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NHGRI Short Course in Genomics: Nurse, Physician Assistant and Faculty Track
The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics: Nurse, Physician Assistant and Faculty Track, held on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, Maryland, offers participants the opportunity to learn best practices from leaders in genomics education for health professionals. This year, the course is targeted to nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and the faculty who educate these health professionals in genomics.
In addition to lectures and panel discussions, the course includes interactive sessions with course participants and presenters. On the third day, the class separates into two groups: the educator group will review existing curricula for ways to incorporate genomic content; the clinician group will learn about successful models in which genomics/genetics have been integrated into practice. Tours of the NIH Clinical Center will also be offered.
The 2016 NHGRI Short Course in Genomics: Nurse, Physician Assistant and Faculty Track, is scheduled for August 1-3, 2016.
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One of our favourite blogs is False Economy - a great site that shows the devastating impact and false economy of the government's failed austerity measures.
The site is run by Clifford Singer, the person who brought us all the wonderful My David Cameron website.
Check it out - it is well worth a read.


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Obituary: Richard Angas, 18 April 1942 ‒ 20 August 2013
Classical Music staff - 23 August 2013
Operatic bass Richard Angas died earlier this week at the age of 71. Angas, who was preparing the role of Swallow for Opera North's production of Britten's Peter Grimes in Leeds, collapsed during a rehearsal. He was taken to hospital but died soon after.
General director Richard Mantle wrote on the Opera North website: 'We are incredibly sad to lose such an esteemed and admired performer, and so suddenly. Richard was a giant of the opera world in every possible way, a performer of great character and charisma, generous hearted and an incredible friend to all who knew and worked with him. He will be sorely missed.'
A versatile and much sought-after towering bass (he was 6ft 7in tall), Angas worked extensively both in Britain and Germany and was a principal bass with English National Opera (ENO) for 15 years. Most recently he played the title role in Sir Jonathan Miller's ENO production of The Mikado ‒ a role he first performed with the company in 1986 ‒ and earlier this year appeared in productions of Welsh National Opera's Lulu, Wagner Dream and The Cunning Little Vixen.
He made his professional debut with Scottish Opera before a career that saw him performing across Europe and in the US.
He performed in contemporary works including Hans Werner Henze's We Come to the River at Covent Garden in 1976, Birtwistle's The Mask of Orpheus at the Coliseum in 1989 and for the UK premiere of Jonathan Harvey's Wagner Dream at the Barbican under Martyn Brabbins in 2012.
'I owe a great deal to Richard Angas,' Sir Jonathan Miller told BBC News. 'Apart from the fact that he was one of the great performers in a long-lasting production of The Mikado, he was one of the most convivial professional companions whose company I enjoyed for many, many years.'
Angas made his debut with the ENO in Aida in 1980 and ENO music director Edward Gardner praised his 'magnificent voice and his warmth and strength of character'.
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Well, I just finished a new paradigm for data handling in pff. I discovered the ArrayAccess interface in SPL - which is really cool, and then using __get and __set I create a class that can handle data as an array or as an object. Why is this useful? Well, I'm using it for all data in pff - so xml lang files will be read and stored in this format, and db queries are read in this format. It makes for very nice access to data. Single "rows" of data are stored in the data class, I also added sorting and filtering functionality. Multiple "rows" of data are stored in a the collection class, which allows multiple sorting and filtering, and returns pff_data objects when you request a "row" - probably row isn't the best term but until I come up with something better, it'll stay.
I'm very pleased with the way data access works using these tools, $data->id and $data[
id'] and $data[0] will all get you the same information, which means you don't have to worry about how you use a query returned, or worry about telling it to grab and object, or assoc array, or num array, it's basically three in one.
The filtering is also very useful because pff implements query caching - so you can do an overall query and then filter by something in the app and use the same cached query over and over again. I've been considering taking the limit out of the database stuff and putting it in the collection stuff, but I'm not sure about that yet.
Caching is being implemented for EVERYTHING in pff - which means if you DON'T use caching the app isn't quite so speedy, just because there's so much going on. but if you cache the registry, and cache queries, and cache hooks files, and cache pages, and cache templates page generation is a LOT quicker and easier.
I had a lot of fun with the caching interface, because it means you could write any sort of caching utility. Right now I have containers for shmop, shm, memcache, and files. I might do a db one later, but db caching will always have more overhead.


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Nancy Tourism > Practical info > Students
Students life in Nancy
Being a student in Nancy is a truly exceptional experience, this city does all it can to ensure students are comfortable and have all the amenities that they need. There are 45,000 students out of a total population of 270,000 – which not only lowers the average age, but it ensures a youthful atmosphere on the streets, and that there are always plenty of things to do.
The schools and universities have historically installed in all different directions: Nancy Station, Avenue de Strasbourg, Rives de Meurthe, Vandoeuvre and Villers les Nancy.... Creating the optimal conditions for a lively and dynamic mix....
There are a large number of higher education establishments which means lots of students, which in turn means easy access to all the necessary daily services without forgetting to mention...... leisure and sports, entertainment and having fun: cinemas, bars, leisure activities, restaurants, theaters and cultural programs etc!
Have you heard about the "24 H de Stan"? A strange yet somewhat compelling race in which students push vehicles without engines for 24 hours straight. It is held biannually at Place Stan as well as Place de la Carrière. In summary, Nancy loves its students student population and it clearly shows!
They talk on social networks
What's on
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Saint Nicholas
In the depths of winter, it's all aboard for a magical weekend to share with family or friends.
Nancy City Pass
Discover the city and take advantage of a wide range of special offers with the practical and economical Nancy City Pass.
Entry to the museums is free the first Sunday of each month.


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Learn more about Animal Crossing: City Folk by reading details on some of the game's main features and options below. For an even more in-depth look at the game's characters, places, items and more, pick up a copy of the official Player's Guide (sold separately).
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- Able Sisters' Shop
You can buy clothes, hats and accessories at the Able Sisters' Shop. Get new garment designs, display those you've created, and have Pro designs created here.
- Auction
Auction off items that you no longer need for a few extra Bells at the Auction House, or bid on new items that come through from time-to-time. You'll have to travel to the City to get there though!
- Bank ABD
The Bank ABD machine, found in the Town Hall, is where you can pay off your mortgage and deposit or withdraw bells. If you ever misplace your card, don't worry! Your bells are safe and they can issue you a new one.
- Bell
Bells are the currency in Animal Crossing: City Folk. From clothes to furniture, you can use Bells to purchase anything for sale in the game. You can also sell treasures, bugs and fish to earn more bells.
- Blathers
Blathers is a character you'll find in your town.
- Booker
Booker is a character you'll find in your town.
- Bugs
Catch bugs around town and donate them to the museum or trade them for Bells at Tom Nook's shop. You'll need to buy a net, but catching a rare one makes it all worth while. Keep your eyes peeled!
- Calendar
Days and seasons pass in real time within the world of Animal Crossing: City Folk, as special events coincide with real world holidays. Keep an eye out in the game during special days of the year, and visit the Calendar page to find out about upcoming special events!
- City
The City is one of the major new additions to Animal Crossing: City Folk! Head to the bus stop in your town to travel there. Discover new shops, new ways to customize yourself, and new adventures.
- Civic Center
The Civic Center has a number of services to change or improve your town. See how your town is doing, change the tune that you hear playing throughout your town, donate Bells to help improve the town, or voice complaints and report problems with your house.
- Copper
Copper is a character you'll find in your town.
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- DS Suitcase Mode
If you've played Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS and have player data saved, you can transfer certain elements to Animal Crossing: City Folk through the DS Suitcase.
Send messages to the e-mail addresses of other Animal Crossing: City Folk owners that you've registered as Wii Friends. All messages get sent from the Post Office.
- Fish
Get yourself a fishing pole and head to the beach. Scour the blue waters of your town for fish of all shapes and sizes. Trade them for Bells at Tom Nook's shop or donate them to the museum.
- Fossils
With a shovel, you can dig up fossils throughout your town. They could be under any number of places, so search carefully! Get them identified by Blathers the owl, then donate them to the museum or trade them at Tom Nook's shop for Bells.
- Friend / Wii Friend
Friends are other players with whom you've exchanged Friend Codes. Wii Friends are other players with whom you've exchanged Wii codes. Exchanging codes will allow you to communicate with other players.
- Friend Code
Trading friend codes with another player will allow you to communicate and visit one another in Animal Crossing: City Folk. Click here for full details on Friend Codes.
- Fruit
Fruit grows on trees throughout your town. Shake a tree to make the fruit fall to the ground, and then pick it up to eat or sell it at Tom Nook's Shop. Different fruits have different prices, and some are rarer than others.
- GracieGrace
GracieGrace is a boutique in the City specializing in high-end furniture, clothing, and accessories.
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- Happy Room Academy
The Happy Room Academy has set up its new headquarters in the City. By joining the Academy, your rooms will become eligible for the exclusive showroom floor. The Academy scans the full Animal Crossing realm so other Animal Crossing: City Folk owners may have their rooms on display as well.
- Katrina's Shop
Katrina is the City's fortuneteller. Visit her shop to have your fortune told and learn about ways to lead a charmed life.
- K.K. Slider
K.K. Slider is a character you'll find in your town.
- Map
View your map at any time to see where all the houses and shops are in your town.
- Mayor
The mayor is a character you'll find in your town.
- Mr. Resetti
Mr. Resetti is a character you'll find in your town.
- Museum
Visit the museum to view fossils, bugs, and fish that you have donated. You can also go to the Observatory on the second floor to look at Constellations!
- Neighbor
You'll have lots of neighbors to meet when you first arrive to your new town - some friendly and some not-so-friendly. Be sure to introduce yourself and speak with them often. As long-time residents, they may have a few tricks on how to prosper in your town.
- Observatory
On the second floor of the museum, you'll find an observatory where you can gaze at constellations or create your own.
- Pelly
Pelly is a game character you'll find in your town.
- Photos
Take photos of your game screen and attach them to messages you send to Wii Friends. You can only carry one photo at a time, and photos you take will not be saved when your game is turned off unless you save them to an SD Card (sold separately).
- Pockets
Your pockets contain what you want to carry with you. You can access the objects and change your clothes from the pocket menu. You can also send and receive letters, see how many Bells you have and carry tools.
- Post Office
From the Post Office in your Town Hall, you can send messages to Wii Message Boards, friends' e-mail addresses, and cell phones.
- Pro Designs
In the Able Sisters' Shop, Mabel will help you create Pro designs for your garments. A Pro design lets you customize differently across the front, back and arms of your garment. But remember, it will cost you extra Bells to create a Pro design.
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- Recycling Bin
The Recycling Bin is where you put things that you don't need anymore. It gets cleared out every Monday and Thursday at 6 a.m. Anything you find inside the Bin is up for grabs.
- Redd's Shop
Travel to the City to check out Redd's Shop, where you can buy furniture. This super exclusive shop is for members only, and you'll need to be invited from a friend in town to get in.
- SD Card
With an SD Card, you can save photos you've taken in the game so they aren't lost when you shut down. SD Cards are sold separately.
- Shampoodle
Shampoodle is the trendy hair salon in the City. Change your character's hairstyle or get a makeover to become your Mii™!
- The Gate
The Gate is your portal to other towns and the place to hear about lost items. Don't forget to chat it up with the two guards, Booker and Copper!
- The Marquee
Travel to the City to visit the Marquee. There you can work on your acting chops and learn how to express emotions with your character!
- Tom Nook
Tom Nook is a character you'll find in your town.
- Town Hall
Town Hall is an important hub for daily business. It's where you'll find the Civic Center, Post Office, Bank ABD, the Recycling Bin, and more.


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Best Resorts for Foodies
Find your perfect luxury hotel
Its not all about the skiing! Some of us head to the mountains to be captured in one of the world's greatest environments, to take time to reflect on our busy lives. Part of this process is, undeniably, to eat well and to be pampered. So whether you ski to eat or eat to ski we have a few recommendations that will perhaps make you question putting your boots back on after the lunch-time stop.
My personal preference is to ski hard with the guilt free rewards of great food and so to our shortlist. Although this list is in no particular order, and it would certainly be wrong to ignore the joys of Italian food, my favourites start outside of Italy where variety and choice is a welcome delight.
Chalet Pelerin is based in the remote town of Le Miroir which is set just off the better known Sainte-Foy (France). This Chalet offers a remote and beautiful hideaway and offers amazing food to do the setting justice. So if you are a rock star looking for rock star food, then this could be your retreat! It gets even better as when based here one has access to 7 resorts within a short drive with the likes of Val D'isere being one of them so it sits well with the serious skier. Another of the 7 aforementioned easily accessible resorts is La Thuile (Italy) which is accessed via La Rosiere. This is a great ski down into the main station and when you arrive it is a must to hunt out Ristorante Mainson de Laurent, another of our favourites which serves wonderful food.
Meribel (France) tends to cover all bases as far as food is concerned. Restaurants such as Le Zinc offer a contemporary gourmet experience, and is certainly raising standards at the top end of the 'ski-food' scale. Another favourite of ours is 'Le Grange' situated right in the centre of Meribel and offers a relaxed atmosphere, cosy with log fires and a nice traditional feel. The cuisine is international so there really is something for everyone and the food is good and moderately priced. However, if you are looking for great food to come to you rather than traipsing out to find it, then 'Fish and Pips' pride themselves on fantastic food with their award winning chefs.
Les Gets (France) also offers some great options for you foodies and, with access to one of the worlds largest ski areas, choice is plentiful on the slopes as well as in the village itself. La Paika is a ski-to gem on the mountain where you will have a no frills food experience but be rewarded with great flavor and an even better atmosphere. Avoid busy times or remember to book as it can become a bun fight. If you would like to continue a foodie theme then we LOVE the Boutique Chalet Company, who have 3 chalets in Les Gets and will certainly continue this food journey in style. In any of their beautiful chalets, they manage to create a wonderful dining experience that every family ski holiday wants to aim for. Relaxing and delicious chalet suppers, with quality family time and quality food, being at the heart of their work. The boutique Chalet Company also offers Chalets in Morzine.
St Anton (Austria) I know what you're thinking…Gulasch soup and a bread roll? Well if you decide to head to St Anton this winter then thankfully things have moved on and these Chalets from Kaluma will blow your mind with the 'ultimate grill' experience. They have all recently installed 'Big Green Eggs'. Have a look at this sample of whats possible on the 'Egg'
• The perfect steak
• Pork Shoulder
• Coq an Vin
• Leg of Lamb
• Vertical Roast Chicken
• Fish on a plank
• Stuffed smoked mushrooms
• Smoked Lamb Ribs
And now to our one of our Italian gems and this really is a special place. San Lorenzo Mountain Lodge is a unique place, nestled in the Val Pusteria forest in the Plan de Corones (Italy), Dolomites region. It is a sixteenth century hunting lodge high in the mountains and here you will find not only that the scenery takes your breath away, but also the interior, the atmosphere and, of course, the food.
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Join us for a back-to-school fundraiser benefitting area kids who are in need of school supplies. We welcome the United Way to the Chattanooga Market who will be collecting all of the basic supplies kids need to go back to school – "Stuff The Bus". Bring your donations to Market and learn about other United Way programs.
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Swaragini – (Love, Ishq, Kadhal) Episode 16
Swaragini-(love-ishq-kadal) Episode 16
Recap :swalak journey and ragsan fight
Hii guys dhamini here tq u so much for your love. Keep ur support like this only.
In the car
Swara :u said that u will not pick me up why u came
Laksh:arey jaan I was just joking u took seriously without u I am not
Swara is happy listening this. She is really happy but is not showing
Laksh :haaa….. U fool u believed actually I first thought not to pick u but I thought I will get bored so for timepass I picked u up
Swara:stupid ediot. Chii means I am timepass for u.
Laksh:what jaan what happened to u from when u are feeling possessiveness. Now a days u are not at all like Tyson.
Swara:lucky see front….
Laksh : oh shit what happened to him. Hey are u okay. If u got hurt. Are u mad why u came in front of my car
Man:I I actually need lift
Laksh:what are u joking if something happened.
Man:I should urgently want to go to Delhi. Plz can u give me lift. Plz plz….
Swara:in lucky s ears arey let him come I want to have some fun. U only said na I am not doing any Tyson thing now look.
Laksh:ok come
Man:tqq very much
Swara:what is ur name
Man:kabir and u are miss swara the rock star. Oh my god I really can't believe that I was travelling with the great rockstar.
Swara : oh do u know me. Great. Lucky are u seeing.
Kabir:mam is he ur driver..
Swara is laughing aloud by seeing laksh who is fuming in anger and stopped the car
Scene :ragsan in office
Ragini :uuuuuu oh my God u even came here to make loose my job. U cheap
Sanskar: oho wait miss ragini gadodia actually I didn't came to loose ur job but gave a job to u and I am ur Boss. Welcome
Ragini :what??? It can't happen it is abhays office know
Sanskar:yaah but we are partners and he went to bangalore and will settle there and u didn't got job by ur talent or something it's me who gave u job.
Ragini:no it can't happen I can't stay here for 1sec. And u Mr. Whatever I don't want to see ur face even.
Sanskar:it's sanskar ur Boss. How bad u even don't know ur Boss name.
Ragini :can't u hear look ur not my boss. And can't be also. And working under u will be like I am at hell.
Sanskar:yaah very good how nice ur first day u only u proved ur talent. Yes I want to make ur life hell that's why I gave u job.
Ragini :what??? Actually it's my mistake I thought in the mall incident ur not that bad u cared for ur employee and I thought to tell sry but u can't change.
Sanskar :what, what did u say actually ur right u I am very bad. I saved her bcoz she is very talented which is used to make u not get job in maheshwari companies. I am very selfish and good is not in my dictionary. Do u understand.
Ragini : oh God so this ur plan and u also made me loose my teacher job too. U don't even have humanity. Why are u back of me. What I did in fact u only did so much with me but still I didn't said anything to u but u why..
Sanskar:yaah nice question actually u did so much to me u slapped me two times and that valentines day it was about to get telecaste.u know who am I. I am the great and ruthless business man and u can't even be my maid and slapped me. U remember from today ur worst days are started.
Ragini:actually if I got a chance I will slap u continously but I am not like u and what u said u don't even make me ur maid. Actually look Mr. Sanskar I will be very happy if I am beggar than working with u. So u understand what u are. And about job it will happen in ur dreams. I am leaving. Good bye and I pray to God that not to see ur face in my life
Sanskar: oh how foolish u are. Ur prayers are in vain bcoz u should see my face daily
Ragini:it will not happen
Sanskar:it will bcoz u signed the agreement for 6months remember
Ragini is remembering of her signing
Kabir:hey u why have u stopped the car.
Lucky :get out in 1sec otherwise u will go to ur father-in-law
Kabir:what are I speaking
Lucky:u will not go then u will be dead and directly without ticket u can visit he'll in which ur father in law Yamah is
Kabir: oh what a nice joke. Swara mam ur driver has great humour.
Swara can't stop laughing
Swara:controlling her laugh and said heyy kabir u know lucky who is my Co star in while performing
Kabir :mam when I see u I only see u I can't even see anything other than u
Lucky:u ediot I am lucky laksh maheshwari the rockstar.
Kabir: oh really. Sry I thought I are mam s driver.
Lucky:shut up ur blo*dy mouth I gave u lift and u insulting me. Get lost fast.
Kabir:sry sir I really don't know u. Plz don't say me get down.
Lucky:ok fine now don't beg. Actually I treat beggars like u very well. That's why u are still here. Otherwise..
Kabir:sry sir sry
Ragini:but that is cheating. U cheap
Sanskar :it's called intelligence which u have 0.i think today u got so many shocks I think u need rest so I am giving u leave. Come tomorrow at sharp 8 bcoz I hate late comers. Now leave
Ragini angrily goes..
Krishna:sir if she is the sister of swara then she could have enough money and she don't even want to join here.
Sanskar :u are very crct but if she has money why would show run dhaba. It's very confusing from 1week I am only thinking about her. And if I got to know something another will come out. But let's see I won't leave her at any cost.
Episode ends with ragsanlak angry faces.
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What do you make of the verdict? Which verdict, did I hear you say? That verdict, yes that same verdict! Oh! are you talking about the verdict handed down to that pension thief, now I get your drift? As Baba would say I dey laugh o! What's the cause of your laughter? The judgment or is it not funny? How can a man be convicted of stealing N32.8 billion pension funds and sentenced to a total of six years imprisonment? If that is not funny, then tell me what is? The judgment does not make any sense at all and the people are justified to be angry.
There is no sane person who will not be annoyed by the verdict because it seems to give legal seal to the crime that was committed rather than adequately punish the offender to deter others. What is the deterrence factor in the verdict? There is none whatsoever, rather it celebrates criminality.. What the judgment is saying in effect is that crime pays. The wages of sin, the Bible tells us, is death. But this verdict has rewritten the scripture to tell us that the wages of crime is a lifetime of bliss. Yes, the offender after getting away with this light penalty will have all the time in the world to enjoy his loot with his family at the expense of those whose money he stole.
This is not the first time a thing like this is happening. The most recent of this kind of sickening verdicts before that of Monday in which John Yakubu Yusufu got six years imprisonment with a N750,000 fine option for stealing N32.8 billion pension funds, were those of former Edo State Governor Lucky Igbinedion, former Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, one-time Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tafa Balogun and erstwhile Oceanic Bank chief Cecilia Ibru. They all got away with light sentences for offences which many lowly placed Nigerians are today rotting away in jail. Their sentences did not in any way match the gravity of the offences for which they were tried.
Yes, some people will blame the law for the punishment meted out to these convicts. They will do so because it is the most convenient thing to do in the circumstance. They will take such position because it is to their favour and that of the convicts. We are not saying that judges should not apply the law, but they should try as much as possible to apply it to reflect the seriousness of the case at hand. Did I hear you ask what can a judge do when the law has laid down the penalty for an offence? He can do plenty by noting the gravity of the offence vis-a vis the soft penalty. Nothing stops the judge from showing his annoyance with such law by recommending it for the trash can.
But where the judge keeps quiet in the face of such anomaly, he lends himself to the rot in the system and becomes open to attacks. We live in the same society and so judges, no matter how conservative they are, cannot pretend not to know what is going on. To pretend that they are far removed from the goings on around them is to carry their pretences too far. A judge's job is pensionable, if I am not wrong. So, assuming someone stole judges' pension running into N50 billion and he is brought before a judge like Justice Abubakar Talba, who convicted Yusufu, will he treat the matter the same way?
Agreed that judges swore to do justice to all manner of man ''without fear or favour; affection or ill will'', but in such a case involving all what the judge had worked for all his life, he may be forced to take a position outside the purview of the law and he will be justified in the eyes of the people if he did so. We are not saying that judges should break the law in order to satisfy the public in the discharge of their duties. No, far from it, but they should not feel unconcerned about people's feeling which is that ex-convicts like Yusufu, Igbinedion, Balogun, Ibru and their ilk should have been given harsher sentences. To plea bargain for a lighter sentence after stealing the people blind is not the kind of legal deal our judges should be part of.
A plea bargain, which is not in the public interest, should
not be endorsed by our judges. In this instant case, what price did Yusufu, a former deputy director in the Police Pension Office, pay for the offence of stealing N32 .8 billion pension funds? He has not paid any price, so the tendency is for those occupying high public office to feel that they can do the same thing and get away with it as long as the penalty is to pay a token as fine in lieu of going to jail for two years. Ironically, some people, who did not steal up to N500, 000 are being kept in jail for years without trial. Where they have been tried, they are sentenced to jail with hard labour. Yet, the big thieves are walking the streets as free men and women using their loot to oppress us after getting light sentences.
Judges interpret the law, we all know. In their interpretation of the law, they should leave a message, which will resonate across the country. In doing so, they are telling the world that yes we are applying the law but nothing stops us from contributing to the making or remaking of the law for our collective good. In days gone by, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, Justice Andrews Otutu-Obaseki and the late Justice Kayode Eso, among others, were doing things like this. They applied the law as it were and contributed to its reform through their considered rulings. Judges of these days can borrow a leaf from them.
An Oputa or Otutu-Obaseki or Eso would not have given the kind of verdicts we have seen in the cases of Yusufu, Igbinedion, Ibru and Balogun. No, not all. They would not have allowed the convicts to go just like that without telling them some home truths. Yes, these men, in their individual capacity, would have reasoned, ''well, I don't have the power to penalise you beyond what the law says, be that as it may, let it be on record that you have committed a grave offence – the stealing of money kept in your care – for which you deserve to rot in jail to deter others. What kind of public officer are you that you steal public funds with reckless abandon. What are you going to do with all the money? To build houses in heaven? Let it be on record that this law is too lenient for the kind of offence you have committed. If I have my way, you will rot in jail. But luckily for you the law says otherwise. There is need to review a law like this which allows thieves to go away virtually free''.
It is painful that we don't have men like this anymore on the Bench. As our country sinks deeper into morass, we crave the return of such legal minds to restore sanity in the bodypolity. It is, however, not a task for judges alone. We should all be involved but the greater part of the job must be done by the National Assembly. Will the lawmakers continue to watch as criminals run rings round us because of the inadequate laws under which they are tried? Our anti-corruption laws need to be reviewed to deal appropriately with public officers who dip their hands inside the till at will.


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Marginal Utility of Social Media
Posted by: Tabish Bhimani on: April 9, 2010
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In economics there is a concept called diminishing marginal utility. Essentially, this concept states that as you utilize more of a good or commodity, the satisfaction or pleasure you derive from it decreases between each consumption.
So, if I was to eat one slice of pizza, followed by another slice, followed by a third slice, the utility I would derive from subsequent consumption would decrease.
I am beginning to entertain the idea, that social media has diminishing marginal utility.
Please don't hate: after the utopia concept of the wonders that social media can do, people like Malcolm Gladwell and PR expert Geoff Livingston have moved away from social media.
It seems that the more eggs you put your basket in, the more baskets you have. but the more emptier they begin to look. The more social media you utilize, the less control you have over it. There is too much decentralization and you cant always utilize them efficiently, and logistically speaking, it becomes too much of a hassle.
the result? poor social media policy.
The next time you hear, read, and subsequently discuss social media in terms of PR, think about how much utility can be derived, before it starts diminishing.
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As America's ethanol industry continues to fight to expand the domestic market for ethanol through the increased use of E15, more flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) on the road, and more consumer fuel choice at the pump, the global market for ethanol has been critical to maintaining the health and profitability of our nation's ethanol industry. Despite the arrival of the E10 "blend wall" for ethanol in the U.S, the ever-increasing demand for ethanol globally has helped the U.S. industry continue to grow and thrive at the same time it fights to combat an artificially constrained U.S fuel market.
While the U.S. ethanol industry historically only exported a small amount of its product every year, that all changed in 2009 when improving industry economics led to the U.S. ethanol industry becoming the lowest-cost producer on the planet. This ultimately led to a dramatic and sustained surge in U.S. ethanol exports around the globe. Amazingly, annual ethanol exports from the U.S. expanded from a meager 113 million gallons in 2009 to 397 million gallons in 2010 to a record 1.2 billion gallons in 2011. Although exports of U.S. ethanol in 2012 are not expected to be much higher than around 750 million gallons, this amount still represents the second-largest export total in U.S. history.
It is widely accepted that the reduction in U.S. ethanol exports in 2012 is in large part due to the sustained drought conditions suffered in the Midwest that have, in turn, significantly increased ethanol feedstock costs, and thereby hurt global price competitiveness. There is strong evidence, however, to suggest that the reduction of exports in 2012 is not solely the result of recent shifts in industry economics, but has been exacerbated by a recent effort by Brazil to erect new barriers to U.S. ethanol imports. While exports of ethanol to Brazil made up more than one-third of all U.S. ethanol exports in 2011, exports to Brazil have fallen significantly in 2012 due to new protectionist measures put in place over the past 18 months.
Despite repeated pronouncements from Brazil regarding the need for free and fair trade in ethanol with the U.S., American ethanol producers are now being denied fair and equal access to Brazil's fuel market as a result of several new measures put in place in the South American nation. These measures include a discriminatory tax in Sao Paulo, the primary entrance port for ethanol from the U.S., and the ordered reduction of ethanol blend rates from 25 to 20 percent. As a result of the Sao Paulo tax, an unfair "tariff" is now being placed on ethanol from the U.S. that is deferred or waived for domestic product. And, as a result of the reduction of ethanol blend volumes, the nation of Brazil is artificially controlling U.S. ethanol import demand and instead forcing fuel providers to import more expensive petroleum-based fuel. It is estimated that this measure alone is reducing exports by almost 30 million gallons a month. Additionally, Brazil's state-owned oil company is fixing gasoline prices at levels below cost, a practice that erodes demand for hydrous ethanol (used in FFVs) by making it less price competitive at the pump.
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Midweek Update
18 January 2012
001. Looking at your His and Hers calendar and seeing 'At sea' for most of this year on his side of the calendar is nothing fun to look at. However, for every day that has gone is another day complete and nearer to being home.
002. I've been watching my Ab Fab box set religiously at the moment. It's one of my fave programmes ever and I loved the Christmas specials they did over the holidays. I'd love to have a party with Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley. I reckon they'd be absolute babes. Or indeed, absolutely fabulous.
003. I've got some form of virus at the moment which is giving me a fever all through the night. I have no idea what it is and I'm just feeling so pants constantly. Wednesday nights are one of my only free nights during the week, so I'm going to have a pamper night, do my nails and put one of these Montagne Jeunesse face packs on whilst watching One Born Every Minute. I really hope it makes me feel a little better.
004. This months little joke on the top of my His and Hers calendar. It makes me laugh every time I see it when I wake up!
005. My new fav cereal..Special K Oats and Honey. My students told me to try it after I'd seen them bringing their boxes of it down to breakfast, and they're so right about it being gorgeously yummy to wake up to in the morning. It really keeps me full till lunch too.
006. Just me being all mopey and sleepy. I feel like I could sleep for a lifetime at the moment. I don't think it helps that it's so cold at the moment. In all my free time, I want to get into bed in a hoody and trackies and just try and get warm!
Hope you're all having a good week.
-Tamsin xxx
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I hope you feel better soon, illness is never great especially when teamed with missing your partner. I know how you feel almost, mine lives a good 200 or so miles away so getting to see each other is few and far in between as far as the days are concerned. I definitely agree with your mindset - one day closer. xxReplyDelete
Hope you feel better soon sweet. And yaaay thanks for reminding me that one born is on tonight! :) xoReplyDelete
hope you get well soon lovely! i really want to try that cereal now! xxReplyDelete
Aww hun :-( sounds like your having a rubbish time! I dont think i could cope being a military gf... Sailor being away for so long must be soul destroying xxxReplyDelete
I know long distance relationships can be pretty rubbish at the best of times - I can't imagine how it must feel with him away for so long :( I definitely agree with you on 'one day closer' though! And staying in and pampering myself occasionally always seems to cheer me up a little when I'm missing him, so I hope that helps. Hope you feel better soon xxReplyDelete
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I hope you feel better soon, take care of yourself xReplyDelete
:D I hope you feel better soon, as I've said to you before on twitter - I really admire the way you deal with the boy being away. You need to blast that virus out with sleep and vit c :)ReplyDelete
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During an interview, he said: "We have been strict with the monitoring of property development by ensuring compliance with the master plan. Residents have been complying and cooperating with us. There has been improved voluntary compliance which is necessary in the enforcement of any law.
''We have identified some black spots but with the support of the governor, we are on the path of correcting the mistakes of the past."
He said the government encouraged some problems, adding: "One hurdle we faced on assumption of office as the commissioner for the environment was flooding. It created a lot of challenges for the government because of the unregulated property development across the state. Mostly affected were Ifo and Ota local government areas."
On compliance, Fari said: "The sincerity being exhibited by this administration has really helped us. With what the people have seen in this government, I believe they have made up their minds to cooperate and give maximum support. We have done series of sensitisation. The government acquired a number of vehicles and branded them Build right initiative and the modus operandi of this programme has been to go into the nooks and crannies of the state to engage communities in dialogue on the need to adhere to the master plan and the need to also visit our offices for first-hand information on land status and the consequences of not getting necessary permits before building."
He said the governor planned that in the next 10 years, more people are liekly to moved into the state because of the onging developmental projects.
"This is why most of the roads we are constructing would be inaugurated in a short time. Most of them are six lanes. With a projection that the population of Ogun State will hit between 10 million and 11 million in another 15 years, we should be providing for that population now. That informed the massive investment in road infrastructure, in education, in urban and physical planning among other sectors. We are also doing a lot to make sure that everything is in line with the visions of the founders of the state," he said.
On the menace of land speculators Omo-Onile, he said: "We have noticed this and I want to admit that the government created an avenue for it in the past. What we have seen is that the government after acquiring large parcel of land and went to sleep thereby, giving room to land speculators (the Omo-Onile) to take advantage of this to encroach and resell such land to unsuspecting members of the public. The unsuspecting allottees will come forward to argue that they bought the land from someone who claimed to own it and then start to build. What should have been done is that immediately government acquires a parcel of land, it should go ahead and do a layout of the place and start allocating to people and provide the necessary infrastructure to make it habitable."


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Location: Vihaan's residence
geeta and granny are super pleased to see the delicious meal that kyra has put up, especially keeping in mind the kids' desires. Aru and arhaan come with mili, with narmada and harpreet after them. Aru says that she doesnt wish to eat, nor is she angry. kyra asks why. She responds that mini gave her burger. geeta asks why they wasted money, when they had so much stuff at home. Granny says that its not a question of money, but the children shouldnt get habituated to junk food. Mili apologises, but narmada says that its okay once in a while, as she too is like their mother. Kyra is surprised. harpreet continues to taunt kyra indirectly, using mili. granny asks her not to divert the topic, but to make the kids understand whats right
As vihaan and kyra take her inside, All are concerned as aru is crying incessantly, without any logical explanation. Kyra asks vihaan to stop, and says that she shall try talking. she tries to come close. But aru gets scared and hugs narmada all the more tight, while all are boggled by this reaction. she flinches at kyra's slightests touch. Narmada asks kyra not to come closer, and then asks granny to see what this means. She says that children get the instinctive vibes, and that she is scared of kyra. Mili eyes them weirdly. kyra stands tensedly. all the others are worried too. Harpreet too emphasises and asks them to understand. granny and vihaan are frustrated. Kyra says that she knows aru is scared but id eosnt mean its due to her, and they are not being fair to her at all. narmada asks her to let be, and asks mili to put her to bed. Mili calls aru and she rushes to her, and then mili eyes narmada tensedly. she leaves with aru, while all are boggled. he leaves from there frustratedly. Narmada taunts if they saw the differnece between maternal aunt, and stepmother. granny is frustrated saying that she doesnt have a clue as to whats going on. harpreet points out that kyra is doing black magic, to ruin them and is merely distracting them. Narmada begs granny to let this girl go, as Arushi shall be tortured, till she is in the house. granny and geeta beg her to stop. Kyra is apalled.
In his room, while kyra is working on the laptop, vihaan enters. Kyra shows him her research on child psychology, adding that the way aru is scared, it depicts that she saw something dangerous. he is boggled. She says that they should take her to the counsellor, as she feels someone from the house is behind this. he asks her to stop it, as he has had enough of this nonsense everyday, while she is shocked at his behaviour. He says that he cant see his family and his children in pain anymore. she asks if he believes that she is behind this, and if she isnt his family. he asks her not to misinterpret as he didnt mean that, but aru is a small kid. she says that she too speaks for her benefit. He leaves out of the room. She is tensed. She hopes that someone had understood her emotions, and even if she is a stepmother, she is a mom too.
The next morning, kyra, geeta and granny are tensed, as aru is inside talking to the psychological counsellor. Geeta is tensed that its taking too long, as she is getting worried for aru, who hasnt spoken at all since last night. Kyra says that she knows her child is worried, but the doctors shall udnerstand her better, and they might tell why the children are scared of her, and she would do everything it takes to solve this, with the doctors' help. As the doctor comes out, she tells them, that aru didnt speak at all. She asks them not to force aru at all, and that if she cant speak, then she can tell them what she saw through a painting. She says that she can draw and tell them what she made, and hence she left some blank sheets and colours so that it might help. She leaves. All are tensed.
Inside, as aru is drawing, the same red dupatta clad woman comes and snatches the drawing book away from her. Aru starts getting scared. the screen freezes on aru's scared and crying face.
Precap: The women drag kyra out of her house, and onto the streets, proclaiming that she is a Daayan and throw her on the road. she falls in vihaan's arms, distraught and apalled. The women ask him to go as she is a Daayan and shall kill him too. He shuts them and asks them not to even dare cast aspersions or implicate kyra in any way, as whataver is happening isnt kyra's fault, and they should not as much as dare to touch his wife, or else he would break their limbs, even if its his own family. Narmada and harpreet are shocked to hear this.
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A wealthy city with a population of almost 800,000, AREQUIPA maintains a rather aloof attitude towards the rest of Peru. Most Arequipans feel themselves distinct, if not culturally superior, and resent the idea of the nation revolving around Lima. This confident image arose in the nineteenth century when the city found itself wealthy on the back of the wool trade with England.
Situated at the foot of an ice-capped volcano – El Misti (5821m) – and close to four other prominent volcanoes, Arequipa has long been famous for having one of the most beautiful settings and pleasant climates of all Peru's cities. Despite a disastrous earthquake in 1687, it's still endowed with some of the country's finest colonial churches and mansions, many of which were constructed from white volcanic sillar, cut from the surrounding mountains and often flecked with black ash.
Characterized by arched interior ceilings, Arequipa's architectural beauty comes mainly from the colonial period. In general, the style is stark and almost clinical, except where Baroque and mestizo influences combine, as seen on many of the fine sixteenth- to eighteenth-century facades. A huge number of religious buildings are spread about the old colonial centre. The architectural design of the Monasterio de Santa Catalina, a convent complex enclosing a complete world within its thick walls, constitutes perhaps the city's main appeal to travellers. Further out, but still within walking distance, you can visit the attractive suburbs of San Lázaro, Yanahuara and Cayma, the latter being particularly renowned for its dramatic views of the valley.
Arrowheads and rock art have proven human occupation around Arequipa for over ten thousand years. This began with early groups of hunter-gatherers arriving here on a seasonal basis for several millennia from 8000 BC to around 1000 BC when horticulture and ceramic technology began to appear in small settlements along streams and rivers. Initially influenced by the Paracas culture and later by the Tiahuanaco-Huari, two major local tribes emerged sharing the area: the Churajone living in the far northwest section of the Arequipa region, and the Chuquibamba who thrived higher up in the Andean plateaus above Arequipa until the arrival of the Incas.
The name Arequipa is derived from the Quechua phrase "ari quepay", meaning "let's stop here", which, according to local legend, is exactly what the fourth Inca emperor, Mayta Capac, said to his generals on the way through the area following one of his conquest trips.
The Incas were not alone in finding Arequipa to their liking. When Pizarro officially "founded" the city in 1540, he was moved enough to call it Villa Hermosa, or Beautiful Town, and Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes extolled the city's virtues, saying that it enjoyed an eternal springtime. The lovely white stone lent itself to extravagant buildings and attracted master architects to the city.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this mountainous region became an important source of sheep and alpaca wool exports, largely to the UK. Connected to the rest of Peru only by mule track until 1870, Arequipa was slow to become the provincial capital it is today. Money made mainly from exports kept the economy growing enough to establish an electric urban tramway in 1913 and then a road up to Puno in 1928.
Having acquired a reputation as the centre of right-wing political power, while populist movements have tended to emerge around Trujillo in the north, Arequipa has traditionally represented the solid interests of the oligarchy. Important politicos, like Francisco Javier de Luna Pizarro, who was president of Congress on many occasions in the nineteenth century, came from Arequipa. Sanchez Cerro and Odria both began their coups here, in 1930 and 1948 respectively, and Belaunde, one of the most important presidents in pre- and post-military coup years, sprang into politics from one of the wealthy Arequipa families. By 1972 the city's population had reached 350,000. Twenty years later it passed half a million, with many people arriving from the Andean hinterland to escape the violence of Peru's civil war.
The social extremes are quite clear today; despite the tastefully ostentatious architecture and generally well-heeled appearance of most townsfolk, there is much poverty in the region and there's been a huge increase in the number of street beggars in Arequipa. Social polarization came to a head in 2002, when the city's streets were ripped up in political protest against President Toledo's plans to sell off the local electric utility.
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