response lessons are transferable more widely to the aviation sector. The findings presented in this report are based on survey responses from a purposive sample of 50 airports and 39 public health departments, a review of peer-reviewed and gray literature, six detailed case examples involving interviews with aviation and public health partners, and interviews with representatives of five leading international, national, and regional airport and public health organizations to provide expert validation of the study's findings and suggestions for future research. Effective comprehensive planning is necessary to ensure airport safety and operational continuity and protect public health. This synthesis presents major conclusions in the following six areas: •	Comprehensive planning •	Partnership and stakeholder engagement •	Legal issues •	Strategic communications •	Exercising, drilling, training, and education •	Evaluation and continuous improvement. PreParing airPortS for CommuniCable DiSeaSeS on arriving flightS
2 The research also identified six areas for future research, which are presented here in the form of analytical questions: •	What procedures are in place to get prompt passenger information that is timely and complete to the agencies that need it? •	What security issues face public health responders in an airport setting? •	What additional information on the risk of disease transmission on aircraft and in other aviation settings is needed, and how is this information obtained? •	What are the sociocultural factors that shape reaction to a communicable disease involving avia- tion, and how do airports and public health stakeholders use established and emerging media tech- nologies to inform the public and engage them as partners in response? •	What are the most effective means to disseminate information about communicable disease in an airport setting to the general population and the traveling public? •	How effective are exit screening and other border exclusion strategies for protecting the public from disease threats? The information presented in this synthesis report is intended for use by senior airport leader- ship, airport responders and emergency planners, airport emergency response partners, public health officials, other health providers, and airlines.
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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 83: Preparing Airports for Communicable Diseases on Arriving Flights examines current disease preparedness and response practices at U.S. and Canadian airports in coordination with public health officers and partners. While larger airports that receive international flights are most likely to experience the challenges associated with these events, the preparedness and response lessons are transferable to the aviation sector more widely. Smaller airports may be final destinations of those traveling with communicable diseases, so report findings are useful to all airport operators and local public health officers.
Front Matter i–viii
Summary 1–2
Chapter One - Introduction 3
Chapter Two - Air Travel and Communicable Diseases 4–12
Chapter Three - Survey Results 13–21
Chapter Four - Where the Rubber Hits the Tarmac: Six Case Examples 22–54
Chapter Five - Findings, Conclusions, and Further Research 55–59
Glossary 60–63
Acronyms 64
References 65–68
Appendix A - Diseases of Public Health Significance 69–70
Appendix B - ICAO Document 4444, Paragraph 16.6 71
Appendix C - Study Participants 72–75
Appendix D - Survey Questions and Responses 76–81
Appendix E - Lessons Learned as Stated by Airports and Local Health Departments 82–86
Appendix F - Ebola Time Line for DFW Cases 87–89
Appendix G - Checklist for Airport Communicable Disease Response Planning 90–94