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Opening up takes new form as Hunan official airs views
Posted Mar 19th 2011, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, touching on everything from democracy to 'evil cults'. 'I believe the political system we have today ... to get the best talent elected, and how to supervise officials ... in particular we must strengthen supervision by the public and the media.' Li, vice-chairman of the Hunan People's ...
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Rare insight into leader-in-waiting Xi
Posted Dec 07th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... is convinced that only a small elite can maintain China's social stability and lead the country to new heights. The princelings, he says, are the 'legitimate heirs' of the Chinese ...
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Xi Jinping moves one step nearer top post
Posted Oct 19th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... promotion may mark the beginning of the second orderly transition of power in the history of the People's Republic. With the vice-presidency together with a leading role on the Central ... Vice-President Xi Jinping looks set to be China's next top leader after he was named vice-chairman of the Communist Party's Central Military Commission (CMC) yesterday. The party ...
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Crime-buster meets city's former boss
Posted Dec 05th 2009, 12:00am by Verna Yu
... than Wang to get tough on local gangs. His father, Bo Yibo , was a revered, veteran communist who helped found the People's Republic. When Wang arrived on Thursday, Chongqing media gave Bo ... Chinese idiom hinting Wang was too happy in Guangdong, and was unwilling to revisit Chongqing, when they met each other at the National People's Congress in March. Wang's visit coincides ...
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Party's young guns readying for showdown
Posted Jan 04th 2010, 12:00am by Wang Xiangwei
... no earth-shaking news. However, it is worth noting that the first publication is sponsored by Xinhua news agency and the second is sponsored by the People's Daily, the two major propaganda arms ... In China's opaque politics, nothing is more intriguing than the perceived rivalry between Bo Xilai, the party secretary of Chongqing and Wang Yang, the party secretary of Guangdong, ...
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Taiwan vows to ease restrictions as mainland investors complain
Posted Dec 24th 2009, 12:00am by Lawrence Chung
... firecrackers at the Windsor Hotel where Chen was staying. Chanting 'Taiwan and China on each side of the Taiwan Strait', the activists lit the firecrackers from a small open truck across ...
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Drama off the air as 'red' TV takes over
Posted Jan 04th 2011, 12:00am by Staff Reporter
... The latest political manoeuvring by maverick Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai has seen prime-time dramas taken off the air on one of the municipality's television networks and replaced ... at university. Bo said scheme participants would gain social experience. He has also embraced new media, launching a microblog last year and using it to promote his revolutionary image and political ...
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Home affairs minister's Taiwan visit to go ahead
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... reasons for cancelling his visit but sent lower-ranking officials to represent him. At the central government level, People's Bank of China deputy governor Su Ning has postponed a trip ... that Beijing had given approval for the special administrative region to develop close communications with Taiwan. 'Hong Kong's presence would not be that politically sensitive,' Wong ...
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... delegate of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, who preferred not to be named, said government inaction during the Chen era was understandable. 'They have to take ... Since arriving in Hong Kong as Taiwan's cultural envoy in early 2003, Lu Ping has had the uphill task of attempting to transcend politics. With tension engulfing the Taiwan Strait ...
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Anti-triad drive fails to get top leaders' backing
Posted Mar 13th 2010, 12:00am by Shi Jiangtao
... Despite heightened media attention on Chongqing during this year's NPC session in Beijing, municipality party chief Bo Xilai's anti-mafia crusade has yet to gain public endorsement from either President Hu Jintao or Premier Wen Jiabao . With only a day to go before the end of the annual session of the National People's Congress, only the mainland's security ...
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"The most dangerous myth is the demagoguery that business can be made to pay a larger share, thus relieving the individual. Politicians preaching this are either deliberately dishonest, or economically illiterate, and either one should scare us...
Only people pay taxes, and people pay as consumers every tax that is assessed against a business."
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We live in awkward times too late to vote and too early to start shooting.
Getting called on you posting through Scooter: my fantasy
No answer to a point I made: Rectum and dropped the point
Called on what BBA will do: quip still no reality
Yeah Dutch, you are good at dishing it, but a bit sensitive at taking it. I'm still laughing at digs like this for I know the game.
Now if you wish to join the adults in the room, please address the point I made about the grand 18% cap of the BBA that is tied into revenue. We don't have revenue that is 18% of the GNP coming in, and with the no tax increase pledge to the Tea Party that means a federal budget equal to 1955. That's the fantasy along with the fact that the GOP won't do anything to bring down the National Debt with all this revenue neutral posturing. You keep droning on with the BBA like it's needed or anything more than the soundbite it is to make the Tea Party think the GOP is offering anything based on reality. But that's Norquist's game isn't it? To cut the Federal governement in half without talking how it's done or who gets affected.
Have a good one. Nice to see you are still talking to me, I was getting lonely...
Is there a button for posters who don't contribute to a conversation but do come in with personal insults all the time of late? So BD is a child for seeing through the game of cherry picking for half truths and duplicitious standards? You know Steve, I ignore you when it's directed towards me because I love the Rickles humor and know that any response I make will only drive a thread further off track, but this one is not called for.
Lets' take this from the end and work backwards my friend.
Asking a question is not being a grammercop. I didn't tell you to do anything. I think all your namecalling is coloring how you perceive things.
I can't help but notice that whenever your position gets challenged you shift into Saul-mode and need to color me with humorous positioning to show how I'm not pinned to your extreme right or how hard it is to pin down my beliefs. I thought we established that most of the world is to your left. You stand proudly alone since you guys have done your best at insulting anyone here with a differing opinion until they tire of even responding. Worked with BD, didn't it?
Considering the latest polls on the performance of the GOP congress have brought a disapproval rating of over 70%, by your thinking, the world must be a lonely place with all those Democrats. No wonder you need to make this constant point in my direction without offering proof.
I also notice you ran from my point that the track records of GOP presidents since Nixon are pretty bad when it comes to the Federal debt. So now it's not about Presidents and what they sign? It's about Congress and what they present? OK. That makes Obama look like the strongest president we've had in my memory for not going along with Congress. Glad we agree there. But hey, wise one, as far as presidents go with regard to the National Debt?
And no, you don't have to supply anything other than you sock-puppet GOP links. I, on the other hand have a choice for how much time I wish to waste fact checking it and know that the adults in the room see through the game you play where you still can't back up your accusations toward me in grand Saul style with anything other than comments you say are there to cause me to "fester". Calm down Mr. Amplify.
So scooter, have fun with holding one party to historic actions while asking for the get out of jail card for yours. I pointed out how it wasn't embarrassing to Obama, and will ignore the new shift in your question for what it is, a shift, as was the current budget process where the GOP is doing nothing to address the National Debt but pandering to the Tea Party with the nonbinding contract they signed. All the while they offer ridiculous bills that either cut the federal government back to levels of my childhood or don't have a chance in hell for passing. Shift, as in Obama is now doing exactly what the GOP wished for, reduce spending while addressing the National Debt and all you can do is focus on historic events.
The last time I checked you still haven't addressed where the Democrats are calling on business to end the catch 22, while all you try is to bully me around with your orders to waste my time fact checking you GOP statements of "fact".
Or that your guy Mitch hasn't shifted from his statement that the goal of your party is to get Obama out, and deadlocking Congress has been their MO since he said it.
Dr. Seuss for 2011:I do not like this Uncle Sam, I do not like his health care scam. I do not like these dirty crooks, or how they lie and cook the books. I do not like when Congress steals, I do not like their secret deals. I do not like ex-speaker Nan, I do not like this 'YES WE CAN'..I do not like this spending spree, I'm smart, I know that nothing's free. I do not like their smug replies, when I complain about their lies. I do not like this kind of hope. I do not like it. Nope, nope, nope!
Sure seems to be an epidemic among you libberals to waste a lot of keystrokes to avoid addressing inconvenient facts....
Actually.. even though you refuse to address facts, lemme address this alternate reality post you've created here.
Says the guy as prone to name calling as anyone else in this forum. The same guy who goes on in this very post to call me a "GOP Sock puppet". Do tell... but watch the fall off that high horse.
Love the new tact. Get called on the mat enough times about your Alinsky tactics you now try to attribute them to others. Better have a good look at the "projection" defnition again.
We? Did you and your pal patriot4us hold a vote and fail to invite anyone else? OTOC consensus of one stated as fact... that's the "established" norm.
So which is it.. am I alone? Or is there a group of us whose opinions disrupt you libberals alternate reality so much that you habitually threaten us with paradise by claiming you are "done... through... ignoring..." or whatever the flavor of the day is? You guys sure have issues dealing with differing opinions.
Lovely. "by MY thinking" eh? Funny.. whenever you start with that phrase it's minus an actual quote where you can attribute said "thoughts" to me. Classic otoc. Attributing your thoughts as a fact for me... then beating that poor strawman down.
But lets continue with the point you are trying to argue both sides of here for a second. Congressional approval has been low for some time. But let's put that into perspective. Under the complete control of your party the approval of congress hit single digits. IIRC it was an all time low of 9%. If we're hovering at 30% now I'd say while still bad.. it's a pretty darn good improvement since new management took over.
But do go on about "offering proof"...
Oh.. so that was your point posting that graph that your libberal pal was floggin about in the other thread. Strange that you would use that graph alone if that was really your intent. If I did not know better I'd say you tried unsuccessfully to flog a really bad (D) talking point graph and got called out on it just as BD did. Oh wait... that is what happened. Nice try at revisionist history though.
I see you decided to take me up on that offer for the turbo off the Saab... that's some spin you have there. "We agree" you decree... lol. Perhaps you can remind the rest of us with slightly less rose colored glasses and far better memories... when exactly did bamma not go along with congress back when Pelosi/Reid were running the show? You know.. when your party was busy spending trillions like drunken sailors by passing bad bills none of them bothered to read. Seems to me (and those darn inconvenient facts back me up again) that your prez only started going against Congress when the GOP took over and started talking about fiscal responsibility.
Project much? Yup.. you have a choice. And you habitually "choose" to ignore facts. Attack the source & ignore the facts.. that's the ticket!
Alternate reality is the theme. The GOP has provided several plans. Your party has none. Your party did not bother to pass a budget last time around and has produced nothing from the senate in 800+ days. Your president has done nothing but offer up speeches.
"Historic actions...."
Well excuse me for ignoring your attempts to change the subject to addressing yet another logic defying (D) talking point while you ignore addressing the facts I post up.
As I've clarified several times now, you continually failing to be able spin a months old comment directly to the current budget debate is not my issue.
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"The most dangerous myth is the demagoguery that business can be made to pay a larger share, thus relieving the individual. Politicians preaching this are either deliberately dishonest, or economically illiterate, and either one should scare us...
Only people pay taxes, and people pay as consumers every tax that is assessed against a business."
-The Gipper
^^^ Look scooter... you've just received your 116th lesson in how to properly conduct yerself when debating, with the 116th example of I do's and I don'ts from the godfather of centrist thinkology. I think the great weezard even gave him a certificate in thinkology.
I know, so far, over the course of gad knows how many years, he hasn't persuaded anything more than a gnat of anything... but nevertheless, its time fer you to see the light.
Words matter.
Forget that Carterthink that less is more.
Its a new age.
More words = more truth.
And bears don't shit in the woods.
Congress Reminds Obama He's President, Not King
By GEORGE F. WILL
Posted 07/25/2011 06:45 PM ET
Between 6 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Sunday, the nation began a constitutional course-correction. The current occupant's vanity and naivete a dangerous amalgam are causing the modern presidency to buckle beneath the weight of its pretenses. And Congress is reasserting its responsibilities.
At his Friday news conference-cum-tantrum, Barack Obama imperiously summoned congressional leaders to his presence: "I've told" them "I want them here at 11 a.m."
By Saturday, his administration seemed to be cultivating chaos by suddenly postulating a new deadline: The debt-ceiling impasse must end before Asian markets opened Sunday evening Eastern time, lest the heavens fall.
Those markets opened; the heavens held. The faux deadline, reportedly invoked at a Saturday White House meeting by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who should resign, inevitably seeped into the media and invited overseas panic, thereby risking the nation's currency, for brief tactical advantage.
Amid these tawdry episodes, House Speaker John Boehner signaled constitutional sanity regained: "Congress will forge a responsible path forward." Congress. Obama has marginalized himself.
Constitution's 'Defect'
Inordinate self-regard is an occupational hazard of politics and part of the job description of the rhetorical presidency, this incessant tutor. Still, upon what meat doth this our current Caesar feed that he has grown so great that he presumes to command leaders of a coequal branch of government?
He once boasted (June 3, 2008) that he could influence the oceans' rise; he must be disabused of comparable delusions about controlling Congress. When he was a lecturer on constitutional law, he evidently skipped the separation of powers doctrine.
But, then, because this doctrine impedes the progressives' goal of unleashing untrammeled government, they have long loathed it: Woodrow Wilson, the first president to criticize the American founding, considered the separation of powers the Constitution's "radical defect."
It has, however, rescued the nation from Obama's preference for a "clean" debt-ceiling increase that would ignore the onrushing debt tsunami. There are 87 reasons for Obama's temporary conversion of convenience to the cause of spending restraint the 87 House Republican freshmen.
Their inflexibility astonishes and scandalizes Washington because it reflects the rarity of serene fidelity to campaign promises. Obama a demagogue for an age of smooth surfaces; Huey Long with a better tailor pretended Friday to wonder whether Republicans "can say yes to anything." Well.
House Republicans said yes to "cut, cap and balance." Senate Democrats, who have not produced a budget in more than 800 days, vowed to work all weekend debating this. But Friday they voted to table it, thereby ducking a straightforward vote on the only debt-reduction plan on paper, the only plan debated, the only plan to receive Democratic votes.
Obama's last venture into public specificity was his February budget, which proposed accelerating the nation's descent into debt. It was rejected by the Senate 97-0.
Presidential Mendacity
Although histrionically impatient with Republicans' refusal to accept certain measures, Obama insists he will "not accept" a debt-ceiling deal that does not increase income taxes. Surely this is the meaning of his July 11 words: "I do not want, and will not accept, a deal in which ... I'm able to keep hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional income that I don't need."
To understand Republican distrust of him, consider, from the many examples of his paltering with the truth, his July 15 news conference, wherein he veered from the subject of the debt ceiling to say "I've got three trade deals ready to go" yet they are "being held up because some folks don't want to provide Trade Adjustment Assistance to people who may be displaced as a consequence of trade." The facts are:
TAA, which has existed since 1962, enjoys bipartisan support. The 2009 stimulus increased it, supposedly temporarily, and it did revert to pre-stimulus levels in February. Now, however, Democrats suddenly insist that TAA's stimulus levels be made permanent.
Obama's wee mendacity about TAA illustrates the large stakes of the debt debate, which is a proxy for an epochal argument about the nature of American governance. Obama's money gusher has driven federal spending from under 20% of GDP to almost 25%. Democrats consider this the new normal until it becomes the base from which they launch their next surge of statism.
This fact refutes those who loftily dismiss the debt-ceiling debate as much ado about not very much. And those who are loftily contemptuous of today's supposedly "dysfunctional" Washington have forgotten that the branches of government are supposed to be jealous rivals.
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If you love to dance SALSA, get fit with ZUMBA, listen to Salsa music, travel to SALSA or ZUMBA Congresses and other events or just hang out with other Salseros, then this is the group for you! Whether you have no Salsa experience at all or have been dancing for years, come out and join us; you will have a great time. If you know of any events that aren't listed on our calendar, feel free to e-mail me or post it on the discussion board. If you are interested in learning to dance Salsa, BAILE CO …
Meetup to discuss, promote, and practice various Swing and Salsa/Latin Dancing. Share your love for dancing and music: East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Salsa, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Bachata, Charleston, Zydeco, Night Club 2-Step, Hustle, Canjun, etc.
Mucho Rhythm is slid into the North Carolina Triangle dance scene in March of 2012. Our passion is music and dance and we want to share it with you! Whether you prefer sultry Latin beats, Big Band Swings, steamy Salsas or smooth jazzy Foxtrots, we promise to inject a new pulse into your dance exploration. Come and learn more about us at our next dance social!
Discover the joy and fun of dancing! This is a great place to meet up for every level of dance, from beginner to the most experienced. Group lessons and private lessons are available, and frequent dance parties are held for anyone with an interest in dance and for students to practice what they've learned. Make friends, deepen your relationship with your spouse or partner (no partner is necessary- come on out!), learn something new, maintain and improve your dance ability, get some great exercis …
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The Cary Arthur Murray meetup group is designed for people who love to dance! Throughout the year we hold several dancing events that not only help you become a better dancer through group instruction but we also offer a beautiful place to socialize with others who love to dance too. At our events we have the Cary Arthur Murray staff memebers to help you learn the most popular social dances on the dance floor today as well as live music to cater to your dancing needs. Come out and party with CAM …
We've all been to exercise classes where you just didn't get anything out of it, didn't break a sweat, got frustrated your first visit because you couldn't catch on to the "routines" everyone's been drilling for weeks, or perhaps was just bored half to death right??? And you wonder... what was the point??? Well, NO more being discouraged....it's time to have FUN, shake your groove thing, increase your confidence on the dancefloor, (Did I mention FUN), meet new people w/ common goals....and all w …
This is a group interested in Brazilian Culture, Dancing Class, Samba, Pagode and Zouk, Portuguese Languague, all skills levels are welcome, im starting this group to bring the Brazil inside NC and meet peoples interested to meet other outdoor enthusiasts.
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Join us for an hour of Zumba Fitness fun. Zumba Fitness is a Latin Inspired Fitness Workout that helps sculpt and tone your body. You will enjoy all the Latin rhythms in our class Salsa, Meregue, Cumbia, Reggaeton, samba and other international rhythms that will have you partying yourself into shape. "Ditch the workout and Join the Party." Join the best Zumba experience.
Zumba Fabulous Fitness is a great way to Get Fit and have Fun! $5 for an hour of Zumba! Pay when you attend class, no contracts. Punch cards available. Each class includes salsa, merengue, belly dance and more! Join a great group of ladies for an hour of cardio burning FUN! Bring water, a towel and plenty of energy. Ask about the Zumba Beginner Basic class. Classes are offered at Triangle's Best Karate(not Karate International)9113 Leesville Road, Raleigh NC. Next to Just Tires, Great Clips a …
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Welcome to our Girlfriend's Club… This club is called The Ultimate Fabulous Girlfriend's Club, not because we are snobby or stuck up, but because I believe in reaffirming verbally what you are inside and out. We are all Fabulous, not because of what we look like, what we wear, etc but because we are all sweet, kind, compassionate, loving, accepting, non judgmental women who love to give of ourselves to each other… in friendship and in sisterhood for a lifetime. Our club loves to participate in a …
Tameka Pettigrew, experienced Group Fitness, Zumba and Hip Hop instructor invites you to move your body while getting fit. Fusing popular Latin rhythms such as merengue, salsa, cumbia with hip-hop, reggae, soca and calypso, Tameka's Zumba class is like no other! Tameka promises lots of energy and high intensity options to maximize fat burn! Join us today and see for yourself. Remix ZUMBA Saturday @ Elite Dance Studio 136 Morrisville Square Way Morrisville, NC 27560 From 10:00am-11:00am TurnUp ZU …
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Get fit the fun way...come try Zumba with Maria Elena! Group fitness with a Latin flavor. Salsa, Cha-cha, Meringue, Reggaeton, Samba jazzed up for an hour of non-stop fun & effective workout. $5/class. NO GYM MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED!!! Schedule: Zumba: Mondays and Wednesdays: 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Green Road Community Center: 4201 Community Road, Raleigh, NC 27604; Zumba: Tuesdays: 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Wendell Community Center: 601 W. Third Strret, Wendell, NC 27591 Zumba: Thursdays: 6:00 - 7:00 PM: Greystone …
This is a group for people living in the Triangle area who care about being healthy, feeling good, and being in shape. This is the perfect meetup for people who want to lose weight and get in shape or who want to stay in shape. We will focus on activities that involve getting and staying in shape and eating right. We'll meet to discuss things we can do to make sure we're eating foods that will help us to be healthy while losing or maintaining weight. The group will participate in various physica …
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Where | Estero Llano Grande State Park |
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Come celebrate the full moon and see all that Estero Llano Grande State Park has to offer after hours. We will take a night hike, learn about the stars and constellations, search for scorpions, tarantulas, Common Pauraques, frogs, and owls, and much more!
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2014 MLB ALL-STAR GAME: Venue: Target Field Location: Minneapolis, MN Date: July 15, 2014
MLB ALL-STAR GAME INFORMATION: Official Name: Major League Baseball All-Star Game First Game Season: 1933 First Game Venue: Comiskey Park First Game Location: Chicago, Illinois Notable MVPs: Willie Mays, Steve Garvey, Gary Carter, Cal Ripken, Jr., Popular Host Teams: New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers MLB All-Star Game Events: MLB All-Star Sunday, MLB Home Run Derby, MLB All Star Game See Also: Home Run Derby tickets, Futures & Legends Games tickets The Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition match between the best players from the American League and the National League, the two smaller leagues constituting the MLB. Also known as the "Midsummer Classic", the MLB All-Star Game was originally played in 1933 at the World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. It was to be a one time only affair, but its popularity led to the game being held annually. The game is played in July and marks what is roughly the halfway mark in the MLB season. It is played on the only two days during the season when no major sports events in America play. The MLB All-Star Game provides fans with the unique experience of watching their favorite stars from different teams play together.
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Design and implementation of a global payment platform for a German premium car manufacturer
German Premium Car Manufacturer
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BearingPoint assists a German premium car manufacturer in the restructuring of its international payment processes and further supports in the implementation of a global payment platform, aiming to standardize and improve the effectiveness of its firm-wide payment processes. The solution will ensure a global and centralized liquidity management.
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- Reduction of the number of local bank accounts and selection of only a few global banks.
- Introduction of an internal payment process for intra-group payments to increase effectiveness of intercompany reconciliation and netting.
- Lower transaction costs through the implementation of a centralized payment process for external payments optimizing payment schedules and routes.
- Centralized cash management and liquidity planning significantly improves the use of the group-wide available liquidity.
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- Definition of target processes, design and implementation of software solution in close cooperation with business and IT department
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A jack of all trades in the world of hydraulic presses Langzauner GmbH has been designing and building presses since 1936. Today, the Austrian company is the leading international producer of presses for manufacturing skis. At the Composites Europe trade fair in September 2011, Langzauner presented a methodological paradigm shift rivaled only by the industry's movement from the screw press to the hydraulic press. Using variable speed hydraulic drives, their newly developed laboratory press sets new standards in precision while also reducing energy consumption significantly. B&R's single-source compact control technology eases development and assembly for the manufacturer and simplifies operation for the end user. A surprising number of the products we use every day has passed through a press at some point along the way. "This trend has risen sharply with the increasing popularity of composite materials," states Michael Laufenböck, marketing specialist at the machine manufacturing company Langzauner, headquartered in the Austrian town of Lambrechten. Founded in 1924 with an initial focus on sawing and sanding machines for wood and metalworking, the company began manufacturing presses in 1936. While early production dealt primarily with screw presses for veneer production, Langzauner has also been building hydraulic presses for composite materials since the 1970s. "When it comes to presses for manufacturing skis, we are the undisputed world market leader," explains Laufenböck with justifiable pride. "Over the last two decades, we have also been manufacturing components for the aerospace and automotive industries." Upgraded technology to increase flexibility While order quantities for these segments are not particularly high, suppliers must be able to quickly and easily react and adapt to changing requirements. In addition, the demands for precision are extraordinarily high not only for the parts themselves, but for the individual forming steps as well. "This was also reflected in the technical specifications for our upcoming series of presses, particularly in regard to the hydraulics," reports Gerhard Mayrhofer, the mechatronics engineer heading up Langzauner's Electrical Engineering department. "Control technology was a central aspect from the very beginning since some of today's market requirements are nearly impossible to achieve using the separate hydraulic controllers of the past." A turning point in the development of the new product series was the decision to move away from the conventional solution that uses proportional valve technology for the hydraulic unit. "The traditional method not only contributes to energy waste with a pump that runs at constant full capacity, it also involves extremely complicated control elements," states Mayrhofer. "Not only that, but the proportional control valves are not exactly cheap and are far from being maintenance-free." Rather than accept these disadvantages, he chose to go with a variable speed hydraulic drive, where an internal gear pump – driven by a servo motor – always generates just the amount of pressure needed at any given moment. "All we use now are cost-effective, maintenance-free switching valves," explains Mayrhofer. This brings several advantages. "We no longer need an extra controller on the hydraulics side because we're now able to handle all open and closed loop control tasks electrically," he says. On top of that, there's also the energy savings of over 70% and a noise level that can barely be perceived. Faster development with libraries The first machine in this new generation is a laboratory machine. Unlike most series production machines specified for a narrow range of applications, practically all the parameters and functions in this machine can be configured individually – from the pressing power and the closing speed to the strength and duration of heating. The newly designed laboratory press is the first of its kind available on the market that is capable of handling all pressing techniques including RTM, prepreg and injection molding. This places extremely high demands on both the controller and usability. "The real challenge has to do with the control algorithms themselves, however" explains Mayrhofer. "This is where B&R's development environment, Automation Studio, really helped us out. We were able to implement all of the control-related tasks, including the hydraulics, in record time thanks to the native software libraries." It was this approach that allowed Langzauner to proceed from initial development in February of 2011 to a fully mature machine in September, sending shockwaves through the industry. User friendliness as priority #1 The technicians at Langzauner were able to utilize the extensive features offered by their automation software to completely revamp the user interface and provide their customers with significantly more options. In the past, it was only possible to define and save parameters. They are now able to easily put together entire programs from predesigned modules using pull-down menus and store them for later use. Up to 1,000 such programs can be saved as CSV files on the nonvolatile memory card and transported via USB flash drive. 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text: A really striking score from Jerry Goldsmith – penned with just the right sense of drama and tension for this mid 60s military thriller! Goldsmith's already working here with a full palette of colors – and Lionel Newman conducts the music with an added richness that seems to bring out all of his long experience on big budget epics, yet deliver the end results with the more subtle, compressed modes that make Goldsmith one of the more mature composers of the 60s. Horns shimmer with this great sense of restraint – almost painting colors in sound – and given the setting of the film, there's some slight exotic hints in a few instrumental passages as well. Expanded 2CD edition is amazing – the full film score, plus source music, and additional tracks as well – making for a whopping 50 selections in all. Titles include "Fire Aft", "Not In Vain", "Death Of A Thousand Cuts", "Trial Run", "Hello Engine", "The San Pablo", "The Wedding", "Coolies Jump Ship", "Jake & Shirley", "Night Mission", "A Crushing Affair", and "Restless Months". © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc.


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Outsourcing is all the rage in modern times. Every company is hoping to score a contract for a good price and then push the workload off to the local guy. That way they make the big bucks and the local guy can get some money as well. There are plenty of insane little stories of outsourcing like the ones for the "rebuilding" contracts in Iraq, which were awarded to big US companies for unbelievable sums. These then turned around and outsourced that work to a small local company in the country for a fraction of the price. The Onion News Network - a satire based on real life big shots like CNN and NBC - has been going after that issue with their YouTube video of personal outsourcing of americans. This brings me to my current issue: Samsung and their warranty service. I happen to have a 30 inch monitor for my workstation, which did not seem to take any DVI signal anymore, so I call up the Samsung hotline from Austria, just to be connected to their german call center - so far nothing out of the ordinary. They were quick about taking down my details and setting up a support ticket along with the promise of a pickup within 24 hours along with the confirmation that the issue will be solved within 10 working days. So I get a call from the transportation firm to confirm a pickup date and time, at which the LCD monitor is picked up. Once again - so far so good, but this is where the real fun begins. Samsung has elected a local company here in Austria - called Tectraxx - to take care of warranty issues for them, that being the first level of outsourcing. These have then outsourced the actual repair to another company called AVMS. So my monitor - which I require for work - starts on a wonderous journey from my home town to Vienna, where it is checked to confirm the defect, then packed up again and sent onward to another company, which then rechecks the item again. I should note at this point, that other monitor manufacturers like Dell manage to do a next business day swap - no questions asked. So after a whooping 7 business days, my unit manages to make it to AVMS, which actually promptly manages to isolate the problem, but does not have any parts in stock. Another classic problem when outsourcing - sure you can repair units, but you still need to order and stock the needed parts, which takes time. Now with 7 out of the promised 10 days burned away by a trip all over Austria, the unit is sitting there waiting for a replacement part. That part then does not manage to get there within the quoted 2 to 3 business days, but instead takes twice the time. So, now we are at 13 business days. At this point, the unit is ready to be shipped back to Tectraxx - yes not directly to me. It takes 3 business days for them just to pick the unit up from AVMS and another day to receive it. It is then checked again and sent onward to me. Needless to say, I opened the warranty ticket on June 25th and I have yet to receive the unit back. The guys at Tectraxx cannot promise a delivery by the end of the week - friday the 24th of Juli as they have no information from AVMS yet - great. Sure some of you may say "huh, not even a month", but in my case the lack of efficiency, communication and inability to plan ahead is so blatantly obvious. Once my unit reached Tectraxx I was no longer able to call them to get an update on the status. Samsung, Tectraxx, AVMS and the transport firm all have my issue logged under seperate tickets with no information beyond their duty along the chain. It also begs the question if it were not cheaper for Samsung to invest in some infrastructure themselves instead of outsourcing everything. So this leads me to ask the question: "Have you had any horrid warranty issues?" Not so much ones where it just took long, but one were the defective item was pushed down such an inefficient chain instead of doing the obvious? If so, let us know.
Simply vote with your wallet instead of crying. Don't ever buy a Samsung product again, there is a lot of competition out there with similar offers.
w1zz how the heck can you NOT buy a samsung product? they are in EVERYthing from memory to televisions to phones and beyond
:shadedshu No offense to you guys but you've lost it. I LOVE my samsung products. They're the best. Maybe in your region samsung might suck but I find them to be one of the better companies here and in asia as well.
There you go. I've always received parts from Dell the day after I called them. I've yet to have a Dell LCD monitor fail.
Ah, the wonders of outsourcing. I remember writing a huge report about that. I cant recall any hassle with techsupport or RMA, mostly because i dont want any hassle and buy a new item if the old breaks. Ive only RMA'd my gpu and that went fine. Outsourcing is a double edged sword. Its cheap, quick and easy for a large company to outsource parts of their business, but can come at a cost for others. One example is Darksaber current predicament. Others are far worse. Lets take an example. My brother works for a large flight travel company, (dont know the english word) which name i wont reveal, in a department where they document plane tickets among other things. The company figured out, that it would be cheaper to fire the six-seven people working there, and then outsource that job to india. SO! They ship, by boat, all the tickets all the way to india, document and handle them, them ship them all the way back here. And that is STILL cheaper. Thats just insane. So we gotta be "green" and save the earth from pollution? I got the answer right here. And then the government complains we have so many un-employed. Gee, i wonder why?
Not as bad as yours, but i got an OCZ XTC Memory cooler, the fans were broken on arrival. So i told OCZ. After a week of them telling me to try things in BIOS, they finally agreed to replace the fans. Gave my address and they fella said it'll be with you within a week. One week passes, nothing. Two weeks, nothing. So i email them again, he says theres been a mix-up. It'll be with me ASAP. One week passes, nothing. Two weeks, nothing. Email time again, the guy says the same, only with hundreds more 'sorry's. "I'll deal with it personally" he claims. I wait (bare in-mind im in college. So i can only collect things Tuesday and Thursday. And before 10:30am everyday before my brother goes to work.) Get home one Wednesday and theres a box in the porch. Luckily the guy had just taken all the details off and posted it. For two 40mm fans, they posted it in a massive flat box with loads of bubblewrap and afew 'sorry' chainrings... lol. Sold it afew weeks later... haha.
No i have had no real horror stories like that obviously Samsung in Europe have got problems if thats how things go. Pity you didnt have my sister there to follow up for you guarenteed sheed be on the phone to em and the next day ud have a fully fixed monitor at your door.
Keep us posted about its condition when it finally returns from its tour of Austria. It's an editorial. Like the one in your newspaper.
Not really. I mostly opt for an OEM part if available. I pay less and if it dies, turnaround time is usually 3 days (Newegg standard shipping). Less hassles, less outsourced support calls, etc.
I feel that you are still lucky, in an unfortunate kinda way. My monitor (and router, also), which I acquired 4 months ago from a (Romanian) store (named UltraPRO) is practically without warranty (and it had 3 years written down on the papers I signed at the store when I bought it). Guess what? In between time, UltraPRO just bankrupted and... disappeared (yes, no more phone lines. And NO MORE STORES). With all the components/PCs/printers etc. it had in service from people like you and I. I don't know the saucy details, but I know many people remained without various electronics, and even many more live with the fear that their new appliance could break any day without any chance of being taken to repairs, as per warranty. PS: UltraPRO was a big (veeeery big) player on the Romanian PC market. This is a true story. No one knows where to find the company owners...
Unfair. Samsung do do great products. They need to get this message: BAD MANAGEMENT of EU warranty. Who knows what kind of kick-backs are going on through the outsourcing chain. Let's hope heads roll. Samsung HQ; sort it out! Good luck Dark. Hope you get a fully working unscratch undamaged warranty repair very soon.
I've never had a warranty problem. Always get my stuff back fast and it always goes to one place. Maybe it's just Austria.
shouldnt this be on like generalnonsense.net??? joke anyway i think that its not samsungs fault its more likely the outsourced companies fault i mean like in the uk rexo handles the hard drives for repair and replacement mines had a bad sector no problem they say it will get replaced, so it is coming to glasgow and wham it gets sent back to england (address issues or no one at home i think), no problem i answered an email and it was there within 2 days by courier, 2 days because it took them a while to respond to the email i have a samsung monitor kinda good but its not the best i do feel bad about the situation the amount of places its been in is ridiculous it should just be like the repair and replacement place and that's it, maybe they would have to wait for a new monitor to come but should not take more than a 5 days for all that if they dont have a monitor or parts which they should lol
You make it look as if Samsung is doing something bad, yet a turn around time of less than a month is quite good compared to certain other companies. I hardly think personal opinions that are this biased belong on the front page, no matter what you call them.
Yes those people find them self smart outsorcing their jobs. But one day bigger companies will jump them ang go directly to the poor guy in India. It look to me that some one will sleep on the street. And we wonder why global crisis. Only 10% of people in the world are producing manufactoring other 90% are just trading. No matter how efficient those 10% are can`t feed the whole world.
well india actually has a booming it sector and has rapidly developing high tech manufacturing in some ways its like a non communist nice lovable china china has its poor india has its poor but both are booming food has nothing to do with manufacturing, its like agriculture and thats not the same, some places base thier economy on agriculture like places in south america
I'd like to add that people have at least two good options when it comes to getting what they want from support: While talking to someone about your item that is with them, be very angry at first, then as they "personally" take care of things, calm down and thank them a few times. Throw in an apology for the anger and the gentleman on the other line will more than likely actually take care of things himself as much as he can. Or, you can just be as nice as possible but call very often. Apologize for calling so much, and explain you are losing time/money because this item isn't working (I mean, a computer without a monitor can't play crysis very well can it?). When I spilled a 44 ounces of sugary drink onto my laptop, I sweet-talked them into sending me a free keyboard since my was broken, despite being out of warranty. Also, w1zz hit the nail on the head. If you are unhappy with a company the best thing you can do is stop purchasing their products. The second best thing you can do is do what you just did, and tell everyone else about bad service. Regardless of how you handle things Darksaber, call the company that you think has your monitor every day to see what the status is, and keep us updated.
well the purpose is not to put the doom and gloom on samsung. Nor do i think that samsung makes bad products. What i was trying to point out is the factis the inability of some companies to keep an efficient workflow. I was just interested, if there are other stories like that out ther with such weird service structures. Thus the editorial Samsung just happen to be a great example of the moment cheers darksaber


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5 July 2012 - Turkish banks getting in on the gold action |
Turkish banks getting in on the gold action By Seda Sezer and Behiye Taner from http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page33?oid=154561&sn=Detail&pid=102055 Turkey's centuries old relationship with gold has been primarily facilitated by jewellery makers but, in recent months banks have been pouring their expertise into convincing customers to open gold deposit accounts. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - For centuries, Turks have flocked to the jewellery shops of Istanbul's labyrinthine Grand Bazaar to trade their gold - ornaments handed down through their families over generations, or bars stashed under mattresses as savings. But in recent months the shops have a new and unexpected competitor: banks. The country's commercial banks are pouring their technical expertise and marketing resources into offering their customers gold deposit accounts. Customers hand their gold to a bank and can make withdrawals from their accounts in gold bars or the lira currency; the accounts offer interest rates that are substantially lower than those on normal time deposits. Gold deposit accounts have been growing around the world, but Turkey's boom has made it a leader in the trend. This appears to have cut the amount of gold flowing to jewellers in the Grand Bazaar and elsewhere in the country, a trend which dismays the shop owners. In the long run, it could threaten their business model, which relies partly on turning scrap gold they buy into jewellery and selling it back to retail customers. "Where is the emotion when you go to the bank?...This trade should not be seen only as gold or money, it is an emotion, a life," said 60-year old jeweller Turgay Ayardem, who has been working at the bazaar for 45 years. The head of the Istanbul Chamber of Jewellery, Alaattin Kameroglu, said: "People will make losses because of the banks. They will become less interested in jewellery, and the sector will be hit. "We as the jewellery sector are also banks' customers, we use their point-of-sale machines, credit cards and loans. We plan to take action against banks which have forgotten about doing banking and started collecting gold," he added without elaborating. BIG BUSINESS Gold is big business in Turkey, for cultural reasons and also because of the country's experience with bouts of high inflation over the past century. The metal is traditionally given as a gift at weddings and circumcision ceremonies, and demand for imports tends to surge during the summer months. Turks are believed to have accumulated about 5,000 tonnes of gold in their homes, worth around $250 billion at current international prices, according to the World Gold Council, an industry lobby. It ranks Turkey's gold demand as fifth in the world for jewellery and eighth for retail investment, mostly behind countries with much bigger populations such as India, China and the United States. Turkey's economic boom has kept imports high despite the weakness of the lira over the past 18 months. Gold imports in the first five months of 2012 totalled 35.18 tonnes, compared with 79.70 in all of 2011 and 42.49 in 2010. Meanwhile, Turkey produced 25 tonnes of gold last year, up from 16.4 in 2010. With so much money at stake, it was perhaps inevitable that other institutions would muscle into Turkish jewellers' business. The catalyst was Turkey's central bank, which has been trying to cool breakneck growth in commercial bank lending without interest rate hikes that could hurt exports by appreciating the currency. It has pursued this goal by adjusting reserve requirements, the proportion of deposits that commercial banks must hold at the central bank instead of lending out. In September 2011 the central bank increased the ratio of lira reserves that could be held in the form of gold from zero to 10 percent, raising it further to 20 percent in March 2012 and 25 percent last month. This had the effect of drastically increasing banks' appetite for gold. They responded by promoting gold deposit accounts. Early entrants into the business included Denizbank and Islamic lenders Kuveyt Turk and Bank Asya ; others are preparing to step in. "We collected 650 kilograms of gold in the last month and attracted 3,200 new customers with "DenizGold Days"," said Cem Turgut Gelgor, Denizbank's executive responsible for gold banking. One of Turkey's largest banks, Isbank, plans to collect $1 billion of gold or around 18-20 tonnes in its deposit accounts by the end of this year, deputy chief executive officer Erdal Aral told Reuters. Bensu Ozgan, a 43-year-old retired textile sector worker who was visiting a Denizbank branch, said she previously stored her gold holdings in a safe at a bank, but would now keep them in a Denizbank gold account. "After watching a Denizbank advertisement on television and my friends' recommendation, I came here to open an account. Now I will save 150-200 lira every month and buy gold in grams and add it to this account," Ozgan said. OUTLOOK There are no reliable statistics for how much the flow of gold to jewellers has declined because of the banks' marketing push. But an indication can be seen in data from the banking watchdog which shows total gold deposits at Turkish banks soared to 15.6 billion lira ($8.6 billion) in April from 3.73 billion lira a year earlier. The central bank predicted its latest 5 percentage point hike in the portion of lira reserves that can be held in the form of gold would be worth about $2.2 billion. Some jewellers insist the boom in gold deposit accounts will prove transitory. They argue many Turks will stay loyal to their traditional links with jewellery shops; any future reduction in reserve requirements, when economic conditions change, could reduce banks' appetite for gold. "It's impossible to break a habit of centuries with advertising. Gold keeps Turks warm," said Mehmet Ali Yildirimturk, a 63-year-old trader at the Grand Bazaar, as he displayed old gold coins from the reigns of Ottoman Sultans. But the rise of gold deposit accounts in some ways suits the purposes of Turkey's monetary authorities; by prompting people to take gold holdings out from under their mattresses and put them back in circulation, it may help to reduce the growth of the country's gold imports, cutting its current account deficit. It also ties in with the government's desire to mobilise idle savings. After insisting that he was confident of keeping his customers' loyalty, Yildirimturk then conceded that his business might face major change. "You cannot stand against this wind. The jewellery sector will be transformed, and one day in the future only jewels will be bought from jewellery shops, not gold coins for investment," he said. Source: http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page33?oid=154561&sn=Detail&pid=102055 |


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Chehalis Department of Natural Resources Very short. (1996).
Co-management of Aboriginal Resources in the Circumpolar North Describes co-management of resources, including existing arrangements, the principles behind successful joint management programs, and the role of treaty negotiations and self-government. (Tracy Campbell, Information North 22(1). Arctic Institute of North America. Archive: Arctic Circle, 1996).
Environmental News Memorandum: The AI-TC Newsletter Newsletter on various environmental programs in Alaska. Infrequently updated. (Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, 1999).
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission GLIFWC manages the treaty fishery and other wildlife conservation issues for the Chippewa Indian nations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. They have lots of their publications on-line. Don't miss the Anishinaabeg Coloring Book for your kids!
Indian Natural Resources, Science, and Engineering Program (Humboldt State University, Department of Natural Resources).
Indian Policy Implementation Guidance Memorandum (Environmental Protection Agency, Archive: Fourth World Documentation Project, 1984).
Indian Resource Development Program in Indian resource management. (New Mexico State University).
Indigenous Land-Use Information Project A three year GIS study, the Project "is concerned with examination of the availability of Indigenous land-use information in various forms and identification of appropriate approaches to its use in planning." (1996).
Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Information Network "IBIN is proposed as a mechanism to exchange information about experiences and projects and to increase collaboration among indigenous groups working on common causes related to biodiversity use and conservation." It's unclear whether this site has done down or not. (1996-8).
Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative "The ITBC is committed to reestablishing buffalo herds on Indian lands in a manner that promotes cultural enhancement, spiritual revitalization, ecological restoration, and economic development." One of their recent efforts has been to stop the killing of buffalo in Yellowstone National Park.
Intertribal GIS Council More like a business card than a web page, and four years old. (Rick Krause, 1995).
Mattaponi Web Site Talks about their fish hatchery.
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Management of the Bison Population in Yellowstone (National Wildlife Federation and the Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative, Archive: NAE, 1997).
Menominee Sustainable Development Institute "The Menominee Sustainable Development Institute (part of the College of the Menominee Nation) is dedicated to examining sustainablity issues and applying them to the Menominee model of sustainable development." Isn't updated frequently, but there's audiovisuals work investigating. (1997).
Mole Lake Environmental Newsletter (Sokaogon Chippewa Community Environmental Office, Crandon, WI, 1996-7).
Native Member of President's Sustainability Commission Says Don't Look to the Top for Solutions Ted Strong of the Columbia River Intertribal Fishing Commission expresses skepticism on the role of government and science in promoting sustainable development. (Patrick Mazza, 1995).
New Endangered Species Policy is Designed to Enhance Native American Participation About a Secretarial order of the Interior and Commerce Departments "to clarify the responsibilities of both Departments when actions taken under authority of the Endangered Species Act involve Tribal land, Tribal trust resources, or Tribal rights." (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, June 5, 1997).
Nunavut Planning Commission Databases This site contains three searchable databases which cover environmental research, datasets and experts in environmental matters in Nunavut (and the north generally). The bibliographic materials include detailed abstracts. Very helpful.
Redefining Winning: The Timber, Fish, Wildlife Process One of the few articles we've found that discusses the evolution of the "co-management" regime in Washington state after Boldt II, however, it does not discuss the process from the perspective of the tribes involved. (Jim Waldo, Forest Planning Canada 4(3):14-19. Archive: NAE, 1988).
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Environment Division Akwesasne is situated next to a Superfund site. Includes information on hazardous materials, planning and development, environmental education, air and water monitoring programs and resource management.
Treaty Indian Tribes and the Endangered Species Act (PDF format. Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission).
Tribal Environmental and Natural Resource Management Degree Program This is a new program in integrated resource management in Bellingham, Washington. (Northwest Indian College).
Tribal Participation in the TFW Agreement The Timber-Fish-Wildlife Agreement. (PDF format. Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 4 pp).
Wild Salmon Stock Recovery Efforts in Washington (PDF format. Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 4 pp).
Native Americans and the Environment at the National Library for the Environment © 2002 National Council for Science and the Environment


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