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Civic Education, Peace Building And The Nigerian Youths
"The crucial role of parents as the first level of contact with the children is on the verge of collapse. Many parents hardly spend time with the children to groom them spiritually, socially, morally and otherwise".
He insisted that a well brought up child will certainly contribute towards the peacefully growth of the country.
Miss Nana Ijede, a youth corps member, nonetheless said, government was yet to give the youth their due role in the building of the nation.
"Let no one make the mistake about the importance of youth in this country. The various levels of government have no clear programme for the youth of this country. There is no employment. Millions of youth are roaming the street every day in search of non-available jobs. Meanwhile our leaders and politicians are busy embezzling billions of naira meant for the development of the country".
She said government should only expect positive, patriotic attitude from the young ones when they were provided for and given a sense of belonging in the nation.
In the same vein, Mrs. Osazuwa advised that adequate provisions should be made for the well-being of the youth if positive attitudes should be expected from them.
She recommended that the teaching of civic education should not end in secondary schools but should be a compulsory course for all year one students in all higher institutions in the country. She added that teachers should also be trained specifically on civic education instead of picking teachers from any field to teach civic education.
The youth of a nation are its real strength. They are the pillars of the nation. But it is important these pillars are study and well-built. They should be well educated formally and informally to be able to foster peace, progress and development in the country. The much needed peace in the land is possible when the youth acquired adequate civil education.
Calista Ezeaku
Independence Special
Nigeria At 58: Anything To Celebrate?
Nigeria clocks 58 years today as she gained her independence from the British colonialists on October1,1960. Fifty-eight years down the road, how has the nation fared? Is there anything to celebrate? Our correspondent went to town to get the views of a cross section of Nigerians and their responses are as amazing as they are interesting. Exerpts.
Hon Awaji –Inombek Abiante, House of Representatives member for Andoni Opobo/Nkoro
What are we celebrating? Are we celebrating constant power or free education? Our contemporaries have gone ahead of us. If you look at countries that started like us, many of them have left us behind. At 58, Nigeria is now the world capital of poverty. If really we are going to celebrate development, which one have we seen? Is it for the attainment in respecting the rule of law?
For us, if we cannot have an honest leadership recruitment process, then, we cannot be celebrating anything. In the last elections, we had reports of vote-buying. Is that progress?
To my mind, the independence anniversary calls for reappraisal and sober reflection, and rededication for better foundation.
Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe (Ijaw Leader)
Well, there are lot of things to celebrate. Over the years, there have been several attempts to disintegrate the country, but it has failed, secondly, seemingly, we are alive, thirdly, we are moving towards democracy, even though what we have now is still military democracy. The America we are seeing today is over 200 years and Nigeria is just 58. So despite the crisis, we are still alive.
We are moving from a poorer nation to an average one, looking at our population and we are able to feed our people.
"However, there is need for improvement. Our democracy and political system is not yet mature. We should see politics as service, we must not see poltics as self gain, and for self enrichment. We should ask ourselves what we can do for our nation. We should rather move our economy from public to private.
We should also think of restructuring the country, so that every section can move to contribute to nation building. Restructuring is the way forward in this country. Our security architecture also needs to be changed. It should be spread in such a manner that every part of the country will have a say in the security apparatus of the country. If we can do all these, then our country will change for the better.
For me, this year's independence anniversary celebrations should be reflective. We have to look back and see how far we have come as a nation. There is a saying that 'when you look at your neighbour, you will know what God is planning for you.
So, the question is: who are we looking at? You cannot really achieve much if you don't have a goal. When it comes to the comity of nations, other nations that are developed and are where we aspire to go should be our model. Today, people from Dubai and the United Arab Emintes are no longer going to America. When you get there today, you will discover that at a time in their history, they were looking at America and today, they were able to achieve something close to America. Today Americans are visiting United Arab Emirates. Even we Nigerians leave our country to go visit Dubai. Unfortunately, these are countries that we were better than in the 60s and 70s, but today, they have gone past us. In the 50s and 60s, people were riding on camels there, but today it's no longer so because they had a vision and pursued it.
The problem we are facing today is because we don't pay attention to history. Some of the mistakes we made before, today, our politicians and leaders are still making the same mistakes. Things that are happening today had happened before. We have to learn from history. So for me, we have to do a reflective celebration this year.
"Nigeria at 58, to me we have done well having sustained democracy for 19 years. It's a pointer that the country is making headway. But more needs to be done among political elites who by their quest to grab power have thrown the country into a chaotic situation.
"The present administration headed by President Buhari has actually not performed creditably. The reasons are that the administration has actually not reached out to the people, and there is practically non-human capital development in the country. That is the more reason why there is tension among the citizenry.
"In the first place, Nigeria is an independent nation, and that is very key, but the persons who celebrate must have a good reason to do so. You know celebration is associated with two things, joy as against kill – joy. Now if you look at the masses, the question I would like to ask is "are the masses happy? Even if you go to the North, some Northerners are not happy. So many of their people have been killed and anybody in mourning cannot be happy.
"Now let's come to the area, where civil servants have been agitating for salary increase, that too have not materialized. And as you the workforce in Nigeria has greater percentage of the population. These workers also have children in higher institutions and primary schools. If you go to some families, to eat three square meals has become a problem. So many children, those families who have managed to train their children out of school, their children don't still have jobs and they keep on feeding them – for such families, there is nothing to celebrate.
"For the civil servant whose dream of acquiring new minimum wage, it has not materialised, so for civil servants I don't think there is anything to celebrate.
"Now if you look at the political atmosphere, the only people who don't have retirement age are politician. If my grandfather was alive today, as a politicians he would have gone to pick intent form to contest election even at the age of 74. These are the things we are talking about while referring to the youths as leaders of tomorrow. Forgetting that for anyone to be a leader of tomorrow, he or she must undergo tutelage or training, and given a sense of belonging. But you discover that it is not the case in Nigeria. All we see around are old people, who don't want to leave the political stage, instead they are prepared to adjust their age, in order to perpetuate themselves.
Comrade Opi Erekosima, Rivers State Chapter Chairperson of Radio, Television Theatre Workers Union
I want to join my voice with many other well-meaning Nigerians to congratulate the country as we clock another 58 years. Whether we like it or not, there is every need for us to celebrate. Despite the challenges before us which I see as obstacle, we can surmount, these are things that can make us stronger. I want to congratulate Nigeria for clocking 58 years at least for the first of life. You will really appreciate life when you visit the hospitals and the mortuary. And every Saturday, you hear obituary announcement, at least, that's when you will appreciate life.
So I have every reason to say congratulations, first to myself and to Nigerians, then to the nation and then to my state. Yes, we are approaching another triumphant entry, I am talking about the 2019 elections and tempers are rising. Nigeria right now looks like a pot that's boiling and someone needs to open the pot to see what the content is. So whatever the content is, I want to appeal to everybody to be calm. We need to be patient and hardworking.
Godwin Oruigoni, Civil Servant
As far as there is life, there is something to celebrate, even as an individual, you will discover that as you grow old, you see people celebrate life even when they don't have anything to show with the belief that their tomorrow's maybe better than today. That's the same picture we are putting Nigeria into.
Yes, there are a lot of pitfalls and people's expectation of the country is not what it's supposed to be and that is why a lot of people are not excited to celebrate. However, if we don't celebrate, it will look as if we have lost hope as a nation.
So we are celebrating to keep faith that no matter the pitfalls stemming from bad leadership, poor economy and infrastructure, we are still hopeful.
"As a Christian "we are expected to believe that our tomorrow will be better. We are not looking at the indices but we are looking at our potentials. Before this government came on board, there was so much hope, but today we are disappointed.
So we believe that it's much more than the indices we are seeing now. For me, I believe that at this point in time, there is more God can do to change Nigeria for the better.
Dr Isaac Mieiamuno-Jaja
My opinion will be based on the Scriptures. The Bible says in every situation, we should give thanks to God. At 58 years of our independence, the country may not have arrived to the level everyone may have aspired to be. So in all, every good thing that has happened, some people have lost and in every bad thing that has happened, some other people also gained. On the totality, Nigeria has not gotten to where it supposed to be, but that does not mean that we have not made progress in some areas.
If for nothing, at least Nigeria is at peace and that is enough for us to be happy and thank God.
"So in thanking God, there is nothing like low key and high key thanksgiving and I believe that we must thank God in all fullness, especially for the life that we have. There is every reason to thank God for our independence, the issue of low key and high key does not obtain.
Independence Special
Nigeria @ 58: The Journey So Far
Nigeria's journey to independence came to fruition when on October 1, 1960 the British colonialists granted her request to be independent. Since then, the country's development has been described by many from different perspectives all through the emergent Republics and actions of politicians.
On the whole, rather than see the country's existence to date as development, many prefer to view it as mere "moving on", because, as they are wont to put it, "there's nothing tangible to show for it, only suffering". To what extent this is true, is dependent on who says it. A cursory look at Nigeria's political history puts a lot of what the country is going through under perspective.
At independence, or on attainment of the First Republic, the dominant political parties were Northern People's Congress (NPC), led by Sir Ahmadu Bello, National Council of Nigerians and Camerouns (NCNC), under the leadership of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Action Group (AG) led by Obafemi Awolowo and Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU), with Malam Aminu Kano as its figure-head.
These parties were in control of their regions and areas of dominance. For instance, the Ahmadu Bello-led NPC was in firm control of the North, save for areas controlled by Aminu Kano's NEPU. It is the same way that Azikiwe's NCNC held sway in the Eastern part of the country, while Awolowo's AG was in charge of the Western Region.
Some of the parties did well for their regions in such areas as infrastructure, education, and commerce. It is important to note here, for instance, that the benefit of Awolowo's free education policy for the people of the old Western Region is still being reaped till date. The reason is that the people of the region embraced the policy and sent their children abroad to be educated. The result is that currently in Nigeria, the South West Zone has the highest number of educated people.
Awolowo also used proceeds from the sale of cocoa, which his region had in abundance, to build the first television station in Africa and the famous Cocoa House in Ibadan.
One notable snag in the politics of the period was the inability of the political parties to embrace unity and avoid electoral violence. This led to the first military coup of January 15, 1966: a group of young officers led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogu toppled the government of Tafawa Balewa, who was Prime Minister, while Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was President in the parliamentary government the country operated at independence. Following the coup, Major-General Aguiyi Ironsi became the first military Head of State.
Ironsi's rule was cut short as it lasted for only six months, following a counter-coup staged by mostly officers from the North who believed that the first coup was one sided in favour of the South-East.
A young Colonel Yakubu Gowon was then elevated to the rank of General and became the second military ruler of Nigeria. He remained in power until August 27, 1975 when he was overthrown by another group of officers led by General Murtala Mohammed.
General Mohammed's reign was short-lived as he was assassinated in another bloody coup. But the coup was aborted and Murtala Mohammed's second in command, General Olusegun Obasanjo took over the reins of leadership and continued with the transition programme initiated by his predecessor in 1976. The transition was to put in place a civilian government in 1979, and also move the nation's capital to Abuja.
Obasanjo successfully implemented the return to civil rule in October, 1979, which led to the emergence of the Second Republic, with an initial five political parties being registered: National Party of Nigeria (NPN), Nigerian People's Party (NPP), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Great Nigeria People's Party (GNPP), People's Redemption Party (PRP), and later Nigeria Advanced Party (NAP).
The NPN emerged as the ruling party after the elections with Alhaji Shehu Shagari becoming the first Executive President to be elected under the Federal Republic. This period witnessed some level of stability following the alliance of the NPN and NPP in a government of national unity. Although this alliance packed up later, the NPN still won in the 1983 elections. But no sooner had NPN won than the military struck again, this time under the leadership of General Muhammadu Buhari. The coup brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power on December 31, 1983.
Buhari's government was toppled in another coup led by Brigadier Sani Abacha, which brought in General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangia (popularly called IBB) in August 1985 as Head of State.
One major innovation Babangida brought in his tenure was to change from multi-party system to two-party system with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and National Republican Convention (NRC) setting the motion for the Third Republic.
The subsequent election that resulted from Babangida's transition programme in 1993, though adjudged the "freest and fairest" elections Nigeria ever had, was annulled for reasons best known to the government then. The presumed winner of the elction, Chief Moshood Abiola, popularly called MKO Abiola, was not inaugurated as President.
Shortly after, the military set in motion another return to civil rule, following which the PDP won the 1999 elections to commence the present Fourth Republic, which set the record as the first time a civilian government handed over power to another civilian government.
So far, President Olusegun Obasanjo, who emerged the President of the Fourth Republic, had served two tenures of four years each and there had been Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, and currently, Buhari.
In analysing the country's political growth since independence, political analysts are of the opinion that what all the political parties in power seem to lack is ideology.
Two scholars stand out in this instance: Dr. Emmanuel Onah and Dr. Ferdinand Ottoh, both of the Department of Political Science, University of Lagos.
According to them, "the political parties have no ideologies. They do not have a guiding principle to run their affairs".
Otto, for one, is of the belief that it is this lack of ideology by political parties that has played out in the recent massive defections from one party to another.
"If we have ideology-based parties, it will be difficult for politicians to leave their parties for another. Instead, members would remain in their parties to remedy any challenge or problem to make the party stronger.
"The defections are for selfish reasons, and what we are witnessing is not healthy for our democracy. Some politicians, unfortunately work to satisfy their selfish interests", he said.
On his part, Onah said multi-party system is good, but having 90 parties to contest an election is outrageous.
According to him, "it makes the system uninteresting because the big parties will certainly swallow the small ones. I think it is better to have two or three strong parties that should have strong national base and ethnic or religious influence", he said.
This level of selfishness has no doubt transcended to all facets of the country's being, so much that every other consideration seems to supersede the show of patriotism to the nation, which is the essence of governance.
In looking at economic development, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, while stating the importance of budget in the economic life of a nation, was quoted by Observer in 2015 as seeing budget in the light of it being "the roadmap to our future. It outlines government revenue and expenditure for a given fiscal year".
From the perspective of the layman, the budget is what guides a government in what money is available, what amount should be spent in what sector, and at the end of the total amount what is earmarked as expendi-ture? This means that care would be taken to plan and execute it. Anything less is likely to spell doom for a country. The question therefore is how has Nigeria fared in this wise?
An idea of the answer to this question can be imagined from the experience of 2017 in Nigeria: Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo signed the nation's Appropriations Bill into Law on June 12 in 2017. This was well over five months into the 2017 financial year. What this means is that for over five months, the government was spending funds that were not appropriated.
Interestingly, this misnomer is not new to Nigerians, even as it runs contrary to the dynamics of modern development which weighs heavily on effective planning and management of resources in the attainment of development objectives. This no longer happens in developed climes.
In fact, in most developed countries, the time span from the start of the preparation of budget proposals by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to the enactment of the Appropriations Act before the beginning of the financial year takes at least 12 months and there are defined time limits for each of the milestones in the budget process. This is currently not the case in Nigeria. The result is that monies are often spent at will, and later "retired".
What this means is that, unlike budgeting in the private sector, which relies on free-flow of information between consumers and producers, with price signals reflect consumer preferences, customer satisfaction, and supplier costs and producer performance, while competition eliminates poor performers and shifts resources to those entities that improve efficiency and elevate utility, in the public sector, governments generally use past funding levels to determine future resource allocation.
In doing so, they virtually do not consider reflecting on preferences, satisfaction, or performance of the previous budget. This has no doubt given room to avoidable profligacy, and encouraged corruption, which seem to be the only truly developing phenomena in the country.
To counter this trend, and hence be seen serious in developing its economy, Nigeria needs to, among other things, adopt Performance-Based Budgeting to checkmate unnecessary and unwarranted spending.
Religion in Nigeria's political space has always been with the country right from its inception as a nation in 1960 when the British colonialists handed power to Muslims.
In their paper titled, "Religion in Nigerian Political Space: Implication for Sustainable National Development", Ntamu, G. U. , Abia O. T. , Edinyang, S. D. , and Eneji, Chris-Valentine Ogar captured it thus:
"Given the philosophy of Islam as a complete way of life for Muslims, Islam has always been closely attached to politics in Nigeria, especially in the Muslim dominated north. As alluded above, the British government duly recognised this fact in their dealings with the northern Islamic societies and explored it to legitimise their colonial rule in the region.
"Oyegbile and Abdulrafiu, (2009) observed that after the 1914 amalgamation of Nigeria and emergence of indigenous national politics, Islam has effectively represented a source of ethnic identity, group unity, political mobilisation, de-mobilisation, regime legitimisation and de-legitimisation in the country.
"As a result of this, the northern Hausa-Fulani therefore see themselves as the off-springs of the Sheikh Uthman Dan Fodio, representing the epitome of the Islamic holy Jihad and a product of an enviable Islamic socio-cultural history.
"Based on this, the popular Hausa-Fulani Muslim cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, asserted that Islam has a cultural and religious affinity with its members, thereby providing 'many common cultural elements' that united the people of the region who become adherents together (Human Rights Watch, 2005, Ihedirika, 2011 and Okune, 2011) thereby empowering them to be politically cohesive and formidable and using same for political mobilisation.
"It is however popularly held that the north were absolutely been held in contempt because of its unique historical, religious, cultural and political antecedents (Akaeze, 2009). Thus, Islam has since been conceived to be synonymous with the North in the political matrix of the entity called Nigeria".
The result is that this has set the pace for religious politics in the country. The fact that political parties are still formed based on religious (geographical) divides, and efforts are still being made deliberately to balance positions within political parties along religious divide only confirms religious politics in Nigeria. Another way to note this is deciphering the origins of most top government functionaries.
Religious politics has in Nigeria's 58 years proven to be a key factor of under-development as it encourages people being appointed to positions of trust just for the reason of them being of the same religion as the President, without recourse to their competence. It has also comes to play in political leanings in which incompetent persons are handed positions for which they have little understanding of.
The late playwright, Chinua Achebe summed it up in his book, "The Trouble with Nigeria", when he said the county's problem "is simply and squarely a failure of leadership. There is nothing basically wrong with the Nigerian character. There is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land, climate, water, air, or anything else. The Nigerian problem is the unwillingness or inability of its leaders to rise to their responsibility, to the challenge of personal example, which is the hallmark of true leadership".
Consequently, the state of Nigeria's pitiable socio-economic development has been a direct consequence of the actions and inactions of the leadership class that has managed the affairs and wealth of the country since independence. The result is that at 58, Nigeria is still yet to find her fit as the acclaimed "Giant of Africa".
The situation is such that the numerous achievements of Nigerians the world over are greatly dwarfed by the bigger picture of the country, even as countries still respect individuals who have genuinely excelled in their fields of endeavour.
As Nigerians mark 58 years of nationhood, therefore, one key factor that should never cease to bother their leaders is how the country can truly allow the Rule of Law to take its rightful place: How can Separation of Powers be made functional? And, when shall the people truly enjoy their resources?
These are the banes of Nigeria's development.
Soibi Max-Alalibo
Independence Special
Wike: An Agent Of National Cohesion
With the passage of time, the familiar refrain, "though tongues and tribes may differ, in brotherhood we stand", may long have been forgotten by many Nigerian citizens.Yet, a few, into whose consciousness this has permeated and still rings a note, have continued to uphold our unity in diversity as the basis on which our collective independence was signed.
For such ones, issues of peace, brotherhood, unity and national cohesion come tops in their daily decisions. They are found in virtually every geo-political region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Here in the South-South, when it comes to forging common alliance to promote unity and advocacy for cohesiveness, especially among a people already fragmented by religious, linguistic and cultural disparities, one name stands out.
His Excellency, the Executive Governor of our dear Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has remained a personality driven by the goal of nationhood, in keeping with the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers of our great nation.
Chief Wike's passion and drive for national cohesion dated back to the year 2003 when he was elected into the national presidency of All Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON). This opportunity provided him the leverage to interact with 774 local government chairmen across the country. Their deliberations on issues affecting the politics and policies of the country, no doubt, may have constituted a springboard upon which the nationalist fervor in him was stimulated.
Amazingly, his appointment years later as a Minister of Education, precisely in 2011, took him deeper into the mainstream of Nigerian politics. This further elicited the nationalist potentials in the governor believed to have been incubated in his early years in local politics. His footprints in Nigeria's political landscape are living testimonials.
Governor Wike's ministerial portfolio did not only launch him into the national political theatre, it also signalled the dawn of his ministry as an agent of national cohesion. It is therefore, significant for providing a window through which the long-incubated nationalist tendency in Mr Governor was hatched.
As the country's education helmsman, Chief Wike explored the role of education in fostering peaceful and harmonious coexistence as well as unity. He held many expectations for the education sector. Thus, constructively and holistically, he drew plans for implementation and helped midwife and breathed life to the sector.
His faith in the school as an instrument to raise an ideal labour force for the country's manpower requirement, seasoned leadership for its bureaucracies as well as refined citizenry for an enlightened social order, made him to embark on a massive investment in teacher education.
Wike's detribalised posture manifested in his execution of Almajiri Education Programme (AEP). Irrespective of whether a place is Islam –prone or not, Almajiri schools were established in all the geo-political zones of the country. This did not only serve as integrative mechanism, it created an atmosphere of homeliness for a folk which ordinarily was alienated by religious disparity.
The extent to which he used education for the purpose of national integration is a remarkable indication of his desire and willingness to foster ''one Nigeria.'' This is because he realised that the country was in a real crisis situation that could only be resolved through education.
Even as a state governor, Wike has continued to build bridges of friendship across different frontiers both within the country and beyond. His administration has played host to several national and international retreats and conferences. They include the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Rotary International , the African Bar Association (ABA) just to mention a few.
The Governor's flare for national cohesiveness has earned him many encomiums which are absolutely devoid of flattery as is common with people in power and their psycophantic fans.
To further buttress his passion for national unity, Governor Wike delved into sports development which he describes as a string that binds all Nigerians together with no visible political party as a rallying force, having very crucial impact in our lives."
The Governor believes that inspite of our political differences, there is always no differences among Nigerians when it comes to sports. For this reason, he said "whoever wants this country to be united will always support sports"
His choice of sports development as a unifying factor, did not only earn him a local recognition by the national and Rivers bodies of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN),he was also honoured by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) in Brussels, Belgium, where he presented a paper on "Peace and Progress through Sports in the Niger Delta"
The governor's recognition was hinged on his consistency in raising the bar of sports matters as well as effectively using sports as a veritable vehicle to fast track communal growth along the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and engaging a booming but restive youth populace.
During his investiture as the national patron of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), by its National President, Alhaji Saidu Abubakar, he said " I believe it does not matter which party you belong to, what matters is to promote the image of Nigeria and its unity."
In his demonstration of the spirit of oneness (Espirit de Corp), Governor Wike extends his scepter to all irrespective of party affiliation, religious and ethnic differences. Leaders and renowned personalities in rival political parties have at different occasions been invited to inspect and commission projects executed by his administration.
It would be recalled that on June 27, 2017, Governor Wike paid a Sallah visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III in faraway Sokoto State just to felicitate with him and his caliphate members on the Eid-el-fitr celebration. The reception accorded him during the visit was not only unprecedented but also instructive.
While in Sokoto, the governor was quite unequivocal on his stand on national unity.
September 18, 2017 witnessed a delegation of Northern Governor Forum led by the Governor of Bornu State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima to Chief Wike in Government House, Port Harcourt, to express their gratitude to him for what they described as an urgent step he took to nip in the bud, the crisis that erupted between members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) and some Nigerians from the North in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the State.
Again, the visiting governors commended Governor Wike for his strong commitment towards national unity. Their words, "Governor Wike we are mightily proud of you and to associate ourselves with you. Nigeria is greater than political differences. We belong first and foremost to one political family, and that is the Federal Republic of Nigeria. You believe in the Nigerian project, for that we remain eternally grateful''.
Most importantly, Governor Wike's state wide broadcast in the wake of the IPOB crisis in Oyigbo will forever be remembered for not only dousing tension in the air, but for also restoring peace in what would have possibly degenerated to an ethnic squabbles.
His words,'' As a people, we shall continue to support the unity and peaceful co-existence of all ethnic nationalities and work towards actualising our collective aspiration for a just, inclusive and progressive nation'', clearly demonstrates his zeal in promoting national unity and cohesion instead of encouraging unnecessary animosity in the polity.
In all, Governor Wike's verbal expressions, body language and actions in his political life, summarise him as a rare breed, bridge builder, ambassador of peace, above all, an agent of national cohesion.
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Staph Attack Interesting article from today's New York Times about new strains of antibiotic-resistant staph infections:
A new chapter in the continuing story of antibiotic resistance is being written in doctors' offices across the country, as a group of common bacteria rapidly becomes resistant to the antibiotics that have been used to treat them for decades.
The bacteria are called Staphylococcus aureus, or staph for short. Staph are the most common cause of skin infections like boils and can also cause lung infections, bloodstream infections and abscesses in the body's internal organs.
In hospitalized patients, infections caused by antibiotic-resistant staph have been common for years. Among healthy people, though, antibiotic resistance in staph has not been a big problem. Since the 1970's, doctors have routinely, and successfully, treated staph infections in healthy patients with penicillin-like drugs.
This is why doctors ignore evolution at their peril.
Of course, even creationists acknowledge this sort of evolution. They derisively dismiss such things as "microevolution" by which they mean that it involves small changes within an existing species, but not the sort of large scale changes that have occurred since the emergence of life on Earth.
Alas, they never draw a clear line between "micro" and "macro" evolution. This allows them to dismiss any observed evolutionary change as being micro, and therefore not relevant to understanding large-scale trends. Perhaps one day they'll tell us what principle of science or logic says that natural selection can cause small changes over short time-scales, but can not cause large changes over long time-scales.


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When I first received the severe male factor diagnosis in 2011 I spent days at my desk pretending to work but in actual fact I was trawling the Internet for IVF blogs. My favourite ones were those that had similar problems to mine and then ended up with a baby. I learned not to fear IVF through reading about people's experiences with it. I learnt so much and took so much from these blogs, they were an invaluable resource and they filled me with hope. If these women can get a happy ending then maybe one day I will too.
When the time came to start my own IVF treatment it seemed only fair that I should start my own blog and document my experience for others to learn from and refer to. It felt like giving something back to a community that I had taken so much from. And then my first cycle failed. And the depression hit. Big time. That was not conducive to blogging. And then I started cycle number 2 on a longer protocol and double the dosage. That was a very dark time. Again, not conducive to blogging.
And then I got pregnant. And I had all of these thoughts and feelings and emotions and I needed to let them out but I just couldn't bring myself to write them as I didn't want to upset anyone who is still in the trenches. I didn't want to inadvertently complain about something and cause upset to a reader. But actually, this needs to be my story, start to finish. So I will document this pregnancy for posterity but also so that one day someone with severe male factor infertility, severe endometriosis, mild PCOS with one failed cycle under their belt who is almost incapable of making blastocysts will stumble across this blog and they will feel hope. If it can happen for me, it can happen for them. The only good quality blastocyst I have ever made has stuck it out this far. Let's hope that it stays around for another 33 weeks.
I had my second scan yesterday at 7w2d and the baby is doing good. Scan pics will be posted here.
I was discharged from the IVF unit yesterday and I stop the progesterone tomorrow. Shit is seriously getting real. The depression is lifting and I am over the moon and so in love. Stick baby stick, mummy loves you so much already. X


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Anadigics: Sell-Off Overdone, Says Needham, as It Cuts Price Target From $14 to $6
Talk about the horse and the barn door.
Amid a 38-percent plunge in shares of chipmaker Anadigics (ANAD) following a gloomy pre-announcement last night, analyst Pierre MacCagno of Needham & Company today reiterated his "strong buy" rating on the stock while cutting his price target from $14 to $6. Thanks for the heads-up.
To recap, Anadigics yesterday announced that for its current third fiscal quarter, cellphone makers have shown less demand for its chips, and the company is putting off some chip production, leading it to revise its revenue expectation from a range of $75 million to $81 million, given back on July 22, to $62 million to $65 million. Ouch!


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Sacred: Underworld – Guide to the Characters of Wood Elf, Battle Mage, and Daemon
Having been hailed as the closest to Diablo 2 aside from Titan Quest, Sacred and Sacred Underworld sold 1.8 million and is still played in great numbers today. There are six characters in Sacred and its expansion, Underworld, brought with it two more. Much like World of Warcraft, the starting character will start out in its own section of the world. It also has its own starting quest. This article will look into the characters of the Wood Elf, Battle Mage and the Daemon in Sacred and Sacred Underworld.
Wood Elf
A sniper that is a master of the long range weapon, the Wood Elf can pick off enemies one by one.
Attributes: 13 Strength, 13 Endurance, 29 Dexterity, 21 Physical Regeneration, 24 Mental Regeneration, and 25 Charisma.
Skills: The Wood Elf starts out with Weapon Lore and Agility. At level 3, you get Magic Lore, Ranged Combat, Riding, Moon Magic, Meditation, Concentration, Constitution, and Long handled Weapons. Level 6, Trading. Level 12, Sword Lore. Level 20, Armor. Level 30, Disarming. Level 50, Parrying.
Combat Moves:
- Eye for an Eye – A rapid melee or ranged attack.
- Explosive Arrow – Impact damage and explodes on fatal impact.
- Hard Hit – A strong melee or ranged attack.
- Knockback Arrow – An arrow that has knockback ability.
- Penetrating Arrow – A penetrating arrow that goes through foes.
- Multiple Shot – Fire more than one arrow at a time.
- Multi-Hit – An attack that hits all foes in range.
- Call of the Ancestors – Souls of tree ancestors are summoned to help.
- Spider Arrow – Spiders appear on impact with arrow.
- Companion of the Woods – Summons a unicorn to help.
- Plant Cage – plants come up from ground and trap foes.
- Quick as a Flash – Both movement and attack speed in increased.
- Poisoned Tendrils – The plants that come up from ground are poisonous traps.
- Thorn Bush – Damages all foes hit by it.
- Recuperation – Nearby energy to heal the elf and the companion.
- Transformation – All foes go to be harmless animals, good to help escape.
Battle Mage
A magic mage that also has weaponry skills, marrying caster abilities with barbarian abilities.
Attributes: 16 Strength, 15 Endurance, 20 Dexterity, 14 Physical Regeneration, 30 Mental Regeneration, and 10 Charisma.
Skills: A Battle Mage starts off with Meditation and Magic Lore. At level 3 there is Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Air Magic, Sword Lore, Weapon Lore, Riding, and Long handled Weapons. At level 6, Agility. At level 12, Trading. Level 20, Constitution, Level 30, Disarming. Level 50, Parrying.
Combat Moves:
- Fireball – Fire damage with fire balls for the enemies.
- Flame Skin – Sets mage on fire to damage and protect.
- Purgatory – A flaming conflagration to damage nearby foes.
- Fire Spiral – A circle of fire to do fire damage to foes.
- Stone Skin – Turns battle mage into stone for protection.
- Circle of Fear – A wall of runes around mage that works as a shield.
- Petrifaction – This turns foes to stone, if hit they shatter.
- Meteor Storm – Throws meteorites from the sky to foes.
- Gust of Wind – Throws wind at foes to damage and knockback.
- Whirlwind – Creates a whirlwind that can make foes lose weapons and mess up hits.
- Phase Shift – Enables teleportation to anywhere that they can actively see.
- Lightning Strike – Lighting attack that will jump from foe to foe.
- Cataract of Agility – Increases the agility of the mage or ally.
- Ice Shards – Ice shards attack and damage the enemies.
- Ring of Ice – This creates a frost ring that slow and damage.
- Spiritual Healing – Regenerates life to mage or ally. Cures Poison.
- Water Form – Turns mage to water, turning him transparent.
- Ghost Meadow – Increases regeneration of spells.
- Shield Wall – A wall shield that will protect against ranged and magic attacks, doesn't help in close combat.
- Reiki – This speeds up regeneration of life energy for mage or ally.
A powerful demon to use mental abilities and strength to torment its foes. A strong and powerful character.
Attributes: 35 Strength, 21 Endurance, 22 Dexterity, 18 Physical Regeneration, 28 Mental Regeneration, and 15 Charisma.
Skills: The Daemon starts with Weapon Lore and Magic Lore. At level 3 there is Hell Power, Dual Wielding, Meditation, Axe Lore, Sword Lore, Concentration, Constitution, and Long handled Weapons. At level 6, Agility. At level 12, Riding. At level 20, Armor. At level 30, Disarming. Level 50, Parrying.
Combat Moves:
- Abysmal Choir – This choir confuses foes, slows them, and injures them.
- Blazing Disc – A flaming disc that circles and damages foes.
- Call of Death – Draws souls of dead into weapon for more damage.
- Dread – A scream that reduces attack and defense values of foes.
- Hell Sphere – Ball of flames that go to foes.
- Tentacles – Corpses grow tentacles and attack enemy.
- Infernal Power – The weapon and shield grow flames and increases attack value.
- Battle Daemon – White aura and higher physical damage and resistance. (Assail: Quick series of attacks on foe)
- Energy Daemon – Blue aura and resistance to magic increased, some physical damage converts to magical damage. (Charged Bolts: charged bolts spray out to foe)
- Fire Daemon – Red Aura and resistance to fire and some physical damage converts to fire damage (Wall of Flames: a wall of fire)
- Poison Daemon – Green aura and resistance to poison and some of the physical damage converts to poison damage. (Poison Ring: A poisonous cloud to injure nearby foes)
- Soaring Daemon – A flying spell where there is higher defense. (Descent: dive bomb for severe damage to foes)
As you can see from the last three characters in Sacred and Sacred Underworld, there is a tremendous range of classes that you can choose from. Everyone has their own playing style, and I'm sure one of these 8 total characters will work for you.
This post is part of the series: Sacred & Sacred Underworld Miniguide
A small guide to the items of Sacred and Sacred Underworld. Characters, mounts, hotkeys, and other things are discussed.
- Sacred: Underworld – Guide to the Characters (Dark Elf, Dwarf)
- Sacred: Underworld – Guide to the Characters (Gladiator, Seraphim, Vampiress)
- Sacred: Underworld – Guide to the Characters (Wood Elf, Battle Mage, Daemon)
- Sacred: Underworld – Your Guide to Hotkeys
- Gamer's Guide to the Skills in Sacred
- Sacred: Underworld – Guide to Mounts
- Potions in Sacred: Underworld
- Enemies in Sacred: The Bestiary (Pt.1)
- Enemies in Sacred: The Bestiary (Pt.2)
- Dragons in Sacred
- Item Modifiers in Sacred Underworld (PT.1)
- Item Modifiers in Sacred Underworld (PT.2)
- Sacred: Underworld – Multiplayer Game Guide


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- Drug Interruptions, Holidays and Pauses: an overview of outcomes. A randomized, controlled trial of intermittent versus continuous highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) (Lb0r11)
Authored by M. Dybul, C. Yoder, M. Belson, T.-W. Chun, C. Hallahan, J.C. Justement, J. Metcalf, R. Davey, A. Fauci (United States); K. Hertogs (Belgium); B. Larder (United Kingdom)
- Short cycle intermittent HAART: a pilot study, (Lb0r12)
Authored by M. Dybul, C. Yoder, M. Belson, C. Hallahan, J. Metcalf, R. Davey, T.-W. Chun, M. Polis, D. Dimitrov, A. Fauci (United States); K. Hertogs (Belgium); B. Larder (United Kingdom)
- The Swiss-Spanish Intermittent Trial (SSITT) (ThOrB747)
Authored by B. Hirschel, C. Fagard, M. Lebraz, E. Bernasconi, M. Battegay, H. Gunthard, H.-J. Furrer, P. Vernazza, S. Yerly, T. Perneger, P. Erb, L. Perrin (Switzerland); C. Tortajada, F. Garcia (Spain) Gatell, J. (Spain); P. Oxenius, R. Phillps (United Kingdom)
A few years ago the focus of interest in HIV-treatment research was the search for regimens that could ultimately lead to eradication of HIV from the body. In the past year, however, there has been pessimism about the likelihood of this outcome, given how long HIV persists in some of the body's cells. Recent estimates suggest the possibility that it could take 60 years of continuous control of HIV replication to expect eradication to occur. Therefore, more research has started to focus on "stalemate," e.g. what can be done to augment the immune system and its capacity to control HIV itself, with fewer meds, or even no meds at all. While some research, particularly in those very recently exposed to HIV ("acute infection"), has shown some promise, it is increasingly noted that immunologic control of HIV is difficult to recreate in more than a small percentage of those who are treated some months to years after seroconversion ("chronic infection"). This has led to the next potential phase of HIV treatment research; namely to define ways to both control HIV and the damage it causes, while using the least amount of medications to accomplish this, even if immunologic control isn't feasible.
One novel approach, presented here, is to use short cycles of medication in an attempt to control HIV with medication, but allow regular time off of antivirals. This is done partly to conserve resources in resource-poor countries, and partly in the hope that pauses will limit the cumulative side effects of medications. These pauses are done for short periods of time to prevent damage done to the immune system when medications are stopped and viral load rebounds. One observation that underlies some of this work comes from studies which stopped antivirals in a NIH-sponsored trial presented last year. After about two weeks, virtually all participants saw a rebound in their viral load. However, for those with a viral load below detection who then stopped meds, it was noted that during the first week off meds there was very little if any return of detectable HIV. While it is virtually certain that there is some growth going on in that first week, the amount that is growing is so low as to not result in any obvious damage to the immune system. These observations have led to the following clinical studies.
Two studies from the NIH were presented with preliminary observations on just a few participants, and was presented by Dr. Mark Dybul. All study participants had a viral load suppressed to below 50 copies on a standard antiviral regimen. Starting with those who have viral load suppression is a key to this research, since stopping meds with a higher viral load potentially increases the risk of developing drug resistance to some of the antivirals. Three cycles of times "on/off" antivirals were studied. One was a cycle of two months on, one month off. Second was one week on, one week off. Third was a two-day on, five days off. Each had theoretically interesting reasons why it was worth further investigations.
The two day on/five day off cycle had only three participants studied before that approach was discontinued. It was found that there was some risk in not quickly reestablishing control of replication when going back on treatment using this schedule, and thus no further work is planned with this short cycle. The one week on/one week off cycle also had just a few (four) participants with information about their response out to about three months. To date, however, all were successful in reestablishing a suppressed viral load while on medication, and there was no loss of CD4 cells noted with this approach. While of great interest, it is cautioned that this approach should not be tried outside of research settings before more results are presented since there were significant concerns that these multiple rapid cycles might risk the development of medication resistance, and thereby threaten the longer term success of using antivirals.
Dr. Dybul also presented the results of a small study that cycled with one month off, two months on. Here, after two cycles, nine of nine participants were able to reestablish viral suppression after the two month "on" period. While there was some drop in the CD4 count in the first cycle off of medications, they noted less of a drop in the CD4 counts during the next cycle. However, there was little evidence that these patients had any increase in their immune response directed against HIV -- these very early observations suggest that restoring HIV-specific immunity will be much harder in those treated after seroconversion than in those treated during the six month period following exposure to HIV.
The results of the Swiss/Spanish study are out to just about one year, and provide some of the best available data about the longer-term outcomes of an intermittent therapy approach. The cycle starts, as with all of these studies, after they first establish suppression of HIV to below 50 copies with standard antiviral combinations. Then, the cycle is to go off medication for two weeks, followed by eight weeks back on treatment. At one year, there was little evidence that continuous pulsing off meds with this schedule leads to immunologic control, as they showed that during the one month time off, the 122 participants continued to have viral load returns during each "off" cycle. On average, the viral load came up to about 1,000 copies during each of the two-week cycles off medication, and didn't show a declining trend in the one-year period of the study. (It was also noted that during the first two-week interruption, about 12% had a viral load rebound over 100,000 copies.) However, while there was no evidence for decreasing peaks in the viral load over time in the majority of participants, there was a suggestion that in perhaps 20% of participants, there was some possible decline in the peak viral load off medication over the one-year period. Of those who successfully did reestablish virologic control, the CD4 counts were stable in this group for the entire one-year period, maintaining a mean of just over 700 cells/mm over this one-year period.
However, the study was not uniformly successful for all of those enrolled. Of concern is that about 15% of the group did not get a viral load back down to <50 copies after the eight-week re-treatment period, a finding which happened to about 5% of participants after each two-week interruption. Finally, they reported in one person that drug resistance to the medications taken did develop.
So where do these studies bring us? The larger Swiss study suggests that at best perhaps 20% of those who start treatment years after seroconversion might -- through these cycles -- have some improvement in immunologic control of HIV that leads to lower viral loads when off medication. In the remaining 80%, this cycle was not fully successful in that 15% did not get a viral load back down to <50 in the eight-week period back on medications. In addition, one person did develop drug resistance. Perhaps if the re-treatment period were longer than eight weeks, more participants would be successful in meeting this goal. This may be important to accomplish since interruptions of medications may be riskier in those with higher levels of HIV growth, since in the time period that the medications are leaving the body, there is more of a chance that some of the virus will develop resistance to the medications. Alternatively, as in the NIH studies, the period of time off of medications could be shortened to just one week as a way to decrease the degree of viral rebound.
It is also important to emphasize that, except for the decrease in the amount of antivirals actually taken in these studies, it remains completely unknown which if any of these schedules might result in fewer long-term complications than what is seen in those who take antivirals daily. Thus, active ongoing research will be needed in order to provide guidance to those living with HIV infection and their providers about how to apply these initial observations.


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Avicenna (c. 980 – 1037)[1][2] was a Persian[3] Muslim polymath and the most important doctor and Islamic philosopher of his time. He was also an astronomer, chemist, Hafiz, logician, mathematician, poet, psychologist, scientist, Sheikh, soldier, statesman and theologian.[4] He is also commonly known as Ibn Sīnā.[5] His full name in Arabic is Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sīnā (ابو علی الحسین ابن عبدالله ابن سینا). In English, he is most commonly called Avicenna (Greek: Aβιτζιανός), his Latinized name.[6]
Avicenna had very wise insights on the Islamic and Western religions. He lived in an environment with other very wise people, and he learned a lot from the conversations between his father and other scholars. He learned so much, that he outsmarted his teachers and many scholars. It was difficult for Avicenna to find a tutor to teach him.[7]
Early life
Avicenna was born near Bukhara,[1] which at the time was ruled by Samanid dynasty. His family were ethnic Persians. His father was a government official and his home served as a meeting place for men of learning. Avicenna had educated teachers while growing up. By age 14 he had mastered many subjects and had already memorized the Quran. From the age of 14 to 18 he taught himself because he could not find a tutor to provide more information that he already knew. He began to practice and learn about medicine at 16. He also learned about law and natural sciences. He was good at all of the subjects but he had a talent for medicine. Sometime before he turned 18 years old, he cured a Samanid chief. Because of what he did he was allowed into the libraries that were taken care of by the Samanid dynasty princes. By the age of 18 he had become a master of the most important works of science in his time. Also, his reputation as a doctor had grown.[8] At 20 he was regarded as one of the wisest people of his time.[9]
Avicenna wrote almost 450 treatises on a wide range of subjects. Of these, around 240 survive today. In particular, 150 of his surviving treatises concentrate on philosophy and 40 of them concentrate on medicine.[10][11] He wrote a book called The Canon of Medicine. This was used as medical text for over 600 years. His major work in philosophy was a book called The Book of Healing. It included his interpretation of the work of Aristotle.
Later life
From 1015 to 1022, Avicenna was a high official and doctor to the ruler of Hamedan. After the ruler of Hamedan died Avicenna was put in prison. He was released four months later when Hamadan was captured by Alā al-Dawla, the ruler of Isfahan. Alā al-Dawla only captured Hamadan for a short period of time. He escaped as a dervish (a member of the Muslim society known for dancing) to Isfahan to work for Alā al-Dawla as a doctor. In 1030, the Ghaznavids attacked Isfahan and some of Avicenna's work was lost and possibly stolen. He died during an attack on the city of Hamedan.[12][13]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Avicenna, Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ Von Dehsen, Christian D.; Scott L. Harris (1999-10-21). Philosophers and Religious Leaders. Greenwood Press. p. p. 19. . http://books.google.com/?id=25yC2ePhbXEC.
- ↑ "Avicenna", in Encyclopaedia Britannica, Concise Online Version, 2006 (Avicenna (Persian philosopher and scientist) : Introduction -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia); D. Gutas, "Avicenna", in Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Version 2006, (LINK); Avicenna in (Encyclopedia of Islam: © 1999 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands)[dead link]
- ↑ Charles F. Horne (1917), ed., The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East Vol. VI: Medieval Arabia, p. 90-91. Parke, Austin, & Lipscomb, New York. (cf. Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (973-1037): On Medicine, c. 1020 CE, Medieval Sourcebook.)
"Avicenna (973-1037) was a sort of universal genius, known first as a physician. To his works on medicine he afterward added religious tracts, poems, works on philosophy, on logic, as physics, on mathematics, and on astronomy.
- ↑ "Extracts from the history of Islamic pharmacy". Pharmacy History. Pharma Corner. http://www.pharmacorner.com/default.asp?action=article&ID=121. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- ↑ Greenhill, William Alexander (1867), "Abitianus", in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1, p. 3, http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0012.html
- ↑ Sizgorich, Tom. "Avicenna." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ Sizgorich, Tom. "Avicenna." World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
- ↑ Ramsey, Matthew. "Avicenna." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2013. Web. 4 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ O'Connor, John J; Edmund F. Robertson "Avicenna". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
- ↑ Mina Comailian. "Avicenna (Abu Ali Sina)". San Jose State University. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060703161137/http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/Museum/avicen.html.
- ↑ Marmura, Michael. "Avicenna." Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Gale, 2006. Biography In Context. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
- ↑ Ibn Sina / Avicenna - Saab Medical Library - AUB Amazon.com: Avicenne: A.H.370-428/A.D.980-1037 (Ibn Sina) : etude sur la vie, l'oeuvre et le systeme theologique et mystique d'Abou Ali el-Hosein Ben Abd Allah ... (His Les Grands philosophes) (French ed.) (9789060224854): Bernard Carra de Vaux: Books Archived 25 June 2007 at WebCite
More reading
- Avicenna by Lenn E. Goodman (Cornell University Press: 1992, updated edition 2006) – A good introduction to his life and philosophical thought.
Other websites
- Avicenna an article by Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Encyclopedia Britannica Online
- Philosophy Bites podcast interview with Peter Adamson on Avicenna.
- Avicenna An article by encyclopedia Iranica
- Biography & Works from Routledge
- Ibn Sina (Islamic Philosophy Online)
- Ibn Sina from the Encyclopedia of Islam
- Avicenna/Ibn Sina at the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Physician's Day in Iran: A Reference Article on Pur Sina (Avicenna) by Manouchehr Saadat Noury
- Biography of Avicenna (in English)
- Biography of Avicenna
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Avicenna


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With Blessings in a Backpack planning to increase the number of children it helps in Southwest Florida, the meal program is reaching out to the community for support.
When school starts in August, Blessings in a Backpack SWFL has enough funding to feed 4,500 students every weekend during the school year. This year the program expanded to at least two new schools.
"We have grown tremendously," said Executive Director Cecilia St. Arnold. "You wouldn't believe how many more are on a waiting list. We could probably feed close to 50-to-60,000 elementary school kids if we have the funding. There are a lot of food insufficient children in Southwest Florida."
The Southwest Florida Chapter is part of a national organization that began 10 years ago.
The local chapter is nine years old.
Its founder, Scott Fischer, who used to own a Harley Davidson dealership, was in Louisville when the discussion took place that "we need to take care of our kids in our own community."
"A bunch of businessmen formed a board and put together a great business model and it kind of grew. They brought me in five years ago to run it for them because they were volunteering their time," St. Arnold said.
When she started, the chapter they were feeding 2,300 kids.
Blessings in a Backpack supplements the free breakfast and lunch programs children receive during the school day by providing weekend meals so the children do not have to go 65 hours without nutrition.
They have modeled what they send home along USDA guidelines.
The Southwest Florida chapter works with a Kellogg's dietician to put together the healthiest food options. Food choices include multi-grain, low sugar and sodium options.
The child receives two breakfasts, two lunches, snacks and drinks.
"Nothing needs to be heated or microwaved," St. Arnold said. "It's easy for the kids to eat, nutritious, healthy and tastes good. We test all of our new menus out. If we are not going to eat it, we don't expect the kids to eat it."
A new addition this year is StarKist honey BBQ tuna, which she said is just phenomenal.
"It's just good stuff. Great protein," St. Arnold said.
Blessings in a Backpack is trying to provide food options that will support brain and bone development. The goal is to provide backpacks full of food, so the child will not come back to school on Monday depleted from the good calories they received during the week with free breakfast and lunch.
"We have kids that live like this in Southwest Florida, not eating for 65 hours," she said.
The community can provide assistance to Blessings in a Backpack through monetary donations. For just a $100 tax-deductible donation, a student can be fed for an entire school year.
St. Arnold said donors can make monthly payments of $10, so they do not feel the strain of $100 all at once.
"All of the money raised here, stays here. The money stays local, local. We are going to feed kids in Lehigh, Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Naples . . . feed the kids in our own backyard," she said. "We get 90 percent of our funding from gated communities and golf communities."
They have some donors who feed an entire school.
Donations can be made at www.blessingsinswfl.org, or through a check in the mail at P.O. Box 61402 Fort Myers, FL 33906.
Blessings in a Backpack is important to Southwest Florida because they have a lot of "working poor" who are scrapping by, making only $10 to $12 an hour, while paying high rent and other necessities.
"Probably 50 percent of our children fall into that category," St. Arnold said. "People just don't understand that, the economics of our area. A lot of people don't make those professional-level wages."
Hungry children should not be that big of a problem in this country, she said.
"We want to make our community better. If they go to school and are not hungry, they are going to sit there and learn and be better students," St. Arnold said.
The Blessings in a Backpack program typically begins the second week of school when they have an accurate headcount.
"We want to make sure we don't miss a kid," she said. "That extra week that we don't start, they get the food to take home over a break. It never goes to waste."


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Work's been crazy. Home's been crazy. I've got a post on Post Partum Doulas that I have been working on for a couple days. Hopefully, I'll have that out soon. In the meantime, here's a quick post about my daughter's environmental conservation education.
Why we don't waste toilet paper – "It will make the trees sad"
Why we don't waste water – "It will make the fish sad"
Why we don't waste electricity – "It will make the robots sad"
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to go participate in a Robot Parade.


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Keynote: Yves Caseau
From WellBeing to Care Coordination: An Insurer's Digital Innovation Journey
Yves Caseau, Head of Digital and Innovation at AXA Group, will share AXA's vision as an insurance pioneer in reimbursing digital health solutions.
Keynote: Dr. Julio Mayol
Julio Mayol, chief medical and innovation officer at San Carlos Hospital in Madrid, will give his vision on how hospitals should look at health 2.0 solutions and present their successful Smart Health Lab, an initiative launched to design, develop and implement innovative solutions within the hospital.
Keynote: Dr. Rafael Grossmann
Rafael Grossmann, the surgeon who practiced the 1st live surgery using Google Glass will showcase exclusive innovative solutions he is using as a surgeon and that are supporting both healthcare professionals and enhancing patients' experience.
Keynote: Esther Dyson
"Engagement" is Not Just for Patients
Active business angel and board member in various healthcare companies, Esther Dyson was named by Forbes as one of the most powerful American business woman. She will share her vision on the healthcare challenges and how to tackle them.


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my online store or email me your order and I will be happy to submit it for you!! And, don't forget: you can still take advantage of Sale-a-Bration: for each and every $50 order, you get to choose something for FREE, whoohooo! I love FREE, don't you?? So, today I am doing some more stamping and then I have to run out and buy some boots because we are going to Reno this weekend and it is snowing there! ACK! Bring on the Spring, I tell ya!!! I am sooooo tired of winter already! I hope all of you are staying warm and fitting some stamping into your day - I will be back with another fun card to show you tomorrow, but until then, happy stampin'!!
Card Recipe:
Paper - Pear Pizazz, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White card stock, Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper
Inks - Pear Pizazz, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight classic inks and stampin' write markers
Stamps - Bold Blossom
Tools - Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Scalloped Oval punch, Eyelet Border punch, Ticket Corner punch
Accessories - Daffodil Delight 1./8 inch taffeta ribbon, basic rhinestones
February 23, 2011
Labels: Cards - Thank You, Embossing
4 comments:
- Crystal said...
Terrific design and LOVE these colors Alex!!! Hope you are having a GREAT week!
- February 23, 2011 at 1:12 PM
- Diane said...
Oh how lovely,yes,come on Spring!!!
Love that set,the more i see it,the
more I want it! Love the spring colors you used!
Don't you be working too hard this weekend! Have fun though!
- February 23, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Jessie/knightrone said...
Super cute!!
- February 25, 2011 at 10:57 PM
- Holly/Rubber Redneck said...
Love this card looks so summer!! I followed over from Stampin' connection thread. I am now following your blog please follow me. Thanks!
- February 26, 2011 at 5:33 AM
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Following on from my initial pre-season shake-downs of the XK 140, I took up the opportunity to attend the Octane Magazine's bi-annual Track Day at Goodwood.
My objectives were four-fold:
1. To establish whether we had cured the newly re-built gearbox from its severe oil leaks and,
2. To assess whether we had corrected the steering issues.
3. To get Chris Keith-Lucas (CKL Developments) behind the wheel before we start racing in anger. www.ckldevelopments.co.uk
4. 'Scrub-In' some new race tyres for Brands Hatch.
The weather was very kind to us on the Thursday with 15⁰C ambient temperature, no wind and warm sunshine. A veritable Summer compared to what we have experienced so far this year N'est ce pas?
Following the morning's Track Day Briefing, I set about a 15 minute warm-up to check the car's essentials. Included in this
outing were two new Dunlop CR48 600L 16 inch Cross Ply tyres to be scrubbed in.
Chris Keith-Lucas in the hot seat for Goodwood Testing
Setting off reminded me of my old days working at Rolls Royce Aerospace as a Development Test Engineer at Bristol, when armed with a Check-List of tests we were running either on Pegasus gas turbine engines for the Harrier or RB199 engines for the Tornado.
Therefore, the first three laps were taken very gingerly with maximum speeds on the straights of up to 80mph, but a maximum of 50 mph around the corners.
JDR at the wheel with thumbs up for car performing OK
The steering and suspension had been worked on and Keith, my Mechanic had found a bent steering arm, probably from my 'ROLL' at Donington last season, that we hadn't picked up and he changed both top and bottom 'Swivels' and generally tightened everything up, as she had been pulling to the right from a standing start.
Actually, from this first standing start, she did pull to the right somewhat but, as time progressed she seemed to pull less, and only pulled either to the right or to the left dependent upon the camber of the circuit. In fact, after Madgewick corned and approaching Fordwater, I took my hands off the steering wheel and she pulled in a straight line. After Fordwater, she pulled slightly to the left which followed the camber of the circuit once more. On braking, the XK pulled up in a very safe and secure straight line.
However, what we are left with is approximately ½ Degree of Positive Camber on both wheels. The next challenge is to get some 'NEGATIVE CAMBER' on both wheels to help tyre wear and handling on fast turns so that the wheels don't 'Dig in' or roll under the car thus necessitating a fast steering correction on fast corners and preventing scrubbing off too much speed. I need to find some negative 'Offset Top Links'
In the Goodwood Pit Lane
Regarding the gearbox oil leak and, during the initial run I didn't notice anything untoward in the passenger foot-well, which is the first tell-tale sign.
CKL obviously having fun passing the pits
On the subsequent run, when I had changed the two newly scrubbed tyres back to my 'DRY' tyres (this means my almost BALD cross-plys – great in the dry – not too handy in the wet), I floored the throttle. This time, the passenger foot-well showed the signs of a heavy gearbox oil leak once more. Once again it was back to the drawing board.
Finally, Chris (CKL) had his time behind the wheel and seemed to thoroughly enjoy the experience and afterwards we discussed the handling, the gearbox oil leak issue etc.I am hoping (With ALL fingers crossed) that whatever we do to the gearbox the oil leak can be remedied.
Co-Drivers for the Race Season
The next racing event is as follows:
Read all about it next month!!
In the meantime.
All the best!
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Party Animal Toys makes all kinds of neat sports related stuff. When I first heard of them, they were only making Lil' Teammates figures. In addition to Lil' Teammates figures, now they make TeenyMates, Lil' Troops, and a new product called Mad Lids.
Mad Lids are exactly what they look like – tiny collectible hats. Right now they're only available for NFL teams, but I have a feeling it won't be long until we see them cross over into other sports. The hats themselves are down right exact miniature versions of the real thing. You'll even notice they include the New Era logo on the side. If you look closely, you can even see small bumps on the hats to give them that authentic feel.
Unlike their other toys, Mad Lids do require some assembly. The base, stand, and hat all need to be snapped together. I found this to be quite simple. The base contains a hexagon shaped hole in which the round stand gets placed into. On the base, there is a blank area for a team sticker. This seemed to be the most difficult part for me. Getting those stickers on straight can be hard.
In addition to all (32) NFL teams, they've included (4) rare lids to keep an eye out for – Glow-In-The-Dark (1:64 packs), NFL Line Judge Cap (1:124 packs), Camouflage Cap (1:190 packs), and Metallic Gold (1:400 packs). Chase pieces like this have been known to command serious money on the secondary market.
Here is what I found in my (4) packs:
- (2) Cardinals
- (2) Ravens
- Jaguars
- Patriots
- Chargers
- Steelers
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Horizon Bank announces donation to Gradway in Warsaw Indiana. The donation, in the amount of $1,000, was presented by Lindy Breeden, Market President of Kosciusko County to Gradway President, Ot Schroeder on November 10th.
"The support that Horizon Bank has provided will provide continued Graduation Coaching for young people so that they may be empowered in their lives as they set goals to not only graduate but to plan for their future careers. The relationships that are developed provide for a solid foundation for these students. In addition, this money allows for an arena where collaboration amongst coaches happens so that they can improve their effectiveness as they work with the youth throughout the county," stated Schroeder.
"After six years, and 236 Gradway graduates, we know this program has a positive impact on the students served. It builds character, encourages students to advocate for themselves, and empowers students to keep the goal in mind – graduation. Horizon Bank's contribution to Gradway allows us to continue making sure these students are encouraged, cared for, and empowered to complete high school," stated Gradway Director, Brittany Petersen.
"Gradway has shown amazing success by increasing High School graduation rates in Kosciusko County by providing Graduation Coaches at Wawasee, Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw and Whitko High Schools. Horizon Bank is proud to be able to provide financial support that benefits both the students and our community," stated Breeden.
About Gradway
Gradway is a Kosciusko County based organization working in four area school districts to combat high school dropout rates. Thier partner school corporations; Warsaw Community, Wawasee, Tippecanoe Valley, and Whitko, each have at least one Gradway Coach available to work with students at risk of dropping out. Their mission is to promote graduation one relationship at a time. Learn more at www.gradway.org.
About Horizon
Horizon Bancorp is a locally owned, independent, commercial bank holding company serving Northern and Central Indiana and Southwest and Central Michigan through its commercial banking subsidiary Horizon Bank, NA. Horizon also offers mortgage-banking services throughout the Midwest. Horizon Bancorp may be reached online at www.horizonbank.com. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HBNC.
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Contact: Amy Phares
Public Relations Coordinator
Phone: (219) 874-9208
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Awesome Utensils - Find hidden Words, reveal the picture, guess right to solve the riddle and spin the wheel of fortune to get coins
iOS Universal Games
Guess the word!
Become the king of the toilet brushes and other household utensils by guessing which objekts
you see on the pics.
Soap? Cutlery? Dental floss?
All the things you see in passing at home and then ask yourself: "What is all that stuff, actually?"
Like this, you will slowly be able to classify these things again.
4 words you guess correctly, you can spin the wheel of fortune and collect
the coins that you will need to uncover the next image.
4 words you guess incorrectly you DON'T get a minus point or anything bad (:
DON'T just guess! The unambiguous Pics helps which hide behind some tiles.
You have to click on the tiles to make parts of the pics visible.
Try to guess the right word without reveal too much tiles because the more tiles you reveal the more coins you have to pay to reveal another tile.
If you placed all letters but in the wrong chronology, you get informed about that by a sound.
It is possible to form more than 1 word with the letters you get, but there is only 1 correct word to solve the riddle.
But don't panic: In this minigame its also possible to buy the right letter for little coin-price.
In every level you have the range between more letters than you need to
solve the riddle (to make it harder for you to solve the riddle).
But even here you don`t have to overuse your brain because you can delete the wrong letters just by clicking on a button if you left some coins.
Just press the button as often as necessary to get to the next level without too much problems.
The wheel of fortune can give you up to 100 coins per spin. If you are clever enough it may be enough to for you to solve the next riddle.
If you are clever but you just want to have fun then you can just buy some coins. Sometimes you have a downswing and you get less money from the wheel of fortune
over a longer period of time. In this case it wont be boring because you can just buy coins for fun.
Try to solve all the puzzles economically and intelligently, and with a little luck, you won't go bankrupt.
If you train your brain hard enough with this minigame, you iq can increase up to seven points. But if you stop to train your brain in this unconventional
way you iq decreases until its the same iq like before.
Have fun guess the words in this minigame!


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I've just aquired a new MBP through work.
I've been using Lyx for a year, but im new to the OSX platform.
My problem is that Lyx is awefully slow. Scrolling is a pain, and it seems to lock up the entire PC while opening a relatively small (10 p) lyx document. Its almost unusable.
I've googled this, and found that some people have similar issues. Ive tried the following:
I installed the newest MacTex package, and i've tried 2.0.0, 2.0.4 and 2.0.6 (newest) versions of lyx. Using AppZapper to remove them between upgrading. A colleage of mine is using the same version of OSX with lyx 2.0.4 - and that works fine...
I found this on a forum:
"...one may add the following line to your preferences file:
\force_paint_single_char false
On a Mac this is the file "~/Library/Application Support/LyX-2.0/preferences".
(Broken cursor placement for long lines should be one consequence.)"
but when i access that path on my PC - theres no preferences file?
So, any and all input is welcome.
Thanks in advance
LaTeX forum ⇒ LyX ⇒ Lyx awfully slow and unresponsive
Information and discussion about LyX, a WYSIWYM editor, available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X systems.
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I found a solution.
Lyx is out in a beta version 2.1 (beta 2).
You can download it here:
and that helped alot. Its still not windows standards, but it sure did work.
Lyx is out in a beta version 2.1 (beta 2).
You can download it here:
and that helped alot. Its still not windows standards, but it sure did work.
I have a similar problem. I run Lyx 2.3.0 on macOS High Sierra. Lyx is very slow when it comes to typing and editing. Does anyone have the same problem? Is there any solution? Thank you!
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I haven't seen this problem on Ubuntu. You might try LyX 2.3.1 which will hopefully be released in a few days. Maybe it will somehow fix the issue you're seeing.
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Month: February 2016
Heroes: The White Helmets
Amazing and brave heroes – the Syrian White Helmets
We all know the big charities and NGO's of today's development and humanitarian scene. When I say UNICEF, Oxfam, Save the children, Red Cross and International Rescue Committee, you probably all know what these organizations are and what they aim to do. All these organizations have their pro's and con's ranging from discussions about overpaid executives, expensive headquarters and inefficient use of funds. But let's be honest. There will never be big NGO's without con's. Try and solve the problems of the world and you are bound to step on someone's toes.
These are the big, well-known charities, but there are millions and millions of non-profit, charitable organizations around the world. In the 'Heroes' section we would like to introduce the smaller, not so well-known, but amazing organizations to you. By doing so, we hope to offer these small organizations a platform to share their work and to help you…
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I must admit that as I was paying the ten bucks for the book, a sense of trepidation filled my mind and I was wondering things like, "What if the whole book was just an expository for how many ways and variations Gordon Ramsay could say the F-word?"
But then again, it was just ten bucks that screamed at me from the shelves not of a bookstore (they are becoming extinct nowadays with closures of MPH, PageOne and such), but rather the convenience store inside a gas station. Imagine buying a book from a gas station. Not your typical add ons like parking coupons, sweets or drinks.
So what led me to write a review of his book?
Simply because it's really a good book. You got the ingredients like a hard life (lots of hard work) at the bottom of the mountain, then the little breaks and amazing partnership that Ramsay forged with his father-in-law Chris (yeah, of all people a father-in-law!), and the multiple excitements and adrenaline rush from his subsequent restaurant openings and business growth. Add to that a strong layer of good old business and wise principles of taking care of your staff, demanding the highest standards, and a big dose of humility and being grounded in all that uphill climb.
Ramsay's narration is also quite refreshing, as it is shared quite directly and frankly, in a manner that spells, "We just say it like it is!". Quite a breeze to read, put down, and pick up again, that I finished the book in 2 days.
Just like good food, Gordon Ramsay has me hooked. And I am on the search for his other titles (not the cookbooks yet).


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Astronomers have found that violent red dwarf stars may be the key to turn miniature planets that resemble Neptune, into exo-Earths. Stars with a relatively low mass are seen by astronomers as the last place to look for habitable planets like the Earth. Though, new studies suggest that these violent leviathans of stars may turn lifeless "mini-Neptunes" into life-bearing, habitable places like Earth.
Astrophysicists have concluded that M-type red dwarf stars have two definitive characteristics. They are much too harsh to allow for the conditions on a planet to harbor life because of violent cosmic weather and extreme tides.
Since the Sun is so large, the Earth must be far away to receive the heat needed to sustain life. However, it must not be located too close that the Sun would cook the Earth into a burnt crisp of a planet – much like Mercury. As the size of the star decreases, the size of the habitable zone decreases. Therefore, planets must be orbiting very close to a red dwarf star to have the ability to sustain life.
However, there are problems with orbiting too close. Even though the planet may receive an ample amount of heat, orbiting so close would cause extreme tidal fluctuations, which would render much of the planet dry and lifeless.
Rodrigo Luger, an astronomer at the University of Washington, explained that the reasons there are tides on Earth is because the gravity of both the moon and the Sun tug on the oceans. This is why the ocean bulges at high tide. Furthermore, he stated that the people on Earth are lucky that the tides only distort the oceans and only by a few feet.
The extreme tides on an exoplanet around a red dwarf star could actually warp the surface of the planet – like a constant earthquake. Extreme tides on land could trigger unbelievably strong tectonic plate activity and the ignition of volcanoes over the entirety of the planet. This would put in motion an extreme effect on the atmosphere and lead to a runaway greenhouse effect that would vaporized any and all surface water. As well, tidal locking, which happens when a single hemisphere continuously faces the star, would be problematic.
M-type red dwarfs usually have extreme cosmic weather. Therefore, the planets orbiting close to the star, within the habitable zone, would experience the force of powerful stellar winds and harmful stellar flares. If the planet possesses only a thin atmosphere, the surface would be exposed and would ultimately waste away the important lower atmosphere and eject it out into space. Though, what is bad for an Earth-like exoplanet may actually be what is needed to sustain life on a Neptune-like planet which possesses a very thick atmosphere.
Mini-Neptunes would begin to form much further away from a star, outside the normal habitable zone. A University of Washington press release stated that when ice molecules form with Hydrogen and Helium gases coming from the host star, they form rocky and icy cores that are surrounded by a thick, protective atmosphere.
Extreme tides would not be problematic due to the distance from the host star. Luger also explained that once some of the atmosphere erodes, ice can be turned into liquid water to create an abundance of surface water.
The debate still remains open on whether such a planet could sustain life, or be a lifeless, barren world. Astronomers state that if the planet is tidal locked, one side of the planet could the baked and eroded much like the planet Mercury, but the side facing away could potentially harbor life in minimal places.
Currently, the sheer possibility that life may exist on these exotic exoplanets is pure speculation. Though, very advanced telescopes can be used to detect the composition of a distant atmospheres by using stellar spectroscopy. Red dwarfs are very abundant in our galaxy and other galaxies in the Universe. Therefore, finding these mini-Neptunes around red dwarfs may lead astronomers to believe that they will be soon called exo-Earths.
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Errors and exceptions happen. It's not a matter of if or even when; it's a matter of how many. And in a software development world with faster innovation cycles and continuous delivery, smart DevOps teams need a log management system that proactively monitors for errors and exceptions so they know what's "normal" and can act quickly when problems crop up. Fortunately, Loggly has made this a lot easier with new automated parsing for errors and exceptions.
Loggly now parses default exception formats from Django, JavaScript, Log4j, Logback, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Rails.
For example, a Log4j event might look like this:
2014-10-16 01:32:22,780 ERROR main Sample.main - java.lang.NullPointerException: Sample Log4j Exception#012#011at Sample.errorLevel3(Sample.java:35)#012#011at Sample.errorLevel2(Sample.java:31)#012#011at Sample.errorLevel1(Sample.java:27)#012#011at Sample.main(Sample.java:16)#012
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Let's say that you received a customer complaint that she is unable to complete an update in your software. When you log in to Loggly, Loggly Dynamic Field Explorer™ gives you a bird's-eye view of your log data. You can navigate through all of your logs and see summaries of aggregate values, including errors from our Java stack traces. You immediately see which code paths are throwing exceptions. Since you know right away where to look for your problem, you're able to get your customer back on track in a few minutes.
Just drill down on your log data using our handy point-and-click interface. Behind the scenes, Loggly is automatically counting the number of events in your logs. You don't need to iterate on a bunch of individual queries.
Of course, you'd much rather know about a critical error before it's affecting a customer. For errors and exceptions that Loggly is parsing, it's easy to set up alerts to detect spikes in error counts.
In the past, we have talked about how Loggly Dynamic Field Explorer™ provides real-time visibility into the contents of your logs. While other vendors are focused on giving users more powerful and complicated tools ("better metal detectors") for finding treasure, we're aiming to do much of the hard work for you. We want to reveal what matters, summarizing what we find in a "treasure map" so that you start with knowledge on the most likely root causes and can easily monitor for problems using log data. Error parsing is the next step forward in this strategy.
There's no better way to experience better troubleshooting and monitoring than to send your application logs to Loggly. If you're not yet a Loggly customer, get started with a free trial today!
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Join the RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) for a three-week Entry Level Cook Training Program from Monday, September 9th to Friday, September 27th at the Genesis Center in Providence. This program will review the specific qualities, behaviors and skill sets that are required of successful line cooks in the hospitality industry. Students will spend the first two weeks of the program studying and honing their skills within the classroom; during the third week, they will be given the opportunity to experience hands-on training inside the kitchen.
Participants will be educated on essential knife skills and safety procedures, preparation and cooking methods, and food handler's certification. The course curriculum revolves around the importance of following instructions and executing them as safely and efficiently as possible.


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How Wedo Woo works.
Control your shop from Uniconta
With our solution, you do not have to switch between different systems but will be able to manage all daily shop functions directly from Uniconta.
Create your item in Uniconta
Create and maintain your item data with product images, texts and categories and put it online in the shop, directly from Uniconta.
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Your shop order falls directly into your normal sales order flow in Uniconta. Receive the order, ship and invoice, and you are all done.
Why should you use Wedo Woo?
Become visible on World Wide Web
With our integration for WooCommerce you get your products out on the internet and gain access to the world's largest sales channel.
Handle sales order in one place
All your sales orders fall directly into your sales order flow in Uniconta, and you will be able to handle them entirely like any other order.
Control your shop directly from Uniconta
With our integration for WooCommerce, you do not have to jump around between the systems, but you will be able to handle everything directly from Uniconta.
Avoid double work
Simply maintain and update your product data in one place and we will make sure you sync all the essential details to your webshop.
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You can manage individual prices for your customers directly in Uniconta. When your customer logs into the webshop, their current individual prices are displayed.
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All product data is assembled in one place, so you do not need to be an expert on multiple systems, or update data in multiple locations, and everything is managed in one central location. Easy, fast and simple.
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With our new shop we save several hours a day on maintenance, and our products are always fully updated in our shop.
You spent too much time on duplication, and often had errors in stock information and prices in your shop, and mistakes by manually processing orders.
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Get started quickly with Wedoios pre-build Uniconta WooCommerce solution. Complete webshop solution ready in a few days.
Did not exploit the potential of being present on the Internet. Missed many possible sales compared to the competitors who were already on the Internet.
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