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Liverpool Legend: Why John Barnes Is My Favourite Liverpool Player of All TimeMarch 23, 2013
Late into the 1988-89 season, an impressionable youngster turned up at Anfield to take a walk around the famous old football stadium in Liverpool with his father, anxious to take in his first sight of a proper ground before watching his first live game the following day.
The boy touched the "This Is Anfield" sign, sat in the dugout and took his first glimpse of the green grass of the playing surface.
It was a special day already, but upon exiting into the car park, it took a turn for the better.
There walking toward him was none other than a first team player for Liverpool, about who stories had been told and who would become the first great hero of this supporter.
The fan was, of course, myself. The player was John Barnes.
I don't remember much about what was said between he and my dad, but I remember that I knew who he was—only one of two players whose names I learned and remembered from that day on, the other being Bruce Grobbelaar—and that he stopped to have a photo taken with me.
Barnes was all I spoke about when I got home, and the bond which existed in my mind didn't get any duller when I went back to Anfield the next day. Liverpool beat Derby County 1-0, and Barnes scored the winning goal just one minute into the game.
Hero-worship became a part of my life from that moment, with anybody excelling in Red through my formative years being compared to the first two instances and impressions that Liverpool's No. 10 had left.
Barnes seemed to run teams ragged whenever I got the chance to see him—highlight shows and FA Cup specials, mainly, during the old Division 1 days—and each trip up to Anfield was a major treat.
Division 1 gave way to the rise of the Premier League, and suddenly Liverpool were on the telly a lot more often, and Barnes had a new role. No longer the pacey, attacking winger of old, he was suddenly a controlling central midfielder.
I'd never seen someone play so slowly, yet never lose the ball. "Digger" seemed to have an eternity on the ball every time it came to him—and it came to him a lot—and no player could ever seem to win it off him. The strength that Barnes showed, considering his grace on the ball, left yet another impression on a watching, and growing, young fan.
Even Jan Molby, not known for his pace or for conceding possession, didn't perform the role with as much quality in my young eyes.
Life outside of Liverpool started to take shape; the England national team and the media disenchantment of John Barnes which came with it. How could they not appreciate Barnes? I'd been shown a video of his goal against Brazil; what other player was capable of something like that?
Qualification for the World Cup in '94 essentially came and went with a draw and a defeat against Holland, and most of the chatter after the two games was about Ronald Koeman not being sent off for a professional foul and then going on to score an important goal afterwards.
Funny, all I remembered was Barnes curling a free kick into the top corner.
He'd done his job, I surmised. If the rest of the team couldn't keep England in the match, that was their fault.
Childish, sure, but hey, I was a child, and Barnes was my hero. I was defending him to my friends who had never been able to see how good a player he was.
The credits kept rolling on Barnes' career at Liverpool, and my memories of the first decade of support for Liverpool are punctuated my moments of brilliance which only he seemed capable of coming up with.
Those goals against QPR. A header after being told he had no right foot. Goals against teams with exotic names like Sion, MyPa47, Walsall. I thought they were a foreign team, at first. A hat-trick against Crewe Alexandra, and the commentator saying (when he only had two goals): "Any old player would have just blasted that shot in, but not John Barnes. If he's going to get a hat-trick, he's going to do it in style." He eventually did it with a back-heeled flick, a penalty and another goal which escapes my memory.
Goals, assists, dribbles, passes...performances.
Later, there came computer games, management simulations. The first thing I invariably did was offer Barnes a new contract with Liverpool, and get him back in the England squad. I played him without fail for the national team. Seventy-nine caps is a stupidly low number for one of the nation's best, I would reason. He deserves a century of caps.
Then came the team of McManaman, Redknapp, McAteer and Fowler. There were some amazing talents in that team and Fowler was, of course, God, but in the midst of them all was the elder statesman, the captain, the calming influence in a team of lightning-fast attackers.
Barnes was king of all before him, and his exit from Liverpool was the first one which hurt as a supporter. Shortly after he departed Anfield, I read an interview where Barnes was quoted as saying, "I was still good enough to play for you, Liverpool." I didn't doubt it in the slightest, but I didn't pick the team.
Injuries, age and the emergence of a new group had taken their toll on Digger's time in the team, though he still played 47 times in his final full season.
As you spend time watching your favourite team, your favourite players, you understand little by little that they never stay. Eventually, through age, injury, money or retirement, they all move on.
Someone else comes in, shines brightly and makes you think the good times are headed back to Anfield once more.
Every one of them, though, are measured on a scale of "One" to "John Barnes." And all of them come up short.
The Kop, Anfield, European nights, Liverpool—all of them create a thousand and one memories which you cherish, dredge up, remember, regale over, tell tales of. Standing in the crowd, cheering and singing, alongside a parent, a grandparent, an uncle. Later, alongside friends, flat-mates, new faces you meet online.
But there are few things which can compare to the magic of meeting your first hero, introduced and explained by your father who began your love affair with the club in the first place.

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Today, a big part of the media that we consume is in video format and they are proven to engage learners effectively. Videos are easy to follow and watch even on-the-go. While video does not work in every situation, it is a winning format for delivering learning content today due to its ability to combine pictures, text, and sound. However, for many of us, creating learning videos can feel slightly an overwhelming, even intimidating task.
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Wait, but isn't PowerPoint just a classroom presentation tool? Surprisingly, this familiar tool has many more features and gives you an easy option to make your first learning video.
PowerPoint has an option to record your slideshow and add narration and even draw to your slides. PowerPoint offers very good options to use transitions and animate the content on each slide so that the actual video won't be just static slides.
You should also think about how much information you want to stuff into the screen at once so that the learner can focus on either the text or narration. Even it might feel tempting to do, don't just record all 40 slides of your presentation — longer presentations like that work best in their original format. Instead, try breaking up your long presentations into shorter ones with specific topical focus per presentation. This way learners have a better chance to grasp the essence of your key messages and stay focused.
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You can try the service for free first, and if you are happy with it, Lumen5 offers subscription options to use the full potential of the platform.
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Sometimes you just want to provide a recording of a lecture to your learners to watch it later on. For this simple need, Adobe Connect works well. You can upload your recording afterward to YouTube or Vimeo and add it to your learning areas for learners to add comments to the video.
Recording your screen for tutorials and instructions
For OSX, QuickTime provides an easy out-of-box screen recording option. Similarly, for Windows, there is ActivePresenter available with features to record your screen. These tools allow you to capture your screen for easy editing later on and also to record audio through the microphone.
Besides these free options, there are non-free options to choose from like Camtasia. It offers the ability to record screen and edit the material comfortably and intuitively. This works well if you intend to do tutorial or instruction videos. Generally, screen recording requires some editing afterward. This allows you to add text and other highlights to increase its value.
If you have plenty of time in your hands and want to learn to edit videos properly, you could take a look at some of these cool free software: HitFilm Express, DaVinci Resolve, OpenShot, or iMovie.
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- Sound: If you have audio on your video, make sure it's clear. Using an external microphone you will significantly improve the quality of sound. Almost any external microphone will beat the quality of your laptop's microphone. This makes the listening experience more pleasant to your learner, instead of hindering the actual learning.
- Captions: Consider adding captions to your video if it's in a foreign language. Also, if your content is likely to be viewed when commuting, captions are much appreciated.
- Camera stand: If you are filming yourself, use a stand. It allows you to focus on speaking and performing instead of holding the camera. This will also help your videos achieve more professional final quality.
- Background music: A heavy, text-based video, could benefit from background music. You can search for CC-licensed music from FreeMusicArchive.
- Additional material: There is also a lot more CC-licensed material available for you to use in your content. You can read more from CreativeCommons.org about different licenses and resources.
Content creation partners
Now you are ready to produce some cool learning videos. However, if you know what you need or have great ideas for learning videos, but your time and resources are limited, using a content creation partner might be a solution.
Your excellent pedagogical script or material can quickly be turned into a video, a presentation, or a document by an experienced third-party organization. Using this kind of service saves you time and money. Instead, you can focus on marketing and delivering your professionally produced courses with your brand touch and feel included. The investment into professional production can spin ROI immediately, as the content is usable again and again.
Let's start creating some amazing learning videos!
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Teemu is passionate about e-learning and technology in general. He heads Claned Learning Design. In addition, he also helps customers to succeed in using the Claned platform.


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Southport 1 Nuneaton Borough 1
HONEST Boro came away from Haig Avenue with a fine point which, on another day, could so easily have been all three.
Last season Steve Burr's men plundered a victory on the north-west coast and they again came close to a repeat dose but the management were happy with what was achieved to keep them in eighth place in the Nationwide Conference and still looking capable of improving on that position.
Assistant manager Dennis Booth said: "Overall I think a draw was a fair result although with a bit more belief in ourselves I felt we could have won the game.
"Our lads are a very hard working bunch but need to be a bit more clinical around the box and do better when it comes to decision making and taking responsibility.
"The chances were there but we haven't made the most of them and that's disappointing"
He continued: "At times we're so naive, especially entering the last few minutes. In my day the police circled the pitch near the end of an away game and you knew it was time to put up the shutters if you were drawing or a goal ahead."
Two goals in a six-minute spell either side on the interval were the high points of a muddling affair in which Boro, hit by suspensions and injuries, battled manfully with Terry Angus and Gary Birch taking top billing.
Knocks to Barry Williams, who left the field inside eight minutes with a recur-rence of a hamstring pull, and Richard Lavery, forced to leave the action midway through the opening period to have stitches inserted into a foot wound, didn't help the cause.
However, Boro's tenacity and grit came into play as well as their character when ex-Aston Villa centre-back rifled the seasiders in front on 41 minutes. But a half-time pep talk had immediate effect as substitute Andy Thackeray netted a scrappy equaliser just 20 seconds after the restart.
Yet again Boro stuttered from the traps as Southport adapted better to the sticky conditions early on, the elusive Steve Jones half-volleying high over from eight yards while on 11 minutes there was a real let-off for the slumbering visitors.
Steve Jones squared to Phil Eastwood and his 15-yard angled drive flew past Chris MacKenzie and rattled the inside of the post before flying into the grateful arms of the relieved keeper.
At last Boro shook off their lethargy and began to make an impact with new signing Andy Turner, who had a quiet debut. watching his swirling centre fumbled by Steve Dickinson, fortunately for the home custodian Lee Charles' reactions were found wanting and Steve Jones hacked clear.
Soon after a Jason Peake's corner was deflected to Maurice Harkin whose header was parried upwards and to safety by Dickinson and then Charles was easily brushed aside when looking to set to score by Teale and Barry Jones following good work by the busy Birch.
Somewhat against the run of play 'Port sampled the first taste of a goal. Boro's defence only half-cleared a Dean Howell corner enabling Teale to unleash a clinical low drive through a packed goalmouth and into the far corner of the net.
Away heads were down but within the opening half-minute of the second period they were held high as parity was restored.
Birch galloped clear beyond the home rearguard and cut an appetising pass from the dead-ball line to Charles. Though his weak shot flew off the body of Barry Jones and hit the upright, the rebound fell conveniently for Thackeray to slide over the line from close range for his third goal of the season.
The Sandgrounders responded, Terry Angus having to hook away from Eastwood after Mackenzie had mishandled a Neil Grayston flag kick.
Nuneaton Borough: MacKenzie, Weaver, Williams (Love 8mins), Angus, Harkin, Peake, Lavery (Thackeray 24mins), Peyton, Turner, Charles, Birch. Subs: Young, Cooper, Burgess Att: 879
Match stats: Goals 1-1, Shots on target 7-8, Shots off target 6-8, Corners 6-6, Offsides 2-7, Free-kicks conceded 7-7, Yellow cards 1-0, Red cards 0-0.
Boro Man of the Match - Gary Birch.


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Jeb Bush must have some pretty important friends running the show at CPAC, because he was given a prime-time speaking slot on Friday afternoon. Not only that, he also got almost thirty minutes to make his case to the crowd.
A crowd that, by the way, was surprisingly warm to Jeb. Speaking to some folks after the session, I got the sense that many attendees felt like the Bush campaign may have packed the crowd with folks from their own campaign. While Bush's reception was much warmer than most observers expected – there were also some lusty boos to be heard. Booing is not something that often happens at CPAC, so to hear loud cheering mixed with raucous disapproval makes me think that Bush did sprinkle the house with dozens of his own supporters.
Whatever the case, Bush did not let the boos get him down. About 14 or 15 minutes in he even made a joke about hearing "Ooooo's" (they were Boooos) in the crowd, and hoping that those folks would consider him as their 2nd choice. It was a cute way to try to win over a slightly antagonistic crowd and to a certain extent, maybe it worked.
CPAC organizers also made things easier for Jeb by making it an interview format instead of a straight speech. Sean Hannity did the interview, and while some of the questions were tough, Jeb is still for Amnesty, the Common Core, evolving on gay marriage and a host of other moderate-liberal positions that generally do not fit at CPAC.
You have to give the GOP establishment credit… they keep trying to find just the right moderate candidate to win these elections. Hopefully we've learned our lesson after the failures of John McCain and Mitt Romney and we'll not let the establishment pick our next Presidential candidate.
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CHICAGO - A federal judge in California has ruled that three Illinois men can proceed with their class-action lawsuit challenging Facebook's facial recognition software used to identify people in uploaded photos.
Adam Pezen, Carlo Licata and Nimesh Patel, all of the Chicago area, separately sued the social media giant last year, the Chicago Tribune reported (http://trib.in/1USAw5s ). The cases were combined and transferred last summer to the Northern District of California court.
The men allege that Facebook was illegally collecting biometric data from people "tagged" in photos posted by other users and that its use of facial recognition software violates Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act.
In 2008, Illinois enacted the Biometric Information Privacy Act to regulate how individuals, companies and organizations can collect and use biometric data, which determine a person's identity based on unique biological or physical characteristics. According to the law, no private entity can gather and keep a person's biometric information without prior notification to and written permission from that person.
The trio argues that they never gave permission to Facebook to collect their biometric information when someone "tagged" them in a photo, which allows the software to memorize their facial features and prompt users to identify them in other images.
Facebook argues that Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act doesn't apply to scanning photos and that its terms of use establish that California law would apply to any dispute that a user has with the service.
Judge James Donato ruled May 5 that the men made a valid complaint and can continue to trial. He denied Facebook's motions to dismiss the case.
Facebook declined to comment on the lawsuit but said users are able to disable the "tag suggestions" feature on their profiles at any time.
A conference for the case will be held next month.
Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com


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Juicy Boys says: Marcus Ruhl posts an ad for an audition at his home, and Lucas Knight, eager to make it big as an actor in Hollywood is quick to jump on the opportunity. Lucas comes over and starts to show Marcus his acting skills, and Marcus directs him, telling him to unbutton his shirt, then pants, then tells him to get completely naked.
Lucas, does what he's told, he'll do anything to make his dream come true. He even lets Marcus suck on his massive cock, before sucking on Marcus' uncut cock.
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"And while I didn't have older kids to be built in babysitters"
and that comment stuck with me. It still does. I try so hard to NOT ask my older kids for help. These babies are not their responsibility. They are mine and Aarons. They are OUR babies. But I do admit, it's HARD to do it alone all day. I don't ask for help, then I get frustrated, then I'm cranky and nobody is happy. The other day, I came across a friends' blog, Ida-Heidi-Ho. She writes about the importance of a siblings role in the family. How most other societies are nurturing their children to be good parents and good role models by giving them the responsibility of caring for their siblings. We, as a society, do not do that. I read Heidi's blog and realized, that I am not 'saddling' my children with a useless chore. I am not merely asking for help with my hands full of babies. They are learning to be good parents. By caring for the younger ones, they are learning themselves to be caring, nurturing adults. Whether or not they choose to have children, its still an important life lesson to learn. How to take care of others. Too many people these days, I fear, never learned that, or choose not to learn it. Or at least, in my experience with some kids, it sure seems that way. And I don't blame the kids, I blame the parents.
While we may not have a village to raise our 9 children, we have each other. My kids have the best role models that they can have because we've taught them to be good role models. They are growing up in a home where babies are worn and breastfed. When a baby cries, it is tended to, whether by a Mom, a Dad, or a sibling. So many people seem surprised that the babies are so good with everyone. They have to be. There 'are 3 babies to care for. And I can't do it alone. I do need help. And, asking for help is ok. As a matter of fact, it actually benefits the babies. They get so much more exposure to things than if only one person were there primary care giver. Each of my children have something different to offer. Each has their own unique way of caring for a younger sibling. It's heartwarming to watch.
So yes, it DOES 'Take A Village To Raise A Child'. Thankfully, I've got my own village right here.


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REVIEW Vivo X9 Plus
This smartphone has a 5.88-inch landscape display, the screen is large in size has a Full HD resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels which will make it capable of displaying images with crisp, clear quality.
this phone is equipped with Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon chipset hardware 653 which is slightly above the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 owned Vivo X9. The chipset in the Vivo X9 Plus provides Octa-core processor 64-bit configuration with 1.95 GHz Quad Core Cortex-A72 & 1:44 GHz Quad Core Cortex-A53. This phone also carries GPU Adreno 510. And the most interesting is the availability of RAM with a capacity of 6GB.
Vivo Plus X9 also brought in two internal memory options options, namely 64GB and 128GB. And to support all activities with this smartphone, X9 Vivo Plus also has a non-removable battery Li-Ion 4000 mAh. The battery also features fast charging. This smartphone also supports dual sim with network access 4G LTE-A (2Ca) Cat6 that can download files at speeds of 300 Mbps and 50 Mbps downloads. Besides this smartphone also has some connectivity completeness ranging from Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS with A-GPS, and microUSB port v2. 0, USB Host.
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Facebook, the most popular social networking site in America, is under fire from women's groups because its board of directors consists entirely of white men.
With the company about to go public in May, advocates are beginning to pressure the company to diversify its leadership.
On Thursday the women's rights group Ultraviolet began circulating a petition calling on Facebook to appoint female board members. According to the group, the lack of women is "nothing short of shameful."
"Facebook owes it success and makes a ton of money off of its women users. Women are responsible for nearly two-thirds of the sharing that happens on the site. In addition, women account for more than 70% daily fan activity on the site which is a huge source of revenue for the company" said Ultraviolet co-founder Nita Chaudhary.
"Facebook has a problem and they need to solve it before they go public. Mark Zuckerberg should live up to his company's mission statement and appoint at least one woman to the board today."
In a letter to its 300,000 members, Ultraviolet pointed out that the majority of Facebook users (58 percent) are women.
"But in a few weeks, when Facebook goes public it will not have a single woman on its board — a decision that's not only in conflict with Facebook's own mission but one that's also just bad for business," the group wrote, urging members to sign its petition.
Days earlier, the "FACE IT: Seven White Men That's Ridiculous" campaign launched to highlight the fact that all seven board members — PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Washington Post Co. CEO Donald Graham, Breyer Capital CEO James Breyer, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and former Univ. of North Carolina president Erskine Bowles — are monochrome men.
FACE IT, too, wants the company to diversify.
"The reason is that Facebook has announced a $5 billion IPO — with a corporate board composed exclusively of white men," the group explains. "We believe that this board of white men should include women of all colors. Because Facebook should go public with a board that reflects its own mission — to make the world more open and connected. Simple as that."
Facebook is not, however, entirely without women in powerful positions. In August 2011, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg was listed in Forbes magazine as the fifth most powerful woman in the world.
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The FFA organization is more than a club for young farmers and agriculturists to gain more knowledge and skills related to the agriculture industry of America. It's a community that stretches nationwide and includes people from various backgrounds and strives to help students develop necessary qualities of leadership which individuals should always possess.
One of the many opportunities that the Kuna FFA provides to anyone who joins the organization is the opportunity to take a trip up North to Moscow, Idaho. The trip includes a route into Washington and Oregon to visit a variety of national monuments, up to Moscow to participate in the competitions they are holding there as well as make new friends from other chapters, and back down through Idaho stopping at various sightseeing areas.
You might be wondering, "how can I join FFA?", "Is it possible for me to attend Moscow in the upcoming year?", "Do you have to live on a farm to be a part of the club?" Well, you've come to the right place if these are questions running through your head. To join the Kuna FFA, all you have to do is be enrolled in an AG class at KHS and pay $20.00 to the bookkeeper at the beginning of the year. This will make you an official member of FFA. As a member, you are now able to attend all the CDE practices and fun activities we do throughout the organization. Ranging from the annual Christmas Party our chapter puts on, to the National FFA Competition that is held in Kentucky each year, the opportunities are endless.
If you are wanting to attend the Summer Moscow trip for the 2018-2019 school year, be sure to talk to one of the three ag teachers to get started on practicing for a team. Mr. Blackstock coaches the meats, mechanics, and livestock judging teams, Mr. Dygert coaches the ENR, agronomy, and dairy judging teams, and Mr. Edwards coaches the food science, milk products, forestry, and veterinary science teams. Because of the diversified competitions available for people to compete in, and the amount of teams there are, there's no doubt you can easily make a team and attend the Moscow Summer Trip if you put in the time and effort.
Now, the final question is, do you have to be a farmer? Nope! FFA is for everyone to join. Naturally, is surrounds the agriculture industry but you do not need to have any background or previous experience in the field. If you want to join, go ahead and do so! It's a club with incredible learning opportunities, the chance to receive scholarships, attend amazing trips, and make new friends. Just follow the steps, and your on your way to becoming an official member of the FFA.


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No Worries in Heaven.
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain. Rev 21:4
What have you done today to avoid death? Likely a lot. You've popped pills, pumped pecks, passed on the pie, and pursued the polyunsaturates… Why? Why the effort? Because you are worried about staying alive. That won't be a worry in heaven.
In fact, you won't be worrying at all. Some of you moms worry about your kids getting hurt. You won't worry in heaven. In heaven we'll feel no pain. Some of you fellows worry about getting old. You won't in heaven. We'll all be ceaselessly strong…
We are not made of steel, we are made of dust. And this life is not crowned with life, it is crowned with death.
The next life, however, is different. Jesus urged the Christians in Smyrna to "be faithful, even if you have to die, and I will give you the crown of life" (Rev 2:10 ).
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Impairments and Other Constraints on Optical Layer Routing
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Network Working Group J. Strand, Ed. Request for Comments: 4054 A. Chiu, Ed. Category: Informational AT&T May 2005 Impairments and Other Constraints on Optical Layer Routing Status of This Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005). Abstract Optical networking poses a number challenges for Generalized Multi- Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS). Fundamentally, optical technology is an analog rather than digital technology whereby the optical layer is lowest in the transport hierarchy and hence has an intimate relationship with the physical geography of the network. This contribution surveys some of the aspects of optical networks that impact routing and identifies possible GMPLS responses for each: (1) Constraints arising from the design of new software controllable network elements, (2) Constraints in a single all-optical domain without wavelength conversion, (3) Complications arising in more complex networks incorporating both all-optical and opaque architectures, and (4) Impacts of diversity constraints. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................. 2 2. Sub-IP Area Summary and Justification of Work ................ 3 3. Reconfigurable Network Elements .............................. 3 3.1. Technology Background .................................. 3 3.2. Implications for Routing ............................... 6 4. Wavelength Routed All-Optical Networks ....................... 6 4.1. Problem Formulation .................................... 7 4.2. Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) ..................... 8 4.3. Amplifier Spontaneous Emission ......................... 9 4.4. Approximating the Effects of Some Other Impairments Constraints ................................ 10 4.5. Other Impairment Considerations ........................ 13 Strand & Chiu Informational [Page 1] RFC 4054 Optical Layer Routing May 2005 4.6. An Alternative Approach - Using Maximum Distance as the Only Constraint ........................ 13 4.7. Other Considerations ................................... 15 4.8. Implications for Routing and Control Plane Design ...... 15 5. More Complex Networks ........................................ 17 6. Diversity .................................................... 19 6.1. Background on Diversity ................................ 19 6.2. Implications for Routing ............................... 23 7. Security Considerations ...................................... 23 8. Acknowledgements ............................................. 24 9. References ................................................... 25 9.1. Normative References ................................... 25 9.2. Informative References ................................. 26 10. Contributing Authors ......................................... 26 1. Introduction Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) [Mannie04] aims to extend MPLS to encompass a number of transport architectures, including optical networks that incorporate a number of all-optical and opto-electronic elements, such as optical cross-connects with both optical and electrical fabrics, transponders, and optical add- drop multiplexers. Optical networking poses a number of challenges for GMPLS. Fundamentally, optical technology is an analog rather than digital technology whereby the optical layer is lowest in the transport hierarchy and hence has an intimate relationship with the physical geography of the network. GMPLS already has incorporated extensions to deal with some of the unique aspects of the optical layer. This contribution surveys some of the aspects of optical networks that impact routing and identifies possible GMPLS responses for each. Routing constraints and/or complications arising from the design of network elements, the accumulation of signal impairments, and the need to guarantee the physical diversity of some circuits are discussed. Since the purpose of this document is to further the specification of GMPLS, alternative approaches to controlling an optical network are not discussed. For discussions of some broader issues, see [Gerstel2000] and [Strand02]. The organization of the contribution is as follows: - Section 2 is a section requested by the sub-IP Area management forShow full document text


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David M Shaw criticises the proselytising of a group that wants to provide homeopathy to some of the world's most vulnerable people
Although homeopathy has received a great deal of criticism in recent years for unethical practices, the movement Homeopaths Without Borders has gone almost entirely unmentioned in the medical literature. This is somewhat surprising, given that the campaign is engaged in activity even more dubious than that of most homeopaths. It has quite a long history, with several different national associations. Here I focus on the German and North American groups and briefly describe some of their activities and their potentially harmful effects.
The centrepiece of the 15th anniversary conference of Homeopaths Without Borders Germany was a debate on the question "Does the call for scientific evidence entitle to refuse[sic] homeopathic humanitarian help?"
The group's website provides some examples of its work: "In Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia there now are active associations for classical homeopathy. Well-trained doctors and therapists practice homeopathy there with great success. In Kenya traditional midwives learned to save lives by using homeopathy in difficult deliveries if there is no hospital available. Thus health care for the local population is being increased and qualified jobs are being provided."
The first example reveals a key part of the group's mission: it seeks to propagate homeopathy in countries where it has not previously had a foothold. The Kenya example is shocking: it implies that homeopathy can save lives, which no mainstream homeopathy organisation has claimed for several years.
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The public HPC4E deliverables are available in this section.
D2.1 Report of the Implementation of computing Kernels in accelerator based architectures
The selected computing kernels from WP3, WP4, WP5 and WP6 will be optimized for architectures based on accelerators. The goal will be to optimize the performance but keeping a high degree of portability. The main target architecture platforms are those based on Xeon Phi and NVIDIA GPUs, but other platforms based on embedded processors will be also analysed during the second year.
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D2.2 Report of the Implementation of computing Kernels in symmetric multicore-based architectures
The selected computing kernels from WP3, WP4, WP5 and WP6 will be ported to architectures based on symmetric multicore processors with NUMA memory. The goal will be to optimize the performance. The main target architectures will be Intel, AMD and SGI, but also new platforms based on ARM processors will be analysed. In this task the key point will be the load balancing and data placement. We will analyse new scheduling algorithms able to improve locality.
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D3.2 Scalable Sparse Linear Solver
This report summarizes the advances made in the application of scalable linear equation solvers to the problems of interest of the present project. We have investigated hierarchical preconditioned Krylov solvers, sparse multifrontal strategies and hybrid strategies. Performance measurements were made on current high performance computers available in Brazil, Europe and USA, demonstrating the collaborative aspect of the present project.
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D4.1 Performance of ABL-CFD models under HPC
This deliverable (report) deals with microscale models, typically implemented on computational fluid dynamic (CFD) solvers. In particular it focus on the CFD Alya code, that will be used in WP4 for downscaling strategies (Tasks 4.1 and 4.2) and forecast (Task 4.3). In order to define dynamical downscaling (D4.2), statistical downscaling (D4.3) and forecast (D4.6) strategies it is necessary to assess first the model performance on HPC and the numerical error due to the sensitivity of the result to the model set-up. This is particularly important in complex terrain where grid dependencies can be significant.
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D5.1 Development of detailed, reduced and tabulated chemical kinetic schemes for biomass combustion
This is the WP5 Deliverable D5.1 associated to the validation and assessment of chemical kinetic mechanisms for biomass-derived gaseous fuels. The open-source code Cantera has been tested and validated against well-established solvers (PREMIX and COSILAB), and then used to evaluate the effects of fuel composition on the chemical structure of laminar flames. The next step was to generate thermochemical databases using the laminar premixed flames already obtained and integrate the source terms by a beta-PDF to take into account the effects of turbulence.
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D6.3 Website deploying a suite of geophysical tests for wave propagation problems on extreme scale machines
We have developed the "HPC4E Seismic Test Suite", a collection of four 3D models and sixteen associated tests that can be downloaded freely at the project's website. The models include simple cases that can be used in the development stage of any geophysical imaging practitioner (developer, tester...) as well as extremely large cases that can only be solved in a reasonable time using ExaFLOPS supercomputers. The models are generated to the required size be means of a Matlab/Octave script and hence can be used by users of any OS or computing platform. The tests can be used to benchmark and compare the capabilities of different and innovative seimic modelling approaches, hence simplifying the task of assessing the algorithmic and computational advantages that they pose.
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D7.1 Dissemination Plan
This document defines the dissemination objectives for the HPC4E project, as well as the different targets for all its activities, the dissemination tools, the interaction with similar projects, its activities to be done during the project, and the policy used to disseminate the results.
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A miracle has occurred. I got my package submitted in time so I made the boards in the 1st of March. I've been approved for retraining into the 3F2X1 (formally 3S2X1), also known as Education and Training career field. This is the career field that I originally wanted when I started this entire process of November/December of last year.
I am so excited that it was approved and that it was for my original first choice. I feel very blessed and I am really glad that I took the advice from the first base functional that I met with. That functional said "Please do not get discouraged by this non-recommendation, but use it as a stepping stone to reach the next great opportunity"
I fought long and hard for this retraining opportunity. I didn't give up when I faced unfair bias and undeserved judgement. I really hope that other Airmen out there that are trying to retrain do the same thing.
I leave for tech school in April and will graduate in June. It feels so good to look at the calendar and see that I have a little more than 1 month left as a maintainer. It's taken a lot of patience, sweat and aircraft grime to get where I am now.


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Writing Mistakes, Part 2
Well, I finally performed the proper web site magics to add Stalking the Beast to the Home Page book slider. I forgot how I had done it the last time, so it took a good chunk of the evening.
Today I wanted to take another quick look at parts of my Writing Mistakes list, particularly the ones I thought needed clarification. I'll just pick the ones that sound vague to me and offer more explanation. If there were some from last week that you wanted to know more about, drop me a line.
- Don't excuse plot flaws with dialogue: By this I mean if you're aware of a plot flaw and are afraid that the readers will be aware of the plot flaw, one possible way to address it is by having the characters talk through it, so that the readers knows that you know and you wink at each other. I think it can work for comedy, but for adventure fiction… I just try to fix the plot problem.
- Keep a clear through line: If at any point in the story a friend stops you and says hey, what's the book about and you can't explain why the characters are doing what they're doing (Indy's after the headpiece to the staff of Ra) you may have a problem. If you, the writer, can't explain what the characters are doing and why, you can bet that your readers are going to be even more muddled.
- Know the difference between procrastination and incubation AND Trust starting reluctance. There may be something wrong with the scene: These two points are closely related. Some days I'm lazy and don't feel like writing, and on those days I just need to put the butt in the chair and get to work. But sometimes I've discovered that I'm hesitating not because I'm lazy but because there's something wrong — the plot doesn't really work or the characters aren't well enough motivated. THAT means that the story needs to incubate, so perhaps during writing time on that particular day what I need to do is make sure I understand what all the characters want, make sure that all the characters are necessary, and that I have a clear through line.
- Play to your strengths — dialogue, character interaction, small cast: In first draft especially I think it's important to play to your strengths. This particular part of the list is especially relevant to me. Dialogue and character interaction come quickly for me (once I know the characters) and those scenes are easy to write. Sometimes vast sections of my rough draft consist of dialogue and what reads basically like stage directions. I can come back later and add in poetic metaphor. If dialogue isn't your particular strength, build your rough draft framework on whatever your strength is.
- Trouble revising? Read sections out of order: This one's probably clear enough, but just in case — I find that when I'm revising I can gloss over things that later pop-up and hit me in the head with a hammer (how did so much word echo get in here after I've revised it? Wasn't that character dead two chapters back?) When I feel like I'm zoning out too much, I've discovered that I can get my mojo back by reading chapters or scenes out of order.


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I bought an htc incredible from Verizon today. One of my main motivations for switching (from a blackberry) was to understand whether android is a credible competitor to the iPhone. No other platforms have any chance (Blackberry is pathetic, Nokia is dead in the water) so this is a pretty important question! If Android is no good then apple has a lock on the mobile web, which is a pretty scary thought.
First impression: Android definitely lacks the fit and finish of the iphone. It feels like an early windows device in many ways. It doesn't resonate with me emotionally the way the iphone does, and it's frankly pretty ugly in places. But the core OS seems "good enough" from a functional standpoint.
Smartphones live and die by there app stores though. I've gotten addicted to iPhone games lately, and religiously buy the top 10 games on the iphone marketplace. So naturally the first thing I checked out on the Android app store was the games category.I was shocked at how bad the games selection was on the Android marketplace. The top games all almost all bad "tower defense" clones. Not a lot of games from major studios (why? porting a game that already sells well seems like a no-brainer to me). Not a lot of the games that have been grand-slam successes on the iPhone. Most games I tried didn't even have good artwork and looked like they were done by individual developers rather than studios.
The app selection was eye-opening. While most social apps are present and easy to find (foursquare, twitter, facebook, etc), the top apps seem to trend very (for lack of a better word) middle-american. Military survival manuals and bible passages are both huge categories. A lot of the most popular apps are really just repackaged ebooks (Oreilly seems to be doing a particularly good job of getting distribution this way). In general the app market wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but it was certainly better than the games market, and anything I was specifically looking for (mostly social apps) was available.
So the games suck and the app selection is only so-so. Doesn't sound good for Android so far, does it? There's a third category of apps besides games and utilities though. Google is an important enough player in the IT space that a lot of my mobile computing needs have to do with interfacing with google. For example, I use google reader, so a google reader client is a must-have for me. On the iphone I had to buy three applications (total cost: 10$) before I found one that was any good. On android there are several good free applications available. Gmail integration is even better.
Email is obviously a crucial app for a smartphone. And this is where Android *really* shines. I was never happy with the non-threaded nature of the iphone email client (in a small form factor, the top of your inbox gets impossibly cluttered very fast). And using gmail for your domain on the blackberry was surprisingly bad (couldn't use my existing mail filters, no threading). The gmail app on android works great with a gmail for your domain account and is shockingly fast and easy to use. This is the best mobile email client I've ever seen. I anticipate using this app every single day, much more than I did on the blackberry or the iPhone.
At 12 hours in, I'm convinced Android has a shot. The app marketplace is nascent, and I was hoping to see higher-quality inventory and a lot more traction than I saw. Googles play is attacking apple with an open OS that can be bundled by any carrier, and having first-class applications that drive users of the platform back to google. For me and for many other consumers (especially in areas like San Francisco, that are under-served by AT&T) this is a decent solution. But google better get the app store populated with first-class applications by next year, when the iPhone will be available from other carriers.


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Final PHI Protection Rule Won't Mandate Encryption
The omnibus federal final rule that will cover changes to the HIPAA privacy, security, breach notification and enforcement rules will not include a mandate for encryption of protected health information, confirms Susan McAndrew, deputy director for health information privacy in the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights.
Asked in an e-mail interview with Health Data Management if some type of encryption mandate would be in the final rule, McAndrew noted that none of the earlier proposals called for a regulatory change to the existing security rule on encryption. Consequently, additional rulemaking would be necessary to mandate encryption, and such a mandate won't be in the omnibus final rule. "If the requirement for encryption changes from an addressable implementation specification to a required implementation specification under the security rule, then normal notice and comment rulemaking processes would need to follow," she said.
McAndrew wasn't as clear when asked if the breach notification "harm threshold," which enables an organization to not provide notification of a breach if it determines no consequential harm has or will result, will be eliminated in the final rule.
"OCR received public comment on the interim final breach notification rules both for and against how the rule defined incidents that qualified as breaches requiring individual notification," she noted. "These comments will be carefully reviewed and OCR will respond to them in the final rule."
McAndrew's answers to other questions broke no new ground:
Q: What are the reasons for the delay in the final privacy/security/breach/enforcement rules and the expected release?
A: OCR is working to address the concerns raised during the public comment periods on the proposed rules and is ensuring that the new regulatory requirements operate as intended. To minimize the transitional burden on covered entities OCR is also issuing a single final rulemaking that combines four separate dockets issued during 2009 and 2010. While there is no definite date, OCR expects to publish the rule in the coming months.
Q: What are the toughest issues being worked out?
A: Changes to HIPAA under the HITECH Act presents challenges to privacy and security protections for patient information. The impacts of the new breach notification requirements are already evident--not only in terms of public perception of those entities that are reporting breaches--but also in the behavior of covered entities. The increased penalties for failure to comply with the HIPAA privacy or security requirements, particularly with respect to business associates who face the same penalties as covered entities, have raised awareness and renewed commitment to a culture of compliance.
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10 Best PPD Sites To Earn Money Online 2018
PPD Sites are known as Pay Per Download. Where people earn money by just Uploading Files and Download. Its very easy source to earn money from home. Just upload Some files, software and share it with your group, forums etc. No matter what purpose you are going to use Pay Per Download Sites, but you always want to select the highest paying website, right? But, without testing out each of them, it isn't possible to check which one of them is the best.
What are PPD Sites?
First, let me clear the full form of PPD (Pay Per Download). Now let's discuss more on this topic. Some of the sites available on the internet with upload and download feature. And many of peoples using Google Drive, MediaFire, Dropbox, etc. But these sites are free, and they also provide higher download speed. There are too many bloggers and other peoples, who want to earn money from home. So PPD sites are one of the best ways for them. So we have tested almost 10+ websites and decided to share the best pay per download websites with our readers.
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#8 Dollar Upload
Dollar Upload is yet another PPD site that offers earn by uploading and hosting files. Users can even lock a link to content, thus maximizing the earnings. Payment is easy as well as the minimum payout is $10. Hence, it is a good choice as a PPD network.
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#10 Uploads.to
This is last in our list and this is also a good PPD Site to earn money. If you have traffic on your website, you can earn much profit from using it. And it pays a good amount for India and for other countries like USA, Canada, etc. it pays the highest revenue per click.
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The hot pot lullaby
Phorum Dalal tries the Hot Pot Sea Salt Therapy at the Thai Privilege Spa, Inch By Inch, which claims to detoxify the body and alleviate water retention
Science till date, cannot fully explain tickling. Theories abound, of course one of them claims it's the body's reaction to external stimuli, especially against a predator threat. Tickling is one of the reasons why I usually stay away from spas and their massages. While most clients slip into deep slumber, my nerves go berserk in there.
Before rubbing the hot pot, the masseuse kneads the body with her hands to remove the knots
So, I am a nervous wreck when I walk into the sprawling 7,000 sq ft Thai Privilege Spa at Inch by Inch, Versova. I am to take a Hot Salt Pot Treatment, an ancient Thai remedy that begins with acupressure to soothe body tension and balance energy lines. Kalsang Dorjee, the spa manager, tells me, "A warm Thai clay pot filled with sea salt and lily leaves is massaged on the body to assist detoxification and reduce water retention. The high temperature of the salt crystals re-energises the body and wards off flu and common cold."
I take a seat, and dip my feet into a bowl of hot water and flower petals. My masseuse, Muluah Ching, begins massaging my feet with a mix of walnut and herbs.. My 'tickle siren' is on but she promises to stay away from the sensitive spots. After she's done, my feet feel anew. I slip into a loose pair of pajamas and a top, and lie prone on the massage table, covered with a sheet. When the masseuse slowly begins kneading my legs sans oil, through the sheet, I have my own Eureka moment — it never struck me that indirect contact would make me almost immune to tickling!
Now, here's a massage I can thoroughly enjoy. The strong hands of my masseuse seem to have invisible sensors that detect all aching areas in my calves, and I sense the stress leaving my calf muscles I did not even know I was lugging around. My back, neck and shoulder muscles tell a similar story when she massages them, and every sharp poke in the area seems to relieve my fatigue. I feel I could pull off a cartwheel on ground.
The masseuse is rather light-handed, which I like, but those who prefer more pressure can certainly ask. She soon asks me to lie supine, and works up a rhythmic movement along my hands, which, thanks to long hours on the computer, are swollen and often in pain. She patiently works through the stubborn tightness of the muscles in this area, entwines her fingers into mine and rotates my palms. Over some time, my chubby fingers easily fold into a fist, unlike before.
My body is now ready for the hot pot. Ching brings in the sea salt-filled hot pot, and begins massaging my body with it. I am lulled by the aroma of lily, and with slow, careful movements, I feel the pot working along my calves, thighs and sides. I have never felt this close to levitation. Ching then turns her attention to the nape of my neck and down the length of my back. A song by my favourite band, Savage Garden, comes to mind: "I want to lay like this forever, until the sky falls down on me."
The heat rejuvenates my back, which has seen its share of discogenic pain. I can hear myself snore but cannot cajole my body into wakefulness. It is as if the clay pot is singing an irresistible lullaby. At the end of the session, my masseuse gently whispers that the therapy is finished. I look at her apologetically for snoring, but she tells me a dozing customer is the best compliment. "It only proves we have taken a hectic hour off their life and given them peaceful sleep. A snore is a cherry on the cake."
Hot Pot Sea Salt Therapy
Where: Thai Privilege Spa
Duration: 30-90 minutes
Cost: Rs 1,500-3,500
Call: 22610855
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Youth voices of Europe – Meet Youth Essay Competition winner Oksana Vedmidska
'What skills do tomorrow's entrepreneurs need?', was the question that we posed to the youth of Europe for this year's edition of the SME Youth Essay Competition.
Today, Promoting Enterprise is excited to present this year's winner, Oksana Vedmidska from Ukraine! Oksana first impressed the Youth Essay Competition jury with her passionate essay and then went on to blow the audience away with her ideas at the SME Assembly 2017. Interested in what impressed the jury? Read her essay here and continue reading to find out more about her and her thoughts about the SME Assembly 2017.
What made you enter the SME Youth Essay Competition?
Firstly, I decided to enter the competition, because entrepreneurship is a topic which is personal for me. Thanks to entrepreneurship, my family was able to survive difficult economic times in Ukraine in the 90s. Secondly, and this is probably because of the fact that my parents are involved in entrepreneurial activities, I myself adore the independence and passion that stands behind your freelance work or your own company.
In addition, this probably has something to do with my genes. I must admit that if one looks at Ukrainians from a historical perspective, they will see that we are used to being owners. This began from being owners of small agricultural plots, where we worked hard to cover the needs of our families. As a result we developed crucial skills like practical thinking, responsibility, independence and the ability to take risks – qualities and skills which are crucial for an entrepreneur. I believe Ukrainians inherited these skills and qualities and that is why we strive to establish our own small businesses/start-ups.
Thirdly, I considered the Youth Essay Competition to be a fantastic opportunity to spread my ideas and talk about problems and solutions concerning entrepreneurship that we face nowadays.
What did you think about the SME Assembly 2017?
The SME Assembly 2017 was characterised by an incredible spirit of innovation and what the future holds. I was very delighted to see that we spoke about digitalisation as one of the keys of entrepreneurial success. Somehow in our ordinary lives we do not notice the importance of this topic and do not discuss opportunities it gives and the risks it involves, but during the Assembly we were really able to recognise the importance of e-governing, e-commerce, data exchange etc. not only for entrepreneurs and customers but for the society as a whole.
Moreover, a highlight of the SME Assembly 2017 was probably social entrepreneurship. I cannot remember any project of the Ideas from Europe which did not have some significance for society. Somehow the final purpose of each start-up was to guarantee benefits to a human-being. To my mind, that is a big step in the business environment, when a person is not simply seen as a customer by a business, but as a human-being with different specialised needs. If I had an investment fund, I would definitely provide venture capital, not only with the purpose to obtain some gains, but also because successful implementation of a social business project would improve the environment our global society lives in, and in which our kids will continue to live.
The theme of this year's SME Assembly was to 'Start. Scale. Spread your wings', what does that mean to you?
From a practical point of view, I would reinterpret it as 'Develop an idea. Study your potential market niche. Write a business plan. And go for it, no matter what'. In my way of thinking, an entrepreneur is a dreamer, who respects the material bounds of our world. I would take this slogan and use it in schools to inspire teachers to change the old-fashioned science-oriented way we use to teach our children and also in order to motivate kids and adolescents to work on their entrepreneurial skills.
What is next for you? Any exciting plans to share?
Revealing personal plans is like revealing a sweet dream you had last night and since you want to keep the odds on your side you try to keep it secret… 🙂
In reality I am busy with my second degree that I have just started at the University of Applied Science of Darmstadt. So for the next 3 years I plan to study Information Law there. That is probably why all of my time will be devoted to studies, work and discussions concerning development and possibilities of improvement of our society. Anyway, we will see what is in store for me, one thing I know for sure is that there are still so many countries to visit, cultures and languages to learn, and experiences to gather and share, so I will not sit still!
That's it for the 2017 finalists and winner! If you missed the finalist exclusive interviews be sure to read about Evlampia Karavangeli and Pavle Kostic on the News Portal. Where will these young finalists find themselves next? We will have to wait until 2018 to find out…
Helping Latvian youth realise entrepreneurial dreams – EEPA 2016 Special Mention
Innovative business ideas can come from all sorts of people, as seen today in the next European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) 2016 winner interview. Read about these successful project journeys, and pick up their useful tips and tricks for future applicants.
This interview looks at one of the EEPA 2016 Special Mentions, Latvian project Radam Novadam (Create for County), represented here by project coordinator Andris Cheksters. This project, which received Erasmus+ funding that was granted by Agency of International Programms for Youth in Latvia, is a competition for students with three key objectives: To generate added economic value in Latvian regions, To discover and unleash the skills and abilities of students to help them along in their careers and finally to build a new generation of socially responsible entrepreneurs.
How did you first hear about the national competition and why did you decide to enter?
I first heard about the EEPA competition when I was working on the project, and thought it looked like a good opportunity. We were planning to launch the project one more time and thought that should we be recognised with this award that it might help us obtain the necessary funding to continue providing this opportunity for students to get into the entrepreneurial mindset.
How did you go about preparing your application?
We actually applied quite late in June, and in Latvia the national winners are announced in July so we did not have much time to prepare. It was actually a surprise when we found out we were national winners because we did not hear anything for quite a while so just assumed that nothing had happened and forgot about the application.
What was it like to win the award and what kind of response did you receive?
It was definitely a surprise and it felt good to be promoted on a European level. We actually were surprised twice, first by being announced as national winners and again when we found out we were going to be a special mention at the SME Assembly 2016 in Bratislava! It made our work feel appreciated and recognised, which is great for our project because the student teams in the competition can also benefit from extra exposure.
How did winning the award immediately impact your work?
It was not particularly big news on a national level, but it was a big thing both for myself and all the project partners. There were several articles written about the project, and the exposure the award gives definitely helped with our credibility. I am not sure if this is a direct result of the exposure, but around the same time we also managed to secure some funding we had applied for to help continue running the competition for students.
Can you already see a long-term impact or do you have any expectations?
The award has already helped in terms of scaling up the project, which really suits my vision for this project's future. In future hopefully this project can be replicated across different European countries so that all European students and youth can start companies and use their local advantages in order to create international teams and in turn successful businesses. The project has a different structure to other 'business idea' competitions with a reality show style format and a focus on actual results and created economic values, so I want to bring this innovation and entrepreneurial opportunity to other European countries.
Why should others enter EEPA 2017? What advice would you give them?
This award provides recognition which is always good for project, especially if that recognition comes from a higher and recognised entity like the European Commission. This level of validity and credibility makes it much easier to launch a project or to look for funding, which is support we need with our innovative approach.
The project will re-launch again on 6 February to continue the search for inspiring entrepreneurs!
Meet the 30 under 30 social entrepreneurs changing Europe in 2017
From innovating scientists to high school founders, this year's 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs list highlights entrepreneurs making an impact combating climate change, empowering the visually impaired, and activating developing markets.
The members of this year's 30 Under 30 Europe list are culled from over one thousand online nominations and research by a team of reporters at Forbes and across Europe. Candidates for the Social Entrepreneurs list were evaluated by a panel of experts in their fields: Jean Case of the Case Foundation; Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green; and Randall Lane of Forbes Magazine. The final list is built from the recommendations of our judges.
Here are some of notable areas the Under 30s will be impacting Europe and the world in 2017:
Making Fresh Produce Accessible
Agricool cofounders Guillaume Fourdinier, 29, and Gonzague Gru, 29, are making cities more sustainable with their Cooltainer, a storage container capable of producing fresh produce year round. The French duo recently harvested a $4.3 million funding round that will enable them to ramp up production in 2017.
Integrating New Arrivals
Ninon Demuth, 27, is using food as a catalyst for long-lasting refugee integration. She cofounded Über den Tellerrand, an organization that connects refugees with locals through refugee-led cooking classes, street food markets and cookbooks. The idea is catching hold: already they've spread to 25 cities in four European countries.
Inspiring Entrepreneurs of the Future
Ben and Jodie Cook, both 28, the husband and wife team behind Clever Tykes, realised that their entrepreneurial spark began in early childhood. Looking to inspire the next generation of leaders, they developed a series of children's books featuring enterprising young role models. They scored a major partnership with the Lloyds Banking Group in late 2016 that now enables them to offer the books free of charge to every primary school across the United Kingdom.
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
Scientist turned entrepreneur Julian Melchiorri, 29, invented the first synthetic biological leaf that mimics the work of an actual leaf. By absorbing carbon dioxide and emitting breathable oxygen, the BioSolar Leaf holds limitless possibilities from increasing air quality in cities to even potentially making life on another planet possible.
These are only a few of the trailblazers leading the way to a better future. Meet the rest of the social entrepreneurs in the full Under 30 Europe – Social Entrepreneurs List.
Source: www.forbes.com
Social Entrepreneurship in the spotlight at Germany's SME Week Conference 2016
Germany's main SME conference ahead of this year's European SME Week focused on the lively social enterprise scene that has developed in the country. According to the keynote speaker Kristin Schreiber, from the European Commission's Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, one in four new companies set up across the EU is a social enterprise.
The German national event, which took place on 28 June, brought together almost 130 experts from networks, funding bodies, science and academia as well as entrepreneurs. In line with the motto of this year's conference – 'Addressing social challenges. Undertaking dedicated action. Embracing responsible entrepreneurship', the discussion focused on what social enterprises need in order to flourish.
The main idea behind this conference was to make social enterprises more widely known and to promote their interests and needs among established players, such as chambers of commerce, consultancy firms and funding bodies. A particular highlight of the conference was the four presentations given by social entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative business ideas:
< Andrea-Victoria Noelle is co-founder of Beliya GmbH, a designer label for bags and accessories that works for a good cause: for every bag sold, a child in Africa is sponsored for one school year.
Ralf Sange > from Gründer 50plus UG supports people over the age of 50 who are considering setting up their own business.
< Anne Kjær Riechert founded the ReDI School of Digital Integration gGmbH where refugees – mostly from Syria – become students, learning computer programming and coding so that they can find a job in Germany.
Martin Reh > co-founded the RSO Shift GmbH, a company that constructs a medical device for developing regions that cleans, disinfects and sterilises operating equipment using nothing but solar power.
The discussion also focused on the results of a study on social entrepreneurship published by the German Economic Affairs Ministry.
A video of the conference highlights, with subtitles in English, is available here below.


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Some Transparency, No Accountability: The Use of Oil Revenue in Angola and Its Impact on Human Rights
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- This report analyzes the IMF's overall relationship with the government and successes and failures of the Oil Diagnostic to date. It examines what the Oil Diagnostic and failed efforts at reform can tell us about Angolan government oil revenue mismanagement, and what continuing difficulties in obtaining basic information from the government and major gaps in the data tell us about the ground still to be covered before the Angolan government can meaningfully be said to embrace transparency and accountability. It also analyzes how much money is missing in comparison to how much has been spent on activities and institutions that could facilitate Angolans' enjoyment of their civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights.
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201.13 Action on audit and review findings.§ 201.13 Action on audit and review findings.
(a) If the audit results in no exceptions, the State agency is advised by letter of this result. The general course for the disposition of proposed exceptions resulting from audits involves the submittal of details of these exceptions to the State agency which then has an opportunity to concur in the proposed exceptions or to assemble and submit additional facts for purposes of clearance. Provision is made for the State agency to appeal proposed audit exceptions in which it has not concurred and which have not been deleted on the basis of clearance material. After consideration of a State agency's appeal by the Administrator, the Administration advises the State agency of any expenditures in which the Federal Government may not participate and requests it to include the amount as adjustments in a subsequent statement of expenditures. Expenditures in which it is found the Federal Government may not participate and which are not properly adjusted through the State's claim will be deducted from subsequent grants made to the State agency.
(b) If the Federal or State reviews reveal serious problems with respect to compliance with any Federal requirement, the State agency is required to correct its practice so that there will be no recurrence of the problem in the future.[35 FR 12180, July 29, 1970, as amended at 53 FR 36579, Sept. 21, 1988]


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"A bottle of Chanel Allure eau de toilette spray sells for the equivalent of US$102 in Lisbon versus US$147 in Melbourne. That same item goes for US$93 in Heathrow — impressive compared to what you would pay in Australia, but not so much when you consider that Sephora sells it for only $90 in U.S. stores and online." Source Frommers.com
Chhavi Doonga figures out the real deal.
As if to reward you for the long queues at Immigration and Security, there's Duty-Free. Gleaming chocolate boxes beckon. Perfumes lead you by the nose. Wine bottles seduce you with come-hither price tags.
Should you go?
Well, you'd have to be a Baba-something to be able to resist the lure of of a delightful offer soaked in tax free alcohol. But before you fall into temptation, there are things you need to know about duty free shopping. You are put under the illusion that you are getting something for nothing, but remember you're only avoiding taxes.
In fact, most of the times the products are not tax 'free.' The shops only reduce the imposed import tax. So, it's important to find out how much tax is on what kind of product and in which country.
Frommers.com reveals that the international airports of New Zealand offer the world's best duty-free bargains on wine, thanks to relatively cheap dollar and abundant local produce. Everyone's duty-free favourite Dubai really does offer amazing prices on gold. At Singapore's Changi airport, you can buy electronics, watches and cameras at upto 30% less than their retail prices.
Team Travel Secrets has discovered that in most South Asian countries, chocolates, tobacco and alcohol are often cheaper in city outlets than at the airport.
In an interview to CNN, Yngve Bia, president of the duty-free research company Generation Research,says that price depend on two things: geography and currency exchange rates.
Here's a comparison of different product prices in duty free shops of Europe to give you an idea:
Namit Vashishta, 24, works with a multinational company and travels abroad 10 months a year. He says, "I have a huge collection of good-quality perfumes, thanks to duty free shopping. If you know your currency rates, then duty free shopping can be really profitable for you."
Yash sood, 26, a former employee of the Delhi Airport Duty free department says "People often worry that duty-free products are inferior quality, but that is not true. The tax in these shops is not removed, it's only reduced."
The 3 Commandments of Duty-Free Shopping
1. Know your limits:
Warning: Your duty-free might not remain so once you get home! There are limits your home country imposes on purchases abroad. For example for United States, it's usually $400-$800. Buying beyond that sum would result in a duty charge.
In Europe, there's a bonus perk: Duty-free shops in airports and ports are 'tax-free shops,' too, which means you are spared the value added tax (or V.A.T., a type of sales tax) that would otherwise be included in the price of goods sold elsewhere in the European Union. Again, you need to know if the VAT free price is cheaper than what you get back home.
2. Don't Impulse-Buy:
While this tip applies to any kind of shopping, it is especially important in duty-free because the price changes with each place. You don't want to buy something and later realise you get it cheaper at home! For example, Hong Kong International's DFS Galleria, a duty-free shopping area, sells the Armani Obo Bag for $450 (HK$3,500). But it's on sale at Armani's website for just$285.
Wait till your trip ends to shop for duty-free. This will keep your baggage light, help you calculate how much you can spare, and allow you time to compare prices across a few cities.
3. Identify Your Buy Before You Fly
Want electronics? Don't buy them in Australia—they are much cheaper in Asia and the US. Craving a cosmetics fix? The Caribbean has tax havens that can save you between 30 to 50% on topline company products. Consider taking a cruise there. Looking for luxury pewter? Kuala Lumpur Airport—eyes closed! Valuable information like this is sprinkled all over the Internet. Just click 'Best duty-free deals on cosmetics/electronics/whatever else' and Go!
Everyone likes to come back home with a bag full of goodies, but remember, your bag of memories needs to be chunkier!
So, grab the cheese and avoid the trap.
Happy shopping!