Hollywood eyes up Taupō author/illustrator s work for animated movie
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Carly is a weekend writer for the Bay of Plenty Timescarly.gibbs@nzme.co.nz@ Bay Times
Donovan Bixley has a tuft of wayward blonde hair that s standing vertical, and he s dressed in a T-shirt that he designed, with a black-and-white pussycat s face sewn on it. But it s not just any old tom, it s Claude D Bonair, the scarf-wearing Parisian pilot in the cat air corps, from his adventure book series Flying Furballs.
Bixley s flashed up on to our shared Zoom screen, sitting in his office.
Behind him are his piano, saxophone and a canvas of his own artwork.
Middle EastNigerian central bank leaves benchmark rate unchanged, denies new FX policy
ReutersChijioke OhuochaPaul CarstenChijioke OhuochaPaul Carsten
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Nigeria s Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele briefis the media during the MPC meeting in Abuja, Nigeria January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Nigeria s central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 11.5% on Tuesday, said Governor Godwin Emefiele, who also denied that the country is adopting a new foreign exchange management policy.
The rate decision would allow the bank to deploy liquidity into employment generation and output-stimulating sectors of the economy, Emefiele said, speaking at a briefing to announce the decision. This would help consolidate the country s recovery process, he said.
HOROSCOPE: What Your Stars Say Today, April 18
HOROSCOPE: What Your Stars Say Today, April 18
Pune Mirror / Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 06:00 IST
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life is connected to change, and as a result, you are an interesting, knowledgeable, and perceptive person. You are good at communicating, humorous, and sociable, yet you have a distinct private streak. Others can find you baffling at times, not always knowing what to expect! You are creative and are happiest when you are creating something original. Routine career positions should be avoided.
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You may be busy in work front, which may make you tired and may be not able to proper time in family get together. you may be able to create some overseas network also. you should be careful in terms of investments. Natives in the
Small Business: Engineer turns custom bike build into fledging business Lowen Tech
18 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Lowen Tech is debuting its bikes at events as a way to make sales. Photo / Supplied
Lowen Tech is debuting its bikes at events as a way to make sales. Photo / Supplied
Aimee Shaw is a business reporter focusing on retail, small businessaimee.shaw@nzherald.co.nz@AceeyShaw
Engineer Tazmin Lowen, founder of Tokoroa hybrid e-bike business Lowen Tech, talks bumper sales over the past year and how his firm is working around supply chain issues.
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