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Nigerian Telecom Operators Are Likely to implement Data Roll-over Period
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says its members are likely to implement the 14 days grace for data roll over planned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Mr Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of ALTON, disclosed this in an interview in Lagos. NCC is working to issue a directive to telecommunications operators to give 14 days' window to subscribers to enable them to roll over their unused data. Adebayo said that the period for data roll over was a commercial issue, which each telecommunications operator would determine how it suited its business plan.
"The decision is left to the individual players. As an industry player; I think it is good for th subscribers.
"If the data roll over grace makes the subscribers happy, I am certain that our members will align with the directive provided it does not impact on the existing cost," he said. On its part, the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has called on NCC to extend the grace period to 30 days.
The President of NATCOMS, Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo, told NAN that 14 days was not enough, considering the present economic situation. Ogunbanjo said that the idea would ensure that telecommunications subscribers got value for money with regard to data usage. According to him, the grace period for the voice recharge is 90 days hence data subscription should not be different.
NAN also reports that the Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said that subscribers would be given the 14 days grace even if they do not renew on the date of expiration of their data. Danbatta said that this would stop the present practice where subscribers would lose the entire unused data, if they failed to renew on the date of the expiration of the present subscription.
According to him, NCC recognises that telecommunications services are very important to the nation's development. "NCC also recognises more importantly that the consumers of telecommunications services deserve to get value for their money. "NCC also recognises that consumer should be treated as a very important stakeholder in the scheme of things as far as service delivery is concerned.
"Let me recall that in the Eight-Point Agenda of my administration, the issue of empowerment and protection of the consumer occupied the sixth position.
"The vision in this agenda is to protect consumers from unfair practices through availability of information and education to make informed choices in the use of ICT services," he said.______
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NITDA boss commends AfriOne, promises FG support
The Director-General, National Information Technology Developmental Agency (NITDA), Isa Ibrahim Pantami has commended AfriOne for its innovation and contribution to technology development in Nigeria.
"I commend you for all that you are doing and I want to use this opportunity to thank you for investing in Nigeria," Patanmi said during a supervision visit to AfriOne headquarters in Lagos.
"In 2017 through N-Power, you have the highest number of bought product across the country, meaning our citizens are inclined with your brand," he added
The NITDA boss also said the organisation's capacity to produce 200000 phones and tablets monthly and its last year sales of over 63000 products has impressed him beyond expectations.
Pantanmi urged AfriOne to consider exportation of hardwares to other countries which will influence Nigeria's economic growth.
While responding Lekan Akinjide, AfriOne's director of strategy and government relations, said that the phone manufacturing company has started working towards exporting it products to other countries.
"We have targeted Benin republic, we have a good relationship with their ministry of trade and industry," Akinjide said.
"We are looking at setting up a second production company in Botswana like the one we have here in Lagos" he added.
Akinjide also mentioned that AfriOne has created job opportunities for many Nigerians and has provided training programme for students of Lagos State polytechnic (Laspotech).
He, however, called on the federal government to consider investing in the growth of the local manufacturing technology company by buying their products for official use.
"We know that the federal entities are spending about $83000 on buying gadgets for ministries and agencies. if they should turn around and say locals should meet the 10 percent of that money it will also influence our country's economic growth."
Pantami said the federal government will consider it and he promised they will do their best to promote the local manufacturing company.______
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Nigerians spend over four hours on the Internet daily
On a daily basis, Nigerians spend about four hours and five minutes on the Internet browsing.
Nigeria, which has 105 million Internet users, is third in Africa, after South Africa, and Egypt, whose Internet users spend eight hours and 32 minutes, and eight hours, 10 minutes respectively.
According to a January 2018 survey conducted by Hootsuite, a social media marketing and management dashboard firm, based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, unveiled at the World Economic Forum and made available yesterday, Nigeria is rated above Kenya (3h 50m); Ghana (3h 46m), and Morocco (2h 53m).
Thailand Internet users, according to the survey lead the world with nine hours 38 minutes, followed by the Philippines, nine hours 29 minutes; Brazil is third with nine hours 14 minutes.
Interestingly, the USA is ranked 20th with six hours 30 minutes; Canada is 24th with five hours and 59 minutes, and UK is 27th with five hours 15 minutes.
The study was silent about what a typical Nigerian and other Africans do on the net, because the thrust of the report, titled: 'The digital south is rising rapidly – and China and India are leading the way', actually revealed how the global digital economy is changing very fast, with China, and India appeared championing the new direction.
According to the study, the global digital economy crossed an important milestone recently: the number of Internet users in two countries — China, with just over 800 million users, and India, with 500 million users – surpassed the aggregate number of Internet users across 37 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries combined.
The report noted that in both countries, users spend more time on the Internet than the worldwide average of 5.9 hours per day. They also have room to grow; China has just under 60 per cent of its population online, while India, with one of the lowest rates of penetration in the world, has under 25 per cent of its population online.
While it's tempting to group China and India together as a block of emerging digital markets, they offer several important distinctions, especially for international entities and countries looking to invest.______
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Google Boosts Fight Against Piracy
Google said Wednesday it is making strides in helping internet users legitimately get songs, films and apps while choking off revenue to websites with stolen digital content.
A 64-page report released by Google claimed progress in the war on piracy, but also noted a new battlefront in the form of "add-on" software that can be installed on legitimate open-source media players such as the Kodi box to illicitly stream copyrighted content.
"Combating illegal streaming on open-source media players like the Kodi box shows both the challenge and the importance of a balanced approach in the fight against piracy," Google said in the report.
"Pirates have created add-ons to enable Kodi boxes to access infringing works."
Set-top boxes with suspicious add-ons are removed from Google Shopping, while apps with pre-installed "Kodi add-ons" giving access to pirate sites are removed from the Play Store, according to the internet firm.
The report cited a 2018 global study released by The Institute for Information Law that found the percentage of internet users who engage in piracy has been falling, while spending on legal content is rising.
"Successfully decreasing incidents of copyright infringement has required providing more and better legitimate alternatives to infringing content, as well as more effective tools for combating piracy," Google said.
Google boasted that it has been generating more money for those who create or own digital content while strengthening its arsenal and efforts to fight piracy.
A YouTube "Content ID" tool creates digital fingerprints of sorts of copyrighted content and then automatically detects it online, allowing owners to have it removed or monetized.
Stopping 'rogue' operators
Websites involved in piracy are "demoted" in search results and cut off from Google's online ad platform, according to the report.
"One of the most effective ways to combat rogue sites that specialize in online piracy is to cut off their money supply," Google said.
Since 2012, Google has terminated more than 13,000 AdSense accounts and ejected more than 100,000 sites from its AdSense program for violations of policy on copyrighted material, according to the report.
Meanwhile, a "Google Play" online shop for digital content bans apps that "infringe copyright, encourage illegal streaming, or attempt to deceive users by impersonating other apps."
Google also told of taking aim at copyright-infringing ads with "considerable" resources. The California-based tech giant said that last year it rejected more than 10 million ads suspected of infringing copyrights or linking to websites that did.
According to the report, Google-owned YouTube paid more than $1.8 billion to the music industry from October 2017 to September 2018.
Digital video revenues are expected to soar from $64 billion last year to $119 billion by the year 2022, while global music streaming revenues more than doubled from 2015 to 2017, according to the report.
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TECNO next Camon smartphone to have 4 cameras with AI-capability [Sneak peek]
Artificial intelligence is steadily making its way onto our smartphones and may be a key feature in the next one year.
Many devices released in the past few months, from the new Google's Pixel phones to Apple's recent releases have included AI-focused hardware and software. These phones use AI in all sorts of clever ways, from imaging and photography, to power efficiency and security.
Those who have not been in the AI game are expected to soon introduce smartphones with special functions and if rumour flying around turns out to be true, Africa's number one mobile phone brand TECNO Mobile might be preparing to release its first AI-powered smartphone into the market.
While no much details have been so far revealed about the upcoming smartphone with AI-capability, there are indications that the said smartphone will come from the Camon Series and will be available in two variants just like the Camon X/X Pro. Both devices will feature one of a kind AI-Beautification, AI-HDR, AI-Bokeh, AI-Selfie.
The Camon line of devices are primarily focused on photography, though we were not privy to the full specs of both devices, the leaked images we got is pointing in the direction of four cameras, Dual 16-Megapixels at the back and 25-Megapixels + 5-megapixels AI-powered front cameras that will come with the ability to capture clear selfie.
Also, With the integrated AI-algorithm, the cameras will be able to recognize up to 250 different kinds of faces, scenes, Food, nature and animal.______
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We LOVE maternity sessions! They are such a fun session with each couple as they are overjoyed to welcome a little human into the world. Courtney was a stunner in red and it was a perfect sunset! Enjoy some of our favorite images!
Paige + Chad's Backyard Maternity
Not only did we get to do the Milk Bath, but Paige and Chad hired us to go out to his family's property and take maternity photos with the both of them. They are such a sweet and photogenic couple! They make our job very easy! Plus, when mini horses crash your session - it turns it up a notch! Enjoy,
Paige's Milk-Bath Maternity
I mean WHOA! Dream come true with this one!!!! We shot Paige and Chad's wedding in July 2017 and then Paige asked if we would be willing to shoot a Milk Bath shoot for her maternity. I wanted to JUMP UP AND DOWN! YES!!! We haven't done one before, but always wanted to. So we did research and found the perfect bathroom (thanks to Lo from Style Hair and Makeup!) and we went for it! Leo even got creative and did some off camera flash versions that turned out to look super 80's! Enjoy,
Andrea 's Land O'Lake Maternity Session
We had the pleasure of shooting little Mia's birthday not too long ago and now we are able to photograph the next step in their lives - baby #2! The Bedon Family is so sweet, we always laugh and have such a good time with them. We took them up to one of our favorite parks up in Land O'Lakes, which doesn't feel a whole lot like Florida and shoot some awesome stuff! Andrea was just stunning!!! And how adorable is this maternity dress she got on Etsy? Mia is 3 now and she was just all smiles the WHOLE TIME! Seriously, is doesn't get much cuter than this guys. Here are some of our favorite images.


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Up early with the native Charlie coming alongside the Catalina in his outrigger canoe, and after a few preliminaries we went ashore and got our luggage ready and then went in to breakfast.
I say "in" because the "in" bit is under a thatched roof on a light steel frame left by the Americans, a low fence, sand floor and that is all.
The owner, one tooth in his head, a clapped out casinova, if ever there was one.
Bread full of weevils and growing fungus, butter rancid, flies, plenty. Otherwise a charming spot.
We slipped moorings and set course first to Raitea, where the Maori left on their journey southward to NZ.
Flew over high, then on to Moorea, just south of Papeete.
A very weird island this just flung up above the sea, jagged peaks and valleys, a truly magnificent sight.
We then flew around Papeete the around the whole island to get some idea of the layout of the land. We then landed and went once more to "Les Tropiques". Had lunch and went to town to arrange the refuelling of the Catalina as we leave as soon as Scott has seen the Governor, M. Petitbon.
Did a little shopping, tied up some loose ends of business and so home to enjoy once again the dinner under the stars, soft candle light and the idle chatter in French.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
South Pacific Survey 11th July 1951
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The Cigar Factory: A Novel of Charleston
Winner of the 2016 David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction, Michele Moore's entrancing debut novel, harkens back to an era when the legendary fishermen of Charleston's Mosquito Fleet rowed miles offshore for their daily catch. With evocative dialect and remarkable prose, The Cigar Factory tells the story of two entwined families, both devout Catholicsthe white McGonegals and the African American Ravenelsin the storied port city of Charleston, South Carolina, during the World Wars. Moore's novel follows the parallel lives of family matriarchs working on segregated floors of the massive Charleston cigar factory, where white and black workers remain divided and misinformed about the duties and treatment received by each other.Cassie McGonegal and herniece Brigid work upstairs in the factory rolling cigars by hand. Meliah Amey Ravenel works in the basement, where she stems the tobacco. While both white and black workers suffer in the harsh working conditions of the factory and both endure the sexual harassment of the foremen, segregation keeps them from recognizing their common plight until the Tobacco Workers Strike of 1945. Through the experience of a brutal picket line, the two women come to realize how much they stand to gain by joining forces, creating a powerful moment in labor history that gives rise to the Civil Rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome." Moore's extensive historical research included interviews with her own family members who worked at the cigar factory, adding a layer of nuance and authenticity to her empowering story of families and friendships forged through struggle, loss, and redemption. The Cigar Factory includes a foreword by New York Times best-selling author and Story River Books editor at large Pat Conroy.
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Michele Moore has served as a fellow in the English Department at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia. She was a 2006 finalist for the Bellwether Prize for Literature. Her creative non-fiction has been broadcast on Georgia Public Radio and published in the Louisville Review, Habersham Review, AC(Another Chicago Magazine) Groundwater, and O, Georgia. She has also won awards and grants from the Kentucky Foundation for Women, the Kentucky Arts Council, and the Kentucky Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters.
Pat Conroy is a New York Times best-selling author and Story River Books editor at large.
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Today our clinic here in Cyprus celebrates our 2nd Anniversary! When we opened our doors to the world two years ago we could not forsee just how much of an impact our treatment programs would have on the lives of so many individuals and their families around the world. We are so happy that we have been able to help so many suffering from long term illness and we look forward to welcoming even more guests through our doors in the coming year.
We believe in giving back and paying forward as much as we possibly can. Last year for our first anniversary we gave away a 4 week treatment package to one of our lovely guests, Hege from Norway. This year we decided we would create a larger giveaway but would spread the love further and give away multiple smaller prizes so that more guests can receive a gift from us to help them on their healing journey. We also wanted to create some fun and excitement around our giveaway as lets face it we all love a surprise especially when we are unwell.
So we are very happy to announce our Golden Giveaway starting today!
We have 18 prizes in total to giveaway and they are all concealed in golden envelopes hanging inside our clinic. Every individual who books a 2 or 4 week program starting today can choose a numbered envelope and inside they will discover a gift from us.
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Top Prize - 1 winner will receive a €1500 Treatment Voucher valid on any of our programs
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Welcome to the home of the
June, 2019
I want to welcome Matthew Westmoreland (Corpus Christi, TX) and Daniel Roose (Plano, TX) as our most recently appointed ambassadors.
Matthew has been playing a year and began a PB program at the Country Club where he works, starting with three players. Within three weeks, that number increased to 18 active players. They have weekly socials and the goal is to eventually have a league with all the other clubs in the city.
Daniel has been playing more than three years at many venues in the DFW area. He has separately started two small groups of players and is encouraging and teaching them along the way. Daniel has volunteered to be a ref in numerous tournaments and wants to gain certification in that area while also wishing to become a certified instructor.
Heather Fisher (Dardanelle, AR) was recently approved for a USAPA Community Grant. Here is how: This grant will help bring the community together to play a fun sport for all ages. We have many young children and teens in the area that don't have access to activities that will keep them active and off the streets. We have already seen the senior age group helping and bonding with the youth in teaching and learning the sport. We are currently using borrowed nets.
(Congratulations, Heather).
Val Oliver (Fort Worth, TX) notes that their courts at Lakeside, TX had our first "Pilot" Round Robin Tournament.
"It was my first attempt at organizing a tournament...great fun and a great success." (Way to step out of your comfort zone. We need to get that done with players who are afraid to ref).
William Bartman (Tulsa, OK) shares that we just had a huge kids camp here in Glenpool, Ok that saw over 35 kids play PB! Many for the very first time. We worked on 3rd shot drops and dinking along with volleys! We have 3 more camps left. Each camp is every Tuesday in June and is an hour and half long and we provide lunch and shirts to each participant! (Great news, William).
Bruce Davie (Cherokee Village, AR) mentions that after a long process with the city, we are getting LED lights in the gym that we play in. This will provide us with twice the brightness of lighting and make our players very happy! Also I just converted one of our two tennis courts to a pickleball court. (another long process) Right now it is a single court over the tennis net, if enough people use it I will make it a two court set up.
Also in the works, (probably another long process) three dedicated outdoor pickleball courts. It is being considered and hopefully we will have things started in the next 12 months.
Slowly things here are happening. I guess slowly is better than not at all. (It certainly is. Kind of like needing to be patient when dinking, then when the opportunity shows itself…explosion time).
Michelle Eggimann (Rockport, TX) reports that Rockport is going to put in 3 permanent pickleball courts! "I had attended a city council meeting and a parks a rec meeting. Although most of them had never heard of Pickleball, they were all intrigued by my presentation and after the meeting when they searched the internet for more information, WOW! To their surprise, I wasn't kidding. The mayor has suggested these courts will be installed before the end of the year! Let's hope there are no slowdowns. I'm just so excited!!"
(Great job, Michelle…it seems you were fully prepared).
Terry Stone & Jo Lynn Anderson (Houston, TX) have had an initial discussion with our local school district and has gotten approval to teach pickleball to the PE teachers as part of their inservice the 2nd week in August. (Way to get PB into the schools).
Is Kari-Ladd (Weatherford, TX) reports that Our Haws women's clinics has grown tremendously. I'm not sure how many players Val Spacher has touched, but more than a hundred. Today we had 24 there and she decided on the spot to add another two hours to divide us into two groups. I call us, Val's Gals!
Larry Patrick (Hot Springs, AR) is proud to show their new designated PB courts in Hot Springs. They are open and free to the public with led lighting. This is the home court of Team Vulcan pickleball and where I give lessons to beginner to intermediate players from all over and is listed on places to play. These courts are provided by a private company that loves and supports our growing sport. (Impressive)
Mike Goldberg (Katy, TX) reminds us that the The Houston Alzheimer's Benefit Tournament entry deadline is approaching and there are still a few open spots, primarily in the 50-64 age divisions. A current list of teams and the registration form are posted at
www.pickleballhouston.com/houston-alzheimer's-benefit-senior-pickleball-tournament.htm and….
The SUMMER GAMES OF TEXAS will be held in College Station from the 25th to 27th of July. It includes MD,WD and MXD plus a Super Senior event. You can register on www.pickleballtournaments.com
Barb Patterson (Georgetown, TX) shares that the Sun City PB Club raised over $2600 in their annual 'Big Bopper' Olympic style tournament. Events included water volleyball, horseshoe pitching, and putting. (pics below and next page…and a big congratulations to the club members for supporting this worthy cause).
(That (previous page) was NOT one of the events, but it could have been).
Chuck Flanagan (Georgetown, Tx) reports…
Pat Heurtin (St Francisville, LA) tells us that thirty-two summer day campers from the West Feliciana Parish Parks & Rec. had a fun morning with seven volunteers from the West Feliciana Pickleball Club. Richard Stalder, Debby Lilly, Linda Duhe, Cissy Holcomb, Catherine Landry, Stephanie Fontenot, and Ambassador Pat Heurtin had set-up 4 stations with all activities focusing on hand/eye coordination.
Every child got to experience each station for 10 - 15 minutes before having to rotate.
At the conclusion of the session, the campers were told the story of how pickleball began [the dog named Pickles version] and then watched four of the club members play a short game while Pat Heurtin narrated the action, explaining some of the basic rules.
The Club Members have been invited back for late July to teach the youngsters more pickleball skills before having to return to school.
Jamie Elliott (McKinney, TX) has been an ambassador for several years. I received her permission to print the following: I wanted to keep you updated on me, as I'm not doing any pb right now. I've set a goal for Dec.
As you probably know, my right leg was paralyzed during surgery. Just barely over 2 months, since surgery, I'm walking with a walker, small distances, then I'm back in wheelchair. I feel my progress is going good, with OT and PT. Of course not as fast as I want, but nerve endings are on their own schedule.
Before this latest episode, I had talked to the pastor and youth director at the church , I attend, about starting pb in their gym. They were excited about it being something new for the youth, members, and inviting outside community in to play or learn.
Again, I have set a goal to be up and about by Dec, so hopefully get my Ambassador duties back on track.
(We are proud of your determination and the setting of goals to get back to PB as soon as possible)
A former ambassador, Jim Bauser, passed away recently. He was one of the first ambassadors in the Houston area and is responsible for much of the 'early days' growth of PB. He will be missed not only for his love of PB, but also for his ability to enjoy meeting and helping many players grow their game. He will be missed.
Are you or your group putting on a tournament? Be sure to add your event to the Mid-South website (www.midsouthusapa.com). The more events we add to this tournament list, the better chance you will not be competing for players/donors with another tournament being held 'down the street'.
If you are an ambassador, you are invited to join the Mid-South Ambassador Facebook page. Contact Barb Patterson at (email@example.com).
I have been in Albuquerque helping to run the NSGA National Tournament. We had 1166 players from 48 states plus DC and three Canadian provinces and our event consisted of ten days of competition (the longest tournament, days-wise). A couple of other interesting tidbits from this event: There were 2,354 matches and 10 gold-medal matches that went to the 1 to 15 tie breaker before completion. We also had the largest bracket ever, with 77 teams in MX 65-69. I know you probably won't be able to read it, but there is a photo of this bracket below. We couldn't line the top bracket with the lower one because it was so large, hence the diagonal upper bracket.
Chuck has been playing PB for about 12 years…after learning about the game by playing in an RV parking lot. He has been a USAPA ambassador for four years and promotes the game as well as anyone I know. He has participated in many local, regional, and national tournaments…and trained referees for many of these events.
He has participated in the USAPA Nationals, the NSGA Nationals, TX SOG, LA SOG, along with other tournaments in AR, OK, NM, and has traveled and played in WI, IN, MO, San Juan Island Indian Reservation (WA), and Harrowsmith, Ontario, Canada.
He just plain LOVES the game of PB. He is the first one to greet new folks who wander by the courts, no matter where he is playing. He conducts training clinics for novice, intermediate, and advanced players, and does it happily (and free of charge). He also spends a great deal of time training referees. There is NOTHING that he likes more than a good rules question! He is a District Ambassador and is always willing to pitch in and do whatever is needed for the game of PB. He is always a great sport while playing and people seek his advice on the court. His enthusiasm for the sport we all love is contagious.
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Born in Georgetown, Guyana ( South America ); I am truly fascinated and entertained by the cool rocking jazzy-like drop beat of reggae and the up tempo rhythm of soca and calypso while jamming to the sweet harmonic tones and melodies of the Steel drums . After moving to the Bronx, New York along with my parents and siblings, I continue to develop the skills necessary to be proficient in this unique art form. While attending W.H Taft High School in the Bronx N.Y, I was invited to and have performed with several bands throughout the New York metro and surrounding areas. After graduating high school and completing a five year tour of duty with the United States Air Force; I then relocated to Jacksonville Florida where I presently reside. I have been employed and continue to work for the DOD at FRCSE NAS Jacksonville since moving to Jacksonville in 1985. You can find me performing with my steel drum band ( Steel In Motion ) at a variety of venues throughout the Jacksonville and surrounding area.
Mortimer Solomon
Born in Georgetown Guyana. At the age of 12 his family migrated to the United States where he received an education and grew up. After completing high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was designated as an Aviation Structural Mechanic. After Twenty Four Years of service, he was honorably discharged and retired. In 2007 he moved to Jacksonville Florida and started playing the Steel Drum as a hobby. In 2008 he was accepted into the family Steel Drum Band "Steel In Motion" where he performs Soothing Tropical Island Music for all of our clients.
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Born in New York City in 1958. I've been playing percussion instruments since I was 6 years old. In that time, I've played different styles of music from Rock to Latin Jazz and everything in between including gospel. These days you can find me here in Jacksonville Florida playing with Steel In Motion, El Conjunto Tropical, Tradition Latina or my church band.


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Friday, August 07, 2009
All You Need Is Hops Episode 34: Road Trip
Episode 34 of All You Need Is Hops is the perfect companion for your road trip. If there was ever a time to listen to a Hopscast a road trip is the time to do it. An hour of solid rock music, starting off with lots of classic rock and then moving onto new tracks. This episode will get you where you're going....or at least an hour closer.
Download the show by right clicking here or use the links on the side of the screen. View the set list on the Hopscasts page though I always prefer you listen first.
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"For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry, "Abba, Father." Romans 8:15
"DADDY!" I heard it come from the other room. It felt like I got to the other side of our house where the scream originated from in about one second flat. I enter the room to a crying four year old who tells me he is scared… of the dark. Instantly, l turn into super dad and replaced the light bulb which had burned out in his night light that was in his room. Problem was solved. Fear was conquered. "Dad of the Year" award was all but a guarantee.
I wish we could all conquer fears like we do with our small children. Afraid of the dark, we plug in a night light. Usually when it comes to the fears of a child, it doesn't take much to conquer them. Not so for adults. Our fears are different. Our fears seem much bigger, more serious and at times all that we seem to focus on.
Sometimes we are in fear of uncertainties. Fear of the future that seems unclear. Fear of dying. Fear of being sick. Fear of losing someone close. Fear of being made fun of. Fear of doing the right thing and being seen as some "freak" for standing up for what is right. Fear of failing. Fear of losing a job. Fear of never finding a job. Fear is not just something we face in our lives, but it's also something that can have a real impact on us.
Fear can be very troublesome. It can cause us to do things that, if under normal circumstances, we would not ever do. Fear can cause us to doubt God and His plan for us. Fear can cause us to give up because the circumstances or situation seem unwinnable or too difficult. Fear can cause us to want to take over control of a situation instead of allowing God to work through His plan. Fear can cause us to think we need to lie to cover things up because the consequences or pending results seem unbearable. Fear messes our lives up.
Believe it or not, the Bible talks a lot about living in fear and how it is not necessary. You see, for believers we have something on our side that conquers all fears known to man. His name is JESUS. In Romans 8:15, Paul writes: "For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry, "Abba, Father."" Because of Jesus, we have a relationship with the Almighty, All-powerful, and wonderful God. Because of Jesus, we have someone who intercedes on our behalf to God. Because of Jesus, we can have a new life, one where we are not known by our sins and failures, but instead by the victories and power of Christ our Lord. I love how Paul reminds us that because of Jesus that God, our Daddy, our Abba Father is right there for us in our time of need when we are paralyzed by our greatest fears. Our fears do not frighten Him. Our fears do not keep God up at night. God is not biting His fingernails wondering how this situation is going to pan out. He is God and He has conquered it all. John 16:33 says, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." God conquered the world and true peace is only found IN His Son Jesus Christ. We are His sons and daughters and He is there for us in our times of need.
So, if you find yourself in fear, take heart that God, your Father has conquered them all. And He is intimately aware of the fears you feel, but He himself is not afraid at all. He is standing in full confidence and assurance that these fears will not defeat you. All you have to do is to stand behind Him and let God lead you through the trials and fears in life that we were never meant for us to face alone, because He has already conquered them.
Some fears need night lights; for all others, depend on God to get you through.
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the gift of Your Son and that through Him, we can live in peace without fear. Give us Your strength to look at the fears we have in our lives and to see them as they truly are. Help us see them as things that You have already conquered and not as things that will destroy us. Amen.
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As two of my new years thoughts were to read more and blog more, I have written up a book review for the first book I picked up this year… I decided to read "Then She Was Gone" by Lisa Jewell, but how I came across this book is actually quite comical…
I quite literally like to judge a book by its cover; which is what we are always (metaphorically) told we aren't meant to do. I was browsing for a new book on Amazon and this book caught my eye. Simply the title and the image on the front cover sold it to me.
The enigma behind the title, along with the suggestive image in the background was enough to make me want to find out who "she" was, where "she" had "gone" and why "she" left in the first place!
As I said, I didn't even read the blurb for this book and when it arrived I was spooked out that the main characters name was Laurel; as that is my sister's name! Call it a silly coincidence but I thought it was rather amusing, and reaffirmed in my head that I had definitely chosen a good book. If you're looking for your next book, I would highly recommend this one!
The Plot
The plot for this book is that a young girl, Ellie, has gone missing and no one really knows what happened to her. But years later Laurel, Ellie's Mother, meets a stranger in a cafe who she becomes besotted with, who happens to have a daughter who looks exactly like Ellie. As time goes on throughout this book a strange turn of events uncovers what really happened to Ellie.
The book is split into 5 "Parts" where each part is written from the perspective of the different main characters. If you're like me then you'll enjoy books that focus on more than one person's perspective, and jump between time frames – and this book isn't short of that.
The book starts out in the present day, referring to things that happened leading up to Ellie's disappearance. The story follows the journey of Laurel Mack, as she is living her life after Ellie's disappearance. As you move on through the book into the future, you uncover more and more things about the past which keeps you guessing, and formulating your own version of what happened to Ellie in your head. Towards the latter end of the book you go back in time and re-live what happened to young Ellie, answering all the questions to how and why she went missing.
The Author
I had never come across Lisa Jewell before but I love her style of writing and the way she has set this book out. Online it says she's officially a "popular fiction" writer, but the story behind this book is sinister and felt almost like a psychological thriller which is my favourite genre.
Since reading this book and talking to other people about how good it is, I've had other people echo my thoughts and tell me just how much they enjoyed it too. In my eyes this book could have been a TV series, the suspense and cliff hanging end of chapters making you want to carry on reading and reading, similar to a Netflix series when you press "continue watching" at the end of an episode.
After finishing this book I was delighted to find out that Lisa Jewell has a collection of fifteen bestselling novels, which means when I am next looking for something similar, I know where to go. I've even got ahead of the game and downloaded "Watching You" by Lisa Jewell onto my iPad for my next holiday in March!
If you're interested in reading Then She Was Gone or Watching You, you can find Lisa's books on Penguin here.
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StepChange uses Pegasystems to power digital efficiency drive
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Que sera la relation client en 2020 ?
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Daniel Johns
- Real Name
- Daniel Johns
- Biography
- Daniel Johns is one of the most influential performing artists Australia has ever known, capturing the voice of the youth of Australia, and often, the youth of the world. First performing under the name 'Innocent Criminals', Johns and his band mates shot to fame after winning several competitions, which guaranteed them a record contract. He chose to call his band Silverchair as a form of a living tribute to two of his biggest musical influences, Nirvana (Silver is a spin on their world wide hit ... Read more »
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- April 22, 1979, Newcastle, Australia
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- GuitaristSongwriterMusicianSinger
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Fleurier Flows EP
An unprecedented collaboration with Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier, Fleurier Flows was inspired by my trip to their headquarters in Fleurier as a new friend of the brand. We continue to make history here - allowing you to support directly so I can actually know who is part of the movement! Every buyer is added to my personal address book and is encouraged to reach out to me and my team directly as desired. The album is delivered in hi-quality 320kbps format.
MUSIC: Four new original recordings, written, arranged, produced and performed by Ryan Leslie – "Forever My Love", "First Place", "Thankful" and "Gorgeous" are available on all streaming platforms as of Friday, January 18, 2019. Leslie served as executive producer as well, working closely with his team to oversee the creative process from inception to completion.
FILM: "Forever My Love" is the lead music video release. It stages a love story that stands the test of time and stars international model and fine artist Jenaye Noah, who also designed the EP's cover art. The video was shot in Miami. Two more videos offer a look into Leslie's creative process while making the records. These releases are available on social media channels.
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The Challenge
In order to maintain shelf space, Softsoap body wash team need to present new variants to retailers.
The Outcome
On-time delivery to the market a new variant, that became one of the top sellers in the portfolio for many years.
The Full Story
In order to stay profitable, retailers are constantly examining their product offerings. Anything that is not delivering the highest level of profits is on the chopping block. It is a constant rotation. Each cycle, poor (or even average) performing products are removed, and new products are placed on the shelf.
The body wash category was no exception. Softsoap was among leaders in the category. Nevertheless, they needed to be fearless to protect their space on the shelf. At each review cycle, Softsoap would bring to retailers new variants as an option to replace the poorest performer within the portfolio. Of course, in cases where Softsoap was delivering, the new variants became an option to replace a competitive product and to gain additional space on the shelf.
New variants always held the promise of a higher level of profits. After all, why would anyone go through the trouble of developing a new product if it wasn't going to be great?
The Softsoap team had done extensive research into what their consumers want in a body wash. With years of experience, they also had a keen sense of what would appeal to retailers. The brief was simple - a refreshing body wash in blue.
Softsoap had other very successful body wash variants. The latest launches offered a more indulgent relaxing shower with more skin benefits. However, there had been some older, but profitable, variants that offered a refreshing morning shower. It was time for another launch in the latter group.
Blue was a color gap on the shelf. There were many white and creamy variants. Softsoap already offered red and orange variants. A cooler color option would jump off the shelf and it would attract the shoppers' eyes. Therefore, I set out to create a blue refreshing Softsoap body wash.
From concept to ship, I led the cross-functional team that developed Softsoap Citrus Splash & Berry Fusion. The product concept was based on category trends - superfoods were believed to be healthy and could provide skin benefits. The final concept was selected based on quantitative concept testing. Based on the concept, I briefed formulation development, fragrance development, and packaging development. The final product was validated with consumer tests.
The variant was successfully sold into retailers. This variant achieved the highest turns and shares within the brand portfolio. For years, it remains to be a best seller for the portfolio.
On the heels of the success of Softsoap Citrus Splash & Berry Fusion, I led the team to develop another cool refreshing variant on an accelerated timeline. Softsoap Acai Berry & Topical Waters was created and pitched at the next review cycle.


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The White House had a classic Washington explanation for why President Barack Obama won't be watching Wednesday's Republican presidential debate: He wants to spend more time with his family.
"I suspect, knowing him, knowing his viewing habits, that he will not watch it. He has a family at home," Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, told reporters at his daily briefing.
"He tends to, when he watches TV at all, it's either sports or a movie, so I don't expect he will. But the president obviously keeps up with what's in the news. And will I'm sure be aware of the general back and forth of the debate come tomorrow morning," the spokesman said.
Asked whether Obama might watch the debate for clues as to his potential challenger's habits, tells, strengths and weaknesses, Carney verbally shrugged. "There is ample time between now and early November for him to prepare for what will be debates with his opponent, once that opponent emerges from this process," he said.
"He'll be prepared when that time comes, he might look at a little tape when that time comes. But for now I think he'll continue his practice of finding something better to do," Carney said.
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ATLANTA — One of the gorillas at Zoo Atlanta has been under pressure lately. Zoo keepers, along with undergraduate students from Georgia Tech and reseachers from Emory University, got a western lowland gorilla named Ozzie to voluntarily have his blood pressure taken by a machine students designed called the Gorilla Tough Cuff.
Zoo officials say it's the first time a gorilla has ever voluntarily had its blood pressure taken in any zoo in the world. Zoo keepers trained Ozzie for months on how to use the cuff before he did it on his own. Zoo officials say the machine can be used to detect heart problems in aging gorillas like Ozzie, who is 48 years old.
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MANCHESTER, NH – A neighborhood disturbance involving teenagers armed with baseball bats led police to arrest a man on felony weapon and drug charges.
On March 1 at about 5:15 p.m. officers responded to Third Street for a possible fight involving baseball bats. Dispatch also advised of a possible domestic disturbance taking place inside of 14 Third St., bringing multiple officers arriving on scene.
Upon arrival, officers spoke with two 16-year-olds outside of the residence. Additional officers located Cory Raikes, 21, of Manchester, inside the Third Street apartment. Bystanders pointed officers toward the fourth floor of 14 Third St. and indicated a disturbance came from that location.
Residents of the neighborhood observed two young men armed with baseball bats yelling in the middle of the street. By accounts, it appears the two teenagers were most likely involved in a shouting match with the fourth-floor residents of 14 Third St. They were identified and released to their parents a short time later with no pending charges.
Once inside the fourth-floor apartment, police located Raikes, his 19 year-old girlfriend and their one and a half year-old toddler. Raikes was allegedly armed with a handgun. Officers also located another handgun, a bullet proof vest and 6.76 oz. of marijuana inside of the apartment. The marijuana was packed in a manner consistent with distribution, so he was charged with felonious use of a firearm; endangering the welfare of a child; and possession of a controlled drug with intent to sell. Raikes was arraigned in the 9th Circuit Court-Manchester on March 2, 2016.


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Being dalit's daughter is no licence for corruption: Paswan
New Delhi, Dec 27: Slamming Mayawati for linking the Enforcement Directorate action against BSP to her being a Dalit, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said her Dalit origin does not give her a "licence" to indulge in corruption and she should let the law take its own course.
Paswan, a prominent Dalit face of the ruling BJP-led NDA, hit out at the former UP chief minster over alleged deposits of Rs 104 crore in BSP's bank account following the note ban and said it was shocking that a party claiming to represent the most downtrodden sections of society has so much money. "My party LJP works for Dalits. We have six Lok Sabha members and the total money in LJP's bank account is Rs 1,03,198.
Being a daughter of a Dalit does not give you licence to indulge in corruption. She must let law take its course and let authorities probe her party's account," he told reporters. Mocking Mayawati's strident opposition to demonetisation since it was announced on November 8, the LJP president said it has now become clear "why likes of her and RJD chief Lalu Prasad" have been its most vocal critics. "They were hit the hardest. That is why they are making so much of noise," he said.
Referring to deposits of Rs 1.43 crore in bank accounts of Mayawati's brother, Paswan said she must come clean on the source of the money. "Who is he? What is his source of income? Why is she afraid? She should let agencies probe all accounts and deposits," he said.
The disclosure of deposits in BSP's bank account is not the end but only the first chapter and more details will come out soon, he said. He also took potshots at joint programme by Congress, TMC, RJD and some other regional outfits against demonetisation.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is an ally of Congress and RJD, supports note ban and they are opposing it for political reasons, he said and dared these parties to withdraw support from Kumar's government if they are serious in their opposition.


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"He baptized the first person and he passed on to another one," Ketema Kairo, a local resident, told the publication. "All of a sudden, a crocodile jumped out of the lake and grabbed the pastor."
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Mozart's noble Idomeneo honors the Metropolitan Opera
Idomeneo is a wonder, arguably Mozart's grandest, richest score, written for, at the time, one of the more remarkable orchestras in the world. How liberating it must have been for the young genius, knowing that the band could play whatever notes he put on the sheets.
It was Mozart's most important commission to date, the festival centerpiece of the 1781 Carnival season in Munich. In fact the world premiere almost occurred on his twenty-fifth birthday, but delays were caused by a lot of last minute trimming, rewriting, and also troubles with the singers, particularly with the old tenor selected for the title role. The trill was gone.
Idomeneo's labor and painful birth pangs are well documented in Mozart's letters to his father. Its positive reception and the confidence and experience Mozart gained from this all prompted his decision to move up to the major musical league in Vienna. There he would spend the last ten years of his life composing four of the finest operas ever written, plus two other full length ones quite well received at the time, and his major symphonies, and the concerti…you know the rest.
Idomeneo is opera seria in style, not an opera buffa like his earlier La finta giardiniera. Serious opera, in other words, not a buffoonery. It contains predictable seria themes: internal conflict within a royal family, a king and/or a queen under duress, a love triangle, but in the end all resolves in ways to some degree rational and good, demonstrating the ruler's inner strength, wisdom, nobility of character and forgiveness. These operas were funded by royalty and power and therefore had to please and massage egos, but the characters on stage also provided role models for the members of the audience.
Idomeneo, the King of Crete, has made a bargain with Neptune: if the sea god saves the King's ship from certain destruction, the King will have to sacrifice the first person he meets, which, it so happens, is Idamante, Idomeneo's own devoted son, who is out on the shore looking for evidence of his father's return.
Knowing what he must do and knowing the terrible consequences of coming up short on his end of the bargain, Idomeneo cannot even look Idamante in the eye. Plus, Idamante loves Ilia, a Trojan princess captured during the war, though another princess, Elettra by name, lays claim to Idamante's hand. Well, it's enough to make for a full evening of glorious singing and all ends well for everyone, except for Elettra, who has one of the great hissy fits in all opera.
Idomeneo at the Met this season is wonderfully cast, all under the baton of James Levine. Levine is responsible for bringing Idomeneo to the Met (the production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle premiered in 1982); his reading of the score is both inspired and reverential, as if he were making an offering to the gods of music. The balance of the instruments in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra is conspicuous, as is the overall shape of the larger numbers, particularly the ensemble singing in twos, threes and in that glorious quartet Andrò ramingo e solo early in Act III. If at times Levine's devotion is expressed by dwelling on sections of the score, particularly those sections underlying the more solemn events toward the opera's conclusion, he also rises to the frenzy of Elettra's psychotic episode and to the ensuing joyous celebration of Idamante's ascension to the throne and his union in marriage with Ilia.
The singers are particularly apt for their parts. Matthew Polenzani's Idomeneo is characterized by a long, even vocal line and sweet, pleasing tones. He communicates his grief in expression and posture. Idamante is taken by Alice Coote, who continues to demonstrate her grasp and execution of fine bel canto singing. New to me is soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia: she too portrays her grief as a prisoner, but also shows the joy she feels when she and all of the Trojan prisoners are released and the unambiguous love she shares with Idamante. All nicely done.
With an evening full of such gentle characters, Elza van den Heever's Elettra is especially electric, certainly in the aforementioned frenzy D'Oreste, d'Aiace ho in seno i tormenti in Act III in which she implores vipers and serpents to tear out her heart, the creatures politely taking turns of course. Vipers must be role models too.
But van den Heever is a psychological presence whenever she is on stage, singing or not, and her participation in the ensembles is always conspicuous. The ovation she received at the final curtain was well deserved. Welcome back; mille bravi!
Others in the cast include Alan Opie as Arbace, Noah Baetge as the forceful High Priest, and Eric Owens as the voice of Neptune.
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's production is as heavy as one imagines the real columns for these structures to be, but to me it complements the opera perfectly. Scene changes, minimal mostly, are effected by scrims lowered in back, an occasional new piece of furniture, and the assertion and retreat of the large stone mask of Neptune, such as one might find on a water fountain at a seaside park, only much bigger (see first photo above). But the drama is all in the music and the text. At least the production is not busy and distractingly silly just to compensate for the stately pace of it all. Mozart's Idomeneo is a magnificent opera. Opera seria, 1781. Catch it if you can.
Reviewed performance: March 13, 2017
Photos: Marty Sohl.
See OperaMetro's exclusive interview with Elza van den Heever on the page Interviews.
Of course the first person Idomeneo sees is his beloved son Idamante, heir to the throne! Seriously, were it a commoner out clam digging on that shore, whack! The opera'd be over in 20 minutes!
Thank heaven it's Mozart.
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A new colleague jokingly asked me yesterday if I were a 'Grammar Nazi' when he realised what I did to earn a crust. I laughed it off and suggested that instead – if I saw myself as anything – it was as a 'Grammar Socialist'. I don't suppose for one minute that I inadvertently coined a witty new phrase (I haven't googled the term), but I think that it offered a fair summation of my attitude. Grammar seems to be such a stumbling block to many people who I deal with every day. Not stupid people but very intelligent people who will offer up their work at arm's length, as if it were radioactive or contagious and ask me to edit and rewrite things for them because the burden of having to do things correctly is just too great.
I'm not a grammarian but I do have a working knowledge of the strictures of the English language. Any skill that I have is one born of a) reading and b) writing. It's that simple.
It's an attitude that seems to be born out by research as well, as in a recent article in The Atlantic: The Wrong Way to Teach Grammar.
Just as we teach children how to ride bikes by putting them on a bicycle, we need to teach students how to write grammatically by letting them write.
And I wholeheartedly agree. In the workshops I've given on copywriting, the biggest piece of advice that I give to people is to read their work out loud. The chances are that if if sounds OK then it is fine to use. People instinctively kn0w when something doesn't sound right, but are often at pains to know what it is. Turning the words into sounds is the best way to fix this – far better than poring over one of the thousands of grammar readers out there. when I suggested this during a session a few weeks ago, there was an audible intake of air from the participants as the scales fell from their eyes and they seemed liberated before my eyes.
Could it really be so simple?
I'm not suggesting that the rules should be thrown out of the window, but they shouldn't be allowed to shackle creativity and confidence. Reading and writing are the best advantages that any writer can give themselves and, like learning any skill, practice will yield results.


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[1]More bad news for the state and the Christie administration. Income tax collections in April were more than $550 million below even Gov. Christie's expectations. And apparently they haven't recovered in May. Residents in 12 counties got an automatic income deadline extension until May 11 because of storms and floods. It was assumed after the revised deadline passed the picture would be better, but it isn't. With six weeks to go, it looks like collections for fiscal 2010 will be way below predictions. That has consequences for the budget year starting July 1 too. Come June 30 the state can't be in the red. The state hasn't faced this problem with shortages this close to the end of the fiscal year. Christie said after he took office there could be such a huge shortfall in revenue collections the state couldn't make payroll but most thought that it wouldn't come to that.
On Tuesday, the state treasurer is scheduled to go before the Senate's budget committee to discuss tax collections and the state's finances. The administration between now and then has to come up with some solutions. This could get ugly.