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By John Tomaszewski and Chris Fomunyoh
On February 16, Nigerians will vote in elections that will be of great significance to their country and the continent of Africa. In addition to determining the political direction of the continent’s biggest economy, the elections will provide a benchmark of Nigeria’s democratic progress in the 20 years since the transition from military to civilian rule and, very likely, cause ripple effects for democracy across the region.
So far, all signs indicate that the Nigerian elections will be highly competitive, with a risk that escalating tensions and a history of electoral violence could be a major setback. But first, the good news: Since the last successful national elections in 2015, the number of registered political parties has increased dramatically and so has the number of citizen organizations advocating for peaceful and credible polls. Also,improvements to safeguarding the vote have made it harder for fraudsters to interfere in the electoral process. The acceptance of the results by then-president Goodluck Jonathan and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) after the party had been in power for 16 years raised the confidence of Nigerians in democratic processes and bolstered hopes that the country had reached a new stage in its political transition.
It’s no coincidence that other countries in the region including Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia soon followed Nigeria’s example, holding successful elections that saw the peaceful transition of power between competing parties. Nigeria’s democratic progress has given this regional powerhouse the moral high ground from which to take on a more active and credible role in promoting meaningful elections and good governance throughout the region.
Nigeria was part of the team of mediators that resolved the 2014 crisis in Burkina Faso, in which former military strongman Blaise Compaore attempted to violate the constitution by seeking another term in office. Joined by the presidents of Ghana and Senegal, President Jonathan pressured the military to hand over power to a civilian transitional government and identified an interim leader to usher the country to Burkina Faso’s “freest, fairest, and most competitive elections.”
Nigeria also led the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) efforts to mediate a standoff in The Gambia, when the autocratic ruler Yahya Jammeh refused to accept the results of the December 2016 vote. Nigeria spearheaded, alongside Senegal, the deployment of multilateral military troops on standby while negotiations were held to convince Jammeh to relinquish power peacefully. That regional effort ultimately secured the peaceful democratic transition of power in The Gambia.
This kind of regional leadership — executed both by example and through strategic engagement and diplomacy — is exactly what Africa needs, as more Africans strive for greater freedom and life in democratic societies.
Many of the problems plaguing African countries such as South Sudan,Burundi, Somalia, Cameroon, and Zimbabwe are rooted in poor governance, which begets systemic corruption, poverty, conflict and widespread insecurity. In contrast, in democratic countries such as Ghana, Botswana and Mauritius, economic opportunity has been unleashed, humanitarian and security crises have been lessened, and stability has increased. Successful democratic transformations in Africa not only create opportunities for the region; they also contribute to overall global prosperity, peace and security.
Nigeria’s continued positive leadership is contingent upon the health of its own democracy. That’s why it is crucial that the 2019 elections not undermine the democratic gains achieved in recent years. This isn’t just about what happens on Election Day; actions by various stakeholders in the pre-election period are also vital to keeping the temperature down and creating an enabling environment for free and fair elections.
This Feb. 16 election faces some challenges. The controversy and uproar over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria just three weeks before the elections raised concerns among many Nigerians about the independence of the judiciary and Electoral Tribunals, should the courts be called upon to adjudicate election disputes.
Additionally, while past elections have been negatively impacted by vote-buying, many Nigerians are appalled that political parties have become more brazen in their efforts to influence voters. In an attempt to curb this phenomenon, the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) this month issued guidelines that include a ban on cellphones in the voting booth, a reform that was rolled out for the September gubernatorial election in Osun State and significantly reduced vote buying within polling units. However, domestic groups continue to report voter inducement in parts of Nigeria. They also are fearful that vote buying will only get worse between now and election day unless all electoral stakeholders, including INEC, the security services, political parties, and civil society take serious steps to deter the malpractice.
Insecurity also threatens to undermine the elections. Boko Haram remains active in the North-East, and in recent weeks ramped up attacks on the Nigerian military and unarmed villagers in Borno state. In the Middle Belt, herders versus farmer skirmishes persist, and in the South-East, a separatist group threatens to escalate tensions and prevent the Feb. 16 polls from holding in that area.
Nigerians are committed to minimizing the impact of these challenges ahead of Saturday’s vote. As they work hard to keep their country on the democratic path, they recognize that International support for a free and fair election process — including through independent observation missions — will raise awareness on the need for credible elections. At this critical juncture in the trajectory of Nigerian democracy, the international community must stand with the Nigerian people in shaping their own destiny.
John Tomaszewski is the Regional Director for Africa at the International Republican Institute (IRI). Chris Fomunyoh is the Regional Director for Central and West Africa at the National Democratic Institute (NDI). IRI and NDI are fielding a joint election observation mission to monitor Nigeria’s upcoming elections.Top

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Уважаемые пассажиры! Рейсы из аэропорта Толмачёво внутри России выполняются по расписанию. Авиасообщение России с иностранными государствами временно прекращено в связи с распространением коронавируса COVID-19, кроме вывозных рейсов.
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Tolmachevo Airport Started Servicing Priority Pass Card Holders
NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport joined the Priority Pass program that grants passengers access to business lounges of the world's international airports.
It is possible to use the cards of the program and comfortably spend time awaiting departure in the business lounge of the airport, located on the second floor in the sterile area of Section A (domestic flights).
A choice of tea or coffee, snacks, separate informing about the start of boarding, free Wi-Fi, Internet, latest newspapers and other business services are at passengers’ disposal. There is a bar with a wide choice of drinks, hot and cold snacks in the lounge.
Business class passengers, owners of airlines frequent flyer cards as well as passengers, who have invitation tickets, which can be bought from the business lounge administrator, have the priority right for service in the business lounge of NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport. Priority Pass program participants are serviced regardless of the ticket class and the selected airline subject to availability of vacant seats. One-time service lasts two hours.
You can obtain detailed information on passengers service in the business lounge by phone + 7 383 216-98-08 (administrator of business lounge).
NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport is the largest air hub in Russia east of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The capacity of domestic terminal makes up to 1,800 passengers per hour, while the international terminal capacity – up to 1300 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways of ICAO I and II Categories.
International Priority Pass card grants access to first class lounges, VIP lounges or business lounges of the world's international airports and gives the possibility to use business services (telephone, fax, conference room, etc.). As of today, the program involves more than 950 lounges worldwide.
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Spencer Named Women's WAC Outstanding Field Performer For The Championships
Aggie Women To Try For Sweep Of 2012 WAC Track & Field Titles, Men Look To Defend 2011 Outdoor Championship
Aggies Had 23 Top-Five Finishes Saturday
In all, approximately 51 percent of USU's student-athletes earned a 3.2 GPA to qualify for the awards.
Former Aggie Zack Lloyd Sets New Track Record In The Shot Put
Utah State Track - Mark Faldmo Invitational
Utah State: Earned second-team all-WAC honors after finishing sixth in the mile at the 2011 Indoor Championships... Set a new personal-best time in the indoor 800m, mile and 3,000m as well as the outdoor mile in 2011... Did not compete in 2010... Tabbed first-team all-WAC four times after winning the mile and the distance medley and finishing second in the 3,000m at the 2009 Indoor Championships and finishing second in the 1,500m at the 2009 Outdoor Championships... Named 2007 WAC Freshman of the Year and first-team all-WAC after finishing fourth in the 2007 WAC Cross Country Championship... Earned first-team all-WAC twice after winning the 5,000m and again after finishing second in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2008 Outdoor Championships... Named second-team all-WAC after finishing fifth in the 1,500m at the 2008 Indoor Championships.
High School: State champion in 2007 in the 1600m and 3200m.
Personal: Majoring in exercise science.
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Sociopaths in Relationships Dating a Sociopath
It is common for a sufferer of the disorder to show a lack of planning ability, for either near-to-date or future plans. In air dating a man with someone with antisocial personality disorder. Also, see if he needs to be evaluated for possible disorders.
Antisocial personality disorder can be difficult to spot, dating four months no i because there are so many possible symptoms and variations that can occur. Check for a history of criminal activity or arrests. Living with borderline personality disorder. Beware of repeated physical assaults on others.
How To Cope With A Loved One s Antisocial Personality
They may do things quickly without judgment, or make rash decisions without thinking. Do your best to stay safe, so as to avoid being manipulated or abused by the sufferer. But the last few months I've noticed he's faking a lot of it. For this reason, this article will focus on the behaviors associated with Cluster B personality disorders.
As a neighbor, they spread rumors, create disharmony in the neighborhood, and steal our lawnmower. Aggression, as it happens, is divided into two types, reactive which comes after a threat and instrumental which is for personal gain. Borderline antisocial personality disorder. Unbeknownst to the innocent person about to begin dating a sociopath, she was targeted by him for his personal gain.
Everyday Health Emotional Health. Pick up on a pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others. Did this article help you? The best way to get a handle on an antisocial personality is psychotherapy.
If you suspect that a loved one is struggling with this disorder, there are a few things you can do to help him or her cope. There is a strong need to be independent, to resist being controlled by others, who are usually held in contempt. As a related symptom, they may develop aliases to hide behind, either for the purpose of conning people, or just as another form of lying. There is a common misconception that by avoiding social interaction, that makes you antisocial. All clinical material on this site is peer reviewed by one or more clinical psychologists or other qualified mental health professionals.
Watch for poor work and financial ethics. Is it possible to have a good relationship with a psychopath? This is causing marital problems that may end in a divorce.
Many of the symptoms can become dangerous not only for the person afflicted with the personality disorder, but also for those close to the individual. He'll woo her and sweep her off her feet, and when she decides to date him, introvert she'll think it's her choice. Check Mental Health Matters. You need to just tell them.
Know the requirements for a clinical diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder. Antisocial Personality Disorder message board, open discussion, and online support group. Antisocial personality disorder display the official name for his fault.
Though there is no specific medication that cures the disorder, medications are often prescribed to help certain symptoms of the disorder. They've played the game before, and they'll play it again. Avoidant, he likens dating someone is used to join to have? What are some ways to correct or subdue him? We have all heard a light-hearted joke made at the expense of a particularly shy, quiet and reclusive person.
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Antisocial personality disorder is also frequently confused with similar disorders, such as sociopathic and psychopathic disorders. Some use sociopath and behavioral problems conduct disorder is someone who has dementia. He also is a binge drinker. Some of the symptoms of antisocial disorder may seem like personality quirks or typical attributes of teenage rebellion, for example, the failure to conform to social norms.
He even admitted it last week. Treatment guidelines for clients with antisocial personality disorder. How do you accept someone antisocial personality disorder is not the girl you loving her as your life partner? For example, antidepressants and mood stabilizers may be helpful in treating depression or other mental health issues that are common in those who suffer from antisocial personality disorder. What if I exhibit all these characteristics, but I am naturally overwhelmed with my own emotion?
Get him into therapy and do what the therapist suggests. For those who have no respect for either this illness or for those who are living with it, please do not enter this forum. Dating a Sociopath Unbeknownst to the innocent person about to begin dating a sociopath, she was targeted by him for his personal gain. It'll be better in the long run.
There is a willingness to use untamed aggression to back up the need for control or independence. An introvert and treatment for a stereotypical man with antisocial personality disorder. He can still be a great guy, sugar baby dating so I don't want to give up on him. Realize the treatment limitations for conduct disorder. You may want to run a background check yourself if the individual does not disclose his past history to you.
It is important that you stand your ground and seek counseling or support groups to help you manage the situation. Living with antisocial personality disorder. Sociopaths and Relationships Sociopaths are cold and calculating. Borderline personality disorder, couples can be not with bpd can a psychological evaluation.
- Most of us have the ability to control our impulses.
- Understanding this is a bit of a challenge for scientists.
- He treats the person he's dating like a queen so he can get away with sneakily treating her like a pawn.
- My wife and I have been going strong for four years now.
- So many different answers.
- Others discover they are working with a Personality Disorder as a co-worker, supervisor, or supervisee.
- Having antisocial personality disorder doesn't mean a lack of emotion, just a lack of empathy and remorse or guilt.
- Personality Disorders are individuals who have a long history of personality, behavior, emotional, and relationship difficulties.
- Someone with antisocial personality disorder will have a history of repeatedly being arrested for crimes, major or petty.
- The love and support of family and friends is the best medicine for those suffering from antisocial personality disorder.
How to Recognize Someone With Antisocial Personality Disorder
Learn how to recognize someone with antisocial personality disorder, so that you can better protect yourself and the person suffering from the disorder. Sociopaths are cold and calculating. An intervention is a smart move to make during the initial stages of attempting to help your loved one.
Cookies make wikiHow better. He talks about how he proposed, made a big deal in proposing in a public place renting out a screen at a game, dying light broadcast but it was all to show how awesome he is. You may need to take steps to protect yourself or others.
Sociopaths in relationships are confusing. He has a lot of antisocial personality disorder symptoms. They find it difficult to see the association between feelings and behavior.
Therein lies one of the first problems that comes with dating a sociopath. We've been dating for three years. Dating a sociopath can be marvelous.

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Sometimes you just need more space. That’s all there is to it. Whether it’s the basement overflowing or no room in the garage for your car, you know you need to do something.
It’s at this point that a lot of people start considering their options for storage buildings. Of course, not everyone is willing or able to spend the cash required to buy a storage shed up front. That leaves two main options: rent a self-storage unit or purchase a rent-to-own storage building. If you are choosing between the two, one makes a lot more sense, financially and practically. Here are 5 reasons you should buy a rent to own storage building instead of paying for self-storage:
1. Rent to own storage buildings have a lower cost per square foot.
Let’s start with the month-to-month cost of renting storage vs. a rent to own storage building.
CostHelper.com estimates that the average 5×5 self-storage unit costs about $40-$50 per month (although that number may be lower in some areas). That’s about $1.80/month per square foot!

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Let me get this straight: they have airtime on ESPN to show the National Spelling Bee, but World Cup soccer (when they show it at all – I’ve been watching half the games in Spanish) is relegated to ESPN2?
In other news, I’m hodge-podgedly working on a new design which features more whitespace and, yes, a rotating tagline. “A spongiform advice column for the perpetually distracted,” “the weblog equivalent of an out-of-body experience,” “squishy brain slugs singing lullabies,” and everyone’s favorite, “juxtaposition as a form of self-actualizing bricolage” comprise the current list. So, what I need to know is, have you said something clever about this blog/blogs in general that I’m forgetting? Have I ever said anything clever?


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ATLANTA (NYTimes) - The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation has helped pay for art and dance classes for thousands of children.
But for the first time ever, it is having trouble raising money because its famous co-founder, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, has been accused by several women of rape.
The charity's officials said they may have to end operations in New York, where most of their work is focused.
"It is a shame that there are those who can't separate accusations against the co-founder from both the good work that the organisation does and from the children who need us," said Mr Richard Slomovitz, the foundation's treasurer.
The Kevin Spacey Foundation mentored and trained young performers until several young actors accused the actor of sexual misconduct. At the end of February, the charity announced it was shutting down after trustees deemed it "no longer viable".
The #MeToo movement has brought down many powerful men. Now the collateral damage is becoming clear, as philanthropic efforts that relied on these figures' celebrity have been derailed or forced to retool.
Since October, when revelations about producer Harvey Weinstein unleashed accusations against other men, organisations have rapidly distanced and denounced their now-unsavoury benefactors, in an effort to keep the rest of their donors from fleeing.
Though the money might be sorely needed, "the downside to accepting the dollars is potentially alienating other donors", said Ms Melanie Ulle, a veteran philanthropy consultant.
The #MeToo fallout has deprived other organisations of star power.
The Fistula Foundation, which pays for treatment of obstetric fistula, a child-birth injury that women suffer mostly in developing countries, has received support on multiple occasions from comedian Louis C.K.
Now, he is no longer a public advocate for the foundation, having admitted to engaging in sexual misconduct in the fall.


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Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said Twitter denied him access to his account for almost an hour today over complaints that he violated copyright law by posting clips of himself from television debates.
“Twitter denied access to my account for almost an hour on the alleged ground that there was a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of the USA and subsequently they allowed me to access the account,” Mr Prasad said in a series of tweets.
“It is apparent that my statements calling out the high handedness and arbitrary actions of Twitter, particularly sharing the clips of my interviews to TV channels and its powerful impact, have clearly ruffled its feathers,” Mr Prasad added.
His new run-in with Twitter comes amid the platform’s months-long clash with the BJP-led government at the centre over issues ranging from requests to take down tweets supporting the farmers’ protest, discrediting posts by leaders of the BJP and more recently new regulation.
The new rules for social networking websites – which include appointing India-based compliance executives and other conditions – have led to a protracted feud, raising concerns that Twitter may no longer enjoy protection against user-generated content.
“Further, it is now apparent as to why Twitter is refusing to comply with the Intermediary Guidelines because if Twitter does comply, it would be unable to arbitrarily deny access to an individual’s account which does not suit their agenda,” Mr Prasad wrote.


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Directed by Benny Chan and starring Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan, Fan Bingbing and Wu Jing.
Ultimate Edition Blu-ray bought in 2012
Audio commentary with Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan The Sprit of Martial Zen Real Kung Fu is King Reconstructing the Shaolin Temple The Iron Triangle of Kung Fu Riding Out the Danger The Director’s Notes The Little Monks of Shaolin Behind the Cameras, The Challenges Making Of" featurette (24mins) Cast and Crew Interviews (126mins) Behind the Scenes Galleries (64mins) Deleted Scenes (43mins) Shaolin Wushu in Action (33mins) Trailer Gallery (10mins) 12 Bonus HK Trailers
Directed by Prachya Pinkaew, starring Tony Jaa, Nathan Jones, Petchtai Wongkamlao and Jon Foo
2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2007 105m 34s
On The Press Trail (12mins) Tony Jaa Interview (28mins) Interview Galleries (45mins) Revolution Uprising: Pre-Production Action (14mins) Multi Angle Fight Scenes (17mins) Making The Warrior (10mins) Theatrical Trailers
Directed by Stanley Tong and starring Jackie Chan, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kim Hee-sun and Mallika Sherawat.
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Making of featurette (20mins) Jackie Chan Interview (21mins) Interview Galleries (74mins) Deleted scenes Lost scenes 11 Behind-The-Scenes featurettes (71mins) Just for Laugh (12mins) HK Premiere (17mins) Music video (International version) Music video (Mandarin version) Original theatrical trailer UK trailer
Directed by Tsui Hark and starring Donnie Yen, Leon Lai and Charlie Yeung.
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Interview Galleries (93mins) The Making of Seven Swords (18mins) Production Gallery Slideshow Deleted Scenes Additional scenes cut for the UK release Charity Premiere Footage UK Theatrical Trailer Hong Kong Theatrical Trailers
Directed by Kang Je-gyu and starring Jang Dong-gun,Won Bin and Lee Eun-ju.
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NSW govt to release casino plan assessment
- From: AAP
- January 14, 2013
A CONSULTANT'S report on James Packer's proposed $1 billion Barangaroo development will remain confidential, but the public will get to see a separate independent assessment of Mr Packer's plan, the NSW government says.
Cabinet commissioned a report by consultant Deloitte into Mr Packer's Crown Limited proposal, including whether a casino is necessary for its financial viability.
The report was completed last year but is yet to be released.
The Greens have accused NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell of hiding the document from the public while "rolling out the red carpet" to Mr Packer for his planned resort hotel.
Acting premier Andrew Stoner told reporters on Monday the report was cabinet-in-confidence so would not be released.
"We wanted to see that some of the economic data in particular was robust," Mr Stoner told reporters on Monday.
"We have some sensitive commercial information that was cabinet-in-confidence, and that's why that particular report has not been released."
However, he said the government had appointed former Future Fund chairman David Murray to chair an independent assessment panel reviewing Crown's proposal.
Mr Stoner said when the assessment process was completed, the information would be made public.
Mr Stoner said the government was committed to transparency throughout the process.
"Mr Murray needs to be convinced that the proposal is in the best interests of the taxpayers of NSW for that to proceed," he said.
Mr Kaye said the decision to "hide" the Deloitte report raised questions about the project and its approval process.
"The community is being denied access to crucial information about the proposal," he said.
AN abortion clinic is taking legal action against the City of Melbourne to force it to protect patients and staff from harassment.
A NSW study suggests that when it comes to cutting binge drinking and alcohol-related violence, community campaigns only go so far.
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot several times in Melbourne's north.
POLICE have charged three men after they found 294 cannabis plants during early morning raids in Sydney's south and southwest.
POLICE are investigating the suspicious death of a man whose body was found near a property in regional Victoria.


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This is one of the most important reasons Scotland should remain in the EU.
EU trade means real jobs in communities up and down Scotland. The Scottish Government set this figure at around 300,000 jobs.
Yes, alternatives to EU membership could be found but the bottom line is simple: Scotland needs to remain a member of the common market and, if we want any say over the rules that govern that market, we need to be in the EU.
The EU is made up of around 500 million citizens and is the world’s largest single common market. It currently accounts for 22.9% of world GDP making it even larger than the USA.
Scotland takes full advantage of its EU membership. Just under one half of all trade (42%) from Scotland was with other EU member states in 2014, with a total value of £11.6 billion.
Table of top trade destinations within the EU.
Did you know?
Although the largest single nation with which Scotland trades is the USA, trade with the EU is worth 2.5 times as much.
All this trade, and all these jobs, are at risk if Scotland is removed from the EU.

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A new leak has revealed what the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, S8 Plus and S8 Ultra tablets will look like.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 line is expected to launch at the beginning of next year in January, but it seems that we’ve already gotten a sneak peek at what design the new tablets might take. Well-known Twitter leaker Evleaks revealed what the three new tablets could look like at launch.
The picture above shows off the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, which is the first tablet in the S8 line-up. This model has a pretty thick bezel surrounding the screen but it does away with the notched display that features elsewhere.
The only model that shows off a notched screen is the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, since it’s expected to feature dual cameras on both the rear and the front of the device. The camera sensors are anticipated to be 8-megapixels and 5-megapixels in the front, with a thinner bezel than the other two models. You can check out the leak of the Tab S8 Ultra just below.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Plus looks very similar to the vanilla model, with the same thicker bezel and no notch to be seen. The main difference between the models is the size; with the Tab S8 expected to be an 11-inch LCD display, the S8 Plus with a 12.4-inch OLED display and finally the Tab S8 Ultra with a 14.6-inch OLED screen.
The OLED panel will no doubt be a massive improvement over the LCD option, as it should be able to better achieve deeper blacks and more vibrant colours. All tablets should have a 120Hz refresh rate however, which will make them smoother and more fluid to use than tablets with a lower refresh rate, like the entry-level iPad 9.
Information beyond the design of the Tab S8 line-up is scarce, but we can expect to see even more leaks and rumours floating around before the official release next year.
Also, it’s important to keep in mind that none of this information has been confirmed by Samsung itself, so the final tablet models may look a little different when they’re released.


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Susan Condon, IBCLC, CLE, CLC
Susan Z. Condon, IBCLC, CLE, CLC, a graduate of the University of Maryland, has been helping babies to breastfeed since 1992 when her own daughter was born. She is an international board-certified lactation consultant with additional breastfeeding credentials: certified lactation educator from UCLA and certified lactation counselor from the Center for Breastfeeding. In her private practice in San Francisco, she specializes in neonatal suck training and alternative feeding methods for nipple-confused babies, helping mothers to establish breastfeeding, and relactation and adoptive nursing. To promote breastfeeding in resource-deprived communities, as outlined by the Department of Health's Healthy Mothers / Healthy Babies 2000 project, Condon became an accredited program administrator for the La Leche League International breastfeeding peer counselor program. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and daughter.
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https://vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/6/16428674/kevin-warsh-fedBack in the younger and more innocent days of January, 2006, then-President George W. Bush decided to appoint a nice-looking and well-off young man named Kevin Warsh to a seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors that he had no apparent qualification for.
And now, having acquired a resume that leaves him superficially qualified for the job, Warsh has landed on Donald Trump’s short list to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve when Janet Yellen’s term expires next year. And, frankly, he’d be the perfect Trumpian choice — he’s rich, rich people like him, congressional Republicans like him, he stands by Trump when Trump says morally outrageous things, and he doesn’t have a lot of time for self-reflection or accurate information about public policy.


200 OFW 'baby cases' in Dubai in Q1 2018 – PH consulate
DUBAI, UAE – The Philippine Consulate General here handled a total of 200 “baby cases” in the first quarter of this year, mostly involving jobless overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have resorted to an affair for survival, but whose partners have run away after getting them pregnant, officials told The Filipino Times.
Describing the figure as “alarming,” a ranking Philippine Embassy official said it could as well just be the proverbial tip of the iceberg considering the high likelihood that many more cases have remained unreported.
“Two hundred is big,” Third Secretary and Vice Consul Von Ryan Pangwi, who heads the Philippine Embassy’s Assistance to Nationals (ATN) section, told The Filipino Times in a phone interview from Abu Dhabi.
“I would hazard to say that it is not the whole total because marami pang baby cases diyan… hindi lang nailalapit sa embahada o consulate. Ilalapit lang kapag malaki na yung bata, kailangan ng mag-aral (There are many more baby cases out there not being reported to the embassy or consulate. They will only come to us when the babies have become a few years older and need to go to school),” Pangwi added.
“They know the culture. They know the rules. They know it’s illegal, yet they still do it,” Pangwi lamented.
He added that other cases involved those staying in shared accommodations. “Things happen,” he said.
30 unwed OFW mothers in a month
In June last year, Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes disclosed to The Filipino Times that as many as 30 OFW mothers who had gotten pregnant out of wedlock went to the consulate with their children, seeking help.
He said only half the number came back to undergo deportation procedures with Dubai Police and the court. The rest, Cortes said, apparently decided to stay in hiding.
The Philippines’ foreign mission in the United Arab Emirates can only provide counselling and endorse them to authorities so that they can be properly documented and be sent home after serving jail time.
Cortes said the 30 unwed mothers wre aged 30 to 40 years old. “Some were married back home in the Philippines, some have Filipino partners who have already been deported, some have foreign national partners,” the consul general said.
Marco Flores, ATN officer at the Philippine consulate, told The Filipino Times that the unwed mothers were usually documented workers.
“Nagpunta sila sa UAE na mga documented workers and then nawalan ng trabaho. Galing sila sa pagiging mga kasambahay pero may mga professionals din na talagang nagkaroon ng problem sa trabaho nila hanggang sa umabot sa pagkakaroon nila ng mga pamilya dito,” said Flores.
(They went to the UAE as documented workers and then they lost their jobs. Some of them were household service workers, but there were also professionals. They encountered problems with their jobs until they eventually ended up having a family here.)
Meantime, he said the figure has gone down from some 200 in the first quarter to around 90 as of press time because they have been able to continuously repatriate the mothers and their children.
“Merong cases na talagang wala 'yung father dito. Meron naman nandito pamilya pero 'di lang talaga sila documented at meron din na abandoned [baby] (We have cases where the father is not here. We also have cases where the family is here but the mother is an undocumented, and we also have cases of abandoned [babies])," said Flores.
Flores said the police would ask for contact details from the mother and exhaust all means to locate the father in instances where he is believed to still be in the UAE. “Hahanapin at hahanapin nila 'yun at puwede ring makulong (They will leave no stone unturned to find him and he can also be jailed)," said Flores.
He said that aside from fellow Filipinos, men of other nationalities also enter into a relationship with the jobless mothers.
Where did they give birth?
Flores said unwed pregnant mothers usually give birth in the flats or villas, with self-styled midwives facilitating the delivery.
“May on-call (midwife) pa. Dumadayo kung saan-saan. Kaya sometimes (There's someone on call, coming from all over. So sometimes), when you ask the mothers, you’ll find out that only one ‘midwife’ helped them during their labor,” the ATN officer said.
Others, Flores said, give birth in hospitals claiming they have documents to show afterward. In such cases, the hospital asks for and keeps the passport for tracking later on if the mother doesn’t show up. In others, hospital authorities “endorse” the mother to the police.
Not a dead end
Flores said work continues for the ATN team assigned to the “baby cases.” He explained: “Daily may nagre-report. Normally may isa or dalawa.” (We receive new cases every day. Normally, we get one or two.)
Flores said that the mothers have been coming forward because “they now know there is a repatriation process.”
“Alam na po nila na may proseso na makakauwi naman sila. Dati nagtatago sila kasi di nila alam ang gagawin. Kaya sinasabi namin sa mga mothers na kung may kilala sila, tutulungan naming makauwi. Dati kasi ine-expect nila dead end na sila,” said Flores.
(They now know that they can go home. Back then, they go into hiding because they didn’t know what to do, thinking they have reached a dead end. That’s why we tell the mothers to tell those whom they know to be going through the same ordeal that we can help them go home.)
He said some others were wary that the government will take their babies. “We tell them that’s not going to happen,” said Flores.
As of press time, Flores said, there were wards being processed for repatriation in coordination with UAE authorities, including the police.
Mothers still undecided about turning themselves in but have reported to the consulate general are usually engaged in part time jobs, the ATN officer said, adding, “we are monitoring them.”
“Sa ngayon nagkakaroon sila pagkakataong makapag-part time sila. May sariling mga tahanang tinutuluyan dito 'yung 'di pa sumusuko dahil wala kamin shelter para sa kanila’t mga babies nila,” said Flores.
(For now, those who have not surrendered take part time jobs. They stay in homes because we don’t have a shelter for them and their babies.)
WhatsApp chat group
Perhaps the extent of the problem about unwed pregnant women can best be gauged by the fact that they have a chat group.
“May WhatsApp group ang mga baby case mothers,” said Flores. “Kapag naka-uwi na sila, nagsasabi sila, ‘Nakauwi na ko. Maraming salamat po. Puwede 'nyo na akong i-alis sa group (When they’ve finally landed home in the Philippines, they’d post a message: “I am home. Thanks so much. You may now remove me from the group)."
Sometimes, Flores said, someone in the chat group would refer a new ward. “‘Sir, punta kami bukas sa PCG.’ Sasabihin naming: Sige daan kayo ng bandang 2 pm. Wala na masyadong tao noon (They’ll tell us they’d drop by PCG the following day and we advise them to come by at around 2pm when there’re not too many people),"
The ATN handles cases of OFWs locked in a range of issues from allegations of absconding from their employers, overstaying, involvement in unpaid debts and/or drugs, and immorality – those who become pregnant out of wedlock. – Rappler.com
This story was republished with permission from The Filipino Times.


LIONEL MESSI, the Argentina wonder boy, has laughed off claims that Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard are the best players in the world.
Jose Mourinho described Lampard as the best footballer on the planet recently, while Rooney has also been touted as a star for next summer's World Cup finals.
But the 18-year-old Barcelona prodigy is not convinced and said: "I heard what Jose Mourinho said but I don't agree. Ronaldinho is the best.
"Lampard is definitely one of the best but I would probably still choose my Argentine team-mates Riquelme and Aimar ahead of him.
"I have been asked whether Rooney can be as good as my Barcelona team-mate Ronaldinho but they are completely different players."


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METAPHOR - PHOTO POEMS
About the Art
The artist, like the shaman, walks the fine line between the sacred and profane; between the conscious and the unconscious. Knowing that reality exists on many levels, they use this knowledge to move between levels and to draw power from this knowledge.
Both the artist and the shaman sit in that quiet space around which the universe revolves. It is all happening at once. It is all true. It is all relative. We know it is meaningful because when we touch that space it feels sacred, with the potential to rise above the dichotomies of life.
In these images I have attempted to hint at this place where the truth is evident in the space between events, between objects, between breaths. It is a truth that cannot be established as true, yet it is not false. It is a truth that draws us in, yet leaves us incomplete. It is a truth that is dynamic, always changing and yet consistent.
The meaning of the image is in our hearts and minds as the image sits in our consciousness and the contradictions are revealed. The meaning of the image is in the tension between the elements and in the resolution that seems to hover just out of our reach. It is a hum – a vibration – and if we allow ourselves to sit with it for a while, it no longer appears to demand resolution.
It is the place where our ordinary reality interfaces with the mystical and with the spiritual; where the tensions of our relationships seem to hover in mid-sentence; where time is suspended and the energy of the moment lasts forever. This is the place where we dream our lives and our dreamt. It is the place of knowing without knowing that we know; of feeling without labeling the feelings. It is the place where we know that we are all one but are still unable to forget that we are not. It is the ordinary day to day life and it is crucible of the gods.
We cannot find the dreamer in the dream, for the dreamer is of a different level. we know that he is nearby, however, and from our first steps we are already on our journey back. The journey is so simple and has many signs pointing the way. But we forget where we are going, and forget that we are on a journey at all. But if we awaken just a bit, there are signs everywhere. The mystery reveals itself not by thunder and lightning but by the simple things in life.
More than anything else the mystery reveals itself in our relationships – in our delicate balances, in our quiet rage, and in the quests of our heart– in which we consume the other and are ourselves consumed. But that is part of the journey also and the spirit of truth is at work here too. The signs are everywhere waiting for us to see them.

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Monday, December 14, 2009
I'm still on the job hunt. Last week I managed to land an interview for a position at the Berlin Philharmonic. When I got to the office though, it turned out to be a group interview. In other words, it was a room full of Germans making my language skills look really bad. I did not get the job. I am currently revamping my computer to focus on music performance and production. With the past year of no luck finding a job, I've decided that I should just pursue what I am good at and interested in. I believe that I could make enough to live off by playing gigs around the city. I think 2010 will be a good year.
On Friday, I went to the Finale of the six city concert/party series held by Warp Records celebrating their 20th anniversary. It was held in simultaneously in both the legendary Berghain and upstairs in Panorama Bar. The event started at 11 and ended at 10:30 the next day. The sets were staggered so that, for example, while one performer was playing in Berghain, a DJ would be playing upstairs in Panorama, and back and forth. I could go freely between up and downstairs during the sets so that if I wasn't feeling a track, I could go see what was being played in the other set. It was an exciting night! Warp records is an independent label in England that has brought to light many of the top electronic artist, including Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Square Pusher, LFO, Prefuse 73, Nightmares on Wax, and Anti-pop Consortium to name a few.

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World 3D Expo Came to Life at KES2010
By Choi Hyung-Kyu
The 3D exhibition was one of the highlights of Korea Electronics Grand Fair 2010. With the 18 attending companies showing off their 3D related products, the exhibition was one of the most colorful and engaging. Exhibitions included a plethora of 3D technology, such as 3D projection hardware, ultra-high resolution 3D projection screens and non-glass 3D displays.
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The founder of France's Front National (FN), Jean-Marie Le Pen, on Friday said he would defend himself and "probably attack" at a disciplinary hearing called by his own daughter, Marine
A show by controversial French comic Dieudonné will not open in the southern city of Avignon Saturday as scheduled after a court ruled that the venue's operator could cancel the lease.
War boosts illegal immigration to Europe. There are varied reactions to Benjamin Netanyahu's speed to the US Congress. And French MPs want to tighten up the law on racist hate-speech.

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Dec 31, 2012, 1:15 PM EDT
Tennessee State knocked off Eastern Illinois in their OVC opener over the weekend, but it came at the same time as the Tigers released some bad news: star forward and NBA prospect Robert Covington will miss 4-6 weeks after having surgery on his knee to repair a torn meniscus.
Covington underwent the surgery on Friday, but he suffered the injury two weeks ago in a loss to Middle Tennessee State. The injury wasn’t initially thought to be too serious, but an MRI reveled the tear.
TSU has had a tough season, and losing Covington certainly won’t help. The Tigers were expected to be a contender in a conference that also includes Murray State and Belmont, but they went 6-7 in non-conference play.
You can find Rob on twitter @RobDauster.
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Info o umelcovi Mahide Lein
Mahide Lein is a German cultural mediator, former club owner and head of a concert agency. She is a way-defining figure of the Berlin lesbian scene of the 80s and 90s and is famous as an activist of the LGBTQI* scene, locally and internationally.
Mahide Lein was born in Frankfurt in 1949, where she grew up and went to school. After her apprentice, Lein began engaging in Frankfurt's alternative scene. As an activist, she was part of the city's squatting scene and of its feminist movement. Lein is a co-founder of Frankfurt's first lesbian center and an engaged cultural and art mediator. Lein's engagement also led to her lesbian coming out. At the same time, she studied politics and religion at the Frankfurt University.
In 1977, Lein moved to Berlin to continue her political, societal and artistic engagement, at the beginning for Kaffee Winterfeldt. She was involved into the Berlin lesbian weeks and the female summer university, then she moved on to organizing an artist platform and female night cafe with performances, discussions and exhibitions about current topics. In 1991, she founded the first lesbian TV magazine.
In 1992, she also began engaging for male homosexuals. Together with Andreas Strohfeldt, the female center and the Tchaykovsky Foundation, she organized the first CSD in Russia in St. Petersburg.
Since 1996, she has not only been working for the LGBTQI* scene in general, but also for artists of all cultures in Berlin and all over the world. Lein founded the concert agency Ahoi, which meanwhile represents more than 300 music groups, and runs a small label for African music. Additionally, she organizes festivals.
For her engagement in society and for LGBTQI* rights she has been awarded with several prizes.


Power Window Controller Temporal Properties
This example shows how to model temporal system requirements in a power window controller model for property proving and test case generation using Simulink® Design Verifier™ Temporal Operator blocks.
The Simulink® Design Verifier™ library provides three basic temporal operator blocks which can be used to model temporal properties. The intent of the temporal operators is to support the specification of temporal requirements, such that the modeled property has a closer correlation to the actual textual requirement. These blocks are low-level building blocks for constructing more complex temporal properties.
Power Window Controller
The power window controller responds to the driver and passenger commands by giving the commands for moving the window up or down. It also responds to an obstacle and to reaching the end of the window frame in either direction.
Consider the following two requirements for the power window controller:
Requirement 1 (Obstacle Response)
Whenever an obstacle is detected, the controller shall give the down command for 1 second.
Requirement 2 (AutoDown feature)
If the driver presses the down button for less than 1 second, the controller keeps giving the down command until the end has been reached or the driver presses the up button.
%Model of the power window controller open_system('sldvdemo_powerwindowController') open_system('sldvdemo_powerwindowController/control')
The power window verification system is the top-level model that contains a model reference to the power window controller model specifying the controller behavior and the modeled requirements.
%Model of the top-level verification system open_system('sldvdemo_powerwindow_vs')
Global Assumptions: The power window controller is an open system. This makes the environment controlled inputs, obstacle and endstop (end of the window frame) to occur freely. To constrain the environment, add two global assumptions for your controller model.
1) The obstacle and the endstop inputs never become true at the same time.
2) The obstacle does not occur multiple times within the following 1-second interval.
For the temporal assumption on obstacle, use a Detector block with output type of "Delayed Fixed Duration" to capture the fixed duration of 1 second (5 time steps with 0.2 sample time).
% Global Assumptions open_system('sldvdemo_powerwindow_vs/Global Assumptions')
Now consider the first controller requirement for Obstacle Response.
% Obstacle Response open_system('sldvdemo_powerwindow_vs/Verification Subsystem2')
Here, use the Detector block with output type of "Delayed Fixed Duration" for the property specification. After detection of the obstacle, construct a fixed interval of 4 steps. Note that the input is not observed during the output construction phase for the Detector with "Delayed Fixed Duration" output type. In the case where the obstacle can occur freely in absence of the assumption, you might wish to observe all the intermediate occurrences of the obstacle. This can be achieved through an Extender block with "Finite" extension duration of 4 time steps.
Now consider the AutoDown feature of the power window controller.
For illustration, consider this property specification in smaller parts:
The first temporal duration of interest, "driver presses the down button for less than 1 second", is captured by Detector1. At sample rate of 0.2, the 1-second interval is broken down into 5 time steps. On detection of the down signal, Detector1 constructs a 5-step fixed temporal duration at its output, which you will subsequently use in combination with other constraints.
For the AutoDown feature, you know that the down signal cannot be pressed for more than 1 second, or 5 time steps. Thus, you want to ensure that both driver up and down are "true" or both are "false" in less than 5 steps after down is pressed. By taking the AND of this driver neutral and the Detector output, enforce the constraint that driver down can be pressed for any number of consecutive time steps less than 5.
You also need to ensure that, during this period, other signals such as obstacle, EndStop and DriverUp are not true, since these will take the controller out of responding to the down press. This is captured using Detector2 by enforcing that NOT(HaltDown) is true for 5 time steps. Detector2 has "Delayed Fixed Duration" output type. It also has "Time steps for input detection" = 5 and "Time steps for output duration" = 1.
Take the AND of these constructed durations.
For the AutoDown feature, you do not want to limit the number of time steps for which the controller gives the down command. You know that you want the controller to keep giving the down command as long as the driver does not press an up or down command again, or an obstacle or the physical end of the window frame is not hit. This behavior can be captured by the Extender block with "Infinite" extension period and an external reset signal that encodes the condition to end the extension.
The final piece is an Implies block that takes the temporal duration constructed as explained above and checks if the controller down command is true for every time step of this duration.
Once you have this initial property specification, you can use it for property proving with Simulink Design Verifier. You will get a counterexample for this property. The counterexample shows a scenario where the down command is given when the controller was in the emergency down state due to the response to an earlier detected obstacle. After you add a constraint to avoid this, you will get another counterexample: if the down button is pressed when previously the up command was being given, the AutoDown feature is disabled and the down command is given only as long as the down button is pressed. Looking at these counterexamples and observing the model, you can see a pattern that the AutoDown feature is enabled only when the controller is in a neutral state to begin with when the driver presses the down button.
Incorporate this constraint by forcing the controller output to be neutral - neither up nor down command is true - as a precondition for the AutoDown property. This property is proven valid.
% Valid AutoDown open_system('sldvdemo_powerwindow_vs/Verification Subsystem3')
Test Case Generation for Property Validation
Once the properties are specified, in addition to property proving, you can run Simulink Design Verifier to automatically generate test cases that exercise various conditions in the property. This can be achieved by placing custom Test Objective blocks at appropriate locations in the property.
One such location to place a Test Objective block (with "true" value) is on the signal feeding into the first input of the Implies block (as shown in the above property). On running test generation, this Test Objective is satisfied and you will get a test case exercising the various constraints encoded in the property. Simulink Design Verifier can also create a test harness to simulate this test case. One can now simulate this test case, and see how the temporal durations are created in the property by placing a scope that displays the input and output values of the two Detector blocks and No_Cmd.
Manually inspecting the test case values enables you to see if the specified property behaves as intended.
This Test Objective block helps in identifying a scenario where the property is valid while the Implies block is not trivially true. An Implies block is trivially true when its output is true because of its first input being false. When you get a test case satisfying this Test Objective, you know that there is at least one case where the first input to the Implies block is true.
This exercise can help you validate your property specifications by manually inspecting the test cases automatically generated by Simulink Design Verifier.
To complete the example, close all the opened models.
close_system('sldvdemo_TOBlocks',0); close_system('sldvdemo_powerwindowController',0); close_system('sldvdemo_powerwindow_vs',0);


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June 5, 2020
Shootings in county
The Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office is responding to shootings on the western side of the county this morning.
More information will be posted to Breaking News as details become available.
Read the full account in the June 10 issue of The Link.


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Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years
Singer and Avery present—in popular language supported by in-depth scientific evidence—the compelling concept that global temperatures have been rising mostly or entirely because of a natural cycle. Using historic data from two millennia of recorded history combined with the natural physical records found in ice cores, seabed sediment, cave stalagmites, and tree rings, Unstoppable Global Warming argues that the 1,500 year solar-driven cycle that has always controlled the earth's climate remains thedriving force in the current warming trend. Trillions of dollars spent on reducing fossil fuel use would have no effect on today's rising temperatures. The public policy key, Singer and Avery propose, is adaptation, not fruitless attempts at prevention.Further, they offer convincing evidence that civilization's most successful eras have coincided with the cycle's warmest peaks. With the added benefit of modern technology, humanity can not only survive global climate change, but thrive.
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Chapter 01 Is Humanity Losing the Global Warming Debate?
Chapter 02 How Did We Find the Earths 1500year Climate Cycle?
Chapter 03 Shattered Glass in the Greenhouse Theory
Sea Levels Will Surge Bringing Floods and Devastation
Chapter 05 The Treaty that Would Change Earths ClimateOr Maybe Not
A Million Wild Species Will Be Lost Forever
Chapter 07 Warming and Cooling in Human History
Warming Brings Famine Drought and Barren Soils
Chapter 11 How Far Can We Trust the Global Climate Models?
Abrupt Global Cooling
Chapter 13 The SunClimate Connection
Millions of Human Deaths from Warming
Can We Depend on Renewable Energy?
Chapter 16 The Ultimate Failure of the Kyoto Protocol
Chapter 09 The Earth Tells Its Own Story of Past Climate Cycles
More Frequent and Fiercer Storms
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Understanding the Effects of Plural Marketing Structures on Alliance Performance
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A plural alliance structure involving multiple downstream partners has become increasingly popular, yet investigations of marketing alliances continue to address mainly dyadic structures. The authors present learning and dependence balancing as key mechanisms to understand the relative performance differences between plural and dyadic structures, as well as the determinants of effective collaboration in a plural structure. Two complementary studies test the performance of plural and dyadic structures in a wide range of high-tech industries. The analysis of both plural and dyadic structure alliances in an event study shows that plural structures outperform dyadic structures for the upstream firm when marketing alliances extend to product-related tasks, the upstream firm has more alliance experience, or the industry is growing fast; however, dyadic structures perform better when the upstream market is more competitive. A second study, focusing only on plural structure alliances, shows that horizontal relationship factors (i.e., market overlap and prior relationship between downstream partners) interact with the upstream firm’s greater alliance experience and reputation to lead to better returns for the upstream firm.
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Despite rumors on state and national political blogs, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland told a private gathering in Cincinnati this past weekend that he has no intention of picking State Rep. Jennifer Garrison as his running mate in 2010.
Schulte denied the request, according to Seelbach, which propelled him to make a post on Facebook informing people of the decision and requesting that others not walk in the parade as a sign of support. "By participating, in a sense, you're supporting their decision. They [GLSEN] just want to wear their T-shirts and walk in the parade."
The parade is set to take place tomorrow, Saturday, March 16 at noon beginning at Eggleston Avenue and Reedy Street downtown.
Seelbach is also suggesting people contact Schulte to urge him to allow GLSEN to participate at 513-941-3798 or email@example.com. CityBeat's attempt to contact Schulte by phone was unsuccessful. We'll update this story if we receive any new information.
Facing national criticism about his decision to appoint an anti-gay rights activist as a legal adviser, the president of the NAACP’s Cincinnati chapter issued a warning on his radio show this weekend.
Christopher Smitherman, the local NAACP president, talked about unspecified consequences if the gay and lesbian community continues pushing for the ouster of Chris Finney, who Smitherman recently appointed as the group’s “chair of legal redress.” He made the remarks on Smitherman on the Mic, a show he hosts Saturdays on WDBZ (AM 1230.)
Phil Burress' obsession with other people's sex lives is continuing unabated.
Burress, the head of Sharonville-based Citizens for Community Values (CCV), is upset that this year's Cincinnati Equinox Pride Festival is being held downtown on the Fourth of July and could potentially intrude on some Independence Day events. CCV has sent a mass e-mail to its followers, asking them to write letters of protest to companies sponsoring the event.
This morning, social conservatives around the world dug themselves into Armageddon-resistant bunkers, preparing for what they knew was coming. Today, marijuana and same-sex marriage were being legalized in Washington state.
But the bunkers may have been a waste of time and money, considering the end of the world didn’t occur. In fact, it seems like a lot of people are happy with the legal changes, which voters approved on Nov. 6.
From the perspective of this CityBeat writer, same-sex marriage would be great. It’s something I wrote about extensively before (“The Evolution of Equality,” Nov. 28 issue). As a refresher, not only does same-sex marriage bring a host of benefits to same-sex couples, but it also produces economic benefits for everyone. A recent study from Bill LaFayette, founder of Regionomics LLC, found that legalizing gay marriage would grow Ohio’s gross domestic product, which measures economic worth, by $100-$126 million within three years.
Marijuana has similar benefits. Not only does it give people the freedom to put a relatively harmless plant into their bodies, but it also provides a big boon to state budgets. For Washington, it’s estimated the marijuana tax will bring in as much as $500 million a year.
Legalization also creates jobs and economic growth as businesses pop up to sell the product and customers buy the plant to toke up. Washington State’s Office of Financial Management estimates the marijuana market will be worth about $1 billion in the state. Considering the state is about 2 percent of the U.S. population, that could be extrapolated to indicate a potential $50 billion nationwide market.
Still, public use of marijuana and driving while intoxicated remain illegal. In a press conference Wednesday, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes said, “If you're smoking in plain public view, you're subject to a ticket. … Initiative 502 uses the alcohol model. If drinking in public is disallowed, so is smoking marijuana in public.”
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) seems a bit friendlier. In an email today, SPD told officers to only give verbal warnings until further notice. The warnings should essentially tell people to take their marijuana inside, or, as SPD spokesperson Jonah Spangenthal-Lee put it on the SPD Blotter, “The police department believes that, under state law, you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a ‘Lord of the Rings’ marathon in the privacy of your own home, if you want to.”
The Washington law also faces possible federal resistance.
Even though the state legalized pot, the drug is still illegal under
federal law. That means the feds can still shut down marijuana
businesses and arrest buyers, just like they have with legal medical marijuana
dispensaries in the past.
In fact, maybe the limitations are what’s keeping the
apocalypse at bay. Maybe social conservatives will get to make use of
those bunkers if the rest of the country catches on to Washington’s
The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Greater Cincinnati recently held its annual membership meeting and elected leaders for 2012.
Rusty Lockett and John Maddux were elected to another term as board president and vice president, respectively. Lockett formerly served as the center’s clerk before first being elected president in early 2010. Also, he has served as event chairman for Pride Night at Kings Island in September and is convener of the local LGBT Episcopal worship group, called Integrity.
Almost every year, the Super Bowl is the most-watched television program and it's not just football fans who are responsible for the massive viewership. The annual game has become a social event replete with parties and non-football fans who tune in to see highly publicized halftime shows, inventive commercials and episodes of promising new TV shows afterward.

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AutoNation's about-face draws fire from 2 Senate DemocratsTue, 06, Dec 2016
A duo of Senate Democrats who've introduced legislation aimed at preventing the sale of used vehicles with unrepaired safety recalls blasted AutoNation Inc.'s reversal of its 16-month ban on the sale of such vehicles at its dealerships.
AutoNation ends recall experimentMon, 05, Dec 2016
An open forum with AutoNation's bossMon, 05, Dec 2016
AutoNation plans leap into auction businessMon, 28, Nov 2016
AutoNation is getting into the auction business in a much bigger way with plans to open four AutoNation-branded auto auctions over the next two years, going to five sites from one now. AutoNation expects to sell more than 20,000 vehicles annually at each of its auction locations.
AutoNation fixed-ops plan includes more body shops, cheaper repairsMon, 21, Nov 2016
AutoNation is expanding its branded collision centers, offering AutoNation-branded parts and accessories and adding used-car stores with service departments. The aim is to keep customers in the AutoNation family.

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It turns out Rihanna is just like any other mum, hustling to get a workout in before her kid realises she's taking some time for herself.
But she was unsuccessful this time, sharing a video of herself mid-workout, wearing a black sports bra while her adorable baby boy fidgets on her lap.
"Look who don't want mummy to workout," she captioned the short video.
Watch the video above.
She simply begs him, saying "Please!" as he blissfully watches cartoons in the background. When he smiles, three bottom teeth can be seen in his adorably goofy grin.
She shares her 10-month-old son with rapper A$AP Rocky, and she is pregnant with their second child, as she revealed after her highly-anticipated Super Bowl performance in February.
The second pregnancy has led to a lot of late-night cravings, with the singer again sharing a casual snap a few days earlier of her latest hyperfixation.
It turns out pregnant Rihanna is a fan of carbs, ordering two pasta dishes from her regular Italian place. In the first shot of the pasta, shot from above with her baby bump in full view, was a spaghetti dish, while the second was gnocchi accompanied by a minced meat sauce.
She captioned the first picture "Drive-tru", indicating that she had gotten the pasta dishes from her go-to Los Angeles Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi.
The Rude Boy singer has been a patron of the restaurant for over 17 years and is always given the VIP treatment including the option to pick up the food 'drive-through' style, even though it doesn't offer this service to other customers.
It seems on this occasion, the soon-to-be mum-of-two was enjoying her meal inside the car, even receiving proper plates and cutlery from the restaurant to devour the pasta.
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