Hello, all. The Baltimore County Animal Services Advisory Commission met for its April meeting on April 18, 2017. Here's a summary of all that we discussed.
The nineteenth regular meeting of the Baltimore County Animal Services Advisory Commission was held on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 in the Main Conference Room of the Drumcastle Government Center. This meeting was called to order at 6:36 p.m. by the Chair Deborah Stone-Hess. Members in attendance were Deborah Stone-Hess, Jon Christiana (by phone), Joy Freedman, Roy Plummer, Lavinia Ringgold, Jean Townsend, VMD, Janice Vincent and Julianne Zimmer.
Minutes from the February 21, 2017 meeting were motioned and approved as submitted.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture purged many documents from its website including inspection reports for dog breeding facilities around the country. The removal of those documents effectively hobbled a Maryland law passed last year requiring stores that sell puppies to ensure that they do not receive them from the worst puppy mills. The law says stores cannot get their animals from any facility that is not licensed by the USDA, or from one that has been cited by the USDA for egregious violations. Without the documents online, pet stores have no way to check on the breeders from which they buy puppies. Delegate Kramer introduced a bill in Annapolis that would require pet stores to get those inspection reports directly from the breeder. House Bill 781 will likely pass.
Deborah Hess will be blogging about this.
Maryanne Bailey attended the Commission meeting to make a presentation about circuses and their treatment of animals. While Ringling Brothers has closed, there are many smaller circuses still in existence that are cruel to their animals. Ms. Bailey would like Baltimore County to ban the use of wild or exotic animals for circuses that perform in Baltimore County. Deb thinks it would take a lot to get this passed. She doesn't think this is a high priority for the county. It's also not in the scope of the commission to be able to take a stand on this issue as it does not involve the animal shelter. Deb suggested that Maryanne try to get more council persons onboard.
The west side clinic is not getting nearly the amount of traffic as the clinic on the east side of the county. The county expects this will improve with the weather, as it did for the east side clinic. Information about the spay/neuter clinic is being shared via social media, flyers to PTA's in schools and flyers to apartment complexes that allow pets, in the area of the Southwest Area Park where the west side clinic is located.
Four hundred cats have been TNR'd since the county began its own TNR program being led by Becky Sass-Crews. BCAS is starting to lend cat traps to caretakers of stray cats. Julianne would like a packet with signed policies in reference to trap use included with the lending of each trap. Caretakers will be doing the trapping. Animal Services will pick up the cats, neuter or spay and return them to where they were picked up.
The Commission has talked before about the county's work to revise its ordinances regarding dangerous and menacing dogs. Currently if a dog is found to be menacing, a fine is levied but there is no mechanism to enforce it or force people to come before the Animal Control Board. The county has completed a rough draft of the new ordinances that would allow the county to impound a dog that is found to be menacing or dangerous until the owner takes corrective action.
The rewritten ordinances go to the law office. Ultimately the changes will have to be approved by the county council.
As part of the revision, the county would suspend the $500 fine if citizens make the changes the county requires to fix the problem they have been cited for.
Baltimore County supports a bill that is before the MD General Assembly that would require veterinarians to report all rabies vaccinations they administer. That way there would be a database containing this information. And if a bite should occur, it could quickly be ascertained whether the animal had been vaccinated for rabies.
There has been some opposition to the bill from the MD Veterinary Medical Association. The reason given is a fear that if you require veterinarians to report all rabies vaccinations that fewer people will want to vaccinate their pet.
The Montgomery County Director of Animal Services has evidence to show otherwise as he was involved with a similar program in a Virginia jurisdiction and found that there was actually an increase in the number of vaccinated pets. In any case, if the bill continues to struggle, it is possible that there might be support for a pilot program. Montgomery County, Prince Georges County and Baltimore County have all agreed to participate.
Two Animal Control Officers rescued a dog out of a sewage drain about a month ago. Julianne's organization, ReLove Animals, presents a Valentino Award and would be giving this award to them.
Deborah is waiting for approval and permission to do a blog and video on this program. Julianne would like to give the shelter a plaque to hang in the lobby of the shelter recognizing the work of the inmates.
What needs to be in the commission report? Joy volunteered to write the report, but is asking for a committee. Julianne believes this should come from the Liaison Committee. Lavinia will work with Joy. Everyone is tasked to bring what they think should be in the report to the next meeting. The report will be discussed at the April meeting.
After the second commission report is complete, the Commission may want to consider meeting every other month or every six weeks instead of meeting monthly.
April 18, 2017 – Drumcastle Government Center, 6401 York Road, third floor, main conference room.
4. Introduction of New Commission Member Appointed by Councilman Quirk-Maryanne Martin Bailey-Maryanne has ben a District Leader Volunteer for Maryland Congressional District 7 with the Humane Society of the United States since 2014 and is anxious to learn more about sheltering issues. All Commission members are thrilled to have her with us!
All but one of the ASPCA's six priority bills made it past the finish line, which is a remarkable success.
Bill that required veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty.
created a new regulatory program to oversee animal shelters and ensure they are meeting high standards of care.
upgraded the cruelty code to make it clear that different acts of cruelty to animals should all be charged separately, helping ensure that abusers receive adequate sentences.
strengthened Maryland's puppy mill law.
established a new fund to reimburse animal shelters for the costs of caring for animals seized in cruelty cases.
You can also contact Governor Larry Hogan at 410-974-3901 and politely urge him to sign all of these animal welfare bills into law.
Status: Passed the House 118-15 and passed the Senate unanimously.
What the bill does: Requires veterinarians to report suspected animal cruelty to law enforcement, similar to the requirement that doctors report suspected child abuse.
Status: Dead - did not receive votes in committee.
What the bill does: Requires research facilities that use dogs and cats to offer those animals for adoption once no longer needed for research.
**Action needed**: Using our action alert or a personalized email, write your legislators to let them know you are disappointed that this bill didn't pass, especially since the exact same bill passed the House of Delegates last year. Also email Johns Hopkins (president@jhu.edu) and University of Maryland (president@umd.edu) to express your disappointment in their opposition to the bill.
Status: Passed the Senate unanimously. Passed the House 132-7. Headed to Governor Hogan's desk!
What the bill does: Establishes a fund to reimburse animal shelters for expensive costs of caring for animals seized in large-scale cruelty cases, like a puppy mill or animal fighting operation.
Status: Passed the House of Delegates 123-15 and passed the Senate unanimously. On Governor Hogan's desk!
What the bill does: Lowers the number of breeding dogs a person must have to qualify as a breeder from 15 to 6 so that more commercial dog breeders will be monitored.
Status: Passed the House of Delegates 130-5 and passed the Senate unanimously. On Governor Hogan's desk!
What the bill does: Requires county animal shelters and animal shelters who receive spay/neuter grants to follow minimum standards of care and requires the Department of Agriculture to create regulations to enforce that requirement.
- Provides civil liability immunity to veterinarians and first responders for rendering emergency veterinary care to pets.
- On Governor Hogan's desk!
- Requires veterinarians to send vaccination records to local animal control agencies upon request.
- Died when it did not receive a vote in the House Health and Government Operations Committee.
- Clarifies that various acts of cruelty to animals should be charged as separate crimes.
- Passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House 130-6. Passed Senate unanimously. On Governor Hogan's desk!
- Gives students the right to choose an alternative to classwork involving the use of live or dead animals.
- Defeated 13-30 on the Senate Floor. See how your Senator voted here.
- Raises the current cap to $10,000 from $7,500 in damages covering the cost of veterinary care that an owner can recover if their pet is injured.
- Creates a registry of people convicted of animal abuse and requires animal shelters and breeders to check the registry before transferring an animal.
- Provides immunity to individuals who forcibly enter a vehicle to remove an animal under certain circumstances.
- Received an Unfavorable Report in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on 2/20.
- Creates a felony penalty for cruelty committed to ten or more animals instead of charging a misdemeanor penalty for each animal. Expressly authorizes judges to order restitution in animal cruelty cases.
- Prevents the use of certain subtherapeutic antibiotics on certain farms in order to curb antibiotic resistance in humans. Antibiotics are routinely administered to farm animals in low doses to prevent disease from occurring as a result of the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. This bill would push farms to fix those underlying welfare issues and only use antibiotics when medically necessary.
- Establishes a program to match more veterans with service dogs.
- Prohibits people from possessing or selling products from certain animals who are covered under the Endangered Species Act, such as elephant ivory.
- Failed to pass crossover so likely dead for the session.
- Creates a two year moratorium on Cownose ray killing competitions and requires the Department of Natural Resources to create a fisheries management plan for the species.
- Closes a loophole in last year's retail pet store sourcing bill and requires pet stores to post breeder inspection reports for customers.
a) Rescue Well Grant-Guest: Christine Sandberg-Rescue Well has recently formed its own 501 c 3 and is no longer under the umbrella of Relove Animals. In November of 2016, Rescue Well began working under the auspices of a 25 thousand dollar grant from Baltimore County to help people struggling to care for pets in Baltimore County. So far, about half of the money has been spent.
According to Christine, 61% of money that's been used has paid for veterinary procedures. Rescue Well has a partnership with area vets who offer them discounts.
BCAS refers people to Rescue Well's hotline to help them avoid the need to surrender their pet. Rescue Well is able to provide owners with crates, food, and other support to help them avoid the need to surrender.
In total, we have prevented the rehome/surrender of 167 pets by providing support through training, advice, and other resources (including veterinary care).
They have diverted 116 imminent surrenders to closed admission shelters, rescues, or private adopters.
Rescue Well has also been helping BCAS in its effort to grow its client base for the new Spay/Neuter facility on the county's West side and BCAS's vaccine clinics. In addition to distributing flyers, Rescue Well will also work the line of people attending vaccine clinics to inform them of the spay/neuter program and will be able to make appointments for people on the spot. Rescue Well also helps find potential homes for animals whose owners cannot continue to care for them, not only by spreading the word on social media and posting animals on Facebook, and helping to interview potential adopters, but also through connections with rescues through the Coalition of Rescues.
Rescue Well provides a monthly report for the county on all services it has provided through the grant. So far, about half of the grant money has been used.
b) ) First Quarter BCAS Statistics-Amazing! For the first time, BCAS has achieved over a 90% quarterly live release rate for BOTH dogs and cats.
Question was raised at our last committee meeting about whether the Fairgrounds Mega Adoption event costs the county any money. The answer is no. BARCS gets a grant that pays for the event.
We've discussed the bill that the county was hoping would pass the General Assembly that would have required veterinarians to report all rabies vaccinations. The bill did not pass. It's expected to be re-introduced at next year's session.
It has begun. People are encouraged NOT to bring litters to the shelter unless they are certain the kittens are not being cared for by their mom.
It continues to be a challenge because the county cannot go onto private property without permission. Sometimes the property is being rengted out and even the renter cannot give approval…it must come from the owner. Tracking down necessary information can be difficult, getting approval can be difficult, etc. But the program is continuing to make progress. 500 cats have been TNR'd so far since the program began in October.
5) WHERE IS NEUTERING DONE?
At the last meeting, someone asked where the surgeries are being performed, at the shelter or at one of the county's spay/neuter clinics. They are currently being done at the shelter.
6) HOW QUICKLY ARE CATS RELEASED AFTER SURGERY?
Cats are released the next day.
The county provides detailed humane trapping instructions to ensure that cats are not left in traps for any length of time and not left in traps in harsh weather. The shelter has sent these documents to Deborah and if you would like to see them just email her. She will forward them to you.
While it has proven difficult to get the number of surgeries up in the clinic, things are going in the right direction. The goal is to perform 30 surgeries a day. At one point, the clinic was only performing 5 surgeries each day. The number is now up to 16 a day.
We talked a couple of meetings ago about the fact that BCAS was chosen as a study site to gain data on using positive reinforcement with shelter cats. The program is wrapping up and went well. All data has been sent to the Jackson Galaxy folks.
Bissell has a Pet Foundation that has donated 4 million dollars to rescues and shelters around the country for various programs. BCAS is going to look into whether it might qualify for a Bissell grant. Deborah will be writing about the Bissell Pet Foundation in a few weeks on her blog.
Deborah will be doing a post for her blog on the ways the shelter has changed over the last two years.
As discussed at our last Commission meeting, ReLove will be awarding the organization's Valentino Award to the two Animal Control officers who saved the dog from the storm drain. This will probably take place at a picnic event being planned by BCAS to thank volunteers and rescue organizations on June 4. Deborah has sent all of your email addresses to Dr. Jones at BCAS so you can receive invitations as well. Please be sure to RSVP to let the shelter know whether you will be able to attend.
Dr. Jones has a wish list that includes an adoption wagon like the one used by BARCS. Cost could be upwards of 150 thousand dollars. This would have to involve donated funds. It's not imminent…but is an indication of continued efforts to grow the shelter's outreach.
The Liaison Committee will not be meeting in the month of May due to scheduling difficulties.
The month of April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month.
We will be using power drills, cutting tools and glue to make enrichment feeders out of PVC pipe for our dogs and cats.
f) Plans for Commission Annual Report-There was a brief discussion of ideas about what should be included in the Commission's second annual report to the Baltimore County Council. Commission members will be emailing suggestions to Julianne, Joy and Lavini who will be working on preparing the report.
7. Announcement of Date and Time of Next Meeting-The next Commission meeting will be held on May 16, 2017 at 6:30 on the third floor of the Drumcastle Building located at 6401 York Rd. All meetings are open to the public.


8-Slot, Virtex-5 LX50 FPGA, MXI-Express CompactRIO Chassis —The NI‑9154 is a rugged MXI‑Express chassis for high-performance, high‑channel‑count applications. With the NI‑9154, you can add C Series I/O modules to your PXI system or industrial PC. You can daisy chain up to six NI‑9154 chassis in a single chain and connect up to eight chains to a single controller.


text:
Sergej Michajlovič Ljapunov (rusky Сергей Михайлович Ляпунов; 30. listopadu 1859, Jaroslavl – 8. listopadu 1924, Paříž) byl ruský hudební skladatel, dirigent a pianista. Jeho bratry byli Alexandr Ljapunov, ruský matematik, a Boris Michajlovič Ljapunov, ruský slavista.

Život
Ljapunov se narodil 30. listopadu 1859 v Jaroslavli, hlavním městě stejnojmenné oblasti. V osmi letech mu zemřel otec a matka se s dětmi přestěhovala do Nižního Novgorodu. Zde navštěvoval základní školu a hudební školu, kterou v té době v Novgorodu založila Ruská hudební společnost. V roce 1878 vstoupil na Moskevskou konzervatoř, kde studoval pod vedením Karla Klindwortha (klavír) a Sergeje Tanějeva (skladba).

Absolvoval v roce 1883. Byl přitahován spíše národními hudebními prvky Nové ruské školy než více kosmopolitními tendencemi Petra Iljiče Čajkovského a Sergeje Tanějeva. V roce 1885 proto odešel do Petrohradu, vyhledal Milije Balakireva a stal se horlivým příznivcem skupiny skladatelů Mocná hrstka, kterou Balakirev vedl. Balakirevův vliv se pak projevuje v celém Ljapunově skladatelském díle.

V roce 1893 pověřila Imperiální geografická společnost Ljapunova, Balakireva a Ljadova sběrem lidových písní v oblasti Vologdy, Vjatky a Kostromy. Sebrali na 300 písní, které Společnost publikovala v roce 1897. Ljapunov 30 písní aranžoval pro zpěv a klavír a témata těchto písní používal v devadesátých letech ve svých skladbách.

Ljapunov měl velký úspěch jako koncertní klavírista. V letech 1910–1911 vykonal několik koncertních cest po zemích západní Evropy, včetně Rakouska a Německa. Na jaře roku 1910 nahrál některé své skladby na gramofonové desky. Po roce 1904 vystupoval také jako dirigent.

Vystřídal Nikolaje Rimského-Korsakova ve funkci ředitele Imperiálního orchestru a stal se i ředitelem Bezplatné hudební školy. V roce 1911 byl jmenován profesorem petrohradské konzervatoře. Po bolševické revoluci emigroval v roce 1923 do Paříže. Působil jako ředitel hudební školy pro ruské emigranty a následujícího roku zemřel na srdeční selhání. Oficiální sovětská místa uváděla, že zemřel během koncertního turné v Paříži.

Dílo

Orchestrální skladby
 Balada a ouvertura cis-moll, op. 2 (1883/1894–6)
 Klavírní koncert č. 1 es-moll, op. 4 (1890)
 Slavnostní předehra na ruské téma C-dur, op. 7 (1896)
 Symfonie č. 1 h-moll, op. 12 (1887)
 Polonaise Des-dur, op. 16 (1902)
 Rapsodie na ukrajinské téma fis-moll pro klavír a orchestr, op. 28 (1907)
 Żelazowa Wola, (místo narození Fryderyka Chopina), symfonická báseň h-moll, op. 37 (1909)
 Klavírní koncert č. 2 E-dur, op. 38 (1909)
 Hašiš, symfonická báseň h-moll, op. 53 (1913)
 Houslový koncert d-moll, op. 61 (1915, revize 1921)
 Symfonie č. 2 b-moll, op. 66 (1917)

Klavírní skladby
 Tři skladby, op. 1 (1887–8)
 Rêverie du soir, op. 3 (1880/1903)
 Impromptu, op. 5 (1894)
 Preludium Des-dur (1895)
 Sedm preludií, op. 6 (1896)
 Nocturne, op. 8 (1898)
 2 mazurky, op. 9 (1898)
 12 transcendentálních etud, op. 11 (1900–1905)
 Polonaise, op. 16 (1902)
 Mazurka č. 3 e-moll, op. 17 (1902)
 Novellette, op. 18 (1903)
 Mazurka č. 4 As-dur, op. 19 (1903)
 Valse Pensive Des-dur, op. 20 (1903)
 Mazurka č. 5 b-moll, op. 21 (1903)
 Chant du crépuscule, op. 22 (1904)
 Valse-impromptu No. 1 in D, op. 23 (1905)
 Mazurka č. 6 G-dur, op. 24 (1905)
 Tarantelle, op. 25 (1906)
 Chant d'automne, op. 26 (1906)
 Sonáta f-moll, op. 27 (1906–8)
 Valse-impromptu č. 2 Ges-dur, op. 29 (1908)
 Mazurka č. 7 in Gis-moll, op. 31 (1908)
 Dvě části z Glinkovy opery Ruslan a Ludmila, op. 33 (1907–8)
 Humoreska, op. 34 (1909)
 Divertissements, op. 35 (1909)
 Mazurka č. 8 g-moll, op. 36 (1909)
 3 skladby, op. 40 (1910)
 Fêtes de Noël, op. 41 (1910)
 Scherzo, op. 45 (1911)
 Barcarolle, op. 46 (1911)
 Variace na ruské téma, op. 49 (1912)
 Grande Polonaise de Concert, op. 55 (1913)
 3 skladby, op. 57 (1913)
 Preludium a Fuga, op. 58 (1913)
 Prelude in G-major (1913–16)
 6 snadných skladeb, op. 59 (1914)
 Variace na gruzínské téma, op. 60 (1915)
 Sonatina Des-dur, op. 65 (1917)
 Valse-impromptu č. 3 E-dur, op. 70 (1919)
 Scherzo F-dur (?)
 6 malých skladeb pro začátečníky (1918–19)
 Toccata a fuga (1920)
 Canon (1923)
 Allegretto scherzando (1923)
 Saltimbanques (1924)

Vokální skladby
 30 ruských lidových písní, op. 10 (1901)
 35 ruských lidových písní, op. 13 (před 1897)
 Čtyři písně, op. 14 (1900)
 Ruské písně, op. 15 (1900)
 Čtyři písně, op. 30 (1908)
 Čtyři písně, op. 32 (1908)
 Tři písně, op. 39 (1909)
 Tři písně, op. 42 (1910–11)
 Sedm písní, op. 43 (1911)
 Tři písně, op. 44 (1911)
 5 kvartet pro mužské hlasy, op. 47 (1912)
 5 kvartet pro mužské hlasy, op. 48 (1912)
 Čtyři písně, op. 50 (1912)
 Čtyři písně, op. 51 (1912)
 Čtyři písně, op. 52 (1912)
 Čtyři písně, op. 56 (1913)
 Duchovní díla pro smíšený sbor, op. 62 (1915)
 Žalm 140 pro zpěv, varhany a harfu, op. 64 (1916/1923)
 Večerní píseň, kantáta pro tenor, sbor a orchestr, op. 68 (1920)
 Čtyři písně, op. 69 (1919)
 Čtyři písně, op. 71 (1919–20)

Jiné skladby
 Prelude-pastorale pro varhany, op. 54 (1913)
 Sextet b-moll pro klavír dvoje housle, violu, violoncello a kontrabas, op. 63 (1915/1921)
 Orchestrální transkripce Balakirevovy skladby Islamej

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

 Životopis
 Život a dílo
 Seznam skladeb

Skladatelé klasické hudby
Skladatelé chrámové hudby
Skladatelé romantismu
Sběratelé lidových písní
Ruští hudební skladatelé
Ruští klavíristé
Ruští dirigenti
Narození v roce 1859
Narození 30. listopadu
Narození v Jaroslavli
Úmrtí v roce 1924
Úmrtí 8. listopadu
Úmrtí v Paříži
Zemřelí na srdeční selhání
Muži
Pohřbení na hřbitově Batignolles

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Bad English was an American arena rock band formed by three ex-members of the power pop band The Babys, Jonathan Cain, John Waite and Ricky Phillips (now in Styx), along with Journey's rock guitarist Neal Schon. The group is perhaps best known today for the career-defining power ballad "When I See You Smile". Although their late 80s and early 90s success proved short-lived, they're also still famous as one of the most popular supergroups in U.S. music history alongside Cream, Asia, and others. The band's first, self-titled album was released in 1988, and it met with a great fan response as well as gave the band two hit singles in the United States: "When I See You Smile" and "Price of Love". Positive reviews followed by massive tours built up immense expectations about the songwriting talent of the band in their future endeavors. However, on their second album, entitled 'Backlash', the one and only single failed to enter the U.S. Top 40, peaking instead at only number 42. Critical views were also mixed on the release. Soon after the band recorded their second album 'Backlash', in 1991, the group disbanded. Members went their separate ways even before the album could be mixed. In a later interview, frontman John Waite said that, while he enjoyed playing to stadium-sized audiences again, he wasn't happy with the somewhat 'corporate rock' image that the Bad English had been tagged as having. He has since had a solo career focused more on mellower singer-songwriter music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
hard rock 80s rock classic rock hair metal
Danger Danger
John Waite
When I See You Smile
Time Stood Still
Price Of Love
Best Of What I Got
Straight To Your Heart
Ghost In Your Heart
Tough Times Don't Last
Heaven Is A 4 Letter Word
The Time Alone With You
Don't Walk Away
So This Is Eden
The Restless Ones
Rebel Say A Prayer
Savage Blue
Make Love Last
Dancing Off The Edge Of The World
Life At The Top
When I See Your Smile
The Price of Love
I Melt With You
World Gone Wild
Get you back in my life
Price Of Love (Album Version)
Love burns
When I See You Smile (1989)
Bad English - When I See You Smile
I Aint Missing You
Inner city refugees
Best Of What I Got (Album Version)
Pretty lies
Forget Me Not (Album Version)
Heaven is a 4 letter word (Album Version)
Possession (Album Version)
Ghost In Your Heart (Album Version)
Tough Times Don't Last (Album Version)
When I See You Smile (Album Version)
Who Is This Talking
The Restless Ones (Album Version)
Possession -1989

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Chinese shadow banking endangers national economy
December 18, 2012 · 4:13 PM UTC
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNBC
An investor stares at the screen Nov. 27, 2012 in Hangzhou Province, China.
China, already struggling with a slowing economy, may now be facing the type of credit crunch that helped derail the US economy four years ago.
Among the all-too-familiar ingredients: supposedly risk-free — yet high-yield — investments, off-balance-sheet transactions, little if any disclosure and investors who don't ask a lot of questions.
All this has one Wall Street analyst warning that China is "a step closer to a potential credit event in the shadow banking sector."
The security in this case is known as a Wealth Management Product, which has grown wildly popular in China over the last few years.
Investors choose WMPs over traditional savings accounts or certificates of deposit because they offer higher yields. The rate on a benchmark one-year CD maxes out at 3.3 percent, while the average interest rate on WMPs is closer to 4 percent, with the riskier ones promising double digit returns.
WMPs are mostly short term securities, with some having a duration of just a few weeks. The underlying asset they are investing in can be anything from very safe corporate bonds to speculative real-estate developments and long-term infrastructure projects.
However, in an investigation done by Reuters earlier this year, the vast majority of WMPs they examined didn't disclose what the money would be used for.
What triggered all the worries is the recent default of a WMP that invested in a pawn shop, two car dealers and an entertainment venue. Sold by a bank in Shanghai in November of 2011, the security promised a return as high as 13 percent in just one year.
Instead, investors learned on Nov. 25 they'd lost everything — a total of $22.5 million. In early December, they protested daily in front of the bank, making headlines across China.
"As far as we are aware, this is the first (widely publicized) case that investors have lost principal in a WMP," wrote David Cui of Merrill Lynch, and "we believe the outcome of this case could become a watershed event for the WMP market."
The worst case scenario says Donald Straszheim, head of China research at ISI group "is a run on WMPs which could become large and destabilizing."
If investors stop buying WMPs, a huge source of credit dries up for small and medium sized businesses , a major blow to a Chinese economy already struggling with slow growth. Alternatively, depending on the actions of regulators, it could be a huge risk to banks' balance sheets, leading to solvency issues in the Chinese financial system.
In a note warning about the risks of the WMPs to the financial system, Fitch Ratings says there may be 13 Trillion Yuan (just over $2 trillion) of WMPs in the system by the end of 2012, equaling 16 percent of commercial deposits in the country.
They estimate that as half much as half of all new deposit growth in China is now being generated through the sale of WMPs, and finish the note saying "there is clearly cause for concern."
There are two types of WMPs — those that are issued by banks, and those where the bank only acts as the selling agent on behalf of another institution.
In the former, the principal and interest are guaranteed, and the interest rate tends to be lower. In the latter, the principal and interest are not guaranteed, and of course, the interest rate is higher. Another key distinction, the latter are not held on the balance sheets of the banks.
It's clear from the drama unfolding over the defaulted WMP, the investors thought they had bought something that was guaranteed.
Chinese newspapers quote some of the investors, who claim they were told the bank's president and his sister were investing in this product, that it was "risk free."
The bank, Huaxia, has said they did not issue this security, and that it was sold by a rogue employee who now remains in police detention, hence they do not bear any financial responsibility.
There is an investigation under way by Chinese regulators as to whether or not the bank should bear some of the financial responsibility, regardless of what the documents state.
If they force the bank to cover the losses, this could shore up confidence in the products and prevent a run on other WMPs. However, it would raise another, perhaps even bigger problem.
If the regulators insist the bank covers the losses, it sets "a very expensive precedent" says Straszheim. It would cause force the banks to shifts those products onto their balance sheets, and expose them to potentially large liabilities if there are widespread defaults. Straszheim says "I think the regulator would be careful about stepping over that line."
Will the worst come to pass? Straszheim doesn't think so. "I am optimist that they can get through this, but it's time they create a more modern structure."
Many people have raised red flags about the situation, from reporters and ratings agencies, to Wall Street analysts and bankers. In fact, just this past October the chairman of the Bank of China, Xiao Gang, wrote an op-ed critical of the WMPs in the China Daily.
"Many assets underlying the products are dependent on some empty real estate property or long-term infrastructure, and are sometimes even linked to high-risk projects, which may find it impossible to generate sufficient cash-flow to meet repayment obligations." In other words, the products will default.
Another key risk he highlighted, that WMPs are short term funding being used for what are often long-term projects, "and in such situations there is a possibility of a liquidity crisis being triggered if the markets were abruptly squeezed."
In other words, if investors stop buying WMPs, a long-term construction product for example may find itself without any working capital because they can no longer sell short-term debt.
This is essentially what happened to Bear Sterns which was funding its business on a daily basis by borrowing on the overnight market. One morning they couldn't borrow anymore and were pushed into the arms of JPMorgan.
Finally, writes Xiao, many of the new WMPs may be issued just to cover older, maturing WMPs. "To some extent, this is fundamentally a Ponzi scheme."
—By CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera; Follow her on Twitter: @MCaruso_Cabrera
More from our partners at CNBC:
Will 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Include Cap on the AMT?
US Policy Gridlock Holding Back Economy? Maybe Not
Is 2013 the Year of $50 Oil and $1,200 Gold?
Slim Suffers 2 Billion Euros Loss on European Telecoms
Cerberus to Sell Gunmaker After US School Shooting
Puerto Rico's Vieques island ousted the US Navy. Now the fight's against Airbnb.
US House passes border aid bill, Trump vows veto
Italy's mafia gets richer as 'security decree' strips migrant rights
Business, Economics and JobsEconomicsPoliticsMiscellaneousAgence France Presse
ChinaUnited States


We've just installed SunOS 5.7 on a sun4d sparc database server and we're having problems with sendmail not being able to send mail to anything other than users on the local host. The DNS seems to be setup ok since nslookup works. The returned mail contains this wording 'Host unknown (Name server: mailhost.: host not found)'. Does anyone have any ideas where to look?
Sendmail is tricky. It's a pain to figure out. I recommend you to remove the precompiled Sun binary and compile the latest version from sendmail.org.
domain name of your mailserver.
Verify that your service switch is set correctly (/etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/mail/service.switch?). The latter is the location of the file on HP-UX. Don't know if this applies to Solaries as well, but earlier versions of HP-UX used /etc/mail/service.switch solely for sendmail.


>scientific research conducted into these phenomena since 1969".
>which the press reads, ignoring the full report.
>nothing published by skeptics on these cases since 1969.
standing to make some inroads into solving the mystery.


In-ear monitors are devices used by musicians to listen to music or to hear a custom mix of vocals and stage instrumentation for live performance or recording studio mixing. They are often custom fitted for an individual's ears and provide a high level of noise reduction from ambient surroundings. Depending on the quality of the fit and length of the ear canal, a custom fit in-ear monitor will generally provide somewhere between 25 and 35 dB of noise reduction.
Safe listening earphones for Kids: We offer headphones that are specifically made for children. They provide safe sound output while maintaining exceptional sound quality. By controlling earphone sensitivity, it is not necessary to restrict the volume setting on the player. Even at the maximum volume setting your child will be able to listen safely. And because these earphones block background noise, and provide high-definition sound quality, your child will be able to hear every detail, and won't complain that the volume is too low.
Custom swim molds: Children that are recovering from ear infections or ear surgery, as well as those with chronic conditions such as drainage, should keep their ear canals dry. Custom swim molds are Ideal for bathing, showering or swimming and can be ordered in a wide variety of colors and there is even a glitter option for that personalized touch.


The role of the United States Secret Service has gradually evolved since its inception in 1865 from its initial mandate to suppress the counterfeiting of currency to protecting the integrity of the nation's financial payment systems. During this time, modes and methods of payment have evolved and so has the Secret Service mission. Computers and other "chip" devices are now the facilitators of criminal activity or the target of such, compelling the involvement of the Secret Service in combating cyber-crime. The perpetrators involved in the exploitation of such technology range from traditional fraud artists to violent criminals – all of whom recognize new opportunities to expand and diversify their criminal portfolio.
With the exponential growth of emerging technology throughout the world today, it only follows that the criminal element will attempt to capitalize on its use to further their quest for anonymity and profitability. In order for law enforcement to remain ahead of the power curve, it must adapt to the changes presented by both technology and criminals in a timely manner. The Secret Service developed a plan of action to achieve this goal by recognizing the need for change and innovative ideas to fight the war on criminal activity through the utilization of non-traditional task forces.
The concept of task forces has been around for many years and has proven to be quite successful. However, traditional task forces have consisted primarily of law enforcement personnel to the exclusion of other parties that could make significant contributions. The Secret Service developed a new approach to increase the resources, skills and vision by which local, state, and federal law enforcement team with prosecutors, private industry and academia to fully maximize what each has to offer in an effort to combat criminal activity. By forging new relationships with private sector entities and scholars, the task force opens itself up to a wealth of information and communication lines with limitless potential. The New York Electronic Crimes Task Force (NYECTF) was formed based on this concept and has been highly successful since its inception in 1995.
On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed into law H.R. 3162, the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001." In drafting this particular legislation, Congress, recognized the Secret Service philosophy that our success resides in the ability to bring academia, law enforcement and private industry together to combat crime in the information age. As a result, the U.S. Secret Service was mandated by this Act to establish a nationwide network of Electronic Crimes Task Forces based upon the New York model that encompasses this philosophy.
The Electronic Crimes Task Force has grown from a few dedicated individuals, to a group of hundreds of industry as well as local, state and federal law enforcement members throughout the country. At a recent meeting in New York, there were over 500 members in attendance. Many new regional task forces are now being formed throughout the country and hundreds (soon to be thousands) of law enforcement, government and industry techno specialists are now networking to help prevent and when necessary, prosecute these new kinds of crimes.


Turmeric, known for its medicinal richness; is a part of ginger family of herbs, the Zingiberaceae. The botanical name of the Turmeric is Curcuma long. The usage of turmeric dates back thousands of years to till date, both as a culinary spice and also has religious significance.


text:
The Problem With Impeachment
By Chris Hedges
September 30, 2019 "Information Clearing House" - Impeaching Donald Trump would do nothing to halt the deep decay that has beset the American republic. It would not magically restore democratic institutions. It would not return us to the rule of law. It would not curb the predatory appetites of the big banks, the war industry and corporations. It would not get corporate money out of politics or end our system of legalized bribery. It would not halt the wholesale surveillance and monitoring of the public by the security services. It would not end the reigns of terror practiced by paramilitary police in impoverished neighborhoods or the mass incarceration of 2.3 million citizens. It would not impede ICE from hunting down the undocumented and ripping children from their arms to pen them in cages. It would not halt the extraction of fossil fuels and the looming ecocide. It would not give us a press freed from the corporate mandate to turn news into burlesque for profit. It would not end our endless and futile wars. It would not ameliorate the hatred between the nation's warring tribes—indeed would only exacerbate these hatreds.
Impeachment is about cosmetics. It is about replacing the public face of empire with a political mandarin such as Joe Biden, himself steeped in corruption and obsequious service to the rich and corporate power, who will carry out the same suicidal policies with appropriate regal decorum. The ruling elites have had enough of Trump's vulgarity, stupidity and staggering ineptitude. They turned on him not over an egregious impeachable offense—there have been numerous impeachable offenses including the use of the presidency for personal enrichment, inciting violence and racism, passing on classified intelligence to foreign officials, obstruction of justice and a pathological inability to tell the truth—but because he made the fatal mistake of trying to take down a fellow member of the ruling elite.
Yes, Trump pressured Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to give him dirt on Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, and there probably is some. Yes, it appears the U.S. president withheld roughly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in order to exert leverage over that government. Yes, he attempted to block the release of the whistleblower report that detailed his conduct. Yes, this is a violation of the law, one that many Democrats in Congress see as an impeachable offense.
But this kind of dirty quid pro quo is the staple of politics and international relations. Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence official, was hired to dig up dirt on Trump and Russia by Fusion GPS, a research and intelligence firm under contract to investigate Trump by Perkins Coie, a law firm working for the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Four decades ago, Ronald Reagan's campaign manager, William Casey, asked the Iranians not to free the American hostages held in Tehran until after the November presidential election to hurt incumbent Jimmy Carter, according to Gary Sick, Carter's chief aide on Iran. The American hostages were released the day Reagan was inaugurated, in January 1981.
Hillary Clinton, as far as we know, was never on the phone to Steele. Reagan, as far as we know, was never on the phone to the Iranian president. Trump's fatal mistake was that he was overt in his request and he made it himself. This kind of underhanded pressure to damage political opponents requires skillful hints, secret meetings, carefully calibrated pressure and total deniability. Trump is too clueless to play the game. Because of this he looks set to join the exclusive club of presidents who were impeached—Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.


text:
Q: How to broadcast intent with extras through ADB shell? I am trying to send the BATTERY_CHANGED intent through the ADB shell. So far I only managed to send the intent with no information:
am broadcast -a android.intent.action.BATTERY_CHANGED

I created an app witch listens for this intent and here is what the system sends every few seconds:
#Intent;action=android.intent.action.BATTERY_CHANGED;launchFlags=0x60000010;i.icon-small=17302838;B.present=true;i.scale=100;i.level=100;S.technology=Li-ion;i.status=5;i.voltage=4155;i.invalid_charger=0;i.plugged=2;i.health=2;i.temperature=280;end

When I broadcast the intent my app shows this:
#Intent;action=android.intent.action.BATTERY_CHANGED;launchFlags=0x10;end

My question is how can I broadcast the intent through the adb shell with some of these properties/flags (like scale, status, plugged, etc.)?

A: The <INTENT> parameter format is the same for all am subcommands like start, startservice and broadcast.
It could be passed as a combination of separate parameters like -a <ACTION>, -c <CATEGORY>, -n <COMPONENT> and different -e <EXTRA> for different types of extras or as a single URI formatted string:
am broadcast "intent:#Intent;action=android.intent.action.BATTERY_CHANGED;i.status=5;i.voltage=4155;i.level=100;end"

Also make sure to properly escape the command when running outside of the interactive adb shell session:
adb shell "am broadcast 'intent:#Intent;action=android.intent.action.BATTERY_CHANGED;i.status=5;i.voltage=4155;i.level=100;end'"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


These humorous and educational chapter books are adaptions of the popular Martha Speaks animated series on PBS KIDS. Designed to enrich the vocabulary of 4- to 7-year-olds, the series is based on the classic Houghton Mifflin books by Susan Meddaugh that have charmed and captivated millions of children.
Each book includes a cast of characters introduction, glossary, and two pages of fun word activities.
Martha gets herself into all sorts of sticky situations, from competing with a robot dog to getting zapped into Helen's computer. The question is, will she always be able to talk her way out of them? These six full-color comic book adventure stories are all based on the wildest episodes from the award-winning PBS show!
A bonus activities section will teach you how to draw Martha and her friends, find story ideas, and make your own coming books starring YOU!


text:
Missy Elliott Is Back Like She Never Left With Her First Music Video In 7 Years
Nov 13, 2015 at 10:52 am | By Lindsey India
Credit: Don Arnold/Getty Images
If you're like the rest of the music community and have been missing Missy Elliott's presence, then fret no longer. The hit-maker has been off the radar for nearly 7 years, and after teasing us all year about working on her new project, she's back like she never left. Missy dropped the visuals to her song, "WTF (Where They From)," and it's honestly like viewers have stepped back into the 2000's, as it includes every aspect of her old videos.
From the electric dance moves, which Missy participates in herself like she hasn't lost a step, to the wild matching ensembles and colorful outfits, the energy is absolutely insane. The video also features Pharrell, who has been working with Missy heavily on her upcoming project, which still has yet to see an official release date. The video also features some string puppets to represent Missy and Pharrell, with them even showing off some slick dance moves. This is a great day for music, and we're happy to welcome Missy back to the hip hop grind.
If you're excited about Missy's return, be sure to SHARE this with your friends.


text:
Sri Lanka bank credit jump Rs1.2trn in March in soft-peg collapse
Monday May 16, 2022 7:30 am
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's bank credit surged in March 2022 after a collapse of a soft-peg and the value dollar books of banks from inflated in domestic currency as an intermediate regime central bank attempted to regain control of reserve money through a float.
Intermediate regimes (central banks with foreign reserves that also engage in aggressive open market operations to print money and keep interest rates down) are the most dangerous monetary regime invented by mercantilists.
In March 2022 the rupee fell from 201 to the US dollar to 299 based on official data, inflating the rupee value of dollar loans, in the biggest economic crisis triggered by the Latin America style central bank in its 72 year history.
Inflation of Liability Dollarization
Total credit from the banking system to the government, state enterprises and private firm jumped 1.2 trillion rupees in March, up from 128 billion rupees a a month earlier as dollar books inflated.
Commercial bank credit to government grew 209 billion rupees with 137 billion rupees coming from dollar book inflation.
Credit to state enterprises also grew 310 billion rupees with 77 billion rupees coming from overseas banking units.
Private credit grew 694 billion rupees in rupee terms, with 221 billion rupees coming from overseas banking unit. It is not clear whether domestic units also have dollar borrowings.
Central bank credit also grew 240 billion rupees in March.
Sri Lanka runs from currency crisis to currency crisis due to the intermediate regime central bank which has anchor conflicts in line with the so-called 'impossible trinity' of monetary policy objectives triggering exchange and trade controls when money is printed suppress interest rates.
The country's Latin America style central bank was set up in 1950 and it had gone to the International Monetary Fund 16 times with as the soft-peg came under pressure from low interest rates maintained by money printing.
The lack of any appreciation about the value of monetary stability (sound money) as a foundation for economic growth is found among both third world economists and also in Western prescriptions for the third world, who favour unstable intermediate regimes which place discretion above rules under the guise of central bank independence, critics say.
Sri Lanka itself was following flexible inflation targeting (discretionary domestic anchor) while operating a flexible exchange rate (discretionary external anchor) which led to three currency crises in 2015/16, 2018 and also 2020/2021/2022 which is still under way.
Both legislators and interventionist economists have opposed single anchor monetary regimes (currency board or a clean float), while paying lip service the impossible trinity of monetary policy objectives.
Inflating Credit
While dollar credit inflated in March, rupee borrowings of private firms also tend to rise as the currency collapse inflates prices and working capital needs grow, analysts have warned earlier when discretionary flexible inflation targeting and output gap targeting became official policy.
Distress borrowings also tend to grow in such countries unless the exchange rate is stabilized.
By end April 2022 consumer price inflation has hit 29.8 percent.
Analysts have faulted the International Monetary Fund for giving technical assistance to calculate an output gap, which was targeted with liquidity injections, ultimately de-stabilizing a country at peace through a series of currency crises.
How to fix Sri Lanka's debt crisis, unstable peg, avoid sudden stop event: Bellwether
Sri Lanka is not Greece, it is a Latin America style soft-peg: Bellwether
"The days are gone in which most persons in authority considered stability of foreign exchange rates to be an advantage," commented Ludwig von Mises, a classical economist.
"Devaluation of a country's currency has now become a regular means of restricting imports and expropriating foreign capital.
"It is one of the methods of economic nationalism. Few people now wish stable foreign exchange rates for their own countries. their own country, as they see it, is fighting the trade barriers of other nations and the progressive devaluation of other nations' currency systems.
"Stability of foreign exchange rates was in their eyes a mischief, not a blessing. Such is the essence of the monetary teachings of Lord Keynes. The Keynesian school passionately advocates instability of foreign exchange rates."
Ironically, East Asia including China until 2005 had some of the strongest exchange rates in the world either orthodox nutral policy currency boards or regimes which are tighter than currency boards where foreign reserves exceed reserve money. (Colombo/May16/2022)


text:
Grigoriev Sergey ⇒
Description of the painting by Sergei Grigoriev "Admission to the Komsomol"
The painting "Admission to the Komsomol" was written in 1949, the materials for creating the work are canvas and oil, the size of the canvas is 143 by 202 cm. By genre, the work refers to genre painting, in style to social realism. Currently, the picture is in the museum of Ukrainian art in Kiev.
The painting "Admission to the Komsomol" by Sergei Alekseevich Grigoriev is a vivid example of Soviet painting, and in 1950 the artist earned the honorary title of the Stalin Prize for it. The canvas was printed on the pages of school textbooks, postage stamps with this picture were created. The main thing in this picture is not so much the pictorial side, but the plot, which is why the tones are chosen restrained, muffled.
The main heroine of the picture is a girl, who has her back to the viewer, dressed in a school uniform. We do not see the faces of the girl, while the faces of the others are full of joy and hope. It can be assumed that the artist deliberately depicted the girl's back to us, so that we could feel ourselves in her place. Grigoriev masterfully writes each character, faces are very expressive, each has a character and mood.
By the way, one of the heroes is also one inanimate object – the bust of Stalin, standing in the background. It must be said that the picture has two versions: in the first version, before the death of the leader, the bust is still present, and in the later version it is no longer there. We are considering the original version of the picture. The situation is filled and even overflowed with solemnity and pathos.
A red tablecloth, a vase with lilies of the valley on the table, the patronizing views of the examination committee that hosts the new member, stretched to the limit the girl's posture. The girl here appears as a kind of collective image, the personification of the younger generation of the time.
Description of the painting by Sergei Ivanov "Sagittarius" Sergey Ivanov was born in 1864, and in his childhood he showed a penchant for drawing. However, his father, who was sure that a decent person could not feed himself...
Description of the painting by Sergei Gerasimov "Mother of a Partisan" Gerasimov worked on this masterpiece for a long 7 years. He began the picture in the turning point of 1943. At this time, the Nazis have already stopped. The guerrillas...
Description of the painting by Sergei Gerasimov "Collective farm holiday" Soviet art of the 1930s ceases to be loaded with details. The painters of that time tried to reflect the fast course of life as accurately as possible. S. V....
Description of the painting by Sergei Gerasimov "Church of the Intercession on the Nerl" The church, which was depicted more than once by great artists on canvases, is one of the greatest monuments of ancient Russian architecture – the Church of the Intercession on...
Description of the painting by Jan Vermeer "A girl reading a letter at an open window" Jan Vermeer – artist from the Netherlands, master of genre portrait and household painting. About his life is almost unknown, most of the biography is based on assumptions. Despite this,...
← Description of the painting by Isaac Brodsky "Lenin in Smolny"
Description of the painting by Wassily Kandinsky "Picture with a green center" →


text:
Q: Python pygame sprite movement I can't make my sprite move. It just moves for one time for 3px. I want to make it move both left and right directions. The called class is motion() and gives values to velocity(velx).
#declarations
x=150
y=500

text= font.render("Press UP arrow To Start", True, white)

class states(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
mainsprite=pygame.sprite.Group()
def __init__(self, goku1, x, y):
    pygame.sprite.Sprite.__init__(self)
    self.image=goku1
    states.mainsprite.add(self)
    self.rect=self.image.get_rect()
    self.rect.x=x
    self.rect.y=y
    self.velx=0

def motion(self):

    self.rect.x+=self.velx

while True:

#opening screen and text blitting
if count == 0: # to display only at start of the game
    obj=states(goku1, x, y)
    DISPLAYSURF.blit(text, (820/2, 640/2))
    count=count+1
keys=pygame.key.get_pressed()
if keys[K_UP]:
    obj=states(goku1, x, y)
    DISPLAYSURF.blit(bg, (0, 0))

#class objects declaration
if keys[K_RIGHT]:
    obj.velx=3

elif keys[K_LEFT]:
    obj.velx=-3

obj.motion()
obj=states(goku1, x, y)

#blit real image
states.mainsprite.draw(DISPLAYSURF)

for event in pygame.event.get():
    if event.type == QUIT:
        pygame.quit()
        sys.exit()
pygame.display.update()

A: There are similar questions already answered here.
Please reffer to:
how to make a sprite bounce of the edges of the window in pygame


A long-anticipated day. You and your classmates arrive at the Grand Jeté dance store, where you will finally get your feet into your first pair of pointe shoes. You feel a little in the dark about what this will feel like. Will it hurt? How do I know if it's the right fit? Can I choose or will my teacher choose for me? Do I get to wear padding? Will I lose a toenail or have blisters all over my feet?
There are so many unknowns when students come to Grand Jeté for their first pair of pointe shoes, but most dancers are buzzing with excitement because they are on the precipice of the next chapter of their dance journey. Going "en pointe" opens doors to new roles in productions, advances your technique, and is a mile marker in your dance journey. As an employee of the Grand Jeté since 2014, I have had the pleasure of being a part of this experience for hundreds of students. But when I get to fit students who I dance with or who I have taught it is a very special experience not just for them but for me.
When the Ballet Co.Laboratory group arrived they were very quiet (unusual for this group) and I could sense that they were listening very closely. I went over with them what a well-fitting shoe should feel like, the sensations to look for, and also signs that a shoe may not be the right fit. Slowly, smiles started to spread across the room. Oh yes, they were very excited.
As we found the right shoe for each student, we could feel their confidence rising and their anxiety melting away. I realized just how proud of them I felt. They all communicated very clearly and were diligent as they compared and contrasted their different options, made conscious choices about their padding, asked for advice and listened to the teachers and GJ staff as we offered opinions and explained the different specifications of the shoes they were trying on. I appreciated the patience and effort they put in to finding their first shoe. If I've learned one thing in dance, it's that patience and effort are key to reaching your goals.
I wrapped up the experience with them by explaining the importance of caring for their shoes and tips to help them last as long as possible. The feeling in the air was different by this point. There was a sense of accomplishment and a realization that they were ready for this next part of their journey. They were itching to get to their next class to get their shoes sewn with Ms. Debbie and the 3Bs.
It struck me that it felt different to fit this group of students. Not just because I've known many of them from past productions or because I've fit their siblings, but because they are an integral part of the Ballet Co.Laboratory community. The mission of Ballet Co.Laboratory is "to create, develop and inspire artists and communities through collaboration with the art of ballet." And here they were, collaborating with me, inspired and inspiring, and aspiring to be the best dancer they can be.
They've worked hard for this moment, and they know that the pointe shoe is a symbol of the hard work yet to come – and that they are ready to take on the challenge. Community is built on days like these, and I was so honored to be a part of it. Congratulations to our level 3A dancers on this amazing accomplishment!


text:
Manoj Pahwa Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Looking for Manoj Pahwa Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More? Read through this article.
Profession Actor
Celebrities "Bhatia," in Indian sitcom Office Office (2001)
The height (approx. in centimeters170 cm
In meters– 1.70m
in feet inches– 5' 7"
The approximate weight in kilograms95 kg
in pounds– 210 lbs
Make your debut Film: Tere Mere sapne (1996)
TV: Hum Log (1984)
Date of Birth 8th December 1963 (Sunday).
Age as of 2020 56 years
Place of Birth Delhi
The Nationality Indian
Hometown Delhi
Schools New Delhi National Public School [1]Facebook
Ethnicity Punjabi [2]Hindustan Times
Address 61, Sai Shakti, Yari Road, Versova, Andheri, Mumbai
Relationships & More
Affairs/Girlfriends Seema Phwa
The Marriage Date Friday, 23 January 1988
Wife/Spouse Seema Pahwa (Actor)
Children Son– Mayank
DollyManukriti
Siblings Brother– He has an older brother.
Sister(s)Sunita Gopta and Rekha Paak
Some Lesser Known Facts About Manoj Pahwa
Manoj Pahwa has a long history as an Indian actor on film and TV.
His father was from Pakistan and his mom was from Uttar Pradesh. Manoj spoke out about his family while speaking in interview.
My mother is from Uttar Pradesh while my father's roots are in Pakistan. I have lived in Punjab for the past ten years. for It has been a while since our family had any relatives living in Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Ambala Cantt in Haryana. Since I was the oldest child, my father died and I took over our automotive parts business. But, after I had married off my two younger sisters, I handed over the business to my younger brother and moved to Mumbai in 1994 along with my wife, two children and my mother."
Manoj's father ran a Delhi garage business and wanted Manoj, his son, to run it. But Manoj wanted to be an actor. Manoj told Manoj in an interview:
Ramleela, theatre and Ramleela were my first passions. My father was shocked when I said that I had decided I wanted to be a member. this Field, I was severely scolded. His dialogues still echoes: 'Ghar ke dhandha chor kar bhaandgiri karange'. Acting was my destiny and I'm here. My advice for anyone interested is this field is to first attain qualification and then jump into it."
A Old Photo of Manoj Pahwa
Manoj Phwa and His Sisters in an Old Photograph
Manoj Pahwa with his Daughter: An old picture
After his father's death, he looked after his family business for A few years.
He met the popular Indian actress Seema Bhargava while he was working with the theatre group 'Sambhav Group.' Soon, they became friends and fell in love with each other, and on 23 January 1988, they got married to each other.
In 2017, there were rumours that his son got engaged to Shahid Kapoor's sister, Sanah Kapur. [3]Bollywood Life
He has worked in various theatrical productions of 'Mandi House,' 'Sambhav Group,' 'All India Radio,' and 'Doordarshan.'
Seema Pahwa and Manoj Pahwa at a Theatre Play
In order to further his acting career, he later moved to Mumbai with his entire family. He has acted in various Hindi television shows like 'Shanti' (1995), 'Just Mohabbat' (1996), 'Sab Golmaal Hai' (1997), 'Gudgudee' (1998), 'Office Office' (2001), and 'A Suitable Boy' (2020).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVqK3LIGB9M
Some of his popular Hindi films are 'Dhamaal' (2007), 'Singh is King' (2008), 'Ready' (2011), 'Mausam' (2011), 'Dabangg 2' (2012), 'Jolly LLB' (2013), 'Dil Dhadakne Do' (2015), 'Mulk' (2018), and 'Article 15' (2019).
Manoj has acted in a few regional films like 'Engeyum Kadhal' (2011, Tamil), and 'Disco Singh' (2014, Punjabi).
2011. for the Bollywood film 'Mausam' (directed by Pankaj Kapur) in Chandigarh, he met the regional producers, which led to his Punjabi film debut 'Heer & Hero' (2013).
His TV ads have included more than 200 commercials. After appearing in the '8 PM whiskey commercial' in which he played the role of a Pakistani army officer, the famous Indian actor Kamal Haasan spotted him in the advertisement and offered him a role in the film 'Hey Ram' (2000).
He used to receive Rs. 8,000 per day for A shoot. [4]The Indian Express
He spoke about his love for the woman he loves in an interview. for Theatres were his words.
The gym is theatre for actors. The theatre allows actors the opportunity to develop their acting skills and imagination. You upgrade yourself in theatre to stay relevant."
In an interview, he stated that he was typecast in television serials and movies.
You see, I'm a realist. If I'm in Mumbai I must run my own kitchen. My family is my priority. You can either stop doing comedy in movies or wait. for My life is one chance. Or I try to nurture my inner artist on stage, where I do a lot of experimentation. I don't complain, I try to find a way to enjoy my craft. Theatre is my passion. for that. We are at a great time right now, as different types of movies are being made. Characterisation is changing, so actors like us (me) are getting the opportunity to do experimental work."


text:
An Interview With Poet Ellen Bass
Henry Stimpson
Direct Quote
Although The Human Line, published last month by Copper Canyon Press, is Ellen Bass's fourth collection of poetry, the sixty-year-old poet says it feels like her second. After all, it's only the second book she's published since taking a more than ten-year hiatus from writing poetry.
Bass stopped writing poetry in her thirties to concentrate on working with survivors of child sexual abuse and writing books on the topic. She's considered a pioneer in the field. Her nonfiction book The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (HarperCollins, 1988), which she coauthored with Laura Davis, has sold more than a million copies.
Poetry eventually called her back, however, and Bass rededicated herself to the genre in her forties. Her sixth collection, Mules of Love, was released in 2002 by BOA Editions. She lives in Santa Cruz, California, where she has taught creative writing since 1974.
The Human Line includes moving, strongly felt poems about the death of the poet's mother and her childhood growing up above her parents' liquor store in New Jersey, as well as wider-ranging meditations about the human condition.
Poets & Writers Magazine asked Bass where she finds the ideas for her poems.
Ellen Bass: Very often a poem comes from something that I'm trying to work out in my own life. Often I'll write the same poem many times if there's an idea I'm grappling with. I'll write it over and over in poems that don't ultimately succeed until finally I have some entry into the poem. "Sad Bitch" is an example of that. That poem was originally mainly about writing. I've written many poems about the impossibility of achieving what we want to achieve through poetry. Finally, this poem came along, and then when I took out all the parts about writing, it was a poem about life. But it satisfied for me the need to write about writing. Sometimes when I don't have a way to enter a poem I'll read other poets, and then all of a sudden I'll think, "I have something to say about that." It's that wonderful way that poets inspire other poets.
P&W: How did your mother's death affect your writing?
EB: Writing poetry for me was one of the primary ways that I grieved. I found that working with the poems was more natural to me than any other outward rituals or ceremonies around her death. I just thought during that whole period how fortunate I was to be a poet. I don't know what people do who don't have a way to sit with their experience in a tangible way.
P&W: Your poetry is pretty plainspoken and direct. Is that by design or is it just the way you write?
EB: I think it's both. I see the poem as real—there's a real person on the other end of the poem, the reader. I'm a real person talking to that reader. When I write the poem, I'm first talking to myself. That's maybe where the real genesis of the directness comes—I'm trying to make this discovery of what I need to say, what I want to say, what is the accurate thing to say. And the more direct I can make that, the more I'm going to understand it for myself. When I think about the reader then reading it, I want the reader to actually understand what I'm communicating. It's not a theoretical process for me. It doesn't exist outside of relationship. The elements that I use in the poem, like metaphor or image or a particular language construct, are clearer rather than just decorative. But I can write only how I can write. I do try to keep stretching how I can write. But ultimately it does wind up being a pretty direct voice.
P&W: Do you feel that much of contemporary poetry is too obscure?
EB: I think that if a poem is difficult and requires a lot of work, the way to judge that is: Does it pay off? For example, some of Adrienne Rich's work is very difficult, but if you spend enough time with it, you're well rewarded. Whereas with some poetry, no matter how much time I spend with it, I don't feel that it is continuing to yield to me in deeper and deeper ways. I wouldn't criticize difficult poetry if indeed the difficulty is essential in order to say what the poet is saying. But my heart is often with poetry that is more accessible—the more you read it, the more you really see in that poem. I think about a poem like Marie Howe's "What the Living Do." That poem to me is a kind of quintessential poem. I always tell my students to memorize poems, and for some years I wasn't doing it myself. I thought, I better get on this again. And I thought, what poem would I want to memorize? And that's the poem that I chose recently. I learned so many things by memorizing it that weren't apparent to me after having read it many times. It's a poem that's deceptively simple. You can get it in a deeply satisfying way on just one hearing. But if you memorize it, you will be able to glean so much more from the poem. Ideally, that is what I would want my poems to be—immediately accessible and yet able to continuously yield more.
P&W: How long were you away from poetry?
EB: In the early '80s, I began working more intensively in the field of healing from child sexual abuse. I've always taught independently in the community as well as some work in various institutions. In the early '70s in my writing workshops women began to share stories about child sexual abuse and writing about it. I think that was because there was a foundation in the culture finally for those stories to begin to be told. I edited, with some of my students, an anthology, I Never Told Anyone, of women's stories of child sexual abuse. And then in the '80s it became apparent that there was an enormous need for support for people who had been abused. And I started doing workshops for survivors of child sexual abuse. Although I'm not a psychologist, I have a lot of background in the field. I had this unusual combination of skills and was trained in how to make a safe and supportive space for people to share their stories. As that happened it was clear there was a huge need. I wound up learning a lot about what was helpful in the healing process for survivors, and that led me to write, with my coauthor Laura Davis, the book The Courage to Heal, which became a very foundational book for survivors. That came out in 1988. The work I did with survivors was deeply gratifying, and while I was doing it I felt there was nothing I'd rather be doing. But after about ten or a dozen years away from my own poetry I really felt soul-starved and needed to return. I extricated myself from that work and began to return to writing. I tried to write a novel for a few years, and that was not a great success! And then I wrote another nonfiction book for gay youth called Free Your Mind.
P&W: How did you finally get back to it?
EB: I realized it was time to return to my first love: poetry. I think it was about '93 or '94 that I reconnected with Dorianne Laux, who I had known briefly earlier, and she became my mentor in poetry and really helped, supported me, taught me, inspired me in so many ways to really approach my poetry in a much different way than I had ever worked with it before. I felt very frustrated because I had written quite a lot when I was young, but I was intensely aware of the problems in my early poems. I never knew how to work with the craft when I was a young adult. Though there were positive aspects of my poems, ultimately I was very dissatisfied with them. This was like a new incarnation for me as a poet. I feel very much like the earlier poetry was a completely different lifetime. For me, Mules of Love feels like my first book. That's the book I worked on for I guess eight or nine years, just learning, learning, learning—and it was exhilarating to find that I could learn and that I could get on this path, working with the craft very deliberately and very intensely—that I was capable of learning and that I could learn. It was just wonderful. And that process has continued.
P&W: How do you feel about the process now?
EB: I feel like I have started up again fairly late in my life, but fortunately as poets we get to do this pretty much until the end. That's a great gift. The essence of writing poetry, for me, is really a way to accept what life brings. That's so hard to do in the living—to really see all that comes to us, both what we want and what we don't want, in some way as equally valuable. In poetry I feel I get the chance to do that. That's what's really the deepest pull.


Approximately 4,500 lawsuits involving NFL concussion victims were believed to be settled for $765 million. However, U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody was not ready to approve the settlement. Judge Brody has requested a more in-depth financial analysis from the parties.
The proposed settlement took months to negotiate, but the Judge was concerned that $765 million would not be sufficient to cover all of the qualifying NFL football players and their families. The monetary awards under the proposed settlement would vary based on the ex-player's age and diagnosis.
While attorneys for both sides believe the settlement will ultimately be approved, it is the Court's duty to use due diligence in determining that it is fair. Thus, evidence and testimony from economists, actuaries and medical experts must be presented to prove the adequacy of the settlement amount to meet the needs for all eligible ex-players. The term of the proposed settlement is currently to cover claims for 65 years.
How can this preliminary denial of the settlement impact the future of the class action lawsuit? It may cause some of the plaintiffs to reconsider their participation in the settlement and it certainly will take longer for the victims to receive their money. The Judge may rule that the NFL must pay more money to settle the claims and ensure that the funds will last to provide the necessary assistance to the concussion victims.
With all of the time and effort that has been invested in negotiating the settlement, many are hopeful that final approval will be granted later this year. Regardless, ensuring that the plaintiffs receive an award that is fair, reasonable and adequate is paramount.


Industrial style pipe lights are becoming more and more popular.
With the parts below you can make your own pipe light without spending hundreds of pounds on pre-made lights.
The light fitting below has been made with all the components in this category.
Please note: 1/2" BSP (British Standard Pipe) is 20.9mm in diameter and not 1/2" imperial.


The thinking man's recruiter, @mervyndinnen chatted with me in the pub about sixties Britain the other evening. We weren't far from Carnaby Street so it felt right, but his point was about something much more contemporary: social media. The resulting post 'Boy in a Bubble' had been brewing in his head for a while and was sparked by an observation in Dominic Sandbrook's history of the sixties 'White Heat'. What Mervyn learned from Sandbrook was a lot of the perceptions we hold now about the period – free love, rock 'n roll and the re-ordering of stuffy Britain – are based on the experiences of a few hundred people clustered around Mick Jagger. For most ordinary folk at the time, Mars Bars were still for eating from the wrapper and this was not a revolution in the way we now look back on it. Mervyn's musing was to consider, and reject, the idea that his dealings with social media could be classified in the same way. He wondered whether he was one of a small group of converts whoopin' and hollerin' together on Twitter while the rest of the world got on with the real work, oblivious.
It's to Mervyn's credit to have the thought. It's equally to his credit to reject it. Stood on the high ground of history we know the sixties was a time of huge and enduring social change. I take Sandbrook's point as being that your average working man and, increasingly, woman in 1960's Britain was doing the same thing in the same way regardless of The Beatles – for example, the goppingly racist 'Black and White Minstrel Show' was still the most popular show on TV. While that might be right if you measure change minute by minute, it's not right if you measure it year by year. It seems to me that the current state of social media could be similar to Sandbrook's view of the sixties: while it might look like there is no change minute to minute, widening the focus shows a different picture. I have two pieces of corroboration from Malcolm Gladwell.
The first is an article published in the New Yorker last October, 'Small Change'. Here, Gladwell argues that social media ties are weak: Twitter followers are acquaintances rather than family or old beer-buddies from university and therefore the relationship is a less powerful influence on action. He draws a parallel with the civil right movement in sixties America to make his eloquent, but wrong, point. Lots of social media cheerleaders have argued against Gladwell but I think the St. George to his dragon is in the work of another sociologist, Mark Granovetter. Granovetter's 1970's work on social networks showed that we have strong ties with people in the same network as ourselves and these are slow in creating change. People with strong ties are in the same circles, they listen to the same sources and they learn nothing new from one another. Weak ties, on the other hand, speed new information through a network: the people that you have weak ties with are in other networks and have access to different information. One area of research for Granovetter was recruitment where he found people were three times more likely to find a job through a personal contact than they were through an advert or a recruiter and that 80% of the personal contacts that did it for them were weak ties rather than strong ones. If weak ties get you jobs and social media produces weak ties it sounds to me that Twitter is a great place for a recruiter to be. Back to Sandwell: there were extremely weak ties between The Rolling Stones and their audience but no one would doubt the strength of their social influence.
The second piece of Gladwell writing I think is helpful is 'Tipping Point'. Here, he talks about change in terms of a virus in the sense that infection needs to reach a certain critical mass in order to 'tip over' to epidemic status. Some viruses do this; some don't. Some products produce enduring social change (think the washing machine); some don't (think the Soda Stream). If 'Tipping Point' is right, and I think it is, we'd have to find some sort of critical mass to believe that a 'trend' was going to end up as an enduring change. In the sixties, perhaps The Beatles at Shea Stadium was that point. In the big picture, people will look at user numbers for Facebook and Twitter to wonder whether a tipping point has been reached. In the smaller world that Mervyn and I inhabit, no one would claim that we are even close to a tipping point yet but perhaps another one of those 'weak' ties is giving us evidence that we are moving rather than standing still: @AlisonChisnell.
On Monday of this week, Alison wrote a post linking to four new blogs in the UK HR community. Four doesn't sound like a big number but in the context of maybe 10-15 existing blogs, it's a big growth. Equally importantly, three of the bloggers concerned are practitioners, rather than the self-employed or journalists whose motives in being 'social' can be accused of self-promotion or having too much time on our hands. Back to weak ties again – probably the most read UK HR bugger, blogger, @TheHRD posts around the same time on 'why do you blog?' and @MJCarty, that community's most prolific encourager ramps up his existing 'how to' guide to novice bloggers. Coincidence or evidence of a move closer to tipping point? You choose, but of all the services pitching to the HR industry recruiters in particular would be foolish to ignore it.
I think that Dominic Sandbrook is right to argue in White Heat that it was only a close group around the Rolling Stones who experienced the radical transformation we imagine. But what that group did was to exercise, through weak ties, the influence that contributed to a tipping point in society that we see in the more liberal Britain we experience today. It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that the current UK HR community loosely clustered around #connectinghr might just do the same. Now that's a beautiful thing, man.


Cellular Jail is located in Port Bail-capital of the islands. The Cellular Jail was the notorious torture center during the British era. This Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is named cellular because, it consists of individual cells or rooms which stood as witness to the sufferings of freedom fighters.
Cellular Jail moving light and sound show is conducted every evening in the Jail premises. This Cellular Jail Light and Sound Show depicts the life of inhabitants before the independence.


Preparing a cash flow model to be used in project evaluation is not just an exercise in manipulating numbers in Microsoft Excel. There are numerous complexities in compiling such a model which require a thorough understanding of the project and the commodity, from geology to mining to processing to logistics to marketing the finished product. There are technical matters specific to product and commodity to be considered. Further, the terms of any off-take / marketing agreement or toll-treating agreement need to be used accurately and properly modelled.
In most projects, month zero (marking the start of the project) is not the same for the mining and the processing components. The mining ramp-up to steady state invariably takes much longer than that of the processing plant (see diagram). The time when the first ore can be fed into the plant needs to be carefully assessed, so the size of the run-of-mine (RoM) stockpile during construction does not get too large, compared to a plant that is brought on stream too early -- only to be starved of RoM ore (reducing revenue and increasing unit costs).
This requires carefully modelling the movements of tonnages and contained metal into and out of the stockpile.
A simple error is the incorrect use of terminology with respect to processing plants: with coal, industrial minerals and dimension stone, apply yield to RoM tonnage to describe the percentage of saleable product to be derived; with precious and base metals, apply recovery as a percentage of contained metal in the plant feed. With projects such as platinum group metals (PGMs), relationships exist between the head grade of the plant feed and the applicable recovery – the higher the grade, the higher the recovery. A further complication is that the distribution of the PGMs in the plant feed, or the prill split, varies from project to project, and the recoveries that apply to the various elements are different. Applying an average recovery tends to understate the recovery of the main revenue drivers, platinum and palladium, and overstate the Au (gold) recovered, with a general reduction in revenue.
This discussion introduces a few of the many important distinctions in calculating elements that can impact cost estimates and make the difference between success and failure.
For instance: were capital cost estimates phased independently for each component? How were costs determined? Who has considered the effects of changing foreign exchange rates? Does the mining licence grant ownership of the surface? How about funding for the environmental closure costs? Are the evaluation models calculated in real or nominal terms? And what about inflationary effects?
The SRK study team looks closely at all of these eventualities, critically reviewing and validating them against historical operating statistics.


text:
The Scottish Certificate of Education (or SCE) was a Scottish secondary education certificate, used in schools and sixth form institutions, from 1962 until 1999. It replaced the older Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) and the Scottish Leaving Certificate (SLC), and it was the Scottish equivalent of the General Certificate of Education (or GCE), used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. One primary distinction between the Scottish Leaving Certificate and the Scottish Certificate of Education was that the latter had less strict regulations in terms of compulsory subjects and workload of the individual curricula.

Levels of Award
The SCE was intended to cater for the increased range of subjects available to pupils since the raising of the school leaving age from 14 to 15. It initially included examinations and awards at both Ordinary Grade ('O-Grade') and Higher Grade ('Higher'). The Ordinary Grade award was replaced with the Standard Grade award, and the Higher Grade award was revised, during second half of the 1980s. These changes placed increased emphasis on coursework and the application of knowledge within tests.

The now-obsolete Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (a qualification taken by many in their final year after passing the subject at Higher Grade) was not a part of the Scottish Certificate of Education. However, both were awarded by the Scottish Examination Board (and its successor, the Scottish Qualifications Authority).

Successors
The Scottish Certificate of Education was replaced by the Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) which was first issued from January 2000, after the last examinations of the Scottish Certificate of Education in 1999. The SQC also incorporated the CSYS (although this was in the final stages of being replaced with the Advanced Higher) and the Record of Education and Training (RET).

The SQC certifies the new qualifications that were introduced in 2014. These include the new National 3, 4 and 5 qualifications, revised Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications as part of the Curriculum for Excellence.

See also
 Education in Scotland
 Scottish Qualifications Authority
 Advanced Higher
 Higher (Scottish)
 Scottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC)
 Certificate of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS)

References

Educational qualifications in Scotland
Secondary education in Scotland
Secondary school qualifications
History of education in Scotland
1962 establishments in Scotland
1962 in education


Welcome to the Open Disk CDN. Open Disk CDN is an open source project CDN distribution system powered by CXT.
Open Disk is an open source project CDN distribution system powered by CXT. This means that CXT has all rights and is not responsible for any damages incurred.


text:
Q: Converting an iPhone app to universal; bounds vs frames I'm trying to convert an iPhone application to work universally (on both iPhones and iPads). I've managed to get the frame to re-size correctly, but it seems like the bounds (the part the user can actually interact with) isn't re-sizing appropriately with it. So, for instance, a UIWebView will be drawn in the correct dimensions, but I can only interact with it within a smaller confine the size of an iPhone screen.
Any thoughts what's going on?

A: How are you re-sizing this view?  Is it in an xib with autoresizing mask set to properly expand?  If so something else is going wrong.  I just tried making a sample project with a webview, where the xib is sized for iPhone.  I then marked the application as universal, and it runs just fine in the iPad simulator with all areas touchable.


text:
The Deshima Business Awards have been awarded since 2000 by the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce in Japan (NCCJ) to Dutch companies in recognition of impressive achievements in successful business development in the Japanese market.
The Deshima Business Awards 2016
The NCCJ's Deshima Awards ceremony on Dec. 14 saw two Dutch companies recognized for their achievements in the Japanese market.
This prestigious Award is granted by the NCCJ bi-annually in recognition of Dutch companies demonstrating impressive achievements in successful business development in the Japanese market. The Award consists of one Deshima Award Winner in both the Large Enterprises and Small & Mid-sized Enterprises segment.
The Award winner for the small and medium company segment is Medis medical imaging systems.
For the large company segment the Award winner is Philips.
This year's Deshima Awards were handed out at Tokyo's Peninsula Hotel, as part of a trade mission and dinner sponsored by the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs. Maarten Camps, Vice Minister in the Netherlands' Ministry of Economic Affairs, headed up the trade mission.
Deshima Business Awards 2016 Nominees are:
Brand Loyalty Japan
Buurtzorg Neighborhood Care Asia
Dutch – Japanese Maritime Desk
Elsevier Japan
FlowerWatch
Fugro Japan
Medis medical imaging systems
NN Life Insurance Company
OTAZU
Rabobank Tokyo
Royal Asscher Diamond
Scarabee Aviation Group–Japan
Scelta Mushrooms
UltraSuperNew
Vakpaspoort
Xendo - Vigilex
Established in 2000, the 2016 Deshima Business Awards will be granted by the NCCJ, with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in recognition of Dutch companies demonstrating impressive achievements in successful business development in the Japanese market. Two awards will be granted; one within the large company segment and one within the small/mid-size enterprise segment. The Deshima Business Awards aim to recognise those companies that are leading the way in Japan, but also to provide exposure for companies to develop their relations in this market. Since 2006, NCCJ joined with DUJAT (Dutch & Japanese Trade Federation) in awarding this prestigious prize. The Deshima Business Awards are now presented in alternate years in the Netherlands and in Japan, respectively by DUJAT and NCCJ. Entrants will benefit from overall profiling of your company in the market, networking opportunities, as well as showcasing the success of your Japan operation within your organization and to peer group companies.
The Jury, with representatives from both the Japanese and Dutch business community in Japan, was carefully selected to provide a wealth of professional perspectives and consisted this year of the following members:
- Mr. Shinji Fukukawa, Senior Adviser of Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute (GISPRI) - Chairman of the Jury
- Mr. Hiromitsu Kuramoto, Chairman of Netherlands Market Council
- Mr. Koji Yonetani, Executive Vice President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
- Mr. Marc Gerritsen, Head of Economic Cluster of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tokyo
- Mr. Willem Onno Jalink, General Manager of Larson Juhl Nippon K.K. and a former NCCJ Chairman
Previous winners are:
Aegon Sony Life Insurance (2014),
ITpreneurs Japan Asia Pacific (2014),
CSM Japan K.K. (2012),
Dick Bruna Japan (2012),
Randstad Japan K.K. (2010),
Agendia (2010),
ASML (2008),
Senz Umbrellas (2008),
DSM Japan K.K. (2006),
Susan Bijl (2006),
Paques B.V.(2005),
Océ-Japan Corporation (2005),
ING Life Insurance Comapany Ltd (2003),
Adimec (2003),
Nutreco (2002),
Control Break International (2002),
Vialle (2001),
Lagerwey Windurbines B.V. (2000)
The 2014 Deshima Business Awards


text:
As competições de triatlo nos Jogos Pan-Americanos de 1995 em Mar del Plata, Argentina, ocorreram no dia 26 de março. O triatlo é um esporte que combina três modalidades distintas, nas quais os competidores disputam visando obter o melhor tempo geral. No total, 57 triatletas participaram dos dois eventos da modalidade.

No evento feminino, a norte-americana Karen Smyers conquistou a medalha de ouro. O pódio foi completado pelas canadenses Kristie Otto e Fiona Cribb, medalhistas de prata e bronze, respectivamente. No masculino, o Brasil venceu a competição com Leandro Macedo. Ele foi seguido pelo canadense Mark Bates e pelo argentino Oscar Galíndez.

Eventos
O triatlo foi incluído no calendário pan-americano em 1993. Dois anos depois, os eventos foram programados para o dia 26 de março em Mar del Plata. A brasileira Susana Schnarndorf liderou a prova de natação, seguida pela norte-americana Gail Laurence. Esta última, manteve-se nas primeiras colocações, porém terminou fora do pódio. No ciclismo, a canadense Kristie Otto obteve o melhor desempenho, seguida por Karen Smyers e Gail. Smyers, contudo, ultrapassou Otto na última prova, conquistando o ouro. Fiona Cribb também ganhou uma posição na última prova, completando o pódio com a medalha de bronze. Já na transição da natação no masculino, o norte-americano Nataniel Llerandi assumiu a liderança com dezessete minutos e 25 segundos, mas perdeu posições no decorrer da prova. O argentino Oscar Galíndez terminou o ciclismo na primeira posição, ele se manteve no pódio ao terminar a prova na terceira posição, mas foi ultrapassado pelo brasileiro Leandro Macedo e o canadense Mark Bates.

Medalhistas
A triatleta norte-americana Karen Smyers ganhou a medalha de ouro na prova feminina, enquanto que as canadenses Kristie Otto e Fiona Cribb conquistaram, respectivamente, as medalhas de prata e bronze. Já a prova masculina terminou com a vitória do brasileiro Leandro Macedo; o pódio foi completado pelos triatletas Mark Bates (medalhista de prata) e Oscar Galíndez (medalhista de bronze).

Quadro de medalhas
Nesta edição, Brasil e Estados Unidos dividiram a liderança do quadro de medalhas, vencendo a prova masculina e feminina, respectivamente. No entanto, o Canadá foi o país com o maior número de medalhas conquistadas; o país ficou com as duas pratas distribuídas e também obteve um bronze. Por fim, Argentina, terminou com o bronze da prova masculina.

Ver também
 Triatlo nos Jogos Pan-Americanos
 Triatlo nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2000

Jogos Pan-Americanos de 1995
1995
1995 no triatlo


text:
New faces, same pride
The Detroit Lions face another litany of changes
Posted by Brandon Wirth on January 25, 2021 in Football, Sports.
During what has seemed to become a year of change in the NFL, many teams have decided the time is now for organizational changes. One of those teams is the Detroit Lions.
NEW GENERAL MANAGER
The first big change came on Jan. 14, when the Lions officially announced the new general manager, former Rams director of college scouting, Brad Holmes.
"It's an honor to be a part of the Lions family." Holmes said in an interview with Lions Multimedia Journalist Tori Petry. "I'm very excited to get started. I couldn't be happier to be a part of the Lions organization."
While there were many other experienced options available, such as Thomas Dimitroff, who served as GM for 12 years with the Atlanta Falcons, the Lions believed the less experienced Holmes was the man for the job.
"When we interviewed Brad, he stood out to us as the perfect fit for the general manager we were looking for." Owner Sheila Ford-Hamp said in Holmes' introductory press conference. "He was our unanimous choice. Brad Holmes is a winner."
Holmes, 41, began his executive career after joining the Rams in 2003. Starting out in public relations, he was recognized internally as having potential in his true passion: scouting.
With the help of former Rams running back coach, Wilbert Montgomery, Holmes was moved to the scouting department. Throughout the next 17 years, Holmes excelled his way from a simple intern to the Rams lead director of college scouting.
Holmes helped draft some of the most influential players on the 2019 Rams Super Bowl team despite their quoted negative outlooks, like 2017 3rd round pick Cooper Kupp, who was seen as a "small-school" and "slow" wide receiver, 2015 1st round pick Todd Gurley, who was considered "an in-efficient blocker" and "injury prone", and Aaron Donald, an "undersized" defensive tackle taken 14th overall in 2014.
"He's got such a great feel for the players and the work he does specific to college scouting," McVay said. "Then he's got the humility where he's always trying to learn more about the game. He was always asking so many good questions to just get better at his craft."
According to the Pro Football Reference, Holmes is the 13th general manager in franchise history and will be looking to provide leadership to turn the Lions franchise around.
NEW HEAD COACH
One day after the introductory press conference for the new general manager, Detroit announced their head coach vacancy was now filled. Dan Campbell, 44, who previously worked as an assistant to head coach Sean Payton in New Orleans, signed a six-year contract to become the next Lions "skipper."
"I'm excited to be here beyond belief," Campbell said in his introductory press conference.
Campbell has over 22 years of experience in the NFL, including 11 years as a coach and 11 years as a player. Three of those playing years were spent with the Lions from 2006-2008.
"We're going to put Motown back on the map," Campbell said to the fans via social media. "I'm ready to get going."
Despite only 12 games of experience as an interim head coach with the Dolphins, Lions President and CEO Rod Wood believes Campbell can get the job done.
"It was imperative that we find the right leader who values our commitment to building a winning culture based on the organizational alignment and collaboration." Wood said. "The leadership Dan has exemplified throughout his football career has prepared him for this next step."
As a former NFL tight end, Campbell has coached and developed many successful tight ends, like two-time pro bowler Jared Cook, Cardinals starter Dan Arnold and 2014 NFL Top 100 nominee Charles Clay in Miami. In an interview with Sean Payton after hiring Campbell back in 2015, Payton quoted him as being a "great teacher" and "team-guy."
Campbell's coaching brings exciting potential not only for young star tight end, T.J. Hockenson, but a passionate city waiting for the rise to success again.
THREE THINGS TO EXPECT
For Lions fans, change has been anticipated for some time coming. Now that changes have finally been made, what should fans expect from this new team?
The first thing is more overall leadership.
Unlike Patricia and Quinn, the newly hired staff are not exclusive "playbook or executive gurus." Instead, Holmes and Campbell have been noted several times as being natural-born leaders. Both men were highly regarded for being able to bring motivation, determination, and passion for the game to a high level. There is no question in this time of change, Hamp, Wood, and the Lions organization believe in their new hires to step up, work together, and put the puzzle pieces together for the organization's big picture.
The second is an increase in player development.
Detroit has struggled in years past with consistently finding, developing, and keeping young talent. While there have some recent draft successes, like Kenny Golladay and Frank Ragnow, there have also been some comparative busts like Teez Tabor, Jake Rudock, Michael Roberts, and Jason Huntley. Brad Holmes is an exquisite mind for the next best players that can make an immediate impact. Pairing his elite scouting ability with the coaching development skills of Dan Campbell can bring young players an opportunity to reach full potential in "Motown."
A third expectation is a change of philosophy.
With Campbell signing a six-year deal, he will want to hire his coaches he believes he can create the best team possible for his initial tenure. With former Lions offensive coordinator Darren Bevell joining Urban Meyer in Jacksonville, as well as defensive coordinator Cory Udlin being replaced by former Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn, the 2021 Detroit Lions will likely look different schematically than years past. Will this mean more zone coverage? Spread offense? Aggressive style? These questions will be determined by the collaborative group of coaches put together by Campbell this offseason.