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Comparison of 6 practical PCBA design tools
An electronics engineer's job would be impossible without printed circuit boards, and there is no circuit without a PCBA. Software that helps create a printed circuit board a little bit more conveniently is a PCBA design tool. It enables you to test your circuit board before starting manufacturing. However, electronics engineers may have difficulty finding the best PCBA layout design software tool for their projects. Here in this article, FS Technology will recommend 7 PCBA tools that we think are the best for online layout.
Several circuit design software options are available to meet various layout needs, including industrial PCBA software (EDA tool) and online and free PCB design software. Here is a list of easy PCBA design software and a quick overview. Based on the introduction, their advantages and disadvantages, you may make a comparison and select the best for you.
Altium Designer(AD) PCBA Design Tool
Altium is a software provider that offers PC-based electronics design tools for engineers. Many in the industry consider this PCBA design software the industry standard. Altium Designer has released many versions with new features that enhance the user experience, fluency, and smoothness.
With the development of the electronics industry, many engineering colleges have specially set up courses to learn the use of Altium design software. Students can easily master techniques such as schematic design, circuit simulation, PCB drawing editing, topological logic automatic routing, signal integrity analysis and design output through the practical operation of the tool. The pros and cons of this PCB layout software for beginners are listed below:
- AD is an easier-to-use tool, and most beginner PCB engineers will use this entry-level hardware design software. Simple PCB types can be easily drawn through AD, such as single-layer double-sided panels or circuit board structures with less than 6 layers.
- Meets modern needs of PCBA designing: For fast-moving 3C equipment, it is the most critical to quickly complete the design, production and assembly. AD can fit this feature well. Mastering the skills of using AD PCBA design tools can improve the quality and efficiency of circuit design.
- Utilizes technology to assist electronics engineers in concentrating more on design and less on process.
- Since this online PCBA layout creator integrates schematic and PCB tools to make the engineer's work more convenient (update PCBA from schematic or update schematic from PCBA), the combination of OrCAD and PADS is more complicated.
- Altium designers can easily zoom in, zoom out, and pan with the mouse, which is the best among all electronic EDA tools used by FS technology designers.
- Provides the function of quickly finding similar objects and uniformly editing attributes.
- AD is a free PCB design tool with more shortcut functions, which can change the trace vias and trace width (Shift+W, shift+V) more easily.
- It is not a multilayer PCB design tool, it is more suitable for basic circuit structure than other tool.
- Designers use this online EDA PCBA design software because it has more shortcut keys, which is not good for new users because they cannot fully understand its functions.
- Altium designers are often criticized for vias and poor routing. When drawing PCBA traces, AD is thicker than other software, and I believe you must have a deep understanding of the strange feeling when passing holes.
KiCad EDA Layout Tool
KiCAD EDA is open source PCB design tools that offer users various functions, including output for Gerber Files, PCB layout creation, schematic design, etc. This software is more powerful than typical software and was created with the multitasking in mind that engineers require to automate configuration. This piece of tool is a popular and well-regarded design tool. OS X, Linux, and Windows are all supported by this PCB design tool.
You can think of KiCAD as an alternative version of Protel for Linux. This PCB design package includes a project manager and four powerful programs: Kicad (PCBA project manager), Eeschema (PCB schematic editor), Cvpcb (PCB component package association selector), Pcbnew (PCB routing program), Gerbview (PCBA Gerber file viewer).
Skills of using KiCad EDA PCB layout tool:
- PCB component design shortcut keys: M (quick component movement button), R (easy to achieve PCB component orientation rotation). Operation method: move the mouse to the element to be operated and press the shortcut button.
- Quickly copy PCBA components: hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and drag the target component to the specified line position, and copy when the Shift key is released to complete the copy.
- Language switching: This is an American PCBA layout design software company, so its default language is English, if you want to switch the language, you can switch the language of any country in the language option.
- Automatic component coding: After the drawing of the circuit schematic is completed, the designer only needs to click the component number button, and the free online EDA PCB open source design tool can immediately only need the numbers of all components.
- Quickly delete wrong components: Component placement errors are a common PCB problem. Put the cursor on the component or press D on the line to delete it directly.
- This online PCB design simulation tool is powerful enough to handle up to 32 layered PCB layouts and offers 3-dimensional viewer and pan-inspection capabilities.
- The requirements for hardware configuration are lower, and it can run quickly even on low-configuration computers. In addition, it can be used on more systems such as Windows, Mac or Linux.
- Provide a rich PCBA design resource package, which can be used after downloading and installing.
- Managing footprints and libraries is not easy
- Several stack-based buffer overflow flaws has been reported in some previous versions.
DesignSpark PCBA Layout Software
With its free version, DesignSpark caters to engineering communities. When bringing concepts to life is a priority, electronic engineers select DesignSpark PCBA. Your company may explore additional design alternatives with the assistance of designspark PCBA, which will enhance creativity. This software's key features include a powerful engine that lets you record schematics and create PCB boards and layouts.
Skills of DesignSpark PCBA Design Tool:
- PCB component editing interface size scaling: click the blank area of the interface and drag the mouse wheel.
- Beautify PCBA component lines: Press the S key on the keyboard to adjust the thickness of component lines
- Convert the library file to DS format: use Altium Designer or 99SE to open the component library and enter the editing state. Save or export in ASCII format, and import it into DS component library editing tools.
- View the inner layer circuit: in the 3D view mode, there is a Settings logo on the left, click to view more layer lists
- No limitation on schematic size
- Use as many layers as needed for PCB designs
- At times, it may be glitchy and system intensive
Eagle PCB Design Software
Eagle is not well known compared to other commonly used design tools. Eagle PCB layout editor from Autodesk, a provider of 3D design software, makes the work of electronic engineers simpler. From the point of view of FS technology engineers, its function is considered to be above average, and it can be applied to the development of more advanced boards such as multi-layer 5G high-frequency PCB. At present, this design tool is divided into 3 versions: standard version, advanced version and free educational version. If you are not a personal engineer but design for industrial use, it is recommended to use paid genuine Eagle design software. Engineers may create whatever they can imagine with the help of this robust, user-friendly PCB design tool.
Tips for using Eagle's free PCB tools
- Reduce repetitive work: Plan PCBA parts in advance, use the instructions provided by the excellent layout design software to place components and enter attribute values, and save time by copying commands.
- One-key delete: Press shift+delete to quickly delete all lines
- Function identification: The function description article can be obtained immediately when the mouse cursor stays at the corresponding position.
- Ctrl+right button can quickly process the Group, such as moving, deleting or copying.
- Although it is a paid online design PCBA tool, it is extremely cost-effective.
- Lightweight, simple and rigorous, easy-to-use schematic editor.
- Electrical rule check and a netlist generation.
- Annotations that move back and forth between schematics and printed circuit boards.
- Circuit diagram and circuit board are automatically synchronized, and Gerber design file output can be automated.
- Not easy to use for beginners
PADS PCB Layout Editor
The increase in electronic manufacturing technology and user demand has increased the difficulty of PCBA design, and manufacturers have to manufacture high-density interconnected circuit boards with higher layers and more complex circuit structures. To meet the needs of users for modern electronic products, it is not enough for manufacturers to improve their PCB manufacturing capabilities. From the perspective of FS Technology, how designers design circuit boards that meet the needs of the times is the key to solving problems, and the PADS PCB layout tool just fits this point.
PADS offers an easy-to-use creative platform that has been particularly tuned for PCB layout. This software tool can lay out circuit boards quickly and easily with this reasonably priced PCB design software. The powerful auto-router, thermal design consideration analysis, and support for different project management operations are just a few high-end modules that PADS offers.
- Advanced auto router
- Thermal design consideration
- Not the best choice for high-speed boards
- Cannot handle the high number of layers effectively
Cadence Allegro PCB Layout Design Tool
Cadence, a prominent worldwide EDA, and semiEDA firm facilitates electrical design innovation and is popular in manufacturing ICs and electronics. When a more predictable, compact design cycle is needed, electronic professionals turn to Cadence's Allegro PCB Designer. All aspects of the layout can be customized using this tool. Allegro is perfect for great digital designs because of its constraint management and high-speed roles. After you use the Cadence Allegro design editor to design the circuit board circuit, you can directly place an order from FS Technology or choose a suitable manufacturer from the China PCB manufacturer list to serve you.
- Including in-design interlayer checking
- Cability for dynamic concurrent team design
- Reduces the cost of materials by using the material inlay fabrication technique.
- Costly than other
There are software and online tools available for designing printed circuit boards. It's critical to select tool that is both broadly used in the sector and meets your project objectives when determining which one is appropriate for your requirements. Some introductions to PCBA design editors have been covered in the article above. But if you are a newbie, there are also various beginner-friendly tools and software like Fritzing, Orcad, PCBWeb Designer, ZenitPCB, TinyCAD, and Osmond PCB.
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As an expat relocating to Dubai its not just the heat that one needs to get used to but also a different legal system and laws.
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Two corporate raiders have managed to kill a business combination between Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) and an arm of Japanese company Fujifilm. It leaves troubled Xerox with a difficult future, after years of efforts by a string of executives to turn around its business.
Investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason virtually control the company after the transaction died and will install new members of management and the board of directors. A failure in due diligence timing was blamed for the end of the deal.
Xerox said:
Xerox announced it notified Fujifilm that the previously announced transaction agreement to combine Xerox with Fuji Xerox is being terminated in accordance with its terms due to, among other things, the failure by Fujifilm to deliver the audited financials of Fuji Xerox by April 15, 2018 and the material deviations reflected in the audited financials of Fuji Xerox, when delivered, from the unaudited financial statements of Fuji Xerox and its subsidiaries provided to Xerox prior to the date of the Subscription Agreement and taking into account other circumstances limiting the ability of the Company, Fujifilm and Fuji Xerox to consummate a transaction.
The actual problem was the Icahn and Deason did not think the offer was rich enough. They had waged a proxy battle to control the company. As part of the settlement:
Xerox appointed five new members to its Board of Directors: Jonathan Christodoro, Keith Cozza, Nicholas Graziano, Scott Letier and John Visentin.
Gregory Brown, Joseph Echevarria, Cheryl Krongard and Sara Martinez Tucker will continue to serve as members of the Xerox Board of Directors.
Robert J. Keegan, Charles Prince, Ann N. Reese, William Curt Hunter, and Stephen H. Rusckowski each resigned from the Board of Directors of Xerox.
Jeff Jacobson resigned from his role as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of Xerox.
Keith Cozza, head of Icahn Enterprises, will become the new board chair. John Visentin will be the new chief executive. Icahn and Deason ended the proxy battle.
Because Xerox is a manufacturer and marketer of mostly low-level office products that have been overwhelmed by technology, it has lost the place it once held in corporate America because of the onset of online digital storage. Its best-selling products continue to be desktop printers, scanners, ink, and workflow management tools. Most customers abandoned these office tools long ago.
Icahn and Deason may have gotten their wish in the short term. Now they have to figure out a way to increase Xerox's customer base, many of whom have moved on to more advanced products and services.
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Envivo Communications named the Unity Technologies Authorized Training Partner in Nigeria
Envivo Communications Limited is a Network and Cloud Infrastructure Service Provider. The Company's education arm, Envivo Education, delivers training programs online, leading to various degrees and certifications. The company today announced it has now become the Unity Technologies Authorized Training Partner in Nigeria. Envivo also works closely with KnowledgePoint, who is the Unity Learning Services Distributor for EMEA.
As a Unity Authorized Training Partner, Envivo will lead Unity's Authorized Training Workshops, which are Unity-developed, instructor-led classes that combine the best in quality, expertise, and convenience for learners to increase their Unity knowledge. Accessible via MyLiveBook, these workshops are taught by world-class Unity Certified Instructors, who have demonstrated excellence in both Unity skills and teaching proficiency.
KnowledgePoint is a Unity Learning Services Distributor and is looking forward to working with such an enthusiastic and active partner as Envivo. KnowledgePoint and Unity believe there is a great demand for Unity training in Nigeria. Unity is the creator of the world's leading real-time 3D development platform, giving users the most powerful and accessible tools to create, operate, and monetize experiences for the real-time world.
Envivo wants to equip their learners with marketable and in-demand skills, specifically for aspiring animators, digital artists, augmented and virtual reality developers, and game developers.
"Animation, Games Development, Digital Art, Virtual and Augmented Reality are areas within the creative space, whose potentials have not been fully explored within the continent. We are excited at Envivo to be bringing this expertise to the continent as it fits strategically within our four mission pillars of Educate: Produce: Exhibit: Distribute. We are looking forward to the partnership with KnowledgePoint and Unity Technologies and the transformation it will potentially bring to the continent." said Olu Obadina, Executive Chairman and Chief Innovation Officer at Envivo.
"KnowledgePoint is delighted to be working with Envivo as part of the Unity Authorized Training Partner program. We pride ourselves on identifying, onboarding and supporting learning organizations in new territories and sectors, bringing valuable growth opportunities to vendors, partners, and user-communities" said Alastair Jeffery, Head of Business Development, KnowledgePoint Services.
"We're excited that through this partnership, Unity is able to offer learners in Nigeria with access to Authorized Training Workshops," said Anuja Dharkar, Head of Learning, Global Education, Unity Technologies. "These workshops provide learners with the opportunity to master technical Unity skills, which will give them an advantage in the technology-driven workplace of the future."
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Hardy Cubasch is an Australian rower who was born on 27 October, 1980 in Australia. He is currently 42 years old. Cubasch began his rowing career in 1998, when he joined the Australian Institute of Sport. He has since gone on to become one of the most successful rowers in Australia, winning numerous medals at the World Rowing Championships and the Olympic Games. Cubasch stands at 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 85 kgs. Cubasch is currently single and is not known to be dating anyone. Cubasch has an estimated net worth of around $1 million. He has earned most of his wealth through his successful career as a rower. He has won numerous medals at the World Rowing Championships and the Olympic Games. He also earns a good amount of money through his endorsements and sponsorships.
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In 2009 Cubasch rowed in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race seated at six in the Cambridge eight. The following year he was still rowing at Cambridge but was kept out of the main boat by a tendinitis injury in his wrist. He raced in their reserve boat Goldie for a victory against Isis, the reserve Oxford eight. While at Cambridge he completed a M.Arts by 2011.
In Queensland University colours and racing with his world championship partner Sam Conrad, Cubasch contested national titles at the Australian Rowing Championships. In 2005 they won the Australian men's pair and men's coxless four national titles. They contested those same national titles in 2006 and in a composite selection trial crew with Drew Ginn and David Crawshay from Mercantile they won the Australian men's coxless four championship and were presented with the Bob Aitken Memorial Trophy in the first year it was awarded for that event. In 2008 he contested the Australian national title for a coxed four finishing in second place.
Cubasch next figured in an Australian representative crew in 2005 when he was picked to race a coxed pair at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan with Sam Conrad at stroke and Marc Douez up front. The pair led the race from start to finish and claimed Australia's second ever World Championship title in that boat class. It was Cubasch's last representative regatta in Australian green & gold.
Cubasch's senior rowing was done from the Queensland University Boat Club. He completed a B.Commerce at the University of Queensland by 2002.
In 2000 he was selected in the Australian men's eight who contested the World Rowing U23 Championships in Copenhagen. The Australian eight raced well but were found the fancied German boat take a massive 3 second lead by the 1000m mark and stretched it further by the 1500. The Australians clawed some of that lead back in the last 500m but did well to keep the fast finishing US crew at bay. At the finish the Australian eight held the US crew out by .07seconds to claim the silver medal.
He was first selected to represent Queensland in the men's youth eight who contested the Noel F Wilkinson Trophy in the Interstate Regatta within the 1998 Australian Rowing Championships. He raced again in the Queensland youth eight in 1999. On seven occasions between 2001 and 2008 he rowed in the Queensland senior men's eight contesting the King's Cup at the Australian Interstate Regatta.
Cubasch was first selected to represent Australia in a men's junior coxed four at the 1998 Junior World Rowing Championships in Linz Ottensheim, Austria. That four placed fifth.
Hardy Cubasch (born 27 October 1980) is an Australian former national champion and world champion rower.


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Three Things for Businesses to Be Thankful for in 2020
There are some years that go by quickly and without much fuss, blending into the rest of history seamlessly. Then there are other years that mark a major shift in the world's timeline. Years that people look back on and think, "Oh yes, that's when it all changed."
2020 has been a year that no one will soon forget. We've somehow weathered through wildfires, COVID-19, economic instability, racial injustice, and just recently, one of the most divisive elections in history. There have been so many high profile news stories that NASA sending astronauts to space from U.S. soil for the first time in nine years barely made a blip on the radar. Who would have guessed on January 1st that this is how we'd kick off the new decade?
It makes sense that many people—and businesses—want to put this whole mess of a year behind them. But in this week of thanks, it's important to look back and try to see the good. It might surprise you to find that all of this upheaval has brought about some positive change in society as well as in business—the latter of which we'll focus on here.
1. There is more focus on customer experience than ever before
When things are going smoothly, it's easy to stick to the status quo. Over the years, there has been a growing interest among B2B businesses to rethink their customer experience and value delivery models, but up until this year, adoption has been slow. Many revenue leaders fell victim to the 'I'll get to it later' philosophy.
But, when all of a sudden you're thrown into an economy where every investment is questioned, in-person meetings are non-existent, and sales momentum is stalled, you start paying a little more attention to the customer experience you're offering.
B2B businesses all over the world are using this crisis as the impetus to drive forward a transformation that connects:
Value selling—where they're focused on outcomes, not features–and they're selling a promise that speaks to real business pains;
Value delivery—where they're operationalizing these promises by nailing the post-sales handoff, and coordinating implementation, onboarding, and support directly in the service of achieving customer outcomes; and,
Value realization—where these outcomes are measured and proven back to the customer as the basis for renewing contacts and unlocking expansion opportunities.
Importantly, companies are doing this not as a bunch of fragmented one-offs, but as a highly connected digital experience that includes the customer at every stage.
The result is the ability for companies to consistently deliver on the value they promise–and, in doing so, to create longer lasting, more profitable customer relationships.
2. More businesses are dedicated to diversity
Racial injustice is nothing new, but this year it has been brought to light in a way that is making everyone pay attention. In the past, many businesses took the stance that it was society's problem and as long as they paid lip service to racial equality, that was sufficient. Now many companies are recognizing that that's not enough, and never was for that matter.
Businesses all over have started to make diversity, inclusion, and belonging part of their business strategy, not just their people strategy. They've adjusted how they screen and search for candidates, established mentorship programs, made diversity training available for managers, and formed cross-company and cross-team task forces committed to focusing on this issue with an action-oriented approach.
So are we done? Have we made enough of an impact? Absolutely not. But any change is something worth acknowledging. The conversation is happening.
3. A new level of humanity has been introduced to business
There's something about being on a Zoom call with a customer and having their child interrupt your conversation to ask for a snack that alters relationship dynamics. In business, especially in B2B, it can be easy to forget that the people you're trying to sell to or buy from are just that: people.
This pandemic has made people connect on a more personal level and show a bit more humility and humanity in day-to-day interactions. It has been a hard year for everyone and knowing that makes people ask questions that they may not have in 2019. How are you doing? How is your family? Have you binge watched that new Netflix show while quarantining? When everything is falling apart, you have to rely on your fellow humans to lift you up and it has been inspiring to see that happen in the world of business.
The pandemic has also been the great equalizer. After all, if your CEO has a dog barking in the background of a company call, maybe you can stop worrying that your video background doesn't look like the oval office. It has been a great reminder to internal teams that no one is perfect, but everyone is working toward common goals for the business.
All in all, has this year been terrible, hectic, and emotionally draining? Yes, of course it has. But sometimes good things can come from bad circumstances. We've all been put to the test, some in much worse ways than others. And yes, some of that pain and distress has been absolutely pointless. But in the situations where there has been a lesson to be learned, I'm hopeful that we'll come out on the other side as better people, better friends, and better businesses. Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor." Well, we've weathered through the storm. Now it's time to put our skills to the test.


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100,000 Kaiser Permanente members who have donated DNA for research into the genetic and environmental causes of disease to be studied
October 12, 2009 (Oakland/San Francisco, Calif.) – The Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have been awarded $24.8 million over two years by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create a new resource for studying disease, health, and aging.
With this support, Kaiser Permanente's RPGEH and UCSF will conduct a genome-wide analysis of DNA samples from 100,000 Kaiser Permanente members from Northern California who have volunteered to join the RPGEH. This new and detailed genetic information – which has never before been generated on such a large and diverse population – will be linked to decades of historical clinical and other health-related information on these participants, taken from health surveys and the Kaiser Permanente electronic health record, the world's largest civilian electronic health record. Environmental information will also be included in the new resource, such as information about air and water quality, proximity to parks and healthy foods, and much more. The resulting resource will give researchers an entirely new platform for studying genetic and environmental influences over time on a wide variety of health conditions, across diverse populations.
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the NIH, was the key driver for the grant, in part because the average age of those whose DNA will be genotyped is 65. "A body of research tells us that both genes and environmental factors influence how we age," explains NIA director Richard J. Hodes, MD. "We are very excited about the opportunity to develop this extraordinary database in an older population, to facilitate studies of gene-environment interaction as determinants of health, disease, and longevity."
The UCSF Institute for Human Genetics is the partner on the project and will perform the actual genotyping. Grant funds will be shared by both institutions.
"This investment of federal dollars will provide researchers with access to a uniquely rich resource for research on genetic and environmental effects on health, aging, and disease," says Cathy Schaefer, PhD, executive director of the RPGEH. "Providing access to genome-wide genetic data on such a large population, combined with rich clinical and environmental data, is without precedent."
For example, the genetic information generated by the project will include new data regarding drug metabolism and drug response, information that may help researchers to discover genetic factors that explain differences between people in response to medications. This would in turn help doctors provide patients with the best medicines for them individually, with less trial and error, based on their genetic background. It may also help researchers understand why some patients with cancer or heart disease, for example, develop certain symptoms and other patients do not, insights that may lead to new treatments and, in some cases, new ways to lessen the severity or even prevent disease.
Neil Risch, Ph.D., co-director of the RPGEH, director of the UCSF Institute for Human Genetics, and co-chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF, will share lead investigator responsibilities for the grant with Schaefer. The genotyping will be performed at the UCSF Genomics Core Facility, part of the Institute for Human Genetics, under the director of Pui-Yan Kwok, MD, Ph.D., a co-investigator on the grant and the Henry Bachrach Distinguished Professor at UCSF.
"This award represents a landmark in the development of the RPGEH resource, and fulfillment of years of planning," says Risch. "Following the human genome project, the development of very efficient and inexpensive high-density assays of genetic variation spanning the entire human genome is what has enabled this study to move forward. The marriage of this technology with the unrivaled comprehensive longitudinal health information in the Kaiser Permanente databases on a very large number of subjects provides an unprecedented opportunity to revolutionize genetic epidemiology research. We are delighted that the NIH shares in this vision, in addition to our prior funders."
The two-year grant was awarded by the NIH with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Funding for the grant came from three NIH sources: the Office of the Director, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Mental Health.
"This grant is recognition of the excellence of research that Kaiser Permanente is able to do. No other research institution can match the size of the genetic data base which we are developing through the RPGEH," says Robert Pearl, MD, executive director and CEO of The Permanente Medical Group. "I am optimistic that the combination of quality research, physician excellence and technology will allow our nation to solve the healthcare challenges it faces today and in the future."
Following several years of planning and development, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research launched the RPGEH in 2005 and initiated enrollment of participants from the Northern California region's three million Kaiser Permanente members in 2007. The research program has already obtained biospecimens from more than 110,000 members for its biobank, as part of plans to collect DNA samples and health surveys from 500,000 Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California by 2013, which will make it one of the largest and most diverse population-based biobanks in the world.
This new NIH grant builds on an $8.6 million grant awarded in December 2008 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pioneer Portfolio (RWJF) that is funding the collection and storage of the first 200,000 DNA samples into the RPGEH, as well as the building of the secure health and environmental databases needed to power this groundbreaking genetic resource.
"The unequaled size and power of this biorepository will enable researchers to analyze genetic, environmental and other health data in ways that were never before possible. The findings they generate will help us target effective prevention and treatment strategies that dramatically improve people's health and the quality of their care," said RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA. "We're excited that this substantial new NIH funding positions the RPGEH to take major leaps forward toward realizing this vision."
Research at Kaiser Permanente is funded almost entirely from grants, such as those from the National Institutes of Health and private foundations. Generous grants to support the RPGEH have also come from the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation and the Ellison Medical Foundation. Kaiser Permanente's Community Benefit Program has also provided financial support for the RPGEH.
Participation in the RPGEH is completely voluntary. An individual's genetic information is not used in genetic research studies without his or her written consent.
As with all studies carried out by the Division of Research, protecting confidentiality and security of member information is a first priority. The Division of Research maintains separate information and databases from the Kaiser Permanente health plan and members' medical records.
Only Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California may participate in the RPGEH. Those who are interested in joining the RPGEH should look for information about the program in the U.S. mail from Kaiser Permanente.
About the Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH)
As part of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, the RPGEH is a developing resource for scientific research. The RPGEH is designed to facilitate epidemiologic studies of both genetic and environmental influences on common health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, asthma, mental health disorders, and many others. The building blocks of the RPGEH are:
Genetic information from saliva or blood samples provided by RPGEH participants in Northern California;
Data collected from RPGEH participants through self-reported health surveys;
Historical and ongoing clinical data on RPGEH participants from the Kaiser Permanente electronic health record; and new environmental databases that will allow researchers to study the health effects of environmental factors such as air pollution and water quality as well as neighborhood characteristics, such as proximity to parks, grocery stores, and healthy foods.
For more information, go to www.rpgeh.kaiser.org or call 1-866-369-2157.
About UCSF Institute on Human Genetics
The UCSF Institute for Human Genetics serves as a focal point for campus-wide activities in human genetics and has faculty members engaged in human genetics research spanning the four schools: Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Dentistry. The major aim of the Institute is to create an exciting, productive and collaborative environment for research and training in human genetics, and to provide institutional support and resources, such as the Genomics Core Facilities, for faculty research and for teaching in a number of UCSF graduate and medical school programs. For more information, go to www.humgen.medschool.ucsf.edu.
About UCSF
The University of California, San Francisco is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. For further information, please visit www.ucsf.edu.
About the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
The Kaiser Permanente Division of Research conducts, publishes, and disseminates epidemiologic and health services research to improve the health and medical care of Kaiser Permanente members and the society at large. It seeks to understand the determinants of illness and well-being and to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care. Currently, the Division of Research's 400-plus staff members are working on more than 250 epidemiological and health services research projects. For more information, go to www.dor.kaiser.org.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 8.6 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: www.kp.org/newscenter.


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7 Crafts Tired Parents Can Give Their Kids to Do in Quarantine
Cooped up with your family? These quarantine crafts for kids will keep the young ones occupied with items most parents already have on hand.
Parenting is already hard enough on a normal day, and these are not normal days! With families staying at home to curb the spread of COVID-19, keeping kids occupied with engaging activities has never been more crucial. It's a particularly mounting concern for parents who work from home all day.
Easy quarantine crafts for kids to do while you're working from home.
We're coming to your rescue with a few quarantine crafts for kids that will keep your young ones occupied for hours while you get a few things done. Best of all, most, if not all, the supplies are items most households with children already have on hand.
Salt dough for sculpting
Since so many of us have been baking up a storm during this social distancing period, surely you have flour on hand. All you need to make salt dough is white flour, salt, water, and an oven to dry out your creations. To make a batch, mix together 1 cup of salt, 2 cups of water, and 3/4 cup of water in a bowl until you have a uniform dough, then knead it on a floured surface until it is smooth.
It will keep for several days in an airtight container, so you can mix up a batch well in advance and then set your kids down to create anything they want. Once they're done sculpting, bake the figures on a cookie sheet in the oven at 350F until dried and hardened. After, the kids can use watercolor or tempera paints to color their creations.
DIY Marble runs
Use the cardboard tubes from your hoard of toilet paper and paper towels to construct a track for marbles on the wall using painter's tape. It's part craft, part physics exercise, as your kids will learn to set up ramps and tunnels and use gravity to move their marbles through the track. If you have multiple kids, they can even race their marbles on their respective runs, providing they use the same number of tubes to make things fair. Don't have marbles? Make some out of your salt dough!
Paper bag puppets
Since you're not packing them lunches, use those paper sacks to make puppets! Using markers, construction paper, and other art supplies, kids can construct a face, using the flap at the bottom as the mouth. This simple tutorial is for monster puppets, but you can make any sort of character. If you have some extra Amazon boxes around, you can even use the cardboard to construct a puppet theater!
Egg carton flowers
Repurpose cardboard egg cartons to make beautiful bouquets that never need to be watered. Cut each of the individual cups out and have your kids decorate them with paint. Poke pipe cleaners through the bottom for stems, then glue buttons, sequins, or pom-poms to the center of the open "flower" to create the pistil.
Bubble painting
We know you have soap. You had better, anyway! If you can spare a little for a project (after all, washing your hands takes top priority), bubble painting is fun, easy, and the results are really pretty. Dilute tempera paints in small cups of water with a generous squirt of dish soap and set them out on a placemat or butcher paper.
Then, put a straw in each cup and have your kids blow bubbles, like they do in their milk sometimes, until they reach the surface of the cups. Next, they can lay sheets of paper over the colorful bubbles to transfer the pattern. After repeating multiple times, layering the colors over each other, the patterns they create will be beautiful and unique. Once it's dry, the paper can be used to wrap presents and folded into cards they can send to loved ones.
Sponge sailboats
Take foam dish sponges — the best for this are the cheap dollar store ones without the scouring pad — and use scissors to make a small cut out for a drinking straw, being sure not to cut all the way through. Then construct a sail out of paper and attach it to the straw, which will serve as the boat's mast. Your kids can decorate their sails as they like, then sail their finished vessels in the bathtub or a plastic wading pool outside for a little backyard regatta.
Paper bead jewelry
Using glue and leftover scrapbooking paper, wrapping paper, or even strips cut from magazines, your kids can tightly roll strips of colorful paper around toothpicks or skewers into beads. This guide at The Spruce details the different shapes your paper strips should take to form different bead shapes. A thin coat of wood hardener or Mod Podge on the finished beads will harden them, and then your kids can get to work stringing together beautiful jewelry.


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Project presentation "Memories on the Occupation in Greece"
News from Feb 01, 2017
Kick-off event with a panel discussion on February 2, 2017 in Athens.
The project "Memories on the Occupation in Greece" funded by the German foreign office, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future aims at preserving the memories of greek witnesses of the German occupation during national socialism. Their testimonies will be recorded as video interviews, academically curated and provided on an online plattform.
The event takes place on thursday, February 2, 2017 at 11 am at the National and Kapodistrias University in Athens. After the greeting speeches of the sponsors and cooperation partners the project will be presented. At the following panel the witnesses Rosa Asser-Pardo and Efi Papatheodorou, who were interviewed for the project, will be in the center of attention.
Interested guests are very welcome!
Further information about the project and the event: www.occupation-memories.org


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Instagram or IG Stories have accommodated for various purposes, from coffee type recommendation to special event roundup. Vertically-designed, Instagram Stories enables Instagrammers sharing video or photo with short duration, from five to 15 seconds.
Boldee mustn't take the brief duration for granted. Instagram creates the feature as an alternative for a number of Instagrammers who dislike scrolling their feeds. They regard Instagram Stories as more attractive and updated.
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Using Carousel Format
In Instagram Stories, photo story lasts up to five seconds whilst video story runs 15 seconds at the maximum. Carousel format combines photo and video formats in one content. Therefore, your followers can see your content sequentially and take some actions, like 'tap here', hold the content, and 'swipe up' feature, then click specific links that you provide.


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3 Tips for Baking Like a Total Pro
So, you want to be a baker. First of all: HECK YEAH! Doughp's legit edible and bakeable cookie dough is here because of a love for baking.
Second of all: baking can be difficult to get the hang of. Here at Doughp, we've tried it all. Our edible cookie dough took time to develop, but now: we've got our recipe down. Here are some beginner baking tips to help you start #KillingIt.
Doughp's 3 Tips for New Bakers
- Get Your Ingredient Temperatures Right
Did you know that different ingredients work in different ways depending on their temperature?
Example #1: Eggs. Most recipes will call for room-temperature eggs, as they mix better with other ingredients and help the cake/cupcakes/other goodies rise easily. Using chilled eggs in place can cause the cake to take longer to rise, and the cold eggs could chill the fat again, which means curdling.
Example #2: Butter. Plenty of recipes call for softened butter—meaning, if you touched it, your finger would push it in, but it would still hold its form. Chilled butter, on the other hand, is great for recipes that call for a flaky consistency. (Think biscuits.) And when it comes to melted butter, make sure it's not hot. Otherwise, you risk cooking other ingredients, like eggs.
- Read the Whole Recipe
There are many reasons why you should read the whole recipe, from ingredients to instructions. Even if you've baked a cake before, different recipes can mean different amounts of ingredients. Reading through the directions is also crucial: knowing what you're doing next will come in handy, especially if the instructions are time sensitive. (It's also important if you need something at room temperature rather than chilled—see point 1!)
- Mise En Place is Real
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There's plenty of reasons to be happy about Tigers basketball after the performance they had against South Carolina on Thursday night. Johnny O'Bryant was able to score 30 points, nearly half of the Tigers total of 64, and the defense as a team held South Carolina to only 46 points. The second half was entirely laughable, as LSU not only took control, but toyed with South Carolina both offensively and defensively. Andre Stringer added some dagger threes to crush any attempt at a comeback, showing how LSU can close out games when they take the pressure off themselves by getting the ball inside.
Of course, South Carolina isn't the best team in the league, and likely won't be playing more than a couple of games in March. It's still a team that LSU lost to, at home, in overtime. It's good to know that Johnny Jones was able to make the adjustments necessary against a veteran like Frank Martin. Now LSU looks to continue moving forward against Mississippi State, the only team worse than South Carolina. The Bulldogs themselves are coming off a worse loss, by 42, to Missouri.
In the first meeting this season, LSU needed some late heroics from Anthony Hickey to pick up a win. It was another game, similar to the South Carolina game, where LSU was very bad defensively. Mississippi State had a solid lead at halftime, but the over matched Bulldogs couldn't keep the momentum into the second half. Although LSU won, and did so because of the way they played, it wasn't a pretty win.
Today, I think the opposite is going to happen. I think LSU, as bad as we have played this season, is due for another massive victory. Mississippi State is on a horrible slide after starting out 2-0, and a confident LSU team should be good enough to keep that going. Johnny O'Bryant is, seemingly, completely healthy and extremely effective. With so few D1 quality players on MSU's roster, I don't see any reason why JOB3 won't score another 30 points other than that he might sit in place of walk-ons.
Vegas isn't quite that optimistic, but LSU is double digit favorites at 11.5 points. I'd give the points in a heartbeat, I really like the Tigers' chances today. An over/under of 133 is too high for me to feel comfortable with since I don't think MSU will keep their end of the bargain and will fail to score 50.
Game time is set for 4:00 CT and the game can be seen nationally on ESPNU and WatchESPN.


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The transcoder acts as a reliable and secure interface between disparate incoming IP streams, often derived from multiple sources and with differing transmission standards. The units modify them, apply system controls and then restream them onto your network to conform to a predetermined corporate network policy or specific site specification.
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For those who dislike the new "Lightbox" image display for Blogger, you have the option to turn it off on your blog (as I have).
Go to Settings ---> Formatting ---> Open images in Lightbox ---> and then select "no" and save your settings.
My problem with it is that it is very slow, especially on my lousy internet connection, and it often just hangs on image heavy blogs. So I end up not bothering with looking at peoples pictures. Lightbox really is a case of "bloggers answer to a question nobody was asking."
16 October 2011
Blogger Image Formatting (Lightbox) - Disabling
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Stamps inscribed '[Ареспублика] Аҧсны́' mostly alongside '[Республика] Абха́зия'.
<- 1990 Part of Soviet Union
1991 - 1993 Unrecognised, de-facto independent breakaway republic from Georgia.
Soviet and Russian stamps used in breakaway areas.
1993 - 2008 Abkhazian stamps issued for rebel areas. Inland use and limited use
to several former Soviet republics known
2008 ->Partly recognised, de-facto independent breakaway republic from Georgia.
Abkhazian stamps are only valid for inland postage, and in direct postal exchange
with countries recognising its independence.
From 1990: 1 Ruble (SUR) = 100 Kopeks
From 1992: 1 Ruble (RUR) = 100 Kopeks (continuation of Soviet Ruble)
From 1998: 1 Ruble (RUB) = 100 Kopeks (= 1000 RUR)
From 2008: 1 Apsar (no subunit) (= 10 RUB) is the official currency. The RUB is still the de-
facto currency, and stamps are still denominated in RUB.
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Issue Item code Item type Face value Remarks SC 1996 Happy New Year GEAB19960103 MS 3600 Miniature sheet 3600
(4 x 900)
Tiger (on stamp-sized label)
Year of the Tiger
4-stamp MS
GEAB19960103 IMS 3600 Imperforate miniature sheet 3600
(4 x 900)
Tiger (on stamp-sized label)
Year of the Tiger
4-stamp MS
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Although Comic-Con@Home is just a few days away, The Walking Dead co-creator, Robert Kirkman, isn't waiting to make news. Via EW, Kirkman used his Skybound Expo virtual con to reveal that Zachary Quinto and Khary Payton have joined the cast of Invincible. The upcoming Amazon Prime animated series is based upon Kirkman's 2003 comic book that he co-created with artist Cory Walker.
Kirkman didn't say who Quinto and Payton would play, but he did share intel about the previously announced cast members. Steven Yeun is headlining the series as Mark Grayson, a 17-year old who comes into his powers as Invincible. J.K. Simmons will voice Mark's father, Omni-Man.
Deadpool 2 standout Zazie Beetz will portray Mark's ex-girlfriend, Amber Bennett; with Gillian Jacobs as Atom Eve, a superheroine who has Mark's heart. Additionally, Seth Rogen will voice Allen the Alien, with Jason Mantzoukas as Rex Splode, and Walton Goggins as Cecil Stedman.
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Mark Hamill will also have a role in the series as Art, a tailor who creates costumes for superheroes. Andrew Rannells will step into the role of William Clockweel, Mark's best friend.
The original Invincible comic book ran from 2003 to 2017, with 144 issues. The series was notable for its unflinching violence and adult themes, both of which will be retained in Amazon's adaptation. However, Amazon has yet to announce a premiere date for the eight-episode first season.
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The two guys that entered each had a black mask on. They were hefty looking and tall. They had on big black boots that looked like army's boot. We all shivered in fears as they glared at us like we're a big threat.
They moved up and down staring at us.
One of them suddenly brought out a cigarette pack from his pocket, took a cigarette out of it and placed it on his lip.
He took a long gaze at me before he finally brought out a lighter from his pocket, clicked on its starter, placed it to the tip of the cigarette clamped between his lips ,and thick flames started emerging from the cigarette.
" this boy is the most handsome guy among them " the one with the cigarette said as he moved closer to me and I felt my small penis releasing hot fluid.
" oh boy, this boy don weewee for body sha " the one with the cigarette said as streams laughter erupted from his mouth not excluding his partner who was still pacing around looking at the remaining kids.
" welcome to THE MASK, kids" The second guy said with a deep baritone.
I viewed the room well, the taste wasn't bad to mine.
It was made up of a sitting room which was well furnished and designed.
Two bedrooms, one for the lecturer who's currently holding its key and the other for visitor.
The two bedrooms has its own bathroom and toilet. Both beside themselves ,and looked neat. I moved to the bedroom and checked all my stuffs which I've sent to the university before. It was placed carefully beside the bed . Two luggages, locked with a rigid security panel. I inserted my password and unlock it.
Beneath the clothes were my three toys. Actually, they're four but I got one on me already. I pulled out my glock 17 pistol tucked in my trouser, I brought out its cartridge and checked the bullets, it was still complete, I jammed it back in as I returned it back to its position.
I'm always with my glock 17 pistol, I loved it features and how small it is.
But I always carry it around for self protection, in case I'm stranded, tho I still had two knifes hidden somewhere in my body. You can't tell when danger is coming when you're in THE MASK.
Seeing my stuffs in place, I locked my luggage back, I couldn't open the second one as a phone which I was sure wasn't mine started ringing in the house.
I traced the ringing tone back to the sitting room. It was a land phone, I was surprised to see it there, I rarely miss things like that.
I picked the call and I heard a female voice say "hello Mr Parker "
" hello " I replied the caller.
" you'll be having your class in the next 10 minute, use the map beside this phone as a guide to the language department, room ²³ in block 75, that's where you'll be having your class " the voice stated fluently in British English.
". So soon " I muttered under my breath
" you said "? The voice asked thinking I was talking to her.
" thank you, I'll get my ass moving now " I said as I swiftly dropped the call. " let do this " I said to myself as I heaved a sigh of relief and I exit my room.
Ella entered the house in haste startling Aminat who was engrossed in the TV program been aired on the 32 inches flat screen TV in the sitting room.
" is Kingsley coming " Aminat asked startling as she quickly switched off the TV., inaugurating a motion of dashing out if the room.
" why are you still scared of that goat, mtcheeew " Ella hissed angrily as she sat on one of the comfortable sofa in the sitting room.
" is he the one coming or not ". Aminat said not sitting down as she readied herself to dash out of the sitting room.
" do you think I'll be in haste to come visit you early this morning because of Kingsley " she said hissing loudly again.
" sit down joor, I've a gist for you " Ella said as she swiftly pulled Aminat to sit beside her
" what's the gist that made you to almost give me a heart attack " she asked smiling as she switch the TV on with its remote but paused the program she's watching with a dstv remote.
" but babe, you need to face Kingsley, you can't keep on hiding for him " Ella said with a serious countenance.
" I'll do that later , tell me the gist na,you know that I love gist " Aminat said feigning a babyish cry.
" there's a new guy in school " Ella screamed excitedly
" is that all " Aminat remarked disappointedly
" babe, let me land na, you know that I'm always the one with the perfect news and gist " Ella said squeezing her face.
" okay, mo n gbo { I'm hearing }" Aminat said mixing her dialect with English.
" he's the hottest guy I've ever seen , Kingsley is an A grade ugly dude compare to this guy " Ella said smiling to show that she's head over heel for the new guy she just met.
" really "! Aminat exclaimed changing her sitting position in order to stare directly at Ella's face " gist me babe, which course is he here to study and which level did he registered for "? Aminat asked flicking her heavy fixed eye lash
" I don't know yet, I saw him when I was coming back from Khalid's room, you remembered I told you I was going to sleep over at his place yesterday " Ella said trying to remind Aminat of the conversation they've had the previous day.
" I remembered, oya gist me, did he passed his normal two rounds this time " Aminat said covering her mouth as she tried to keep the stream of laughter that was about to flow from her mouth at bay.
" you're not serious, I think your mum gave birth to you while she was gisting with your dad ,I'm not even through with the one that brought me here " Ella said hissing loudly.
" you know that I love gist like hell but you need to find out about the new guy, but he will be a total waste if he's below us, you know I don't date junior " Aminat said with one of her finger twisted in her long fixed hair.
" see you ooo, who told you that I'm advertising him to you so that you can date him " Ella yelled loudly clapping her hands together in a jovial manner.
" I'm the only single here nah, or are you going to leave your precious Khalid for him " Aminat asked her smiling.
" babe, I can leave him ,for this guy ,I can, you should have been there, then you'll know he's worth leaving one two rounds guy " Ella replied with a tone that depict that she meant what she said.
" that reminds me, what of Gina, I haven't seen her since she came back from Portugal " Ella added looking curious.
" yeah, Mr David has placed her under house arrest, he's not happy with her for leaving Portugal, he want her to change her mind about staying in Nigeria with that. I can only visit her at home " Aminat said with a sad countenance.
" but what's wrong with her nah, isn't that the 13th country she will be eloping from all in the name that she doesn't like there " Ella said fusing up a bit.
" it isn't her fault, she only want to be with her dad, you know she can't do without her dad " Aminat said with an ounce of pity reflecting in her tone.
" then Mr David should let her be, why prolonging the matter " Ella said hissing loudly.
" you know it isn't safe for her to be in Nigeria, especially now that election is around the corner " Aminat explained to Ella trying to make her reason with her point.
" I know it isn't safe ,but why is yours not forcing you too to leave the country, he's also a lion in this jungle nah " Ella said frowning her face.
" and Mr David is a dragon in the game, not only the animals want his head , humans too are on a hunt for him " Aminat said and Ella shook her head to show that she supported her point.
" that's their own palava, I just feel for Gina, let me go and dress up, lecture would have started, and I want to see the new foreign language the school recruited after the death of Mr Popoola Lekan " Ella said standing up.
" bye bye, I'm not coming sha " Aminat said concentrating on the TV program she's was watching before Ella entered.
" and why are you not coming " Ella said standing in front of her thereby blocking her view of the program she's watching.
" you know Kingsley will be there and I'm not ready to face him yet " Aminat said pausing the TV program.
" okay ooo, God will help you and your ex " Ella said laughing mockingly as she exit Aminat's room.
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With the help of the map I took beside the land phone, I was able to locate the lecture room,tho I knew there before. I know everything about the school like my palm. Every room, secret ones, secret passage, undetectable hideout and different places. I've already done my assignment before embarking on such a dangerous mission. A mission that THE MASK thinks I'm the only one capable of executing it. A mission that was suppose to be carried out for a whole year. We rarely embark on such a long period of time mission.
The windows of the lecture room was tinted and locked thereby blocking the view of outsiders. I heaved a sigh before I wrapped my hand around the door knob, and click goes the sound as the door opened.
I was surprised to meet the neatly arranged chairs and sparkling clean desks inside the lecture room empty.
Not a single soul of human was inside the lecture room.
I smiled to myself remembering where I was, home of all the nation's spoilt brat, expecting them to be early for lecture is like expecting the genuine waec result of MR B, you can never see it.
I made my way to one of the neat chair and desk and sat on it. The air condition of the room was working wonder. My minds revolves on how the mission was going to be a success, especially the starting point which I'll be beginning soon.
In THE MASK principle, the starting point of every mission means a lot to the mission.
I've never undertaken a mission which I'm suppose to undertake the role of a tutor in it. Tho we've been groomed well for any type of mission but I had some doubt about myself, something which rarely happen to me.
With a lot on my mind, I placed my head on the desk and didn't know when I drifted off.
Even a year training can't hinder nature from performing its wonders.
The last month has been tedious for me.
Having to learn two foreign language within a month was something that was a little bit extreme even for someone with 225 IQ result like me.
And having to perform some mission too in between my learning session.
Like eliminating the former foreign language teacher of the school, Mr popoola Lekan, killing the deputy governor of Kogi state and completing a mission of making the wife of a famous Nigeria footballer playing in Europe to divorce him without letting her get a dime out if his properties. The mission lasted for 3 months.
I woke up to the opening of the door of the lecture room. I'm a light sleeper, we've been trained like that. The perching of a mosquito on an agent in THE MASK skin, even without biting is capable of waking him or her up.
It was a young fat guy that entered. He had a big burger in his hand which he was eating ferociously. He looked at me like I was an alien before he made his way to one of the chair and desk in the room. Tho every chair were sparkling clean but he still cleaned it with his handkerchief before sitting down.
He took off the bag pack on his back and sat down. He opened his bag pack and brought Peffy soft drink in pet form. Peffy soft drink is sold at #5000 per bottle, it's rarely found on the street.
He occasionally stole glances at me as he ate his burger and escorted it with the Peffy drink in his hand. The door opened again and three young girls entered with classy handbags. They dressed like they were going for a party, polished nails, fixed eye lash, high heels, skimpy dress etc. They glanced at me smiling as they head to their seat. I pretended not to be interested in them as I raised my head up gazing at the Marker board in front of the room.
Through the corner of my eye, I saw as they chat and giggled , as they were passing turn to look at me. According to my calculation, the class had only 24 seats and four were already occupied by students, which means it remains 20 students to go. I was planning on standing up and start the teaching when I have half the population of the class.
Tick tick tick, goes the time and come the students. They were already 11, I was only waiting for one more before I start my teaching.
All the students that entered all treated me like I was a kind of alien. They all stared at me and all I could do was smile. The door suddenly flung opened with force and three guys entered, Merely looking at them, I knew I was going to have problem with them in my course of teaching in the school. They were putting on expensive clothes but in a hooligans manner. They were heading towards me, I knew trouble was already knocking on my door so I quickly stood up and head to the front of the class in front of the board.
I saw one of the guy give me a deadly look before he sat down from where I stood up and the other two guys sat on different seat.
" good morning all, my name is Benjamin Parker and I'm your new foreign language lecturer " I said briefly and the students bursted into an uproar.
To be continue…
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Nicolas Sarkozy needs to shut the fuck up. The disgraced former French president is hoping he can win power back in 2017 the way he first won election to the top office a decade ago: by riding the wave of xenophobia against Muslims and immigrants.
Having recently made a formal announcement he'll be running for president again next spring, Sarkozy unofficially launched his campaign this week by weighing in on France's burkini ban in the most unhelpful way possible, directly linking Muslim women with "radical Islam."
In a TV interview Wednesday, Sarkozy called the burkini a "provocation," as if the sartorial choices of Muslim women were somehow a show of solidarity with terrorism.
According to Le Monde, the ex-president warned, "If we do not put an end to it, the risk is that, in 10 years, young Muslim women who don't wear the veil or the burkini will be singled out and will be under daily peer pressure." ("Si nous n'y mettons pas un terme, le risque c'est que, dans 10 ans, les jeunes filles de confession musulmane qui ne porteront pas le voile ou le burkini seront montrées du doigt et seront sous la pression quotidienne de l'entourage.") In this dystopian future conjured up by Sarkozy's xenophobic imagination, all Muslim women in France are forced (or at least pressured) to dress a certain way to justify legislatively forcing all Muslim women in France today not to dress a certain way. Follow that logic.
Sarkozy talks as though the burkini can be equated with radical Islamism, though women in ISIS and Taliban territories aren't sporting burkinis, given they are not allowed to publicly bathe. In reality, Sarkozy is the one engaging in deliberate provocation that seeks to demonize the most vulnerable members of French society — a dangerous game he's played before. The implications, given the string of extremist attacks in France and the surge in support for the National Front, are even scarier this time around. He must not be allowed to succeed.
Sarkozy's rise fuelled by racism
Sarkozy was interior minister when riots broke out in the suburbs of Paris in 2005 over the killing of two immigrant youth by French police. Sarkozy's reaction today reflects how he responded to the riots then: by using racially charged language — calling immigrant youth "racaille," meaning "scum" in English but a lot harsher in the French context — and stronger policing measures.
Sarkozy, of course, has no problems making deals with the Gulf monarchies, where the rights of women are hardly prioritized. Under his presidency, Qatar made huge investments in France, and he was in favour of the Qatari purchase of his favourite football club, Paris Saint-Germain. His double standards are that of the entire French establishment.
Last year, when the Saudi king went for vacation on a French beach, he not only cordoned off a public beach for his own entourage, but also requested that there be no female police officers among the security staff provided for the king by the French state. The government agreed and two female officers were removed from the beach.
It is easy to set aside your convictions when you need to sell arms and warships to Saudi Arabia. It is that much easier to impose your will on those whom you see as having no stake in your own society. In whipping up hysteria and legislating against the burkini, the French establishment is showing its moral cowardice and lack of simple human decency. Using armed policemen to undress a woman in public is not only humiliating for that woman, but also a shameful act for any country that calls itself civilized.
Other countries in Europe, as well as Canada, are more accommodating of the public display of religion. They have shown more ingenuity in accepting a Muslim presence in the public sphere, including inside state institutions. It's a grotesque interpretation of secularism (or laïcité as the French call it, referring to the separation of church or mosque or synagogue and the state) to prohibit clothing associated with members of certain religious traditions in public spaces like the beach. By turning laicité into an ideology of moral governance, the French government is looking increasingly stagnant. In fact, the ban involves a lot more than just clothing. Laïcité has become a tool to attack Muslims and pressure them out of public view.
The problem is not with the women who wear the burkini, but with the society that finds itself threatened by a piece of swimwear.
The good news? Sarkozy's not doing well in the polls, and may fail to win his bid to represent the "centre-right" in next year's presidential elections. But regardless of his electoral fortunes, he's playing a dangerous and racist game that will do real damage to Muslims and other marginalized people in France for years to come.