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U.S., Turkey, Armenia Conference on Tourism and Hospitality: The Highway to Sustainable Regional Development
By Caucasus Research Resource Centers – Armenia Blog
On June 28-30, 2013, ATA Fellows (American, Turkish, and Armenian Fellows), which is a partnership of academics from the University of Florida, U.S.A., Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey, and Armenian State University of Economics, Armenia, as well as industry practitioners from each country, organized a conference on tourism and hospitality: "The Highway to Sustainable Regional Development."
The conference was attended by CRRC-Armenia Junior Research Fellows Tigran Sukiasyan and Ani Karapetyan and brought together academics, researchers, NGO representatives, industry practitioners and scholars of different disciplines to focus on the knowledge development and implementation in the field of tourism and hospitality.
(Also on Florida Armenians: American, Turkish, Armenian Universities Participate in Joint Tourism Project)
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John A. Heffern gave the opening statement, emphasizing the importance of the ATA Fellows Project. In turn, Dr. Artak Manukyan, Armenian Director of the project, made a presentation on the prospects of the opening Armenia-Turkey borders, where detailed analysis from different angles were presented.
The three-day conference integrated separate sessions focusing on the theoretical, empirical and sustainable development opportunities. The discussions of the first session were dedicated to Peace and Tourism, Tourism and Sustainable Development, as well as Tourism Management and Corporate Responsibility. Dr. Mahmood Khan, a professor from Virginia Tech, talked about tourism and peace, stressing that governments should not intervene in the process of tourism development; indeed, people should do the job. In that way, only tourism will lead to peace facilitation process, he stated. Another interesting presentation was made by Dr. Kaye Chon, a professor from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He talked about innovative approaches to tourism and hospitality, and how they would lead to better quality and outcomes.
The second session of the conference was devoted to the Sustainable Tourism Issues and Capacity Building as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development. During this session, several interesting comments were made by Armin Zerunyan, Country General Manager, Hilton Worldwide, Turkey, referring to the tourism development in Armenia. According to Mr. Zerunyan, high prices of flights to Armenia create a serious obstacle to the tourism development. Also, he pointed the importance of Armenian Diaspora for attracting more tourists to Armenia, bringing an example of Eastern Europe countries, which used their diaspora connections to create a well-developed tourism infrastructure. Lastly, Mr. Zerunyan marked out the importance of winter tourism for Armenia. As a supporting example, he noted that in winter, significant number of Turkish people travel to Bulgaria, where winter tourism is highly developed; indeed, by developing its own infrastructure, Armenia could be a strong competitor in that field. In addition, Dr. Muzaffer Uysal, Professor of Tourism at Virginia Tech, mentioned Italy with its free skiing and snowboarding schools having a huge positive impact on the tourism development, and suggested to implement similar projects in Armenia.
The last day of the conference summed up with a brainstorming session related to the further development of the ATA fellows project. The participants were divided into three groups: Research, Product Development, and Policy Making. In the Product Development part leading role of marketing and training for the actors providing tourism services, and investment opportunities for tourism development were emphasized, also stressing the fact that Armenia is the first Christian country (similar examples in other countries, where the religion played an important role for tourism development, were brought by Dr. Kaye Chon). More specific research in the region and cross border collaborations were proposed in the Research part, where CRRC Fellow Tigran Sukiasyan made a speech related to the project idea, which may contribute to the knowledge development and its implementation within the framework of the ATA fellows program. Database creation and analysis of the tourism trends in the Caucasus Region, cooperation with universities, NGOs, public and private institutions concluded the last Policy Making part of the brainstorming session.
The presentations will soon be posted on the ATA Fellows website.
This article originally appeared on the Caucus Research Resource Centers – Armenia Blog and is reprinted with the permission of the author.
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Tags: Armenia, Armenian State University of Economics, Bulgaria, Caucasus Research Resource Centers, Dokuz Eylul University, Hilton, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Italy, Tourism, Turkey, University of Florida, Virginia Tech
American, Turkish and Armenian Universities Participate in Joint Tourism Project
By Taniel Koushakjian
FLArmenians Political Contributor
A joint tourism project between the United States, Turkey and Armenia has been actively working to foster greater cooperation and integration between the three countries and between Armenia and Turkey in particular. The project, entitled "A Multilateral University Consortium to Strengthen Tourism Education, Research, and Industry Outreach," is led by the University of Florida (UF) along with Dokuz Eylul University (DEU) in Turkey, and the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE).
ATA Fellows
The consortium or American-Turkish-Armenian (ATA) Fellows, is a 21-member team of expert academics and practitioners with diverse experiences and backgrounds. The ATA Fellows work to promote collaboration between American, Turkish and Armenian academic institutions in the travel and tourism industry and will bring together private sector actors to research, train, educate, build and strengthen capacity within the context of sustainable regional tourism development. According to the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute at the University of Florida, "The prospect to promote cultural understanding, mutual respect and peace via travel and tourism is a monumental opportunity to strengthen dialogue between Turkey and Armenia whose relations have been strained by a number of historical and political issues. Travel and tourism, education and research partnerships between Turkey and Armenia can facilitate the normalization of relations between the two nations." The project was initiated in September 2010 through a grant by the U.S. Department of State-Embassy in Ankara.
The stated goals of the ATA Fellows are to: promote more sustainable tourism development; enhance cultural and environmental awareness; diminish the negative impacts of tourism; diversify tourism products; brand the region as a sustainable, safe and quality tourism brand; improve human capital with a focus on non-elite groups; promote mutual trade and investment, investment in tourism infrastructure (i.e. hotels, attractions, etc.); enhance cross-cultural interaction, exchange and understanding; facilitate the normalization of relations between the two nations; stimulate economic development in the region; and ultimately promote regional peace.
"This project is one of those rare opportunities of life accomplishment, a cause for the greater good of the world community," stated Dr. Asli Tasci, ATA Fellows Project Director at the University of Florida. "With the initiation and leadership of the University of Florida, two educational institutions from Turkey and Armenia were stimulated to pull their resources together and put tourism at work for peace," Dr. Tasci told FLArmenians.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Turkey last month and met with Turkish officials to discuss a broad range of issues, including Armenian-Turkish normalizations of relations. According to an RFE/RL report, "She encouraged Turkey to support and move the [Turkish-Armenian] protocols, which have been stuck in the Turkish parliament, but more generally to reach out to Armenia with confidence-building measures and do whatever possible to strengthen that relationship, leading ultimately to restored diplomatic ties."
The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Turkey signed two historic protocols, on the normalization of relations and the establishment of diplomatic relations, in Zurich, Switzerland on October 10, 2009, in the presence of the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, and Swiss Foreign Minister Michele Calmy-Rey. However, despite the stalling of Armenian-Turkish rapprochement, civil society institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academics, journalists and human rights activists from Armenia and Turkey have continued to work to promote cross-cultural understanding and awareness. As Track I diplomacy seems to be grinding to a halt, Track II diplomacy is rapidly picking up the pace.
A recent headline in the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News read, "Confidence-building steps planned toward Armenia." In the absence of Turkish political will to ratify the protocols, the author sites several steps that the Turkish side aims to take in the next few years to keep the rapprochement process moving forward. Although nothing official has been announced, some ideas cited by the author include opening a Turkish Airlines office in Armenia, visits to Armenia and Georgia by Turkish Education Ministry officials, and the opening of certain border crossings.
In addition, it was reported that Turkish companies have now begun organizing package tours to Armenia. According to the Hurriyet Daily News, "A joint enterprise between two Turkish-based tourism companies is planning to organize special package tours from Turkey to Armenia in August, even though the two countries' borders have remained closed since 1993." Dikran Altun, owner of Tower Turizm told Hurriyet: "Unfortunately, our people do not know each other – hence their hesitation to travel," adding that Turkish and Armenian tourists who are interested in visiting each other's countries for the first time always ask if it is safe to travel.
Also, just a few weeks ago, an association of Armenian and Turkish travel agencies was established in Yerevan, Armenia. According to News.am, 27 businessmen and NGO representatives from Turkey were invited to Armenia to participate in the forum. During the forum a memorandum was signed to promote mutual and international tourism aimed at developing economic relations between the two countries.
Furthermore, in a separate project through the International Center for Journalists, several reporters from Armenia and Turkey recently visited media outlets throughout the United States, including the Tallahassee Democrat.
Current U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Francis Ricciardone, who is serving a 1-year recess appointment set to expire at the end of this year, testified before Congress earlier this month. His testimony states: "Facilitating regional integration is a high priority for the United States. Rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia will foster increased stability and prosperity in the Caucasus region. We commend the governments of Turkey and Armenia in signing the historic protocols on normalization of relations on October 10, 2009 in Zurich. During her visit last month, Secretary of State Clinton again urged Turkey to ratify the protocols, and we will continue to support programs that build understanding between Turks and Armenians."
While the international community would like to see the two protocols ratified, and thus the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border and the establishment of diplomatic relations, it is apparent that efforts on the grassroots level will continue to build the confidence and good will necessary for both populations to live in peace.
"I am pleased to be a part of the ATA Fellows initiative and to have the opportunity to work in an environment that promotes a peaceful exchange and builds a cross-cultural understanding between Turks and Armenians through tourism," stated Dr. Artak Manukyan, Armenian Project Director at ASUE. "We are looking forward to the upcoming field trips and to hosting our American and Turkish colleagues in Armenia," Dr. Manukyan told FLArmenians.
ATA Fellows Project Activities
Since its inception, the ATA Fellows have initiated a number of assignments and activities to fulfill four main goals: Curriculum Development; Research; Industry Outreach; and Capacity Building. These goals will be realized through a serious of meetings in each country, collaborative research assignments and scientific studies, as well as student exchange field trips and an international symposium.
The ATA Fellows will conduct three vision meetings, one in each country. The first meeting was held in November 2010 at the University of Florida, in Gainesville. This initial meeting sparked the relationships and creative processes necessary for achieving the project goals. The second meeting was held in March 2011 in Istanbul and Izmir, Turkey. During this trip, several meetings and presentations were conducted covering a wide range of tourism industry specific issues, as well as cross-cultural activities and visits to various historical attractions. In addition to the ATA Fellows, local entrepreneurs, students, practitioners and diverse stakeholders participated in the activities, which greatly developed a working fellowship among the project team members. In September 2011 the ATA Fellows will travel to Yerevan and Gyumri, Armenia for their final vision meeting.
Next year, in August 2012, the ATA Fellows will hold their first student field trip to Ani, Turkey. Dokuz Eylul University, in collaboration with industry stakeholders, will welcome the ATA Fellows and 10 students from each country for a 10-day field trip to the ancient city. Ani is a very important Armenian city, once the capital of the medieval Armenian Bagratuni Kingdom (895 – 1046 AD). The following month, the UF team, in collaboration with the Alachua County Visitors and Convention Bureau, will host students from the U.S., Turkey and Armenia for a 14-day tourism service learning project in North and Central Florida. Tourism is the major industry for the Sunshine State, famously known for its beautiful beaches, Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando, as well as historic cities such as St. Augustine. The cross-cultural exchange of academics, students, and practitioners in the field of travel and tourism is a promising opportunity, not just for Turks and Armenians, but for all of the institutions and stakeholders involved.
Like all major projects of its kind, the research and development component is vital to achieving project goals and is an ongoing endeavor. For instance, a focus group study was conducted on students at DEU and ASUE to gain a greater understanding of the issues surrounding image, cultural distance and tourism potential between Turkey and Armenia. As reflected in Mr. Altun's statement, the results indicated that the majority of the students' perception fell into the categories of lack of any perception to somewhat biased perception. Naturally, these types of studies and exchanges are a first step at addressing the perception issue. Once that barrier is broken down, dialogue has been established and economic benefits are introduced, the potential for normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia becomes that much greater.
To conclude the project a major symposium will be held and is currently scheduled for the summer of 2013. This workshop-style symposium will focus on the issues concerned with achieving environmental, social and economic sustainability of tourism for regional development. ATA Fellows will present their findings and discuss ways to foster greater collaboration between tourism scholars, experts, academics, practitioners, government officials, students, NGOs and other stakeholders from the United States, Turkey and Armenia.
"The ATA Fellows project is a wonderful initiative and we commend the participating universities and individuals for working towards an honest and just peace with the people of Armenia and Turkey through the travel and tourism industry," stated FLArmenians Communications Director Arsine Kaloustian-Rosenthal, an alumnus of UF. "I would also like to thank Dr. Tasci and the University of Florida for their leadership and positive approach in making this project a reality," concluded Kaloustian-Rosenthal.
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» Building Permit Construction Statistics (BPCS)
Construction Statistics from Approved Building Permits Second Quarter of 2021, Cebu Province, Preliminary Results
2021-SR22-004
Number of constructions increased in Cebu
The total number of constructions from approved building permits in Cebu province for the second quarter of 2021 reached to 2,134. This number is five times more than the total number of constructions at 345 of the same quarter in 2020. (See Table 1)
Residential had the highest number of constructions
By type of construction, residential reported the highest number of constructions in the second quarter of 2021 at 1,589 or 74.46% of the total number of constructions in Cebu province. This was followed by non-residential with 326 or 15.28% and alteration and repair with 216 or 10.12% from the total number of constructions in the province. The type of construction with the least number of constructions reported was the Addition at 3 or 0.14% from the total number of constructions. (See Table 1)
Majority of residential construction are single houses
Of the 1,589 residential constructions, 1,205 or 75.83% are single houses. This was followed by apartment/accesoria with 377 or 23.73%, duplex/quadruplex houses and other residential constructions with 3 each or 0.19%, and 1 residential condominium or 0.06% from the total residential constructions. (See Figure 1)
Majority of non-residential constructions are commercial buildings
Among non-residential constructions, 76.99% or 251 are commercial buildings, this was followed by industrial buildings with 39 or 11.96%, institutional buildings with 29 or 8.89% and agricultural buildings with 7 or 2.15% from the number of total non-residential constructions. (See Figure 2)
Value of Constructions
Total value of constructions in Cebu increased up to 3.5 billion
In the second quarter of 2021, the total value of constructions in Cebu province reached to PhP 3.5 billion which represents an annual increase of six times more than the total value of constructions from the second quarter in 2020 at PhP 500 million. Value of constructions in the same period also raised by twice the value of constructions in the first quarter in 2021 at PhP 1 billion. (See Table 1)
Residential recorded the highest value of constructions
Residential building constructions valued at PhP 1.8 billion this accounted to 52% of the total value of constructions in the second quarter of 2021 in Cebu province. The construction value of residential constructions is five times more than the value of constructions of the same period in 2020 at PhP 294 million. (See Table 1)
Meanwhile, value of non-residential constructions which amounted to PhP 1.67 billion, accounted for 47% of the total value during the quarter. This translates to an annual increase of seven times higher than the value of non-residential constructions of the same period in 2020. (See Table 1)
For this quarter, the value of construction for addition and alteration to existing structures amounted to PhP 2.9 million (0.08%) and PhP 30.2 million (0.8%) respectively. Alteration and repair constructions posted an increased of PhP 29.29 million from the value of construction in the second quarter of 2020 at PhP 932 thousand. (See Table 1)
Highest value of construction in Single houses
Single houses posted the highest value of construction among residential type of construction with PhP 1.34 billion or 72.5% from the total value of residential construction. This was followed by apartment/ accesoria type of construction and residential condominium with PhP 455 million or 24.7%, and PhP 37 million or 2% respectively. Other residential type of construction and duplex houses combines PhP 13 million or 0.7% value of construction from the residential constructions. (See Figure 3)
Industrial buildings had the highest value of construction among non-residential
Among non-residential type of constructions, Industrial buildings had the highest value of construction with PhP 920 million or 55.2%. This was followed by Commercial buildings and Institutional buildings with PhP 452 million or 27.1% and PhP 253 million or 15.2% respectively. The lowest value among non-residential type of constructions is the agricultural buildings with PhP 41 million or 2.5% from the total value of non-residential construction. (See Figure 4)
Reported total floor area of constructions further expanded
The total floor area of constructions for the second quarter 2021 in Cebu Province further increased to 318,933 square meters, translating to an annual increase of 454% and an increase of 164% from the previous quarter in 2021. (See Table 1)
Residential accounted for more than half of the total floor area of constructions
Residential constructions recorded a floor area of 176,858 square meters or 55.5% of the total floor area of constructions in second quarter 2021 in Cebu province. It increased at an annual rate of four times higher than the floor area in 2020. Furthermore, non-residential constructions floor area further increased to 141,760 square meters, this is 405% higher than the second quarter in 2020. (See Table 1)
This Special Release presents the preliminary data on construction statistics from approved building permits for the second quarter of 2021. Data are presented at the regional and provincial levels with monthly disaggregation.
Scope and Coverage
Construction statistics presented in this special release are based on the approved building permits on new constructions and additions, alterations and repairs of existing residential and non-residential buildings, and other structures which are proposed to be constructed in the different cities/municipalities of the country.
Construction statistics are generated from approved building permits as well as from the demolition and fencing permits collected every month by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) field personnel from the Offices of Local Building Officials (LBOs).
Limitations of data
Data on building constructions are based on approved applications for construction during the reference period and not on the construction work completed during the reference period.
The completeness of construction data relies on the approved applications filed with the LBOs. Hence, building constructions without approved building permits are not part of the tabulation of data.
Geographic Classification
For the second quarter of 2021, building constructions are classified and presented by geographic area using the Philippine Standard Geographic Classification (PSGC) as of December 2017.
Statistics Generated
Construction statistics generated from approved building permits provide monthly data on building construction at the regional and provincial level. The statistics generated are the following:
type of construction
value of construction
Aside from the preliminary tables posted in the PSA website, the annual, quarterly, and monthly statistical tables at the municipality level by type of construction are available at the Industry Statistics Division (ISD) of the Economic Sector Statistics Service (ESSS) of the PSA. They can be requested through email at nonmfg.staff@psa.gov.ph.
Preliminary results of construction statistics are made public in the form of Quarterly Special Releases. The Quarterly Special Releases are reports containing the preliminary results of construction statistics submitted within the cut-off dates for each month. Results are posted 65 days after the reference quarter in the PSA website (www.psa.gov.ph).
All documents received after the cut-off date, which is 40 days after the reference quarter, are included in the generation of the revised results. The revised data of the previous quarter are reported during the release of the preliminary report of the current quarter. Revisions are made for the previous quarters until the annual report is released seven months after the reference year.
Definition of Terms (Adopted from the Revised and Updated IRR of the National Building Code)
Building permit is a written authorization granted by the LBO to an applicant allowing him to proceed with the construction of a specific project after plans, specifications, and other pertinent documents have been found to be in conformity with the National Building Code (PD 1096).
Building refers to any independent, free-standing structure comprised of one or more rooms or other spaces, covered by a roof and enclosed with external walls or dividing walls, which extend from the foundation to the roof.
Construction refers to all on-site work done from site preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all the components and installation of utilities, machineries, and equipment of buildings/structures.
Residential building is a building for which its major parts or more than half of its gross floor area is built for dwelling purposes. This type of building can be of the single type, duplex, apartment and/or accessoria,and residential condominium.
Single house is a complete structure intended for a single family or household, i.e., bungalow, 2-storey house, nipa hut, etc.
Duplex house is a structure intended for two households, with complete living facilities for each; it is a single structure divided into two dwelling units by a wall extending from the floor to the ceiling.
Apartment is a structure, usually of two storeys, made up of independent living quarters, with independent entrances from internal walls and courts.
Accesoria is a one or two-floor structure divided into several dwelling units, each dwelling unit having its own separate entrance from the outside.
Residential condominium is a structure, usually of several storeys, consisting of multiple dwelling units.
Other residential construction consists of school or company staff houses, living quarters for drivers and maids, and guardhouses.
Non-residential building includes commercial, industrial, agricultural, and institutional buildings.
Commercial buildings refer to office buildings and all buildings which are intended for use primarily in wholesale, retail and service trades; i.e., stores, hotels, restaurants, banks, disco houses, etc.
Industrial buildings are buildings used to house the production, assembly, and warehousing activities of industrial establishments; i.e., factories, plants, mills, repair shops, machine shops, printing press, storage plant, electric generating plants.
Institutional buildings are buildings which primarily engaged in providing educational instructions and hospital/health care; ports, airports and other government buildings; i.e., school, museums, libraries, sanitaria, churches, and hospitals.
Agricultural buildings are buildings used to house livestock, plants, and agricultural products such as barn, poultry house, piggeries, stables, greenhouses, and grain mill.
Other non-building constructions include cemetery structures,street furniture, waiting sheds, communication towers, etc.
Addition refers to any new construction which increases the height or area of an existing building/structure.
Repair is a remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of a building/structure to restore its original condition.
Renovation is any physical change made on structures to increase their value and quality.
Alteration is a construction in a building/structure involving changes in the materials used, partitioning and location/size of openings, structural parts, existing utilities and equipment but does not increase the overall area thereof.
Conversion is a change in the use or occupancy of structure or any portion thereof, which has different requirements.
Demolitions refer to the systematic dismantling or destruction of a building/structure, in whole or in part.
Street furniture are street structures consisting of monuments, waiting sheds, benches, plant boxes, lampposts, electric poles, and telephone poles.
Floor area of building refers to the sum of the area of each floor of the building measured to the outer surface of the outer walls including the area of lobbies, cellars, elevator shafts and all communal spaces in multi dwellings. Areas of balconies are excluded.
Total value of construction refers to the sum of the cost of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and others. The value is derived from the approved building permit and represents the estimated value of the building or structure when completed.
(SGD) FIRMO C. DIPUTADO
Chief Statistical Specialist
Building Permit Construction Statistics (BPCS)
2021-SR22-004.pdf

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Q: rudin theorem 1.20 (b) proof
(a) If x ∈ R, y ∈ R and $x > 0$, then there is a positive integer n such that $nx > y$.
(b) If x ∈ R, y ∈ R and $x < y$, then there exists a p ∈ Q such that $x<p<y$ $x<p<y$.
Since x < y, we have $y−x > 0$, and (a) furnishes a positive integer $n$ such that $n(y−x) > 1$.

In (b) we have that $x < y$ which can be expressed as $y-x > 0$.
How does (a) provide that $n(y-x) > 1$ ?
Thank you for any help.

A: Part a) provides the archemedian property, that an integer times any positive real number can be made larger than any real number. As such, the statement $n(x-y) \ge 1$ is valid for positive $x-y$.

A: $x$ and $y$ stand for different things in the two statements. Read (a) as saying:

if $a \in \mathbb R$, $b \in \mathbb R$, and $a > 0$, then there is a positive integer $n$ such that $na > b$.

If $x < y$ then setting $a = y-x > 0$ and $b = 1$ there exists a positive integer $n$ with $na > b$. That is, $n(y-x) > 1$.

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Maurice Jacquemont (24 de febrero de 1910 - 31 de mayo de 2004) fue un actor y director teatral de nacionalidad francesa, una de las figuras de la política de la descentralización teatral francesa.

Biografía
Nacido en París, Francia, fue actor aficionado del grupo formado por los Comédiens Routiers de Léon Chancerel a partir de 1930. Formó parte de los Copiaus de Jacques Copeau en 1935, y al año siguiente fundó junto a Jean Dasté y André Barsacq el Théâtre des Quatre Saisons. Desarrolló un ideal de descentralización dramática y popular, confiando los decorados y el vestuario a jóvenes pintores de su generación, como fue el caso de Jean Le Moal y Jean Bazaine.

Director del Studio des Champs-Élysées entre 1944 y 1972, abrió sus puertas a jóvenes escenógrafos como Jean Vilar, Roger Blin, Jean-Marie Serreau, Jacques Mauclair, Nicolas Bataille o Antoine Bourseiller. Presentó en Francia los textos de Federico García Lorca, defendió el teatro de Eugène Ionesco y lanzó las carreras de Les Frères Jacques y de Jacques Higelin.

Participó también, como consejero artístico, en el nacimiento del Centre dramatique de l'Ouest en 1949, junto a Hubert Gignoux.

Maurice Jacquemont falleció en Asnières-sur-Seine, Francia, en 2004.

Teatro

Actor
 1938 : Les 37 Sous de M. Montaudoin, de Eugène Labiche y Édouard Martin, escenografía de André Barsacq, Théâtre des Mathurins
 1938 : El baile de los ladrones, de Jean Anouilh, escenografía de André Barsacq, Théâtre Hébertot
 1942 : L'Étoile de Séville, de Lope de Vega, escenografía de Maurice Jacquemont, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1943 : El enfermo imaginario de Molière, escenografía de Pierre Valde, Théâtre du Temps
 1945 : Image anglaise, de Jacques Armand, escenografía de Pierre Henry, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1945 : Marie-Anne Victoire, de Jacques Tournier, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1947 : Les Juges, de Jean-Marie Creac'h, escenografía de Maurice Jacquemont, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1950 : Henri IV, de William Shakespeare, escenografía de Jean Vilar, Festival de Aviñón
 1950 : Le Profanateur, de Thierry Maulnier, escenografía de Jean Vilar, Festival de Aviñón
 1951 : Colombe, de Jean Anouilh, escenografía de André Barsacq, Théâtre de l'Atelier
 1951 : Cimbelino, de William Shakespeare, escenografía de Maurice Jacquemont, Centre dramatique de l'Ouest
 1953 : La alondra, de Jean Anouilh, escenografía del autor y Roland Piétri, Théâtre Montparnasse
 1956 : L'Impromptu de l'Alma, de Eugène Ionesco, escenografía de Maurice Jacquemont, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1959 : Becket, de Jean Anouilh, escenografía del autor y Roland Piétri, Théâtre Montparnasse
 1960 : Hamlet, de William Shakespeare, escenografía de Philippe Dauchez y Maurice Jacquemont, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos, Festival des Nuits de Bourgogne
 1961 : Le Grain sous la neige, de Daniel Guérin, escenografía de Maurice Jacquemont, Teatro de la Alliance française
 1966 : La Promenade du dimanche, de Georges Michel, escenografía de Maurice Jacquemont, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1972 : Le Directeur de l'Opéra, de Jean Anouilh, escenografía del autor y Roland Piétri, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1975 : La loca de Chaillot, de Jean Giraudoux, escenografía de Gérard Vergez, Théâtre de l'Athénée
 1976 : Le Jardin de craie, de Enid Bagnold, escenografía de Raymond Gérôme, Théâtre Hébertot
 1977 : Romeo y Julieta, de William Shakespeare, escenografía de Jean-Paul Lucet, Festival du Marais
 1980 : Les Bons Bourgeois, de René de Obaldia, escenografía de Jacques Rosny, Théâtre Hébertot

Director
 L'Échange, de Paul Claudel
 La Jeune Fille Violaine, de Paul Claudel
 1942 : L'Étoile de Séville, de Lope de Vega, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1945 : Les Gueux au paradis, de Gaston-Marie Martens con la Compañía Grenier-Hussenot y André Schlesser, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos y Teatro del Ambigu-Comique
 1945 : La casa de Bernarda Alba, de Federico García Lorca, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1946 : Amor de don Perlimplín con Belisa en su jardín, de Federico García Lorca, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1946 : La Traîtresse, de Steve Passeur, Teatro del Ambigu-Comique
 1946 : Los persas, de Esquilo, Lyon
 1947 : Les Juges, de Jean-Marie Creac'h, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1947 : Agamenón, de Esquilo, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1948 : Yerma, de Federico García Lorca, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1948 : La Tendre Ennemie, de André-Paul Antoine, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1949 : La casa de Bernarda Alba, de Federico García Lorca, Centre dramatique de l'Est
 1949 : Un sombrero de paja de Italia, de Eugène Labiche y Marc-Michel, Centre dramatique de l'Ouest
 1950 : Les Gueux au paradis, de Gaston-Marie Martens y André Obey, Centre dramatique de l'Ouest
 1950 : George Dandin, de Molière, Centre dramatique de l'Ouest
 1951 : Cimbelino, de William Shakespeare, Centre dramatique de l'Ouest
 1952 : Intermezzo, de Jean Giraudoux, Centre dramatique de l'Ouest
 1952 : La isla del tesoro, adaptación de Léon Chancerel a partir de Robert Louis Stevenson, Teatro de la Porte Saint-Martin
 1954 : Eugénie les larmes aux yeux, de Charles Daurat, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1955 : Numance, adaptación de Jean Lagénie y Léon Chancerel a partir de Cervantes, Festival des jeux du théâtre de Sarlat-la-Canéda
 1956 : L'Impromptu de l'Alma, de Eugène Ionesco, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1956 : Petición de mano, de Antón Chéjov, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1956 : La casa de Bernarda Alba, de Federico García Lorca, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1957 : Petición de mano, de Antón Chéjov, Teatro del Ambigu-Comique
 1957 : La casa de Bernarda Alba, de Federico García Lorca, Teatro del Ambigu-Comique
 1958 : Miguel de Mañara, de Oscar Milosz, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1960 : Hamlet, de William Shakespeare, escenografía con Philippe Dauchez, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1961 : Le Grain sous la neige, de Daniel Guérin, Teatro de la Alliance française
 1961 : L'Étau, de Luigi Pirandello, Théâtre de Bourgogne
 1961 : Le Jubilé, de Antón Chéjov, Théâtre de Bourgogne
 1965 : La Música, de Marguerite Duras, escenografía con Alain Astruc, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1966 : La Promenade du dimanche, de Georges Michel, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1966 : Médor, de Roger Vitrac, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1966 : L'Air du large, de René de Obaldia, Teatro de los Campos Elíseos
 1971 : Hamlet, de William Shakespeare, Théâtre de la Musique
 1972 : El burgués gentilhombre, de Molière, Théâtre de Carcassonne
 1981 : L'Île de Tulipatan, de Jacques Offenbach, Théâtre Rutebeuf Clichy
 1984 : L'Île de Tulipatan, de Jacques Offenbach, Théâtre de la Potinière y Théâtre Mouffetard
 1987 : L'Île de Tulipatan, de Jacques Offenbach, Théâtre Hébertot
 1987 : Daphnis et Chloé, de Jacques Offenbach, Théâtre Hébertot

Filmografía

Cine

Televisión

Poesía
Maurice Jacquemont es el autor de la Chanson de la patience, con música de Jacques Tournier para la adaptación de Cimbelino de 1951, reinterpretada por Jacques Brel, Jacques Douai y Catherine Sauvage, entre otros.

Referencias

 Hommage de Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres à Maurice Jacquemont, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, 1 de junio de 2004, Ministère de la Culture et de la communication.

Enlaces externos

 Mort de Maurice Jacquemont, 2 de junio de 2004, L'Humanité.

Personas de París
Actores de teatro de Francia
Actores de cine de Francia
Actores de televisión de Francia
Directores de teatro de Francia

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Police Sergeant William South has a good reason to shy away from murder investigations: he is a murderer himself.
A methodical, diligent, and exceptionally bright detective, South is an avid birdwatcher and trusted figure in his small town on the rugged Kentish coast. He also lives with the deeply buried secret that, as a child in Northern Ireland, he may have killed a man. When a fellow birdwatcher is found murdered in his remote home, South's world flips.
The culprit seems to be a drifter from South's childhood; the victim was the only person connecting South to his early crime; and a troubled, vivacious new female sergeant has been relocated from London and assigned to work with South. As our hero investigates, he must work ever-harder to keep his own connections to the victim, and his past, a secret.
The Birdwatcher is British crime fiction at its finest; a stirring portrait of flawed, vulnerable investigators; a meticulously constructed mystery; and a primal story of fear, loyalty and vengeance.


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I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Karsten Cash as the Interim Director of the Wellesley METCO program for the 2022-23 school year.
Mr. Cash has recently served as the Director of Student Support Services position at METCO Inc. headquarters. Immediately following his graduate program in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he became an Academic Coach for the Minority Affairs office at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) Office of Multicultural Affairs. Following his job at EIU, he became the Director of the Lloyd L. Gaines/Marion O'Fallon Oldham Black Culture Center (BCC) at the University Of Missouri Columbia (MU). His secondary education experiences include roles at the Community Charter School of Cambridge and Young Achievers Math and Science K-8 Pilot School.
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M&M Custom Builders, LLC is a general contracting and construction firm servicing Moberly, Missouri and it's surrounding areas. We complete nearly all services internally at M&M, rather than sub-contracting jobs to other firms. This helps us provide our clients with unique attention to detail, and allows our client to take comfort in the fact their vision for their project isn't lost in translation.
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Each year, UNICEF's flagship publication, The State of the World's Children, closely examines a key issue affecting children. 2013 focuses the attention on children with disabilities. Their many vulnerabilities are explored and highlighted and the report advocates for equity for these children through inclusion. Extensive recommendations are given.


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When students encounter an active learning classroom, they may be unsure of what is expected of them. They may fear they won't be evaluated fairly, or won't see a clear path towards success, reducing their engagement in activities. This second chapter of our student engagement series focuses on how to create clear expectations for student engagement and learning. CHAPTER 1: EXPECTATIONS.


Lanyon's prints related to his paintings and their themes. He produced linocuts, monotypes, etchings and lithographs . Ground Wind (lithograph, 1961; see 1981 exh. cat., no. 75), based on his gliding experiences, depicts the merging land, sea and sky; by drawing the image directly on to the lithographic stone, Lanyon achieved a freer treatment of the subject.
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Live jazz series comes to N'ville
A live jazz series is on its way to downtown Northville.
Live jazz series comes to N'ville A live jazz series is on its way to downtown Northville. Check out this story on HometownLife.com: http://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/northville/2015/12/21/kittens-crooners-jazz-series-northville/77644514/
o&e media Published 12:03 a.m. ET Dec. 21, 2015 | Updated 4:23 p.m. ET Jan. 5, 2016
Kittens & Crooners(Photo: Submitted)
With Northville's live music options limited mainly to summertime events like Arts & Acts, Friday Night Concerts and Victorian Festival, a local company has decided to test the waters and expand offerings by presenting a four-part jazz series at the Tipping Point Theatre.
Kittens & Crooners will feature four of metro-Detroit's top vocalists and their bands on second Saturdays: Jan. 9 – Brad McNett; March 12 – Jill Jack & The American Songbook Band; May 14 – Paul King; and July 9 – Beth Stalker.
In addition, ticket holders will also dine on appetizers from area restaurants and explore a variety of wines provided by local shops.
The kickoff show with Brad McNett on Jan. 9 will feature artist Henry Fusco.
Doors open at 7 p.m. for the wine tasting and appetizers until 7:45 p.m. The shows will run from 8-10 p.m. with a brief intermission. There will also be a cash bar with wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages available.
Tickets are priced at $30 each, but music lovers can save 10 percent by purchasing the four-show series. Tipping Point season ticket holders will also receive a 10-percent discount. To purchase tickets online, visit www.2StonesEvents.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the Tipping Point Theatre (361 E. Cady St.) from 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 6:30-10 p.m. Friday. For more information and for business partnership opportunities, call 586-484-8797.
"This is also a great opportunity for businesses to get in front of a select audience and be part of a truly unique event in Northville," Stone said.
Series lineup
The Kittens & Crooners four-part jazz vocalist series starts Jan. 9 with Brad McNett backed by Tyler Driskill, piano; Jordan Schug, upright bass; and Jesse Kramer, drums.
Vocalist and composer Brad McNett. (Photo: Jason Crocker)
• Barely into his 20s, vocalist/composer Brad McNett is quickly becoming one of the most popular interpreters of the Great American Songbook. McNett's large repertoire and his ability to interpret a lyric or turn a phrase, with the skill and poise of someone twice his age, makes him an instant smash with any audience. "There's a late-'50s sensibility in his voice — touches of Mel Torme and Frank D'Rone," according to Marc Myers of JazzWax.com.
Brad McNett
• Artist Henry Fusco's subject matter has evolved from buildings, seascapes and landscapes to figures, nudes and still lifes. His most current work is often on a scale larger than normally associated with typical watercolor paintings. Today, Fusco is noted for his impressionistic figurative work and rhythmic still lifes. He has mastered transparent washes to create depth and richness reminiscent of the Midwest Regionalist painters of the Depression Era. Fusco currently works out of his studio in Northville. His website is www.inkandbrushstudio.com.
Jill Jack and the American Songbook Band. (Photo: Submitted)
• Jill Jack & The American Songbook Band — March 12: Thirty-seven time Detroit award-winning singer/songwriter Jill Jack and longtime drummer Ron Pangborn have talked about putting a project together that celebrates the music they both love — The American Songbook. Selecting some of the best musicians in Detroit, they have captured the beautiful essence of the music of an era long ago. Come celebrate with them as they will take you on their musical journey.
Paul King is vocalist for The Rhythm Society Orchestra. (Photo: Submitted)
• Paul King — May 14: Crooner Paul King describes his style as "a mixture of Mel Torme, Joe Williams and Frank Sinatra -- with a dash of Cab Calloway thrown in." Detroit's Metro Times jokes: "His voice has been banned in some nightclubs for inducing public displays of affection on the dance floor."
King, who is the vocalist for The Rhythm Society Orchestra, has been featured on a number of local television and radio programs. He has also performed with veterans of some famous big bands, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Sam Donahue, Joe Williams, Lionel Hampton and Big Joe Turner.
To hear King, visit https://myspace.com/paulkingjazz.
Detroit native Beth Stalker. (Photo: Submitted)
• Beth Stalker — July 9: A Detroit native and seven-time Detroit Music Awards winner, Stalker is no stranger to the music biz, beginning her career at the ripe age of 4. Known then as "Little Liz," she released her first full-length album, Jesus Loves Me. Soon after, she began touring and making appearances on several local television shows. And though she loved the glitz and glam of the music industry, she took some time away from the spotlight to focus on school.
At 20, Stalker was back at it, releasing her second album, Here with You. The album garnered much praise at the Detroit Music Awards, earning her an amazing six awards. One year later, she recorded and released Hallelujah I Love Him. But her journey didn't end there. In 2008, she auditioned for American Idol, making it to Hollywood after receiving the highly coveted "golden ticket." In 2012, Stalker released an EP entitled A Reason to Smile. Currently, she's hard at work on her fourth full-length album, her first project to be recorded and released by Decibel.
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Spacious, architecturally-designed mid-century modern home on private street in downtown Moab. This home has many elegant features not usually found in modern homes. The large living room has a bank of clerestory windows, creating a unique combination of natural lighting and privacy from the street. A sandstone fireplace hearth wall is the focal feature of the room. Three bedrooms (one large and two enormous), three baths, large kitchen, walkout to the back patio from kitchen or from back hallway, all add up to space, space, and more space. In addition to a large master suite, this home has obvious potential to make a separate studio apartment in the extra-large back bedroom. An over-sized kitchen and laundry room leads to a windowed bonus room that could easily lend itself to a home office or craft room. Recent updates include a new furnace, central air conditioning, and an additional heating and a/c unit in the back bedroom. Beyond the private back patio there is ample room for a garden or play yard in the back of the home. Mature grape vines and flower beds on the side yard create yet more private space. This home has unique provenance as the custom-built home for Charlie Steen's accountant in the hey day of the uranium boom. One step in, and you'll see how amazing true spaciousness in a home feels!


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In this week's Friday 5 we get to know Chef Paul Krato. The new executive chef of De Gaulle Square Bistro & Bar comes from humble beginnings and has worked his way up the ladder. Visit him in River Ranch and check out some of his favorite spots around town.
1. Best Boudin - Best Stop. Nuff said. Those guys have it down to an art.
2. Dining Solo - Rusted Rooster. Everything over there is always on point. The Zerben is where it's at! Especially if you ask for more sauerkraut.
3. King Cake - Jennifer Hughes at the Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market at the Horse Farm. The fig cake is crazy good. Totally worth fighting over.
4. Eating on the Cheap - Patacon on Bertrand. There is not one thing over there that isn't phenomenal.
5. Date night - Social Southern Table & Bar. The food is always awesome. Chef Marc Krampe is a beast. And the drinks, oh my god, the drinks.


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Home » Changes at FleishmanHillard Result in "Finest Month" in Agency's History
Changes at FleishmanHillard Result in "Finest Month" in Agency's History
by Capitol Communicator | Apr 23, 2016
FleishmanHillard has seen 11 senior leaders depart the agency within the last three-and-a-half months — and at least two more have turned in their resignations since former President-CEO Dave Senay stepped down last November, reports Ad Age.
The Ad Age item, in part, added:
"Chief Executive John Saunders, who succeeded Mr. Senay after serving as president of Fleishman Europe, Middle East, and Africa, said his predecessor and the management team made a number of cost-cutting moves, including "eliminating certain roles." He said that the shop has seen "significant improvement this year."
"(In fact,)" said Mr. Saunders. "I'm happy to say that March 2016 was the finest month in the history of the agency, and while one swallow doesn't make a summer, there's a new leadership team at FleishmanHillard and I can only hope that it's a trend."
"There have been changes at the agency, and according to some people with knowledge of the situation, they have not all been good. According to multiple executives who spoke with Ad Age on the condition of anonymity, the agency has been putting a much greater focus on generating profit for holding company Omnicom…"
According to reports received by Capitol Communicator, the agency's D.C. office also has had a number of senior-level departures in recent years.


Chicago Police Department Falls Victim to Crytoware Scheme | Blue Mountain Data Systems Inc.
"You're infected—If you want to see your data again, pay us $500 in Bitcoins!" says the message on your computer screen. Imagine how a Chicago Police Department employee felt upon receiving such a message. Not a good way to start the day.
South suburban police department [Midlothian] paid a $500 ransom to an unidentified hacker to regain access to data from a police computer the hacker managed to disable, records show. Midlothian in January was hit with a form of computer virus called Cryptoware, said Calvin Harden Jr., an IT vendor who works with the village.
The hacker demanded payment through bitcoin, a digital currency often used by individuals engaging in sophisticated or sometimes illegal activities on the Internet.
Midlothian Police Chief Harold Kaufman confirmed that the department had been hacked but otherwise declined to comment. Neither Kaufman, Midlothian's mayor, nor the village clerk returned further messages asking whether the village would pursue the hacker, but Harden said he believed officials would do so. An FBI spokeswoman wouldn't confirm whether the village made the FBI aware of the incident.
Village officials released a copy of the town's invoice in response to an open records request by the Tribune. The invoice, "for MPD virus," shows the village sent a $606 money order to a bitcoin cafe in New York to transmit the money to the hacker. The payment included bank fees and surcharges.
The village had to make a difficult decision whether to comply with the demand, Harden said, and chose to because a pursuit of the hacker might have been more trouble than it's worth.
For more information about the Midlothian Cryptoware compromise, read the full article.


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Home > Manufacturing, Packaging & Materials > Roots Of Distrust Spread
Roots Of Distrust Spread
Paranoia about IP theft shifts from the leading edge to the middle market.
July 21st, 2016 - By: Ed Sperling
For most of the history of semiconductors there has been a persistent fear that someone would steal intellectual property from one company and sell it to another. There have been innumerable lawsuits involving corporate secrets that cross from one company to the next, and from one country to the next.
The biggest concerns always were at the leading edges of technology, where those secrets were considered the hardest to develop and where the stakes could be measured in billions rather than millions of dollars. But in one of the stranger byproducts of industry consolidation and the relentless march of Moore's Law, those worries are becoming less of a concern at the bleeding edge than in the middle market.
The reason is a blend of economics and specialization. At 40nm and above, it was still possible to move a chip design from one foundry's process to another without much of a penalty, and to develop IP that worked across multiple foundries' processes. At 28nm and below, processes are so unique that everything is customized. Customers no longer can shift designs developed at those nodes from one foundry to the next without completely redoing it. There also are fewer players to point fingers at, and it's obvious who's doing what and contributing what. On top of that, there are only so many people in the world with the kinds of skills necessary to develop process technology at 7nm and 5nm, and many of them know each other. In many cases, they collaborate through groups such as Imec or the College for Nanoscale Science & Engineering.
As a point of reference, when TSMC pioneered the commercial foundry model in 1987, many industry players laughed at the possibility of sharing their chip data with an independent fab. Likewise, TSMC was criticized for not sharing data back with its customers to allow them to optimize their designs for TSMC's processes. That complaint was echoed as other companies began entering the commercial foundry market after TSMC. But despite former AMD CEO Jerry Sanders' statement that "real men own fabs," the majority of chipmakers that have survived do not.
In fact, it is now so pricey to develop chips that it no longer can be handled just by the fab. Current estimates for a new process technology at the leading edge are in the $1 billion range, according to industry insiders. Companies that want to play at the leading edge are basically committing to developing those processes with the foundries. Rather than beginning their collaboration at version 0.9 or 1.0 of the process, they are now engaging at version 0.01 and working through each iteration of the process to refine it, improve yield, and rework their own piece of the puzzle. It has become such a close working relationship that sharing data isn't an issue. It's a necessity.
That doesn't mean everything is perfect. Even at the leading edge of the mobility world, some updating of this data sharing process is in order.
"The fab gives you a design deck, you have a library, you give the fab a tape and you get back silicon," said Michael Campbell, senior vice president of engineering at Qualcomm during a Semicon panel this month. "That has to change. This simplistic relationship does not work with 2 billion transistors, and in the server world it certainly won't work for 25 billion transistors."
But a few nodes back from there, the concerns are much different. There is even less data being shared, and much more concern about data leakage or outright theft. And the worries are growing as established companies meet startups vying for the different or the same pieces of IoT and other developing markets. Companies in this space often don't know each other very well, and the churn in the market is so great that customers one day will be competitors the next.
The best way to deal with this is to bake in security at every level, from strict business methodologies for handing off designs and well-defined rules for managing data, to figuring out what data really does need to be transferred and why. At this point, the rules of engagement are limited or outdated, and the growing level of suspicion does little to foster access to data that can benefit everyone and grow the overall market.
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David Makhura likens Mashaba's immigration stance to Donald Trump
Makhura had some words for Herman Mashaba.
David Makhura, Gauteng's new Premier, has lambasted Herman Mashaba for his 'Donald Trump kinda' stance on immigration.
As reported by EWN, Makhura made these utterances at the swearing-in ceremony of his provincial Executive Council in Parktown, Johannesburg, on Thursday.
He stated, rather matter-of-factly, that he and Mashaba will never reach consensus on the topic around the influx of migrants into South Africa.
Related: David Makhura teases a Gauteng future without e-tolls
What is Herman Mashaba's stance on immigration?
During his campaign run for the DA in Johannesburg, Mashaba had alluded to the fact that the province faced a huge immigration problem.
Since taking up office after the 2016 local government election win, Mashaba said he came to realise that Johannesburg is suffering from the large influx of foreigners.
"There can be no doubt that the immigration crisis in South Africa is adding pressure on the government to provide services with our limited funding.
"Illegal immigration will not be treated with any level of importance until a different party occupies the Union Buildings after 8 May," the mayor had said in April.
Related: President Trump fuels immigration fears with new ad campaign
Is Mashaba similar to Donald Trump?
Trump's administration has racked up criticism for their implementation of immigration laws over the years.
In a recent development, the US president has threatened to increase tariffs on Mexico if the neighbours are not willing to do anything about illegal immigration.
While Mashaba has never called for such drastic action, Makhura said that he ought to have compassion for the people that have been a part of South Africa's history since the Gold Rush in the late 1800s.
"We are a province that was built by migrants from the beginning of the discovery of gold, we have always lived side by side. You can't blame migrants for everything; that's a Donald Trump approach.
"We are building one Africa and as we build that one Africa, we've got to make sure that every country takes steps to ensure that there is legality," he said.
"The problem is Home Affairs" – David Makhura
Related: Premier David Makhura unveils Gauteng's new Cabinet
David Makhura identified the Department of Home Affairs as the likely cause of so many foreigners living under the status of an "illegal migrant" in South Africa.
In his view, illegal immigration may be a concern but it should not be addressed in a radical and 'Trumpist' manner.
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One in five nursing homes does not have enough staff on duty to provide safe care, the Care Quality Commission has found.
The watchdog's State of Care report for 2013-14 found that a shortage of nurses in adult social care is compounding longstanding concerns that the quality of care in nursing homes is lagging behind other care settings.
The CQC said recruitment of nurses to social care should be a 'priority' and pointed to figures from Skills for Care showing that nurses in social care had the highest turnover rate (32%) of all social care roles.
The regulator said there was 'no clear evidence' on the cause of the nursing shortage. However, it said that fewer long-term career development opportunities for nurses in social care and the push to boost nurse numbers in the NHS in the wake of the Francis report on the Mid-Staffordshire hospital scandal may have exacerbated the issue.
"This issue is now impacting on the quality of care, and is a pressure that is likely to increase as many of the current registered nurses working in social care are approaching retirement age. Around 29% of these registered nurses are likely to retire within 10 years," the CQC report said.
The corporate care sector is expanding: Corporate firms owned 39% of care home beds in 2013-14, up from 37% in 2012-13. The CQC found that corporate-owned homes had better processes for recruiting and training staff but more problems with overall staffing levels. Wary of the impact the collapse of care provider Southern Cross had on the sector in 2011, the CQC has identified up to 60 'difficult to replace' providers whose financial sustainability will be assessed by the regulator under new powers being introduced under the Care Act from April 2015.
Smaller care homes performed better: Among care homes, the CQC found that homes with fewer beds tended to perform better than larger units. For specialist learning disability homes, small homes (those with up to 10 beds) met 94% of standards, whereas large homes (those with more than 50 beds) met 85% of standards. For homes without a learning disability specialism, small homes hit 90% of standards while the figure for large homes was 82%.
Shared Lives services were the best performers: Shared Lives services had the highest proportion of services compliant against each of the five sets of standards measured, with 100% compliance in providing dignity and respect in care, and at least 93% compliance in the four other areas (care and welfare;suitability of staffing; safeguarding and safety and monitoring quality).
Homes without a registered manager performed worse: Inspectors found that care homes with a registered care manager performed better than those who had been lacking a manager for six months or more. In November last year the CQC launched a drive to address the fact that 2,439 homes had not had a manager for at least six months. By April 2014, 1,395 of the homes had a manager in place and a further 470 were in the process of appointing one.
There was significant variation in care standards: The CQC found that there was general improvement in the quality of adult social care but the percentage of care providers meeting all quality standards ranged from 70% in some local authority areas to 100% in others.
David Behan, the CQC's chief executive, said: "The findings from our inspections over the last year clearly show there is too much variation in quality and safety between services and within services. People need to have confidence that they will get good care.
Janet Morrisson, chief executive of charity Independent Age, said: "The CQC report rightly highlights the wide variance in the quality of care homes, often even within a single geographical area. While it is right to call on people to become more active 'consumers', in reality – as the CQC itself acknowledges – most decisions about care are made at a time of crisis and with little opportunity to test the market for the best possible care.
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George Lawrence Price was last Canadian soldier killed in First World War
George Lawrence Price was a typical Canadian soldier in the First World War, except for the timing of his death. He holds the sad distinction of being the last Canadian and last Commonwealth soldier to die in the First World War.
Nova Scotia native became part of the last allied push that broke the German army
The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 08, 2014 3:56 PM ET | Last Updated: November 8, 2014
Pvt. George Lawrence Price was killed in the Belgian village of Ville-sur-Haine, in 1918, just two minutes before the Armistice. (Virginia Mayo/Associated Press)
George Lawrence Price was a typical Canadian soldier in the First World War, except for the timing of his death.
He holds the sad distinction of being the last Canadian and last Commonwealth soldier to die in the meat-grinder conflict that claimed more than 60,000 Canadians in its four years.
A total of 10,000 men were killed, wounded or listed as missing from all participating armies on the last day of the war, according to historical records.
Price, a 25-year-old farm labourer before he enlisted, was struck by a single shot and killed two minutes before the 11 a.m. armistice went into effect on Nov. 11, 1918.
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A native of Port Williams, N.S., he moved to Moose Jaw, Sask., as a young man and joined the army there in October 1917. He would become part of the last allied push that broke the German army.
On Nov. 11, Price was part of the Canadian advance through the outskirts of Mons in Belgium, where one of the earliest battles of the war had been fought in 1914 and where the first British soldier had been killed.
"They were clearing through the village and people in the village told them to be careful, the Germans are still here," said Maj. Jim McKillip, a historian with the Canadian Forces directorate of history and heritage. "He pushed on anyway and he got shot."
'He fell forward into my arms'
Author James McWilliams, in a 1980 Reader's Digest article entitled The Last Patrol, reported that Price and several colleagues were checking out possible German machine-gun nests in the village when the enemy opened fire. Civilians waved to the Canadians, urging them to take shelter in their home.
"George was facing me," fellow soldier Art Goodmurphy told McWilliams. "And I was saying something to him when all of a sudden BANG! He fell forward into my arms. I could have cried. It was not an accidental shot. It was a sniper from way up to the end of the street."
The 'war to end all wars' left 16 million people dead, including 10 million soldiers. It claimed the lives of more than 60,000 Canadians. (Reuters)
Price was carried to a nearby house where a nurse tended to him in vain. Goodmurphy said their captain was stunned when he got the news and kept repeating, "But the war is over. The war is over."
Goodmurphy is quoted as saying incredulously, "Over? How the hell did we know that? No one told us. It sure as hell wasn't 'over' across there."
McKillip isn't surprised that there was still action leading up to the final minutes of the war. While some have described Price's death as futile, coming as it did within minutes of the armistice, McKillip sees it as him doing his duty up to the final moment.
"You have to keep in mind at this point it's a ceasefire," the historian said. "Nobody is saying the war is over completely and this is now peace."
Advancing allied forces wanted to make sure they were in an advantageous position when the war finally stopped, he said.
"These guys were a victorious army finally defeating what had been a really pretty implacable enemy over a long period of time, " he said. "They were doing their job to the end. They had cracked the German army and they were making sure they got the most out of it.
"Is it worse to die two minutes before the end of the war than one or two days or one week or a month? At what point does it cease to be ironic?"
The Americans say one of their soldiers, Pvt. Henry Gunther, was the last to die in the war. The Baltimore native, who was of German descent, was part of a charge against surprised German troops who tried to warn the Americans off because they knew the ceasefire was approaching.
McKillip described Gunther's death as "a waste."
News of the ceasefire
"They actually attacked German troops that were not actively doing anything. They were just kind of sitting there, waiting out the clock.
"The Americans decided to attack the Germans and he was killed in the attack."
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McKillip said there are accounts that the Germans called out to the Americans, waved at them and even fired a burst from a machine-gun into the air to get them to back off, only shooting at the U.S. troops when they began to shoot at the Germans.
Remembrance day recalls the ceasefire agreement of Nov. 11, 1918, that silenced the guns after more than four years of carnage. (Matt Dunham/Associated Press)
At least one country has little interest in identifying its last soldier to die on the day of the armistice. Even though France lost troops on the last day of the war, it backdated all records of the deaths to Nov. 10.
Some accounts say that the French did this because they wanted to avoid any scandal when people saw so many died on the final day of the conflict but McKillip doubts that. He attributes it to the French bureaucracy.
"The reason they gave was it was administratively sound," he said. "It was the last full day of fighting and there was nothing particularly egregious about guys reported dead one day before they died."
McKillip pointed out that often soldiers were listed as having fatal wounds on one day but not expiring until a few days later, for example. He added that there was also a swath of deaths from influenza, which finished off soldiers already weakened by their wounds.
Looking to the big picture of the war, McKillip agreed Price's death was tragic but perspective is needed.
"It was in the manner of his comrades over the last four years and the timing has a poetic, maybe even dramatic irony," he said of Price's demise. "In the greater scheme of things, his act is not really of a different kind than the other 63,000 guys who got killed and the 175,000-odd wounded."
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When I was booking accommodation in Osaka this time, I had initially wanted to go with my first choice, Osaka Hana Hostel. The rooms that I wanted (female dorms or private rooms) were fully booked, perhaps two months before our trip. Yes, I am serious. That's Japan for you. Hostel 64 Osaka wasn't my initial top choice but I'm glad I went with it. Massive pic spam, my comments in between. End of post for review!
A simple daily breakfast option is available at 300Y. A top up of 200Y will give you unlimited coffee/tea until 11am.
The bread has a chewy texture to it. Nutella and Marmite provided, you can mix the jam with the yoghurt. I think this is Meiji yoghurt.
It was quite relaxing to lounge around, read a book and enjoy a long breakfast.
Maybe check out recommendations from other travellers?
We booked a private three-bed traditional style room: there is a bedroom and a sitting room (which I forgot to take, sorry!). It's basically a smaller version of this room, with a chair and table.
And you tuck yourself underneath the thick blanket.
As this is a hostel, we share toilets and bathing spaces. There are a total of four toilets (non-gender specific) and four showers/baths. The bathrooms are all of different designs.
This is the one level 2. It looks normal but it is not normal.
This is a tatami shower which I never figured out out to use it eventually.
On level three, we have a small secret door. Duck under for a shower.
On level one, we have two showers. This looks too complicated to use and shower. I'm guessing you sit on this?
The other shower looks way easier.
There's a roof top used mostly by smokers and doing laundry. Because it's such a short building,you're very close to your neighbours – no hanky panky!
Overall, I really liked the design of the hostel. It's clean, minimal and soothing.
Location wise, it's not that central and is a few train stops to Shinsaibashi or Umeda. Takes about a 10-15 minutes walk to the hostel from the nearest train station.
If you do a base comparison (e.g. 8 bed female dorm), chances are Osaka Hostel 64 is going to be more expensive.
It's not as happening and does not offer that many free activities, tours or interaction options.
Despite the above, I really enjoyed our stay at Osaka 64 because these are perhaps, minor inconveniences. The price point, comfort and general feel of the hostel trumps the cons.
There is no lifts / elevators of any sort. Please flex your guns and biceps and carry your luggage up steep stairs. We were lucky – the receptionist on duty helped us but don't take it for granted they will.
The walls are really thin. There are ear plugs provided for a reason.
There is a single power point only by the outer most bed. Do bring an extension cord.
It's situated in a quiet and dark residential district (which I think is safe) but may not be a good option if you're a solo female traveller.
The staff are very helpful – they assisted us with the luggage lugging up the stairs and helped us call a cab.
Fellow travellers are friendly but not in your face. A hello is always given.
No parties, no drunkards, no loud noises.
Bed was comfy enough despite it being only a futon.
I have this weird habit: I like to shower right when I get back. Despite only having four bathrooms, I never had to wait for one.
Will I stay here again? If I'm with friends, maybe. If I'm running solo, I'd rather head to a hostel nearer to a station and with a lift.


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Interns are paired with preceptors through a matching system after they have had an opportunity to meet several preceptors during orientation. Pairing residents with practicing clinicians provides an ideal setting for effective adult learning. Preceptors and residents observe one another regularly, allowing frequent opportunities for feedback and role modeling. In addition to clinical pediatrics, residents are exposed to the practice environment, often gaining insight into issues such as management of telephone calls, scheduling patient visits, and the business aspects of the practice. In order to facilitate integration into the practice, each resident is relieved of inpatient responsibilities to spend three weeks in the preceptors' offices during each year of residency. These weeks are supplemented with a standardized primary care curriculum composed of small group discussions and online modules.
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The COPE program is the only program of this type and has been enthusiastically supported by our residents, community and academic faculty. The program was nationally recognized by the Ambulatory Pediatric Association when it was awarded the 1996 Outstanding Teaching Award. Over ninety percent of preceptors with residents graduating from the program express interest in participating with a new resident. Through COPE, our residents receive a robust training in primary care pediatrics and gain an appreciation for the demands and rewards of a primary care practice. Residents leave well-prepared to make informed career decisions based upon their experience.
"My preceptor was a pleasure to work with! My preceptor is an outstanding pediatrician who truly cares about his patients and loves to teach residents."
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"My preceptor has provided an excellent foundation and experience for me to continue to grow in the career of primary care. She provided excellent feedback and education for nearly every patient encounter. The office is a great working environment!"
"I really look forward to going to COPE, discussing interesting patients with my preceptor, and learning about primary care."
"My COPE experience has been wonderful! Everyone at the office has been so welcoming and helpful and really made me feel like I belong there."
"I very much enjoy working with my preceptor. She has a profound connection to her patient population and is an excellent model for how to care for a patient in the context of the whole family. She is a good teacher, a caring physician and an engaging mentor."