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WTC Review | Philadelphia 2016 Issue No. 4
It's been a great year!
We'll be fifteen years old in 2017! For those of you who have been with us from the beginning, you know the milestones we've reached and the opportunities that exist for us as a World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia.
This year we are particularly proud of the success our companies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have achieved. With the guiding hand of our trade counselors, these exporters, many of them small and medium‐sized businesses, now have customers around the world ‐ registering over $174M in increased export sales.
Their success is our success and it's at the heart of what we do as a member‐based, 501(c)3 non‐profit organization.
This year we partnered with the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia and area business and civic leaders, as part of a national Brookings/JP Morgan Chase "Global Cities Initiative" to launch a dynamic export strategy to drive economic growth and job creation for the Greater Philadelphia Region. The resulting "Export Plan" for Philadelphia underscored that there are many more businesses in the Greater Philadelphia region who can and should be exporting ‐ and need the services of the WTCGP.
As part of our commitment to the international business community to provide timely and relevant information on the global economy and celebrate our global leaders, this year's key signature events and international meetings included:
Annual Global Business Conference headlined by former Ambassador to China and to Singapore Governor Jon Huntsman
Business Roundtable with US diplomats from the ASEAN region
Meeting with visiting delegation from Tianjin China through our WTC network
Our only fundraising event ‐ World Trade Centers Awards and Celebration where we honored Jerry Sweeney, President, CEO, and Trustee, Brandywine Realty Trust and member companies of the year, Bradford White (PA) and Sunhillo (NJ)
Every day the WTCGP opens its doors to help "grow trade" in the Greater Philadelphia region thanks to our member companies, and sustaining and leadership partners. As we continue to grow trade, we need to ensure that we can continue to expand this important work.
If you believe in our mission, please consider making a tax‐deductible contribution. Click here and give what you can.
If you're considering becoming a member of the WTCGP, we've added an additional benefit, exclusively for the WTCGP ‐ discounted membership at the Pyramid Club. We will be glad to provide further details.
We wish you happy holidays! As we navigate a global economy in transition, we look forward to working with you in 2017!
Thank you again for supporting the WTCGP.
Linda Mysliwy Conlin
President, World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia
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Chinese Patients Find Life Saving Treatments in the US through Premier Global Care
A 47-year-old woman whose CT scan shows several pulmonary nodules visits a doctor in Shanghai. The doctor, who that day may have seen as many as 200 patients, tells her she mostly likely has cancerous lesions in her lungs and will need chemotherapy and surgery to remove all 7 of them. He doesn't perform a biopsy.
Fortunately, this woman is one of a growing number of people in China who are seeking medical care in the United States, and can afford it. In her case, a medical tourism agent in China reached out to Ruth Wu, President of Premier Global Care (PGC) and Ruth stepped into action. After an appointment with a pulmonary doctor at Penn Medicine, it was determined that the woman did not require chemotherapy or surgery, as the lesions were too small and low in density to be diagnosed as malignant. Instead, the doctor told her not to worry and suggested a six-month follow-up.
Premier Global Care, a newly created medical tourism company was established to fill the growing need and desire for China's growing middle class to receive life saving medical care in the United States. China's medical care procedures are standardized and due to high volume, doctors are forced to seek the fastest treatments, leading to increased medical errors. Every year an average of 60,000 Chinese seek medical assistance abroad, especially for conditions related to China's pollution problem. A recent article in Time Magazine reported that by 2020 lung cancer cases in China are expected to top 800,000.
Ruth Wu (left), Dr. John Bennett (center)
PGC was established under the Devon International Group (DIG). Since 2002, DIG has been a member of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) and has received trade counseling and access to WTCGP global networks to create a long-term China strategy. In 2004, WTCGP Manager of Export Services Ron Drozd established the CEOs' China Operations Club, a closely-knit group of 45 peer companies who participate in informative roundtable presentations by China specialists and share business challenges and best practices.
Ron Drozd commented, "The World Trade Center provides a platform of services, networks and international opportunities for members to grow their businesses. In June, both Devon International Group and Premier Global Care participated in a trade delegation we hosted for the World Trade Center Tianjin, China. Talks from this inbound delegation prompted Ruth to travel to Tianjin where the WTC network would help her to meet with numerous partners and potential customers.
A second WTCGP Tianjin delegation came to Philadelphia in early November and had meetings with PGC and Dr. John Bennett, founder of Devon International Group. Two weeks later both Ruth Wu and Dr. Bennett traveled back to China to further develop the business relationships."
For the past year, PGC has been working in China to create personalized medical tourism packages for Chinese people seeking anything from critical medical care and In Vitro Fertilization to corporate executive physical exams.
Once a patient has connected with PGC, Ruth Wu will work with her team to create a personalized package.
First step to a personalized package – review the patient's medical records and connect with the hospital in Philadelphia (or other US city) most suitable for the patient's case to come up with the best treatment plan. After discussing the plan with the patient and his/her family, the PGC team will handle all necessary details which may include: obtaining a Visa; arranging housing and transportation to and from hospital and doctor appointments; providing translation services, organizing tourist excursions for family members, and providing other needs such as weekly food shopping.
Once the patient returns to China, PGC continues to provide assistance with prescription refills; medical report translation and other needs that may arise such as remote follow up sessions.
PGC has brought over 30 patients from China to the United States, most often to Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, Ruth Wu works closely with Philadelphia International Medicine, which matches international patients and physicians with access to a network of world-renowned doctors, surgeons and hospitals.
Sometimes time is of the essence, as in the case of a three year old girl who had received radiation in China for a tumor that was growing inside her mouth. Unfortunately, by the time the toddler arrived at New York's Lenox Hill hospital, the cancer had advanced and doctors were unable to save her life.
"I accompanied Baby Yao to Lennox Hill Hospital. It was heart breaking to see that we got to Yao, a precious 3 year old, too late for treatment. I ask myself often what if her parents had sought out help a few months earlier," says Dr. John Bennett, CEO of Premier Global Care. "
PGC is currently managing 4 patients in the Unites States and their prognosis is great. One of those patients is a 34- year old woman who was recently diagnosed in China with cirrhosis of the liver. Chinese doctors told her that she had ten years to live. Follow-up tests in the United States determined she did not have cirrhosis of the liver – she was fine.
"She and her husband are so happy about this result" says Ruth Wu. "I have a mission now to help more patients to get the proper care and to avoid unnecessary procedures."
About Premier Global Care (PGC)
Premier Global Care is a medical tourism company leveraging Devon International Group's years of experience in the healthcare and medical industries. PGC is dedicated to advanced medical treatment and personalized patient services.
About Devon International Group (DIG) www.devonintlgroup.com
DIG is a multinational group of businesses spanning the healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, and international industries. DIG's nine companies employ over 500 people in 20 countries. The Group routinely partners with entities ranging from small private companies to Fortune 500 enterprises to help achieve its goals of driving affordability and access in healthcare, technology and other industries.
DIG has built an extensive relationship in northern, mid and southern China over the past 15 years, and has an office in Shanghai and a factory in Nantong.
Written by Graziella DiNuzzo
View Additional Member Stories: http://www.wtcphila.org/news/category/success-stories
We've Partnered with the Pyramid Club – For Our Members!
Exclusive Offer for World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia Members Only!
We've partnered with the Pyramid Club to give WTC Philadelphia members an opportunity to meet, network and take advantage of the many conveniences offered when you need to take care of business - downtown!
"My office is in the suburbs but I often have to meet clients in Philadelphia. I recently joined the Pyramid Club through my [WTC Philadelphia] membership and I have already hosted a series of meetings, used the discounted parking and have impressed new clients with my new "downtown meeting place," says Jeff Ji, President U-Combination Technology. "And I'm starting to meet new potential clients."
Here's what you get with Pyramid Club Philadelphia Membership:
A World Classs View from the Pyramid, Philadelphia
Pyramid O.N.E Brochure
Here's all you pay:
$100 initiation fee (original cost: $1,000)- 90% discount!
$124 monthly dues (original cost: $190) – 35% discount!
First year total membership = $1,692
Savings after first year = $792
Pyramid Club Beijing, China
And when traveling abroad, take advantage of the international Pyramid Club locations.
Pyramid O.N.E. Club Directory
For an additional $50 per month you can upgrade to O.N.E membership which offers:
Access to special benefits at the Pyramid Club and other worldwide clubs, hotels and restaurants (nationally and internationally)
50% off dining at the Pyramid Club (members only, including spouse and children under 23)*
Two (2) free rounds of golf at four (4) local courses (cart fees not included)
Cherry Valley Country Club – Skillman, NJ
Hartefield National – Avondale, PA
Applecross Country Club – Downington, PA
Talamore Country Club – Ambler, PA
Two (2) free rounds of golf at other participating country clubs monthly
Two (2) free meals at other participating business clubs monthly
Hotel, restaurant, entertainment, transportation and ticket service discounts locally and globally
*Eligible parties include primary holder plus one additional executive from each individual member company. If the primary holder is already a Pyramid Club member, this offer can be extended to another executive within the company. Primary holder benefits include children under 23 and spouse.
**Existing Pyramid Club members are not eligible.
Become a World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia Member today! Details
Current Philadelphia Members: To find out how to access this benefit contact Office Manager and Membership Coordinator Susan Farrington at 215-586-4249 / sfarrington@wtcphila.org.
2017 Standard Mileage Rates for Business, Medical and Moving Announced
Beginning on Jan. 1, 2017, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
53.5 cents per mile for business miles driven, down from 54 cents for 2016
17 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, down from 19 cents for 2016
14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations
Read Full IRS Announcement
OIBD hosting catalog booth at Expo Manufactura 2017
Pennsylvania's Office of International Development will have a small booth at Expo Manufactura (www.expomanufactura.com.mx), being held in Monterrey, Mexico, from February 7-9, 2017, to promote the products and services of Pennsylvania companies by displaying their catalogs.
This event is the leading platform for the manufacturing sector, connecting companies within the industry that offer the latest technology and solutions for the entire production line throughout the region. Expo Manufactura is the only event in Mexico that integrates the production chain of the manufacturing industry in a single space. This trade show will also include four additional sections which will be focusing in Plastics sector, 3D printing, medical device manufacturing technologies, and automation.
Expo Manufactura is the perfect venue to promote Pennsylvania´s latest manufacturing technologies, and a good option to be in contact with decision makers in the most industrialized city of Mexico.
EXPO MANUFACTURA
February 7 - 9, 2017
PA companies complete this form and send $100 participation fee by January 13.
Participating companies are responsible for mailing 25 copies of their catalogs to the PA Mexico ATR arriving by January 31, 2017.
Mail catalogs to:
Efren Flores, Trade Director
Pennsylvania State Office, Mexico City
Division del Norte 317
Col. Lomas de Memetla C.P.05330
México D.F.
Member News: Chuck Pennoni to Receive William Penn Award
C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, PE, Founder and Chairman of Pennoni Associates Inc., will receive the 2016 William Penn Award from the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.
The award, which has been given annually since 1949, recognizes an individual for his/her outstanding contributions toward the betterment of the region, professional accomplishments, and commitment to charity as well as to the community.
Mr. Pennoni will be honored on Friday, April 21, 2017 from 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. at the William Penn Award Gala hosted at the Hyatt at the Bellevue.
Full Annoucement (via chamberphl.com)
"Chuck Pennoni has dedicated much time and effort into improving our Greater Philadelphia community," said Rob Wonderling, the Chamber's President and CEO. "Through his service on multiple boards, involvement with Drexel University and dedication to his Philadelphia-based firm, he has proven himself a regional and national business leader, and our community is fortunate to have him here."
Discussions Continue at CEOs' China Operations Club
Thank you JP Morgan Chase for hosting our CEOs' China Operations Club (COC) member meeting on December 7th. We managed to cover a lot of ground on relevant topics from A Restructuring of China to Capital Controls and other member business concerns. Our COC roundtable discussion created an opportunity for members who are actively working in China to exchange in dialog to advance understanding on the interlocked finance, economic, political and business realities.
Photo left (center): COC guest speakers Kok-Chi Tsim, Managing Director, International Banking, J.P. Morgan Chase and Grace Jahng, Executive Director, International Banking, J.P. Morgan Chase
This year marks the 11th year for the WTCGP China Operations Club. We invite CEOs who are currently doing business in China to contact us to find out how to become a member. Please contact Ron Drozd, Manager Trade Services at rdrozd@wtcphila.org to find out more.
Graziella DiNuzzo
609-680-7670, gdinuzzo@wtcphila.org
CGLSLGP Upcoming Trade Missions (Deadlines)
The Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers (CGLSLGP) is accepting registrations for these upcoming Trade Missions:
INDONESIA AND VIETNAM TRADE MISSION
REGISTRATION DEADLINE—December 15, 2016
Join the CGLSLGP trade mission to Indonesia and Vietnam from February 27—March 3, 2017. Each mission participant will receive a customized schedule of B2B meetings to meet with prospective customers and business partners. Mission participants will also benefit from networking events and logistical support provided by the Conference's South East Asia Representative.
http://www.cglslgp.org/projects/international-trade/trade-missions/indonesia-and-vietnam-trade-mission/
Doing Business in South East Asia Presentation
Updated Tues January 24 2017
MEXICO TRADE MISSION
REGISTRATION DEADLINE--extended to February 15, 2017
Join the CGLSLGP trade mission to Mexico from April 3-7, 2017. The mission delegation will make stops in Mexico City and Monter-rey/Queretaro. Each mission participant will receive a customized schedule of B2B meetings to meet with prospective customers and business partners. Mission participants will also benefit from networking events and logistical support provided by the Conference's Mexico Trade Office.
More Info:
http://www.cglslgp.org/projects/international-trade/trade-missions/mexico-trade-mission/
Global Cities Initiative, Greater Washington, DC meets with World Trade Center Philadelphia
What is the WTCGP trade service model? When the delegation from Greater Washington, DC Global Cities Initiative visited with WTCGP and a select group of international business leaders on December 6th, that question was top of mind. The delegation consisting of: Brian Kenner, Deputy Mayor Planning and Economic Development; Karima Woods, Director of Business Development and Strategy, DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; Bob Sweeney, Managing Director, Global Cities Initiative; Chuck Bean, Executive Director, Council of Governments; Tony Costa, General Services Administration; Olandan Davenport, Henry Terrell & Associates, PLLC; Amgad Shehata, SVP International, UPS; Marek Gootman, Fellow and Director of Strategic Partnerships and Global Engagement, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution and Brian Finch, JPMorgan Chase, were briefed by Linda Conlin, President, WTCGP on the overall mission, strategy and objectives of WTCGP.
Following the briefing, WTCGP invited select international business leaders to a roundtable discussion and luncheon. Participants included: Dino Ramos, Chief Operating Officer, World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia; Harold T. Epps, Commerce Director, City of Philadelphia; Lauren Swartz, Director, International Business Investment, Commerce Department, City of Philadelphia; Steve Wray, Executive Director, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia; Josh Sevin, Managing Director, Regional Engagement, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia; Matt Cabrey, Executive Director, Select Greater Philadelphia; Sam Rhoads, Executive Vice President, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC); James Tyrell, Chief Revenue Officer, Philadelphia International Airport; Dominic O'Brien, Senior Marketing Representative, Philadelphia Regional Port Authority; Zabeth Teelucksingh, Executive Director, Global Philadelphia Association; Julie Mostov, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost for Global Initiatives, Drexel University; Kevin J. Fandl, J.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Fox School of Business, Temple University; Anastasius (Tassos) Efstratiades, Co-Chair, Business and Finance Department, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP; Stephen Wright, CFP, Managing Director Mid-Atlantic Region Head, JP Morgan Chase; Jeffrey Briggs, Managing Director of Sales, Greater Philadelphia, UPS; and Joseph Farrell, Director of Marketing, Greater Philadelphia, UPS
Many thanks to Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP for hosting the December 6 meeting and to JP Morgan Chase and UPS for providing lunch.
Brazil Buzz! December 2016 Edition
Brazil Buzz! Business News and Updates for Opportunity Seekers from Tradebrz at the Sao Paulo, Brazil WTC Business Tower
Inside this December 2016 issue:
Shipping Industry Con-Solidates 2
Ford Mustangs Arrive In Brazil 2
Toyota Expands Corolla Production In Brazil 3
Tesla Arrives In Brazil 3
Gov't Lowers Import Tariffs On Auto Parts 3
Central Bank Again Cuts Interest Rates In Brazil 4
Trade Shows: December, January, And February 5
Brazil Business News Headlines 6


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ninety feet of perfection.
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. – Red Smith
1926 Angels. Don Mattingly. Tony Conigliaro. Josh Gibson. Ted Williams.
A team photo of the 1926 Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League. Click on the photo for an up close view of the photo as it is a large scan. The detail is incredible for a photo that was taken over 85 years year ago.
I believe this photo was taken at Los Angeles Wrigley Field. A cool piece of info regarding Los Angeles Wrigley Field is that owner William Wrigley Jr. favored his West Coast baseball stadium more so then the more famous Chicago Wrigley Field (he owned the Cubs also). I assume this is because his LA stadium was built first and that he had more revenue come in from LA as the Angels shared the park with the Hollywood Stars for many years in addition to letting the field be used for TV and movies.
Donnie Baseball looking as cool as ever. Growing up there were 2 First Basemen that I loved: Will Clark and Don Mattingly. While neither of them will ever make it to the Hall of Fame (nor do I think they deserve to be), they will forever be in my personal Hall of Fame of awesome players that I loved as a kid.
Tony Conigliaro on the cover of Sports Illustrated after being hit in the facein 1967 by Jack Hamilton of the Angels. Conigliaro had to be carried off the field on a stretcher after Hamilton's pitch fractured his left cheek bone, dislocated his jaw, and seriously damaged his left eye. While he did win the Sporting News AL Comeback Player of the Year award in 1969, he was never the same player as he was prior to being hit.
The Conigliaro incident is one of the reasons why ear-flaps eventually became standardized in Major League Baseball.
I recently came across this photo of Josh Gibson & Rafael Pedroso of the Santa Clara Leopards (Cuban Leagues) and I can't put into words how much I love it. The actual photo which is dated as Nov. 22, 1938 was in an auction back in February and went for an astounding $10,257.88.
Re-blogged from It's a Long Season via Cuba Beisbol.
An aerial view of the greatest hitter of all time honing his craft.
(Photo is from "The Science of Hitting" by Ted Williams. Do yourself a favor and read it)
~ by duaneharris19 on December 31, 2011.
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So what's the best way to avoid such an impediment, you ask?
We turn said knots into our best friends for life of course!
Kind of like taking lemons and making lemonade. Except we have knots and make art with them. Craft goodness. Or something like that.
What I'm really trying (way too hard) to say is here's a tutorial on how to make these super easy and stress-free French Knots that will not have you pulling out your hair.
Just in case you were thinking of embroidering an adorable flock of sheep. Or a castle made of clouds. Or a garden of tiny flower buds.
Step 1: Thread an embroidery needle with the thread of your choice. If you're having difficulty doing so, check out my top 6 tips on threading needles. Typically, you'll want to go with a thin embroidery thread. I however opted for a knitting yarn as I thought it'd be ideal for the depiction of the sheep. To secure, tie a knot at the end of the thread.
Step 2: Bring your needle up from the back of the fabric and pull the thread all the way through.
Step 3: Grab the thread with your left hand (i.e. your non-needle hand) and hold it taut. Place the needle underneath the thread with the tip facing downward slightly.
Step 4: Wrap the yarn around the needle twice. Keep the tension on the thread with your left hand to prevent it from uncoiling.
Step 5: Bring the needle back through the fabric right next to your exit point, but don't pull it all the way through just yet.
Step 6: Pull the yarn tight and downward with your left hand so that a knot forms against the surface of your fabric.
Step 7: Push the needle all the way through the fabric keeping the thread taught.
Anchor the thread on the back of the fabric and you are left with a cute little French Knot on the front.
The size of the knot will vary depending on the number of times you wrap the yarn around the needle.
I love sheep and I love french knots. What a great combination!! I have used french knots for lavender embroidery on linen. Will try some cute sheep now :-) Thanks for this inspiration!!!


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Kidman, Lady Isabel Brown (1862–1948)
Lady Kidman, whose death occurred yesterday at her home in Northgate street, Millswood, will be long remembered for her keen interest in and benefactions to many charitable and other organisations in Adelaide.
For many years she was actively associated with the work of the YWCA, of which she was president for two periods, and which she represented at overseas conferences. She was made a life member of the board of the association in recognition of her services, which were not confined to the administrative side. She believed in keeping in personal touch with the girls belonging to the association, and took a close interest in their sporting activities. Her husband, the late Sir Sidney Kidman, shared her interest in the 'Y.'
Other organisations which have benefited from Lady Kidman's practical interest are the Home for Incurables and Minda Home, Brighton. She made her home and lovely garden available for fetes for charitable purposes, and for the annual 'presidents party' of the National Council of Women.
Lady Kidman leaves a family of one son, Mr. Walter Kidman, and three daughters, Mesdames Sidney Ayers, Sidney Reid and Nelson Clover.
Original publication
Advertiser (Adelaide), 14 July 1948, p 5	(view original)
photo, Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide), 25 March 1929, p 32
photo, Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide), 9 August 1929, p 29
Kidman, Sidney (husband)
Kidman, Frederick (brother-in-law)
Kidman, Sackville (brother-in-law)
Kidman, Leonard (nephew by marriage)
'Kidman, Lady Isabel Brown (1862–1948)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/kidman-lady-isabel-brown-15215/text26419, accessed 17 July 2019.
Wright, Isabel Brown
Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
Millswood, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
community worker
Key Organisations
Home for Incurables (Adelaide)
Minda Home (Adelaide)
National Council of Women (Adelaide)
YWCA (SA)


History is brought to life at this open-air museum depicting early settlement in east central Alberta from 1892-1930. Explore more than 35 restored historic buildings and visit with costumed role-players, who recreate the life of east central Alberta's early Ukrainian pioneers. Make your experience complete with mouth-watering Ukrainian food.
Why is the story of Ukrainian immigration to Canada significant in east central Alberta? The first Ukrainian settlement in Canada was established northeast of Edmonton during the years 1892-1894, north of present-day Lamont. Between 1892 and 1930, Ukrainian immigrants established other bloc settlements (or colonies) in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. None was larger, however than the Ukrainian bloc settlement in east central Alberta. Today, Edmonton has the largest Ukrainian population among all Canadian cities and Alberta has the largest population among all provinces.
Be sure to stop by our gallery in the Visitor Centre where we will be featuring the works of celebrated Ukrainian-Canadian artist, Peter Shostak. Throughout his career Peter Shostak has painted to remember the stories and experiences of the early Ukrainian settlers across the Prairies. Containing a unique collection of his artwork, including two pieces being exhibited for the first time, you will be introduced to the art of Peter Shostak as you explore the stories and memories captured by the paintings.
Operated by Alberta Culture and Tourism, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is located 25 minutes east of Edmonton on Highway 16 (just 3 km east of Elk Island National Park). Open daily, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., from Victoria Day weekend to Labour Day (May 19 to Sept 3). Admission is charged. Show your current Experience Alberta's History pass or Friends of the Ukrainian Village Society membership card and get in free!
Join the excitement of opening weekend with one of Alberta's largest Ukrainian dance extravaganzas.
Drive back in time with a special display of historic vehicles on Vintage Day! New this year, Vintage Day will also feature the Friends Ukrainian Music Fest! Experience a live concert blending traditional and contemporary Ukrainian-Canadian music at the 33rd annual Music Fest presented by the Friends of the Ukrainian Village Society.
Celebrate the pioneer roots of Alberta's Ukrainian community at this annual celebration of culture and heritage, proudly co-hosted with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress-Alberta Provincial Council.
Celebrate Alberta's agricultural roots with a traditional harvest to close the end of the UCHV summer season. Witness an old-fashioned threshing bee complete with vintage farm equipment and grain deliveries to the historic elevator and more!
Operated by Alberta Culture and Tourism, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is located 25 minutes east of Edmonton on Highway 16 (just 3 km east of Elk Island National Park). Open daily, 10 am - 5 pm, from Victoria Day weekend to Labour Day. Admission is charged. Show your current Experience Alberta's History pass or Friends of the Ukrainian Village Society membership card and get in free!


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Election of Directors-at-Large and Members-at-Large
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K. J. Ray Liu
SPS Past President and Chair, Nominations and Appointments Committee
Your vote is important! The election of Directors-at-Large for Regions 1-6 and Region 8 (term 1 January 2015 through 31 December 2016) and Members-at-Large (term 1 January 2015 through 31 December 2017) of the IEEE SPS Board of Governors is now open. Ballots have been mailed to SPS members. The ballot includes a diverse slate of candidates for both elections, which were vetted by the SPS Nominations and Appointments Committee, as well as a space for write-in candidates. This year's election offers SPS members the opportunity to cast their votes via the web at https://eballot4.votenet.com/IEEE for up to ONE Regional Director-at-Large for your corresponding region: Regions 1-6 (USA) and Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and THREE Member-at-Large candidates. Ballots must be received at IEEE no later than 29 August 2014 in order to be counted. Members must meet the eligibility requirements at the time the ballot data is generated in order to be eligible to vote. In order to be eligible to vote in this year's SP Society election, you had to have been an active SP Society Member or Affiliate (excluding Student) prior to 1 June 2014. This is the date when the list of eligible Society voting members was compiled.
The candidates for Regional Director-at-Large are (alpha order):
REGIONS 1-6:
1. Nasir Memon
2. Wade Trappe
3. Zhengdao Wang
Nasir Memon Wade Trappe Zhengdao Wang
REGION 8:
1. Kostas Berberidis
2. Jean-Luc Dugelay
3. Sven Loncaric
Kostas Berberidis Jean-Luc Dugelay Sven Loncaric
The candidates for Member-at-Large are (alpha order):
1. Fulvio Gini
2. Maria Sabrina Greco
3. Anthony Kuh
4. Haizhou Li 5. Zhi-Quan Tom Luo
6. Hideaki Sakai
7. Min Wu
8. Steve Young
9. Abdelhak M. Zoubir
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I had returned to Salvador to find Mina2 had been left by the temporary crew in spanking good order so there was less maintenance work and making good to do than I had anticipated. And just as well as the heat here has been so overwhelming that one gets up at 0530 and carries out a few chores. By 0900 it's too hot to do anything more until the evening. No wonder so little gets achieved here.
The marina, locked and guarded day and night by armed security men, is by the docks– one of the less salubrious areas of town, and the area just a short distance outside of the marina is so dangerous that not even the police venture in. It is a very pleasant sort of prison – with the goodies on the inside. So, sadly, one feels constrained to wander around and get a feel for the place, the people and the culture.
Liliana and her boyfriend Rodrigo came to the rescue. Liliana is an old friend of Selina and had stayed with us for a few weeks when she came to London a few years ago. She had been looking forward to showing us around when we visited her home in Salavador. They were wonderful. They escorted me around town. They took me to wonderful restaurants and guided me through the particular cuisine of Brazil (very different – very yummy). We went to a brilliant jazz concert to hear great Brazilian music and introduced me to her friends and family. She arranged for me to get a data SIM card so that now we have internet connectivity on my laptop in whatever little bay we happen to be anchored. Liliana and Rodrigo were just wonderfully hospitable and my stay in Salvador would not have been a fraction of the cultural experience without them.
On Monday evening I was sitting on the bow of the boat when I saw an unusually fine example of South American chic sashaying down the pontoon.
"Hell-lo" I drawled as she approached. "Ding…dong. Fancy coming aboard for a drink?"
"You bet" she said in almost faultless English, "I could murder a gin and tonic".
This one was going to be a cinch, but, there was something disturbingly familiar about the easy way she chucked her luggage up to me, climbed up and swung her shapely leg over the pulpit. Having poured us both a stiff one, my unease persisted until it all came flooding back; this was no common-or-garden conquest of which there have been so many in the past few months – this was none other than the Downstairs Skipper herself. I had seen so little of her over the last few months that I had completely forgotten what she looked like. It was the nagging that started the moment she had got the drink in her hand that was the giveaway. What bliss – we were together again at last.
Tuesday was spent at supermarkets re-provisioning the boat, not least in preparation for taking Liliana and Rodrigo out for a sail on Wednesday. It was good to be out of the heat of the marina for the day.
Meanwhile the marina was beginning to fill up, as was the City of Salvador outside our gates, in preparation for Carnaval – the annual excess of wild celebration of exceedingly loud drums and music blaring from exceedingly big floats with exceedingly flimsily-dressed Brazilian lovelies gyrating on and all around them. It is recognised that the biggest Carnaval in the world is in Rio de Janeiro – very commercial, very brash – but arguably the best and most authentic Carnaval in the world takes place here in Salvador. It started with a bang Thursday night.
Thursday morning I awoke feeling a little below par. By lunchtime I was feeling dreadful. The DS took my temperature – it was sky high. I took to my bed and the DS showing an unusual degree of sympathy (must have had something to do with our months of separation) caressed my fevered body with a flannel dipped in ice water. The shock would have killed a lesser man. As I slipped in and out of consciousness (OK that may be slightly dramatic exaggeration, but I did spend most of the day sleeping) we speculated as to the cause of the fever. Denghue fever was the DS's first typically pessimistic theory. No. Too inconvenient – it takes weeks to recover from. Food poisoning? Possibly, but some of the symptoms were inconsistent. Heat exhaustion? Almost certainly, given all the right components and symptoms. But my favoured theory is that it was a simple case of love fever. Our passionate reunion after so long apart had taken its toll. Whatever the cause, the second liveliest Carnaval in the world passed us by unnoticed that night as I lay, near death, within the very sound of the drum beats.
Friday morning, and I staged a near miraculous recovery. Temperature was normal and, apart from feeling a little weak, everything else was normal too. So by Friday evening, we were ready to join the party. We took the "Elevador" up to the historic old town and as we emerged into the main square all our senses were bombarded. The music blasting from the vast floats hit you in the solar plexus. The streets were crammed full of Brazilians wearing extraordinary costumes, and everyone was gyrating to the sound of the Brazilian beat.
Brazilian women are renowned for their voluptuous bottoms and they show these off to great effect, bumping and grinding them ceaselessly to the never-ending rhythm as the parade of floats wind through the streets at a snail pace. It's crazy; it's noisy, it's happy, it's fun – it's CARNAVAL!
If we had any concerns about security in the crammed streets, our fears were allayed by an overpowering presence of the military and police. They were all over the place as they stood vigilantly in groups, or marched in great squads through the crowds fully decked out in riot gear, gripping their riot batons, guns at their hips. But there was no trouble. Everyone was happy.
On Saturday, re-provisioned and party'ed out we slipped our lines and left the marina for the start of our journey south. But before we were to head out into the Atlantic rollers we were to spend a couple of days exploring the bay of Salvador which I had missed out on when I flew back to the UK in December.
We sailed round the island of Itaparica and down a long wide channel to anchor for the night between two islands fringed with white beaches and palm trees – we are continually pinching ourselves to make sure we haven't died and gone to paradise.


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For each core module, a practical component will provide students with full training on a wide range of state-of-the-art research equipment fostering robust critical analysis and techniques for scientific research. Each of the six, 20-credit and one, 60-credit modules will run separately and consecutively to allow for part-time study, and also to provide logical progression and development of interrelated concepts and research skills.
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Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association
Minutes from Board of Directors Meeting
DMNA Office
528 Hennepin Avenue, Suite #310, Minneapolis, MN
I. Call to Order and Introductions
Kim Motes, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Other board members in attendance were Andrew Hauer; Tom Hoch; Gene Nessly; Cynthia Newsom, Treasurer; Scott Parkin, Secretary; Jodi Pfarr; and Carletta Sweet, Vice Chair.
Board member absent: All were in attendance
Others in attendance included: Luis Caire, Wasabi Fusion Cuisine; Gena Gerard, RJCA; Lisa Goodman, t7h Ward Councilperson; Kim Malrick, RJCA; Sarah Phemister, Downtown Journal; Christie Rock, DMNA coordinator; George Rosenquist, downtown resident; Jim Stanton, Shamrock Development.
II. Consideration of agenda, additions to agenda
There were no additions to the January 10, 2006 agenda.
III. Update from Council Member Lisa Goodman
Board Chair Kim Motes welcomed Council Member Lisa Goodman to the DMNA board meeting. Goodman distributed the City of Minneapolis' annual report. She commented on the new customer service / 311 hotline. She stressed the difference between 311 and 911. She also noted that Minneapolis was highlighted in a recent Boston Globe article with regards to its efforts to cultivate the arts in downtown.
Goodman mentioned that the next "Lunch with Lisa" is scheduled for January 25, 2006, at the Tiburòn Restaurant. The topic is the Hennepin Avenue Theatres. Tom Hoch will be the guest presenter. She indicated that future topics might include downtown nightclubs such as the Quest (110 North 5th Street) and Trocaderos (107 3rd Avenue North).
Goodman updated the board on the Library/Planetarium project. She indicated that at this point no private funds have been raised. State funds committed through the 2005 Bonding Bill cannot be accessed until private funds are secured. Goodman stated that the Planetarium must raise $16 million. Finally, she commented briefly on the Guthrie RFP. She said at this point she cannot release any information, but that the DMNA has representation on the review committee – Carletta Sweet and Christie Rock.
DMNA board member Scott Parkin asked Goodman whether there were any plans for a dog park in the downtown area. Goodman noted that there are dog parks in Loring Park and North Loop, and that at this point there are not plans to establish a dog park in the downtown neighborhoods.
IV. Consideration of November 2005 Minutes
Tom Hoch made a motion to approve the minutes from the November 15, 2005 board meeting. Vice Chair Carletta Sweet seconded the motion. Kim Motes called for discussion. The minutes were unanimously approved.
V. Consideration of December 2005 minutes
Andy Hauer made a motion to approve the minutes from the December13, 2005 board meeting.
Vice Chair Carletta Sweet seconded the motion. Kim Motes called for discussion. Scott Parkin indicated that he was elected Secretary as opposed to Treasurer as the minutes stated. Cynthia Newsom concurred. She stated that she was elected Treasurer as opposed to Secretary. Sweet noted the corrections. The minutes were unanimously approved as amended.
VI. Consideration of November / December 2005 Financial Statements
Christie Rock distributed and explained the F2005 Budget vs. Actual as of December 31, 2005 document, along with the bank register for November 1-30, 2005, and December 1-31, 2005.
Andy Hauer made a motion to receive and file the December 2005 financial statements. Tom Hoch seconded the motion. Kim Motes called for discussion. The financial statements were unanimously received and filed.
VII. Consideration of FY 2006 Operating Budget
Christie Rock distributed the FY 2006 Operating Budget and responded to questions regarding specific line items. She specifically highlighted the MWMO grant and the Restorative Justice expenditure.
Andy Hauer made a motion to approve the FY 2006 Operating Budget. Carletta Sweet seconded the motion. Kim Motes called for discussion. The motion to approve the FY 2006 Operating Budget passed unanimously.
VIII. Land Use Committee Update
LUC Chair Andy Hauer reviewed the following projects:
Wasabi Fusion Cuisine. Restaurant representative Luis Caire gave a report on the new restaurant proposed for 903 Washington Avenue. The restaurant owners are seeking a Class C liquor license. The restaurant will be open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. There will be no entertainment.
Jodi Pfarr made a motion to recommend approval of the Class C liquor license. Tom Hoch seconded the motion. Kim Motes called for discussion. The motion passed.
Shamrock Development. Jim Stanton gave an updated report on his project at the Liquor Depot site that included some revisions he made to the site plan following the December 19, 2005 meeting at Open Book. He provided the board with display pictures of the project and described the changes to the façade. The plans include green space. Stanton indicated that he is continuing to work on creating a more definitive entrance off of South 10th Street. The only land use application he is seeking from the City is a variance from a required set back – 23 ft to 15 ft.
Stanton indicated that he has asked Xcel Energy to bury overhead power lines. He mentioned that Braun Intertec has done soil sampling on the site. Stanton stated that the MPCA has been notified regarding the removal of old tanks. He also thought some asbestos abatement might be necessary. The Liquor Depot is scheduled for demolition at the end of March 2006.
Board Chair Kim Motes made a motion to recommend approval of Shamrock Development's variance request. Gene Nessly seconded the motion. Motes called for discussion. The motion passed unanimously.
The Wave – Fuji Ya Redevelopment Site. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board will consider sending the sale of the former Fuji Ya property to district court for final approval at its February 15, 2006 meeting. This item was continued from the November 2005 meeting. This item does require a public hearing.
There was considerable DMNA board discussion surrounding this item, specific questions revolved around whether there was a purchase agreement in place and whether the DMNA board had recommended approval of this project. Christie Rock indicated that she would do some research and email her findings out to the board. Rock also stated that she would put together a notice for the DMNA email list announcing the date time and agenda items for the February 15, 2006 MPRB meeting.
Guthrie RFP Update. Christie Rock asked DMNA Vice Chair Carletta Sweet to give an update regarding the Guthrie RFP process. Sweet indicated that the review committee secured the RFP language in December, and submitted the RFP at the first part of this month. Responses to the RFP are due the first week in March. At that point the committee will review the proposals. Sweet and Rock will continue to update the board on the process when appropriate.
IX. Crime and Safety Update
CCP/SAFE Civilian Luther Krueger was not present at the meeting.
Gena Gerard and Kim Malrick from Restorative Justice Community Action gave a mid-year update on their work. The DMNA provided a $10,000 grant to RJCA for FY2005-2006. Gerard and Malrick stated that their work during the first half of the funding cycle focused on three things:
§ Ensuring meaningful consequences for offenders
§ Engaging the downtown community
§ Promoting systems change.
Gerard and Malrick noted that the number of cases per month has increased five-fold. They also highlighted First Precinct success stories. Gerard focused on the systems change program, which was initiated to address the elimination of nuisance night hearing program. The program is modeled after the Second Precinct's livability crime initiative.
During RJCA's presentation, there was significant board discussion regarding the nuisance crime in Downtown Minneapolis, in particular people loitering and panhandling. Board members expressed concern about the way in which offenders come into contact with the police. Tom Hoch reiterated the importance of calling 911 when a person witnesses suspicious activity.
Gerard talked about how other neighborhoods have addressed crime and safety issues. She noted that successful neighborhoods have crime and safety committees that meet with police several times per month. She encouraged the DMNA to contact CCNP regarding its efforts. Gerard also touched on the City of Philadelphia's Community Court program. She talked about how the city has crime sweeps at different locations several times a year/quarterly.
Tom Hoch suggested it might be necessary and effective to host a meeting about the problem and invite Mayor Rybek, Chief McManus, Inspector Allen, and other key people. The DMNA board elected Tom Hoch chair of the reactivated Crime and Safety Committee. Hoch will work with Christie Rock to schedule a meeting of this committee.
X. NRP Implementation Update
Skyway Senior Center Update. The Skyway Senior Center has completed fundraising efforts to raise funds to match a $10,000 grant awarded from the DMNA in 2005. Board Chair Kim Motes asked Christie Rock whether the Skyway Senior Center has provided documentation to support the fact that the Senior Center has raised the appropriate amount of funds. Rock showed the board the documentation. Rock requested that the board pass a motion to release DMNA NRP funds for payment to the Skyway Senior Center. Tom Hoch made a motion to release DMNA NRP funds to the Skyway Senior Center. Carletta Sweet seconded the motion. Kim Motes called for discussion. The motion passed unanimously. Rock will contact Michelle Lodahl to let her know the DMNA NRP funds are available.
NRP Implementation Report. Christie Rock updated the board on various NRP programs and projects. She provided the board with a spreadsheet, which outlines how NRP dollars reallocated in November 2003 have been spent. She gave a brief explanation of the NRP reallocation / plan modification process, but indicated that she thought it might be best if new board members heard a presentation from the DMNA's NRP Specialist Barb Lickness. Rock indicated she would see whether Barb could attend the February 2006 board meeting to give a brief workshop on NRP.
XI. Old Business / New Business / Other Business
Chair Kim Motes suggested combining the February Land Use Committee meeting and board meeting on February 7, 2006. She asked Christie Rock to poll the board on their availability later in the month to secure a date for the February meeting.
XII. Adjournment
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Signed this ________ day of ________________________, 2006.
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Chair Secretary


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The South African fleet of research vessels comprises three fisheries research ships and an Antarctic research/supply vessel. They are the property of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. The Department is responsible for national weather forecasting, Antarctic research and the management of the country's living marine resources.
All four vessels are operated by the Chief Directorate: Sea Fisheries and are registered in Cape Town, the home port of fisheries research for the past 100 years. The largest of the fisheries research ships is RV Africana, a 78m stern trawler configured, multi-purpose vessel built in Durban in 1982.
The 53m FRS Algoa, previously the French whitefish trawler Ludovic Jego, was purchased in late 1991 and underwent a major conversion programme in 1992/93. The selection of Ludovic Jego was based on the vessel's suitability for conversion into a multi-purpose fisheries research ship. She is used for pelagic recruit and pre-recruit surveys, squid work and is presently the prime vessel in the Sardine Anchovy Recruitment Programme (SARP). She is capable of deploying commercial-sized demersal and pelagic trawls, and operates 24 hours a day.
The smallest of the fisheries research ships is the 36m Sardinops. Built as a side trawler in 1958, the vessel has limited laboratory space and accommodation for four research.
Dr Khotso Mokhele, President of the National Research Foundation (NRF), and Dr Monde Mayekiso, Deputy Director General of the Department of Environment and Tourism, and CEO of Marine and Coastal Management (MCM), signed an agreement for MCM to host a new SAEON Node for the marine-offshore ecosystems.
The initiative by SAEON to provide a home for all marine science data has been widely hailed by the marine science community as important and timely. A considerable body of knowledge exists within South African marine science, and much of this is reliant on historical and ongoing long-term observation programmes already stretching over many decades. However, a lot of data is in danger of being lost due to individuals leaving the system, or the data not having been digitised or not supported by adequate metadata.
Private consulting has also been a negative force on the promotion of free access to data. An additional complicating factor is the Marine Living Resources Fund (MLRF) which is funded by the fishing industry through levies, contributes significantly to the research of many organisations, and consequently bears perceived implications for intellectual property although this fund is administered by MCM.
On the positive side it has become evident that, whereas there has been a strong territoriality associated with data sets historically, even where data collection was performed with a public sector mandate, this might be slowly changing.
In his presentation on a proposed service-oriented Information Management architecture for SAEON, Laurie Barwell of the CSIR stressed the importance of partnering. (Picture © Mitzi du Plessis)
Prof Tim O'Connor, an environmental consultant, argued that agricultural systems deserved a much bigger share of environmental monitoring and research because "land transformation is the single most important driving force in environmental change in this country". (Picture © Johan Pauw)
Beverley Damonse of the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) and Kirsten Mahood of Stellenbosch University addressed the educational and outreach dimension of environmental research. (Picture © Mitzi du Plessis)
South Africa's sea-turtle research programme has been going for 43 years, the longest running sea-turtle research programme in the world. (Picture © South African Tourism)
Why MCM?
One of the reasons why MCM was chosen to host the new SAEON Node for the marine-offshore ecosystems is that it has two vessels to do offshore research and monitoring, the Africana and the Sardinops. Both of these vessels are dedicated to marine research and spend more than 200 days at sea each year studying the state of our fish stocks. Research from these vessels informs decisions about the numbers of fish that may be allocated for commercial, recreational and subsistence fishing each year.
Offshore monitoring for fish stock assessment is the sole domain of MCM, because this relies on the availability of research vessels. The information is required to determine Total Allowable Catch per species on an annual basis. The MCM research vessels are also available for other research cruises from time to time, but the cost thereof is inherently high.
Other reasons for choosing MCM include the fact that it has a considerable body of existing long-term data, including fisheries data. SAEON's new node will add the necessary capacity to enable MCM to extract the full value of data in its possession.
MCM is moreover responsible for contract management of the South African Data Centre for Oceanography (SADCO), a repository for physical oceanographic data from ships cruising around southern Africa. SADCO collects the physical geographical and biological data and drives the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS). All this data is relevant to the node. SAEON has reached agreement with SADCO to collaborate with them and exchange data. This means that the SADCO data will be added to a central pool of environmental data that will be accessible through SAEON.
One of the key functions of SAEON according to its mandate – that the information and products stemming from research, monitoring and observation are made available in an easily accessible format to users worldwide. Data generation and data management will form a vital component of all SAEON's nodes.
SAEON Head Johan Pauw and his team are currently working with MCM to establish terms of reference for the node, and sort out the operational arrangements. The Node's staff will be appointed and employed by SAEON, unlike the staff of the other nodes who are employed by the host organisations. They will be housed with MCM in the Foretrust Building in Cape Town's foreshore area. An advertisement for a new node manager went at the end of last month, for appointment in November.
SAEON and SADCO
With MCM being a partner in SADCO, also acting in a consultative capacity, these two bodies have been exchanging data for some time. With SAEON coming in, a more comprehensive arrangement will be required between all the bodies concerned. Through MCM, SAEON's interaction with SADCO will not only be in the form of a partnership, but will involve taking responsibility for the contract management of SADCO.
"Our role doesn't end there," says Johan. "We will make a financial contribution to SADCO on behalf of all South Africa's universities, which will allow them free access to the data. The universities are currently the biggest users of SADCO data." The physical oceanography data include salinity of the water, wave action, direction and strength of currents, and seawater temperature.
Exploring the southern ocean
SAEON's new node for the marine-offshore ecosystems extends well into the southern ocean.
"I think the oceans are getting increasingly important economically and scientifically," says SAEON Head Johan Pauw. "Obviously in aspects such as climate change we expect certain drastic changes to happen in the marine environment, changes that may have a far-reaching effect not only on the fishing industry, but also on the biodiversity of the oceans at large. Also important to note is very distinct climatic/atmospheric link between the oceans and the African continent. What happens with the oceans around it will influence livelihoods on the continent. And much of it is not well researched. We need long-term data to clarify those links."
"So I think that no one could argue that the oceans are too far away from us to be important and that we should rather spend our available funds on terrestrial research. A considerable body of knowledge exists within South African marine science. Much of this is reliant on historical and ongoing long-term observation programmes already stretching over many decades."
For long-term fisheries research, MCM has been surveying certain fixed transects on an annual basis for a period of twelve years to monitor fish stocks, on the basis of which they then allocate the number of fishing permits. In this MCM fulfils a dual role: it has a regulatory function, but the information generated for that is of considerable value for research.
MCM also collates data from the fishing companies, who are under statutory obligation to provide the data to MCM. The fishing companies pay a levy towards MCM research, which entitles them to unrestricted access to that information. Research deals mostly with fish stocks – numbers caught, and in which locations. It will be useful for SAEON to tap into this information as well.
A constellation of core sites
SAEON's new node will be closely linked to the SAEON Elwandle Node, which will primarily be responsible for inshore monitoring. Gathering data from the coastal-inshore and marine offshore systems ought to present a holistic picture of how the marine environment is changing over time.
Recent advice by the SAEON Technical Steering Committee pointed to the prominent role that Node Managers would be required to play in assisting a bottom-up approach to the designation of core sites. The constellation of core observation sites must be derived from a broad consultative process driven by each node manager.
Discussions with organisations during the site visits pointed to some of the potential core and affiliated sites as being at Kosi Bay, Sodwana Bay, Aliwal Shoal, Algoa Bay, Tsitsikamma, De Hoop, Langebaan, St Helena Bay, and the proposed Groen-Spoeg Marine Protected Area.
The Sub-Antarctic Islands is a non-negotiable SAEON site, but managed independently of SAEON. As a result it is envisaged to be an affiliated site and data provider to the SAEON Node for marine-offshore ecosystems.
Synergies in education outreach
A Marine and Coastal Educators Network (MCEN) is another of SANCOR's coordinating groups. MCEN provides a network structure within which SAEON's marine and coastal nodes' education outreach programmes will find excellent support. The major organisations considered as potential host organisations all have an education section that could operate in synergy with SAEON.
Both nodes would be well-advised to include 'observer' or 'citizen science' programmes in their methodology, not only for the collection of data but also for the educational and outreach dimensions inherent to such programmes.
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Speech on Motion under the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance
First of all, may I thank the Hon Claudia Mo for proposing this Resolution to allow me to comment on the Lee Wai-ling Affair from personal experience? I am sorry that my remarks might be double punch to Ms Lee at this juncture but I am convinced that my unpleasant experience would help us better understand what might have really happened. I also realize that what I am saying today might bring more undue criticisms in future but I am duty bound to speak out.
We all uphold press freedom or (in different words) editorial independence. That said, are we aware that press freedom has an inseparable brother known as press ethics? They are two sides of the same coin. Where there is freedom there should be ethics. If there were only freedom but no ethics, media abuse or even tyranny would appear. Journalists have great responsibilities and thus also extensive power. If they lack ethics, the problem would be very serious.
The first code of practice in professional ethics as published on the website of Journalists Association says that members of the media should handle news materials with investigative, fair, objective, impartial and complementary approaches. Care should be taken to ensure accurate reporting without miscomprehension or misinterpretation that might mislead the public. Many friends of mine in the media have inherited these traditions. In fact, a conscious journalist would abide to them voluntarily. If any media chose to ignore, the outcome would be unmanageable because the community's hands are tied. Any criticism might be construed as interference of press freedom and thus would be immoral.
In our debate today, we could not avoid commenting on Ms Lee herself and her style as a programme host because they are crucial to our judgment. She hosts prime-time programmes but her style, in my view, is radical and even prejudiced. If benchmarked against the standard of press ethics, it would fail most of the tests. In fact, I have repeated but interesting experience. When approached for telephone interviews on Commercial Radio, I was sometimes hesitant for concern of impartial reporting. Both frontline reporters and management would immediately disassociate themselves with Ms Lee. They clarified they were professionals of News Department and Ms Lee was staff of Programme Department. They also reassured that all would be treated indifferently and did keep their words. Yet, how could ordinary people on the street distinguish between these two departments? Admittedly, many hosts in the Programme Department of Commercial Radio are fair and square.
As the public rely on the media for information, journalists are controlling a key public tool. Apart from monitoring the government, they also have an important role of reporting facts to help people understand the full picture and make their own judgments. Therefore, if the media were selective in reporting and biased in commentary, the public would likely be misled.
Let me illustrate with a recent case. When an incident of sea cruiser passengers refusing to disembark on arrival happened last month, Ms Lee's assistant called my office requesting for an interview on travel insurance and claims related to sea cruise. When I returned call, there was not much time left before her programme went on air. As travel insurance for sea cruise is specialization, it would take time for me to digest terms and conditions of various underwriters before proper advices might be offered to the public. Thus, I suggested them interviewing a relevant insurance specialist instead and immediately asked the Federation of Insurers for help. Unfortunately, HKFI could not find the right person for interview but they responded to her queries in writing. HKFI also followed up with her assistant who confirmed that the reply had been handed to Ms Lee. I was also advised that HKFI released the same reply to other medias. Meanwhile, I was busy consulting specialists on possible claims and answering other media enquiries. Actually, I was quoted by Ming Pao in its reporting. Thus, there is no ground to criticize the insurance industry and me for failing to respond.
Regrettably, Ms Lee did not mention the written reply in her programme on that day but criticized the industry and me for failing to respond instead. A few days later, she repeated these criticisms in her column. In my view, this incident shows that what she then cared about were not the affected passengers at all. If she were, she would explain possible claims quoting from the written reply of HKFI. However, she did not and chose to criticize people for refusal to attend interviews instead. This was not only a far cry from journalism but also gross distortion of facts. Basically, I could hardly agree that Ms Lee is a professional journalist. In my view she is abusing her role in criticizing the functional constituency and me on radio and in the press. Many government officers told me that they would no longer attend her interviews because of such unpleasant experience.
I always believe that a professional programme host or current affairs critic should enjoy more room in expressing personal views than reporters and might even challenge the authority. However, press ethics must be observed. Actually, I have appeared on other Commercial Radio programmes where hosts are equally critical but they do respect facts and impartiality. Both sides could freely express their views. The problem with Ms Lee is her style and arrogance in cornering guests. There are unconfirmed complaints that she kept on criticizing even after the guest had hung up and in the absence of dialogue.
Apart from the recent sea cruiser accident, I have attended only a few interviews with her but I am seemed to be targeted at. Back in September 2008, I was first elected to this Council and awaiting swear-in in October. I was then unfamiliar with the media. When the AIG incident occurred, the media would like to find out the position of policyholders. It was a sensitive issue because that company had more than two million local policies outstanding. Any inaccurate information or comment would run the risk of triggering crisis comparable to bank runs. Only the Commissioner of Insurance that monitors its financial position was eligible to comment. Therefore, I asked the Commissioner to meet the press and a briefing was scheduled for 5:00pm in the afternoon. My office also helped notifying the media. However, Ms Lee criticized me in her programme unfoundedly. She even wrote in her column that I was unreachable and called for posting bills to find the "missing person". Her language was so cruel that my friends and relatives were grossly upset. They asked me why the media was so unscrupulous in reporting.
As she is laid off by Commercial Radio, Ms Lee is certainly upset. However, she should self-criticize and learn to become more professional. What is utmost important in interviews is providing accurate information in a professional way. Thus, adequate time should be allowed and details of coverage should be given for preparation. It is unscrupulous to attack people on air and in column. In fact, difference in political views should always be respected as freedom of speech is utmost essential.
Termination of employment on this occasion is unlikely to be related to press freedom. According to media reports, Ms Lee might be laid off for three causes. First, she was in dispute with her boss and superior. Second, audience rating was falling. Third, she intended to quit. Actually, Ms Lee is appearing in a new station already. Thus, the allegation of silencing her could not be substantiated as she could still find platforms to express her views. Moreover, disagreement with boss and superior even in the media would mean lacking mutual trust. Both sides could hardly work together any more in reality.
Last but not least is falling audience rating. It could hardly be verified but is not inconceivable. Many friends of mine say that they were first attracted to her programme by stimulating criticisms. As time went by, they found that her views were repeatedly negative as it seemed nobody but she was righteous. They have now quitted and I believe that they are not the minority. All these are plausible causes. Don't try to self-coronate with the halo of press freedom. It would be insulting, wouldn't it?
What I have been trying to say today is that the Lee Wai-ling Affair is simply another employment or labour dispute that happens to have complication. Someone is trying to relate it to press freedom and put it in the context of license renewal of the station. They are merely trying to politicize it for personal agenda. Frankly, I do not believe that freedom of speech in Commercial Radio is compromised with the departure of Ms Lee. Its programme hosts are still freely expressing their views. I wish Ms Lee would realize that unless she changes her confrontational style and prejudiced approach I would refrain from attending her interviews.
I am sociable and affable but intolerant of hypocrites who abuse public tools to pursue private agenda. Hong Kong is falling amidst internal fights and conflicts because of them. When Ms Lee no longer writes and closes her column, I wish the community would not to try linking it with press freedom by default.
Mr President, I do not support the resolution to investigate this incident under the power and privilege law because its causes are simple and straightforward.
This entry was posted in Speech on Motion on 19/03/2014


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