The idea that CEOs are demanding and even ruthless Machiavellian types has become something of a cliche in American cinema. From Montgomery Burns on The Simpsons to Bobby Axelrod on Billions, the belief that CEOs will stop at nothing to get their way has become an entrenched stereotype.
Yet, in the modern workplace, the reality is quite the opposite. The most successful CEOs IRL are well-adjusted leaders who know how to harness their emotional intelligence as a way to bring out the best in others.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos uses his self-deprecating humor to make others feel comfortable with him. Elon Musk has thanked Tesla owners on Twitter for taking a chance on his cars when experts said his company wouldn't work. And then there's Ford's former CEO Alan Mulally, who wrote handwritten notes to employees, praising their work.
Whatever business or industry you're in, making human connections with your customers and the people who work for you is crucial. People want to do business with — and work with — someone they can trust, and trust is built upon humanity.
Here's how 5 of the world's most successful CEOs have used emotional intelligence to their advantage, and how it has helped them to garner respect and elevate their leadership.
The concept of emotional intelligence has been around since the 1995 publication of psychologist Daniel Goleman's bestselling book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.
Self-Awareness – Do you know your own strengths and weaknesses and are you willing to admit to them accordingly?
Self-Regulation – Do you take the time to think before you speak or act? Are you able to cope with things that are outside of your control?
Motivation – Are you motivated by money and power or do you see your work as something you're passionate about? Are you willing to take on new challenges?
Empathy – Can you respectfully communicate with others, especially people from other cultures, religions, and ethnicities?
Social Skills – Are you able to argue for your point of view without alienating others?
These are all soft skills, but they impact how well business leaders make decisions, tolerate stress, and manage time, among other things. These are all important factors in whether CEOs earn respect and find success in the organization they lead.
Here are some of the best examples of business leaders who have not only inspired others with their success but have earned the respect of the people they work with thanks to their EQ.
Elon Musk stands inside a rocket awaiting assembly. Image: SpaceX Media.
After claims of a higher than average injury rate at Tesla's Fremont factory, CEO Elon Musk urged workers to report all injuries, adding he would personally visit the factory floor and perform the same tasks as injured Tesla staff.
Going forward, I've asked that every injury be reported directly to me, without exception. I'm meeting with the safety team every week and would like to meet every injured person as soon as they are well so that I can understand from them exactly what we need to do to make it better. I will then go down to the production line and perform the same task that they perform.
Key takeaways: Actions speak louder than words. Musk's offer to work alongside factory workers with a goal to better understanding their perspective shows that he genuinely cares. Although time-consuming for a CEO known for working 80-90 hours a week, this exercise builds empathy and can be motivating for disgruntled employees.
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 2008. Image: Wikimedia Commons.
There's huge value in writing thank you notes to employees. During the 10 years Douglas Conant served as CEO of Campbell Soup Company, he turned the suffering business around, putting the focus back on the people who worked there. He wrote 30,000 hand-written "thank-you" notes to his employees, an exercise that required that he pay attention to each and every person in the company.
But what about writing letters to your employees' parents?
That's exactly what PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi did after visiting India to see her mother when she took on the company's top job. Sitting in her mom's living room, an endless stream of visitors and random people started showing up, telling her mom what a good job she had done raising her daughter. Other than saying hello, the visitors hardly spoke a word to Nooyi at all.
As Nooyi explains on The David Rubenstein Show, she realized her parents were responsible for much of her success and they deserved the praise. "It occurred to me that I had never thanked the parents of my executives for the gift of their child to PepsiCo," she says.
Parents wrote back to her, saying they were honored. Some of the executives even told her it was the best thing that had ever happened to their parents.
"You need to look at the employee and say, 'I value you as a person. I know that you have a life beyond PepsiCo, and I'm going to respect you for your entire life, not just treat you as employee number 4,567,'" she says.
Key takeaways: Through her unique and unusual display of gratitude, Nooyi bonded with her executive team in a heartfelt and deeply personal way that helped her build loyalty and morale. No wonder she has a 75% in-house approval rating.
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Sir Richard Branson, a world-famous entrepreneur, adventurer, activist and business icon has launched a dozen billion-dollar businesses and hundreds of other companies. All this despite the fact he was a dyslexic school drop-out.
Branson is open about the fact that he struggled with dyslexia in his youth. He advocates for better support for young people to help them understand dyslexia as a "different and brilliant way of thinking." He's a big supporter of Made By Dyslexia, a charity dedicated to changing the stigma around it.
The blog post has been shared more than 26,000 times.
Key takeaways: Branson's post taps into all five components of emotional intelligence — he's self-aware and admits dyslexia has been a weakness (and a strength), he writes about coping with a condition outside of his control, he shows that dyslexia was a motivation for his success, he displays empathy for young people who also have the condition, and he puts his point across — his sincere letter to himself and, you could say, other dyslexics — in a caring and meaningful way.
While listening to the brilliant Freakonomics podcast the other day, I came across the story of Jack Welch and how blowing up a factory became a defining leadership lesson (This podcast about how to become a CEO is worth a listen!).
In his mid-twenties, Welch was the manufacturing head of a pilot plant producing a new plastic. After only working a short time at GE after earning his Ph.D., he was sitting in his office across from the plant when he heard a huge explosion. When he looked out his window he saw all the smoke, the roof destroyed and shattered glass everywhere. Incredibly, no one was hurt.
He was called to New York to explain what had happened to the higher ups and says the drive was the longest ride of his career.
Mentally prepared for the worst, he thought he was going to get fired. But instead of being raked over the coals, Welch says the executive — a chemical engineer and former MIT professor — calmly asked him what had happened and if he knew how to fix it.
Welch would eventually become chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001.
Key takeaways: Instead of firing Welch, the executive was empathetic, turning an expensive mistake into both a lesson for Welch and an opportunity to innovate. In the end, the failed project resulted in a better product than GE's risk-averse competitors.
Satya Nadella at the Microsoft Search Summit event in San Francisco in 2010. Image: Johannes Marliem.
Satya Nadella was a relative nobody — a low-profile computer scientist who had been with Microsoft for decades — when he took over as CEO in 2014. And he had a couple of big acts to follow — Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates. But he's proven himself, leading the software giant to more than $85 million in annual revenue while also investing in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, augmented reality and quantum computing.
One embarrassing fail under his watch was the launch of a Twitter bot named Tay that was designed to advance artificial intelligence communication. The public experiment went horribly wrong in less than 16 hours when people started taking advantage of the bot and Tay started tweeting racist and profane comments, prompting Microsoft to shut the project down and later apologize.
"If people are doing things out of fear, it's hard or impossible to actually drive any innovation," says Nadella.
The team went on to create Zo, a new AI chatbot that was launched last year and so far, so good.
Key takeaways: We're only human and everyone makes mistakes. Nadella's email showed his employees that he has their back. By encouraging them to learn from the experience, rather than scold them over a public failure, he motivated them to continue giving the project their all.
One of the most powerful ways to put emotional intelligence into action is to learn the difference between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and how these three interact and affect us in different ways.
In order to sharpen your EQ, start by practicing empathy. Whenever you feel yourself getting into a disagreement, pause for a second and put yourself in the other person's shoes and try and see things from their perspective.
When you make mistakes, step back and examine what went wrong so you can learn from what happened and do better next time. Think about what motivates you and take note if you are motivated by money and power rather than something you care about.
The ability to stay cool and manage stress.
The ability to be assertive and express difficult emotions when necessary.
The ability to stay proactive, not reactive in the face of a difficult person.
The ability to bounce back from adversity.
The ability to express intimate emotions in close, personal relationships.
Regularly practicing these key skills and being self-aware when it comes to your emotions will help increase your EQ over time.
While it's true that steely determination and even greed often drive performance and profits, it's an approach that no longer fits in most modern workplaces. Emotional intelligence characterizes the most successful and human organizations. And the business leaders above use EQ to their advantage, earning respect within their companies and expanding their business.
What tends to set these executives apart is a level of disciplined self-awareness that helps them develop as leaders faster than the average CEO, as well as knowing how to put together a complementary team around them.
While most leaders know that emotional intelligence is a key to their success in businesses, developing it is a lifelong objective, not a quick exercise. And for CEOs who hold people's careers in their hands, achieving a level of EQ is a responsibility.
At Pagely, our own CEO Joshua Strebel's EQ makes our day to day that much more enjoyable. We're treated as family here, and we never doubt that both Strebel, and the COO (who happens to be his wife) Sally, have our backs.
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Трка на 400 метара у мушкој конкуренцији на Светском првенству у атлетици 2011. у Тегуу одржана је 28. и 30. августа. на стадиону Тегу.

Титулу је бранио Лашон Мерит из САД, а који је дошао на првентво, после издржне забране такмичења од 2 године. Забрана је била на снази у време одржавања отвореног првенства САД у атлетици, па Мерит није могао да се такмичи. Од 1997. постоји пракса да победник Светског првенства аутоматски добио позив за следеће првенство, али САД предвиђа светски првак мора да се такмиче у националним првенствима. Посебном одлуком -{USATF}- дозвољено је да се Мерит такмичи. Мерит због немогућности да се такмичи пре првенства није био у потребној форми.

У квалификацијама спортисти обично покушавају користи минимални напор да прођу у други круг, међутим Мерит постиже резултат 44,35 који је најбољи светски резултат сезоне. Медијска пажња је фокусирана на Оскара Писторијусу из Јужноафричке Републике којем су као малом ампутиране обе ноге, такмичи се са уграђеним протезама и резултатом 45,39 квалификовао за полуфинале.

У првом полуфиналу Мерит је без већег напора победио са 44,76, Џермејн Гонзалес у трећем са 44,99 а 18-годишњи Кирани Џејмс лагано у другом са 45,20. Поред њих у финале су прошли и други такмичар из мале Гренаде Рондел Бартоломју, те близанци из Белгије Кевин и Жонатан Борле. Писториус је трчао 46,19 у свом полуфиналу и није се квалификовао. Светски првак постао је Кирани Џејмс победивши Лашон Мерита у самом циљу временом од 44,60 секунда.

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 4.  Белгија (2)
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 7.  Костарика (1)
 8.  Куба (1)
 9.  Демократска Република Конго (1)
 10.  Доминика (1)
 11.  Доминиканска Република (1)

 12.  Уједињено Краљевство (1)
 13.  Гренада (2)
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 16.  Јапан (1)
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 18.  Нигер (1)
 19.  Оман (1)
 20.  Палестина (1)

 21.  Папуа Нова Гвинеја (1)
 22.  Парагвај (1)
 23.  Пољска (1)
 24.  Катар (1)
 25.  Русија (1)
 26.  Јужноафричка Република (1)
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Рекорди пре 26. август 2011.

Најбољи резултати у 2011. години
Десет најбржих атлетичара године на 400 метара пре првенства (27. августа 2011), заузимали су следећи пласман. Два најбоља времена држе представници Гренаде, Кирани Џејмс и Рондел Бартоломју.

Полуфинале
Квалификација: По два најбоља из сваке групе (КВ) плус два најбоља по времену (кв) се квалификују за финале.

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 Резултати такмичења на 400 метара на званичном сајту ИААФ

Светско првенство у атлетици на отвореном 2011.
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Wits Medical Student Tries To Stop BBC Interview
BBC Interview Wits Medical Students (@Yow_Lisa, Twitter) A recent video shows the BBC trying to interview a University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) fifth-year medical student about the ongoing #FeesMustFall protests that have rocked our campuses. The video has received thousands of views and comments on...
By Daniël Eloff
BBC Interview Wits Medical Students (@Yow_Lisa, Twitter)
A recent video shows the BBC trying to interview a University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) fifth-year medical student about the ongoing #FeesMustFall protests that have rocked our campuses. The video has received thousands of views and comments on social media.
In the video, the medical student, identified as Raheem Meer, tells the BBC reporter, Karen Allen, that there is a possibility of graduating later than expected because of the free tertiary education protests. The video then shows another medical student named Xola Nohaji-Mkoko, who tells Meer that he is misrepresenting the #FeesMustFall movement – her issue seemingly being the fact that Meer is not giving an honest representation of the situation.
This video calls for a number of issues to be addressed. These issues are discussed on a factual basis without discussing the #FeesMustFall movement itself and the merit of this movement. Nor will this article entertain the idea that the discussion that Nohaji-Mkoko is trying to foster is important.
After the incident, Nohaji-Mkoko posted via her personal social media account that she is "open for engagement". The author strongly disagrees with this point made by the Johannesburg-based student. To be open for engagement would mean that one is willing to listen to diverse opinions, especially those that do not support the side of the argument that you fall on. Secondly, being open for engagement means evaluating the given facts and debating and discussing on these grounds.
Let us then look at the facts. Meer stated that medical students at Wits (and possibly many other universities) could face a delayed graduation. This in itself is true; the possibility does exist.
Furthermore, Meer stated that this delay in graduating is due to the protests that have been taking place. Again, objectively speaking, if it were not for the #FeesMustFall protests, medical students would most likely have been graduating at the end of this year. So far there is not much to factually dispute in this regard.
Nohaji-Mkoko's answer to these statements is that Meer is misrepresenting the movement. She feels that saying the graduation of students might be held up because of #FeesMustFall is giving a misleading account of the movement. The author would challenge Nohaji-Mkoko to prove the opposite without dealing with the emotions of the movement but with the facts and effects thereof.
A further accusation is made by Nohaji-Mkoko that the BBC is pushing one narrative of the #FeesMustFall movement. She then repeats the words "misrepresenting" to prove her point. The irony of this statement is amusing. By trying to shut down and prevent an interview from happening, Nohaji-Mkoko herself is only showing and engaging with one side of their narrative – a narrative that she and her #FeesMustFall colleagues wish to enhance. This narrative also does not take responsibility for the effects of having fewer interns working in our public hospitals, although it seems a bridge too far to expect a sense of responsibility from students who plainly reject the effects that their movements have on themselves.
Although #FeesMustFall is imperative, according to the Wits student Nohaji-Mkok, it does not make discussions about effects of the movement irrelevant.
If discussing the factual effects of a situation is wrong and a misrepresentation of a movement, one has to start questioning the legitimacy of the movement. At some point, the members of the #FeesMustFall movement will have to realize that actions have effects and that the perceived nobility of the actions does not summarily scrap the implications that follow.
#FeesMustFall
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Daniël Eloff
Daniël is a Senior Staff Writer at the Rational Standard. He is a co-founder of AGENDA a South African non-profit aimed at enabling and empowering young South Africans with debating and public speaking skills and currently works at Hurter Spies Inc, which specialises in public interest and civil rights litigation, while completing his LLM degree in constitutional- and cyber law. He is also a co-host of the Afrikaans podcast Podlitiek.
Malinda Nel 6 years ago Reply
It has to be obvious that debating anything rational with the FMF's so-called students is impossible. I have read that both student representatives, miss Kalli and miss Hassan are members of the Muslim Students Association… maybe being a Muslim who uses my tax money to go to university gives them the right (their skewed ideas) to burn vehicles and cars?
zeeya 6 years ago Reply
You can take your money to whatever Muslim you come from, you think you are the only one paying tax in this country.
I have no idea what kind of insult you are trying to convey… I do not come from any Muslim country, but from the failed state of South Africa.
What part of my commenting is insulting to you? Its interesting that you say this country has failed and you are still here, enjoying all the lavish life style that you will not be able to afford in whatever country you come from…. if it has failed why don't you just leave. This arrogance is annoying!!!
Kate 6 years ago
Infantile argument. You know nothing about this person, aside from her race. And you don't know what kind of lifestyle she lives. Your prejudice is on glaring display here.
I hope you can do better than telling someone to go away simply because you don't like or can't refute their argument. That's kindergarten stuff. Although, it's what we've come to expect from the Fallists, the "movement" that brought us that "Science Must Fall" bollocks.
al.viljoen@yahoo.com 6 years ago
A reply you would expect from a 5 year old – you are truly stupid.
zeeya 6 years ago
Why don't you crawl back under the rock you came from you retarded twat.
Eye Patch Morty 6 years ago Reply
True, but we dnt really know what was said before the camera started rolling. The girl jumped in half way through the guys answer so it's pretty likely that she was responding to something said before
Steven van Staden 6 years ago Reply
Of course we don't hear what anyone else wishes to say when the hectoring harpies speak.
Harald Sitta 6 years ago Reply
Bully-boys, gutter-girls…. who did they come through primary school ??
Mhaji-Mkoko's hectoring, aggressive argument and her refusal to hear a conflicting point of view is notoriously typical of the spokespeople of this FMF student mentality. Afrocentric diktat is in. Truth is out.
Shadeburst 6 years ago Reply
Millennials. Sigh.
Xola you did us proud, when we see these actions from young black future leaders we know that the country is in good hands. Aluta!!
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Łódź and its surroundings
Łódź with its 850,000 inhabitants is the second largest city of Poland. In the 19th century, textile factories began developing here with unimaginable rapidity. A testimony of industrial architecture, they carry the same message as the superb palaces of their former owners and still well preserved workers' housing estates.
Among the most glamorous residences are those of banker Maksymilian Goldfeder, publisher Jan Petersilge and factory-owner Juliusz Heinzel, all located in ul. Piotrkowska. In the same street stands the Grand Hotel, one of the largest and most modern European hotels erected at the turn of the 19th century.
Łódź developed around ul Piotrkowaska, its 4.5 km main north-south axis with many Art Nouveau buildings, elegant shops, restaurants, pubs, offices and the most popular city's promenade. The city's cultural offer is very rich in special events. The leading events include the Festival of the Dialogue of Four Cultures (September – October), Łódź Ballet Meetings held every second year in May-June (next in 2007). At the far end of ul. Piotrkowska stands the White Factory – today home to the Museum of Textile Industry. The mansion of Leopold Rudolf Kindermann at ul. Wólczańska 31 passes for one of the most stunning Art Nouveau masterpieces in Poland. The formerPoznański family palace at ul. Więckowskiego 36 is housing a most intriguing collection of Polish modern art. Another palace and a former property of the factory owner Israel Poznański at ul. Ogrodowa 15 is occupied by the Historical Museum of Łódź. In its side wing is a museum of Arthur Rubinstein, the famous pianist and composer born in Łódź. The residence known as Księży Młyn is a good example of the economic leap performed by 19th century Łódź. After the costly renovation, the palace, situated at ul. Przędzalnicza 72, was turned into a museum presenting life of the Łódź factory owners to an amazing detail. At ul. Bracka 40 stretches one of Europe's largest Jewish cemeteries with as many as 180,000 graves.
The city is metamorphosing into a modern cultural metropolis. By young people, it is now mostly associated with techno culture. Around ul. Piotrkowska spreads the area of club life with its stock of bars, clubs and discos. Today Łódź is an important center of science and culture with many colleges, scientific and research institutes, opera, operetta, philharmonic hall, theatres and museums. After WW II, Łódź became the national center of cinematography. Roman Polański is a graduate of the city's famous State High School of Film and Theater.
Łowicz is well-known for its multi-colour folk costumes on display in the museum at Rynek Kościuszki 4, and the famousCorpus Christi processions. The 18th and 19th century houses line both old town squares. It is worth to drop a glimpse at the neoclassical town hall and the 15th century collegiate church with a later Baroque overlay. In Nieborów stands one of the most famous Polish palaces. The very well-preserved twostoried construction was raised in 1690-96. Today, the palace is home to the Warsaw branch of the National Museum, presenting a valuable collection of masterpieces once belonging to the Radziwiłł family. In Tum, north of Łódź, there is a Romanesque collegiate church of great historical value. The three-nave basilica founded in 1141-61 is believed to be Poland's largest Romanesque church.
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Port Saint John dynamo Betty MacMillan is retiring
Betty MacMillan, a champion for cruising in Canada/New England and her own Port Saint John, New Brunswick, is retiring July 10.
'She is a pioneer in the cruise industry and we owe her a debt of gratitude for working so diligently for so many years to create a business that is incredibly important to our community and region. Betty will be missed but her legacy will endure,' said Andrew Dixon, SVP trade and business development, Port Saint John.
In 1989, the port tasked MacMillan with finding out about the cruise sector. 'I totally fell in love with the business,' she said.
She had a gift for the job. Dixon called her a 'natural master of developing business relationships that are very personal to her and longstanding for sure.'
A 'standout career'
Stein Kruse, group CEO of Holland America Group and Carnival UK, said every time he met MacMillan 'she was sure to remind me about how enjoyable Saint John was for cruise guests.' He continued: 'There's no doubt the port is so successful due to her continued commitment to developing it as a cruise destination and providing a welcoming environment to cruise guests. Betty's passion helped to develop a wonderfully diverse and memorable experience over the years that shows off the best of the Bay of Fundy for visitors.' Kruse congratulated MacMillan on a 'standout career.'
In 2018, she was acknowledged internationally by being named 'Port Personality of the Year' at the Seatrade Cruise Awards in Lisbon.
'One of the best parts of working in the cruise industry and at Royal Caribbean is to be able to meet and partner with representatives of destinations from around the world to promote and deliver an amazing experience for our guests,' said Chris Allen, VP global deployment and itinerary planning, Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises. 'Betty stands in the pantheon of destination leaders tirelessly representing the Port of Saint John with charm and class. She is a great champion of the industry and friend and will be missed.'
Getting cruise ships to Saint John wasn't a shoo-in. The two key challenges: It's not an incidental port — cruise ships have to go out of their way to get there, adding fuel costs — and the Bay of Fundy's tides are the world's highest.
But MacMillan brushed off the challenges, first targeting lines that didn't call Canada/New England by touting the region and then honing Saint John's cruise ship welcome into something memorable.
A band played on arrival, and a piper on departure. For many years, every woman who stepped from a cruise ship received a rose. Now the meet and greet staff hand out commemorative pins, which change each year for collectors.
And the phenomenon of the world's highest tides is also an attraction. Visitors can even walk on the ocean floor at low tide at Hopewell Rocks, a unique shore excursion.
'We're the active port of call. There are so many active things to do,' MacMillan said.
This year would reached 3m
In Saint John's peak 2010 season, more than 200,000 passengers visited. If not for 2020's extraordinary circumstances, the port would have broken that record and welcomed its 3 millionth cruise passenger this season.
'It would have been pretty hard to imagine 30 years ago that 3 million people would come to Saint John on cruise ships, and all go home with wonderful words about Saint John,' MacMillan said. 'It's wonderful what this has done for the city.'
She insisted she's 'been given way too much credit. It never comes down to one person. [Tour operator] Aquila from day one has been there as a fantastic partner. They're always innovating. They're so professional. The city invested in paving streets and widening streets.' And Port Saint John has been 'forward-thinking' and 'hasn't been afraid to invest.' It built two dedicated cruise terminals, equipping them with hydraulic boarding bridges and Yokohama fenders.
'The captains love them,' MacMillan said.
There have been peaks and valleys in cruise numbers. The North American Emissions Control Area cost quite a bit of business, she noted.
MacMillan came up with all kinds of creative ways to keep Saint John top of mind. One year the port sent postcards to cruise executives, one with a poem about the difference in spelling between Saint John and St. John's (Newfoundland). That elicited a letter from Carnival Cruise Line President Bob Dickinson.
At one point, Carnival was bringing 70,000 passengers a year. Terry Thornton, formerly SVP nautical and port operations, called MacMillan a driving force who excelled at listening to the ideas and needs for the cruise lines. 'Working with her team and the local stakeholders, continuous improvements in the guest experience were made,' Thornton said. 'Her passion and enthusiastic approach to the business was such a great asset for us. She will be missed but I know that her accomplishments will serve the port well in the future.'
First cruise call in 1989
In 1989, when Saint John decided to look into the cruise sector, MacMillan attended her first Seatrade conference in Miami and that autumn, Cunard needed a safe harbor from Hurricane Gabriel for Cunard Princess. 'We rolled out the red carpet. We wanted to make an impression. That gave me something to sell to the cruise lines. I said "We did this with two days' notice. Imagine what we could do with a year's notice.'
'City wowed by floating hotel'
Ships did come the following year and kept coming. In the early 1990s, when a top luxury vessel, Royal Viking Sun, arrived, MacMillan considered it a 'major coup,' affirmation that 'We made it.' She laughs now about the local headline: 'City wowed by floating hotel.'
One of her favorite memories was QE2's maiden call on Aug. 5, 1992, when people from all over New Brunswick flocked to see the famous Cunarder. 'What was so great about getting QE2 is that people at the port authority told me that would never happen. I was also told we would never have two ships at the same time.'
In fact, Saint John has handled four cruise ships simultaneously.
When the Marco Polo Cruise Terminal opened, Princess President Alan Buckelew was guest of honor. MacMillan whisked Buckelew and Steve Nielsen to Hopewell Rocks by helicopter, something she also did for former Royal Caribbean executive Adam Goldstein and former Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Kevin Sheehan.
By motor coach it's a long trek — two hours each way — but Aquila Tours found a way to sell it and their great guides keep people engaged on the way. MacMillan credits Princess Cruises' Crystal Morgan for insisting Saint John offer Hopewell Rocks as a shore excursion.
ACCA and the first Canada/New England Cruise Symposium
One of MacMillan's proudest accomplishments was being a founding member of the Atlantic Canada Cruise Association, along with Lynn Ledwidge of Halifax. A Tourism Canada report had noted the west coast was doing well because of Alaska, and since so many cruise ships were on order, it was thought eastern Canada could pick up some of the older vessels.
In 1997, the Atlantic Canada Cruise Association was formally launched, with support from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Each province received $5,000 to do something cruise-related, and MacMillan invited Princess Cruises' Tom Anderson to speak in New Brunswick. He agreed, provided she could get tour operators to come. She did, and things snowballed.
Bruce Nierenberg, then founder/president of Premier Cruise Lines, was the keynote speaker, and other cruise executives included Gordon Buck of Carnival and Rick Strunck and Mark Ittel of Royal Caribbean. It was a great success, with more than 100 attendees.
At that 2000 event, a representative of Québec invited everyone there the following year. And so the Canada/New England Cruise Symposium became an annual event, rotating to a different city ever since. Saint John has hosted twice.
Natalie Allaby to take over
Natalie Allaby, MacMillan's understudy for four years, will assume the manager of cruise development role. 'She is absolutely up to the challenge. She'll be wonderful,' MacMillan said. Allaby has accompanied her to Seatrade and Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association events.
'She's very well-accepted by the lines. She's got the personality and the determination but is fun and you need that,' MacMillan said.
MacMillan's 'connections and relationships with the cruise lines and our local tourism community run very deep,' according to Allaby. 'I feel so fortunate to have learned the ropes from one of the best. Betty has equipped me with the knowledge and confidence to continue paving the way for cruise success in Saint John. I'll never fill her shoes but am humbled by the opportunity and challenge to try.'
'It's been an incredible experience working in this industry,' MacMillan said. 'A special thanks to all.'


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La Final de la Copa Italia 2021-22 fue la 75ª edición de la definición del torneo. La Final se disputó el 11 de mayo de 2022.

Finalistas
En negrita, las finales ganadas.

Sede de la Final
La final se jugará en el Estadio Olímpico de Roma, de Roma, Italia.

Camino a la final

Partido

Ficha

Véase también
 Serie A 2021-22
 Serie B 2021-22
 Serie C 2021-22
 Serie D 2021-22

Referencias

Copa Italia
Fútbol en 2022
Finales deportivas
Fútbol en Italia en 2022
Eventos deportivos celebrados en Roma


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Cosmic mystery: Astronomers capture dying star spewing rings of smoke
Zoom / View of the star V Hydrae or V Hya for short. In the throes of its death, the star unleashed a series of expanding rings that scientists calculated form every few hundred years, according to astronomer Mark Morris of the University of California.
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Astronomers have discovered a red giant star going through its final death throes in unprecedented detail, revealing an unusual feature. The star known as V Hydri (or V Hya for short), take out six distinct episodes of material, according to Preliminary version Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal. The exact mechanism of the formation of the mysterious "smoke rings" is not yet understood. However, the observation could shake up existing models for this late stage of stellar evolution and shed more light on the The fate of our sun.
"V Hydrae is caught in the process of shedding its atmosphere – eventually most of its mass – which is something most late-stage red giants do," Co-author Mark Morris said:, an astronomer at the University of California. However, "this is the first and only time a series of expanding rings has been seen around a star going through its death throes – a series of expanding 'smoke rings' that we thought get blown out every few hundred years."
red giants It is one of the final stages of star evolution. Once the star's core stops converting hydrogen into helium via nuclear fusion, gravity begins to compress the star, raising its internal temperature. This process ignites a shell of hydrogen burning around an inert core. Eventually, pressure and heating in the core caused the star to expand dramatically, reaching diameters between 62 million and 620 million miles (100 million to 1 billion km). Surface temperatures are relatively cool by stellar standards: 4000 to 5800 degrees Fahrenheit (2200 to 3200 degrees Celsius). So these stars take on an orange-red appearance, hence the nickname red giant.
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Zoom / V Hydrae is a carbon-rich star located 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Hydra.
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Eventually, the helium in the red giant's core will be spent, and the core will shrink again. Then become a star asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star (last stage of the red giant). The inner structure of the AGB star consists of a central core of carbon and oxygen, a shell in which fusion turns helium into carbon, and another shell where hydrogen turns into helium. These stars typically produce dramatic pulsations of increasing brightness every 100 to 1,000 days. In addition, intense surface winds cause the formation of a gaseous cloud known as the periplasm around the star.
These intense stellar winds will eventually dislodge the atmosphere and stellar atmosphere, and the star will become a white dwarf within a planetary nebula. The faster the rate at which an AGB star loses mass, the closer it is to that final transition. Our Sun will eventually become a red giant in about 5 billion years, eventually evolving into the AGB before finally evolving into a planetary nebula with a white dwarf star at its center.
This is the process as astronomers have understood it for years. However, V Hya's unusual characteristics make them rethink things. Located 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Hydra, V Hya is a carbon-rich star, meaning that its atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen. It has a high rate of mass loss, so astronomers believe it is likely in the process of shedding its atmosphere to become a planetary nebula.
Zoom / A view showing the carbon-rich star V Hya in its final chapter.
This AGB star is also interesting because every eight years or so, a large plasma eruption occurs, and a sharp dip in brightness occurs about every 17 years. These events indicate the presence of a companion star that is barely visible. (The decrease in brightness may be caused by a cloud associated with this second star passing in front of V Hya.)
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This latest study combines data from the Hubble Space Telescope with observations using the Atacama Large Millimeter/ Sub-millimeter Array (ALMA), which includes infrared, optical, and ultraviolet data to capture the death throes of V Hya across multiple wavelengths. The star is far away and shrouded in thick dust, but ALMA's high-resolution capabilities have revealed its rings and outflows in great detail.
The timing was also a coincidence. "V Hya is in a short but crucial transition that dying stars go through at the end of their lives," Co-author Raghvendra Sahai . said:, an astronomer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "It's the phase where they lose most of their mass. This phase probably doesn't last very long, so it's hard to catch it in the act. We were lucky with V Hya, and were able to photograph all the different activities going on in and around this star to better understand how the stars are lost. moribund for the mass at the end of its life."
Sahai and colleagues found that the star sheds its atmosphere by blowing out a series of smoke rings, which have extended outward over the course of 2,100 years or so to form a dust-disk-like region around V Hya. the team dubbed This structure is DUDE (disk undergoes dynamic expansion).
Their observations also revealed high-speed explosions of gas expelled from the star in opposite directions, perpendicular to the smoke rings, forming two hourglass-shaped structures. These structures expand at speeds of more than half a million miles per hour (240 km/s). "The discovery that this process can involve firing rings of gas, in conjunction with the production of intermittent, high-speed jets of material, brings a fascinating new wrinkle to our understanding of how stars end their lives," Morris said.
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All this indicates that the star is undergoing a particularly rapid evolution, which goes against the current model. "Our study dramatically reveals that the traditional model for how AGB stars die—by expelling mass fuels through relatively slow and steady globular winds over 100,000 years or more—is incomplete at best, or at worst incorrect," Sahi said. "It is very likely that a companion stellar or quasi-star plays an important role in their death. In the case of V Hya, the combination of a nearby and hypothetical distant companion star is responsible, at least to some extent, for the presence of its six rings, and the high-speed outbursts that cause the miraculous death of the star. ."
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The new EU Commission of Jean-Claude Juncker has officially started work. Assuming all goes smoothly, Juncker will remain in office until at least 31 October 2019 (with the option of running again for a second term). But what sort of Europe will the new Commission push for?
Now it's time to roll up the sleeves and get down to work. Europe's challenges cannot wait. As of today, my team and I will work hard to deliver Europe the new start we have promised. Together with a strong and experienced team I look forward to deliver for Europe during the next five years.
So Juncker looks forward to delivering… but what should he deliver?. We had a comment sent in by Lino who thinks that "If you had it bad with Barroso, Juncker will be the same or even worse". He doesn't expect any big policy changes from the new Commission, and is anticipating five mores years of the same.
To get a sense of what the previous Commission did on the environment (and what they didn't manage to do) we recently spoke to Janez Potocnik, former EU Commissioner for the Environment. What would he say had been his biggest achievements since taking office in February 2010?
And what advice would he give to the new Juncker Commission? What should be their top priorities for the environment?
What should the new Juncker Commission do to ensure a sustainable EU economy? What should they do differently to the previous Commission? Let us know your thoughts and comments in the form below, and we'll take them to policy-makers and experts for their reactions!
Why? Being 'Eurosceptic' means being for democracy (and against the undemocratic EU) and for political, monetary and social sovereignty (and against the wealth-destroying Euro).
Why would you not be 'Eurosceptic'?
@andres,you are completely off topic. The term Eurosceptic is utilized by EU Politicians to ridicule their criitics, this term doesnt correctly define what they are, they are critics, people with questions & opinions, & people with complaints just look at the Greeks,Romas,British,Swiss,Spanish etc., only a absolute fool would deny that the EU, Euro etc. has systematic deficits.
Sadly, as less informed one is- the more PRO EU one becomes! It want help safe the environment (from Monsanto) or kick start the economy.
Isn`t being tricked and lied to since 2002 not enough for You?
Bring criminal actions against the leaders of Luxembourg who allowed 300 companies to avoid paying billions in tax.
Unfortunately the conflict of interest means it will never happen.
I'm sure Juncker will be itching to do just that… oh wait that would be a bit embarrassing for himself, wouldn't it?
Luxembourg has the right to tax companies and people any way they want whether high low or not at all, who the hell do you think you are to accuse them of criminality, check yourself.
Stop forced European federalisation & brake up the EU !
I dont know what they should do, but i know what they will do. They will privatize the environment!
What a useless question, because after the free trade agreement corporations will be above the EU laws and national governments laws.
Juncker still doesn't know that economies cannot grow forever, that perpetual growth is impossible.
And another thing. Someone should investigate exactly which Luxembourgian politician approved all those shady tax deals with corporations. Well, we already know don't we? Isn't that right mister Juncker?
See, Juncker and Luxembourg only love the EU as long as they nationally benefit from it, hypocrites that they are.
Agree, but sadly Marcel, THEIR strategy is similar as one produces electricity- using the water differential called "hydro power": THEY harness the always available differential in the level of equality- namely- inequality- endless!
Improve the welfare, and living conditions for the people. Then they are able to buy more environmental – friendly products. Raise this spiral http://www.WWSEEP.com . Many people in Europe have to live under worse conditions. Start a development project.
Air, water, food. This is the priority for life. For the welfare we need the soul, the mood, the culture. See Maslows pyramide of needs. It would be better you do it. Your questions seems to be marketing. Avoid poverty and invest into the education. Please work according our targets. Very easy.
1. Set a deadline for car manufacturers to produce only zero emissions cars. 10 years from Jan 1 2015. Provide tax breaks for early adopters.
2. Set a deadline for closing all fossil fuel fired electricity plants. 15 years from Jan 1 2015 – but plants have to close if they have operated for 30 years before that deadline. Provide tax breaks for early closures.
3. Tax breaks for providing electric charging stations.
It is easy to set such goals for countries that are geographically privileged. It does not apply in countries like Greece where 2/3 of it are listed as "Least Favored Areas" (LFAs) and electricity (excluding dirty lignite) costs! However, in countries like Greece, the EU should have been prompt in financing railway expansion and modernization instead of autoroutes.
…… "geographically privileged"? Auto routes probably assisted Greece's tourist industry & B&B's to earn more Euros for Greece's folks- not the bloated civil service who has become a global joke!
The EU should have…….. or Greece should have……….?
This political joking started already in 1882 by building a 1000mm instead of the European standard 1435mm gauge track rail network! In 2009, bankers for Goldman and Morgan Stanley offered the Greek government a plan to overhaul its 13 billion Dollar debt (~5% of GDP) ridden railways.
per annum. German train drivers are on strike to better their pay of ~2,800 Dollars/month. (~40,000 Dollars/annum).
And Greeks can see nothing wrong with that?
Greeks misery is all Greek & its funeral has to be attended ruefully by all Greek folks now!
As a consolation- the indebtedness creep in the whole polit- EU will have to be paid back by EU generations in future- similar to today's Greece's big famine!
I wish good work to U. E.
promoting GMOs. With GMOs there is less food waste, and the foods holds longer: good for the environment!
Want to become a Walt Disney/Monsanto Mickey Mouse- to linger longer?
* While EC's Mr. Juncker is still in power- he could save his Luxembourg soul & prevent EU citizen from becoming MONSANTOS GM modified species of American Micky Mouse's!
* Prevent American Corporation to sue our EU Governments (us taxpayers)!
* Avoid the total takeover by Corporations (the global 1%) of Europe and guarantee everlasting serfdom to all its farmers and citizen- without the usual happy ending for ever! Its all trick- no treat- but treason!
* That is another reason not to trust the EC/EP with such important and life depending tasks, claiming unlimited power- without permission to act on behalf of its citizens! Not even dreaming to allow referendums in its Member States. Shame!
Should the EU sign such catastrophic contract- the whole of Europe must GUY FOX Brussels- but claim back sovereignty first.
* "Trond Johannessen" 3 points can thereafter be implemented.
The top priority should be solving the energy crisis. The European Union is reliant on outside sources of energy, and as we can see, this sometimes generates problems for us all (e.g. the frozen conflict with Russia, the Ukraine situation in which the Russian response to EU pressure was cutting gas supply for a number of EU member states), and this is even on top of the time bomb that has been set in place beginning with the industrial revolution: global warming and climate change. We need innovation in the energy sector, so we can evolve into a new energy paradigm – one of sustainable energy becoming our no. 1 source. Something needs to be done specifically about intellectual property rights for photo-voltaic energy, wind energy and bio-mass fuel, and how they are being accessed by developing countries. It's a known fact that clean energy is most of the times too expensive for these countries specifically because of IP rights.
And one more thing: say a definitive NO to TTIP, especially to the ISDS part. Corporations should never be above nation level regulations. Should they ever be, the environment will be the first to suffer from their greed.
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What he should do? …Ask the PEOPLE of EUROPE and not ONE person….
I agree with Marcel in his post above.
Here we see a more revealing story about the cheating Juncker. What was it the Queen in the Alice in Wonderland book used to cry out. Off with his? Now what was it?
As more of this man's real agenda in that job he stole is revealed the more we will wonder what to do about these hidden criminals. Incarcerate for life seems the only way to be rid of them.
How can we make Europe's cities greener?
Can big companies be trusted to be environmentally friendly?


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Knowledge Musona (* 21. Juni 1990 in Norton) ist ein simbabwischer Fußballspieler, der ab Sommer 2021 beim saudi-arabischen Verein Al-Tai FC unter Vertrag steht.

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Durch seinen Bruder, der in Simbabwe in der Zweiten Liga gekickt hatte kam er mit 16 Jahren in ein Team und ein Jahr später ist er in die Aces Youth Soccer Academy gekommen. Er spielte noch in der Jugend bei Haka United. Er wechselte im Juli 2009 zu den Kaizer Chiefs und unterschrieb dort einen Drei-Jahres-Vertrag. In der Saison 2009/10 kam er überwiegend als Einwechselspieler zum Einsatz, absolvierte dennoch 21 Ligaspiele, in denen ihm fünf Jokertore gelangen. Im Juli 2010 wurde er zum besten Neuling in der Premier Soccer League gewählt. Die Saison 2010/11 verhalf Musona zum Durchbruch. In 28 Spielen erzielte er 15 Tore und wurde Torschützenkönig in der Premier Soccer League. Durch seine guten Torjägerqualitäten machte er einige europäische Mannschaften, wie zum Beispiel wie Celtic Glasgow, FK Partizan Belgrad und den Bundesligisten TSG 1899 Hoffenheim auf sich aufmerksam.

Musona unterschrieb im Juli 2011 einen Fünfjahresvertrag bei der TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Sein Bundesliga-Debüt absolvierte er am 17. September (6. Spieltag) beim 3:1-Heimsieg über den VfL Wolfsburg, bei dem er in der 63. Minute für Chinedu Obasi eingewechselt wurde.

Für die Saison 2012/13 wurde Musona an den FC Augsburg verliehen. Nach 14 Ligaeinsätzen ohne Torerfolg für Augsburg wurde er für die Saison 2013/14 nach Südafrika an die Kaizer Chiefs weiterverliehen.

Nach Ablauf der Leihe kehrte Musona zur Saison 2014/15 zur TSG zurück. Ein weiteres Engagement bei den Kaizer Chiefs schlug Musona aus, da er zurück nach Europa wollte. Da er bei der TSG keine Rolle mehr spielte und sich bis zum Ende der Transferperiode kein neuer Arbeitgeber fand, trainierte Musona bei der zweiten Mannschaft mit. Zum 1. Januar 2015 wechselte Musona schließlich in die belgische Division 1A zum KV Ostende.

Nach 3½ Jahren und über 100 Einsätzen für Oostende, wechselte er zur Saison 2018/19 zum Ligakonkurrenten RSC Anderlecht. Sein Debüt bestritt er am 28. Juli 2018 gegen den KV Kortrijk. Nachdem er sich beim Hauptstadtverein nicht durchsetzen konnte, wechselte er in der Winterpause per Leihe zum KSC Lokeren.

Nach Ablauf dieser Leihe hatte er in der Saison 2019/20 bis zum Jahreswechsel für den RSC Anderlecht nur ein Spiel für das Reserveteam. Am 17. Januar 2020 wurde Musona bis zum Ende der Saison an den Ligakonkurrenten KAS Eupen ausgeliehen. Ende Juni 2020 wurde diese Ausleihe für eine weitere Spielzeit verlängert. Mitte Juni 2021 erklärte die AS Eupen, dass sie die Ausleihe nicht weiter verlängern wolle. Ende Juni 2021 wurde sein Wechsel zum saudi-arabischen Verein Al-Tai FC vereinbart.

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Am 3. März 2010 absolvierte er gegen Südafrika sein erstes A-Länderspiel (0:3). Sieben Monate später erzielte er im Rahmen der Qualifikation für die Fußball-Afrikameisterschaft 2012 gegen Liberia sein erstes Länderspieltor. Am 5. Juni 2011 entschied er das Spiel gegen Mali mit seinen beiden Treffern alleine (2:1).

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State and federal water projects draw supplies that travel through the delta and help sustain the California economy. Yet the delta ecosystem has deteriorated over the years. So in turn has the reliability of this vital water supply.
The problem has defied a solution because of an inability to find common ground and get something done. The delta is a policy thicket of different stakeholder views, different regional perspectives and different water rights. The status quo is in no side's best interest; nevertheless, no new proposal will please everyone.
Fortunately, there are encouraging signs that the Brown and Obama administrations are breaking through the gridlock. Over the past six years, they have worked with stakeholders and the best scientists and brightest engineers. This public process is developing the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, a bold set of water system and ecosystem improvements that are good for both the environment and water supply.
The delta ecosystem needs restored natural habitat. Hundreds of miles of man-made levees have converted the delta from a shifting labyrinth of marshland into a static set of tenuous islands. Nearly all the original wetlands are gone.
To address this, the state and federal administrations propose to restore tens of thousands of acres of habitat in a manner that poses the least conflict to delta communities and agriculture.
California water supplies need protection, too. The levees that form each delta island could collapse in a predicted and inevitable moderate earthquake that could submerge islands and cause saltwater from San Francisco Bay to rush inland.
Contaminating freshwater supplies with sea water would take years to rectify. Climate change — which could slowly increase sea levels, impact water quality and add stress on fragile levees — offers another long-term threat.
Transporting the water supply through a separate system — two proposed 35-mile water tunnels under the delta — would protect the quantity and quality of supplies. It is an ambitious project. But it is well within the engineering range of numerous tunnel projects throughout the world. In fact, it is remarkably similar to a water tunnel now being constructed under southern San Francisco Bay to protect that region's supply from a predicted seismic event.
Public water agencies stand ready to pay for this solution, not the state or federal treasuries. The final cost isn't known, but it is in the range of $12 billion to $14 billion and, on average, about $1 per person per month or $4 to $5 per household per month over the estimated 12-year construction period.
In the meantime, the cost of inaction could have devastating effects on California's economy should levees fail. The tunnels would physically protect the water supply, while the habitat conservation plan would restore the delta estuary and provide the region's endangered species and fisheries with a real shot at recovery.
For Southern California, the delta represents about 30 percent of the region's overall water supply. Metropolitan's regional plan is to replenish Southland reservoirs and groundwater basins during wet years in Northern California. However, absent a reliable method of storing and delivering adequate supplies when they are available, our system is at risk long-term.
This is not about more imported water for Southern California. Our long-term regional plan calls for enhanced conservation, additional recycling and other local efforts to meet all new demands. However, the reliability of our traditional imported supplies from Northern California and the Colorado River remain important baselines for Southern California's $1 trillion economy.
Despite the compelling reasons to invest in a better water future, the administrations are hearing skepticism from a vocal minority.
Polls show an overwhelming majority of Californians are aware of our water problems and support a carefully conceived compromise that secures water supply reliability while investing in the environment.
Six years of planning, based on the best available science and engineering, have gone into this proposal. In addition, hundreds of public meetings have been held. All sides have been heard. Now it's time to finish the studies and finally get something done.
Let's ensure that our water supply remains reliable and that the delta is on a path to ecosystem recovery to support the resurgence of California's vital economy.


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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Miscellanea., Jun 1942 - Jan 1952
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/300A-D
Scope and Contents Includes notes and correspondence from individuals including: Charles Wood (5); Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall on various subjects including the Japanese assault on the Philippines and on tanks (20); Renee Harmer of Time Life International (3); Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook], Secretary to the Cabinet on the publication of official documents and suggesting amendments to the text (7); William Deakin (23); 1st Lord Ismay with notes on the text (8); George Mallaby, Under...
Dates: Jun 1942 - Jan 1952
Public and Political: General: Private and Personal: Correspondence Ha - Hor., 19 Nov 1951 - 24 Dec 1959
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 2/189
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Sir Charles Hendriks (2); King Haakon VII of Norway (4); Sir Michael Wright [British Ambassador to Norway]; Per Preben Prebensen, Norwegian Ambassador to Britain, asking WSC to write the introduction to a biography on King Haakon (2); Patrick, 1st Lord Hailes [earlier Patrick Buchan-Hepburn] on press hostility to his appointment as Governor-General of the West Indies, the poor Conservative performance in by-elections, the Federation movement and elections in the West...
Dates: 19 Nov 1951 - 24 Dec 1959
Subject: Colonialism X
Maritime transport 1
Operation Overlord (1944) 1
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Q: How to avoid transient updates in a GUI resize? If you drag the top or left border of a window semi-quickly, you should notice that the opposite edge of the window vibrates -- it gets dragged, but then re-adjusts to increase the size.
The problem is a lot worse when you have items that dynamically resize -- then a bunch of your controls start sliding and resizing on the screen, quite visibly.
Is there any way to prevent these transient effects?
e.g. Perhaps a particular sequence of responding to messages like WM_SIZE can suppress this? I don't know.
(It seems to happen in every framework I've seen, even plain Win32. Just open up Explorer or something and drag its top or left edge, and you'll see what I mean.)

A: Respond to the WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING message and set the SWP_NOCOPYBITS flag in the flags member of the WINDOWPOS structure.

A: A 2018 update. The WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING and related WM_NCCALCSIZE tricks often mentioned on SO worked well for XP/Vista/7 but are no longer enough for Win8/10 because Aero adds on a new layer of resize problems that mask, or worsen, the older problems.
The Win8/10 problem is much harder to solve because the unwanted copy of your pixels is happening in DWM.exe, another process that composites pixels from all the apps on the system.
Please see this Q&A for an explanation of what is going on, some sample code with WM_NCCALCSIZE to solve the problem at the XP/Vista/7 layer (which is still there in Win8/10!), and a partial solution for 8/10.
How to smooth ugly jitter/flicker/jumping when resizing windows, especially dragging left/top border (Win 7-10; bg, bitblt and DWM)?

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Cook Tops Cousins in Comparison
Michigan State football is back and bigger than ever. Historically, the Spartans have always had an excellent reputation of being a basketball school. But the tides may be turning with the football program on the rise.
It all began in 2007, with the hiring of head coach Mark Dantonio from the University of Cincinnati. He put MSU football back on the map, as they prided themselves on smashmouth football and stingy defenses. In eight years at the helm, Dantonio has guided the Spartans to two Big Ten Championships and four straight bowl victories, none more glorious than the 24-20 triumph of Stanford in the 100th Rose Bowl.
These significant accomplishments would not have occurred, however, without former Spartan quarterback Kirk Cousins and current quarterback Connor Cook.
The revival of Spartan football all started with Cousins. His outstanding contributions earned MSU their first Big Ten title since 1987 and a bowl win under his legendary career.
Then came Cook onto the big stage. He was expected to fill big shoes after a mediocre 2012 season, and he did just that and then some. He led the Spartans to a Big Ten Championship and a Rose Bowl win the following year, as well as gone a perfect 3-0 in bowl games.
Cousins has won more games (27) in a Spartan uniform than any other MSU quarterback, but Cook is looking to surpass his win total as he enters his final year with a career record of 23-3.
The million-dollar question, however, is who is or will be remembered as the better quarterback?
The comparison is broken up into three main categories that should ultimately give a good idea of how they both stack up. Whether you think Cousins or Cook deserves the highest accolades, Spartan fans can all agree that they will go down in Michigan State history as two of the greatest players to wear Green and White.
Performance in Big Time Games:
The No. 1 thing Spartan fans want to see their team do is take down Michigan and Ohio State. And that is exactly what Cousins and Cook did.
It was Cousins who kicked things off first by beating Notre Dame and Wisconsin at Spartan Stadium, in addition to Michigan and Penn State on the road. The next year he led MSU to marquee wins over Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin, en route to a division title in the newly arranged Big Ten Conference. Cousins holds an undefeated record against Sparty's in-state rivals Michigan, as well as the Buckeyes. In addition, he went 1-2 vs. Notre Dame and 2-2 against the Badgers.
Just like Cousins, Cook claims an undefeated record against the Wolverines with a 2-0 mark. He can make it 3-0 if he can notch a fourth win in the Big House this season.
Cook's .500 when pitted with the Buckeyes, as the Spartans took down OSU in the 2013 Big Ten Championship game, 34-24. But head coach Urban Meyer and quarterback J.T. Barrett got the last laugh by avenging the loss in a decisive 49-37 win in East Lansing last year.
Cook's first career loss came at the hands of the Irish in South Bend two years ago, as they were outmatched 17-13.
Both quarterbacks really shine in this area, but Cousins has the upper hand. Unlike Cook, he was able to beat Notre Dame and officially declare an undefeated mark against Michigan at the end of his career. Two of the three Michigan teams Cousins took down were unbeaten heading into the showdown. It's a close call, but Cousins comes out on top on this one.
Cousins: 1, Cook: 0
Individual Skillset:
The top three factors that most coaches look for in a quarterback are: leadership, good decision making, and physical and mental toughness.
Cousins and Cook have led by example time and time again, as they have proved that they have the tools it takes to be a successful QB. They both have a great reputation of being extremely accurate, making solid decisions and sustaining efficient drives.
This would be indicated by their touchdown-interception ratio, with Cousins having a 66 TDs: 30 INTs ratio, while Cook currently claims a 47 TDs: 15 INTs ratio.
In his senior year, Cousins finished No. 1 in the conference in pass completions (267) and passing yards (3,316). He finished his tenure as a Spartan with a superb 146.1 overall passer rating.
On the other hand, Cook was No. 1 in the conference in passing yards (3214) last season. He claims an impressive 141.5 overall passer rating, which is not too far from Cousins'.
Both Spartans are also unexpected threats on the ground.
The biggest difference is the arm strength. Cook is more accurate than Cousins with the medium/deep throws, but Cousins, arguably, was physically stronger. Cook is on course to surpass Cousins' throwing stats, as he's only 20 touchdowns and 3,068 yards short of topping Cousins' school records.
This is a tough call, but you have to go with Cook. He's en route of breaking Cousins' records and he's also a slightly better decision maker. Cook executed quite a few designed runs last year, as he's superior in terms of speed and agility.
Clutch Factor:
This is one of the most undervalued and forgotten pieces when talking about quarterbacks.
When Americans hear the word "clutch", they think of the Michael Jordan and the Joe Montana's of sports. Those two gifted athletes have been and still are the iconic image of their respectable sport.
For Michigan State, Cousins and Cook have had their moments.
In 2011, Cousins beat Wisconsin on a miraculous Hail Mary as time expired. A few months later, the Spartans made a comeback for the ages in the 2012 Outback Bowl. The senior quarterback charged the team down the field to score a touchdown with under two minutes left in the game to tie up the score. Three overtimes and a blocked field goal later, MSU bested Georgia 33-30. It was MSU's first bowl victory since the 2001 Silicon Valley Classic. This was the start of four consecutive postseason victories, followed by wins in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, the Rose Bowl and most recently the Cotton Bowl.
For Cook, his best moments came in his last two bowl games. He threw an awful interception in both the Rose Bowl and the Cotton Bowl. Cook shook it off like it was nothing afterward, and played his best football from there on out. Thanks to his resiliency and his tenaciousness, Cook was able to dig the Spartans out of a huge hole after the deadly turnovers. Trailing by 10 to Stanford and down by 13 to Baylor, Cook and Co. fought and clawed their way back into the game with great execution and focus. MSU ended up topping Stanford in the Rose Bowl 24-20, then shocked Baylor 42-41, coming back from a three-touchdown deficit.
Cook has a favorable edge over Cousins when it comes to being clutch. He's more resilient than Cousins, as he's more mentally tough. Cousins threw many interceptions in his final bowl game, especially one in the first overtime that almost cost the Spartans the game.
The two MSU quarterbacks are very similar in most areas, but it's Cook's consistency that's the biggest difference maker. Cousins had a lot more trouble than Cook when it came to getting out of a funk or slump. And because of that, I would take Cook over Cousins in this quarterback duel.
Yet again, we can all agree that they are both winners. They aren't just two of the best quarterbacks in MSU history, but also two of the most decorated and accomplished players in school history.
When the time comes, the college football world will have a solid idea of where Cook ranks among the Spartan greats as his career comes to a close.


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Shah Karim is CEO of SafeRock, an analytics and strategy company that helps retailers and brands increase shareholder value. He is a researcher on retail trends, e-commerce, education technology and consumer behavior. He is a member of the governing board of the College of Merchandising and Digital Retailing at the University of North Texas; the Tribeca Disruptors Foundation, a community of innovators; Penn State's Industry Advisory Board for Enterprise Systems; and the advisory board for NJIT's Tuchman School of Management.
Karim has been a guest or keynote speaker on retail megatrends and disruption at numerous international conferences around the world. He has authored and co-authored research published in CITI Research, Retail & Leisure, Retail Solutions Online, Chain Store Age, Apparel News, Handelsblatt, and Shopping Center Business. He is recognized as a "Top 100 Retail Industry Influencer" by Retail Digest.
Karim was president of the Yale Club of North Jersey from 2014 to 2018. He made panel presentations at "Being Useful" life-skills workshop organized by Careers, Life and Yale in 2015; was a participant in the YaleGALE alumni leadership forum in South Africa in 2016; was a panelist on the "Where Do I Go from Yale?" career workshop in May 2017; and co-chaired the CLY forum on "The New Digital Economy" in October 2017, which brought Yale alumni from social-media, finance, biotech and consulting firms back to campus to interact with students. He chaired the YAA Board of Governors Nominating Committee in 2016 after serving as a member the previous year, and was elected to the board in 2018.


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New Jersey Governor Appoints Top Marijuana Regulator Following Legalization Vote
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) named Dianna Houenou, a current administration staffer and former policy counsel to the ACLU of New Jersey, to lead the state's Cannabis Regulatory Commission. And she immediately made clear that social justice will be a key objective
"Cannabis legalization and regulation is just one illustration of much larger work that is needed to reform our drug policies wholesale," she told The Root. "We really are looking to make sure that equity is built into a regulated structure at the onset."
"There is no limit to how big we can dream and how creative we can get to make sure that people of color and specifically black people, who have been disproportionately negatively impacted by the war on drugs—making sure that they have room in this new industry," she said. "To benefit and to take part in setting up what can be a great boon for communities."
Murphy, who had consistently campaigned in favor of the legalization referendum in the lead up to Election Day, said that Houenou "has been a critical voice for social justice and equity on my team for the past year and a half after spending several years working on the fight to legalize marijuana with the ACLU."
"Her commitment to doing what is right and to leaving no one behind has powered our criminal justice reform agenda, and I am immensely proud that she will be continuing that commitment as Chair of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission," he said.
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