Prominent, 4th halfway, improved to 3rd 4f out, good headway to lead over 2f out, asserted approaching straight, stayed on strongly, eased close home, easily.
Held up, 6th halfway, progress to 4th under 3f out, improved into 2nd entering straight, soon ridden, no impression on easy winner, kept on same pace.
Towards rear early, progress to track leader in 2nd after 2f, improved to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, dropped to 3rd entering straight, kept on same pace.
Rear, 9th halfway, took closer order 3f out, under pressure in 5th 2f out, no impression, ridden and kept on one pace in 4th under 1f out.
Broke well to lead, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened under 2f out.
In rear, 8th halfway, ran freely under 5f out, detached in 7th 2f out, no extra.
Towards rear, 5th halfway, weakened under 3f out, eased approaching straight, tailed off.
Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th under 4f out, weakened under 3f out, eased 2f out, tailed off.
Held up, 7th halfway, weakened under 3f out, eased 2f out, completely tailed off.


For formatting purposes many numbers have commas like this, so we can't really avoid it.
age: 28, favorite number: 26, "salary: $1,234,108"
So now to split on this we'll need to create a regex string that says "split on all comma characters unless it's in between quotes".
This regex string uses what's called a "positive lookahead" to check for quotation marks without actually matching them.
This is a really powerful feature in regex, but can be difficult to implement.
To practice, try looking at the regex we gave and see if you can modify it to split on a different character, like a semicolon (;). If that was easy, try modifying it so it needs to see two quotation marks on each side of the string.
Have a simpler regex string, or some tips on creating them? Let us know in the comments!
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All Mendocino County Libraries, including Fort Bragg, will be closed April 11, 2019 for a STAFF TRAINING DAY.
We will be open normal hours, 10-6, on Friday, April 12th.
Items due back on April 11th can be dropped in the Book Drop slot to avoid fines.


Two guests will also join the meeting, Sergi Corbalán from the Fair Trade Advocacy Office and Chitra Bahadur from World Fair Trade Organization-Asia.
As you all know, this year there will also be the election of some of the Board of Directors. For the members who will not be able to attend the AGM, make sure to grant proxy to another registered member in order to, despite your absence, be able to contribute with your vote. Be reminded that this is an important procedure to reach the quorum and to respect the legal requirements. The deadline for sending the proxy votes by email to the WFTO-Europe Office is 9 June 2014, 12:00 CET.
Last week the whole Europe and its citizens got into action and went to the polling station to elect the new members of the European Parliament. The elections started on the 23rd in the UK and the Netherlands and ended the 25th in most of the European countries.
According to the European Parliament, the participation rate is more or less equal to that on 2009 (43.09%). But still this figure remains pretty low.
For all the Fair Trade actors, this year's elections were crucial as since last year 28 Fair Trade organizations from 19 different European countries are working hard to make Fair Trade at the heart of these elections, pushing the candidates to include Fair Trade in the policy agenda of the European Union.
The day of the elections, more than 500 candidates to the European Parliament elections and three out of the five top contenders for the Presidency of the European Commission had already committed to support Fair Trade by signing the FT Manifesto. At least 103 of them were elected. The campaign was most successful in Germany, France and Italy where respectively 19,16 and 13 of the candidates who have endorsed the manifesto are now members of the European Parliament.
– Promote a people-centred economy and people-centred businesses where people come first and economic activities support sustainable livelihoods for all.
– Back a strong European framework to address abuses of buyer power in our supply chains, a market failure that often results in the violation of human rights of marginalised producers and workers.
– Encourage market-based incentives to facilitate producers having the possibility to trade under Fair Trade conditions and the development of Fair Trade markets both in Europe and the South, in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Framework post-2015.
– Become a champion for a European strategy for Fair Trade to promote best practices and coordinate local, regional, national and EU-level activities in support of Fair Trade, as already asked for unanimously by the Committee of the Regions.
To make this campaign as successful as possible, our four associates from Sweden, Hungary, Spain and the Netherlands have been working hard lately.
The Vote4FT campaign in Sweden is run by The Swedish association of Fair Trade Retailers in cooperation with Fairtrade Sweden. We have focused on the top candidates with a fair chance to be elected. They have been invited by Fairtrade Sweden to present their views on fair trade and what they would work for in the EU if they became elected. Ten of the top candidates have presented it in writing and three have answered in recorded interviews. They have also been invited to sign the Manifesto and altogether we now have 25 signatures. More information here.
14 candidates fully committed themselves to the Manifesto before the elections. They also signed the Alternative Trade Mandate pledge. They were contacted by Védegylet Egyesület / Protect the Future Association, which is a member of the Hungarian Fair World Association. We, Hungarian Fair trade activists are proudly sharing that two candidates were elected. Further information about our activities here.
Tilingo Nepra and Coordinadora Estatal de Commercio Justo are carrying out as well their own activities respectively in the Netherlands and in Spain. For all of them and the other partners in the project, this is not time to slow down, another important phase is starting. It is time to make sure that the EP candidates who signed the Fair Trade Manifesto and who have been elected will indeed act in favour of Fair Trade and implement Fair Trade policies.
The World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) – composed of almost 400 Fair Trade organizations across over 70 countries – is aware of the recently published study by the London University (SOAS) on "The Fair Trade, Employment and Poverty Reduction Project." WFTO welcomes all professional and critical analysis of the functioning of the different Fair Trade systems and always seeks to learn from them. We are sorry that the conclusions of the above-mentioned study are less positive regarding the benefits for some agricultural workers in Uganda and Ethiopia undergoing product certification. We are happy to read, however, that where there was a long-term commitment by Fair Trade buyers conditions were indeed better.
Though Fair Trade, in whichever way it is pursued, will never be perfect or the single solution to world poverty, fully committed Fair Trade Organisations have repeatedly proven the positive impacts of Fair Trade for millions of artisans, producers and farmers around the world. WFTO members, which include Fair Trade producers, exporters, importers/wholesalers and retailers which have Fair Trade at their core, build on long-term relations and focus on small-scale farmers and producers.
The WFTO is happy to confirm that its member organisations can be characterized by their full commitment to the WFTO Fair Trade Principles. This commitment by WFTO members is now also backed up by our affordable, simple and credible Guarantee System.
The WFTO regrets that the media attention given to this two-country study may be taken for 'the whole picture,' when in fact Fair Trade has delivered significant benefits to millions of low income farmers and artisans across the globe.
We would like to congratulate all the Fair Trade actors who took part to the WFTDay 2014 not only in Europe but all around the world. Once again a great number of festivities took place such as fashion shows, concerts, exhibitions, debates or other raising-awareness actions.
For information, the WFTO-Europe team organised an international and friendly Fair Trade lunch on the theme of Fair Trade people. It was the occasion for friends and Fair Trade supporters from different countries such as Italy, France or Finland to gather around delicious Fair Trade homemade dishes and to participate in a puzzle competition on the theme of the day.
One of the big events that took place in Europe was the European Youth Event organised in Strasbourg, from the 9th to the 11th of May. This weekend, 5000 young Europeans between 16 and 30 years old gathered to exchange their ideas and perspectives about the future of Europe with politicians, journalists and other decision makers. About 200 workshops and seminars were organised giving the opportunity to the participants to discuss about the future of Europe's management. This event was a success and some of the participants are already looking forward for the next EYE.
As part of the Vote4FT campaign, there was held a debate with candidates to the European Parliament and dozens of young Europeans on how the European Union could support Fair Trade after the European Parliament elections that took place few days ago.
The minutes of the Board meeting in Paris the 14th and 15th of April have been approved. Login here to access the Board minutes.
The FTAO's Internal Advocacy Bulletin for June 2014 (login required) includes articles regarding policy issues (Promotion of fair and ethical trade included in EU private sector policy, Three new Public Consultations launched by the European Commission), FTAO news (At least 103 out of over 500 candidates who signed the Fair Trade manifesto are elected Members of the European Parliament, European Youth Event debates Fair Trade) and more.


How Do I Copy Parts Of One Mind Map into Another Mind Map?
All you have to do is select the node/s you would like to copy, press CRTL+C (PC) or CMD+C (MAC), go to the target mind map, (the copy destination) select the target node and paste, press CRTL+V (PC) or CMD+V (MAC).
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On This Day In Music 5th December
1899 Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck Ford) nickname Rice Miller.Born in Glendora, Michigan. US blues singer/harmonica player/songwriter. . Van Morrison, The Who, The Animals, Yardbirds and Moody Blues all covered his songs. He died on 25th May 1965 an apparent heart attack suffered in his sleep the night before aged 52.
1922 Don Robertson born in Beijing, China . American songwriter and pianist, mostly in the country and popular music genres. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. As a performer, he hit the US Top 10 with "The Happy Whistler" in 1956 (Peaking at 6th). The track reached #8 in the UK Singles Chart the same year.He composed or co-composed with Hal Blair (né Harold Keller Brown; 1915–2001), many hits for other musicians, including Elvis Presley who recorded over a dozen of Robertson's songs, five of which appeared in Presley's numerous films. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold discHe died March 16, 2015 aged 92.
1932 Richard Penniman (Little Richard) born in Macon, Georgia. US Rock'n'Roll Singer/Songwriter/Pianist. 1956 US No. 6 & 1957 UK No.3 single 'Long Tall Sally', plus over 10 other US & UK Top 40 singles).
1936 JJ Cale (Jean Jacques Cale) born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. US Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter, (1972 US No. 22 single 'Crazy Mama', 1982 UK No.36 album 'Grasshopper'). Many songs written by Cale have been recorded by other acts, including "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" by Eric Clapton; "Call Me the Breeze" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, and Bobby Bare; "Clyde" by Waylon Jennings and Dr. Hook; "I Got The Same Old Blues" by Captain Beefheart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Freddie King, and Bryan Ferry; and "Magnolia" by Poco, Beck, Lucinda Williams, Iron and Wine, José Feliciano, Ben Bridwell, and John Mayer with Eric Clapton. Cale died at the age of 74 in La Jolla, California, on July 26, 2013, after suffering a heart attack. His wife Christine Lakeland survived him.
1938 Chad Mitchell (of the Chad Mitchell Trio) is born in Portland, Oregon.
1942 Steve Rappaport – Singer, of the Ran-Dells (Martian Hop)
1944 Lucas Sideras, born in Athens, Greece. Greek Drummer with Aphrodite's Child.
1945 Flight 19 disappears over the Bermuda Triangle, inspiring a song "Flight 19" by B.A. Robertson.
1946 Jose Carreras born in Spain. Spanish Operatic Tenor. His duet with Sarah Brightman – Amigos Para Siempre (Fried For Life) spent six weeks at No.1 on the Australian charts in 1992. His album Friends For Life also made no.1.
1947 Jim Messina born in California. American musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, recording engineer and record producer. He was a member of the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield, a founding member of the country rock pioneer Poco, and half of the soft rock duo Loggins and Messina with Kenny Loggins.
1946 Andy Kim (Andrew Joachim) born in Montreal, Canada. Canadian Singer/Songwriter, (1974 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Rock Me Gently')
1948 Denise Drydale(Denice Drysdale) born in Glenhuntly, Melbourne. Australian TV Presenter & Singer. In 1974 she had a No.1 duet with Ernie Sigley. A revival of Hey Paula.
1953 Jonathan Lewis born in White Plains, New York. Keyboards/Trombone player with Atlantic Starr.
1960 Les Nemes born in Croydon, England. Bass Player with Haircut 100, (1982 UK No.3 & US No. 37 single 'Love Plus One')
1960 Jack Russell (Great White vocalist) is born in Montebello, California.
1960 Elvis Presley started a ten- week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'G.I. Blues'. His fifth US No.1 album.
1961 Ray Charles was arrested in an Indianapolis hotel and charged with possession of drugs.
1964 Lorne Greene star of the NBC TV show 'Bonanza' was at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Ringo', making him the second Canadian to have a US No.1 single, a No.22 hit in the UK.
1964 "Mountain Of Love" by Johnny Rivers peaked at #9 on the US singles chart.
1964 "Time Is On My Side" by The Rolling Stones peaked at #6 on the US singles chart.
1965 Johnny Rzeznik born in Bufalo, New York. US singer and guitarist with Goo Goo Dolls who had the 2002 US No.3 album 'Gutterflower'. In 2007, Rzeznik was a judge on the Fox network's The Next Great American Band.
1965 The Beach Boys' Beach Boys Concertalbum hits #1 in the U.S.A. For the first of 4 weeks, claiming the top spot for the rest of December.
1967 The last night of a package tour arrived at 'Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, featuring Pink Floyd, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move and Amen Corner.
1968 "Wedding Bell Blues" single by Fifth Dimension was certified Gold by the RIAA
1968 Glen Graham (drummer for Blind Melon) is born in Columbus, Mississippi.
1968 The Rolling Stones hold a "Beggar's Banquet" at Elizabeth Rooms, London, to promote their release of the new album with the same name. The "banquet" ends with a pie fight.
1969 The Rolling Stones release Let It Bleed in the UK.
1970 Amazing Grace' by Judy Collins entered the UK singles chart for the first of eight times, it spent a total of 67 weeks on the chart never making the No.1 position.
1970 "Gypsy Woman" by Brian Hyland peaked at #3 on the US singles chart.
1970 "No Matter What" by Badfinger peaked at #8 on the US singles chart.
1970 "Share The Land" by Guess Who peaked at #10 on the US singles chart.
1971 Craig Gill born in in Salford, England. Drummer with Inspiral Carpets. English alternative rock band, formed in 1983 in Oldham, Greater Manchester. (1990 UK No.14 single 'This Is How It Feels'). He died 20 November 2016)
1974 "Melodies Of Love" album by Bobby Vinton was certified Gold by the RIAA
1974 "My Melody Of Love" single by Bobby Vinton was certified Gold by the RIAA
1975 "Breakaway" album by Art Garfunkel was certified Gold by the RIAA. Including 'I Only Have Eyes For You'.
1975 "Seals & Crofts' Greatest Hits" album by Seals & Crofts was certified Gold by the RIAA
1975 Fleetwood Mac's tenth album goes gold and is on its way to platinum. This is the first album by the regrouped band, including founders Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, veteran Christine McVie and newcomers Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham. The album contains the tunes "Rhiannon," "Say You Love Me" "Landslide' and "Over My Head."
1975 Music weekly NME reviewed the Sex Pistols debut single 'Anarchy In The UK' saying 'Johnny Rotten sings flat, the song is laughably naive, and the overall feeling is of a third- rate Who imitation'.
1976 Earth, Wind and Fire's Gratitude album is certified Gold.
1978 "Totally Hot" album by Olivia Newton-John was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Including 'Little More Love', 'Deeper Than The Night' & 'Please Don't Keep Me Waiting'.
1979 "Pop Muzik" single by M was certified Gold by the RIAA
1979 The Buggles went to No.1 in the Australian Singles Chart with 'Vidoeo Killed The Radio Star', it stayed at No.1 for 6weeks.
1980 "Angel" Zainam Higgins born in Birmingham, England. Backing Vocalist with Cleopatra, (1998 UK No.3 single 'Cleopatra's Theme').
1980 Christian Smith Pancorvo, drummer, Serafin. Previously a member of Razorlight with Johnny Borrell.
1980 "Jessie" single by Carly Simon was certified Gold by the RIAA
1981 Julio Iglesias was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'Begin The Beguine.' A Cole Porter song from 1935 with Spanish lyrics it was the singers only UK chart topper.
1981 "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police peaked at #3 on the US singles chart.
1981 "Oh No" by Commodores peaked at #4 on the US singles chart. It wasn't a song about Mr. Bill.
1982 Keri Lynn Hilson, American R&B singer and songwriter, part of a collective of writers and producers known as The Clutch.
1987 "Avalon" album by Roxy Music was certified Gold. Also including 'More Than This'.
1987 Belinda Carlisle went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Heaven Is A Place On Earth', the ex Go-Go's first solo No.1, also a No.1 hit in the UK.
1987 The Jesus And Mary Chain were banned from appearing on a US music TV show after complaints of blasphemy when the groups name was flashed across the screen. The CBS show asked the band to be called JANC but the group didn't agree.
1987 "The One I Love" by R.E.M. peaked at #9 on the US singles chart.
1987 "We'll Be Together" by Sting peaked at #7 on the US singles chart.
1988 Fat Larry James, drummer and leader of Fat Larrys Band died of a heart attack aged 38. (1982 UK No.2 single 'Zoom').
1989 "Runaway Horses" album by Belinda Carlisle was certified Gold by the RIAA. Also including 'La Luna', 'Runaway Horses', 'Summer Rain' & 'Leave A Light On'.
1990 "From A Distance" single by Bette Midler was certified Gold by the RIAA
1990 "Suicide Blond" single by INXS was certified Gold by the RIAA
1990 "Tom's Diner" single by D.N.A. Featuring Suzanne Vega was certified Gold by the RIAA
1992 Whitney Houston started a 10- week run at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'I Will Always Love You' as featured in the film 'Bodyguard'.
1993 Co-founder of Gin Blossoms Doug Hopkins died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds age 32. The guitarist and songwriter was in a detox unit of Phoenix's St. Luke's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona when he snuck out and bought a .38 caliber pistol. The next day Hopkins committed suicide.
1994 Sheryl Crow went to No.1 in the Australian Singles Chart with 'All I Wanna Do'. It was only at No.1 for one week.
1998 R Kelly started a six week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'm Your Angel', featuring Celine Dion. A No.3 hit in the UK.
2001 David Crosby and Don Henley headline a benefit concert that raises $300,000 for children of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
2004 Band Aid 20 started a four week at No.1 on the UK singles chart with a new version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas'' The third time the song had reached No.1. The new version featured, Joss Stone, Busted, Chris Martin, Bono, Justin Hawkins, Dizzee Rascal, Tom Chaplin, Ms Dynamite, Beverly Knight, Will Young, Jamelia, Fran Healy, Sugababes, Dido and Robbie Williams.
2004 U2 started a two week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb', the bands ninth UK No.1 album. The band also went to No.1 on the US album chart giving them their sixth US No.1 album.
2006 Beatles lyrics handwritten by Sir Paul McCartney to an early version of Maxwell's Silver Hammer sold for $192,000 (£97,000) at an auction in New York. A guitar owned by Jimi Hendrix fetched $168,000 (£85,000), a notebook containing lyrics written by Bob Marley, sold for $72,000 (£36,445) and a poem penned by Doors frontman Jim Morrison made $49,000 (£25,500) at the Christie's sale
2007 Robbie Williams apologised to Nigel Martin-Smith the ex-manager of Take That and agreed to pay undisclosed damages over an allegation he made about him in a song. In the lyrics of 'The 90s' Williams had suggested that Nigel Martin-Smith had stolen funds from the band.
2009 In an interview with the UK daily newspaper The Guardian, George Michael said he had cut back on his cannabis intake and now only smoked 'seven or eight' spliffs per day instead of the 25 he used to smoke.
2009 Phish played the final show of their 2009 Fall Tour at the John Paul Jones Arena at the University of Virginia. At the beginning of a first set an erratic fan proceeded to run on stage fully naked. He ran up and hugged guitarist Trey Anastasio and kissed him on the cheek. He made three laps around the stage before finally being chased down by security.
2011 After spending 45 weeks at the top end of the UK charts, singer Adele's second album '21' become the biggest selling LP in Britain this century, surpassing the late Amy Winehouse's 2006 LP 'Back to Black'.
2013 Spotify responded to critics by revealing how much acts can expect to earn from the music streaming site. The company said it paid an average of $0.007 per play, according to figures on its new website Spotify Artists, aimed specifically at musicians. Explaining its business model, Spotify said it had paid more than $1bn (£612m) in royalties since its 2008 launch. Earlier this year Radiohead singer Thom Yorke pulled material from the site in protest at how much it pays artists.
2016 A statue of David Bowie was set to go up in the town where he first performed as Ziggy Stardust following the success of a crowdfunding campaign. More than 650 people pledged sums totalling more than the £100,000 goal, 19 hours before the deadline. The statue would be put up in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, where Bowie unveiled his Ziggy character.
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The weird thing about dogs and other pets is that they tend to bring out either the best or the worst in all of us, both in extremes. Some people simply have issues, too many of them too, even if they do not own pets. One mother from the US in particular, actually fumed in public after the owner of a service dog refused her request to pet the animal.
The incident took place back on December 19. A golden retriever service dog owner Megan Stoff was hanging out in a mall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania along with a co-worker. Apparently, she was also training her service dog and the good boy was even wearing a vest which says "do not pet" as a mandatory sign for dogs in training.
It seems the mother actually walked away after her request was rejected but came back raging at Stoff and her co-worker. The mother even complained that there should be a sign to not pet the dog, seemingly oblivious to the fact that the service dog was indeed wearing the said sign on its vest.
"They don't know they're not supposed to talk to them and distract them. They think they can go, hi puppy, hi doggy, and get in their face, and that can also distract them even though we've trained them to hopefully ignore that," explained Stoff. Meanwhile, the mother said that she was actually offended because she was told to "F*ck off" by Stoff's co-worker, not by the rejection.


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Chris Sutton and friends build a St Ayles Skiff in Hout Bay
Chris was one of the members who raised his hand in accepting the idea to form a club rowing section, he also was the main driver behind the building program.
Chris is in the grey sweater, he is also the HBYC club president. The clubs commodore of sailing is Paul who is with Chris, it was Pauls idea to build a St Ayles Skiff in the first place.
Once we had supplied the CNC plywood kit and epoxies members started to cut the hull frame sections out.
A building platform was used as the workbench to cut the frames free.
Chris and the members soon had the frames set up, in this image he is showing me a laminated bow section he has made.
The clubs lower floor was used to build the St Ayles Skiff on, note the MDF floor covering to protect the carpet.
Chris again with a laminated bow or stern section.
Please contact the HBYC or myself for information on the club and a kit.
St Ayles Skiff new club group in Hout Bay, South Africa
The Hout Bay Yacht Club got off to a great start with the building of hull number one and a rowing group was soon established to take the boat out into the bay on regular rowing sessions.
The HBYC has since formed a special rowing section to the main club, this means that special membership rates are on offer to those who want to take up the sport of rowing.
Please contact the HBYC for more information.
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St Ayles Skiff new club group in Hout Bay, South A...


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EXPOSED: Tinubu paid prominent South West leaders for support ahead of 2023
Headlines News National News News Nigeria News Politics
Asiwaju loses grip on SW APC
Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries and convention, former Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has paid huge sums of money to buy the support of prominent leaders and Traditional Rulers in the South-West.
A source close to his Bourdilon residence said the politician concluded the plan tagged "Operation SWAGA" to mobilise huge funds to buy the South-West leaders' support in what appears to be a desperate bid for the presidency.
The source also notes "As you know, this is Asiwaju's last chance to become Nigeria's president. So, he is ready to spend his last kobo on this project."
The source also revealed that Tinubu is now sure that President Muhammadu Buhari will not support his ambitions. As a result, he is planning to use the South-West elites as a bargaining chip to get the APC ticket.
According to him "It is clear to Tinubu now that he doesn't have Buhari's support. What is left now is to create an impression that he has South-West under lockdown. If he can convince Buhari he has the region under lockdown, he thinks, the President may be persuaded to change his mind."
To effect the "Operation SWAGA", Tinubu has been visiting major South-West Traditional Rulers in the past few days.
According to a credible source, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi and General Alani Akinriande have been offered tempting largesse to support Tinubu.
A South-West leader who does not want his name in print said "I've never seen Asiwaju this desperate. He doesn't visit anyone. We normally go to his Bourdilon 'palace' to pay homage to him. But today, he is the one knocking our doors with loads of cash because he wants to be president."
Tinubu's recent tour of the North has not yielded the needed positive feedbacks. As a result, he has chosen ti concentrate his energy on getting the South-West leaders to do his bidding.
Tinubu understands that the APC will zone its ticket to the South-West because the North can trust Yoruba with power due to theur strong loyalty and commitment to the party since inception.
According to the source, some major powerbrokers have lined up some powerful governors and ministers to endorse Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) for the APC ticket to clip Tinubu's wings.
Related Topics:All Progressives CongressAPCAsiwaju Bola TinubuPresident Muhammadu BuhariSouthwestSWAGA
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new Cold War
Kissinger Warns Possible Conflict Between US and China May Be More Destructive Than First World War
The two countries have been engaged in a major trade war that has seen billions of dollars' worth of goods being slapped with hefty tariffs of up to 25% since 2018. Washington insists that Beijing has abused some practices in its trade with the US and vowed to impose more and more tariffs until a new trade deal has been inked by the two states.
Putin Hopes There Will Be No New Cold War, Says Russia Won't Be Dragged Into Another Arms Race
The Russian president met with representatives of several Arab-language media outlets to discuss a variety of issues: from the situation in the Middle East region and attacks on oil facilities and tankers there to bilateral ties between the US and Russia.
US Can 'Overextend, Destabilise' Russia Via Non-Military Domains, Think Tank Claims
US-Russian relations have been in a downward spiral since 2014, spurring the exchange of sanctions and a military build-up. Relations have also been exacerbated by Washington's withdrawal from the INF Treaty and NATO's regular drills and reconnaissance flights near Russia's borders.
Venezuelan Crisis: The New Cold War Spreads to South America
Our final topic, picked by you, dear listeners, earlier in a poll on our Facebook page, is "Venezuelan Crisis: The New Cold War Spreads To South America", focusing on the latest crisis in Latin America.
Soros: US and China Engaged in Cold War That Could Turn Into Hot One 'Soon'
Billionaire and Democratic Party donor warned on Thursday that the US and China, the world's two largest economies, are locked in a "cold war that could soon turn into a hot one."
Sputnik Ban Latest Example of Creeping Neocon Control of Facebook
The revelation of a new nefarious Russian plot made headlines Thursday after Facebook announced that it took down hundreds of pages associated with the Sputnik News agency. However, the social media giant's claims that those accounts engaged in "coordinated inauthentic behavior" won't convince anyone who takes a deeper look at Facebook's actions.
How Integrity Initiative's German Cluster Aims to End Berlin's Ties with Moscow
In my previous report on the Integrity Initiative's German cluster, I outlined why the country was a "most important" target for the shadowy information warfare effort. In this article, I discuss the various individuals cluster chief Hannes Adomeit, a political scientist and "cold warrior of the old school", has sought to recruit to the effort.
Anonymous Exposes UK Hybrid Warfare Project
Skripal Case, Brexit Chaos & Meghan Markle: Highlights of UK's 2018
2018 has come and gone, leaving a trail of unpredictability and chaos in its wake, which was one of the UK's most event-filled years since the English Civil War. As the final countdown to 2019 (and Brexit) approaches, here are its most memorable stories, helping us to reflect on what made it one to remember, and possibly one we'd wish to forget.
G20: Gearing Up for the New Cold War
Vice President Pence's warning to China earlier this month about an "all-out cold war" and the palpable tensions between the two Great Powers during the recent APEC Summit signal that the upcoming G20 gathering will reveal a lot about the dynamics of the impending New Cold War.
Multilateral Mechanisms to Become Useless If US, China Start Cold War - Scholars
MOSCOW (Sputnik), Tommy Yang - International multilateral mechanisms such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) could face the danger of losing their reason to exist if the United States and China are determined to move toward a new cold war against each other, experts told Sputnik.
US Bluster Over South China Sea Aimed at Regional Allies, Not Just Beijing – Think Tank
Vice President Mike Pence's hostile speech attacking China's policies worldwide in the wake of last Sunday's encounter between US and Chinese warships in the South China Sea has prompted fears of a US-China Cold War, and questions about whether the Pacific partners of both countries will be forced to choose sides.
New 'Cold War' Unlikely to Start After Pence's Harsh Criticism of China - Prof
MOSCOW (Sputnik), Tommy Yang - US Vice President Mike Pence's recent hostile speech, in which he criticized Beijing's domestic and foreign policies and unveiled a comprehensive strategy to counter China's growing influence, is unlikely to mark the beginning of a "Cold War" between the two countries, analysts told Sputnik.
CIA Front Staffed by Ex-Nazis: US Government Propaganda Agency Rebrands
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the little-acknowledged US government body employing thousands of journalist and media professionals, has been rebranded the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
What Does the Media's Reaction to the Summit Show Us?
Excerpts from the press conference of the Trump-Putin summit were displayed in mostly extremely cynical ways all over the Western press. This reaction has been so spectacular that it has become an event in its own right. What does this tell us about American politics and press in general?
Entire World Will Have to Pay Heavily if Cold War Not Averted - Indian Lawmaker
Indian lawmaker Manoj Jha and leading strategic thinker Uday Bhaskar believe that the entire world would have to pay heavily if a cold war between the US and Russia is not averted. Another thinker, Mohan Guruswamy, says the US and NATO are working on an insidious ploy to completely destroy Russia.
Only Goal of French Airstrikes on Syria Was to 'Label Assad as Enemy' – MEP
The recent joint strikes by the US, UK and France against Syria and the hysteria over the Skripal case have marked yet another episode in the downward spiral of West-Russia relations. Sputnik discussed these issues with the General Secretary of the French National Front and member of the European parliament, Nicolas Bay.
The Creation of a Cold War Ideology
Justification for a new Cold War cannot be based on differences in economic or political systems, as we are all capitalists now, and there are many countries with extreme political systems that the West is friendly with. But that hasn't stopped increasing Russophobia, which seems to be providing the necessary ideological background.
Ex-German FM, Politicians, Scientists Join Appeal for Easing Tension With Russia
Prominent figures from all over the world are calling for a joint search for a solution to the existing crisis and current global problems. They are warning about the destructive consequences of a new arms race. The signees have urged "those in power" to create a new way to maintain "security and peace from Vancouver to Vladivostok" instead.
Arms Race 2.0: Is Armageddon Right Around the Corner?
The Western Mainstream Media deliberately misportrayed President Putin's landmark military announcements as calling for a new arms race despite their defensive intentions in restoring nuclear stability.
Imperialism Not Democracy Drives Western Foreign Policy
It's 2018 and still Russia, not terrorism is the 'threat'. Join John Wight and George Szamuely as they discuss the implications of the US' new defense strategy as it attempts to counter the emerging multipolar world.


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Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Police renew appeal after man sustained 'serious' head injury in Bath
He was left in a serious condition in hospital
Bronte HowardTrainee news reporter
Updated 17:02, 26 SEP 2017
Do you recognise this man? Police are investigating if a crime was committed
Bath police have renewed an appeal for information after a man was left with a serious head injury in the city centre.
It is believed the man, thought to be around 50 years old, had been involved in an altercation when a group of friends became "rowdy".
He was left in a serious condition in hospital.
Questions remain over how he suffered his injuries
He was initially treated at the Royal United Hospital before he was transferred to Southmead Hospital.
Questions remain over how he suffered his injuries.
He was seen in the Riverside Gardens area at about 7.30am on Tuesday (September 12) where he was taken ill.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "We've spoken to a number of witnesses who saw the man in the Riverside Gardens area at about 7.30am on Tuesday, and he is believed to have been in Avon Street earlier in the day.
"The man's friends have told us that he may have been involved in an altercation near some benches in the Riverside coach park within the past few days. It's understood a group of men were drinking there and became rowdy, smashing bottles.
Bath police continue to face 'ongoing fight' in drugs hotbed
"We are keeping an open mind as to whether any offences have taken place."
The man was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans and may have appeared drunk at the time he fell ill on Tuesday.
Anyone who has any information which could help is asked to get in touch online , or by calling 101, quoting reference 5217208676.
Peasedown stabbing: Police arrest 25-year-old man
Alternatively contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
They never ask your name or trace your call.
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Veterans of Secret U.S. War Still Without Benefits
If you've seen the Clint Eastwood film Gran Torino, you've heard of the Hmong. The Hmong are an ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Throughout the Vietnam War, the United States recruited thousands of Hmong young men to fight against North Vietnamese and Laotian communist forces in what is now called the "Secret War" in Laos. After the Vietnam War, thousands of Hmong refugees fled and resettled in western nations – mostly in the United States.
Today, Hmong families can be found in all fifty states, but they've built large communities in California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. More than a quarter-of-a-million Hmong people now live in the U.S. Scores of Hmong soldiers who fought on behalf of the United States in the Secret War are U.S. citizens, but many of those combat veterans – now in their 60s, 70s, and 80s – are still dealing with the Secret War. Many were injured and disabled in combat, and the others still carry the pain, memories, and psychological wounds of war. Although their role was kept secret in the early stages of the conflict, they made considerable sacrifices to help the United States.
However, as unconventional fighters for the United States in an unofficial war, Hmong veterans receive no military benefits, but some people are now saying that they should – as a way to acknowledge and honor their heroic contributions. President Barack Obama recognized the legacy of the war in Laos during his visit there in September, but activists are demanding more than merely symbolic recognition of the Hmong veterans. In fact, even some lawmakers are suggesting that Hmong veterans should receive health care benefits, pensions, and the other rights and benefits that are usually awarded those who serve the United States in combat.
WHAT WAS THE HMONG ROLE IN THE SECRET WAR?
In the 1960s, as the Vietnam War impacted all of southeast Asia, the CIA recruited, armed, and trained thousands of Hmong men and boys to create military units assigned to block the Ho Chi Minh Trail – the North's supply line to their insurgent Viet Cong allies in the South – and to otherwise assist U.S. forces. "The United States acknowledges that the Hmong people fought for them," says Hmong veteran Tong Blia Xiong, "but they haven't officially recognized the Hmong and given us the right to ask for veterans benefits or services."
Xiong and other Lao Veterans of America members have struggled for years to raise the public's awareness and to get the attention of lawmakers. Finally, in 2015, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska sponsored legislation – the Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act – and Representative Jim Costa of California offered the same proposal in the House of Representatives. The proposal offers no benefits. It merely allows those who fought in support of the United States during the Vietnam Era to be buried in national cemeteries. Still, it would be the first official recognition of Hmong veterans by Congress, opening the door to further action.
Representative Sean Duffy of Wisconsin, a co-sponsor of the Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act, said in a statement to the Wausau Daily Herald, "America is grateful for the Hmong who fought alongside the United States in southeast Asia. We must continue to work to acknowledge the service of Hmong fighters and ensure that they receive the support they deserve."
WHAT IS THE STATUS OF LEGISLATION HONORING HMONG VETERANS?
Although it has the support of lawmakers from both parties, neither the House nor the Senate has passed the Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin's communications director, John Kraus, told the Wausau Daily Herald that the proposal was one of several offered as amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, "but there was no agreement on amendments and that package didn't get through." Kraus added, "It is unclear what Majority Leader McConnell plans to do with the Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act, the Veterans First Act, and other veterans bills when the Senate is back in session."
In September, a memorial honoring Hmong veterans was dedicated in Wausau, Wisconsin. At the request of local Hmong community leaders, the memorial tells a detailed story of the Hmong people and their history and sacrifices. Hmong veteran Tong Blia Xiong said, "When they (Congress) recognize that the Hmong did aid the Americans – when this is done, then we can go back and ask for our specific rights and dues."
U.S. military veterans can turn to the Department of Veterans Affairs for assistance with medical care and disability benefits, and an experienced Indiana veterans' disability law attorney can help U.S. military veterans in this state secure the benefits that they rightfully deserve. If you fought unofficially for the United States during the Vietnam Era – that is, if you fought, but not as a member of the U.S. armed forces – you are not officially entitled to veterans' benefits, but an Indiana veterans' disability law attorney can discuss your rights and may be able to suggest some options and alternatives – especially if you were seriously injured or permanently disabled.
WHAT SHOULD VETERANS DO WHEN BENEFITS ARE DENIED?
For U.S. military veterans, if you are denied benefits that you believe are rightfully yours, a veterans' disability lawyer can provide sound advice and experienced legal representation if you wish to file an appeal or if you simply want to learn more about your options. The right attorney can also conduct a comprehensive review of your case, and if necessary, refer you to the medical or vocational specialists who can offer more help.
Hmong veterans and others who fought with the United States – but not officially – may nevertheless in some cases be eligible for some type of benefits – particularly if they are United States citizens. Every individual's situation and eligibility will be different, but an experienced Indiana veterans' disability law attorney will be able to offer the appropriate advice, and if necessary, legal services and representation.
A former Wisconsin County administrator, Vietnam veteran Mort McBain, served on the planning committee for the Hmong memorial in Wausau. "Speaking as a U.S. veteran, I think it's really important that we recognize these Hmong veterans for what they have done for this country," McBain said. "It's really time…. They're the only group in the nation like this that have never been given proper benefits."


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Two dogs work together to save owner who collapsed on hike
The miraculous moment two faithful dogs teamed up to save their owner after he collapsed on a hike has been labelled "amazing" by rescuers.
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Two faithful dogs have come to the rescue and saved their owner, after the 71-year-old collapsed during a hike.
The man, who has not been identified, was walking his beloved golden retriever and black Labrador near Keswick in northwest England, when he reportedly suffered an apparent seizure.
But instead of staying with their unwell owner, the dogs leapt into action — with one remaining by his side, while the other scoured nearby trails to find help.
The man's loyal pets, a golden retriever and black Labrador, (pictured above) sprang into action as they worked together to raise the alarm their owner was unwell.
According to eyewitnesses, the black Labrador ran towards a nearby walker, barking and motioning her towards where the owner lay on the ground.
Upon arrival to the man, the hiker saw the golden retriever lying beside him and quickly dialled emergency services for help.
The local Keswick mountain rescue team said the dogs were 'amazing' pets, and thanks the passer-by for their lifesaving assistance.
Keswick mountain rescue team hailed the 'amazing' pets and the passer-by for their potentially lifesaving intervention
"[The woman] phoned 999 for assistance and by the time the team had arrived the man had regained consciousness, and after an assessment by a team medic he was able to walk down the hill to an awaiting ambulance," a spokesperson for Keswick Mountain Rescue said, noting 12 members of the rescue
"Incredibly one of his dogs ran after the passing walker barking to get her attention and tried to get her to return, which she duly did. She found the other dog lying by the unconscious man.
"Many thanks to the passing walker and the amazing dogs."
The 71-year-old's wife, Diana Ross, thanked the hiker but also said it was the "amazing dogs" who really saved the day.
An Aussie influencer who sparked anger after demanding a refund from a small business has now apologised for a racially insensitve post.
Australia has tonight announced two major travel rule changes that will come into effect from Sunday.
The island nation of Samoa was exposed to its biggest spike in Covid this week after infected passengers arrived on a flight from Brisbane.


Summary: Michelle is a Las Vegas showgirl who would like to return to her true love… dancing. After a tumultuous experience at an audition for the musical Chicago, Michelle excepts a marriage proposal from an admirer. On impulse Michelle & Hubble get married & she relocates to a small town where she learns she will be sharing a house with her mother in law Fanny. Little to Michelle's knowledge, Fanny owns a dance studio in the back of the property & Michelle sees all these young ballerinas striving to reach their dreams. After an unexpected tragedy, Michelle's entire world will change.


Stage 4 of the tour de France was uneventful for for the first 206 km, with a lone breakaway from the stsrt easily moped up by the peleton. The sprint trains got ready for the power sprint. The final km result in crashes for 2 British the first with the Yellow jersey crashing, but thankfully got back on his bike to ride home. The major one involved Mark Cavendish who got elbow by Peter Sagan into the barriers, he is nursing a shoulder injury and it maybe the end of his tour. Sagan's tour is defintely over with the race organisers disqualifying the world champion from the race.
Stage 5 today sees the riders leave Vittel and onto the first mountain top finish of this years tour. The day ends with a Cat 1 climb at Le Planche Des Belles FIlles. The finish is a short steepp test in the Vogues mountains. The final climb is a 8.5 average gradient but in some areas it hits 20 per cent! this will shake up the GC riders.


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Mark Zuckerberg's Testimony to US Congress: What We Know so Far
In the wake of the data scandal that involved millions of people's personal data being potentially shared with Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg—CEO and co-founder of Facebook—faced US Congress to answer for the company's involvement. Here's what we know so far.
The lid was lifted on Facebook's relationship with Cambridge Analytica after the Observer published an account from a former worker from the firm. The academic, Aleksandr Kogan, had apparently used a personality quiz to harvest personal data from users of the social network and, through a company called Global Science Research (GSR), shared that information with Cambridge Analytica. At present, it is believed that 87 million people may have been affected (this figure includes both those who took the test as well as their friends, whose personal records the app also had access to).
In the US, Cambridge Analytica is backed by the Mercer family, whose heavy influence was thrown into championing Donald Trump during the presidential election in 2016. It is this association that has sparked allegations of election manipulation. Further revelations surfaced after Channel 4 News in the UK revealed a separate undercover investigation in which Alexander Nix, head of Cambridge Analytica, was filmed boasting of using dirty tactics in order to successfully swing elections. The incident saw Nix speak about an opportunity in Sri Lanka where he mentioned the creation of sex scandals and the use of fake news to swing votes.
Zuckerberg's testimony to US Congress
This Tuesday, Zuckerberg faced US Congress for the first time since the scandal hit the headlines. Questions from the senate commerce and judiciary committees were fired at Zuckerberg on a number of pressing topics including privacy, regulations, data mining and Cambridge Analytica during the five-hour long hearing. Bombarded with cameras, Zuckerberg's countenance was collected yet alert.
On rights to privacy
When asked in detail about user rights to privacy, Zuckerberg said the following:
"I believe it's important to tell people exactly how the information that they share on Facebook is going to be used.
"To your broader point about the privacy policy […] long privacy policies are very confusing. And if you make it long and spell out all the detail, then you're probably going to reduce the percent of people who read it and make it accessible to them."
Senator Jon Tester then asked him: "You said multiple times during this hearing that I own the data. I'm going to tell you that I think that sounds good, but in practice you're making $40 billion a year, I'm not making money on it. It feels like you own the data […] could you give me some idea on how you can honestly say it's my data?"
Zuckerberg responded with, "When I say it's your data, what we mean is that you have control over how it's used on Facebook. You clearly need to give Facebook a license to use it otherwise the system doesn't work."
Tester countered with: "The fact is the license is very thick, maybe intentionally so."
When probed on Facebook's relationship and dealings with Cambridge Analytica, he said: "[From] what my understanding was … they were not on the platform, [they] were not an app developer or advertiser. When I went back and met with my team afterwards, they let me know that Cambridge Analytica actually did start as an advertiser later in 2015.
"So we could have in theory banned them then. We made a mistake by not doing so.
"When we heard back from Cambridge Analytica they had told us that they weren't using the data and deleted it, we considered it a closed case. In retrospect, that was clearly a mistake. We shouldn't have taken their word for it. We've updated our policy to make sure we don't make that mistake again."
Storing and selling data
"Yes, we store data… some of that content with people's permission," said the Facebook CEO.
When Senator Tammy Baldwin asked whether the neuroscientist Kogan had shared the data with any other users aside from Cambridge Analytica, Zuckerberg replied: "Yes, he did."
Senator Cory Gardner read out parts of the terms of service offered by Facebook relating to account deletion—which mentions that backup copies of the profile may persist after an account is deleted for some amount of time—and questioned Zuckerberg about it. Zuckerberg said that he doesn't really know how long those backup copies are kept, but generally expressed his belief that they are actually deleted.
Senator John Kennedy: "I don't want to regulate Facebook but god help you I will […] I say this gently: your user agreement sucks. You can spot me 75 IQ points. The purpose of that user agreement is to cover Facebook's rear end; it's not to inform your users about their rights. You know that and I know that. I'm going to suggest that you go home and rewrite it."
Zuckerberg's testimony to US Congress continued: "I think the real question, as the internet becomes more important in people's lives, is what is the right regulation, not whether there should be or not.
"We're investigating every single app that had access to a large amount of information in the past. And if we find that someone improperly used data, we're going to ban them from Facebook and tell everyone affected."
"One of my greatest regrets in running the company is that we were slow in identifying the Russian information operations in 2016.
"We have kicked off an investigation … I imagine we'll find some things," Zuckerberg continued.
"This is an on-going arms race. As long as there are people sitting in Russia whose job is it to try to interfere in elections around the world, this is going to be an on-going conflict."
Zuckerberg's personal privacy
When asked by Senator Dick Durbin if he would be comfortable sharing the name of the hotel he stayed in last night he said: "No. I would probably not choose to do that publicly, here."
"I think everyone should have control over how their information is used," he added.
In the closing of Zuckerberg's testimony to US Congress, he took responsibility for the situation, citing his position and interest in making positive changes for the future: "It's clear now that we didn't do enough to prevent these tools from being used for harm. That goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections, and hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy.
"It was my mistake and I'm sorry."
Are you convinced by Zuckerberg's testimony to US Congress? Do you believe regulation will improve or is this the beginning of the end for Facebook? Give us your comments below.
Further reading: Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: All You Need to Know
Statistics tell us that in 2017 alone 81 percent of Americans had a social media profile—but how can you market yourself on social media professionally?
It's amazing the way people perceive someone from a simple, yet detailed, social media website such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram. The saying is true: "A picture says a thousand words." So how do you make yourself more appealing when it comes to prospective head hunters looking for their next applicant?
To market yourself on social media, eliminate all those old photos starring you holding a beer bong or a bottle of liquor with your tongue hanging out—for starters. Sure, save them onto your computer so you can look back someday and laugh at your memories, but remove them from social media because employers will take a look at a candidate's social media profiles. The last impression you want to make on a prospective employer is that you're unprofessional and irresponsible. There's a time and place for everything, and as we get older, we need to leave a lasting, positive impression for those who may help us plant seeds for long and prosperous career.
A person's perception of you can change in an instant. All it takes is some light "Facebook stalking" to find out where you might live, who you're currently dating and the things you enjoy doing. I, personally, have found myself reeling in shock after seeing an old friend's social media page. It makes you wonder what kind of life they're living and this is what potential employers will think, as well. Even though you may not be connected on social media, your profile picture is very much visible and certain information about yourself could be posted publicly. To market yourself on social media to a professional standard, hide anything that may potentially harm your reputation—such as offensive public statuses or tweets—and make a future boss reconsider adding you to the team. Instead, consider publishing your academic and professional achievements. You can also use platforms like Twitter and Facebook to build a network of like-minded professionals by making groups or forums for topical discussions. This will help future employers see that you are serious and passionate about the industry you're applying for.
Not every profile photo of yours needs to be of you wearing professional attire or a head shot you had snapped at Sears. Just try to keep it moderately conservative and classy. Don't be too revealing in certain areas—if you catch my drift. Men: this goes for you, too. Keep status updates to a minimum so it doesn't appear that you spend a majority of your day with your nose in your phone. Yes, we all have our opinions on politics, children and lifestyles; to a head hunter, however, an aggressive and assertive personality could spark controversy in an office setting—this is a big turn-off for someone in search of a solid candidate. So keep those blunt thoughts between you and friends, and off of your social media accounts.
I'm not saying do not be true to who you are—by all means, be yourself. Just remember though, you're not the only person viewing your profile. Words mean something, an image represents something, and social media portrays you. Don't be fake, just be smart. A positive mind is the beginning to a positive life. You know that Memories notification you get on Facebook every day that displays everything you posted on that very day over the past um-teen years? Wouldn't you love to look back at it in a year and say, "Wow, I've come a long way since then." Welcome to adulthood!
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Yes, the Playmaker, the Hitmaker, when it comes to Phyno, you can even call him the Pied Piper, because you can't help but follow his tune.
Leading us to Uganda for the visuals, directed by Unlimited LA, the Igbo Rapper's latest love story was brought to life this week - Eh heh, add (Phyno) the Story-teller too.
The audio, released 3 weeks ago, was a guaranteed Song of the Week. However, with Phyno not being on Soundcloud, all third party uploads of his music kept disappearing (tampering with our Playlists. But, now Phyno is on soundcloud, there's no more delay in sharing one of our favourite tracks right now.
Like Pino Pino, If to Say is one for the I Do's! Phyno is a SO KOKO FAV, with every release is another display of his creativity and versatility. From Alobam to Fada Fada and more, here's more proof of his expected longevity.


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Q: Arcsin of a number greater than one I am using a DFT to sum multiple sinusoidal signals produced by an N-anteanna array.
$$X_k=\sum_{n=0}^{N-1}f(n)e^{-i2\pi \frac{n}Nk}$$
Assume $f(n)$ is the excitation of the nth antenna and is the same for all antennas aside from an angular dependent phase difference, which is given by the exponential term.
Each k value (the variable that each bin corresponds to) corresponds to a particular azimuth angle given by:
$$k=\frac{Dsin\theta}{\lambda}$$
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D=total array aperture
$\theta=azimuth$
$\lambda=antenna wavelength$
Each antenna is equally spaced (linear array) and hence the N values of k are equally spread from $0\rightarrow\frac{(N-1)\lambda}D$. When trying to find the azimuth angle, rearranging k gives $$sin\theta=\frac{k\lambda}D$$
Using the maximum value of k:$$sin\theta=\frac{(N-1)\lambda^2}{D^2}$$
It is clear that the right hand side of this expression can easily be >1. In such a case, how do I actually find what azimuth the bin is referring to? My calculator wont give the arcsin of a number >1. Matlab gives an imaginary solution. How do I interpret the imaginary solution as the correct azimuth angle?

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Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made in Don's honor to The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation at themmrf.org or mail donations to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, P.O. Box 414238, Boston, MA 02241-4238.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Charlotte Lamanda Higginbotham, his parents Grady and Gladys Higginbotham, his sister Betty Goodwin, his brother Ross Higginbotham, and his beloved grandson, Tevin Wayne Cates.
Don was born April 4, 1934 in a house in Maud, Texas. After many childhood years in Maud, his family moved to New Boston, Texas, and ultimately landed in Texarkana, Texas. In 1951, while attending Arkansas High, he met Lamanda at a church hayride as she was attending the rival Texas High. The two dated even as Don moved to Dallas to secure work after college. Don and Lamanda were married September 10, 1955 in Texarkana, Texas.
In October 1954, Don began what would be a 39-year career at Chance Vought Aircraft. Starting in their Plant Layout Department, he ultimately became Manager of Government Facilities, took a short jump over as Environmental Manager, and back to facilities until he retired. While working at Vought, Don worked hard in night school to secure his BBA in Management from TCU which he completed in 1967.
In 1976, Don became a volunteer as a board member for the Vought Credit Union, which is now Texas Trust Credit Union. During his 43 years as a board member, he made his dearest friends and loved serving the credit union. Even during the last year, when he was unable to make a meeting, Don would listen in by phone. He still wanted to be part of the organization that meant so much to him. Don served as board president for seven years, was president of the Management Club at Vought in 1976, and he was president of the Vought Aircraft Retirees Club for four years.
Of all his accomplishments at work, Don was most proud of his children and his grandchildren. David, Darrel, Duane and Donna kept Don busy as he acted as Boy Scout leader, coach, biggest supporter, and taxi driver to their many activities. Once the grandkids were born, Don's retirement allowed him numerous opportunities to take the grandkids for "park days" where they would go to 4-5 different city parks in one day as well as many other fun activities.
Don and Lamanda loved to travel, and the fact that they never had a honeymoon was well made up for in their numerous trips. Bahamas, Banff, Canada, New York, San Francisco were just a few of their trips, but Vegas seemed to be their favorite spot. Don loved playing poker, and he'd play for hours while Lamanda stayed on the penny or nickel slots.
Don expanded his community involvement when in 2001 he ran for mayor of Arlington. He secured 28% of the vote, even though he spent less than $300 on his campaign. Don wasn't necessarily interested in being mayor, he just wanted to make sure that community issues were debated during the election.
Don was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in January 2006. Given just 4 years to live, Don embraced every treatment option and received a stem cell transplant that helped him stay in remission for over 7 years. He still took trips, was an active husband, father and granddad and never let the serious chemo treatments and infusions keep him down. In 2019, Don was diagnosed with melanoma and multi dysplasia syndrome which continued to take a toll on his body. Even the last weeks of his life, he was telling stories, asking how his family was doing, and asking for hugs from his visitors.
Don is survived by his sons Charles David, Darrel Alan, Duane Keith and daughter-law Carla, and his daughter Donna Lea Cates, his grandchildren, Baylee, Dylan, Ally, and Taryn, his brothers, Paul, Larry, and Lewis, and his sister, Jan as well as his family, Sue and Charles Nutt and numerous friends.
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Don was my dear friend and TXTCU colleague. I will miss him very much.
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Don was one of Vought's finest and will be missed by all. Always cheerful and willing to help, Don was a role model for everyone.
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Don's dedication, wit and courage in the face recent challenges was truly an inspiration to all of us! Our prayers and love are with you.
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Corey and Joel played the most intricate game of tag in the morning … getting ready in neighbouring chalets at Castaways – but they somehow managed to avoid seeing one another, even though they frequently came to visit the same rooms & hang out with each other's families. This was achieved through a series of phonecalls, sending messengers, and general stealth measures.
Joel wrote a letter for Corey and then came to read it to him – the closest they came to seeing one another was holding hands around the corner of the building.. so much suspense!
Finally the moment came down on the beach, where they got to see one another, and followed up with flying a kite (which they had prepared for their guests.
The stormy clouds made for some dramatic photos – but as the ceremony time drew closer, so did the rain. Just as things were about to kick off, the heavens opened – and everyone made a dash for shelter.. leaving the ceremony to take place in the safety of the building.
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How can education and learning make humanity more intelligent, knowledgeable, and wise enough to address its global challenges?
Much of the world's knowledge is available - either directly or through intermediaries - to the majority of humanity today. Google and Wikipedia are helping to make the phrase "I don't know" obsolete. The Internet is reinforcing curiosity and life-long learning. The ideal of excellent curricula and excellent teachers being available to anyone at anytime is a possibility within sight. Increasing numbers of university Courses (over 6,000 now) are freely available to anyone in the world with an Internet connection. MOOCs (massive open online courses) are accessed directly from universities or through intermediaries like Coursera and edX. Learning systems independent of universities like TED and the Kahn Academy are also proliferating. A team led by Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook is dedicated to getting everyone on the planet connected to the Internet, as is Google's Loon Project to create a network of high-altitude balloons for universal Internet access. The price of laptops and smart phones continues to fall. However, successfully applying all these resources for better learning around the world requires much greater effort to distribute these capabilities and adapt them to cultures.
Fundamental changes in education and learning will be critical as low cost universal artificial intelligence, robotics, and other technologies will transform the nature of work over the next generation on two. Some believe without fundamental changes in education and learning, the world could face 50% technological unemployment by 2050. If intelligent technology will replace most repetitive human labor, then many argue education and learning should just focus on creativity, problem solving, entrepreneurship, tolerance, compassion, and increasing intelligence. In the meantime, since technical requirements for work are increasing, then we need to dramatically increase our S&T, engineering, mathematical, and software programs.
Fortunately, the world is getting better educated, but slowly. To dramatically speed this up, a $15 Million X-Prize is being created for the development o open source and scalable software for children anywhere in the world to teach themselves basic reading, writing and numeracy within 18 months. As of mid-2015, over 620 teams have registered to compete for this Xprize in education.
According to UNESCO, youth literacy rates have improved from 83.4% in 1990 to approximately 92% in 2015; while adult (over 15 years old) literacy rates improved from 75.7% in 1990 to approximately 86% in 2015 (but still leaving 743 million adults illiterate). Pre-primary enrollment grew from 112 million in 1999 to 164 million in 2010. Primary school completion rates grew from 9.3% in 1999 to 90.3% in 2011. The percent of secondary school age children enrollment grew from 53% in 2000 to 62.5% in 2010. Enrollment of tertiary education grew from 19% in 2000 to about 30% in 2010. Nevertheless, about 71 million children of lower secondary school age are not in school. One in six children in low and middle income countries will not complete primary school in 2015. The attempted murder of Malala Yousafzai in Pakistani by the Taliban underscores the struggle to get educational access for 28.5 million primary school age children in the world's conflict zones today, according to UNESCO. Although the percent of children out of school has fallen, the number remains high due to population growth over the past decade and international aid to basic education has not kept pace.
The EU, US, China, Israel, and Japan have major research projects attempting to understand the brain. Future results could address brain diseases, improve brain functioning, lead to better computer designs, and create new brain-computer synergies. Advances in cognitive science should be integrated into teacher training and learning systems. Google Brain, IBM´s Watson, DeepMind, and other AI efforts are intended to augment human intelligence. In addition to knowledge acquisition and socialization, Ministries of Education should declare increasing intelligence as a national goal of education, which could speed up learning applications of advances in cognitive science and brain research. Human IQ test scores have been increasing around the world for over fifty years (the Flynn Effect); the cause or whether humanity is getting more intelligent is not clear, but at least the scores are not going down.
The connection of computers and learning is dramatically changing. As Moore's Law continues to be valid over the next decade or so, portable intelligent devices could have the processing power of the human brain. Individuals would access the world's knowledge that has been integrated for "just-in-time knowledge and learning", using simulations with immersive virtual reality interfaces adapted to individuals' unique needs throughout their lives, along with online collaborative problem solving gaming among individuals around the world. Continuous evaluation of individual learning processes designed to prevent people from growing unstable and/or becoming mentally ill, along with programs aimed at eliminating prejudice and hate could bring about a more beautiful, loving world, which will become more necessary as increasingly destructive technologies become more available to individuals.In an increasingly globalize world respect and intercultural collaboration skills and attitudes will become increasingly important.
Brain functioning or intelligence could be increased by combinations of improved nutrition, reasoning exercises, believing that increasing intelligence is possible (placebo effect), responding to feedback, consistency of love coupled with diversity of environment, contact with intelligent people via Internet avatars, brain enhancement pharmaceuticals, software and games, memes (intelligence is sexy), and low stress, stimulating environments, with certain music, colors, and fragrances that improve concentration and performance. Insights from partial mapping of the human brain and other methods could dramatically increase personal intelligence and longevity. In the more remote future, brains may be genetically enhanced and designer bacteria via synthetic biology could repair brain damage and make the brain cells work more efficiently. With the use of public communications to reinforce the pursuit of knowledge and the use of these learning innovations and concepts, individual and collective intelligence of societies could be improved.
Advances throughout history have created gaps between early adapters who can afford future means of augmented intelligence initially at higher costs and those who are less able to afford such advances. Serious efforts will have to be made to prevent dangerous knowledge/intelligence gaps leading to unstable conditions. Policymakers should develop ways to encourage broad democratic usage of these new powers without letting their abuse by the few disadvantage the many. Future prejudices could emerge between those who are more technologically augmented and those less so. Over the last several years, the digital gap has begun to narrow, giving hope that greater decentralization, access, transparency, and proliferation of feedback mechanisms can address these concerns. As the learning market expands, the unit cost of technologies and learning designs should fall, reducing the time from wealthy early adopters to more universal access. By 2050 most of the world could become augmented geniuses, fundamentally changing education and learning systems as we know them today.
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Africa is the only continent where more than half of parents are not able to help their children with homework due to illiteracy. Only 1% of national education budgets of most African governments are earmarked to address literacy. Hence, a successful XPrize for education to be delivered by 2019 could be very significant to Africa's future. Although African school attendance has increased 33% since 1999, 43% of the world's primary school-aged children out of school are in Africa. According to UNESCO, 38 % of African adults (some 153 millions) are illiterate and two-thirds of these are women. The region has the lowest literacy rates, with youth literacy rate at 70%, and average adult rate at 59% in 2011 (varying from 25% in Guinea to 94% in Equatorial Guinea). Two-thirds of illiterate Africans are women. Some 10 million youth drop-out of school per year in sub-Saharan Africa. Save the Children has proven that female drop-out rates are reduced in South Sudan when separate school sanitary facilities are put in for girls. In Nigeria, primary school completion among the poorest households actually fell from 35% in 2003 to 22% in 2013, according to UNESCO.
Iron-rich and protein foods have to be taken together to help young brains to develop; a key reason so many children in Africa get protein malnutrition is because the protein and iron-rich foods are often not mixed well with corn, millet, or cassava paste for young children whose hands are not developed enough to pick up both the starchy food and the higher protein and iron foods. Hence, pre-mixing these foods for children could help brain development. New applications of cognitive science and mobile technologies are needed to "catch up" with the OECD countries; Open Educational Resources for Africa is making content freely available without paying license fees and that can be adapted as needed and used on mobile phones.
Middle East and North Africa: According to Al Masah Capital Limited, the expenditure on education is now 3.8% of the GDP in Middle Eastern and North African countries and it is expected to continue to increase. Primary-age children out of school in the Arab world has fallen from 6.8 million in 2002 to 4.8 million in 2011; while their secondary school-age out of school fell from 4.9 million in 2002 to 3.8 million in 2011. At the secondary level, the number of out-school-of-school adolescents have fallen from 4.9 million to 3.8 million between 2002 and 2011. In Arab States the number of girls enrolled for every 100 boys increased from 87 in 1999 to 95 in 2012. According to the Institute of International Education, the number of international Middle Eastern students coming to the US has more than tripled since 2000.
Asia and Oceania: Half the world's illiterate adults live in South and West Asia; only 63% of this region's adults are literate. However, East Asian and Pacific adults are 95% literate, and Central Asians are 100% literate, according to UNESCO collected data. Youth literacy rates were also highest in Central Asia (100%) and East Asia and the Pacific (99%). Youth literacy in South and West Asia is 81%. The percent of university age enrolled in higher education rose from 1.4% in 1978 to over 20% today. However, UNESCO reports that in South and West Asia there will be 76 literate women for every 100 literate men in 2015. Samsung Economic Research Institute says 70% of South Korean household spending in Seoul pays for private education of their children. Mintel Group research found that 90% of children in middle class families in China go to after-school fee-charging education programs and that 87% of Chinese parents are willing to pay for additional overseas education. China accounts for 31% of all international students in the USA 2013-2014 with India, and South Korea providing the next largest groups.
Europe: Much of higher education is free or at very low cost in Europe. The EC has 17 million students in 4,000 higher education institutions who's purpose and methods are being reviewed to anticipate a far more complex and changing future. The Knowledge Future report to the EC recommends the development of a open, participatory, integrated information system of research, innovation, and other EC-relevant knowledge as a tool for higher education, expert collaboration, and public participation in the policy process. The EU's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies is leading the Open Educational Resources project in Europe (OEREU) on how to use Open Educational Resources and envision educational scenarios to 2030. Tele-education could help address the falling educational resources in rural areas due to fertility rates and urbanization.
Latin America: Argentina and Costa Rica invest 6.3% of their GDP in education – the largest investors in education in Latin America. Brazil's educational spending is 5.8% of GDP, Mexico spends 5.2%, and Chile, Columbia, and Peru spends 4.5%, 4.4%, and 2.8% respectively of their GDP on education. Only 4% of those who complete higher education in the region come from a low income family. UNESCO is losing its influence in the region due to its shrinking budget. Over 800,000 "One Laptop per Child" have been distributed on South America. Uruguay has distributed half of these laptops (400,000) to every primary student and teacher in the country. Educational systems in more socialist countries prefer not to have international standards and testing, while those more market-oriented are seeking them. Free inquiry and pursuit of new insights and truth may be reduced by this ideological tug-of-war over the education of the next generation.
North America: Although increasing numbers of people are accessing MOOCs, a University of Pennsylvania study found only an average of 4% complete the courses; however, those who do complete learn with little additional infrastructure or capital expenses, and many more are just exploring the subject and being curious without any intention of completing the course. These numbers may change since the cost of conventional university education is high, leaving many graduates with high debts (US university student loan debt is over $1 trillion) and disappointing job perspectives. Efforts have begun to create an American Nationally Accredited MOOCs University. Because Canada has no national ministry of education, there is little national coordination between the number and qualifications of university graduates and the labor market needs. A recent US National Research Council report recommends more focus on testing students' scientific reasoning and ability to design scientific experiments. The falling trend of US high school reading and math scores, as well as graduation rates between 2007 to 2000 has finally begun to improve between 2000 to 2010. However, international rankings of the U.S. remain low, compared to educational resources per student. State support for US higher education has fallen 23% since 2008. Nevertheless, the US continues attract students worldwide. According to the Institute of International Education, the enrollment of international students in the U.S. increased by 42% between 2008 and 2014.
The table below shows the likelihood of education and learning possibilities by 2030 as judged by an International Panel of The Millennium Project.
A rating of 50 on the likelihood scale above would mean that there is a 50% chance the possibility will occur by 2030 in other words, it is just as likely to occur as not to occur. An assessment of how each possibility could turn out positively and negatively as well as who will help it to occur and who might hinder its occurrence is available in the Global Futures Intelligence System.
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Literacy rate, adult total (% of people aged 15 and above)
Source: World Bank indicators, with Millennium Project compilation and forecast; graph from the 2015-16 State of the Future
Share of high-skilled employment (%)
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As soon as I build a fire, Suzette plants herself in front of it. This is a regular ritual. When I have to throw another log on the fire and tend to it, I often have to maneuver around her because she won't give up her post. The ironic thing is that she's our cat with the thickest fur.
It's 39 degrees here today. If I had a fire, I'd be kicking Suzette out of that warm spot and taking it myself!!!
In my previous home, we had a beautiful fireplace and our cat used to sleep right on the bright hearth, never minding the occasional spark that escaped the doors or screen. :) She loved the heat.
O'Kay I am laughing... because I left a comment in a new format on flicker:)!!!! Because this page did not open up. Please check it out. I am not sure how to get there and gopy and paste. But I did sigh up for my own account so I could leave you a message.I left an award and a link for you on my blog:) I do love the picture.
Ahhhh wish I was right there with her, looks so cozy! Great picture. I've just discovered your blog and am going to go poke around!
In our previous house we had a woodstove in the family room and our yorkie used to sleep under it when we had a fire going. Suzette looks very happy!
OMG, this made me laugh! I can totally relate. My guys, in particular, Bear, who has a lot of fur, will snug right up to the glass door on my fireplace and toast himself. I'm waiting for him to self-combust one of these days. I can't blame him though, I love the warmth, myself.
That's a great photo! I really love the totally hedonistic expression & pose.
How cozy she looks! I guess we all enjoy the warmth and glow of a good blaze.
Strangely, I have a friend who used to lie on the couch under a tensor lamp, to give her that cozy feeling of warmth!
How cosy!!! What a beautiful cat!
Ah, so sweet. That's pretty much how I would look in front of a fire too, lol!
This scene looks so familiar to me, Cindy. As soon as the wood burner is on the whole Bliss team sits in front of it and feels all comfy and toasty. And I've noticed that puppy Tara likes it too.
Give Suzette a little kiss from me on her pretty little nosy.
The title is so true! Funnily enough, Rani is lying next to the fire right now! The only difference is that ours is a gas fire.
Suzette looks really comfortable there...I wish I could join her!
Suzette is a beautiful girl and spoiled too - just as it should be.
Awwwwww...what sweet repose. I love the innocence of sleep. All the cares forgotten in the joy of a wee nap.
So, thanks for sharing that wonderful photo.
Oh what a peaceful, beautiful photo. Suzette has the right idea and if I could spend the entire winter just like that, I would.
She almost looks like my Bobby! Kiss her for us.
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The word for the week is: "fuerte".
One of my close friends is teaching me how to speak Spanish, and she taught me that that word means "strong".
Although this picture doesn't exude me being strong, it does have a purpose. I decided to let the art students paint my face during a serving opportunity at our school. I really decided to go through with it because it's not something that I would normally do. Sometimes I am too serious (can you believe it?). It's good to loosen up every now and again. Music & Love: Two of my favorite things!
For some strange reason, I've find myself being tested in that area recently. My car was "misbehaving" at the beginning of last week. I felt like a human milkshake every time I got out of it (it shook just that much). I called my neighborhood-mechanic-dude and decided to drop it off on Monday morning. This is my only vehicle, and frankly I didn't have a clue how I would get to work. I also wasn't sure how I would pay for this sudden repair, either. I immediately began calculating all sorts of different scenarios and solutions to questions that had not yet appeared. I was beginning to get flustered, as my heart began to pound profusely. Just in that instant, I reminded myself, "Yo, you can do this. It's not the end of the world. You'll get through it." Fast-forwarding to today, where I have a repaired vehicle and a payment schedule. I am definitely thankful for how things have turned out because they certainly could've been worse. I also am encouraged because I wasn't "given the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound [stable/strong] mind (2 Timothy 1:7)". Instead of "freaking out", I kept a stable mind about myself and that helped get me through.
Sidebar: Right now, I'm at the point where I'm "chin-checking" everyone and everything in my life. I'm trying to figure out who needs to stay and who I have to let go. I am thankful for new friends, some friends who were here for only a season, and those who have shown themselves unworthy of a true friend. Wait, I should probably rephrase that: Those who have shown themselves incapable of cultivating a healthy friendship. [Is that better? I thought you'd like that.] Ha! Is it easy to determine who is in my life for the right reasons? Ehh, not really, but I'm hopeful about honing my skills as time goes on. I'm still figuring it all out. I'll expound more on this topic in posts to come.
As I type the last keystrokes of this post, let me remind you to: Appreciate who you are. Be yourself, and truly love others.
Until next time. Stay Strong. Love & Peace.
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