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An Open Letter to Mr. Olumide Akpata, the President-Elect of the Nigerian Bar Association.
Dear Mr. President (Elect),
Now that the elections are over: Can the Nigerian Bar Association now take its members' data protection seriously?
I sincerely congratulate you on your unprecedented and epoch-making election as the 30th President of our great association. Interesting times are indeed ahead of us all.
When we both shared a stage at the NBA-YLF Owerri Summit in December 2019, you disclosed your interest in data protection albeit passively but I dare (respectfully) say that, your attentiveness to such issues ought to now be revved up owing to the status of the NBA as the largest bar association in Africa.
As a privacy professional, I have a number of privacy/data protection concerns about the activities of the bar which I respectfully opine, should be addressed as a matter of national urgency and I have decided to use this medium of expression for posterity's sake as follows:
Designation of a Data Protection Officer (DPO)
It is needless to say that the bar processes the personal data of well over 30, 000 lawyers but we do not have a DPO. Apart from the fact that the designation of a DPO is a mandatory obligation of every data controller by virtue of article 2.1(2) of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) 2019, it also conforms with international standard practice. For instance, the International Bar Association (in which activities, the NBA prominently participates) has a DPO in Mr. Joe Bell as publicly published on its website.
On this issue, it is my modest belief, as advised in my previous article titled ""https://dnllegalandstyle.com/2020/the-ecnbas-publication-of-provisional-voters-list-on-the-internet-data-protection-matters-arising-olumide-babalola/ published on June 6, 2020, for the Association to designate any of its existing officers/employees as a DPO and I hope the process must have been initiated by the incumbent administration which I believe, has ticked certain remarkable boxes in governance of the Bar.
I humbly expect that, this designation/appointment is made as soon as possible so that someone can represent the Association's mouthpiece for its data processing activities.
Display/publication of the NBA's Privacy Policy/Notice on its website
At about 7.15pm on Friday, July 31, 2020, I searched the NBA's website (https://nigerianbar.org.ng/) and could not find anything like privacy policy/notice anywhere on the home page or other pages. It is scary that, a website that processes lawyers' personal data (names, sex, education data, ethnicity, contact addresses, telephone number etc) does not have a (conspicuous) privacy policy/notice in this age of technological awareness.
Article 2.5 of the NDPR mandates every data controller to display its privacy policy on every medium through which it collects data but the NBA's website which processes membership data including health insurance scheme (sensitive data under article 1.3(xxv) of NDPR) does not care to inform its members of the activities
surrounding the processing of their personal data.
Mr. President (elect) sir, your electioneering campaign mooted inclusivity as its mantra, hence, it is my respectful advice for you to kick start this new dispensation with respect and transparency on processing of members' personal data as well as identification of legal basis for the continued processing of such data under article 2.2 of the NDPR.
Wanton violation of members' privacy by unsolicited messages and telephone calls
Never in the history of the NBA had we received the volume of unsolicited emails, text messages and telephone calls like we witnessed from the camps of various candidates in the past couple of months leading to this year's election all in the name of campaigns.
Lawyers were bombarded with all sorts of campaign messages to the point of exasperation and helplessness leaving many data protection questions unanswered:
(a) How did the candidates gain access to our personal data?
(b) Did the NBA obtain our consent in any form before sharing our personal data?
(c) Does the voluntary surrender of our personal data to the NBA amount to consent to process our data for all purposes including receipt of incessant and indiscriminate campaign messages?
(d) Has the NBA identified legal basis for processing member's data for election campaigns?
The honest answers to the foregoing question will help us fix the problems on our hands and avoid a repeat in the future.
Data Protection Compliance Audit
Article 4.1(7) NDPR obliges every data controller in the ilk of NBA to conduct and file data protection compliance audit on or before the 15th day of March every year but I am not aware our Association has complied with this obligation since the issuance of the NDPR in January 2019.
The audit exercise is beneficial to the Bar in many respects: first, it advertises our regulatory compliance as a responsible professional body. Then, it will help us ascertain the gaps in our data protection practices (which are non-existent, truth be told) and fix them as quickly as practicable. It will ultimately guarantee our respect and protection of members' privacy and/or data protection rights. Charity must begin from home as far as our promotion of rule of law is concerned.
A Committee on Privacy/Data Protection is long overdue
According to a report by www.researchandmarkets.com published in June 2020, titled ""Insights on the Data Protection Global Industry to 2025 – Featuring CA Technologies, Oracle & McAfee Among Others." the Global Data Protection Market is expected to grow at a formidable rate of around 10% during the forecast period.
The American Bar Association has a Privacy and Data Security Committee which provides members with updates on new technologies, including what is available and how it can be used cost-effectively, and updates on legal issues affecting, or affected by, technology ranging from electronic discovery to evidentiary issues to courtroom techniques.
Like its American counterpart, the NBA must come alive to this reality and empower its members to take advantage of the new opportunities this emerging practice area promises by setting up a dedicated committee or sub-committee to drive members' awareness and collaborations for growth in data protection practice.
Conclusively, it is my respectful advice that, in fulfilment of its lofty promises, the NBA under Mr. Akpata's watch must be:
• A Bar that does not breach our data under the guise of electioneering campaigns
• A Bar that no longer exposes us to data privacy violations
• A Bar that will inform us (via privacy policies/notices) of activities surrounding processing of our personal data
• A Bar that complies with data protection laws/regulations
• A Bar that truly promotes rule of law by first respecting and protecting its members' privacy rights (section 37 of the Constitution)
I believe you (Mr. Akpata) is a "hearer" and "doer", hence we keep our fingers crossed while anticipating a systemic delivery of all your campaign promises.
Please accept the assurance of my best professional regards as always.
Olumide Babalola
July 31, 2020


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Quick Bucks
Quick Bucks was a daily draw game from the Kentucky Lottery that offered a $50,000 top prize, 1 in 4 overall odds of winning a cash prize, plus a unique Wheel Bet add-on that guaranteed a win. The game is no longer available but this page is provided for information purposes so you can find out how it was played.
QUICK BUCKS HAS ENDED: The final Kentucky Quick Bucks draw took place on March 14th 2020. Prizes can be claimed up to 180 days after the draw date.
How to Play
To start playing, you had to fill out a playslip. First, you chose the number of drawings you'd like to play. You could play up to five drawings per playslip - each drawing had a letter: A, B, C, D and E. You could also play up to 14 times in a row with Multidraw - you just had to mark whether you'd like to play 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 14 consecutive draws.
For a Single Bet play, you chose four numbers from 1-31 for each drawing you wanted to play. Each draw cost $1.00. Next, you picked a single Kentucky Ball number from 1-5 (it could be the same as one of your four main numbers). The lottery computer randomly selected the order of the four numbers on your ticket. You could also select Quick Pick to have the computer randomly choose the four main numbers and / or the Kentucky Ball number.
Alternatively, you could select the Wheel Bet play for $5.00. In this case, you only needed to choose four main numbers from 1-31, not the Kentucky Ball. Wheel Bet gave you five chances to win using all five Kentucky Balls and your four main numbers. You also received a guaranteed prize of at least $2.00! A Wheel Bet contained all five plays on a single ticket. If you played other Single Bet plays (without Wheel Bet) on the playslip, they were each printed on a separate ticket.
The total ticket cost equaled your wager amount, multiplied by the number of drawings you chose on your playslip.
Draws were held every night at approximately 11:00 pm ET / 10:00 CT. If you were lucky enough to win a prize, you could claim it the next business day following the drawing.
How to WinYou won by matching your numbers to the numbers drawn in exact order OR any order. If you also matched the Kentucky Ball number, you won even more!
Single Bet Winning Example
Here's an example of how you could win with the Single Bet play:
You picked: 7, 15, 24, 31 and Kentucky Ball 3.
Your ticket printed: 15, 31, 7, 24 and Kentucky Ball 3.
Numbers drawn: 2, 31, 7, 29 and Kentucky Ball 3.
You won by matching two numbers, 31 and 7, in exact order plus the Kentucky Ball.
Wheel Bet Winning Example
Below is an example of how you could win with the Wheel Bet option:
You picked: 7, 15, 24, 31 and the Wheel Bet.
Your ticket printed:
15, 31, 7, 24 and Kentucky Ball 1
15, 31, 7, 24 and Kentucky Ball 2
15, 31, 7, 24 and Kentucky Ball 3
15, 31, 7, 24 and Kentucky Ball 4
15, 31, 7, 24 and Kentucky Ball 5
Numbers drawn: 6, 31, 7, 5 and Kentucky Ball 3.
You won by matching two numbers, 31 and 7, in exact order on all plays, plus the Kentucky Ball 3 on one play.
Prizes and Odds of Winning
Check the table for the prizes and odds depending on how many numbers you matched in exact OR any order and whether you matched the Kentucky Ball.
|Prize Without KY Ball
|Odds Without KY Ball
|Prize With KY Ball
|Odds With KY Ball
|4 in exact order
|1 in 943,950
|1 in 3,775,800
|3 in exact order
|1 in 8,740
|1 in 34,961
|2 in exact order
|1 in 224
|1 in 896
|4 in any order
|1 in 41,041
|1 in 164,165
|3 in any order
|1 in 380
|1 in 1,520
|2 in any order
|1 in 20
|1 in 81
|Kentucky Ball
|1 in 5
|Overall odds of winning any Quick Bucks prize were 1 in 3.9. Only one prize may be won per play.
*The top prize payout may be pari-mutuel & shared among multiple winners.

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Enugu: Subsequent Frontier for Actual Property Development in Nigeria
Enugu, Nigeria positioned at 6.4402 [latitude] and seven.4943 [longitude] has a inhabitants of roughly 6 million and a landmass of 12,727 sq. kilometers having served because the capital of the previous Japanese Area and Previous Anambra State presently has a complete of 17 native authorities areas. Ethnically and linguistically, Enugu State is lgbo. English can also be broadly spoken because the second language. The state naturally divides into two cultural zones based mostly on native dialectical and choreographic patterns. These are the Enugu and Nsukka Zones. The state has three vital city centres: Enugu, Nsukka and OjiRiver. Enugu is a contemporary metropolis which covers an space of 85 sq. km with a inhabitants of about over 750,000 folks.Enugu has been identified to be a growing coalmining, industrial, monetary and industrial centre, with a booming financial system and huge funding alternatives. The Central Financial institution of Nigeria has a department within the city. It additionally has an airport and good communication services with modem phone, telegraph, fax and postal companies. The intracity highway community is sufficiently subtle and there are numerous highways and a railway main out to different states. As a city, Enugu has had a chequered political historical past. Ranging from 1917 when it was formally declared a second class township; its political hinterland grew very quick and huge.By way of funding alternatives, Enugu is thought for industrial and industrial improvement. It has a completely developed industrial infrastructure. The Emene industrial Property stays the primate industrial website and there's concerted effort to determine industrial Property in all of the native authorities areas of the state. Enugu additionally has airport throughout the Emene industrial Space. There may be sufficient satellite tv for pc telecommunications and wonderful community of the federal and state highways. Presently, there are about 52 industries working within the state, three of that are massive scale and the remainder belong to the small and medium scale class. ANAMMCO, the producers of various and high quality car merchandise is likely one of the massive three industries in Enugu state. There may be additionally the undertaking improvement Company (PRADA) that fabricates and manufactures-wide vary of parts and industrial product.With the rise of infrastructure and agreeable authorities insurance policies traders have been in a position to spend money on alternatives for which native uncooked supplies can be found. These embody Battery manufacturing, Prescribed drugs, Industrials Starch and adhesive, pottery and ceramics. Others are coal-based industries, commercialization of analysis findings and manufacturing of car components for the motor manufacturing business, meals processing and fruit juice processing.All these ushered within the new age of fast actual property improvement within the state. In 2011 town's land and actual property market took off with the infusion of a funds of N66.four billion into the state with a sum of N26.three billion which is 39.6% of the funds measurement devoted to aggressive infrastructural improvement programme which improved and tripled the actual property market in lower than three years. A overview of the impact of this famous that the rental charges in Enugu have greater than doubled and in some instances, the worth of land has tripled.In accordance with analysis, native property brokers affirm that the annual hire for the standard three-bedroom flat within the metropolis's New Haven enclave – a medium-to-high density space mapped out within the 1960s – is round 500,000 naira has gone up 150 % since 2011.What makes Enugu a frontier for actual property improvement? Extra to the purpose, why ought to we be taking a look at this second price metropolis? The reply is relative. Regardless of the megacity hype, within the coming a long time the overwhelming majority of city Africans will reside not in sprawling city centres like Lagos however in small and midsize cities like Enugu. In accordance with the UN tasks that by 2050, seven out of 10 folks will reside in city environments and that roughly two thirds of this world city progress will occur in Africa.Components which have and can affect the actual property market positively embody improved agricultural apply which makes land extra obtainable for improvement and in addition gives a method of incomes revenue.Bettering safety; In accordance with Knowmag.org, Enugu was declared the most secure place in Nigeria. With the infusion of brand name new squad automobiles geared up with high-end communication gear to the State police by the Authorities, the Nigerian police in Enugu are doing a fabulous job in maintaining the crime price at a minimal. This in the long term will assure security of lives and properties.Bettering Infrastructure; The roads inside Enugu and the highways that encompass it are in tremendously good situation. The present highway upkeep program put in place by the federal government ensures that not solely are new roads constructed, however the present ones repeatedly endure rehabilitation. For example, the brand new Enugu-Nsukka expressway alongside Nike Street makes the journey to Nsukka shorter. This improvement will assist enhance enterprise for traders.Authorities Insurance policies: With versatile authorities insurance policies, the Enugu State Authorities has made it straightforward for traders to really feel welcomed. These embody every little thing from tax charges to land acquisition thus opening up the actual property market extra.Lastly is accessibility: One factor that endears potential traders in actual property to a specific geographic location is entry to different factors of business-be it uncooked materials sources, distribution factors or different companion institutions and quick access to cities main cities like Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Abakaliki, Akwa, Onitsha, Umuahia simply to call a couple of. Additionally, with the current commissioning of the Akanu Ibiam Worldwide Airport, entry to main worldwide cities is barely a ticket away. With the continued enchancment of the state, we would but discover ourselves trying to Enugu for funding and improvement.Learn extra on http://www.lamudi.com.ng/journal


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A Post Office branch in Chicago has come under fire for failing to represent non-English speakers after several Latino residents were allegedly refused service.
A rally attended by elected officials and community leaders was held outside the Cesar Chavez Post Office in Pilsen on Monday to demand more bilingual staff after a viral Facebook post detailed how one of its clerks allegedly refused to serve four customers because they did not speak English.
In the February 3 post, Evelyn Gonzalez claimed she saw a U.S. Postal Service agent at the post office telling at least four people: "I do not speak Spanish, I cannot help you."
Gonzalez said she tried to assist with three of the customers, while the clerk allegedly also refused to help an elderly woman who needed a letter sent, "cutting her off again and telling her no."


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Mina al Ahmadi Refinery , Kuwait
Kuwait has restarted a 122,000 barrels per day crude unit at the Mina al-Ahmadi refinery last week after a two-week shutdown for maintenance work, a spokesman of state-run oil refiner Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) said.
The crude unit was back online on Jan. 2 with 80 percent capacity and is expected to return to full capacity by Jan. 21 after completion of all maintenance, spokesman Khalid al-Asousi told Reuters.
Mina al-Ahmadi, the country's largest refinery, has three crude distillation units with a total capacity of around 442,000 bpd. (Reporting by Rania El Gamal; additional reporting by Jessica Jaganathan in Singapore, editing by William Hardy)
(Source : Maktoob)
Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery (MAA) was built in 1949 as a simple refinery with a refining capacity not exceeding 25,000 bpd to supply the local market with its needs of gasoline, kerosene and diesel. The refinery is located 45 km to the South of Kuwait City on the Arabian Gulf. It covers a total area of 10,534,000 m2.
Following the establishment of KPC and the restructuring of the oil sector, ownership of the refinery was passed from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) which became responsible for the oil refining and gas liquefaction operations in Kuwait. In the early 1980's as part of an overall plan
to upgrade the refining industry and expand the refineries , work started on two ambitious projects to modernize Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery, namely the MAA-Refinery Modernization Project (MAA-RMP) (which was completed in 1984) and the Further Upgrading Project MAA-FUP (which was commissioned in 1986). Within the framework of these two projects, 29 new units were built at this refinery which has now become one of the world's modern refineries in terms of both refining capacity, which exceeds 460,000 bpd and the advanced technology it employs.
Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery Modernization Project (RMP) was basically intended to provide the local and world markets with low sulphur -content petroleum products, and to reduce dependence on gas as fuel, providing cheaper and more stable fuel to the country's power generation plants.
The Further Upgrading Project (FUP) was based on more comprehensive view of the future of petroleum product markets in order to maximize profits and ensure a stable market for the three refineries output. The project further sought to increase the share of light and medium products of the distillation process and minimize the share of fuel oil in the end output, resulting in a higher return from the crude oil refining processes. The refinery now contains 29 new units, in addition to the old units, including the crude distillation units, the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit, the Atmospheric Residue Desulphurization Units, the Vacuum Rerun Unit and the Sulphur Recovery unit. (Source : KNPC)
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Karl Erik Böhn had to deal with a long and agressiv illness, leukemia. He was visited by his assistent-coach from Hungary, Beáta Siti in Oslo(on photo).
After beeing treated in a hospital from Oslo for more than 4 months, he is declared cancer-free, and he can leave the institution on 3-4 weeks.
But the way to this moment was long, difficult and painful. Böhn was in coma for three weeks, at least three times his life was in danger, when families and friends were alerted to stay with him and he gone through three chemotherapy-treatments. The trainer lost 18 kg since January 2013, but he is mentally strong and in good mood.
"I hope to return home soon, so I can eat, sleep and train myself up to a bone marrow transplantation. It was a "match" between my sister and me. This means that the chances of success are far better, than receiving bone marrow from a foreign donor."
Böhn is receiving blood transfusions every day and is a hope that his body will start to produce leukocytes on his own.
The head-coach of Hungarian national team speaks about his relation to death:
"I have never been afraid to die. I have experienced so much, during my 48 years. I was probably a little dazed after three weeks in a coma, but I feel like I have control mentally. Therefore I need no special mental therapy, it's enough that friends and family are supporting me.
I've got a fantastic treatment and care at the hospital. There are no limits to what the staff has done here for me. I am immensely grateful for that."
Hungarian players hopes that Karl Erik Böhn will soon return to continue the job they started. This could be a longtime goal for the trainer, but first he has to focus to improve his physical status, and to prepare to the operation. His immune system is not very strong either, so he must be careful to not get an infection.
"But I have very good appetite after beeing threatened to be feed through tubes."-said Böhn.
TimeoutMagazin wish Karl Erik Böhn a fast recovery and perseverance!


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*it's aqua/teal/bluish.
*it's an easy model to find ink cartridges for because they still work after 30ish years!!
*it used to belong to a woman who got it as a graduation gift from her mom!
*it comes with TWO new ink cartridges.
*it comes with a case.
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The people decided, and the decision as we all know is to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union. Fair enough, that is democracy and it is the duty of the Executive to negotiate the best possible deal for Brexit. The deal will then have to be agreed by Parliament. That is how our system works. If the people don't like it, then they have an opportunity at the next election, probably in 2020 to express that discontent.
But the debate about our place in Europe, our membership of the EU goes on.
It does not mean that because I voted to Remain, that I now have to shut up. I seem to recall that those who wanted us to leave, kept up a barrage of complaints, tall stories and lies about the EU for some forty years before the referendum.
Ian Hislop was spot on with his 60 seconds 'rant' against those that would silence us.
So if you voted leave and you think, well that's it then, lets move onto getting the British Empire back, or what ever the next Daily Mail inspired fantasy is, you can think again. You are going to hear the arguments for Remain or rather Rejoin again and again, and as our economy slips into a slow decline and the country creaks under the burden of restrictions to our freedoms and rights imposed by a right wing tory prime minister, you just might look back nostalgically to the heady, slightly chaotic days of EU membership.
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The recent loss of the Indian football team to lowly-ranked Guam in the Asian 2018 World Cup Qualifiers was a bitter pill to swallow for a sports lover like myself. This loss must serve as a wake-up call for all stakeholders involved in the sporting development of the country, including coaches, administrators (Government and Federations), sponsors and fans of all sports in the country, not just football.
Why should this be a wake-up call? Let us look at the context of the loss. Guam is a country of 1.6 lakh people, smaller than all metros and most Tier-2 cities in India. Also, they are ranked 174th in the FIFA world rankings.
But more worrying is the amount of investment being made in Indian football over the past 5-7 years by AIFF (All India Football Federation), which has yet to show any dividends, and might never do so.
Several people ask the question, "How can a country with a population of 1.25 billion lose to a country with a population of 160,000?" The simple answer: the quality and effectiveness of grass-root development programs that are in place. In India, these development programs in sport are of either poor quality, inadequate or simply missing, especially in the hinterlands.
Being involved in grass-root programs in rural India over the past three years, I have seen the sporting talent and athletic ability that the country possesses. But we need programs, starting right at the bottom of the chain, to support this talent to shine as athletes, coaches, mentors and administrators in India's sporting ecosystem.
Developing a sporting culture
What can be done to bring about a change? In my humble opinion, there are a few measures that can be taken to put India on the right path of developing a sporting culture at the grassroots, which in turn will promote sustainable participation and excellence in sports.
Firstly, all sporting bodies in India, Government, and private federations, right from block level to national level, must take a long-term view to the development of Indian sport. India needs at least a minimum of 10-15 years to inculcate a sporting culture and compete with the best sporting nations of the world if the right measures are taken.
All stakeholders must understand that this cannot happen overnight, and it will take some time to introduce strong development measures at the grassroots. For example, AIFF should target the national team's qualification to the FIFA World Cup Finals in 2026, and convey this clearly to all its stakeholders so that their expectations are aligned.
Secondly, all investments made into Indian sport by private and public bodies, must include a larger chunk to the beginning of the chain. This means that India as a country needs to invest more money into sport at the grassroots, especially the rural regions (this should be a priority of the sports ministry), to help set up structured, quality development programs that focus on two types of initiatives – Sport for All (For example, Physical Education programs) and nurturing talent (For example, Talent ID and development programs). Moreover, these programs need to be introduced on a much larger scale to unearth talent from all corners of the country, and not just bigger cities and metros.
Having a sporting infrastructure in place
Thirdly, adequate sporting infrastructure and human resources need to be developed at the grassroots. I feel that this needs to be championed by the central and state governments, with the involvement of private players.
Only the governments have the necessary resources to invest in the development of infrastructure and human resources at the grassroots in India, especially at such a large scale, given India's size and scope.
But, it is the private players in India who possesses the know-how to ensure the effective development of such infrastructure and human resources, which is why their involvement is necessary and important.
The idea must be to develop quality, sustainable and cost-effective infrastructure starting from the Block level, which allows participation as well as excellence in sport. This is, as you can imagine, easier said than done.
Furthermore, there must be a long-term plan to develop human resources within the Indian sporting ecosystem, important in creating a sporting culture at the grassroots as well as producing quality talent, including Physical Education teachers, sport specific coaches, fitness trainers, nutritionists, physiotherapists, psychologists, sports scientists, managers and administrators.
Courses and colleges need to be established to adequately skill these individuals in the aforementioned areas. But, the continuing professional development of these personnel, including refresher courses and workshops, as well as focus on practical learning, will be important in continuing to produce a quality workforce.
All stakeholders should come together
Finally, all the different stakeholders in Indian sport must come together and work towards the common goal of establishing a sporting culture in the country, and developing a framework to support talented athletes, right from the grassroots to elite levels.
For this to happen, all policies, programs and projects must be centered around the athletes. They are the most important cog of this wheel, and must be put to the forefront of our thinking, which is currently seldom done. The stakeholders in Indian sport must put aside their differences, and support each other in providing pathways for young talent to be groomed.
There is a long and challenging path ahead for India to become a sporting nation. But, it is very much possible, if the right plans are put into motion. The focus must be on developing sport at the grassroots and rural regions of the country, and long-term thinking must be adopted all levels of Indian sport. As the saying goes, "The path to success is a long one".


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CO₂/O₂/air mix controller
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Gas flow controller
The gas-mix flow is measured and controlled by a mass flow controller (MFC). A correct volumetric flow is achieved by compensation for CO₂ concentration. Quick filling of gas into the Cellbag bioreactor, enabled by the fast-fill function, significantly reduces start-up time. An alarm will inform the user if pressure sensors detect under or overpressure at the gas inlets or within the Cellbag bioreactor.
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Izeki, Tadahisa. 2022. "Problems of Translating Culture-Bound Terms: Taking "Öffentlichkeit" and "Seken" as Examples." Shaping Asia Working Paper n. 2, Bielefeld University and Heidelberg University. Downloadable from here.
Adambussinova, Zarina; Aliia Maralbaeva; Chiara Pierobon; and Aijan Sharshenova. 2022. "Academic Life in Central Asia during Covid-19: Challenges and Opportunities." Shaping Asia Working Paper n. 1, Bielefeld University and Heidelberg University. Downloadable from here.
The Shaping Asia - Heritage lecture series continues with three more talks:
For more information, visit the series' webpage.
Within the Understanding Asia Transnational Care colloquium series, Dr. Megha Amrith (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany) offers a lecture titled The Ends of Transnational Care: Aspirations of Ageing Migrant Domestic Workers.
Date and time are 19. Jan. 2022, 4 p.m. c.t.
For more information, visit the series' webpage.
Prof. Dr. Antje Missbach (Bielefeld University) and Prof. Dr. Heike Drotbohm (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) have been awarded a grant for their project Migration und Im/Mobilität im Globalen Süden in Zeiten einer Pandemie (2021–2024). The project is funded by the German Research Foundation. Visit the project's webpage for more information.
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pfeffer, Prof. Dr. Janina Steinert (Technical University of Munich) and Prof. Dr. Sahana Udupa (LMU Munich) lunched a project on online misogyny: Understanding, Detecting, and Mitigating Online Misogyny Against Politically Active Women in Germany, India, and Brazil (2022–2026). The project, funded by the Bavarian Institute for Digital Transformation, will examine online misogyny and gender-based harassment across Germany, India, and Brazil using ethnography, survey, and computational methods.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Stodulka, together with Florin Cristea (Freie Universität Berlin), will be working on a project titled Afflicted Minds–'Madness', Morality and Emotions in Rural Bali (2022–2024). The project is funded by the German Research Foundation.
Focusing on the islands of Bali (Florin Cristea) and Timor and Timor-Leste (Thomas Stodulka) in Indonesia, the project contributes to current debates on mental health experiences. Whereas Bali has established itself as a hub for international cooperations and transnational mental health experts, the island of Timor contrasts through almost exclusive local healingscapes. Based on professional networks already initiated during previous and exploratory fieldwork, this project is well connected to the local and international institutions working on mental health and illness on the two islands. It investigates the illness experiences associated with severe psychiatric disorders as intertwined moral, cognitive, and emotional processes. This analytic link promises to provide an in-depth description of how global knowledge flows influence personal and social illness trajectories and outcomes beyond the Global North, by methodologically particularlizing the diverse Balinese and Timorese therapeutic landscapes.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Stodulka and other colleagues at Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin have launched a project titled Learning for Democracy from Interfaith Initiatives: Civic Education, Democracy, and Religion. It is funded by Berlin University Alliance Global Engagement for the period 2020-2021. Their official website launch is February 2022 and can be reached via this link.
In the upcoming winter term 2021/2022, the Shaping Asia network organises a lecture series titled Shaping Asia: Heritage. The invited speakers are:
Please save the dates for now. More information will soon follow.
Within the colloquium series Understanding Asia: Transnational Care four scholars will deliver talks.
For the programme and registration, please consult their website.
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International Workshop within the "Knowledge Production and Circulation" Network
Coordinators: Prof. Dr. Dhruv Raina and Prof. Dr. Joachim Kurtz.
18-19 February 2022, Singapore
International Workshop within the "Knowledge Production and Circulation" Network
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Kelvin Low.
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International Workshop within the "Knowledge Production and Circulation" Network
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How to Get Rid of Cat Urine Smell Outside
Whether you own an outdoor cat or your yard is a stray sanctuary, you've likely got cat pee odors that have built up over time. This stench can linger long after the liquid has been absorbed unless you treat it appropriately.
Urine is usually around 95% water, with the other 5% a varying chemical cocktail including proteins, uric acid, salts, minerals, ammonia, and more.
When cat urine dries, the organic compound called urea in it is broken down by bacteria, which makes it smell like ammonia. As the urine continues to decompose, it releases thiols that make the foul odor stronger. Uric acid is an additional component that is not water-soluble and bonds tightly to whatever surface it touches.
To eliminate cat urine smell outside, you need to remove the urine odor, not just cover it up.
Although baking soda, white vinegar, soap, and hydrogen peroxide may neutralize odors temporarily, a humid day can cause uric acid to recrystallize and release foul odor in your outdoor area again. Other household remedies such as lime can be dangerous to your family and your cat's health.
Both orange peels and cayenne pepper are commonly used to deter cats from venturing into yards but do nothing to eliminate cat odors. Plus, cayenne pepper can be harmfully irritating to cats.
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- Clear the area. Shake the hose-end spray bottle of Simple Green Outdoor Odor Eliminator well. Keep pets out of the area during application.
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Newcastle Racecourse is also known as Gosforth Park and is set in the North East of England. The course is set on the original site of the famous Blaydon Races.
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Tip #41: Shoot in RAW
Most digital cameras today have the option to select the file format and size. If you plan on doing any editing of your photo - either today or possibly someday in the future - shoot those photos in the RAW file format.
RAW is exactly that - the raw data of the photo file without any compression or changes made by the camera. These are the largest files with the best detail you can get out of your camera.
I also recommend shooting some form of JPG image. JPGS are lossy files, meaning they are compressed and data (or bytes) may be lost in the compression process by your camera. Your camera adjusts for these changes based on what it thinks is most logical.
Having a jpg file allows you to have a quick preview image to use once you download your photos. If just using the JPG file as a preview, a small file size (basic is the smallest, lowest quality; fine is the largest, highest quality) will work just fine.
NOTE: Since originally posting this tip I have stopped capturing JPG files. I have also gone back into my storage and started deleting the JPG files. Although they are handy to have to quickly look for a photo in a folder, many software applications, such as Adobe Lightroom, have file management tools within the program. Save the pixels on your hard drives for more great photos!
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Bedford School CCF Wins Shield after 116 Years!
Published Thursday 4th of October 2018 01:37:46 PMNine cadets from Bedford School and Bedford Girls' School have won the Cadet Challenge Shield – last won by the school (as Bedford Grammar School), when the competition was inaugurated in 1902. The CADSAAM is a national shooting competition for CCF (Combined Cadet Forces) and ACF (Army Cadet Forces) in the Eastern area. This year, the competition took place at Beckingham Ranges near Lincoln on Sunday 9 September. The competition was composed of four separate shoots, shot over ranges of 100 to 300 metres. The Bedford School team won three; the Montgomery of Alamein, the Earl Roberts and the Falling Plate and narrowly missed out on the Section Attack. The two Fire Teams achieved first and second places across the entire competition and the team itself won overall, winning the Cadet Challenge Shield. The team was composed of seven boys from Bedford School and two girls from Bedford Girls' School. Fifth former Dan Lumley-Wood was awarded top shot overall.


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Updated School Covid Response Plan
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Shrove Tuesday 16th February – Pancakes galore!
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, the day before Lent begins. It is the most wonderful Tuesday of all, for we are given free rein to pile our plates high with pancakes thick and thin, slathering them with a selection of sweet and savoury spreads and toppings. Our boys have spoken and their favourite toppings include chocolate spread, lemon and sugar, banana, strawberries and some of you like pancakes just the way they are – without any toppings. By the volume of photos and videos of 'flipping good fun' we know you all had a great day. Hope the tummies were not too full going to bed!
Here's a very tasty photo of a pancake creation – worthy of any food magazine sent in by one of our sixth class pupils. Well done indeed.
Saint Valentine's Day
Who receives the most Valentine's Day cards?
Well rumour has it – teachers do!
Just look at the fabulous digital artwork by our infants above. Below see the beautiful roses and chocolate brownies made by our 5th class boys for their loved ones!
Thank you boys for all the lovely cards, kind words and pictures – we send you all our sweetest, happiest wishes.
Chinese Lunar New Year 2021
Our infant classes learned about the Chinese New Year, which is also called the Spring Festival.
Among other Chinese New Year traditions is the thorough cleaning of one's home – Jerry our caretaker, and our cleaning staff have been very busy this month, maintaining, deep cleaning, painting and freshening up our classrooms, cubicles and corridors – we are ready to get back to school soon – we can't wait to see you all again!
St Brigid's Day
The 1st of February is the feast day of St Brigid and many of our boys learned about Brigid's life, how she acquired her saint title through helping the sick and poor. Some classes created story boards with illustrations, and others made Saint Brigid's crosses to hang in their homes. It's believed these crosses will keep us safe and well – a note of hope for us all in 2021!
How to Make a St Brigid's Cross
9 rushes/reeds/straws
4 small rubber bands, to tie up ends
Hold one of the reeds vertically and fold a second reed in half.
Place the first vertical reed in the centre of the folded second reed.
Hold the centre overlap tightly between thumb and forefinger.
Turn the two reeds held together 90 degrees anti-clockwise so that the open ends of the second reed are projecting vertically upwards.
Fold a third reed in half and over both parts of the second reed to lie horizontally from left to right against the first reed. While holding the centre tightly, turn the three reeds 90 degrees anti-clockwise so that the open ends of the third reed are pointing upwards.
Fold a new reed in half over and across all the reeds pointing upwards.
Repeat the process of rotating all the reeds 90 degrees anti-clockwise, adding a new folded reed each time until all nine reeds have been used up to make the cross.(Add to the right, turn to the left)
Secure the arms of the cross with elastic bands. Trim the ends to make them all the same length. The St Brigid's Cross is now ready to hang.
Children's mental health
The first class boys in Room 9 took part in daily activities to mark Children's Mental Health Week, 1st – 7th February.
Mindful Monday – The boys got a taste of mindfulness in our Mindful Monday activity.
Thankful Tuesday – Next up was Thankful Tuesday where the boys explored reasons to be grateful for things that we experience each day.
Wellbeing Wednesday – The boys designed and wrote their own acrostic poems using words we each associated with "WELLBEING"
Thriving Thursday – the class reflected on different activities and things in our life that help us to thrive, give us energy and motivate us.
Feel-good Friday – the boys finished Children's Mental Health week by summing up things that we were proud of, what we enjoyed and what went well for us this week.
We are so proud of our first class boys for the amazing effort they put into their work this week and their positive attitudes and outlooks are something to be admired.
National LEGO day January 28th 2021
Research shows that construction toys such as LEGO can improve a wide range of mental aptitudes in children, such as spatial intelligence and hand-eye coordination. LEGO is used to make toy buildings, vehicles, creatures, machines, anything imaginable – and these little plastic bricks can be taken apart and put together as often as you'd like. That means endless creative, fun and educational play. One of our sixth class pupils took some time out from his books to build this fine machine to celebrate National LEGO day.
Catholic Schools Week – Celebrating Grandparents' Day 27th January
The boys in Senior Infants completed their very first project – it was about their Grandparents. They found out about their grandparents lives when they were little. They discovered what their favourite treats were and then made them. Here is one of our families making and delivering handmade brownies in hand-decorated packaging to their grandparents.


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Food delivery company DoorDash's (NYSE:DASH) Wednesday IPO saw immediate gains. Shares popped up 7% in auction as investors rushed to snap up DoorDash stock. More short-term gains look likely; speculators might want to buy the stock first and ask questions later, while the market digests the company's unusual IPO.
The food delivery business was once quite profitable — rival Grubhub (NYSE:GRUB) consistently earned over 15% operating margins, similar to buyout target Corelogic (NYSE:CLGX). Anyone buying shares in 2016 would have seen a stonking 650% return through 2018 — and probably earned enough for a lifetime supply of pizza delivery. But since then, competition has left the industry ragged and profitless. GRUB stock collapsed from $146 to $31 by March 2020. Since then, shares have only recovered to $72.
That means investors buying DoorDash stock will need to balance the good (the company's strong momentum) with the bad (a worsening competitive landscape). And above all, when the ugly rears its head, make sure you're ready on the trigger to sell out fast. Here's why.
DoorDash Stock IPO: The Good – Strong Momentum
Short-term: BUY
First, there's a good reason to buy DoorDash for 2021: the company is riding a tidal wave of growth. Revenues tripled in 2019 and skyrocketed another 226% in the first nine months of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic forced many to stay at home. Its growth will likely continue through early 2021, even as Covid-19 vaccines start making their rounds.
Even without reading DASH's financials, any couch potato would know of the company's massive success. That's because ordering food online has changed from a luxury to a necessity.
Let's rewind the clock a decade. Ten years ago, getting one of Chipotle's (NYSE:CMG) burritos delivered would have been a rather cruel task reserved for the office intern. Few people outside investment bankers and consultants with expense accounts would have consistently ordered Seamless every night.
Then, of course, came the novel coronavirus. Fast forward to today, and it has become almost polite to buy your food via delivery service. And not just that. With California's Proposition 22, a ballot measure passed in November, gig-economy drivers can soon apply for healthcare and insurance from their contracted employers.
DASH's investment bankers have clearly gotten the memo (with a side of waffle fries). Last Friday, they upped their IPO price range from $75-85 to $90-95, valuing the company at $32 billion. Investors have since bid prices up even further to $102 in its initial auction.
And in cases like this, 1960s singer Linda Scott had it almost right: "don't bet [against] money, honey." Studies have shown that fast-appreciating stocks tend to continue outperforming, and DoorDash stock fits neatly into this category of hot issues. The company has aggressively gained market share, and its private market value has almost doubled from $15 billion since July.
The Bad – Industry Competition
Medium-term: HOLD
Hold the phone. There's something wrong with our order. Even though DASH stock could reward investors in the short run, the company has seen its industry go from "five stars" to "hmm… let's just do leftovers tonight."
When food delivery companies first gained traction in the mid-2000s, they offered a highly profitable business model. When delivery apps like Seamless and Grubhub first started, they left it to the restaurants to fulfill orders. That meant customer money got divided just two ways: 1) to the restaurant and 2) to the delivery app. These companies went on to print money for investors. When Grubhub and Seamless merged in 2013, the combined entity earned a record-breaking 350% return on capital (ROC) just two years later.
That began to change in 2015 when Instacart, DoorDash and other "gig-economy" firms started entering. That year, Grubhub began to offer their own delivery service for restaurants with delivery drivers to compete. DoorDash and Uber Eats follow a similar model using outsourced contractors.
Even if diners didn't notice, the results were financially disastrous for the firms. With revenues now split three ways (to the restaurant, driver and app), profits plummeted. Grubhub now earns negative 6.3% ROC. And in the past nine months, DASH made money on an adjusted basis. But it took a pandemic to make it happen.
That means DASH needs structural industry changes. Delivery-by-drone, consolidation or a reversion to the old business model could all push DoorDash stock higher.
The Ugly – Valuation
On Bad News: SELL
Then there's the ugly. Or rather, a "cosmetically challenged" topic. That is, the issue of price.
Unlike recent IPO Airbnb (NYSE:ABNB), DoorDash's bookrunners have pumped up the DASH IPO price as far as markets can bear. At $32 billion, that makes the company wildly more expensive than rival Grubhub's $6.2 billion valuation, even when adjusting for market share. (I consider market share instead of sales because Grubhub's higher-revenue, higher-cost business model makes it incomparable by revenue).
Considering market share, DoorDash should be worth just $17.6 billion compared to Grubhub, or only $46 per share. That means DoorDash MUST keep growth high to maintain its premium valuation over Grubhub or risk having Wall Street re-rate its shares.
Should You Buy the DoorDash Stock IPO?
Squint hard enough, and DASH stock looks like a tempting buy. Its price-to-sales ratio of around 12x looks like a bargain compared to other work-from-home companies like Zoom Video (NASDAQ:ZM) at 62x or Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) at 51x. And in the short-term, investors should expect DASH shares to climb as Covid-19 vaccine delays stretch immunizations into Q3 next year. (You can't order a vaccine by delivery app yet, last I checked).
But the market is a fickle thing. Stock fads can disappear just as quickly as they appear. And even though DoorDash holds a 51% U.S. market share, its top-two competitors have shown a willingness to slash prices to stay competitive. That means any investor of DASH shares should remain vigilant. The stock has the makings of a breakout success. But if the hype wears off before DoorDash can beat back the competition, it's a long way down from $102.
On the date of publication, Tom Yeung did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.
Tom Yeung, CFA, is a registered investment advisor on a mission to bring simplicity to the world of investing.


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New York: Melody Lane Publications, 1943. 5p., standard 12x9 inch sheet music format, very good. The yellow and black cover features a sketch of lean man in straw hat pulling a rickshaw bearing a man in European dress, and, inset, a photo of crooner Eddy Howard.
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"And Abraham said, My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together." (Genesis 22:8) There are three things in this passage that correspond with our work through October and November. They are His protection, His provision, and His promise. As is His nature, the Lord has been good to us.
He has protected us as we traveled, raising support for our return to China. Through the many miles of Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, He has kept us safe and without incident. It was such a blessing to be with the many churches we visited and to be at the Missions Conferences we were privileged to be part of. It is exciting to see the Lord moving on the hearts of His people to give to missions, not only their money and prayers, but their lives as well. Praise the Lord for the three churches that decided to partner with us to reach China and for the many others that are praying for the Lord's guidance about it.
He has also provided each day for our needs. The Lord's prayer says, "Give us this day our daily bread." We may not always see next week's answers, but the Lord provides for this day right on time. Spiritual needs, as well as physical needs, are met. One afternoon in October, I met a man named Isaiah Martinez. He was a chef and was on his way to work. He had heard of the Gospel before but had not taken the step of trusting Jesus as his Saviour. I gladly had the opportunity to explain the plan of salvation to him, and he decided to pray and trust Christ. Also, E_____ and T____ got to take part in a big day of soul winning. Together they saw 9 people trust Christ! How wonderful it is to see my own kids excited about getting the Gospel to others!
The Lord also gives His great and precious promises to comfort and strengthen us in trials and troubles. I ask that you would pray for my dad and mom, R___ and M_____ M________. My dad was recently diagnosed with cancer and is beginning treatments. Please lift them both up in prayer to have strength and wisdom to deal with this trial that has come to them. I ask that you also be in prayer for J_____, a Chinese lady my wife is helping. She is in a very difficult situation. She feels the only person she can talk with is my wife. She needs guidance, courage, and faith to do what God wants her to do.
Thank you for all the prayers and support that have been given for us. We are truly blessed and privileged to be serving God. We eagerly look forward to the possibility that next summer we will be able to return to China. The need there is great, but the laborers are few. Thank you for your part in getting the greatest story in the world to the greatest population in the world.
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We all have our favorite foods and I'm sure we've all contemplated what we would like to eat everyday if we had a choice and the decision wouldn't make us sick or even wind up killing us prematurely. However, when it comes to what you would chose as your last meal — if in fact you knew it was to be your last is a different story.
The following people were unfortunate enough to have the opportunity to make that unique decision. As you may have surmised they exhibited bizarre behavior before being sentenced to death, so their choice of a last meal was equally as strange!


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Nurse practitioner charged with writing 52 painkiller, stimulant prescriptions for friends, family
A Jeannette woman is charged fraudulent scripts for people who were not under her care, police say.
A Jeannette woman is charged fraudulent scripts for people who were not under her care, police say.
A Jeannette woman is charged fraudulent scripts for people who were not under her care, police say.
A nurse practitioner is charged with writing more than 50 fraudulent prescriptions for family and friends who were not under her care.
Amy Ann Busch, 49, of Jeannette, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon in five separate criminal cases. She was released on $50,000 unsecured bond.
Investigators from North Huntingdon police, the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force and the state Attorney General's office worked together to uncover the prescriptions, some of which dated back to 2014.
North Huntingdon Detective Kirk Youngstead said workers at a doctor's office noticed suspicious activity on one of their patient's schedule two narcotic reports and called police. Investigators said Busch, who was a hospice nurse for Heartland Hospice at the time, wrote 52 prescriptions for family and friends who were not under her care.
The prescriptions included schedule two painkillers and stimulants, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Two of the patients were Busch's family members, one was a friend, one was a coworker and the fifth person's relationship to Busch is unknown. At her arraignment, Busch told the court that she did not write the fifth person a prescription and that she doesn't know that person.
Busch's family member received 30 prescriptions and a friend received 19, according to investigators. The final three patients each received one script.
Busch was offered an opportunity to tell her side of the story to Pittsburgh's Action News 4, but declined.
Heartland Hospice spokeswoman Kelly Kessler said Busch is no longer with the company.
"We understand that a former employee was arrested for writing prescriptions. The incident was unrelated to the care and services Heartland provides and did not affect any patients. We cooperated with the authorities during their investigation," Kessler said. "We take any allegations of inappropriate behavior seriously and have zero tolerance for any abuse of the system. The nurse is no longer associated with Heartland.
"Heartland is committed to delivering quality of care to the patients in our community. We have high standards for our employees and the level of care they provide. As proper procedure, we perform background checks on all new employees. A background check was completed on this employee."