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For six years, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani held three high-profile positions as Qatar's prime minister, foreign minister and head of the Qatar Investment Authority, one of the world's richest sovereign wealth funds. His appointment as prime minister in 2007 solidified his position as the go-to person for matters ranging from wars in Syria and Afghanistan to corporate mergers and other business deals. The billionaire sheikh, whom Time magazine selected as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2012, stepped down from his positions after a new emir took over in 2013 but never relinquished his brash style and reputation for aggressive deal-making.
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In 2002 , Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani acquired a company in the British Virgin Islands and three additional companies in the Bahamas. Through these companies, Al Thani held shares and mooring spaces in the Spanish port of Palma, Mallorca, and managed his super-yacht, the $300 million Al Mirqab. Al Thani took over management of these companies in 2004, dissolving them a few years later. In 2011, when Qatar started investing in Luxembourg companies, Al Thani acquired four Panamanian companies to hold bank accounts in the Grand Duchy, two of which he owned with the then-Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, according to documents from July 2013.
An attorney for Al Thani said in a phone interview that he doesn't "have the right" to answer questions posed because he is "bound by professional secrecy."
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Inauguration of the Alternative #00 Havana Biennial Photo: Waldo Fernandez /Diario de Cuba
By Leidys M. Hernandez (El Toque)
HAVANA TIMES — Havana's Alternative #00 Biennial has been taking place since Saturday May 5th in various "independent" artists' homes/studios/workshops. It has been a controversial event ever since the first seed was planted.
Focusing on proving that it is possible to make art and bring artists together outside of the Cuban government's cultural institutions, the #00 Havana Biennial has managed to sign up 100 artists to form part of its program, many of whom are foreign.
The trigger for the #00 Biennial was sparked when cultural institutions announced that the 13th Havana Biennial was going to be delayed for a second time (from May 2018 to November 2018 initially, then to 2019), as a result of the national crisis created after Hurricane Irma, official organizers said.
A group of artists weren't pleased with this postponement at all and decided to launch their own project.
"Somebody had to organize it and I decided that that somebody would be me," Luis Manuel Otero says, while he tells El Toque how his home has been the base for #00 Havana Biennial operations since the beginning.
It was here that the Police arrested Luis Manuel, charged for "receiving" some bags of sand and cement. He was released and they couldn't charge him because of a lack of evidence, but the authorities' willingness to find any excuse to stop the event from happening was made very clear.
Otero insists that he and the group who accompany him didn't only feel outraged at the change of the official Biennial's date, but that they wanted to make art, to exhibit the works they had been making in their workshops for such a long time.
"Not having created an event of this kind would have been non-compliance on our part as the Havana Biennial doesn't belong to the State, but to us artists. It is made by us for us," he insists.
Government institutions have responded fervently and made their opposition to this challenge known. Ever since the National Union of Writers and Artists (UNEAC) and the Hermanos Saiz Association (AHS) issued their first statement calling Otero and those who stand by him "unprincipled people", they have made it perfectly clear that there is no room for dialogue. Although they have always sought a dialogue, Luis Manuel assures me:
"(In spite of their statement) we continued to be open to state institutions, we wanted them to collaborate with us, but that was until we found out that the Culture Ministry had called for a meeting with state-run galleries and disclosed that they wouldn't accept any of their employees or institutions liking any of the #00 Biennial's posts on social media.
"Afterwards, they held a much broader meeting with music, dance and theater organizations, during which they presented a photo of me and my girlfriend Yanelys (Nunez Leyva) and they explicitly told them that we couldn't exhibit our work at any state-run gallery. Let me make it clear, the Government has been apathetic towards us, we wanted this to be an inclusive event and they excluded us," Otero says defending himself.
Everybody already knows about their mutual exclusion. A few hours before the #00 Havana Biennial's official inauguration ceremony, another statemen from the abovementioned state-led organizations, turned up the heat:
"Very few people have joined this abomination of a Biennial, without any important works mostly, who, maliciously or confused, are after the fame that this mercenary platform and overexposure on social media can give them. They have announced that it will be held at non-important venues and is only a failed attempt to attack the government's cultural policy, where quite a few of them are skirting with the law. They want to mislead artists so that they use their studios, which have institutional support, so as to provoke the government."
The government's response hasn't surprised any of the #00 Biennial's organizers or participants, former San Alejandro Arts Academy professor, Italo Exposito:
"I perfectly understand why they don't want to take part. As a Ministry, as government institutions, they have to look out for other interests and therefore can't establish levels of commitment with our alternative project. However, it's important that they give us the space we claim in the public sphere."
Cuban artist Italo Exposito, who is taking part in the #00 Havana Biennial, stands by his art pieces in his home in Havana, May 2nd 2018. Photo: Alexandre Meneghini /Reuters
They have this space for now, thanks maybe to the fact that they have managed to get foreign artists involved in the event or because it coincides with the next Universal Periodic Review which the Cuban government will be subject to on May 16th in front of the United Nations' Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland.
There are plenty of red flags about the limitations of freedom of speech and association here in Cuba and news of artists being persecuted would surely cause a big stir.
Removing himself from political readings yet again, Italo Exposito explains why he joined the #00 Biennial:
"The Yo soy el que soy (I am who I am) gallery/workshop happily opened its doors to this art event, because that's all it is, a space where some artists are coming together so we don't die, so that we don't miss a long-awaited, called for and necessary event. Today, there are many talented artists who don't figure in official galleries' catalogs, who are creating art independently, and they have a found a space within the #00 Biennial."
Amaury Pacheco also joined Exposito and other Cuban participants, offering his own apartment in the Alamar neighborhood to hold exhibitions.
"I have put my bets on this project from the very beginning, it's something I believe in and I trust the people who are organizing it, who are doing a very good job, giving reasons for every decision they make, without leaving any room for misinterpretations because we don't want to be confused for being unruly artists who want to take the spotlight by organizing an alternative event. It's an alternative event because it isn't being organized by the government, it's as simple as that. If the official 13th Havana Biennial had been organized, we would have taken part too and we would have exhibited the same works, because we are only interested in defending art, not whatever lies behind every event."
This isn't what critics of the #00 Biennial believe, who think that the presence of artists such as Tania Bruguera, known for her frustrated performance piece in Revolution Square in December 2014, discredits everyone else. And they are called mercenaries for accepting money "linked to the counter-revolution."
Even though organizers have assured us that they will make the use of the money receive public knowledge, until now, the only information available shows funds collected via their crowdfunding campaign online or given by other artists, such as Reynier Leyva Novo, who donated 3800 CUC during a public ceremony.
Leyva Novo was paid this money by the state-run National Council of Visual Arts after they bought one of his works: No me guardes si me muero, a glass urn which contained the ashes of 27 volumes of Jose Marti's Complete Works after they were incinerated.
The Alternative #00 Havana Biennial is in keeping with a group of young Cubans' growing conceptual relationship with what has become known as "artivism", a movement which covers the vague line between contemporary art and more traditional political activism.
Doing this is a challenge in itself and a decision:
"I don't regret my actions, I'm willing to do anything to defend art, which is what I trust, what I would lay my life on the line for," Luis Manuel emphasizes.
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Sergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor in the Premier League.
The Clarets, for whom 37-year-old Paul Robinson started in goal in place of the injured Tom Heaton, took the lead in the 14th minute thanks to a brilliant volley from Dean Marney.
But Aguero replied for City before the break and, after being denied by a superb save from Robinson, netted a scrappy winner on the hour mark after the hosts spurned several chances to clear their lines.
The win temporarily moved City top of the table, but they slipped down to third after Liverpool beat Sunderland and Chelsea defeated Tottenham.
City manager Pep Guardiola said beforehand that the match was "key", and the visitors managed to come away with all three points despite looking unconvincing at the back throughout.
Perhaps some of that was due to the absence of centre-backs Vincent Kompany and John Stones, the former out injured and the latter rested.
But they did have Aguero fit to start after an injury doubt, with Kevin de Bruyne and David Silva on the bench.
Heaton had not missed a league game for Burnley since signing in 2013, but he was ruled out with a calf injury, so former England international Robinson made his debut and first Premier League appearance since 2012.
Possibly feeling the effects of playing away in the Champions League on Wednesday, City started slowly.
Sergio Aguero has now scored against 29 of the 30 different teams that he's faced in the Premier League, only failing to score against Bolton.
Aside from an early Aguero shot that Robinson got down sharply to save, it was the Clarets who played with more purpose.
They had strong penalty appeals waved away when Nicolas Otamendi barged into Jeff Hendrick from behind, but took the lead after 14 minutes when Marney brilliantly volleyed home from outside the box.
City threatened a response as Nolito forced Robinson into a low save, Aguero shot off target and Yaya Toure then fired against the outside of the post.
Eventually they equalised as a corner wasn't cleared and Aguero reacted quickest to slide in at the back post.
Only a superb one-handed stop from Robinson minutes later prevented Aguero scoring a second.
Burnley lost Marney and Johann Gudmonsson to injury before the break and they were on the back foot for the majority of the second half.
City cranked up the pressure and eventually broke through on the hour mark, albeit in slightly fortuitous circumstances.
Burnley had several chances to clear their lines, with Ben Mee even taking out Stephen Ward as he tried to clear the ball away, before Fernandinho squared for Aguero to turn in off his knee.
City continued to press and control the game but their inability to finish it off could have cost them as Burnley posed problems with balls into the box.
Michael Keane saw a goalbound header blocked before George Boyd and Hendrick were closed down quickly as they went to shoot.
The Clarets had two further chances in injury-time, Keane's header hitting Mee's back after Claudio Bravo failed to claim a cross and Ashley Barnes then hitting an overhead kick at the keeper, but City held out for victory.
Burnley: Robinson (8), Lowton (6), Keane (7), Mee (6), Ward (6), Gudmundsson (5), Marney (7), Defour (5), Boyd (6), Hendrick (5), Vokes (6).
Subs: Barnes (5), Tarkowski (6), Arfield (5).
Man City: Bravo (6), Sagna (6), Otamendi (6), Kolarov (6), Clichy (6), Fernandinho (7), Fernando (7), Sterling (6), Toure (5), Nolito (5), Aguero (8).
Subs: Jesus Navas (5), De Bruyne (5), Sane (5).
Man of the match: Sergio Aguero.


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What Are the Types of Funky Music?
We have already mentioned the various types of funky music used in movies. So, here, we would be listing just the five most popular ones:
Most movies these days have at least one of these songs. Using this genre of music in movies also increases the overall worth of the cinema by grabbing the attention of more viewers.
The world is looking for happiness, and when they find something groovy amidst the shower of melancholic beats, they do not let go of a chance to enjoy it. These songs are played in discos, bars, parties, and other places meant for enjoying life at its best. So, go and download your favorite funky songs from Gemtracks.com. Which one is your favorite track in this genre? We cannot wait to know!


O"Tongue tie" (clinically known as ankyloglossia) is of great interest in some settings and is still quite unknown in others. Tongue tie can restrict proper lingual functionality and mobility. These restrictions can cause significant feeding difficulties for infants. Feeding challenges can be complex and multi-factorial, therefore a comprehensive understanding of infant oral anatomy can help clinicians better assess and care for the patients they serve. The speaker will present on signs and symptoms of tongue tie, related health concerns, assessment and treatment strategies, and the status of the evidence base. This presentation is designed to meet the needs of anyone who clinically assesses infants, works with feeding issues, and/or provides lactation care.
Fees: Nursing, Lactation, and Speech Pathology Students $75. Everyone else $175 early bird paid by January 15, 2019 before, $200 if paid after that.
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The Epiphone "Toby" Standard-IV 4 String Electric Bass Guitar is a result of the collaboration of the teams at Epiphone and Tobias. Their main aim when they introduced this instrument was to reintroduce the sophisticated Toby Standard IV. The design of this instrument is inspired by the original designs of Michael Tobias, hence the nickname 'Toby'.
The instrument is also designed with the intention of bringing innovation to bassists looking for an instrument that allows them to play modern tunes. The body shape is designed in a way that will enhance the comfort of the player.
The Epiphone "Toby" Standard-IV is equipped with an adjustable bridge which is low profile. It is equipped with a length scale of 34 inches.
The instrument is designed for easy adjustment, thanks to a neck profile equipped with recessed bolts and washers. The neck is also designed to be thinner on its lower side than it is on the upper end.
This allows for enhanced hand comfort. Even though the neck ends tend to feel thinner, this does not compromise the overall strength and stability of the instrument that allows it to produce a deep rich tone.
Before anyone makes the mistake and starts complaining that they have been misled, let's get one thing out of the way. This bass guitar is not an original Tobias product as you can see from the name on the packaging.
An original product would certainly cost a lot more than this product is going for. Even with this being said, you will be glad you are getting a product associated with the great brand. The guitar does have the Tobias feel to it.
When the instrument arrives, it will need some minor adjustments. If you have an idea of how to go about these adjustments, by all means, you can fix your instrument.
However, if you are still new to this type of thing, you are better off going to your local guitar shop and getting someone to do the adjustments for you.
It is always a good idea to check what the other products in the market look like before settling on the one that interests you, so we found the Squier Fender Vintage SS Jaguar Bass at exactly the same price. When you look at the Fender Vintage guitar you get the feel that it would be a great product for someone looking for an instrument to use for learning of teaching.
Both the Epiphone Toby and the Squier Fender Vintage will suit someone looking for value but working within a budget. They are almost the same size. If you look at the Squier Fender Vintage guitar it looks like the finishes are not perfect but gain when you look at the price you are paying, you will excuse it.
You can also check out the Ibanez GSR200BWNF 4-String Bass Guitar also coming within the same price range. The Ibanez GSR200BWNF is the kind of instrument which shows that a musical instrument does not have to cost a fortune.
This product is designed for someone looking for the Ibanez quality but at an affordable price. When the tone knob is turned to full treble, you will notice a slight buzz but you will understand that this is something you can expect from a product coming at this price range.
The Epiphone "Toby" Standard-IV 4 String Electric Bass Guitar is a product we are comfortable to recommend. We are especially impressed by the fact that the unit is associated with a great brand such as Tobias.
We are sure if it did not meet the standard, the people at Tobias would not have wanted any association with the bass guitar at all. As long as you understand that this is not a Tobias product, you will probably be happy with the service you will get from this instrument.
When you look at other products in the same class such as the Squier Fender Vintage SS Jaguar Bass Guitar and the Ibanez GSR200BWNF 4-String Bass Guitar you will agree that the product has most of the features expected from products in this price range.
Just remember that you will need to set the guitar up after buying it. This will ensure that it is right just for you. If you know how to do this, you can do it for yourself. However, if you are still new in this area, it will be a good idea to speak to the professionals at your local guitar shop.


In early September, a delegation of U.S. law enforcement officers flew to Israel for a week-long series of trainings with Israeli security forces.
These delegations have become routine in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, and they often take place with little scrutiny.
But this time was different. A week before the delegation, members of the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) chapter in Washington, D.C. obtained a document providing details about the training. Those details had turned up in the Metropolitan Police Department's response to JVP's public records request, because a Washington, D.C. cop was joining the delegation.
So JVP members swung into action to call attention to the trip, which they saw as troubling, because U.S. police—already under scrutiny for racial profiling and excessive force—would be training with security forces accused of human rights abuses. They contacted local officials to inform them of the delegation, and they also spoke to news outlets about the document they obtained.
The elected official's criticism was a win for JVP's Deadly Exchange campaign, an initiative launched in April that seeks to halt U.S. law enforcement trips to Israel.
JVP is now seeking to build on its success in Washington, D.C. by utilizing a variety of tactics—direct actions, legislative campaigns and teach-ins—to bring attention to, and ultimately try to end, police delegations to Israel. JVP is also hoping to put a stop to Israeli security delegations to the United States, especially at a time when President Donald Trump and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu are intensifying the U.S.-Israel alliance from the far right.
But the campaign faces a difficult task. Israel has successfully marketed itself as a global leader in counter-terrorism and security, and pro-Israel groups in the United States have capitalized on that reputation by bringing hundreds of police officers on trips to train with Israeli police and military commanders.
The goal of JVP's Deadly Exchange campaign is to reverse Israel's reputation as a security leader, stigmatize these delegations and—ultimately—stop them. JVP is also hoping to expose the racially biased U.S. police practices that these exchanges reinforce. For JVP, delegations to Israel reveal U.S. law enforcement's troubling willingness to receive training from Israeli commanders who preside over a brutal system of occupation and repression, complete with mass surveillance, extrajudicial killings and racial profiling of Palestinians.
For many pro-Israel activists in the United States, Israel's experience in dealing with Palestinian militant attacks, and in maintaining its occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, made the country a model for how U.S. law enforcement could combat terrorism. And after September 11, 2001, organizations like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) created programs to bring U.S. police officers to Israel for training. There, Israeli commanders brief U.S. cops, who visit key sites where Israel exercises its control over Palestinians: jails, checkpoints and settlements.
The "deadly exchange" goes both ways. In 2013, Israel's police commander flew to New York to learn about how the New York Police Department polices "quality of life" violations—a term that refers to how the NYPD cracks down on petty offenses like public drinking. Its "broken windows" policing philosophy—that going after petty crimes can prevent more serious ones—has been harshly criticized for disproportionately targeting people of color.
This exchange of tactics, though, has also presented something of an opportunity for JVP: a chance to deepen the organization's already-existing relationship with communities of color who are organizing against racist police violence in the United States.
The Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America (CRLN) does not focus on issues related to Palestine. But the organization has endorsed the Deadly Exchange campaign.
In Washington, D.C., the JVP chapter is working alongside groups like Pan-African Community Action to highlight the need for local accountability and control over civilian police forces. And in Atlanta, JVP's chapter has partnered with other groups, including Black Lives Matter-Atlanta, to press officials like city Mayor Kasim Reed to commit to halt police participation in the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange program, which sends officers to Israel. (Reed has rejected that demand.) Connie Sosnoff, a member of JVP Atlanta, told In These Times the group's next step is to get candidates running in the upcoming mayoral election to take a position on the exchange program with Israel.
But in addition to the various local campaigns that have taken hold across the United States, JVP has also chosen a national target: the Anti-Defamation League.
Oh, is that what your shitstroke was supposed be?
Excellent investigative journalism Alex...keep up the good work! BOYCOTT DIVEST SANCTION today and everyday until the israeli terrorist regime is removed Palestine.
Whatsa matter, can't recognize sarcasm?
You have no idea how disgusting imbecilic your comment is?
Better yet, End Deadly Israel!
How dare those Israelis defend & protect their civilians! It's imperative that the world joins the Palestinians in figuring out new & more vicious ways to murder those innocent civilians - it's our right, after all.
Maybe then they'll get the message and stop fighting back.


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I hope you're ready to party it up, Colorado's colleges sure are. Grab you solo cup because these are Colorado's top party colleges.
The 2018 Top Party School ranking is based on student reviews and nightlife statistics. Top party colleges have a vibrant and diverse party scene - they offer fun options both on and off campus and students rate their peers as being fun, friendly and into partying.
Now that we know what it takes to make it to the top of Colorado's party chain, here are the top dogs.
I'm not surprised that Boulder tops this list. According to a Niche review, "everyone knows the reputation Boulder has and it definitely lives up to that reputation." That review is simple and straight to the point -- we know how to party.
There's a party for everyone at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Seriously, that's what a review says about CSU parties "it's easy to find one that fits your style."
It seems like the Front Range really knows how to get their party on. The University of Denver comes in as third for Colorado top party schools.
The Front Range isn't the only ones in Colorado that can party. Western Colorado's very own Fort Lewis College is on the list. Way to go Durango.
The University of Colorado is fifth on the party list. It's not hard to find the party in Denver. A reviewer stated that "if you can't find something to do for nightlife in the Denver area, you aren't looking hard enough."
Regis University is a Catholic University in Denver. It's the #6 best party school in Colorado but it's #358 in America.
Metropolitan State University of Denver comes in as seventh on the party list. Get ready to head downtown, because that's where the party is at.
The Front Range continues to keep the rager going. Colorado College in Colorado Springs is not only a big party-er, but they get pretty creative with it too. Think theme parties and a lot of flair.
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design is ninth on the party list. The proximity to downtown and bars and galleries is a huge benefit and makes for lots of things to do.
Last but not least is Grand Junction's very own Colorado Mesa University. CMU has lots of parties close by and the bars are close by too. Basically, Grand Junction's CMU knows how to get down.


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What do you call Punxsutawney Phil's laundry?… Hogwash.
On Groundhog Day what does it mean if the groundhog sees a stupid monster?… You'll have six more weeks of stupidity!
What would you get if you crossed February 2 with a puppy?… Ground-dog Day!
What happened when the groundhog met the dogcatcher?… He became a pound hog!
What happens if the ground log sees its shadow?… We'll have six more weeks of splinters!
Why was the groundhog depressed about his den?… He was having a bad lair day!
What would you get if you crossed February 2 with a Christmas drink?… Ground Nog Day!
What's green, has four legs, and jumps out of its hole on February 2?… The ground frog!
What would you get if you crossed Groundhog Day with a puppy?… Ground-dog Day!
What do you get when you cross a groundhog with a pistachio?… A green beast who predicts a dry spring, and acts like a nut.
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New Child Care Centre for families in Exeter and Area
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The County of Huron, Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) and London Bridge Child Care Services are excited to announce the opening of a 'Family Age Grouping' Child Care program at Exeter Elementary School.
In December 2017, the Ministry of Education announced Exeter Elementary School was approved for Early Years Capital Program Funding. The approved funding was for a 'Family Age Grouping' with a licensed capacity of 15 children. This program is the first of its kind in Huron County and will bring children of all ages together into one space instead of being separated by age groups as is the typical model in child care.
"Families across the province deserve access to quality, licensed child care in their own communities," said Ontario's Education Minister Stephen Lecce. "By committing up to $1 billion over five years to create new child care spaces, including up to 10,000 spaces in new schools, our government is suporting working families and ensuring children receive the care they need."
This joint capital project with the County of Huron and the AMDSB, began in September 2019. AMDSB accepted the tender from Elgin Contracting and Restoration Ltd. to proceed with the project in a contract amount of $567,657. The work included renovating an existing resource room on the west side of the school and infilling the adjacent alcove to construct a 127 square metre space. The space includes cubbies, washroom and change area, sleep room, food prep area, storage room and a separate meeting/staff room. The Child Care has an entrance at the west side exterior vestibule.
London Bridge Child Care Services, who operates the Relouw Early Childhood Learning Centre across from Exeter Elementary School, is the provider for the program. London Bridge offers licensed child care programs and before/after school programs in London, Sarnia, Exeter, Hensall and Zurich. This unique program provides an opportunity for siblings to be together during the day and supports their belief about learning from others, regardless of age.
"The County of Huron is pleased to partner with London Bridge Child Care Services and the AMDSB, to offer this child care program that will help to support children and families in our communities." said Huron County Warden, Jim Ginn. "This centre will be providing holistic environments where children of all ages can foster relationships with peers, educators, and their community."
"The Avon Maitland DSB is grateful for this funding from the Ministry of Education, which has allowed for the creation of these essential child care spaces in the Exeter community. We are pleased to continue our positive relationship with the County of Huron and London Bridge Child Care Services, as they provide high quality care for future Exeter Elementary School students." says Cheri Carter, Superintendent of Corporate Services.
"This is great news for local families who have been waiting for much needed child care spaces to the Exeter area," said Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson. "I often hear concerns about the lack of affordable child care, so I look forward to seeing the benefits of this unique approach for some of our youngest community members."
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There are no scheduled sessions at this time.
What is shared in the HypnoBirthing course?
HypnoBirthing classes will be taught in a 5 week - 2 1/2 hour blocks course. All classes will include the HypnoBirthing® textbook, 2 relaxation CD's and additional handout booklet.
Each group class will have 3 - 6 couples* and enrollment is based on a first come, first serve basis. A non-refundable $50.00 deposit is required to reserve a spot. Total cost of classes is $350, the full balance is due on first day of class.
See above for upcoming class dates. Other classes will be added as needed. Please contact me for more information about when the next course will begin and how to register!
This is a 2.5 hour class. It's taught as a 6th week of the HypnoBirthing course and a stand alone class. Includes handouts and class materials.
*Only for clients having completed my HypnoBirthing® classes.
1 hour refresher of relaxation and breathing techniques.
There are also other options for refresher courses, contact me for details!
This option is reserved for moms 36+ weeks and/or with special circumstances. Please contact me to discuss further if you fit into this criteria and are interested in private instruction.
*Your spot in any class will only be officially reserved upon the receipt of a $50 deposit. This deposit also pays for your class materials. Please contact me to arrange payment.
*Sliding scale and payment plans available to those who qualify.
*Group classes must have at least 3 couples registered. If less than 3 couples are registered one week before classes begin, the instructor reserves the right to cancel or postpone the class to a later date.
Most people take the class toward the end of the 2nd trimester or beginning of their 3rd, though it's never too early--immersing yourself in the positive, comforting philosophy of HypnoBirthing has many benefits. Also, some women find they want to make a change in their care provider and this is easier to accomplish earlier in pregnancy. After you have attended the course you are welcome to come back later to one group class before your birth at no cost, as a "refresher" or you may schedule a private "refresher" for the listed fee and a myriad of other options.
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Forgiving Siemens: Unraveling a Tangled Tale of German Corruption in Greece
Lena Mavraka and Vasilis Papatheodorou
Bribery, Fraud & Tax Evasion, Money & Politics
After almost two years, the traffic lights in the city of Athens are finally being fixed without delay or makeshift solutions. For Greece - a country that appears to be rushing headlong off a financial cliff and bringing down the rest of Europe with it - this small miracle might seem to like an omen that things are changing for the better or at least, the correction of a bureaucratic mistake.
The truth is that this simple act reveals the enormous power that one single company holds over the country of Greece: Siemens from Munich, Germany, a manufacturing behemoth with $96 billion in 2010-2011 sales.
On November 11, 2010, Siemens turned off 35 traffic lights in central Athens in protest against Greek government fines as high as €500 million ($650 million) to settle allegations of bribery to win contracts. In April 2012, the Greek government agreed to settle with Siemens for €270 million to settle the charges. In return the state issued the company a €41 million contract to work on an extension to the Athens metro and fix the city's traffic lights.
It is a stunning turnaround for the company whose name has been tarnished for its role in what many consider the greatest corporate scandal in postwar history of Greece. Millions of Euros have allegedly been paid into secret Swiss bank accounts of high-ranking politicians of the two parties that have run Greece since collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974 - Pasok (the Social Democratic party) and New Democracy on the right. All told the bribery is estimated to have had a cost of €2 billion to the Greek economy, according to a high level parliamentary investigation - and Siemens had a starring role.
"In Greece Siemens has spend the most black money (bribes) than in any other country of the European Union between the late 1990s and 2004," says Tassos Telloglou, author of "The Network: File Siemens."
The tale came to a dramatic head in June 2009 when Michael Christoforakos, the former CEO of Siemens, was arrested in Rosenheim, a southeastern suburb of Munich, after disappearing when Greek judicial authorities began investigating the charges.
Building the First Telephone Exchanges
Siemens has had a long history in Greece dating back to the founding of the German company by Werner von Siemens in 1847 when he pioneered the building of the first international telegraph lines. In the 1920s Ioannis Voulpiotis, a Greek engineer who married the daughter of Werner von Siemens, was appointed head of the Athens office of AEG-Siemens-Telefunken. As a member of the board of directors of Greek Telephone Company Limited (AETE) and Greek Radio Company Limited (AERE), Voulpiotis was uniquely placed to win contracts for the German company.
In 1926 AEG-Siemens-Telefunken installed the first telephone networks in Greece and won the contracts to install new telephone exchanges and new radio facilities. According to the Biographical Encyclopedia of Modern Hellenism 1830-2010, Voulpiotis paid a fee of three to five percent of the contract to Greek politicians and government officials. This money was called the "extra fee" and it was paid into bank accounts in Switzerland, according to the Archives of Greek Bibliography (Metron Publications, 2011, Volume A)
During the Nazi occupation of Greece (1941-1944), Voulpiotis was put in charge of all German business in the country as well as the Greek radio authority. When the Nazis were defeated, Voulpiotis was tried at the Special Court for Nazi Collaborators together with his "colleague", Dr. Nikolaos Christoforakos, father of the future and fugitive CEO of Siemens Greece. The two men were acquitted and moved to Germany.
Voulpiotis returned to Greece in the 1950s to represent Siemens and to bid again telephone and radio contracts as well as for railway tenders. Spyros Markezinis, then minister of economic coordination, allegedly cut a deal with him for contracts to modernize the telephone and radio network installation across the country. On April 3, 1954 Markezinis resigned as a minister when news of the deals became public. Months later the German government forced the Greek government to uphold the contracts or risk losing German aid.
In the following months Voulpiotis accused Konstantinos Karamanlis and Konstantinos Papaconstantinou, the minister and deputy minister of Public Works respectively, of asking for bribes. The two politicians counter-attacked and accused Voulpiotis of demanding $1 million in payments to be technical advisor to OTE (the Greek Teleommunications Authority) for 10 years. The case ended up in the courts and Voulpiotis was sentenced to 18 months for slander.
In 1956, Konstantinos Karamanlis became prime minister, and granted Siemens a no-bid contract to provide the lion's share of supplies of telecommunication equipment of the Greek State.
Dizzying Array of Government Contracts
For the next 50 years, Siemens continued to get Greek government contracts with a dizzying variety of ministries and Greek government institutions ranging from the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) to the ministry of culture.
For example, in December 1997, OSE and Siemens signed seven contracts totaling 705 million marks ($397 million). (The contracts ended up in court in May 2010 for failing to meet deadlines). Siemens also had a number of major contracts with the ministry of defense such as the €300 million ($390 million) Hermes telecommunications program with the Greek Army signed in 1999.
In February 2007 Siemens won a 14 month contract with the ministry of culture to supply portable information systems for visitors to museums and archaeological sites. In October 2008, Michalis Liapis, then Culture Minister canceled the contract for failure to deliver.
(The role of Liapis became controversial when the media revealed that he had traveled to Germany in the summer of 2005 to attend major football matches at the expense of Michalis Christoforakos, then CEO of Siemens Greece.)
Perhaps the most controversial contract with Siemens was the $325 million joint venture with San Diego-based SAIC in 2002 to set up a security system for the Olympic Games of 2004. The Command, Control, Coordination, Communication, Integration system (referred to by the acronym C4i) never "got off the ground" in the time.
The Scandals Break
In late April 2005, Greek authorities began to investigate the C4i case. At about the same time the U.S. Department of Justice also began to investigate Siemens for bribery, working closely with the Munich public prosecutor's office. The sprawling U.S. investigation that would eventually encompass Siemens activities in Argentina, Bangladesh, Iraq and Venezuela.
A second Siemens contract quickly came under scrutiny from the Greek authorities: the supplies of telecommunications equipment material to the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) notably a December 1997 agreement with Siemens to digitize the network for €464.5 million (known as the 8002 agreement).
In April 2006, Prodromos Mavridis, the head of the telecommunications' department of Siemens Greece suddenly left the company after 18 years of work, without any public explanation after receiving a €300,000 payoff from the company. In November of that year, lawyers for Siemens sued Mavridis in Greek courts accusing him of embezzling €8 million.
But it was too late. A year prior, Swiss authorities had opened an investigation into Mavridis for a network of "extensive money laundering." The investigators zeroed in on a company called Martha Overseas Corporation, registered in Panama that was receiving money via Liechtenstein from Eagle Invest & Finance SA, registered in the British Virgin Islands, from Reinhard Siekaczek, a Siemens executive in Germany.
Siekaczek was arrested in November 2006. He told the Munich prosecutors of dozens of bribery schemes around the world and he named Mavridis as the man in charge of handling payments to Cyprus, Bulgaria and parts of the former Yugoslavia.
Siekaczek also told Greek investigators at the Munich public prosecutors office that he was responsible for the payment of €10 million in "black funds" to individuals in the ministry of defense and the Greek army. Among then high level names be mentioned was Akis Tsochatzopoulos, minister of defence in the Pasok government from 1996 - 2001. The payments were also mentioned by Rainer Niedl, a retired anti-corruption officer for Siemens, in a November 2007 apology for his role in the Siemens' bribery scandals.
Some of the payments were subsequently found in the accounts of two of Tsohatzopoulos' associates: Anthony Cantas, deputy general director of the directorate general for infrastructure, and Paul Nicolaides, the vice president of Greek Arms Industry.
On December 17, 2007, Siemens announced that Michalis Christoforakos was no longer with the company.
One year later, the U.S, announced that Siemens was pleading guilty to paying out $1.36 billion on bribes around the world. "Today's filings make clear that for much of its operations across the globe, bribery was nothing less than standard operating procedure for Siemens," said Matthew Friedrich, acting U.S. assistant attorney general. "(We) and our international colleagues will continue our efforts to level the business playing field, making it free from corruption and fair to those who seek to participate in it."
Greek authorities were not part of the settlement.
In May 2009 Christoforakos disappeared from Greece. The following month he was arrested in Germany. He immediately invoked his German citizenship (acquired from the time his father had lived in the country after the Second World War). His lawyers argued that the allegations were for activities that took place before 2003 so he could not be prosecuted under German law which has a five year statute of limitations. The attorneys also pleaded that Christoforakos be allowed to take refuge in the country.
"Dozens of senior Greek politicians are hanging on this case," said Stefan Kursawe, a lawyer hired by Christoforakos. "I fear for the life of my client as soon as he sets foot on Greek soil."
It was a shameful moment for the high-flying executive who owned a series of properties on the islands of Antiparos, Paros and Tinos via offshore companies, and once hob nobbed with senior politicians like Konstantinos Mitsotakis, honorary president of New Democracy, and his daughter Dora Bakogiannis, former minister of foreign affairs.
On August 11, 2009, the Munich prosecutor jailed Christoforakos for a year, stating that he had paid money to the treasurers of the major two parties (Pasok and New Democracy) in order to win contracts for Siemens from the two parties. (German authorities set him free two months later after he paid a huge fine. Christoforakos has not appeared in public since)
Paying Off The Political Parties
Tassos Mandelis was a director of OTE from 1985 to 1988, who also served as minister of transport and communications for Pasok from 1997 to 2000. During his tenure in the government, Mandelis advocated abolishing the state company that provided technical solutions to OTE.
Other German Bribes
Siemens is not the only German company to pay large bribes in Greece. For example Athens spends a lot on military equipment ostensibly because of the threat posed by Turkey, its neighbor to the east. In reality, it seems, the purchases actually have more to do with propping up politicians and making money for Greek businesses and their foreign partners. Critics note that if Athens cut defense spending to levels comparable to other European states, ie by €150 billion ($195 billion), it would not have needed a bailout.
One of the biggest scandals in this arena is a €2 billion contract that Greece signed in 2010 for four Class 214 submarines from Ferrostaal of Germany. This past April Akis Tsochadzopoulos, the former Pasok defense minister, was arrested at his luxurious neoclassical mansion opposite the Acropolis and sent to jail for allegedly taking an €8 million bribe from the company. Ferrostaal has also agreed to pay a €140 million fine. (Only one submarine has been delivered so far and even that has proven to be faulty)
The Ferrostaal and Siemens cases suggests that the symbiotic system of German bribery in Greece is one of the key reasons why the country is in such bad financial shape.
Ironically Germany is now making even more money from the bailout. The German finance ministry estimated that Greece has paid Germany €380 million in interest alone on the €15.17 billion in loans that it took out under the first bailout for the country in 2010, according to documents obtained by Reuters.
To date Mandelis is one of the few politicians who has publicly admitted that he had received money from Siemens. "At the end of October 1998 an employee of Siemens, called me and told me in English: "We want to help you on your election campaign," Mandelis told a parliamentary investigation. "How much are you talking about?" I asked him and he replied: "As much as we usually give out."
Money was then deposited in a Swiss in November 1998 in a Swiss bank under the name "A. Rokos". Greek investigators later found almost 200,000 German marks ($112, 600) in the bank account. A withdrawal of of €35,000 had been made in favor of Mandelis' son (identified only by the initial H) for his studies at Columbia university in New York. (The son now works for Siemens in Cyprus while a daughter of Mandelis now works for OTE.)
Mandelis was convicted for failing to declare his assets to the tax authorities. He was fined €7,500 and given a suspended sentence of three years in prison. Media reports suggest that is now working as a consultant in Azerbaijan.
Theodoros Tsoukatos, a close associate of Kostas Simitis, the former Greek prime minister, has also admitted publicly that he received one million German marks in 1998 from Christoforakos, to be used to re-elect Pasok, but he insists that he gave all the money to the party.
Nor were Pasok politicians alone in taking money from Siemens. Giannis Bartholomeos, the former treasurer of New Democracy, was revealed to have received money from Siemens after he was murdered by the husband of his mistress in February 2007.
All is Forgiven?
A 19-person multi-party Greek parliamentary inquiry committee was established on January 28 2010 to investigate the Siemens bribery cases, headed by Sifis Valirakis of Pasok. The committee dug up the names of the brokers and businessmen that were connected to New Democracy as well as links to a number of other scandals that shook Greek political life - such as the €100 million cost of the real estate scandal at the monastery of Vatopaidi in Mount Athos.
But in May 2010, when the financial crisis began, the investigation was jettisoned and a final report was published on January 24, 2011 that called for further investigation.
In early April this year, Siemens signed a reconciliation agreement with the Greek government that was approved by a majority of the Greek parliament. Under the terms of this deal, Siemens is required to pay a sum of €170 million to the government and it also required to invest €100 million in Greece in 2012. Siemens is also obliged to consider investing another €60 million for a factory that employs at least 700 employees.
Why did Siemens agree to pay? And why did the parliament halt its investigation and fail to ask for judicial help? No one knows for sure but evidence points to an audit of the company's finances conducted by KPMG, the global audit firm, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice in 2006. The sealed report, which has not been made public, allegedly contains the names of 20 of the leading Greek politicians who have together received more than €100 million in recent years to "promote" the company, according to Greek press reports.
It is surely significant that as soon as the ink was dry on the April agreement that absolved them of past blame, Siemens was given millions in new business for more work on the metro. Under the terms of the new contract, Siemens will be paid to provide signaling and other equipment for a new line to be built from Athens airport to the port of Piraeus. The contract will be financed mostly by European Union subsidies.
All, it seems, is forgiven for Siemens in Greece. But because the new agreement was negotiated in secret, we will have to wait for next parliamentary investigation to find out if there was yet another shady deal cut to get Athens traffic and metro working again.
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Jump in Settlements Lifts Sunland's Profit 314%
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Brisbane-based property developer Sunland Group has reported a substantial lift in the number of settled properties for the reporting period, delivering a $20.7 million net profit.
The profit result was up 314 per cent on the previous corresponding period, which was largely in part to the company's increase in the volume and value of settlements from its multi-storey and residential housing portfolios, and the ongoing contribution from the Sunland's retail holdings.
"We remain in a mode of focused delivery as we enter the second half of the 2018 financial year, with 14 residential housing and multi-storey developments at various phases of the construction cycle," Sunland managing director Sahba Abedian said.
Headline: Sunland Lodges Application for $370m Redevelopment of Greenmount
Sunland generated $191.6 million in revenue from 238 settlements during the second half of 2017, having achieved $95.4 million from 204 settlements in the first.
Major contributors to first half earnings include residential housing settlements at Queensland's Magnoli Residences, The Terraces, The Heights, and Ancora.
Sunland entered 2018 with 408 contracts in hand with a combined value of $328 million, providing solid earnings visibility in the short to medium-term while their portfolio continues to replenish itself thanks to the site acquisition in Chapel Hill, seven kilometres west of Brisbane, for $5.5 million.
Determined not to focus on boasting about the company's financial success, Abedian said the profit gain will become a solid backing for new development in prime areas.
Sunland plans to launch up to six new projects during the second half of this year's financial year, including the 44-storey 272 Hedges Avenue residential tower in Mermaid Beach, and a terrace home collection at The Hills Residences in Brisbane, which have both received development approval.
Sunland's portfolio comprises approximately 5,138 residential housing, urban development, and multi-storey products and an emerging retail portfolio, with a total end value of $3.9 billion, providing a healthy pipeline of premium projects to be delivered over the course of the next eight years.
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Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative® (JDAI) sites across the country must reevaluate their assumptions and processes to safely reduce detention of Native American youth says a new report by the Association on American Indian Affairs.
Released in conjunction with Native American Heritage Month, the report reviews how JDAI sites currently identify and respond to Native American youth, highlighting both areas in need of improvement and promising efforts.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation funded report — Examining How JDAI Sites Interact with Native Youth and Tribes — is based on a 2016 survey and interviews conducted by the Association on American Indian Affairs. Sites were asked to identify Native American youth and whether or not they had collaborated with tribal governments and tribal juvenile justice staff to provide culturally appropriate alternatives to detention.
determine whether there are culturally appropriate services available.
The survey's findings are consistent with data indicating that juvenile justice systems across the country are failing Native American youth. These youth are detained at disproportionately higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group. They also have the highest rate of detainment for status offenses, drug offenses and technical violations of probation and face a high risk of substance abuse and suicide as well as suspension and expulsion from school.
One such leader is Shannon Keller O'Loughlin, executive director of the Association on American Indian Affairs and one of the report's primary authors. While there are a few JDAI sites engaged in emerging best practices, O'Loughlin notes that most sites lack consistent and culturally appropriate protocols to collect robust data on Native American youth and to connect these youth with culturally appropriate alternatives to detention — two core tenets of JDAI.
Educating staff on the unique issues facing Native American youth and the availability of culturally relevant alternatives to detention.
JDAI sites in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico and Washington are pursuing some of these recommendations. For example, Arizona's Native American Youth Collaborative provides guidance on identifying Native American youth and connecting them with culturally appropriate services. New Mexico requires tribal notification in all juvenile justice proceedings where a youth may be detained — and it is the only state in the nation to do so. And in Snohomish County, Washington, court staff and community partners participate in cultural awareness training, which highlights the importance of providing appropriate services to Native American youth.
The practices being implemented at these sites, along with efforts already underway at two tribal JDAI locations — the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Pueblo of Isleta near Albuquerque, New Mexico — are starting points for JDAI sites across the country to scrutinize their work with Native American youth and to commit to doing better.


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Hans Thoma (2. října 1839 Oberlehen, Bernau im Schwarzwald - 7. listopadu 1924 Karlsruhe) byl německý malíř a grafik.

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Narodil se v rodině dřevorubce v horské obci v Černém lese, asi 20 km jihovýchodně od Freiburgu. Začal se učit natěračem a malířem, až roku 1859 byl přijat na malířskou akademii v Karlsruhe. Po absolutoriu roku 1866 odjel 1868 do Paříže, kde ho nejvíc ovlivnila díla Gustave Courbeta a Barbizonské školy. V letech 1870-1876 žil v Mnichově, kde se spřátelil s malířem Arnoldem Böcklinem a maloval hlavně krajiny a portréty. Od roku 1878 žil ve Frankfurtu nad Mohanem a pracoval na zakázky přátel. Roku 1890 měl výstavu v Mnichově, která měla veliký ohlas a Thoma se stal jedním z nejoblíbenějších německých malířů. Roku 1899 byl jmenován profesorem malířské akademie v Karlsruhe a ředitelem tamější galerie (Kunsthalle). Jako "malíř německého lidu" se těšil velké oblibě i za nacismu.

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Treasury obstructs Coalition's 'green bank' for investment in wind farms and nuclear power stations
Credit: By Tom Mcghie, Mail Online, www.dailymail.co.uk 5 February 2011 ~~
Treasury officials are set to kill off the Government's dream of creating a 'green bank' to help fund billions of pounds of investment in wind farms and nuclear power stations.
The Government has already agreed to give £1 billion to the bank and has earmarked a further £1 billion from asset sales to boost its funds.
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne believes the bank is vital if the energy industry is to renew itself as Britain switches to a low-carbon economy.
But the Treasury, which is fighting to reduce the deficit, is concerned that this bank would increase the national debt at precisely the wrong time.
Instead, officials want the creation of a 'Green Fund', which would merely dispense loans and grants.
Faced with this powerful Whitehall opposition, it is understood that Huhne is arguing strongly for a 'third way' that would involve the bank acting as a fund initially before changing, later on when finances are not so stretched, into a Green Bank.
At that stage, nationalised banks such as Royal Bank of Scotland would be encouraged to take part in the project.
A final decision is expected to be made in April.
Source: By Tom Mcghie, Mail Online, www.dailymail.co.uk 5 February 2011