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Following the BRICS investment report released late last year, which highlighted the BRICS group accounted for 22 per cent of global GDP but received only 11 per cent of global inward FDI stock in 2016.
FDI flows to the five BRICS countries last year rose by 7 per cent to $277 billion. The increase in inflows to the Russian Federation, India and South Africa more than compensated for the decline of FDI to Brazil and China.
This is clear evidence that there is a positive role some of the investment promotion policies and frameworks have played within the South African context. Further, South Africa's average range of FDI inflow is between 2 – 2.9 billion (dollars) compared to the share of Africa to the 3.4% which equates to $59 billion (dollars) in 2016.
South Africa, the economic powerhouse on the continent, continues to underperform, with FDI at $2.3 billion in 2016; that was up 31 per cent from a record low in 2015 but still well off its past average. Nonetheless, State-owned Beijing Automotive International Corporation (China) agreed to build a $759 million (R11 billion) automotive plant ? the biggest investment in a vehicle-production facility in the country in four decades at the Coega SEZ.
It is evident that the African continent along with its economic power house (SA) still have a long way to go. As the business as usual scenario is producing a GDP average of 2.87% of over the 1997-2017 period. The World Bank has rose its economic growth projections to 1.8% for 2018 up from 1.1% last year September 2017. This has also been responded to by the new President of the Republic, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, who has assembled an investment envoy with a target of inward fixed FDI amounting to 100$ billion in 5 years.
With the above mentioned, there are a number of investment promotion perspectives that need to be considered. The first one being, the consideration of being able to have sustainable fixed foreign direct investment. Namely, the quality of fixed FDI, the quantity of fixed FDI and the type of fixed FDI.
These considerations are crucial for ailing economies such as South Africa and particularly other developing economies in the continent. An incorrect blend of fixed FDI can result in a regression of an economy, which sparks environmental damage, human resource violations and market distortions. Market distortions in the form of "bribery and collusion" being the one that has a direct impact on an economy.
It is clear that when a country attempts to attract and retain foreign direct investment the approach should vary depending on the life cycle of a particular economy of the host country.
According to (Freund and Moran, 2017) in a work paper titled "Multinational investors as Export Superstars: How Emerging-Market Governments Can Reshape Comparative Advantage."
- The stance that should be taken by emerging economies is a clear position of attracting efficiency seeking fixed FDI, to stimulate exports this is in favour of the South African economy since the country has an efficient port system, particularly, the Eastern Cape that boasts of 3 ports within its region.
- As an example, in the Coega SEZ there a number of efficiency seeking fixed FDI examples that have over-achieved in terms employment figures such as Dynamic Commodities, Discovery and WNS to mention but a few.
For other emerging economies that are, land locked with natural endowments the obvious solution will be the attraction of resource seeking fixed FDI.
- In these situations policy and decision makers in land locked SEZs need to be cautioned to have in place strict arrangements for the beneficiation of locals and have comprehensive industry charters which resonate the "socio-economic development element" from the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act (BBBEE) (BBBEE Commission, 2016).
The desired end state then for the pursue of efficiency and resource seeking FDI should be evident on the changes of the export profile of South Africa or region over a period of years, 5 years in the case of South Africa. The monitoring and evaluation of the investment process can be measured using the Balassa index (refer below graph) which reveals the comparative advantage (RCA) in a particular host country.
In conclusion, the emerging economies particularly those that are in the African continent need to seriously consider the two strategies of attracting efficiency and resource seeking FDI to stimulate economic growth. Host countries need to set targets on the quantities of FDI and most importantly be mindful of the quality and type of FDI to be attracted. Further, revealed comparative advantage indicated by the Balassa index can be very useful as it can be used by the host country as a leading indicator to monitor and possibly predict the present and future export profile of the host country. Leading to more sustainable investment promotion initiatives informed by world best practices.
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For six years running Nicole Miller of Philadelphia has put in the effort to honor the hard working, intelligent, and Fashionable women of Philadelphia. The 19 Most Fashionable Women event is held annually at The Bellevue XIX Restaurant, and appropriately, this year's event was held on Monday, October 19th. The room was filled with #19 Alumni, influential philadelphia leaders, and a special guest appearance by Mayor Nutter. Congratulations to Mary Pat Kessler who is a 2015 #19 Most Fashionable winner, you truly deserve the honor!


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Obama holds edge over Romney in general election matchup, poll finds — Boosted by improved public confidence in his economic stewardship, President Obama for the first time holds a clear edge over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in a hypothetical general-election matchup, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: WaPo/ABC ends sample transparency in national polling
Ashley Parker / New York Times: Gingrich, After Nevada Loss, Says He Will Keep Fighting
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog: SERIOUSLY, GUYS, JUST STOP
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Romney tops 50% in final Nevada tally — (CNN) - Mitt Romney won Saturday's Nevada caucuses with his highest portion of a state's vote yet, just over 50%, according to certified results released Monday by the Nevada Republican Party. — Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who also won …
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Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Nevada Finally Finishes Vote Count, Romney Tops 50%
Christopher Robbins / Gothamist: Romney's Nevada Win Had Little To Do With Donald Trump
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Poll: Obama over 50% vs. Mitt Romney
Poll: Obama over 50% vs. Mitt Romney
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Donald Trump Takes Credit For Mitt Romney's Big Win In Nevada
Donald Trump Takes Credit For Mitt Romney's Big Win In Nevada
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David Edwards / The Raw Story: Trump takes credit for Romney's Nevada win
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Obama holds edge over Romney in general election matchup, poll finds
Obama holds edge over Romney in general election matchup, poll finds
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Michael J.W. Stickings / The Reaction: Obama tops Romney in new poll
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Fathers and Schools: Presidential Parallels — Michael Medved has an interesting article in today's Wall Street Journal reflecting on the strange continuity that this election marks the seventh in a row featuring either a privileged son or a man with no relationship with his biological father, and wonders why:
Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama criticized for walking out on Jeb Bush
Obama criticized for walking out on Jeb Bush
Discussion: Bloomberg and Weasel Zippers
Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg: Team Obama Shows Dangerous Penchant for Hubris: Albert R. Hunt
Michael Medved / Wall Street Journal:
Presidential Fathers and Sons
Presidential Fathers and Sons
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Greece Asked to Destroy Itself In Exchange for Bailout — Greek economy being crushed by Troika austerity conditions (photo: Aragorn Bang) — Greek bailout talks have deadlocked again, but at the moment the culprit is not the hedge funds seeking a higher payout on the distressed debt they bought …
Discussion: Reuters, BBC, Paul Krugman and Eschaton
Financial Times:
Greece takes step closer to default
Greece takes step closer to default
Discussion: Reuters, Master Feed, New York Times, Tim Duy's Fed Watch and Slate
Jan Strupczewski / Reuters: Euro zone insists no Greek rescue without reforms
Tim Duy / Tim Duy's Fed Watch: Another Experiment? — In the fall of 2008, US authorities conducted …
Matthew Yglesias / Slate: Most Germans Want Greece Out Of The Euro
Andrew Stuttaford / National Review:
Rocks, Hard Places
Rocks, Hard Places
Discussion: Right Wing News and Reuters
John Hawkins / Right Wing News: Let Greece Default Already
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Things Are Not O.K. — In a better world — specifically, a world with a better policy elite — a good jobs report would be cause for unalloyed celebration. In the world we actually inhabit, however, every silver lining comes with a cloud. Friday's report was, in fact, much better than expected …
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Prairie Weather, Eschaton and 2012 Decoded
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: You Have Not Suffered Enough, America
Michael Hirsh / 2012 Decoded: Can Obama Emulate Clint?
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama: I'm getting 'better as time goes on' at being president — President Obama said that he gets "better as time goes on" at his job and that he believes the grassroots movement that propelled him to victory in 2008 will help him win a second term during an interview that aired Monday on NBC's "Today Show."
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, National Review, Randy's Roundtable, The Last Tradition and nation.foxnews.com
Daniel Foster / National Review: Obama to Get This Presidency Thing Right Eventually
Randy-g / Randy's Roundtable: The Constitution Bothers Obama
Samuel Gonzalez / The Last Tradition: 'Obama: I deserve four more years! (To drive America over the cliff-For Real)
Sorourke / nation.foxnews.com: Obama: 'I Deserve A Second Term'
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The End of Wall Street As They Knew It — After surprisingly successful financial reform, public vilification, and politics that have turned against them, the Masters of the Universe are masters no longer. — On Wall Street, bonus season is a sacred ritual.
Discussion: The Big Picture and The Impolitic
Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture: Magazine Cover Indicator: New York "End of Wall Street"
Libby Spencer / The Impolitic: Give my goodbye to Wall Street
Washington Examiner:
Coming soon: Individual mandate to buy Chevy Volts — President Obama spent more than $85 billion bailing out General Motors and Chrysler three years ago. Now he claims credit for saving the industry, noting GM's recent return to the top sales spot among automakers worldwide, Ford's record profits …
Discussion: THE WESTERN EXPERIENCE, Questions and Observations and The PJ Tatler
Jason Bradley / THE WESTERN EXPERIENCE: Next Up: Environ-care and Mandated Chevy Volts
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Hill Poll: Voters willing to see US attack Iran over nuclear weapons — Nearly half of likely voters think the United States should be willing to use military force to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, according to this week's The Hill Poll. — Forty-nine percent said military force …
Discussion: Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and Outside the Beltway
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Near-majority approves of military force against Iran to stop nuclear-weapon development
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Poll: 49% of Americans Want Military Action To Stop Iran From Acquiring Nukes, 31% Say No...
New York Times:
Deal Is Closer for a U.S. Plan on Mortgage Relief — With a deadline looming on Monday for state officials to sign onto a landmark multibillion-dollar settlement to address foreclosure abuses, the Obama administration is close to winning support from a crucial state that would significantly expand the breadth of the deal.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Firedoglake, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, naked capitalism and The Page
David Dayen / Firedoglake: HUD Secretary Donovan: "Large Majority" of Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Paid By Bank
Robert Kuttner / The Huffington Post: Showdown for the Banks, Showtime for Obama
Linette Lopez / Business Insider: It Looks Like California And New York Are Coming Around To The Nationwide Mortgage Deal
Yves Smith / naked capitalism: More on the Role of Second Liens and the Mortgage Settlement as Stealth Bank Bailout
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
My choice: Rick Santorum — As I wrote earlier, decision time has come to Minnesota, where I live. Unfortunately, I can't officially participate in that choice, since we have a caucus system rather than a primary — and one cannot cast an absentee vote in a caucus system.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill: Prominent conservative blogger endorses Santorum
Christian Heinze / GOP 12: Romney campaign targets Santorum
BooMan / Booman Tribune: Rick Santorum for President
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Santorum's attack-free honeymoon may end soon
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: Ed Morrissey, Phyllis Schlafly, Michelle Malkin, David Limbaugh, Tom Tancredo: Gosh, Everybody's for Santorum Now!
Jim Geraghty / National Review: Are We Due for a Surge for Rick?
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post: Rick Santorum: We'll do 'exceptionally well' in Missouri
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
One Test Left for Romney: The Midwest
One Test Left for Romney: The Midwest
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Romney turns guns on Santorum
Mike Smithson / blogs.telegraph.co.uk: Newt Gingrich is starting to look terminal
DougJarvus Green-Ellis / Balloon Juice: Feel the Santmentum — I'm not quite sure why the races in Minnesota …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post: The true conservative alternative: Ron Paul?
David Edwards / The Raw Story: Oops: CNN host calls Romney 'Governor Mormon'
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Is Santorum About To Eclipse Gingrich (Again)?
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Religious Caucus Causes Protest in Las Vegas — LAS VEGAS — A special Saturday night Republican caucus here intended to accommodate Orthodox Jews who could not vote before sundown became the scene of controversy and confrontation after caucusgoers were told that to be admitted they had to sign …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: How Long, O Lord? — The chaos surrounding Saturday's GOP caucuses …
Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal: Romney wins 50 percent of Nevada caucus votes; state GOP certifies results
Reid J. Epstein / Politico: Nevada caucuses: State GOP rolls snake eyes
Matttbastard / Comments from Left Field: Monday Upper: 'Democracy in Cages'
David McGrath Schwartz / Las Vegas Sun: Economic woes, anti-Obama sentiment fail to draw large turnout
Niall Ferguson / The Daily Beast:
Israel and Iran on the Eve of Destruction in a New Six-Day War — There are plenty of arguments against an Israeli attack on Iran. And all of them are bad. — Jerusalem—It probably felt a bit like this in the months before the Six-Day War of 1967, when Israel launched …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Mondoweiss, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Daily Caller
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online: Today's Bomb-Iran Reading List
Philip Weiss / Mondoweiss: Would you buy a used metaphor from this warmonger? …
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money: Imperialist Crackpot of the Day — Niall Ferguson.
Reza Kahlili / WND:
AYATOLLAH: KILL ALL JEWS, ANNIHILATE ISRAEL — Iran lays out legal case for genocidal attack against 'cancerous tumor' — The Iranian government, through a website proxy, has laid out the legal and religious justification for the destruction of Israel and the slaughter of its people.
Discussion: Jihad Watch, Weasel Zippers and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Marisol / Jihad Watch: Iran: Website with ties to supreme leader runs "'jurisprudential justification' to kill …
Tim Mak / Politico:
Super Bowl ads: Pete Hoekstra's hits a nerve — The campaign of former Rep. Peter Hoekstra for U.S. Senate explained a racially charged Super Bowl advertisement they developed - complete with an Asian actress speaking in broken English - as a reflection of China's increasingly competitive education system.
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress: Hoekstra Latest Candidate To Run Xenophobic Ad Showing Prejudiced Chinese Stereotype
Laura Conaway / The Maddow Blog: Pete Hoekstra's viral bait
Michael O'Brien / msnbc.com: Hoekstra under fire for racially tinged ad in MI Senate race
Associated Press: Black ministers join critics who say Hoekstra's broken English ad is racially insensitive
Bridgette P. LaVictoire / Lez Get Real: Hoekstra Goes After Stabenow With Slick, Inaccurate Website
Chris Savage / Angry Black Lady Chronicles: Who thought THAT was a good idea? — "Twitter Pete" Hoekstra …
Richard / The Peking Duck: Anti-China Superbowl ad?
Hart Williams / The Democratic Daily: Superbow(e)l — I have seen every single Superbowl ever played …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online: Superbowl Special! My Nominee for Most Revolting Ad
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: Creepy Ad Watch
Glenn Thrushand Donovan Slack / Politico:
The race issue rises again — The issue of race and American politics, never far beneath the surface during Barack Obama's historic 2008 campaign, is making a loud, overt and surprisingly early appearance in the 2012 presidential race. — And no one knows — least of all Obama himself …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
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Job Description:
Location: Worcester, MA, USA
Assistant Coach – Men and Women's Swimming & Diving
About College of the Holy Cross:
Founded in 1843 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the College of the Holy Cross is among the nation's leading liberal arts institutions. A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of 2,800 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous, personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition.
Holy Cross highly values the unique skills, perspective, talents and passion that each employee contributes to its learning community. To work at the College is to accept an invitation to participate in the growth and development of all campus members–students, faculty and staff. The College's commitment to diversity is an important feature of the Holy Cross education. Informed by the presence of diverse interpretations of the human experience, Holy Cross is building a community marked by freedom, mutual respect and civility. We seek others who support our values of diversity and inclusiveness. Job candidates of all diverse backgrounds who embrace the open and inclusive culture of Holy Cross are welcome and encouraged to apply.
Job Description:
Assist Head Coach with all facets of the Swimming and Diving program, primarily by: instructing student-athletes on competitive swimming skills and techniques, educating on swimming and diving rules and NCAA requirements, assessing comprehension of skills, techniques and rules and providing additional instruction as appropriate, and preparing team for competition and practice.
Assistant coach must perform duties in compliance with all College, Patriot League, and NCAA rules and regulations.
Primary Responsibilities (60%):
Provide individual and team instruction to student-athletes on:
• rules & fundamentals
• skill attainment
• techniques and methods required to demonstrate satisfactory performance in a safe manner
• team concepts
Provide individualized coaching/tutoring/mentoring to student-athletes, including preparatory work that includes:
• assessing student-athlete stroke technique demonstrated during practice, competition, and in on deck video review
• determining specific daily practice activities that will be conducted by student-athletes
• developing instruction for individual student-athletes and specific team needs
• determining pre-competition activities that will be conducted during days of competition
• developing race strategies with individual swimmers
• attending workshops and training sessions for the purpose of researching methods to provide student-athletes with training and instruction on: rules, fundamentals, team concepts, physical health, safety, skill attainment, conference rules and regulations
Secondary responsibilities (40%)
• Recruiting (30%):
• identifying talented, academically qualified prospective student-athletes
• Administrative duties as assigned, including, but not limited to (10%):
• collaborating with coach to develop annual goals for the program
• maintaining records
• effectively communicating with coaches, prospects and parents
• tracking academic progress and providing counseling as appropriate
• assisting with fundraising, marketing and promotional activities
• administering sport camps as directed by head coach and/or Athletics Administration
• Bachelor's degree required
• Prior experience instructing and coaching, preferably at the Division I level
• Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills required
• Proficiency working with TeamManager and MeetManager programs
• CPR, First Aid, AED, and Life Guarding certifications
• Knowledge of Daktronics timing system and scoreboard operation a plus
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This is a full time, exempt level position.
The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in the workplace.
A member of the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (HECCMA) and the Boston Consortium.
To review our Employee Benefit Options, please go to: http://holycross.edu/human-resources/benefits
The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,000 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (http://www.heccma.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (https://new-england.hercjobs.org/)
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Did Apple Lose The War In China ?
The loopy long queues in entrance of the Sanlitun Apple flagship store in Beijing upon every launch of a brand […]
The loopy long queues in entrance of the Sanlitun Apple flagship store in Beijing upon every launch of a brand new iPhone have practically turn out to be 'traditional'. In 2012, Apple even canceled the launch of the iPhone 4S after scalpers broke out into a fight. But this 12 months has been relatively exclusive. On September sixteen, the iPhone 7 went on sale in China and 27 different nations. Consistent with The Telegraph, some individuals already started queuing up in front of various international Apple retailers days in the past.
In Beijing, nevertheless, Apple fanatics appeared less enthusiastic. Chinese language media described the iPhone 7 China launch as "not too loopy" ("不太疯"), with "calm" scenes in entrance of the Apple retailer. The earliest queers didn't arrive earlier than 5 within the morning. On Weibo, some netizens mentioned that queuing up would be useless anyway since most buyers already pre-ordered their iPhone 7. But the tempered reception of the iPhone 7 relates to greater than the pre-ordering procedure, as authorities say Apple is 'out of date' and dropping momentum.
Although it is disputable whether or not or not online reactions have an effect on the actual buying behaviour of chinese shoppers, it does affect its company belief – which most likely will influence the company's progress in China in the end. Watching on the reactions from chinese netizens, Apple's alleged declining popularity has a couple of explanations that relate to its fee, robust home competitors, lack of innovation, and nationalistic sentiments. Total, social media responses to the discharge of iPhone 7 in China were subdued and no longer very enthusiastic. Now not inclined to Pay the cost "It's better to buy 7 apples as a substitute, better in your well being, too." On the day of the iPhone 7 release in China, fairly some netizens posted snap shots keeping the iPhone 7 – some with a purchased mannequin, however regularly had been pictures of the items in the retailer. In keeping with one Weibo consumer from Guangdong, the strains at the local Apple shops have been rather lengthy, however many individuals looked as if it would line up most effective to see the iPhone 7 and "play with it" as a substitute than truly purchasing it. For a lot of, the iPhone is conveniently too high priced. Humans queuing up at the Apple retailer in Guangdong.
Reputable Apple costs of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in China respectively are RMB 5388 (±807 US$) and RMB 6388 (±957 US$). But a couple of chinese language media suggested on Friday that scalpers by and large make excellent cash from reselling iPhones, some priced up to RMB 1000 (150 US$) greater than the retail cost. A 20-yr-ancient netizen said: "I relatively don't realize what folks wish to show by using shopping an iPhone 7. Do they wish to flaunt their cash?" There are more netizens resisting buying the smartphone effectively on account that it is Apple. "chinese language persons mostly like to buy matters if they're expensive," one Weibo user remarks: "And Apple is aware of this weak spot." "persons have cash, people are silly," yet another Weibo user explains.
Under the hashtag "Why i am not shopping An iPhone 7" (#我为什么不买iphone7#), chinese language netizens discussed their aversion to shopping the brand new smartphone. For many netizens, cash is the foremost obstacle. "Why I don't buy an iPhone? Well, for the same purpose why I don't buy a villa. Or an aircraft. I don't have the cash." other Weibo users additionally stated: "I'm poor." "The fee is unreasonable," one character remarked: "It's better to buy 7 apples alternatively, better in your wellbeing, too!" "Why I don't buy an iPhone? In view that i admire Vivo extra!", one other netizen says, mentioning the powerful competition iPhone has from chinese smartphones.
Strong home brands & chinese Nationalism "I'd alternatively purchase the made-in-China Huawei. I can't forgive the USA and Japan for how they've damage China with the South China Sea trial." Many chinese citizens say they now choose chinese manufacturers over Apple. Made-in-China smartphone manufacturers Huawei (华为), Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi (小米) are all difficult competitors for Apple, certainly in view that of their quality/fee ratio. Xiaomi's Redmi word four is priced at RMB 899 (±$one hundred thirty five), nearly six instances less expensive than the iPhone 7. But there are also other motives that make contributions to people making a choice on chinese language brands over overseas ones. One social media comment mentioned: "I'd alternatively purchase the made-in-China Huawei.
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Dave Made A Maze
Bill Watterson
Dave, an artist who has yet to complete anything significant in his career, builds a fort in his living room out of pure frustration, only to wind up trapped by the fantastical pitfalls, booby traps, and critters of his own creation. Ignoring his warnings, Dave's girlfriend Annie leads a band of oddball explorers on a rescue mission. Once inside, they find themselves trapped in an ever-changing supernatural world, threatened by booby traps and pursued by a bloodthirsty Minotaur. Directed by Cleveland, Ohio native Bill Watterson. Official Selection, 2017 Slamdance Film Festival.
DAVE MADE A MAZE makes its Chicago Premiere at the Midwest Independent Film Festival on Tuesday, June 6, 2017.


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Android 7.0 Nougat will receive a new feature that will effectively kill firmware updates as we know them. 'Seamless updates', as Android vice president of engineering Dave Burke explained at Google I/O, is a completely new approach to updating Android.
Slow update release cycles from manufacturers and telecom companies have resulted in fragmentation within the Android ecosystem. Effectively, that means Google's latest software makes it to only a fraction of devices months, or even longer, after it rolls out. As such, recent figures from Google show that Marshmallow is running on around 7.5 percent of active devices. This scenario is not ideal for Google, nor is it ideal if you're waiting for an update.
ALSO READ : New "Fuchsia" OS from Google may combine Android and Chrome OS
At least if you own a Nexus device, updates could be rolling out even faster from Android 7.0 Nougat onward. With a non-Nexus device, you'd already be aware that there's a trade off in the speed at which you receive updates. But the recent announcement about Seamless updates are a small modification to how new firmware versions will be released – but with significant long-term implications.
What are Seamless Updates?
Seamless updates borrows an update method from Chrome OS in which two system partitions live on the device at any one time. While one partition is in use by the phone at any one time, the other is free to be updated by the system, so an OS update can be downloaded and installed completely in the background, at which point the user reboots the device and the update will feel little slower than, say, a hard reboot.
Seamless forms part of new Android 7.0 Nougat features announced at I/O 2016. / © Google
This is a fashion similar to the one you may have experienced on Windows PCs as well where the updates are silently downloaded and then installed when you reboot.
ALSO READ : iOS 10 vs Android N : which is leading the way?
While it's a bit disappointing that current devices won't get it, the practicalities of the situation (i.e. the potential of someone inadvertently bricking a $500+ phone) are what they are, and it's easy to see why Google wouldn't go through the trouble – there's really no good business reason for them to do so. But hey, it's something to look forward to, just not on current devices.
Is this for your own good? This comes down to personal preference, of course. But one thing is clear: with the release of Nougat, Android will update seamlessly and without asking for permission. Whether this makes Android users feel more secure, or disconnected from updates, we'll have to wait and see.
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Mountains offer ideal conditions for hydropower, but uneven distribution of benefits can lead to friction between communities and project developers. ICIMOD set out to learn what works and doesn't work by undertaking the first comprehensive research of hydropower benefit sharing in Nepal, analysing over 30 years' worth of projects, including 70 per cent of Nepal's total installed power.
Examining 18 projects ranging from as small as four megawatts to as large as several hundred megawatts, researchers found a variety of missed opportunities, but also identified creative ways to spread the water wealth. In one case, for instance, a hydropower project was linked to an innovative land purchase scheme, which helped to enable farmers, even those who were previously landless, to benefit from increased irrigation by harvesting up to three crops a year.
By analysing the effectiveness of the available benefit sharing mechanisms, researchers are developing a better understanding of how benefits can reach communities. The next step: Engage in discussions with independent power producers, the Government of Nepal, and other stakeholders so that knowledge will inform policy making and equitable benefit sharing mechanisms will underpin future hydropower projects.


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The views from this luxury vacation home will make you feel like you are still skiing on the mountain. Sun Ridge Lodge sits upon a mountain ridge just minutes from the slopes. Sun Ridge Lodge is named for its ideal location upon a ridge overlooking the sun's final path as it sets in the Yampa Valley. Guests cannot escape the beckoning of the sunset waiting to be enjoyed from the plush sofa on the covered deck in front of the outdoor, gas fireplace.
For those who prefer watching this end of the day ritual from the solace of the indoors, the Great Room windows stretch practically from the floor to the peaked cathedral ceiling. The sitting area on the top floor overlooks the Great Room and is perfect spot for admiring both the exposed timber beams and trusses or the gorgeous sunsets.
Just off the Great Room is a professional kitchen complete with a Wolf gas range and Sub Zero refrigerator. Two long, parallel islands allow plentiful room for seating or prepping for the evening meal. Sun Ridge was built to give its occupants a rugged mountain cabin feel without sacrificing elegance and luxury.
Among the many treats is a great surround sound system that will allow music to follow you wherever you go. The dining table seats 10 with four more places at the bar.
This home has five bedrooms each with a flat panel TV, plush terry robes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. This home has oodles of space for kids and adults to relax in their own space or gather together. Enjoy a game of pool or the PlayStation 3 system (includes video games) in the recreation room. The wet bar allows for pre and post dinner entertaining and of course no home of this caliber would be complete without its own hot tub and view of the Steamboat ski area.
The laundry room features ski lockers so everyone can keep their gear organized for quick departures on powder day mornings. A unique feature, and the centerpiece of this already beautiful, spacious home, is the glass elevator which ensures you'll never miss one moment of the sunset.
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The Queen's Birthday and her love of racing
It is the Queen's official birthday! To celebrate our much loved monarch turning 93 years old, let's take a look at the Queen's huge contribution to her favourite sport – racing!
The Queen's interest in racing started at an early age and the love of the sport hasn't faded, her majesty still owns horses and manages to find the time to visit racecourses around her busy schedule.
This year we look at what the Queen has achieved in British racing as well as fun facts and figures.
Royal stats
- Racing Colours – Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe
- First Racehorse – Astrakhan, given as a wedding present by the Aga Khan. Astrakhan ran second on her debut at Ascot in October 1949
- First Winner – Monaveen 10 October 1949, won a steeplechase under jockey Tony
- Find out the top 5 horses owned by the Queen (by hitting the link)
Greatest achievements in racing
- Champion Owner – 1954, 1957
- Royal Ascot Wins – 23 which includes Estimate's Gold Cup win in 2013
- Most Successful Course* – Lingfield, 39 winners from 172 runners, 22% strike rate *1990 to 2015
- Most Successful Year* – 2014, 30 winners (23 Flat winners and 7 Jumps winners) *since 1990
Testaments from big names in racing
- "As a jockey any owner giving you the opportunity to ride is a real privilege but there is something special about putting on the Royal Silks. Riding for someone as passionate about the sport as Her Majesty, is an honour and a privilege." Sir Anthony McCoy (20-time champion Jump jockey)
- "It is an honour and a privilege to have a horse to train for the Queen. Her knowledge is incredibly vast from breeding right through to hitting the racecourse and beyond." Charlie Longsdon (trainer)
- "Wearing the Royal Silks and knowing Her Majesty is cheering you on is a pretty incredible feeling. I feel very proud and very honoured to have been able to ride for the Queen for so many years." Frankie Dettori (jockey)
The Queen's name in association with big races
- The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes run at Ascot (sponsored by QIPCO), run on QIPCO British Champions Day
- The Diamond Jubilee run at Royal Ascot in June to mark her 60th year on the throne in 2012
- The Sandringham Handicap run at Royal Ascot and the Balmoral Handicap run at QIPCO British Champions Day both have a Royal connection
The Queen is a true racing fan and she may be heading to a race-day near you especially as the flat season gets in full swing over the coming weeks.


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For the third consecutive year, Mindfulness Festival returned to UNC Asheville's campus this past Saturday. The event ran from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and hosted musicians, workshops, food, and also included arts and crafts.
Organized by students and volunteers, the festival's aim is to provide a platform for temporary community. According to their website, "The intention is to create an experiential learning environment where we step back from the stresses of everyday life and explore new, healthier ways of relating to ourselves and others through the use of mindfulness practices."
This year's head organizer, Jesse Goldman, said that one of the main goals of the event is to focus on making an impact in the Asheville community through cultivating healthy relationships.
"How can we relate with ourselves and with each other in a mindful compassionate way?" Goldman said, "And then can we take that way of relating to ourselves and others and can we carry that with us outside the event once it's gone."
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In the book, Alternatives Beyond Psychiatry, Anne Marie DiGiacomo (along with Michael Herrick and Scott Welsch) wrote the chapter "The Windhorse Project." This chapter provides a well-rounded explanation of the history of Windhorse and its approach to treatment. This book can be obtained through www.peter-lehmann-publishing.com.
University of the Rockies Press has recently published the book, Brilliant Sanity: Buddhist Approaches to Psychotherapy. Chuck Knapp's chapter, "Windhorse Therapy: Creating Environments that Arouse the Energy of Health and Sanity" (download pdf) provides an in-depth explanation of the Windhorse treatment approach. In the chapter "Psychotherapy as an Expression of the Spiritual Journey Based on the Experience of Shunyata," Ed Podvoll, with Jeff Fortuna, shares his path related to "The encounter of Buddhist meditation practice with Western psychological treatment."
Podvoll, Edward, MD. Recovering Sanity (Shambhala Publications, 2003); previously published as The Seduction of Madness by HarperCollins, New York, 1990.
Fortuna, Jeffrey. "The Windhorse Project: Recovering from Psychosis at Home," Journal of Contemplative Psychotherapy, 1994, vol. IX. [included on this site] (Adapted from Fortuna, Jeffrey. "The Windhorse Program for Recovery," in Warner, Richard, (ed.), "Alternatives to the Hospital for Acute Psychiatric Treatment," Clinical Practice, 1995, No. 32. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press (available from the publisher: 1-800-368-5777).
Fortuna, Jeffrey. "Therapeutic Households," Journal of Contemplative Psychotherapy, 1987, vol. IV. (Republished in Barker, Phil and Stevenson, Chris (eds.). The Construction of Power and Authority in Psychiatry, Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.)
Neugeboren, Jay. Transforming Madness: New Lives for People Living with Mental Illness, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1999. [extended reference to Windhorse approach]
Packard, Constance. "Windhorse Guide for Families" (available at www.WindhorseAssociates.org).
Podvoll, Edward, MD. "Protecting Recovery from Psychosis in Home Environments," Naropa Institute Journal of Psychology, 1985, vol. III.
Stark, David. "Sanity Recovered" in Newton, Nancy and Sprengle, Kadi (eds.). Psychosocial Interventions in the Home: Housecalls, Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 2000. [first-person account of Windhorse treatment experience]


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Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's golf team opened action in the 2015 NCAA Division II Midwest/Central Super Regional on Monday (May 4) in 15th place as competition unfolded at the Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, Ill.
The Bulldogs shot a first-round figure of 305 or +17 in the 20-team event, but are presently only 17 strokes off the lead in the super regional event at the Cog Hill Dubsdread Course. Southeastern Oklahoma State holds the first-day lead at 288 overall followed by nationally 12th-ranked Central Missouri (291) in second place along with Southwestern Oklahoma State (292) and 30th-ranked Indianapolis, which are both tied for third at 292 in the event.
Junior Ben Cook and Chris Eaton both paced the Bulldogs as each came in at one-over par 73 in Monday's opening round of the 54-hole event to place tied for 20th individually. Zak Kiefer shot a 79 and is tied for 80th in the field with Tyler Siech in a share of 88th overall with a 80 in the competition. Finally, FSU's Ryan Bayer carded a 84 and is 105th in the draw.
The individual lead following the first round is currently held by Central Missouri's Travis Mays and DJ Vogt of Bellarmine (Ky.) as each posted a five-under 67 score in the opening 18 holes of action.
The Midwest/Central Super Regional is being hosted by Lewis University with teams playing a single round on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (May 4-6) for a total of 54 holes. Tuesday's tee times start at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
The course features a par 72, 6,869 yards Dick Wilson and Joe Lee design, that challenges golfers with heavily bunkered obstacbles and large undulating greens.
The Midwest/Central Men's Golf Super Regional consists of 10 teams from the Midwest Region along with 10 from the Central Region. Four individuals from each region are also competing.
At a minimum, the top three teams and the top two individuals not affiliated with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the 2015 NCAA-II Men's Golf Championships slated for May 18-22 at the Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, N.C. The remaining eight berths into the national championships are allocated based on the regions represented in last year's match/medal portion of the championships with the maximum number of teams from a given region capped at seven. The finals will be hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Along with number seven seed Ferris State, those teams from the Midwest Region who are taking part in the super regional tourney include top-seeded Indianapolis, Grand Valley State, Missouri-St. Louis, Tiffin, Lewis, Lake Superior State, FSU, Malone, Saginaw Valley State and Walsh in respective seeding order.
Central Missouri is the Central Region's top seed and followed by Central Oklahoma, Arkansas Tech, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Henderson State (Ark.), Northeastern State (Okla.), Southern Nazarene, Minnesota State, Washburn (Kan.) and Southeastern Oklahoma State.
Ferris State, under the direction of head coach Mike Mignano, posted a third-place performance at the 2010 NCAA-II Midwest/South Central Super Regional (May 3-5) in Duncan, Okla. The placing was high enough for the Bulldogs to make their 14th appearance at nationals in the program's history as FSU would register a school-best effort by tying for seventh place in the 2010 NCAA-II National Championships (May 18-21) in Noblesville, Ind.
A year ago (2014), FSU finished 13th in the super regional competition and failed to advance to the national championships in action at Eureka, Mo.
Ferris State's current 13-year NCAA Championship appearance streak in men's golf ranks as one of the longest active stretches in the country.
Ferris State Men's Golf 15th After First Round At NCAA Midwest/Central Super Regional
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's golf team opened action in the 2015 NCAA Division II Midwest/Central Super Regional on Monday (May 4) in 15th place as competition unfolded at the Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, Ill.


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I asked on my Insta stories a few days ago if y'all would be interested in how I have revamped my quiet time these days, and the answer to the poll was a 100% yes, so here is the post!
Please know that this post isn't meant to discourage you or make you feel guilty. I am just sharing what I have been doing during my quiet time recently in hopes that it might give you some fresh ideas and inspiration for yours! The important thing is that you are spending time with the Lord and growing in Him in whatever way works for you. And if you don't have a quiet time already, don't feel bad or guilty! I didn't for YEARS. I know it can be overwhelming. Just start (here's my tips for doing that) and the Lord will bless you earnestly seeking Him.
I have shared before that in 2017, after about 10 literal years of trying, I FINALLY read through the Bible in year! All of the praise hands!!! It was LIFE-CHANGING. I feel like I learned SO much, and really all I did was read. I highlighted, looked up things every once in a while, and did a devotional with it occasionally, but I really focused on just reading and accomplishing that task. All I have to say is God is good, y'all.
All that said, this year, my goal is to memorize at least 52 Bible verses and start to really study the Bible and unpack it for myself.
Here is my process so far this year:
I start off the morning with a quick prayer for a clear, focused mind, and a heart that sees what the Lord is telling me.
I then read a quick devotional to help get me focused. I have LOVED doing this before reading the Bible because it helps me to like get my head in the right space before I dive into the Word. I am reading A Daily Women's Devotional right now for this, but I also LOVE New Morning Mercies and Jesus Calling if you are looking for one!
Gratitude Journal:
I have also started a little Gratitude Journal this year. I am aiming to write down five things I'm thankful for and praise the Lord for them each morning. This also just gets me in a mood of thanksgiving if I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and also kind of makes me think about what has been going on in my life. I feel like I make connections to the Word and the rest of my reading when I have thought about what's going on and found things to be thankful for in the circumstances.
Read the Word:
I have been reading the chapter of Psalms, Proverbs, & Matthew for whatever day of the month it is currently. I got into the habit of reading about three chapters a day last year, and I am liking this so far! Not sure what I will do when the month is over, but we will see! haha. Right now, I am not really journaling or marking up my Bible because I am actually looking to get a new one. I used the Life Application Study Bible last year…but it was the student version I have had since high school. While the study notes made excellent points and were helpful, I want to get a Bible that is not student geared and talk about being grounded and stuff like that. #adulting. lol. My sweet mother-in-law loaned me one of hers to start with this year, and I am really loving the way the study materials, cross references, etc are set up! It is the Spirit Filled Life Bible. I think that eventually I will purchase it as well as this NIV Journaling Bible.
The first thing I do is read all the way through each chapter, take it all in. Then I go back and look at notes, cross references, look up words in the dictionary or my Bible dictionary if I need to, and I also love to pick the verse or passage that stands out the most to me and read it in a few other translations to really get a good understanding of it. For this I use my old Student Bible (it's the NLT) and a Message Bible (a paraphrase of the Bible).
I also have a little notebook that I keep categorized. When I read a passage or quote that I love about a certain topic like "faith" or "prayer", I just write down the verse or quote. I am liking doing this because it keeps all my favorite verses about these topics in one place and easy for me to reference.
Pray again:
Sometimes I journal this prayer, sometimes I literally say it outloud. But I normally don't say it in my mind. I just can't focus and start thinking about what the weather is, what I need to do today, etc. I do love having my prayers written out not only because it keeps me focused on talking to the Lord, but it also is so sweet to have them to go back to and look through over the years. It's my own little story of God's faithfulness and how I'm finding him.
Read a Christian book:
I have been wrapping up my quiet time by reading just a chapter or two from some sort of Christian book. I have too many probably because I LOVE to read. I have been reading alot about marriage since my wedding, but I also love to read about womanhood and Christianity in general. I keep a list of books I want to read in my phone and delete them once I've finished it! Right now I am reading A Woman's High Calling by Elizabeth George (and LOVING it). A few that I am wanting to read after I'm done with this one are Mere Christianity, A Woman After God's Own Heart, The Power of a Praying Wife, Blue Like Jazz, & The Shack. These are all a little older, but I love that! Here's a few books that I have read in the past that I really enjoyed!
To do ALL of these things with no attention to time, this takes me about an hour. If I don't read at the end or journal my prayer, it takes about 30 minutes. That might sound like a while to you, or it might not sound like long enough. To me, it gets me thinking about Jesus at the beginning and throughout my day, and I know that I have grown so much from it last year and already this year. My idea right now is that I want to spend as much time as I can with the Lord before my husband and I move into a new season of life- whatever that may be. I want to have a well filled that I can draw from if there comes a time when I can't spend as long in the Word for whatever reason. That's part of why I want to memorize Scripture this year. So that my well is full and the Word is written on my heart.
So that is what I have been doing since getting home from the holidays! I hope this was helpful and encourages you to make your quiet time your own- my changes all the time!
If you need some tips on how to even just get started with a quiet time, check out this post!
For some motivating Bible Verses to keep you going once you have started, click here!
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So, like many of you I awoke to a beautiful Saturday afternoon in lieu of the rainy one forecasted. I had done the death trip to the annual Shoal Bass meeting the day before, where I work in the morning, leave early afternoon to get over there for dinner (time change!), have the meeting (was great), then drive back, getting home around midnight, to bed around 2am. So yes, I slept until noon. Don't judge me! lol
Anyway, since I had a window, I decided to do some the usual Saturday chores, then grab some basic gear and head to some Shoal Bass water. Not sure how it would go, but I knew I would only have about 3 hours to fish by the time I got over there, so it was a low risk-high reward situation.
Found to my surprise that the water was pretty clear, very fishable, if a tad high. Thanks to the near 80-degree weather, I could wet-wade, so the high water was less of an issue. I hate wading in high water with waders one, that is a good way to die. Caught two smaller fish right off the bat, then fished about an hour before catching a nicer one. Then this fish crushed my lure like it was the last bit of food she ever thought she'd see. After a short but exciting fight involving rocks, flow, and some wackiness, I brought it to hand:
Fish is not as big as it looked, "only" 21", and I guessed about 5.5 lbs based on length, girth, and general fatness. I still have not replaced my scale. But still, a really nice fish! I had a heck of a time getting a decent picture. The clouds were playing havoc with the lighting so I had to use my flash and hold the fish close to camera. Thus, it looks like a whale.
Managed another 2 after this one, smaller but still nice. This was the last one:
It was about 20 inches.
A great day, especially when I had no plans to fish at all. Lesson for all of us, including myself: take even the smallest opportunity to fish. Great fishing doesn't always result from long days on the water and carefully-planned and executed trips. Sometimes, it can happen by just getting out....


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We will shortly be relocating the People's Republic to the Dodecanese for a couple of weeks, (weep, rainbound miserablists!) so there has been a certain amount to do lately – powerless regent councils to appoint, exchequer accounts to nobble, rogue outlying provinces to subdue with a show of military force &c – and owing to the parlous state of technological advance, it is still not possible to pack a rucksack using only the copy-and-paste function.
Withal, edicts have been and will continue to be thin on the ground, which is even more embarrassing than usual wot with being up dere on Mr Dale's Most Compendious Liste of Righteous Bloggeres (Wyth Somme Leftie Scumme Regrettablie), which was quite delightful and surprising to us because we didn't think we had that many actual, you know, readers. Well, that's not quite true. There are an awful lot of you. It's just that three-quarters of you are here for the fluffy bunnies and cute puppies, aren't you. Don't feel you have it deny it. I can see your Google search terms and your motives are unambiguous (apart from the person who googled "fluffy pet adult" today who plainly has one or two fairly important wires crossed somewhere). So thank you, readers and fluffy animal fanciers.
And talking of righteous bloggers, I have received word from a Citizen that he is founding his very own sovereign state partly as a result of having been a reader of mine for a while, which of course is wonderful and tremendously encouraging for the cause of rational debate, and the absolute cherry on the cake would have been if he hadn't actually been a, sort of, you know, Tory… Although I rather like the fact that his first post – formerly guested on Iain Dale's blog – reveals an early allegiance switch from Labour. So we know there's at least one Tory capable of changing his mind about something (two if you count Passing Tory on Lib Dem Voice).
Finally, and in the spirit of Terribly Boring, I've been pounding out the finer detail of the astonishingly controversial Cities Unlimited report over on Lib Dem Voice, and hope to schedule the other two up before I go. Other than that, we shall see citizens, allies, satellites, sworn deadly enemies etc in Bournemouth. Till then…
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Gillard in South Korea for nuclear summit
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will join dozens of world leaders in South Korea today at a summit aimed at making nuclear material more secure.
Ms Gillard flew into Seoul last night for the second global nuclear security summit.
The two-day event will not specifically deal with the threat posed by North Korea and Iran, but the recent increase in tensions on the Korean peninsula is likely to feature heavily on the sidelines of the talks.
World leaders will also discuss ways to stop nuclear material being used by terrorist groups.
The summit is being held against the backdrop of North Korea's latest threat to use a long-range rocket to launch a satellite.
Seoul and Washington say the launch will be a disguised test of a ballistic missile that violates Pyongyang's latest international commitments.
This is looking at the security of existing material and much of it used for civil use, rather than disarmament.
So North Korea, Iran, aren't even on the agenda.
But obviously the North's latest threats to use a rocket to launch a satellite are very much casting a shadow over all the events here and they will definitely be talked about in those sideline discussions.Naomi Woodley
US president Barack Obama yesterday said the North could face further sanctions if it goes ahead with the launch.
He said the launch would make it difficult for the US to go ahead with plans to send food aid to the North.
The Federal Government says Australia is leading the way in securing nuclear material, and as one of the world's largest exporters of uranium, takes the issue very seriously.
Before attending the official opening of the summit this afternoon, Ms Gillard will visit a local school and make a speech on Australia's economic and trade relationship with South Korea.
Ms Gillard will also hold sideline talks with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the relatively new Danish prime minister.
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Invensys is a global technology company with three business segments: Software, Industrial Automation and Energy Controls. Invensys came into being as a result of the merger between BTR and Siebe on 4 February 1999. The name "Invensys" was voted for as the new name of the merged businesses by shareholders on 16 April 1999.
Milestone Dates
1819Augustus Siebe (1788-1872) moves to London and sets up an engineering practice. He is joined by his son, Gorman.
1908 - The Foxboro Company establishedThe family-owned company manufactured machinery and machine tools, and developed a worldwide reputation for industrial controls.
1966 - Eurotherm establishedOriginally Eurotherm produced electronic temperature controllers, but grew into new business areas that enabled it to offer customers world-class solutions in control, data management and process automation
1967 - SimSci establishedPrimarily focused on plant-level simulations, SimSci helped to optimize processes for the refining and petrochemical industries.
1983 - Esscor establishedPrimarily focused on providing training simulators for operators, Esscor enabled the power industry to optimize performance and increase productivity.
1983 - Triconex establishedTriconex is now the world's leading supplier of safety and critical control systems to industries around the world.
1983 - Avantis establishedAvantis combined extraordinary software products and value-added services to deliver Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions, which are now used by more than 700 customers throughout the world
1987 - Wonderware establishedWonderware pioneered the use of Microsoft Windows operating system in HMI automation software for manufacturing.
1990's - Siebe acquisitionsSiebe acquires Triconex, Eurotherm, Wonderware, SimSci, Avantis and Esscor
1999 - Siebe becomes InvensysSiebe merges with BTR to create Invensys
2001 - Invensys Rail Systems createdIndividual rail-related business units are organized into a specialized business group that became a world leader in the design, manufacture, supply, installation, commission, maintenance and management of safety-related rail signalling and control systems.
2004 - Invensys becomes Invensys ControlsAppliance Controls and Climate Controls merge to form Invensys Controls.
2009 - Invensys Operations Management is createdIPS, Wonderware, Eurotherm and IMServ are integrated to form a single division. The decision was driven by the convergence of technologies that enable customers to optimise their entire operations, the opportunity to create a continuum of solutions and services for the whole industrial market and the potential for cost savings.
2009 - Invensys unveils its new brandWith three core divisions - Invensys Operations Management, Invensys Rail and Invensys Controls - Invensys unveils a new brand as a sign that its turnaround is complete and it is now moving forward.
2013 - Completion of the disposal of Invensys RailInvensys plc confirms the sale of Invensys Rail to Siemens.
January 2014 - Schneider Electric acquires Invensys
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Holly - posted on 12/13/2012 ( 326 moms have responded )
My family always makes me feel bad about not buying school pictures... but my theory is that school pictures are sooooo expensive and they only get one chance to look good (except for make up day, but still you only get one chance there too) and STILL you end up paying $30-$40, per kid ,STILL for the SAME amount of pictures as if you when somewhere like walmart or sears or target of my favorite place to go portrait innovations... you get the package deal and what i spent was $20 for all three (my 2 + my step daughter) to be in a picture with a crazy amount of pictures, plus i got a christmas tree ornament plus a bunch of christmas greeting cards! and they take like 60 poses and you get to pic the best one! to me, school pictures are a waste of money when you can dress them up and bring a hair brush and make sure they don't have peanut butter and jelly sandwich on their face from lunch!
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Morales, Evo(Juan Evo Morales Ayma) (ā`vō mōrä`lās), 1959–, Bolivian political leader, president of Bolivia (2006–). An AymaraAymara
, Native South Americans inhabiting the Lake Titicaca basin in Peru and Bolivia. The originators of the great culture represented by the ruins of Tiahuanaco were very likely Aymara speakers. Although subjugated by the Inca in the 15th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. , he became a coca farmer when his family moved to Boliva's lowlands. In the 1980s Morales became a leader of the coca growers and gained prominence in the 1990s when the growers struggled against the U.S.-supported coca-eradication program. He formed a political party, the Movement toward Socialism, in 1995 and won a seat in the Bolivian congress in 1997. Morales was an outspoken critic of the government in Bolivia's subsequently turbulent politics, and was expelled from the congress in 2002 on charges relating to violence involving anti-eradication supporters. A populist and socialist, Morales finished second in the 2002 presidential elections. In the 2005 presidential race, however, he received more than 50% of the vote, becoming the first person of indigenous descent to be elected president of Bolivia. He was easily reelected in 2009 and 2014, but in 2016 voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed him to run for a fourth term. The consitutional court, however, voided the vote in 2017. In office, Morales has nationalized companies in energy, telecommunications, and other industries, and used gas and oil revenues in part to underwrite antipoverty programs.


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The Japanese are great (if that's the correct term) at creating two things. The first is anime characters who are young girls, aged 11-14 with huge breasts, dressed up as maids flashing a bit of cleavage and panty. The second is incredibly difficult, mind-bending shmup's that boggle and inspire the mind. For all its sins, Deathsmiles features both.
Four girls are at your full command – all varying in age, measurements and talents. Choose the one that matches your demands and you'll take her through woods, across lakes and finally reach the final destination, a huge mansion. This isn't just for fun though, these girls are trapped in an otherworldly hell where there is no escape. These 'Lost Children' have banded together to fight the menace that is spilling into this plane. By fighting into the heart of this evil they will each be faced with a choice that will forever change their lives.
Deathsmiles is jam-packed with modes like a teenage girl's wardrobe with clothes. There is the original Arcade mode, the HD 360 version, the brand new Version 1.1 that changes some of the gameplay mechanics, Mega Black Label versions of the above with a new level and character, plus a co-op mode. It's a lot of content, and is more than enough to avoid being labelled a 'should have been an XBLA' title. In an age of cutscenes and Unreal Engine powered, big-budget games, developer Cave have their work cut out.
The Arcade mode takes you back to the days of 16-bit gaming. It's a retro 2D world where twitch gameplay remains king and the screen is filled with colourful sprites. So filled at times the screen becomes a wallpaper of bullets with the smallest possible gaps between each shot. This is dodging to the exact pixel. Survive that and you'll discover a screen chock-a-block with creatures flying about underneath. Blinking is not advisable. The original design may look retired but Deathsmiles' core elements remain as powerful as they were in 2007.
As the game progresses the difficulty ramps up, and this is a stroke of design genius. To call it a steep learning curve would be lying. It's f'ing vertical. The first few stages are relatively easy. You'll lay waste to oncoming forces by holding down 'A' and battle a gigantic cow called Mary with bombs by pressing 'Y'. Then it gets insanely hard. Enemies litter the scene; sprays of bullets fly across the screen and as they die projectiles explode from their bodies. Within half an hour of playing you've gone from novice to expert, dodging an obscene amount of enemy fire and feeling like a true king of the arcade-era.
Every evil creature and its dog are joining this party to annihilate your new world. You'll be hitting the continue button over and over, but as a console title you won't need to pick up the admission cost every time. Buying Deathsmiles at its budget price is more cost effective then heading to the arcades and pumping coin after coin into the cabinet (if you're lucky enough to have an arcade near you). This is definitely value for money if you like your gaming old-school and unforgiving.
Reach the end level and you'll come face-to-face with a giant boss (welcome back end-of-level-bosses), from huge dragons to titanic cows. Destroying them takes you back to the map where you can select your next destination. You'll also be able to choose the level of difficulty, which will naturally ramp up as you play through the levels. Play the game on level 3 difficulty all the way through and you'll be rewarded with some of the most intense moments possible.
The beauty of the game lies not with the Lost Children, but the variation hidden within the carnage. Of the four (five in the new mode) characters available, each has their own spirit familiar. This personal guardian has its own attack method and can be controlled to some degree, again depending upon the character. Three bombs are at your disposal capable of wiping the screen clean of enemies and bullets, giving you a second to put some eye-drops in and fly back into the fray. Two main types of attacks can be allowed to run riot and destroying enemies with the correct attack will reap more rewards in the form of magic. Gathering magic enables you to create even more devastating runs of attacks.
Using magic to lock-on to targets or Power-Up creates unbelievable levels of action that cannot be justified via screenshots. It doesn't stop here either. There are three levels of difficulty to select at each stage; the higher the level, the more bullets, rewards and content. The developers Cave have taken a wise decision – difficulty isn't just for achievements, it gives you more content. You can Power-Up more often and some of the bosses have further stages to them. The baron bosses skin blasts away to leave an eye-balled skull going berserk at this level, something you'd miss on the lower levels.
During the arcade mode the frame-rate will suffer a lot. It's hard to decide if this is an intentional slowdown to help the player or the game engine overheating, but if it was a slow down then it should have be done a little more gracefully. The screen size is small in this mode too, appearing lower than 4:3 in ratio. Selecting the updated 360 version improves the graphics and frame rate considerably, although not completely.
While hitting the maximum magic level of 1000 and unleashing all manner of hell, any moment my Xbox was going to pop at any moment, smoke bellowing out the back. It simply becomes too much. Then again, this is part of why Deathsmiles works. It's no-hold barred old-school shmup action. If stripped of its additional content, Deathsmiles could have been an XBLA title. Instead Rising Star Games have created a niche product – a well presented old-school shmup with plenty of additional material to bring you back.


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Simple, ordinary and small things from three artists at Sabancı University Kasa Gallery...
Apart from the ongoing exhibition series, Kasa Gallery presents a group show which opens on 21 September. Marius Dahl, Antonio Cosentinoand Damien Louche-Pelissier are the participating artists whose productions are followed by Kasa Gallery in years.
Although they are invited for an exhibition at Kasa Gallery regardless of any common binding theme, as the works of these artists, who work with different techniques and materials, are brought together, it has become noticable that they take their subjects from unfavored, unseen or hidden details of habitual spaces. In 'Free Pass', Marius Dahl's mechanical images prduced by wood carving technique, Antonio Cosentino's paintings of objects which often go unnoticed with/because of their banality and Damien Louche-Pelissier's collection of various insects which he produces with 'natural' materials such as tree crust and leaves will occupy the gallery spaces.
Antonio Cosentino 1970, İstanbul. Lives in İstanbul. Graduated from M.S.Ü.G.S.F Painting department in 1994. Since then participated in various group shows in Turkey and abroad. In 2002 at İş Bankası Parmakkapı Art Gallery and in 2004 at Evin Art Gallery had his solo shows 'Luna Park' and 'İstanbul 2003 – Concrete Sea' respectively. Member of 'Hafriyat' group.
Marius Dahl 1969, Oslo. Lives in İstanbul. Received his masters degree at ceramics department of National Art and Design College Oslo in 1999. Since 2000 participated in group exhibitions in Norway and Turkey. Had his first solo show in 2005 at Ankara Gallery SiyahBeyaz.
Damien Louche-Pelissier 1966, Grenoble.Lives in Marseille. Graduated from Ecole Emile Cohl animation department in 1989. Since 1990 works as an author, graphic creator and director in animation movies. In 2003 at Espace Saint Martin – Paris and in 2004 at Halle Saint Pierre – Paris exhibited his installations.
Opening: 21 Eylül 2005 18:30
Through: 25 November
Address: Sabancı University Kasa Galeri,
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The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular 2015
Get out those sleigh bells…it's time for the 2015 Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular. As always, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by Christmas record collector Andy Cirzan who will share a mix of yuletide tunes you won't hear anywhere else. This year's theme is rare country, bluegrass, and hillbilly Christmas music.Subscribe via iTunesDownload This Episode
Holiday Spectacular
There's a whole word of holiday music out in the universe besides the tired recordings you hear endlessly year after year. Nobody knows that better than holiday music collector and expert Andy Cirzan. Each year, Andy joins Jim and Greg for our Holiday Spectacular, sharing an hour of incredible unknown Christmas records he's picked up over years of scouring bargain bins throughout the country. This year, Andy leads us into the deep woods of the South to present rare country, bluegrass, and hillbilly Christmas songs from a bygone era.
As a special bonus, listeners are invited to download Andy Cirzan's accompanying holiday compilation for FREE at christmas.soundopinions.org. The mix will only be up until the end of 2015, so get it while the yule log is hot! And happy holidays from Sound Opinions!
Featured Songs
- The Country Gentlemen, Jingle Bells, The Early Rebel Recordings: 1962-1971, Rebel, 2005
- P.W. Sipe and The Country Folks,"Christmas Comes and Goes,"Christmas Comes and Goes / He Led Me Through, Mohawk
- Francis Smith, Solar System Simon, Santa's Supersonic Sun, Solar System Simon, Santa's Supersonic Sun, Big Country, 1968
- Sandy & Patty, Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree / Oh Lovely Night, Fable, 1958
- Gene Adkins with The Tune Toppers, What Christmas Is, Single, SRC, 1952
- Groovey Joe Poovey, Santa's Helper, Christmas Filled With Cheer / Santa's Helper, Rural Rhythm, 1955
- Red Ellis & The Huron Valley Boys, Christmas Is Not Far Away, Christmas Time Back Home, Rebel, 1980
- George Pegram, Just Because, George Pegram, Rounder, 1970
- Norman Edmonds, Breaking Up Christmas, Southern Journey Vol. 2: Ballads and Breakdowns, Rounder Select, 1997
- Ben Hinds,"All I Want For Christmas Is a Go Go Girl,"Single, Tracy,
- Billy Egr,"Drinking Again"
- Lonnie Meeks,"Here I Am, It's Christmas,"Rustic
- Cotton Top Sanctified Singers, Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn, That Old Time Religion, Suncoast, 2015
- Murphy Gribble, John Lusk & Albert York, Christmas Eve, Black Appalachia: String Bands, Songsters and Hoedowns, Rounder, 1999
- Dave Dudley, Six Tons of Toys, Old Time Merry Christmas / Six Tons of Toys, Mercury, 1972
- Amelia Ferencz,"Bright Star Shining in the Sky"
- George Jones, New Baby For Christmas, New Baby For Christmas / Maybe Next Christmas, Mercury, 1957
- Glen Glenn, Jingle Bells, Missouri Rockabilly 1955-1965, Stomper, 1993
- Jim Eanes, Christmas Doll, It Won't Seem Like Christmas / Christmas Doll, Starday, 1958
- Red Johnson, Christmas in Heaven, Christmas in Heaven / Memoirs of a Christmas Tree, Midway & Tri-City Transfer, 1964
- Walter"The Crybaby"Stone and The Tradewinds,"Christmas Time Again,"Christmas Time Again / I've Got Love, Popularity
- Ruth Duncan, Calling Santa, Santa's Helpers, JMC, 2004
- Ron Sexsmith, Maybe this Christmas, The O.C. Mix 3: Have a Very Merry Chrismukkah, Warner Bros., 2004
- Paul McCartney, Wonderful Christmastime, Wonderful Christmastime / Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae, Parlophone, 1979
- Paul McCartney, Temporary Secretary, McCartney II, Parlophone, 1980
- Hiatus Kaiyote, Breathing Underwater, Choose Your Weapon, Flying Buddha, 2015
- Sonny Burgess, We Wanna Boogie, Red Headed Woman / We Wanna Boogie, Sun, 1956
Andy Cirzan's 2015 Holiday Mix > http://christmas.soundopinions.org JAM Productions > http://jamusa.com


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The last craft fair of the season happened on Saturday - it was a quiet affair! But although there weren't many customers I enjoyed the friendliness of the other stall holders and the lovely ladies in the kitchen who provided us with some delicious homemade pumpkin soup and numerous cups of tea to warm us up.
As always I saw the dawn the night before finishing things off and made more than enough Christmassy things that I'll now be putting away until next year.
I didn't sell any Christmassy hair clips or crochet snowflakes - items that went really well at the last fair - so you never can tell what will be popular. I'm already starting to think about ideas for springtime Eastery projects.
But before that there are the family's Christmas gifts to get finished! I glutton for punishment you might think - and you'd be right!


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March 2015: Alpacas Fiesta 2014
This issue covers the remarkable events of the Alpaca Fiesta 2014. Read a first-hand account of the vicuña chaccu on the altiplano. Get an inside glimpse of the Michell and Incalpaca yarn and textile factories where they continue the ancient Peruvian textile tradition. Discover Art Atlas, an exciting company blending commerce with social responsibility. Multicultural and full of color and excitement, this is an issue you won't want to miss!
In this issue:
Patagonia: the Natural World and Natural Fibers
Plus Size Opportunity
!Welcome to Alpaca Fiesta!
Vicuña Chaccu
A Look Inside Michell
Incalpaca Textile Factory Tour
The Art of Integrity: Art Atlas
Alpaca Moda Fashion Show
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