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Sponsoring a school child is one of the most fulfilling ways you can contribute to the lives of Honduran children.
Your sponsorship will pay for basic school expenses such as uniforms, shoes, books, and school supplies, without which children cannot attend the otherwise free public schools in Honduras.
As a sponsor, you will receive a receipt for tax purposes, a certificate of sponsorship, and a photograph of the child you are sponsoring. Many sponsored children write occasional letters to their sponsors.
HELP Honduras collects funds from sponsors and provides school supplies. Student progress is monitored and tutors provided when needed. The pass rates of our sponsored students are 98%.
The costs to sponsor a Tegucigalpa Market Child are as follows.
- Primary School Student $190
- Secondary School Student $315
- Vocational Student $370
- University Student $370
If you have sponsored a student/s in the past, your funds will be used to sponsor the same student/s with the same honorees, when possible. However, due to the success of the Rotary sponsored Business & Skills Training for Women program, the parents of the child you have been sponsoring may now not require your support. Also, some of the previously supported students leave the AyO community every year. If your student was one of these, we will choose a new student for you to support.
See more at our Markets of Tegucigalpa project page.
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If you wish to sponsor a student in Santa Barbara, please select this impact area when making your donation. The rate to sponsor a Secondary Student in Santa Barbara is $265 per year. A University student costs $370 per year. See more at our Santa Barbara Scholarships project page.
You can also donate to the Santa Barbara Schools project by selecting this impact area on our donations page.
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Please consider an additional donation of $30, $50, $100, or the amount of your choosing to assist with mentoring, medical supplies and health educators. Simply increase the total of your donation for sponsoring students.
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You can donate on-line by pressing the "Donate Now" button. You can chose a one-time or monthly donation. All on-line transactions are processed in Canadian dollars, and Canadian tax receipts are issued automatically.
US Donors wanting a US tax receipt, please download the US sponsor form below and send it, together with your check, to the address on the form.
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How to create recurring revenue online
Nathalie and her husband run an extremely successful online business helping others to build businesses with recurring revenue but it's not always been like that.
They moved from their home in France to Silicon Valley in Califonia, after 10 years living a fun but too crazy life, in 2005, after a great career in the Biotech industry, a gorgeous home in San Francisco and a Chalet in the mountains, with 3 kids, 2 dogs and a cat, they decided to sell everything, pack their bags and move back to France.
Nathalie describes their journey as they decide to return to France with their family, embarking on a very steep learning curve as they try to set up their own business and become entrepreneurs.
Natalie talks about the mistakes they made hiring the wrong people and the misconception that having savings gave them time to get things right!
The turning point came when they really begin to listen and developed products that people actually wanted.
Starting from the basics of being website builders, they niche down into building websites for people who want to create online businesses and then further into websites specifically for membership sites and communities which provides their clients with recurring income.
Natalie's journey highlights how resilient you need to be, how many changes you need to make and how you need to listen to be able to grow a successful business.
Natalie also talks about her passion to help other business owners add value to their existing business so that they're not leaving money on the table.
Who wouldn't want to build some recurring revenue into their business to make life so much easier! Natalie talks about how you can provide added value to your customers and recurring revenue for yourself by adding an online element to your business.
Have you thought about the opportunities to make money online?
- Could some of your resources, products or services be sold or delivered online?
- Could you teach others how to be successful in their business?
- Could you give others the tools they need to run their business?
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Nathalie helps Women influencers, Experts and Entrepreneurs turn expertise and influence into recurring revenues by creating and growing membership programs.
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Nurses wanted - join our team in 2018
We are holding two recruitment events for newly qualified nurses.
- Tuesday 16 January 2018, 1pm– 6pm, Highbury Hospital
- Wednesday 24 January 2018, 9.30am – 3pm, Mike Harris Learning & Development Centre, Rampton Hospital
We will be recruiting RGN, RMN and RNLD nurses to work across all of our services; in inpatient and community services across the whole of the Trust to start work in August and September 2018.
For those attending, Nottinghamshire Healthcare will guarantee a permanent contract of employment, a supportive 12 month preceptorship package and reimbursement of your first year NMC registration fees.
What you need to do next
1. Complete an application form via NHS Jobs.
2. Register for the Highbury event by emailing: firstname.lastname@example.com or the Rampton event by emailing: email@example.com
3. Collate your original ID to bring with you; passport and/or driving licence, national insurance number and two official documents confirming your address.


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John Scheinman is now in his 10th year as head men's basketball coach at Plymouth State, and second year back since he took a leave of absence in 2007-08 to work full-time in the PSU Advancement Office.
Scheinman was back on the court in 2008-09, and led the team to a 12-14 record, a four-game improvement over the previous year, and a third place in the Little East Conference after being picked sixth in the preseason poll. Scheinman served eight years as Panther head coach from 1999-2007, guiding the team to a combined 126-69 record with five straight post-season berths from 2002-06.
A 1984 graduate of Marist College, Scheinman earned his Master's degree from Keene State in 1988. He was an assistant at KSC from 1984-89 and Fairleigh Dickinson from 1989-91 before spending five years at St. Joseph's (Maine). That stint included four years as an assistant and one season as head coach (1992-93), when the Monks posted a 22-7 record.
Scheinman took over as head coach at New England College in 1996-97, guiding the Pilgrims to a 12-13 record in his first season. He followed with successive years of 17-8 and 14-11, the first back-to-back winning seasons at NEC in 15 years.
Plymouth State earned ECAC post-season berths in 2002, 2003 and 2005 under Scheinman, and an NCAA Tournament bid in 2004. PSU posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in school history from 2002-04. Scheinman's career head coaching record, which includes one year at St. Joseph's, three years at New England College and nine seasons at PSU, is 213-138.
Scheinman, who is very active in the Plymouth community, received the Doggie Julian Award in 2002 from the New England Basketball Coaches Association.
Scheinman and his wife Susan have three children - Aaron, Jacob, and Sarah. The Scheinmans are founders of Jacob's Bridge Through Autism, an organization that provides assistance and raises awareness for families with children that have autism.


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We have some beautifully creative looks this week that we would like to share with you to spark some imagination of your own. Don't forget next Wednesday on Halloween we will be sharing with you an exclusive Alter Ego Gallery exclusive to the best Hallowen looks!
Tara's eyes look like a whirpool of colour. Begin with Powder Eye Shadow in Pivot in the inner corners of your eye lids. From the Complement Palette start with Focus as a base and then add Forgiveness over. Add a flick of Precision Ink in Wisdom over the eye lid. Add Slink from the same palette around the edges of your eye. Dab a tiny amount of Precision Ink in Scribe to the corners of your eyes. Medium Pencil in Torment on the waterline will capture all of the colours around the eyes. Lastly apply Masquara in Raven.
Kristiana's look is stunning! If you wish to create a similar look begin with your shade in Skin Base Foundation and lightly dust Powder Blusher in Lover over the cheekbones. Use Liquid Metal in Electrum over the lids of the eye and add some Pure Pigment in Static on top. Blending Powder Eye Shadow in Livid after with a mixture of Powder Eye Shadow in Feint. Apply Medium Pencil in Elate on the waterline of your eye and carry it across. Finish off this look with Eye Brow Cake in Thunder.
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These concrete fence posts are steel reinforced and are suitable for domestic garden panel fencing. As a longer lasting alternative post to timber these are also more durable due to the internal steel reinforcements. The posts will also outlive timber as unlike timber they will not detoriate with ground contact.
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- Full kitchens with cooking/eating utensils for up to six guests
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Geek Vs Geek: The Geeks Debate Space Travelby Dave JohnsonUpdated September 18, 2017
Welcome to Geek Vs Geek, a weekly feature in which eHow Tech editor Dave Johnson argues about gadgets and technology with his long-time nemesis and CNET contributor Rick Broida. It's all hosted and moderated by comedian Helen Hong. This week, Dave and Rick debate a big idea: Is space exploration worth the money? Watch the lively debate.


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History was made at the Award Winning Buckeye Hills Career Center when our students and staff implemented a Drug Free Clubs of America Chapter called S.T.A.N.D. (Students Taking Action Not Drugs)
Three-hundred twenty students voluntarily committed to being drug free and celebrated by taking their first drug test. The S.T.A.N.D. Chapter will hold multiple events to celebrate these accomplishments throughout the year. The 1st event this year was our Annual Battle of the Bands for Gallia-Jackson-Vinton Counties. There were six schools participating at the BHCC Campus. We want to thank the following schools for participating in this phenomenal event: South Gallia, Jackson, Vinton County, Oak Hill, Wellston, and River Valley.
The S.T.A.N.D. Members voted and the BEST BAND in the LAND was the OAK HILL MARCHING OAKS BAND (THE MOB)! The trophy will be presented to the MOB during half-time at the November 1st football game. Congratulations to the MOB and all of the BANDS! AND Congratulations to our BHCC Students for their STAND! October 2019


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Ingrid Baeck, spokeswoman of Belgian Defense Minister, said that the EUFOR UAV which was destroyed in Congo last July 28 did not fall for technical reasons or for a damage in computers. The drone was struck by a bullet of a small shooting iron, a gun that hit the plane's vital elements causing its destruction. The drone fell onto Kingabwa, an area of Kinshasa, Capital of Congo, causing 8 injured p...
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LOCAL television stations ntv7 and TV3 have agreed to allot more airtime for Tamil programmes, reported Makkal Osai.
Deputy Information, Communi-cations and Culture Minister Datuk Maglin Dennis D' Cruz said this during a press conference at Parliament on Monday.
He said both stations were looking into the possibility of screening locally-produced entertainment shows and dramas in the evenings by September, this year.
"ntv7 is also willing to screen Tamil films during weekends if there are sponsors and advertisers.
"TV3 has agreed to screen Tamil shows during festive occasions."
> Tamil Nesan reported that police in Madurai, South India arrested a 24-year-old man who killed his father's murderer on Sunday.
Police said that about 17 years ago, T. Kasiram from Sankarpatti had got into a quarrel with some people over the installation of streetlights in the village. P.Kalimuthu and his relatives had attacked Kasiram, resulting in his death.
Kasiram's son K. Ramaguru was only seven years old then and the family left the village.
The thirst for revenge made Ramaguru go back to Sankarpatti and attack Kalimuthu with a sickle killing him on the spot.
Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this > sign, it denotes a separate news item.
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The Baby Cops' Debut
Every summer, Montreal's police department sends its most fresh-faced cadets to patrol Ste. Catherine Street. For police headquarters, it's a way to train their newest recruits and ensure a police presence on the street without shelling out for real, fully-salaried traffic cops. For the cadets, who are sometimes known as "baby cops," it's more like a hazing ritual. Baby cops, you see, are entirely powerless: they can't issue tickets and they can't arrest anyone — they can only call for backup. Their job is to attempt, as best as they can, to control a river of downtown pedestrians swollen far beyond its normal size by the summer heat.
It's entertaining to watch them. Montrealers normally waste no opportunity to cross against a red light, but they generally become more obedient when a police cadet is around. Even then, though, just about every red light involves a lot of whistle-blowing and a cadet yelling at someone to stay out of the street. In most cases, when pedestrians ignore the cadets and cross anyway, the cadet does nothing but look annoyed. On a few occasions, however, I've seen them break down and start screaming at the jaywalkers at the top of their lungs. If they can't handle the stress of a summer afternoon on Ste. Catherine, can that really be a good sign for what's to come?
Still, I have to give them my respect, especially considering the amount of taunts and verbal abuse they must put up with. It takes a lot to stand there, with about as much authority as an elementary school crossing guard, and try to shepherd a huge flock of unruly pedestrians. In fact, I respect them enough to actually wait for the light to change. Sometimes.
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We are passionate about building a sustainable future
"We aim to protect the environment as well as enrich our wider community through the support of clients, those living locally and through charitable foundations. Our efforts have been recognised as winners of the Green Data Centre accolade at the Datacentre Leaders Awards."
Our green story so far...
We believe that data doesn't have to cost the earth.
Data centres consume incredible amounts of energy, so we wanted to go about things in a different way.
As a data centre, we've built the environment into our core from day one. We have designed our infrastructure and processes to minimise impact on our natural resources, thus optimising our efficiencies and achieving unprecedented levels of energy conservation without our industry.
It all started with our cooling systems.
We use five times less energy per kW of IT load than the average data centre.
Through our radical fresh-air cooling system, which won us Green Data Centre of the Year in its first year of operation, and evaporative cooling systems, our PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) regularly drops below 1.2, meaning that for every 1kW used to power equipment hosted in the data centre, we use 0.2kW of power to operate all related areas of infrastructure, such as cooling, lighting etc.
These efficiencies not only allow us to benefit the surrounding environment, but also allow us to pass the cost-savings on to our clients; maintaining resilience and 100% power uptime since we first switched the power on.
We achieve this efficiency in a number of ways. For 100% of the year, the data centre utilises fresh air cooling, brought in from outside and filtered to clean room standards to eliminate contamination, passing into the data centre via a bank of multiple fans. In the event that British temperatures soar beyond a set threshold, the evaporative system comes online.
A reverse osmosis plant purifies water which the system then uses to produce a very fine mist. Within a large chamber, this moisture is used to raise the humidity of the slow moving air which passes through, decreasing its temperature. The evaporative system also acts as a room humidifier, and is supported by dual water mains, ensuring that it is resilient against mains failure. This approach is 2N resilient, with completely separate duplicate systems protecting against failure should one element be affected by outage or technical difficulty.
The only colocation provider in the world to show its efficiency live online.
As far as we are aware, no other facility shows their PUE live, like us, below.
PUE is the ratio of how much energy is used by the facility and its infrastructure against the IT load. A Data Centre's PUE is calculated by: Total DC Energy Use / IT Equipment energy use = PUE. A PUE of 1.0 is perfect, but not feasible in the real world. The average PUE for most data centres is 2.0, which means that for every 1kW of IT load, they use another 1kW for cooling, electrical losses etc. The following graph is a live feed of our Kent Data Centre's PUE.
Step inside a green data centre cooling system
Follow Pav, our Head of Infrastructure, as he shows you around our evaporative cooling system at our Kent data centre.
For 95% of the year, the data centre utilises fresh air cooling, brought in from outside and filtered to clean room standards to eliminate contamination, passing into the data centre via a bank of multiple fans. In the event that British temperatures soar beyond a set threshold, the evaporative adiabatic system comes online.
Further adding to its green credentials, the heat produced as a by-product of the extraction system is recycled within the site of the Maidstone Television Studios, where Custodian is based.
See more of us on YouTube.
Our corporate social responsibility
We strive to ensure that everyone we interact with – clients, employees, contractors, etc. – are dealt with responsibly, openly and fairly by:
Being open and honest about our products and services and telling customers what they want to know, including what we do to be socially responsible
Our contracts will clearly set out the agreed terms, conditions and the basis of our relationship and will operate in a way that safeguards against unfair business practices
Operating a operate an equal opportunities policy for all present and potential future employees and will offer our employees clear and fair terms of employment and provide resources to enable their continual development
We will ensure that all relationships with suppliers and subcontractors are fair & honest, in line with our Anti Bribery Policy
Our efforts as a company have always be second to none. As a team we strive for better humanity and have always promoted the welfare of others through charity work and working in both the close and wider community.
We encourage volunteer work in community activities and support many charities. For some time we have been working with the charity Heart of Kent Hospice, raising money for those in need of hospice care in our local county, Kent. We have since moved this to a wider matter of mental health, supporting the charity Mind and embedding this in our company culture, working closer with our employees to support them and those around them.
What's more, we work closely with businesses in Kent and are a firm believer in "local businesses doing business with each other". From our suppliers to our partners, our aim is to grow the counties businesses acumen, alongside each other, with businesses of all sizes.
CustodianDC does not tolerate breaches of applicable laws, including the spirit of the law, regulations, generally accepted practices and standards and financial industry codes of conduct applicable to their activities, significant fines or other significant enforcement actions.
The Board of Directors has the overall responsibility for compliance and management of compliance risks. They ensure that appropriate and adequate resources, sufficient internal procedures and systems are in place.
The Head of Compliance is responsible for Custodian's compliance management, by performing risk assessment, internal audit and monitoring activities, reporting on the effectiveness of these activities to senior management. A risk-based approach is utilised to identify and prioritise the activities. In addition, the Head of Compliance is responsible for providing advice to business units and group functions related to compliance risk management and mitigation.
Management and all those employed by CustodianDC are expected to comply with all applicable compliance and internal procedures.
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"...tree planting is a climate change solution that doesn't require President Trump to immediately start believing in climate change, or scientists to come up with technological solutions to draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. It is available now, it is the cheapest one possible and every one of us can get involved. Individuals could make a tangible impact by growing trees themselves, donating to forest restoration organisations and avoiding irresponsible companies."
Prof. Tom Crowther
Swiss University ETH Zurich
At Custodian, we've taken this into our own hands, beginning our very own tree building scheme on a plot of land owned by us in the heart of Kent.
As trees grow, they will absorb and store carbon dioxide emissions that are driving global heating. Over the course of 2020, we'll plant hundreds of trees in a mission to offset our carbon and tackling the climate crisis.
The team of employees will work together to make this happen, so watch this space as we video and document our journey. Subscribe to our YouTube channel today.
Work with the Kent Wildlife Trust and BEN
Custodian have been longstanding supporters of the Kent Wildlife Trust and their aims of protecting and restoring habitats in our home county, Kent.
In 2019, the Trust began putting together the Business Environment Network (BEN), which aims to bring together businesses in Kent to discuss sustainability, corporate social responsibility, climate change and much more.
Since then, Custodian has taken on the role of being a key part of the steering group. This group will continue driving events discussing these important topics in our group efforts to protect the environment.
Our team will continue to share our knowledge of sustainable building, providing insight and information on our green cooling technologies and overall corporate social responsibility drive.


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Vector talks about his background, religion, his beef with M.I, Vibes Before T.E.S.L.I.M EP, T.E.S.L.I.M and the '2017 open letter.'
Dressed in a black, buttoned sweater, ripped jeans, a pair of sleek dark shades and adidas sneakers, all of a sudden, he seemed taller. Even worse, he wasn't smiling.
The tension was palpable, but not boiling over. A few days prior, this writer had published a brief history of his beef with M.I. Abaga. It was in the thick of the action as M.I's EP and reply were expected three days after the interview. He had also dropped a second diss track, 'Tetracyling,' only four days before this chat.
Due to traffic, he arrived 45 minutes behind schedule with his manager. All studios were occupied with Big Brother-related happenings and interviews. Everytime this writer came down to give him and his manager feedback, he still wasn't smiling. His manager did the talking.
By the time he entered the studio, the production manager was shocked at who he was about to mic. He said, "Oh! Boss, I didn't know it was you. This interview go long o…" Vector laughed – the first switch from the stoic lack of expression and a frown.
The production manager was right, the interview was unexpectedly long. One of the best this writer has ever had.
Who is he?
His name is Olanrewaju Ogunmefun – the barrack kid. You know him better as Vector.As much as anything, he carries his hood, Lafiaji, Lagos Island, Lagos on his chest and back. It's an identity, a grounding, a DNA and a strength. In return, Lafiaji recognizes him.
When he had a court case with YSG Entertainment – which he won – Lafiaji rose up. His third studio album is also titled, Lafiaji.
"They may not have had money to help me fight the case, but oh… they trooped in. At a point, even the Judge had to question why there were about 20 boys marching into the court house," he says.
He tells Pulse about a time Nigerian legend, Sound Sultan was shooting a video in Lafiaji and boys told him in Yoruba that, "Alaye, you're in Vector's hood o," just as he (Vector) drove past. Vector who now lives in a high-brow estate on Lagos Mainland says that he can afford to be in a bougie spot, but he doesn't want to ignore his, "permanent truth (Lafiaji)."
He admits to being handsome and being a magnet for women, but he also recognizes that he has friends who are comfortable being bus drivers. He claims that people he surrounds himself with take pride in working for themselves and hate hand-outs.
Cele (Celestial Church of Christ)
He grew up in the Celestial Church of Christ. As the son of an affluent Pastor who was also a police officer. He says that he first realized societal disparity/classism in church. His younger brother would be allowed to play around the church with a console-controlled toy car while other kids were conscripted to a space.
He reflects upon how special 'Church Harvest ceremony' days were for his family. He would be dressed in gold chains with his brother and Dad while everybody else celebrated them like kings.
It wasn't without its negatives too. People wanted to test him as they thought him bougie. He says even had to fight a guy in church to prove his street cred.
But now, he's left the church after a Pastor who was later arrested for fraud would always foretell money-related talk. Now, he's spiritual, but not religious. However, he still visits the church to seek mercy from God. To him, mercy is all he needs.
That said, he likes two things about the Celestial Church of Christ; its way of putting people as equals with the uniform white outfit and how they have 'ipese' where everyone eats from the same pot.
Vector's mom told him he used to wordplay as a child. He was always different, but he didn't understand it. At some point, he was going to become a Doctor because he was good at biology.
Then, he started drawing comics in his books. Then, after he'd been beaten by Mr. Salami (his Maths teacher) at St. Gregory's College, he'd go home and listen to the Raekwon album he bought at Obalende.
Then one day, he met some older guys who lived two blocks away in the barracks he grew up in. They were kicking freestyles. He remembers one line from that day, "I keep going, I no dey tire. Unleash the dragon, tattoo Sisquo higher." Then he started a rap group with friends called, Badder Boys.
At the time, he also sang tenor in the Church choir while learning to play drums. His sister had taught him melodies and keys. His choir won competitions for fun and the first time he rapped in church, people said in Yoruba that, "Hip-Hop in church? The holy church is now spoiled o."
It was the second strike that put him on his way of out of church. Then, his dad paid for his first demo in the 90's – a song about money. Looking back now, he feels, "Whatever is destiny to you will come to you easy."
He got into the renowned University of Lagos where Vector studied Philosophy. He discovered battle rap and he was unbeaten for three years.
In 2008, these events led him to a show organized by Illbliss. The DJ was Spinall. He won with the line, "And now you're scared to watch. It is my time, it is your watch." There, he met with YSG Entertainment and signed with them. Then, he signed a deal with UK-based Odinero Records in 2009.
His debut album, State of Surprisedropped in 2010.
Court Case, Label Issues and Personality
On September 13, 2013, Nigerian rapper, Vector's dispute with his then-label, YSG Entertainment, under which he released his first two albums became a court dispute.
A Federal High Court in Lagos granted an injunction to restrain Vector from further breaching his then-contract with record label YSG Entertainment. This came after dispute over Vector's willingness to see out the terms of the record contract he signed with YSG. He won the case.
Although he is now cool with the label guys, it was a torrid time that also opened his eyes to the inadequacies of Nigeria. He claims that the issue wasn't as much about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from the case, it was about PTSD for from watching the degeneration of Nigeria from a legal standpoint.
When the matter was over, Vector had been dragged to court dates outside Lagos. He says that he moved out of his apartment with only 33 pairs of sneakers and 20-something hats. It ended and he had to start from the scratch. He gave all the shoes and hats out and challenged himself to get back up.
The money he had left on him, he used it to purchase studio equipment – music was an outlet to deal with the pain. He recorded his first song after his car got bashed. But then, he bounced back. He says, "Sometimes, you go all the way down, but you just have to get back up."
Interestingly, he says he had lots of sex during that period. It made him realize the problem with overpopulation, "The poor man can't afford anything fun except sex with him wife."
On whether he has moved on, he says, "Guy, you never really move past it. I realized that everything you go through registers mentally. You may suppress it, but I don't think you can ever move past it because there will be certain triggers in the future (that will take you back to that moment)… The human brain is such an amazing organ that deters you from those situations.
Unknown to him, he was describing PTSD. Interestingly, he also says, "I've also realized that to some people, I'm a bad person."
"You just have to suppress that and move on to greater to things. The same way I believe that everybody has negative traits, but what makes you a better person is the ability to take that negative trait and tell it to sit down for the positive trait. But now, I'm cool with that, I'm cool with the label and the CEO. I think I even owe him one content (laughs).
On how he deals with people thinking he's a bad person, he says, "A lot of people think I'm cocky because I can speak plenty English and I'm 6'4 and I smile a lot, but I don't find a lot of things funny. I get that misconception a lot, but it's theirs not mine. I don't bother about that (being a bad person)."
As he was working on Lafiaji, his dad passed.
Losing his dad impacted fatherhood for him, "I realized that be a father in every responsible way that you can, but realize that na person wey dey okay na him dey be responsible o. Sacrifice, but you count. The day you die, your child will have consolation sex."
First things first, he says, that, "I never compete with myself finish. Everybody's life is too much of a rollercoaster… Even worse, you're worse. But then, that's the mentality we were raised with. We were raised in the competitive nature of things… You automatically register in your mindset what all your mates are doing…
"And I'm sure we've thought about it as adults too. The yardstick we judge ourselves by is what will other person do…"
As M.I claims in that open letter, Vectorconfirms they did meet at the British Council, Words and Pictures, Ikoyi in 2007.
He says people told him, "'This could can rap with virtually anything' and they go 'okay, thrown words at him, show him stuff' (Vector raps). They were like 'Oh my God' and I was just a barrack boy that was there – a different type of kid. I guess that was it, the first encounter."
However, they never had a rap battle.
On 'The Viper,' M.I confirms that he felt some energy from Vector after listening to 'Kilode,' Vector's debut single from his debut album, State of Surprise in 2010. He rapped that he felt Vector had always hated him.
Vector rejects that claim, "To be very honest, I was just getting too many 'you sound too much like Jay Z' and I was like, 'Guys, I'm just a very young boy rapping. If I would project, I would sound on a high pitch, There's no bass in my voice. Today, If I project, projecting is leaving your comfort zone of speaking and increasing your vocal ability.
"I will definitely get into head or slightly no voice. And I was like 'Kilode?' Like General Pype is my friend and he sounds like Sean Paul. Durella sounds like D'Banj, but it's this guy that… P Square, that's Usher and Usher Ray… Na so e be… But these guys were not listening to me. I was saying some stuff.
"It was just me using my music as usual as an avenue to let out what I felt and that was like… And they kept asking my like, 'Yo, can you battle M.I?' And I was like he's a cool kid now, like he's chill. Not in a condescending way… We all call ourselves cool kids on our records. So, that was what that was it was.
"If there was any animosity or frustration, it was more from the angle of, 'You guys are denying me my respect and things I deserve' simply because they think I sound like Jay? Come on."
Oleku (Remix)
Vector says the first time he felt the energy from M.I was after he made a remix to Ice Prince's 'Oleku.' He rapped, "As a point, where it all started was the 'Oleku' remake that I did with H-Code. He played the beat and I was excited. I did my verse and from there, I was hearing a lot of things that were coming in that it look like I was sabotaging their work…"
"I was like 'No now, like come on, guys…' Okay, so I just left it… It even leaked out of H-Code's studio. At that point, it started to feel like they took a lot of offence and they took it personal. But I didn't understand why.
On why he feels Chocolate City felt slighted, Vector says, "I wouldn't know. I've heard people say my version was fire. I guess it was the first rap song that had people going, 'I'm A-list now, so I cannot be you. Oye mi tide po si you…' I was just having fun, it wasn't… People have preferences, but I always gave shout-out to Ice Prince and all that.
"I remember always telling people that, 'Don't say Ice Prince's version' is the original version.' I remember saying that on Rhythm FM back in the day. Ice is the originator, I am the one with the version.
"From there, it started to become… It was heated at a point and became news on radio and certain things were said about actions that they were going to take. So my CEO then had called me, and I was just telling them that I just did a version and that it wasn't that serious…
"They called a Lawyer and talked about copyright infringement… I admitted that maybe I shouldn't have because it really isn't my own.
"I had no rights over the music other than the lyric that I wrote. So, I understood, but my CEO called for peace action and all that. But in my head, I was like, 'What is peace action here? I was just dropping bars on other beats.
"I would say this clearly. I didn't see anything like an attack from them, but on the discussion table, you could tell that there was displeasure from their side of the fence. At some point, it felt like the 'Oleku' version that we made was picking up a lot."
Vector then goes on to say that there was no beef from his side, but that his CEO (of YSG Entertainment) told him that there was tension. He also says that he has never seen himself as a pioneer, but as an artist. He says that he feels like he's just trying to be an artist.
"When I see these other guys like CDQ, I forget I'm Vector. I forget that a lot of these cats would play my record before they blew. I don't remind myself that I'm something that has achieved anything," he says.
King Kong
In 2017, M.I Abaga spoke on a radio showthat he had never made any music with Vector. Vector came back with a message that felt more like a clapback. He said he tried to get M.I on his 2015 single, 'King Kong.' Vector also stated it clear he was ready. M.I then ended it with an open letter.
Vector says, "That was a lie, he knows why we didn't work.' If I open my email now, you will see it, gbam. The first attempt to work together was 2015, but before then, he had actually sent me a record (in 2012 or 2013) and the beat was fire and I had already prepared a verse. I then responded back with a mail that I was ready.
"Then, his email had Loopy Records in it. I never got a response, so I was like it's fine. Then I let it go, we didn't speak for a while. Then, in 2015 when we made 'King Kong,' I was like 'for the culture, let's do something massive,' so I reached out via Instagram.
"Recently he sent me a message fooling around being a nuisance, but it was that DM he sent me that made me realize that there was a message before that where he sounded positive, but never got back again. As typical, I felt that he was a bigger rapper in Nigeria and left him alone. My Hip-Hop is not that.
"After a while, I sent him another record titled, 'Clowns' which was about fear. I remember the intro goes like (Vector raps). I was like yeah, the general idea was meant to be that dope conscious rap. I didn't want it to be another socio-political rap song.
"I sent him the record, I think the last time I talked to him was January 21, this year… So when I saw that interview where he said, 'And I'm like the guy that works with everybody o,' I was shocked.
"This is where that thing started to make me feel uncomfortable because what is the benefit of that? You could have easily said that we were working or it or something more diplomatic. He didn't have to say that. Well, I guess that out of everybody, I'm the one everybody mistakes me for the cocky and proud guy."
"A lot of people know I think I'm likeable, but gullible think I'm cocky. I'm a confident man, this is one thing Nigeria has lacked; confident people… I may be wrong, but I felt like he was attacking me… Like since people think I'm difficult person, it only means you capitalize on that? How much of a devil does that make you?
"He didn't need to say this. They don't need to know… It's not necessary – that additive of, 'Na me wan work with everybody.' He didn't have to say that. It's okay, but he didn't have to say that.
When he wrote me an open letter, I was like, 'Jesus, open letters now?' okay, talk to you later (laughs). I know you, I know too much about you. You don't now go do a cypher and now take a swipe at another brand that is doing another cypher. There is only one other – the bigger one, but yeah. We let that go too.
"I've never said this before, but I feel like that first cypher was the premise upon which other activations was supposed to happen with his brand, but because we ignored, it didn't kick off. That can only explain why Martell let M.I go. For you tweet that you want the job at Hennessy, it means your contract is done with the other guys. They're both cognac brands.
"Then he does a second one… Abi he has forgotten who I am? So, this is me just disciplining him on some level like… That was why I went to his lounge to buy Hennessy because I don't give a f*** I can be disrespectful, I can from the battle field in life and in rap. What is wrong with you? If we are all excelling, you should keep your opinions to yourself. Let's just all excel.
"But then if you want this, na sand for bar beach. E plenty. So let's make this very clear. So let's do this (the beef) once and for all… I stopped entering for Headies because I felt there was too much discussions around validation."
Vector says that he stopped entering for Headies because it felt like it was being used for validation. He also says that his awards are at home on the floor. He claims thoughts like this make people like him – with high IQ – feel out of place. He feels like he's done with vain battles of greatness.
The Purge
M.I Abaga scooped Vector for 'The Purge' and posted the song on his own page. Vector called it, "stupidity" and says that M.I risked a lawsuit. When asked why he didn't sue M.I, he says, "What makes you think I didn't
You might notice that M.I has taken 'The Purge' down from his YouTube page. When asked why he dropped, 'Tetracycling,' he laughed and says that he's just having fun.
Vibes before T.E.S.L.I.M and T.E.S.L.I.M
T.E.S.L.I.M is the album, Vibes Before T.E.S.L.I.M is the 8-track EP dropping. Teslim is Vector's father's name. Vibes Before Teslim EP is the journey of self-discovery. T.E.S.L.I.M is the discovery.
The EP drops today or in the early hours of tomorrow. Four visualizers have been shot for it. The first of those songs is, 'Your Biology Is Sending You To Hell,' the second is, 'Vector's Vibe (Women and Sex), Oja, (Friends and Drugs) and 'Mind Games.'


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Southwark Council has granted planning permission to developer Notting Hill Housing for it to build 3,500 homes at the Aylesbury estate in Walworth.
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The first development site will see 830 homes built, including specialist housing for older people and people with learning disabilities. A community facility and two parks will also be developed.
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Tom Farrell's 67th-minute try ensured Connacht toppled 14-man Munster 20-16 to end their six-match losing streak in Guinness PRO14 inter-provincial derbies.
Most of the pre-match talk at the Sportsground surrounded Connacht's Bundee Aki receiving an Ireland call-up while Simon Zebo was left out Joe Schmidt's squad for the autumn internationals, but it was the Munster back who scored the opening try.
A well-crafted 22nd-minute try from Tiernan O'Halloran closed the gap, before Ian Keatley and Jack Carty swapped penalties for a 13-10 Munster lead at half-time.
Carty's second penalty of the night drew Connacht level before Munster had winger Andrew Conway sent off in the 61st minute for an elbow on the fly-half.
Replacement JJ Hanrahan managed to kick Munster back in front but it was his poor tackle attempt that allowed Connacht centre Farrell cut through for the game's decisive score.
Apart from new Ireland call-up Aki stripping the ball from his future international team-mate CJ Stander's grasp, it was all Munster early on and they deservedly hit the front in the fourth minute.
Connacht got the shove on at a defensive scrum in their 22, but Rory Scannell tidied up the loose ball with a brilliant run, offloading for Zebo to evade the clutches of O'Halloran and touch down.
Keatley converted and nudged over a penalty to put Munster in double figures, but Connacht were rewarded early in the second quarter.
Carty slid a penalty wide from the right wing, before a slashing break from Darragh Leader ignited the hosts. Aki showed terrific hands to send man-of-the-match Jarrad Butler through a gap and his final pass put O'Halloran in behind the posts.
Carty's simple conversion was cancelled out by a Keatley penalty on the half-hour mark after his former Connacht team-mate John Muldoon for not releasing a tackled player.
Carty kicked penalties either side of half-time to give his side the lead before a leaping Conway saw red for taking out Carty near halfway, with referee Nigel Owens consulting with TMO Brian MacNeice before making his decision.
Full-time: Connacht 20-16 Munster— Connacht Rugby (@connachtrugby) October 27, 2017
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Hanrahan looked a possible match-winner, landing a crisply-struck 65th-minute penalty, but he was mostly at fault when Farrell hared on to a pass and split open the Munster midfield for his try, converted by Craig Ronaldson.
Munster lacked the necessary composure to manufacture a late response. Kevin O'Byrne fumbled possession off a grounded maul and then a final error from Hanrahan confirmed Connacht as derby winners.


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Vinnie,Will the tube covers be light tight? There are times that I listen in total darkness.Steve
Great to hear Vinnie! I'm pretty excited. I may have a schedule issue in June for accepting delivery... If so, I will definitely contact you asap to arange timing. Jason
Tonight I was able to spend some time with the DHT thanks to Vinnie coming over for a few hours of listening and fun.Here are my initial thoughts:Want to add weight, texture, depth, layering, and more without sacrificing speed, slam, and clarity?Get a LIO DHT!!All kidding aside, the DHT takes what the AVC/Tubestage offers and makes it better.Don't think traditional SET sound...that isn't what the DHT offers. It is not overly sweet or liquid sounding and is definitely not a traditional tubey sound that is rolled off at the extremes.We tried two different tubes:The stock 2A3's that ship with the LIO DHT and a pair of SV811's that Vinnie used at Axpona.While the 2A3 tubes were excellent and bested the Siemens CCa Grey Plates that I use in the AVC/tubestage LIO, the SV 811's could really rock and added some additional body and texture that fleshed things out.Highly recommended!!George
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Tonight I was able to spend some time with the DHT thanks to Vinnie coming over for a few hours of listening and fun.....Highly recommended!!George
F^&*.... I just got with AVC and now I need to get this DHT Thank you George for the feedback- appreciate the time you spent on this. Vinnie- possible to bring a bunch of these modules to Newport ? regards,Kishore
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Get planning your school's outreach prior to Congress. How will you be reaching out and responding to the call?
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He opened his heart to Christ present in those oppressed by poverty and injustice.
May we follow his example of faith and generosity.
Grant us the courage and compassion of Edmund as we seek to live lives of love and service.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.


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Troubleshooting issues with the Cloudamize linux agent
- After installation the Inventory Settings page does not display your machine in the list of available machines or your machine is listed on the Inventory Settings page, but the Data Collection column displays "Inactive."
- Agent will not install.
Solution 1 - Issues after installation:
- Verify that the Linux agent is installed by running the following command:
cd /usr/local/cloudamize/
- You will receive output that the file or directory does not exist if this is the case
- Verify that the Cloudamize agent process is running by typing the following command into the terminal:
ps -aux | grep CCAgent
- If running, a line will output similar to:
user 8462 0.0 0.0 14224 936 pts/4 S+ 17:24 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/local/cloudamize/bin/CCAgent
- If running, a line will output similar to:
- Verify that the agent watchdog process is running by typing the following command into the terminal:
ps -aux | grep check_cloudamized
- If running, a line will output similar to:
user 8462 0.0 0.0 14224 936 pts/4 S+ 17:24 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/local/cloudamize/bin/check_cloudamized.sh
- If running, a line will output similar to:
- If the check_cloudamized.sh process or the agent process is not running, you can start it manually by entering the following two commands into the linux terminal:
cd /usr/local/cloudamize/bin/
sudo ./check_cloudamized.sh
- The machine where the Cloudamize agent is installed needs to have access to the internet.
- Verify that your machine's network firewall is permitted to send and receive traffic to the Cloudamize servers at 188.8.131.52 on port 443 by typing the following into the terminal:
curl -v https://agentmanager1.cloudamize.com/cxf/test (for US infrastructure)
curlv https://agentmanager-de.cloudamize.com/cxf/test (for EU infrastructure)
Solution 2 - Agent won't install:
- Verify you're using one of the following OSes:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.0 or higher
- Oracle Linux 6.5 or higher
- Ubuntu 10.04 or higher
- CentOS release 5 or higher
- Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 or higher
- Amazon Linux AMI release 2013.03 or higher
- Fedora release 12 or higher
- Suse Linux 11 or higher
- Verify you have root access.
- Verify your openssl version is supported. Example on Red Hat (note different distros will use different commands):
- To test the return of data from our Agent Manager run the following command:
- curl -v https://agentmanager1.cloudamize.com/cxf/test (for US infrastructure)
- curl -v https://agentmanager-de.cloudamize.com/cxf/test (for EU infrastructure)
If you're still having trouble with installation after going through these steps, or do not understand the output from the return of data from our Agent Manager, contact support at [email protected]. You should include the log files (if available) for the affected machines. You can compress this directory to send by running the following command:
tar -czvf cloudamize-logs.tar.gz /usr/local/cloudamize/logs/


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A bald eagle trio is raising their babies together, according to a report from The Dodo, which explains that two male bald eagles "have been spotted helping a female bald eagle keep the eggs in the nest warm."
Bald eagle pairs are naturally monogamous, so this setup is rather unusual.
But it exists, and the happy family is going viral for the best reason possible.
Bald Eagle Trio Paired for Life? A nesting trio is a rare occurrence among bald eagles, but this is not the first such case. A bald eagle nesting trios was documented in California in 1992. https://t.co/dB0fTp2hkZ pic.twitter.com/HnXZboY1pu
— Tuleyome (@tuleyomeorg) March 10, 2019
Editor James Kosur––you might know him as the driving force behind Hill Reporter and as a former editor for Business Insider––shared the story to his Twitter feed and delivered a pointed message to conservative advocates of "traditional" marriage.
He wrote:
"Hey Conservatives: 2 male Bald Eagles & 1 female Bald Eagle are raising babies together, & have been for years. Next time you want to attack someone in a "non-traditional" marriage/partnership, remember – THE SYMBOL OF AMERICA is sometimes Polyamorous."
Hey Conservatives:
2 male Bald Eagles & 1 female Bald Eagle are raising babies together, & have been for years. Next time you want to attack someone in a "non-traditional" marriage/partnership, remember – THE SYMBOL OF AMERICA is sometimes Polyamorous. https://t.co/s4HbVkciQe
— James Kosur (@JamesKosur) March 18, 2019
Among the loudest conservative voices condemning "untraditional" family dynamics are those on the Family Research Council, headed by the socially conservative Tony Perkins, who enjoys a close relationship with the Trump administration. But that is just one group of several, and the story of these bald eagles living their best lives is further affirmation that such familial setups are not "untraditional" at all. They're as natural as can be.
Many concurred with Kosur's sentiments.
Love is all we need.
— Mandy Evans (@mandyevans) March 18, 2019
Fascinating. Seems that many animal species are capable of much more complex and varied wild behavioral interactions than most of us would have imagined.
— Donald Dire (@dire_donald) March 18, 2019
How would they react if they knew the "king of the jungle" idea, one dominant male lion per pride, was a myth.
— Everywhere Josh (@FMGhost09) March 19, 2019
The cultural expectation that all our needs, love, and affection should be satisfied by one individual is patriarchal bs though. Who is socialized more heavily to buy into that? The real tea. pic.twitter.com/Ntwcv8hKCZ
— M???????? (@TheMahdiMonster) March 19, 2019
"The lifestyle was not working, we were spending half our time catching fish and I had zero me time. Then along came Paul, a godsend. Together the three of us now spend only a third of our time fishing, and babysitting is a no-brainer. Thanks Paul."
— Dave H (@Id92Bud) March 18, 2019
Has anyone told @VP @mike_pence
— Laura Cerone (@sweettartlaura) March 18, 2019
And like non 'traditional' relationships, there are probably several important evolutionary advantages to having an extra adult provide food and care for the offspring.
— Robert Pratt (@rpratt039) March 18, 2019
The trio of bald eagles has been together since 2017, but this isn't the first time the two males, Valor 1 and Valor 2, have opted to help raise eaglets.
The two males have been together for longer — since 2013 — and they began as rivals. Valor 2 tried to replace Valor 1 as the king of the nest — but Valor 1 decided not to leave.
At that time, there was a female in the nest, Hope. She and both Valors raised two eagle chicks together back in 2014. She was seen mating with both Valor 1 and Valor 2. The trio was seen the next year, too, taking care of the nest. In 2017, three little eaglets were hatched and raised by the trio. Somehow, the nontraditional situation seemed to just click.
But in 2017, tragedy struck. Unknown eagles attacked the nest and Hope got so scared she flew away and never returned. Valor 1 and Valor 2 raised the two eaglets who hatched that year together, without their mate. Later that year, a new female showed up in the nest and hatched a female eaglet named Starr.
Starr decided to make the nest her home — with Valor 1 and Valor 2. And that's who we see in the nest today.
Families clearly come in all shapes and sizes.


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UK Home Office figures show that more than 600,000 EU citizens living in the UK have already applied to stay in the country after Brexit through the settled status scheme, which was introduced in August 2018, The Guardian reports.
Most applicants so far were from Romania (37,742), followed by citizens from Italy (28,575) and Poland (28,214). There were 11,583 applications from French nationals and 10,825 from Germans.
Applying for settled status can be done through an app in a relatively easy process. EU citizens who want to stay in the UK must apply by June 2021 in the event of a Brexit deal and by December 2020 in the event of no deal. A report from the Home Office shows that of the 200,000 applications made during the pilot phase, zero had resulted in a refusal.
The independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, David Bolt, has made seven recommendations to the Home Office to improve the settled status scheme, including giving more attention to vulnerable applicants or those who want to challenge a decision.
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Welcome to part 2 of the Samurai Siege defense guide! Click here to go back to part 1 of the guide.
There are a ton of new defensive buildings that you can unlock as you make your way through the game. The freeze tower will fire shots that freeze a group of enemies for a few seconds each time, allowing your other gun towers more time to attack them and kill them. Lightning towers will shoot out bolts of lightning that bounce from troop to troop, damaging them all, and doing higher levels of damage to the larger troops such as the Oni Trolls and Commanders. Jade Lions will attack, and do tons of damage to, anybody who gets in range of them. Drum towers will fire high-powered, high-frequency machine gun shots at any attacker who is within range.
Upgrade the resource storages in order to be able to hold enough resources for your castle upgrades, because they get very expensive rather quickly. Even at their price, though, they're extremely worth it because they will give you the ability to build more of each building, and to upgrade each building to a higher level.
Making strategic use of your traps will allow you to make short work of enemies. Freeze traps will spring when enemies get close, and then they will freeze anybody who steps over them. Bomb traps will explode when someone steps on them, doing a large amount of damage to anybody who is nearby, and then disappear (unlike freeze traps, which do not disappear).Our YouTube channel Game Hydro's 1,000 Subscriber Giveaway Contest is on now! Click to watch, subscribe, and win!
After you are attacked and damaged, you will have a shield put on your base, preventing you from being attacked for awhile. If you want to play the system, leave the castle outside of the walls and outside of protection from your defensive units, so that you can take advantage of the shield every time; however, heavily defend your resource buildings and your practice yards, so that you can minimize your troop loss and resource loss. Use shield time to build your base back up and to progress through the single player mode.
You will find dropped artifacts often when you destroy another player's castle. If you put a full combo of dropped artifacts together, you can unlock the Cannon of Doom, which is a steroid-addled version of the regular cannon; however, you can only use it for two days at a time.
Once you unlock the Jade Lion, go to the decor tab in the store and build a Lion statue, which looks exactly like a Jade Lion. This will greatly confuse opposing players as to where they should send their troops.


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BOC to acquire seacraft to curb rice smuggling in PH waters
MANILA The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is acquiring several brand new seacraft as part of its intensified campaign against rice smuggling in the country's territorial waters.
Commissioner Isidro LapeAa said the move seeks to intensify efforts against the illegal activity on the premise that there may be attempts to smuggle rice because of the shortage in its supply.
That is the assumption. That is why we have to intensify our efforts against it, he added.
With this, the BOC chief said that they are in the process of procuring marine vessels proposed in their 2017 budget.
We are now in the process of procurement. In fact there are three seacraft that are coming and there are additional 10-20 speedboats, 40-footer or 45-footer. Middle of the year is our target procurement, LapeAa said in a statement Monday.
The three 74-footer watercraft would be initially operated by Philippine Coast Guard and our people in training until such time that our people would be experts already in operating the sea craft, he added.
Over the weekend, the Naval Forces Western Mindanao seized a foreign cargo vessel carrying 1,359 metric tons of smuggled rice in Zamboanga Sibugay.
Aside from rice smuggling, there were reports of other forms of illegal importation in the high seas such as oil and illegal drugs. (PNA)
Source: Philippine News Agency


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Presenter: Achinthya Bandara
In Sri Lanka, "hate speech" is often understood to mean the use of language to attack an individual or group based on attributes such as race and religion. Social media remains a key channel through which harmful ideas about ethno-religious minorities are disseminated to incite hatred towards them. Such incitement was seen during the recent events that took place in Digana and Theldeniya in March 2018.
Existing linguistic definitions of "hate speech" are inadequate, as they do not fully capture the nuances of how language is used by perpetrators to incite hatred towards minorities.
Using linguistic theory and discourse, Achinthya explored the gaps that existed between how "hate speech" is understood by linguists, and how it is actually used in social media today.


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I was gearing up for a New Year's Resolution that would keep me from going out to see any more remakes or reboots. You'll notice that I did not mention in that run up to a promise that I would not be going to any sequels. I can do that still. Which would leave me free to find out what happened to all those wispy piles of ash in the last Avengers movie.
Maybe I should preface all this promising and resolving with an explanation: Over the course of my winter break, my wife and I spent a lot of time going to the movies. There was a flurry of seven days where we were in a theater each of those days, catching up on all those films that we had missed or ignored in the days and weeks leading up to my two week vacation. And all those big holiday releases. We couldn't miss those. Which is how I found myself in a seat, watching Disney's new iteration of Mary Poppins. But before this redux filled the screen, I was treated to not one, not two, but three separate previews of Disney live-action remakes of their animated classics. Lion King, Aladdin, and Dumbo. So the whole time I sat there, taking in all the musical wonderment that everyone's favorite nanny had to offer, I contemplated the need for all those computer generated images. Why not just dust off a print of the original and toss it up on the screen for a new generation to view? All the while, Mary was singing with lamplighters instead of chimney sweeps, going to visit her wacky cousin instead of her laughing uncle, and floating away on balloons. Perfectly lovely images, hummable tunes, and plenty of star power. That was Hamilton riding that bike, after all. Who wouldn't pay to see that?
And who wouldn't pay to see Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga on that silver screen together? I did. This wasn't Disney, but it didn't actually matter. Making A Star Is Born one more time didn't exactly advance the art of motion pictures. It probably reminded many of the history of motion pictures, which already included three previous iterations of the story of one star going up and one going down. But it's been forty years since Kris Kristofferson and Barbara Streisand brought their standard to bear. Yeah, but this one has Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga!
So there's always a "reason" to go back to the heap. I have watched more versions of Frankenstein than I care to recall. I will line up for any movie that includes a giant ape. And in spite of all better instincts, I still show up for super hero movies like they're going out of style. They aren't.
So I surrender to my weakness, which is that insatiable need to be in touch with the zeitgeist, even if that means endless retreads, repeats and reruns.
I promise.
Sunday, January 06, 2019
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Grandpa Spruce
by Patricia Reid
The one thread running through my childhood was isolation on father's trapline. We lived a nomadic lifestyle often moving on father's whims. We were hunters and gathers not farmers. Father hated farming.
How I yearned for friendships in my youth. I did have an older sister and a younger brother whom I sometimes liked but mostly fought with too much.
I wanted an independent friend that I could lean on when life became almost too hard to survive. I wanted someone to be on my side no matter what happened. I wanted an independent adult in my life. So in my anguish to have support in my life I turned to nature for companionship. In the end I adopted a spruce tree to help me in my life and to be my grandpa. I picked the largest defender I could locate.
I didn't know what a grandpa would be like as I had never had one in my life. I did know that I wanted a big support in my life. I adopted the largest spruce tree that I could find in the forest. It had large roots showing above the ground and the girth was so big that it would have taken three or four people to circle its trunk with their arms.
Sometimes I would visit it when food was so absent in my life that I needed to know someone was looking out for me. In winter I would stand by it and put my arms around it as far as they would go and half crying ask it to help me survive. It gave me great comfort to hug it. In summertime I would sit on the ground in between its large roots and lean my back against its strong trunk.
He was my safe place. It was as if he were hugging me.He was my protector and the one who loved me unconditionally no matter what I did or what was happening in my life. Sometimes he came to me in my dreams when I was so famished and he reassured me that I was going to survive.
If only I had known more about him I would have suffered less. I did learn that I could count on him to give me spruce gum which came in various colours and added joy to my life. If I had only known when I was little that his spring buds held vitamin C, he would have prevented the scurvey I suffered with as a child.
When I left father's trapline I entered a world of deciduous trees. I found them to be quite foreign to me, and so I searched out spruce trees. I would touch the tip of the trees when I was alone to get strength from them. I never told anyone what I did. It was between me and Grandpa Spruce. I still do that to this day . When I touch the tips of the spruce boughs I not only feel more strength coming into my body but it washes away my stress and like meditation my body calms down . Then I am able to make better decisions about what is happening in my life.
Patricia Reid is a member of University in the Community alumni writing group.


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Dear Mr. President
Dear President Obama:
I am asking you to keep fighting for true health care reform because it matters more to people that they know. Like most Americans, I didn't realize that our existing health care system was letting down so many people. I did all the "right" things – went to college, worked my way up the ranks in a big company, completed my MBA, saved, bought a house, fell in love and married, and had children. We subscribed to the company health plan and were relatively happy with the coverage.
Then our world was turned upside down when our youngest child was diagnosed with profound hearing loss and cerebral palsy. I learned first-hand how great health insurance is if you are healthy, employed at a large corporation with reasonable health insurance rates and good coverage and how variable and challenging it is for people working at small businesses with hefty insurance rates and minimal coverage.
Recently, I lost my job and we had to change insurance. We worried about pre-existing conditions. We could not use the Cobra subsidy since my husband is able to obtain health insurance at the small business where he works even though the cost for his insurance is double what it would have been with the Cobra subsidy. We now pay 3x more for health coverage (vs. the large company) and have very little covered. The new policy has many exclusions, including cochlear implants and therapy for chronic conditions. As our family faces a lifetime of health costs we are learning more about the health care system than we ever imagined.
Although they might not know it, many Americans are one diagnosis/accident away from realizing how important it is for them, personally, to have the health care system changed. Specifically, we need to:
Remove the pre-existing condition clause
Eliminate lifetime maximums
Strengthen the Medicaid programs to provide accessible, high-quality health care services to our children with disabilities
Incorporate long term services and supports by including the CLASS Act and the Community Choice Act
Thank you for your continued fight to pass a true health care reform.


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Cricket Australia is all set to expand the number of Big Bash teams next year – and in the process slowly begin killing the goose that has so far laid many 22-carat eggs.
In its sixth year, the BBL has been an overwhelming success until last year but there are signs that people would prefer that things remain as they are.
For example, the biggest crowd last year was for the clash between the two Melbourne teams, the Renegades and the Stars. A total of 80,883 turned up for the first clash between these two teams in 2015-16.
This year, 2016-17, the crowd for the corresponding game was nearly 10,000 less. Should Cricket Australia not take a hint from occurrences like this? Crowds in 2016-17 have, on the whole, been less than in 2015-16.
As of today, 22 matches have been played; there are another 10 to go before the semi-finals and final. Only in two games, have teams been asked to chase 200 or over. That means only two teams, the Brisbane Heat and the Melbourne Stars, have managed to make 200 or over.
Most of the games have been one-sided. Just two games have gone down to the last ball. Not a single century has been scored.
Overall many of the players seem to be jaded. That is not surprising for there are now so many Twenty20 leagues around the world — Pakistan (played in the UAE), the West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh all have their own leagues — that many players who are now literally T20 mercenaries come to the BBL after having played in at least a few of these competitions.
If they are mentally tired at the end of the year, who can blame them? They are playing as much as they can for it is their livelihood. They have only a few years in which they can earn money from this form of the game.
The TV commentators make the game unwatchable. There are a host of former Australian players who form the commentary team and to say they are mediocre would be paying them a compliment. T20 cricket itself sees heightened action but these ex-players keep trying to hype up everything. They have limited vocabularies and dumb down things to an incredible level.
Damien Fleming and Adam Gilchrist are horrible at the mike and it is clear that they are there for the money. They were both competent cricketers but have reached their level of incompetence as commentators. Gilchrist makes one cringe, he cannot speak a sentence without acting as an arse-licker of a very high order.
Some of the other commentators have clear conflicts of interest: Mark Waugh is a national selector and it is unethical for him to sit in the commentary box making comments about players whose futures he could well decide. But then one would recall that he is the same person who took money from a bookmaker when he was a player. The same goes for Ricky Ponting who is now an assistant coach for the national T20 team.
But hey, who gives a flying f*** these days? There's good money available to these poor-quality commentators so they take it and run. Not that they need it. They lack the integrity to act in an ethical way.
Back to Cricket Australia and its expansion plans. One doubts that its chief executive James Sutherland will bother much about whether crowds grow or whether people watch; after all, CA will make its money before a single ball is bowled. The TV contract will increase, the TV channel in question, Channel 10, will welcome the additional games, and all will be right with the world.
This year there are 32 games; each team will play the others and the two Melbourne teams, the two Sydney teams, Adelaide and Hobart, and Brisbane and Perth, will play each other twice. Once the expansion is complete, that number of games will increase. Do people want to see more and more ordinary games that are won by big margins or do they want to see better games that go down to the wire?


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