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Off He Goes è una canzone dei Pearl Jam, contenuta nell'album No Code. Pubblicata come singolo nel 1996, il suo lato B è la canzone Dead Man. Il brano fu incluso in Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003, raccolta delle migliori canzoni della band.

In un commento di All Music Guide su No Code, si dichiara che "Off He Goes" è sullo stesso stile dei capolavori precedenti della band".

Dal vivo, la canzone viene spesso suonata in versione acustica, infatti, nel "bootleg ufficiale" 7-11-03 - Mansfield, Massachusetts, è presente un tale arrangiamento di Off He Goes.

Significato del testo
La storia di Off He Goes, riguarda un amico che periodicamente entra ed esce dalla vita del protagonista. L'amico è famoso, ogni tanto cerca di ricostruire la vecchia amicizia, nonostante la fama, ma ogni tanto non può.

Importante è evidenziare che in alcuni show come quello di Katowice, Polonia, del 16 giugno 2000, Vedder dichiarò prima di iniziare la canzone che "questa è sull'essere amici con uno stronzo" e appena dopo la frase indicò se stesso.

Formati e tracklist

 Compact Disc Single (Australia)
 "Off He Goes" (Eddie Vedder) – 5:59
 "Dead Man" (Vedder) – 4:15
 Inedita
 7" Vinyl Single (USA)
 "Off He Goes" (Vedder) – 5:59
 "Dead Man" (Vedder) – 4:15
 Inedita

Collegamenti esterni

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Q: Is there any probability distribution that $\max(X_1, X_2)$ and $\min(X_1, X_2)$ has similar "shape" to $X_1$ and $X_2$? When I was thinking about probability-based algorithm, I came up with this problem:
Question: Can we construct a probability distribution such that when two independent random variables $X_1$ and $X_2$ follows this distribution, $\max(X_1, X_2)$ and $\min(X_1, X_2)$ also follows this distribution?
1. Background - Reproductive Property
There are many probability distribution which preserves shape by addition and subtraction.
One example is normal distribution: let $X_1 = N(\mu_1, \sigma_1^2)$ and $X_2 = N(\mu_2, \sigma_2^2)$ which are independent variables. Then, if we know the basics of statistics, we can say that the distribution of $X_1 + X_2$ is equivalent to $N(\mu_1 + \mu_2, \sigma_1^2 + \sigma_2^2)$ - which can also be expressed by normal distribution. (The figure below depicts $N(1, 1^2) + N(2, 2^2) = N(3, \sqrt{5}^2)$.)

Another example is Poisson distribution: when $X_1 = Po(\lambda_1)$ and $X_2 = Po(\lambda_2)$, then $X_1 + X_2 = Po(\lambda_1 + \lambda_2)$. There are many distribution like this example, like binomial distribution for a fixed $p$, and chi-square distribution.
So, in many cases, given two distributions of a certain type, their sum is also a distribution of this type. This kind of property is called reproductive property. Especially for normal distribution, the same thing also holds for subtraction, because $X_1 - X_2 = N(\mu_1 - \mu_2, \sigma_1^2 + \sigma_2^2)$.
2. Generalizing to Maximum/Minimum?
Generalizing this, can $\max(X_1, X_2)$ or $\min(X_1, X_2)$ be written by the same type of distribution? For normal distribution, it's no, and is not even symmetric. Uniform, Poisson, binomial,... also doesn't have reproductive property for $\max$.
However, some distributions have such property. One example is the distribution which:

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*probability density function (PDF) is $f(x; \beta) = \frac{1}{\beta x^2} e^{-1/(\beta x)} \ (x > 0)$, therefore

*cumulative distribution function (CDF) is $F(x; \beta) = e^{-1/(\beta x)}$.

So, if we have two such distributions $X_1, X_2$ with parameter $\beta_1$ and $\beta_2$, the CDF of $\max(X_1, X_2)$ will be:
$$F(x; \beta_1) \cdot F(x; \beta_2) = e^{-1/(\beta_1 x)} \cdot e^{-1/(\beta_2 x)}= e^{-\left(1/\beta_1 + 1/\beta_2\right) x}$$
which means that $\max(X_1, X_2)$ has the same type of distribution with $\beta = \frac{1}{1/\beta_1 + 1/\beta_2}$. (The figure below is for $\beta_1 = 2$ in red, $\beta_2 = 3$ in blue, and $\beta = 1.2$ in green depicting $\max$.)

Symmetrically, some distributions preserves the shape by minimum. However, unfortunately, these distribution have reproductive property not for "both maximum and minimum".
3. The Question
Now, I want to construct a distribution which have "reproductive property" for both maximum and minimum! In other words, when we have distribution $X_1$ and $X_2$ of a certain type, the distributions $\max(X_1, X_2)$ and $\min(X_1, X_2)$ also can be written by distributions of the same type.
Let's write it more rigorously by means of mathematics: think about any probability distribution $Dist(\theta)$, which PDF is $f(x; \theta_1, \theta_2, \dots, \theta_k)$ (the parameter is $\theta = (\theta_1, \theta_2, \dots, \theta_k) \in D$, where $k$ is finite and all $\theta_i$ are real values). I want to find the probability distribution which satisfies all following properties.

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*There is a function $f: D \times D \to D$ where, letting $X_1 = Dist(\theta_1)$ and $X_2 = Dist(\theta_2)$, the $\max(X_1, X_2)$ follows the distribution $Dist(f(\theta_1, \theta_2))$.

*There is a function $g: D \times D \to D$ where, letting $X_1 = Dist(\theta_1)$ and $X_2 = Dist(\theta_2)$, the $\min(X_1, X_2)$ follows the distribution $Dist(g(\theta_1, \theta_2))$.

*$Dist(\theta)$ is a continuous probabilistic distribution (not discrete).

Please note that, without Property 3, the construction of answer is easy: if the random variable is constant, the maximum and minimum is also constant, which technically satisfies Property 1 and 2. Also, if the distribution is discrete and takes $m$ values, we can express maximum and minimum using $m$ parameters for $\theta$.
4. Reformation of the Question
I think this question can be easier when we think about CDF. Let's say CDF can be expressed by $F(x; \theta)$. Then:

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*the CDF of $\max(Dist(\theta_1), Dist(\theta_2))$ is $F(x; \theta_1) F(x; \theta_2)$.

*the CDF of $\min(Dist(\theta_1), Dist(\theta_2))$ is $1 - (1 - F(x; \theta_1)) (1 - F(x; \theta_2))$.

So, the question can be paraphrased for finding a function $F$, which is:

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*$F(x; \theta)$ is a continuous function for all $\theta \in D$.

*$\lim_{x \to -\infty} F(x; \theta) = 0$ for all $\theta \in D$.

*$\lim_{x \to +\infty} F(x; \theta) = 1$ for all $\theta \in D$.

*For all $\theta_1, \theta_2 \in D$, $F(x; \theta_1) F(x; \theta_2) = F(x; \theta)$ for some $\theta \in D$.

*For all $\theta_1, \theta_2 \in D$, $1 - (1 - F(x; \theta_1)) (1 - F(x; \theta_2)) = F(x; \theta)$ for some $\theta \in D$.

I thought about hours but still cannot find the answer, so I would like to know the distribution with such properties, or even whether such thing exists or not.

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Thousands without power in Russia's icy far east after heavy snow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of residents in Russia's far eastern Primorsky region were without access to power on Friday after a state of emergency was introduced amid subzero cold after heavy snowfall.
The electricity supply may not return for several days, but "a detailed recovery plan has been drawn up, agreed together with the regional authorities", Deputy Energy Minister Evgeny Grabchak said, without elaborating, according to news agencies.
In the Pacific port city of Vladivostok, frozen trees were strewn across roads and power lines were encrusted with ice. One video showed a row of cars encased in ice.
A state of emergency was introduced in the Primorsky region on Thursday, the local authority said, to mobilise all resources for the fight to protect people from the severe cold.
It said two days of rain and snowfall had formed a coating of ice on wires and trees up to 12 millimetres (half an inch) thick, something not seen in the region for 30 years.
The navy and army were involved in trying to limit the damage and temporary accommodation facilities had been set up.
"Medical care is being provided for patients, but the lack of electricity and water supply has changed the work format," regional health minister Anastasia Khudchenko said on Friday.
She said generators were being installed at some hospitals and bottled water deliveries were among the emergency measures.
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These American States Are Surprisingly Richer Than Entire Nations
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In case you don't know, the United States is unbelievably wealthy. In fact, the GDP of America hits an overwhelming $19.32 trillion last year, which outclasses all other economies around the world.
So basically, there are many states that are richer than other large nations, including Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. Prepare yourself to be mind blown because these are the American states that are surprisingly richer than entire nations.
Oregon vs. Vietnam
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Oregon is America's 25th richest state due to its traditional combination of traditional industries, like mining, construction, and forestry. In addition to the high-tech and advanced manufacturing industries.
So its GDP hit $236.22 billion, which beats Vietnam's GDP that hit $220.41 billion. This Asian country has been experiencing a rapid growth in its socialist-oriented different economy within the past 30 years.
Louisiana vs. Egypt
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The energy industry has been fueling up Louisiana's economy, along with agriculture, tourism, and fisheries. Also, this state is responsible for producing catfish and crawfish in the world.
In 2017, its total GDP reached $246.26 billion, which surpassed Egypt ($237.01 billion). This Arabic country has more population than Louisiana, 20 times to be exact, and it is very dependent on steel, natural gas, tourism, and cotton exports.
But the economy has been a little in bad shape within the last few years, but thanks to the improved security, it is now rapidly growing.
Connecticut vs. Finland
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Connecticut is known to be an affluent place, and its main source of money is insurance, finance, and real estate. Connecticut's GDP hit $260.83 billion, which outclasses Finland's GDP $253.24 billion.
Finland is still a rich country that highly depends on kits mixed economy. The main industries of this nation include chemicals, agriculture, traditional forestry, high-tech, and advanced manufacturing.


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YANGON, Myanmar – Opium cultivation in Myanmar declined for the fourth consecutive year in 2018, the United Nations said on Friday.
Poppy fields now cover a total area of 37,300 hectares, 10 percent less than the year before, the UN said, pointing to the growing regional market of synthetic drugs.
In a new report titled the Myanmar Opium Survey 2018, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said the reduction amounts to a drop of 520-550 tons in production, equivalent to around 53 tons of heroin.
Most opium production in Myanmar is concentrated in the northern states of Kachin and Shan, which have witnessed a protracted armed conflict between Myanmar's army and a number of ethnic rebel groups.
According to the UNODC, southern Shan had the sharpest decline in cultivation, of around 17 percent; Kachin followed with 15 percent. Eastern and northern Shan saw declines of 8 and 7 percent respectively.
"Entrenched poverty and opium cultivation in Myanmar are closely connected. Poor opium farming areas need better security and sustainable economic alternatives," UNODC Myanmar Country Manager Troels Vester said in a statement.
"Crime groups are using unstable and insecure parts of the country to do business, and without addressing lawlessness these areas will continue to be a safe haven for those who profit from the drug trade," he added.
The UN agency said that the decline in opium cultivation needs to be understood in the context of the "dramatically changing" regional drug market, which is shifting to synthetic drugs, especially methamphetamine.
The International Crisis Group said in a report this week that Myanmar has become one of the biggest producers of crystal methamphetamine, which is much more lucrative than heroin or amphetamine, drugs that have been produced for decades in the conflict-ridden northern region of the country.


Intel & Micron 3D XPoint memory -- is it just CBRAM hyped up?
Intel and Micron announce 3D XPoint. Pronounced "crosspoint," it's a new form of solid-state, non-volatile memory, we're told. We're also told it's faster and more durable than NAND flash.
But we're not told much else, except that it's not ReRAM, nor memristor technology (even though it sounds remarkably similar).
So... A new shiny memory design that'll solve all our problems? Seems to me like we've been here before.
But the importance—and originality—of the technology may be hotly debated. Plenty of other companies have claimed significant advances in memory chips in recent years. ... Crossbar Inc. said Intel and Micron seem to be emulating elements of its resistive RAM technology. ... Others, like Everspin Technologies Inc., believe they have a head start.
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There are no transistors involved and it is not electron-based storage. The cell material has its resistance changed [which] provides the binary value of a cell. ... Memory cells are accessed and written or read by varying the amount of voltage sent to a selector. ... An Intel spokesperson categorically denied that it was a phase-change memory process...a memristor technology [or] spin-transfer torque.
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It would be astonishing if the technology isn't ringed with patents. [It's] likely that one or the other has licensed or otherwise acquired existing technology.
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Q: Custom UIButton hard to press If I add a basic UIButton all is well, they are always easy to press every time. However, when I make a custom version using my own .png it becomes hard to trigger every time.
My custom button is a little smaller 32x32 and is mostly transparent. Could it simply be that its smaller, could the transparency be a problem..?
many thanks for any thoughts..

A: Maybe it is because it's smaller than 32x32, try making your transparency layer a little bigger, say 40x40 to have a bigger hit area. I mean use a bigger PNG :)

A: Check whether you have overhided any touches method and not called super in it...
Keep the frame of the view to 40*40 and clear the background color then set the image which is 32*32... It will work correctly


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Son of Saul (Review)
DIRECTOR: László Nemes
CAST: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Sándor Zsótér, Todd Charmont, Uwe Lauer, Christian Harting, Kamil Dobrowolski, Jerzy Walczak, Marcin Czarnik, Attila Fritz, Amitai Kedar, Márton Ágh, Levente Orbán, Tom Pilath, Mihály Kormos, Juli Jakab, Mendy Cahan
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BASICALLY…: Saul (Röhrig), a prisoner in Auschwitz forced to burn bodies for the Nazis, finds his son's body and resolves to give him a proper burial…
NOW FOR THE REVIEW…
Although some wrongfully attempt to deny its existence, the Holocaust is an especially dark moment in human history that many of us are unwilling to forget happened. So much has been made of its inhumanity and complete disregard for life that to add anything further would be unnecessary, with countless books, films, programmes and more going into far more detail about the sheer atrocities that went on in those concentration camps than we ever could.
Son of Saul, however, introduces an interesting angle that adds a further layer of humanity on top of everything else, and though it's far from the first film of its kind to introduce something like that, it all adds up to something that is not only a heart-wrenching account of life within the walls of Auschwitz, but also something that feels extraordinarily personal from start to finish.
Recently bestowed the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Hungarian-native film follows the Sonderkommando – a group of death camp prisoners forced to assist the Nazis with the disposal of several bodies following their entry into the gas chambers – and in particular one such worker named Saul (Géza Röhrig), who one day comes across the body of a young boy he believes to be his son. Determined to salvage the body and give his son a proper burial, Saul resolves to find a Rabbi amongst the several prisoners who can perform the Kaddish as he lays him to rest, all the while manoeuvring around an increasingly heated discussion and planning of a rebellion against their captors.
That rebellion turns out to be the least of Saul's worries, as it is made clear on more than one occasion that the most important thing to him is giving his son the respect he feels he deserves. For him, it's a personal crusade that just so happens to be running parallel to something that's much bigger and, in the grander scheme of things, more important than what he's attempting to do. Yet, director László Nemes – making his feature debut with this film, and what a debut – has us stay with Saul all the way through, quite literally in fact; from the very first shot of the film onwards, the camera almost never leaves his side, so wherever he goes we go, from the gas chambers where he searches for papers and jewellery in dead prisoners' clothes, to the hellish bowels of the crematoriums where he must shovel endless piles of ash and coal into the flames. Nemes has also chosen to frame the film with the 1.37:1 Academy Ratio (click here if you're not sure what that is), which compresses our perspective of things from his point of view even more tightly, forcing us even more to bear witness to some of the horrific trials and tribulations he ends up going through, such as almost being burned in the woods or, in one particularly saddening scene, be the subject of ridicule by a Nazi officer who forces him to participate in a mockery of the Jewish dance. It can make the film extremely uncomfortable to watch, though given the subject matter this is very much intentional, and through such tight and powerful cinematography Nemes has cracked a very unique perspective on such a horrific time in history that not many others have really able to accomplish.
Those looking for a much deeper narrative or even rounded characters in a film that re-enacts such terrible crimes against humanity won't necessarily find much here – a lot of the plot, even Saul's own crusade, just comes and goes, and many of the characters are not given a lot of depth, with even Saul himself being more of an observational character rather than an actual compelling lead – but in the end, none of that really matters. Son of Saul is the kind of movie that wants to give its paying audience a sensory experience of just being in the situation that Saul and his fellow prisoners are in, and like some of the most powerful films about the Holocaust you only need to watch it once without especially feeling the desire for a repeat viewing.
After all, one helping of human tragedy at a time is more than enough for anybody.
SO, TO SUM UP…
Son of Saul is a powerfully intense piece of Holocaust cinema that takes a fairly unique approach to displaying the horrendous life behind the walls of Auschwitz, with director László Nemes incorporating tight cinematography and a fly-on-the-shoulder vantage point that forces us to experience its inhumanities head-on, without compromising any of its evils to a point where a second viewing is not necessarily required.
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An Icelandic primary school reversed a decision to let Gideons International distribute Bibles to students, as it violates city regulations about separation of religion and school.
Vísir reports that the original plan was for representatives of the Bible company to come to the Melaskóli primary school to give copies of the New Testament to children at the end of the day. Parents of 5th grade students were informed of the decision at a recent school meeting.
However, such an event violates the City of Reykjavík's regulations about religious groups and schools. Amongst these regulations is the prohibition against visits from religious officials or the handing out of religious literature at schools, both during class hours and after school.
Dagný Annasdóttir, the principal of the school, told reporters that it had been a tradition at the school for Gideons to visit, but the upcoming event was cancelled after parents objected and she was informed that the visits are prohibited.
Iceland does have a national church, but religious organisations are only granted very restricted access to primary and secondary schools in the capital, which are managed by the City of Reykjavík. The city's current regulations faced fierce opposition from some religious figures when they were first proposed in 2011.


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In the immediate aftermath of the January 26th heist, some of the stolen NEM was transferred to a third-party digital wallet unrelated to the heist, the cybersecurity firm revealed in its analysis. As reported previously in mid-March, hackers had already laundered 40% of the 500 million tokens despite being tagged by Singapore-based NEM Foundation at the time.
"The decentralized NEM protocol's flexibility allows transactions to be traced in real-time, which aids exchanges to identify wallets attached to the malicious activity," the non-profit foundation said in February. "This helps make stolen XEM tokens effectively unusable because they cannot be deposited without being flagged by NEM. "
For reasons unknown, that automated tagging system was disabled last week by the NEM Foundation. The move, according to the Tokyo-based cybersecurity firm, has effectively fast-tracked the laundering swap into other coins in multiple wallets. This, despite the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department reportedly assigning over 100 police officers to look into the theft.
As things stand, the money launderers are expected to cash out their coins – already swapped from NEM to other cryptocurrencies like bitcoin – in overseas exchanges that do not adhere to stringent know-your-customer (KYC) or ID norms. The stolen NEM now exists in other swapped coins spread across a number of virtual wallets including multiple addresses that each contain several hundred million yen's worths of bitcoins exchanged from the stolen NEM, the report revealed citing a source close to the investigation.
Meanwhile, Tokyo-based Coincheck has kept its promise to refund NEM holders impacted by the breach by beginning to distributing reparations in Japanese Yen on March 12.
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Tether, the company behind the cryptocurrency with a value meant to mirror the value of the U.S. dollar known as Tether Dollars (USDT), has just printed another 100m USDT on the blockchain. Within the course of last week, Tether has emitted a total amount of $250m USDT into the Ethereum blockchain, remarkably stirring the air about its claim of being a stablecoin. Tether has been known as a very controversial cryptocurrency in the cryptospace.
Since the beginning of this year, regular issuances of large amounts of the USDT have been routine for Tether. There have been a record of about 10 prints of $20 million to $150 million so far this year, one occurring (roughly) every two and a half weeks. Before that, the last print–which was for $30 million–occurred on January 29th, 2018.
Tether's recent printing of the $100 million USDT made its market capitalisation to catapult from $2.8 billion from just a few months back to about a grand total of $3.5 billion.
Although Tether has printed a whooping figure of USDT, most of the coins have not been put into circulation as confirmed by Paolo Ardoino and the company's official transparency page.
Paolo Ardoino is the CTO of Bitfinex. According to him the Tether that has just been emitted in the blockchain will not be issued quite yet. It has not been authorized but will become a part of the circulation once the demand will be higher than the supply. He makes this utterance in reference to the USDT printing that occured on June 11th. In his words, the new USDT is "authorized but not issued"; in other words, it "was created in the treasury wallet that will be used to fulfill future issuance requests."
Quite similar to Paolo's view or rather taken as a confirmation of what he says, Tether's official transparency page avers that $99.8 million USDT is "authorized but not issued" on the Ethereum blockchain yet.
Victor Ugochukwu
Block.one, the Cayman Islands-registered firm which is behind the world's largest ICO till date, $4 billion EOS software has recently sent out an email to early backers stating its intention to buy back some portion of its shares giving them a whopping 6567% ROI in less than 3 years according to a Bloomberg report.
In July of 2018, billionaire investor Peter Thiel invested into Block.one joining the like of Alan Howard and Louis Baycon who were early backers of the startup since 2017. These investors are faced with the mouthwatering option of either liquidating their shares of the company and cashing out huge gains or remaining with them.
Block.one in a March 19 e-mail to shareholders seeks to rein in external ownership of its equity by offering a $1,500 per share as compared to the $22 per share seed round. When asked about this move, a spokeswoman of the company merely said the company intends to use proceeds it generated from token sales to expand its resources while building its business strong clearly dodging the main question asked.
According to an email circulated to its investors, by February 2019, Block.one was valued at $3 billion as compared to $40 million during its seed round in 2017. And unaware to most of the public, it holds as much as $2.2 billion in U.S. government bonds as compared to the jurisdiction it is registered in the Cayman Islands.
Block.one had faced serious criticisms from industry stakeholders with many labeling it a shady enterprise that certainly didn't need as much as $4 billion to launch a decentralized software. One of such critics is Richard Burton, San Francisco-based founder of Balance.io, a blockchain company that designs applications for open source financial products, he has once said
They designed a very clever mechanism to hoover up as much capital as possible,
He continued by saying,
Bitcoin was started on a shoestring and Ethereum raised just a few million dollars, which goes to show you don't need anything like the money Block.one raised to launch and scale a successful network. It should be beholden on them to explain why they needed that much and what they are doing with it.
Brendan Blumer, the young CEO of Block.one however disagrees with such critics as he made his stance known in a Bloomberg interview in November of 2018, saying
too much transparency into everything that we are doing on an ongoing basis can actually take away a lot of the competitive advantage when we're trying to put out new types of technology
clearly knocking off the argument of critics who demand squeaky clean transparency after raising so many funds.
When asked if they were willing to take up the buyback offer, Bacon and Howard declined to comment while Thiel ignored numerous messages sent to him privately, sources reported. On the other hand, early backer, Christian Angermayer made his stance known. He had this to say,
Block.one is one of the most promising and best-positioned companies in the blockchain industry, and its success story is just beginning,
Recall that Mike Novogratz had earlier liquidated his stakes in the firm and realizing as much as 123% in returns valued at up to $71.2 million in the transaction.
Although Block.one which holds up to 140,000 units of bitcoin as assets, cited extreme volatility as a major factor that impacted its valuation clearly halving its holdings valued at around $1 billion, which has since been recovered in the recent bitcoin really, it is looking promising and sure has the likes of Peter Thiel happy at any of the option it decides to pursue.
David Ben
Could bitcoin and other "risk-on" assets be open to a possible plunge alongside the traditional stock market?
With what is happening in the stock market, inferences could easily be drawn that social media (tweets particularly), not only affect the traditional markets but also has real-time effects on digital assets. With a recent revelation from the United States president-Donald Trump, where he makes plans to increase the tariffs on Chinese-made commodities from 10% to 25% in a few days time, global assets like stocks and bitcoin BTC, recorded a minus in the market.
For 10 months, China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion Dollars of High Tech, and 10% on 200 Billion Dollars of other goods. These payments are partially responsible for our great economic results. The 10% will go up to 25% on Friday. 325 Billions Dollars….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2019
Bitcoin Records Slight Dip with Trumps Chinese Tariff Statements.
While many will argue that President Trump's intentions had a good possible economic result, the stock market took the news quite badly. As at 1 pm today, Futures for the S&p 500 were 1.75% down and this would invariably mean an open red. More so, as of the time of compiling this article, there exists a whopping drop for the SSE Composite Index of about 5.35%, which means the loss of billions of dollars in less than 24 hours.
Just as we mentioned earlier, bitcoin also recorded some losses alongside its counterparts in the traditional exchanges. this was pointed out by a crypto trader who saw this trend as the Monday Asian market opened. In this trading path, BTC fell in indicating a negative reaction to the tariff threat of the U.S. President.
If we argue that BTC price loss could be coincidental, we might also need to take a look at a similar situation where BTC lost almost the same value to the Hang Sang withing the same time frame. This is yet another proof to show that though BTC is sadly still vulnerable, it also now responds to market forces.
Market participants continue to view Bitcoin as a risk-on asset.
Sunday evening's sell-off occurred simultaneously with the Hang Seng's precipitous 3.4% drop at the open following Trump's new tariff salvo. pic.twitter.com/Oa9RiVXuRg
— Light (@LightCrypto) May 6, 2019
More insights show that cryptocurrencies are risk-on and this means that investors in these areas are particularly interested in markets trending higher.
Crypto is a risk asset. Global capital flows matter. pic.twitter.com/giZ186F4kc
— Travis Kling (@Travis_Kling) April 30, 2019
Bitcoin To Become Safe Heaven As Digital Gold
From all the information provided above, it is clear that bitcoin maybe conforming to traditional markets' risk-on assets after all.
Many might not have heard already, but bitcoin, alongside all other cryptocurrencies, have been disregarded an in fact touted as an uncorrelated asset. Check this out in the CNBC interview a few months ago where Anthony Pompliano of Morgan Creek mentioned that the correlation between BTC and the S&P (SPX) was practically non-existent. A confirmation was put forth by Three Arrows Capital's Su Zhu, showing that given "high prices and low prices, high volatility and low volatility, the correlation between the aforementioned assets is still near-zero.
All of the correlations confirmed this Monday, have gone to validate the John Normand theory that gold remains a better safe haven or hedge against downturns than Bitcoin. John is the Head of JP Morgans's cross-asset management arm.
According to optimists, Max Keiser's explanation of a possible break-even for the digital asset class is a thread strong enough to hold onto. Max is of the opinion that BTC will eventually become a "risk-off" asset, hinting at a few characteristics that make it a form tradeable money.
Amongst many reasons for his belief are that BTC is a non-sovereign, decentralized, censorship-resistant and easily- transferable asset that is deliberately scarce and is not controlled by the whims of central banks and the various existing financial institutions.
The market and consumers alike may need a bit of a nudge in the right direction to truly comprehend this fact, and this is predicted to come from the impending financial crisis which experts say is much around the corner.
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Jaguar automobiles have ventured into the world of Blockchain Technology seeking ways to better reward their customers, while also collecting feedback data for product improvement.
The areas where blockchain technology can be applied is becoming increasingly alarming and at the same time interesting. It is gaining value in areas of our private life on a daily basis.
Who would have thought that a technology that came to us only as a means of substitute money as we previously called it, would now be considered for mainstream Adoption and Integration in all sectors of our economy from supply chains to economics, automotive and also investment fields?
All these industries are not lacking in ways to deploy and implement the use of blockchain in application development all for the sole purpose of improving existing systems.
In a publication released by the International Business Times, Jaguar Land Rover seems to be currently testing new software that allows users of the automobile to earn digital assets (cryptocurrency) whenever the users give feedback on the issue of the cars' performance in particular places. in other words, users get rewarded for providing data.
In line with this development, IOTA seems to be the cryptocurrency with which the app will be built. The automobile giant believes that this strategy is perfect for obtaining real-live information, and this will, in turn, help them guide against avoidable mechanism-failures and prevent accident for users of the Jaguar automobile.
IOTA wants to enable interoperability with all these different players. So there is no Jaguar coin, no BMW coin, but one Universal Token for this machine economy.
-Dominik Schiener, IOTA Foundation Co-Founder and Co-Chairman.
Speaking further, Schiener said IOTA is designed to easily solve most of the inefficiencies facing other blockchains particularly because he believes IOTA operates on top the Distributed Ledger Tech (DLT) called Tangle which is expected to connect IoT with Web 3.0.
Blockchain adoption has left its speculative days for good and is being explored by many more companies that could have been imagined. he benefits of the blockchain technology are too numerous and attractive to be turned down. It offers customers a reward system that can, in turn, build and attract customer loyalty to a specific brand.
Did you know that the cost of bad roads to American business between now and 2022 is estimated to be $240 billion? #IOTA partnership with #Jaguar tries to mitigate that. pic.twitter.com/PbFCoqujqw
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His methodology, ties the value of data to specific use-cases. He used an example with Chipotle, showing how comparing 3 or 5 data sets (event marketing, new product effectiveness, cross-selling, etc). If Chipotle wanted to same store sales by 7.1%, that's worth $190M, and that's a basis for valuing the data.


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Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe says he will not vote for his successor and former ally in Monday's elections.
In a surprise speech, Mr Mugabe said he could not support Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa after being forced from office by the "party I founded".
"I cannot vote for those who tormented me," he said. He added that he had not chosen among the other candidates but wished the main opposition leader well.
Mr Mugabe was ousted last year after almost four decades as leader.
Mr Mnangagwa's main challenger is the candidate from the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Nelson Chamisa.
When asked by the BBC's Fergal Keane if he would like to see Mr Chamisa win, Mr Mugabe, 94, indicated that he was the only viable candidate.
In response to the comments, Mr Mnangagwa accused his former boss of making a deal with the opposition.
"It is clear to all that Chamisa has forged a deal with Mugabe, we can no longer believe that his intentions are to transform Zimbabwe and rebuild our nation," he said.
What else did Mr Mugabe say?
Speaking from his home in the capital, Harare, on Sunday, the former president again said he had been "sacked" as part of a military coup and that he left office in order to "avoid conflict".
"I hope the choice of voting tomorrow will throw, thrust away the military government and bring us back to constitutionality," he said.
Mr Mugabe also denied that, as president, he had planned to hand the leadership to his wife, Grace, saying it was "utter nonsense".
He suggested that ex-defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi should have taken over.


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We are leaving beautiful Gulf Shores Alabama.
My in laws have power on at their house on the lake. They have no damage so we are going to stay there.
Their house is only an hour and a half away from our home instead of the ten hours it took us to get here.
Any of you who know me, know I am planner and this day to day stuff is beginning to get to me.
Our plan today is to drive to the lake. Then on Wednesday head over to our house. Assess the damage and get to work.
My mother in law, the angel that she is, has told us she will keep the boys while we go and get to work.
I am so thankful for this woman! What ever needs to be done she does it. I really don't want the boys around for several reasons.
1. I don't want them to see things so torn up. Our house is their comfort zone and I want to keep it that way for as long as possible.
2. The mosquitoes! After Hurricane Rita they were AWFUL! Friends say they are so much worse this time around.
I feel better having a plan. Even if it is only a two day plan.
Interpeeps, if any of you know a good way to calm this anxious feeling that has my poor stomach in a humongous knot again that doesn't involve alcohol please let me know.
On the bright side, I wanted to lose some weight and I think I just might have.
Maybe some tea would help you feel less stressed. I listen to Enya when I am sad and I definitely cry. Crying always makes me feel so much better. I know you are already praying and talking to Jesus about your fear and anxiety. I am praying for you too. I am thankful your Mother In Law can help you. God will sustain you!
PS Losing weight is always exciting : )! Way to go....who cares if it was stress related!
I'm so glad you have a safe place to stay while you work on your house. I love what THE ROOST told you, plus good, slow, deep breaths help bring my blood pressure and stress level way down. Still praying for you.


According to the German Bundesbank there was a surplus of 8.4 billion Euros in the German balance of current accounts in February 2007. This is 2.8 billion Euros less than in January this year. The reasons for this are a smaller active balance in the balance of trade and higher negative balances in other parts of macroeconomic accounting.
According to preliminary calculations by the Federal Statistical Office the active balance in foreign trade fell by 2.0 billion Euros to 14.2 billion Euros in February 2007. Allowing for saisonal and other influences it decreased by 2 billion Euros to 13.75 billion Euros. The nominal value of exports increased by 2%, but at the same time imports increased by 5.5% in nominal terms.
Currency reserves of the Bundesbank slightly fell by 0.6 billion Euros in February this year.


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Pope teaches Biology and Environmental Science at Summit International Prepartory in Arlington, TX. When teaching, he emphasizes the hands-on study of live plants and animals as inspirations for learning about ecology and evolution, and for considering our role in the natural world. As an avid herpetologist and natural historian, he's a great addition to our field research team and we can't wait to see what he and his students find out during his Fellowship!


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7th Annual Malta Business Aviation Conference
Limited places available for 355 euros
FREE delegate passes for Operators available – email alison@quaynote.com
Operators already attending the conference include:
* Air CM Global * Comlux Aviation * Luxaviation United Kingdom * London Executive Aviation; * DC Aviation; * Privajet * JetFly * MHS Aviation * Titan Aviation * Excellent Air * Hyperion * Emperor Aviation *
Quaynote Communications, leading conference specialists, have partnered with InterFlight Global Corporation and WINGX, international aviation consultants to re-launch MBAC.
By joining forces, we will maximise the synergy and impact of both conferences and provide an extended roster of speakers and exhibitors. Both conferences will engage delegate interest by identifying key topics, developing these as an ongoing conversation at MBAC and IPBAC, and by continuing this conversation throughout the year via social media and a dedicated discussion forum.
Chaired once again by Richard Koe, Managing Director of WINGX, and co-chaired by Oscar Garcia of InterFlight Global, MBAC will look at The Rise of the Super-Wealthy and the Impact of this upon the Business Jets Industry and the Leisure and Tourism Industries. Fuelled by HNWIs from China, India and Russia, this high-end business and tourism travel has been responsible for the growth in business jet activity in many regions.
With an emphasis on attracting more operators to MBAC, we have invited both Maltese-based and international operators, to join the conference as speakers and as VIP delegates. As the requirement for operators to have a representative in Malta becomes more critical post-Brexit, we will also be addressing the impact of the UK`s departure from the EU on the business aviation industry.
As an essential networking event for operators, OEM's, MROs, lawyers, corporate service providers, brokers, managers, FBOs, registries, tax advisors and associations, MBAC will pick up the narrative from Opportunities in Business Jets, and continue to provide a must-attend annual event for senior thought-leaders in the business jet industry.
We would like to invite leading players in the European business aviation sector to participate as speakers and Official Sponsors at MBAC. From the Platinum, Gold or Silver Sponsorship, to hosting a cocktail party, lunch or refreshment breaks, to branding delegate badges or taking exhibition space, sponsorship will enable you and your practice to make the most of your presence at the conference. Please let us know asap if you would like details of these options, or of our bespoke sponsorship packages, tailor-made to your budget and requirements.
Refreshments and registration
Conference chaired by: Richard Koe, Managing Director, WINGSX Co-chaired by: Oscar Garcia, Interflight Global
Session One: Welcome to the conference
Conference organizer`s opening remarks
Conference Chairman`s introduction to the conference
Opening presentation:
Joseph Bugeja, Chairman, Transport Malta
Session Two: How geo-politics is determining the industry's fortunes
Keynote Presentation: Macro geo political and economic issues and how they continuously define and change the aviation industry.
* Global trends in aviation for 2019
* How Malta can benefit from broader external factors and global developments
James Hogan, Executive Chairman, Knighthood Capital
Panel: Which business jet industry sectors and jurisdictions stand to gain or lose as a result of Brexit?
*Solutions and legal pitfalls for UK-owned Malta operators
*Impact of Brexit on currencies and how to manage this risk
Moderated by: Richard Koe, WINGX
Panellists:Heather Gordon, Chief Legal Officer, Martyn Fiddler Aviation
Brendan Lodge, Aircraft Acquisition Specialist, JSSI
Stephen Ford, Head of Sales, Western Union Business Solutions
Nicholas Valenzia, Partner, Mamo TCV Advocates
Session Three: The business jet market today
Presentation: How to market business aviation
*How do business aviation professionals see their market growing over the next few
years?
*What they see as the biggest obstacles e.g. poor marketing/PR?
*What they think needs to be done to improve the industry's image?
Phil Anderson, Executive Director, Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Presentation: The next 10 years?
Pascal Bachmann, Jetcraft
Refreshments and Exhibition
Session Four: Business Jet Financing and Aircraft Values
Mastering Aircraft Residual Value Challenges
Henri Lauras, President, Aircraft Sales & Services, Titan Aviation Europe
Panel: What keeps financiers up at night?
* How are geo-political events such as Brexit and US-China trade war impacting
the finance market?
* What are the growth perspectives for loans versus leasing? Is there room for both?
* Lease financing (e.g. operating leases and IFRS 16)
* What would the panellists like their clients to understand better?
* Who will finance non-traditional aircraft types, such older models, new entrants
Moderated by: Gary Crichlow, Arc & Co
Panellists to include:
Alexandra Asche, Sales Director Europe, Global Jet Capital
Dr Tonio Fenech, Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal
Michael Schuler, Senior Key Account Manager, Western Europe, Credit Suisse AG
Toennies von Limburg, Bank of America
Session Five: Tax developments in the business jet area
A discussion on various tax matters affecting business aviation including:
* Customs and Brexit impact
* Tax treaty entitlement post-MLI
* Financing from a tax perspective
Brian Brennan, Tax Partner, KPMG
Session Six: Is the Cape Town agreement working effectively?
Peer-to-Peer interview:
*What is working well and what isn`t working so well?
*Can it be made less complicated?
*The challenges of implementing multilateral treaties
*Insights from Aviation Working Group
Eric Lewin, Law Offices of Eric Lewin
Clayton B. Healey, Owner, AIC Title Service LLC
Session Seven: Does the industry have adequate infrastructure
Presentation: Developing the airport of the future
Olivier Poncet, Air City Madrid Sur
Questions & Discussion
Session Eight: Does this industry effectively manage its assets?
Presentation: Long term maintenance / asset management / camo control
• Case-study of the different operational challenges for different types and size of operator:
• An analysis of the different procurement and scaling possibilities, based on size of fleet
Arjen Groeneveld, Regional Manager EMEA & Russia, based in Amsterdam Netherlands, Duncan Aviation
Panel: Are aircraft operators flourishing or struggling?
*Private or commercial: what governs the choice?
*What are the benefits for an operator to have a Maltese AOC?
*What other benefits are operators looking from AOC providers?
*How does charter work? Does it cover direct operating costs and how transparent can you be?
*What improvements can be made from an client`s perspective?
Moderated by: Maureen Gautier, Associate, The Air Law Firm
Panellists:
Patrick JG Margretson-Rushmore, Chief Executive, Luxaviation United Kingdom / London Executive Aviation
Stanley Bugeja, Managing Director, DC Aviation & President, Malta Business Aviation Association (MBAA)
Glen Heavens, Synergy Aviation
Razvan Stefan, CEO, Emperor Aviation
Exhibition & Refreshments
Session Nine: Is the industry being held back by poor recruitment and retention?
Panel: What can we do to address recruitment and retention issues?
Moderated by: Fiona Healy, Managing Director, FCF Assets
Jean-Paul Xuereb, Head of HR, Comlux
Stuart Kirkwood, TAG
Julian Perigo, Boston Link
Session Ten: Is this industry being beneficially disrupted by technologies?
High-speed Business Aviation Industry
Oscar Garcia, Interflight Global
Presentation: Role of Data in Business Aviation
*where data is sourced
* how reliable is the data?
* how a carrier can configure this for their own use
Paolo Sommariva, FL3XX
Panel: Leading Edge Technology Tools Development for Operators, FBOs, MROs and Suppliers
* What role does software provision and connectivity play in Malta and other jurisdiction`s ability to attract more operators?
* How does good technology provision support, simplify and enhance operators`
day to day processes?
* What are the practical application lessons for operator to profitably scale up?
* How can Artificial Intelligence and Revenue Management Software optimize hours
and seats sold at highest profit margin?
Moderated by: Oscar Garcia, Interflight Global
Steffen Fries, CEO & Accountable Manager, MHS Aviation
Glen Heavens, Chairman, Synergy Aviation
Stuart Donnelly, Snr. Director Group International Sales – Europe & USA, SIXT
End of conference proceedings
Drinks Reception hosted at Grand Harbour Marina with delegate from Opportunities in Superyachts Conference
Chair: Richard Koe
WINGX
Co-Chair: Oscar Garcia
Interflight Global
James Hogan
Executive Chairman, Knighthood Capital
Between 2006 and 2017, James served as President and Chief Executive of Etihad Aviation Group, which he built into a US$20 billion enterprise, achieving the mandate from his shareholders to build a world-class diversified aviation and travel group.
During this time, he also held positions as Vice Chairman and Board member of Alitalia, Airberlin, Jet Airways and Air Serbia, and was Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and a member of the IATA Board of Governors.
Prior to this, James was President and CEO of Gulf Air, and held senior executive positions at BMI, Forte Hotels, and Hertz. He served as a non-executive director and member of the Board's Audit Committee of Gallaher Group and was also a member of the UBS Industrialisation Advisory Board. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aerospace Society.
Under James' leadership, Etihad Airways was named Air Transport World's Airline of the Year in 2016, the industry's most prestigious independent accolade. In his personal capacity, he received numerous awards including Aviation Executive of the Year, 2012 CAPA Aviation Awards and the Executive Leadership Award at the 2013 Airline Strategy Awards, 2013. He was recognized among the Top 25 Most Influential Executives in the business travel industry by Business Travel News British Travel and Hospitality Industry Hall of Fame in 2014.
In 2017, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for 'distinguished services to the aviation transport industry, to the development of tourism and trade linkages between Australia and the Gulf states, and to international airline associations.
Heather Gordon
Chief Legal Officer, Martyn Fiddler Aviation
Heather Gordon is chief legal officer at Martyn Fiddler Aviation. Heather joined the team in 2013 having previously practiced within a leading Isle of Man law firm's aviation practice since 2007. Heather holds graduate and post graduate degrees in law and studied internationally for her MBA.
Coming from an aviation family, Heather is devoted to the industry and has on occasion been described as a 'spotter'. Her enthusiasm is translated into her work and as a result she is often asked to speak at conferences and seminars internationally on Isle of Man corporate and aviation matters.
Brendan Lodge
Aircraft Acquistion Specialist, JSSI
Brendan Lodge joined JSSI in October 2017 to bring his knowledge, skills and experience to both JSSI Advisory Services and JSSI Parts.
Brendan has a long career in both Asset Finance and Business Aviation Aircraft Sales Broking having spent over 25 years working in the UK Banking and Finance Industry (21 years for Lombard, now part of Royal Bank of Scotland) and 8 years working with JetBrokers as an Aircraft Sales Broker.
Brendan first entered the Aviation World when he was invited to join the Lombard Aviation Unit in early 2002, financing aircraft at all levels of the Business Aviation and General Aviation sectors.
In 2006 Brendan joined the London arm of the Icelandic Bank Kaupthing where he was a key member of the small team that built the Business Aviation Portfolio from a standing start.
After the Icelandic Banking Crisis Kaupthing was in Administration and Brendan became an Aircraft Sales Broker and was a key part of the team that set up the European franchise of a well- established American Aircraft Sales Brokerage.
Brendan is working in JSSI Advisory Services to develop the relationship with the Banks outside the USA with particular emphasis on promoting the JSSI Asset Monitoring Platform and the provision of consultancy services including Aircraft Physical Surveys including Airframe, Engines, Log Books and Records as well as Aircraft Value Appraisals. Brendan has now completed all four modules that constitute the training to become an ASA Accredited Appraiser.
There is no better organisation than JSSI to survey aircraft and appraise their value as JSSI can utilise any of its global team of Technical Representatives who are all experts in Business Jets or Helicopters and combine the appraisal skills of its ASA accredited appraisers.
Brendan is also supporting JSSI Parts to acquire aircraft at "End of Life" for the purpose of "Tearing down" and "Parting out" in order to support aircraft on JSSI programmes with Airframe and Engine Parts, Rental Engines and APU's"
Brendan is based in the JSSI European Regional Head Office at Farnborough Airport and he is also the Founder and Chairman of The Aviation Supper Club which is well known in Europe for organising lavish networking dinners for up to 160 key players from the Business Aviation community in prestigious venues such as the RAF Club in London and the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament.
Stephen Ford
Head of Sales, Western Union Business Solutions
Stephen Ford has worked in sales for the past 8 years within the financial sector. In 2013 Stephen relocated to Malta and has worked for Western Union Business Solutions for the past 4 years and currently holds the position of Head of Sales.
Within his role, Stephen is on hand to provide assistance to International Businesses in Malta in protecting them against the ever-volatile foreign exchange market. With a vast portfolio of clients ranging from sole-traders to iGaming Companies, from large commercial airlines to private aviation companies. Each industry has their own challenge when it comes to the foreign exchange market; Stephen and his team at Western Union Business Solutions work with their clients to create bespoke risk management strategies.
Stephen is also a member of the Malta Round Table and holds certificates in Investment Management.
Nicholas Valenzia
Partner, Mamo TCV Advocates
Executive Officer, Citygate Dewe Rogerson
Philip has worked in corporate communications for 26 years and has been a Board Director at the international agency Citigate Dewe Rogerson since 2003.
Philip works in many sectors from financial services to retail and has extensive experience of the business aviation sector. He was appointed to develop and implement the PR strategy for the pan European launch of Jet Republic back in 2008, and since then he has also worked for Hawker Beechcraft, Textron Aviation, Global Jet Capital, Nextant Aerospace, GlobeAir, Gama Aviation, Hangar8, Colibri Aircraft and Magnus Aviation.
Philip has a strong background in market research and uses this to help clients develop their thought leadership and support their marketing and PR functions. He specialises in securing coverage for clients in mainstream business and luxury media, from the Financial Times to Bloomberg and The Economist.
Pascal Bachmann
Pascal Bachmann joined Jetcraft in 2014 as a sales representative based in Europe. In his current role he leads all Jetcraft sales initiatives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and
manages a team of Sales Directors based in those regions.
Prior to Jetcraft, Pascal was Sales Director for ExecuJet Europe and Vice President Europe for NetJets.
Pascal is a multi-engine commercial IFR licensed pilot, a competitive rally car driver and is fluent
in French, German and English.
He currently resides in Dubai with his wife and four children.
Henri Lauras
President Aircraft Sales & Services, Titan Aviation Europe
Henri has gained a tremendous experience in Aircraft Business over an already long career started in 1986. Henri was also licensed as a PPL few weeks after he turned 16 years old (and survived!). In 1986, as a young graduated M.Sc. specializing in Aerodynamics and Acoustics in one of the most prestigious universities of France, he started at Dassault, where he first joined a team specifying and designing the Rafale fighter. In 1988, he became technical coordinator for Maritime Patrol Aircraft programs, gaining an experience of technical negotiations with the defense authorities and forces of France, Germany and Italy, as well as with industrial partners in the UK, Italy and Germany. In 1991, he joined the Falcon Sales Team, crack opening territories such as Turkey and Eastern Europe and gaining up to 100% of the market shares in some of his territories up to mid '90s.
In 2001, he dared to leave Dassault (almost a scandal!) and joined Bombardier Business Aircraft, Pre-owned Aircraft Division (almost a funeral!). There, he familiarized with new territories (world but South America) and with any brand of business jets. In two words, in France, he was taught that only one brand was good, in Canada he understood what he had felt for years, i.e. that no brand is bad. In 2007, Henri started his own business in Paris and in Dubai, pursuing the Aircraft Sales, and opening it to Trading, Charter and Consultancy.
In 2010, working in very close relation with Sakeer Sheik, funder of Titan Aviation and a friend since a long time, Henri became President of Titan Aviation on a consultancy basis. Given the tremendous development of Titan Aviation internationally, Henri finally joined the group on a full time basis, in early 2018
Gary Crichlow
Arc & Co
Gary works for financial advisory & brokerage firm Arc&Co, running their aviation platform. He works with all the aviation lenders on behalf of buyers, helping clients understand the aviation finance process, the different options available, and act as their advocate during the negotiation and closing.
Prior to that Gary ran the asset risk management for GE Capital's European portfolio and Lombard's portfolio of corporate aircraft and utility helicopters, and was the lead analyst for corporate aviation at Flightglobal Ascend.
Gary holds a degree in aerospace engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Alexandra Asche
Sales Director Europe, Global Jet Capital
Alexandra Dorothea Asche has worked in the shipping and corporate finance industry for +10 years. Being originally from Hamburg, she has started to work at Berenberg in 2005 in the International Shipping Team. In 2013 she moved to the Corporate Banking team of Berenberg in London. However, in 2015 Alexandra moved to Frankfurt to focus purely on ship financing for larger corporates at Deka Bank and ING Bank. In 2018, Alexandra got the opportunity to join Global Jet Capital as Sales Director for Europe to set up their Swiss representative office. At Global Jet Capital, she is focusing on leasing and financing solutions for business and private jets. She holds an MBA from University of Bedfordshire/UK and a Ship Finance Manager from the Frankfurt School of Finance.
Dr Tonio Fenech
Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal
Dr Tonio Fenech obtained his Masters Degree in Maritime and Aviation law from the University of London (UCL) and his Doctorate in Maltese law from the University of Malta in 1986.
Representing the 3rd generation of lawyers in his family, he developed the international and corporate practice of Fenech & Fenech Advocates after 1988 and was the founding CEO of the Fenlex Group of companies, now a substantial trust and corporate services group in Malta. In 2008 he resigned from both positions and left the family firm to become a joint Managing Partner of the newly formed Fenech Farrugia Fiott Legal. This move allowed him to concretize his aspirations to develop an open-architecture legal practice and to focus on the development of the firm's substantial corporate & commercial, aviation, financial services and fiduciary relationships department.
Tonio has practised law for over 30 years with an accent on corporate & commercial, financial services and asset finance law. He has a developed practice in the field of asset finance law, with particular accent on the field of ship and aviation finance law, and is one of the few Maltese specialists in fiduciary obligations and trust law. He often speaks at conferences and lectures regularly at the University of Malta teaching Maltese asset finance law, aspects of insurance law, trust & fiduciary obligations law. He is a Director of several group companies and was the founding Chairman of the ARQ Group of Companies which comprises multi-disciplinary advisory services in the field of tax, personal residence and various regulated industries. The Group also combines licensed trustee, fiduciary, corporate and accounting services, together with resource allocation and infrastructural support.
Dr Fenech also holds the position of the Honorary Consul of Lebanon to Malta.
Michael Schuler
Senior Key Account Manager, Credit Suisse
Michael Schuler is a Director of Credit Suisse in the International Wealth Management division, based in Zurich. He is responsible for Aviation & Finance within Europe & Switzerland.
Michael joined Credit Suisse in April 1999 after graduating with a master degree in law from the University of Zurich. From 1999 to 2015 he held several positions in the department Large Swiss Corporates, last as a Key Account Manager. From 2008 to 2012, he headed the german speaking department of Corporate Leasing.
Michael is a seasoned banker and a passionate sailor and won 2018 the XXVI Challenges Inter-Banque Trophée.
Toennies von Limburg
Toennies joined the Leasing Group in the Frankfurt office of Bank of America in January 1999. Until 2004, he worked in the origination, arranging and structuring of large asset cross-border leasing transactions. Since 2005 he is working with the Bank's Global Corporate Aircraft Finance Group covering CEEMEA and India.
Prior to joining Bank of America, Mr. von Limburg worked for Dornier Aviation in Germany a regional aircraft manufacturer, where he co-ordinated the company's sales finance activities for all customers outside the US market. Mr. von Limburg holds a B.A. in European Financial Management from the University of Wales, UK and a M.A. in Business Administration from the University of Muenster, Germany.
Brian Brennan
Tax Partner, KPMG Ireland
Brian Brennan is a Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA), ACCA, a Council Member of the Irish Taxation Institute and a Tax Partner in KPMG. Brian advises a wide range of clients, both domestic and international, on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, aviation financing, leasing, banking, structured finance and tax-based fundraising. He has particular experience in advising on international financing and leasing structures and the operation of tax treaties. He has significant experience of leading large multi-country teams in delivering tax advice to his clients, including leading international tax teams on large scale merger and acquisition transactions.
Brian also assisted Conor O'Brien in writing Double Taxation Agreements published by the Irish Tax Institute. Brian was placed first in the world in the advanced taxation paper of the ACCA final examinations in 2003.
Eric Lewin
Law Offices of Eric Lewin
Eric Lewin, the Founder of the Law Offices of Eric Lewin, is a highly experienced attorney based in London. Eric typically acts as transaction counsel or as external general counsel to help his clients identify, define, and navigate the complex legal issues their transactions or businesses raise. Eric's clients appreciate his effective advocacy, insight, and technical competence. They also appreciate his practical approach – one that marries consideration of legal, commercial, strategic, and cultural issues – that he has honed from working both as a banker and as a lawyer with clients and counterparties globally.
Eric was an associate with Mayer Brown in Paris, France, where he represented lenders, lessors, and captive financiers in aircraft finance transactions. He then moved to London, United Kingdom to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he was primarily responsible for structuring and executing corporate aircraft finance transactions. Later in London, Eric joined, as its sole attorney, AirFinance Leasing, LLC, a boutique financier affiliated with the Export-Import Bank of the United States, to support the export of qualifying corporate and general aviation assets.
Please visit www.ericlewin.net for more information.
Clayton B. Healey
Owner, AIC Title Service LLC
Olivier Poncet
Air City Madrid Sur
Olivier has more than 20 years' experience in international development businesses both from a public and private perspectives, with specific expertise in FDI promotion, export strategy, cross-border developments.
Having worked for multinational corporate, national/regional governments and SMEs, in multicultural environments, Olivier is able to address very specific situations and to offer out of the box points of view and strategic solutions.
During his career, Olivier hold strategic positions within French government as Deputy Director of Invest in France Agency offices in Spain (Madrid & Barcelona), M&A Industrial Sectors Director at Invest in France Agency office in London, as well as Board Member of the Agency during 3 years.
In Spain, he worked at top level functions for the regional administration creating new organization for investment promotion, territory marketing strategy and for airport infrastructure development.
In the aeronautics field, Olivier has led several manufacturing and M&A investment key projects from international players to Europe and has also been in charge of consolidating and developing a Spanish aerospace cluster representing 15% of world carbon fiber demand.
From 2012 onwards, he founded his own consulting company, integrated Pasiphae Consultora Internacional and then founded Aviation Pasiphae with key aviation partners offering strategic consulting services to the aviation/airport industry.
Olivier is also a founding partner and Board Member of Air City Madrid Sur, the company in charge of the implementation of a second commercial airport in Madrid (Spain).
He is a French national, who has lived in the UK and currently resides in Spain; he speaks fluent English, French and Spanish and holds a Master's degree in European Businesses and a PDD from IESE Business School.
Arjen Groeneveld
Regional Manager EMEA & Russia, Duncan Aviation
Maureen Gautier
Associate, The Air Law Firm
Maureen is a French law graduate of the University of Paris Nanterre and holds a Masters Degree in International Business Law. She was admitted to the French Bar early 2016. As part of her legal training, Maureen spent time at Dassault Falcon Jet in New York and in the Latin American Sales Department at Airbus Miami. Maureen also spent some time in several law firms in Paris and at the Courthouse of Toulouse (France).
Maureen is a member of the firm's commercial team. Her practice is focused on cross border aircraft transactions and finance acting for airlines, lenders, high net worth individuals and operators. As well as being a native French speaker, she is fluent in English and Spanish.
Patrick JG Margretson-Rushmore
Chief Executive, Luxaviation United Kingdom / London Executive Aviation
Patrick is Chief Executive Officer and a founding principal of Luxaviation UK, LEA. The company is one of the largest Business Jet Operators in Europe with a wide ranging offering of fleets from Transatlantic capability to small executive 4 passenger light Jets. The company has aircraft bases in the main UK airports and also Athens, Helsinki, Moscow and Paris. The company's client base covers a broad spectrum including the Arts Entertainment Media sectors as well as government work. www.flylea.com
LEA is part of the Luxaviation group; the 2nd largest Business Jet Operator in the world. The group is in Europe, Africa, The Middle East, The Far East, Asia and Australia with some 250 aircraft under management and also 17 FBOs and 16 MROs. Our sister companies in Europe are based in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland.
Stanley Bugeja
Managing Director, DC Aviation & President, Malta Business Aviation Association (MBAA)
Stanley Bugeja is President of the Malta Business Aviation Association (MBAA).
Stanley Bugeja was born in Malta on 11th November 1970.
Stanley has occupied various positions in the Maltese and European aviation industry since 1990. He left Mediterranean Aviation Co. Ltd in 2002 as Assistant Operations Manager. That same year he setup Sierra Aviation Co. Ltd. as owner and CEO of the Island's first dedicated business aviation aircraft handling company, building an aircraft charter brokerage base out of Malta.
Between 2007 and 2008 he occupied the position of Managing Director for CharterX Wyvern Europe. At the time CharterX was the leading platform for online business jet charter trading worldwide.
He is currently Managing Director of DC Aviation (Malta) Ltd., a subsidiary of DC Aviation GmbH (a merger between ex Daimler Chrysler Aviation and Cirrus Aviation).
He has also recently, in Ocotber 2015 been appointed Managing Director of Distinct Crew Management, a crew leasing company operating out of Malta.
Together with Adrian Spiteri and Dr Tonio Fenech, Stanley Bugeja founded the Malta Business Aviation Association (MBAA) in October 2009. The companies which formed the MBAA were DC Aviation Ltd., FFF Legal and Bizav Services Ltd.
Razvan Stefan
CEO, Emperor Aviation
Fiona Healy
FCF Assets
Fiona obtained her LLB in London. She spent some years in the Commercial Property division of McCann FitzGerald in Dublin before moving to a small private client firm in central Dublin. Whilst there she developed an interest in private international law, particularly in the field of aviation.
She is currently Managing Director of FCF Assets Limited, a firm providing both legal and practical assistance to clients in obtaining a Maltese Air Operator's Certificate (AOC), as well as a broad array of other advisory services pertaining to sourcing, financing, importing, registering, and operating your business aircraft.
The firm advises family offices on sourcing the right aircraft for their mission profile, registering the plane for optimal tax and operational flexibility, finding the right operator to suit specific personal and business needs, and obtaining the right financing at the lowest possible cost.
Fiona speaks and participates regularly at aviation conferences worldwide. Fiona has contributed to a number of aviation journals, including preparing the Aircraft Registration Guide for Malta on behalf of the international publication Corporate Jet Investor.
Jean-Paul Xuereb
Head of HR, Comlux
Jean-Paul Xuereb is an experienced Aviation Professional and a Certified Recruiter, holding over 15 years of aviation experience.
In his current role as Head of Human Resources for Comlux Aviation, Jean Paul is responsible for the overall HR function and responsible for people relations, strategic programme management as well as resource and budget forecasting across difference entities including Malta, Switzerland, San Marino, Aruba and Hong Kong for over 160 personnel, including office and flying crew. Together with his team, Jean Paul was engaged on a number of different international recruitment projects mainly for business aviation Aircraft owners seeking flying crew for their fleet.
Holding a degree in Psychology and Theatre Studies, Jean-Paul adopts an open and pragmatic approach to work in which such personal style is valued by employees and clients that work closely with him.
Jean Paul is married with three young children who enjoys spending time with his family and has a passion for acting, sports and travelling.
Stuart Kirkwood
TAG Aviation
Stuart has been involved in both Commercial and Business Aviation MRO businesses for more years that he cares to recall, always being part of Engineering management in a number of differing fields from Technical Services , Base and Line Maintenance in major Commercial UK airlines until moving to business aviation MRO Sales 8 years ago.
Stuart currently develops sales and generates development opportunities across TAG network of facilities in Europe.
Julian Perigo
Managing Director, Boston Link
Julian is Managing Director of Boston Link and oversees operations in UK, Malta and the Isle of Man. He was previously a director at Michael Page, where he ran a number of teams covering London and offshore jurisdictions.
Julian started his career in London and has worked across specialist markets and executive search in London, Frankfurt and Sydney. He has successfully recruited hundreds of talented professionals for his clients throughout his career, with many involving complex international moves.
Paolo Sommariva
FL3XX
Paolo is the founder of FL3XX, an innovative software house in Austria. FL3XX was founded to provide a new class of online solutions for Business Aviation. FL3XX automates the quote➛sell➛schedule➛dispatch➛fly of business jet airlines optimizing work and resources in real time.
Prior to FL3XX, Paolo founded the first seaplane airline service in the southern Italian islands and a regional airline in northern Italy. He has extensive operations and technology experience, gained in large corporations such as General Electric, startups, Venture Capital and consulting. Paolo actively invests in early stage greentech, blockchain, logistics.
Steffen Fries
CEO & Accountable Manager, MHS Aviation
Steffen started his career in Aviation with Deutsche Lufthansa in 1994. As Senior Vice President at NetJets Europe he built up the GSA region and managed it for almost 8 years. Having been offered the role of the CEO at DC Aviation he moved to Stuttgart and developed the former Daimler-Chrysler subsidiary to a leading business jet operator with fleet of 32 aircraft and a base in Dubai. In 2011 he started MHS Aviation in Munich, which operates today a fleet of 20 aircraft. Beside business jets MHS Aviation also is an ACMI operator for British Airways and Rhein-Neckar Air on the Dornier 328. In 2014 and 2015 he was the COO for FlyVictor, a Marketplace for on-demand charter in London. Since January 2016 he heads up MHS Aviation again and is looking to grow the company further on.
Glen Heavens
Chairman, Synergy Aviation
Glen is the Chairman of Synergy Aviation, the well-respected aircraft management company he founded in 2004. Synergy owns and manages a fleet of aircraft across Europe and the Middle East. The company retains its primary focus of managing business aircraft but also specialises in air ambulance, urgent cargo and special missions in war/conflict zones.
His aviation career started at Fairoaks Airport near London where he worked in flight training and air traffic control.
Alongside his involvement in Synergy Glen is one of three partners in a specialist investment company; with a growing portfolio of aviation businesses.
When away from the boardroom and not flying Glen likes nothing more than sailing or scuba diving.
Stuart Donnelly
Snr. Director Group International Sales – Europe & USA, SIXT
Stuart Mobility Donnelly has dedicated his career to bringing positive disruption to the mobility eco system. Today it is all about how flexibility combined with digitalisation and the concept of mobility as a service (Maas) can bring change to how we have owned and managed our personal and corporate mobility for the last decades. In the last two decades it was about changing the way that global fleets sourced and managed their company car fleets through professionalising and optimising their global programs.
Alongside his curiosity and ambition for how to develop and bring change to the mobility ecosystem, by day and by night sees Donnelly regularly dressed in Orange posting messages, photos and vlogs around the world whilst assuming his responsibilities for Group Sales at Sixt across all sales channels for Europe and the US including bizAv.
Donnelly has made it his mission to make Sixt the bizAv industries number one choice for limousine and crew transport with Limousine and rent a car around the world. Sixt is at the forefront of digitally disrupting the bizAv industry to positively influence the customer experience and streamline the process all round.
HILTON MALTA
PORTOMASO, ST. JULIANS
The conference is taking place at the HILTON MALTA, PORTOMASO, ST. JULIANS, MALTA
TEL: +356-213-83383 FAX: +356-213-86386
The Hilton Malta is located in the Portomaso Yacht Marina, just 15 minutes away from UNESCO World Heritage Capital City Valletta. This Malta hotel features three restaurants, four bars, four outdoor pools, two children's pools and a heated indoor pool area. Relax in stylish and spacious guest rooms with year-round Mediterranean sunshine and an abundance of outdoor activities from a Maltese hotel designed with guests in mind.
DIRECTIONS – https://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/malta/hilton-malta-MLAHITW/maps-directions/index.html
HOTEL ROOM BOOKINGS
We have a dedicated rooming block at the hotel with rates at 145 Euros/night which includes breakfast and taxes. Please register directly on line with the hotel using this link https://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/M/MLAHITW-GQUAA-20190326/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
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