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The Federal Government is targeting 10,000 megawatts of electricity supply by December, presidential aide Dr Doyin Okupe said yesterday in Lagos. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, who visited the corporate headquarters of Vintage Press, publishers of The Nation, was answering questions from some top journalists.
Okupe said the 10 national Independent Power Plants (IPP) are 90 to 95 per cent completed and that when they come on stream, they will generate additional 5,000 megawatts.
He explained that with the current capacity, which he puts at 4,500 megawatts, the target would be realised.
"There is some work that needs to be done. All the power plants, as of today, are 90 to 95 per cent completed. There is every assurance that by December 2013, all the NIP projects would have been completed. When they are completed, they will bring in additional 5,000 megawatts. So, we are looking at 10,000 megawatts by December," he said.
Okupe argued that President Goodluck Jonathan could have performed better if there was no Boko Haram to tackle in the last two years. The President, he said, is not a miracle worker.
According to him, Jonathan has been very sure and steady in the implementation of his Transformation Agenda.
Okupe said: "Dr Jonathan is not a miracle worker. He is a sure and steady master technician. He is doing the work slowly, diligently and steadily. Jonathan would have done better were it not for the Boko Haram crisis.
"No matter how good your plans are, if your wife comes up with a major crisis, that programme would be derailed. But this is more than a wife's tantrums. It is a national crisis, a major phenomenon that occupies one's time 24/7. He is human too. Jonathan can insist that he hasn't had the template that other Presidents have had. This is a daily war for two years now."
The presidential aide defended the state pardon granted former Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. He said after conviction as a criminal, going to prison and suffering loss of dignity and assets, we should not begrudge him for the pardon.
Okupe also spoke on a report by the United States on sundry issues in Nigeria.
He argued that contrary to some people's views, the report did not indict Jonathan.
Describing the report as "crap", Okupe said there was nothing new in it.
The General Manager (Training and Development), Mr Soji Omotunde, welcomed Okupe to the company.
The senior journalist said it was good he found the time to explain issues at close range.
Omotunde assured him that The Nation would always uphold the sacred tenets of fairness and balance in its reportage of events.
Okupe was accompanied by Dr Olusanya Awosan, the Director (Media) in his office; Bamidele Salam and the Director of Strategy, Mr Jackson Ude.
Among those who received him were the Chairman, Editorial Board, Mr. Sam Omatseye, Omotunde and the Editorial Page Editor, Sanya Oni.


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Napa Valley Oxbow Public Market
Napa seems far away from Oakland. Napa Valley is not really part of the Bay Area, but Napa is closer to Oakland than other Bay Area cities. If traffic is light, I can make it to Napa in about an hour. On Friday, I went to Napa to spend the night with my wife. We worked during the day and visited downtown Napa on Friday and Saturday.
I have been experimenting with my new cell phone camera. At the Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa, I photographed an interesting French antique at Heritage Culinary Artifacts. I returned the next day with my real camera, but the piece was being packed for a new buyer. The blackberry photo was also taken with my Android cell phone.
The Oxbow Public Market hosts a Saturday Farmers' Market. My wife and I found some of the most colorful food, flowers and farmers. On Friday, we ate an amazing lunch at one of the restaurants.… Read the rest


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Here are the last blast of covers I've made in the last few months. Enjoy!
Qeya is more like a collaboration between me and Jennifer (the author). She drew and I did the touch ups and the text. So she did most of the work and I helped. :D While Silver Hollow was a joint effort as well. Teamwork is always the best when it comes to book covers! More info on the books here...
Fallenmore is also a YA Paranormal, it was difficult to get this cover right but I did eventually. Followed is a horror and didn't take me much time to finish. It is simple and creepy.
Initiation is my first paperback. The Blemished on the other hand would be my favorite I've done so far. I love working with fields.


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Did you know that endurances athletes are utilizing vaporization to improve their performance? With vapor being a relatively new delivery method, many people are unaware of the health benefits that it can provide.
So, what exactly is it? A vaporizer produces vapor, not smoke. Vaporizers are a great way to reap the benefits and effects of what you're putting in it, while avoiding the harmful effects of smoke. In the case of athletes, CBD vapor is taking over the scene, with numerous training, management, and recovery benefits.
For athletes, the benefits of CBD vapor abound:
- Alleviate pain
- Increase speed
- Improve endurance
- Reduce muscle spasms
- Protect heart, lungs, and brain
- Reduce inflammation
- Enhance sleep and relaxation
- Decrease nausea
- Relieve mental and physical stress
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the most prevalent chemical compounds in the cannabis plant. Unlike THC, its more famous component, CBD is non-psychoactive, so users can experience the body relaxation benefits it offers without feeling the "high."
When using CBD vapor, the compound enters your lungs and diffuses directly into your bloodstream rather than passing through your gut and liver. This allows nearly four times as much CBD to enter circulation, which means you can achieve the same beneficial effects with a much smaller amount of CBD.
Additionally, vaping decreases the amount of time it takes for CBD in your body to activate since it doesn't have to travel through your gut. By vaporizing a CBD liquid, concentrate, or oil, you could potentially feel its effects in 30 to 60 minutes for maximum effect. This makes vaping CBD an extremely efficient delivery method.
"Everything you need to know about Cannabidiol." www.herb.co., July 26, 2016.
"Should I be vaping CBD?" www.Leafly.com.


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The Center on Personnel Studies in Special Education (COPSSE) has released three research syntheses, including Executive Summaries, pertaining to special education certification and licensure:
COPSSE has also published several Issue Briefs, which synthesize literature on supply and demand, professional preparation, and certification and licensure for the following professionals who provide services in schools to children with disabilities:
In addition, there are briefs on:
The Center to Inform Personnel Preparation Policy and Practice in Early Intervention and Preschool Education collects, synthesizes, and analyzes information concerning personnel working with infants, toddlers, and preschool children with special needs and their families. The Center has produced the following reports on the standards and requirements for services providers:
The National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Services Providers (The Personnel Center) is charged with building state and local capacity to recruit and retain highly qualified special education and related service personnel to serve children and youth with disabilities, birth to 21, and their families. The Personnel Center has information on states' certification and licensing requirements.
The Monarch Center promotes the participation of minority institutions of higher education in IDEA personnel preparation grant competitions as well as supporting recruitment and retention of qualified personnel.
The Research and Training Center on Service Coordination developed competencies and training materials for service coordinators.
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The Education Commission of the States (ECS) publishes reports and maintains a data base concerning the states' educational programs. Information available includes:
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) provides information related to personnel standards for individuals delivering services to young children with disabilities and their families.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) provides an overview of standards for programs to prepare early childhood professionals and AssociateDegree Programs (July 2003).
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Bedlinog photographs is a mixed set of photographs taken in Bedlinog,or spread out in no particular order, old and new.
The following photograph was kindly donated by Sarah and her dad, Clive Farr..it is well over 50 years old.
Church Hall
Club Row
Club row 1977
Oakland Street
Above we see an original postcard courtesy of Mrs Sue Sazio now living in Australia she wrote "I have an old post card of Bedlinog as my mum was evacuated there during the war, I also think you have pictures on this site of Mrs Farr whom my mum stayed with during that time"
Some new photographs April 2010
Cwm hill
The Square thanks to Gareth Bevan
Above we see Garth Terrace from many years ago courtesy of Ralph Morgan
1908 floods
Fire on Bedlinog Street
The old bakery
Mike the Milk's old dairy autumn 2015 under renovation
Photos above Courtesy of Doug Hughes, the big building at the back of the last picture is the old three storey slaughter house and butchers
Thanks to Doug Hughes for this picture
The High Street
Upper High Street 1904
Upper High Street 2014
St Cadoc's Bedlinog
Muriel Terrace
Bedlinog 1900 was still developing as a village and there were still a few streets to be constructed…the photograph below shows the bottom of the village, then the Cwm hill to the top and the colliery
Looking down from the Cwm 1960
New van for the Bedlinog Co-op in Hylton Terrace
Bedlinog Inn 1906 thanks to Gareth Bevan
The new surgery taken in 2010
Looking up the Cwm Hill 2012
Aerial view of Bedlinog courtesy of Graham Dale
The next few pictures are courtesy of Doug Hughes
Lower Bedlinog
View from opposite valley
Another excellent photograph by Doug.
A photo from the Graig Road
Picture donated by Elwyn Jones Bargoed
Powell Street
Area behind Lewis Street
A view of Bedlinog from across the valley by Richard Williams 1992
Bedlinog taken from the Mountain above Taff Methyr 1992 by Richard Williams
A similar view from 2010 with a powerful camera (taken by Roger Vowles)
A view of the two farms on the entrance to Bedlinog,The Oaks and
Ty-rywenyou can also just make out the Rec, home of Bedlinog RFC
Bottom of the hill from Cemetery
Bedlinog view
A photograph by Nigel Haines
A Bedlinog bus in Pontypridd 1955
Top of Bedlinog 1989
Three farms in the mountains above the village
Tir llan farm?
Cefn Forest farm?
Ty Newydd farm…Hiding behind the old tip above Taff Merthyr, this farm was once owned by Dai Trigg the Treharris milkman, it is on the Cwm cothi road
Pictures were taken during the snow storm in 1982