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This is a big CELEBRATORY weekend here in the US! It's our Independence Birthday and we celebrate with parades, cookouts, beach parties and fireworks. It is a SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA and full of FUN! Today's card reflects the colors of Old Glory in Red White and Blue and I took an image from a 1993 Stampin' Up! Set for Uncle Sam's Top Hat...gotta love vintage SU!!!! Then I also used a retired set for the word sparkle because it is all about the fireworks for 4th of July! In all the years I have had that set I don't think I ever used "sparkle" but it is perfect for this card. I also used the NEW Pennant Punch and hung it across the top with some Quart Technique which is a variation of the BLOWN GLASS TECHNIQUE my favorite technique evah, on the center pennant! This card is festive and perfect for several challenges this week. Have a Happy 4th of July everyone in USA and for all of my other stamping friends come on over for a cookout (wink)! ENJOY!
Our Creative Corner last minute 4th of July Card
COLOR LAB sketch and colors Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Chery Cobbler
SU ONLY Summer Anniversary (of our independence)
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New Patient Intake Questionnaire
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Total # of Babies – 661
Vaginal deliveries – 539 (83.8% of all deliveries)
Primary cesarean section rate, 9.6%, with 32% of those due to breech babies
Vaginal births after previous c-section – 22 out of 25 attempts (88%)
Our overall cesarean section rate for 2014 was 16.7%, as compared to the most recent CDC report from 2013 of 32.7% nationally.
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This large 4 bedroom x 2 bathroom plus powder room home has a separate theatre with the master suite located downstairs and the minor bedrooms upstairs with an activity area for the kids. The large open plan living area leads onto your alfresco and outdoor area which has apple room for a swimming pool. This block is within walking distance to the beach and located near a beautifully landscaped parkland.
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[/url].email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-70186710745780741092010-11-06T09:58:10.226-07:002010-11-06T09:58:10.226-07:00now in my rss reader))) financial helpnow in my rss reader))) financial helpemail@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-65726047179744473312009-02-18T19:22:00.000-08:002009-02-18T19:22:00.000-08:00tell me about ittell me about firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-1486387104541282712007-08-09T17:36:00.000-07:002007-08-09T17:36:00.000-07:00I told the top of my line that I wasn't happy with...I told the top of my line that I wasn't happy with my leige. He told one of his subjects to recruit me, it just happened to be my leige's leige. She contacted my leige and told him of an unhappy potential recruit.

So my leige contacted me and tried to recruit me!

Are these fucktards even aware of who is beneath them?Beneath a Pile of email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-46444122580746734722007-08-09T05:52:00.000-07:002007-08-09T05:52:00.000-07:00If someone was taken with my lindens I would be pi...If someone was taken with my lindens I would be pissed. How much gold is a liden?

(republished when moved)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-27780774987571844342007-08-09T05:51:00.001-07:002007-08-09T05:51:00.001-07:00ah, the lady. i talked to some ex-players who quit...ah, the lady. i talked to some ex-players who quit over her. she sounds like a anti-advertisement for the game.

(republished when moved)Not a email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-90033024579785715472007-08-09T05:51:00.000-07:002007-08-09T05:51:00.000-07:00" Lady NameWithheld: Who are you under now?Lady Na..." Lady NameWithheld: Who are you under now?

Lady NameWithheld: There are certain people I dislike a lot! LOL

Lady NameWithheld: If you are under one i'll be glad to take you! LOL"

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What a puke: taking it a bit seriously eh?

(reposted when moved)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-69844298565310985752007-08-09T05:50:00.001-07:002007-08-09T05:50:00.001-07:00That sounds awfully familiar to my conversation wi...That sounds awfully familiar to my conversation with Lady. She one of the first players and has a downstream made up of her SL subjects. Turning them into Tiny Empires subjects just made sense I guess.

(republished when moved)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-90698709564940860602007-08-09T05:50:00.000-07:002007-08-09T05:50:00.000-07:00There may be a lot of "Lady"s in SL, but I'll bet ...There may be a lot of "Lady"s in SL, but I'll bet not many are in TE.

(reposted when moved)email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-3621866317407403092007-08-09T05:49:00.000-07:002007-08-09T05:49:00.000-07:00Wow! That stings! Heartun, you are a bitch from he...Wow! That stings! Heartun, you are a bitch from hell... but you sure aint stupid like that Lady!

I gotta know, though, which Lady is it... there are at least 500 in SL according to the search button.

(reposted)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315568586658345046.post-16514384077264319522007-08-09T05:48:00.000-07:002007-08-09T05:48:00.000-07:00Lady NameWithheld: I sent you an offer but you did...Lady NameWithheld: I sent you an offer but you didnt take it :P

Lady NameWithheld: hehe

Lady NameWithheld: Thats why i made the face.

Lady NameWithheld: hehe

(Long Pause)

Lady NameWithheld: Almost 300,000 :P

(Very Long Pause)

Heartun Breaker: Sorry hun, I was eating after recruiting a Marquis.

That took a hell of a lot of negotioation... then about an hour and a half to do the allegiance switching. Nice to meet you!

Lady NameWithheld: Are you also a free agent? :P

Heartun Breaker: Absolutely

Lady NameWithheld: Who are you under now?

Lady NameWithheld: There are certain people I dislike a lot! LOL

Lady NameWithheld: If you are under one i'll be glad to take you! LOL

Heartun Breaker: I'm under Celty Westwick

Lady NameWithheld: Darn, you aren't under them. hehe

Lady NameWithheld: im looking for subjects that'll stay with me too.

Lady NameWithheld: i have the strongest line i think, well i used to for a long time, i'm not sure what its at now.

Lady NameWithheld: You should of taken my offer :P

Heartun Breaker: 300,000 in gold?

Lady NameWithheld: It was like around 270 or something, maybe 30 min ago :)

Heartun Breaker: Oh, I stopped bribing people with gold and acreage back when I was a Viscountess, and I'm not interested in a gold or acreage bribe, thank you anyway.

Lady NameWithheld: hehehehe

Lady NameWithheld: Most of my subjects are all my friends, i dont usually bribe either.

Heartun Breaker: I didn't know many of my subjects, and none very well, before playing.

Lady NameWithheld: But you had 700 acres, or near it, hehe. It would put me over 3000 acres :P

Heartun Breaker: Yes, I'm at 680 acres.

Lady NameWithheld: im just under 3000 right now

Heartun Breaker:  nice, that should take me another week or so to get there. I've been playing 5 days now.

Lady NameWithheld: hehehehe

Lady NameWithheld: i've been playing like 2 weeks or so. hehe it gets harder. When your subjects are princess or duke /duchess its hard to keep them.

Heartun Breaker: I figure if I grab a few more marquis and such I'll be allright. I figured that was going to be your offer.

Lady NameWithheld: hehe i can try to get you subjects if you want. i did that for Jaelle. But she left me, i dont know if you saw her loose titles the other day. LOL

Heartun Breaker: Today I recruited 5 subjects for my lineage. One for me, four for subjects.

Lady NameWithheld: hehehe

Heartun Breaker: So how longhave you been playing?

Lady NameWithheld: Since a few days after it started. hehe

Heartun Breaker: How old is Tiny Empires?

Lady NameWithheld: im not sure... maybe 3 weeks at the most. hehe

Heartun Breaker: cool

Lady NameWithheld: i was the first to get to princess, duchess, marquise, viscountess etc. LOL

Heartun Breaker: Yeah, I am sure it was nice back then.

Lady NameWithheld: someone beat me to the top 10 when i was new. i was the second to top 10 but i dont think they play anymore cause I havent seen them.

(Medium Pause)

Heartun Breaker: Well, my subjects need me... nice talking with you! TTFN, stay in touch!

Lady NameWithheld: oook :) hehe

Lady NameWithheld: What do they need you for?

Heartun Breaker: I help in closing deals to bring on more subjects for them, of course.

Lady NameWithheld: hehehe

Lady NameWithheld: How can I get you as my subject? i like your motivation LOL

Heartun Breaker: Do what I do... make an offer that cannot be refused.

Lady NameWithheld: hmmm

(Long Pause)

Lady NameWithheld: Do you want princess title? :P

Heartun Breaker: I'll have that tomorrow, if not tonight.

Lady NameWithheld: i was going to say i could give you one of my subjects.

Heartun Breaker: aww. hun.. That isn't a gift, it's a loaner. When I give a subject to one of mine its always fresh meat. That's probably why I haven't lost any subjects yet. And that's how I can recruit a marquis when I am a dutchess.

Lady NameWithheld: hehe

Heartun Breaker: I gave the marquis a free standing, fresh meat, 'not in my lineage' viscount to come to me.

Lady NameWithheld: What do you offer your subjects? :P

Heartun Breaker: Meat, its the only thing that keeps em.

Lady NameWithheld: Meat?

Lady NameWithheld: What do you mean? hehe

Heartun Breaker: I mean what keeps them isn't when I give them one of MY subjects. What keeps them loyal to me is when I give them one of YOUR subjects.

There's no real loyalty in a game... you've no doubt paid a ton of gold to temporarily 'borrow' subjects and found that out. Feed them real subjects of their own if you want them to stay.

Lady NameWithheld: Thats what i mean

Lady NameWithheld: hehe

Lady NameWithheld: i'll give you one of my loyal subjects :P They'll stay with you cause i tell them to :P

(Short Pause)

Heartun Breaker: Like you did for your friend Jaelle? The one who lost titles the other day?

Lady NameWithheld: i have a subject with 1600 land :P

Heartun Breaker: I'll let you keep that one. hehehehe :D

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'Riveting and sharply observed.' --'Wall Street Journal' 'Verbally and emotionally dazzling . . . [Rich] became fluent in the language of human possibility.' '--O, the Oprah Magazine, '10 Top Reads of 2009'' In this mesmerizing chronicle journalist Katherine Russell Rich plunges into new language and new life in India. By turns funny, frightening and deeply exhilarating, 'Dreaming in Hindi' details the extraordinary year Rich spent learning to speak Hindi in the ancient city of Udaipur. The language continually led her into unexpected far corners: She taught art at a school for the deaf, judged a Michael Jackson-impersonators contest, watched as political tension erupted into violence, and by the end, found herself completely transformed. Seamlessly combining stories from her personal journey with wide-ranging reporting on the science of language acquisition, 'Dreaming in Hindi' offers a thought-provoking account of what learning a new tongue can teach us about distant worlds and, ultimately, about ourselves. 'Rich is a charming raconteur.' --'San Francisco Chronicle' KATHERINE RUSSELL RICH, author of the award-winning memoir 'The Red Devil: To Hell with Cancer and Back, ' has written for the 'New York Times Magazine,' the 'Washington Post,' 'Salon, ' and 'O, the Oprah Magazine.' www.marinerbooks.com An eye-opening and courageous memoir that explores what learning a new language can teach us about distant worlds and, ultimately, ourselves. After miraculously surviving a serious illness, Katherine Rich found herself at an impasse in her career as a magazine editor. She spontaneously accepted a freelance writing assignment to go to India, where she found herself thunderstruck by the place and the language, and before she knew it she was on her way to Udaipur, a city in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, in order to learn Hindi. Rich documents her experiences--ranging from the bizarre to the frightening to the unexpectedly exhilarating--using Hindi as the lens through which she is given a new perspective not only on India, but on the radical way the country and the language itself were changing her. Fascinated by the process, she went on to interview linguistics experts around the world, reporting back from the frontlines of the science wars on what happens in the brain when we learn a new language. She brings both of these experiences together seamlessly in Dreaming in Hindi, a remarkably unique and thoughtful account of self-discovery.
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A contract valued at more than $15 million a year between the Rancho Santiago Community College District and two Saudi Arabia all-male technical colleges is nearly finalized – but now faces a lawsuit.
On Thursday, the Rancho Santiago Community College District Foundation, a fundraising arm for the district, tentatively approved the contract that run three to five years. But last week the faculty union sued, contending Brown Act violations.
The district would create curriculum and help train teachers at the Saudi-run campuses.
The district's chancellor, Raul Rodriguez, said that the foundation was looking for both a way to generate revenue for the district and to reach out to help international colleges.
"We are educators, and we have the skill and knowledge to deliver education," Rodriguez said. "The Saudi group put out a call for international entities to help them at the technical-college level. What this project is really about is helping them improve."
But some faculty members said that the deal violates the Brown Act, guaranteeing the public's right to attend and participate in meetings of local legislative bodies. Also, they point out Saudi Arabia's poor human-rights record.
The Orange County Superior Court suit was filed by the Faculty Association of Rancho Santiago Community College District against the foundation and its directors. The suit seeks to upend the deal.
"The RSCCD Foundation has been operated like a fiefdom for too long," said Barry Resnick, the union's president.
Morrie Barembaum, an astronomy professor at Santiago Canyon College, said the faculty should have been involved in the decision-making process but was shut out.
"It seems like the district believes they can bypass the faculty," he said.
Barembaum said that the foundation did not post meeting agendas or minutes until May, and did not have a public-comment section available earlier on in the year.
Rodriguez said the foundation didn't know it had to follow the Brown Act but has made corrections: "The Brown Act allows an opportunity to correct that alleged violation, and we're trying to go above and beyond."
He also said that in partnering with Saudi Arabia, the foundation is not condoning any discrimination but hopes that the district's influence can help change social perceptions and raise awareness abroad.
The nonprofit foundation would bring in at least $2 million in revenue that could help fill district budget gaps or to help support student programs, officials have said.


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We're having our annual heat wave.
It's currently 95, which for us is approximately
the temperature of the sun.
Go ahead, laugh it up you southerners ;D
Meanwhile our neighbors to the north are plagued with forest fires,
and are sending their smoke our way.
Gee thanks, Canada.
Normally, I look out the window and see something like this:
Today, it's more like this:
A British Columbia radio station posted this view from Canada of Mt. Baker,
going, going, gone.
I'm usually thankful that no matter how hot it gets in the day,
our nights are nice and cool.
I'd made up the bed with the summer sheets and my Jimmy Buffet quilt...
and now.... not so much.
We're not used to sleeping with... just a sheet.
Which is more than you probably wanted to know about our sleeping habits.
In funner news...
(Is "funner" a word? If it's not, it should be...)
Gunnar and I both went to fiddle camp this summer.
Of course, we both went last year, but this year we both participated.
And the timing worked out for us to bring along Gunnar's friend A.J. who was on his way to Desert Eagle Flight Encampment. If you've been reading the blog long enough, you'll remember that Wyatt attended in 2013.
Made the trip a lot more fun to have a buddy along for the ride.
We stopped at some of our usual spots, like the Gorge...
I see that pool way down there and think it looks so appealing for swimming...
... for about 10 seconds, until the hypothermia sets in.
And we stopped at the Washington Pass overlook.
AJ is helpfully pointing out the spot (the curve in the road just below the pass) where his family broke down last summer, and spent the night in their trailer beside the highway... fun memories, right?
Two peas in a pod.
And stopped for lunch in Winthrop, at Three Fingered Jack's Saloon.
Aaaaaand got detoured around a "small" fire near Twisp, where they've had more than their share.
Stretched our legs at Dry Falls...
... and dropped A.J. off in Ephrata, so he could fly gliders for a couple of weeks.
(Wyatt did the "powered flight" option.)
Because I am just that fabulous, I hardly took any photos in Moses Lake.
If you've been to Moses Lake, you'll understand.
Plus, I was busy this year, fiddling instead of lounging by the pool!
The sunsets were nice.
The air conditioning was even nicer.
And fiddle camp... whew!
Only the classes for absolute beginners are divided - youth vs adults.
All the rest are by skill alone.
My friend Carol would call that "ego training", i.e. "humility building".
My class ranged from senior citizens to kids that looked about six or seven.
Two and a half hours of class in the morning and again in the afternoon.
That's a lot of fiddling!
And then we drove home.
Lots of farms.
Lots of orchards.
Lots of sage brush.
I missed stopping in Cashmere to see my friends, but...
... since they were camping all the next week at Birch Bay,
it worked out fine!
I met Bronco and Jo back in my Reachout Expeditions days in the late 80's, early 90's.
I love these people :D
And what a perfect day to be at the beach!
Notice the sparkling water and clear blue sky.
I miss clear blue sky.
Bronco has long enough arms for a selfie with all three of us :D
Big things were happening at our house while we were away.
I want to take photos and show you.
When the smoke goes away.


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There is a great deal of research aimed at better understanding transitions in alcohol and drug (AOD) use patterns across early to late adolescence;however, there are few published studies that: a) examine developmental trajectories for more than one substance (e.g., alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes);b) measure AOD use annually during both the middle school and high school years;and c) utilize a sample with substantial racial and ethnic diversity. This application responds to PA-11-016: Epidemiology and Prevention in Alcohol Research (R01), and advances the epidemiology of underage AOD use by comparing racial/ethnic groups on their trajectories of AOD use, identifying risk and protective factors that predict AOD use trajectories, and examining how AOD-related outcomes may differ for different AOD trajectories and youth of different races/ethnicities. The current proposal is a continuation of R01AA016577 (PI: D'Amico), CHOICE, a project that assessed AOD use in 16 middle schools in Southern California with five waves of data over three years. This study focuses on two cohorts (n=5117) taken from the larger sample, which are diverse in terms of gender (50% female) and racial/ethnic composition (54% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 9% multiethnic, 15% white, and 4% Black) and follows them from 6th grade to post high school with annual assessments.
Our aims are:
Aim 1. Examine AOD use trajectories as youth transition from early to late adolescence.
Aim 1 a. Examine similarities/differences in AOD use trajectories across racial/ethnic groups.
Aim 2. Examine how individual factors (e.g., expectancies, educational aspirations), family factors (e.g., family substance use, cultural values), peer factors (e.g., perceived peer use, peer approval), school factors (e.g., school-level sociodemographic composition and climate), and neighborhood factors (e.g., alcohol outlet density, SES) are associated with AOD use trajectories over time.
Aim 2 a. Examine similarities and differences in how these factors affect AOD trajectories across racial/ethnic groups.
Aim 3. Examine the association of these AOD use trajectories with late adolescent outcomes in five key domains: academic achievement, delinquency, mental health, physical health and social functioning.
Aim 3 a. Examine similarities and differences in how AOD trajectories are associated with late adolescent outcomes in these five domains across racial/ethnic groups. The current study is innovative as there is little trajectory research that conducts annual assessments from early adolescence to late adolescence and assesses use across several different substances, such as alcohol, marijuana and cigarette use. Findings will significantly improve scientific knowledge in this area as they will lead to a greater understanding of racial/ethnic differences in AOD use during early to late adolescence, which could then lead to improved preventative interventions for this age group.
The proposed study will continue survey work we have been doing with a large sample of ethnically and racially diverse middle school youth by conducting four additional web-based surveys that ask about alcohol and drug (AOD) use. This will help us better understand patterns of AOD use among adolescents transitioning from middle school to high school and post high school. Because non-whites tend to experience more social and health consequences from AOD use, it is crucial to examine AOD use from early to late adolescence among non-white youth and assess how AOD use may differ for different racial/ethnic groups.
|D'Amico, Elizabeth J; Tucker, Joan S; Miles, Jeremy N V et al. (2016) Alcohol and marijuana use trajectories in a diverse longitudinal sample of adolescents: examining use patterns from age 11 to 17 years. Addiction 111:1825-35
|Pedersen, Eric R; Osilla, Karen Chan; Miles, Jeremy N V et al. (2016) The role of perceived injunctive alcohol norms in adolescent drinking behavior. Addict Behav 67:1-7
|Tucker, Joan S; Troxel, Wendy M; Ewing, Brett A et al. (2016) Alcohol mixed with energy drinks: Associations with risky drinking and functioning in high school. Drug Alcohol Depend 167:36-41
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23095929373129592232017-08-18T03:04:43.843-07:00It's John Akweh's Blog NigeriaNews And Techinfos!John firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-83900745125173902192017-08-18T03:04:00.003-07:002017-08-18T03:04:43.850-07:00REALLY HILARIOUS!!
There is a book titled, "365 STUPIDEST THINGS EVER SAID" and the unbelievable nate below is from that book:
"If you bought our course, ' how to fly in six easy lessons,'" we apologize for any inconvenience caused by our failure to include the last chapter, 'how to land your plane safely?' Send us your name and address and we will send you the last chapter post haste."

Is that not incredible? Can you imagine a student pilot taking off in a plane without knowing how to land it? All i can see is his or her bitter obituary swallowed up by tears shed like a river current by those left behind (REGRETS). LOL.
NaijaSolace OfficiaLhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-41968501561255648602017-08-14T06:20:00.002-07:002017-08-14T06:20:43.941-07:00Man to pay N450,000 for allegedly beating another with wood

A 28-year-old man, Monday Michael, was on Monday charged before an Ota Magistrates Court in Ogun for alleged assault.
 Michael, who lives at No. 36, Fadipe Street, Iyana-Ilogbo, Ota, is facing a two-count of assault and conspiracy.
 The Prosecutor, Sgt. Chudu Gbesi told the court that the accused and others still at large, committed the offences on July 25 at about 7.00 p. m. at Iyana-Iyesi, Ota.
 Gbesi said that the accused and his accomplices conspired to assault one Jelili Badru by using a plank wood to inflict injuries on his neck.

He said that the offences contravened Sections 351 and 452 of the Criminal Code, Vol. 1, Laws of Ogun, 2006.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
 The Senior Magistrate, Mr S. O. Banwo, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N450,000 with two sureties in like sum.
 Banwo said that the sureties must reside within the court's jurisdiction and swear to an affidavit of means.
 He also said that the sureties should submit four recent passport photographs to the court and show evidence of tax payment from the Ogun Government.
 The case was adjourned until Sept. 20, for hearing.

NaijaSolace OfficiaLhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-479510999328191092017-08-10T00:38:00.001-07:002017-08-10T00:38:25.359-07:00Maths teacher kills 83-year-old uncle over land dispute

A mathematics teacher is blaming the devil after killing his 83-year-old uncle over a plot of land in Enugu State.

The suspect, Mr. Daniel Ekemezie, aka Bakassi, is a teacher in Ukpata Community Secondary School, in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state.

Ekemezie, a father of two, had been engaged in a long-running land dispute with his uncle, Mr. Patrick Odoh.

Both men are natives of Ukpata community, in the Uzo-Uwani area of Enugu, where the incident happened.

It was gathered that around 8pm on March 4, 2017, Ekemezie abducted his uncle, Odoh, after waking him up from sleep.

He was alleged to have gagged Odoh and tied him to a tree in a forest.

The octogenarian was abandoned in the forest until March 8, 2017, when Ekemezie, having discovered that he was dead, allegedly buried him in a shallow grave.

Confirming the development, the Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said Ekemezie was arrested by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit.

The police spokesman said the teacher owned up to the crime after he was arrested.

He said, "According to the suspect, he had left for his uncle's place with the intention of killing him in order to settle their age-long family land dispute.

"He disclosed that on getting to the place, he woke up his uncle and informed him that he had an issue to discuss with him.
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"When his uncle woke up, he tied his mouth with clothes to stop him from shouting and whisked him quietly to the Iyimkpafu/Ofiakputu Forest at Ukpata, where he tied Odoh to the tree with a rope and left him there until March 8, 2017, when, according to him, the victim had given up the ghost.

"Ekemezie further disclosed that on noticing that his uncle had died, he hurriedly buried him in a shallow grave and fled.

"The Enugu State Police Command, through its operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, acting on intelligence information, promptly nabbed the suspect,."

Following Ekemezie's arrest, his uncle's remains were recovered from the shallow grave.

Amaraizu said the teacher led police operatives to the location of the grave.

The mathematics teacher, who spoke with our correspondent, blamed the devil for his action.

He also declared his readiness to surrender the disputed land to his late uncle's son, if he was pardoned.

He said, "I want to tell people to run from issues about land disputes because they can lead to loss of lives.

"I want the son of late Pa Patrick Odoh to forgive me and even take the land; I am ready to leave the land for him.

"I regret my action; it was caused by the devil.

"I recently lost my wife and I am left alone with two kids. God please help me."

The police said the suspect would be charged to court at the end of investigation.
John Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-82140175101364597372017-04-07T02:39:00.001-07:002017-04-07T02:39:27.207-07:00Nigerian couple arrested for fracturing baby's bones, skull in US

A Nigerian couple in the United States have been arrested after their three-month-old baby was found with fractures in his arms, legs and skulls.

Arinola Olawusi, 33, and Olalekan Olawusi, 40 were arrested in by the police in Providence, Rhode Island after officers responding to the father's 911 call found the baby critically injured and unconscious.

NBC-affiliated television station for the state of Rhode Island, WJAR, reported on Tuesday that the police have charged Arinola charged with cruelty and neglect of a child, while Olalekan was charged with first and second degree child abuse.

Providence's special assistant district attorney, Shannon Signore, was quoted as saying during the father's first court appearance Tuesday that, "The defendant's wife indicated that the defendant admitted to biting this baby, and warned him on numerous occasions that pulling the baby's legs to make him grow and strong was not the correct way of handling the baby."

WJAR also reported that the Olawusis had another boy who was taken away at birth by the state Department of Children Youth and Families. However, it did not give the reason for the move.
--punchng.comJohn Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-72058933432830800802017-04-07T02:37:00.003-07:002017-04-07T02:37:59.870-07:00Police find eight-year-old girl living with monkeys

An eight-year-old girl who cannot speak and behave like normal humans has been rescued by the police in India, The Times of India reported.

Police personnel in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh rescued the girl from the monkeys after one of them, a sub-inspector, who was on patrol near the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary spotted her with the monkeys.

According to the report, when he tried to rescue the girl, the monkeys and the girl screeched.

They, however, got her away eventually and took her to a hospital where she was placed on admission.

The report said the girl gets scared at the sight of humans and is often violent. Also, she walks like animals, using her hands and legs together and eats directly from her mouth.

The girl can neither speak nor understands any language, and gets scared at the sight of human beings.

The doctors treating her said that she often gets violent. They, however, said she was showing improvements.
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John Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-56640625937985088142017-02-16T03:37:00.002-08:002017-02-16T03:37:51.534-08:00Strange: Three die after drinking palm wine mixed with concoction in Ondo

Three yet-to-be-identified people have reportedly died after drinking palm wine mixed with a concoction at Ilepa Quarters in Ikare Akoko, the headquarters of the Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday.

The deceased were said to have consumed the palm wine in the house of a friend of theirs, identified as Azeez who allegedly prepared the drink.

Azeez was said to have served the drink while celebrating his birthday on the fateful day.

A source narrated that the palm wine allegedly contained some substances called gegemu and maladol. The substances were reportedly mixed with the palm wine in order to intoxicate the consumers.

The source said two of the victims died on Sunday while the third person died on Tuesday.

Apart from the deceased, some of the guests who took the palm wine at the birthday party reportedly landed in hospitals as a result of stomach pain.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Command, Femi Joseph, identified one of the victims as Kazeem Ogungbemi.

He said, "We can confirmed the incident, the boys went to a party organised by one of their friends. But they drank recklessly. We discovered that the drink they drank was mixed with many substances.

"The person who served the palm wine has run away and we are still looking for him."

The PPRO noted that the command had commenced investigation on the incident.

--punchng.comJohn Akwehhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-3809307253347143822017-02-16T03:33:00.001-08:002017-02-16T03:33:52.483-08:00Usain Bolt bags Sportsman of the Year award

World's greatest sprinter Usain Bolt pipped the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James to win the Sportsman of the Year trophy for a record-equalling fourth time, while gymnast Simone Biles clinched the top honour in the women's category at the Laureus World Awards at a glittering ceremony in Monaco on Tuesday night, according to PTI.

They are the little and large of sport – while Bolt stands 1.95 metres, Biles measures just 1.45 metres – but they were both giants at the Rio Olympics, and enjoyed an ecstatic welcome as they received their statuettes here, the birthplace of the first ever Laureus awards 17 years ago.

Bolt, who won this award in 2009, '10 and '13, walked away with the Oscar of Sports for the fourth time, thereby joining tennis legends Roger Federer and Serena Williams, and surfer Kelly Slater as four-time Laureus award winner.

Bolt received his award from legendary Michael Johnson, who urged him not to break other people's records. To which Bolt responded by saying "sorry".

"I am sorry to have broken your record," Bolt told Johnson.

Olympic gymnastics champion Biles notched up the Sportswoman of the Year trophy, riding on her brilliant achievement at the Rio Games last year, where she finished with four yellow metals and a bronze.

The most decorated Olympian of all-time, Michael Phelps bagged the Comeback of the Year award after returning to the swimming pool and scooping five more gold medals.

After the 2012 Olympics, Phelps retired from swimming but came out of the retirement and subsequently at the Rio Games last year, he bagged as many as five golds and a silver.

"Looking back at my career today, I can say that Rio was my greatest race," said Phelps after getting the award.

Formula One champion Nico Roseberg claimed the 'Breakthrough of the Year' award. He ended runner-up in 2014 and 2015 but finally won the title last year.

Roseberg said the last two laps in Abu Dhabi was the "most sensational moment in my racing career."

"I am really happy to have won the 'Oscar of Sports'. The last two laps in Abu Dhabi, I didn't know if my life's dream was coming true. That stands second behind my wife giving birth to our girl," said Roseberg after winning the award.

--punchng.comJohn Akwehhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-1368393001969707222017-02-16T03:30:00.001-08:002017-02-16T03:30:53.456-08:00Alleged N108bn fraud: EFCC confiscates Governor Akpabio's wife's school

A school allegedly belonging to Unoma Akpabio, the wife of the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has been seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

It was learnt that the seizure was part of investigations into the former governor who has been accused of alleged N108bn fraud during his tenure from 2007 to 2015.

One of our correspondents who visited the school, St. John Paul II School, in Shelter Afrique, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, observed that the school had been marked "under investigation by EFCC."

It was learnt that the EFCC resorted to marking the school instead of shutting it so that innocent parents and students who had paid school fees would not be adversely affected.

The school, it was learnt, had been under the watchful eyes of the EFCC considering the enormous amount said to have been sunk into its construction.

Although normal academic activities were still ongoing in the school as of Wednesday, one of our correspondents who called at the school observed that a police van was stationed outside the gate.

A senior employee of the school, who refused to disclose his identity, only asked one of our correspondents to observe the ambience around the school.

He added that he was not capable to comment on any development relating to the EFCC and the school's proprietor.

According to him, the school is serene with normal academic activities taking place.

The spokesman for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, could not be reached on the telephone on Wednesday.

However, a senior operative at the commission confirmed that the school had been seized.

"I understand our operatives were recently in Akwa Ibom and did mark a school as 'under investigation,'" he said.

Efforts to get Akpabio's reaction failed as his media aide, Mr. Anietie Ekong, failed to pick calls made to his mobile phone on Wednesday night.

Ekong had told one of our correspondents on Tuesday that he was not aware of the seizure and would contact his boss on the matter.

When called again on Wednesday, he neither picked his calls nor reply a text message sent to him, asking for Akpabio's response.

The PUNCH had exclusively reported in August 2016 that the EFCC is intensifying investigation into the former governor and was planning to seize his properties and freeze accounts linked to him.

The EFCC had written five banks demanding information on Akwa Ibom State finances under Akpabio's administration.

The commission also invited key members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and serving commissioners many of whom served during the ex-governor's administration.

A source at the EFCC said, "We have written to Zenith Bank, Keystone Bank, FCMB, Skye Bank, and UBA demanding information on the state's accounts. We are also inviting the accountant-general, the auditor-general, the Speaker and the clerk of the House of Assembly.

"We have traced some houses to the former governor in Lagos and Abuja and it is just a matter of time before we seize them."

The EFCC had started looking into Akpabio last year when he was first quizzed by detectives following a series of petitions written against him.

Akpabio, who is now the Senate Minority Leader, was accused of embezzling public funds while he was governor of the oil-rich state.

He was accused of lavish spending such that on March 2013, he openly gave N1m each to the six chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party from the South-South geopolitical zone who had converged on Port Harcourt for a party reconciliation session and told them to use the money to 'buy Mr. Biggs'

As the commission was investigating the ex-governor, the Akwa Ibom State Government, headed to a state High Court to get an interim order barring the EFCC from investigating his administration.

The Justice Ntong Ntong-led court on July 15, 2016, granted an interim injunction, restraining the EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission; and the Inspector-General of Police from investigating the finances of the Akwa Ibom State Government.

The suit was filed on behalf of the state government by the state Attorney General, Uwemedimo Nwoko, who also served under Akpabio and is believed to be loyal to the former governor.

--punchng.comJohn Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-23144336365673756042017-02-16T03:28:00.001-08:002017-02-16T03:28:25.349-08:00Man attempts rape on 94-year-old deaf, blind woman

A burglar who was caught attempting to rape a 94-year-old deaf and blind woman has been jailed for 14 years.

Gregory Willis, who had already removed the grandmother's lower nightclothes was caught kneeling on the woman's bed without his trousers on.

The judge who presided over the case described Willis' action as "deeply shocking, horrifying and appalling as could possibly be imagined."

According to Daily Mail, Judge John Pini added, "The victim is 94 years of age. She had not long before this left a nursing home to be cared for in a safe, loving environment for the remaining time of her life.

"She was registered blind, hard of hearing, had no short term memory, had poor balance and was doubly incontinent. She could not communicate. She was as frail and vulnerable as it is possible to be.'

The the victim's son-in-law told the Daily Mail after the sentencing that he was 'shocked and stunned that somebody could intend on doing such a thing'.

The victim, who was so frail she could barely communicate, had been sleeping on a hospital trolley in the front room of his home, having been left virtually bedridden since suffering a fall, he added.

A court heard drunken Willis had stumbled into the property on a middle class residential estate at 12.30am by trying an open door as a family gathering wound down.

--punchng.comJohn Akwehhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-21564413067516813312017-02-16T03:14:00.002-08:002017-02-16T03:14:38.554-08:00I killed my day-old baby because it's extra burden – woman

The Ogun Police Command on Wednesday said that it had arrested a 40-year -old woman, Foluke Owolewa, for allegedly killing her one-day old baby.

The Command's Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abimbola Owoyemi, said the woman was arrested on Wednesday at Sango.

It stated that the incident was reported at Sango Police Divisional Headquarters by community leaders.

He said, "The suspect delivered the baby this morning but before anybody knows what happened, she had killed the baby girl.

"Immediately the case was reported, the police led detectives to the scene at No. 17, Ilupeju Street, Anishere Unity Estate, Sango Ota, where the woman was promptly arrested.

"On interrogation, the suspect claimed that her two other children are not being taken care of by her husband.

"She said she killed the baby because she believed that the baby would be an additional burden on her.

"Further investigations revealed that this is not the first time the woman will attempt killing her child.

"We gathered that she once threw one of her daughters into a pit latrine few days after delivery, but the baby girl was lucky to be rescued alive."

It added that the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, had directed that the case be transferred to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.

"The CP has further appealed to members of the public to always be mindful of what is going on around them so as to give useful information to the Police."

NAN

--punchng.comJohn Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-89602196683591812442017-02-16T03:09:00.001-08:002017-02-16T03:09:55.046-08:00Suspected ritual killers slit 65-year-old woman's throatThe riverrine community of Okwagbe in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State was thrown into pandemonium on Wednesday following the killing of one Atisin Opviarho in her farm by persons suspected to be ritual killers.

Our correspondent gathered that the 65-year-old woman was found with her throat slit.

It was learnt that the mother of five, who had left with other local farmers in the early hours of the day, was not seen when it was time to leave, prompting others to search for her.

A source in the community said, "The intention of the killers was probably to use some of her parts for ritual."

She could not, however, confirm if any part of her body was taken away by the killers.

Another resident, who identified himself simply as Mudi, added that the corpse had been deposited in Otu-Jeremi General Hospital mortuary pending police investigation.

The spokesman for the Delta State Police Command, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the killing to our correspondent when contacted on the telephone.

Anaimaka said, "The command has started investigation into the murder of the 65-year-old woman. The culprits will be arrested."

--punchng.comJohn Akwehhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-25410054761066238812017-01-21T04:16:00.001-08:002017-02-16T02:41:19.012-08:00BREAKING: Policemen shoot UNIOSUN students

There is confusion at Oke Baale area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, as some policemen allegedly opened fire on some students of the Osun State University while playing football on Saturday morning.

Our correspondent gathered that that two students were hit by the bullets.

One of them identified as Abiola Kazeem, was said to have been hit on the stomach and was rejected at two hospitals before he was taken to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Osogbo where he is now being treatment.

The other victim, Ibrahim , was said to have been hit by the bullet in the mouth.

He is currently receiving treatment at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital at Jolayemi area of Osogbo.

Some students living in the area told our correspondent that the policemen came to the football pitch and started shouting Yahoo boys, Yahoo boys and thereafter opened fire on the students.

The Coordinator of the National Association of Nigerian Students in the South West, Mr. Saheed Afolabi, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.

He said he rushed down to Oke Baale area to find out what happened and he was one of those who took the students to the hospital.

There is massive protest on major streets of Osogbo by students of the university and they are being joined by their colleagues to protest the shooting.

There are bonfires in some area by those protesting the shooting.

Some protesters, who gathered in front of Oke Baale Police Station, attempted to raze down the station but policemen on duty resisted them.

The DSA said she gathered that the policemen, who were not on uniform, were brought to the playing ground in a vehicle with no number plate.

The DSA said that residents of the town are the ones protesting the shooting now because they consider the action as barbaric.

It will be recalled that UNIOSUN students had staged a protest at Oke Baale late last year on the grounds that policemen always come to exhort them with trump up charges.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Folashade Odoro, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on the telephone.

She said, " The Commissioner of Police has directed that a full scale investigation should be conducted into the matter. Anybody who is responsible for the dastardly act will be brought to justice."

--Punchng.comJohn Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-35229042953327437372017-01-21T04:13:00.002-08:002017-02-16T02:41:44.649-08:00Trump sworn in amid protests in US, UK

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Friday, ten weeks after he defeated Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party at the November 8 polls.

The property tycoon won an unexpected victory against Clinton in one of the most controversial campaigns in US history.

Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court administered the oath to Trump on the steps of the US Capitol Building, shortly after Mike Pence, the Vice President, was sworn in by the Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, the first African American to ever administer the oath of office to a Vice President or President.

The event was presided over by Roy Blunt, a Republican senator from Missouri and chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Activities. For his swearing in, Trump used two Bibles — the one used by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861 and the one his mother gave him in 1955.

For his swearing in, Vice President Pence used the one used by Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Until 1933, new US presidents were inaugurated on March 4, four months after election day, but this was shortened to around two months with the ratification of the 20th Amendment.

Apart from Trump's family — including his wife Melania — the inauguration ceremony was attended by former presidents and first ladies, including Jimmy Carter; George and Laura Bush; Bill and Hillary Clinton; and Barack and Michelle Obama.

Members of the US Congress were also in attendance, although more than 60 House Democrats boycotted the event.

The only absentees were 92-year-old George Bush Senior, who was in hospital being treated for respiratory problems, and his wife Barbara.

The Democratic members of Congress had announced they would skip Trump's inauguration, citing the President's perceived insult of Congressman John Lewis as the final straw.

Trump lashed out at the civil rights icon last Saturday morning after Lewis said in a Friday interview he didn't view Trump as "a legitimate president."

Lewis, a Georgia Democrat from an Atlanta-area district who protested alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., also said he would not attend the inauguration.

Trump had responded that Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district — "which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk — no action or results. Sad!"

His comments had drawn outrage and messages of support for Lewis from both Democrats and Republicans.

Meanwhile, about 900,000 anti-Trump protesters are expected to rally in Washington, DC, on Saturday (today) for the Women's March on Washington.

Protesters and Washington police had scuffled on Thursday night outside a meeting of pro-Trump conservatives, the first of several demonstrations aimed at disrupting the new administration's inaugural weekend.

The protesters gathered on 14th Street outside the National Press Club to demonstrate against "DeploraBall," an event organised by some of Trump's most fervent supporters.

The name riffs off the campaign description of some Trump backers by his defeated opponent, Hillary Clinton, as a "basket of deplorables."

As attendees — some of whom were clad in suits and red hats, others dressed in gowns — entered the event, demonstrators chanted "Shame" and "Nazis go home" behind a phalanx of police. Some held signs that read "No Alt Reich" and "No Nazi USA."

Other protesters chanted against the "alt-right," "fascists" and "Nazi scum," though it could not be immediately determined who was attending the event.

Today's anti-Trump march is staged by women (and men) who were dismayed that America chose Trump — an alleged sexual predator whose policies could be a huge setback for women's health and rights — over Clinton.

In solidarity with the disgruntled Americans, thousands of demonstrators in the United Kingdom also mobilised against Trump's inauguration, with a banner reading, "Build bridges not walls," draped across London's Tower Bridge.

Meanwhile, Trump delivered a searing inaugural address, attacking Washington and promising a new hope for Americans who want to dream big.

Promising "America first," excerpts from the US President's speech said, "America will start winning again, winning like never before. We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth, and we will bring back our dreams.

"We will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports and tunnels and railways all across our wonderful nation. We will get our people off of welfare and back to work, rebuilding our country with American hands and American labour."

However, as Trump resumes office, confirmation hearings for most of his cabinet picks were being delayed as the nominees had not reached agreements to resolve ethical conflicts stemming from their financial holdings.

--Punchng.comJohn Akwehhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-71493798292849064632017-01-21T03:38:00.002-08:002017-01-21T03:38:47.958-08:00Fake policemen abduct LG chairman in Borno

The chairman of Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, Modu Guja, has been abducted by fake policemen.

The council boss was said to be arrested by people in mufti who introduced themselves as plain clothes policemen.

Guja's vice was arrested recently in connection with the alleged hiding of a member of Boko Haram at the residence of Mafa council boss.

A security source who spoke on condition of anonymity to our correspondent said that the council chairman was kidnapped Friday evening when some men drove on a tricycle (popularly called Keke NAPEP) to his Lagos Street home in Maiduguri pretending to be plain-clothed security personnel.

He said the chairman was asked out by the two men for some questioning.

The source said: "We just received an information from a top government official of Borno state that the Caretaker Chairman of Bama local government areas of Borno state, Ali Guja, was taken away from his residence at Lagos street, Maiduguri, by two unknown men who came in a Keke Napep tricycle."

"The two men disguised as security operatives and took him to unknown destination.Till this moment, we do not have any idea about his whereabouts."

This will be the first time a serving government official of Borno State would be abducted in the last four years.
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According to PC World, the new feature works like any other search engine would in a search result. With tic-tac-toe, you can also play against another player sitting next to you. The company also included the ability to flip a coin by typing in "coin flip." All you have to do is search for these games in Google and at the top it will say "click to play." Google has only included solitaire's standard version. Searches for Freecell or Spider Solitaire won't be in the games embedded in the results.
Animal sounds that playback in the browser will help entertain young children, or even childish co-workers/friends. The new features are now available on the web and within the Google app. However, it is not included in the app for Windows mobile devices.
The Vergereported that the company implemented these neat tricks like when you type "What does a cat sound like?" it will show an audio result with a short list of other animals you may be interested in. The animals on the list are a bit limited, but the company is hoping that more animals will be added to the list in the future. The company has added these games on to lots of other fun Google Easter eggs, like searching for "do a barrel roll," or "askew," or "answer to life, the universe, and everything."
Meanwhile, if you're wondering how all these started, here's the backstory. Google has always been known to adding games to search. This time, these games replace the company's logo as a Google Doodle.
Geek.comreported that the most popular example of which was in 2010 when Google added Pac-Man to the site. Analysis by RescueTime said that the Pac-Man game cost the U.S. economy $120 million in lost productivity on its first day. However, what's interesting is that Google chose to add solitaire and other games to the search. This is likened to Easter Eggs left for users to discovers.
(Scienceworldreport.com)John Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-50846398255471677292016-08-27T10:58:00.001-07:002016-08-27T10:58:32.680-07:00JUST IN: Scientists discover Earth-like planet

Scientists have discovered a planet that appears to be similar to Earth circling the star closest to the sun, potentially a major step in the quest to find out if life exists elsewhere in the universe, new research shows.

The relative proximity of the planet, known as Proxima b, gives scientists a better chance to eventually capture an image of it, to help them establish whether it has an atmosphere and water, which is believed to be necessary for life.
Future studies may reveal if any atmosphere contains tell-tale chemicals of biological life, such as methane, according to a paper published in this week's issue of the journal Nature.
'The key question of our initiative was whether there were potentially life- bearing planets orbiting these stars. We know now there is at least one planet with some characteristics similar to the Earth,' said Pete Worden, a former top NASA manager.
The planet, located about 4.2 light-years or 40 trillion km from Earth, is the closest of some 3,500 planets that have been discovered beyond the solar system since 1995, according to the paper.
'This planetary system is much closer than any other that we know so detailed investigation is easier,' said astronomer Ansgar Reiners, with the University of Gottingen in Germany.
Astronomers got their first hint of a planet circling the sun's small dim neighbour star in 2013. But they needed additional observations, using more precise instruments, to make a definitive call.
An international team of 31 scientists found the planet after careful and repeated measurements of slight shifts in the colour of the light coming from its host star, Proxima Centauri, which is a small, dim star in the Alpha Centauri system.
The shifts, which astronomers call 'wobbles,' are caused by the gravitational tugging of a planet roughly 1.3 times the size of Earth on the parent star. Based on the timing of wobbles, scientists determined that the planet circles its host star in just 11 days, compared to Earth's 365-day orbit around the sun.
That puts the planet far closer to its parent star than Earth orbits the sun. However, Proxima Centauri is so much smaller and dimmer than the sun that its planet's orbit is suitably positioned for liquid water despite being just 4.4 million miles away.
'Chances are good that it's a viable, Earth-like planet today,' said astronomer Pedro Amado, with the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia in Granada, Spain.
But scientists are unsure if red dwarf stars like Proxima Centauri are good hosts for life. Planets orbiting close enough to keep water liquid would be blasted with 100 times more high-energy radiation than Earth receives from the sun, though what impact that would have on life is a matter of scientific debate.
'We don't think it's a show-stopper,' Amado said.
(Skynews.com)John Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-60231316419561056502016-08-27T10:56:00.001-07:002016-08-27T10:56:02.455-07:00World's first Self-driving taxis released in SingaporeThe world's first self-driving taxis have picked up passengers in Singapore.
Select members of the public began hailing free rides on Thursday through their smartphones in taxis operated by nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software startup.

While multiple companies, including Google and Volvo, have been testing self- driving cars on public roads for several years, nuTonomy says it is the first to offer rides to the public.
It beat ride-hailing service Uber, which plans to offer rides in autonomous cars in Pittsburgh, by a few weeks.
The service is starting small - six cars now, growing to a dozen by the end of the year. The ultimate goal, say nuTonomy officials, is to have a fully self- driving taxi fleet in Singapore by 2018, which will help sharply cut the number of cars on Singapore's congested roads. Eventually, the model could be adopted in cities around the world, nuTonomy says.
For now, the taxis are only running in a 2.5-square-mile business and residential district called 'one-north,' and pick-ups and drop-offs are limited to specified locations.
And riders must have an invitation from nuTonomy to use the service. The company says dozens have signed up for the launch, and it plans to expand that list to thousands of people within a few months.
The cars - modified Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi i-MiEV electrics - have a driver in front who is prepared to take back the wheel and a researcher in back who watches the car's computers.
Each car is fitted with six sets of Lidar - a detection system that uses lasers to operate like radar - including one that constantly spins on the roof. There are also two cameras on the dashboard to scan for obstacles and detect changes in traffic lights.
The testing time-frame is open-ended, said nuTonomy CEO Karl Iagnemma. Eventually, riders may start paying for the service, and more pick-up and drop- off points will be added. NuTonomy also is working on testing similar taxi services in other Asian cities as well as in the US and Europe, but he wouldn't say when.
'I don't expect there to be a time where we say, We've learned enough,'' Iagnemma said.
Doug Parker, nuTonomy's chief operating officer, said autonomous taxis could ultimately reduce the number of cars on Singapore's roads from 900,000 to 300,000.
'When you are able to take that many cars off the road, it creates a lot of possibilities. You can create smaller roads, you can create much smaller car parks,' Parker said. 'I think it will change how people interact with the city going forward.'
An Associated Press reporter taking a ride on Wednesday observed that the safety driver had to step on the brakes once, when a car was obstructing the test car's lane and another vehicle, which appeared to be parked, suddenly began moving in the oncoming lane.
(Skynews.com)John Akwehhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-28802550088138353672016-08-21T16:16:00.001-07:002016-08-21T16:16:01.398-07:00HBD: Usain Bolt Clocks 30 Today!
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Happy 30th birthday to @usainbolt!John Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-85408995584401140592016-08-21T16:08:00.001-07:002016-08-21T16:08:43.885-07:00Two-Time MotoGP World Champion Earns Crucial Podium Finish, Pedrosa 12thMarc Marquez scored a momentous podium finish in today's Czech GP, which saw fellow Honda rider Cal Crutchlow making history as the first British racer to win a premier-class Grand Prix in 35 years (since Barry Sheene won the 500cc race in the 1981 Swedish Grand Prix).

Race day in Brno dawned under a heavy rain that stopped about an hour before the start of the MotoGP race, leaving the track completely soaked and the strong possibility of a flag-to-flag race. With that in mind, Marc and Dani with their teams opted for soft rain tires, front and rear, a choice that proved less than ideal as the track never dried off enough to recommend a bike swap.
Marc was the only rider on the podium who raced on both the softer rain tires option, a fact that highlights his talent and race craft. After crossing the line in first at the end of lap one, Marc had to give way to four Ducatis charging from behind, but he managed to control the gap and not loose too much ground. He was also careful to manage his tyre wear by choosing the wetter lines, and after Crutchlow and Valentino Rossi also passed him, he was able to overtake Andrea Iannone and Hector Barbera and take third.
With Jorge Lorenzo out of the points, Marc extended his leadership in the Championship to 53 points over second (now Rossi) and 59 over Lorenzo.
Dani Pedrosa experienced a very difficult race. He didn't get a good start from ninth on the grid and ended the first lap in 12th. In the first phase of the race, he was able to keep the same pace as his teammate and recovered a few positions, but as the track progressively dried off, he lost speed and just managed to finish in 12th place. He nevertheless maintains fourth position in the Championship.
Tomorrow the Repsol Honda Team will take part in a one-day post-race test.
(Cycleworld.com)John Akwehhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-18456544989428475122016-08-21T16:03:00.001-07:002016-08-21T16:03:43.379-07:00Facebook Identifies with young African Talents at Loerie AwardsFacebook has identified the Loeries Awards as a veritable platform for celebrating young and creative Africans and has announced that it will work with the advertising schools across South Africa to further develop the budding talents.

Loeries Awards is the premier annual advertising awards in the advertising industry in Africa and the Middle East.
Facebook in a statement said it was celebrating creativity and excellence of creative young Africans at the ongoing Loerie Awards for 2016 in Durban, South Africa from Aug. 15 to Aug. 21.
It said that the collaboration with advertising schools across the country would culminate in the Facebook challenge, which would become an official Loerie Award in the Student Category from 2017.
"One of the highlights of the week was the partnership between Facebook and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to run the first student Hack for Good at this year's Loerie Awards,'' it said.
According to it, 20 of the country's top students competed in a 48-hour hack to create a world-class video campaign, speaking to the theme of "Tolerance" and "Living the Mandela Legacy".
Facebook said that it would sponsor the production and fighting of the campaign on December 5, which would be the second anniversary of Madiba's passing.
"If we want to be more creative, we need to connect with each other, the industry and the world,'' it said.
According to Facebook, the Loeries is a perfect opportunity to celebrate how Africa's dynamic creatives are using mobile to make human connections and tell compelling stories.
"Mobile is the creative canvas of our time and young African professionals will define how it is used in the years to come," it said.
Nunu Ntshingila, Head of Facebook, Africa said: "If we want to be more creative, we have to connect – with each other, the industry and the world.
"For Facebook, the Loeries is a perfect opportunity to celebrate how Africa's dynamic creatives are using mobile to make human connections and tell compelling stories. Mobile is the creative canvas of our time and young African professionals will define how it is used in the years to come."
"We want to go beyond sponsorship to truly helping develop young, diverse talent, through programmes and activities such as Made on Mobile and Hack for Good. We believe that any teen with a phone can become a marketing expert or an entrepreneur.
"Facebook sees a future of mobile-entrepreneurs in Africa, and we will help them unlock their creativity with the power of technology,'' Ntshingila said.
(Footprint2africa.com)John Akwehhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-55859730811952424412016-08-21T15:05:00.001-07:002016-08-21T15:05:40.397-07:00Activating MTN Missed Call Alert Service Made EasyBenefits of MTN missed call Alert
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Most of these apps are already hosted as regular web apps.
There are a lot of apps on the Chrome Web Store, which can be downloaded and launched through your Chrome browser and they open in a separate window – just like if a programme was installed on the computer.
"Today, approximately 1% of users on Windows, Mac and Linux actively use Chrome packaged apps. All types of Chrome apps will remain supported and maintained on Chrome OS for the foreseeable future. Additional enhancements to the Chrome apps platform will apply only to Chrome OS devices, including kiosks. Developers can continue to build Chrome apps (or Android apps) for Chrome OS," said Rahul Roy-Chowdhury, VP Product Management at Google Chrome, in a blog post.
According to the post, new Chrome apps will only be available to users on Chrome OS starting late 2016. The Chrome apps that have been developed until that date will remain accessible to users across all platforms, with developers having continued access to update them.
"In the second half of 2017, the Chrome Web Store will no longer show Chrome apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux, but will continue to surface extensions and themes. In early 2018, users on these platforms will no longer be able to load Chrome apps," Chowdhury added in the post.
(Indianexpress.com)John Akwehhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-37366239284004557752016-08-21T14:43:00.000-07:002016-08-21T14:43:05.859-07:00Silver Star Auto uncovers new Mercedes-Benz SUV brandsSilver Star Auto Limited (SSAL) has launched a range of rebranded Mercedes-Benz SUVs at the Silver Star Tower, Airport city in Accra, at the weekend.

Six new models including the all new GLA, GLC, GLE, GLE Coupe, GLS, and the legendary off-roader, the G-Wagon were outdoored at a carnival attended by high profile guests.
Briefing the press after the auto-carnival, Chief Executive Officer of SSAL, Mr. Nouhad Kalmoni, said the all new Mercedes-Benz SUVs provide the opportunity for the launch in a festive atmosphere.
He revealed that some of the new vehicles have gone through facelifts while others have undergone full model changes. Models such as the GLA, GLC Coupe and GLE Coupe are completely new, he said.
"These Mercedes-Benz SUV models, unique in performance oriented designs with enhanced safety and exclusive features, are meant to appeal to different segments of the market who might be young professionals, families and successful individuals. Even the thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies are catered for with our "AMG" range of high performance SUVs.
Customers now have a bigger choice as a result of the expanded range of Mercedes-Benz SUVs" he emphasised.
Mr. Kalmoni observed that besides borrowing extensively from motorsport, high tech components and Intelligent drive systems, the all new Mercedes-Benz SUV models are deeply rooted in the Mercedes-Benz uncompromising tradition for Innovation, safety, luxury, convenience and assurance of a live-long value for its customers' investment in the Mercedes-Benz brand of vehicles.
He re-assured customers of complete after-sales support for their Mercedes-Benz vehicles touting that the company's staff undergo regular training at workshops organised by Mercedes-Benz both locally and internationally.
"Our workshop in Tema still operates and on June 1st, 2016 an Express Service Facility has been opened in Accra on the Graphic Road" he said.
He announced that and a new workshop and showroom will soon be opened in Kumasi on Prempeh 1 Street to bring our products and services closer to the owners in that region.
Mr. Kalmoni urged SUV enthusiasts to visit the company's showroom and choose from the expanded range of Mercedes-Benz SUVs.
The event was full of fun and excitement for the family as it was characterised by a fashion shows, kids entertainment programs and a raffle draw sponsored by Turkish Airline with winners taking home two business class tickets to any destination in Europe.
Mr. Dincer Eroglu, General Manager of Turkish Airline was present to make the presentation.
Also present were the Societe Generale Bank, represented by the Deputy Managing Director, Francois Marchal and Allianz Insurance Company, represented by the Bancassurance Manager, Mr. Enock Acquah who provided auto financing and insurance options to the enthusiastic invitees.
Oman Fofor Trading Co. Ltd added color to the event with quality photography.
(Ghanaweb.com)John Akwehhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309592937312959223.post-67956102720513631332016-08-11T08:35:00.001-07:002016-08-11T08:35:48.293-07:00Google Chrome forced to end support for Adobe Flash this September

Adobe's Flash Player has been an integral part of web browsing, that helps provides production of animations, games, etc, but often leads to an unstable browser experience and performance issues. It is not too uncommon to have a flash player crash on you when trying to load multimedia content on your browser; sometimes it reloads, and other times you are forced to kill the link.

In an attempt to do away with this hassle, GoogleChrome has decided to pivot away from Flash Player support, as shared on Google's blog post.
Most sites are running on HTML 5 today, and Google plans to favour it while weaning itself off of Flash support. HTML5 improves security, makes for faster page load times and reduces power consumption. Chrome 53 will begin to block the kind of Flash, which loads behind the scene and slows down the browsing experience, starting this September. Not only browsers, but a lot of publishers have also switched over to HTML5 to speed up page loading, and improve responsiveness of sites.
The blog post also mentioned with Chrome 55, HTML 5 will become the default experience on Google Chrome (in December), except for sites that only support Flash content. For these websites, a prompt will be given to enable Flash for that particular website.
Mozilla just last month announced the end of support for Flash usage starting August 1. Flash has been used by attackers in the past to exploit security vulnerabilities. Firefox will continue supporting legacy Flash content, ad is only going to block content that isn't essential to the user. Apple had blocked Flash from the Safari browser since the beginning, and Adobe itself stopped developing Flash Player for mobile devices back in 2011.
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Students will earn a full semester of credits by taking Art Foreign Study, Communication Design 2 and Design Survey and, when applicable, Senior Project with the hosting UConn faculty member and coursework within Central Saint Martins. These courses involve design briefs, surveys of contemporary design practice and criticism/theory. Students will keep a blog of their observations and images that will serve as live journals to record field trips, projects and experiences. Blogs from past programs can be viewed here: http://www.ucdesignuk.tumblr.com
The Experience
Students will live in the Central Saint Martins student housing where they will share kitchen and living facilities with a range of other UK and international students. By living in the center of London, students will have the opportunity to visit studios, museums, and historical sites, and attend a wide variety of cultural events. The goal of the program is to produce designers with a global perspective who are prepared to develop their interests cultivated upon this trip into their professional and academic lives. Each student will return with an understanding of the international design community, a network of designers whom they can contact in the future, and a skill set honed at the premier art school in the UK.
Please note that this program charges program fees and not tuition. This affects the types of financial aid that can be applied to defray the cost. Click the link below for this program's budget sheet and contact the UConn Office of Financial Aid Services for information regarding your individual financial aid package.
You may apply the following types of financial aid to the cost of this program: CT Aid for Public College Students Grant, Federal Title IV Funds including Pell Grant, SEOG, Stafford Loans, Perkins Loans, Parent Loans, and private scholarships.
You may not apply the following types of financial aid to the cost of this program: Federal Work Study, Tuition Remission Grant, University Grant, Tuition Waiver, and academic scholarships (such as Day of Pride, Nutmeg, Presidential, Leadership and Academic Excellence Scholarship).
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Terms: Spring
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