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Chess Olympiad 2008 round 4 LIVE!
Welcome to the day 4 live coverage of the 2008 Dresden Chess Olympiad. Here you will find minute by minute updates on the events in Dresden, underlining important games, bringing you fresh photos from the playing hall, explaining you the new Olympiad rules, sharing interviews, news, and many more details.
Feel free to send us your questions and comments to our contact form.
An exciting day expects us in Dresden. After 3 rounds there are 9 teams with full points in the open section. Among them are the favorites Russia, Armenia, and Ukraine, the solid Romania, the strongest ever Norway, the top 10 seeded Spain and England, the young India, and the hosts from Germany.
These teams will face each other today in what can be called the first day of super derby matches.
In the women section we witnessed the big surprise yesterday when the young India team led by Dronavalli and Schadev managed to hold the super team of Russia. That leaves them out of the team with full pints, but surely both are still favorites for the medals. With full points on board 1 will meet Hungary and Georgia. Also undefeated are Armenia – China and Serbia – Poland.
Find all the pairings from the women section here.
If you can tune the DD channels do not miss the Vishy Anand show today at (16:00 European time). More info at the Vijay Kumar Anand show update.
Today we will witness several 2700+ club matches. Vassily Ivanchuk will meet Levon Aronian on board 1. Ukraine and Armenia clash is a direct battle for a medal and the winner of this match can greatly increase the chances for top places.
In the same situation are Carlsen and Adams in the Norway – England match and Kramik – Sasikiran in Russia – India.
Azerbaijan and USA will also try to stay among the top teams where another 2700+ class will take place – Gata Kamsky vs Teimour Radjabov.
Or in other words, a small copy of the World Women Chess Championship in Nalchik!
One of the most interesting matches yesterday was the India – Russia 2-2 draw in the women section. It received high media attention in both countries, and for the first time optimistic feelings come from India.
The Press Trust of India comments, “The Indian women slipped a bit in the standings after getting one point against the Russians but this result might go a long way in the overall standings of a depleted side without top player Koneru Humpy.
Tania stole the thunder against Tatiana in a Nimzo Indian defence game. Capitalising on a tactical error, Tania won an exchange on the 28th move and wrapped the issue in 42 moves.
Norway’s good victory over China also gets the deserved attention. AP writes, “Nineteenth-seed Norway upset 3rd-seed China in round three of the 38th Chess Olympiad on Saturday. In the most closely watched game of the day, 17-year-old Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen — currently rated fourth in the world — played 21-year-old Wang Yue of China on board one.
Wang had the advantage in the endgame, but Carlsen held the draw.
The real hero for Norway was Kjetil Lie, who beat the much higher rated Bu Xiangzhi on board two.
In other news, the good success of the Indonesian team against Kazakhstan is reflected in the Jakarta Post, “Indonesia’s women’s chess team battled to a 2-2 draw with favorites Kazakhstan with 14-year-old Dewi Citra playing the pivotal role in the second round of the Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, on Friday.
“Citra executed well the homework prepared by trainer Lasha Jangjagava,” team official Kristianus Liem said in a release.
Jangjagava of Georgia was hired to prepare team Indonesian for the Olympiad, which features 154 men’s and 114 women’s teams from 152 countries.
Citra, playing white, beat Guliskhan Nakhbayeva 2201 to 1802, despite having a lower world ranking than her opponent. Kazakhstan stole a point against Aigerim Rysbayeva and defeated Desi Rachmawati in a lengthy 74-move game.
Jamaica news agencies are buzzing after mixed performance of their teams. “Against the stronger Ecuadorians, Jamaica played brilliantly to secure draws on boards 1, 3, and 4, but suffered a disappointing loss on Board 2 despite enjoying a clear advantage in the game.
If you have media reports from your countries, feel free to send them to our contact form, we will make sure to cover as many countries as possible during our live reports.
Half an hour is left to the start of the round. All top guns have been aligned by the teams and rating diffrences in most matches are much smaller than the previous days. Kramnik, Topalov, Carlsen, Ivanchuk, Adams, Shirov, Naiditsch, Nisipeanu, Leko, Kamsky, Radjabov, Van Wely, Caruana, Korchnoi, are ready to start in the open section. There will be a show as well in the women section with Harika, Hou Yifan, Maric, Zhukova, Cmilyte, Kosintseva, Muzychuk, Krush, etc. Stay tuned!
Our good friend Warheart from the Karjakin blog has interesting coverage of the Olympiad. Here is what he writes yesterday.
“Usually I obey to “no activity by Sergey = no post” but taking into account importance of this event I’ll write few lines.
Captain of Ukrainian team decided to give Sergey necessary rest.Today Ukrainian team faced Georgia, Jobava vs Ivanchuk, Eljanov vs Izoria, Mchedlishvili vs Efimenko and Volokitin against Arutinian.
The case about the mistaken score has also been covered in our live coverage of day 3. After many theories and research, the conclusion seems to be that the official site mixed up both broadcasts in the middle of the games and later on they started broadcasting only one of the games to the two boards, giving the final wrong score. For a moment it was a celebration in both Georgia and Ukraine, but the team of Ivanchuk and Karjakin was the one to walk away with the victory.
As M.Plattner just informed us, the notation of Volokitin game is changed and can be seen here.
And the games have started! 1. e4 has been played in all games in Armenia – Ukraine. 1. d4 in all games in Russia – India.
CM Savva Panikos wins a game for Cyprus, as his opponent does not show up. On the same basis Chung Sunghoon gets a point for South Korea.
Carlsen and Adams have entered a well explored Queens Indian. On this match depends both teams medals ambition, so fighting chess is expected.
Kramnik and Sasikiran are going for the Slav defence, a well known field for the Russian player.
Nakamura and Mamedyarov have entered a very interesting and rare line of the Exchange Grunfeld. Istarescu choses a solid Petroff against Judith Polgar.
Gundavaa uses against Topalov one of his favorite lines of the Sicilian Najdorf.
Magnus Carlsen has a very good record against Michael Adams. This time the Norwegian prodigy has started well again and looks like he is going to have good chances in this game.
On the lower boards 9 teams in the men section without a team victory – Honduras, Namibia, Fiji, Gabon, Papua New Guinea, US Virgin Islands, Seychelles, Rwanda, and Madagascar. Even though they do not have a won match, they have scored game points.
In the women section only Pakistan and South Korea are without match points and they play each other today.
WFM Ahmed Sthepanie scores for Argentinian women team in what looks like a straight forward match against the Seychelles. More was expected from the Argentinian women team until now and they have to catch up in the next round.
GM Wesley So and GM Pappaioanou sign a quick draw on board 1 in Philippines – Greece. As there was no 3 moves repetition, either there was a mistake in the retransmission, or they have violated the 30 move no draw rule.
Belarus open against Tajikistan. GM Azarov – Khuseinov 1:0. Namibia are also up against the Seychelles.
The Romanian team chose very solid opening against Hungary and that will give problems to Polgar and company. Nisipeanu has material advantage against Leko, but it is not decisive yet and looks like Leko can hold a drawish position.
Kotronias with a solid advantage against Jayson may give Greece a full point against the Philippines. Greece has been performing quite well until now, they have drawn the strong teams of France and the USA. Philippines also had a strong match against China, but could not win it.
Topalov is calmly exploring a slight advantage and looking for ways to convert it into a victory. On the other boards Bulgaria looks solid and this match may be their retur for the fight in the top places. They will surely regret the first lost matches, but there are many more rounds to go.
As we commented earlier, GM Nisipeanu had a pawn advantage against GM Leko, but there was no direct way to a victory. They agreed on a draw after 31 moves. It will all be decided on the lower boards. In another top encounter Sasikiran also looks stable against Kramnik.
Malaysia and Slovakia sign a draw on board 2 after a 3 moves repetition. Good result for Lim Yee-Weng who managed to hold with black 200 ELO higher rated GM Jan Markos.
GM Iordachescu and GM Steingrimsson sign a draw in Moldova – Iceland.
No orange juice for Carlsen today?
GM Efimenko – GM Sargissian draw! The Armenian player forces the draw after 35 moves.
Slovenia take the lead against New Zeland after GM Lenic defeats IM Dive Russell. New Zeland have had two easy wins against Macau and Ethiopia, but looks difficult to achieve something important today.
GM Mateusz Bartel wins logically against 600 ELO lower rate Robert Zerafa to give the lead to Poland against Malta. However, Octavio Croes (1980) has defeated GM Sveshnikov (2525) according to the official site. We will be checking this information for mistakes, as it seems quite unbelievable and will be the surprise of the day.
In the women section Paehtz and Harika make a friendly draw in the Germany – India derby. They shook hands on move 24 after a 3 move repetition.
WIM Joanna Majdan opened the score for Poland against Serbia with a victory over WGM Benderac. It seems Poland want to repeat their good performance from the European Team Chess Championship.
Israel win their match against Bosna and Hercegovina with victories by IM Klinova, WGM Bella Igla, and WFM Marsel Efroimski.
From what looked like a good position, GM Ivan Cheparinov is held to a draw by GM Hatanbaatar. Great result for the Mongolian player, while Cheparinov seems out of form.
We are also checking the transmission of this game (still working on Sveshnikov as well) as there might be a mistake in the final result and moves.
At the same time GM Dominguez Perez scores against GM Iturrizaga in the Cuba – Venezuela derby.
Vietnam win against Japan, despite the good draw of Kojima against GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son.
GM Fabiano Caruana wins against GM Korchnoi after imprecise play by the Swiss player. Leaving the king in the center made the game very difficult for him.
The derby Russia – India is still going on. Sasikiran missed several good chances to get a win against Kramnik. He is still better, but he is very low on time. Svidler lost to Harikrishna, while Morozevich won against Sandipan. It all depends now on Grischuk – Ganguly.
Sasikiran and Kramnik have just shook hands and it is a draw, India missed it there.
GM Vachier-Lagrave gets a full point for France against the Dominican Republic.
GM Kamsky could not hold his position and resigned against Radjabov. That is 1:0 for Azerbaijan and they are back on track.
GM Topalov wins his game and GM Iotov finishies the match for Bulgaria. That is 4th consecutive victory for GM Iotov, currently the best player on board 4.
China destroy Armenia in the women section!
Cuba are also strong against Denmark.
Grischuk will very soon close the game against Ganguly and that will be yet another victory for Russia. However, one more time it is not convincing and Kramnik had to struggle to draw with white.
In the men section India could not win, however, they were convincing in the women one.
The opposite happens with Germany and they stun Spain in the open section.
Holland wins, but Van Wely loses on board 1.
Carlsen saves Norway after David Howell put them up a point early in the match. Final score 2:2.

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chess olympiad 2008 round 4 live!
welcome to the day 4 live coverage of the 2008 dresden chess olympiad. here you will find minute by minute updates on the events in dresden, underlining important games, bringing you fresh photos from the playing hall, explaining you the new olympiad rules, sharing interviews, news, and many more details.
feel free to send us your questions and comments to our contact form.
an exciting day expects us in dresden. after 3 rounds there are 9 teams with full points in the open section. among them are the favorites russia, armenia, and ukraine, the solid romania, the strongest ever norway, the top 10 seeded spain and england, the young india, and the hosts from germany.
these teams will face each other today in what can be called the first day of super derby matches.
in the women section we witnessed the big surprise yesterday when the young india team led by dronavalli and schadev managed to hold the super team of russia. that leaves them out of the team with full pints, but surely both are still favorites for the medals. with full points on board 1 will meet hungary and georgia. also undefeated are armenia – china and serbia – poland.
find all the pairings from the women section here.
if you can tune the dd channels do not miss the vishy anand show today at (16:00 european time). more info at the vijay kumar anand show update.
today we will witness several 2700+ club matches. vassily ivanchuk will meet levon aronian on board 1. ukraine and armenia clash is a direct battle for a medal and the winner of this match can greatly increase the chances for top places.
in the same situation are carlsen and adams in the norway – england match and kramik – sasikiran in russia – india.
azerbaijan and usa will also try to stay among the top teams where another 2700+ class will take place – gata kamsky vs teimour radjabov.
or in other words, a small copy of the world women chess championship in nalchik!
one of the most interesting matches yesterday was the india – russia 2-2 draw in the women section. it received high media attention in both countries, and for the first time optimistic feelings come from india.
the press trust of india comments, “the indian women slipped a bit in the standings after getting one point against the russians but this result might go a long way in the overall standings of a depleted side without top player koneru humpy.
tania stole the thunder against tatiana in a nimzo indian defence game. capitalising on a tactical error, tania won an exchange on the 28th move and wrapped the issue in 42 moves.
norway’s good victory over china also gets the deserved attention. ap writes, “nineteenth-seed norway upset 3rd-seed china in round three of the 38th chess olympiad on saturday. in the most closely watched game of the day, 17-year-old norwegian prodigy magnus carlsen — currently rated fourth in the world — played 21-year-old wang yue of china on board one.
wang had the advantage in the endgame, but carlsen held the draw.
the real hero for norway was kjetil lie, who beat the much higher rated bu xiangzhi on board two.
in other news, the good success of the indonesian team against kazakhstan is reflected in the jakarta post, “indonesia’s women’s chess team battled to a 2-2 draw with favorites kazakhstan with 14-year-old dewi citra playing the pivotal role in the second round of the chess olympiad in dresden, germany, on friday.
“citra executed well the homework prepared by trainer lasha jangjagava,” team official kristianus liem said in a release.
jangjagava of georgia was hired to prepare team indonesian for the olympiad, which features 154 men’s and 114 women’s teams from 152 countries.
citra, playing white, beat guliskhan nakhbayeva 2201 to 1802, despite having a lower world ranking than her opponent. kazakhstan stole a point against aigerim rysbayeva and defeated desi rachmawati in a lengthy 74-move game.
jamaica news agencies are buzzing after mixed performance of their teams. “against the stronger ecuadorians, jamaica played brilliantly to secure draws on boards 1, 3, and 4, but suffered a disappointing loss on board 2 despite enjoying a clear advantage in the game.
if you have media reports from your countries, feel free to send them to our contact form, we will make sure to cover as many countries as possible during our live reports.
half an hour is left to the start of the round. all top guns have been aligned by the teams and rating diffrences in most matches are much smaller than the previous days. kramnik, topalov, carlsen, ivanchuk, adams, shirov, naiditsch, nisipeanu, leko, kamsky, radjabov, van wely, caruana, korchnoi, are ready to start in the open section. there will be a show as well in the women section with harika, hou yifan, maric, zhukova, cmilyte, kosintseva, muzychuk, krush, etc. stay tuned!
our good friend warheart from the karjakin blog has interesting coverage of the olympiad. here is what he writes yesterday.
“usually i obey to “no activity by sergey = no post” but taking into account importance of this event i’ll write few lines.
captain of ukrainian team decided to give sergey necessary rest.today ukrainian team faced georgia, jobava vs ivanchuk, eljanov vs izoria, mchedlishvili vs efimenko and volokitin against arutinian.
the case about the mistaken score has also been covered in our live coverage of day 3. after many theories and research, the conclusion seems to be that the official site mixed up both broadcasts in the middle of the games and later on they started broadcasting only one of the games to the two boards, giving the final wrong score. for a moment it was a celebration in both georgia and ukraine, but the team of ivanchuk and karjakin was the one to walk away with the victory.
as m.plattner just informed us, the notation of volokitin game is changed and can be seen here.
and the games have started! 1. e4 has been played in all games in armenia – ukraine. 1. d4 in all games in russia – india.
cm savva panikos wins a game for cyprus, as his opponent does not show up. on the same basis chung sunghoon gets a point for south korea.
carlsen and adams have entered a well explored queens indian. on this match depends both teams medals ambition, so fighting chess is expected.
kramnik and sasikiran are going for the slav defence, a well known field for the russian player.
nakamura and mamedyarov have entered a very interesting and rare line of the exchange grunfeld. istarescu choses a solid petroff against judith polgar.
gundavaa uses against topalov one of his favorite lines of the sicilian najdorf.
magnus carlsen has a very good record against michael adams. this time the norwegian prodigy has started well again and looks like he is going to have good chances in this game.
on the lower boards 9 teams in the men section without a team victory – honduras, namibia, fiji, gabon, papua new guinea, us virgin islands, seychelles, rwanda, and madagascar. even though they do not have a won match, they have scored game points.
in the women section only pakistan and south korea are without match points and they play each other today.
wfm ahmed sthepanie scores for argentinian women team in what looks like a straight forward match against the seychelles. more was expected from the argentinian women team until now and they have to catch up in the next round.
gm wesley so and gm pappaioanou sign a quick draw on board 1 in philippines – greece. as there was no 3 moves repetition, either there was a mistake in the retransmission, or they have violated the 30 move no draw rule.
belarus open against tajikistan. gm azarov – khuseinov 1:0. namibia are also up against the seychelles.
the romanian team chose very solid opening against hungary and that will give problems to polgar and company. nisipeanu has material advantage against leko, but it is not decisive yet and looks like leko can hold a drawish position.
kotronias with a solid advantage against jayson may give greece a full point against the philippines. greece has been performing quite well until now, they have drawn the strong teams of france and the usa. philippines also had a strong match against china, but could not win it.
topalov is calmly exploring a slight advantage and looking for ways to convert it into a victory. on the other boards bulgaria looks solid and this match may be their retur for the fight in the top places. they will surely regret the first lost matches, but there are many more rounds to go.
as we commented earlier, gm nisipeanu had a pawn advantage against gm leko, but there was no direct way to a victory. they agreed on a draw after 31 moves. it will all be decided on the lower boards. in another top encounter sasikiran also looks stable against kramnik.
malaysia and slovakia sign a draw on board 2 after a 3 moves repetition. good result for lim yee-weng who managed to hold with black 200 elo higher rated gm jan markos.
gm iordachescu and gm steingrimsson sign a draw in moldova – iceland.
no orange juice for carlsen today?
gm efimenko – gm sargissian draw! the armenian player forces the draw after 35 moves.
slovenia take the lead against new zeland after gm lenic defeats im dive russell. new zeland have had two easy wins against macau and ethiopia, but looks difficult to achieve something important today.
gm mateusz bartel wins logically against 600 elo lower rate robert zerafa to give the lead to poland against malta. however, octavio croes (1980) has defeated gm sveshnikov (2525) according to the official site. we will be checking this information for mistakes, as it seems quite unbelievable and will be the surprise of the day.
in the women section paehtz and harika make a friendly draw in the germany – india derby. they shook hands on move 24 after a 3 move repetition.
wim joanna majdan opened the score for poland against serbia with a victory over wgm benderac. it seems poland want to repeat their good performance from the european team chess championship.
israel win their match against bosna and hercegovina with victories by im klinova, wgm bella igla, and wfm marsel efroimski.
from what looked like a good position, gm ivan cheparinov is held to a draw by gm hatanbaatar. great result for the mongolian player, while cheparinov seems out of form.
we are also checking the transmission of this game (still working on sveshnikov as well) as there might be a mistake in the final result and moves.
at the same time gm dominguez perez scores against gm iturrizaga in the cuba – venezuela derby.
vietnam win against japan, despite the good draw of kojima against gm nguyen ngoc truong son.
gm fabiano caruana wins against gm korchnoi after imprecise play by the swiss player. leaving the king in the center made the game very difficult for him.
the derby russia – india is still going on. sasikiran missed several good chances to get a win against kramnik. he is still better, but he is very low on time. svidler lost to harikrishna, while morozevich won against sandipan. it all depends now on grischuk – ganguly.
sasikiran and kramnik have just shook hands and it is a draw, india missed it there.
gm vachier-lagrave gets a full point for france against the dominican republic.
gm kamsky could not hold his position and resigned against radjabov. that is 1:0 for azerbaijan and they are back on track.
gm topalov wins his game and gm iotov finishies the match for bulgaria. that is 4th consecutive victory for gm iotov, currently the best player on board 4.
china destroy armenia in the women section!
cuba are also strong against denmark.
grischuk will very soon close the game against ganguly and that will be yet another victory for russia. however, one more time it is not convincing and kramnik had to struggle to draw with white.
in the men section india could not win, however, they were convincing in the women one.
the opposite happens with germany and they stun spain in the open section.
holland wins, but van wely loses on board 1.
carlsen saves norway after david howell put them up a point early in the match. final score 2:2.


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Acer Arcade is not really that great but is functional.
Details in the pictures below. It has the same specs as aced those entry level gaming laptops but without the gaming laptop looks, which is great. Its performance was pretty good.
The power supply can produce a maximum of watts. However, the case and the display lose some points.
However, the base can only be twisted minimally with a great effort. However, we cannot call the hinges stiff, since you can open them with only one hand. Another issue though is the Hard Disk temperature which can reach 55 degrees centigrade. If we look at the individual 554, we cannot speak about any heat accumulation.
This Aspire 7 is also fairly well built, with a sturdy inner chassis and a fairly strong screen frame. After removing the numerous screws, we recommend carefully removing the bottom plate with a small plastic lever.
THE BAD dim and color deficient screen the low travel keyboard won’t appeal to everyone runs very hot under load wi-fi performance drops quickly at range only gets a 48 Wh battery.
We do not collect your personal data. The build and design of the machine is generally very good. It should not be getting that hot now. The same goes for the contrast. We did not observe any discharging of the battery under full load in our test unit.
Cjarl March 29, at 5: Left side view view large image. Weighting in at grams, the notebook features a Hard Disk Drive with 2 Tb of storage. Andrei Girbea July 26, at 5: The three USB 2.
Acer Aspire V17 Nitro. These show a minimal color change veils at very steep corner viewing angles. I am a Microsoft trainer and use this machine for presentations. It is commendable that Acer includes a USB Hey, Dmarp i got few tips for your problem.
You remember it is there when you carry it, but it is not really an effort. The manufacturer uses mainly plastic, acef only the top of the base and the display lid are decorated with a black aluminum finish.
Chances are pretty slim though, it’s just a hardware update of the unit reviewed here. Read on to find out more.
Running out of azpire time? Product Description Features Tags Details Acer Aspire F FG – Red Powerhoused everyday computing Combine the color of your choosing with robust metal covers and great essentials, and you get attractive powerhouses built for everyday computing. Despite the comparatively power-hungry components, the battery life is relatively acceptable.

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acer arcade is not really that great but is functional.
details in the pictures below. it has the same specs as aced those entry level gaming laptops but without the gaming laptop looks, which is great. its performance was pretty good.
the power supply can produce a maximum of watts. however, the case and the display lose some points.
however, the base can only be twisted minimally with a great effort. however, we cannot call the hinges stiff, since you can open them with only one hand. another issue though is the hard disk temperature which can reach 55 degrees centigrade. if we look at the individual 554, we cannot speak about any heat accumulation.
this aspire 7 is also fairly well built, with a sturdy inner chassis and a fairly strong screen frame. after removing the numerous screws, we recommend carefully removing the bottom plate with a small plastic lever.
the bad dim and color deficient screen the low travel keyboard won’t appeal to everyone runs very hot under load wi-fi performance drops quickly at range only gets a 48 wh battery.
we do not collect your personal data. the build and design of the machine is generally very good. it should not be getting that hot now. the same goes for the contrast. we did not observe any discharging of the battery under full load in our test unit.
cjarl march 29, at 5: left side view view large image. weighting in at grams, the notebook features a hard disk drive with 2 tb of storage. andrei girbea july 26, at 5: the three usb 2.
acer aspire v17 nitro. these show a minimal color change veils at very steep corner viewing angles. i am a microsoft trainer and use this machine for presentations. it is commendable that acer includes a usb hey, dmarp i got few tips for your problem.
you remember it is there when you carry it, but it is not really an effort. the manufacturer uses mainly plastic, acef only the top of the base and the display lid are decorated with a black aluminum finish.
chances are pretty slim though, it’s just a hardware update of the unit reviewed here. read on to find out more.
running out of azpire time? product description features tags details acer aspire f fg – red powerhoused everyday computing combine the color of your choosing with robust metal covers and great essentials, and you get attractive powerhouses built for everyday computing. despite the comparatively power-hungry components, the battery life is relatively acceptable.


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We can't believe we're already moving onto October! It's amazing to see the friendships building and all of the meaningful connections the friends are having in the classroom. This past week, the preschoolers used a variety of describing words to explain the different attributes of a pumpkin and an apple. We used our five senses to touch, smell, look, listen and even taste the pumpkin. You can check out our charts on the wall outside the classroom. We also introduced our 'Job Chart' so each child has a job to complete in the classroom throughout the day.
Next week, we will be turning the classroom into a Doctor's office! We will be brainstorming about what a doctor does and learning all about the parts of a body and germs ('tis the season). We will also meet our letter 'D' puppet and even take an eye test! Below are some curriculum highlights.
Starting next week, we will be conducting Small Groups in the classroom during 'Choice Time'. This is when we will have 5 children sit at a table together for a 10-15 minute activity focusing on a specific skill. For this month, we are going to start with the basics of practicing scissor skills and cutting skills, recognizing the letters in our names and counting the letters in our names. In every newsletter, we will update you on which skills we will be focusing on that month.
We want to remind you that the Preschool will be closed on Monday, October 9th in observance of Columbus Day.
We have been told that lots of our Preschooler's parents are Doctors! If you have time to come in and share any inside scoops on what being a doctor or nurse is all about, we would absolutely love that. If you are available to come in, let us know what time works so we can plan ahead.

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we can't believe we're already moving onto october! it's amazing to see the friendships building and all of the meaningful connections the friends are having in the classroom. this past week, the preschoolers used a variety of describing words to explain the different attributes of a pumpkin and an apple. we used our five senses to touch, smell, look, listen and even taste the pumpkin. you can check out our charts on the wall outside the classroom. we also introduced our 'job chart' so each child has a job to complete in the classroom throughout the day.
next week, we will be turning the classroom into a doctor's office! we will be brainstorming about what a doctor does and learning all about the parts of a body and germs ('tis the season). we will also meet our letter 'd' puppet and even take an eye test! below are some curriculum highlights.
starting next week, we will be conducting small groups in the classroom during 'choice time'. this is when we will have 5 children sit at a table together for a 10-15 minute activity focusing on a specific skill. for this month, we are going to start with the basics of practicing scissor skills and cutting skills, recognizing the letters in our names and counting the letters in our names. in every newsletter, we will update you on which skills we will be focusing on that month.
we want to remind you that the preschool will be closed on monday, october 9th in observance of columbus day.
we have been told that lots of our preschooler's parents are doctors! if you have time to come in and share any inside scoops on what being a doctor or nurse is all about, we would absolutely love that. if you are available to come in, let us know what time works so we can plan ahead.


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Place and health has a long tradition. The birth of modern spatial analysis of disease is often credited to John Snow’s London cholera map (sidebar: on our honeymoon to London, I took my wife on a public health pilgrimage to the Broad Street pump and nearby John Snow pub). Check out the WHO’s health mapping site to get a sense how far it’s come.
Couple of interesting links on mapping.
Mapunity (short for MAP for commUNITY) is a social entrepreneurship venture that is creating a Geographic Information System focused on socio-economic change.
Web 2.0 versions of social mapping exercises we used to do in the Peace Corps that overlay social networks and two dimensional representations of the physical world … Check out Tulapo.com as one of a thousand examples of ‘mash-ups’ (how early 2006).
Finally social maps as networks uniquely located in cognitive space… Xigi.net is one of several sites offering “mind mapping” approaches to organizing knowledge. Popular example at the SocialEdge.
Postscript – A quick nod to a fun Feb 6th post at PSDblog “Development 2.0” on dev-tech ‘what-ifs’ . The comments are definitely worth a read too.
Yesterday at the Skoll World Forum a new report, Growing Opportunity, was released. I thought readers would be interested in their survey on social entrepreneurship, but I would only skim the health chapter as I found it lacking.
“WASHINGTON, Mar. 29, 2007 — Renewable energy, affordable and effective health care, and fighting climate change are just three of the major global problems currently being addressed by a new model of entrepreneurship, according to a new report by SustainAbility…Drawing on the results of a survey of more than 100 ‘social entrepreneurs’, “Growing Opportunity: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Insoluble Problems,” explores how business partnerships with these ‘social entrepreneurs’ offer benefits to both companies and communities.” Full press release.
This is the first report in what will be an annual series. If you don’t have time to read the report, you can find the key conclusions here. For a full copy in PDF version goto the GreenBiz website.
I have no idea what this means and am not sure it is even true. It depends what part of the private sector? If we are talking about big pharma, sure, but that is only one piece in the healthcare delivery machine. And as far as non private sector options, there is equal if not more distrust and doubt in parts of governmental run healthcare whether that is in the US (the Walter Reed scandal comes to mind) or abroad where in many countries people purchase most of their healthcare from the private sector. For a sector/industry as complex as healthcare this quote is far too vague and general to be of any use. The lack of citations/references was also a bit troubling to me. I had other problems with the health chapter (email me if you want to hear additional thoughts), but that shouldn’t take away too much away from the overall report. I would still check out the survey portion. For another perspective on the overall report see Joel Makower’s thoughts.
Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development, will be online tomorrow from 11am-12noon EST answering questions about globalization and inequality.
Yesterday, she testified before Congress and challenged us to think beyond the “world is flat” characterization: “But the world is not flat. Those of us on the top, with the right education and in the right countries, can easily overlook the countries and the people stuck in deep craters across the global landscape.” (video available on the CGD website).
This looks like a very cool opportunity and way to reach your audience. Ask a question ahead of time for the online chat.
Lately there have been some interesting connections with projects on social entrepreneurship and I wanted to drop three links here. Yesterday I met with folks at the Rainer Fellows program in San Francisco. They provide a formal framework, training, and mentorship for young social entrepreneurs engaged in health and conservation.
The National Peace Corps Association recently started a podcast series with the SocialEdge (a Skoll Foundation program) focusing on social entrepreneurs who served in the Peace Corps. Great interviews with former PCVs doing everything from transportation to civil society to conservation. The March 26th interview with Carl Pope, director of the Sierra Club and former Peace Corps Volunteer in India (1967-69) is engaging.
The Kiva.org folks are featured on the New York Times. Check out the Nicholas Kristof NYT video.
Unite for Sight, April 2007 – Is anyone attending? We may be going, email us if you want to meet up.
The folks at UToronto have put together a conference on Private Sector involvement with a heavy dose of biotech and global health. They have a blockbuster lineup including CK Prahalad, see the PDF Flyer for more details. Maybe someone can suggest a mock “celebrity death match” between the CK and Karnani at one of these conferences, I bet that would garner a huge turnout.
May 2-4 2007, MaRS Discovery District, Toronto: A three-day conference organized by the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre, Program on Life Sciences and Global Health at the University of Toronto, bringing together leaders from the global health community and executives of biotechnology firms from India, China, Brazil, South Africa, Canada, and the United States. The opening day will feature discussions on innovative business and financial strategies for stimulating development of health products for the developing world.
March 28th Update: This is Ben with a short addendum to Aman’s list. There’s a conference in Delhi April 12-13th organized by KfW, USAID/India, Packard Foundation and PSP-One called Vouchers for Health: Increasing Access, Equity, and Quality. I plan to attend and cover it for the THDblog.
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There are a slew of conferences coming up. Here are a couple that are focused on global heath technologies and more specifically on point of care tools. For a background on this type of technology see this Nature article on global health diagnostics where they state: “Access to appropriate diagnostic tools is an essential component in global health. Diagnostics are crucial for identifying the presence and cause of disease at both the individual and population levels, correctly assessing the nature of disease, designating an appropriate course of treatment, monitoring the effects…” For details on what some of these technologies are, see the last device on the page of the Paul Yager Research group.
Technologies are becoming available that will enable point-of-care assays that are rapid, accurate, and easy to use. The development of assays for applications in cardiac treatment, cancer, endocrine, immune disease, infectious disease will be highlighted, as well as the demand for generating reliable data and reducing costs associated with these tests.

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place and health has a long tradition. the birth of modern spatial analysis of disease is often credited to john snow’s london cholera map (sidebar: on our honeymoon to london, i took my wife on a public health pilgrimage to the broad street pump and nearby john snow pub). check out the who’s health mapping site to get a sense how far it’s come.
couple of interesting links on mapping.
mapunity (short for map for community) is a social entrepreneurship venture that is creating a geographic information system focused on socio-economic change.
web 2.0 versions of social mapping exercises we used to do in the peace corps that overlay social networks and two dimensional representations of the physical world … check out tulapo.com as one of a thousand examples of ‘mash-ups’ (how early 2006).
finally social maps as networks uniquely located in cognitive space… xigi.net is one of several sites offering “mind mapping” approaches to organizing knowledge. popular example at the socialedge.
postscript – a quick nod to a fun feb 6th post at psdblog “development 2.0” on dev-tech ‘what-ifs’ . the comments are definitely worth a read too.
yesterday at the skoll world forum a new report, growing opportunity, was released. i thought readers would be interested in their survey on social entrepreneurship, but i would only skim the health chapter as i found it lacking.
“washington, mar. 29, 2007 — renewable energy, affordable and effective health care, and fighting climate change are just three of the major global problems currently being addressed by a new model of entrepreneurship, according to a new report by sustainability…drawing on the results of a survey of more than 100 ‘social entrepreneurs’, “growing opportunity: entrepreneurial solutions to insoluble problems,” explores how business partnerships with these ‘social entrepreneurs’ offer benefits to both companies and communities.” full press release.
this is the first report in what will be an annual series. if you don’t have time to read the report, you can find the key conclusions here. for a full copy in pdf version goto the greenbiz website.
i have no idea what this means and am not sure it is even true. it depends what part of the private sector? if we are talking about big pharma, sure, but that is only one piece in the healthcare delivery machine. and as far as non private sector options, there is equal if not more distrust and doubt in parts of governmental run healthcare whether that is in the us (the walter reed scandal comes to mind) or abroad where in many countries people purchase most of their healthcare from the private sector. for a sector/industry as complex as healthcare this quote is far too vague and general to be of any use. the lack of citations/references was also a bit troubling to me. i had other problems with the health chapter (email me if you want to hear additional thoughts), but that shouldn’t take away too much away from the overall report. i would still check out the survey portion. for another perspective on the overall report see joel makower’s thoughts.
nancy birdsall, president of the center for global development, will be online tomorrow from 11am-12noon est answering questions about globalization and inequality.
yesterday, she testified before congress and challenged us to think beyond the “world is flat” characterization: “but the world is not flat. those of us on the top, with the right education and in the right countries, can easily overlook the countries and the people stuck in deep craters across the global landscape.” (video available on the cgd website).
this looks like a very cool opportunity and way to reach your audience. ask a question ahead of time for the online chat.
lately there have been some interesting connections with projects on social entrepreneurship and i wanted to drop three links here. yesterday i met with folks at the rainer fellows program in san francisco. they provide a formal framework, training, and mentorship for young social entrepreneurs engaged in health and conservation.
the national peace corps association recently started a podcast series with the socialedge (a skoll foundation program) focusing on social entrepreneurs who served in the peace corps. great interviews with former pcvs doing everything from transportation to civil society to conservation. the march 26th interview with carl pope, director of the sierra club and former peace corps volunteer in india (1967-69) is engaging.
the kiva.org folks are featured on the new york times. check out the nicholas kristof nyt video.
unite for sight, april 2007 – is anyone attending? we may be going, email us if you want to meet up.
the folks at utoronto have put together a conference on private sector involvement with a heavy dose of biotech and global health. they have a blockbuster lineup including ck prahalad, see the pdf flyer for more details. maybe someone can suggest a mock “celebrity death match” between the ck and karnani at one of these conferences, i bet that would garner a huge turnout.
may 2-4 2007, mars discovery district, toronto: a three-day conference organized by the mclaughlin-rotman centre, program on life sciences and global health at the university of toronto, bringing together leaders from the global health community and executives of biotechnology firms from india, china, brazil, south africa, canada, and the united states. the opening day will feature discussions on innovative business and financial strategies for stimulating development of health products for the developing world.
march 28th update: this is ben with a short addendum to aman’s list. there’s a conference in delhi april 12-13th organized by kfw, usaid/india, packard foundation and psp-one called vouchers for health: increasing access, equity, and quality. i plan to attend and cover it for the thdblog.
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there are a slew of conferences coming up. here are a couple that are focused on global heath technologies and more specifically on point of care tools. for a background on this type of technology see this nature article on global health diagnostics where they state: “access to appropriate diagnostic tools is an essential component in global health. diagnostics are crucial for identifying the presence and cause of disease at both the individual and population levels, correctly assessing the nature of disease, designating an appropriate course of treatment, monitoring the effects…” for details on what some of these technologies are, see the last device on the page of the paul yager research group.
technologies are becoming available that will enable point-of-care assays that are rapid, accurate, and easy to use. the development of assays for applications in cardiac treatment, cancer, endocrine, immune disease, infectious disease will be highlighted, as well as the demand for generating reliable data and reducing costs associated with these tests.


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Fix MPR calculation... at least make it possible to work in theory.
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- * any existing 1-hop path.
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* Walk our 2-hop neighbors.
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* Check all interfaces such that we don't add ourselves to the 2 hop list.
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fix mpr calculation... at least make it possible to work in theory.
- * found a 1-hop neighbor that we haven't previously selected.
- * any existing 1-hop path.
+ * found a 1-hop neighbor that we haven't previously selected.
* walk our 2-hop neighbors.
+ * we are only interested in symmetrical or mpr neighbors.
* check all interfaces such that we don't add ourselves to the 2 hop list.
- * we are only interested in symmetrical or mpr neighbors.
- * the last one listed in the hello message.
- // "us --- 1-hop --- 2-hop"


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lowercased: timebymail ... watch and jewelry accessories shop about us feedback people are saying that watch repairing is a dying trade, well let us help you find top quality horologist tools and accessories at trade prices. we specialize in supplying watch repair kits and accessories to the trade, we try our utmost to supply all the tools you'll need to repair your watch, from the budget starter packs to high quality swiss tools. other products shop leather straps 16 to 30mm omega dynamic straps stainless steel straps rubber/silicone straps nylon watch straps swatch straps watch hands other watch parts wholesale watch straps vintage watches/straps watch tools watch crystals clock parts and tools jewelry tools and display calvin klein 28211 replacement crystal this new replacement crystal is designed for the 28211 range. this beautiful glass is d-type in shape so gives a magnified view. it has a silver surround of approx 7.5mm wide marked swiss made. please see below for the complete size details. condition - new model - calvin klein 28211 size - 34.5mm (diameter) x 3.0mm (centre thickness) x 1.0mm (edge thickness) material - glass - silver edging this product is designed for the ck range but is not made by calvin klein we would be grateful if you could confirm your address as soon as possible after payment is made. we are truly sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but unfortunately paypal are giving some addresses as "not verified".


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In African traditional societies masks were used in propitiatory ceremonies, initiation and burial ceremonies, to protect houses from evil spirits etc.
Masks were regarded as mediators between the living world and supernatural world of spirits. During the ceremony, the wearer is transformed and goes into deeper communication with the spirits.
Masks can be worn vertically covering the face, as helmet covering the whole head, or as a crest resting upon the head. There are also tiny masks which are bound around the arms or the legs.

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in african traditional societies masks were used in propitiatory ceremonies, initiation and burial ceremonies, to protect houses from evil spirits etc.
masks were regarded as mediators between the living world and supernatural world of spirits. during the ceremony, the wearer is transformed and goes into deeper communication with the spirits.
masks can be worn vertically covering the face, as helmet covering the whole head, or as a crest resting upon the head. there are also tiny masks which are bound around the arms or the legs.


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how does this comparison table work?
representative example: representative apr is 476%, if you borrow £200 over 6 months at 186.15% p.a. (fixed) you would owe six repayments of £52.32. you will repay £313.19 in total, there are no additional fees. this rate is available to new customers applying through this channel. maximum apr: 1721.0%.
if you decide to repay early, you will receive a settlement quote valid for 28 days. this will include 28 days interest payable even where you settle the loan immediately.
representative example: £480 loan repayable over 9 months. 9 monthly repayments of £106.56. rate of interest 133.1% p.a. fixed. representative 535% apr. total amount payable is £959.04. maximum apr: 1027.90%.
representative example: borrow £400 for 6 months. total repayment £707.01 in 6 monthly payments of £117.83. interest p.a 229,95% (fixed). representative 720% apr. maximum apr: 1247.63%.
representative example: representative 1270% apr. amount of credit £200 for 2 months. total amount payable £273.58. interest rate 292% (fixed). interest £73.58. maximum apr: 1698.10%.
representative example: amount of credit: £300 for 65 days with one repayment of £78.00 and one repayment of £378.00. interest: £156.00. interest rate: 292% pa (fixed). 1294.1% apr representative. maximum apr: 1525.20%.
our short term loans table is designed to provide a clear and consistent comparison of loans from direct lenders that offer products with minimum term lengths of up to 12 months.
the results displayed are intended to provide and fair, illustrative comparison of the loan products available. the actual cost of your loan will vary depending on the final borrowing criteria applied, you should check the loan costs carefully with the lender before committing to a loan.
what is total amount payable and how is it calculated?
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It's the first day of deer hunting, but we're going to talk about bear hunting, more specifically the proposed referendum seeking to ban Maine's traditional methods of bear hunting. Get ready for some angry listeners.
Part 1: Before we get to the upcoming bear referendum, let's spend a little time on deer hunting. Today is Youth Day, the start of Maine's deer hunting season. Lt. Keith Adam of the Maine Warden's Service gives young (and old) hunters some sound advice.
Part 2: Katie Hansberry, Maine State Director for the Humane Society of the United States, explains why Maine voters should ban trapping, baiting and hounding. She calls those practices "inhumane and unsporting" and the "lazy man's way to hunt."
Part 3: Colorado, Oregon and Washington have already banned bear trapping, baiting and hounding. Is Maine comprable to these states? Katie Hansberry explains why "fair chase" hunting is workable in Maine.
Part 4: George Smith, former executive director of the Sportsmen's Alliance of Maine, has some of his own thoughts on bear hunting in Maine. In 2004, he rasied $1.7 million to defeat a similar referendum in Maine. Hear what he has to say about another run at the ballot box.
Part 5: Baiting is the big issue, according to George Smith. Smith said the state acutally needs more hunters to control the bear population.

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it's the first day of deer hunting, but we're going to talk about bear hunting, more specifically the proposed referendum seeking to ban maine's traditional methods of bear hunting. get ready for some angry listeners.
part 1: before we get to the upcoming bear referendum, let's spend a little time on deer hunting. today is youth day, the start of maine's deer hunting season. lt. keith adam of the maine warden's service gives young (and old) hunters some sound advice.
part 2: katie hansberry, maine state director for the humane society of the united states, explains why maine voters should ban trapping, baiting and hounding. she calls those practices "inhumane and unsporting" and the "lazy man's way to hunt."
part 3: colorado, oregon and washington have already banned bear trapping, baiting and hounding. is maine comprable to these states? katie hansberry explains why "fair chase" hunting is workable in maine.
part 4: george smith, former executive director of the sportsmen's alliance of maine, has some of his own thoughts on bear hunting in maine. in 2004, he rasied $1.7 million to defeat a similar referendum in maine. hear what he has to say about another run at the ballot box.
part 5: baiting is the big issue, according to george smith. smith said the state acutally needs more hunters to control the bear population.


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We provided legal advice to a company in the construction sector on performance of the contract for the design and execution of the Satu Mare ring belt, with a value of approximately EUR 60 million. We drafted legal opinions on the financing and performance of the contract and proposals for amendment of the contract.
We advised a construction company in connection with the performance of the contract for the construction of the A3 highway sector Suplacu de Barcau-Bors, worth approximately EUR 160 million, as well as the execution of a works contract worth more than EUR 14 million concluded with Targoviste Municipality for the modernization and rehabilitation of the city beltway.
We offered legal advice that ranged from review of the general contractor agreement, worth almost EUR 120 million, to assistance in the performance of the agreement on various issues such as the building-price index in Romania, contractor’s liability towards the subcontractors, legal liens, penalty clauses, general liability of the contractor.
We advised several companies in the food industry or in the construction sector on the negotiation with major international hypermarkets and retail chains of several long-term lease contracts for commercial premises. Our lawyers reviewed the contract clauses covering the whole process for the development of the real estate projects, from obtaining building permits to building the premises and subsequent lease.
We provided legal advice in relation to the compliance of the projects financed within the Green Industry Innovation Programme Romania, part of Norway Grants, with the real estate/ownership rules. We thoroughly analyzed the works or sale-purchase contracts of land, equipment or vessels concluded by beneficiaries for the implementation of the projects.
We advised two major Romanian real estate developers in relation to the conclusion of the works contracts for the construction of two luxury leisure compounds in Bucharest and Constanta, financed through the European Regional Development Fund, with a total value of over EUR 30 million. Our team advised the clients on the drafting and performance of the works and equipments public procurement contracts, including a Red FIDIC contract.
VASS Lawyers advised a multinational engineering company on current corporate matters, from representation in front of the trade registry, drafting the general shareholders’ meeting decisions to assisting the company in changing its headquarters and directors. Our legal advice on employment matters referred to the conclusion and termination of employment contracts, restructuring of the company and representation within disputes with employees.
We reviewed the standard clauses of a framework agreement and an engineering services contract for an important company in the oil industry, including in accordance with the provisions of the civil legislation. At that moment, the New Civil Code had just been adopted.
We advised a multinational engineering company on the conclusion and performance of several contracts, with a total value of over EUR 2 million. Such contracts included design and project management contracts in the industrial and oil & gas sector, a lease contract for the company’s headquarters or settlement agreements. We also assisted the company during the negotiation for the settlement of a dispute arising from a contract of more than EUR 61 million.
VASS Lawyers successfully assisted and represented an Irish company specialized in design and technical consultancy services in relation to a dispute arising from the performance of a consulting services and technical assistance contract for the construction of a multifunctional Schengen center, with a value of over EUR 600.000.
We advised the main supplier of broadcast and mobile communications antennas on the Romanian market in relation to the conclusion, negotiation, performance, termination of various contracts, with a total value of over EUR 50 million. Such contracts included specific works, design and supervision contracts in the telecom sector (for the installation of complex telecommunications systems, including radio/tv towers), distribution agreements of telecom equipment, as well as complex cross-border transactions for projects in Turkey or Belgium. Legal advice was also granted for contracts related to the ongoing operation of the business such as settlement, auditing services, sale-purchase, recruitment, lease or confidentiality agreements.
We assisted companies both in the telecom and IT industries on their daily corporate matters, from amendments in the articles of incorporation, representation before the trade registry or drafting the general shareholders’ meeting decisions to more complex issues such as transfer of shares and business or director’s liability. We also advised the companies on implementation of the GDPR within their organization and in the existing contracts. Legal advice on employment ranged from conclusion of employment contracts, drafting internal regulations to more complex issues, such as the procedure for a transfer of undertaking.
We advised an IT company on the conclusion and performance of several contracts for software development, sales of software licences and provision of related services. Our team also assisted the client in the conclusion and performance of contracts of administrative nature, such as lease, accountancy or partnership and provided ongoing legal advice on fiscal and intellectual property matters, including representation before the competent authorities, such as the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks.
We assisted a Hungarian manufacturer of surveillance systems in relation to the award of a framework agreement for the supply of surveillance vehicles with thermo-vision, with an estimated value of approximately EUR 12 million. Our lawyers drafted substantial amendment proposals to the framework agreement and the subsequent contracts, to be submitted within the tender.
VASS Lawyers advised the Romanian subsidiary of a Belgium company, producer of mechanical parts and subassemblies for lifting machines, on day-to-day corporate and commercial matters, including in relation to the termination of the company’s director’s mandate and the distribution of dividends.
We advised a major Romanian supplier of medical vehicles and equipment on day-to-day corporate matters such as the director’s delegation of powers, the substantial amendment of the articles of association or the transfer of shares and the increase of the company’s share capital. We also assisted the company with the conclusion of several framework agreements for the supply of ambulances, with an estimated value of over EUR 300 million.
We counseled several suppliers and distributors of medical equipment on the performance of several intermediation, distribution, service and maintenance agreements, for high-end medical devices produced by world leading companies in the industry. We also assisted one of the companies in several employment contracts’ termination negotiations.
We assisted and represented two distributors in the negotiations on the termination of distribution contracts concluded with a renowned brewing company and a famous coffee and chocolate manufacturing company. Our legal services also covered assistance regarding the interpretation of contracts as well as representation in the amicable settlement of disputes phase.
We provided legal advice on the conclusion of an international sale of goods contract in accordance with Incoterms 2010 for a major local company in the syrup industry. Our lawyers drafted the contract clauses and assisted the client timely and efficiently during negotiations.
We assisted a major producer and supplier of dairy products in connection with the conclusion with the European Funds Ministry of a public procurement contract for the supply of food aid for deprived persons, with a value of approximately EUR 300 million. We drafted several amendment proposals which were accepted by the ministry. We also advised the company on the investigations undertaken by the Competition Council regarding rigged bidding.
Our team assisted a company in the advertising industry in the organization of a promotional campaign for a major German shoes and sportswear retail chain. We drafted the terms and conditions of the campaign and advised the client on the structuring of the advertising campaign.
We assisted an international consortium of companies in relation to a concession contract for the establishment of a foreign campus, by a Romanian university, with an estimated value of over EUR 300 million. Our lawyers drafted contract amendment proposals that raised several regulatory issues in the field of education, advised the client on the conclusion and performance of the contract and on the preparation of the corporate documents for the tender.
Our team assisted a leading international company in the field of industrial and medical gas with regard to the interpretation, performance and termination of a long-lasting supply agreement for liquid medicinal oxygen, concluded with an emergency county hospital, with a value of over EUR 2 million, as well as with the conclusion of other contracts with a similar scope. These contracts raised serious regulatory issues in the field of healthcare.
We advised a waste management company regarding the conclusion of waste collection and recycling agreements, raising various regulatory and competition law issues. We also advised a recycling and sanitation company on the closure of a landfill in Brasov county in the context of the Romanian legal and financial barriers and the European Commission pressure to speed-up the process of closing 68 non-compliant landfills by taking Romania to the European Court of Justice.
We advised a private education company in connection with the purchase of a franchise for a children’s educational and entertaining program. Legal assistance included the revision and analysis of the franchise agreement, including non-compete and exclusivity clauses considering that a similar franchise was already sold in Romania.
We advised a Polish supplier of coal-cutting equipment on the performance of a supply contract for salt cutting equipment, with a value of approximately EUR 1,4 million. Our legal advice covered interpretation of the contract clauses, assistance in relation to the execution of the performance bond by the contracting entity and drafting notices during the negotiation phase between the parties.
We advised and represented the most important Romanian manufacturer of equipment and facilities for the production, shipment and distribution of natural gas in relation to the conclusion and performance of several ongoing contracts, with an estimated value of approximately EUR 65 million. Our team also assisted the client in a dispute with the national gas company regarding the performance of a utilities contract for the supply of pressure regulators.
Our team provided legal advice to an important Romanian company activating in the oil & gas industry in connection with the transfer of employees under the TUPE regulations for the operation and maintenance of offshore and onshore oil & gas installation.
We advised a public service company on the performance of public procurement services contracts concluded for the maintenance of the green spaces situated in several Romanian cities, such as Constanta and Alba-Iulia, with a value of over EUR 10 million, especially regarding the adjustment of the contract’s value to the new economic and fiscal conditions.
We are a team of professionals with profound legal competence and a wide experience in providing legal advice to businesses.
If you wish to be informed on relevant legal amendments, please subscribe to our news alerts here.

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we advised a well-known international construction company with regard to the risks arising from several red fidic works contract, for projects with a total estimated value of over eur 100 million, such as the construction of the targu-jiu ring road and the rehabilitation of railway bridges over the danube.
we advised several companies in the construction, infrastructure and waste management sectors, on the performance, amendment and termination of works public procurement contracts, with a value of over eur 40 million. our legal advice covered various matters such as the impact on the contracts’ value of the significant changes in the fiscal and employment legal provisions.
we provided legal advice to a company in the construction sector on performance of the contract for the design and execution of the satu mare ring belt, with a value of approximately eur 60 million. we drafted legal opinions on the financing and performance of the contract and proposals for amendment of the contract.
we advised a construction company in connection with the performance of the contract for the construction of the a3 highway sector suplacu de barcau-bors, worth approximately eur 160 million, as well as the execution of a works contract worth more than eur 14 million concluded with targoviste municipality for the modernization and rehabilitation of the city beltway.
we offered legal advice that ranged from review of the general contractor agreement, worth almost eur 120 million, to assistance in the performance of the agreement on various issues such as the building-price index in romania, contractor’s liability towards the subcontractors, legal liens, penalty clauses, general liability of the contractor.
we advised several companies in the food industry or in the construction sector on the negotiation with major international hypermarkets and retail chains of several long-term lease contracts for commercial premises. our lawyers reviewed the contract clauses covering the whole process for the development of the real estate projects, from obtaining building permits to building the premises and subsequent lease.
we provided legal advice in relation to the compliance of the projects financed within the green industry innovation programme romania, part of norway grants, with the real estate/ownership rules. we thoroughly analyzed the works or sale-purchase contracts of land, equipment or vessels concluded by beneficiaries for the implementation of the projects.
we advised two major romanian real estate developers in relation to the conclusion of the works contracts for the construction of two luxury leisure compounds in bucharest and constanta, financed through the european regional development fund, with a total value of over eur 30 million. our team advised the clients on the drafting and performance of the works and equipments public procurement contracts, including a red fidic contract.
vass lawyers advised a multinational engineering company on current corporate matters, from representation in front of the trade registry, drafting the general shareholders’ meeting decisions to assisting the company in changing its headquarters and directors. our legal advice on employment matters referred to the conclusion and termination of employment contracts, restructuring of the company and representation within disputes with employees.
we reviewed the standard clauses of a framework agreement and an engineering services contract for an important company in the oil industry, including in accordance with the provisions of the civil legislation. at that moment, the new civil code had just been adopted.
we advised a multinational engineering company on the conclusion and performance of several contracts, with a total value of over eur 2 million. such contracts included design and project management contracts in the industrial and oil & gas sector, a lease contract for the company’s headquarters or settlement agreements. we also assisted the company during the negotiation for the settlement of a dispute arising from a contract of more than eur 61 million.
vass lawyers successfully assisted and represented an irish company specialized in design and technical consultancy services in relation to a dispute arising from the performance of a consulting services and technical assistance contract for the construction of a multifunctional schengen center, with a value of over eur 600.000.
we advised the main supplier of broadcast and mobile communications antennas on the romanian market in relation to the conclusion, negotiation, performance, termination of various contracts, with a total value of over eur 50 million. such contracts included specific works, design and supervision contracts in the telecom sector (for the installation of complex telecommunications systems, including radio/tv towers), distribution agreements of telecom equipment, as well as complex cross-border transactions for projects in turkey or belgium. legal advice was also granted for contracts related to the ongoing operation of the business such as settlement, auditing services, sale-purchase, recruitment, lease or confidentiality agreements.
we assisted companies both in the telecom and it industries on their daily corporate matters, from amendments in the articles of incorporation, representation before the trade registry or drafting the general shareholders’ meeting decisions to more complex issues such as transfer of shares and business or director’s liability. we also advised the companies on implementation of the gdpr within their organization and in the existing contracts. legal advice on employment ranged from conclusion of employment contracts, drafting internal regulations to more complex issues, such as the procedure for a transfer of undertaking.
we advised an it company on the conclusion and performance of several contracts for software development, sales of software licences and provision of related services. our team also assisted the client in the conclusion and performance of contracts of administrative nature, such as lease, accountancy or partnership and provided ongoing legal advice on fiscal and intellectual property matters, including representation before the competent authorities, such as the state office for inventions and trademarks.
we assisted a hungarian manufacturer of surveillance systems in relation to the award of a framework agreement for the supply of surveillance vehicles with thermo-vision, with an estimated value of approximately eur 12 million. our lawyers drafted substantial amendment proposals to the framework agreement and the subsequent contracts, to be submitted within the tender.
vass lawyers advised the romanian subsidiary of a belgium company, producer of mechanical parts and subassemblies for lifting machines, on day-to-day corporate and commercial matters, including in relation to the termination of the company’s director’s mandate and the distribution of dividends.
we advised a major romanian supplier of medical vehicles and equipment on day-to-day corporate matters such as the director’s delegation of powers, the substantial amendment of the articles of association or the transfer of shares and the increase of the company’s share capital. we also assisted the company with the conclusion of several framework agreements for the supply of ambulances, with an estimated value of over eur 300 million.
we counseled several suppliers and distributors of medical equipment on the performance of several intermediation, distribution, service and maintenance agreements, for high-end medical devices produced by world leading companies in the industry. we also assisted one of the companies in several employment contracts’ termination negotiations.
we assisted and represented two distributors in the negotiations on the termination of distribution contracts concluded with a renowned brewing company and a famous coffee and chocolate manufacturing company. our legal services also covered assistance regarding the interpretation of contracts as well as representation in the amicable settlement of disputes phase.
we provided legal advice on the conclusion of an international sale of goods contract in accordance with incoterms 2010 for a major local company in the syrup industry. our lawyers drafted the contract clauses and assisted the client timely and efficiently during negotiations.
we assisted a major producer and supplier of dairy products in connection with the conclusion with the european funds ministry of a public procurement contract for the supply of food aid for deprived persons, with a value of approximately eur 300 million. we drafted several amendment proposals which were accepted by the ministry. we also advised the company on the investigations undertaken by the competition council regarding rigged bidding.
our team assisted a company in the advertising industry in the organization of a promotional campaign for a major german shoes and sportswear retail chain. we drafted the terms and conditions of the campaign and advised the client on the structuring of the advertising campaign.
we assisted an international consortium of companies in relation to a concession contract for the establishment of a foreign campus, by a romanian university, with an estimated value of over eur 300 million. our lawyers drafted contract amendment proposals that raised several regulatory issues in the field of education, advised the client on the conclusion and performance of the contract and on the preparation of the corporate documents for the tender.
our team assisted a leading international company in the field of industrial and medical gas with regard to the interpretation, performance and termination of a long-lasting supply agreement for liquid medicinal oxygen, concluded with an emergency county hospital, with a value of over eur 2 million, as well as with the conclusion of other contracts with a similar scope. these contracts raised serious regulatory issues in the field of healthcare.
we advised a waste management company regarding the conclusion of waste collection and recycling agreements, raising various regulatory and competition law issues. we also advised a recycling and sanitation company on the closure of a landfill in brasov county in the context of the romanian legal and financial barriers and the european commission pressure to speed-up the process of closing 68 non-compliant landfills by taking romania to the european court of justice.
we advised a private education company in connection with the purchase of a franchise for a children’s educational and entertaining program. legal assistance included the revision and analysis of the franchise agreement, including non-compete and exclusivity clauses considering that a similar franchise was already sold in romania.
we advised a polish supplier of coal-cutting equipment on the performance of a supply contract for salt cutting equipment, with a value of approximately eur 1,4 million. our legal advice covered interpretation of the contract clauses, assistance in relation to the execution of the performance bond by the contracting entity and drafting notices during the negotiation phase between the parties.
we advised and represented the most important romanian manufacturer of equipment and facilities for the production, shipment and distribution of natural gas in relation to the conclusion and performance of several ongoing contracts, with an estimated value of approximately eur 65 million. our team also assisted the client in a dispute with the national gas company regarding the performance of a utilities contract for the supply of pressure regulators.
our team provided legal advice to an important romanian company activating in the oil & gas industry in connection with the transfer of employees under the tupe regulations for the operation and maintenance of offshore and onshore oil & gas installation.
we advised a public service company on the performance of public procurement services contracts concluded for the maintenance of the green spaces situated in several romanian cities, such as constanta and alba-iulia, with a value of over eur 10 million, especially regarding the adjustment of the contract’s value to the new economic and fiscal conditions.
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OMG, that is so awful!! I hope the kittens show up safe and sound real soon.
I hope you can find a way to get that dog off the streets. It's a menace, and heaven only knows what it might go after next.

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omg, that is so awful!! i hope the kittens show up safe and sound real soon.
i hope you can find a way to get that dog off the streets. it's a menace, and heaven only knows what it might go after next.


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Below are some resources, both books and on the web for discerning your vocation.
The Contemplative Life by Fr. Thomas Philippe, OP—available both from the Cloister Shoppe and as a Kindle Book.

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below are some resources, both books and on the web for discerning your vocation.
the contemplative life by fr. thomas philippe, op—available both from the cloister shoppe and as a kindle book.


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MCM Safety Manager Jason Goltzman held an on-site signalman, rigging, and flagging training this week at our Bridge of The Isles (Las Olas) project. Thirteen members of the project team attended, including Dan Williams (Project Superintendent) and Yohei Castro (Project Engineer).
The training exercises were interactive between the workers and the crane operator. Instructions included guidance as to the correct way to signal the crane operator, how to slow traffic, as well as stop traffic at an intersection, and how to properly rig materials to ensure the load is evenly distributed and properly secured.
The training also demonstrated how planning and communication between the project the safety teams can really be effective.
Thank you to all that attended, and a special thank you to Yohei for helping to organize the training and facilitate the English/Spanish translation.

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mcm safety manager jason goltzman held an on-site signalman, rigging, and flagging training this week at our bridge of the isles (las olas) project. thirteen members of the project team attended, including dan williams (project superintendent) and yohei castro (project engineer).
the training exercises were interactive between the workers and the crane operator. instructions included guidance as to the correct way to signal the crane operator, how to slow traffic, as well as stop traffic at an intersection, and how to properly rig materials to ensure the load is evenly distributed and properly secured.
the training also demonstrated how planning and communication between the project the safety teams can really be effective.
thank you to all that attended, and a special thank you to yohei for helping to organize the training and facilitate the english/spanish translation.