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Alhaji Omar Bongo Ondimba, born as Albert-Bernard Bongo, was a Gabonese politician who was President of Gabon for 41 years from 1967 until his death in office in 2009. Omar Bongo was promoted to key positions as a young official under Gabon's first President Leon M'ba in the 1960s, before being elevated to Vice-President from 1966 to 1967, eventually succeeding M'ba to become Gabon's second President upon the latter's death in 1967. Bongo headed the single-party regime of the Gabonese Democratic Party until 1990, when he was forced to introduce multi-party politics in Gabon in the face of great public pressure. He then survived intense opposition to his rule in the early 1990s, succeeding in consolidating power again mainly by bringing most of the major opposition leaders of the 1990s over to his side. He was re-elected in an extremely controversial 1993 presidential election, and again in the subsequent elections of 1998 and 2005, with his respective majorities increasing and the opposition becoming more subdued on each election. After Cuban President Fidel Castro stepped down in February 2008, Bongo became the world's longest-serving non-monarch ruler. He was one of the longest serving rulers in history.
Yann Ulrich Stephane Lasme is a Gabonese professional basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos Athens of the Greek Basket League. He played NCAA college basketball at the University of Massachusetts, with the UMass Minutemen, and he was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2007 NBA Draft.
François Bozizé Yangouvonda is a Central African politician who was the President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. Bozizé rose to become a high-ranking army officer in the 1970s, under the rule of Jean-Bédel Bokassa. After Bokassa was ousted, Bozizé served in the government as Minister of Defense from 1979 to 1981 and as Minister of Information from 1981 to 1982. He participated in a failed 1982 coup attempt against President André Kolingba and subsequently fled the country. Years later, he served as Army Chief of Staff under President Ange-Félix Patassé, but he began a rebellion against Patassé in 2001. Bozizé's forces captured Bangui in March 2003, while President Ange-Félix Patassé was outside the country, and Bozizé took power, ushering in a transitional period of government. He won the March–May 2005 presidential election in a second round of voting, and he was re-elected in the January 2011 presidential election, winning the vote in the first round. In December 2012, the CAR was plunged into an uprising by rebel forces who condemned the Bozizé government for not honoring peace agreements after the Central African Republic Bush War in 2007. On 24 March 2013, Bozizé fled to Cameroon via the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the rebel forces attacked the capital city of Bangui and took control of the presidential palace.
Daniel Michel Cousin is a Gabonese footballer who is a striker who is currently a free agent and represents Gabon. Previously he has played for Martigues, Chamois Niortais, Le Mans Union Club 72, RC Lens, Rangers, Hull City, Larissa and Sapins.
Bruno Ecuele Manga is a Gabonese footballer currently under contract for French side FC Lorient. Manga began his career in his homeland at FC 105 Libreville, before being spotted by scouts from French Ligue 1 side Girondins Bordeaux. He never played a league game for the club, and spent time on loan at Rodez AF. At the end of his contract he was signed on a free contract with Angers SCO, and became an integral part of their defence set up. In 2010 he joined FC Lorient, and became a first team regular in Ligue 1 as a replacement for Laurent Koscielny who left Lorient for Arsenal.
Roguy Méyé is a Gabonese football striker.
Jean Ping is a Gabonese diplomat and politician who was the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union from 2008 to 2012. He was previously the Foreign Minister of Gabon from 1999 to 2008 and served as President of the United Nations General Assembly from 2004 to 2005.
Éric Mouloungui is a Gabonese international footballer. Originally a striker, he is currently used as a midfielder.
Pierre Francois Aubameyang "Yaya" is a former Gabonese football defender. He also holds a French passport. He is the father of Catilina, Willy and Pierre-Emerick. He won over 80 caps for the Gabonese national team. He spent most of his career at French team Stade Lavallois. He is currently employed as a scout for A.C. Milan.
Andre Biyogho is a Gabonese football player.
Pierre-Claver Akendengué is a musician and composer of Gabon. In 1997, he received his country's "Prix d'excellence" at the Africa Music awards in Libreville, honoring his body of work. He also serves as a cultural advisor for the government of Gabon. Born on the island of Awuta, which is located just off the coast from Port-Gentil, Akendengué went to school in Port-Gentil, then studied psychology at the University of Caen in France during the 1960s. While in France, he met singer Mireille, who encouraged his musical interests. In 1974, Akendengué recorded his first album, Nandipo, consisted of songs of his own composition, sung in French and Nkomi, accompanied by guitar, women choir, bass and the percussion of Nana Vasconcelos. He later set to music poems by P. E. Mondjegou, such as "Le Chant du Coupeur d'Okoumé". Returning to Gabon, he studied solfeggio and plainchant at a Catholic college, and presented spectacles showcasing traditional Gabonese forms in a concert setting. In 1986, he received a doctorate from the University of Paris for his study of religion and education among the Nkomi.
Nathalie Makoma, born in Kinshasa, Zaire on February 24, 1982, is a Dutch singer of Congolese origin. Her parents are from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was the lead singer for the group Makoma and she later embarked on a solo musical career on her own. She took part in the Dutch Idols singing competition in its fourth season reaching the final and finishing as runner-up to Nikki Kerkhof. As a result she was signed to Sony BMG. She also took part in Dutch Dancing With the Stars coming second, in De Mattheus Masterclass.
Fanny Cottençon is a French actress, born in Port-Gentil, Gabon. In 1983 she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her effort in the movie L'étoile du nord.
Frédéric Bulot is a French football player who currently plays for Belgian club Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League. He is a French youth international having earned caps with all levels for which he has been eligible beginning with the under-16 team. His club describes him as a versatile left-footed box-to-box midfielder who is capable of playing as a centre midfielder or an attacker. Bulot signed his first professional contract on 18 July 2008 agreeing to a three-year deal until June 2011. After playing with the club's Championnat de France amateur team for the first two years of the contract, he was promoted to the senior team for the 2010–11 season and was assigned the number 22 shirt by manager Guy Lacombe. On 7 August 2010, Bulot made his professional debut in the club's opening league match against Lyon. He started the match and played 57 minutes before being substitute out in a 0–0 draw. Bulot is eligible for both France and Gabon on senior international level due to being born to a French father and Gabonese mother. In July 2011, he joined Caen on a three-year deal.
Lévy Clément Madinda is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays for Celta de Vigo in Spain, as a midfielder.
Anthony Obame Mylann is a taekwondo practitioner who represented Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Obame is currently coached by former two-time world champion Juan Antonio Ramos. He won the silver medal in the men's 80+ kg category at the 2012 Olympic Games, becoming the first Gabonese athlete to win a medal at the Olympics. Obame defeated Kaino Thomsen and Bahri Tanrikulu en route to the gold medal match, which he lost to Carlo Molfetta of Italy. Obame led in the match, but lost on a judges' decision after the match ended in a tie. Obame said he was disappointed because of what he called a "youthful error." Obame was greeted by thousands of supporters upon his return to Libreville. Obame said he felt "immense pride and joy" in having won the nation's first Olympic medal.
Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang is a Gabonese football goalkeeper who last played for Sochaux.
Catilina Aubameyang is a Gabonese international football player who is currently playing for Sapins.
Fabrice Do Marcolino is a Gabonese striker currently playing for the French side USJA Carquefou in the Championnat National. In the summer of 2009, he joined Stade Laval after signing from Angers SCO. The curious fact is that Angers and Laval are rivals. Do Marcolino has made several appearances for the Gabon national football team. His brother is fellow player Arsène Do Marcolino.
Mario Lemina is a footballer.
Zachee Ama Orji, born in Libreville, Gabon, in the 1960s, is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and filmmaker. Orji is a graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Having grown up in Cameroon, Benin and Togo he speaks both English and French fluently. His first movie was in 1991, and was entitled Unforgiven Sin. Since then, Orji has starred in different movies and is now a Nollywood legend. He is married to Ngozi Orji has three children and lives in Nigeria.
Guélor Kanga Kaku is a Gabonese professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Premier League for FC Rostov. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on March 9, 2013 for FC Rostov in a game against FC Alania Vladikavkaz.
André Mba Obame is a Gabonese politician. After serving as an adviser to President Omar Bongo in the 1980s, he was a minister in the government of Gabon from 1990 to 1991 and again from 1997 to 2009; during that time, he was identified with the reformist wing of the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party. He held the key post of Minister of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 and then briefly served as Minister of the Coordination and Follow-up of Government Action in mid-2009. He was an independent candidate in the 30 August 2009 presidential election and placed third with 25.33% of the vote.
Jean-Hilaire Aubame was a Gabonese politician active during both the colonial and independence periods. The French journalist Pierre Péan said that Aubame's training "as a practicing Catholic and a customs official helped to make him an integrated man, one of whom political power was not an end in itself." Born into a Fang family, Aubame was orphaned at a young age. He was raised by the stepbrother of Léon M'ba, who became Aubame's chief political rival. Encouraged by his colleagues, Aubame entered politics, serving as Gabon's first representative in the National Assembly of France from 1946 to 1958. Aubame was also a leader in solving African problems, particularly developing the Gabonese standard of living and planning urban sites. Aubame's quick rise in Gabonese politics was spurred by the support of the missions and administration, whereas much of M'ba's strength came from the colonists. Despite a rivalry, Aubame and M'ba, now the President of Gabon, formed several political unions which were sufficiently politically balanced to appeal to the electorate. In appreciation for his help, M'ba appointed Aubame as foreign minister and later President of the Supreme Court. Tensions soon rose between the two due to Aubame's refusal to merge his party with M'ba's and create a single-party state. Aubame was installed as President of Gabon during a 1964 coup d'état against M'ba. However, the coup was toppled three days later, and although he did not participate in the coup's planning, Aubame was sentenced to 10 years of hard labor and 10 years of exile. He was beaten almost daily by his prison guards while serving out his sentence. M'ba's successor as President, Omar Bongo, allowed the return of Aubame to Gabon in 1972. The elder politician died in 1989 in Gabon's capital of Libreville.
Franck Engonga is a Gabonese professional footballer who currently plays for Club Africain and the Gabon national football team. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Pascaline Mferri Bongo Ondimba is a Gabonese politician. Under her father, President Omar Bongo, she was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1994 and Director of the Cabinet of the President from 1994 to 2009.
Henri Arnaud Antchouet Rebienot, known as Antchouet, is a Gabonese footballer who plays for Churchill Brothers S.C. in the I-League. Nicknamed "The Arrow" due to his agility, the striker spent most of his professional career in Portugal and played in five other countries abroad. From 2007 to 2009 he served a ban due to doping.
Patrice Emery Trovoada is a São Toméan politician who was Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from February 2008 to June 2008 and again from August 2010 to December 2012.
Jean Eyeghé Ndong is a Gabonese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Gabon from January 20, 2006 to July 17, 2009. He was also the First Vice-President of the Gabonese Democratic Party until 2009. Eyeghé Ndong resigned as Prime Minister in July 2009 and announced his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the August 2009 presidential election. Subsequently he withdrew his candidacy in favor of a joint opposition candidate, André Mba Obame, and acted as spokesman for the opposition. He has been Vice-President of the National Union, a unified opposition party, since its creation in February 2010.
Gilles Daniel Mbang Ondo is a Gabonese football striker who plays for Nejmeh.
Bruno Mbanangoyé Zita is a Gabonese football midfielder who is currently a free agent.
Raymond Ndong Sima is a Gabonese politician who has been Prime Minister of Gabon since February 2012.
Reina-Flor Okori is a French hurdler of Equatoguinean and Nigerian origins. Okori was born in Gabon after her parents fled Equatorial Guinea, due to the political persecution during the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. Her grandparents were Equatoguineans, each with different ethnic groups, except for her paternal grandfather. As a junior she finished tenth in long jump at the 1996 World Junior Championships and won the 1999 European Junior Championships in 100 metres hurdles. She finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She competed at the 2004 Olympics, the 2005 European Indoor Championships, the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships, without reaching the final. At the 2008 Olympics, Okori reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres hurdles. She repeated this feat at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified in the semi-finals.
Pierre Mamboundou was a Gabonese politician. He was President of the Union of the Gabonese People, an opposition party in Gabon, from 1989 to 2011.
Paul Biyoghé Mba is a Gabonese politician who was Prime Minister of Gabon from July 2009 to February 2012. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party, he served for years as a minister in the government prior to his appointment as Prime Minister. Since 2012, he has been President of the Economic and Social Council of Gabon.
Merlin Abdoulaye Tandjigora is a Gabonese football player who plays French club Carquefou in the Championnat de France amateur. He plays as a defensive midfielder and previously played at the professional level with Metz. Tandjigora is a graduate of the National Football School located in his hometown. On 9 July 2010, he became the first player from the academy to sign a professional contract with a European club after signing a one-year contract with Metz. Tandjigora arrived at Metz in 2009 and joined the club's Championnat de France amateur 2 team for the 2009–10 season. He played in 21 matches and scored two goals as the reserve team of Metz were crowned champions of the league finishing with 107 points. After the season, Tandjigora signed his first professional contract and was, subsequently, promoted to the senior team and assigned the number 12 shirt by new manager Dominique Bijotat. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2010 in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Clermont. Tandjigora started the match and played 76 minutes in a 3–1 defeat. He made his league debut a week later in a 2–0 defeat to Évian. Tandjigora was formerly a Gabonese youth international having earned caps with the nation's under-20 team in qualification for the 2009 African Youth Championship. On 30 September 2010, he was called up to the senior team for the first time by coach Gernot Rohr for matches against Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Rémy Nenet Ebanega Ekwa is Gabonese footballer who playing for French club AJ Auxerre. In July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Auxerre. He was called to Gabon national football team, played at 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Georges Ambourouet is a gabonese international football defender who currently plays for Albanian club FK Kukësi.
Bruno Ben Moubamba is a Gabonese politician.
Rose Francine Rogombé is a Gabonese politician who was Acting President of Gabon from June 2009 to October 2009, following the death of long-time President Omar Bongo. She constitutionally succeeded Bongo due to her role as President of the Senate, a post to which she was elected in February 2009. She is a lawyer by profession and a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party. Rogombé was the first female head of state of Gabon. After her interim presidency, she returned to her post as President of the Senate.
Dieudonné Londo is a former Gabon international football forward who played for clubs in Gabon, Morocco, Belgium, Greece and Cyprus.
André Raponda Walker was a Gabonese author, ethnographer, Catholic priest, and missionary. Walker wrote extensively about Gabonese language and culture.
Christopher Lima da Costa is a Gabonese-born São Toméan athlete. He competed in the 100 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was eliminated in the preliminary round despite posting a personal best time of 11.56. Da Costa also represented his country at the 100 metres in the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu and at the 100 metres in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. Both times he was eliminated in the preliminaries.
Henri Junior Ndong Ngaleu is Gabonese footballer, who plays for French club AJ Auxerre. In July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Auxerre, along with his US Bitam fellow Rémy Ebanega. He played for Gabon national football team at 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He plays in defender.
Yrondu Musavu-King is a Gabonese football player who plays for French club Uzès Pont du Gard on loan from Caen in Ligue 2 and the Gabon national team. He plays mainly as a central defender. Musavu-King made his professional debut on 23 November 2012 in a 1–0 league victory against Angers SCO. Musavu-King made his debut for Gabon in a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Congo.
Rolly Lumbala is a Canadian football fullback for the BC Lions. He was invited to training camp as a gridiron football fullback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. Never making the full roster, he was cut on September 4. He was drafted by the BC Lions in the second round of the 2008 CFL Draft. He played college football at Idaho.
Fr. Paul Mba Abessole is a Gabonese politician who heads the National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon and was a leading opponent of President Omar Bongo during the 1990s. He stood as a presidential candidate twice during the 1990s and also served as Mayor of Libreville, the capital. From 2002 to 2009 he participated in the government of Gabon, holding the rank of Deputy Prime Minister for most of that period.
Guy Roger Nzamba is a former Gabonese footballer, who played as a forward. He also represented the Gabon national football team. Nzamba made his debut in the Football League for Southend United on 20 September 1997, at home to Fulham in the 1–0 victory. He came on as a substitute in the 40th minute for Paul Williams before being substituted himself in the 65th minute for Carl Beeston. He also represented the Gabon national football team on a number of occasions.
Paul Ulrich Kessany Zategwa, known as Paul Kessany is a Gabonese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for AS Mangasport. He is also a member of the Gabon national football team.
Paul Marie Indjendjet Gondjout was a Gabonese politician and civil servant, and the father of Laure Gondjout, another prominent Gabonese politician. Gondjout was a member of the Mpongwe ethnic group, and served in the French colonial administration from 1928, and founded the Cercle amical et mutualiste des évolués de Port-Gentil in 1943. He was a delegate to the French Senate from 1949 to 1958, and founded the Gabonese Democratic Bloc. In 1954, Léon M'ba joined the party and eventually overthrew Gondjout as leader. In 1960, then President M'ba reshuffled the government without consulting Parliament. When Gondjout filed a motion of censure he was charged with attempting a coup d'état and sentenced to two years in prison. Following his release, M'ba appointed him to the largely symbolic post of President of the Economic Council, in part to silence the threat he represented. Gondjout served as Minister of State during the abortive 1964 Gabon coup d'état but was acquitted of all charges during his subsequent trial. He lived outside public view from his 1966 acquittal to his death on 1 July 1990 and there is little record of his life during this period.
Thierry Issiémou is a Gabonese international footballer who plays for Réunion Premier League side JS Saint-Pierroise, as a defensive midfielder.
Arsène Copa is a Gabonese footballer, who currently plays for AS Mangasport.
Ernest Akouassaga is a Gabonese football defender is currently a free agent.
Erwin Blynn Nguéma Obame is a Gabonese football player who currently plays for US Bitam.
Léon Mébiame was the Prime Minister of Gabon from 1975 to 1990. A member of the Fang ethnic group, Mébiame was born in Libreville. Under French colonial rule, he became an inspector of federal police in 1956 and was posted in Chad from January 6, 1957 to March 1959. A close associate of President Omar Bongo, he was Vice President from 1968 to 1975, when the position was abolished; he was then appointed as Prime Minister and served from April 16, 1975 to May 3, 1990. Subsequently he joined the opposition in the early 1990s. He was appointed as President of the Libreville Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Mines on November 6, 2008. He took office on December 4, 2008, succeeding Joachim Boussamba.
Théodore Nzue Nguema is a retired Gabon international footballer.
Charly Moussono is a footballer who plays for Pretoria University F.C. in the South African National First Division. Although Cameroonian by birth, he has represented Gabon and Cameroon at international level. Despite representing Gabon at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012, FIFA later found him to be ineligible to represent Gabon at international level. In 2011, Moussono played several games for Gabon and also included in a high-profile friendly game against Brazil. He was later named in the Gabon squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He played in all four games that Gabon participated in. On 3 June 2012, he represented Gabon in a 0-0 draw with Niger in a FIFA sanctioned World Cup qualifying match. In December 2012, FIFA announced that Moussono was not an eligible player for Gabon as he had represented Cameroon in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup competition. Niger were awarded a 3–0 victory over Gabon.
Cédric Boussougou is a footballer who plays for Gabon national football team.
Jean-Boniface Assélé is a Gabonese politician and the President of the Circle of Liberal Reformers. He served in the government of Gabon from 1975 to 1990 and again from 2004 to 2009. He was also Commander-in-Chief of the National Police Forces from 1970 to 1989 and held the rank of General. Since September 2009, Assélé has been the Fourth Vice-President of the Senate of Gabon.
Zacharie Myboto is a Gabonese politician and President of the National Union, an opposition party. He was the Administrative Secretary of the Gabonese Democratic Party from 1972 to 1990 and served in the government from 1978 to 2001. After resigning from the government, he became an opposition leader, founding the Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development in 2005 and placing third in the 2005 presidential election. He has been the President of the Group of the Forces of Change in the National Assembly since 2007. In February 2010, the UGDD merged with two other opposition parties to create the National Union, and Myboto became its President.
Jonas Ogandaga is a Gabonese footballer who currently plays for Gabonese club Stade Mandji. A midfielder, his previous clubs include Petrosport, Sogara, Mbilinga, Raja Casablanca, Olympique Kef, and Medenine. He also played for his nation between 1993 and 2000. He played in three tournaments which include the 1994, 1996 and 2000 African Cup of Nations.
Alexandre Sambat was a Gabonese politician and diplomat. He was Gabon's Ambassador to the United States from 1991 to 1993 and then joined the opposition in Gabon, standing unsuccessfully as a candidate in the December 1993 presidential election. After that election, he served in the government until his death in 1998. Born in Makokou, Sambat became a chemical engineer. He was Minister of National Education until being appointed as Minister of State for Tourism, Leisure, and National Parks on 18 November 1987. He was subsequently appointed as Ambassador to the United States on 26 April 1991 and presented his credentials on 11 June 1991. A composition by Sambat, the "World Peace Song", premiered in January 1992; Sambat sang and played keyboard during the performance, which was characterized by a "bright, melodic refrain". Its lyrics were in both English and French. After the 1993 election, he was again included in the government; as of 1995 he was Minister of Human Rights. He was the only member of the opposition included in the government that was named on 28 January 1997; on that occasion he was appointed as Minister of Youth, Sports, and Leisure.
Muller Dinda is a Gabonese professional footballer. He plays for Gabon national football team. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Alain Moussi is a film producer, a screenwriter and an actor.
Armand Ossey born on 19 October 1978 in Libreville, Gabon is a former Gabonese international football striker who played between 1995 and 2008. During his career he played in Gabon as well as in France, Portugal and in Estonia in which his previous clubs include CS Stade d'Akebe Libreville, Grenoble, Valence, Créteil, Moreirense, Pau, Rouen, Kuressaare and Paris. He participated in the 2000 African Nations Cup for Gabon in 2000 in which Gabon finished in last place with one point. Armand Ossey played for Gabon between 1998 and 2000.
Samson Mbingui is a Gabonese professional footballer. He plays for Gabon national football team. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Arsène Do Marcolino Rogombé is a Gabonese international footballer who plays club football in France for Poitiers FC.
Rodrigue Moundounga is a Gabonese international footballer who plays as a defender for CF Mounana.
Didier Ibrahim Ndong is a Gabonese footballer, who plays as a Midfielder in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 for CS Sfaxien, and for the Gabonese national team.
Franck Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet is a Gabonese diplomat and political figure who has served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Foreign Affairs since February 2012. He was Gabon's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2008 to January 2009. Afterwards he served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Energy, Hydraulic Resources, and New Energies from January 2009 to June 2009 and then briefly as Minister of Relations with Parliament and the Constitutional Institutions in mid-2009. He was again appointed as Permanent Representative to the UN in November 2009. In March 2010, Issoze-Ngondet was the President of the United Nations Security Council.
Edmond Mouele is a Gabonese football defender currently playing for AS Mangasport. He is the current captain of the Gabon national football team.
Anselme Delicat is a Gabonese football manager and a former player. Since late 2000s he has been the main coach of USM Libreville.
Idriss Ngari is a Gabonese politician and army general. A relative of President Omar Bongo, Ngari rose rapidly through the ranks of the army, ultimately serving as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from 1984 to 1994. He then held a succession of posts in the government of Gabon, serving as Minister of Defense from 1994 to 1999, Minister of Transport from 1999 to 2002, Minister of the Interior from 2002 to 2004, Minister of Public Works from 2004 to 2007, Minister of Tourism from 2007 to 2009, and finally as Minister of Health in 2009. Considered one of Gabon's most powerful figures during Omar Bongo's rule, Ngari is a member of the Gabonese Democratic Party.
André Gustave Anguilé was a former Gabonese politician and diplomat. He was the foreign minister of his country from 1960–1961. He was born in Libreville, Gabon.
Étienne Alain Djissikadié is a Gabonese footballer currently playing for US Bitam.
Richard Auguste Onouviet is a Gabonese politician. Holding a succession of ministerial portfolios, Onouviet served in the government of Gabon as Minister of Water and the Environment from 1999 to 2002, Minister of Mines, Energy, and Oil from 2002 to 2007, Minister of Planning from 2007 to 2009, and as Minister of Decentralization and Urban Policy in 2009. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party, he has been a Deputy in the National Assembly since 2009.
Imunga Ivanga: is a Gabonese filmmaker. He was born in 1967 in Libreville, Gabon. He studied at University of Libreville and has a masters in literature. Also, he speaks several languages like Mpongwe, French, English, Spanish and Italian. After a year studying film at the FEMIS in Paris, he specialised in script-writing and in 1996 obtained his degree. Also, he is a prolific writer and he has written several scripts for short films, clips and documentaries.
Thierry Mouyouma is a Gabonese former football defender and current manager. He made several appearances for the Gabon national football team. In 2003, Mouyouma moved to South Africa, joining Wits University from FC Felgueiras. After he retired from playing, Mouyouma became a football coach. He manages his former club, FC 105 Libreville.
Edna Merey-Apinda is a Gabonese writer.
Georges Akieremy Owondo is a Gabonese football striker currently playing in Israel.
Pierre-André Kombila Koumba is a Gabonese politician, professor, and medical doctor. He was the First Secretary of the National Rally of Woodcutters, Gabon's main opposition party, from 1990 to 1998; he then led a split from the RNB, establishing the more radical National Rally of Woodcutters - Democrats in 1998. He was nominated as the RNB-D's candidate for the 1998 presidential election, but received only a small share of the vote. Later, he abandoned his opposition to President Omar Bongo and joined the government, serving as Minister of Technical and Vocational Education from 2006 to 2009 and as Minister of Hydraulic Resources and New Energies in 2009. Following Bongo's death, he rejoined the opposition in mid-2009.
Yanne Bidonga, also called Yann Bidonga is Gabonese football goalkeeper who plays for AS Mangasport in Gabon Championnat National D1.
Stéphane Bitséki Moto is Gabonese footballer who plays for his country club Bitam in Gabon Championnat National D1 as a goalkeeper. He was called to Gabon national football team at 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Blaise Louembe is a Gabonese political figure. He served in the government of Gabon as Minister of the Economy, Finance, the Budget, and Privatization from 2008 to 2009 and has been Minister of the Budget, Public Accounts, and the Civil Service, in charge of State Reform, since October 2009. In March 2000, H.E. Blaise Loumbe began his life's work with Gabon’s President Bongo to make Gabon’s GDP the third highest per capita in the area. After the elections in 2008 the new President of Gabon, Ali Bongo, showing the infinite trust in Blaise Louembe's economic genius, made Blaise Loumbe the Minister in charge of Public Accounts, Civil Service and the Budget, and in 2009 placed him in charge of State Reform for the entire Nation of Gabon. Born in Koulamoutou, Louembe was Paymaster-General of Gabon from 22 March 2000 until he was appointed to the government as Minister of the Economy, Finance, the Budget, and Privatization on 7 October 2008. When Ali Bongo took office as President, he retained Louembe in the government but modified his portfolio, appointing him as Minister of the Budget, Public Accounts, and the Civil Service, in charge of State Reform, on 17 October 2009.
Audrey Koumba is a Gabonese judo player.
Lionel Yakouya is a Gabonese football player.


Q: What is the annual allowance?
A: The annual allowance limits the amount of tax relievable pension savings that can be made by or on behalf of a member each year. Since the 2015/16 tax year, pension input periods have been aligned with tax years. Under a money-purchase scheme this is simply the value of the contributions paid in a pension input period. However, under a defined benefit or cash balance scheme it is the increase in the value of a member's rights over the scheme's pension input period.
Q: How is the increase in benefits valued when testing against the annual allowance?
A: The annual allowance applies in total to all pension increases a member may have. See below for details how these increases are valued when testing against the annual allowance.
Q: How much can be paid in a pension input period before an annual allowance charge must be paid?
A: If the amount paid in the pension input period exceeds the annual allowance for that year an annual allowance charge must be paid, unless there is unused annual allowance to carry forward from previous pension input periods. Since the 2015/16 tax year, pension input periods have been aligned with tax years.
Since 6 April 2015 there is a new annual allowance called the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA). If the MPAA is triggered, only £4,000 can be paid to all defined contribution plans in any pension input period before the annual allowance tax charge is applied. If this occurs part-way through a pension input period only the contributions made after the trigger are tested against the MPAA. However the total contributions/accrual in that tax year are also tested against the £40,000 annual allowance. For more information see our article Annual allowance.
Since 6 April 2016, individuals who have 'adjusted income' for a tax year of greater than £150,000 have their annual allowance for that tax year restricted. It is reduced, so that for every £2 of income they have over £150,000, their annual allowance is reduced by £1. Any resulting reduced annual allowance is rounded down to the nearest whole pound.
The maximum reduction is £30,000, so anyone with income of £210,000 or more has an annual allowance of £10,000. High income individuals caught by the restriction may therefore have to reduce the contributions paid by them and/or their employers or pay an annual allowance charge. For more information see our article tapering of annual allowance.
Q: Can unused annual allowance be carried forward?
A: Yes, unused annual allowance from pension input periods ending in the previous three tax years can be carried forward to the current pension input period. The annual allowance for pension input periods ending in the current tax year is £40,000. Since the 2015/16 tax year, pension input periods have been aligned with tax years.
It's still possible to carry forward unused annual allowance from previous years to a year where the taper applies. However the amount of unused annual allowance available when carrying forward from a year where the taper has applied will be the balance of the tapered amount. For more information see our article tapering of annual allowance.
It's not possible to carry forward unused tax relief to a defined contribution plan if the money purchase annual allowance has been triggered. DC contributions must be limited to £4,000 to avoid an AA tax charge.
Q: Is there ever an exemption from the annual allowance charge?
A: Where a member dies, or takes benefits on a severe or serious ill-health basis, no pension input amount will arise for the pension input period ending within that tax year.
Q: What is the maximum pension contribution that the member is entitled to tax relief on if they have no earnings, for example a child?
A: The maximum amount is £3,600 p.a.
Q: Can somebody other than the member or the employer pay into the pension plan?
A: Yes an individual, other than the employer or former employer, may contribute to a scheme on behalf of the member. It's treated as if made by the member, so for tax relief to be given, it would have to be no more than the higher of £3,600 and 100% of the member’s relevant UK earnings.
Q: What is the maximum payment that an employer can pay for an employee?
A: Employer contributions qualify for full corporate tax relief, assuming that they meet the 'wholly and exclusively' requirements. Members are subject to a tax charge on the amount of any contribution (both member and employer) paid in excess of the annual allowance each year. Under a money-purchase scheme this is simply the value of the contributions paid in a pension input period. However, under a defined benefit or cash balance scheme it is the increase in the value of a member's rights over the pension input period.
Since the 2015/16 tax year, pension input periods have been aligned with tax years.
Employer contributions usually benefit from full corporate tax relief in the accounting period in which they are paid. However, if the employer pays a pension contribution that's more than £500,000 of what's been paid in previous years they may have tax relief spread over a period of years.
Q: Are employer contributions paid gross or net?
A: They are paid gross.
Q: What happens if an employer pays a contribution for a member that is more than the annual allowance, the money purchase annual allowance or the tapered annual allowance applies?
A: Members will be subject to a tax charge (annual allowance charge or money purchase annual allowance charge, if it applies) on the amount of any contribution (both member and employer) paid in excess of the annual allowance; tapered annual allowance or money purchase annual allowance each year.
Q: Katie didn't pay the maximum tax relievable pension contribution she could have last tax year. Can she carry forward the unused tax relief to this tax year?
A: No, unused tax relief can't be carried forward from a previous tax year. What can be carried forward is any unused annual allowance from a previous pension input period. If the amount of contributions paid is more than the annual allowance available in the pension input period, any unused annual allowance from previous pension input periods can be carried forward to increase that year's annual allowance. Katie can go back as far as pension input periods ending three tax years ago.
See our article on Carry forward for further details.
If Katie had triggered the money purchase annual allowance then she can only use carry forward to allow her to pay more into a defined benefit plan.
If Katie had triggered the tapered annual allowance it's still possible to carry forward unused annual allowance from previous years to a year where the taper applies. However, the amount of unused annual allowance available when carrying forward from a year where the taper has applied will be the balance of the tapered amount.
The annual allowance acts like a cap on the amount of tax relief that can be received. The tax relief is capped by imposing an annual allowance charge on any contribution over the annual allowance available for the pension input period. The charge is calculated using the member's marginal rate of income tax, so it's designed to effectively remove the tax relief received on the contribution. This is done via Katie's tax return.
See our article on tax relief and the annual allowance for further details.
Q: Lynn is a member of a defined benefit pension scheme to which she paid £3,000 over the pension input period. Will the £3,000 plus the employer contribution count towards the annual allowance?
A: No, for defined benefit schemes the employer contribution can't be assessed for each individual as it's an amount paid to the scheme, not each member's 'pot', so contributions (including Lynn's) can't be used as the measure.
The pension input amount for defined benefit schemes is the value of benefits accrued over the pension input period. An example of the calculation can be found in ‘A pension input amount calculation for a defined benefit scheme’ section of this article.
Q: Can a partnership pay employer contributions?
A: A partnership can pay employer contributions for those who are employees (e.g. administration staff). They can deduct those contributions from the partnership's taxable profits.
The partners themselves aren't employees - they're self-employed. Any contributions are therefore member contributions.
Q: Does pension income count as relevant UK earnings?
A: No, it doesn't. Pension income is treated in the same way as investment income - it doesn't count as earnings. Only earnings such as salary, wages bonus, overtime, commission or self-employed earnings count.
See the ‘Earnings that attract tax relief’ section of this page of the Pensions Tax Manual.


In order to put the right type of content together, you need content that will educate your prospects and build their trust. It’s important to establish your target audience and discover their needs before attempting to deliver content that is valuable to them.
Depending on your company, you might have a lot of different audiences – if you are just starting to build on your content portfolio, it can be an overwhelming challenge to speak to everyone at once. That’s why it’s important to keep your content simple at first and start answering the basic questions in your industry. Get comfortable with the content creation process and begin to expand from there. This also allows you to keep refining your content and specific audiences as your business grows and as your ideal customer evolves.
The web is full of tools that determine what people are talking about, what they're searching for, what their community does or does not like, and how your brand’s content could fit into the mix. In order to establish your target audience, you must identify their interests, their desires, and especially what they need to fulfill those needs and interests.
Before making a purchase or selecting a service, people ask questions and diligently research before making a choice. These questions can reveal some very distinct trends and help you generate a long list of content ideas that the audience is looking for. The first step in creating useful content that will attract visitors is establishing what your target audience is asking.
Answer sites can be a goldmine for discovering what your customers are talking about. By searching for questions that include your keywords at answer sites such as Yahoo! Answers, Quora and Answers.com, you can discover what people are asking about and what common problems you can solve using content. Answer sites allow you to get real time feedback from consumers about your industry. Try asking a related question about your product to see what kind of response you get from the answering public. The responses can give your company very informative marketing data.
If I sold dog toys, these questions would give me a few ideas about what people are asking about in the market. I could simply use the questions as the title for a blog post and then use the content to answer them these commonly asked questions.
The idea is to not only help solve the issues of my target audience, but establish myself as a trusted resource by publishing useful content. The next time they come looking for dog related answers or products, my company is the one they will trust and use. If optimized correctly, the content should increase traffic rank well in the search results, if not directly influencing a sale.
Take a close look at your current Google Analytic metrics. These patterns should tell you a lot about where your customers are coming from, where they are in their buying process, or what content they search for.
Google has many search options that make it a great tool to discover and brainstorm content ideas. Using my dog toy example, let’s type “dog toys for”. Before I finish typing, Google Suggest will automatically recommend relevant phrases for the search.
Once again, this quick and easy search generated many different content topics for your blog or knowledge section. Do this over and over for your keywords – before you know it, you will have a better understanding of your target audience and what they are searching for.
Perhaps the most useful tool for discover a target audience and their needs is social media. Social media channels have the power to reveal in real time your potential customers’ interests and requests. This makes it one of the most valuable marketing tools for your business.
Research through social media is an effective way to better understand how your potential customers think. In addition to understanding what they’re talking about, you’ll also see how they say it, giving you a great sense of the language they use to describe your products and how they perceive your market. By paying attention to the conversations around the topics and concepts relating to your business, you’ll spot trends in what people are saying, what content they respond to, and what generates the most engagement.
· Twitter: What #hashtags or trending topics are booming in your industry? What are people talking about and asking for?
· Facebook: What type of content gets the most Shares and Likes in your industry? Are you posting as much content on Facebook as your competitors?
· LinkedIn: How is your company viewed compared to your peers? Do you contribute or publish content that establishes your brand as a thought-leader in the industry?
If you do not have much engagement on your social channels, take a close look at how the audience communicates with your competitors' social channels You should be able to get a clearer view on what type of content your audience likes to comment on and share, and this will be valuable information to have when researching or creating new content topics later in the strategy.
To remain competitive you must keep abreast of social trends. This requires that you keep close watch on your competitors' social profiles to see how they engage their users, and you need to check back often. As you create content, continue to engage with social networks to keep current with the changing social trends. That way, you can engage your potential customers’ right where they are, acting as a resource for their needs.
In a previous article, 4 Quick Storytelling Tips for More Engaging Content, I discussed the basic fundamentals for great business storytelling. Now it’s time to put those quick tips in action and begin telling your brand’s story in unique and effective ways. We know that great storytelling is a powerful way to build relationships with potential clients and draw larger audiences - but how do you begin to tell your tale?
For any company to thrive, the brand needs to resonate with the audience. It needs to be projected as relatable and beneficial. This can be accomplished many ways, but a unique and captivating story is a great place to start. Every business has a different story, each with peaks and valleys; triumphs and failures. Why did you launch the company? What problem needed to be solved and why have you committed yourself so passionately to this brand? – The answer to these questions is sure to make a great story, and needs to be shared!
Your story needs to demonstrate the uniqueness of your brand and explain what makes you so different from the competitors. By striving to reach new benchmarks and telling the story of your progress is one of the best ways to keep that story alive and loyal customers engaged with the brand.
It’s crucial that brands find a way to differentiate themselves from other competitors in the industry. But it’s not all about standing out and getting noticed by a large audience. Great storytelling is about getting people to care about your brand and buy into a product or service. Thinking outside-the-box with storytelling means moving away from the tradition mission statements and cliché promises.
· Social Media: Social media has boomed into not only a cultural phenomenon, but an extremely valuable tool that is used by millions of businesses worldwide to tell their story. Regardless of industry, companies can have a lot of fun with social media by using graphics, pictures or quick video to tell their story. According to The Content Marketing Institute, the most successful brands are active on an average of 7 networks. Don’t be afraid to get personal and use social media to directly engage with your audience. Short staff bios posted once a week or photos of the company in action can add a personalized touch to your social media presence.
· Write Blog Posts: Blog posts create a perfect opportunity to showcase accomplishments, press releases or staff events that help tell the continuing story of your brand. If your company or its employees have won industry awards, or your company was quoted in a prestigious publication – that makes for a great story! Create some content and celebrate that achievement with your audience.
· Video: YouTube brings in over 1 billion unique monthly visitors – that’s a lot of traffic. Video makes for great storytelling because it creates a strong and vivid connection with the audience. A friendly video with a staff member or leader in the industry can humanize your company. It's a great way to communicate your ongoing story and personalize your brand. And who can resist an episode of Office Dogs… really?
· Event Timeline: In order to avoid a text-heavy story that covers the long history of your brand, consider creating a timeline to showcase your company’s achievements. By structuring information into easily digestible content, visitors can quickly comprehend the successes and benefits of your company. A wonderful example of this is the Moz ‘About Us’ page.
Moz is a great example of a properly optimized About Us page. Not only does it highlight key events in their history, it provides a personalized look into the fun and accomplished company. Any company can create a personalized and relatable About Us page that works to build a trusting relationship with new visitors or existing customers.
The ‘About Us’ page is a crucial part of every website or blog. It always shocks me to find brands without an optimized or built page - it’s usually one of the first destinations for visitors when arriving to a site or interested in a brand.
Your business may have started out as a passion or hobby, reaction to a life-changing event, passed-down by a family member for generations. The About Us page is the perfect area to tell your story about the many inspirations and events behind the business. Tell the story of how the company was founded, along with explanation of its goals and objectives. Be personable and allow visitors to learn more about your business and work to build a trusting relationship.


Natural selection is a mechanism for evolution. Those organisms best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive to reproductive age and pass on alleles for favourable characteristics to their offspring. In this case, the environment (nature) is doing the selecting.
The genetic processes underlying both natural and artificial selection are the same.
Make a table to compare natural selection and artificial selection (include similarities as well as differences).
In the classification of T. aestivum and einkorn wheat, has the biological species concept or the cladistic concept been used?
The protein in wheat grains has a specific quality. When hydrated and kneaded it forms a sticky, rubbery mass that holds bubbles of gas produced from yeast, giving the characteristic light texture of bread. The only other cereal grain that produces a protein able to do this is rye.
Describe the nature and origin of the gas produced by yeast.
Explain why wheat flour used for bread-making needs to have a higher protein content than wheat flour used for making biscuits.
Artifical Selection -. artificial selection. artificial selection is the deliberate selection of organisms with desirable characteristics that are useful to humans humans determine which alleles pass onto successive generations.
Evolution & Natural Selection -Evolution & natural selection. evolution. means “change.” in a narrower sense referring to organisms, means a permanent change occurring in a species over generations. can evolution be a fact?.


Which of the following two candidates for President of the United States do you support more at this point in time?
If you were going to watch a television broadcast featuring either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton speaking to supporters, which would you expect to be more entertaining?
Question 1- Over two months percentage of “American Voters” who self describe as “Democrats” has increases from (20.5%) to current total of (22.5%), Liberal self describers has dropped from (22%) to (19.5%), Independent's have increased from (14.5%) to (19%), Republicans from (24.5%) to (17.5%) and Conservatives from (19.5%) to (23.5%). These numbers are on decided basis with amounts from two months ago featuring Undecided as to self describing (11%) to (14%) currently.
After adjusting for before and current Undecided amounts, Democrat self describers have increased just less than (10%), Liberals have decreased just less than (10%), Independents have increased (30%), Republicans have plummeted (30%), and conservatives have increased (15%).
Donald Trump performs best among Conservatives < (70%) and Independent (60%), with one in two Republicans supporting him. Over (80%) of Democrats support Hillary Clinton, while (60%) of Liberals, < (30%) of Independents support her. Nearly (2%) of Democrats support Donald Trump, while (one half percent) of Republicans support Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump beats Hillary Clinton straight up before adjustment for ethnic/gender totals and his narrow lead exceeds the margin for error. When ethnic and gender adjustments are made to reflect national demographics (not applicable voting trends to those totals)) Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump.
Donald Trump is strongest among “Conservatives” and “Independents” but has only moderate support with “Republicans”. Hillary Clinton does well with “Democrats” and pretty well with “Liberals” but is being beaten badly by Donald Trump among “Independents”.
Hillary Clinton realizes an (8.5%) overall advantage over Donald Trump among African Americans and Latino Voters, while Donald Trump crushes her among Caucasians, particularly white males (61%-37%). Much of this latter disparity in Trump's favour is realized through the rising number of Independents supporting Donald Trump by more than double similar support for Hillary Clinton.
Hillary Clinton is seen as the establishment candidate from the Democrat side of the ledger, while Donald Trump is seen as the outsider being supported by Conservatives and Independents.
Bernie Sanders may have done just enough to slow Hillary Clinton if he is able to hang onto support of a large chunk of Liberals. This will not matter if the Republican establishment exercises its threat to reject Donald Trump.
Based on our RSR ROBBINS question of popular support including only Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton we can see based on exclusively on who respondents support more for President of the United States and based on Voter turnout of 130,000,000, that these two candidates occupy some type of support of slightly more than 96,000,000 Voters or about 48,000,000 million Voters each with 66,000,000 required to win.
Based on these numbers (on Decided basis) it appears that – all things being relatively equal- that “Independent” and “Ethnic” voters will decided who the next President of the United States will be 2016.
This is 'A Made in America RSR ROBBINS' poll of 2,032 U.S. “Voters” commencing February 23, 2016 to February 29, 2016 involving 2032 respondents. The Margin of Error is 2.17% plus or minus predicated on population of 130,000,000.


In the event of Armageddon, Harvard-Westlake is prepared. At least, that’s what Head of Security Jim Crawford hopes.
The CJL team that Crawford heads prepares for every possibility, even ones that seem less than likely to occur on campus. If an airplane were to crash on campus or into one of the buildings, the security team would be prepared. If a dirty bomb were to go off on campus, the security team would be prepared. If the largest earthquake in 100 years strikes Southern California, the security team would be prepared.
The team prepares for a campus emergency by doing everything from timing how long it takes to run to the far reaches of campus to practicing shutting off the gas and electrical mainlines to going to live fire ranges for weapons training, Crawford said.
Last Saturday afternoon, the security team held an emergency staging in the quad to practice shooting with blanks.
In class meetings and staged scenarios, the team taught students and teachers how to respond if a gunman were on campus in a system known as A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) response training. Students tackled members of Crawford’s security team posing as gunmen and terrorists, built forts from classroom desks and threw tennis balls at school employees all in the name of emergency preparedness.
The newly installed lockdown alarms, which can be heard up to one mile from campus, are only the latest in a series of efforts to improve the campus’ preparedness for a gunman.
In the past, a lockdown was signaled by three consecutive rings of the traditional fire alarm, followed by a pause then repeated.
De Matte said that students and teachers had difficulty distinguishing between a fire alarm and a lockdown alarm, leading to potentially dangerous confusion.
After a delay receiving the lockdown alarms due to factory backorder, the security team plans to hold two full lockdown drills on campus in addition to the two fire drills that are required by the California Education Code. The first fire drill of the year was conducted Sept. 13 on both campuses.
At least one of the lockdown drills (when students barricade themselves in classrooms) will include some element of the A.L.I.C.E. training, where the security team may act as shooters in order to prepare students for classroom infiltration, Crawford said.
Security is also planning to stage a nuclear or biohazard drill sometime this year to practice containing students and teachers where they are and sealing them in rooms, De Matte said.
Emergency plans for the Middle School are similar to those of the Upper School, Crawford said.
The Middle School is required to conduct more fire drills annually due to the age range under California Education Code and the security team scaled back training in the case of an on-campus shooter because of the younger student ages.
A video about the Columbine shooting that was shown to the Upper School students in class meetings was not shown at the Middle School.
The security team has placed two lockdown toilets (white buckets storing the necessary supplies) in each classroom in case students and teachers are forced to stay there for extended periods of time.
If students and teachers are on campus but not locked down in classrooms, Crawford’s team has bathroom facilities stored in the emergency bunkers that they can set up for each gender along with privacy shelters.
The Upper School’s emergency bunkers, which are really retired shipping containers with added security, are tucked away between the north side of Zanuck swim stadium and the southwest corner of the track adjacent to Coldwater Canyon.
The Middle School’s two bunkers are identical to Upper School’s.
“Our bunkers have supplies for 2,000 people for three days… and then some,” Crawford said.
The water-tight bunkers are so well supplied that when the Red Cross came to give suggestions about any other supplies the school should have in the bunkers, the representative told Crawford that he has never seen a bunker as well-supplied on a high school campus.
That includes not only basic necessities such as fresh water supplies, non-perishable food and blankets but also board games, search and rescue kits and a Geiger counter.
In the event of a prolonged stay, students and teachers can plan on doing some cooking.
The instant meals provided are individual do-it-yourself packages to occupy people after an emergency, at least for a time.
“I’d like it to be like the Beverly Hilton,” he said.


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A dream of great conflict occurred just after the dreamer had been thinking of confronting someone.
THE REALITY The night before the dreamer was thinking about a relationship. He had tried to take charge and confront a woman. This was in danger of destroying the relationship altogether.
DREAM SYMBOLISM Dreams can often represent exact emotions and feelings you have about thoughts from the day before. The day before this dream the dreamer was scared that his confrontation towards a woman was going to cause problems. How could this dream link to that?
The dreamer understood that Cicaro was politician from ancient Rome. This was a brutal culture in which leaders had to act ruthlessly. Cicaro was a man of principle who stood up for what he believed in. He was an opponent of the dictator, Julius Ceaser and Mark Anthony, who was eventually executed for standing for democracy.
The knife is also a symbol for the confrontation. Knife fights are personal and involve a great struggle. In this case it represents the brutal nature of the criticism.
The death perhaps represents his worry that this had ended the relationship. That the criticism was too harsh. The relationship was now over - dead.
ROME : "A brutal culture symbolic of the brutal way in which the dreamer had confronted a woman"
DEAD : "A worry that his relationship with the woman he confronted was now over - dead"
KNIFE FIGHT :"A very personal struggle. The personal nature of the dreamers criticism of a woman"
DREAM MEANING The dream has captured the following feeling within the dreamer - "I was extremely brutal in my criticism of her. I worry that this has ended the relationship. I really was very personal."


Opportunity/Challenge: This company had seen a major expansion, overhaul, and re-focusing of its long-standing charitable giving and community involvement programs. But the company wasn’t clear what impact was occurring, if any, from its philanthropic efforts. TPG Companies, Inc. was asked to help the company determine what core questions needed answering, and then to find the answers.
Outcomes: TPG worked with the company to hone and define the two primary questions to be asked: 1) Were the company’s own charitable giving objectives being met? -- and 2) Were its philanthropic programs furthering the company’s other business objectives?
The subsequent Philanthropic Impact Study conducted by TPG included input from 50 stakeholders, who shared their opinions with TPG regarding the impact of each of the company’s several philanthropic programming areas; as well as their views regarding the overall giving program. The study found that indeed, the charitable giving programs significantly impacted individuals, organizations, local communities, the state, and beyond. Charitable giving provided the company with a new platform from which to talk and new topics to discuss with stakeholders, who in turn began to more fully understand the priorities and impact of the company.
TPG’s study helped establish a baseline of impact for the company’s charitable giving programs. While confirming some assumptions, the study also brought forward new approaches, options and opportunities for the company’s charitable giving which might lead to greater impact and stronger strategic achievement. Even before the study was finalized, the company began incorporating key findings into its strategic plans.


The Donald Trump "kompromat" story has resulted in a lot of confusion, aided by Trump and his surrogates who are actively seeking to conflate pieces of the story in an attempt to discredit all of them. Here is a rundown on the facts you need in order to understand the story and the prominent false claims circulating around it.
President-elect Donald Trump and his surrogates continue furiously to try to deflect allegations that Russia possesses compromising materials it could use to influence his actions as president. Even well-meaning news media are sometimes conflating different aspects of this evolving story and using terms incorrectly. Here are the elements we know at present, as well as claims that can be refuted.
4. As reported and published by Buzzfeed, the existence of that larger document — a 35 page kompromat "dossier" — which was NOT produced by the IC but rather is a compilation of "opposition research" memos created by a private investigating firm run by a former British intelligence operative, and contains unverified information about a wide variety of potentially compromising materials, some salacious (sexual behavior) and some potentially treasonous (possible coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government).
CLAIM 1: Trump did not receive a brief on the kompromat. Trump's senior advisor Kellyanne Conway made this claim to Anderson Cooper, asking in reference to the material, "Why do they not tell the President-elect about it?" She repeated her assertion on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, saying Trump was "unaware of any briefing." NBC repeated this claim, citing a single anonymous source who asserted Trump wasn’t told about the kompromat. This is FALSE.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper took the extraordinary step of issuing a statement that implicitly confirmed not only that Trump had been briefed on the material but that Clapper later called Trump and discussed the material again after the original briefing. Flip-flopping on her previous claim, Conway retweeted his statement in apparent endorsement.
Vice President Joe Biden also explicitly confirmed that information about the kompromat had been included in the briefings by the IC. Furthermore, as reported by sources to CNN, ABC, and even — contrary to their earlier claims — NBC, FBI Director James Comey met with Trump one-on-one to convey the information due to its sensitivity.
CLAIM 2: The U.S. intelligence community prepared the dossier. Trump himself has repeatedly attempted to link the IC with the production of the dossier. This is FALSE. As noted above, the 35-page dossier was NOT written or compiled by anyone in the U.S. IC, nor was it leaked by them. Rather, the dossier is a collection of memoranda written by a British former intelligence operative who runs a private investigation firm.
He was reportedly initially hired by Republican opponents of Trump and later by Democratic sources for the purposes of gathering negative information on Trump to use against him during the election season. (Collection of opposition research is a standard process within political primaries and general elections.) The information has been widely circulating among journalists and people working in the U.S. government for many months.
CLAIM 3: The information contained in the dossier is untrue or "disinformation." Trump himself has repeatedly stated that the allegations contained within dossier are false and even tried to say the IC has said they are false. He has also repeatedly and bizarrely attempted to undermine the opinion of the IC by citing Russia’s claims that it does not engage in the collection of kompromat. Trump’s surrogates have reinforced this narrative.
Additionally, NBC mischaracterized the dossier as "disinformation" based on the claims of a single anonymous source, and MSNBC's Chris Matthews hammered home that mischaracterization. ("Disinformation" is a term used to denote material disseminated to mislead and divert attention away from reality. For example: A nation might convey information about plans to attack in one location when it is actually intending to attack at a different location.) This is COMPLICATED. The IC has NOT characterized the information as untrue. That part is false.
Clapper’s own statement specifies the IC "has not made any judgment that the information in this document is reliable" or not. The dossier contains many assertions. We simply do not have full information about the veracity of the various allegations, but the most informed members of the U.S. IC found the existence of the dossier and its contents concerning enough that they felt the need to bring it to the attention of the POTUS and Trump.
DNI Clapper characterized the material as a matter that "might affect national security." The dossier also contains many statements of generally accepted fact about the operations of Russia’s espionage and other intelligence operations.
CLAIM 4: The author of the memoranda contained within the dossier is not credible, and the dossier does not "look" right and therefore is not credible. This is FALSE. A former CIA intelligence officer who reviewed the dossier noted "the language sounds right" and commented, "The individual reports are exactly what one would expect in terms of tone and content on updates sent to a client to inform him or her what is happening in an investigation."
As the Guardian reported in its extensive investigation, Christopher Steele, the author of the materials within the dossier, is an experienced and "highly regarded professional" from within the British intelligence community who was considered as "one of the more eminent Russia specialists" within the British Secret Intelligence Services during his career there.
Following revelations about his identity, Steele has now reportedly gone into hiding out of fear for his safety. Furthermore, Paul Wood of the BBC reported the bombshell revelation that Steele and the dossier comprised of his memoranda are not the only source of the claims that Russia has collected and maintains kompromat on Trump.
The bottom line is, no matter how much Trump rages on Twitter or conflates the various pieces to cause confusion, nor how much Conway spins the facts, this is a major story, involving the national security and the very sovereignty of the United States. And it is not going away any time soon.


At first glance conducting an interview can seem like a simple process: shake hands, make small talk, ask questions, and compare the candidates. But how do you make sure your hiring process is as detailed as possible to ensure you always hire the perfect candidate?
The cost of a bad candidate can be huge, and it is not just the wasted salary that can be expensive. Training time, potential customer problems, and recruiting a replacement are all things that organisations strive to avoid. To prevent your company from making an expensive hiring mistake, it is important to have a detailed strategy. Here are our top tips on how to formulate questions and develop a robust interview process for your business.
Before you start searching for the perfect candidate, you need to spend some time thinking about the role you are recruiting for. Think about previous employees who have held the position and what skills, knowledge, and personal qualities made them successful or unsuccessful. Make a list of these and make sure that everyone involved with the selection process agrees that this is the criteria interviews are looking for each candidate.
Fact-based or general questions: most interviews will include some questions that clarify information listed on the candidate's CV. Questions that ask the candidate why they want to pursue a job in a specific field or with your company also fall into this category.
Situational or hypothetical questions: asking the candidate what he or she would do if placed in a certain situation is a situational question. These will allow the candidate to relate experiences they have had with your business, identifying their key skills and traits to do the job.
Stress questions: stress questions intentionally put the candidate in a stressful situation and are not always required in an interview. The objective of these questions is to learn how the candidate reacts in stressful situations.
Competency based questions: competency based questions are interview questions that require candidates to provide real-life examples as the basis of their answers. Candidates should explain why they made certain decisions, how they implemented these decisions and why certain outcomes took place.
Behavioural questions: the theory behind behavioural interviewing is that past performance is an excellent predictor of future performance. Instead of asking general questions, the interviewer asks for specific examples that demonstrate skills. For instance, instead of asking, "Do you have initiative?" the interviewer would ask for an example of a time when the candidate demonstrated initiative.
It is worth noting here that you must take care when asking some questions. These include asking about race, religion, marital status, children, gender, and disabilities. The general rule is if you are going to ask about any of these topics, you must ask every candidate you interview, and ensure your question will not be perceived negatively.
Part one: introduction – Set the candidate at ease with a few minutes of small talk. Ask some general or factual questions, and explain how the interview process is going to work.
Part two: fact base questions – use this time to go through the candidates CV, gaining a greater insight of their skills and experience to date.
Part three: behavioural/competency based questions – this is where you analyse the candidates ability to do the role at hand. Ask them to explain situations where they have used similar skills, and where they have used their skills to succeed in the past.
Part four: wrap-up – This is the time to let your candidate ask any questions they may have. After this interviewers should inform each candidate on the next stages, and when a selection will be made! Formal goodbyes should follow and then have the candidate escorted to the exit.
Inexperienced interviewers might be tempted to use the initial impressions that each interviewee gave them in order to compare candidates against each other. This is dangerous for several reasons. When interviewing you must remember that you are looking for someone who can do the job the best, not your next best friend, so all conversations should be around skills and ability. A robust rating system should therefore be implemented to ensure all the candidate are reviewed equally and in the same way. Failing to rate each candidate individually can often lead to selecting the wrong candidate. An effective evaluation will allow you to rate each candidate and compare him or her against a set criteria. This can be done on a simple scoring system or a checklist of key skills, just make sure you use the same system for every candidate you interview.
Do your homework: carefully read each candidates CV in detail to ensure you have a good pre knowledge of their skills and experience. It might also be worth searching their social media platforms, this will give you a greater insight of who they are as a person.
Be nice: ensure you make your candidate feel at ease by smiling, leaning forward, and nodding your head. This will not only make them feel more comfortable, but will allow them to open up more.
Take notes: after several interviews, it is easy to get candidates' experiences mixed up. Make sure you write them down. If you think you might forget, it might also be worth writing a brief description of what the candidate looks like on the CV.
Do not talk too much: give your candidate the time to sell their skills and ability to do the role.
For more help on ensuring your interview process is as robust as possible you can contact us by calling 0161 834 1642 or visit our contact page. Alternatively you can view the rest of our client resources here.


Mayor: Citing the severity of the city’s winters, the city road commissioner has suggested paving our roads with rubberized asphalt, since the pressure of passing vehicles would cause the rubber to flex, breaking up ice on roads and so making ice removal easier and less of a strain on the road-maintenance budget. However, rubberized asphalt is more expensive than plain asphalt and the city’s budget for building and maintaining roads cannot be increased. Therefore, the commissioner’s suggestion isnot financially feasible.
Which one of the following is assumed by the mayor’s argument?
(A) Using rubberized asphalt to pave roads would not have any advantages besides facilitating the removal of ice on roads.
(B) The severity of winters in the region in which the city is located does not vary significantly from year to year.
(C) It would cost more to add particles of rubber to asphalt than to add particles of rubber to other materials that are used to pave roads.
(D) Savings in the cost of ice removal would not pay for the increased expense of using rubberized asphalt to pave roads.
(E) The techniques the city currently uses for removing ice from city roads are not the least expensive possible, given the type of road surface in place.
(A) Using rubberized asphalt to pave roads would not have any advantages besides facilitating the removal of ice on roads.----Wrong.We arent dealing with the role played by the rubberized asphalt.Have to look out for why missing info as to why rubberized asphalt isnt financially feasible.
(B) The severity of winters in the region in which the city is located does not vary significantly from year to year.---- Out of Scope.
(C) It would cost more to add particles of rubber to asphalt than to add particles of rubber to other materials that are used to pave roads.--------'Other materials and asphalt '-Out of Scope.
(D) Savings in the cost of ice removal would not pay for the increased expense of using rubberized asphalt to pave roads.----Correct.Negate it=It is not the case that,savings in the cost of ice removal would not pay for the increased expense of using rubberized asphalt to pave roads. Conclusion='the commissioner’s suggestion(to use rubberized asphalt because of many good reasons) is not financially feasible' fails.
(E) The techniques the city currently uses for removing ice from city roads are not the least expensive possible, given the type of road surface in place.-------Wrong. argument deals with the proposed technique.Current measure isnt the topic of discussion.
Prethinking The mayor thinks that the cost paving road with rubber asphalt will be more and difficult to bear.


House Republicans are preparing for life in the minority after eight years in power, and the incoming chairman of their campaign arm is tasked with figuring out a way to regain the majority in 2020.
Rep. Tom Emmer Thomas (Tom) Earl EmmerRussia's election interference is a problem for the GOP McCarthy holds courtesy meeting with ex-Rep. Grimm Progressive demands put new pressures on Democrats MORE (R-Minn.), who will be the new head of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) for the 2020 election cycle, has his work cut out for him following a stinging midterm election last month, when Democrats netted at least 40 seats, picking up wins in districts from eastern Virginia and southern California to deep-red Kansas and Texas that have long been GOP strongholds.
That means Republicans would need to win back at least 18 seats in 2020 in order to retake control of the House. A handful of races from the 2018 midterm elections are still undecided.
Emmer, who is succeeding Rep. Steve Stivers Steven (Steve) Ernst StiversDemocrats ask GOP to join pledge not to use 'stolen information' in 2020 campaigns Russia's election interference is a problem for the GOP Marijuana banking bill picks up momentum MORE (R-Ohio) as NRCC chairman, said in an interview with The Hill last week that Republicans will need to counter Democrats’ fundraising levels, improve the party's messaging strategy and put an added focus on attracting strong candidates.
He emphasized that Republicans will need to recruit candidates who reflect their districts, saying that might involve recently defeated lawmakers running for their old seats. Emmer said he plans to start making phone calls to those lawmakers in January, and he listed about two dozen districts he feels are winnable or in play for 2020 after flipping from red to blue last month, including Illinois's 14th Congressional District, New York’s 11th and 22nd districts, Virginia's 2nd and Oklahoma's 5th.
Democrats were widely praised for fielding a diverse crop of candidates to run in last month's midterms, which contributed to a record number of women running for office.
Rep.-elect Sharice Davids Sharice Davids20 years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform 'Queer Eye' stars push for Equality Act First Native American Congresswoman presides over House MORE (D), the first lesbian Native American to be elected to Congress, unseated GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder Kevin Wayne YoderKansas Senate race splits wide open without Pompeo Mike Pompeo to speak at Missouri-Kansas Forum amid Senate bid speculation Yoder, Messer land on K Street MORE (R-Kan.), and Rep.-elect Lucy McBath Lucia (Lucy) Kay McBathThe Memo: Harris move shows shift in politics of gun control 20 years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform Georgia freshman Dem does not list Omar donation on election filing MORE (D-Ga.), an African-American woman and gun-control activist, upset Rep. Karen Handel Karen Christine HandelFreshman House Dems surge past GOP in money race McBath fundraising off 'get back in the kitchen' remarks Ex-GOP lawmaker Handel to run for her former Georgia seat in 2020 MORE (R) to win the seat once held by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R).
Emmer said Republicans need to focus on bringing in diverse ideas as much as they need to bring in diverse candidates.
"We want more women, we want more people of color, yes. But you know what — we seek people that have a diversity of ideas," he said. "We don't care in the end about their gender, about their religion, about their race — that shouldn't be the defining factor of any human being. It should be what they bring to the table and share their ideas."
Republicans will also be focused on winning back suburban districts, where Democrats had overwhelming success last month. Political strategists say much of that Democratic success came from voters rebuking President Trump Donald John TrumpDemocrats' CNN town halls exposed an extreme agenda Buttigieg says he doubts Sanders can win general election Post-Mueller, Trump has a good story to tell for 2020 MORE and a losing GOP message on health care.
Emmer acknowledged that GOP shortcoming, saying Republicans could have done a better job messaging on health care and pre-existing conditions.
"We should have had a plan long ago as to how we were going to address this issue so that we were prepared for the midterm and we didn't — we never had a plan,” Emmer said.
Linking Republicans to Trump was a top campaign tactic for Democrats during the midterms, and it's one that could prove successful again in 2020.
Navigating personality fights in the Trump era has proven difficult for many GOP lawmakers, and Emmer said that listening to constituents and focusing on how they will address their district's needs will be key to winning back swing districts.
He said he’d also like to see House lawmakers stay away from getting wrapped up in fights over personalities and place a focus on effectively messaging what the party brings to the table.


1. This is Kathleen Kennedy and she has produced over 60 films, which have collectively received 120 Academy Award nominations with 25 wins.
And, no, she's not related to THAT Kennedy family.
2. In fact, she's produced four of the highest-grossing films in motion picture history ever: Jurassic Park, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and The Sixth Sense.
3. She's also the third highest-grossing film producer to date.
Just behind Steven Spielberg and Kevin Feige (president of Marvel Studios).
4. Kennedy's films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide.
5. She co-founded a film production company called Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and her husband Frank Marshall in 1982.
You probably recognize the logo.
6. Her first feature film credit as a producer was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Kennedy (on the left) was just 29 years old at the time.
7. And here's just a sample of some of the other classic films from your childhood she's produced: The Goonies, Back to the Future (all three films), Gremlins, An American Tail, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Hook, to name JUST a few.
Director Bob Zemeckis, Michael J. Fox, and producers Kathy Kennedy, Steven Spielberg, and Frank Marshall on the set of Back to the Future.
8. But, she's also produced some more ~serious~ films like The Color Purple, The Bridges of Madison County, Schindler's List, The Sixth Sense, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Munich, and Lincoln.
9. In fact, Kennedy's resume is so impressive that George Lucas said she was the "obvious choice" to takeover his company Lucasfilm when he retired back in 2012.
10. And he asked her if she'd be his replacement over lunch.
When he told her, she was surprised and thought he was asking her to lunch for suggestions of other people to take over.
11. As the head of Lucasfilm, Kennedy can now add all the Star Wars films since The Force Awakens to her producing belt, too.
And I legitimately don't care if you loved them all or not, because that is one very impressive feat.
12. Kennedy's history with Spielberg and Lucas goes all the way back to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
She was an associate producer on the groundbreaking film.
13. Kennedy first met Spielberg working as an assistant to screenwriter John Milius.
At that time Milius was working as a producer on Spielberg's film 1941 and, from there, Spielberg hired Kennedy to work for him.
14. Outside of her film work, at the age of 36, Kennedy actually won the 1989 U.S. nationals for her age class in javelin.
This was only a few months after taking up the sport, too!
15. She was also the quarterback for her middle-school football team.
And, yes, it was on a squad with boys.
16. And finally, Kathleen Kennedy has been called "the most powerful woman in Hollywood."


Trying to stick with a new diet or daily fitness regimen? Turning to strong-minded friends for support may increase your odds of success, according to new psychological research that suggests people who lack willpower often depend on those with high self-control to make up for the skills they lack.
The study, published by Duke University researchers in the journal Psychological Science, indicates there may be a significant upside to peer pressure, when it comes to promoting healthy habits.
“We all know how much effort it takes to overcome temptation,” said Catherine Shea, who helped conduct the research. "People with low self-control could relieve a lot of their self-control struggles by being with an individual who helps them."
To reach their conclusions, Shea and her colleagues conducted two lab-based studies and a third involving real-life romantic partners.
In the first study, participants were asked to watch a video while the researchers artificially manipulated half of the groups’ ability to main self-control, while leaving the second half able to stay in charge of their actions. Each participant then read vignettes about three office managers — one with low self-control behavior, one with high self-control behavior, and one who demonstrated both high and low self-control behaviors — and was asked to rate the office managers on their leadership abilities.
The results showed people were temporarily depleted of their self-control rated the manager who had high self-control more positively than the two other managers — evidently compensating for the self-control they lacked. A second study confirmed these results, finding people who demonstrated low self-control on a standard task showed a preference for the manager with high self-control. The third study, involving a survey of 136 romantic couples, also found that individuals with low-self-control reported greater dependence on their partner if the partner happened to have high self-control.
"Self-control, by its name and definition, is a 'self' process — something that we do alone, as individuals," said Shea. "Yet, when we order food on a menu or go to work, we're often surrounded by other people."
The findings break with past research that has typically focused on the downsides of low self-control, such as poorer academic achievement and health outcomes. But the new research suggests individuals who lack self-control may actually have a unique ability to pick up on self-control cues in others and use those cues to form adaptive relationships.
"What we have shown is that low self-control individuals seem to implicitly surround themselves with individuals who can help them overcome temptation — you get by with a little help from your friends," said Shea.
Trying to stick with a new diet or daily fitness regimen? Turning to strong-minded friends for support may increase your odds of success, according to new research.


What is the MSR (Mirror Surface Rejection) function of Retroreflective Photoelectric Sensors?
MSR is a function of Retroreflective Photoelectric Sensors to receive only the light reflected from the Retroreflector by using the characteristics of the polarizing filter built into the Sensor and the characteristics of the Retroreflector.
1.Light that passes through the polarizing filter at the light emission side becomes horizontal.
2.Light will change from horizontal to vertical if it is reflected on the triangular pyramid on the Retroreflector.
3.The vertical reflected light passes through the polarizing filter at the light receiving side and reaches the light-receiving elements.
Using a Sensor with MSR is ideal for detecting mirrors or other mirror-like objects. By using the principles described above, a Sensor with MSR can detect a mirror-like object as shown in the following figure.
Note:If MSR is not used, the light reflected on the mirror-like object will be received, which will make it impossible to detect the object. The light will not be polarized at the object, and so the polarizing filter at the light-receiving side will prevent the reflected light from being received horizontally. This makes it possible to detect even mirror-like objects.