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1930 Graham-Paige: Replicating Grandpa's Ride
THE CAR AND ITS OWNERS 1930 Graham-Paige owned by Ray and Linda Lignowski
WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING The Graham brothers were involved in vehicle manufacturing through the early 20th century, yet the Graham-Paige branded cars were produced only from 1928 to 1931 after the purchase of another auto maker, the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company. "In magazine ads of the day, the Graham-Paige was often compared to the Auburn, Buick, Marmon, Chrysler and Reo, to name a few," Ray Lignowski says. "The base six-cylinder coupe started at $845 (double the price of a nicely optioned Ford) and could run as high as $4,500 for a long-wheelbase, seven-passenger, eight-cylinder model." Innovative standard features, he says, included laminated safety glass, Lockheed hydraulic brakes (most cars were still using cable brakes), height-adjustable foot pedals, externally adjustable oil pressure, oil level gauge and an externally adjustable timing chain.
HOW LONG THEY'VE OWNED IT Since the summer of 1998
WHERE THEY FOUND IT The Lignowskis found their car in South Dakota as "nothing more than a rusty shell and chassis," he says. "But it was the same year, make and model of the car that my grandparents had when they met and were married. I even had some pictures of them in the car in Brooklyn in 1933." They drove to South Dakota and brought the sedan home by trailer.
CONDITION "I began that October of '98 what is still a continuing restoration," Lignowski says. "I had to get two dead motors to combine the good parts of both to make one running one." He found a lot of the car's missing trim online or through the Graham-Paige Club. The wood body frame was rebuilt, the car was painted and period-correct accessories were added. "The next project," he says," is to learn how to sew and complete the interior with the correct Belgian mohair fabric."
TIPS FOR OWNERS "If you own one," Lignowski advises, "most likely you are the only one on the block and, possibly, your town. Tune-up parts can still be had from a good old auto parts store as the Graham-Paige motor was used for commercial applications in things like forklifts right up until the 1960s."
VALUE "You can buy a nice 'driver' for $5,000 to $7,000, or go as high as you want to go," he says. "The cars are rare, but the demand just isn't what it used to be."
"Nothing can beat the feeling of knowing when I'm behind the wheel, it is exactly the view and feeling my grandfather had 79 years ago, motoring around Brooklyn in his Graham," Lignowski says. The couple can often be seen driving around Long Island, New York on a Sunday with their twins, Samantha and Tyler. "It's as close as we can get now to the good ol' days."
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MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (AP) Ameren Missouri has asked regulators for permission to build a solar plant along a half-mile Interstate 70 stretch in eastern Missouri's Montgomery County.
The utility, in its application to the Missouri Public Service Commission, said it wants to create a 15-megawatt solar plant that annually would produce an estimated 20,655 megawatt hours, which could power roughly 1,500 households each year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Ameren hopes to break ground on the 70-acre, nearly 48,000-panel project by October and complete it next year. It would be more than twice the size of Ameren's first utility-scale solar array in O'Fallon, west of St. Louis. The O'Fallon array began operating in December 2014.
Ameren's renewable energy projects are largely driven by the state's renewable energy standard, which voters approved in 2008. It requires a certain amount of power to come from low carbon sources such as wind and hydroelectric while mandating a certain allocation for solar power.
A federal tax credit for renewable energy investment is expected to drop from 30 percent to 10 percent at the end of next year, and Bill Barbieri, who is Ameren's renewable energy chief, said the utility wants to take advantage of the larger credit while it's available.
The cost of the proposed Montgomery County solar plant hasn't been released. Barbieri said the utility still is negotiating with contractors.
Other Missouri energy providers also are turning to solar power. On July 1 in northeastern Missouri's Macon County, officials unveiled a 10,800-panel solar farm expected to generate enough power to serve about 300 homes.
That farm, which began producing electricity in June, was pressed by a partnership including MC Power, the Joint Municipal Electric Utilities Commission, Gardner Capital and the city of Macon.


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package Armadillo.Communication.Zmq;

import org.junit.Test;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
import Armadillo.Communication.zmq.zmq.*;

public class TestTimeo {

    class Worker implements Runnable {

        Ctx ctx;
        Worker(Ctx ctx_) {
            ctx = ctx_;
        }
        @Override
        public void run() {

            ZMQ.zmq_sleep (1);
            SocketBase sc = ZMQ.zmq_socket (ctx, ZMQ.ZMQ_PUSH);
            assert (sc != null);
            boolean rc = ZMQ.zmq_connect (sc, "inproc://timeout_test");
            assert (rc);
            ZMQ.zmq_sleep (1);
            ZMQ.zmq_close (sc);
        }

    }
    @Test
    public void testTimeo()  throws Exception {
        Ctx ctx = ZMQ.zmq_init (1);
        assert (ctx!= null);

        SocketBase sb = ZMQ.zmq_socket (ctx, ZMQ.ZMQ_PULL);
        assert (sb != null);
        boolean rc = ZMQ.zmq_bind (sb, "inproc://timeout_test");
        assert (rc );

    //  Check whether non-blocking recv returns immediately.
        Msg msg = ZMQ.zmq_recv (sb, ZMQ.ZMQ_DONTWAIT);
        assert (msg == null);

        //  Check whether recv timeout is honoured.
        int timeout = 500;
        ZMQ.zmq_setsockopt(sb, ZMQ.ZMQ_RCVTIMEO, timeout);
        long watch = ZMQ.zmq_stopwatch_start();
        msg = ZMQ.zmq_recv (sb, 0);
        assertThat (msg , nullValue());
        long elapsed = ZMQ.zmq_stopwatch_stop (watch);
        assertThat (elapsed > 440000 && elapsed < 550000, is(true));

        //  Check whether connection during the wait doesn't distort the timeout.
        timeout = 2000;
        ZMQ.zmq_setsockopt(sb, ZMQ.ZMQ_RCVTIMEO, timeout);
        Thread thread = new Thread(new Worker(ctx));
        thread.start();

        watch = ZMQ.zmq_stopwatch_start ();
        msg = ZMQ.zmq_recv (sb, 0);
        assertThat (msg , nullValue());
        elapsed = ZMQ.zmq_stopwatch_stop (watch);
        assertThat (elapsed > 1900000 && elapsed < 2100000, is(true));
        thread.join();

        //  Check that timeouts don't break normal message transfer.
        SocketBase sc = ZMQ.zmq_socket (ctx, ZMQ.ZMQ_PUSH);
        assert (sc != null);
        ZMQ.zmq_setsockopt(sb, ZMQ.ZMQ_RCVTIMEO, timeout);
        ZMQ.zmq_setsockopt(sb, ZMQ.ZMQ_SNDTIMEO, timeout);
        rc = ZMQ.zmq_connect (sc, "inproc://timeout_test");
        assert (rc);
        Msg smsg = new Msg("12345678ABCDEFGH12345678abcdefgh");
        int r = ZMQ.zmq_send (sc, smsg, 0);
        assertThat (r ,is( 32));
        msg = ZMQ.zmq_recv (sb, 0);
        assertThat (msg.size() ,is( 32));

        ZMQ.zmq_close (sc);

        ZMQ.zmq_close (sb);

        ZMQ.zmq_term (ctx);
    }
}

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Maldives quits Commonwealth, citing 'unfair' treatment
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The Maldives government said Thursday it has decided to leave the Commonwealth because the grouping of former British colonies has treated it "unjustly and unfairly" and sought to interfere in its politics.
The statement by the Foreign Ministry came weeks after the Commonwealth threatened the country with suspension if it failed to show progress in key democratic governance issues by next March.
The Commonwealth seems to be convinced "that the Maldives . would be an easy object that can be used, especially in the name of democracy promotion, to increase the organization's own relevance and leverage in international politics," the statement said.
It said the grouping had "treated the Maldives unjustly and unfairly. The Commonwealth has sought to become an active participant in the domestic political discourse in the Maldives, which is contrary to the principles of the charters of the U.N. and the Commonwealth."
Government spokesman Ibrahim Hussain Shihab said the Maldives' withdrawal from the 53-state grouping would take effect immediately.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland expressed sadness and disappointment at the decision, and said she hoped it would be a temporary separation.
"The Commonwealth Charter reflects the commitment of our member states to democracy and human rights, development and growth, and diversity," she said in a statement.
The Commonwealth had warned the Maldives last month of suspension if it failed to show progress in six areas, including freedom for detained political leaders, freedom of speech and assembly, strengthened separation of powers, and independence of the judiciary.
Maldives, known for its luxury tourist resorts, became a multiparty democracy in 2008 after decades of autocratic rule. President Yameen Abdul Gayoom has been accused of erasing much of the democratic gains since being elected in 2013.
A number of political leaders, including former President Mohamed Nasheed, two of Gayoom's former allies — a vice-president and a defense minister — and a political party leader have been given lengthy prison sentences after trials on terrorism charges criticized for lack of due process.
The state also tightly controls public gatherings and recently enacted a defamation law with hefty fines and jail terms for journalists and social media users.
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An Israeli company claims its ownership of over five thousand dunums in Salfit
Violation: Claiming property over 68.546 dunums
Location: Mas-ha/ Salfit governorate
On 03/03/2013, AL Quds newspaper published an advertisement by the so-called Land Registration Department of Israel. According to the ad, an Israeli company by the name of Aloni Elkana- owned by a group of colonists living in "Elkana" colony- claims its ownership of about 68.546 dunums in Wijih Al-Shami, roadblock number 3, segment 41 in Mas-ha.
Picture 1: The announcement as published in Al-Quds Newspaper, 03/03/2013
Picture 2: Elkana colony which claims its ownership of a piece of land in Mas-ha
According to the mentioned company, the targeted land is state property they are free to buy from official authorities in Israel. Mr. Wael Amer, head of Mas-ha village council, affirmed to an LRC observer that, "Farmers have been denied access to the targeted land since 2000, i.e. after building the Apartheid Wall on Mas-ha lands and destroying vast areas of the village. Besides, the targeted land is near Elkana colony so farmers are not allowed to get near it."
The Apartheid Wall is a means to seize more agricultural lands:
The wall built on Mas-ha lands is 3 km long. The body of the wall is formed of 8m- high cement segments; trenches; and electronic wires. A wire is 40-50 m wide.
The Apartheid Wall led to confiscating and/or isolating about 95% of Mas-ha lands, which is 5500 dunums. The wall surrounds the village from north, west and south. That tuned the village into an isolated gathering where the once farmers and merchants are now unemployed. The wall also hinders the urban expansion in the village.
For building the wall, vast areas of land planted with olive, citrus, fruit and vegetables were confiscated. The area of the land is about 15-20 dunums. The wall also led to uprooting 1000 olive trees; confiscating the only artesian well in the village; and destroying 7 sheds used for animal production.
The construction of the Apartheid Wall played an imminent role in destroying Mas-ha market which profited hundreds of families in the village and its surroundings by isolating it and rendering 75% of its population unemployed. The wall only left one outlet to Mas-ha which is nearby Biddya village. The Israeli occupation authorities allowed shepherds to sheep graze in the village in a bid to destroy agriculture.
The wall totally isolated a house in the village which is besieged and fenced from all sides. The residents of the house move under surveillance and the householder is not allowed to own the property or fix the house. The wall also prohibited Kafr Qasim within the Green Line from visiting their relatives in Mas-ha.
The Israeli Settlement Council took advantage of the confiscated lands where they started building houses for the colonists and news roads for each of the three colonies in the area (which are Elkana A, Elkana B, and Etz Efrayim).
Categories:	Confiscation
مصادرة آليات من مصنع قنديل للباطون في قرية رافات
Another Israeli obstacle to the "Peace Process"
"New Israeli Military Order to confiscate more Palestinian lands in East Jerusalem"
Confiscating a Truck in Ya'bad Village – Jenin Governorate
Israeli Occupation Forces confiscate agricultural tractors from Al-Ras Al-Ahmar and Ibziq areas of Palestinian Jordan Valley
The Israeli Occupation Forces confiscate construction materials and tools in Hebron
شركة إسرائيلية تسعى الى سرقة أراضي في قرية مسحة عبر التزوير
Azzun Atma Wall Section – Qalqiliya Governorate
بلدية الاحتلال تبدأ بتنفيذ مشروع الشارع "21" على أراضي شعفاط


Why is Language Missing From the Conversation?
I'm picking up the blog this month with a post that highlights how the way our bodies are read--in coordination with the languages we speak--can make for very different intersections with race and gender. How many of us think about language learning when we consider the combined impacts of racialization and gendering? How many study abroad coordinators are aware of intersectional challenges for their students of color?
Why do we forget to consider language as another dimension of our social experience? Because we take it for granted. Language is such a regularly embedded and embodied aspect of our everyday experience, we sometimes are unaware of how it can contextually shift in its use to construct ideals of woman, nation, or Arabic-speaker, for example.
The video posted below on "Study Abroad in Jordan" is my latest installment of the #LanguageStory video series, and follows two college students, Laye and Erica, in their sojourn to Amman, Jordan. I met each of them during my time as an ethnographer embedded in Jordan, and their friendship is all the more powerful considering their many differences: Laye is a first-generation Muslim immigrant to the U.S., and Erica is a White American woman with aspirations for a career in Dubai.
It's Real: Race and Gender Have Impacts on Second Language Learning.
It's a bit paradoxical, but the notion of language is quite often missing from discussion of how socially (and culturally) constructed categories of identity can impact our experiences. In many ways, words said and unsaid can contribute to discrimination, exclusion, and a narrowing of possibilities. What I mean here, is that even though racialization and gendering are largely accomplished through discourse and communication, we fail to pay attention to language as a medium of exclusion, or as yet another dimension of reading a person as Other.
Both Erica and Laye enjoy their life abroad in Amman, Jordan, and view it as an extraordinary opportunity. Their friendship has fostered a unique brand of colloquial Arabic between them. However, as it turns out, their study abroad experiences diverge in ways that relate to how their bodies are gendered and raced by others in Amman. Across each of their experiences, language remains another dimension through which they experience difference.
Calling Out Our Roles in Perpetuating Normalized Injustice.
My students and I walking in North Philly with community activist and resident, .O.
Though many of us feel there's something deeply wrong about denying opportunities to girls and women, we are okay with demanding that women be judged by their femininity, hairstyles, and nail polish, or lack thereof. Even though we acknowledge that it takes the involvement of men, along with women, to stop sexism, how many of us readily understand that the burden of dismantling racist thinking and practice lies not primarily with marginalized groups?
Just two days after the presidential election result, and students in my regularly scheduled classes seemed lifeless and downtrodden, defeated and deflated. They had no questions, no thoughts for discussion, because their world had let them down. Somehow they had thought one vote would do it all, but I told them that it was never just about this election.
The dog whistles coming from Clinton's opponent (and his tacit supporters) were sounding the very racialization, sexist anxiety, and empowered prejudice that has festered in the U.S. since before its founding. It's a fundamentalist voice that hides behind economic anxiety and patriotism, while minoritizing, marginalizing, and dehumanizing many of the very people who seek to make this union more perfect. Hate speech and its accompanying mob violence, vigilante aggression, structural injustices, and covert, normalized language of biological inferiority have never been fully denounced in this country, and that is the true shame of this moment.
Anyone clambering to declare "I am not a racist", has likely been unwilling to examine their participation in and benefit from structural inequity. For those of us who think we couldn't possibly be racist, sexist, ableist, class-ist, or otherwise, how do we treat people who (don't) look or sound like us? How much are our lowered expectations, dismissals, fears, and misunderstandings communicated in words like minority, wife, gay, ugly, unattractive, ghetto, poor, weak, foreign? What behaviors do we need to change, along with our language? How can we encourage each other to change?
My students looked so dejected, some close to tears. But this wasn't the time to tap out, I insisted. Now, more than ever, we needed to learn from this election, and from each other. We need to listen, reach out, and work together for social and structural change. And with that, I began preparing us for a visit to Serenity House, a community house and support center in North Philadelphia, where we would have a conversation with community partners about neighborhood activism and identity.
Working with a local Spanish-speaker in Oaxaca City, to finalize transcription of a Spanish interview with a member of the Zapotec community in June 2016.
Today, I'm writing to you from somewhere in Mexico, where I'm spending the summer doing field research and writing. Over the course of my extended visits to this country since 2010, my Spanish has enormously improved. This means my interviewing has gotten more effective because I'm better able to listen in detail.
But there are many ways of speaking Spanish--any language, really--and among these, is the stylish use of slang, and colorful incorporation of taboo terms like swear words, profanity, and dirty words. Believe it or not, words such as these pop up in interview situations, and other contexts of field observation and participation. Sometimes it becomes my task to swear right along with my participants, or at least empathize with their animated excitement or frustration.
In this blog post, I describe a recent episode in which I appropriately used some dirty slang here in Mexico, and how this led to a unique opportunity for intercultural learning. I also share a new list of dirty words I learned just last week in Oaxaca City, with a discussion of why I think these colorful words should be more purposefully included on your own list of survival vocabulary.
Which iconic museum set the scene for this mirror-image selfie?
M is for Makumbusho (Museum).
Where do you go when you want to explore at your own pace? When you want to learn with visual interest and engaged focus? You might end up at a museum. A place where objects, stories, and experiences are narrated through artful display and carefully crafted prose.
In Swahili, the word for museum is makumbusho, meaning a physical place of memories, related to kumbuka (remember) and kumbukumbu (memories). I like these Swahili terms because they capture the role of museums in archiving public discourse and stimulating our cultural understanding of our relationship to human events, created things, and natural phenomena. The Guardian recently had a wonderful piece on how a temporary outdoor art museum in a marginalized Mumbai community is challenging mainstream ideas of what counts as art. The Mumbai museum features the avant-garde pottery and intricate tools of local craftspeople, many of whom have never set foot in a museum space. The key revelation? "When you have a museum, you count."
Particularly because I'm chasing my own growing interest in museums, I recently set out to explore a bit of Old Sacramento on a visit with family. What I discovered enchanted me further with museum exhibits as forms of public discourse, and has me thinking about ways more of us can enjoy these spaces. And even though the power went out in one museum, this didn't spell the end of my memorable encounter.


"Portland City Hall, viewed from Middle Street."
Portland City Hall, viewed from Middle Street.
Portland City Hall, viewed from south (U.S. Custom House, Middle Street). Exchange Street at left, Lime Street (Market Street) at right.
"Portland City Hall, viewed from Middle Street." (1866). The Great Fire : 1866 - Stereoscopic views. 12.
Portland, Me., Great Fire, Portland, Me., 1866, Congress Street, Portland City Hall.


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COMMERCIAL BANKS INTERNATIONALIZATION AND BUSINESS OUTCOMES IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY
Internationalization is a key strategy in some Nigerian banks for growth and greater profit opportunities. This development had led banks to embark on international expansion by opening subsidiaries abroad. Banking reforms especially recapitalization policy, increased regulatory controls, stiff competition in the domestic market, reduced market share, has impacted on the profitability of commercial banks in Nigeria. This study examined commercial banks internationalization and business outcomes in the banking industry in Nigeria with particular reference to selected banks that have subsidiaries in foreign countries.
The study adopted survey research design. The target population comprised of 17200 top level managers of the five top commercial banks with wholly owned subsidiaries outside Nigeria and a stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample size of 793. Data were collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire and validated for the study. Cronbach Alpha reliability for major constructs ranged between 0.84 and 0.91. The response rate was 96.8%. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, hypothesis one and two were tested using simple regression and hypothesis three and four were tested using Pearson correlation statistics.
The findings revealed that commercial banks internationalization had a significant relationship on business outcomes in the banking industry in Nigeria. Results indicated that location choices of internationalized Nigerian commercial banks had significant effect on business outcome (F1/766 = 31.725; R2 = 0.345; p< 0.05. Government policies on internationalization had significant effect on the business outcome of an internationalized commercial bank (F1/766 = 101.152; R2 = 0.117; p< 0.05). Commercial banks motives for internationalization had significant relationship with business outcome (r=0.318; p< 0.05). Entry Mode had a significant relationship with business outcome of an internationalized commercial bank (r=0.778; p< 0.05).
The study concluded that internationalization resulted to positive business outcomes as internationalized banks benefited from growth in profitability, market share, increase in asset base and capitalization. The study recommends that banks seeking opportunities in foreign markets must conduct detailed feasibility studies to understand barriers to entry, factors that affect location choice, influence of government policies and select entry mode that ensures it can constantly compete in the foreign market.
The banking sector in Nigeria witnessed phenomenal growth following the 2004 consolidation that increased minimum capital requirement from N2billion to N25billion. The opening up of the Nigerian economy through various structural reforms, and trade liberalization led to setting up of many banks in Nigeria. These banks had inadequate capital base and were unable to play the role expected of them in economic development. In 2003 there were 89 banks and in a period of 10 years, precisely 2013, the number has reduced to 23. Over the same period, Nigerian banks automated its operations to serve their customers more effectively and efficiently and to keep pace with global technological advancement. As part of the reforms, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) grouped the banks into international, national and regional banks and cancelled the universal banking policy. The reason was for banks to operate according to their capacities (Alade, 2014). Prior to that categorization, most banks developed strategies for growth that included expanding local branch networks and opening offshore branches.
In the Nigerian banking industry, Citibank, Ecobank, Stanbic IBTC, Standard Chartered and Ned bank have their roots outside the shores of Nigeria. Citibank, Ecobank, Stanbic IBTC, Standard Chartered have been in Nigeria since 1989, Ned bank was granted license in 2013 and only started operations in 2014. Nigerian commercial banks started their foray outside the shores of the country in 2002 with United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) opening branches in two countries in Africa. Six years later, 10 Nigerian banks that scaled the hurdle of consolidation followed the footsteps of UBA and GTB thereby creating a situation in the banking sector where the number of Nigerian banks with branches in other countries especially African countries outweighs that of international banks operating in Nigeria. Internationalization refers to the process of increasing involvement in international operations (Asika, 2006). The merits of internationalization accrue to both the expanding banks and the recipient banking system. The main benefits for the parent company would be risk diversification and greater profit opportunities for shareholders. The recipient banking systems, on the other hand, would benefit through increased intermediation and improved efficiency resulting from technological advancement, reduced interest rates and efficiency improvements due to increased competition. Internationalization has been a reservoir of skill, equipment, efficiency and technological transfers, mainly from advanced countries to emerging markets; this is based on the premise that local firms in emerging markets gain from the foreign direct investment externalities through improved efficiency, labour, exports and global integration (Brouthers & Hennart, 2007).
The banking sector is a catalyst and engine of growth in the Nigerian economy and growth in this sector is expected to continue at a faster rate given the growth prospects, and the various transformation policies of the Federal Government. As a result of the financial reform policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, especially the consolidation policy, there has been a marked increase in the internationalization activities of Nigerian banks. Four top commercial banks namely United Bank for Africa (UBA), Access Bank, GTBank and Zenith Bank combined are operating in more than 20 countries in the African continent as well as presence in UK, China, France and USA (Ebimo, 2014). Ebimo (2014), further observed that despite the economic crisis and increasing stringent controls and monitoring by regulators, Nigerian banks are determined in their foreign market entries with fresh decisions about offshore expansions made regularly by bank boards and management. The growing regional integration among developing economies is providing a veritable platform for firms in these economies to explore the inherent benefits of internationalization. Business outcome refers to accounting and non-accounting parametres employed to determine the success or otherwise of an enterprise that has internationalized its operations. Such accounting measures include return on capital employed, profit margin, sales margin, market share and incremental deposit mobilized.
The work of Hamzat and Ajila (2006) employed common indicators of performance measurement that are largely accounting-based. This study will extend this further by investigating the motive behind internationalization as a measure of the outcome. For example, one of the motives of banks internationalization is to follow their customers across various countries they operate in. This will involve value chain marketing of the customers' retailers, suppliers, contractors wherever the customer establishes subsidiaries. In this case, bank internationalization is motivated by maintaining existing client base.
Onafowora and Onoye, (2006), Ezeoha (2007) opined that internationalization in Nigeria dates back a few years ago when indigenous companies realized that the world is becoming a global village and that moving with the trend would offer them more opportunity and unlimited scope for growth. Nevertheless, there is no coordinated approach that may help practitioners have a deep understanding of the internationalization decisions of the productive and service sectors. Scholars like Brouthers and Brouthers, (2001) had developed a globalization model for manufacturing companies, these models were concentrated on western countries and were not thoroughly verified in less advanced countries (Onafowora & Onoye, 2006).
Contemporary studies of internationalization and firm economic performance outcomes are largely based on western countries. Studies explaining the relationship between internationalization and business outcome as it relates to emerging markets have been extremely few (Nachum, 2004). The work of scholars such as Fleury and Junior, (2007), Contractor, Kumar and Kundu (2007), are largely based on firms from emerging economies like Russia, India, China and Brazil
Based on the foregoing, this study provides an insight on commercial banks internationalization and business outcomes in the context of a country in sub-saharan Africa, Nigeria.
Globally, many companies that are facing slow domestic growth are attracted to internationalization to enhance business fortunes (Duysters, 2009). Greater competitive pressures force firms to internationalize, and consequently firms need to respond to new levels of complexity surrounding the diverse cultural, institutional and competitive environment. In the manufacturing sector two companies, Haier Group and Tata Group, provide ready examples. In 1984, a renowned manufacturer of comprehensive household appliances in China, the Haier Group, was close to bankruptcy as evidenced in declining turnover and high debt profile. The trend of globalization and the rising interdependence of the world economy since the late 1980s marked a turning point in the history of Haier (Duysters, 2009). The company envisaged keen competition from foreign firms in a hitherto (largely) protected domestic market. Haier thus restrategized changing its focus from the domestic market to foreign markets.
Tata Group is India's largest business group deriving half of its earnings from export and offshore production. The reason or motive for internationalization was the desire to diversify and reduce dependence on a declining and stagnant domestic market. Goldberg and Johanson,1990; Buch and Lipponer, 2004; Magri, Mori, and Rossi (2005) postulated that commercial banks as service providers, establish in foreign countries to increase market share, maximize profit and maintain existing clients who are expanding to foreign markets. Furthermore, they also expand to exploit ownership advantages that include technology, organizational skills, managerial competence, and credit and marketing skills. It has been mentioned that the first mistake companies make is in choosing the wrong motives to expand internationally (Wenbo, 2007). Going abroad because the domestic market has little or no growth is a bad reason. It has been suggested that failure in internationalization initiatives could be as a result of adopting improper internationalization strategy and process due to knowledge gap of the specific features and developments in the extremely competitive global market.
Walmart, the most successful retail operation in USA failed in Germany due to poor management and total absence of analysis of the local market or culture of the host country (Andreas & Andreas, 2003). Another object of concern is mode of entry into foreign markets. There are different entry modes, the most common are alliances and joint ventures, franchising, importing and exporting, licensing agreements, wholly–owned subsidiaries, mergers and acquisitions (Luthans & Doh, 2009). Why do Nigerian banks prefer subsidiary mode and not any other entry mode, especially given the inherent risk and higher cost in terms of resources and commitment of finance? The Central bank of Nigeria in 2012 discouraged Nigerian banks from shoring up the capital base of their foreign subsidiaries due to the pressure it places on the balance sheet of parent banks. The apex bank had insisted that the parent (Nigerian) banks should either raise capital to recapitalize their foreign subsidiaries in the host countries or exit such foreign subsidiaries in the event of failure to raise capital.
Due to slow recovery of the capital market, Access bank has to divest from its Cote d'ivore subsidiary. Aside the substantial investment in internationalization by companies globally, there has been a limited acceptable ways to determine business outcomes and methods of measurement and this limitation could lead to defects. As a result many researches use financial metrics such as sales, profit, and balance sheet size as a form of measuring firm business outcomes. Nevertheless, non- accounting and qualitative methods can replace accounting methods as objective measures of outcome (Brothers and Hennart, 2007). It is suggested in this study that other than the usual measures of internationalization outcome, motives behind the internationalization would be used to measure business outcome.
The general objective of this study is to examine the relationship between commercial banks Internationalization and business outcomes in the Nigerian banking industry in the context of domestic economic reform and liberalization of trade. The specific objectives are to:
1. examine the effect of location choices in internationalization of Nigerian commercial banks have on business outcome;
2. identify how government policies on internationalization in the banking sector affect business outcome;
3. determine the relationship between motives behind decision of Nigerian commercial banks to internationalize and business outcome and
4. evaluate the relationship between entry mode into foreign markets and business outcome.
1. How does location choice on internationalization of Nigerian commercial banks affect business outcome?
2. How does government policies on the internationalization of commercial banks affect business outcome?
3. What is the relationship between the underlying motives and reasoning behind internationalization of commercial Banks in Nigeria and business outcome?
4. What is the relationship between entry modes adopted by Nigerian commercial banks in internationalization and business outcome?
The hypotheses of this study were tested at P < 0.05 level of significance
H01 Location choices of internationalized Nigerian commercial banks does not have significant effect on business outcome.
H02 Government policies on internationalization do not have significant effect on the business outcome of an internationalized commercial bank.
H03 The commercial banks motives for internationalization does not have significant relationship with the business outcome
H04 There is no significant relationship between entry mode and business outcome of an internationalized commercial bank.
In terms of geographical area, the five commercial banks chosen all have head offices in Lagos, Nigeria and the study will focus on internationalization activities within the African continent. In this study, the researcher did not focus on merchant banks or foreign banks operating in Nigeria such as Citibank, StanbicIbtc, Standard Chartered bank but on indigenous banks with origin from Nigeria with subsidiaries outside Nigeria and listed on the local bourse. The banks selected are Access bank, First bank, Gtbank, Zenith Bank and UBA.
Society: Banking is a crucial sector to the welfare of all business entities and the society at large. The society comprises of equity investors and the banking public who are consumers of banking services, equity investors would earn good returns on their investments owing to internationalization activities of commercial banks while consumers can conveniently access banking services no matter where they are.
Industry and Management Practice: For industry players, the findings are very useful as it educates players on how to successfully internationalize to respond to competition from international banks for the developing economies of sub-saharan Africa. Managers of commercial banks could through this study get an insight on how best to construct investment portfolio among other industry firms.
Academic Relevance: The study would be useful in generating new knowledge and opening new frontiers as such academics would find a source of reference for future research.
For students, it will provide fresh insight into the phenomenon of international expansion by commercial banks. The study is original in view of the fact that it adds to the literature, the factors that determine foreign expansion by banks from an emerging economy, in this case, Nigeria. The findings shall constitute an important body of knowledge for students and also enhance their understanding of the subject.
Stakeholders and Government: Policy makers would find the result useful in policy formulation and implementation in ensuring that conducive environment that supports indigenous banks to internationalize is created.
1.8 Operationalization of Variables
The variables in this study are location, entry mode, motivation and government policies
Y = Dependant Variable – Business Outcomes
X = Independent Variable – Factors that influence Internationalization
X = (x1, x2, x3, x4)
Where Y = Business Outcome
x1 = Location Choices
x2 = Government Policies (home and host country)
x3 = Motive for Internationalization
x4 = Entry mode
Y = f(x1, x2, x3, x4)
Y = f(x1).................................................(1)
Y = f(x4)............................................... (4)
Model specification
The Specific models are
Y = a0 + β1 x1+ e...................................H01
Y = a0 + β2 x2 +e....................................H02
Y = f(x3) …….......................................H03
Y = f( x4) ………...................................H04
x1 = Location choice
x2 = Government Policy
e = error term
a0 = intercept of the model
β1 – β2 are the coefficients of the respective component of Internationalization.
1.9 Operational Definition of Terms
Business Outcome: Business outcome which can also be referred to business performance indicates how well an enterprise performs as a result of internationalization of its operations and is an essential factor in measuring organization success. Business outcome will be measured in this study by quantitative and qualitative methods. Such quantitative methods will be accounting-based such as percentage contribution of foreign subsidiaries to turnover, profit, total assets and deposits. Qualitative methods will incorporate motives of the bank for foreign expansion and how well it was achieved.
Location choices: refers to the factors that influence choices that banks make in deciding in which market or country to invest in. It refers to all the key factors of production such as geographical location, transportation and traffic, culture and history, and political legal system.
Mode of Entry: is the formal arrangement that guarantees seamless establishment of a bank's presence and the transfer of bank's products, innovation and services, information technology platform, human resources, management and organizational skills into a foreign country. It is the implementation stage of a bank's internationalization process in which the firm relying on its own resources, such as capital, techniques, brand or management experiences through various investment modes to penetrate target country or region.
Motive for Internationalization: Focuses on the reason behind the decision by a bank to internationalize. In general, the progresses of economic advancement and integration, technology innovation and intensified competition motivate the internationalization of banks.
Government Policies: The policies of home and host countries that act as incentive or disincentive for internationalization such as trade reforms, liberalization and political support of the government.
Commercial Banks: refers to banks licensed to accept deposit from customers, which may be individuals or corporates and provide a payment transmission service, savings and loan facilities. It is different from a merchant bank to the extent that a commercial bank is retail for basic banking needs, whereas merchant banks is wholesale for high net worth individuals and large companies. Commercial banks operate several branches while merchant banks maintain a branch or very few branches in major cities.
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GOVERNMENT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT:
RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Boris A. Andreyev Kazan Federal University
Natalia A. Shibanova Kazan Federal University
Roman V. Penkovtsev Kazan Federal University
Crisis management, conflict, crisis, government agencies, conflict management, anti-crisis policy, public administration
Conflict management in public authorities is a system of management measures for the diagnosis, prevention, overcoming and neutralization of crisis situations and manifestations, as well as their causes in various government structures. Such an activity involves prediction of the degree of danger of crisis manifestations in public authorities, study of its symptoms, as well as measures to reduce the negative effects of the crisis and usage of its features for subsequent development. Each management to a certain extent has a place to be anti-crisis or begins to become so in degree of entry of the organization into the period of crisis development. Neglect of such a situation entails rather negative consequences, while its consideration contributes to an effective way out of different crisis situations [1].The research methodology involves a thorough analysis of crisis management, as well as the conflict essence in government structures. The article attempts to distinguish between the concepts of "crisis" and "conflict", "management" and "settlement". The theory of conflict acts as a methodological basis. Crisis management in government bodies has an impact subject represented by crisis factors, that is, all factors of exacerbation of contradictions, causing the risk of its extreme manifestation, the onset of a serious crisis. The paramount importance and priority of crisis management in various state bodies reflects the need for any organization and person to overcome, resolve and setlle crisis situations, to make possible mitigation of its consequences, and to use its potential. Understanding of crisis and conflict as a natural and inevitable phenomenon in the process of development of the organization determines the relevance of constant research, creation, improvement of crisis management mechanisms.
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GOVERNMENT CONFLICT
A. ANDREYEV, B. .; A. SHIBANOVA, N. .; V. PENKOVTSEV, R. .; V. PENKOVTSEV, R. . GOVERNMENT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: : RUSSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE. Gênero & Direito, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 6, 2019. DOI: 10.22478/ufpb.2179-7137.2019v8n6.49199. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufpb.br/index.php/ged/article/view/49199. Acesso em: 31 jan. 2023.


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Suicide Prevention Task Force Unveils Preliminary Report Following Listening Tour
After spending months gathering input from residents, the task force released a preliminary report Tuesday afternoon, detailing what can be done to prevent suicide.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 4:44 PM EST
By Cody Carlson
In August, the Pennsylvania Suicide Prevention Task Force launched a statewide listening tour. After spending months gathering input from residents, the task force released a preliminary report Tuesday afternoon, detailing what can be done to prevent suicide.
The listening tour took Suicide Prevention Task Force members across the state to ten public sessions, where they heard from more than 800 people. The main message is clear: remove the mental health stigma, and remove barriers to care.
"You talk to people who have been considering, or who have considered suicide, and a lot of it comes down to the stigma, and we really need to get after that," says Major General Anthony Carrelli, Adjutant General of the PA National Guard.
Members of the task force took gathered input from residents affected by suicide, and mental health professionals. They're now working on a full plan to reduce suicide rates in Pennsylvania. The preliminary report to that plan, released Tuesday, identified several key themes to boost the state's suicide prevention strategy.
"I believe these themes and recommendations give us a clear path forward for actionable ways to enhance and support suicide prevention efforts across the Commonwealth," explains Teresa Miller, Secretary of the PA Dept. of Health.
The key themes identified in the preliminary report are listed below:
Stigma associated with mental health, suicide and suicide attempts can affect the likelihood of individuals seeking help or continuing treatment, and how policymakers make decisions that affect mental health systems.
Resources needed to elevate mental health as a public health issue, incentivize the integration of physical and behavioral health, and improve suicide prevention resources at the local level.
Barriers to treatment such as cost and insurance gaps.
Access to more detailed suicide and suicide-attempt data to help policymakers make effective, meaningful decisions.
Issues within the mental-health workforce, such as pay and barriers to entry, to improve quality of care.
With proper resources, Pennsylvania's schools and educators are uniquely positioned to save lives with suicide prevention strategies and resources.
The Legislature could take direct action to prevent suicides through the passage of a Red Flag law (to provide a means to remove firearms from someone at risk for suicide) or safe storage requirements for firearms.
According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, in 2017, more than 47,000 people committed suicide. 2,023 of those people were Pennsylvania residents.
Task force members believe reducing the stigma surrounding mental health is one of the main ways to reduce suicide rates. Rep. Michael Schlossberg (D- Lehigh) says he has personal experience with negative mental health. He wants Pennsylvania residents to know it's okay to not be okay, and that help is out there.
"I hope that people that are listening right now, who feel what it's like to be that hopeless that they don't see a way out, as someone who's been there, I hope those folks can recognize that there are so many people who want to help you. And that there's more help that's on the way," Rep. Schlossberg says.
This preliminary report is just the beginning. The task force will release a statewide comprehensive four-year suicide prevention plan in the next few months. That will be made available for public comment.
The Suicide Prevention Task Force's full preliminary report can be viewed here: https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Documents/Suicide%20Prevention/PA%20Suicide%20Prevention%20Task%20Force%20Initial%20Report.pdf.


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Puljujarvi's Crazy Trip Back From Seattle Proves He's Part of Oilers' Core
December 24, 2021 December 23, 2021 by Jim Parsons
If there was ever any doubt as to whether or not Jesse Puljujarvi is seen as a completely different player and person in the eyes of his teammates, there should be no question about it now. After reading the story detailed by Sportsnet's Mark Spector about Puljujarvi's quest back from Seattle — and just in time for the holidays — it's crystal clear his teammates see him as an important part of their core.
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The Puljujarvi Seattle Story
As many fans now know, there was a danger Puljujarvi was going to be stuck in Seattle, at least for a little while. The Oilers tried to avoid running into a situation where the team might discover any players had tested positive for COVID while on the road, but despite leaving late for Seattle to play the Kraken and leaving a few late positive tests back in Edmonton, Puljujarvi was unlucky enough to test positive while across the border.
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The winger couldn't fly back with the team on their charter and it looked like he might have to quarantine alone over the Christmas break. That is unless the Oilers could find a way to get him back into Edmonton in time for the holidays and after learning the remaining games versus U.S. opponents was going to be postponed.
The organization went into scramble mode and turned over every rock until they found a solution that would work.
The Oilers Leave No Man Behind
Spector talked about Bob Nicholson's efforts to ensure Puljujarvi wasn't left behind, at least not for more than a day or two. The Oilers Chairman explained, "Players were calling me and saying, 'You've got to do something, Bob. Anything.'" His response was only that, "'We're trying…'"
CEO and Vice-Chair, Oilers Entertainment Group, Bob Nicholson (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
Eventually, Nicholson was able to secure the services of a private flight run by Graham Williamson, the C.E.O. of LIFESUPPORT Air Medical Services, Inc.. With just two pilots and Puljujarvi onboard — both pilots had to agree to fly with a COVID positive passenger in a tight, enclosed space — the Oilers were able to get Puljujarvi on that flight. $20,000 later and with confirmation that a non-Canadian resident could get back across the border, Puljujarvi was home.
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Nicholson was always going to try to get his player back over the border but things weren't always a given. In the end, it all worked out and he said, "What I like is the passion that our players had, saying, 'We've gotta get him home. We've gotta get him home.' That speaks volumes to how much he means to his teammates."
Puljujarvi Is Part Of This Core
It wasn't that long ago Puljujarvi was seen by fans as an entitled prospect who was likely to be playing somewhere else if he ever came back to the NHL. It wasn't just fans who doubted the forward's future with the club as a few of his teammates seemed to feel the same way. When he went back to play international hockey in Finland and a trade was requested by his agent, there were players on that Oilers (some of whom are still on today's roster) that were ready to wash their hands of him.
Jesse Puljujarvi, Edmonton Oilers (Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Today, he's one of the most beloved players to the fans and it's clear his teammates care for him. Granted, any good teammate wouldn't be keen to see another player stuck alone over the holidays, but the sense that his current teammates were urging the Oilers to figure it out and do whatever they could demonstrates their sense of concern for his well being and happiness.
Puljujarvi is important to this team. He's important to the players on this team. He's important to the city.
The obvious core of this Oilers' team is Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Darnell Nurse. Some are making room for guys like Evan Bouchard and Zach Hyman. This quest to get Puljujarvi back from Seattle only goes to show fans should throw The Bison King into the mix.
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Constitution of India/Part IX
< Constitution of India
Part VIII.
The Government of India
Part IX The Panchayats
Part IXA.
I, II, III, IV, IVA, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, IXA, IXB,X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XIVA, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI
34936Constitution of India — Part IX The PanchayatsThe Government of India
1 Article 243 {Definitions}
1.1 Article 243A {Gram Sabha}
1.2 Article 243B {Constitution of Panchayats}
1.3 Article 243C {Composition of Panchayats}
1.4 Article 243D {Reservation of seats}
1.5 Article 243E {Duration of Panchayats, etc.}
1.6 Article 243F {Disqualifications for membership}
1.7 Article 243G {Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats}
1.8 Article 243H {Powers to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Panchayats}
1.9 Article 243I {Constitution of Finance Commission to review financial position}
1.10 Article 243J {Audit of accounts of Panchayats}
1.11 Article 243K {Elections to the Panchayats}
1.12 Article 243L {Application to Union territories}
1.13 Article 243M {Part not to apply to certain areas}
1.14 Article 243N {Continuance of existing laws and Panchayats}
1.15 Article 243O {Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters}
Article 243 {Definitions}[edit]
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,-
"district" means a district in a State;
"Gram Sabha" means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level;
"intermediate level" means a level between the village and district levels specified by the Governor of a State by public notification to be the intermediate level for the purposes of this Part;
"Panchayat" means an institution (by whatever name called) of self-government constituted under Article 243B, for the rural areas;
"Panchayat area" means the territorial area of a Panchayat;
"population" means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published;
"village" means a village specified by the Governor by public notification to be a village for the purposes of this Part and includes a group of villages so specified.
Article 243A {Gram Sabha}[edit]
A Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform such functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.
Article 243B {Constitution of Panchayats}[edit]
There shall be constituted in every State, Panchayats at the village, intermediate and district levels in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
Notwithstanding anything in Clause (1), Panchayats at the intermediate level may not be constituted in a State having a population not exceeding twenty lakhs.
Article 243C {Composition of Panchayats}[edit]
Subject to the provisions of this Part, the Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats: Provided that the ratio between the population of the territorial area of a Panchayat at any level and the number of seats in such Panchayat to be filled [by] election shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the State.
All the seats in a Panchayat shall be filled by persons chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the Panchayat area and, for this purpose, each Panchayat area shall be divided into territorial constituencies in such manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it shall, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the Panchayat area.
The Legislature of a State may, by law, provide for the representation -
of the Chairpersons of the Panchayats at the village level, in the Panchayats at the intermediate level or, in the case of a State not having Panchayats at the intermediate level, in the Panchayats at the district level;
of the Chairpersons of the Panchayats at the intermediate level, in the Panchayats at the district level;
of the members of the House of the People and the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the State representing constituencies which comprise wholly or partly Panchayat area at a level other than the village level, in such Panchayat;
of the members of the Council of States and the members of the Legislative Council of the State, where they are registered as electors within -
a Panchayat area at the intermediate level, in Panchayat at the intermediate level;
a Panchayat area at the district level, in Panchayat at the district level.
The Chairperson of a Panchayat and other members of a Panchayat whether or not chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the Panchayat area shall have the right to vote in the meetings of the Panchayats.
The Chairperson of -
a Panchayat at the village level shall be elected in such manner as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide; and
a Panchayat at the intermediate level or district level shall be elected by, and from amongst, the elected members thereof.
Article 243D {Reservation of seats}[edit]
Seats shall be reserved for -
the Scheduled Castes; and
the Scheduled Tribes, in every Panchayat and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Panchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes in that Panchayat area or of the Scheduled Tribes in that Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat.
Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved under clause (1) shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or, as the case may be, the Scheduled Tribes.
Not less than one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat shall be reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat.
The offices of the Chairpersons in the Panchayats at the village or any other level shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and women in such manner as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide: Provided that the number of offices of Chairpersons reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the Panchayats at each level in any State shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of such offices in the Panchayats at each level as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the State or of the Scheduled Tribes in the State bears to the total population of the State: Provided further that not less than one-third of the total number of offices of Chairpersons in the Panchayats at each level shall be reserved for women:
Provided also that the number of offices reserved under this clause shall be allotted by rotation to different Panchayats at each level.
The reservation of seats under Clauses (1) and (2) and the reservation of office of Chairpersons (other than the reservation for women) under Clause (4) shall cease to have effect on the expiration of the period specified in Article 334.
Nothing in this Part shall prevent the Legislature of a State from making any provision for reservation of seats in any Panchayat or offices of Chairpersons in the Panchayats at any level in favour of backward class of citizens.
Article 243E {Duration of Panchayats, etc.}[edit]
Every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer.
No amendment of any law for the time being in force shall have the effect of causing dissolution of a Panchayat at any level, which is functioning immediately before such amendment, till the expiration of its duration specified in Clause (1).
An election to constitute a Panchayat shall be completed -
before the expiry of its duration specified in clause (1);
before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution: Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Panchayat would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this clause for constituting the Panchayat.
A Panchayat constituted upon the dissolution of a Panchayat before the expiration of its duration shall continue only for the remainder of the period for which the dissolved Panchayat would have continued under Clause (1) had it not been so dissolved.
Article 243F {Disqualifications for membership}[edit]
A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of a Panchayat -
if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force for the purposes of elections to the Legislature of the State concerned: Provided that no person shall be disqualified on the ground that he is less than twenty-five years of age, if he has attained the age of twenty-one years;
if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by the Legislature of the State.
If any question arises as to whether a member of a Panchayat has become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in Clause (1), the question shall be referred for the decision of such authority and in such manner as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.
Article 243G {Powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats}[edit]
Subject to the provisions of the Constitution, the Legislature of a State may, by law, endow the Panchayats with such powers and authority and may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self-government and such law may contain provisions for the devolution of powers and responsibilities upon Panchayats at the appropriate level; subject to such conditions as may be specified therein, with respect to -
the preparation of plans for economic development and social justice;
the implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice as may be entrusted to them including those in relation to the matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule.
Article 243H {Powers to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Panchayats}[edit]
The Legislature of a State may, by law, -
authorise a Panchayat to levy, collect and appropriate such taxes, duties, tolls and fees in accordance with such procedure and subject to such limits;
assign to a Panchayat such taxes, duties, tolls and fees levied and collected by the State Government for such purposes and subject to such conditions and limits;
provide for making such grants-in-aid to the Panchayats from the Consolidated Fund of the State; and
provide for constitution of such Funds for crediting all moneys received, respectively, by or on behalf of the Panchayats and also for the withdrawal of such moneys therefrom,
as may be specified in the law.
Article 243I {Constitution of Finance Commission to review financial position}[edit]
The Governor of a State shall, as soon as may be within one year from the commencement of the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, and thereafter at the expiration of every fifth year, constitute a Finance Commission to review the financial position of the Panchayats and to make recommendations to the Governor as to -
the principles which should govern -
the distribution between the State and the Panchayats of the net proceeds of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees leviable by the State, which may be divided between them under this Part and the allocation between the Panchayats at all levels of their respective shares of such proceeds;
the determination of the taxes, duties, tolls and fees which may be assigned to, or appropriated by, the Panchayats;
the grants-in-aid to the Panchayats from the Consolidated Fund of the State;
the measures needed to improve the financial position of the Panchayats;
any other matter referred to the Finance Commission by the Governor in the interests of sound finance of the Panchayats.
The Legislature of a State may, by law, provide for the composition of the Commission, the qualifications which shall be requisite for appointment as members thereof and the manner in which they shall be selected.
The Commission shall determine their procedure and shall have such powers in the performance of their functions as the Legislature of the State may, by law, confer on them.
The Governor shall cause every recommendation made by the Commission under this article together with an explanatory memorandum as to the action taken thereon to be laid before the Legislature of the State.
Article 243J {Audit of accounts of Panchayats}[edit]
The Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by the Panchayats and the auditing of such accounts.
Article 243K {Elections to the Panchayats}[edit]
The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to the Panchayats shall be vested in a State Election Commission consisting of a State Election Commissioner to be appointed by the Governor.
Subject to the provisions of any law made by the Legislature of a State, the conditions of service and tenure of office of the State Election Commissioner shall be such as the Governor may by rule determine: Provided that the State Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of a High Court and the conditions of service of the State Election Commissioner shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment
The Governor of a State shall, when so requested by the State Election Commission, make available to the State Election Commission such staff as may be necessary for the discharge of the functions conferred on the State Election Commission by Clause (1).
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Legislature of a State may, by law, make provision with respect to all matters relating to, or in connection with, elections to the Panchayats.
Article 243L {Application to Union territories}[edit]
The provisions of this Part shall apply to the Union territories and shall, in their application to a Union territory, have effect as if the references to the Governor of a State were references to the Administrator of the Union territory appointed under Article 239 and references to the Legislature or the Legislative Assembly of a State were references, in relation to a Union territory having a Legislative Assembly, to that Legislative Assembly: Provided that the President may, by public notification direct that the provisions of this Part shall apply to any Union territory or part thereof subject to such exceptions and modifications as he may specify in the notification.
Article 243M {Part not to apply to certain areas}[edit]
Nothing in this Part shall apply to the Scheduled Areas referred to in Clause (1), and the tribal areas referred to in Clause (2), of Article 244.
Nothing in this Part shall apply to -
the States of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram;
the Hill Area in the State of Manipur for which District Councils exist under any law for the time being in force.
Nothing in this Part -
relating to Panchayats at the district level shall apply to the Hill areas of the District of Darjeeling in the State of West Bengal for which Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council exists under any law for the time being in force;
shall be construed to affect the functions and powers of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council constituted under such law.
Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, -
the Legislature of a State referred to in Sub-clause (a) of Clause (2) may, by law, extend this Part to the State, except the areas, if any, referred to in Clause (1), if the Legislative Assembly of that State passes a resolution to that effect by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting;
Parliament may, by law, extend the provisions of this Part to the Scheduled Areas and the tribal areas referred to in Clause (1) subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be specified in such law, and no such law shall be deemed to be an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of Article 368.
Article 243N {Continuance of existing laws and Panchayats}[edit]
Notwithstanding anything in this Part, any provision of any law relating to Panchayats in force in a State immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Seventy-second Amendment) Act, 1992, which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Part, shall continue to be in force until amended or repealed by a competent Legislature or other competent authority or until the expiration of one year from such commencement, whichever is earlier:
Provided that all the Panchayats existing immediately before such commencement shall continue till the expiration of their duration, unless sooner dissolved by a resolution passed to that effect by the Legislative Assembly of that State or, in the case of a State having a Legislative Council, by each House of the Legislature of that State.
Article 243O {Bar to interference by courts in electoral matters}[edit]
the validity of any law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or the allotment of seats to such constituencies, made or purporting to be made under Article 243K, shall not be called in question in any Court;
no election to any Panchayat shall be called in question except by an election petition presented to such authority and in such manner as is provided for by or under any law made by the Legislature of a State.
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Q: How to escape \" as absolute, concrete, unique, single value? Java I'm trying to replace \" backslash and quote to ", those characters are together in my text, so I do a replace but the compiler it say that my escaping syntax is incorrect:
String myText = "Animal:{\"name\":\"turkey\"}";

As you can observe here there is \" together so I'm want to replace by just one quote "
To look like this:
"Animal:{"name":"turkey"}"

So my replace its looks like:
myText.replaceAll("\\\"", "\"");

*

*To escape a backslash we need \\

*To escape a quote we need \"

With that logic I have this \\\" but its not working, its incorrect for the compiler...
I already tried:
myText.replaceAll("\\*", "");

But this one is not want I want in my string.
Any advice?

A: I think you are exposing the problem wrongly.
If you write a String like this in the source code:
String myText = "Animal:{\"name\":\"turkey\"}";

... the String is already escaped.
It means you may print :
System.out.println(myText);

... and you would get in output:
Animal:{"name":"turkey"}

... without need of doing anything else.
So I can only imagine two things:

*

*Your question is: Can I write String myText = "Animal:{"name":"turkey"}"; without backslashes in the source code? => The answer is no, or the compiler wouldn't know what's the delimiter of the text and what's just another character of the text.

*Your question is missing information: for example, you are receiving this String from a service which is responding in Json, and over the transport this String is keeping the backslashes on the quotes.
If that's the case, you should rather use the proper library to parse the message as JsonNode. Add a dependency to jackson-databind into your project and then use these methods:
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper(); // <-- create ObjectMapper
JsonNode actualObj = mapper.readTree(jsonString); // <-- parse your Json string into a JsonNode
String niceJsonString = actualObj.toPrettyString(); // <-- formats the Json properly

If your question falls in my second guess, then I suggest you have a look at Jackson, it is a pretty powerful library to work with Json (a market standard for Json messaging in Java).

A: The problem is that the first argument of replaceAll is not just a String, it is a regex string, and regex also uses backslash to escape the next character.  So you need another entire level of escaping, so that what you are passing to regex is the string you have, i.e. escape backslash escape quote, so that the regex will search for the sequence backslash quote.
myText.replaceAll("\\\\\\\"", "\"");

I think that's right.

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As you all know, I am a huge fan of dishes that can be thrown together really quickly, i.e. in the two seconds that toddlers can play independently. I am also a huge fan of dishes that are super versatile, so that you can re-use them throughout the week in various ways, and seem like a domestic goddess 🙂 I like compliments!
But of course, as always, you do you. Use your imagination and come up with something great. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Hope you had a great weekend guys.
Mine burned. I didn't use parchment paper. That may have been the problem. Next time I will either lower the temperature or shorten the time.
Oh no, I am so sorry they burned for you. I have made them soooo many times and never had that problem, I think some ovens can run hotter than others despite what it says the temperature is, which would really affect a recipe where they are in for such a short time. Maybe pull them out a couple of minutes earlier next time and see how they are coming along.
These look delicious! I love how few ingredients there are. They are even safe for my daughter who has multiple food allergies. Thanks for sharing on #MumsFridayFoody!!
Yes I am a big fan of a small ingredient list 🙂 I can imagine how hard it would be trying to account for allergies – not fun!
You are very welcome Becky! Yeah it's ridiculous how easy they are – and I have been buying them for years!
Love pecans and maple. I believe is my favourite snack.
Would love to have this recipe in my linky. Would you mind to share it?
They look so yummy. I love Pecans especially candied ones!
These look SO yummy! I can't wait to try them – I know my husband will LOVE them!
I hope you guys enjoy Claire!
You are very welcome Velaundra!
So easy and so delicious- the perfect combo!
These look DELICIOUS!! Pinned to make soon!
Thanks for stopping by Ashleigh!
These look so delicious! I love pecans!
ummm yum!! Could you please just send me some, these sound fantastic! I think I have all these ingredients at home… I might have to make these!!
Haha if only Sam…my husband ate every single batch I made 🙂 Hope you enjoy if you give them a go!
Yummy, I will have to make these!
YUM! These looks sooooo good!
Your photos are really great and the flow of your site is super aesthetic. Nice job.
Two of my favorite things- pecans and maple. Yum!
I love that this is only three ingredients! And as yummy as they probably taste, I'm sure they make the house smell great while making them, as well!
Oh they made the house smell amazing Jessica! The place we are renting is for sale and they were having an open house so I made these before everyone came (we want it to sell so no more open houses) – house smelled awesome!


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The Promise of Decentralized Apps
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Not only has the realm of cryptocurrencies altered people's perceptions of money, but it has also spawned a slew of new and intriguing phrases that did not previously exist. dApps, or decentralized apps, are one of the most often used keywords in the blockchain world, and they are referred to as such.
What is a Decentralized Application (dApp)?
dApps is an acronym for decentralized applications, which implies they are not managed by a central entity and are critical in blockchain technology. A decentralized application is a computer program or digital application that is stored and performed on a blockchain or peer-to-peer network of computers, instead of on a single computer, and is not controlled by any authority.
These decentralized applications run on a blockchain network in an open-source, decentralized environment that is decentralized and free of central power and authority. Based on their characteristics, such as distributed data storage and the use of blockchain technology, dApps possess a kind of potential that has just recently begun to be mined. Within a concise period of time, decentralized apps can overtake even the most massive and powerful centralized systems.
Furthermore, the decentralized applications and payment methods can outperform existing payment gateways such as Visa and other similar organizations. In a similar vein, decentralized data storage services such as Dropbox, OneDrive, and similar services might completely replace platforms such as these. That's not all, too. As a matter of fact, decentralized broadband providers can displace established platforms such as Amazon and Comcast.
There is a reason for this sparkling potential of dApps, and it is owing to the virtue of their self-reliance facility, which allows its users to invest in and keep their portion of the dApp's value. Because the amount of scaling is dependent on the blockchain, it is also important to note that decentralized applications have all they need to pin down the pioneering centralized firms owing to a more extensive user base, more transparency, and the lack of fear of alterations.
In a word, dApps are capable of practically everything that one might imagine developing on a blockchain, and their present popularity is soaring at an alarming rate. With the present availability of dApps, the most prevalent usage are many and include, but are not limited to, the following examples:
Advantages of dApps
There is no downtime.
Due to the fact that it is not dependent on a single point of failure, such as a hosting server, but rather on a peer-to-peer network of computers, there will be no downtime or limits.
Data from decentralized applications is maintained on a public ledger, maintaining a secure and transparent record of everything, ensuring that no one can tamper with it.
The source code for open-source dApps is publicly available. Since more input can be provided, the ecosystem as a whole becomes more adaptive, progresses more quickly, and evolves more safely.
Are dApps the Wave of the Future?
There is little doubt that decentralized applications (dApps) are a beneficial alternative to the existing status quo, but it appears that there is still a long way to go before we see widespread acceptance. This is partially due to the sheer magnitude of the infrastructure that dApps are attempting to replace.
Nonetheless, for decentralized apps to become the norm, a significant paradigm change from where we now are would be required, and there is little motivation for large players in the sector to promote this transition.
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Home » Cameras » Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Camera With 50.1-Megapixel Sensor, Up to 8K Recording Launched in India
Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Camera With 50.1-Megapixel Sensor, Up to 8K Recording Launched in India
Sony Alpha 1 is priced at $6,498 (roughly Rs. 4.73 lakh) in the US
Sony has not shared India pricing yet
Sony Alpha 1 is capable of 4K recording at up to 120fps
Sony Alpha 1 full-frame mirrorless camera has launched in India and it is touted by the company as its most advanced and innovative camera. It features a 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked Exmor RS image sensor and is capable of up to 8K 30fps video recording Sony Alpha 1 comes with an OLED quad-XGA electronic viewfinder and the company says its advanced Real-time Eye AF performs 30 percent better than the previous generation camera. The Alpha 1 uses AI-based real-time tracking to automatically maintain focus.
Sony Alpha 1 price
Sony Alpha 1 is listed on the Indian website as "Available Soon" and there is no information on pricing yet. It is priced at $6,498 (roughly Rs. 4.73 lakh) in the US as per the listing on BHPhotoVideo. The Alpha 1 is currently up for pre-orders in the US and will start shipping from March 4.
Sony Alpha 1 specifications, features
The Alpha 1 from Sony has a 50.1-megapixel 35mm full-frame stacked CMOS sensor and uses the company's BIONZ XR engine for image processing. It can perform 30fps continuous shooting with AF/ AE tracking and has fast hybrid auto-focus. The full-frame camera can record at 8K 30fps and at 4K 120fps with an ISO range of 100 to 32,000. Sony Alpha 1 comes with a 1.6cm electronic viewfinder and a 2.95-inch touch TFT display that can be adjusted. For stabilisation, the camera comes with image sensor-shift mechanism with 5-axis compensation. There is long exposure noise reduction as well.
Sony Alpha 1 can capture 8,640×5,760 pixels at 49.7-megapixel at 3:2 aspect ratio. In terms of storage, there are two slots with support for SD card, SDHC card (UHS-I/ II-compliant), SDXC card (UHS-I/ II-compliant), and CFexpress Type A card. The Alpha 1 has a mechanical/ electronically controlled shutter with a silent shooting feature. Connectivity options on the full-frame camera include a Micro-USB port, Bluetooth 5.0, dual-band Wi-Fi, 3.5mm mic terminal, and a LAN terminal. It comes with an inbuilt microphone and monaural speaker. There is also a USB Type-C port that supports fast SuperSpeed USB 10-Gbps (USB 3.2) data transfer speeds and power delivery.
Sony says the battery in the Alpha 1 is rated for around 430 shots with the viewfinder and around 530 shots with the LCD display. It can continuously record videos for approximately 145 minutes using the viewfinder and approximately 150 minutes using with the LCD screen.
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If you like sitting out on the patio at night but want to add a little light to your surroundings, there's another choice besides candles and tiki torches.
While solar path lighting has been around for years, manufacturers only recently have introduced outdoor table lamps with rechargeable solar batteries.
"The beauty of these lamps is that they don't look much different from indoor table lamps that are usually chosen based on decor style," writes Skip Teeters, outdoor lighting product manager for Hampton Bay and Home Depot, which recently came out with rechargeable solar table lamps.
"The difference is in how these lamps are powered. Solar power charges the battery and makes the lamps not only energy-efficient, but they can be used outdoors with your summer outdoor living furniture without the use of an electrical cord."
Common styles you can find at stores and online look like ordinary table lamps with lampshades, while others resemble lanterns with handles and metal finishes. Some have backup power sources, such as AA batteries, and come with AC wall chargers.
Hampton Bay is selling four styles at Home Depot; they cost $39.97 to $68.25. Online, solar lightstore.com has a couple of hanging solar rechargeable lanterns starting at $34.99, depending on what features they include.
"They all have solar panels somewhere on the lamp that soak up sunlight during the day and shed up to 10 hours of light in the evening," Teeters writes. They also each have a backup power source with two AA batteries.
"The solar panel obviously makes them outdoor-friendly, but the battery alternative allows them to be used indoors, too," Teeters writes. "The lamps are designed to be used outdoors, but the styles are reflective of indoor decor."


Daniel Technologies is a first choice supplier in offering full mission specific products for complete system solution requirements on a domestic and international scale. The company is currently going through an expansion period and as a part of this expansion, they are excited to be attending the Security & Counter Terror Expo 2017 May 3rd - 4th at Olympia, London.
Daniel Technologies' credible experience and specialist knowledge over the past several years has gained it a reputation that delivers confidence. It is a company that values the importance of diligence and professionalism which gives its customers high levels of reassurance to meet their specific requirements.
Daniel Technologies Strategic Director, Stephen Roe explains, "A large majority of our domestic & international customer base will be visiting SCTX 2017 & it's essential we are present to discuss the current Security situation and understand from our customer base what we can do to support them.
As a specialist product and service provider to Defence, Law Enforcement and First Responders, Daniel Technologies pride themselves on their grounded experience in these fields. Attendees of the exhibition can learn more about the company by visiting Stand D64 where staff will be more than happy to discuss requirements.
Over the two days, Daniel Technologies are proudly hosting Flashbang Magazine, the publication behind "Special Units", an exclusive photographic journey into the world's most Elite Units. Author Mr. Dom André, will be on hand for questions and to meet SF Operators who will be attending SCTX 2017.
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IntellectEU Secures 2 Million Euro Investment in Funding
New York, NY, June 30, 2017 –(PR.com)– On the first day of Money2020 Europe, IntellectEU announces that Pamica NV, the investment company of Michel Akkermans, made an investment of 2 million Euro, with a specific focus on new applications of Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT).
This investment enables IntellectEU to continue its growth at an international scale for enterprise-ready Blockchain and DLT solutions, particularly in Finance. IntellectEU already has office locations in Brussels, Kiev, Lisbon, Mexico City and New York and has built a portfolio of integration and development services for the global financial market. Founders Dirk Avau and Hanna Zubko remain the majority shareholders.
IntellectEU's main goal is to enable its customers and partners to maintain their competitive edge at the fast-paced environment. One of the ways to achieve this goal is to enhance current enterprise business processes with the benefits of the Blockchain technology bringing operational efficiency, reduced cost and new revenue streams.
Dirk Avau, CEO and Co-founder: "We welcome Michel Akkermans as an investor and Chairman of the company. He has a proven track record of building successful companies, especially in the field of financial technology and his experience will prove to be invaluable for IntellectEU to support its exponential growth."
Hanna Zubko, Co-founder adds: "While significantly further investing in our core activity in the field of SWIFT, we also recognise the potential of distributed ledger technology and are looking forward serving our customers to take advantage of those emerging business models."
Michel Akkermans: "There are still significant opportunities to explore in the current financial messaging systems. Combining this with the deep expertise IntellectEU has in the latest and most promising Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, offers a great scope for execution on a global level. I appreciate the drive of the two founders who have grown the company to the unique position it finds itself in today."
About IntellectEU:
IntellectEU is an international technology company with 10+ years of integration and development experience. With core expertise in financial integration and development on top of Distributed Ledger Technology, IntellectEU has built Blockchain-based solutions for insurance claim management, KYC/identity management, document management and authentication, supply chain transparency and provenance tracking, smart correspondent banking and central bank use cases.
The IntellectEU team is located across the USA, Belgium, Portugal, Mexico and Ukraine, and successfully delivered more than 200 integration projects in more than 20 countries worldwide. In the beginning of 2016, IntellectEU has joined industry leaders as a founding member of Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Project to advance Blockchain Technology. Aside from Hyperledger, IntellectEU team has built expertise with Ethereum, Chain Core and R3's Corda. IntellectEU has integration and business partnerships with industry leaders such as SWIFT and IBM.
IntellectEU – [email protected]
Pamica – [email protected]
IntellectEU
Alex Marynchenko
https://www.intellecteu.com
Peggy Salien, Pamica – [email protected]
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