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Millions Later, DHS Tool to Thwart Terrorism Still Not Ready -- By Corruption Chronicles, Judicial Watch
Nearly 13 years after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, a crucial Homeland Security program that's supposed to thwart terrorism has no completion date or final cost estimate, though millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on it in the last few years.
It's called the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS) and it's the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) main tool for screening foreigners entering the U.S. This is done by utilizing a multitude of watch lists that monitor money laundering, terrorist activities, pornography investigations and other valuable data that could intercept a national security threat.
After 9/11 U.S. authorities determined that TECS, which was originally created in the 1980s, was antiquated and could not meet the demands of the increased security required to protect the country from another terrorist attack. So, DHS asked Congress for a chunk of change to modernize the system and the plan became officially known as TECS Mod. The DHS agencies in charge, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), each got generous budgets to update their respective TECS programs.
ICE, the DHS agency that enforces immigration laws, said it would enhance its program by 2015 at an astounding cost of $818 million. CBP, which is responsible for securing the nation's ports of entry, said its upgrade would cost $724 million and would be complete by 2016. Both agencies recently revealed that the deadlines would not me met and they need more money to complete the TECS modernization though they're not quite sure when that will be.
While this may sound like a joke, it's all documented in a federal audit released this month by the investigative arm of Congress, the Government Accountability Office (GAO). "After spending millions of dollars and over 4 years on TECS modernization, it is unclear when it will be delivered and at what cost," according to the GAO's findings. Both ICE and CBP are in the process of "revising" their original estimates relating to the modernization so no final price tag or time frame has been delivered.
This is downright insane and there needs to be accountability, not to mention a halt to the free-flow of taxpayer money for this project. The audit was only conducted because someone in Congress asked for it, but all too often lawmakers fail to take any action on the findings of these valuable probes. Besides the deplorable waste of public funds, national security is clearly at stake in this case. It's reprehensible that more than a decade after the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, this system is still not working efficiently.
How could the U.S. government let this happen? TECS is the nation's primary system for determining admissibility of persons to the United States, the GAO confirms in its report. Though outdated and not as efficient as it should be, DHS depends on the system to screen about 900,000 visitors and 465,000 vehicles daily.


Disney Mom: Five Ways To Have Fun In The Sun With Baby & Giveaway!
With the exception of this rainy cold week, we've had a wonderful summer in terms of weather! This month Disney Baby is talking about ideas on what we can do with our little one's this summer.
Since my son Caleb is well on the move and doing his very best to keep up with his big sister we've really been enjoying the city splash pads, we've been able to check out four this year, and every one has been as fun and exciting as the last!
My three year old loves her picnics. During the weekend we pack a lunch basket and pack the kids up in the bike trailer, and my husband and i have been enjoying finding new parks on our bikes. We've had a lot of fun this year discovering the many bike trails our community has to offer.
In the summertime when the weather is fine, the best place to be is always outside! As long as you're careful to protect your baby from the sun, there are plenty of fun outdoor activities that you can enjoy together. Here are some ideas from Disney Baby on how to make the most of your summer with baby.
Picnics are an easy and inexpensive way to fill a summer day with fun. Pack some snacks in reusable snack bags, and put together a picnic kit, including a comfy blanket, some toys and a disposable diaper bag. Then head to your favourite park and relax! Your baby can nap, play or just cuddle for hours!
Introduce your baby to the surf and sand! A trip to the beach offers endless entertainment: take baby for a careful splash in the warm water or let him/her play with the cool, wet sand. But remember to plan ahead – bring a Waterproof Bag for bathing suits, some waterproof beach toys, and a towel for baby to sit on or snuggle up in.
If you can't make it to the beach, why not create one at home? Set up a paddling pool in your garden and have fun bathing baby outside! Play with toys and have a little splash – just don't stay in too long or your baby may get cold.
A walk is a great way for you and baby to get some fresh air together. In a hooded stroller, like this great Minnie Mouse one, your baby can take in the sights while remaining protected from the sun. Try attaching some stroller toys to keep baby entertained while you're on the move.
Parks offer you and baby plenty of free fun. Take your little one to a local sandbox or paddling pool, where she can meet and play with other babies. If your baby can sit and has stable head control, you can try swinging her gently in a baby swing too!
This month Disney Baby is giving away a clothing set. Please take note they're ONLY available in size 0-3months. Since my son has long outgrown the size i will be offering the Mickey set in addition the the Minnie set. Please comment on the blog post about which set you would like, and enter the rafflecopter below!
Oh my that's small! Congratulations to your friend, and welcome baby Reuben!!
Judy would you like the girl or boy set?
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The Serial Comma is OK with Me
By Maeve Maddox
After a lifetime of being wishy-washy about the serial comma, I've reached a decision: I'm going to use it all the time.
Such a momentous decision is, of course, a deeply personal matter. The pros and cons are widely, frequently, and hotly debated.
Here is some information that may enable you to make the decision for yourself, if you haven't already done so.
serial comma: (also Oxford comma) n. a comma used after the penultimate item in a list of three or more items, before 'and' or 'or' (e.g. an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect). —Penguin Writer's Manual.
Oxford comma: n. [after the preferred use of such a comma to avoid ambiguity in the house style of Oxford University Press] a comma immediately preceding the conjunction in a list of items. —OED
Some writers call the Oxford comma the "Harvard comma."
Here's a sentence with a serial comma: The Three Stooges are Larry, Moe, and Curly.
Here it is without a serial comma: The Three Stooges are Larry, Moe and Curly.
PRO serial comma
The Chicago Manual of Style (2009)
When a conjunction joins the last two elements in a series, a comma—known as the serial or series comma or the Oxford comma—should appear before the conjunction. Chicago strongly recommends this widely practiced usage, blessed by Fowler and other authorities… 6.19
The Elements of Style (2000)
In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last.
The stated rule seems ambiguous to me, but the examples that follow it are clear:
red, white, and blue
gold, silver, or copper
Gregg Reference Manual (1993)
When three or more items are listed in a series, and the last item is preceded by and, or, or nor, place a comma before the conjunction as well as between the other items.
CON serial comma
AP Stylebook (2009)
Use commas to separate elements in a series, but do not put a comma before the conjunction in a simple series:
The flag is red, white and blue.
He would nominate Tom, Dick or Harry.
AP does allow a comma before and when ambiguity would result without one:
Put a comma before the concluding conjunction in a series, however, if an integral element of the series requires a conjunction:
I had orange juice, toast, and ham and eggs for breakfast.
Penguin Guide to Punctuation (1997)
Note also that it is not usual in British usage to put a listing comma before the word and or or itself (though American usage regularly puts one there.) So, in British usage, it is not usual to write The Three Musketeers were Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.
On the fence regarding the serial comma
Penguin Writer's Manual (2002)
It is becoming more common in British English (and is usual in American English) to place a comma before the and that precedes the final item in a simple list (numbers one, two, three, and four).
Fowler's Modern English Usage (1965)
In promoting the use of the serial comma, CMOS observes that the usage is "blessed by Fowler" among other authorities. However, when I looked up the topic in Fowler (1965 edition) I found this remark, which seems neutral at best:
The more usual way of punctuating such an enumeration as was used as an example in the preceding section is French, German, Italian and Spanish; the commas between French and German and German and Italian take the place of ands; there is no comma after Italian because, with and, it would be otiose [having no practical function; redundant; superfluous]. There are, however, some who favour putting one there, arguing that, since it may sometimes be needed to avoid ambiguity it may as well be used always for the sake of uniformity.
So there you have it. My choice is to travel the path of otiosity for the sake of uniformity. What's yours?
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44 Responses to "The Serial Comma is OK with Me"
WDF on November 30, 2009 1:19 am
I am with you … go with the serial comma.
Shane on November 30, 2009 1:26 am
I feel that the serial comma 'looks' more appropriate when used in shorter lists, (ie – Tom, Dick, and Harry) but I find I prefer not to use it on longer ones (ie – milk, cookies, bread, cheese and potatoes). I'm not sure where I developed this preference, but I have always used thatbas my standard (if that can truly be called a 'stabdard').
Peter Garner on November 30, 2009 1:28 am
Hallelujah. I made the same decision a few years ago and I've never looked back.
Eugene on November 30, 2009 1:46 am
I use the serial comma since I was in grade school. Then again, we are taught American English.
Anyway, the Wikipedia article on the "serial comma" ( provides plenty of examples of ambiguities that are added/resolved with the use/non-use of the serial comma.
The Wikipedia Manual of Style ( MOS#Serial_commas) accepts either use/non-use of the comma as long as it is consistent in a single article and all ambiguities are resolved.
Brad K. on November 30, 2009 2:25 am
1) I like using the comma. But – do I now have to remember to call it either a serial comma, a Havard comman, an Oxford comma, or can I just think of is as the comma after every list item but the last one?
2) Penultimate – the one before the last – strikes me. I just got done watching the Monty Python skit on the Pope meeting Michelangelo, complaining about the first attempt at "The Last Supper". Eric Idle suggests that the plethora of extra characters not present at the Last Supper might have been there at the Last Supper less one – the Penultimate Supper. Artistic license might apply, since there is no description of the Penultimate Supper. John Cleese (Pope) doesn't buy the offered renaming. So I did remember "penultimate" when I encountered that seldom-used (in my life) word.
I can still hear Eric, "How about The Penultimate Supper, then? If there was a Last Supper, there must have been a Penultimate Supper!"
Rhonda on November 30, 2009 2:49 am
Hurray! I've always used the serial comma, and have no plans to stop.
Jimmy Jet on November 30, 2009 2:50 am
If you speak it with a pause, it needs a comma (or other similar element). Simple enough.
Wes on November 30, 2009 2:22 pm
I have always been a serial comma user, because that's the way I was taught. I feel it reflects the natural pause when reading the sentence aloud. However, the editor for my most recent book was a "serial comma killer" and removed all of them from my manuscript. Unfortunately, I have succumbed to the influence of this editor and started to remove my habitual serial commas whenever I think to do it (essentially at random).
Glad to see that you have set the record straight. Now I can go back to doing things in my accustomed manner.
Nelida K. on November 30, 2009 2:24 pm
Serial (or Oxford, or Harvard) comma.
Count me in. I use it all the time. I think that not using it, (when, as so aptly suggested by Jimmy Jet, you do pause in speech at that very place in the sentence) is what creates ambiguity, not the other way round.
Kim Tyndall on November 30, 2009 2:26 pm
I was taught that the extra comma was dropped during the war years to save on ink. Since this is no longer a sacrifice to a war effort, it is proper to return the serial comma to its rightful place. Anyone else taught that?
Deborah on November 30, 2009 2:37 pm
"Newspaper" punctuation and proper English (American) punctuation are two different things. Newspapers lust for space. Every unnecessary space or comma is wasted money. That's why newspapers would formerly hyphenate words in the middle of a syllable, and skip the serial comma, among other tricks to keep from wasting space.
Now newspapers use computer-generated "ready to paste" copy, with proportional spacing and a system that will let you add or decrease spacing and font size by a fraction of a point, to make the copy fit in the space allowed.
But old habits die hard, and I still struggle to include that last comma in my writing.
Ellen on November 30, 2009 2:55 pm
I'm a convert to the serial comma. I didn't use it for years, but started to do it when I worked with a number of people who were not native English speakers. To avoid confusion, I started using it and have become an enthusiastic supporter. It's not always strictly necessary, but it readily eliminates confusion.
Kathy on November 30, 2009 3:34 pm
I was taught not to use the comma before the conjunction in a series when I was in school (Dark Ages); however, as an English teacher in FL, we saw this final comma added as a rule in the grammar texts used, and found it was also a 'rule' tested on state exams. So, for over 20 yrs. now, I have retrained myself to use the serial comma. I am retired now, but I do a lot of editing in my new work, and I use the serial comma. I also notice that it is used fairly uniformly in print these days.
Precise Edit on November 30, 2009 4:39 pm
I always use the serial comma.
Here's the reason. Our first task as editors is to improve reader understanding. Sometimes items in lists are complicated and comprise two or more other items. Without that comma, the reader may have difficulty understanding how the items are grouped. For example:
"Mary saw me, Bob and Tom, and Frank walking in her direction with amorous looks in our eyes."
With the comma after Tom the reader knows that Bob and Tom are walking together and that Frank and I are walking alone. Without the comma, the sentence is still correct, though clumsy, but it conveys a different meaning. The sentence
"Mary saw me, Bob and Tom and Frank walking in her direction with amorous looks in our eyes"
no longer tells the reader that Bob and Tom are together or that Frank and I are walking alone.
Some people say that writers should simply add the comma when it improves understanding but that they don't need it otherwise. Since we believe that punctuation use should be consistent (i.e., not changing from sentence to sentence), we always add that comma.
As I tell people who attend my writing courses, "What we do sometimes for clarity we do all the time for consisitency."
Miriam on November 30, 2009 5:40 pm
In the absence of a serial comma:
I'd like to thank my parents, God and Ayn Rand.
'nuf said.
ChrisB on November 30, 2009 5:43 pm
I've always loved that classic justification for the serial comma:
"I'd like to thank my parents, Jesus and Mother Theresa."
Miriam's comment wasn't there when I started typing. Spooky.
You can delete mine if you wish.
kiwiflossnz on November 30, 2009 6:07 pm
Brilliant! I've agonised for years about when to and when not to use comma's. I used both options but I think going forward I will stick with the serial comma. It seems to make more sense to me.
Tony Hearn on November 30, 2009 8:27 pm
Looks as though this one will run and run. As long as, it seems, there are two different standards being taught, then we shall have two equally 'correct' ways of doing it.
For the record, I was taught not to use the serial comma before and/or, except to avoid ambiguity. This most often happens when the last two items in the list are themselves paired, eg. 'For breakfast I had bacon, fried bread, hash browns, and bread and butter'; or where the list is clausal: 'He got off the bus, turned round, thought for a moment, and walked slowly down the hill.' Otherwise the comma is redundant.
Both systems are inherently consistent. The one that consistently requires the final serial comma is perhaps easier for those who are too hurried to think about meaning too deeply, or for whom English as a second language is already difficult enough. As more frequently an American preference it is likely, for better or worse, to be eschewed on principle by many on the British side of the Atlantic!
John on November 30, 2009 11:10 pm
At least one famous English writer went with the Oxford comma (although probably not the Harvard comma).
Colin Dexter dedicated "The Remorseful Day", one of his Inspector Morse novels wit the following:
For George, Hilary, Maria, and Beverley (Please note the Oxford comma)
Larry Sanguinetti on December 01, 2009 12:01 am
Thanks for the support on this very contentious issue!
I decided long ago that the benefit of using the serial comma for both consistency and clarity far outweighed the benefit of not using it. The recommendation that it only be used in cases of ambiguity seems awfully ambiguous in itself.
My only question is how does the ampersand figure into all of this (usually in marketing-related content)? I tend to break my own rule and not use the serial comma when an ampersand is used in place of the conjoining "and."
Chase March on December 01, 2009 12:33 am
When I first read the title to the post, I thought it was about people who use commas too often. I thought that probably applied to me. I love commas.
I always use the serial comma. I remember that I didn't use to, until a university professor told me that a comma was supposed to go before the "and." I've used it ever since and think that it is great.
Cassie Tuttle on December 01, 2009 3:14 am
I converted years ago. Life is much simpler now.
I work as a freelancer, mostly with publishers of legal and academic materials; and they all call for the serial comma.
When I do my "easy," for-fun reading (sometimes paperbacks published by, e.g., Signet, Pocket, etc.), I get so distracted because they usually don't use serial commas. Also, they often don't use a comma in compound sentences. Shriek!
(It's tough being a copyeditor.)
Kevin @ Blog Tipz on December 01, 2009 4:58 am
The serial comma has always made more sense, as you are including a third item, but I still see a lot of people using the Oxford comma. As long as you are consistent in all your work, it might not matter as much, as they are both usually accepted.
Peggye on December 01, 2009 6:05 am
I like serial commas; I grew up with serial commas. A sentence is naked and confusing to me when they are not used. I wonder if the popularity of the Oxford comma style in current print and webpages is more of a money matter because there are fewer keystrokes and less ink required. Oxford comma style is my second pet peave. My first is a missing comma in a compound sentence.
I just read Deborah's comments about newspaper print, so it sounds like these publishers have played a role in killing serial commas. I have often tried to remember what were the newspapers' practices when I was growing up. I tend to think they must have used serial commas a few decades ago, as I would have noticed that the newsprint I was reading was far different from what I was being taught. I often mentally thank my many teachers who were relentless in their desire to impart proper grammer.
Henry Pratt on December 01, 2009 12:56 pm
In the course of your well-honed article is the comment, "CMOS observes that the usage is 'blessed by Fowler' among other authorities. However, when I looked up the topic in Fowler (1965 edition) I found this remark, which seems neutral at best…"
I think that a reference to "Fowler," with no other qualification, as in "blessed by Fowler," should be reserved for the original 1926 edition. The 1965 second edition that the article cites and that some modern authorities prefer, is partly Gowers.
On that view, "Fowler's" recommendation is firm and clear: "The only rule that will obviate such uncertainties [which he enumerates in the previous paragraphs] is that after every item including the last, unless a heavier stop is needed for independent reasons, the comma should be used…."
Despite Sir Ernest's seeming neutrality and the recent preference for light punctuation, those of us who were weaned on "Fowler" (1926) have followed his recommendation.
Greg on December 01, 2009 6:07 pm
I use the serial comma – always have and always will. In fact, it annoys me to no end when others don't.
Leisureguy on December 02, 2009 3:38 pm
Serial comma always. I used to keep a little list of ambiguities that result from its omission.
Kristin on December 02, 2009 7:21 pm
I go with the majority here—I always use the serial comma. But my example (having to do with screws, washers, and nuts and bolts) is nowhere near as good as those from Miriam and ChrisB, which I had never heard. I'll use those when explaining from now on!
Deano on May 05, 2010 9:47 pm
Viva la Oxford comma! I want to note it as my religion at the next census. I wish more people could read this page so they can understand what we are going through wrt consistency and clarity. Rock on!
Deano on May 05, 2010 10:07 pm
Can you nest Oxford commas? I've just seen this sentence: "Any change which may affect the provision of services to customers, including hardware; communications equipment and software; system software; application software in production; standard operating environments; documentation; and procedures associated with the operation, support, and maintenance of systems within the operational environment". The last semi-colon is a rule I believe that is required in lists, but the last comma is an Oxford comma in the last item of the semi-colon list. I'm not sure if this sentence is grammatically correct as both semi-colons and commas are used – maybe only one is allowed, but I think this would have to depend on the sentence?
I'm not sure of the difference with oxford commas and serial commas as stated by Peggye and Kevin? Peggye has interchanged these words, while Kevin has stated: "The serial comma has always made more sense, as you are including a third item, but I still see a lot of people using the Oxford comma" – what is the difference? I'm confused. The next sentence: " As long as you are consistent in all your work, it might not matter as much, as they are both usually accepted." I thought they were the same thing unless you are saying to not use Oxford commas vs using them are accepted?
Loryn on September 15, 2010 5:05 am
"And" does the job of the last comma, so it's unnecessary. It feels awkward for me to add the last comma. I don't think, feel or find that it's necessary. There is no ambiguity without it. Why use it? Of course, be aware that some English professors could count it wrong, even if you're consistent. I would ask ahead of time.
Ram on November 25, 2010 1:41 am
I opine that the last comma before "and" is used only to differentiate between the last two items in the list. For example, The three amigos were Tom, Dick, and Harry. In this sentence, Dick and Harry are not related to each other and make separate entities. Hence, a comma is used before the conjunction.
However, the last comma is not used in certain cases to indicate the relationship between the last two items in the list. For example, I had an omelette, juice, bread and butter for breakfast. Here, comma is not used before the conjunction to explain the connectivity between bread and butter.
Can someone clarify if my understanding is correct?
Bennie on December 30, 2010 2:01 pm
Deano, there is no difference. Harvard, Oxford, list, listing, serial, series – it's the same thing.
There isn't any issue with using both semi-colons and commas in your example – if you think of the last bit 'and procedures…' as being a sub-list of the main one, then it follows that this must take commas (although the one before 'maintenance' might not be used), and therefore it's more sensible to use semi-colons to make this clear (the Penguin Guide to Punctuation gives a good explanation of this).
Ram, you're correct, but it's actually because the 'and' in the second example isn't the conjunction belonging to the sentence – it's only the conjunction between 'bread' and 'butter'. It would be more accurate as 'omelette, juice, and bread and butter', which would be punctuated the same under either system, because of the presence of more than one 'and'.
Kellyemac on April 07, 2011 12:39 am
I'm a serial comma girl.
In any technical writing most of the sentences are complex and therefore beg for the serial comma.
Every several years at work a new employee, who is usually an English major, has to convince everyone on staff that the rule has changed and I'm old school. It becomes a me vs. them kind of thing. That employee leaves and I'm still the proofreader.
Oddly, my mom never used it so maybe I'm new school?
I stand by my commas!
Mark on November 29, 2011 10:59 am
I was taught (in England) not to use the serial comma – unless it aids in comprehension.
However, I think, these days, that consistency is probably a worthier goal, and although it will be hard to retrain myself, I shall probably start using the serial comma (especially as I'm now living in the US where the serial comma is prevalent).
Mark MacKay on November 29, 2011 4:51 pm
Fie on you, serial comma. I will not submit.
LInus on November 29, 2011 10:29 pm
No serial commas here. Just not the way I was taught the Queen's English. I may bow to or accept American English spellings but I draw the line at that.
IMO, American English is dynamic, ever changing, so why not drop the redundant comma?
Anto on November 30, 2011 3:56 pm
No I've never used it, must be what they taught in English at school. I also veer towards English spelling and away from American for the same reason probably. School for me was in Queensland during the 50's and 60's, which may help explain this habit.
If I needed to justify not using the sc, the observation about commas actually standing in for conjunctions looks pretty sound to me.
Also, the sc seems to my mind to introduce an element of plodding monotony to a sentence, but thats just me.
Bruce Kallick on December 08, 2011 7:53 am
Dear Maeve — Having disparaged "The Little Book" (Taking Another Look at Strunk and White), you now complain that its advice on the use of serial commas (In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last) seems ambiguous to you. To me it seems admirably clear and concise. What ambiguity do you perceive, I wonder?
Maeve on December 10, 2011 7:55 pm
Bruce,
Re: Strunk and White rule "In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last."
Taken with the examples, the rule probably isn't ambiguous for most readers, but I have had students who have asked me why the examples don't match the rule. They thought that the words "each term except the last" meant the last term before the conjunction. Really.
To say that a certain statement is ambiguous to one person and not to another, or that it is ambiguous unless it is accompanied by examples, is a misuse of the word "ambiguous," it seems to me.
Gina on August 05, 2012 3:18 pm
Well, you folks certainly have the right to be wrong. (Oxford has now dispensed with the "Oxford comma". The dumbing down of America rages on…

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Answer: Institutions of higher education; non profit entities related or affiliated with institutions of higher education; non profit research organizations; and Federal research organization are all cap exempt employers.
Is it true that the spouse and the children of H-1B holder can not work?
Answer: Yes it is true. The spouse and the children get the H-4 status which does not have the benefit of work authorization.


Almost to the day 15 years ago, on 15 February 2001, Alexandre Lamfalussy and his Committee of Wise Men submitted their Final Report on the Regulation of European Securities Markets to the Commission.  To deepen integration in the Union's financial markets, they proposed to distinguish between the political choices and the more technical measures in the area of financial legislation; the former would be made by the legislators themselves, while the latter would be left to technical bodies. The intention was to significantly streamline the legislative process in order to ensure that the Union's legal framework for financial services was keeping up with the rapidly changing realities on the ground. The offspring of the Lamfalussy Report is today's European System of Financial Supervision, comprising the EBA, ESMA, EIOPA and ESRB.
Lamfalussy and his colleagues had realised that there are moments when one has to shift gears and change the method in order to progress. It was the right time, an auspicious moment – or kairos as the ancient Greeks called it – to make a change.
I will argue that today that we have reached another such kairos, that we are at a point where we should consider changing our method again. Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) needs a Lamfalussy moment, a moment when we realise that our current approach to moving European integration forwards is no longer good enough, and that we should seek new solutions.
In 2000, aiming for new solutions meant developing new ways of tackling technical standards. This time, our goal should be to design a political strategy to broaden the scope of integration so as to make EMU truly sustainable; to achieve this, we will need new political convergence to accompany new economic convergence.
To explain my thinking, let me first turn to the economic recovery and how to consolidate it; and second, how shifting gears with regard to completing Economic and Monetary Union could help to improve the situation in which we currently find ourselves.
At this conference a year ago, I argued that Lamfalussy had been right to claim early on that Economic and Monetary Union implied interdependencies which needed to be governed robustly. I also acknowledged that we had certainly not reached that point.  Indeed, 2015 provided us with numerous examples of the deficiencies of our governance framework. Negotiations with the Greek government went on for months, exposing the shortcomings of our institutional architecture in addressing collectively what was a collective problem – securing Greece's future in the euro. In parallel, the economic and fiscal policies of individual Member States did not do enough to complement the impulse coming from our very accommodative monetary policy stance, leaving euro area growth until recently far below its potential, and far below what would be needed to secure the future of our unemployed young people.
Many of the challenges with which the Union is confronted – be they refugees, be they terrorism, climate change, or the state of the economy – point to the fact that we need to strengthen our capacity to work together in a spirit of joint responsibility. What frightens the public and markets alike is that Europe seems too often unable to act in a unified manner. Hence, I am convinced that if we can advance in one area and show that we can act jointly, this will help us to work together in other policy areas as well.
And we should be under no illusions: if downside risks to the recovery were to materialise, this would not make it easier to respond to the refugee crisis or to counter terrorism. Therefore, the fact that Europe is facing pressing challenges in other policy areas should not discourage us from progressing as regards Economic and Monetary Union. On the contrary, an economically successful euro area is crucial for a successful European Union.
At the ECB, we have always made it clear that we are ready and able to play our part in the recovery. This means ensuring stable prices – which means inflation being below, but close to, 2% in the medium term. Price stability acts as a foundation on which the economy can grow. This was the rationale behind the ECB embarking on large-scale public sector purchases one year ago. And this was also the rationale for our re-calibration of the purchase programmes in December.
The euro area numbers clearly show that our monetary policy is having the intended effect.  It represents a major contribution to the ongoing cyclical recovery. And the Governing Council will review and possibly reconsider its stance when it meets in March. But for the recovery to become structural – and thus to increase growth potential and reduce structural unemployment – monetary policy does not suffice.
I have recently explained elsewhere that rebalancing in the euro area has come a long way since the start of the crisis, but is not finished yet.  The challenge now is to further consolidate the recovery and the rebalancing of the economy.
Which leads me to the second ingredient: higher levels of investment. Since the beginning of the crisis, investment has shrunk markedly. Of course, we should be careful not to assume that investment levels right before the crisis were desirable, as they partly reflected exuberant behaviour. But despite the current low interest rate environment, we are still well below the average numbers for the period 1995-2005 for both public investment and private investment.  This shows that an essential ingredient for sustaining the recovery is still missing.
And third, which brings me back to my call for a Lamfalussy moment, a strong political commitment to complete Economic and Monetary Union so as to give the public, businesses and markets a strong signal that we are serious about making the euro a lasting success.
Given that today's conference is in honour of Alexandre Lamfalussy, I'll focus the rest of my comments on that last point – completing EMU.
The Five Presidents' Report, which was published last summer, provides a very useful roadmap for moving ahead. However, discussions in recent months have shown that not everyone agrees on the need to complete EMU.
First, risk sharing and risk reduction should go hand in hand – both as regards strengthening the banking union and as regards economic and fiscal policies.
Think of it as being like building a house. Of course you will want to take all the necessary precautions to prevent fires, and you will want your neighbours to do the same. But even with the best precautions, you will probably still want to buy fire insurance, and rightly so. And if you buy it together with all your neighbours, it will be much cheaper.
The same logic applies to EMU. Risk reduction on its own will not be sufficient; we will need to better share the remaining risk as well. The two are complementary.
For banking union, this means reducing risks in banks in parallel to establishing a common deposit insurance scheme and a robust fiscal backstop. This is what the Commission has proposed, and this is why we support their approach.
When we speak about fiscal and economic policies, combining risk sharing and risk reduction means that more pooling of fiscal resources – which I believe is ultimately necessary to provide better insurance against shocks – will have to be accompanied: (i) by a new convergence process which ensures that all economies have a similar resilience to shocks; and (ii) by initiatives to restore the credibility of our fiscal rules. These two elements are all about preventing risk sharing from becoming a one-way street, in other words preventing risk sharing from turning into risk shedding.
On the one hand, there should be no doubt that the rules that are in place have to be respected. This is not some kind of theological dogma. This is because it is economically and politically the right thing to do – not only to avoid the macroeconomic instability stemming from excessive imbalances, but also to re-establish mutual trust, which is the precondition for progress. Think about the high public debt levels of many Member States. If we want to be able to tackle the next crisis and have sufficient fiscal room for manoeuvre, strictly applying the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact today is both logical and imperative.
But on the other hand we have seen the political limits of the rules-based framework. Every time the rules are set to bite, national interests prevail over those of the euro area. This is built into the framework: as long as economic and fiscal policies are in the end a matter of national competence and as long as commonly agreed rules are perceived as an intrusion into policies that are seen as genuinely national, the interests of the euro area as a whole will probably not be strong enough to carry the day unless a country is forced to enter a financial assistance programme.
Therefore, we will, in the end, have to accept certain economic and fiscal policies in the euro area as truly shared competences, as the internal market already is; others, which are not essential for the smooth functioning of EMU, should remain solely a national competence. Hence, such a step should certainly not mean centralisation at European level for each and every policy. But it should mean that in those policy areas that are crucial for the functioning of EMU common legislation and policies will be needed where appropriate and warranted to ensure the primacy of the common interests of the euro area.
Such legislation and policies will in turn necessitate the further development of our institutional architecture. One element here will be to strengthen the euro area executive with a euro area treasury, be it within the Commission or as a separate body. Another element will be to build up a genuine legislative capacity at euro area level and to make institutions acting in the euro area's interest, such as the European Stability Mechanism, accountable to it.
And then there is a third principle on which I hope agreement can be found, namely that we will see sustainable economic convergence only if accompanied by political convergence. Why is that so? It is because discussions on economic governance in the euro area in recent years have revealed that we still have no common understanding in Europe of what economic and fiscal policies should look like in a monetary union.
A common understanding of the aim of monetary policy did develop when the monetary union was being set up; today, we have a clear and broadly shared consensus that the ECB should first and foremost pursue price stability. We have seen a similar approach and attitude increasingly being taken to financial regulation.
But this is not necessarily the case for those policies which, as I just mentioned, remain largely in the national domain but subject to European coordination. This is no coincidence. Monetary policy and banking supervision are inherently technical and seemingly distant from the lives of ordinary people, whereas labour market institutions, product market regulations or the quality of a country's administration are not at all like this, as they affect the everyday lives of individuals.
The diversity of opinion on economic policy is a sign of a healthy, pluralist democracy and certainly not a problem . At national level, institutions and procedures exist which permit divergent views to be channelled into political decisions that leave little room for ambiguity.
There are, as yet, no procedures or sufficient incentives to facilitate a consensus on the design of economic policies in a functioning economic and monetary union. This is a root cause of why the spirit of the common rules is not sufficiently respected – as there is no consensus on what this spirit ought to be.
Our methods of advancing European integration have so far not been sufficient to foster such a consensus – hence we need a Lamfalussy moment and a shifting of gears.
This would mean putting the debate on European integration back where it belongs – in the political arena.
We are at a point where integration cannot and should not continue as a technical and technocratic exercise. It is now time for political leaders to take up the baton, because only they will be able to convince their electorates of the need for further deepening.
Such a political process might not lead to the best outcome from our point of view as economists. But this would be a price worth paying if, in return, the outcome is a consensus that is fully democratically legitimised.
Let me conclude by saying that it is not my role to prescribe how such a process could be structured. But as long as we continue to speak the language of the insiders and remain vague, we will not engage citizens in a debate on the right economic policies for the euro area. I can perfectly understand why political leaders do not want to face their electorates and defend a euro area fiscal capacity when even we, as experts, cannot really agree on its definition.
When presenting his preliminary report, Lamfalussy argued in 2000 that the Union had a clear choice "either to dawdle aimlessly along in our slowcoach, in the slow lane – with … the world passing us by, or to change and capture the benefits".  I could not have found a more fitting description of the situation we find ourselves in now.
I would like to thank Lucas Guttenberg for his assistance in preparing this speech. All views expressed herein remain mine.
Lamfalussy, A. et al., "Final Report of the Committee of Wise Men on the Regulation of European Securities Markets", Commission of the European Communities, 2001.
See Cœuré, B., "Lamfalussy was right: independence and interdependence in a monetary union", lecture at the Lamfalussy Lecture Conference, Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Budapest, 2 February 2015.
See ECB, "The transmission of the ECB's recent non-standard monetary policy measures", Economic Bulletin 7/2015, pp. 32-51, December 2015.
See Cœuré, B., "Rebalancing in the euro area: are we nearly there yet?", speech at Danish Economic Society in Kolding, 15 January 2016.
See Cœuré, B., "The future of Europe: building on our strengths", speech at the plenary session on "The Future of Europe" during the fifth German Economic Forum in Frankfurt am Main, 6 December 2013.
See Cœuré, B., "Structural reforms: learning the right lessons from the crisis", speech at the Economic conference organised by Latvijas Banka in Riga, 17 October 2014.
Public investment in the euro area was 3.2% of GDP for 1995-2005 compared with 2.6% projected for 2016, while private investment in the euro area was 18.7% of GDP for 1995-2005 compared with 17.3% projected for 2016. See European Commission, Annual Macroeconomic Database, 2015.
See Cœuré, B., "Towards a political convergence process in the euro area", speech at the Interparliamentary Conference "Towards a Progressive Europe" in Berlin, 16 October 2015.


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Set in the future, Harp, a drone pilot, is sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for Leo, an android officer, tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do.
6 days ago January 13, 2021 in Military Action, Pure Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi Fantasy.
"Monster Hunter" (REVIEW) A Stale Adventure Set in an Interesting World!
Behind our world, there is another: a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When an unexpected sandstorm transports Captain Artemis and her unit to a new world, the soldiers are shocked to discover that this hostile and unknown environment is home to enormous and terrifying monsters immune to their firepower [Screen Gems].
December 18, 2020 in Fantasy, Pure Adventure, Sci-Fi Fantasy.
"Buddy Games" (REVIEW) Fun in Some Places, Slightly Stale During Others
After six lifelong friends have a five year falling out, Bob aka "The Bobfather", reunites his pals for the Buddy Games, an insane competition of absurd physical and mental challenges with the chance to win a $150,000 pot. Now all bets are off, as the determined dudes fight, claw, and party for the big bucks [Saban Films].
November 25, 2020 in Pure Comedy, Raunch-Com's.
"Rebecca" (REVIEW) Stylish, Atmospheric & Surprisingly Flat
A young newlywed arrives at her husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death.
October 22, 2020 in Mysteries, Pure Drama, Romance Drama.
Quick Takes – 7500 | Wasp Network | Shirley | You Should Have Left
Quick-take movie reviews for "SHIRLEY", "7500", "WASP NETWORK" and "YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT"
June 21, 2020 in Biopic's, Mysteries, Paranormal Horror, Psychological Thrillers, Pure Drama, Suspense.
"You Should Have Left" (REVIEW) Not EVERYTHING is Better with Bacon, This Was!
A former banker, his actress wife, and their spirited daughter book a vacation at an isolated modern home in the Welsh countryside where nothing is quite as it seems.
June 21, 2020 in Psychological Thrillers, Simple Horror Flicks, Supernatural Thrillers, Suspense.
"Artemis Fowl" (REVIEW) A Mixed Bag of Serviceable Fun!
Artemis Fowl, a young criminal prodigy, hunts down a secret society of fairies to find his missing father.
June 14, 2020 in Family Films, Fantasy, Pure Adventure.
"Seberg" (Review) A Fascinating Story Unfulfilled!
Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.
June 3, 2020 in Biopic's, Pure Drama, Romance Drama.
"Capone" (REVIEW) Hardy Shines in a Film that Sadly Doesn't!
Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.
May 27, 2020 in Biopic's, Crime-Drama, Psychological Thrillers, Pure Drama.
"A Good Day to Die Hard" (2013) Throwback Movie Review
John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working undercover, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces.
May 19, 2020 in Action Movies, Espionage Adventure.


If you experience any form of chest pain, then you'll want to get it checked out as soon as possible by your GP. Heart disease is treatable if it is found early enough, but if it is found in the later stages, the chances of survival decrease dramatically. Women have a much higher mortality rate when compared to men in terms of heart disease because the heart is much smaller, but chest pain is not always a tell-tale sign that you are suffering from this disease, especially in women. So what are the symptoms of heart disease and when should you contact your doctor?
Fatigue is certainly a symptom to be aware of. You may find yourself getting tired much easier because your heart is struggling to function to the maximum efficiency, taking its toll on your entire body.
Shortness of breath is also another symptom. Your body cannot keep up in terms of oxygen delivery, making you get out of breath much more easily.
Sleep alteration is another sign that you may have heart disease. You may find yourself sleeping more, less or simply not at all. Changes in your sleep pattern can certainly be a symptom of heart disease.
Poor circulation and limited oxygen in the blood can certainly lead to indigestion symptoms. You may find yourself with a heavy stomach, cramps or even sickness; however this is all due to the heart.
If you do have any of these symptoms, you should try and take an aspirin, as this has been proven to save lives in terms of heart disease. You should also try to get to the emergency room as soon as possible, because by responding quickly to your symptoms, you could actually save your own life.


This all-feather organization has your best interests in mind. This was the second time I had the privilege of speaking to the group. With feed mill managers coming from all across the US, this seminar helps update the members on new regulations, developments and quality control steps.
I was happy to infuse some humor showing how a light hearted moment around the work place can increase productivity, facilitate problem solving and make work a place you want to be. Thanks US PULTRY & EGG!
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Q: How to select a default option of a dropdownList in Yii framework 2.0 Below is my code snippet of Yii framework 2.0 ActiveField/DropdownList
$form = ActiveForm::begin();

    foreach ($settings as $index => $setting) {

        for($i = 0; $i < 3; $i++) {
             echo $form->field($setting, "[$index]option[]")->dropdownList(['0' => 'A', '1' => 'B', '2' => 'C']) ?>
        }
    }

ActiveForm::end();

With the for loop above I have a dynamic set of models within a form and each model has 3 dropdownLists of the same property option which can be submitted as an array. When $i = 0 I would like to select option A as default. When $i = 1 I would like to select option B as default and When $i = 2 I would like to select option C as default.
How can I do that?

A: Try:
   for($i = 0; $i < 3; $i++)
    {
        $model->option[$i] = "$i";
        echo $form->field($model, "option[$i]")
             ->dropdownList(['0' => 'A', '1' => 'B', '2' => 'C']);
   }

A: echo $form->dropDownList(
$model,

'country_id',

Country::items(),

array(
    'empty'=>'--Select a country--')
);

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DOVER— Dr. Wilma Mishoe still vividly remembers when her father Dr. Luna I. Mishoe, who was the president of then-Delaware State College, used to prepare for his monthly board meetings.
"It brings back some many memories," she said.
Her father was president of the school from 1960-1987.
But Dr. Mishoe never imagined she would be part of the same group of people that her father used to prepare and report to many years later.
She was appointed by Gov. Jack Markell to serve a six-year term on the Delaware State University Board of Trustees.
"It's amazing," Dr. Mishoe said.
several administrative leadership posts, including dean of the Office of Instruction and dean of Student Services, federal programs coordinator, and Affirmative Action officer, among others.
Her appointment to the DSU board is a continuation of her career in higher education, which most recently included providing leadership to Wilberforce University (WU) in Ohio, one of the oldest historically black universities in the country.
At Wilberforce, Dr. Mishoe is credited with providing stable leadership during a time of declining enrollment, a budget deficit, accreditation sanctions and overall low morale.
Under her period as acting president and special assistant to the president, Wilberforce experienced significant improvements in all areas and recently hosted a site visit by its accrediting agency, according to officials.
Carlos Holmes, spokesman for DSU, said "it's the first time that we've had an offspring of a president become a member of the board.
"It's a very remarkable appointment because she is the daughter of one of our greatest presidents from a historical standpoint, and not only that, she has done a lot in her career in higher education," Mr. Holmes added.
Dr. Mishoe said she hopes to learn as much as possible as a member of the board.
During her tenure as a WU Board of Trustees member, Dr. Mishoe chaired its Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Compliance Committee and was its board secretary.
In addition to her board service at Wilberforce, Dr. Mishoe also served on the College Board of the Middle States Regional Assembly from 2004-2009.
A longtime resident of Dover, Dr. Mishoe was a member of the Capital School District Board of Education from 1994-1999, and its board president from August 1997 to July 1999.
Dr. Mishoe believes her extensive background has prepared her the new postion.
"I firmly believe all things happen for a reason and a purpose," Dr. Mishoe said. "I never set a goal of wanting to be a college administrator, as everything that I have done up to this point has prepared and molded me for any new position that I've been in.


There is one thing that every fantasy football premier league aficionado has in mind and that is to choose the best team. Many football competitions seek for attention and majority of them follow the same pattern. The aspiring managers choose squad of players within the range of budget and wait for the best that is yet to come.
Fantasy Premier League is a renowned game which is operated by the league itself. And this currently has more than 3 million users. As a prospective fantasy manager, you need to know the factors that you have to consider when choosing a squad and this starts by selecting the players to witness this season.
The requirement of the player is not limited on one's ability to play. One must also be guaranteed first team game time to qualify to be in the squad. You may need to ask questions like who will be Liverpool's first choice striker or know the appearance of Manchester's United midfield this season.
"At the start of the season, you need to check the fixtures", Tom Meltzer from The Guardian said. With this, managers can choose a solid team which is expected to do well at the outset which can be fixed with as soon as the season starts to take shape. So look for players belonging to a team that has an easy start.
Also beware of new signings and avoid them as much as possible. It is hard to notice how new arrivals will settle into the English game. But one thing is for sure, new signings such as Christian Benteke and Memphis Depay will surely run in the side.
You must not depend on just one or two star players. Employing players with big names leavened with cheap no hopers will not yield the goods. "You need to have 11 players every week who have the ability to deliver points", Meltzer said. "It's all about looking for a good value, contemplating on points per millions and not just be contented with a few points", he added.
Sometimes, you narrow down your choices of players on the club you follow. Though this gives you the peace of mind of pickling from a team you know of, you need to know that using your favorite selections may not work all the time. Hence, if any of your favorite players fail, know how to let go. And using transfers gives you the advantage despite the fact that injuries of any form can't be controlled. Lastly, you can check for helpful websites. Read their scouting reports and use it to your advantage.


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Description of long-term climate data in Eastern and Southeastern Ethiopia
Mulugeta, Mesay; Tolossa, Degefa; Abebe, Gezahegn
Description+of..Abebe+G.+et+al.+2017.pdf (1.256Mb)
Institutt for sosiologi og samfunnsgeografi [340]
Data in Brief. 2017, 12, 26-36, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2017.03.025
This article presents long-term analyzed climate data from nine weather stations in eastern and southeastern parts of Ethiopia. At the outset of this data process, unrefined meteorological data was obtained from National Meteorological Agency (NMA) of Ethiopia for the analysis. The analyzed data in this article shows patterns of rainfall variability, frequency of drought years, seasonal concentration of precipitation and temperature conditions. As issues related to climate conditions are very intricate, different techniques and indices were applied to analyze and refine the data. The analysis reveals that eastern and southeastern parts Ethiopia are severely affected by recurrent droughts, erratic rainfall, and high and increasing temperature conditions. The long-term (1981–2009) mean annual total rainfall had been fluctuating between about 850 mm and 1350 mm. Most stations receive maximum rainfall in summer (June, July and August) except Gode which gets over 50% of its rainfall in spring season (March, April and May). The inter-annual rainfall difference was found to be very high. The Precipitation Concentration Index (PCI) is greater than 11 for all the stations showing that rainfall is concentrated in a few months. PCI is extremely high (greater than 20) for very dry stations such as Gode. Food production and consumer price index were found to be fluctuating with rainfall patters.
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I had a program scheduled to record this morning (9/2/18) on channel 209. It did not record and under History I received the following message "Recording Canceled Because of Permissions (15)". I checked the permissions for content and purchases and they were all set up to record anything I ask for.
I called DirecTV and the representative spent some time getting an answer, she finally said I had a bad HDD in my DVR and she wanted to send me a new DVR (I have an HR44/500), I told her to go ahead and send it. So I will install it and see if the problem returns.


The desired outcome for the institutional environment strategic area is for Namibia to be the most competitive economy in the SADC Region by 2017. Namibia however remains as the fourth most competitive economy in the SADC region, behind Mauritius, South Africa and Botswana according to World Economic Forum (WEF) rankings for 2015.
"The fact that the country's ranking has remained static prior to NDP4 and during the four years of its implementation is of concern and calls for the review of the effectiveness of the strategies and programmes that have been implemented," it noted.
The Energy sector's desired outcome to increase baseload energy levels to more than 750MW remains out of reach as local energy production currently stands at 511MW from a baseline of 495.5MW in 2011, the report pointed out.
"The majority of the set targets in the energy sector were not met during the period under review. This is of concern as maximum energy demand was recorded at 596.8MW excluding the Skorpion Zinc mine and 656.8MW including the Mine in 2015. There is a need for the sector to urgently implement measures to ensure local energy production using sustainable renewable energy solutions to secure electricity supply for the Namibian population," it noted.
The report also highlighted the importance of adopting sustainable long term solution to address the water crisis. The sector is urged to accelerate the pace of implementing water desalination solutions and the sourcing of water from perennial rivers to secure water supply for the country.
Progress towards the logistics desired outcome to double cargo volumes (from those recorded in 2012) and make the port of Walvis Bay the preferred African port and logistics corridor by 2017 remains out of reach. It is reported that the total cargo volumes handled during the 2015/16 financial year amount to 5,701,225, far below the NDP4 target of doubling the 2011/12 financial cargo volumes which stood at 6,210,285.
The housing sector's desired outcome to provide modern housing to 60 percent of the population remains out of reach as most of the key set targets for the period were not achieved, states the report.
The manufacturing strategic area's desired outcome to see the contribution of general manufacturing to GDP increase in Namibia Dollar terms by 50 percent over the baseline figure of the 2010 National Accounts is unlikely to be achieved as well.
During 2015, according to the report, the manufacturing sector contracted recording a 7.1 percent decline compared to a decline of 2.1percent recorded in 2014.
The decline was attributed to in basic non-ferrous metals (13.7 percent), beverages (3.3 percent) and fish processing on shore (38.9 percent). Other subsectors such diamond processing (47.0 percent); rubber and plastic products (14.3 percent); textile and wearing apparel (12.8 percent), other food products (11.7 percent) and other manufacturing (7.4 percent) also recorded declines.
The agriculture strategic area's targets is for the sector to grow by an average of 4.0 percent per annum over the NDP4 period, the sector has dismally underperformed as per the report, with the poor performance blamed mainly on the prevailing drought situation.
But during 2015, the agriculture sector is estimated to have recorded a decline of 10.3 percent compared to a growth of 11.1 percent recorded in 2014.
The sector has submitted ASEP for 2015/16 against which progress is being reported. Overall performance of the Sector is satisfactory as some progress has been made on most of the indicators and targets set. However, it has been observed that to ensure food security there is a need to place additional hectares of land under irrigation and the sector has failed to achieve this as the targeted additional 1,000ha of land has not been irrigated.
The sector acquired 318, 444 hectares of land for resettlement purposes as well as 11 847 Tons of grain were produced and stored, exceeding the targets. However, only 56 previously disadvantaged landless Namibians were resettled out of the target of 94.
In trying to alleviate hunger the sector also subsidized 45, 729 households with inputs such as seeds and fertilizer, exceeding the 12, 000 target.
It recommended that in order for the objective of the food security to be reached, Green Scheme farms require expansion for the planting of increased amounts of maize and wheat.
Despite the positive outlook for the health sector, it pointed out that infrastructure development is lagging behind and Government health care facilities remain in bad condition and therefore further efforts are required to ensure access to quality health care for all Namibians.
The overall assessment of the extreme poverty sector does not reveal much progress due to a lack of data. The report claims the latest statistics will only be available upon the release of the 2015/2016 NHIES.
The sector set a target to increase the number of OVCs receiving grants from 170,816 as reported in the financial year 2014/15 to 204,161 in 2015/16, in the 7th Bi-annual report (April to September 2015), the sector recorded a total number of 186,681 OVCs receiving grants. During the period under review, the sector enrolled additional 28,907 OVCs on the grant system (note that 182 children who turned 19 were removed from the grant). This brings the total of OVCs receiving grants to 215,406, thus exceeding the set target for financial year 2015/16.
Global Competitiveness Index pillars that measure the quality of infrastructure in the country show a decline in the scores rating the quality of all transport infrastructure with rail infrastructure registering the lowest scores. The quality of roads in Namibia is found to be acceptable with a score of 5.2 out of 7. The quality of port infrastructure also produced good results with a score of 5.2 followed by air transport infrastructure at 4.6 and lastly railroad at 3.1 out of 7.
"The existing disparities in the quality of infrastructure development and maintenance as noted above continues to weaken the possibility of Namibia becoming a regional logistics hub as planned. The poor quality of the rail network places significant pressure on the national roads in terms of transportation of cargo," the report stated.
Slow progress was also noted in upgrading the rail network to comply with the SADC axle load recommendation of 18.5 tons, as only 47 percent achieved against the NDP4 target of 70 percent. Given a baseline 46 percent, this means the sector has only upgraded about 1 percent of the rail network over the past four years.
Overall, during 2015, the transport and communication sector slowed down registering a 4.0 percent growth compared to 5.9 percent in real value added in 2014.
The energy sector showed unsatisfactory performance during the review period achieving only few of the set targets, according to the report, mainly due to the fact that major projects expected to result in an increase in base load energy levels have shown little or no progress, such as the Baynes Hydro Scheme where no progress has been achieved and the Kudu – Gas to Power Project where little progress has been made.
In terms of embracing renewable energy however, the sector has made progress in terms of implementation of renewable energy initiatives.
NamPower together with the ECB has embarked on a Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff (REFIT) interim program to accommodate 14 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) domestically, each generating less than 5MW from renewable energy. These plants are expected to start generating electricity by the first quarter of 2017 and are expected to make a positive contribution to curb energy demands, though not to the extent of eliminating Namibia's supply gap.
Despite that, the report is skeptical that the set NDP4 target to locally produce 750MW base load energy will not be reached by 2016/17.
Although Namibia historically relied on electricity imports from the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) to supplement its requirements due to surplus generation available in the Region in the past, the report warned that with the change in the demand-supply balance in the region, the reliance is no longer sustainable and Namibia cannot continue to import over 50% of its energy supply.
As the NDP 4 end draws closer, government is expected to scramble to the finish line in a bid reach more targets. Consultations for NDP5, which will be effective from April 2017 to March 2022, are already at an advanced stage.


ISLAMABAD (92 News) – A delegation of 13th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) called on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi at Naval Headquarters on Wednesday.
The delegation comprised heads and members of Coast Guards, Maritime Security & Safety Agencies and Organizations from Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. Director General Pakistan Maritime Security Agency, Rear Admiral Jamil Akhtar was also present.
During the meeting with the delegation, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi highlighted Pakistan Navy's commitment to contribute its share for peace and security in the Indian Ocean Region through collaborative maritime security and said that hosting of the High Level Meeting (HLM) of 13th HACGAM was manifestation of our commitment.
The CNS underscored that threats in the maritime domain have evolved manifold; necessitating innovative and collaborative ways to maintain required lawful order at sea. He emphasized that no nation alone can single handedly cope with multifarious maritime challenges, thus, collaborative maritime security was a preferred option to deal with these threats.
Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi also expressed satisfaction and said that with cooperation and support of all the visiting delegations, the High Level Meeting (HLM) of 13th HACGAM would achieve its aims and objectives in the best interest of the region.
The delegates highly lauded the strenuous efforts of Pakistan Navy for spearheading various initiatives to enhance collaborative maritime security and establishment of lawful order at sea in collaboration with regional and global partners, and also hoped that hosting of High Level Meeting (HLM) of 13th HACGAM by PMSA will further expand the cooperation in confronting the maritime security challenges.
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency is hosting the High Level Meeting (HLM) of 13th HACGAM on Oct 23-26 at Islamabad. HACGAM is a forum that brings together various Asian Coast Guards, Maritime Security & Safety Agencies for sharing their experiences and discussing issues relating to law and order at sea and common good of people in the region. Pakistan Maritime Security Agency became member of this prestigious forum in 2006.


Shrimps served with homemade cocktail sauce.
Bocconcini cheese, pesto, tomatoes and olive oil.
Romaine lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes with italian dressing, shredded carrot.
Romaine lettuce, olives, onions, cucumber and tomatoes with Italian dressing.
Romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, ham and mozzarella with Italian dressing.
Tomato chunks, sausage, garlic, pesto sauce and parmesan.
Seafood, white wine with a choice of red or white sauce.
Egg, bacon, cream and white wine.
Pine nuts, garlic, parmesan and pesto sauce.
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Ham, mushrooms and rosé sauce.
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Clams, white wine with choice of red or white sauce.
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Breaded veal or chicken cutlet, melted mozzarella, served with spaghetti bolognese.
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There is a diverse range of top quality seasonal ingredients along with spices that make up the distinct Italian cuisine. Italian food is considered as having been a part of the thriving empires in the first century. Ever since then, the recipes have been passed down for generations, a fact that is well documented. Another alluring aspect of the food is that herbs such as Parsley, Basil and Thyme are also used in the preparation of some world famous recipes for foods like Pizza. Sicily, which is an island along the Mediterranean, is famous for producing cheese. In the 9th century, Arabs invaded Sicily and introduced almonds and rice and at about the 12th century, by using flour, spaghetti has become a popular delicacy in Southern Italy. Ironically this region, which is near Sicily has helped shape many of the dishes in the country's cuisine. Sample some of the Ancient Roman and/or Medieval cuisine is quite easy nowadays in Canada as well! You can order a Montreal take away from the Santa Lucia restaurant which we will deliver in a short time.
By downloading our dedicated app, you can order a food delivery online if you are on the go. All you need to do is visit the Santa Lucia restaurant menu online and pick one of the dishes. You can opt for the Shrimp cocktail that is served with homemade sauce or the Salmone Affumicato which is actually smoked, Salmon. If you prefer a vegan diet to seafood, then the Mushrooms Sauteed Echalottes or the Italian Bruschetta which is bread and tomatoes are notable substitutes.
Portions généreuses. Bon mais sans plus.
I asked for a brodo soup; I recived a tomato toast.


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Blockchain Goes Green: Signum – the Truly Sustainable Blockchain Steps Into the Light
Posté le juillet 1, 2021 par
Zürich, Switzerland, 1 July 2021 – Anyone with a green conscience can now join the crypto movement. The next generation and world's first truly sustainable blockchain Signum is now live. As a fully integrated smart platform featuring multiple innovations, Signum is a one-stop solution to transfer, trade, and mine its native cryptocurrency Signa (ticker: SIGNA).
Signum combines world-class features such as smart contracts, peer-to-peer messaging, and token creation with fast and secure digital payments – all of them on a sustainable blockchain.
Smart, secure, and sustainable
Signum uses less than 0.002% of the energy Bitcoin needs to drive its blockchain and its native digital coin Signa (SIGNA).
Signum produces basically no e-waste, making it the first blockchain that deserves to be called 'sustainable'.
Signum is much more than a cryptocurrency. As a customizable platform, it has the power to feature fair, unstoppable and unlimited censorship-resistant decentralized applications.
Why Signa is the future cryptocurrency
Signa is not just another cryptocoin – it is the foundation of a sustainable future. Signa is mined, traded, and stored just like any other cryptocurrency on a decentralized ledger system, but it is also used in all Signum features – such as Token creation, smart contracts and messaging. All this while not having to deal with the environmental and negative consequences of today's other cryptocurrencies.
"With the recent chaos caused on the bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets, following Elon Musk's criticism of Bitcoin's exorbitant energy use, Signum's launch comes at the perfect time," says Benjamin Schroeter, serial tech entrepreneur and Chairman of the Signum Network Association (SNA).
What makes Signum truly sustainable?
The idea of a sustainable blockchain is not entirely new, many have claimed to be so. But Signum is truly at the forefront of the sustainability movement. Since 2019, the core development team with its large and engaging tech-community has been working tirelessly on Signum's foundation. Signum evolved from the former blockchain Burstcoin which had its genesis block in 2014.
Signum introduced the world to the Proof of Commitment (PoC+) decentralized consensus as the evolution of the Proof of Capacity (PoC) consensus. Unlike the well-known Proof of Work (PoW) consensus used by Bitcoin and many other coins (which require special power-hungry equipment), PoC+ simply uses available disk space.
This innovative consensus offers a new way for miners to increase their effective storage capacity – committing a Signa balance (stake) in their account. This helps secure the network and improve their chances of earning mining rewards. PoC+ is a greener option since effective capacity can be increased without purchasing more equipment.
According to Benjamin Schroeter, "as there are no energy concerns and no e-waste, Signum can be the solution for many everyday applications that currently run on energy-hungry blockchains. We can help businesses and people to launch new ideas in a sustainable and fair way on Signum. There are basically no limitations to Signum."
Signum's core values
Signum's philosophy was built on a set of core values that continue to be the basis of everything that is developed on the platform.
Fairness, sustainability, and innovation are at the core of Signum:
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JJos, Signum's main developer, believes "the core philosophy of Signum is what makes this blockchain and its community so powerful. With the latest Signum hard-fork we are finally moving into the spotlight and aim to be among the top-50 players in the crypto space."
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Signum is the world's first truly sustainable blockchain, featuring world-class applications on a sustainable leading-edge blockchain architecture. Signum powers its native cryptocurrency Signa (SIGNA) at a minor fraction of energy and no additional e-waste, compared to other cryptocurrencies. Signum empowers users and developers around the world with innovative blockchain solutions for everyday life.
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Novak Djokovic and his wife caught arguing as Jelena forgets Facebook Live is still broadcasting
The former world number one is training ahead of the BNP Paribas Open which takes place on March 6
Novak Djokovic has been caught getting an earful from his wife Jelena after the pair thought a Facebook Live broadcast had finished.
Djokovic is preparing for the BNP Paribas Open which takes place on March 9, and Jelena was filming the former world number one courtside while he was training.
After the session finishes, Djokovic walks towards the camera and thanks his fans for watching. But it appears the 12-time Grand Slam winner is walking towards his wife in order to get the phone off her.
Djokovic thanks his fans for watching (Image: Novak Djokovic / Facebook)
"No, I like to get near the camera so it's make me feel more intimate, more friendly," says Djokovic as Jelena starts to back away.
After snatching the camera out of his wife's hands, the 29-year-old then begins to thank his fans again, but only gets halfway through before receiving an ear bashing.
Jelena has a go at Novak (Image: Novak Djokovic / Facebook)
"Where are your manners, huh?" begins Jelena. "Thank you, love, thank you. Isn't that correct way to say it!?"
The awkward moment Jelena realises she's still live (Image: Novak Djokovic / Facebook)
Glancing at the phone, Jelena realises that the broadcast is still live and quickly ends it.
Surprisingly, the Serbian still hasn't taken the video down from his Facebook.


Even though many DJs have an insatiable desire for new music, the Internet is so awash with listening and downloading options that without direction, you could fritter away many hours of screening music without netting anything to use in your sets. While everyone has favorite recording artists, there are many online tools that will help you keep up with those artists and find new music in similar styles that you're likely to enjoy. We pulled together the music discovery habits of several DJ Tech Tools contributors to compile a list of sites and tips that is sure to keep you flush with usable new tracks. You may already know and use at least some of these, but a more well-rounded and complete routine will definitely keep you covered with all the new tunes you can handle.
A lot of traditional Internet radio sites, such as KCRW.com, simply mirror or archive their companion terrestrial radio shows, but can still be a reliable source for quality new music. However, more innovative and dynamic Internet music streaming services are out there.
Pandora is a free Internet radio service that will customize an ongoing playlist according to whatever artist or song title you feed it. So if you type in the Bloody Beetroots, for example, you'll get their songs and others that are determined to be good for fans of the Bloody Beetroots, such as Boys Noize, The Toxic Avenger, Justice, etc. Pandora uses the Music Genome Project — an ambitious effort started 10 years ago — to analyze up to 400 musical attributes and find songs compatible with each other. Give chosen songs the "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" to further personalize your station. You can access the service at Pandora.com or on their popular iPhone/iPod Touch app. However, Pandora is not available in every country.
Spotify.com, although currently only available in select European countries, is a downloadable app that lets you stream just about any music you want over the Internet for free. You create your own playlist or browse by genre. Listening to the music offline requires a membership with a monthly fee.
SoundCloud has blown up from a wispy little cirrus to a devasting tornado of music in a relatively short amount of time, and that growth in popularity is entirely deserved. This music storage, discovery and distribution site has a highly functional yet eminently usable interface. Music uploaders can post as many tracks as they want, full DJ mixes with tracklistings, and so on. Widespread industry acceptance of SoundCloud means that the listener can find countless DJ mixes and single tracks in every conceivable genre. Many of them are fully available to the public for streaming or even free downloading, and you're likely to find some music that isn't available (yet) anywhere else. Subscribing to Soundcloud groups that follow music you're into will keep you happily listening for hours a day.
Most digital download stores include genre charts, recommendation engines, DJ top 10s or other ways to help you sift through the infinite supply of music and find what you actually want. Sites such as Emusic and Amazon give you recommendations based on your past purchases that are remarkably useful. It's almost spooky how well they can match up your musical tastes to new music you'll like after only a few purchases.
In many stores, you don't have to purchase anything to get useful recommendations. Electronic dance music stores such as Traxsource, Dancetracksdigital and Beatport offer bestseller charts for very specific genres, DJ charts so you can see what familiar DJs are playing, and lists of other tracks that people also bought in addition to the track you're looking at on the site.
There are a ton of free EDM mix shows available as podcasts online. A little searching on iTunes or Google will have you swimming in them, or check up on your favorite DJs, magazines and music sites to see if they offer podcasts. Many of them offer tracklistings, so you can take note when a track really catches your attention.
Want fresh tracks right off the cutting room floor? Hook up with other burgeoning producers and become part of their "feedback pool." One DJTT staff writer shares his tracks with friends and receives a bunch of tracks in return, offers feedback on them, and plays them out if they're good enough. Exclusive tracks aren't just for Oakenfold or Cox anymore. Anyone can make a quality track in their bedroom and then email it out to their network, so get in on it.
One Tech Tools contributor recommends Direct Music Service (DMS) a paid download site just for DJs that covers all types of genres, including hip hop, R&B, rock, 80s, pop, reggae, mashups, and others. DMS offers only DJ-friendly mixes with intro and outros, many of them exclusive edits. There are three tiers of subscription rates ranging from $29.95 a month (or $269.95 a year) for 40 downloads a month or $64.95 a month ($449.95 a year) for unlimited downloads.
Also, check out our recent Digital Record Pool Round-Up.
Since the whole point for DJs of finding music is to find tracks that mix well together — whether it's new music or not — key analysis software such as Mixed In Key can help you re-discover how some of the older gems in your music collection will combine with others. This is a great way to re-vitalize some of your old favorites that have been absent from your DJ sets — by discovering how they may go well together with your latest floor-fillers. You should always test the mixes first before blindly playing them out simply because Mixed In Key placed tracks in a compatible key range, but key analysis software will definitely lead you toward some amazing musical combinations between the old and the new. There are also a lot of other amazing "playlist" creation tools out there that group similar music in your collection, resulting in the re-discovery of great music.
Many DJs organize their music collections within iTunes, which makes the iTunes Genius feature very convenient. Once you turn on the Genius feature, you can open the Genius sidebar, which will pull up the top albums and songs on the iTunes Store by the artist you're listening to, as well give you Genius Recommendations: suggested songs by similar artists available in the iTunes Store. It's a very handy feature in a ubiquitous piece of software. However, I do have a complaint that Genius Recommendations aren't always available. For many electronic artists, some of them as well-known as Crookers and Authechre, the Genius sidebar only suggested top albums and songs by that artist, but no other similar artists.
You can also come across nice transitions between older and newer songs when you use the iTune Genius playlist generator, which creates a playlist out of your iTunes Library using songs that the function determines will work nicely together. Not everything that it spits out will be gold of course, but you're sure to run into something that you hadn't yet thought of on your own.
This might be a little bit of nepotism, since DJ Tech Tools is itself a blog, but let's face it: blogs have really taken over the mantle of influence when it comes to electronic music over the last few years. Because there are many thousands of music blogs, we won't recommend single ones, but rather the aggregators and search engines.
For searching DRM-free MP3s that have been posted to blogs, we love Skreemr.com. The simple, Google-inspired homepage lets you search for music by song title, artist or album. Type in an artist name and hit the Similar Artists search button for a very comprehensive and accurate list. As an example, a search for artists similar to Joakim brought up a list of 100 other artists, many of whom we already knew, but also many other quality producers who were new to us. Clicking any of those artist links takes you to a ranked list of MP3s available from blogs. You can play and download tracks straight from Skreemr, or link to the blog that posted it. Use the Advanced Search from Skreemr's homepage to search for music by genre.
Perhaps the most commonly used site across all the Tech Tools peeps is The Hype Machine, or HypeM.com. This MP3 blog aggregator lists songs as they appear in associated blog posts, and you can listen to the tracks right there, link to the original blog post, or search for music by keyword. If you want to cut straight to what's poppin' off in the blog-o-verse, you can listen to the Hype Machine's monthly radio show of hot tracks, hit the Popular tab for the most listened to tracks over the last three days, or check the most tweeted music on its Twitter charts. One tip for the Hype Machine is to save your favorite searches as an RSS feed. Say you discover a new remixer and search for him on the Hype Machine. In the Search Results bar, click the RSS button, which will lead you to an option to save that search in an RSS reader, such as Google Reader. Any new search results for your saved searches will then show up on your Google Reader page.
At some point or other, everyone's received a YouTube link to a video you used to love from your childhood and had forgotten all about, and from that point on, you realized that just about every video every made is on YouTube and proceeded to blow the better part of your day clicking around on all your old forgotten favorites. Not only that, but seemingly every new track gets uploaded to YouTube these days, whether it's a full-blown video or just a low-res audio file with some still images. New music you like will lead you to more new music you like, and before you know it — boom — another day is shot.
Discogs.com has a watchlist feature for registered users, which gives you automatic updates on releases from your favorite artists and labels. The Discogs overall database is quite extensive, and a quick browsing of user reviews/comments often yields cool tips on similar artists.
Anyone who's anyone has a Wikipedia page, right? Chances are you can look up your favorite artists on the online encyclopedia, and if you don't find a list of similar and associated artists, you should at least get a discography of remixes, singles and albums.
Using torrent sites is definitely a vice that way more people partake in than admit to. Even in a time when many artists will boast about how popular they are on blogs, which also give music away for free, torrent sites can still elicit feelings of shame even in diehard downloaders. But if you are going to get music from torrents, you may want to specialize. There are private torrent trackers out there that focus on certain types of music, and you can gauge the quality of the music by how many people in the community have downloaded and commented on it.
Huge props go out to BentoSan, Cam, Deraadt, DJ Solomon, Ilya, mikecharles and Rolfski for their input on this article.


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Kontor Skanska has won a £5.5million contract to fit out the toilet areas over 31 floor levels at Heron Quays HQ2 building.
The package for Canary Wharf Contractors also includes installing high quality specialist joinery to the lift lobbies on every floor level. Work starts in March and will be completed in March 2003, with the building eventually being occupied by Lehman Brothers.
This is Kontor Skanska's second major project within months at Canary Wharf. In November, it negotiated a £9 million project to fit out Reebok's new sports centre at Canada Place with a host of state-of-the-art facilities.


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Designed from the ground up to offer state-of-the-art tonal accuracy and musical detail, Wharfedale Reva has been born out of a combination of extensive research into unique driver and cabinet technology, combined with a passion for music. From our proprietary glass fibre weave bass and mid range drivers to the 7 layer piano gloss lacquer finish, Reva Series is stunning inside and out and will bring excitement to your music collection and home cinema experience.
Reva is the latest range of Audiophile speakers from Wharfedale, the most famous name in British loudspeakers. Britain has long been recognised throughout the world as being the home of loudspeaker technology in terms of innovation and quality. This reputation has built up over many years by some of the world's most famous loudspeaker manufacturers. Wharfedale, established over eighty years ago has always been at the forefront of developing this reputation.
I could not find many reviews of these online so took something of a blind purchase . I had some diamond 220 and before that some Wharfedale 9.1. What I liked about the diamond 220 was the down firing bass which was easily the best solution for a small office and meant they sounded great without being fussy on placement. However , the reva 1 takes it to an even higher level. These knock spots off the already impressive and well review 220. The reva 1 look and sound amazing , they took a little while to run in , so reserve judgment for the first few hours but they just get better and better. I love them and can listen to them for hours .