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Wanna start a company? Good news!! India is 88th best country of this world to start a business. You have to go through, on an average, 11 procedures each spanning around 35 days. Not only this, once you have set up your business, India is the 134th best country of this world to carry on with ease.
Add to this, there are 175 countries only.
No wonder hardly anyone will go out on a limb to take this less trodden path. Statistics aren't so encouraging but I read somewhere that 57% of the statistics are useless :) and also the fact that the above survey by World Bank(in 2006) has placed Afganistan much above India for starting a business. I don't believe them, more because I don't wish to. With Taliban, Al-Qaeda, female suppression et al, they can't be better than India at least.
Sad but true, Enterpreneurship isn't really in Indian blood. Till a decade ago, anyone who thought of setting up a new company would have been pelted with stones(exaggeration allowed!). Life revolved around finishing studies quickly and bagging a job, especially govt. job, which ensured a luxurious(??) life against any financial drought. The advent of IT, resulted in unprecedented growth of places like Bangalore and Gurgaon and lately small industries have been spotted mushrooming around. They aren't even a handful considering the enormity of India, but better than nothing. Enterpreneurship in India has two big examples- one a company and other an individual. The Tatas and Birlas always had their legacy. Infosys, started by 7 someones in 1981, is the torch-bearer of enterpreneurial India. One man you can always look upto is Dhirubhai Ambani. His story from rags to riches is fascinating and inspiring. Besides these few, there haven't been many tides in the unexplored deep ocean.
Lately, there has been spurs. I've heard of people around me talking of setting up thier own company.The outlook towards self-establishment has broadened. With growing economy and more liberalized scenario, even young people of age-group 22-30 are setting up new firms. Fresh college graduates, people with 1-5 years work experience or older have started their own businesses in chosen sectors.Ofcourse, there are serious advantages. You can start your career as CEO/MD/Chairman :). Most of the startups are in field of IT or are internet-based because they're hot and skill-set is abundantly available. Some of them have very interesting concepts. All India Deals , which considers itself as a shopping-friend, is based on simple concept of searching online stores for best deals and discounts. Remember, e-bay started like this only. Some new companies tie-up with shopping malls, multiplexes etc. and give out cards which reaps benefit to the customer and ensures their continued visits. There are many other sectors which are largely unwashed by the enterpreneurial wave. I just hope that more people will jump in and join this bandwagon. There are people who are skilled, ambitious and willing to take initiatives. Indians have all the right ingredients to cook this recipe and serve to the world.
All the gyan on startups han! Good post, and very pertinent in these times.
When I read about this survey, I didn't find India's ranking hard to believe at all, given our love of the red tape (though yeah, Afghanistan's position was hard to digest). But like you say, maybe things are changing. It's nice to read in the papers about B-school grads rejecting great job offers to chart their own path. Sure takes guts, man, it does! And hats off to them for being brave enough to take the plunge. Vaise we Indians don't have that bad a history really, everyone knows about Gujju enterprise... but the govt needs to be reined in if we wanna have lots more rags-to-riches stories in India.
the statistics are another way to avoid the extra effort. Another excuse to live with. Another board to hold. Another reason to say you are sane.
People in India like to be sane. If I start making pots from today, half the people I know will stop talking to me. But, if I can manage the first and the biggest pot industry, well....parasites.
Its all in the head. The society rules the forehead here. Once the forehead is clean, the head can work. Clean it up .


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Rex International to divest interest in Barents Sea licence
Oct 15, 2018, 10:32 am SGT
http://str.sg/onE8
Yunita Ong
yunitaso@sph.com.sg
SINGAPORE - A 90 per cent-owned unit of Rex International will divest its 20 per cent participating interest in the Barents Sea licence PL850 to an external third party, as part of a bid by the oilfield services firm to focus on its core assets and areas close to infrastructure in the Norwegian North Sea.
The sale, to be effective from Jan 1, 2018, is pending regulatory approval.
"We are pushing ahead to execute our strategy to focus on our core assets. This housekeeping in Norway is timely, following our divestment of our non-core interests in Trinidad & Tobago last week," said Dan Broström, executive chairman of Rex International Holding.
Rex International had announced last Monday it has completed its divestment of a 25.72 per cent indirect holdings in Steeldrum Oil Company Inc in Trinidad & Tobago.
The unit, oil and gas exploration company Lime Petroleum AS, will focus on its core assets in the North Sea that already have infrastructure for oil production that allow for fast-tracked potential commercialisation of discoveries, namely those located on or close to the Utsira High, adjacent to the giant Johan Sverdrup field and the producing Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen oil fields.
"Our key target remains to bring our discovery assets to production in Oman and Norway in 2019 and 2020 respectively," Mr Broström said.
The divestment is not expected to have any material financial impact on the group's earnings per share or net tangible assets per share for the current financial year ending Dec 31, 2018.
Separately, Rex International said on Monday that that the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Oct 11 ordered the winding-up of HiRex, a jointly controlled entitly between Rex SEA, OHSB, Triax Ventures Corp and Ainul Azhar bin Ainul Jamal.
But the court has reserved the decision on the appointment of a private liquidator to Oct 30 this year.
On Aug 28, its stock shot up 52.5 per cent, or up 2.1 cents at 6.1 cents at the close, the day after the company announced the drilling and production testing of the Rolvsnes well - in which Lime Petroleum AS holds a 30 per cent interest - was completed.
A test well drilled in the permit, PL338C, confirmed "sustainable commercial oil flow", with production rate of up to 7,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), with a sustainable flow rate of nearly 4,500 bopd. Rex International said that the next step towards commercialisation is to tie the well to the adjacent producing Edvard Grieg platform.
Rex International last closed on Oct 12 at $0.107.
SINGAPORE COMPANIES
OIL AND GAS SECTOR

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Nguyen, Dao Thi Anh. Won, Insu. Kim, Kyusung. Kwon, Jangwoo. (2018). A Development of Clinical Decision Support System for Video Head Impulse Test Based on Fuzzy Inference System. Journal of Sensors, 2018, 7168524. 10.1155/2018/7168524.
This paper represents the clinical decision support system for video head impulse test (vHIT) based on fuzzy inference system. It examines the eye and head movement recorded by the eye movement tracking device, calculates the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain, and applies fuzzy inference system to output the normality and artifact index of the test result. The position VOR gain and the proportion of covert and overt catch-up saccades (CUS) within the dataset are used as the input of the inference system. In addition, this system yields one more factor, the artifact index, which represents the current interference in the dataset. Data of fifteen vestibular neuritis patients and two of normal subjects were evaluated. The artifact index appears to be very high in the lesion side of vestibular neuritis (VN) patients, indicating highly theoretical contradictions, which are low gain but without CUS, or normal gain with the appearance of CUS. Both intact side and normal subject show high normality and low artifact index, even though the intact side has slightly lower normality and higher artifact index. In conclusion, this is a robust system, which is the first one that takes gain and CUS into account, to output not only the normality of the vHIT dataset, but also the artifacts.


Live Art Dance has done it again. Continuing their mission to present cutting-edge contemporary dance in Halifax, their latest offering from Montréal Danse is a spectacular one. The visiting company's six dancers, along with choreographer Benoit Lachambre, have created a compelling, innovative, and utterly beautiful performance. Prismes begins by easing the audience into the playful world of the show: optical illusions, colours and shapes, and a performance concerned with the mind as much as the body. What follows is a thoroughly engaging exploration of perception that pushes the dancers to their physical limits and challenges the audience with new conceptual ones. By injecting the show with healthy doses of humour and absurdity, Prismes never feels too abstract or inaccessible but rather so sure of itself and its specificity that the audience can't help but swept up in its fantasy. In addition to its fascinating conceptual framework, there are many sublime moments showcasing the pure strength of the dancers, and this alone is worth the price of admission.


Event Details 10/27/2019 Half Marathon starts at 8:30am. 5K & 10K start at 9am. Be there early to set up and for pre-race instructions.
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This module teaches students good workplace manners, overall conduct and disposition. In the workplace, behavior can be even more important than experience.
In this vignette, students will learn how developing a friendly camaraderie and strong sense of professionalism enhances work performance. In particular, nuances of tone of voice, body language and respect for personal space (both physical and psychological) are examined. With both co-workers and bosses, the workplace runs smoother when certain social and sexual boundaries are not crossed. With this vignette, you'll teach your students the importance of good workplace manners: taking the time to greet others when arriving; responding to small talk; respecting personal space; avoiding gender based harassment; and leaving their problems at home.
Over-socializing, clowning around, losing one's temper and showing disrespect toward older co-workers are each examined in detail in four separate vignettes. The implications of using company time for one's social life or as rehearsals for a stand-up routine are shown to be reflections of not taking one's job seriously. Your students will learn why the boss prefers employees who are reserved and understated rather than loud and boastful. They'll also learn that he or she expects new employees to listen more than they talk and to always treat him or her with deference.
A worker's ability to show respect, enthusiasm, maturity, and professionalism is crucial to success in the first 90 days. The three vignettes in this part focus once again on those crucial nonverbal cues that convey enthusiasm and respect. The first deals with general eagerness to do the job well, the second with treating fellow co-workers respectfully when one is in charge and the third with both enthusiasm and respect in the all-important realm of customer service.
Teach students important job skills including; expressing good workplace manners, boundaries for socializing, and showing enthusiasm on the job.
Module 2 looks in detail at workplace manners and workers who are disrespectful, rude or who invade the personal space of others–workers who don't last long. Employers want their employees to be friendly and courteous to each other without getting too personal.


thanks for continuing to update and provide this great script.
does this work for mutliple networks and channels?
does it look by name. or by user@host?
thats one thing im looking for in a access script.
good job so far. im looking forward to seeing this progress.
wow. i cant believe that i requested this over two years ago. and its still getting great use for many many people.
Thanks to @FordLawnmower for continuing to keep updating this snippet and many more like it.
is there a way to get this updated. ive used it forever and am not sure how to fix it. i made a half-way trigger so it displays every 2 minutes automatically. if theres a way to update this and include the trigger for auto. id greatly appriciate it. thanks alot.
it would be nice if this was set to sort by user@host. cause after looking at the ini file. the amount of nicks that could be grouped is noteworthy.
@Hawkee nice job. always good to see this place constantly being maintained and upgraded for easier access.
i do believe that YouTube changed their layout again. so this great working snippet is in need of its first update.
hey guys. i asked Ford_Lawnmower to look into updating this a couple days ago. and he did us the favor of making a updated script.
would it be possible to make it at least display some of this information?
wow, if i was the author, i would delete all your comments and ask for help from people that arent interested in bitching and complaining about others. (weather its a rewrite of someones snippet or just a simple edit) this is a sharing and help site ppl. so stop bitching and lets get back to the sharing and helping.
i watched this idea being born, great idea by Dark|, great snippet by Ford_Lawnmower.
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Ho Chi Minh City, previously known and still referred to as Saigon, is the largest city in Vietnam. Located on the southern portion of the country, the city stands proud as proof of Vietnam's courage and determination to rise above their turbulent past. With French colonial buildings standing side by side with modern skyscrapers, Ho Chi Minh City is a mix of the old and new. But the one thing about the city that will always stand out though — the crazy and chaotic motorcycle-filled streets.
My 3 days and 2 nights visit to the city was made possible with Actxplorer, an online travel platform that arranged all my wonderfully planned tours during my visit. However, I did have my own free time to explore and walk about the city as well. I had most fun being a part of the crazy traffic, whizzing around on the UberMOTO/GrabBikes. I have to say the bike taxi (or Xe Om) is a great way to get around Saigon — they can be found everywhere, and only cost about VND10-12K (US$0.5) per way around the city.
I had a great time in Ho Chi Minh City, and despite the fact that I wish I had more time to experience more things the city has to offer; these are my top 10 things you must do when you visit, even if you have limited time or just a couple of days!
Trying to squeeze into the narrow tunnels of Cu Chi.
The perfectly camouflaged hiding holes in the Vietnamese jungles.
Beautiful paddy fields make up the landscape of Cu Chi Village.
You can't visit Ho Chi Minh and not visit the very village that played an integral part in Vietnam's fight for freedom during the Vietnam/American War. Cu Chi is the location of the famed Cu Chi Tunnels, a honeycomb-like network that runs deep into the depths of the underground. It served as the operations base of the Viet Cong, who used the narrow tunnels to move supplies and house troops, hide during combats, and ambush unsuspecting soldiers.
At the tourist site, visitors are allowed to crawl through the tunnels — but enter with caution, as the tunnels (though widened) are still very tight and claustrophobic. Read about my experience here:- The Village of Cu Chi and its Tunnels.
Traditional boats on the Mekong Delta.
Mat weaving by the locals living along the river.
Gliding along the mighty Mekong and its murky waters.
There really is nothing like spending a day floating along the Mekong and immersing yourself in the Vietnamese life. I had a great time during my visit to one of the country's most important source of livelihood, and learning about the local industries that keep their people alive. I visited the brick factory and the coconut procession plant, learned a local craft, enjoyed folk music while munching on tropical fruits, had an amazing lunch of local Mekong delicacies, and sipped on a coconut as I glided down the river on a traditional boat. What an experience!
Do take a local tour on your trip to the Mekong, it makes the experience much more enjoyable and hassle-free. I followed Actxplorer, and you can read about my adventures here:- Mynn's Top 10 Reasons to Visit Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
Ho Chi Minh City's most popular market, the Ben Thanh Market.
Snacks, dried fruits and nuts for sale at the market.
The HCM night market beside the Ben Thanh Market.
With a history dating back more than 100 years, the Ben Thanh Market is the largest market in Ho Chi Minh City, and an important symbol of the city. The market is so huge that it sells almost everything; from local handicrafts, art and souvenirs to snacks, sweets and local Vietnamese coffee. We dropped by the market food section in the morning for a local breakfast — and had the most amazing Mi Quang (turmeric noodle dish from Central Vietnam) and Mien Xao Cua (fried glass noodles with crab meat) ever.
Come night, after the market closes, the streets beside Ben Thanh Market take over. Stalls selling almost the same kind of souvenirs and food stuff as the market open up along the streets (that are closed off to traffic), and stalls serving seafood and local dishes fill the air with their delicious aroma. The Night Market is a great place to experience the bustling night scene in Saigon.
Fighter planes at the entrance of the War Remnants Museum in Ho Cho Minh City.
Bomb fragments and pictures on display at the museum.
An example of a prison cell during the war.
Enter the War Remnants Museum with discretion — it is not for the faint hearted. One of the most popular museums in Ho Chi Minh City, the museum opened in 1975 and displays graphic photographs of the Vietnam/American War that lasted from 1945 to 1975. It holds a collection of works by photographers and journalists from all over the world who covered the war, and though the exhibitions can be one sided, it shows the atrocities, pain and after-effects of the war on the people of Vietnam.
The museum also displays American war equipment like helicopters, army tanks and fighter planes in its outdoor compound. There's also a re-created jail that shows the conditions and equipment used in a Vietnamese detention cell during the war. Entrance cost VND15K (US$0.7).
A statue of Ho Chi Minh in front of the Ho Chi Minh City's People's Committee Building (City Hal).
An apartment full of small cafes along the walking street.
Lots of people taking a night walk along Nguyen Hue Street.
In 2015, Saigon's Nguyen Hue Street was changed to a pedestrian-only walking street. The strip runs 900 metres from the People's Committee Building to the Saigon River. I visited the street in the day and it was empty (daytime heat); and then again at night, when it came to live with locals and tourists walking around and enjoying the night views. The street is lined by significant landmark buildings like the Rex Hotel and the Municipal Theatre; as well as the Apartment Cafe, an entire apartment filled with instagram-worthy cafes.
I also spent some time photographing the gorgeous People's Committee Building (City Hall) at the start of the walking street. Completed in 1908 by the French, its cream and white colonial architecture looks stunning both day and night. There's also a statue of Ho Chi Minh (1st President of North Vietnam) in front of the building, whom the city of Saigon changed its name to honor.
Enjoying my view of Saigon with a cuppa Vietnamese coffee.
A view of the walking street and City Hall from the rooftop bar of the Sheraton.
Night view of Saigon, and the Bitexco Tower.
While strolling along Saigon's walking street, I dropped by the Apartment Cafe's Buihaus Cafe on the 7th floor for a cuppa Vietnamese coffee and lovely views of the street. For night views, I headed up to the 23rd floor of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel. The rooftop lounge here offers a great place to chill with a glass of wine, beer or cocktails; and the panoramic view of the city's bright lights are pretty stunning from up high.
Another option for a bird's eye view of the city is at the observation deck of the Bitexco Financial Tower. Standing at 262 meters, the building has 68 floors and is the tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City, and the 3rd tallest in Vietnam. Entrance to the Skydeck on the 49th floor costs VND200K (US$9).
The beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral in Saigon.
A peek at the Saigon Post Office through the gates of the cathedral.
A painting of Ho Chi Minh hanging in the middle of the Central Post Office.
The Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral are significant and historical landmarks in the city — and it's free! Saigon's Central Post Office is one of the city's oldest building and was built at the end of the 19th century in a distinctively French colonial architecture. Stepping inside, I felt like I was transported back in time — wall arches, marble flooring, patterned windows, and antique telephone booths make up the interior design of the building. There's also a huge portrait of Ho Chi Minh hanging in the center of the hall. This is Vietnam's busiest post office, and has been running for more than 100 years!
The Notre Dame Cathedral stands next to the Post Office, and was constructed in the 1880's. The all-red brick Cathedral got its official name and status as a basilica in 1962. There is a statue of the Virgin Mary in the park in front of the cathedral — and come night, the park becomes a popular chill-out spot.
The Reunification Palace is one of the most important landmarks of Ho Chi Minh City.
Standing at the front gates of the Reunification Palace.
It is hard not to notice the Reunification Palace (Independence Palace) and its massive grounds in the center of Ho Chi Minh City when you're exploring the city. The initial building was built in the late 19th century, and was used as the residence and office of the French Governor of Cochinchina. After France withdrew from Vietnam, the palace was later used as the base of the leaders of the anti-communist South Vietnam. The building was destroyed and rebuilt in the midst of the Vietnam/American War, which ended when a North Vietnamese Army tank crashed into its gates in 1975.
The Reunification Palace now seems frozen in time with its 1960's old-modern architecture and its vast lush grounds with tropical plants and palm trees. Entrance to the palace grounds and building (which is now a museum) is VND20K (US$1). I only admired the palace from afar through its 'iconic' gates.
Enjoying a bowl of noodles at the Ben Thanh Market's food section.
Waiting patiently as they prepare my banh mi at the famous Banh Mi Huynh Hoa stall.
A serving of the most delicious Banh Tran Tron, a popular Saigon street food.
Vietnamese Food is one of my favorite cuisines — I just cannot get enough of their noodle dishes! For a selection of local fares, head over to the food section at the Ben Thanh Market. It is the best place to sample a typical Vietnamese meal together with the locals. And if you're looking for the best Banh Mi (French baguette sandwich) in town, head over to Banh Mi Huynh Hoa. This small hole-in-the-wall eatery packs up a complete sandwich with all kinds of meat, pate and sauces that just one bite into their crispy bread will make you feel like your mouth just had an explosion of flavors!
During my visit to Ho Chi Minh City, I managed to slot in a street food tour, and was brought to try all kinds of unique and 'seldom heard of' Vietnamese dishes. I had Banh Trang Tron, Pha Lau Bo and Bun Beo Hue, just to name a few; and you can read all about my foodie journey here:- A Street Food Tour on Wheels.
At night, Saigon comes alive with the brightly lit shops, restaurants and bars.
Bui Vien Street, or Backpackers' Street, is a popular night spot in Saigon.
Backpackers and youngsters crowd around the pubs and restaurants along Bui Vien Street.
After all whole day exploring the sights and sounds of Ho Chi Minh City — what better way to end it than by being a part of the vibrant city nightlife? Some of the fun and relaxing things to do in the city at night are (like mentioned above) taking a night stroll along walking street, admiring the bright lights from above, shopping at the night markets, or even taking a food tour.
However, if you're up for partying the entire night away, head over to Bui Vien Street, also known as the Backpacker's Street in District 1 for a wide selection of inexpensive bars, pubs and restaurants. Lots of locals and visitors sit by the side of the street as they watch people walk by, in the midst of all the bright lights, loud music and noisy party people. It's also a way to soak up the city's lifestyle and culture of its younger generation.
The walking street in Ho Chi Minh City runs through the center part of town.
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The first and final view of Ho Chi Minh City.
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*She Walks the World visited Ho Chi Minh City with Actxplorer. As always, all opinions and suggestions stated here are my own.


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If you read our Oct. 8 Dish issue on bedroom-community dining, you already know that the selection of restaurants in commuter-heavy Chatham County is growing.
If you're traveling to or from Pittsboro, you can stop by the Olive Branch Caffe (11520 15-501 North, Chapel Hill, 942-2345, www.olivebranchcaffe.com) in the Cole Park Plaza Shopping Center, which opened last week. According to his Web site, owner Nick Giuggio was a longtime restaurant owner in Massachusetts before moving to Chatham last year. Now he's offering American-Italian fare, including pizza and pasta for lunch and dinner, Monday through Saturday. He describes his atmosphere as family friendly: "You can come in with your kids and not be embarrassed about them being loud," he said. "That's what we cater to."
And soon, Pittsboro will gain another caffeine outlet. The owner of the Chapel Hill Bean Traders Coffee Co. in Meadowmont (116 W. Barbee Chapel Road, 968-9292, www.beantraderscoffee.com), Kirsten O'Hara, is planning to open a coffee shop in the Main Street Station shopping center. On her blog, Mad Science (kirohara.blogspot.com), you can follow O'Hara's progress as she hires bakers and baristas and brings good coffee to good people.
Several area bakeries are participating in Cupcakes for a Cause (cupcakesforacause.org), a national effort to benefit CancerCare for Kids. Through Oct. 26, these bakeries, including The Cupcake Shoppe (104 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, 821-4223, www.thecupcakeshopperaleigh.com), BabyCakes (pickup and delivery only, 413-7400, www.carolinababycakes.com), and Audra's Cakes and Creations (no retail store, 830-8811 or info@audrascakesandcreations.com), will donate a portion of proceeds to ensure that children with cancer (or who have a family member with cancer) can access free counseling services. Last year, the benefit raised more than $60,000.
There's a big drinking event this weekend in Raleigh (no, it's not the fair). Capital City Cheers (www.capitalcitycheers.com) is setting up shop in Moore Square and providing more than 100 wines (half from North Carolina), more than 50 domestic and international beers, and a bourbon, whiskey and rye tentall from noon to 6 p.m. (admission time depends on type of ticket) Saturday, Oct. 25. Organizers promise bands, food, the workseven a "designated driver ticket" for $15. Cost for drinkers starts at $25 in advance or $35 on site. Admission doesn't include food. Buy tickets via the Web site or call 800-830-3976, ext. 108.
This is wayyyy advance notice, but if you're a fan of chef Anthony Bourdain, the author of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly and current host of No Reservations on the Travel Channel, mark your calendars for Feb. 19, 2009, because he's coming to the not-even-open-yet Durham Performing Arts Center (www.dpacnc.com). He will speak about his professional accomplishments and world travels. (Wonder if he'll talk about the North Carolina food scene?) Guilford College's Bryan Series is presenting the event, and tickets are on sale now; they start at $20.


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Сан-Педру () — район (фрегезия) в Португалии, входит в округ Лейрия. Является составной частью муниципалитета Пенише. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Эштремадура. Входит в экономико-статистический субрегион Оэште, который входит в Центральный регион. Население составляет 2095 человек на 2001 год. Занимает площадь 3,19 км².

Покровителем района считается Апостол Пётр ().

Районы округа Лейрия

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No toquen a la nena es una película argentina estrenada el 5 de agosto de 1976, dirigida por Juan José Jusid, con guion de Oscar Viale y Jorge Goldemberg. Protagonizada por Luis Politti y María Vaner. Coprotagonizada por Norma Aleandro, Lautaro Murúa, Julio De Grazia y Oscar Viale. También, contó con las actuaciones especiales de Pepe Soriano, Pierina Dealessi y Chunchuna Villafañe. Y las presentaciones de Patricia Calderón, Julio Chávez, Gustavo Rey y Cecilia Roth. Entre el plantel de los extras, la película cuenta con la participación de una ignota Cecilia Roth. Al ser estrenada en Argentina muchos de sus actores se encontraban en el exilio ante la inestabilidad del gobierno peronista de Isabel Martínez de Perón y el consecuente Gobierno Cívico Militar que se mantuvo en el poder desde 1976 a 1983.

La película cuenta con un reparto de grandes actores del cine argentino, incluyendo el primer protagónico de Julio Chávez. En el equipo técnico actuaron Adolfo Aristarain, como ayudante de dirección, y Juan Carlos Desanzo en fotografía, que luego serían destacados directores del cine argentino.

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La película cuenta en tono de comedia costumbrista, las reacciones de jóvenes y adultos ante el embarazo de una adolescente.

Patricia (Patricia Calderón) es una bella adolescente de 17 años que ha quedado embarazada y, en su desesperación entablado amistad con un amigo de su hermano hippie, Willy (Julio Chávez), en quien encuentra apoyo y comprensión. Al enterarse su padre (Luis Politti), clásico argentino descendiente de italianos, primero golpea duramente a Willy, creyéndolo el padre, y luego busca casarlo con su hija para "salvar las apariencias".

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 No toquen a la nena, Cine Nacional.

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Edward Winter's Chess Explorations (33)
12/20/2009 – 'Goal-oriented oppositionally paired dualities' are certainly enjoyed by our readers, whether they realize it or not. In plain English, the term means 'games', but not all authors seem capable of writing plainly. A selection of pretentious and trite passages about our beloved duality is offered by the Editor of Chess Notes in an article which is guaranteed to have your head spinning well before Christmas.
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Chess Explorations (33)
By Edward Winter
In C.N. 559 William Hartston (Cambridge, England) presented this quote from a 1960 paper by Dr Félix Martí Ibáñez:
'To checkmate the opponent's king in chess is equivalent to castrating and devouring him, becoming one with him in a ritual of symbolic homosexualism and cannibalistic communion, thus responding to the remnants of the infantile Oedipus complex.'
The leading purveyor of psycho-bosh is, of course, Reuben Fine, an individual whose output has often been discussed in Chess Notes. However, an unsung hero in the domain is Cary Utterberg, the author of The Dynamics of Chess Psychology (Dallas, 1994). The following passage from page 106 is wholly typical:
'All this may be summed up by the hypothesis that Lasker had achieved an existential recognition of strategic masking – that he unconsciously sensed the inadequacy of maintaining the inelastic outlooks characteristic of both idealism and skepticism.'
It is, though, Reuben Fine's influence which has endured. His stature was underscored in C.N. 2832, an item entitled 'Platitudes on war/war on platitudes' about a book which is notable, above all, for triteness. The full C.N. article is reproduced below.
Our recent reading has included The Expression of Aggression in the Game of War Using Chess as a Bloodless Model by Eric Anton Kreuter (New York, 1991). To judge from the back cover, his qualifications for the task are two degrees (in business administration and psychology) and a track-record of having 'authored several articles on such subjects as time management and employee motivation'.
The book's introduction states: 'To better study aggression as it relates to the phenomenon of war, one could look to the game of chess for insights into this form of universal human behavior'. In so doing, Kreuter relies, heavily and ill-advisedly, on Reuben Fine's The Psychology of the Chess Player and two or three other chess books, such as The Chess Sacrifice by Vuković (whom he calls 'Uvokovic'). Armed with this mini-library, Kreuter sets down some stunning insights:
'War is a contest between advocates of differing views; a conflict of interests which cannot be resolved using peaceful means and usually results in a victory on one side and a defeat on the other side with heavy casualties shared by both. Therefore war is a conflict; to wage war is to engage in a forceful attempt to overthrow the enemy and move in via a takeover or a surrender by the enemy.' (Page 27)
'In applying the description of war to chess, it must be emphasized that any substitute for war is only a true substitute if it occurs on a much smaller scale. Chess fulfills this requirement. Chess is also a contest between two sides. The player has an opponent whom he wishes to destroy (checkmate) and against whose attacks he must defend himself. It is indeed a conflict where there is a beginning, a struggle, and an end.' (Page 30)
'Chess playing requires a similar deployment of strategies and tactics as in war. Certain chess games result in stalemates due to either a passive playing style or too many equal sacrifices. Stalemated chess games, like prolonged, victor-less wars result from both sides' inability or unwillingness to execute a more aggressive style of attack.
Perhaps the same killing inhibition which stops a chessplayer from waging an all-out attack on the chessboard is affecting the society which is unable to penetrate enemy forces sufficiently enough to result in the end of the war.' (Page 45)
By now we have quoted from the book 'sufficiently enough', yet it may still be wondered why Kreuter dragged chess into his analysis. The explanation on page 7 shows that his heart is in the right place:
'To study war completely the psychologist cannot be limited to the laboratory. It is equally impossible and morally reprehensible to create an actual war between two groups of people for the purpose of conducting a field study.'
Let us at least be grateful for that.
Overblown writing may also appear, in less concentrated form, in the treatment of chess history. Authors with only a small reserve of facts (and thus not historians in any case) often seek refuge in pseudo-intellectual generalities. A tell-tale sign is excessive recourse to verbs like 'echo', 'foreshadow', 'portend', 'symbolize' and, especially, 'adumbrate'. Waffle flows effortlessly (no research being needed), and practitioners of the broad sweep may even be hailed for profundity in some unthinking quarters. In C.N. 6381 we referred to 'speed-readers duped by speed-writers'.
An 'academic' book almost impossible not to mock is A Concept of Dramatic Genre and the Comedy of a New Type: Chess, Literature, and Film by V. Ulea (Carbondale and Edwardsville, 2002). Indeed, we have devoted a feature article to it, sharing with readers such passages as:
'The semiunconditional values of the pieces (such as queen 9, rook 5, bishop 3, knight 3, and pawn 1) appear as a result of the rules of interaction of a piece with the opponent's king. All other conditions, such as starting conditions, final goal, and a program that links the initial condition to the final state, are not taken into account. The degree of conditionality is increased by applying preconditions, and the presence of all four preconditions fully forms conditional values.
Katsenelinboigen outlines two extreme cases of the spectrum of values – fully conditional and fully unconditional – and says that, in actuality, they are ineffectual in evaluating the material and so are sometimes replaced by semiconditional or semiunconditional valuations, which are distinguished by their differing degrees of conditionality. He defines fully conditional values as those based on complete and consistent linkages among all four preconditions. Accordingly, fully unconditional values are free of the preconditions; the introduction of the first preconditions, which is linked to the formation of the scale of positivity/negativity, results in the appearance of unconditional values. Semiconditional values are those based on some conditions, while semiunconditional values are formed by complete and consistent linkages between the rules of interactions, taking no other conditions into consideration.'
C.N. 2847 mentioned another particularly verbose book, King's Knight The Metaphysics Of Chess by James Nathan Post (Cottonwood, 1978). For an illustrative quotation we went no further than page 1:
'Much of mankind's activity seems to be devoted to participation in "games", that is, goal-oriented oppositionally paired dualities.'
A future article will pursue the theme, but with books on chess instruction. In anticipation, readers may care to ponder which chess writer was responsible for this:
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GCT Zagreb: Round 11
7/7/2019 – We saw history in the making, as Magnus Carlsen won his eighth tournament in a row at the second leg of the Grand Chess Tour in Zagreb. The world champion defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from the white side of a Grüenfeld to finish in clear first place a full point ahead of his closest pursuer with a 'plus five' score. Carlsen's official rating in August will equal his own peak rating of 2882 points — the highest ever achieved. Wesley So finished in sole second place. Express report. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour
Altibox Norway Chess, Round 9
6/14/2019 – The 2019 Altibox Norway Chess Tournament is a ten-player single round robin taking place on June 3rd-15th in Stavanger. Every single match will have a winner: if the classical game ends in a draw Armageddon will follow, White has ten minutes, Black seven, but White needs to win. Magnus Carlsen won the tournament with one round to spare but there is still money and prestige stake. In the ninth and final round Carlsen will play against Caruana. The last round starts Friday at 17:00 CEST (15:00 UTC, 11:00 EDT). Follow the games live, with commentary by Judit Polgar and Anna Rudolf. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / norwaychess.no
An Anti-Sicilian Repertoire
Tired of spending hours and hours on the boring theory of your favourite opening? Then here is your solution, play an Anti-Sicilian with 3.Bb5 against 2...d6 or 2...Nc6, and 3.d3 against 2...e6. In 60 minutes you will get a crash course in how to avoid mainstream theory and in understanding the ideas of this Anti-Sicilian setup. After these 60 minutes you should be able to survive the Sicilian for a long time, without being bothered by new developments found by engine x supported by an x-core machine. Now that it finally comes down to understanding, let's play chess!


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Trump's Next Big Challenge: Raising Enough Money to Win
By Rob Garver
The big news out of the 2016 presidential campaign this morning is that Donald Trump, having spent the last nine months insisting (somewhat questionably) that he has self-funded his own campaign, is now preparing to tie himself into the fundraising apparatus of the Republican National Committee.
This is not, by itself, big news. The amount of money spent in the general election will be an order of magnitude larger than the tens of millions Trump spent on his primary run, and few people believed Trump would pony up $1 billion or more -- despite his constant claims about his own personal wealth -- to compete in the contest.
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But Trump's move to co-opt the RNC's existing infrastructure -- a move that RNC chair Reince Priebus has repeatedly said that the system is specifically designed to allow once a nominee is chosen -- does raise at least three very big questions about the road forward for Trump and the GOP as a whole.
The first is whether Trump, who loves the spotlight and the crowds, has the discipline and the personality to persist through the infinite series of personal phone calls, meetings and high-level handholding that big political donors are going to require.
Trump has plenty of experience raising money, but he's done it under very specific circumstances, in which lenders had a contract, collateral and recourse in the event of a problem. While the billionaire former reality television star has a spotty record when it comes to paying his business debts, as his multiple bankruptcies over the years attest, lenders were still willing to work with him because the risk appeared to be worth the potential reward.
But when people give to political campaigns, the calculus is very different. There is no demanding your money back when a candidate loses. And policy promises made behind closed doors or in private conversations during campaign season aren't enforceable in court.
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That means that Trump, whose shifting policy positions are difficult to keep track of, is going to have to convince donors that not only does he have a chance to beat likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, but that he actually means what he says when they talk to him about what he plans to do when he takes over the White House.
The second question is more about the math. Even if he mounts a full-on charm offensive, is there enough available money out there in the hands of donors willing to at least consider Trump as their candidate to bring him to the same level as Clinton?
Estimates right now suggest he'll need between $1 billion and $1.5 billion to effectively compete with Clinton. (Though Trump's ability to score free media almost at will is a wildcard in that equation.)
Campaign finance experts say that for Trump -- who brings no significant campaign fundraising operation with him to meld with the RNC -- the path is steep.
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"I believe it's going to be hard. He's starting at a substantial organizational disadvantage to Hillary Clinton," Michael Malbin, executive director of the nonpartisan Campaign Finance Institute, told CNBC.
Trump only last week named former Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin as his campaign finance director, a move that can charitably be described as late in the game.
A final question is how Trump's supporters will react to his shift from supposedly self-financing his campaign to accepting big money donations. A repeated theme of Trump's campaign speeches has been that all the other candidates accepting donors' cash made them de facto servants of special interests.
However, Trump's core voters have never demanded consistency from him, so it will be no surprise if the reaction is minimal.
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A longtime reporter on the intersection of the federal government and the private sector, Rob Garver served as a National Correspondent, based in Washington, D.C., for four years. He has written for ProPublica, The New York Times and other publications.


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The following is a summary of a report to the Board of Directors of Grameen Foundation regarding social business viability by Khalid Shams, Former Deputy Managing Director, Grameen Bank.
Grameen Bank has been experimenting with new social business ventures since the early '90s. It has effectively used the microfinance platform for launching several social enterprises. Some of these were 'for-profit', while others were 'not-for-profit' entities, but each had a distinct corporate mandate for social development. Grameen Bank itself would be an example of such a social business enterprise, which provided microfinance related services to the designated rural poor and the bank is also owned solely by the borrowers themselves. Some of the social enterprises were created in direct response to the demand of GB borrowers i.e. the Sixteen Decisions of the bank, as well as the rural poor, for essential services needed for development of health, education, nutrition, and alleviation of poverty.
Some of the enterprises were concerned with extension of new technologies that could directly raise the income and productivity of the poor trapped in such traditional sectors like agriculture, fisheries, rural industry. New ventures were also launched for development of information and communication based technologies.
More recently, Professor Yunus has taken the initiative of setting up "social businesses" that aim to provide nutrition and health services to a targeted client. In these new ventures, after the initial capital costs have been fully recouped, the investors agreed to take only nominal dividends, plowing back all profits for further expansion of the social business. Grameen-Danone Foods Ltd, and the newly formed Grameen Eye Hospitals are the latest examples of more rigorously designed social business models.
When he asked for a meeting with Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Franck Riboud, CEO of Group Danone, a global corporate giant (whose American brand name is Dannon), didn't realize that his concept of doing business was about to change forever. A few hours and a hand shake transformed the hard driving, profit-motivated executive, into an unwavering advocate of 'social businesses'. Barely a year later, Riboud joined Professor Yunus in Bangladesh to launch Grameen Danone, with the mission of producing and selling specially-fortified yogurt to improve the health of poor Bangladeshi children.
In his new book, Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism, Professor Muhammad Yunus expands his vision with the pioneering idea of social businesses. These companies operate as businesses with a strictly social mission and reinvest their profits to further their mission rather than distributing dividends to shareholders.
To many, this sounds like the impossible dream. But, drawing on his own experiences launching the world's first purposely designed social businesses, Yunus shows how it can be done. From his collaboration with Danone to building eye care hospitals that will save thousands of poor people from blindness, Creating a World Without Poverty offers a glimpse of his vision for a world completely transformed by thousands of social businesses.


Athens, GA (May 1, 2008) - Friend and colleague Rocky Oliver turned me on to this incredible story of sportsmanship and respect out of Western Oregon University, A Division II school.
With two runners on base and a strike against her, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University uncorked her best swing and did something she had never done, in high school or college. Her first home run cleared the center-field fence.
Then, members of the Central Washington University softball team stunned spectators by carrying Tucholsky around the bases Saturday so the three-run homer would count - an act that contributed to their own elimination from the playoffs.
"With so many athletes having a "me first" attitude, there really aren't many great role models left. These girls are the very definition of good sportsmanship and good role models."
I will go further. If these young women are not recognized in the next edition of the ESPY's or considered for selection as Sports Illustrated Sportswomen of the Year, then our sense of values and the importance of athletes as role models is seriously twisted.
I passed this along to a baseball coordinating producer I know at ESPN. He wrote back when I asked if he had seen this clip and here is his response, "I sure did; in fact, in our meetings last week, we were discussing how we could cover this in our games (sportscenter covered it prominently). Very cool story."


Is political correctness really killing comedy?
There's no denying that certain jokes wouldn't fly nowadays but as the genre becomes more diverse and inclusive it means audiences are getting comedy in a different way that is just as funny.
However, there are some comedy stars seem to think the shows that launched their careers would be deemed too offensive to be made today.
Here's what they had to say on the subject.
The 31-year-old actor made his name as Jay Cartwright in the E4 show, that first aired ten years ago but believes that the comedy series about four awkward teenagers wouldn't fly nowadays.
"I think that when The Inbetweeners was around, everyone understood the context – that they were kids", he told Digital Spy. "There used to be a sympathy, where you could almost forgive them, because you can't really have a go at someone for being stupid – that's not really their fault.
The Beautiful Boy star might be best known for his role as Michael Scott in the US version of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's British comedy series. Like David Brent, Michael is inappropriate when it comes to issues of race, gender, sexually and all sorts really, but now Carell thinks his character wouldn't be accepted in today's climate.
Andrew Sachs as Manuel and John Cleese as Basil in BBC's Fawlty Towers.
The veteran performer doesn't exactly say the shows or films wouldn't get made now but does criticise those who argue that some of the jokes in them were mildly racist. In Fawlty Towers, Cleese wrote several jokes about German and Mexican people that wouldn't be accepted today and he thinks that is a problem.
"If you start to think 'ooh, we mustn't criticise or offend them,' humour is gone, with humour goes a sense of proportion, and then as far as I'm concerned we're living in 1984," he said during a Big Think talk.
Certain episodes of Fawlty Towers were stripped of the racist gags when they've been played on television in recent years and the BBC's Head of Comedy Shane Allen said they probably wouldn't commission the Monty Python lads today.
Not because their material is offensive but because sketch shows should feature "a diverse range of people who reflect the modern world", not "six Oxbridge white blokes," a description Cleese was offended by.
The comedy series aired for three seasons in the early Noughties but featured a lot of content that would be considered racist, sexist, fat-shaming, transphobic and discriminatory towards people with mental health.
Both Lucas and Walliams admit that Little Britain hadn't aged well and it would not come back in the same way.
"Little Britain is about 15 to 16 years old now, we all got old," Lucas said on Loose Women. "I think you would do things differently now. There was a character who was a rubbish transvestite who said 'I'm a lady'. She was fun at the time but I think we look differently at the transgender community now and it would be very hard to do that.
Walliams agreed in an interview with the Radio Times: "It's hard to say specifically how it would be different. There's all kinds of tolerances that change.


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Tera Patrick (születési nevén Linda Ann Hopkins, Great Falls, Montana, 1976. július 25.) amerikai pornószínésznő, modell.

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Linda Ann Hopkins néven született, és San Franciscóban nevelkedett. Apja angol, ír és német felmenőkkel rendelkezik, míg anyja thaiföldi származású. Amikor Tera tíz éves volt, anyja elhagyta őt, így apjával, David Hopkins-szal nőtt fel. Két évig a Barbizon Modeling and Acting Schoolban tanult hétvégenként. Egyik fotózása közben szexuálisan zaklatta a fényképésze. Ezután két évet Tokióban töltött. Miután apja megtudta, hogy lánya a pornószakmában tevékenykedik, panaszt tett az ügynökségnek, hogy ő még kiskorú. Az ügynökség erre visszaküldte őt az Egyesült Államokba.

2000. februárjában a Penthouse magazin a "hónap házikedvencének" (Pet of the Month) nevezte.

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Tera 2004. január 9.-én házasodott össze Evan Seinfelddel. 2009. szeptember 30.-án elváltak. Van egy cége, a TeraVision Inc.

2012. február 25.-én egy leánya született. A lány apja Tony Acosta.

Egy 2018. szeptember 6.-os interjú szerint Patrick Olaszországba költözött a lányával, ahol összeházasodott egy ügyvéddel.

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