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One of the most underestimated parts about a FAIR data management plan is archiving your data. How am I going to store my data in such a way that people can access, download and share it? And what are the data archive costs included for storing your data in such a way? Even in just the way you store your data a lot of variables come into play to decide for which options you should go. Hopefully this gives you a better view on what is needed for archiving your data in a FAIR way.
One of the first questions you need to answer is: where are you going to store your data? This could be some cloud storage you rent, an open data repository or maybe a specific repository for your domain. Each one has its own pros and cons, which are described in the table below.
So you have decided to use a repository, but how do you find a relevant repository? Doing a quick Google search can already lead to relevant results and if there is the option to go for a discipline-specific repository than that should be the default go-to. Ask around, maybe your colleagues or friends in the field know a repository they always use or consult websites like fairsharing. Or take a look at Nature's recommended data repositories, where they list different options for all types of domain specific repositories.
Do you need to prepare your data to ensure preservation? Is the original file format unstable or not standardly used in your field? Do you need to anonymize the data? This is of course very dependent on what kind of research you do. Do you work with people? In this case you almost certainly need to anonymize your data before sharing. If you have no idea which part of your data should be anonymized, search for Personally Identifiable Information (PII). PII is a description of information which can be used to identify a person, on its own or combined with other information. Most are straightforward like date of birth and home address.
Another quickly overlooked question is: in which file formats do you want to store your data? Some file formats are not standard to use or even unstable. Converting your data to standard and stable formats will increase the quality of your data preservation and increases the number of possible sharing uses.
What software or tool did you use for analysing your data? Is it publicly available and where can it be found? There is not much use to archiving your data and sharing it if others cannot use it because it is dependent on one tool. Converting your data to more standard and stable formats can help in such cases. Storing your data in a domain/discipline specific tool or repository can also help mitigate these problems.
This table gives you a list of options you have for storing data, their pros and cons, as well as how FAIR such archiving is.
|Cloud storage
|Open data repository
|Domain specific repository/tool
|This is the least FAIR way of archiving your data. It is not easily findable and accessing the data could be a big hassle. You need to configure if people can just download it or if they need to ask your permission. One of the easiest ways to increase the level of FAIRness is to publish the download link to an easily accessible page with a detailed description of what is inside your dataset.
|Storing your data in an open data repository is already a lot more FAIR than storing it in the cloud. There is a website in place to access it which is already developed for making your data findable. Storing your data in an open data repository with a FAIR data point will increase the level of FAIRness by a significant amount.
|This is the FAIRest way of storing your data out of these three. Most domain specific repositories/tools are known in their community and linking and contributing is always highly appreciated in these communities. However keep in mind that, to be as FAIR as you can be, there should be an easy way to only download the dataset.
How do I decide if the repository of my choice is FAIR?
If you can answer "yes" to all of these questions, the repository is considered FAIR:
- Do the datasets have a globally unique and persistent identifier?
- Can you upload metadata about essential information such as the origin of your dataset and submitter-defined metadata (ontologies used, naming of variables etc)?
- Is it stated which license the repository uses (if not, can you choose one yourself)?
- Is the metadata always publicly available?
- Does the repository request a specific format to ensure machine readability?
- Does the repository have a long-term plan for preserving archived data?
The most ideal would be to archive your data forever. However, if you do a follow up research, you could decide to archive your new and old data in another place combined after X years. Or maybe you have a plan to store it inside another place after publishing your article. Keep these variables in mind when calculating the total costs of archiving your data.
Costs of Cloud data storage:
|Costs per 5 year Amazon
|Costs per 5 year Google
|Costs per 5 year Microsoft
|Costs per 5 year Sia
|Cost for Amazon and Google are calculated by using the costs of the standard storage option and multiplying them. For Azure and Sia their price calculator were used
What provider do you use? Amazon, Google and Microsoft all have different prices based on the type of storage, the location of storage and the redundancy options (on how many different locations it gets stored). Eventually the costs of cloud data storage are also dependent on other variables such as what type of storage do you want? Standard, infrequent access or "cold" storage? "Cold" storage is the cheapest option, it is the type of storage where you expect your data to be rarely accessed. So it is not very FAIR and therefore undesirable.
Sia is a special case, it directly competes with Amazon, Google and Microsoft based on how much they cost. However keep in mind that with a provider like Sia, you will still need to configure and set things up. So these are not the final costs for using Sia.
As you can see, the prices go up very quickly and with the techniques available to us in the world of Life Sciences, having a dataset which exceeds 5 TB is not something unheard of.
While looking at these prices you also need to keep in mind that this is the laziest way of storing your data which is not FAIR at all, unless you do additional work yourself.
|Standard costs
publishing costs
per year
per year
per year
per year
|Calculation DataDryad: $50 for every 10 GB above the standard 20 GB.
As you can see, the costs of storing your data are high and these costs only cover the storage. They do not include all the other expenses, such as curating the data after research, setting up the server and maintaining the storage server. Even when you have calculated in these costs, your archiving at this point is not very FAIR and a lot of the potential value of your data will be gone. So why not get the best out of your money and make it as FAIR as possible?
And if you need guidance with making your data FAIR, selecting a FAIR data storage that fits your needs, or have any other questions on FAIRifying your data, do not hesitate to contact us. We are happy to help with making the world a FAIRer place, together with you.


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200,000 Images of Saturn Form Beautiful Stop-Motion Film
On July 19, NASA's Cassini mission took pictures of Earth from 900 million miles away. The full Saturn mosaic will take weeks to process, but while we're waiting, filmmaker Fabio di Donato created a Saturn mosaic of his own for our viewing pleasure.
Donato sorted through 200,000 still photographs of Saturn taken by Cassini between 2004 and 2012, ordered them and set them to music.
The video above makes it easy to believe you're watching the rings and planets dancing among the stars, quite literally. The black and white tones almost make it feel as though you're watching a 1960s movie.
According to his Vimeo post, Donato dedicated the video to the memory of Margherita Hack, an astrophysicist and popular science writer who passed away earlier this year. "She made me love the stars," Donato wrote.
The images used in the video are available at the Planetary Data System for public use.
It's a rare occurrence for the world to see visual proof of the brilliance of the rest of the universe — but this is one of those times.
Homepage image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute


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Orange County, CA-based rock band OF MICE & MEN release their new video "Broken Generation." The clip, directed by Max Moore,
"Broken Generation" is one of the new songs available on RESTORING FORCE: FULL CIRCLE, a special reissue of the album Restoring Force, which hit No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Independent and Top Rock Albums Charts. Set for a February 23rd release,RESTORING FORCE: FULL CIRCLE is a deluxe double-disc, foil-stamped digipack that also includes an acoustic version of "Feels Like Forever." The album is available for pre-order through iTunes at http://smarturl.it/omm-fullcircle.
OF MICE & MEN (vocalist Austin Carlile, guitarist Alan Ashby, drummer Valentino Arteaga, vocalist/bassist Aaron Pauley and guitarist Phil Manansala) were recently added to this May's star-studded Rock In Rio lineup in Vegas, where they'll join a lineup that features artists such as Metallica, Linkin Park and Deftones. That'll follow an international tour that begins February 21st at the Soundwave Festival in Australia, then a headlining tour of Europe, before returning to the States for April's Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville.
The band just returned home from an international arena tour with Linkin Park, dates that often saw OF MICE & MEN vocalists Austin Carlile and Aaron Pauley each joining Linkin Park onstage for songs during the headliners' set. It was during that tour that OMAM shot a live performance video of "Identity Disorder," . The two bands were scheduled to tour the States, but dates were scrapped when Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington suffered a foot injury.
Since the 2010 release of their self-titled debut, Of Mice & Men have blanketed rock radio airwaves, garnered critical acclaim and amassed over 20 million YouTube views and close to 5 million social media followers on the strength of an electrifying sound and live show. The latter has seen them play to packed-house crowds on headlining tours around the world and key slots on top fests, including this year's Reading & Leeds Festival, where they were part of a star-studded lineup that included artists such as Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and many more.
March 11 – Machine Moulin Rouge/Paris, FR
March 12 – Live Music Hall/Cologne, DE
March 13 – Melkweg/Amsterdam, NL
March 14 – Gruenspan/Hamburg, DE
March 16 – Tyrol/Stockholme, SE
March 17 – Tradgarn/Gothenburg, SE
March 19 – C Club/Berlin, DE
March 20 – Backstage Halle/Munich, DE
March 21 – Kofmehl/Solothurn, CH
March 23 – Substage/Karlsruhe, DE
March 24 – AB/Brussels, BE
March 26 – O2 Guildhall/Southampton, UK
March 27 – O2 Academy/Bristol, UK
March 28 – O2 Brixton Academy/London, UK
March 30 – Barrowlands/Glasgow, UK
March 31 – O2 Academy/Newcastle, UK
April 2 – Rock City/Nottingham, UK
April 3 – O2 Academy/Birmingham, UK
April 4 – Academy/Manchester, UK


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And we're back. This is this week's Part 2, the sequel to Part 17, meaning that we won't be re-introducing things. So please, please, read Part 17 first for explanations on everything we sort of breeze through here.
(cont'd) Scene 13 — Central Hotel — Edward, Alphonse, Ling, Lan Fan
りん: 一族の命運が懸かっている。
エドワード: いいだろう。
エドワード: ホムンクルス、持ち逃げすんなよ。
りん: 約束は守るよ。
りん: 一飯の恩があるしね。
エドワード: 一飯?
エドワード: ルームサービス代 ?
りん: ごっそさん。
エドワード: 一飯どころじゃねぇじゃねぇか。
りん: 一族の命運が懸かっている。
(Rin: Ichizoku no meiun ga kakatte iru.)
一族 (ichizoku): is a noun meaning "clan" or "household." Ling is part of an "ichizoku" that's warring with other related "ichizoku" for control of not-China.
の (no): is the genitive particle.
命運 (meiun): is a noun meaning "fate."
が (ga): is the nominative particle.
懸かっている (kakatte iru): is the periphrastic progressive, indicative, imperfective, affirmative conjugation of the verb "kakaru," which means a lot of things, these meaning coming from "to hang," and from that, "to depend (on)," which is what it means here.
Note that we don't have the thing it actually depends on expressed. So we'll supply an "it." But the object would be in the dative.
Translation: "Ling: The fate of the clan depends on (it)."
エドワード: いいだろう。
(Edowaado: II darou.)
いい (ii): is the same adjectival verb we saw before. Here it expresses approval, which means it can be translated as "fine" or "okay."
だろう (darou): is the same verbal expression we saw before, only with the last vowel lengthened. Here is is closer to "ne" and expresses a pensive mood.
Translation: "Edward: Fine."
エドワード: ホムンクルス、持ち逃げすんなよ。
(Edowaado: Homunkurusu, mochinige sun na yo.)
ホムンクルス (homunkurusu): is the same noun as before. Note that we have not case particle here. It would have been "wo."
持ち逃げ (mochinige): is a noun meaning "taking and escaping," as in "to run off with something."
すんな (sunna): is a truncated form of "suru na." "-na" is a negative imperative suffix, meaning "do not X."
よ (yo): is an emphatic ending particle. It expresses that this is new information that should be remembered or taken to heart.
Translation: "Edward: Don't run off with the Homunculi."
The thing is that Ling is looking for a source of immortality. So that's why Edward says this.
りん: 約束は守るよ。
(Rin: Yakusoku wa mamoru yo.)
約束 (yakusoku): is a noun meaning "promise."
は (wa): is the topical particle.
守る (mamoru): is the indicative, imperfective, affirmative conjugation of the verb meaning "to guard," or "to keep," especially when it comes to "yakusoku."
よ (yo): is the same ending particle as before.
Translation: "Ling: As to [that] promise, I will keep it."
りん: 一飯の恩があるしね。
(Rin: Ippan no on ga aru shi ne.)
一飯 (ippan): is a noun, coming from the number "ichi" and the counter suffix "-han," meaning "one meal" or "a meal."
の (no): is the genitive particle.
恩 (on): is a noun meaning "debt," as in a debt of gratitude, like "I owe you one."
が (ga): is the nominative particle.
ある (aru): is the indicative, imperfective, affirmative conjugation of the copula. In this case, it means "to have," as in "to have a debt of a meal." This is idiomatic, and one can translate as "to be in debt for the meal."
し (shi): is a suffix that indicates a reason for something, in this case, a reason for him to keep the promise. We will translate this lexically as "for."
ね (ne): is the same ending particle as before.
Translation: "Ling: For I have a debt of a meal, don't I?"
エドワード: 一飯?
(Edowaado: Ippan?)
一飯 (ippan): is the same word as before.
Translation: "Edward: A meal?"
エドワード: ルームサービス代 ?
(Edowaado: Ruumu saabisu-dai?)
ルームサービス (ruumu saabisu): is a noun meaning "room service."
代 (dai): is a suffix meaning "cost" or "charge" or "bill."
Translation: "Edward: Room service bill?"
りん: ごっそさん。
(Rin: "Gossochin")
ごっそちん (gossochin): is a contraction of the expression "Gochisou-sama," which means something like "honorable feast," and is part of the longer expression "gochisou-sama deshita" meaning "it was an honorable feast." This is used when someone else treats you to a meal. People tend to translate it as "Thank you for the meal."
Translation: "Ling: Honorable feast."
(Yes, every now and again we'll stick to a horrible translation because we're more interested in the words' meanings and how they connect than we are in how one would express the same idea in English.)
Also note that Edward is now looking at a super long list of things that they're charging Edward for.
エドワード: 一飯どころじゃねぇじゃねぇか。
(Edowaado: Ippan-dokoro ja nee ja nee ka.)
一飯 (ippan): is the same noun as before.
どころ (dokoro): is a suffix, which marks an extreme example of something one will or cannot do. It's the "let alone" in the sentence. "I can't swim, let alone dive." We personally like to think of this as an "of all things" kind of suffix as well.
じゃ (ja): is a contraction of "de wa," which is a compound particle, which is equivalent to "wa."
ねぇ (nee): is just "nai," the copula, except that the /ai/ got combined into /ne/.
This is an expression, "X-dokoro de wa (or ja) nai," and it means something like "This isn't it, let alone an X," as in "you're out of you're mind if you think it is an X" or "I don't have the time for X" or "X is out of the question." In this case, it's the first. We'll be doing a clunky translation for this one, though. So keep that in mind.
じゃねぇか (ja nee ka): is the same expression we saw before, equivalent to "ne,' but now with that same vowel combination.
Translation: "Edward: [This] isn't a meal, of all things, is it?"


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MASSACHUSETTS &. SOUTlJ. CONST.CO. V. TOWNSHIP OF GILL'S CREEK.
, Upon the whole case, I am of opinion that the original bill was framedllPop the true theory of the equitable rights of all the parties in ,that the sale o( the property of the Allegheny Valley RailroadCompany, which ,all now agree must be decreed, should be upon the Wl1J:lS specificallYPfayed for in the bill.
SOUTHERN CONST. Co. 11, TOWNSHIP OF GILL'S CREEK et al.
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AAtorney'elien ,the 1fUit,e of seuit is limited to: render.ed therein; and,li.ltbouj;tb a number of separate suits involve the lIame questions, and 'are .rgued and detal'mined together, the fruits of one are not subject to a lien for , in t.be others. B. , ' ·. Noi"wUrtlielien extend' prospective servicesln the hearing of an appeal. " Wl;1en,sever8.l rellllered sen-lees for, th,e ,complainant in a suit, tbey are eQllally entitled tb a tien for compensation on the"fruits of the judgment, j and,i:fone of, them bas obtained an, assignment of lIuoh, fRits, biB possession candistur;bed ill favor of another.
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Construction Company against the township of Gill's Greek, S. C., and the Boston Safe-Deposit & Trust Company; assert a lien for aervice!l the complainant as an att!>mey in t1).at and ot,her cases. DUmiissed. 0: 'E. Spencf(l', for petitioper. Sq:m:uel Lord., opposed. '
Exparl.e Plltition of JamesF. Hart, in the case of the Massachus,etts
J. A railroad company had been incorporated underthe name of the ,Charleston" Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad Company, for the of building a from Charleston, S. C., towards Chi,. cagO,. The. ¥assllc1).usetts & Southern Construction Oompanycontracted to the railroad, j!nd a part ofthe consideration of th,is conti'act.wal;l to of township bonds ,in subscription to the railroad' company under ,the authority of the .general assembly of South' Carol,inll. By the construction compa,ny apd of the several townshIps, these bonds, were placedpndeposit with th'e:,Boston Safe-Deposit &1,'nil;ltCompany, v.48F.no.2-10 ',
eerfain cdIltli'tioM were f'ulmu<)h litigati9h'hrose in the coorts'!df' of South ,CarolinaresI'eeting the bonds; "and',:'IjOIidil of' the these 1I.re speaking having been declared invalidj'an aef 6ft the;legi81aturewi!9"passedseeking to cure the defect, and the question of the validity of this act was made in courts of that state,. The litigation then began in this court. Eight separate suits were brought by the Massachusetts & Southern Construction Company. in all of which the Boston Safe-Deposit & Trust Compa;ny. was a The townships oT'Cherokee, Broad River, York, Catawba, Ebenezer, Cane Creek, GilPsCreek, and Pleasant Hill, respectively, were each a co-defendant with it in its own separate suit. 42 Fed. Rep. 750. Each one of these snits sought\the delivery to the construction company of the bonds of the defendant township, upon the allegation that all of the conditions, precedent Were 'fultillech 'To'eaClltt suit there was a separate defense in the same,-the
there· 'another and distinct groul'ld. of result of. the migatfoIf'iii"this c6t'lrt' #88 that !the spstained, anu an orderwll8 entered Jin.each.·of retbe· othercaaes for, the delivery.of to the townshlps*1efendnnt but; one (Glll's :Oreek) acqm.6SllJeiLm the dtlCISI0n, and the bonds issued by them, and in the hand§ 6fJthe 'Boston Safe;the propeH&;;·:h£, ',the''const.ruritioD' Deposit ,41; ,l'lll,lsl,<Jow Pl/,nY company. ,':l'he bonds of Gill's Creekttownship,dIhpar.value 839,000, fA)", supreme petitionerdalleges that he WRS, , professionally. in :the litigation in the state courts and in thiscourt,'hal\ting'bel!mreta'ined by the Massachusetts & Southern Construction Company; that no fixed sum :,as.c?n" fi,p",r,bU,t Pi,s a,'t,e,"90,",:rt a\ld,i,n,"',thiS, . court werereasHnably ,worth $5,000, and for hIS services 10 the case un$J,O()Q7,.· ,He,se!s':up a hen on tM bonds bfGUl's Creek towilshlp for thesesetvices as In part the frnit dt'hiilabot ahd)s'kill, reild'ered.' .He 'praYs ,that his lien may be protected, and to this endthilt Jhe'1roStO'n Safe.:.Deposit & Trust Company may be ordereli to hiih;'and so itip three defenses: perfect his lien. The answer of the company (1) That was the attorney of the railroad c.ompanyand of the at'afixedsahi:ry,and" thlii: roake'tib: turhen-lity rerltlered; ,(2) It dEhlI¢s by that 11e hasal1yUen: of 'aqy'nattireohth¢se bonds. on'13th
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ThElre L9!1n,pe.no do,ubt thatfroID an early period courts ha'yealways in securing to attorney,s the fruit of thei!, labors, even lj.8 Ilgainst their 0'YD clients. Ex parte Bmh, 7 Vin. 4-Pr. 74. This· i$an equitable on the of the court, (Barker v. St. Qtl.intin, 12 enforcement of a. claim or right on to ask tile interventipn,of the court for bis own when he finds that there is a ,propability that his client may deprive.hiJ;n of his costs, (Mercer v., Gravea, L. R. 7 Q. B. 499.) See, in fuU; I1J,rB Knapp, N. Y. For, the .want ofa better word, it is,caUed e. "lien;" so-called "lieQ" is limited to. the funds collected. in the particulal,' case in which the .services were rendered. In t:il Wil8on, 12 F¢. Rep. 235. 1his is the rule followed by all courts, of a statl;te. In England until the statwithout requmilg the ute of 18 Victoria the lien of an attorney was confined to' the taxed costs and his disbursements. In South Carolina there is no provision by statute on the subject, and tha.t rule of the English court is followed strictly. Scharlock v. Oland, 1 Rich. Law, 207; Miller v. NeweU, 20 8. C. 123, 128. The coutisof tbeUnited 8tatesseem to protect attorneys in their fees as well as in their taxed costs. In Wylie v. Cau, 15 How, 415, an attorney by seclilring him the percentagp contracted to be paid him on recovery. In Oowdrey v. Railroad Co., 93 U. S. attQrney wassecureclt-he fee he.had expressly contracted (or. :So., also; in MC.t'MfBOO v. O>z, \16 U. S. 404'. 'these were contracts. A1J this' proteCtion' to the attorney is founded upon the idea "of a. contract implied by law," and as effectu.al aa if it resulted from an express agreement,"{& parte Bmh, IfUpra; Cowellv. Simpeon, 16 Ves.279,) and as the statutes. of the United States expressly recOgnize. the right of at. tomeys .,.ocbargetheir olients reaaobable compensation. for their services, b;\l\d,l,iit1(ju to taxablec()sts; St. S. § 823,) it would seem that the. United States.courls' will also protect'theimplied contract. The petitioner's claim is upon .afund arising under a jU,dgment in this court for'servioes rendered in .tbe state courts and in thlS court,a right arising under contract. Cowell V. Simpson, 8Upra. As the law of 80ut4 Carolina confines such a lien to costs and disbursements, it iR clear that the counsel fee cotildnot have entered into the contract of sen;ice in/the state court, eveQ jf the recovery were .had there. This ih of a statute,is by each protection of courtlo'its own officers. This court would not-perhaps I'should say could not--extend the protection to services rendered ill another wholly distinct juris<iiction.There is another consideration. .There were eight separate suits and seven separate recoveries. All the bonds recovered in six. suits have been reri16ved from the control of the court. It is true tha,t to aU of the suits; b1;1t they were argue9Wg¢ther simply of conv,eilience., " vie'nave seen" ,the proteotion is'given t<:> an..attorney as)lgll.inst a . particular, .f\.lnd, for gaining that tqat we . tlx ,01;\. the 1 rendered to t'he other bonds? This would be a
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Liens" § 194, and casE')S quoted; Hoiv can we tell what parlor·the 85,000 be allotted to the Gil1'sCreek bonds? Of course: as the protectiCiJ1 is for services rendered, there can' be no lien for 81,000, a prospective charge for services to be rendered. But the assignment to J. H. Albin disposes of the"fila,tter. He, with the petitioner and Messrs. Lord & Hyde,were aU engaged on the same side in the same case. If the petitioner has a right to the protection of the court, so, equally, hasaach one of them, in E'ach of them the right is equitable. Barker v. St. Quintin, supra. ;But with this equity Mr. Albin has, so to speak,the legal title. When equities are equal, tlie law will prevail. He cannot be disturbed mhisright of possession. Without entering into. the .questionwhp,ther .Mr. ,Hart was specially retained by the cODJplainant, the petition lDustbe dismissed.
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Let it be known, this article is not a review.
Like my article on Splice, I don't feel adequately qualified to properly review Inception, and as such, I will instead use this post as a vehicle for my ruminations regarding it.
Anyway, let me begin by saying that:
I liked Inception.
I felt it was an entertaining and (conceptually) innovative film, that managed to hold my interest throughout despite it's sinfully long running time.
Okay fine, the movie isn't Braveheart long, but hey; you try going to see it in the theater at 10:45 at night and tell me it didn't whip your ass.
Inception is a film that I absolutely will not spend time going into detail regarding the plot and other such bullshit.
I say this, not because I don't want to drop spoilers, but because I honestly don't remember most of them.
Oh yeah, and it would cause me physical pain to try and explain some of the goofy shit that goes on in this movie.
Seriously, I'd need a diorama, Powerpoint, an old priest and a young priest just to explain the concept of this fucking movie.
The basic concept of the movie involves the manipulation and invasion of peoples' dreams, leading to a story that mirrors that of an absurdly complex and convoluted heist film.
I say "convoluted" because there are moments when, just when you think you've got all the rules of the film's impressively well thought out, and seemingly structured universe, the movie starts throwing you curve balls in the form of changing it's own logic for the sake of convenience in regards to the plot.
That's not to say this happens all the way through, however there were at least 2 occasions in which I honestly had to scratch my head and say:
"Huh? Why the fuck did that just happen?"
It's interesting to note that, despite the 2 films sharing very little in common, for whatever reason I kept saying to myself in the theater:
"This hella' reminds me of Flatliners…"
Despite it's complex subject matter and, at times, fuzzy internal logic; it should be noted that Inception is by no means a genius of a film.
That is, unlike The Legend of Zelda on the NES, Inception did not make me feel stupid or lost at any point, rather; it succeeded in making me feel smart.
Let it be known, the Azn Badger is a Badger of barely average intelligence.
Azn or not.
That being said, let me just say that the screenplay of Inception, like seemingly every Christopher Nolan film, is very redundant, and much too excessive with it's incessant dropping of "breadcrumbs" for the viewer.
In example, let's summarize the scripts for Batman Begins, The Prestige, and The Dark Knight:
Batman Begins: "FEAR!!!!!!!! JUSTICE!!!!!!!!! I'M BATMAAAANNNNNN!!!!!!"
The Prestige: "REVENGE!!!! MAGICAL DAVIIIIIIIDDDDDD BOWIIIIIIIIEEEEE!!!!!!"
The Dark Knight: "CHAOS!!!! JUSTICE!!!!!!!!! WHERE IS HE!!!!!!!????"
To those of you that don't habla Espanol, "breadcrumbs" refers to the little droplings, or tidbits of information that are interspersed throughout a screenplay to make those "Ah Hah!" moments seem more logical, and ultimately, more rewarding to the viewer.
Inception's script is, to pound the metaphor totally into the ground, not sprinkled with breadcrumbs as most films should be, but is instead simply a whole loaf of bread.
Put it this way, if you're paying attention, and are able to keep track of wherever the fuck the film's logic decides to go throughout the movie, then chances are you'll be able to figure out most of the major plot points a good 20 minutes to a half hour before I think the movie intended you to.
Anyway, good movie, provocative screenplay, but just a little bit heavy-handed with the exposition at times.
The acting performances in Inception were, in a word; "solid."
I say this because, despite the all-star cast; Inception is by no means an actor's movie.
Due to the hardened nature of most of the main characters, the majority of the performances consist of muted expressions and flat deliveries.
Hell, even most of the humor is deadpan.
Tom Hardy has an accent, and that's about all he did for me.
Ellen Page, while looking uncharacteristically fetching in this movie, also failed to leave any sort of impression.
Leonardo DiCaprio is just about the only actor allowed to emote throughout, yet despite this; most of his thunder is stolen by the script's propensity to spill the beans on it's big character reveals long before their intended cues.
That being said, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ken Watanabe managed to make an impression based purely on their facial acting.
That and Levitt looks like my brother, but Jewish.
Oh yeah, and Ken Watanabe is pimp, so he gets a pass as well.
One thing I feel that needs to be pointed out about Inception, is that the action is typical of a Christopher Nolan film.
One thing about Nolan that truly confuses me, is that he seems to know what he likes in his movies, and how he likes to shoot it, however, when it comes to framing action, the man just doesn't have a clue.
Maybe it's his cinematographer, or his editor's fault, but regardless, whoever is fucking up really needs to stop it.
Simply put, Christopher Nolan likes sweeping aerial shots of cities,
car chases,
and gunplay/fighting.
Inception, of course, has all of these things, however only 2 thirds of it is done well.
Don't get me wrong, Nolan's cityscape shots are always beautiful, as are his car chases, but when it comes to framing human-on-human violence, he sucks donkey balls.
My main issue with Nolan's action scenes, is the lack of spacial awareness the viewer is given throughout.
You know that thing that the Hong Kong cinematographers do where they shoot the actors from the toes up so you can catch the detail and intent in their movements?
Well, Nolan's answer to this is to frame everything all loosey-goosey, and then throw the footage into the meat grinder until it makes a Bourne movie look under-edited.
It should be said though, that whoever does Mr. Nolan's sound editing, should be given some sort of award *cough!* Oscar! *cough!*
Seriously, the sound of the gunfire in both The Dark Knight and Inception is a thing of beauty.
Truly the definition of "ear-popping."
Compliments aside, I have one more gripe about the action:
I know it's realistic to choreograph a gunfight as a fairly stationary and controlled series of tactical potshots, but for A MOVIE THAT TAKES PLACE IN FUCKING DREAMLAND, I'd expect things to be just a little bit more colorful.
Seriously, what the fuck is the point of having gunfire and explosions in your movie if you aren't going to go to the trouble to highlight them in any way.
On a final note, I'd like to take a minute to give my thoughts on the soundtrack of Inception.
A lot has been said about the ever so prolific, Hans Zimmer's, soundtrack of the movie.
By, "a lot," of course, I mean a lot of good.
Several of my friends hyped the soundtrack for me, such that I was really excited to hear the soundtrack, much more so than I was about seeing the movie in fact.
After all, my friends and I used to refer to Inception in daily speech as simply, "BWAAAHHHHH!!!" due to the brass blaring teaser trailer.
In example:
"Hey, did you see BWAAAHHHH!!! yet dude?"
Anyway, retarded bullshit aside, Inception's soundtrack was booming, sweeping, and all sorts of epic, however I ended up leaving the theater with little to no recollection of any sort of themes or melodies played throughout.
In essence, the music was gorgeous, and almost mystifyingly dignified, almost like a classical symphony, however, despite being excessive and overbearing throughout, to me; it just wasn't all that memorable or engaging.
Seriously, Inception had a lot of music, too much in fact.
The only musical memory I walked away from the film with was bittersweet, in that I realized one of the climax themes played during the last act of the film, was in fact played twice within the same act of the film.
That's just fucking lazy.
I've always said Hans Zimmer was overrated, and while the score for Inception does little to change my impression of him, I will say this:
He's done better.
Just as Christopher Nolan has done better.
And Leonardo DiCaprio has done better.
Even so, Inception is a good movie, that while lacking in some areas, and full of holes in others, is a film that, regardless of how you feel about it, leaves you with something to talk about.
Just like The Matrix more than 10 years before it, (wow, I'm really that old?) it's by no means perfect, but something about it just makes us want to sit down talk about it with someone, for better or for worse.
In many ways, I can think of no greater success for a film of this nature.
Now let's just hope they don't go and blow it by making a shit ton of sequels…
Although Mr. Nolan can go ahead and make another Batman.
The Azn Badger loves him some Batman…
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A Star Is Born marks Cooper's directorial debut, as well as Lady Gaga's first major role in a feature film. Gaga will also compose and perform new music for the movie, which centers on a movie star who helps an aspiring young actress find fame.
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About Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (ESCAP-ENEA) is the sub-regional platform to build and strengthen multilateral partnerships and intergovernmental cooperation for inclusive and sustainable development and integration in Northeast Asia.
The ENEA Office bridges the developing and developed countries in the subregion and works with six member States of ESCAP in the subregion, namely China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea and Russian Federation, and two associate members, Hong Kong, China and Macao, China.
Inaugurated on 17 May 2010 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, the Office was established as a result of the Secretary-General's pledge to support the UN's development pillar. ESCAP-ENEA also serves as the Secretariat of the North-East Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC).


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Opportunity report
Strategic opportunities
We intend to maintain LANXESS's proven strategic alignment in the future. Our product portfolio is systematically aligned to those markets that promise growth in the coming years. The BRICS countries – especially Brazil, China and India – will retain a central role in this regard. In the future too, we will be positioning ourselves as a flexible, market-facing premium supplier at the core of the chemical industry that is applying its great innovative capability to generate measurable added value for its customers.
Our medium-term objective is to increase our key controlling parameter, EBITDA pre exceptionals, to €1.4 billion in 2014 and €1.8 billion in 2018. We aim to pursue these goals on the basis of organic growth and targeted acquisitions, with the focus on organic growth.
Strategic projects in support of organic growth, the composition of our product portfolio, our regional focus, acquisitions, and targeted research and development will be instrumental in helping us achieve these earnings targets.
Product portfolio aligned to four global megatrends
With its product portfolio, LANXESS has a presence in all key customer industries. Our broad diversification of this portfolio ensures that we are not dependent on any single product or process. We are focused on strengthening the individual product segments with optimized production processes and methods, ongoing innovation, capacity expansion measures, new production facilities or acquisitions. Our work in this regard is aligned to the global megatrends that are most relevant to us:
Mobility: The increasing demand for vehicles, especially in the emerging economies, and the need to improve the environmental compatibility of mobility throughout the world are providing key impulses for growth in tire production and automotive engineering, both of which are important user industries for LANXESS. At both European and international level, current and draft legislation seeks to improve quality standards by requiring the classification of vehicle tires on the basis of their rolling resistance, wet grip, noise emissions and durability. A good rating can only be achieved using high-performance rubber. In automotive engineering, it is above all the efforts to achieve substantial weight reduction through the increased use of high-performance plastics that are providing us with opportunities for growth.
Agriculture: The rising world population is driving the demand for agricultural products. The need in agriculture for more efficient use of limited arable land is a crucial issue for our customers in the agrochemical industry. Our products help protect crops and increase agricultural yields.
Urbanization: Urban expansion and the emergence of new megacities can be observed especially in the fast-growing newly industrialized nations such as Brazil, China and India. The need for new buildings and an efficient infrastructure is correspondingly large. Moreover, demand for better consumer goods and a higher standard of living is evolving with the growing middle class in these countries. We are benefiting from this trend through our customers in the construction and consumer goods industries in particular.
Water: Given escalating environmental pollution and the steady rise in water consumption because of ongoing population growth and industrial requirements, the demand for clean water will continue to rise. With our innovative solutions for purifying and treating drinking water, wastewater and industrial process water, we are therefore serving a high-growth market.
Sustainable expansion in the BRICS countries
In recent years, we have substantially strengthened our business activities in Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America and will continue to expand our market positions there in the future. Our growing presence in these key economic regions will enable us to participate in their dynamic economic development. Last year, we laid the foundation for further growth in Asia, in particular, by making selective investments in China and Singapore.
Strengthening the Group through acquisitions
We are not planning to make any fundamental changes to our corporate structure and business policy in the coming years. However, strengthening our segments through selective acquisitions will remain an important element of our strategy.
Focused research and development activities
We make targeted investments in the research and development of new solutions that underscore the premium nature of our products and generate added value for our customers. We intend for customer- and market-oriented innovations to continue helping us achieve organic growth and cementing our competitive positions as a premium supplier. Process and product innovations remain the focus of our research and development activities.
The importance of research and development work is also reflected in our R&D budget for fiscal 2013, which exceeds the actual expenditure for the reporting year by a good 10%.
Operational opportunities
Unlocking and exploiting operational opportunities is an important aspect of LANXESS's entrepreneurial activities. We are committed to using existing products and new solutions to systematically advance our growth and sustainably strengthen our position in global markets. Investing in new plants and increasing the productivity of existing ones are key elements for future organic growth.
In the year under review, we strengthened the basis for further growth in the coming years by making selective investments in our existing businesses and developing innovations that support, for example, the mobility and water megatrends.
As planned, we will be bringing our new butyl rubber plant built in Singapore for the Butyl Rubber business unit of our Performance Polymers segment on stream in the first quarter of 2013. The facility is designed to have an annual capacity of up to 100,000 tons. This new capacity will enable us to meet the medium- and long-term growth in demand for butyl rubber for tires, particularly from the BRICS countries. The investment volume of the new facility is about €400 million.
Also in Singapore, LANXESS started construction in September 2012 of a new production facility for high-performance neodymium-based performance butadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) for the Performance Butadiene Rubbers business unit. Investment in the new plant on Jurong Island will total around €200 million. The facility, which is due to come on stream in the first half of 2015, will be the largest of its kind in the world, with an annual capacity of 140,000 tons.
In the key Asian growth market China, we are investing around €235 million in the construction of the world's largest production plant for EPDM synthetic rubber. Assigned to the Technical Rubber Products business unit (since January 1, 2013: Keltan Elastomers business unit), the plant will have an annual capacity of 160,000 tons and is due on stream in 2015. We broke ground on the new facility in September 2012.
With the construction of a new polymerization plant in Antwerp, Belgium, which has an investment volume of about €75 million, our High Performance Materials business unit is strengthening its production network for high-tech plastics and will be in a position to supply its global compounding network from the site. Antwerp is also home to the facility for caprolactam – the key precursor for plastics manufacturing – and glass fiber production. The new polymerization plant is due for completion in the first quarter of 2014 and is designed for an annual capacity of 90,000 tons of polyamide.
With our Advanced Industrial Intermediates and Saltigo business units in the Advanced Intermediates segment, we are well-positioned in the market to meet the growing demand for agrochemicals that is rooted in the agriculture megatrend. We aligned our Saltigo business more strongly to the agrochemicals business last year. In addition, following the completion of capacity expansions for menthol and dichlorobenzene production in the reporting year and at the beginning of 2013, the Advanced Industrial Intermediates business can offer the market further capacities to serve the long-term demand trend.
A number of measures have resulted in operational opportunities for the business units in our Performance Chemicals segment. For instance, the Inorganic Pigments business unit started constructing a new facility for iron oxide red pigments on the east coast of China, marking an expansion of its global production network for inorganic pigments. Designed in line with state-of-the-art environmental standards, the plant will have an initial annual capacity of 25,000 tons. Production is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2015. The investment volume is about €55 million.
The Rhein Chemie business unit will further strengthen its position in the market for vulcanization bladders through the acquisition of U.S. company Tire Curing Bladders, LLC, in the year under review. In the Ion Exchange Resins business unit, which supplies products in support of the water megatrend, we have successfully established ourselves as an end-to-end supplier for water treatment solutions following the market launch of our membrane technology.
In the first half of 2013, our Leather business unit will commission its new production plant for leather chemicals in China, which is the world's largest market for leather chemicals. At a cost of about €30 million, the new plant will have an annual capacity of up to 50,000 tons. In the second half of 2013, this business unit is also due to commission our new CO2 concentration unit in South Africa, thereby strengthening our value chain in this business area. The investment volume for the new unit amounts to €40 million.
The development of innovative products and ongoing development of our production processes play a significant role in cementing our current market position and increasing our competitiveness.
In the Keltan Elastomers business unit, for example, we are using the sustainable advanced catalyst elastomers (ACE) technology in the production of our EPDM synthetic rubber. Compared to conventional technology, ACE reduces energy requirements for rubber production and does not require catalyst extraction as a result of high catalyst efficiency. Furthermore, it enables the manufacture of new rubber grades, which will allow us to expand our EPDM portfolio and align our products even more closely with customers' specific needs. We will deploy the ACE technology at our EDPM plant currently under construction in China. At our site in Geleen, Netherlands, which previously ranked as our largest EPDM facility, we will be converting 50% of the production capacity, or some 80,000 tons, to ACE technology this year.
Sustainability is not just about production processes at LANXESS. Our commitment to sustainability starts with raw material sourcing, which is why we actively search for alternative sources of raw materials for our businesses. In our rubber business, for example, we successfully developed a dehydration process for producing ethylene from sugar cane. Since the end of 2012, we have been using this bio-based ethylene as a substitute for ethylene derived from petroleum to produce EPDM rubber at our site in Brazil. We intend to gradually expand our use of bio-based raw materials in the Keltan Elastomers business unit in the coming years and are researching sustainable feedstocks for our other business units as well.
For the important mobility megatrend, our High Performance Materials business unit is developing innovative lightweight construction solutions. Our new composite material systems made from high-performance plastics can replace metal parts used in motor vehicles, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions. We can produce highly durable and resistant components for vehicle manufacturers, especially structural body parts made from composite sheets containing our high-tech plastics. These replace critical vehicle components that were previously made from metal, including the front end, brake pedals and various housings, like the airbag housing. In developing these innovations, we work closely with leading carmakers on customized solutions for each vehicle model. Our acquisition of Bond-Laminates GmbH in September 2012 has reinforced our position in this promising field. Bond-Laminates makes composite sheets that combine thermoplastics and high-strength fibers. With this step, we have gained additional expertise in the cutting-edge field of lightweight construction and can now offer the development and production of these composite systems from a single source.
Our Ion Exchange Resins business unit expanded its portfolio of custom-tailored solutions for the water megatrend. Thanks to the commercial launch of membrane elements for reverse osmosis in the reporting year, we have successfully established ourselves as an end-to-end supplier in the market for water treatment solutions. We have enhanced our competitive position by becoming one of two companies to offer products for ion exchange and membrane filtration. We are steadily adding innovative products to our portfolio in the important area of reverse osmosis membranes, which are used in the desalination of brackish water in many industrial applications, including, for example, the production of boiler feed water for power stations. The new membrane elements were designed to reduce the accumulation of particles on the membrane surface during industrial water treatment operations, thereby extending maintenance intervals.
Expected results of operations of the LANXESS Group
LANXESS has defined clear medium-term earnings targets. We aim to achieve an EBITDA pre exceptionals of approximately €1.4 billion in 2014 and, as a second mid-term growth target, an EBITDA pre exceptionals of €1.8 billion in 2018.
Given the ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty related to the European financial crisis, our ability to make concrete earnings projections for 2013 is limited. Despite the challenging economic environment we anticipate for the first half of 2013, in particular, we are confident that we will achieve our first medium-term earnings target of €1.4 billion in EBITDA pre exceptionals in 2014.
For the Performance Polymers segment, we expect the demand for tires to come mainly from the Asian growth markets China and India in 2013. We also expect demand to be lifted by the new European directive on mandatory tire labeling, which came into force in the E.U. in November 2012, and by other global labeling regulations in, for example, Korea and Japan. In our opinion, these factors will also contribute to a continued increase in the demand for tires with optimized rolling resistance, which can be manufactured thanks to our high-performance rubber products.
Our global production network and long-standing customer relationships put us in an excellent position to profit from this trend in our rubber business. Over the course of 2013, we will start to supply the fast-growing Asian markets directly from our butyl rubber plant in Singapore, which will come on stream in the first quarter of 2013 as announced. We see further growth opportunities for our high-tech plastics because of the ongoing trend to reduce vehicle weight. We are also well-positioned in this market, in part because of the aforementioned acquisition of Bond-Laminates.
In the Advanced Intermediates segment, we forecast good demand for our agrochemical products in 2013, in both the Advanced Industrial Intermediates and Saltigo business units.
In Performance Chemicals, we expect the demand for products for the construction industry to increase in 2013, especially in North America and China. We see growth opportunities for the current year in the Ion Exchange Resins business unit, which supplies products in support of the water megatrend, due to solid demand for ion exchange resins and the market success of our membrane technology. Growth opportunities for the Leather business unit in 2013 may come from the startup of our new production plant in China.
Expected cost development of the LANXESS Group
LANXESS has been swift to respond to the challenging economic conditions, introducing measures in the reporting year to counter the effects of declining demand. We will continue these efforts, which include flexible asset management and rigorous cost discipline, in 2013. In the course of the last few years, against the backdrop of the global economic and financial crisis, we have further flexibilized our cost base and, if necessary, are now in a position to adapt our costs to changes in the economic environment at an early stage.
We believe that our cost base will be higher in 2013 than in 2012, partly as the result of the higher depreciation expense attributable to the startup of new production facilities as well as to the increase in wages and salaries to be expected from pending collective bargaining agreements.
We project depreciation and amortization of between €420 million and €440 million in fiscal 2013. With respect to raw material costs, we expect continued volatility at a comparatively high level in 2013. As in previous years, we will seek to pass on rising costs to the market by adjusting our product prices. Since raw material prices are expected to be volatile, we are very limited in our ability to make a medium-term forecast for our raw material costs. However, we are generally assuming that price trends for the individual strategic raw materials will vary and that the trend toward higher procurement costs, particularly for petrochemical raw materials, will continue, with corresponding volatility. We believe energy costs are likely to increase slightly in 2013.
Exchange rate fluctuations may impact our earnings. We have already entered into hedging transactions to ward off the effects of such developments in 2013 as well as 2014.
The effective tax rate for the LANXESS Group is significantly influenced by the regional distribution of its earnings. Accordingly, we expect a tax rate of about 22.0% for the medium term, but the rate for 2013 could be slightly higher.
Expected financial condition of the LANXESS Group
Liquidity situation
LANXESS will continue to pursue a forward-looking and conservative financial policy. With more than €2.3 billion in cash and undrawn credit lines, as described under "Financial condition," we have a very good liquidity and financing position which will enable us to fund our selective growth strategy.
Capital expenditures
We will continue to pursue our investment and growth strategy in fiscal 2013. Around 70% of cash outflows for capital expenditures will relate to the expansion of existing plants or the construction of new production facilities. The remaining 30% will be used for the maintenance of existing LANXESS production facilities. We are projecting cash outflows for capital expenditures of €650 million to €700 million for 2013, which is in line with the previous year. We expect an investment volume of around €65 million in 2013 for our new Nd-PBR production facility in Singapore and about €100 million for our EPDM rubber plant in China.
Financing measures
The financing for the planned capital expenditures and the expected dividend payment is ensured by future cash flows, available liquidity and existing lines of credit. LANXESS is in a strong position due to the long-term nature of its financing. There is no significant need for refinancing this year on account of the extensive measures we have adopted to date to improve our financial position. In addition, LANXESS will continue its efforts to secure long-term funding as part of a conservative financing policy by further diversifying its financing sources and implementing forward-looking financing measures.
Expected results of operations of LANXESS AG
We expect the administration expenses that LANXESS AG incurs in performing its tasks as a management holding company to increase slightly in 2013 and 2014. Apart from this, the earnings position of LANXESS AG will be dominated by the financial result, especially the net interest position and the balance of income and losses from investments in affiliated companies. In 2013 and 2014 we expect the net interest position to be negative and the balance of income and losses from investments in affiliated companies to come in at a level that puts the net income of LANXESS AG on a par with the reporting year. The ability of LANXESS AG to pay a dividend will depend in large measure on the profit transfers and dividends paid by the other companies of the LANXESS Group.
Dividend policy
LANXESS follows a consistent dividend policy. As in the past, our future dividend proposals will take into account the business performance of the relevant fiscal year, the Group's financing goals and development trends in the new fiscal year.
Summary of Group's projected performance
The LANXESS Group is successfully positioned with its product portfolio in the relevant markets and will continue to expand its presence in the world's growth regions this year. We aim to strengthen our market position, especially in the BRICS countries, even though it is assumed that there will be little economic momentum in 2013. We have set clear medium-term growth targets that we aim to achieve through organic growth as well as selective acquisitions. It is planned to raise the Group's key controlling parameter, EBITDA pre exceptionals, to approximately €1.4 billion in fiscal 2014. In addition, as announced during the reporting year, we aim to achieve an EBITDA pre exceptionals of €1.8 billion in 2018. To reach our goals, we will continue to pursue our price-before-volume strategy and to focus on offering premium products.
There are certain company-specific factors that can influence LANXESS's future business performance. One key factor is the future development of raw material and energy costs. We expect the trend toward higher procurement costs to continue throughout 2013 and, from today's vantage point, see no fundamental change in the trend thereafter. We intend to continue to pass along the volatility in raw material and energy prices to the market by making price adjustments.
The U.S. dollar will remain the key currency for LANXESS's businesses. We expect this currency to remain volatile against the euro in 2013, moving within the range of US$1.25 to US$1.40.
As global economic momentum is expected to stay slow, we are cautiously optimistic for 2013. We believe that Asia will post the largest year-on-year gain among the growth markets.
We expect customer demand to stay at a low level in the first quarter of 2013, consistent with the end of the reporting year. For this reason, we think that the situation will be particularly challenging in the first quarter. We predict that there will be a gradual improvement in the demand situation during the second half of the year.
LANXESS was swift to start introducing measures last year that have helped the company successfully counter the effects of declining demand. These measures include flexible asset management and our rigorous cost discipline. We will continue to apply these measures in 2013 in light of the economic challenges. In addition, we believe that all our segments are well-positioned to benefit from an improvement in business conditions during the year.
Against this background, we are confident of continuing to grow over the coming years and of achieving our mid-term target of €1.4 billion EBITDA pre exceptionals in 2014.


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Years ago, when experts were first considering using beetles to kill tamarisk, I had doubts about introducing a non-native insect to control a non-native plant.
Astronomers have discovered 10 free-floating, Jupiter-sized planets in our galaxy and say these objects might be more common than stars.
Famed planet-hunter Geoff Marcy spoke on May 2, 2011 about the Kepler space telescope and its 1,235 candidate planets. Does he think we'll find intelligent life?
As Mercury reemerges as a morning object in May 2011, the solar system's innermost planet will join up with the planets Jupiter, Venus and Mars in the eastern sky at dawn.
The first convincing evidence of liquid water on a comet comes from analysis of a sample of Comet Wild-2, returned to Earth by NASA's Stardust space mission.
The asteroid Vesta will soon get a visitor. The Dawn spacecraft will enter Vesta orbit in July, 2011. In the meantime, scientists and media are turning their gaze toward this little world.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft found evidence of spring rains around the equator of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
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A thank you note is a good way to express your appreciation to friends and family who joined in throwing and attending your surprise party. Not only is it appropriate to send out thank you cards after such an occasion, it is poor etiquette not to. A good thank you note does not have to be overly verbose, just a simple, heartfelt message of your gratitude to the people who were there to celebrate your occasion.
Procure the guest list from the person who planned the party. Go through the list to see who was there and who wasn't. Just double-check with the planner, as you may have been too overwhelmed by the surprise to remember everything. You do not want to forget anyone, leading to hurt feelings.
Send out the cards quickly after the event. Unlike etiquette for large events such as weddings (which state that thank you cards can be sent out anywhere from three to six months), you should endeavor to have the cards in the mail within one or two weeks. This will make your appreciation seem heartfelt and genuine rather than an afterthought.
Personalize the messages wherever possible. This may not be feasible if you have guests that you do not know too well (friends of parents, spouse's co-workers, etc.), but for those closes to you, you should write more than just, "Thank you for my surprise party and your generous gift." Tailor the card to the individual and it will make your appreciation that much more genuine. Also, if the gift was truly special or unique, make mention of that and how much use/enjoyment you are getting out of it.
Send thank you cards to people who were unable to attend, but sent gifts. Tell them that while their presence was missed, their generosity was appreciated.
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"Exploring Advanced Features of Qualtrics" is scheduled 1:30–3:30 p.m. Friday, April 7, in 401B Hale Library. All students, faculty, and staff who use this research suite are welcome to attend.
The Qualtrics tool that powers K-State Survey is one of the most sophisticated online survey and research tools on the market. At K-State, it is used for research, teaching assessment, event registration, large-scale policy compliance trainings, late TEVAL evaluations, and more. There is also a new integration from Qualtrics to NVivo 11 Plus for direct access to online survey data for qualitative and mixed methods analysis.
An array of research suite features
Qualtrics offers an array of features: branching logic, piped text, email and contact list triggers, display logic, quotas, translation into dozens of languages, survey protections, offline survey (and related data) archival, scoring, and some advanced analytics.
These features will be introduced during the two-hour session. The first hour focuses on building surveys with special features, the second on extracting data for analysis and data analytics (including a built-in cross-tabulation analysis feature).
Light prior experience assumed
Attendees are assumed to have basic experience with setting up and deploying a survey in Qualtrics as well as extracting data for analysis. A quick sample presentation survey is available for those who want a sense of what the training will cover. The related handout is downloadable here.
Please note that "research with human subjects" have to go through Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversight and approval. This tool may be used for work and study-related purposes, not private commercial use. Faculty researchers have to apply for their students to have access to Qualtrics. (At the prior link, the form is "K-State Survey (Qualtrics) access for students." This form is tenth from the top.)
If you have questions about this event, please email email@example.com or call 785-532-5262. No RSVP is necessary. Those with questions related to their projects are welcome to contact the presenter directly by email.


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The jeeps are fitted with all the equipment necessary for a real jeep tour, and by this we mean fully fitted, becauce they are used by their owners for travelling all over the wilderness all year long, on both professional and private expeditions. They are equipped with GPS satellite system and VHF radio communication devices, along with other security facilities. The jeeps have also been modified and adapted for special driving conditions. These modifications include reinforced suspensions and steering equipment, raised chassis, giant tires.
As well we can also offer exciting self driving trip in our super jeeps. Then we include our guide in the jeep or if there are several jeeps then he will be in the first one.
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Hello, Helio: What a Difference a Year Makes
South Florida's Helio Castroneves had quite the newsworthy '09….
Last spring, he missed the 2009 season opener tending to personal issues; in May, he became the first foreign-born driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 three times; and in October in South Florida, he finished fourth in the race for the 2009 IndyCar Series Championship.
And the 2010 IndyCar Series season—which again will conclude at Homestead-Miami Speedway this fall (Oct. 1-2)—the dancing driver is again in the headlines, as he took the checkered flag in Race 3 at Alabama. With the victory, Castroneves snapped a two-race winning streak of Penske teammate Will Power, who entered the race in Alabama with hopes of achieving what no IndyCar driver ever has done: wins in the first three races of a season.
The win was Castroneves' first time on a road/street course race since August 2008 and put him just 32 points back of Power in the series Championship standings. It was Race 3 of 17 en route to the IndyCar Series crowning its 2010 Champions at Homestead-Miami Speedway the weekend of Oct. 1-2. For ticket information, stay tuned to THEChampionshipTrack.com or call (866) 409-RACE.
The win gave Castroneves a record-setting 10th season with at least one win and his 10th consecutive season with at least one victory, also an IZOD IndyCar Series record. Next up, an April 18th race through the streets of Long Beach (3:30 p.m. EST on VERSUS TV, IMS Radio Network, XM Ch. 145 and Sirius Ch. 211).
"I can't wait to go back to Long Beach," said Castroneves, who made his 2009 debut there. "I have great memories of winning in 2001 and then returning last year after a missing [the season-opening] race. Now this year, after winning just this past weekend in Alabama, Team Penske and I are super excited to be back in Long Beach. It's going to be a great show for the fans."
Last year, fellow Penske-pilot Power started from the pole and finished second in the No. 12 Team car, just two days after relinquishing the seat of the No. 3 Team Penske entry back to Castroneves, who finished seventh in his first race of the season. Power recently reflected on last year at Long Beach, the difficult circumstances surrounding Team Penske and his runner-up finish.
"It was a great day," said Power. "We had no radio and no telemetry, so I was doing it off the steering wheel and off the pit board."
Last spring at Long Beach, Dario Franchitti—en route to being crowned 2009 IndyCar Champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway last fall –drove a strong race and benefitted from two well-timed pit stops to win. The victory was the ninth of Franchitti's career and the 25th for Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
Danica Patrick—who will race at Homestead-Miami Speedway during both IndyCar Championship Weekend (Oct. 2) and NASCAR's Ford Championship Weekend (Nov. 20)—drove to a fourth-place finish at Long Beach in 2009, sparking a run of four-straight Top 5 results.
"Long Beach is a challenging race, but I'm up for it," said Patrick, who sits 83 points back of series-leader Power. "It's been a rough start to the season, no question, with all the road and street courses. But the whole GoDaddy.com crew has been working really hard to get us where we want to be, and hopefully we can start to turn things around this weekend."
With the victory in Alabama and his rise in the Championship standings, Castroneves is eyeing winning an IndyCar Series Championship, as well as the Indy 300 race Oct. 2, on his "home track" of Homestead-Miami.
Castroneves, Patrick, Franchitti, Power and the rest of the IndyCar field will resume the pursuit for fall glory in Miami on Sunday, April 18, in Race 4 at Long Beach (3:30 p.m. EST on VERSUS TV, IMS Radio Network, XM Ch. 145 and Sirius Ch. 211). Both the IZOD IndyCar and Firestone Indy Lights Series Championships will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway the weekend of Oct. 1-2. For ticket information, stay tuned to THEChampionshipTrack.com or call toll free (866) 409-RACE.
Open It Up: South Florida's Indy Drivers
Helio Castroneves claimed victory in Race 3 of 17 en route to the IndyCar Series crowning its 2010 Champions at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Oct. 1-2), and South Beach-resident Marco Andretti finished a season-best fifth after leading 58 of 90 laps. But it was a tough afternoon for some of their neighboring South Florida IndyCar pilots, as seven of the 10 finished outside the Top 10.
"After the race in Barber I'm really optimistic for Long Beach this weekend," said Andretti. "I think we're on to something with the Venom car."
Boca Raton native Ryan Hunter-Reay, will pull double-duty at Long Beach this weekend, running in both the IZOD IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport and in the American Le Mans Series for Level 5 Motorsports. Hunter-Reay sits seventh in the IndyCar Series Championship standings after a 12th-place finish in Alabama.
"I guess I'm 'old school'—I'd rather be racing than doing anything else," said Hunter-Reay. "So if I have a chance to run another during the weekend, that's fine with me."
Key Biscayne resident Tony Kanaan heads to Long Beach ranked ninth in the IZOD IndyCar Series Championship standings, as he also eyes racing for a title on his "home track" at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 2.
"I'm very excited for Long Beach," said Kanaan. "Team 7-Eleven is much better than what you see in our results from the first three races, and I think the same could be said for the whole Andretti Autosport team."
South Florida residents E.J. Viso and Mario Moraes headline the KV Racing Technology contingent at Long Beach, and both young racers figure to be strong on the "Left Coast."
Viso was impressive in qualifying last year with a season-best fourth starting position. And at St. Petersburg this year, he was leading the race when a parts failure cost him a chance for his first IndyCar win.
"After St. Pete, I can say we have a pretty strong car on street circuits, and hopefully we are going to have an even better one here," said Viso. "Coming from a difficult and hard weekend at Barber, I know we have learned a lot, and every time we gather more data so I am sure the PDVSA - KV Racing Technology will have a good weekend in Long Beach."
Moraes, the youngest full-time driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series at age 21, turned in his best 2010 run last week at Barber after qualifying 12th.
"I am looking forward to being back at Long Beach," said Moraes. "It's going to be my second race with my new engineer [Iain Watt], and now we know each other better. I'm understanding better how he works, so hopefully the team and I will have a good finish after all the hard work the guys have put in."


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In a busy day full of classes, the last thing on my mind is figuring out what to cook for dinner. Sometimes, the furthest thing from my mind is eating healthy when fending for myself. I try to shop for $20 or less by sticking to buying frozen veggies and generic brand products.
Jacob Deboer, a third year Motion Picture Science major at RIT, tends to eat at home whenever possible. Sometimes on campus, he decides to pick up a quick sandwich or soup but never anything besides that. Deboer explicitly warns against the temptation of vending machines.
"Never, ever use vending machines on campus," Deboer said. "I fall short of this advice myself, but the truth is simple: For what you pay for a Snicker's bar at the vending machine, you can get a whole box of granola bars at Wegmans. If you need to keep your energy up during the day, carry some granola bars from home in your backpack."
Audrey Perkins, a fourth year Nutrition Management student, tends to keep her shopping bill at $50 or less by simply evaluating the worth of what she buys.
"I pay attention to individual item prices, and gauge whether I think the item is worth the value to me," Perkins said. "It could be real cheap, or slightly expensive. It just depends how I value the product."
Erin Supinka, a third year Journalism student, stresses the importance of portioning your food to your advantage. "Portion control is a huge part of it too," Supinka said. "Milk, eggs and bread can last me two weeks if I eat the right portions. If I make a six-egg omelet every morning 'just because' I am basically eating my money inefficiently."
To save more, Supinka recommends that people put thought into what they want to cook during the week. "Try to plan meals. If you can, figure out how you can make a meal last for more than one or two meals," Supinka said. "This keeps me from spending money on campus when I'm hungry and in a time crunch and also keeps me away from grabbing quick, unhealthy snacks too."
Perkins said healthy eating is necessary for reducing the everyday distress of life. "Being healthy is an all-around benefit. You feel better, you look better, and your mood is improved," Perkins said. "It's a great thing to feel this way, especially when you tend to be more stressed out than the typical person."
According to Deboer, eating healthy is also the best way to prevent becoming a zombie. "Some people will tell me 'I don't have time to take care of myself.' RIT is intense, and it wears you down. As I understand it, you don't have time not to take care of yourself."
Readers, what ways do you budget and stay healthy? Let us know in the comments below.


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Get even more from your SleepCube with a humidifier
Add a heated humidifier to your SleepCube Standard or AutoAdjust for added breathing comfort and reduced sinus problems. The SleepCube heated humidifier simply slots in under the PAP device and integrates seamlessly. No need for yet another power point and cable and no more space needed than you already allocated on your bedside table.
The intelligent design of the SleepCube Heated Humidifier means that your SleepCube simply sits on top of it - ensuring that your CPAP system takes up no more space as the additional volume is only being added to the height, and not to the width or length like many other humidifier designs.
If you find CPAP therapy uncomfortable due to the air being cold (particularly during the winter months) or you're waking up with a dried out mouth, throat or nasal passages then a humidifier could greatly improve your comfort. It gently heats the air and ensures your airways stay moist and comfortable, and helps reduce irritation and inflammation. A humidifier will particularly benefit those using a full face or oral mask.
The SleepCube heated humidifier is controlled from the main PAP unit's display. Try and use the cleanest water you can find to ensure you enjoy the benefits of heated humidification for as long as possible. A manual is included which tells you how to maintain the humidifier, how to install it and how to use it.
This is the entire humidifier unit with water chamber, heating plate and docking station. If you just need a new water chamber, please see under humidifier spares & parts. The humidifier chamber is dishwasher-proof for ease of cleaning.
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SKU / Code DV5HH Weight (including packaging) in grams 1070.0000 Manufacturer Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare Product Specifications No What's Included No Useful Links No Vat Exempt Yes Made In USA Humidifier Capacity 400 ml Manufacturer's Warranty 2 Years (90 days on chamber) Manufacturer's Help Lines United Kingdom, United States CE Marked Yes Why Buy? Complete your SleepCube with this fully integrated Heated Humidifier for an even more comfortable CPAP therapy experience.
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Comfort Ease of Use Value Quality Website InformationThis add on works well and is simple to operate.(Posted on 21 May 2019)
Does what it says Review by Janie
Quality Website Information Comfort Ease of Use ValueMore sturdy than I expected from other feedback. Easy to use when you can work it out as the instructions are pretty useless. I find I have to put the heating up to 6 or 7 in an ambient temperature of 19C to notice the humidifier. Doesn't use much water so only needs refilling every few days.(Posted on 27 August 2018)
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Ease of Use Value Quality Website Information ComfortI ordered the humidifier to use with my SleepCube. It has much better temperature control than some humidifiers I have used.(Posted on 27 September 2017)
Easy to use Review by Sleepio
Website Information Comfort Ease of Use Value QualityI ordered the humidifier at the same time as the sleep cube and I must say it was so simple to use and the added benefit of the humidifier is well worth the cost(Posted on 28 August 2017)
Works well but flimsy Review by Timatintus
Quality Website Information Comfort Ease of Use ValueWorks nicely. Easy to fill but fiddly to empty. You need to be careful not to break any lugs or plastic framework - a touch flimsy for my liking. But, what price for a good sleep? Maybe a touch overpriced?(Posted on 5 September 2016)
Works well, a bit awkward to fill. Review by JG
Quality Website Information Comfort Ease of Use ValueThe heater humidifer works well in combination with the SleepCube. Temperature control is easy. The only slight drawback is that you have to be a bit careful in filling with water, as there is a fairly narrow gap in to which you pour the water.(Posted on 12 August 2016)
Very happy Review by Stephen
Quality Comfort Ease of Use Website Information ValueI bought this to use shortly after getting the SleepCube Auto CPAP. Very easy to connect up and use. Took a little bit of experimentation to get the right heating setting for me but haven't needed to change the setting since night 3. Very happy and quick delivery. Once again great customer service.(Posted on 29 January 2016)
Humidifier Review by David
Quality Comfort Ease of Use Website Information Value4 months after my original Sleep Cube gave up after 5 years, so did the original humidifier unit. It started leaking and I tried my best to see if I could fix it myself. Taking it to bits revealed that it is not a sophisticated piece of equipment, basically consisting of an electrical connector and a heating element which heats up the water and vapour travels up the rubber connections into your breathing tube. But I couldn't find where the leak was...so after a week or two without, decided to fork out £150 for a new one. It has a five year guarantee so that works out at roughly 8 pence a day, which I suppose isn't bad for a good night's sleep. If it wasn't a piece of medical equipment and was made in large numbers it could be cheap. As it is I think there is a large markup - it is made in the Far East and production and shipping costs will be a fraction of its end retail price. I reckon there's £100 profit at least on each unit....just saying(Posted on 17 December 2014)
Excellent Product!!! Review by RobG
Value Website Information Quality Comfort Ease of UseI sleep in a room with no heating on - purposely. New CPAP user, with cold air flowing down the mask... wasn't nice. Bought this machine-specific add-on and noticed the difference immediately!! The cold air had gone, my mouth & throat were less dry, and my lips did not feel dry. RESULT! :)(Posted on 4 March 2010)
If you have a device that can accommodate this add-on, I highly recommend it. Worth every penny.
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The most adorable job in the world is also the least rewarding job in the world: teaching panda cubs how to climb a tree. The little pandas really can't manage it, and there's no way to encourage them because they're pandas, a species immune to all forms of human encouragement.
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Back in July, Deborah Berlin purchased one-way tickets to Barcelona on Finnair through the low-cost travel site justfly.com. Within an hour of making her purchase, she realized that she needed to change her travel dates, and knew she could cancel for free within 24 hours, per Department of Transportation rules. But when Berlin called justfly.com to cancel her airline reservations, she was placed on hold interminably.
Justfly.com's website advertises free cancellations, emphasizing that its "customer care specialists are available 24/7 for assistance with refunds and cancellations." When Berlin called justfy.com to cancel her booking, she was placed on hold endlessly, hearing a recorded message that "Your wait time is more than 15 minutes."
Ah, the endless customer service recording loop. It's maddening, and can send even the most mild-mannered customers shouting from the rooftops. Berlin's case is a perfect example of why it's best to avoid online travel agencies and purchase directly from the airline. And it leaves us wondering what customers should do when companies place customers on hold for excessive wait times.
And wait she did. After losing hours on hold with the company, Berlin gave up, resolving to call back in the morning. The next day, however, she encountered the same situation, without reaching an agent.
Feeling panicked at not being able to cancel the booking, Berlin called her credit card issuer, Bank of America, to dispute the charge. The bank told Berlin the charge could not be disputed because it was still "pending," but the bank noted the time and reason for the call, as "proof" of her attempts to cancel within 24 hours.
A day later, Berlin finally reached a justfly.com supervisor, who told her the company was experiencing unusually high call volume the night she tried to cancel, because many passengers were trying to cancel trips following the attempted coup in Istanbul.
The supervisor told Berlin that justfly.com would waive its $150 per ticket cancellation fee but the cancellation would still be subject to a $250 per ticket cancellation fee charged by Finnair.
For Berlin, the proposed solution was "not fair or acceptable," and she insisted on a full refund. That conversation got her nowhere, and in a final insult, the justfly.com supervisor hung up on her.
Berlin got in touch with me, and I reached out to justfly.com on her behalf. The company told me that it made a good faith effort to cancel her tickets with Finnair, but being outside of the 24-hour window, the airline was unwilling to issue a full refund.
Justfly.com also said that when Berlin couldn't get through to an agent on the phone, she should have requested a cancellation via the company's Facebook page, which it would have honored. I asked the company how customers would know to cancel through social media, a question that remained unanswered. Berlin added that perhaps its phone message should have directed customers to social media, instead of leaving them on hold endlessly.
Berlin tried to negotiate with the airline directly, but those negotiations failed. In fact, Finnair suggested she pay a $300 per ticket change fee to book new tickets, instead of incurring a $250 per ticket cancellation fee. Berlin said she was "gobsmacked by the stupidity" of the suggestion.
Ultimately Berlin canceled her tickets with Finnair, and she was assessed the $250 per ticket cancellation fee. But she wouldn't admit defeat. She turned back to Bank of America for relief.
Bank of America initially sided with justfly.com. When she received the denial, Berlin asked if I would provide a statement in support of her appeal to Bank of America, which I did. My statement simply confirmed that Berlin had tried to timely resolve the matter and justfly.com's failings led to her being charged a cancellation fee.
Weeks later, when Berlin hadn't received word from Bank of America, I reached out to justfly.com one last time. At that point, she was contacted by justfly.com, who offered to refund her $250 per ticket cancellation fee as long as Bank of America was no longer considering the chargeback.
Berlin called Bank of America, which, to her surprise, had just sided with her on her dispute. Moments earlier, Berlin was empty-handed. Suddenly, she had not one, but two companies offering to make her whole.
Berlin took the $500 credit from Bank of America and closed her case with justfly.com. Her case proves that persistence can pay off, as frustrating as it can feel at times. As for justfly.com, Berlin felt all along that she was being penalized for the company's customer service crisis.
"It's regrettable that justfly.com hadn't been more reasonable from the outset," Berlin writes. "The outcome would have been the same — yet I would have been spared the hours and hours of pursuing a fair outcome and the significant stress of that effort. The company could have saved hours of employee involvement."
When companies promise 24/7 customer support and guarantees like free cancellations, they should be able to deliver on those promises. And when they fail, those companies need to make sure they're not hurting the very people who pay their salaries — their own customers.


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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom dated for approximately a year before calling it quits. But, recently, the two were spotted out together at a concert and the rumors started swirling. When Perry was talking about it on The Morning Mashup, she said:
Well, you know, I think people are in and out of your life. It's nice to keep people you love around you. When you get older, lines get blurred. And you know what, I'm really busy. I'm about to go on tour for another year.
Perry is embarking on a year-long tour, so perhaps she's trying to stay away from an labels with the relationship.
When Bloom and Perry called it quits, their reps released the following statement, "Before rumors or falsifications get out of hand we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time."
So, what went wrong in the relationship? Bloom recently opened up about the split to Elle UK and said that:
We're friends, it's good. We're all grown up. She happens to be someone who is very visible, but I don't think anybody cares about what I'm up to. Nor should they. It's between us. It's better to set an example for kids and show that [breakups] don't have to be about hate.
Perry echoed the same thoughts after the two originally broke up, writing this message on Twitter:
HOW BOUT A NEW WAY OF THINKING FOR 2017!? U can still b friends & love ur former partners! No one's a victim or a villain, get a life y'all!
According to E! News, Bloom and Perry are giving their relationship a try again.


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Seyyed Ali Akbar Ghorashi was born on 1928 (1307) in Banab city. His father was one of the famous scholars and one of the Imams of there. In his father's funeral in 1944 (1323) there were a huge amount of people which it was rare in that time and it caused all members of a Baha'i family to become Muslim. Seyyed Ali Akbar Gharshi studied Persian lessons in National schools of that time. He was learned Arabic primary by his father and in Banab Seminary and he went to Qom Seminary in 1945 (1324) to complete his education. His teachers in that seminary were Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi, Ayatollah Soltani, Ayatollah Seyyed Hassan Ghazi, Ayatollah Lankarani (father of Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani), and Mirza Taghi Zargar.
He went to Uremia around 1955 (1334) and settled there and participated in struggles against the Shah Regime more and less till 1963 (1342). He was always in Imam Khomeini's way and followed him since 1963 (1342) when Imam Khomeini raised his struggles. Summoned by SAVAK and Police was his routine life from 1963 (1342) to 1979 (1357). He was prohibited to give lectures many times and this forbiddance lasted for a year once and finally the Commission onSocial Security of Uremia exiled him to Baft of Kerman for a year. They sent him under custody to Baft of Kerman in early of 1978 (1357). The banishment was canceled due to the rising crisis in Uremia after several month and the chief of Police in Baft told him he is free and he can return to Uremia. During those years Ayatollah Ali Meshkini was exiled to Mahan of Kerman and Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmud Taleghani was moved from Baft to another place. He became the Imam of Azam Mosque of Uremia when he returned and he made that mosque the center of his struggles. Agents of the Regime often used tear gas in front of the mosque in the crowd of revolutionary people who gathered there. After the revolution there were some problems in that city but he alongside other scholars could enlighten people against the conspiracies of hostiles. He is the representative of Majlis Khobregan (Assembly of Experts) of Constitution from Western Azerbaijan Province since 1980 (1358).
He was elected as the representative of Majlis Khobregan (Assembly of Experts) in 1982 for the first period, in 1990 for the second period, and in 1998 for the third period . he was the representative of Imam Khomeini and the representative of Vali Faghih (The Supreme Leader) in Jahad Sazandegi of Western Azerbaijan Province and the representative of the Supreme Leader's office in Uremia University since 1980 (1358). He is the representative of Uremia people in Majlis Shora Islami (Islamic Consultative Assembly) and also the Imam of Azam Mosque of Uremia and the head of Uremia Kanun Tohid.
His Writings: Interpretation of Ahsan Al-Hadith (12 Vols.) – Dictionary of Quran (Encyclopedia of Quran in 7 Vols.) – Mofradat (simple substances) of Nahj AL-Balagheh (2 Vols.) – Family of Inspiration, Life of Fourteen Sinless (Imam of Shia) – A View in Quran – The Character of Holiness Mojtaba (AS) – Unison about Mahdi Mo'ud – A Man on Top of Human,Hussein (AS) – A Journey in Limbo – Resurrection from View Point of Quran and Science – Al-Mo'jam Al-Mofhars Le Alafaz Al-Sahifat Al-Sajjadia – A journey in Islam.