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Government steps up sale of crude, gas assets with 96 flare sites
With a recent offer for its 57 marginal oil fields to investors after 17 years gathering momentum, the Federal Government, through the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said plans are underway to commercialise its 96 gas flare points in a bid to generate revenue and ensure domestic consumption of gas.
With unstable oil prices, the Federal Government has continued to explore measures to generate revenue, including sourcing for loans from multilateral agencies to finance its 2020 budget.
According to the DPR, the move was part of plans to reduce gas flaring in the country and in line with the first phase of the National Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP).
Besides, the agency addressed concerns about its marginal oil field bid rounds, stating that fields that are under litigation were not included in the 57 fields being offered to investors.
DPR Director, Auwalu Sarki, had earlier this year, told journalists and bidders that the agency has identified 45 out of 178 gas flaring sites in the country, with no less than 200 companies indicating interests to take over the flare points.Sarki during an online interactive session with the media yesterday, said that though flared gas had maintain a stable profile in the country in the last three years, the take-over of the gas flare points by investors will further reduce the amount of gas flared and increase domestic utilisation.
With proven natural gas reserves now 203.16trillion cubic feet (tcf) and crude oil reserves now 36.89 billion barrels (bb) as at January 1, 2020, Sarki said the department has set new targets of 210tcf by 2025 and 220tcf by 2030 for its gas reserves, going by new discoveries.
Sarki noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had caused a set-back for the agency in allocating the flare sites as investors could not access the sites due to the lockdown measures and movement restrictions across the states.
In identifying and commercialising flared gas, Sarki explained that the DPR accounts for gas by deploying production meters, fiscal meters and allocation meters.
According to him, the fiscal meters help us to monetise the gas produced or flared, while the allocation meters help to measure the utilisation of the produced gas.
He noted that gas is being flared on routine and non-routine level. To him, routine gas flaring incurs cost while the non-routine flaring does not attract costs, except it exceeds the acceptable level and allowable volume by government.
"We use the meters to measure the level of flares recorded in the system. DPR enforces meter of about 3% accuracy level, as well as deploy strategies of measurement frequency, data reconciliation and on-site revalidation.
"To ensure gas flaring is properly managed and regulations enforced, the DPR monitors field locations, collates and revalidates flare reports as well as balances and accounts for produced gas. We make sure all the provisions of the Flare Gas regulations of 2018 are adhered with.
"There has been a stable profile of flare volumes between 2017 and 2019, while a new flare payment regime, in relation to the Flare Gas regulations is strictly enforced. Thermal images are not being used due to inconsistencies in the accuracy factor. Using the volume from the technical allowables as well as the metering process, helps us to monitor flared gas.
"With government's gas -to-people policy, gas flaring is being discouraged and utilisation is being encouraged domestically. The 10 per cent being flared now will reduce further with the gas flare commercialisation scheme.
We need a lot of enablers to aid the growth and utilisation in the oil and gas sector. We have set up the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) platform to ensure that conflicts are resolved timely without recourse to the courts", he added.
On the move for bid rounds for marginal fields before the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is signed, Sarki said the country has existing legislations, in terms of petroleum Act among others, adding that "the bid round is not a field block round. The non-passage of the PIB has insignificant impact and would not affect the outcome of the bid rounds.
"The marginal bids would be competitive. There are no price tags for the oil fields. The offer and bid price will determine the competitiveness. The investors will price the fields themselves. Selling them will help both investors and government".
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I've been using uTorrent for a long time now and for some reason Norton deleted it (opencandy file). I've seen the thread from a few years ago about setting uTorrent up as an exclusion but now I can't even find the file in my programs to set it up as an exclusion within Norton.
I've managed to find my uTorrent file and I've added it to the exclusions in Norton (per instructions from the uTorrent thread from last year)...restarted my computer....and upon trying to open uTorrent my Norton blocks and deletes it again. The only way I can use uTorrent now is to disable my Norton.
Please tell me there is a fix for this or that Norton is working on this??
Hi, Dave. This info is for Norton Security, but may help your issue by excluding this item from being scanned.
For more, you can read this post by Chris Hoffman.
1. Installed uTorrent v3.4.5.41865 successfully (Windows Defender did not block it).
First off, the said exe (MD5, 89144ed117c1d506ae3ab6d0e12f4d4b) has been flagged as riskware, according to this VT file.
1) Windows does not recognize uTorrent as a verified publisher yet.
2) I met the following bundleware during the express install. They are Yahoo! Search/ Toolbar and Pluto TV. So far, I also kindly suggest that you learn how to avoid installing junkware, or customize a potentially bloated install process. Examples are, AOL Desktop for Windows, Windows version of Skype, and other legit/ risky computer programs.
BTW, the original setup file on desktop remained.
Now, even my attempt to view the properties for the installer was blocked. The exe was deleted automatically, soon.
You can read this PUA.Drivereasy for more references.
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Is the anchiornis extinct?
Anchiornis (meaning "near bird") is an extinct genus of paravian theropod dinosaur that lived in China during the Late Jurassic period around 160 million years ago. Like the Microraptor, it has four feathered wings.
How big is anchiornis?
Its size was originally estimated at 34 centimetres (13 in; 1.12 ft) and 0.11 kilograms (0.24 lb), but some specimens show that is could in fact have grown somewhat larger, up to 40 centimetres (16 in; 1.3 ft) and 0.25 kilograms (0.55 lb). Anchiornis had a wing span of up to 50 centimetres (20 in; 1.6 ft).
Did dinosaurs have crops?
There is no direct evidence that dinosaurs produced "crop milk." Else makes his case based upon the evolutionary connection between birds and dinosaurs, as well as the hypothesis that the substance would have been one way for adult dinosaurs to feed their newly-hatched young.
What color was anchiornis?
Anchiornis had a crown of reddish feathers surrounding dark gray ones, and its face was mottled with reddish and black spots. Its body was dark gray, but its limb feathers were white with black tips.
What color was confuciusornis?
Plumage pattern This indicated that Confuciusornis had hues of grey, red/brown and black, possibly something like the modern zebra finch. It was also the first time an early bird fossil has been shown to contain preserved pheomelanosomes.
Can anchiornis fly?
Anchiornis, one of the earliest feathered dinosaurs ever discovered, was found to have the ability to fly. The findings suggest that even though Anchiornis feathers were not suitable for powerful flight, their molecular composition may signify an intermediate stage in the evolution of avian flight feathers.
Can you milk dinosaurs?
While there is no hard evidence of lactation in the fossil record of dinosaurs as the process would involve examining soft tissues, which are not preserved as fossils, Professor Else points to a case study he proposed – the herbivorous duckbills (hadrosaurs).
Did dinosaurs have a gizzard?
Dinosaurs that are believed to have had gizzards based on the discovery of gizzard stones recovered near fossils include: Psittacosaurus. Massospondylus. Sellosaurus.
Did confuciusornis teeth?
Like modern birds, Confuciusornis had a toothless beak, but close relatives of modern birds such as Hesperornis and Ichthyornis were toothed, indicating that the loss of teeth occurred convergently in Confuciusornis and living birds. It is the oldest known bird to have a beak.
What dinosaur has wings but Cannot fly?
The newly named species, Serikornis sungei, adds to the ranks of dinosaurs that effectively had four wings, thanks to heavily feathered hindlimbs and forelimbs. But in a twist for paleontologists, the evidence suggests that Serikornis couldn't fly.
What kind of body did Anchiornis have?
Like other early paravians, Anchiornis was small, about the size of a crow. It had long, wing-bearing arms, long legs, and a long tail. Like all paravians, it was covered in feathers, though it also had scales on certain parts of the body. The wings, legs, and tail supported long but relatively narrow vaned feathers.
Why was the Anchiornis important to the evolution of birds?
Anchiornis is known from hundreds of specimens, and given the exquisite preservation of some of these fossils, it became the first Mesozoic dinosaur species for which almost the entire life appearance could be determined, and an important source of information on the early evolution of birds.
What kind of feathers does an Anchiornis have?
The study found that most of the body feathers of this Anchiornis specimen were gray and black. The crown feathers were mainly rufous with a gray base and front, and the face had rufous speckles among predominantly black head feathers. The forewing and hindwing feathers were white with black tips.
Where are the fossils of Anchiornis huxleyi found?
The genus Anchiornis contains only the type species Anchiornis huxleyi, named for its similarity to modern birds. Anchiornis fossils have been only found in the Liaoning Province of China, in rocks dated to the late Jurassic period, about 160 million years ago.
Is the anchiornis extinct? Anchiornis (meaning "near bird") is an extinct genus of paravian theropod dinosaur that lived in China during the Late Jurassic period around 160 million years ago. Like the Microraptor, it has four feathered wings. How big is anchiornis? Its size was originally estimated at 34 centimetres (13 in; 1.12 ft) and…
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I read a brilliant article this month by my very talented friend Dr Darren Saunders on "What can men do to stem the exodus of women from science?". Many points in his article I found quite sobering, particularly that women comprise more than half of science PhD graduates and early career researchers but just 17% of senior academics in Australian universities and research institutes. I AM one of the women who has left research and it made me wonder….
Why are there so few women in senior research positions?
I spent 15 years working in medical research, leaving the research sector at the end of my prestigious early career fellowship to join gemaker in January 2015. In the end, the push between family life and a research career was all too much and something had to give.
For me, there were periods of my research career where I felt unsupported and lacked mentorship. For some of my peers, it feels like this all the time. I was fortunate enough to be at a university that ran Women in Science programs and networking groups.
The lack of support I experienced didn't just come from my male colleagues but also from my female colleagues. Some seemed to have the view that they fought hard to 'make it' so the next generation should do it the hard way too, instead of thinking "it doesn't always have to be this way" and changing it.
On my first day, at a Group of Eight university, as a recipient of a highly competitive National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Fellowship, I was shown around the department and introduced to my new colleagues. Rather than being introduced with my research capabilities I was introduced, "this is Julie, she works part- time"—, and this was by the only other female with children in the laboratory. Can you imagine introducing David as the father of three kids under five to your work colleagues? Another instance that stuck with me was when I was pregnant with my third child and a world-renowned female researcher (who was also a mother) asked me if my pregnancy was a 'mistake'. It seems having more than two children is considered a no-no in research.
While a number of research institutes have initiated fantastic policies to support gender equity, including flexible hours, family friendly meeting times, financial support for childcare and technical research support for women on maternity leave, women still feel lost returning to work after maternity leave. Due to the pressures of the funding cycle, some women take as little as six weeks leave, returning in a haze of sleep deprivation to full-time research.
The biggest thing that I felt that was missing in my research career was mentorship. I've had friends comment that they'd happily swap generous childcare support from their institute for mentorship and guidance from another senior scientist. For many female scientists the toughest part of their career, establishing their research program, coincides with childbearing. Throw in the uncertainty of funding and career progression, and it's a bad mix.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved working in research and frequently miss aspects of being a researcher. But I found it so disheartening seeing so few females in senior positions.
There is an increasing number of terrific initiatives promoting gender equity in STEM, which gives me great hope. Programs such as the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and Women in Science AUSTRALIA, along with the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. The Women in Science AUSTRALIA program is a fantastic resource with blog articles written by scientists, including one on The value of mentoring. I wish I'd come across this piece when feeling lost and disillusioned, and think it would be great if all researchers, both senior and junior, took the time to read it.
Women need support from both men AND other women, and I agree with Darren that "sometimes the best thing (for male colleagues) is simply to sit down, stop talking and let our female colleagues be heard". I'd argue that also asking them how are they tracking regularly would be especially helpful too.
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This article was first published here by gemaker.
Interesting post, thank you. I think the need for support through mentors is key. The experiences described here in this post are quite similar to what I (& my women friends in STEM) have experienced in the past in both the IT industry and in IT teaching. I work in a fantastic place now that is very supportive but I still don't actually have a mentor; being a woman in IT can be quite a lonely place and the best thing I can recommend is to network, network, network. I have a couple of people now that I look up to and that mentor me (whether they realise it or not) sporadically at both work and outside of work. What doesn't seem to work is when an organisation realises that mentors are important and then assign you one, instead I have found mentors or they have found me. I think women need to take on a mentoring role as soon as they recognise that they could do this. Unfortunately, as noted in your post, some women who have likely struggled on their own to get to where they are may not think to mentor, and may also come across as competitive & dispassionate, since they did not experience it themselves in their career.


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In this interview she talks about the struggle of writing a standup show. The lead up to her return to comedy in 2016 and we revisit some ghosts from her past!
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Företaget Japan International Broadcasting ägs till 60 procent av public servicebolaget NHK och till 40 procent av näringslivet med intressenter som Microsoft och japanska banken Mizuho. Verksamheten finansieras till största delen av de japanska TV-licensbetalarna, men även av externa sponsorer och annonsörer. Sändningarna når de skandinaviska länderna via Astra och Eutelsat-satelliterna. Målsättningen är att i framtiden även distribueras via de ledande kabel och IP-TV operatörerna.

För att frigöra kapital ur den egna budgeten har NHK flyttat pengar från radio till TV-verksamheten. En konsekvens blev att de svenska, tyska och italienska avdelningarna inom utlandkanalen Radio Japan lades ned redan hösten 2007.

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Trump's Banking Sector Appointee Resigned Unexpectedly
Jelena McWilliams, the chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), resigned unexpectedly on Friday, writing a letter to President Biden.
A few weeks ago, she warned about a "hostile takeover" of the agency.
McWilliams resignation paved the way for a Democratic nominee
McWilliams was a Trump appointee; hence, the control of the FDIC was in the hands of the GOP.
However, her resignation, effective on February 4, will allow Martin Gruenberg, a board member of the FDIC, to replace McWilliams, paving the way for Democrats to fill the seat with a liberal appointee soon.
BREAKING: FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams on Friday unexpectedly submitted her resignation after the Trump appointee faced partisan strife at the bank regulator, in a move that will give Democrats control of the agency in the coming weeks. Story on @POLITICOPro.
— Victoria Guida (@vtg2) December 31, 2021
The rise of Gruenberg is likely to initiate some liberal policy measures from day one.
For instance, he is likely to push banks to prepare for the so-called risks posed by climate change. He is an Obama-era chair of the agency who has been serving the FDIC since 2005.
Due to the Democratic majority in the FDIC board, the board voted in favor of getting public feedback on the department's bank merger process. When McWilliams did not take part in the vote, an FDIC official noted this action was not valid.
This prompted a debate of whether the FDIC board members can vote on any specific item when the chair has not agreed on it. Leftist board members believed they had the authority to do so.
McWilliams refused to add minutes of the vote to the FDIC's official record, rejecting the request of Rohit Chopra, a board member and ally of Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Later on, McWilliams called all the events a "hostile takeover" of the agency in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. However, she did not mention the episode in her resignation letter to Biden.
McWilliams reminded Biden of her achievements
In her letter to the president, McWilliams wrote when she immigrated to the United States, she had a firm belief in the American system. So, she never took any day of her job for granted and tried to serve the country to the best of her abilities.
She counted the achievements of the agency during her tenure, noting the FDIC tried to win the confidence of Americans regarding the banking system of the country.
In addition to this, McWilliams also claimed she always supported innovation in the system by strengthening the financial inclusion framework of the country and making it as transparent as possible.
McWilliams reminded Biden about the creation of the Mission Driven Bank Fund, which she launched to support community banks in the country.
She also served as a top aide to two different Republican senators, including Mike Crapo of Idaho and Richard Shelby of Alabama, before assuming the top seat of FDIC.
On top of this, McWilliams worked at Fifth Third Bank as a Chief Legal Officer.
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Q: Prove that at least on of the numbers is positive Prove that for $a,b,c \in \mathbb{R}$ at least of the the following numbers is non-negative:
$$(a+b+c)^2 - 9ab; \quad (a+b+c)^2 - 9ac; \quad (a+b+c)^2-9bc$$

If not all of $a,b,c$ are negative or positive then the problem is trivial, but I can't prove it when all of $a,b,c$ have the same sign. I tried to prove it using contradiction, assuming that all of the three numbers are negative.
UPDATE: When I tried to prove the statement, I had wrongly translated the problem, since it wasn't written in my native language. So instead of proving that at least of the numbers is non-negative, I was trying to prove that at least one of them was negative. Of course this doesn't hold, since for $a=b=c$, all numbers are equal to 0. But I'm interested whether it would also possible to show that at least one of the three numbers is non-positive?

A: If they are all negative, you can sum all three inequalities and simplify to get
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(a+b+c)^2<3(ab+bc+ca)\iff a^2+b^2+c^2<ab+bc+ca
$$
but the last inequality is impossible because
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2(a^2+b^2+c^2)-2(ab+bc+ca)=(a-b)^2+(b-c)^2+(c-a)^2\geq 0.
$$
Edit: it's possible that all three numbers
$$
(a+b+c)^2 - 9ab; \quad (a+b+c)^2 - 9ac; \quad (a+b+c)^2-9bc
$$
are positive: just take $a=1$, $b=c=0$ so that each difference is $1$.

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Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie (* 8. September 1952 in Opunake, Neuseeland) ist ein ehemaliger neuseeländischer Rugby-Union-Nationalspieler auf der Position des Flügelstürmers und war nach seiner Spielerkarriere Rugbytrainer.

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Mourie ging als Junge zuerst auf die Opunake High School und spielte dort in der 1. Rugbymannschaft. Als er auf die New Plymouth Boys' High School wechselte, lief er dort ebenfalls für deren 1. Rugbymannschaft auf. Er setzte seine aktive Rugbylaufbahn nach der Schule bei seinem örtlichen Verein Opunake RFC fort. Wegen seiner guten Leistungen wurde er schon bald darauf für die Provinzmannschaft Taranaki RFU nominiert. Später führte er diese auch als Mannschaftskapitän an.

Er wurde 1976 zum ersten Mal in den Kader der neuseeländischen Nationalmannschaft, den All Blacks, berufen, und sofort zum Kapitän der faktischen Reservemannschaft Neuseelands gemacht. Die All Blacks tourten nämlich zur gleichen Zeit in Argentinien sowie in Südafrika, so dass eine schwächere Mannschaft mit Mourie als Kapitän nach Argentinien geschickt wurde. 1977 wurde er erneut für die Nationalmannschaft ausgewählt, um für sie gegen die British and Irish Lions während deren Tour in Neuseeland zu spielen. Diese Tour konnten die Neuseeländer mit vier Siegen aus vier Spielen für sich entscheiden. Dabei kam Mourie bei zwei Testspielen gegen die Lions zum Einsatz. Im selben Jahr wurde er gegen Frankreich zum neuen regulären Kapitän der All Blacks bestimmt und löste damit Tane Norton ab. Er wurde im weiteren Verlauf seiner Karriere einer der größten Spielführer in der Geschichte der All Blacks. So führte er die neuseeländische Nationalmannschaft ein Jahr später zum ersten Mal überhaupt zu einem sogenannten Grand Slam. Den All Blacks gelang es während der Europatour 1978, alle vier sogenannten Home Nations des Rugby Union, England, Irland, Schottland und Wales, während einer Tour durch Europa zu schlagen. Diesen Erfolg konnte Neuseeland erst 25 Jahre später wiederholen. Er gehörte jedoch auch zur Mannschaft, die während der gleichen Tour völlig überraschend gegen die irische Provinzmannschaft Munster Rugby in Limerick 0:12 verlor.

1981 verzichtete Mourie freiwillig auf Einsätze für die Nationalmannschaft während der kontroversen Tour Südafrikas nach Neuseeland, da er das südafrikanische Apartheidsregime der Weißen ablehnte. Die Tour wurde von massiven Protesten und Ausschreitungen überschattet, da viele Neuseeländer es für unangemessen hielten, dass Neuseeland Spiele gegen solch ein Land austrug. Im Laufe des Jahres kehrte Mourie für die Europatour nach Frankreich und Rumänien zu den All Blacks zurück.

Im Jahr 1982 trat Mourie vom aktiven Rugbysport zurück und begann eine Laufbahn als Trainer. Er wurde 1997 Auswahltrainer der Provinzmannschaft Wellington RFU in der National Provincial Championship (NPC) sowie 2000 Trainer der neuseeländischen Super-12-Franchise Hurricanes. Mit beiden Mannschaften konnte er jedoch keine Titel gewinnen.

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Rugby-Union-Spieler (Neuseeland)
Rugby-Union-Trainer
Trainer (Neuseeland)
Mitglied der World Rugby Hall of Fame
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Geboren 1952
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State should get out of liquor sales
It's time state got out of retail liquor business
State should get out of liquor sales It's time state got out of retail liquor business Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: http://on.mgmadv.com/1Hlj0AT
Montgomery Published 1:02 p.m. CT May 15, 2015 | Updated 1:07 p.m. CT May 15, 2015
Alabama is facing a budget crisis. The state's General Fund budget – which funds nearly every non-education item – has a projected deficit of roughly $250 million for fiscal year 2016, which starts on October 1.
How did we get in this fiscal mess? Unfortunately, over the decades many politicians chose to kick the fiscal can down the road instead of doing the hard work of cutting government spending. But budgets, whether for a family or a state, are not that complicated: expenses have to be lower than income to be fiscally sound.
In 2010 and again in 2014, the people of Alabama elected solid Republican majorities to the state Legislature. Their message to us was clear: get Alabama's fiscal house in order. Since 2010, the Legislature has cut a total of $1.2 billion in annual state spending. But a dramatic increase in Medicaid and prison expenses, coupled with an antiquated budget system that earmarks roughly 91 percent of state taxes, has led to the $250 million deficit we now face.
As part of the process to solve our state's deficit, the state should privatize its ABC retail liquor stores. Government shouldn't fund competition to the private sector. That is why I have proposed legislation that requires the state to exit the retail liquor business by October 2018, and creates a study commission to provide recommendations on the state's exit strategy from the retail liquor market.
This is a responsible, incremental approach. The ABC board will still exist and regulate the wholesale distribution of liquor. It will still be in charge of licensing private retail stores to sell alcohol to the public. But the state will no longer compete with private businesses in the retail sale of liquor.
The non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Office, the agency tasked with providing the Legislature advice on fiscal matters, has stated that privatizing the ABC retail stores will result in annual savings ranging from $16 million to $19 million. Hundreds of millions of dollars will continue to flow to state agencies like Mental Health, Department of Human Resources, and to education. This proposal does not completely solve the deficit, but the Legislature has a duty to pursue every avenue possible to cut spending and right-size government.
Some object that privatizing the ABC stores could lead to an increase in alcohol consumption. But study after study shows there is no statistically significant difference in alcohol-related deaths, binge drinking or drunk-driving fatalities between "control" states like Alabama and license states with lighter regulations on retail sells. In fact, a 2009 study by the Commonwealth Foundation examined data from 48 states, and argues that states with the highest degree of liquor control laws experience higher DUI-related fatality rates than states with less regulation.
In 1987 and 1990 respectively, Iowa and West Virginia deregulated their liquor markets, and a 2007 study by the Reason Foundation found no evidence of increased alcohol consumption in either state. In 2011, Washington state passed a privatization law and DUI collisions and arrests were lower the year after privatization than the year before, according to a study by the Washington Policy Center.
As with many debates in the Alabama Legislature, the message delivered to sway lawmakers is not the actual problem a group has with the bill. Consider it window dressing under the guise of "safer streets" or "protecting children" to more nicely protect the status quo.
No, those who object to our state saving money by privatizing the ABC retail stores are the usual suspects: special interest groups lobbying hard to protect their cash cow. Did you know the state does not own the property on which a single ABC store sits? Instead, a group of well-connected businessmen (some of whom live out of state) makes over $10 million each year from the incredibly long-term leases they charge to the state of Alabama. This special interest group is spending tens of thousands of dollars on lobbyists and public relations consultants in an attempt to preserve their lucrative contracts.
Now is the time for Alabama to privatize its ABC stores. We cannot afford for the state to continue to own and operate stores that compete with private small businesses. Privatizing the ABC stores will save up to $19 million a year; that may not solve the entire deficit our state faces, but it is a step in the right direction.
Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, is chairman of the Senate Finance & Taxation – General Fund committee.
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Full titles read: "By 'Plane to the South Pole - Cmdr. Byrd's great tri-motored metal 'plane... for his Antarctic Expedition... makes fine first flight."
M/S shows a Ford Trimotor aeroplane being wheeled across the tarmac outside an aircraft carrier. Commander Byrd and another man pose outside the plane in their flying gear and goggles, then get inside.
L/S of the plane taking off. Air to air shot of the plane in flight.
The aircraft seen is a Ford Trimotor, Reg. NO. NX4542, named "Floyd Bennett".
It has been preserved, and is now displayed at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.


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Cathy Austin November'20
Heartbreak and Hope: Stories From War Time
By Cathy Austin
Every fall I set aside a handful of novels set during the World Wars to read before Remembrance Day on November 11th. It's another way to remember all who served and for me connect with my late parents, my mum who came here as a war bride and my dad who served in 4 campaigns in WWII. and whom she met in Scotland while he was on leave.
Very much enjoyed is Brass Buttons and Silver Horseshoes by Linda Granfield. Hundreds of 'brides' submitted their stories about how they met their Canadian serviceman, their travel by a number of ships carrying hundreds of women and children to Halifax and Pier 21, meeting their new in-laws and families, getting to know their new husband and his country. I was delighted to find a note about the Lady Nelson, the ship my mum came over on! Very poignant book, moving and during this year of covid, a reminder that many have survived before us with so little or nothing at all in a time of war, great perspective.
Another excellent Canadian writer and story: The Forgotten Home Child by Genevieve Graham. This blew me away. I knew about the Guests of War, those children of British families sent here to stay safe during WWII and housed with host families around Ontario. (Kit Pearson penned a wonderful trilogy a few years ago) But I never knew about 'filthy' orphans 'cluttering' up the streets of London, rounded up and sent over here, bought and paid for mainly by farmers for extra help on their lands. This book is set in 1936 on, but this went on long before that. Heartbreaking, bleak, and seemingly without hope the main characters rally, take back their lives, escaping from ruthless 'masters' and embark on better lives; not all survive but three do and this story revolves around them, especially Winny in present day as she tells about her true past to her granddaughter and great grandson. Have a tissue box handy. Strong characters with courage beyond belief. And there is happiness between the pages, and hope.
Found Christmas at Woolworth's last year at my local used bookshop. Elaine Everest writes this series about a bunch of shop girls who chum during WWII on the English coast; they bond, start families, and survive the war years not without mishap but as a 'family' always looking out for each other, no matter what. Another poignant read.
The iconic late Timothy Findlay always wrote straight up. I've read his The Wars twice, it's one of my favourite novels of the great war, WWI, in that it demands you read it in one sitting, it's that gripping, that intense, that absorbing. It will make you weep. Writing above par, but that's Findlay, a master.
A book I'll get into this winter is A House in the Mountains by Caroline Moorehead. This book is about the women who liberated Italy from Fascism, a true story about these women of the partisan resistance who fought to save their country from a terrible fate.
My current read is The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris about the man who inks the numbers on everyone entering the camps and who meets a young woman and is determined to marry her, love at first sight for both but surviving the camp and it's horrors must be done. Well written and based on a true story.
November 11th, one of the many dates in our collective histories we must continue to honour and keep alive.


The failure of the federal government to reform US immigration policy during the past administration has left immigration policy-making to local municipalities. A recent report by Audrey Singer, et al. of the Brookings Institution on "Immigrants, Politics, and Local Responses to Suburban Washington " illustrates how local officials in Prince William County, VA responded to the growth of immigrants in their county over the past decade by creating "restrictionist" policies.
Being a county that witnessed the tripling of their Hispanic population from 2000 to 2006, many long-time residents pressured the county government to crack down on "illegal" immigration by creating legislation without a public hearing to: (1) order the police to check the residency status of lawbreakers and (2) allow the county government to deny business licenses and certain social services to unauthorized immigrants. Many long-term residents and county officials believe that they lack the infrastructure to support the new immigrant population, while many new immigrants of Prince William County feel that they are being discriminated against.
As the US enters into a deeper recession and if Congress and President Obama choses to delay immigration reform, we may see more local governments adopt "restrictionist" immigration policies. Should the federal government allow local officials to create immigration policy?


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Tobias L. Knapp
Tobias Knapp is a skilled transactional lawyer and Head of O'Melveny's Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practice for the United States. He advises on domestic and cross-border transactions and has extensive experience in corporate governance and general securities and corporate law.
Tobias has counseled management teams and boards of directors of public companies in connection with public and private M&A, corporate governance matters, joint ventures and other strategic transactions. He regularly advises private equity and asset management clients on a variety of transactions, including portfolio company acquisitions, growth equity investments, private equity fund and direct investments, and the formation of private investment funds. Described by clients in Chambers USA as "a very smart, flexible thinker," he provides clients with responsive service and develops creative and pragmatic solutions for their most important matters.
Prior to O'Melveny & Myers, Tobias was co-chair of the private equity practice and a member of the management committee at another major law firm. He is proficient in Russian and has extensive experience with cross-border transactions. Tobias has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of New York's leading lawyers for corporate and mergers and acquisitions law, by The Legal 500 in the categories of middle-market and large M&A transactions (over $1 billion in size), and as a notable practitioner by the International Financial Law Review.
Recognized as a "Notable Practitioner" in Capital Markets and M&A by IFLR1000 (2019 -2021)
Boston University, J.D., 1997: cum laude; Editor, Boston University Law Review
Tufts University – Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, M.A.L.D.,1997
Amherst College, B.A., 1991: cum laude
Participate in M&A Journal round-table, "Pandemic Mayhem" (August 2020)
Representation of TTM Technologies, Inc. in the sale of substantially all of its China-based mobility business to Chinese consortium AKMMeadville Electronics (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. for a combination of $550 million in cash and an estimated $110 million in retained accounts receivable.
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Representation of the independent directors of Conversus Capital in connection with its $1.4 billion sale of private equity fund interests and direct co-investments to HarbourVest.
Representation of the independent directors of Celanese Corporation in connection with negotiated exit transactions with the corporation's private equity sponsor.
Representation of General Dynamics Corporation in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Anteon International Corp.
Representation of General Motors in connection with the Section 363 sale of substantially all of its assets following the financial crises, and its subsequent $23.1 billion initial public offering.
Representation of Delta Air Lines, Inc. in its $1.8 billion acquisition of Comair Holdings.
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Representation of First Group Plc in its $940 million acquisition of Ryder Public Transportation Services, Inc. from Ryder Systems.
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← Great Canadian Cultural Heritage Hero #1
1 – Otavnik v Vadas & Morrisseau →
2 – Moniz v CTVglobemedia
Posted on February 9, 2013 by Hoaxbuster2013
The Conspiracy Theorists Lose Court Case Round #2 – Moniz v CTVglobemedia
Alone, and when no one else dared, this man of principle, stood against the Conspiracy Theorists, and their calumnists in the media, to win a stunning landmark victory against the claim that there were Morrisseau forgeries, that he had them, and that he was part of the scam involved in selling them.
In 2007 the second Morrisseau related law suit came about when the Conspiracy Theorists decided to become a party to convincing a naïve journalist, Val Ross of the Toronto Globe, into speaking for them.
On Jan 1, 2007, a woman came up to Michael Moniz, who had just become the winning bidder on a Morrisseau painting, "Father and Son 1977," at a Randy Potter auction, in Port Hope, Ontario, and sneered at him.
"Huh! So you think you bought a real Morrisseau, do you?"
Michael was completely taken aback, and speechless. He didn't even know who she was.
Years later, after coming across her photo, he immediately recognized her as Val Ross, the Toronto Globe and Mail's elite Arts reporter.
I realized recently, from photos I had taken, that I, too, had been in the auction hall on the very same day, and anonymously rubbed elbows with them both, though I did not know either of them, or that we would all meet again, years later, in the cyberspace of this investigative article.
This event was to precipitate the second Morrisseau-related court case.
Gabor Vadas who had lost total credibility in a dishonest attack on Joseph Otavnik, and Aaron Milrad, Norval's lawyer, now picked another target, convincing Val Ross – let's call her CT Proxy #2 –of the Globe to publish their "expert opinion" that the painting "Father & Son 1977," owned by collector and retailer, Michael Moniz, was a fake, and that he was part of a scam operation selling fake Morrisseaus on ebay.
I have not the slightest doubt, that Val's death, only months after Moniz launched his court case, was hastened by the fact she realized she had been duped into publishing the most erroneous and damning article she had ever written in her entire life. She was on heavy anti-depressant medication at the time. She did not live to see the man she defamed, vindicated by the courts. One of many victims of the Conspiracy Theorists.
They were cited as her authorities, in a story she wrote, which became the worst journalistic faux pas in Canadian art history.
Michael Moniz, showing enormous courage, and firm in his resolve to take an ethical stand against creeps, no matter how prominent, who defamed him and his painting, launched a lawsuit against the biggest media conglomerate in Canada, CTVglobemedia.
And then he went to an independent forensic scientist to rule on the authenticity of his painting.
Brian Lindblom, one of Canada's top forensic scientists and handwriting analysis experts, was the first to bring scientific method to analyze the signature DNA on the back of Morrisseau paintings that several wild Conspiracy Theorists were loudly claiming in the media, every chance they got, was all just forged. Canadians started to ask, why would they possibly say that, and keep on saying it, even as Brian continued to add more evaluations on other paintings, uncovering even more damning proof that they were just wrong, damningly wrong, again, and again…
On Nov 5, 2008, one of Canada's top forensic document examiners and handwriting analysis experts, Brian Lindblom, found that the painting "Father & Son 1977," which had been publicly defamed by the Conspiracy Theorists, and by Val Ross, and the Globe, as a forgery, in fact, had been signed with DNA certainty, by Norval Morrisseau, and that no one else could have.
The Globe backed off big time – with Vadas and Milrad heading for the hills – all obviously scared shitless from their inability to produce independently verifiable proof to back up their claims in front of a judge.
They all clearly feared the wrath of an independent judge, and the damning penalty he would have imposed on them, for defaming Moniz and his painting with their obviously fraudulent claims.
The Globe lawyers begged Moniz to settle out of court, paying him off with an estimated $25,000 in compensation for libeling him and defaming his painting "Father & Son 1977."
They were so utterly ashamed of what they had done, that the Globe forced a "Gag Order" on Moniz.
(The defamed painting had a rough market value of $25,000 so I believe that would have been the core amount of any settlement, especially if Moniz demanded court costs as well, which would certainly have been granted by a judge, since that is the top award available in Small Claims Court where Moniz filed his lawsuit.)
Aaron Milrad has repeatedly sought out the media spotlight, to make himself the centre of a public debate, by deliberately stoking the fires of controversy with his wild Conspiracy Theory of thousands of forgeries by a syndicate of diabolical forgers. This was one of his bravura performances.
If Globe executives were decent, principled, or ethical, they should have, under the circumstances, done a correction story as big as the malicious and defamatory original, which was circulating in cyberspace as true, for years afterward, long after they had furtively expunged it from their Internet archives.
I am not aware that Aaron Milrad, a lawyer, or Gabor Vadas ever issued Michael Moniz an apology for the awful personal stress they caused him to suffer, and for damage to his private life which can never be recovered.
I am not aware if Aaron Milrad, a lawyer, or Gabor Vadas, ever issued a public apology or a retraction for their part in a wrong-headed witch hunt which contributed to sending Val to an early grave.
Foiled by Forensics Part 2 – This was the second stunning rebuff in a court case, as to the reliability of the Conspiracy Theorists, as credible authenticators of what are authentic Morrisseaus and forgeries.
What do two huge "court case losses" in a row, prove about the credibility of Gabe Vadas, Aaron Milrad, and the dying Morrisseau himself, whom they always quoted, as trustworthy authenticators of his art?
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Political spending on Facebook has nearly doubled since the last midterm elections.
So far in 2018, politicians have spent $1.2 million in advertising on Facebook, according to a Sludge analysis of Federal Election Commission data. With political action committees included, the figure balloons to more than $1.7 million. That amount will only rise as primary season closes and the November general election approaches. It also likely does not account for all political ad spending on Facebook, as those figures do not include payments to communications firms that can pay for advertisements themselves.
The amount spent on Facebook ads has nearly doubled since the last midterm elections. For the same period in the last midterms, January through June of 2014, candidates and PACs combined spent $918,000 on Facebook ads.
The money spent by politicians is a drop in the bucket of the $39.9 billion in revenue Facebook received from advertising in 2017, according to the company's annual report. But it is a significant component of political spending and, because of the platform's ability to fine-tune ads at select users based on demographics and activity, represents a break from traditional mass media television ads.
The rise in political ad spending on Facebook comes as Facebook makes changes to its News Feed to deprioritize content from brands like news publishers. Combined, these trends mean that Facebook users are increasingly likely to see more of the political information in their feeds coming from politicians and political committees rather than media organizations.
In March, Facebook faced backlash over its privacy practices after the news that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm working for the Trump campaign, had been able to access the personal information of up to 87 million users without their consent. In April, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced congressional hearings before the Senate and House Commerce committees, where he was pressed on his company's privacy safeguards and legislators floated new regulations to protect Americans' privacy.
Political spending on Facebook continued in the wake of those hearings, including from members of Congress who questioned Zuckerberg. The largest amounts spent by members of those committees were by Rep. Mimi Walters (R-Calif.), who spent $15,000 on Facebook ads after the hearings began on April 10, and Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who spent $4,560.82. Tester spent another $3,000 on Facebook ads prior to the hearings.
Walters had questioned Zuckerberg over the intuitiveness of Facebook's privacy controls before the House hearing. Tester, meanwhile, put out a press release taking credit for having "grilled" Zuckerberg over his company's ability to assess the scope of the data breach.
Tester was able to get Zuckerberg to express support for the Honest Ads Act, which will require disclosure about the source of funding for online political ads and which Tester co-sponsors. But Facebook has also tried to stop the bill from moving forward, arguing that it is already providing such disclosures and so a law is unnecessary.
Incumbents and challengers alike have spent heavily on Facebook. The most spent so far in 2018 was by Republican Ted Howze, who mounted a right-wing challenge on Rep. Jeff Denham in the primary for California's 10th congressional district, focusing heavily on immigration. Howze spent just shy of $60,000 on Facebook ads in his attempt to unseat Denham.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), whose seat is considered one of the most likely to change parties this year, is also facing a primary challenge for the first time. Her campaign has spent $53,940 on Facebook ads so far this year.
Other major users of Facebook ads include young, insurgent candidates such as Suraj Patel and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was able to unseat 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in a New York congressional primary. Ocasio-Cortez spent more than $22,843 on Facebook ads, while Suraj Patel spent $50,686.
Ocasio-Cortez effectively used Facebook as a get-out-the-vote tactic, helping voters find their poll location. It was also used to reach many members of the community who might not have otherwise voted, with her ads apparently targeting younger voters aged 25-34.
"It seems to be that in that race, Facebook and other forms of social media were used to penetrate and reinforce ideas in a particular population over a particular period of time, that set up almost a personal relationship that you could never do over television or other times of media," political consultant Hank Sheinkopf told Sludge.
The dark side of Facebook's ability to target ads is the possibility of political manipulation and different audiences being exposed to entirely different messaging. But the potential benefit is more people being engaged by politicians and motivated to vote.


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Justia Dockets & Filings Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Yvonne Ward v. Select Portfolio Servicing, In Filing 1109587868
Yvonne Ward v. Select Portfolio Servicing, In
Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Yvonne A. Ward. Decision: Affirmed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions.
Case: 16-10078 Date Filed: 06/14/2017 Page: 1 of 3 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 16-10078 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 1:15-cv-01640-RWS YVONNE A. WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC. (SPS), c/o Corporation Service Company, Defendant-Appellee. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ________________________ (June 14, 2017) Before MARCUS, WILSON, and WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Case: 16-10078 Date Filed: 06/14/2017 Page: 2 of 3 Yvonne Ward, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's dismissal of her complaint for failing to meet the pleading requirements of Rule 8(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. After careful review of the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm. Ward filed a pro se complaint against Corporation Service Company c/o Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS) alleging mortgage fraud. A magistrate judge concluded that Ward's complaint failed to meet the pleading standard under Rule 8(a)(2). The district court agreed and dismissed Ward's complaint without prejudice. Dismissal of a complaint for failure to comply with Rule 8(a)(2) is reviewed for abuse of discretion. See Weiland v. Palm Beach Cty. Sheriff's Office, 792 F.3d 1313, 1320 (11th Cir. 2015). Under Rule 8(a)(2), a complaint must contain "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Rule 8(a)(2) only requires only that the statement "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 127 S. Ct. 1955, 1964 (2007) (internal quotation marks omitted). We liberally construe a pro se plaintiff's pleadings. Tannenbaum v. United States, 148 F.3d 1262, 1263 (11th Cir. 1998) (per curiam). Although we show leniency to pro se litigants, we will not "serve as de facto counsel" or "rewrite an 2 Case: 16-10078 Date Filed: 06/14/2017 Page: 3 of 3 otherwise deficient pleading in order to sustain an action." GJR Invs., Inc. v. Cty of Escambia, 132 F.3d 1359, 1369 (11th Cir. 1998). Pro se litigants are still required "to conform to procedural rules." Albra v. Advan, Inc., 490 F.3d 826, 829 (11th Cir. 2007) (per curiam) (internal quotation marks omitted). Further, issues not briefed on appeal are considered abandoned, and "we do not address arguments raised for the first time in a . . . reply brief. Timson v. Sampson, 518 F.3d 870, 874 (11th Cir. 2008) (per curiam). We also "generally will not consider an issue or theory that was not raised in the district court." Narey v. Dean, 32 F.3d 1521, 1526–27 (11th Cir. 1994) (internal quotation marks omitted). Ward does not meaningfully challenge the district court's ruling on appeal, and, in any event, the district court did not abuse its discretion when it found that Ward did not meet the pleading standards. Ward's complaint did not contain a short and plain statement that gave notice of the basis of her claims and the grounds upon which they were based. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2); Twombly, 550 U.S. at 555, 127 S. Ct. at 1964. Additionally, dismissal without prejudice was appropriate because Ward never responded to SPS's motion to dismiss and never attempted to argue or show that she could amend her complaint to comply with the pleading requirements. AFFIRMED. 3


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The Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of Kazakhstan (KazISS) (, Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy Prezıdentiniń janyndaǵy Qazaqstan strategııalyq zertteýler ınstıtýty; ) is a Kazakhstan state institution aimed at providing research and analytical support to the President of Kazakhstan and his government. The KazISS provides research related to international and domestic affairs as well as the social and economic development of Kazakhstan. The KazISS aims to provide predictive research and analysis for the country's leadership.

History

Establishment
KazISS' predecessor was the Center for Strategic Studies, established in 1992. The center was reorganized to become a full-fledged research institute by its first Director Umirserik Kassenov, a career diplomat. The idea to found an institution of strategic studies was supported by Vice-President of Kazakhstan Yerik Asanbayev.

The Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies was officially founded on 16 June 1993, under the Decree of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Its mission was to provide predictive research and analysis of strategic issues of external and internal nature for further development of Kazakhstan.

In the first years of its functioning, the Institute experienced a number of difficulties mostly due to the lack of material resources and qualified experts in international and domestic political affairs]. The KazISS started to employ the graduates of the Kazakh State University and the Kazakh State University of World Languages, orientalists and scholars from the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences.

Initially, in terms of foreign policy analysis, the KazISS focused on the issues of national interest and security threats to Kazakhstan. Domestic issues, being increasingly pressing, gradually gained more attention of the KazISS experts. In the yearly 1990s, the KazISS offered its analysis on the background of comprehensive reforms of political, social and economic nature. The major task before the institute was to find the best ways that would enable the new nation to pursue its external and internal course.

At first, the KazISS mainly dealt with the issues of nuclear arsenal deployed in the territory of Kazakhstan and its participation in the START I. The experts soon expanded their research scope embracing geopolitics and international security. Soon Director Kassenov and other KazISS experts established contacts and cooperation with a number of prominent think tanks abroad. Umirserik Kassenov and his colleagues made considerable efforts to apply their potential and influence so that the nuclear issue would be solved positively for Kazakhstan. As the result, in 1994–1995 Kazakhstan received security guarantees from the world nuclear powers in exchange for the agreement to abandon the Soviet nuclear arsenal.

As the Institute gained experience and reputation in Kazakhstan, a number of prominent figures of world politics paid their visits, namely Zbigniew Brzezinski in 1993 and former United States Secretary of State James Baker in 1996.

Umirserik Kassenov succeeded in gathering a team of professionals with expertise in nuclear physics, economics, Sinology, Islamic studies and other fields. Ye. Arynov, M. Spanov, R. Zholamanov, K. Khafizova, D. Yeleukenov, K. Syroyezhkin, A. Sultangaliyeva and many others contributed greatly into the work of the Institute under his leadership. Later K. Abuseitov and some other experts were employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In turn, a number of young career diplomats joined the KazISS experts' pool bringing their practical experience that immediately affected quite positively the overall performance of the institute. Since then the two structures continue to coperate.

Umirserik Kassenov largely contributed to the success the Institute achieved in the first years of its functioning. However, due to the frictions with the Administration of President of Kazakhstan, the first Director of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies eventually resigned from his post in 1997.

Late 1990s
In the late 1990s the KazISS had rather difficult period; throughout the year there were three directors. Lev Tarakov managed to prevent complete dissolution of the KazISS and persuaded some experts to return. Director Tarakov laid the foundations of the current structure of the KazISS. More importantly, he introduced new research methods, strengthened the ties with the analytical staff within the Presidential Administration and launched the Kazakhstan-Spectrum journal.

Alma Sultangaliyeva succeeded Lev Tarakov as the Director of the KazISS. Being an academician orientalist, a new director made the KazISS analysis receive more academic character, more attention was paid to the issues of Islam. The shift of the analytical focus proved well-timed as the Islamic factor in the world politics and particularly in Central Asia grew in importance. In 1998, Yermukhamet Yertysbayev headed the institute. Director Yertysbayev had both a political and academic background. He was able to establish an active dialogue with the opposition.

Current Developments

In 2000, the new management was appointed at the KazISS led by a young academic Maulen Ashimbayev who previously had supervised analytical work for the Presidential Administration. The institute was then accountable to Marat Tazhin and the Center of Political Analysis under the President. In the context of aggravated international situation, growing security threats in Central Asia posing mainly by Afghanistan, 9/11 and subsequent US-led anti-terrorist operations as well as significant geopolitical changes, the KazISS enhanced its interaction with the Security Council and other security and analytical structures. The analysis conducted at the KazISS reflected these developments. Under Ashimbayev the Institute intensified its work in all directions: external and internal security, strategy for Kazakhstan in the new international environment, sustained economic development and Caspian issues. Maulen Ashimbayev established steady communication with the Presidential Administration; the analytical materials prepared by the Institute were directly conveyed to the recipients therein. The number of publications increased dramatically; the Institute started to issue four journals; two in Russian, one in Kazakh and one in English. Director Ashimbayev made Kazakh a full-fledged working language at the KazISS. The number of analytical materials and publications in the Kazakh language redoubled.

In 2005 Bulat Sultanov was appointed the Director of the KazISS, who converted his extensive diplomatic experience into a broader cooperation of the institute with foreign research and analytical institutions. The KazISS established partnership relations with the number of European, primarily German structures, namely the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. The cooperation of the KazISS expanded and included Asian partners in China (Shanghai Institute for International Studies), India (Jawaharlal Nehru University) as well as Russia (the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation).

On April 11, 2014 KazISS was relocated in Astana by the decree of the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

On October 16, 2014 Erlan Karin has been appointed director of KazISS by the order of the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. On the same day president signed a decree according to which institute will plan their activities on the current and future objectives from the president, the head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its relevant deputy, and will work under the general direction of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan and operational management of the relevant Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Structure
The Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies carries out its research and analysis of foreign policy, security and information security, social and political as well as economic issues within the following departments:
 Department of Foreign Policy and International Security Analysis;
 Department of Social and Political Analysis;
 Department of Economic Analysis;
 Information and Publishing Department.

Research Areas

Strategic aspects of foreign policy:
 domestic political and socio-economic development in the neighboring countries;
 Kazakhstan's bilateral relations with Russia, China, Turkey, the United States, EU and CIS states;
 integration issues on the post-Soviet space;
 security issues.

Political and social processes in contemporary Kazakhstan:
 strategic aspects of social and political development of Kazakhstan;
 democratization and establishment of political institutions in Kazakhstan;
 current political developments in Kazakhstan.

Economic security:
 economic security issues of Kazakhstan;
 global economic tendencies and their impact on Kazakhstan;
 globalization and its implications for Kazakhstan;
 current socio-economic developments in Kazakhstan.

KazISS Directors
 June 1993 – May 1997 – Umirserik Kassenov
 May 1997 – December 1997 – Lev Tarakov
 December 1997 – April 1998 – Alma Sultangaliyeva
 April 1998 – May 2000 – Yermukhamet Yertysbayev
 May 2000 – May 2005 – Maulen Ashimbayev
 May 2005 – October 2014 – Bulat Sultanov
 October 2014 – February 2017 – Erlan Karin
 February 2017 – January 2022 – Zarema Shaukenova
 January 2022 – present – Yerkin Tukumov

Publications
The Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies publishes a large number of books both by individual experts and composite authors on international and domestic affairs, security issues and economics as well as three analytical journals. The Kazakhstan-Spectrum quarterly review in Russian (prior 1997 as Kazakhstan and International Community). The journal is recommended by the Committee for Control of Education and Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for official publications required for PhD Candidates prior defending the theses in political science, international relations, history and economics. Since 2003, the KazISS publishes the Qogham zhane Dauir in Kazakh and Central Asia's Affairs in English. From 2000 to 2012 the KazISS published the Analytic journal in Russian that was issued six times a year.

References

Scientific organizations based in Kazakhstan
Research institutes in Kazakhstan


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Innovation and risk clearly won us the America's Cup
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Innovation and risk clearly won…
If you're like a few other million 'bleary eyed' Kiwi's – you're still in the throes of recovering from a series of early mornings spent clambering to the TV screen to watch the America's Cup.
There's nothing that swells the pride more than this 35th regatta. Emirates Team New Zealand finally earned redemption, and it was blissful.
At the dawning of Tuesday, loyal fans were a cautious bunch unwilling to admit the win was in our grasp – after all, we'd been here before. If our 2013 campaign had taught us anything, it was being one race away isn't a guarantee for a win. Unless you have the faster boat.
Thankfully, this was a take away not lost on New Zealand. As a streamlined tech driven catamaran oozing Kiwi ingenuity made its debut in Bermuda.
In hindsight, we know that this risky, never before seen set up was all worth it in the end. But prior to this – a lot of people were thinking us New Zealanders had gone stir crazy. A bike on a boat? What?
It's certainly food for thought that many of our members need to mull over when it comes to their own R&D journey (or lack thereof).
Our innovation journey in the America's Cup
Running for over 150 years – it's no surprises that the America's Cup is a prestigious highly contested prize where second best simply isn't an option.
When New Zealand first entered the scene in 1987, no one imagined we could win. Funding was our challenge – and still is.
Yet despite the odds, we showed up with KZ7. A vessel unlike its traditional wood or aluminium counterparts. It was a 12 metre fibre glass boat that went on to win 37 of 38 challenge rounds. Proving that doing things like everyone else isn't always the best recipe.
Not ones to rest on the innovation front, 1992 saw NZL20 hit the scene. A short, wide, light design that sported a double strut keel and no rudder – something never seen before. Dubbed the 'skiff on steroids' it ruffled feathers – with the Italians mounting a campaign against us and the unfamiliar design elements we brought to the table.
Undeterred, 1995 would be our year. The stars aligned with an accurately designed yacht, a Russell Coutt sailing team and a campaign kept on course by Peter Blake. It went down in Kiwi history as the year that we won the world's oldest trophy off America. An action that was repeated again in 2000. Those who had dared to buck the norm were now celebrated for pouring billions of dollars into New Zealand's economy. Supporting the growth of our boat building and service industry along the way.
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At HERA, we believe it's important our members take heed of Team New Zealand's journey during this time. Because, some could say our industry is at a similar cross roads. If we continue to do 'business as usual' we in turn become complacent, shy from collaboration and worst still – stop evolving. In a nut shell, we'll no longer be relevant.
It's not rocket science. It's common sense.
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So when Emirates Team New Zealand showed up with bikes on board and a control system run on technology not ropes – we didn't bat an eye. Skipper Glen Ashby solidified this sentiment post win. "We knew with this format we had to be extremely innovative and aggressive with our design philosophy. We took some big risks, but we had to risk big to ultimately win the America's Cup."
So why is it, when it comes to taking the same approach in R&D for businesses we bulk at the idea?
Yes, we may have less resources. Yes we are certainly time poor. But no, that doesn't mean we do nothing at all. Let's take a leaf out of Team New Zealand's book and not dwell on the lack of things we have. Instead, lets employ a different way of thinking that allows us to solve the problem proactively with the hand we've been dealt.
At HERA, we strive to be your catalyst for innovation. That's why we're committed to helping our members change their business models to adapt to today's environment. Our strategy planning has identified the need for change – so while our intent is not to trivialise the very real risks, financial costs and time it takes to carry out R&D, we do want to help you think of the bigger picture. R&D doesn't have to be a global plan to take over the world. Why not start local and identify a niche problem to solve?
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Many businesses fail to invest in the continued improvement of their offerings. Will you be one of them?
For a better tomorrow, we urge you to assess your business model today and understand how disruptive innovation can become a part of it.
Kim Nugent
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The federal case regarding Till was closed in 2007 after the Justice Department had earlier concluded it could no longer prosecute the case and referred it to the district attorney in Mississippi. A grand jury in the southern U.S. state declined to issue new charges, the department said.
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Media interest in the case was revived in 2017 with the publication of the book, "The Blood of Emmett Till," which reportedly quotes the white woman in the case, Carolyn Bryant Donham, as admitting she had lied when she testified against Till.


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