Twelve full-length feature film were selected for the 2014 Eurasia International Film Festival Competition. One of the selected film was shot in Kazakhstan.
Vernardur loves vodka and his horse Jarpur, while Genghis from a Russian fish trawler does not drink spirits but admires such a horse as Jarpur. Joanna likes to spend time with her mare Rodka who loves freedom. Juan strives to find God in the Island's mountains, but his old mare is extremely tired and all that she wants is rest. How all these stories will end?
On the way back from his mother's funeral, special crimes detective Gun-su gets into an accident, killing a man instantly. The accident may ruin his life and career. In order to cover up his crime, he hides the body inside his mother's coffin. A few days later, Gun-su's crime pops up on the police database and his partner is heading up the case. Gun-su feels distressed as his partner slowly uncovers more details of the accident. To make things worse, a witness to the accident approaches Gun-su to threaten his life and make Gun-su pay for the crime.
Rachel, 27, raises her mentally challenged sister Gabby, 24. When a social worker forces her to place Gabby in a day-care center, Rachel meets Zohar. But her inability to live with anyone but her sister leads to an unpredictable turn in her relationship with the young man.
One week at the Bota Cafe. Nothing happens. Everything happens.
Estonian village in Caucasus. An owner of one village house, Estonian by birth, tries to understand who is right and who is wrong in the conflict that he was caught in.
Three different persons, three different lives are connected in a mysterious way. 15-year old teenager suffering of misunderstanding, his glamorous and arrogant stepmother and the young untalented but full of optimism actress. Their destinies aren't predetermined and their lives are very fragile.
On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami - Oshima, during the full-moon night, 16-year-old discovers a dead body floating in the sea. He asks his girlfriend to help him to investigate this mysterious discovery.
Together, the young couple will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love.
Little Anatole lives in Kazakh steppes with Archaeologists parents. One day he becomes a witness to his brother's death in a tragic accident. The trauma makes Anatole literally speechless. A local shaman cures him and teaches him how to hear all sounds of nature. 50 years later, in Paris, Anatole meets the shaman's grandson Abai, who believes that his grandfather passed his psychic abilities to Anatole.
An aging nightclub hostess decides to settle down and get married. The film was awarded two prizes at the Cannes Film Festival of 2014 (Caméra d'Or for directorial debut and Certain Regard as an ensemble prize).
A comedy about a group of theatrical enthusiasts who stage a play breaking every rule of theater craft.
A story of a young woman, who, it seems, has it all: a handsome and successful fiancé who she is about to marry, and loving parents. But something goes wrong, and she murders a complete stranger. Trial and death sentence await her now. Will the murderer be punished? Will the mystery be solved?
After Saddam's collapse in Iraq, childhood friends Hussein and Alan decide to produce a film about the Kurdish genocide. But making a film in post-war Kurdistan isn't easy and reveals itself as an odyssey. The most difficult task of all seems finding the lead actress. Finally they find her: young and beautiful girl, passionate about the project. But she cannot decide on her own: her cousin and her uncle control her fate. Losing precious time and money the friends decide to make huge sacrifices to complete the film.


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Bondy je severovzhodno predmestje Pariza in občina v  departmaju Seine-Saint-Denis osrednje francoske regije Île-de-France. Leta 2009 je imelo naselje 53.448 prebivalcev.

Geografija

Občina meji na vzhodu na Les Pavillons-sous-Bois, na jugovzhodu na Villemomble, na jugu na Rosny-sous-Bois, na zahodu na Noisy-le-Sec in Bobigny, na severozahodu na Drancy, na severu pa na Le Blanc-Mesnil in Aulnay-sous-Bois.

Administracija
Bondy je sedež dveh kantonov:
 Kanton Bondy-Jugovzhod (del občine Bondy: 25.616 prebivalcev),
 Kanton Bondy-Severozahod (del občine Bondy: 27.823 prebivalcev).

Oba kantona sta sestavni del okrožja Bobigny.

Zgodovina
Ime naselja je bilo prvikrat zapisano okoli leta 600 kot Bonitiacum.

V srednjem veku je bilo ozemlje Bondyja pretežni del pokrito z gozdom, znanim po skrivališču razbojnikov.

3. januarja 1905 je bila na tretjini izločenega ozemlja občine Bondy ustanovljena nova občina Les Pavillons-sous-Bois.

Pobratena mesta
 Alcácer do Sal (Portugalska),
 Berkane (Maroko),
 Furci (Italija),
 Nedroma (Alžirija),
 N'kolafamba (Kamerun),
 Tambacounda (Senegal).

Glej tudi
 seznam mest v Franciji

Zunanje povezave

 Uradna stran

Občine departmaja Seine-Saint-Denis
Predmestja Pariza
Mesta departmaja Seine-Saint-Denis

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Jim Reeves...And Some Friends LP RCA (US) LSP-4112, 1969
Overdubbed vocal duet (rec. Thurs Oct. 15, 1959), produced by Chet Atkins, RCA Studio B, 17th Ave South and Hawkins, Nashville TN / Number 15 UK hit, 6 Dec 1969
Also appears on "I'd Fight The World" LP RCA (US) APL1-0537 1974 #13; "Gentleman Jim" Bear Family (GER) BCD-15439 4CD 1990, and "Welcome To My World" Bear Family (GER) BCD-15656 16CD Box 1994 (alternate early mixes)
BUT YOU LOVE ME DADDY
Words and music by Kathryn Twitty
(Recorded October 15, 1959)
MP3 - Version 1 has Dorothy Ann Dillard as the voice of the son. (A "guide" vocal as sung by Dottie Dillard, one of the original Anita Kerr Quartet.)
MP3 - Version 2 has Steve Moore as the voice of the son.
MP3 - Version 3 has the Steve Moore vocal, but with later orchestral overdubs atop an inferior acetate with surface noise! (this version became the 1969 released one).
MP3 - Version 4 has the Steve Moore & Dottie Dillard vocal versions combined, but slightly out of precise synch, causing it to phase out.
(another mp3 source)
(Dad): Your five year old face is a dirty disgrace
(Son): But you love me Daddy
(Dad): You scatter your toys and you make too much noise
(Dad): You know, little lad, you can be pretty bad
(Dad): You wake me at dawn when I want to sleep on
(Dad): Now you eat the cookies when I tell you no
(Son): But you love me Daddy, 'cause you tell me so
(Dad): (laughing) You're so hard to scold 'cause you're my five year old
(Son): And 'cause you love me Daddy
(Dad): When I dress you up you go play with the pup
(Dad): When I use the phone you won't leave me alone
(Dad): You make sister wail pulling her pony tail
(Dad): You scratch up the floor and you write on the door
(Dad): You ask foolish questions, now you know that's true
(Son): But you love me Daddy, now you know you do
©1959 by Open Road Music, Inc.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Courtesy HMV
b. James Travis Reeves, 20 August 1923, Galloway, Texas, USA, d. 31 July 1964 (Reeves' plaque in the Country Music Hall Of Fame mistakenly gives his date of birth as 1924). Reeves' father died when he was 10 months old and his mother was left to raise nine children on the family farm. Although only aged five, Reeves was entranced when a brother brought home a gramophone and a Jimmie Rodgers record, 'Blue Yodel No. 5'. When aged nine, he traded stolen pears for an old guitar he saw in a neighbour's yard. A cook for an oil company showed him the basic chords and when aged 12, he appeared on a radio show in Shreveport, Louisiana. By virtue of his athletic abilities, he won a scholarship to the University of Texas. However, he was shy, largely because of a stammer, which he managed to correct while at university (Reeves' records are known for perfect diction and delivery). His first singing work was with Moon Mullican 's band in Beaumont, Texas, and he worked as an announcer and singing disc jockey at KGRI in Henderson for several years (Reeves eventually bought the station in 1959). He recorded two singles for a chain store's label in 1949. In November 1952 Reeves moved to KWKH in Shreveport, where his duties included hosting the Louisiana Hayride. He stood in as a performer when Hank Williams failed to arrive and was signed immediately to Abbott Records. In 1953, Reeves received gold discs for two high-voiced, country novelties, 'Mexican Joe' and 'Bimbo'. In 1955 he joined the Grand Ole Opry and started recording for RCA in Nashville, having his first hit with a song based on the 'railroad, steamboat' game, 'Yonder Comes A Sucker'. Chet Atkins considered 'Four Walls' a 'girl's song', but Reeves persisted and used the song to change his approach to singing. He pitched his voice lower and sang close to the microphone, thus creating a warm ballad style which was far removed from his hillbilly recordings. 'Four Walls' became an enormous US success in 1957, crossing over to the pop market and becoming a template for his future work. From then on, Atkins recorded Reeves as a mellow balladeer, giving him some pop standards and replacing fiddles and steel guitar with piano and strings (exceptions include an album of narrations, Tall Tales And Short Tempers ).
Reeves had already swapped his western outfit for a suit and tie, and, in keeping with his hit 'Blue Boy', his group, the Wagonmasters, became the Blue Boys. He always included a religious section in his stage show and also sang 'Danny Boy' to acknowledge his Irish ancestry. 'He'll Have To Go' topped the US country charts for 14 weeks and made number 2 in the US pop charts. In this memorable song, Reeves conveyed an implausible lyric with conviction, and it has now become a country standard. A gooey novelty, 'But You Love Me Daddy', recorded at the same session with Steve, the nine-year-old son of bass player Bob Moore, was a UK Top 20 hit 10 years later. Having established a commercial format, 'Gentleman Jim' had success with 'You're The Only Good Thing', 'Adios Amigo', 'Welcome To My World' (UK number 6) and 'Guilty', which features French horns and oboes. His records often had exceptional longevity; 'I Love You Because' (number 5) and 'I Won't Forget You' (number 3) were on the UK charts for 39 and 25 weeks, respectively. He became enormously popular in South Africa, recording in Afrikaans, and making a light-hearted film there, Kimberley Jim, which became a local success. Reeves did not like flying, but after being a passenger in a South African plane that developed engine trouble, he obtained his own daytime pilot's licence. On 31 July 1964 pilot Reeves and his pianist/manager, Dean Manuel, died when their single-engine plane ran into difficulties during a storm and crashed into dense woods outside Nashville. The bodies were not found until 2 August despite 500 people, including fellow country singers, being involved in the search. Reeves was buried in a specially landscaped area by the side ofHighway 79 in Texas, and his collie, Cheyenne, was buried at his feet in 1967. Reeves continued to have hits with such ironic titles as 'This World Is Not My Home' and the self-penned 'Is It Really Over?'. Although Reeves had not recorded 'Distant Drums' officially - the song had gone to Roy Orbison - he had made a demo for songwriter Cindy Walker. Accompaniment was added and, in 1966, 'Distant Drums' became Reeves' first UK number 1. He had around 80 unreleased tracks and his widow followeda brilliant, if uncharitable, marketing policy whereby unheard material would be placed alongside previously issued tracks to make a new album. Sometimes existing tracks were remastered and duets were constructed with Deborah Allen and the late Patsy Cline. Reeves became a bestselling album artist to such an extent that 40 Golden Greats topped the album charts in 1975. Both the Blue Boys and his nephew John Rex Reeves have toured with tribute concerts, and much of Reeves' catalogue is still available. Reeves' relaxed style has influenced Don Williams and Daniel O'Donnell, but the combination of pop balladry and country music is more demanding than it appears, and Reeves remains its father figure.
AUGUST 2004 "THE JIM REEVES CONNECTION" CD
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Human Rights in Economic Policy
Human Rights in Sustainable Development
Rights Claiming and Accountability
The US Tax March: Highlighting the human rights repercussions of the Trump-Ryan tax plans
CESR STATEMENT
The tax marches held across and beyond the US on April 15 were an opportunity to focus on the alarming implications of proposed US tax reforms for inequality and human rights, both in the US and abroad.
Tax justice activists make their feelings known outside General Electric's headquarters. Photo courtesy of DigBoston / Flickr CC
Hundreds of tax marches took place across the US and in countries around the world on April 15 to demand that President Donald Trump release his tax returns, as well as to push for fairer and more progressive tax policy. The biggest planned mobilizations since the global women's marches that marked President Trump's inauguration in January, they were organized against the backdrop of proposed reforms to the US tax system which would have severe consequences for economic and social rights domestically and internationally.
President Trump's tax plans vary slightly from the blueprint put forward by House Speaker Paul Ryan, yet the differences are far outweighed by their similarities. Both pair sharp cuts to top-end personal income tax rates with a swift drop in corporate tax rates, increased taxes on consumption and what is effectively a boost in the US' role as a global tax haven. While neither of these proposals has yet been presented to Congress, both are anticipated to widen economic inequality and leave yawning chasms in the revenue base and therefore severe reductions in public services and protections on which millions of ordinary people depend.
The proposed tax reforms would increase inequality and deprivation in the US
The US is already one of the most economically unequal societies in the industrialized world, yet almost 80 percent of the net personal tax cuts proposed would go into the pockets of the richest one percent, whose income share has been growing exponentially since the 1980s. The Trump-Ryan tax reforms would also radically rewrite how, and how much, corporations are taxed. Far from being over-taxed, US companies contribute relatively little compared to other G7 countries in actually financing public services. Despite the headline 35% rate, US companies – through successful lobbying and using tax loopholes and incentives – pay on average 14 percent in corporate income tax, with around two-thirds of companies, especially the very profitable ones, paying no federal income tax at all. As a result, low-income workers pay proportionally more in tax than corporations that make billions of dollars in profit, while the tax base is depleted.
The leading proposal would only deepen the problem. The so-called Destination-Based Cash Flow Tax (DBCFT), also known as the border adjustment tax, would scrap the corporate income tax altogether, and replace it with what is, in effect, a consumption tax with wage subsidies. This new tax would most likely shift the tax burden from companies onto consumers, especially in the first years. Poorer families, especially women heads of household who bear more of the consumption burden in the US, would be footing the bill simply because they spend a larger share of their paychecks toward purchasing necessities which are often imported. For the poorest 10 percent of households surviving on only $12,000 per year this new consumption tax is estimated to cost $600 a year – no small sum for families living in poverty.
What's more, the DBCFT will almost certainly not be avoidance-free. Tax experts are already envisioning how companies could simply shift their point of sales (as they now shift their point of profits), or how import companies could simply acquire export companies to offset any need to pay tax at all. This is a critical failure, as the DBCFT is supposed to serve as the lynchpin to offset the fiscal losses of massive tax cuts for the rich.
Seen together, the significant reforms to the US personal income and corporate income tax regime would radically alter who pays for what public services in the US. At a time in which key public services around the US are both overburdened and severely underfunded, the Trump-Ryan tax plans would, if implemented, strip the public purse of an estimated $3 trillion in revenue over 10 years, with reforms to healthcare and the undermining of the Internal Revenue Service threatening yet deeper losses. Combined with the sweeping cuts outlined in Trump's and Ryan's previous budget proposals, these tax cuts are a recipe for the wholesale breakdown of already-depleted public services in the US, with deep impacts on the social and economic rights of already disadvantaged sectors of the population.
These impacts will be particularly felt by low-income women and women heads of household. It has been well-documented elsewhere how disinvestment in public services increases women's unequal burden of unpaid care work, restricting their rights to work, education and more. Existing programs in the US which go some way to alleviating or supporting care (e.g. Medicaid, child and elder care, food security and after-school programs) are explicitly targeted for cuts, while Trump's proposal for new tax benefits related to childcare are wildly regressive, basically amounting to a tax cut for high-income families while doing very little for low-income families for whom childcare is a huge financial and time burden. At the same time, key provisions in the Trump-Ryan tax plans would drive even deeper wage and tax disparities between men and women. For example, Trump's plan would eliminate the head-of-household status, financially punishing single parents – 90 percent of whom are women. Taken together with the threatened dismantling of the Affordable Care Act and the defunding of Planned Parenthood these plans will result in deeper gender inequality.
Human rights and development worldwide are also threatened
The Trump-Ryan tax reforms also pose deep perils to economic and social rights beyond the shores of the US. Described by experts as the "ultimate move in the tax competition game," the leading corporate tax reform proposal discussed above is designed specifically to poach the tax base and economic vibrancy of other countries. The knock-on effects of this unilateral move are predictable. Other countries, especially developing ones which rely more heavily on corporate taxes, would reduce their rates even further and increase tax privileges for corporations to compete for investment. To offset the decreased revenue, governments would likely increase regressive consumption taxes while further depleting funds for public services and poverty reduction measures.
Therefore, the spillover effect of the proposed US tax reform would be endured by the poorest people in the world, not just the US. Ultimately, the DBCFT would quickly transform the US into the world's favorite tax haven for multinational companies, compounding existing deficits in tax and financial transparency in the US. US corporate tax dodging is currently estimated to sap poorer countries of some US$100 billion each year, depriving them of resources that such countries sorely need to progressively realize economic and social rights.
The DBCFT is also predicted to cause a devastating new debt crisis, due to the potential effects of a border tax on the price of the dollar. This could lead to 15-25 percent spikes in borrowing costs for low- and middle-income countries holding dollar-denominated debt. Such a crisis would likely result in harsh austerity measures, which would have predictably ruinous consequences for economic and social rights in affected countries.
The Trump-Ryan tax plans, if enacted, would seriously undermine the ambitious commitments made by the international community to tackle poverty and inequality through the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015, which are intended to be implemented in all countries. Target 10.4, for example, pledges to reduce inequality through fiscal policy, whereas these plans use fiscal policy as a tool to further concentrate wealth and would deepen disparities in outcomes and opportunities. On a global scale, the proposed reforms would compound the effect of drastic cuts announced to US development assistance and the so-called 'Global Gag Rule'.
Mobilizing for human rights-centered tax policies
Viable alternatives to these regressive reforms abound. Tax experts, lawmakers and advocates consistently point to more effective ways to raise revenue in equitable ways, such as countering corporate tax abuse. Moreover, putting in place fair and progressive tax systems is an integral part of states' obligation to generate the maximum of their available resources to realize economic and social rights and tackle inequality.
CESR has been invoking these human rights duties to challenge unjust tax policies and the deprivations they cause in countries across the globe, working in common cause with human rights, tax justice and development allies worldwide. Increasingly, UN human rights experts have reminded all governments that their tax and budget policies should be guided by human rights principles. International human rights bodies have begun to hold wealthy tax haven countries accountable for the harmful impact of cross-border tax abuse. For example, Switzerland's corporate taxation and financial secrecy policies were recently challenged by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, after CESR and partners including the Tax Justice Network submitted evidence to the Committee that these policies were depriving poorer countries of billions of dollars in tax revenue, hitting women hardest because of the cuts in public services and social protection measures which usually ensue.
As the world's largest economy, few countries' tax policies and practices have as far-reaching an impact on human rights and sustainable development worldwide as those of the US. The proposed US tax reforms effectively represent a further redistribution of wealth away from the world's poorest and into the hands of a tiny and predominantly male elite of the US' extremely rich. Mobilizing against any tax reforms that would exacerbate the global inequality crisis and undermine human rights in the US and abroad should therefore be a matter of worldwide concern.
It is for this reason that CESR, as an international human rights organization, was one of scores of civil society organizations supporting the tax march in the US and around the world on April 15. Beyond the issue of Trump's tax returns, the march's purpose was to stand together to uphold the common values of fairness in taxation and transparency in fiscal governance. Its unifying principles and demands include a commitment to a just economy that protects human rights over corporate privileges. Wherever you are, we hope you will join us in mobilizing towards this goal.
The Tax March
CESR statement: USA - Time for renewed vigilance for equality and human rights
CESR webpage: Human Rights in Tax Policy
Switzerland Factsheet: State Responsibility for the Extraterritorial Impacts of Tax Abuse on Women's Rights
Redistributing unpaid care work: why tax matters for women's rights
Assessing Austerity's Impacts on Human Lives
CESR's Sergio Chaparro recently lectured about assessing the human impacts of economic austerity policies at The American University in Cairo.
Cutting to the Core: Rethinking the IMF's Way of doing Business to Tackle Gender Inequalities
On Thursday, October 17th at the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings, this panel discussion asks if the IMF's recent turn to acknowledging gender equality as "macro-critical" has led to meaningfully different outcomes for women affected by Fund-supported macroeconomic policies.
The IMF and Right to Food: Conditionality on Food and Agriculture in the Arab Region
This session on Thursday, October 17th at the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings will discuss IMF-imposed policies in the Arab Region that impact agricultural policies and achievement of the right to food from regional and national perspectives, as well as propose alternatives.
The Center for Economic and Social Rights
86 Chambers St, Suite 704
New York - NY 10007
info@cesr.org


Do you feel like being part of something big? Join Float4!
Do you feel like being part of something big… something special – a place where your contribution matters, and where your commitment to excellence, creativity, and determination are valued?
That's just part of it… we offer generous time-off options, BBQs in the summer, plenty of fun, and a pint of beer on Friday afternoons. We like to keep our talent happy!
We're more than an office, desks, and the occasional wall. Much more. Because we're growing fast the opportunities are too. Float4 is the chance to create and progress in an atmosphere where egos are given little room, but big ideas and initiative are allowed to flourish.
but we also craft careers.
Our offices are located in the up-and-coming neighbourhood of Saint-Henri where old and new co-exist in an urban ecosystem where relaxation, entertainment, and home are never far from the office. It doesn't get any better than this!
Float4 is looking for a talented graphic design graduate to join our creative team for a paid internship.
Float4 is looking for an experienced Project Coordinator, with a keen interest in digital experiences, multimedia projects, and interactive design to join our team!
Float4 is looking for a self-taught and talented developer who is able to learn how to master our in-house technology RealMotion ™ — used to bring our projects to life!


***Back in January of 2015, we designated the third Sunday of each month as our "Building Fund Offering" Sunday. On these days, there will be the opportunity for people to give an offering, over and above our regular tithes/offerings, for our re-modeling program. We are grateful to all who have faithfully and regularly given to our building fund these past years. We continue to have our building fund offerings, collecting money so we can continue to get more of our aging building remodeled and we hope you can, and will, continue giving to our building fund.
***Accordingly, our next Building Fund offering will be Sunday, April 21, 2019.
***Like us on Facebook at: facebook.com/McKinney75069. Send this to your friends and family.
***JOY meeting will be Monday, April 15, at 7pm.
***Following our sunrise service we will have our Easter breakfast.
***After the Easter breakfast, we will have our regular Sunday morning services at our usual times.
***And, there will be no evening service on Easter Sunday.
***In our Midweek evening service, we will begin a study of baptism. We will begin this study on Wednesday, April 17. Come and join us at 6pm.
***In our Sunday evening service, we will begin, on Sunday evening, April 28, a study of the Gospels. Come and join us and share in our studies at 7pm.
***In our elective Sunday School class, at 10am, Lela Rosnett is teaching a class on selected Old Testament books, currently on the book of Psalms/Proverbs.
***Check out the various bulletin boards in our Fellowship Hall that we once had scattered in different spots in the church building. Some were hard to get to and read from and, so now, we have a bulletin board up for our mission news, one for our building news (the building plans are on that board now) and one where we post general news that the church family might find interesting.


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Declaration of commitment
The executive management of SFI GmbH has set itself the objective of manufacturing in the safest and healthiest possible work environment and delivering high-quality products. In order to achieve this, all necessary measures will be taken in the areas of safety, health, well-being, environment, and quality.
SFI GmbH has a functional and certified quality and environmental management system.
Within the scope of this manual, the quality management system is documented in accordance with ISO 9001 and VDA 6.4, the environmental management system according to ISO 14001, and the occupational health and safety management system in accordance with the BGHM (German Mechanical Engineering and Metals Trade Association) "Safe with system" seal of approval and OHSAS 18001.
The content of the management manual is of an instructional nature and ensures all important processes in the company remain transparent. At the same time, the manual serves as a reference for internal and external auditing of the quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management systems.
To achieve continuous improvement, new objectives are set by executive management each year in the areas of quality, environment, and occupational health and safety. The review of the management system and fulfillment of the objectives are published in the executive management's review report.
The active participation of all employees, and especially management, in achieving these objectives is crucial to the long-term success of the company. All contributors understand their tasks, authority, and responsibilities, which are aimed at avoiding mistakes, personal injury, and damage to property and the environment.
Executive management commits itself to fulfilling the quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety policy and the objectives set. All employees of SFI Stotz Fredenhagen Industries GmbH are hereby called upon to contribute to the improvement of the management system.
Statement from executive management on compliance with sustainability standards
Statement from executive management on safety, health, quality, and environment
Quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety policy
ISO9001-SFI-GmbH_MS_Certificate_en
ISO14001-SFI-GmbH_MS_Certificate_en
VDA6.4-SFI-GmbH_MS_Certificate_en
OVDA 6.4 Zertifikat


Last updated 25th February, 2019.
In this tutorial we are going to guide you with the install of Wordpress on your OVH Managed Kubernetes Service.
This tutorial presupposes that you already have a working OVH Managed Kubernetes cluster, and some basic knowledge of how to operate it. If you want to know more on those topics, please look at the OVH Managed Kubernetes Service Quickstart.
You also need to have Helm installer on your workstation and your cluster, please refer to the How to install Helm on OVH Managed Kubernetes Service tutorial.
For this tutorial we are using the Wordpress Helm chart found on Helm repositories. The chart is fully configurable, but here we are using the default configuration, with only the minimal set of customization to make it work well on OVH Managed Kubernetes Service.
echo "WordPress Admin URL: http://$SERVICE_IP/admin"
$ echo "WordPress URL: http://$SERVICE_IP/"
$ echo "WordPress Admin URL: http://$SERVICE_IP/admin"
You also use the instructions given by the helm install to get the default username and password for your blog.
You have a working Wordpress on your OVH Managed Kubernetes Service, congratulations!


Virtual Reality (VR) is far from a new concept but it has now reached such a scale of usage in other areas of life, plus a level of sophistication, that commercial real estate (CRE) players have begun to take notice.
VR has the potential to be a powerful tool in CRE particularly by providing a fully immersive means of "touring" a property. Once adoption of VR by the CRE industry takes hold, it has the potential to expand apace with applications for other aspects of CRE.
Early VR concepts date back to the 1970s with the development of military training tools and flight simulators. In recent years, it has become increasingly sophisticated and synonymous with the computer gaming industry and technology firms.
VR provides an interactive experience taking place within a simulated environment. This immersive environment can simulate the real world, or it can be fantastical.
Augmented reality (AR) systems, considered to be a form of VR, layer virtual information over a live camera feed into a headset or through a smartphone or tablet device giving the user the ability to view three-dimensional images.
A person using virtual reality equipment can "look around" the artificial world, move in it and interact with virtual features or items. The effect is commonly experienced by wearing VR headsets.
While VR applications such as Google's "Street View" have been used for several years, adoption of VR specific to the CRE industry is in its relative infancy.
However, the potential is considerable. Goldman Sachs projects that VR could be a $2.6 billion market in real estate alone by 2025. Recent generations are used to interacting with VR on a frequent basis, making it a likely necessity in CRE rather than an optional add-on.
We've identified three areas that are expected to be among the first applications to play a role in the CRE industry: building tours, space customization and virtual advertising.
VR has the potential to revolutionize property marketing — either to investors or tenants. Using a VR headset, it's possible to do a tour or walk-through of a property.
It's not just about existing space. One of the key areas with significant potential is the ability to tour a potential construction project without any site work having started. It's applicable for multiple players: brokers, prospective tenants, developers, investors and lenders. It also means that the project can be toured from anywhere — particularly helpful for overseas clients.
Moreover, VR property tours have the potential to offer a fully immersive experience enabling users to experience what it's like moving around the property rather than just panning through a 3D model. The easier and more detailed the ability to visualize and experience a potential project, the quicker the likelihood of deciding to move ahead, thereby accelerating deal time.
Thus, VR technology has the potential to increase the pool of investors in a building or tenants in a workplace, each of whom can tour the facility remotely.
Using AR technology, prospective tenants can create and view customized fit-out options. Furniture and fittings can be dropped in to unfinished space to give tenants the ability to better virtualize alternative workplace designs. Changes in lighting are another example. Effectively it gives the prospective user the ability to explore multiple scenarios for how they could customize their space.
AR can also include information in a building's "digital shadow" about features such as the energy management system along with information about their benefit to the tenant.
Another application under development is providing virtual advertising on building facades through augmented reality. It is expected to be more fully developed in the next couple of years and work in conjunction with Apple glasses or similar devices.
As the wearer walks down the street they see virtual advertisements and billboards that are specifically targeted at them, whether it's an offer or reminder to buy your favorite drink from Starbucks or specific products from retailers. One of the key issues is who benefits from the income stream. The building owners or the VR operators. If part of this goes to the property owner, another point for consideration is how to factor the revenue into valuations.
The most immediate impact of VR on CRE looks set to be in the marketing of properties and development projects, both for leasing and sale. As the CRE industry and VR developers work together, more synergies should emerge, with virtual advertising being one of the first to come in to play.
The ability to undertake immersive tours of planned projects from a remote location has game-changing potential. Additionally, we are at a stage in the property cycle where owners are seeking to reposition older assets, and tenants are looking to find the best way of consolidating and reorganizing their real estate footprint to control costs and maximize productivity. VR and AR technology make it possible to envisage and experience potential space solutions.
CRE markets are becoming increasingly competitive as owners seek to draw from a more cautious tenant and investor base. Early adopters of VR could differentiate themselves and gain a competitive edge, while also increasing the pool of parties who can tour their assets with remote VR technology.


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Ayewadun Market in Kollington area was visited where HID Tijani urged traders, market officials and business owners to observe the Thursday Sanitation Exercise as directed by the Lagos State Government and remove all shanties is the market.
Hon. Tijani however, frowned at all un-kept sections of the market and gave a 2day ultimatum for occupants to clear all grasses and refuse as the government will not take it likely with offenders.
He further visited the site of the ongoing construction of hand railings and barricade for Odubanwo's bridge to support the cannal in Gbinrinmi. "This barricade will give support to bridge and most especially make this place safer for our people even after heavy down pour," HID Tijani told govtoros.
The council boss and team also visited Isokan Primary Health Centre which will experience renovation and facelift soon and the proposed site for Akinyele Secondary School in Alakuko.
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'Banning Press Can't Suppress Truth': Rahul Gandhi On Contentious BBC Documentary On PM Modi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi responded to the BBC documentary on PM Modi, stating that no amount of pressure can suppress the truth, it always comes out.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reacted to the BBC documentary controversy on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Image: ANI)
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the truth always comes out over a BBC documentary controversy on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in the Gujarat riots, which has triggered a massive row across the country. "The truth always comes out. No amount of banning the press and using institutions like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and CBI against people can suppress the truth from coming out," Gandhi said.
The release of the BBC documentary on PM Modi, which created controversy not only nationally but internationally, has irked Indians over the unrelenting prejudice towards India and its leader.
Reacting to the BBC documentary row, more than 300 eminent Indians, including retired judges, bureaucrats, and armed forces veterans signed a statement slamming the British national broadcaster for showing "unrelenting prejudice".
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The two-part BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question' reportedly claimed to have investigated certain aspects relating to the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Modi was the chief minister of the state. However, India denounced the controversial BBC documentary series on PM Modi, describing it as a 'propaganda piece' designed to push a discredited narrative.
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On Monday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issued a notice asking students to cancel the screening of the BBC's documentary, stating that it may disturb peace and harmony on the campus. Meanwhile, in Hyderabad, the documentary, 'India: The Modi Question', was screened by students on the campus on Saturday. In response to that, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has filed a complaint with the University of Hyderabad (UoH) administration against the screening.
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With many Pride events sadly cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, it's as important as ever that we remember to find ways to celebrate this year.
"Pride is a celebration of being your authentic self," says Sophie Wood, Inclusion Manager at Entain. "Attending Pride is an act of celebration, but also an act of courage, solidarity and community."
At Entain, our original plans this year focused on supporting Pride globally, in Manila, Manilva (Spain), Gibraltar, and especially Nottingham in the UK for the launch of our new Retail LGBTQIA+ Ambassador Network.
With many such live events now cancelled or postponed for an indefinite period in many countries, there's been a shift to move things online in order to provide this sense of togetherness and belonging elsewhere.
"Covid-19 does not discriminate, but people who are LGBTQIA+ often are within their homes, towns and cities. Virtual Pride celebrations provide, for a short time, a feeling of acceptance, inclusion and belonging to which we all aspire," adds Sophie.
Frankie Payas is a Brand Manager in our Gaming Brands team who has been helping organise the Manilva Pride event for the last four years with a group of close friends. "Manilva is a small Spanish town close to Gibraltar with a relatively large LGBTQ+ community," Frankie says, adding, "This would have been our fourth year but sadly this has been postponed due to Covid-19. Planning is exciting but lots of hard work."
Already during lockdown Frankie has been arranging charity shows to help in his local area. So far the team have raised over £3,000, helping charities which are supporting vulnerable and less fortunate families. Not content with this, however, and with Manilva Pride not currently a realistic proposition, Frankie turned his hand to arranging an online event – Online PRIDE – instead. He tells us, "I started noticing many Pride events around the world being also being cancelled."
"Pride is not just about getting together to celebrate and party. It creates a safe place for our community to feel confident and comfortable in their skin. It's about diversity and equality"
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"I wanted to create that feeling and safe place online whilst many of us are stuck at home, some in unsafe homes or homes where they cannot truly be themselves. My hope is for one weekend, these people can join us and feel part of something. This event will save lives and that is key for me!"
The event will be live-streaming from 3pm on Friday, 1st May until 8pm on Monday, 4th May, with acts from all over the globe, including the UK, USA, Australia, Spain, Nigeria and Canada performing across the weekend, with the goal of raising money for two LGBTQIA+ charities – The Trevor Project and Stonewall UK.
As well as organising Pride events, Frankie is quite a performer too, being a solo artist and one half of a comedy drag duo – Covergirls. He even once made it through to the judges houses on X-Factor, although this wasn't quite the success story that is Manilva Pride, "I wish this was a bit more positive but my experience was not great! I fell ill during filming and unfortunately had to leave the show."
However, the lengths to which Frankie has gone to arrange this event is something that Sophie finds particularly positive and inspirational. "At Entain, we believe that 'Everyone's in the game', and the thing that makes our CEO, Kenny, most proud of Entain is the people."
"For me, when I see Frankie getting involved and doing the right thing for our communities around the world in such a prolific way, I feel that Pride too."
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Ovarian maturation in adult wild-sourced and pond-grown Scylla serrata (Forsskål) was determined based on gross morphology and histological appearance. There were no significant differences noted in the histological features of both wild and pond-reared S. serrata females. Ovarian maturation was classified into five stages: immature, early maturing, late maturing, fully mature and spent. The immature ovaries are thin and translucent to off white and contain oogonia, primary oocytes with large nuclei. The follicle cells were found around the periphery of the lobes and an area among groups of oogonia and oocytes. The follicle cells gradually enclosed the oocytes. The early-maturing ovaries were yellow and small yolk globules started to appear in larger oocytes. In late-maturing ovaries, the colour became light orange and lobules were apparent. Yolk globules occurred in the cytoplasm with larger globular inclusions towards the periphery, while follicle cells were hardly recognizable. Fully mature ovaries were orange to deep orange and had swollen lobules. Large yolk globules were apparent in the entire cytoplasm. Follicle cells were hardly seen. Spent ovaries were similar to the early-maturing and late-maturing stage in partially spawned females. The ovarian development was correlated closely to the gonadosomatic index, oocyte diameter, and ovarian histology. The classification of ovarian maturation provides baseline information for further studies on reproductive biology. Likewise, the information provides a guide for broodstock management in the hatchery.
This study was supported by the European Union through the European Commission — Culture and Management of Scylla spp. Project (ICA4-CT-2001-10022). The authors thank Quirico Ganon of Crustacean Hatchery Unit for obtaining the crabs, Jeobert Fernando and Ronelo Torrigue for broodstock maintenance and the staff of the Microtechnique Unit of SEAFDEC/AQD for processing histological samples.


A potential upshot of these capabilities is the creation of large swarms of intelligent bots—swarmbots—that can operate collaboratively and autonomously. They are composed of clusters of compromised devices with specialized skillsets that can work collectively to solve problems, the commoditization of fuzzing—a process for discovering zero-day vulnerabilities in hardware and software interfaces and applications—and machine learning poisoning: training automated security devices to intentionally overlook certain threats.
Currently, hackers-for-hire build custom exploits for a fee, and even new advances such as ransomware-as-a-service requires black hat engineers to stand up different resources, such as building and testing exploits and managing back-end C2 servers. But when it becomes possible to deliver autonomous, self-learning swarms-as-a-service, the amount of direct interaction between a hacker-customer and a black hat entrepreneur drops dramatically.
This type of advanced technology brings us closer to a world in which swarmbots can overwhelm existing defenses. These swarm networks will raise the bar in terms of the technologies needed to defend organizations.
The digital economy necessitates the interplay of data, applications and workflows within every transaction, device and bit of data – across every aspect of business, government or personal environments. As a result, cybersecurity can no longer be treated as an overlay, after-market IT project.
Instead, security needs to be woven into workflows and network and application development strategies tied to specific business outcomes from the outset. In today's digital marketplace, ensuring a proactively secured business or service is the linchpin to establishing digital trust and creating value.
Broad deployment: Security must be deployed broadly and consistently across all ecosystems—which also includes the ability to dynamically adapt as network environments expand or change—to establish a single point of visibility and control.
Deep integration: Security must be deeply integrated into the extended technology landscape to ensure complete visibility and control—even across multiple networked ecosystems that are constantly in flux—to better correlate data and to detect and even anticipate both known and unknown threats.
Automation: Security must be automated and integrated across devices and applications so it can respond to threats effectively and in a coordinated fashion at machine speeds.
Swarm technology may be a game changer if organizations don't change their tactics. The world is in the midst of the most disruptive period of innovation in history—with no sign of slowing down. Organizations need to act now to both stay ahead of bad actors and capture the business advantage that comes to those who don't wait for someone else to innovate.
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Under direction, an employee in this class is responsible for the efficient supervision, operation, programming and maintenance of a community center and adjoining park amenities and/or park or group of parks. Work is of more than average difficulty and requires considerable initiative and independent judgment, tact, and courtesy. Work entails extensive contact with the public and community organizations. This position requires knowledge of community needs and how to service those needs efficiently and effectively, and the ability to establish strong relationships. Employees are required to work flexible hours. Work is performed under the direct supervision of a Team Supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports, and results achieved.
Plans, organizes, coordinates, and supervises programming, custodial and grounds maintenance activities for a community center and adjoining park amenities and/or park or group of parks.
Assigns, schedules, trains, supervises, and review the work of subordinates; completes performance evaluations; administers discipline; recommends hiring, promotions, and transfers; responds to grievances; interprets rules, regulation, policies and procedures for staff; plans and conducts staff meetings.
Ensures compliance with applicable safety, maintenance and programming practices and standards.
Collects, tracks, and deposits fees; manages attendance and financial records.
Coordinates the provision of resources including supplies, tools and equipment.
Solicits active interest, participation and the support of neighborhood and community groups.
Organizes, promotes, and evaluates programs, classes, and special events designed to meet community needs.
Creates and promotes a team atmosphere within the department.
Considerable knowledge of: appropriate practices, methods, and techniques of parks and recreation maintenance and programming.
Working knowledge of: proper cash management practices.
Ability to: prepare and interpret written reports and impart them effectively; implement appropriate practices, methods, and techniques of parks and recreation maintenance and programming maintain proper records; coordinate with public and private groups to develop partnerships; plan, assign, coordinate, supervise, and review the work of subordinate personnel; establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinate personnel, peers, representatives of other city departments, and the public.
Skill in: verbal and written communications.
Graduation from high school with two (2) years of college coursework in parks and recreation administration or a related field and five (5) years of experience in conduct of parks and recreation activities; or graduation from high school and seven (7) years of experience in conduct of parks and recreation activities; including three (3) years as a lead worker or a supervisor.
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That's just part of this crazy little thing called life.
The kind that change the shape of your heart.
Well, everybody actually has those, too.
And I know that this might be one of those suffering kind of days for a lot of folks out there.
But like Helen Keller, I believe in overcoming.
That's one of the reasons I started this blog in the first place.
I believe that artistic expression heals.
And my good friend Science tends to believe that, too. For example, a review of the literature by Stuckey and Nobel (2010) found that music engagement, visual arts, dance, and written expression all affect mental and physical health in positive ways.
Art changes lives for the better.
Consequently, art can change the world for the better (Yeah, I have never been accused of dreaming small).
So, get out there, get your creative groove on, and be artful today... yes, especially today.
And when life hands you lemons, DO NOT settle for lemonade!
Make lemon pound cake instead.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 9x9 cake pan.
Beat butter senseless, then add 1 cup of the sugar as a goodwill gesture. Beat it some more.
Add eggs one at a time (without the shells). Beat. Beat. Beat. Beat.
Add the lemon peel. Need I say it? Yes, BEAT.
Throw in 1 cup of flour and the baking power. Mix (Yeah, you thought I was going to say beat, didn't you?).
Add ¼ cup of lemon juice and remaining ½ cup of flour. Beat.
Pour into your oiled pan and bake for about 40 minutes… maybe 45… sometimes 50 – this is art, you know, so it varies. Anyway, you'll know it's done when a knife inserted in the center comes out mostly clean (a few crumbs are okay).
Remove from oven, then mix your remaining 1/3 cup sugar and 1/3 cup lemon juice (you thought I forgot about those didn't you? Didn't, so there). And here's the best part – pour the lemon and sugar mix all over the top and let it soak into the cake.
Let cool, if you can wait that long.
Best if enjoyed with a friend or a stranger you'd like to have as a friend.
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Breeders' Cup draw: Hot Rod Charlie get No. 3 post, to delight of owners
Knicks Go, unbeaten in seven races around two turns, was installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Classic and drew the No. 5 hole
Hot Rod Charlie, pictured earlier this year, drew the No. 3 position for Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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The loudest cheer of the afternoon during Monday's post-position draw for the 38th Breeders' Cup at Del Mar came from the exuberant connections for Hot Rod Charlie, owned in part by five former Brown football players who call themselves Boat Racing in honor of a beer chugging game they played in college.
Hot Rod Charlie has taken them on a magical ride, and the quintet hopes it culminates in a victory Saturday in the $6 million Classic, the crown jewel of the two-day Breeders' Cup that is being hosted by Del Mar for the second time.
Hot Rod Charlie, the co-third choice on the morning line at 4-1 along with Medina Spirit, will try to reverse his bad fortunes from a year ago when he finished second at 94-1 in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Keeneland.
"Chuck," as he's called by the Boat Racing team, has won two of six starts this year, including the Grade I Pennsylvania Derby on Sept. 25. He also won the Grade I Haskell Invitational, but he was disqualified and placed last because of interference in the stretch.
Flavien Prat, scheduled to ride in 11 of the 14 Breeders' Cup races, has the mount for trainer Doug O'Neill. Hot Rod Charlie drew the No. 3 post in a nine-horse field that will travel 1¼ miles with the title of Horse of the Year possibly on the line.
"We love (the draw)," O'Neill's longtime assistant, Leandro Mora, said. "We are going into the race with a really nice horse and, if you have a nice horse, you're going to have a good race."
Knicks Go, unbeaten in seven races around two turns, was installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Classic and drew the No. 5 hole, followed closely by his stablemate Essential Quality (3-1), who will start from post position No. 4. The duo forms a potent two-headed monster for trainer Brad Cox, in search of his first Classic victory.
Art Collector, who drew the No. 6 hole and is the co-fifth choice at 8-1 along with Max Player, is unbeaten in three starts for Bill Mott since the Hall of Fame trainer took over for Thomas Drury during the Saratoga meet.
The 4-year-old Bernardini colt will be ridden by Mike Smith, who is aiming for a record-tying fifth victory in the Classic.
"When I saw that he's in six, for him, I thought it was OK," Mott said.
Said owner Bruce Lunsford: "I feel excellent. All the real speed is near us. I just hope for a clean break and leave it up to Mike Smith."
The Distaff drew a field of 11 and is highlighted by a potential showdown between Letruska and Shedaresthedevil, who have squared off twice this year with each owning a victory over the other.
Letruska is the 8-5 morning-line favorite for trainer Fausto Gutierrez, and Shedaresthedevil, trained by Cox, is co-second choice along with Kentucky Oaks winner Malathaat at 4-1. Letruska, who will be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., drew the No. 6 post.
"I think six is a very good post," Gutierrez said. "It's better than to go absolutely inside or outside when you need to use more of the horse. She looks to make a normal race, nothing different."
Trainer Bob Baffert, who will send out eight horses this weekend in an attempt to add to his 17 Breeders' Cup victories (second all-time behind D. Wayne Lukas' 20), entered two in the Distaff, a race he's never won.
Private Mission goes into the race off an impressive victory in the Grade II Zenyatta Stakes on Oct. 3 at Santa Anita, and Baffert's second entry, As Time Goes By, showed life in the Zenyatta with a runner-up effort after appearing to tail off in a pair of Grade I stakes.
Baffert's Gamine, who will try to become the second horse to win consecutive Filly and Mare Sprints after Groupie Doll (2012-13), is the heaviest morning-line favorite this weekend at 3-5.
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What: 14 championship races worth $31 million in purses
When: Friday and Saturday
Where: Del Mar
Marquee race: $6 million Classic, including Knicks Go (5-2 favorite), Essential Quality (3-1), Medina Spirit (4-1) and Hot Rod Charlie (4-1)
Heaviest favorite: Gamine (3-5) in the Filly and Mare Sprint
TV times: Friday, 2 p.m., NBC Sports Network; Saturday, 11:30 a.m., NBCSN, and 5 p.m., NBC (Ch. 4)
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Every year, anticipation and expectations would run high for the "big three" at E3. The big three refers to the three major video game console companies — Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony.
Apparently, Sony will not have a running program for E3 2019. Game Informer was told that "as the industry evolves, Sony Interactive Entertainment continues to look for inventive opportunities to engage the community."
According to their statement, Sony is exploring ideas to engage their community in "new and familiar ways." We'll be updated with the plans revolving these methods later.
When Game Informer asked Sony if they'll be holding a show adjacent to the big event, Jennifer Clark — PlayStation senior vice president of communications — confirmed that there will be no press conference from Sony at or around the time of E3 2019.
Notably, the yearly PlayStation Experience event for this year was also cancelled by Sony. For the past two seasons, Street Fighter 5's Capcom Cup event would take place during the PlayStation Experience. This year it will be taking place at the Esports Arena in Las Vegas.
Sony could potentially be dedicating their resources towards something big. Unconfirmed rumors suggest that Sony is targeting 2020 for a PlayStation 5 release or announcement.
Interestingly enough, Capcom has stated before that they plan to support Street Fighter 5 with updates up until at least 2020. This title is currently exclusive to the PlayStation 4 and PC.
It was reported that Sony had accumulated over 86 million sales of the PlayStation 4 console at the end of September 2018. With the recent success of Nintendo's Switch console, the race to win the next gaming generation may be upon us.
Since E3's inception back in 1995, Sony has been a major presenter every year up until 2018. 2019 will be the first year that Sony will be absent from.
Entertainment Software Association's press release has declared that the following companies are currently committed to participating at E3 2019: Microsoft, Nintendo of America, Activision, Bethesda Softworks, Capcom, Epic Games, Konami Digital Entertainment, Square Enix, Take-Two Interactive Software, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.


Throughout history, communicable diseases have devastated armies and weakened the capacity of state institutions to perform core security functions. Today, the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa has prompted many of the affected countries to initiate policies aimed at addressing its impact on their armed forces, police, and prisons. This volume explores the dynamics of how the security sectors of selected African states have responded to the complex and multifaceted challenges of HIV/AIDS.
The chapters in HIV/AIDS and the Security Sector in Africa are written by African practitioners, including commissioned officers who are currently serving in the armed forces, medical officers and nurses working in the military, and African policy and academic experts. While the book does not comprehensively address all aspects of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the security sector, the contributors nonetheless highlight the potentials and limits of existing policies.
Obijiofor Aginam is academic officer and head of section for international cooperation and development in the United Nations University's Institute for Sustainability and Peace, Tokyo. He is also adjunct research professor of law at Carleton University, Ottawa.
Martin R. Rupiya is currently executive director of the African Public Policy and Research Institute (APPRI), Pretoria, South Africa. He was formerly manager of the Military and HIV/AIDS (MilAIDS) project and senior researcher in the Defence Sector Programme at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Pretoria.


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K-Pop band SuperM releases new music video shot in Dubai
The video comes with the debut of their self-titled mini album, which features seven songs
SuperM, the so-called Avengers of K-pop, have released their first music video Jopping, which was filmed in Dubai over the summer.
Within six hours of its premiere, the video had garnered over 3 million views. Its arrival comes with the release of SuperM's debut album, which contains seven songs.
The K-pop boy band is a supergroup comprised of seven members from four other existing bands, all under the same entertainment company, SM Entertainment.
Jopping is the self-titled album's first track. The word is a portmanteau of "jumping" and "popping", which the seven-member band claim is "how they get down".
The video shows band members – Taemin, Baekhyun, Kai, Taeyong, Ten, Lucas Mark – riding motorbikes around Happiness Street in Business Bay and Al Khail Road, driving down Meydan Bridge, and performing on a stretch of highway in the desert. One of the members, Taemin, sings and dances to his verse in a vast desert expanse, the Dubai skyline in the background.
There are also scenes of the band performing their energetic choreography in a futuristic stadium, and an array of jump-cuts featuring robots assembling a structure, helicopters flying over empty highways and a tank running across the dunes.
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Robert Hugh Molesworth Kindersley ( - ),  , est un homme d'affaires et homme politique britannique.

Biographie

Fils de Hugh Kindersley et petit-fils de Robert Kindersley, il est directeur de London Assurance, de Witan Investment Co Ltd, de Steel Company of Wales, de Lazard Bros and Co Ltd, de Marconi, du Sun Alliance & London Insurance Group, d'English Electric, de GEC Ltd, de British Match Corporation Ltd et de Swedish Match Co, Maersk Co Ltd. Il est également président de Commonwealth Development Corporation, de Brent Walker Group plc et de BBA.

En 1976, il succède à son père .

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Naissance en août 1929
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On this Labor Day, Let's Remember What Unions Have Done for America
September 2, 2013 SVadmin Comments 1 comment
Reprinted from Fabius Maximus (under Creative Commons License)
by Fabius Maximus
Summary: On this Labor Day let's revisit the lost history of the union movement, and its vital contribution to building the middle class.
To remember the loneliness, the fear and the insecurity of men who once had to walk alone in huge factories, beside huge machines. To realize that labor unions have meant new dignity and pride to millions of our countrymen. To be able to see what larger pay checks mean, not to a man as an employee, but as a husband and as a father. To know these things is to understand what American labor means.
— Adlai Stevenson, in a speech to the American Federation of Labor, New York City on 22 September 1952
Rise and Fall of America's Middle Class seen in graphs
Throwing away a 150 years of effort
A note from our past
(1) Rise and Fall of America's Middle Class seen in graphs
Since 1990 wages are falling as a share of Gross Domestic Income (GDI); profits are rising. The reasons are complex, the result has by now become unmistakable: a shift of our national income from return on labor to return on capital. Since the nation's wealth is so highly concentrated, the result is rising inequality of income.
Wages as a share of Gross Domestic Income: down and falling.
Profits as a share of Gross Domestic Income: up.
(3) Throwing away a 150 years of effort
The middle class was not a gift of the Blue Fairy. Instead of "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" there was 150 years of worker working together, mobilizing against their employers — who organized cartels to fight their employees and raise prices for their customers.
It was a long bloody struggle, The victory of unions was foundational for the growth of America's middle class. The fall of the unions was a major factor undermining the middle class. It had many causes: corruption, greed, stupidity, infiltration by organized crime — and the long successful counter-revolution by corporations, now eroding away the middle class.
For a blow-by-blow of unions rise see this series by Erik Loomis (Asst Prof of History, U RI). The toll these people paid is as much a cost of building America as much as that paid by our the members of our armed forces.
September 9, 1739: The Stono Rebellion
July 2, 1822: Denmark Vesey executed for planning slave revolt in South Carolina
August 21, 1831: Nat Turner's Rebellion
July 3, 1835: Paterson Textile Strike of 1835
February 13, 1865: Sons of Vulcan win nation's first union contract
December 6, 1865: Ratification of the 13th Amendment
June 21, 1877: Molly Maguires executed in Pennsylvania
July 14, 1877: The Great Railroad Strike
May 6, 1882: Chinese Exclusion Act
September 2, 1885: Rock Springs Massacre
May 4, 1886: Haymarket Riot
December 11, 1886: Creation of the Colored Farmers Alliance
February 8, 1887: Grover Cleveland signs the Dawes Act
November 22, 1887: Thibodaux Massacre
July 4, 1892: People's Party Convention
July 6, 1892: The Homestead Strike
July 11, 1892: Miners outside of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho blow up the Frisco Mill
February 7, 1894: Cripple Creek gold miners strike
April 30, 1894: Coxey's Army
June 26, 1894: Pullman Strike
May 12, 1902: Anthracite coal miners strike in Pennsylvania begins, TR mediates
December 30, 1905: Murder of former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg
November 22, 1909: Uprising of the 20,000
August 9, 1910: invention of electric washing machine transforms women's unpaid domestic labor
March 25, 1911: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
May 3, 1911: Wisconsin passes first workers compensation law
February 24, 1912: Beating of the women and children at Lawrence
June 7, 1913: Paterson Silk Pageant. Addendum here.
August 3, 1913: Wheatland Riot
April 20, 1914: Ludlow Massacre
November 19, 1915: Joe Hill executed in Utah
November 5, 1916: The Everett Massacre
July 12, 1917: The Bisbee Deportation
August 1, 1917: Frank Little lynched in Butte
June 16, 1918: Eugene Debs arrested for violating Espionage Act, for opposition to WWI
February 6, 1919: The Seattle General Strike
November 11, 1919: The Centralia Massacre
May 19, 1920: Matewan Massacre
August 25, 1921: Battle of Blair Mountain
June 11, 1925: Davis Day
August 25, 1925: Founding of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
August 23, 1927: Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti
March 7, 1932: River Rouge march and repression
May 9, 1934: Longshoremen strike begins in San Francisco
May 16, 1934: Minneapolis Teamsters Strike
November 9, 1935: Creation of the CIO
February 11, 1937: The Flint Sit-Down Strike ends
May 30, 1937: Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago
January 25, 1941: March on Washington Movement leads to end of official segregation in defense industry
August 4, 1942: Creation of the Bracero Program
June 6, 1943: Detroit Hate Strike
July 17, 1944: Port Chicago explosion
August 22, 1945: Air Line Stewardesses Association, first flight attendant union, forms
September 22, 1946: Tobacco workers win contract in North Carolina, starting CIO's Operation Dixie campaign
December 2, 1946: The Oakland General Strike
June 20, 1947: President Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act
April 8, 1952: Truman nationalizes steel industry – Workers wages cannot rise as fast as CEOs'
December 5, 1955: Merger of the AFL and CIO
January 17, 1962: President Kennedy issues Executive Order 10988, authorizing collective bargaining for public workers
April 4, 1968: Assassination of Martin Luther King during sanitation strike in Memphis
January 5, 1970: Murder of UMWA reformer Jock Yablonski
July 29, 1970: United Farm Workers force growers into the first union contract in the history of California agricultural labor
April 28, 1971: OSHA begins
May 26, 1937: Battle of the Overpass
March 23, 1974: Coalition of Trade Union Women holds first meeting
October 23, 1976: International Woodworkers of America Local 3-101 holds a monthly union meeting
August 3, 1981: Air Traffic Controllers go on strike in biggest disaster in organized labor's history
September 17, 1989: The Pittston Strike
May 10, 1993: Kader Toy Fire
January 1, 1994: NAFTA
March 4, 1998: Supreme Court rules in Oncale v. Sundonwer Offshore Services. Same-sex sexual harassment
Posts about the conflict between labor and capital:
The new American economy: concentrating business power to suit an unequal society, 27 April 2012
Public employee unions – an anvil chained to the Democratic Party, 15 February 2013
Why the 1% is winning, and we are not, 26 May 2013 — They are smart, organized, and have planned how to win.
About the New America, now under construction:
Origins of what may become the 3rd American Republic (a plutocracy), 8 April 2011
Why Americans should love Tolkien's Lord of the Rings – we live there, 13 December 2011
The voice of plutocrats yearning for dominance and control, 16 September 2012
We've worked through all 5 stages of grief for the Republic. Now, on to The New America!, 8 January 2013
Compare our New America to the America-that-once-was (a great nation), 12 June 2013
Glimpses of the New America being born now, 18 June 2013
Why Elizabeth Bennet could not marry Mr. Darcy. Nor could your daughter., 12 July 2013
Watch as plutocrats mold us into a New America, a nation more pleasing to their sight, 18 July 2013
Billionaires mold our schools to produce better help in a New America, 20 July 2013
(4) A note from our past
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China diagnoses 3rd case of bubonic plague
Nov. 17, 2019 at 9:59 pm Updated Nov. 17, 2019 at 11:00 pm
BEIJING (AP) — China says a 55-year-old man has been diagnosed with bubonic plague after killing and eating a wild rabbit, adding to two plague cases already discovered in the capital Beijing.
A statement from the health authority in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region north of Beijing said that as of Saturday the man was being treated at a hospital in the city of Huade.
It said investigators found the patient from rural Xilingol League consumed the rabbit on Nov. 5.
The statement said 28 people who had close contact with the man were quarantined but none has run a fever or shown other plague symptoms.
On Nov. 12, two patients also from Xilingol League were diagnosed with pneumonic plague in Beijing. No epidemiological association has been found between the two cases.
Plague can be fatal in up to 90% of people infected if not treated, primarily with several types of antibiotics. Pneumonic plague can develop from bubonic plague and results in a severe lung infection causing shortness of breath, headache and coughing.
China has largely eradicated plague, but occasional cases are still reported, especially among hunters who come into contact with fleas that carry the bacterium. The last major known outbreak was in 2009, when several people died in the town of Ziketan in Qinghai province on the Tibetan Plateau.
China has vastly improved its detection and management of infectious diseases since the 2003 outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, that led to 774 deaths, mostly in China and Hong Kong. Beijing was accused of initially covering up the outbreak and dragging its feet in cooperating with the World Health Organization, allowing the disease to spread outside the country.
This year, African swine fever has devastated pig herds in China and elsewhere in Asia, causing shortages and higher pork prices.
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Is Australia the new Argentina?
Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor, Dr Philip Lowe, 12 August 2015.
For the past 25 years, Australia has seen continuous economic growth and a solid financial system. Australia's population is growing and the labour force is highly skilled. Australia's natural resources - iron ore, coal, industrial metals and land - have been key sources of export income. While there has been some sharp setbacks in the recent past - the Asian Financial Crisis (1997-98) and the Global Financial Crisis (2007-09) being notable - Australia has managed to come through these events with remarkable resilience. This past success reflects both individuals and institutions that have proven flexible and policymakers who were agile.
Yet Australia's prosperity is now being challenged by increasing political risk. Political risk can come in various forms. These political risks can range from sudden leadership switches and significant policy changes to the more extreme examples of conflict and revolutions that dramatically alter the political order. Fortunately in Australia's case, we are not considering the dramatic political risk that involves violence. Here the more modest form of political risk in leadership and policy changes are considered. Australia has been prominent in this moderate political risk spectrum.
The clearest example of Australia's political risk is the revolving door of the Prime Minister's office. For the period 2010 to 2015, Australia had five Prime Ministers in the poetic sequence of: Rudd, Gillard, Rudd, Abbott, Turnbull. Chart 1 shows how Australia rivals Italy and Greece in terms of political turnover at the top.
Considering that both Italy and Greece have struggled over the past decade with stagnating economies and high unemployment, Australia has achieved a remarkable place on this leadership instability podium.
Political risk is also evident with the increasing uncertainty over Australia's economic and regulatory policy. Investors face considerable challenges in assessing the likely policy agenda of governments when the willingness to implement their policy agenda is hostage to opinion polls and media commentators.
A notable measure of this is the 'Economic Policy Uncertainty Index' (EPU) which counts newspaper articles which include words such as "uncertainty", "economy", "regulation" and "taxation".3 Chart 2 shows occasional spikes in the EPU Index for Australia which may be in response to a major global crisis, such as the GFC, or a specific domestic event, such as the federal election which is held in Australia every three years. However the more ominous signal is not these temporary spikes in "uncertainty", but rather that the average level of the EPU has risen since 2008. This suggests that Australia's "policy uncertainty" has increased materially.
Should investors worry about this heightened "policy uncertainty"? Yes. A 'Working Paper' released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) looked at 169 countries over the period 1960 to 2004 and found that "higher degrees of political instability are associated with lower growth rates of GDP per capita".4 This same research also highlighted that political instability affects economic growth "by lowering the rates of productivity growth and, to a smaller degree, physical and human capital accumulation".
Source: Economic Policy Uncertainty, as at 28 February 2017.
Argentina is a prime example of how political instability can play havoc with economic prosperity. Argentina has had a "century of decline" relative to other countries according to The Economist.5 Various reasons are given for Argentina's demise - the "pendulum" of policy changes from intervention to liberalisation, the prevalence of "short-termism" as well as the high dependence on commodity exports. Interestingly, The Economist compared Argentina's historical woes to Australia's achievements over the past century and complimented Australia for having "institutions to balance competing interests". Yet this charitable assessment of Australian politics in 2014 is now difficult to reconcile with the inability to achieve federal budget repair, the focus on opinion polls and the pantomime of Parliament's question time. Australia is certainly not yet Argentina, but the symptoms of political risk are emerging.
1. National wealth, land values and monetary policy' speech, Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor, Dr Philip Lowe, 12 August 2015.
2. 'Credit Suisse global investment returns yearbook 2015', Credit Suisse, February 2015. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The value of an investment may rise or fall with the changes in the market.
3. 'Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Australia', Economic Policy Uncertainty.
4. 'How does political instability affect economic growth?', Aisen A and Veiga F, IMF Working Paper, January 2011. Note the views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the authors and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
5. 'A tragedy of Argentina: A century of decline', The Economist, 17 February 2014.
6. 'Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel', Pronouncement, Johnson S (1709-1784).
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