Candy, a Chinese born in Macao, is a Portuguese passport holder. If only "Candy Lio" is stated in her birth certificate, graduation certificates and all of her identification documents, is it necessary for her to add a Chinese name in order to naturalize as a Chinese national?
Ans:Candy is a Chinese born in Macao. According to "Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China" and "Explanations of some questions by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress concerning the implementation of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region", she possesses Chinese nationality and her Portuguese passport is considered as a travel document. Therefore, she does not need to naturalize as a Chinese national. In regard to the issue that she has not any Chinese name, there is no influence on her nationality.
Miss Ma was born in Mainland China and has settled down in Macao for more than 30 years. Since she was not born in Macao, she has been using a C.I. as her only travel document. In this case, is she regarded as a stateless person?
Ans:C.I. is commonly known as a "Passport issued to foreigners by Portugal". In fact, the holder's nationality is stated in the C.I. It is not a passport for a stateless person. As Miss Ma was born in Mainland China and her parents are both Chinese, according to "Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China", she is considered as a Chinese national but not a stateless person.
Mr. Wagner, a Dutch with a Chinese surname "Wai", is a Macao resident. He has been living and working in Macao for more than 7 years. He claimed to have at least one-eighth Chinese descent since his maternal grandfather is a Dutch Chinese.
What application formalities are needed if Mr. Wai wants to naturalize as a Chinese national?
Ans:In pursuant to relevant stipulations, he can apply for the naturalization as a Chinese National. Only Macao permanent resident is eligible to apply for the naturalization. According to the stipulations of Article 8 of the Law No.8/1999, Mr. Wai must first declare Macao as a place of his permanent residence. He could only proceed the application formalities after his declaration is approved.
In accordance with "The specific regulations for handling the nationality application of citizens in the Macao Special Administrative Region", if foreign Macao SAR permanent residents want to naturalize as a Chinese national, they must provide reasons, for example they have to submit documents that prove their near relatives are Chinese citizens. Near relatives means spouse, parents, children or siblings.
In Mr. Wai's case, only his maternal grandfather is Chinese, but his grandfather does not belong to the abovementioned near relatives. Nevertheless, Mr. Wai can still apply for the naturalization of Chinese nationality at DSI by submitting documents on which other legitimate reasons of being a Chinese national are stated. "Legitimate reasons" include having lived in Macao for a long time, e.g. having grown up, studied, worked in Macao, or having a majority of friends in Macao or close connection with Macao or being fond of Chinese culture and so on.
The Lee family of four was former Macao resident. They immigrated to Japan years ago and have applied for the naturalization as a Japanese national since then. However, according to the Japanese Laws, the Lee family must renounce the Chinese nationality before they can naturalize as a Japanese national. In this case, what can Mr. Lee do?
Ans:According to the stipulations of Macao Law no.7/1999, the Lee family can apply for renunciation of Chinese Nationality. Please refer to this website for details of application procedures.
Mr. Tong has emigrated from Fujian to Burma with his father since his early childhood. He gave up Chinese nationality and acquired Burmese nationality. Years ago, he moved back to Macao from Burma and now he wishes to restore the Chinese nationality, is it necessary for him to naturalize as a Chinese national like what the other foreign nationals do?
Ans:Mr. Tong was a Chinese national and he has renounced the Chinese nationality when he naturalized as a Burmese national. He can proceed the formalities for restoration of Chinese nationality in pursuant to the stipulations of Article 6 "Restoration of Chinese Nationality" of Law no.7/1999. In addition, applicant needs to provide proof that he/she possessed Chinese nationality before and is possessing Burmese Nationality.
João and Mario are brothers and have both Chinese and Portuguese descents. João wants to retain his Portuguese nationality while his younger brother, Mario, wants to acquire Chinese nationality. Do they need to proceed certain formalities to give up the Chinese nationality or naturalize as a Chinese national?
Ans:In pursuant to the stipulations of "Explanations of some questions by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress concerning the implementation of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region", those who have both Chinese and Portuguese descents like João and Mario can choose either Chinese or Portuguese nationality at their option.
In Mario's case, unlike other foreigners, he can choose Chinese nationality without the need to proceed formalities for Naturalization as a Chinese National. After choosing Chinese nationality, the Portuguese passport that he possesses can be used as a travel document. However, he will not be entitled to Portuguese consular protection in China.
For João, he can choose Portuguese nationality. After choosing his nationality, he will no longer possess Chinese nationality.
The Lam family was Macao residents with Chinese nationality. Years ago, they immigrated to Canada and acquired a Canadian passport. Is it possible for them to return to Macao and settle down with an identity of Canadian national?
Ans:According to "Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China" and "Explanations of some questions by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress concerning the implementation of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region", the Lam family was originally Macao residents with Chinese nationality. They still possess the identity of Chinese national if they return and settle down in Macao. However, if they intend to live in Macao with the identity of Canadian national, they have to apply for changing their nationality at the Identification Services Bureau with valid proof and documents. Once they have changed their nationality from Chinese to Canadian, Mr. Lam will no longer possess Chinese nationality.
Sio Cheong is a returned overseas Chinese from Vietnam and has settled down in Macao for a year. He has obtained a Macao SAR Resident Identity Card and a Macao SAR Travel Permit. Can he go to Hong Kong for family visit with his Macao SAR Travel Permit?
Ans:No, he cannot. Sio Cheong can apply for a "Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR" to enter Hong Kong for traveling. The Macao SAR Travel Permit in his hand cannot be used for the purpose of traveling in Hong Kong.
Fai possesses a Macao SAR Passport. Can he travel to Hong Kong with this passport?
Ans: Fai cannot use his Macao SAR Passport when traveling to Hong Kong. In order to enter Hong Kong, he must hold a permanent Macao SAR Resident Identity Card ( BIR ) or Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR.
Mrs. Cheong's daughter is studying in the United Kingdom and possesses a Macao SAR Passport. Mrs. Cheong knows that the Macao SAR Passport cannot be used for the purpose of traveling in Hong Kong.She wonders if she can apply for a "Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR" on behalf of her daughter, so that her daughter can travel to Hong Kong when she is back to Macao.
Ans: Mrs. Cheong's daughter can enter Hong Kong with her valid Macao SAR Permanent Resident Card. Alternatively, she can apply for the "Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR" if necessary. Applicants should lodge the application for the "Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR" in person at the Identification Services in principle, but if a Macao residents who are not in Macao, they may request to submit an application by post by providing a proof and reason. Please note that, if the Mrs. Cheong 's daughter is under 18 years old, photocopies of both of her parents or her legal guardian's identification documents are required and her parents or legal guardian have to sign the application form.
Miss Wong plans to travel to the United States with her Macao SAR Passport. Due to the reason that there is no direct flight from Macao to the U.S., Miss Wong has to make her flight departure in Hong Kong. In this case, can Miss Wong use her Macao SAR Passport for transit purpose? Must she apply for a "Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR" to enter Hong Kong?
Ans: The Macao SAR passport cannot be used as a travel document for entering Hong Kong on its own. However, Miss Wong can transit through Hong Kong with the Macao SAR Passport provided that she can present a flight ticket to the U.S., and she can stay for a maximum period of 7 days in Hong Kong.
Alternatively, Ms. Wong may enter Hong Kong with a permanent Macao SAR Resident Identity Card ( BIR ). It is not necessary for her to apply for Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR.
Miss Cheong is an old Macao citizen born in Mainland China and she used to travel with her C.I. She wants to know if she, a C.I. holder, needs to replace the current C.I. with a Macao SAR Travel Permit for traveling to other countries nowadays?
Ans:The eligibility for applying for a C.I. (i.e. a passport issued to foreigners by Portugal) in the past is different from that for applying for a Macao SAR Travel Permit nowadays. Although Miss Cheong only traveled with her C.I. in the past, she can certainly apply for a Macao SAR Passport for traveling purpose provided that she can fulfill the requirements for applying for a Macao SAR Passport (i.e. a Macao SAR permanent resident with Chinese nationality possesses a permanent resident identity card or Macao Resident card with equivalent effect.).
Sio Fong has immigrated to Macao from Zhuhai for less than half a year and she has not get become a Macao SAR permanent resident. Can she apply for a Macao SAR Travel Permit if she wants to travel in other countries? Can she go to Hong Kong with the Macao SAR Travel Permit?
Ans:Sio Fong is eligible to apply for a Macao SAR Travel Permit but she cannot go to Hong Kong with this travel permit. Sio Fong should apply for another document for going to Hong Kong, that is the "Visit Permit for Residents of Macao SAR to Hong Kong SAR".
Chio came to settle down in Macao from ZhuHai with a One-Way Permit 5 years ago. Now He plans to travel in Southeast Asia but he neither possesses a Chinese Passport nor a Macao travel document. He is told that he is not regarded as a permanent resident of Macao as he has not resided in Macao for a continuous period of 7 years and non-permanent residents cannot apply for a Macao SAR Passport. He wants to know if he can go to other places with a Macao SAR Passport only after he has become a Macao SAR permanent resident.
Ans:Chio is a Macao SAR non-permanent resident for the time being and is not eligible to apply for a Macao SAR Passport. However, he is eligible to apply for a Macao SAR Travel Permit for traveling as he possesses a Macao resident identity card and is not entitled to apply for other travel documents.
After Chio has resided in Macao for a continuous period of 7 years, he will become a Macao SAR permanent resident and can apply for a Macao SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card. At that time, he is eligible to apply for a Macao SAR Passport after obtaining his Macao SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card.
Uncle Tak, possesses a Macao SAR Travel Permit and wants to make an European tour organized by a Hong Kong travel agency. Can he enter and exit the Hong Kong border with this travel permit?
Ans:Yes, he can. Macao SAR Travel Permit holders like Uncle Tak can enter Hong Kong for transit purpose and stay for a maximum period of 7 days. However, he is not permitted to enter the Hong Kong SAR as a visitor for traveling purpose with this travel permit. Uncle Tak can enter Hong Kong through every Immigration Control Point of Hong Kong, and also exit Hong Kong through the Hong Kong International Airport or vice versa.
João was born in Macao with Chinese and Portuguese descent. He takes Macao as his permanent living place and possesses a Portuguese Passport. He would like to know if there is any problem for him to apply for the Macao SAR Passport.
Ans:As João possesses both Chinese and Portuguese descents and was born in the territory of China (Macao), in pursuant to relevant regulations, he can only apply for the Macao SAR Passport after becoming a Chinese citizen by choosing Chinese as his nationality. After applying for the Macao SAR Passport, he can still possess and use the Portuguese Passport that he has been holding as a travel document.
Amy, Mr. Chan's daughter is studying abroad. Can Mr. Chan apply the Macao SAR Passport on behalf of his daughter?
Ans:In principle, applicant must lodge the application at the Identification Services Bureau (DSI) in person. If the applicant is underage, the person who exercises the parental right or the right of guardianship according to laws (such as parents) can apply on behalf of the applicant. Please refer to DSI's website for further information. In this case, Mr. Chan's daughter can log in DSI's "Postal Application Service" system and follow relevant instructions to lodge the application.
Lucy, who possesses a Macao SAR Resident Identity Card, is a Macao SAR Permanent Resident with Chinese Citizenship. Although she is eligible to apply for the Macao SAR Passport, she is worried about the possibility of returning the Portuguese Passport that she is holding.
Ans:Lucy should be not worried about this. Actually, Laws do not prohibit Macao SAR Residents from holding both the Macao SAR travel document and the travel document issued by other countries or regions simultaneously. Even though Lucy has applied for the Macao SAR Passport, she can still keep her Portuguese Passport as a travel document to travel in other countries or regions. However, due to the reason that she is a Chinese citizen, she is not entitled to consular protection of Portugal in the Macao SAR and other regions of the People's Republic of China though she possesses a Portuguese Passport.
Mr. and Mrs. Kuok grew up in Macao and possess a Macao Resident Identity Card. They immigrated to Canada and gave birth to two children there years ago. After the handover, the whole Kuok family intends to return to Macao. However, their children do not have any Macao identification documents. Do they need to apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR?
Ans:Mr. and Mrs. Kuok are Macao permanent residents, they are certainly able to return to Macao for residence. However, due to the fact that their children were born in Canada and their parents had already settled down there and obtained the Canadian Nationality at the time of their birth, in pursuant to the stipulations of Article 5 of the "Nationality Laws of the People's Republic of China", their children do not possess Chinese nationality and do not belong to "children born abroad whose parent(s) is/are Chinese permanent resident and who possess Chinese nationality". Therefore, they are not eligible for applying for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR.
If their children intend to live in Macao, they must apply at the Residence and Stay Affairs Department of the Public Security Police. Upon approval, they will become a permanent Macao resident after they have resided in Macao for seven years continuously and declared Macao as their permanent living place.
Keong is Macao permanent resident. He has got married and gave birth to a son in ZhuHai. If his wife intends to live in Macao, does she need to apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR?
Ans:Such situation is irrelevant to the application for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR. Keong's wife has to apply for residing in Macao at the Mainland public security department in their living place, whereas his son, as the child of a permanent resident, can apply to reside in Macao through special quotas.
Mr. Choi is a Chinese citizen. He has just become a Macao SAR permanent resident this year after residing in Macao for seven years continuously. His wife and son are currently living in the Mainland. Can his son apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR by declaring that he possesses the right of abode in Macao?
Ans:No, he cannot. Since Mr. Choi became a Macao SAR permanent resident after the birth of his son, he does not belong to "children born abroad with Chinese nationality after their parent(s) has/have become a Macao permanent resident with Chinese nationality". In addition, Mr. Choi's son is residing in the Mainland and thus, he is not eligible to lodge the application. If he intends to reside in Macao, he should apply at the relevant department in the Mainland.
Marta, a Macao-born Portuguese, left Macao and settled down in Portugal with her Portuguese husband. She gave birth to her daughter, Fátima, there. However, she and her husband divorced later. Marta intends to return to Macao with her daughter and wants to stay in Macao together with her parents. In this situation, does Marta's daughter, Fátima need to apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR?
Ans:Fátima was born in Portugal and possesses Portuguese nationality. He parents were both residing in Portugal at time of her birth. Pursuant to the stipulations of Article 5 of the "Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China", Fátima does not possess Chinese nationality. Although she possesses both Chinese and Portuguese descent, she does not have the problem of choosing her nationality and she does not belong to "children born abroad whose parent(s) is/are a Macao permanent resident with both Chinese and Portuguese descent and who take Macao as a place of permanent residence with Chinese nationality or unconfirmed nationality". Therefore, she cannot apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR.
Mr. Wong had lived in Macao before and possessed a former type of Macao Identity Card, and he immigrated to France years ago. He wants to declare himself as a Macao SAR permanent resident and applies for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR. However, due to his job, he cannot spare time to return to Macao for making the application. What can he do?
Ans:Mr. Wong can lodge the application by mail. He can browse at the official website of the Identification Services Bureau for further information of the application and other necessary documents. Applications can be mailed to: Macao Post Office Box No. 1089. However, the applicant must lodge the application of Macao SAR Resident Identity Card in person after collecting the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR.
Mr. and Mrs. Lei are Macao permanent residents. Their daughter was born when they were travelling in the United States. Their daughter now possesses a Passport of the United States. How can she come back and reside in the Macao SAR?
Ans: Their daughter can apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR. Pursuant to the stipulations of Article 5 of the "Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China", although their daughter was born in the United States (hereinafter called U.S.) and entitled to American nationality due to her birth in the U.S., she still possesses Chinese nationality as her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lei, were not residing in U.S. at the time of her birth. Therefore, Mr. and Mrs. Lei's daughter is eligible to apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR.
Mr. and Mrs. Cheong, who are Macao SAR permanent residents with Chinese nationality, have settled down in the United Kingdom (hereinafter called U.K.) not long ago. Their son was born in the U.K. but he did not acquire British nationality. Is their son eligible to apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR?
Ans: Although Mr. and Mrs. Cheong's son was born in the U.K. when they were residing in the U.K., he did not acquire British nationality due to his birth in U.K. Therefore, pursuant to the stipulations of Article 5 of the "Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China", Mr. and Mrs. Cheong's son still possesses Chinese nationality and he can apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR.
Uncle Chan is an old Macao citizen who has obtained the Macao identity card since 1970s. Later on, he did not renew his "Macao Resident Card" on time due to the reason of his old age. Uncle Chan heard that he is now required to apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR before he applies for the Macao SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card. Is it necessary for Uncle Chan to apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR?
Ans: Yes, it is necessary. He needs to apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR. Upon approval of this Certificate, he can directly lodge the application for the Macao SAR Permanent Resident Identity Card at the Identification Services Bureau.
Mr. Lam came to settle down in Macao from Mainland China with a One-Way Permit in 1985, and since 1990, he has gone to South Africa for work and settled down there. Can he apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR so that he can reside in Macao?
Ans: Mr. Lam has not resided in Macao for a 7 consecutive years, so he is not eligible to apply for the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR. His case is not applicable to the regime of the Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in the Macao SAR.


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Welcome Address 2010 | Convocation | The Aga Khan University
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Address by Mr Firoz Rasul
President, Aga Khan University
Our Chief Guest
Chairman Ambassador Saidullah Khan Dehlavi
Members of the Board of Trustees
Provost Dr William Doe
Deans, Faculty and Staff of the University
Graduands and students
Parents and Distinguished Guests,
As salaam walaikum and Good afternoon.
Welcome to the 2010 Convocation Ceremony of the Aga Khan University. To the graduates and their families: This is a day of great celebration as you pass this important milestone. Congratulations!
Today you will be conferred with a degree that recognises your mastery of a professional field, which at AKU means mastery at an international standard. You have earned that degree through hard work and meritorious performance.
We have among our graduates today, 97 newly qualified doctors and 24 Master of Science graduates, 150 nurses, 12 Master of Science in Nursing graduates and 21 Master of Education graduates. I would also like to extend very special congratulations to our first graduating class from the Master of Science in Bioethics programme. Congratulations to each one of you. Today you leave this University as ambassadors, prepared to work hard to contribute to the development of this country.
This has been a difficult year for Pakistan. A challenging economic situation in the country has been exacerbated by extensive flooding, that has left millions homeless and some hopeless. Pakistan also continues to grapple with volatility on the political and security fronts. All of the forces have converged at a complicated juncture in the country's history, which will need concerted leadership and action.
Doing its part, to assist victims of the floods, AKU dispatched over 100 doctors, nurses and midwives in interdisciplinary teams to meet the needs of those affected by the natural disaster. We worked in partnership with the federal, provincial and district level health departments to help over 93,000 men, women and children in fourteen districts of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan. Now, as the people return home, AKU is continuing to support them through mobile healthcare units.
While many bemoan the state of the country, I would suggest adversity creates opportunity. This can be an occasion for the reform of institutional structures and long-standing practices; structures and practices that may no longer benefit the population. However, for this to occur, it will require courageous thought leadership.
As His Highness the Aga Khan, Founder and Chancellor of Aga Khan University, stated last month at the Lafontaine Baldwin Lecture in Toronto, Canada, and I quote; "Institutional reforms will have lasting meaning only when there is a social mindset to sustain them. There is a profound reciprocal relationship between institutional and cultural variables. How we think shapes our institutions. And then our institutions shape us."
If we look at history, we can see how great leaders have been able to effect change by challenging the way in which a society thinks about and shapes its institutions. Nelson Mandela withstood 27 years in prison on the basis of a principle. That steadfast determination won him his personal freedom, but it also won the freedom of an entire nation of people from an unjust system of apartheid. Similarly, the Fatimid Caliphs in Cairo brought together the best minds from across the region to create a flourishing milieu for intellectual search and knowledge generation. Their resolute belief in pluralism and intellectual development meant that Jews, Christians and Muslims alike were welcomed and worked together to create new knowledge during this time.
As you can see, leadership manifests itself in many forms; from the great orator who can move a crowd to action to the community worker who works quietly and steadily to ease the suffering of those around them. There are great leaders who have risen to prominence during times of crisis or the birth of a nation, like Quaid-i-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. There are still many more, who have made significant differences in the fabric of society, without any recognition at all.
What type of leadership do we need now?
We need resilient leadership; which means leaders, who have the capacity to bounce back from misfortune, disruptive change, and crises; who have the ability to step up, see a new horizon with greater opportunities, and then engage those around them to achieve that vision.
The ability to be a resilient leader is driven by our ethical framework, intrinsic qualities, attitudes, and behaviors. It comes from the ability to look at challenges as opportunities to grow, to change, and to learn from mistakes rather than seeing ourselves as victims of circumstances and feeling we are not in control of our own destiny. It comes from our willingness to take the initiative rather than feel sorry for ourselves and inspire those around us to believe in their own capabilities.
Today as we celebrate your graduation, ask yourself - are you a resilient leader?
Your graduation is the culmination of a significant process of personal intellectual development. During your time with us, you have learnt technical skills to become competent doctors, scientists and researchers. You have also learnt to be creative and innovative with compassion for others.
And as you embark on your new future, uphold the leadership qualities you developed at AKU and inculcate new mindsets. Challenge what is not working. Ask questions - even when the questions are difficult and the answers elusive. Give generously of your time and knowledge, sharing what you have learnt, in the service of others. Make no compromises on ethics or quality; you are graduating from an institution that consciously built its reputation on high standards and an adherence to its values. Build your own reputation the same way. Ethics and quality standards are often the hardest to uphold and yet, in difficult circumstances, they are what define courageous leadership.
Pakistan has a bright future. There are a myriad of ways your skills and abilities can benefit Pakistan in its time of need; to create new opportunities and introduce new ideas and changes. I hope you will implement your new ideas and create those opportunities for Pakistan. There is no doubt the recent flood calamity demands unprecedented rebuilding, a massive modernization, and upgrading across the country. The task is daunting, but recovery and rebuilding will take place - one step at a time.
That step begins with you - and it begins today.
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Kush Maini wins rookie category at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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The series will break for summer and will return with the race in Nurburgring at the end of August.
Kush Maini, backed by JK Racing and driving for M2 Competition, won the Rookie Category on the last lap of an exciting race in Belgium in Race 1 of the Formula Renault Eurocup Series. Having Started 11th on the Grid, he had to avoid going into the back of Leonard Lorandi's car which was very slow of the start. Moving up positions as the race progressed, Kush made his way up to 6th Place when the Safety Car was called out. This helped bunch up all the Drivers for the last few laps of the race.
Kush Maini wrested the trophy from the hands of Patrik Pasma in the last corner. Rookies Petr Ptáček and Caio Collet (R-ace GP), finished seventh and eighth, while Alexander Smolyar (R-ace GP) and Xavier Lloveras claimed the final points on offer. Kush who finally finished in 5th position overall was extremely happy with the result.
"I started eleventh, so I knew that I would have to fight to move up the order. I was pretty confident, because I simply didn't carry over my pace from practice to qualifying. I was able to preserve my tyres in the race while also passing my rivals. This allowed me to be extremely fast on the last lap and I pressured Patrik Pasma into a mistake when he missed his final braking point and I was able to win the rookie category. It is a reinforcing result, because it justifies our potential."
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Many of the "non-traditional" takes on Valentine's Day wedding inspiration go for dark and moody, almost Gothic feeling, so we wanted to pull together a board that felt a bit more modern and classic. We love this for a February wedding as much as we do for an al fresco reception in the summer!
Yes, your main wedding color can be black – we promise! Bring it in through table linens, paper – black invitations with gold foil, or black place cards with gold or white calligraphy – accessories, and so on. We love the black candles in the top left photo, which, when paired with the rest of the decor, couldn't be further from a Halloween-type look.
If you're feeling bold, you might opt for a black wedding cake, as in the bottom left photo. The dye required to get a properly dark cake is likely to come off on lips and teeth, however, so keep that in mind if you're interested in a black cake. A possible work-around – white buttercream that's covered in Oreo crumbles, or similar?
With black taking center stage, black tuxes for the groom / groomsmen would look terrific, as would long black dresses for bridesmaids.
The juxtaposition of black with the dark pink and berry shades, plus the green accents, make the overall effect feel lush, but still elegant. We'd opt for texture rather than pattern to avoid veering into Kate Spade territory (unless that's your dream look, in which case, have at it! But that'll be a different board).
Love color? The tablescape in the bottom right (our original inspiration for this board) is the place to start – the vivid pink runners, red glasses and flowers, and oversized greenery make a huge visual impact.
If that's more than you want, start with the top left tablescape, instead. The white and blush flowers could easily be accented with some darker colors, as in the top right photo.
Are you planning a Valentine's Day wedding? What colors did you choose? Let us know in the comments!


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Competition: Coca-Cola BSSFL U-16 | Season 2015/2016
Competition 2: The Knockout Competition
Gerneral information
Games are of (70) seventy minutes duration, two thirtyfive (35) minute halves.
Matches should start at 3:30 p.m. but no later than 3:45 p.m.
Each team is permitted five (5) substitutions per match.
Advancement: The winning team at the end of regular time will advance to the next round. In the event of a draw, a penalty shoot-out [PSO] will follow, five (5) penalties each and a sudden death if necessary.
Eligibility of players: Players must be born on or after 1st January 2001.
Deportment of teams: All teams must be uniformly dressed (i.e. shirts, shorts and socks), as stipulated in Law 4 of the Laws of Association Football. Shirts must carry separate and distinct numbers. Players are allowed to wear personal protective equipment as long as it serves a medical purpose and is reported to the match official before the start of the match.
Postponements must be conveyed to The President or Secretary twenty-four (24) hours in advance unless in case of emergency. All postponed games must be sanctioned by the League Executive.
Forfeitures: In the event of a forfeiture the opposing team will be awarded three points and three goals, teams who forfeit a match in the knockout competition will face disciplinary action.
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The Knockout Competition
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Ellerslie Secondary School
Frederick Smith Secondary School
Grantley Adams Memorial School
Graydon Sealy Secondary School
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The structural crisis in the US and the EU can only be overcome by changing the institutions, laws and parties that have adapted to the neoliberal agenda in the past 30 years. The left has to come up with a plan in this situation. Both, Jeremy Corbyn in Britain and Bernie Sanders in the US, promote worker co-ops in their programs. According to Corbyn's concept, enterprises that are to be closed or sold or are planning to go public by issuing stocks, have to offer to its employees the opportunity to buy the company. The state would provide financial assistance in such a case. Corbyn has already attracted 500.000 new members to the Labour Party. In the US, Bernie Sanders was the first candidate for the US presidency to call himself a "socialist". For people younger than 35, he would already get the majority.
Richard D. Wolff, Prof. em. for Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His latest book is: "Capitalism's Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown".
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Fabian Scheidler: Since the financial crisis in 2008, the EU and the Euro in particular have been facing massive risks of breaking apart. Germany and the troika are imposing harsh austerity measures on southern Europe, where a whole generation has lost its future, with 50% and more of youth unemployment. Meanwhile, the old most powerful parties, especially the Social Democrats, and parts of the conservatives as well, are imploding in many European countries, with right-wing populists filling the vacuum, in some other cases also with new progressive movements or parties coming up. What are the options for Europe in your view and can there be progressive change in Europe within the framework of the neoliberal EU treaties and the Eurozone?
Richard Wolff: To answer the last part first, I cannot see how Europeans could proceed without undoing the last 30 years of the regime. It's the same here in the United States. We have adjusted here in the United States our institutions, our laws, our political parties, to serve a capitalism that is internationalized, globalized, that is presiding over growing inequality on a scale that we have not seen for a century. All of the institutions have adjusted to that, which means that if you're going to break that pattern, you have to rethink and reorganize all of the institutions. My belief is that this is very much up in the air, whether this will take a leftist form or whether it will take a rightist form. I don't believe the rightists have the solution. They really want to solve the problems of capitalism by all kinds of cultural, social, governmental manipulations, but the problem isn't the social, the cultural, and the governmental. The problem is the economic and they have no solution for that. They want to do more of the same. You can see that here in the United States very clearly. So, ironically, I think the left wing, if it could come up with a coherent plan, has as equal a chance, if not a better chance, to show a way out than the right wing. The problem for us has been, here in the United States, and I suspect it's not so different in Europe, that the left wing has been unable or unwilling to break from its own traditions and chart a new path. The biggest critique I have of the social democratic party and even of the Linke party is, you have to come up with a plan. This is how you, as a left winger, are going to solve these problems. You can't always be reacting to the latest difficulty; you have to teach people that the problem isn't neoliberalism – that's just one kind of capitalism – the problem is capitalism, whether it's the neoliberal kind or the old social democratic kind, or the Keynesian kind. These are past, dead, we're not going to solve that. And I think that the way to go is what I said before about worker coops, about this whole new organization of the workplace which no right winger says a word about, no right winger endorses. No right winger would dare offend their funding sources. You've got to do that. And here I would give you two examples of people doing that and they're surprising, because they don't come from social democracy in Europe, where you would've expected it. They come from the United States and Britain, which you would not have expected, for all the right reasons. So first, Mr. Corbyn in Britain. If you look at the program of Mr. Corbyn, it is in one respect very radical. He is saying that he is committed, as with his chancellor of the exchequer, John McDonnell. He has said that if they come to power, they will pass a law which says that every enterprise in England can stay the way it is, but if it plans to close or if it plans to sell itself to another or if it plans to go public by issuing stocks, it cannot do that without first offering to its own employees the opportunity to buy the enterprise and run it as a coop. And when the question was asked, well, where would the workers get the money, Mr. Corbyn smiled and said, the government will lend it to them. That is extraordinary. That is charting a way forward. It's saying, we, as a political party, are committed to build a coop sector of this economy that is large, that will have lots of support, lots of people. The second one is Bernie Sanders. He didn't go as far as Corbyn, not at all. But he did in his program, if you looked at it, his economic program, coops. He was willing to begin, very cautious, not much specifics, but: the beginning. And I think that's where they'll figure out, and of course we're trying to push them, but they'll figure out that this is the way to become unique and to begin to be a party with an answer, which is what people are looking for and I can assure you that what we saw here in the United States you will see elsewhere. For the first time in American history for half a century a man calling himself socialist who talks against big business, who talks in favor of worker coops, got 13 million votes in this country from all kinds of communities that no one had ever expected to vote, couldn't imagine – here we are different from Europe. In the United States, socialism, communism, anarchism, terrorism, are all the same for the mass of people. We thought that, but we were wrong, because a socialist stood up and said, no, I'm something else. And it turns out, particularly people younger than 35, he gets the majority. If the vote was only people 35 and younger, he'd be the president. So you have to now begin to build on what that tells us.
Fabian Scheidler: Last question, concernining Bernie Sanders. He raised a remarkable number of people and there was a lot of engagement. How do you see the future of the movement now, after the election and after the election of Donald Trump? He's still part, in a way, of the Democratic Party, although he is an independent. He has created an organization also. What do you think, how should the people who were engaged before the election engage now in order to make change happen?
Richard Wolff: That is the issue being fought out in the United States right now. The biggest criticism from the left of Bernie Sanders is precisely that he stays in the Democratic Party. The biggest counterargument that comes from him is that American politics is so set up that if he didn't stay in the Democratic Party, he wouldn't get the attention to what his criticisms are. He wouldn't get the audience, he wouldn't get the opportunity. So that at least for the time being, he has to stay in the Democratic Party. My response is, we need him in the party and we need him out. Since we can't have him both, let him stay in the Democratic Party and be the left-wing voice. And if I can borrow from the German example, perhaps Mr. Sanders' role would be a little bit like Oskar Lafontaine. Maybe his job is to stay in the Democratic Party until those of us that are outside of the Democratic Party can have something big enough, strong enough, vibrant enough for him to say goodbye to the Democratic Party and we can merge that which is to the left with the left wing of the old Democratic Party, and develop our version of the Die Linke party. That may be how this proceeds, but I couldn't, I wouldn't say, don't do it in the Democratic Party, because the reasons to agitate there remain. But for the same reason, I would strongly support people working outside of the Democratic Party, critical of the Democratic Party, because for an awful lot, particularly of younger people, the Republican and Democratic parties are the old, dishonored, disrespected, leftover of a society they don't like, that they don't support, and that they don't want. If you didn't have something outside of the Democratic Party, these people would turn away from political activity and they were only brought in by Bernie Sanders, just like Jeremy Corbyn brought in half a million British people into the Labor Party. That has to be dealt with as a serious proposition. If the Labor Party succeeds in pushing Corbyn and his supporters out, they will form a new party. If the Democratic Party pushes Bernie out, same thing, which is why they don't do it. They're terribly afraid that they will begin to go down like the Social Democratic Party in Germany, which is what I believe would happen. Mr. Trump understood that by championing working class interests, by keeping jobs from leaving, by destroying Mexico – which is an insane political decision, the United States is going to have a failed state right on its borders, with millions and millions of desperate people. If Mr. Trump succeeds and it actually works, which I don't think it will, but if it did, it would produce such a disaster in Mexico that that will be our politics for the next 40 years. So Americans know all of this and I think the Democratic Party is in extreme difficulty now, not knowing what to do or how to move in this situation and this is their own fault. They had opportunity when Obama was elected, they could've tried to do something. They didn't. And that's because they're part of this system and they can't think like that and this is now going to cost them very big. That's why this election happened and that's why our politics in the next year or two is going to be from the European point of view extremely strange and dangerous. Fabian Scheidler: Thank you very much, Richard Wolff.
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How to Cure Acid Reflux Naturally?
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The gingerols are responsible for the anti-inflammatory activity of this ancestral root.
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Aloe Vera gel has regenerating properties that relieve and repair the damage of acidity.
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Wayne's Worlds: Whatever Happened to Movie Adaptations?
by Wayne Hall on January 29, 2021 Wayne's Worlds: Whatever Happened to Movie Adaptations?2021-01-29T18:37:45-08:00 - Wayne's Worlds
With all the hubbub surrounding the Star Wars franchise, I started wondering if Marvel was going to release a comics version of any of those popular properties. You know, a comic that adapted a movie or a show and would appear in local comics shops?
Then I remembered – Oh, yeah, no comics company has done that in a long, long time!
WHY THEY USED TO MAKE THEM
Years ago, before the advent of video recorders and the like, novelizations and comics were created to help us remember our movie theater experience. That way, we could once again go through the story we loved so much!
What often happened, though, was that the script would be sent to the comics company and it would be reworked for a comic. Changes, additions or deletions to the script wouldn't be sent to the comic's creators, so we would often get glimpses into what the movie MIGHT have been as well as many of the most important scenes. Also, the comics would be hitting the stands right around the time the movies would be released, not like videotapes or discs that come out months later.
My favorites used to be the Star Trek ones. I loved the comics based on the Trek films because I could even hear the music playing in the background as I read it, they were usually that faithful.
I remember Gordon Purcell, the artist who was great at turning the faces of the Trek stars into comics illustrations. I had heard he would often project a publicity photo onto a paper, then trace the faces so they were as accurate as possible.
Then, too, I recall when the first Batman movie starring Michael Keaton came out on tape. You received a smaller version of the adaptation with the recording. I enjoyed having both quite a lot.
But you don't see these being made these days.
WHY THEY DON'T MAKE THEM ANY LONGER
Of course, the biggest reason why films aren't being adapted into comics is that the price of buying discs or digital versions of those movies has fallen tremendously. When the first Star Trek film was released for home theaters, I understood it cost over $50 to buy it. Wow! No wonder people were anxious to get comics adaptations!
Another problem was making the actors' faces look as close as possible to them in the comics. Not every artist was like Mr. Purcell. In fact, I remember when a certain feline DC Comics character was getting her own movie. The artist, who I had the chance to speak with, found it really difficult to receive approval for several of the actresses' likenesses. No matter how hard he close he got his drawings to look like them, they said "no!" After a while, it's not worth even trying!
Also, many of us have pretty good memories. I often wouldn't crack open an adaptation to a movie for months because I could remember what had happened in it. Now, after a while, when enough time had passed, I'd love to read the comic. But it didn't happen that often, sadly.
The trend these days is to create comics (or even TV shows) that exist in the movie's universe, but tell new or different stories. I don't mind that, but even that kind of book doesn't happen often enough to suit me. The notable comics I think of in this category are DC's Arrow and The Flash digital-first books, but they've stopped making them! Even Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comic series looks like it's going to veer far away from the Tuesday night show!
MARVEL'S BENEFITING FROM DISNEY OWNING 'STAR WARS'
Marvel's been producing quite a lot of Star Wars comics since they took over publishing them. Some focus on individual characters while others relate "untold stories" between the previous films or tales.
That's fine, but there are a LOT of fans who don't want to read comics based on popular franchises. I know several people who won't touch a Star Trek or Star Wars comic because they feel they shouldn't have to buy these books. These franchises were developed to be seen on the big or small screen, NOT in a comic book, they say.
If I'm that big a fan of the franchise, I LIKE diving into experiences I've never had there before. I really liked the recent Star Trek comic in which the new movie crew were taken into the future by Q to encounter the cast from Deep Space Nine. Now THAT was fun, and I'd never seen anything like that before!
But you have to give Marvel (and also Disney) credit when you consider the sheer volume of Star Wars titles they're generating. These series' are helping catapult Marvel to numbers twice that of the DC comics, if recent months' sales figures are any indication.
I wonder, would the 2020 comics sales numbers be anywhere as high as they have been without Star Wars? I don't know for sure, but I doubt it!
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Trg Ala-Too (kir. Ала-тоо аянты; rus. Площадь Ала-Тоо) je središnji trg u glavnom kirgiškom gradu Biškeku. Trg je izgrađen 1984. godine povodom 60. obljetnice kirgiške sovjetsko-socijalističke republike. Tada je u središtu trga postavljen golemi kip Vladimira Lenjina. Njegov kip je uklonjen 2003. te je premješten u drugi manji gradski trg. Na njegovo mjesto je postavljena nova statua nazvana Erkindik (hrv. Sloboda).

Trg služi kao mjesto proslave državnih blagdana i drugih svečanosti. Tako se 2008. na njemu održala svečana memorijalna ceremonija u čast svjetski poznatom kirgiškom književniku Čingizu Aitmatovu.

24. ožujka 2005. na trgu Ala-Too su se odvijali najveći protesti protiv kirgiške Vlade u sklopu Tulipanske revolucije. Nakon nekoliko tjedana masovnih prosvjeda diljem zemlje, 15.000 nezadovoljnih građana se okupilo na trgu. Povod tome bili su rezultati parlamentarnih izbora koje opozicija nije htjela prihvatiti smatrajući ih lažiranima.

U sukobu građana i policije, dva prosvjednika su ubijena a stotinu ih je ranjeno. Međutim, prosvjednici su uskoro preuzeli kontrolu nad trgom i prisilili kirgiškog predsjednika Askara Akajeva na ostavku i bijeg iz zemlje.

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Openbox, now, I am back to LXDE.
I will list what I think people use here.
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For the first time in U.S. Paralympics' history, the trials will feature two sports being contested concurrently, all within the city of Charlotte through Partners for Parks, which will serve as the local organization committee for the competition. The multi-sport trials will take place June 30-July 2, 2016, with a team naming ceremony on July 3.
The 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials will feature competition in swimming and track & field at venues around the city of Charlotte, including the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center and the Irwin Belk Complex at Johnson C. Smith University. Family, fans and spectators can bounce from competition to competition, allowing them to take in Paralympic sport at its finest throughout the course of the three days of competition.
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PARIS --- Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) have manipulated publicly-released cost figures to artificially lower the unit cost of the F-35 fighter, which are in fact dropping far more slowly that claimed.
The trick consists in claiming that unit costs now include the engine, whereas up until the Lot 10 contract, announced Feb. 3, unit cost figures specifically did not include the engine.
By quietly adopting the new cost definition, the JPO and Lockheed artificially reduced the aircraft's unit cost by $23 million – the approximate cost of a PW-135-100 engine – with a stroke of the pen.
The LRIP 9 unit cost for an F-35A was $102.1 million not including the engine.
This trick allowed JPO and Lockheed to claim that the Lot 10 aircraft unit cost (including the engine), had dropped to $94.6 million, or $7.5 million lower than the Lot 9 unit cost ($102.1 million) which did not include the engine.
In other words, the cost of the engine disappeared, making the F-35 that much cheaper in the eyes of a gullible public, who takes these announcements at face value.
This latest manipulation began with the Lot 10 contract, first announced by the JPO in a Feb 3, 2017 press release. The switch from engine-less to engine-included costs was missed by program observers, including this writer, and only came to light during a recent e-mail exchange with Lockheed Martin's chief F-35 spokesman, Michael J. Rein.
We asked Rein how the F-35's cost – stated as $102.1 million in Lot 9 "not including the engine" – could drop to $85 million by FY2019.
Voodoo accounting: Lot 10 unit costs include the engine, but are claimed to be $9 million lower than the Lot 9 cost, which did not. No explanation is provided.
The Lot 10 statement lists unit costs "including jet, engine and fee," but does not explain the change in presentation. It also makes no mention of the engine, while previous press releases always stated that "F-35 engines are funded through separate contract actions with Pratt & Whitney."
It is not clear what has happened to these "separate contract actions with Pratt & Whitney." They presumably still exist, unless Pratt is now working for free, which is unlikely, but it is again unclear where they have been moved.
JPO spokesman Joe DellaVedova, who was copied on Mike Rein's e-mails asserting its costs included engine costs, did not react to the latter's statements, and did not respond to our e-mail request for clarification.
Here are the JPO press releases on F35 Lots 5 to 8. The releases for Lot 9 and Lot 10 are visible in the screen grabs above.
The most surprising aspect of this manipulation is that it is rather pointless. Its only use is for public relations -- to show F-35 costs are falling fast when, in fact, they have decreased by just 10% over the past five years.
The US government and foreign customers also use these unit costs to deflect criticism, but they all know they are paying far different – and far higher -- prices for their aircraft. For example, the latest unit cost for an F-35A is $154.8 million, according to the Pentagon Comptroller's FY2018 report on Program Acquisition Costs by Weapons System.
And our analysis of Lot 9 contracts, including all program costs including airframe, engine, components and post-delivery retrofit, upgrades and fixes, the unit cost of a Lot 9 aircraft is $206.3 million.
Why the Sleight-of-Hand on Engine Costs?
Likewise, the JPO's statement did not mention the engine, just the "air vehicle," without saying what the term covers.
Massaging the cost figures was necessary to meet the program's long-standing promise to lower the F-35A's unit cost to $85 million by FY 2019. The latest figures available, for FY2018, are for Lot 10 aircraft whose cost is stated as $94.6 million. But adding the cost of the engine increases cost to $117.6 million, which would then have to drop by an impossibly high 28% in one year to reach the FY2019 target of $85 million.
"The price for FY 2018 will be well below this and we are still on target for an $85M or less F35A in 2019," Lockheed spokesman Michael J. Rein said in a June 7 e-mail.
In recent years, both the Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have shrugged off reports of cost overruns by claiming that unit cost of the main, F-35A version will drop to $85 million by FY 2019.
More recently, Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson said during a Jan. 24 earnings call that "Lockheed Martin is on track to bring unit costs for an F-35A to $85 million in 2019," Defense News reported.
The program has been committed to delivering U.S. Air Force F-35A version aircraft in 2019 for $85 million, compared with the most recent negotiated price of $94.6 million, Aviation Week reported Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, F-35 Program Executive, as telling reporters March 2 during the Avalon, Australia air show.
-- Minor editing changes for style added 17:00 GMT on June 14.


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Focus on chipping away at the puzzle a couple of words at a time; once you're confident about a particular letter in a word, use that to make some educated guesses about the rest of the word. Most solutions start slow, with a lot of time spent cracking 2-3 words in a phrase, and then accelerate very quickly, solving the balance of the puzzle in a minute or two.
Single letter words are frequently an easy starting point. If you see a single letter word in an English sentence, it is frequently either an A or an I.
Two letter words are another relatively easy opening point for the puzzle. There are a fairly small number of candidates (in general use) and since almost all of them include a vowel (which you may have from hints or other words), you're frequently only guessing one letter of the word. Common two letter words include OF, OR, TO, IT, IS, AT, AS, IN, HE, BE, BY.
The universe of possibilities opens up quite a bit once you get into the three letter words. There are, however, some "usual suspects". For the three letter words, the following words are relatively common in natural speech: AND, THE, ARE, FOR, HIS, HER, YOU, NOT, ARE.
Look for apostrophe's! This signifies the presence of a contraction, which gives you a small universe of possible letters for the ending of that word – think about: can't, don't, won't, we'll, we're.
Double letters are another good pattern worth analyzing.
If you see a letter repeated multiple times in a larger word, especially if the repetition isn't adjacent to each other, there is a good chance that it is a vowel.


But I've been prompted to get back to the RotaryBlogger keyboard on the basis of the increasing numbers of conversations I am having with fellow Regular Rots that are giving serious consideration to making a quiet backdoor exit from what they once believed was a wonderful organisation.
Now, to put this in perspective, I'm not speaking to hundreds of Rotarians around the world who are thinking of leaving – but I am in direct or indirect contact with quite a few who are giving some serious consideration as to whether Rotary International is giving them any of the satisfaction or fulfilment it once did.
Despite the best efforts of many initiatives and the way in which the figures are presented, it seems from those in the know that net membership figures across the organisation are effectively dropping year on year.
Is it really moving towards a position of "Could the last one to leave please turn off the lights" for Rotary International?
Are we now getting to a position where the age profile of the organisation has reached the 'tipping point' many people spoke of a few years ago? This tipping point being the position whereby the demographic direction of the organisation gets to a position whereby it is non-recoverable, i.e. destined to continue on the same trajectory on which it has travelled for the last number of years and nothing is going to stop it.
Take the issue of age; I happened to stumble across a photograph posted on Facebook by a Rotarian currently attending Governor Elect Training this weekend in Madrid. In a line up of eleven posers in the photo – I would have put the average of those in the gallery in their mid-sixties – and even then, admittedly I may have been a little kind in reaching my conclusions. But without equivocation there is no doubt their age profile lay within the 65-75 year old age bracket.
On a personal basis, I have slowly come to the conclusion, perhaps even realisation that Rotary is not modern enough for today's society. And despite all efforts previously been made, only a matter of weeks ago a work colleague confirmed she still had the perception that Rotary was a retired, male-only organisation affiliate to the Freemasons!
After all this time – why haven't we got it right?
In terms of the other equalities issues we are still way off the mark as well and it would seem that Rotary is nowhere near as diverse at it would paint itself to be or it would have the outside world believe.
Based on the UK Census Data of 2011 – 51% of the population was female (yes, you read that right – females actually held the balance in the most recent census), 87% of the UK was white and 18% deemed themselves to a long-term health problem or disability. In addition, an Office for National Statistics survey in 2013 assessed that 93.5% of the population classed themselves as 'heterosexual' or 'straight' with 1.5% being Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual (LGB) and the remaining 5% preferring not to say.
I am sure these figures would be reflective in many of the countries where Rotary is prevalent.
So as we look at the demographics of age, gender, sexuality, disability and race – it seems that Rotary International (certainly in UK and Ireland) doesn't seem to be reflective of the changing face of the society to which it claims to be very much a part.
However, during my travels around Rotary Clubs, I have heard of potentially racist jokes being printed in Club and even District magazines; I have heard of homophobic behaviour and what I believe has recently been referred to as 'locker-room' chat taking place at meetings, I have even printed blog posts regarding female members being 'encouraged' to join other Clubs and yet little – if anything is ever done about these things ["Rotary's Ticking Time Bomb" – May 2015].
So is it any wonder that modern, equality-savvy, feminists like myself are becoming increasingly disillusioned with what is clearly developing into a more and more out of date organisation – and therefore taking a personal decision to disengage as a member?
Only this week I read on social media a post from a positive, forward thinking and young Rotarian from Down Under who is probably one of the most enthusiastic Rotarians I have had the pleasure to come across over recent years – that they had been given a hard time by another Rotarian for apparently using Rotary for 'self-promotion'. Reading 'enthusiastic's' response you could hear that he was royally p*ssed off – but still offered a far-more, sensible and balanced comeback that the prompting comment.
But why would anyone do this? Jealousy? Envy? Keeping the youngsters down? Stop the rising stars? To be honest, I don't know – I have no idea. But what I do know is that – such an example of this is yet another 'tipping point' moment – one of those fragments in time where thoughts like 'why do I do this?' comes into your mind and having the potential to make an undecided Rotarian press the big red button and slip out the backdoor.
I don't need a Rotary Club to connect with similar minds to do good in my local community.
This list could go on and on and I am sure you the reader could add your own "I don't need to's…." to the list as well.
So, as RotaryBlogger returns for one of the now infrequent posts – please do what this blog was created to do – and think!
Think about this decline in membership we are witnessing and perhaps at the same time as trying to attract new members – maybe think about why new members are not looking to join our organisation? And always remember it's easier to retain a member than recruit a member – trust me, this is a very well documented fact in business.
Remember when Coca-cola unilaterally changed the formula of their soft drink. They could have done all the promotion and advertising they wanted to get their customers back – but the consumer no longer liked the product and therefore stopped buying it. It wasn't until they undertook a bit of soul-searching and effectively admitted they didn't know best and hadn't necessarily got it right that things started changing for the better.
This week's Guest Blogger Sue Wilson poses the question: Could charity projects help in Rotary Recruitment?
As the Equality and Diversity lead for my District I was asked to be part of our Membership Committee. Following my appointment I started to give a lot of thought as to how the general public find out about Rotary and what would make them want to be a part of our great organisation.
Of course I am interested in anyone becoming a member but in particular I feel we have issues in attracting women to join so I gave some real thought to this particular area.
I have always been on the look-out for charity projects since becoming a member of Rotary and one project I have become involved with has turned out to be an excellent way of engaging our local female community. And I through that through RotaryBlogger.co.uk I could tell you about it with a view to you to consider adopting something similar in your own Club!
So what is this great initiative you ask?
Well, our Club – the Rotary Club of Ormskirk Clocktower in West Lancashire has been working with "Against Breast Cancer" to recycle bra's to raise much needed funds as well as supporting ladies international communities.
In something similar to a dark art, most men are entirely oblivious to the fact that these items of used clothing are very often not taken to charity shops for "ordinary" recycling but are disposed of in a less eco-friendly way by simply being put in the regular bin (that's trashcan for our US readers). On the basis a bra is classed as 'underwear' it is unlikely any charity shop would accept them regardless.
However – undeterred, our Club has been strategically placing donation boxes and asking ladies to donate their bras to to charity instead of just putting them straight to landfill.
So how does it work? Well, the recycling scheme has a double-benefit.
You see in the first instance, the bras are weighed and "Against Breast Cancer" receives £1 for every kilo of bra's donated in order to carry out their cancer research projects.
The local logistical organisation of our bra collections has meant community engagement on a wide scale as the collections don't happen without lots and lots of networking and advertising.
Our members have involved the pubic to help us by talking about the project when going about their daily lives. One great example of this is where one of our members, who is a solicitor in a large practice has placed recycling bins at their workplace badged with the Rotary logo.
There have been collections at churches, slimming groups, golf clubs, schools, libraries and many other local venues and each time a bra bin is sited there has to be a conversation about the project in order that agreement to help is reached!
Every single time one of these conversations take place then non Rotarians find out about Rotary and what we do.
In explaining the project we have to talk about our concern for the environment by explaining the recycling will reduce land fill; we have to talk about our work raising money for charities by explaining that £1 is raised for "Against Breast Cancer" for every kilo of bra's we collect; we have to explain that the bra's are sent to under privileged countries where there is no availablity for these items of clothing and this helps create cottage industries in foreign communities thereby improving the quality of life for others.
It goes without saying that these conversations ultimately show that Rotary improves lives across various communities throughout the world.
When we explain what is behind the project we really show ourselves in a good light.
Our image as Rotarians is relevant to our community which surely must help to improve what people think of our organisations?
The public need to assiociate us with more "female" related charity work, we need a way of appealing to prospective members in our community and I wonder if this just could be it?
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