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Beirut to rebrand as Fig & Wasp
The riddle of Beirut Fine Lebanese Cuisine, the 6-month-old Washington Avenue newcomer that suddenly shuttered for renovations in early June, appears to have been solved. The white-tablecloth restaurant's Facebook page, dark for the following month, came back to life recently with a striking illustrated logo and a new name: Fig & Wasp Mediterranean Cuisine. Recent […] [Read More]
Squeak into Just August reunion pop-ups via raffle
Feeling lucky? Yes, the six August pop-up dinners reuniting chefs Seth Siegel-Gardner, Terrence Gallivan, Justin Yu and Karen Man sold out within hours of their announcement. That's a tribute to their reputations as proprietors of The Pass & Provisions and Oxheart, restaurants that have earned stellar local and national reputations since the chefs' career-making pop-up […] [Read More]
Eat this: "Tuna on tuna" at Reef
A refreshing new summer dish went onto the menu at Reef this week: "Tuna on tuna," as co-owner Bill Floyd jokingly calls the collaboration between chef-owner Bryan Caswell and his first-in-command, executive sous chef J.D. Fouché. This striking take on Peruvian ceviche plays Gulf yellowfin against the magenta fruit of the prickly pear cactus — […] [Read More]
The ultimate Fathers Day bbq: iguana?
Cuchara's special brunch and dinner programming for Fathers Day weekend this Saturday and Sunday involves a barbecue theme with a difference. Not only will the well-regarded Mexico City bistro be serving eight different versions of barbacoa-style meats, one of them will be made from whole skinned iguanas. The big lizards are marinating as I type […] [Read More]
Pho Binh now open on White Oak in the Heights
Our spies in the Heights (hat tip: Jay Francis!) note that the "Now Open" banner went up today on Pho Binh's new location in the Heights. The much-loved Vietnamese noodle soup purveyor has moved into the former Sale-Sucre space on the rapidly evolving restaurant row along White Oak Boulevard. It's the local chain's seventh location […] [Read More]
White-tablecloth Beirut calls time out on Washington
Beirut Fine Lebanese Cuisine, the white-tablecloth restaurant that opened six months ago in the former Reign nightclub space on Washington, announced on Facebook and its website Tuesday that they have closed temporarily for renovations. I was surprised to see the notice that morning. I was about to review Beirut, and while on a recent visit, a […] [Read More]
How floods are affecting our restaurant ecosystem
Last night as the floodwaters rose, the tweets from the folks I follow in Houston's restaurant industry made me wonder what today would bring. So far, here's what I've been able to glean; and I will add to this post and update as the day progresses. Got some intel? Comment below. Or Tweet me: @alisoncook […] [Read More]
Cocktail report: What's up(stairs) at Spare Key
"Something on the tart side. Not too sweet. But I can handle a little sweet if you think it's something I'd go for." That's how I placed my first cocktail order at Spare Key, bartender Chris Frankel's month-old place, tucked away up a flight of stairs flanking Midtown's Cook and Collins restaurant. If my drink […] [Read More]
Evan Turner's modern Greek restaurant is a go for Rice Village
Although noted sommelier Evan Turner's Kickstarter to fund his long-dreamed-of modern Greek restaurant raised only about $20,000 of its $35,000 goal last month, the story has a happy ending. Within days, Turner had found a partner and now has secured enough funding to go ahead with his plan. Helen Greek Wine & Food will open […] [Read More]
Ricky Craig talks burger plans for IAH Hubcap and more
My first thought when I heard that Ricky Craig would bring his top-flight Hubcap Grill burgers and fries to IAH as part of a new concession line-up was "Great!" In all the years I've spent seeking respectable airport burgers, the single specimen I remember with any real pleasure is a cheeseburger I scored at a Custom […] [Read More]
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Phylicia Rashad's talented daughter landed the role of a lifetime playing the leading lady in Broadway's Romeo and Juliet — and got to make out with Orlando Bloom to boot. But not everybody was as excited for her. "Some people are afraid of a Black Juliet," Rashad told us, choosing to keep a cool head in response to some brutally racist tweets.
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Studio Apt. Lower East - ManhattanUnited States, New York, New York
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About this listing
Ultimate NYC location for the authentic NYC experience. The reviews say it all!
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Central heating or a heater in the listing
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Towels, bed sheets, soap, and toilet paper
Central heating or a heater in the listing
In the building, free or for a fee
In the building, free or for a fee
Continuous access in the listing
Breakfast is provided.
The listing can accommodate a gathering of 25 or more attendees
Easy access to the building and listing for guests in wheelchairs
Private or Shared
Free, in the building or nearby
Posted emergency information and resources
The Space
You won't get any more central in New York City, look no further! You'll see more of NYC than any other location!
Super fast wireless, 42" Sony Bravia TV with AppleTV, netflix, ESPN, SkyNews, HBO GO and more, PS4 with Blu-Ray player (upon request pre booking).
4th floor New York style walk up.
Professionally cleaned with clean sheets and towels before every guest arrives!
Air conditioned / gas heated - remotely controlled from anywhere with a data connection with the Belkin WeMo app.
Very safe neighborhood with very friendly neighbors, young professionals working in film, fashion, TV, photography, arts, creative, advertising... They're all here.
Spare clean sheets and towels. Hairdryer.
Access to the rooftop.
This apartment is exactly as described with hard wood floors, exposed brick and a fully equipped kitchen with electric stove, double bed, bath and washing machine. It is clean and well kept and I'll be able to help you find anything you need in the city.
Access to mailbox.
Philips hue lighting system, remotely control with the app from anywhere with a data connection (very cool check it out).
SodaStream water carbonation.
Double self inflating air mattress (tight fit though - it is big).
Feel free to hit me up with any questions you might have about the space or neighbourhood.
Bathroom has just been redone and repainted.
Guest Access
Complete studio apartment to yourself.
Interaction with Guests
I will be available 24/7.
The Neighborhood
The LES is NYC's center of arts, nightlife, restaurants, shopping and more, it is undisputed that the Lower East Side is the hippest neighborhood in the city. Central and authentic to NYC.
30 seconds from Whole Foods (the best food outlet in NYC).
Iconic NYC restaurants, bars and clubs all too dangerously close, in fact they are on the same block!
Under 30 seconds to the New Museum, art galleries, cinemas, all the best shops, markets, parks and more!
Getting Around
Corner of Chrystie st and Stanton st, all under 5 minute walk (for real) to centre of Soho, East Village, Broadway shopping, Lower East Side Bars and Restaurants, Greenwich Village, Little Italy, Chinatown, F B D M, 4 5 6, N Q R, J Z trains - closest subway is 30 seconds away. 15 minute walk to West Village and Union Square. Park and soccer field across the road (rarity in NYC!)
Please leave the place clean.
Do not leave the heater on unattended.
Do not use the washing machine without detailed instructions.
Any issues, contact me immediately, do not talk to anyone in the building about the listing and ABB. If you are unable to contact me, please call the building manager, Edwin on (phone number hidden).
In the rare case you instant book and are unable to contact me, please call Edwin, he will be able to let you in.
Have a great time!
70 Reviews
Excellent location close to several Metro stations, a supermarket and many nice restaurants. The area is nice and pleasant to walk, conveniently located in the LES. The studio is a bit small but it's comfortable and gets a lot of sunlight, and the app to control the lights is pretty cool.
Really enjoyed the stay - Glenn's apartment is perfectly located and a great basic base. I was very comfortable.
The reservation was canceled 7 days before arrival. This is an automated posting.
Glenn's apartment is great. It is one tiny block from the subway which takes you everywhere, one block from Whole Foods where you can get everything you need and a couple minutes walk from Little Italy and the same difference from 2nd and 1st avenue which have awesome restaurants. We barely left the neighbourhood!
The apartment is nice; it is spacious and clean. Our friend was staying at a hotel down the road and the room was a third of the size and $100 more a night! Glenn is right, the shower is amazing. More water pressure than we have at home!
We did get locked out one night so be careful not to touch the lower lock. But Glenn's helper Edwin was so helpful and friendly he left his family dinner and rushed over to let us in. Glenn was always immediately available by email as well.
The night time was surprisingly quiet during the week considering it has street facing windows, and on the weekend nights we just used earplugs and we had no problems.
If you want a spacious place in NYC for less than $150/night I would recommend Glenn's apartment to everyone!
There was little contact with our host, rather we spoke mostly with a friend of his. The friend made it very easy to get the keys and get into the apartment. The water was off for an entire day while we were there due to construction outside. While I understand that was not their fault, it was still rather unfortunate. Also, the place was slightly smaller than expected. The neighborhood was great.
About the Host, Glenn
I am a Australian freelance film maker and creative, I spend lots of time travelling for work and would like to share my great place in the Lower East Side in Manhattan!


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LED H4000 Series TV - 28" Class (27.5" Diag.)UN28H4000AFXZA
Rated 4.8 out of 5Â by 42 reviewers.
Rated 3 out of 5Â by GeorgeMV Nice size tv Nice size TV for kitchen... Sound quality is tinny sounding after a while I get a head ache from the sound. July 23, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5Â by zzggyy just the right size This TV is just the right size to use for live monitoring of my residential security cameras. July 7, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Happiindaburgh Perfect tv I bought this tv for my sons bedroom. We can link to wifi and steam Netflix and Verizon fios. Saves me the money on another box. And space in his room. Great deal. May 3, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5Â by 1whatever1 Great picture and sound, colors are pin point. Only have had this product for 7 days, so far I am enjoying this TV, only problem I had was to register on line. Question asked was when was product purchased, when I put in the date it would not acknowledge. My purchase date was April 25, 2015 and the warranty list said my TV was manufactured April 30th, so it did not take info I was feeding. So to bypass this I put purchase date as May 1, 2015 and that worked. So I suppose for 5 days I was watching a TV that had not yet been manufactured????? May 2, 2015
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Xinfang GE, Yi JIN, Chang'an ZHU
Released: July 02, 2015
A forklift truck is one of the most important tools in ports, stations, factories, and warehouses. The steering wheel of such a truck is the main contact part between the driver and the truck, and the vibration intensity of this part directly determines the operating comfort of the driver. This paper mainly aims to analyze and optimize steering wheel idle vibration. Experiments are implemented on a group of faulty forklifts to investigate the performance trends and the root causes of the vibration problem. The Hilbert-Huang transform method is used to analyze steering wheel vibration features of faulty forklift trucks at idle. Along with simulation, we learn that resonance vibrations is the main reason that causes the excessive vibration at idle. Thus, we propose an optimization scheme that separates the support plate (referred as part A) from the brake pedal mounting plate (referred as part B) and increases the thickness of the front plate to restrain idle vibration. The results obtained from simulation and comparative experiments indicate that the proposed schemes can effectively suppress the idle vibration of the steering system.
Saturnino-Luis VIRTO, Pedro Javier GAMEZ-MONTERO
The thin liquid film entrained by a continuous immersed solid pulled through a tank is of the main interest in many industrial processes. In order to appraise the state of art, it has been reviewed the experimental and theoretical studies of a solid being withdrawn horizontally from a tank. This review has revealed that the open literature is scarce. The main objective of this paper is to study the above stated problem. To this end, it has been performed a series of experiences of horizontal withdrawal of wires from a tank of water, and an approximate theoretical model has been developed.
Jing WEI, Dabing CHEN, Dongming ZHOU
Released: July 08, 2015
Twin-screw kneader is an efficient polymer processing equipment. The mixing performance is a very important index for the twin-screw kneader. In this paper, the mixing performance of one novel intermeshing counter-rotating twin-screw kneader with different tip angles of the male rotor was simulated using the mesh superimposition technique (MST). Statistical analysis was carried out for the flow field using particle tracking technique, and distributive mixing performance is evaluated using the residence time distribution and segregation scale, while the dispersive mixing performance is estimated using the average of the maximum shear rate and stretching rate as well as the mixing index. The results show that the best distributive mixing performance is achieved when the tip angle is 0°, while the optimal dispersive mixing performance is obtained when the tip angle is 20°. One experimental apparatus of the twin-screw kneader is built up to perform the mixing performance using three color masterbatch materials with the screw rotors. The results in this paper provide a data basis for the selection of parameters and optimization of the mixing performance for the differential twin-screw kneader.
Takeshi YAMAGUCHI, Kazuo HOKKIRIGAWA
We investigated the effect of magnesium carbonate and rosin powders, conventionally used as anti-slip agents, for the ease of controlling the sliding motion of a stainless steel bar grasped vertically by a hand wearing a rubber glove. Fifteen participants were instructed to slide the stainless steel bar downward with their dominant hand and control the sliding speed to be constant by controlling their grip force, and stop the bar 0.2 m from the starting point within 5.0 s. Sliding control tests were conducted under six conditions of the interface between gloved-hand and the bar: dry without powder, dry with MgCO3 powder, dry with rosin powder, wet without powder, wet with MgCO3 powder, and wet with rosin powder. The bar sliding motion was captured and the time of arrival, total sliding distance of the bar, and standard deviation of the sliding velocity of the bar were calculated. The friction force between sliding bar and gloved-hand was estimated from the bar sliding motion. The controllability of the sliding motion of the bar was evaluated by sensory assessment. The sliding control test indicated that both powders reduced the variation in sliding velocity of the grasped bar and improved the controllability of its sliding motion compared with unpowdered dry and wet conditions. Powder application also decreased variation in the friction force between the rubber-gloved hand and the grasped bar during sliding under dry and wet conditions. These results suggest that both powders stabilize friction, thereby improving the sliding control of a grasped bar.
Qi GAO, Yasuhiro TANI, Gang DONG
Colloidal silica slurry has been widely used in mirror finishing of various microelectronic materials, including Si wafer. However, in the last decade, there has been a tendency to replace the polishing slurry with fixed-abrasive pads because of environmental issues related to the use of slurry and poor finishing surface shape accuracy. Unfortunately, the fixed-abrasive pad is still unsatisfactory for both material removal rate and finishing surface quality. Therefore, various silica abrasives added into fixed-silica pads for polishing Si wafer were investigated in this study. Both loose and fixed abrasive polishing experiments were performed. Instead of conventional nanosilica abrasive, the micron spherical particle aggregated by nanosilica (hereafter, aggregate silica) was proposed as an abrasive of fixed-silica pad, and were compared with micron natural crystal silica abrasive and micron spherical fused silica particle. Experimental results demonstrated that the nano-aggregating structure of aggregate silica with a mean diameter of about 5um has approximately 100 times higher specific surface area than the natural and fused silica abrasive, and can easily absorb more [-OH] onto the aggregate silica surface, which is approximately 5 times when each of them is added to the alkaline aqueous solution at pH 12. Thus, a strong chemical removal effect was observed. This condition caused not only higher material removal rate but also better finishing surface roughness, which can be comparable to that of colloidal silica slurry with 10 nm to 20 nm particle size (5 wt%, pH 10.5). The chemical removal effect can also be enhanced by increasing nanopore volume of aggregate silica.
Shuichi SAKAMOTO, Seiya TATSUZA, Munehiro ISHIDA, Arata NAKANO, Kuniaki NAGAI, Toshio KATOU
This study focuses on acoustic silencers on indoor-use doors positioned in an array. In this paper, we discuss our studies of side branch silencers which are built in the ventilation door. By designing and fabricating a special attachment, we were able to attach silencers to the measurement tube that had larger cross sections than the impedance measurement tube. Using this attachment, we measured acoustic transmission losses for each of six different prototype silencers. By adding orifice silencer effects, we obtained transmission losses across a wide frequency range. However, attenuation decreased in frequency ranges below the attenuation peak of the side branch tubes. A wedge-shaped longitudinal cross section for the side branch tubes can double the length of the silencer and develop lower-frequency attenuation effects, while maintaining the same volume. This wedge-shaped side branch tube is suitable for a long silencer placed side by side in an array formation. We performed theoretical analyses of acoustic transmission losses of silencers using the transfer matrix method based on a one-dimensional wave equation. We performed element decomposition on the transfer matrix for silencers with side branch tubes with a wedge-shaped longitudinal cross section. We obtained calculated results that were sufficiently valid compared to our experimental measurements.
Junji LI, Xiaojun HAN, Xuqiang WANG, Dongyang LI, Xianguo YAN
Released: July 16, 2015
Using W6Mo5Cr4V2 HSS (High-speed steel) as a sample material, effects of cryogenic treatment on residual surface stress of ground W6Mo5Cr4V2 HSS specimens were investigated. The residual stress in the ground surface and its change caused by cryogenic treatment were analyzed using both X-ray diffraction technique and finite element method. It was demonstrated that the cryogenic treatment reduced the equivalent stress Max Mises from 248.9 MPa to 114.3 MPa, and the principal stress reduced from 124.0 MPa to 91.6 MPa. The residual stress at X direction (S11) parallel to the grinding direction was tensile stress, which was reduced from the Max. 105.8 MPa to 63.48 MPa. However, the residual stress (S22) perpendicular to the grinding direction was compressive stress, which was slightly increased from 272.6 MPa to 287.8 MPa by the cryogenic treatment. The changes in both the tensile and compressive residual stress components are beneficial to material performance, e.g., wear resistance. Results from the computational and experimental analyses are consistent.
Hong-Seok PARK, Ngoc-Hien TRAN
Released: July 27, 2015
Smart manufacturing considered as a new trend of modern manufacturing helps to satisfy objectives associated with the productivity, quality, cost and competiveness. The smart manufacturing system is characterized by decentralized, distributed, networked compositions of autonomous systems. The model of smart manufacturing is inherited from the organization of the living systems in biology and nature such as ant colony, school of fish, bee's foraging behaviors, and so on. In which, the resources of the manufacturing system are considered as biological organisms, which are autonomous entities so that the manufacturing system has the advanced characteristics inspired from biology such as self-adaptation, self-diagnosis, and self-healing. In this paper, a cloud based smart manufacturing system for machining transmission cases is considered as research object in which the advanced information and communication technology such as cognitive agent, swarm intelligence, and cloud computing are used to integrate, organize and allocate the machining resources.
Yukinori NAKAMURA, Hiroki KAWAKAMI, Shinji WAKUI
This paper considers the pressure control of air springs used for a pneumatic anti-vibration apparatus (AVA), which isolates vibration transmitted to semiconductor lithography equipment. In the control of the pneumatic AVA, pressure feedback is often employed so as to keep the inner pressure of air springs constant. By expanding the bandwidth of pressure control system, fast response can be obtained, though this bandwidth is restricted due to anti-resonance and resonance in a pneumatic system. To eliminate the anti-resonance and resonance, relative displacement derivative (RDD) positive feedback control has been presented. However, previous RDD positive feedback control cannot be implemented under the condition where the dead time of air springs exists. In order to compensate effects of the dead time, a Smith predictor is utilized. Through experiments, it is shown that in the presence of the dead time, the anti-resonance and resonance can be eliminated by means of the RDD positive feedback control combined with Smith prediction. The bandwidth of the pressure control system increases with the gain of pressure PI compensator. Furthermore, effects of proposed approach on vibration transmissibility are investigated. Although the vibration transmissibility is the performance metric for the development of the pneumatic AVA, the case where the dead time is present was not sufficiently considered. In this paper, it is shown that the vibration transmissibility changes in accordance with the dead time.
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|December 17, 2012 04:02 AM EST
- Global appointment to drive growth across key Government markets
LONDON, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wynyard Group, the specialists in intelligence-led software solutions for protecting companies and countries from threat, crime and corruption, has appointed Nevin Grieve to the newly created role of VP Government.
Grieve will continue to be based in London, with responsibility for global markets. Grieve will use his extensive intelligence technology experience and knowledge of the public sector to help drive growth in Wynyard's Government business.
Wynyard Group CEO Craig Richardson, said Wynyard is looking forward to Nevin joining the team to help continue the momentum of Wynyard's success in the public sector and further position the company at the forefront of the global technology fight against crime, corruption and threat.
"Nevin's reputation in the global law enforcement, borders and intelligence markets precedes him. He understands the challenges government agencies in these areas face and has built a solid reputation in understanding the drivers and underlying needs for smart solutions.
"We're delighted to have attracted someone with Nevin's deep knowledge of particularly the UK, US, Australian and Canadian government sectors and someone who strongly believes our intelligence-led risk management solutions are making a difference," said Richardson.
Grieve is the latest addition to Wynyard's global team that in recent months has attracted talent from the world's leading government intelligence and law enforcement agencies excited by the company's solutions and growth prospects.
These appointments coupled with strategic alliances in different markets such as its partnership with leading global security company, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), further positions Wynyard as world class global provider of intelligence-led risk management solutions.
Grieve said that it was Wynyard's success as well as his belief in the benefits delivered from its cohesive, linked risk management, intelligence and investigations software solutions that connect the dots and close the loop on threat, crime and corruption that convinced him to seek a career with Wynyard.
"Wynyard is leading the way in the next generation of risk management connecting advanced techniques to better assess risk, detect and prevent crime from occurring.
"I'm passionate about delivering Government agencies around the world solutions that help them fight the challenges they face. My new role with Wynyard will give me the chance to make a real difference to how they combat problems that continue to grow in size, scale and impact."
Before joining Wynyard, Grieve spent 18 months as Director Global Channel Sales for an AIM-listed start-up, where he developed and executed its worldwide reseller programme. Before this he held senior positions at Detica, most recently as Global Head of Government Markets Detica NetReveal where he led the sales and marketing activity of the Government markets globally.
Following an early impressive eight years with the Royal New Zealand Navy holding several positions of noted responsibility, Grieve held several general management and senior sales positions. He also enjoyed a successful career in the technology industry including running the e-commerce and product development teams who were instrumental in delivering Telecom Xtra, New Zealand's largest internet service provider, to the market.
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In the half-light of the malnutrition ward at Aguie's district hospital, eleven-month old Yaha peers out at the world from under eyebrows crusted with open sores. In her short life, Yaha has known nothing but aching hunger: her mother brought her to the hospital when she became so ill that her skin began to fall away from her body.
Yaha is one of thousands of children who will be treated for severe malnutrition in Niger this year, as the country experiences yet another acute hunger crisis. But even on a good year, children like Yaha fill the hospital here. What the world defines as an emergency has become a bitter norm in Niger, a seasonal struggle that claims the lives of more than 200,000 children across
Yaha is one of thousands of children who will be treated for severe malnutrition in Niger this year, as the country experiences yet another acute hunger crisis. But even on a good year, children like Yaha fill the hospital here. What the world defines as an emergency has become a bitter norm in Niger, a seasonal struggle that claims the lives of more than 200,000 children across the Sahel region every year.
On Sunday, world leaders, aid agencies and private sector delegates will gather in London for a summit to discuss new approaches to tackling global malnutrition. The summit will aim to leave an Olympic legacy that transcends sport, saving the lives of thousands of the world's poorest children before the next Games in Rio in four years time.
"The problem is that much of the help they brought came too late and wasn't in big enough quantities. To prevent malnutrition on the scale you see here, you need to get help more quickly."
- Dr Adamou Magagi in Aguie, Niger
Success hinges on a step-change in the world's approach to hunger. Yaha, and others like her, are as much the victims of failed policy as natural calamity, and this must be recognised and addressed if real progress is to be made. It is no longer good enough to address Niger's spells of hunger as separate disasters and respond to them accordingly. Niger needs long-term projects aimed at tackling the drivers of malnutrition - lack of social protection, over-reliance on rain-fed agriculture and a rapidly growing population - as well as short-term emergency relief.
The current approach of responding only to acute periods of crisis must be seen for what it is - too little, too late. For children like Yaha, it means that help is only available once food has run out, and for the doctors treating them, that is a source of major frustration. "The problem is that much of the help they brought came too late and wasn't in big enough quantities," says Dr Adamou Magagi, who runs the malnutrition ward in Aguie. "To prevent malnutrition on the scale you see here, you need to get help more quickly."
His patients' stories bear out the doctor's stark diagnosis of Niger's ills. Hadisa is a quiet woman who sits patiently on the floor of the malnutrition ward, bouncing her two-year old granddaughter, Salaha, on her bony knee as she talks. The child won't stop crying, a good sign in a ward where the worst cases are silent bundles of skin and bone, heads lolling as they lie with their mothers on the rows of sheetless beds.
"Over the last twenty years things have got worse and worse, and it's become so difficult to feed your family," Hadisa says. "Some people in our village received aid. They were given cash, but we weren't given any. If we'd received help earlier, Salaha wouldn't be here. I would have fed her and been able to take care of her."
It is a familiar refrain. On paper, every village in Aguie district is covered by a programme of cash transfers, rolled out at the beginning of the lean season to keep the poorest families from falling into dangerous levels of hunger. But in practice the programme is massively underfunded, and less than half of the families who qualify for cash support receive it. As the emergency deepens, more aid funding has become available, but for the weakest children, it is already too late.
Less than an hour's drive from the hospital, in the middle of the village of Dan Rago, children gather by a pond of stagnant floodwater. The drought is over in Niger, and the rains are falling regularly across the south of country. In a few weeks, the millet harvest will begin; the journey to the village has taken us along tiny tracks cut through expanses of the crop, already head-high, though not yet edible.
"In two months time we will be able to harvest our crops, but they will only last for four to five months," Idi Ali, the village chief, says. "That means we will run out of food again before the next harvest. And it's the same every year."
But there is no funding committed for next year's hunger crisis, nor the one after that. The people of Dan Rago may be eking out a living on the cash transfers, but the programme is due to end with the harvest. There is no guarantee it will start again. The only thing that can be relied on is that there won't be enough to eat.
And so it goes on. Unless long-term funding is made available to villages like Dan Rago, Niger will continue to lurch from emergency to emergency. In between the "crisis years", thousands of children will die, and many more, like Yaha, will suffer the lifelong effects of childhood malnutrition. If delegates at the Olympic hunger summit are going to make a real difference, the reality faced by the people of Aguie, and places like it around the world, must be understood. Niger's hungry are trapped in a perpetual crisis; an emergency that will not end until its causes, and not just its symptoms, are addressed.
Andrew Wander is Save the Children's media manager for humanitarian emergencies and a former journalist with Al Jazeera.
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Strip away the brand, the balance sheet, close the factories and shut the shops. Beyond the baggage of big business, and all the ways in which it touches our lives, nothing matters more than the people.
On the shop floor, the production studio or in the trading room, this is where the heart of a firm beats, whether it makes plastic widgets or margin calls. When staff heads are down, it is easy to detect. Low morale seeps out of the window or down the phone line to the outside world. It doesn't take much for sales to be hit or contracts cancelled.
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Bashful bosses are fond of reminding people that their successful firm is a team effort. I never buy it. Without figureheads, big companies that sprawl across the world are effectively rudderless. Their personal brand — as recognised by shareholders, politicians, even journalists — is just as important as the brand of soap powder or mobile phone they produce for sale.
At the BBC, a management vacuum has quickly opened after George Entwistle's exit as director-general. It is partly a function of his newness. If this crisis had flared up a few weeks earlier, Caroline Thomson, the chief operating officer who missed out on the top job, would have been there to step in. Instead, she is already exploring new commercial pastures.
The lack of appropriate experience in managing and editorial oversight at the Beeb is all the more surprising because this is a great British institution that few ever leave. That is its key problem: to be packed with managers but no leaders. A company that stands still will eventually be engulfed. The best firms adapt their strategy over time but also adapt their people.
At the leadership level, there are two obvious signs of a great company. First, it must be able to promote from within when it is hunting for a new chief executive. No surprise, then, that the next director-general will be an outsider. Shareholders hate shocks and nothing screams steady continuity more than an internal candidate. It suggests that this is a company that knows where it is going, and not just because a single boss who is about to exit says so.
The chief executives who followed Sir Terry Leahy and Dame Marjorie Scardino at Tesco and educational publisher Pearson were never going to be outsiders, such is the cadre of talent those companies have bred.
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The pace of management change at Tesco since Philip Clarke took the reins is dizzying for some alumni who report that the supermarket giant is a far from happy ship as it struggles to win its high street mojo back.
At Pearson, John Fallon, who replaces Scardino in January, must decide not just whether to hang onto the Financial Times but how to make sure those who were also strongly in contention for the top job, such as FT chief Rona Fairhead, remain engaged and happy.
But there is a fine line to tread. If all that guaranteed management success was to never lose a director, the BBC would have excelled. The best management teams are those coated in a porous film that lets in fresh blood from time to time — and by that I don't just mean a fresh import from management consultancy McKinsey — and eases out long servers who have run out of ideas.
Renewal is tricky. Done properly, it should be happening constantly. That is why professional services firms such as Deloitte and Ernst & Young recruit an army of graduates every year to make sure they are scooping up promising talent, even if most of them don't make it to the top.
Pushing up through the ranks, there must be something of a filtering system. Companies known for their production line of corporate talent — Tesco, Asda, Mars, Reckitt Benckiser — only remain at the leading edge if they can capture some of those prospects to people their own boardrooms instead of merely training future executives for the competition.
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Akio Morita co-founded the forerunner to Sony in Tokyo in 1946. It was soon selling early tape recorders. He stepped down as chairman 48 years later, by which time the company had grown to be a world leader in consumer electronics, music and film. Its historical success is clear but Sony has struggled to adapt to new realities, even after an outsider to Japan, Welsh-born Sir Howard Stringer, gave a shake-up his best shot. Some of that longevity, which is particularly prized in corporate Asia, had created a firm that guaranteed jobs for life but couldn't make the same pledge for prosperity because new ideas were being stifled.
Microsoft is going the same way. The departure this week of Windows boss Steven Sinofsky doesn't bode well. Here is a company that started the personal computing revolution but it has run out of new tricks. It offers a comfy way of life for boss Steve Ballmer and thousands of programmers, yet its shares have flatlined for three years.
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Global Green Nanotechnology Conclave (GiGaNTiC 2015)
Focus areas are: 1) Pharma & Biotechnology; 2) Advanced materials for various industrial applications theme
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I'm pleased to inform you that, CII-Gujarat Centre of Excellence in Nanotechnology is organizing "Global Green Nanotechnology Conclave (GiGaNTiC 2015)" with the theme "Fostering Innovation to build core competency and provide market leadership for sustainable growth" on 6-7th August, 2015 atAhmedabad, India. Department of Science & Technology (DST) Government of India, Department of Electronics & InformationTechnology (DeitY) and Gujarat Council on Science and Technology(GUJCOST), DST, Government of Gujarat have kindly agreed to support CII in organizing the Nanotechnology Conclave. This conclave will be having Conference + Exhibition + Panel Discussion + Workshop.
Opportunities for business networking: Some of the confirmed participation from Tata Chemicals, TCS, Cadila Pharma, Zydus Cadila, Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddy's, Torrent Pharma, Lupin, Elecon Ltd., Arvind Ltd., Admat Innovations, Zydex Industries, USV Ltd., I-Can-Nano, Aarshadhaatu, Nualgi Nanobiotech, Advance solutions, Bharat Petroleum, Jay Chemicals, Asian Granito, Continental Carbon, Eesavyasa Technologies, Ants Ceramics, InventyS, Fujifilm Sonosite, etc.
Opportunities to connect with R&D institutes, Universities & Labs for collaborative research & development projects.
I am writing to request your kind participation and also nominate colleagues from your organization at this conference of national importance by filling up the registration form. Kindly send the completed registration form along with payment by fax / courier / email to us. Detailed brochure isattached herewith for your kind reference. I am sure that your presence and participation would add great value to the conclave.
For Delegates from Universities / Academics, we are offering 1+1 free for delegate registration based on first come first serve . Look forward for your kind confirmation.
For more information, kindly click on the following link: http://cii.in/EventsDetails.aspx?id=E000025736
Please feel free to call me if you have any query.
Kindly contact us for group discount
Session Details
Day 1: 6th August, 2015
Day 2: 7th August, 2015
1000 – 1130 Hrs: Inauguration Session
1150 – 1310 Hrs: Plenary Session-1 (Designing of Green Nanomaterials for New-age Industries: Its Easier thanYouThink)
1400 – 1530 Hrs: Plenary Session 2 (Nanotechnology applications in Healthcare)
1600 – 1730 Hrs: Plenary Session 3 (The Pathway to commercialization of Nanomedicines: Pre-clinical,clinical,quality, scale-up, manufacturing and regulatory dossiers and approvals)
1000 – 1130 Hrs: Plenary Session 4: Fabrication and characterization of advanced nanomaterials forvariousIndustrial applications - I
1150 – 1310 Hrs: Plenary Session 5: Fabrication and characterization of advanced nanomaterials forvariousIndustrial applications – II
1400 – 1530 Hrs: Panel Discussion (Theme: Nanotechnology for providing market leadershipandachieving sustainable market growth: Opportunities, challenges, policies and the way forward)
1600 – 1730 Hrs: Workshop on Advanced characterization techniques for nanomaterials
Confirmed / Invited speakers
Shri Saurabhbhai Patel; Minister-Industries & Mines, Govt. of Gujarat
Mr. R Mukundan; Managing Director, Tata Chemicals Ltd
Dr. Y. S. Rajan; Hon Distinguished Professor, ISRO
Dr. G Sundararajan; Director, ARCI, Hyderabad
Dr. Praveer Asthana; Mission Director, Nanomission, DST, GOI
Dr. M O Garg; Director General, CSIR, New Delhi
Dr. G N Singh; DCGI, New Delhi
Dr. B. S. Chakraborty; Senior vice president & Chair, Cadila Pharma
Professor Harish Padh; Vice Chancellor, Sardar Patel University
Dr. R. P. Singh; Chair Nanotechnology, Amity University
Dr. Mukul Jain; Senior Vice President, Zydus Cadila
Dr. Ajay Khopade; Vice-President, SPARC, Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Professor Alok Dhawan; Director, Institute of Life Sciences, Ahmedabad Univ.
Dr. H. Purushotham; Chairman & Managing Director, NRDC
Dr. Arup Chatterjee; CEO, I-Can Nano
Mr. R B Karthik Aamanchi; Executive Director, Aarshadhaatu Green Nanotechnologies
Mr. Manoj Bhataria; Head - AdvanceMachines, Inventys Research Company Pvt Ltd.
Dr. Ajay Ranka; CEO, Zydex Industries Ltd., Vadodara, Gujarat.
Professor Ashok K Ganguli; Director, INST, Mohali
Professor Ashok M. Raichur; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Mr. D. P. Chakravarthy; MD, Eesavyasa Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sampath Kumar Thothathri; CEO, Nualgi Nanobiotech
Mr. Mihir Joshi; CEO, Gujarat Venture Financial Ltd.
Mr. P Siva Prasad; CEO, Analytical Technologies
For further details, Please contact:
Gaurang Patel
Centre of Excellence in Nanotechnology (CoE-NT)
Confederation of Indian Industry, CII House, GulbaiTekra Road, Near Panchvati, Ahmedabad - 380 006
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contact No.: 08460464349
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NIPER invites Assistant Professor, Professor, Associate Professor
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER), Hyderabad (Established in the year 2007) is a prestigious educational institution of national importance under the aegis of Dept, of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India. NIPER, Hyderabad conducts courses in MS (Pharm), M.Tech (Pharm) in Pharmaceutical Sciences and MBA (Pharm) in Pharma Management for Two years. Students are selected through a national entrance test. Research opportunities also exist for those who would like to pursue their Doctoral Degree. The Institute is mentored by CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad a leader in Chemical Technology well known all over the world.
NIPER is now inviting applications for faculty and other position on contractual basis intially for a period of one year which is likely to continue based on the performance of the selected candidate. Candidates will be paid handsome consolidated emoluments.
Post: Assistant Professor, Professor, Associate Professor
Panacea Biotec invites Multiple vacancies
Panacea Biotec is one of India's leading research based health Management Company with well demonstrated R&D, manufacturing and Sales & Marketing capabilities. Panacea Biotec is 2nd largest vaccine producer, 3rd largest Biotechnology Company and amongst the top 50 pharmaceutical companies in India. We are looking for professionals for our operations in bulk antigens. Vaccines & Pharmaceutical plants at Lalru (Punjab) and Baddi (Himachal Pradesh).
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