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L'Ukraine a participé au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2014 à Copenhague, au Danemark.

Processus de sélection

L'Ukraine a annoncé sa participation au concours le

C'est par le biais d'une finale nationale que furent choisis l'artiste et la chanson qui représenteront l'Ukraine au Concours Eurovision de la chanson.

La gagnante de la présélection est Mariya Yaremtchouk, avec la chanson Tick Tock.

Format

La finale nationale a eu lieu le   à Kiev et fut présentée par Miroshnychenko et Tetiana Terekhova.

En plus des performances des candidats, étaient invités Sofia Tarasova, qui a représenté l'Ukraine au Concours Eurovision de la chanson junior 2013, Masha Sobko, Natalia Buchynska, Mika Newton, qui a participé à l'Eurovision 2011, Kamaliya, Matias et Zlata Ognevich, qui a participé à l'Eurovision 2013.

Les votes sont répartis ainsi :
50 % viennent du télévote
50 % d'un jury composé du producteur musical de la chaîne NTU Vladislav Baginskiy, du compositeur Mikhail Nekrasov, du producteur général de la radio Lux.fm Yevgeniy Feshak et du directeur des programmes à la chaîne RU Music Vladimir Kozlov.

Liste des candidats

Le  , le site kp.ua a présenté les 20 artistes et chansons qui participeront à la finale nationale.

À l'Eurovision

L'Ukraine participa à la première demi-finale, le  et se qualifia pour la finale du  en atteignant la , avec 118 points.

Lors de la finale, le pays termina à la , avec 113 points.

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Ukraine au Concours Eurovision de la chanson


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Chinese Car Manufacturers
Lifan cars fail in crash tests
Chinese Automobiles Fail in Crash Tests
The quality of vehicles manufactured by China is being questioned by many following poor results in preliminary crash tests.
Turkey's Bisan plans to import partially-manufactured Lifan brand cars to complete and sell in Turkey, but has expressed concern about the overall quality of the automobiles.
Bisan General Director Abidin Dursun Kaleli notes putting flimsy Chinese cars on the Turkish market may produce terrible results, and said they planned to import the partially-manufactured cars to develop and supervise them safely in their own plants.
"Even a drill cannot make a hole in a Mercedes, whereas an ordinary nail easily pierces a Chinese car. Chinese cars crash all the way to the trunk in wall crash tests," Kaleli says.
The import of Chinese cars is not currently permitted as they do not meet European standards. Cars are expected to be put on the market in Turkey by early 2008.
Certain companies from Turkey have already signed agreements with China, and some other 50 firms are reportedly about to sign agreements.
Bisan, which has already signed import agreements with two Chinese companies, states that all goods produced in China are not of low quality, and General Director Kaleli opines that Europe will not resist the pressure to import and will give them Euro-4 document when they meet EU standards.
Chinese companies have consistently failed crash tests every time they have applied for European standards, Kaleli informs.
In the crash tests, when Mercedes and BMW cars are crashed into a wall at 80 km speed, the damage to the crash test dummies is measured. These two brands score very little damage in such trials.
In the same tests, Chinese cars crash impact until the trunk and the dummy is nearly destroyed.
Kaleli said Chinese manufacturers must make the hoods thicker and use higher quality materials to pass the crash tests, otherwise tragedy may result.
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Chinese cars crash all the way to the trunk in wall crash tests
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and still try to sell in Europe and USA
I really want to hear something new about the news in this thread.Otherwise I will believe in it.
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Otherwise I will believe in it.
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yeah,I don't.That's why I'm waiting for a good news from lifan
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Good news for Lifan - 520 passed crash test:
Chongqing Lifan Group, one of China's leading motorcycle makers, said its Lifan 520 sedan produced by the company's assembling line in Russia has passed the Europe R-94 crash test.
The test was performed by Russia's national collision experimental laboratory. The sedan's four doors can open easily after the car runs at 35 mph (56 km/h) into a deformable wall. Dual front airbags and side airbags work well and the dummy hasn't been damaged. The passenger compartment held its shape very well and there was no leak in the fuel tank.
Lifan said that this result has paved the way for Lifan's expansion plan in Russian market. Lifan has established an assembly line this year and the company plans to sell 8,000 vehicles in Russia next year and 40,000 units annually by 2010, according to Mao Gang, general manager of an imports and exports unit under Lifan Group.
In August this year, Lifan Group signed a $160 million supplying contract with Russian company AutoMir. Under the contract, AutoMir will purchase 30,000 sedans in KD forms from Lifan in the next three years.
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Hey amazing, they actually did a better job than brilliance with the BS4 and BS6
I think the word "quality" is starting to creep into the mind of Chinese carmakers now after the Brilliance fiasco. But still too soon to say anything or to be optimistic, they still have a very long way to go. Hold your breath, we don't know what come next.
martin_krpan said:
Good news for Lifan - 520 passed crash test
Can I have the link to that Lifan article please.
Here is the link
http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3811/China-s-Lifan-passes-crash-test-in-Russia.html
erik (laofan) cmvdc
When I see these photos (56 km/h) than I am not very optimistic how the 520 will stand the EuroNCAP (64 km/h) test.
About Brilliance; they also did well in this test, they failed only in the EuroNCAP the first time (Adac, 1 star) but did better a second time (Spanish test, 3 star).
www.chinesecars.net
Think about it: the Lifan keeps its structural integrity whereas the BS4 A pillar is already bent and the passenger cage is about to collapse. (See CNCAP photos)
That's quite a difference. You can forget about opening the driver door on the BS4, It's jammed for sure.
EU BS6 did better after improvements, but the BS4 test proves they still don't give a rat's ass about the chinese models. And the low test speed lets them get away with it.
dragin
Accenting the positives
In February of last year Keith Bradsher of the New York Times had this to say about the 520:
"A test drive here (in Chongqing) of the Lifan 520 sedan showed it to have an impressively sturdy body with no rattles or wiggles even when traveling over very rough pavement — although this is no guarantee of long-term reliability. There is ample headroom in the front seats and even the rear seats for a 6-foot-4 occupant……"
Nice to hear these positive feedback reports for a change.
What I don't understand is this, Lifan is also a quite young company (set up in 1992) and they mainly only manufacture motorbikes and they just recently jumped into making cars and how come they already achieve quite ok results , while other Chinese carmakers (just make cars) seems to be very lethargic on the road of crash tests.
And are there any videos of this crash test ?
but in ENCAP the speed is 64km/h.They should try crash test with this speed...
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Yup that is the point
Here's crash test results of another kind, carried out on the highway, and cited here on CCF a while back. One would like to think that Lifan continuously monitors such safety-related performance and acts on it.
http://www.chinacarforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115&highlight=italy
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its getting more important to product strong cars for Turkish market, because safety is one of the most important thing that people look for...
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President Donald Trump at a rally in Michigan celebrates his win after the Russia collusion probe. Credit: AAP
At his first political rally since the end of the Russia collusion probe, President Donald Trump has accused backers of the investigation of trying to overturn the 2016 election and attempting "illegally" to claim power.
Declaring the country "hurt" by the probe, Trump called his opponents "losers" and celebrated the fact the investigation had come to a close.
"After three years of lies and smears and slander, the Russia hoax is finally dead. The collusion delusion is over," he told a crowd of thousands at a Grand Rapids arena.
"The Russia witch hunt was a plan by those who lost the election to try and illegally regain power by framing innocent Americans - many of them, they suffered - with an elaborate hoax," he said.
On Sunday, US Attorney General William Barr released a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's more than 300-page report about his investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election. The investigation did not establish that members of Trump's campaign conspired with Russia during the election.
The findings delighted the president and his inner circle, who spent the first two years of his administration confronting a cloud of suspicion over how the New York businessman and political novice won the White House.
With that cloud largely lifted, Trump has let loose, calling out those who supported the investigation and referring to evil acts of treason by his opponents.
Trump revisited that theme at the rally, knocking the media and Democrats and calling for accountability.
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For the president, the rally capped off a week of rejoicing in the results of the investigation he had repeatedly called a "witch hunt," and stewing over its origins.
Advisers to Trump, who is not known to let go of grudges easily, have debated the merits of going after the president's opponents and those he blames for sparking the investigation versus claiming a win, moving on and using the momentum of good news to bolster his bid for re-election.
In the packed, noisy arena in Michigan, a political swing state that Trump wants to win again in 2020, the view of the crowd was clear.
Thousands of supporters, many of them wearing red "Make America Great Again" hats, cheered as the president railed at his opponents.
But they seemed as eager to cheer him over policy issues, applauding loudly when he assured them he was building a wall along the US border with Mexico and promised to secure the border.
Mueller left unresolved in his report the question of whether Trump committed obstruction of justice by impeding the Russia investigation.
In his letter to Congress, Barr said he and his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, determined there was insufficient evidence to establish that the president committed obstruction of justice.
Democrats were not satisfied with Barr's determination and have demanded to see the report in full. Some Republicans, including Trump himself, have also voiced support for releasing it.
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The following is an excerpt from The Greenprint (2018, Harmony Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC) by Marco Borges, introduction by Jay-Z and Beyoncé.
There's this terrible but somewhat comical misconception that in order to be strong and powerful, we must eat meat. I often wonder if those who believe this to be true ever think about the most powerful creatures on earth and what they're eating. Elephants are the biggest land animals, some of the most impressive giants on the planet, and they're herbivorous. Rhinos, gorillas, pandas, giraffes, hippos, horses—all plant eaters. Bison and cows, also plant eaters. And today, some of the strongest, fastest, and most powerful athletes are also plant eaters.
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As you can see, many of the foods overlap under two or more amino acids, so it's not that difficult to ensure you are getting a good mix of aminos acids each day. You can also easily add some complete (containing all nine essential amino acids) vegan proteins like quinoa, buckwheat, hempseed, and chia seed.
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After converting to a plant-based diet, many athletes I know have experienced rather amazing benefits, including increased cardiovascular health, improved overall endurance, more energy, muscle growth, and reduced recovery time. Even so, there continues to be a lively debate over whether athletes should go plant-based. Well, not only do plant-based athletes continue to win medals and competitions, but science is stacking up on the side of cutting meat out of athletic diets.
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Many corporate IT leaders say their organizations are not prepared for the future IT needs of the business and nearly all are moving to advance their transition to cloud infrastructure, according to a new IBM survey of executives at mid-sized and large companies in the U.S. and U.K. "In this rapidly changing digital business environment, organizations can bring in the right technology and the right partners to help aggregate, integrate, build and maintain a scalable digital business, while also enforcing effective governance," said Archana Vemulapalli, general manager, IBM infrastructure services—offerings and CTO.
IBM Security Launches Emerging Encryption Service
IBM Security is offering a new service that allows companies to experiment with fully homomorphic encryption (FHE)—an emerging technology designed to allow data to remain encrypted even while being processed or analyzed in cloud or third-party environments. Building on groundwork and tools developed IBM Research and IBM Z, the new IBM Security Homomorphic Encryption Services provide a scalable hosting environment on IBM Cloud, along with consulting and managed services to help clients begin learning about and designing prototype solutions which can take advantage of FHE.
MariaDB Offers New Programming Connector
MariaDB Corporation is releasing the MariaDB Connector/R2DBC, exposing a non-blocking API that interacts with MariaDB databases, including MariaDB SkySQL, to create fully reactive solutions. Reactive Relational Database Connectivity (R2DBC) is a new, emerging standard in the Java world. R2DBC enables applications to benefit from reactive programming by using a stream-oriented approach to interact with relational databases.
The Balancing Act Between Data Warehouses and Data Lakes
Cloud data lakes benefit from an open and loosely-coupled architecture that minimizes the risk of vendor lock-in as well as the risk of being locked out of future innovation. However, the many benefits of cloud data lakes are negated if data is duplicated into a data warehouse and then again into cubes, BI extracts and aggregation tables. Because of this, many organizations are now striving to find the right balance between their data warehouse and data lake investments.
Experts at Pythian Give an Overview of the Best Open Source Databases
Over the past several years, open source technology adoption has steadily increased in the enterprise space. Because of the impact it can have on the business, choosing the right open source technology—specifically a database—is a critical decision that shouldn't be taken lightly.
How a Data Catalog Can Help Your Business Reach New Heights
Succeeding in business is a lot like climbing a mountain and it requires a good amount of planning, and the right leaders and skill sets. In today's environment, that mountain is a mountain of data. An enterprise data catalog with embedded data governance and data privacy capabilities can ensure businesses have the requisite tools they need to scale the data mountain.
Mobility and Migration are Key to Unlocking the Power and Value of Data
Any organization that attaches importance to its data strategy must ensure that mobility remains a core part of its strategy and capabilities. However, many have valuable data that is locked in storage solos, hosted on everything from traditional storage technologies to fully outsourced service providers in the cloud. This does little to facilitate data mobility—an essential part of an approach which determines how well businesses can access and action their data assets. Effective migration can bridge the gap between infrastructure, protocols, and growing data volumes to deliver access to data that helps businesses to move forward with confidence.
Microsoft User Group PASS Plans to Cease Regular Operations
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on many organizations and, in December 2020, PASS announced that, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is ceasing all regular operations, effective January 15, 2021. In a letter on its website, the PASS board explained the situation, stating, "PASS could not have anticipated the impact COVID-19 would have on the world, and on our organization. We are all reeling from what this year has been and done, and it is with heavy hearts that we must share yet one more bit of bad news from the annus horribilis that was 2020."
MultiValue Leaders Continue to Show Out on DBTA's Trend-Setting Products List for 2021
The year 2020 will be remembered as a time of great upheaval-forcing companies to quickly adapt or succumb to the changing tide of digital transformation. Today, being data-driven is the goal of all companies, whether long established or born digital. To help make the process of identifying useful products and services easier, each year Database Trends and Applications magazine presents a list of Trend-Setting Products.
Total Computing Solutions Extends Integrations to Major PICK MV Databases
Total Computing Solutions (TCS), a division of Zumasys, is updating the features and functionality of its TotaLink credit card processing software to make compliance simpler and integrations for MV platforms smoother. Built-in signature capture through native PICK calls into TotaLink software, allowing customers to avoid purchasing costly dedicated signature capture devices.
BlueFinity Boosts Evoke with Capabilities for the Retail Market
BlueFinity is enhancing Evoke for the retail market in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the business sector. Using Evoke, retailers are now able to design and deploy the apps that specifically meet both their needs and the needs of their customers, and they do not have to employ specialist app developers to do it but can use their existing staff to create apps.
Dremio Receives $135 Million in Recent Funding Round to Grow the Data Lake Market
Dremio, a provider of data lake transformation, has raised $135 million in Series D funding, enabling the company to expand its engineering centers around the globe, grow its customer-facing organization, contribute to open-source initiatives, and invest heavily in educating and enabling a growing community of data lake practitioners.
Budgeting and Staffing to Deal With the Data Deluge
Craig S. Mullins, DBTA columnist and president of Mullins Consulting, discussed how to contend with big data and data growth at an organizational level at Data Summit Connect Fall 2020.


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Q: 1 IP to multiple different physical web server / web server machines My configuration
[ OpenWRT on my Router ]
[ Centos 6.4 , Apache 2.4.6 - Machine A ]
[ Centos 7, Apache 2.4.6 - Machine B ]
I've 1 IP address pointing to my OpenWRT Router.
I had 1 WebServer running websites. and I added a second physical machine to host websites.
Website=WS
External IP -->
10.1.1.1  -  OpenWRT Router
10.1.1.121 - WebServer A | WS.1, WS.2, WS.3
10.1.1.131 - WebServer B | WS.6, WS.7
I set up Port forward on the router. The rule on top takes over the other one. let say if the rule forwarding to 10.1.1.121 is first that will take over the other and I'll see WebSites from Webserver A and not websites hosted on WebServer B and vice-verse.
Any idea how can I see Websites from both Machines?
I dont mind if I need to setup a proxy, or DNS server or any other software but I couldn't figure what is the best solution for this scenario.
I don't want to ask/get for another IP address neither pointing to my router.
BTW: The Setting with only one Machine either WebServer A or B ( just one machine with Apache) runs well.
Thanks in Advance.

A: You don't need a DNS server, but the fact that you mention this does bring your skills into question.
The simplest solution here is to bump the existing webserver on host A to a different port then run a reverse proxy on http://hosts:80 personally I'd go for pound or haproxy in this context but if it were a more sophisticated setup then Apache Traffic Server.
But the right solution is probably to migrate site B onto host A.

A: Finally I make it to work, sharing my experience
(10.1.1.121) Landing server configuration Normal Configuration plus
< VirtualHost >  and < / VirtualHost >  you need to add the open and closing bracket. I couldn't add them on code due limitation of the coding area
VirtualHost *:80
ServerName www.website_04.net
ServerAlias website_04.net
  ProxyPreserveHost on
  ProxyPass / http://10.1.1.131/
  ProxyPassReverse / http://10.1.1.131/
/VirtualHost

VirtualHost *:80
  ServerName www.website_05.net
  ServerAlias website_05.net

  ProxyPreserveHost on
  ProxyPass / http://10.1.1.131/
  ProxyPassReverse / http://10.1.1.131/
/VirtualHost

The other web servers (10.1.1.131) would have normal configuration.

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2022 Formula 1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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18 – 20 November 2022
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2022 World Triathlon Championship Series – Final
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World Triathlon Championship Series
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2022 Karate 1 Premier League
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2022 UCI Cycling World Tour – UAE Tour
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2022 WTA Tour – Dubai Duty Free
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https://www.atptour.com
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2021 World Rugby Sevens Series
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3 – 4 December 2021
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Just what exactly is the big difference between trading the Dow Jones closing price on the stock exchange, to trading exactly the same thing on the betting exchange? In my view, absolutely nothing at all, except of course the ridiculous advantage I previously mentioned that all your profits on the betting exchanges are untaxed. Little wonder then that serious businesses and serious money have been pouring into the betting exchanges in the past few years.
All this interest in online trading has brought a huge surge in liquidity that makes it so much easier to trade. On one exchange alone during a recent cricket match, in excess of forty million pounds was matched, that's about seventy million dollars. On one game! That's a statistic which is certain to make any person think very seriously regarding online trading.
Betting exchanges are gaining credence and also influence all the time and with each and every month which goes by seemingly yet another nation legalises the whole operation, and it would appear it is just a matter of time until the big betting exchanges will be entirely made legal and accepted around the world. The rapid progress within this industry is certain to carry on, government interference currently being the only feasible barrier to their onward global acceptance.
For anyone who is thinking about beginning a new business online at home, and if you do have a talent for maths, you could possibly do a great deal worse than examine whole business of trading.
I am often asked what Betfair trading software I use. So what is the answer? Betangel. I use this on a daily basis, both the Betdaq and Betfair versions. I always have both open on my computer in case one goes down, and I also have them ready to go on another PC in case anything happens to the one I am using. The worst thing that can happen is for a site or PC to go down when you have opened a trade. People who complain that they lost money because of downtime never accept responsibility for not having backups in place.
Using the free version of the Betangel bot is a great piece of Betfair trading software, and for training purposes it is fast enough, as well as very simple to use. It is much better than trying to trade on the Betfair site.
I have used every single Betfair trading software on the market, and always check any news versions that have appeared, but none come anywhere near the power and flexibility of Betangel. Although some other bots allow you to connect to Excel, Betangel gives more control, and you can build your own bots to be as simple, or as powerful, as you wish.
One thing people can do with Betangel though is overcomplicate what they are doing, by using settings they could probably manage without. So when you first start out, just stick to simple once click in and out trades while you get the hang of it. Once you are making money consistently then you can start automating it.


One of my favorite indie brands that I suppose isn't indie anymore as they are now available at Sephora… so drugstore? Is ColourPop! And I heard from JKissa that ColourPop Ultra Matte Lip formula was adjusted so it wasn't as drying on the lips. And I wanted to see for myself if that was true because beforehand, they used to feel awful. So naturally one would assume you would get one Ultra Matte lip to test out… but that's not me. I got a whole bunch. As well as a highlighter trio, a few lippie stixes, and their brand new nail polishes. I was also going to get the concealer to test out but they were out of stock. So that will be something I'll be trying out in the future.
Super Stock Cheek/Waffle Highlighter Trio: Glazed, Scrumptious, and Flexitarian.
Ultra Matte Lip: Friday, Guess, Embellish, Dr. M, Saturday, Are & Be, Donut, Midi, and Notion.
Lippie Stix: Leather, Nevermind, Poison, Pillow Talk, Bull Chic, and Climax.
I will be doing a review and nail swatches of the polishes in the future. As for the lippie stix and ultra matte lip they are amazing as I stated in the haul video. I'm so glad they reformulated the ultra matte lip as they are so much more comfortable and I can now where them for a lot longer without feeling like my lips are dried out. Which is something that used to drive me crazy about them. So I'm going to get so many more of these in the future.


1. In a small saucepan bring the balsamic vinegar to a boil over medium heat.
3. When the sauce is ready, cut the tomatoes and mozzarella with the same mugs and put them on a platter, first a tomato, then cheese, then again tomato and cheese, etc.
8. The remaining sauce you can use with any kind of meat or salad.
Salad "Whisk" for bowel cleansing and weight loss in 2 days without dieting!


At Love of Learning Montessori School we believe that even the youngest child is always learning. Our Infant/Toddler program gives children the opportunity to be in an environment suited to their size and their developmental needs. The teachers take the time to set up the environment in a way that encourages the child to be independent and to begin to develop those life skills that will carry him into the Children's House program and beyond into life. In order to provide consistency to each child, LOLMS will not move a child from the Infant Program to the Toddler Program just because the child has reached 18 months or from the Toddler Program to the Children's House program just because the child has turned three. We believe that it is important to move children when they are both developmentally and emotionally ready. The Infant Program traditionally spans the age range of 6 weeks to 18 months, while the Toddler Program traditionally spans the age range of 18 months to 3 years old.
Check out this video from the American Montessori Society about the Infant & Toddler Years.
Love of Learning Montessori School is proud to be the first Montessori school in the state of Maryland to offer a Montessori Infant Program. Through careful and loving observation, we make ourselves aware of the special abilities the children have within, and give them the freedom to grow and to become who they are supposed to be. The focus of the infant program is to foster the development of basic trust and to assist the emerging personality by supporting the developing sense of self as a unique and separate individual.
In a Montessori Infant class, the child is respected as a total person. The quality of physical care provided, including holding and feeding, affects the developing personality. Basic trust between the child and the caregiver is built in an environment that responds appropriately to the child's communication of needs to be loved, respected and accepted. Learning, which leads to the development of independence, occurs when children participate in their daily routines of care of self and care of the environment. Infants learn through their senses, which they do by watching and moving freely in the environment.
In a Montessori Toddler program it is important not to rush through snack, lunch, and using the bathroom to get to the "curriculum" because snack, lunch, and the bathroom are a vital part of the curriculum. Maria Montessori discovered that children learn best in a homelike environment filled with developmentally appropriate materials that provide experiences, which contribute to the growth of self-motivated, independent learners.
We believe that a child's mind is a blank slate and even the youngest child is capable of great htings. We, at LOLMS, believe that there are three components vital to teaching your child; the child, the adult, and the environment. Al three of these play an equal role in the experience and education your child will receive while in our care. The basic aspects of our program include: Independence, Practical Life, Language, Cognitive Development, Socialization, Art, Music and Movement. The environment and materials are specifically designed with the child in mind. Everything in the child's environment is available to them, which encourages independent activity and gives a sense that the learning environment is a special place that belongs to the child. We may help a child see the intended use of a lesson, but as long as their discovery of the material is respectful to themselves, others and the material itself, we will allow them to freely discover the work.


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Executive Chef Arzooman Irani loves to cook and believes that magic happens in his kitchen. "Wild at heart, deep in soul" These words aptly describe the food as well as the chef behind them.There is definitely an inventive streak to taste, to mix and match new ingredients and create food that people enjoy and take home the very essence of it.
Born and raised in Pune, Arzooman has a Diploma in Hospitality from Australia, a degree in Professional Cooking from the Baltimore International Culinary College, USA and has a Diploma in Management studies from the Swiss Hotel Association – Les Roches, Switzerland. Whilst gaining theoretical and technical knowledge, Arzooman has also been hands on, hence making him very versatile in his trade.
Since then, his career has taken him to hotels and restaurants from Australia to the United States to back home to his native India.
Though he specializes in Mediterranean Cuisine, as a result of his travelling and absorbing the cuisines of different places, he has picked up a lot of cooking techniques, ingredients from each and every place that he has worked and brought about some element of his own creativity to that cuisine.
During his career as a Chef with the Taj Group of Hotels he has worked at the Taj Fisherman's Cove, Chennai, The Taj Green Cove Resort, Kovalam, Kerala and The Taj Fort Aguada Beach Resort, Goa and now at Vivanta Whitefield Bangalore.
Black & White Sesame Crusted Sea Bass, beetroot reduction and lemon scented rice.
Pizza con Salmone e Mascarpone, handmade thin crispy pizza with smoked salmon and mascarpone.
Mildly spiced "Goan" Crab Cake, Kokum fluid gel, basil seeds.
Let's not even talk about what we can't do, let's just talk about what we can do!


In July we unveiled a SoundStage! InSight video about Amphion Loudspeakers, filmed in June in Finland. Near the end, Amphion's owner, Anssi Hyvönen, says: "In this country, we have a concept that a poor man can only afford the best." He explains that the idea behind it is that you buy something of high quality, then keep it for a long time.
I hadn't heard the saying before. I looked it up on the Internet and found it attributed to Roy Greene, of whom I'd also never heard. (According to BoardofWisdom.com, Greene actually said, "A poor man can only afford to buy the best.") Hyvönen's point is a good one, and the reason I was so taken with it at first had nothing to do with audio.
A plastic garden shed I'd bought from Costco three years before had fallen apart. The shed had cost me $1000, and at the time I'd thought it was a deal -- it was $2000 less than a local outfit wanted for their shed, made of traditional house-building materials: two-by-fours, plywood, shingles, and siding.
Three years later, after a heavy snowfall, the shed's roof caved in from the weight of accumulated snow -- a common occurrence in Canada, where I live. By then, of course, the warranty of my Lifetime shed -- Lifetime is the brand name, not a guarantee of longevity -- had long expired. So I removed my rusted tools and, just before leaving for Finland, paid a guy $250 to finish the job the snow had started, tear the shed down, and take it to the dump. Then I got one of the wooden sheds I should have bought in the first place.
I can't guarantee that my new shed won't cave in with the next heavy snow, but looking at how much better its walls, floor, and roof are made, I'm confident it stands a better chance of lasting far longer. The new shed was much more expensive, but I think of it as a wiser purchase. The three years I got from the Lifetime shed provided some value, but I consider it a $2000 mistake (shed, teardown, tools) -- and proof that Roy Greene's aphorism has meaning.
Although when Anssi Hyvönen uttered his version of the phrase I still had sheds on my mind, afterward, I knew he was right: It applies to audio as well. Buy a product of poor build and/or sound quality and you'll likely end up paying more for it in the long run than if you'd made a wiser purchase in the first place. You'll probably end up replacing it sooner, just as I did with my shed. Anyone who's sold something on the used market knows that you get only a small fraction of what you paid for it new -- and if the product wasn't much good in the first place, you'll get next to nothing.
1) Always listen to a hi-fi product before buying it -- after all, you plan to buy it to listen to it, so you'd better like the way it sounds. Granted, with fewer bricks-and-mortar audio dealers all the time, this is harder and harder to do, but I can't stress enough how important it is, and that you must find a way to do it. If you don't listen before you buy, you might end up like me back in the early 1990s, when I traded in my Forte Model 3 power amp, whose sound I loved, for a Forte Model 6, which I bought sound unheard. When I got it home and heard it, I hated its sound. Then, to add insult to injury, I had a hell of a time selling it, because almost everyone who wanted to buy it wanted to do the right thing: hear it first. It was pretty much unanimous -- everyone hated the Model 6 as much as I did. I chronicled that adventure in March 2015, and never made that mistake again. Neither should you.
2) To ensure that the product will last for many years, research it and its manufacturer. Product reviews from publications such as ours can help, but they're only the tip of the iceberg. These days, you have Google, many audio forums, and an almost endless supply of online information -- it's easier than ever to learn about a company and its products, and to connect with buyers all over the world to find out about their experiences with the product you're considering and the company that makes it. In my opinion, with the way information spreads online today, it's almost impossible for a company to hide its shady business practices, or to keep inferior products under wraps.
3) Keep your buying budget flexible. If you get lucky, after listening and research, you might find the perfect product for you at a price lower than you expected to pay. There are genuine giant-killers out there -- products that favorably compare with products costing far more. But 35 years' worth of hi-fi buying experience has taught me that, often, what you really want will cost a bit more than what you were hoping to pay.
In 1980, when I was 17, I went shopping for my first stereo with a budget of about $1000. I did months' worth of research before settling on the components I wanted to buy, then found a store that carried them all, and listened to them there. I'd planned to buy them there too, of course, but when I added it all up, I was looking at a total cost closer to $2000. That was too rich for my high-school blood, but I knew I wouldn't be happy with what I'd get for a grand or less. So I continued to research and listen and shop around, and ended up putting together a system I was really happy with for $1500. Granted, I had to wait a couple more months to save up the extra cash, but after I'd got it all home and set it up, I didn't think about changing anything in it for the next six years.
When I was finally ready to upgrade, I began with the speakers -- and a similar thing happened. I began with a budget of $800 for a new pair of speakers, but after my research and listening, I found that the speakers I really wanted cost closer to $1500/pair. I knew what I had to do: wait a bit longer, save a little more money, and buy them. Which I did. And eventually, when I sold those first components on the used market, they went fairly quickly.
No one I know, rich or poor, likes to pay more than he or she has to. One way to avoid that with hi-fi is to buy a product with the build quality and sound quality you really want. Sometimes that means paying more up front. But whether it's hi-fi gear or garden sheds, it can wind up saving you money and frustration over the long term. The Finns -- and Roy Greene -- have it right.


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Market Turning Points
By Andre Gratian - Oct 03, 2016, 9:09 AM CDT
Precision timing for all time frames through a multi-dimensional approach to forecasting
using technical analysis: Cycles - Breadth - P&F and Fibonacci price projections
supplemented by Elliott Wave analysis
"By the Law of Periodical Repetition, everything which has happened once must happen again, and again, and again -- and not capriciously, but at regular periods, and each thing in its own period, not another's, and each obeying its own law... The same Nature which delights in periodical repetition in the sky is the Nature which orders the affairs of the earth. Let us not underrate the value of that hint." ~ Mark Twain
Current Position of the Market
SPX Long-term trend: The long-term trend is up but weakening. Potential final phase of bull market.
SPX Intermediate trend: The uptrend from 1810 continues, but it has entered a corrective phase which could extend into November.
Analysis of the short-term trend is done on a daily basis with the help of hourly charts. It is an important adjunct to the analysis of daily and weekly charts which discuss longer market trends.
Daily market analysis of the short term trend is reserved for subscribers. If you would like to sign up for a FREE 4-week trial period of daily comments, please let me know at ajg@cybertrails.com.
Correction to Worsen?
So far, the correction has been relatively mild with the initial drop bottoming immediately, rallying, and then entering a narrow but volatile trading range. This could be about to change. The DJIA is getting relatively weaker than SPX, and this is always a warning sign. Also, I've been waiting for IWM to start showing some distribution after reaching its intermediate P&F projection of 125. QQQ is slightly behind but appears to have met its target of 119 as well. In general, the various indexes that we follow are all showing weakening weekly MACD patterns.
DJIA has also recently made some forays outside of its trend line from the February low, closing outside of it twice, but being rescued by a general market rally. You know what they say about the third time! SPX is a little farther away from its trend line, but if it trades below its recent low, it will also break the trend line. Should this happen, it will convince us that the bears are getting more aggressive.
The daily chart patterns of the SPX and DJIA are visibly rounding over and starting down and this process could not only continue but accelerate into mid-November when the 20-wk cycle makes its low. If the P&F distribution pattern is any indication, we could be 100 to 150 points lower by then.
The first decline after the distribution phase stopped after retracing approximately .382 of the uptrend from 1992 and finding good support at the level of the previous tops. However, in the process it did break below the minor low of 2147 and started a lower low, lower high pattern which is contained in the small declining channel at the top. If it does not rise above it soon, it is likely to break below the greenish trend line from 1992, and the dashed blue mid-channel line of an expanded blue channel. That would allow it to challenge the intermediate trend line from 1810, but if it does that, it's safe to say that by then, the DJIA will already be trading below the same trend line and have started a steeper decline. Depending on how much more support SPX gets from the congestion level on the left, it could then continue its decline until it reaches the blue lower channel line.
The indicators look ready to turn down, which would continue the declining trend that the MACD started at its previous mid-July top and that it has not been able to reverse successfully since. The SRSI is very close to giving another sell signal, and the A/D indicator may already be in a declining pattern.
There is nothing bullish about the picture that the daily chart shows us. Rather, it looks more like the index is ready to accelerate its correction.
This chart and others below, are courtesy of QCharts.com.
Hourly chart
The hourly chart shows more graphically how SPX has been struggling to maintain the uptrend generated by the FED when it announced that it would not raise interest rates at the September meeting. That rally was followed by a steep downtrend, and then another after a 3-day bounce. Another buying phase appears to have ended on Friday when heavy selling took place in the last 5 minutes of the session, shortly after the index had met another near-term projection from the base which was created at the 2120 level and discussed in the last letter. I had suggested then, that the rally could extend all the way to 2195; but this is becoming increasingly doubtful, even if the final high has not been made at 2175.
The short-term trend now seems to have been reduced to the lower portion of a black rising channel, and if the reversal which started late on Friday is not too severe, we could make one final attempt at reaching 2185 or 2195; the former also being a phase projection from the 2120 low, and the latter most likely being the most that can be derived from that base.
Some leading & confirming indexes (Weekly charts)
The charts of SPX and DJIA are side by side at the top left. It's easy to see that the latter is in a steeper downtrend and, as mentioned earlier, that the trend line from February is slowly running out of supporting power. This is probably the index to watch as it is likely to be the canary for the next downtrend. The other main index in this group, the NYA (next on the right) is also showing signs of weakness a little more pronounced than in the SPX -- in addition to being not even close to having made a new high on this move. Three of the others are displaying even more long-term weakness, including IWM which is beginning to look toppy.
UUP (dollar ETF)
UUP has not been able to make headway and remains in a neutral position. However, it has broken outside of its downtrend line and, unless it starts to roll over, it should eventually favor more uptrend.
GDX (Gold Miners ETF)
GDX appears to be forming a triangle (which is a continuation pattern). A breakout on the downside would target about 21.5-22, while a measured move would take it all the way down to 18. There has been enough distribution on the P&F chart for a projection to both price levels.
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USO (U.S. Oil Fund)
USO has broken out of its long-term trend line, but even if this is the beginning of a short-term uptrend – as the indicators suggest – it is most likely part of a larger base building process. Securities which suffer this much long-term weakness seldom turn on a dime and start a new significant uptrend without first building a base which determines the extent of the next move. Odds are that USO will be confined to trading below 12.50-13.00 for some time.
While SPX has resisted entering into a more serious correction, there is evidence that, unless it can make a new high over the next week or so, the corrective pattern will become steeper as intermediate cycles drive prices lower over the next few weeks.
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Mark Hanson, marketing manager at Ultraframe and Chair of the GGF's Conservatory Association talks to Real Homes magazine about the developments in the conservatory market.
"There are approximately three million existing conservatories in the UK alone and as you can imagine, many of these are now quite outdated compared with the technology, performance and aesthetic possibilities of the latest innovations currently hitting the market.
"As such, conservatory refurbishment and upgrading is becoming a key trend, particularly now the housing market is beginning to move again and homeowners 'inherit' older conservatories.
"With fashion and tastes changing, there has also been a shift in the market from traditional uPVC conservatories, to 'crossover' products such as orangeries and verandas which blur the garden/home interface".
"The orangery is a new take on the traditional atrium-style conservatory, which bridges the gap between a traditional conservatory and an extension. It is designed to be a versatile and stylish living space which can be used all year round.
"We have developed our 'Ultraframe Orangery', a new style in conservatory design which has been specifically developed to provide more privacy than a traditional conservatory due to distinguishing brick pillars. The interior height of the Ultraframe Orangery roof provides a focal point through which light can flood into the home, allowing a view of the sky above.
"Externally the Ultraframe Orangery features a flat roof around the perimeter along with a structural grade aluminium roof capped and clad with low maintenance thermal uPVC cappings and claddings. The high performance glazing of the Orangery ensures that the space can be used all year round. All Ultraframe roof systems feature integrated ventilation as standard, creating a comfortable interior atmosphere, whatever the weather.
"Further recognising the trend to 'cross-over 'conservatories, we have also introduced our Veranda conservatory. Featuring glazing bars in the roof which oversail and carry the glass to form an additional covered area, the Ultraframe Veranda conservatory allows the consumer to sit outside, protected from the elements. In addition, by installing large in line sliders or bi-folds, this new conservatory provides a larger living space.
"As well as acting as an integral gutter, an aluminium powder coated half round beam provides structural support to the oversailing glazing and glazing bars. This integral gutter also features stop end spigots that seal the gutter at one end and are then 'spliced' onto an oak post to support the open side of the Veranda conservatory.
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The starter motor was made to spin when you turn the key, which makes the flywheel spin and turns on the engine. The connection between the starter gear and flywheel can be a little bit picky, and if there is not enough clearance between the two, the result will be a grinding sound, and you will have difficulty in starting your Chevy.
To solve this problem, you can install one or two starters shim depending on how much space you have. Before we proceed to tips on how to shim a starter on your Chevy, it is best that you first learn how to install the Chevy starter shims.
Position your vehicle on an even surface and keep the brake engaged. Open the hood and disengage the two battery cables from the battery posts using an adjustable wrench. Make sure that you place the battery cables far from any metal and battery posts.
Lift up your Chevy using a jack and position the jack stands on the appropriate front jacking points in front on the frame rails. Lower the car onto the top of the jack stands and keep the jack upright.
Move underneath the driver's side of the car near the the back of the front wheel, and find the starter. If needed, use a drop light. A solenoid is found at the top of the starter with the positive battery cable connected and the ignition wires attached to it. The starter is secured against the flywheel.
Disengage all the wires from the solenoid and the starter using open-end wrenches and a drive ratchet ½ inches and socket if needed. Take note of where each wire is connected to the starter solenoid.
With the use of the mounting bolts remove the starter housing that connects the starter to the flywheel housing using a ratchet, a deep-well socket, and extension.
The starter is being held in a triangular position by the 3 mounting bolts. As soon as the mounting bolts are loose, use one hand to hold the starter and remove the bolt. Keep it from dropping by holding the starter.
Remove the starter from the flywheel housing and put it on the ground. On the back of the starter, place only one or two shims simultaneously. Pair the shim holes with the mounting holes on the housing of the starter. On the face of the starter housing, spread some blue silicone. Over the silicone, press the starter shims and keep it in position for one minute until it becomes dry. The silicone will keep the shims in place.
Place the starter back in the flywheel housing. Pair the mounting bolt holes on the starter with the flywheel housing holes. Screw the 3 mounting bolts back into the starter and back into the flywheel housing. Make sure that the mounting bolts are tightened in sequence using the ratchet and socket until the bolts are tight enough.
Connect all the starter wires in front of the starter again and into the solenoid. All the connectors and wire nuts should be all tightened using the ratchet and sockets and the open-end wrenches if needed. Check the starter to make sure that all the wires are connected properly to the starter.
Then, reconnect to the battery posts the battery cables and use an adjustable wrench to tighten the cables.
With the use of the jack, lift up the front side of the vehicle and keep it secure using the jack stands. Make sure that the vehicle is secured well before you go underneath it.
With the use of an open-end wrench, disconnect the positive terminal of the battery. Then go underneath the vehicle and find the starter, which is near the flywheel, between the engine and the transmission. Remove the clip and get the clip between the flywheel and the gear on the starter motor. You need around 1/16-inch of clearance, and the paper clip is the best way to determine the size. If it cannot fit in, you can add one shim.
Remove the starter's bolt from the engine with the use of the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket, and position a shim on both bolts on the starter. On the engine block, bolt the starter motor back. Use a paper clip to test it again, and if the paper clip still does not fit, do the process again and put another shim. Repeat the process until the paper clip fits in between the gaps.
Use an open-end wrench to connect the positive terminal. Use the jack to lower the vehicle. Turn on the motor and check for any grinding. It is important that it start smoothly. In case it does not turn on, remove one shim and then turn it on again. If it turns on smoothly but with a grinding sound, add another shim.
If you own a Chevy, the starter engages the flywheel when you turn the key in the ignition in the crank position. The flywheel connected to the crankshaft causes the pistons to move up and down and the movement continues until the compression process starts. As soon as compression takes place and the spark ignites, the engine will function on its own. If the starter and the flywheel are not connected properly, it cannot turn on the flywheel and engage the engine.


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Q: Partial integro-differential equation I don't know if there is a method to solve this following integro - differential equation:
$$\partial_t{u(x,t)}\int_{0}^{x}u(\zeta,t)d\zeta=\partial_{xx}u(x,t)$$
Can someone give me some hint?
Thanks.

A: Let $v(x,t)=\int_0^xu(\zeta,t)\,d\zeta$. Then $0=v_x$ and the original equation is equivalent to
$$
\tag{1}v\,v_{tx}=v_{xxx}.
$$
This is a non-linear equation for which I doubt that a general solution can be found. However, you can find spcial solutions by reducing it to an ODE.
Solutions in separated variables. Looking for solutions of the form $v(x,t)=X(x)\,T(t)$ leads to
$$
\frac{X'''}{X\,X'}=T'=a,\quad\text{$a$ constant.}
$$
The solution of the equation $T'=\lambda$ is $T(t)=a\,t+b$. The equation for $X$ is
$$
X'''=a\,X\,X'=\frac{a}{2}\,(X^2)'\implies X''=\frac{a}{2}\,X^2+b.
$$
Multiplying the last equation by $X'$ and integrating we get the first order equation
$$
(X')^2=3\,a\,X^3+2\,b\,X+c,
$$
whose solution is
$$
\int\frac{dx}{\sqrt{3\,a\,X^3+2\,b\,X+c}}\,dx=\pm\,x+d.
$$
Taking $a=0$ gives $u(x,t)=A\,x+B$, $A,B\in\mathbb{R}$. Taking $a\ne0$ and $b=c=0$ gives the family of solutions
$$
u(x,t)=\frac{a\,(a\,t+B)}{12\,(C\pm\,x)^{3}}.
$$
Self-similar solutions. For any $\beta\in\mathbb{R}$, the function $v(x,t)=t^{1+2\beta}w(x\,t^\beta)$ is a solution of (1) if $w(\xi)$ is a solution of the ODE
$$
(1+2\,\beta)\,w\,w'+\beta\,\xi\,w''=w'''.
$$
Travelling wave solutions. $v(x,t)=\phi(x+c\,t)$ leads to the ODE
$$
c\,\phi\,\phi''=\phi'''.
$$
I have not tried to solve the last two ODE's, and I do not think it will be easy, if at all feasible. But may be some properties of their solutions can be found.


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Gov't Halts Kampot Coast Filling After 6 Months of Protests
by Neou Vannarin
At least six months after it began, the Ministry of Agriculture has ordered Kampot provincial authorities to suspend a massive seafront development project, saying the project by Keo Chea Property Development Company has not met six of seven requirements set out in the firm's contract with the government, according to a letter from the ministry obtained yesterday.
Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun "would like to request that his Excellency [Provincial Governor Khoy Khun Huor] temporarily suspend the filling of the sea in Kep Thmey and Totoeng Tngai villages in Kampot province by Keo Chea Property Development Company, so that the company can fulfill the requirements" set by the Council for the Development of Cambodia and the Fisheries Law, according to a copy of the letter to the provincial governor dated Jan 6.
In recent months, hundreds of villagers in Toek Chhou district's Boeng Touk commune have staged protests against the project, as they fear the project–which entails filling in around 200 hectares of shallow coastal waters–would destroy local fisheries and cut off their access to the sea.
According to the Jan 6 letter, the only requirement sufficiently met by the company is that it has properly compensated local villagers for the project's impact on their fisheries.
In an August 2008 letter from the CDC to the company, also obtained yesterday, the CDC said that the project developer must cooperate with relevant government ministries and institutions to avoid damaging the environment and marine resources, while the project cannot block maritime routes for fishing boats.
Businessman Keo Chea said yesterday that he was aware of the letter ordering the project's suspension and he had "slowed down" the filling of the disputed coastal area since Jan 12, adding however, that he was in the process of meeting the contract's conditions.
"I have already done points one to three from the CDC, and point number four is in progress. I am waiting for the committee to tell me what I did wrong," Mr Chea said, adding that he had already compensated the affected villagers according to the contract.
The villagers involved in the protest against the company, however, claimed that they have received no compensation from the firm.
Despite being aware of the letter from the Agriculture Minister calling for a halt to his work, Mr Chea said he had not yet suspended the project because provincial authorities had not yet contacted him about the ministry's directive.
Provincial Governor Khoy Khun Huor said he had not received the minister's letter, and maintained that the company had in fact met all the government requirements and had compensated villagers.
"I have not seen any letter," the governor said, adding, "If there are still problems the company should work them out with the CDC."
A representative of the local villagers, Chan Dara, said she was aware of the ordered suspension of the company's activities and that yesterday the company's trucks finally stopped filling in the coastline.
"Now the villagers are waiting to see the company's activity," she said, adding that villagers had received no compensation from Keo Chea.
"We will protest if they do not follow the minister's order," Ms Dara said,
"Previously we were scared because we did not understand about our rights, but now we understand…we just protect our interest and community," she said.
Nget Soseng, Licadho coordinator for Kampot province, also said that villagers had not received compensation.
"We heard rumors of compensation, we did not see any compensation," she said, adding, "Now we are preparing to push the governor to obey the minister's orders."
Mu Sochua, an SRP lawmaker from Kampot province, welcomed the Ministry of Agriculture's initiative but said that the intervention came "very late" as the project had already caused "huge" environmental damage, while the government had ignored the villagers' protests for months.
"Of course, we welcome the decision, but it shows a concession, a contract, is given without environmental impact studies, without consultation with local people," she said, adding that after the start of the project "the company had many [consultation] meetings with the villagers, [but] most people did not agree."
Ms Sochua doubted the project would now be implemented according to contract and law, adding, "I have doubts but I have hope. I hope the ministry will demand an environmental impact study…. Pressure must [also] continue on the government to mitigate the social impact."
International donors and human rights groups have also raised concerns over the project's impact on a unique 24,000-hectare sea-grass ecosystem situated off the coast, while they have also voiced concerns about a similar project, the 1,000-hectare "Kampot Special Economic Zone."
This special zone project is taking place in the same commune and has filled hundreds of hectares of seabed since August 2008.
Jacob Jepsen, deputy head of Danish International Development Agency, the leading development agency for fishing resources in Cambodia, said Danida was concerned over the consequences of both projects in Kampot, in particular since no studies on their environmental and social impacts were available, while mitigation measures were also not made public.
"It is important these kinds of documents are available before work starts on the ground. That's our concern," Mr Jepsen said, adding Danida had requested these documents from the government in early November but had not received the documents so far.
"Our main concerns are access to water for fishing communities for livelihoods. We're concerned about the impact on the sea-grass, we're concerned about the mangroves that protect the coastline," he said.
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Tiger of the Snows
Tenzing Norgay: The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest (with audio recording)
By Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by Ed Young
Growing up at the foot of Mount Everest, a Sherpa boy named Tenzing Norgay dreamed about one day being the first to climb the giant in his backyard. For years he practiced, carrying loads of rocks in his backpack to grow stronger, prowling the mountain's lower levels; later, carrying loads of equipment for other adventurers, but always, always, wanting to climb himself.
But his dream never seemed possible until he met Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand beekeeper who shared Tenzing's dream. By working together every step of the way, two men from entirely different backgrounds climbed into the clouds, to the peak of Mount Everest. However, as the years passed, only Hilary's name lived on in the history books while, in the west, Norgay's was mostly forgotten.
In Tiger of the Snows, Robert Burleigh introduces young readers to one of the Far East's greatest heroes and tells the long-neglected story of a litle boy with an unimaginable dream, who refused to be daunted by the world's most daunting mountain, and who came to be known as the tiger of the snows. Caldecott winner Ed Young brings Everest to life with hauntingly, subtly beautiful animal imageries and resplendent colors, capturing the breathtaking grandeur and life force of the mountain the Nepalese call Mother Goddess of the Earth.
Photo Credit: Mark Burleigh
Robert Burleigh
Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn, illustrated by Barry Blitt; Night Flight, illustrated by Wendell Minor; Black Whiteness, illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop; and Sylvia's Bookshop, illustrated by Katy Wu. His many other books include Hoops; Stealing Home; and Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! He lives in Michigan.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (October 21, 2014)
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