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Get Traditional Japanese Board Games for your Kids
Looking for some fun and interesting board games to play with your kids? Look no further than Japanese Oni Mask! Our Japanese board games are perfect for any gathering! Whether you're looking for a fun and interactive game to play with your family, friends, or coworkers, our selection of traditional Japanese board games is guaranteed to provide hours of exciting entertainment. Our boards are made of high-quality wood and finished with a protective lacquer for long-lasting playability.
At Japanese Oni Mask, you will find a wide selection of handcrafted Japanese board games in both classic and contemporary styles. Our Japanese board games make great gifts for all occasions! With their unique aesthetic, our games provide an exciting twist on classic entertainment that is sure to be appreciated by gamers and non-gamers alike. So, if you're looking for a fun way to bring people together, look no further than our Japanese board games. Shop now and start playing today!
List of Japanese board games available at our store
Looking for a unique and entertaining way to spice up your game night? Look no further than our selection of Japanese board games! We have an exciting collection of traditional and modern board games from Japan. Get one for yourself from the following collection:
Japanese Board Game Shogi
It is a Japanese board game like chess, Shogi has been around since the 16th Century and remains one of Japan's most popular board games today. This two-player game requires both skill and cunning as each player uses their pieces to capture their opponent's king piece.
Japanese Go Game
Go is an ancient board game that originated in China but spread to Japan during the 6th Century. This highly strategic two-player board game requires players to capture their opponent's pieces by surrounding them with their own. With its complex strategies and gameplay, Go has remained a popular choice for centuries.
Othello Japanese Game
This two-player strategy game first appeared in Japan in 1971, quickly becoming one of the most popular board games in the country. Players take turns placing discs on an 8x8 grid, trying to outmaneuver each other while attempting to capture as many of their opponent's pieces as possible.
Machi Koro is a fast-paced game of luck and strategy where players take on the role of mayor and try to build the most prosperous town by rolling dice, buying building cards, and collecting coins. Up to four people can enjoy this lighthearted card game at once.
Jinsei Game
Jinsei Game is a light-hearted game that's been popular in Japan since the 1980s. Players take turns rolling dice and moving their pieces around a board, trying to collect as many points as possible. With its easy rules and whimsical artwork, Jinsei Game makes for some fun family nights!
Japanese Ludo
This classic game of luck and strategy has been popular in Japan since the 19th Century. Players take turns rolling dice and moving their pieces around a board in an attempt to reach their home base first. With its easy rules and beautiful Japanese design, Japanese ludo is sure to provide hours of fun!
Karuta
Karuta is a traditional card game that dates back to the 16th Century. This two-player game requires players to quickly match up cards in pairs as they are read aloud. Karuta is a great way to brush up on your Japanese language skills and has fun simultaneously!
Sugoroku
Sugoroku is a traditional Japanese board game that dates back to the 12th century. This exciting two-player race game requires players to move their pieces along a track as they compete to be the first one to reach the finish line. With its simple rules and fun characters, Sugoroku can provide hours of entertainment for everyone in your family!
Riichi Mahjong
Riichi Mahjong is an exciting and complex four-player game that requires both luck and skill. Players build their hands by drawing tiles from the wall, trying to be the first to form a winning combination of matching suits or sequences. With its colorful tiles, multiple scoring possibilities, and fast pace, Riichi Mahjong is sure to provide hours of fun for everyone!
No matter what your preference is, our store has something for every board game fan. Make sure to check out our selection of Japanese board games today!
Why You Should Buy Our Japanese Board Games?
We have hand-picked Japanese board games based on their playability and appeal to a broad audience, so you can be sure that there is something here to suit everyone's tastes. Following are the reasons why you should buy Japanese board games from us:
Unique and Entertaining
Our Japanese board games are unique and entertaining, offering something that you won't find in other stores. From the traditional Go game to the more recent popular titles like Hanabi and Machi Koro, these games will bring people together for hours of fun. Whether you're looking to play a classic or something new, our store has it all!
We take pride in providing high-quality materials for our board games. Our boards are made from sturdy cardboard or wood, with pieces crafted from strong plastic or metal. We also use top-of-the-line printing methods on our cards and tiles to ensure that your games are crisp and colorful.
Our Japanese board games are priced to be affordable for all budgets. Whether you're looking for a classic game or something new, we have prices that won't break the bank. Furthermore, we regularly offer discounts so you can get even better deals on our products.
The convenience of Shopping Online
Shopping at Japanese Oni Mask is convenient and easy. Just choose the game you want, add it to your cart, and check out – it's that simple! We also provide free shipping on orders over $50 so you don't have to worry about delivery fees.
Our Japanese Board Games offer something special that can't be found in any other store. These games will bring people together for hours of entertainment.
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With a huge selection of some of the most popular Japanese board games from all across Japan, you are sure to find something for everyone. Our store stocks classic titles like Go, Shogi, Sudoku, and many more. Not only do these traditional Japanese board games provide hours of entertainment for players of all ages and skill levels.
But they also give people an insight into the culture and history of Japan as well as provide an opportunity to practice important skills such as problem-solving, strategy development, and communication. So don't wait any longer – Buy your favorite Japanese board game today! Our collection includes modern takes on classic favorites and unique original designs that have been crafted by some of the best artisans in Japan.
What kinds of Japanese board games do you sell?
We offer a wide variety of classic, traditional and contemporary Japanese board games. Our selection includes classics such as Go and Shogi, as well as modern games like Hanabi, Diamant, and Catan.
Where can I buy your Japanese board games?
All our products are available through our online store. You can browse the full range of titles on our website or use the search box to find what you're looking for.
How much do these Japanese board games cost?
Prices vary depending on the game, but we offer discounts when purchasing multiple items. Please visit our online store for more information.
What age group is appropriate for playing these Japanese board games?
Generally, most of our games are suitable for ages 8 and up. However, some titles may require more advanced skills and knowledge so please read the recommendations carefully before purchasing a game.
Do you offer any accessories or expansions for your Japanese board games?
Yes, we also offer additional components such as cards, dice, figures, and boards to enhance your gaming experience. Please refer to the product page or contact us directly if you have any questions about what accessories are available.
How do I learn how to play these Japanese board games?
We recommend consulting the rulebook or video tutorials for guidance on how to set up and play any game. Alternatively, you may want to consider joining a local gaming group in your area. Many of these organizations also offer online forums where people can discuss strategies and techniques.
We hope this FAQ has helped answer some of your questions about our selection of Japanese board games. Thank you for choosing our store!
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A constantly evolving group of artists creating and exhibiting in Pittsfield, MA
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NU Arts & Art on No – Reunion Show
Please join us on Friday, October 6th, from 5-8 pm as we celebrate the history of NU Arts (formerly Art on No) in downtown Pittsfield during our Reunion Show at NU Arts Studios & Gallery. In the past decade, NU Arts has housed an evolving group of over 40 working artists, musicians and writers from the Berkshires. Our amazing lineup of alumni artists include Marge Bride, Scott Taylor, Deb Carter, Leo Mazzeo, Scott Taylor, Susan Himmel, Sherry Steiner, Millie Kelly, Stacey Healy and Lisa Merullo.
Marguerite Bride, well-known for her "Local Color" series of the Berkshires, will be featuring Custom Watercolor House Portraits. She will explain the process, provide detailed information packets and share her portfolio of now more that 150 house portraits.
Deborah Carter is a multi-media artist who designs and sews women's apparel from upcycled fabrics. She will be showing Chaos, Conversations and Cruising, a new triptych created from the recycled remains of her kid's toy box. Check her out at smoothstoneclothing.com.
Susan Himmel is a watercolorist and mixed media artist who creates paintings inspired by nature and her surroundings. She will be showing new works in mixed media from her Fake Nature series. See www.susanhimmelart.com.
Sherry Steiner from Housatonic one of the original members of ArtOnNo will be showing select very small one of a kind carved clay pieces from a solo exhibit at the O.K. Harris gallery in NYC. See www.sherrysteiner.com.
Leo Mazzeo will be showing work from a new series, including an 18 x 36 oil and spray paint on canvas. See leomazzeo.com.
Scott Taylor, Lisa Merullo, Stacey Healy and Millie Kelly are also showing new works.
As a community-based artist collective, NU Arts has been a part of Downtown Pittsfield's First Fridays Artswalk since its inception, opening its doors for open studio events and group shows. Members have also shown at various North St venues, as well as in galleries across Berkshire County and in NYC. NU Arts has featured art shows by local high school students as well as grant funded expressive arts programs such as Arts in Recovery for Youth. Our role in the arts and the larger mental health community is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Department of Public Health, and the Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention.
At NU Arts, our eclectic mix over the years has included teaching artists and art therapists, oil and acrylic painters, mixed media artists, portraitists, watercolor artists, jewelry makers, sculptors, fashion designers, performing artists, video artists, writers, musicians and more. We occupy the entire second floor of the Greylock Building at 311 North St, with twenty artist studios and an upstairs gallery, open by appointment.
Presently, we are accepting new applicants to join our group and work in our two available studios. For more information, please contact NU Arts at nuartspittsfield@gmail.com. Visit our website at www.nuartsgallery.com. And please do join us for our Reunion Show. As always, it will be a lively show with music, food and refreshments, and a chance to see the ever evolving history of our local working artists in their studios.
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Further Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
Vladimir Voinovich
This hilarious novel following the continuing adventures of Ivan Chonkin, a simple peasant who has been arrested as a traitor after spending World War II happily tending a garden. In this sequel to The Extraordinary Life and Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin, Vladimir Voinovich ridicules everything sacred to the Soviet Union--the army, the justice system, the press, and Stalin himself--in a refreshing combination of dissident conscience and universal humor.
"[Chonkin's] stupidity is his honor and his salvation. People keep falling on him as if he were a blunt sword. Mr. Voinovich's humor . . . is a very broad and rather welcome antidote to the apocalyptic Solzhenitsyn and the cynical Zinoviev." --New York Times
"[Voinovich] is unique among literary dissidents in his ability to highlight the many shortcomings and paradoxes of the Soviet system without engaging in the stridency and bitterness of writers such as Solzhenitsyn." --Nation


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Pension plans and their investment rules: investing in alternative investment funds in full compliance
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Numerous pension plans today are among the largest investors of capital in private equity, venture capital and hedge funds.1
In many cases, such pension plans hold assets valued in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars (or even more) consisting of various categories and sub-categories of investments. It is therefore not surprising that with the recent lower rates of return of the traditional forms of investments, pension plans are increasingly opting to invest a portion of their assets in alternative investment funds.
Pension plans are however subject to many particular legislative and regulatory provisions, including rules governing their investments that they must take into account when making such investments.
For example, regarding defined benefit pension plans, Quebec's Supplemental Pension Plans Act (hereinafter the "SPPA") stipulates that only the pension committee2 (or a person to whom it has delegated this power) may "decide how the assets of the plan are to be invested."3
In addition, the pension committee must adopt a written investment policy. This policy must, in particular, take into account the characteristics of the pension plan, its financial obligations and the other requirements prescribed by law.4 The SPPA also provides that the investments must be made in conformity with this investment policy, as well as the rules and limits provided by law.5
The federal statute governing pension plans, i.e. the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (hereinafter the "PBSA"), as well as the main regulation thereunder, the Pension Benefits Standards Regulations, 1985 (hereinafter the "PBSR"), also impose various obligations on pension plan administrators pertaining to investments.6 Thus, in the case of a defined benefit pension plan that is subject to the PBSA, the plan administrator is required to establish a written statement of investment policies and procedures (i.e. an investment policy)7 and to invest the assets of the pension fund in accordance with the regulations58 and in a manner that a reasonable and prudent person would apply in respect of a portfolio of investments of a pension fund (i.e. the prudent method of portfolio management).9
This article will not describe all the investment obligations of pension plan administrators, but will highlight several significant principles that administrators of defined benefit pension plans must keep in mind before investing in an investment fund.
1. Does the pension plan's investment policy permit the proposed investment in the investment fund?
The SPPA not only requires the pension committee to adopt a written investment policy, it also provides that this written policy must set out specific conditions, such as the permitted categories and sub-categories of investments.10 Similarly, under the PBSR, a pension plan's written investment policy must, among other things, set out the categories of investments.11
The pension plan administrator must therefore verify whether the language of the investment policy permits investments in the investment fund in which it plans to invest.
For example, does the pension plan's investment policy permit a portion of the pension fund's assets to be invested in units of a limited partnership whose purpose is to hold equity interests in real estate or infrastructure projects? Another example was considered in the case of Syndicat général des professeurs et professeures de l'Université de Montréal c. Gourdeau et al.12 in which the plaintiff, the University of Montreal's union of professors, alleged in its court proceedings that the members of the investment committee of the University of Montreal's pension plan had made investments in a hedge fund, notwithstanding that the applicable investment policy did not specifically allow investments in this category of funds.13
We note also that some investment policies only provide that the plan administrator may assign a portion of the portfolio to a portfolio manager, without any reference to the notion of investment funds. However, because of the characteristics of the funds they administer, many managers of alternative investment funds are not registered managers. Private equity and venture capital funds that invest for the purpose of exercising a certain degree of control in, or to participate actively in the management of, the projects or businesses they invest in, typically do not qualify as "investment funds" within the meaning of the law, and their managers are not normally registered, whether as portfolio managers or investment fund managers.14
The language of the investment policy should therefore be considered carefully, and special attention should be paid to the terminology used and its legal meaning.
If a conclusion cannot be made that the proposed investment clearly qualifies as one of the permitted categories or sub-categories of investments under the pension plan investment policy, it would be prudent for the policy to be amended before the proposed investment is approved. The amendment in question could refer specifically to that investment or provide for the addition of a new category or subcategory of investments that clearly includes the proposed investment.
The pension plan administrator should also ensure that the amendment to the investment policy is appropriate in the circumstances, particularly in light of the characteristics of the pension plan, its financial obligations and the other provisions of the investment policy.
In addition to the foregoing, we believe it would be prudent for the plan administrator to verify whether the categories of investments described in the targeted investment fund's investment policy are included in the permitted categories or sub-categories of investments under the pension plan's investment policy.
It should be remembered that, in accordance with the standard structure of alternative investment funds, once the plan administrator has committed capital in the targeted investment fund by signing a subscription agreement, the fund manager generally has the right to make calls for payment at its discretion during the fund's investment period, by requiring investors (including the plan administrator) through drawdowns to pay a part or all of the amount they committed to the fund. The fund manager may then invest the said amounts in any portfolio investment of its choosing that complies with the investment policy of the fund. Furthermore, unlike hedge funds, the majority of private equity and venture capital funds do not usually allow investors to request the redemption of their interests in the fund. Therefore, the pension plan becomes "captive" and will not be able to recover its investment until liquidation of the fund, unless it finds a purchaser in the secondary market.
In addition, the plan administrator cannot assume that the fund manager will follow or comply with the terms and conditions of the pension plan's investment policy, even if it has been disclosed to it. Indeed, the investment fund manager is not acting as agent for the pension plan administrator investing in its fund. Since the amount invested by the pension plan administrator is pooled with the funds of other investors, the investment fund manager (unlike a portfolio manager) cannot undertake to comply with the investment policy of a specific investor.
The manager's investment decisions are collective (for the entire fund) and are therefore only subject to the restrictions imposed on it by the investment fund's organizational documents, i.e. primarily the restrictions set out in the fund's investment policy. However, there are ways to circumscribe this power of the manager, as we shall see in greater detail in the sections below.
Finally, we note that the plan administrator should also satisfy itself that the other pension plan documents contain no provisions that could prohibit, restrict or otherwise limit the proposed investment.
2. Does the proposed investment comply with the other limits or requirements set out in the investment policy?
The permitted categories and sub-categories of investments are not the only conditions that must be set out in the pension plan's written investment policy. Indeed, the SPPA stipulates that the investment policy must, for instance, also set out the proportion of the assets that can be invested in debt securities and equity securities, as well as measures for ensuring the diversification of the portfolio.15
As for the PBSR, it provides that the investment policy provisions must also deal with the asset allocation and the diversification of the portfolio.16
Investment policies usually contain one or more provisions that set out the maximum percentage of the assets in the pension fund that can be allocated to various permitted categories or sub-categories of investments. When the proposed investment is made, it must therefore comply with any applicable limit in this regard. In addition, the investment policy generally contains other specific requirements relating to certain categories or sub-categories of investments
Such requirements may, for example, deal with the quality of the securities that can be held in respect of a category or sub-category of investments (e.g.: a minimum rating of "A" by a recognized credit rating agency) or the minimum market capitalization of a security at the time of purchase. They may also prohibit the purchase of certain securities. Any specific condition, limit or prohibition that may apply in the case of the proposed investment must be respected. Furthermore, one should also review all the types of investments permitted by the investment policy of the targeted investment fund, since, as we noted above, the pension plan administrator will not be entitled to review or approve the investments made by the fund manager in accordance with that policy.
If some of the investments that can be made by the investment fund manager may potentially contravene any requirement of the pension plan's investment policy, the plan administrator should then negotiate a bilateral collateral agreement (commonly known as a "side letter") with the fund manager to require that it take certain protective measures to prevent any possible contravention of the pension plan's investment policy.
Such measures can, for instance, include the right to be excused from participating in certain investments. In such a case, the side letter may provide that the manager will be required to set up an alternative investment vehicle or parallel fund structured in parallel to the investment fund, to be used for the investments that have been excluded by the plan administrator, and in which the pension plan holds no interests (but in which the other investors have mirror interests to the interests they hold in the investment fund). The organizational documents of private equity and venture capital funds often permit this type of structure to be implemented. If this is not the case, it may be important to provide for it in a side letter, depending on the circumstances.
Moreover, even where the investment fund's organizational documents provide for this type of mechanism, it is standard practice for an investor, such as a pension plan administrator, to require prior notification by the manager of any intention to make any investment identified in the side letter as potentially problematic for the investor.
We note that the side letter should be concluded with the fund manager at the time the plan administrator commits to the capital of the fund upon the signature of the subscription agreement, since, once it has been signed, the manager will no longer have any incentive to make any additional undertakings to the plan administrator.
3. Does the proposed investment comply with the rules and limits in the applicable legislation and regulations?
The SPPA contains certain rules and limits governing investments. For example:
the pension committee must endeavor to constitute a diversified portfolio in order to minimize the risk of major losses;17
the pension plan's assets cannot be invested, directly or indirectly, in shares carrying more than 30% of the voting rights attached to the shares of a legal person.18
Under the SPPA, any person who makes an investment that is not in compliance with the law is, by that sole fact and without further proof of wrongdoing, liable for any resulting loss.19 In addition, the members of a pension committee who approved such an investment are, by that sole fact and without further proof of wrongdoing, solidarily liable for any resulting loss.20 However, such persons incur no liability if they acted in good faith on the basis of an expert's opinion.21 According to Retraite Québec, an "expert" is any person who is able to provide a specialist's opinion on a given subject.
In addition to this liability, any person who contravenes any of the rules applicable to investments commits a penal offence and is liable to a fine of $500 to $25,000.22
The PBSA and the PBSR also contain various rules and limits pertaining to investments. Thus, section 8(4.1) of the PBSA states that the plan administrator must comply with the regulations and invest in a manner that a reasonable and prudent person would apply in respect of a portfolio of investments of a pension fund.
We note that the administrator will not be found liable under this section if a contravention of the section occurred because the administrator relied in good faith either on the report of a person whose profession lends credibility to the report (including an accountant, lawyer or actuary), or on financial statements prepared by an accountant or a written report prepared by an auditor that have been represented to the administrator as fairly reflecting the financial condition of the plan.23
As for the PBSR, it primarily provides that the investment of the plan assets must be done in accordance with Schedule III of the regulations, entitled "Permitted Investments".24
That Schedule sets out various rules and limits, including the rule that a plan administrator may not, directly or indirectly, invest moneys of the plan in any one person if 10% or more of the total market value of the plan's assets has already been invested in the person, or if 10% or more of the total market value of the plan's assets would be invested in the person as a result of the investment.25
According to the definitions set out in that Schedule, the word "person" includes a corporation, trust, partnership or fund or an unincorporated association or organization.
Another rule contained in Schedule III provides that the plan administrator may not, directly or indirectly, invest the moneys of the plan in the securities of a corporation to which are attached more than 30% of the votes required to elect the directors of the corporation.26
We note that, like the SPPA, the PBSA provides for certain penal offences. Thus, any person who contravenes a provision of the PBSA or its regulations commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a maximum fine of $100,000 or a maximum term of imprisonment of one year (or both), in the case of an individual.27 In the case of a corporation or other body, the penalty is a maximum fine of $500,000.
In the case of R. v. Christophe et al.,28 the Ontario Court of Justice held that certain investments approved by the members of an investment committee contravened one of the applicable rules under the Pension Benefits Act of Ontario and its general regulations, and convicted the members in question of a penal offence. The Court then sentenced each of the individuals to a fine of more than $22,000.
Given that there can be significant consequences where investments are made in breach of the law (or regulations, as applicable), pension plan administrators therefore have every interest in ensuring the investments are compliant.
In this regard, it is customary to provide a confirmation in a side letter from the investment fund manager that it will ensure that the pension plan administrator is not in breach of certain rules and restrictions as a result of any of the investments made by the fund. Such clauses are common, but, as previously noted, must be negotiated at the time the plan administrator commits capital to the fund.
4. Was a due diligence review done of the proposed investment and are the results of the review satisfactory to the plan administrator?
Under the SPPA, the pension committee must notably exercise the prudence, diligence and skill that a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances.29
Similarly, under the PBSA, the plan administrator must exercise the degree of care in its administration of the pension plan that a person of ordinary prudence would exercise in dealing with the property of another person.30 With respect to investments, the administrator must invest the assets of the pension fund in a manner that a reasonable and prudent person would apply in respect of a portfolio of investments of a pension fund.31
Accordingly, where the pension plan administrator is considering making a particular investment, including an investment in an investment fund, it should conduct a due diligence review whose scope will vary according to the proposed investment. Indeed, where certain investments are being considered, a prior due diligence review will be simpler and easier. In the case of investments in large investment funds or complex and/or innovative financial instruments, extended and detailed reviews will usually be necessary.
Some investments involve the analysis of highly technical and voluminous documentation (such as an investment in a complex master-feeder fund structure). For such investments, it is important to obtain the information and/or particulars necessary to properly identify and understand the potential benefits and risks of the proposed investment before making a decision. In this regard, it will be essential to review the offering memorandum or private placement memorandum of the fund. If the fund is not proposing to issue an offering memorandum, it may be appropriate to require that it do so to ensure that one properly understands the parameters of the investment.
Indeed, at the time the plan administrator is making its commitment to the fund, the investment fund may hold very few or no assets (except for open-ended funds such as hedge funds). In such a case, the offering memorandum or private placement memorandum will be almost the only tool that can provide a proper understanding of the portfolio investments that will be made by the fund and the investment strategy that will be used by the manager. Obviously, the fund's organizational documents must also be reviewed, since they constitute the main contract between the investors and the manager. The plan administrator will also wish to satisfy itself, in particular, that these organizational documents contain protective measures in the event the manager is caught in a conflict of interest, and also contain sufficient information disclosure requirements on the part of the fund manager.
As part of its review, the plan administrator should also be able to examine the side letters concluded with all the other investors. If there is no "most favoured nation" type of provision in the fund's organizational documents, the administrator should negotiate a side letter with the manager that includes such a clause.
If the plan administrator does not have all the necessary skills to properly assess the fund's documentation and make an informed decision on the proposed investment, it should request the assistance of qualified professionals in the field.
In the report that these professionals submit to the plan administrator on the results of their analysis, they will, for instance, be able to inform the plan administrator whether the said documentation raises specific questions or problems in relation to the pension plan, or whether some provisions of the documentation differ substantially from the standard documentation generally used in the market for this type of investment.
Finally, in all cases where the plan administrator decides to make an investment, it is important for it to properly document both the process followed and its final decision (including the reasons for it).32 Any analysis or report provided by professionals, as well as all the other relevant documents and correspondence leading up to the decision, should be conserved in the plan administrator's records.
According to the data collected by Preqin, 23% of the capital invested worldwide in investment funds in 2012 stemmed from public or private pension funds (source: Benoît Leleux, Hans Van Swaay and Esmeralda Megally, Private Equity 4.0 – Reinventing Value Creation, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2015, at p. 38).
Section 168 of the SPPA.
Sections 169 and 170 of the SPPA.
The plan administrator administers the pension plan and pension fund as a trustee (section 8(3) of the PBSA).
Sections 7.1(1) and (2) of the PBSR.
Section 8(4.1) of the PBSA and sections 6(1) and 7 of the PBSR.
Section 8(4.1) of the PBSA.
Section 7.1(1) of the PBSR.
Superior Court of Montreal, file number 500-06-000294-054.
This case was settled out of court and the settlement was approved on May 26, 2015 by the Superior Court of Québec (2015 QCCS 2496).
Section 5 of the Securities Act (Quebec).
Unless it is reasonable in the circumstances to act otherwise (section 171.1 of the SPPA).
Section 175 of the SPPA. This limit does not however apply in the cases referred to in the second paragraph of that section.
Section 257 of the SPPA. Where such an offence is committed by a legal person, the fine is tripled (section 259 of the SPPA).
Section 6(1)a) of the PBSR.
Section 9(1) of Schedule III. However, the 10% limit does not apply to the investments listed in section 9(3) of Schedule III, which, among others, include investments in an investment fund that meet the requirements applicable to pension plans set out in Schedule III, investments in a fund that replicates the composition of a widely recognized index of a broad class of securities traded at a marketplace (index funds) and investments in securities issued or fully guaranteed by the Government of Canada, the government of a province, or an agency thereof.
Section 11 of Schedule III. The expression "security", defined in Schedule III, includes, in particular, the shares of any class of shares of a corporation and any ownership interest in the case of any other entity. The 30% limit does not apply to investments made in securities of real estate corporations, resource corporations or investment corporations, as defined in Schedule III.
Sections 38(1) and (1.1) of the PBSA.
2009 ONCJ 586.
Section 151 of the SPPA. It must also act with honesty and loyalty in the best interest of the plan members and avoid conflicts of interest.
Section 8(4) of the PBSA.
The Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA) stresses the importance of this practice in its Guideline no. 6 (Pension Plan Prudent Investment Practices Guideline) published in November 2011. CAPSA is a national interjurisdictional association of pension regulators whose mission is to facilitate an efficient and effective pension regulatory system in Canada. CAPSA's Guideline no. 6 is intended to help plan administrators demonstrate the application of prudence to the investment of pension plan assets. Regarding the documenting of the plan administrator's decisions, this guideline states the following, in particular: "Any time a key decision is made, it should be well documented, and include the reasons and circumstances that were considered."
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Jeff Benedict to Direct Institute for Writing and Mass Media at Southern Virginia University
Chris Pendleton and Braxton Boyer · August 30, 2016
Buena Vista, VA — New York Times best-selling author, Jeff Benedict, will create and direct a new Institute for Writing and Mass Media at Southern Virginia University, beginning Fall 2016.
Benedict, author of fifteen books including four best-sellers, first announced the Institute to a group of gathered faculty and professional staff at Southern Virginia's annual university conference on Aug. 23. The purpose of the institute, explained Benedict, is to connect students with some of the most accomplished and respected professionals across the media industry.
"My initial interest in becoming a writer grew out of an internship," said Benedict. "One of the primary missions of the Institute is to help students who are aspiring journalists to land professional opportunities by pairing them with media industry leaders through workshops and one-on-one learning opportunities."
Benedict's newly created Institute for Writing and Mass Media will host monthly workshops on Southern Virginia's campus with some of the top media personnel across the industry. These events, according to Benedict, will give students exposure to top-level media talent, as well as introduce distinguished media guests to Southern Virginia students.
"We are extremely fortunate to have over thirty editors, producers, publishers, filmmakers and photographers who are committed to putting on workshops and forums at the Institute," said Benedict. "And we will be bringing our students to New York on an annual basis to meet with industry leaders. It's a unique learning opportunity that literally puts our students in the room with those who write, produce and televise the stories of the day."
The Institute's first workshop will take place on Sept. 22-23, and will feature acclaimed NFL Films Director and Documentarian Chris Barlow. In addition to a campus workshop, Barlow will premiere his latest docudrama, "Steve Young: A Football Life," which debuts on NFL Films Oct. 7, 2016. Barlow and Benedict worked together on the film, which is based on Steve Young's recent autobiography co-authored by Benedict, "QB: My Life Behind the Spiral."
"For nearly two years I've worked very closely with Jeff Benedict on our documentary," Barlow said. "Jeff has been a driving force creatively on the project and he's become a good friend. I've enjoyed learning from him and reading his works.
"When he asked me to participate in the inaugural workshop at the Institute for Writing and Mass Media at Southern Virginia University, I was thrilled and honored," continued Barlow. "I'm looking forward to sharing the experiences Jeff and I had making the film with students who are passionate about storytelling."
Other workshops this Fall semester will feature Rick Wolff, Senior Executive Editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, who has edited four of Benedict's books, including "The Mormon Way of Doing Business," "Little Pink House" and "QB: My Life Behind the Spiral," and B.J. Schecter, Executive Editor at Sports Illustrated, where Benedict is a special features writer.
"For those of us who cherish the art of clear communication through the written word, the formation of the Institute for Writing and Mass Media couldn't be more timely," said Wolff. "Students are in for a cutting-edge learning experience, and Jeff Benedict is indeed the perfect individual to run this organization. In addition to being a best-selling book author who has written countless articles and cover stories for top publications, he is trusted throughout the industry. I look forward to being a part of this effort."
"I'm thrilled to be part of the Institute for Writing and Mass Media," Schecter said. "Helping young students and journalists discover their skills and mold them to excel in the next generation of an evolving media landscape is an important responsibility and a passion of mine. Working alongside the best of the business like Jeff Benedict is an honor and a privilege and something I'm very much looking forward to. This Institute is the first of its kind and I can't wait to get started."


This past Friday, two girlfriends and I did it right. We filled up on popcorn and gummies, and watched Cate Blanchett's "Elizabeth." To top it off, we attained the GNI trifecta, and tried our hands at a new face mask. In the past, I loved mashing up bananas and avocados and treating myself to a quasi-authentic spa treatment. Now, after having been told by my grandmother to "stop wrinkling my forehead," I figured I needed some more serious treatment. Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance.
To be fair, I don't know how to judge whether the serum and mask worked for me in the long run, but I did enjoy the experience! For one time use, this is a fun way to heal your skin. I vastly prefer it to peeling a clay mask off my face– so messy–and I'm pumped to have discovered an easy hydrating process.


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Virtual Hall of Fame » Inductees List » PVF Peace of Mind
PVF Peace of Mind
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Owned by Suzy Stafford
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Manderscheid
PVF Peace of Mind, the charismatic Morgan mare, reached unbelievable heights in 2015, achieving the highest honor as the International Horse of the Year by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) with owner Suzy Stafford. In an astonishing feat of competitive excellence in the carriage, "Hunny" won in each of her three FEI combined driving events this year, including the CAI2* Hermitage Classic in Goshen, Kentucky, the prestigious CAI2* Kentucky Classic CDE in Lexington, Kentucky, and a second consecutive win at the CAI2* Live Oak International Horse Show in Ocala, Florida.
Most importantly, Hunny's dominating performance in all three phases of competition at Hermitage earned her and Stafford the 2015 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship by an incredible 14-point margin over their closest rival. Hunny has been undefeated in the dressage arena this year with Stafford. Demonstrating her versatility under saddle, Hunny was undefeated at First Level ridden dressage and crowned First Level Show Champion at the popular Massachusetts Morgan Horse Show in the summer of 2015.
Stafford's interest in horses began at a young age, rising through the ranks of the United States Pony Club in her early years. After a leg injury ended her riding career, she channeled her competitive drive into carriage driving. Stafford never looked back. Operating Stafford Carriage Driving out of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Stafford was the youngest and first American driver to win an Individual Gold Medal with Horse Stars Hall of Fame inductee Cefnoakpark Bouncer at the 2005 World Pony Driving Championships in England. She continued to drive to success with Horse Stars Hall of Fame inductee Courage to Lead.
Hunny was purchased for Stafford with the goal of breaking into the horse division of carriage driving and kicked off her show career in 2011. Stafford cleverly speaking for Hunny in the video announcing their USEF nomination said, "I am preparing to take on the world. Sounds like huge shoes to fill, right? Well, I'm ready for this trip of a lifetime. Don't underestimate the power of a Morgan horse." If anyone had underestimated Morgans before, clearly no one will now. The pair has proven to be unbeatable.
"This girl is very special - one of a kind! She has a lot of personality and character which is what makes her such a competitor. She always knows when it's show time and turns it on with focus and concentration," Stafford said. "She is a show horse, through and through!"


Estate dispute caused by 'E-Z Legal Form' is a 'cautionary tale,' says justice.
Ann Aldrich used an "E-Z Legal Form" when she made out her will in 2004, a decision that proved to be a good choice for two nieces who cited the document's lack of a residuary clause.
In a decision issued last week, the Florida Supreme Court ruled for the nieces, though they weren't mentioned in the will. The court said money acquired by Aldrich after the will was made out should be distributed under the laws of intestacy, which govern distribution of property for those who die without a will. The reason: The E-Z form did not have a residuary clause providing for the disposition of property not listed in the document. FlascBlog: The Florida Supreme Court Blog reports on the opinion (PDF).
Aldrich's will had left all her property to her sister, and then to her brother if her sister predeceased her. Because the sister died first, the brother had claimed he was entitled to the entire estate.
Aldrich had signed a handwritten note after her sister's death saying all her "worldly possessions" should pass to her brother, with the exception of certain bank accounts that should pass to a niece, the brother's daughter. The document had just one witness—the niece who was to get the bank accounts—and was unenforceable under Florida law.
The nieces who asserted an interest in the estate were the daughters of a different brother who had already died.


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Four Arrested after NDN LANDBACK Campaign Mounts Upside-Down Flag From 100-Ft Grain Silo
Action Calls Out Hypocrisy of July 4th, Uplifts Demand for Reparations and Justice
for immediate release: July 4, 2021
Rapid City, SD — Today, Indigenous climbers representing 10 different Nations from Turtle Island and Palestine were arrested for confronting the legacy of white supremacy that is commemorated every 4th of July. Climbers ascended the 100-ft Dakota Mills Grain silo situated on Lakota lands in downtown Rapid City and mounted an upside down American flag with "LANDBACK" written prominantly across it.
Photo Courtesy of NDN Collective.
NDN Collective's LANDBACK Campaign team released the following statement:
"An upside-down flag represents being in distress and is a prominent symbol across Indian Country; we have just celebrated the Battle of Little Bighorn, and at that battle the three sister nations of the Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho defeated General Custer and the 7th Calvary. In that battle, they claimed the American flag from the defeated US army. That flag belongs to us. Today, we refute the dominant narrative that the American flag represents a legacy of freedom, democracy, and equality.
"This day is nothing to celebrate for the Indigenous Peoples here, or anywhere else the United States has consumed through imperialism. LANDBACK is not a metaphor; it is our present reality and our future struggle. There is no repair or justice until Indigenous Peoples reclaim our land. This place, the Black Hills, represents the entire cycle of life and deserves nothing less than Return.
"Today, we stand with our people, who are in distress, to speak the truth of what the 4th of July means in Mniluzahan, or so-called 'Rapid City.' The self-declared "City of Presidents" honors the legacy of past United States leadership on one hand, while brutalizing the original peoples and caretakers of the land on the other.
"Last year, on July 3rd, we saw Indigenous peoples brutalized and arrested by police atop our own sacred site and treaty lands, the Black Hills. 21 people were arrested, including NDN Collective's President and CEO, Nick Tilsen, who is Oglala Lakota. Tilsen is still fighting the extreme charges filed against him over a year ago, having recently filed a motion to dismiss the charges based on prosecutorial misconduct and constitutional rights violations.
"However, we know that the system that continues to legally persecute Tilsen and others demanding justice and LANDBACK for Indigenous peoples is fundamentally unjust.
"This legacy of white supremacy is commemorated every 4th of July and is built from the same tenants of colonial violence that carry out the brutalization, repression, and unjust incarceration of our relatives in Mniluzahan and beyond. The same colonial violence is why we are currently unearthing hundreds and thousands of our children at boarding schools both in the so-called United States and in so-called Canada, which is why orange armbands are worn in remembrance. We contend that this American system, the Rapid City Police Department, and its supporters are the perpetrators of this structure of violence and it is for this reason that we aim to bring a different narrative to the forefront today.
"Our demands go beyond recognition that Mt. Rushmore, as an effigy to white supremacy created by a Kloncilium member — the decision-making body within the KKK — is desecrating our sacred place. We demand the dismantling of injustice and reparations for historic and ongoing violence. We demand the Return of the Black Hills, dignity and haven for our unsheltered relatives, justice for our people who are brutalized by police and routinely incarcerated, and justice for our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. We demand reparations for our Black relatives who continue to face persecution in this American system. From chattel slavery to modern-day lynching and police brutality, this system works for those who do concede to white supremest ideals, and tries to kill those who don't.
"LANDBACK is not a metaphor, it is our present reality and our future struggle. There is no repair or justice until Indigenous peoples reclaim our land. The Black Hills are not just a sacred place because it's a significant cultural site, it's a sacred place because it gives life and what is life-giving is sacred. We used to drink clean water here, harvested our medicines here, fell in love here, got married here, gave birth here, mourned our loved ones here. This place, the Black Hills, represents the entire cycle of life and deserves nothing less than Return."
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Climber Quotes:
"I came here today to support and be of service to my community and relatives here and around the world. We must bring LANDBACK to the forefront, shout it out loud and claim it publicly so that we can unmask the reality that we are living across Turtle Island, something that so many people choose not to pay attention to. I want everyone to engage in what it means to demand a different reality, to undo the legacy of US hegemony" – Tytianna Harris, climber
"We are done with the false narratives and erasure of our very existence. On this day, we demand an acknowledgement of the origins and foundation of this co called country…genocide, slavery and stolen land. There is no repair, justice or liberation without Indigenous LANDBACK. Let today be a notice, that we will not stop until we reclaim our rightful relationship to the land. The Black Hills gives life. Anyting that gives and sustains life, is sacred. We must do everything within our power to protect all that we hold sacred.
"LANDBACK is a movement that belongs to the People. As a caretaker & protector of the Black Hills, I call on all the Indigneous Peoples of the world who have been forcefully removed from their lands – at the hands of militarism, imperialism, capitalism & corportarism – to stand and join the struggle to get our LANDBACK!" – Krystal Two Bulls (Northern Cheyenne, Oglala Lakota), NDN Collective's LANDBACK Campaign Director.
"This action marks a notch in the paradigm shift, one that has a long lineage, to highlight ongoing colonial violence and militarism to material demands tied to liberation. As the US continues to fund displacement and ethnic cleansing in Palestine, we highlight that the first frontier of the fight against US imperialism was and is here on Turtle Island. The fight for justice and LANDBACK is alive and well and it is growing. LANDBACK is the root of justice for what must come and it is the start of our collective demands. From Hawai'i, to Puerto Rico, to Guam, to the Black Hills, return all US-occupied lands and stop the US war machine abroad"- Nadya Tannous, NDN Collective's LANDBACK Campaign Organizer
"Return Indigenous lands to Indigenous hands. Dismantle the systems that took our land in the first place. Because of these systems, Indigenous people are 10X more likely to be incarcerated than any white person in the state of South Dakota. Indigenous people make up 9% of the population in the state, and somehow represent 51% of all incarcerated people in the state. This is ground zero for over-incarceration for Indigenous people. This is why here and why now, to create a different future.
"I am here for Indigenous youth. The ones forcibly taken from our people in the name of the American flag, forced into boarding schools by the American flag, the ones secretly buried under the flag, the ones that are just now being found. I'm grateful for the ones like my maternal grandparents who survived these atrocities…
"I'm doing this for the Indigenous youth of today, we love you, we're here for you. We're here to push against white supremacy & racism… to protect you until you are ready to lead. I'm here as a son of the Alcatraz Occupation like many of the relatives here who are the descendants of Wounded Knee. I'm here to pass that on to our youth like my aunt and mother who stood for us before we were born.
"I do not celebrate this flag. I recognize it as the flag of our people's murderers, as the flag of the enslavers, the thieves who stole our lands, the liars who wrote these horrors out of their history books." -Martin Aranaydo (Tohono O'Odham, Akimel O'Odham, MVSKOKE, Pilipino), Climber.


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Tengling ist ein Gemeindeteil der Gemeinde Taching am See im oberbayerischen Landkreis Traunstein.

Geschichte

Das Pfarrdorf wird erstmals im späten 8. Jahrhundert als "Tengihilinga" in der Notitia Arnonis erwähnt. Das Grafengeschlecht der Sighardinger nannte sich im 11. Jahrhundert nach der im Ort bestehenden Burg (siehe Grafschaft Tengling), bis sie sich später in Burghausen niederließen. 1328 wurde den Herren von Törring vom Bischof von Salzburg die Hofmark Törring-Tengling verliehen. Die ehemaligen Gemeindeteile Hennhart, Thalwies und Windschnur sind heute mit Tengling verbunden.

Baudenkmäler
Siehe auch: Liste der Baudenkmäler in Tengling
 Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Laurentius, erbaut in der zweiten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts

Bodendenkmäler

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Einzelnachweise

Ort im Landkreis Traunstein
Taching am See
Ersterwähnung im 8. Jahrhundert
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Landkreis Traunstein)
Kirchdorf (Siedlungstyp)

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using System;
using TrueCraft.API.Logic;
using TrueCraft.API.Networking;
using TrueCraft.API.World;
using TrueCraft.API;
using TrueCraft.Core.Logic.Blocks;

namespace TrueCraft.Core.Logic.Items
{
    public class BucketItem : ToolItem
    {
        public static readonly short ItemID = 0x145;

        public override short ID { get { return 0x145; } }

        public override Tuple<int, int> GetIconTexture(byte metadata)
        {
            return new Tuple<int, int>(10, 4);
        }

        public override string DisplayName { get { return "Bucket"; } }

        protected virtual byte? RelevantBlockType { get { return null; } }

        public override void ItemUsedOnBlock(Coordinates3D coordinates, ItemStack item, BlockFace face, IWorld world, IRemoteClient user)
        {
            coordinates += MathHelper.BlockFaceToCoordinates(face);
            if (item.ID == ItemID) // Empty bucket
            {
                var block = world.GetBlockID(coordinates);
                if (block == WaterBlock.BlockID || block == StationaryWaterBlock.BlockID)
                {
                    var meta = world.GetMetadata(coordinates);
                    if (meta == 0) // Is source block?
                    {
                        user.Inventory[user.SelectedSlot] = new ItemStack(WaterBucketItem.ItemID);
                        world.SetBlockID(coordinates, 0);
                    }
                }
                else if (block == LavaBlock.BlockID || block == StationaryLavaBlock.BlockID)
                {
                    var meta = world.GetMetadata(coordinates);
                    if (meta == 0) // Is source block?
                    {
                        user.Inventory[user.SelectedSlot] = new ItemStack(LavaBucketItem.ItemID);
                        world.SetBlockID(coordinates, 0);
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                var provider = user.Server.BlockRepository.GetBlockProvider(world.GetBlockID(coordinates));
                if (!provider.Opaque)
                {
                    if (RelevantBlockType != null)
                    {
                        var blockType = RelevantBlockType.Value;
                        user.Server.BlockUpdatesEnabled = false;
                        world.SetBlockID(coordinates, blockType);
                        world.SetMetadata(coordinates, 0); // Source block
                        user.Server.BlockUpdatesEnabled = true;
                        var liquidProvider = world.BlockRepository.GetBlockProvider(blockType);
                        liquidProvider.BlockPlaced(new BlockDescriptor { Coordinates = coordinates }, face, world, user);
                    }
                    user.Inventory[user.SelectedSlot] = new ItemStack(BucketItem.ItemID);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public class LavaBucketItem : BucketItem, IBurnableItem
    {
        public static readonly new short ItemID = 0x147;

        public override short ID { get { return 0x147; } }

        public override string DisplayName { get { return "Lava Bucket"; } }

        public TimeSpan BurnTime { get { return TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1000); } }

        protected override byte? RelevantBlockType
        {
            get
            {
                return LavaBlock.BlockID;
            }
        }
    }

    public class MilkItem : BucketItem
    {
        public static readonly new short ItemID = 0x14F;

        public override short ID { get { return 0x14F; } }

        public override string DisplayName { get { return "Milk"; } }

        protected override byte? RelevantBlockType
        {
            get
            {
                return null;
            }
        }
    }

    public class WaterBucketItem : BucketItem
    {
        public static readonly new short ItemID = 0x146;

        public override short ID { get { return 0x146; } }

        public override string DisplayName { get { return "Water Bucket"; } }

        protected override byte? RelevantBlockType
        {
            get
            {
                return WaterBlock.BlockID;
            }
        }
    }
}

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I first heard of Abdi Latif Ega's debut novel Guban last November, when, towards the conclusion of an event where I was the discussant of...
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Hearing the Horn
Inside Cinema Odeon in Asmara, no one stood at the marble and mirrored espresso bar. Three students sat amidst the two dozen gold formica...
Four Poems by Mohamed A. Eno
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Maaza Mengiste & Nadifa Mohamed
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Poor oral hygiene and improper brushing techniques.
Fact: Baking soda whitens your teeth by eroding the outermost tooth layer i.e. enamels. So using baking soda can expose the underlying dentin thereby making your teeth sensitive to hot and cold.
Fact: Lemon juice is rich in citric acid which is actually deteriorating to your body. When you apply lemon juice to your teeth then you are causing the calcium to erode form teeth and let me tell you that calcium ones lost from the tooth is lost permanently. You can't regain tooth calcium. So, avoid brushing with lemon juice.
Fact: Getting influenced from various dental advertisements, people start using the above combination but it is not good for the health of your beloved teeth. Though the combination will make your teeth look whiter but only for a short span of time. Reason being that the combination causes severe erosion of enamel which after certain period of time causes tooth to become sensitive to hot and cold.
Fact: Initially for 24 hours your teeth will be sensitive to hot and cold but after that remineralization process begins and the gums and periodontium regains their natural hold on teeth. If you are having pain even after 24 hours then after consulting your dentist you can start off with over the counter painkillers.
Fact: The fact is that you need to get teeth whitening done at dental office regularly otherwise teeth will regain their original texture. Also you can use various at-home tooth whitening procedures.
So, these are some of the common myths about teeth whitening and facts associated with these myths. It is advised that you maintain a good oral hygiene by brushing twice, flossing and doing mouthwash gargles. Avoid these artificial procedures unless highly recommended.
Dear EMILY,There are 2 types of stains on teeth.There are intrinsic stains and extrinsic stains on the teeth. Extrinsic stains are due to poor oral hygiene or certain food stuffs and intrinsic stains are because of heredity or systemic factors or some medicaments.For the extrinsic stains, apart from brushing and flossing,You can go for professional teeth whitening.Professional tooth whitening is the fastest and safest way to make teeth white.In this,bleaching gel is used.Home bleaching method can also be used to make teeth white.Apart from that,you can also use crest whitening strips to remove stains and for making teeth bit whiter.If there are intrinsic stains present,then you can opt for lumineers,veneers or crowns for it.Without clinical examination,we can't say whether there are extrinsic or intrinsic stains present on the teeth.You need to refer to your dentist for this and get necessary treatment done.I hope that helps.If you still have any doubts,let us know.Good luck!
Thanks a lot for such a wonderful article. It is really helpful. Can you tell me the best methods to whiten the teeth. My teeth are quite yellow and i was using salt to brush my teeth and i think due to this only they are sensitive. So, what should i do now to whiten my teeth and to get rid of this sensitivity. I can't enjoy my favorite food.


Suunto Ambit's Track back feature helped to save mountaineer Argo Mere's life during the descent of Muztagh Ata. He explains how the feature helped get him back to his friends and below, we give a tutorial on how to use it.
Last August Estonian ski mountaineer Argo Mere attempted to ski down 7,546 m high Muztagh Ata on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau in China. Unfortunately the weather conditions didn't make reaching the summit easy: Mere and his group had already spent two nights at camp 3 at 6,800 m but the weather stayed poor.
"We were waiting for an opening to continue to the top, but zero visibility and continuous snowfall blocked the way up," he says.
Finally the team decided to turn back.
"On the human side, nothing was left undone but nature wasn't in our favor this time," he says.
Descending in a total white-out wasn't easy either.
Once Mere realized he was off track – and too close to the big cliffs (dark on the map on skier's right) – he decided to escape back up the same way he had skied down.
Mere says they found their previous camp thanks to his Ambit's Track back function.
"Yes, it was quite adventurous and nice that a 'gadget' turned to something vital in returning," he adds.
In the story above Argo Mere used the Ambit's Track back function. With Track back, you can retrace your route at any point during an exercise.
Press [Next] to select NAVIGATION.
Scroll to Track back with [Start Stop] and select with [Next].
You can now start navigating your way back the same way as during route navigation.
You can read more about navigation in your watch's user guide. The user guide for your product can easily be found in MySuunto after you have registered your product in the same location.
NOTE: If the GPS accuracy setting of your sport mode is Good or lower, while navigating GPS accuracy switches to Best. Battery consumption is therefore higher.


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Ambulyx siamensis is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1991. It is known from Yunnan in south-western China and from Thailand.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Shorea obtusa in Thailand.

References

Ambulyx
Moths described in 1991
Moths of Asia


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'India's Children Face Lifelong Health Burden Of Climate Change'
Press Trust of India | November 14, 2019
Children, wearing masks as protection against smog and air pollution, wait for their school bus in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)
NEW DELHI - Climate change will damage the health of an entire generation of children, particularly in India, due to food shortages, infectious diseases, floods and deadly heatwaves, unless there are immediate cuts to fossil fuel emissions, according to a major new report published in The Lancet journal on Thursday.
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is a comprehensive yearly analysis tracking progress across 41 key indicators.
If the world follows a business-as-usual pathway, with high carbon emissions and climate change continuing at the current rate, children born today will face a world that will be on average over 4 degrees Celsius warmer by their 71st birthday, threatening their health at every stage of their lives, the reports notes.
The annual project is a collaboration between 120 experts from 35 institutions, including the World Health Organisation and World Bank.
The authors noted that climate change is already damaging the health of the world's children, and is set to shape the well-being of an entire generation unless the world meets Paris Agreement targets to limit warming well below 2 degrees Celsius.
Poornima Prabhakaran, co-author of the report, noted that few countries are likely to suffer from the health effects of climate change as much as India, with its huge population and high rates of healthcare inequality, poverty, and malnutrition.
"While the report highlights the effects of climate change on people of all age groups, here what we are trying to do is to bring the focus back on children, because there is a sense of urgency about the issue," the professor at New Delhi's Public Health Foundation of India told PTI.
"For every child who is born today, the future will be decided by the changing climate," she said.
In India, she noted, diarrhoeal infections, a major cause of child mortality, will spread into new areas, whilst deadly heatwaves, similar to the one in 2015 that killed thousands of people in the country, could soon become the norm.
While the government has launched many initiatives and programmes to address a variety of diseases and risk factors over the past two decades, this report shows the public health gains achieved over the past 50 years could soon be reversed by the changing climate.
The energy landscape will have to change drastically, and soon, for the world to meet its UN climate goals and protect the health of the next generation, the report warns.
Nothing short of a 7.4 per cent year-on-year cut in fossil CO2 emissions from 2019 to 2050 will limit global warming to the ambitious goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius, it says.
"Children are specifically more vulnerable to the health risks of a changing climate.
Their bodies and immune systems are still in a developing stage, leaving them more susceptible to disease, pollution and environmental pollutants," Prabhakaran explained.
Nick Watts, executive director of The Lancet Countdown, added, "The damage done in early childhood is persistent and pervasive, with health consequences lasting for a lifetime."
"Without immediate action from all countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions, gains in wellbeing and life expectancy will be compromised, and climate change will come to define the health of an entire generation," Watts said in a statement.
The report notes that harvests will shrink as temperatures rise, threatening food security and driving up food prices.
Infants and small children are among the worst affected by malnutrition and related health problems such as stunted growth, weak immune systems, and long-term developmental problems, say authors of the report.
Also, children will be particularly susceptible to infectious diseases such as dengue that rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns will leave in their wake.
Nine of the 10 most "hospitable years" for dengue transmission have occurred since 2000. Around half the world's population is now at risk.
The report also points out that through adolescence and into adulthood, young people are poised to suffer the most damage as their lungs are still developing, making them prone to worsening asthma, and an increasing risk of heart attacks and stroke.
As global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels continue to rise (up 2.6 per cent from 2016-2018), energy supply from coal is increasing (up 1.7 per cent from 2016-2018), reversing a previous downward trend, while premature deaths related to PM2.5 fine particulate matter remain stagnant at 2.9 million worldwide.
Later in life, a child born today will face increased risk from severe floods, prolonged droughts, and wildfires. In 152 out of 196 countries, an increasing number of people have been exposed to wildfires since 2001-2004 - with a financial toll per person 48 times larger than flooding.
India alone saw an increase of more than 21 million exposures, and China around 17 million, resulting in direct deaths and respiratory illness as well as loss of homes, according to the report.
Despite the scale of the challenge, the report offers some reason for cautious optimism -- growth in renewables accounted for 45 per cent of total growth in power generation in 2018, 27 per cent from wind and solar power.
"To dramatically reduce emissions by 2050, and to meet multiple Sustainable Development Goals, India must transition away from coal and towards renewable energy. It will also need to enhance public transport, increase use of cleaner fuels, and improve waste management and agricultural production practices, Prabhakaran said.
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package com.tngtech.archunit.lang.syntax;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaClass;
import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaClasses;
import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaCodeUnit;
import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaConstructor;
import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaField;
import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaMember;
import com.tngtech.archunit.core.domain.JavaMethod;
import com.tngtech.archunit.lang.AbstractClassesTransformer;
import com.tngtech.archunit.lang.ClassesTransformer;

class Transformers {
    static ClassesTransformer<JavaClass> classes() {
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            @Override
            public Iterable<JavaClass> doTransform(JavaClasses collection) {
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