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There you have it. The significant-most agenda on Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar's list, these days, is purging of social media and journalism from 'trash.' If any initiative can rival the issue of the JIT, it is this. What comes as a surprise is that despite the decades of social media and independent electronic journalism in the country, it is now, that the government found its nuisance value.
In recent weeks our interior minister has gone an extra mile to ensure progress in minimising what he might call groups of individuals trying to tarnish the good name of the government, military establishment and public officials. FIA's special cyber crime unit has reportedly outlined a long list of social media activists and journalists. The rigorous investigation process has begun. Nisar has also held meetings with journalism and media organisations, APNS, PBA, CPNE; held press conferences and; together with NADRA and PTA, moved closer to forming SOPs for "devising a system that ensures freedom of expression, while simultaneously checking unbridled misuse of social media".
Only in an ideologically formed state may you find the oxymoronic maneuvers that promote freedom while reigning in dissent. The nine-month old cybercrime bill, reportedly, bore only one court decision, passing a sentence for producing a fake social media account. Already the hardliners are voicing that the cybercrime cases should be handled by military courts and not its civil equivalent.
Some analysts argue that while the country has proper laws to curb sedition, defamation, blasphemy terrorism and; cyber crime bill, PTA and PEMRA work as regulatory bodies, why do we need yet another regulator. Needless to say that netizens, rights' groups and journalists are queasy about this business. For about two decades, the nation has enjoyed independent news media and shared their ideas with the rest of the world through social networking. Moreover, while the country has proper laws to curb sedition, defamation, blasphemy terrorism and; cyber crime bill, PTA and PEMRA work as regulatory bodies, yet another regulator can only create a stir in the pot. And now as a code of conduct for journalism and social media is in the making, the message for the netizen is, when online, stick strictly to two subjects: the weather and your health.
The question arises: why now? Well Nisar's media drive came hot on the heels of the civil military kerfuffle following the controversial Dawn Leaks report. However, some political analysts see this as an effort to appease the Forces.
In its past decade news and social media have encouraged a fair discourse and an e-democracy in the country where people have the right to question. Not only has it increased the awareness among the masses as to the rights and responsibilities but also the need for accountability. It was the social and news media that raised issues of Shahzeb murder in 2013 and Qandeel Baloch among numerous other issues usually swept under the carpet.
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Can someone remind me how the methodology works for Minimum Standards. I know there is a 40% tolerance level but how is this applied. eg. I have an overall E&T cohort of 1000. Of this I have a GCSE English & Maths Cohort of 357 with 259 showing as below the threshold. To work out the tolerance do I divide the 259 by my Qual Type Cohort (357) or the overall Cohort (1000)? We used to get a pdf report showing this but the new BI Tool is not clear.January 11, 2018 at 3:14 pm #227740
I don't suppose anyone can advise on this please? The ESFA guidance document (link below) is not clear. It gives an example of Apprenticeships but does not explain how the calculation to work out tolerance is applied to E & T and whether the number of aims below threshold is calculated against the overall E & T Cohort or the Qual Type Cohort.
Also, in my BI report on the Hub for Minimum standards both the SSA and Qual Type reports show green shading in the bars (or provision below the Threshold) for each group. Does this mean that there is likely to be no intervention? Would these be shaded red if intervention was likely? Again there is no ESFA guidance on how these reports should be read/used.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/645049/Minimum_Standards_2016_to_2017.pdfJanuary 12, 2018 at 9:58 am #227901
Dear Chris
For each learning aim that fall below the threshold ach. rate for each related qual. type (which in this case is 75%), eg.:
*If you have 2 learning aims, eg. A – 30 cohorts, ach. rate% 76%; and B – 40 and 45%
*Learning aim B's ach. rate% falls below 75% and all 40 are counted towards the no. of overall cohorts along with other learning aims that fall below their respective qual. type ach. rate% threshold.
In your case this adds up to 257 and is divided by you overall cohorts of 1,000 leavers, giving your 25.7% of your overall cohorts which is well below the ESFA's 40% threshold.
Here is the link to the ESFA's document explaining its methodology, para. 53 onwards:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/672523/ET_QAR_Data_Set_Production_Spec_2016-17_v2.pdfJanuary 12, 2018 at 10:48 am #227927
Hi Yazz, thank you for that – much appreciated.January 12, 2018 at 11:52 am #227956
Just an updateon this we have just been told by ESFA that we are in scope for intervention as they are using the number below as a percentage of the total E & T cohort.
Our overall E & T Cohort is 1327 and we have a total of 681 below the threshold = 51% (above the tolerance level)
I originally thought they would be looking at this at Qual Type level – eg. Award = 241 below threshold = 1% of overall cohort so Awards not in scope for intervention. Looks as if I am wrong.
I would welcome other views on this as we are currently being inspected by Ofsted and ESFA have said they will be outlining this to the HMI.January 31, 2018 at 5:46 pm #232768
Hi Chris
Yes, it's the aims below threshold, then sum up all the starts (leavers) from those aims, that gives the size of cohort for the tolerance calc.
You might want to look at each aim and work out how many starts you were short of reaching the threshold for that aim. (also helps build credibility if you know the data inside out at aim level) if you're one or two short here and there, that's better than being way off.
Depending on what type of delivery you have, there are also arguments that may carry some weight.
For example if you do loads of functional skills L1 & 2 – it's possible for you to be above the national average, yet come under threshold for minimum standards – if you have sufficient weight if that type of instance, that may help.February 1, 2018 at 10:04 am #232882
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Everybody has those moments when things just arent going right making us moody and irritable. Mood swings can be annoying and conflicting to those around us. Need some tips on how to minimize the amount of time life bring us down? Try these... Dont sweat the small stuff. Every time something happens that has the potential to bring you down ask yourself this really simple question: Is it in my control or not? We all have things we can control like our mind, our outlook, or what we choose to eat. We cant control traffic or an angry neighbor, so why give energy and attention to things we cant change? Learning to distinguish what is in our control, and what is not, should be the first step when faced with a stressor. Watch feel good movies and listen to feel good songs. Watching something that makes us laugh or puts life into perspective can really change our mood. Taking that break to sit back, relax and be worry-free for at least 90 minutes can do wonders. Create a playlist of feel good tracks, transfer the list to your mobile device and always have it handy when you need a booster. Care for the star of your lifes story - YOU. You are the protagonist in your life story and you deserve the star treatment! Keep your self-confidence and self-esteem strong. Strengthen your insides by eating well, getting moving, and enjoy rest. Having a balanced diet helps your mind and body stay strong through lifes ups and downs. By keeping active and exercising, you release the feel good endorphins that can give you the lift you need. Lack of sleep can deprive your mental function setting a downward tone for your day. It is also important to take care of your outward appearance. Start your day by applying a colorful lipstick. The pop of color can kick-start your day. Need a little extra? Use one of Look Beautys masks when you need a 20-minute pick-up. How we feel about ourselves affects our mood so give yourself compliments and dont forget how great you truly are. Count your blessings. Yes, this can seem difficult on days where nothing is going right but starting your day by saying something you are grateful for can change your outlook. The next time you are stuck in traffic on the way to work say 3 things out loud that you are thankful for. At night before bed write down the best part of your day, even if it was just that really good cup of coffee you had. This simple process can help you realize the small pleasures in life we miss by focusing on the bad.
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Pegasus- A Dragon's Tale by Gina LoBiondo
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For hundreds of years tales of dragons have been told and cherished. What child hasn't wished to have his or her own dragon or to fight the great fire-breathers? Pegasus – A Dragon's Tale is the delightful, heartwarming story of two young bear cubs and the dragon they find that changes their lives forever.
This is a delightful book for children that will making the reading experience for parents enjoyable too and opens up many topics of conversation for both child and parent.
This is a beautiful story of bravery, friendship and acceptance of differences, accompanied with lovely illustrations along the way. I can really imagine a child being eager to find out what happens in the story.
It's hard for someone without a child to test how enjoyable this is for a child, I can only assume (and comment how my inner child enjoyed it too!) I'll be sure to pass this on to a friend and their child in the hope that they will enjoy it as much as I think they should!
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Pile driving is scheduled to begin in late October for the new portion of the Avenida Pico bridge on the southbound side of Interstate 5 (I-5) in San Clemente.
Reconstruction of the Avenida Pico interchange is part of the $230 million I-5 South County Improvement Project, which also extends the carpool lane from San Juan Creek Road in San Juan Capistrano to Avenida Pico in San Clemente.
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Book Review | The Seventh Blessing
Author: Melissa Buell
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The Seventh Blessing: Tales of Gymandrol, by Melissa Buell is an engaging read about Princess Samantha of Mittra. I'll admit I was a bit surprised when I discovered that The Seventh Blessing was a YA Fantasy romance novel. At times the females in YA romance novels tend to be too dependent on their love interests, so I was reluctant. I was however, thoroughly relieved to find that Sam is not that girl.
In Gymandrol, Princes and Princesses soon after birth are given a number of fairy blessings according to the month they were born. Samantha was born in July; therefore, she was gifted with seven blessings. Usually baby princesses are gifted with useless blessings, such as, the ability to giggle, long fingernails and so forth. Before Samantha's ceremony a mistake was made, when two fairy advisors to the King, were arguing about the gifts which they would give Samantha if she was a boy. Unbeknownst to them, the qualities which they listed were recorded as blessings. Panicked, her fairy godmother, Talia gifted her with a seventh blessing in the ancient tongue and hid the blessings.
In a world in which gender roles are easily defined, Sam sticks out like a sore thumb and as a reader who enjoys a strong heroine, I enjoyed Sam's atypical behavior. At an early age she struggled to understand why she wasn't like the other girls. She was anxious to play with the boys, climb trees and get more than a little dirty. Her father recognizes Samantha's differences, and instead of denouncing her ways, he embraces her, even allowing her to train in hopes of one day becoming a knight. Samantha's life forever changes when she discovers her real blessings on her 18th birthday, hidden away in the library. She uses one of her true blessings, the ability to speak foreign languages, to decipher her gifts. Only one blessing is beyond her translation, and that is her seventh blessing.
Dealing with the aftermath of the discovery, Sam's parents send her on a tour, in hopes that she will find a suitable mate along the way. Sam is accompanied by her best friend from childhood; Prince Edric, her nemesis; Prince Nolan, new BFF; Princess Chrissy and of course, Talia. Along the way Samantha is intertwined in a love triangle, forced to play matchmaker, disguises herself and competes as a knight , all while struggling to accept her true gifts. However difficult it may be for her to accept her blessings, it is her talents which carry her through the challenges which she faces. Most importantly, it is one main blessing, her seventh blessing, which proves most useful when she faces her greatest task yet, saving Gymandrol from the clutches of evil.
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Jun Kong, Na Yang, Xuedong Li, Yuanyuan Lu, Jinsong Zhang; The study of surface properties of intraocular lens by nanometric analysis. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):5947.
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To analyze the essential factors of the surface properties of various intraocular lenses, such as the optic surface roughness, electrostatic charge and contact angle by means of corresponding physical measurements.
Ten commercially available lenses from different manufacturers were studied, three types of materials including poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA), silicone, hydrophobic acrylic IOLs were involved. The surface roughness was evaluated with atomic force microscopy (AFM) using the tapping mode at ambient temperature.The roughness paraments were quantitatively analyzed using Nonoscope8.0 software. Meanwhile, the electrostatic charge on IOLs was measured using Electric Force Microscopy (EFM). The contact angle measurement was performed according to the Sessile Drop Method. Images of contact angle could be obtained by contact angle imaging system ( DSA100, Germany ). Computer-assisted and researcher-controlled image analysis identified IOL contour and water drop tangent lines.
AFM demonstrated statistically significant differences in the surface roughness values between IOL optics of various materials (P<0.05). The topographic images of PMMA lens surface showed numerous grooves and scratch with different orientations. All the acrylic lenses had distinct pores that varied in depth and dimensions. Silicone IOL had relatively flat surface, some protruding microgranular features, and ridge-like structures. The electrostatic charges on IOLs were significantly different between each other. There is no absolute relationship between the surface electrostatic charge and material. Contact angle measurement of the IOLs revealed different values within different materials. The contact angles of PMMA were found to have values between 49 and 62. Lenses made of Acrylic had values between 68.54 and 89.45. The angle of Silicon IOL was relatively big, 106°.
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I am just in awe of how we managed to get so far away from Jesus! I'm no theology major, believe me when I tell you that. But I have been reading everything I can get my hands on about the early church, and early council, and those who came right after the Disciples and the Apostles, and so forth.
I have scores of books yet to read. Most of them, I have simply skimmed through, just to find relevant topics throughout. Not that I'm "picking" what I want to hear. I'm just trying to figure out which ones go back the farthest so that I will have some type of a timeline to look at. I'd prefer not to jump back and forth.
Making Sense Of It All
So, I've been an avid Bible reader for most of my life. I love to study the Word! It is the living, Rhema Word of God and nothing is more important to me than that. Once I started on this journey to find out how we got from "there" to "here", it has been incredibly confusing.
Not the Bible! But the part that comes after…
I guess it all started when I realized men went from being "disciples" and "apostles", to being "bishops" and "fathers". Yes, the Bible does speak of ordaining bishops and it also speaks of preachers. However, in my study, I found something interesting.
In the Old Testament, the only time the word "preacher" is used is in the book of Ecclesiastes (1:1-2; 1:12; 7:27; 12:8-10). The Hebrew word translated as "preacher" in these verses is qoheleth (Strong's H6953), from Strong's H6950. It means "assembler" or "lecturer".
In the New Testament, we find the word "preacher" in Romans 10:14, 1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11 and 2 Peter 2:5. In this instance, the Greek word translated into "preacher" in Romans 10:14 is kerusso (Strong's G2784), which means to herald, proclaim or publish a divine truth, or the gospel. All the other references are translated from the Greek word, kerux (Strong's G2783), from G2784, means a herald that IS of divine truth, ESPECIALLY the gospel (emphasis mine).
What Does It Mean?
From the looks of the original Hebrew and Greek words, it seems that two very different and distinct positions are spoken of here. In the Old Testament, it looks like a "preacher" was the equivalent of a teacher, or maybe even that of a public speaker. A lecturer, as the original Hebrew points toward, is someone who discusses, expounds, relates and dictates already existing information. Right?
The original Greek word, on the other hand, speaks to something completely different. Again, this is me, the girl that really ISN'T into theology. I'm just speaking to what I take away from this, as common sense would dictate. Anyway…the Greek word means to proclaim divine truth, especially in relation to the gospel. So how is this different?
In the New Testament, we had the culmination of prophecy, and the once and for all sacrifice for sin, forever, in Jesus Christ Himself! After that, a preacher's job was to proclaim that, to the ends of the world. The meaning took on a different purpose in that it was no longer the recollection of such things as the flood, the rainbow, and the laws of Moses. No, it was much more alive than that.
In fact, since we were no longer bound to the law, but alive under grace, the entire message was something different. Something alive! Something timeless! It was God, in the flesh, who died and was resurrected to live again as our reigning Savior and King! That's something they surely didn't have in the Old Testament.
Trouble Accepting The Gospel
Both Jews and Gentiles alike had trouble accepting the gospel of Jesus. It was something Paul dealt with almost everywhere he went in the beginning. Of course, eventually it came down to Paul preaching to the Gentiles and Peter preaching to the Jews, after the two men had somewhat of an argument about the whole situation. I think it was literally the first-ever case of, "Let's agree to disagree".
The Jews were nothing if not thoroughly steeped in their culture and unyielding to the fact that their promised Messiah had finally arrived. Jesus called them out to their face on more than one occasion for this very thing. He called them hypocrites and likened them to whitewashed tombs, full of dead men's bones (Matthew 23:27)! He went on to warn others, "Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you will not see the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew 5:20).
On the other hand, they followed Jesus around, obviously just waiting and watching for Him to do anything at all that they could find fault with. They wanted nothing more than to kill Him and be done with His "blasphemy". They called Him out over taxation, tithing, the disciples not washing their hands before they ate, and so much more. Every question they posed to Him, Jesus answered in such a way that they could not find fault in it. Even when he healed a man's withered arm on the Sabbath – something that was strictly forbidden by Jewish law at that time – He still related back to Old Testament teaching on what was really "right" when it came to moral situations such as this one.
When Did Things Really Start To Change?
I'm not sure I've really discovered the exact point when things started to change. It seems to have started with the first Council of Nicea (or Nice, or Nicaea, depending on who wrote about it). This Council was first convened by the Emperor for the "most important purpose" of deciding exactly Who Jesus was, what His true Nature was, and when He "became", or was "begotten".
I have to admit, it still seems absolutely ludicrous to me that grown men actually had to convene and discuss this! You'll have to excuse – once again – my lack of theoretical leanings on this topic, though. You see, in my eyes, it's best to handle questions like this by going back to the source, the way that Paul did. Jesus made it plain that He and the Father were One. Plain and simple.
Anyway, the Council of Nicea was held in 325 AD to discuss the nature of Jesus, along with a few other things, such as a date for the Passover, or Easter, as it was then called. I've thought about this too, and I just have to wonder, how does that kind of information get lost in three hundred years? If Jewish history was as well documented as it always had been, how in the world would they not know when such an important Jewish holiday as Passover was celebrated?
The More Things Change
There's an old saying, I'm sure you've heard it, that says, The more things change, the more they stay the same. But I'm pretty sure, in this case, that's not the entirety of the truth. As I continue to study about how we got the Catholic Church from the New Testament Church, my confusion only grows deeper. Because that certainly wasn't the way things were for the disciples.
Then, as things continued changing, that's where the Protestant Churches came into play. Now…we have more denominations than we can shake a stick at! Literally. There are denominations, sub-denominations, small-cell home churches and even churches you can attend online. And while everyone is so adamantly devoted to their own "denomination" or "sect", they still quiet themselves with the fact that we still serve the same God. While this is surely true, I believe it leads the way to more profound problems.
Now, we not only have different Christian denominations talking about this one common God that we serve. I am starting to hear people say that our Christian God and the muslim God are also the same God. Now that's a bit of a stretch for me.
But that's a topic for another day!
As always, I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic. However, I do ask that you keep in mind, as I have reiterated, I am no theologian. This hasn't been my life's study and quite frankly, I am still barely wading into the historical writings. And still secure in the knowledge that the Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God. If it weren't, I am fully persuaded, we wouldn't have it today.


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Stories highlighted in our today's summary of the local dailies on the newsstand include ECOWAS leaders' commendation to President George Manneh Weah's on his election as Liberia's 24th President; The inspection of Chinese Aided Bamboo and Rattan Weaving Projects by Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and the Chinese Ambassador accredited to Liberia and the launching of tax payment via Orange Money in Liberia among others.
ECOWAS leaders commend President Weah
President Weah's attendance at the extraordinary summit is his first appearance as President of Liberia. According to a dispatch from Lome, Togolese President Chairman of ECOWAS Faure Gnassingbe commended President Weah in his opening address at the Summit on his historic election as Liberia's 24th President to a rousing applause. He assured Mr. Weah and the people of Liberia that ECOWAS will remain engaged with Liberia during the tenure of President Weah. The ECOWAS Chairman said the Regional Body is assured of the commitment of President Weah to the principles of ECOWAS and looks forward to his involvement. The leaders of ECOWAS are now in closed door discussions on the security and political crisis in Guinea Bissau, which is the major focus of the one-day high-level meeting. More than 10 Heads of State and High-ranking Government Officials are in Lome, Togo attending the Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit. Meanwhile, President George Manneh Weah and entourage are expected to participate in the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS in Lome, Togo according to the NewDawn newspaper.
Related Caption: ECOWAS Leader Commend President Weah(In Profile Daily)
Vice President Howard-Taylor and Chinese Ambassador Inspect Chinese Aided Bamboo And Rattan Weaving Projects
According to FrontPage Africa newspaper, Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and the Ambassador accredited to Liberia, H.E. Fu Jijun on Thursday April 12, 2018 toured a Chinese-aided Bamboo and Rattan Weaving Project at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville, outside Monrovia. The project, according to Ambassador Fu Jijun, was established in 2007 during the tenure of former Chinese Ambassador to Liberia, Lin Songtain. This, the Ambassador explained, followed the former Ambassador's trip to south-eastern Liberia, along with former President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, where they saw an abundance of bamboo and rattan plants, which moved them into collaborative action to begin the initiative. The Vice president who interacted with some young Liberians in training, during the tour of the facilities, expressed delight in the talent of Liberian youth in the project whose products were inspected and found to be remarkable.
Related Caption: VP Howard-Taylor, Chinese Envoy Inspect Chinese Aided Bamboo And Rattan Weaving Projects(Heritage and In Profile Daily)
NFAA explains plans for Euros 10 million grant
The Director General for the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority or NFAA, Emma Metieh Glassco, discloses here that the European Union has approved a grant of Euros 10 million for the NFAA. She adds that the NFAA is at the verge of successfully completing staffing and structuring of the Authority.Speaking at the Ministry of Information's regular press briefing recently on the Capitol Hill, she notes that the NFAA intends to use the grant to dredge the fishing harbor, install cold storage facilities in major fishing communities, invest in research stock assessment and initiate robust aquaculture activities. "We are currently exploring opportunity to provide pre-mixed gas for our local fishermen; with this we have begun negotiations with NP Gas Station to be our initial supplier. The King Gray community has been earmarked to be our pilot project, to be launched in a couple of days upon green light from LEC," she explains. She says the entity is reviewing a tuna investment proposal worth almost US$300,000 with Senegal and has also been awarded five scholarships from their Chinese counterpart to assist in the training and education of technical staff in aquaculture management and law enforcement in marine fisheries. The NFAA Director General reveals that there are plans to place a moratorium on fishing in waters, with specific focus on certain species of fish and sea food that are very scarce, reports the New Dawn newspaper.
Related Caption: NFAA Higlights Plans For EU US$10M Grant (In Profile Daily)
UNESCO -MRU sign MOU
The New Dawnnewspaper reports that the United Nations Educational and Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Mano River Union (MRU) have held talks on the need to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will ensure that the two organizations partner together in the areas of education, ITC, peace building among others. The Secretary General of the MRU, Ambassador Medina Wesseh, said the MOU also aim at promoting democratic institutions in the MRU basin. According to dispatch from Paris, France, Ambassador Wesseh was speaking when she held talks with UNESCO Deputy Director Mr. Getachew Engida at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Ambassador Wesseh emphasized that the MRU has created four centers of excellence with the School of Mines in Guinea, the Forestry Training Institute in Liberia, the ITC Center in Sierra Leone and the University of Engineering in La Cote d'Ivoire.
Related Caption: UNESCO-MRU Agreed MOU for Partnership in Enhanced Growth and Development(FrontPage Africa) and UNESCO – MRU Discuss MOU For Partnership – To Enhance Growth and Development(In Profile Daily)
AFELL Mediates Over 500 Cases; Says Its Intervention Has Helped Reduce Court Dockets
The Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) said it has resolved 545 cases through their mediation efforts. AFELL president, Atty. Vivian D. Neal, said these cases were resolved to ease the burden of women, who faced difficulties in seeking legal redress. Speaking over the weekend in Bentol, at the start of a two-day retreat and mediation training for female lawyers, Madam Neal noted that AFELL sees mediation as a best mean of resolving most of the legal crises. These mediation efforts, according to her, were held between the periods of 2016 to 2017. She described their action as a success. According to her, based on their work, they have been granted UNDP/UNMIL joint project to mediate more cases and seek legal redress for women and children for a period of a year, writes the FrontPage Africa newspaper.
Related Caption: AFELL mediates over 500 cases(New Dawn)
Tax Via Orange Money
According to the FrontPage Africa newspaper, Liberia President H.E. George Manneh Weah launched Thursday the 12th of April a new service that will allow Liberian tax payers to pay their taxes via Orange Money. The Service is a collaborative effort led by the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) and its partners at the United States Aid for International Development (USAID), the United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Orange Liberia. Orange is the first telecom operator to official launch the service with GOL authorities.
Related Caption: 'Pay Your Taxes To Develop Our Country' Pres. Weah Admonishes taxpayers as LRA launches Mobile Tax Payment via Orange(Daily Observer)
LACC Reminds Public Officials to Declare Assets
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) is reminding all public officials and employees of Government who are required to declare their income, assets, and liabilities to do so, according to a press release issued over the weekend. The LAC clarified that "Section IV. administration of asset disclosure system" of the "regulations for the administration, monitoring, receiving and implementation of asset declaration in accordance with the national code of conduct for all public officials and employees," relating to the universal filing deadline (last Friday in July), refers to public officials who had declared earlier and are re-declaring either at the end of every three years; on promotion or progression from one level to another; upon transfer to another public office; and upon retirement and resignation. All other public officials who are entering or re-entering public office and have no record of declaring or re-declaring their income, assets, and liabilities are required by law to do so prior to taking office, reports the Daily Observer.
France Aid Ends Project Assessment At LACE
According to the In Profile Daily, a French Government delegation has expressed impression in great development potentials in Liberia, and says prospects are bright about assisting the West African Country. Speaking during an assessment visit with government agency – Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE), President Emmanuel Macron's emissaries said, they were in Monrovia to gather first-hand information about areas of development needs for their Government's intervention. The recent visit of France Aid to Liberia was necessitated by funding commitment the European economic giant (France) made to President George Manneh Weah's government while on a state visit; his first foreign travel after inauguration on 22 January, 2018. The 10 million euros donated to Liberia by France, according to the visiting delegation, will be channeled through basic social services such as community empowerment projects LACE implements as a government agency.


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By all means wrap up in the winter seasons but fight that overwhelming urge to dig out the ski jacket. Here is my winter check-list to help you embrace the bitter cold and avoid looking like a windswept disaster.....
2. Fluffy Jumpers: A cute way to layer up when worn over a collared shirt. Keep a clothes brush at the ready to get rid of the stray hairs that will cling to your coat!
3. Leather Skirts: A nod to the current goth influence and my leather obsession. Pencil skirts and midi-styles are bang on trend whether worn for a day at the office or drinks with friends.
5. Polo Necks: Who needs a scarf?!
6. Tapered Trousers: Effortlessly chic and if you cannot face the inevitable frozen ankles, bring socks into the equation.
8. Fur Collar Coat: A timeless and versatile fashion favourite and charcoal grey can be worn with almost anything.
9. Long Sleeve Shirts: There are endless possibilities on offer ranging from lace trims, overdone collars, sequins and embellishment.
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Secretary, State Election Commission, Himachal Pradesh disclosed that the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla has been appointed as Electoral Registration Officer (Municipal Corporation) for the purpose of preparation of electoral rolls for election to Municipal Corporation.
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Thanks to Tony for all the news from around the Lawn Bowls clubs in Manawatu…
"All the preparation our mens and womens representative sevens have put in will be put to the test on Sunday when the Intercentre play-offs are completed at Northern.
Many of the squad will have had a good final workout on the Saturday when the same region's interclub teams play-off although the venue will be different at Palmerston North. Besides Manawatu the other Centres involved are Gisborne-East Coast, Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay.
Palmerston North represent Manawatu in both divisions of the mens Interclub and the Division one team looks particularly formidable. Chris Barrett played the singles in the Manawatu event but this time he will skip the four and Ross Ellery returns to play the individual discipline.
Northern is Manawatu's representative in the womens first division and they are chock full of talented players who have been in form. It often comes down to singles and Feona Sayles will front for Northern. Both her and Ellery will back up in the same spot in the intercentre so they carry much responsibility.
The second division will see Takaro representing Manawatu women. They beat some handy teams to get where they are but the environment will really test their compatibility and resolve.
I expect the Manawatu women to be a real force on the Sunday but I am not so sure about the men's side. The mens four and the pair have not played as combinations in the preparation matches and several players have it in their minds that they never compete as well at the Northern venue. Such thinking may suggest brittle temperaments on the big stage.
Four Northern players are in the womens seven and they are relishing the prospect of performing at home. The four has looked a very strong combination with three of that combination playing together in Centre events and at club level. Fran Frith the team's skip has competed well outside the centre as well as has Sayles and pairs skip Sharon Sims has more international experience and success than any player in either gender.
Teams Are; Interclub, Men. Division One Palmerston North, Singles Ross Ellery; Pairs Pat Horgan (s) and Graeme Cooley: Fours Chris Barrett (s), Brian Little, Steve Toms and Eric Watson. Division Two Palmerston North, Singles Dean Gilshnan, Pairs Don Cooley (s) and Ted Hodgson; Fours Eric Cairncross (s), Crellan Hooper, Alan Morley and Gerry Firth. Women Division One, Northern. Singles Feona Sayles; pairs Sharon Sims (s) and Noeleen Elston; Fours Viv Lozell (s), Anna Davis, Christine Quinn and Sue Meyer. Division Two, Takaro. Singles Patricia Hanson; Pairs Betty Parker (s) and Margaret Hefferen; Fours Tania McKay (s), Tania Harris, Sue Scott and Michele Welsh. Intercentre Men; Singles Ellery; Pairs Horgan (s) and Shane Rogers; Fours Phillip Skoglund, Barrett, Barry Wynks and Lawrie Gordon. Women, singles Sayles, Pairs Sims (s) and Quinn; Fours Fran Frith (s), Sheryn Blake, Mere Fryer and Georgie Kahui-Rogers.
• A grand performance from Himitangi Beach 15 year old Sophie Fisher saw her win the regional girls Kittyhawk (under 20) elimination at Wanganui last weekend. The final of the tournament will be played at Auckland over Easter and with the top four going through Fisher will be joined by Kaitlin Thompson of Hokowhitu who finished third.
• Some time back I set out on a project to recreate the Manawatu Centre's Mens senior title records and the project is nearing completion. Records were apparently lost at the amalgamation of the mens and womens centre. I have visited most clubs to inspect their honours boards and certificates and talked to many bowlers. Entries I don't have are the 2000/01 Champion of champion pairs, The four seasons from 1998/99 to 2001/02 for champion of champion triples and the 2003/04 champion of champion fours. One Club I haven't been to is Dannevirke and I suspect they were involved in some of the missing entries. In Centre Open titles I am only missing the 1999/00 pairs and the 2001/02 singles. I would appreciate any assistance to complete the gaps. It may even be you were runners-up and will be able to recall who beat you. Once complete I hope to produce the complete record for clubs.
• A big day for Terrace End last Saturday with their representatives Bev Budd and Shane Rogers taking both senior champion of champion titles. What more can be said about Bev's record. She wouldn't want to be hit by lightning when wearing the "bars" from all her title wins!
• Don't forget your entry for the Hospice tournament on 10 March. Last time I was talking to organiser Barry Gush there were still a few spots available and he is still seeking donations for his giant raffle and auction.
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League: Class 4A Southeast
Head coach: Brian Whitaker, 24th season
Returning lettermen: Ten
Top athletes: Omar Aguilar-Espinoza (Sr.), Connor Mikita (Sr.), Thomas Kirchner (Sr.), Ryan Wurtz (Jr.), Bryson Christensen (Sr.)
Outlook: Aguilar-Espinoza was the runner-up in the 2016 Sunrise Region meet. In all, the Skyhawks bring back five of their seven runners from last year's region meet.
"SIlverado will be looking to improve on a seventh-place finish (in the region)," Whitaker said. "The Skyhawks will have a veteran group with a team goal of qualifying for the state meet."


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Apple rules out iPod movies for Asia
There is no prospect of Apple Computer's new iTunes movie service rolling out in the near future.india Updated: Sep 14, 2006 17:04 IST
Apple Computer's new iTunes movie service will not be available in much of Asia and there is no prospect of its roll-out in the near future, a company spokesman said on Thursday.
The California company launched the latest addition to its hugely successful Music Store online download service in the United States this week, offering scores of movies old and new owned by the Disney corporation.
But fears of piracy, which is rampant in much of Asia, and a tangle over licensing agreements with record and movie companies means the world's fastest growing digital market has been shut out.
"We cannot comment on the specifics but it is true that iTunes is not available in Asia," said Tony Li, Apple's marketing director for Asia. "That goes for music and movies."
In the Asia-Pacific region, iTunes is available only in Australia and Japan, the world's second largest consumer of music after the United States. Even in Japan, some labels have refused to allow their songs onto the service.
The new movie download service will allow US users to buy current movies for 12.99 dollars in the first week of release and 14.99 dollars after through the iTunes programme. Archived movies will sell for 9.99 dollars.
So far only movies from Disney -- including films from Pixar, Touchstone, and Miramax studios -- are available but other companies are in negotiation to provide content.
The plan was rolled out as Apple launched its remodelled iPod range, the world's top-selling MP3 music file player, which has notched up sales of 60 million units in the five years since it was launched.
Through iTunes, Apple has about 70 percent of the music download market.
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From Illinois Public Media:
The chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana campus Thursday expressed regret about the way she came to a decision to withdraw a job offer to a professor who posted inflammatory comments on Twitter – a decision she said was "pretty unilateral."
Chancellor Phyllis Wise said members of the Board of Trustees told her in July that they likely would not approve the appointment of Professor Steven Salaita. A week later, Wise sent a letter to Salaita rescinding the job offer.
"The judgment I made in writing him was to convey the sentiment of the Board of Trustees, it was not mine." She said. "And I did it because I thought I was doing something humane for him."
Humane, she said, because she didn't want Salaita to move his family to Urbana only to learn his appointment was not approved.
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"How do you create so much content so quickly?"
"How do you just KNOW what to post?"
"How can you write 2-3-4 blogs in under an hour?"
"How do you type enough content for the whole month so quickly?"
These are all questions i've gotten from my clients. Don't worry, everyone wonders this at least once or twice during the start up, take off, or growth of their business. If you google "how to create content" you will become LOST and confused with all the fancy spreadsheets, convoluted breakdowns, LISTS of things to help you come up with topics… I know I sure was when I first started out.
I spent hours online trying to come up with content. I looked through pinterest for tips like I was being paid to do so. I checked out all sorts of blogs, forums, highly sought after mentors, and somehow creating bunches of content was this mystical unicorn that so many talked about but no one REALLY explained.
So I NEED to break it down for it
First and foremost you need to ask yourself what you want to accomplish when you share your content.
Do you want to meet your sales goals?
Do you want more reviews?
Do you want leads?
Do you want to attract your perfect client?
Are you show casing your knowledge?
Do you want to find new customers?
This is just a short list of questions to ask yourself, by all means decide what your purpose is and we can work towards it. Think about how you want your content to help your business then well break it down into more specific goals.
Topics You Want To Cover
Take a look at the goals you decided to go for a few seconds ago and think about what you will need to cover in order to achieve those goals.
For example: I am always looking to reach new mommas who are wanting to leave their 9-5's and stay home with their kiddos, stay at home moms who are looking to start an online business, moms who have sorta started a business. In common all three of those moms can't seem the find the time to run it with all the mom life going on. I things for time management, organization, planning, content creation and growth.
What I did was pick 5 topics I know inside and out and I break them down into large topics and tailor them to what my goal is. If I want to sell a product I may share a Facebook post about starting, growing, making money, fool proof plans to do it. I might share my link to my paid product, I might redirect them to a free opt-in that leads to a paid product, I may ask who is interested and then send them a message directly.
How Often To Share
Unless you just enjoy being online at all hours of the day and night I suggest you learn what times your audience is online and looking to learn. You might have to experiment a little at first to find out when you get the most engagement and what types of post get the most engagement (post no picture, post with picture, video, gif, blog, etc).
One thing to keep in the back of your mind is that consistency ALWAYS beats frequency. What I mean is that if you are showing up every day and sharing with your audience you are making more of an impact than if you showed up for a week posting 4-5 times a day and then go AWOL for a month.
Content Delivery
This is where you will decide how best to share your amazeballs content. If you tend to get long winded with tons of great info you might think about blogging, videos, or even podcasts. If you share quick tips, inspirational quotes, bits of your long content than you may think about just making a quick social media post.
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This part is where SOOOOOO many people drop the ball. You need to TRACK, in some way, how your content is performing. This helps you decide if you need to tweak something, eliminate something, share more on something, etc. Take a look at your goals and figure out if you're on track to meeting them.
You might look at your page views, comments, likes, shares, the stats on your blog site, etc. However you do it make sure you are doing it EVERY WEEK! A month or so into tracking you'll start to see patterns of what is performing well and what isn't and you can tweak your plan from there.
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Three & Out Offense: Indiana Hoosiers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes/
Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)
Saturday is fast approaching and the Hoosiers return to Big Ten play as they travel to Iowa City to face the Hawkeyes. The Hoosiers climbed back over the .500-mark with a win last week against North Texas. Can the Hoosiers continue the upward trend? Here are three keys to victory for the Indiana offense.
1. Score First- The Hoosiers are 3-0 this season when scoring first, while Iowa has fallen behind early in four out of five of their games winning all four of those games. The Indiana offense is definitely more explosive and has the potential to put up some points on this Iowa team. It is homecoming in Iowa City and there is a stripe out at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes are right smack in the middle of the divison race, so the crowd should be roaring early. An early score will be a message from Indiana that we mean business and could lead to a long day for the black and gold.
2. Pour it On- Iowa has come back to in each of their four wins. In three of those wins they were down by 10 points. Therefore it is imperative that if they Hoosiers do jump out in front that they continue to build a lead and put Iowa away. Iowa is a hard team to put away and their mental toughness allows them to stay in games that they have no business being in. The Hoosiers cannot have a half like the first half last week, where they raced out to a lead in the first stanza and then went cold in the second quarter. Indiana knows first hand what Iowa can do at home and that they are never out of a game.
3. Lean on The Rock- Who would have thought that Indiana would ever have a better running game than the Iowa Hawkeyes? Tevin Coleman is one of the best backs in the country and while Indiana needs to throw the ball to loosen up this Hawkeye defense, the IU offense needs to ride their best play to victory. Running the ball with Coleman gives the Hoosiers two advantages. First, it keeps the clock running and shortens the game and two, he has the ability to score from anywhere on the field. If they pound the ball enough Coleman will likely break a few big runs. It also helps the Hoosiers that they have D'Angelo Roberts and Devine Redding, two very capable back-ups ready to give Coleman a breather if necessary.