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By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, Kingsley Omonobi, Simeon Ebegbulem, Emman Ovuakporie & Daud Olatunji
ABUJA-THERE was chaos in the House of Representatives, yesterday, as rival party members took strongly partisan positions over the deployment of troops ahead of the Edo State gubernatorial election.
The uproar ensued as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar vowed at a stakeholders parley in Benin that this weekend's election would be used as a test run of the pledge to ensure free and fair elections in the country.
IGP Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar with Prof. Jega at the Stakeholders Meeting organised by Independent National Electoral Commission held in Edo State. Photos by Barnabas Uzosike
The chaos in the House was stirred by Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN members following Speaker Aminu Tambuwal's initial rejection of a motion proposed by a party member over the deployment of troops in Edo State for the election.
The gubernatorial campaign which is stretching into its final days had a temporary break as Jega, IGP Abubakar, met with the candidates to appraise security and other regulations concerning the election.
Jega and Abubakar on the occasion addressed serious concerns raised by the leading candidates, Adams Oshiomhole of the ACN and Charles Airhiavbere of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over plans to rig the polls.
Among the observations raised by Oshiomhole at the stakeholders meeting were that the PDP was mobilizing fake soldiers and policemen and equally distributing fake voter's cards for the election.
Airhiavbere on his part accused Oshiomhole of erecting campaign signboards and posters around polling centres.
IGP appoints new Police Commissioner for Edo
At the end of the meeting as the IGP prepared to board a plane back to Abuja, he directed the Commissioner of Police (Operations), Mr. Femi Adenaike who came with him to take over as the new Commissioner of Police for Edo State. All the Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers, DPOs were also affected in the changes.
The Police Service Commission, PSC also, yesterday, said that it is deploying top officials of the commission to monitor conduct of policemen during the election. The commission has also released telephone numbers through which malfeasances by policemen could be channeled to.
The numbers are :08164183597 (EDO NORTH), 08071408009 (EDO SOUTH), 08167435347 ( EDO CENTRAL).
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, CNPP, also warned the authorities that any plan to use the security agencies to rig the election would lead to strong reaction from the populace.
The development came as the PDP Chairman in Edo State, Chief Dan Orbih boasted that its candidate, Airhavbere was now set for victory in the forthcoming election saying that the party had shaken off the despair of the populace and could now scent victory in the air.
The uproar in the House of Representatives came as Rep. Bimbola Daramola, ACN, Ekiti moved to raise a motion to consider the deployment of soldiers to Edo State. Once he rose to give a brief of his intended motion, partisan acrimony immediately crept into the chamber as members of the PDP muttered as he introduced the thrust of his motion brought under matters of urgent national importance. According to him, the constitution forbade the massive deployment of troops to any part of the country without legislative approval.
Uproar in the House
As he was about settling down to his motion yesterday, the chamber was thrown into an uproar as PDP members shouted at him to sit down.
Daramola was, however, undeterred as he struggled to raise his voice to get the consent of the Speaker to read out relevant provisions of the Constitution to back his proposed motion. But he was not successful as Speaker Tambuwal refused to grant him leave to read those sections.
The refusal further fueled the uproar as opposition members of the House raised mayhem shouting no, no, no.
As Tambuwal observed the uproar which lingered for some time, he then called for a voice vote on the decision to stand down the motion.
In the voice vote, Speaker Tambuwal ruled in favour of the 'ayes,' a decision that further angered the opposition members.
Upon the ruling by the Speaker, the House Minority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila raised a point of order asking Mr. Speaker to call for division on the vote. The import of Gbajabiamila's request was that the vote should be counted.
Faced with the point of order, Tambuwal after some hesitation reversed his earlier decision and apologized to the members who in turn applauded him for his humility.
The Speaker, however, promised to give the motion a priority attention in today's plenary.
Edo guber poll, test case for others - Jega
Jega and Abubakar at the stakeholders meeting ahead of the election, yesterday, said INEC and the security agencies were determined to use the Edo election as a test case in the conduct of free and fair elections.
Reading the riot act to stakeholders, they vowed to deal ruthlessly with anybody who attempts to manipulate the election.
Among those present at the parley were Oshiomhole, Airhavbere, Solomon Edebiri (ANPP), Frank Ukoga (SMDP), Andrew Igwemoh (Labour) and Comrade Paul Orunmwensen (NCP) alongside their party officials.
IGP Abubakar disclosed that helicopters would be used to monitor the election and also to distribute election materials to different centers, adding that soldiers will assist mobile policemen in manning strategic points.
According to him, 'security officers will challenge the movement of anybody on the day of the election. To tell you how serious we intend to police the state during this period, I have detailed my Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations here, we have the Commissioner of Police in-charge of Terrorism, we have a full investigation team from Abuja.'
Reacting to the fears raised by Governor Oshiomhole that the PDP had prepared Army and Police uniforms with a view to use them to rig the election, the IGP explained that 'we have some thing to differentiate between real police and Army officers on duty. The Army will be deployed on each of the senatorial districts to support the police.'
'I want to warn that our responsibility is to ensure that the election is free, fair and credible. It is you politicians that use thugs and I will advise that you talk to your supporters because we are prepared to deal ruthlessly with any one trying to foment trouble' he declared.
On the suggestion made by Oshiomhole that people should be allowed to stay around until the votes are counted rather than asking them to stay 300 meters from the polling units, Abubakar explained that 'those who voted have a right to wait as long as they behave themselves, but those who have no business there must not be seen around. We have done every thing in terms of training to caution our officers. They must not allow themselves to be used by any politician.
'This is not the time we should allow ourselves to be used by any body, people must not take us for granted'. On the issue raised about security men carrying arms to protect the votes, the IGP said that 'the law prohibits us from doing that. But we will ensure that no body messes with us that day'.
Oshiomhole at the parley produced a fake INEC Identification Card and Voters Card and urged INEC to be on alert, while Airhiavbere urged the commission to ensure that all bill boards or posters are removed from all polling units.
On his part, Edebiri urged the security agents to ensure thugs don't snatch ballot boxes and emphasized the need for the security agents to check the issue of thuggery, adding that' people have been imported and are being trained now to ensure that they disrupt the election.
'The voters also must not sell their cards because it is an offence and any body caught will be prosecuted. We have ensured that we put in place the best security arrangement. We are determined to make this Edo election the freest and fairest election ever conducted in Nigeria. We may be appointed by the Federal Government but we are here to serve our people. Our actions on the field will vindicate us that day' he stated.
Posters, bill boards to give way
On the comment made by Airhiavbere as regarding posters on polling units, Jega stated that 'all posters and bill boards around polling units must be removed or else it will be an offense. People without voters cards should stay away from polling centers. Only INEC has the right to announce results and we are warning state TV stations and the media to be careful as regards what they report.
The Chairman of the PDP in Edo State, was confident of victory yesterday saying that after campaigning round in 192 wards of the state that the party could scent victory in the air.
'We are looking forward to victory at the polls as we have been campaigning in all 192 wards telling voters and convincing them why Oshiomhole has to go,' Orbih told Vanguard yesterday.
'The only thing they want to do and what they know what to do is to write results, but even before this contest we have shocked them and people who were saying that this would be no contest, they are now shocked that there is a contest that they will lose.
'Yes, indeed, we can feel victory in the air and right now what we are praying is that God would give the incoming governor, Charles Ahiavbere the wisdom to govern the state well and for the outgoing governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to go quietly.'


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What does Christian maturity look like? It is simply about becoming more like Jesus in every way by the power of his Spirit. But there is a cost to this kind of life, the price of which is our death. "Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh…" In this series that will take us to Pentecost, we will be looking at the dynamic of the Spirit's work in the Christian's life, and the ways we are shaped in to the image of Jesus, joined with him in death and made in his resurrection.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – With just eight healthy bodies, No. 24/21 Florida State Women's Basketball had to dig deep. And on the shoulders of redshirt junior Kiah Gillespie, the No. 24/21 Seminoles (18-3, 6-2) found a way as they pulled out a 62-58 win over 23rd-ranked Miami on Thursday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
Gillespie, who continues to be the only player in the ACC in the Top 5 in scoring and rebounding, registered her eighth 20-point game of the season. However, it was her 18 second-half points, when FSU needed them the most, that proved to be the spark in turning around a nine-point deficit and taking the lead for good.
This one took some guts ✊🏽 #FSUWBB pic.twitter.com/uwnPP5CLwQ
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"I'm just so proud of this team," FSU head coach Sue Semrau said following the game. "That's a really good Miami team. "I thought our defensive intensity stepped up in the second half and that was the difference in the game."
Florida State's ball pressure, ball denial and all its other defensive execution allowed it to force 23 turnovers for the second straight game. The Seminoles turned those miscues into 19 points, a key area considering that scoring in the half court was no easy feat against a good Hurricanes (18-5, 6-2) defensive squad.
"I think it was our guards. It always starts with their ball pressure," Gillespie said when discussing the keys to Thursday's win. "It was hard for them to find their post players and I think we did it together as a great team."
FSU's defense forced a Miami team that entered Thursday averaging 76.4 points to shoot just 36.7 percent (22-of-60) from the floor. The Hurricanes held a 19-10 lead with 7:44 to go in the first half, but FSU's defense held strong over the remaining period as it trailed just 22-20 at the half.
That's when Gillespie opted to take over in the game's final 20 minutes. A 19-8 third quarter by the Seminoles was bolstered by an 11-0 run, giving FSU a nine-point lead heading into the fourth.
In the final frame, the Hurricanes stormed back to a 44-42 deficit with 6:52 remaining, but Gillespie had an 8-0 run of her own headlined by two enormous 3-point field goals to give FSU a 52-42 lead with 3:18 remaining.
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The contributions of redshirt freshman Sayawni Lassiter could not be understated, as she scored a career-high 11 points and went 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Lassiter made several big free throws down the stretch, and her defensive pressure ignited a short-handed Seminoles squad that just lost top-notch perimeter defender Amaya Brown to a season-ending knee injury last week.
Lassiter's performance at the charity stripe helped FSU go 12-of-13 from the free throw line.
With the win, FSU extended its win streak in games with a five-point margin or less to 13 straight dating back to last season. The Seminoles are 8-0 this season in games at five points or less.
Miami was led by Beatrice Mompremier's double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Mykea Gray led the team with 14 points and four 3-point field goals.
The Seminoles return to the Donald L. Tucker Center on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. vs. Wake Forest. Florida State will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Sunday, with a pre-game sports clinic taking place before the game from 1-2 p.m.


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I picked up a box of Lean Pockets Pretzel Bread Sandwiches – Mesquite BBQ Chicken because it was the closest I could get to the original Hot Pockets BBQ Chicken pockets. Plus it was only 6 points plus for a single serving (BTW I love the fact that Lean Pockets has the Weight Watchers points plus values listed ON the box! It makes picking up frozen items for quick meals so much easier!)
Heating it up in the microwave, I could smell the BBQ chicken so it gave me high hopes for the lean pocket. Unfortunately, after the first bite and then the second those high hopes were quickly smashed. The pretzel crust totally overwhelmed the mesquite BBQ flavoring; it was actually not even noticeable with the crust. The pretzel crust just stole the show – which was unfortunate because I wanted the filling to steal the show. These taste just like the "skin" of a cooked, soft pretzel without all the added salt. You may be lucky to get a hint of mesquite out of the pretzel crust – but nonetheless I wasn't impressed. I think I'll be refraining from purchasing any Lean Pockets that have a pretzel crust just because I wasn't a true fan of the flavor.
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Elgene L. Kamper, 93, of Arlington, Iowa died Monday morning, January 27, 2020 at Grandview Healthcare Center in Oelwein, Iowa.
Funeral Service was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 31, 2020 at St. John Lutheran Church in Arlington with Rev. Margaret Yackel-Juleen officiating.
Visitation was held from 3 – 7 p.m. Thursday, January 30, 2020 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Arlington and for one hour before the service at the church on Friday.
Interment was in the Taylorsville Cemetery, Arlington.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com
Elgene Lola Knickerbocker was born February 26, 1926 at Ridgeville, Wisconsin, the daughter of Vern Alton and Regina Emma (Gerke) Knickerbocker. She attended country schools, Edgewood High School and graduated from Arlington High School in 1943. Elgene was employed at Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1943 to 1944. On April 8, 1945, she was united in marriage to Raymond J. Kamper at St. John Lutheran Church in Arlington. They raised two children: Kenneth Jay and Karilyn Jean. Elgene was a devoted homemaker, helped Raymond on the farm and milked cows for 43 years. In 1986, they moved to Arlington where she helped in their woodworking shop. She was a long-time member of St. John Lutheran Church, being active in WELCA, church circles and the quilters group. Elgene held offices in several clubs. She was also a member of the Helping Sisters Club, Embroidery Club, Good Will Club and Red Hat Society. She liked to garden, square dance, can food, play cards, entertain friends and the Coop/Library Coffee Group.
Elgene is survived by her children: Kenneth (Rita) Kamper of Knoxville, Tennessee and Karilyn (JD) Madden of Parkville, Missouri; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Roderic (Ruth) Kamper of Strawberry Point,Roberta Koehler of South Dakota, Rosalie Spence of Marshalltown and
Edna Kamper of Algona; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband on April 24, 1999; 2 brothers: Elton and Orlin Knickerbocker; sisters-in-law: Betty Knickerbocker and Evelyn Knickerbocker; and 3 brothers-in-law: Richard Kamper, Jerry Koehler and Glen Spence.


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In my opinion badgers have lived with us for millenium, we have reached a critical point in our relationship with them, and all wildlife in general.In all areas of our lives we dominate, and if wildlife suffers then so be it.
. this attitude is seeing the total colapse of many of our native species , through loss of habitat, chemicals used in farming as well as those entering our water courses,and as for our larger mammals foxes are shot ,or killed along with badgers on our many and congested roads .
We now have T.B. which i know is devestating ,but badgers are only living where they have always lived, unaware of their impending death ,there has to be a better way.An oral medication would be the best way , administered by volunteers who are trained vets or badger trust members, to prevent tb in badgers and free the farmers of this dreadful desease . i sincerely hope this will be done……
Badger cull credibility destroyed – says Trust
Another statement has been released by the Badger Trust – in response to a letter to the Times by the scientific experts who conducted the former Randomised Badger Culling Trials (RBCT) which is severely critical of Defra's plans for a badger cull. And that followed hot on the heels of Lord Krebs, the architect of the RBCT and former government chief scientific adviser, speaking out about the ineffectiveness of culling and calling the plans a mistake…
Badger cull credibility destroyed–says Trust
SUBJECT: Letter in the Times 13th July 2011 from members of the Independent Scientific Group (ISG)
The Badger Trust welcomes the publication of the letter from the distinguished panel of scientists responsible for the report on the Randomised Badger Culling Trials (RBCT) which ended in 2007. The Coalition Government itself in its consultation document published by DEFRA in September 2010, described the ISG report as being the only sufficiently rigorous one to be relied upon and the ISG's latest criticisms reinforce the widespread condemnation of Defra's proposals.
The text of the letter sent to the Times is reproduced below:
"Sir – Sir David King's article ("If we want dairy farms, we must cull badgers" 8 July 2011) contributes little scientific insight to the debate on controlling cattle TB. Defra has proposed that badger culls be initiated and funded by farmers themselves. Having overseen a decade-long programme of independently-audited and peer-reviewed research on this topic, we caution that such culls may not deliver the anticipated reductions in cattle TB. King previously agreed with our conclusion that – because of the way culling affects badgers' ecology – only large-scale, highly coordinated, simultaneous and sustained culls could have positive impacts. Delivering and maintaining such culls would raise substantial challenges for farmers, with a risk of increasing, rather than reducing, disease incidence. Defra's own assessments suggest that participating farmers will lose more, financially, than they gain. King asserts that shooting free-ranging badgers – Defra's preferred culling method – "would be an effective and considerably cheaper alternative", but there are no empirical data on the cost or effectiveness (or indeed humaneness or safety) of controlling badgers by shooting, which has been illegal for decades. If the government decides to proceed with this untested and risky approach, it is vital that it also instigates well-designed monitoring of the consequences.
John Bourne, Christl Donnelly, David Cox, George Gettinby, John McInerney, Ivan Morrison & Rosie Woodroffe
Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB 1998-2007″ [1]
Badger Trust chairman David Williams said:
"I sincerely hope that the Government will heed this advice – they promised to be guided by science and it is becoming abundantly clear that a cull which includes previously untried and untested methods will make matters worse rather than better. It is our clear view that the ISG's comments, following on so closely to Lord Krebs' criticisms and the latest Imperial College research, are yet another damning indictment, from world renowned independent experts, of Defra's ill conceived slaughter plan, a plan which no longer has any scientific credibility."
[1] The Times (Letters) 13th July 2011
8 Responses to "Badger cull credibility destroyed – says Trust
In my opinion badgers have lived with us for millenium, we have reached a critical point in our relationship with them, and all wildlife in general.In all areas of our lives we dominate, and if wildlife suffers then so be it.
The Badger Trust, sadly, are wrong one this, in my opinion. While the specific findings of the ISG trials were published in 2007 the science did not stop on that date. There is data relating to badger population density and infection rates in the trail areas since 2007 to date, and will continue in the future. This data is crucial in shedding light on issues such as perturbation and infection rates after culling has stopped. For the Badger Trust to argue that the science stopped in 2007, is quite simply, daft.
Brychan science did not stop in 2007 but neither did common sense.
Bovine TB is rife on the Isle of Man yet there are no badgers on the Isle of Man so it appears to me that the badger IS a scapegoat. Scotland is bTb free but does not kill badgers.
I am a science graduate but I think that I have common sense.
I can't see that all farmers/landowners will get together and work in harmony over 9 years and then at most get a reduction in bovine Tb of 16%. Certainly they wouldn't work together without the restrictions of a police state that was being proposed for the Intensive Action Area (IAA) in Wales.
Even among farmers there is growing questioning of a 'science' led approach. Write 'science led' often enough and the hope is among certain politicians that all they say will just be accepted. There is a growing group of Badger_Friendly UK farmers that dispute that killing badgers is science led. Up to 83% of the population (the farmer's customers) do not agree that killing badgers is science led.
Since Elin Jones announced a badger kill in April 2008 I have bought No Welsh produce. I am lucky now that I have found a badger friendly source in England that can provide all my food needs. And they deliver to my door, quality assured.
I would argue that a badger kill is unnecessary and if the other guidelines announced by Caroline Spelman are rigorously followed bovine TB will decline without killing a badger (as it has in the IAA)
Spelmans' proposals include:
More frequent routine TB testing (but even then the test is unreliable and many cattle are needlessly slaughtered. I have contracted the human form of TB as a young boy and have TB lesions. My body healed itself. I am no danger to the public but if I were a cow I would have been slaughtered. I'm now a healthy 70+.)
DNA tagging to prevent TB reactor fraud. (We have already had farmers taken to court for this – how much did these farmers contribute to their own problem?)
Perturbation. How can the farmers prevent this in practise? It will limit the areas that can be selected for a badger kill.
Movement restrictions. (But already John Griffiths AM has been asked to relax these restrictions in Wales and farmers again brought to court for violations.)
Bio security – even basic measures are ignored but no action can be taken as surprisingly regulations are in force but cannot be enforced by law.
I could go on and on.
I am as frustrated as are the farmers that despite a problem for years an oral bovine and badger vaccine is still not available. If it was a human problem all stops would be pulled and the disease contained.
Now I have some questions to ask farmers.
Why does farming only contribute a measly 0.5% to the Welsh economy? (Tourism contributes over 20 times more at 13.3%?)
For every cow slaughtered for bovine TB, 10 more are slaughtered for largely preventable conditions – mastitis, lame foot and yet this does not seem to concern the farmer.
Despite payments to farmers to halt the decline in wild life e.g. songbirds there is still a loss of wild life to the point that some are close to extinction..
If bovine TB is a human health hazard as many farmers claim why are Band B's allowed on working farms?
Q – Why does farming only contribute a measly 0.5% to the Welsh economy?
A – That's just a measure of gate price turnover. It's a bit like using the measure of steelworks gate price and ignoring the value of finished product (downstream) to the economy. Without farming ALL our food would be imported.
Q – For every cow slaughtered for bovine TB, 10 more are slaughtered for largely preventable conditions – mastitis, lame foot and yet this does not seem to concern the farmer.
A – All cattle are slaughtered. Most other conditions you mention relate to age, and is of concern to the farmer. However, bTB is an infectious condition, hence the need to prioritise.
Q – Despite payments to farmers to halt the decline in wild life e.g. songbirds.
A – It's organic cattle farming in West Wales that is currently preserving habitat. Further decline in cattle farming will further reduce this habitat.
Q – If bovine TB is a human health hazard as many farmers claim why are Band B's allowed on working farms?
A – bTB is not a significant human health hazard, and has not been since the 1930s when pasteurisation became the norm. The health hazard relates to cattle. Infected cattle suffer.
Thank you for your time Brychan
'why does farming only contribute a measly 0.5% to the Welsh economy'
Your answer- most suppliers could use that argument.
'without farming all our food would be imported'.
My experience shared by numerous contacts is that there is little Welsh produce on supermarket shelves. Waitrose told me last year that most Welsh produce was not up to their standard. However they did stock leeks from Wales. Asda does stock some Welsh produce but not of a standard I will accept.
The good news is that after an intensive search I have now found a supplier (English) that delivered to my home my first food box of the highest quality today, organic and reasonably priced. The supplier satisfied my demand that I would only purchase from farmers anti cull. Can you find me a Welsh supplier that can fulfil the criteria above?
'all cattle are slaughtered'
The point I am making is that these cattle are slaughtered before their working (albeit short) life expectancy.
'it is organic cattle farming in West Wales that is currently preserving habitat.'
This is laudable. What percentage of cattle farming is organic and what percentage of them are anti cull?
'bovine TB is not a significant health hazard'
The general public know this but that didn't prevent the late Brynnle Williams AM address the Sennydd with an emotive speech during a debate on the badger kill dreading that his much loved grand daughter succumb to the disease.
Agri- Brigade (Private Eye) written by a farmer warned the readership of the 'danger' of bTB to public health. When challenged he retracted the statement.
However this urban myth raises it's head periodically.
I still maintain that if Spelman's proposals were strictly adhered to there would be no need for a badger kill.
Her proposal for a kill in the first year or so does nothing to lower bovine TB but only an exercise to see if badgers can be killed humanely (being shot in the night and on the move NO NO N0!!!) and whether acceptable to the public. Today's and recent polls suggest NO.
My congratulations to the Welsh farmers who will receive £3.5m over the next 3 years to promote Welsh lamb in the UK, France Italy and Germany. Half the money will come from Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC), the remainder from EU funding to promote agricultural products. In these straitened times farming must be the envy of other industries.
Nobody seems to explain why despite no badgers on the Isle of Man, bTB is rife there.
Rife ? Eh ? The Isle of Man has had only five cases of bTB infection, in 2001/02. The herds were destroyed. In each case it was introduced by an imported animal. However, since 2003, there has been NO cases of bTB in the native herds on the Isle of Man. There were 7 cases since 2003 when the Isle of Man became bTB free, but all these were in the "post-import quarantine holding" of imported stock.
Movement of stock. Eh!. You might have hit the nail on the head there Brychan.
Yes, Tom.
This is why badger free IoM adopted the same type of cattle movement controls that have applied in Wales since 2004. This raises the question of why bTB is still very persistent where there is a high badger population density. The real question is….
(a) efficacy of a badger vaccine where bTB is endemic in the badger population, or
(b) culling in an area of robust perturbation boundaries, the IAA, or
(c) option (b) then (a) as the vaccine dues not cure already infected badgers.


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US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed concerns about fresh tensions between Russia and Georgia in telephone calls with the leaders of the rival ex-Soviet states.The White House said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called Obama to wish him a happy 48th birthday, and that the leaders discussed the need to calm rattled nerves in the region, a year on from a Russia-Georgia war.
Just hours after the calls, reports emerged that Russian nuclear-powered submarines were patrolling the waters off the US East Coast, the first such move in several years and one that has American officials concerned about the potential for rising tensions between Moscow and Washington. It was not clear whether the movements of the submarines were discussed by Medvedev and Obama. Biden called Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and expressed concern over the Russia-Georgia situation, as Georgia warned of the risk of a new war with Russia and Moscow raised the battle-readiness of its forces. "Russian President Medvedev called President Obama today to wish him happy birthday," the White House said. "During the call, the presidents discussed the situation in Georgia and the need to decrease tensions in the region." Saakashvili had earlier called on the US and the EU to send a "clear message" to Moscow to help avert a new war, as both sides exchanged accusations of attacks and "provocations" in the region.
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I really hate dating.
I hate sitting across the table from someone who you can't work out if you fancy, awkwardly twiddling a fork of something you wouldn't usually eat (picking something vicarious and interesting in an attempt to make yourself look cultured) and then leaving unbothered by whether or not they'll text later that evening.
Just recently I've endured five of these.
Five! A record number. Yet I feel strangely unsatisfied.
They were all equally as sweet, cute and quaint affairs that passed the time, no better than an hour or so aimlessly browsing the internet, but nice none the less.
If my dating experience were an ice cream, it'd be vanilla.
If my dating experience were a sofa, it'd be a beige flatpack ikea job.
If my dating experience was seemingly nothing to write home about, then why am I scribbling away on the back of a postcard?
Because I think it may have just changed.
Praise the lord, heavens and fluffy hearts above, I went out on a date that didn't make me want to stab my eyeballs out with the blunt end of a knife repeatedly until it all ended abruptly with a trip to A&E, a short news article on the Daily Mail and a bemused suitor left scarred for life.
Unconventional by all means, throughout the entire event there was a woman holding a giant light source in front of me and a man with an inconveniently sized camera hanging off my every word with his wide lens.
Wash your dirty thoughts, myself and my date were fully clothed, stood on Millennium bridge for the world to see.
I had been asked out on a date by the ever-talented actor Tyger Drew Honey as part of a new documentary being filmed for BBC 3.
He was everything a good date should be, boys take note.
Charming, polite and not afraid of stimulating conversation that shies away from the weather.
I am very much a behind-the-camera girl, always busied away in pre and post production, the actual 'production' side to life never usually graces me with its exciting and exuberant presence, a lot like a decent date night, so this was big news.
I'm super excited to be able to share this with you, particularly as the prominent topic of conversation that we were discussing was something I'm particularly passionate about lecturing the world with and I hope that for someone it might make a difference to how they think about compromising situations in their life.
Sorry for the lack of posts, getting myself back on track!
I'll let you know when it's out!
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Shell extensions not working, solution: reinstall and reboot.
if you have a spanned zip archive ending in a letter like e.g tersta and then next one terstb the problem sayes there is an error and locks up so you have to crash powerarchiver.
when will a fix be avaliable. in teh archives are more spanned zips which need to be extracted before i can extract them, this time the spanned zips insode the archives have 001 when will a fix be avaliable as this is an urgent problem
the archives with 001 etc can not be extracted via powerarchivers shell extensions but can be opened and installed which is not a problem but why is shell extensuiosn not working the files are.
attached is the screen shot i get when trying to extract these files via the shell extensions. i have windows 2000
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When I right click to use the feature extract to directory
I get the pop up message saying unspecified error
Then I get a blank dialogue box saying
corelbutton1 - pause - cancelbutt
The PA program is great, but if the small bug can be fixed, it will be better.
Thank You
you need uninstall PA 2009 reboot your computer and install it again, and reboot again :-).
It seems as if PowerArchiver dll's are not properly registered on your computer.
can you please write exact filenames that are creating the issue so we can take an look? Hard to understand from the post… thank you!
I have the same problem with spanned rar archives, if I R-Click on the first archive and select (extract to…) I get an (unspecified error) then the same popup as illustrated above, if I click on corelbutton it shrinks to the task bar If I click cancel another box opens with Archive interrupted continue?, If I select YES I get into an eternal loop if select NO power archiver ends. But if I open power Archiver from it's icon I can search for the first rar file and every thing works OK. I am using PA 11.03.04 with Vista 32
duckndive - i believe thats the problem due to not properly registered dll's with PowerArchiver.
Did you reboot your computryer after installation? If not, try doing it now.
If it still does not work:
1. uninstall PA
2. Reboot PC
3. Install PA again
that should make sure it is installed properly.
david is probably having the same issue…
We changed in 11.03 the way our installation works, and are not allowing it to crash explorer.exe in order to install PA (which is what Windows Installer does by default), because we found out that sometimes, due to some unspecified Vista bug, Explorer.exe would not restart, so newbie users would not know what happened - they would only see black screen and didnt know how to restart explorer.exe manually.
I am seeing same thing in Windows 7 right now so not sure how will that get solved as it is Microsoft issue (Restart Manager and Explorer.exe).
spwolf- thanks for your quick reply
I have had PA installed now for several month's, so restart was not one of the problems, I will as you suggest uninstall and re-install and report the results. Has Kaspersky Internet Security any relation to this problem, I get a lot of pop-ups telling me how Kaspersky is treating various files and DLL's and what category they represent.
Again thanks for all the help.
let us know what happens… does it only happen when you try to extract rar files, or anything you do with shell extensions?
you reproduce it using my steps ibn my first post.
though one thought came to mind the spanning of these archives causes powerarchiver problems coulsd it be the engine pa uses.
Are these spanned archives actually spanned archives as sorry to mention it winzip can not touch them either but pa can of sorts if you only open they from within pa
The error produced in future shouls show an error number so you can pinpoint the problem area of the fault.
i need specific filenames from you david, or i cant try to reproduce it… also does anything else in shell work for you?
All OK now, uninstalled and re-installed after a restart, works perfectly, had one problem with PA Starter, which would not close down for the uninstall, had to go to task manager and force it to stop.
Thanks for all the support spwolf, ( I always feel uncomfortable thanking with any feeling to a forum profile).:(
All OK now, uninstalled and re-installed after a restart, works perfectly, had one problem with PA Starter, which would not close down for the uninstall, had to go to task manager and force it to stop.
Thanks for all the support spwolf, ( I always feel uncomfortable thanking with any feeling to a forum profile).:(
np, drazen :-)
Thank you Drazen
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if you have a spanned zip archive ending in a letter like e.g tersta and then next one terstb the problem sayes there is an error and locks up so you have to crash powerarchiver.
you reproduce it using my steps in my first post.
Well, I don't have any spanned archives using that naming method.
If I assume they are spanned zips, how are they named
a) tersta.zip; terstb.zip etc
b) tersta.001; terstb.002 etc
b) tersta.zip.001; terstb.zip.002 etc
or what?
… in teh archives are more spanned zips which need to be extracted before i can extract them, this time the spanned zips insode the archives have 001 …
Actually, are you sure the 'a', 'b' … files are spanned zips and not just split files (using e.g. HJSPLIT or similar)?
well not sure if they are split files but split files ca made with HJSPLIT can not be opened by pa so i assume they are not. iF they are how comes powerarchiver lists them as archives when other compression programs don't
Thank you Drazen
nema na cemu :-)
nema grešaka:cool:
The same results happened as my spanned archive posting the zip file in question is 134mb and when i try to extract it i get an yun specified error message
so i ran a test on the zip file from within powerarchiver and obtained these results
Done. – 25/01/2009 14:34
There were no errors in the archive: TEST.zip
The file in the archive are a setup, txt file, windows.link file
i'm using windows 2000
they can be extracted only from the main powerarchiver windows indicating a shell extension bug
i already wrote what the solution is… you need to reinstall PA and reboot your computer.
none of your shell extensions will work until you do that.
seems to be fixed for shell extensions on zip archives using extract to here option. though i stress too many people have had this fault. So is there going to be safe guards against this happening in the future?
safeguard would be that when it tells you to restart, it means it.
true but it didn't not even on uninstalling and reinstalling did it mention this. So this needs to be rectified.
Also even after a restart this happened only after i decided to unistall and restart delete all reg entries of powerarchiver restart and then install restart did it work. what does that say.


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Carol Camino, from IMO, is president of the society, that aims to encourage professional networking to raise collaboration and research.
The Spanish Society of Low Vision Specialists (SEEBV) has recently been founded, after having been originally suggested in 2005 and receiving its final impetus at an International Low Vision Conference held in Canada in 2008. As a result of this meeting of professionals, the foundations were laid to form the society's Executive Committee, which is currently composed of 25 professionals and chaired by the low vision specialist at IMO, Carol Camino.
One of the main objectives of the new society is to provide information on low vision to professionals and patients in Spain. As Carol Camino explains: "We have to raise awareness among ophthalmologists who refer the low vision patients they cannot treat to low vision specialists."
In No Man's Land
This joint strategy is vital to ensure that people with low vision do not find themselves in a "no man's land" of total neglect, since they cannot benefit from medical or surgical treatment and are not classified as blind.
In the European Union, low vision affects 20 million people and reaches 45 million worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation. In Spain, one in six people over the age of 65 suffer from irreversible loss of vision, and the percentage increases with age. In fact, it is expected that in the next 20 years, the number of people with visual impairment will increase by 25%.
Recovering independence
The society's awareness-raising work is also aimed at the patients themselves. According to Carol Camino, "most people affected by low vision have some residual vision that can be maximised and enhanced so that, in many cases, they can regain their independence."
Research and coordination
Another important objective of the SEEVB is to promote research, especially through the financing of low vision laboratories, which currently operate in countries like the United States, where the speciality has been established for more than 30 years. In Europe, however, the speciality has only existed for about 15 years. The new society hopes to facilitate better coordination of Spanish specialists through the registering of professionals and the development of a code of professional practice.


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You can never have too many chocolates! It`s one of the best desserts, everyone like. And if you choose a qualitative product, your dessert will be rather healthy. Today I will share with you another simple recipe for a sponge cake with the chocolate.
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Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss and Health Benefits
Mediterranean diet weight loss regimen has helped many as a a supplemental on their exercise programs.
If you follow your Mediterranean diet menu, you will start feeling and looking definitively better. There is a reason the Mediterranean diet menu is known as one of the healthiest in the world. It has several proven health benefits such as:
- Treatment or prevention of diabetes due to its low-sugar content
- Helping to combat cancer
- Boosting the state of your heart
- Promoting healthy weight loss
Weight Loss Tips While on a Mediterranean Diet
When focusing on weight loss, the Mediterranean diet is the best one to help you achieve this goal.
Its composition of healthy foods such as nuts, vegetables, and fruits and the fact that it is low in saturated fat, sugar, and red meat are efficient in facilitating weight loss.
As much as it is high in fats, they are healthy fats from nut sources and olive oil to encourage weight loss.
What to Eat on a Mediterranean Diet?
The dominant presence of seafood and fish in the Mediterranean diet promotes metabolism, which, in turn, helps to burn fats.
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Omega-3 fatty acids are imperative for blood-sugar levels, metabolism, and other factors contributing to fat breakdown by the body.
The frequency of seafood consumption in the Mediterranean diet menu increases omega-3 availability for the body to enhance metabolism.
Olive Oil
Olive oil is very high in monounsaturated fats, which encourage the body to use up energy even when it is at rest. This translates into burning calories even when you are not active.
Fiber-rich Foods
Fiber is essential for weight loss, in both soluble and insoluble form and beans offer both kinds. Soluble fiber forms a viscous gel in the stomach once it dissolves with liquids. The gel helps you feel full for longer periods by expanding and keeping any foods present in the stomach for longer. Insoluble fiber, on the other hand, adds bulk to the digestive system by absorbing water. They both work hand in hand to keep you fuller for longer thus preventing hunger pangs and incessant snacking.
The Mediterranean diet is chock full of vegetables which offer insoluble fiber whose function has been discussed above. Veggies also have a high water content to prevent dehydration to keep you full for longer, promote fat-burning, and encourage metabolism.
Greek yogurt is another staple of the Mediterranean diet and reasonably so. It can keep you from overindulging by keeping cravings at bay, keeping blood sugar in check, and increasing satiety. All this is thanks to its high-protein content. When the body metabolizes proteins and digests them, it uses up more calories than it does for carbs. Yogurt is also one of the best ways to consume probiotics. Consuming Greek yogurt daily promotes healthy levels of microbiota in the gut to enhance the burning of fat by the body.
It should be noted that the Mediterranean diet can be most effective when paired with significant lifestyle changes such as keeping active and monitoring your portions. As with any diet, you need to establish SMART goals if your aim for consuming the Mediterranean diet is to lose weight. If you are consistent and practical with this diet, you will experience the benefits that come along with it.
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Annual Wages Rise Most Since 2009 as US Adds 201,000 Jobs
US job growth accelerated in August and wages notched their largest annual increase in more than 9 years, the clearest signs that the economy was so far weathering The Trump Administration's escalating trade dispute with China.
The Labor Department's closely watched employment report published on Friday also showed slack in the jobs market was rapidly diminishing, with a broader measure of unemployment falling to a mark not seen since Y 2001.
The report cemented expectations for a third interest rate increase from the Fed this year when policymakers meet on 25-26 September
Analysts say The Trump Administration's $1.5-T tax cut package and increased government spending were shielding the economy from the trade tensions, which have also seen Washington engaged in tit-for-tat tariffs with other trade partners, including the EU, Canada and Mexico.
NFPs surged by 201,000 jobs last month, boosted by hiring at construction sites, wholesalers and professional and business services, the Labor Department said.
There were also gains in transportation and healthcare employment.
Average hourly earnings increased 0.4%, or 10c in August after rising 0.3% in July. That raised the annual increase in wages to 2.9% in August, the largest gain since June 2009, from 2.7% in July.
Wage growth has been the labor market's Achilles heel and last month's increase fit in with economists' expectations that inflation will continue to bounce around the Fed's 2% target for the remainder of this year and into early Y 2019.
A broader measure of unemployment, which includes people who want to work but have given up searching and those working part-time because they cannot find full-time employment, fell 1/10th of a percentage point to 7.4% in August, the lowest level since April 2001.
The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9%.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast NFPs increasing by 191,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate falling to 3.8%. The economy created 50,000 fewer jobs in June and July than previously reported.
Job growth averaged 185,000 per month in the past 3 months. The economy needs to create 120,000 jobs per month to keep up with growth in the working-age population.
Friday, the major US stock market indexes finished at: DJIA -79.33 at 25916.54, NAS Comp -20.18 at 7902.57, S&P 500-6.37 at 2871.42
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When we start invoking and thanking the higher energies – the positive
changes initiate and work on us, and when we show our sincere inner 'Gratitude' – all the changes that have taken place – stabilises.
It is also observed many times that, though, we want the positive changes and graces from higher energies but when that actually happens, than we tend to forget the medium through which we had received the turbo power and…. so at times….. whatever the changes that had occurred, goes back to former stage and then it may so happen that the same person may tend to become negative and criticises or gets revengeful on his protector.
How can it work when we are not in gratitude or have criticism and reservations for our Savior?
So with a lot of Faith in Gratitude – let us wish that – within all of us the Power to be in Gratitude, rises.
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News Item: Columbia, Mo. police officer confirms city to be legally topless - GoTopless plans additional rally there on Aug. 26
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Posted by nadine
Saturday 28 July 2012 - 11:00:00
LAS VEGAS, July 28 - GoTopless, a women's rights organization fighting for female constitutional rights to go topless in public on the basis of gender equality, is moving to include the city of Columbia, Mo., as a rally location for its 5th annual GoTopless Day on August 26. The date was selected to honor and coincide with Women's Equality Day.
"Sergeant Jill Schlude of Columbia's police department confirmed in a July 24 phone call that Missouri is one of several legally topless states," said Nadine Gary, president of GoTopless. (See
for a map showing current legally topless states.)
"Sergeant Schlude was specific when she told me there are no indecent exposure laws in Missouri," Gary said. "Although she mentioned a statute that addresses 'sexual misconduct,' she emphasized that a woman going bare breasted in public wouldn't be breaking the law unless she were also involved in a lewd or sexual act at the time."
Schlude sometimes has to educate fellow police officers on this aspect of Missouri law to prevent wrongful arrests, according to Gary.
"Officers need to know current law," Gary said. "Otherwise, women will continue to suffer the indignity of being arrested for something that's perfectly legal, and cities will continue to be sued for wrongful arrests."
She said GoTopless encourages all women in Missouri to exercise their topless rights.
"We urge them to go topless not only on Aug. 26 but on any other day!" Gary said. "Men don't think twice about removing their shirts on hot summer days, and women shouldn't have to think about it either!"
Maitreya Rael, human rights activist and spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement (rael.org), founded GoTopless in 2007 to fight against "unconstitutional, gender-biased laws that eliminate topless rights for women in most U.S. states."
"Since then, women have become increasingly resentful of this gender discrimination," Gary said. "They're standing up for their topless rights by adopting our GoTopless motto: 'Free your breasts! Free your mind!'"
"Outdated, rigid morality is often the source of topless inequality, but that mindset is a personal, subjective matter that has never swayed our Constitution," said Donna Newman, a native Missourian and spokesperson for GoTopless. "It must also be kept from stifling our local laws."
For a "boob map" of GoTopless rallies, see
This news item is from GoTopless
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We promote networking among alumni to strengthen business connections, promote new ideas and advance your career.
The ESADE Alumni Italy Chapter would like to invite you to the first event of the new 16/17 year: "Goodbye Summer 2016 - #WeAreESADEAlumni" in Milan.
The summer holiday season is coming to an end and, for many of us, that September 'back to school' feeling is already appearing. Come along for a spot of networking on a magnificent terrace with your old ESADE classmates whilst enjoying a drink to ease the return to work after our deserved holidays. This will be a great occasion to catch up with old classmates and fellow alumni, meet new ESADE alumni members and plan the calendar of activities for the Italy Chapter together over a drink.
Your chapter president, Andrea Roberto Bifulco (MMM 12), and board member, Helena Muñoz (Lic&MBA 10) and Andrea Boniardi (EMMS 15), will be there to welcome you and host this event.
Please make sure to forward this message to your classmates and other ESADE contacts as we might not have their latest e-mail addresses.
The chapter will offer a drink only to those who register.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: When she made the low-budget drama 'Love Letters' some 35 years ago, Jamie Lee Curtis was struggling to escape her 'scream queen' status after hitting it big with 'Halloween' (1978) and five follow-up fright flicks. Her first step in that direction was 'Trading Places,' a big hit in 1983, but that was a comedy vehicle for Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy in which she had a supporting role. The next year, 'Love Letters,' an independent Roger Corman-produced picture, gave Curtis her first non-horror starring vehicle. Most critics singled her out as a serious dramatic actress to contend with and the film was a modest hit. After languishing for years as a muddy release on bargain-bin DVDs, the film is getting a Blu-ray upgrade from the quirky Scorpion label. My 'Love Letters' review is below, published in the Deseret News on May 4, 1984.
From her first few films, "Halloween," "Prom Night," "Terror Train," "Roadgames" and "Halloween II," who would have thought Jamie Lee Curtis would prove to be as fine an actress as she is?
But last year, Curtis deftly handled comedy in "Trading Places," and now gives a sensitive, touching portrait of a lonely young woman in "Love Letters."
Curtis plays a young (22) Los Angeles woman, working as a disc jockey for a small, listener-supported radio station, specializing in classical music, a program that immediately precedes a '50s rock music program hosted by slovenly, bizarre Bud Cort.
The film begins at the end, actually, immediately flashing back six months for the length of the film, as Curtis' mother dies, leaving her alone to deal with her abusive, alcoholic father.
James Keach, left, Bud Cort, 'Love Letters' (1984)
As she goes through her mother's things she is surprised to find a box of letters — love letters written by a man with whom Curtis' mother had had an affair some 20 years earlier.
She becomes obsessed with the letters, reads them repeatedly, and finds a parallel in her own life as she enters into an equally doomed love affair with a married man (James Keach).
In the end, she learns a lesson, and the ending is a nice one, fitting perfectly with the mood of this low-key film.
The subject is not new, of course, but it is handled realistically here, with a number of plot twists that seem logical and sadly right. There is a constant undertone of sadness, as both Keach and Curtis tell themselves they will be honest in the relationship — both realizing all along that it can only end in pain.
Though obviously pure soap opera, "Love Letters" is written and directed by Amy Jones with a gentle sensitivity that is rare in movies today. Similarly, Curtis' first-rate performance is flawless. She is convincing as a slightly naïve 22-year-old woman who has never been able to find a good man, while at the same time projecting a maturity beyond her years.
James Keach, brother of Stacy, is very good as the older (40) man with whom Curtis falls in love, Matt Clark is appropriately villainous as Curtis' father, and as her mother, Bonnie Bartlett is very good.
Amy Madigan, fast becoming one of the best young character actresses in the business, with marvelous performances in "Love Child" and "Streets of Fire," delivers another fine acting job here as Curtis' best friend, giving sensible advice but recognizing its futility.
There is also a moving musical score by Ralph Jones, along with some themes from Chopin and Bach.
"Love Letters" is a low-budget film and it occasionally shows. The film also tends to drag a bit when director Amy Jones tries too hard to be artsy. But those disappointments are rare in what is otherwise a fascinating film.
My major complaint has to do with the film's explicit sex scenes, which, in the context of an otherwise delicate movie, seem intrusive. Those scenes are brief but very intense, earning the R rating, which is also for nudity and profanity. There is some violence, as well.


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To be fair to the guys at Joe.co.uk, they've absolutely nailed this one!
Using some nifty headswap technology, they've created a Jurgen Klopp v Jose Mourinho fight scene ahead of tomorrow's clash between Liverpool and Manchester United!
Klopp is Will Ferrell and Mourinho is John C. Reilly in the famous Step Brothers scene where the latter ends up wiping his balls on the former's drum kit…
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The voiceover is brilliant too, with Klopp accusing Mourinho of playing horrible football due to his bus-parking tactics!


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The closure of a short public path near Lowell Elementary resulted in a split between parents and teachers supporting the closure and community members against it. People on both sides of the issue shared their thoughts, sometimes passionately, at a Tuesday meeting held by the Seattle Department of Transportation before brainstorming possible solutions.
Victoria Beach, playground monitor at Lowell, said she was offended by people who wanted to keep the path open and said they hadn't seen any needles on the winding trail off E Roy between Federal and 11th. "One needle is enough. When kids show me dirty condoms, needles, clothing, a man they thought was dead, when I see the fright in them, I will walk around the world if that's what it's going to take," Beach said. "Your sense of entitlement is sickening to me."
Fifth grade teacher Laura Schulz also caused a bit of a stir presenting work from nine students who she said chose to draw pictures and write a few sentences supporting the closure. Schulz photocopied their comments and shared them at the meeting. Drawing kids into the debate didn't sit well with many meeting attendees who showed up to voice their support for reopening the path.
SDOT closed the path in September after Lowell parents requested Seattle Public Schools address the safety issues they said the path caused near the elementary school.
A Federal Avenue resident of 38 years said she thinks kids have been "pretty much advised to keep their hands off anything weird like that anyway," in reference to hypodermic needles. Rita Smith, who lives across from the entrance to the pathway, said she hasn't seen people camping out there.
"This is not an infestation of homeless people," she said. "… I'm not saying that the students' safety isn't a concern, but we don't need to put all the eggs in that basket."
Seattle Department of Transportation representative Genesee Adkins provided attendees with background on the closure ahead of the public comment opportunity. "We closed the pathway because it felt like we had an acute situation," Adkins said. Many community members against the closure said they felt like they were left out of the decision.
Lowell parents have said used needles, condoms, and human waste are a common problem on the tree-covered path that crosses between the school building and its playground. While the PTA has documented needles found on the site, people living in the area say camping has not been an issue along the path.
Adkins has received a number of emails on the issue, and said common themes SDOT has identified include:
- Protecting students at school should be the most important objective;
- The path belongs to everyone, providing a critical link to Broadway;
- Feeling unsafe when the pathway is open to the public;
- Feeling unsafe when the pathway is closed, forcing people to use alternate routes;
- Wanting to keep the pathway open, but make it safer.
The pathway, owned by the city of Seattle, bisects Lowell property.
"So it's a complicated, sort of awkward situation," Adkins said.
It is further complicated because public utility lines run under the path, making it more challenging to turn the property over to Seattle Public Schools.
Following the public comment period that grew especially heated at the end, the differing sides were asked to work together to brainstorm creative solutions.
Ideas raised Tuesday included making the pathway more visible by reducing vegetation and maintaining vegetation, increasing police presence, finding ways to encourage more pedestrian use of the path, opening the school playground and field open during the summer, adding lighting, and closing the path during school hours.
Another meeting with a similar format and opportunity to provide public comment is scheduled for 6 to 8 PM on November 3rd at 12th Ave Arts in the Pike Pine Room at 1620 12th Ave.
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SDOT hopes to have a decision on the closure by December.


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Question: I feel sachin is the best than bradman ..wat do U say?
Sachin Vs Bradman
Tendulkar played under huge pressure.1 billion people expecting you to perform in each and every match. To perform consistently well for 17 years as per expectation is just Brilliant!!! Bradman never had such pressure in his whole career apart from bodyline and in his last innings against England.And just look what pressure can do.His average which usually over 100 in maxium series came down to just 52 in bodyline.When the whole world was watching him to score just 4 runs in his last innings he couldn't even score 4 runs..??? This is what pressure is all about..And Tendulkar goes through such pressure in each every match.Even matches like against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe..With one failure public media everyone in India start criticising the Greats of Indian cricket… Still he is performing consistently..Isn't this amazing.
2.Number of Matches
Bradman played 52 tests in 20 years whereas Sachin played 132 test in 17 yearsIn Bradman's time not many matches played.Players easily got 7-8 days of gap in between 2 tests of a series.In one year only 4-5 tests played…There were no ONEDAYS.Nowdays there are too much of ODI's.Once a series starts..you won't get any chance for rest..5 ODI completes in 12-13days and as soon as ODI series over Test series starts..in between test only 3 days of gap..No rest for players..And they have to play each test. and ODI. In Bradman's times you could get 7-8 days for rest… and total numbers of matches 4-5..and look at today's cricket.. Atleast 10 Test and 30 ODI each year..and in ODI's u can't play cricket wid peace at all..After every ball u have to look to the score board..have to accelerate anytime in the innings many times from the begining…Pressure wid no rest!!
3.Position of Batting
Bradman usually came at no.3 or no.4 and mostly when the score were 176 for 1 or 217 for 2..No pressure!! Just play the natural game and dominate the bowling.Sachin usually came at no.4 and ..Mostly when India lost both the openers.and the scoreboard looks like 20-2!!! And then this best batsman of all time rescue the team.In OneDay Sachin opens and start blazing guns from the begining and then steady in middle overs and again all guns blazing in last 10 overs!!
Bradman played mostly against England and he got used to that bowling thats why scored over 5000 runs wid an average of around 92.One series against each minnows[India,SouthAfrica and WestIndies were new in cricket that time] and scored heavily against them.Never played in Indian Sub-Continent against Indian spinners.Playing at Indian pitches is never been easy for any batsman.Nowdays Australian thinks Ricky Ponting is the best batsman after Bradman from Australia.Look his record in India, just 14!! Sachin's average in Australia is above 54.Ponting's average in England is just 42 and Sachin's average in England is above 70..well Ricky Ponting is another issue. A batsman is perfect when he scores against really class bowlings.Excluding Larwood Bradman never played any quality bowlers.Whereas Sachin played against Ambrose-Walsh-Bishop,Wasim-Waqar-Akhtar,… and many more.Played not well on own wicket but also played well at all pitches all over the worlds.Just see the class of fielding nowdays,Rhodes,Ponting,Gibbs..The standard of fielding is far more better than it was in that time!!!
5. Conclusion
I just can't accept Bradman as the all time best batsman just because his stunning average of 99.94. Cricket is not game of only averages..There are many other things should be consider like the standard of playing cricket.Nowdays so much of technology used so that you can take out weak areas of a particular player.The standard of fielding is just too gud.The Media hype and pressure is so much.Lots of cricket played..scoring on every part of the world.Sachin not only play role in batting but also in many other areas like Sachin can spin the bowl like Shane Warne Sachin never affraid of taking responsibilties.Tendulkar took the ball from Azhar and Kapil in Hero Cup Semifinal and bowled the last over and not led the SouthAfrica to score 6 runs to win the match.Just imagine if those runs were scored.Public and Media of India pheewww… But still then Sachin ready to take other burdens and pressure on themseleves…Tendulkar one of the finest outfielder and his throws from boudries always flat and just over the stumps..
this is how I think.I love watching Sachin playing . plays backfoot
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He got into international cricket at the age of 16
most well behaved cricketer of all time
moreover bradman got those runs against beer bullies and most against England as well and against aged attack of 40 year old players…now the standard of cricket ,fielding is pretty high….
Tendulkar is probably the most complete batsman the game has seen ….I think so …
even the grt hadllee,sunny felt the same
First and foremost, it was commonplace in the thirties and forties to maintain attacking fields throughout the innings (there is one famous picture of the Don with 300 on his name but with three slips and a gully still standing in position..now at 36 sachin scoring against younger players and still dominating them….with high standard well spreaded fielding …
With the type of fielding bradman had sehwag can score almost 600 runs per day..so will u say he is better than bradman?
which record will stand forever?
an average of 99.4
100 international hundreds
Thank You for all comments
But I cant change my view…
Sachin is the best .
let us see what the world will say after another 20 years …


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Tech In Schools: Good Or Bad?
In 2015, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a landmark report into how technology and its integration in the classroom has affected students. They studied schools around the world and found that many have adopted technology and made it part of their methodologies (72% of students in OECD countries use computers in school) but this may not be a good thing. Their research found that students who used computers moderately slightly outperformed students who rarely use them, and performed markedly better than students who frequently used them. These findings raise an interesting point since on a more broadly social level, technology is seen to be a good thing. It has certainly ingratiated itself into people's personal lives. Data from the Pew Research Centre shows that 88% of Americans now use the internet and 77%, over three quarters, own a smartphone. As the cyber-world becomes an ever more important part of our real world, these figures are likely to continue rising.
This trend is one that is important to parents. For the young, successful professionals of Silicon Valley, tech is a way of life, but some have decided instead to send their children to a school where there is no tech to be found. One perhaps pernicious influence of modern gadgets is that they can sometimes detract from other ways of learning. Computers and tablets have made many tasks easier to complete and may make finding and sharing resources more efficient for both the student and teacher, but there are some things that this apparent panacea cannot do. For instance, drawing and painting are not superior on a computer because when a child is learning about art, they are doing so in lots of ways. It is not just about colour and shape, but about texture and the way natural light hits their paper or canvas. This cannot be replicated on a machine. Also, while it may be a rather easy argument to make since it is being made so much, a child will simply not learn the same things when using a computer than they will when playing outside. Climbing trees and discovering all sorts of bugs and plants is fun, particularly for younger children, and they learn so much from it at the same time (shocking research shows that three quarters of children in the UK now spend less time outside on average than prisoners). This is an aspect of their education that tablets are simply incapable of replicating.
Technology's educational uses aside, it is exceptionally helpful on a logistical level. If you work at a small private school with single forms of no more than ten children, or you are a small part of a massive bureaucratic institution, keeping track of all your students' needs can be difficult. Paper is good but in this case, technology is superior. Investing in the best school management software can help you ensure that you have everything in hand when it comes to things like organising school trips and getting consent forms back from parents.
The issue of tech in schools is like everything else in life: moderation is the best bet.