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They say you can’t keep a good man down, and apparently, you can’t keep a bad one down, either: Victor Cassadine is reportedly heading back to the “General Hospital” canvas!
Portrayer Thaao Penghlis sent out a tweet to fans announcing that he’ll be returning to the sudser later this month. “I just was asked back on GH on the 31st,” he wrote. “So happy to announce. Oh what disturbances & romance will be taking place. Hullo Spencer.”
A rep for “GH” couldn’t be reached for confirmation or comment on the actor’s return.
Yesterday’s “General Hospital” episode sparked some fan excitement regarding Steve Burton, who used to play Jason Morgan on the sudser but now portrays Dylan McAvoy on “The Young and the Restless.” After the infamous Victor Cassadine (Thaao Penghlis) teased that Jason is very much alive and well (if only in a cryogenic state) and then showed a picture of Burton onscreen, viewers began wondering if the actor is leaving his Genoa City home and returning to Port Charles! But is it true?
As previously reported, “Grey’s Anatomy” star Chandra Wilson (Dr. Miranda Bailey) will appear on the Wednesday, January 29 episode of ABC’s “General Hospital.” The actress will appear as a patient of Dr. Kevin Collins (Jon Lindstrom), who goes to General Hospital for her regularly scheduled appointment. Since we first reported last month on Wilson’s appearance on her favorite soap, many have been wanting to learn more about the character she will portray and now we can share all you need to know!
While character and storyline details are not yet known, a rep for ABC’s “General Hospital” confirms that Shirley Jones, former star of “The Partridge Family” and “Shirley,” will appear on the daytime soap opera in an episode airing next month.
Word of Jones’s appearance on the show first came to light yesterday when “GH’s” William deVry (Julian Jerome) tweeted actor William Shatner (“Star Trek”) and said, “we have Shirley Jones coming to ‘General Hospital’ tomorrow. We r still hoping ur agent will let u join us for a few eps.’” Shatner responded to deVry’s tweet by saying, “You know the last time Shirley and I worked together she played my mother. Send her my love.” The show in which Shatner was referring was TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland.” An ecstatic deVry replied, “Oh that is amazing!! I will say [to Jones] u say hello.”
If you’re looking to set some resolutions for 2014 and need some inspiration, look no further! Soap Opera Network asked “Days of our Lives” and “General Hospital” stars to open up on how they hope to improve themselves and their lives in the year to come, and they were none too shy to shed some light on the ways they’re setting out to achieve greatness. Bonus: They also threw in some opinions on how their characters should approach 2014, as well! Read on for the fun, and happy New Year from Soap Opera Network
As a result of the Friday, December 20 preemption, ABC’s “General Hospital’s” is currently behind in its airing schedule. What that means is that the previously scheduled “Home for the Holidays” themed episode set to air today, will instead air on Friday, December 27. Also shifted is the debut of “GH” newcomer Ryan Paevey in the contract role of Nathan West. The character, who was originally set to debut on tomorrow’s episode, will instead debut on the Monday, December 30 episode in scenes alongside Kirsten Storms‘ Maxie Jones, who seeks to get out of town just as Port Charles gets ready to celebrate the New Year as a result of the recent baby drama and the need to clear her head. In real-life, Storms is headed for maternity leave as she’s due to give birth in January to a little girl by husband and former “GH” co-star, Brandon Barash (ex-Johnny Zacchara).
Whether it’s parties or church events or cooking (oh my!), shopping or wrapping or snow shoveling (oh why?), the stars of “General Hospital” and “Days of our Lives” will be quite busy this holiday season! But don’t worry: Before the casts took off for their fun-filled Christmas break, Soap Opera Network managed to catch a few actors and get the scoop on how they plan to spend their holiday vacays!
Thaao Penghlis (ex-Tony DiMera, “Days of our Lives”) is set to reprise his role as Victor Cassadine on ABC’s “General Hospital” in the new year, confirms a show representative to Soap Opera Network. The actor last played the role more than 30 years ago, when the character met his supposed death, but with the actor returning does that mean that the brother of Anthony and Mikkos Cassadine is in fact alive? You’ll just have to tune in to find out during the all important February sweeps ratings period!
Soap Opera Digest, which first reported the news, states that Penghlis is tentatively scheduled to first air on Thursday, January 30, 2014 – the first day of February sweeps.
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — How one November day turned “Days of our Lives” into a place for the sinking job market.
After NBC made it clear to Executive Producer Ken Corday, and his Corday Productions banner along with Sony Pictures Television, that they would only renew “Days of our Lives” beyond its March 2009 contract expiration if the show found ways to cut costs. It did, and now some of daytime’s biggest stars are now without jobs and the faces of daytime continue to get unfamiliar.
Deidre Hall (ex-Marlena Evans) and Drake Hogestyn (ex-John Black) were the first “DAYS” stars to receive their walking papers just weeks after NBC made their demands. They last aired on January 23.
Recently, it was announced that Stephen Nichols, Mary Beth Evans and Thaao Penghlis were each given their walking papers as well. Nichols and Evans, who portrayed super-couple Patch and Kayla on the drama series, last aired on Tuesday, February 17.
“They’re not leaving Salem. They’re not dying. They’re just not going to be on the air. You might see one or both of them pop up on other episodes, but it’s not going to be a significant exit,” said Corday.
A last airdate for Penghlis and his Tony DiMera character was not made available at press time, but he last tapes on Wednesday, March 4, according to the February 24 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
“I’ve spent over 20 years on that show, and a producer from ‘Passions’ came in with a vision, and all I can say is I’m in good company,” he says.
While she wasn’t fired, actress Rachel Melvin (Chelsea Brady) has opted to not renew her contract with the soap, which was set to expire this Spring.
“I have been with ‘Days of our Lives’ for the past four years of my life. I have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for the opportunity Ken Corday has given me, and for the growth and education I have obtained from such a hard working group of people,” said Melvin in a statement via her online blog. “At this juncture in my life however, I feel I’ve accomplished and learned all I could have from ‘DAYS,’ and it’s just time to experience new things.”
A last airdate for the actress has not been announced.
Can we expect more cast cuts and changes for “Days of our Lives?” According to Corday, “We’re done.”
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Get ready “Days of our Lives” fans, the NBC soap opera is gearing up for the networks coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and they don’t want you to miss out on all the action, intrigue and romance that daytime’s sexiest soap has to offer.
Beginning the week of August 11, “DAYS” will change gears and center itself on two simultaneous storylines for two weeks that are expected to be shear fun for the everyday soap fan.
“There will be a very exciting film noir piece. It’s Nicole’s drunken fantasy, and the hospital stuff will be enticing as well,” says a “Days of our Lives” spokeswoman.
From what we know, after witnessing a shocking event in the hospital, a drunken Nicole (Arianne Zucker) goes into a fantasy world where the people in her life are transformed into 1940′s characters. Included in this storyline are Alison Sweeney (Sami), Bryan Dattilo (Lucas), James Scott (EJ), Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe), Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip) and Kristen Renton (Morgan). Soap Opera Network has also learned that Dattilo’s role will be as Lucas Horton, Private Investigator.
In addition to Zucker, the hospital storyline which kicks everything off includes the likes of Mary Beth Evans (Kayla), Stephen Nichols (Patch), Drake Hogestyn (John), Deidre Hall (Marlena), Joseph Mascolo (Stefano), Thaao Penghlis (Tony), and Leann Hunley (Anna).
According to Soap Opera Digest, after all the fun is over “Days of our Lives” will kick off a set of new and bigger ongoing storylines as the soap gets ready for the fall season.
In case anyone misses out on the fun and the excitement, NBC.com will feature daily episode recaps on its website.

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The historiography of the French Revolution stretches back over two hundred years, as commentators and historians have sought to answer questions regarding the origins of the Revolution, and its meaning and effects.
Famous quotes containing the words french and/or revolution:
“Are ye right there, Michael? are ye right?
Do you think that well be there before the night?
Yeve been so long in startin,
That ye couldnt say for sartin
Still ye might now, Michael, so ye might!”
—William Percy French (18541920)
“We have not made the Revolution, the Revolution has made us.”
—Georg Büchner (18131837)

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All weaknesses are just fabrications of mind. If I am not happy with myself, how can you make me happy? It takes time to see that my unhappiness stems from myself and not from you. We love to blame others as the source of our unhappiness because that is how we feel good about ourselves. But when we go deeper, we realize that no one in the whole world can make us happy or unhappy. It depends on our own integrity.
Any simple act is very, very great if you do it with love and oneness... The greatest art of life is to feel happy by making someone else happy and thereby realize the mystical thread of life. Be fearless, be disciplined, be meditative, and be self-less. That will make you happy and playful.

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The Peruvian authorities have awarded a 20-year concession contract for the design, construction and operation of a 200 MW thermoelectric plant in Eten, in the northern region of Lambayeque.
According to BNamericas, the consortium, comprising of the Ministry of Energy and Mining and a special purpose company established by Cobra and Enersa, obtained a contract in April with a monthly tariff offer of $7267/MW.
The investment is estimated at approximately $113m.
The construction period is under 24 months from the date of approval of environmental impact study or 32 months from signing the contract, the state agency ProInversion said in a statement.
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Cougars lose heartbreaker to No. 13 USC
LAIE -- BYU suffered its second heartbreaking loss to a ranked opponent in two nights as it fell 70-67 to No. 13 USC at the Yahoo! Sports Invitational on Saturday.
The Cougars played an outstanding first half and led by 18 points at the break thanks in part to two techical fouls and ejection of Trojan head coach Henry Bibby. The Cougar's defense also held USC to 27 percent shooting and 23 points in the first half. But USC came out in the second half a different team and began to pound the ball inside to its physical front line of Brian Scalabrine and Sam Clancy. Quickly the Trojans got to the foul line and started to cut into the Cougar lead.
"We just lost our composure in the second half," BYU head coach Steve Cleveland said. "When Mekeli (Wesley) picked up his fourth foul early we lost our scoring presence inside."
BYU, who led for 37 minutes of the game, relinquished its lead with three minutes to play on a Clancy fadeaway jumper. But the Cougars didn't let the game slip away. Terrell Lyday hit a three pointer with under two minutes left to play to cut a Trojan four-point lead to one. Then on USC's next possesion the Trojans were called for an offensive foul and BYU had a chance to take the lead with a minute to play.
As the shot clock wound down Freshman Jake Chrisman found himself open and missed a ten-foot jump shot. USC rebounded with 42 seconds left on the shot clock and a one point lead. It looked as if the Cougars might make the defensive stand but 5-foot 9 inch point guard Brandon Granville snuck baseline around BYU to lay the ball in with no time on the shot clock. The Cougars had one last chance with seven seconds left, but attempts to set up Trent Whiting for a final shot took too long and time expired before he could attempt a field goal.
USC got to the foul line 35 times with Scalabrine taking 16 of the Trojan's foul shots. Eric Nielsen and Nate Knight both fouled out.
"It seemed liked they (USC) were on the free throw line the whole second half," Cleveland said.
Wesley, who led BYU with 19 points, played his third impressive offensive performance of the tournament and was one of five players named to the All-Tournament Team. He was seven of 10 from the field, but only played 25 minutes because of foul trouble. Lyday was solid as well scoring 17 and connecting on four assists for the Cougars. Whiting and Eric Nielsen also scored in double figures for BYU with 12 and 10 points respectively.
The Cougars lost the previous night to No. 27 Iowa State in another nail-biter 71-77. But the loss to the Trojans was the tougher pill to swallow.
"It hurts real bad to lose this one," Cleveland said. "This was a big game for our guys and they played well enough to win, but it just didn't happen tonight."
The Cougars now must prepare for four more non-conference games beginning Dec. 28 at Weber State followed by a home matchup against a solid South Alabama team on Dec. 30.

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POSTED: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 6:24am
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 1:35pm
Cost to taxpayers: 68 billion
Tyler — 44-million people in this country are getting food stamps. That's twice the number of people receiving food stamps as in 2007.
All those free meals carry a price tag of: $68-billion to taxpayers. How do East Texans think all the hand-outs can be curbed?
They offer suggestions to our news partner: KTBB and host Garth Maier.


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When it comes time to harvest sweet potatoes from the garden, most people find that they have no idea how to grow them at all. The good news is, there are plenty of easy and fun ways to learn how to grow your sweet potatoes in a container. Some people have the luxury of an acre or two of their own land to work with. For those who don’t, you can choose from one of the many methods of container gardening that are available today.
This article will focus on three methods of gardening that can be used when harvesting sweet potatoes in a container. These methods are a little different than traditional gardening, but they do work and can be a great way to save space in your yard and have tasty sweet potatoes whenever you want them. Planting them in containers is a great way to get an experiment started without having to commit to anything right away. You can try different things to see what works and then decide if you want to plant them in a big or small area. It’s a lot easier than starting out in a field.
One of the best ways to grow sweet potatoes in a container is to use the sweet potato itself. There are several varieties of sweet potatoes that can be grown in containers including Belgian endive, purple champignon, and sweet potato. Here are some tips for planting these potatoes so that you can have delicious tasting potatoes anytime you want.
It’s best to plant your potatoes in a container that has an adequate amount of either sunlight or shade. You want to make sure that the container has enough of either so that the plant can get the proper amount of sunlight or shade to help it grow. If your container doesn’t get enough of either of these elements, you can always purchase a tilger to plant your potatoes in.
The next tip for learning how to grow sweet potatoes in a container is to plant them with other plants that are going to benefit them. For example, if you plant your potatoes with peas, squash, or corn, you will be providing your plant with vitamins and minerals that are needed by your plant. When it comes to choosing plants to plant with, it’s usually best to choose ones that grow on slopes so that they don’t have to fight for the light they need. If your potatoes have to struggle for sunlight, they won’t grow properly.
Another thing you want to consider when learning how to grow sweet potatoes in a container is how to plant them with other plants that will provide shade for your plant. Most varieties of sweet potato will do well if planted in a shaded area, but there are some that require full sunlight in order to thrive. Just like any other plant, you want to make sure that you are planting them in a location where they will get the amount of sunlight they need so that they will produce good berries. Some plants, such as strawberries, need full sun in order to thrive so be sure that you know what type of plant they will be before you start planting them.
Finally, when it comes to learning how to grow a sweet potato in a container, you should remember that you should keep an eye on the soil that is provided. You don’t want to over water the soil because it can become soggy or even become infected. It’s important that the soil is dry all the time or else your plant can become sick and have a hard time growing properly.
Learning how to grow sweet potatoes in a container isn’t difficult. With the tips above, you will be able to successfully grow a healthy plant that will provide your family with delicious and nutritious potatoes. Take the time to research the best plants for your area and then plant them. There is no end to the things that you can do with this popular vegetable. So, get started today!

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Life Is Uncomfortable — Time to Get Used To The Idea!
I sometimes joke that my 20’s were an experiment in discomfort! I always thought as I get older, life will get easier. But i’ve found this not be the case. As I have gotten older, I haven’t becoe less uncomfortable with life’s challenges, i’ve just become more comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Now, I can’t say that it’s always easy, but I believe having a mentality of openness about about feeling discomfort is best. One thing that can make your discomfort worse is being surprised by it. Instead, accept that discomfort is coming your way. And next time you are feeling emotional discomfort, try these tips:
- Let yourself know it’s okay to be uncomfortable, annoyed, frustrated…etc.
- Stop judging yourself
- Forgive yourself openly and quickly
- Keep an open mind about it
- It usually always feels worse the reality is
Being emotionally uncomfortable has a bad reputation, and I get it, sometimes, the discomfort is totally unbearable. In extreme or even medium extreme cases, the emotional discomfort can be excruciating. If you are experiencing this, i’d encourage you to seek professional help or if you are teen, talk to a trusted adult or guidance counselor.
But for those low level discomfort moments, try to keep an open mind. These uncomfortable feelings are actually important clues that you need to acknowledge and deal with before you can evolve and grow as a person. So instead of writing off the discomfort as a bad, evil thing, only out to get you, try to reframe it in your mind.
So for example, reframing looks like this:
Uncomfortable thought: I failed my test at school. I’m a horrible student, I’ll never get into a good college.
Reframed thought: Shoot, I didn’t score as well as I’d hoped on the test. I am going to look it over to see where I went wrong to try and better understand the material for next time. This subject has never come naturally for me and I know I need to work a little harder. I am going to make a plan for how I can avoid this test result in the future.
Reframing is just one tip for minimizing the discomfort. But let’s face it, life is uncomfortable. So why not just get used to the idea?


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Seven percent of U.S. women were veterans in 2010. Find out more on Friday, May 25, at approximately 9 a.m. EDT as Melissa Chiu, chief of the Industry and Occupation Statistics Branch at the U.S. Census Bureau, discusses statistics about our veteran population. Each Friday, C-SPAN's "America By the Numbers" segment features information from the federal statistical system. The program highlights the trends and allows the public to call in or email their views. More information on previous C-SPAN programs is available at <http://www.census.gov/newsroom/cspan/>.
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For Honor – Stike Me Down, Sir!
I find most generic player vs player (PVP) games to be too stressful and eventually wear me out to the point where playing it is counter-productive. Really, this just stems from playing and enjoying single player games for the last twenty or so years. Thankfully for my own insanity, I had a very different experience with For Honor and I found myself falling in love with this genre quite quickly.
It’s really not all that difficult to pin down why I love this game so much. It’s got burly bearded Vikings, the ability to remove heads from shoulders and it’s got a fair whack of a learning curve to keep me invested. It’s not very often that a video game comes along and changes your (once bleak > now bright) outlook on a whole genre.
For those who don’t know; For Honor is a new third person, hack and slash fighting game (or in my case; a “fail to block most of the time and get pushed/fall off a bridge a lot – but not bitter at all about it” game), that was developed and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
For Honor is comprised of several game modes, including a campaign that can be played either solo or with another player. For me, For Honor’s six-to-eight hour campaign is a glorified preparation/training mode for when you decide to step up and play multiplayer. The campaign does succeed in the sense that you spend time with each of the factions individual classes learning their different roles and pitting you against AI combatants but in my opinion, the campaign basically tanks when it comes to actually telling you a story. Sad, bur true – I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy it, but it did feel a little forced. I really don’t think it’s an issue for most people because you know going in that you’re really playing/buying this for the multiplayer and you wouldn’t be hard up if you skipped it.
For Honor really redeems itself/comes into its own when you delve deep into the multiplayer. Players have the ability to choose from three different factions; The Knights of the Iron Legion, The Warborn Viking clans and The Samurai of The Dawn Empire who are locked in an eternal battle for control of an alternate medieval world. Originally I found the concept of three opposing forces a little confusing, but I can imagine if would get quite repetitive without the third and it actually came to be one of the things I enjoyed most about the game.
Multiplayer is set up across a Faction War board where players from each of the three factions battle for control over territory across the board. The simplest way of explaining it is that; each battle fought across all multiplayer modes, add up to determine the course of the war itself. When a game ends, the player is awarded war assets that can be placed on to the war board and distributed to individual territories – the faction with the most assets in that area wins that territory.
Multiplayer currently has five game modes; Dominion, Duels, Brawls, Elimination and Skirmishes. Dominion matches are 4 v 4 battles to capture specific spots on the map and control them. Capturing points, killing soldiers and players on the opposing team earns you points. Once a team reaches 1000 points the losing team has the chance to respawn and lower the opponents score by recapturing their control points. Duels are fairly self-explanatory, players will fight 1 v 1 with human players or AI controlled bots – best out of five wins the match. Brawls are similar to duels in the sense that it’s best out of five, however, the odds are little more difficult as it’s now 2 v 2 with human players or AI controlled bots. Skirmishes (my favourite) are 4 v 4 full-scale battles that are supported by soldiers and their captains – reach 1000 points and win the game. Finally, there is Elimination mode – Elimination matches are essentially like Brawls but in a bigger 4 v 4 scale.
For Honor’s meat of impressiveness lays with its combat system and Ubisoft has (in my opinion) created possibly the best and most in-depth system for a game in the genre. Combat runs on a multitude of light/strong attacks, guard breaks, defensive stances and all of which are different depending on the class and faction. Both attacking and defending are conducted through a reticle which is difficult to master but effective once you do. One of the best things about the combat system is that just by looking at your opponent you can tell what stance they are in, which way they will defend/attack and adjust accordingly making the battles somewhat more strategic than a generic hack and slash. Once your drain your opponents health, you care given the choice of two brutal executions (or walking away – but cleaving your opponents head from their shoulders is very satisfying…)
“Attack is the best form of defence” – To that, my good man; I say “Bollocks!”. That statement is the epitome of false in For Honor’s case. Running the hell away if you’re overwhelmed seems to work fine for me I’m not entirely what that last point says about me but alas, it’s all for the good of the faction! Running the hell away if you’re overwhelmed seems to work fine for me I’m not entirely what that last point says about me but alas, it’s all for the good of the faction!
Review copy of For Honor provided by Ubisoft

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Ukraine's capabilities: military expert Zgurets names amount of ammunition Ukraine can produce
Defense Express analyst Serhiy Zgurets believes that the production of 5-7 thousand rounds of ammunition per month in Ukraine would be the optimal amount, given the state's starting capabilities
He expressed this opinion on the Espreso TV channel.
"Poland started producing 155-mm ammunition in 2015. In 2010, they signed an agreement with the Czechs on the licensed production of this ammunition. That is, it took 5 years to launch a full production cycle of 155-mm ammunition. Ukraine had some experience in developing 155-mm ammunition. This program was very actively promoted, but it was very slow to be implemented in practice," Zgurets said.
The analyst also named the optimal amount of ammunition production in Ukraine, given the capacities.
"We would not have achieved the amount of ammunition we need even earlier. We are now accelerating the production of ammunition and mines in cooperation with our Western partners. We have not really reached the volume of ammunition production, but we have already taken the first steps to do so. The only question is that these steps should be taken at a normal pace to produce at least 5-7 thousand rounds of ammunition per month. Such figures would be quite high, given the starting capabilities we had on the eve of Russia's full-scale invasion," he said.
- On April 13, the EU Council approved €1 billion in ammunition for Ukraine. May 2 The EU prepares a plan to produce 1 million shells for Ukraine and its own stockpiles.
- May 23 EU Chief Diplomat Josep Borrell announces that since the beginning of the year, EU states have already provided more than 20% of the one million artillery rounds and missiles to Ukraine.
- On June 1, the European Parliament supported a bill to increase European production of ammunition and missiles to support the Ukrainian army. On July 7, the Council of the European Union and the Parliament agreed on a draft regulation on the Ammunition Support Act (ASAP), which will increase the production of missiles and combat kits.
- On July 13, the European Parliament approved plans to increase the production of ammunition and missiles in the EU to overcome the current shortage due to supplies to Ukraine.
- On September 5, it was reported that the European Defense Agency had signed 8 framework contracts with industry for the joint purchase of 155-mm ammunition for Ukraine.
- In early November, it was reported that the EU fears that the bloc may not be able to provide Ukraine with one million rounds of ammunition by the promised deadline of March 2024.
- November 14 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says that the EU will not be able to fulfill its promise to supply one million artillery shells to Ukraine by March 2024.
- November 17 President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs says that if the EU lacks ammunition and equipment to help Ukraine, it should be purchased abroad and provided to the Ukrainian army.
- November 24 Deputy Defense Minister Yuriy Dzhyhyr says that the purchase of missile weapons and ammunition is one of the priorities of Ukraine's defense budget for 2024.


From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
The Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Badaru re-extended stay at home order by two weeks to all civil servants in the state.
Governor Badaru disclosed this while briefing news men on the update of covid-19 cases in the state, held at government house Dutse.
He explained that, recently out of 57 samples sent for test, 32 return positive making the total of 39 confirmed cases and two death in the state.
The governor also directed for enforcement of total lock down across the state capital, Dutse where most of the victims from the 32 new cases of the virus recedes.
According to him, 60% of newly recorded cases of covid-19 infections were recorded in Dutse with the total number of cases 23 out of 32 thereby extending the lock down to another two weeks for civil servants.
He said there will be serious enforcement of the use of face masks and hand sanitises while in public domain.
Governor Badaru said, they have received the community report from Hadejia over the increasing number of deaths in the area declaring that government has established a 5-man committee to investigate the issue and recommend appropriate actions.
He said the Committee would be chaired by Dr Mahmud Abdulwahab with Shehu Mohd, Yusif Hakimi, Shehu Sule, and representative of WHO as members. They are expected to submit their reports within three days.


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The first look of the NTR starrer ‘Rabhasa’ is all set to be revealed today. Already the posters have gone viral, and the look has received good response. Meanwhile, the makers have decided to release the film on the 14th of August.
Director Santosh Srinivas of ‘Kandireega’ fame is directing this film. Samantha and Pranitha Subhash are playing female leads, and Bellamkonda Suresh is the producer.
NTR’s role is supposed to be highly entertaining with ample dose of action and comedy. A summer release was earlier planned but the shooting got delayed due to director’s health problems.
- Young actor postpones his wedding due to busy schedules
- Rajini fans eagerly waiting for Petta’s teaser
- Sai Dharam Tej’s next in full swing
- Makers of Antariksham not bothered about competition
- VVR’s pre-release event gets a tentative date


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Since the incorporation of the Laprisha Soul Beast Contest, crowd control has and only has been a matter of immense concern.
With the potent promise of having the leadership of the retirement intended Adze realm at the outskirts of the Adze Unity being publicized, a lot of contenders had arisen.
After all, who would not be invested and interested in a contest that enabled them to suddenly become the Lord of that town. To think of all the things that they could do when they suddenly emerged as the Lord of that town when other places had their Lordship gotten by bloodline or appointment due to the heroic deeds one had committed that had saved the people a lot of damages and devastation.
It was the classic get rich quick strategy. The fact t
“Hmm!” Shin nodded. “So, you are saying that beside targeting the back of the beetle, that if the Wolf targets the throat region, the Sonic ability would be nullified, right?”“Of course! What do you expect to happen?” The Beastkin laughed. “WIthout the sonic vibrators, the air current that it sucks in through the air vents, is practically useless. And if the air currents can not get to the vibrators because they are destroyed, then the air absorbed would end up needing somewhere to go.”“Yes, that is true.” Hana said, raising a finger to her lips. “ Once it takes in its needed air quantity, it shuts the air vents so that the air does not escape. So, if the air cannot be converted into sonic waves through the sonic vibrators, then the air would blow up the body of the Beetle.”<
The next moment, a ball of light soared past even as the bull staggered around, trying to gain a footing of itself. The ball soared into the area behind the door and then with a flash, Shin and Hana appeared in its place, Hana being held in the hand by Shin.“Heh!” Shin let go of her hand as they stared up ahead. “ We made it.”Hana gasped at the scene before her. Her heart went double on the beat as her muscles became taut almost immediately, her entire form frozen to the spot. “Commander Eno?”"You're joking. That's the commander??" Shin gasped, lowering his eyes glasses with one hand.He just could not believe it. Hana had been right all along. Yes, even though Ronke had somewhat confirmed it then but still, a part of him had argued that they had both been mistaken.However, right before his eyes were the Commander and Ronke and Tangera. All of them in one spot.It was unbeli
But what could he really do?His energy had been halved by two thirds as a result of that blast. It was not even a full blast but yet his energy had been chopped up like this.What could he do?‘Well, i could choose!’ Bayo growled at the last moment.Yes, he could do that. He could choose when and how he was going to die, that is, if he ever got to choose whether he would die. This life was his and no one had the right to chop it short.Not even the damned beetle.‘Heed me, Stupid Law!’ Bayo criedout desperately for one more time. He reached inwards and grabbed the Law of Gluttony, split
In a match to the death as all soul beast contest battles were, the ability of a beast to make optimal decisions in the blink of an eye had been the grace that had seen them to live and win.When faced with opponents, these beasts are able to adapt to the conditions that they fight with, even to the extent of changing their style and manner of approach just to be on level ground with the opponent before them.It is of popular opinion that the soul beasts are not sentient beasts. But however because of the bond that these creatures share with their hosts, a level of intelligence is attained in them. Sometimes, this intelligence may span as a result of experience gained when going out on various missions with the hosts or just as a result of time and growth.For beasts with longer time as a soul bond
‘Go, charge it from behind!’ Bayo sent his prompts to the vacant mind of the Clone that was waiting for it to fill up. When he had first started with the clones, he had failed, miserably because he was unable to grasp that the clones would need a direction before they could get on something.And now, some sort of mastery had come upon him, allowing him to be able to reach out to the clone which was in a way connected to his mind as a sort of submind and then urge it towards the desires he had created it for.And then, it charged.*As Bayo was running, the wings were closing just then, followed by the elytra of the turtle shelling. Bayo ground his teeth, doubling on his limbs to get there. iT was only a few inches and somehow, the Turtle backed sonic beetle seemed to have tired itself out which was why it was taking some time in closing down its wings and then doing the rest.Bayo slid himself to a rapid pause as the d
What is strength? What is power? What is this class ranking system we all partake in?From Basic Class to God Class, one thing remains certain. That is, that strength is valued above everything and anything else.Anyone with a lower class is easily boxed into the corner and forgotten. But should this be the case?We, people of the lower worlds have had to endure the constant bullying by those above us. The Orishas and their unruly set of offsprings, The Emere have being a constant pain to all of us.Blessed by Eledumare with insane power levels, we can only grovel in the dust before their pre-eminence.But such should not be. We all are aware of the time when The Emeres sought to wipe almost all the Kpelekpe Race just because they put me under their care.I, who was forgotten by the gods themselves. Only until I attained certain strength did they remember tha
The origins of the Titan Federation and the Giant Foundation can be traced back to four distinct personalities, two of which were the founding Titans and the two of which were the founding Giants of the distinct World Powers now.In our study of timely perspective, we at the tower of the sect of new light have been abll about finding ways through which legendary Icons who may have an iota of good in them may yet exist to serve the purpose of the lesser ones. Those of us who have been oppressed by the system, by the gods and the Irunmoles, who have it up to our neck. This is why the Tower of the Sect Of New Light that we may yet find justification in this unjust world that we are opportuned to live in.To find the reason why we have favoured Trixius the Great above others, even though the Legendary Mad Prime never was chanced to hear of us because we
On the return of Layo, he had been furious that he had gone after the Titan brothers. Being the stronger of the three of them due to the fact that he was a mercenary hunter, they had been successful in vanquishing the Titans brothers, all though it had taken him quite the time to do so because the Titans were only two. He was just one and again, Sayo was heavy with children.When Sayo had put to birth again, the Titan brothers had returned just at the nick of time when an agreed Layout was about to end the life of the one red skinned Titan baby. They stole him away from his fury and escaped, running far away. Layo would have made to pursue them but his sister and wife was now in failing health. And so, he had stayed back to see that she was doing alright.Sayo did not make it. Layo blamed her death on the Titans and so, he had grown his offspring to

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10 best places to visit Italy
Many famous artists and outstanding scientists were born and raised in Italy. A huge number of monuments of this particular country is listed in the UNESCO list. Incredible beauty country. It is characterized by amazing landscapes and unique buildings that impress citizens. But when traveling around this beautiful country or in other European countries, we should not forget about our relatives, who are bored and are waiting for you in their homeland. For these cases, so that communication with relatives is not so expensive, it is worth using the Internet tariff for Italy – Orange Mundo from Orange.
Valley of the Temples of Sicily
10 best places to visit Italy
In Sicily, in the province of Agrigento, you can visit the unique Italian landmark, which is called the “Valley of the Temples”. This place occupies a large area. The excavation site, on the territory of which, one can find a large number of remains of prehistoric monuments, some of which have been preserved in decent form until now. The place is on the World Heritage List.
This is a park located in Liguria. One of the most clean and well-kept in Italy. The object is listed by UNESCO. It consists of five small fabulous picturesque towns. They are located along the sea rocky coast. The park attracts tourists from all over the world to enjoy these landscapes.
Uffizi Gallery in Florence
This is a significant museum in Italy, one of the oldest objects in Europe. This is the most visited museum. It contains most of the rare works of famous Italian artists.
Almost the oldest, famous, unique object in Italy. A place where, even in the Middle Ages, people with great pleasure watched bloody battles with pleasure. Where people played in the theater. Where listened to the instructions of the ruler, where the most significant events of ancient times took place. Now it is a unique landmark located in Rome. One of the most famous architectural sites in the world.
Dungeon City Sassi di Matera
Small town inside rocky terrain. The object is located under the scorching Mediterranean sun. This is a large area of an old cave dwelling, preserved to this day, but already as a museum piece. Here is a large number of caves, located in the form of a large two-story labyrinth.
Back in 79 BC, the ancient city of Pompeii was buried under a three-meter layer of ash. Now it is an old and beautifully preserved landmark, which is open to tourists. The complex is located a few dozen kilometers from Naples.
Amalfi and Poberezhie
Seeing this place from afar, you can already feel a sense of delight. Amalfi consists of sixteen settlements. Each town has its own history of origin and its own tradition. Small colored houses are located on the rocks of several floors. It looks beautiful, bright and positive. This is a heavenly place for a vacation. The entire complex is located over 40 km of the Mediterranean coast.
Sienna. Historical Center
In Siena, each building was designed and built in such a way that it looked like the others. Their architectural style must be the same, and architectural elements to remind of each other. In general, this city is isolated. Each building complements the other. Once here, you might think that this is a different world, but everyone will find for themselves exactly what will win his heart.
This is a separate state. But you can get here only through Rome. This is the smallest state in the world. Within the state there are mainly palaces, galleries, gardens. Tourists come from all over the world every year to admire local architectural landmarks and receive a papal blessing. Many buildings here are built according to the drawings of the great Italian creators.
Basilica of St. Mark
This place was chosen for the burial of St. Mark the Evangelist. It is the most important symbol of Venice. The temple is made in the old Byzantine style, which has reached almost unchanged to this day. This is a religious building, which surprises with its uniqueness and safety. The temple is located on the Piazza San Marco. It is worth seeing this place, a trace in memory will remain forever.


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Friday, 28 August 2009
Alarming decline of Britain’s ‘common’ reptiles and amphibians highlighted by new photographic field guide.
The author of a new field-guide has expressed alarm at the disappearance of amphibians and reptiles from many parts of the countryside, particularly those species once regarded as ‘common’.
Britain’s Reptiles and Amphibians, published by WILDguides, is the first photographic guide to all of the reptile and amphibian species found in Britain and Ireland and features almost 200 photographs of frogs, toads, newts, snakes, lizards, turtles and terrapins.
The guide includes several species whose name includes the word ‘common’, for example the common toad, common lizard and common frog.
“In researching the guide it became clear that the so-called ‘common’ species are now far from common.” said author Howard Inns.
“Species such as the common lizard have disappeared from many sites they once inhabited and many of the people who monitor common toad populations at traditional breeding ponds reported to me that their numbers have crashed in recent years.” he said.
“Common frogs fare well in garden ponds but they too have declined significantly in the wider countryside.”
The guide is a flagship publication for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, a newly formed charity resulting from the merger of Froglife and The Herpetological Conservation Trust.
Howard Inns, also Vice Chairman of Trustees for the charity, commented further: “The conservation efforts focussed on the rarer species of Britain’s reptiles and amphibians have been successful in recent decades.”
"The creation of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation means that more resource and expertise can be brought to bear on understanding why the more widespread species are in decline and preventing today’s ‘common’ species from becoming tomorrow’s rarities.”
The new field-guide Britain’s Reptiles and Amphibians, published by WILDguides, covers the 16 native reptiles and amphibians that breed in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands and the 5 marine turtles that visit our seas.
As well as species’ distribution maps the book features introductory sections on their biology and conservation, taxonomy, distinctive life-cycles and the behaviour of each species group.
The field-guide also covers the 15 ‘exotic’ species introduced to the UK deliberately or accidently. In addition it features hints and tips on where, when and how to watch reptiles and amphibians in the wild.
Chris Packham, well known wildlife TV presenter, says of the book in his foreword: “When I flick through its pages I so wish I’d been armed with it when I first began sneaking up on snakes, netting for newts and lunging after lizards.”
To purchase a copy of Britain’s Reptiles and Amphibians for £15.00 (RRP £17.95) visit: www.wildguides.co.uk or visit: www.arc-trust.org/shop/books
Proceeds from sales support Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.
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By The Hill Staff - 07/11/12 11:31 PM EDT
• President Obama intends to nominate Richard Ginman to be chairman of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board. Ginman currently serves as the director of defense procurement and acquisition policy (DPAP) at the Department of Defense. Before that, Ginman served as principal deputy director of DPAP from 2008 to 2011 and as deputy director of four DPAP directorates from 2006 to 2011.
• The president plans to nominate retired Maj. Gen. Don Loranger to be a member of the National Security Education Board. Loranger is the director of the University of Montana Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center’s Defense Critical Language and Culture Training Program. He has worked as an “independent consultant providing advice on leadership, systems design, strategic planning and safety for clients” and served in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1996.
• The president intends to nominate Dawn M. Liberi to be the United States ambassador to the Republic of Burundi. Liberi most recently served as the senior assistance coordinator at the United States Embassy in Tripoli, Libya. She has also worked in the United States Embassy in Kabul, Aghanistan.
• President Obama intends to nominate Stephen D. Mull as the United States ambassador to the Republic of Poland. He is currently executive secretary at the Department of State. Before that, Mull was a senior advisor to the undersecretary for political affairs and principal deputy assistant secretary for political military affairs.
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Posted by Tim Stobbs on April 30, 2011
Well this month I hit an interesting milestone. I managed to max out our lump sum prepayment option on our mortgage for the 12 months. Which in practical terms means we put on almost $23,000 in lump sum payments in the last 12 months in addition to our regular payments. No wonder the mortgage balance is dropping like a stone.
Wife’s RRSP $20,200
Wife’s Investment Account $12,800
Wife’s TFSA $8,800
My Investment Account $6,600
High Interest Savings Account $5,600
Net Worth $420,900 (+$19,300 or +4.8%) [+ 9.8% YTD ]
Investment Net Worth $139,900 (+$1700 or +1.2%) [+ 10.2% YTD]
Mortgage is down by $15,500 or 40% of my goal for 2011.
So with the housing market finally kicking back into gear I was able to get a few similar listings to finally update my house value this month. I had been avoiding the update for a while since I really didn’t have more than a listing or perhaps two that were similar so it was tough to get an estimated market value.
My investment net worth was very stable over the time frame, while I did make minor contributions to it over the last two months, the markets also decreased a bit which offset most of the increase. Oh, well that happens when you have a a fair amount of equity exposure.
I did notice one interesting fact while I was calculating our combined TFSA balance, which now stands at $20,000. Not too bad given we only put in $10,000 so far…so a 100% gain in just a few years looks impressive as hell until you realize it was mainly just dumb luck that those stocks have done well and the stocks had fairly high yields when we bought them (AQN.TO, EIT.UN.TO, REI.UN.TO).
Posted by Tim Stobbs on April 28, 2011
Perhaps the most frustrating words I hear when talking to people seems to be the words “I can’t.” The nature of the rest of their sentence will vary, but the idea is often the same. Some common themes include: I would like to save more, but I can’t. I would like to retire early, but I can’t. I would like a new job, but I can’t get a new one right now. Then following those sentences people usually have some reason for why they can’t do something.
Now the following isn’t to say everyone does this, but in my experience to date 95% of the reasons that go with the phrase “I can’t” are utter bullshit. Yes, that is right. I’m calling bullshit on just about every time you or I have ever used the phrase “I can’t”.
The more correct phrases that might work better than ‘I can’t’ are:
- I don’t feel like it.
- I’m lazy.
- I really do enjoy complaining rather than making my life better.
- I’m really just a self absorbed prick that can’t see past the end of my nose to realize that problem is really my fault.
By now, I’m sure you can come up with you own equally fun real reason why you can’t do something (feel free to suggest more reasons in the comments). So with that out of the way, why do we keep saying that to each other? I’ll take a guess at this one. You don’t want to accept the fact that changing your life for the better means ‘work.’ Nothing worth doing in life is easy, sorry to break it to you, but saving more, retiring early or getting a new job/career isn’t going to be done with a 10 easy step list. A list might help you get the ball rolling, but keeping it moving is going to take some effort and you will likely have a few patches where to keep going will be hard.
So regardless if you want to lose weight, save more, retire early…or just about anything else might I present the five steps of getting past “I can’t.”
- Stop Making Excuses. This should be obvious by now…you can’t move ahead if you keep running yourself in a loop of excuses. Stop making them and realize that most of them are bullshit.
- Know Your Motivation. Change requires a strong motivation to keep going over the long haul. Decide how badly you want something and how much more important this goal is than everything else. What will you give up to reach your goal? Is retiring early worth more to you than your cable package or perhaps moving to a smaller house?
- Know Your Limits. The other 5% of your reasons for not doing something is likely a limit for you. Good limits should strike you as insane and that you would never do it even with a gun at your head. For example, I will not stop contributing to my kid’s RESP’s so I can retire early. It isn’t happening, so that is a limit on my plan I really can’t get around.
- Make a Plan. Getting from now to then looks easy, until you realize the number of steps involved. You need a plan to get to any longer term goal. For example, to write my book I spend several months with the rule I needed to write one page a day. Yes, that cut into watching movies, or other social events, but in the end I did finish my book.
- Change the Plan. Your first plan will likely have flaws in it. Accept that and change as you move along. I rarely see anything go flawlessly in life, so make a plan and then make some reasonable adjustments as you go. For example, while writing the book I realized some nights it was nearly impossible to get a page done as I was booked sold from 7:30 am until 10:o0 pm, so I decided to allow myself to double up on pages the day before to ensure the progress kept going.
Ok, now it is your turn…how do you get past “I can’t” to achieve a goal?
Posted by Dave on April 26, 2011
This is a guest post by Dave, who is also looking to retire no later than 45, but unlike Tim has no kids and doesn’t want any. Dave is from Ontario and is working towards his CGA certification.
To some people, there is a reverence paid to budgets that I don’t really think is overly deserved. I was talking to my sister on the weekend, and she thought that a budget will solve all her problems. She said that all she needed to do was have a good budget and she would be in good shape. I politely disagreed around the importance of having a budget and explained to her that it wouldn’t necessarily help her financially because she doesn’t really have anything to budget for and doesn’t really have an end goal she is shooting for.
I explained to her that I didn’t really use a budget per se, I just pay all my bills put money into savings and spend the rest how I want. My “wants” are generally a lot less than most people, which may be the reason this system works for me. I also find that I don’t do well with the structure that a strict budget would impose on my spending.
The difference between me (I think) and most people who have no interest in their personal finances is that I have goals that I am hoping to achieve, which provides some direction and incentive for my personal finances. I have short-term goals, such as saving up enough money to feed my golfing habit for the summer, mid-range goals for things such as a vacation, and longer-term goals of paying off my mortgage.
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Soapbox articles give our team a chance to share some personal perspectives; today it’s the turn of Tom Whitehead to make a confession.
We all have our hidden shames and gaming gaps, and it’s time to share one of mine. Despite writing words about Nintendo for nearly 8 years I’ve always dodged around one of the biggest franchises on its systems – arguably the biggest. I’ve never played a Pokémon game.
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Jellybook, the Aim-quoted investment vehicle targeting social media start-ups, has posted a £300,000 loss in its first 10 months as a company.
Run by Jonathan Rowland, son of the one-time Conservative party treasurer David Rowland, Jellybook raised £11m in June 2011 to invest in European social media companies in an effort replicate the success of US peers such as Facebook or LinkedIn.
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Joe Phelps was born to Nita and Hensel Phelps on the family farm in Maysville, Missouri, on November 12, 1927. He was the youngest of four children. The family moved to Greeley, Colorado in 1936. To support his family, Hensel turned from farming to building construction in 1937, thus founding a firm that today is one of the pre-eminent construction companies in the United States.
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There's nothing like biting into the sweet, juicy flesh of a peach in the summer, but why not try a refreshing bite of a dragon fruit ( photo right) or a handful of rambutans?
There are a number of tasty exotic fruits lining gourmet food stores and produce aisles, just waiting to be pulled apart and devoured by anyone gutsy enough to give them a try. But while passersby may be intrigued by scaly magenta skin and grass-like growth from a fruit, many just aren't sure how to approach food they've never had before."These new fruits represent a really great new opportunity for discovery," says Norman Van Aken, chef and author of
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