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Sponsorship Speech of Senator Loren Legarda
12 February 2018 | Senate Session Hall
I have the honor to seek approval of three Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs), namely:
Senate Resolution No. 615 under Committee Report No. 237, "Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of the Convention Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income";
Senate Resolution No. 613 under Committee Report No. 235, "Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of the Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the United Mexican States for the Avoidance of Double Taxation With Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion"; and,
Senate Resolution No. 617 under Committee Report No. 239, "Resolution Concurring in the Ratification of the Convention Between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income".
These Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements are intended to promote international trade and investment in several ways, the most important of which is by allocating taxing jurisdiction between the Contracting States so as to eliminate or mitigate double taxation of income. These agreements are also intended to permit the Contracting States to better enforce their domestic laws so as to reduce tax evasion.
To promote cross-border trade and investment, these agreements seek to (1) allocate taxing jurisdiction so as to avoid double taxation; (2) reduce source-State taxation; (3) prohibit discrimination based on alienage, foreign organization, or foreign ownership; and (4) promote resolution of situations in which the income taxable by one Contracting State as opposed to the other Contracting State is in question.
With regard to better enforcing domestic tax laws, these treaties also provide that Contracting States exchange information under the Exchange of Information article. This is necessary since the tax systems of most countries rely to a very large extent on voluntary compliance, which leaves room for abuse. Thus, it is important that a Contracting State be able to obtain from its treaty partners information about persons and activities subject to taxation in that State.
The DTAA with Thailand is a renegotiated Agreement. Upon entry into force of the renegotiated Convention, the existing Convention between the Philippines and Thailand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Tax Income, which was signed on July 14, 1982, will terminate and cease to have effect.
The DTAA with Mexico seeks to deepen the Philippines-Mexico economic relations, which finds its roots in the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade, by enhancing cooperation on tax matters.
Meanwhile, the DTAA with Sri Lanka would help both nations not only in improving bilateral trade relations, but also to further their respective economies, allowing both nations to closely identify with all developing countries, as well as strengthen ties with South Asian countries.
As a developing country, the Philippines' lowering of income tax rates or even not imposing such taxes under certain instances with respect to income derived by non-residents (individuals and legal persons) may in effect encourage the flow of capital, technology, equipment, and services in our country. When there is a sufficient supply of capital or foreign currency in the country, this may translate into lower interest rates and more companies will be encouraged to expand their businesses or purchase equipment, raw materials, and even services from foreign suppliers.
Moreover, when intangible properties like patents and know-how and equipment are leased by non-residents to domestic companies in the Philippines, this means more products will be developed in the country, thus, reducing the need to import such products. Further, when services are encouraged to take place in the country, this means more economic activities and increased transfer of technology.
It is for these reasons that your Committee on Foreign Relations respectfully urge the Senate to concur in the ratification of these treaties.


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Students gain self-awareness by fasting
by Rachel Peterson
Did you know 1 in 6 Americans face hunger?
According to Dosomething.org this increases exponentially, on a global scale.
Religious Life Community (RLC) brought awareness to this issue when they held their inaugural Fast-A-Thon on Nov. 11th.
Approximately 20 students participated in the fast that lasted 24 hours and was broken at 5:30 on Nov. 12th at a Hunger Banquet in Dirlam Lounge.
Annie Fullas, interfaith intern, said students fasted on their own throughout the day. This meant no food or drink, except water.
At the Hunger Banquet, students broke the fast with pizza and a discussion about their experiences. Students who did not fast were welcome to attend the event.
Fullas said the idea of a Fast-A-Thon came out of an interfaith group she participates in.
"The whole idea behind the fast-a-thon is to raise awareness about global hunger issues and also to raise awareness about the different faith traditions that fast and why they fast and why that is important to them," she said.
Abby VanEvera, a member of the interfaith group, experienced her first time fasting.
"I am doing the fast-a-thon more as self awareness so I can understand what others deal with and how other people who don't either have enough money to buy food or have access to food to just understand how they live their life," she said.
VanEvera said she was nervous to go without food for 24 hours, but had the support of her roommates who also fasted.
Fullas encouraged participants to donate the money they would have spent on food to Meals from the Heartland, a non-profit in Des Moines.
The Meals from the Heartland website said this program started in 2007 with a food packaging event during Lent at a church in West Des Moines. Other organizations joined the cause, and since 2008, they have provided over 22 million meals to people in Iowa and around the world.
In addition to awareness of this social justice issue, Fullas wants participants to think about fasting in a religious sense.
"I think there's this misconception that fasting only happens within the Muslim faith tradition, but it happens within other faiths as well," she said.
Fullas cited Lent in the Christian tradition as a well-known form of fasting.
Fullas said students can also participate in alleviating hunger without fasting. Meals for the Heartland needs volunteers as well as donations to package food and provide education to others about hunger.


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Safer and more civilized Europe will be best memorial
TERRORISM has struck continental Europe in an unprecedented manner. It has suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history and the continent is now mobilized more than ever before to face the growing threat.
By Dora Bakoyannis
However, the 202 victims of 11 March in Madrid will not be forgotten. I say this not only because they were innocent victims of deranged minds, but because their sacrifice, like all sacrifices, will hopefully serve to help the European continent and the world in general to become a safer and more just place.
I have faced the problem of terrorism on a very personal basis since 1989. That was the fateful year when my husband was assassinated by a Greek terrorist group outside his office, cutting short his parliamentary and journalistic career and leaving our two children without a father.
My decision at the time was either to stay at home and focus on taking care of my children, or to fight back. I chose the latter, entering politics and parliament and making the anti-terrorism struggle a banner at home and abroad. In doing this, I was inspired by the teachings of ancient Greece, as well as the practical experiences I learned and valued while living for several years in Western Europe.
That is what Europe should do today. It must fight back. It cannot afford to give in to terrorism, as this will only make matters worse. This fight must not be conducted with resort to violence but with the constructive vision for which the European continent is admired around the world. Namely, without undermining democracy and human rights in any way, to launch a campaign of sensitization in the democratic media, to implement greater cooperation in the fields of intelligence, policing, exchange of information and inter-European travel and transport. For it should be realized that the attack on one member of the European family should be considered as an attack on all. All for one and one for all.
This is particularly important for Greece, which in August and September will host the biggest organized events in the world, namely the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We must admit that the Greek public have often had a different approach to the Middle East crisis than people and their governments in other Western countries; for historical and geopolitical reasons they have been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause and have strongly opposed the invasion and subsequent war in Iraq. Greece should not feel uncomfortable in pointing this out. We feel that events have proved us right – along with the large majority of European public opinion.
However, this does not make us oblivious to the worsening threat. For it is doubtful that assassins of the sort that soaked Madrid in blood will take such thoughts into consideration. They might seek to take advantage of the Olympics and the presence of 21,000 journalists, to draw attention to their cause.
That is why Greece, despite its very good relations with all countries in its region, namely the troubled Balkans and the Middle East, is taking unprecedented security measures. It is deploying 55,000 civilian, police and military personnel for security and spending a sum approaching one billion euro. This is more than three times the numbers deployed and the sum spent for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
In this effort, we are delighted to note that we are securing the support of Europe and the international community. Security for the Olympics is no longer a Greek affair but an international one. These are probably the first Olympics with global mobilization for security. Specifically, NATO is providing support for air surveillance and against possible chemical or biological attacks. The International Atomic Energy Agency is also offering support. In practical terms, security is being handled through an advisory group which includes seven other nations: the US, UK, Germany, France, Israel, Canada and Australia. All the competent EU ministers and commissioners, of the interior, justice and public order, have joined together to offer their help to Greece but also to strengthen the European effort.
The message from all these bodies and countries is clear: Europe and the world in general need to cooperate for the common good. Namely, to protect international forums everywhere so they can safely host major sports and other large-scale events.
Together, let's revert to those principles of ancient Greece that inspired the civilized world.
Dora Bakoyannis is mayor of Athens.
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MY QUESTION IS THAT EMILY WROTE WONDERFUL POEMS OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD, (FOR EXAMPLE ABOUT BEAUTIFUL MEADOWS AND TREES AND CHILDREN PLAYING, ETC.) YET SHE STAYED AT HOME (IN DOORS) MOST OF HER LIFE, SO WHERE DID SHE GET THIS TALENT, OR IS IT A GIFT?
I don't know about it being a talent or a gift but she wrote about what she observed from her window which was nature. She probably took walks much like Whitman did too at least that is what I would guess.
Emily Dickinson may have been indoors most of her life, but I am sure she had seen the outdoors. She could have very easily captured different things from the outdoors and remembered them as if they were yesterday even though she did not see them very often. Her talents and gifts didn't just come out of the blue. Surely they were developed from years of hardships and experiences that put her into depression.
I think Emily had talent for writing but she was also an isolated observer. If she wasn't involved with life as most people were she then had the time to contemplate the things that she did see and know.Having such limited exexposure would make what she did see seem much more important. I also think that Emily was an educated person from an educated family. That knoweledge, especially if she read alot, had to help make her world a more vivid place.


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Canada–Peru relations refers to the current and historical relations between Canada and the Republic of Peru. Both nations are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Cairns Group, Lima Group, Organization of American States and the United Nations.

History
Canada and Peru established diplomatic relations on 21 October 1944. Initially, relations between both nations took place in multilateral organizations. In May 1970, Canadian forces arrived in Peru soon after the Ancash earthquake to deliver humanitarian aid for two months in response to the request by President Juan Velasco Alvarado.

In February 1997, during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima; Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori flew to Toronto and met with the Japanese Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto, to discuss Peru's handling of the hostage siege. Canada was chosen as a meeting place for the two heads of state because its Ambassador to Lima, Anthony Vincent, was a member of a commission of guarantors established to oversee negotiations to end the crisis.

In 2004, Air Canada initiated flights between Toronto and Lima. In November 2008, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper traveled to Peru to attend the 20th APEC Summit in Lima. Prime Minister Harper would re-visit Peru again in 2013. In April 2014, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala paid a state visit to Canada. In November 2016, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a visit to Peru to attend the 28th APEC Summit in Lima. In 2016, Canada became an Associate member of the Pacific Alliance, which includes Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.

In March 2018, Peruvian President, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, was impeached from power. Martín Vizcarra was Ambassador of Peru to Canada and simultaneously was First Vice President of Peru. Upon the impeachment of President Kuczynski, Vizcarra left Canada and returned to Peru to take up the Presidency. In April 2018, Prime Minister Trudeau returned to Peru to attend the 8th Summit of the Americas in Lima. During his visit, Prime Minister Trudeau met with President Vizcarra and both leaders discussed enhancing bilateral commercial relations and underscored the many opportunities that exist for collaboration between Canadian and Peruvian companies. The Prime Minister and President also discussed the Crisis in Venezuela.

In 2019, both nations commemorated 75 years of diplomatic relations.

High-level visits

High-level visits from Canada to Peru
 Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2008, 2013)
 Governor General David Johnston (2012)
 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (2016, 2018)
 Governor General Julie Payette (2019)

High-level visits from Peru to Canada
 President Alberto Fujimori (1997)
 President Ollanta Humala (2014)

Bilateral agreements
Both nations have signed several agreements such as an Agreement on Exemption of Taxes on Automobiles of Diplomatic Officials for Sale  (1957); Agreement for Air Services (1957); Agreement to Allow Amateur Radio Stations to Exchange Messages or other Communications from Third Parties (1964); Agreement for Canadian Nurses and Volunteer Technicians to work at the Peruvian Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (1967); Agreement on the sale of wheat (1970); Free Trade Agreement (2009); Agreement on the Environment (2009) and an Agreement on Labor Cooperation (2009).

Trade
In May 2008, Canada and Peru signed a Free Trade Agreement which took effect on 1 August 2009. In 2018, two-way trade between both nations totaled US$2 billion. Canadian foreign direct investment in Peru totaled US$14.2 billion in 2018, mainly in mining, oil, gas and financial services. Canadian multinational company, Scotiabank, operates in Peru.

Resident diplomatic missions
 Canada has an embassy in Lima.
 Peru has an embassy in Ottawa and consulates-general in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

See also
 List of ambassadors of Peru to Canada
 Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement
 Peruvian Canadians

References

Peru
Canada

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Below Are A List Of Reviews From Members of Nial Fuller's Professional Forex Trading Course.
There has been almost 20,000 members take Nial Fuller's Price Action Forex Trading Course since 2008.
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I think it is absolutely a privileged that you make your self available to your followers so we can email and discuss things like I have over the last few days. Thank you so much.
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year Nial.
I just wanted to thank you again for your course. In the last 2 months I made enough money to buy myself an expensive road bike for my fitness and I just bought a week long holiday in Fiji with my son staying at the Sheraton, with heaps of spending. The whole lot came from trading profit following your course.
If you ever want me to shout you a coffee, let me know.
I must admit that I didn't really have high expectations when I joined an internet course (this course) to learn to trade the market because well – I've done that a few times before. And had nothing terribly momentous to show for it.
Your course is totally different. I am absolutely delighted with what I am reading, that I am doing several times over. I am enjoying your course and really like how you just cut to the really important issues so clearly and quickly. No muss no fuss.
gosh – it's amazing to hear someone actually come out and say things like 'even if your account is small, learn to trade WELL', and to 'remember being a skilled and profitable trader is the goal – not making the money right away'.
This has pretty much changed my way of thinking overnight and made a huge difference to my trading strategy.
Just thought i would touch base with you. June and July i started to make consistent money in the markets. August was a month i guess i had to have. As much as you warned me about not sticking my hand in the fire. I did it anyhow and yea i got burnt. I feel this was a pivotal moment in my trading career and my most valuable lessons were learnt. ( LESSONS I WILL TAKE WITH ME THROUGH OUT MY TRADING CAREER) September has been another profitable month for me.(Showing my trust in our trading method did not waver not even in the slightest) In fact it is my most profitable and professional month i have had. Thanks for all you have done for me!! Thank you for being 100% genuine.
I just signed up a couple of days ago and I have just finished with Course 2.I just wanted to let you know that your training materials has to be one of the best courses I have ever come across. Your easy-to-read courses really hit home with me in terms of applying common-sense trading techniques and strategies. I commend you on your efforts and I'm sure that all your hard work will pay off many dividends in the future.I just wanted to say that I'm looking forward to applying your concepts and to become a successful trader soon. I'm glad I came across your website…it's been the best thing to happen to me in a long time!Keep up the great work and thanks again for putting together such a great course!
After purchasing your course a few days ago, I've been browsing through your site and have found the Members Market Summary section to be an invaluable teaching tool. The screen shots of the major pairs, coupled with your clear explanations, are worth the membership fee alone. I look forward to reading your quality, in-depth market summary every day. Keep up the great work!
just wanted to give you some positive feedback about my progress. I have been with you since May this year and have been consistently rewarded by your course. Being someone who really didn't have much of an idea on how to trade fx your course has got me to position where after very consistant and solid results Demo trading the last few months I will be going live in the New Year with a lot of confidence. Everything that is needed to achieve is in your notes and vids. I have read and watched in some cases 20-30 times but each time I may find something I missed or just be reinforced. My apprenticeship is going well and look forward to the New Year with a lot of confidence. Thankyou for your guidance and support.it is always appreciated. Have a Very Happy and Safe Christmas.
You changed my thinking about trading few months ago. My whole life changed because of spreading your wisdom and experience. I was like you say, machine gunner, had bad track record. Today I am profitable and many people are interested in my results (and one hedge fund manager is also interested. What a change!!!). Here is my growth curve for few months of trading. If my master would want to invest money in his student I would be glad :P I write you because I want you to know you do something that really helps people to achieve their dreams and become good and self-confident trader. I really appreciate what you do for me and others. Keep going :) Thank you, really.
I Just wanted to take a minute to thank you for doing what you do.
I actually became a formal member of LTTTM in April 2010 but I have been following you since October 2009. Your approach to life, in addition to your forex skill set and mind set was something I could identify with so that was the initial cause for me to buy in to your forex trading ideology.
In those initial stages I explored many other proclaimed forex teachers and I found that I also identified with Mark Douglas, and the story of Nicolas Darvus so in addition to you, I studied (and continue to study) their technique as well.
Today, I consider the three of you to be my mentors and I have to say that I am exceptionally pleased with the forex trader I have become over the last 20 months.
With that said, today marks a personal mile stone for me where as I just completed my 10th consecutive 2 to 1 or more, profitable trades. Prior to this latest series of trades, the closest that I have come to this mile stone was 8 in a row but my goal has been to hit the 10 mark and today marks that accomplishment.
I generally place about 4 to 6 trades a week on average on the daily's and I now consider myself to be extremely disciplined with sniper like precision based on fundamental price action and points of confluence.
I am seeing tremendous results from my consistent and diligent training and studying and I want to humbly thank you for introducing me to your methodology of pice-action.
I am writing to share my recent success with you ! I have traded 3 months in a row in profit on my demo account and have achieved the first goal of my trading plan. If manage to trade 2 more months profitably on my demo I will go to a live account ! Thanks for all the input here and I am really developing into this Price Action method. I am trying to master a couple of set ups including the Event Area Trade which has just been great in getting my Risk to Reward in trades to 2:1 and >.
Many thanks for your input and particularly your patience with beginning traders like myself….
I decided to test your article back a month or two on risk reward and trading by flipping a coin. I stopped trading with real money and went to demo trading only. For the month of Feb 2011 I traded price action setups and got 8 wins, 8 losses, for a net profit of 245 pips. Did the same thing in March. I took every valid trade on demo and I got 13 wins, 6 losses, and made over 750 pips.
I see now that my fear of having a losing trade is what has held me back for so long. I now see that we all have losing trades and we just have to consider losses as part of the math which leads us to profit through risk reward.
Thanks so much for your great lessons.
I am glad that I have finally signed up. I like the simple approach and the IB BO's and Fakey methods suit my personality. To have it reinforced daily with the educational material, commentaries and forums is already helping my discipline. There are a lot of other service providers (including Australian ones)that are pretenders – so I hope for your continued success.
I saw this what I believed to be an inside bar pin bar fakey on the gbp/jpy at yesterday's close and took it long for 190 with two standards! Made just under $4000 US and I'm going to get my girls ring today! Thanks so much for your sharing your knowledge! You are definitely the man! Feel free to share this with your community. I am also going to be joining now after this trade!
You just sent me an email asking how i was getting on, and just in case if the reply from that email does not get to you, I just want to say a very big THANK YOU how your trading methodology has opened my eyes. I only started joining your course abt 2 weeks ago and have been intensively watch you videos set up , and I feel that suddenly I was beginning to learn leaps and bounds – altho there more to learn. SO A VERY BIG THANK YOU AND APPRECIATION FROM A NEW CONVERT.
and thanks. You are providing the trading public with a real service… and you seem to do it in a very non-selfish way, an anathema to the stereotypes about forex!
With respect to the daily market commentary, I also enjoy these and value the expression of your expertise. I find this element of the members section to be most valuable. This is something that I find myself looking forward to in the late afternoon (NY time).
I just want to let you know that I think you have done an outstanding job in presenting the updated course. I know you put a lot of thought and effort into it and it shows!
Thanks for taking the time to refine an already great course. The additions of the money management, trade rule guidlines, and your personal trade routine are terrific bonuses. I have looked at many trading courses over the last few years and I will say with no hesitation, that yours is by far superior to any of the others.
yo nial….just another note….200 pips this morining and counting……awg…love it. thank you….im in los angeles…..thank you so much..youve changed my trading..thanks mate!
Hi coach I had to tell you that since you mentioned is one of your post the 50% retrace of major trend and to look for price action around these level is simply amazing ! I have looked around daily charts and found this really reliable. This has changed the way to look at charts big time ! Thanks again mate.
I've already bought your course. Working 12hr shifts, 13 days a fortnight . I've read the "Learn to trade the market" manual, watched your videos and am impressed. I feel this is the best trading decision I've made. These long hours are only for the next 6 months maybe then back to more reasonable hours. Then I'll have the time to commit more to achieving my goal of becoming a profitable forex trader. One of your members (Gary) put onto it. I'm pushing another guy I work with who's green as green into "Learn to trade the market" as well because some of the stuff he's talking about getting into is a death trap for a beginner.
Thank you very much for the email and thanks for introducing such a wonderful course. I truely have gain lot of confidence in Forex trading after joining your course. After having losses i had lost the confidence in trading, i am still trading in demo will go live very soon. I am 100% confident that you are a true mentor.
The GBPJPY did exactly as you predicted in the market in yesterday's video. I took long position when the market bounced at ema8 and made 140 pips while sleeping.I am learing all strategies which you posted and your notes are excellent.
Sir, please let me know when i can participate in the Forum i mean when is the good time to be in Forum? I work Mon. to Fri. 7 am to 4 pm ET. When is the good time to call you? I will have question and will ask you.
Thanks again and happy trading.
Hello Nial, I just wanted to say thanks and that your course material has absolutely changed my entire perception of the market. On my first trade I banged 281 pips off the GBP-JPY while I slept, something that I have never done before is leave a trade on while I slept. Your philosophy on the market, using higher time frames and also putting a cap on ones emotions, is really what has helped me turn my trading around. I hate to boast, but I must tell you that I took my mini account from April 1 to May 1 from 360 USD to 1997 USD.
P.S. It may be none of my business what you sell your course for, but I sincerely beleive your material is worth much, much more than 300 bucks !! Thanks and all the best to you !!
I´ve been study your material for a while now and it´s amazing what your guiding has done for my trading. In five days i could have make approx. 1000 pips in five different pairs. i´m gonna launch your "modell" after the summer, with some losing trades in my baggage. Just so i know how that´s feel ;-). Thank you for showing the way, have a nice day.
I am very happy to be part of your members. I am looking forward to your mentorship, and a successful forex career with your help.
I just wanted to let you know that I have nearly doubled my trading money by using your strategies. I really appreciate that you have decided to share them.
I am so glad I found your site…I think it was the missing link to my forex trading. To trade the dailies and 4 hr bars was always my first love but I must admit that I really did not have a plan or method as you like to say. Well, my charts are clean…my head is clear and I do not even trade the same way as 2 weeks ago…thank you!!! Please keep up the excellent work and I will be joining you soon with my new simple profits!
Thank you! Your explanations are so helpful and easy to understand. In just the few weeks since buying your course and becoming a member I have significantly increased my ability to identify, enter and exit profitable trades. Your price action methodology has proven repeatedly that it really works. Your support through the members' forum and your videos are so valuable in continuing to build my knowledge.
I just thought I would send you a quick thank you for some great tips on your website. I have just recently entered the Forex world and I am right now trying to gather as much information from the web as I can. I am really excited about the price action trading method and getting away from all the indicators.
Although I have not signed up with you on your training course yet I will down the road, once I have some money set aside for it.
I bought your course and look forward to future additions to it. I would like to add a suggestion that would help in price action signal identification. Could you post a few charts that contain pin bars, fakeys, inside bars etc, along with EMAs and horizontal levels – but without identifying the bars. The 'student' could then print them and mark on the patterns, stop loss points and profit points. In a separate post, you could then mark the original set with the above info. The 'student could then compare his results with yours, to see if he has grasped the concepts. I would find this very helpful, and I know others would too. I hope you will consider this.
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Prime Minister appoints Dr. Kishore Shallow as Sporting Ambassador
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Arnos Vale, St. Vincent – President of the SVGCA Inc. Dr. Kishore Shallow named National Sporting Ambassador. The announcement came in the Independence Address of Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on October 27, 2019 at Victoria Park, the usual home of the Independence parade.
Along with Dr. Shallow, four sporting ambassadors were announced (Elliott "Morrie" Millington, Rawltie Lewis, Ian Sardine, and Doris Mc Intosh) and three cultural ambassadors (Kingsley "Hero" Roberts, Peggy Carr, and Cherry Ince).
On his new appointment, Dr. Shallow said, "I have been representing my country since I was a national under 15 cricketer, and I continue to wave the Vincentian flag proudly to this day as an administrator, however, I am cognizant that many others have done and are doing similarly without official noticing, so I am elated to be identified for such significant recognition. I take this appointment very seriously, and will continue to do my part in representing our blessed country with the highest of distinction."
There are two other Sporting Ambassadors on the executive of SVGCA Inc., Denis Byam, who is currently the physiotherapist with the West Indies Men's team in India; and Deighton Butler, a senior West Indies umpire, currently officiating in the Regional Super 50 tournament.
Some of Dr. Kishore Shallow's accomplishments in sports are:
National Under 15 cricketer – 1997/98
Windward Islands Under 15 cricketer – 1998/99
Member of the first-ever Combined Colleges & Campuses cricket team to play in a West Indies tournament – 2002
National Senior cricketer – 2011
Assistant Secretary, SVG Cricket Association – 2012
President, SVG Cricket Association Inc. – 2014
(Became youngest president in the history of cricket administration in the Caribbean)
Director, Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control (WICBC) – 2014
Director, Cricket West Indies – 2017
Vice President, Cricket West Indies – 2019 (First Vincentian to be vice president of a West Indies Cricket Board; Became the youngest vice president in the history of West Indies cricket administration)
President of Windwards Cricket – 2019


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DAA only emerged on the supplement market in the mid 1990s and further research is required to understand its full therapeutic effects as a supplement.
DAA is mainly used for testosterone levels and athletic performance. In the US and around the world, record numbers of men are receiving testosterone replacement therapies (TRT).
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DAA is an important secondary neurotransmitter. It acts as a signal molecule within the central nervous system. As part of its signaling function, DAA can trigger a series of biochemical reactions that can lead to the production of testosterone.
The highest levels of DAA are found in the pituitary gland, pineal gland and the testicles. DAA is required to transport cholesterol into all cellular mitochondria. The Leydig cells – specialized cells within the testicles – convert the cholesterol delivered via DAA into testosterone.
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In one oft-cited clinical study, DAA was observed to increase free testosterone levels after 12 days of supplementation, compared to a placebo group. Participants received nearly three grams of DAA per day.
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Q: how to stop a button from overruling a drag gesture I have an image that can be dragged on the screen along the y axis and it works brilliantly, but when when I place a button on top of the image which tracks the image (moves with the image, so it's always on top), when trying to drag the button (as it's on top of the image I want to drag), the image won't budge. The button is just cancelling out the drag gesture. How do I prevent this from happening while still enabling the user to press the button? I'm using a UIPanGestureRecognizer
I've tried various ways but they don't work. Go steady with me please, I've very new to developing and this is my first App Store app :)
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1) Make the UIButton a subview of the UIImage so that it inherits the gesture recognizer.
2) Add a pan gesture recognizer to the UIButton with the same handler as the image.

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My final e3 partners training trip took place in Rwanda. I helped with all the behind-the-scenes & on the field details of a fantastic trip led by Mike & Mary Wagner. Click on any of the following posts for pictures, stories, even a couple of short videos...hope you'll pray about joining us in Africa sometime soon!!
Randy asked me to share stories from this trip as illustrations during his teaching at Fellowship North on June 14. His message was called "Land of the Lost" inspired by the TV cartoon & recent movie. The title of these posts does not in any way imply that Rwanda is any more or less "lost" than any other country in the world. In fact, Rwanda probably has more professing Christians than the USA! But that's another topic entirely.


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Sakai Tadatsugu (酒井忠次, 1527-1596), one of the so-called "Four Guardians of the Tokugawa" (Tokugawa-shitennô, 徳川四天王), was born in Mikawa province and appointed by his lord Tokugawa Ieyasu to castellan of Yoshida (吉田城) in Eiroku eight (永禄, 1565) which was located in the eastern part of Mikawa. The castle town of Yoshida was insofar important as it had via the Toyokawa River access to the sea (Mikawa Bay) and as it was located at the Tôkaidô, the main road which connected Kyôto with the Kantô area. Now whilst ruling Yoshida Castle, Tadatsugu killed – according to transmission – with one of his swords a boar whereupon the katana got the nickname "Inoshishigiri" (猪切, lit "boar cutter"). The nickname was inlayed via kinzôgan on the tang. The blade came eventually in the possession of Tadatsugu´s fourth son Matsudaira Jinzaburô Hisatsune (松平甚三郎久恒, 1584-1652). When Tadatsugu´s grandson Tadakatsu (酒井忠勝, 1594-1647) became daimyô of the Shônai fief (庄内藩) of Dewa province in Genna eight (元和, 1622), he made his uncle Hisatsune castellan of Kamegasaki (亀ヶ崎城) and later in Kan´ei six (寛永, 1629) his karô elder. The sword remained in Hisatsune´s family, according to transmission until the last karô Matsudaira Jinzaburô Hisaatsu (松平甚三郎久厚, ?-1921).
The blade itself is a work of Masazane (正真) on whom I would like to make some observations. It is said that Masazane was a late Tegai smith who lived in the old Fujiwara district (藤原) of Nara in Yamato province. From there he visited Kyôto where he became a student of the Eishô-era (永正, 1504-1521) Heianjô Nagayoshi (平安城長吉) with whom he travelled a lot. Their first destination was Kuwana (桑名) in Ise province where they worked together with Muramasa (村正). Well, it is unknown who actually learned from whom but we can definitely see similarities in the workmanship of Masazane, Nagayoshi and Muramasa. After their stay in Ise they went further eastwards, namely to Mikawa province, and as the Tegai school was also called "Monju school" (文珠), the lineage of Masazane was later also called "Mikawa-Monju" (三河文珠). But that was not enough as both travelled along the Tôkaidô up to Odawara (小田原) in Sagami province. This can be confirmed by signatures of Nagayoshi and Masazane which mention "Sôshû-jû" as place of production.
Picture 2: The travels of Masazane and Nagayoshi. In red the Tôkaidô.
There is some confusion about the Kanabô smith Masazane of the same name. He was active somewhat later, i.e. around Tenbun (天文, 1532-1555), and was according to transmission the son of the Eishô-era late Tegai Masazane. He did not accompany his supposed father on his journeys but moved later from Fujiwara to the Kanabôtsuji (金房辻) district of Nara which earned the Kanabô school its name and which was later adopted as family name. He signed for example with "Kanabô Hayato no Suke Masazane" (金房隼人佐正真) and his signatures are clearly different from the earlier Masazane. Also from the point of view of workmanship the theory that the Eishô-era Masazane and Kanabô Masazane were the same person can be dismissed. Around Tenshô (天正, 1573-1592) there was a 2nd generation Kanabô Masazane, presumably the son of the 1st generation. Well, the 1st generation Kanabô Masazane had according to transmission a younger brother who also bore the name "Hayato no Suke" but wrote his name "Masazane" with the characters (正実), or in the old and unsimplified form (正實). The latter Masazane was active around Eiroku (永禄, 1558-1570) and his successor of the same name around Keichô (慶長, 1596-1615).
Picture 3: Signature comparison. Top row four signatures of the Eishô-era Masazane with the mei of the Inoshishigiri to the left. Bottom row two signatures of Kanabô Masazane.
So when Masazane was active around Eishô (永正, 1504-1521) and Sakai Tadatsugu was born in Daiei seven (大永, 1527), it can be ruled out that the latter ordered the blade from Masazane whilst he stayed in Mikawa. Thus the blade must had been in the possession of the Sakai before the time of Tadatsugu. At the time Tadatsugu was born, his father Tadachika (忠親) ruled Ida Castle (井田城) in Mikawa province which was located about 30 km to the northwest of Yoshida and along the Tôkaidô. From Kuwana to Ida is about 80 km. As it is unlikely that Masazane and Nagayoshi traveled with a bunch of blades we can assume that they might had just some presentation pieces to demonstrate local rulers their skill. So maybe Tadachika was impressed by Masazane and ordered the later Inoshishigiri from him. If this was the case, then the blade was forged at Ida Castle. Incidentally, Tadachika´s father, grandfather and great-grandfather were Yasutada (康忠), Tadakatsu (忠勝) and Ujitada (氏忠, ?-1470) respectively. As the exact dates of Yasutada and Tadakatsu are unknown, it is also possible that the contact to Masazane came about through Tadachika´s father Yasutada or even grandfather Tadakatsu. All of them were castellans of Ida in succession.
But I don´t want to leave out the most famous work of Masazane, the yari Tonbôgiri (蜻蛉切). Honda Tadakatsu (本多忠勝, 1548-1610), another Tokugawa-shitennô, wore this yari at the Battle of Hitokotozaka (一言坂の戦い) in Genki three (元亀, 1572) and forced with it his way through the line between the enemy and the allies by wielding it overhead. It has to be mentioned that the shaft of the spear was 6 m long! (The blade itself has a nagasa of 43,8 cm.) According to transmission, once a dragonfly (Jap. tonbô) tried to land on the yari but was cut in two halves and that is why it got the nickname "Tonbôgiri" (lit. "dragonfly cutter").
You really make it appear so easy together with your presentation but I to find this topic to be actually one thing which I feel I might by no means understand.
I'm sorry.I am poor at English.The way of my question may become rude.
I am a Japanese studying Masazane.
1.Have you seen Masazanes work which Sagami or Mikawa product ? I am looking for it.If there is the idea including the book which a photograph appears in, please tell me.
2.In Picture 3.Two works which you introduce as a Kanabo are different in the form of the Mei each.And I think that the form of Nakago probably diffarent in right and left.Right Soshu nakago Left Bizen nakago.Do you think that both works are Kanabos?
3.Do you think that his school is which? I think that he is different from the traditional Yamato Den.
All of these works are by Sengo Masazane of Ise. The first is by the first generation of circa Eishô and the Tonbo-giri is by the second generation circa Tenbun. Kanabô Masazane is a completely different smith.
Yes, Sengo Masazane and Kanabo Masazane were different smiths. Thats why I wrote: "…the theory that the Eishô-era Masazane and Kanabô Masazane were the same person can be dismissed." The two swords introduced are Sengo Masazane works. I only added two Kanabo Masazane signatures to the signature comparison to show that also his meiburi is differerent from that of the Sengo group.


Before John Brennan even finished his opening statement, vociferous protesters, and the rest of the public for a time, were kicked out of his confirmation hearing to become the next CIA director. But that was the last truly contentious moment of the afternoon.
Although Brennan's hearing was built up as having the potential to be as combative as Chuck Hagel's for secretary of Defense, Brennan and the Senate Intelligence Committee didn't live up to the hype.
One of Hagel's disadvantages in going into last Thursday's hearing was his experience as a senator. Instead of his former colleagues giving him deference in the hearing, Hagel found out that his extensive record and years in the public eye were used in several heated exchanges against him. Brennan, on the other hand, reaped the benefits from his comparatively discreet public record.
Senators from both parties, of course, shared their concerns over Brennan's involvement with the enhanced-interrogation program during the Bush years and with the Obama administration's controversial drone program. But Brennan's New Jersey straight talk, which he referenced in his opening remarks, played to his advantage just one week after one of the most contentious confirmation hearings in recent years.
In answering the senators' questions — or at least in giving as detailed replies as a CIA professional of 25 years can possibly give — Brennan finally shed some light on his involvement in some of the most controversial intelligence programs of the past decade, answering tough questions even from Democrats.
Going into Thursday's hearing, Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, threatened to "pull out all the stops" to get proper answers over the Obama administration's legal justification for killing Americans suspected of being leaders in al-Qaida and other related militant groups. After the White House announced it would provide members of the Senate Intelligence Committee with broader legal briefings, Wyden's fiery rhetoric fizzled out.
"That's a good start," Wyden said, following Brennan's promise for more congressional oversight of the administration's drone program.
In a more heated back-and-forth, Sen. Carl Levin pressed Brennan over whether he would call waterboarding an act of torture.
"In your opinion, does waterboarding constitute torture?" Levin asked. Brennan refused to answer the question.
"Do you have a personal opinion as to whether waterboarding is torture?" Levin persisted.
As Levin's time expired, he accepted the answer and left the room for votes. Earlier, Brennan explained that, although he was privately against the enhanced-interrogation program during the Bush years, he did not act to stop the program, nor did he voice his concerns to top leaders in the CIA.
As opposed to the Hagel hearing, several of the senators' qualms weren't necessarily with Brennan as a person, but about the CIA as an institution. "I feel like I've been jerked around by every CIA director," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat.
Brennan, as he did with several senators, reassured her that he would work with Congress closely in his tenure as CIA director. The normally feisty Mikulski cracked a joke and thanked Brennan for his time. The next step for Brennan is a confidential hearing with the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday.
But whether it was his New Jersey straight talk or his minimal public rhetoric — or simply because he just prepared better — Brennan's initial hearing was in stark contrast to Hagel's hearing just one week earlier.


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The Dell Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1 (3179) convertible-hybrid laptop has the power of an Intel Core m3 processor that outperforms lower-powered systems with Celeron or Atom CPUs. It's attractive and stylish, and certainly an option if you're on a budget. The design will particularly appeal to teenagers—and the price to their parents. However, compared with rivals like the Lenovo Yoga 710 (11"), the Inspiron 11 3000 (starts at $249; $399 as tested) has a shorter battery life and makes a few other compromises to reach that sub-$400 price tag.
A candy-like red color makes the machine hard to miss. Other color options include blue, gray, or white. The Dell logo on the lid is orange, contrasting with the candy-apple red body and burgundy hinges. It has a plastic shell, but that is par for the budget category. The laptop measures 0.82 by 11.48 by 7.95 inches (HWD) and weighs 2.84 pounds, a smidge larger in every dimension and about a half-pound heavier than the Lenovo Yoga 710 (11") ($549.99 at Lenovo)(Opens in a new window) , our current top pick for budget convertibles. Even so, you'd have no problem tucking the system in any school bag.
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The Inspiron 3179's keyboard is smaller than full-size, but is comfortable to type on after a short familiarization period. It isn't backlit, but that's common for budget laptops. A wide one-piece touchpad is centered right under the keyboard where you'd expect it, and responds quickly to inputs, though you can also use the touch screen.
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Thanks to its multi-mode hinge, you can flip the screen around completely to use it like a tablet. You can also use the system in tent or display mode to view videos or share the screen with a few friends. Other inexpensive laptops like the Lenovo Yoga 710, the Samsung Chromebook Plus ($1,326.51 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) , and the Dell Chromebook 3189 Education 2-in-1 also fold over for this extra bit of usability.
The 11.6-inch touch screen appears bright and clear in all modes, and the screen orientation automatically adjusts when you flip the body around. The LED-backlit LCD panel has a 1,366-by-768 resolution, lower than the 2,400-by-1,600 resolution of the Samsung Chromebook Plus' 12.3-inch screen or the 1,920-by-1,080 resolution on the Lenovo Yoga 710 (11"), so fonts are a little blockier, but that's not unreasonable at this price point. Viewing angles are very good, thankfully, and images are clearer when you look at the screen from off-center compared with less expensive laptops like the Lenovo Ideapad 110S ($229.99 at Lenovo)(Opens in a new window) . The touch screen is responsive to finger taps in tablet and stand modes, and we are able to use the system comfortably in tablet mode, folded over in the crook of one arm.
Port selection is very good, considering the limited real estate around the system's perimeter. On the left you'll find the jack for the AC adapter, an HDMI port, a USB 3.0 port, and a slot for the microSD card reader. On the right, you'll find a headset jack, a security lock port, and two USB 2.0 ports for your printer or wired mouse. 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 handle wireless connections. It should be noted that the Inspiron 3179 lacks 5GHz Wi-Fi, so you won't be able to connect to 802.11ac or -n routers that only operate on those frequencies. The Yoga 710 (11") and most chromebooks like the Asus Chromebook Flip ($507.77 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) support dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
A grille between the keyboard and the lid houses the speakers, which offer distortion-free output, even at full volume. However, you shouldn't expect any bass, as it's more akin to the sounds from the tiny speaker on a phone. You will be able to follow what's going on in a YouTube video, but if you're watching a movie or listening to music, we suggest plugging in a pair of headphones.
The system comes with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB 5,400rpm SATA hard drive, both of which are de rigueur for budget laptops. The Inspiron 3179 boots at a slower pace than the Lenovo Yoga 710, which houses an SSD, and most chromebooks, which use flash memory, but you'll have a lot of local space for downloads. The Yoga 710 has half as much storage as the Inspiron 3179, even if its SSD is faster. It's covered by a one-year warranty.
Core m3, Somewhat Powerful
The base version of the Inspiron 3179 comes with an Intel Celeron processor, with much less memory and storage (2GB of RAM, and 32GB of eMMC flash storage). The $399 version reviewed here has an Intel Core m3-7Y30 dual-core processor. In our benchmark testing, the laptop performed admirably compared with rivals. It garnered a respectable 2,631 points on the PCMark 8 Work Conventional test, beating the Lenovo Yoga 710 (11") (2,451), the Lenovo IdeaPad 110S (1,657), and the Asus Transformer Mini (T102HA-D4-GR) ($379.99 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) (1,463).
It likewise was a top performer on multimedia tests like Handbrake (4:42), Cinebench (199), and Photoshop (5:02). It was on par with the Yoga 710 on these benchmarks, thanks to its similar, but older-generation, Core m3 processor. Both the Yoga and the Inspiron beat the Celeron-equipped IdeaPad 110S and the Asus Transformer Mini with its Atom x5 processor on the multimedia tests by a significant margin (notably by 10 minutes or more on the Photoshop test). Check our benchmark tables for the exact figures, but suffice it to say if you are going to be doing any photo editing on these budget laptops, we recommend the Core m3 processor.
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Battery life is relatively anemic for the category. The laptop lasted 6 hours, 29 minutes on our rundown test. That was about an hour less than the IdeaPad 110S (7:36), but it had far less endurance than the Yoga 710 (11:12) or the Asus Transformer Mini (14:14). Chromebooks like the Samsung Chromebook Plus (8:54) and the Dell Chromebook 3189 Education 2-in-1 ($239.00 at Dell Technologies)(Opens in a new window) (11:39) also outlasted the Inspiron. You should be able to watch a few movies on a single charge, but you'll have to plug it in more often than other budget laptops and chromebooks for most other day-to-day tasks.
A Good Value
The convertible Dell Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1 is inexpensive, has a decent amount of performance for a budget system, and is a good value overall. However, the Lenovo Yoga 710 (11") holds on to its top spot thanks to its higher-resolution screen, speedy SSD storage, and extra hours of battery life, even with a price tag that's $200 higher. If you need to stay under $500, alternatives include chromebooks like the Samsung Chromebook Plus and the Dell Chromebook 3189 Education 2-in-1, or the Windows-based Asus Transformer Mini.
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The concept of productivity: labor and total factor productivity, and some of the basic facts on differences in levels and dispersion across firms and countries.
The large-sample work trying to measure and evaluate management practices – both using the World Management Survey and the recent Census MOPS surveys.
The recent work on randomized control trials on management practices, trying to evaluate the causal impact and durability of better management practices.
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Unlocking the chemistry of the heavens Research project
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Research in Physics, Cosmology (MSc)
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Picturing Silence: interpreting the musical experience of silence through visual representation Research project
If, as the works of John Cage suggest, there is "no such thing as silence," then what are the markers that show us we are experiencing silence? - what are the performative cues during musical silence? - what are the auditory and visual bookends of silence in performance, i.e. what anticipates and…
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This book presents the first comprehensive description of Tafi, one of the fourteen Ghana-Togo Mountain (GTM) languages, spoken by approximately 4,400 people in the southeastern part of Ghana. The description consists of thirteen chapters and is based on a corpus gathered during two fieldwork periods…
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A team of European astronomers under Leiden leadership has discovered that dust particles around a star already coagulate before the star is fully grown. These agglomerated dust particles are the first step in the formation of planets. The research publish their discovery in the journal of Nature As…
ERC Advanced Grant for Physicist Alexey Boyarsky News - 12 April 2016
Leiden physicist Alexey Boyarsky, together with his colleagues from Lausanne and Copenhagen, has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant to research an extension of the standard model of particle physics. The leading house of the project is the Technical University of Lausanne. 580.000 euro goes directly…
Recycling at microscale News - 6 June 2018
Playing with tiny building blocks might sound like child's play, but Vera Meester knows better. On June 7 she will defend her thesis on colloids: micro particles with which you can form larger structures. Meester developed a method to make unusable structures usable.
FOM Grant for Theoretical Model Majorana Gun News - 12 January 2016
Professor Carlo Beenakker has been awarded a FOM Projectruimte subsidy to build a theoretical model of a majorana gun, a very promising instrument for quantum computers.
Tiny clumps recycle themselves into complex structures News - 6 April 2016
Manufacturers produce high-end technology mostly top-down with large machinery, but small particles are able to build structures by themselves from the bottom up. A major challenge is that these particles easily clump together. Leiden physicist Daniela Kraft has developed a method to use this phenomenon…
Microswimmers swim faster over slippery surfaces News - 28 January 2020
Tiny self-propelling spheres, measuring only micrometers, move faster over a hydrophobic silicone surface than they do over hydrophilic glass. 'Almost nobody had realised that the substrate matters', says Stefania Ketzetzi, the researcher who discovered the effect, researched it and explained it. She…
How microscopic scallops wander News - 26 July 2020
All microscopic objects, from enzymes to paint particles, are jittering constantly, bombarded by solvent particles: this is called Brownian motion. How does this motion change when the object is flexible instead of rigid? Ruben Verweij, Pepijn Moerman and colleagues published the first measurements…
Chasing nanoplastics News - 17 October 2019
How dangerous are micro- and nanoplastics? Do they affect the environment? What harm can they do to our bodies? Questions that we can now finally answer because of Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh. Together with his colleagues, he developed a method to detect and quantify nano-sized plastics. Their paper has…
Leiden physicists detect single nanoparticles in motion News - 23 November 2020
It's pretty hard to spot a single 5 nanometer particle. Leiden physicists pulled it off by turning a 120 nm gold rod into a detector.
Small but not harmless News - 14 May 2018
To what extent do nanoparticles accumulate in plants and animals, and what properties of the particles play a part in this? Willie Peijnenburg, professor of Environmental toxicology and biodiversity was awarded a Marie Curie grant to conduct research on the environmental effects of nanoparticles.
Impurities in sugar excipients could cause drugs to fail News - 12 December 2016
Sugar excipients, needed to stabilize medicines, can be unsafe for patients due to an impurity discovered recently by Daniel Weinbuch. 'The biopharmaceutical industry should now consider new excipient quality criteria for safer drug development,' he says. PhD defence on 13 December.
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Surface Plasmons Measured for Faster Internet News - 2 June 2016
Leiden physicists use a new method to measure so-called surface plasmons. Researching these particles could lead to new light-based technology, including faster internet.
New way of tracking nanoparticles News - 6 April 2017
Nanoparticles are widely used, but their effect on the environment is unclear because they are hard to track. Leiden physicists have developed a new method to detect conducting nanoparticles. Aquiles Carattino successfully defended his PhD thesis on the subject.
3D printed microboat News - 21 October 2020
From prow to stern, this little boat measures 30 micrometers, about a third of the thickness of a hair. It has been 3D-printed by Leiden physicists Rachel Doherty, Daniela Kraft and colleagues.
Ultra-thin material absorbs all the light News - 23 June 2009
It appears to be a paradox: ultra-thin material that absorbs all the incident light. Nonetheless, it does exist. Two Leiden researchers report on their research in 'Applied Physics Letters'. The article is among the Top 20 of the most downloaded articles of this reputable journal in May.
NWA grant for research into iron nanoparticles in the brain News - 23 July 2019
Physicists Lucia Bossoni and Martina Huber have been awarded an NWA Ideeëngenerator-grant for research into iron nanoparticles in the brain. These nanoparticles may be linked to air pollution and Alzheimer's disease.
Leiden breakthrough in research on nanotherapy News - 29 January 2018
Nanoparticles that transport medicines to a specific part of the human body are usually broken down in the liver prematurely. Jeroen Bussmann from Leiden University has discovered a new method to prevent this from happening. Publication in ACS Nano.
'Building blocks for life' may originate in space News - 28 June 2016
Amino acids are the building blocks for life on earth. They may originate in space and reach the Earth via comets and meteorites. Daniël Paardekooper examined part of this hypothesis. PhD defence on 5 July.
Astronomers see gigantic collisions of galaxy clusters in young universe News - 2 November 2020
An international team of researchers led by Leiden University (the Netherlands) has mapped nine gigantic collisions of galaxy clusters. The collisions took place seven billion years ago and could be observed because they accelerate particles to high speeds. It is the first time that collisions of such…
With artificial intelligence to new physics News - 2 November 2017
The particle accelerator of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, produces large amounts of complex data with high accuracy, as a result of which theoretical predictions also need to be more accurate and faster. With his research team, PhD candidate Ben Ruijl developed very innovative…
Protector against air pollution is vulnerable to air News - 26 August 2016
Catalyst research aims to make gasoline less polluting. It turns out that during experiments it is actually necessary to protect catalysts from air itself. Publication in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C on August 26.
Investigating the impact of nanoparticles on the environment News - 6 September 2018
On Tuesday 4 September, Martina Vijver delivered the scientific lecture during the academic opening of the Faculty of Science. Martina is professor in Ecotoxicology at CML and would like to have collaborations with colleagues from the Leiden Centre of Data Science. We had a brief interview with her.
Fishing for neutrinos in the Mediterranean Sea News - 11 December 2015
Physicists, including Dorothea Samtleben from Leiden University, are building a giant underwater telescope to unravel the origin of neutrinos and to solve the mystery surrounding dark matter. The first detector has now been installed. Once it is finished, the telescope will be three cubic kilometres…
DNA as a supramolecular building block News - 8 December 2017
PhD student Willem Noteborn has investigated supramolecular structures. These can be useful for the loading of medicines and signalling molecules regarding, for example, cellular differentiation. In his thesis, he describes the functioning of these structures.
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Computers are slowly turning human. No, not literally. We will not have to bow down to our silicon overlords anytime soon. They are, however, starting to 'learn' the same way we do ourselves. With the advent of superfast quantum computers, this development is gaining momentum. Vedran Dunjko develops…
Clashing galaxy clusters and extreme energies News - 12 November 2018
A galaxy is already incredibly large, but it can get even bigger. Astronomer Reinout van Weeren investigates clusters of galaxies, one of the largest structures in the universe. For his research into the origins and evolution of these clusters, he obtained an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euros.…
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The quest for new medicines against tuberculosis Research project
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This dissertation presents the first full grammatical description of bago ts'amakkilo ('mouth of the Ts'amakko'), or simply Ts'amakko. It is a Cushitic language, spoken in Southwest Ethiopia and belongs to the Dullay cluster of Lowland East Cushitic. The number of speakers is about 10,000. The data…
Nutrition Research Dossier: The skeleton as a source of information
Radiation can be used to determine the isotope ratio of a skeleton. This provides information about where our ancestors lived and what they consumed. Dr Andrea Waters has developed a revolutionary method that can trace patterns of consumption from tens of thousands of years ago.
Exo-planets, star and planet formation
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Growth and development of actinomycetes Research project
We aim to provide new insights relating to the spectacular multi-cellular life cycle of streptomycetes and other actinobacteria.
A piece of the Universe in the computer Research Dossier: Exploring the Universe
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Cell-based medicinal products: grant rejected, paper published News - 26 June 2020
Cell-based medicinal products (CBMPs) belong to an innovative and heterogeneous group of medicines called advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs). The limited analytical toolbox for CBMP characterization and release testing is one of the reasons why CBMP development is so challenging.
Leiden involved in three out of five Physics Vrije Programma grants News - 21 December 2018
NWO has assigned Physics Vrije Programma grants to five collaborations of physicists. Leiden University is involved in three of them.


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Герхард Хец (; , Хоф, Германский рейх — , Барра де Навидад, Мексика) — немецкий пловец, серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр в Токио в эстафете 4×200 метров вольным стилем, бронзовый призёр — на дистанции 400 метров комплексным плаванием.

Спортивная карьера
Один из самых известных западногерманских пловцов, в 1960—1966 гг. он выиграл в общей сложности 27 национальных чемпионских титулов. В 1959—1964 гг. — неизменно побеждал на дистанции 1500 м вольным стилем. В 1962 и 1963 гг. становился Спортсменом года ФРГ. Являлся двукратным рекордсменом мира (май-июнь 1962, октябрь 1963-июль 1964) на дистанции 400 метров комплексным плаванием. Долгое время удерживал рекорд Европы на дистанции 200 м вольным стилем.

На летних Олимпийских играх в Токио (1964) выиграл индивидуальную бронзовую медаль на дистанции 400 м комплексным плаванием и стал вторым в составе сборной в эстафете 4 × 200 м вольным стилем. Вместе с Хорст-Гюнтером Грегори, Франком Вигандом и Ханс-Йоахимом Кляйном завоевал серебряную медаль за сезон в Соединённых Штатах. Ему долгое время принадлежал рекорд Европы на дистанции 200 метров вольным стилем.

После завершения спортивной карьеры работал тренером в клубах Blau-Weiß из Бохума (1968—1975) и SV Rhenania из Кёльна (1975—1991). За жёсткость его тренировок получил прозвище «Мясник». Среди его самых известных учеников — бронзовый призёр мюнхенской Олимпиады (1972) на 200-метровке вольным стилем Вернер Лампе и двукратный чемпион мира Райнер Хенкель. В 1997 г. работал тренером центра олимпийской подготовки Кёльн/Бонн/Леверкузен.

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