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Jessica Hobbs
Screenography
Jessica Hobbs began directing short films in her 20s, during an eight year stint as an assistant director. After helming Cliff Curtis teleplay Overnight in 1995, she graduated to series City Life and Australia's Heartbreak High. Her award-winning Aussie resume includes hit show Love My Way, East Timor miniseries Answered by Fire, and the opening episodes of BAFTA-nominated drama The Slap. Relocating to England, she directed miniseries Apple Tree Yard, based on a bestseller about an affair. In 2020 Hobbs was nominated for an Emmy Award for the third season final of royalty drama The Crown. She also worked on the show's next season.
I love directing television and I feel that we've been very privileged over the last few years to see a big renaissance in the way that television is made. Television allows you the freedom to explore character development and story structure in greater depth over a longer period of time. Jessica Hobbs on website Blogafi, May 2012
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1995, Director - Television
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It's in the Genes Girls
1993, Producer - Television
Sure to Rise
1993, First Assistant Director - Short Film
The Summer the Queen Came
1992, First Assistant Director - Television
The End of the Golden Weather
1991, First Assistant Director - Film
An Angel at My Table
1990, Second Assistant Director - Film
Raider of the South Seas - First Episode
1990, Second Assistant Director - Television
Ruby and Rata
The Governor - The Lame Seagull (Episode Five)
1977, Actor - Television


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The term international teaching assistants (ITAs) usually refers to graduate students who have recently immigrated to the United States, both to learn and teach. In recent years, more and more university-level teaching assistants have come from non-English speaking countries abroad. Although these individuals must usually pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Graduate Record Exam (GRE), concerns abounded about their English fluency and overall teaching ability. In response to the growing concern and pressure from education-related groups, many states passed laws and universities crafted policies mandating that ITAs receive further instruction in English and U.S. pedagogy. Thus, ITA preparation programs were created.
ITA preparation programs are usually comprised of two components: ones focusing on language skills, the other on teaching skills. ITAs may be exempt from the language portion of their training program if they prove to be adequately competent in English. If not, they receive instruction in pronunciation and academic speaking. The teaching skills portion of an ITA preparation program is usually mandatory as it helps foreigners become acquainted with the conventions of American schooling. This portion of the course teaches ITAs classroom expectations and student interaction, usually by pairing them with undergraduate students who can show them the ropes.


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Remarkable young pianist, Veronika Shoot gave a stunning recital of
virtuosity with great assurance, sensitivity and courage. – Herald Express
Born in Moscow, Veronika moved to the UK at the age of five when her father Vladislav Shoot became the composer-in-residence at Dartington Hall. By the age of seven years old she had performed her first recital at the Dartington International Summer School music festival.
Performing across the UK and worldwide, Veronika has broadcasted on platforms such as BBC Spotlight News and BBC Radio 3. She has been invited to play on some of the most prestigious stages in classical music, including London's Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St John's Smith Square, Purcell Room, Steinway Hall, BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, The Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow, Amsterdam Conservatoire, International Mozart Festival in Istanbul, Koblenz Gymnasium and L'Opéra Gabriel at the Château de Versailles.
Veronika studied with full scholarships at The Yehudi Menuhin School under the tutorship of Professor Irina Zaritzkaya, The Purcell School of Music and The Royal Academy of Music, with Professor Tatiana Sarkisova—graduating with a First—and The Royal Scottish Conservatoire with Professor Fali Pavri, where she received a Distinction for her Masters. She has taken part in numerous masterclasses over the years, receiving artistic guidance from musicians such as Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Murray Perahia, Dmitri Bashkirov, Dmitri Alexeev, John Lill, Boris Berman, Pascal Devoyon, Joanna Macgregor and many others.
She is a Laureate of International Competitions including the Yamaha International Piano Competition and the Two Moors Festival, and has been awarded with prizes such as the Frederic Jackson Award, the Michal Hambourg and Elise Campbell Prizes.
Playing a wide-ranging repertoire of solo and chamber music, Veronika is passionate about collaborating with instrumentalists, singers, writers, artists and actors. Recent concerto performances included piano concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky and Gershwin, and she has worked with conductors such as Christian Kluxen, Joachim Gustaffson, Tom Hammond, Diego Masson, Jean-Louis Gosselin, Roderick Dunk and James Ross, as well as with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra, Torbay Symphony Orchestra, Hertford Symphony Orchestra, Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra and Les Voix Nouvelles Orchestra.
Veronika is dedicated to creating compelling and innovative programmes that can be performed to a wide audience. She is also a strong believer in the importance of musical education, and has a great joy in sharing her passion for music. In recent projects she devised a series of workshops in schools combining music and art that the students found "the most exciting" of its kind. Veronika was recently appointed 'Music Ambassador' for SaMM (the Saturday morning music school at King Edward VI Community College).
Her debut album "Journey Through Childhood" featuring an array of childhood-inspired music, including well-known masterpieces by Debussy and Schumman, rarely heard musical gems by Lyadov, Korngold and Takemitsu, and the first ever recording of "Children's Album" by Vladislav Shoot, the Artist's father, is released on May 10th 2019 on the Ulysses Arts record label and is available for purchase on iTunes, Idagio and all major streaming platforms.

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Stage Presence from Head to Toe is the only resource of its kind-a practical, authoritative guide to accepted practices of stage presence for performing musicians. It answers the basic questions every musician has about a performance: how to prepare, how to dress, how to walk out on stage, how to bow, how to look confident and put your audience at ease, how to interact with other musicians on stage and with backstage personnel.Hagberg discusses the specific needs of soloists and small and large ensembles, both instrumental and vocal. Includes illustrations, several helpful checklists and a comprehensive bibliography.It offers invaluable information on:*Conducting *Competitions and auditions *Non-performing personnel *Stage furnishings and equipment *Maintenance of the musician's well-being on the day of the concert *Teaching of stage presence to students This book should appear on the shelves of all musicians, professionals, amateurs, students, and teachers. Teachers at the conservatory, high school, or elementary level can use this book as the reference handbook on stage presence in a variety of situations. It is the only existing textbook for supplementary coursework on this too-often neglected topic.


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Operation Dragoon (Hardback)
The Liberation of Southern France 1944
WWII D-Day & Normandy Military
By Anthony Tucker-Jones
Last Released: 21st October 2009
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Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in the south of France in August 1944, is seen as a sideshow supporting Operation Overlord, the crucial D-Day landings in Normandy. Often the operation is criticized as an expensive diversion of men and equipment from the struggle against the German armies in Italy. Yet, as Anthony Tucker-Jones shows in his new in-depth study, Dragoon and the subsequent Allied advance across southern France played a central role in the liberation of Europe, and the operation had far-reaching political and military ramifications.
Controversy dogged the plan from the start. Fierce disagreement among the senior Allied commanders and politicians - in particular between Churchill, Eisenhower and de Gaulle - threatened to weaken the Anglo-American war effort. In vivid detail
Anthony Tucker-Jones tells the story of the high-level strategic arguments that gave birth to Dragoon, and he looks at the impact of the operation on the direction and duration of the war against Nazi Germany.
He also recounts the course of the invasion on the ground - the massive logistical effort required, the landings themselves, the role played by the French resistance, and the bitter battles fought against German rearguards as they sought to retain France's southern cities and cover their withdrawal toward the strategic Belfort Gap.
Operation Dragoon is one of the lesser known operations in the Mediterranean. It is usually known as the liberation of southern France, but was a disputed operation right from the start. It took place AFTER the D-Day landings in Normandy and many thought it really did little to support the allied advance from Normandy towards the low countries and Germany.
This book describes Operation Dragoon, yes, but in fact it describes much more of what went on ahead of it. The arguments, bickering, doubts and discussions between the major powers and characters of that time. In fact the operation was promised to Stalin as a way to take the pressure off his major offensive in the east. But specifically Churchill didn't believe it should be executed. He thought it was taking too many resources away from the allied other goals. Churchill also wanted a much larger presence in the eastern hemisphere.
Alas, that didn't happen and in the end Operation Dragoon was executed, landing allied troops all along the French Riviera coast, where they met little resistance, for various reasons.
Only the second half of the book is in fact describing the actual battles, the first part being almost entirely about the political and military discussions leading up to the operation.
A very interesting account of what happened in that area and WHY things happened as they did.
Silver Cloud Publishing
"The Allied invasion of Southern France, in August 1944, is a subject that is unfamiliar if not unknown to most with only a casual interest in the Second World War, not least because this "other D-Day" was seen as something of an expensive distraction from the main campaigns which were well underway in Normandy and Italy at the time, and whose achievements, in the years since, have generally been derided by a succession of commentators. Anthony Tucker-Jones presents a comprehensive overview of the landings, the aftermath and their impact on the wider campaign, revealing a number of useful successes which made no small contribution to the liberation of France, but which might have been small compensation for the potentially more decisive prizes which could have been won had this force and its vast resources been concentrated elsewhere. He also places very considerable emphasis on the political aspects of this operation, the planning of which caused considerable disharmony between the Allies, and indeed reached a point where an enormously sceptical Winston Churchill threatened to collapse his government. Fascinating reading."
Pegasus Archive - Mark Hickman
Oft Misinterpreted and much misunderstood,the allied landings in southern France took place two months after the much better known Normandy landings of D-Day, June 6 ,1944,
The author an enthusiastic re-thinker of conventional military history thinking,has made a very detailed investigation of what really happened in the Mediterranean that Summer.
This book is a very worthwhile contribution to this ongoing controversy.
work Boat World Magazine
Oft misinterpreted and much misunderstood, the Allied landings in Southern France took place two months after the much better known Normandy landings of D-Day. The author, an enthusiastic re-thinker of conventional military history thinking, has made a very detailed investigation of what really happened in the Mediterranean that summer.
He shows clearly that Operation Dragoon was not, as is often claimed, a sideshow to the main event in Normandy. After considerable disagreement, Eisenhower, Churchill and de Gaulle proved that the French, British and Americans really could work together effectively. They also managed to co-ordinate well with the French Resistance in this operation.
The result of this amazing co-operation was a major contributor to the eventual Allied victory. This book is a very worthwhile contribution to this ongoing controversy.
Often misinterpreted and much misunderstood, the Allied landings in southern France took place two months after the much better known Normandy landings of D-Day, June 6, 1944.
The author, an enthusiastic re-thinker of conventional military history thinking, has made a very detailed investigation of what really happened in the Mediterranean that summer.
He shows very clearly that Operation Dragoon was not, as if often claimed, a sideshow to the main event in Normandy. After considerable disagreement, Eisenhower, Churchill and de Gaulle proved that the French, British and Americans really could work together effectively. They also managed to co-ordinate well with the French Resistance in this operation.
The result of this amazing co-operation, supported by a massive logistics exercise, afloat and ashore, was a major contributor to the eventual Allied victory. This book is a very worthwhile contribution to this ongoing controversy.
Baird Maritime
Anthony Tucker-Jones has produced a well-researched and very readable account of these events, viewed from the political and strategic levels.
Tank Journal
Tucker-Jones's work benefits from his decision to place Operation Dragoon in its wider context, which was rather more important than the campaign itself. The result is a book that sheds some valuable light on a relatively neglected campaign.
History of War.org
About Anthony Tucker-Jones
Anthony Tucker-Jones, a former intelligence officer, is an author and commentator who specialises in military history, with more than 50 books to his name. His work has also been published in an array of magazines and online. He regularly appears on television and radio programmes commenting on current and historical military matters. His books include Stalin's Revenge, Slaughter on the Eastern Front, Kursk 1943, The Eastern Front Air War, Armoured Warfare on the Eastern Front, D-Day 1944 and The Devil's Bridge.
WWII: Start of Operation Dragoon
Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France on August 15, 1944, during World War II. The successfull invasion was initiated via a parachute drop by the 1st Airborne Task Force, followed by an amphibious assault by elements of the U.S. Seventh Army, followed a day later by a force made up primarily of the French First Army.
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Invading Hitler's Europe From Salerno to the Capture of Göring - The Memoir of a US Intelligence Officer (Hardback)
On the day that Roswell K. Doughty graduated from Boston University he also received a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army of the United States of America. That, though, was in 1931 and it was not until 1942 that he was called to active duty – to face some of the toughest fighting of the Second World War. With the rank of 1st Lieutenant, Doughty became an Intelligence Officer with the US 36th (Texas) Division. He subsequently saw action in North Africa, then at the disastrous Salerno landings in Italy – where the Allied divisions involved suffered 4,000 casualties – about which the…
By Roswell K Doughty,	Reiner Decher
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Qin Dynasty History
The Qin Dynasty was the first to unify China and Qin Shi Huang was China's first emperor. The history of the Qin Dynasty is the beginning of a unified China.
The Qin Dynasty started as one of the many small kingdoms that held power in China during and after the collapse of the Zhou Dynasty. It went on to encompass the territory of all other Chinese states at the time.
The dynasty was first established by the Zhou Dynasty to protect against nomadic peoples of the steppe.
The Qin Dynasty is known as being the first government to politically unify China. However, the Qin Dynasty was also known for widespread oppression and ruthlessness.
Qin Dynasty Rise to Power
The Warring States Period was a period of disunity that lasted from 475 BCE to 221 BCE. During this time, the state of Qin was just one of seven states that vied for power in China. The kingdoms of Han, Wei, Chu, Qi, Wu, Zhao and Yan, along with Qin, were the major powers at the time.
In 231 BCE, the Qin emperor, Qin Shi Huang, began a campaign to dominate the other Chinese kingdoms. It started by attacking the Han kingdom, which was already weak. One by one the rival kingdoms fell until at last the state of Qi was conquered in 221 BCE.
The Qin declared itself the first unified ruler of China and Qin Shi Huang took on the title huangdi, meaning "emperor." The Qin Dynasty was the first unified government of China.
First Unified Dynasty in China
The Qin Dynasty instituted a number of reforms to support the political unification of China. A common currency was introduced to further trade, and units of measurement were also standardized; the history of the Qin Dynasty was a history of unification.
Then, as now, China was divided linguistically. The Qin Dynasty introduced a standard written language with uniform characters to ensure smooth communication throughout China, especially for government purposes.
The Qin government wielded unified, unrivalled political power. This allowed it to undertake a number of large public works projects that required huge resources and manpower. One of these was the first part of the Great Wall, used to fend off Xiongnu nomads from the north.
Repression and Cruelty in the Qin Dynasty
Qin Shi Huangdi is known as a tyrant in Chinese history. Taxes were high on peasants and criticism and dissent were silenced ruthlessly. The emperor was said to be incredibly paranoid of traitors and spies.
The emperor was a strong supporter of Legalism, a philosophy that calls for strict laws and punishments and the absolute authority of rulers. It was in direct opposition to Confucianism. Throughout the Qin Shi Huang's reign, Confucian scholars were massacred and Confucian texts burnt.
Decline of the Qin Dynasty
Qin Shi Huangdi died in 210 BCE. His life was probably shortened by frequent ingestion of mercury, which he thought would prolong his life and allow him to rule China longer. Though the Qin Dynasty had two further emperors, they were ineffective rulers.
Almost as soon as Qin Shi Huangdi died, revolts against the government began. The dynasty ended in 206 BCE when Liu Bang captured the Qin capital. Liu Bang later went on to found the Han Dynasty several years later.
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During our regional retreat gathering in June, our Area Superintendent emeritus, Anthony Solina, declared the Central Valley as a place where schools will be "Leading with Heart". Since each of your families play an integral role at our school, I would like to extend this same declaration over Ben Holt Middle School and to your home. May we practice living in a way that extends grace to one another; may we listen with our hearts and embrace situations/experiences with an open heart; and may we be thankful for everything, as circumstances can always be better and/or worse. I am excited to hear stories about how a positive mindset impacts our school, families, and community.
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The bakery was founded in 1924 by Albert Hoffman and purchased in the 1930s by Keith Fechner, who had started working there as a 12-year-old. I was lucky enough to be shown around by one of the bakers, Corey Fechner, Keith's direct fourth-generation descendent. Corey still uses the same wood-fired oven from 1924 and the story is that the flame has never been extinguished. Apex Bakery: 1A Elizabeth St, Tanunda 5352; phone (08) 8563 2483; visit www.apexbakery.com.au Barossa Farmers Market is probably the best place to appreciate the strength of the valley's foodie culture and is held each Saturday morning in Vintners Sheds on the outskirts of Angaston. It's a lively, friendly place where winemakers, bakers, cheesemongers, smallgoods manufacturers, butchers, olive growers, breeders of game birds, orchardists, gardeners and purveyors of various condiments trade cheek by jowl and compete with each other in spruiking the invaluable role of the Barossa as one of Australia's premium food bowls. Barossa Farmers Market: Cnr Nuriootpa and Stockwell Rds, Angaston 5353; phone 0402 026 882; visit www.barossafarmersmarket.com The panoramic lookout on one of the high points of the Barossa Ranges really puts the valley into perspective and is essential, I think, to properly appreciating it. The valley, with its vines and rich farmland spreads in front of you, and the surrounding sculpture park is a bonus, even if Lonely Planet describes its contents as 'naff'. Visit www.barossa.com Australia's favourite foodie and cook — she rejects the term 'chef' because of her lack of formal training — has certainly maximised leverage of her substantial talents and knowledge. Everything seems to be gorgeously packaged and branded with her name. Visitors could easily spend a couple of hours browsing the shop and spending a small fortune. Chef Tim Bourke prepares food that is everything you would expect — rustic, full-flavoured and hearty. And there are also regular cooking classes. The Farm Eatery, 50 Pheasant Farm Rd (via Samuel Rd), Nuriootpa 5355; phone (08) 8562 1902; visit www.maggiebeer.com.au ...namely Tanunda, Angaston or Lyndoch, and marvel at the history that has made the Barossa so unique and appealing. The old churches, houses and shops have been beautifully maintained and the towns present a charming picture. Visit www.barossa.com Seppeltsfield, dating from 1878, when Benno Seppelt, eldest son of Silesian-born founder Joseph, laid down a barrel of his best to commemorate the opening of the family's new cellar, has survived its corporate years and is back in devoted private hands. The new owners have done a marvellous job in revitalising the place, and thankfully the lineage of ports from 1878 — believed to be the world's longest — remains intact. The Seppelt family also established impressive avenues of palm trees to maintain employment during the Great Depression and built a substantial mausoleum. My guide for the day, Yalumba's delightful Jane Ferrari, is only half joking when she suggests a reason for the mausoleum's hill-top location — they wanted their descendants to really struggle with the caskets. Seppeltsfield: 730 Seppeltsfield Rd, Seppeltsfield 5355; phone (08) 8568 6200; visit www.seppeltsfield.com.au There's never been much of a problem as the operation has been in family hands — most recently under the Hill-Smith moniker — since Samuel Smith planted his first vineyard in 1849. You can pick the moment when first-time visitors will gasp. It comes just as they round the corner from the car park and confront the clock tower and old cellars. Everyone should do at least the two-hour 'Yalumba Unlocked' tour ($75 per head) and enjoy a tour of the grounds and cellars, including the cooperage and fabulous Wine Room — and, of course, a hosted tasting of some great wines. And, if possible, have lunch in Tank 11 or 12, the old concrete-lined wine-storage units, now converted into memorable dining spaces. Yalumba: 40 Eden Valley Rd, Angaston 5353; phone (08) 8561 3200; visit www.yalumba.com Above all, appreciate the Barossa's gnarled old bushvines, especially of shiraz and grenache. They're essential to maintaining the valley's reputation for rich, long-living reds. Visit www.barossa.com John Rozentals was a guest of Yalumba
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1. Break some old-world-recipe fresh bread at the Apex Bakery in Tanunda
Bread how it used to taste … a display in Tanunda's Apex Bakery.
The bakery was founded in 1924 by Albert Hoffman and purchased in the 1930s by Keith Fechner, who had started working there as a 12-year-old. I was lucky enough to be shown around by one of the bakers, Corey Fechner, Keith's direct fourth-generation descendent.
Corey Fechner … with the wood-fired oven whose flame has supposedly never been extinguished.
Corey still uses the same wood-fired oven from 1924 and the story is that the flame has never been extinguished.
Apex Bakery: 1A Elizabeth St, Tanunda 5352; phone (08) 8563 2483; visit www.apexbakery.com.au
2. Wander through the Barossa Farmers Market
Barossa Farmers Market is probably the best place to appreciate the strength of the valley's foodie culture and is held each Saturday morning in Vintners Sheds on the outskirts of Angaston.
It's a lively, friendly place where winemakers, bakers, cheesemongers, smallgoods manufacturers, butchers, olive growers, breeders of game birds, orchardists, gardeners and purveyors of various condiments trade cheek by jowl and compete with each other in spruiking the invaluable role of the Barossa as one of Australia's premium food bowls.
Barossa Farmers Market: Cnr Nuriootpa and Stockwell Rds, Angaston 5353; phone 0402 026 882; visit www.barossafarmersmarket.com
Putting the Barossa into perspective … the vista from Menglers Hill.
3. Drive to the top of Menglers Hill
The panoramic lookout on one of the high points of the Barossa Ranges really puts the valley into perspective and is essential, I think, to properly appreciating it.
The valley, with its vines and rich farmland spreads in front of you, and the surrounding sculpture park is a bonus, even if Lonely Planet describes its contents as 'naff'.
Visit www.barossa.com
All class … Maggie Beer's shop in the Barossa.
4. Have lunch at Maggie Beer's Farm Eatery
Australia's favourite foodie and cook — she rejects the term 'chef' because of her lack of formal training — has certainly maximised leverage of her substantial talents and knowledge. Everything seems to be gorgeously packaged and branded with her name.
Visitors could easily spend a couple of hours browsing the shop and spending a small fortune. Chef Tim Bourke prepares food that is everything you would expect — rustic, full-flavoured and hearty. And there are also regular cooking classes.
The Farm Eatery, 50 Pheasant Farm Rd (via Samuel Rd), Nuriootpa 5355; phone (08) 8562 1902; visit www.maggiebeer.com.au
Angaston … a charming historic Barossa town.
5. Take a stroll through one of the original Barossa towns…
...namely Tanunda, Angaston or Lyndoch, and marvel at the history that has made the Barossa so unique and appealing. The old churches, houses and shops have been beautifully maintained and the towns present a charming picture.
Seppeltsfield … back in devoted private hands.
6. Tour the historic mausoleum Seppeltsfield
Seppeltsfield, dating from 1878, when Benno Seppelt, eldest son of Silesian-born founder Joseph, laid down a barrel of his best to commemorate the opening of the family's new cellar, has survived its corporate years and is back in devoted private hands.
The new owners have done a marvellous job in revitalising the place, and thankfully the lineage of ports from 1878 — believed to be the world's longest — remains intact. The Seppelt family also established impressive avenues of palm trees to maintain employment during the Great Depression and built a substantial mausoleum.
My guide for the day, Yalumba's delightful Jane Ferrari, is only half joking when she suggests a reason for the mausoleum's hill-top location — they wanted their descendants to really struggle with the caskets.
Seppeltsfield: 730 Seppeltsfield Rd, Seppeltsfield 5355; phone (08) 8568 6200; visit www.seppeltsfield.com.au
The clock tower at Yalumba … worth gasping over.
7. Sample some wine and food from an iconic Barossa name: Yalumba
There's never been much of a problem as the operation has been in family hands — most recently under the Hill-Smith moniker — since Samuel Smith planted his first vineyard in 1849.
A scrummy taste of the Barossa … the start to lunch in Yalumba's Tank 11
You can pick the moment when first-time visitors will gasp. It comes just as they round the corner from the car park and confront the clock tower and old cellars. Everyone should do at least the two-hour 'Yalumba Unlocked' tour ($75 per head) and enjoy a tour of the grounds and cellars, including the cooperage and fabulous Wine Room — and, of course, a hosted tasting of some great wines.
Lunch in Yalumba's Tank 11 … a truly memorable dining space.
And, if possible, have lunch in Tank 11 or 12, the old concrete-lined wine-storage units, now converted into memorable dining spaces.
Yalumba: 40 Eden Valley Rd, Angaston 5353; phone (08) 8561 3200; visit www.yalumba.com
To be respected … old bush vines at Yalumba's Steeple Vineyard.
8. Take in the remarkable rolling fields of grapes
Above all, appreciate the Barossa's gnarled old bushvines, especially of shiraz and grenache. They're essential to maintaining the valley's reputation for rich, long-living reds.
John Rozentals was a guest of Yalumba
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Pick any FOUR items and make it your own.Or make it easy. Select Item as Shownand get two buttermilk pancakes, two sunny-side-up eggs,*two bacon strips and two sausage links.
Twobuttermilk pancakes, a slice of grilled ham, two bacon strips, two sausage links and two sunny side up eggs,*plus hash browns and two slices of white toast.
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Sports History: Ann Meyers Drysdale, 34 Years after she signed with the NBA
By dayvee At 9/07/2013 10
A talk with female basketball pioneer Ann Meyers Drysdale about the evolution of the NBA, the myths of the WNBA, the Suns new GM and why she never coached.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in the world, and through it's 67 year history it has seen many changes: from when it merged with the American Basketball Association in 1976, to the time the Indiana Pacers gave a contract to a woman.
That woman was Ann Meyers Drysdale, a California kid who grew up playing basketball against her brothers and her big sister. That made her good. She was the first player to be part of the U.S. national team while still in high school, and then go on to play in the Olympics in 1976. Meyers Drysdale was First woman ever to receive a full athletic scholarship from UCLA, and when she got there she dominated. .
After leading UCLA to a National Championship in 1978, the four-time All-American Meyers Drysdale was drafted by Houston as the first-ever Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) draftee.
Just one year later, Meyers Drysdale became the only woman to ever sign with an NBA team, the Indiana Pacers. She never played a game because she failed to make the cut. After that opportunity, she then played three seasons with the New Jersey Gems.
Meyers Drysdale also has over 30 years of broadcasting experience under her belt as a network television sports analyst for ESPN, CBS, and NBC. In 2012 she authored the book "You let some girl beat you?", where she opened up about her controversial NBA tryout, life with her husband, legendary Los Angeles Dodger and Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, her career as a sports broadcaster, and her current roles. Now she serves as VP of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and broadcaster for the NBA's Phoenix Suns.
Meyers Drysdale accomplished a lot of firsts and overcame many barriers in her lifetime. This week marks the anniversary of her 34th year of her signing with the Pacers. September 12th, 1979 was the day Indian cut Ann Meyers Drysdale from the team.
When you played, you found opportunities where many female athletes could not…
Meyers Drysdale: People call me a pioneer. I'm a pioneer only in the sense that I was documented.
So how are the opportunities for female basketball players different, or better, than when you were coming up?
Meyers Drysdale: The fact that they have these AAU teams, and girls travel around the country at 12 years old, and they play in Texas or California or Chicago. Their parents are paying for their daughters to go play in these tournaments. [Also] colleges then offer them an athletic scholarships to pay for their college education. And from there they have the opportunity to play in the WNBA and overseas.
And then in 1979, you had an "opportunity" to join an NBA team...
Meyers Drysdale: I played basketball my whole life. I knew what I could do and believed in myself. And obviously somebody else did. I never expected to be the starting five, I never expect to be 6th or 7th. I expected to be 11th or 12th man.
Click here to see video of Ann Meyers Drysdale's tryout with the Pacers.
What was your biggest challenge at that time?
Meyers Drysdale: (laughs) My brother David who played at UCLA and the Bucks for 5 years; he was my biggest adversary and supporter. I also played against Wilt Chamberlain; I played against Marques Johnson; I played against Mark Eaton; I played against Magic [Johnson]. Those were guys who would come down to Pauley Pavillion for pick up games. I didn't think about them as anything other than just pick up basketball.
When your very own Brittney Griner was coming out of college there were rumors that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was interested in signing her to his team. Many wrote it off as a publicity stunt; but regardless, do you think the NBA would ever be open to the idea again?
Meyers Drysdale: If a women was to be on a team in the NBA, it's going to be a guard. Brittney,
at 6'8", plays center in WNBA. In the NBA she would have to match up against LeBron who is also 6'8", but a man of 240 pounds; guys like Kevin Love. She would have to play wing position. To me it's gotta be a guard, whether it's Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore...someone who could put the ball on the floor and handle the ball.
So, do you think any of today's female players would actually play in NBA if the real opportunity was there?
Meyers Drysdale: There are many other things involved besides just making the team. You also have to look at other factors that would make it a lonely existence and that would be tough mentally. It's what everybody else is saying. Are you showering with the team? Are you in bed with the team? Girlfriends and wives, what are their assumptions going to be? What are the media assumptions going to be? And even, what are other teams going to say about you? That's what you have to deal with.
It may just be a misperception issue, but why does it seem that the WNBA has been slower to gain popularity as compared to women's basketball in Europe?
Meyers Drysdale: We're playing in arenas that seat 10k fans or bigger. I get enough video tape of players, and sometimes they're playing at high schools in Europe. Their arenas are like 2500 and 5000. They've built a good fan base, and they fill up those smaller arenas, but the talent isn't as good over there; yet they are paying more money. But if you're a WNBA player, those FIBA teams are going to want you more because you have the exposure of WNBA behind you. Teams enjoy exciting players like Tamika Catchings, Maya Moore, Candace Parker, Diana Taurasi...
That reminds me of an interview I did with Dirk Nowitzki years ago about the influx of European players to the NBA. He said before everyone around the world, including the NBA, were paying players a million dollars a year, and it was only when the NBA started paying 10, 15, 20 million a year that players were willing to leave their countries. He said that European talent was always there.
Meyers Drysdale: Not until the 60's when American coaches started to go [to Europe] and helping coach, I mean that's when things started to change for Europe. You've got your spattering of really good players, it's gotten better now because the Europeans do have better fundamentals now, compared to the Americans.
Right, looking at the Olympics, for example, there were only two time that USA Men's basketball didn't take home the gold medal: 1988, where then after the "Dream Team" was brought in for the next Olympics in '92, and 2004, where USA got the Bronze medal.
Meyers Drysdale: Exactly. You said it. The American game of basketball is pretty dominate, and the Olympics is the most obvious way that demonstrates that. And the European players that do come over, though Dirk may be well known in Germany, Dirk is now known around the world now because of the NBA and the NBA's exposure.
So do you there is a problem with the growth of the WNBA?
Meyers Drysdale: If you look at the NBA [when it was] 17 years old, the WNBA is far ahead of it as far as the game is concerned. And I'd love for our league [the WNBA] to be around 30, 50, 80 years, like the NBA. Personally I'd like to see it be the viable league in the world, over FIBA. And that has to do with getting higher salaries. I would love to see players stay here and play in a seven month league.
It's been 34 years since you signed with the Pacers, how have you observed the league's evolution? What are the biggest differences in the NBA as opposed to the 70's & 80's?
Meyers Drysdale: The different rule changes and how guys play the game. But the biggest thing for me is not only the money, but you've got high school and college coming out early. So it's a game that's still very youthful, where a lot of players are learning how to play the game.
So they are not as mature?
Meyers Drysdale: Right. You're not only dealing with potential, but you are dealing with young men that are kids still. Not only in just the game, but also socially and emotionally.
Last season the flopping penalty was pretty controversial. What are your thoughts on actually giving fines to players?
Meyers Drysdale: The flopping, yes, there's acting. But I was a defensive player too. I believe as good are you are on offense you ought to be able to play on the defensive end too. I just think how can you penalize someone that does get in a defensive position? I also know that it's got to be an incredibly difficult call to make. So whether you like [Manu] Ginobili or not, at times, yes he does flop, and at times he does get good defensive position.
Suns new GM, Ryan McDonough, made headlines when he got the job because he's so young. What has he done that has impressed you the most so far?
Meyers Drysdale: His knowledge of the game, his knowledge of people. I just think the family that he has come from, and his dad and his brothers, just being around the game and respecting what sports is all about. Certainly being in the Boston organization, he gets it. He came to Phoenix and there's such a presence about him that you really like and you respect him and you feel confident about his knowledge. You feel confident about his ability to make a decision, right or wrong. He's confident in who he is.
In my research I couldn't find that you ever coached. Some would think that's the obvious path, but why didn't you do it?
Meyers Drysdale: I've ran my share of camps and helped my sister Patty [Meyers] who coached at Pepperdine. But never officially, no. For me, broadcasting was more of an avenue. I took broadcasting classes at UCLA.
You were one of first female analysts to call a game. In fact it started that same season you were cut by the Pacers.
Meyers Drysdale: Yeah. Then years later my husband passed away and I found myself a single parent. Broadcasting gave me more of an opportunity to spend more time with my children, than coaching would have. Coaching there's a bigger time commitment. Broadcasting, I can be gone three days, then back at home with my family for the other four.
Ann Meyers Drysdale started calling Phoenix Suns games in the 2012-2013 season. You can keep up with her on social media and through her personal website www.annmeyersdrysdale.com
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In the place "La casina delle Rose", in Rome at Villa Borghese (largo Marcello Mastroianni,1), Edoardo Amaldi remembers, that in the late spring of 1928, and with less frequently in the following year, met a group of students of physics and engineering, before dinner, to told about the news in thefield of studies. The group was consituted by Edoardo Amaldi, Emilio Segre, Ettore Majorana, Giovanni Gentile Jr., and former engineering colleagues of Luciano Majorana (Ettore's brother), Gastone Piquè, Giovanni Enriques and Giovanni Ferro-Luzzi1. This place today is seat of the House of Cinema. Near it is the Cinema dei Piccoli, the world's smallest cinema2.
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1. G.Maltese, Il Papa e l'Inquisitore. Enrico Fermi, Ettore Majorana, via Panisperna, Zanichelli, Bologna 2010, pp. 120.
2. Wikipedia: voice "La Casina delle Rose" in italian


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News & announcements Santos and NSW Government Reach Agreement to Secure Affordable Supply of Natural Gas from the Narrabri Gas Project
Santos and NSW Government Reach Agreement to Secure Affordable Supply of Natural Gas from the Narrabri Gas Project 21st Feb 2014
Santos and the NSW Government have reached an in principle agreement aimed at securing affordable natural gas supply from the Narrabri Gas Project (NGP) for homes and businesses across the State to meet a predicted supply shortfall in NSW post-2015.
NSW Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner and Santos Vice-President, James Baulderstone have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which recognises the NGP as a "Strategic Energy Project" given its potential importance to New South Wales' future energy security requirements.
The MOU aims to ensure the assessment of the NGP is progressed in a timely manner and that Santos meets industry best practice in relation to key environmental safeguards.
"There is no doubt that bringing on more gas supply will put downward pressure on domestic gas prices. With the potential to supply up to half of the State's natural gas needs, this project will bring on gas supply at a time when New South Wales homes and businesses need this essential product. Having the Government recognise the importance of this project and the benefits it will deliver to the State is critical to its long term success," Mr Baulderstone said.
"While there will be no change to either the existing approvals process or New South Wales' stringent regulatory conditions, the MOU helps to ensure that the NGP will be assessed within timeframes that would enable gas to be delivered when it is most needed."
The NGP will deliver significant regional and local benefits, including up to 1,200 jobs during construction and royalties of approximately $1.6 billion. The Project will also involve the construction of a pipeline to directly connect the Narrabri gas resources into the NSW domestic market.
"Santos prides itself on its environmental and community relations record built over the last 60 years. This MOU provides confidence to the people of New South Wales that Santos will undertake a high quality Environmental Assessment particularly in relation to base line monitoring of the region's important water resources.
"Santos employees and others that work with us will continue to treat the local community with respect and actively engage with them as the NGP develops. To this end we confirm our long stated position that we will not come onto a farmer's land to drill a well without their consent. While we acknowledge there are segments of the broader community that hold different views on the importance of developing New South Wales' natural gas resources, we ask that they also respect landholders' right to decide to work with Santos without undue harassment and intimidation," Mr Baulderstone said.
"Santos is pleased that the Government recognises that a sustainable and affordable gas industry is vital to ensuring the competitiveness of the New South Wales economy and the safeguarding of thousands of jobs that rely on the product we produce. On behalf of the Narrabri Gas Project we look forward to continuing to work with the Government to help ensure the State's energy needs are met."
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Reorganization of Florida FSC Creates First-time Bureau of Credit Unions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Financial Services Commission has adopted a reorganization plan for the state's new Office of Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation that includes for the first time, a Bureau of Credit Unions. The Commission includes Gov. Jeb Bush, Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher, and two other state...
By Staff Writer | February 11, 2003 at 07:00 PM | The original version of this story was published on Credit Union Times Magazine
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Financial Services Commission has adopted a reorganization plan for the state's new Office of Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation that includes for the first time, a Bureau of Credit Unions. The Commission includes Gov. Jeb Bush, Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher, and two other state officials. Sharon Whiddon, who has been the chief credit union administrator since 1984, will head the new Bureau of Credit Unions. The new regulatory scheme resulted from the passage of a constitutional amendment four years ago and a statute creating the Department of Financial Services, which was the result of the merging of the old Departments of Banking & Finance and Insurance. FCUL's Mark Ivester said the creation of a separate regulatory bureau for credit unions "is something the Florida Credit Union League has pushed a long time for ever since the constitutional amendment was passed four years ago." Prior to the reoganization, credit union administration came under the Division of Banking which was the regulatory agency for all financial institutions in the state. The division was under the Department of Banking and Finance that was headed by Comptroller Bob Milligan. Under the new arrangement, the Office of Financial Institutions and Securities Regulation is headed by Gov. Bush, Gallagher, Attorney General Charlie Crist, and Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson, and within the OFISR are the Bureau of Banking and the Bureau of Credit Unions. The Bureau of Banking is being administered by Director Don Saxon, formerly with the old Department of Banking & Finance, and Deputy Director Alex Hager.


Did the big housing meltdown of 2007 cause the value of your home to sink like a rock in a pond? If so, it's possible that you're still underwater – or owe more on your home than it's worth. If you intend to live in your house for the next 10 or 15 years, this may not make much of a difference. However, if you believe you might have to sell within the next two to three years then being underwater would make this very difficult. You might even have to "bring money to the sale," which is not a good thing.
Have you tried to refinance but were turned down?
Maybe you tried to refinance your home last year but were turned down. This has happened to many homeowners who thought they would be able to do a refi and get some relief from their mortgage payments only to learn that they couldn't qualify.
If you've never tried to refinance your mortgage or tried and was turned down, there's help available in the form of HARP 2.0 or version two of the Home Affordable Refinance Program, which eased the program's rules. It was extended to December 31, 2013 and removed the cap that had existed on the loan-to-value ratio. It originally had been 125%, which translates into the fact that loans could not be underwater by more than 25%. However, now you could be underwater by 30% or even more and still qualify for a HARP program mortgage.
Many homeowners don't believe they're eligible for a HARP refi. However, everyone is whose mortgage is owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and was made before May 31, 2009 as this video explains.
There is now a big boom in HARP refinancing due to today's low interest rates. As a result, some lenders are facing large backlogs in their application process. This means that if you're underwater and want to get a HARP 2.0 loan you may have to be patient with your lender.
Most of the big banks such as JP Morgan Chase are focusing on customers whose mortgages they service. However, you're free to contact any lender that's participating in HARP though it's said that you may have a hard time finding one that will take an application from a new lender.
Some banks have sent letters to their customers that they had prequalified for HARP 2.0 refinancing. As an example of this, Chase has sent letters to its borrowers offering no closing costs, reduced interest rates and a close within 30 days–assuming these customers could prove they are employed. Plus, HARP borrowers must be current on their monthly mortgage payments though it's acceptable for them to have had one late payment so long as it occurred at least six months before applying for a HARP loan. If you have private mortgage insurance you will probably be allowed to carry it over to the new refinanced HARP loan. But spoiler alert – if you have a second mortgage you will need to get that lender to agree to the HARP refinancing.
If you haven't received one of these letters, this doesn't necessarily mean you don't qualify for a HARP refi. Your lender may have just not sent letters to its borrowers. You will need to contact the company to see if it is participating in the HARP program. If not, you will need to find another lender that is.
Whether you're underwater or not, this year would be an excellent time to refinance your mortgage. In fact, this year is the last year we might be able to make this statement. So, if you've been just sitting around waiting for the perfect time to refinance and have good credit you should still be able to snag a really good deal and here are tips that could help.
Stop procrastinating and refinance – get today's low interest rates while they're still available.
If you're a buyer, get going – with rates as low as they are and home prices rising, this is still a terrific time to buy.
Be sure to compare FHA versus conventional loans – an FHA (Federal Housing Administration) mortgage might look attractive because you can get one with maybe just 3.5% down. However, your loan will have high FHA fees loaded onto it.. You will need at least 5% down to get a conventional one but if you can handle that, be sure to get quotes on both conventional loans and FHA loans and then compare the two.
Make sure your credit is superb – credit standards are still high and are not expected to loosen up anytime soon. If you want to do either a refi or get a new mortgage, treat your credit as if it were golden.
Pay off your mortgage early – if you dream about not having a mortgage one day, this might be a good time to refinance that 30-year mortgage into a 15- or 20-year loan. but don't make the move unless you're positive you will be able to afford the somewhat higher payments.
Even if you're underwater, don't take "no" for your answer – as reported above, HARP 2.0 was overhauled so you might now qualify even if you were turned down as recently as three months ago.


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10 Opportunities For Hindu Entrepreneurs To Create Value Engaging With Latin America
TOPICS:ColonialismCultural AffinityEmerging MarketsEntrepreneurshipLatin America
BY: Rakesh Vaidyanathan February 9, 2016
Latin America is a region that has the population of Western Europe and United States combined, a geographical area larger than Europe and United States put together, an economy three times the size of Bharat, and a per capita GDP 3x times developing East Asia and MENA (Middle East and North Africa).
Hindu cultures had, in their pre-colonial glory days, peacefully expanded trade throughout Asia and engaged culturally with China and even distant Japan and Rome. Recent Hindu international engagement however has largely been on the lines of its colonial legacy, following the British wherever they went or wherever they took us. While the Spanish (and the Portuguese) empire expanded through its colonial Governments in Latin America, Britain was left to play the role of traders and political brokers in the region, not requiring large immigrant labor to tend to its sugar cane plantations as in Fiji, Mauritius and even the Caribbean. What is striking is the vibrant presence of Hindu Dharma that defied persistent attempts by missionaries to convert and kill the ancient faith in neighboring Guyana and Surinam, but a complete absence in neighboring Northern Latin America. An invisible Lakshman Rekha of colonial legacy indeed!
However as the continent itself wakes up to democracy and is discovering its cultural and political sovereignty, albeit with multiple missteps, it is important for Hindus to cross the invisible boundaries of British colonial legacy and engage with Latin America on our own terms . Here are ten opportunities that Hindu entrepreneurs could use to create financial value:
1.) Resources
Latin America controls resources that Hindu economies need. World copper is concentrated and Chile and Peru contain a lot of it. Environmentally sustainable timber forests are found in Brazil, Chile among others, unlike East Asia where forest cover is receding. Iron ore is controlled by Brazil and Australia today, and Brazilian internal industry is more fragmented in its production, though not in logistics. Land in Latin America is inexpensive, and with a long coast line, could be amenable for agriculture for exports. Land buying by foreigners is still acceptable and the region is generally welcoming to foreigners, with no great ethnic conflicts.
When commodity prices were higher, investing in these assets was far more difficult with a lot of competition. These assets are today available at more reasonable prices, and with insights in to Asian consumer markets, Hindu entrepreneurs are in a good position to extract value from such investments, as any other entrepreneur.
2.) Markets:
Latin America is home to an economy that is seeing the generation of a middle class. Recent cash transfer policies in the region have reduced income inequality. Brazil saw its income inequality index go from 55 % to 51% in the decade since 2001. Venezuela, a more problematic economy, reduced its income inequality from 49.5% in 1998 to 39% in 2011. Until the beginning of recession recently, this had translated in to a Brazilian consumption boom. With a per capita GDP at around USD 10K, these markets represent opportunities for Hindu products. Colombia, for instance, is already a great market for Bharatiya Motor Cycle brands – Bajaj holds 30 % market share in a nearly million motorcycles being sold in Colombia. TVS, Hero and Royal Enfield all are selling in to the market as well. Bharat's generics companies sell almost USD 1 Billion worth of medicines in to the region.
The benefits of middle income economies is a combination of higher prices compared to Asia and regulatory and environmental regimes that are more investment friendly and allow a new entrant to grow gradually in product standards, as the economy implements regulations more in line with rich economies. For instance, Torrent Pharma in Brazil benefitted by avoiding expensive local bio equivalence studies in Brazil when Brazil opened up. Having established a presence in the market, as Brazil imposed increasingly tougher standards increasing cost of investments and lowering returns to latter entrants, Torrent has built a profitable USD 100 M business in Brazil, which cannot be threatened by latter entrants by timing its entry in to a favorable regulatory framework.
In new technologies too, Latin America is an exciting market. Take the example of mobile advertisements. While Latin America has a creative and large sized advertising industry and they even have a strong digital advertising landscape, mobile advertising is new in this region where mobile data rates have been very high in the past. As these rates decline and more people get smart phones, the prevalence of Android devices in Latin America compared to the higher proportion of iPhones in United States (the other credible competitor in this space), provides Hindu entrepreneurs with a great opportunity.
In agriculture and cosmetics, Argentina and Brazil could represent large markets, much larger than their economic ranking would imply. United Phosphorus is building a successful agrochemicals business in South America.
3.) Brands:
In his book, 'India Inside', Prof. Nirmalya Kumar talks about how Hindu entrepreneurs are already successful at innovating for large multinational corporations (MNCs). People of Bharat have found it difficult to brand their innovations or products. Hindu exports to the West are largely unbranded apparel, auto components, generics etc. However Latin America offers opportunities to create brands of Hindu origins. Bajaj in Colombia is a classic example, where Pulsar form the Bajaj stable signifies high quality not just in Colombia but throughout the Andean region including Peru and Ecuador.
Another opportunity to build brands is branding products from Latin America. Latin American exporters are relatively inexperienced in international marketing and business. Many products that currently are sold as commodities from Latin America, where Latin America has a dominant position, could increase their net price realization significantly by being branded. Coffee, orange juice, quinoa all are examples of this. Hindu entrepreneurs today do not have access to these cost effective supply chains from the countries they operate. They could help brand these products in consumer markets where they sometimes operate large retail businesses or distribution businesses.
4.) Global Scale in specific products:
Even in unbranded products, collaboration could help. Commodities which are supposed to be volatile, could still be good business if there is enough pricing power. Between Latin America and Hindu economies, huge industries could be controlled. Take vegetable oil or coal for instance. Bharat's imports of palm oil and soy oil, could be combined if South East Asian companies work with Latin American companies to create a Global scale vegetable oil business. Coal mines in Colombia and Peru and Indonesia together can create significant pricing power for coal the way Brazil and Australia cornered the iron ore market. In coffee and tea, tea exporting Bharat and Sri Lanka and the Coffee exporting Brazil and Colombia could combine efforts to create a beverages conglomerate.
5.) Urbanization:
One key difference between Hindu economies and Latin America is the high levels of urbanization you find in Latin countries. If one plots a graph between per capita GDP and urbanization there is usually a linear correlation, but Latin America is a middle income region that has the urbanization levels of rich economies. Brazil for instance has the urbanization levels of United Kingdom at just 20 % of the per capita GDP. As Hindu cities urbanize, instead of looking to imitate the expensive and often unsustainable models of the rich Western countries, Latin American countries offer more appropriate models for smart cities. Especially in urban transportation by buses, Latin America could offer interesting lessons. The success of Marcopolo of Brazilian origin, through its Bharat's Joint Venture with Tata Group, is a classic example. As it did not build its passenger railways, Latin American bus stations have evolved in to air-port like sophistication. Economic models in building urban infrastructure including budget housing and waste management of organic waste are other examples.
6.) Complementary spheres of influence with Bharat:
In the African continent, Bharat's immigration and political influence is strong in commonwealth countries. Brazilian influence is stronger in Angola and may be in even Mozambique. Similarly around the world, Latin American influence is stronger in continental Europe, in countries such as Portugal, Spain and even France and Italy and Germany with strong immigrant ties to Latin America. Bharat's influence is stronger in Britain, United States ( which is increasingly seeing a Hispanic influence) and Australia. By joining hands with Latin America, Hindu businesses can spread their influence wider.
Visas are much easier for Latin Americans visiting continental Europe. IT services companies could leverage this. European origin Multinationals such as Telefonica, Telecom Italia, Telecom Portugal and Santander, Isolux, Abengoa are not present in Hindu geographies in great strength or in the United States. Selling to them is probably easier starting in Latin America. Using a Latin country as a hub for distribution to the region or locating competence centers for other geographies in Latin America are all good ways to leverage this complementarity.
One specific area could be in the Auto components industry. As global OEMs look for fewer vendors to support simultaneous launch of new platforms, Mexico and Brazil with their strong auto component industries are great partners to Hindu auto component entrepreneurs in Bharat, Malaysia, UK etc. By forming a star alliance of sorts, Bharat and Latin suppliers can provide a credible competition to larger and global auto component suppliers. For specific models that are hatch back- such as Etios, Ecosport, UP and Datsun, this is a winning strategy.
In cosmetics too, combining Ayurveda with Amazonian plants, herbal and natural cosmetics brands could be launched.
7.) Re-incarnation:
As Latin America is passing through its current economic crises, many businesses are dying. This is a great opportunity for Hindu entrepreneurs with a lower cost of capital and access to different set of markets. Take the case of leather shoes for women. Brazil and Latin America once were large exporters to Europe. Today the leather shoe exports is uncompetitive due to the high cost economy Brazil has become. The designs and know-how and the reputation for Brazil made shoes continue. Bharat's supply chain is cost competitive, but it does not have the skills to make leather shoes for women largely because the domestic market in Bharat is too small. Teaming up with Latin know how, Bharat's leather exports could become a powerhouse for making women's shoes.
The general point here is that as savings intensive Asian economies with their deeper stock markets (5000 companies in BSE versus just 400 in Sao Paulo), that provide access to capital for smaller and medium enterprises, have a great opportunity in specific industries in Latin America, with its higher cost of capital and not just higher operating costs as in Western Europe. Acquiring some of these businesses, and transmigrating their know-how and brand souls in to supply chain bodies of Hindu geographies, new business entities could be re-incarnated with vitality with good karma.
8.) Proximity:
Latin America is closer to large markets in North America. Besides by treaties and agreements, it gets preferential access. Whether locating a Pharma unit in Mexico or apparel unit in Central America, there is a huge advantage of proximity. In Pharma some parts of the US Government purchases are mandated to buy from OECD or NAFTA countries and Mexico is not exporting much today in this area to United States. Marketing to Mexican immigrants, whose remittances are second only to people of Bharat from the Gulf to Bharat, but delivering these goods in Mexico is a growing business that companies such as La Curacao and Copel are specializing in. Hindu entrepreneurs in United States can sell Hindu goods from Bharat to the Hispanic population but deliver them in Mexico.
9.) Culture:
Latin America and Bharat share many cultural values. In his book, 'Vislumbres de la India' (Glimpses from Bharat), the great Latin American poet and writer Octavio Paz who also served as Ambassador to Bharat, writes that Mexico and Bharat are twins. With cultures such as the Mayan, who have surprising similarities with ancient Hindu culture, and affinity for mathematics, astronomy and Sun worship and others such as Aztecs and Incas, the region is a bridge between timeless eternity and the modern, much as Bharat is. Yoga, Ayurveda, Bollywood and Bharat's colors and cuisine and Bharat's Devatas and Gurus find loyal fans and admirers in the region.
Source: ananyavayam.com
Due to colonization and Euro-centric history, many of these similarities have not been explored. They provide great opportunities for Hindu entrepreneurs, and for spreading our spiritual message. While the Hindu philosophical tradition and the decentralized intellectual leadership of Dharma, helped Hindu Dharma survive colonial conquest and onslaught, many of these cultures have been reduced to non-entities and have been digested. However there is a mild awakening with some indigenous governments coming to power such as in Bolivia, which even has a minister for decolonization.
Many of these cultures will benefit from a Hindu perspective, where a strong philosophical tradition and a vibrant economy practice a Dharmic religion that has resonance with their own faiths. Such cultural linkages will strengthen acceptability of Bharat's brands, ability for businesses of Bharat to attract talent and better deals- people always do better business with people similar to them.
10.) Politics:
Emerging markets have always occupied left of center positions of distributive justice in Global politics. This has meant they have attacked power structures of the incumbents and have been critical of traditional power structures in their own countries that have not been able to deliver against the colonial onslaught. However now with the re-emergence of these markets, they cannot be eternal protesters. They cannot just demand distribution but should also create power structures of their own. So the traditional left of center positions need to be balanced by cultural nationalistic right of center positions and politics. The tragedy of Latin America has been that this right of center has always been Euro centric.
As Thomas Piketty points out in his book 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century', this has led to wild swings between protectionism and low growth and opening up and hollowing out of emerging economies. Latin America is living through one such moment now as extreme left politics has led to low productivity and the Euro centric right is using the crisis to take back power. Bharat, with the continuity with its past, offers a potential model for a right of center politics, that is based on cultural nationalism. Engaging with Latin America will not only help the Latinos, but also provide greater credibility and legitimacy for this new right of center politics that talks about local power centers and not just tearing down global power concentration. A politics that does not just stop worshipping Indra, but also worships Govardhan and the great Krishna.
(NOTE: This article first appeared in a brochure for the WHEF [email protected] conference)
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Training-Workshops develop along 2 phases : first a general presentation of basic guidelines, then a coaching session to help you in your own practice and situation. More over, coaching gives additional opportunity to learn from each other.
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Creating team skills based on the personal growth of people and of your business, under the supervision of your manager.
Teamwork can be an occasion for endless meetings resulting in tiring, useless debate. Such occasions not infrequently generate failure scenarios, however they can also be a place for breakthrough, efficiency, innovation and a means of fulfilment for your whole company.
This workshop is meant for personnel involved in teamwork. It helps them to lay down the bases of first-class team practices through very practical ways of working.
In a company as anywhere else, differences, and various forms of sensitivities may cause tensions, which often become drawbacks, affecting relations between persons as well as team performances.
The practice of paying attention to one's needs, and of presenting one's requests in a simple, open manner is a way of re-establishing good relationships and as a consequence positive outcomes.
New challenges involve developing your capacity to progress, setting goals, taking risks and being successful.
In a company as anywhere else, differences, and various forms of sensitivities may cause tensions which often become drawbacks, affecting relations between persons as well as team performances.
For those who have already practiced identifying and presenting requests in a simple, open way (Cf. Being Assertive 1), this workshop will take you a step further. It will help you to discover ways of apologizing: of offering, or accepting apologies, and putting this into practice in the work place.