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DNB Full Form & Meaning
Are you searching for the DNB full form? If yes, then stop searching it and read this article, it will give you the full forms as well as the meanings of the DNB term in simple language. It is essential to learn the full forms and meanings of the DNB term because the DNB term plays a vital role in fields like medical, ophthalmology, cricket, eye, etc. Therefore, below we are going to learn and understand the different meanings and the full forms of the DNB term in these fields adequately. So, without wasting much time let us start to study the meanings of the DNB term and understand what is the DNB full form?
1 DNB Full Form
2 DNB Full Form In Medical
3 DNB Full Form In Eye
4 DNB Full Form In Ophthalmology
5 DNB Full Form In Cricket
5.1 MBBS, DM, DNB Full Form
6 DNB Stands For
7.1 Is DNB Better Than MD?
7.2 Is DNB A Degree Or Diploma?
7.3 How Long is the DNB Course?
7.4 Can I Do MD After DNB?
DNB Full Form
The full form of the Diplomate of National Board
D – Diplomate
N – National
B – Board
The DNB is an abbreviation of the Diplomate of the National Board, which is the post-graduate master's degree like the MD or MS. The MD and the MS are degrees awarded to the specialist Doctors in India after a compilation of three years of residency.
DNB Full Form In Medical
The full form of the DNB in medical is the Diplomate of National Board
In medical, the DNB means the Diplomate of the National Board, which is a degree awarded by the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India. The DNB degree is equivalent to the Doctorate of Medicine and Master of Chirurgiae degree awarded respectively in medical and surgical super specialties.
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DNB Full Form In Eye
The full form of the DNB in the eye is the Diplomate of National Board
DNB Full Form In Ophthalmology
The full form of the DNB in ophthalmology is the Diplomate of National Board
In ophthalmology, the DNB means the Diplomate of National Board, which was established in 1975 by the Government of India to conduct the postgraduate and postdoctoral medical examination in approved specialties leading to the award of Diplomate of National Board.
DNB Full Form In Cricket
The full form of the DNB in cricket is the Did Not Bat
D – Did
N – Not
B – Bat
In cricket, the DNB means the Did Not Bat and is written in front of his name during analysis on the Star Network.
MBBS, DM, DNB Full Form
The full form of the MBBS is the Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery
M – Medicine
B – Bachelor
S – Surgery
The full form of the MD is the Doctorate of Medicine
D – Doctorate of
The full form of the DNB is the Diplomate of National Board
DNB Stands For
The DNB stands for the Diplomate of National Board
Is DNB Better Than MD?
It depends on the institute because some institutes are best for the DNB and some are best for the MD. But, the DNB is more difficult to pass as compared to the MD but during the training period, the workload is much more in MD than DNB.
Is DNB A Degree Or Diploma?
The DNB is the post-graduate degree that is awarded by the National Board of Examinations under the Union Ministry of Health, India.
How Long is the DNB Course?
The duration of the DNB course is 3 years.
Can I Do MD After DNB?
Yes, you can do the MD after the DN.
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Q: Should I implement classes with constant interface in Python? I used to write classes with constant interface in C++ and want to ask you for advice: should I try to do it in my python programs?
Lets assume that I want to have immutable objects of class Point.
Here is the C++ code:
class Point
{
public:
    Point(double x, double y) :
        x_{x},
        y_{y}
    { }

    double x() const { return x_; }
    double y() const { return x_; }

private:
    double x_;
    double y_;
};

Using objects of type Point I know that they will never change (I believe there are some hacks to do it, but it does not matter now).
In python I have several ways.
You are paranoid! Just keep it short and simple!
from collections import namedtuple
Point = namedtuple('Point', ['x', 'y'])

[+] Extremely clear code
[-] Does not solve the problem
Try to write only getters for class attributes.
class Point:
    def __init__(self, x, y):
        self._x = x
        self._y = y

    def x(self):
        return self._x

    def y(self):
        return self._y

[+] The leading underscore shows that attribute is "private"
[?] I don't think that it is a good idea to write the "imitation of C++-like code". Just because it is a different language.
[-] Attributes are still easy accessible. Should I name them with double underscore? (__x and __y)
One more way is to write decorator I found in this topic: How to create a constant in Python
def constant(f):
    def fset(self, value):
        raise SyntaxError
    def fget(self):
        return f()
    return property(fget, fset)

class Point:
    ...
    @constant
    def x(self)
        return self.__x

[+] Completely solves the problem (yes, I still can change values of x and y, but it becomes harder)
[?] Is it a python way at all?
[-] Too much code
So, my question is, what is the best practice?

A: I think namedtuple is just what you want:
>>> from collections import namedtuple
>>> Point = namedtuple('Point', ['x', 'y'])
>>> p = Point(10,20)
>>> p.x
10
>>> p.y
20
>>> p.x = 100
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: can't set attribute

A: The first is great, if you don't need much functionality beyond what namedtuple offers (if you need a few methods, you can create a subclass).

Namedtuple does not seem to be a solution because I don't think it provides any kind of immutability.

That is as incorrect as it gets. It's completely immutable. It's more immutable than a user-defined class could ever be.
The second approach is indeed not very good style. Properties are preferred over trivial getters. The third uses properties, but it does so in a very roundabout and confusing way, the following code is equivalent and much simpler:
class Point:
    ...
    @property
    def x(self)
        return self._x

The decorator form of property has no setter and thus already throws an exception upon assignment (a more appropriate type of exception to boot). Double underscores are a bad choice here, they're for when subclassing is expected.
This is the option I use myself and would recommend when namedtuple is not appropriate.

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Posing for a @hale portrait.
When I first heard the concept behind Whiskerino I though, "Amusing, but there's no way I could make it without shaving for FOUR months!" Yet, I couldn't help but checkout the site photos every few days. I even traveled to the '07 Throwdown as a non-grower, supporter (aka lurker). In the end, it was the people of Whiskerino that drew me to take the plunge and finally participate this time around.
I'm sad to see Whiskerino end, but so glad I had the opportunity to participated. I consider myself many awesome friends richer.
great meeting you and the wife. lets do it again. lucky guy to be shot by famous @hale. don't be a stranger if you're in town. take care.
It's been awesome and your beard is incredible! Farewell but hopefully not for too long.
you beard is good. so so good.
man, i am glad you participated.
What an awesome beard, and I had a blast meeting you in person.
It's been so good. Thanks for choosing to grow a beard. I've really enjoyed your pictures throughout.
you are lucky to have hale take a photo of you... he's a pretty good photographer...but don't tell him I said so. Thanks for growing with me.
man it was awesome hanging out with you. See you in the future sometime, hopefully.
I entered with the caveat to my friends and family that I would "trim my beard when it started to look bad." I'm glad I didn't. I'm also glad you stuck around as well. Best of luck to you, sir.
Thanks for upgrading yourself from Lurker to full-on participant. I meant to have a legit chat with you at the Throwdown but I kept running around trying to take care of weird little things like mixing Soft Serve mix. Damn shame on me for not making that effort.
However, I KNOW I am coming out to Phoenix in the foreseeable future and we will get some beers at that time and have a proper chat.
You're good peoples.. thanks so much for growing and showing with us. I am pleased as punch that you're a part of this thing.
dude, you are one of the nicest guys in the world.
It was so great to see your photos. and chat with you a little bit.
thanks for bearding with us.
Yes, let's. I bet it would be sweet.
Thanks, @ArmyofWhiskers. You've been fun to do this with.
your beard is a beard for beards to aspire to. See you out there!
Keep the troops growing there Army - it has been great show.
bye sir. glad i got to meet you.
it was great meeting you and I hope we keep in touch!
your beard is awesome btw. seriously awesome.
thanks for always posting really great images, I always enjoyed seeing your photos. keep taking them and posting to flickr.
so good to actually meet you and get to hang out even if it was really brief. if I ever come to Phoenix I'm looking you up.
I think you were a totally perfect substitute for an Awol Funkfinger, you can tell him I said that, adios!
Man, it was a true pleasure to follow your shots for the last four months. I had a blast. Thaks for being awesome and sharing that massive beard with the rest of us.
The next time I'm in Phenix I'm going to roll your house with @hale.
I'm kidding. Welcome to the whiskerino - I too was a lurker for a few weeks in 2003. I like to think of it as sort of try before you buy.
Awesome stuff. Keep the beard strong. Be well!
so you know what? we kinda hung out a lot and i liked that. also you seem like a cool dude in person as well as photo. you know how you look at a dude on here and think, "hmmm... that guy id probably hang out with?" i always thought that of you. haha.
no but really. i enjoyed your photos this time around a lot jeremy and im glad you participated rather than lurked. plus your beard is way burly... you should keep it going. i hope to aspire to your beard stature in the future. and to be honest, and i meant to tell you this in person, but i like your style a lot. i kinda makes me jealous. anyways, im coming back through arizona on my way home sometime in march so ill be sure to let you know when so we can hang out again. im glad we dont live too far apart.
its been fun bearding with ya buddy.
Take care, friend. See you around.
If I manage my Phoenix trip (loosely schedule for sometime this year) we'll hang more.
Amazing beard. It really wasn't hard to grow for 4 months with such a support system. Nice to meet you at the TD, and I hope our paths cross again sometime.
:) Really great, dude. I'm glad it was as wonderful for you as it was for myself and many others. Good luck and godspeed in your future endeavors. Whiskeroonis forever!
Way to be sir, you really did great and it was fun bearding with you!
It was really great to you meet you and hang out as well. Here's to a Phoenix meet up in 2010.
This whole thing is a whirlwind and I truly wish I could have gotten to know you better. If I ever make it to Phoenix, I'll try to gather as many people to me as possible, and you will be one of them. Here's hoping I see you in May.
glad you made the trip man. a pleasure to grow and show with your likes.
It was a joy to hang with you and visit. Godspeed!
good to see you heres sir. it has been a pleasure serving Beardistan with you. Bon voyage!
Even though I would sometimes go to sleep before you posted, I must say that I enjoyed and looked forward to all your photos.... not to mention that massive beard of yours. And like you said, it was good to at least bump into one another and shake hands. See you in Facebook land.
Now you dont have to hunt. Clame.
haha, sneaky. too bad i am a terrible photographer and these didn't turn out as well as i had liked. but thanks for being a good sport.
actually they haven't all been developed yet.
i am really happy that you were here the whole run, and you brought some serious game, both with noel (spy vs spy!!!) and on your own. you make phoenix and beards and statues of children proud.
we live in the same city, so that means we get to hang out often. let's make that happen.
Emma and I want to see Las Vegas... is that near you?


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Q: Function argument is 'Null or Undefined' when it is supplied I have a function which takes two arguments, but the second one is undefined for whatever reason. I can't seem to figure out why.
function foo(sometext, i) {
    alert(sometext);
    alert(i);
}

function bar() {
    for(var i = 0; i < 1; i++) {
        foo("text", i);
    }
}

When I run this on JSFiddle, it seems to work. When I run the similar code on my local server, I get errors saying i is undefined in foo(). I don't know why, since I am passing a value in for it. I am using a WAS8.0 server, and IE9.
jsfiddle
EDIT: Adding the real code.
function showResult(data) {
        $('#searchResults').empty();
        for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
            $('#searchResults').append(htmlifyResultsRow(data[i]), i).trigger('create');
        }
 }

function htmlifyResultsRow(dataRow, i) {
    alert(i);
    //Undefined already. I call i.toString() in places, which is where the error shows it self
}

The showResults() function is called by some other code.

A: Look closely at this expression:
$('#searchResults').append(htmlifyResultsRow(data[i]), i)

You are passing i to .append(), not to htmlifyResultsRow(). This is why i is undefined in your htmlifyResultsRow function, because it is never passed a value for i in the first place.
What you're probably looking to do is:
$('#searchResults').append(htmlifyResultsRow(data[i], i))

A: this is the problem:
 $('#searchResults').append(htmlifyResultsRow(data[i]), i)

it should be:
  $('#searchResults').append(htmlifyResultsRow(data[i], i))


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Dec. 22, 2021 …Lists 500 expired permits The Lagos State Government has issued demand notice to holders of expired Provisional Planning Permits to turn in applications for Final Planning Permits in earnest. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, explained in a chat with a section of the media in his ...
LASG ORDERS PROBE OF GERRARD ROAD BUILDING COLLAPSE, CALLS FOR CALM
Nov. 2, 2021 The Lagos State Government has called for calm over the collapse of a 21-storey building, which was under construction on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi. In a statement by the Commissioner for information and Strategy, late Monday night, Lagos Rescue Unit (LRU), Lagos State Fire Service and Lagos State Ambulance Services (LASAMBUS) are on ...
Model city: LASG seeks local councils' support for actualisation of plan
Sept. 17, 2021 Lagos State Government (LASG) has sought the cooperation and partnership of local council areas in Lagos island on the preparation of Lagos Island Model City Plan. The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, sought the cooperation during an advocacy visit to the local councils on Thursday, according ...
LASPPPA TARGETS 10 WORKING DAYS FOR PROCESSING OF PHYSICAL PLANNING PERMITS
Aug. 13, 2021 The General Manager, Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), Kehinde Osinaike, has promised a further reduction in the turnaround time of processing Physical Planning Permits to 10 working days from its present 12 to 13 days. He explained that the Agency would further reduce the processing time to enhance previous improvements ...
LASG SET TO EXECUTE PROJECTS EMBEDDED IN MASTER PLANS THROUGH PPP
July 26, 2021 The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to execute various developmental projects of its master plans through the Public-Private Partnerships model. The State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, disclosed this in a statement, adding that the present administration has identified key projects that would engender positive impact ...
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July 15, 2021 The Lagos State Government has started the review of the Badagry Master Plan with the inauguration of a Technical Committee to work with the Consultant on the review. Speaking during the inauguration of the Committee in Alausa on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, said that ...
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May 7, 2021 To ensure that no part of the State is without a Plan, the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, has extended Development Plans to 30 communities. Speaking during the 2021 Ministerial Press Briefing to make the second year anniversary of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration in ...
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The Lagos State Government, on Monday, said it is determined to stop the unbridled conversion from designated use to mixed use in Government Schemes in the State. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, made this known today during a session with newsmen in his office at the Secretariat, Alausa. He ...
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The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, handed over four hectares of land to the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos for the construction of Bethlehem Girls College that was affected by the unfortunate incident of March 15, 2021, which led to the death and displacement of some residents of the Abule-Ado area of Lagos State. Presenting the ...
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John Trelawney is a typical example of the cheerful country squire. His name is an old one in parts of England, yet common enough apparently that Stevenson felt able to use it without seeming to refer to anyone in particular. He belongs to the landed gentry, is lower in social rank than those with hereditary titles, yet definitely of a higher class than Jim Hawkins' family, any of the villagers, and even Dr. Livesey (who is Trelawney's social equal because of education and manners, but does not own inherited wealth). Class and breeding are important to a man like the squire — far too important for him to flaunt his. Stevenson does not specify his age, only that he cheerfully calls himself an "old" bachelor, which probably means that he is well out of his twenties but not dangerously close to fifty or even the middle forties. He will marry when the right time comes, and will probably choose a woman much younger than himself, if only to hand on his name and estate to a son. He is a sportsman — his most trusted servant is his head gamekeeper, and he is a good shot and has a cool head when necessary. He has what his own time would have called a sanguine disposition: He is optimistic, friendly, believes the best of people, is not in the habit of worrying. He can afford not to worry; he can pay people to do that for him.
Trelawney's function in the novel is simple: He exists, first, to finance the treasure hunt, and second, to be the gullible, garrulous ship owner who will allow Silver to direct the whole venture by hiring a crew of pirates and a useless first officer. Does he — or does anyone else — learn from his mistakes, become a different person, develop at all? There is no evidence for this in the novel.
Yet when Stevenson's biographer Ian Bell says that "personality" in this book is "dispensable," he is not quite correct. Character is dispensable; such as it is, it exists only to further the plot. But character and personality are not exactly the same thing. Trelawney, for example, has plenty of personality, which is all he needs to make the reader believe in him, for readers do believe in him and never question his motivation. In great part, the reader's belief in Trelawney is due to Stevenson's gift for language. Not a word comes out of Trelawney's mouth or emerges (in his letter to Livesey and Redruth) from his pen that could have been said by any other character in the book. From his very first remark ("Mr. Dance, you are a very noble fellow. And as for riding down that black, atrocious miscreant, I regard it as an act of virtue, sir, like stamping on a cockroach" — this without ever before having heard of Pew) to his last ("John Silver, . . you're a prodigious villain and imposter — a monstrous imposter, sir"), he is blustering, overstated, self-important, and rather silly. In fact, Silver's having directly or indirectly caused the deaths of nineteen men angers Trelawney, but not much more than his having presented himself as an honest seaman and fooled Trelawney. Thus, although you cannot know the squire as a character in his own right, you do know him as a personality, true to his type.


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Virginia Zakian
DNA replication and chromosome structure in yeast; telomeres; replication fork progression
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Virginia A. Zakian is the Harry C. Weiss Professor in the Life Sciences in the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. She received her B.S. in Biology from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Biology in 1975 for research carried out in the lab of Dr. Joseph G. Gall at Yale University. In 1979, after three years of post doctoral work (first at Princeton University with Dr. Arnold J. Levine in Biochemistry and then the University of Washington with Dr.Walton F. Fangman in Genetics), she started her own lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle WA. She became a tenured full professor in 1987. In 1995, she joined the faculty of the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University where she is currently the Harry C. Wiess Professor in the Life Sciences where her research concerns chromosome structure and replication, with a focus on telomeres, the ends of chromosomes and replication fork progression through natural replication barriers. Throughout her career, she has been an advocate for women in science.
Research in the Zakian lab uses diverse genetic, biochemical, and cell biological approaches to understand chromosome behaviour. Most of their experiments are done with either budding or fission yeasts, although other model organisms, e.g., ciliated protozoa and mammalian cultured cells, are also used.
Virginia A. Zakian has made critical contributions in two areas of chromosome biology: telomeres and replication fork progression. Her work is characterized by a willingness to tackle important questions, use of a wide variety of experimental approaches, and novel findings. Her lab used ciliates to isolate the first telomere single-‐strand DNA binding proteins, the prototype of Pot1, and demonstrated that they protect DNA ends from degradation. Her lab discovered telomeric silencing and cell cycle dependent degradation of C-‐strand telomeric DNA in budding yeast, features now known to occur in diverse eukaryotes. They also identified proteins and events required for cell cycle and length-‐dependent regulation of telomerase.
Her work on fork progression focuses on the Pif1 family of DNA helicases, which her lab showed are conserved from bacteria to humans. These studies began with the discovery that the budding yeast Pif1 acts catalytically to eject telomerase from telomeres and double strand breaks, thereby inhibiting telomerase action. Two other members of the Pif1 helicase family, budding yeast Rrm3 and fission yeast Pfh1, promote semi-‐conservative replication through telomeric DNA. Moreover, budding and fission yeast Pif1 family helicases have more general roles in combatting the replication stress that arises at naturally occurring replication barriers, such as stable protein complexes, converged replication forks, and DNA secondary structures; e.g., the Zakian lab used a combination of biochemistry and genetics to demonstrate an evolutionarily conserved role for Pif1 family helicases in promoting replication and suppressing DNA damage at G-‐quadruplex DNA. Her lab also discovered that highly transcribed RNA polymerase II genes are the most potent obstacles for DNA replication in wild type yeast cells, a conclusion later found to apply to diverse organisms.
Virginia Zakian CV
vzakian@princeton.edu
Principal Investigator (1)
Postdoctoral Fellows (5)
Graduate Students (2)
Undergraduate Students (5)
PIF1 family DNA helicases suppress R-loop mediated genome instability at tRNA genes.
Pfh1 Is an Accessory Replicative Helicase that Interacts with the Replisome to Facilitate Fork Progression and Preserve Genome Integrity.
Telomerase RNA is more than a DNA template.
Zakian Lab
Mary Gidaro
mgidaro@princeton.edu
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Organic growth recovery and a brighter outlook
Research Team, 23 septembre 2019
A return to organic growth in the second quarter and the opening of a sophisticated production line in its Protective Films business has set the stage for a recovery in H2. Chargeurs' continued commitment and keen eye for profitable growth paint an upbeat outlook for 2020, on the way to achieving €1bn turnover by 2021.
Chargeurs reported consolidated revenues of €326.1m in H1 19, increasing +13.6% in gross terms and -1.9% lfl. The acquisitions made in 2018, most notably PCC and Leach, largely contributed to the sales boost in the first half.
The group's EBITDA stood at €32.5m, a +6.2% increase including the +€3.3m effect from IFRS16. On a comparable basis, EBITDA saw a 4.6% decline over H1 18. Nonetheless, cash generation remained strong, reaching €22.8m (+5.1%).
An increase in opex related to acquisitions and the challenging market conditions in China and Germany for the Protective Films business weighed on the recurring operating profit, which decreased €2.1m to €22.7m.
The company reiterated its 2021 revenue objective of €1bn, and disclosed for the first time its guidance for 2020: targeting a top-line of €750-800m including future acquisitions. On the operating profitability front, the company expects a recurring operating margin in FY19 above the FY17 level (8.3%), on the way to reaching >10% by 2022.
CEO Michael Fribourg confirmed the company's long-term commitment via the control of Columbus Holding which stands as Chargeurs' reference shareholder with a 27.6% stake and its active dividend strategy (interim dividend set at €0.2).
Below is the turnover breakdown by business:
As Chargeurs strives to promote its keen eye for profitable growth, organic or acquired, it is only fair to promote the reported figures as satisfactory and remind shareholders that the 2018 base was noteworthy for being remarkably high.
It is clear that the slowdown in the European economy, notably in Germany, as well as the trade war with China, has caught up with Chargeurs' Protective Film business as manufacturers postpone/reduce their orders, bracing for tougher times ahead. The quarterly swings in demand hide a more complex set of management decisions whereby the group has had to prepare for the launch of additional capacity and, in parallel, increase specialisation of existing manufacturing sites. This cuts available capacity with decisions here and there not to service the low value segment of demand. This is now behind and the early start of super-efficient new capacity aimed at the premium market should set the business on a very attractive profitable growth path.
In broad terms, H1 in Protective Films suffered more from a short-term blip in demand and ability to service clients than from any pricing pressure. Protective Films should remain the money-spinning business of the group for a long while as it makes a convincing case for leading the industry in terms of innovation, of surfing on end clients' demand for perfect products (hence, the need for protection in all of manufacturing's steps) and quantum progress in terms of emission containment (zero emission on latest new capacity).
While investors' eyes tend to spend too much time on quarterly swings in the Protective Film business, the big H1 positive shall be the complete refoundation of the textile-related business renamed Fashion Technologies. The PCC acquisition is bearing its fruit with a 35% jump in operating earnings. This is entirely driven by the added business which makes the point that well thought out and well prepared large additions to existing assets do pay off. As a reminder, rebranded PCC, Fashion Technologies, is really about servicing the fashion industry as opposed to being only a supplier of high tech interlining.
Also worth a comment on the back of the H1 release is the surprisingly deep business potential that the Technical Substrates unit has come across when it comes to museums as a market for their high-quality backlighted displays. What started as a sideline looks big as museums are more numerous and are moving to being less dusty and more marketing-oriented businesses. Getting business from the Louvre is obviously an industry-wide stamp of quality. The division is finalising three small acquisitions that open up even more the door of the museum business as it supplies design services.
Near-term self-funding ambitions
The ambitious target to reach €1bn in revenues in 2021 (but 2022 on a full-year basis) and a 10% underlying EBIT margin has been firmly reassessed and looks increasingly … reasonable. The group has confirmed its firing power by reshaping the long-term credit line commitments of its banks and lenders so that it is free to pounce when it has finalised its many ongoing discussions. As a reminder, it buys low (less than 7x EBIT) as founder-managers are happy to join forces with an industry-driven consolidator.
It looks also as if the existing four businesses offer more than enough potential for acquired growth so that there is no need for a big and riskier deal to add a fifth one. This reasonable growth could be financed in part by debt markets, and particularly by hybrid debt, as the group's respectability is now well established. Therefore, we could consider reviewing the unfolding of a capital increase, which we had anticipated as necessary to avoid a too tight balance sheet.
We will need to cut our 2019 EPS due to German and Chinese slower demand in H1, marking the more challenging context for Protective Films, but the underlying work to further long-term growth on the different business lines (notably CFT and CTS) while paying out steadily is rather exceptional. This should have a marginal impact on our target price which is dominated by a SOTP which itself is hardly impacted by quarterly revenues. We maintain our positive view on the stock and confirm our Buy recommendation.
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Another robust quarterly showing


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The impeachment trial of Associate Justice Kabineh Ja'neh has now taken full shape as the defendant himself ended his testimony on Thursday, March 21, after taking the witness stand on Monday, March 18. Ja'neh pleaded not guilty of all charges levied against him by the House of Representatives.
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After languishing at the Liberian Senate for more than six months, a bill introduced by the Sen. Thomas Grupee that requires Senate confirmation of presidential appointees at state-owned corporations has received overwhelming support from his colleagues.


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Duke Blue Devils vs North Carolina Tar Heels: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/6/2021
The Duke Blue Devils (7-6) are favored (by 3.5 points) to build on a four-game home winning streak when they host the North Carolina Tar Heels (11-6) on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 6:00 PM ET. The over/under in the matchup is set at 145.5.
Duke vs North Carolina Betting Information
Duke -3.5 -110 -110 145.5 -110 -110 -180 150
ATS Records for Duke and North Carolina
Duke and North Carolina Betting Information
Duke Leaders
The Blue Devils scoring leader is Matthew Hurt, who puts up 18.8 points per game.
Jordan Goldwire leads Duke with 3.7 assists a game and Jalen Johnson paces the squad with 7.3 rebounds per contest.
The Blue Devils are paced by Hurt from long distance -- he knocks down 2.2 shots from deep per game.
Goldwire leads the team with 2.3 steals per game. Johnson collects 1.4 blocks an outing to pace Duke.
North Carolina Leaders
The Tar Heels leader in scoring is Armando Bacot with 11.9 points per game. He also adds 7.5 rebounds per game and 0.7 assists per game.
The North Carolina leaders in rebounds and assists are Day'Ron Sharpe (7.7 rebounds per game) and Caleb Love (3.1 assists per game).
Kerwin Walton averages 1.6 made threes per game to lead the Tar Heels.
Rechon 'Leaky' Black leads the Blue Devils with 2.3 steals per game and Garrison Brooks is their top shot blocker with 0.9 blocks per game.
Duke vs North Carolina: Last 4 Meetings
Duke and North Carolina have split their last four matchups 2-2. The Blue Devils have beat the spread more often than not against the Tar Heels, holding a 1-0 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.
Duke vs North Carolina (Last 4 Games)
Duke -11.5 153 -733 +507 Regular Season 89-76 DUKE
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Regular Season 98-96 DUKE
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Regular Season 79-70 UNC
The 74.2 points the Blue Devils average per game are just 4.7 more points than the Tar Heels surrender (69.5).
Duke has a 7-2 record overall and a 4-0 record against the spread when putting up more than 69.5 points.
North Carolina has a 2-3 record against the spread and a 2-3 record overall when giving up more than 74.2 points.
The Tar Heels score only 2.4 more points per game (73.1) than the Blue Devils give up (70.7).
In games it scores more than 70.7 points, North Carolina is 6-0-1 against the spread and 8-3 overall.
Duke has an ATS record of 0-6 and a 1-5 record overall when its opponents score more than 73.1 points.
The Blue Devils have out-scored their opponents by a total of 46 points this season (3.5 points per game on average), and the Tar Heels have put up 61 more points than their opponents on the year (3.6 per game).
The Blue Devils average 35.4 rebounds per game, -6.1 boards per contest fewer than the Tar Heels.
North Carolina is 6-7-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Duke is 0-3 when they lose the rebounding battle.
The Blue Devils average 10.9 offensive boards per game, -3.6 rebounds fewer than the Tar Heels.
The Tar Heels are 7-8-1 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Blue Devils are 0-1 when they lose the rebounding edge.
Rebounding has been a pillar for both teams this year. Duke records an average rebounding margin of +3.7 rebounds per game. North Carolina averages a margin of +11.3 rebounds.


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Peter and Nicole Carver - Ohangai, Taranaki
Sustainable farming practices and a diversified drystock and dairying operation have proved to be a winning formula for Ohangai farmers Peter and Nicola Carver. The couple, who farm in south Taranaki, took out the Supreme award in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards last year.
The 515 hectare property operates as one third sheep, one third beef and one third dairy and the Carvers have retired all the steeper land and planted it back into trees. The sheep and beef side is a breeding and finishing operation, with 1300 breeding ewes lambing at about 130% and most progeny fattened.
There are 55 breeding cows, finishing what they can and selling the balance store. The dairy platform runs as a system one/two, predominantly grass-based but with some maize silage and meal fed.
Holmleigh is a family farm, owned by the couple in partnership with the family trust (Peter's parents). His father purchased the original farm in 1990 and in 2002, when Peter and Nicola came home, they purchased additional land to add to the property.
The farm has a good mix of contour, with one third dead flat, one third medium hill and the balance steeper land. The couple has strived to match classes of land to classes of stock.
Opportunity to diversify
They converted a portion of the farm to dairy in 2014 and have just finished their fourth season.
"I wouldn't say I'm a dairy farmer, or ever wanted to be, but it provided the opportunity to diversify and maximise our income from the land and make it more financially sustainable in the future"
"With the dairy herd we are able to keep the progeny for ourselves and don't have to buy in any stock. Most things are bred here and we run efficiently, without requiring outside stock."
They milk 260 cows and keep all progeny out of the milking herd as well as from the beef cows. They aim to rear and fatten the offspring, but often sell a portion store.
"We use the progeny from the Angus cows to tail off the dairy herd and any surplus we sell into the dairy industry."
Through subsidies from the Taranaki Regional Council they have been able to retire the more marginal land.
"The land had a lot of weeds, gorse and scrub and was prone to erosion. The afforestation scheme was an opportunity to retire that land. It wasn't making a lot of money, if any. It has also helped with soil erosion and stabilising that."
Nicola explains they also operate a no tillage policy on the farm and have focused on improving the soil structure.
"We were asked to enter the Ballance awards. We have never really put ourselves out there before but thought it was a good opportunity to see where we were and how we could improve. It's good to get an outside view of your business"
As it turned out, they were certainly on the right track and were pleasantly surprised to find themselves scooping the top prize nationally in the awards.
"We were pretty gobsmacked, but it was very reassuring to know we were on the right path. We are still coming to grips with the whole thing. Rabobank was one of the ones who encouraged us to enter."
The decision to move to Rabobank in 2004 was a positive change for the Carvers.
"We tend to follow the people rather than the bank, but we had opportunities and felt we were being pushed back," Peter says of the reason for the move.
"Rabobank has been supportive of us being innovative and trying new things.
We found them really encouraging and they knew agriculture"
The couple believes Rabobank has the right people for them and they appreciate that they are dealing with people who are experts in agriculture.
They have been encouraging of us trying things, like when we found the family farm was a little bit small and we needed more land, and when we did the dairy conversion they could see where we were coming from. "With the no tillage they had good information to share from other farmers, which was useful. We have a bank manager that understands our business."
They say their relationship with the bank is a vital element of their business success. "It makes it easy. We need to know we have support – we're not just waiting for the next interest bill," Peter says.
"You feel they are standing by you and working with you rather than for you. They want you to succeed in what you are doing," Nicola says. The ability to do things online and good systems makes life easier, though they still know they can call the bank at any time. Rabobank also prompted the Carvers to put the wheels in motion for smooth farm succession, helping to put a robust plan in place.
"They instigated getting that started. The sooner we did it, the better it was for everybody. They were supportive of us entering the Ballance awards and recognised our point of difference too."
The couple tries to get along to annual events and speakers organised by the bank, which they always find beneficial. They are also part of a farm discussion group facilitated by the bank in conjunction with their local vet clinic.
"It's really the people in the bank. They always have good people in good places and that's why we went there initially – the right people."


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INDOMITABLE INDIAN SPIRIT TAKES CORPORATE CAPTAINCY BY THE HORN EVER-GROWING LIST OF INDIAN CEO'S IS TESTIMONY TO A SAGA
By K Raveendran Last updated Jan 26, 2022
Not a day passes these days without the news of one global Indian or the other having done something remarkable. The latest is the story of Indian origin American physician Anil Menon, who has been included in a group of ten to become astronauts for future NASA missions. A lieutenant colonel with the US Air Force, 45-year old Menon is of Indian descent, though born to a Ukrainian mother, and SpaceX's first flight surgeon, helping launch the company's first humans to space during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission and building a medical organisation to support the human system during future missions.
It was only a few days ago that the news of India-born IIT alumnus Parag Agarwal succeeding Twitter founder Jack Dorsey as the CEO of the microblogging giant gave Indians cause for celebration despite the unquantified threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus dampened spirit all around. With Parag ascending the position, some of the world's biggest and best companies are now steered by the able leadership of Indian managers. The list keeps growing and already has Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, IBM, Adobe, Nokia, Motorola, Mastercard, Cognizant, Xerox, to mention some of the toppers.
Each one of them deserves the position in their own individual merit. But there is a common thread that binds their success, which is beyond their individual capacities. It is the triumph of Indian values, knowledge and ingenuity that the country and the people have been known for through the ages. It also a saga of sacrifice and dedication that characterises the Indian family system. There have of course been aberrations, but the core Indian family values still remain intact in a major part. It is unclear if these highly successful men and women will live for their children, when it comes to their turn, just as their parents had done that for them with eminence. And that is the most remarkable feature about their success.
While it is true that some of the Indian CEOs, like Menon himself and Microsoft boss Satya Nadella, have come from more enabling family backgrounds, but some others like Google's Sunder Pichai, have achieved success through sheer grit by themselves and their families. Pichai went to school by crowded and rickety city buses, pushing and being pushed around for a foothold. When he got admission to a US university, his father had to take a loan to buy the ticket, which cost more than his annual salary. Pichai once said that after he landed in the US, unable to buy a new backpack, which cost $60, he had to buy a second-hand bag. He was least bothered about being its second owner because, back in India, he had learnt to cope with any situation.
This probably explains the success of Indian CEOs. They have the benefit of a civilization that valued knowledge, dedication, determination and experiences. They have a background where competition and ingenuity are parts of a culture that lived through centuries. They don't get overwhelmed by situations, a quality that stands them in good stead while dealing with complex problems faced by their respective organisation. They are undaunted by competition, which they have faced abundantly back home. In India, you have to compete even to breath air!
A debate at one of the World Economic Forum events in Mumbai way back in 2011 had sought to unravel the secret of the success of Indian CEOs. There was broad agreement that they were comfortable with diversity, which India has in abundance, whether of language, faith, traditions and practices and geography. Indians fight a perennial battle for survival, whether it is in getting admission to the A-rated school or getting a placement in a leading company. Indians also find their way out of complex situations by ingenious ways. The Indian ingenuity of jugaad has been the focus of academic interest, including at Harvard, where researchers have described it as an antidote to the complexities of India.
A Harvard Business Review article examined how the resource-constrained and chaotic Indian situation inspired jugaad solutions to problems and how entrepreneurs and corporations practiced it to develop market-relevant products and services that are inherently affordable and sustainable. It described Jugaad innovators as 'modern-day alchemists who transmute adversity into opportunity, and in so doing create value for their organizations and communities'.
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I don't have much to show so far. I never really thought to take any pictures before putting them in storage. I do have a few mobile pics of this MG Sinanju ver. Ka I did.
Forgive the... Sidewaysness... Of the image... I barely figured out how to attach it to the post lol.
Anything Sinanju looks good. I like the color that you used.
Thanks. Testors firey orange is a favorite of mine. I didn't prime the kit though, so the paint does not look even in many places. I plan to pull it out of storage and get better pictures up this weekend.
Here are a couple shots of my painted crossbones maoh. Again, forgive the quality of my cellphone's camera.
Damn. Does anyone know why mobile uploads come out sideways like that?
You do nice work. And many of us here dont use the sites up loader. I use photo bucket. It takes a bit more effort but you can rotate resize and crop images then just copy and paste the link and post away.
Thanks Zaku, I'll get a photobucket account right away.


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China ship seizure hikes redress fears
Japanese firms see war-linked ruling putting overseas assets at risk
Kyodo, Staff Report
China's seizure over the weekend of a containership owned by shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K Lines for its failure to respond to a wartime compensation order related to a contractual dispute has raised concerns in Japan that further assets may be confiscated if more rulings favor Chinese plaintiffs.
The container vessel was seized Saturday at a port in Zhejiang province, Shanghai municipal authorities said Sunday.
The seizure appears to mark the first time that an asset belonging a Japanese company has been seized over litigation related to wartime compensation.
The Maritime Court said that if Mitsui does not honor its legal obligations, it will dispose of the ship in accordance with the law.
Local media and municipal authorities identified the seized vessel as the Baosteel Emotion.
On Monday, Tokyo conveyed its concerns to Beijing through diplomatic channels.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the court action was "extremely regrettable," adding that the sudden seizure may damage bilateral economic ties.
"The Chinese side's actions, including the seizure, may rock the foundation of the 1972 joint statement's spirit that normalized Japan-China diplomatic relations. And it may have an intimidating effect on Japanese firms doing business in China," Suga told reporters at a news conference.
"I'm deeply concerned and strongly hope China will take appropriate measures," he added.
In the 1972 joint statement normalizing postwar Sino-Japanese ties, China declared that it "renounces its demand for war reparations from Japan."
Suga said that Tokyo has asked Beijing to provide related information on the case.
"We will think about concrete measures (against the seizure) while working closely with Mitsui," he said.
China countered that the seizure has nothing to do with issues related to war reparations between the two countries. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang played down the gravity of the case, saying it was just "a common commercial contract dispute."
"The Chinese government sticks to upholding all the principles" of the 1972 joint communique, he told a news conference. "This position remains unchanged."
He also emphasized that "China will continue to protect the lawful rights and interests of foreign-invested companies in China in accordance with the law."
In a statement Monday, Tokyo-based Mitsui said it was seeking ways to compromise with the plaintiff and deliberating on its response.
In 2007, the court ordered Mitsui to pay 190 million yuan ($26 million) to a Chinese family to compensate for contractual obligations left unfulfilled by Mitsui's predecessor, Daido Shipping Co.
Mitsui appealed the ruling, but the Supreme People's Court rejected Mitsui's petition for retrial in December 2012,affirming the decision.
In 1936, a year before the Second Sino-Japanese War began, Daido rented two ships on a one-year contract from Zhongwei Shipping Co. But the ships were commandeered by the Imperial Japanese Navy and later sank at sea.
The suit was brought against Mitsui by grandsons of the founder of Zhongwei Shipping Co.
Mitsui has argued it is not liable for paying compensation, given that the ships Daido rented were requisitioned by the Japanese military.
A string of compensation lawsuits related to wartime forced labor in Japan have recently been filed in China against Japanese corporations, reflecting the apparent intention of the country's leadership, headed by President Xi Jinping, to toughen relations with Japan.
Rulings made in favor of such plaintiffs could lead to further confiscations of assets in China.
As of December 2011, a total of 22,790 Japanese companies were operating in China.
China, WWII, China-Japan relations, Imperial Japanese Army, shipping, Mitsui OSK Lines


Matt has worked with Why Arts for four years as an educator and a photographer/videographer. He has documented numerous WhyArts projects by co-creating photography displays and short-form documentaries. As an educator, Matt has led workshops in acting, video production, photography, and visual arts. He holds a degree in Theatre from the University of Nebraska Lincoln and has been involved in the creation of music, theatre and film for over 15 years. Matt is the co-owner of OnPxl, a multimedia design company.
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International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has released guidelines to assist accounting bodies in preparing professional accountants to work in information technology environment.
According to a press release by IFAC international education guideline (IEG-II) titled "Information technology for Professional Accountants" describes the knowledge and competencies required in IT environment and includes examples of tasks that a competent professional accountants should be able to perform in the work place.
"IT is one of the core competencies of professional accountants and requires special attention due to its explosive growth and its rapid rate of change", emphasised Warren Allen, Chairman IFAC's Education Committee.
It was pointed out that IEG II was first issued in 1995 and was revised in 1998. A further revision of IEG II was exposed for comment in 2001.
IFAC's Education Committee reviewed the comments made by IFAC member organisations, academics and others and made changes to include a competence-based approach to IT for accounting professionals, discussion regarding the development of a more specialist pre-qualification IT-focused accounting curriculum and reference to e-business.
In addition, the document offers flexibility so that member bodies can extract a number of competencies from each of the three roles of designers, manager and evaluator to create a hybrid competency cluster that best meets their needs.


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| ASIMOW: Just another award for Michael Jordan
Noah Asimow
ASIMOW: Just another award for Michael Jordan
Noah Asimow 1:29 am, Dec 06, 2016
On Nov. 22, President Barack Obama presented Michael Jordan with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The nation's highest civilian honor is awarded "for especially meritorious contribution to (1) the security or national interests of the United States, or (2) world peace, or (3) cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."
Obama, as president of the United States, is allowed to give the Presidential Medal of Freedom to anyone he wants. In fact, Obama has given out more Presidential Medals of Freedom than any president before him. Maybe a plethora of people have made especially meritorious contributions to world peace, culture and American security in the last eight years. More plausibly, however, Obama wanted to honor people who would not have received a Presidential Medal of Freedom during Donald Trump's presidency. You're welcome, Tom Hanks.
Jordan, though, is the type of person who very well may have received an award from Donald Trump. The two have similar hobbies: smoking cigars, blowing up the meme world, golfing, owning bankrupt organizations and reminding the galaxy that they are better than everyone else inside of it.
Regardless, Jordan did not receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom because Obama was scared Trump would never give him one. Jordan received it because he's the greatest basketball player of fall time and Obama's personal hero.
I don't want to have an issue with this. Jordan clearly fits the third category; his cultural endeavors are undoubtedly significant enough to merit the award. As a basketball player, he changed the sport, the city of Chicago, the world and possibly Obama himself.
But, alas, I do have an issue with this. Jordan has already received enough awards for his time as a basketball player. There's an entire Wikipedia page devoted to them. Five Most Valuable Player awards, six National Basketball Association Championships, a Rookie of the Year, a Hall of Fame Induction, 14 all-star appearances and two gold medals, all accompany 12 hard-earned Kids' Choice Awards in Jordan's trophy cabinet. It's a good thing Jordan lives in a 30,000-square-foot mansion, otherwise there might not be room for his Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Don't get me wrong. Other winners of the Nov. 22 Presidential Medal of Freedom have won awards before. Robert de Niro and Robert Redford have received Oscars. Bruce Springsteen has won Grammys. I think Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won Jeopardy! once. But all of these people received the Presidential Medal of Freedom because they did something, whether it be philanthropic or otherwise culturally significant, outside of the careers for which they are known.
It's not like Jordan doesn't give to charity. He has donated money and sports equipment to help start the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago. He has played in enough charity golf tournaments to make one wonder how he can still suck so much at the sport. He has even spoken out against police violence and pledged million dollar donations to organizations committed to fighting against it in the city he called home for over twenty years.
Unlike pull-up jumpers, though, philanthropy has never come easy to Jordan. Quite frankly, nothing outside of basketball has come easy to Michael Jordan. Even with his attempts to make the world a better place, Jordan is going to die as the greatest basketball player of all time, and nothing more.
Bill Gates, along with Jordan, received a Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 22. Gates could have gone down as the greatest software engineer of all time. Instead, Gates is going to go down as the greatest philanthropist of all time. What would you rather be: The richest person ever, or the richest person ever who was also the best at giving it away?
Jordan wasn't even the tallest person on the stage. Overshadowing him was Laker great Abdul-Jabbar. Along with his Jeopardy! victory, which he won for charity, Kareem has involved himself in enough philanthropic endeavors to refill Jordan's trophy cabinet, while also playing a critical role in the Nation of Islam movement. Kareem may only go down as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, not the greatest basketball player of all time. But unlike Jordan, basketball is only one part of his biography, not the entire biography.
The problem is not that Jordan has not given back. The problem is that Jordan does it reluctantly. He does it when he wants to. He does it when he doesn't have a tee time, or endorsement, or poker table waiting for him. It is really no different than his basketball career. Jordan did not win championships for fans, or cities, or the legions of kids and one president, who call him their hero. He did it for himself. And while there is nothing wrong with that, there isn't really anything right with it, either.
In 2017, a different Chicago Bull may be standing on stage next to the president. He is a personal hero of Donald Trump, Celebrity Apprentice star, noted cultural icon and intrepid diplomat who befriended the cherubic North Korean "Dear Leader" after he vowed to exterminate New York with a hydrogen bomb.
America, at least we can take solace in the fact that Obama awarded Jordan the Presidential Medal of Freedom and not the world-changing Dennis Rodman.
Noah Asimow is a senior in Davenport College. Contact him at noah.asimow@yale.edu .


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The Syrian Army troops, who captured the key town of al-Sukhnah yesterday, stormed ISIL's defense lines in Eastern Homs on Monday and managed to capture more hills and positions.
The army engaged in fierce clashes with ISIL from Rajm al-Saboun towards East and captured Abu Qol hill, Zahour Rajm al-Qan region and al-Malah hills South of the newly-liberated al-Sukhnah.
The army men further imposed control over five heights overlooking the village of Manoukh in Eastern Homs.
The ISIL suffered tens of casualties in the attack.
Field sources confirmed that Mo'aviyah al-Khazrami al-Zabarjandi, a senior commander of ISIL was among the dead terrorists.
Military sources confirmed on Sunday that the army troops won the street-battle against ISIL in the key town of al-Sukhnah, imposing full control over the town's neighborhoods.
The army men pushed ISIL back from the strategic town of al-Sukhnah Northeast of Palmyra city after hours of clashes in the town's neighborhoods.
ISIL suffered heavy casualties in the operation, the sources added.
They went on to say that the army's engineering units were defusing landmines and bombs planted by the ISIL in the town's streets and buildings.
In the meantime, the Syrian Air Force was targeting ISIL positions in the town of Humeimeh and its surrounding areas near the provincial border with Deir Ezzur province, inflicting major casualties on the terrorists.
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As the titular polarity-switching robot, it's your job to search for some arms, avoid spikes, and maybe learn a little about magnets on the way! Remember the main rule: same polarity will repel, opposites attract.
Use arrow keys to move, use A to jump, and use S to switch between red and blue polarities.


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Worship Guide for MNA Sponsored Church Planters
Church Planters: Principles and Practices of Worship
In October 2000, Mission to North America presented to the Committee the following document "Guidelines for MNA Sponsored Church Planters: Principles and Practices of Worship." This paper was developed to serve as a resource for the church planters, as they prepare to begin worship services.
God's Word presents worship as our primary activity in heaven. During this life, we are privileged to participate in worship as a foretaste of what is to come. Despite this centrality in God's plan, worship is a source of controversy, not only in the PCA, but also across many denominations today. The following principles and Q&A are presented to assist MNA church planters in their leading worship that will glorify God, according to His Word. I pray that the guidelines presented here will be helpful.
A special thank you to Drs. Bryan Chapell, President, Covenant Theological Seminary; John Frame, Professor of Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando, Florida; Joseph "Skip" Ryan, Senior Pastor, Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas; L. Roy Taylor, Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church in America, and Mr. Wade Williams, Director of Worship, ChristChurch, Atlanta, Georgia for their assistance in preparing this document.
Guidelines for MNA Sponsored Church Planters: Principles and Practices of Worship
Principles and Practices of Worship for MNA Sponsored Church Plants
I. Key Principles of Public Worship Practices for MNA Church Planters
A. "Since the Holy Scriptures are the only infallible rule of faith and practice, the principles of public worship must be derived from the Bible, and from no other source." (BCO III. 47-1).
B. "A service of public worship is not merely a gathering of God's children with each other, but before all else, a meeting of the triune God with His chosen people." (BCO III. 47-2).
C. "The end of public worship is the glory of God. His people should engage in all its several parts with an eye single to His glory. Public worship has as its aim the building of Christ's church by the perfecting of the saints and the addition to its membership such as are being saved – all to the glory of God." (BCO III. 47-3).
D. "The Lord Jesus Christ has prescribed no fixed forms for public worship but, in the interest of life and power in worship, has given His Church a large measure of liberty in this matter. It may not be forgotten, however, that there is true liberty only where the rules of God's Word are observed and the Spirit of the Lord is, that all things may be done decently and in order, and that God's people should serve Him with reverence and in the beauty of holiness. From its beginning to its end a service of public worship should be characterized by that simplicity which is an evidence of sincerity and by that beauty and dignity which are a manifestation of holiness." (BCO III. 47-6).
E. "It behooves God's people not only to come into His presence with a deep sense of awe at the thought of His perfect holiness and their own exceeding sinfulness, but also to enter His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise for the great salvation, which He has so graciously wrought for them through His only begotten Son and applied to them by the Holy Spirit." (BCO III. 47-8).
F. "The Bible teaches that the following are proper elements of worship service: reading the Holy Scripture, singing of psalms and hymns, the offering of prayer, the preaching of the Word, the presentation of offerings, confessing the faith and observing the Sacraments; and on special occasions taking oaths." (BCO III. 47-9). Exercise of every one of the elements in this list is not intended to be compulsory in every service nor is this list intended to be an exhaustive summary of all that the Bible teaches is appropriate for public worship. (cf. differing lists in WLC # 108 and WCF 21.5).
II. Key Questions and Answers Regarding Public Worship Practices for MNA Church Planters, Based upon the Key Principles
A. What is the end and chief priority of worship?
Worship's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him (e.g., Deut. 12:12; Psalm 150:2; and I.C. above).
Worship is not just one activity among others, but is the very heart of the believer's existence and of the body life of the church. Worship is the purpose for which God has saved us from sin (John 4:23; I Peter 2:9). Because the praises of God in Christ will fill the new heavens and the new earth (Rev. 5:12-13), our present earthly worship is to be reverently joyful, hearty and exuberant, as well as humbly astonished and contrite in anticipation of that heavenly worship which we will enjoy forever. Worship is not only a duty, but it is also the highest and most joyful activity of our redeemed humanity.
In worship, we humble ourselves before God and serve Him, honoring Him as Lord and Savior. This is true both in the "narrow sense" of worship, in which we set aside certain times to meet with God (Heb. 10:25), and in the "board sense" in which all of life is a living sacrifice (Rom. 12:1-2). Worship is therefore primarily "vertical" in focus: God-centered and Christ-centered, in and through the Holy Spirit. However, there is also a "horizontal" aspect of worship, for glorifying God summons us in worship to edify one another (I Cor. 14:26).
— From Proposed Statement of Identity for the PCA (1994)
B. Are there any other ends and/or priorities for worship?
While the chief end of public worship is to glorify God and to enjoy Him, the worship of God should also consider as secondary and tertiary priorities, respectively, the perfecting of the saints and the addition to its membership of such as are being saved – all to the glory of God. Thus, while edification and evangelism cannot become the primary goals of biblical worship they cannot be excluded from our consideration of the purposes that should be served by worship (see I.C. above).
Neither the horizontal or vertical concerns of Scripture can rightly be ignored in biblical worship. In addition to the primary purpose of glorifying God, biblical worship also considers the good of God's people and, thus, requires aspects that promote their love (1 Cor. 14:1), encouragement (1 Cor. 14:3), instruction (1 Cor. 14:3-6), mutual edification (1 Cor. 14:12; 26-28), thanksgiving (1 Cor. 14:16); witness to unbelievers (1 Cor. 14:16,23), and conviction of sin (1 Cor. 14:24-25).
C. What are the qualities of public worship that meet these ends and priorities?
God-centered (I.C. above)
Biblically based (I.A. above)
Historically informed but not governed (I.A., I.D. above)
Participatory (I.B., I.C., I.D., I.F. above)
Culturally sensitive (I.C., I.D., see also BCO Chapters 50, 51, 53)
D. How are we to determine our worship practices according to the primary and subordinate ends of worship?
We may not determine our worship practices apart from a commitment to the exegesis of Scripture which determines the rules that govern the bounds of our worship practices (I.A. above), nor apart from the exegesis of our culture which determine how we shall exercise the liberty that Scripture grants within these bounds on such matters as style of music, the times of worship, liturgical style, etc. (I.D. above).
We should exercise our biblical liberties that enable God's people to worship Him "according to the necessities and capacities of the hearers" (WLC #159) and in accord with the wisdom of the historic church because it is necessary for us to be instructed by the wisdom of the people of God in past ages as well as by the influences of our culture that affect meaningful and understandable worship. Even as our preaching is to be in the vernacular terms of our people (since WLC 156 states that the reading of the Word is to be in the "vulgar languages" – i.e., vernacular – it inevitably follows that preaching also is to be in the vernacular), it is, our worship should be accessible to the people to whom God calls us to minister without yielding to improper cultural influences. The prudential judgment required for weighing such matters is given to the leadership of individual churches who are urged to weigh biblical mandates over personal or societal preferences. Knowing that we will be judged by our extremes, the law of love requires that churches not take advantage of their liberties in worship to the detriment of the glory of God or the good of His people (both those present and those being called to Him).
E. What degree of variation should there be in our various churches' worship practices?
We should not embrace worship or liturgical practices that exclude our praise of God, confession of our sinfulness, our dependence on His grace, and instruction in righteousness motivated by love and gratitude (I.A., I.C., I.E., I.F. above).
We should embrace the diversity of proper expressions of biblical worship that indicate God is moving among every tribe and nation, language and people, and that indicate we are sensitive to the varying aspects of this mission that God gives to individual churches in the way that they exercise their worship liberties (I.D., I.E. above).
We have no right to impose a preferred style of worship on other bodies of believers. We are responsible to challenge all members of the body of Christ to honor His priorities and glory in worship (I.D. above).
The following pages from, Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture, © 1997, CRC Publications, are included to provide a helpful discussion of some of the historic distinctives of worship in the reformed tradition. Used by permission.
Reformed Worship
Finally, we address the question of Reformed worship. Is there such a thing as Reformed worship? Or is there only Christian worship? What are the "non-negotiables" of Reformed worship that synod mandated its committee to identify? What is the Reformed character of worship?
Our committee seriously wrestled with these important questions. We concluded that it was not particularly helpful to talk about the non-negotiables of Reformed worship as though Reformed worship were something totally distinct from (and superior to) Christian worship and something that we must feverishly defend and protect lest it be forever lost. Rather, we concluded that it was more helpful and honest to talk about Christian worship and then to acknowledge that, like every other worship tradition, the Reformed worship tradition has both received gifts from and given gifts to Christian worship and that what it has given has arisen from what it first received. In that spirit we note some of the gifts to Christian worship that the Reformed tradition has made over the centuries and encourage the continued cultivation of these gifts. Most of these gifts noted below have already been explored in our preceding theological reflection.
With gratitude to God we note the following eight gifts as some of the particular gifts that the Reformed tradition has made to Christian worship:
– A redemptive-historical perspective on worship (a) that takes seriously the rich communion of relationships in worship – from the relationships within the holy Trinity, to the relationships between God and His people, to the relationships among God's people (here and now and throughout history – from Abraham to the saints around the throne) and (b) that takes seriously the intimate connection between service and love of God and service and love of neighbor and the need for integrity of these two. Also implicit in this rich redemptive-historical perspective is an understanding of the relationship of church and kingdom that keeps Christian worship always directed out beyond itself into service in every dimension of life in God's world.
– A fully trinitiarian emphasis in worship that seeks balanced attention to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
– An understanding that preaching is proclamation of the Word of God that results in a Spirit-charged encounter with God, not mere lecture or instruction. In this connection, it is significant that in Reformed worship the Holy Spirit is traditionally invoked not only in the context of the sacraments but also in the context of the reading and preaching of the Word (the prayer for illumination).
– An emphasis upon doctrinal preaching (most clearly exemplified by catechism preaching).
– Calvin's sacramental theology that emphasizes the real presence of Christ in the sacraments (over against a view of the sacraments as mere symbols).
– A particular emphasis upon the acts of worship that arise out of a view of worship as true encounter with God. These include the salutation, the declaration of pardon, the prayer for illumination, and the benediction.
– A conviction that congregational singing is at the heart of worship music, integrated into every part of worship, and a corresponding caution that congregational singing should not be minimized and/or swallowed up by other forms of worship music.
– A strong appreciation of the Old Testament in general and of psalm singing in particular as part of public worship. (Much of the Reformed emphasis upon the psalms and the Old Testament is related to the redemptive-historical theology set forth above.)
Although churches in the Reformed tradition may not be the only churches that have appreciated these elements of worship, we see these as eight gifts that Reformed worship has given to worship in the Christian church. We also see them as gifts that we should continue to emphasize and cultivate in the Christian Reformed Church.
Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture, ©1997, CRC Publications,
Grand Rapids, MI 49560.
www.crcpublications.org
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
A Vision for MNA (Expanded Version) – 2017
Ministering Among the Changing Cultures of North America
MNA Policy and Position Papers


A key element of Obama's election campaign was focussed on keeping US jobs at home. But India Inc wants immigration policy reforms to allow more H1B work visas for Indians and the toning down of Obama's anti-outsourcing policies.
Angela Merkel is seen as too lenient at home and too tough by her European peers. Germany, an export giant, wants the US to get its deficits in order and the economy back on track. It knows that a booming American economy means a thriving market for its high-value goods.
elected, Obama is also expected to take a tough stand.
Romney called Russia the USA's '#1 Geopolitical Foe'; hence both Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin were more than happy at Obama's re-election. Russia wants a written guarantee that American missiles are not pointed at Moscow.
Obama has a soft corner for Latin America as the overwhelming Latino vote was integral to his victory. Brazil, the world's sixth-largest economy has a steady relationship with the US but there's room for improvement. President Dilma Rousseff wants back the cotton subsidies for American firms. The country also expects Obama to back them for a seat in the UN Security Council.
A staggering 78 percent of the French got their wish fulfilled when Obama was re-elected. President Francois Hollande wants Obama to help stimulate employment, resolve the crisis in the Middle East and continue to combat climate change.
The 'special relationship' between the UK and the US shows no signs of dissolving. Aside from an EU-US trade deal, Prime Minister David Cameron wants American support in resolving the crisis in the Middle East.


Kim McHugh, general manager of drilling and completions for Chevron Services Company, and Jake Howard, operations supervisor for Chevron in the Midland Delaware Basin, answer questions on the types of career transitions in the industry and how to handle them successfully.
Planning and making your next career move a success may be as simple as assessing your personality, journaling about the options, and identifying roles and tasks that have inspired you in the past.
Six young professionals share the stories of the career transitions they have faced, the challenges involved, and the soft skills they used to succeed in them.
Change is a fixture of our industry, so preparation for it is essential. It is worthwhile developing an expertise or a niche, and to know when to move forward.
Be it to the Dallas metroplex or the arctic Alaska, moving to a new location can be adventure worth attempting.
Technical knowledge is improved through sharing, training, experience, or identifying a better way to accomplish a goal.
SPE President Nathan Meehan provides guidance to young professionals and students on how to handle the downturn.


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CampusTours – I found this to be the MOST comprehensive site. You can click on tour, website, map, video (YouTube). The site also gives stats on the college.
YouVisit – This offers comprehensive and impressive high quality photos and video (UC Davis uses this) A student/model stands in corner of screen and narrates a walking tour. There is a map in the upper right corner so you can see where you are on campus.
YOUniversityTV This gives highlights with quick video clips and photos and graphs/maps.


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Dorset College is committed to providing a safe and respectful campus environment. Dorset College does not tolerate any form of sexual misconduct.
Purpose of the Policy
To prevent sexual misconduct and to respond effectively and in a timely manner when incidents do occur following the procedures outlined in this policy.
Application of this Policy
Dorset College students, staff, volunteers, instructors, contractors, and subcontractors will be guided by this policy for on/off campus events and online spaces.
Related Documents and Legislation
Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act; Criminal Code of Canada; BC Human Rights Code; Ending Violence Association of BC – Campus Sexual Violence Guidelines; Dorset College Code of Conduct; Dorset College Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination Policy.
Dorset College community members – employees, students, volunteers, contractors and other individuals who work, study or carry out services for Dorset College.
Employee – an individual employed and paid by Dorset College to provide services on its behalf.
Student – an individual who is registered in a course or program at Dorset College.
Sexual Misconduct – any sexual act or act targeting a person's sexuality, gender identity or gender expression, whether the act is physical or psychological in nature, that is committed, threatened, or attempted against a person without the person's consent, and includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, indecent exposure, voyeurism, sexual exploitation, and the distribution of a sexually explicit photograph or video of a person to one or more persons other than the person in the photograph or video without the consent of the person in the photograph or video and with the intent to distress the person in the photograph or video. Sexual Misconduct includes the following:
sexual assault;
sexual exploitation;
sexual harassment;
stalking;
indecent exposure;
voyeurism;
the distribution of a sexually explicit photograph or video of a person to one or more persons other than the person in the photograph or video without the consent of the person in the photograph or video and with the intent to distress the person in the photograph or video;
the attempt to commit an act of sexual misconduct;
the threat to commit an act of sexual misconduct;
Sexual Harassment – a form of discrimination under the BC Human Rights Act. Dorset College defines sexual harassment as comments or conduct of a sexual nature by a person who ought to reasonably know that the conduct or comment is unwanted or unwelcome and which negatively affects the learning/working environment and or leads to adverse job or academic-related consequences for the victim. Sexual harassment can involve individuals or groups. It can occur during one incident; or over a series of incidents including single incidents, which, in isolation, would not necessarily constitute discrimination or harassment. It can be direct or indirect and can occur on Dorset campus or off campus, during school hours or after school hours. The reasonable person test will be used in defining the comment or behaviour as sexually harassing.
Consent – an agreement to engage in a sexual activity. It must be fully voluntary, clearly communicated, and ongoing. All sexual activities that are engaged in must be consented to: if there is consent given for a particular sexual activity, this consent does not automatically extend to other sexual activities. Consent can be withdrawn at any time, including during a sexual activity that had previously been consented to.
Reasonable person test –This is a standard used in assessing responsibility based on what a reasonable person would think in a similar situation. More specifically, with respect to discrimination and harassment, it refers to comments or behaviour that a reasonable person ought to have known would be unwelcome and unwanted. It also refers to actions and comments that a reasonable person, in a similar situation as that of the complainant, would deem as discriminatory or harassing.
Dorset College encourages any community member who believes that he/she has been discriminated against to contact the Senior Educational Administrator. Dorset College is committed to providing all members of the Dorset College community with a safe and healthy learning and working environment. It is contrary to this policy for an institution to retaliate, engage in reprisals or threaten to retaliate in relation to a Complaint or a Report.
Dorset College understands the importance of confidentiality. The College will respect the rights of the accused and the complainant and will keep all proceedings private. Dorset College will, however, divulge information to the appropriate authorities when legally obliged to do so. If the complainant would like to bring forth witnesses, the complainant will be asked to sign a release form.
1) Informal Process: Dorset College encourages anyone who feels that he/she is being harassed or discriminated against to talk to the alleged harasser and to tell the person that the behavior is inappropriate and that he/she wants the person to stop this behavior. If the complainant does not feel comfortable doing this, the complainant may seek advice from the Academic Director and discuss the situation with the Senior Educational Administrator without filing a formal report. The Senior Educational Administrator will counsel the complainant and suggest some informal options for resolving the situation.
A complainant may choose to use the informal or formal process at any time.
2) Formal Process: A formal process would occur under the following circumstances:
a) The complainant decides after the initial meeting to pursue a formal complaint
b) The Senior Educational Administrator feels that the nature of the harassment deems a formal complaint
Step 1: The complainant will be asked to provide the Senior Educational Administrator with a written statement providing as many factual details as possible.
Step 2: The Senior Educational Administrator will meet with the complainant, the accused and any witnesses. The accused will have an opportunity to provide his/her interpretation of the situation. All discussions will be documented.
At any point during the formal process the Senior Educational Administrator and the parties involved may decide to resolve the situation informally.
Step 3: The Senior Educational Administrator will make a decision and submit it in writing to the parties involved.
Step 4: If the accused is found to have harassed or discriminated against the complainant, disciplinary action will be taken including but not limited to suspension or dismissal. The level of disciplinary action will be determined on the merits of each individual case.
If the complainant or accused is not satisfied with the results of the internal investigation, he/she may request that a third party be involved.
If the Senior Educational Administrator deems that the harassment or discrimination requires more severe sanctions, the Senior Educational Administrator will notify the appropriate authorities who will be asked to conduct their own investigation.
If the Senior Educational Administrator is either the complainant or the accused, the Administrator would take the place of the Senior Educational Administrator in all of the aforementioned steps.
This Policy will be reviewed at least once every three years or as directed by the
Minister of Advanced Education. Students and employees will be consulted as part of this review.