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'St. Elsewhere': Why You Should Revisit TV's Groundbreaking Medical Drama
All six seasons of this Eighties stalwart are now streaming on Hulu — a binge-worthy watch that reveals a show far ahead of its time
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The sprawling cast of 'St. Elsewhere' included, clockwise from top left, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Mark Harmon, Sagan Lewis, Stephen Furst and Denzel Washington.
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There's a famous episode of South Park called "Simpsons Already Did It," where Butters proposes various schemes that he then has to abandon upon being reminded that someone on The Simpsons had previously tried it. It was a reflection of the innovation and influence of Bart, Homer and friends, and of the long shadow they cast over so many shows that followed them. It's damn hard for any animated comedy — including The Simpsons itself, which, like South Park, is still making new episodes 16 years after "Simpsons Already Did It" first aired — to try something that doesn't in some way echo those classic early seasons in Springfield.
Eighties hospital drama St. Elsewhere didn't have nearly as long a run, barely making it through six modestly-rated seasons. But those 137 episodes — all of which are now available on Hulu (which previously only had the first season) — featured so much experimentation, so many things that American TV had never tried before, that most of the great dramas of the last 30 years (as well as some of the comedies) could easily do a similar episode called "St. Elsewhere Already Did It."
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A morally complicated drama with a sprawling cast and intricate ongoing narrative? St. Elsewhere already did it.
Technically, Hill Street Blues (which Hulu has had for a while now) did that even before St. Elsewhere. The latter drama, created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, transplanted the Hill Street formula to a hospital setting, for the same network and studio as Hill Street no less. But it went bigger — by the end of its first season the cast featured 16 regulars, a huge number for the time and even for most non-Game of Thrones series today — and often deeper. Story arcs played out over years(*), whether sensationalist material like a serial rapist (who turned out to be one of the doctors) terrorizing the staff or something more understated like the long fight against cancer by the avuncular Dr. Auschlander (Norman Lloyd, who is still acting at 103). At any given time, it had at least a half-dozen regulars the writers didn't know what to do with. (Most striking in hindsight: Denzel Washington as confident resident Philip Chandler; his rise from half-forgotten TV supporting player to movie megastar might force Bradley Cooper and Melissa McCarthy's career biographers to write, "Denzel already did it!") But the size of the ensemble allowed the show to be unmistakably diverse — in gender, race, age and even style of performer (pairing veteran character actors like Lloyd and William Daniels with comedians like Howie Mandel and Ed Begley Jr.) — in a way that seemed effortless, especially in light of how many shows today still struggle with inclusive casting.
(*) The series figured out a clever workaround to the fact that most of the characters were residents in a three-year program at St. Eligius: Each season covered only six months. This led to oddities like Christmas episodes airing in May, but it also avoided the contortions necessary to keep everyone working at the hospital over a longer term. Some high school shows might do well to consider this before the inevitable moment where all the kids decide to attend college together.
Hot-button issues tackled with great thought and sensitivity? St. Elsewhere already did it.
The series was on the cutting edge of what medicine was dealing with at the time: heart transplants(*) and artificial hearts, gender transitions, AIDS (Mark Harmon's womanizing plastic surgeon Bobby Caldwell became TV's first significant character to contract, and then die of, the illness) and in vitro fertilization, among many others. And the hospital also proved a stage on which to present conflicts about religion, race, sexuality, family, suicide, war and much more. It was never shy about discussing current events, even at the risk of alienating viewers who might disagree with the stance one character or another took.
(*) The heart transplant arc led to the series' most powerful moment and one of the great scenes in the medium's history. The organ winds up coming from the young wife of luckless resident Jack Morrison (David Morse), the first of a long string of tragedies and humiliations visited upon him by the writers. Jack is understandably devastated, but he copes in part by sneaking into the recipient's room while she sleeps so he can listen to his wife's heart continue to beat. It was such a beautiful notion that countless other hospital shows (including a few from St. Elsewhere veterans) have copied it in the years since.
Wild experimentation with format, tone and genre? St. Elsewhere already did it.
The show's third season ended with the hospital's three senior doctors stopping in for a drink at the bar from Cheers, with Carla, Norm and Cliff all wandering over to banter with them (sans laugh track). "Time Heals," the series' two-part masterpiece from Season Four, moves back and fourth over 50 years of the hospital's history, with each period shot in the style of movies of that decade, filling in key details about the lives of the doctors and St. Eligius itself. Season Five's "After Life" takes Mandel's Dr. Fiscus through heaven (a sunny garden party), hell (a desolate lake without any fish to catch) and purgatory (a depressing vacation filled with people who didn't fulfill their dreams, including, notably, NFL referees) before giving him a chance to speak directly with God. Other episodes dabbled in dream imagery, theatrical concepts (one hour is structured like Our Town, with Ed Flanders' Dr. Westphall directly addressing the audience), superhero fantasies and various additional conceits that no one expected to find on a hospital drama.
Meta humor and self-awareness? St. Elsewhere already did it.
Long before Abed on Community became convinced he was a TV character, St. Elsewhere winked early and often at its own fictional nature and at the history of TV in general. One longstanding patient, the amnesiac John Doe #6 (Oliver Clark) became convinced he was Mary Richards from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, attended therapy sessions with Elliot Carlin from The Bob Newhart Show and, when confronted by Betty White in a non-MTM role, still addressed her as Sue Ann Nivens. As orderly Warren Coolidge, Byron Stewart was reprising a role he'd played for St. Elsewhere showrunner Bruce Paltrow on The White Shadow; his former co-star Tim Van Patten (Shadow guard Salami) appeared in a few Season Three episodes playing a different role, and when the two crossed paths by a hospital elevator, Coolidge was understandably confused. Dialogue was peppered with references both to other series and this one. (While treating a trauma during one premiere, Fiscus jokes, "First day of fall; what a way to start a new season, huh?")
Divisive finale that makes viewers retroactively question their time spent watching the whole series? St. Elsewhere really already did it.
Its concluding scene revealed that the entire series had existed in the imagination of Dr. Westphall's autistic son Tommy(*) as he stared at a snow globe of the hospital's exterior all day. To underline the point — and to make the audience feel even more judged about their own commitment to this imaginary hospital and its imaginary doctors, Westphall places the globe on top of the TV set in the final shot. (Years later, St. Elsewhere writer Tom Fontana, who came up with the snow globe idea, would tell me of this century's many controversial drama finales: "I was like, 'Oh, thank God there's other people in the room with me now! It's so lonely in there being the guy who had somehow infuriated half of our audience.'")
(*) The late comics writer Dwayne McDuffie once pointed out that because St. Elsewhere crossed over with so many other shows, all of those shows — not to mention the ones they crossed over with (one of the St. Eligius doctors was later a suspect on Homicide, which links the series to every one where Richard Belzer has played John Munch) — also must exist only in Tommy's imagination. This has led to various attempts to catalog the entirety of the Tommy Westphall Universe, which now totals in the hundreds of shows.
All that crazy energy and inspiration made St. Elsewhere more uneven than many of its peers and creative descendants. The first season is largely skippable (save for the Emmy-winning "Cora and Arnie," about an aging homeless couple), as it focuses too much on characters who got dropped after that year along with Brand and Falsey. The topical stories can play a bit didactic now, as complicated new ideas had to be spelled out in detail so audiences could understand each side of the debate. The production values look spotty even for the era. (Hill Street has its own aspects that have aged badly, but it looks and feels more contemporary all these years later.) Where a lot of the Eighties and Nineties classics in Hulu's library like Hill Street or ER are still suited to marathoning straight through their best years, St. Elsewhere probably works better as a show where you bounce around the seasons(*), making sure to hit the highlights like "Time Heals" and the finale.
(*) But be warned that Hulu has at least a few episodes out of order. At the moment, "After Life" and the episode that follows it, "Once Upon a Mattress," are labeled as one another.
That concluding hour (titled, simply, "The Last One") was the show at its most self-aware even before Tommy shook the snow globe. There are recreations of the iconic endings to The Fugitive and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, plus references to M*A*S*H, The Andy Griffith Show and more. Fiscus begins the episode treating a patient with eye strain named General Sarnoff (after NBC's founder), whom he advises to cut down on his TV viewing. (He then complains to a colleague that he doesn't want his last St. Eligius patient to be "someone who spent their entire existence in front of the tube.")
It's not hard to imagine Fontana and the other writers feeling uneasy about St. Elsewhere's status as a television show, even an all-time classic one. St. Elsewhere was one of the shows that helped unlock TV's full narrative potential and started to change its reputation as a haven only for big-tent, pre-chewed, lowest-common-denominator storytelling. But the medium still had that rep at the time, and there's a degree of televisual self-loathing that you can still find decades later in shows like The Sopranos or 30 Rock or The Good Wife. Like everything else, when those shows poke fun at themselves for being shows, it's easy to say that St. Elsewhere already… well, you know.


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Junior Skyler Munatones and the Tritons head north for this weekend's MPSF Invite.
LA JOLLA, Calif. — Skyler Munatones was born to be in the water.
His father, Steven, played college water polo at Harvard before going on to become a professional marathon swimmer, head coach of the USA National Open Water Swimming Team, swimming author and inductee into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame for which he currently serves on its Board of Directors.
Munatones' aunt, Stephanie Sharp, played water polo and was on the swimming team at Princeton.
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"When I first started playing, I hated it," Munatones said prior to Wednesday afternoon's practice at Canyonview Aquatic Center. "But I figured I wasn't that bad of a swimmer, and I thought it's a lot more interesting than (just) swimming since I got to be a lot more creative.
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He was third on the team last season with 54 points (25 goals, 29 assists) and was the team's second-leading scorer as a freshman with 60 points (34 goals, 26 assists).
Harper, who has coached over 1,000 games in his illustrious career at UC San Diego, is proud of what Munatones has accomplished so far in three years on campus.
Despite the growth he's shown in the pool, Munatones doesn't believe his role has changed much within the team over the last three seasons.
"It's not a different role, it's just a matter of somebody needing to step up and take a bigger role," he said. "It doesn't matter if you're a freshman or sophomore, everybody should be able to lead.
The No. 11-ranked Tritons head to Northern California this weekend for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Invitational hosted by Stanford, as they take on No. 8 Pepperdine on Friday beginning at 2:50 p.m. It will be their first of four games this weekend.
It's also a rematch of a UC San Diego victory earlier this season, with the Tritons defeating the Waves, 14-11, in the GCC vs. WWPA Clash in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 8.
Munatones knows Pepperdine will be hungry for revenge this time around.
"We haven't talked about anything except the (Pepperdine) game, so we'll just focus on Pepperdine and whatever happens, we'll move on to the next game," said Munatones. "We had a really good offensive game (in the first meeting against Pepperdine), but we died down in the fourth quarter.
Meanwhile, Harper acknowledged the Tritons still haven't fully gotten over their loss to California Baptist last week, and the direction of this weekend's tournament hinges on the opening game against Pepperdine.
"We're not over it," Harper said, referring to the 10-9 loss to California Baptist on Oct. 5. "We won't be (over it) until we play them again. CBU has been hunting us for a while, and they outplayed us.
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UC San Diego is 7-47-1 all-time against Pepperdine. The Tritons earned a 14-11 victory over the Waves in their previous meeting this season at the GCC vs. WWPA Challenge Cup on on Sept. 8, and have won two of the last three meetings overall.
Following this week's MPSF Invitational, the Tritons return home to take on Concordia University (Irvine) on Friday Oct. 19 at 6 p.m.


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Having made his way across the pond, Lee Selby is eager to show America—and Fernando Montiel—what he's made of
Oct 02, 2015 By Niall Hickman
Lee Selby, who became a 126-pound world champion earlier this year, is set to make his U.S. debut later this month. And as fight night nears, the native of Barry, Wales, in the U.K. can't contain his enthusiasm any more than a 5-year-old on Christmas Eve.
Lee Selby became a 126-pound world champion fighting solely in the United Kingdom. Now he's looking to raise his profile in the U.S. with a title defense against Fernando Montiel in Glendale, Arizona, on October 14.
"I'm so excited about the future because I know the British public rate me very highly, but now it's time for a wider audience to see what I am about," says Selby, who will bring a 21-1 record (8 KOs) across the pond for his October 14 clash with Mexican legend Fernando Montiel in Glendale, Arizona (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).
"I think the best way of summing it up is this: I can't wait. I'm impatient to get into the ring and show America that there is a new kid on the block in the featherweight ranks, and I aim to be a champion for many, many years."
Lee Selby arrived in the U.S. on September 26 and set up shop in Los Angeles, where he's conducting final fight preparations before making the short trek to Arizona.
That a lifelong resident of cool, wet South Wales would be staging his first American fight in the desert might cause some to wonder if the 28-year-old can adjust to the dramatic climate change. But he insists he won't be fazed.
"I'd be very bothered if it was outside under the July sun, but this is different," he says. "It's in an indoor arena. … I'm guessing it won't be raining in Phoenix as much as it does back home—and believe me, that's not a bad thing."
Fighting for the first time under the Premier Boxing Champions banner, Selby will be matched up against a former three-division world champion in Montiel (54-4-2, 39 KOs). The 36-year-old power-puncher, who is riding an eight-fight winning streak, has Selby's utmost respect.
"He's class," Selby says of Montiel. "Three world title belts says it all. He will be tough to beat and will be coming to take my belt. It's not going to happen."
Even though he's keenly aware of Montiel's accomplishments and fighting style, Selby doesn't claim to know all of his opponent's tendencies and idiosyncrasies. That's because while many fighters devote a chunk of training camp breaking down tape with Zapruder-like precision, the Welshman stresses that's really never been part of his pre-fight regimen.
"That's not my style," he says. "I will watch Montiel, sure. I'll study him and see what I think are his strengths and possible weaknesses, but I won't spend hours and hours doing it.
"I have always thought if you watch an opponent too much it can make you too rigid and less able to make alterations once the fight begins. I like to go into the ring without overstudying a fighter, so that I can work him out myself."
" He's class. Three world title belts says it all. He will be tough to beat and will be coming to take my belt. It's not going to happen. " Lee Selby on upcoming opponent Fernando Montiel
Selby turned pro in 2008 and reeled off four straight wins before losing a four-rounder on points to Samir Mouneimne in May 2009. It proved to be only a minor setback, as he's since sliced his way through the 126-pound ranks while fighting exclusively in the United Kingdom.
Most recently, Selby dominated Evgeny Gradovich in their 126-pound title fight in London on May 30, winning a technical decision when the bout was stopped in the eighth round. In so doing, he became Wales' 12th world champion—and he intends to hold onto that title for years to come.
"It is still a day that I have to remember and pinch myself," Selby says. "And yet I still feel that there is so much more to come from me. I feel I am developing as a fighter, and you have seen pretty much nothing yet.
"I love the fact that I have put my town of Barry on the boxing map, but now it's about going global and beating Montiel is part of that. I aim to put down a marker for the rest of my division. As I said, I really, really can't wait."
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Expect The Unexpected – Where Do I Come From? Now, where am I going?
Two days ago I was driving home, alone with my thoughts and realized it's been one month since I got my DNA results and had a match with BFM.
I started to mentally re-prepare myself for the possibility that I may never have my answers I so longed to know. I could see that BFM had not logged on since April and thought maybe they may no longer be using the account, or whatever it may be. None the less I just lost that hope I had and figured if it just meant to be,God will let it be in his time.
It's like the old expression " When you stop looking it will come".
After a couple emails, we spent a couple hours texting and plan on speaking later on in the week.
She was willing to answer any and all of my questions, and even gave me a bit of her life story. There are many more questions and things that I'd like to learn about her and her family, but for a text conversation it just didn't seem appropriate to go into all of that.
I'm glad that she is being to open with me. Little bits of my history are starting to be filled in. I have been a secret her whole life, no one knows about me, except for a friend who counciled her while pregnant and helped to make the choice to put me up for adoption. She said she will now have to have a hard conversation with her family. I can't even imagine how that must feel. To hold a secret for so many years and, now open up about it, I just can't imagine.
I am so glad to report that she is. She made peace with the choices that's she made in her past, and she is happy.
Right now I feel so full! There is so much more to learn but for now I am so very content.
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On second day of Newark summit, star-studded panel discusses achieving peace through education
Published: May. 14, 2011, 3:45 p.m.
David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger
NEWARK — Education is the name of the game at day two of Newark's Peace Education Summit.
A morning panel anchored by the Dalai Lama, and featuring Mayor Cory Booker, Soledad O'Brien, Goldie Hawn, and Martin Luther King III sounded off on the need to rehaul urban education — a subject of much debate here lately — and introduce character education into the classroom.
"This is a city that needs peace, that is crying out for peace," said Pedro Noguera, an NYU professor who has worked closely with Newark schools for the last three years. "The kind of education that is needed has to be thought through because education does not necessarily lead to peace."
Noguera was touching on a theme that the Dalai Lama has been touting since his arrival.
"From kindergarten, we have to teach whenever there is conflict, teaching the use of force is the wrong method. It brings mutual destruction," the Dalai Lama said. "Whenever there is conflict the immediate thought in our mind should be how to solve this through dialog, instead of how to solve this through force."
Mayor Cory Booker was the last to speak, expressing exhaustion after a violent night in Newark.
"A young man from our city was shot in the leg and is in critical condition," he said. "Another resident was severely injured and set on fire."
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Booker cited the litany of funerals he's attended since taking the helm of Newark five years ago.
"A man gets shot in our city and murdered and it does not even pierce the consciousness of country," Booker said, urging those at the summit to do more than talk about peace. "This conference cannot be another conference we get together and talk about problems ... We cannot do the same things we did last year and expect change this year."
After the panel students from Christ the King Prep, some of the 1,500 students at today's summit, said they too wanted more character in the classroom, more money for teachers and more challenging curriculum.
"We're here in Newark and we're looking for teachers," said Manuela Yeboah, 16. "Science, math, reading, we need these badly."
Denise Cooper, 17, said teachers needed more money.
"If you're not going to get paid well how are you going to be motivated to do what you do well?" she said.


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The last four seasons Premier League-clubs have paid £130 million in compensation to sacked managers
Photo: Getty Images Former Fulham-manager, Claudio Ranieri, greets Roy Hodgson from Crystal Palace. Ranieri has been paid huge compensation packages throughout his career.
The newly sacked Ranieri has picked up at least £18 million throughout his career through compensation alone.
Chelsea are, by far, the Premier League club to have spent the most money on compensating managers when contracts were terminated.
Everton has a record of paying sacked managers a lot of money too. The sacking of Ronald Koeman, in particular, ended up being a costly affair for the Toffees.
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Just two weeks ago, the Fulham-board once again made a tough - and expensive - decision. With immediate effect they sacked manager Claudio Ranieri. And although that specific change in personnel was not amongst the most expensive ones in the Premier League, the total value of compensation packages to sacked managers might make owners re-think the terms and conditions in managers' contracts in the future.
The sacking of Jose Mourinho and his staff at the end of last year by Manchester United cost the club £19.6 million, with Premier League compensation packages now rocketing past £130 million in the last four seasons.
That is the figure found by an offthepitch.com investigation into the fees English clubs are prepared to pay in order to turn their seasons around.
Totals paid out to sacked managers at the top level of English football in the 2018/19 season are just short of £30 million, with two months of the campaign still to be played.
Last season, the figure was just shy of a staggering £50 million and in 2015/16 it came in at a sizeable £34.65 million.
So far in this campaign, six managers have left their posts at the top level of the English game; Claude Puel, Mark Hughes, Slavisa Jokanovic, Claudio Ranieri and David Wagner. A further 28 managers in the Championship, League One and League Two have also gone in the seasonal sack race.
Roman is leading the race
But the statistics suggest things will soon start to heat up and get worse. In season 2017/18, 67 managers left their posts, with 14 from the Premier League moving on, and in 2015/16, 70 failed to finish what they started, and 12 of those were from the Premier League.
Since 2004, the 67-year-old Italian has picked up more than £18 million in managerial pay outs
Under Roman Abramovich, Chelsea have paid out £89.3 million to nine sacked managers in the last 15 years. Antonio Conte was paid £9 million last summer but that made him only the sixth highest paid-off manager by the Chelsea owner.
Jose Mourinho, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Andre Villas-Boas, Roberto Di Matteo all received higher payments on termination of their contract.
There is, however, a suggestion that the tide is finally starting to turn. The deal signed by Maurizio Sarri last summer, when he succeeded Conte at Stamford Bridge, means he will receive 'just' a full year of his £5 million-a-year contract.
Casa St. James
West London rivals Fulham, who have sacked two managers this season in Jokanovic and Ranieiri, have also wised up to the error of a revolving-door managerial policy in the Premier League under Shahid Khan. Ranieri will only receive the rest of this season's contract, believed to be a £2 million-a-year deal, because a clause was inserted stating he would receive less if the club were in the bottom three when he went - which they were.
Ranieri, the surprise Premier League-winning manager with Leicester in 2016, has benefited spectacularly well from the culture of huge pay-offs. Since 2004, the 67-year-old Italian has picked up more than £18 million in managerial pay outs.
Everton's board was stunned to find Koeman became the Dutch national manager on just £600,000-a-year and were forced into huge payments
He was awarded £4 million after being sacked at Valencia in 2005, £3 million after being relieved of his position at Leicester in 2017, £6 million to make way for Mourinho at Chelsea in 2004 and another £3 million when he was dismissed at Monaco in 2014.
Sam Allardyce has similarly benefited from the Premier League sack race. Allardyce and his staff were awarded a £5.2 million payout when Mike Ashley sacked him during his spell in charge at Newcastle United in 2008. He purchased a villa in Spain with the money and called it Casa St James'.
Had to go to a tribunal
There was a £2.5 million payout when he was sacked at Blackburn Rovers in 2010 and a further £1 million came when he left England in controversial circumstances in 2016. At the end of the 2018 season, he was awarded another payment, this time of £6 million, after leaving Everton.
Everton in particular have repeatedly shown a chaotic and expensive approach to recruitment. After sacking Roberto Martinez in 2016, they had to go to a tribunal with the current Belgium manager, where agreement was reached that a settlement of £11 million would be paid.
There then followed a £2 million compensation payment to Southampton for their manager, Ronald Koeman, who joined Everton in June 2016. Koeman was awarded a £6 million-a-year contract at Goodison Park, but he too was sacked in October 2017.
Everton board stunned
A deal was agreed that Everton would continue to pay his salary until he got a new managerial position, at which point they would deduct the difference. Everton's board was stunned to find Koeman became the Dutch national manager on just £600,000-a-year and were forced into huge payments.
To replace Koeman, Everton had first wanted Marco Silva at Watford. Silva, it is believed, had expressed a desire to move, but the deal was blocked when Watford rejected Everton's approach. Watford's form suffered and Silva himself was sacked, with the club citing a 'significant deterioration in focus and results' as the main reason.
The row, however, had not finished, and when Silva became Everton's manager in the summer of 2018, Watford threatened to take legal action through a full independent QC-led inquiry with a possibility of a points deduction for 'tapping up' their manager. Everton agreed to pay another £4 million in compensation to Watford to remove the threat of punishment.
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Media: Ipswich Town owner moving closer to management


Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the commercial launch of Blexten in Canada for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis and chronic spontaneous urticaria.
The drug will be distributed by Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., an Aralez subsidiary, and will have eight years of market exclusivity.
According to Aralez, the Canadian antihistamine market is currently valued at approximately C$120 million per year.
Chronic spontaneous urticaria is a disabling skin condition that causes red, swollen, itchy and painful hives. Allergic rhinitis occurs when the immune system overreacts to particles in the air.


Artists: Adichanallor Anil,M.S. Lavannya , Suddha Ranjit, Rafique Khan,Malarmai Jayan Anjana, Devika,and Uma.
It was another opportunity for Keli , a social and cultural organization of Indians in Switzerland to stage Carnatic and Hindustani jagalbandi of Soorya Krishnamoorthy in Windisch , Argau state ,Switzerland . The programme lasted two hours with instrumental fusion of Ustad Rafiq Khan, sitar, Mridangam by Adichanalloor Anil, M.S. Lavanya on saxophone, Malamari Jayan with Tabla,and Sudha Ranjit , vocal .
Besides these , there were three artists who performed the Kathak ,Mohiniyattom, and Kuchupudi dances . Uma Muralikrishna is the daughter in law of S.Janaki ,the Malyalam playback singer. Methil Devika is the niece of Methil Radhakrishnan, the writer and is doing her Doctorate in Mohiniyattom , is a judge in Star Wars programme of Kairali TVand is a good choreographer too. M. S. Lavannya is a well known saxophone player in India who has won several awards. Malamari Jayan has played tabla for hundreds of Malayalam film songs . Adichanallor Anil who plays also tabla, and ghatam besides mridangam , participates in Asia Net and Dhooradharsn TV programmes. He should sit in a manner that the audience see him using both hands on the mridangam. In Europe, they should not use CD background music for dancers in a concert. During the dances , a singer and the instrument players were sitting idle .
A part of the proceeds of the programme was donated to an institution in Windish taking care of handicapped persons. Mr Peter Muller , the president of the foundation received the money from Mr. Mathew Thekottil, president of Keli. He thanked Keli association for this gesture and noted that the special music which was different from Western music. He was impressed by dances and music of the programme.Abraham Mathew , seretary of Keli welcomed the audience and George Naduvattathu gave a vote of thanks.


Donald Trump plans to meet with Kim Jong Un.
Meaning, if the ratings get any lower it, too, can one day be President.
Which, ironically, is how women had to leave his office to be safe.
But, I hear there were good people on both sides.
That means Florida is now a 'Stand Your Ground' and a 'Stand Your Playground' State.
Boy, Trump is gonna be pissed when he finds out 'Get Out' isn't about his immigration policy.
…only if they want to make sure they bring enough for everyone.
…and that he has no alibi for Zodiac killings.
Or, happy 4 and 1/2 in Bow Wow years.
In case you were wondering where all that unsold Trump Vodka went.


Circulatory System The human body includes areas and wood systems which work together to keep up both outside and interior conditions of the body. The value of the preservation system of the human body is definitely high. Folks can certainly get tired as a result of fluctuations of the problems that are internal and various changes that can happen anytime on account of any cause.
Outer situations may drastically affect the internal situations of the human body especially when the defense mechanisms or other systems perform inefficiently within the human body. There are lots of elements causing variations and these changes. Nevertheless, the human body attempts its better to take care of the suitable condition or the dynamic stability (which can be around 37 degrees Celsius).
The fundamental preservation system works together tissues, blood vessels, and tissue fluids because they are key elements to manage changes in the body problem. By removing or putting the elements from structure fluids, tissues, and bloodstream, the five key body techniques perform efficiently to achieve dynamic equilibrium.
The Five Principal Programs: One of Many systems that are most important is the lymphatic system. By defending body cells from getting a myriad of ailments the system works. The respiratory system contains the lungs. The lungs have the effect of the breathing approach which demands the removal of Carbon Dioxide along with Oxygen's intake.
The gastrointestinal system consists of the standard areas like the intestines the stomach liver, and also other accessory organs including: teeth, mouth, language, the salivary gland. The digestive system has the capability to absorb them into vitamins and chemicals and mainly takes the consumption of food the body requirements. It's important to know components and all organs and key tasks enjoy in each system.
For example, the saliva performs an important function within the first-step of digestion. The digestive system is able to work successfully in process because it subsequently directs the meals chemicals towards the abdomen subsequently towards the intestines to keep the method because it includes an enzyme termed Amylase, which reduces starch into sugar. In retaining the equilibrium of the body the final system which assists is the system.


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Latest Cal Poly master plan includes development on campus farmland
By Chris McGuinness
Cal Poly plans to convert several acres of prime farmland to non-agricultural uses in order to accommodate future expansion, according to an environmental impact report for the school's 20-year master plan.
According to the report, the latest version of the master plan would convert more than 32 acres of on-campus farmland into sports fields, parking lots, residential housing, and other uses. While the report stated that the impact of converting the farmland was significant and unavoidable, the university has promised to offset the lost acres.
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GREEN ACRES The Cal Poly master plan will convert more than 32 acres of campus farmland into sports fields, parking lots, and residential housing, according to a recently released environmental impact report on the university's 20-year master plan.
The recently released draft environmental impact report stated that the current version of the master plan would convert 16 acres of prime farmland located to the north of Highland Drive between Mt. Bishop Road and the Union Pacific Railroad line to non-agricultural uses, including sports fields and a new parking area, which will serve new nearby student housing. In addition, the master plan also calls for the construction of a data center, business park, and residential neighborhood northwest of Stenner Creek Road, as well as the relocation of the university's facilities service yard to the same area, resulting in the conversion of 12 acres of land classified as "farmland of statewide importance" for non-agricultural use.
A planned residential neighborhood located on Cal Poly land to the south-east of campus would convert an additional 4.75 acres of land designated as "farmland of local potential" to non-agricultural uses.
This isn't the first time that the university included plans to convert or get rid of agricultural land in its master plan. In April of 2015, preliminary versions for the master plan included nixing prime agricultural land in fields and orchards between Highway 1 and Brizzolara Creek in order to build residential housing, a hotel, recreational space, and parking. The plans drew criticism and protest from some professors and agriculture students who use the campus farmland for teaching and research in accordance with Cal Poly's "learn by doing" motto. In June, the university announced that it would no longer consider that land for development.
The current version of the master plan includes a proposal by the university to mitigate the loss of the land in the form of a perpetual agricultural or conservation easement within the university's agricultural lands. According to the environmental impact report, the amount of land included in the easement will be proportional to the amount of important farmland lost under the mater plan.
"The proposed mitigation measure is to dedicate other lands of similar soil conditions in perpetuity for agricultural uses," university spokesman Matt Lazier wrote in an email response to questions from New Times.
Lazier added that any land designated under such an easement would be protected from conversion in the future.
Once approved, the Cal Poly master plan will guide the university's expansion over the next 20 years, with the goal of adding and improving facilities on its main campus to accommodate an estimated 25,000 students by 2035. The university is currently accepting public comments on the draft environmental impact report through Dec. 20. Δ
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2. Discuss and take appropriate action regarding the Budget for 2018 - 2019.
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Two SEC commissioners: Is the Reg S-K modernization proposal too principles-based? And why no climate change disclosure?
Yesterday, Commissioners Robert Jackson and Allison Lee published a joint statement to encourage public comment about two aspects of the proposal to modernize Reg S-K (see this PubCo post), released on August 8, about which they had some, uh, reservations. They both indicated their support for release of the proposal, particularly its focus on adding "human capital" as a disclosure topic, but—and it's a significant "but"— they took issue with the proposal's "shift toward a principles-based approach to disclosure and the absence of the topic of climate risk."
Cydney Posner	on August 28, 2019
First, they viewed as problematic the proposal's tilt toward "a principles-based approach to disclosure rather than balancing the use of principles with line-item disclosures as investors—the consumers of this information—have advocated." They note here that, while issuers "prefer the discretion afforded to them by principles-based disclosure," investors "favor a balanced approach using some line-item disclosure rules."
Although a principles-based approach offers flexibility and "makes sense in some cases," they believe that the proposal did not adequately weigh the costs of that approach against the benefits. One cost that they believe was not adequately considered was the level of discretion "that it gives company executives…over what they tell investors. Another is that it can produce inconsistent information that investors cannot easily compare, making investment analysis—and, thus, capital—more expensive." Under a principles-based approach, can the SEC be sure that investors will be given the information they need?
The SEC's 2016 Concept Release on disclosure simplification and modernization (see this PubCo post) raised the question of whether the disclosure rules should be more principles-based or more prescriptive. Both of these approaches are based on the concept of "materiality" as defined in TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc., specifically, whether there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider the information important in decision-making and whether a reasonable investor would view the information to significantly alter the "total mix" of information available. "Principles-based" rules "articulate a disclosure objective and look to management to exercise judgment in satisfying that objective." On the other hand, some requirements "prescribe" quantitative thresholds to minimize uncertainty in determining materiality and to identify when disclosure is required. While principle-based rules are necessarily imprecise, may be difficult to apply and can result in a loss of comparability among reporting entities, they can help to eliminate irrelevant information by permitting tailored responses that focus on information that is material to the particular business and are more flexible and adaptable as circumstances change. Prescriptive standards can help promote comparability, consistency and completeness of disclosure, but they can sometimes be circumvented and may not address or capture all the important information. An earlier S-K Study conducted by the staff pursuant to the JOBS Act recommended that revisions emphasize an overarching principles-based approach while preserving the benefits of a rules-based system.
For example, they believe that the proposal "takes a crucial step forward" with regard to the mandate for human capital disclosure, which they viewed as recognition that "companies that invest in their workers perform better over time." But, because the proposal "favors flexibility over bright-line rules, the proposal may give management too much discretion—sacrificing important comparability—when describing a company's investments in its workers."
The SEC's proposal would replace the existing requirement to disclose only the number of employees with a principles-based requirement to disclose, to the extent material, a "description of the registrant's human capital resources, including in such description any human capital measures or objectives that management focuses on in managing the business (such as, depending on the nature of the registrant's business and workforce, measures or objectives that address the attraction, development, and retention of personnel)." The exact measures or objectives discussed in a company's disclosure could change over time and vary with the industry. Instead of specific line item disclosures, the proposal provides non-exclusive examples of potentially material human capital measures and objectives. The release asked for comment on whether the SEC should add more examples of measures or objectives that may be material, such as the number of full-time, part-time, seasonal and temporary workers; voluntary and involuntary turnover rates; measures regarding average hours of training per employee per year; information regarding human capital trends, such as competitive conditions and internal rates of hiring and promotion; measures regarding worker productivity; and the progress that management has made with respect to any objectives it has set regarding its human capital resources.
Although the two commissioners appreciated the language in the proposal suggesting potential disclosure regarding the "attraction, retention, and development of personnel," they were looking for comment on "more specific metrics that are important to investors. For example, commenters might consider whether measures of the company's use of independent contractors and temporary workers as opposed to full-time employees would be useful….. Commenters might also consider whether the final rule should retain our current requirement to disclose the number of employees, which research has shown is a valuable data point." To that end, they cited a study showing that "'abnormal reductions in the number of employees' are useful in predicting financial misstatements and 'reductions in the number of employees' may be an indicator of declining demand for a firm's product."
By contrast, in his opening remarks to a meeting of the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Chair Jay Clayton made clear to the Committee that, in his view, " to move our framework forward we should not attempt to impose rigid standards or metrics for human capital on all public companies." And, in prior comments to the Committee on this topic (see this PubCo post), Clayton cautioned that it will not be easy to develop standardized disclosure requirements for "human capital." Given that disclosure requirements should elicit information that is material to making investment decisions, Clayton observed, those requirements may need to differ significantly, depending on the industry and even the company. It may not be possible, Clayton maintained, to identify metrics that offer market-wide comparability and perhaps not even industry-wide comparability:
"Each industry, and even each company within a specific industry, has its own human capital circumstances. For example, I would expect that the material human capital information for a manufacturing company will be different from that of a biotech startup, and different from that of a large healthcare provider. Further, the human capital considerations for a car manufacturer will be different from that of a home manufacturer. Because of those differences and the principles of materiality, comparability, and efficiency, I am wary of jumping in with rules or guidance that would mandate rigid standards or metrics for all public companies."
In support of their argument, Jackson and Lee cite the petition for rulemaking regarding human capital management disclosure submitted in 2017 by the Human Capital Management Coalition, a group of 25 institutional investors with more than $2.8 trillion in assets under management (see this PubCo post), and the recommendations of the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee, which, they maintain, "have urged the SEC to require specific, detailed disclosures reflecting the importance of human capital management to the bottom line." (See this PubCo post.) The two commissioners welcomed feedback about the "specific measures" that investors would find useful.
The recommendations of the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee were adopted by a vote of 14 to 6, and, with a significant bloc of votes against, the debate about the recommendation was quite contentious. The recommendation advised the SEC to consider mandating human capital management disclosure as part of its Disclosure Effectiveness Initiative. The disclosure requirements might be limited to the most basic, purely principles-based disclosure, asking companies to "detail their HCM policies and strategies for competitive advantage and comment on their progress in meeting their corporate objectives." Alternatively, the requirements could be more prescriptive, mandating use of specific metrics, some of which companies already use to measure
"the success of their HCM strategies and investments. Development of specific metrics should depend on the outcome of standard regulatory processes, and should be adopted only after due consideration for how they might have unintended consequences, such as 'managing to the metric.' Any requirements should be crafted so as to reflect the varied circumstances of different businesses, and to eschew simple 'one-size-fits-all' approaches that obscure more than they add. For example, workplace safety metrics may be crucial for mining companies, but immaterial for software companies. Nonetheless, the fact that board and managers routinely rely on a number of similar metrics suggests that they can add value for investors, at least within a given sector, similar to the 'view from management' approach to MD&A disclosure."
Based on research, the recommendation then offered some examples of specific metrics that "could be considered in rule-making or as part of routine disclosure reviews by Commission staff. " For example, the recommendation suggests that Reg S-K, Item 101, could be expanded to require more information about the breakdown of workers into full-time, part-time and contingent categories, as well as key performance indicators, such as rates of turnover, internal hire and promotion, safety, training, diversity and standard survey measures of worker satisfaction. Discussion of applicable company policies on these topics might be included. Item 101 also requests information about competitive conditions, which could be interpreted to apply to "productivity and competitive advantages of the issuer's employee population, relative to competitors and available pools of labor."
Through the SEC comment process, the staff could seek to elicit data about the education, experience and training of the workforce. In addition, proxy disclosure could address how human capital is being "incentivized and managed" by augmenting executive comp disclosure with summaries of material information about broader workforce compensation and incentives, such as factors considered in pay and promotion decisions and organizational structures related to HCM. The recommendation suggested that the SEC work with FASB "to consider the evolving role of HCM in value creation and update Generally Accepted Accounting Principles accordingly."
For a summary of the specific comments of Committee members objecting to and in favor of the recommendation, see this PubCo post.
Jackson and Lee also addressed what they perceived to be a major deficiency in the proposal: it did "not seek comment on whether to include the topic of climate risk in the Description of Business under Item 101. Estimates of the scale of that risk vary, but what is clear is that investors of all kinds view the risk as an important factor in their decision-making process. Yet it remains tough for investors to obtain useful climate-related disclosure. One argument against mandating such disclosure is that climate risk is too difficult to quantify with acceptable accuracy. Whatever one thinks about disclosure of climate risk, research shows that we are long past the point of being unable to meaningfully measure a company's sustainability profile."
As reported by BNA, then-Director of Corp Fin, Keith Higgins, indicated that the highest proportion of comments received on the 2016 Concept Release related to better environmental and social responsibility disclosure. He observed that, of the 360 "unique" comment letters (i.e., non-form letters) received on the Concept Release, about 80% "were looking for improved sustainability disclosure." The problem, he believed, was that those types of sustainability disclosures were not necessarily amenable to one-size-fits-all rulemaking. According to Higgins, "[c]limate change tops the list of issues…." However, he acknowledged, the issues involved in sustainability "cut across 79 different industries and aren't suited to a constant set of rules….'Everyone recognizes that one-size-fits-all disclosure is likely not to be so effective in the sustainability area—others recognize the enormity of that task.'" Nevertheless, many commenters wanted the SEC to at least come up with "a framework for sustainability disclosure." (See this PubCo post.)
According to this recent study from consulting firm McKinsey, however, investors want to see more standardized sustainability reporting. The authors observe that, in light of mounting evidence "that the financial performance of companies corresponds to how well they contend with environmental, social, governance (ESG), and other non-financial matters, more investors are seeking to determine whether executives are running their businesses with such issues in mind."
Although there has been an increase in sustainability reporting, McKinsey's survey revealed that investors believe that "they cannot readily use companies' sustainability disclosures to inform investment decisions and advice accurately." Why not? Because, unlike regular SEC-mandated financial disclosures, ESG disclosures don't conform to a common set of standards—in fact, they may well conform to any of a dozen major reporting frameworks and many more standards, selected at the discretion of the company. That leaves investors to try to sort things out before they can make any side-by-side comparisons—if that's even possible. According to McKinsey, investors would really like to see some type of legal mandate around sustainability reporting. (See this PubCo post.)
In addition, this October 2018 rulemaking petition, which advocated that the SEC mandate ESG disclosure under a standardized comprehensive framework, indicated that companies often provide ESG information on a voluntary basis, but struggle to provide information that is adequate and useful for investors, often providing information that is "episodic, incomplete, incomparable, and inconsistent," even when included in SEC filings. Moreover, the variety of approaches adopted, along with the proliferation of voluntary disclosure frameworks, have led to inconsistency and lack of comparability. SEC rulemaking, they maintained, would reduce the burden on companies by providing clearer standards that offer more consistency and comparability for investors and other consumers of the information. (See this PubCo post.)
The two commissioners refer to various studies showing the value of material sustainability measures, particularly the work of the independent standard-setting organization, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, or SASB, "which has carefully refined its measures through extensive engagement with investors and issuers alike in order to emphasize metrics most material to investors." The two commissioners invite more public comment on "whether and how this topic should be included in a final rule," including "data and analysis to help guide that important work."
In November 2018, SASB announced that it had published a series of sustainability accounting standards specifically tailored for 77 industries. According to the SASB Chair, the publication of these standards represented an "important milestone" because they provide "codified, market-based standards for measuring, managing, and reporting on sustainability factors that drive value and affect financial performance."
The SASB standards—according to SASB, "the world's first set of industry-specific sustainability accounting standards covering financially material issues"— were published after six years of study and market consultation (see this News Brief from 2013 describing the release of the SASB standards for the health care sector). By focusing on development of standards and associated metrics specific to particular industries, SASB sought to identify a "subset of sustainability factors most likely to have financially material impacts on the typical company in an industry." Each standard provides accounting metrics for disclosure topics, technical protocols for compiling data and activity metrics for normalization. SASB then elaborates on each metric with detailed directions as to the precise information that should be disclosed. The objective was to provide investors and companies "decision-useful" information, information that can help them make more informed decisions. (See this PubCo post.)
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Set back from the main road with communal gardens at the rear, this development is made up of 30 apartments set over 4 floors all with lift access. Benefiting from a resident house manager, residents lounge, resident and guest parking, this development has a particularly homely atmosphere. As with many retirement complexes, there are optional social activities should any resident wish to participate.
Set within the urban area of New Malden with an excellent variety of local shops nearby, including the popular Tudor Williams department store. Residents are well served by the many local public transport links and for those who drive, the A3 to London or the South Coast is also within easy reach. In addition to the amenities of nearby New Malden is Kingston, with its many vibrant riverside cafés, restaurants, theatre and large shops and is only a short bus ride away. During the summer months the riverside really comes alive with regular boat trips up and down to Hampton court, Richmond and beyond. Although the development is set in very much an urban area, the rolling miles of Richmond Parkland is only a short drive away. This Royal park attracts visitors from all over the world and is a real bonus for all the local and wider community..
The development is walking aid and wheelchair friendly, with the possible exception of one or two areas where there might be access difficulties and assistance required. Some assistance may be required to open the communal porch and main entrance doors as these are not automated, nor are the laundry, Residents' lounge and refuse room doors. Doors from the Residents' Lounge give easy access to the communal outdoor seating area and gardens, with the added aid of handrails for those that need them. A good selection of local shops are only a short level walk or mobility scooter drive away and should be accessible to those residents using a walking aid.


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UNIVERSITIES GHANA
Ghana 2018 | HEALTH & EDUCATION | B2B
As universities grow their programs and enrollment, they aim to align curriculums with industry requirements and opportunities as well as link with international partners.
PROF. EDMUND AMEKO
Acting Vice Chancellor
Accra Technical University (ATU)
PROF. ODURO OWUSU
University of Ghana
What have been the major highlights for your university?
PROF. EDMUND AMEKO In 1949, we were set up as a practical career institute to train people in technical skills to become electricians, plumbers, and painters; we later became a polytechnic in 1962, giving a three-year higher national diploma through the National Board for Professional Technician Examination, the central certification body. We became Accra Technical University in 2016, which allows us to offer our own certificates, alongside master's degrees and PhDs.
PROF. ODURO OWUSU I took over on August 1, 2016. A strategic plan has been running since 2013, and my philosophy is to continue with this process and move it forward. My first step was to introduce a couple of strategic teams to look at academic growth and the establishment of an institutional advancement team. One of the things lacking in African tertiary education institutions is endowment, and without this, most students are handicapped by finances. Therefore, the institutional advancement team has the sole responsibility of ensuring we link up well and are able establish a fundraising process to raise an endowment for the university. Our target is at least USD20 million so that we are able to provide tuition and scholarships for our students, especially our master's students. The vision is to become a research-intensive university, de-emphasizing undergraduate admissions and emphasizing graduate admissions.
How does your university plan on ensuring a smooth transition for graduates entering the working world?
EA This is an area we still need to work on. Though we have not done trace studies on our students, we have to make sure they have a workplace after graduation. This is part of the advancement team, and I have appointed an alumni relations office whose duties are to start conversations, processes, and follow-ups with students after they graduate. We have established a unique Institute of Applied Science and Technology to bridge the gap between academia and industry, and recently had several industry players join our team. We seek to introduce entrepreneurship and innovation, including internships or experiential learning, whereby students do internships as part of their academic programs to better enter the working world. One of my visions is to make sure we have an entrepreneur and innovation hub, where students with great new ideas can go. My philosophy is to provide students with the best resources available; we want them to become employers rather than employees, to create jobs, and go out to the working field with the best tools possible.
OO The shift now in approach is to ensure that students are able to be entrepreneurial in nature, as 85% of our economy is informal. Job openings are limited and the government is not employing; therefore, students must be equipped to start their own business. We started a pilot project in 2017 with 600 students where we provide space on campus for industries to train and eventually employ our students. We constantly seek to boost our cooperation with industries to meet market needs. Our programs are in business, engineering, and applied sciences, and in terms of collaboration, we do not lean toward one side over another, even though the government wants us to be 60% engineering focused and 40% business focused. Our lecturers must undertake industrial training as part of their regular work to keep up with developments in the industry. We also launched new programs in medical laboratory technology, hotel catering and institutional management, mechanical engineering, oil and gas, media studies, and entrepreneurship.
Do you have a strategy to raise brand awareness outside of Ghana?
EA Our strategy was to look at other technical universities and universities of applied sciences. After visiting universities in Germany, the Netherlands, and South Africa to understand their systems, we adopted the German one, signing an MoU with Cologne University. We also sent three staff members from Kumasi Technical University to go through a workshop of competency-based training. The collaboration will be for a four-year period, and we will have exchanges, such as a recent seminar from Professor Schneider on renewable energy that concentrated on solar energy. In collaboration with Hague University of Applied Sciences, we visited Dutch firm Safi Sana and hope to work more with Hague University.
OO We invested to establish partnerships internally and externally. Both are extremely important, though external partnerships would give us international exposure. For example, we have an exchange program with Cambridge University, Cambridge Africa, and a similar experience with Harvard. Such partnerships help us expand our frontiers, help our faculty become more experienced, and help our students.
Alassane Ouattara, President, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, on the strong ties between his country and Ghana.
Friends in Many Places
Though tensions with Nigeria persisted in regards to Nigerian import controls on Ghanaian products and the quality of private Ghanaian educational facilities servicing Nigerian students, Ghana boosted trade and education deals with Germany, the US, Britain, and Denmark.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President, Ghana
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was elected in 2016 after a long career of political involvement. Now at the helm, he seeks socially responsible growth and a diversified economy.
Focus: 60 Years of Independence
Neither Victim nor Pawn
Marking the 60th year of independence from British rule, Ghana seeks to lead a process of Pan-African empowerment through which the continent gradually gains economic autonomy. The history, political stability, and endemic nature of Ghanaians prove why their country is in the best position to do so.
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President, Republic of Mauritius
TBY talks to Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Republic of Mauritius, on targeting the African continent, reversing the continent's brain drain, and the importance of educating the youth.
HE Mohammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
HE Mohammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on President Akufo-Addo's successes in office, Ghana's numerous achievements thus far, and the importance of strong bilateral relations.
What a Year Ghana
Ghana recently enjoyed a peaceful transition of power, and while the mood is good the country has long-term economic issues that it must address.
Sangu Delle, CEO, Golden Palm Investments
TBY talks to Sangu Delle, CEO, Golden Palm Investments, on the sector.
Why Ghana Economy?
With excellent prospects and opportunities, Ghana is, in fact, an untapped market in general.
Focus: Diversification
A well-crafted package of policies aimed at increasing the role of the private sector has put Ghana on the path to unprecedented growth, cutting down its dependency on imports and transforming the country to an added-value economy.
Though Ghana's economy is stable, certain threats loom. But with a robust workforce and much to offer, a few adjustments and new policies may turn the country into West Africa's economic powerhouse.
Ghana has almost everything at its fingertips; it just needs capital and the right initiatives to make the best use of the available opportunities.
Subhi Accad, CEO, Accad Group
TBY talks to Subhi Accad, CEO of Accad Group, on key areas of opportunities in the sector, government measures to support the industry, and the problems with financing in Ghana.
Conditions to Improve
Regulatory efficiency permitting, the financial sector stands to piggyback on potentially broader economic advances ahead.
Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor, Bank of Ghana
TBY talks to Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, on his vision for the bank, the positive trajectory of trade, and ensuring adequate capitalization among banks.
Henry Oroh, Managing Director & CEO, Zenith Bank Ghana
TBY talks to Henry Oroh, Managing Director & CEO of Zenith Bank Ghana, on its successful last few years, competitive advantages in Ghana, and strategic goals.
Pan-African Banks
The government has started to enforce excellent governance and reduce systemic risk in the financial servies industry in hopes of improving the overall risk rating in the country.
Focus: Capital Requirements
Timely Decision
The decision by the Bank of Ghana to increase capital requirements up to GHS400 million before the end of 2018 will lead to a steady consolidation of the financial industry in Ghana.
Ben Ahiaglo, Executive Director, SAS Finance Group
TBY talks to Ben Ahiaglo, Executive Director of SAS Finance Group, on its recent major successes, partnering with foreign institutions, and stimulating the equity market.
Technology and big data will play a key role in Ghana's future, from microfinance and the national ID system to managing investments.
Justice Yaw Ofori, Commissioner of Insurance & CEO, National Commission of Insurance (NIC)
TBY talks to Justice Yaw Ofori, Commissioner of Insurance & CEO at the National Commission of Insurance (NIC), on his key priorities for NIC, further developing microinsurance, and areas of opportunity.
2018 looks set to be a great year for insurance and the country as a whole, with opportunities in the budget that open up the market for many businesses.
William Tewiah, CEO, ZEN Petroleum
TBY talks to William Tewiah, CEO, ZEN Petroleum, on the sector.
Pragnesh Mishra, Country Manager, Abellon Clean Energy
TBY talks to Pragnesh Mishra, Country Manager, Abellon Clean Energy, on the sector.
Though oil production began just a decade ago, high levels of investment have Ghana ready to play a significant role in the export market.
Joe Mensah, Managing Director, Kosmos Energy
TBY talks to Joe Mensah, Managing Director of Kosmos Energy, on remaining true to core competencies, competing for investment, and the importance of preventative maintenance.
Focus: TEN Field Project
Following the resolution to border disputes, indigenous and foreign players must look at each other as potential partners instead of direct competitors if they seek to navigate the risks associated with the TEN field project.
Market Consolidation
Strong in-country partnerships and government reforms have helped foreign upstream and downstream players expand and grow nimbler.
Focus: green economy
Green Tide
Focus: Solar Power
A Behavioral Economics Approach
With uncertainty dominating the global markets, solar energy in Ghana offers secure, long-term returns on one condition: reciprocal altruism, fostered by a constant cooperation with developers, should take over rational selfishness.
Omane Frimpong, Managing Director, Wilkins Engineering
TBY talks to Omane Frimpong, Managing Director of Wilkins Engineering, on its pioneering work on solar in Ghana, the need for more government support, and areas of opportunity in the sector.
INDUSTRY & MINING
Peter Mensah, Managing Director, Wella Investments
TBY talks to Peter Mensah, Managing Director, Wella Investments, on the sector.
Focus: One District, One Factory
Extreme Makeover: Industrial Edition
The One District, One Factory policy, if well implemented, will mark the future of the country's economy in an unprecedented way.
Though Africa on the whole has historically struggled to build strong industries, Ghana is implementing a series of initiatives and campaigns it hopes will make it a leader in the region.
Seth Twum-Akwaboah, CEO, Association Ghana Industries (AGI)
TBY talks to Seth Twum-Akwaboah, CEO of Association Ghana Industries (AGI), on developing evidence-based policy advocacy, tweaking the macro-economy, and encouraging partnerships.
Manufacturing Between Tradition and Innovation
Despite a lack of reform, there are still abundant manufacturing opportunities in the usual suspects—oil, mining, gas, water, telecoms, real estate, and agriculture.
Mark Douglas, Country Manager, Dizengoff Ghana
TBY talks to Mark Douglas, Country Manager of Dizengoff Ghana, on meeting the challenges of a changing landscape, establishing the ideal partnership, and developing local talent.
With the mining, power, and construction sectors picking up, equipment suppliers see a bright future in the country.
Alwyn Pretorius, CEO, Newmont Ghana
TBY talks to Alwyn Pretorius, CEO of Newmont Ghana, on giving back to the community, the robust outlook for the industry's future in the region, and making sure partners' values align with theirs.
Ramy Hashem , Country Senior Officer, Nokia Ghana
TBY talks to Ramy Hashem , Country Senior Officer, Nokia Ghana, on the sector.
Ghana is leading the region in all things telecommunications. With increased interest in the country by major international telecoms providers and investors, the future for the industry is bright.
Roshi Motman, CEO, AirtelTigo
TBY talks to Roshi Motman, CEO of AirtelTigo, on the merger between Airtel and Tigo, where the major opportunities lie, and importance of tech neutrality.
Norbert Rufu, CEO, DDP Outdoor
TBY talks Norbert Rufu, CEO of DDP Outdoor, on what it takes to do something spectacular, how to remain a perennial market leader, and offering the country something unique.
Edith Dankwa, CEO, Business & Financial Times (B&FT)
TBY talks to Edith Dankwa, CEO of Business & Financial Times (B&FT), on filling a nationally needed niche, informing the public, and keeping people on their toes.
Focus: Leapfrogging in ICT
Once private players overcome trust issues to follow the government's digitalization agenda, Ghana will be able to capitalize on a number of opportunities in software systems, network infrastructure, and cloud services.
Joseph Yaw Asumang, Country Director , Oracle Ghana
TBY talks to Joseph Yaw Asumang, Country Director of Oracle Ghana, on building partnerships, trust in cloud technologies, and human capital capacity.
Market Innovation
Companies in technology-driven fields are using innovation to increase connectedness in Ghana and across Africa.
Anthony Safo, Country Manager, Kenya Airways
TBY talks to Anthony Safo, Country Manager, Kenya Airways, on the sector.
Going There and Back Again
Ghana's air transport infrastructure has remained small in recent years but ongoing expansion projects should boost capacity at Kotoka International, allowing it to serve as a regional hub.
Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister , Transport
TBY talks to Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister of Transport, on improving the safety of overland transport, expanding port infrastructure, and opening up Ghana's transport sector to further investment.
Joseph Biney, CEO, Baj Freight & Logistics
TBY talks to Joseph Biney, CEO of Baj Freight & Logistics, on building Ghana's capacity, border resolutions, and prospects for more economic activity.
Port Operations & Shipping
With the right infrastructure, shipping services in Ghana are poised to make the country West Africa's maritime transshipment hub.
Focus: 1st West African Airshow
With eyes aimed at the skies, the focus of Ghana's transport sector lies in its airways.
Gopal Vasu, CEO, M&G Pharmaceuticals
TBY talks to Gopal Vasu, CEO, M&G Pharmaceuticals, on the sector.
Healthier Together
As it strives for basic universal healthcare, Ghana has shown consistent improvement in recent years. International entities and the local government acknowledge that there is still much to be done.
Dr. Owen Kaluwa, Country Head , World Health Organization (WHO)
TBY talks to Dr. Owen Kaluwa, Country Head of the World Health Organization (WHO), on both communicable and non-communicable diseases, universal healthcare coverage, and collaboration across the sector.
Focus: Healthcare Access
In Ghana, e-services and technology in healthcare are filling in the gaps left by a lack of human resources.
The second year of the Akufo-Addo government will champion science and mathematics, the continuation of registration fee waivers, and teacher training.
Professor Anthony Jarvis, Provost, Lancaster University
TBY talks to Professor Anthony Jarvis, Provost of Lancaster University in Ghana, on becoming a leading research university, pioneering Ghana's private university sector, and expanding the university's reach.
Focus: Free Senior High School
Cost vs. Value
Ghana recently took steps to eliminate financial barriers to high school education, but at what cost to the value and quality of education?
Construction Papers
Ghana's housing sector has attracted international attention because of its rapidly growing population, but new land use policies will be needed to ensure that its urban centers can develop efficiently
Cement and steel producers are the literal and figurative foundations of Ghana's construction sector, which is set for growth following investment and the launch of several PPPs.
Focus: Middle-Class Suburbanization
Suburban Buffer
With population rate and average income per capita growing steadily, Ghana is expected to see the rise of a middle class whose housing needs will be very different from current real estate market offerings.
Real Estate Ghana
Rising incomes, other stable macroeconomic indicators, and technology integration are propelling real estate development and investment in Accra and beyond.
Michel Ghajar, Operations Manager, Takoradi Flour Mill
TBY talks to Michel Ghajar, Operations Manager at Takoradi Flour Mill, on a new marketing strategy, export growth, and attracting investment to agribusiness in Ghana.
Blessed Rains
The agriculture industry is one of the largest in Ghana. With new government initiatives the sector is poised to transform the economy.
Defending Market Share
The much-talked-about consolidation of the country's agribusiness sector keeps all players on their toes, constantly innovating with the consumer in mind.
Focus: Ghana's Agri-Sector
Ploughing Through
The government needs to do more to develop a comprehensive strategy to support all stakeholders in Ghana's agriculture sector.
Freda Y. Duplan, Managing Director, Nestlé
TBY talks to Freda Y. Duplan, Managing Director of Nestlé, on localizing production, boosting quality, and advancing the sector.
Re-established government stability and support for the agro-business sector will help companies better align supply, production capacity, and demand.
An Africa for All
Ghana has everything that people look for in a prospective African holiday; unfortunately, the numbers do not yet reflect the potential, so the government has embarked on a comprehensive marketing campaign to put the country on the map.
Catherine Ablema Afeku, Minister , Tourism, Culture, and Arts
TBY talks to Catherine Ablema Afeku, Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Arts, on the top projects in the country in the works, her plans to boost the agricultural sector, and increasing tourism traffic.
Focus: World Tourism Forum
More Than A Destination
Ghana has so far struggled to reach the top of visitors' bucket lists as a holiday destination, but hosting the World Tourism Forum in 2017 has kick-started the required momentum.
Opportunities for FDI abound, especially in infrastructure, oil production, and agriculture, and Ghana has taken steps to reduce bureaucratic delays and streamline the investment process for foreigners.
Vip Interview
Scholarly Pursuits
"African institutions have a much bigger incentive to search for a malaria vaccine than anybody else."
Four Products


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Kid Icarus' Pit "Feels Like A New Character"
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masahiro sakurai
Masahiro Sakurai of Smash Bros. fame is currently hard at work on a 3D version of Kid Icarus. His version of Kid Icarus's protagonist Pit, he says, "feels like a new character". Here's why.
"One thing I can talk about is that Pit uses a lot of weapons and this is a very important aspect of the game," he tells the Official Nintendo Magazine. "There's a wide variety of very different types of weapons. Each one is very unique and presents a wide range of gameplay possibilities and a multitude of ways to approach different enemies with different weapons."
Players can shoot for long range attacks and strike for short range ones. "For the shooting attacks, you can also choose between charge shots and consecutive shots," he explains. "All of this weapon variation makes you feel like you're playing the game with a brand new character because the feel is so varied when you use different weapons."
The game designer has already stated that it will be hard for him to go back to 2D after working in 3D. Sakurai doesn't just love 3D, he loves 3D.
Smash Bros. Creator: Once You Go 3D, It's Hard To Go Back To 2D
Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind Smash Bros., is now the man behind Nintendo 3DS game Kid Icarus…
3DS News: Kid Icarus 3DS: 'Pit feels like a new character' [CVG]


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using Eto.Forms;
using Eto.Drawing;

namespace Eto.Test.Sections.Controls
{
	[Section("Controls", typeof(Slider))]
	public class SliderSection : Panel
	{
		public SliderSection()
		{
			var layout = new DynamicLayout { DefaultSpacing = new Size(5, 5), Padding = new Padding(10) };

			layout.AddRow(new Label { Text = "Default" }, Default());
			layout.AddRow(new Label { Text = "SetInitialValue" }, SetInitialValue());
			layout.AddRow(new Label { Text = "Snap To Tick" }, SnapToTick());
			layout.AddRow(new Label { Text = "Disabled" }, Disabled());
			layout.AddRow(new Label { Text = "Vertical" }, Vertical());

			layout.Add(null, null, true);

			Content = layout;
		}

		Control Default()
		{
			var control = new Slider();
			LogEvents(control);
			return control;
		}

		Slider SetInitialValue()
		{
			var control = new Slider
			{
				MinValue = 0,
				MaxValue = 1000,
				TickFrequency = 100,
				Value = 500
			};
			LogEvents(control);
			return control;
		}

		Control SnapToTick()
		{
			var control = SetInitialValue();
			control.SnapToTick = true;
			return control;
		}

		Control Disabled()
		{
			var control = SetInitialValue();
			control.Enabled = false;
			return control;
		}

		Control Vertical()
		{
			var control = SetInitialValue();
			control.Size = new Size(-1, 150);
			control.Orientation = Orientation.Vertical;
			var layout = new DynamicLayout();
			layout.AddCentered(control);
			return layout;
		}

		void LogEvents(Slider control)
		{
			control.ValueChanged += delegate
			{
				Log.Write(control, "ValueChanged, Value: {0}", control.Value);
			};
		}
	}
}

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