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Miami Regionals requires the ACT examination for all students who have graduated from high school fewer than two years prior to admission. If students have not taken the ACT, Miami University Regionals will give students the opportunity to take the exam on campus.
The Residual ACT is administered for the convenience of Miami University's Regional students. The scores WILL NOT BE REPORTED to any other university. The registration for the Residual ACT is handled by Miami Regionals' Tutoring & Learning Centers (TLC).
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Freeze! New Amendments to the FCRA Grant New Consumer Rights and Impose New Disclosure Requirements
With the passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act earlier this year, Congress amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Act amends both consumer rights under FCRA and imposes important new disclosure requirements. By way of background for those unfamiliar, Section 609 of FCRA requires two consumer disclosures: (1) a model summary of rights to obtain and dispute information contained in consumer reports and to obtain credit scores—referred to as a "Summary of Consumer Rights"–and (2) a model summary of rights of identity theft victims—called the "Summary of Consumer Identity Theft Rights."
The Summary of Consumer Rights outlines consumer rights under FCRA, including consumers' rights to obtain a free consumer report, the right to dispute information in a consumer's file, and related disclosures. A consumer reporting agency must provide these notices when it makes any written disclosure of information from a consumer's file. Similarly, the Summary of Consumer Identity Theft Rights explains consumer rights when they seek to redress identity theft and fraud. For instance, consumers are entitled to place a fraud alert and prevent information from appearing in a consumer report. This notice is mandatory whenever a consumer reporting agency believes that the consumer is a victim of identity theft or fraud.
Fortunately, the CFPB has provided form disclosures to ensure compliance with the FCRA. Entities that use disclosures provided by the CFPB, or disclosures substantially similar, are in presumptive compliance with the statute. The passage of new legislation earlier this year, however, imposes new disclosure requirements.
The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (often shortened to EGRRCPA), which was signed into law in May 2018, amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act and institutes several important changes. Perhaps most notably, the Act amends FCRA section 605 to require nationwide consumer reporting agencies to provide a national credit freeze free of charge to consumers. A credit freeze, which is designed to make it more difficult for criminals to use stolen information to open new accounts and credit cards fraudulently, prevents credit bureaus from providing credit information to lenders while in effect.
Not only are consumers now entitled to a free credit freeze, they are also entitled to notice of this newly conferred right. Whenever a consumer is entitled to receive a summary of rights required under FCRA, section 605A(i)(5) also requires that reporting agencies provide consumers with a notice informing them of their rights to obtain a security freeze. Similarly, the EGRRCPA amends FCRA to substantially extend the minimum time that nationwide consumer agencies must include an initial fraud alert on a consumer's file from 90 days to one year.
Since the current form disclosures provided in Regulation V do not reflect these important changes, the CFPB has passed an interim rule to supplement those disclosures and provide language that complies with the amended section 605A.
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Management Information Systems Quarterly
Information Systems and Environmentally Sustainable Development: Energy Informatics and New Directions for the IS Community
Richard T. Watson, University of GeorgiaFollow
Marie-Claude Boudreau, University of GeorgiaFollow
Adela J. Chen, University of GeorgiaFollow
While many corporations and Information Systems units recognize that environmental sustainability is an urgent problem to address, the IS academic community has been slow to acknowledge the problem and take action. We propose ways for the IS community to engage in the development of environmentally sustainable business practices. Specifically, as IS researchers, educators, journal editors, and association leaders, we need to demonstrate how the transformative power of IS can be leveraged to create an ecologically sustainable society. In this Issues and Opinions piece, we advocate a research agenda to establish a new subfield of energy informatics, which applies information systems thinking and skills to increase energy efficiency. We also articulate how IS scholars can incorporate environmental sustainability as an underlying foundation in their teaching, and how IS leaders can embrace environmental sustainability in their core principles and foster changes that reduce the environmental impact of our community.
Watson, Richard T.; Boudreau, Marie-Claude; and Chen, Adela J.. 2010. "Information Systems and Environmentally Sustainable Development: Energy Informatics and New Directions for the IS Community," MIS Quarterly, (34: 1) pp.23-38.
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One of the great things about having very clever people as friends is that when they hit the jackpot, it is wonderful to share in their good fortune.
Rosa Sepple, self taught artist, mother of two sons and wife to my great friend and press photographer colleague, Ted, has taken over a prestigious art galleries in London's Pall Mall for a massive exhibition of her paintings.
Titled Out of the Blue, Rosa has more than 122 paintings in a solo exhibition as well as launching her first book of paintings at the Mall Galleries, which is open daily from 10am to 5pm until this Saturday, August 29.
Sharing in her pleasure at a special launch on Monday night, the glow on her face mirrored the magnificent achievement that her rich and varied life has produced.
I remember some years ago when out on an assignment with Ted, he casually mentioned that Rosa had started painting.
Always interested in painters I popped along to their Hornchurch home, and as the saying goes, 'stands back in amazement'!
Before me was a remarkable unique watercolour painting that had its own style and texture, with Rosa twiddling her thumbs asking 'what do you think'.
The question encapsulated her natural modesty found with all great talented people.
Though self taught, her skill came from her lineage, and time spent in her childhood with Italian grandparents in Treviso, northern Italy, in the studio of her grandfather, artist Salvatore Casagrande.
Venetian art has always been my interest, my particular favourites being Titian, Canaletto, and particularly Bellini, but it has always been the adventurous way they all seemed to relish experimentation.
Styles are vastly different, and Rosa's work slipped easily into the ancestral mode.
When she started painting in earnest, her individual style started to emerge as one that had taken a different path from the conventional.
The great beauty of her paintings is that each one has an individualism about it, being created as a stand alone piece and able to become the set attraction on any wall.
Simply put it is individualism that comes with talent and deep devotion to each stroke of the brush, and it is this quality that has attracted the art world.
Her paintings are much sought after, some bearing cricket score price tags alongside the more modestly priced, and collectors looking at the work not only as an investment, but something that will bring hours of pleasure.
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Joel Surnow's controversial miniseries The Kennedys has finally found a home at ReelzChannel, the four-year-old independent cable network that is, let's say, known for airing movies, Ally McBeal reruns, and primarily unscripted shows like Maltin On Movies and Hollywood Dailies. As previously reported, The Kennedys has already become a lightning rod for negative publicity after The History Channel decried its slightly fictionalized take on the famous family, declaring it unfit for broadcast next to its latest special about how outer space aliens built the pyramids and also founded Ford Motor Company. And for its part, Reelz is definitely counting on that, optimistically believing the attention the project has received will bring them new subscribers and "put a spotlight on this network that has never been on it before" when it premieres on April 3, and is no doubt rerun many times thereafter.
As to the accusations of the film's political bias (not least by members of the Kennedy family itself), ReelzChannel CEO Stan Hubbard said, "One of the benefits of being an independent network is that you can be an independent voice and you don't have to worry about corporate pressure or political pressure"—which is as positive a spin on "Sometimes it pays to be the last resort" as it gets. Anyway, finally everyone will get to see this thing for themselves, so long as they're within the 60 million homes where Reelz is available. | RedPajamaC4_-2750519202429344474 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
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Animated Anniversary: Memory Lane Magic (Part 2)
by Jess Salafia Ward
Welcome to the next installment of our Animated Anniversary series! Before embarking on our second trip down memory lane, you can read Part 1 here. Here we review a handful of animated features that celebrate their birthdays (i.e. their United States release date) in March,… Read More »Animated Anniversary: Memory Lane Magic (Part 2)
Shanghai Disneyland Welcomes "Zootopia"
If Gazelle's "Try Everything" doesn't get you bopping, this announcement surely will. Shanghai Disney Resort just announced that a "Zootopia"-themed land is coming to Shanghai Disneyland, marking the second major expansion since the resort opened in 2016. Disney's animated hit "Zootopia" hit screens in 2016.… Read More »Shanghai Disneyland Welcomes "Zootopia"
Disney's Animal Kingdom closing Rafiki's Planet Watch, what's coming next?
The big rumor over the weekend was that Disney's Animal Kingdom will be closing Rafiki's Planet Watch. Cast members were reportedly told that the conservation themed land would be going to a seasonal basis beginning in October. Others heard that it was permanently closing, although… Read More »Disney's Animal Kingdom closing Rafiki's Planet Watch, what's coming next?
Disney's Zootopia Anti-Bullying PSA for National Bullying Prevention Month
Judy Hopps wanted to be the first rabbit police officer in Zootopia, but she had to overcome prejudice and bullying to earn her badge. In a new special edition of "As Told by Emoji," the creators of Zootopia released a video PSA for October's National… Read More »Disney's Zootopia Anti-Bullying PSA for National Bullying Prevention Month
Disney research let's you interact with virtual characters via augmented reality
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An evening with Disney animation director Rich Moore
by Kace Colwell
Last summer I had the privilege of attending a Filmmaking Residency at CalArts (essentially Disney University), which included a fantastic guest speaker appearance by Rich Moore, co-creator of Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph, and many others. Since "Zootopia" is now an Oscar-winning film (and Moore an Oscar-winning… Read More »An evening with Disney animation director Rich Moore
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September 19, 2009 · by The Thorn · in Film. ·
Synopsis: Cole (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to save the human race from a deadly virus that has forced mankind into dank underground communities in the future. Along his travels he encounters a psychiatrist (Madeleine Stowe) and a mental patient, brilliantly portrayed by Brad Pitt, who may hold the key to a mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease. Believing he can obtain a pure virus sample in order to find a cure in the future, he is met with one riddle after another that puts him in a race with time. This sci-fi masterpiece from the genius mind of Terry Gilliam is a modern-day classic.
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I'm a huge fan of Terry Gilliam's. While I can't say that I find any of his movies to be perfect, or to be listed amongst my all-time favourites, his is a vision that simply cannot be mimicked. And that, to me, is usually compelling enough to reel me in. His movies are always at least half-way interesting, so it's never a waste of time – there's frequently plenty either to discuss or to immerse yourself in.
The same goes for '12 Monkeys', a dystopian time-travel picture wherein the future of mankind can only be saved by preventing a pandemic in the past.
It's particularly relevant today, in an age of swine-flu paranoia and supposed bio-terrorism: the media and the authorities are consistently playing off of each other to warn us that the end is nigh; we must ready ourselves for the worst possible outbreak imaginable lest we lose all that we know and love.
Well, Gilliam's movie (from a script which is loosely based on the short 'La jetée'), takes us into that nightmare and back. It's ambiguous enough to leave the audience wondering if it's actually happening (or is it just a madman's delerium?) and if it can be reversed. So it's not a fancy happy-go-lucky Hollywood film, regardless of the caliber of the star power.
Speaking of which, this was a turning point for Bruce Willis. His career was mired in action pieces and he wanted to play more nuanced characters; it was a welcome break for him and he performs admirably. Equally good, at least in the first half of the movie, is a manic Brad Pitt – in a role that rightfully netted him a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.
Gilliam, meanwhile, is well-known as an especially picky (and eccentric!) filmmaker and his films have rarely been birthed without complications: 'Brazil', 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen', 'The Man Who Kiled Don Quixote' and, his latest, 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' are well-recognized in the industry as production horror stories. The same thing occurred here, albeit on a lesser scale, and, for example, the ending is not the one that he would have chosen – it would have finished two scenes before the one in the final film.
Personally, I have to agree with him that his ending would have been more cohesive and a fantastic 'book-end'. But it was considered too grim and Hollywood force-fed a glimmer of hope in the last few moments so that the masses could go home better equipped to digest all the popcorn, soda and candy that they had compulsively ingested. Comfort is, after all, a commodity.
Either way, '12 Monkeys' is a grimy, grey affair – but it's well-paced and well-crafted enough that one can hardly be bored or depressed by the proceedings. Like Gilliam's 'Brazil' and 'Time Bandits', there's always something that grabs the imagination and takes you into another world for a couple of hours.
It's worth the trip and the time.
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Real Name Ana Lucía Domínguez Tobón.
Nickname Ana Lucia Dominguez
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ELIZABETH M. McGILVRA et al., Complainants, and Alfred J. Pritchard et al., Interveners, and Peter Bressler, Complainant, and Frank T. Hunter et al., Interveners, Appts., v. E. W. ROSS, as State Land Commissioner of the State of Washington, and E. W. Ross, T. A. Rockwell, J. H. Easterday, J. E. Frost, and John R. Welty, as Board of State Land Commissioners, and James P. Agnew, as Auditor of the County of King, State of Washington.
30 S.Ct. 27
ELIZABETH M. McGILVRA et al., Complainants, and Alfred J. Pritchard et al., Interveners, and Peter Bressler, Complainant, and Frank T. Hunter et al., Interveners, Appts.,
E. W. ROSS, as State Land Commissioner of the State of Washington, and E. W. Ross, T. A. Rockwell, J. H. Easterday, J. E. Frost, and John R. Welty, as Board of State Land Commissioners, and James P. Agnew, as Auditor of the County of King, State of Washington.
Argued October 19, 20, 1909.
Decided November 15, 1909.
These cases were consolidated in the circuit court. The appellants were complainants in the suits respectively, and asserted title by virtue of patents from the United States to lands bordering on and touching Lakes Washington and Union, in the state of Washington, to the lands below the high-water mark of said lakes respectively, against a title claimed by the state. The appellee James P. Agnew is the auditor of the county of King, and the other appellees constitute the board of land commissioners of the state.
The fundamental question presented is whether rights below high-water mark passed to the patentees as appurtenant to the uplands conveyed to them, or whether they vested in the state upon its admission into the Union, and are subject to the control of the state.
The patent in the McGilvra Case was issued in 1866, under the act of Congress of April 24, 1820, entitled, 'An Act Making Further Provision for the Sale of the Public Lands' [3 Stat. at L. 566, chap. 51]; that in the Bressler Case was issued under the provisions of the act of Congress of September 27, 1850, entitled, 'An Act to Create the Office of Surveyor General of the Public Lands in Oregon, and to Provide for the Survey, and to Make Donations to Settlers of the Said Public Lands' [9 Stat. at L. 496, chap. 76]. It is alleged that the lakes are respectively nontidal bodies of water, situated wholly within the county of King, Lake Washington being about 20 miles in length, with an average breadth of 3 miles, and Lake Union being about 3 miles in length, with an average breadth of 1 mile; and that neither lake has an outlet, navigable for boats, scows, or lighters, and at all times has been confined to the conveyance of passengers of freight to and from different points upon said lake; and that neither lake is now or ever has been susceptible of navigation, so far as the carrying of passengers or freight is concerned, to points upon the lake from different counties of the state, to and from other states, or to and from foreign nations, and that the same can never be used unless it be by a very extensive system of canals or dredging of the outlet thereof.
It is alleged that the height of the waters of Lake Washington is dependent upon the amount of rainfall, and that the rise and fall of the water 'covers and uncovers many hundreds of thousands of square feet of land' in the patented tracts, exceeding the value of $40,000. As to Lake Union, it is alleged that, by a dam constructed about fifty years ago, its waters were raised and are maintained about 7 feet higher than their natural level. And further, that a ditch has been excavated, crossing a narrow neck of land which separates Lake Union from Lake Washington, through which the waters of the latter flow into Lake Union, and keep its waters at practically the same level.
It is further alleged that, by virtue of the patents and the acts of Congress under which they are issued, there became vested in the patentees and their successors the ownership of those portions of the lakes immediately in front of the tracts patented 'out into' the 'deep waters' of the lakes, subject only to the supervision in their use of the same to the extent that they be so used by the proprietor thereof; that said proprietor should not and did not interfere with the rights of other riparian owners, and the rights of the public in navigating the waters of said lake. And that they became and are vested from the dates of the several patents with the exclusive right and privilege to make such fills in shallow water, and to erect such piers, docks, and warehouses as might be convenient and necessary to aid and facilitate the navigation upon the waters of the lakes, and that said rights were so vested, 'limited only by the rights of supervision in the government; that said rights be exercised in such a manner that there should be no interference with the rights of other riparian owners, or with the rights of the public to freely navigate upon the navigable waters of said lake,' and that these rights were conveyed by the patents many years before the admission of Washington into the Union.
It is alleged that the state was admitted into the Union, November 11, 1889, and that article 17, § 1, of the Constitution of the state, reads as follows:
'The state of Washington asserts its ownership to the beds and shores of all navigable waters in the state . . . up to and including the line of ordinary high water within the banks of all navigable rivers and lakes; provided, that this section shall not be construed so as to debar any person from asserting his claim to vested rights in the courts of the state.'
That, by virtue of this provision, the state claims the ownership in fee of all the waters and lands under the waters of the lakes up to and including the line of ordinary high water, and, by reason of such claim of ownership, the legislature passed senate bill No. 101, which was approved by the governor February 4, 1907, and took effect immediately upon its passage. The act was entitled, 'An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Harbor Lines, Survey, Platting, and Appraisal of Shore Lands of the First Class of Lakes Washington and Union, in King County, Washington, the Sale and Disposition of Said Shore Lands, the Creation of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Fund, and Declaring an Emergency.'
It is also alleged that it is provided in said act that 'the board of land commissioners of the state of Washington, acting as a board of harbor line commission or other proper official capacity, as now authorized by law, shall, as soon as possible after the passage of this act, and not later than July 1, 1907, establish harbor lines in Lakes Washington and Union, situated in King county, Washington, in front of the city of Seattle, . . .; and to survey, plat, examine, and appraise such shore lands of the first class within or in front of the limits of the said city of Seattle. . . . After the establishment of said harbor lines and the survey, platting, examination, and appraisal, as aforesaid, a copy of the plat and record thereof, as required by existing law, shall be deposited with the county auditor of King county, Washington, and another copy shall be delivered to the commissioner of public lands of this state, and the same shall be filed and safely kept as required by law.'
It is further alleged that the board has proceeded to survey the lands belonging to the appellants respectively, and has included therein those portions which lie between the line of ordinary high water and the line of low water out into the lakes to a point where the depth is 30 feet, and that the plat thereof covers the property of the appellants.
It is alleged that John J. McGilvra, the original patentee in the McGilvra Case, 'did erect and construct out into the waters of Lake Washington a wharf in front of a portion' of the patented lands, which was erected and maintained at great expense, to facilitate the commerce of the lake, and which was for many years the only wharf within the limits of Seattle. It is alleged that the wharf is still owned by the appellants in the case, and still used for the purpose above mentioned, and is, with the privilege connected therewith and appurtenant thereto, of greater value than $10,000.
It is also alleged in the Bressler Case that the owners of the lands alleged therein to have been patented constructed a dock or whart into the waters of Lake Union, for a landing place for passengers and freight, and it was and is used for that purpose, and that the appellant Bressler has, since his ownership of the property, further improved the same by covering nearly all of it with buildings, which have long been occupied by his tenants for the purpose of trade and manufacture, and the value of the wharf and and building exceed $12,000, and the value of the property $75,000.
It is alleged, in both cases, that, by the constitutional provision above mentioned, the state 'seeks to confiscate without compensation, and, if declared valid and of effect, will confiscate without compensation, the rights of' appellants in and to all the rights hereinbefore set forth as vested for a period of twenty-four years before the admission of the state, and will devest appellants of their said property rights without compensation and without due process of law, all of which, it 'is alleged, is contrary to the protection guaranteed to the citizens of the United States by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.'
And as to the acts and threatended acts of the appellees, above described, and other acts which they threaten in pursuance of the statute of February 4, 1907, it is alleged that they will cast a cloud upon the respective rights, titles, and properties of the appellants in the respective cases, to their damage respectively in the sums of $5,000, $25,000, and $100,000, and that they will take and convert into money the properties of the respective appellants without compensation and without due process of law, and that appellants have no plain, speedy, or adequate remedy at law.
Injunctions were prayed, provisional and perpetual, also general relief.
Demurrers were filed to the bills on the ground that they exhibited no equities in the respective complaints, and on the ground that the court was 'without jurisdiction of the parties or the subject-matter.'
Alfred J. Pritchard et al. Were allowed to intervene in the McGilvra Case and Frank T. Hunter et al. were allowed to intervene in the Bressler Case as parties complainant.
The circuit court did not pass on the question of jurisdiction, saying: 'As the bills fully disclose the extent of the complainants' claims to relief, it results that the demurrers must be sustained and the suits dismissed for want of equity.' 161 Fed. 398. A decree was entered accordingly. The circuit court of appeals, however, discussed the question of jurisdiction, and said:
'The circuit court was, therefore, without jurisdiction in these cases, and the bills of complaint were properly dismissed.
'The views here expressed would require this court to affirm the decrees of the circuit court dismissing the bills of complaint if the cases were considered on their merits.
'The decree of the circuit court is affirmed.' 90 C. C. A. 398, 164 Fed. 604.
Mr. Charles K. Jenner and O. C. McGilvra for appellants.
Messrs. Walter P. Bell and John W. Roberts for appellees.
Statement by Mr. Justice McKenna:
Mr. Justice McKenna after stating the as delivered the opinion of the court:
The appellants are citizens of the state of Washington, and rely, therefore, upon the eixstence of Federal questions to sustain the jurisdiction of the circuit court. These questions are asserted to be (and we give the language of counsel): '(1) the validity and effect of the several patents of the United States in respect to the claim of ownership thereunder, as set forth in the bill of complaint; (2) the invocation of the protection of the 14th Amendment of the Federal Constitution by these plaintiffs against the threatened taking of their property' by 'the several acts of the legislature of the state of Washington and the procedure directed thereunder.'
It is manifest that the first is the primary question. If the appellants did not derive the rights contended for by the patents, they have no rights to be impaired, even assuming, as we have assumed in this discussion, that the action of the state has proceeded far enough to be a trespass upon or an impairment of them. But whether such rights passed involves the construction of the acts of Congress under which the patents issued, and, necessarily, of the effect of the patents, and presents a Federal question, if prior decisions have not defined such rights and removed them from controversy. This is contended by appellees, and Shively v. Bowlby, 152 U. S. 1, 28 L. ed. 331, 14 Sup. Ct. Rep. 548, is cited. And, as we have seen, the circuit court of appeals took this view. Appellants attack it, and contend that the facts of Shively v. Bowlby are so far different from those in the case at bar as to make that case inconclusive of the questions presented in the latter. A determination of the scope of Shively v. Bowlby becomes necessary. The controversy in that case was between a title by United States patent under the Oregon donation land law, so called, being the act of Congress, September 27, 1850 [9 Stat. at L. 496, chap. 76] (and the same law under which the title in the Bressler Case is derived), to lands bounded by the Columbia river, and a title derived under the act of the state of Oregon, entitled, 'An Act to Provide for the Sale of Tide and Overflowed Lands on the Seashore and Coast' to lands below high-water mark on that river. The issue, therefore, was accurately presented between a title under a patent of the United States and one conveyed by a state in the exercise of its dominion over lands below high-water mark. The issue in the case at bar is exactly the same. But a distinction is pointed out, and on that distinction appellants' contentions and arguments are based. The Shively Case was concerned with shore lands within the ebb and flow of the tide. In the case at bar the lands border on navigable waters, but not on tidal waters. The Shively Case, it is therefore contended, as we have said, is not applicable, for, it is said, that whenever the 'court, in deciding said cause, used the term 'navigable waters' in discussing the case then before it, said term meant tidal waters, for the question of rights upon tidal waters was the only question therein presented.'
The argument to sustain the contention is not confined to an analysis of the case, but goes beyond, and by the citation of many cases seeks to determine the riparian rights of appellants by the common-law test of navigability; to wit, the ebb and flow of the tide. The contention is that, when the patents were issued to the respective appellants, 'the common law of England in relation to riparian ownership was in full force in the territory of Washington, and, in the absence of statutes passed by the United States, changing, modifying, or varying the common law in regard to grants of land,' such grants carried, unless there was an express reservation, as 'appurtenances thereunto belonging,' such riparian ownership, and from this it is contended that appellants 'received with their several patents a grant in fee to the waters' of Lakes Union and Washington, respectively, 'in front of the several tracts of land to the middle of said lakes.' We will not review the reasoning by which this contention is attempted to be supported. It is enough to say that the test of navigability of waters insisted on has had no place in American jurisprudence since the decision in the case The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh, 12 How. 443, 13 L. ed. 1058, and is therefore no test of riparian ownership. This is the effect of Shively v. Bowlby. The whole doctrine is there displayed, and the court declared that, on account of the diversity of view entertained of 'the scope and effect of the previous decisions of this court upon the subject of public and private rights in lands below high-water mark of navigable waters,' it appeared 'to be a fit occasion for a full review of those decisions and a consideration of other authorities upon the subject.' And the term 'navigable waters,' as there used, meant waters which were navigable in fact. The definition was not inadvertent or unnecessary. It was that to which the reasoning conducted and which became the test of the dominion of the national and state governments over shore lands and the rights which they had or could convey. Hence this conclusion by the court: 'The title and rights of riparian or littoral proprietors in the soil below high-water mark, therefore, are governed by the laws of the several states, subject to the rights granted to the United States by the Constitution.' It was observed that the United States, while it held the country as a territory, having all the powers of national and of municipal government, might have granted for appropriate purposes rights and titles below high-water mark. See United States v. Winans, 198 U. S. 371, 49 L. ed. 1089, 25 Sup. Ct. Rep. 662; Prosser v. Northern P. R. Co. 152 U. S. 59, 38 L. ed. 352, 14 Sup. Ct. Rep. 528. But it was said that they had never done so by general laws, but had considered it 'as most in accordance with the interest of the people and with the object for which the territories were acquired of leaving the administration and disposition of the sovereign rights in navigable waters, and in the soil under them, to the control of the states respectively, when organized and admitted into the Union.' This policy, it was remarked, as 'to navigable waters and the soils under them, whether within or above the ebb and flow of the tide,' has been 'constantly acted upon.' And hence it was further said: 'Grants by Congress of portions of the public lands within a territory to settlers thereon, though bordering on or bounded by navigable waters, convey, of their own force, no title or right below highwater mark, and do not impair the title and dominion of the furture state when created, but leve the question of the use of the shores by the owners of uplands to the sovereign control of each state, subject only to the rights vested by the Constitution in the United States.' The conclusion necessarily follows, as expressed by the court, that the state may dispose of its lands under navigable waters 'free from any easement of the upland proprietor.'
Joy v. St. Louis, 201 U. S. 332, 50 L. ed. 776, 26 Sup. Ct. Rep. 478, is to the same effect. See also Scranton v. Wheeler, 179 U. S. 141, 190, 45 L. ed. 126, 147, 21 Sup. Ct. Rep. 48; United States v. Mission Rock Co. 189 U. S. 391, 47 L. ed. 865, 20 Sup. Ct. Rep. 606; Kansas v. Colorado, 206 U. S. 46-93, 51 L. ed. 956-973, 27 Sup. Ct. Rep. 655. In the latter case it was said, as a deduction from many previous cases, including Shively v. Bowlby, 'that each state has full jurisdiction over the lands within its borders, including the beds of streams and other waters.' Barney v. Keokuk, 94 U. S. 324, 24 L. ed. 224, was quoted from as follows: 'And since this court, in the case of The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh, supra, has declared that the Great Lakes and other navigable waters of the country, above as well as below the flow of the tide, are, in the strictest sense, entitled to the denomination of navigable waters, and amenable to the admiralty jurisdiction, there seems to be no sound reason for adhering to the old rule as to the proprietorship of the beds and shores of such waters. It properly belongs to the states by their inherent sovereignty, and the United States has wisely abstained from extending (if it could extend) its survey and grants beyond the limits of high water.'
It follows from these views that the circuit court of appeals rightly decided that the questions presented by the bill are no longer open to discussion, and that the circuit court was without jurisdiction. But the circuit court of appeals, overlooking the fact that the decree was not of dismissal simply, but on the merits, affirmed it. To correct this inadvertence, the decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals must be reversed and the cause remanded to the Circuit Court, with directions to set aside the decree on the merits, and sustain the demurrer for want of jurisdiction, and, on that ground, dismiss the suits. This will enable appeallants to litigate in the state courts whatever riparian rights they may have under the laws of the state and the constitutional provisions hereinbefore set out.
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Fresh Boko Haram Scare Hits Imo Nigeriens, Northerners Flood Owerri.
Palpable fear and uneasy calm is gradually enveloping in Imo state following the unprecedented increase in the number of Nigerians and Northerners in the state.
It would be recalled that the PDP in Imo state had at a press briefing few weeks ago raised alarm about possible Boko Haram in Imo when it alleged that people from the Northern part of the country where activities of Boko Haram is dominant were being trained at the state government built ICAPS complex on Egbu road Owerri. Later discoveries indicate that youths from a particular Northern state were undergoing training at ICAPS. The trainees were later sent back to the respective state by concerned authorities in Imo.
However, heavy presence of Nigerians believed to be from the Northern part of the country is being noticed in the state capital especially in Owerri and other developed towns of Orlu, Okigwe Mgbidi, Ahiara junction and Nwaoriebu.
Our reporters who have been monitoring the developments since the beginning of the year, noticed that major corners in the state capital like Douglas/Mbaise Roads, and Ama JK are witnessing beehive of activities swelled by the presence of the foreigners who have turned to itinerant artisans and craftsmen. Apart from textile and petty trading, some of them are involved in cobbler and roadside merchandising.
Trumpeta visit to Ama Hausa, abode for Northerners showed that the quarters have been over filled with people from the Hausa Fulani speaking states and foreigners with little or no space to operate. Same applies to major areas in the state capital where uncompleted buildings and shanties have turned to places of abode for these foreigners and Northerners alike.
The reasons for the influx of foreigners and Northerners could not be ascertained as to press time but reports have it that if might not be unconnected with inclement security conditions in the Northern parts of the country. It was gathered that the heavy military presence coupled with exercises of soldiers searching for Boko Haram suspects sent many Northerners and foreigners from the sect's infested areas to terror-free zones to avoid either been caught in cross fire or nabbed by the soldiers.
However, their presence has not gone down well with residents of the state who are scared and expressing misgivings over the influx of non indigenes from the North. Apparently aware of the Boko Haram scare in Southern states like Lagos and Rivers state occasioned by heavy presence of Northerners and foreigners, Imo residents are experiencing uneasy calm, palpable fear and tension.
Some residents, who spoke to our reporter on the increasing presence of foreigners and Northerners on Owerri streets, noted that it is a dangerous trend security agencies should delve into, adding that proactive measures must be instituted to check any action likely to cause insurgence in the state.
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Mallam Okorocha Governor Imo State APC 'll sweep poll in Southeast.
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will sweep the poll in the Southeast in next year's elections. He said Ndigbo see the party as a credible alternative to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking at the weekend at a reception for the APC National Organising Secretary, Senator Osita Izunaso, at the Orlu Township Stadium, the governor urged those interested in the liberation and progress of the Igbo to support the APC and remove the PDP from power.
He said PDP has no place for the Igbo and enjoined them to ignore the insinuation that APC is a Yoruba party. Okorocha added: "You should ask them how many Igbo occupy sensitive positions in the Federal Government. The only Igbo Service chief was removed. This shows PDP has no plan for Ndigbo".
According to him, APC is a party of true democrats committed to a change, adding that it would give all zones equal opportunity to realise their aspirations.
He restated that he did not leave the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for personal aggrandisement, but because he realised that the party lacked spread and acceptability needed to achieve the Igbo agenda.
The APC candidate in the last governorship poll in Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, said other Southeast states, still under PDP, were in bondage and needed to be rescued.
He lamented that Imo, ruled by the APC, is better than Anambra in terms of infrastructural and human capital development.
"You can see new cities emerging in the state, such as Orlu and Okigwe because of the ingenuity of Governor Okorocha. This is what APC will do in other states," Ngige said.
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Okorocha Endorses Business Mogul, Idiga For Orlu Senatorial Zone, Slams Sen. Hope Uzodinma.
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu
In a bid to ensure that his new party (All Progressives Congress) APC completely takes over the political structure of Imo State in the next dispensation, Governor Rochas Okorocha has endorsed business mogul, Chief Felix Idiga for the Orlu Senatorial seat come 2015.
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State
Orlu senatorial seat is currently being occupied by senator Hope Uzodinma, of the peoples democratic party PDP, and is also the senatorial district of Governor Okorocha.
African Examinergathered that the recent endorsement of the business tycoon by the governor, has forced Secretary to the Imo State government, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, who was initially nursing similar ambition to shelve it.
Only recently, at a public forum the Imo state scribe, had openly stepped down his much touted senatorial ambition, to enable Chief Idiga clinch the seat.
Chief Idiga, will be doing battle with the incumbent senator representing the zone, Chief Hope Uzodinma, member representing Ideato State Constituency, Mrs. Eudora Igwe (Okwesilieze) as well as many others, who are also interested in the seat at the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
Speaking Monday during the grand finale of Chief Idiga's empowerment scheme at Amaifeke, Orlu, Governor Okorocha described Chief Idiga as a genuine businessman who has used his wealth to attract developmental projects to every nook and cranny of Imo State.
Represented by his Chief of Staff, Sir Jude Ejiogu, the Governor, said, "It's important we acknowledge our sons that are genuine. There are too many fakes who use government offices to cover up. We must not allow such people to continue."
"Idiga, has used his personal money to develop Orlu, Oguta, Mbaise, Emekuku, Mbano, name them. If he can do much using his private resources, you can imagine what will happen when he represents you. You have to ensure absolute freedom by supporting him.
"He is the kind of people Orlu people will send to the Senate to be able to get their due share from the federal government, not those who will use your money to buy Range Rover Jeeps for big men while those who voted them into office continue to wallow in poverty".
In his remarks, at the event, the SSG, who was former Vice Chancellor of the Imo State University (IMSU), said he decided to drop his ambition to enable a more capable person represent the zone.
According to Prof. Anwukah, as a private person, Chief Idiga had outclassed most elected representatives in terms of providing infrastructural development.
"But, some of our brothers are in Abuja, collecting our money without working for us. We definitely need a change because a bad man is a bad man any day".
In his speech, Chief Idiga said he had attracted over 50 roads and electricity projects to the state especially, Orlu Zone.
He regretted that most of those roads had been claimed in the papers by some Abuja-based politicians as their achievements in the last three years.
Apparently alluding to Senator Hope Uzodinma, Chief Idiga said I'm a genuine businessman. I fought hard for every thing I have. "We're not coming to dash our people dollars, but we're coming to help them make the dollars. If God helps us, our children will be source of livelihood for their parents".
Chief Idiga who had been empowering thousands of the people of the zone through his foundation, called JAFAC, stated that, the essence was not political, but to assist in reducing poverty in the land.
Source: African Examiner.
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Bribery and Corruption Disguise, Okorocha commends Imo NUJ for Under-reporting of Atrocities in the State.
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has commended journalists in Imo for being objective in the reportage of events and issues since the inception of the current administration in the state.Governor Okorocha gave the pass mark at the 2013 NUJ Press Week held at the NUJ Press Centre Owerri.He described journalists as vehicles of information dissemination and advised them to embrace objectivity and fairness in the discharge of their duty.According to him the government is appreciative of constructive criticisms as it provides the administration the opportunity to take more positive decisions in governance which is manifest in the array of developmental programmes and projects of the administration.The Governor recalled that his predecessor had N4 billion taken away from the state coffers each year as security vote whereas the total school fees of all Imo students was not up to N1 billion, adding that it was upon the recognition of that fact that he decided to sacrifice his security vote to ensure that the children of the poorest of the poor could go to school through the provision of free and comprehensive education from primary to tertiary education.He further revealed that before the inception of the Rescue Mission government, the Imo State University(IMSU) was near collapse as the institution had borrowed up to N1.8 billion from Diamond Bank which his administration paid off and equally increased the subvention of the school.Okorocha enumerated some landmark achievements made by his government to include the massive road transformation in the state, the rehabilitation of Imo Palm Plantation and Concord Hotel, the development of Orlu and Okigwe into modern cities as well as development of other new cities.Other infrastructural projects, include, the 27 New General Hospitals, the 305 highrise primary schools, the International Conference Centre, the Odenigbo Guest Houses, the Heroes Square,
Ikemba Ojukwu Centre, Heroes Apartment, the Imo Traditional Council, among others.Earlier, the Chairman of the day's occasion and the member representing Ideato Federal Constituency, Dr Eddie Mbadiwe, said the ceremony was to strengthen the fact that the Press is essential in the development of any nation and urged members of NUJ never to compromise their jobs but remain focused as watchdog of the society.In his address of welcome, the state chairman of NUJ, Sir Innocent Igwe said the Press week is a time set aside to review the activities of the union in the State and proffer critical solution where necessary to ensure that journalists carry out their constitutional duties uninhibited.The event was witnessed by notable politicians from the state and beyond while the highlight featured presentation of Grand Patron Award on His Excellency, Governor Okorocha for his exemplary leadership and passionate concern for others.
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As Corruption Deepens, EFCC Chases Rat In Imo State By Peter Claver Oparah.
By Peter Claver Oparah
Last week, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption watchdog released its ranking of world corruption index among countries. Nigeria was ranked the 25th most corrupt nation on earth.
This was a drop from the 27th position it occupied at the last ranking. To most Nigerians who are living witnesses and victims to the pervasive culture of corruption which has, under the Jonathan regime, been elevated to directive principle of state policy, this was a conservative rating and a flattering of a system that now rests solely on corruption. It is trite saying that corruption has completely overwhelmed the country as no day passes without stories of mind boggling corruption reported in all the sectors of the country's governance.
From the over N2 trillion fuel subsidy scandal to the looting of the pension fund, from the purloining of the police pension fund to the financial fraud going on in all federal ministries and parastatals, from the gargantuan oil theft scandal, which according to government officials, poses serious threat to the nation's economy to the sordid details of the cleansing going on in the ant-infested oil industry, from the revelation that N500 billion had been stolen from the ludicrous SURE-P fund to the disclosure by the Customs Director General that the country lost a whopping N603 billion to abuse of import waivers between January and September this year, from the Aviation scandal otherwise known as Oduahgate to the now trending allegation of massive stealing of kerosene subsidy, from the looting of the excess crude account to the emptying of the foreign reserves, it is one long and endless story of bizarre stealing, looting and corruption, which has come to define the face of the Jonathan government.
The audacious plundering has retched up a new breed of novou riche Nigerians, most with no known means of livelihood and some with well known criminal history. These have moved in to buy private jets, acquire massive landed properties and veered off into the new fad, which is ownership of universities. Conversely, Nigerians pass through the worst form of deprivation in the history of the county as life hovers on the barest of levels. The level of want in Nigeria is best captured by a recent World Bank report, which states that about 130 million Nigerians live bellow two dollars a day! This is an incriminating report for a country that had been harvesting unflagging oil boom for the past fourteen years the PDP has been in power. Strange enough, President Goodluck Jonathan, assailed on all fronts by wide scale criticism of his tolerant attitude to corruption, told Nigerians that our greatest problem is not corruption but ethnicism. Even recently, an anti corruption group in Switzerland, Berne Declaration revealed that the NNPC and a group of Nigerian and international oil traders dupe the country in the sale of Nigerian oil. The group revealed that Nigeria was short changed of over $6.8 billion between 2009 and 2011!
One would have expected the overwhelming reports of wholesome looting of the country's resources to overstretch an anti corruption agency like the EFCC. One would have expected the prison walls to be overstretched by the number of culprits held in respect of these criminal plundering. But not for the present EFCC. No one has been arrested, least of all prosecuted for these mind boggling acts of economic crime. No one is questioned, except when Nigerians rose up with heightened anger to protest the decision of the Jonathan government to pass the cost of the fuel subsidy scam on Nigerians through increased prices of petroleum prices. Jolted by the massive outpouring of Nigerians against such effort, the EFCC said it was going to take in and prosecute the fuel subsidy thieves. It moved in to pick one or two of them and these were quickly released and there the story ended. Of course Nigerians still pay for the prodigality of these thieves through high prices of petroleum products. They were merely rattled and left to continue plying their trade in a mock trial aimed to deceive the long suffering Nigerians. Of the other cases of monumental corruption listed above, the EFCC has not even betrayed any whimper of knowledge, talk not of arresting any person to answer for these infractions. And the sordid plundering continues in reckless and more audacious impunity.
Last week, Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha was to raise an alarm of what he called unrelenting EFCC harassment of the officials of his government. To those conversant with happenings and politics of Imo State, this alarm was long in coming as the EFCC seems to have relocated to Imo State for the sole purpose of harassing, intimidating and distracting the purposeful government in Imo State so as to make the state pliant for the return of the rapacious PDP whose 12 years tenure in Imo governance left the state despoiled, traumatized and prostrate. It is this disheveled story that the Rochas government has boldly been addressing since 2011 when he wrestled the entire armada of the PDP to get to power. Since then, neither the PDP hierarchy, the Jonathan government nor the dislodged mandarins who ate down the state in twelve years have rested in trying to re-launch the good old days of wanton free loading. The PDP, which has been pining and ruing the loss of the feel good days is being commissioned by the presidency, eager to boost its sagging flanks, to launch a warfare in Imo State and the EFCC is the arrowhead of the war. That was the message Okorocha was sending when he raised the alarm and discernible Imo citizens know this fact. They know that EFCC has made it a duty to make ceaseless rounds in Imo State, arresting officials at will based on the many specious and outlandish petitions the moths and rodents that people the state PDP generate against the state government.
Imo State for the nearly three years Okorocha has been in power, has been one of the laudable stories of recovery from the waste laying between 1999 and 2011. All sectors have been targeted in a massive effort to recover the years eaten away by the locusts and the state has picked up its pieces from where Mbakwe left it. 305 brand new model schools are being built all over the state, state pupils in primary, secondary and state owned tertiary institutions are enjoying a historical free education replete with other accompanying accoutrements, all the decayed roads, streets in Owerri, Orlu and Okigwe have been recovered, rebuilt and remodeled while fifteen kilometers of rural roads have been constructed in each of the 27local councils in the state. Twenty seven modern hospitals are being built in the 27 local councils in the state while all the colonial relics and kitchen lines that formed the face of government buildings for the period the PDP renters wrecked the state, have all given way to modern edifices and structures that compliment a modern civil service. Employment and jobs are being created and filled in through the community councils that targets even and effective distribution of resources to all the communities in the state. These are few of the land breaking features of governance which never existed in Imo for the twelve years the PDP, through such amorphous groups like apex leaders, stakeholders, god fathers, etc despoiled the state ate down the state.
The Imo state chapter of the PDP and its national hierarch are not pleased with the good fortunes of Imo people and that is why they have sworn to ensure that Governor Okorocha does not nick a re-election. It does not matter if they have nothing, just nothing, to advertise as their achievement in power for twelve years while Okorocha has a bountiful harvest to show for his brief tenure at Douglas House. They now live in forging frivolous petitions against the regime and trusting the EFCC which has become the political hatchet dog of the PDP to launch an unending war against the Imo government. They freely boast of this even when they have pending questions of what they did with the twelve years allocation of Imo State still shoveled under EFCC's bulging carpet. They believe that by 2014, when Governor Okorocha would be standing for re-election, they would have mutilated his achievements and soften the ground for their comeback but they are gravely mistaken for Okorocha is etching his achievements in indelible imprimatur and in the minds of the ordinary Imo man and this will defy the erasing capacity of the minions in PDP. It is instructive that the funding for these nefarious operations in Imo State is from the well heads of corruption that has been opened in the present government, as reported above and which should form the primary business of an EFCC concerned about the culture of corruption that is ravaging the country at present.
I am not against directing the klieglight on those in power and this should be made clear. I however believe that such klieglight should be on real and provable cases of economic crimes-the type being perpetrated under the nose of the EFCC by the federal government, which is threatening to bury Nigeria at present. Since the EFCC started its self-deceitful fancy ride round Imo, it is yet to publish any worthwhile report that indicts any Imo government official and it has not brought any official to prosecution yet it won't stop and attend to the overwhelming evidences of corruption that mire the PDP federal government because it is a mere hatchet in the hands of PDP. Running rings in Imo where evidence of prudent management of state resources is even obvious in the sheer volume and impact of projects that have been undertaken these past two and half years, is like searching for needle in a haystack. Nigeria is being ran aground by corruption and the EFCC knows this. It is rather preoccupied with chasing rats all round Owerri in deference to the consuming narrow interests of the present PDP government while Nigeria crumbles. We wish them luck but they should remember that whenever the history of the sordid present is compiled, they should expect to be rightly captured on what they did to encourage the rot of the present.
Peter Claver Oparah.
Ikeja, Lagos.
E-mail: peterclaver2000@yahoo.com
The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of SaharaReporters
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Not Again, say no to Ngige and APC Islamising Anambra like Rochas Okorocha in Imo State.
Vote for Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, and the entire Imo accepted. Why because he has Igbo name and we thought he will be better than the then tyrant Ikedi Ohakim !
Imo people ask who bigot this son of the devil? The answer is no. What can Imo people do now that he is turning their sons and daughters into Boko Haram members? Time to place bounty on Okorocha's head in Biafraland or he will do worst that this video portrayed.
Owerri people, Mbaise people, Orlu people and other Imo people wake up and deal with this embodiment otherwise we cannot say that we did not see it when we became under pressure for a man that we all voted for.
Do it your way let's stop this Hausa man from destroying our land and culture.
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Native doctor poses as Vice-Chancellor in Imo dupes more than 5,000 admission seekers.
The quest to acquire education at all cost has lured more than 5,000 students into the net of a self-styled medical practitioner and leader of a criminal gang that specialises in extorting money from unsuspecting candidates seeking admission into higher institutions. The suspect, Fidelis Chukwujindu was apprehended by the police while conducting common entrance examination for the victims who reportedly purchased the admission forms at N8, 000 each.
Chukwujindu, who was later discovered to be a native doctor, was eventually nabbed at the premises of his non-existent College Hospital which has the sign post "University College Hospital Ogboko, Ideato, P.O.Box 1960, Orlu, Imo State.
Also written on the signpost, which was conspicuously mounted by the roadside, is, "Present Courses: B.Sc, Nursing, Health Sciences, Education Humanities, Medical LAB Sciences. Admissions Are Still Going On. Govt. Approved. Call: 08064082750."
The operator of the illegal college attracted students by printing flyers which he distributes to churches across the country, as most of the students claimed they came to know about the school through their pastors. But a visit to the site makes one wonder how a sane person could possibly fall for such a scam. The administrative office has just a single desk. The accused, who made several claims to buttress his competence of running the 'college,' which is sited opposite the proposed site of the Imo State University and adjacent to Rochas Foundation College, said he was an acclaimed Americantrained medical doctor.
He was, however, found to be a native doctor. He said that he had the permission of the State Government and Federal Ministry of education to run his non-existent college hospital. He also claimed to be a product of the prestigious Harvard University, America. According to the suspect, "I won a Federal Government scholarship to study abroad, but was incapacitated by an accident which disfigured one of my legs and I was flown back to Nigeria where I later decided to set up the college.
We were just conducting entrance examination in preparation to take off in a month's time when the police swopped on us." He told newsmen at Ogboko that to open such an institution does not require the approval National University Commission, NUC. "It is just how you manage the school that matters, not NUC or any other regulatory body. Moreover, this is a college and not a University and as such I did not obtain approval from the NUC. I went to the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja, severally where I obtained approval and it is affiliated to the University of London," he maintained.
Assisting the suspect, who claimed to be the vice –chancellor of the university college hospital, was a middle aged woman later identified as Ngozi Ayoha. The woman, who initially said she was deaf and dumb, caused a stir when it was found that she was the Dean of Faculty of Medicine of the illegal college.
But when the duped 'students' revealed that she was pretending, she decided to open up. She said that she was a drop out from a School of Nursing and that the owner of the illegal college was training her to complete her nursing profession.
It was learnt that the woman asks calls and attends to students who come to seek admission into the college. Some of the swindled 'students' told Saturday Mirror that they were lured into believing that the school was approved by the various information the owner of the illegal school passed to them. Judith Kanu of Ndiogbuonyeoma Uno, Arondizuogu in Ideato North LGA of Imo State said she got to know about the school through her pastor who gave her one of the flyers.
"When I got to the place I was told that the school is accredited by NUC and that it is also affiliated to a university in London. But we were surprised when the police surrounded the premises when we were taking the entrance examination," she said. Judith, who applied to read laboratory sciences, had intended pursuing Medicine as her first choice and Pharmacy as second choice.
According to her she had always dreamt of being a medical doctor. Also speaking, Favour Nwabue of 8, Oni Street, New Benin, Edo State, who said she is from Ihiala LGA, Anambra State said her intended course of study was Nursing and that she chose the course to "serve the masses." Parading the suspect with his victims before newsmen, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Muhammad Katsina, explained that one striking thing about the strategy of the gang was that they carefully selected the site opposite the Imo State University, Ogboko, and adjacent to the Rochas Foundation College, Ogboko, to convince their victims of the genuineness of their business.
"This is a primitive catalogue of illegality by a self-acclaimed medical doctor who dubiously paraded himself as a product the prestigious Harvard University, America, but who is nothing but a native doctor. And more than 5,000 people from various parts of the country in search of education have been swindled by this young man".
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»2013 Wisconsin Act 362
362,48 Section 48. 973.015 of the statutes is renumbered 973.015 (1m), and 973.015 (1m) (a) 1., as renumbered, is amended to read:
973.015 (1m) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b) subd. 2. and except as provided in par. (c) subd. 3., when a person is under the age of 25 at the time of the commission of an offense for which the person has been found guilty in a court for violation of a law for which the maximum period of imprisonment is 6 years or less, the court may order at the time of sentencing that the record be expunged upon successful completion of the sentence if the court determines the person will benefit and society will not be harmed by this disposition. This subsection does not apply to information maintained by the department of transportation regarding a conviction that is required to be included in a record kept under s. 343.23 (2) (a).
362,49 Section 49. 973.015 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
973.015 (2m) At any time after a person has been convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation of s. 944.30, a court may, upon the motion of the person, vacate the conviction, adjudication, or finding, or may order that the record of the violation of s. 944.30 be expunged, if all of the following apply:
(a) The person was a victim of trafficking for the purposes of a commercial sex act, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (a), under s. 940.302 or 948.051 or under 22 USC 7101 to 7112.
(b) The person committed the violation of s. 944.30 as a result of being a victim of trafficking for the purposes of a commercial sex act.
(c) The person submitted a motion that complies with s. 971.30, that contains a statement of facts and, if applicable, the reason the person did not previously raise an affirmative defense under s. 939.46 or allege that the violation was committed as a result of being a victim of trafficking for the purposes of a commercial sex act, and that may include any of the following:
1. Certified records of federal or state court proceedings.
2. Certified records of approval notices, law enforcement certifications, or similar documents generated from federal immigration proceedings.
3. Official documentation from a federal, state, or local government agency.
4. Other relevant and probative evidence of sufficient credibility in support of the motion.
(d) The person made the motion with due diligence subject to reasonable concern for the safety of himself or herself, family members, or other victims of trafficking for the purposes of a commercial sex act or subject to other reasons consistent with the safety of persons.
(e) A copy of the motion has been served on the office of the district attorney that prosecuted the case that resulted in the conviction, adjudication, or finding except that failure to serve a copy does not deprive the court of jurisdiction and is not grounds for dismissal of the motion.
(f) The court in which the motion was made notified the appropriate district attorney's office of the motion and has given the district attorney's office an opportunity to respond to the motion.
(g) The court determines that the person will benefit and society will not be harmed by a disposition.
362,50 Section 50. 973.015 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
973.015 (3) A special disposition under this section is not a basis for a claim under s. 775.05.
362,51 Section 51. 973.055 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
973.055 (1) (a) 1. The court convicts the person of a violation of a crime specified in s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.19, 940.20 (1m), 940.201, 940.21, 940.225, 940.23, 940.235, 940.285, 940.30, 940.305, 940.31, 940.32, 940.42, 940.43, 940.44, 940.45, 940.48, 941.20, 941.30, 943.01, 943.011, 943.14, 943.15, 946.49, 947.01 (1), 947.012 or 947.0125 or of a municipal ordinance conforming to s. 940.201, 941.20, 941.30, 943.01, 943.011, 943.14, 943.15, 946.49, 947.01 (1), 947.012 or 947.0125; and
362,52 Section 52. 973.075 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.075 (1) (a) All property, real or personal, including money, used in the course of, intended for use in the course of, or directly or indirectly derived from or realized through the commission of any crime.
362,53 Section 53. 973.075 (1) (b) 1m. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
973.075 (1) (b) 1m. c. In the commission of a crime in violation of s. 940.302, 944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33 or, 944.34, 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.09, 948.10, 948.12, or 948.14.
362,54 Section 54. 973.075 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.075 (2) (intro.) A law enforcement officer may seize property subject to this section upon process issued by any court of record having jurisdiction over the property. Except for vehicles used in the commission of a crime in violation of s. 940.302, 944.30 (1m), 944.31, 944.32, 944.33 or, 944.34, 948.02, 948.025, 948.05, 948.051, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.09, 948.10, 948.12, or 948.14, seizure without process may be made under any of the following circumstances:
362,55 Section 55. 973.075 (5m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
973.075 (5m) (c) (intro.) If, by the forfeiture action deadline, a summons, complaint and affidavit have not been filed under s. 973.076 (2) (a) (1) (b) 1. with respect to property seized under sub. (1) (e), the prosecutor shall notify the victim, if known, by certified mail no later than 7 days after the forfeiture action deadline. The prosecutor shall then return the property to the person from whom it was seized no earlier than 60 days and no later than 90 days after the forfeiture action deadline unless one of the following applies:
362,56 Section 56. 973.076 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
973.076 (1) (title) Civil forfeitures.
362,57 Section 57. 973.076 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 973.076 (1) (a).
362,58 Section 58. 973.076 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 973.076 (1) (b), and 973.076 (1) (b) 3., as renumbered, is amended to read:
973.076 (1) (b) 3. In counties having a population of 500,000 or more, the district attorney or the corporation counsel may proceed under par. (a). subd. 1.
973.076 (2m) Criminal forfeitures. (a) In addition to any penalties under this chapter, the court shall, with due provision for the rights of innocent persons, order forfeiture of any property specified in s. 973.075 (1) in accordance with pars. (b), (c), and (d).
(b) A criminal complaint must allege the extent of property subject to forfeiture under this subsection. At trial, the court or the jury shall return a special verdict determining the extent of property, if any, that is subject to forfeiture under this subsection. When a special verdict contains a finding of property subject to a forfeiture under this subsection, a judgment of criminal forfeiture shall be entered along with the judgment of conviction under s. 972.13.
(c) An injured person has a right or claim to forfeited property or the proceeds derived from forfeited property under this subsection that is superior to any right or claim the state has in the property or proceeds. This paragraph does not grant the injured person priority over state claims or rights by reason of a tax lien or other basis not covered by this section or by s. 973.075 or 973.077. All rights, titles, and interest in property specified in s. 973.075 (1) vest in the state upon the commission of the act giving rise to forfeiture under this subsection.
(d) An injured or innocent person may petition the court for relief from the judgment of criminal forfeiture entered under par. (b) within 30 days after it is entered. The person filing the petition has the burden of satisfying or convincing to a reasonable certainty by the greater weight of the evidence that the person has a bona fide perfected security interest in the property subject to forfeiture in s. 973.075 (1) or any other property subject to forfeiture in sub. (4). The court may order that a person with a bona fide perfected security interest be paid from the proceeds of the forfeiture or any other equitable relief necessary so as to do substantial justice to the person.
362,60 Section 60. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
(1) The treatment of sections 51.20 (13) (cr), 165.76 (1) (am), 938.34 (15) (a) 1., and 971.17 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes takes effect on April 1, 2015.
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Microsoft's new Edge browser will get vertical tabs soon
Updated • Mar 31, 2020
Internet, Microsoft Edge
All modern browsers use a horizontal bar to display open websites in tabs; that has been the status ever since browsers started to allow users to open multiple sites in a single browser window.
Vertical tabs were introduced as extensions, a prominent example the classic version of Tab Mix Plus for the Firefox web browser which was one of the most popular extensions of its kind.
Moving tabs from a horizontal bar to a vertical bar has several advantages, especially if a widescreen or high resolution display is used. Vertical space is available in abundance on these systems whereas horizontal is not. Vertical tabs offer other advantages as it is possible to display more open tabs at the same time without scrolling and easier to manage tabs. Extensions like Tab Mix Plus or Tree Style Tabs added other interesting features to the experience, from defining event behavior to session support.
Firefox users are still waiting for a good vertical tabs extension for Firefox 57 or newer; and while Firefox users are waiting, support for vertical tabs comes from a company that most Internet users would not have expected to release such a feature natively in the browser.
Microsoft published the new article "The top 10 reasons to switch to the new Microsoft Edge" browser to highlight some of the existing and upcoming features of Edge. Vertical tabs are highlighted as the second of the ten reasons.
If you are like me when you research online, you find yourself with dozens of tabs open at any given time. When that happens, there's less space for me to see which tab is which. I find myself losing track or I'll accidentally close a tab as a result. Utterly frustrating as that is usually exactly the one page I needed.
Today we announced vertical tabs, a feature that helps you easily find and manage many open tabs at once. Microsoft Edge is the only browser that allows you to manage your tabs on the side with a single click. Vertical tabs is expected in the Insider channels in the next few months.
In other words: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) users will soon be able to switch between horizontal and vertical tabs in the browser natively. All it takes is a click to switch the display and either display open tabs vertically or horizontally in the browser.
Microsoft plans to introduce the vertical tabs feature in the coming months in the Insider channel. From there, it will find its way into the stable version of the Microsoft Edge browser.
The company highlighted another handy feature that is coming soon: smart copy. Smart Copy makes it "easier to select, copy, and paste the exact content you want from the web and preserve the rich web format". Also upcoming are a password monitor to receive prompts if passwords were found in breaches, and inPrivate Browsing enhancements.
Microsoft plans to introduce support for vertical tabs in the company's new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser.
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Cor said on March 31, 2020 at 2:42 pm
Microsoft's solution to everything: bigger automatically means better. Pretty sure even the Blink engine won't be recognizable anymore when they're done.
Yuliya said on March 31, 2020 at 3:35 pm
Well, that seems to be from a device using scaling, and some high factor too. Look at taskbar.
G said on March 31, 2020 at 2:53 pm
Honestly pretty cool to see.I've always loved tree-Style Tabs on Firefox but having them natively in Edge would be neat. With how text is formatted on most websites, it doesn't make sense to not use the tons of blank space on the left and right sides of the page.
Heimen Stoffels said on March 31, 2020 at 5:22 pm
This isn't tree style though…
This is really cool. Microsoft bringing this feature to mainstream users means we'll probably see this implemented in more browsers, natively. And no, i'm not talking about the bullshit panels memefox has, I'm talking about one single actual tab-strip to the side, the way Opera v12 had.
Tree-style tabs extension on Firefox is exactly what you want. Not native, yeah, but who cares if it works. See the pic linked here:
https://i.imgur.com/RrLtYN0.png
I'm sory, this is garbage, just like everything else related to this pathetic browser:
https://i.imgur.com/BTWeN7S.png
G said on April 1, 2020 at 3:04 pm
I'm sorry you can't figure out how CSS styles work, that's on you. Looks fine on my end.
Yuliya said on April 1, 2020 at 9:19 pm
Good luck with that. It's the next feature on the chopping block. Along with user js and about config.
Vivaldi has it natively too. And unlike Edge, Vivaldi actually lets you choose to put it on the right side too if you want.
Greg said on April 1, 2020 at 2:43 am
an Vivaldi is a BLOATED piece of shit,
Samanto Hermes said on April 1, 2020 at 3:27 am
"CuSToMiZaTioN iS BLoaT"
Anonymous said on April 1, 2020 at 11:54 am
The problem with Vivaldi is about the customization. It's like they removed Chromium's UI and then implemented theirs but it's like a website running the browser in an iframe. So, that's why you see a lot of customization, they have the control over it, but it is the why it is so slow, because the browser is not running as it should. They can do anything about their UI, yeah amazing, but if the browser doesn't really great as we see, and then it freezes and seems to have problems with old or new computers, then it shows what they did with vivaldi was not great at all, and I don't think they will ever fix it since it will have the same problem. Customization but never fast and smooth like others chromium browsers.
betterwebleon said on March 31, 2020 at 4:09 pm
While vertical bar option is an interesting feature, it doesn't seem to make much sense for me in the sense of increasing the browser's display window. As it can be seen in above article, if vertical tabs are enabled, the whole title bar is unused (the whole bar is almost empty, and only the title for current bar is displayed).
It would make much more sense if address bar and all toolbar buttons were moved directly to the title bar. In that case browser would only have one row instead of two. Hopefully that's doable, and gets developed in the future.
owcraftsman said on March 31, 2020 at 5:05 pm
I've been using "Tree Style Tab" and "Tab Mix Plus" with Firefox since 57+ and for 6+ years before that with another extension "Vertical Tabs". For that matter I have put the task bar to the left of my screen instead of the default bottom of the screen. To augment Tree Style Tab functionality I use "TST Mouse Wheel and Double Click" extension to scroll through tabs with the mouse wheel. Firefox is my go to browser for these three reason more than any other extensions. No other browser including Chrome offers the same functionality although Chrome has a similar extension it simply doesn't work or act properly. I have doubts Edge will get it right either but I look forward to trying it out. Thanks for bringing it to the light of day.
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chesscanoe said on March 31, 2020 at 10:06 pm
My screen also has a 16/9 aspect ratio at 1920/1080. I could never read your screen with such tiny print. My larger font size choice means I value horizontal screen width much more than you. Old eyes versus young eyes; thus personal choice is a good thing to have.
Weilan said on March 31, 2020 at 5:44 pm
I can't see why would I want to have vertical tabs, since they take up more space than horizontal ones, but more choice is always welcome. If they manage to expand the UI with more capabilities without falling into the inescapable pit that Vivaldi's team has with their garbage CSS-based UI that makes the browser visibly slower than other Chromium-based counterparts and breaks every time they update to a new Chromium version, it will be cool.
Mike J. said on March 31, 2020 at 8:02 pm
I concur. I rarely have more than 5 tabs open, though.
Well, i also have tabs ranging from 5 to 12 or so, sometimes as much as 20+, but only temporarily, and I never had trouble managing them.
Chrome makes tabs really narrow and Firefox has that scrolling thing, so either way, it's not a problem.
Well, Chromium receives frequent updates changing the rendering engine, and Vivaldi implements its features using HTML/CSS/JS. Maybe a solution is to firstly make releases with backported security fixes, then change features that could break with HTML/CSS/JS updates, and finally, make a release with the full Chromium update.
HappyMigrator said on March 31, 2020 at 6:27 pm
"All modern browsers use a horizontal bar to display open websites in tabs"
not all, in Vivaldi you can put the tab bar to the sides or even to the bottom from the beginning of its existence, and this was the case also in old Opera that was based on the Presto engine, before switching engine and becoming a new company targeting the casual user base.
Don Pels said on March 31, 2020 at 8:04 pm
Vertical Tabs Reloaded is a good vertical tab app that works with current versions of Firefox.
https://github.com/Croydon/vertical-tabs-reloaded
VerticalClutterz said on March 31, 2020 at 8:32 pm
It does not matter what anyone does with vertical tabs/anything in a browser's UIs and that's because of the crappy webpage designs with their browser inside of browser formatting will always eat up that needed 2 inches of vertical screen space. It matters not that browsers have full screen mode because browsers need some form of HTML5 elements control as well in the hands of the end users that gives some method of modifying those unhidable headers/menu bars/other things that web page designers make use of that follow the page as the user scrolls down to read the content.
It's all just moving the tabs clutter from the horizontal into the vertical for the most part and really Edge is not a browser UI design that I'd want to be stuck with anyways, top to bottom or left to right.
001 said on March 31, 2020 at 10:10 pm
> Microsoft's new Edge browser will get vertical tabs soon
Yeah, and here's two vertical middle fingers for you, MS.
Here is another try on vertical tabs for FF that fits with overall design nicely
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tabcenter-reborn/
ULBoom said on April 1, 2020 at 5:45 pm
I noticed the latest round of updates removed the ability to block Chredge in the Pro version of Windows Defender Firewall. Totally amazing but not amazing at the same time that blocking Chredge was ever possible. The meeting where some Mr. Marketing Manager Guy reamed his "team" for not catching that faux pas must have been fun, "Our own software is blocking our own software???!!!" Fools.
It can still be blocked with 7 entries but why bother, time for a new firewall. Rapidly heading for 90% of Windows features blocked, removed or disabled. How big is the actual OS, 500 MB?
It's easier to focus quickly moving your eyes up and down than side to side but to each their own. FF can give you quite a bit of extra vertical space with the standard compact theme and no titlebar. Chredge is gigantic, silly big, always has been. IE is still in Windows, it's not as obtrusive but why is it there, it's ancient!
No matter what MS does with tabs, the huge push with All Things Windows is data collection; the constant stream of new stuff is just distraction from their real purpose.
Shannon said on April 2, 2020 at 5:35 am
How fucking low do you have to go. Edge is Chromium-based. Why don't you try to make something from scratch instead? Pathetic.
phukew said on April 4, 2020 at 10:06 am
@Shannon
Your words are extreme crazy talk.
Crazy Bob said on April 4, 2020 at 1:21 pm
I totally agree. In fact I reinvented Calculus from scratch. It took me 40 years, but at least I didn't borrow from other people's work, as that is obviously always bad.
txtim said on April 4, 2020 at 2:59 pm
if you like the browser and features use it if you hate the browser and everything about it use something you like what is so hard about that…but i have to get on the computer and spout my hate about everything …sad people
Sajadi said on April 11, 2020 at 5:06 pm
Fun :D Mozilla hates power users and hates features while browsers like Edge adds them in a native way or Vivaldi over their custom CTR like UI.
Nothing more to be said to this topic. Seems i should try out Edge as secondary browser in the near future.
Bear said on April 24, 2020 at 10:11 pm
This is really cool! Nice to see innovative ideas making it into software as default.
And goodness some people just have to hate on everything Microsoft does don't they!! Scrolling through the comments is just so many negative comments or "this other browser already has it as an add-on which makes it better." Good grief people!! Microsoft already caved in and switched from their own browser engine developed to be light and fast and gave you all a Chromium based version with LESS features! And you STILL aren't happy. Go buy an iPad or shut up and maybe support the idea that Microsoft is finally trying to do what their customers want.
I liked Edge before the switch to Chromium. I miss the "save for later" and "tab preview window" that they had. But this new feature should mostly achieve the same thing with less space wasted. I really like this. And if you haven't used Edge since the change to Chromium, you really should try it. And check out the add-ons & extensions. Some cool stuff. | RedPajamaCommonCrawl_-4545488804244436995 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
How to Know Your Wedding Venue is "The One" | "DiBurros"
Everyone knows the feeling, when your heart flutters and you can't stop smiling; the feeling you get when you've fallen in love… with a wedding venue. Okay, so maybe you won't feel the same way as you did when you fell for your future spouse, but there are certain hints that will let you know if your wedding venue is "The One".
If your first thought when you see the venue is "wow, we could take amazing pictures here", than it could definitely be the one. Seeing pictures of an historic venue can often be the final push that many couples need to finalise the location of their wedding. Venues often times have pictures on their website that will show you how previous couples have used the venue to take their wedding photos.
Reading wedding venue reviews can be a very daunting task, however, they can offer a lot of insight when it comes to choosing the perfect venue. If most of, or all of their reviews are positive, then that venue could be the perfect one for your big day!
Are you looking for a super-formal ballroom style, or more of a laid back barn style? No matter what you're looking for, fitting your venue to your style will make it easier to plan your wedding. If you find a venue that reflects you and your spouse's style, it could be the one!
While you may not have an exact guest count yet, you should have an estimate in mind before visiting venues. If a venue is able to hold your estimated amount of guests or more, definitely keep it in mind!
Finding the perfect wedding venue doesn't stop at the location and appearance of it, you'll also want to meet the staff that will be working on your big day. You will be spending a lot of time with the on-site venue coordinators. If they are easy to get along with and trusting, the venue could be perfect for you!
A budget should definitely be set before looking at venues. If you find a venue that you like, that is also within your budget, add it to the list! A budget is usually a big factor when it comes to choosing a wedding venue, and if you find one that's affordable, it could end up being the one! | RedPajamaC4_-7727731152163318188 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
A Man Without A Country is a collection of essays, speeches and drawings in which Vonnegut reflects on politics, religion, art, and human nature. It was the last book that was published before Vonnegut's death in April of 2007. The collection is a delight to read; though a bit disjointed, overall it's funny and incredibly sincere, it's moralistic, and at times biting. Vonnegut discusses war, the bombing of Dresden and how it lead to his classic Slaughterhouse-Five, he examines the coincidence and hopelessness of life, our less-then-ideal government, the bleak state of the environment, and how he feels helpless in a world where most of us focus on the now, rather than the state of the future.
I don't think people give a damn whether the planet goes on or not. It seems to me as if everyone is living as members of Alcoholics Anonymous do, day by day. And a few more days will be enough. I know of very few people who are dreaming of a world for their grandchildren.
Despite the fact that Vonnegut was painted as a bitter, angry old man in his most recent biography, from these essays it seems to me that while he was disillusioned with the state of America and society as a whole, he did maintain a certain faith in people and the good of which they are capable. Moreover, Vonnegut stresses the importance of acting in kindness and advises to pay attention to moments of happiness, lest they should pass you by wasted and unnoticed. It's a simple piece of advice that is overlooked by many. It's also a testament that while Vonnegut was cynical and pessimistic about a lot of things, he truly took the time to appreciate his happiness what was good in his life.
I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur of think at some point, "if this isn't nice, i don't know what is."
I think part of the reason I enjoyed this book so much is because I happen to agree with its outlook and politics. The essays are meandering, but it works. If you're a fan of Vonnegut's novels but haven't read any of his essays, I urge you to read this book.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I still think it's odd that his last book was my first. I was in downtown Indy yesterday (his hometown) and someone just painted a giant two story picture of him on the side of a building in the art district. I was so excited!
I loved this one! I was a bit of a late-comer to Vonnegut. The only title I read while he was alive was Cat's Cradle, but reading his complete works is on my to-do list. My own copy of this one is marked up like crazy-so many little pieces of wisdom!
I've had a hard time getting into Vonnegut's books, yet I really admire him as a thinker. I'd like to add a copy of this to my TBR shelf fro the new year.
Allie, I still haven't read Cat's Cradle. When I got onto Vonnegut I was all about his short story collections. I'm glad you liked this one too and yes, there is a LOT to mark up!
Trish, You should try it out. If you like his thinking I bet you'd like this.
I certainly do agree with his thinking on the future of the planet...I think I'll add this to my wish list. Thanks for the recommendation!
It looks like the next logical Vonnegut step for me. I love essays.
Debbie, Sure thing! Glad you found it interesting.
Ben, Nice looking forward to your thoughts.
The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library book club in Indianapolis read this one as our December book. I just posted my comments about it and will be appending our club's unofficial secretary's notes on the meeting soon.
I've seen the mural in downtown Indy too. It is HUGE! They're doing/have done a lot of murals all over town, I guess as part of our pre Super Bowl hosting tidying up. | RedPajamaC4_-37803271790343257 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
Home \ National \ Namibia on course to bridging ICT gap
Namibia on course to bridging ICT gap
Obrien Simasiku National Khomas
OMUTHIYA - The modern world now evolves around the use of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure as a means of trading, entertainment, and learning, among others.
However, this remains a challenge in many countries across the world, such as Namibia, that still find it difficult to communicate with other parts of the world partly due to limited ICT infrastructure, equipment, policies, and financial resources.
As the National ICT Summit, which is anticipated to attract hundreds of ICT experts and institutions, draws closer it is worthwhile to look at the strides the Namibian government has made in bridging the digital divide and how that is being implemented.
The Summit will be held under the theme "Accelerating Digital Transformation" and starts this coming Monday.
The Summit creates a platform for the ICT industry to discuss trends and challenges facing the industry globally and in the country. ICT industry players use this platform to showcase their ICT solutions and services. In addition, the Summit also exposes the youth to the latest ICT trends and affords them the opportunity to also present their latest innovations and inventions.
The Executive Director in the Ministry of ICT, Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana, detailed how the ministry, through the government working with various partners, is trying to harness the technological gap that is mainly experienced in the country's remote areas.
Ua-Ndjarakana said over the past three years, the Ministry of ICT managed to create an enabling legislative environment and undertook projects aimed at developing ICT infrastructure and services such as the implementation of the Digital Terrestrial Television coverage, and drafting and adoption of the Universal Access and Service Policy.
"The ministry also developed the Broadband Policy and its Strategic Implementation Plan; developing the Electronic Transaction and Cybercrime Bill; as well as initiating the review of the National Information Policy; and the drafting the Access to Information Bill development process," said the executive director as he highlighted some of the interventions government has developed.
Among notable achievements made so far, he noted the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration's e-birth, and e-passports; Ministry of Finance's recent Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS), as well as the Ministry of Justice's e-justice system.
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It's a beautiful day. On the corner sits a candy shop. Outside the shop is a neatly-painted sign—"Candy Shop. We sell candy." Inside is a clerk, preparing for the day. A customer enters.
The clerk speaks. "How may I help you? We have some new flavors of chocolate, we have some delicious licorice, and, if you're not too interested in keeping your teeth, we have some scrumptious rock candy."
The customer looks around. "You know, that sounds great, but what I'd really like, what I'm really looking for, is some ribs for my barbeque this weekend."
The store clerk is taken aback. "Ribs? I don't think anyone's ever asked for ribs before. We sell candy."
The customer shrugs. "But I don't need candy. What I need is ribs. Can you help me?"
The clerk thinks for a second. "I don't know. Never thought about it. But—I guess I could try to help you out with something. We are a store after all and we'd like to increase our business. When do you need this by?"
"I'm having a barbeque on Saturday. Could I pick them up Friday?"
The clerk says, "Today's Tuesday. I can have it ready for you then. A couple pounds enough?"
Flash forward two months. Same candy store, same clerk, same customer entering. Outside is the same neatly-painted sign—"Candy Shop. We sell candy."—but now stuck to the sign is a hand-written note—"We also sell ribs."
The customer enters. "Hey. How's it going?"
"Great," the clerk says. "Are you interested in some candy today, or would you like some ribs?"
"Nope," the customer says. "I don't need any candy. I don't need any ribs. Today I need something more formal. I was thinking fish would be nice, maybe some smoked salmon."
The clerk looks a bit indignant. "I already made an exception for you. I sold you the ribs. I don't know about fish. I had to install a freezer and I put in a smoking unit and an extra sink for food prep in addition to all the stuff I had for candy."
"Sounds perfect," says the customer. "You've got everything you need—the smoker, the freezer. So what do you say? Smoking's smoking, right? It's not like I'm asking you to fix my toaster. It's salmon, for pete's sake."
The clerk thinks about it for a minute. Yes, he has the freezer and the smoker. Who knows? Maybe some other people would be interested in salmon. He's always keen to increase business.
"Okay," the clerk says. "I'll have some salmon for you by the weekend."
Same shop. Same clerk inside. Outside is the same neatly-painted sign—"Candy Shop. We sell candy."—with same hand-written note—"We also sell ribs." But now, underneath the note is a sticky note—"Smoked salmon too." The same customer enters.
I guess I could make an exception for you. We are a store after all and we'd like to increase our business.
"What can I do for you?" the clerk asks. "We have some chocolate-covered cherries, some juicy ribs, and some fresh smoked salmon."
The customer says, "Hey, you know what I really need help with? It's not even food. I have this electric toaster that's broken, and I was thinking. Since you have a lot of equipment around here, and you probably work on it all the time, you must be a handy guy. I figured you could fix this toaster for me."
The clerk looks puzzled. "We've never fixed toasters here."
"Why not? Shoot, I bet you could do a thriving business in electric toasters. Everyone needs that service. You could hire some people on. I hear the electric toaster business is good these days."
"I don't know," the clerk says. He looks at the toaster. It's just like one he's got in back that he fixed last month, and he always wants to increase his business. It wouldn't be that big a deal. "Okay," he says. "I'll do it. Can you come back in a few days?"
"Sure," the customer says. "I appreciate it."
It's the same store with the same neatly-painted sign with the same hand-painted sign with the same sticky note. Scribbled on the sticky note are the words, "We can fix your toaster." In the window hangs another sign—"Gone Out of Business."
There's the same customer and the same clerk. Now they are outside on the sidewalk talking.
The customer says, "Man, I just can't figure it out? You sold such good candy!"
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A principal shakeup at Visalia schools
Stephanie Weldy
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Things are getting shook up among principals at Visalia Unified School District.
Reassignments were approved Tuesday night by the board of education and among the changes for the upcoming school year are new principals at each of the district's four traditional high schools in addition to three vacancies for principals at middle school sites.
Beginning July 1, Redwood High School Principal Fernie Marroquin will take over as the head of Golden West High School. And Rick Hamilton, current principal at Golden West, will take the helm at Mt. Whitney High School.
Matthew Shin, currently principal of Divisadero Middle School, will take over as the head of Redwood High School. And Angela Sanchez, current principal at Green Acres Middle School, will take the place of the current principal of El Diamante High School — Michael Waters, who is retiring at the end of the school year.
Jeff Hohne, who has served as principal at Mt. Whitney for the past nine years, will transition to a position as director on special assignment with the school district after being asked to fill the position by Superintendent Craig Wheaton.
In the position, Hohne will coach principals and work with both principals and teachers at improving teaching skills and the academic performance of students through professional learning communities, Wheaton said.
Hohne said he'll miss being a part of the Mt. Whitney community.
"I will miss the site and I will miss the kids," Hohne said. "But my job is to do what the superintendent thinks is best for the district."
Assistant Superintendent Todd Oto said with the recent changes in education both district- and state-wide, it was the perfect time to reassess the strengths of principals and to see which sites could benefit from different assets.
"We are in a time of incredible change in education," Oto said. "There are changes in standards, changes in assessments and in finance. A lot of things are coming around. Responsibility and accountability is much broader than it's ever been. All of these things forced us to assess what kind of structures we need to do certain things."
Oto called the reassignments a sharing of wealth for all campuses.
Marroquin said learning that he'll be leaving Redwood after five years has left him with mixed emotions.
"I at one end am proud of my five-year tenure at Redwood High School," he said. "When I got there, it had the highest suspension rate in the district and over the last few years it's had the lowest in the district. We increased our student spirit to a new level and have a number of great projects in the works with new structures coming in. I'll miss the staff, students and community itself. But there's a new challenge that faces us and I look forward to being part of the Golden West team."
There are vacancies for principal positions at Green Acres, Divisadero and La Joya middle schools for the upcoming school year, and Superintendent Wheaton said it will take roughly one to two months to find qualified candidates to fill the positions.
In past days, Wheaton said he's been sharing the news of the reassignments at the campuses of Golden West, Mt. Whitney and Redwood high schools. And educators have been shocked by the news.
"It was a surprise," he said. "People didn't know we were going to do this. I told them, 'This is, I think, my opportunity to really build on the strengths of what teachers and administration have done at each site. We start there and move forward.' "
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Bath is a real head-turner – just walking its World Heritage streets can lift your spirits. The photogenic Georgian architecture has a warm, sunny glow, while the sweeping crescents and terraced Circus make your head spin. Its biggest draw, the Roman Baths complex, cleverly makes the most of the city's ancient foundations, while the words of former resident Jane Austen bring more recent history to life.
Today, Bath remains a centre for wellness, with a modern, multi-level thermal spa that taps into its underground vein of rich mineral waters. Such beautiful surroundings attract creative types and there is a wealth of independent shops, markets and eateries. The surrounding countryside bears quality produce in abundance, so Bath is brimming with semi-rural farm shops, artisanal coffee houses, vegan and vegetarian bistros, contemporary brasseries and gourmet restaurants. In fact, it is one of Britain's leafiest cities, ringed by wooded hills and split by the River Avon and Kennet & Avon canal.
Natalie Paris, our resident expert, offers her top tips on the hottest things to eat and drink this season.
Cheese-lovers are celebrating the arrival of Comptoir + Cuisine (5 George Street; 0 1225 684733), a French concept store, bistro, café and charcuterie, with a champagne and cocktail den downstairs. This raffish but sumptuous bar is the Bath outpost of London's Champagne + Fromage. Book a table for classic cocktails, baked camembert and more than 50 types of champagne.
You should also try one of the city's most recent additions to the supper club scene, such as those hosted by Masterchef winner Ping Coombes at the Good Bear Cafe (pingspantry@gmail.com) or perhaps The Second Breakfast Club (info@thesecondbreakfastclub.com), which launched at The Curfew pub and offers truly special brunches, including dishes such as gooseberry-cured hake gravadlax.
The ex-Soho House team behind Wiltshire's The Beckford Arms has opened a branch of Beckford Bottle Shop on Saville Row, which includes a restaurant and lounge. Stocking more than 250 wines, plus beers and spirits, the candlelit tasting rooms also serve small plates and brunch on Sundays. The cheeses and cured meats from the charcuterie counter are all British.
Go early (at 9am or 9.30am in winter) to avoid the crowds when visiting the superb Roman Baths (Stall Street; 01225 477785) and the adjacent remains of the Temple to Sulis Minerva. It's an interactive experience, with films of actors having a dip or a massage projected onto the walls at various points, plus an audio commentary from Bill Bryson. The view across to the Abbey from above the Great Bath is architecturally splendid.
You can take a closer look at the gothic masterpiece afterwards with a tour up the tower of the Abbey (01225 422462); they take place on the hour and last 50 minutes. Then settle down to lunch at Corkage (5 Chapel Row; 01225 423417), a short walk north of here. An affable, casually-attired sommelier will chat through your wine preferences and pair something delicious with the delectable small plates on offer, such as Dorset crab on toast.
Delight at Bath's Georgian marvels by approaching (and photographing) the majestic Royal Crescent from Royal Victoria Parkjust beneath it. The museum at No.1 Royal Crescent (01225 428126) takes you back to how the interiors might have looked in a fashionable Bath home in the late 18th-century.
After a look inside, walk to the nearby Circus, with its ring of houses and intriguing stone motifs. The grand Assembly Rooms (Bennett Street) around the corner were favoured by high society. Dance a quick waltz in the ballroom, while listening to a passage from Austen's Northanger Abbey on the audioguide. Afterwards, dine at the Michelin-starred Olive Tree (4-7 Russel Street; 01225 447928), a smart restaurant in The Queensberry Hotel, serving modern British food crafted from seasonal, local ingredients. Picture the likes of pasta with Hungarian honey truffle or a delicate but delicious plate of Orkney scallops with pink grapefruit granita.
Move on to The Star Inn (23 Vineyards; 01225 425072), an atmospheric old pub a few minutes walk away. Beer here is still served by the jug; one holds four pints of locally brewed Bellringer and costs £15.20. For live music and dancing, take the narrow steps nearby down to Walcot House (90b Walcot Street; 01225 314938), a bar and club open on Friday and Saturdays only, with table service followed by DJs until 3am.
For something more rough and ready midweek, see what's on at The Bell Inn (103 Walcot Street; 01225 460426), a much-loved stalwart of the city's music scene that plays everything from blues, to swing and folk, slightly further up the street.
Start the day at one of Bath's many great cafés, such as Darcy's News Café (34 Gay Street; 01225 425308) – a newsagent served sunny side up. Well stocked with reading material, it also offers tempting all-day breakfasts such as eggs on sourdough or French toast, alongside Lavazza coffee and loose leaf teas.
Then strike out from Pulteney Weir across Pulteney Bridge (popping into the odd boutique shop along the way, such as Found, for funky homeware, and The Antique Map Shop) to the Holburne Museum (Great Pulteney Street; 01225 388569), which backs onto Sydney Gardens. The museum houses old masters, porcelain and ornaments. Temporary exhibitions change regularly; next up is a retrospective on George Shaw (Feb 8 - May 6).
If the weather is fine you could cut short your visit and set off along the canal that cuts through Sydney Gardens for an easy, hour-long walk up to Bathwick Fields and back, for views of the city's smartly-laid out terraces and spires. These meadows are part of the National Trust's Walk to the View and Skyline walks. The circular walk drops back down to the canal and re-enters the city further south.
Stop for lunch on the corner here, at The Green Rocket (1 Pierrepont Street; 01225 420084), a café serving warming, wholesome vegetarian food, such as fried polenta with a tomato and lentil ragu.
Give yourself the afternoon off and indulge, as the Romans once did, in the UK's only naturally hot spa. Thermae Bath Spa (Hot Bath Street; 01225 331234), a short walk south, has two steam rooms, an ice room, an infra-red sauna and a steaming, show-stopping rooftop pool with views across spires and chimneys to the hills beyond. Try to come midweek when it's quieter and bring sunglasses if it's sunny. Spa treatments are also available, including a Watsu water treatment.
Float to dinner afterwards at The Scallop Shell (22 Monmouth Place; 01225 420928), nearby. This upmarket fish and chip restaurant has a buzz about it and offers high-quality seafood alongside the very best catches of the day.
Around the corner is Barton Street Wine Bar (28 Barton Street; 01225 315122) where you can get a cheese board along with some very good wine. A jazz pianist often plays at the end of the week. If the night still feels young, round things off at the Dark Horse (7a Kingsmead Square; 01225 282477), a sultry, subterranean cocktail den, generally open until at least 12.30pm. It serves not one but two Somerset cider brandy cocktails. The Eden, for example, is like biting into a slightly tart apple.
The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa encompasses two townhouses in Bath's showpiece Georgian crescent, plus a large and beautiful garden and further buildings to the rear. The elegant tone is set by curvaceous staircases overseen by classical busts, lounges with chandeliers and oil paintings, and extravagant suites with elaborate stuccoed ceilings.
The owners of No.15 Great Pulteney have blended the original fittings and features of this hotel with some quirky, idiosyncratic and creative touches, from artworks by students at Bath Spa University to hand-blown glass lights, chandeliers made out of earrings and collections of kaleidoscopes.
Look out for the quirky, creative touches at No.15 Great Pulteney Credit: Copyright (c) Steve Russell Studios/Steve Russell Studios Ltd.
Henrietta House is a lovely b&b that occupies a handsome, double-fronted Georgian townhouse. Its bedrooms are furnished with a sprinkling of art and antiques, and have an elegant simplicity that allows the character of the property to sing through. At breakfast, you can look forward to homemade granola, jams, cake, a juice of the day, fruit salad, croissants and an extensive cooked menu.
Make your own mothers' ruin at the Canary Gin Bar (3 Queen Street; 01225 462457). In one of the two-hour masterclasses, you'll create a bespoke bottle after sampling and experimenting with different flavours; reservations are essential. Or just pop in and buy various infusions of Bath Gin.
You can watch glass being blown at the Walcot Street branch of Bath Aqua Glass (105-107 Walcot Street; 01225 428146) and buy a vase, some simple pale blue tumblers or a piece of jewellery afterwards. Glass-blowing and paperweight-making classes are available too.
If you heed just one piece of advice from this guide, let it be this: stay in Bath Sundays to Thursdays. On those nights, accommodation tends to be much cheaper than on Fridays and Saturdays, and there should be no problem securing a single-night booking – most Bath hotels and b&bs insist on a two-night minimum stay at weekends.
Sunday to Thursday nights are also much quieter – drunken trouble is an all too common issue in the centre of Bath on weekend nights. And lastly, major attractions such as the Roman Baths and Thermae Bath Spa are much less busy on weekdays.
In terms of seasons, there's no bad time. If it's warm, there are lots of outdoorsy attractions, such as parks, the National Trust's very enjoyable Bath Skyline walk, river trips, canal strolls and hot air balloon rides. If it's cold and wet, a good array of museums awaits, along with plenty of snug pubs and cafés to hole up in.
Tourist information: visitbath.co.uk – lots of ideas and deals, and a good 'What's on' section. The Bath Visitor Information Centre is at Bridgwater House, 2 Terrace Walk, Bath BA1 1LN; open 9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun.
Bath is wonderfully compact. Within the city centre, or a short walk from it, are the must-visit sights and attractions; the Roman Baths, Thermae Bath Spa and the big Georgian set pieces of The Royal Crescent and The Circus. Also in the centre are all of Bath's main shopping areas, a wealth of restaurants, cafés and pubs, and lots of engaging museums. Further afield, the main enticements are other Georgian crescents and, on Bath's southern fringes, walks with fantastic views at Prior Park Landscape Garden and the Bath Skyline Walk.
Since moving to bath, Natalie has spent her time supping coffee in honey-hued cafes, boating on the river and strolling between village pubs – confident to have found the perfect combination of city and country.
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Q: Parsing positional arguments Consider the following trivial program adopted from the boost program options examples
#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
#include <boost/version.hpp>
#include <iostream>
int
main( int argc, char** argv )
{
namespace po = boost::program_options;
po::options_description desc("Options");
unsigned foo;
desc.add_options()
("help,h", "produce help message")
("foo", po::value(&foo), "set foo")
;
po::variables_map vm;
try {
po::store(
po::parse_command_line( argc, argv, desc ),
vm
);
po::notify( vm );
if ( vm.count("help") ) {
std::cout << desc << "\n";
std::cout << "boost version: " << BOOST_LIB_VERSION << std::endl;
}
} catch ( const boost::program_options::error& e ) {
std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
}
}
the following behavior is as expected:
samm$ ./a.out -h
Options:
-h [ --help ] produce help message
--foo arg set foo
boost version: 1_44
samm$ ./a.out --help
Options:
-h [ --help ] produce help message
--foo arg set foo
boost version: 1_44
samm$ ./a.out --foo 1
samm$ ./a.out --asdf
unknown option asdf
samm$
However, I was surprised when introducing a positional argument, it was not flagged as an error
samm$ ./a.out foo bar baz
samm$
Why is boost::program_options::too_many_positional_options_error exception not thrown?
A: when I explicitly indicate no positional options are supported:
const po::positional_options_description p; // note empty positional options
po::store(
po::command_line_parser( argc, argv).
options( desc ).
positional( p ).
run(),
vm
);
I get the expected behavior:
samm$ ./a.out asdf foo bar
too many positional options
samm$
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From Precast Concrete to Rapid Growth
Royal Concrete PipeBy Nate Hendley
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Royal Concrete Pipe is a rapidly expanding manufacturer based in Stacy, Minnesota specializing in precast concrete pipes, manholes and other products for sewers and storm water. A sister company, Royal Environmental Systems, offers products for water treatment and utilities infrastructure. The aim for both firms over the next few years is diversification and growth.
"The contracts we have are typically with either a general contractor or an underground utility contractor. Those contracts come from all different places. For instance, we work with private developers, we work with DOT, and we work with commercial [firms]," says Steve Gentry, Vice-President Engineering at Royal Concrete Pipe.
Most customers for the "precast side of the business, the pipe and manholes" are based in the Midwest, says Gentry, adding "we do a fair amount of business on the water quality side of things on the West Coast." The company has also done some work in Canada but not Mexico.
Founded in 1990, Royal Concrete Pipe is a division of umbrella company, Royal Enterprises America. Royal Environmental Systems "is a separate entity" but works closely with Royal Concrete Pipe, says Gentry.
In January, 2016, the Royal network expanded to include a Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin-firm called Huffcutt Concrete. Originally founded in 1945, Huffcutt manufactures a range of precast products including modular buildings, vault toilets, architectural wall panels, septic tanks and more. As an NPCA certified precast plant, Huffcutt Concrete adds a unique product line that complements the precast focus of Royal Enterprises America, explains Chuck Kroll, Operations Manager at Royal Concrete Pipe.
Royal Concrete Pipe is the largest company under the Royal Enterprises America banner. That said, there is considerable overlap in personnel between Royal Concrete Pipe and Royal Environmental Systems. Gentry, for example, is in charge of engineering for both firms.
Put together, Royal Concrete Pipe and Royal Environmental Systems have roughly 120 employees at present. This figure might soon increase, however, as the Royal network grows.
"We are expanding our precast operations to include an additional wet cast production facility which will also offer ready mix concrete. So there will be a small group of additional employees added. Maybe a dozen," says Gentry.
The plan is to have the new facility operational by next year; the new firm, called Royal Ready Mix, will offer concrete to both commercial and residential projects. This is a practical response to the situation since many of our customers already use ready mix concrete; it seemed logical to "offer them a bigger package" by adding ready mix concrete to the Royal companies' existing product line, says Gentry.
The soon-to-be launch of the additional precast location and ready mix concrete plant reflects another Royal corporate tenet: diversification.
This is reflected in the product offerings on the Royal Enterprises America website, which covers both Royal Concrete Pipe and Royal Environmental Systems. Available wares range from concrete pipes, storm structures and catch basins to storm water treatment, erosion control and environmental products and infrastructure solutions such as inlet protection, cable concrete, spacers and steel fibers.
The Royal companies frequently form partnerships with other firms to offer new products. There are currently partnerships with CULTEC of Brookfield, Connecticut; Percoa of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; and WaterTectonics of Everett, Washington. CULTEC offers stormwater and septic chambers, Percoa specializes in precast pervious concrete slabs while WaterTectonics is focused on water quality products. This kind of diversity makes the Royal firms "more of a full-package deal – a one-stop shop," explains Gentry.
Percoa's patented pervious concrete slabs are designed to drain excess storm water run-off. The presence of these slabs reduces or eliminates the need "for a storm water retention pond or other means of storm water storage," says Kroll.
Percoa required manufacturing assistance to bring its pervious concrete slabs to full commercial fruition, allowing Royal to supply pervious concrete slabs to the lower 48 states. Which is why the company joined forces with Royal Concrete Pipe and its well-established manufacturing capabilities. Royal Concrete Pipe is currently in the research and development stage, determining the best machinery and manufacturing processes to produce the pervious slabs. The aim is to have the product on the market by next year. "Hopefully, we'll be able to put some inventory on the ground and come out next spring for the spring construction season," says Kroll.
Royal Environmental Systems teamed up with CULTEC to supply the latter's stormwater chamber systems. WaterTectonics, meanwhile, designs and makes water treatment products for the oil and gas, industrial, construction and mining sectors.
Water quality, is "a popular topic in the engineering and construction world," notes Gentry. WaterTectonic's location in the ecologically-minded Pacific Northwest is no accident either he says. "Water quality is near and dear to those people."
Gentry joined Royal Concrete in 1993. In the early days, the firm was "very much a small mom and pop type shop." The focus, when he started was firmly on precast concrete pipe and manholes.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the firm grew rapidly and began branching out into new products, and revenues have been on the rise recently. To reach this point, Royal Concrete Pipe first had to emerge from a rough patch.
When the housing market declined as part of the recession, sales slowed. In late 2012 however, Brian Seubert joined Royal Enterprises America and Royal Concrete Pipe began to revive, purchasing Royal Enterprises America in 2014.
Seubert "took the bull by the horns and started making changes and improving processes around the plant to make it more profitable. It was at the tail end of 2012 when things really started to turn around. Every year since, our sales have increased," Kroll says.
The new owner was particularly taken with the Japanese manufacturing philosophy of Kaizen, or continuous improvement. "Our goal has been, since he has been on board with us, to improve our processes and our quality and customer service," says Gentry.
Kaizen produced results, "in everything from reducing the amount of scrap to making jobs easier, replacing equipment that may not have been as efficient. It definitely covered all aspects of the operation," adds Kroll.
The new focus also helped balance the bottom line. In terms of current revenues, Kroll says Royal Concrete Pipe is "on track to be right about the same, maybe a little bit better than last year. Even a little growth is better than nothing."
In addition to emphasizing quality and continuous improvement, the company maintains a vigorous safety culture. Safety training for employees at Royal Concrete Pipe "is fairly extensive depending on where they're working. We offer safety training for the equipment they operate, whether it's forklifts or trucks … even down to proper ways of lifting," says Gentry.
Gentry says the company wants new hires who are "team players, with the drive to improve our company and our processes." He adds that "we try not to really act corporate. Meaning that we're more of a family of people and take care of each other."
While diversification is the goal, officials at Royal Concrete Pipe say the company doesn't plan to emphasize any one particular part of the company over another.
"I would say that we are not really focused on any one particular segment. We are always looking to grow, increase sales, and gain new customers of the products we have been making for years. As we are doing this, we are also looking into different avenues to diversify our company that may or may not be related to precast concrete … it's not like we're shifting our focus down to one product line or one division [however]. The goal is to grow as a company, whether that's increasing sales or reducing inefficiencies, saving money by shopping competitively. It's all aspects as far as product lines go," says Kroll.
Diversification, expansion, efficiency and Kaizen principles remain central to the company's vision over the next few years.
"This ties in with the continuous improvement and the mentality that standing still and not improving is somewhat like taking a step back Kroll says. "In five years, we will be even more productive, efficient and streamlined. It's hard to say what path our owner will have for us, but a safe bet would be that we will expand into different markets/territories. If none of this comes to fruition, then the concept of continuous improvement has not been applied properly, and we haven't performed our jobs properly."
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Brexit by way of Switzerland: the UK, forum non conveniens and the Lugano Convention
While the corona crisis is first and foremost on everyone's minds, negotiations on the United Kingdom's departure ('Brexit') from the European Union are still ongoing. Despite the obvious need for European cooperation in the response to COVID-19, the Johnson government is determined to end the current transition period by December 31st, 2020. One of the many aspects of the negotiations is whether the UK will remain part of the EU's regime on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil cases. According to the Financial Times, the European Commission has advised the Member States to reject the UK request to remain within that regime through accession to the Lugano Convention. This blog will set out the core rules of the Lugano regime, its impact on UK private international law and the forum non conveniens doctrine in particular, and reasons why the UK could or could not join the Lugano Convention.
The core of the EU's regime on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement in civil cases is the Brussels-I bis Regulation. The current Regulation was preceded by the 2001 Brussels-I Regulation and the Brussels Convention of 1968, and entered into force in 2012. The Regulation of course only applies to EU Member States, but is supplemented by the Lugano Convention of 2007. The Lugano Convention mirrors most of the rules of the Regulation and makes them applicable to non-EU signatories, which currently include Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. The rationale behind the regime, as stated in the Recitals, is that mutual recognition and easy enforcement of judgments improves legal certainty and reduces litigation costs for EU citizens, which in turn supports the functioning of the internal market.
The general jurisdictional principle of the Brussels-I regime is that defendants shall be sued in the courts of the state where they are domiciled. For natural persons, this is determined according to domestic law of the relevant Member State. For legal persons this is defined in Article 63 of the Regulation and can either be where they have their statutory seat, central administration or principal place of business. This principle also defines the scope of the Regulation: only suits brought against EU-domiciled defendants fall within the scope of the Regulation. For suits against defendants not domiciled in a Member State, jurisdiction is determined according to the domestic private international law of the state where the suit is brought. The Regulation is semi-exhaustive: in cases that fall within its scope, courts of Member States cannot rely on rules of domestic law to assume or refuse jurisdiction. The only possible exceptions to the domicile rule are those that are listed in the Regulation itself.
There has always been some friction between the Regulation and the English legal tradition. The idea of compulsory jurisdiction is more closely associated with the civil law tradition of continental Europe, than with the common law tradition of the United Kingdom. English courts traditionally have more leeway to assess whether it is appropriate to exercise jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis. This is a consequence of a different outlook on what jurisdictional rules are for: the civil law tradition emphasizes predictability and legal certainty; the common law tradition emphasizes procedural justice.
The adoption of the Regulation and its predecessor, and the Brussels Convention before that, has imposed some of the civil law tradition onto English courts. One very noticeable effect, which was initially not obvious to English courts, was that they could no longer rely on traditional common law doctrines to stay proceedings in favour of foreign courts. In particular, pursuant to the ECJ's seminal Owusu decision, English courts can no longer apply the forum non conveniens doctrine to lawsuits against defendants domiciled in England. This doctrine allows courts to stay proceedings in favour of a foreign court, if the case is more closely connected to that court and substantial justice can be done there.
The Owusu ruling has made it much easier to litigate against English corporations and their foreign subsidiaries for harmful acts committed abroad. Since the late 1990s, an increasing number of lawsuits has been brought in English courts concerning detrimental impacts of corporate activities on people and the environment. I discussed some of those cases on this blog and elsewhere, outlining the importance of litigating them in European courts in absence of meaningful prospects for substantial justice elsewhere. Before Owusu, such cases would often get bogged down in years of forum non conveniens litigation where defendants argued that the state where the harms occurred offered a more natural forum, which was both expensive and time-consuming for claimants. While such lawsuits are still complex and often subject to extensive litigation on jurisdictional matters, the ECJ has at least removed forum non conveniens as a potential barrier for claimants.
Should the UK leave the Brussels jurisdictional regime, forum non conveniens (FNC) may be back on the table again for lawsuits against English corporations acting abroad. This would undoubtedly be welcome for some English lawyers; even the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has voiced its discontent over the Brussels regime removing FNC from the judicial toolbox. There have even been some unsuccessful attempts to reintroduce the possibility of applying the FNC doctrine during the recasting process of the Regulation. In that respect, it would have seemed logical for the UK not to want to join the Lugano Convention and keep being subject to the Brussels regime; under the Lugano Convention the UK would still be subject to the Brussels rules, but as a non-Member State would have even less power to amend that regime.
Moreover, the Lugano Convention contains even less possibilities to stay cases than the Regulation itself. The most recent version of the Regulation offers a 'quasi-FNC' option in the form of broader lis pendens rules. Articles 33 and 34 of the Regulation allow courts of EU Member States to stay proceedings in favour of courts of third states, if the same or sufficiently related proceedings are pending there and a decision of that court can be recognized and enforced in the Member State. These rules were applied in an ongoing case related to foreign impacts of the activities of English corporations, and may be relevant in another. These rules were not part of earlier versions of the Regulation, nor are they part of the Lugano Convention. Although English courts have controversially applied these new rules reflexively, it is not certain whether the ECJ would accept such an interpretation.
Why then, would the UK still want to join 'Lugano'? The answer lies in economic benefit. English legal culture, litigation-friendly procedural law and the availability of an array of funding possibilities made England an attractive place for commercial litigation. Many companies are registered on the London stock exchange or confer exclusive jurisdiction on English courts in contracts. Currently, judgments by English courts can then be easily recognized and enforced elsewhere in the EU pursuant to the Regulation. This has produced a booming and lucrative litigation sector with many high-paying jobs. Apparently, the economic interests of that sector outweigh the possible downsides of FNC no longer being available in cases against English defendants. Joining the Lugano Convention would ensure that judgments could still be recognized by EU courts, and keep the London lawyers in business.
The UK desire to keep its cash cow may now be thwarted by the Commission and other Member States. According to the Financial Times, the main reason for the Commission's advice is that thus far, the British position has been that Brexit will also mean departure from the single market and the European Economic Area (EEA). As the Brussels regime, including the Lugano Convention, is intended to support the single market, the current signatories to the Convention all participate in the single market, either as EFTA states (Norway and Iceland) or through special agreements (Switzerland). According to the Commission, becoming a signatory to the Lugano Convention without joining the single market would mean that the UK would receive some of the economic benefits of the single market without having to open up its markets for other states in the EEA.
As with most things Brexit, it remains to be seen whether over the course of the negotiations the respective positions on these points will soften. It is of course tempting to assume that mutual economic benefit will eventually lead the UK to join the Lugano Convention, and continue to be part of the EU legal order – at least for civil procedural purposes. The strange history and unpredictable nature of the Brexit procedure, compounded by the ongoing pandemic, do mean that this is far from a given. January 1st, 2021 may still be the day to shred a large number of private international law textbooks.
Dit bericht werd geplaatst in Juridische Vraagstukken van Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen en getagged met Brexit, forum non conveniens, internationaal privaatrecht, Jurisdictie op mei 14, 2020 door Lucas Roorda.
Over Lucas Roorda
Lucas Roorda is AIO bij de Universiteit Utrecht op de afdeling Internationaal en Europees Recht, gespecialiseerd in extraterritoriale rechtsmacht over mensenrechtenschendingen begaan door multinationals. Hij haalde zijn Bachelor Rechtsgeleerdheid (cum laude) in 2009 aan de UU, en zijn Legal Research Master (cum laude) aan de UU in 2012. Zijn masterscriptie, bekroond met de Leo Bouchez scriptieprijs, handelde over de mogelijke gevolgen van Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., 133 S.Ct. 1659 (2013). Lucas is sinds 2014 AIO.
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It certainly wasn't love at first sight on his first forays to this classic gritstone playground, says Andy McCue, but it's worth persevering, however, because Brimham rewards with some of the finest bouldering in Yorkshire, from jamming cracks and bold arêtes to delicate slab-padding and technical, crimpy walls.
"I often wish they would get rid of all the crap and just leave the good stuff," quipped Niall Grimes in the Brimham chapter of his recent Boulder Britain (2011, Ape Index) guidebook and, with almost 500 routes and seemingly endless boulder problems scattered perplexingly among the many mystical Druidic rock formations, pinnacles and woods, the Brimham experience can be a tad confusing and overwhelming for the first-time visitor. Brimham has been the forcing ground of climbing and bouldering royalty for decades from Allan Austin to the golden age of the 1970s with Al Manson, John Syrett and Mike Hammill right through to the likes of Andy Swann, Dave Cowl and Tom Peckitt and testpieces abound for the aspiring boulderer. Landings are generally good but beware the infamous character-building rounded Brimham topouts that involve a combination of desperate grovelling and convulsing beached whale mantels over featureless sloping finishing holds.
Brimham's boulder problems have been extensively re-climbed and checked for the forthcoming YMC Yorkshire Gritstone guide (hopefully due out by the end of 2012) and, as part of this, the Font grading system has been used and some problems that previously only had numbers have now been given names. To avoid any confusion over the new names used here the relevant section from the Yorkshire Gritstone Bouldering Volume 1 (Steve Dunning & Ryan Plews, Total Climbing, 2008) guidebook has also been included for reference. This short circuit takes in some of Brimham's best problems from Font 3+ to Font 7c.
Uber-strong Dave Cowl has been one of the leading activists developing a new generation of classic hard problems amongst the trees and pinnacles of Brimham in recent years. The Titfield Thunderbolt (Font7b+) and The Ripple Effect (Font7c) are just two of his lines that have become coveted ticks for the visiting boulderer. We asked him for the lowdown on one of his favourite crags.
Sum up the Brimham experience for us, Dave.
Brimham always feels like a little adventure. The bouldering has a thuggy reputation, but to me it's always felt quite subtle.
What's your favourite Brimham problem?
Crimpy Roof (Font7b) at the Hare's Head area always makes me happy. It's super basic pulling in a great and peaceful setting.
Some pretty impressive bouldering royalty has added problems at Brimham over the years. Whose are always the toughest?
That's an easy one. Andy Swann's problems are always tough. The guy's a beast.
Is there much scope left for future bouldering development at Brimham?
I think so, with the likes on Tom Peckitt lurking around in the boulders who knows what will happen.
Situated near Pateley Bridge in North Yorkshire, Brimham Rocks sits on National Trust land. Parking is £5 for a day or free if you're an NT member. The car park is locked at dusk so be careful not to get shut in for the night. Take care with areas of softer rock. There is sometimes a bird ban around the Fag Slab area and bouldering on the Druid's Idol formation is not permitted.
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