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Government ‘must deliver’ on election promises – The Northern Farmer

MORE agricultural groups have reacted to the Conservative victory in the General Election.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) called on the Prime Minister to take immediate action to unify the nation and deliver on the promises made.

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said: For the last three years we have been left in limbo waiting for one thing or another to happen, crippled by indecision and with a seriously divided society. But having reached the end of this General Election period, with a returned Prime Minister holding the strongest mandate this country has seen in decades, we can be sure that at least the first layer of uncertainty has been removed.

"We cannot allow our future to be based on one side winning and one losing and if the new Government wants to live up to its strapline of a one nation Government it will need to demonstrate that we are all equal stakeholders in our future.

The NSA said that during the course of the General Election campaign, the Prime Minister repeatedly made promises and assurances about Brexit, and the NSA will do everything it can, working with others where beneficial, to hold the Government to account and provide security for the British sheep industry.

Mr Stocker said: As far as the sheep industry is concerned the best thing we can do is accept the nation's decision and move forward.

"We have some strong assurances from the Prime Minister; that a no deal at the end of 2020 should not be feared because a free-trade deal with the EU can be reached by the end of 2020; that no restrictions/hurdles/paperwork will be needed relating to movement of goods between our mainland and Northern Ireland; and that British farmers will be protected from lower standard and cheaper products entering the UK market.

"The country has put its trust in the prime minister and his Government to deliver on these and other crucial promises and NSA will play its part in ensuring these promises are fulfilled. We expect the Agriculture Bill, the Environment Bill, and the Food Plan to quickly come back to the table in a co-ordinated way that offers a secure future for our farmers

NSA is emphasising the importance of avoiding any future cliff-edge scenario. Mr Stocker explained: Our industry is resilient, as we have proved this year having thrived despite the uncertainty, but we cannot keep going on this way. A clear plan and agenda must now be set by Mr Johnson, with the fall-back assurance of contingency support if the Government fails to achieve its objectives.

In order to allow for this to happen NSA is appealing to the Prime Minister for continuity in our Farming and related Ministers and to act quickly in any reshuffle he may now wish to do. Over the years we have built up good relationships with incumbent Ministers and have been able to support their work in a way that helps farmers. Any reshuffle should be done quickly with a requirement that engagement and relationship building with industry be a priority, Mr Stocker adds.

While NSA is insistent that key promises must be met there are still outstanding proposals that have not been adequately discussed and are completely lacking in practical sense. NSA will shortly be contacting the Prime Minister and Defra Ministers to demand proper debate around our concerns.

Mr Stocker said: Shortly before the election there was talk of a policy that would limit farmers to only selling stock to their most local abattoir. Our letter to Secretary of State Theresa Villiers received a completely inadequate response and this, along with announcements about a blanket ban on live exports is irrational and would lead to outcomes completely opposite to that intended. We have seen good examples where Government and industry can work together for shared objectives but we need to see consistency in this approach across all decision-making.

Dr Judith Bryans, chief executive of Dairy UK, said: Dairy UK looks forward to working closely with the new Government during the course of this Parliament.

As the biggest agricultural sector and the makers of some of the nation's most-loved products, the dairy sector will be looking to Government to ensure its voice is heard in the Brexit process and on the future trade arrangements between the UK and the EU.

"We also ask that the dairy sector is actively involved in trade policy related to the development of new free-trade agreements.

Moreover, it is key that Government recognises the need for close collaboration with the dairy sector on all future arrangements relating to the Northern Ireland protocol.

We also look forward to working constructively with Government on the development of the new Agriculture and Environment Bills.

Animal health and welfare should be at the heart of the new Governments commitment to lead the world in its quality of food and agriculture, said NOAH (National Office of Animal Health).

Dawn Howard, chief executive of NOAH, said: In order to achieve the excellence in animal health this commitment demands, our sectors needs must be recognised as we leave the EU and negotiate our future relationship with the EU and beyond.

Our priority is a vibrant and innovative UK animal health sector, encouraging the development of new and improved animal health products and services. The UK is in a strong position to be a global centre of excellence for animal medicines part of any leading life sciences global hub, supporting both cutting edge product developments and a regulatory model to benefit our national and international trade.

We are, quite rightly, a highly regulated industry. All animal medicines undergo strict scientific assessment before they can be placed on the market and sold. EU Exit means that a robust, sensible and proportionate UK regulatory system firmly based on internationally recognised science and technical expertise, is more important than ever. Parliamentary time will be needed to allow our regulations to be reviewed and help ensure opportunities that EU Exit may present come to fruition.

Our industry underpins so much that is valued in British society. In everything we and our members do at NOAH, we aim to improve the lives of animals through encouraging responsible farming and pet ownership and promoting the safe and responsible use of medicines.

She explained: The UK has a key role to play on the world stage in tackling the One Health challenges that face us all. But this starts at home with the interconnection of the health and wellbeing of people, animals and the environment. We need a collaborative approach to tackling issues as varied as antimicrobial resistance, improving vaccination rates and improving mental health and wellbeing.

The successful development and delivery of future UK animal health and welfare policy will require industry and Government to rise to the challenge together. The animal health sector is committed to supporting the provision of safe, healthy, affordable food for all and in enabling healthy animals to play their part in our society, Dawn said. We look forward to supporting the new Government towards this end.

A national body concerned with flood management said it is looking for the new Government to significantly strengthen its position towards the careful but essential maintenance and management of our rivers.

ADA, the representative body for drainage, water level and flood-risk management authorities, has provided political leaders with seven key policy pointers to help reduce the impacts of flood-risk and deliver effective water level management.

ADA chief executive Innes Thomson says, We welcome the new government and look forward to working with them, alongside risk management authorities and other stakeholders, to help manage flood-risk and deliver water management solutions.

We have already highlighted the need for a fundamental shift in the governments approach to dealing with flooding and drought, and now is the time to grasp the opportunity to help better protect people, property and farmland, he adds.

In particular, ADA calls for funding and policy rule changes to avoid leaving communities, farms and villages undefended, isolated and unsupported. Allied to this, there is a key need to discuss the controlled storage of water on land and provide the right incentives to landowners and farmers.

Crucially, local Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) can play a significant role in assisting on how farmland can be used to trap, store and evacuate flood water, with the right infrastructure in place, continues Mr Thomson.

This infrastructure, such as adapting pumping stations or installing temporary pumps to evacuate water post-event, is critical and in our lowland areas could be reasonably operated and maintained by local IDBs, adds Mr Thomson.

ADA also calls for a government flood policy and funding that can support conveyance and resilient river embankments which control water in lowland watercourses.

Mr Thomson says, Conveyance is a broader topic than simply dredging. It also includes aquatic and vegetation control within the river and its banks, and the stability of the banks themselves. Removing targeted constrictions in lowland rivers must also be undertaken where there are obvious adverse effects on river flows.

ADA insists all measures must be part of a catchment approach to flood resilience, working alongside SuDS (sustainable drainage systems), soil management, traditional defences, upstream attenuation, flood storage areas or washlands, and slow the flow initiatives.

Mr Thomson concludes: With the help of new policies and strengthened flood risk strategy, ADA will work to help and ensure that all parties fully understand and engage with the issues facing the flood and water level management sector in a post-Brexit environment.

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2019 Pinnacle Awards: Intelligence Government Executive of the Year Marianne Bailey, National Security Agency – WashingtonExec

Marianne Bailey, a former deputy national manager for U.S. national security systems at the National Security Agency, has been named WashingtonExecs Pinnacle Award Intelligence Government Executive of the year.

Bailey was recently tapped to lead Guidehouses cybersecurity practice.

In its second year, the annual Pinnacle Awards luncheon was held Oct. 31 at the Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner. The luncheon drew over 525 GovCon leaders and professionals, and showcased exemplary GovCon leadership in industry and government.

Bailey has more than three decades experience protecting the nations critical security systems, including having served in the Pentagons chief information officer office as the principal director for cybersecurity.

Bailey is a recognized speaker and thought leader in technology, cybersecurity, automation, leadership, STEM and culture. She previously served as the assistant deputy director of trusted engineering solutions at NSA, chief of NSA Information Assurance Directorate engineering, director of the Unified Cross Domain Management Office, Defense Information Systems Agency liaison.

Additionally, she has served in various management and engineering positions across the intelligence community.

In 2018 at NSA, Bailey partnered with critical stakeholders to lead the development and execution of a comprehensive strategy for the largest cybersecurity and cryptographic modernization program in two decades. The scope ranged from national nuclear armament to more than 4 million secure communication capabilities globally deployed.

At the same time, she led the reallocation of about 15% of the workforce to high-priority challenges, developed a strategy to drive cybersecurity workforce health and kicked off an effort that eventually led to standing up a new Cybersecurity Directorate.

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US vs. Huawei: NSA Warns Against Countries Allowing Chinese Telecom Company Into 5G Networks – International Business Times

National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said Tuesdaythat countries should beware of letting China's Huawei into their 5G networks, as it could give sensitive personal data to the Chinese communist government.

"So every medical record, every social media post, every email, every financial transaction, and every citizen of the country with cloud computing and artificial intelligence can be sucked up out of Huawei into massive servers in China," he told NPR.

He said that the Chinese government collects information on its citizens which it uses to assign a "social credit score" to each individual. That "social credit score" is used by the government to determine whether a Chinese citizen can do tasks such as boarding a plane or getting certain jobs.

"But what if China had a social credit score for every single person in the world?"O'Brien added. "What if, for democracies, China knew every single personal, private piece of information about any of us and then could use that to microtarget people to influence elections?"

The U.S. government has pushed back against Huawei on multiple fronts, claiming that the company is a national security threat.

The Trump administration has implemented a blacklist on Huawei products, barring American companies from doing business with the Chinese telecommunications giant. U.S. diplomats and representatives, such as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have attempted to persuade various countries against allowing Huawei onto their 5G networks.

Poland and Japan are two nations that have agreed to exclude Huawei from their 5G rollout. The Polish government has even signed an agreement with Washington to exclude Chinese companies from 5G in the central European country.

The U.K.has postponed its Huawei decision until after its general elections this month. Germany and Norway have both decided against banning the company from their 5G networks, while Hungary will be working very closely with Huawei on the central European country's 5G rollout.

South Korea launched the first nationwide 5G network using Huawei technology in April, defying U.S. warnings from November 2018.

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Stock in the Traders Focus: National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) – NEWS CONTROL

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA):

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA) share price plummeted -3.02% and ceased at $32.43 after the market close on Thursday. NSA trading volume reached to 553782 shares as compared to its average volume of 372.22K shares.

When it comes to searching for highly liquid and easily tradable stocks, volume is essential. Volume is simply the number of shares traded between buyers and sellers within a specific time frame. It is determined over any given period of time, but is generally expressed as a daily trading volume. When it comes to trading, particularly for day traders, high volume is crucial, as the higher the volume the more liquid the security is. If you own a stock that has extremely low daily volume, it may be difficult to get rid of in a short timeframe.

The Companys price is seen at -9.31% from 1-year high and clocked at 29.15% to the 1-year low-price. 52 Week High and Low identifies the maximum and the minimum price that this stock has sold for over the past 52 weeks. This information allows you to place its current price within a one-year context. The stock has a market value of $1.93B with 59.66M outstanding shares. Market cap known as market capitalization is the total market value of all of a companys outstanding shares.

Have a look at companys volatility, National Storage Affiliates Trust has7-day volatility of 2.93% and its monthly volatility is around 2.02%. The company has beta value of 0.3 and it has ATR (Average True Range) of 0.74.

NSA stock price has moved by -5.81% for the past one week and the stock performed by 1.50% over the past one month. The company has registered 8.61% over the past six months and 22.56% since the start of the year. NSA has a return on equity (ROE) of -3.80% and has return on assets (ROA) of -0.90%. The company has return on Investment (ROI) of 5.00%.

Its Annual Dividend Yield is 4.07%. Its Total Debt to Total Equity is 2.2 and its Long-Term Debt to Equity is 2.2. The companys Operating Margin is observed at 32.10% while net profit margin is at -7.30%.

EPS Growth rates are very important while analyzing the long term growth and valuation of a certain company. EPS serves as an indicator of a companys profitability and is generally considered to be the single most important variable in determining a shares price. Tracking last 12 months, the company reported an EPS of -0.47. The company projected to achieve EPS growth of 391.40% for this year and estimated to reach at 44.48% for next year. Tracking last five years, the company shown an EPS growth of 34.10% and sales growth of 52.50%. The company projected to achieve EPS growth of 11.00% for next 5 years.

NSA stock latest price is at 4.45% from the average-price of 200 Days Moving Average and it preserved a -3.97% distance to 50 Days Moving while it stands at -2.89% from 20 Days Moving Average. A moving average can help cut down the amount of noise on a price chart. Look at the direction of the moving average to get a basic idea of which way the price is moving. Angled up and price is moving up (or was recently) overall, angled down and price is moving down overall, moving sideways and the price is likely in a range.

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FBI Working With Large Tech Giants To Collect Your Data – The Ring of Fire Network – The Ring of Fire Network

Via Americas Lawyer:The FBI has been working with corporations to get their hands on your personal data in order to create profiles of American citizens.Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins discuss.

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Mike Papantonio:The FBI has been working with corporations to get their hands on your personal data in order to create profiles of American citizens.

Farron Cousins:So this specific, specific story, what we found out here is that for, for years and years, the FBI has been going up to corporations, Facebook, Google, AT&T, Verizon, the whole, the usual suspects. And what they do is they go up to the corporation and say, hey, we need information. Everything that you have on John Smith. We need addresses, we need phone numbers, we need IP addresses, we need everything about this guy. We dont have a warrant because we dont need a warrant. Give us the info. And by the way, after you give us the info, you have to sign this gag order saying that youre not going to tell John Smith that we, the FBI.

Mike Papantonio:Were spying on him.

Farron Cousins:Yeah. Just took all of his data.

Mike Papantonio:Yeah.

Farron Cousins:Until of course, as this article pointed out, eventually these, these gag orders do eventually expire. And then at that point the corporation can decide, well, should we tell John Smith that this happened, that the FBI is watching him or should we just let it go? And most of the time the companies just say, were not going to tell the people that the FBI is spying on them.

Mike Papantonio:Okay. Let me back up on this story just a little bit. I dont think theres anybody, Farron, that has done more of these stories about, you know, whether its AT&T, Verizon, Google, that has been spying on us for a long time. Not only spying on us, but overtly working with the spook industry.

Farron Cousins:Right.

Mike Papantonio:And thats not just, theyre spying on us, theyre taking orders from the spook industry to spy on us. Okay. Now, if youll recall, the church hearings that took place, Frank Church brought hearings and said, look, there has to be a limitation on the involvement of the spook industry in our lives. Because the spook industry, the NSA, FBI, CIA, they were so active during that period of the Church hearings that they were actually targeting journalists, Seymour Hersh. Seymour Hersh, whether it was true or not, he came out and said, look, they tried to kill me and story after story was emerging in the Church hearings about how bad it had gotten. Seems like weve forgotten it. We have NSA and FBI have worked with Apple to access customers. Go ahead. What are some of the other stories? Its unbelievable.

Farron Cousins:We have obviously AT&T, Verizon, all the big mobile carriers have been working with the FBI and NSA since the Patriot Act was passed. I mean, in the very early days of that they jumped up and said, listen, were here to work with you. We have call logs, we have records and data and location services. You tell us what you want, were going to give it to you and in exchange, these companies get massive government contracts. Same thing has happened with Google who is also working with the NSA. Same thing has happened with Facebook and Amazon because they work with the FBI. Its across the board and its not just limited to, this isnt something that just happened. You know, you pointed out the Church hearings, there is also evidence going back to, you know, the Civil War of the government using private companies.

Mike Papantonio:How about this?

Farron Cousins:To spy on Americans.

Mike Papantonio:How about this? How about the FBI infiltrating labor unions?

Farron Cousins:Right.

Mike Papantonio:To where they, and so, so what Im trying to say is I realize they dont teach civics in class anymore because everything in class right now is need to know. You got to pass a test. They dont teach civics, they dont teach, you know, they dont teach why this is important. So the average millennial American right now says, ah, you know, Im not doing anything wrong. Why should I worry about any of this? But when, if youll go back, if anybody watching this broadcast will go back and look at how involved the spook industry was in the lives of Americans during the Nixon years where they were going out and literally targeting, well, they targeted Martin Luther King. They targeted the Kennedys. They targeted, targeted Malcolm X. You had, you had J Edgar Hoover, this weird bird who used to dress up like Shirley Temple at night, lived with his mother at night, and during the day he turns into this draconian character that is spying on all of America. And so, you know, we have to reevaluate. Those Church hearings were important and theyre still relevant today, arent they?

Farron Cousins:Right. And the people need to understand this never stopped. You know, the Church hearings, as great as they were at exposing all of this, it didnt put an end to it. It just let us know it was happening. Edward Snowdens revelations, when he came out with all this info, that doesnt mean it stopped. It just means now we know about it. And of course the public has an attention span of about five minutes. They forget, your being spied on right now. If youre on social media, if youre on Google, anything, theyve got your name.

Mike Papantonio:They absolutely do. Farron Cousins, thank you for joining me. This is, I want to pick up on the Saudi Arabia story next week. Were going to learn a lot more. Its going to get a lot uglier, Im sure.

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