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British shorthair cats were once known as British Blue and were bred exclusively to have a blue-gray coloring.
However, over time, the breeding relaxed and now the breed is known as the British shorthair and can come in a myriad of colors. There are some distinctive traits of a round face, rounder, stockier features, and a reserved personality.
My cat, whom I have since she was a few months old, is probably a cross between British Shorthair and Persian (she has the squashed face of a Persian and the build of a British shorthair) and a more pleasant and quiet cat you couldn’t hope to meet. She has given me nearly sixteen years of companionship and while I’m pretty sure she’s coming to the end of her life, she’s still friendly, purrs loudly, and likes to grab knees.
British shorthair cats (and crosses) are relatively common cats and they are well worth looking into, particularly for families who don’t need a highly social animal and prefer something friendly, but more independent.
What more should you know about the British shorthair?
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History of the British Shorthair Cat
The British shorthair has a long and somewhat arduous history. Their ancestors were the common street cat called the European shorthair, brought to Great Britain about two thousand years ago from the Roman Empire.
They were brought to hunt rodents and likely originally came out of Egypt. But these cats looked nothing like their descendants, being long and sandy brown or yellow-gray with ticked coats and tabby markings.
It’s thought that they bred with a local wildcat, creating a breed with a sturdier body and thicker fur. For many centuries, they were ‘working cats’, guarding barns, granaries, alleys, and houses from rodents.
In the latter part of the 1800s, Harrison Wier, a British man who is credited with becoming the first cat breeder began a breeding program to domesticate the British street cat and ultimately create the British shorthair.
It was nearly eradicated during World War II due to hard economics, but after the war, the remaining bloodlines were crossed with other breeds like the Domestic shorthair, Russian Blue, and Persian to preserve the breed.
It was then officially recognized in 1967 by the American Cat Association and the International Cat Association in 1979. Pretty good for a cat that spent centuries living and working in the streets and barns of England!
Common Characteristics of the British Shorthair Cat
British shorthair cats have some distinctive physical attributes that make them stand out against other cats.
In particular, they aren’t very vocal cats, but when they are vocal, they make a squeaking meow that is completely out of proportion with their otherwise stocky frame! (My cat sounds ridiculous; despite losing a lot of weight, she still has a thick chest, so a squeaky meow just sounds silly).
Otherwise, here are some common characteristics of the breed:
- A medium to large body that is quite powerful: deep broad chest and level back. They look stocky even when they aren’t.
- A round a massive face with a short, thick neck. My cat, when she was fatter, basically had no neck. We teased her a lot. The nose is slightly broad and there is a distinctive muzzle. Many cats develop jowls giving them a signature “smile”.
- A British Shorthair has a very dense, short coat that is firm to the touch, but not double-coated.
- British Shorthairs comes in pretty well all colors except chocolate, lavender, Himalayan patterns, or those combinations with white. Blue-grey, calico, and tabby seem to be common as is dark grey and black with blue-grey being the most prevalent and popular.
- British shorthair cats actually take a while to mature, not reaching their full size until between three and five years old!
- They can weigh in at between twelve and seventeen pounds with mature males weighing closer to 17. My cat was probably around 13 most of her life, which put her in the overweight category, but not badly.
- British shorthairs tend to have a life expectancy of between 12 and 16 years, with indoor cats generally living a lot longer than outdoor ones. Crossbreeding can change this life expectancy of course.
- They usually need to be groomed regularly as they do have a fairly plush coat that sheds in the winter and summer. They are also prone to hairballs if they don’t get the loose fur brushed – I have also noticed a tendency towards greasiness if they like sleeping in odd corners and don’t get groomed regularly.
- British shorthair cats are quite sturdy with strong genetics. They aren’t vulnerable to many illnesses or genetic disorders.
British shorthair cats are most distinguished by their color, with the classic breed having the blue-grey solid coat, their rather squeaky meow, and a stocky body.
What is the Temperament of the British Shorthair Cat?
I chose my cat Rune when she was a kitten because she was the quietest one out of her litter! And this is absolutely an indication that she is probably part British Shorthair.
British shorthair cats are quite pleasant, but they aren’t very vocal, and they don’t really feel the need to drown themselves in attention. Instead, they’d much rather just hang out with their humans in the same room or maybe sleep or play nearby, but they generally hate being carried around.
They are fairly patient with children, as long as they can have their own space, and will warm up to other animals as well, though it can be a slow process.
British shorthair cats are relatively smart, but they don’t tend to use it for mischief since they are usually too lazy to bother.
British shorthair cats are also not very playful cats. As kittens, they will run a little and play with toys, but as they mature, they take on a more dignified (and lazy) cast.
British shorthairs rarely feel the need to jump on counters and they are just as happy to doze or follow you around all day as anything else.
They can usually be left alone for stretches of time without worrying about it and they enjoy just being around people without anyone making a big deal out of it. (My cat gets uncomfortable when people make a fuss over her, but she will generally come say hello to just about anyone).
They are an all-around calm breed that is low energy and fairly low needs, though they will still appreciate regular petting and hang-out time with their humans.
An important aspect of bonding with a new kitten or cat who is a British shorthair (or cross) is to spend time daily petting and hanging out with it until it gets to know you.
Kittens will also enjoy playing with toys and doing interactive hands-on playing like wrestling your hand (or your knee as my cat still enjoys doing once in a while).
By taking the time to bond with your cat in the early days, you’ll have a loyal cat for the rest of its days.
British shorthair cats also tend to be fairly adaptable (my cat has moved with us several times and barely batted an eye over it. She has also traveled before – she wasn’t happy, but she went with it – and has seen several other pets come and go), they are not very destructive at all, and they tend to get along with an entire family.
They aren’t usually ‘lap’ cats, preferring instead to have a nap at your feet or by your side. They also have a really loud purr!
One thing to note again: they generally don’t like being picked up and will even ‘push’ you away with their paws to try to escape. This means you have to teach children not to pick them up or they may get clawed or shoved which most young children won’t like.
If you’re looking for an affectionate, but a still very independent cat, a British shorthair is usually a good one to go with.
Health and Common Concerns of the British Shorthair Cat
British shorthair cats are a pretty sturdy breed (mine certainly is), so you don’t usually have to worry about too many problems. Pure breeds are at risk of hemophilia B which is a bleeding disorder that is hereditary, but a simple DNA test is all that is required to see if a cat is a carrier for the gene.
The other issue that British shorthairs are the downside of them being low energy, low need cat: they can get overweight relatively easy.
Since this particular breed of cat doesn’t run around much on their own, they are prone to gaining weight and getting even lazier. You will probably have to encourage your cat to play regularly with toys and hands-on time.
My cat was overweight for most of her life, only shedding it when her companion passed away and with advanced age making it harder for her to keep weight on.
To help prevent this, feed your cat a balanced diet with plenty of proteins and make sure not to overfeed them. They don’t really beg for food anyway and they don’t jump on counters, so it’s fairly easy to control their intake.
They also tend to be polite around other animals’ food bowls and will only get grouchy if another cat or dog tries to eat their food while they are eating it.
An overweight cat is more prone to diabetes, joint problems, and other organ issues, so it’s important to keep their weight under control. My cat contracted arthritis at about middle age in one back leg which hasn’t really stopped her from doing what she wants to do, but it does give her a pronounced limp and some walking issues when she first gets up from one of her (many) naps.
What Type of Owner is a British Shorthair Cat Best Suited for?
British shorthair cats are happiest with owners who enjoy their company but don’t need their cats to be really playful or extremely social. If you live in an apartment or a smaller place, just want a cat to be nearby without sitting all over you, and you are gone regularly for work, then the British shorthair is probably a good breed to look at.
They are even fairly tolerant of children (my cat actually helped ‘train’ my oldest son on how to be nice to animals because she was so patient) and other cats and dogs, making them easy to blend with different members of the family.
Just make sure you take the time for regular grooming and mind the eating requirements and you’ll have a loyal and peaceful pet for a long time to come.
If you’re the type who likes a very snuggly or playful cat, this won’t be the breed for you. Also, keep in mind that this breed takes a lot longer to reach its full height and weight compared to most other breeds, so you may end up with a cat that is larger than you would have expected.
Plan for that by getting a larger carrier than the one you would get for other cats and any covered sleeping lairs should also be more spacious.
Does the British Shorthair Cat Sound Good to You?
I absolutely love my cat, Rune. She has been my slightly aloof but loyal companion for nearly sixteen years, and she purrs as loudly as she did when she was a kitten. It took some time for her to warm up to us, but once she did, she was loyal for life.
British shorthair cats may not be as playful as other cats and they may take a bit longer to open up to you compared to other cats, but once they do, you have a friendly, warm, and quiet cat who enjoys being in your company and won’t worry when you leave for work or a night on the town.
They enjoy eating, napping, following you to see what you’re up to, and don’t usually require training out of bad habits like begging for food or jumping on counters. Many of them enjoy the company of children and other animals (though they will act standoffish about that too, but they won’t be mean) and they are easy to care for.
British shorthair cats are dignified, warm, lazy, and loyal: just about the perfect cat for people who live in small places, work a lot, or want a low need companion.
Do you have a British shorthair or British shorthair cross? What do you love about it?
Pam is a self-confessed cat lover and has experience of working with cats and owning cats for as long as she can remember. This website is where she gets to share her knowledge and interact with other cat lovers.


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However, towards the beginning of 2020, Ninja was quite displeased with the title as a whole. The reasons cited by Ninja included hackers, issues with Fortnite's gameplay itself, as well as the fact that players using controllers had a clear advantage over keyboard and mouse players.
Ninja's break from Fortnite was so unexpected that rumours of him joining the 100 Thieves roster as a Valorant pro began to surface.
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However, recently, on his Youtube Channel, Ninja has been uploading a lot of Throwback Fortnite videos instead of focusing on fresh content.
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It is clearly visible in this video by SypherPK, where we see Ninja getting an understanding of the new season, that he is indeed impressed by the new additions and changes that have made their way into the game.
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Master Gee and fellow Sugarhill Gang member Wonder Mike know all about Mayor Michael Nutter’s penchant for performing “Rapper’s Delight.” They’ve heard about how the political leader of the nation’s fifth-largest city stays on beat and gets every word right. They even welcomed him on stage a few years ago for a surprise performance.
Gee and Mike are two of rap’s biggest stars, pioneers in fact. Their song has sold more records than any in rap history, and it has been covered far and wide, sometimes good and sometimes bad (remember the Granny from “The Wedding Singer?”). But to have someone as prominent as Nutter perform it as often as he does puts him near the top of the list of most famous people the Sugarhill Gang have heard rap their song.
“Sandra Bullock, George Clooney — we’ve had a lot of people do the lyrics,” Gee says. “But Nutter is top five.”
During his time in office, Nutter has rapped lyrics to the song numerous times — at his inauguration, at the Welcome America festival on the Parkway, at a comedic fundraising event in Pittsburgh, pretty much all over. The first time he did it was a few hours after he got elected in November 2007, at a private party in the Walnut Room. It’s become his trademark. We also hear Nutter may have one last performance of “Rapper’s Delight” up his sleeve before his tenure as mayor ends Monday.
“It’s easy to listen to and easy to dance to and at least for parts,” the mayor-turned-rapper tells Billy Penn, “easy for me to remember.”
Nutter has come a long way since the first time he heard “Rapper’s Delight.” Back then, in 1979, he was a 22-year-old working at Club Impulse, a popular bar owned by Benjamin and Ruth Bynum. Most media accounts have described Nutter as Mixmaster Mike, a club DJ, the type who spun records deep into the night. That’s not quite true.
“I wasn’t the house DJ,” Nutter says.
He had a variety of jobs at the bar. Nutter did everything from janitorial work to stocking the bar. But he did get to pick music. Before the house DJ came on at night, Nutter and his good friend Robert Bynum would sometimes get to play music for the early crowd. They played “Rapper’s Delight” over and over and over.
“We’d never heard anything like that before,” Nutter explains.
Almost nobody had, certainly not here in Philadelphia. Rap music was cultivated at Bronx and Queens house parties in the late 70s, and record label owner Sylvia Robinson thought recording and releasing a rap song would be a good idea. She found Big Bank Hank, the late third member of Sugarhill Gang, at a pizza parlor. Gee knew Hank from a mutual DJ friend, and he and Mike auditioned for the other spots in the group. They recorded the 15-minute song in one take.
The boastful lyrics set atop the beat from “Good Times” were an immediate success. As many as 50,000 copies of the record were sold per day during its peak. Nutter had been listening to artists like Gil Scott Heron, who rhymed spoken words over music, but Sugarhill Gang brought more energy, perfect for the clubgoers at Impulse.
“I love Gil Scott Heron, but no one is trying to dance to his music,” Nutter says. “This was very, very new.”
Since being mayor Nutter has met multiple celebrities, including rappers like Jay-Z. But “Rapper’s Delight” has remained one of his favorite songs and Sugarhill Gang one of his favorite groups. In September 2008, about eight months into Nutter’s tenure, Sugarhill Gang came to Philadelphia to perform as part of a summer concert series at Strawberry Mansion’s Mander Recreation Center.
“I knew I had to be there,” Nutter says. “I just wanted to meet them.”
Gee, Hank and Mike offered far more than a handshake. They had heard that Philly’s mayor had rapped their song months earlier. They invited him to come on stage and rap. Nutter was up there, arm-in-arm, with his rap idols for a “Rapper’s Delight” performance so under the radar no media outlet was there to cover it.
“It was totally cool and incredible,” he says, “and something I never thought would happen.”
He did pretty good, too. He always does pretty good when he performs “Rapper’s Delight,” according to Gee.
“As it stands he’s got rhythm,” Gee says. “That’s a major foundation.”
Gee says he and Mike would love to perform again with Nutter. And he has something of a tip for the outgoing mayor.
When Sugarhill Gang was in its heyday in the 80s, they performed multiple times at the Spectrum and the Philadelphia Civic Center. The concertgoers liked “Rapper’s Delight,” but “Apache” always proved to be more popular in Philly.
So perhaps for his next act Nutter should learn Sugarhill Gang’s other famous song.
“We closed the shows with Apache,” Gee says. “They wanted to hear Apache.”

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The home is seton 424 square metres of land within walking distance of Bar Beach, The Junction shopping village and Darby Street’s cafe and restaurant strip.
It is being marketed by First National Newcastle City’s Tom Lemke with a price guide of $1 million to $1.1 million, which he described as “the cheapest home you can get that close to the beach”.
Mr Lemke said around 60 groups had been through the home in the three-week campaign.
It is set for auction at 10.30am.
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A brand new three-bedroom executive residence designed by architect Jodie Dixon at 61 Helen Street will be auctioned at 9am with a price guide of $1.3 million to $1.43 million.
A three-bedroom duplex built in 2015 at 213 Morgan Street will auction at 4pm with a guide of $1.15 million to $1.25 million.
At PRDnationwide’s auction night on February 7, homes in Farrington Avenue, Caves Beach ($562,500),Laman Street, Cooks Hill ($767,500) and Marsden Street, Shortland ($588,000) all sold under the hammer.
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The German railway, Deutsche Bahn, says it will test a high-speed train in the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain sometime around 19 October.
Currently, only Eurostar is allowed to operate trains on the route and the move could widen rail competition.
Eurostar is owned by railways in the UK, France and Belgium, which are responsible for running the service in their own territory.
The German railway has asked repeatedly for access to the tunnel.
A profitable route for its high-speed ICE trains could be between the financial centres of London and Frankfurt.
Deutsche Bahn is also interested in expanding its network elsewhere in Europe, including a possible service from Frankfurt to Lyon and Marseille in southern France, but has met resistance from the French national railway SNCF.
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Returning to Brazil
Just a few months ago, the talk surrounding Brazilian football was all about how players were leaving the country to pursue their careers in Europe. Now, some of the leading lights of the Brazilian game are back in their homeland in a bid to show the world that Futebol Brasileiro still has a future.
Over in Argentina, two great stars of the past, Juan Roman Riquelme and Juan Sebastian Veron, have boosted the profile of their domestic league by choosing to return to Boca and Estudiantes respectively, but with Robinho set to head back to his homeland on loan this month, Brazil's clubs are now beginning to boast a number of high-profile transfers.
The 'Little Robin' has a chequered history when it comes to transfers and has reportedly cried twice in a bid to be let go, first by Santos and then by Real Madrid. Having made his name at Santos at the age of 17, Robinho's form was hit by the kidnapping of his mother in the 2004-05 season and prompted a transfer request - enabling him to move to Madrid for €24 million.
Now it appears he is seeking solace back at his (and Pele's) old stomping ground after being branded 'lazy' and 'disruptive' during his time at Manchester City. He looks set to move on loan for six months to enhance his chances of playing for Brazil at the 2010 World Cup and will line up alongside a younger, quicker version of himself in 17-year-old Neymar, who is making waves after breaking into the first-team this season.
Of course, Santos have commercial reasons as well as footballing ones for wanting to bring Robinho back to the club, as they stand to make around £10 million in sponsorship deals from the deal, but without the financial clout to offer him the £160,000-a-week that he currently earns, Santos will require the player to take a pay cut of at least 30% if any deal is to go through. Brazilian football chiefs will be keeping their fingers crossed that it does.
Corinthians: Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Edu
Few clubs have done more for the profile of Brazilian football in recent months than Corinthians. Having bounced back from relegation, corruption and financial woes, one of the most successful clubs in the country, now in their centenary year, are spearheaded by a trio of former stars who have plied their trade in Europe.
Clearly El Fenomeno, whose goals led the side to the Paulista title and the Copa Brasil last year, has the starring role in his bid to reach full fitness again, but the acquisitions of former Arsenal midfielder Edu in the summer and legendary left-back Roberto Carlos in December speak volumes about the intentions of the club. Indeed, the ambition to win their first ever Copa Libertadores title may be driving force behind such moves but it was also an important factor in attracting a new class of player to the club.
While it represents a chance to play regular first-team games again, the 36-year-old Carlos has not hidden his desire to add to his trophy cabinet. "This title [Copa Libertadores] would mean the same, or even more, than the Champions League I won with Real Madrid in Europe. It's one of the few titles I haven't won in my career," he said upon joining. Edu, too, has been attracted by the carrot of the Copa - although, having begun his career with the club, he also has emotional reasons for his decision to return after being released by Valencia this summer.
Ronaldo's case is slightly different. His well documented battle with his weight and desire to regain his fitness have seen an incredible transformation occur back in his homeland, with a goal return of 23 in 38 games last year despite still being hindered by the occasional injury woe. His target of hitting 30 goals this season certainly looks attainable and we have seen something of the player who was once so feared by European defences, although any hopes of making the Brazilian World Cup squad in time for the summer are perhaps a little ambitious.
Flamengo: Adriano, Vagner Love
Flamengo, who won the Brazilian Campeonato title at the end of 2009, will also be defending the Carioca (Rio de Janeiro) crown they won in the previous three years and have secured the services of two Brazil internationals to aid their cause. Adriano, viewed as a fallen hero by many, has turned his career around by continually finding the net for his new side since he joined in May after an unsuccessful loan spell with Sao Paulo.
The man who was nicknamed 'the Emperor' by the Italian press during his stint with Inter Milan began his career with Flamengo, which explains his decision to return, but he also still harbours ambitions of representing his country again in South Africa. It is not a stretch to imagine him back in Dunga's plans, as he played a part in three of the final few qualifiers at the end of 2009 and still looks a danger in front of goal, but he will have to overcome question marks over his temperament and desire first.
Alongside him, former CSKA striker Vagner Love has also returned to Brazil. Having been prolific in Russia, Love returned to his first club, Palmeiras, on loan in August but concerns over his safety led his deal to be cut short. Colourful hair and all, Love decided to stay in Brazil and joined his childhood favourites Flamengo in January 2010, netting twice on his debut. Having not made an impression on the national side since 2007, though, his hopes of making the Seleção are slim and the striker still has much to do to prove that he is worthy of a recall.
Another to impress on his debut back in March 2009 (when he scored twice), Fred made the move back to Brazil with Fluminense after a spell at Lyon. The French giants had taken him to Ligue 1 for around €15 million after he had impressed for Cruzeiro in 2004-05 but cut their losses after he made it clear that he wanted to leave France. His performances for 'Flu' have seen renewed speculation over his claims for a place in the Brazil set-up but, given that he has not made the step up since 2007, it would appear he has missed his chance. More likely, however, is his sale and return to Europe as Fluminense are crippled by financial woes that should see them cash in on their prized asset in the near future.


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Ping Pong and Songs
(AP) - Lady Antebellum are combining their two loves for a charity event: songwriting and ping-pong.
They will host "Ping-Pong and Songs" March 23 in Nashville to raise money for their charity, LadyAid. Dave Haywood says he and Charles Kelley call their ping-pong team "The Dynasty" and will challenge anyone.
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25 beautiful Christmas trees from around the world
First appeared in Germany around the 15th century, the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree has spread in many parts of the world. Now billions of people decorate their Christmas trees in a variety of ways. But elegant pine trees are festive attribute of not only houses and apartments, they can abundantly be found in the squares and streets of almost any city in the world. Giant spruce and pine, sparkling garlands, encouraging passersby their enchanting illuminations. Each one is good in its own way, and for you we have compiled a selection of beautiful holiday trees from around the world.
1. In Pittsburgh, USA, in the center of the ice rink regularly established a 20-metre Christmas tree, surrounded by a complex of high-rise buildings PPG Place Wintergarden. Night skiing around the shining tree in a cozy corner at the foot of skyscrapers reflecting in the ice surface becomes for all visitors an unforgettable experience.
2. For those who prefer to admire the huge Christmas tree in the room, is to visit Paris. Located in the famous Department store Galeries Lafayette 25-meter high Christmas tree, decorated with Swarovski crystals, during the holidays is becoming a major tourist attraction.
3. In Kiev, the tree always stands on Independence square. Each year, the tree takes on a new design. In 2011, the choice was made in favor of pretty original conical design with colourful patterns.
4. In December 2012 the world’s largest floating Christmas tree was opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Having really huge (weighing 542 tons and a height of 85 meters), the tree was erected on 11 giant platforms in the lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas.
5. In 2011, unusual Christmas tree was installed in Seoul. Located at the Peak Agabon, rolling countryside less than 3 miles from the border separating North and South Korea, a holiday tree happy at the same time citizens of both countries.
6. To see this impressive Christmas tree, you need to visit Milan. The festive tree is located in Piazza del Duomo, next to the Gothic Milan Cathedral, the largest in the country and the fifth largest in the world.
7. Although the majority of the population of Lebanon is Muslim, in 2012, the country’s capital, Beirut also has dressed up kind of tree. Situated opposite the mosque of al-Amin, the tree has become a subject of keen interest both tourists and locals.
8. In the Vatican, the heart of the Catholic Church, Christmas tree – an attribute more than is required. Tree set next to the Basilica of St. Peter, has a height of about 30 meters and specially delivered to the Vatican from South Tyrol.
9. After looking more closely to the Israeli tree, established in Haifa in 2010, it is possible to distinguish details of an unusual material from which it was made. This is a 10-foot tree made of five and a half thousand recycled plastic bottles and is intended to remind people about current environmental issues in the country.
10. Thanks to the appearance in the movie “home Alone-2: Lost in new York”, the Christmas tree from Rockefeller center this worldwide popularity, becoming one of the most famous Christmas trees. In 2012, the 80th annual ceremony of ignition of the Christmas lights the main character is a fur-tree in height of 24 m, illuminated 45 thousands of led lights.
11. Another country where in spite of the small number of Christians can be seen a decorated Christmas tree, is Turkey. This original design was established in 2012 in Istanbul about a shopping Mall in Taksim square.
12. Christmas tree is usually associated with snow and sub-zero temperatures, so its appearance among the palm trees might seem a bit strange. However, the people gathered around her at the ceremony of the lighting of the lights in Newport beach, California, apparently, not against the likes of dissonance.
13. Having the desire to see the world’s highest decorated Christmas tree, you should visit the country that gave birth to this tradition. In Dortmund, Germany, Christmas markets are always held around the Christmas tree, towering into the sky at 45 meters and is made of 1700 individual small fir trees.
14. In Japan, Christmas is not celebrated particularly large, because the vast majority of Japanese follows the ideas of Buddhism and Shinto. And yet this does not prevent them to set up and decorate awesome Christmas trees, such as this tree from Tokyo.
15. Speaking of Japan, it is worth mentioning the work of Christmas art. In 2012, in honor of the 110th anniversary of Walt Disney’s Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka has created 40 kg of gold tree height of 2.4 metres. The price of the resulting product amounted to about 4.2 million dollars.
16. This impressive view, crowned fairy-tree, can be seen in the Biltmore estate, a large private estate, which is the tourist attraction of the American city of Asheville. Every year on the square in front of the Windows of the Banquet hall of the estate dress up is a charming 11-foot tree.
17. In Brussels, Belgium, historic Grand-place is a place where every city is being built Christmas tree. Each time it is a huge natural wood, but in 2012 his place for the holidays took a 25-metre electronic design, executed in an abstract style. But such an original design step is appreciated by all: the Christmas tree this format has caused outrage among many local residents and have incurred the abundant criticism.
18. This tree, located in Wilmington, United States, no claim to the title of one of the most beautiful or original trees, and still has one feature that gives it a kind of superiority. This solid oak is the largest and possibly the oldest living Christmas tree in the world.
19. A good example of an original approach to new year’s decorations stands this amazing multicolored tree 7.3 m in height. Unusual Christmas tree stands on the Central square, the Campo Santo Stefano in Murano, Italy. Its branches are made of thousands of glass tubes Venetian glass artist Simon Cenedese.
20. Prague – one of the cities from year to year consistently prefer traditional forms of festive decoration. Therefore, at the old town square every New year and Christmas set gorgeous tree, usually about 25 meters in height, decorated with thousands of lights and toys and crowned with a large shining star.
21. In London, the main city the tree is erected in Trafalgar square. Every year since 1947, a Christmas tree gives Britain the Norwegian city of Oslo. The tree is made in a traditional Norwegian simply furnished and decorated with 500 white lights.
22. Chocolate lovers will surely appreciate the design of this sweet Christmas tree, created by French master Patrick Rogers. Creating pure chocolate is a unique four tons the tree about 10 meters high, Rogers pursued the noble goal of raising funds for research in the field of neuromuscular diseases.
23. Chocolate, obviously, not the only material from which it is possible to make the original tree. In December 2012 Asian Park “Legoland” graced this 9-meter-high Christmas tree built from 400 thousand pieces of LEGO Duplo.
24. This impressive example of a well-dressed Christmas tree can be seen in Washington, in front of White house. Honor to light her garlands are offered annually to the American President. From year to year here uses the same type of wood – 10-foot Colorado blue spruce.
25. Let’s finish our holiday trip to Germany, the homeland of all Christmas trees. In the days of the New year and Christmas on the streets of Berlin pleasing to the eye many beautiful ornate trees. However, the most popular, decorated in a traditional style, is always located near the Brandenburg gate.

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What are churches trying to say with the sayings on their readerboards?
Driving around the country (and not just in the bible belt) I’ve seen signs that try to recruit new churchgoers. Spark drive-by divine inspiration. Post biblical blurbs for believers. Guilt trip the sinners among us. Take sides on the issues of the day. And even one-up the church down the street.
There are more than enough church readerboards posted online, from sincerely reverent to shamelessly irreverent. There doesn’t seem to be much I can add… except maybe putting them to music!
My point? One’s religion can be a sensitive topic and I respect all sincere beliefs. My only aim here is to share one sliver of America we’ve observed—the slice that proclaims its religious joie de vivre on its church readerboards out by the street.
(You can also view “Drive By Messages from God” on Youtube. If you like it, feel free to “Like” it!)

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Gracious Living in Saconesset Hills
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Sensors in grain bins let farmers to watch the temperature and moisture concentrations remotely. John Deere extra sensors to some of its machines to watch soil humidity or productiveness to boost or minimize pace or prevent overlap of fertilizer or seed.
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If your feline friend is presenting odd behavior and she seems to be grooming herself more often than usual, be on the lookout for fleas that might be causing her discomfort.
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Lonestar has charted more than 20 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart, including nine that have hit the top spot and Saturday night’s show in front of a packed house at Billy Bob’s Texas was essentially a celebration of the band’s classic hits.
The show got underway with one of those No. 1 hits What About Now and the fans were locked in, knowing they were in for exactly what they wanted: Hits, hits and more hits.
McDonald talked of the origins of the song coming from a time when the band was on the road and he called his house, his son Rhett uttered the now-famous words “Daddy, when you coming home?”
His son, now in his 20s, was in attendance as McDonald put it “he’s now on the payroll” (he is now a member of the band’s crew).
McDonald spoke of how the song took on a life of its own following 9/11 and how the band has traveled the world performing for members of the United States military.
The crowd simultaneously rose to a standing ovation as the song came to a close.
While the band is based in Nashville, Tennessee, each of its members are from the Lone Star state. McDonald was born in Lubbock while keyboardist Dean Sams is from Garland, drummer Randy “Keech” Rainwater is from Plano and lead guitarist Michael Britt was born in Fort Worth.
Sams got the crowd going for what he dubbed the evening’s ‘7th Inning Stretch” and everyone in the building was up and cheering when Lonestar performed another of their No. 1 hits, No News.
For the encore, they performed their biggest hit, Amazed, which spent eight weeks at the top of the Billboard country chart. A remix of the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
But the night was not over as they wrapped a big bow on the show with covers of classics such as Another Brick in the Wall, Life in the Fast Lane, Rapper’s Delight and Come Sail Away.
The enthusiastic crowd gave a rousing ovation as the band took a bow and the lights went down.
One of the highlights of attending a show at Billy Bob’s comes when the show is over and (unlike the DFW-area arenas) fans can hang out and enjoy more live music and wind down the night rather than immediately exiting the building to sit in traffic.
For a list of upcoming Billy Bob’s Texas shows and to purchase tickets, visit HERE.
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Leader of Newcastle City Council opens The Racquets Court
What a way to spend a Tuesday evening!
With canapes circling, drinks flowing, and enticing cupcakes, Nick Forbes, Leader of Newcastle City Council, officially opened The Racquets Court.
The exclusive launch event, held on 14th May 2019, included well-known representatives from leading tech businesses, Newcastle City Council, NE1, Newcastle and Northumbria Universities.
“Newcastle was home of the first industrial revolution and we need to be a part of the next industrial revolution too, and what The Racquets Court is hoping to achieve is to consolidate our position as a global leader in digital technology and understanding big data. What you’re achieving here is, I hope, a part of a bigger narrative for the rebirth and regeneration of Newcastle as a major global city. The transformation of this building symbolises the rebirth and regeneration of Newcastle.”
The Racquets Court is the first building to be connected to the Stellium 40km metro fibre network which delivers latency to New York of 65 milliseconds; the network supports near real-time access to rapidly changing data (you can read more about our connectivity here). This phenomenal technology is helping the city become one of the best connected cities in the UK and really helping to put Newcastle on the map.
Paul Miller, co-founder of Gavurin, talked to guests about the journey the building had been on and how the vision for The Racquets Court was realised with the help of some of Newcastle’s finest’s businesses. Tolent, IDP Architects and Elliotts Quantity Surveyors played key roles in the restoration of the building (read more about this here).
Their teamwork has earned a place on the shortlist for the Constructing Excellence North East Awards for the award for Integration & Collaborative.
I’ve learned that Newcastle has some great businesses creating wonderful things. The City’s connectivity offers opportunities to take that creativity everywhere – fast.
The event provided a platform for The Racquets Court to showcase how far the building had come in a short space of time.
In its original form, the building had only one floor, was open and as dull as an empty sports hall often is! The transformation has included the restoration of the beautiful glass roof and eye-catching victorian spiral staircase. Another floor has been added to create more space, but it has been left open to retain the buildings unique character.
The Racquets Court was also shortlisted for the 2019 RICS awards which took place in April, and is also shortlisted for a second CENE award for Preservation & Rejuvenation. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 14th June 2019.
We’d like to say a huge thank you to all our guests for helping celebrate with us, and we’re excited to welcome all members to The Racquets Court.


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When confronted with the question of who owns western Canadian farmland, the most obvious answer is farmers—and in the majority of cases, this is true. However, concerns have started to emerge about the impact of “outside” or “non-traditional” farmland ownership on farming communities and the agricultural industry as a whole.
“Riding shotgun” is a term that was coined during the days when stagecoaches were the fastest means of transportation across rural North America. If the cargo being carried was valuable, then a security person would be assigned to sit next to the driver with a shotgun and protect the stagecoach during its journey.
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A funny thing happens each day in downtown Winnipeg, high above the city’s bustling core. The staff of the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi), Western Canada’s premier grain evaluation facility, busily analyzes grain samples to determine quality and end-use functionality.


Kasperi Kapanen is quite tickled to have been assigned his father’s No. 24 with the Maple Leafs.
But it will only mean something if he actually earns an NHL job.
“I haven’t set any goals but obviously I want to play, I want to be on the team,” said Kapanen. “We’ll see. Anything can happen. I just want to stay healthy this year and be a better player than last year.”
Kapanen is no lock to make the team even if his performance as a late-season call-up and through the playoffs suggested he is NHL-ready. He scored a couple of big goals: One to help clinch a playoff spot, the other an overtime winner in Game 2 in Washington.
“At the same time, last year is last year and this is a new year,” said Kapanen. “You have to forget about what happened last year and start from the same spot as everybody else. It’s going to be a tough camp, but I’m ready for it.”
Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello said in an interview Tuesday the team is deep with veterans and prospects and he would be in no rush to move a Marlie to the Leafs.
But he also said the best players from camp would make the team.
The arrival of veteran Patrick Marleau as a free agent has a trickle-down effect on the other wingers. A spot is taken, presumably on the left side, that wasn’t even open last year. The Leafs already have James van Riemsdyk, Leo Komarov, Zach Hyman and Matt Martin on left wing.
One of those might convert to a right wing — Kapanen’s natural position — that already includes William Nylander, Mitch Marner and Connor Brown. That’s not including Nikita Soshnikov and Josh Leivo, who were ahead of Kapanen on the depth chart for most of last season.
It’s clear the Leafs currently have more wingers than they really need, at least with a healthy lineup and barring a trade.
They kept Leivo on the roster last season, mostly as a healthy scratch, because they feared they’d lose him on waivers. Kapanen still does not require waivers to be sent to the minors, so he could find himself at the Ricoh rather than the ACC more as a victim of numbers.
But Kapanen’s speed is his strength, and the Marlies took advantage of it by converting him to a penalty killer last season. That means his best chance at an NHL job — at least early in his career — is as a third-liner or fourth-liner, as a checker. “It’s always tough, especially now,” said Kapanen. “We’ve got a good group of guys and a lot of prospects that want to play. It’s going to be a challenge.”
Kapanen was assigned 24 this week, after Brown moved from 12 — giving it to Marleau — to 28, what Kapanen wore last season, but Brown’s old junior number.
Kapanen said he always wanted to wear his father Sami’s old number. Sami Kapanen played 12 years in the NHL, with Hartford, Carolina and Philadelphia.
“It feels good to wear the old two — four again,” said Kapanen, skating this week for the first time in a while. A lot of great prospects here. Just being on the ice with the guys, great tempo. It’s good to be on the ice. Haven’t been on the ice too much this summer, trying to do other things.”


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I love Dead Moon: the preeminent rock band in the Pacific Northwest, where rock bands are as common as moss. But let’s be safe, and call them the preeminent garage band in that region, since DM share some superficial characteristics with the garage ilk. Be advised, however: Dead Moon don’t really live in that ghetto or adhere to its goofy codes, which dictate lyrical exigencies of motorcycles/muscle cars/wenches despite the actual existence of 10-speed/Tercel/mousy girlfriend who works at the co-op.
Fred Cole, see, if he ever engaged in self-mythology, he has tired of it, for Fred Cole is old: a lifer. Today’s alt-rock bums were waiting on conception back when Cole was wrung through the industry wringer as a member of the Lollipop Shoppe (“You Must Be a Witch,” Nuggets, Vol. 8) Since then (late ’60s) he’s been “indie” as a matter of survival and personal taste, through bands like Zipper and the Rats and the Western Front. Hell, he’s been married for 30 years, to a lovely woman (called “Toody“ by all) who plays a mean bass guitar. And if they’d had a kid when they were 13, the kid might have been Andrew Loomis, and a no-bullshit hard rock drummer at that.
Fred, Toody, Andrew: They have been Dead Moon for 14 years. To date: a dozen great albums (nine studio, three live), plus nine killer singles. The oeuvre is in scalding mono, available on CD but cut to vinyl on Fred’s lathe, which also cut the Kingsmen’s “Louie, Louie.” And it’s mostly on the Coles’ own label, Tombstone, though recent albs (including 2001’s typically right Trash and Burn) are on Seattle’s Empty Records. True, the Moon’s European label, Music Maniac, has two ideal DM primers, nonstop comps of early stuff called Dead Moon Night and Thirteen Off My Hook. But it’s all so beautiful, why not just call Tombstone Music in Clackamas, Oregon, and order one of everything? (Likely from Toody herself, provided she is not on tour.)
Dead Moon are at least as committed to their rock as the German, Dutch, and Spanish lunatics who swarm them overseas. Which is to say: mortally committed. Let’s envision a stage, pre-show. An empty Jack Daniel’s bottle sits upside down, its neck through a hole in Loomis’s kick drum. A lone candle, cradled in the bottle’s base, burns intensely through the club’s smoky haze. The band huddles. They all have tattoos of the Dead Moon logo—Fred’s is on his face, lit from below by the candlelight. “This is going to be the best Dead Moon show ever,“ he says. And they break, and they play, and if it’s not the best Dead Moon show ever, it’s probably close, because Dead Moon ride such a perfectly rough-hewn rock-and-roll handcar that they never have an off night. Unless “off” is really, really good and “on” is as good as AC/DC or the Ex or Shellac are liable to manage.
They stand and deliver, see? They play without ego. Every now and again, Loomis will make you laugh with some flashy drummer trick. But by and large, they stand and deliver, with an offhandedly dramatic seriousness of purpose. Any showman knows it’s risky to leave it at that, because straightforward devotion to the music alone, without distance or distraction, is enough only if the music deserves the attention that the band so readily gives it.
Well, Dead Moon make music that is exceptional and, against all odds, unique. I mean, you may have heard “Hey Joe” and “Parchment Farm” 100 times, but you have not heard them in toto until you have had Dead Moon fry them bare and present you with the results. And if a band can make those hoary chestnuts sing anew, on their first single no less, it’s nothing much for them to make up their own great shit.
Dead Moon just do what comes naturally. They allow classic hard rock, three decades of “punk,” and a bit of country and western to commingle freely on a garage-psych bedrock, birthing no genres but a timeless howl, brutally trimmed of ornament. A lot of the songs are shot through with confusion, anger, and dread, as Cole seems unsure both of himself and the world he inhabits. “Am I losing my touch?/Does it matter so much?” he wonders at to open 1992’s Stranded in the Mystery Zone LP. “Am I losing my grip?/Am I starting to slip?”—”slip” rent from his throat with a rusty wrench. But rather than make boilerplate ennui his stock in trade, Cole wanders from it whenever the mood strikes him. He’s written a number of songs about his wife, most of which, without guile, she helps sing. On Trash and Burn, Cole essays a visit to another planet (Janus—OK, a moon to be precise) and, more significantly, the recent police riots in Seattle and Portland. That would be “Shadows of the Night,” which also swipes at the “Internet highway—funny, given that Stranded in the Digital Zone (www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/7980) is the best band Web site I’ve seen.
So . . . yes. Dead Moon inhabit their own fertile little patch. It’s a weird, weedy triangle with abstractions of early Love, AC/DC, and the Sonics at the vertices. They tend it lovingly, and there’s a lot of great stuff in there, and they’re surely the “real thing” if authenticity turns your crank. Me, I admire their unyielding dedication and long tour of duty, but those qualities illuminate rather than overshadow the brutal skill of a great hard rock band: a rusty pile driver that would repay your attention handsomely even if Dead Moon didn’t mean a second of it.
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As 331 local and foreign companies submit expressions oif interest to the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to acquire majority stakes in Nigeria’s electricity infrastructure, a Brazilian investor has proposed a $100bn takeover of all 23 power plants slated for privatization.
This Day said that this special offer by the Brazilian firm, PROINFRA, was not part of the interest expressed to the BPE by the other 331 companies.
Under the BPE exercise, Essar, an Indian conglomerate; Tata Group, also of India; and ContourGlobal of the United States were among the 331 companies jostling to have the majority stakes in the power generating companies.
BPE had revealed that 174 applications were received from investors interested in acquiring the four thermal stations and the two hydro stations, while 157 prospective applicants expressed their interests in acquiring the 11 distribution companies.
Essar was said to have expressed interest to invest over $2bn for a generating capacity of at least 2000 MW, an equivalent of two-thirds of the country’s current average electricity output.
Meanwhile, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) said it would submit a revised offer for the management of Nigeria’s electricity grid to be constructed at a cost of $3.5bn.
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Earlier this month, Toyota board chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada told CNBC that the company was “skeptical there would be a rapid shift to pure electric vehicles, given questions over user convenience.”
It shouldn’t be perceived as a revolutionary thought. But with automakers increasingly touting their plans for “electrification” — a word too many observers have interpreted incorrectly — and regulators increasingly promoting their plans to do away with internal combustion engines, Uchiyamada’s honesty regarding the limitations of electric vehicles flew in the face of advanced automotive thought.
It did not, however, fly in the face of conventional Toyota thought. According to Reuters, the president of Toyota Motor Corporation, Akio Toyoda, says, “EVs are in focus at the moment but customers and the market will ultimately decide which powertrains will be successful.”
You’d almost think Akio Toyoda was — crazy as this may sound — running a business.
Toyota, reports Reuters, will forge ahead with plans to build “a variety of vehicle types.” That doesn’t just mean sedans, hatchbacks, pickup trucks, SUVs, crossovers, and vans. Toyota is referring to different methods for powering vehicles.
Toyoda acknowledges that his company was “a bit late to the game” when it comes to EVs, but that’s hardly the reason the global automotive behemoth continues to believe in a diversified portfolio. (In the United States, Toyota currently sells a broad array of hybrids, a plug-in hybrid, the hydrogen fuel cell Mirai, and a wide variety of ICE vehicles.)
No, Toyota simply wants to offer customers the vehicles customers want. Of the 1,604,847 vehicles sold by Toyota and Lexus in the United States during the first eight months of 2017, roughly one out of every thousand was a Mirai. Fewer than 5 percent were members of the Prius family, down from nearly 6 percent in 2016, more than 7 percent in 2015, and nearly 9 percent in 2014. Other non-Prius Toyota and Lexus hybrids account for slightly more than 4 percent of the automaker’s year-to-date U.S. volume.
On the other hand, the Tacoma and Tundra pickup trucks, along with five body-on-frame SUVs, account for one-fifth of Toyota’s overall U.S. volume.
Since 2013, U.S. EV market share has increased from 0.3 percent to 0.5 percent, less of a market share improvement than Ford has managed with the F-Series truck lineup.


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SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI (C.O.N) ON THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2018 APPROPRIATION BILL – 7TH NOVEMBER, 2017
- Mr. President, on behalf of my colleagues, Distinguished Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Honourable Members of the House of Representatives, I welcome you and members of your Executive team to this joint session of the National Assembly.
- What a delight it is to see you looking so well and rejuvenated, Mr. President. We are most grateful to God for your revived state of health in this period of national recovery, and we pray it continues. Let me use this opportunity to thank all those Members of the National Assembly that put the country first and resisted the urge to play politics during Mr. President’s time away.
- It is pleasing to note that the budget is being presented earlier than December. This is a welcome development.
- I must commend Mr. President, the Economic Management Team, my Distinguished colleagues and Honourable members of the House of Representatives as well as all Nigerians, for working together to make the necessary sacrifices to get the economy out of recession.
Without doubt, this recovery benefitted from greater policy coordination, prioritization and passage of economic reform bills, but more importantly, the resilience of the Nigerian people. Having said that, it is pertinent to note that the implementation of the 2018 Budget – how it is implemented – will be a defining element of this Administration. We must therefore continue to work together to steady the ship of this recovery.
- As the country gradually recovers, it is important to reset the fundamentals that drive our economy – so we do not slide back into recession. We must reassess the relationship between oil and our economy. Oil prices are gradually inching up, but that is no reason for complacency in our diversification drive. We must grow our economy away from oil – as well as the need to increase non-oil revenue generation and collection.
- Revenue from taxes as well as independent revenues from State Owned Enterprises must be taken seriously. If the budget is to be funded, we cannot afford to turn a blind eye to revenue under-performance.
While there is a need to review extant laws guiding the operation of some Government enterprises, I would urge for more determined effort on the part of the Executive, to plug leakages. This sector alone accounts for over 40 trillion naira in valuation, of which less than 400 billion naira is remitted as revenue to the Consolidated Federation Account. This is not acceptable. We need to vigorously address this area.
- The budgets of parastatals and agencies are meant to be submitted with this budget presentation, as stipulated by the constitution. We must work to ensure that these are passed by the end of the year, and sanction those parastatals and agencies that fail to submit their budget along with the 2018 budget, and deny access to capital expenditure unless budget is passed.
- Further to the area of increasing independent revenue, there is the need to review agreements that government has signed with some private sector service providers. Many of these agreements are biased, and clearly, not in the interest of the country.
- We appreciate the need to spend, Mr. President. However, we must ensure that our borrowing is targeted at productive projects that will stimulate the economy. We must ensure real value-for-money in projects funded by borrowing, and make doubly sure that the projects are not overpriced.
- To ensure consistency in government’s economic programmes and tax policies, we will be requiring that the submission of the 2018 Budget – and budget submissions going forward – be accompanied by a Finance Bill. This bill – which should clearly detail the imposition, alteration or regulation of taxes such as the proposed tax on luxury items and excise taxes, among others – will put the financial proposals of government into effect.
- As we are all aware, many businesses were adversely affected by the recession; many lost their means of livelihood. As the country emerges from that period of uncertainty, the question on the lips of many Nigerians has been this: How does the recovery translate into tangible economic benefits for me?
We must remember that the real gains must be felt on a personal level by the individual, for economic recovery to have meaning. People are seeking to get back to work but cannot find jobs. Entrepreneurs want to restart their businesses but are finding it difficult to access the needed capital. As for our farmers, the last thing they want is for produce to go to waste because people cannot afford to buy.
- Looking around today, we see that many of our undergraduates are apprehensive about their graduation day; and our National Youth Corps members are not looking forward to the end of the service year, for fear of being tagged ‘unemployed’. While I commend your current efforts at tackling unemployment – especially among the youth through Federal Youth Programmes such as YouWin, N-Power, and YES-Programme – deliberate steps must be taken to make the 2018 budget a job oriented one.
- In line with that, we must see to the implementation of the Procurement law, with particular relevance to the part that has to do with support for Made-In-Nigeria goods. The implementation of the 2018 budget must anchor on the Made-In-Nigeria project. This should be reflected in government procurements in 2018.
- As we strive to start implementing the budget from January, all would be in vain if we do not eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy and speed up the procurement process. We are working towards reviewing the Procurement Act to achieve this.
- Also, government should continue to create the enabling environment for private sector businesses to thrive through its policies and spending priorities.
As we pat ourselves on the back that Nigeria has made a quantum leap, going up 24 places in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business ranking, we cannot rest on our laurels. There is a need to complement reforms in the ease of doing business with targeted spending on those critical infrastructure projects that enhance economic activity and job creation.
- In view of this, we must move beyond budgetary provisions without adequate funding available for the execution of projects – and ensure that selection of contractors, as well as the release of funds, are transparent.
We must therefore make project completion a top priority, especially those projects that directly impact the lives of our people.
- On our part, the 8th National Assembly is standing firm on its objective of expanding economic opportunities through economic reform bills that we have prioritized. Some of these are beginning to affirm the vision of reforms that we need in order to move our country forward.
- Let me now talk about mainstreaming social inclusion. Mr. President, each and every Nigerian wants to be part of the economic progress. We must never lose sight of the need for equity and balanced development across the entire spread of our country. Infrastructural development should be seen to be well distributed, to create growth pools away from the major city centres and drive the regeneration of our rural areas.
Agriculture, for instance, is meaningless without those that will engage in farming in the countryside. The current rate of rural-to-urban migration is alarming and unsustainable – congesting the cities and stretching resources to breaking point, while undermining the economic viability of some states. People must be able to see a future for themselves in every corner of this country, not just in the big cities.
- Mr. President, there are big ticket projects like Power, Rail and A-Trunk roads, but also, there are smaller projects which impact people’s lives. We must do both. Those in charge should ensure proper execution or face sanction.
- It is important that I emphasize that the presentation of the budget should in no way dampen enthusiasm for the implementation of the 2017 Budget. Whatever needs to be done to ensure that we achieve close to full implementation of the budget, is what must be done.
- As I close, Mr. President, I would like to advise and caution that there is no better time in this Administration than now for a rigorous drive for good working relationship between the Executive and the Legislature. The early passage of the 2018 budget will depend on this good working relationship.
The passage of important Executive bills that improve ‘ease of doing business’ is also dependent on this. So, Mr. President, the 469 Members in this chamber are your true partners that will ensure the success of your administration in achieving its goals and objectives. So, lobby them (not the PDP way), close ranks and let them work for you.
- Let me assure Mr. President that, in considering the 2018 Budget proposal, the National Assembly will work with your team, as we are convinced that more can be achieved together.
- On this note, I hereby invite Your Excellency to deliver your speech and lay the 2018 Budget proposal for the consideration of the National Assembly, in accordance with Section 81 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
- I thank you all for your attention.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

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Study of Epidemiological Factors According to the Positive Response of Igg of Patients Infected with Blastocytsis hominis in Diyala province, Iraq
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Background: Blastocystis hominis (B.hominis) is the most common intestinal parasite in humans and many other animals. Infections with the organism are spread worldwide and some of them have been asymptomatic, acute symptomatic and chronic. Materials and Method: 100 blood samples were collected from patients with B.hominis which were reviewing to some Hospital and health center in Diyala province during the period from October 2018 to March 2019. To determine the extent of IgG antibody responses in serum patients infected with B.hominis for depending on the chromatic changes resulting from the association of antigens with antibodies. Results: The results of the current study showed the percentage of infection among males was (56.25%) , which is higher than that of females (43.75%), and the age group (3-6) years among males showed the highest rate of infection (33.34%) and the lowest in age groups less from one year and (9-12) years groups at (11.11%). The rate of infection in the age groups(1-3) years and (6-9) years was (22.22%) and in the age group of (1-3) years was the highest incidence among female groups (42.86%), while the age group (3-6) years showed less than that (28.57%) and significant differences at the level of probability less than (0.05). The percentage of B. hominis infection increased among the rural population by (56.5%), male infected, (57.14%) female, while the proportion of males among the urban population was (44.44%) and females reached (42.86%), with a standard deviation of (1.600 ± 0.495) and (1.480 ±0.505) respectively. Conclusions: The presence of immunoglobulin IgG in serum patients has been shown to stimulate the cellular immune response and be indicative of long-term immunity against pathogenic antigens.
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