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Busting the Block: Does Sex and the City Have the Power?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Paramount, Romance, Comedy, Box Office, New Releases,
With mega-hits like Indiana Jones also premiering this summer, what chance does the female-oriented Sex and the City movie really have for big box office numbers? A somewhat raunchy cable show that ran on a network which worshiped The Sopranos, Sex enjoyed its fair share of popularity during its six-year stint. But come on, four years have gone by. Could Sex really make it to the status of summer blockbuster?
If the New York crowds which gathered for every single day of shooting, all waving cameras and screaming their heads off, are any indication, the Sexy movie could surpass all expectations and change everything we know about a series-turned-cinema event. "Crowd control was difficult to deal with," said Sarah Jessica Parker on filming the movie (largely based in New York City, as was the series). "It's a wonderful problem to have that kind of interest; it was exciting to have that energy around us."
Creator Darren Star and executive producer Michael Patrick King have each said they wanted the series to seem more like a movie - which is why it was often shot on the streets of New York with glossy, careful direction. That's why Star thinks the series lends itself beautifully to a run on the silver screen.
The movie has had it's gala premiere (er, it's had three), and all that's left now is a big opening weekend. It all happens Friday.
Terminator Sequel More Family-Friendly
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Sequels, Upcoming Releases,
In hopes of broadening their movie's audience, the producers of Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins have announced they're aiming for a PG-13 stamp. This move would be a departure from the first three installments which were all rated R.
Devotees of the series might find this bit of news a little upsetting. Would a dialed-down film also mean a watered-down Terminator? Meanwhile, younger fans of the FOX series are probably thrilled by this announcement. Now they'll get to follow along on the big screen.
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Jackie Chan Disappointed By 'Rush Hour' Films
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: New Line, Action, Comedy, Celeb News,
Should we excuse an actor for making a film he didn't even like—especially when it takes in millions of our theater dollars?
Jackie Chan, who co-starred with Chris Tucker in the Rush Hour series, is now admitting his indifference toward all three installments.
Although he never really understood the humor, the Hong Kong star participated in the original 1998 version in hopes of establishing crossover appeal. Money and 'fan satisfaction' were simply the motivators for the next two. Granted, he wouldn't be the first person to admit he made a sequel for the paycheck—but he may be one of the few to admit he wasn't a fan of his own work (especially when his movie is still in the theaters). And while the fight scenes might have been too watered down for Chan's taste, American audiences liked them enough to help each film gross over $137 million or more.
So what do you think about this? Do you believe Chan should leave his preferences/opinions behind if he's going to make a film in the US? Is it right for him to bash a series he was partially responsible in making? Or do you agree with his perspective on the Rush Hour series overall?
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Box Office Breakdown: Geeks Fight Off Statham, Jet Li
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Music, Musicals, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists, New Releases,
No, you are correct. Superbad is one of the few movies that has managed to stay at #1 for more than one week this summer. The movie that only cost $20 million to make now shares the Two-Timers title with Spider-Man 3 and Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End. (And I'm guessing those movies cost a bit more to produce).
Not only did the high-schoolers hold back the action-packed War (starring Jason Statham and Jet Li), but so did the aging Bourne Ultimatum and British goof Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean's Holiday).
Unfortunately, the Top 5 was so testosterone-laden that it didn't leave any room for the film adaptation of The Nanny Diaries. I'm wondering if more women were eager to see that hunky Statham than be reminded of their bratty kids waiting at home…
1. Superbad, Sony, $18,044,369
2. The Bourne Ultimatum, Universal, $12,472,215
3. Rush Hour 3, New Line, $11,706,643
4. Mr. Bean's Holiday, Universal, $9,889,780
5. War, Lionsgate, $9,820,089
6. The Nanny Diaries, Weinstein Co., $7,480,927
7. The Simpsons Movie, Fox, $4,317,689
8. Stardust, Paramount, $3,872,560
9. Hairspray, New Line, $3,265,384
10. The Invasion, Warner Bros, $3,093,428
Box Office Breakdown: It's Super To Be Bad
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Musicals, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Books, Lists, New Releases,
The Judd Apatow train is bound to hit a roadblock at some point—but for the time being, it's full steam ahead. Superbad opened impressively with over $30 million this weekend making it the third Apatow-related project in a row to accomplish this feat (the others being Talledega Nights and Knocked Up). This is, of course, not taking into consideration the uber-sleeper hit The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
Meanwhile, there was nothing super about Nicole Kidman's latest outing. The Invasion, the latest version The Body Snatchers, scared up a dismal $5.9 million (and that's despite Daniel Craig's hunky presence). But I predict a much stronger outing for these two later this year with The Golden Compass.
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Box Office Breakdown: Audiences Not Yet Tuckered Out
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Music, Musicals, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists, New Releases,
Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Pirates, Ocean's, Bourne and now Rush Hour 3. All six three-quels premiered directly at the top of the heap this summer.
Unfortunately, a six-year gap between the second and third Rush installments may have led to what some would consider slightly disappointing receipts. On any other occasion, a $50 weekend would be something to brag about. But considering it pales to the $67.4 million brought in by the 2001 predecessor, it's only worth a pat on the back.
But really, the Disappointment of the Week honor should really fall on Cuba Gooding Jr. When you're accepting rejected scripts from the man who played Norbit, you have to wonder where it all went wrong (two words: Chill Factor). Sadly, Daddy Day Camp was originally slated to be a straight-to-video release but somehow tested well enough to be released in theaters. Who knows? Maybe Gooding can pull a Halle and go straight-from-Oscar-to-Razzie.
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Box Office Breakdown: Bourne Breaks Bank
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, New Line, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Family, Music, Musicals, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists, New Releases,
Matt Damon may still be vying for People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' title—but he has one thing that George Clooney and Brad Pitt don't have: the biggest debut for an August opening ever.
The Bourne Ultimatum's $70 million take improved upon the previous Bourne installments and gave Damon his largest weekend to date (and that's including all three Ocean's movies).
Meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan should be happy that she's holed up in rehab again—though seeing her movie kicked out of the Top Ten would have probably sent her there anyway. Apparently theatergoers can only handle one movie about Bratz at a time…
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Box Office Breakdown: A Homerun For Homer
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, MGM, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Musicals, Period, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists, New Releases,
Looks like Homer ain't gonna be needing a deal on donuts anymore….
With a $74 million opening weekend, The Simpsons Movie debuted higher than most of the animated features released…ever. Only the two Shrek sequels did better. Quite a head-shaking number since we can still see the series for free on television. But viewers from every single Springfield in the US—plus a thousand other cities out there—love the family so much, they were willing to pay for more. Especially when it comes with nudity.
What theatergoers aren't willing to pay for is more Lindsay Lohan. I Know Who Killed Me placed a dismal 9th, possibly due to lack of promotional work by the star. How ironic that in the end it was Lindsay who was responsible for killing the movie and possibly her career.
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The Return of Mr. Spock
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Paramount, Action, Science Fiction, Sequels, Casting, Upcoming Releases,
We've come a long way since the original Star Trek that captivated the imaginations of a generation. Several movies, four full-fledged series, and a million Trekkie conventions later, the Star Trek machine is still churning…and Leonard Nimoy is still Mr. Spock (whose first name, as we know, is unpronounceable). Nimoy will put the pointy ears on again to reprise his role in the newest Star Trek flick, which will be released in Christmas of 2008. Zachary Quinto, who looks rather like Nimoy and will play the young version of Spock, stood with the 76-year-old actor when the announcement was made at a recent convention. William Shatner is also said to have an appearance in the upcoming film, as none other than James T. Kirk, though this is as yet unconfirmed. During the convention, a fan asked Nimoy how he felt about being "replaced" by Quinto, to which Nimoy replied "It was logical." You said it, Mr. Spock.
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Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the movie based on book five of the Harry series, opened yesterday in a mid-week event that had everyone scrambling to get to theatres. But, is the movie worth all the hype and hoopla?
The first scene featuring Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter himself) showed a rather buff young man who could…sort of…pass for fifteen. Maybe. Fans were immediately thrown into danger and treated to some stunning CGI, though anyone unfamiliar with the series by this point will be instantly and immediately lost. If you don't already know the story, The Order of the Phoenix is not the place to get started.
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'We are sleepwalking into a prolonged roads crisis', businesses warn
Business groups have hit out at the increasing congestion on the M50 and called on the Government to triple its spend on transport.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland said this week the motorway has reached "the point of breakdown".
Almost 159,000 vehicles are using Dublin's M50 on a daily basis - up 6,300 on the same period last year. The figure is almost twice that of the level of traffic on the road in 2008, when approximately 89,000 vehicles per day travelled over the West-Link Bridge.
Dublin Chamber of Commerce (DCC) has called for the €150m currently being spent on infrastructure each year in the greater Dublin area to be increased to €500m.
"Businesses in Dublin are taking a significant hit from traffic congestion. Companies are coping to date by changing the way in which they operate, in order to combat the effects of congestion," DCC's Public Affairs Manager Graeme McQueen said.
"Some have had to become much more flexible with employees in terms of starting times and working from home. We also know of business owners who have relocated their premises from the city centre to outside the M50 to help reduce commute times for staff."
Ireland needs to bring its spending in line with UK cities that are vying for the same foreign investment, particularly in the wake of Brexit, he added.
"Without proper action, there is a real danger that we are about to sleepwalk into a prolonged infrastructure crisis," Mr McQueen said.
"The growing congestion problems we're seeing in Dublin today are the result of significant under-investment in transport infrastructure over the past decade. This under-investment means our transport system is considerably behind where it needs to be for a fast-growing city."
Meanwhile, Neil McDonnell, chief executive of the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, said there is no "joined-up thinking" when it comes to tackling the problem of traffic chaos on the M50.
A second ring road or the Eastern Bypass, a controversial route that would make the M50 fully circular, need to be examined, he said.
Both options would ease congestion on the M50 by removing traffic that is travelling north-south and does not need to use the existing road. Only some elements of the bypass are included in the National Transport Authority's 20- year plan.
Similarly, a Leinster Orbital Route - a road proposal extending from Drogheda to the Naas/Newbridge area with intermediate links to Navan and other towns - is not included in the strategy.
"A significant proportion of this volume [of traffic] is actually bound for the N/M11 and would more sensibly be routed southwards from Dublin Port, if there was an eastern bypass," Mr McDonnell said.
"The congestion we see on the M50 is just a symptom of not having an integrated traffic and freight management plan for the greater Dublin area."
"Pending strategic decisions such as light rail for west Dublin, an Eastern Bypass and/or a Western Outer Orbital, the Government should focus on incentivising freight to use the M50 at less crowded times - perhaps by altering inbound-outbound freight movements on ferries. We see no evidence of this sort of joined-up thinking as yet," he added.
The Irish Road Haulage Association said the M50 problems are adding hidden costs for its members, who are faced with additional labour costs due to the congestion.

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AOM: Genevive Bondaryk
Lauro Demb, Staff Writer
May 26, 2017
Filed under Artists Of The Month, Arts, Showcase
"Dance is who I am; if I introduce myself I always say, 'I am Genevive, I am 18, I am a good student and I am a dancer.'" Genevive Bondaryk has been dancing since she was four years old, and the 18-year-old has covered a wide range of styles. Originally, she began with ballet, jazz and ta...
Artist of the Month: Rena Guo
Daisy Elliot, Staff Writer
April 19, 2017
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Like most high school students, sophomore Rena Guo has an account on the social media platform Instagram. Unlike most students, however, she has over 40,000 followers. To Guo's drawing teacher and friends, she is known to be a creative, hardworking, confident and dedicated artist. Guo's p...
Artist of the Month: Rae Bell
Jackie Perelman, Staff Writer
March 8, 2017
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She stands in the wings, preparing to take the stage. When she walks out, she is momentarily blinded by the light, but is no stranger to this feeling. She waits for the roar of the crowd to die down, relishing the feeling, and then she commences her twenty minute monologue. Senior Rae Bell is an 18-year-old...
AOM: Isobel Souza
Sonia Bhattacharyya, Staff Writer
February 2, 2017
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Music blasts from speakers, and the show is about to begin. Junior Isobel Souza sings along to the music, feeling nervous electricity before her World of Dance competition. For Souza, dance has allowed her to form lasting friendships and land a teaching job at the Brookline Teen Center train...
AOM: Evan Paris
Josh Fleishman, Staff Writer
January 25, 2017
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Unlike a lot of artists at the high school who like to draw or paint, Senior Evan Paris works with stained glass and 2D mosaics. Although it's not offered at the high school, Paris uses materials once used at the high school to pursue his passion. He hopes to continue art in the future as a hobby. "I f...
AOM Upgraded: Alice Foster
Maddie Kostant-Greeley, Staff Writer
January 13, 2017
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Alice Foster is a senior at the high school who has been drawing ever since she was little. Foster is currently taking AP Studio Art. Foster made this piece, titled Underwater, as a summer assignment for the class. Foster said that her biggest artistic inspirations are her peers in the class becau...
AOM Upgraded: Oliver Resnick
Maddie Kostant-Greeley, Staff Writer
January 13, 2017
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Oliver Resnick is a junior at the high school who began his artistic career while living in Paris. Resnick was inspired by the city's rich culture and many art museums. One of his artistic inspirations is painter Louis Jover, who paints predominantly with black watercolors on newspaper. Resnick's u...
AOM Upgraded: Emma Staff
Josh Fleishman, Staff Writer
January 11, 2017
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Senior Emma Staff has always had a passion for art. In 4th grade, she started sewing and designing clothes. As she grew older, she became interested in drawing, painting, metal working, jewelry making and photography. She learns most of her skills through classes at the high school, but she also expan...
AOM: Yana Lazarova-Weng
Chloe Barber, Staff Writer
January 4, 2017
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Pitch black, pure white, and every shade in between: a zoomed-in subject looking up towards something bright, irises reflecting the light. Swift, dark markings represent the shadows. After taking an art class her freshman year, sophomore Yana Lazarova-Weng developed a passion for drawing, especially...
Artist of the Month: Carolyn Fahrner
Colby Sutton, Staff Writer
November 17, 2016
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Imagine the melodious, cheerful tune of an acoustic guitar followed by upbeat and contemplative lyrics. Junior Carolyn Fahrner is a self taught musician and songwriter, who has an Extended Play (EP) "Bones," out on iTunes and Spotify. Both of Fahrner's parents are musicians and she played ce...
AOM: Jimmy Ricks
Iman Khan, Arts Writing Editor
October 25, 2016
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He watches the scene around him: the different people. The range of women, varying in height, race, body shape and more. He observes the world surrounding him and proceeds to put his vision on a small sheet in his notebook. Every stroke of his pencil is purposeful in order to create something that his vi...
AOM: Jory Cherry
Evan Marohn, Staff Writer
June 7, 2016
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Among the various art displays from the high school's elective classes lining the stairs of the Unified Arts Building, white clay sculptures of human anatomy stand out. They vary in size, from life-size busts of the upper body to a collection of miniature pieces. Some have the body of a man, but are...


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Issuer: Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd
Guarantor: Sembcorp Marine Ltd
Status: Direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured Notes
Rating: Unrated
Format: Reg S, S274 & 275 of Singapore SFA, issued off the SGD2 billion Multicurrency Multi-Issuer Debt Issuance Programme
Tenure: 7 Years & 15 Years
Issue Size: Benchmark
Initial Pricing Guidance: 7 Years: Low 3% & 15 Years: 4% area
Payment: Semi-annual, actual/365 (fixed)
Redemption for Taxation Reasons: Yes, in accordance with the Programme
Details: SGD250K/MTN Programme/Singapore Law/CDP
Listing: SGX-ST
– New SGD 7 and 15 yrs announced for Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, guaranteed by Sembcorp Marine Ltd. Deal is strongly anchored.
– Initial price guidance: 7 years at low 3% & 15 Years at 4% area
– Issue size: Benchmark
– Timing: This week's business, as early as today
Sembcorp Financial Services 3.7325% 04/2020 105.65, 2.64%
Sembcorp Financial Services 3.64% 05/2024 102.00, 3.40%
Sembcorp Financial Services 4.25% 08/2025 indic 3.75%
Keppel Corp 3.1% 10/ 2020 102.25, 2.70%
Keppel Corp 3.8% 04/2027 101.95, 3.74%
Sembcorp Industries Ltd 5% Perp callable 08/2018 104.42/104.95 3.78/3.64%
[Free Ebook] How should you invest your first $20,000?
We asked 14 Singapore finance bloggers to share what they would do if they could go back in time and invest their first $20,000. They can no longer rewind time, but you can learn from their experience and hopefully start with a better footing.
The prodigal son returns. Scandal ridden to become the golden child of Singapore bond markets again.
Remember the headlines ? pertaining to Jurong Shipyard (today's issuer), of course.
" Oct. 23 2007 (Bloomberg) — SembCorp Marine Ltd., the world's second-largest maker of oil rigs, fell the most in five years in Singapore after firing a former chief financial officer for foreign-exchange trades that may cost the company $248 million."
" Feb. 14 2008 (Bloomberg) — SembCorp Marine Ltd., the world's second-largest maker of oil rigs, will book a $258.7 million charge in its fourth-quarter earnings because of foreign-exchange losses at a unit."
unit = Jurong Shipyard
There was a time when Sembcorp Marine was racking up huge debts on its seriously ambitious Integrated shipyard project and now we have fixed assets about 4 times 2010 in their books.
Fixed assets vs Revenue at Sembcorp Marine
I just felt obliged to point it out even if it does not make any material impact on our analysis and while we are on that, do note that their liabilities have ratcheted higher too.
Sembcorp Marine Total Liabilities and Cash Position
Keppel Corp (mkt cap 19.97 bio) and Sembcorp Industries (mkt cap 9.24 bio), twin horses in the Temasek stable with ownership standing at 20.99% and 49.46% respectively.
Sembcorp Industries in turn owns 60.57% of Sembcorp Marine (mkt cap 8.29 bio), widely seen as their cashcow and glamour business (other than their other business of waste management) that contributes towards half of their total profits.
In short, Sembcorp Marine nicely complements the Sembcorp Industries portfolio as the cyclical and volatile component vs the humdrum of the business of garbage.
I think today's issues would go better.
7y interest rate 2.1% and 15y interest rate 2.77%.
7y and 15y government bonds are going at 1.9% and 2.67% respectively.
At 3%, it would be less the 1% over the 7 year interest rate.
At 4%, it would be less than 1.3% over the 15 year interest rate.
As a gauge Temasek is going at about 0.70% for 10 years and Sembcorp Industries launched a 10.5 year bond late Nov 2013 at a premium of 1 %.
Quite expensive, don't you think ? Then again, they have come a long way since last year and latching on the mindset of "rescues" like Olam's case (and Stats Chippac too), we may as well be buying Temasek here … or even, the Singapore government ? Make no mistake, this is what some professionals think as well.
Who needs traders and analysts anymore ?
As for me, the 7 year and 15 year tenors are not my favourite at the moment even though 4% is a good number for retirement planning.
Note that Sembcorp Marine dividend yield is 2.77%. Current share price of $3.97 is close to its 12 month low of $3.91.
This article was published on www.tradehaven.net, and is republished with permission.


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VMI Group Announces Major Expansions
VMI Group today announced major expansions to be completed in 2014. In Epe, a new factory building will be constructed, and current buildings will be restructured to enhance lean production. A new R&D and Engineering office will be built. In China, VMI is working with authorities to expand its facilities there. The expansions reflect strongly increased turnover at VMI.
"These developments are testament to VMI's long history of expertise, innovation and success," said Harm Voortman, President & CEO. "Our ongoing efforts to stay ahead of the competition have inspired us to develop and build the best-performing machines in the world. The expansions attest to our long-term commitment to meeting the demands of our customers, and will allow us to raise the bar for our customers even higher."
The new factory building will add 4200 square meters of assembly floor space, and the new R&D and Engineering office will add workspace for 150 to 200 engineers. As well, a new parking lot is being built in Epe to hold 375 additional cars. The municipality of Epe has welcomed the expansions and the economic growth they will generate.


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UAE consumer price inflation under control, says senior government official
The consumer price inflation was 0.9 per cent during the first half of 2013
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Consumer price inflation in Abu Dhabi and across the UAE is low and well under control, Dr Hashem Al Nuaimi, Director of Customer Protection Department at the Ministry of Economy said yesterday.
Al Nuaimi spoke to reporters while on a visit to the hypermarket located in Abu Dhabi's Al Wahda Mall to monitor prices of consumable items during Ramadan.
"The prices of consumable items across the UAE are stable and in line with the government's expectations. There is sufficient availability of all essential items, some of which are being sold by retailers below their cost," said Al Nuaimi.
Latest figures from Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD) showed the consumer price inflation in the emirate of Abu Dhabi was 0.9 per cent in June 2013 compared with the same month last year.
SCAD said last week the consumer price index in June rose to 124.1 points, up from 123 points in June 2012. It added that the largest rises in consumer prices during June were observed in the "alcoholic beverages and tobacco group", which grew 8.5 per cent, followed by furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance [up 3.4 per cent], transport [up 2.9 per cent], and restaurants and hotels [up 2.4 per cent]."
"Over the same period, however, prices of the housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels" group edged down 0.1 per cent, it added.
The SCAD also said the consumer price inflation was 0.9 per cent during the first half of 2013 compared with the same period in 2012. The consumer price index rose to 123.5 points during the first six months of 2013, up from 122.4 points for the same period of 2012.
The SCAD data came broadly in line with economists' expectations, who said inflation below one per cent in Abu Dhabi was just about enough to sustain economic growth. The UAE government has tried to keep the country's annual rate of inflation below two per cent.
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Is it too late to introduce your language to your child?
"You must start speaking your language to your baby from day one!"
"She is already three and you haven't started yet? She won't sound like a native!"
"If you don't introduce the language before he goes to school, you have missed your chance!"
"Older than seven and he will not get fluent!"
"Do you really think your teenager will be interested?!"
If you are considering passing on your language to your child and you ask for advice – depending on how old your kid is, those are some of the answers you may get. As it happens, they are all WRONG.
It is never too late to start. You have not missed the boat.
Your child can still become fluent and sound like a native and yes, your budding adult offspring can still learn the family language.
Children can become fluent at any age
Contrary to what you may have heard or read, there is no hard and fast age before which a child has to start learning a language to be able to speak it well. Children of any age can become fluent in a language. It is easier to start with a language when kids are younger, but there are many ways to make this transition easier.
Researchers are also not agreed on an "age limit" for learning to speak a language without an accent. Some claim that children who have learnt a language before the age of about seven usually end up speaking the language accent-free, others quote different ages. Anyone can learn to speak without an accent even as an adult, it just requires a more conscious effort and sometimes guidance from a professional.
Even if you start introducing your language when your children are in their teens and may only learn to understand the language, it is still beneficial. If they were to decide to study the language later in life, it would be so much easier for them to learn. As a matter of fact, teenagers are actually better than small children at learning a language as they can think about the process in a more structured way.
Children have the time to learn
Yes, young children do learn languages amazingly quickly, but consider this: If you or were given three or four years during which you do not have to concentrate on anything else than learning the language – do you think you would learn it? I would say, probably yes. Especially if you, like children, had the added luxury of people around you speak to you a lot, at your pace and at the appropriate level, with words that you can understand. Your conversation partners would also read books to you and explain new words. What we as adults miss, is the time and the opportunity to be immersed in a language.
How to introduce your language
It is never too late to start, but it is true that the earlier you begin, the easier you will find it. The longer you wait before you start talking to your child in your language, the more effort you have to put in to change language, but it can be done, the motivation to do it just has to be that bit stronger and of course, age-appropriate.
Your six-month-old little princess won't question the language you speak to her. She just wants to hear your voice and be with you. By the time she says her first words, a language pattern has usually been established in the family, and she may no longer accept the change as easily – even more so when she is a bit older. Then you will need to come up with a way for her to want to speak your langue. Use whatever positive method that usually works to get her to do what you know is good for her.
I would also unashamedly resort to small white fibs to get the language to be accepted: "The new action figure can only speak my language", or blatant bribery: "Tell me that in my language and we'll play cricket an hour longer on Sunday" and whatever trickery you can come up with. If your child is a bit older, discuss the language choice and explain why the language is important to you and why you want to change. Whatever you do, avoid threats and criticism and remember to make it fun.
Ignore comments about it being too late, whatever age your child is – any knowledge of, or even just a positive attitude towards the language will be beneficial in the future. Also, if you set your mind to it and make the language a focus in your family life, the results will be great. And I promise, your child will be thankful to you for it – it may take a few years for the appreciation to appear, but it will!
May the peace and power be with you.
© Rita Rosenback 2017
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I come from a monolingual family. (To be fair, my mother had half a dozen words in German that she would use with me, but I don't consider that to be bilingual.) I started studying Spanish in school when I was 12 and studied it off and on (along with smatterings of French, German, Latin, and ASL) for the next 13 years. When I was 25, I moved to Guatemala, a Spanish-speaking country with lots of Mayan languages. BUT growing up where I did, I didn't have a lot of chances to actually use my Spanish; so while I had all of the head learning, it wasn't a language that I could speak easily. So, despite 6 complete years of Spanish study (if you condense all that "off and on" together), I could not speak the language.
But the immersion…the immersion is wonderful. I met my now-husband after having been here 8 months. He spoke only Spanish (and even now probably doesn't speak more than 50 words of English), but we became friends. I continued living my life surrounded by Spanish with my only English being whatever is on Facebook. My Spanish language acquisition was made here in Guatemala at the age of 25 despite 6 years of studying it in the United States. These days one of my husband's favorite jokes is passing me off as a Guatemalan despite my blue eyes and blonde hair. People on the phone don't realize I'm not Guatemalan until I make some grammatical error. (Oops? I never said I was perfect!)
And perhaps, for me, the funniest part of all is that the Kaqchikel Mayans with whom I work have grammar more similar to English than Spanish (no gendered nouns, adjective before nouns). So, when they speak Spanish, they take off all the gendered endings and don't clearly pronounce the gendered article. "Uh gat es fe" meaning "El gato es feo" or "The cat is ugly." …And I do it too (although to a lesser extent)…because while the cat may be male or female, the chair certainly has no logical reason for being female nor does the floor have any logical reason for being male. And that, ironically, makes my Guatemalan Spanish much more authentic sounding.
Anyway, that's a bit of my story. So, NO, it's never too late for your kids to learn a language AND sound authentic.
I appreciate this post!! And Annalisa's story above. 🙂 Thank you for giving me permission to use fibs and bribery (which I already do). 😉 We have certain stuffed animals that only speak Spanish, and sometimes if the kids want a drink or something I'll say "Ask me in Spanish." It is so helpful to have articles like these in the journey, because I do question and doubt myself from time to time.


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I have written some code using IDENTITY as
CREATE TABLE M_D_S(ROWID INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY (START WITH 1,INCREMENT BY 1),SERVER_NAME VARCHAR(100) not null, DB_NAME VARGRAPHIC(100) not null,
TABLE_NAME VARCHAR(128) not null,COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR(128) not null, COLUMN_ID INTEGER not null,S_COLUMN_TYPE_ID INTEGER not null,
S_COLUMN_TYPE VARCHAR(200) not null,DATA VARCHAR(4000));
And I can insert values into this table too.
Problem is when ever deleted records from this M_D_S table & again inserting new set of records My ROWID is not showing values from 1, it is showing from the next iteration.
For example If i have inserted 8000 records into that M_D_S & the starting value of my ROWID is 1. I have deleted those 8000 records & again inserted 9000 records now My ROWID is 8001,
what I expect is on each & every deletion & insert My ROWID need to start from 1 itself. how does it possible, should I need to add anything to my table creation or should i use SEQUENCE for this.
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Just a quick tip. Stay away from generated always. Use generated by default. You will save yourself a ton of headaches.Dave


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We're hearing that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney may skip the pre-Super Tuesday debate to be broadcast by CNN in Atlanta on March 1.
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Another interpretation: Romney is the candidate with the cash, and this could be his way of denying free media to his financially strapped rivals on the eve of the biggest election day of the primary so far
If Romney goes through with this, it's probably because he's going to carpet-bomb all the Super Tuesday states with as much negative advertising as is humanly possible, and he doesn't want to have to justify that decision before a live audience. Now the news is breaking that the other candidates—except for Gingrich, of course, because Gingrich never met a speaking opportunity he didn't want to hump to death—are backing out, too. This is terrible strategy. The three remaining candidates would be better off going through with the debate, anyway—the absence of Romney could be perceived as arrogance, and could potentially serve as a counter to the toxic campaigning.


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On the one hand, this cosplay photo was a success - beautifully staged, with excellent lighting and a perfect expression for the character.
On the other hand, seeing the sea shore is now reminding me of the magic ending to "Twilight of the Golden Witch." Please excuse me while I call up "Byakumu no Mayu ~Ricordando il Passato~" and go for the tissues.
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When did we decide that blocks were for boys?
This week, you might be aware, that Target announced that it would soon be ridding its toy departments of gender specific signage and colors. Signs that read "building sets" and "girls' building sets" will be henceforth eliminated.
There have been a lot of praises heaped on Target…and a lot of criticism. A lot of people who think Target has "caved to the PC crowd." Plenty of people on Facebook claimed that they would be boycotting the store. Some parents even complained that Target was contributing to the "gender confusion" of children or trying "to turn them gay."
At first, I really thought the move was unnecessary at best and silly at worst.
But the more I've thought about it, and the world I want my boy to grow up in, the more I think that it's the right move.
Androgyny is Not Equality
It is amazing to me that in 2015, one of the most controversial topics of our time is something as basic as gender. We are exploring, arguing about ourselves, the very stuff that makes us who we are.
There are people who think that all gender is fluid, or that it is just a social construct. There are people who praise Target, not because they believe in equality, but because they confuse androgyny for equality.
Of course, they are wrong. Denying that there is such a thing as male and female is dehumanizing. Pretending that there is no difference between boys and girls is just as sexually repressive as any Puritan society, and sure to wreak havoc on how they see themselves.
But then there are people who have this idea that gender is totally and completely concrete, that there seems to be a checklist that determines our maleness or femaleness. The Biblical Council on Manhood and Womanhood even claims that boys and girls are "hardwired" by God to prefer certain toys.
I don't know where they got that, but it's not in the Bible. Did God hardwire boys to like guns? Did boys in ancient Israel point sticks at each other and shout "Bang!"?
That's pretty loose talk for an organization with the word biblical in its name, and it's this side of the fence that I actually have more of a problem with.
A Tale of Two Brothers
Let me take a story directly from the Bible, the same Bible that supposedly lays down strict and inflexible rules that govern gender.
There were two brothers you may have heard of, Jacob and Esau.
Esau was definitely a manly man. He enjoyed hunting and being outdoors. He was athletic. And he was hairy. He was definitely Dad's favorite.
His brother Jacob was none of the things that Esau was. He was not athletic. He was not outdoorsy. And so he probably was not Dad's favorite. He hung back at home with Mom.
The story illustrates the obvious that so many who claim truth on gender cannot wrap their heads around. There are many kinds of men. Just because we call Esau manly, it doesn't mean that Jacob was less of a man. He was a different kind of man, but we have been trained to see the Jacobs around us as less manly.
There are boys who play with toy guns. And there are boys who play quietly with blocks. There are girls who play with dolls and there are girls who build things. There are lots of different kinds of boys and girls. The sad thing that happens is when we set up these strict rules for the sexes and then say to our sons, "You don't like blocks? You must not be a boy." Or to our daughters, "You would rather wear overalls than a princess dress? You must not be a girl."
I can't think of anything that could potentially be more damaging to a child's sense of gender than telling him or her that some toys are off limits.
Boys Will Still Be Boys
I wrote before my son was born that I wanted to get him a toy toolbench.
I also want to get him a toy kitchen.
I think it will be helpful if the toy kitchen isn't pink. And for all the parents of daughters, it would be nice if the toy toolbenches weren't explicitly boy themed.
There are also plenty of toys I don't want my boy to have.
I don't think I'll give him a toy gun for a long time. I think he'll still be just as boyish without one. I just don't want to encourage him to equate boy play with violent play. If he turns out to be the kind of boy who likes to play raucously, fine. But I'm not going to give him an implement of murder and call it a plaything, just because he's a boy.
Likewise, if I'm fortunate enough to have a daughter, I doubt I'll be getting her any makeup sets.
The fact is that most of the way we think about what it means to be "boy" and "girl" doesn't come from the Bible. It comes from Disney and the toy aisle.
And to be honest, I don't care if I have to walk ten more feet to find the Legos because they are next to the Barbie dolls. Let the kids pick what they want to play with. They don't need us adults telling them the "proper" toys anyway.
Besides, they'll probably get tired of their new toy by the time they home anyway.


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Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders said Tuesday he would challenge a court order that he be put on trial for inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims.
THE HAGUE—Wilders said he had appointed an advocate and intended to submit an application to the Supreme Court to overturn last month's judgment by the Amsterdam appeals court.
"I have appointed the best advocate in the Netherlands to fight against this charge hanging over my head," he said in a statement on the website of his PVV party.
The appeals court had found that Wilders should be prosecuted for a series of public anti-Muslim statements, particularly for comparing Islam to Nazism.
The judgment had followed numerous complaints from citizens over the prosecution service's refusal to press charges against Wilders.
Wilders, 45, is the leader of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV), which has nine seats in parliament.
He is also the maker of a 17-minute film, "Fitna", which has been called "offensively anti-Islamic" by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
The screening of the film in the Netherlands prompted protests in much of the Muslim world including Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran and Pakistan.
Wilders has called for the banning of the Koran in the Netherlands, calling it "fascist".
In June, the prosecutor's office said "Fitna", though offensive to Muslims, did not give rise to a punishable offence.
It dismissed dozens of complaints received from around the country, saying Wilders' utterances were made in the context of public debate.
But the appeals court ruled that politicians, given their special responsibility, ought not to be permitted to make "statements which create hate and grief", and ordered the prosecution to put Wilders on trial.
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Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) If all goes well, a modern perfume manufacturing plant would soon be set up in Kannauj, the parliamentary constituency of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav, officials said on Monday.
Kannauj is widely known for traditional 'itra'. Perfumes are extracted from flowers, leaves and even 'mitti' – earth – in Kannauj.
With the perfume industry there in a slump for the past few years, local traders have been demanding a revival package from the state government as also an initiative for marketing the local perfumes.
Chief Minister Yadav and his wife have just returned from a ten-day visit to France, where the duo visited many perfume-producing regions and got to know the modern ways to make and market perfumes across the world. They also visited Netherlands.
A high-level delegation that accompanied the chief minister is understood to have interacted with perfume majors in Paris and tried to impress them with low-cost but high-quality perfumes produced in Kannauj.
Arun Mehrotra, a local perfume manufacturer, told IANS that the development was a "welcome one, provided it is taken to a logical conclusion".
"It's indeed a good news. However, it is yet to be seen how things roll out. Like in the past, such pronouncements should not remain merely on files and in news headlines," he remarked.
Officials at the Chief Minister's Office said that more than Akhilesh, Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav was following up on the "action taken on the issue during the French visit".


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Since it is still Dine LA week, there was the $16 lunch menu (which I had to ask them to get me), but I opted for the Whitefish with mustard sauce and vegetables. Since house wines were only $5, I asked whether the Rosé was dry or fruity and the waiter gave me a taste so I could decide. My verdict: crisp and fruity, as Rosés from the South of France usually are (and this wine was from the Golfe de St. Tropez) so I nodded yes to a glass, with a smile.
The Whitefish came with a small salad, dressed in a light vinaigrette with tomato, and olive and diced pimentos.
The Whitefish ($14.95) came with julienned zucchini and carrots. The mustard sauce served on the side was very rich and very flavorful, but I added only a small drizzle to my fish to accent the tender filet. The portion was much too big to finish, but I enjoyed every bite. It was wonderful to have a basic French menu to choose from and to have gorgeous pastries to peruse. I have decided that for my next trip to Maison Richard, I will come for dessert, and if I have room, I will consider a light meal after I finish my dessert!


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Art is HARD. Following your passion is all about getting down to it and doing the grunt work.
Having an inner circle – a close set of people who can give you feedback and appreciation –
helps immensely when you need that extra bit of motivation.
In this episode, I'll share why your inner circle is important and how to start building on,
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Following your passion is all about getting down to it and doing the grunt work. Having an inner circle — a close set of people who can give you feedback and appreciation — helps immensely when you need that extra bit of motivation.
So today, I want to share how you can build your inner circle for immediate feedback and positive reinforcement.
I have a lot of respect for the creative process, how we are able to take what we have in our mind and bring it into the real world, sitting with our tools in our personal space, trying to capture the essence of what we've envisioned, the state of flow it generates when we get lost in what we are doing and so on.
Whatever your passion may be, I think this is something that is best done alone, cut off from everything, using our laser focus powers to delve deep.
But once something is ready, I think it's very important and even healthy, to share it and see if people can feel what we want them to feel interacting with our creation.
I believe no matter what we do, there must be a feedback loop of some kind, something that tells us that we are getting somewhere. Even if we find out that we aren't on the right track, it's ok — as long as we have a way of knowing.
The first thing that comes to mind when I say share is to share something on the Internet — you know, Facebooks posts, Twitter tweets etc. However, if you're just starting out and don't have a lot of followers, doing this just feels like shouting into an empty well — nothing of matter comes back to you.
This is where your inner circle comes into the picture. I do a lot of reading and that's where I got this idea. In almost every book I've read, there are a few pages dedicated by the author to thank the people who've helped her in the journey.
These are generally family members, their publishers and friends that they know, love and respect. These are people who were the first readers — the people who gave the author their initial bit of feedback, appreciation and criticism.
Of course, one wouldn't take all of their feedback to heart, but it's a good way to get some new ideas or improve upon older ones when you hear other people's opinion of your work.
I think that at least part of your happiness from following your passion also comes from the appreciation and approval people show for your work. It doesn't have to be positive either, as long as someone spends enough time to take a look at your work, it's all good — even if they don't like it for whatever reason.
So you must focus on building this inner circle of friends and family, people who'll really take the time to give you some honest feedback.
The way I've built this is to look at my network, and depending on what I am working on — my music, this podcast or something else — I've started to identify people whose opinion I'd appreciate myself.
And then I simply worked on the relationship.
This I did almost by intuition because to me, asking directly for feedback out of the blue seemed like a good way to turn anybody off.
One thing I made sure was to only talk to people I knew shared a common interest with me. I've seen it is easier for me to befriend someone who is interested in things I am interested in.
People who I share my music with are also people who share a common interest in finding new music and going deeper into what songs mean and so on.
People I share this podcast with are people who listen to podcasts regularly, talk with me about different podcasts they're following and are open to new ideas too.
If you were a writer, you'd share your draft with someone who likes to read, possibly writes themselves and knows about you writing a book yourself.
It becomes so easy to share something you've created, confident that there are people who'll see it, share their opinions and feedback and give you a real chance.
The sheer amount of reinforcement and belief that brings to you is phenomenal.
So what kind of people do you need in your Inner Circle?
I've talked about how I try to add people who I know share my interest with me. But even so, there are certain "personalities" you need.
I don't think there's a certain number of people you must have — I guess it's somewhere around 5–6, or 10 if you can manage that big a crowd.
The first kind of person is the Fan
This is someone who has always known about you, hopefully admires you in some way, and would always be happy to get their hands on what you've created.
Pro tip here: an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend you are still positively friends with comes in very handy for this.
Or, it could be a childhood friend — they've known you the longest and so it is easier to send them something for that first "Yay!" comment.
The second kind of person is the Critic.
This could be anyone with an eye for finding out what's missing. Of course, they don't need to be a professional critic of your field to be doing this (though they could be), but it must be somebody you know would give their honest opinion and not hold back just because you're friends.
My mom tends to play both those roles quite well, by the way.
The third kind of person is the Neutral person
This is somebody who you generally know but don't share a passion with.
You simply know they would be able to say something about what you're sending them and that's the value they bring to the table. It could go either way — they may like what you've done or not at all, but they'll let you know either way.
Now I'm not sure if you're friends with such people already or you'll have to start from scratch. I, for one, have never been good at communicating with people in the past, and I've started to change it.
My biggest problem tends to be that I never know what to talk about with someone, and how to go about it without coming across as needy — which is something that happens too often when you're contacting someone online.
I found some great stuff on how to talk to people from Dan Wendler at Improve Your Social Skills, which has helped me immensely with this.
You can also check out my interview with Daniel
If you're anything like me and find it challenging to keep conversations going, Dan has some great insights that you might be interested in.
Oh, and a weird thing that has started happening is that people who share these common interests with me are starting to kind of come out of the wood-works — my inner circle has started to connect me with new people through their extended network, which simply astounds me.
Build this inner circle now, even if you don't have anything ready to show them. In fact, this is the best time to start building it, because when you are ready, your inner circle would be right there waiting for you.
Tap into your existing networks: your friends, your family, your classmates, simply anyone you've interacted with before. Say hello, and begin.
And if you don't have someone around you who'd fit any of these roles (I really doubt that, though), find these people on Meetup.com or Facebook groups or Reddit and so on.
As long as you have the internet, you can connect with what I call "your people".
I know this idea might scare you. You're probably thinking "Ok, but I am an introvert, I've got zero social skills and there's no way I can do this — it's way outside my comfort zone."
It's ok, and perfectly normal to feel that. I feel a lot of us creative or passionate people are introverts, or at least leaning towards introversion on the introvert to extrovert gradient scale.
But, here's something I've discovered as I've built my inner circle:
You don't need to be a people's person to talk to people. You just need to be a person.
And that's how your build your inner circle: tap into your existing networks, find people who share common interests or old friendships and nurture that relationship.
Give your own opinion on things when they ask for it, and you get a chance to be heard when it's your turn.
I'd love to hear your thoughts, insights and questions! Please leave a comment…


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You rarely ever see Tom Brady shed a tear. He doesn't appear to have much reason to.
That stunning Super Bowl loss to the Giants in 2008 after an undefeated Patriots regular season is the only time a crying Brady comes to mind. But it happened at a Super Bowl media event Tuesday when a young boy asked Brady who his hero was.
"Who's my hero? That's a great question," a choked up Brady said. "Well, I think my dad is my hero because he's someone that I look up to every day, and a… my dad."
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If 3 pounds of beef chuck roast cut in 1" cubes cooks nicely in my pressure cooker in 30 minutes, any guesses on how long this might take to cook?
I've essentially been boiling the beef & chicken in the pressure cooker and it has been coming out great. I'm tempted to add enough water to cover the pork.
BTW, is it normally this cheap: $1.29/pound?
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United States President Barack Obama urged all nations to support against the terrorism as Islamist fighters threatened to launch a nuclear attack that would actually change our world.
US President added during the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, all nations have taken extensive measures to impossible nuclear terrorism though the one of the most dangerous Islamist fighter organization Islamic States is reportedly on way to buy nuclear weapon which would be greatest threats to worldwide security.
However, senior leaders from over 50 countries attended the summit that held in Washington. The conference brought together world leaders in Washington for expressed concern about, North Korea's nuclear armaments program but Russian leaders remained absent in this special meeting.
American President expressed concern that Moscow has been building up its military at the price of nuclear weapons decreases, while President Vladimir Putin was also invited to be a part of the Nuclear Security Summit but didn't reveal why refused to join the conference against possible nuclear attacks in future.
On the other side American authorities had also invited Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in this world leaders' meeting but regrettable bombing incident Lahore became the only reason of visit cancellation though both absent nations are nuclear-armed.
At the end of the Nuclear Security Summit, world leaders determined to fight proliferation because they all want international security although Obama referred movement in making large fractions of the world free of nuclear weapons.
Nevertheless, South American had already accomplished this but South East Asia and Central Europe both were expected to achieve coming months.
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Fiber optic connectors are a substantial fragment of the global telecommunication industry. Optical fibers are joined using fiber optic connectors, which allow the light conduction between two consecutive optical fibers. An additional im…
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Revenue, means the sales value of Passive Optical Network (PON) Equipment
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Split by product types, with sales, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, can be divided into
- Ethernet passive optical network equipment (EPON)
- gigabit passive optical network equipment (GPON)
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Split by applications, this report focuses on sales, market share and growth rate of Passive Optical Network (PON) Equipment in each application, can be divided into
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