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Scope of Responsibilities( + ←)
Introduction to Membership of the Supervisory Council( + →)
On 23 May 2018, the AGM elected Mikhail Zadornov, Alexander Sokolov, Igor Repin and Mukhadin Eskindarov as new members of the Supervisory Council. Sergey Galitsky, Valery Petrov, Nikolai Podguzov and Andrey Sharonov left the Supervisory Council.
Corporate governance in partially state-owned companies differs as a result of the special status of their major shareholder, the Russian Federation. VTB Bank's Supervisory Council includes one representative of state interests who is a civil servant – Anton Siluanov – as well as several other representatives of the state: Sergei Dubinin, Matthias Warnig, Andrey Kostin, Vladimir Chistyukhin and Mukhadin Eskindarov.
In carrying out their functions on the Supervisory Council, the representatives of state interests must take into account the position of the shareholder and vote on certain issues as directed by the shareholder on the basis of the directives of the Russian Federation.
The Supervisory Council includes representatives of minority (institutional and individual) shareholders (professional directors): Mikhail Zadornov, Alexander Sokolov, Shahmar Movsumov (independent director) and Igor Repin (independent director).
In accordance with the Regulation on the Supervisory Council of the Bank, a Senior Independent Director has been elected since 2015 from among the members of the Council serving as independent directors. The Senior Independent Director acts as an adviser to the Chairman of the Supervisory Council and coordinates interactions between the independent directors. The Senior Independent Director also interacts with Bank's shareholders. If a dispute arises, the Senior Independent Director should undertake measures to resolve the dispute through cooperation with the Supervisory Council Chairman, the other members of the Supervisory Council and the Bank's shareholders to ensure the smooth operation of the Supervisory Council.
Yves Thibault de Silguy has been the Senior Independent Director since 23 May 2018.
The Staff and Remuneration Committee regularly assesses the independence of candidates for the Supervisory Council and considers issues related to the independence of independent directors.
Structure of the Bank's Supervisory Council
Members of the Supervisory Council as of 31 December 2018
Anton Siluanov, born in 1963
Chairman of the Supervisory Council, civil servant
Holds no shares of the Bank's charter capital as of 31 December 2018.
Chairman of the Supervisory Council since 28 April 2017
From May 2018 – First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.
Chairman of the Supervisory Council of Alrosa. Governor from the Russian Federation to the BRICS New Development Bank. Member of the Supervisory Councils of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, the Organising Committee of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation Russia 2018 and VEB.RF. Member of the Boards of Trustees of the Skolkovo Foundation and the Charitable Foundation for the Restoration of the Voskresensk Stavropegial Resurrection (New Jerusalem) Monastery. Member of the Academic Council of the Financial University. Authorised representative of the Russian Federation in the Eurasian Development Bank. Governor from the Russian Federation to the International Monetary Fund. Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilisation and Development. Chairman of the National Financial Council of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
Class 1 Full State Counsellor of the Russian Federation.
Previous positions:
1992–2018 – Deputy Head of Section, Deputy Department Manager-Head of Section, Deputy Department Manager, Deputy Head of Department, Head of Department, Department Manager, Deputy Minister, Director of Department, Deputy Minister, acting Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, acting Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation.
Born in 1963. In 1985, graduated from the Moscow Financial Institute, majoring in Finance and Credit. In 2007 and 2010, completed professional development programmes at the National State Tax Academy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. PhD in Economics.
Conducted no transactions for the acquisition or disposal of shares of the Bank.
Andrey Kostin, born in 1956
President and Chairman of the Management Board, Executive director, representative of the state, Chairman of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee
Holds 0.00183% of ordinary shares of the Bank as of 31 December 2018.
President and Chairman of the Management Board since 11 June 2002, Member of the Supervisory Council since 29 November 2002, Chairman of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee
Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the Russian Gymnastics Federation. Member of the Supervisory Councils of Post Bank and of the Russian Volleyball Federation. Member of the Board of Directors at VTB Capital, VTB Capital Holding, VTB Capital IB Holding. Member of the Bureau of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and of the Employers Association of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bolshoi Theatre. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Supporting and Developing Physical Culture and Sport, the Sports Federation Dynamo Hockey Club, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Lomonosov Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, Friends of the Russian Museum Development Fund, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the Russian Orthodox Church Charitable Foundation for the Restoration of the Voskresensk Stavropegial Resurrection (New Jerusalem) Monastery, the State Mariinsky Academic Theatre, the associations I.K.O. Centre, the State Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Deaf-Blind Support Fund, the Russian Geographical Society, the Doctors, Innovation, Science for Children Foundation for Support and Development in the Field of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology. Member of the Supreme Council, United Russia political party. Member of the Management Board of the non-profit partnership National Council on Corporate Governance. Professor in the Department of Finance and Accounting, Director of the Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University. Member of the Council of the Association of Russian Banks and of the I Am a Professional Association. Member of the Public Council under the Russian Finance Ministry.
1996–2002 – Chairman of the State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank);
Born in 1956. In 1979, graduated with Honours from the Economics Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University. PhD in Economics.
Holds shares equivalent to 0.00036% of the Bank's charter capital as of 31 December 2018.
Sergey Dubinin, born in 1950
Representative of the state, Chairman of the Staff and Remuneration Committee
Member of the Supervisory Council since 3 June 2011, Chairman of the Supervisory Council from 16 June 2011 to 25 June 2015 and from 14 December 2016 to 26 April 2017, Chairman of the Staff and Remuneration Committee
Since February 2014 – Head of the Finance and Credit Department at the Lomonosov Moscow State University Faculty of Economics.
Advisor and member of the Board of Directors of VTB Capital. Member of the Board of Directors of VTB Capital IB Holding and VTB Capital Holding.
2005–2008 – Member of the Board of Directors, Chief Financial Officer of RAO UES;
2004–2005 – Member of the RAO UES Management Board;
2001–2004 – Deputy Chairman of the RAO UES Management Board.
Born in 1950. In 1973, graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, majoring in Political Economy. Higher Doctorate in Economics, Associate Professor.
Transactions conducted in 2018: disposal on 18 June 2018 of 212,800,000 ordinary shares of the Bank sold through Moscow Exchange.
Matthias Warnig, born in 1955
Representative of the state, Member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Supervisory Council since 28 June 2013, Independent member of the Supervisory Council from 4 April 2007 to 28 June 2013, Member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee
Since September 2015 – Executive Director of Nord Stream 2 (Switzerland); since 2008 – Director of Interatis (Switzerland).
Also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Transneft, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosneft, member of the Administrative Board of Gazprom Schweiz (Switzerland), Chairman of the Administrative Council of Gas Project Development Central Asia AG (Switzerland) and Interatis Consulting (Switzerland).
2006–2016 – Managing Director of Nord Stream (Switzerland);
2005–2006 – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dresdner Bank;
2004–2005 – Chairman of the Management Committee of Dresdner Kleinwort for Russia and the CIS;
2002–2005 – President of Dresdner Bank.
Born in 1955. In 1981, graduated from the Bruno Leuschner Higher School of Economics in Berlin and Karlshorst, majoring in National Economics. In 1995, received additional professional training at Dresdner Bank AG, Bad Homburg (Germany) and London (United Kingdom) through the Lending and Risk Management programme.
Mikhail Zadornov, born in 1963
Non-executive director, representative of institutional shareholders
Holds 0.00024613% of ordinary shares of the Bank as of 31 December 2018.
Member of the Supervisory Council since 23 May 2018
Since January 2018 – President and Chairman of the Management Board of Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation.
Member of the Supervisory Councils of Trust Bank, Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation and the Higher School of Economics, member of the Board of Directors of the Otkritie private pension fund, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Rosgosstrakh insurance company.
2005-2017 – President and Chairman of the Management Board and member of the Management Board of VTB24.
Born in 1963. In 1984, he graduated from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics with a major in National Economic Planning. PhD in Economics.
Holds shares equivalent to 0.000049% of the Bank's charter capital as of 31 December 2018.
Yves Thibault de Silguy, born in 1948
Senior Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee
Senior Independent Director since 23 May 2018, Independent member of the Supervisory Council since 28 June 2013 and also from 4 April 2007 to 26 June 2008, Chairman of the Audit Committee
Since May 2010 – Vice President of the Board of VINCI SA (France), Senior Director of the Board of Directors VINCI Group (France).
Also serves as President of YTSeuropaconsultants SARL (France), member of the Supervisory Council of VTB (France), member of the Board of Directors of SOLVAY SA (Belgium) and of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy SA (France).
2005–2012 – Member of the Council for Foreign Affairs, French Foreign Ministry;
2004–2011 – Member of the Board of Directors of SMEG (Société Monégasque de l'Electricité et du Gaz);
2004–2006 – Vice President of Suez Environnement (Belgium);
2003–2006 – Acting General Director, Member of the Executive Committee of Suez (Belgium), President of Aguas Argentinas (Argentina);
2002–2010 – Member of the Economic Council, French Defence Ministry;
2001–2002 – General Director, SUEZ (Belgium);
2000–2006 – President, Sino-French Holdings (Hong Kong).
Born in 1948. In 1971, graduated from University of Rennes II in Upper Brittany and from the University of Paris 1 (Pantheon-Sorbonne) with degrees in Law, from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) in 1972, and from the École nationale d'administration (ENA) in 1976, Guernica class.
Shahmar Movsumov, born in 1972
Independent director, representative of institutional shareholders, member of the Audit Committee, member of the Staff and Remuneration Committee
Independent member of the Supervisory Council since 28 June 2013, member of the Staff and Remuneration Committee, member of the Audit Committee
Since May 2006 – Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Chairman of the National Committee on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Azerbaijan), Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the International Bank of Azerbaijan, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the Azerbaijan Investment Company, member of the Supervisory Council of the Southern Gas Corridor, member of the Board of Trustees of the ADA University Foundation, member of the Management Board of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds,member of the Council of Financial Stability of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
2005–2006 – General Director of the National Bank of Azerbaijan.
Born in 1972. In 1995, graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations with a degree in International Economic Relations, and in 2004 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University with an MBA in Public Finance.
Alexander Sokolov, born in 1979
Non-executive director, representative of institutional shareholders, member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Supervisory Council since 23 May 2018, member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee
Since July 2018 – Chairman of the Management Board of Trust Bank.
Chairman of the Supervisory Council of Avtovazbank, the Head of the Risks and Collection Department at Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation.
2017–2018 – Member of the Management Board of Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation;
2008–2017 – Member of the Management Board of VTB24.
Born in 1979. In 2002, graduated from the MATI Russian State University of Aviation Technology with a major in Economics and Enterprise Management.
Igor Repin, born in 1966
Independent director, member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee, member of the Audit Committee, member of the Staff and Remuneration Committee, representative of individual shareholders
Member of the Supervisory Council since 23 May 2018, member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee, Audit Committee, Staff and Remuneration Committee, Chairman of the Shareholders Consultative Council
Since September 2001 – Deputy Executive Director of the Professional Investors Association.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Centre for Geoecological Systems.
Born in 1966. In 1988, graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with a major in Land Hydrology.
Holds shares equivalent to 0.00000005% of the Bank's charter capital as of 31 December 2018.
Vladimir Chistyukhin, born in 1973
Representative of the state Member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Supervisory Council since 19 June 2014, member of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Committee
Since February 2014 – Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and of the Deposit Insurance Agency.
2013–2014 – First Deputy Head of the Financial Markets Service, Central Bank of the Russian Federation;
2011–2013 – Director of the Financial Stability Department, Central Bank of the Russian Federation;
2004–2011 – Deputy Director of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Department, Central Bank of the Russian Federation;
2002–2004 – Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Exchange Regulation and Control, Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
Born in 1973. In 1995, graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University with a degree in Law.
Mukhadin Eskindarov, born in 1951
Since October 2006 – Rector of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the National Payments Council and of the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre of the Russian Health Ministry, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MInBank, Member of the Supervisory Council of the Russian Agricultural Bank, Member of the Board of Directors of SKB-Bank.
2002–2006 – First Pro-rector of the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Born in 1951. In 1976, graduated from the Moscow Financial Institute with a degree in Finance and Credit. PhD in Economics, Professor.
Professional competencies of members of the Supervisory Council Competencies are established on the basis of information on the education and experience of the members of the Supervisory Council in professional fields and are not a complete list of competencies that the members of the Bank's Supervisory Council possess.
Member of VTB Bank's
Finance and economics
Risk management, audit
Corporate governance, legal issues
Anton Siluanov Since 2017 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Matthias Warnig Since 2007 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Yves Thibault
de Silguy Since 2007 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Sergey Dubinin Since 2011 ✔ ✔ ✔
Mikhail Zadornov Since 2018 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Andrey Kostin Since 2002 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Shahmar Movsumov Since 2013 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Igor Repin Since 2018 ✔ ✔
Alexander Sokolov Since 2018 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Vladimir Chistyukhin Since 2014 ✔ ✔ ✔
Mukhadin Eskindarov Since 2018 ✔ ✔ ✔
Continuous service time as a member
of the Bank's Supervisory Council
Members of the Bank's Supervisory Council, by age
Members of the Supervisory Board of VTB Bank until 23 May 2018 (elected by decision of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 26 April 2017)
Position at the time of election
Share in the charter capital/percentage of ordinary shares of VTB Bank owned
1 Anton Siluanov Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation 1963 1985 – Moscow Financial Institute, major in Finance and Credit none
2 Matthias Warnig Executive Director of Nord Stream 2 (Switzerland) 1955 1981 – Bruno Leuschner Higher School of Economics in Berlin and Karlshorst majoring in National Economics none
3 Sergey Galitsky Director General of Magnit 1967 1992 – Kuban State University, degree in Finance and Credit none
4 Yves-Thibault de Silguy Vice President, delegated administrator of VINCI SA (France) 1948 1971 – University of Rennes II in Upper Brittany, Law degree
1972 – University of Paris 1 (Pantheon-Sorbonne), degree in Public Law;
1972 – Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po), degree in Public Law;
1976 – École nationale d'administration, Guernica class
5 Sergey Dubinin Head of the Department of Finance and Credit at the Lomonosov Moscow State University Faculty of Economics 1950 1973 – Lomonosov Moscow State University, majoring in Political Economy;
Higher Doctorate in Economics, Associate Professor.
0.00033%/0.00164%
6 Andrey Kostin President and Chairman of the VTB Bank Management Board 1956 1979 – Lomonosov Moscow State University, major in Teaching Political Economy
PhD in Economics.
7 Shahmar Movsumov Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan 1972 1995 – Moscow State Institute of International Relations with a degree in International Economics;
2004 – John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, MBA in Public Finance
8 Valery Petrov Deputy CEO of the Institute of Financial Markets Development 1966 1988 – Alexander Mozhaisky Military Space Academy (previously the Alexander Mozhaisky Military Engineering Institute), majoring in Radio Engineering and Automatic Control Systems Programming;
1999 – Chernomyrdin Moscow State Open University, majoring in Law; PhD in Economics.
0.00000002%/
0.00000008%
9 Nikolai Podguzov Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation 1974 1997 – St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology (technical university) with a degree in Applied Physics and Mathematics;
2000 – Russian Foreign Ministry's Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), majoring in International Economics
10 Vladimir Chistyukhin Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation 1973 1995 – Lomonosov Moscow State University, degree in Law none
11 Andrey Sharonov President of the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management 1964 1986 – Ufa Aviation Institute, majoring in Aviation Engineering;
1996 – Russian Presidential Academy of Public Administration with a degree in Law; PhD in Sociology.
In 2018, no conflicts of interest were identified involving members of the Supervisory Council.


Lake Victoria – The Paradox of Water Use and Abuse.
Lake Victoria, the second largest fresh-water body in the world and a water resource shared by three East African countries, is an enormous water resource facing collective mis-management on several levels. Lake Victoria is under considerable pollution pressures causing softly and steadily killing of its bio-diversity in addition to a real risk for drying-up from "global warming".
An example is Jinja town, population of 300 000 people, that is rising after so many years of decline to claim the glory it lost so many years ago. However, the time is running out not only for the town and its population but for the whole water body of Lake Victoria. There is an accelerating pollution, abuse of environment and water resources due to limited access to waste and solid-waste treatment from industry, agriculture, household, rubbish damp and sanitation. Many industrial (more than 70 factories in Jinja only with high pollution incidents) , agricultural, household activities are releasing huge amounts of waste and pollutants to Lake Victoria.
The fishing, transport of people and goods to the main land and other public services suffer from random management, fragmented policies, and lack of collective protection and management actions. Fish population is declining as consequence of the damage the food-web dynamics of the lake and the natural functioning and metabolism in the lake because of heavy loads of nutrients, pollutants and siltation. Over-fishing of the so-called "fish-of-choice" a small fish lower down in the food-web that is destroying the natural balance of the food-web and causing the collapse of the overall fish-population dynamics.
Poor infra-structures and water drainage systems from forest, agriculture, household and sanitation along with erosion and re-suspension of sediments due to man-made and animal activities are causing excess delivery of nutrients, accelerating "eutrophication" and decreasing levels of oxygen and thereby death and increasing prices of fish. The degradation of water quality will, also, force gradual and rapid increase in the proces of clean water.
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Anne Sebba Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s – In conversation with Sonia Purnell at Write on Kew
14th September 2016 21st October 2016
Sponsored by London Book and Screen Week
6:00pm, Friday 23rd September Tickets £16.00 (adult) / £13.00 (child/member)
www.writeonkew.seetickets.com.
Jacks Thomas, Director of the London Book Fair, said:
"Write on Kew is a welcome addition to the London literary scene, bringing book lovers together against the unrivalled backdrop of Kew Gardens. As we plan for the third London Book & Screen Week in March 2017, we are thrilled to be supporting the event for a second year by sponsoring the Green Room and an exciting event with bestselling author Anne Sebba, in conversation with the acclaimed Sonia Purnell. This is sure to be a stylish and special evening.'
Leading female historian and author Anne Sebba will be speaking at Write on Kew, Kew Gardens later this month about her critically acclaimed title Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s. In interview with celebrated biographer Sonia Purnell, author of First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill, Anne will reveal the remarkable interviews and in depth research that went into her phenomenal account of female strength through wartime Paris.
What did it feel like to be a woman living in Paris from 1939 to 1949? By looking at a wide range of individuals from collaborators to resisters, actresses and prostitutes to teachers and writers, Anne Sebba shows that women, whether they were Nazi wives, spies, mothers, mistresses, or fashion and jewellery designers, had to make life-and-death decisions every day, and often did whatever they needed to survive.
But this is not just a book about wartime. Sebba also explores the aftershock of the Second World War and the choices demanded. How did the women who survived to see the Liberation of Paris come to terms with their actions and those of others? Although politics lies at its heart, LES PARISIENNES is above all an account of the lives of people of the city and, most of all, its women and young girls.
Adam Farrar, Head of Commercial Activities at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, said:
'We are thrilled to be hosting Anne Sebba at this year's Write on Kew. Her study of women in 1940s Paris sits perfectly within the ethos of the festival, a celebration of humanity, history, and culture. I have no doubt the event will be hugely popular.'
ANNE SEBBA read History at King's College London then joined Reuters as a foreign correspondent based in London and Rome. She has written eight works of non-fiction, mostly about iconic women, presented BBC radio documentaries, and is an accredited NADFAS (National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies) lecturer. Her biography of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, That Woman, was a Sunday Times bestseller.
SONIA PURNELL started work at The Economist Intelligence Unit, edited a weekly financial magazine when only twenty-five, and then went on to a senior position on the Daily Telegraph's City pages before reporting on the EU from Brussels. On her return to London she assumed the position of Whitehall Correspondent, before moving to the Daily Mail, where she was Whitehall Editor. Her first book, Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition, was a candid and widely acclaimed portrait of London Mayor Boris Johnson, informed by her time working alongside him in Brussels. Just Boris was long listed for the Orwell Prize.
THE LONDON BOOK FAIR (LBF)
The London Book Fair (LBF) is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Taking place every spring in the world's premier publishing and cultural capital, it is a unique opportunity to explore, understand and capitalise on the innovations shaping the publishing world of the future. LBF brings you direct access to customers, content and emerging markets. LBF 2017, the 46th Fair, will take place from 14 – 16 March 2017, Olympia London. LBF's London Book and Screen Week will run for the third year, with the book fair as the pivotal three day event within a seven day programme. London Book and Screen Week will begin on Monday 13 March. For further information, please visit: www.londonbookfair.co.uk
ABOUT LONDON BOOK & SCREEN WEEK (13-19 March, 2017)
London Book & Screen Week is a seven day, citywide celebration of books and the films, TV programmes and virtual worlds they inspire. Produced by The London Book Fair (see above), the landmark event series brings storytelling and the written word to life, uniting the capital's avid readers, writers, game, film and TV fans with a diverse range of events taking place across literary London. Now in its second year, the event continues to grow in scale and impact.http://www.londonbookandscreenweek.co.uk
Anne Sebba is available for interview. For further information please contact Sophie Ransom and Alice Geary at Midas Public Relations on 020 7 3617860 or email: sophie.ransom@midaspr.co.uk/alice.geary@midaspr.co.uk
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When you purchase a rabbit please take time to learn how to handle it properly. They are easily injured due to a weak skeletal structure. Rabbits are very skittish at first because of their natural position as prey. So take it slow when socializing the rabbit, give it time to get accustomed to you and its new surroundings.
If you have small children please teach them to be cautious and quiet around the rabbit. Rabbits are easily frightened and can be severely harmed by mishandling. Many do not like being handled or cuddled at all.
A rabbit should have a fresh supply of Timothy hay, pellets and dark leafy vegetables to eat. It can be given carrots, apple slices, pears, strawberries and peaches on occasion as a treat. They have very complex digestive systems so it is important that you combine the right hay, the right pellets and dark leafy vegetables for optimal health. They need fresh water daily.
Some people keep their rabbit in a cage most of the time. Others allow the rabbit to roam free once it knows to use a litter box. If you let the rabbit roam free make sure to bunny proof the area it has access to. Rabbits like to chew and will chew electrical cords, poisonous objects and more.
If you keep a rabbit in a cage please make sure it is large enough (about 5 times the size of the rabbit) and let the rabbit out daily for exercise. The cage should be tall enough for it to stand up on its hind legs too. If the cage is made of wire, put card board on the floor to make it more comfortable on your bunnies sensitive feet. Also give the rabbit a hiding place for when it wants quiet time.
A rabbits cage and litter should be cleaned daily. Don't use harsh chemicals. Vinegar and water is sufficient.
Does anyone in the house have allergies to rabbits or hay?
Are you prepared for extra cleaning do to the rabbit molting four times per year and picking up the occasional dropping as well?
You should have your rabbit spayed or neutered so that it has a nicer personality (many rabbits who are not "fixed" show behaviour that is unacceptable to owners.


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МОСКВА, 23-24 сентября 2019 г.
Два исключительно наполненных суперкомпьютерными событиями дня: научные секции, выставка, семинары, мастер-классы и многое другое.
Приглашенные докладчики
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Квантовые вычисления
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Prof. Michael Resch
University of Stuttgart, Germany. Director of the HPC Center Stuttgart, Director of the Institute for HPC, Full professorship for HPC, Dean of the faculty for Energy- Process- and Biotechnology
The focus of research of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Hon. Prof. Michael M. Resch is currently on the application of supercomputers in engineering and industrial research as well as the scientific theory of simulation. He is leading projects in the fields of High Performance Computing, Cloud computing, visualization, scalable parallel algorithms, and philosophy of simulation. At the center of his research is the applicability of mathematical methods and computer science to real world problems.
Prof. Resch has a more than 25 year track record in high performance computing. In 2007 his activities in supercomputing were honored by an invitation to be an invited plenary keynote speaker at SC'07 in Reno, USA - the most important supercomputing conference worldwide. He was winner of the HPC Challenge in 2003 at SC'03 at Phoenix, USA and leader of the group that won the US NSF award for real distributed supercomputing in 1999.
Prof. Resch is a Principal Investigator (PI) in the national cluster of excellence for "Simulation Technology (SimTech)" funded by the German DFG as part of the German Initiative for Excellence in Research. As a PI, Prof. Resch takes responsibility for the research area on "Hybrid High-Performance Computing Systems and Simulation Software Engineering". Within the cluster of excellence Prof. Resch collaborates intensively with sociologists and philosopher on the foundations of simulation and their impact in society and politics.
Prof. Yutaka Ishikawa
RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan
Yutaka Ishikawa is in charge of developing the post-K supercomputer at RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan. From 1987 to 2001, he was a member of AIST (former Electrotechnical Laboratory), METI. From 1993 to 2001, he was the chief of Parallel and Distributed System Software Laboratory at Real World Computing Partnership. He led the development of cluster system software called SCore, which was used in several large PC cluster systems around 2004. From 2002 to 2014, he was a professor at the University Tokyo. From 2011 to 2014, he was the director of Information Technology Center at University of Tokyo, a supercomputer center for academic and industrial users.
Prof. Evgeny Tyrtyshnikov
Dr.Sc., Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a professor at the Faculty of Computer Science at the Moscow State University, Russia
Evgeny Tyrtyshnikov graduated from the faculty MSU CMC (1977). Has been working at Moscow State University since 2004. He defended the thesis "Matrices of the Toeplitz type and their applications" for the degree of Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1990). Was awarded the title of Professor (1996), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2006), Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2016). Author of 12 books and more than 130 scientific articles. Research interests: linear algebra and its applications, asymptotic analysis of matrix spectra, integral equations of mathematical physics, computational methods.
Lief Pedersen
CEO, BIOVIA, Dassault Systemes, USA
Prof. Sergey Tikhotskiy
RAS corresponding member, Schmidt Institute of the Physics of the Earth RAS, Russia


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Stephen Loman 'Looking For A Clean Shot' In Yusup Saadulaev Fight
Christian Jacinto
Stephen "The Sniper" Loman has a second chance to make a strong first impression on the global fan base – and this time, it's all systems go.
After testing positive for COVID-19 and being forced to withdraw from his main event showdown with #1-ranked bantamweight mixed martial arts contender John "Hands of Stone" Lineker in April, the Filipino is healthy and ready to make his ONE Championship debut.
This time, the Team Lakay representative will be facing #3-ranked Yusup "Maestro" Saadulaev at ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II, which airs from the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 17 December.
Saadulaev brings a formidable 20-5-1 (1 NC) record into the contest and hasn't suffered a loss in the bantamweight division since July 2014. The Dagestani owes much of his dazzling success to his rich grappling prowess, which has helped him submit 11 opponents.
While Team Lakay is famous for its devastating brand of wushu striking, Loman is part of the gym's new generation of athletes, who complement their devastating stand-up arsenals with strong submission games.
Because of that, "The Sniper" – who holds a 14-2 professional record – feels particularly confident heading into this three-round affair.
In this sit-down interview with ONEFC.com, the Filipino breaks down Saadulaev, shares his thoughts on the canceled bout with Lineker, and explains why he will never fight his Team Lakay stablemate and #2-ranked bantamweight contender, Kevin "The Silencer" Belingon.
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ONE Championship: How's your preparation going for your upcoming match against Yusup Saadulaev?
Stephen Loman: I was supposed to make my debut earlier this year, but unfortunately, I got COVID. The good thing is as soon as I recovered, I kept training for seven months until I got called up to face Yusup. Now, I'm really ready because I've been preparing for a long time.
ONE: You were originally supposed to make your debut against John Lineker at "ONE on TNT III" in April. Were you frustrated that you had to withdraw from that fight?
SL: I truly prepared for it for two months, but maybe it's not for me. Sure, it left me a bit frustrated, especially since that happened during the peak of the pandemic. I still took it positively – with positive feelings, I mean.
I just look at it as maybe it wasn't [meant] for me yet. Look at my substitute, Troy [Worthen] – Lineker knocked him out. That could have been me, so maybe it's not for me yet.
ONE: After Lineker knocked out Worthen, he earned a ONE Bantamweight World Title shot. If you could have fought Lineker and won, do you think that you would've gotten the World Title shot instead?
SL: Yeah, of course, I've been thinking about that. Sometimes, I really feel at a loss because that was such a big opportunity for me and I had to pull out because of COVID. But at least I saw that I'm not that far off from a World Title shot and that makes me more motivated than ever.
ONE: Do you think you'll bring that frustration with you to the Circle against Saadulaev at ONE: WINTER WARRIORS II?
SL: Yes, of course, especially now that I'm still facing another ranked contender in Saadulaev. The frustrations I had then with the cancellation of that match [with Lineker] only motivates me to prepare harder for this match. I just have to be confident and believe in my skills.
ONE: You're on an eight-bout winning streak. How confident are you entering your ONE debut?
SL: I'm certainly confident, and I'm motivated cause this is another challenge for me. I'm facing the best of the division right away in Saadulaev. I honestly thought I was going to start at the bottom of the rankings, so I was surprised to see [the matchmakers] lining up all the contenders. I really have to be at my best. That streak gives me the confidence that I can hang with anybody.
ONE: Let's talk more about Saadulaev. Break down his skills for us. What do you think is his weakness, and where do you think he is the strongest?
SL: I think his weakness is in the stand-up game. I'm not looking past it, though. I believe that his stand-up looks good, but if I go toe-to-toe with him, I know I can beat him there. Where he's really strong is his wrestling and grappling. We've seen that in his past fights, he's been choking his opponents left and right, and that's something I have to prepare for.
ONE: But do you think you can knock him out?
SL: That's the plan. I'll be looking for a clean shot. I'll be using my movements. He's a southpaw like me, so I really have to be careful when looking for that clean shot. However, if there's a chance for me, whether on the feet or even on the ground, I'll take it.
ONE: Since you come from Team Lakay, which is known for its wushu-based striking, do you think Saadulaev is looking past your ground game?
SL: Well, he shouldn't be too confident. In our team, we have different fighting styles. I've been working on my ground game for a long time, so I hope he's not overconfident. I'll show it in our fight.
ONE: If you beat him, does that put you in line for a ONE Bantamweight World Title shot?
SL: I'm not looking past this fight. I have to focus on it first. My first goal is to win this bout and get myself into the rankings. To answer that though, if they give me a World Title shot after this, why not? I'll grab the opportunity.
ONE: Your teammate, Kevin Belingon, is the #2-ranked bantamweight. If it comes down to it, would you be willing to fight him?
SL: No chance. No chance at all. We're training partners. We're brothers in arms during training. I wouldn't want to face him in the Circle. Let's just leave the scrap during sparring.
Read more: The Untold Story Of Team Lakay
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I'm a patient man. Really, I am (I can imagine my wife shaking her head right now, but it's true). I can put up with anything. It's just that I don't want to give up the good fight when it comes to telling companies that we customers in the Gulf (and especially in the UAE) deserve more. Here's one story of a company that could do a whole lot more to be customer-friendly, my favorite Etisalat.
At the beginning of the year, I was jumping up and down with excitement. For the first time I could change my home internet provider at my home in Abu Dhabi. For years, I'd been stuck with Etisalat and its atrociously poor customer service. Now, I could move to Du. I took up the opportunity, and moved. Unfortunately, no matter how much I wanted it to work, it was a doomed romance. I couldn't get television services as part of my internet and telephone services (I still can't explain this one), and, most importantly, Du's internet connection was poor and often dropped. With a tear in my eye, I had to go back to Etisalat.
I head on down to one of Etisalat's outlets and make the request for internet at home. The request was simple enough, until we got to the nitty gritty of the agreement which included a router and phone. There was no need for either, I explained, as I'd already spent on both. No worries, I was told by the sales person, I could use my routers but I'd still have to take the router and phone as part of the package (in other words, the package was fixed).
First step done, I waited for the engineer to come around. He did and he had a look at my internet setup. He then asked if could set up the network, including the Etisalat router, a D-Link AC1750 router. I said I'd like my router set up, a Linksys WRT1900ac which I'd already spent a significant chunk of money on and which I'd already set up for my home.
After an hour of 'discussion', including lines such as 'the Etisalat connection will only work with the D-Link router from Etisalat', and that 'the Linksys wouldn't work as it couldn't be configured' (both of which were utter nonsense), I spoke to a supervisor who told me that it was a sales decision and that I'd need to go back to the store to sort it out. I even offered to take the router but not to use it. My request was turned down. In essence, no Etisalat router installed = no internet.
Two days later, I received an SMS saying that my original request for internet had been declined and that I'd have to make a new request. Which of course I did, and during which I asked the same things, to be told the same excuses. Essentially, someone in head office had decided that he knew best, better than his customers, and that without a router from Etisalat, which we pay for, we can't get internet from Etisalat.
What pains me throughout this is that I'm not alone in my point of view (and my suffering). The first engineer explained that every day new seven or eight customers would tell him the same thing, and yet he couldn't do anything. All that we customers can do is dump our expensive kit so that someone in Etisalat can make more money. Forget listening to the customer, forget keeping them happy and increasing their average spend through giving them what they want. Let's ram products down their throat as there's nowhere they can go and no one they can complain to. It's naturally disappointing, especially when you consider the leaps and bounds that are being made by other operators across the globe, even here in the Gulf.
The experience was topped off by my wife paying the second engineer to reconfigure all of our wireless extenders at home to work with the new router.
Customer service and Etisalat? It seems I, like many others, have no choice but to suffer as we wait for a customer-centric epiphany among Etisalat's executive management.
Was this inappropriate? Most certainly. But what could get you jailed is not just a picture that is in poor taste, but rather the comments your friends make on that post.
We all do stupid things, and we unfortunately then post these acts of idiocy online. Combine that with a situation like we had during New Year's Eve, and you've got a situation that could at best be described as combustible.
As the flames ravaged Dubai's The Address Hotel on New Year's Eve, some people decided to take selfies. A few posted these selfies online, to Instagram and Facebook. At least two people, two young men, were arrested for their selfie (pictured above) while the Emirate's Public Prosecution investigated their case.
There's been much speculation online as to why the men were arrested, with many commentators arguing that the action defamed the country and its image – let's remember that defamation is a criminal offense in the Gulf, with a minimum fine of 500,000 Dirhams and jail time in the UAE (as well as deportation for expatriates). Many have posted selfies at the same location, with smiles, grins and laughs, and such expressions of emotion may have been considered a case of schadenfreude by the authorities.
However, according to the English-language newspaper 7Days which spoke to the lawyer of the two accused, they were investigated not for the image per se, but rather for the comments made about the image. The argument goes that the person who posts content is also responsible for the comments on that post, even if those comments are not written by the same person but his or her friends, family (or anyone who wants to get you jailed).
Can governments in the Middle East find a way to balance control with innovation and access to data?
Someone re-found their mojo this month. The English-language newspaper The National published a number of eye-opening pieces on two issues that are often discussed, but little understood.
The first was an investigative piece (yes, I know!) on the challenges that Dubai's Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has faced with the disruption caused by app-based taxi providers such as Uber and its local rival Careem. To put the story into context, the RTA does not only regulate taxis in the Emirate of Dubai, but it also manages its own fleet of taxis.
The piece, which is a fascinating insight into how the Emirate is not only run but also how it is looking to balance control with innovation, poses the question of how a government which controls much of the business in the country promotes innovation whilst protecting its revenues. For me, the key paragraphs in the article, written by the newspaper's business editor Mustafa Alrawi, are below.
In Dubai, The National understands, Uber and Careem have narrowly escaped a clampdown by the regulator that would have significantly curtailed their abilities to operate. The biggest issue has been the alleged failure to maintain prices above taxi fares. On its website Uber states that " … in Dubai, regulations require our fares be 30 per cent higher than taxi fares".
It is understood, however, that the regulator had been planning a far stronger response to the practices of private hire companies booked by smartphone app, ahead of new regulations to address the emergence of technology-led companies in the transport sector. These regulations are expected next year, according to previously reported comments from the RTA.
It is understood that the Dubai government stepped in before the row escalated to ensure that innovative companies such as Uber and Careem would not be hamstrung by any action by the RTA. The circular is understood to represent a kind of temporary truce between the regulator and the technology firms maintaining the status quo for now.
A new law that demands companies seek government approval before carrying out surveys in Dubai could damage the property sector and discourage research in the emirate, experts have warned.
The Dubai government announced a law late last month intended to help enable the Dubai Statistics Center "to establish an advanced statistics system", according to a statement. But experts zoomed in on a provision in the new law that forbids private companies from "conducting any survey[s] without obtaining authorisation from the Dubai Statistics Center".
As pointed out by one of those interviewed, there's no such thing as a data vacuum. The lack of any official data will be filled by rumours, which can prove to be much more damaging.
Professor Joseph Kadane, chair of the American Statistical Association's committee on scientific freedom, which produces reports for the United Nations on best practice in government statistics, warned that the new law would likely lead to the spread of "uninformed rumours and uncertainty about the extent of the downturn" in Dubai's property market.
Both articles touch on fundamental issues relating to innovation and data. The underlying theme is control. Governments in the Middle East have long controlled everything around them, including their economies. In today's digital world, where innovation can come out of nowhere and where data can be created and spread in an instant, governments need to understand that the control of yesterday is no longer possible and instead look to collaborate.
And, on a final note it's great to see good local reporting. I hope The National keeps it up.
How did Facebook fail with its Safety Check in emerging markets?
There are some times you really shouldn't be making a distinction. Last week two tragedies took place, the first in Beirut and the second in Paris.
Others have written, much more eloquently than myself, on the raw emotion they felt after the two acts of terrorism – Beiruti blogger Elie Fares was one of the first to write about his anguish at Lebanons's suffering being ignored by the West.
In the middle of a complex, uncertain situation affecting many people, Facebook became a place where people were sharing information and looking to understand the condition of their loved ones. We talked with our employees on the ground, who felt that there was a need to fill. So we made the decision to try something that we've never done before: activating Safety Check for something other than a natural disaster. There has to be a first time for trying something new, even in complex and sensitive times, and for us that was Paris.
While Facebook's intentions were to help those in need, the appearance to many in emerging markets such as Africa and the Middle East was that of bias. In effect, it was as if a life in Paris was worth more than a life in Beirut, or in Kenya or in Nigeria. This was compounded by Facebook's decision to provide users with the option to upload the French flag over their profile picture.
Schultz's comments that it was a human decision to activate Safety Check for Paris lead me to lose this question. Who at Facebook should have put forward the idea to use this service anywhere or everywhere where there is a crisis? My answer would be the communications and policy teams.
Communications in particular is the function that should act as the bridge between the outside world and the corporation, the part of the business that brings the outside in. That's why, for example, Comms leads on issues and crisis management. Comms should have a robust understanding of the different stakeholder groups and how they impact the organization.
However, my take on Comms goes further. Comms should act as the conscience of the organization, and the Comms team should be able to advise when something is not right ethically. Unfortunately, Facebook's team missed this opportunity here and instead turned what should have been an opportunity to play a vital role in helping inform families and friends re the safety oftheir loved ones into an example of unintended double standards (this was compounded by the Safety Check being used for residents of a Western capital rather than an Arab or African one, which in the context of colonialism also doesn't look good).
Mark has said that Facebook's policies will change and rightly so. Facebook is considered by many in emerging markets to be a tool for good, which is helping to promote positive change. It'd be a shame to see that opinion shift due to a lack of cultural awareness.
The Real #EtisalatChallenge – Where are the eGlobe Cards?
Do you know about the eGlobe card and where to find it? Is this the real #EtisalatChallenge?
It's Gitex week, and its technology time. For those of you who don't know Gitex, imagine tens of thousands of people talking about hardware, software and all things geeky. But I digress.
We've had our little bundle of joy and we've been lucky enough to have another addition to the family this month. To help her feel at home, we wanted to buy phone cards so that she could use the landline and she'd know how much she'd spend each time she'd call home (why not a mobile you ask? Well, landlines offer better voice quality, more stable connections and are usually cheaper).
After a little bit of research and a lot of shop visits, we realized that the VoIP calling cards which were being advertised at the start of the year by the two phone companies Etisalat and Du, Five and Hello! respectively, were no longer on sale (though you'd be hard pressed to find an announcement in the media).
Use your prepaid, disposable Calling Cards for services such as recharging and renewing your Landline Prepaid (Maysour) account, Home Country Direct calls, Prepaid Internet, eVision pay-per-view, Hotspots, and more, in addition to national and international calls from any phone.
All well and good. But where can one buy them?
So off I went. To the first store, where the response was, "What?" Ok, it's a small store. Maybe they'll have the cards at the local Co-op here in Abu Dhabi. "No, sir. We only have mobile recharge cards." And then, after calling up the help line and getting no where, I marched off to the Etisalat shop, where, after ten minutes, I finally spoke to someone who knew about the eGlobe cards. "We have them with a chain called Fatima Stores…" So, off I went to the Fatima Store behind Dana hotel in downtown Abu Dhabi.
As the Thursday afternoon and evening passed me by and having driven, walked and talked in circles all of the afternoon and the evening, it dawned on me. What I had written about a couple of months back was a hoax. You launch a product on your website, and yet you tell none of your staff about it or sell it through your traditional distribution channels. It's almost like one of those impossible game shows where the odds are rigged forever against you. The eGlobe card is the original, the true Etisalat Challenge.
Are you up to the task of finding the eGlobe card?
Are you going to make the most of live-streaming services such as Meerkat (left) or Periscope to better communicate your story?
We all love video delivered via the internet, and now there's several more reasons to love video on the internet. The online community has been raving about the launch of live streaming video apps such as the Twitter-owned Periscope and Meerkat. I'm also excited, but for a different reason. Both Periscope and Meerkat open up a whole world of possibilities for public relations and communication professionals. These live streaming services, both of which were launched this year, will push us further down the line, towards visual communication and away from the old mantra of press releases and traditional media.
Apps such as Periscope and Meerkat enable any and everyone with an iPhone or Android-based smartphone to live stream, at no additional cost and with high-quality streaming. As a communicator, we can now capture and share our stories worldwide or to a select group through Twitter or directly via the apps as the story happens. Live streaming applications are already being used by journalists and commentators in the UAE. Dr James Piecowye of Dubai Eye (@jamesEd_me) and Khaled AlAmeri of The National (@KhaledAlAmeri) are both using Periscope – James to actually stream his radio show live every night as well as events such as Creative Mornings Dubai, Khaled to live stream his views on current affairs. With Periscope, users can comment during the live-stream which in turn fuels the conversation and promotes engagement.
On the PR News website Mark Renfree sums up eloquently why live streaming apps such as Periscope and Meerkat should matter to PR pros.
1) Capture and share the moment as it happens. Live streaming is here and people are using it. Politicians are giving speeches, celebrities are providing fans with virtual backstage access and people are watching their friends make sandwiches using live streaming apps. During a catastrophic fire in New York's East Village on Thursday, journalists and citizens used live streaming apps to document and share the tragedy as it developed.
2) PR pros can provide a whole new type of content. Streaming apps offer communicators a whole new way to engage their audiences—whether they're consumers, employees or the general public. Everything from shareholder meetings to PR stunts can now be broadcast and, specifically with Periscope, saved and posted on other channels.
3) Live streaming can give communicators increased control over messages. Streaming apps allow communicators to broadcast content themselves, a task that was usually left to journalists and the news media. Periscope and Meerkat eliminate the middle man between communicators and their audiences.
4) This opens up a new chapter for the hot-mic problem. Nearly everyone, everywhere is now carrying a live streaming video camera. For individuals and brands in the spotlight, these apps are adding to an environment in which there is already little reprieve from the ever-watchful eye of the public.


Our homes are our sanctuary where we can incorporate our personalities and unique design sense to truly make it our own. After checking out the Crane & Canopy collection of bedding options during a recent press preview, I realized I needed to update my bedroom decor and took to their website for some inspiration.
Featuring high-quality bedding options, you will discover everything from modern geometric prints to beautiful patterns. Some highlights include the gorgeous Page Gray duvet set (just launched) that incorporates a cloud pattern with clean lines. There is also a patterned light gray on the reverse side that showcases a modern design. I also loved the Fillmore Blue set that showcases a crisscrossed pattern with blue and gray and the Noe Green another cover with a classic pattern whose shapes and crisp colors looks bold and sophisticated.
I had the chance to use the Sunset duvet cover and I instantly loved the modern gray and white mix along with the circular shape that looks personal and modern in my home. The duvet is also incredibly soft, and like all of the duvet covers from Crane & Canopy, it is made from 100% cotton and has a 300-thread-count that feels luxurious. I also love how they pay attention to details such as the interior ribbons to keep your duvet in place, piping for a tailored finish and hidden pocket zippers.
As an online home retailer, Crane & Canopy understands the modern consumer and offers a modern and unique prints that can awaken and brighten any home. Perfect for the holidays, or really anytime of year.


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PMI is the world's leading international tobacco company, with six of the world's top 15 international brands and products sold in more than 180 markets. In addition to the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, including the number one global cigarette brand, and other tobacco products, PMI is engaged in the development and commercialization of Reduced-Risk Products ("RRPs"). RRPs is the term we use to refer to products that present, are likely to present, or have the potential to present less risk of harm to smokers who switch to these products versus continued smoking. We have a range of RRPs in various stages of development, scientific assessment and commercialization. Because our RRPs do not burn tobacco, they produce far lower quantities of harmful and potentially harmful compounds than found in cigarette smoke.
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Highscore

public static class Highscore.Entry
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A nicer kind of map-entry for highscore entries, containing the
 time of the entry (how long the player(s) played until they won)
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Entry(double time,
     java.util.List<java.lang.String> players)

Constructs a new entry from the elapsed time until success and
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Entry(java.util.Map.Entry<java.lang.Double,java.util.List<java.lang.String>> mapEntry)

Utility constructor to construct an Entry from a map-entry.

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Equality for entries.

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Entry

public Entry(double time,
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Constructs a new entry from the elapsed time until success and
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time - The time for success.

players - The ids of the players who won.

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The time required by the players to win.

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The ids of the players who won.

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Equality for entries.

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Last night, I set out to re-create the winning recipe from our second annual coverage of the American Heart Association's Flavors of the Heart Festival. I tried it in the Clean Eating test kitchen and again to judge the top five recipes — and let me tell you, a day has not gone by that these crunchy, satisfying, eat-out-of-hand little miracles haven't crossed my mind. I think I even said something dorky to my editors like, "I smile every time I think of those wraps." And it's true. I'm completely obsessed.
So, in an effort to re-create these mouthfuls of heaven and to complete my very first Clean Eating blog entry – double excitement! – I did what no woman should ever do: I sent my sweetheart to the market. Now, in his defense, it was 10 pm and he went to a supermarket in an extremely busy neighborhood full of young professionals that probably raided the place before he even got there. But, when I got home the following day and geared up to "assemble" the wraps (bonus: they're vegetarian AND no-cook), I couldn't locate the alfalfa sprouts or the lettuce. Sure, we may have been able to squeak by without the alfalfa sprouts, but the lettuce? The lettuce is sort of an integral part of lettuce wraps, so, of course I was a little bummed. I asked what happened. "They were out," I was told.
Day three: After making a fourth trip to the godforsaken market, at last, I am ready to rock. While finally making some progress, my sister calls. Of course, I figure I can take the call on speaker and continue prepping this top chef–created recipe that I've never once attempted before. About halfway down the list of ingredients, I turn the page of the recipe's Word document draft to see if I could simply dump all of my chopped ingredients into one bowl to save dishes. That's when I – wait for it – return to the ingredients list and I begin peeling and chopping ginger, measuring out allspice and cinnamon and finally see that I also need a cup of brewed coffee. "Coffee, huh?" I think. These wraps are wild!
Wait a second…. Shamefully, it took me that long to realize I wasn't in the Herb and Nut Salad Wraps ingredients anymore. I was now prepping ingredients for the Gingerbread Cake with Lemon Curd on the next page. My sister had a good chuckle and so did I.
Now, this recipe is supposed to take 30 minutes start to finish, and it does if you don't make someone else get your groceries and if you pay attention instead of gabbing on speakerphone with your little sis. Can you believe it? Four market trips and I nearly made a second recipe without even realizing it? Only me. But you know what? It was well worth it. I cannot tell you how good these bundles are – you absolutely must try them. I bet even your little ones will gobble them up. I can't wait to eat these delicious suckers again for lunch today. Oh, and try the ginger cake too; in fact, try all the October issue's Flavors of the Heart recipes. These Las Vegas chefs really blew our minds and were so proud to feature their creations in Clean Eating. And please tell me what you think!
Happy "cooking." Until next time!


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Amphoe Kantharawichai (in Thai ) ist ein Landkreis (Amphoe – Verwaltungs-Distrikt) im Norden der Provinz Maha Sarakham. Die Provinz Maha Sarakham liegt im Zentrum der Nordostregion von Thailand, dem so genannten Isan.

Geographie
Amphoe Kantharawichai grenzt an die folgenden Distrikte (von Süden im Uhrzeigersinn): an die Amphoe Mueang Maha Sarakham, Kosum Phisai und Chiang Yuen in der Provinz Maha Sarakham, sowie an die Amphoe Yang Talat und Khong Chai der Provinz Kalasin.

Geschichte
Die Geschichte des Distrikts geht zurück auf die Mueang Kanthang (), er wurde 1785 unter dem Namen Khanthathirat () gegründet. 1874 wurde er in Mueang Kantharawichai umbenannt, 1900 in einen Amphoe geändert. 1913 wurde er von Kalasin der Provinz Maha Sarakham untergeordnet, und 1915 wurde in Ban Khok Phra die Verwaltung eröffnet. Im Jahr 1917 wurde der Distrikt daher in Khok Phra umbenannt, 1939 wurde aber der historische Name wiederhergestellt.

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Im Amphoe Kantharawichai befindet sich die Universität Maha Sarakham.

Verwaltung

Provinzverwaltung
Der Landkreis Kantharawichai ist in zehn Tambon ("Unterbezirke" oder "Gemeinden") eingeteilt, die sich weiter in 183 Muban ("Dörfer") unterteilen.

Hinweis: Die Daten der Muban liegen zum Teil noch nicht vor.

Lokalverwaltung
Es gibt drei Kommunen mit "Kleinstadt"-Status (Thesaban Tambon) im Landkreis:
 Khok Phra (Thai: ), bestehend aus Teilen des Tambon Khok Phra.
 Tha Khon Yang (Thai: ), bestehend aus dem gesamten Tambon Tha Khon Yang,
 Kham Riang (Thai: ), bestehend aus dem gesamten Tambon Kham Riang.

Außerdem gibt es acht "Tambon-Verwaltungsorganisationen" ( – Tambon Administrative Organizations, TAO):
 Khok Phra (Thai: )
 Khanthararat (Thai: )
 Makha (Thai: )
 Na Si Nuan (Thai: )
 Khwao Yai (Thai: )
 Si Suk (Thai: )
 Kut Sai Cho (Thai: )
 Kham Thao Phatthana (Thai: )

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
Weitere Informationen zu Amphoe Kantharawichai von amphoe.com (in thailändischer Sprache)

Kantharawichai

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Talent management strategy other content
Employers are unprepared for global talent demands, says Mercer
Despite the unprecedented scale and intensity of the globalisation of organisations, few are well prepared for the talent demands required to successfully lead the business objectives behind globalisation strategies, according to Mercer.
Mercer's report New Insights on Global Leadership Development in collaboration with Jay Conger, professor of leadership studies at Claremont McKenna College, explores global leadership issues, competencies and best practices by drawing from extensive research, in-depth interviews and first-hand experience. The report provides a global leadership capability framework - 12 competencies that define a global leader - to help organisations identify the skills, mindset and personal attributes that characterise those individuals who are more likely to succeed in global leadership roles. It describes how to cultivate these competencies and at what point in employees' career they can and should be developed to be a successful leader between countries and cultures.
Colleen O'Neill, Mercer's global talent management leader for the Americas, said: "Global leadership in many organisations today is often a capstone assignment to a long and distinguished 'domestic career'.
"Our research shows that this approach is flawed. Global leadership is not always the next level of leadership - it's far more effective to cultivate the capabilities necessary to be a successful leader earlier in an employee's career." Mercer's research examines the types of experiences and capabilities that are most helpful to developing global leaders, including expatriate assignments and mentoring. Additionally, it describes common organisational barriers, such as insufficient value placed on international assignments and modest repatriation programs which can hinder the development of global leadership talent.
To fully embrace their globalisation strategies, organisations need to dedicate better resources to developing global leaders throughout their careers. According to Mercer's research, the critical steps for starting this process include:
Identifying high global-potential talent pool and tracking their development
Valuing and managing global mobility activities by requiring international assignments at a certain managerial level and creating a mobility function within Talent or Organisational Development to manage success
Charting the course by knowing the stepping-stone roles toward global leadership using the full complement of development assignments, from multi-year overseas assignments to short term in-country projects to global team projects
Building standardised and rigorous performance and talent management systems that are global
Employers are investing more in talent but it's not effective, says Mercer
Rise of 'global nomads' causes problems for employee benefits strategy, Mercer study shows
Staff are unsure of employers reasons for talent management schemes
Global mobility strategies do not meet boardroom agendas, says Deloitte
Employers unprepared for ageing workforce
Employers think graduates are unprepared for the workplace


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When it came time for the Madison Public Library Foundation to choose a nonprofit auditor, they looked for someone who understood their organization and the many nuances of nonprofit financials. The Foundation is required to submit their financial statements to the City of Madison, and they needed someone who could provide an accurate audit in a condensed timeframe. The library has many initiatives including capital campaigns, endowments, annual fund drives and grants which creates a complexity to their financials that varies from year to year.
"We chose SVA because of their reputation in the community for supporting nonprofit organizations. Their experience in this arena provided a comfort level for our Board," said Jenni Collins, Executive Director of the Madison Public Library Foundation.
SVA was able to draw on their expertise with nonprofits to provide comparisons, benchmarks and best practices, which gave additional insights as they presented the financial picture for the Madison Public Library Foundation Board. The financial statements were presented in a way that everyone could easily digest.
"SVA is a trusted resource and team member that we draw upon all year to ensure our continued success," stated Jenni. "We appreciate their professionalism and rely on the level of communication they provide for us."
SVA's reputation and expertise with nonprofits made them our first choice! Their ability to turn the work around in a condensed timeframe, and in a way that all Board of Director members could digest easily, has made them an invaluable resource to us.


Well done all who helped get this project completed.
Dauntsey wanted its pub back... the Trust wanted a Canal Centre and a Community Centre.
On 1st December four and a bit years after we started... that is what we have achieved.


Jlin - Autobiography (Music from Wayne McGregor's Autobiography). Vinyl LP, CD. Planet Mu.
Here we are over a year later with "Autobiography," the score for her collaboration with renowned British choreographer Wayne McGregor (a collaboration arranged by Krakow's Unsound). This isn't technically her third album (that's due to arrive in 2019 or 2020), but the soundtrack stands up on its own with all the emotional peaks and troughs of a well-sequenced LP.


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Q: Why would my computer freeze every time when using Memtest86+ 5.01 I have an "old" computer:
Lenovo ThinkPad T61:

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*Intel Core Duo processor T7100(1.8GHz), T7300(2GHz)

*8GB RAM

*BIOS Version: 7LETC9WW (2.29 )

*Xubuntu 20.04

I've been having some system freezes lately so I decided to launch the memory test. Every single time I run it, the computer always freezes at the exact same point.
I have included a screenshot to show where it is freezing.

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     Memtest86+ 5.01        | Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7100 @ 1.80GHz
CLK: 1796 MHz (X64 Mode)    | Pass 0%
L1 Cache: 32K 27205 MB/s    | Test 55% #####################
L2 Cache: 2048K 13011 MB/s  | Test #2  [Address test, own address Parellel]
L3 Cache: None              | Testing: 4096M - 6144M   2048M of 8118M
Memory  : 8118M   2741 MB/s | Pattern:   address            | Time:   0:00:04
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Core#: 0 (SMP: Disabled)               | RAM: 299 MHz (DDR2-598) - BCLK: 179
State: \ Running...                    | Timings: CAS 5-5-5-15 @ 128-bit Mode
Cores:  1 Active /  1 Total (Run: All) | Pass:       0        Errors:      0
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Memory SPD Informations
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(ESC)exit  (c)configuration  (SP)scroll_lock  (CR)scroll_unlock

The little plus sign after "Memtext 86" is also binking.
Any ideas why this might be dying?

A: Memtest86 is a fairly robust program, probably due to its simplicity.  I have seen it fail when my motherboard was going out.  This computer was actually a controller for a CNC, so its failure mode was to eat messages at random times, dropping commands or even tools.  When I ran Memtest86 while it was failing it would freeze on me, though I don't remember if the plus sign would continue blinking or not.

A: I just have a very similar issue with a laptop HP EliteBook 840 G6, i5-8356U, 8 GB DDR3, BIOS 1.09: Memtest86+ 5.01 freezes after about 2 seconds, although the "+" sign upper left kept blinking. The system has no problems otherwise.
I found https://www.memtest86.com/tech_freezing-lockups.html which gave me hints towards possible BIOS or UEFI issues. I tried with single or multi threading, that did not help. What helped me was trying with the address range. Hit "c" often right after the program starts.
So my solution is to limit the upper address to "5888m".
At 5892m and higher it freezes again (I tried several values).
I also saw other threads here that say to limit to 4096m.
The downside of course is that some RAM is not tested this way.
By the way, 5888 dec = 1700 hex = 0001 0111 0000 0000 binary, so it is not an odd number, not sure if this helps.

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This hyperlinked CD is a complete library of 54 review games. You will find patterns and instructions for 20 flannel board games, 12 overhead transparency games, 10 grab bag games, 6 "impromptu" games, and 6 chalkboard games. The game pieces and transparencies can be made quickly and easily on your church photocopier.


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Liliam Cuenca González (La Habana, Cuba; 25 de junio de 1944) es una artista cubana.
Realizó estudios en 1974 en la Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas "San Alejandro", La Habana.

Exposiciones individuales
 1978 "Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes", La Habana, Cuba
 1990 "Ridel Gqllery", Puerto Rico.
 1995 "Metro Dade Cultural Resource Center". Miami, Florida, EE. UU.

Exposiciones colectivas
 1973 III Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, La Habana
 1976 VI Salón Nacional Juvenil de Artes Plásticas, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, La Habana, Cuba
 1983 Museo Ayacucho, Cumaná, Venezuela.
 1984 Museo de Arte La Rinconada, Caracas, Venezuela.
 1989 Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, EE. UU.
 1996 The Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut, EE. UU.

Premios
 1979 Primer Premio en Calcografía. 1.ª. Trienal de Grabado Víctor Manuel. Galería de La Habana, Cuba.

Artistas contemporáneos de Cuba
Pintores de Cuba del siglo XX
Nacidos en La Habana


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D.A.V. AMBUJA VIDYA NIKETAN (DARLAGHAT)
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself"- John Dewey, American philosopher & educationist
D A V Ambuja Vidya Niketan, Darlaghat opened its portals for the young buds in 1997. It is located in the lush green vicinity of Shivalik hills in Northern Himalayas. It is a project school of Ambuja Cements Limited and D. A. V. CMC New Delhi. From a modest beginning, D. A. V. Ambuja Vidya Niketan, Darlaghat enjoys a position of eminence among the District schools today. The school has strength of over 850 students and nearly 35 teaching and non teaching staff members.
Today our school has emerged as one of the leading schools in Himachal with the superior infrastructural facilities and the innovative and quality teaching-learning methods it has evolved. The school has a well equipped Library, Science Laboratories, Music Room and Computer Lab. An aesthetically developed school garden boasts of some of the rarest and beautiful species of herbal plants and flowers. The school culture is built on encouragement, motivation, warmth and affection to achieve true harmony, peace & happiness. With the dedicated efforts of the Principal and the team of teachers, the school is poised to move to greater heights of glory and helps every child to possess a balanced personality and inculcate in him the values of being humane. School is designed to ensure the progress of each student through activities. We believe in combining the secular education, our Vedic value culture and heritage with a motive to prepare the students to face future challenges of today's world. Regular interaction with the parents helps the school to take the remedial steps in improving the overall performance of the child and to groom his entity. Monthly hawans make the school atmosphere congenial and receptive to education.
School has achieved many milestones in both scholastic and co-scholastic areas for the past many years and has shown commendable excellence in CBSE class X and XII board results.
Year of establishment of school is 1994.
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Whether NOC from State/UT or recommendation of embassy of India obtained? Yes from State
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ii.NOC issuing date 26.02.2019
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By Brendon G. Tillman, M.D., Mickaila J. Johnston, M.D.
A 26-year-old woman with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) was referred for positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) to evaluate a new pancreatic mass. Axial CT (A) and fused PET-CT (B) images show an ovoid hypermetabolic low-density lesion in the subcutaneous fat of the left thigh, abutting the posterior muscular compartment. Subsequent ultrasound shows the lesion to be hyperechoic (C, arrow). Differential considerations included hibernoma, liposarcoma, atypical lipoma, and metastases. Ultrasound-guided biopsy revealed a hibernoma.
Hibernomas typically have attenuation between fat and muscle with varying degrees of enhancement.2 On ultrasound, hibernomas are usually well-delineated and hyperechoic, similar to lipomas. They are intensely fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid and have signal intensity similar to fat on MR. Imaging is not diagnostic. Percutaneous biopsy can be helpful, but surgical excision is usually recommended.
Murphey MD, Carrol JF, Flemming DJ, et al. From the archives of the AFIP: benign musculoskeletal lipomatous lesions. Radiographics 2004;24(5):1433-1466.
Daubner D, Spieth S, Pablik J, et al. Hibernoma – two patients with a rare lipoid soft-tissue tumour. BMC Med Imaging 2015;15:4.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.
Tillman BG, Johnston MJ. At the Viewbox: Hibernoma. J Am Osteopath Coll Radiol. 2016;5(3):27.
Brendon G. Tillman, M.D., Mickaila J. Johnston, M.D.
Drs. Tillman and Johnston are with the Department of Radiology, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA.