South of Bali, in the heart of Seminyak, the Nyaman Villas ,contemporary, spacious, functional, design, the 6 villas have been conceived to offer the highest comfort and the best facilities for a luxury stay. Decorated with style, surrounded by luxuriant gardens with a private swimming pool, the Nyaman villas are located near to the beach. Boutiques and restaurants are within a walk able distance.shops and restaurants are just a short walk away.
2 bedroom villas have 25 square meters room and offer a total surface of 500 square meters including the garden. The building opens completely onto the private garden that has 2 bedrooms on either side of the large open living room – 75 square meters – with its signature high ceiling and an American style fitted kitchen. Each bedroom has a private partly open-air bathroom and a large dressing room of 10 square meters. This villa is bathed in luminosity thanks to large bay windows.
The 4 bedroom villas cover an area of 570 square meters. These villas are surrounded by a private garden with a swimming pool of 92 square meters. Immediately upon entering the villa visitors enter a vast living room of 75 square meters that leads off to the first bedroom. Complimented on the one side by a fully equipped American fitted kitchen with a large worktop of beautifully carved local stone and open to the garden.Opposite to the landscaped garden the 2nd and 3rd bedrooms are located of 25 square meters each with private dressing room of 10 square meters and a semi open-air bathroom.Once more the large bay windows give great luminosity and views to the garden and pool.
This association of 2 gorgeous villas, one 4 bedroom and one 2 bedroom in the same complex with an adjoining wall, offers 6 luxury en-suite bedrooms, 2 living/dining areas, 2 fully equipped kitchens and 2 huge private swimming pools in beautiful tropical gardens. A great Bali accommodation.
Contemporary, spacious, functional, design, the villa have been conceived to offer the highest comfort and the best facilities for a luxury villa stay. Decorated with style, surrounded by luxuriant gardens with private swimming pools, this association of 2 luxury 4 bedroom villas with an adjoining wall offers 8 luxurious en-suite bedrooms, 2 spacious living / dining areas, 2 fully equipped kitchens and 2 huge private swimming pools in tropical gardens.
2This brand new Front Beach Villa is located in the district of Tabanan on the southwest coast of Bali, near Tanah Lot's temple (one of Bali's most sacred and most visited tourist site, an hour from Denpasar International Airport.) The property offers a refined architecture designed and built by the well-established interior designer/architect Stephan Rémini. With its breathtaking view of the ocean, the villa sits on the diamond like black-sand beach of Pasut, overlooking the Indian Ocean. This gorgeous Villa was designed to offer a peaceful and quiet retreat by the ocean, a different experience from the Villa Nyaman in Oberoi, while maintaining the same standards and services. The total surface is 2000 square meters (including the garden.) Behind beautifully carved wooded double doors, opens a large high ceiling living room with an American style fully equipped kitchen, a private garden and swimming pool. Each of the 5 bedrooms has a partly open-air private bathroom with either a bath or a shower. The feeling of space is achieved by the blend of a sober colors palette such as beige, green, gray and chocolate. The swimming pool is surrounded of a spacious garden with deck chairs covered by exotic alang-alang umbrellas and two outdoor open-air showers. The interior decor is a mix of sober style and timelessness with a purified line of furniture designed with local and gorgeous materials such as flax, sonoklin wood, and stone curving.
- All Rates are quoted in USD and subject to 21% of government tax and service charge.
- Minimum stay: 7 nights during peak season, 5 nights during high season and 3 nights during low season.
Late checkouts will depend on villa occupancy and arriving clients. The company will do its best to accommodate late flight times for clients including allowing use of another villa shower facilities where available, baggage may be left until transfer time at the villa.
Any cancellation received within 60 days prior to arrival is subject to a cancellation fee equivalent to one (1) night charge.
Any cancellation received within 30 days prior to arrival is subject to a cancellation fee equivalent to 100% of the entire booking/number of nights reserved.
No show and early check out are subject to 100% of the entire booking/number of nights reserved.
includes damages caused by other people that the guests invites to the villa or during participation in any activities during their visit to Bali. We will not accept responsibility for any delay, additional expense or inconvenience which maybe caused directly or indirectly by events outside of our control such as late arrival of International flights, civil disturbances, fire, floods, unusually severe weather, acts of God, acts of government, or the failure of any machinery or equipment.
It is the responsibility of the guests to obtain necessary visas for entry and exit formalities and length of stay regulations for Indonesia.


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No. 18 Kansas Kicks Off Big 12 Play at Nebraska, Iowa State
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The 18th-ranked Kansas soccer team will face its first test against Big 12 opponents this season when the Jayhawks travel to Nebraska and Iowa State this weekend. KU (6-2) challenges the Huskers Friday in Lincoln, Neb., at 4:30 p.m., and then takes on the Cyclones in Ames, Iowa, on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Live statistical updates for both matches will be available on Gametracker. Fans can find the link for Gametracker on the Kansas Athletic department's official website: www.kuathletics.com.
The Jayhawks were on the wrong end of a second half rally against the 15th-ranked Florida Gators. Sophomore Shannon McCabe gave KU a 1-0 lead early in the second half with her second goal of the season. However, Florida responded with two goals by Ashlee Elliott in the final 25 minutes of play for a 2-1 win.
Scouting the Huskers
After starting the season with four consecutive losses, Nebraska enters conference play undefeated in its last five matches. The Huskers (4-4-1) have four wins and a tie – all at home – in the last three weekends of action.
Nebraska has all 11 starters back from last year's squad. This includes junior forward Shay Powell, who leads the team with five goals and 11 points. Powell tallied a goal over the weekend against North Dakota State. Eight different Huskers have been credited with assists this year. In goal, senior Brittany Pfeil and sophomore Jessica Mills have split time in net. Pfeil has seen a bulk of the playing time recently, recording 561 minutes between the pipes with an 0.64 goals against average and one shutout. Pfeil has made 14 saves in 18 chances.
Head coach John Walker is in his 16th season at Nebraska and has an overall record of 219-81-17 at the school.
Jayhawk-Husker Connections
– Kansas sophomore Erin Lewis and freshman Sierra Miramontez were teammates with Nebraska freshman Blair Slapper. Lewis and Slapper were teammates with the KCFC Alliance Heat, while Miramontez and Slapper both played on the Kansas State ODP team.
– Three Jayhawks: Caitlin Noble, Rachel Morris and Geneva Magness played club soccer with Nebraska sophomore Brittany Goosen on the KCFC Alliance Futuras.
– Five other Jayhawks: Stephanie Baugh, Jessica Bush, Missy Geha, Kristin Graves and Sara Rogers are former teammates of Nebraska junior Lauren Isenhower. Baugh, Bush, Geha and Graves played on the KCFC Dynamos, while all six were members of the Region II ODP team.
– Kansas sophomore Katie Williams and Nebraska goalkeeper Jessica Mills both played club soccer with Challenge '89 as well as on the South Texas ODP State team.
Scouting the Cyclones
Iowa State enters Big 12 play having won four of its last six, including a three-match winning streak from Sept. 5-12. The Cyclones fell to in-state rival Iowa, 3-2, in their latest action, Sept. 21.
Iowa State returns seven starters from last year's squad, which finished 8-6-5 overall. ISU is led offensively by senior Leslie Hill and junior Amanda Nimtz, who have three goals each. Sophomore Jordan Bishop leads the team with five assists. Junior goalkeeper Ann Gleason has started all eight matches and has a 1.74 goals against average with a shutout. Gleason has made 32 saves in 46 chances.
Wendy Dillinger is in her first year at ISU and is 4-4 in her first eight maches with the Cyclones.
Jayhawk-Cyclone Connections
– Kansas seniors Jessica Bush and Missy Geha both played on the KCFC Dynamos with Iowa State junior Adrianna O'Neill.
– Kansas junior goalkeeper Julie Hanley and Iowa State goalkeeper Ann Gleason played together on the Region II ODP team.
– Kansas freshman Alex Winchester and Iowa State's Amanda Purple both grew up in Plano, Texas, however they were never teammates.
Cressy Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week
Kansas freshman forward Emily Cressy has been named the Big 12 Soccer Newcomer of the Week. This marks the second time this season that Cressy has earned the honor from the conference office.
Cressy scored the game-winning goal in Kansas' 3-2 win at No. 18 Central Florida. She broke a 2-2 tie in the 82nd minute to give the Jayhawks their first road win over a ranked opponent since 2004. Cressy leads KU with five goals, including three game-winning scores. She is currently tied for fourth in the Big 12 in goals, and is eighth in total points.
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Sophomore defender Katie Williams continues to be an offensive threat from a defensive position. In KU's recent win at then-No. 18 UCF, Williams shined on both ends of the field. The sophomore scored the Jayhawks' first goal of the match, knotting it at one, and then set up Emily Cressy's game-winning goal with a long pass across the field.
Williams scored the game-winning goal in last year's match with Iowa State, heading in a corner kick late in the first half. The sophomore defender has five goals and two assists in 28 career matches.
Clutch Cressy
For the third time this season, freshman Emily Cressy scored the deciding goal in a KU victory. The 5-foot-5 forward broke a 2-2 tie on Sept. 19 in a match at then-No. 18 UCF in the 82nd minute, scoring her team-leading fifth goal of the season.
Not only has Cressy scored more goals than any other Jayhawk this season, but her scoring strikes have come at the most opportune times. Four of her goals have come in the second half, while two goals (plus one assist) have come in the final 10 minutes of play. Her goals have also been good news for the Jayhawks, as KU is 4-0 in matches that Cressy has scored in.
Offensive Upgrade
A big reason for KU's early season success this year has been an explosive offense. The Jayhawks are averaging 2.5 goals per match (up 1.41 gpm from last year), and 14.5 shots per match (11.3 in 2007). KU is also just three goals away from matching their total offensive output from all of 2007.
Through eight matches, KU has scored more goals (20) than any Jayhawk team since scoring 23 in the first eight contests of the 2001 season. The scoring has come against a difficult opponents as three of KU's first eight competitors were ranked in the Top 25 at the time of the match.
Quick Kicks
– The Jayhawks open Big 12 play this weekend on the road. This marks the third straight season that KU's first conference match of the year is away from the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
– KU has not won a conference opener since it downed Baylor, 1-0, on Sept. 23, 2005.
– Junior forward Shannon McCabe scored her second goal of the season against No. 15 Florida on Sept. 21. Six of McCabe's seven career goals have come on the road, while three have come against ranked opponents (at No. 15 Florida – 2008; vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State – 2007; vs. No. 12 Duke – 2006).
– Freshman Kelsey Cliftonscored her first collegiate goal against No. 18 UCF on Sept. 19. Clifton – the twin sister of fellow freshman Kortney Clifton – replaced her sister midway through the half and tallied a go-ahead goal off a Jessica Bush pass.
– Senior Jessica Bush collected her fourth assist of the season and 18th of her career. Bush's 18 assists rank her fourth all-time at KU, while her 44 career points are the sixth-most by a Jayhawk.
– Junior Monica Dolinskyrecorded an assist on Shannon McCabe's goal against No. 15 Florida. Dolinsky is tied for the team lead in points (11) with Emily Cressy. The Jayhawk tandem is tied for eighth in the Big 12 in points.
– Junior goalkeeper Julie Hanley stopped her second penalty kick attempt against No. 18 UCF. Opposing teams are now just 1-for-3 this year on PKs. No Kansas goalkeeper has ever stopped multiple penalty kick attempts in the same season.
– Outshooting the opposition has not always meant a Kansas victory this season. In the Jayhawks' two losses, they have outshot their opponents by a 36-11 margin, including a 13-8 edge in shots on goal.
Three different Kansas athletic teams feature identical twins on their rosters, including freshmen Kelsey and Kortney Cliftonon the Jayhawk soccer team. The Cliftons join Amy and Missy Geha, as the second set of sisters to play soccer at KU, and the first to appear on the team at the same time.
Recently, Kelsey Clifton replaced her sister in a match, and made an immediate impact, scoring a go-ahead goal in a Jayhawk victory. Kortney Clifton is currently third on the team with three goals and an assist this season.
Other twins on KU athletic squads include freshmen Markif and Marcus Morris (men's basketball) as well as sophomores Alyssa and Brittany Potter (swimming and diving).
After four straight road matches, the Jayhawks return to the friendly confines of the Jayhawk Soccer Complex to take on Texas Tech, Friday, Oct. 3 at 4 p.m., and Colorado, Sunday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. Following the weekend trip to Nebraska and Iowa State, Kansas will play six of its next eight contests at home, before wrapping up the regular season at Missouri, Oct. 31.

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Impending return of Irgarol 1051 brings back familiar, slime-resistant blends.
We weren't too surprised to learn that Irgarol 1051, an antifouling paint additive that last year was awaiting U.S. Environmental Protection Administration certification, has received approval to re-enter the market. As we reported last spring (see "Bottom Paint Update 2017," Practical Sailor April 2017), Irgarol 1051's manufacturer, BASF, had moved its manufacturing to Asia, and was waiting for its new foreign-sourced formula to be certified by the EPA. By 2016, nearly all of the major antifouling paint manufacturers in the U.S. had exhausted their reserves. Now Irgarol is back, which means there may be some confusion as to what secret sauce is boosting the performance of your top-shelf slime-resistant paint.
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Searchable list of Molokai tour companies, guides and outfitters, rental companies and more.
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The Challis Arts Council is a 501c3 non-profit organization conceived in 1988 to promote and encourage the arts and humanities in Custer County.
The Challis Arts Council was founded in 1988. As a link between artists, arts and cultural organizations and the community, The Arts Council administers programs in partnership with a variety of local agencies to stimulate community development through the arts. The Challis Arts Council supports individual creativity, cultural preservation, economic development and lifelong learning through the arts. The Challis Arts Council purchased the MadDog Gallery in 2007 located on Main Street. Volunteers through the year manage the programs that include performance, reading and visual art exhibitions.


It seems that there is a new access policy on the LHC/Accelerator Schedules. Trying to access them requires CERN login, and supplying a valid lightweight external one is not enough - I'm consistently getting Access denied. I even requested access using the link on the Access denied page, but no reaction for more than a week. It would be nice if somebody, who can access the page, would download the current schedules (both LHC and Accelerators) and post them somewhere on the portal, to see the current planning. What I have, is a draft from November 2011 (version 0.7) and it is AFAIK outdated.
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The Republic of Colombia has a diversity of landscapes and cultures. The Colombian Peso (COP) is their official currency. It sometimes has a standard dollar sign ($) and sometimes is denoted as COL$. It was first produced in 1810 after replacing the Spanish real with an exchange rate of 8 reals to 1 peso. During the late 19th century, Colombian currency incorporated silver and gold coins in varying denominations.
Colombia has a wide selection of banknotes printed in denominations of 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, and 100,000 pesos which highlights Colombia's wealth and diversity. The 2,000 banknote features an image of artist Débora Arango and an illustration depicting the Caño Cristales river, the river of seven colors. The 5,000 one features renowned poet José Asunción Silva, a bumblebee, the Colombian moorlands, and a puya plant. The 10,000 banknote features anthropologist Virginia Gutiérrez, an Amazon region illustration, an Amazonian tree frog, and a Victoria lily. The 20,000 banknote features President Alfonso López Michelsen, a zenu pendant, a sugar apple, a Colombian "vueltiao" turned hat, and the La Mojana canals. The 50,000 banknote is a tribute to Nobel prize-winning author, Gabriel García Márquez; the Lost City, the hummingbird; the indigenous home of the Tayrona people; and the magpie snail. Lastly, the 100,000 banknote features President Carlos Lleras Restrepo, the Cocora Valley and its wax palm tree, the tropical purple Tibouchina lepidota flower, and the Amazonian motmot bird.
The currency was decimalized in 1847, and 1 Peso is equivalent to 10 Reales. In 1871, the country became part of the gold standard and pegged the peso to the French Franc at a rate of 5 French Francs per 1 Peso. However, after 1888, the currency began to depreciate because of increased printing costs. Then, peso coins were issued from 1907 to 1914, at a fixed rate of 1 coinage peso per 100 pesos Moneda Corriente. The new peso Oro paper currency was introduced in 1915 and replaced old paper pesos at 1 peso Oro per 100 old pesos. In 1931, Colombia replaced its peg to the US Dollar at 1 USD per 1.05 Pesos. In 1993, the word Oro was removed, and the currency is presently known as the Peso. The Colombian government is discussing whether to reintroduce a new peso worth 1,000 old pesos.
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Angella Rainford, managing director of UK-based Rekamniar Frontier Ventures, is confident that Jamaica's move to diversify the energy sector will result in an almost immediate reduction in the country's oil bill.
Jamaica's oil imports amounted to US$2.4 billion in 2011.
"Once the plants are commissioned, you should see a fairly instantaneous reduction, as you will be substituting power that otherwise would be generated using oil," said Rainford, in an interview with The Gleaner recently.
Rainford's company has joined forces with French group Neoen to form a local based consortium, Eight Rivers Energy Company, which is on the hunt for potential investment opportunities for renewable-energy projects in Jamaica.
The group is among 20 entities that responded to the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) request for proposals to develop generate capacity of up to 115MW of energy from renewable sources.


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Thousands Respond to Casting Call for Extras in Steve Jobs Film
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With filming on the upcoming Steve Jobs film underway in the company's hometown of Cupertino, California, thousands of people responded to a casting call over the weekend, hoping to be included as extras in scenes being filmed at the Flint Center where Jobs unveiled the original Macintosh in 1984.
As reported by CNET's Shara Tibken, well over 2,000 people showed up in 80s-inspired attire to be extras for a scene in the upcoming movie, but hundreds including Tibken herself were turned away due to the overwhelming fan response to the casting call.
I thought I'd have no trouble getting onto the movie set at the Flint Center here since I was "confirmed" as an extra and arrived at the designated time. Silly me. After years of covering the lines at Apple events and product launches, I should have known better.
Potential extras began lining up at 5 AM despite instructions to arrive between 9 and 10 AM, with one member of the casting company calling the response "absolutely overwhelming."
According to the notice to be an extra, I was to take part in a scene from 1984 (which was evidently to be the Mac launch). It recommended that men have "big long sideburns" and that women should wear blouses that are "boxy in cut with larger shoulders." Everyone was supposed to wear layers. […]
There were plenty of Cosby sweaters and plaid, flannel button-ups. And many women sported side ponytails and leg warmers, which didn't seem quite appropriate for Apple shareholders (Jobs introduced the Mac during a stockholder meeting in 1984).
According to one of the line minders, the film will be shooting in the Bay Area for another six to seven weeks, giving aspiring extras additional opportunities to try for a spot in the film, which is planned for release next year.
NeoBytes :) Jimmy Kimmel debuts the Apple "iLine"
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After a huge launch of products yesterday, it looks like Apple had one more thing to debut exclusively on the Jimmy Kimmel show. The iLine will be one of the more unique products to date. Read more…
Apple's painfully unstable live stream was caused by bad JavaScript
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Apple Watch might have stolen the spotlight at the Flint Center yesterday, but for many fans, tuning into the first 30 minutes was as impossible as scratching sapphire crystal glass. Fans trying to watch the event via Apple TV and…Read more ›
See how the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus fit in your hand right now
10 септември 2014 Jordan Ostreff	0 коментара apple, apple-stores, cultofmac, flint-center, hand, iphones, models, news, related
Apple Stores across the globe will have plenty of new big-ass iPhones on display tables in less than 10 days, but if you can't wait to see how well the gigantic iPhone 6 Plus will fit in your hand, you…Read more ›
Apple Online Store goes down hours ahead of the iPhone 6 event
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With just under five hours to go before Apple kicks off its iPhone event, the Apple Online Store is now offline in preparation for new products. When it returns, you can expect to see two new iPhones and a brand…Read more ›
Report claims a September 19th launch date for the iPhone 6
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More information suggests September 19th to be the release date for the iPhone 6. The report claims that both sizes will be available, although the larger model would be of limited availability. Read more…
U2 Said to Play 'Significant Part' in Tomorrow's Apple Event
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Last week, rumors suggested that Apple was planning to involve U2 in its upcoming iPhone 6 launch, with the band possibly performing at the event or including its new album on the iPhone 6. Those rumors were later dismissed by a U2 spokesperson, but it appears U2 may indeed be a part of tomorrow's event.
According to a new report from The New York Times, U2 will play a "significant part" in Apple's event at the Flint Center. Not only will U2 play at the event, its upcoming album will be integrated into Apple's products.
Bono with Steve Jobs at 2004 U2 iPod event courtesy of The New York Times
Extending a decade-long connection with Apple, U2 will play a significant part in Apple's event, which will be held at a performing arts center in Cupertino, Calif., the company's home base, according to three people briefed on its plans. In addition to performing, the band will reveal an integration with Apple's products that is connected to its next album, which is expected to come out by the end of the year, according to these people, who spoke anonymously because the band's appearance – and its deal with Apple – is supposed to be a surprise.
Apple and U2 have had a long partnership, as Steve Jobs and Bono were good friends. Starting in 2004, Apple released several special edition U2 iPods, which included the band's signatures and U2's music. Apple has also been a longtime partner of (Product) RED, a charity founded by Bono.
Both 4.7-Inch and 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Models Reportedly Launching on September 19
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A new report [Google Translate] from French site iGen.fr claims Apple may begin selling both of its iPhone 6 models at the same time. According to the report, which is based on the same source who accurately predicted previous Apple product launches, the two models would go on sale starting Friday, September 19. That has been the most widely expected date for the first wave of launches given Apple's previous announcement and launch patterns.
Perhaps in line with a lack of significant leaks of parts for the larger model, a separate source indicates that the 4.7-inch model is likely to be available in higher quantities than the 5.5-inch model. MacRumors has heard similar news from a reliable source, who has indicated that two different iPhone models are incoming with the larger model shipping at only half the rates of the smaller one.
Reports of a simultaneous launch for both iPhone 6 models contradicts some earlier reports, including a recent research note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who believes Apple will stagger the launch of the two iPhone models. According to Kuo, Apple will begin selling the 4.7-inch in September and the 5.5-inch before the end of the year. This staggered launch is attributed to production issues with the 5.5-inch model.
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 6 tomorrow at a press event being held at the Flint Center in Cupertino. Besides a larger display, the new iPhone may include a faster A8 processor, up to 128 GB of storage, an updated Touch ID and an improved camera module with image stabilization and a round True Tone flash.
The 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will have a 2,915mAh battery, but don't expect better battery life
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In just a little over 24 hours, Tim Cook and Co. will take the stage of Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California and unveil at least one 4.7-inch iPhone 6. From previous leaks, we know that this…Read more ›
5.5-inch iPhone 6 gets optical image stabilization, new parts confirm
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Apple will reveal the full details of the iPhone 6 in just 4 days, but a set of leaked images from Feld & Volk appear to confirm that Apple's biggest iPhone will come with optical image stabilization. 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will…Read more ›


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CRC CARE relies on contributions from a dedicated team of scientists, postgraduate students, head office staff and partners in industry and government.
For Program Leaders, Project Leaders, students and other research staff, see our Research and Education sections.
Staff are based at our headquarters at the University of Newcastle's Callaghan campus and our South Australian office at the University of South Australia in Mawson Lakes.
MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO – Professor Ravi Naidu
Ravi Naidu has been a research leader in environmental contaminants, bioavailability and remediation for over 30 years. He is co-author of more than 700 journal articles, 80 technical publications and 11 patents, and co-editor of 16 books and 71 book chapters in environmental science, including field remediation of contaminated sites. He was the initiator and inaugural director of the Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation where he conceived, developed and led the successful bid for CRC CARE in 2004. He was also the initiator and founding managing director/CEO of CRC CARE, having engaged significant local and international collaboration, and led the successful bid for CRC CARE's nine-year extension in 2010. Prior to joining UniSA in December 2002, Ravi was Chief Research Scientist and Leader of the Remediation of Contaminated Environments Program at CSIRO Land and Water Division, and Component Coordinator of CSIRO's Land and Water Sector. He is a UON Global Innovation Chair and the initiator and inaugural director of UON's Global Centre for Environmental Remediation.
Ravi was awarded a Gold Medal in environmental science in 1998 by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, has been awarded the status of Chartered Chemist, and is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society America (elected in 2000), the Soil Science Society of New Zealand (2004), the American Society of Agronomy (2006) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012). He was recently elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. Ravi is Chair of the International Committee on Bioavailability and Risk Assessment and a sitting member of the EPA Victoria Contaminated Sites Auditor Panel. He has also been Chair of the Standards Australia Technical Committee on Sampling and Analyses of Contaminated Soils (1999–2000), Chair of the International Union of Soil Sciences Commission for Soil Degradation Control, Remediation and Reclamation (2002–10), and President of the International Society on Trace Element Biogeochemistry (2005–07).
EXECUTIVE PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR – Caryn McArthur
Caryn provides administrative support to the Managing Director. She has 12 years of experience in administration roles, ranging from executive assistant at a construction company to senior administrative officer for a large education institute. Caryn also has over 20 years of experience working in various areas of business, including insurance, law, Defence, hospitality and tourism.
BUSINESS MANAGER, PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST – Dr Prashant Srivastava
Prashant is the Business Manager and the primary contact for technical services provided by CRC CARE. He oversees CRC CARE's outreach activities and is chief organiser of the CRC's industry training and flagship CleanUp conference. He heads the demonstration programs for the Australian Institute of Petroleum, working closely with mining and oil sectors, environmental practitioners, regulatory authorities, and scientific researchers from around Australia. He also coordinates the Petroleum LNAPL Forum, which advises CRC CARE on its Petroleum Program.
Prashant has worked in both academia and industry. He received his PhD and Masters in soil chemistry, fertility and plant nutrition from GBP University of Agriculture and Technology in Pantnagar, India, and subsequently obtained another PhD degree in environmental soil chemistry from the University of Sydney. He conducted his post-doctoral research at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory of the University of Georgia (USA). His research interests include fate and transport of petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals and nutrients in soil and plants. He also holds tertiary qualifications in project/program management.
Before joining CRC CARE, Prashant was a Sydney-based environmental scientist/consultant, working on contamination assessment and remediation of soil and groundwater. He has also worked on research projects in India, Australia and the USA.
EXECUTIVE POLICY ADVISOR – Dr Bruce Kennedy
Bruce is Program Leader for the Best Practice Policy program, which includes responsibility for developing guidance for the remediation of contaminated sites.
Bruce was previously Executive Officer of the National Environment Protection Council and the Environment Protection and Heritage Council, and Executive Director of the NEPC Service Corporation, for 14 years. He was responsible for national policy development for environmental protection matters within the remit of the Councils, including the assessment of site contamination. Prior to taking up his roles with NEPC, he was a manager with the Western Australian EPA. He has qualifications in chemistry (BSc, PhD) and management (MBA), and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
RESEARCH MANAGER AND PRINCIPAL HYDROGEOLOGIST – Dr Sreenivasulu Chadalavada
Sreenivasulu has a Master of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology in the area of Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering. After graduation he worked in an engineering consultancy as Design Engineer, designing the surge phenomena in hydro-electric power plants. Sreenivasulu joined CRC CARE after completing his PhD at the University of South Australia, where he also worked as a hydrogeologist engaged in modelling groundwater flow and pollutant transport processes. Sreenivasulu is also a conjoint Senior Lecturer at University of Newcastle.
INDUSTRY TRAINING MANAGER – Ratin Mathur
Ratin leads CRC CARE's efforts to upskill Australia's remediation workforce through training and capacity building. He organises the CRC's short courses and workshops and engages with industry to ensure that training needs and knowledge gaps are well understood. He holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and has tertiary qualifications in project management, marketing and sales. Prior to joining CRC CARE, he held the title of Project Engineer at Mount Gordon Mine in Northern Queensland. Earlier in his career, Ratin held positions with various chemical and petrochemical industry groups in India. He specialises in project planning and development, project management, and project implementation.
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE – Mark Donaghey
Mark is the Demonstration Program Coordinator for CRC CARE. He previously spent 20 years in senior management roles for the Department of Defence in environmental management and Estate Facilities Services. He has experience in the management and mitigation of environmental risks associated with planning, estate and infrastructure, with specialisation in contamination assessment and remediation. Mark holds a Masters in Environmental Science from Griffith University, Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Water Science) from Canberra University, Graduate Diploma in Education (Charles Sturt University) and Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology) from Flinders University.
CONTAMINATED SITES DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR, WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Peter Gell
Peter Gell has worked in the environmental, engineering and maintenance fields for nearly four decades. He commenced his career as a heavy duty mechanic before undertaking a Diploma in Engineering, eventually graduating with majors in environmental science and chemistry at the University of Western Australia in 1996. Since that time, Peter has worked: in hazardous materials management with the WA Government environment department; as an environmental consultant; as the environment officer at a major Defence establishment; and more recently as the maintenance supervisor of a major hazard facility. He completed a Graduate Certificate in Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation in 2011 and is currently a project manager for an extensive site assessment and remediation program being undertaken throughout WA.
FINANCE MANAGER – Mark Flick
Mark is responsible for the financial oversight of CRC CARE. As a Chartered Accountant who specialises in technology with start-ups and rapid-growth companies, Mark brings a wealth of commercial experience to the organisation. Mark's career highlights include: working in Vanuatu for KPMG as a new graduate; Finance Manager with Qantas when it launched SABRE (computer reservation systems) in Australia; Financial Analysis Manager when British Telecom launched its NSW Government private communications network; and Planning Manager when Foxtel started up as a pay TV provider. More recently Mark was the Finance Director for Civica, a software company delivering local government solutions. From the excellent grounding provided by KPMG through many different ventures and organisations Mark provides sound advice and guidance to the team.
FINANCE OFFICER – Jessie Xu
Jessie is responsible for payroll, payment of accounts, issuing invoices, reconciliation of project expenses and monthly accounts generating. She has more than 20 years of experience in the finance industry, including financial accounting work in the area of telecommunication service, and extensive financial accounting experience at a multinational company in the mining and metals industry.
COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR – Adam Barclay
Adam has more than 15 years' experience in science communication, working in agricultural science, international development, the public sector, private business, and as a freelance writer/editor. His work has spanned several countries and diverse clients including government agencies, research institutes and nongovernment organisations. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication and a Bachelor of Science (Hons), majoring in genetics. Prior to joining CRC CARE, Adam spent more than five years in the Philippines working for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), where he managed, wrote for and edited the institute's magazine, Rice Today, and handled IRRI's media relations during the international rice crisis of 2008.
RESEARCH FELLOW, BEST PRACTICE POLICY PROGRAM – Dr Joytishna Jit
Joyti leads or participates in policy development projects in CRC CARE's Best Practice Policy program. She has over 12 years training and experience as scientist and policy analyst in the interdisciplinary areas of environmental, social and legal research. Joyti has published and contributed to national and international technical and policy projects in previous positions held in academia, industry and inter-governmental organisations. She has qualifications in applied science (BAS), marine management (MA) and law (PhD). Joyti's current work focuses on site contamination issues, including the development of guidance on PFAS and petroleum hydrocarbon contamination and the use of flux in groundwater management. Joyti was instrumental in the overall development of the National Remediation Framework (NRF) and drafted the NRF guideline on establishing remediation objectives. Joyti is also currently the Deputy Representative of the United Nations-Nippon Foundation Fellowship Alumni, a global network of over 100 professionals in academia and government.
PROJECT MANAGER, BEST PRACTICE POLICY PROGRAM – Kerry Scott
Kerry is a geographer by profession, and has 30 years' experience in project management, with almost 10 of those in the area of environmental legislation. She previously worked for the National Environment Protection Council Service Corporation, and was project manager for the Assessment of Site Contamination NEPM review and variation work.
HYDROGEOLOGIST – Gaurang Parekh
Gaurang is responsible for providing technical support for Hydrogeological investigations for CRC CARE's Department of Defence projects. He holds a Master of Science (Geology) with a specialisation in hydrogeology from Gujarat University, India. Before joining CRC CARE, he worked as an environmental scientist in NSW and South Australia for Coffey International in the areas of petroleum-contaminated land and groundwater assessment. In India, Gaurang worked as a hydrogeologist for India's Central Ground Water Board (the national agency responsible for groundwater investigations and management), where he undertook macro- and micro-level planning for groundwater management.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Liz McCann
Liz provides administrative support to the Managing Director and the CRC CARE team. She has 20 years of experience in administration roles ranging from workplace health and safety, process improvement, tender submissions, and document control/quality management. Liz's background is in several multinational companies in the mining and metals industries and consulting.
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Issue 47 | Asia's Social Innovations, Social Enterprises, and Public-Private Partnerships
Across the globe there has been a rapid rise in the number of social sector innovators and entrepreneurs who want to find innovative ways to solve, or move the needle on, society's problems. They are increasingly deploying the methods of business and private capital, if that helps them to do so. However, "despite the growing interest and commitment by stakeholders, there exists a gap between funders and Social Purpose Organizations (SPOs)...the common feedback is a struggle by funders to identify the right SPOs."1
In Asia, "while governments have a vital role to play, it is increasingly the private sector that is stepping up to tackle the challenges of inequality and poverty." To address these challenges, AVPN is leading a regional strategy by convening a diverse group of social investors and providing them with a platform to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing. The Deal Share Platform reinforces AVPN's work to increase the flow of financial, intellectual, and human capital towards greater social impact in the sector. We find this strategy confirmed by other international markets that are creating spaces of encounter for academia, government, the private sector, and civil society dialogue to enable collaboration and the development of new cross organizational investment models. Internationally, we see the need for new spaces led by social enterprises that seek a community of practice with their peers to share sector-based knowledge concerning evaluation, finances, funding, and sponsors; hiring and diversity; and mentorship from those enterprises that have achieved scale and offer transparent spaces to share their models with interested investors.
In addition, actors in the Social Innovation and Enterprise industry are concluding that social innovation and social enterprise, while achieving better social impact goals, need to engage in the world of public policy and systems change. Although social innovation and enterprise are sparking change, large-scale change often can only be achieved through national, state, and local policy changes that embrace innovation and new social sector models. Social Enterprises need to be Social Capital Agents as they are motivated by social good and are there for the long-term. They foster, formulate, perform, and evaluate society's policies that are in the furtherance of public good.
We hope you read the articles (highlighted below) in this publication to gain a sense of the promise and future of Asia's evolving Social Sector.
Kevin Teo
Managing Director of Knowledge Center
AVPN
1 Teo, Joy (2018). AVPN Deal Share, Bridging Social Investments. Social Innovations Journal
Article SummariesThe Ecosystem of Asia in 2018
Deal Share -- Bridging Social Investments
By: Joy Teo, Senior Deal Share Associate, AVPN
Despite the growing interest in social investments in Asia, there exists a resource disconnect between funders and Social Purpose Organizations (SPOs). To this end, AVPN was established to foster multi-sector collaborations for social investments in Asia through convening engagements, including the Deal Share and our annual AVPN conference. Through these engagements, it is evident that there is immense potential for different types of resource providers and SPOs to work closely together to deliver social impact. While governments have a vital role to play, it is increasingly the private sector that is stepping up to tackle the challenges of income inequality and poverty. In this article, we explore how resource providers are building multi sector collaborations with SPOs, and the role that AVPN plays in fostering these partnerships.
The Tata Mumbai Marathon -- India's Biggest Social Impact Fundraising Platform
By: George J Aikara, Chief Operating Officer, United Way Mumbai
The Mumbai Marathon (TMM) is India's biggest philanthropy platform. Over the years, through a carefully managed charity structure, the event has been built as an enabler for hundreds of nonprofits to build relationships and raise funds for their causes. During its 15-year history, the TMM has raised above 230 Crores (USD 35.4 million) for 564 nonprofits. Annually, the event raises above Rs 34 Crores (USD 5.28 million) and with a 4.3 percent fundraising cost, it is the most effective and efficient fundraising platform for NGOs. As the event's philanthropic partner, United Way Mumbai has three objectives for participating non-profits: 1.) Help the non-profits raise funds from the event in an impartial, fair, and cause neutral manner; 2.) Build the capacities of the non-profits through processes, training, sharing practices, and continuous support.; and 3.) Increase visibility of the causes and facilitate the building of relationships between donors and the non-profit. This article provides insight on how the TMM event has evolved into a win-win platform and a key enabler of relationships between non-profits and potential donors, fundraisers, and corporate supporters.
The OneSky Factory Model
By: Diana Chiu, Director of Development, Asia at OneSky
The OneSky Early Learning Center (ELC) in Da Nang, Vietnam is the first of its kind -- a demonstration center for best practices in early childhood care and education (ECCE) for the children of factory workers. Built in collaboration with Vietnam's Department of Education and Training, the ELC serves as a hub for a multi-pronged model designed to provide early childhood care and education, as well as home-based daycare provider training, parenting classes, and online learning opportunities. ELC is helping care and educate more than 10,000 children under the age of seven whose parents labor in the Hoa Khanh Industrial Zone's factories. In this article, the key factors that have contributed to the successful launch of OneSky for all children's Factory Model are examined.
An Innovative Approach to an Ancient Problem
By: Samuel Glatman, Founder, Ko Shwe Ventures Pte. Ltd.
There are more than 600 million betel chewers across Asia. Most betel chewers are low-income and spend a significant proportion of their household income on betel quid (7.5-10 percent on average). Chewing betel causes a wide-range of serious oral health issues, from severe staining and sensitivity, to chronic inflammation, to a pre-malignant inflammatory disease called Oral Sub Mucous Fibrosis, and even oral cancer. Ko Shwe Ventures has developed the world's first affordable oral health care products specifically targeted towards betel chewer health issues. In Myanmar there are more than 150,000 betel shops that rely almost entirely on the sale of betel, and Ko Shwe Ventures is using its products to improve the incomes of betel sellers, by supporting diversification away from total reliance on betel sales. To date. Ko Shwe has built a network of more than 6,000 retailers that reach more than one million betel chewers per day.
Diagnostic Testing for the Poor: The Story of Biosense
By: Bradley Kopsick, Myanmar Country Manager, Insitor Management
In India, rural populations face difficulties in obtaining accurate and affordable healthcare. Simple diagnostic testing can be difficult to obtain, with patients needing to travel long distances and spending significant resources to attain help. Biosense, a company founded in India, provides increased access, convenience, and affordable diagnostic solutions through low-cost and low-resource, point-of-care diagnostic tools. In order to more accurately diagnose and combat anemia, Biosense developed a pioneering product, the ToucHb. The ToucHb is a non-invasive test for anemia that measures hemoglobin levels in mothers and children living in low-resource areas without the use of a needle. Biosense has also developed several other core product offerings, including uChek, a routine urinalysis and microalbuminuria device; and SYNC, a diabetes-screening device that enables self-monitoring of blood glucose levels. Biosense uses these products, as well as key relationships with prominent health institutions, to have a large impact on the delivery of affordable healthcare screening for low-income patients.
Invest for Wellness (i4We) -- Unlocking Primary Healthcare Value
Shiv Kumar, Founder, Swasti Health Catalyst, Co-Founder, Catalyst Group.
Invest for Wellness (i4We), incubated by the Catalyst Group, is a self-funded, primary health care innovation, which combines health and wealth interventions, and focuses on wellness for the poor in an affordable, quality assured, and scalable way. The program ensures local primary care for members, navigates them through a range of existing secondary and tertiary providers (where required), and uses a blended financing model. This article explores the i4We model that combines medical, behavioral, and social science with an appropriate mix of technology and health financing. i4We is currently delivered in four settings including urban, rural, factories, and sex workers' collectives. With five revenue streams, comprised of interest spread on inter-lending among members, the sale of health products, fees for citizenry services, and the sale of insurance and direct sponsorship of ultra-poor families' health. These along with a start-up capital grant ramp of three to five years enables i4We to break even and be self-sufficient.
Impact Intervention: A New Approach for Victoria's Support of Resource Recovery
By: Christopher Lane, Investment Lead, Sustainability Victoria
Government intervention is traditionally associated with grants funding to support plant equipment and other infrastructure upgrades. In the State of Victoria, the government's environmental program delivery agency, Sustainability Victoria, is implementing new models of intervention to support the development of the resource recovery sector and minimize diversion to landfills and maximize resource recovery. These new approaches involve both "soft" actions, facilitation and support services, and "hard" actions, financial support. Combined, these new efforts are working specifically to support the early-stage, feasibility component of the project pipeline, readying projects for the investment community to engage and apply skills to help realize needed investments in resource recovery.
Teachaclass.org: India's First Funding Platform for Teachers
By: Sneha Menon: Director of Growth, Teach A Class Foundation
Teach A Class Foundation is India's first funding platform for teachers, which aims to harness the enthusiasm of motivated teachers to improve learning outcomes in school. We created a platform where teachers from low-income schools across India can access high-quality tools and resources for their classrooms by applying for funding online. Teach A Class Foundation is currently on a mission to connect 50,000 teachers and 50 million students to donors, enabling teachers to inspire their students, keep them engaged during class, and help them stay in school.
Scalable Solutions for Clean Water Access in Cambodia
By: Karen Moik, Analyst, Insitor Management
In rural regions of Cambodia, the majority of households lack access to clean and safe water sources. The use of untreated water puts families at serious risk of contracting dangerous waterborne diseases. Khmer Water Supply Holding (KWSH) works to address this issue by providing clean drinking water directly to households in-need throughout rural and semi-rural regions of Cambodia in a scalable and efficient manner. The company operates a consolidated portfolio of small-scale piped water systems (PWS), which are micro-networks that cover the entire water value chain from source to consumer households. Each individual network consists of a filtration system, ground well and water tower for storage, and underground piping that connects to end user households. The service arrives at a lower cost to consumers than alternative water sources, with significant convenience and improved status. KWSH's consolidated business model allows the company to implement high operational standards across its PWS, leverage commercial debt, and scale each PWS to reach more households.
Fight Against Malnutrition: The Need to Look Beyond Feeding Children
By: Anil Parmar, Director, Community Investment, United Way Mumbai
The burden of malnutrition in India is increasing and currently accounts for 39 percent of the world's 146 million malnourished children. United Way Mumbai's (UWM) fight against malnutrition endeavors to empower family members and caregivers to stop the cycle of malnutrition through a community-centric approach. Leveraging existing community infrastructure and resources by partnering with government is a critical step in this direction. UWM's program ensures that nutrition supplements are acceptable, accessible, and affordable for the community. Through home based interventions and counseling, parent capacity is built to provide an enabling environment for undernourished children. Cultural context and community platforms are used to provide key messages on nutrition, maternal and child care, health, and hygiene. Moreover, emphasis is placed on building community support to enable the practice of related behavioral changes that complement these messages. UWM works to ensure its impact is sustained by working with frontline health workers to continue service delivery. All of these interventions are undertaken in an integrated manner to create an enabling environment for the overall development of undernourished children, and not to simply feed these children which would only address one aspect of this complex issue.
Growing Prosperity of Smallholder Farmers in India
3Fold Model -- Wealthy, Resilient, and Responsible Farmers
By: N Raghunathan
When we talk of creating and sustaining millions of jobs in India, the potential of agriculture as a sector and smallholder farmers as a key constituency cannot be ignored. About 100 million smallholder farmers employ themselves in their farms, and provide employment to their own family members and other individuals. Yet, most are still poor. Smallholder agriculture in its current form is unviable; factors that limit them are nearly countless in number and variety. With marginal landholding combined with poor soil quality, depleting water tables, and limited access to many inputs and services, it is difficult for small farmers to climb out of poverty with their existing portfolio. Entry into new commodities is fraught with production risk, market risk, and challenges around accessibility/cost of capital. The solutions that exist are in silos, including many of the large-scale government programs. The fragmented ecosystem is limiting the scale and sustenance of the support to smallholders. 3Fold is working to change this dynamic by building wealthy, resilient, and responsible farmers -- by helping to make them successful entrepreneurs and sustained job creators thereby increasing their income threefold. 3Fold focuses on entrepreneurship orientation to enable the potential of these farmers, and to encourage impact. They address key gaps affecting farmers including the lack of integrated services (end-to-end), the need for diversified options (value add to farm and off-farm), augmentation of "integrators/activators at field level" and "technology," and the establishment of a sustainable ecosystem at a cluster level that enables collaborative actions for collective impact.
Show Me the Money? Not Necessarily: Lessons Learned from Building an Innovation Practice at a Global Nonprofit
By: Michelle Risinger, Director of Innovation, Pact
When Pact, a global nonprofit founded in 1971 and based in Washington, D.C., first invested in innovation in the fall of 2013, they looked to determine whether they could institute a dedicated innovation team to source and win unrestricted funding for concepts from across Pact's country and project staff. The nuanced and complex nonprofit system required a thoughtful, systems-level approach to achieve these efforts. With critical local staff already prioritized to projects and without local-level organic, enabling environments for testing and experimentation, success for innovation at Pact was a journey. This article explores how Pacts' success went beyond dollars and awards, and was focused on targeting and transforming its culture and processes.
Why Lean Start-up Methodology May Not Apply to Social Enterprises
By: Oon Tian Sern, Queen Young Leader 2018, Founder of Acceset
This article will explore the experience of Acceset's founder in building this social enterprise and examine the relevance of the lean start-up methodology in relation to the challenges of developing the company. Acceset aims to build bridges to help individuals suffering from mental health concerns accept care by empowering them with technology and support services to reset their own lives and assist others who have similar experiences.
Selfies4School -- Building Youth Engagement on the Issue of Early Marriage in India
By: Yogita Verma
#Selfies4School is an innovative collaboration with Vodafone India, Breakthrough that launched a massive digital campaign, using the popular mobile phone trend of taking selfies, to engage people in a dialogue on early marriage and school dropout among Indian girls. People were invited to send in their own selfies to show solidarity with the campaign -- to keep girls in school. Vodafone promised to send 10 girls to school for every selfie received through a monetary contribution. The campaign was a resounding success, raising $542,555 USD that ensured 58,000 girls would remain in school and not drop out. The campaign received extensive media coverage, as well as live and online events, enabling #Selfies4School to meet its objective of bringing the issue of early marriage into mainstream public discourse.
A Different Approach for Maternal Health Through Telehealth & Ecosystem
By: Anda Waluyo, Sapardan from Sehati & TeleCTG
This initiative stemmed from a strong desire to participate in improving the quality of Indonesia's human resources. High-quality human resources play an important role in ensuring a nation's sovereignty. Currently, Indonesia's Human Development Index (HDI) is low, we rank 113 out of 188 countries. Of a population of 262 million, about 140 million people live on an income of IDR 20.000 ($1.50 USD) per day, while 19.4 million people suffer from malnutrition (UNDP 2015: Human Development Report). With the knowledge and experience of more than 12 years in maternal and women's healthcare, we contribute and participate in empowerment through the first 1,000 days of life. We map out the ecosystem to facilitate wider promotion of preventive healthcare service delivery through information, education, and empowering individuals with technology. We collaborate with regulators and doctors (specialists) for the command center and to develop the mothers and midwifery communities powered by the Ibu Sehati and Bidan Sehati Application. In addition, we utilize the telemedicine-based medical device, TeleCTG, to assist in diagnosing fetal wellbeing and distress, all under one database platform for better Antenatal Care and labor management tracking and monitoring.
Selfies4School: Building Youth Engagement on the Issue of Early Marriage in India
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Das kleine weiße Pferd (engl. The Little White Horse) ist ein Kinderbuch von Elizabeth Goudge. Es erhielt im Jahr 1946 die Carnegie Medal für Kinderliteratur.

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Maria Merryweather, die bei ihrer Geburt ihre Mutter und mit 13 Jahren ihren Vater verloren hat, der ihr nur Schulden hinterlassen hat, kommt mit ihrer Gouvernante Miss Heliotrope nach Westengland aufs Land zu ihrem letzten Verwandten Sir Benjamin, einem Landadligen. Er lebt auf seinem Gut Moonacre in der Nähe der Siedlung Silverydew. Gerne zieht sie als verwöhnte Londonerin dort nicht hin.

Es ist trotzdem auf den ersten Blick nicht schlecht dort, auf den zweiten eine tolle Verbesserung, da alle beteiligten Personen sich als liebe freundliche Menschen darstellen, die für Maria und die ganze Welt nur das Beste wollen – Sir Benjamin selbst, sein Koch Marmaduke Scarlet, der Pfarrer Old Parson, dessen Haushälterin Loveday und natürlich das gesamte Landvolk, repräsentiert durch den Kutscher Digweed und Peterkin Pepper.

Sie trifft sogar ihren früheren Londoner Freund Robin wieder, den in London niemand außer ihr sehen konnte, weil er sie immer nur im Traum besucht hat.

Aber langsam schleicht sich das Böse näher, erst als fast unmerkliche Störung – niemand darf an den Strand wegen böser Nachbarn – dann immer deutlicher – diese Nachbarn stellen mit Fallen sogar im Park der Merryweathers kleinen lieben Tieren nach, und schließlich bedrohen diese Nachbarn das Idyll immer stärker.

Maria erfährt vom Pfarrer den Ursprung dieses Konfliktes: Vor 800 Jahren hat der erste Merryweather versucht, dem damals lebenden Vorfahren dieser Nachbarn, Cocq de Noir, dessen Land und Burg mit Gewalt, später mit einer arglistigen Heirat wegzunehmen. Fast hätte er es geschafft, aber die Nachfahren von Cocq haben sich die Herrschaft über ihr Gebiet nie wirklich entreißen lassen und stellen mittlerweile eine riesige Bedrohung dar.

Maria nimmt sich vor, diesen Konflikt ein für alle Mal aus der Welt zu schaffen. Sie erreicht ihr Ziel bravourös in den letzten drei Kapiteln zusammen mit Robin, der sich ebenfalls als Merryweather-Nachfahre herausstellt und der Sohn von Loveday ist.

Der Hauptauseinandersetzung stellt sie sich alleine. Nur Tiere hat sie als Hilfe: das Pony Immergrün (oder Bodefreude), den Löwen Wrolf, der während fast der gesamten Handlung als Hund bezeichnet wird und an Aslan aus Narnia erinnert, die Katze Zachariah, die Häsin Serena und ihren eigentlich ziemlich unnützen Hund Wiggins, der hauptsächlich durch das Abenteuer getragen werden muss.

Sie überredet Sir Cocq de Noir, von seinem bösen Verhalten abzulassen, löst drei eigentlich unlösbare Aufgaben, die Sir Cocq ihr als Vorbedingung gestellt hat – einen Beweis zu erbringen, dass der erste Merryweather seinen Zeitgenossen Cocq de Noir nicht umgebracht hat, die Rückgabe der seit 800 Jahren verschollenen Perlen ihrer Vorfahrin, der Frau des ersten Merryweathers und gleichzeitig Tochter dessen Erzfeindes Cocq de Noir an den heutigen Sir Cocq, und das Vorführen der mysteriösen weißen Pferdeherde, die in Vollmondnächten übers Land brausen und die bisher nur Maria sehen konnte. Sir Cocq ist überzeugt, vor allem, als sich die Pferde sogar als Einhörner entpuppen.

Im letzten Kapitel werden alle bei einer großen Teeparty miteinander versöhnt und sogar drei Hochzeiten gestiftet – zwischen Sir Benjamin und Loveday, die vor 20 Jahren schon einmal verlobt waren, und zwischen dem Pfarrer und Marias Gouvernante, deren Liebe der Vater der Gouvernante verhindert hat, weil der Pfarrer damals Atheist war. Und natürlich heiratet Maria ihren Robin. Der Heiratsantrag von Robin in Kapitel 8,1 hat urkomische Monty-Python-würdige Qualität.

Die Geschichte wurde 1940 geschrieben und spielt in England im Jahr 1842. Wohnsitz der Guten ist das märchenartige Schloss Moonacre. Die Bösen haben ihre Burg im finsteren Pinienwald gleich nebenan und dort finden sich natürlich auch Labyrinthe, die sich ausgezeichnet für Verfolgungsjagden eignen.

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Das Buch wurde von Oliver Parker verfilmt und kam im Februar 2009 unter dem Titel Das Geheimnis der Mondprinzessin (Regie Gabor Csupo) mit Dakota Richards, Ioan Gruffudd, Natascha McElhone und Tim Curry in den Hauptrollen ins Kino. Auch die Fernsehserie Moonacre von 1994 basiert auf dem Buch.

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Erstausgabe
 1st edition, London, University of London Press Ltd. [1946];

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Literatur (Englisch)
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Kinderliteratur
Elizabeth Goudge
Pferdeliteratur
Einhorn in der Kultur

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Got talent? Emaar, Vogue Italia looking to hire
Chosen designers will become the stars at the third Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience. (Patrick Castillo)
Published Monday, March 30, 2015
Emerging and talented fashion designers from around the world can now present their style, creativity and vision, and be amongst the international fashion industry at the largest fashion event of its kind in the Middle East, with the launch of the second edition of The Dubai Mall Talent Scouting competition.
The chosen designers will become the stars at the third Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience to be held later this year. Apart from their brands being showcased at the event, they will also receive mentorship from international fashion experts.
The scouting will be curated by BySymphony [www.bysymphony.com] along with Vogue Talents.
"With the second edition of The Dubai Mall Talent Scouting, we again reach out to all emerging designers to give them a platform to display their skills and continue to develop the next generation of fashion talents," said Natalie Bogdanova, Senior Director, Business Development & Operations, Emaar Malls.
"The Dubai Mall Talent Scouting is at the heart and soul of Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience. It builds on the deep commitment at Vogue Italia to promote new and existing fashion talent, knowing how important it is to offer them relevant international platforms to display their creativity.
The scouting further strengthens Dubai's credentials in attracting the best in fashion talent," added Franca Sozzani, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia.
Following the first edition of the scouting, 20 designers were selected to present their collections at the second Vogue Fashion Dubai Experience 2014, at The Dubai Mall. Several of the brands had opportunities within the international fashion arena through the access to fashion experts and industry leaders.
Read: Dubai's got talent: Emaar scouting for next-gen fashion designers
Designers with womenswear, menswear or accessories brands who have a market presence for at least one year can enter their applications before May 18, 2015 via email [tdmtalentscouting2015@condenast.it].
The applications must include a designer's biography and portrait, images of the latest two collections indicating the season, videos of the brand, if any, and information relating its distribution apart and brand news coverage.
Details including designer's name, date of birth, place of residence, nationality, brand name, brand's place of production, brand's year of establishment, and contact details including telephone, email address and website must also be included. For more details, log on here.
Hundreds of emerging designers from around the world took part in the first edition of The Dubai Mall Talent Scouting, organisers said in a statement.


The franchise fee revenue estimates provided in schedule "A" demonstrate potential revenues which can be earned by the City of Baltimore through the implementation of gross receipts based franchise fees. Potential earnings from electric, gas and telephone franchise fees are provided. Revenue estimates were calculated by multiplying the total population of the City of Baltimore (736,014) by the average franchise revenue/population ratio of those cities surveyed. City of Baltimore revenue estimates range from a high of $24.4 million to a low of $4.4 million.
A commonly used franchise fee calculation method involves the assessment of fees based on the amount of public rights-of-way, measured in linear feet, occupied by a utility in order to provide its services to the public.
Currently, the average linear foot franchise fee assessed by U.S. cities is approximately $2 per linear foot with a high of $5 in Atlanta, GA and the low of $0.60 in Albuquerque, NM. Several cities, such as Houston and Dallas, TX, have established franchise fees for long distance carriers based on adjacent property values, then using escalators, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to provide a sliding scale for calculation of franchise fees over the term of the franchise period.
The first estimate prepared by DMG ("Linear Foot Fee-National Average ($2)" seeschedule "B"), illustrates the amount of revenue which could be received by the City if the City's conduit rental and conduit franchise fees were increased to coincide with the national average. If the City's rates were increased to the national average of $2 per linear foot, the City would receive approximately $30 million from franchise and conduit rental fees. This represents an increase of over $25.4 million when compared to the City's current revenue amounts.
DMG's second estimate ("Fee Equals Property Value Increase (250%)" see schedule "B"), illustrates the amount of revenue which could be received by the City if conduit rental and franchise fees were increased on a sliding scale which coincided with increase in City property values. Upon review of City property values over the past 70 years, an increase of 250% can be found. If the City's rates were increased by the same percentage, the City would receive over $8.1 million from franchise and conduit fees or an increased of approximately $3.3 million.


Jesse Davis's show on Friday night at Time Cafe, a new club on Great Jones Street, was the type of concert to reaffirm an audience's faith in mainsteam jazz. Absolutely unpretentious -- Mr. Davis, a 24-year-old alto saxophonist, played a series of standards -- the show was bursting with ideas and a raucous energy that threatened to spill out into the street.
The club, which is blessed with an icy clear sound and red velvet curtain that looks like a photo director's prop for an imagined jazz club, wasn't exactly full -- this was its second week -- but Mr. Davis and his group blew on through anyway. Backed by Jacky Terrasson on piano, Tyler Mitchell on bass and Eric McPherson on drums, and joined by Antoine Roney on tenor saxophone, Mr. Davis revealed a slippery and knotted set of improvisations. Mr. Davis comes out of the Charlie Parker-Cannonball Adderley academy, and he clearly loves rhythmic and melodic complexity, taking his lines and cramming them with whiplash phrases until they create dense, puzzlelike figures. And while Mr. Davis is an old-style burner, for whom an audience exists to be excited, he also has a clever melodic sense, breaking up his improvisations with startlingly self-contained, orginal melodies.
Mr. Roney (who is the trumpeter Wallace Roney's brother) is a real find as well, a tenor saxophonist who matched Mr. Davis's slippery lines with his own snakelike improvisations. Looking like late 1950's Sonny Rollins, but sounding like an original amalgam of all the great tenor saxophonists of the 1960's, Mr. Roney turned "Softly as in the Morning Sunrise" into a tangle of unfamiliar harmony that charged the tune with an almost malevolent quality, removing any sort of lyricism or pleasantry. The band, whether backing Mr. Roney or Mr. Davis, never stopped its insistent popping and snapping, a form of cooperative antagonism that pushed the soloists into territory they might not have got to on their own.