What’s Coming to Fuquay-Varina
Town of Fuquay-Varina Projects
Bridge Street Sidewalk
Construction will begin soon on installation of a sidewalk along Bridge Street, from West Academy Street (Hwy 42) to Washington Street. The sidewalk will terminate at Washington Street and will connect to Lincoln Heights Elementary School with a high visibility crosswalk. When completed, this will create a continuous sidewalk connection to downtown from Lincoln Heights Elementary School and the adjacent neighborhoods.
Southern Street Paving
Construction will begin soon on paving of Southern Street, a one-way street along the railroad tracks connecting Lawrence Street to Bridge Street. The Town is undertaking this effort to maintain connectivity in the neighborhood when the Lawrence Street railroad crossing is closed in the future.
Non-Residential Site Plan Projects
A mixed-use development plan has been submitted for the 401 South project. This is a proposed multi-family residential and commercial development to be located at 9408 Fayetteville Road. The project will feature 177 total multi-family units in addition to commercial retail space.
9570 Industry Drive
Building permits have been issued and construction is underway for a 5,000 square foot warehouse building to be used for storage by Industry Supply, Inc. This project is on Lot 7 of Associate’s Park II industrial subdivision.
A site plan has been approved and construction is underway at ABG Flex, to be located on Lots 8 and 9 of the Associate’s Park industrial park along Industry Drive. The site plan calls for construction of a single building divided into 1,200 square feet of office space, and 6,800 square feet of warehouse and storage space.
American Pride Car Wash
Construction is finished at American Pride Car Wash, located at 7510 Purfoy Road.
Carolinas Dentist Office
Construction is now underway for the Carolinas Dentist Office and building permits have been issued. This project is to be located at 913 E.Broad Street, an outparcel adjacent to Home Depot.
Harris Teeter Fuel Center
A site plan has been submitted for a new Harris Teeter Fuel Center on the property at 8112 Fayetteville Road. This lot is located south of the Pep Boys and Splash Express Car Wash on the west side of Fayetteville Road. The site plan proposes installing 14 gas pumps.
A site plan is currently in review for It’s Thundertime! This project will feature two storage buildings, each measuring 4,500 square feet. The project address is 2431 Waco Commercial Court, which is Lot 4 of the Air Park Road Commercial Park.
Lincoln Heights Elementary School
A site plan has been approved and building plans are currently in review for upgrades and improvements of Lincoln Heights Elementary School. This plan proposes to construct new buildings and parking areas on the existing school site. Lincoln Heights Elementary School is located at 307 Bridge Street.
Middle Creek Development
The site plan for the Middle Creek Development project has been approved. Middle Creek Development will to be located at 3713 Banks Road and features two new buildings, each measuring 4,000 square feet. The buildings will contain tenant spaces for commercial retail and restaurant uses. Access to the development will be provided via the existing driveway along Fayetteville Road and Banks Road that currently serves Bojangles and Sheetz.
Plans have been approved and construction is now underway on PC Construction, to be located at 3655 Banks Road. This is Lot 3 of the Conner Business Park which is currently undeveloped. The development will add a paved parking lot and two new buildings, one for office use and one warehouse building. The site will have driveway access via Division Drive.
Realo Discount Drugs
Construction is complete and Realo Discount Drugs is now open. The pharmacy is located at 1802 James Slaughter Road, an outparcel in the Broad Street Market.
Sonoma Springs Amenity Center
A site plan has been submitted for the Sonoma Springs Subdivision Amenity Center. The parcel of land will be located in Phase 1 of Sonoma Springs, and includes a pool and amenity building, measuring a combined 9,500 square feet.
South Lakes SF-7 Neighborhood Amenity Site
Construction is now underway on a neighborhood amenity site to serve the South Lakes Planned Development (PD) community, including a dock and park area. The site will be located in SF-7, accessed off of Old Honeycutt Road.
Splash Express Car Wash
Site work continues and portions of the building are now under construction at the new Splash Express Car Wash, to be located at 8012 Fayetteville Road. The site plan calls for installation of 22 vacuum stations, in addition to an office building that is connected to a covered car wash tunnel, measuring 4,250 square feet in total.
Sunset Lake Shops
The Sunset Lake Shops site plan has been approved and the building is now being constructed. This plan calls for redevelopment of the property at 1385 N. Main Street, with a new 6,600 square foot building that will feature 4,200 square feet of retail space and 2,400 square feet of restaurant space.
The restaurant portion of Sunset Lake Shops will be occupied by Chipotle Mexican Grill. Building plans are in review for the restaurant upfit.
Construction is almost complete at Wood Spring, a multi-family residential development named Wood Spring, to be located at 1806 James Slaughter Road. The development will feature a single building with 24 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units for citizens over 55 years of age.
Adalyn PlaceA preliminary subdivision plan has been submitted for the Adalyn Place subdivision. This project will be located on a 30.075 acre portion of the property at 260 Bramblehill Drive, which measures 74 acres total. Adalyn Place will be an open space development with three (3) phases, with 92 residential lots averaging 7,400 square feet. The plan calls for setting aside 7.425 acres of open space.
Construction is underway of homes in Phase 2 of Amber Ridge Subdivision. This phase of the residential subdivision includes a total of 48 lots and is located off of Purfoy Road. All lots in Phases 3 and 4 have now been permitted and construction of homes will be finished soon.
Preliminary plans have been approved for Amber Ridge Phases 5 and 6. These phases are proposed on an adjacent parcel located at 1125 Angier Road, which is to the west of the existing Amber Ridge Subdivision. There will be a total of 36 single-family residential lots with minimum lot sizes 10,000 square feet. Construction drawings have been submitted for Phase 5.
All lots in Phases 1, 2, 3B and 4A of Alston Ridge have been issued permits and construction of homes will be finished soon. Construction of homes is still underway in Phase 3A. Alston Ridge is an open space subdivision located along North Broad Street (HWY 55) and Old Adams Road. The total project at completion (including Phases 1-4) entails 137.03 acres, zoned R-8 CU, with 382 lots, a 3.38 acre homeowners’ association recreation site, and a 7.43 acre commercial site located along North Broad Street (HWY 55). This project was previously known as Alston Pond.
Angier Road SubdivisionA preliminary subdivision plan has been submitted for the Angier Road subdivision to be located at 1401 Angier Road. This will be an open space development measuring 61.28 acres. The plan calls for four (4) phases with a total of 158 residential lots with an average lot size of 9,271 square feet. The subdivision will set aside 19.53 acres of open space.
- Homes are now being constructed in Phases 6, 7 and 8 of Avalon Springs. There are 51 residential lots in these phases.
- Construction drawings have been approved and installation of infrastructure is set to begin in Phase 2. Phase 2 will feature 14 residential lots.
Avery Crossing (formerly Phelps West Road subdivision)A preliminary subdivision plan has been approved for the Phelps West Road subdivision which will be located at 1301 Phelps West Road. This will be an open space development featuring 56 single-family residential lots with an average size of 6,000 square feet. The plans call for dedication of 4.02 acres of undeveloped open space within the overall 17.51 acre project area.
Construction plans have been approved for the Bentwinds Bluffs subdivision, to be located off of Old Mills Road, and infrastructure construction is underway. This will be a standard subdivision measuring 30.56 total acres which will feature 10,000 minimum square foot lots. Bentwinds Bluffs will be constructed in three phases, and will feature 69 total lots.
Work is being done in several phases of the Brighton Forest Subdivision, located off of Johnson Pond Road. Construction of homes is underway in Phase 9B which will include 18 lots. Construction of homes is also underway in Phases 3A, 5A, and 9A, which include 38 lots total.
Construction of homes is now underway for Phase 4B, which includes 3 lots.
Preliminary plans have been approved for Brighton Ridge, a proposed subdivision to be located on three parcels just north of the intersection of Lake Wheeler Road and Hilltop Needmore Road. Brighton Ridge will feature five phases measuring 104.77 acres with 162 total residential lots. Phases 1 and 4 will be an open space development featuring minimum 7,000 square foot lot sizes. Phase 2, 3, and 5 will feature conventional subdivision lot sizes of 10,000 square feet.
Construction of infrastructure is complete and homes are now under construction for Phase 1 of Brookside, a subdivision near the intersection of Judd Parkway NE and Stewart Street, and located off of Judd Parkway. Brookside is an open space subdivision, with 8.4 acres of open space within a total of 31.6 acres. There are 96 approved lots in the overall subdivision.
Construction plans have been approved for Phases 2, 3A, and 3B.
Cedar Crest (formerly Madison at Ballentine)
Preliminary plans have been approved and construction plans are now in review for the Cedar Crest subdivision to be located off of Sunset Lake Road, just north of Ballentine Elementary School. Cedar Crest will be a conventional subdivision featuring 59 total lots with minimum lot sizes of 10,000 square feet. The overall subdivision area measures 22.91 acres.
Preliminary plans are approved and construction drawings are now in review for the Copper Pond subdivision, to be located off of Piney Grove Wilbon Road. Copper Pond will feature 48 total lots with minimum lot sizes of 20,000 square feet. The overall development will measure 46.61 total acres.
Construction plans have been approved and construction of homes is now underway in all three phases of Cypress Meadows, an open space subdivision to be located off of Ten-Ten Road and Old McCullers Road. The total site is 53.5 acres in total, and will include 155 lots and 15.8 acres of open space.
Fleming Road SubdivisionA preliminary site plan has been submitted and is in review for a single family residential subdivision at 2525 Fleming Road. The preliminary plans call for 13 residential lots with lot sizes ranging between 20,000 - 36,000 square feet.
Construction of homes has begun in Phase 1A of Gray’s Creek Subdivision, an open space subdivision located off of Wilbon Road. Phase 1A includes 77 lots.
Construction of homes is now underway in Phase 2A of Gray’s Creek Subdivision which will feature 17 lots.
Construction plans for Phase 3 have been approved for Phase 3 and infrastructure construction is now underway. Phase 3 which will feature 51 lots.
The total subdivision will include 250 lots on just over 90 acres, and will also have access onto Coley Farm Road as well as Wilbon Road.
Judd Reserve (formerly Judd Plantation)
Construction of infrastructure is underway for Judd Reserve, a standard subdivision to be located at 7209 Kennebec Road. Judd Reserve will have two phases with 52 total lots and minimum lot sizes of 20,000 square feet.
A preliminary subdivision plan has been approved for the Meadowbrook subdivision. This will be an open space development measuring 144.82 total acres across two properties located at 6600 S NC 55 Highway The plan calls for 282 total single family residential lots with an average lot size of 12,206 square feet. A total of 44.34 acres will be set aside for open space within the subdivision.
Meridian at Broad Street Market
Building permits have been issued and construction is underway on the multifamily residential development named Meridian at Broad Street Market. This project is to be located at 1810 James Slaughter Road, behind the Broad Street Market. The development will feature 216 total units, with 192 one and two bedroom apartments, and 24 three bedroom apartments.
The plans call for a 7,453 square foot clubhouse building with an outdoor pool.
Mill Ridge South
Construction of homes is now underway in Mill Ridge South, a residential subdivision with 47 total lots located off of James Slaughter Road.
Oaks of Sippihaw
Construction of infrastructure is now complete and homes are being constructed in Phase 4 of Oaks of Sippihaw. This phase includes 25 lots. This phase will be accessed from Phase 3 of Oaks of Sippihaw, and will also provide connections to two other locations in the Woodchase Subdivision. The Oaks at Sippihaw subdivision will feature 145 total lots.
Construction of homes has begun in Phases 1 and 2 of the Partin Place subdivision. There will be 39 lots in Phase 1 and 41 lots in Phase 2. The entire subdivision will feature 7 phases with a total of 289 residential lots. Phases 1 and 2 can be accessed via Harrison Place Lane, in the existing Harrison Place subdivision off NC 42.
Construction plans for Phase 3 and this phase will contain 50 lots.
Infrastructure construction is complete and homes are being constructed in Phase 1 of Sonoma Springs (formerly named Ransdell subdivision). This will be a 46 acre open space subdivision located off of Hilltop Needmore Road. The subdivision will be constructed in three phases, featuring a total of 130 single family residential lots.
- South Lakes is a Planned Unit Development (PUD) that will feature 991 residential lots.
- Construction of homes is underway in all sections of South Lakes Phases SF-1 through SF-4, as well as SF-6. Construction of homes most recently started in Phase SF-6, which will include 74 single-family homes at completion.
- Phase SF-7 - Construction of infrastructure is now complete in SF-7 (Phase 7) of the South Lakes Planned Development (PD) community. This phase will include 290 lots in total, divided into 6 smaller sections, and will be accessed from Old Honeycutt Road.
- Phase SF-11 - Homes are currently being constructed in South Lakes SF-11 (Phase 11). This phase is adjacent to SF-4 and will include 45 single-family residential lots.
- Phase SF-10 - A prliminary plan has been submitted for this phase to be located on the eastern side of Kennebec Road. SF-10 proposes 75 single-family residential lots.
This is an open space subdivision accessed off West Academy Street (Highway 42) and Coley Farm Road. Construction of homes is underway in Phases 2 and 3.
Construction of infrastructure is now underway in Phases 5 and 6. Phase 5 will feature 19 single family lots, and Phase 6 will feature 22 single family lots.
A preliminary subdivision has been approved for a total development of 65.7 acres, located off of Herbert Akins Road. The proposed subdivision will be an open space subdivision with a total of 185 lots and 17.62 acres of open space in ten (10) phases. Homes are currently being built in Phases 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, and 5B.
Preliminary plans have been approved for Sunset Bluffs Phases 6-17 (formerly named Sunset Bluffs South). This will be an open space development featuring 214 total lots with minimum lot sizes of 7,000 square feet. Construction drawings have been approved for Phases 6, 7, 8, and 10.
Construction of infrastructure is now underway at Sunset Glen, a standard subdivision featuring 46 total lots to be located off of Sunset Lake Road. The subdivision will include a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet (just under½ an acre) and is located off of Sunset Lake Road.
Plans for the Tyler Park subdivision have been approved. The subdivision will include a total of 43.2 acres, with 14.9 acres of open space provided, following the Town's Open Space Development regulations. It will be located off of Stewart Street, near the intersection with James Slaughter Road, and will include a total of 89 lots. Construction of homes is underway in all three phases.
White Oak II
A preliminary subdivision plan is in review for the White Oak subdivision. The plan calls for six new single family residential lots with lot sizes between 1 and 3 acres. The project is located at 6801 Dwight Rowland Road.
New & Existing Business Improvements
This is a list of renovations and improvements to existing buildings in Fuquay-Varina for new businesses coming to Fuquay-Varina, as well as existing businesses.
1000 N Main St
Renovations are being made to the multi-tenant office building at the corner of N Main Street and Smithwood Court. The renovations include the construction, which is currently underway, of 4 separate new tenant spaces.
Permits have been issued for the production expansion of Aviator Brewing at the 209 Technology Park Lane location. The expansion included the instillation of a still and distilling operations.
Construction is complete for the renovations at 1210 S Main Street. The renovations consist of 2,020 square feet of office space for Capps Plumbing. The plans call for restriping some sections of the parking lot for new customer parking spaces.
The newest tenant of the old Stephenson’s Hardware Building, located at 405 E Broad St Suite 131 is Crossfit Shoofly. Shoofly is the newest addition to our fitness conscious community.
Fuquay-Varina Sports Center
Construction is now underway on several suites and utility service upgrades inside the Fuquay Varina Sports Center which is located at 6109 S NC 55 HWY. Performance Gymnastics (Suite 101), CrossFit Aestus (Suite 109), Precision Golf (Suite 113), and Grandwell Industries (Suite 134) are all open. Construction is nearly complete for Indoor Soccer facilities (Suite 125).
Old Castle Plant Expansion
Construction is currently underway for a building expansion of the existing Old Castle Precast plant which is located at 1431 Products Road. The site plan calls for a 5,900 square foot craneway expansion, and the addition of 3,800 square feet of office space.
Wake Chapel Christian Church
Permits have been issued for the expansion of Wake Chapel Christian Church at 905 Wake Chapel Road. The plans call for demolition of the existing parsonage building and relocation of the playground. The existing main building will be enlarge by an attached 7,726 square foot addition.


Luxury test drive
The opportunity to test the car before buying enjoys considerable popularity among customers as well as all other interested parties. Test drive the opportunity to try a bit of luxury as an exclusive brand cars also offer ride exposed for sale cars. I must admit that in this case, it is often true fan event for the automotive industry, which for years had dreamed about it, to go for a car ride, which in everyday terms will not be able to afford. It is no wonder that many people going to a car dealership just to try these wonderful, but exorbitantly expensive machinery. Especially in big cities simulating the role of the potential customer it is fairly easy to do and quite common.
The necessary high voltage
The necessary high voltage, typically 10,000 volts, is supplied by an induction coil or transformer. The induction coil is a fly-back system, using interruption of electrical primary system current through some type of synchronized interrupter. The interrupter can be either contact points or a power transistor. The problem with this type of ignition is that as RPM increases the available of electrical energy decreases. This is especially as problem since the amount of energy needed to ignite a more dense fuel mixture is higher. The result was often a high rpm misfire.
Capacitor discharge ignition was developed. It produces a rising voltage that is sent to the spark plug. CD system voltages can reach 60,000 volts.19 CD ignitions use step-up transformers. The step-up transformer uses energy stored in a capacitance to generate electric spark. With either system, a mechanical or electrical control system provides a carefully timed high-voltage to the proper cylinder. This spark, via the spark plug, ignites the air-fuel mixture in the engine's cylinders.
While gasoline internal combustion engines are much easier to start in cold weather than diesel engines, they can still have cold weather starting problems under extreme conditions. For years the solution was to park the car in heated areas. In some parts of the world the oil was actually drained and heated over night and returned to the engine for cold starts. In the early 1950s the gasoline Gasifier unit was developed, where, on cold weather starts, raw gasoline was diverted to the unit where part of the fuel was burned causing the other part to become a hot vapor sent directly to the intake valve manifold. This unit was quite popular until electric engine block heaters became standard on gasoline engines sold in cold climates.20
Test drive for each
Currently, virtually all car showrooms offer the opportunity to test the car, motorcycle or other vehicle before buying. It is a good idea, because we feel as though we have chosen a technological marvel already belonged to us. In many cases, customers decide to change already taken the decision after testing the vehicle. Increasingly, test drive is also used by people who really do not plan to buy a new car straight from the living room (we have because in this case the count of the really high costs), but I just want to ride a selected vehicle due to, for example, interest in Automotive whether the nature of the work.


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FELLOW BEINGS: The men seated in the driving seat of trishaws become a very common conversation point in today’s society for various reasons. We see them on the road. Some of us even stop and ask them for directions when we seem to have lost our way.
We make comments about trishaw drivers, yet we never seem to have understood what goes on behind the scenes in these trishaw drivers’ lives.
I Spoke to two trishaw drivers, Mahesh and Sandun to understand their views and concerns about road safety, road etiquette and their outlook of life in Mother Lanka.
I first met Mahesh, 35, from Kiribathgoda. Mahesh had to earn for his family at a very young age, as his father passed away when he was only 18. After finishing his school education Mahesh was forced to give up his dream of University and becoming a Doctor. The family sold some of their property and purchased a trishaw, as Mahesh had to support his mother and two younger sisters.
Today, Mahesh’s sisters have finished their education and are happily married. Mahesh is also married and he is now the proud parent of a 2 year old daughter. His dream is for his daughter to become a doctor.
Mahesh admits that living and moving around with trishaw drivers was tough for him at the beginning. But once Mahesh got to know the rest of the trishaw driving community they became a family. Mahesh went onto say even during times of crisis all the drivers stood by each other like a family.
During our discussion Mahesh began to compare the human relationship between trishaw drivers and bus drivers. Bus drivers always compete with each other he said. “It’s true that we have to compete to achieve our target but there is a limit,” he said.
Most bus drivers meet with accidents as they are trying to overtake the other. My conversation with Mahesh taught me that trishaw drivers treated each other as family members and that they wish to separate themselves from bus drivers as they find that their values differ.
I then met Sandun, 24, from Wellawatte.
Sandun was disgusted with life as a trishaw driver. His father was a trishaw driver. Therefore his fathers wish was for Sandun, to follow his footsteps.
Sandun, goes on to say that when he takes his customers for a journey he is able to take glimpses into their lives and sometimes becomes very depressed when he sees what goes on. When I inquire to what exactly depresses him, he told me that recently he went on a hire with a gentleman.
The man and his wife were talking about looking for a good school for their child and then the woman said to stop the trishaw as we were close to her office. She then got off from the trishaw and went.
The man then asked Sandun to pick up a woman who was standing near the clock tower they went to a restaurant and after the meal Sandun had to drop the woman off. The story didn’t end there.
The man then picked up his wife from office and when his wife asked him if he had lunch, the man replied by saying that he hadn’t eaten yet. Sandun, said that if people can’t manage their family affairs properly how are they going to manage the country’s affairs properly.
I understood that trishaw drivers should be recognised as good human beings. Accidents do occur, but we all make mistakes. Learn to be united even if we are in the wrong. We should learn to respect all living beings no matter what their class, race is. Let patience, love and understanding remain with you forever.

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Istanbul has passed its trail at the Kärcher to avoid the worries of 2020
The Istanbul Park track surface had been resurfaced in 2020 for the unexpected return of Formula 1 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the premier class of motorsport no longer visited Turkey since 2011. However, the work was only finished two weeks before the race.
The new surface lacked grip, especially with the harder compounds in the Pirelli range: keeping the temperature in the tires was difficult. The Italian manufacturer had indicated that he would have chosen softer compounds if he had been informed in time of his work. The problems were exacerbated by heavy rains in qualifying and in the race, which made conditions even more difficult for the drivers.
FIA Race Director Michael Masi recently informed the Formula 1 teams that « the entire surface of the track has been treated to increase the level of grip », in addition to the fact that the new surface is aging. The extra grip will create an additional challenge for teams as the data collected last year will be less relevant.
« Each season, we regularly inform the teams of any changes made to a circuit for an upcoming Grand Prix », says Masi, interviewed by Motorsport.com. « Whether it is the walls, the fences, the barriers. It can be the surface of the track which is redone. Yes, the surface in Turkey has been passed to the Kärcher, it is a treatment carried out regularly. »
« We have seen this being done regularly in Singapore for example, where the asphalt on public roads that are used is often resurfaced because of the movement. [du trafic]. That’s what happened [en Turquie], as well as several other changes. «
When asked if the circuit made a mistake in 2020, Masi replies: « I think it was just a matter of timing last year, I think we said it back then. It was literally a matter of timing, and they rectified that accordingly. »
After the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix, Ross Brawn, F1 sports manager, was adamant about the positive impact of the lack of grip in Istanbul. « I am aware that the riders were not happy with the level of grip, but this was the consequence of the late decision to race there when the schedule was changed to respond to COVID-19 », he had declared.
“I think riders sometimes have to remember that it’s a competition to be the one to cross the finish line first. If the level of grip wasn’t high, it was the same for everyone. Some pilots concentrated and got used to it, others experienced it as a source of distraction. «
“Having a rough surface like it was the case this weekend was not a bad thing. It fully showed the skill of the driver. I don’t think the level of grip is representative of the level of competition. has to be fair and equitable. It’s a sport, so we have to give everyone the same opportunity. It’s tough, but it should be seen as a good thing. «


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Today it’s the turn of Justine Elyot to offer herself up for a batch of Impertinent Questions. Justine writes erotica and erotic romance, mostly for Black Lace and Xcite. I sent her a selection of questions to choose from and she very obligingly answered them all.
Do you have a fantasy cast list for your books ie actors who you think would be perfect to portray your characters on screen?
Yes, I nearly always have somebody in mind for the male protagonist and usually for the female too, but I shy away from making it too obvious or naming them online in case it spoils the story for readers who will often want to put their own preferred faces to the characters. I might have written a character or two who looks a lot this this bloke though.
What are the best and worst things about being an erotic writer?
It’s a lot of fun, essentially, and means I can imagine I have this wild and incredible life outside the reality of my rather ordinary existence. But on a personal level, it’s the necessity to keep it under wraps in my daily life. It’s very awkward when I’m asked what I’m doing with myself these days etc. and I’ve had to invent a pretend editing job to fob off some acquaintances. Very few people indeed know I do this, and I intend for it to stay that way. Second-worst is definitely the ill-repute in which we are held by the publishing establishment at large. I feel that this is getting worse instead of better, regardless of the whole 50 Shades palaver.
What was the first erotic book you read?
I often used to peek into my dad’s library books, which were epics of the blood and thunder type and usually contained one or more excruciatingly male-orientated sex scenes. But the first erotic book I read and enjoyed (although I found it rather startling in many ways) was Fanny Hill. Funnily enough, it was right there, large as life, on the parental bookshelves. My mum had signed up for some book club or other and they kept on and on sending her more and more books long after she’d tried to deregister. Fanny Hill must have been one of those, and I don’t think either of my parents ever looked at it or realised what it was. I found out at the age of fourteen. What an introduction! I loved and feared it in equal measure, I think.
Do you prefer writing novels, novellas or short stories?
I’m absolutely and most definitely a novelist. As time has gone on I’ve found shorter forms harder to approach and all my ideas and thoughts at the moment are of long stories – preferably series! As a reader, I’m a great lover of the doorstop – or set of doorstops – so I suppose this has influenced me. I like the sense of space, of being able to stretch out and take my time that a novel gives (hopefully without compromising on pace).
What’s the wildest or most unusual fetish you’ve ever covered in your writing?
I’m usually on the tamer end of things but I think I go furthest with my corporal punishment scenes. Some of those are quite hardcore. I do like a bit of figging…
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How I set up a home server
After I paid my first full month on AWS, I decided that it works out much cheaper to use a home server infrastructure.
The main problem most people have in India in setting up a home server is that of static IP. It is either too expensive, or simply not available. But ACT Fibernet in Bangalore who is my ISP is very good in that regard. They give you a static IP at about ₹1500 for 6 months. That works for me.
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|Reviews for Racings A Chore|
| Jade121 chapter 1 . 12/24/2010
| degrassijayandalex chapter 1 . 7/13/2009
Great one-shot! I liked it a lot.I love it how Dom and LEtty are racing each other, and not just racing each other they are racing for what choirs to .Also lol when letty is thinking that she will try harder for mowing the lawn cause mowing the lawn gives the pervents next door to see .sounds just like something letty would say must be happy since she won the last race!lol i love it when dom says that he let her win and that he knew she liked seeing him with his shirt .Also i liked it that they kinda got together that that everytime it came to racing that Dom always let Letty win that last race and no one in the team knew why he one-shot again! i liked it alot! i think you did a great job, and i cant wait to read more fast and furious and dom and letty fan fictions from you! )
| Norulesinlove chapter 1 . 1/2/2008
| Darx chapter 1 . 1/2/2008
aw! that was funny and cute! no angsty start, no fighting and cheating and blahdy blah blah, just a cute sweet playful dom/letty story. LOVED IT!
| LadyWarrior chapter 1 . 12/31/2007
Loved it. I was smiling the entire time I was reading it. Really loved the ending with you saying that that was how they got their start and he always let her win that race and no one ever figured it out.
| Running-Wild22 chapter 1 . 12/30/2007
AW That was sweet. LOVE DOTTY!
| Karikocha chapter 1 . 12/30/2007
| myppe chapter 1 . 12/30/2007
| Vinces-Girl chapter 1 . 12/29/2007
| EvilKitt3n chapter 1 . 12/29/2007
I loved this story Dotty rules.
| I Wish I Was As Cool As You chapter 1 . 12/29/2007
aww Thats cute.
I love Dom and Letty stories.
Keep up the good work.

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The Federal Government has started investigating how the 2014 and 2015 budgetary allocations of the National Assembly were expended.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had demanded details of the budgets totalling N300bn from the National Assembly clerk, Sani Omolori.
Besides, he was requested to produce details of the contracts awarded by the assembly.
It was learnt that some principal officers of the seventh and the current eighth National Assembly would be invited in the coming months for interrogation.
Investigations showed that although the commission had received a petition from a former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, on the alleged padding of the 2016 budget, it is extending its investigations to 2014 and 2015 fiscal years.
Jibrin, in his petition, had alleged that the Speaker of the House, Mr. Yakubu Dogara and three other principal officers padded the 2016 budget.
A top official of the EFCC said that although Jibrin’s petition bothered on the 2016 budget, funds had not been released for the projects allegedly inserted in the budget.
The source stated that the commission was focusing on 2014 and 2015, when the National Assembly got N150bn annually as its allocations.
It was learnt that for the seventh National Assembly, principal officers including the then Senate President, Senator David Mark, and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, would be invited by the commission.
For the eight National Assembly, besides Dogara, the current Senate President, Dr.Bukola Saraki; Ekweremadu and the Deputy Speaker, Sulaiman Lasun, will also be quizzed.
The official stated, “You know the National Assembly has never made its budget public. Besides Jibrin’s petitions, there are others that will make investigations into the 2014 and 2015 budgets inevitable.”
For example, a group, the Anti-Corruption Unit of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, in a petition to the EFCC, alleged that N418m contracts were awarded in 2014 to firms linked to Jibrin.
The contracts included the supply of beans and millets to Kano State awarded to Eleku Construction Limited.
When contacted, the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that the commission had requested for 2014 and 2015 budgets from the National Assembly.
Attempts to get Jibrin’s reactions did not succeed on Friday as he could not be reached through his telephone. He also did not reply to a text message our correspondent sent to his mobile phone.
Dogara, on his part, had recently said that the police and the EFCC could not investigate the House on the alleged padding of the 2016 budget.
When contacted on Friday, both Saraki and Ekweremadu said they were not aware of any invitation from the EFCC or intention to invite them.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President, Sanni Odogu, simply said, “Saraki is a law-abiding citizen.”
He referred one of our correspondents to the Special Adviser to the Senate President (Media and Publicity), Yusuf Olaniyonu.
Olaniyonu, when contacted on the phone, said he was at a function and requested that a text message be sent to make the enquiry.
In his reply to the text message sent to him, Olaniyonu said, “No such thing. The Senate is on recess. We do not have any inkling about any such probe or invitation. In any case, remember that he became Senate President on June 9, 2015. So, if they are talking of 2014 and 2015, I don’t think that (the probe) will concern him.”
But another senior aide to Saraki, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, noted that even when the Senate President was charged to two different courts, he had been law-abiding.
“When they dragged him to the Code of Conduct Tribunal, he has been attending the proceedings. When they dragged him to a Federal High Court (over alleged forgery of Senate Standing Rules along with some principal officers of the Senate), he has been going. If there is anything else, let us wait till that time comes,” the source said.
Also, the Special Adviser to the Deputy Senate President on Media, Uche Anichukwu, said, “We are not aware of any invitation or the intention to invite Senator Ekweremadu.”
Similarly, Mark’s media aide, Paul Mumeh, said he could not react to speculations.
“We can only react to what I know of. Have you seen the letter of invitation written by the EFCC? Who signed it? Who was it sent through? We can only react to facts,” he said.
However, the Deputy Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Shehu Sani, told one of our correspondents that the probe is the same as meddling in the affairs of the legislature by the executive.
He noted that the security and anti-graft agencies are arms of the executive. He asked why the agencies were not paying attention to the executive and the judiciary.
Sani said, “The anti-corruption agencies are showing more interest in allegations against members of the National Assembly than against members of the executive and the judiciary. And the discriminatory responses of the anti-corruption agencies are an ill wind that will blow no one any good. It simply discredits the agencies as well as raise suspicions on their activities.
“The National Assembly is not immune to the law that is applicable to anybody in this country but the anti-corruption agencies must respect the independence of the legislature and seek an informed opinion whenever they are delving into issues that concern the legislature because they are still seen as part of the executive. They must know that any of their actions, naturally, will be interpreted as a calculated attempt to undermine the activities of the National Assembly.
The lawmaker, who is representing Kaduna-Central at the Senate, however, added that no legislature should “in any way take advantage of its esteemed position and the privileges of its esteemed position to commit crime with the expectation of immunity or impunity.”
Afenifere, CD back probe
Reacting to the moves to probe the National Assembly, the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, supported the investigation and took a swipe at the All Progressives Congress for saying that it would not punish any of its members involved in budget padding.
Odumakin said, “That is high wire politics. It is dawning on the owners of the game that if this is pursued to a logical conclusion and Dogara has to step down, there is possibility of power changing hands. So, it is practical to shave the anti-corruption stance so as not to upset the apple cart.”
Also, President of Campaign for Democracy, Bako Abdul Usman, backed the investigation of the National Assembly.
He said, “It’s unfortunate that the level of high-handedness, impunity, lack of respect for the judiciary by the APC within just one year in office, is quite alarming and negates its ideology of fighting corruption.
“A party that recorded victory based on the principles of change from corrupt practices, aids and abets illegality without sanctioning its erring members.
“Most of us will see the fight against corruption as a mere mirage or witch hunt of the opposition. If that should happen, then Mr. President’s body language of ‘I belong to everybody, I belong to nobody’ is not true for he really belongs to somebody and certainly he is for somebody and will never stop being for the powers that be in shielding corruption.”
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: U.S Prepares to Send Troops to Europe
Crisis talks aimed at averting a military confrontation between Russia and Ukraine appear to be faltering, as Western allies prepare for a possible conflict between the neighbors that could be “painful, violent and bloody.”
Western allies are preparing for some kind of military confrontation, with NATO putting more forces on standby and looking to reinforce Eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets. The U.S. Department of Defense, meanwhile, said Monday that about 8,500 American troops are on heightened alert and awaiting orders to deploy to the region in the event that Russia does invade Ukraine.
The 8,500 troops are based in the U.S. and would be part of the NATO Response Force if that group is activated, the U.S. Department of Defense said on Monday.
The NATO Response Force is a 40,000-strong, multinational force made up of land, air, maritime and Special Operations Forces that NATO can deploy quickly, wherever needed. Its overarching purpose is “to provide a rapid military response to an emerging crisis,” NATO says. It has not yet been activated.
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby stated on Monday that the American forces being put on standby would be in addition to the significant combat-capable U.S. forces already based in Europe “to deter aggression and enhance the alliance’s ability to defend allies and defeat aggression if necessary.”
“Secretary [of Defense Lloyd] Austin has placed a range of units in the United States on a heightened preparedness to deploy, which increases our readiness to provide forces if NATO should activate the NRF or if other situations develop,” the press secretary said.
If it is activated, Austin’s order would enable the U.S. to rapidly deploy additional brigade combat teams, along with units specializing in logistics, aviation, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, transportation and more, Kirby noted.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, meanwhile, warned on Monday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a “painful, violent and bloody, business” and a “disastrous step.”
“The intelligence is very clear that there are 60 Russian battle groups on the border of Ukraine. The plan for a lightning war that could take out Kyiv is one that everybody can see. We need to make it very clear to the Kremlin that that would be a disastrous step,” he told reporters.
Europe in the back seat
But as the U.S. and NATO officials plan for a potential conflict, Europe seems to have been conspicuously absent from many of the proceedings leading up to this point.
Many last-ditch negotiations aimed at preventing tensions between Russia and Ukraine from spilling into conflict have gone ahead without the bloc, leading Eurasia Group’s Emre Peker and Alex Brideau to believe that Europe has been “sidelined on its own turf.”
“The EU has failed to unequivocally rally behind a strategy to counter Russia’s increasingly aggressive posture against Ukraine, and will struggle to do so going forward. That will relegate Brussels to the sidelines as the U.S. and Russia discuss the future of Europe’s security architecture,” they noted on Monday.
Several European officials have complained that the EU has been sidelined during discussions on Ukraine between the U.S. and Russian officials; Ukraine has also complained that it has also been left out of talks in which it is the central focus and concern.
But part of the European Union’s difficulties when it comes to dealing with its bellicose neighbor Russia is that there is division within the bloc over how to deal with Moscow. Some countries take a more dovish stance toward Russia (such as France and Germany), whereas others, such as those in Eastern Europe or those that used to be part of the Soviet Union like the Baltics, are more hawkish.
In addition, the EU has an awkward reliance on Russia for a large chunk (around 40%) of its natural gas supplies, meaning that Russia can use this resource, particularly in winter, to its own advantage. Germany in particular is in a difficult situation because the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is yet to be approved, will transport gas directly into Germany and is designed to boost Russian gas supplies to the continent.
Another part of the problem is that there is no consensus in the EU over its future security landscape. Some countries, like France, are pushing for more strategic autonomy from the U.S. and NATO, while others (again those in Eastern Europe and the Baltics where NATO troops are deployed) are more comfortable with remaining under the aegis of the military alliance.
Europe won’t act ‘unless there’s an invasion’
“Barring invasion, Europe can’t and won’t mobilize,′ Eurasia Group’s analysts warned, predicting that the EU “will struggle to bridge internal divides between Russia hawks and doves over Ukraine tensions.”
“These dynamics will put yet another nail in the coffin of EU defense integration, and exacerbate the bloc’s split into pro-U.S. and more-Europe camps on security,” Peker and Brideau noted, effectively meaning that “U.S.-Russia talks will decide the future of Europe’s security architecture, which the EU will follow.”
Crisis talks between Western officials and Russia have been taking place for a number of weeks now, and follow high-profile discussions between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Concerns over Russia’s behavior toward Ukraine grew amid reports that it had deployed around 100,000 troops and military hardware to various positions along its border with Ukraine. There have also been some intelligence reports that it is planning to invade.
Russia has denied these reports repeatedly.
In talks with the U.S. and NATO, Russia sought legal assurances that Ukraine will never be allowed to join NATO, as Putin seeks to stop any eastward expansion of the military organization, and pushes NATO to roll back deployments in Eastern Europe and the Baltics. So far, the U.S. and NATO have refused such demands, among others.
As Ukraine is not a member of NATO, the military alliance is not obliged to defend it, posing the question over just how far the U.S. and EU are willing to go to defend the country — one that aspires to both membership of the EU and NATO. Russia vehemently opposes these aspirations.
While the U.S., Europe and NATO have all talked tough when it comes to Russia, vowing “massive consequences” as U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken said on Sunday, if Russia does invade, so far it looks like more sanctions on key Russian sectors would be the primary response deployed by the international community.
While the U.S. and U.K. have sent military equipment to Ukraine to help it defend itself, the response from EU nations has been more nuanced — Germany has refused to provide Ukraine with direct military support and reportedly blocked Estonia from sending German-made weapons to Ukraine.
NATO has itself been bolstering its military capabilities in Eastern Europe by putting forces on standby and deploying more ships and fighter jets to the area. Some European countries, including Spain, Denmark and the Netherlands, have announced their intention to send military hardware to bolster NATO defense capabilities.
The Kremlin accused the U.S. and its allies on Monday of escalating East-West tensions by announcing plans to boost NATO forces and the U.S.′ decision to evacuate the families of diplomats from its embassy in Ukraine.
Europe preparing for conflict
The EU said on Monday that it will continue to stand by Ukraine’s side and, despite preparations for conflict, diplomats in Europe continue to push for peace.
A flurry of diplomatic meetings has continued in the region this week, with the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Monday and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holding talks with foreign affairs ministers from Finland and Sweden.
On Monday afternoon, Biden held a video call with a number of European leaders and NATO chief Stoltenberg.
In a statement, the European Commission said the meeting “aimed at coordinating the collective response to the aggressive behaviour of Russia with regards to Ukraine. Leaders shared the assessment on the seriousness of the situation. They wished for diplomacy to succeed but are undertaking preparations for all eventualities.”
It added that it was “working on a wide array of sectoral and individual sanctions in the case of further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine,” as well as working with EU states and allies on preparedness, from energy to cyber-security.
On Monday, the EU announced a new financial aid package for Ukraine of 1.2 billion euros ($1.36 billion) in the form of an emergency financial assistance package and 120 million euros in additional grants. European Commission President Von der Leyen said the aid was aimed at helping Ukraine “address its financing needs due to the conflict,” adding: “Let me be clear once more: Ukraine is a free and sovereign country. It makes its own choices. The EU will continue to stand by its side.”
European leaders are also looking to try their hand at bringing Russia and Ukraine closer together this week, with political advisors from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany due to hold “Normandy format” talks on eastern Ukraine in Paris on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Such talks have in the past produced the so-called ‘Minsk Agreements’ — peace deals to stop the ongoing lower-level conflict in eastern Ukraine — but the accords did not stop ongoing skirmishes and some fighting in the Donbass region between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops, and both sides have accused the other of flouting the agreements.
As such, there is not much expectation that the Normandy talks will be fruitful. Timothy Ash, senior emerging markets sovereign strategist at Bluebay Asset Management, said that “Normandy and Minsk processes are dead,” with Moscow showing what he said was “zero interest” in the peace talks continuing.
Npower: FG Yet to Engage Exited Npower Beneficiaries
Exited batches A and B beneficiaries of the N-Power scheme are yet to be formally enrolled into the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the federal government.
This is contrary to the promise made by the scheme before it exited the beneficiaries.
Investors King recalls that the beneficiaries who were engaged in 2016 and 2017 respectively, were successfully exited from the scheme in May 2020.
The Federal government had, through its Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development which is handling the scheme, launched a portal for the 500,000 exited beneficiaries to apply for their exit packages.
Also, plans were made for the transition of the N-power batch A and B through the creation of the NEXIT portal, which would allow those who choose to sign up to access other government empowerment opportunities.
Despite these promises, the exited beneficiaries are yet to access these promised opportunities.
Investors King also recalls that the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq had encouraged the beneficiaries to exercise more patience and await the result of her efforts.
She had disclosed that the ministry directed Focal Persons of National Social Investment Programmes in the states to submit an updated list of the exited N-Power beneficiaries that are interested in participating in the transition plans of the ministry.
She had further stressed that N-Power beneficiaries who have concluded the 2-year job programme will now be able to access permanent job opportunities or business prospects in line with the N-power exit strategy now activated by the Buhari administration.
“Under the plan, 200,000 beneficiaries will be engaged as financial services operators under a Shared Agent Network Expansion Facility (SANEF) scheme operated by the Central Bank of Nigeria; over 30,000 have already been engaged as geospatial experts and enumerators in the Economic Sustainability Plan’s Mass Agric programme, while several others will have the option of benefiting from the GEEP micro-enterprise loans,”the minister had said.
Meanwhile, at least 200,000 former N-Power beneficiaries will be onboarded on a scheme known as the Shared Agent Network Expansion Facility (SANEF) while at least 30, 000 others would be deployed for the Mass Agric programme, a component of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP).
SANEF scheme is a project powered by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Deposit Money Banks, Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems, Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Licensed Mobile Money Operators, and Shared Agents with the primary objective of accelerating financial inclusion in Nigeria.
2023 Presidential Candidates: Hidden Hands Now Publicly Raised
As the 2023 presidential election draws near, more anxieties have enveloped Nigerians. Who will the cap fit? Who will wear the crown and who can handle the baton the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari is about to pass on? These and more questions linger in the hearts of the citizens.
While some have voiced that it’s time for a southerner to rule, some others have opposed it, saying no law in the land states that. This has intensified the heat and raised more eyebrows.
After the announcement of the election dates by the nation’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), some undecided and hidden aspirants have publicly raised their hands.
Slated to hold February 18, 2023, the general election updates have seized the space and dominated the media, even small circles.
In this, aspirants– both old and new have been largely analysed as the line drawn becomes wider.
Cheers and frowns were accorded to the aspirants as they declare their intention to run and make promises to the people. Below are your 2023 Presidential Candidates compiled by Investors King.
On Thursday, January 13, a veteran Journalist and Publisher who jostled for the cap in 2011, Dele Momodu declared his interest to run in 2023 as he said he is not giving up on his presidential ambition.
He had earlier explained that he joined the presidential race in 2011 because of frustration. He said he was tired of lamenting about Nigeria’s bad leaders, so he decided to bring himself into it to make a difference.
Dele Momodu, who was a member of Labour Party (LP) and 2011 presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP) joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in October, 2021.
Momodu, who polled 26,376 votes which ranked him 11th in the 2011 election, stated in an interview that he won’t join the list of serial contesters who contest and lose at every election. He said, ‘The day my country needs me, they will find me,’ this made him return to his business until October when he joined PDP.
Declaring his 2023 ambition at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja, Momodu apologised for his role in bringing Buhari to power in 2015 as he canvassed both online and offline against the re-election of former President Goodluck Jonathan and further governance of PDP.
The veteran journalist, while featuring on a radio programme in December, 2021 stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) should be held responsible for the nation’s woes and shouldn’t be given another privilege to come into power.
When asked if he would support Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Yemi Osinbajo in the next general election considering their closeness, he hinted that his allegiance is to the candidate of his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and that he will support anyone his party picks.
He added that Tinubu and Osinbajo are not technocrats and they might continue to carry the liabilities of politicians. “For me, I don’t think after Buhari, APC deserves to govern Nigeria,” he concluded.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Similarly, the recent declaration of the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu has solved the puzzle on Nigerians’ table and took over the media as the election knock gets louder. It’s now very clear that he is in the race.
First, was the inauguration of South West Agenda for Asiwaju, SWAGA’23 a year ago with the aim of mobilising youths, women, market leaders among others in the South-west to support Tinubu in the next general election.
The movement was launched in all South-West states– Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Osun and Lagos. Tinubu, during the period was in London where he was recuperating after undergoing surgery.
In the mobilisation, loyalists of Asiwaju have said he is the most qualified to run for presidency in the South West. This gospel, they are ready to take to not less than four hundred traditional rulers and several communities in the South West of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, Tinubu officially stated his interest on Monday, January 10 in a closed-door meeting with president Muhammadu Buhari before addressing the press. He described it as a lifelong ambition which he is ready to pursue.
Speaking with newsmen, he said, “I have informed the President of my ambition but I have not informed Nigerians yet, I am still consulting. I have no problem consulting. And I’ve not set a parameter of limitation to the extent of how many people I will consult.”
Subsequently, just a day after Tinubu’s declaration, the governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, on Tuesday, January 11, visited the president and informed him of his intention to contest in the next presidential election.
He noted that he is not disturbed by Tinubu’s recent declaration as he said, “I’m not in contest with anybody, I’m in contest with myself.”
He said that if the party makes the race open, he would contest for the presidency with a mission to replicate the infrastructural development in his state to the country.
Umahi, who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of its refusal to zone the presidential ticket to southeast insisted that Tinubu isn’t seen as a threat to his ambition.
Orji Uzor Kalu
Another aspirant, Orji Uzor Kalu, chief whip of the Senate also wants the presidential ticket zoned to southeast.
After Tinubu’s declaration, Kalu became uncertain about his presidential ambition but stated that he will contest if the ticket is zoned to southeast.
“I am not against his ambition of becoming the president. It is the choice of the party to determine who becomes the presidential candidate.”
Another political bigwig on the growing aspirants’ list is Pius Anyim, former Senate President and former Secretary to the Government of Federation.
He declared his interest in the presidential race, whether his party, PDP zones the ticket to the southeast or not.
Anyim, who banked on the experience he has said “I am willing and available, ready and equipped, by experience and exposure, temperament and humility, capacity and competence to serve Nigeria at this point in time as the country’s president.”
He also enjoined all the political parties in the country to zone their presidential tickets to the Southeast for equity and fairness.
Sometime in June 2021, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu declared his intention to run for the presidency. He is referred to as the first to openly raise his hand.
He joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to pursue his presidential ambition as he said the party’s policies align with his ideologies.
Moghalu, who was formerly in Young Progressives Party (YPP) and 2019 presidential candidate of the party renounced his membership in October, 2019.
He said, “I’m making myself available to lead our country as a competent 21st century president. My desire is to make Nigeria the envy of other nations if I become the president.”
He also mentioned that since the formation of ADC in 2005, the party has remained consistent to its beliefs, passion and idea in nation-building.
The unending list is not void of the female gender as 38-year-old Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi, daughter of former Federal Works commissioner, Femi Okunnu, SAN joined the race.
Khadijah, a renowned entrepreneur and youth development advocate publicly made known her interest in Lagos.
She is also a media expert, the founder and chief executive officer of Slice Media Solutions.
Unfolding her vision, she said she is set to harness the potentials of the country to become the Nigeria its people have always dreamt of, moving the country from a third world country into a developed nation with innovation and technology.
“I believe in the possibilities Nigeria holds; that is why I have taken this first step, not because there are no fears, but the will to bring about the Nigeria we all wish, hope and believe we can make a reality together,” she affirmed.
Nigerians await other interested persons to openly declare their ambition and goals as the social media platforms are filled with advertorials. Posters and fliers of some persons that are yet to clearly declare that they are in the race have also gone round.
Eyes are still on the incumbent vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo who has disassociated himself from a group mobilising support for him online ahead of the 2023 general election.
Former Vice-president, Atiku Abubakar and former president, Goodluck Jonathan are also yet to openly declare their stance on the presidential race.
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Twenty three JIBC-trained deputy sheriffs graduate
The 23 members of Sheriff Recruit Class 12-01 crossed the JIBC graduation stage March 29, culminating 10 intensive weeks of training and preparation for their role in maintaining security in courthouses across BC.
The new deputy sheriffs will join the more than 500 sheriffs working in 45 courthouses and 44 circuit courts in communities across BC.
“The level of training which we have received here at the Justice Institute by our dedicated cadre of instructors is bar none the best anyone could receive,” said deputy sheriff Bryan Hunt in his valedictorian speech. “As we come to the end of our training, we move forward with confidence and strength knowing that no matter where we find ourselves, we are prepared for whatever challenges are before us.”
Among the other speakers at the graduation ceremony were Kevin Jardine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Court Services, BC Ministry of Justice; JIBC Board Chair Mary Manning; and JIBC President Jack McGee.
The recruit class adopted the motto “Parabellum”, which means, “If you wish for peace, prepare for war.” The motto speaks to their level of preparedness to assume responsibilities that include:
- Providing prisoner escorts between court, correctional centres and police lock-up facilities.
- Courthouse and courtroom security, including the management of courthouse lock-up facilities.
- Jury management.
- Providing close personal protection services to government, as well as threat assessment to ministries.
The JIBC Sheriff Academy’s intensive 10-week training program includes instruction in firearms, force options, driver training, communications, legal studies, report writing, controlled access points, and physical fitness.
The deputy sheriff graduates will now progress to field training under the direction of training officers before beginning their positions.
Bryan Hunt concluded his valedictorian speech by affirming the deputy sheriffs’ readiness to serve. “We are ready to serve this province. We are ready to serve our respective communities. We are ready to serve the Ministry of Justice. And we are ready to represent our brothers and sisters in the British Columbia Sheriff Service with honour, integrity, and commitment.”
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The movie industry is demanding the ban on Newzbin be extended to all the big UK Internet service providers. Film industry body the Motion Picture Association has now asked Virgin Media, Sky and TalkTalk to block the controversial members-only site, which collects links to copyright-infringing content.
The ISPs have indicated they will obey a court order, but none of the ISPs are happy about the situation. Virgin Media called for copyright holders and ISPs to offer "compelling legal alternatives" to piracy.
TalkTalk says it is "considering its response", but is unimpressed with having to meet the costs itself. BT wasby a court back in July, and estimates the ban has cost around £5,000 to implement.
Newzbin is a Usenet group that allows users to search for copyright content such as films and music. It's currently blocked by BT after the MPA won a second court order against the site. Newzbin dodged an earlier ban by changing its name to Newzbin2 and moving its hosting to the Seychelles.
BT is stopping its customers from visiting the site using a modified version of Cleanfeed, a tool designed to stop Web surfers finding child pornography online. But the wily folk at Newzbin have handed out a downloadable client to subscribers that.
British music licensing body the BPI has requested that the ban be extended to
Should the courts order ISPs to block Newzbin? Are there viable alternatives to illegal downloading? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.

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This is Alyce's quilt. It is for her future great granddaughter (someday).
Very simple and "modern". I quilted the words that are in the white fabric on the blue strips.
Here it is all quilted. I also did the binding, but forgot to take a picture before she picked it up.
This is one of Geriann's. I call it her "fish" quilt. I drew a pantograph of circles (bubbles).
I still have to finish the binding on this one.
Here's a closer picture so you can see the circles I quilted.
This is Geriann's second quilt. It is paper dolls. So cute!
Here's a close up so you can see the quilting.
Here's a picture of the back of the quilt. I quilted it in bright pink and green.
I just finished the binding tonight on this one.
Here are Carolyn's table runner and table topper. I put them both on the machine and quilted them at the same time.
Here's the table topper closer.
Here is a close up of the table runner. I still have to finish the binding on both of these.
I have a quilt on the machine for Wounded Warriors now. I will take pictures tomorrow of it and post next week. I have one more charity quilt to do. I may do it after the Wounded Warriors quilt.
I still have 2 more quilts for Lori, a lap quilt and a wall-hanging for Carolyn, and two snowmen quilts for a new customer to do. Guess I will be working on those this week. I hope I get them finished so I can quilt on some more of mine.
I finished piecing a disappearing 9-patch today. It still needs borders, but the center if finished. I started it yesterday. So easy to do. Still sewing on the Urban Pods quilts.
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Rapper Chris Brown has filed a lawsuit against rape accuser for defamation
American Singer Chris Brown was accused of rape by a woman. He was arrested and has now decided to file a defamatory case against the rape accuser.
Chris Brown sues rape accuser
Chris Brown on Thursday 24 January 2019 filed a lawsuit against the woman who accused him of rape in mid-January. The singer filed the court documents in the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The papers stated that the woman has falsely accused him of rape and had defamed him in the public eye.
Chris’ Paris lawyer Raphael Chince said to CNN:
“The facts are totally challenged by Mr. Brown and are insufficient to prosecute,”
Raphael clarified that his client vehemently denies all charges. He is suing the woman to let the world know what conditions and motives led the woman to falsely accuse him of rape.
The case against Chris Brown and his arrest and release
A woman aged 24 had filed a case against Chris Brown accusing him of having raped her in mid-January. She told the Paris police on 18 January 2019 that Chris Brown had sexually assaulted her on the night of 15-16 in his suite room at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Paris. Chris has denied all allegations.
The police authorities from Paris arrested him and two other men who were his bodyguard and friend, earlier this week. They questioned him about the rape charges and also about potential drug violations.
But they released him on the same day without any charges. The prosecution decided to not make any case against him. But the case has not been closed and the investigations are ongoing. Chris’ Paris-based lawyer Raphael said:
“No lawsuits were filed against him. He vigorously challenges the charges against him. A complaint for slanderous denunciation will be filed with the Public Prosecutor of Pairs. The charges against Chris Brown have not been dropped and investigations are still going on but Chris Brown has not been sued by Prosecution.”
Chris Brown communicates his innocence to his fans
On the same day of his release, Chris Brown took to his Instagram account to let his fans and listeners know that he is innocent and had not done any crime. He wrote:
“I wanna make it perfectly clear, this is false.”
Chris put all this in Block letters but later deleted the post.
Chris Brown and his earlier arrests
In the year 2016, the police arrested Chris from his Los Angeles home for assault with a deadly weapon. Before this, in 2013, he had assaulted someone in Washington DC and police slapped a case of misdemeanor against him. In 2009, he had assaulted his then-girlfriend Rihanna and had to face felony charges and was convicted for it.
In July 2018, the police enforcement arrested Chris, 29 and he had an outstanding warrant for felony battery the same month. The police released him on bail and a surety of $ 2000. Besides, he was likely to also face the law for illegal possession of the Capuchin monkey which he had purchased for his daughter, Royalty.
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Dustin Johnson and his brother, Austin, need to avoid rental homes with stairs.
Two years ago, Dustin Johnson slipped on stairs in his Augusta, Georgia, rental home on the eve of the Masters, eventually withdrawing from the tournament.
Now it’s his brother who suffered a similar fate, although he is still expected to work this week at the Valspar Championship despite a sling over his left shoulder and a cast on his left hand.
Dustin said Austin slipped on stairs while getting their things together after the final round of the Players Championship, where the golfer tied for fifth Sunday.
“He had a bit of a run-in with a pair of stairs, kind of like I did, on Sunday night,” Dustin Johnson said. “So those stairs, man, they’ll get you. He broke his bone in his hand.”
Dustin Johnson didn’t break any bones when he slipped on stairs — wearing socks, he said, on the Wednesday afternoon before the Masters. But the resulting fall injured his back, and, despite attempts to play, Johnson withdrew moments before his first-round tee time.
As he is now, Johnson was ranked No. 1 in the world at the time and among the pre-tournament favorites, having won his previous three tour starts. Although he tied for second in his next tournament a month later, Johnson didn’t win again until August.
And he said he’s never quite returned to that pre-Masters 2017 form — despite winning six times worldwide in that span and returning to No. 1 a few weeks ago.
“I’m getting closer, for sure,” said Johnson, who is playing the Valspar event for the first time since 2010. “I feel like the swing’s starting to feel a lot better. The shot patterns are starting to get more consistent. So now it’s the closest I’ve been to that.
“Back then, that was probably the best form I’ve ever been in, and getting injured it’s taken awhile to get back to that form. Obviously I played very well in that stretch, but I wasn’t as comfortable as I was then kind of throughout the whole bag. But it’s definitely the closest I’ve felt to that stage of my career.”


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Delta Spirit is a band from Long Beach, California. The group combines unconventional instruments such as trash cans lids and orchestral bass drums, multi-instrumentalism and spiritually themed lyrics into a hybrid of rock and northern soul. The group consists of Jon Jameson (bass), Brandon Young (percussion), Matthew Vasquez (vocals/guitars), and Kelly Winrich (multi-instrumentals).
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One day to nwcMUSIC 2015 and Norwescon 38. As part of the big show, Anna and I are both offering discount on our arts, and I’ve been making miniflyers and stuff.
Those discount codes are already active, by the way
Also, Anna has some Bone Walker posters to give away; they’ll be on the freebie table or at the NIWA table in the Dealers’ Room. You should go visit her there during the day! And, as last year, we’ll be streaming concerts via the fine folks at FanSupported, http://fansupported.tv.
My big worry is that Cascadia’s Got Talent! is the masquerade halftime show. Getting acts has always been dodgy. We’ve always had enough for a good show in the end, but generally not until right before curtain, and that’s hair-raising at best. So please, if you have any kind of talent and want to have some fun showing it off? Sign up at the con. Paperwork will be at the Information Table.
It’s running at the same time as concerts, which means I don’t get to MC my own game show. Snif. Ah well, the marvellous and talented Shubzilla will do very well, I’m confident.
Also, in case I forgot – I’m playing on Friday, at 8pm, with Leannan Sidhe. We’re doing their material, and opening for PDX Broadsides, who are very funny. Come up to the Evergreens for that and say hi!
See you there, I hope!


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STATE TIMES NEWS
RAJOURI: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Mohammad Aijaz Asad, a joint team of officials from Revenue and Health Departments under supervision of CMO Dr Suresh Gupta raided 17 diagnostic/clinical labs at Rajouri town and Manjakote area. Taking swift action, the raids were carried on receiving complaints from various quarters about the functioning of unauthorised labs having non-qualified staff and giving faulty results of diagnostic tests thereby risking lives of patients.
During the raids, 4 clinic labs were found running against norms under Nursing Homes and Clinical Establishment Act. All the 4 labs namely Aftar Diagnostic Lab, Kheora, Swastik Clinical Lab, Kheora, Sharma Clinical Lab and Al -Shafa Diagnostic Centre Manjakote were sealed immediately and action under rules was initiated.
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Mt. Kailash, the sacred mountain and the abode of the Hindu god Shiva is one of the world's greatest pilgrimage destinations especially for Hindus, Buddhist, Jains and others. The breathtaking beauty of this sacred mountain and the holy lake of Mansarover along with ruins of 9th Century of Guge Kingdom in Far Western Tibet are a reward of a life time to experience.
Recognized By and Popular among People as The Roof of the World, TIBET has fascinated humanity for centuries. This land beyond the mighty Himalayas, on the highest plateau of the world, was inaccessible to the outside world and has always been a challenge to all mortal beings as a unique destination: Tibet is a land of spectacular skylines, majestic mountain peaks, breath taking canyons, serene high-land lakes, rolling pastures and farmlands & pristine Forests. It also is a land of ancient Buddhist culture, artistic monasteries and centuries-old caravan trails. Its snow-covered mountains and windswept plateau are the highest in the world. The world's highest mountain - Mount Everest, rises in southern Tibet. Ka-erh in western Tibet, with an elevation of more than 15,000 feet (4,570 meters) above sea level, is believed to be the highest town in the world.
A tour to Join with group in Kathmandu , Nepal .
A Journey to the 'Center of the Universe' over the Himalayas to the high Tibetan plateau.
Parikrama around Mt. Kailash and take a dip in the holy Wonderful Lake Mansarovar.
Be one, of a very select few, to travel to this remote and mystical place
Snowcapped Mt. Kailash , awe-aspiring Tibetan plateau and large numbers of different monasteries etc.
Believed to bring about salvation (Moksha) & assures the free from the sins of a lifetime
The trip begins by airways from Kathmandu to Nepalganj and continues to Simikot. After Simikot, we again make charter helicopter flight to Hilsa and drive to the Lake Manasarovar across widely spread open spaces of the Tibetan Plateau. On 7 days tour, trekking is required only during the 3 day Kailash parikrama when one has to cross the 19,500 ft high Dolma Pass.
Then we make our most attractive trip to Mt. Kailash and follow the pathway across huge dry plains for Nepalese border lies to the south. Finally, we take the trip back to Kathmandu . This is truly the trip of a lifetime with stunning scenery and cultural highlights.
DAY 01: Arrival Kathmandu Air port and transfer to Hotel by our Scort.
DAY 02: Kathmandu city sight seeing
we will visit temple of Pashupatinath biggest Hindu Temple . After paying homage to the lord Pashupati will visit of Kathmandu city including Budhanilkantha, the where lies the temple of Vishnu Narayan famous for it's large idol of Narayan laying on the bed of snakes in water, Boudhanath Buddhist Stupa in town, Bhaktapur Durbar Square 15th century Famous Palace of 55 windows.
Day 03 : Kathmandu - Nepalgunj
Early morning Fly to Nepalgunj by Domestic Air and transfer to Hotel with our Scort stay Hotel Batika/Sneha.
Day 04: Nepalgunj - Simikot - Hilsa - Taklakot
Early morning Fly to Simikot 3500m.and rest few hrs to complete Immigration process of Nepalese side and than Helicopter to Hilsa -Taklakot border stay at lodge.
Day 05: Stay one more night for acclimatization at the same lodge.
DAY 06: Drive to MANASAROVAR - (4560m.)
After taking holy bath and performing Puja, will take you to Parikrama of Mansarovar Lake and proceed to Base Camp of Mt.Kailash - stay at Guest House in Darchen.
DAY 07: TREK TO DIRA-PUK (4900m)
Drive about 8 km to Tarboche, this is the starting point of Kora and trek to Deraphuk stay at camp. The 55km trek around Mt.Kailash. Those who do not want wish to trek around Kailash can go back to Mansarovar / Darchen and wait for the Kora group to return.
DAY 08: TREK TO ZUTUL-PUK (4790m)
will again Proceed to Drolma Chu Valley , heading up towards a high pass, the Drolma La (5640m). It's a tough climb to the summit which is festooned with prayer flags but from there it is all downhill or flat to Zuthul-phuk. Stay at the camp of Zuthul phuk
DAY 09: TREK TO DARCHEN (4560m) - DRIVE TO MANASAROVAR
After completing Kora will go further 2 hrs treks where our Jeeps awaiting for us. Drive to Taklakot via Darchen - stay at Taklakot Guest House/Camp.
DAY 10: Early morning drive to Hilsa -Surkhet Nepalgunj/Surkhet & fly back to Kathmandu or Drive to Indian Border and drop to Lucknow by Sumo for onward journeys.
Day 11: Transfer to Airport for onward journeys.
MOUNT KAILASH MANASAROVAR YATRA BY HELICOPTER
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SERVICES INCLUDES IN ABOVE TOUR COST
Hotel with full board in Kathmandu Star Hotel.
Airports pick up and drop services.
One half day sightseeing Tour of Kathmandu.
Pick up and drop services to / from Nepalgunj and China border.
Transport by 4W Japanese Land Cruiser.
Supporting Truck for Luggage.
Nepali Team Leader and Supporting Team.
English speaking Tibetan guide.
Buffet Indian veg. meals (South Indian, Gujrati , Marwadi )
Chinese visa fee of Nepali and Client.
Sleeping mat, Down Jacket and Sleeping Bag while on Kailash Tour (returnable after trip).
Free Duffel Bag and water bottle.
Guesthouses and camping charges in Tibet .
All camping and cooking equipment.
Yak for Kailash parikrama luggage only.
All entrance and conservation fee of Tibet .
Simikot trek permit fee for (Helicopter Tour) .
Airfare KTM / Nepalgunj / Simikot and Nepalgunj / Kathmandu (Helicopter Tour) .
Helicopter Charter cost as per program (Helicopter Tour) . Chemical Toilet for helicopter group.
Gamow bag, oxygen.
Satellite phone for Helicopter group, call charge is extra as per minute.
SERVICES EXCLUDES IN ABOVE TOUR COST
Airfares from Home - Kathmandu - Home.
All beverages, Photography charges and Telephone calls.
Insurance of clients.
Emergency rescue expenses
Riding Yak/Horse for Kailash Parikrama (direct payable to Yak/horse harder)
Extra cost in the event of landslide for hiring additional transportation Rs . 500 per person.
Kodari land tax Rs . 300 per pax (direct payable at Kodari)
Services other than specified.
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