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Doctor Ephraim Goodweather is making his way to Washington DC, and after the airing of Sunday’s episode, “Quick and Painless,” we got to have a conversation with series star, Corey Stoll.
Stoll can currently be seen in theaters in Marvel’s Ant-Man and the upcoming release of Black Mass, in addition to his previously noteworthy work in House of Cards.
Be sure to check out season two of The Strain on FX Sunday nights at 10PM CT/ET time and my reviews immediately following their airing here on The Young Folks!
Evan via TYF: I was curious if, being in a series by Guillermo del Toro with this kind of creep factor, was there something that was a horror film, horror icon or a creepy story that really stuck with you in your youth that resurfaces when you’re on set with these things?
Corey: I don’t know if there’s something that resurfaces; it’s hard to explain but it’s just when you’re on the set, there’s a moment when you first get on set where you see the lighting and the makeup and everything and there is a moment of, wow, that’s really cool. And then by the fourth set up and the twentieth take, you know, it just becomes work.
You’re playing make-believe, so you’re getting yourself into a state of terror. The stuff isn’t really scary on its own pretty much after your first time doing it.
Evan via TYF: You mentioned Johnny Depp briefly earlier. Have you had the chance to see a cut of Black Mass yet, and is there anything in particular you’re excited about when it comes out in September?
Corey: Yeah, I’ve seen it and it’s great. Yeah, it’s an incredibly complex story to tell with a lot of characters and in sort of a complicated idea of what the power structures are within the Mob and within the FBI and Justice Department. It’s very elegant, I think, and the performances across the board are really fine. The whole movie…I’m really proud to have my small part in it.

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Impact Of Fed Rate Hike Blunted In Illinois, Says Busey Funds Manager
The Federal Reserve Board’s move this week to increase the benchmark federal funds interest rate for the first time in a year may be good news for a recovering national economy --- but the impact may not be so useful for Illinois’ economy.
Thaddeus Yasunaga, a vice-president and investment portfolio manager with the Wealth Management division of Champaign-based Busey Bank, says Illinois’ slower growth, higher unemployment rate and state budget impasse mean the state economy won’t be as responsive as other parts of the country to the effects of the interest rate hike.
“So to the extent that Illinois is lagging the nation in terms of unemployment or economic growth, we shouldn’t expect monetary policy to continue to help out, if the nation as a whole is doing well”, said Yasunaga. “You know, that is really up to our state and local governments to put in the fiscal policies that spur job creation and economic growth.”
Yasunaga says the higher interest rate could act as a “headwind” for state government, adding to its cost of borrowing. He notes that Illinois already has to pay a bit over two percent more to issue bonds than a state with a good credit rating.
The quarter-percent rate hike announced by the Federal Reserve Wednesday brought the benchmark federal funds interest rate to a range of one-half to three-quarters of a percent --- a level that Yasunaga says is still a low one.
“Despite the significant increase we’ve seen here in the last month or so, we are still at very, very low levels of interest”, said Yasunaga. “So, mortgages, for example, even today, mortgage rates are still around four percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage. So that’s still a very low cost, relative to what we’ve seen historically.”
The Fed also signaled the possibility of additional rate hikes in 2017.
Yasunaga says the Fed’s rate increase will also have an indirect impact on longer-term rates for things like mortgages and car loans.
But while that creates more challenges for borrowers --- Yasunaga says the Fed’s interest rate hike is very good news for savers, especially people who are retired or saving for retirement.
He says this week’s interest rate increase points the way to a normalizing of interest rates, where the federal funds rate is around three percent --- instead of below one percent as it is now.
Yasunaga says normalization will allow savers to earn income without having to risk as much money on the stock market.
(Correction: Previous versions of this story mistakenly gave Thaddeus Yasunaga's name as Tasunaga. Apologies for the error. -JM 12/16/16)


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Canon EOS M Digital Camera
The mirrorless camera features continuous autofocus and expansive lens lineup
When shooting still images, the EOS M camera's 18-megapixel APS-C-sized CMOS image sensor provides a shallow depth of field, incredible low-light image quality and a wide dynamic range to capture rich gradation and detail. This new addition to the EOS family offers a great solution to videographers and photographers of all levels, with two new lenses designed specifically for Canon's new camera format – the EF-M 22mm f/2 STM kit lens and the optional EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens– and the ability to use the full line of Canon EF and EF-S lenses through the optional Mount Adapter EF-EOS M.
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If you need to change your billing address on Amazon, you may be wondering how to go about doing this on the website. This is a common edit that people may have to make if they have recently moved or had a change of billing address.
The good thing is that Amazon keeps its website simple to understand so that anyone can make these simple edits to their account. Unlike other websites, Amazon is easy to understand and navigate when you are on your account.
If you need to update your billing address, this is a simple edit that you can make within your account in just a few minutes. Keep reading to find out how to change your billing address on Amazon.
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How Do I Change My Amazon Billing Address?
If you need to change your Amazon billing address, this is very simple to do on your Amazon account. All you really need to do is log into your account and go to your settings to add in your billing address and save it for the future.
This is very simple and will only take a minute or two to complete and can be saved indefinitely. This way, you don’t have to worry about it again unless you move addresses in the future.
One of the best things about shopping on Amazon is that it keeps its system very easy for its customers. Your Amazon account is very easy to manage and has straightforward settings that are easy to understand and navigate.
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To change your Amazon billing address within your account, all you need to do is:
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- Go to Account Options
- Click on Your Addresses
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- Save the billing address
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Can My Billing and Shipping Address be Different on Amazon?
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More often than not, the billing and shipping address are going to be the same because you are the person paying for the item and it is being delivered to you. Because of this, most people are going to have the same address for billing and shipping.
Though it is important to remember that there are instances where the billing and shipping address may be different. This is not common, but it is allowed on Amazon as there are times when you may need to do this for a package.
One common instance is if you are purchasing a gift, but it is being delivered to the person that it is going to. In this situation, your billing address would be to you, but the shipping address would be to the person receiving the gift.
This would result in you having a different address for billing and shipping for that specific order that you place.
Does the Billing Address on Amazon Matter?
Though the billing address on Amazon may not seem like a big deal, it is very important if you want to put in a purchase. The billing address needs to be added and correct in order for your purchase to go through successfully.
The billing address needs to be the same address that is on the card that you are using to make your purchase. This helps to prevent any transaction issues when Amazon goes to charge your card.
If your billing address is not on Amazon, you most likely will not be able to put the order in until you add a billing address. And if the billing address is not correct, you may receive a notification of an error with your order.
How Can I Change My Billing Address on Amazon?
If you need to change the billing address on your Amazon account, this is very easy to do. All you need to do is log into your account and go to your settings, where you can change your addresses.
Add the correct billing address that you want to use and save it to your account, deleting what other billing addresses you have that are incorrect. This address will be saved for the future and will be applied to all of your orders unless you choose a different option.

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Coalition Brings Up Agriculture Industry Concerns to Congress
The Family Business Estate Tax Coalition recently sent a letter to Congress regarding the legislation proposed by President Biden that would increase capital-gains taxes and eliminate the stepped-up basis for inherited assets. Author Chris Clayton penned a helpful overview of the situation in an article for Progressive Farmer. The Coalition argues that the new legislation would have a large negative impact on both farm estates and the agriculture and forestry industries. For more details, click here to read the article in full.


Codemasters has just ensured every F1 fanatic will want F1 2013, as this year’s title will feature an F1 Classics mode which will be introduced by one of the sport most beloved voices, the voice of the legendary Murray Walker.
F1 2013 is set to launch locally in Spring for the Xbox 360, the Playstation 3 and PC. Two editions will be available – F1 2013 and F1 2013: CLASSIC EDITION.
The classic mode will feature legendary drivers in iconic cars including 1980s cars from Williams, Lotus and Ferrari against drivers including Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi and Gerhard Berger, with more to be announced, on classic circuits Brands Hatch and Jerez. Classic content is also available in a range of other game modes, including split-screen and online multiplayer modes.
From the press release:
The premium F1 2013: CLASSIC EDITION delivers even more classic content with two additional content packs featuring content from the 1990s and additional circuits to be enjoyed in F1 Classics and other game modes. The 1990s pack includes classic cars from both Williams and Ferrari and drivers such as David Coulthard, Jacques Villeneuve, Eddie Irvine and Alain Prost and others.
The two packs included in F1 2013: CLASSIC EDITION will also be available as optional DLC for players of F1 2013 shortly after release.
F1 2013 and F1 2013: CLASSIC EDITION will be published by Codemasters and distributed by Namco Bandai Games Europe S.A.S in Europe. To get all the latest F1 2013 news straight from the studio, race over to www.facebook.com/formula1game or follow the team on twitter at www.twitter.com/formula1game.
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Popular Nigerian reality television show, Big Brother Naija, is currently getting more interesting with adult contents as millions of viewers were treated with yet another sizzling and romantic moment live on the screen.
As the Valentine’s day approached in the early hours of today, the Big Brother Naija housemates felt the love in the air as the the male housemates made breakfast in bed for the ladies and also gave them flowers. The new housemate, Jon who entered the house on Sunday for a special mission by Big Brother, has already fulfilled a dream.
In a clip captured on the screen and posted on social media, the new fake housemate, Jon was seen locking lips with the sexy TBoss in a show of love and romance, as she forgets her former love, Miyonce who has been evicted on the show’s first week. Her kiss with Jon has prompted people to conclude that fair younger guys are her type.
Meanwhile, to celebrate the Valentine’s day, Big Brother surprised the housemate with a celebrity guest. It was none other than Mr Nigeria, Emmanuel Ikubese, who brought the ‘Lover’s day’ gift from Biggie to the housemate.

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’10-20-Life’ media campaign under way in hopes of deterring crimes involving guns.
BARBARA ANDERSON, The Fresno Bee
January 2, 2003
“Use a gun — and you’re done.”
People in Fresno will notice the message on bumper stickers, storefront posters and television commercials beginning this month.
If the anti-gun slogan has the impact law enforcement officials hope, it will deter crime.
Under provisions of California’s gun-enhancement sentencing law known as “10-20-Life,” use a gun in the commission of a crime and spend more time behind bars.
Displaying a gun during a crime adds 10 years to the prison sentence, 20 years if a gun is fired and 25 years to life if someone is shot.
The law applies to people ages 14 or older, but police officers say teenagers and young adults are least likely to be aware of the penalties for brandishing or using a firearm.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that there’s some people who have never heard of 10-20-Life, and we’re hoping the mere thought of spending anywhere from 10 years to their entire life in prison for using a gun in a criminal act will cause people to think twice before acting,” said Lt. Pat Farmer of the Fresno Police Department.
Police cars will sport the 10-20-Life stickers on their bumpers as one way to promote the law.
Although the law he conceived took effect five years ago, Mike Reynolds, a Fresno wedding photographer, decided 10-20-Life wasn’t getting the attention it needs to be a crime deterrent. A multimedia campaign was his idea to draw attention to the law.
Reynolds believes educating the public will reduce criminal offenses involving guns. Reynolds is best known as the catalyst behind the highly visible “Three Strikes” sentencing law for repeat offenders. Under Three Strikes, felons previously convicted of two serious or violent crimes receive a 25-years-to-life term and serve it before being eligible for parole.
Reynolds pushed for the sentencing law and followed that up with the 10-20-Life gun-enhancement bill after his 18-year-old daughter, Kimber, was shot and killed in 1992 by a man who was out of prison on parole.
Reynolds decided to launch a barrage of posters and bumper stickers and television announcements about 10-20-Life after receiving blank stares from high school and college students when he queried them about the gun-enhancement provisions.
“That’s the very group that needs to understand this law,” he said. “Criminals coming out of prison are pretty up on it.”
The 14-, 15- or 16-year-olds who are leaning toward a life of violent crime are the ones who need to know the consequences of using a gun in a robbery or assault, he said.
Whether bold posters of a gray handgun on a white background with information about “10-20-Life — It’s the law” will deter teenagers from committing violent crimes remains subject for debate.
Fresno police’s Farmer cites crime statistics in support of an information and education campaign about 10-20-Life. Immediately after the passage of the law in 1998, violent crimes involving firearms dropped, Farmer said. Publicity about the new law was prominent five years ago. In the five years since the law’s debut, crimes with guns increased by as much as 79% for some offenses.
For example, Fresno police statistics show that 326 assaults in Fresno involving guns occurred in 1999, as compared with 506 assaults with firearms as of the last week of 2002, a 55% increase. In 1992, 19 homicides involved guns, compared with 34 in 2002 — a 79% increase. And robberies involving guns increased by 65%, from 309 in 1999 to 509 in 2002.
Fresno County Probation Chief Larry Price doubts that focusing attention on 10-20-Life with flashy bumper stickers, posters and commercials will stop criminals from using guns.
“The campaign may have some real positive effects, but after 35 years in the business, I’m not sure of the deterrence factor,” he said.
What the law does do, Price said, is lock up offenders. “That’s what I think is the most important part of this law.”
Few oppose longer sentences for gun-wielding felons, but some defense attorneys say 10-20-Life isn’t a perfect law.
“The most serious flaw is it does not give the judge any discretion. It’s a mandatory thing,” said Garrick Byers, senior defense attorney at the Fresno County Public Defenders Office. Without this type of safety valve, “there are some injustices under this law that are happening, in my opinion,” he said.
Reynolds said 10-20-Life, born in Fresno, has higher public approval ratings statewide than the Three Strikes law.
He got help printing 10-20-Life stickers and posters from local businesses and the Fig Garden Rotary, he said. Putting posters in strip malls, convenience stores and gas stations should deter crime in those locations, he said.
Business owners appreciate the cost of violent crime to business, he said.
“A guy can have insurance against a robbery, insurance against a fire, insurance against even an earthquake these days. But how do you have insurance against someone being murdered out in front of your business?”
Thirty-second 10-20-Life television promotions, which began airing on San Joaquin Valley stations about three weeks ago, convey a striking anti-crime message, said Eddie Cadena, KGPE Channel 47 news executive producer.
“The response here in the newsroom is that they look really effective,” he said. “They had a high impact on us, so we hope they have the same impact on the community as well.”
Once school resumes next week, Farmer said, police school-resource officers will speak at school assemblies and pass out fliers to help increase awareness of 10-20-Life.
The idea behind the media blitz is simple, Reynolds said: “It’s pretty hard for people to obey a law if they don’t know they’re breaking it.”


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“The LGBT community, the queer community, can be the most supportive or the most stigmatising. We’re so fractionalised as it is – look at all those Grindr tribes. It's such a shame. You saw the community come together in full [almost] for the marriage equality referendum and you get tingles just thinking about that. But then I tell someone I’m HIV positive and they don’t want to know me. Even within the HIV community, there are factions. Some people are ‘cleaner‘ than others. Let’s say someone got HIV from their ex who cheated on them. Well, they’re apparently going to be seen as less ‘dirty‘ than someone who got it in a bathhouse or at an orgy". Robbie Lawlor has just finished his master's in sexuality studies and is a HIV advocate.
Despite his fluency in speaking about HIV now, it is still only relatively recently that Robbie became conscious to the complexities of the issue, "I was a 21 year old gay man who didn’t know HIV existed in Ireland". Since his diagnosis, he has brought himself back from the brink, calling it "the rock bottom" part of his life. "I was unemployed because I was ill. I had side effects from the medication I was on that gave me symptoms as if I was paranoid schizophrenic, but it was just the medication. I went into depression. I had to move back home. I studied zoology for four years to move over to Australia, I had a job waiting there for me, but once you’re given a HIV diagnosis you can’t have a visa. Nowadays you can get a visa but because medication is so expensive it’s only for the mega rich. So it might as well be a restriction in itself."
Having gone through what is known as a HIV identity transition – from negative to positive – and accepting HIV as part of his self, he created what he calls "a new normal" and embraced his status. "I set up the first peer support group for people living with HIV in the clinic at Saint James'. If [young gay men] want to get in contact with other people living with HIV I give them my number and we can go for a pint, or a coffee, or just a chat over the phone. It’s incredible because by the third conversation they don’t talk about HIV anymore. If I had that resource when I was first diagnosed, I wouldn’t have had to take my medication that was so bad for me for so long, everything would have been a lot easier for me. Robbie is now gearing up to roll out a national campaign for the 2017/2018 academic year to create a powerful sexual health and HIV youth movement and lobby to prioritse HIV and sexual health and to ensure equitable access to medication.
In every aspect of sexual health and HIV that Robbie talks about, inclusivity and intersectionality are to the fore given his experience of "erasure [and] feeling like a vector". He is acutely aware of how the issues he is passionate about are cross cut by class, gender, and race. Of race he says, "how we discuss migrants in Ireland is disgusting. How we discuss migrants with HIV in Ireland is even more disgusting", citing comments on the Journal as an indicator of this reality. "We need to direct our anger [away from] ‘why are these migrants coming in and taking up all the tax payers money for medication’ and ask the bigger question of why the medication is so expensive. And why are we allowing it to be up to €20000 per patient per year. When generic drugs could be thirty quid a month. We are demonising people who are just trying to live their life, who may be running away from issues at home, from dying at home, who want the best life for their children". Of disparities between developed and 'developing' countries he says, "the only reason I’m alive today is because of the country I was born in".
Even with living in Ireland, the full range of preventive measures that will play a huge role in ending HIV do not yet exist. On this, Robbie says, "We need PrEP. Because, condoms – they’re great if you use them but not everyone uses them. Everyone’s individual in terms of what they use or don’t use. We never talk about the people for who condoms cut off their erection, or they don’t know how to put one on, or they don’t get the same feeling, but yet they have a really high sex drive". I add that some people might not just be in the geographic position to get free rubbers either. Robbie continues, "What we need to do is to have every tool in our arsenal to stop HIV, and PrEP is one of the best out there". Ultimately, people are going to have bareback sex and tools additional to condoms to accommodate this are essential. As Robbie knows, it's not just a case of PrEP > condoms, “because anti-microbial gonorrhoea is increasing in the UK and if that’s happening there, we know it’s going to come over here in months".
I am interested to learn more about disclosing a positive status to potential partners, and how that has gone for Robbie [quite well, obviously – he's been in a relationship for almost two and a half years]. "If I’m dating someone, I want to show them who I am and when it gets to that point I’ll tell them. I have this five date rule. I had this five date rule before I had HIV but it just seemed right to me. I wouldn’t have sex until the fifth date because for me personally I have better sex with people who I have this connection with". Five dates is a lot. Robbie agrees before owning up that he only went to the fourth.
Be it four dates or five dates, Robbie's attitude remained constant, "if you go to someone you’re dating and you just look depressed and say that HIV is ruining your life, the person is going to run a mile. You need to be confident in yourself. You need to feel empowered in your status. You need to tell the person, ‘this is what I’m living with, these are all the facts I know, and if you don’t like it, that’s okay’". He continues, "because people can really take advantage when you’re very vulnerable and sensitive. We allow people take advantage, because we almost feel like we deserve it when we’re living with HIV".
Robbie is having "amazing" sex with his man Maurice – who has a negative status – and talk soon turns to common misconceptions about mixed status sex. Robbie cites the Partner Study which analysed 58000 sex acts between mixed status couples – not one new transmission occurred if the HIV positive partner was 'undetectable' [where the virus becomes so low in the body following medication]. That study is entering its second phase and Robbie and Maurice are taking part in it. On making this decision Robbie says, "I was apprehensive. Because if it’s someone you love, it’s the last thing you want to do. I told my partner about it and he was jumping up and down his seat with excitement. He really wanted to do it". I suggest that for a thing that is such a big part of Robbie's life, it is unsurprising that the person who is also such a big part of his life would be eager to get involved in a piece of leading research. Bringing Maurice into the research has only been good for them, "it’s my responsibility to take my medication every day, but after however many sexual acts over a year and he’s negative. I can say, with certainty, that he won’t get HIV. From making that decision, it opened us up to talking about what we want in our relationship and our sexual desires".
All of this means that sex is safer with someone who has a positive status – and takes their medication – than someone who does not know their status [and many do not]. "I have people coming to me constantly to say they got HIV from casual partners, or people they’ve been in long term relationships with because they didn’t get checked at the beginning – nobody knows. It is going to be safer with me". Robbie continues, "and even, let’s say, if I did go off and cheat – because let’s be honest, people cheat, it’s sexual desire, and we need to talk about cheating a lot more in a non sex negative way – and if I was to, if I’m on medication, I won’t give him HIV. I could give him another STI but I could not give HIV to him".
Sex negativity comes up a lot in conversation with Robbie. We both blame – in part, at least – Ireland's social history for people not feeling as empowered in their sex and sexuality as they could or should. Robbie refers to it as something of a "Catholic hangover". And he would know, "People living with HIV are the walking embodiment of the shame we attribute to sex. We are. I know people who have great sex lives, but they feel they can’t tell their friends or talk openly about it because they’ll be shamed. And if they can’t talk about it with their friends, how are they supposed to negotiate safer sex with people if they choose to? Will they feel obliged to get a sexual health check? What will they feel if they get HIV? All because we have so much shame toward sex. We’re changing. But we need to go a lot further".
"We live in a neoliberal world full of these messages of ‘look after yourself’. And if you’re given something like HIV it’s shame on you. You’ve done this to yourself. It’s your own fault, you deserve this – that mentality". Rather, Robbie maintains, a more sensitive and nuanced approach is key, be it in regard to chemsex, bug chasing, gift giving, or whatever. This seems like the most fitting way to end our conversation, and perhaps the most valuable thing to take away. "We demonise people who do drugs or have chemsex without every thinking about the person as a person. We need to think about the person individually and why they might want this to happen. It could be a number of things. It’s something we never talk about. What’s happening in their life that they want to get HIV? What services could we provide? What language do we have that they can relate to? You can’t just think about it in terms of responsibility and irresponsibility, you have to ask what brought them to that point".
Note: You may not know that Dublin now has its own ACT UP chapter, which Robbie has helped set up. The next general meeting, which is open to all, takes place at 18:30 on Tuesday August 16 at HIV Ireland, 70 Eccles Street, Dublin 7.
Note: Robbie is also giving a talk during Galway Pride on Wednesday August 17.

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Monday, October 16, 2017 9:01 pm
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says his administration will implement the ”no work no pay” policy as workers in the state vowed to continue with the industrial action embarked upon since Sept. 22.
The governor, who spoke to State House correspondents after a closed door with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, said that majority of the workers had resumed work in their respective beats.
He, however, described those workers still on strike in the state as “political civil servants’’, saying that only workers who resumed work would be paid their salary.
Cue in audio – Bello
“Those workers that are still on strike are political civil servants; real civil servants are coming to work.
“We are trying our best to keep up with the payment of salaries.
“There is no denying the fact that the economy is biting hard everywhere and you will recall that I met four months’ salary backlog, I cleared it and today we are keeping up to date.
“We owe August and September as we speak. We are up to date in terms of salaries and those that come to work we shall pay them and those that don’t come to work, the ‘no work no pay’ shall surely apply,’’ he said.
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The governor pledged to maintain the periodic publishing of the state’s accounts.
He said: “Very soon we are going to publish all the salaries that we have paid to workers since inception in newspapers for people to see it.
“All the noise about Kogi is not paying salaries will be in public domain.’’
Bello enjoined the people of the state to continue to be patient with his administration, noting that, “things are hard generally and we are trying our best and that is why we are transparent in everything that we do’’.
It would be recalled that the organized labour in Kogi, had in September, directed workers in ministries, agencies and parastatal agencies to commence an indefinite strike as from Sept. 22.
The Chairman of the state chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Ranti Ojo, flanked by his Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), counterpart, Mr Onu Edoka gave the order while briefing newsmen in Lokoja.
The labour leaders explained that the industrial action was informed by the fact that the state government had refused to invite them for negotiation over their demands.
They maintained that the strike was the only lifeline left for the workers to negotiate their survival in the hands of the administration of Gov. Bello.
The Federal Government, on Oct. 11, had resolved to enforce the “No Work No Pay’’ law as part of measures to restore harmony into the public service in the country.(NAN)


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A Florida man accused of killing his infant daughter told cops he was stressed out beforehand because Hurricane Irma knocked out power to his home, according to a new report.
Dekari Rashard Castell, 22, who was arrested Monday on murder and aggravated child abuse charges, told cops he hit his 6-month-old, Kali Dream, twice in the head because she wouldn’t stop crying, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
The child was taken to the hospital on Sept. 13 and died the next day.
Castell told Orlando police he was “highly stressed” as a result of being without power.
He was also accused of breaking his 4-week-old son’s leg last year by the Florida Department of Children and Families but no charges were filed, according to local Fox affiliate Fox35.
The dad is being held without bond in Orange County Jail. Police didn’t immediately return a call.

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National Assembly passes B-BBEE bill
Department of Trade and Industry
The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Amendment Bill has been passed by the National Assembly and sent to the National Council of Provinces for concurrence.
The Bill was tabled in Parliament at the end of November last year. Cabinet approved the bill for tabling early in August 2012.
Public hearings on the Bill were held in March 2013.
Highlights of the proposed legislation include:
• Align the Codes of Good Practice and the Act – elevate the generic scorecard into the Act
• Setting up of the B-BBEE Commission – monitor and evaluate the implementation of B-BBEE
• Introduction of offences, penalties and prohibitions to address non-compliance and circumvention
• Introduction of the concept of B-BBEE verification professional
• Extend the Minister’s powers to make regulations in particular, the rules governing how the Commission conducts investigations
In terms of the alignment of the Codes and the Act, the bBill seeks to empower the Minister to define, interpret and establish indicators to measure local production and content.
Another notable proposal is that organs of state and public entities will be able to set criteria for procurement that exceed those set out in the Codes.
Sector Codes will continue to take precedence in terms of B-BBEE compliance.
Tighter reporting requirements are proposed. All businesses will have to report to their sector councils on an annual basis regarding compliance.
The envisaged Commission will operate as an independent entity located within the DTI’s premises. It is perceived as a viable enforcement mechanism.
The Minister will be able to issue directives to the Commission indicating how the Commission is to perform its functions.
The commission will also be tasked with fostering sound working relationships between the public and private sectors in the interests of promoting the B-BBEE objectives.
It will also be able to investigate any B-BBEE related matter.
The proposed legislation will clamp down hard on misrepresentation with regard to the verification process.
It proposes a maximum penalty for misrepresentation of B-BBEE status of ten years in prison and/or a fine. Companies can be fined 10% of annual turnover.
Failure to submit a report could result in a one year jail term.
All convicted persons will be prevented from conducting business with the State.
According to SA news, trade and industry Minister, Rob Davies, emphasised during a media briefing on the Bill yesterday that a sunset clause could not be considered at this stage as more progress on the Bill’s objectives was needed.
He was responding to a question on whether a timeframe for BEE could now be set.
The Minister added that another university has been commissioned to undertake a follow up survey on the overall level of BEE in South Africa.
Davies also indicated that the amended Codes of Good Practice would likely be released in August.
It was hoped that the Bill could be signed into law around the same time.
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Watch Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader do a terrible job reciting movie lines
Kristen Wiig: MVP of presenting Golden Globes. Following up on her great 2013 bit with Will Ferrell, this time around she took the stage with her SNL and Skeleton Twins co-star Bill Hader to announce the Best Screenplay winner.
“I looked on Wikipedia and apparently, I found out, you cannot make a movie without a screenplay,” Wiig said. “What?” Hader replied in a voice that cannot be described, only Vine’d. Then then went on to recite some “classic” movie lines.
From E.T.? “Kids I really, I gotta get back to my planet.” From Titanic? “Guys, relax!” From The Terminator? “Excuse me, which way is the Beverly Center?” By the time Wiig started to do her De Niro impression, they both started breaking.
With Amy Poehler and Tina Fey saying that this was their last gig, the Hader-Wiig appearance had many speculating on Twitter that they could take up the mantle.

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Well, well, the money men aspired to be ‘the new Chelsea’ when they arrived at Manchester City and to a certain extent, it looks as if they could go one better. No, I haven’t been struck down with early onset dementia, I’m not imagining them climbing anywhere near the top four, but certainly in terms of being impatient enough not to care who they alienate, City’s owners are striving to be the best.
You’d have thought that bearing in mind Roman Abramovich’s initial spending and Chelsea’s revolving door policy on managers had already provided plenty of material for the ‘How Not To Win Friends And Influence People’ manual, City might have taken a bit of notice. And yet, in just 18 months, they’ve not only read the manual but seem hell-bent on copying it to the letter and adding a chapter or two themselves.
I remember saying it wouldn’t be long before City found themselves in the position they do now – where money doesn’t automatically equal success and everyone outside the club wills them to fail. If they’re honest, they can’t say they didn’t have it coming though. From the minute the Robinho deal was hijacked on the day of their arrival, through to that ‘Welcome to Manchester’ sign, their arrogance has known no limits. And the more naive supporters adopted that arrogant, moneybags attitude all too easily, believing they really would achieve the instant success their new owners had bragged about. Is it any wonder I’m doing an ‘I told you so’ article today?
You see, we’ve been there and done it because as if Abramovich’s millions weren’t enough reason to hate us, we replaced the likeable, genteel Ranieri with the cocky arrogance of Jose Mourinho. Claudio Ranieri had put together a good squad at Chelsea, and he’d done a decent job even without the money but it wasn’t happening fast enough for our owner. Cue Jose Mourinho and the rest of the country’s utter abhorrence of everything Chelsea. Ok, so it took a season before every pressman and pundit felt the same way as the opposition, but you get the drift.
And yet, Manchester City, having lost just two Premier League games so far this season and getting into the semi-final of the Carling Cup have decided to dispense with the services of Mark Hughes and replace him with Roberto Mancini.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t feel particularly sorry for Hughes who clearly knew it was coming as he said his goodbyes after their narrow win over Sunderland yesterday. He was far too smug at City for my liking, hardly set the world alight even after he’d brought in £200million worth of talent – pinched from under rivals’ noses or otherwise – and as for his ridiculous comments about Frank Lampard recently, he doesn’t exactly invite sympathy.
If I’m honest though, I just can’t understand how the owners think Roberto Mancini will do any better. Obviously he wasn’t first choice but having been flatly turned down by Guus Hiddink, who really has far too much integrity to take a job like that, their choices were narrowed somewhat. But even so, you’d have to question their decision.
Roberto Mancini may well have won three Serie A titles but as I’ve mentioned before when he’s been linked with us, two of those were by default and the third one wasn’t exactly convincing. Add to that the fact that it’s well noted his is the biggest ego in the dressing room, which makes it nigh on impossible for him to manage players who believe in their own hype, and you can’t help but question City’s judgement here.
The Premier League has to be the hardest league in the world for a manager and the press in this country are unforgiving. Roberto Mancini’s style of football is unlikely to be appreciated by many and as for PR – well I haven’t previously described him as ‘Mourinho without charisma’ without good cause. As if all that isn’t a recipe enough for disaster, Mancini has a pretty suspect temperament as well, which should make meetings with the likes of Fergie and Wenger better viewing than any plot Guy Fawkes could ever have dreamt up.
Want the good news though? With City copying every single mistake we’ve ever made, it’s unlikely Mancini will last beyond the summer!


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Part 5 - Blower Motor Assembly
May 27, 2008
It will be a few more days before the rest of the heater box gaskets arrive.
While I'm waiting on them, I'm putting the blower motor back together (mine
was just cosmetically challenged). I started by media blasting the housing
and repainting it gloss black. I had lots of pitting to deal with on mine
but a couple rounds with spot putty, high build primer, and lots of sanding
pretty much took care of them.
The first step is to reassemble the front bearing. Start by oiling the felt
(it should be wet but not dripping) and dropping it into the recess in the
front housing. You'll also need to oil the felt in the rear bearing. Without
taking it apart, you can oil around the inside edge of the retainer. Add oil
slowly and let it soak in. When it will take no more, clean up the excess.
The next step is to clean the bushing and install it in the felt.
Next, install the spring washer as shown.
The retainer plate is installed next.
The retainer is held in with 4 - 3/32" blind rivets with a .032" - .125"
grip range. These are McMaster-Carr # 97525A300 ($10.75 per box of 100).
Once the retainer is riveted in place, you will see oil squeeze up around
the bushing. This is a good thing so don't clean it off.
Next, install the brush plate with 2 - 1/8" blind rivets with a .063" -
.125" grip range. These are McMaster-Carr # 97519A400 ($10.04 per box of
250). Make sure you install the rivets as shown so you don't crack the brush
Next, install the springs behind the brushes and put the brushes in their
guides. Make sure that the cupped part of the brush will fit the rotor.
Retract the brushes and install the rotor. I didn't take any pictures of
this since it took both hands and my chin to get it put together.
Next, install the spacers and start the through bolts.
Install the shims.
Up next: Blower Motor Assembly
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When Silo Turns into a Palace of Art
Asia's once largest grain silo was opened to public free from Oct. 15th for a three-month urban planning exhibition in Pudong New Area, Shanghai.
About 3,000 visitors braved the rain on the opening day to the 48-meter-tall silo with a total storage of 80,000 tons at Minsheng Wharf along Huangpu River.
Under the theme “thisCONNECTION — Sharing a Future Public Space,” the three-month Shanghai Urban Space Art Season 2017 will display a variety of different trends for the future of urban development. The biennial exhibition aims to showcase the unique features and urban cultures of Shanghai as well as to help to drive the improvement of urban space. More than 200 urban designers, architects and artists from different countries and regions will present over 200 exhibitions during the art season through to January 15.
2017上海城市空间艺术季的主题为“连接thisCONNECTION – 共享未来的公共空间”，展览将持续三个月，期间会向世人展示未来城市发展的多种不同趋势。这场两年一次的盛会将会以上海为例，展示城市发展的特征和文化，同时也助力城市空间的不断改善。在这三个月的艺术季中，将会有超过200名来自不同国家和地区的城市设计者、建筑师、艺术家等带来超过两百场的各类展览，展览一直持续至明年1月15日。
Renowned Italian architect Stefano Boeri serves as the chief curator of the art season. The Milanese architect is famous for the Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest, as well as serving as the chief planner for the Milan World Expo 2015.
本届艺术季的主策展人是意大利著名建筑设计师Stefano Boeri。这位来自米兰的建筑师以“垂直森林”（Bosco Verticale）而闻名世界，他还曾担任米兰2015世博会的首席设计师。
The exhibition for the art season is open to the public, from 10:30am to 5pm daily except Sundays, free of charge in the silo and nearby warehouses at Minsheng Wharf on 3 Minsheng Road.
The silo, built more than two decades ago, was the city's major wharf for grain and sugar. When it opened, it was the largest silo in Asia and the most cutting-edge silo in the Far East. The wharf area will become a commercial and cultural zone, featuring art exhibitions, hotels and other facilities in both historic and newly built structures.
Several escalators have been installed inside the silo to take visitors to the top of the structure. Apart from that, no other change has been made to the appearance of the silo, in order to protect its historic structure.
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nay, some carry the notion of wit so far, as to ascribe it even to external mimicry, and to look upon a man as an ingenious person, that can resemble the tone, posture, or face of another.
As true wit consists in the resemblance of ideas, and false wit in the resemblance of words, according to the foregoing instances; there is another kind of wit which consists partly in the resemblance of ideas, and partly in the resemblance of words, which for distinction sake I shall call mixt wit. This kind of wit is that which abounds in Cowley, more than in'any author that ever wrote. Mr. Waller has likewise a great deal of it. Mr. Dryden is very sparing in it. Milton had a genius much above it. Spenser is in the same class with Milton. The Italians, even in their epic poetry, are full of it. Monsieur Boileau, who formed himself upon the ancient poets, has every where rejected it with scorn. If we look after mixt wit among the Greek writers, we shall find it no where but in the epigrammatists. There are indeed some strokes of it in the little poem ascribed to Musæus, which by that, as well as many other marks, betrays itself to be a modern composition. If we look into the Latin writers, we find none of this mixt wit in Virgil, Lucretius, or Catullus ; very little in Horace; but a great deal of it in Ovid; and scarce any thing else in Martial.
Out of the innumerable branches of mixt wit, I shall choose one instance which may be met with in all the writers of this class. The passion of love in its nature has been thought to resemble fire ; for which reason the words fire and flame are made use of to signify Love. The witty poets therefore have taken an advantage from the doubtful meaning of the word fire, to make an infinite number of witticisms. Cowa ley, observing the cold regard of his mistress's eyes, and at the same time their power of producing love in
him, considers them as burning-glasses made of ice; and finding himself able to live in the greatest extremities of love, concludes the l'orrid Zone to be habitable. When his mistress had read his letter written in juice of lemon by holding it to the fire, he desires her to read it over a second time by love's flames. When she weeps, lie wishes it were inward heat that distilled those drops from the limbec. When she is absent, he is beyond eighty, that is, thirty degrees nearer the pole than when she is with him. His ambitious love is a fire that naturally mounts upwards; his happy love is the beams of heaven, and his unhappy love flames of hell. When it does not let him sleep, it is a flame that sends up no smoke; when it is opposed by counsel and advice, it is a fire that rages the more by the winds blowing upon it. Upon the dying of a tree in which he had cut his lovės, he observes that his written flames had burnt up and withered the tree. - When he resolves to give over his passion, he tells us that one burnt like him for ever dreads the fire. His heart is an Ætna, that instead of Vulcan's shop, incloses Cupid's forge in it. His endeavouring to drown his love in wine, is throwing oil upon the fire. He would insinuate to his mistress, that the fire of love, like that of the sun, which produces so many living creatures, should not only warm but beget. Love in another place cooks pleasure at his fire. Sometimes the poet's heart is frozen in every breast, and sometimes scorched in every eye. Sometimes he is drowned in tears, and burnt in love, like a ship set on fire in the middle of the sea.
The reader may observe, in every one of these instances, that the poet mixes the qualities of fire with those of love; and in the same sentence, speaking of it both as a passion and as real fire, surprises the reader with those seeming resemblances or contradictions that will make up all the wit in this kind of writing. Mixt wit therefore is a composition of pun and true wit, and is more or less perfect as the resemblance lies in the ideas or in the words: its founda. tions are laid partly in falsehood, and partly in truth : reason puts in her claim for one half of it, and extravagance for the other.' The only province therefore for this kind of wit, is epigram, or those little occasional poems that in their own nature are nothing else but a tissue of epigrams. I cannot conclude this head of mixt wit, without owning that the admirable poet, out of whom I have taken the examples of it, had as much true wit as any author that ever writ; and indeed all other talents of an extraordinary genius.
It may be expected, since I am upon this subject, that I should take notice of Mr. Dryden's definition of wit; which, with all the deference that is due to the judgment of so great a man, is not so properly a definition of wit, as of good writing in general. Wit, as he defines it, is a propriety of words and thoughts
adapted to the subject. If this be a true definition of wit, I am apt to think that Euclid was the greatest wit that ever set pen to paper: it is certain there never was a greater propriety of words and thoughts adapte. ed to the subject, than what that author has made use of in his elements. I shall only appeal to my reader, if this definition agrees with any notion he has of wit: if it be a true one, I am sure Mr. Dryden was not only a better poet, but a greater wit, than Mr. Cowley, and Virgil a much more facetious man than either Ovid or Martial.
Bouhours, whom I look upon to be the most pene. trating of all the French critics, has taken pains to shew, that it is impossible for any thought to be beautiful which is not just, and has not its foundation in the nature of things; that the basis of all wit is truth; and that no thought can be valuable, of which good sense is not the ground-work. Boileau has endea
voured to inculcate the same notion in various parts
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this, because I have transiated both. The famous I author of the Art of Love las nothing of his own :
he borrows all from a greater inaster in his own o profession, and, which is worse, improves nothing ( which he finds: nature fails him, and being forced to his old shift, he has recourse to witticism. This
passes indeed with his soft admirers, and gives him " the preference to Virgil in their esteem.'
Were not I supported by so great an authority as that of Mr. Dryden, I should not venture to observe, that the taste of most of our English poets, as well as
readers, is extremely Gothic. He quotes Monsieur Segrais for a threefold distinction of the readers of poetry: in the first of which he comprehends the rabble of readers, whom he does not treat as such with regard to their quality, but to their numbers and the coarseness of their taste. His words are as follow: • Segrais has distinguished the readers of poet. O ry, according to their capacity of judging, into three
classes. [He might have said the same of writers I too, if he had pleased.] In the lowest form he places Itbose whom he calls Les Petits Esprits, such thing's
as our upper-gallery audience in a play-house; who
like nothing but the husk and rhind of wit, prefer a ( quibhle, a conceit, an epigram, before solid sense, + and elegant expression: these are inob-leaders. If
Virgil and Martial stood for Farliament-men, we i know already who would carry it. But though they I make the greatest appearance in the field, and cry " the loudest, the best of it is they are but a sort of (French huguenots, or Dutch boors, brought over in " herds, but not naturalized; who have not lands of I two pounds per annum in Parnassus, and therefore 6 are not privileged to poll. Their authors are of the ( same level, fit to represent them on a mountebank's 6 stage, or to be master of the ceremonies in a bear. • garden: yet these are they who have the most ad
mirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, " that as their readers improve their stock of serse, ļ as they may by reading better books, and by colle ( versation with men of judgment, they soon forsake
I must not dismiss this subject without observing, that as Mr. Locke in the passage abovementioned has discovered the most fruitful source of wit, so there is another of a quite contrary nature to it, which does likewise branch itself out into several kinds. For not only the resemblance, but the opposition of ideas, does

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PM’s ear-to-the-ground approach has enabled him to correctly gauge people’s aspirations and expectations
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The TMC chief alleged that the BJP won the UP polls with help from “the election machinery, central agencies and central forces”.
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Early trends show the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will come back to power in Uttar Pradesh with an overwhelming majority and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to sweep Punjab. Workers in UP and Punjab gathered to celebrate the possible wins.
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Narendra Modi and Amit Shah campaigned in Punjab, which is scheduled to vote on February 20.


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Explore your family history with expert guidance from Pickering Public Library personnel.
Drop-In Classes will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Monday February 13th
Monday March 13th
Monday May 8th
Monday June 12th
- Laptop or tablet (If you need to borrow a tablet from the library as they have some for use, please contact Gail to let her know.)
- Notebook and pen.
Limit: 20 participants
Hope to see you at the drop-in!
Contact: Gail Perks 905-839-6767 firstname.lastname@example.org
Genealogy is the history of a family over several generations, for example, describing who each person married and who their children were. In the narrow sense, a “genealogy” or a “family tree” traces the descendants of one person, whereas a “family history” traces the ancestors of one person but the terms are often used interchangeably. You will be preserving your past family history for future generations.
PROBUS Club of Pickering and the Pickering Public Library would like to join together to establish a Genealogy Club. Jessica Lanziner and her Genealogy staff will teach us how to get started if you are a beginner; however, if you have already started with your genealogy and want further help, the team will be there to assist you.
While at the library you will be able to log on to the library’s “Ancestery.ca” which contains a wealth of information.

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Just the other day we showed you some pretty promising footage of the future Honda HSV-10 GT testing at Suzuka in preparation for their debut in Japan’s Super GT racing series.
We have come across a few more images of the new Honda race car.
Up front the HSV-10 GT has the grin of a chubby sumo wrestler with the vertical LED headlamps making an interesting set of eyes.
The HSV-10’s profile is more Z car then NSX, but from what we have sen so far it will be 100% bad ass.
From behind the GT’s taillights remind us of the Toyota FT-86 concept’s clusters while the center exit exhaust lets you know that Honda means business.
The low slung purpose built prototype is powered by a screaming 3.4 Liter V8, and boy does it sound good, with a maximum output of over 500 HP so that the HSV can compete alongside the other GT500 heavyweights and will use a Ricardo sequential manual gearbox just like the other Japanese big wigs like Nissan and Toyota use in their Super GT machines.
As much as we hate to say it, GT-Rs and SC300s be warned.


text: Dining table it set for a serving of four. The charger is a wood base, topped with a with and gold & white plate and a white bowl. I found some owl salt and pepper shakers at Wal-mart for 2.48 and accent each serving with one. I used one floral stem that I found at Jo-Ann’s and place it into a vase with a small opening. A brown glass and a wine glass with autumn leaves on it. Brown, turquoise and orange candle were used on the table to set the mood.


New Delhi: Tech giant IBM has unveiled the world’s smallest computer measuring 1 x 1 mm. This device was unveiled at ongoing IBM Think 2018 Conference.
"The world’s smallest computer is an IBM-designed edge device architecture and computing platform that is smaller than a grain of salt will cost less than ten cents to manufacture and can monitor, analyze, communicate, and even act on data. It packs several hundred thousand transistors into a footprint barely visible to the human eye and can help verify that a product has been handled properly throughout its long journey," IBM wrote in its research page.
The device is a part of IMB Research’s 5 in 5 project. “Within the next five years, cryptographic anchors — such as ink dots or tiny computers smaller than a grain of salt — will be embedded in everyday objects and devices,” IBM added.
IBM has also announced the formal launch of Watson Assistant, a smart enterprise assistant powered with artificial intelligence (AI), cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) and it can be accessed via voice or text interaction.
The smart enterprise assistant is aimed at helping businesses enhance their brand loyalty and transform customer experiences even while keeping the data private and secure, IBM said.


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Last year we saw the launch of Nigeria’s first indigenous DTH Pay-TV service provider with over 200 channels and also promised 20GB of free data. However, there has been no news regarding the sales of the decoders which the company has said would come with wi-fi hotspot for accessing the internet.
TSTV decoder comes in two variant, the sassy decoder and Dexterity decoder. The Sassy decoder has already begun sales but the Dexterity decoder which is the hotspot decoder is yet to begin sales. Although the indigenous DTH Pay-TV service provider has announced on its official social media page that the commencement of the Dexterity decoder sales will begin soonest.
Now, however, TStv’s MD/CEO, Bright Echefu, has expressed appreciation to Nigerians for their concern, lamenting the huge challenges hindering it from rolling out services as promised. He said: “the battle started right from the day the announcement about the brand was made”.
In his statements, he said:
“From the date we announced TSTV, it has been fighting all the way. I doubt if a week passed without us quenching one fire or the other. We didn’t anticipate that there would be war. We were also not trained to fight in the arena we were pushed into. The kinds of weapons our enemies would later contend us which showed they had stocked their armoury, waiting for a time like now. We may not have their kind of money, neither their kinds of weapons, ”connections” and networks but one thing I sure know we had more than them was a determined spirit and a steadfast God.
“It has not been easy one bit. Our struggles drained us financially and pitched us against all good meaning Nigerians, subscribers and dealers that believed in us. We were wrestled even down to our satellite providers but our God is ever faithful.”
Echefu said TSTV is back. He said with the successful acquisition of five units of 35.5megahertz (MHz) transponders on NigComSat through its collaboration with Intertel, Federal Ministry of Communications and NigComSat, TSTV can now offer Nigerians the true meaning of video entertainment.
“Our TSTV has successfully migrated to Nigeria Communication Satellite. All channels in full HD. No one does that. More channels are being added daily.
“TSTV management in appreciation to everyone has decided that 45 TSTV premium HD channels will be available for free for another one month as we don’t intend to encrypt the channels now. You can use any dish at all, including the ones you are using for other operators to track NigComSat today and enjoy premium entertainment together.
“We are now a true Nigerian brand and we all should support ours. Monitor our progress by tracking your dish to 42.5oE, Frequency 12589, Symbol Rate: 30,000. Polarization: Horizontal. I sincerely appreciate all your concerns and prayers for our darling TSTV,” Echefu said.
The interesting part is that users who already have the Sassy decoder do not need to purchase the Dexterity decoder once it begins sales, rather they have the opportunity to swap with the new decoder. More detail can be found here.
So what do you think about this update? Kindly share your views with us.


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Do you have an idea that January is actually the National Radon Action Month? You must be aware that after cigarette smoke as the leading cause of lung cancer, radon is next and this is one tasteless and odorless gas. Moreover, you have to be aware that this is actually the leading cause of lung cancer among those who don’t smoke.
These facts do highlight why it is quite important that you often test the house for radon. You may buy such radon test kit but if you are going to sell or buy a home, then you should make sure that you get a professional who can perform such radon testing. With this, you can surely obtain results which are unbiased and you don’t need to worry as well that results were skewed. If you would do the test all by yourself, there are two types which you can opt for and they are the short-term and long-term. You may find a radon testing kit at those home improvement stores, online or perhaps through the state government. Depending on the state which you are in, some of the government agencies will offer free or a discounted radon test kit and there are also some states that can have a list of contractors which you can also contact to get a professional radon testing.
You must know that radon is a result of such naturally occurring radioactive gas that is being released in the water, the rock and the soil and this is due to the natural decay of uranium. This would move through the ground and also into the home through the fissures and cracks in the foundation of your home. This may also be found in the well water that releases the radon through water if you are going to shower or if you would make use of water for other reasons.
If the house of your neighbor got tested for radon and comes with low levels of this gas, then such won’t mean that your house will have low levels too. You should know that the radon levels would actually differ from home to home and there are actually several factors that would determine the level of radon that you have in your house. You should know that radon is actually everywhere and the action point is 4 pCi/L accoding to the US EPA. If you have found that your house has a radon level that is at such point or much higher, then you should have the radon mitigation system.
Keep in mind that radon is actually found in the whole country in all 50 states of US. No particular type of home would less likely have high levels of radon.

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From next month, the Mitas Terra Force-R range will grow by a further five sizes. Commenting on the upcoming new additions, the Trelleborg Group company’s director of motorcycle tyre and tube products says that by extending the range to include a V speed rated 90/90-21 tyre size, riders “will get a perfect set for a combination of 90/90-21 54V for front wheels and 150/70R17 69V for rear wheels.”
The latest maxi enduro and trail bike tyre from Mitas, the Terra Force-R, will go on sale next month in one front wheel and two rear sizes. The tyre is an upgrade of the MC30 pattern and is intended for 90 per cent on-road and ten per cent off-road use. Mitas considers the Terra Force-R the “ideal choice for commuters as well as for adventurers who love longer rides with a passenger and luggage.”
At last November’s EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Mitas unveiled its Terra Force-R, a dual-purpose radial with a street-oriented tread pattern. The new tyre is an upgrade of the MC30 pattern and places a focus upon durability and stable performance throughout the tyre’s entire lifespan.


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Posted on · Where does moral outrage come from, what does it accomplish, and how do we move forward as a society?
Posted on · A tragic loss of life has sparked a nation to demand their basic human rights following decades of strict laws.
Posted on · The walkout comes as organizers across the country prepare to protest against restrictive abortion laws on Saturday.
Posted on · Some overlooked voting laws, permitless carry, and a ban on critical race theory are among the newly passed legislation. Reporters at NPR's Texas Newsroom partner stations break down some of the key items.
Posted on · Protestors called on local officials to acknowledge and support their efforts, while marching in solidarity with striking Palestinians in Israel and occupied territory.
Posted on · Where the president goes, so do demonstrations. And Houstonians showed up to the Houston Food Bank to have their voices heard.
Posted on · Lawmakers will convene at noon in the State Capitol, where new senators and representatives will be sworn in. Between the coronavirus pandemic and last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, many have concerns about safety today.
Posted on · “The Capitol and Capitol Complex are closed to the public effective immediately,” said Freeman Martin, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s deputy director of homeland security.
Posted on · The country went through a lot in 2020. Houston Public Media photographer and reporter Lucio Vasquez was there to capture it here in Houston.
Posted on · This week Town Square reflects on the events that defined 2020 in a three-part special series. These memorable roundtable discussions feature some of our favorite guests in the past year to discuss the leading events that have shaped our lives.
Posted on · Abbott's campaign event came after a majority of likely Texas voters in a recent poll said that law and order is a bigger issue than the pandemic. Yet, they were also more likely to say that racism in the criminal justice system is a larger problem than riots in American cities.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Election results and analysis, new developments in politics, how people dress for protests, and the tiny house trend amid the pandemic.
Posted on · Many hope Floyd’s memory will continue to drive meaningful change for African Americans.
Posted on · Floyd's body was brought to Houston over the weekend for two days of memorials ahead of his funeral Tuesday.


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Uniform began as the project between two very talented musicians of the New York scene. Vocalist Michael Berdan (Drunkdriver, Whip, and the Body) and guitarist Ben Greenberg (the Men, Zs, Bloody Panda) found a mutual interest for the darkest, most extreme edge of the trajectory where industrial and noise intersect. With a mechanical progression providing an inhumane touch and the ample dose of distortion creating a thick wall of sound, the band has released a series of records and remains very active. Last year they released their debut album for Sacred Bones, Wake in Fright, following the release of their debut record Perfect World in 2015. Now, they return after a very successful, and surprisingly melodic, collaboration with sludge/doom/noise alchemists the Body, and attempt a slight shake-up of their approach.
Uniform’s music always pushes the boundaries of what is sonically tolerable. The repetitive beatings of the electronic percussion, the cold industrial touch providing the mechanized rhythmic renditions would meet with an overwhelming amount of distortion and noise. Everything in the world of Uniform appears through a bizarre sonic lens, which makes everything appear dystopian and primal. This is still the case with the band’s new record, The Long Walk, which utilizes equal parts noise and industrial to achieve its result. The distortion is not just applied on the guitars, but rather each element, resulting in an anamorphic representation of the music. It provides the band with its trademark, asphyxiating characteristic, making a track like “Inhuman Condition” feel as if a bulldozer is passing through your living room. The slow riffs coming from the guitar further aid in building this impressive sound, for instance in “Anointing of the Sick”, with the vocals also appearing completely mutilated.
Despite the presence of noise and distortion, the foundation for Uniform remains within a rock domain. Most of the tracks follow a straight, headbanging progression that the band can very easily call upon. “Found” features some honest, dirty metallic chugging, which combined with the ample amount of distortion results in a furious progression, as is the case with the more fierce and focused assault Uniform unleash in “Transubstantiation”. There are even times when the main motifs point towards some heavy rock influence, with a certain twang sprouting from Greenberg’s guitar, as with the main theme of “Headless Eyes”. Similarly, the lead work follows this standard rock mode, with the band laying down some very distinct and hooky parts, in “Inhuman Condition”, pilling unto the asphyxiating quality of their music.
While the band displayed this impressive form, for most of the previous album I felt that there was not enough further experimentation. Uniform had a great notion of how to create extreme music, and produce an intense listening experience, but it felt as if the band was not diving far enough. The one aspect that partly changes that with The Long Walk is the inclusion of drummer Greg Fox (Ex Eye, Liturgy, Guardian Alien, Zs). With the band using both triggered samples and human drumming, in this case, they expand their sonic palette and provide a further layer of complexity to their music.
The industrial backbone still retains its fierce manifestation, through the use of distorted effects, but Fox’s drumming adds a more urgent and unpredictable drive to the resulting sound. The groove is more distinct this time around, with the band breaking the illusion of industrial repetitions at times, as is the case with “Alone in the Dark” featuring some excellent breaks. The final track of the album also sees Fox breaking into a furious blast beat that would appear messy if it was all just a result of synthetic percussion, but instead brings the track to a higher gear.
Despite this move by Uniform, it still feels like the band is holding back when it comes to its capabilities. Regarding the extremity of their sound, they are exactly where they should be, but there are again times when a touch of further experimentation would reveal something different and add variety. Still, there are moments when Uniform investigate more atmospheric approaches, as is the case with both the opening and closing track of the record, bringing in a different type of intense flavor to this work. These renditions provide an origin point for the overall dystopian characteristic of the band, either highlight an ever-present danger in “Found” or giving the track an ominous start, as in “Headless Eyes”. Also, an interesting twist in “Found” is the dive into a noise rock/free rock territory near the end of the track, with the band losing all notions of progression and order and plunging into complete chaos.
For this record, the band found inspiration in one of Stephen King’s books The Walk. The book features an annual race, entitled “The Long Walk”, where 100 boys are made to walk south of the Maine/Canada border at a constant rate until only one is left standing. The winner of that race gets everything he wants for the rest of his life while the remaining 99 are doomed. It is a story set in a dystopian, post-humanist society and one that vocalist Michael Berdan appreciates due to its cynicism. In the same respect Uniform shed light to the ugly side of the human psyche, and while they do so in a very explicit and expressive way, it feels like there is still much more they can dig up to the surface.


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MARCO ISLAND, FLA. — Posttraumatic stress disorder is not uncommon after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury, Jesse R. Fann, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine.
Many people experience anxiety after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. Because both brain injury and dissociation from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can impair declarative memory, the true occurrence of PTSD remains controversial, noted Dr. Fann, director of the psychiatry and psychology consultation service at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
In a 6-month prospective follow-up study, the researchers assessed 124 patients admitted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following traumatic brain injury to determine the incidence of PTSD, the risk factors, and how PTSD symptoms manifest in this population.
Researchers did monthly assessments with the PTSD Checklist- Civilian Version, the Patient Health Questionnaire, and the Self-Reported Health Status (SF-1) instruments. The first month had the highest incidence of PTSD, about 13%. “A lot of the PTSD may not be prolonged, lasting 1–3 months,” he said.
Patients with lower levels of education and those injured in an assault were significantly more likely to meet criteria for the disorder. Participants who met PTSD criteria most commonly reported feeling sad when recalling aspects of the event and feeling cut off from others, jumpy, hypervigilant, and irritable. Sleep disturbances were common.
The investigators looked at PTSD symptom clusters and found arousal symptoms present in 23% of assessments over the 6 months. They also found intrusive symptoms in 20%, and avoidance and numbing in 8%.
“There is a significant overlap of other comorbid psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and depression, that can present a diagnostic challenge,” Dr. Fann said. “There is also overlap of PTSD and traumatic brain injury symptoms.”
The researchers also assessed patients for major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and other anxiety disorders. PTSD was significantly associated with current major depression, any other anxiety disorder, a blood alcohol level greater than 0.08, and a psychiatric history, according to a univariate analysis. A logistic regression analysis showed that people with a history of PTSD reported significantly increased functional impairment compared with those without PTSD. There also was a trend toward poorer self-reported health status among participants with PTSD.
The study was funded by NIH's National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research.

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