text:
from Mary Turck
Waiting for Citizenship
← Immigration News: November 29, 2022
Immigration News: December 1, 2022 →
Immigration News: November 30, 2022
Posted on November 30, 2022 by Mary Turck
Time to celebrate some victories! The big win story tonight comes from Arizona, home to so many anti-immigrant ballot initiatives in the not-so-distant past. In a victory for hard work and organizing, reported by Mother Jones, Arizonans voted to reverse one of those past measures. The vote in Arizona is consistent with other election results this year. Anti-immigrant scare campaigns failed across the country.
Two other good-news stories—new citizens in Minnesota and closure of a detention center in Pennsylvania—lead off tonight's post.
After decades of anti-immigrant legislation, Arizonans voted to allow in-state tuition for undocumented state residents, reversing a 2006 ballot initiative. José Patiño was denied in-state tuition and had his scholarship rescinded in 2006. Now he celebrates the victory that will safeguard the educational futures of a new generation.
[Mother Jones] "A 2011 analysis by ASU's Cronkite News found that between the Spring of 2007 and the Fall of 2010, the number of students without proof of citizenship in public universities in the state plummeted from 1,524 to 106. Proposition 300 effectively made college education unattainable for many of Arizona's low-income undocumented youth. …
"The majority of voters in Arizona during the recent midterm elections were in favor of Proposition 308, a ballot measure that repealed provisions from Proposition 300 and opened the way for any high school graduate, regardless of immigration status, living in Arizona for at least two years, to access in-state tuition rates at state universities and community colleges. By some estimates, as many as 3,600 students might benefit from the policy every year. … That result puts Arizona alongside 22 other states and the District of Columbia that allow undocumented students to pay tuition on par with their US-born peers.
"'The beauty and the pain of this campaign,' says Patiño, who worked on the legislative proposal referring Proposition 308 to the ballot, 'is that the people advocating, finding sponsors for the bill, getting the legislature to pass it, and talking to voters were the same people [Proposition 300] was intended to bury.'"
Becoming a citizen is a goal for many immigrants, and it would take a lot more than a Minnesota snowstorm to stop them from celebrating!
[Star Tribune] "'I am so happy I don't really know what to do,' said Weete Koropuh, who immigrated from Liberia and braved the snowstorm Tuesday along with nearly 2,000 others to take the oath in two separate ceremonies. 'I am happy to be an American citizen.'
People from at least 99 countries in all colors of winter gear and their best outfits packed the center for the ceremonies — the culmination of years of work. …
"'Our beautiful state is the current and ancestral home of the Dakota people and the Ojibwe people,' [Federal Judge Kesha] Tanabe said. 'But our state is also home to many generations of immigrants, like you, immigrants who have chosen to become citizens of the United States, and who have chosen to make Minnesota their home.'"
One small victory — a detention center holding asylum seekers will be closed.
[Reading Eagle] "The Berks County Residential Center, a Bern Township facility where asylum seekers have been held and that has been the subject of protests for years, will be shutting its doors.
"County officials announced Wednesday that they have been informed by the federal government that it will be ending its contract with the county on Jan. 31. …
"Over the last decade the facility has become a magnet for protests, with a variety of advocacy groups calling for it to be shut down. They contend the detainment of children is inhumane and made accusations about mistreatment of detainees and poor living conditions in the center. Federal and county officials have consistently denied those claims."
And in other news
Two bills already passed by the House could give many immigrants a path to safety and permanent residence—if only the Senate acts now, before the end of the year.
[The Hill] "Democratic leaders have put their weight behind a bill to protect "Dreamers" — undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as minors — while a broad swath of the agricultural industry is pushing the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA).
"The livestock farmers and their supporters argue that the existing system simply doesn't address their needs. Livestock businesses require year-round workers who have experience with animals — all current agricultural visas are exclusively seasonal."
Children are resilient, surviving and overcoming all kinds of difficulties in their lives. But should they have to struggle forever? Kenyon survived the painful, dangerous trek across the Darien Gap. Now he lives in a homeless shelter in New York City. He is happy to go to school, but says he is still often hungry. Can't we do better for him and other immigrant children?
[Documented NY] "Kenyon Madera Vazquez tries to avoid remembering his time in the jungle where he spent his 11th birthday. He traveled with his mother across seven countries and spent ten days in the perilous Darién Gap. At one point, the blisters on his feet became so painful that he couldn't walk. There were moments of panic, like when the pair got lost off the path as it got dark, when Kenyon had no choice but to be the one to motivate his mother to keep going with strong words of encouragement. Sometimes there was nothing else to eat other than bread, crackers and tuna. …
"'I spent all day – 10 hours, 12 hours – walking,' Kenyon said.
"Now, Kenyon has to figure out how to navigate his life in a new city in an unknown language carrying the trauma of his journey to New York with him every day."
The Title 42 bar to asylum seekers is scheduled to end on December 21. Axios quotes unnamed sources on what the Biden administration is considering to deal with border crossings after that time.
[Axios] "Two measures being considered appear similar to controversial Trump policies.
"One proposal would bar from asylum single adults who illegally cross the border and have not first applied for legal pathways offered by the U.S. or protection in other countries they traveled through. They would be placed in the expedited removal process.
"There would be exceptions for extreme circumstances, although the specifics of those exceptions are unclear.
"Another proposal calls for a surge in criminal prosecutions for single adults who have done nothing other than illegally cross the border — with a focus on those who evade Border Patrol. One source, however, said this would be a tough sell for the Justice Department."
Asylum seekers are fleeing persecution, jail, death threats, and more. Now more than 6,000 asylum seekers who have reached the United States have additional reasons for fear: ICE accidentally released their names, locations, birthdates, and nationalities on its website.
[Los Angeles Times] "The unprecedented data dump could expose the immigrants — all of whom are currently in ICE custody — to retaliation from the very individuals, gangs and governments they fled, attorneys for people who have sought protection in the U.S. said. The personal information of people seeking asylum and other protections is supposed to be kept confidential; a federal regulation generally forbids its disclosure without sign-off by top officials in the Department of Homeland Security.
"The agency is investigating the incident and will notify the affected immigrants about the disclosure of their information. The agency has said it will not deport immigrants whose information it mistakenly posted until it is determined whether the disclosure affects their cases. …
"The disclosure of the information put lives at risk, said Heidi Altman, director of policy at the National Immigrant Justice Center, an immigrant advocacy organization."
About Mary Turck
News Day, written by Mary Turck, analyzes, summarizes, links to, and comments on reports from news media around the world, with particular attention to immigration, education, and journalism. Fragments, also written by Mary Turck, has fiction, poetry and some creative non-fiction. Mary Turck edited TC Daily Planet, www.tcdailyplanet.net, from 2007-2014, and edited the award-winning Connection to the Americas and AMERICAS.ORG, in its pre-2008 version. She is also a recovering attorney and the author of many books for young people (and a few for adults), mostly focusing on historical and social issues.
View all posts by Mary Turck →
Welcome to Immigration News
This site will have frequent short updates, lots of links, and some longer analysis. If you like it, please subscribe. You can view my other blogs at maryturck.com
Judge Shopping in Texas January 27, 2023
Immigration News: January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023
And in other blogs …
I also write about other political topics in my News Day blog and publish some of my poetry and other meanderings in Fragments.
Judge Shopping in Texas
Immigration News: January 27, 2023
Diane Dodge (@earthm… on Immigration News: April 11,…
Mary Turck on Immigration News from November…
Diane Dodge on Immigration News from November…
Mary Turck on Deporting Grandpa and Continui…
Betty Tisel on Deporting Grandpa and Continui…


We choices the very best libraries along with ideal image resolution only for you all and this photos is actually considered one of pictures collections in your greatest graphics gallery with regards to Good Baguette Wedding Band Platinum. Lets hope you will think it's great.
To find out almost all graphics within Good Baguette Wedding Band Platinum pictures gallery make sure you abide by this kind of web page link.


ATP-Autoteile - Autoersatzteile & Zubehör. 180 days right of return. Suitable for all models mentioned in the vehicle list! 4x Eibach Lowering spring - E10-25-014-01-22.
3,0 (639.711, 639.811). Until year: 08/2010 or Position: Front axle Lowering ca. [mm]: 30 or Position: Rear axle Lowering ca.
3.2 (639.713, 639.813, 639.815). 3.5 (639.811, 639.813, 639.815). CDI 2.0 (639.711, 639.713, 639.811, 639.813, 639.815).
CDI 2.0 (639.811, 639.813, 639.815). CDI 2.2 (639.711, 639.713, 639.811, 639.813, 639.815). CDI 2.2 (639.811, 639.813, 639.815). CDI 3.0 (639.811, 639.813, 639.815).
MERCEDES-BENZ VITO / MIXTO Panel van (W639). 109 CDI (639.601, 639.603, 639.605).
111 CDI (639.601, 639.603). 111 CDI (639.601, 639.603, 639.605). 115 CDI (639.601, 639.603, 639.605).
119 (639.601, 639.603, 639.605). 120 CDI (639.601, 639.603, 639.605). 122 (639.601, 639.603, 639.605). 06.04 - 07.08.
Or Position: Front axle Lowering ca. 126 (639.601, 639.603, 639.605). Our service - Your advantage! All items have been quality tested.
Almost all of our suppliers have been certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2000. See below the exclusion list.
We do not deliver to the following postcodes: 971XX, 97133, 97150, 972XX, 973XX, 974XX, 97500, 976XX, 986XX, 987XX, 98799, 988XX (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion Island, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Mayotte, Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia, Clipperton Island, New Caledonia). Nous ne livrons pas dans les régions avec les codes postaux suivants: 971XX, 97133, 97150, 972XX, 973XX, 974XX, 97500, 976XX, 986XX, 987XX, 98799, 988XX (Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Martinique, Guyane française, La Réunion, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Mayotte, Wallis et Futuna, Polynésie française, Île Clipperton, Nouvelle-Calédonie).
We do not deliver to the following postcodes: IM (Isle of Man), GG (Guernsey), JE (Jersey). C6d70c09c c38a9d24d c53ef6b35 c41da2f02 cd16d979f c749c5baa ce161b06b c1dc4c5b6 c5f068461 c12f4f36b c940865c3 c93262bef c612bedcb cd37ce3d8 c003fb939 c64912fa6 cfd677fcb c5d3deacc c52fe7264 c15b53e0f cfc2c3602.
Genuine new parts by all renowned manufacturers at the lowest prices. Do you need another item? Discover our huge product range in the.. The item "EIBACH PRO KIT LOWERING SUSPENSION SPRINGS 4 PCS MERCEDES VIANO VITO W-639" is in sale since Tuesday, April 18, 2017.


Staring is a drawing by Casey Bingham which was uploaded on July 14th, 2010.
I drew this self portrait completely with small dots of black crayola marker. It was an interesting task to try and tackle.
There are no comments for Staring. Click here to post the first comment.


text:
Movies, Music
My Favorite Movie Scores
This week the accomplished film-music composer Hans Zimmer spoke to one of my classes at UCLA, regaling us with stories of getting fired by Stanley Kubrick (on Full Metal Jacket), hired by Terrence Malick (who sought Zimmer out for The Thin Red Line because he loved the music in Disney's The Lion King), and composing the "unprecedented" two-note Joker theme for the upcoming film, The Dark Knight.
Zimmer was quite interesting and gave me a new appreciation for the importance and artistry of film scoring. He also got me thinking about the films scores I have loved over the years—those that (in my opinion) elevated the films they accompanied to goosebump-inducing heights. The following is my list of my favorite ten movie scores of all time. What are your favorites?
10) Mulholland Drive – Angelo Badalamenti: Like in his other work for David Lynch, Badalamenti creates a score here that is thick and layered and mysterious. Just like the film.
9) 25th Hour – Terrence Blanchard: This brooding, daring, deeply emotional score provides a cathartic and memorable accompaniment to Spike Lee's sadly overlooked post-9/11 elegy.
8) Pride & Prejudice – Dario Marianelli: Marianelli received a lot of attention for his Atonement score last year, but I think his best work so far has been the lush, piano-driven score for Joe Wright's 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice. Who can forget the impressionistic effect of the minimalist music in the famous sunrise scene at the end?
7) Hoosiers – Jerry Goldsmith: Music is so important for rousing sports movies (see Chariots of Fire), and in my view Jerry Goldsmith sets the standard with his synthy work in Hoosiers. Totally 80s… but totally timeless. It almost always makes me want to stand up and cheer.
6) Dances With Wolves – John Barry: Say what you will about the movie itself, but the sweeping, romantic score by the legendary John Barry is absolutely unforgettable. Combined with the film's gorgeous western landscape photography, this music really soars.
5) Lord of the Rings trilogy – Howard Shore: The music in LOTR is bombastic and ubiquitous… but in all the right ways. So many memorable themes and melodies and moments. The climactic moment in Return of the King when Sam picks up Frodo on Mt. Doom and the music swells to the theme… Oh, man, it gets me every time.
4) Days of Heaven – Ennio Morricone: It was either this or The Mission for the obligatory inclusion of an Ennio Morricone score. I'll go with Days, because it's one of my favorite movies of all time… and Morricone's score is such a beautiful tragedy.
3) Star Wars (the entire series) – John Williams: What can I say? It's iconic. The Imperial March, the Cantina theme, the stunning main titles, even the "Duel of the Fates"… I don't know what Star Wars would be without its wonderful music.
2) Braveheart – James Horner: Okay, so it's true: music has never been more shamelessly employed for a tear-jerker ending. But it's an ending that—thanks in no small part to the music—provides one of cinema's most emotionally cathartic moments. Add in some bagpipe and woodwind glory and this is one of the most satisfying film scores I've ever heard.
1) The Thin Red Line – Hans Zimmer: A lot of people will tell you that Gladiator is Zimmer's best film score, but in my view it doesn't hold a candle to his masterful soundtrack to Terrence Malick's epic WWII film. Utilizing a cacophony of dreamy strings, exotic chants, riffs on folk hymns, and otherworldy melodies, Zimmer creates a soundscape of Germanic romanticism and Heideggerian phenomenology—so fitting for a Malick film.
Just missed the list: The Hours (Philip Glass), American Beauty (Thomas Newman), The Godfather (Nino Rota), E.T. (John Williams), Last of the Mohicans (Randy Edelman), The Fountain (Clint Mansell), Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood), The Mission (Ennio Morricone), There Will Be Blood (Johnny Greenwood), Out of Africa (John Barry), Letters from Iwo Jima (Kyle Eastwood), The Cider House Rules (Rachel Portman).
Tagged: angelo badalamenti, dario marianelli, ennio morricone, hans zimmer, howard shore, james horner, jerry goldsmith, john barry, john williams, movie scores, terrence blanchard

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Science FM
Tag: higher education and covid19
The Way Forward for International Education for International Students and Universities Across the World
Covid19 has created a unique situation across the globe that has never been paralleled in the higher education system in the world. In fact, up until 2020, the world higher education system had really become truly international with various opportunities across the world with many scholarships, Erasmus Programs, global student mobility programs as well as cultural mobility programs. Moreover, with the presence of online education programs as well as with the presence of various global university conglomerates, it had become easy for a student at any point in the globe to reach higher education opportunities.
Unfortunately, all of this changed when the Covid19 pandemic came about at the beginning of 2020 and imposed an extraordinary amount of restrictions on our lives which includes social distancing. Moreover, even though Covid19 seems to be similar to flu, it is far more contagious as per CDC and WHO; and more importantly, for some age groups and for people with chronic diseases, it is far more deadly as it incapacitates your respiratory system.
When the first wave of the pandemic went through the world, education came to a halt in order to reduce the effect of the pandemic on society. All across the world, almost all of the offline education in the universities were suspended indefinitely and university students were requested to leave their campus. Naturally, for the domestic students, they were able to go back to their parents' homes and stay there for the duration of the Covid19 pandemic. Offline education in the universities was transformed into an online education where students would study from home and attend online courses on LMS platforms such as Blackboard and watch online lessons through Webex or Zoom. Still many universities across the world are not open for offline courses as summer vacation sets in throughout the northern hemisphere.
However, for international students, the situation was far more severe as tens of thousands of international students across the world got stranded in the foreign countries that they were studying in. They could not enter the campuses and use the campus facilities and those students who were staying in private homes were asked to leave their homes. Even some private hostels closed across the world as a response to the pandemic and international students didn't have the option to stay on campus or even be able to have a place to stay. Moreover, international flights were suspended in many countries since February and the students could not even buy airline tickets to take them back home, so that they could weather the pandemic in financial and medical safety of their own homes back in their own countries.
Of course, to be fair, it must be reported that many international offices of some universities across the world, worked in an extraordinary manner to help their international students to get the support that they needed to overcome problems such as a place to stay or to get medical help in the country that they were stranded in. Unfortunately, these universities with such support for international students were few and many universities across the world did not fare well according to student testimonials that were received. Many students were displaced and had no place to stay and some students didn't even have money left as their families back home may have lost jobs or incomes and thus could not help their sons and daughters.
However, as an educator of 25 years, I would like to personally thank those countries, universities, and international offices who have gone beyond the call of duty to truly help their international students.
Luckily, many countries were able to provide special flights to get their students back to their countries although these flights were also not sufficient to take all the students back home globally. Of course, now many flights are slowly opening and hopefully, all students who may have been stranded since the beginning of 2021 can slowly return to their home countries and get the relief that they need.
Naturally, there has been also a financial aspect to the Covid19 pandemic and many people across the world have lost their jobs, companies, incomes, and their financial stability. Some families have lost fathers and mothers and siblings and sons and daughters due to the medical outcomes of Covid19. So, life, unfortunately, does not go on for many people across the world and the education sector is also not an exception.
Before the Covid19 pandemic, full-time international students had been the major source of income for many global universities and it was a win-win situation for students as well as the university. Unfortunately, as stated before not all of these universities fared well and took care of their international students as much as they should, and many international students may have suffered as a result.
There are many organizations in the world that are responsible for the coordination of international education as well as international students. These include organizations such as NAFSA, EAIE, IAU, ACU, ISEP and many more. Moreover, there are also large university conglomerates such as Laureate International, GUS (Global University Systems), BAU Network and Pearson and few others. However, the majority of the discussions in these organizations seem to be focusing on how to enable international students to enroll again to help turn the financial wheels for member universities. While enrollment of new students is very important for the financial continuity of the member universities and educational organizations, there is also the question of how to adapt to these changing times. Moreover, the questions of maintaining diversity and equal opportunity also comes to the forefront.
Many international students are worried as to whether online education would be of the same quality as offline education and if it is worth the money that they will have to pay (as many international universities are charging the same fees for online education). I believe now is the time that international offices of the universities should be meeting to discuss not just on how to keep the financial wheels turning by convincing new students to enroll, but they should also ask themselves what extra steps they will take to ensure the necessary support, safety and security as well as academic opportunity would be available to international students. Another issue that international students seem to be asking a lot is whether they will have the same internship and employment opportunities in the post Covid19 era. Of course, there are no easy answers to any of these queries as the solution lies in the collaboration of universities, governments, international education organizations as well as parents and students. Naturally, universities have their financial and regulatory concerns and students also have their future career concerns as well as health and safety concerns in this new era.
The solution can only be found by creating platforms where all stakeholders can get together and discuss the way forward for the mutual benefit of all stakeholders. Perhaps creating an Ombudsman for students at these international organizations for international students' concerns can be the way forward. Providing free online mental care to international students to help alleviate their fears may be another solution that the international offices of universities should keep handy. Every international student should have access to an academic mentor constantly and this access should be 24 hours in emergencies. Of course, last but not least, there should be a clear protocol in place in what needs to be done in emergencies for international students including epidemics, life-threatening events (such as earthquakes, hurricanes etc.) as well as any undefined emergency that affects the student in mass. (These protocols do exist in many universities, but it was evident that they were woefully inadequate)
These times will also pass as human civilization is resilient and better times will certainly come again. However, the way international students are handled will set the tone for what international education and global educational solidarity is all about. However, I do personally thank hundreds of universities across the world who have gone beyond their duty to help international students and I call upon organizations such as NAFSA, EAIE, IAU, ACU, ISEP and many universities, university networks such as Laureates, GUS and BAU, as well as other agencies and organizations (such as Campus France) to really create platforms where international students' concerns can be truly addressed for the mutual benefit of all parties.
Dr Guven Social Media
Suggestions to University Students on how to Become Life-Ready and Industry-Ready?
2021 Aerospace Developments Across the World Podcast by Dr Ugur Guven
2021 : Summary of an Exciting Year for Aerospace Developments Across the World
Suggestions to University Students on how to Become Life-Ready and Industry-Ready for their Future?
Jeff Bezos uzaya gitmek için neden 20 Temmuz'u seçti? Prof. Dr. Uğur Güven anlattı
Advancements in Space Science and Space Technology
Questions for Higher Studies
Prof. Dr. Ugur GUVEN
Dr Ugur GUVEN
Search Dr Guven Website
Soundcloud Tracks of Dr Guven
Copyright © 2022 Dr Guven. All Rights Reserved.	Minimize by Slocum Studio


text:
Estonian Officer Kidnapped By The Russians – Convicted. "Breach of the NATO's integrity"
Kohver
Russian court in Pskov sentenced Eston Kohver to 15 years of imprisonment. Kohver is an officer of the Estonian Special Forces, who was kidnapped straight from the territory of Estonia. The opinion-makers recall the fact that the event of kidnapping constituted one of the most serious breaches of the international law committed by Moscow in the recent years. This is due to the fact that territorial integrity of a NATO member state has been violated, as a result of the incident.
Eston Kohver was accused of spying, illegal possession of weapons, border trespassing and smuggling – according to RIA Novosti. Besides 15 years in prison, he is required to pay a penalty of ca. USD 1500.
The sentence was already condemned by the Estonian PM, Taavi Roivas who recalled the fact that Kohver was kidnapped from the Estonian territory on 5th September 2014, by the officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, referred to the kidnapping as a "clear violation of the international law".
The official announcement recalled the fact that from the very beginning, Kohver had no right to a fair trial. Russia was asked to act in line with the international commitments and to release the officer. Moscow was to "guarantee" that he could be safely returned to Estonia. A statement condemning the judgement was also issued by the authorities of Great Britain.
The opinion-makers recall the fact that the event of kidnapping constituted one of the most serious breaches of the international law committed by Moscow in the recent years. The kidnapping violated the territorial integrity of a NATO member state. Execution of similar operations by Russia may lead to uncontrolled escalation of a potential crisis. The circumstances related to Kohver – including the use of the communications-jamming equipment – show that the operation was executed by a well-prepared unit.
It is worth to mention that the Russian border guards signed a report, made together with their Estonian counterparts, confirming that the border crossed illegally both ways between the two states. Representatives of the Russian border patrol probably had no knowledge of operation, probably they even thought that the event was related to some criminal activities. The above circumstances show that the kidnapping was prepared by the top authorities.
The kidnapping event took place when NATO adopted the provisions of the Newport Summit, assuming that defensive capabilities of the alliance would be enhanced. Thus, the event is interpreted as a Russian show of force, targeted against the Mid-Eastern European NATO member states – being a form of intimidation. In September last year it was said that Kohver was one of the most effective officers of the Estonian Internal Security Service (Estonian: Kaitsepolitsei, officially Estonian: Kaitsepolitseiamet, KaPo for short), dealing with Russia and acting against the Russian agents. He was also actively involved in counter-terrorism operations.


Get National Public Radio essential facts below. View Videos or join the National Public Radio discussion. Add National Public Radio to your PopFlock.com topic list for future reference or share this resource on social media.


Richmond Hill Honda | Frequently Asked Questions | How Often Should I Change The Oil In My Honda?
Most of us are familiar with the every three months, or every 5,000 kilometers, oil change schedule. This is no longer a given standard. The quality of the oil that you put in your Honda has improved over the years, and clever manufacturers now take into account driving habits when making their recommendations for how often the oil should be changed. The frequency with which you change yours should factor in your personal driving habits.
If your Honda is used longer trips occasionally, it is okay to wait until six months or more have passed before changing the oil.
The warranty on your Honda should be a main consideration when deciding how often to do your oil changes. Warranty holders are required to change their oil within certain time periods by many manufacturers. If you have a warranty like this, following the guidelines set out by the manufacturer can be well worth it. If engine repairs are needed in the future that are covered by the warranty, coverage can be declined by the manufacturer if the oil changes on your Honda were not done as recommended.


thank you for visiting us. spotted at the designboom mart: anna wintour, editor-in-chief of american vogue !
li edelkoort (left) and toshiyuki kita (right) among the designboom mart visitors images © designboomand our friends from brownbook magazine, the publishers rashid and ahmed bin shabib.
for the 7th time designboom hosted a group exhibition of international design professionals from around the world as part of the cultural program of the tokyo designers week 2011. at our famous market exhibition, visitors are able to meet the young avant-garde, discuss and buy self-produced or limited edition pieces directly from the designers.
designboom marts are an unprecedented opportunity to meet the young designers and become familiar with their work. the group exhibitions see international design professionals personally presenting their wares. (prototypes and/or limited edition pieces) along with, various-samples. the designers have the opportunity to meet and discuss with customers, manufacturers, distributors, press and museum curators – verifying their designs and their packaging credentials. mart visitors can purchase intelligent, useful and quirky items for a symbolic price, anywhere between 1,000-10,000 JPY.
business following their participation in designboom marts.
south-african designer heath nash with three super-size shopping bag lights, created especially for the tokyo designboom mart.
nahoko koyama of noa design while hanging her light installation over all mart tables.
the mart is all about 'selling design originals', and at the same time, a fantastic way to promote yourself! it is also about socializing, making friendships, meeting new people from different countries, etc… the designers have direct contact with clients and receive immediate feedback about their products on sale.
popular street market setting, making up the cultural program of trade fairs.


text:
SCOOP & SPOON Digital Classics
Historic brands are strong, but they can face the risk of looking outdated, unless they engage with succeeding generations of customers. This is partly a matter of style but it is also – and increasingly – a matter of technology. The challenge was to help these four traditional brands to use multiple channels – both digital and classic – to communicate the same brand values in new and exciting ways.
Our strategy in all cases was to integrate communication channels so the digital experience of the brand is completely compatible with every other experience.
The digital version of Sacher should have precisely the same values as someone visiting the hotel in Vienna. Print products also had to be integrated into the digital offering. Target audiences should have the feeling that they can now engage with these famous companies on their own terms – wherever they are and whenever they want.
Oberlaa
"Audiences should feel that they can now engage with these famous companies on their own terms"
These businesses have lasted for so long because they are built on firm foundations. The goal was not to change those foundations but to communicate them in a new way; to make the same brand values digitally accessible so people experience the feeling of engaging with the brand – either in person or by using a tablet or smartphone.
In the digital age, brands are increasingly losing their distinctiveness; we knew that it was most essential for brands to retain their distinctiveness – and this we made our top priority.
700years of history
4classic austrian brands
7 multi- channel projects
The Hotel Sacher is more than just a hotel. It is an icon of Vienna and Austria, renowned for its history, its style and its grand luxury. SCOOP & SPOON has helped to transfer all the great, iconic brilliance of a traditional brand onto a modern, multi-channel digital platform, including a print magazine and app that are all connected to one another.
The Spanish Riding School is one of the great Austrian institutions. As a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses, it is also a major tourist attraction, and in 2015 it celebrates its 450th anniversary. SCOOP & SPOON updated the website of the riding school and turned it into a cornerstone of a wider multi-channel communication platform.
Hotel Bristol is a beautiful, historic hotel in the heart of Vienna. SCOOP & SPOON helped the hotel to develop a wine menu app that showcases their commitment to their customers and the use of modern technology to improve the service they offer.
Konditorei Oberlaa
Oberlaa, a traditional Viennese bakery and confectionary store with ten branches spread across the city, offers premium quality cakes and patisserie to its discerning customers. SCOOP & SPOON has managed to provide the confectionary store with a fantastic platform, with which the business can showcase its beautiful products and great locations.
Although these four clients each have very different brands and different challenges, they have a shared appreciation of how we got to deeply understand them and their values. We have used technology as an enabler for all four customers, using solutions across multiple channels to ensure the elements that distinguish each of them – their brand values and history – are communicated in an integrated way.
So in all cases modernization did not dilute the brand – it strengthened it. And innovation increased distinctiveness rather than diminishing it.
Helmut List Halle Website Relaunch


Fillongley Provincial Park is a 23-hectare forested park located on the east coast of Denman Island. There are several short but scenic hiking trails through a peaceful forest of old-growth firs and cedar trees, and a salmon spawning stream on Little George Creek.
Spend the afternoon basking in the sun or stroll and beachcomb along the driftwood-strewn shoreline. Fillongley provides great views across Lambert Channel to mountainous Hornby Island, and beyond that to the Coast Mountain Range on the BC mainland. Cycling is an ideal way to explore the relaxed and peaceful Denman Island.
There are only 10 vehicle/campsites at the park, which tends to fill up quickly in summer months. In July and August, reservations are highly recommended, as there's no telling in advance whether you'll find room here. Campers should have alternate camping plans on Denman Island if the park is full and you have no reservation.
The campground is located along the ocean in a forested setting on the east side of the island, about 2.5 miles (4 km) from the ferry dock to Vancouver Island.
Although the campsites are tightly packed together, with only concrete dividers to separate them, the sand and pebble beach that fronts the park is spacious and provides ample opportunity for exploring and, in season, hunting for shellfish for dinner.
Facilities at this small park include water, picnic tables, fire pits and toilets. Fillongley Provincial Park is open all year. Fees collected for services from April 1 to October 15. There is a winter fee charged from October 16 to March 31, but no services are provided, and campers must be self-sufficient. Fire bans are implemented during the dry summer season, so pack in a portable stove for cooking.
From Fillongley Park, paddlers can easily explore the waters around Denman Island and Hornby Island. Canoes and kayaks can set in at the beach at the campsites. This park does not have a boat launch. The closest boat launch is at Bill Mee Park, approximately 10 km away on East Road on Denman Island.
The land that is now Fillongley Provincial Park was bequeathed to the province of British Columbia by George Beadnell, who died in 1958 at the age of 89.
Beadnell was one of the first pioneers on Denman Island and, over the years, developed Fillongley into one of the most beautiful estates in the Gulf Islands. George Beadnell's grave is situated along the Homestead Trail, surrounded by beautiful heritage trees.
Denman Island is reached by ferry from Buckley Bay, between Parksville and Courtenay on the east coast of Vancouver Island. Fillongley Provincial Park is a 2-mile (4-km) drive to the east on good paved roads. Follow Denman Road and turn left on Swan Road, then right on Beadnell Road.


Following the execution of cult leader Shoko Asahara earlier this month as reported on by the Inquisitr, the final members of Aum Shinrikyo have been put to death as penance for their crimes against innocent Japanese civilians, according to the BBC.
On March 20, 1995, members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult released a nerve gas agent in the contained space of the Tokyo subway system. The results were horrifying, especially given that there was no prior warning or advance knowledge that such an attack could ever take place — urban terrorism being a fleeting notion during this time, particularly in Japan.
As a result of the terror attack committed by Aum Shinrikyo members, thousands of Japanese citizens of all ages were sickened with 13 succumbing to the poison entirely by losing their lives, according to CBS. Beyond this particular incident, it was later discovered by investigators that the cult was also likely responsible for a 1994 sarin gas attack that killed eight and sickened hundreds more.
Japan's current Justice Minister, Yoko Kamikawa, gave her reasoning for ordering the hanging of the remaining cultists.
Those put to death earlier today include a number of cult members who directly participated in releasing the sarin gas in the mid-1990s that killed so many and injured many more, as well as a key Aum Shinrikyo recruiter.
The execution of all 12 cultists directly responsible for the act of domestic terrorism had been delayed following a moratorium on capital punishment as well as an appeals process that had dragged on for years.
The primary aim of the doomsday cult at the time was to overthrow the established government. Beginning in the 1980s, Aum Shinrikyo, meaning "supreme truth," was founded. The group was a spiritualist one at first, blending Hindu, Buddhist, and apocalyptic Christian belief systems together under the guidance of founder Shoko Asahara. The BBC reports that Asahara declared himself to be the figure of Christ embodied, as well as the first truly "enlightened one" since Gautama Buddha.
The group gained many followers throughout the latter part of the 1980s and achieved officially recognized religious status by the Japanese state in 1989. For his part, Asahara attracted a huge following, speaking at universities and lecturing publicly as well as penning books and articles. During its apex of popularity, Aum Shinrikyo boasted tens of thousands of adherents worldwide.
Former members of the cult that had escaped the bonds of the doomsday ideology claim that they had paid large sums of money to participate in strange rituals involving Asahara's hair and bathwater. One apostate of the cult claimed he paid $8,100 in 1988 for a "blood initiation" in which he drank the presumed blood of Asahara.
With these hangings having been undertaken, no known living members of the doomsday cult directly responsible for the attack on Tokyo's subway system remain. The number of executions, despite the dark crimes of those who have been executed, has spurred renewed debate as to the nature of Japan's justice system, according to The Japan Times.


text:
LeBron James calls out Dabo Swinney's No. 11 ranking of Ohio State as Buckeyes blow out Clemson
January 2, 2021, 12:21 AM ·3 min read
LeBron James took notice of where Dabo Swinney had Ohio State in the coaches poll.
The Clemson coach ranked Ohio State at No. 11 ahead of the Sugar Bowl matchup between the Buckeyes and the Tigers. And as the Buckeyes were putting the finishing touches on a 49-28 blowout win over Clemson on Friday night to advance to the national title game, the Lakers star and noted Ohio State fan wanted it known that Swinney should have to justify his ranking after the game.
I'm looking forward to seeing what Dabo answer is when they ask him if he still think @OhioStateFB is the 11th best team in the country.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 2, 2021
Ohio State got into the playoff because it was No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings — or eight spots ahead of where Swinney ranked it.
Why Swinney had Ohio State at No. 11
Swinney said that he didn't have Ohio State in the top 10 because of the Buckeyes' number of games in 2020. Friday night was OSU's seventh game of the season. It was Clemson's 12th. The Buckeyes should have entered the night with nine games played but they had three games canceled due to COVID-19. Two of those cancellations were due to opponents' COVID-19 cases while one was due to Ohio State's.
"There's no question Ohio State is good enough to beat us, to beat any of these four [teams in the playoff] and be the national champion," Swinney said last week in a news conference. "That's not a question at all. I didn't rank anybody who didn't play nine games or more in the top 10. That's why they were 11. I have all the respect in the world for Ohio State."
After the game, Swinney said he didn't regret ranking Ohio State where he did.
"Polls have nothing to do with motivation," Swinney said. "Both teams were highly motivated to play and they're a great team as I said. That had nothing to do with Ohio State. I said they were good enough to beat us, good enough to win the whole dang thing and I didn't think anybody that didn't play at least nine games — in my poll — I wasn't going to put them in the top 10. I wasn't going to change that just because there was a chance we could play them."
Dabo Doubles Down pic.twitter.com/rHkk3XdFyM
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 2, 2021
What Swinney said in September about the Big Ten
Swinney's stance on game quantity is also a bit different than his position about the Big Ten and the College Football Playoff in September. Swinney said shortly after the Big Ten announced its eight-games-in-eight-weeks schedule that he was glad that the coaches and players in the conference would have the chance to compete for a playoff spot.
From The State on Sept. 16:
"I think it's just a crazy year. Who knows how many games anybody is going to have," Swinney said. "I think if they'd have started in November, I don't think that would've been feasible. ... If they're going to play eight or nine games or whatever, I think they certainly will have the opportunity to compete. I have no problem with that at all. You have some of the best teams in the country in that league. It's not those players' fault. It's not those coaches' fault. I'm just glad that they're getting the opportunity to get back to playing."
Clemson lost 49-28 to Ohio State. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Hammon shows it's past time for women to lead in men's sports
Packers may have lost top linemen Bakhtiari to ACL injury
Check the Tape: Allen critiques today's sack celebrations
Tulsa, Mississippi State brawl after bowl game
Bioesque Botanical Disinfectant Solution Approved by EPA Against SARS-CoV-2 Virus (COVID 19)** in Just 55 Seconds
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accepted Bioesque Botanical Disinfectant formulation (EPA Reg No 87742-1-92595) as effective against killing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Based on third party laboratory testing, in accordance with EPA guidelines, Bioesque Botanical Disinfectant Solution was shown to kill SARS-CoV-2 on hard, non-porous surfaces in just 55 seconds.
Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) (Enbridge or the Company) will host a conference call and webcast to provide a business update and review 2020 fourth quarter and full-year results on February 12, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. MT (9:00 a.m. ET).


text:
Poplarville teacher/coach charged with statutory rape
A Poplarville coach and teacher was arrested last weekend and charged with the suspected statutory rape of a student.
On Friday, Poplarville Police arrested Poplarville High School head baseball coach and teacher Cedric Earl Smith, 35, of 112 Maria St., Poplarville, for the statutory rape of a 14 year-old female student, according to a release from the department. On Sunday, Smith was brought before Poplarville Municipal Court Judge James H. Breland for a probable cause hearing and initial appearance, the release stated. Breland did find probable cause for Smith's arrest and bond was set at $30,000.
Poplarville Police Chief Charlie Fazende said the Department of Human Services informed a Poplarville Police Department investigator of the incident. The investigator followed up with a meeting with school officials. When the investigator met with school officials they received information of the alleged incident and arrested Smith.
"The investigation turned up enough probable cause to charge Mr. Smith and that's what we did," Fazende said.
If Smith is convicted of the charges, he could face up to 30 years in prison, Fazende said. Smith is out on bond and awaiting a grand jury hearing unless he asks for a preliminary hearing, Fazende said.
The incident is still under investigation so further details could not be released, Fazende said.
"It's still a little early, and we're still digging into stuff," Fazende said.
Poplarville Superintendent Gilda Fitzpatrick declined to comment on the matter.
In Fazende's nine years at the department, he said he does not recall another incident such as this involving a teacher.
Smith is in his second year as head coach of the Hornets' baseball team. In his first year, Smith led Poplaville to the Class 4A state playoffs last season.
Gates, on his first day at Pentagon, spells out…


Where a company is placed in liquidation, company law restricts the transfer of shares in the company. This means that, in the absence of special capital gains tax rules, you may not be able to realise a capital loss on shares that have become worthless.
However, you may realise a capital loss on worthless shares when a court order is given to dissolve the company. Also, if a company is wound up voluntarily, shareholders may realise a capital loss either three months after a liquidator lodges a return showing that the final meeting of the company has been held, or on another date declared by a court. The cancellation of shares as a result of the dissolution of the company is an example of CGT event C2.
Sam bought 4500 shares in Company A in January 1994 at a cost of $5 per share. In February 2001, Sam applied to participate in a buy-back offer to dispose of 675 shares (15%). Company A approved a buy-back of 10% (450) of the shares on 15 June 2001. The company sent Sam a cheque on 5 July for $4050 (450 shares x $9). No part of the distribution is a dividend.
Sam works out his capital gain for 2000-01 as follows.
Sam has no capital losses to apply against this capital gain and decides that the discount method will provide him with the best result. He will include $900 ($1800 x 50%) in his assessable income.


We would like to launch this year with great news for PoSIG consortium, staff, and students. After several meetings, several conversations and a lot of working hours, PoSIG is glad to have new members joining the consortium.
We have a specific focus on Western Balkan countries, also on the indicators for modernization and Europeanization in terms of political, economic and social processes. That's why we are always willing to expand our network.
Today we are glad to inform you that our consortium will have new members from Serbia and Montenegro. The University of Belgrade and EDUCONS Novi Sad have joined the JoJoS consortium to establish Joint Studies at the Western Balkan; soon they will be able to offer courses for our PoSIGers. From the other side also the for the first time the University of Podgorica will be the first institution to join, joint study programs, to join PoSIG, and this is all possible thanks to the support of JoJos. We are glad that our network is expanding, there is still more to come. Thanks to the support of the staff, academics and students we will prove to be the NEXT EUROPE.


The sudden mention of "we" in the third paragraph suggesting there was someone besides you and the Doctor just stood out.
Wait, who was your friend in this?
Come on, it's way past overused that the only places where it's still alive are where going beyond overuse is expected.
I guess not using "health" makes sense when it needs to cover things like machines or undead.
Why do Authoritarian Right see themselves as super basic?
I have no idea what that video is supposed to imply.
fourteenwings wrote: » Yay Eldritch Chicken. Is that giant bunny actually part of Looney Tunes canon or just part of the meme.


At Rostrevor, we recognise the early schooling years are vital in establishing the foundation skills and knowledge for young children in literacy, numeracy, creativity and comprehension, which they will draw on for the rest of their lives.
We know that individuals learn at different levels and believe it's important to foster this to allow students to reach their full potential. Staff work hard to develop differentiated units of work that accommodate for varied levels of entry into learning, including extension and enrichment options.
We are committed to enhancing and encouraging the inclusion of all students, particularly at a Junior level, where young men are still developing their confidence.
Our Junior curriculum focuses on key learning areas including English, Mathematics, HASS (Humanities and Social Science), Science and Technology, Health and Physical Education, the Arts/Music and the study of Italian. We also introduce Religious Education and share the core values that underpin this.


text:
\section{Introduction}

According to Liouville's theorem, any $f\in C^2(\Bbb R^2)$ which is subharmonic ($\Delta f\geq 0$)
and bounded above must be constant. This is not true in higher dimensions,
but various types of extensions to general complete Riemannian manifolds have been found.
We are here concerned with the case $\Delta f\geq F(f)$, where $\Delta$ is the Laplace-Beltrami operator and $F$ is a real-valued function on $\Bbb R$.

L. Karp \cite{karp} showed that on a complete Riemannian manifold
$M$ satisfying $$\limsup_{r\rightarrow \infty}\frac{\log
\textrm{Vol}\ B(p,r)}{r^2} < \infty$$ for a point $p\in M$ where
$B(p,r)$ is the geodesic ball centered at $p$ with radius $r$,
there exists no $f\in C^2(M)$ which is strongly subharmonic
($\Delta f\geq c$ for a constant $c>0$) and bounded above. (This
volume growth condition holds when the Ricci curvature satisfies
$$\textrm{Ric} \geq -A(1+r^2)$$ where $A>0$ is a constant and $r$ is the distance from $p$.)

S.M. Choi, J.H. Kwon, and Y.J. Suh \cite{suh} proved that on a complete Riemannian manifold with Ricci curvature bounded below, every nonnegative $C^2$ function $f$ satisfying $\Delta f \geq c f^d$ for constants $c>0$ and $d>1$ must vanish identically.

In this article, we consider the general type $F(f)$ to prove :
\begin{thm}\label{th1}
Let $M$ be a smooth complete Riemannian manifold with Ricci curvature satisfying $$\textrm{Ric}(\nabla r,\nabla r) \geq -Ar^2(\log r)^2(\log(\log r))^2\cdots (\log^{k}r)^2$$ for $r\gg 1$, where $A>0$ is a constant, $r$ is the distance from an arbitrarily fixed point in $M$, and $\log^{k}$ denotes the $k$-fold composition of $log$.

Suppose that a $C^2$ function $f:M\rightarrow \Bbb R$ is bounded below and satisfies $\Delta f\geq F(f)$ for a real-valued function $F$ on $\Bbb R$.
\begin{itemize}
\item If $\liminf_{x\rightarrow \infty}
    \frac{F(x)}{x^{\nu}}>0$ for some $\nu>1$, then $f$ is
    bounded such that $F(\sup f)\leq 0$.
\item If $\liminf_{x\rightarrow \infty}
    \frac{F(x)}{x^{\nu}}\leq 0$ for any $\nu>1$, then $\sup
    f=\infty$  or $f$ is bounded such that $F(\sup f)\leq 0$.
\end{itemize}
\end{thm}
The proof is based on a generalized Omori-Yau maximum principle which holds under the above Ricci curvature condition.

In section 3, we give a similar result for bounded-above $f$, which leads to an improvement of L. Karp's theorem \cite{karp} :
\begin{thm}\label{th1.5}
Let $M$ be as in theorem \ref{th1}.

Then there exists no $f\in C^2(M)$ which
is strongly subharmonic and bounded above, and any  $f\in C^2(M)$ which is nonpositive and satisfies $\Delta f\geq
c|f|^d$ for some positive constants $c$ and $d$ must be identically zero.
\end{thm}

In later sections, we discuss the geometric application of these theorems on manifolds of theorem \ref{th1}. We derive a $C^0$ estimate of the spinor satisfying the Seiberg-Witten equations on 4-manifolds, and we give slight improvements on well-known applications such as the Yamabe problem and isometric immersions of such a manifold by using our Liouville-type theorems.

Finally we remark that in all the theorems of this article the Ricci curvature assumption can be replaced by a weaker condition that $M$ admits a tamed-exhaustion, which guarantees the Omori-Yau maximum principle by K.-T. Kim and H. Lee \cite{hanjin}.

\section{Proof of theorem \ref{th1}}
We follow the idea of \cite{suh}. Since $f$ is bounded below, we
take a constant $a$ bigger than $\inf f$. Define a $C^2$ function
$G : M\rightarrow \Bbb R^+$ by  $(f+a)^{\frac{1-q}{2}}$ where
$q>1$ is a constant. By a simple
computation,
\begin{eqnarray}\label{form1}
\nabla G = \frac{1-q}{2}G^{\frac{q+1}{q-1}}\nabla f,
\end{eqnarray}
 and
\begin{eqnarray} \label{form2}
\Delta G=-\frac{q+1}{2}G^{\frac{2}{q-1}}\nabla G\cdot \nabla f + \frac{1-q}{2}G^{\frac{q+1}{q-1}}\Delta f.
\end{eqnarray}
By Plugging (\ref{form1}) to (\ref{form2}), we get
\begin{eqnarray} \label{form3}
\frac{1-q}{2}G^{\frac{2q}{q-1}}\Delta f=G\Delta G-\frac{q+1}{q-1}|\nabla G|^2.
\end{eqnarray}

Since $G$ is bounded below, we can apply the generalized  Omori-Yau maximum principle due to A. Ratto, M. Rigoli, and A.G. Setti \cite{rrs} to have that
for any $\epsilon >0$ there exists a point $p\in M$ such that
$$|\nabla G(p)| < \epsilon, \ \ \ \Delta G(p) > - \epsilon, \ \ \ \textrm{and} \ \ \ \inf G +\epsilon > G(p).$$
We take a sequence $\epsilon_m >0$ converging to 0 as $m\rightarrow \infty$, and get corresponding $p_m\in M$. Observe that
$G(p_m)\rightarrow \inf G$, and hence $f(p_m)\rightarrow \sup f$.

Evaluating (\ref{form3}) at $p_m$ gives
\begin{eqnarray}\label{form4}
\frac{1-q}{2}G(p_m)^{\frac{2q}{q-1}}\Delta f(p_m)> -\epsilon_m G(p_m)-\frac{q+1}{q-1}\epsilon_m^2.
\end{eqnarray}
Applying $\Delta f\geq F(f)$ and replacing $G$ by $(f+a)^{\frac{1-q}{2}}$, we get
\begin{eqnarray}\label{form5}
\frac{F(f(p_m))}{(f(p_m)+a)^q}< \frac{2\epsilon_m}{q-1}\frac{1}{(f(p_m)+a)^{\frac{q-1}{2}}} +\frac{2(q+1)}{(q-1)^2}\epsilon_m^2.
\end{eqnarray}

Suppose $\sup f < \infty$. Then as $m\rightarrow \infty$, the RHS converges to 0 while the LHS converges to $\frac{F(\sup f)}{(\sup f+a)^q} $. Thus we can conclude that $F(\sup f)\leq 0$.

Now it only remain to show that when $\liminf_{x\rightarrow
\infty} \frac{F(x)}{x^{\nu}}>0$ for some $\nu>1$, $f$ must be
bounded. Let's assume $\sup f=\infty$. Then for $q< \nu$, the
LHS diverges to $\infty$, while the RHS converges to 0  as
$m\rightarrow \infty$. This is a contradiction completing the
proof.

\begin{rmk}
In the second case, unbounded examples exist a lot. For instance, on  $\Bbb R^n$ with the Euclidean metric, consider
$$f(x_1,\cdots,x_n)=e^{x_1}+\cdots +e^{x_n}$$ or $$f(x_1,\cdots,x_n)=e^{x_1+\cdots+x_n}.$$ Then $f$ is bounded below but not bounded above, while $\Delta f=f$. This answers the question raised in \cite{suh}.
\end{rmk}

\begin{rmk}
Note that Ricci curvature condition is needed only for the application of the Omori-Yau maximum principle. According to the result of A. Ratto, M. Rigoli, and A.G. Setti \cite{rrs}, the maximum principle holds if
 $$Ric(\nabla r, \nabla r)\geq -B^2\rho(r)$$
for some constant $B>0$, and some smooth nondecreasing function $\rho(r)$ on $[0,\infty)$ which satisfies $$ \rho(0)=1,\ \ \ \ \rho^{(2k+1)}(0)=0 \ \ \forall k\geq 0,$$  $$\sqrt{\rho(t)}\notin L^1,\ \ \ \ \limsup_{t\rightarrow \infty} \frac{t\rho(\sqrt{t})}{\rho(t)} < \infty. $$

 Moreover K.-T. Kim and H. Lee \cite{hanjin} found that the Omori-Yau maximum principle holds in a weaker condition that $M$ admits a tamed-exhaustion, i.e.
a nonnegative continuous function $u: M\rightarrow \Bbb R$
such that $\{p:u(p)\leq r\}$ is compact for every $r\in \Bbb R$, and at every $p\in M$ there exists a $C^2$ function $v$ defined on an open neighborhood of $p$ satisfying $$v\geq u,\ \ v(p)=u(p), \ \ |\nabla v(p)|\leq 1, \ \ \Delta v(p)\leq 1.$$
\end{rmk}

\section{Proof of theorem \ref{th1.5}}
\setcounter{equation}{0}

The results follow from
\begin{thm}\label{th2}
Let $M$ be as in theorem \ref{th1.5}. For a $C^2$ function
$f:M\rightarrow \Bbb R$ which is bounded above and satisfies
$\Delta f\geq F(f)$ where $F:\Bbb R\rightarrow \Bbb R$,
\begin{itemize}
\item if $\liminf_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{F(x)}{(-x)^{\nu}}>0$ for some $\nu<1$, then $f$ is bounded such that $F(\inf f)\leq 0$.
\item if $\liminf_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{F(x)}{(-x)^{\nu}}\leq 0$ for any $\nu<1$, then $\inf f=-\infty$  or $f$ is bounded such that $F(\inf f)\leq 0$.
\end{itemize}
\end{thm}
\begin{proof}
The method is similar to theorem \ref{th1}.
Since $-f$ is bounded below, we apply the proof of theorem \ref{th1} to $-f$ with $q<1$ to get
\begin{eqnarray*}
\frac{1-q}{2}G(p_m)^{\frac{2q}{q-1}}\Delta (-f)(p_m)> -\epsilon_m G(p_m)-\frac{|q+1|}{|q-1|}\epsilon_m^2
\end{eqnarray*}
from (\ref{form4}), and hence
\begin{eqnarray*}
\frac{\Delta f(p_m)}{(-f(p_m)+a)^q}&<& \frac{2\epsilon_m}{1-q}\frac{1}{(-f(p_m)+a)^{\frac{q-1}{2}}} +\frac{2|q+1|}{(q-1)^2}\epsilon_m^2.
\end{eqnarray*}
Applying $\Delta f\geq F(f)$ and simplifying, we have
$$\frac{F(f(p_m))}{(-f(p_m)+a)^{\frac{q+1}{2}}}< \frac{2\epsilon_m}{1-q}+\frac{2|q+1|}{(q-1)^2}\epsilon_m^2(-f(p_m)+a)^{\frac{q-1}{2}}.$$

Now if $\inf f > -\infty$, then we get $F(\inf f)\leq 0$ by letting $m\rightarrow \infty$.

In case $\liminf_{x\rightarrow -\infty} \frac{F(x)}{(-x)^{\nu}}>0$
for some $\nu<1$, to show the boundedness of $f$ let's assume
$\inf f=-\infty$. Then taking $q$ such that $\frac{q+1}{2}< \nu$
and letting $m\rightarrow \infty$, the LHS diverges to $\infty$,
while the RHS converges to zero. From this contradiction, we
conclude that $f$ must be bounded, completing the proof.
\end{proof}

If $f$ is bounded-above and satisfies $\Delta f\geq c$ for a constant $c>0$, applying the above theorem with $F=c$, it follows that $f$ is bounded and $F(\inf f)\leq 0$. This is contradictory to $F\equiv c >0$.

For the second one, applying the above theorem with $F(f)=c|f|^d$, one can conclude that $f$ is bounded and $c|\inf f|^d\leq 0$ implying $f\equiv 0$.

\begin{rmk}
P.-F. Leung \cite{Leung} showed that  on a complete noncompact Riemannian manifold $M$ with $\lambda_1(M)=0$, there exists no bounded  $C^2$ function $f$ satisfying $\Delta f \geq c$ for a positive constant $c$. Here $$\lambda_1(M):=\lim_{r\rightarrow \infty}\lambda_1(B(p,r))$$ for any $p\in M$, where $\lambda_1(B(p,r))$ is the Dirichlet eigenvalue of $\Delta$ in $B(p,r)$, and it is known that $\lambda_1(M)=0$ if the Ricci curvature of $M$ is nonnegative.
\end{rmk}

\section{Application to Seiberg-Witten equations}

We now use theorem \ref{th1} to derive an upper bound of a solution of the Seiberg-Witten equations of which we give here a brief account.
Let $M$ be a smooth oriented Riemannian $4$-manifold.
Consider oriented $\Bbb R^3$-vector bundles $\wedge^2_+$ and
$\wedge^2_-$ consisting of self-dual $2$-forms and
anti-self-dual $2$-forms respectively. Let's let $P_1$ and $P_2$
be associated $SO(3)$ frame bundles. Unless $M$ is spin, it is
impossible to lift these to principal $SU(2)$ bundles. Instead
there always exists the $\Bbb Z_2$-lift, a principal
$U(2)=SU(2)\otimes_{\Bbb Z_2} U(1)$ bundle, of a $SO(3)\oplus
U(1)$ bundle, when the $U(1)$ bundle on the bottom, denoted by $L$,
has first Chern class equal to $w_2(TM)$ modulo $2$.  We call this
lifting a Spin$^c$ structure on $M$.

Let $W_+$ and $W_-$ be $\Bbb C^2$-vector bundles associated to
the above-obtained principal $U(2)$ bundles. One can define a
connection $\nabla_A$ on them by lifting the Levi-Civita
connection and a $U(1)$ connection $A$ on $L$. Then the Dirac
operator $D_A : \Gamma(W_+)\rightarrow \Gamma(W_-)$ is defined as
the composition of $\nabla_A:\Gamma(W_+)\rightarrow T^*M\otimes
\Gamma(W_+)$ and the Clifford multiplication.

For a section $\Phi$ of $W_+$, the Seiberg-Witten equations
of $(A,\Phi)$ is given by
$$\left\{
\begin{array}{ll} D_A\Phi=0\\
  F_{A}^+= \Phi\otimes\Phi^*-\frac{|\Phi|^2}{2}\textrm{Id},
\end{array}\right.
$$
where $F_A^+$ is the self-dual part of the curvature $dA$ of $A$,  and  the identification of both sides in the second equation comes from the Clifford action.

It is essential and the first step to obtain a $C^0$ bound on the spinor part of a solution in order to obtain the compactness of its moduli space of solutions. It is also essential for proving the emptiness of the moduli space when the Riemannian metric of $M$ has positive scalar curvature.
When $M$ is compact, such a bound can be easily derived, because there exists a point in $M$ where the maximum norm is attained.
When $M$ is noncompact, one cannot guarantee such a bound in general, but we prove :
\begin{thm}
Let $M$ be a smooth oriented complete Riemannian 4-manifold with the Ricci curvature condition as in theorem \ref{th1}. Suppose $(A,\Phi)$ is a solution of the Seiberg-Witten equations for a Spin$^c$ structure on $M$. Then $$\sup |\Phi|^2 \leq \sup s^-,$$
where $s^-(x):=\max(-s(x),0)$ and $s: M\rightarrow \Bbb R$ is the scalar curvature.
\end{thm}
\begin{proof}
We may assume $\sup s^-< \infty$, otherwise there is nothing to prove.
Recall the Weitzenb\"ock formula
$$D_AD_A\Phi=\nabla_A^*\nabla_A \Phi+\frac{s}{4}\Phi+\frac{F_A^+}{2}\cdot\Phi.$$
For a solution $(A,\Phi)$,
$$0=\nabla_A^*\nabla_A \Phi+\frac{s}{4}\Phi+\frac{|\Phi|^2}{4}\Phi.$$
Taking the inner product with $\Phi$ gives
$$0=-\frac{1}{2}\Delta |\Phi|^2+|\nabla\Phi|^2+\frac{s}{4}|\Phi|^2+\frac{1}{4}|\Phi|^4,$$ and hence we get
$$\Delta |\Phi|^2\geq -\frac{\sup s^-}{2}|\Phi|^2+\frac{1}{2}|\Phi|^4.$$
Now we apply theorem \ref{th1} with $f=|\Phi|^2$ and $F(f)=-\frac{\sup s^-}{2}f+\frac{1}{2}f^2$, and obtain
$$ -\frac{\sup s^-}{2} \sup |\Phi|^2 +  \frac{1}{2}(\sup |\Phi|^2)^2 \leq 0,$$ which implies $$\sup |\Phi|^2 \leq  \sup s^-.$$
\end{proof}

\begin{rmk}
One can also derive the corresponding estimate for perturbed
Seiberg-Witten equations in the same way.

It is interesting to ask whether this estimate still holds without the Ricci curvature condition.
\end{rmk}

\section{Application to the Yamabe problem}

\begin{thm}\label{yam}
Let $(M,g)$ be as in theorem \ref{th1}. Suppose that the scalar
curvature  of $g$ is nonnegative. If $\tilde{s}(x)$ is a smooth
nonpositive function on $M$ such that
$$\sup_{x\in M-K} \tilde{s}(x)<0$$ for a compact subset
$K\subset M$, then $g$ cannot be conformally deformed to a metric
of scalar curvature $\tilde{s}$.
\end{thm}
\begin{proof}
We may let $n:=\dim M \geq 2$, otherwise there is nothing to
prove.

First, let's consider the case when $n\geq 3$. Suppose there
exists a smooth positive function $f$ on $M$ such that the scalar
curvature of $f^{\frac{4}{n-2}}g$ is $\tilde{s}$. Then
$$4\frac{n-1}{n-2}\Delta f-sf+\tilde{s}f^{\frac{n+2}{n-2}}=0,$$
where $s$ is the scalar curvature of $g$. Obviously $f$ is not
constant. Applying the maximum principle to the inequality
$$4\frac{n-1}{n-2}\Delta f-sf\geq 0,$$ we have that the maximum
does not occur on $M$.

Now we apply theorem \ref{th1} to
$$4\frac{n-1}{n-2}\Delta f\geq -\tilde{s} f^{\frac{n+2}{n-2}}.$$
Although $F$ is not only a function of $f$ but also $x\in M$, the
proof of theorem \ref{th1} works well all the way to give
(\ref{form5}). Since $f(p_m)\rightarrow \sup f$, $p_m\in M-K$ for
sufficiently large $m$. Then in (\ref{form5}) replacing
$F(f(p_m))$ with $c f^{\frac{n+2}{n-2}}$ where $c=-\sup_{x\in M-K}
\tilde{s}(x) $, and proceeding the argument as in theorem
\ref{th1}, we conclude that $f$ is bounded and $$c (\sup
f)^{\frac{n+2}{n-2}}\leq 0,$$ meaning $\sup f=0.$ This yields a
desired contradiction.

When $n=2$, the proof is almost the same. Assume to contrary that
there exists a smooth positive function $f$ on $M$ such that the
$fg$ has scalar curvature $\tilde{s}$. The scalar curvature
equation is now $$\Delta \ln f-s+\tilde{s}f=0.$$ To convert it
into the form applicable to theorem \ref{th1}, consider
\begin{eqnarray*}
\Delta f &=& \Delta e^{\ln f}\\ &=& e^{\ln f}|\nabla \ln f|^2+e^{\ln
f}\Delta \ln f\\
&=& f|\nabla \ln f|^2+ sf-\tilde{s}f^2.
\end{eqnarray*}
Then the maximum of $f$ is not attained on $M$ by applying the
maximum principle to $\Delta f \geq 0$, and the application of
theorem \ref{th1} to $\Delta f\geq - \tilde{s}f^2$ as above yields
$\sup f=0$, which is a contradiction.
\end{proof}

\begin{rmk}
It is worth mentioning that on a complete Riemannian manifold
whose scalar curvature $\tilde{s}$ satisfies
$$\tilde{s}\leq -c$$ for a constant $c>0$ outside a compact
subset, there is conformal complete metric with scalar curvature
$\equiv -1$. (For a proof, see \cite{McOwen}.)

When the Ricci curvature of $M$ satisfies  sharper estimates,
better results  hold as obtained by \cite{rrs}. For example, if
$$\textrm{Ric}(\nabla r,\nabla r) \geq -A(1+r^2),$$ then the same conclusion also holds for $\tilde{s}$
such that $$\tilde{s} \leq - \frac{C}{\log r(\log(\log r))\cdots
\log^{k}r},\ \ \ \ r\gg 1$$ for a constant $C>0$.
\end{rmk}

\section{Application to isometric immersions}
We can give a slight generalization of L. Karp's result \cite{karp}.
\begin{thm}
Let $M$ be a smooth complete Riemannian manifold with scalar curvature $s$ satisfying $$s \geq -Ar^2(\log r)^2(\log(\log r))^2\cdots (\log^{k}r)^2$$ for $r\gg 1$, where $A>0$ is a constant, $r$ is the distance from an arbitrarily fixed point in $M$, and $\log^{k}$ denotes the $k$-fold composition of $log$.

Suppose $M$ is isometrically immersed in a geodesic ball of radius $R$ in a simply-connected complete Riemannian manifold $N$ with higher dimension and nonpositive curvature. Then $$R\geq \frac{1}{H_0}$$ where $H_0=\sup ||H||$ and $H$ is the mean curvature. In particular $M$ cannot be minimally immersed in a bounded subset of $N$.
\end{thm}
\begin{proof}
We may assume $\sup ||H|| < \infty$, otherwise there is nothing to prove.
The method of proof is almost the same as \cite{karp}, and we briefly sketch the proof. First, we need to have our desired Ricci curvature estimate under the given situation.
By the Gauss curvature equation, the sectional curvatures $K_M$ and $K_N$ of $M$ and $N$ respectively are related by
\begin{eqnarray*}
K_M(E_1\wedge E_2) &\geq& K_N(E_1\wedge E_2)-2||\alpha||^2\\
&=& K_N(E_1\wedge E_2)-2n^2 ||H||^2+2s-2\sum_{i\ne j}K_N(E_i\wedge E_j)
\end{eqnarray*}
where $\alpha$ is the second fundamental form, and $\{E_i\}$ is a
local orthonormal frame of $M$. Using that $K_N$ is nonpositive
and $\sup ||H||< \infty$, we can conclude that the sectional
curvature and hence the Ricci curvature of $M$ is bounded below by
$$-A'r^2(\log r)^2(\log(\log r))^2\cdots (\log^{k}r)^2$$ for some constant $A'>0$, for sufficiently large $r$.

Let's let $M$ be contained in a ball of radius $R$ and center
$x_0\in N$. As shown in \cite{karp}, for $f(x)=r_N^2(x)\in
C^\infty(N)$ where $r_N$ is the distance from $x_0$ measured in
$N$
\begin{eqnarray*}
\Delta_Mf &=& tr_M(\nabla^2_Nf)+n\langle H, \nabla_N f\rangle_N\\
&\geq & tr_M(\nabla^2_Nf)-nH_0\cdot 2r_N\\
&\geq& 2n-2nH_0R,
\end{eqnarray*}
where $n$ is $\dim M$, $\nabla_N$ is the covariant derivative in
$N$, and $\nabla^2_Nr_N^2\geq 2\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle_N$ is due
to the Hessian comparison theorem between $N$ and the Euclidean
space.

Now we apply theorem \ref{th1} to $\Delta_Mf\geq 2n-2nH_0R$ to get
the desired inequality $2n-2nH_0R\leq 0$. In case $H_0=0$, we have
$\Delta_Mf \geq 2n$, which implies that $f$ must be unbounded by
theorem \ref{th1.5}. Therefore $R$ cannot be finite. This
completes the proof.
\end{proof}

\bigskip

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaArXiv


text:
Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/fau/fauart/v63y2013i2p197-219.html
Agency Problems and Synergistic Effects in Romania: The Determinants of the Control Premium
Victor DRAGOTA
() (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Finance, Insurance, Banking and Stock Exchange, Department of Finance)
Carmen LIPARA
Radu CIOBANU
Victor Dragotă
Estimation of the control premium remains one of the main concerns in the financial literature: different approaches take into consideration synergistic effects, agency problems, and the bargaining power of different agents. We estimated the level of the control premium and its determinants for Romanian listed companies in the period 2000–2011. The median of the control premium was 25%. Using a linear regression model, we found that the determinants of the control premium for Romanian listed companies are similar to those revealed for other countries. The control premium was directly related to the liquidity of the shares of the acquired company before the transaction, to the percentage share purchased in the transaction, and to the ownership concentration of the acquired company. Also, its level was higher if the buyer was a corporation, and also if the acquirer, or the majority shareholder before the transaction, was Romanian. The control premium was inversely related to the size of the acquired company, to the bargaining power of the buyer, and to the fact that the acquirer was already a shareholder of the target company. The control premium increases if the target company has a majority shareholder, or at least shareholders owning more than 33% of the equity capital, before the transaction, but decreases if the ownership is dispersed. Moreover, we find that the sector of the target company has an influence on the control premium. Thus, if the firm was active in services or in the machinery and equipment industry, the control premium was higher, while if it was active in agriculture, construction, the food industry, or the chemicals industry it was lower.
Victor DRAGOTA & Carmen LIPARA & Radu CIOBANU, 2013. "Agency Problems and Synergistic Effects in Romania: The Determinants of the Control Premium," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, vol. 63(2), pages 197-219, May.
Handle: RePEc:fau:fauart:v:63:y:2013:i:2:p:197-219
File URL: http://journal.fsv.cuni.cz/storage/1273_dragota.pdf
Barclay, Michael J. & Holderness, Clifford G., 1989. "Private benefits from control of public corporations," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 371-395, December.
Agrawal, Anup & Mandelker, Gershon N., 1990. "Large Shareholders and the Monitoring of Managers: The Case of Antitakeover Charter Amendments," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 25(2), pages 143-161, June.
repec:hrv:faseco:33077905 is not listed on IDEAS
Shleifer, Andrei & Vishny, Robert W, 1986. "Large Shareholders and Corporate Control," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 94(3), pages 461-488, June.
Shleifer, Andrei & Vishny, Robert W., 1986. "Large Shareholders and Corporate Control," Scholarly Articles 3606237, Harvard University Department of Economics.
Huyghebaert, Nancy & Luypaert, Mathieu, 2010. "Antecedents of growth through mergers and acquisitions: Empirical results from Belgium," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 63(4), pages 392-403, April.
Luigi Zingales, 1995. "What Determines the Value of Corporate Votes?," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 110(4), pages 1047-1073.
Jensen, Michael C. & Meckling, William H., 1976. "Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(4), pages 305-360, October.
Gaspar, Jose-Miguel & Massa, Massimo & Matos, Pedro, 2005. "Shareholder investment horizons and the market for corporate control," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 76(1), pages 135-165, April.
Jan Hanousek & Evžen Kočenda & Jan Svejnar, 2007. "Origin and concentration," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 15(1), pages 1-31, January.
Jan Hanousek & Evzen Kocenda & Jan Svejnar, 2005. "Origin and Concentration: Corporate Ownership, Control and Performance," CERGE-EI Working Papers wp259, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague.
Alexander Dyck & Luigi Zingales, 2004. "Private Benefits of Control: An International Comparison," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 59(2), pages 537-600, April.
Dyck, Alexander & Zingales, Luigi, 2002. "Private Benefits of Control: An International Comparison," CEPR Discussion Papers 3177, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
Alexander Dyck & Luigi Zingales, 2002. "Private Benefits of Control: An International Comparison," NBER Working Papers 8711, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Benos, Evangelos & Weisbach, Michael S., 2004. "Private benefits and cross-listings in the United States," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 5(2), pages 217-240, June.
Evangelos Benos & Michael S. Weisbach, 2004. "Private Benefits and Cross-Listings in the United States," NBER Working Papers 10224, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Dragota, Victor & Mitrica, Eugen, 2004. "Emergent capital markets' efficiency: The case of Romania," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 155(2), pages 353-360, June.
Shleifer, Andrei & Summers, Lawrence H, 1990. "The Noise Trader Approach to Finance," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 4(2), pages 19-33, Spring.
Shleifer, Andrei & Vishny, Robert W, 1997. " A Survey of Corporate Governance," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 52(2), pages 737-783, June.
Andrei Shleifer & Robert W. Vishny, 1995. "A Survey of Corporate Governance," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 1741, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
Andrei Shleifer & Robert W. Vishny, 1996. "A Survey of Corporate Governance," NBER Working Papers 5554, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Bates, Thomas W. & Lemmon, Michael L. & Linck, James S., 2006. "Shareholder wealth effects and bid negotiation in freeze-out deals: Are minority shareholders left out in the cold?," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 81(3), pages 681-708, September.
Albuquerque, Rui & Schroth, Enrique, 2010. "Quantifying private benefits of control from a structural model of block trades," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 96(1), pages 33-55, April.
Albuquerque, Rui & Schroth, Enrique, 2009. "Quantifying private benefits of control from a structural model of block trades," CEPR Discussion Papers 7358, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
Chung, Kee H. & Kim, Jeong-Kuk, 1999. "Corporate ownership and the value of a vote in an emerging market," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 5(1), pages 35-54, March.
Jan Bena & Jan Hanousek, 2008. "Rent Extraction by Large Shareholders: Evidence Using Dividend Policy in the Czech Republic," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, vol. 58(03-04), pages 106-130, May.
Jan Hanousek & Jan Bena, 2006. "Rent Extraction by Large Shareholders: Evidence Using Dividend Policy in the Czech Republic," FMG Discussion Papers dp556, Financial Markets Group.
Jan Bena & Jan Hanousek, 2006. "Rent Extraction by Large Shareholders: Evidence Using Dividend Policy in the Czech Republic," CERGE-EI Working Papers wp291, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague.
Bena, Jan & Hanousek, Jan, 2006. "Rent extraction by large shareholders: evidence using dividend policy in the Czech Republic," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 24510, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
Duggal, Rakesh & Millar, James A., 1999. "Institutional ownership and firm performance: The case of bidder returns," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 5(2), pages 103-117, June.
Mario Massari & Vittorio Monge & Laura Zanetti, 2006. "Control Premium in Legally Constrained Markets for Corporate Control: The Italian Case (1993–2003)," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 10(1), pages 77-110, March.
Lubos Komarek & Ivana Kubicová, 2011. "The Classification and Identification of Asset Price Bubbles," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, vol. 61(1), pages 34-48, January.
Heckman, James, 2013. "Sample selection bias as a specification error," Applied Econometrics, Publishing House "SINERGIA PRESS", vol. 31(3), pages 129-137.
Heckman, James J, 1979. "Sample Selection Bias as a Specification Error," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 47(1), pages 153-161, January.
Chernykh, Lucy, 2011. "Profit or politics? Understanding renationalizations in Russia," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 17(5), pages 1237-1253.
Atanasov, Vladimir, 2005. "How much value can blockholders tunnel? Evidence from the Bulgarian mass privatization auctions," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 76(1), pages 191-234, April.
Caprio, Lorenzo & Croci, Ettore, 2008. "The determinants of the voting premium in Italy: The evidence from 1974 to 2003," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 32(11), pages 2433-2443, November.
Jun‐Koo Kang & Jin‐Mo Kim, 2008. "The Geography of Block Acquisitions," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 63(6), pages 2817-2858, December.
Alexandru Todea & Adrian Zoicas-Ienciu, 2008. "Episodic dependencies in Central and Eastern Europe stock markets," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(14), pages 1123-1126.
Dragota, Victor & Stoian, Andreea & Pele, Daniel Traian & Mitrica, Eugen & Bensafta, Malik, 2009. "The Development of the Romanian Capital Market: Evidences on Information Efficiency," Journal for Economic Forecasting, Institute for Economic Forecasting, vol. 6(2), pages 147-160, June.
Victor Dragotă & Radu Ciobanu, 2017. "The Unusual Case of the Discount Offers for Taking the Control: Evidence from Romania," Prague Economic Papers, University of Economics, Prague, vol. 2017(1), pages 36-54.
Radu Ciobanu, 2014. "Does the Toehold Influence the Success of an M&A Transaction?," International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, vol. 4(1), pages 235-239, January.
Semenescu Andreea & Curmei Cătălin Valeriu, 2015. "Using CSR to mitigate information asymmetry in the banking sector," Management & Marketing, Sciendo, vol. 10(4), pages 316-329, December.
Gabriela Brendea, 2014. "Financing Behavior of Romanian Listed Firms in Adjusting to the Target Capital Structure," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, vol. 64(4), pages 312-329, September.
Victor Dragotă & Radu Ciobanu, . "The Unusual Case of the Discount Offers for Taking the Control: Evidence from Romania," Prague Economic Papers, University of Economics, Prague, vol. 0, pages 1-19.
Sebastian Madalin Munteanu & Irina-Eugenia Iamandi & Eugeniu Tudor, 2015. "Evaluation Model of the Entrepreneurial Character in EU Countries," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 17(38), pages 1-76, February.
repec:rjr:romjef:v::y:2018:i:4:p:120-133 is not listed on IDEAS
control premium; mergers and acquisitions; agency problems; synergistic effects; bargaining power;
G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:fau:fauart:v:63:y:2013:i:2:p:197-219. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Lenka Herrmannova). General contact details of provider: http://edirc.repec.org/data/icunicz.html .


text:
Book Chapters / Journal Articles
Britons oppose war: poll evidence contradicts media reports
Opinion polls since the attack in the US on 11 September show that a slim but consistent majority of British people oppose strikes on Afghanistan. Yet the media have uniformly reported that there is consistent support for war. From the News of the World and the Sun, via the Mirror, the Scotsman, the Economist, the Daily Telegraph and the Times to the Independent, Guardian and Observer, we hear that public opinion is 'solid' (Economist, US edition, 22.9.01), that Britons are 'ready for battle' (Observer, 23.9.01), 'NEARLY eight in 10 Britons support military attacks' (The Mirror)'SCOTS OVERWHELMINGLY BACK A JUST WAR' (The Scotsman, 19.9.01) 'TWO-THIRDS OF BRITONS BACK BLAIR ACTION' (Independent, 24.9.01) '2 in 3 back air strikes' (The Guardian, 18.9.01) The News of the World (16.9.01) reported 'overwhelming' support for bombing under the headline 'ATTACK. ATTACK. ATTACK'. The Telegraph (20.9.01) claimed 'The poll confirmed that there is virtually no support for peace campaigners'. A Guardian leader (18.9.01) claimed 'there is no disputing the bottom line. On this one, Tony Blair is definitely speaking for Britain.'
Is this the same 'hard-left' Guardian which, according to some right wing commentators was acting as an 'apologist' for terror and was 'henceforth better known as the Daily Terrorist' (Andrew Neil)? Well, yes it is. But the misreading of public opinion obtains across the media, including reports by the Press Association (16, 18 and 20.9.01), reproduced (with minimal changes) in national newspapers.
Between 11 September and 24 September seven public opinion polls were conducted by MORI, Gallup, ICM and YouGov. They asked similar but differently worded questions about support for bombing. For example, a MORI poll for the News of the World (16.9.01) asked 'If the United States can identify the groups or nations responsible for this week's attacks, would you support or oppose taking military action against them?' 75% said they would support this (12% opposed). A smaller number have supported 'military action' by the US (67% ICM, The Guardian, 18.9.01). These apparently high levels of support have been used by the media to suggest public backing for Blair and Bush. In practice Western military action does not reliably discriminate between legitimate targets and civilians. Moreover polling companies are guilty of distorting public opinion by asking insufficiently sophisticated questions. The headlines on public support have masked a strong current of opinion against military action which would target anyone but the 'terrorists' or in practice harm civilians. Gallup found that 82% of the British public said military action 'should only be taken after the identity of the perpetrators was clearly established, even if this process took several months to accomplish.' Even in the United States, Gallup found a significant majority (62%) of Americans felt the same. The degree of clarity in this area remains minimal following the successive (broken) promises by the US to reveal conclusive evidence.
A significant difficulty in assessing public opinion is that pollsters may ask questions with little scientific value. A YouGov poll for the Observer (23.9.01) makes the point well. 65% said they Would 'support "surgical air strikes" against countries knowingly harbouring terrorist organisations' with only 22% against. But when the pollsters asked if there was support for "massive air strikes" a majority (60) were opposed. The Observer claimed that this showed that Britons were 'ready for battle', but look again at the wording of the first question. The term 'Surgical strike' is an oxymoron. Dreamt up by the western forces in the Gulf in 1991, it was supposed to presage the era of the 'clean war. Civilians would be protected by 'Smart' weapons technology. But in fact in the Gulf only 7% of the ordnance used was 'smart', 93% being indiscriminate bombs. Further, according to official sources, fully 40% of the smart weapons missed their targets, targets which themselves often contained civilians such as the bomb shelter in Baghdad incinerated by US forces (Kellner, 1992: 163). So to ask whether the public approves of surgical strikes is uncomfortably close to propaganda.
The reluctance of the public to support the inevitable civilian deaths is emphasised in the data not printed on the front pages, but available on media and polling websites. Of the seven polls taken so far five have asked questions about civilian casualties. With one partial exception, they have all shown a majority opposed to strikes
Support for strikes which cause civilian casualties
opposed
ICM Scotland
The second Gallup poll was anomalous in that another question in the same poll found that fully 82% of British respondents agreed that the US should take military action 'only against the terrorist organisations responsible… even if it takes months to clearly identify them.' In summary there is majority support, (albeit mostly slim) for the position enunciated by International Development Secretary Clare Short and then quickly disavowed by No 10.
More widely, public opinion is at odds with media cheerleading. In the YouGov poll a majority (53%) did not blame Islam, but Islamic terrorism (90%) for the 'current crisis'. More awkwardly for the government a majority also blame Israel (a little or a lot - 53%) and the US (62%), whereas 63% don't blame Britain at all. Fully 70% agreed (a little or a lot) that 'in the past, the United States has been far too arrogant and selfish in the way it has treated the world's poorest countries'. None of these responses has made it into the press.
Opinion in Britain and the US is more complex than is being suggested in the press, but globally there is no evidence of support for war. As only the conservative tabloid the Daily Mail (22.9.01) has reported 'International public opinion opposes a massive U.S. military strike to retaliate for last week's terrorist attacks, according to a Gallup poll in 31 countries. Only in Israel and the United States did a majority favour a military response against states shown to harbour terrorists'.
One problem is that the drip-drip of apparent support may make advocates of peace or those worried about civilian casualities less confident in expressing their opinions. A second is that broadcast journalists will also be misled about the real state of public opinion. According to James Naughtie of BBC Radio 4's flagship Today programme 'This is not a war which is likely to split the country down the middle. It's not like Suez, Vietnam, or even the Falklands where a substantial section of public opinion thought the war was wrong… There is a lot of consensus, I think, about this engagement' (Sunday Herald 23.9.01) Naughtie is simply wrong about this, but it is the effect of such misjudgements on how they cover the build-up to war that is most worrying. John Pilger, Philip Knightly and others have already formed a Media Workers against the War group (http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4263531,00.html) and written to the Guardian to complain about the pro war rhetoric of the mainstream media including television. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4262433,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4263343,00.html)
But is there not an argument for cautious words in the build up to war? Strangely, given the assault on the Guardian and Observer, the Observer's own opinion poll contained an ace which they kept up their sleeve buried at the end of their report. One question asked whether 'critics of the US should voice their opposition or stay silent over the next few weeks?'. A massive 70% agreed that criticism of the US should be voiced. There is a sceptical and critical public out there. Despite the reporting of polls and the attack on criticism, there is precious little evidence, so far, that they support this war.
Kellner, D. (1992) The Persian Gulf TV War, Boulder CO: Westview Press.
Opinion poll data websites
Gallup International, 19.9.01
http://www.gallup-international.com/surveys.htm
Gallup for the Daily Telegraph, 20.9.01
http://www.gallup.com/poll/Releases/Pr010920.asp
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/09/20/npoll20.xml
ICM for The Guardian, 18.9.01:
http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/reviews/2001/guardian-poll-sept-2001.htm
ICM for The Scotsman, 19.9.01:
http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/reviews/2001/scotsman-bombing-poll-sept-2001.htm
MORI for the News of the World, 16.9.01:
http://www.mori.com/polls/2001/notw-ny.shtml
MORI for the News of the World, 23.9.01
http://www.mori.com/polls/2001/notw-id.shtml
YouGov for The Observer, 23.9.01:
http://www.observer.co.uk/waronterrorism/story/0,1373,556343,00.html


text:
Литва на зимових Олімпійських іграх 2014 року в Сочі була представлена 9 спортсменами у 5 видах спорту.

Біатлон

 Спринт

 Переслідування

Склад збірної

Шорт-трек

Посилання
 Литва на зимових Олімпійських іграх 2014

2014

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


We have been with CGU for nine years now. Two years ago I had to make my second claim after our Perth home was broken into. I have nothing but praise for CGU. We were interstate at the time and my granddaughter was looking after our house to feed our dog (clearly not the best guard dog), when we got the dreaded call. Our granddaughter was distraught, however we were just thankful that she wasn't there at the time. In broad daylight (between 11am and 3pm) on a Sunday our house was broken into and many of our possessions were stolen. It is a terrifying feeling, knowing that complete strangers have broken into your personal space and have taken what is yours. We phoned CGU immediately after calling the police and the staff were amazing. They were compassionate to how we were feeling and took the time to clearly outline their processes and the actions that we needed to take to submit a claim. Fortunately I had previously made a claim a few years prior so I knew to keep all manuals and receipts of our belongings to prove ownership. I had also taken photos of my jewellery. This definitely assisted to make the claims process a smooth one. Obviously, insurance claims are rort with exaggerations on the value of items so receipts go a long way to assist in verification. Our two tvs were replaced new for old (not sure if this was because they were less than 12 months old or if standard) and for the jewellery, I was given a credit voucher for a chosen jeweller once total value was confirmed. I guess the worst part was the irreplaceable, sentimental pieces that cannot be replaced or have a true value placed on them. Of course this is of no fault of CGU; no insurer can replace these items. I would like to take this opportunity to thank CGU for making the best of a bad situation and easing our pain at a difficult time. Our claim was sorted quickly and we had replacement items in no time at all.